The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19
AFoR0ETFuL coUNTRYMAN
Causes the Arkansaw Prohibition Move
 ment to Fail.

The prohibition movement Tn Arkan- saw has received a blow from which ii ,s not likely 10 recover. Several days ago. a committee of prominent temperance leaders me, ;n Colonel J,ppleson's office to take acton and to deliberate upon the bes, method of doing the great good which they were enlisted to accomplish.
 Gentlemen" sad Sockrider, chair man of the committee. am glad to see you all 50 promp, and earnest in this mo- ble cause am pleased to report favor ably on the progress of the work. and to express the opinion ,ha, ere long. whisky will be a pas, evil in Arkansa~. Let's sec. there arc one or two members yet absent and. pen ding their arrival, VIC may informally discuss matters pertaining to the glorious movement"
 You are hne temperance man, Col onel lippleson,' jokingly remarked Cap tain Lugale, pointing to jug on the top of desk.
 Yes" replied the colonel. "for that jug actually contains whisky. IL was lefs here accidentally by a countyman this morning and put il up there was half inclined 10 throw |, away. and would have done so had l no, thought ,ha, he probably bough, i, for medical purposes, !" reaching up and taking down the often sive piece of crockey.
 I wish those other men would come on" said Judge Spiekle |" feel deuocdly bad to-day. think am threatened with pneumonia. If had some quin,ne I'd take dose.'
 "i have some" replied Colonel Jipple- son. producing large mouth bottle.
 "How much mus, take a, dose 7"
 "Abou, this much. inserting the po,n, of his knife and taking out few grams
 " lust pu, i, on pieoe of paper, please Thank you. suppose I'll have To dnnk water after Il.
 There's the bucket"
 "l was reading an article in medic al journal the other day concerning the eficc, of quinlne. and although l do not believe in the ptomulgation of such an idea
 .What vas the idea 7,
 "Ths, qu,nine taken in few drops of Il hate the aoeursed name whisky, would produce much better results than by any other way Il could be taken. The writer sad severe attacks of pneumonia had in this way often been cured"
 "l do no, doubs H." said Colonel Jip- pleson, for whisky AS medicine. you know, is entirely differen, from whisky as beverage"
 Believe I'll try Il, for am indeed in danger. Let me have that jug and stealthily throwing the quin,ne m the fire, he turned up the trade mark of democracy "Ah-voo awful bitter. think it will help me. though"
 Colonel Jippleson began to yawn. This morning when go, up. felt cold chiIls running up my back. Think need little qu,nine myself, and in hls eagerness, he forgot 10 measure ou, the medicine and only took the whisky
 Heigh ho,r and the chairman stretched himself " This damp weather is enough to kill a man"
 sOr dog either" replied the secre. tary, shivering.
 If don, take care of myself am going to be siok,' ooasinsed the char man. Colonel, les me have a little of ,ha, quinine-' The medicine vent sn the fire and the whisky wen, in political way.
 "i believe Pm going ,o have a chill" sald the secretary. Wish had some kind of ague tonic.
 ~Quinine will do jus, as veil" sug- gested the colonel.
 Well, believe I'll try q. litile,v and again the jug waA lifted. Complaints continued, and health reports became 90 unfsvorable that each member of the committee took medicine The conver. sasion turned upon general topics, and Afser awhile Judge Spickie remarked. "I am really alarmed abou, myself Don', think took quite enough of that aui- nine," and without consulting the big
 
 mouth bottle he tilted the jug. The col-