Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1883-10-13 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

ATTEMPT TO KILL A WIFE. humanity's sake alone has a far nobler heart within tion in practical, dookery in the elementary schools, his sunburnt bosom than the victor of a thousand said that if he had his own waa there would be much Samuel Barker, aged 50, a clerk, has made a desper- battles. To be truly great one must look beyond this lose tea-drinking among people of all classes. Oatmeal ite attempt to murder his wife at Rochdale, by cutting brief period of being, and live with a higher aim than and milk produced strong, hearty, good-tempered aer throat with a razGr. About a fortnight ago the this world can give. He must not live for himself men and women ; whereas excessive tea-drinking roman's daughter was confined, and Barker, who alone, but for others, for mankind and for the world. created a generstion of nevrous, discontented people. as at that time in employment at Derby, conwho w ere for ever complaining ef the existing jtented to his wife going to Rochdale to nurse his Tire LADDER OF Lira—ln climbing a ladder, we order of the universe, scolding their neighbours, laughter. A few days before she left he began Gan ascend one step only by letting go another; so all and sighing after the impossible. Geed cooking irinking, and has since been partaking freelyof liouor. through life we cannot take one upward step except would, he firmly believed, enable them to take far The other night he left his home at Derby, arrived at Wletting go the one we now stand on. The child higher a- d more correct views of existence. In fact, Rochdale, and stayed with his wife. He continued to must lows his infantile grace, his winning ways, and he suspected that over much tea drinking, by destroy- drink, and threatened to murder his wife, but not something of his innocence, to become the sturdy, ing the calmness of the nerves, was acting as a nuch notice was taken of his violent words. Next active, inquiring youth ; and the youth in his turn dangerous revolutionary force among us. Tea drinking day he sat down to dinner with his wife and sop-in- must loose much of his bounding gaiety and eager renewed three or four times a daY made men and law. He then seemed much depressed in spirits, , enthusiasm to gain the stability, •breadth of view, women feel weak, and the result was that the tea- and was remarkably quiet. His son-in-law went up- and power of mature and intelligent manhood. So kettle went before the gin bottle, and the physical stairs to see his wife, but he had only been in the bed- each species of happiness is gained by resigning some and nervous weakness that had its origin in the bad room a few minutes ,when he heard a scream, and preceding one. The sensualist must give up the plea. cookery of an ignorant wife ended in ruin, intein, upon running downstairs found Mrs. Barker on sures of vice are he can know the delights of a happy perance, amid disease. . her knees with blood miming from wounds on the home; the miser must resign the joy of counting right side of her neck and her right hand, and her hus- his hoard before he can experience the happiness band standing over her. The woman rushed into a I of a generous affection. The scholar gives up ease for neighbour's house, where she was attended to. There knowledge, the philanthropist loses many personal is every likelihood of her recovery. Barker was taken advantages to find a higher happiness in others good, into custody, and a razor was found concealed behind the patriotic statesman letago his private ambitions a plate in the adjoining room, besmeared with blood. for his country's welfare. . h step involves a loss of A spirit of jealousy, it Is thought, has been the cause the one that went before, but only to bring a better of the crime. i gain. i -TAB lumaa‘Hoste.—And a true and noble home-life