Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-02

The Philadelphia Press has collected from Of
fetal sources the laws l-ovcTrn.. tIe l,cu5r JIes-
tion Throughout the COUNTRY. i s.sr o. inquiries
was seat 20 The Se-rer2Ty Or state or each STATE and
territory, ant IL dl1 but sescn Instances replies
were received. trol the information, thus Or
tained birds-eyc view IS pr.se. 20 @. tn results
OF temperate" agitation Thus fsr "a rho United
States 2rpa- variety 81 iee9l .ws j. fouAG and
some 0: t.cH quite g-o5sltie. .. r Instance.
TIE "au;i-tr,.t 30 law" a5 %eartsi9, which pun
tsheS that custom b. hae ai.l t-'p.. eminent.
OF the tAirtr-1tns states AL territories rom
which returns were sent fourteen an. given a
without general laws o1 Jtr sa,i ect ont - Os.o
l. Included IN tH-s cl1o. f.oTTnr-T there may D.
oIker sat, which shoglf D.. -,eu ogt ~ TINS di-
vision. In I've states sr~ic- p-1 3..aIy avs pre-
Saf!-Haine. New HGnp7h'r,, Es-ln5as iowa and
Kansas IN tHese states vie uianGi. t,re ana sale
of intoxicatnE ..4uprS te.e-sga Is prohibited.
IL flge other statcS-NasSl lus,,ts. Connecticut.
Indiana, aieis1aH AMI Ni-con4-a-prol4 M .3a has
been tried. aud, uat giving s8tie.sctlo1, i7 recn
exchanged l2r l1Iid,r laws generally ia Tie Lie q
local option, which Scsrss - be .-rnr.ns n favor
thr0us5NV: 30" linton IA the constitutional aui tue
sensible methos. Of attacking tao evil q. intemper-
anee. No less than twenty sites and territories
have license or local -,tFJn system
The local cJ-io2 IneIa93 ge3ls yrlth ar-1nten
moss rs a mater for regulation H. those VINO are
afflicted directly b. the evil 1t allows each CON-
IGUGty To say how i- Is considers NCuor drinking
harmful TO good order AMI prosperity, and eutbies
each tn deal Win me e-i in gsnt seems 70 Ds the
most eIlcleEE tG-aaeT. E1e eoccty or town is
made the iuiEo 81 Ifs Own Interests aad morals
Sueh policy Is m t'ie OF tina system d. local
sell government which j. the basis Il or tOrn 81
S0yeTnn"1t and f. most n 8cc0r: with The spirit
OF oar laws its prlctl-7l operation. moreover.
seems To be bane.c!.i- i l.tuae community NAV
need different Laws from q crowded CITY ami still
another code may best suit ra5nijia-tqTla.; "
2age or fishing settlements; aud under the local or
ton system the good ctl,ns Il eacl locality can
decide what IS Dest Tor taen and their lelgGbOrs.
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healthy SIGN OF the tunes Is the marked i.-stlz
OF IN the mileage NJ new railroad trc1s,llii az
ing the year. Tie s-aglaton n tDls Business Il as
brought, OF course, iInm :dilte loss ond suffering
toah concerned n ita2d through them 20 tus e1I-
1nunity aJ large, bit Il necessary ~ orsr that
The country might STOW I'D % the Tol1s already
constructed FOR some years t1e -aiIrCllS have.
been Oserbulding. ana tle di,1eIA0sr reached its
climax in 1852. when 1855 miles OF track we're laid
the almost necessary consequence of tbs fayerish
growth was the depression through which We are
now passing Bat during the psst year only AGO
miles, or scarcely OnH-thi-li as much Is in fgS2
were constructed. and most II his Ialleare rep
Tesents the repair OF OF Jrc, rather THAN the Iay
Ing OF new lines This move conservative tendency
Indicates the speedy coming Of mora prosperous
times. based On better balance oil supply and de-
mand-