The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-08-29
minds, hearts and even over the consciences

minds, hearts and even over the consciences
of men.
Wherever meet them notice that they
are wonderful people-those Methodists;
/ am always struck with that. They are ac
tive, earnest and aggressive, that is, in their
warfare against the devil and all his works.
They are not particular in their manner OF
striking; the main thing with them is to hit
and hit hard, to hit somehow, anyhow, no
matter how, If only they hit. AT Lakeside
there was aquartette of singers, and sach
singers and such singlngl asked, while
they were by turns stirring and melting the
hearts of the people:
care these professionally
ono; they are four Methodist ministers,
who met each other here, and are contrib
uting their share land what large share) to
the interest and influence of our meetings
by their songs"
never heard more effective singing; its
power over the great audience was wonder
full. What would Moody's meetings be with
out Sankey's singing and his little harmoni-
on ?Have any of us imaginations wild
enough to conceive of four Episcopal, Con
gregational or Presbyterian ministers on a
campmeeting platform, singing temperance
songs to two thousand peoplel
Lakeside is twelve miles from Sandusky ,
with which there is constant intercourse 10y
means OF anice swift steamer. Other points
in the neighborhood are brought into COM
mnnication with the grounds by other steam
ers. Four miles distant to the north is
large island, ON which are extensive vine
yards and great wine-making establish
ment The grape crop this year is a failure
there, but the supply of wine, am told,
will not be diminished. Four miles from
Lakeside and in plain sight, is the spot
where Perry's famous naval battle was
fought. Little steamers ply about among
all these points upon the shore for the ac-
commodaton of visitors.
WHAT an amazingly great country is Ohio!
How rich 1t is, how busy and prosperous |
How fresh and green are its boundless fields
except where they are all agow with rich
harvests of golden grainl How beautiful
the crops are and will be this year! The
farmers will have hardly room enou CHI in
which to store them. But for all this the re
is no talk anywhere just now among any of
the people of anything else but the election
on the second Tuesday in October, when
they are to vote upon the question of the
constitutional prohibition of the manufac-
ture and sale of alcoholic liquors.
There are Democrats aud Republicans
here, of course, as everywhere in our coun-
try, but there is no talk of anything but of
whiskey and beer. Whether to vote them
up or to vote them down, and as TO who will
vote for or against one policy or another. 1t
is now the all-absorbing question, the drink
trade. The watchword ON one side is: "a
school house on every hill and no saloons in
the valleys" On the other: every man
has demniton right to do what he likes"
There used to be stock argument among
our friends, put this way: Farmers, with
out breweries and distilleries what sould you
do with your barley and corn?" This
seemed to puzz simple people, but we
hear nothing of it now, famous politician
being the last TO make that appeal month
ago. At great open-air meeting he de-
manded riumphantly, Farmers, without
beer and whiskey what could you do with
your grainT And he seemed to rise fully
six inches in his boots. A plain farmer,
with whip in hand, rose up and sad:
esquire V-do you want an answer to that
question:
'sYes, my honest friend, if any man can
answer it,
swell, them" said the farmer, "we'l
raise more pork and less heIkp' Whereup-
on Squire Y. is said to have gone down into
his boots, and since that day the famous
question about corn and barley is laid away
IN The slamoer ROOM VI ussleee naeeaiassy.
After the voting is over, whatever the re-
suit, there will be some curious disclosures
as to the tricks aud maneuvres of stock pol
iticians in the endeavor to arrange this
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and save votes and at the same time not to
injure any private interest. AT present,
nothing is said about it. When this fight is
over, however, somebody win be found to
be badly hurt
Toledo is very busy and prosperous city,
evidences of which abound in almost every
street, where great blocks of fine buildings
are in process of construction, or show, by
many indications, that they are recently fin
ished. The style of buiidingi is very good,
brick and limestone being the principal ma
terials, with iron pillars for the shops, which
have large plate glass windows, and are 9TH
erwise provided with the best of everything
Some of the largest plate glass windows I
have ever seen are here. l have often passed
through this city on the rail, but never saw
anything OF it until this visit exceptits thou
sands OF freight cars upon the track, laden
or empty, its great grain elevators, its col
umDs of black smoke from many tall Chin
neys, its vast railway station with it's restau-
rants crowded with travellers, taking very
"hasty plate of SOUP in the few minutes
allowed for Refreshments"
NEAL Dow.