The state herald., 1893-10-06
SOME FAMOUS sulciDEs.
Noted Men whc itass Preferred self.
Destruction to Life.

Noted Men whc iiass Preferred Self.
Destruction to Life.
Aristarchus starved himself to
death out OF wearlness OF lie.
Lucretius, tho groat Latin poet.
stabbed himself In o fit OF disgust
with life.
Cassius foil by his own dagger,
after tho battle OF Philippi-the same
dagger, 1t is said, with which no
stabbed Caesar.
Honor, II 49, said, hanged himself
in extreme old age because, after L
long trial, be could not solve the
"Fisherman's Puzzle"
Saul, the first king Of Israel, killed
himself rather than be slain by tho
Philistines. Defeated In battle and
his kingdom gone, no had nothing to
live foh
Like his great gtiest, Hannibal,
Mithrldates killed himself by poison
10 avoid falling into tho hands Of tho
Romans. He preferred death to ap-
pearanco in the triumphal procession
Of Roman general.
The great Zeno lived q quiet and
happy life until tho nge OF 9S, when
ono day he accidentally stumbled
and broke his thumb He interpreted
tho accident as summons from
earth, and SO hanged himself
Cato was tho typical Roman sui
eide He killed himself with n dag
ger on tho approach OF Cpsar's
forces to Utica, knowing that the
cause OF liberty was lost, and being
unwilling to survive tho downfall Of
his country.
Sardanapalus, tho luxurious Orien.
tai monarch, finding himself hard
pressed by his enemies, gathered his
guards. his wives, cohcubines and
children together, with MI, hi.
treasures, and set frc to the build
Ing, thus thwarting the hope his foes
entertained OF taking him alive.
Sappho killed herself by jumping
from tho Lovers Lcnp. a Loucadian
cliff. This leap was often taken BY
love-sick persons, who believed that
If they survived the fall they would
be elTectually cured OF hopeless.
passion. Tho leaps were always
witnessed by crowd Of spectators
and the would-be suicides were In nc
way intcrfercd with by the state.
Boats were in attendance below tt
pick up the leapers II they came tt
the surface OF the sea after thu
plunge. Sappho had passion Tor a
x,l, L.
love. and leapcd from tho cliff in
order to be cured.
Marc Antony gave the world for Q
woman's love, but no found himself
SO poorly compensated by the OK
change that, in desperation at the
approach Of Octavus. and being In
formed that Cleopatra was endcavor.
ing to make terms for herself
by surrendering him he stab
bed himself with n dagger Bo
ing revived. no received tho message
sent by Cleopatra that she desired e
see him; he was carried to her plac,
of refuge Cleopatra and her maid.
raised him by ropes TO the window o
the tower where the fallen queer
found her last home; he was lifted
in and died in her arms.
Defeated ut Zama, Hannibal fed tt
tho East TO avoid falling into thu
hands OF the Romans and found tenn.
porary security In tho dominions 81
Mithridatos. He melted this mon
arch TO engage IN Roman war. and
his advice as TO its conduct being re-
jectcd. the war proved unsuccessful,
and Mithridates was reqdircd us one
OF tho conditions OF peace. to deliver
up Hannibal to his enemies. the
Romans. Tho unfortunate Carthagin
ian heard OF his approaching fate
swallowed the poison which for year,
he had carried about his person. and
expired just as tho envoy arrived "a
take him In charge.
Suicide was n fitting termination
to the career OF monster like Nero.
Deserted by every friend and II
momcniary danger OF falling Into the
hands OF his enemies. no could moi
summon up courage to takc his owl
life
by turns he wopt, prayed TO tn,
gods, and cursed his fate. II.
begged some OF the attendants /,
die first. In order to teach him fortl
tude. They respectfully declined
There was u knock on the door OF the
miserable abode In which no hat
taken shelter. Tho soldiers sent b,
tho senate TO arrest him ha come
In desperation he seized dagger
and gave himself slight wound II
tho throat But the effect woult
have been u failure had not hi,
freedman lent assistance. and pusho,
tho dagger into n vital point II,
had sufficient strength left OF
the entry OF the soldiers TO muttcl
something that they understood I,
be els this your fidelity" and imme
diatcly expired. cvon In death hi,
countcnnncc retaining tho nppnllin.
feroclty that distinguished II In life.