The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-15

AshIred Of His Work-t Calling I'm
which the isaw Material Il Always
Worth More Than the Finished rr"duc-
tion-ilow = Truthful sign Would Read.

Ashlwed Of iIi> Work. Calling In
Hhich the Raw Material 4. Always
WORTH More Than th~ Finished rr"duc-
tion-iiow = Truthful >isn Would Read.
Vigorous opposition OF the liquor
dealer, 10 the Temperance movement
i natural. and to be- expected. for we
war agains, their pecunisry interest;
and If YOU touch some men IN the
pocket You touch where they live.
We're these men To exhibit ~ their
places of business a truthful signboari.
il would read: '.DcliriUm ircmcn~.
fever, disease. ~panrrri-m. crime. rcd
mes, Of eyes. wounds without CaU~".
rags. wrclchednes>. despair and death
for sale here
That would he a truthful sign. but il
would iujurc their business more than
all the Temperance organizations IN
existence. The liquor->cllyr viii not
even set up in his har-room a specimen
of his work: hc puts M blinds ~ the
doors and screens al The windows - hide
his work from the p'~~cr-hy; but the
shoemaker and the tailor exhibit their
work in their windows. and show what
they have made out Of the raw material.
The tailor. when he IN, finished IL
new coat, places 1t where Il NAV bc
see 10y the greatest number If cu>,o-
mcrS; when the shoemaker has finished
n iirSt-claSS pair Of boots he places
them in his window. because the cNhi-
bition tend, 10 increase his trade.
With the !iIuor-scller it j quito differ
cnt. He i ashamed of his finished
work. With him the raw material IL
ALWAYS worth more than the finished
article. Were he to exhibit that he
would lose his trade. No wonder he
il ashamed to exhibit his work.
In the worlds great exhibitions Won
have seen finished articles of nearly
every manufacturer. from a tOothpick
to a locomotive. and the exhibitors were
anxious To explain the method Of man
u~fac'urc. or the texture II the woven
fabrics. Almost every conc ivabl" spec
linen Of man ingenuity and skill wal
there represented. from the raw mate
rial To the finished article. But there
WAS n specimen Of manufacture alb
sent. remember. AZ the Mechanics
Fair in Boston, many wear. ago. being
struck with this fact. and. on mention
ing it To Deacon Moses Grant. he pro-
posed To apply To the managers for per-
mission To exhibit Il specimen Of the
liquor-scllrr>' work. H. knew Il man
who was once worth forty thousand
dollars. who was then dcbascd and
ruined through drink. who agreed for
u dollar a day to stand in that fair with
a label in front Il him. which read AZ
follows: Il was opna gGsxs forty ~ IL
sand dSa~~ was once respected
andSr fScctable. l once moved in
good yciety. Such things rs
am now Re made out Of such men as
once va Please give us 4 premium
for one Of the best specimens to be
found in the city" But they would
not ad.pit him! The liquOr-seller -
asharoeh of the results of his infamous
trade. A boy was passing by a liquor
shop, and. seeing a drunken man lying
in the gutter in front Of the saloon.
knocled at the door. and said: NAiiste,.
your 4gn's fell down." and the angry
liquorssellcr chased him half round the
squares
See fhe results Of this traffic in IL
true cSors. placed so full and fair be-
fore yos that the very youngest can not
err in their decision. A liquor-sellef
had a t1v,rn undergoing repairs. One
day a 20 came running to his mother. !
crying 6t: Mother. mother!" What
is it. mttoyT" ..Mr. Pools tavern is
iini-hcda other" How do you know,
my dcarf inquired the mother. why. !
- -f ~. .
that i ID egitimate fruit of the dram.
-xh's Pi0yforJa Erbocs