The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-01-30
WILLIAM Il NORRIEIED AT THE
lNCEEA*..; OF SUICIDES.
4 PRACTICAL REMEDY SUGGESTED.
Wicked Deeds !.c:..l to ;.rn,Orsr OF Con-
science w mich in 'Filru Leads to Com
temptation Of Sr;f- Murder.

| ana are rot 'i,li;i,"i , any class or r01ut-
! ton. Several have occurred during the last
few days III Georgia u,ul the adj joining states.
! Two were young mon. two past middle age
and one was Il girl in her teens. More had
! good eats. for the rash hnrd and it sreuls
| like this generation has nlpre merry" and less
fear of ti!r hereafter Than their fathers.
raunot Imagine any condition or peril that
! requires a. ana IL 'o!;,;i:," and viii power a'
! the Deliberate tax IL: o. ones life. ! would
| Gather tax" nT chance, in ;,;.tt!,. or ihip
! wreck or pH.;.ii.nce. 10 ~ wrar: ~ Ifs. is
| Il common misfortune. and thousands there
sre who can 'y"lajM with David: oh, that
had the wings Of a dove, TIA, | might fly
away and hn at rest" Bat to The average
man "lhc wrar@st life tina. age. ache, pc
aury and iirrri:,Dn'naIt can lay un l,atur" is
| l paradise - Mi!at "" fear Of DEATH. it
must lna t'Hrfnl leap to commit suicide
! to die ana 20 we know EOt where, ard vet
| It has Dac)rn almost u common is murder
( Durlcr that hes tn" excuse Of gratifying
some passion 4, hate. r'Trnt;" ,aTarirr desire,
! ar ambition. :'nr 5li.i,i,' raves no blood
! behind him ,a,r Xix oN,l-- 40 nothing bit
pity ana dnl.l2,ti: grief. There is 10 sheriff
! to pursue, ro court to try, ADD in thi, ro'!n-
try no atsain,!"r "r 'unSrati'a or burial
without brE"!it Of clergy
| ~ little more thIl Il century ago, when
| George " Was king OF EnS!un,l She law was
| in force tiiit III" body Of :,uini;l" should
have 4 stalk, thrust thrpH.i, It and b.. buried
hy the highway, 50 rs to iniiNida.n others
from self destruction. III: good. :.rl "ta,tra
| we're forfeited 10 ;hn CIOWn. This law w;lS To-
! ptalau durin. Niu. Georges reign Dltn new
! nW declared Thai tbs body should 10 hurled
| atnirht without no ',r;for,na 'r, oi religious
ceremonies S'!rh w;rs the ;!.trSi;.!ioa uf
DIR English ancestors Tor wilrt they called
the crime I'll suicide. l. know of bu. un,
crime that would justify: u Elan rakin@ his
| own lie, and mat Is r:'nrr;"-- .;cE rrulprsa
Us Judas is"a"ip: fcl, w,.cn he wea, out aud
hanged hini'it th@r' &c b,;j i.:cr in
stance; Ui sell Murder mentioned in sacred
history, and fhny were Ill bad mra But in
our day, suicides ar. generally good i,,a :.ed
| people Shakespeare says OF Dt!.@i.o. tia. he
WIS great Of heart hu. it w:sa rnrlorsa for
killing his i;',o:int wife lh"3 l:rl'rcd HIN to
! tlc iced. Nowadays The i:oG. Of suicides
| are caused rot from r.'llUrse 'ut from dis
| appointments, failures in business, domestic
| unElappnc-.;. or sfi'f over lost lovers or
dead kindred. Somavin,5 The unhappy man
! tries to drown ,ro'!:ir in drint:. and this
| brings depression that ends in self murder.
