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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-05-26
A UDITOR's NOTICE.

ESTATE OF THOMAS sTAcHnoU Sc, DECEASED.
Notice is hereby gwen that the undersigned
Auditor appointed on exceptions and 10 make dis
tributlon OF the fund In tae hands OF the TRUSTEE
70 make sale OF the real estate OF the said dece
dens 10 the parties entitled thereto will at tend
1889 at one O'Clock In the afternoon for the purpose
OF his appointment. All persons having claims
upon said rund are requested 10 make the SAINT
before the said auditor. or be forever debarrec
from coming ia on said fund
CHARLES q. BARKLEY,
May 10 st Auditor
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
The Train -RObber.

One of the six men who lately
stopped train in Arkansas and robbed
the three hundred passengers, was a
young Kentuckian not yet of age. He
was engaged TO be married to a respect.
able young girl in his old home; was a
visionary fellow, but had not then been
guilty of crime. He had resolved to
make enough by this exploit to start
him in business. Then he intended to
marry and settle down to a virtuous
life.
With the rest of the gang lie was tried
and sentenced to imprisonment for sew
enty years. When he was taken back
to Jail, after hearing his terrible sentence,
he sunk into dull despair. Soon after
this he became delirious, raved of his
mother and the disgrace he had brought
upon her, and then began to repeat
scene after scene of trashy, infamma-
tory novels which he had read.
His mind seemed to be saturated
with unclean romance that it had alb
sorbed from these books. Before the
week was over he died. The physicians
could find no physical ailment. He
died, literally, of despair.
No doubt he has by this time been
selected as the hero of some novel of
the same class that ruined his life. The
man who, when he wants to marry the
girl he loves, goes quietly and re-
specially to work to earn the money to
support her, is not the kind of man to
be selected as a hero by the authors of
these debasing romances.
Alfred Tennyson lately lent the force
of his great genius to set forth the NOR
bid yearnings which drove husband
and wife together to commit suicide. as
the best use they could make of their
lives.
Some shrewd critic remarks that il
the man had taken to his shop, or his
tolls, and the woman had made bread
and attended properly to her children,
instead of counselling the Almighty as
to the government of the universe, both
of them would have remained alive.
Even the highest class of our novels
and poems in late years have been de-
voted too much to the morbid analysis
of evil passions, and the portrayal oi
dramatic sceres Of crime,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
Regulating the Plea of Insanity.

A bill was introduced into the House
yesterday by Mr.. Springer to fix the
test of responsibility when insanity is
pleaded as n defense in criminal cases
tried in any court over which Congress
has jurisdiction. 1t provides that no
person indicted in tie District of Col
umbia or any Territory, or in any court
of the United States, shall be acquitted
on the ground of insanity except on
proof that at the time the offense was
committed he did not know the nat Ire
and quality of the act or did not know
that it was unlawful or wrong. Should
this pass it would introduce certainty
into the law where there is now uncer-
tainty, and it would establish by statute
in the federal courts the test of respon-
sibility that is judicially recognized in
most of the States. In every trial where
1t would govern it would happily put
an end to pleas of abraham lnsplra-
tion," ''divine pressure, " transitory
mapia," emotional insanity, etc. The
bill further provides that when pris-
oner is found not guilty on the ground
of insanity he shall be committed to an
asylum and there confined "until dis
charged III due course of law" This is
aimed at q notorious abuse of the plea
of insanity, but it provides but poor
remedy for the evil. In nine cases ont
of ten when a prisoner is acquitted on
this plea all traces of insanity disappear
as soon as the trial is over. If he be
committed to an asylum he has only to
prove his sanity, which is easily done,
in order to be discharged Sin due
course of law" Under such statute
even Guiteau, if he were sent to an asy-
lum through doubt as to his sanity on
July 2, could soon regain his liberty by
opinions of experts that he is now sane.
There may be valid objections to law
providing that every person charged
with murder and acquitted on the ground
of insanity shall be confined to an asy-
lum for life, but such a law would have
the salutary effect of preventing the
wholesale escape of sane criminals
through abuse of the plea of insanity
and OF protecting society against re-
currence of tho homicidal mania in
those insane at the time of committing
/ tha act
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
The Scavenger's Daughter.

