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The Osceola times., 1884-10-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
DR.. Foote'S Health Monthly.

/ seems that Henry J. Behreps was
awarded the Medal of Merit by the
American Institute the fall of 1883 for
his patent Earth.Closet Attachment,
spoken Of by The Health Monthly.
In London a man fell in drunke fit
and broke his neck. The jury found ont
that his grandfather had died of brok-
en- neck, and brought in as their verdict.
Died by the reditary vista ion of
God"
The Portland Oregonian is on author.
ity fof the statement that a physician
there has been presented with a stone
implement with double-pointed pro-
lection, said to be curious Indian relic,
purpose being TO punch out the eyes
of Indian doctors who repeatedly failed
to cure their patients.
An old lady brought back plaster to
the druggist, aging that it was of no ac-
count and wouldn't blister. He explain
ed to her that he plaster was not intend
ed to bitter, but simply to retain the
back IN its proper place and let the pain
crawl out through the holes. She told
the druggist he was wor fraud thar
the plaster.
Among the great advances in the
treatment OF the insane, is the fact that
non-restraint is now the custom. Once
il was considered that brutal treatment
and severe restraint were the nee ssary
parts of the treatment of some classes of
insane. But, fortuna ely, it has been
found that more humane methods " |
suffice So that at the present time here
ar many asylums in Great Britain and
America where the non-restraint system
prevails
Sir James Paget, of London, made an
address at the Health Exhibition there,
in which he estimated that the whole
population in England between fifteen
al d sixty-fiye years of age, lose yearly
twenty n.ilion weeks of work owing TO
sickness. He said he wo Id like TO see
a personal ambition for renown and
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25

But whittier should they go? Nowherel
stay here, in this house, until the police
have given up looking for you, and then
we will get you away to safe place.
And so they remained in Lebonis's
house for weeks, the suspicion Of the po-
lice never once centreing upon that
place.
Lebonis is paying the penalty Of his
crime. The woman and her husband
were impnsoned az access Jries, and then
discharged.
What became of Lebonis's pluRder?
That Is a question which cannot be ans
wered. But the dead lady had no rela-
tives, and the expenses Of 'the depart
ment" were heayy. And-it is perhaps
nobody's business.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25
Persistent Grace.

Pete Sylvester and Gordon Lane, two
very old men with painful convictions of
religious propriety, established a small
hotel near sulphur spring in noun
tain district of Arkansaw. The taste
that permits of sipping, with pretense of
relish, dipper Of sulphur water, has un-
doubtedly, after much practice, been
acquired; and, it was amusing to see old
Pete and aged Gordon, arrayed in open
warfare against the sulphur of the world
TO come. complacently drinking the sui.
phur of the world which has arrived.
People did not rush 10 the famous
watering place, and it was evident that
the old fellows would not grow rich in
one year-not, however, that their
charges fell short of such possibility
At meal time, the old fellows would take
turn about" asking blessing. Nothing
seems to be more insinccre than grace at
a boarding house table. 1t is in i'll keep
ing with the growl of the dys eptic who
is in search Of health, or the muttered
imprecation OF the fat man who sees the
soup "slosh" against the knuckles of the
waiter.
One day old Pete and old Gordon be-
came invol sed in a quarrel. The board
ers stood around in keen enjoyment OF
the scene, and when the dispute culmin-
ated in blows, no one felt regiet that he
had come to this "out of way" place.
While the old men were pounding each
other with a liveliness which no one ex.
pected to see exhibited by such old cit-
zens, the dinner-bell rang. The com
batants ceased fighting and entered the
dining room.
I'VE are not likely to have grace to-
day." said drummer.
A gouty man from st. Louis was about
to reply, when old Pete, in voice OF
deep reverence. said:
Brother Gordon Lane, AK blessin'" !"
Brother Gordon Lane complied. I'M
mediately after dinner, old Pete rushed
up to old Gordon and exclaimed:
"Now, you old scarecrow, we'll settle
our little affair
The engagement was resumed with
zeal. A separation was effected by the
boardcrs, but a kind of guerilla warfare
was kept up until supper time. When
the guests had assembled at the table,
old Gordon, in voice somewhat shaken
by exercise, bowed low over an old plate,
"where the lion and the unicorn is fight
ing for the crown" and said:
brother Pete, AK "A blessin'."
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25
THE DYING D0LPHIN'S BEAUTY.
r,nt- That Give Place, Hue by Hue, Az
ter the Fish L. Caught.

