The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-07

rand not hear. / should have thought
lie really did not catch my meaning had
he not inclined his ear In that deicrcn-
tial, legal way of his. and the moment
| the interrogation point was reached the
| head was thrown back and he INDUCED
(. in a pcnsive survey of the ccnicr-p piece
Of the chandelier. In just the time re-
qnired to put tile question down a idly
curious, If not impertinent, he turned to
me and said: +" Mrs.--is really very
charming lady" 1t was now my turn
Z 10 study the frescoed ceiling.
! There is no difficulty in arriving at
the sentiments of the people of the State
at large in regard to the bill. In this
county il will be some time before the
bill can make any percepiible difference.
, supposlng it become the law. There
Will be test case at once to determine
/ its constitntionaity. and that being as
sured, it will be claimed that the law
cannot affect liquor saloons now in ops-
ration until the present liquor license
shall have expired. Ii will be thus near
ly year before the law can bc enforced
La the meantime an astonishing number
OF people have arrayed themselves
against those who voted for the bill. and
make no bones of saying that the Re-
ipublicans will lose The next election.
which would not be very remarkable,
considering Tie closeness of tic last
election.
! In conversation, yesterday, with an
uncommon shrewd, sensible resident of
Lake county. he tod me that majority
OF the citizens of that section of the
country are German. and Republicans
at THAI, and he thought Ia a man they
would vote against the party that was in
sttnmeniai III passing The Temperance
/ Blll. Not that these same Germans are
hot the most thrifty. sober and law w-abid-
ing portion OF That community. but they
must have their beer. They know bet
ter than any people on the face Of the
globe that 'all work and no play make,
Jack dull boy:' and after the work
they must have their dances and games.
and glass Of the lager that with them
aiways cheers. but seldom intoxicates
III takes an American To make a beast of
himself when opportunity offers. For
example, some men always get drunk
when tAcy do not have TO pay for the
liquor, aud others drink to excess when
ilt Is handy, as on excursion parties anil
at complimentary suppcrs. just here
comes IN Tile most serious objection to
f, tic new Law. There is a triple penalty,
one upon tlic man that drinks, one upon
I, the man that sells The liquor to the
man that drinks. and one upon the man
thlI rents the house.to the man that sells
The liquor tothc man that drinks. But
there j. z difference of much account IN
, the settlement OF fines. The man tha.
drinks is fines a few dollars ($5,
be.ievc,) while the man that sells the Ii
qnor Is fined not less than $50 failing
I 10 pay which or greater sum in dam
ages, the landlord is held responsible
II is easy TO see that the liquor seller
viii be exceedingly careful how he traf-
fics in the forbidden fire-water. and the
consequence viii be the purchaser will
buy hy the quart, or larger quantities.
and carry the liquor home. where. ten
chances 10 one. he will make a brute
OF himself la this way. it Is plain what
! is called a moderate drinker will be
tempted 10 drink 10 excess. This j. the
manner in which the experiment failed
ii Maine.
Ii is not generally known, by the way,
that the Maine Liquor Law was once
passed by the Indiana Legislature. 1t
t-1sto % 'ANttt ~ tiels SUBSEQUENTLY
a very good law was enacted. if il ever
bad been carried out. 1t all amounts TO
the simple fact that human nature is very
perrerse, and thatit is next 10 impossible
to legislaie the appetite. There will ever
De found some method Of eyading I'll,
law. liz the Judgment of our best ci,i-
zens sts.ct compulsory education law
Wonll do more for the welfare of the
State than bare temperance statute
The NECESSITY of labor : a law against
sa@rancv, among the children of The
rich particularly. should next be enfurc-
ed but i'm education is prc-suppo-cd
habit of study and thought that tends to
usefulness and responsibility:
UNFoETUyATE Loss. Mr.. Nathan
lIosier, for several years past dair.-
man in this city, sold out the other day
and made preparations TO move. lie
had slowed away his last years earn
mgs, amounting to seven hundred dol
lars, in parlor stove that had been used
for some time. While "tearing up the
carpet preparatory to moving, Mrs. Hos
ier started fire in the parlor, and be-
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