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| BY jo,s. ,assse srs.ps sail M.ja,
4 Appsgon, sesrsiasy up.
i Mech obliged - yss.' sctorssa Aasa.
with rparkiise cyea 'Wsula v0a misd
Lol ling The end &c tEss saSh fse ms---iasl
second while aaish shis lsepy -
| Aad shen Minnie came up to 80 has
her. sister vss getting on, she found bel
aiied aid shested IS tho Major Of calvary
scho sas kesting the alternate pair. =
slugs sn ei1lea -
Aas. Issk.esser made kis sppcara Zoe.
I sov long lssss have been!
:Ycr, said the M.jar. raohisy h'+
aands. with an appearance "f grsst sa'is-
faction. i. took Us quite while - 9 'isl
those last thirteen Haunces.'
.Csg You don't mean to say tb.. y3s
helped the washerwoman 2
yea, l did, said the Major; and tie
frocks are down stairs aud Im g in-
up for game Of bili,ris. AoI as H.
went. he murmured to himself I .iongh.
all girls were alike. but I believ. rv"
discovered one independrnt-nnc e, las; :"
-
'Gsanda.mua. I'm going to he mar
RED ..
.Yoa. Nanny! Why you ar- but 4
childr ,'.'' ..'~..
Anna Breiahtnn vas knseling t"-'dn
her grand mothers chair. and the fs;-y
god mother was stroking her curls w'h
one tremulous white hand. wtasc the an
,iqae jewels sbone like dr'ps 81 blood aHl
scin,illatine .psrklcs Of green Gre.
I'm eighteen. erandmamms
so Won are ! bow time dies eighteen
years old! Bu. Who. tho happy -nao ="
We see no society worthy Of ourselves.
Nanny. and
I'm sure yna will ike him. graudmam.
ma. He is coming to pay lis rcspec's
to you tonight. His name IS Major
George Appleton. Ils 10 in ;he-,hc
Cavalry. and b. ovas house on, Madi-
ron Avenue. and-aud he loves me,
grandmamma
Nanny held her bisck tressed head on
The old laay's shoulder - shc spoke the
last words. ,.,
All natural euonsh. my dear, but DO
Won love him ?
.Ycs. grandmamma.'
And where did you meet him 7 When
wer. Won introduced T
i wasn't iotrcduced st ar.' returned
Nanny, with mischievous elves of flames
coming and going in her eyes. i was
a flu,ing muslin Up in Mrs. Bsrser's room.
/ seso sseame in oYaf grand; ana-Oh.
lin And I love. .. 10 mssn, gran.
mammal
Well, well.' said the old lady. ratho
reluctantly. things seem to be ai'ere
from what they were when wasa girl
: .Bu, YOU shall live With rs, stways
4 pr.pny, NV dear. and Minnie, too. an
I we shalt all be 40 happy!
And Anna Drcightons tears "er
Q tears cf perfect joy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17
ry-The following conversation is re-

Sy-The folioSiny conversation is re-
nortei to US "a having occurred bc'w"eH
Two darkics, who were recently @',cns>. ::
tic c,'!apsc Of the Frecaman's Bank
..Ru.te,i - exclaimed an Old bewlder-
cd darkv. vino hri planed some shine {"
the Institution. lyon don't gwan toe ne
da, Freed Bank busted 2
Yes; lis gone m
"Donc. clear gone
Yes .
Evidently. tho old mnn could"'' unt@F'
stand il. He mu~ei deeply and sadly.
aud with La, snrrowfu' look INT" the
open Cur vacsnt room. turned away. mat
tcriny as lie wcn':e
pats Whit makes me always tp'sc
bank
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17

