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The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-28
THE DEATH PEN ALTY.

From a thoughtful article in this
mornings Express upon the fate of
Guiteau, we clip the following para
graph:
The fact is, whatever supreme intel.
ligence has organized life, has made
diving seem less difficult and more at
tractive than living when adversely has
shattered hope, and left the mind to
devour the fragrants of its broken
dreams for want of other mental suS.
tenanCe. 1t is therefore unsafe for So
ciety to rely upon barren recourse to
the death penalty to keep men from
crime. Its infection should be hid in
shadow and not surrounded by any
promise or possibility of pomp or cir
cumstance, and all the ways that lead
to it clothed with whatever adventurous
terrors can be devised and hung with
the sabes of solitary doom, not left
open to be solaced by the pity of un-
thinking minds who miss all sense of
the cruelty to the innocent and pure
that slumbers, undetected, in their
compassion for the bloody demons
who 60 about and slay.
The Mormon lobby in Washington,
which is working to some purpose,
has discovered a way of frightening
those congressman whom its money
cannot purchase. 1t has employed
nearly all the detective talent of the
capital, and is having every M. c
Swallowed and watched. 1t claims that
it will able to show that many repre-
sentatiyes are Mormons in practice, if
not in principle. The news has natural
ly caused the greatest alarm in con-
gressional circles. 1t is to be hoped
that the representatives will not allc|
themselves to be inundated by black,
mailing threats of this kind, but will
do their duty to the world by passing
some stringent anti-Mormon law.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-28
Saturday, January %, 1882
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

RUsKIN says this is sad life made
up of maps and pinches.
CAPT. OGLEsBY is a candidate for
sheriff of Maverick county.
GARRISON N. POTTER, of New York,
a prominent democratic politician, IS
dead.
In CANADA a company has been
formed to colonize the Russian ews
in Monitoba.
los. PELLs has been nominated
postmaster at Palestine. Pells is a
clever gentleman and a republican.
IT IS surmised that Hamlin will give
up the Spanish mission in less than a
year. The old man will get home
sick.
Col. FRED GRANT is president of
the American electric light company,
of Massachusetts,. The Grants are
bound to shine.
Col. Boz INGERsoLL gives Sunday
evening receptions to the rich and poor
alike. Bob is a gay old prince OF
darkness.
FATHER FLYNN, of Morristown, N.
J., is in earnest about temperance; he
has announced that liquor dealers and
drunkards will be denied the benefits
of the church.
THE Mexican authorities refuse to
surrender Pedro Salinas under the ex.
tradition treaty. His citizenship is Ill
question. He may have been a voter
on this side for 20 years, and yet not
be citizen.
THE Beaver Dam gold mine, in
Montgomery, North Carolina, which
was purchased by the late President
Garfield, Congressman Wilson, DR..
Peck, and Colonel Smith, is reported
as developing rich.
THE St. Louis Globe-Democrat had
the enterprise to print in full the great
speech made by Judge Porter on the
Guiteau trial-reported by telegraph
the first two days this dispatch amount
ed to $4,000 words. The Globe
Democrat is the best newspaper in the
southwest.
A GREEK died in a New York hos
pital and had to be buried without
christian rites because both a Protes-
tant and Catholic priest refused to per-
orm the service, because the Greek
church was not recognized. If the
Saviour were cruci6ed over again to-
morrow he would fare about as well as
the poor Greek; he wouldn't belong to
any church.
THE "Austin Sifkins" man is part.
cularly down on San Antonio, anG
prints column article ridiculing it as
a health resort. In looking over the
"Sifkins" we find an absence of Sar
Antonio patronage. Of course, this i.
business, but if some of our bushes!
men would just put their lads" in THE
..Sifkins," our climate would become
pure and balmy-in fact, curative to al
extraordinary degree. Try the patron
age dodge on "Sifkins" and see how
robust it will make them when the,
come to speak of San Antonio as
health resort; even the slime dust
will be harmless eye salve to "Sif
kins" when he looks at a column O
San Antonio "ad's."
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-28

