Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1899 — Wild Rush of Diamond Miners. [ARTICLE]

Wild Rush of Diamond Miners.

A wild rush of miners is reported at Nullagine, Australia, where diamonds have been discovered, aud it is feared that many will lose their lives in the struggle. In this country the rueh for gain is causingmen to break down in health, Nervousness and general debility are the symptoms which Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters will cure. Tiger shooting is always spoken of as almost a thing of the past la India, but 546 were killed In Bengal In 181)7, 408 bears In Burma and 1,241 wolves in tte northwest prov'nces. They got back at humanity, however, for the wolves killed 420 persons in those provinces. The famine drove the people into the Jangle and the drought brought tte wild animals into the open parts, so that the loss of life was 1,000 greater than tte year before. Altogether 4,277 persons were killed by animals and 20,900 by snakes; 76,600 cattle were killed, mostly by the larger animals.