The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-10-03
TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

In Great Britain there are 1900
Temperance organizations, and II il esti.
mated that 5000, 900 persons are total
abstaincrs.
" intcmperance should break out
among horses and cattle. there would
be an extra session Of Congress called
in less than three weeks to stay the
evil. But pshawl is only men that get
drunk. -GoticH Era.
JonN Il GouGn being asked the other
day II he noted any improvement in
mankind In the matter OF intcmperancc,
replied; "Why, yes; every way;
things are nothing like 50 bad as they
were when ! was a boy, and they arc
going to be better yet"
UPoS what does tho success Of tho
liquor traffic dcpcnd9 Upon debased
manhood. wrongcd womanhood. do
fraudcd childhood. II holds u mort
garc over every cradle: a deed written
in hearts blool over every human
life. Shall mothers know this and be
silent9 shall fathers understand and
be indiiicrcntP-M T. Tribune.
Az intelligent Young mechanic stood
up in n Temperance meeting aud said:
Il have a rich treat every night among
my books. | saved ms beer money
and spent Il in books. They cost me.
with my bookcase. nearly 200. They
furnish enjoyment for my winter even
ings. and have enabled me. by Gods
blessing. to gain much useful knowl-
edge, such as pots and pipes could not
have given me.
TINS sentence Il one Of Mr.. Glad
stones most recent u%tierances, and
was made before a Brewers Commission
In London ut the lime he proposed tho
additional tax on beer: ''Gcntlcmen. |
can not permit u question If mere rev
cnnc to be- considered alongside of n
question Of morals; but give me u sober
population. not wasting their earnings
on strong drink, and | will know where
TO got n revenue
ALCOHOL not being u food. not being
n drink, can not build up the natural
structures Of the body. can not supply
water for carrying the different kinds II
food round the lody, nor for carrying
the uscd-up food out Of the body. can
not supply warmth, because IT, a,tual
effect Is to lessen the animal warmth
aud put out the vital lirc; can not as
suage thirst. hut on the contrary. in
creases thirst DR.. b. ~ Liohardson.
To WHAT depths u shame the indul.
gcncc Of an appetite for whisky will
drag a man was strikingly illustrated
In = Massachusetts, town n few DAYS
ago A drunken father took his babe
10 a saloon and attempted to sell Il for
-. then -, then s2.51 Failing TO got
n buyer. he iaii the child on the oar
and said; well. look here. my friend.
take the baby aud give me one good.
square drink. Indianapolis journal
IN a recent Winthrop Temperance
meeting n gentleman male the follow
|, ing sign icant statement. " In 4 neigh.
boring town twenty.sevcn men handed
! together TO oppose in every possible
way the Nashingtonian movement On
. these eleven filled a drunkard's grave,
seven were lost at sea; four. while in.
tuttttttus VItNt lntO an arm OF n OIL
the lakes In this vicinity one night and
were drowned; two committed suicide
two were hanged IN the South. and one
| went TO sea and never was heard from .
-Le'cisioH (hs.) Journal
A BAckwARp glance over the Lerisls.
tnres Of the past sixteen years will show
the progress Of the Temperance senti
. ment The Legislatures % the recon.
struction period. and these following,
consumed = good deal Of whisky. Their
vas whisky N the clerks rooms. wis
Nv IN the tummittec rooms whisky IN
the member rooms. whisky every
vhere. II vas the rule 10 drink. ID.
last night 81 \ session sonnet mes dscen
Grated into n eTHy. Members would
! drink Il their desks and wuhhle shoui
, ever Tie foor in = helpless cobdIfion
Gradually this conduit stopped 70
yesrs past Il has been = rarr hing :,
SO a drunken legislator. Ths member.
r~e~rf sfs fsupefanze x.eNs II shssl
ccnztlssenis and II tier lndulz, IN !
zoeisi glass keep within the hound. q
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