Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1867-07-10
Commune ed.
" ALA NALLA, WASH. TEG,,

" ALA " ALiiY " SSH FIR,
june 1oth 1851
EDS. TRlBrSE Since the or2ani,
zation Of the Good Templars Of this
place there has been quite an excite
ment relating to the Order.
The Lodge is in aourishing con
dition: it numbers about 20 members,
and each week there are from one to
eight that JOIN our ranks and go with
US in striving u resist our adversary.
| Alcohol We TO we'll know that ii
IS highly recommended among class
Of people who should never know the
use Of the article in any way, shape.
or form. Nevertheless, we are meet
ing with great success in driving IN
temperance from the community
There have already been three saloons
met their fate since the Order started.
but whether it was done by the Good
Templars or not, ! am not prepared
to say: however, they are making
great havoc in their ranks. taking ono
by one from the king of all evils. the
monster who brings such woe upon
mankind. There Is Il large djstillcry
in this place which yields about $50
gallons per day; and in almost every
store on this coast, there can be found
a structure similar to the ono lust
mentioned, only or a smaller scale, in
operation. manufacturing that deadly
poison which sends terror through
every soul We are all aware Of the
fact that the article is psJc, yet,
arsenic is high, and / cannot account
for it in any other way than that it is
very extensively used in manufactur-
ing tangleJoof;. they term it China
Whiskcy," but would term it Ig,a
fortis;: for, in reality the latter Is not
a comparison to it; fol such is its
strength.
1t is astonishing to think Of the
quantity Of liquor that Is used in the
valley Of WalIa Walla and the sur
rounding country, the greater portion
Of which IS used as a beverage. A
person can only form an idea of the
| quantity Of liquor drank here BY OBJ
/ seryatIon.
We viii admit that alcoholic liz
uors are very useful in some instances,
but the trouble arises from its being
carried to extremes. But this must
not be allowed; intcmpcrancc must be
driven from our midst | will relate
an incident to which / was an obser-
! yer. 1t was but short time since
there were two men intoxicated who
began quarreling, and one Of them
drew large knife and stabbed thc4
other one three times in the thigh.
and another thrust was made at his
! heart, but some one caught his arm
in time to prevent serious wound.
| Now what was the cause of this NOR
/ tai strife +? Simple enough: that hv-
dra-hcaded monster, whiskev, done
the deed Yesterday ten Of our citi-
zcns drove up to a saloon for the pur-
| pose Of drinking; they had a small
brick in each Of their hats. conse. +
queEtly they drove upon the sidewalk
A policeman stepped up and reques-
ted them to get off But to be obsti.
nate, they concluded it would be Of
no use to back the horses The ro-
/ liceman laid hold to back the carriage.
/ when one of the men drew a revolver
and fired at him, and the policeman
returned the fire, but neither ball took
/ effect The cause Of all this was
whiskey. Yet another. Some wears
since there was man, generally
/ known III Mineral Point, fell down the
cellar stairs IN Mr. LatEfop's store
and broke his neck Whiskcy done
/ it. ! tell you it was from the bottle.
cut of the mouth of which, ranaeth
the forked tongue Of the fiery serpent
who carrieth its victims onward to
misery and degradation. Ny friends
let whiskey get Tire start and YOU are
gone will admit that some IF the
greatest drunkards have reformed
but il is the fact, that nine ont Of ten
are lost Nature alone formed 10
strong drinks, but man was not salts
fed till he sought out some invention
with which to degrade himself lower
than tic brute Cold water viii vet
be triumphant
/ ARM CHAIR.