The Grange advance., 1874-02-18

him that he was good looking. and to
all appearance man Of intelligence and
culture. The fact is the maa is rather
ugly and without any education worth
speaking Of: =.
Parties differ US to what has been &C.
complishcd. The temperance people
claim that they have made considerable
inroads upon the enemy, and that hie
forces are about to surrender, while the
other party assert that they are recov-
ering from the discomtorture occasioned
by the first onslaught Of the woman's
brigade. Some of the saloon keepers
are
WILING TO SELL OUT,
provided they can get all their business
is worth. Would it not be fair for
those wealthy and religious people who
are SO anxious to close up the whiskey
shops to subscribe enough money to re-
munerate liquor dealers for the sacrifice?
The pocket talks more effectively than
hymn books.
Last night, Sunday, the sixth hund
redth name was added to the personal
pledge This is number unequalled
in any other village that we have heard
Of The druggists and doctors have
mostly all signed the pledge prepared
for them. | hope the property owners
pledge will be passed around soon.
Some Of the persons most enthusiastic
in this movement are renting their prop
erty to persons engaged in the sale of
liquors. The village marshal is Ger.
man, aud rather likes his beer.
1t is estimated that there is one drink
Ing shop in Morrow to every eighty in
habitants. At the Methodist evening
meeting Mr.. FairchiId told of various
manufacturers and capitalists who have
been driven away on learning the num-
Der of saloons here, and another astonish-
ed the audience by direct proposition
from firm to invest $4,000 in a fac.
tory in Morrow as soon as the whiskey
nuisance is abated.
INCIDENTS OF THE WAR.
In letter to The Cincinnati Eaqus>er,
Eli Perkins has the following:
In Washington they tell story about
Ralph johnson, who became alal med
when the ladies came and prayed in
his saloon. The next day Ralph came
to them almost broken-hearted and said
if he could yet rid Of FIVE barrels Of
whiskey which be had then on hand he
would join the temperance cause hiu.-
self.
I'VE will buy your poisonous whiskey
aud pay you for it," said the ladies.
"All right" said Ralph and took
$500 and rolled the whiskey out. The
ladies emptied the whiskey out into the
street. Ralph Joined the cause for one
day, aud went 60 Linchburg, where they
have 1000 barrels of proof whiskey in
store, and brought new lot.
''What do you mean BY doing this,
Mr. johnson ?" asked deacon of the
church.
"Well," replied Ralph, my GUS
toners war kinder partic'lar like, and
that thar old whiskey was so dog on
weak that I could not sell it to 'em no
how, but it didn't hurt the ladies, for
it was just as good as the best proof
whiskey to wash down the cutters
WITH
In Wilmington the ladies have por-
table church on wheels, like daguerrean
car. which they roll around in front Of
liquor saloons. There the car stands
while the ladies pray anil sing ''Coro-
nation" and odd Hundred" One day
they all crowded around beer wagon
which was labeled marietta e ice.' The
driver escaped, after they had prayed
him crazy, and started for Sabine But
the ladies anticipated his arrival by
telegraph dispatch, and the Sabine
ladies met him with his load of beer and
prayed for him till: like Saul, he gave
up in despair.
In Vienna Mr.. Van Pelt, who
keeps a saloon, got mad when the ladies
crowded into his place. He swore and
then prayed back-praycd that the
Lord would convert the ladies and teach
them to mind their own business.
Then he shook barrel Of beer and took
out the plug. In moment the ladies
were covered with foam. They came
rushing out. looking like mermaids, and
with an awful odor Of beer. Their
polonaise and panniers were wetted, and
their ostrich plumes looked like
whipped roosters' tails. But the ladies
were not discouraged. They marched
straight home and returned again with