The Dillon tribune., 1884-10-25
TEMPERANCE TOPICS.

,rne men was the gentleman, in he l,i.
ov;. story, from an exchange
On Fort Wayne tram, approaching
h;c:.go, there was Il short -:;:tursd, ver.
Straight haired, coppcr.colored Issiian, 60
,c hack to the reservation, aiter q trip 10
,he indian school ut Carlisle, Pa. He wore
,;c,. suit Of clothes which fitted him iud
,v, and paper collar without neckt;e.
III, attended strictly 10 his own business.
.,,d was un,nolested until a yonn. >p.i. |
..,,nc into the smoking car from the sleep.
,r IAN Indian, guess said .,:c youn.
chap, as he lighted cigarette. And th.,,
,pproaching the son OF the plains. he al,
,racted general attention ), shouting. with
strange gestures: "Cs''. heap big !r;uu
Omaha? Sioux: l'awnce' Sec grea. faith.
.,; Have drink OF iircwa!er: H'arn In.
iuns blood:
The copper co!orcd sava.s: sazvd at the
,o,us man Il moment, with an ill.ccnccal.
"a expression OF contempt on his i;tc,., and ;
then said, with gooe: pronunciation: "f,u
must have been reading some ding .:ncc.-,
sir. l am going tack to my pes'Y,'. III Mon
usna, after spending three years IL the
East at school. ! advise yon 10 CO the
sane thing. No, sir, do TO, drink ~fis-
X. Where live gen,iemen do :.f,' carry
whisky TASKS in their pockets
The cigarette was not stacked ;,;N. and,
amid hearty and general laugh. a mach
crcstta1cn Young ;nan retired tn .''' sleep.
ing coach.
In some OF the Southern s't,.tc> strong
tax laws and license la"> have been e,l.ct.
I'd Will, little or no discussion. ald .i.c Ii.
quor traiiic has just been placed a:,t'@r tho
Regulation OF the police The las, session
Of the Missouri Legislature tcos up ;!.c
subject OF dealing with habitual dr s.n>a1s;-,
and with scarcely any debate, cuac;va q
very wise law. l: empowers the e!,ar>ri-
to have them arrested with or without
complaint from relatives Or friends. to ap.
point guardians for .hcir estates, CT 10 or
der them into confinement in an a>v!u:n,
or reiormatorv in or on, ci' the State. The
action Of the cl..,nccllors is almost ,:.crr-
tionary, but will, it is calculated depend on
the wishes of the relatives aud friends Of
tho drunkard. II any one intcrn.s the
chancellor that q man is abusing or neg.
Letting his family, is wasting his fortune
or running himself OK his business ,.,rongl:
drinking, such individual at once ;,rro!nes
subject Of judicial attention and steps
NAV be taken to secu,r his reform before
he is too far .our. This law makes drunk
cnncss Il crime, ;,s i, ~t,onld lH i;ciorc i,
has been in operation long its tendency
will be to make drunkenness al :.1>!c!ib.e
stain upon a man, character. Ills arrest
will be Il disgrace which, he can only out
live by years OF strict so!,rcty aud good
conduct, and it will not be long te!t're eve
~ man in the State will seek TO avoit: such
iissracc.-L2e7ciond i!c;al,i.
The ProhibitioristS and thc W. G. Il. l..
says the I,ion .S;:r~ai, arc bo:a :ts.sict
by very good pctp!, As unwisc l.: their de
mand for an abolition Of he liquor tax
Here comes Cardinal Manning. however
and after speaking Of the four hundred ant
seventy English statutes which have bull
up a great legal scailoldiny around tn
traffic in England, says: ut seems 20 III
lnsScIs,
ernsnent Of this country from all i,ensi
cia interest in the trade in ;n.oxirA.u
drink"
tie has discovered y, have u.ar.y othe,
that there is no greater obstac!c 10 Y'rohii,
ton than the fact that the Govcr;,.uc,
grows fat in revenue from ,hv naar rui:r;u,
and sale Of liquor.
Here is Il splendid argumcr, in ::.''r {
prohibition from the Union .S;orSt.
Apiece Of Prohibition evidence cu":s
from Evansville, Wisconsin, w;ro-y ;s':e
Justice writes that for the past tour Nr;!s
"ere 'iavc been uut tan arrests :cr .ie !;
oon, o! any village ordinance. ''i.d'. !
ADDS, "onr village has not been ca, SID vi.
""eense for twcnty-nire years, an'! Wit
a'e exception os. q railway station, >": III
'oses have not exceeded S1,o1c ia til:
period of time, and our taxes ::lv. bee
'"'y one and siN-tcnth per cent Annually
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