The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-23
TEMPERANCE ITEMS.


CATHOLIC saloonists In Philadelphia
generally closed their places on recent
Sundays. In obedience 10 tho pastor.
ats letter. Of the Plenary Council.
THERE will be no Temperance issue
In Heaven. for there will bo no drunk
ard or drunkard-maker there. What
glorious prospect Golden Rule.
A CITIZEN Of Lynn. Mass.. has do.
mated $4,000 for the enforcement Of
the laws against liquor selling. and tho
trustees Of the fund are now proseout.
Ing vlolators Of tho law.
The total cost Of the liquor drank Il
s567. 800. 900 per year. and the average
expense per head Of our entire popula.
tion would be 80. Last year 13i6,.
0OO,000 worth Of beer was consumed
and there was more money sunk In
spirits by $40. 100000 than was paid
for boots. shoes and cotton goods. The
amount expended on drink yearly
would sustain six million people
Chicago Times.
Ar recent meeting Of the Executive
Committee Of the Temperance Asso-
citation Of Friends In Philadelphia .
resolution was adopted calling upon
all friends of Temperance 20 Join hands
against the present system Of indis-
criminate license for the sale Of intoxi-
cants. The committee recommends
the re-enactment, In tho State, Of Q
local-option law which will enable tho
districts that are ripe for prohibition 70
adopt Il.
A MAN who is mot Temperancs t.
natic; never took the pledge, but IN
abstemious and observing citizen, tells
the Philadelphia Ledger he sees added
proof each day that 'the correct name
Tor hard times IL Whisky and Tobao-
co., and he makes calculation which
leads TO the following conclusions I'm
credible A. II seems Il Is positively 70.
All tho house building done In this
great city In sixty years u drank down
and spit away lbahD In the Unltl 4
States each and every year. aud mostly
by tho poor. And yet with the money
loss the loss only commences. !"
DouBTLEss some sentimenfalist viii
arise 30 say "the poor fellow was
drunk and did not know what he was
doing. and BY such sympathy attempt
to steal from the halter the neck q
Tom King, who spent his houes u
Christmas festivities heating his wits 70
death. The time u coming when 'shs
was drunk" will be no palIlstion for .
crime, and when even drunk" will b
Of itsalf punishable crime. ssTke
poor drunkarsi'' has too long besn the
recipient Of sympathy instead Of pun
ishment Chicago faiev Oeeav.
Mg. TnpEx's letter 10 epeakel
Carlisle contains sentence worth
special notice. II l. 10 the effect that
10 reduce the revenue 10 maks whisky
cheaper to the consumer and lsave our
coastdefenses unprotected Il . so1eeiam.
Most true. Yet the whiskey ring =
mighty, and . foreign war seems fnf
off, Whisky Il not the only foe n
coast defenses, but of home de1ensue.
II Is an enemy already hDre. moFs
deadly than any foreign power. Yor
the Government 10 do anything y
make whisky cheaper OF moFs accennt-
Bile 10 The consumer 4 : so1eciam. -
Ckri<fiaa Adsscsf<.
UnpEs The head d "A TsIIne Ten
pernnee Lecture. Ne 1n6I6nnoo1|n
Journal of recent date pahlkk1 ~
following l6smi ''Charlee -. 3
carpenter living uvsr No. III n1l1
Wa1hipgton street, m bpqo o1glulrx
1oF he pct two tAYk = - -
iime kfs littIe eAlI1 IaY - <11
night he police weFe enIIu1 = : 60
hin. = 4 una nd - ~ = 1C1
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