Visiting cards gwen away at the LIGH
office to subscribers paying six and twelve
months subscription in advance.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-28

EsS" Subscribe for the LIGHT, only ten cents
a weeks year. ..
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-28

The UNIVERRAL STOMACH RITTERS have
been fully tested, and carefully examined by Mr.
George Kalteyer, well-known chemist, and Dr. X
Menger city physician. Both declare them to be
manufactured of pure herbs and the best of spirits
and reComn end them to all suffering from a weak
stomach. The Bitters also very efrectual as a
preventative.
: Also keeps constantly on hand well assorted
stock of the best Liquors, Cognac and Blackberry
Brandy, Whisky, Kummd, Flor de Cafe, AniSette,
Cordials, Etc.
The Universal Stomach Btters are manufactured
by II. Grenet, under the personal supervision O
Malakoh bitten' I-I7-3m.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-28

The cause of the late panic in France,
which threatened SO much disaster to
that country, is easily explained, 1t is
due almost wholly to excessive specu-
lation growing out OF the prosperity
our sister republic is now enjoying.
There were organized in France last
year stock companies which placed on
the market bonds to the amount of p
,4o,I37 900 francs, or $47o, 900 900.
1t is not astonishing that speculation
like this should have produced finan-
Cial panic.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-28

IT is now stated that Attorney Gen
eral Brewster's scars were the result OF
a heroic act while he was nothing but
an infant boy. He rushed to the res
cue of little sister who had caught
fire, and in extinguishlng the fire was
SCARED for life. A glorious old fellow,
even if he does wear frills.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
The Mutual Relief Society, of
Rochester, n. Y.

Mr.. Y. S. Caleb has just organized
local board OF the above organization
IN our town. This association permits
no speculative insurance. All policies
must be payable to the legitimate heirs.
Each member secures for his family al
hls death s. ,ooo-no more, no less,
and assessments are graded according
TO age, ranging from 81 10 s.. This
society has become very strong and
popular among the business men hav-
ing no lodge or secret work it is deS-
ignaied as the business mems society
One assessment pays three death claims
and leaves a surplus to apply to a
fourth death. Maryland is as far south
as members are accepted. Boards have
been organized at iiavre de Grace,
Baltimore, ambridge, Easton, Oxford,
Chestertown, Salisbury, Hagerstown,
Salisbury, Pocomoke City and other
places The death rate in the organl
cation is said TO be the lowest of any
doing business, which speaks well for
the examinations. MIR. Caleb has la
bored with our citizens and deserves
much credit for his zeal The follow
ing gentlemen comprise the officers
and members of the board organized
IN this place:
/. +. Matthews, DR.. E NJ. Tingle,
Thomas Z. Johnson Sidney I. Nelson,
George " Porter, George Hayward,
VIM p. Cullen, Samuel II. Townsend,
Thomas II. Collins, James F. VIM
brough. Sidney L. Selby Irving Spence.
Capt Vim. Riggin James Fl. lick
man, Edward L. Fowler, DIR. Il. w
Marshall, John w Vincent and James
b. Harris; with the following as its
officers:
President Thomas T. Johnson.
Secretary and rreasurcr-Sidney T.
Selby.
Medical Examiner-Dr. E. NJ. Tin.
gle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
Eighteen Karat Bliss

Florence, darling, there, is one
more question would like to ask
" he speaker was Reginald >hafton
McChafcrty, and he adored Florence
with the fierce ardor of tramp for a
dinner.
Say on, she replied, the feverish
rapture Of my love for you makes me
as clay in your hands.
tie called her his dear gazelle, reviv-
ed the memory of the rapturous mo-
ment when they first met beneath the
caves Of her fathers woodshed, and
then rapidly making biographical
sketch that brought their mutual his
tory down to the present moment,
said
:" On the last anniversary of your
birthday your father made you q pres
ent of a new set of false teeth p
The fair girl turned to his face, in
which the spirit of candor shone like
the rays of the rising sun on a ripencd
pumpkin, and answered
1t is even SO.
Then, he continued, with increas
ing pathos, tell me truly, was the plate
made of eighteen Karat gold or only
twelve karat I?
Eighteen she exclaimed, opening
her mouth wide enough for him to look
in, Eighteen swear it,
Their souls rushed together at the
touching of their lips and they were
married two weeks from that day.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
1t Won { Paw

