Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-13
TEMPERANCE SCRAPS.
"Ah see where the wild blazing grog- shop a
pears,
The red waves of wretchedness swell:
burns on the edge Of tempestuous years,
The horrible lighthouse OF hell :"

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burns on the edge Of tempestuous years,
| The horrible lighthouse OF hell!'
| For some time past vigorous temperance
movement, chiefly led by women, has been
| in progress in number of towns in Ohio
with marked success. The plan is to visit
tie saloons, hold prayer-meetings in them,
and by persuasion induce dealers to stop the
business. At Wilmington popular feeling
has been 50 fully aroused that it is reported
that every drinking saloon is closed. At
Sabina a like result has been reached. At
| Gallip0lis Temperance League was organ
| izcd. \ procession of so ladies visited the
drinking saloons, and by prayers and appeals
| cndeavored to stop the traffic. At some
houses the doors were closed against them,
but they held their devotional exercises upon
the steps. At one saloon, known as the
''Robbers' Roost,' they purchased the en-
tire stock, and emptied the liquors into the
gutter amid the ringing Of church-bels and
the cheers of the loOkers-on.
At New Vienna the same movement has
been begun, meetings have been held daily,
and round of calls was recently made upon
saloon keepers. All went smoothly until
the ladies reached the saloon of one Van
Pelt. Upon entering his den they were or
devotional exercises. Daring prayer when
the leader uttered the words, 9 May the
Lord baptize him with his Holy Spirit. the
enraged Van Pelt seized bucket of filthy
water and hurled the contents over them say
ing. ''G-d-you I'll haptize you." He re
pcatcd his act without causing any Interrupt
ton in the exercises, and finding dirty water
OF no avail. he began to throw beer upon the
ladies until they were finally driven from his
den thoroughly drcnehcd. They finished
their exercises toutside hiS door, while he
stood At the window dcnonncing them with
horrible imprecationS. Pnhlie Indignation
against him is fully aroused, and it is prob
able the men in the town will finish the
work by the destruction OF his place of bust
ness.
Kentucky goc- into the temperance reform
business with the rashnc'- Of incNperencc.
\ lin has been introduced into the Legi~la-
turc Designed To- entirely stop the sale ot
every kind of ardent spirits in the common
wealth.
There was an uproar in the Jail at Alfred.
Me. few dayS ago. y buXom female
prisoner of conynial procliyities got at some
liquor in the shcriii-~ apartment, and after
imbibns freely herself her philanthropy
moved her 20 pass the iug around, and in
about half an hour pecan of joy wa rising
from every cell. and the general effect was
rather ladicrous.
The state conStabes seized gallons of
liquor-all they could find d-lrom a fancy
saloon in Boston. recently, hut Il minutes
later the place opened up with fresh stock.
Il have lost flesh said topper to his
companion. "No great loss. replied the
other, ''>ince You haze made it up in
spirits
The citizen, of Daniel-onyillc, Conn.
were 80 exasperated hy a recent murderouS
assault upon a prominent temperance man
that they have pcrsecuted the demon till he
know, not where To hide his head there
isn't an open lar in the town. and the close
ones If any, are kept very close. indeed
Eating Hair" Is what bad men. who
drink in the morning To eountenct the
effects of last nights dissipation. call follow
in. the homeopathic maxim. ''smila Nml-
Illus Cunntur, - Qiterally tran-latcd). ~
hair Of the same dog cures the bite
Ex-Presdcnt llill of Harvard College said
at 4 recent Temperance meeting at Portland,
Me. that in the experience of hall a cen
tury. in various places, he had never seen 80
many Young men intoxicated and staggering
through the streets n he had seen IN Port
land during the last six months. And this
he said. shook his faith in the effects of n
prohibitory law to shut up tipping houses,
''tho~c dens of iniamy where drunkardS are
made"
\ California miner. fond of whiskey. at
tempted to obtain drink surreptiuously
from a >oda-water bottle which the foreman
had in n box in the wagon. Watching when
the oycrsecr had turned away lor minute,
he Slipped up to the wagon. slyly inserted
lis hand. took out the soda-watcr bottle and
swallowed the coutcntS-hut just then the
foreman discovered him, and >aw that he
had drunk bottle Of quicksilver instead OF
the coveted whiSkcv. Al the window glass
in the neighIorhood was collected, and that
miner was kept busy for two days breathing
on the pancs to convert them into mirrors
\ most extraordinary temperance meeting
Is being carried ON at Washington court
house in Ohio. Dr. Dio Lewis of Boston
recently gave startling temperance lecture
there. which seems 10 have had marked
effect upon the women PRAYER meetings
orwomcn of all denominations are held.
every morning. in the Presbyterian church,
and the party then adjourn en- masSc to the
saloons. L. in number. where they pray and
sing with the habitual frcquenter> of these
places BY permission of the saloon-keepcrs,
recently. the ladies cmptcd several barrels
of liquor from the cellars into the CUTTERS
and set fire to it. amid the applause OF the
male 81 cctatorS. Nearly every man IN town
has sig led the pledge, and the women are
resolved to prosecute their work until alcohol
l. cNieImnatcd.