John T. Birge. formerly of this city,
and who acco npanied party Of Trojans
On a fishing excursion at Fire Island
beach, says in a letter to a friend in this
city: "But tonight we still hold the ban
ner as the Champion fishers of Fire Is
land, having caught to-day, about seven
miles from the lighthouse, dolphin
weighing between fourteen and fifteen
pounds. the first one that has been
caught here by any beat III five years.
We had it broiled for supper, and sent
around to the tables where we had ae-
quaintances. 1t is rather dry fish, by
no means equal in flavor to a Spanish
rnackerel, but very good eating. Nov,
am going to tell you hos we caught it,
and though fish story. ii is literally
true. Harry Oh. b. Dauchy) had the
cdtrigger and had omitted 10 fasten the
stick. The line is wound on so the loop
in the end of the pole was all that held
it. Suddenly came a big strike. bending
the pole so the loop slipped off and away
went fish and tackle. A general shout
of dismay-when in an instant Mrs.
Dauchy, who had the inside line on the
same 8 de ofthe boat, said: Il have a fish,
We let the boat come 10 and began pull
ing in. Lol and behold-h squid lad
caught the stick Of Harry's tackle and
she had saved both tackle and fish.
Joel pulled him alongside of the boat and
Ia hin, NTH "a pa H-h
Talk Of beautiful colors. The dying
dolphin is no vision Of the poets fancy.
In the water an exquisite blue, moment
after coming out rich gold color with
black spots, then in another moment
turning to silver with blue spots, and fin.
ally TO perfect mother-ofpearl with
blue spots, the great back fin being an ex-
quisite peacock blue" Troy Times.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25
The story Of an Umbrella.

Gen. II. +. Sickles, the Colorado corn
missioner to the New Orleans exposition
was telling some friends few days ago
about his first glimpse of q mountain
lion. He said:
1--WE were living up in the mountains
and had quite a herd Of cows, among
them one, an old COW, who wore bell.
The cows had been missing for several
days, and the boys were out searching,
and one afternoon | thought | would try
what could do. So mounted pony
and rode quite distance, when ! thought
| heard the old cows bell. dismount-
ed and started to prowl around among
the rocks and pushes.
II had been raining during the ear
" part of the afternoon, and | had an
umbrella. ] tied the pony to tree and
started. After | had gone a short dis
tanco caught glimpse of the COWS. As
! started toward them, suddenly they
lifted their heads crooked their tails and
started away ON dead run. was just
wondering what frightened them, when
| heard a rlstliug in the bushes behind
me.
Il turned around, and there not ten
feet away, was a big gmountain lion stand
ing on rock staring at me. assure
you | never felt 80 bashful in my life. |
hadn't gun or even a knife, and there
was that beast staring and getting ready
for spring. All ut once | thought Of
my umbrella, and as quick as thought |
raised that much-horrowed article, and
spread II right in Mr.. Lions face, He
didn't sop 10 examine, but made one
great jump clear across a gorge, and
when he lighted gave yell that shook
the hills.
II say 10 more OF him. When got
home the cows were tnere.'
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25
A Master Of Pungent Repartce.

The fame of Stockbridge, Mass rests
largely upon three great names, of which
the first is that of Jonathan Edwards.
Here is the house in which that wonder
ful preacher and philosopher used to
pray, and read, and write, and fight
hand-to-hand with the devil. Here is
the very table at which he sat, and on it
are the ink stains from the very old ink
horn, into which he so often dipped his
pen.
Here is the very chair in which Ed
wards often sat perhaps the very one in
which he was aeated when young man
called upon him to ask his daughters
hand in marriage.
"You can't have her" said ;he preach
er.
But | love her.
"No matter, you can't have her
But she loves me, too
~ say you can't have her"
"But am well of, and can support
her"
"You can't have her, tell YOU"
"Why not, Mr.. Edwards? What have
you against me?'
Nothing"
"Well. then, why can't lave Emily?'
Because think you are pretty de-
cent sort of young man; too good for
her"
What? Mr. Edwards, what in the
world do you mean?"
shes got wicked temper, and you
wouldn't be happy with her"
But thought she was Christian"
$50 she is, young man, so she is. But
before you have lived as long as / have
you'll find out that there are some peo--
pie in this world that the grace of God
may get along with but you can't
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25
A Watch That saved "a Life.