after so much labor and capital has
been expended to build up this medi
cine to allow it to deteriorate You
can take Simmons. Liver Regulator
with perfect faith, as it is made by no
adventures who pick up the business
of connecting medicines, but by edu
Gated, practical druggists who have
made the study of medicine and its
compounds the labor of lifetime. The
care, precision, neatness and perfection
exhibited by the very appearance Of
the Regulator proves it to be the best
prepared medicine in the market, and
J II. Zeilin & Co. fully carry out their
motto :" Purisslma ct Optima" (pureSt
and best)
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25

MARRIED One of the events of the
past week was the marriage of Capt. Is.
Frank Landlord, cletk of the circuit
court for Somerset 9sunty, and Miss
Matilda Sudler, daughter of the late
thomas Sudler, of Paramount district.
The ceremony took place at the resi-
dence of the brides mother, on Thurs
day afternoon, the 10th of February,
in the presence of the relatives of both
parties, and few other invited friends
Tie Rev. DIR. Cruikshank, an Episco
pal clergyman of the neighborhood,
ofhciated on the occasion. Shortly af-
ter the ceremony the bride and groom
left for their home four miles from
Princess Anne. Where, in the even
ing, large company assembled and
partook of sump,uous repast. Al
though the night was dark and rainy,
very few were deferred from being
present on that account, and an even
ing of rare enjoyment was passed =
Somerset Herald
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
The Snow Filled Nest.

1t swings upon the le.tless tree,
By stormy winds blown to aud fro,
Deserted. lsnely, sd 10 see,
Aud full OF cruel snow.
In summers noon the leaves above
Made dewy shelter from the heat,
The nest was iull OF lie aud love-
All, life and love are sweet
The tender brooding OF 'heaaay.
The silent, peaceful dreams OF night,
The 10, thst patience oYerpayi
The cry of young delight,
The song that through the branches rings,
The nesting crowd with eagrr eyes,
The fiutter soft OF untirei wings,
The flight oi glad surprise
All all are gone | know not where,
Had still upon tue cold gay tf'c,
Louey, aud tossed bl air,
That suo~ filed hest see.
|. too, Ii, I'd once place of rest.
Where liie, and love, and pence we've miae--
Evcu a. the " lid birds uuiii their uest,
When saits Aud SUMMER shine.
But winter came, the leaves were dead,
The mOd.eI-Oird Nas lisa 10 60
The ues,lings irom ny sight have fled,
the hest Is iull vi suUw.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
pOCOMONE CITY JOTrINGS
Record .ni z-lte.

Record .ni Gaz~ite.l
There is not vacant house in
town.
Lots Of marriages are reported for
next week.
Some Of our farmers have planted
their peas.
Notwithstanding the rumors to
the contrary there has been no small
pox here.
The Messrs. McGaw & Co. are
tearing down the Old factory building,
preparatory to rebuilding at the wa
ters edge.
- Miss Mary Henderson will spend
next week in the city attending the
Spring openings OF millinery, and will
return March The Ist with goods for
the coming season.
Mr.. Edward Co5ton left on last
Tuesday for Hannibal, Mo, where he
and MISS Lizzie Birmingham viii be
married on the 22nd inst. The bridal
company will return here and be given
a reception by the groom's father about
the first of March.
Mr. John Mcdaniel of near Kings.
ton came TO town OH Wednesday last
to get piece of steel removed from
his eye. 1t had become so imbcded
il the tissues, that he had to be brought
completely under the influence of Chic
reform for its removal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
In MenlOriani.