A queer story comes from Berlin.
Two rogues engaged locksmith to con-
struct an iron instrument on the model
of the medieval "Scavenger's Daugh-
ter" 1t consisted of pair of pincers
fastened 10 an iron tube and forming an
iron collar which could be frightened at
pleasure. This was to be applied to q
victims neck and steel traps were to
hold his feet. He was then to be forced
to sign checks or bills of exchange, and
his body was to be thrown into the
neighboring canal. The police got
wind of the matter aud engaged doe
tor to submit his neck to the collar. As
soon as he stamped on the ground they
broke into the room and found him fast
in the trap. The constructor of the in-
strument was secured. He is said tC
have devoted two years to perfecting it,
and the charitable presume him to be
mad. As rival of Thomassen and
other distinguished mechanics, he de
serves to be introduced to the public
His name IS Wilke.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
PAINS AND PENALTIES.
The Duty of Society 10 People who
Commit Crime under tncon-
trollable Influences.

The subject of the sermon OF Henry
Ward Beecher on Sunday was as to the
true object of pains and penalties. The
text being from Matthew, xxi, 3G ID,
which Mr.. Beccher eaid was the law OF
love laid down for the government Of
the world "It is now," he said, a
statement admitted by all the schools of
theology that the divine method in the
creation of the world was not
spontaneity, but gradual unfolding
from a lower to higher form of being,
and this was the view held by all Chris
tians rs we'll as by those who were not
Christians. The law of love being the
guiding ard controlling law, we had a
right to suppose that whatever seemed
hard or cruel would result ultimately
aud finally i'll happiness. So all punish
nlent must be for the ends of kindness
or it did not conform to the law. When
a great crime is committed the whole
community rises up and demands
vengeance. This is the spirit OF the
tiger, but that is not the law of love.
and if God should so act what would
become Of this world? Still. society
must protect itself, and if it has men,
bers who commit crime and then plead
in palliation that they were urged to 1t
by uncomfortable impulse, it must lock
them up, and if one is so violent as to
disregard all bonds, send him to the
dead letter Office. Send him back to
God. Say, We cannot take care of
him here, and perhaps there may be
something done with him there. 1t Is
better that he should be in the hands OF
God As general thing / am opposed
TO hanging, but whenever it shall be
found to be necessary for the preserva-
ton Of society there is no more reason
why you should not do it than that you
should not pluck up weed. Society
will be the better for it, and the cuiprlt
no worse off by being sent on. Send
him on. (Applause.) The object OF
all pain, however, should be remedial.
As a boy was once unable to resist the
sweetmeat jlr, but my fathers hand
came to my aid. Laughter) 1t
strengthened me-.
In conclusion Mr.. Beecher disavowed
his belief i'll eternal punishment. What
the end will be-" said he, :" / don't
know. Some think it is to be anniiliia-
ton and others think there is to 5e u
final salvation for all, but that there is
to be an eternity of conscious torment
when ali hope of rescne is gone do not
believe. And God do so to me, and
more too, if l ever preach that or if |
ever affirm it for Gods own sake or for
humanity's sake. [ would clear God 5
skirts from any such aspersion. Penalty,
when penalty viii do good, but lei God
be the God Of love-"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
Imprisonment for Debt.

Gov. Cornell, of New York State, in
his annual message says Flagrant
outrages against personal liberty by
imprisonment for debt are of frequent
occurrence in the city of New York.
Hundreds of persons are annually ar
rested and lodged in the county Jail,
and there detained until bail can be
secured. which is generally difficult and
often impossible for the unfortunate
victims to obtain. Imprisonment for
claims insignificant in amount are of no
uncommon occurrence. and fifty to
seventy-fve prisoners are often held in
detention under civil process at time.
Instances are by no means rare where
individuals have thus been restrained
of their liberty for several years before
procuring release.
imprisonment for debt was formally
abolished by the statutes of this State
many years ago; and it has long been
the pride of our civilization that no citi-
zen should he deprived of personal free
dom except on a penalty for crime or
misdemeanor. To the contrary how
ever, this theory is not made good in
practice. The truth is known that citi-
zens are far from secure; and as this
condition of things affects more serious
" the poor and friendless, all the more
necessity exists for the correction of
present abuses. Every consideration
of humanity demands that these wrongs
shall be promptly corrected by careful
amendment of the laws now in force.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
THE ROUND or LIFE.

