Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-12

gramme WAS carried out. First an
essay by the County tSupertendent
w. H. H. Fate on the human emo
tions and their effect upon the judg-
ment. A defamation by Edith Bur-
dick; narrative essay on the war of
the Rebellion by A. J. Smith; select
reading by Miss Hattie Davis; essay
on Manners by Miss Martha Ander-
son; selecte rading by Mr.. Meehan;
essay by Miss Jennie Smith; decla-
nation by Miss Alice Walp; decla-
nation by Miss Ida Bland, select
reading by Miss Ida Kiplinger; a ia
vorable consideration of motion to
adjourn then dispersed the audience.
The two following days were spent
in an examination for certificats the
results of which we have not heard
but feel sure that but few who stood
an examination would fail to receive
creditable certificate. The extra eff.
forts berg put forth by Mr.. Fate
and the determination Of the teach
ers is certainly matter of gratifica-
ton to every one interested in the
progress Of our public schools.
The plan also ola permanent or
ganization of our teachers with the
object of meeting together OCCASION
ally and interchanging ideas and adj
vising together as to the best plans
of instruction and school govern
ment is to be complimented as a
move in the right direction.
The Liquor Traffic.
I will tell you my idea Of tho
traffic very briefly. God forgive
me, do not speak of it boastingly,
for my sin is ever before me; seven
years Of my life were dark blank.
| know what the burning appetite
for stimulant is; know all about it
and / have sat by the dying bedside
of drunkards. | have held their
hands in mine; l have tried to lead
them at the last gasp to the Savior
who never turned away that came
to him! and yet, in the light Of my
own experience and the experience
Of others that have received
through my observation, l could
say: Father in heaven, if it he thy
will that man shall suffer, whatever
secmeth good in thy sight Of tenn
poral evil, impose it on me; let the
bread of sffliction be given to me to
eat, take from me the friends of MY
old age; let the hut of poverty be
my dwelling-place let the wasting
hand of disease be laid upon me;
let me walk in the whirlwind live in
the storm; let the passing away of
my welfare be like the flowing of n
stream, and the shouts of my ene-
mys like rain on the waters; when
l speak good let evil come on me
do all this, but save me, merciful
God, save me from the bed of
drunkard! And yet, as / shall
answer to thee in the. day OF judy
ment, mad rather be the veriest sot
that ever reeled through the streets
than | would be the man who sold
him his liquor for a month";"
[ Applause think it is the most
awful bus iness man can possibly
engage in. There is no good in it.
How much benefit is it to town
that a man shall start saloon?
wish MIR. Bowen, when he gives the
next grand entertainment, would in
vite some of the liquor-scllers of
Connecticut to come here and show
the benefits OF their business to this
people. Let them bring a few
specimens of their work. They
can't do it, The raw material is
always worth more than the manu-
featured article; always.
AS a boy said: III know go and
SOS saloon is finished" allow do
you know it?" l saw fellow
coming out of it drunk" A liquor
seller was very angry with a boy
" ho, when he saw drunken man
had fallen down in front of a sal
Don, said: Mister your sign has
fell down." There was in Connect
icut. l think, man named Sol
ONION Camp, who put up a sign
IS Camps" The painter forgot t.
put the dot in after the initial s,
and every body read it "Scamps
tavern" II nearly broke up his
business; lie had to haze hot put
IL; but that dian't do. as The tiers
ware ton ,lpse 'ngether, and he hal
to have a new sigo painted with
wider spacing sud the dot in, let
them show tie re,l"tits that are de-
rived from the sale Of Intoxicating
liquor in this country. | hate it
because we have no redress. There
is not q mother here that has anv
redress. There is not wife here
that has any redress. A woman
went into grng-shop-and I give