Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-08-11

Woman's Christian Temperance Union is
enabled to speak to the wide circle of
readers of the FREE PRESS. With every
opened door comes new responsibility
to both speakers and hearers. While
"the trumpet should give no uncertain
sound" the rank and file of the temper
ance army must rally at the bugle-call
and promptly report for duty, or the
battle will end in defeat. There will be
need of skirmish lines and picket guards,
of raiding forces and solid phalanxes, in
the future as in the past.
"But right is right, since God Is God
And right the day must win.
To doubt would be dsloyalty,
To fater would be s'n.'
signs OF the Times.
There are nearly 80 Unions of the w.
G. Il. U. III Vermont. Chittenden coun-
ty has Unions in Burlington, Winooski,
Essex Junction, Essex Centre, Jericho,
Underhill, Richmond, Williston, Bolton,
Milton, Westford, Shelburn and Hines
burgh.
The lines of work in which they are
engaged may be grouped under the fol-
lowing heads Juvenile and Sunday
School Temperance work Scientific In.
struction in Public and Private Schools !;
Circulation of Temperance Literature !;
| Efforts to Influence the Press Gospel
Meetings; Drawing Room meetings
Sacramental Wine, etc.
The aggregate membership in the State,
last year, was 1919; returns of the pres
cut year will doubtless show an increase
in this direction.
DIR. Henry Randall Waite, who is at
the head of the educational department
of the United States Census Bureau,
calls for statistics in regard to the use of
temperance textbooks in the schools of
the country these will be incorporated
i'll the completed Census report.
The Woman at Work, bright, inter-
esting monthly recently transferred from
Louisville, KY, to Brattleboro, VT,
gives glimpses of the Teachers Desk,
the Fireside, the Easy Chair, and Our
World to these it has Just added a
strong temperance department.
The Wisconsin Central railroad rigidly
enforces the following rule: "The use
of intoxicating liquor of any kind, by all
employee, is detrimental to himself and
the interests of the company, and only
those who abstain from its use will be
employed" The Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha railroad says
''Tho use of intoxicating liquors involves
instant dismissal"
Temperance friends i'll general and es-
pecially those in Chittenden county, are
cordially invited to send items of inter.
est for this column, Gncluding clippings
to Alice NJ. Guernsey, Underhill, Vt.
How TO Become Strong Men.
In the Summer of 1872 it was neces
sary to shift the rails ON upwards of SOC
miles of permanent way on the Great
Western line from the broad to the mar
row gauge, and there was only n fort
night to do it in. The work to be go
through WAS enormous. About 5000 mer
were employed, and they worked doubl,
time, sometimes from four in the morn
ing till nine at night. Not soul wal
sick, sorry, or drunk, and the work wa.
accomplished within the fortnight
What was the extraordinary support O.
this wonderful spurt ofmuscular energy
Weak oatmeal cruel To spare every
ounce Of strength the men were huttet
along the line, and brought with then
bacon, bread, cheese, cocoa, etc., to pro
vide their usual meals, at usual times
There was no beer, spirits, or alcohol,
drink in any form. A pound and hal
of oatmeal and half pound OF suga
was allowed to each man daily, and t,
every gang of twenty-one men n cool
was told of. The first thing done III tn
morning was to breakfast and then tn,
cook, with his cauldron, started along tn
line till water was found convenient, an,
. q fireplace of stones built, and the po
boiled. Oatmeal was then sprinkled int
it with sugar, and thoroughly we'll boil
, ed. The thirsty men liked it exceeding
ly, and learned by experience the i'm
portance Of having it well cooked.
Here is very old and well-know
, agent, cheap enough, and easily procured
capable of imparting staying power
better, probably, than anything else
which is not employed to anything lik
: the extent it might be with advantage
; The Lancet.
, While temperance workers everywher
are singing ''jubilate" over the gran
. victory i'll Iowa, the closing words of Mr.
a Fosters great speech on the Constitu
/ tional Amendment will richly bear rep,
!. tition front their ready application to othe
:. times and places. Answering logical
and clearly the arguments against prob
4 bition, she closed as follows;
q Gentlemen, I'm done ! Will you vot
!, for the amendment Bear me witness
q l have not sought to stir your hearts b
4 tender appeals-I huve not talked {
weeping women and suffering children
/, | have tried to reason with you on fund.-
:. mental principles. But, gentlemen, ther
4 are sacred issues involved. All the trea
~ ures of the home, all the loves of til
"a fireside are endangered by the drin
"a traffic. y The question is
= simple, plain one no other issues al
"a involved it is the saloon and the hom
,. one against the other ON which side wi
y you stand? We want your protection
i. When we We're girls, bouquets of tiowe
-, and serenades under our windows, AL
y soft batteries, went great way with u
= but now we are full-grown women, Il
\ cares OF life are upon us, our ohildrt
a, are in our arms, we want to save. "
Va cannot, with the open saloons on ever
a. side, and SO, we pray, close the saloon
y y We can not vote ON the27t if we coul
y l would not need to pray or plead vii
~ you but vote for once, as the mother
,s and wives pray you to, and the pleasing
az m of those ready to perish shall fall {
ia you. Do not fear the stigma of fanat
ia cism every generation builds mont
~ ments over the graves of the fanatics
! the last there are names now cast out
T. odious, or laughed at as synonyms
:. foolish enthusiasm, that shall shine
r. letters of light on the pages of histor
, when the names of their scoffers shall
I. buried in the mud-colors of dead obi
II ion. God save the commonwealth +,
n ;c Iowa.
ie An article going the rounds of the Pre-
Is tells "How Skobeleff Won His Spurs"
ell will be new to many persons to learn that
H. did not win them at a game of draw-pok