ult, most newspapers require their
reporters to confine themselves to bare statements of facts concerning
the dead person's life.

=225. Content of Death Stories.=--There are a few facts which all death
stories should contain. The person's name, age, street address, and
position or business should normally be included in the lead, with
possibly a statement of the cause of his death. The duration of his
illness may well follow. Then may come the names of surviving relatives
and any relationships with persons well known, locally or nationally. If
the person is married, the date of the marriage, the maiden name of the
wife, and any interesting circumstances connected with the marriage may
be recalled. The length of residence in the city should also be
included, with possibly a statement of the person's birthplace and the
occasion of his settlement in the city. If the person is a man or a
woman of wealth, an account of his or her holdings and how they were
acquired is always interesting. The story may close with the names of
the pallbearers, the time and place of the funeral, the name of the
minister officiating, and the place of burial. The following story of
the death of Justice Lamar, while not observing the order of events just
given, is an excellent illustration of a dignified presentation of the
facts in a man's life. (The article has necessarily been abbreviated
because of its length.)

| =JUSTICE J. R. LAMAR DIES= |
| |
|Washington, D. C., Sunday.--Mr. Joseph Rucker Lamar,|
|Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United|
|States, died to-night at his home in this city after|
|an intermittent illness of several months. The |
|immediate cause of his death was a severe cold, |
|which he contracted ten days ago, and which proved |
|too great a strain for his weakened heart. |
| |
|Justice Lamar's health began to fail early last |
|summer and he was obliged to absent himself from his|
|duties on the bench. His physicians advised a long |
|period of rest, as they feared that over-work would |
|seriously affect the action of his heart. |
|Accordingly, he spent the greater part of the summer|
|at White Sulphur Springs and returned to Washington |
|about two months ago feeling much impr