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Show I DEVOTION OF A HUSBAND. Untimely End of TJr. Dokitsch, President or King Alexander's IMnlstry. Deep and widespread is the rerei in Servia at the untimely death of Dr. Dokitsch, Do-kitsch, the young president of the'min. istry under King Alexander after his recent assumption of full power. It was a heroic death, however, for Dr Dokitsch, Do-kitsch, whom many of his countryman considered the most promising man of his time, met his end" through his devotion devo-tion to his wife. The romance of his life had already endeared Lira to hia people. When a student a few years a"-o in Belgrade, Dokitsch, oueof the most brilliant bril-liant men at the university, saw a gir1 pass the house in which he lived She was poorly clad, and her appearance I proved that she had come from a novpr- ty stricken home. But the beauty of her face and her kind eyes impressed the young man. He learned her name later and found that she was a seamstress I the main support of her family. De I spite their difference in rank, he fell deeply in late with the girl and asked I her to be his wife. Soon after his grad- I nation h lunomn -hi , v-wct, 1UUiC;bui ut iaw attne ! university and prominent in politics, and then led her to the altar. But the young wife was already afflicted af-flicted with consumption, and the disease soon made rapid progress. Natura lly of a melancholy disposition, she became despondent. Then came the hope inspiring in-spiring message from Berlin that Prof ess-or ess-or Robert Koch had discovered a cure for tuberculosis Dr nvnVou j j ; . uw:i,u euueavorea to induce his wife to go to the German capital, but the young woman was convinced con-vinced that her case was hopeless and declined to carry out hi3 wishes. He tried to raise her spirits and prove that her condition was not dangerous. He gave up his work, spent almost every moment of his time with her, drank from her glass and tried in other ways to convince her that he had no fear of I her life or the disease. The "Koch cure" was tried, but in vain, and Mme. Dokitsch Do-kitsch died. der tbo young King Al-i's.Vhe8tXeRact had contracted consunacrou ay3 ' votion to his wife, and his constitution was undermined. A few months ago he j had become so weak that he was com- j pelled to resign, much to the regret of his king. He sought reliei in vain, and a few days ago the people of Belgrade heard with sorrow that he was dead. The cause of his untimely end was known, and hundreds of people who never knew him in life followed hira to the grave. New York Tribune. |