There is now hunting case watch at
Frank Holler's that was instrumental in
saving mans life by stopping pistol
ball from entering a vital part. Some
days ago there was free fight at the
tunnel between the Italians and The
Irish, the former accusing the latter of
stealing their beer. Taking it all in all it
was a drunken row and pistols and guns
were used indiscriminately and three Of
the Irishmen were shot-at least such is
the report. The only important incident
in connection TO the riot is the one men,
toned above. The watch was so badly
impaired by the force of the bullet that
its working parts will nearly all have to
be restored. The watch had been pur-
chased from Mr.. Holar only few DAYS
before the riot occurred. Shippensburg
News.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25
Greedy Expedition Results.


The principal scientific facts discover
ed are the following:
/. The North Pole lies due north Of
New York. 1t was not discovered, but
its general direction was pretty well es-
tablished.
2. That the North Pole lies in the
Arctic regions.
3. That il is an almighty cold nelgh-
borhood.
4. That nearly all the animals there
wear sealskin jackets the year round.
5. That chief signal officers are some
what unreliable caterers.
6. That when men cannot get 100"
they starve to death. e,-
7. That extreme cold produces frost
bite. -,
s. That the getting back is the ci'ie'
fun and difficulty Of the expedition
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25
SWINDLING At A RESTAI RANT.
A New Trick Played by the Hungry and
impecunious.
NY. Commercial Advertiser

MY Commercial Advertiser.
Hold on, young man" shouted the
proprietor of downtown restaurant the
other dav as well-dressed person start
ed for the door, after getting check
from the waiter on the plea that he had
lost his
There's your money, on the desk"
answered the youth, pointing over his
shoulder, and still hurrying toward the
door But he was intercepted by a wait
er and forced to take seat until anoth-
or young man had finished his repast
and came forward.
"I've lost my check" said the second
young man.
80, you have?' answered the good
cashier. Funny that both you fellows
lost your checks. The dinner viii cost
Just 81"
The young man went down into his
pockets solemnly, tishcd up 81 80. bor-
rowed half from the fir,t young man,
paid the bill, and together they depart-
ed.
pretty smart dodge they have got"
remarked the proprietor. "rh,y took
me in once, but they will hardly do it
again. It's superb swindie, aud ena-
bles them to get % dinners for 40
cents
"lmpossib!ep
Nothing impossible about it. and the
clever part OF it is that they steer clear
Of the law. You see those chaps come
in little apart, as If strangers, and sit
at The same table. One orders a 81 80 or
~ 90 dinner, and the other cup of cof-
tee and a roll for 10 cents. Both receive
checks. BY and by the coffee and roll
young man passes his l0.cent check to
tha other and comes up alone to the
counter. When lie gets here he says
like the first one who tried to get out,
The waiter forgot to give me check. M"
"But the waiter knows better" ventur-
ed the reporter.
That's where you're mistaken. A
waiter frequently neglects to give a
check. Sometimes he iorgets il perhaps
he thinks the customer Will order more !;
or most likely he holds it in the hope of
getting tip. So he does not doubt the
truth of the assertion, and says. Ten
cents The fellow puts up his dime and
walks out.
"Pretty soon the other fellow finishes
his .ood square meal, drinks the last of
his claret, saunters up when several
other customers are paying, lays down
the l0-cent check his partner passed him,
covers it with lO-cent piece, and walks
out picking his teeth. OF course the
cashier don't know what he has had,
and the 'racket may be worked for an
icdetinite period, and can only hc found
out through an accident. ! happened to
be looking when the check was passed.
But that is only one 81 meal When
does the other come in?"
"Why, they meet outside, go to anoth-
er restaurant, and play the same game !;
only the S2 man becomes the l0.cent
man this time Economical and sun ptu
ous isn't it2 Those chaps only lack luck
and influence TO get to be bank cashiers"
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25
GONE.

