West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1886-01-13
ALONG THE PROHIBITION
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bill in the Senate of the United
States requiring the scholars in
the District of Columbia and the
territories to study works on the
physiological effects of alcohol up.
on the system.
Is it not universally acknowl-
edged fact that the liquor fraterni-
ty is composed of the most law defy
ing, law breaking class in the coun-
try? Whatever license be, high or
low, the liquor-seller has no respect
for the taw. License has been tried
for hundreds of years and has every-
where proved failure, as to re-
straining the lawless traffic.-Home
Gazette.
DELIRIUMs--Dr. Sax, an emil
nent physician and chemist of
France, has made the discovery
that alcohol in all its forms con-
tains psrasitical life and that those
who are affected with delirium tre-
mems are not merely the subjects
of Authorizations but are filled with
verita5le wriggling reptilian ami
malcules.
THE SET BACK.-The result of
organization and the rapid growth
OF the Prohibition party has been to
bring the question OF prohibition,
the evils of the liquor traffic and
the evils of intemperance into
prominence as never before. New
er in the history of the country
have men thought as much, read
and known as much of the dangers
of intoxicants as since the twenty
year back-set of 1S84.-New Era.
WIscoNsIN.-A member of the
Conference reports that the preach
ers of the Wisconsin M. e. Confer
ence stand 78 to % in favor of the
Prohibition party.
OHIo.-A Convention of Prohibit
tionists of the 10Th, Goth and 21st
Congressional districts was held at
Cleveland, Jan. 9Th.
FoREsEE TRoUBLE.-The SEEM
ing strange outburst of the prohi-
bition fever in the Southern States.
threatening, as it does, to take pos
session of Georgia, Alabama, Fiori-
da, South Carolina, Mississippi and
even Kentucky, the birth place OF
Bourbon" is greatly worrying the
old Bourbons, who foresee trouble
in 1S88.-N Y Dispatch.
SOUND DOCTRINE. The editor of
the N. W. Christian ADVOCATE 8 avs
in last weeks issue. eve are in ia
vo7 of the prohibition party, wheth-
er that be the democratic party in
Georgia or the republican party in
Iowa, or a distinctive prohibition
party where neither of these espou-
SEES prohibition"
MAINE PROHIBITIONS fake the
last census report Of 1880, not tenn
perance fanatic statistics, and we
find that Ohio paid a revenue to
the general government of "a So
per capita. While Maine, Prohi-
bition state, paid but three cents
per capita,
WEST VIRGINIA NOTES.
Mr.. John L. Thomas of Cum ber-
land, Md, lately employed by the
Grand Lodge of w. Va, T. 0. G. T.,
made his debut in the M. E. Church
If our town, Tuesday night, the
22nd of Dec. last. He made fine
mpression.-Paw PAU Teetotaler.
CHARLEsTowN DRUNK.-The drunk
snness and disorder upon our streets
throughout the night before Christ
mas and during Christmas day are
commented upon generally, and
hose whose business it was to pre-
erve order and enforce laws for
lecency's sake are severely crit
zed for the apparent neglect of
luty.-Free Press.
In PRIsoN.-A bout thirty mem
'ers and friends of the w. G. T. u.
'eld services at the State Prison on 6
christmas morning. The exercis- s
g consisted of brief addresses by