Ss~srS~f~ ~ 49,
eLilda Jones' shanv WASH, finished aud he
wac forced to forego the luxury Of dghs
ing h,s old partner. in his exer'ions to
nske lis wife aud baby comfortable for
the night. For the winter sun vas sur
rounded by .'suu bugs" Instead OF Que
sun here was four, an occurrence not nn-
cor,ncn in this l,titude. but one which al
ways bodies terrible storm
In bis cndeavor TO care fr wife and
child Jones vas mollifed little, and half
regretted that be had been 30 violent
about the piece Of land. But he was de-
tcrn,incd no, TO lie backed down. and
would certainly have to shoot Burton or
bo sho, himself
When he though. Of the chance Of be-
ing killed hy lis old partner. III" prospect
WIS uot pleasant He looked wis'fnlly Mt
Kitty his two year old child. and dread
ed that she should be lcf, fathcr!css. New
crtacless, lie wouldn't be backed down.
lie would shoot or be shot.
While the father was busy cutting wood
md the mother was busy otherwise. little
Kitty managed TO yet the shan'y door
rNs'n. HNl" WUs NV ar W. WV
her prying little sugers easily swung il
back. \ gus, Of cold air aimos, took hcr
breath away. but she caught sight Of th,
brown crs.s without aud the new world
seemed 90 big that the little feet were faiI
10 try and explore it.
She pushed out through the door. caugh
her breath again. ani sta-ted away dow'
a path bc,dercd ty scre grass and the dea,
stalks Of the Wild flowers
How often she had Ionged to cscap
from restrain, and paddle out int" ,h
world alone. So out into the world sh
vent. r,jSie;eg in Der liberty. in the blu
sky above. aud the rusty prairi" beneath
She would; find on, where tho path went
rna. ohae vac Al the end nf the world -
What dil she care IL her nos" VS. blu
with cold and hSr chubby hand. rcd r
bccts. Now aud then .i'e paused to .ur,
her head away from rnas blast, fore
runner Of the storm. bu, haying gasped
moment. she quickly screwed her bray
march in search Of the great unknown.
The mother missed her' hut suppose
tlat jones xho could NOT ges enough
q abe child's .cciesy. had akenshelatle ..
cut with him.
Jcres, pccr sclssw. sure that the dsr
ing xas safe within. chopped away un'
that awful STERN broke upon bin. and
lsss. drove him half Amo,hered by sno
and half ficzes With cold. into th. hous
Wheo there was nothing left bat rctrea
he had ssjsed an srmful Of wood and ca
ried it into the house wiih him. to ma
sare 81 having enough to keep his vi
, 'ani, Kitty fiom freezing in the eswi'
avfalness o The wight. which nov sesil'
deun upon The storm. beaten and sno
klisded world.
Il sas the begioaias - that horril
storm in which 50 many pu6Pie we're II
zen ,e d<ais. ssd joncs - none too sot
whco once The vosd YES stacked
the stove. Juses loeked around for kh
He had no rose -iIqaired Tor her .h
ta father aud ussker each read in the ethe
fses the fact that she vas loss IN this VI
dssaing storm ef suow. s..,..~ .4s.-..
! 50 !sst did the snow TALL aud % d.
"a. The pigh, thai Josss s<sia Dot
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17

An hi.hr,an harine accidentally bro
ken glass in the window Of house ;
wa. m.kinp the best oshis way to get out Of
sight. bn.. unsor, uua,ely for Pat. the poo
prie,or stole a rsrch on him. and ha''n"
s.iz.d him cy the cc'',r. ezclaim." /:
..Didnt you hrezk THAT windo. !" TO
be .ure I dill. ;" replied Pat. ian did"'
you zee me ruuring home after the m'n-
ey 10 pay for il"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17

W. /" y t5uUsts GSu - 10 tSSttuk SNeG uuS
hack Of The seat hrubly apclosising and
exp p.sining. when Ed. Wilbur and hi.
wife and baby drovs up behind aud stop
ped. Poor Bill felt that ho sauld rather
hsve been shet than have Ell Wilhur
catch hin in such scrape. but there was
nc. help fo- it nov. 50 no called Sd. u
hip aud whispered iu bis ear. FL.
liked 10 hurst with.Supprcssed laughter,
but he beckoned to his wife to drive on,
and after .saying something to her. he
helped the widow cot Of Bills buggy into
his. and the two women vsutou leaving the
men behind. Bill, lost no time in arraug.
ing bis toilet Is we'll as be could. and then
With great persuasion Ell. got him to 80
home With him. snd hunting mp slippers
and socks and getting him washed and
combed. had him quite preseusable when
the ladies arsivcd. need not tell how
the story vas oil wormed out OF bashfGl
Bill. and how :hey all laughed as they, sal
around the ,ea-iable that night, bat will
conclude By saying. that they vent to the
show together. aud Bill has no fear oil
Gus Sackrider now. .rf
This is the story about Bill and the
Widow as / had it from Ed. Wilbur. and
il there is anything unsatisfactory about
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17