Two children down by the shining strand,
With eyes as blue a. the summer sea.
While the sinking sun fills all the land
With the glow of a golden mystery
Laughing aloud at the sea-mew's cry.
Gazing with Joy on its snowy breast
Till the first star looks from the evening sky.
And the amber bars stretch over the west
soft green dell by The breezy shore,
\ sailor lad and maiden fair;
Hand clssped in hand. while the tale Of yore
Is borne again ON the listening air.
For love is young though love be old,
And love alone the heart can fill
And the dear old tale that has been told
In the days gone by is spoken still.
A trim-buit home on sheltered bay;
A wife looking out on a glisteping sea;
A prayer FOR the loved one far away,
And prattling imps meath the old roof-tree !;
A lift, d latch and radiant face
BY the open door in the falling night;
A welcome home and warm embrace
From the love of his youth and his children
bright.
An aged man in an old armchair
A golden light from the western sky,
His wife by his side. with her silvered hair,
And Tie open Book of God close by.
Sweet on the bay the cleaning falls,
And bright is ahe glow of tue evening star
But dearer to them arc The jasper walls
Aud the golden streets of the Land a'ar.
An old churchyarl on green hillside.
Two lying still in their peaceful rest
The ishermen's beats going ont with the tide
In the fiery glow Of the amber west
Childrens laughter and old mems slghs.
The night that follows the morning clear
A rainbow bridging our darkened skies.
Are the round of our lives from vear TO
wear,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21

A WOMAN whose first husband had
eloped with pretty servant girl
vaccinated the second as soon as sne
got him with mucilage. She thought
that would make him stick. Philddel-
nht0 Chronfcls.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
ADVERTISING RATES

III LIT I AN7A-'N' IN 10.
One dollar for one inch space will he charged
for the first insertion, and fifty cents for each
subsequent insertion.
A liberal discount will be made on quarterly
six months. or yearly advertisements.
Local notices will be inserted at 90 cents per
line.
Marriage and death notices inserted tree.
Obituary notices inserted at half advertising
rates.
All advertising bills are due after the first
insertion, unless otherwise agreed upon
LITTLETON DENNIS. Sncw Hill. Nd
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21

A PROFESSOR CUNNING, up in Michi-
gan. is lecturing on "After Man, What?"
A Fort Wayne editor. who has been
there, rises to remark that it is ''gener.
ally the sheriff or some woman. ."-Bur-
nn0ton H1Uksys.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
ATLANTIC HOTEL.
QATE ENGLIsHs.)
CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND. VA.
N. ~ ..r.r.rr-r,.c l. "a pro..-io..-.
WI. MATTHEWS CO., proprietor-.

WI. MATTHEW'S CO., ProprietOrs.
The undersigned beg leave TO inform theIi
friends and the general public that they have
leased and refurnisbed the above elegant and
eommodious house, and are now prepared to
accommodate permanent and transient guests
in hrst-class style.
Large airy rooms. Home comforts.
Fine Sea and Bay Fishing, Cunning and
Bathing. etc. The table is provided with Wild
Fowl. Terrapin, Fish, Oysters, Crabs, and all
the luxuries Of the season.
Pleasure boats Of all kinds. guides, fishing
lines. decoys, ponies, etc, always ready for
the use of guests.
FiTst-class Bar attacled. Choico wines,
liquors. ales, beers and cigars.
Passengers for Chincoteague connect with
steamer for the Island at Franklin City, tho
terminus of the Worcester Railroad, morning :
aud evening. Connection may also be made
daily at Nashville. All who visit the Atlantic
may rect assured that they will receive sour-
teous treatment and excellent fare.
Your patronage Is respectfully solicited.
W J NkTTHEwH q co.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
The Democratic Messenger,
PUniIsHEp EVERY SATURDAY Rr
IITTLETON DENNIS, Proprietor
AT sRcw HILL. WORCESTER co., MO.
81 IsHEp EVERY SATURDAY Pr
Subscription. 81 Year in Advance,

Liberal arrangements made with clubs
Correspondence solicited from all parts OF
the county.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
WIN. SIDNEY WILSON,

nj IOIN-NL I "A -I4aN ".
Oflce on Washington Street three doors
above Post Office, Snow Hill Md.
Immediate attention given TO the collection
Of claims.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
CLAYTON J. PURNELL.

y ATTORNEY-AI-LAW.
ONCE opposite Court House, Snow HiIl Md.
Strict attention gwen 10 the collection Of
claims. Will visit Berlin on the second Satur-
day of every month.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
A DIAL P. BARNES,
"A ATTORNEY-AT-LkW.