ia. RAND.
The shadows OF q tent I saw,
Along the sloping sand.
A tent upon a beadland high
That bulwark OF the land.
BY day hear the campers laugh:
And when the evening star
shone soft above the seas dark rim.
Like lighthouse lamps afar-
How jubilant the sweep Of song
That bursts from out that tent,
A song 70 which the roaring sea
Its bass deep lent.
To-day that tent il gonel II left
No trace upon the sand.
A lonely sky Ia overhead:
Below. q lonely land.
And yet the campers song soes on;
II sounds along the Shore.
hear II in the snowy surf
That breaks In Wild uproar.
Islife q tent, a transient tent,
Do not we often sayf
A shadow on the stretching sand.
soswift we pass away.
Tonight / sit alone and hear
The songs my dead did sing,
And In mine ears their voices clear
VIII never cease to ring.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25
A POEM TO THE SOUTH.

Maurice Thompson. in an apostrophe ITO
the South" published in The Independent of
II, thus declares a noble sentiment
which will fnd responsive echo in the breast
Of many another Southerner:
am southerner;
I love the South: dared for her
To fight from Lookout TO the sea.
With her proud banner over me;
But from my lips thanksgiving broke,
As God in battle-thunder spoke,
And that Black Idol. breeding drouth
And dearth of human sympathy
Throughout the sweet and sensuous
South,
Was with its chains and human yoke.
Blown hellward from the cannon's mout b,
While Freedom cteered behind the
smokel
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25

Prof. Moseley has discovered a beast
Of mollusk, which has II 900 eyes.
The Osceola times., 1884-10-25
THE SEQUEL.

Briefly, Bolette and Madame Lebonis,
or rather Madeline Bolette, had been
man and wife for years. They were
miserably poor. Lebonis took fancy
TO the woman and she became his mis-
tress while her husband was raised to
respectability. Lebonis was not rich
He was always lamenting his poverty.
He was fond Of women and spent Law
ishly on them-on the sly. He had be-
come deeply involved.
Madame Langevin, housekeeper of the
Baroness de Beauce, had related to
Madame Lebonis the ecceniricitics of
her mistress or friend. and told of her
immense wealth piles of money and
boxes of jewels, all Kept in her bedroom.
Lebonis's greed was reused. He laid Il
plot to get her wealth. He patiently oh.
served and thought il out Then he per
petrated it, having first induced his sup
posed wife to aid him. But his insen-
ton was 10 rob, not to murder.
When the deed was done aud the
hand Of the law upon him, however, he
did not quake He was a man OF re-
sources. He conceived the eiopemen; OF
his supposed wife and Bolette. That
would be stroke indeed. II was easy
to manage them; he would give them
half Of the plundcr, and when all was
nals they could cnjoy 1t.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-26
Court Decisions.


Galveston, January 5.-Afiirmed-
Newman ct al. vs.. Farqahar from
Washington; Carter VS.. thu. town Of
LaGrange. from Fayelte; Paralee VIZ.
Chancty, from Angelina; Van Meter
vs., Craig, from Jeiiers, N; Beatty vs.
Brooks. from Burnett; Baker w.
Brazos " Burleson Bridge Company,
from Brazps; Bielder et al. Va. Ballard
ct al rom Hill; Netles VS.. Smith,
from Falls.
Reversed ard remanded-Monroe
VS.. Geiselie, from Washington; Carurh-
era vs.. Langley TT AL, from Burnett:
Greaih vs.. Grrathou,e. from Bell;
Allen VS. Pearson, from Falls; Herring
vs.. .Cogging & Peak, from Mci.ennn:
IL '1eitson vs.. Fucker Ell al, from Hill.
Motion TO file tran crypt submitted =
state of Texas W. Cardeilas from Hi
duign.
Leave to amend motion for rehearing
grahted-Chanibers W.. Brown from,
Johnson.
Motion for rehearing submitted
Hammers VS.. Greenleave, hlock IL 90
from Smith
Cases submitted-Stark ct al. VS..
Burr ct al. from Orange; Perry Y.
Texas II New Orleans railway from,
Orange; Allen VIZ. Wnodson from Hons.
ton; 81 erwhi'e ". Il is-er from III JUS
ION; McCauley vs.. Long & Gu from Jrf
iersoh; Conway vs.. City of Beau n ont
from Jelie -son.
admission set aside -Templemap
Vs. Gresham ct al from Grimes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-26
WICHITA FALLS.
A Batch Of Business Briefs aud Person
al Paragraphs.
Special 10 tho Gazette.