At. uce,:ng in London to receis. q
,c,or, from the missionaries sent to dfs-
corer the tribes Of Israel. Lord u Tvs
.skcd 10 take the chair. At take. he
,r,,l,ed. "a great in,e,rst in yonr re-
searches. gen,ien,eu. The fact -. h's'
..o.rovca money from oil the JeSs nov
known. and IL you can snd ncw set. l
shall, feel .ery much OBLIGED.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17
,t,i - :. ,L;s E,r 2" askci fLc coinret

..wb.. ia this f.r?" asked the co!"red
nor,er .t Hotel. Long Branch.
the other day. holding out TWENTY-FIVE
cen, note given him bv tire gentleman
addressed for carrying up his trunk -
That said the scut'eunn. taking 'h'
note and putting i, hack in his pocket.
IVA. for your trouble and this !. Tor your
impudercr, ;" and he kicked him eleven
s.e, nine ioche. .ud hslf fuso the hall
way!
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17

The hudsss thing v dsd ahA-an old
peek Of cards. .lrs.
The ready money 'ystem-Dun. or ''
| ioae.
s-.r-.s.ae a.s are very sps 70 sOTss,0
| .hsir wakes.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17


NA. y =. 80. s.,toarsr.,..., drifts. Anu rse
child put it's littlc icy frgcrs On Bur,on's
rough cheek. and mutterei Papa -
Add Barton held her closer aud fought
the snow more couragcnusly than ever.
He found the shanty at last. and rolled
the child in buffalo robe while be made
6re. Then when he got the room
little warm he took the little thing upon his
knees. dipped her aching fingers in cold
water. aud asked her what her name was.
Kitty" she said.
Kitty" he said. "and what else =
Kitty" she answered. nor could be
End out any more.
Whose Kitty are ycuf
your Kitty" she said For she had
known her father but that one day. and
now she believed tha. Burton was -.
Burton saeup oil night aud stutfea wond
into Ills impotcn, little stove to keep the
baby from freezing to death. Never hav-
ing had anything to do With children. he
firmly believed that Kitty. sleeping snug
!, ly under blankets and buffalo robes. would
frees If be should let the FIRE subsile in
the least.
As the storm prevailed With unaba-
, ted furv ih. mex. dag. and a. he dared
r nci,her 'akc Kitty out or leave her alone.
he stayed by her all day and stuffed the
! stove With wood. and laughed a. her
, droli baby Talk. and fed her IN biscuit,
fried bacon and coffee.
, On the morning Of the second day the
= storm had subsidci. II vas forty degrees
/ cold, but knowing somebody must b
mourning Kitty for dead. IT, wrapped her
e in skins. and with much difficulty reached
Q the nearest nsighbor's house. suffering
p only fros, bite on his nose by the way
g THAT child. said the woman to who's
house he ba! gone, lis Jones, l scec
!. en- take her outcp the wagon day befor'
= yesterday"
. Burton looked y, Kitty moment il
$ pcrp'exny Then hc-ro''ctt her up agaa
n and started on, travelling Ike mad" tn
: woman said as She watched bin.
n When he reached Jones be found Jone
e and hrs wife sit,in. in utter wrc,chrd
ness BY the Ere They were bo;h sic
d from grief. and unable to move out of III
Of house. Kitty they had given up for bu
1t ried under some snow mound. The
would End her when spring should ccu
J. and mel, the srow cover Of.
IL When the exhaus,rd Burton came
at with bis huudle Of buffalo skins, the
~ looked nj him with sma1ement. Bd, whs
e. he opened i, and let out little Kitty M
Il, said
IT. Here Jones. is this your pet kitten
he Mrs Jones couldn't think Of anythi,
Ife better To do than 70 scream.
ng And Jones go, up aud took his o
I'd partners hand and said. 'Burson. O
=. fellow r aud then chokcd up aud 9
douu. sud cried helpiessly.
be And. Burton rsid. "Jcnes. ole felln
% you may have ,hss forty acre patch.
%. come mighty nigh mskia NE the ms
BY derer Of ,ha, little Kh,y's father"
,y No! you shsu take h yeurself." cri
len Joses. Iii l have to 60 iaw 10 make 20,
rs Ard Jones .se.aaliy decided bis int
IL, est in the forty seres to Burton. ]
Barton transferred i all to Kitty.
ark This is Why this rart Of Newton . cal
see '"knsys For'y:' -l,y f,ye.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17
KITTT'S FORTY.

