The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-02-02
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
EDITED BY A LADY.

EDITED BY A LADY.
/ The Ladies' Temperance Union meets every
Tuesday afternoon for prayer in the severa
churches, alternately, and deep interest ],
felt by the ladies in this exercise. May we
not hear that the number is doubled who are
willing to mite in prayer to God for His help
in putting down the evil of Intemperance
Let the Temperance people be awake A
terrible foe is to be meta foe worse than
death itself, for it brings living misery to
our homes.
We learn that there is to be Juvenile
Temperance Union /" organized in this city.
In many places these have been very sue
cessfnl, and we believe that much depends up
on the patient instruction of children in tenn
perance principles. When this is fairly un-
derstood our victory is sure.
Since writing the above, we learn that the
Juvenile Temperance Society will be orga-
nized on Friday afternoon next, at halfpast
four. in the hall over Mr.. LARS store. Let
the friends of temperance be present and en-
courage this movement.
At Lampoc, Santa Barbara Co., C\lifornia,
there is fourishing temperance colony.
The children are organized into juvenile
temperance society, and there is a clause in
every deed, prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating beverages.
Petitions in Maine are being circulated to
v~,lrn &l,a kroAeo IN, int I~suLc
criminal offence.
There is great temperance revival at
Manchester. N. H., greater than was ever be-
fore known in that section. 1t is the out
growth of the women's work, and likely to
extend over the State.
The Republican party, at their recent con-
vention. put in temperance plank in their
llatform.
Last fall a great victory was gained at
Meriden, Conn. The town was carried by q
majority of 4i6 against license. Still, though
overwhelmingly defeated at the polls, the
trafickers in rum hoped to hide behind cor
rupt officials, and in opposition to law and
the majority vote, carried on their vile
trade At the recent election, however, a
temperance mayor and council were elected,
and the defeated liquor dealers must seek a
more congenial cline.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, the bright, genial,
christian lady-lawyer of Iowa, has just gained
IA suit in the Supreme Court of the state. II
is the first case ever argued in the Iowa
Supreme Court by woman. and she has
gained her case.
She has in the Circuit Court of Dubuque
Co. a case pending against saloon keeper,
for selling beer to man that resulted in his
death. $4,000 damages are claimed by his
wife.
An important point has been gained in
that suit, settling the question on which the
claim hinged, that the civil damage clause
applies to drunkenness from beer as well as
from other liquors.
A NASTY BusINEss.-It seems liquor deal
ers are in the habit Of saving the saloon
slops, and redistilling them, to be presented
again to their customers.
Now, can you imagine anything filthier than
that?
This business of re-distilling the slops of
the saloons is SO large that the government
has sued beer dealer to recover revenue from
it.
A young man-who can stand at such a bar
and drink, would not certainly be squeamish
about city sausage and hotel hash. Christian
Woman.