Special 10 tho Gazette.
Wichita Falls, January o5.--NTessrs
j. n. and &. A. Brown of Krenhnn
have been i'll town for two DAYS mast
They have bought half Iot on
seventh street and Tho unfinished
prick thereon from Nj. Isaac L,Io.
mex for $1,000 Mechanics brrnn
work on the building this n,orn,n',
ana ~ tne course OF a lew days IL will
De reaoy Tor them TO put in their 81, oOO
STUCK Oh furniture. carpets, pianos, or
saus' ETC. Men who mean business
as t,itse gentlemen do, we are always
siaa 10 wtlc me In our midst.
Mr. IT, IL, Barwise, SOP of our county
!uust, mas 1'ist returned from a week y
,rip 10 Fort Worth and Dallns. whrr,,
ne has been 10 lay in heavy stool,
vi Plows, reapers, mowers aud
wagons. besides IA full line NJ
ihusicai Instruments and all tina Iates,
DOCK music MI. Barwi.e will csrru
ohiis business In his new brick huil.H
ing on Ohio avenue. '"''"-
Col w j. Finley left her. v,s,.rd,,,
for GAINESVILLE, Ohio. The -, ,i,m.S,
spent several days with us. and cy.
pressed himself as delighted viii IA
town ana county. aud says be wii, rn
turn again next April with n l, mm re-
cursion party. 's' "a
M,ssrs j. +, Eyens and Geo ,ro,.
ers, lnrge cattlelnen Of Donley. na.s,.d
through town this moruing ~, P. ,h'in
WY rom SHERMAN 10 Clarendon.
Cnio op., 2 arr ;. Jones of the Gulf
J ci,,' .'.' a santa FL railroad il In ibe
pany. '"iioai CONF
cr,h, y. ur,oe'e Of the firm of LYON &
u rar,,o,, lumber dealers OF this civ IL
f;s sios,ra az The Harris house from
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-26
WACO.
Pursuit of Observation-Disclosures Ice Fac.
ry-Bnr eson and shay
Local Breyities.

Special TO the Gazette,
Waco, January 25.-Oficers wbo
irit nero III pursuit of SUSPECTED bur.
giars, telegraphed from Fort Worth
Today that they were on the trail of
thelr game. They went first 10 Nj
Greg ! and tn ehce to Fort Worth.
Capitalists are prospecting for the a.
tablishnient of an Ice factory hera
WIN producing capacity of ten tons
per dion. The city has already tw"
esIabilshlnents of that kind.
M sShaw's Independent Pulpit ia
ON Today, and as we fore-hadowed he
gives Or. Burles0n u lively blast. II
VIII now he "puil, Dick; pull devil y
between the two "''"'
Mr.. J, III Mackey Of Corsicana md
nis new.made bride, nee Miss Sn.rks
ie,1 Tor Corsicana thi, morning.
Rumors are rife to-day of % fra -,
Sat.,svliie, Coryell county. bnt no
detail, can be had. ~" "o
me nrm of Pohalski & French
ETnIpsaie to6acconists, has dissolved
French retiring. '''''' nj
FARMERS IN from the country TODAY
rreport additional damage, by ,bs
'r.rzr, TO small grain. "e
Mallory X Allen ran nm sttschn.
~ l. r " cotton Exchange cigar store
J., ne Bra1 Is was surfaced with IL.
his hlorning. Weather very cold hu,
'lear aud calm. '' put
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-26