II doesn't do men any good to live apar
from wen.sn and children. 1nevcr knew
boys school in which there was not .
tcndcrcy TO rowd ism. and lumbermcn
sailors. fishermen and other men that liv,
oniy with meD are proverbially hrIf bca,
sor; Of people. Froniiersmen soften down
when women and children come-bu,
foreo. myself. IL is the story you want.
burton ,nd jones lived 10 shantv By
themselves Jones was married man
aud finding it hard to supper. his wife il,
down east village. h. had emigratcd
to Northern Minnesota. leaving his wife
under hc' fathers ro"f un,il he shoul be
ntIe to make start" He and Burton
Lad gore into partnership aud had pre-.
cmp,cd' town site OF three hundred and
twenty acres.
There were perhaps twenty families
.cai'ersd sparsely over this town site a,
the timc MY story begins and ends, for il
cnds in tie same week in which it begins
The parties had disagreed. quarreleL
aad divided their interests '- TIE land was
ais" shared between them excrt. one val.
nable forty acre piece Each Of them
claimed that piece Of land. aud the qnar
rel had grown 50 high between them ,Lot
the ncighhors expected them ..,o shoe. =,
sight." In fact. il was understood tha,
sunxas- On the forty acse nlsca,, de-
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!. A cer,eu vas hoss,iag thss he "a. IT, ="
=, h;.s family. Yes" sail bys'snfer.
-, have seen some Of the fsw'iy >" b'rn
,a,, their feet could not touSh the grousa'
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81 6EPTE!M BEH sl7, 2 sls74 r.

8. - 3 5s.sup ess 80 4
4 .sss1 s!.ot 81 - sll
kareh -. ls7ls ~ teg
70 FAS!a' 8 4
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three feet ahesd II him. He sudesvovsi
sosollos the path whiehhs tkeueht Kin
y might have sskes. bat Il vas 6sr;ed i
snos ddfts. and he seoo Ioss kimssif. >
He sssusbled thrcsy s the drifts, cs!Ijvs
J out 10 Kitty in his distress, but nos know
ing WHITTIER he vent. Aftsr sH- hevr ol
despsifing wandering snd shoutisr. Le
ca'ne opon house. md having ysnpe,]
upon the door no found himself face N
face with his wifc. ""J. ae .a. ~. - E-
he bad seiurned so bic ow6 house in
his bc~ildermen,. r.s.e {. u ezr 80 !.
When we fe,ne~t-rtiIs4 JoseshsR RSSs
slept far t~"p'sh's preceding ,,,i. one. on
account OF lis mortal quarrel with. Bur
ton, aud had now been besting against IN
arctic hurricane. ard tramping through
trcacler"us billsws Of SNOW for an hon,
We cannot wonder that he fell over his
own threshold in q state of extreme ex-
hausiion.
Happy !or BIN that be did. not fall be-
wiidercd on the prairie. as many another
poor wayiare, did on tha. fatal night.
As II was his wife mus. needs rive nm
the vain search y she had been maxim, ;o
the neiehborhood of,he sharty. She had
nov sick husband. with froscn hapds
aud feet. aud face to care f,r.
Every minute the thermometer fell low. !
or and lower. and all the heat the little
co"k stove IN Jones' shanty could give
would hardly keep them from freesine.
Burton had stayed upon that forty acre
lot oil day. waiting for a chance to shoot
his old partner. Jones. He had not heard
OF the arrivnl Of Jones' wife, and he con.
,'uded tha, bis enemy was a cnwarl and
bad len him in possession. or else he
meant to play him some trcachcrous trick
IN his way home. |,
81 burton resolved to keen .barn
"ok- k-out. But he soon found tha. imbos- ,
a'ie. Tor the storm was upon him in all ,
Is binding fury. Tie tried to follow the $
'aih. but he could not tind il ,
had be been less Of a frontiersman he ,
must have perisbed there. within a fur. ,
cne OF his own house. But 10 endeavor.
ng to kecp'he direction of,be path he heard
smothered cry. aud then saw something
use up covered with snow and then fail /,
own again. He raised his gun TO shoot
when The creature uttered another vail. o
ng cry so human. ,hat'he put down bis e
un aud went cautiously forward. q
u was = child. -. :,
lie did not remember that there w,s "
'ch child among all the settlers at New /.
~n. But he did not stop TO ask ones 5.
ons; tic must. without delay. get him. II
Ssas, a'sas !, s!., 8! ,atssys Or :;
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!. !. il. point xs % he ts,oss. is.e,,e..