Col THOMAS P PARKER died at his
residence, near Snow Hill, on We'd
nesday morning, February 18th, 1882.
lie was born Sept, 1903, and there
fore was 70 years of age at the time of
his death. For year or more his
health had been feeble, and especially
SO after the decease of his estimable
wife, Mrs. Eleanor Parker, which oc
CURED ten months ago. This event
affected him deeply, and cast shadow
over his spirit which was evident to his
friends and excited their sympathy.
Col. Parker had been often and
sorely bereaved in his household tie
writer, with sad reflection, recalls to
mind beautiful and affable daughter,
the admired and loved of every one,
who was cut down in the bloom of
womanhood And son in the prime
of manhood died far away from the
homestead under painful circumStan-
ces. Yet the exercise of Christian for
titude supported him and his beloved
consort under these severe trials and
the influence of time, though it never
cured their grief, eventually seemed to
alleviate its poignancy.
The unusually large attendance at
the funeral services ON Friday (I7th)
showed that Col f. was held ia high
esteem b. our citizens generally. Al
though of quiet and reting DISPOSE
ton, he was universally respected and
no one, perhaps, ever lived SO long in
our community who had fewer enemies.
Strongly possessed of pure integrity,
he could not brook dupIicity; he de
splsed treachery and the least insinua-
ton Of deceit, whatever form it might
assume.
No truer friend ever lived than Col.
Parker though he did not boast of the
relation, and even might not expose
it. Bat when his friendship vas once
plighted, ne expected and claimed the
wealth of devotion of just as warm,
just as true heart as his own.
A. different times he occupied promi
nent positions TO which he Was elected
by the people OF MS county. He was
{ member OF our State Legislature one
or more sessions in the House Of Dele
gates, and q Stale Senator. lie was a
Delegate TO the Constitutional Conven.
ton of 1867; and in 1857 was elected
Register of Wills for v orcestcr county.
In all these offices he fully discharged
his duty, meriting that which he al
ways received the respect and com
mendation of his constituents.
But Col Parker has gone from us !:
no more can We enjoy familiar inter
course with him, or bes,ow personal
honor him. We can cherish the mem
DRY of his goodness and his friendship
and that in our heart of hearts we shall
ever do.
The members of the sorrowing
household We commend TO the God OF
all grace and consolation Who has
promised TO be Father to the father
less, and Comfort 10 the mourner.
That all may initiate the virtues of
the deceased is the prayer of him who,
with melancholy satisfaction, makes
this record of departed worth. S.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
Shipwreck and Loss OF Lie.

CmScoTEACUE, Va. Feb s2d
10 MEssESGEE Fl he sloop owned
by a Mr.. Shivers, Of Red Hills, named
the 4" Dauniless," while endeavoring
20 get ia Chincoteague Inlet last night,
struck on Fox Shoal at s O clock aud
went down. Capt Sewell Collins and
James Taylor. both OF GreenbackviIIe,
were washed from the deck and drown
cd George Howard, of same place,
went to the masthead, where he re
manned all night, and succeeded this
morning, at low water, in getting to
the shore. No blame can be attached
TO the crew of Life Saving Station No.
2, as the sloop struck after dark No
signal of distress was hoisted, and Lit
tie Inlet Bay was between the terminus
of the southern patrol and the sloop.
Vessel and cargo total loss.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
Rip Van Wrinkle.

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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
MARYLAND expended last year o.

MARYLAND expended last year on
account Of public schools 81 ,6o4 $50.
II, and yet there are 1874 4SS children
ever 10 years old in the State who can
neither read or write. This, however,
is not attributed TO the insufficiency of
schools but is, in a great measure, at
tributed TO the fact that parents who
are too poor 10 hire farm labor, keep
their children from school for this pur-
pose, and thus deprive them of one of
the greatest blessings bestowed upon
mankind. Yet, there is no remedy for
il; if the parent is too poor. it is his
misfortune, and surely, one shovld not
be chided for that which he cannot
prevent
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
A Chesapeake Mirage.