stead of the county of Webb and you
shall believe beyond II reasOnab @
! doubt from the evidence that the de-
| feud mt WAS the person who commit
ted 1t, the proof Of venue will be suffi
cient TO warrant you to find him
guilty as charg d. Held, that the
charge was erroneous, and though tine
oilrnse if committed in Encinal was
properly triabe in Webb county, the
venue should have been laid in Enci-
nal. Reversed and remanded. White,
L j.
Texas & st. Louis Railway VS.. Gill
bert, Cone g. Co, from Wood county.
On re hearing. Judgment was rem
dered In favor OF the app llees in the
court below. Afer perfccting the
record, but before appeal, the counsel
for the appellees COMPROMISED with
the appellant, receiving the cunsidera-
ton. The record ia now sent up by
the ounsel Tor ailirmance. Held, that
the authority of the counsel to COM
promise the iud .ment must have
been disclosed in order TO avail the
opposite party of the compromise.
However Irregular may be such pro-
ceeding, this court, with regular
record before il, and ii default of a
showing of authority in the appellee's
counsel To compromise The Judgment,
II must be Affirmed. Affirmed.
Elk parte Echos, from Bell county,
In babeas corpus proceedings upon an
application for bail, it devulves upon
th' applicant primarily TO show that
he is entitled TO bail. The appeal in
this case was from the order Of the |
district court of Bell county denying !
bail To the applicant upon AN indict-
ment charging him with the murder |
of I. j. Williams. This court adheres |
To its long and well established rule Of |
retraining from commenting upon the
evidence III habeas corpus proceedings, |
but the record failing 10 show that the
trial judge erred in refusing bail, and
demanding The applicant to the custody
IF the sheriff, the Judgment is ar
Iirmed. Affirmed. Per curialn.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-26
HlL,.SBORO.
a Novel Marriage Business and Par
sonal Notes,

Special 10 The Gazette
Hillsboro, January s5.--ou;te . i,
W. Nv o. exciiement was caused up ~,
waco street To- day by tho n"na, on
iacie Of q marriage Ia a hotel 1.ii o sbee'
, ~ seems young couple came 10 y an.,.,
.o,uay toget tho required I,csn No 'ow1
concluded 70 consn,,,a,e Inc . .'a.' nld
tho aud thu ceremony tb was sum an,
tno ,'a,r que wss pruno,ine ,"11 i, hide
io %s.' sose Office anous crowd w 'a of
= n"sely; The married co,' 20 e.Joy Il
gan 3, A. p0wning aud Miss E@n as0 , pit.
IA Mr. John Murphy and n. ,n.,,...
i ha On tuesday Tor visit 10 IL , .' MT
nonis In Tupello, Alnla,na. pe'r old
, ,ahssnna VIII miss them during ,ns s !.
Mr.; q. W. Hardy. formerly with u
NJ. "a 9 hors. left On thie ,uornIn. y,
IRAN ior Waco where he exprois To- 70,
n laain ~ tho future. Wacc's eain i
The Mississippi store, formerly Mur.
hhy, Clayton & Martin. il now mn, !.
''ng new sign as Murphy & %.
Inc tempera, GO council here Il In a
uopglshlny condition,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-26
HOUSTON.
w wi'perp' sad fato-A Negro
Woman Frozen 10 Death
F0n nd Dead.

special to the Gazette.
inouslNn, January 25.--Miss C,,ha,,
VINO ABOUT n week apo evadod
Nurse during the night and 49,, 49, her
sway from home while ten,n"va uIru
,usane' was found dead unmn A' ~,
pm.a,r,e about five miles from, R,a ,ne
a nasou this m.rning. she hsd 'ay ,,
I Inv psIlshrd IN tho nor lher nr,.v EVE
clothes. - ''au IN her aight
An unknown negro wo,,
,ound dead in front Of n h"' oanan wss
ri,th ward this morning ~ The
enroner's jury rendered 4 ve,d Sna me
Ely WAS irnzen TO death. nv ny ,hat
n a nc,d an Inquest over ~, Jury
nainrd Laurine Harris. who NV negro
".au IN bed this morning. NJ "und
~" Sro was that she came 10 he, NV v,r-
ron unknown Causes. -'r Death