Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-10-03
ATemnaranna I.antnrn.


Y fIitI.d mel - this vel aid called
attention TO the fact that a few nights
before there was an unusually large
number of drunken men in town; that
the boys had been having abig time of
it; and wonde ring why the newspapers
did hot have sonlething to say on the
s'lbjcct. We are iiotgiyeil .ta-lecturing
on any subject; but admit that .oeca--
Sions arise when we are inclined to talk
for the good Of The blethein@ in gen
eral. %, .I
An old gentlemen who had the incli-
ton to offer up devotions to.Deity be-
fore each niatatiIIal meal, found that
words would not always come. 30 him;
and besides he was so pressed for time,
that he had To count every moment. So
as a compromise, he had written in
large letters an eloquent and appropri-
ate prayer, and this lie pinned up OF the
wall. When the family assembled for
morning prayers, the old gentleman
would put himself in position, and
pointing tohis written prayer would
say: Good Lord, them's my senti-
ments exactly. Amen" ~
Now for the benefit of those who
would have us lecture OH the. evils of
drunkenness in these columns, we will
direct them to the article below from
the Wichita Times, and say, with our
well-meaning old friend, "Them's our
sentiments exactly" Here is the
article: = s.s--..-. itt,-
ADO YOU see'that man sitting there in
! the ALLEY! He looks very serious, but
lac is not a philosopher. The head
hangs down toward the earth, but not
with the weight of ideas pressing Oh
the mind. Oh, no, he is not medIta-
ting. He IS drunk. II is an awful
word. Yet the bOotblacks are pokine
fun at the poor unfortunate, and the
! policeman will soon escort him to the
cooler DrIInki What a word F? Do
| you know its meaning? 1t means that
a man in his sober senses drank enough
medicine to Put him out of his senses.
1t means that man deliberately killed
himself; for a drunk sinan is dead
man Tor the time being. AM that is
| distinctly Human in the man Is dead.
Not only dead, bnt degraded. Dead in
tie worst sense Of that word. The
reason is smo thered, the mind. stupeff-
1 ed. and the heart covered over with the
scum of damnations 1t is Queer that
men VIII be 50 unreasonable as TO put
out, even for whours,. the hight OF
reason. But they win dot. Tie
! brightest brains of the ages have been
benumbed byJaicohOl. dtis food and
medicine. The finest physical forms
that have ever graced tile earth have
been fed on wine and stronger drink.
1t is the abuse. Not Only the abuse OF
the use but the adulteratiOn in the man
ufacture of the article used. ~
The reason we are bec6mlnRA race OF
drunkards iSbeeause we are a race OF
cUunterfeits and cheats. This is the
limitation age. We have our paper
collar and bur oleomargerine. Tht
fashion is to initiate thegenuine. TT:
considered smart TO come as near tbs
genuine rs possible in your counterfeit,
ing. Adultefation IL. tie ,orier Of, tht
day. Hence we talk Of drinkihg wine
beer and whisky as our fathsrs did
and yet, we are only poisoning oul
blood with the vile limitations. The fe
verish blood, the bleared eye are the
result of what to our fathers W a:
healthy exhilaratiOn.
Boys, 60 slow. There is nothing t
be gained By getting drunk. No mar
makes money, name or reputation b,
geing on a jamboree. It"stingeth lik,
a adder and biteth like an serpent,' ii
spite of al the good fellowship we can
throw around il. We are mot preachin,
any pharisaical teetotalism. If yol
want adrink of beer, or wine, or ever
whisky, go and get it and then 60 OF
your way about your busihesss Dom
remain and l1zfsand guzzle until you.
mind goes out. IL is this hoerin,
around saloon Ike buzzards over
dead horse, which brings the curse O
deadbeatisTn and drunkenness to men
Get away from it. BE clean and de
cent in your manners and life. Live s.
that you can look up to the stars with
out blush. Remember. no man vii