Died Of Hunger

Sarah Dempsky, ag-ed 111 years, probably beoldest woman ID iho State of New York, wils raeantly louiid dead in bed in her hut on he Ulster Mountains, near Ellenville. She uid died fiom starvation and weakness, and ler house was found in a terrible condttion. Nofoodol'any kind was in tbe huuae. The ippeaiance of the corpse indieatod th;it the old lady liad, froni iaekof properfood, bccoia unable to fet out of her bed, and had laio here until she had died of starvation. Mrs. Jempsey had lived in tnis hut, miles froni any ïnliitation. for many years. Slit had been olHary in her liahiis ever sinoe she was abanoned liy a youtig man with whora shi eloped rom sch .ol when a g-irl. I lde ihe (load womaifs bed was found a piece of paper, on wiiich was Borawled in pemil: "MyfJo'l, I nm dyingby ueheBfromnunger. My moncy will he found " And there it ended. The man who sang: -'O, had I the wings of a dove," finally compromised n a brei'-si of turkey.