il At the point o. the tSyo6st = isse,jee.
ted Minnie. grsvs'ys ogs5 81 ts-.5 80
sfhsss's no pssuey like gsnteel pevsr.
ty.' her s;sasr sighed Bat yos havsa',
heard my plan. Mrs. BARKER. the lsup-
.dress in oar top ssory. 10 sick. - fN' S2'd
What t6eaf ssWs ksve neither wine
nor jelly, NOE ySs Grip bssk-nosss to be-
sses spsn.Aes. q szsss---.tg =
And abe can't keep r>sX =
Aera a sviss ey1ic ~
~ss:si~' JH.n'SN.A
i shall do them up. go
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iais hi palsss1A Avssllsd .lass. she theught
be sss soiae - fsias; - shs eos ont her
smelling hsstlsFu her lcfe- bspd, ssd
pslliae The ssopser o. With hss tseth she
stsak Il 70 bis nose. aas.siI.iEs ial-,,
Bin saa jstt taking y bseath toe .
mighty Sigh. sud the ppn1sat odor made
hin thros .6ask Ais hssd - far that 10
lose his bslsses asd vsat seer, H. les-
.zshsi haeay.s The listle n0en ,ssxs q
q tho sssee,~> ~ tsrss leV N
|IIIrfT IN p Ycad hsS Ws !,s6t ~
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-11-13

A BROOKLYN TEMPERANCE LECTURE.
Bad rum in Brooklyn, N. Y, is resp nsi-
BILE for two accidents on Saturday which
may result in the death of two persons
One John McCardie, a very heavy built
man. got on one of the street cars very
much under the influence of liquor. In his
drunken efforts to find seat he stumbled
and fell upon a young married lady, Mrs.
Kate O'IIara. who was so badly injured
that it was deemed necessary to send her
to the hospital, where she now lies in a
very precarious condition. After the car
was again on its way the conductor asked
McCardle to pay his fare He refused, and
was put off. He ran after the car, threat
ening to beat the conductor. Finally he
tripped and fell, striking his head against
q stone. When taken up he was found to
to be insensibe. and it was found that his
skull was fractured. 1t is supposed that
lie is fatally injured.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-11-13

