The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-11
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT.

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TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT..
Ep1rED By THE woMEN's cHRIsTIAS TEN
PERANcE UNION.
ssFoR GOD AND HOME AND NATIVE I AND. 2
Remember, Ladies Of the w. C. n e.. 4
our regular monthly meeting Second
Tuesday, on Dec. 9. at $3.50 p. m. my M.
G. A. Room.
There are two law-defying institutions
in these United States, the whisky saloon
and Mormonism. Both of them ought to
The proprietor of Il corner store in a
New England city rnt up Il significant
sign: ''Wanted.-Th ten LATEST men in
town-to loaf on this corner.
Kentucky gave five Thousand votes for
st. John. The faculty of the agricultural
college at Lexington stood solid for him..
Col. Geo. W. Balm was on Kentnckys
electoral ticket.
The 40 Baptist churches of Broad Run
Association, W. Va, representing men,
bership of 1900, adopted resolutions at its
recent session petitioning the legislature,
at its next session, to submit to vote of
the people an amendment to the state
constitution, prohibiting the manufacture
and sale Of Intoxicating liquors as bever-
age, in that state, and recommending that
the power of their influence be for prohi-
bition.
Important action was recently taken by
the Grand Lodge Of Free Masons for Ohio,
declaring liquor-selling to be. Masonic
crime, which will be sufficient grounds for
the refusal Of Masonic fellowship. This
shows the development of moral feeling in
the world, and a direct influence upon a
great social organization for we may hope
that if this principle is accepted in one
quarter, it may in time become universal
LINTON Signal.
Such a notice as this has been clipped by
an observing W. C. T. U. woman, from a
country paper: Hogs raised about dis
tilleries are very often subject to infam-
nation Of the lungs and liver. These
troubles may be easily avoided by using IS
horse and cattle powder in their swill.n I
wish everybody wonld take as much pains
to prevent Inflammation Of the lungs and
liver in human beings raised on distilling
products, as is taken to protect the hogs.
The following curious advertisement APP
pears in q recent issue of Perth newspa-
per: ''To please my wife. I. the under
signed, declare that from henceforth I
will not put my foot in cafe or basseIie' =
drinking shop. "and I beg my friends
and acquaintance never to ask me to fire.
quent these haunts of perdition and L au-
thorize any one finding me in a cafe imme-
diately to demand from me the sum of
fifty florins, which will be given to some
public charity. -
Not long ago, the government OF Siam
aroused toa sense of injury to its citizens
from the sale Of drink by American
traders, besought the American consul to
withdraw his protection from these men,
and to his honor be it noted, the request
was granted. Congress can Withdraw it's
protection from such traffic by Americans
in all lands, but has not done so save in
this instance. On the contrary in its
treaties it has stipulated expressly that
dram selling by Americans shall not be in
terfered with. Union Signal
A City Missionary visited an unhappy
man in jail awaiting his trial. Sir said
the prisoner. tears running down his
cheeks, II had a good home education it
was my street education that ruined me.
1 used to slip out Of the house and go off
with the boys in the street. In the street
/ learned to lounge in the street / learned
to swear in the street learned to smoke
in the street learned to gamble in the
street / learned to pilfer. Oh Sir, it isin
the street the devil turks to work the ruin
Of the young. ''-Forarard.
A recent investigation, by special ex-l
aminers appointed for the purpose, has
brought to light the great losses several OF
the Hartford life insurance companies
have sustained in certain portions of the
country, from insuring persons subject to
habits of inebriety. I'M certain section,
twenty-eight deaths were all traced to the
excessive use Of alcohol, and the losses
were paid. simply because it was cheaper
to settle than to contest. These examiners
were instructed to cancel all the risks Of
ten thousand and upward where the in
sured were found using alcohol to an ex-
cess.-Uaaion Signal.
In an English paper, we see n letter from
Mr.. William Hoyle, the great statistician
who visited Canada short time ago Be-
fore going home, he passed through the
State Of Maine, and here is his experience 81
II went about Portland and the surround
ing district good deal during the four
days was there, but did not see the least
indication of liquor selling or drinking It
is true the law is violated. but not SO much
as other laws, as for instance, the educa-
tion law, nor more than our liquor laws in