The Press., 1885-02-05
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
Edited The Press in behalf of the Stafford Spring w. c. T. U.

Edited for The Press in behalf of the stafford Springs President Lincoln was one day dining with party of friends, when one of them offered MT. Lincoln some wine, and rather rudely tried to force it upon him. MT. Lincoln bravely replied: "I have lived fifty years without the use of intoxicating liquors, aud do not think it worth while to change my habits now"
 A man was fined $500 in New York for giving tobacco to giraffe; but a bar- keeper by paying $2O0 can sell both to- bacco and whisky to our brothers and sons for year. It is we'll to look after the gi- raffes, but better to look after our own race.
 We have heard people talk about sowing "wild oats." We wonder what they ex- pect to reap from such sowing. What does a man reap who sows the seeds of iu- temperance? Does he reap honor, wealth, and a life of contentment and joy? Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles ?"
 If you would preserve your good name, keep away from bar rooms
 If you would preserve your self respect, keep away from bar-rooms.
 If you would preserve your good man- ners, keep away from bar-rooms.
 If you would preserve your good looks, keep away from bar-rooms.
 If you would keep out of the clutches of the devil, keep away from bar-rooms.
 Those who use the bar-room as bank, lose their deposits and much besides, in fact everything besides.
 The Inter Ocean contains the following expose of 9 Milwaukee house, winch is one of the inferior intelligences in the employ of Satan: A well-known paper-box and novelty manufacturing firm of this city has received an order from a wholesale house, also of this city, for the manufac- ture of 2,O00 blank prayer-books. These are books bearing all the external appear ance of prayer books, beautifully finished, with the title raised in g1lt letters on their covers, but being in reality boxes. Open the clasp and there is neat glass bottle, fitting the inside of the book perfectly. These bottles will be filled with liquor, the boxes carefully packed, and labelled 1prayer-books' and shipped to fill orders. For number of weeks past the travelling which the order for the ''prayer-books'' came have been taking orders in Iowa for the books, and it is expected they will be in great demand.
 A HOME INSTEAD OF A CIaAR.-In early life, says New York merchant, I smoked six cigars day, at six and half cents each; they averaged that. I thought to myself one day, "I'll just put aside all the money am consuming in cigars, and all I would consume if I kept on ill the habit, and will see what it will come to by com pound interest" Last July completed thirty nine years since, by the grace of God, I was emancipated from the filthy hablt and the saving amounted to the enormous sum of $29, ,102 O3 by compound interest. We lived in the city, but the children, who had learned something of country life from their annual visit to their grandparents, longed for home among the green fields. found very pleasant place in the country for sale. The cigar money now came into acquisition, and found that it amounted to sufficient sum to purchase the place, and it is mine. I wish all American boys could see how my children enjoy their home, as they watch the vessels with their white sails that course along the Sound. Now, boys, take your choice, smoking without home, or a home without smoking.
 A iquor-dealer received postal card reading "Please attend the funeral of man you have been ten yearsin klling."