A correspondent writes under the
date of the 9th instant: About three
O'Clock this afternoon, while the wa
tiers of the Chesapeake Bay, like mol
ten sheen, reflected the many boats
with untitled sails drifting lazily on its
bosom, there suddenly appeared, over
hanging Cape Henry and extending
about mile southwark along the shore
bordering on the bay, a gorgeous scene,
resulting from peculiar conditions OF
the atmosphere, that would rival in its
wonderful beauty the deceitful mirage
of Africas arid deserts. The light
house at the Cape. which is hardly dis
cernible ordinarily with the naked eye
from the spot we occupied, being thlr-
teen miles off, now seemed gigantic
tower, alternating with a thousand vari-
egated hues, until its pinnacle, which
had the appearance of an immense
spearhead, was partly held from view
by the media which surrounded it like
an immense veil of frosted network =
The adjacent sand hills were even more
beautiful, being metamorphosed into
mountains, the magniticence and
grandeur Of which | feel unable to re
call, dotted here and there with hills
Of gold, emerald and sapphire beneath
the obiiqne rays of the sun, till their
rolling SUBMITS passed beyond the pale
of optical vision, and | found, on
awakening from The reverie into which
| had fallen, that all had passed away
ADD nothing remained but dark line
along the surface of the water to mark
the distant shore.--Richmond Dispatch.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
On Anil o6th M;lfora i,

On April 10Th Milford will 3D.
scene Of great gathering OF Odd
lows. The occasion Is the 63rd IN
versary of Odd Fellowship 10 the Uuils
States. All the Lodges 10 Kent 40
Sussex counties will be 10 attendance. !
will also be the leading officers Of 10
order 10 the State, aud the Un ifors
Battalion OF the Order OF
the Grand Array, Cavalry and
Guards will be invited TO join 10
rsde during the afternoon. 10 tn
ing there wi u be vocal and instru
music in Dorsey's Hall aud On a
bV the Orator Of the Day. Past 4
Borie Of Pennsylvanis. The oct
will terminate with g banquet.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
Murder Will Out.

few wears ago " august Flower ives
discov1 cd 10 be IL c ertain cure fer Dyspep-
STA and Liver Complaint. tew thin Dys.
peniics made known to their irirndi how
easily AMI quickly they had been cured by
its use Thu great merits of GREENS AU-
GUST FLOWER became Leralded through the
country by one sufferer aud another, until
without ad veriising, lis sale became I'M
meusc Drr egis,s in every town in tie
Cduadas aud 'nlted States are SELF it
No lerson suffering from Sour S!om .ch Sick
Head, che CostivcnesS, Pipi'ation ot the
Heart, Indigestion, Low Splits, etc. can
take rhlee doses without relief. Go to your
Druggist and get a bottle Tor IS cents aud
Try il. Sample bottles 10 cents.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
Victor Hugo on Love

There il within US an immateriai b.
ing an exile in our bodies. which 10
destined to survivs eternity. This being
Of pure essence AID better nature 10
our soul whirh gives birth to all enthu-
sissms all affections, which spprehe0js
God aud Heaven. The soul. 60 supe rior
to the body TO which il is bound. sould
remain upon the earth 10 90 unendurs-
bic desolation we're il not persisted 20
choose from among oil otte- souls . com-
psDion which shares with its misery in
this life aad happiness 10 eternity
When two souls which have thus sought
each other, for longer or shorter time,
III the multitude. Cad each 0ThsF SE isst;
when they have seen that they agree
together that they understand each 9TH
sr, IN word that they are alike. then
there is established between them for
ever union ardent aud pure as them
selves. not to eud 10 Heaven. rhak
union is love, true love. susb, .iadsa1, s.
very f-w men understand it. This love
rs religion, which deiies the being be-
loved. which lives by devotion and en-.
shuslasm- aud to which the greatest sac
rihces are the sweetest pleasures. Love
in this divine and true accep tstioo, ele-
Yates all the sentiments above the mis-
cradle human sphere. We are liked te
an angel who lifts US uuceasingly to-
ward heaven.