ONCE opposite Court House. Snow Hill. Md.
Will visit Pocomoke City every Saturday.
Strict attention given to the collection Of
claims
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21

GAIUEL H. TOWNSEND.
- ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
ONCE, opposite Court House, Snow Hill. Nd.
Prompt attention given to the collection OF
claims.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-01-21

GEORGE W. COVTNGTON.
" ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Once, Court House Square, Snow Hill, Nd.
Prompt attention given to the collection of
claims.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-06-07
SMALL

There was considerable cxcitcmeu,
and much talk last Thursday morning
when it became generally known tina,
there was a genuine case of smallpox
within the corporate limits Of Winchcs
ter. The unfortunate victim was ne,
gro named George Handlcy. He came
only few days before from Nashville,
and of course was visited by other ne,
groes before the diagnosis of his disease
had been pronounced by our physicians
We mention this fact in order to put
persons upon their guard. Our ener-
getic Town Marshal and corporate au-
thorities had considerable difficulty in
finding some one who would undertake
to move the sick negro to some place of
sccluslon. Finally he was carried about
q miles from town toa sort of shed
near the mouth Of Boiling Fork, where
he is attended by his wife and man
named Sanders-the latter having had
the disease, and being employed by the
county us nurse.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-06-07
Strange, but True.

We have a County Court, composed
of clever men, whose duty it is to look
after the interests of the county. We
have Board of Mayor and Aldermen
clever men-whose duty it is to look
after the welfare of the town. We have
n number of church buildings in which
various denominations worship, and
where appeals are made for money to
send missionaries to China and other
far-oif lands in order to convert heathens.
We have men and women who would
give half they possess, if not all, rather
than have the smallpox themselves er
have it in their families. But there is
not pest-house in the county-no
place to take case of smallpox to in
order to prevent the spread Of the loath-
some contagion. Two or three hundred
dollars would amply pay for the build
ing of q pcst-house with two or three
rooms. The expenditure of this trifling
sum for such need would not only be
an evidence of charity and genuine,
practical religion, but mig hit save us, as
community, fifty times the sum IN the
way of trade, character Of our town and
county for health, &c. Must we wait
to be scared into the building of a pest
house? Will not some one bring the
matter before our County Court, Mayor
and Aldermen, and our citizens general
ly? Even if there should never occur
necessity for using the house, the cost
would be so small that it could not be
seriously felt, even if times were forty
times harder than they are. 1t is hard
ly excusable in this enlightened, chris
tian age. to take human beings out in
the woods to die, as you would Il sick
brute. We ought to have at least two
pest-houses one for negroes and the
other for whites. We hope the colorcd
people would do something toward build
ing the first.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-06-07
Early Peaches.

More than one week since our kind
friends and neighbors-Dr. and Mrs
Sue A. Baird-sent us a few peaches.
They were ripe, perfectly sound, and
very delicious. They were Of their
choice Amsden" variety, and VIC must
give in our belief that no fruit-growers
IN our section have had earlier ripe
peaches this season DR.. Baird makes IL
speciality of choice fruits, and his sue
cess is evidence of what can be accom-
pllshed in this county in the way of
fruit culture. 1t ought to be made a
source of large revenue to the county.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-06-07
The TEACHERS