BURGLARS BLOWING THEMSELVES Up

BURGL LARS BLOWING THEMSELVES UP.
Robert Ames and Charley Lewis, each
tWenty-one years Of age, who, as far as
can be learned are professional tramps,
made an attempt to blow open the safe of
Sharp u Hoffman at Rochester, Pa, on
Sunday. Ames says they worked about a
half pound of pow Ter into the lock and
then covered the safe with tarpauln and
some coats to deaden the sound. This
charge blew out and did no damage, but
made an awful noise. As soon as the
smoke cleared away a little they filled her
up again, this time with more disastrous
results both to the safe and themselves.
Lewis, who was doing the job, fired the
fuse three times, but each time it went
out. The fourth time it was very short,
and he had but scarcely got it started
when the explosion occurred. He was
most terribly burned about the face. Tie
physician who examined the rogue after
his arrest says his eyes are not badly in
jured, but it seems almost q miracle tina
his sight escaped at all. Tie victim says
he winked when it went off, thereby saw
ing them. His partner jokingly remarked
that the charge was SO great that it blew
him out of the door where he was stand
ing guard.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-11-13

WEIGHTS OF BOYS AND GIRLS. Upon
the average. boys at birth weigh little
more and girls little less than than seven
pounds. For the first twelve years the two
sexes continue nearly equal in weight, but
beyond that age the boys acquire a decided
preponderance. Young men of twenty av-
erage one hundred and thirty-five pounds,
while the young women of twenty average
one hundred and ten pounds EACH Men
reach their heaviest weight at about forty
years Of age. when their average heaviest
weight will be about one hundred and forty
pounds but women slowly increase in
weight until fifty years of age, when their
average weight will be one hundred and
thirty. Taking the women and men to-
gether, their weight at full growth will av-
erage rom one hundred and eight to one
hundred and thirty. The average weight
of humanity all over the world, taking the
ages and conditions, working men and wo-
men, and gentlemen and ladies, black and
white, girls and babies, is nearly one hum
dred pounds, avoirdupois weight
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-11-13
SEpJoTrc FIcJr OvrD SYr.v>,o

SERIOUS FIGHT OVER SHAVING A
HORSES TAIL.-We learn that during a
protracted meeting at the Baptist Church,
on Broad Run, in Monroe county, a Mr.
Leach had the tail of his horse shaven or
cut off, and, having good cause to suspecl
Floyd Ellis and - Kirby as the offend
ers, on the succeeding night sought them
out and told them OF hissuspcions, where
upon, they soon became involved ic a quar-
rel. Ellis and Kirby drew their knives and
advanced upon Leach, but he warded them
off with stick and succeeded in mount
ing his horse, and was leaving, when the
parties following for some distance, one of
them threw a stone. which struck him on
the back of the head, knocking him from
his horse and inficting serious wound
Ellis and Kirby were Immediately arrested
by warrants issued by Jesse Jones, Esq,
and were bound over to keep the peace
and answer indictments at the next County
Court of Monroe county. Leach was con-
veyed to the residence of Mr.. Perry Con-
nor where he now lies.-Uaion { ". Ia J
Register.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-11-13

AUGUST BELMoNT's DUEL.-Mrs. Geo.
Washington Browne, very old lady, died
about two weeks ago, and her will was adj
mitted to probate yesterday. Her hus-
band left large estate, a part OF which
WAS remunerative hotel or restaurant in
Water street, near Pearl, still eXtant and
fourishing, and from early times Il favorite
with the men of Wall street; resembling
an English inn with its chops, steaks, and
tankards of ale. Mr.. and Mrs. Brownies
direct heirs are two daughters, the minor
son and daughter Of q deceased son, Rich
ard. Another daughter, deceased, was the
woman for whom was fought the duel from
August Belmont limps to this day. She
was Mrs. Oscar Coles, beautiful and inter-
esting, and for some remark made by Mr..
Belmont one evening at Niblo's a chival-
rous South Carolinan, Mr.. Hayward, of
Charleston. challenged him.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-11-13

DIED OF OBEsITY.-A colored man
named Charles toook died a horrible death
at Riverhead on Tuesday night last. He
was man Of prodigious size, and in con-
sequence of a great accumulation of fat
he had for some time been hardly able to
get about. For the two weeks preceding
his death he was in a constant and terrible
struggle for breath, the air passages eing
nearly closed by the increasing fat, and he
was at last literally suffocated from this
cause. For days and nights he was COM
PEELED to remain constantly on his hands
and knees, as this was the only position in
which he could breathe at. all, and at the
end even this resort failed him. His
weight was 39S pounds.-N. Z. World.