Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-29
TEMPERANCE,


Samuel KRapp, a vol ts'do farmer OF
North ARdGyer, Mas, and his vile,
we're arrested on q warrant ehafaing
'hem with beiug common diahksfda'
When the officers appeared upoh tho
GeGne, both mah and vito were ihlnAi'
Gated, as il In alleged they have been
for several mon hs, Two little ehildrcl
we're found shOckingly neglected, aAd
tho house aid suHGundiggs we're In y
beaslly condition. When the wOlnpn
was ssarohed NJ the station house, thefe
was found On her perbOn q gold waieh,
$3.50 in money, and considerable Vaiu'
able jewelry,
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, whose
grand words and noble deeds have for
years given her q reputation IA q friend
OF humanity throughout 20 whole
country, Las made al appeal against
iLtempenneo aud iiliteraey IA Tho col
umnB o. lhe Boston Traveller which ~
we'll worth heellag II can hardly fell
to make deep impression on thoHe
who read II. Mra, Thompson very
rightly regards inttmperaneo and illit'
efaey as the twin curses OF American
civilization. How these oyila arc to be
overcmae and credcated Ia 0 problem
that h beginning to force iIeelI upon
our national Legislators
Tho Boston ministers talked OF their
duty ~ to prohlhitory legislation TO-
ebntly Rt the meeting OF tho EvangeIi-
cal alliance, Fnd appointed committee
Of seven TO consldOr tho matter oi Pc
iitionidg tho Legislature. Rev. chanes
Spugcon Of London, : noted preaeH'
or's ion, mid that tlc cause OF Total
ab,tinsuuo In England ww gaining rap
idly. iIc was glad to say hat nineo hio
arrival IN this country 40 ono had sol
glass OF wIue before bin Vt table, nor
lad ho seen vino on tho tables. lilo
believed tha. Chriat In tho heart was
stronger power for temperance Than the
pledge OF legislation, and that the tenn
polanco question ,hould DO made a STEP
ping stone TO tho Gospel.
viii you think over the history OF
hundred homes with which you are
aoquaintod' How many OF them hide
some skeleton away l. tho closotP A
son killed in hiO prime, n boy wander
ing somewhere, God knows whero A
husband who wal once good, and kind,
anl pure, q father who wes once 80
proud father, but now has forgotten
all fathers love aye, even vile ana
mot her, who has fallen from her place
as tie pride aud Joy OF home, until Ler
habits arc screened and her homo COW
cred with n secrecy. Ask ior tho reason.
Strong drink hun done it. Who opened
tho shop aud prollered tho temptation
and fed tho appetizer The rumsellcr,
and STAYED not his hands for all tho
ruin that came, but eagerly nked in tho
dimes for which such hopes and happi-
ness were sold.
When the conscience is duly stirred,
il will demand correction OF many q
thoughtlcss social abuse. Even in re.
fined and religious company 1t IL no
strong thing, though very sad one, to
jind drunkenness treated rs Jest, and
to sec tho disgusting vulgarity, tho stag.
ger and sprawl, tho thick tongue and
Va ant faco aud silly song OF the drunk
ard, initiated in plays or "private tho
atricals," or elocu'ionary performances,
witnessed in parlors and schools, not
only by communicates and clergymen,
but by children Of both sexes. IL We
Eeard all the secret groans that intoxica-
ton brings from human hearts daily and
nightly all around us, we should con.
clude that it is specter too ghastly to
be laughed at Even It's mimic reel and
drivel would make the heart sicL,
Good breeding goes with good workman
ship and good. breeding can ne Ter make
merry at human suffering or human
degadation.--M Y, ChwcEman.
Tho Oriental coffee house COM
pany at Boston are encouraged by the
success of the Casino" which they
open, d on Washington street last win'
ter, to open q similar establishment ON
Green street, near Bowdoin square. 1t
is called the AIhambra, and is fitted up
in the same attractive fashion as the
casino-large and well-lighted halls for
men and women, billiard tables, piano,
coffee, flowers, cigars, lunches, tables
for games, etc. The object OF tho man
ayers is profit and good works. Expe-
rience has shown that many men, young
and old, and women, too, who have
loafed in grog-shops or played billiards
and cards where tempted to stimulate
between games, are glad to enter this
respectable and comfortable temperance
saloon to play, drink, eat, chat or lounge
| if they choose to. The formal opening,
/ the "iree lunch," OF the Alhambra the
other evening, drew some 600 people,
band furnished music and speeches were
made by Z. s. Tobey, Rev. Drs. Webb
and Gordon, Rev. W. H. Leavel and
others.