, 1877-08-29
| prominent Bangor geutlrular states Tint spme
whisky purchased at tho agency fpr hts SILK

prominent Bangor Peutl~u,an states TINT some
whisky purchased at tho agency for hts SILK
Wife waA
UTTERLY Uartr To nHtSE.
The Invalid could not retain u moment on her
stomach. and he. TESTING II himself, un. made
sick bv Il. Some physicians hcrc have trascd,
as rule, to prescribe for their pntien's any
FV"rfh-BJ this law the sale OF liquor in Ban
gnr Is larreiy transferred 10 low an.l irrcrpon-
eble partfet. Plenty spf liquor can 10 obtained
seat s9s sd sssify 81 s ts.. a apas aas
tty, and n ventlcl n.y. the Irish. The Income OF
one ot these Hibefnian fiquor-sciIcrs Is said to
be 500 day.
pour citizens The Itch scnd for cases Of Lecr
from Boston. A considerable part Of tho bust
nesa of some express companies Ia to transport
!!1uof. mostly becr, to prfyato individuals #,
this city. Scores Of families are thus supplied.
Occasionally tt'ls private bcer is n,olestc.i The
owner 10 summoned before the Sheriff and made
to swrnr thnt 1t Is not Intended for sale before
be can receive It. Eminent'y respectable citi-
xens have been compelled tO 70 through this
farce: Many refuse indignantly to DO Il, saying
that the Sheriff has ot1ciously slrust ILLS nose
lnto tlcir private business. In such cases, the
beer has been returned, but has sometimes been
tampercd With, scvcrnl bottles having been
Import such largo amounts ei beer. They .rc
thus deprived Of au Innocent and harmless bev-
sra1e, the FREQ aa1o OF which would undoubtedly
prevent their using stronger drinks, surrep-
titaously pbthtne1.
Shth--An entire change hns thus been intro
duced Into the cuatouls Of tho citizens. Tho
poorer classes ~ to the city agency aud get,
ofien with no pfessrtpilon, 9uu1. or gallon %, Of
to thcr MONIES, Rntl thus Indulge in ihe
WORST KIND o. CAKousALs,
drinking until the liquor is exhausted. This
was not nearly ~ common an occurrence wien
glass could be obtained when desired. The
nfn rf,}tNrH fnr0ff fhNr Honorh II ttRt.
ally keep great deal on haud for the entertain
u,ent OF tlloir friends. Much more IA probably
thus consumed than would otherwise be the
case, C!nb,roo,1s tanknown in Bangor before
tho city, and their influence Is snk to he exceed
ingly delctcrlous. What Is most strongly urged,
however, "a tho fact Tint tho people ire being
sar'tsa e INIT 'yss%p pe,a t sa e8 @
really desp!sc. Politicians, from motives
OF policy, advocate law which they rdI.
eu]e and violate III private. Young men md
boys conuire ut whisky smuggling, and resort
liquors, which they would probably not use to
the present extent 1t a license law were in opc-
rntion, and especially II beer Nerc freely sold.
Spies (even women, It 10 claimed, being used for
the purpose y arc pFo~lfnx about, watching for
PETTY REVENGE,
and keeping an eye upon private dwcllfngs and
tug condition OF a geatlcman's pantry.
debt, together with its decrease In population.
show the result Of the leRis,attou Of tho past
twenty-slx yeare, during which no less tlan
forty laws have been passed In favor Of prohibi-
tton. Says the present Mayor IN his report ior
1877: "Ay father, twsnty-seyen years ago,
wns distressed with the fact that tho industries
Of the city were burdeued by the heavy debt Of
&1esoo. To-day we have to carry The burden
Of a solid debt Of more than $50, 900, with y
railroad liability Of nearly 81 000, ,OO moral"
Do not these facts speak for themselves, pro-
nouncing the Liquor law, as here enforced, a
fanatIeal aud hypocritlcal measure and a total
faIlurgi