are young, earnest and progressive men and
women, uho make Touching Il protcssion As n
rule college professors are not chosen for their
ability to teach. Many worthless teachers.
with long titles and loud diplomas, find easy
seats and secure hiding places in the old col
lcgcs. Such seldom reform-thcir habits
prevent progress. I,oche,s must be- made. AS
well as born; need to be specialists not only
in what they teach, but spcci,tists in tie att of
fedchmg. In the Normal, too is the freshness
ana vlgor impaired 10 the work by the stu
dent-tcachcrs. The fact that any student may
be called on to drill detachment from a
class, or conduct the recitation, or even take
ioI limited time aclass, gives nm Inspiration
III study and brings 10 the work sclf-pro.
ptillng enthusiasm unknown TO the old
schools. Tue students thus become co-work-
ers with the teachers, and mutual helpers of
one another in their Investigations. Those
teachers whose conception Of the work is to
keep order, assign lessons, and hear rccita-
tions in the old way, cannot understand this
The end Of all teaching il to encourage and
stimulate to scli-actiyity. GAN true c,luca.
ton Is self education" The old schools can
not Use their students ~ assistants, because
their teachers lack skill and their work vital.
't' iihm-ulHH UHtHtIS ana aItluuattu
methods, whitewash them as you may, are I'M
equal to this work. They cannot copy thi.
feature Of lie schools hence decry it to their
oSnshame.
The teachers in the Normal possess individ-
uallty-do their work in their own way.
Methods constantly change. The basal prin-
ciplcs Of education and teaching are axiomat-
ic and eternal, but good teachers llSe differ
ent methods. The same teacher has a variety
OF methods. The teachers in the Normal are
no mere nnitd'ors but discoveries, origina,ors
masters, instead OF scrvic copyists, Of meth
DDS. While teachers here are free as to the
methods hey use, yet one. thing is required OF
them all-h,y must more. Neither diplomas
that evidence gentility and scholarship, nor
honorable and highl y-lauded Alma Matters
that throw over them a protecting wgis, can
here secure to teachers position and charac-
ter. Teachers in tie Normal must produce results.
Teachers maybe born, but success is wrought.
The Normal means her tedche,s. 10 BE- successful bv
fleysrri,, -
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-06-07
SWINE OF CARDUl" four times day
makes happy household.
At j. VI. lIutchins' or GIG. Phillips.

Advertising ~iN pay-the smallest
things prove the assertion. We wanted
some popcorn. We tried at dozen
confectonerics and other places in Nash
vile to buy some and could not get any.
One firm on Broad street said that
there was scarcely any raised last year.
We came home and put few lines in
the Journal, and within four days from
the issue of the paper seven
persons said they could supply us. And
we bought all we wanted from nice
little boy in the country, whose father is
an old subscriber to the Journal.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-06-07
Sheriff's Sale
For June II, 1882.

Joseph Lenchan, guardian, &C., VS..
Robert. Russell, John b. March and
James Wagner.
BY virtue OF an execution in my hands, is
sued from the Chanccry Court Of Franklin
county, Tenn, in above cause, will, ON
Monday, June y, 1882,
at the Courthouse door in Winchester, Tenn
offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash,
the remainder interest in the hopc-
stead Of defendant, James Wagner, being the
the following described tract OF land lying in
civil district No. OF anklincounty, Tenn,
and bounded as follows: Beginning at stake
at the corner OF the field in front Of Wagncr's
residence at the side of the road and runs
south $50 west ~ to center OF the Hockervillc
read, in all 1913 poles to stake in james
Walkers line; thence south Spoles to n stake
"a corner of James Walker; thence west
with the road 1913 poles to a stake; thence
south with a cross fence II poles to sink
hole, corner also of James Walker; thence
north SG90 east IL poles to stake at the edge
of the Hockerville road thence south Is
poles to stake at the edge of said Hooker
vile road, with black oak pointers; 'theEcc
south 57i0 east 1902 poles to black oak;
thence south 720 east A poles to stake at
corner OF field; thence north S5l' east 32l
poles to stake; thence north $40 east 32A
poles to u stake thence north l30 west OLA
poles to u stake at n cross fence thence south
S3a0 west 40-S poles to a stake Mt u gate;
thence north LOO west with u cross fence S5-4
poles to the beginning containing, by sur
vey, III acres, rood and 2poles.
Levied upon and will be sold as the proper
ty OF James Wagner, to satisfy this execution,
amounting to S3,95374, Qcss credit Of 81 )
355.l5) and interest and costs.
This May 9th, 1882.
]. j. TURNER, Sheriff:
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