But it doe, NOT take Z great n:si ,rtunc to
cause suicide now. 0n!y last week - clever
| young MAJ killed. himself on hoariu. inst
his mother Taa dead, and Il young girl
| hangeO herself ;,G"al!.sn she did not like her
| ster-!nothcr. How maGy travelling men have
! been found dead in tho Atlanta hotels during
the past few years %itL no cNrlurdiunry
cause for soi destruction just tired Of life.
cOuldnt ma 81 money fast enough: cOu!un't
| square th-ic ac':ounvs Wit; their employers.
or some such reason. job suffered great
fluctuations, but didn't dare to destroy him
self In the greatest anguish he said: my
soul IS weary VI my life, oh, thu. it would
| please God to destroy me. that He would
| loose His IltG,i uud cltt !.r OFF,
| What is The cause OS this CROWNS. mental
ma!ady in this happy land? Are these sui
| rilcs alt sH"ptirs, or iciilelS, or uriver:,ll-
! lists, that they should have no fear o death.
| no dread Of something after death |?
Maybe there is :, hereafter and jul!yneit
! to come and il SO, a murderer has {" bet
ter chance than Il :suici.n FOR he has time 70
| repent and 10 forgiven, a' David WIS. Then,
| again. it is s!lrI. q selfish act, for it Brings
| grief 10 knirch and IcaTe:, Il shadow over
The household that never passes away. 4
lew years ago met youn:: nan whom 1
had not seen size" il& vas Il Ali. II, was to-
! ing we'll III II distant state, where his rother
and sisters lived but ! could :aee rhr ii2eS Of
a never forgotten sorrow in his t;.e. lis
father hun. hinl>rlt;:i q ha:n uni ,!.e heart
! broken family moved Far away 4 few
| months ago l'ner an old friend wi!o had al
| ways greeted !"e ',horrfnlly but | hur,l!v
| knew him. II" WIS EcamH;irny gray and
the Lines OF sadness were i'll every liHcan.cnt
! OF his intellectual! features. He hHd ceased
| to smile. His only son, Oh whom his love
| and his hope Wa conferred had killed him
selt--h'st placed til" fata! pisto his temple
and lir'd IT, WHAT mntrs our yolln@ men
| DO 50! Il It cones from ranorsn. is il ,l,1.
chcGpc: n"d >'lEer 10 repent :n;! reform?
| What does = nan Kill. anyhow? Nothing int
his body. His soul goes marching on and
the rerorsn goes Titl; il. But even his body
is sacred aHtt he ha5 no ri:.,1: TO ri,;ii,ato or
| destroy it. The scripture says that our
nodes arc temples; OF the living God--creatcd
in His image and but Il is.tla tower than The;
! angels. on, it is horrible to think Of It
| becomns no QUO but Eur!arrrs and assaS-
sins, and tiny don't 90 it. If the huLci.cr,
Flanagan should Kill himself in his cell. 1t
would be q IT ending Of liz, life. wh2thcr he
! be Sane or insane, but fer {; Young man or
woman who have been tcadcrly raised and
! have parents or children or kindred who
! love them. there is no excuse. Better to
bear the ills We have than to plunge in q gulf
! Of lars despair. Get un and try again. If
YOU have EerVo enough 10 pull the fatal
| trisSer, YOU surely eau make another effort
! to reform Or to suffer and endure whatever
troubles yous Get up and do som2thing-
work for your board ii you can; DO better.
| Work at anyttiinS-di.,, hoe, chop wood be
! tlremcn Oh locomotive, keep yoing-aont
! stop TO think aud brood 1yar troubles. Con-
slant employment will stilln grief. II you
can't get work, 80 to the woods and hear
the birds sing and sec the glad water flow
ing in the little branches. Life is worth
living and the faithful wag OF your dogs
tail is worth living ior-lnuch moro, is the
love Of kindred and friends. l believe that
ideness is not olly the devils workshop and
the chief cause Ct crime, but it produces
| that morbid melancholy state OF mind that
| begins with drink and ends In suicidc. Who
ever hcardof an engineer, or u conductor,
or q gardener, OF a bard-workins farmer
committing suicide. They haven't got time
to think about it. II domestic trouble OF
family discord hannts you, work it off.
Socrates married Xantippe, the mcst agsra-
waiting woman he could find, and he says he
did il for self-dise!pline and humiliation.
Some women marry aggravating men, but
| rot tor the like reason. but women rarely
! commit suicide. They prefer to suffer and
ro live for their children Don't nurse yO11r