The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-04
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1T is q noteworthy fact that in those New England
States which prohibit the manufacture and sale Of
Intoxicating liquors cider is invariably excepted
though contains larger percentage of alcohol than
beer, and quite much many kinds of light vine
The single for this is that the prohibition of
cider would touch the pockets of the farmers. They
make little gain from its manufacturer and are
accustomed to its as to be unwilling to class it
with wicked beverages. There is argument against
the sale of beer and light wines which would not
apply with equal greater force to that of cider bat
self interest determines the discrimination in its favor
New York Times.
IN dull seasons, when demand for manufactured
goods is small the strikes come before the public
much prominently for the reason that the en-
ployers, who either barely making expenses or
losing money, cannot afford to yield, and the
trouble begins. Strikes are therefore, symptom of
disease in the body polite just pain the head
arm is symptom of disorder in the body physical
With better state of physical health, particular
symptoms disappear, and so, also, in the political
system. The strikes have had during the spring
| and summer not of themselves dangerous save
mercal relations. When the turn is in our favor as
it shortly will be- strikes and labor troubles will vanish
| st Louis GlobeDemocrat
| ONEHALF the money expended useless adorn-
ments of the public school buildings would supply the
necesso ry mechanical appliances and small part of
that wasted in teaching equally useless things in fine
site manual instruction. Six eight hours shoD
work IN week would enable all BOYS whose tastes
the wishes of their parents, in in this direc.
ton, to tau the prescribed course, during school age
and to become adopts in the Of tools and in the
knowledge of tho Fundamentals of the mechanic arts
OF the right of the public give this instruction
there be no more doubt than of its right to give
OF the less useful instruction. which it now i'm
parts All around training will be the school sys.
tenn Of the Naturalization Herald.
THE drift Of modern civilization. in the crowded
communities is toward ceibacy. The influences are
numerous Among the classes who are in comfort.
able circumstances, and ought to maintain modest
happy homes there is desire for display and an in
diligence in extravaganza, which warn young men
against the responsibilities Of family. Among the
wealthy classes, large proportion of the young men
acquire habits which divert their attention from mar.
riage. As cities grow in population the proper.
ton of poor people incl and marriage with its
attendant expenses of family, is a formidable affair
Many other conditions could be named, which are
deterrent in their influence marriages The anti
marriage tendency is especially to be deplored be-
il implies increased imm oraity. 1t only be
counter acted by 9he cultivation of more moderate
modes of family life and the repression far as pos
| sibe, of social vices-Chicago Tribune
THE mercenary enthusiast and the uncompromising
fanatic land the Rev. Mr. Leonard the Prohibtionist
candidate for Governor in Ohio is showing himself a
good specimen of the latter have long ago demon.
straed that the only practical effect Of the Prohibi.
ton party has is sometimes to enable one political
party to it ally against the other; and the
Prohbi ion party in spite Of the commendabe sin
cerity of its best has in most States become sim
DIV political scandal Judcious temperance reform.
ers had almost ceased to hope for good results from
any temperance egslation until within recent period
local prohibition and high license laws began to work
| so well and to find favor in many parts of the
Union. These methods OF restriction