, 1874-03-01
How en- Indiana Beer-Vender Was
Transformed into a Butcher.

Little Progress Made by tho Temper
ance Advocates in East"
Gothamite Preachers Found who Are not
Total Abstainers.
CHICAGO.
The dodge Of the sa]oon-keepers to advertise
their places free Of cost, by informing the news
papers that notices had been sent to them by
the ladies' OF the the Temperance Union, has
been previously mentioned in The TRIBUNE.
But still some Of the vende1a Of lager were
bound to be advertised, and that thoY have suc-
cccded admirably well will DO seen by the fol-
lowing facts:
Friday evening Mr. Ferdinand 11a1ow, who
keeps saloon on the corner Of Madison and
Jefferson streets. came to The TRDUN& Office,
exhibiting posral-card which he bad received
from tho ladies Of the Temperance
Union, informing him that = prayer
nesting would 30 held at his place At
9 o'clock in the afternoon. Some zoo similar
notices having been received by as many saloon
keepers no farther notice WAS taken Of this mat
ter. a reporter Of The TRIBUNE, however, hap
pened to pass that place in the afternoon, anu
noticed u neatly printed card over the door in
forming the public that prayer-meeting would
be hold there ut = o'clock without 1ah. It was
just about 2. and the reporter dropped in to SEQ
whether there might not somcth1ne e1traoIai,
nary DO going on, Is no oEher sa1oon-aeeper nao
yet gone to the expense Of having such r1gnH
printed. The reporter ordered glass OF lager,
and then took survey Of
THE spn1ouSpINos'
The saloon Is IN the basement ana is ono OF
the largest in tho city. Behind the counter
stood Alr. Aalow and his two bar-keepers, hay
ing donned snow-Sh1to aprons Tor the occsslon,
eagerly awaiting events On the iunch-counter,
which is right under the sidewalk, several we'll
dressed men, who had tho appearance OF belong
Ing the sporting f1afern,ty Meso esenmng s .n
discussing the sltuation- A numbfF OF men
were sitting on the tables, some dElf2tng beer,
some munchlng sausage, an4ataR3S R43S3 &sleeP;
| None Of these men looked They had
any other occupation than 70 alt IN So
loon, and wait for treat, and 1cga1e them
selves with leberwurst and sc1warzbrod,
which is always standing. On ne luncn,
table, The time passed on. ana a. nati-past
thera Wos but ittle chap&e IN tne sltuatlou Anu
the prayer had not yet commenced, nor had tue
pearance.
The reporter not liking the company IN the
saloon went upstairs and awaited events on the
sidewalk.
1dEx tos1E- =,
At about balf-past the cry arose, Here they
come" And sure enough there came three
elderly women, followed BY IN immense crowd
Of .hooting men and boys. They de-
ecended tho steps aud we're welcomed
by the proprietor at the door, and conducted
to raised platform at the rear end OF tho room,
where usually low minstrel and variety exhibit
tons are given. The cIoTd gathered IN such
aumbers that every available inch OF space vas
| occupied by eager curiosity seekers At f1rst
A narfaHt EedfArn at and
cat-cals, and not until the proprietor hsd shown
his determination to preserve order BY giving.
the grand bounce " to q few Of tho most o.
streperoue-one Of them oon-keeper, by tho
way-Uas the assemblago sufficiently sopduea 70
render the orison OF the " godly" woman dis
tnRuishable. One Of the women stepped Tor
ward and propounded the conundrums Is
this hell VII the devils listen 70 % J..
t"Of course it il" cried several Of the croTd,
aud they listened. =
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