Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-03-02
The First Temperance Meeting.

The First Temperance Meeting.
A fair audience assembled in the
Opera II ,use last Tuesday evening
to hear Mr. Miller on the License
question and take action in reference
TO the applications to sell liquor in
this county.
Rev Nesbit called the meeting to
order and nominated Judge Story for
cbairm .n ard Rev Mckee for Sec'y,
both of whom were elected, aud Rev.
Nesbit aud Messrs Wick aud Nc
Bride were appointed committee TO
draft resolutions.
S III Miller. Esq, OF Mercer, was
then introduced. and be made the
best speech we have ever beard him
make. end one that made him more
friends than has any other speech be
ever made here. He started OF by
saving that be was not Prohibition
ist but had been opposing the grant
ing of licenses in Mercer county for
fifteen wears. and had as last been
successful, this year, 10 shutting out
ali but the Sharon and Stoneboro ap-
plicants. We make a note of the
Sharon cases in our Neighborhood
Notes He then compared the new
liceose law with the old one and its
supplements, and is of opinion that
the new law entirely separates the
liquor question from the tavern or
hotel question, AID gave as reason
for the Philadelphia and Alleg heny
county delegations in the Legislature
supporting the Brooks bill. that the
people who wanted to sell liquor
there didn't want to be bothered with
keeping a hotel or boarding house
He is also of opinion that the new
law annuls the old, aud requires the
Courts TO give due consideration to
remonsirances, as does also the decis-
ion of the Supreme Court in Reeds
Appeal.
After Mr.. Miller concluded the tol.
lowing resolutions were read aud
adopted:
WHEREAS, the License Court for Butler
county ~ appointed to open on the first Wed-
nesdsy after the thIrd Monday in March,
which will ne March Il.
And WHEREAS, the Brooks Liquor Law,
now authorItive in the State, gives remon-
strants against applicants iar icense recVgni
ton and landing in the license Court, aud
directs the presiding Judge to have "dle re-
gard - the number and character of the Pc
titiouers tor AID against sach application"
AND WHEREAS, the Supreme Court, IN the
n 1. &.It
zens y ~b-ther maie or female,to &c petitioners
III the L;cense Court; and specifies that the
necessity for licensed drinking bar shall be
asccrtaiue1 by the number and
! character of those petitionng for or against
such application" holding al follows: The
Court is TO hear petitions in addition 10 that
of the applicant in favor of, and remonstran.
ces against the application for such Incense,
and IN ali cases TO refuse the same whenever
in the OPTION of the Court, having due re-
gard to the number and character of the De-
titioners for and against such application,
such license IS not necessary for the accom-
MOI alton of the public and the entertainment
OF strangers end travellers. In this We see
| that the petitions and remonstrances are
for ths sole purpose of determining, without
| regard to the cha raCter of the applicant
whether such license is, or is not, matter of
public Necessity"
AND WHEREAS, the evident intent, both
Of the law and tne Supreme Court decision
/ is, first, 10 make the licensing of q drinking
! bar no longer mere incident of house OF
entertainment, but something tn be determin-
ed by It's own necessity IL u community: and
secondly, 10 do away with all licensing of
drinking bars where the moral sentiment Of
the people Is strongly ami preponderauingly
| opposed 10 them, therefore,
! ReS0fced l, I hat we, as citizens of the boro
| Of Butter assembled 70 consider tais question
| do hereby authorize and arranse the taking
OF such steps as may enable IL, and those
who think with us,to appear remonstrants
| in the approaching, License Court.
ReSolted ., That We earnestly appeal to our
| fellow citiZens TO AID III ia this movement to
tree the Borough from licensed drinking
| bars.
ResoLced3 5. That we appoint F. Anderson,
| ALI Wick aud Z. d. Greeniee. of the Third
| Ward; ID. Osborne, Joseph Hervey and w.
j. Montgomery, of the Sec md Ward, and z.
Dauaenspeck, l.. G. Wick and D., B. Eme
| rick, of the FIRST Ward, as an Executive
! Committee to have charge of this whole IN 1t.
| ter; arranging for collecting signatures to re-
| monstrances; and taking all needed steps to
| bring the remonstrances tO the attention of
| the Court; the Committee to have power to
| fill any vacancies in their number.
| Rcsoircd 4. That ali the ministers of the
| borough, in sympathy with this movement,
| be associated with this Committee as helpers.
S III. NEsBIT,
&C. WICK,
/. j. MCBRIDE.
A collection was then taken up to
pay for the use of the house, vote
of thanks was rendered Mr., Miller,
and the meeting adjourned.
Bogus Baking Powder Tests.
Rather ingenious but not less fraud.
ulent are the pretended tests of bak-
ing powders being made in many of
our kitchens by agents who are try
ing to further the sale of q Chicago
article. These so-called tests consist
in mixing separately, with water,
sample of the baking powder found
in the honse aud OF that carried by
the agent. From that found in the
house if pure article, the bubbles of
gas will rise ard burst on top like
those from q glass OF champagne.
The Chicago baking powder which
they carry, when mixed with water,
will show au extra froth upon the
top of the mixture which is claimed
as evidence Of superiority. Ga the
contrary. however. it is not only the
exhibition of trick, but il absolute
proof that the baking powder which
80 acts is aduIterated. The chemists
have ascertained that the adulterant
used is chemical added for the ex-
press purpose of producing this action
and deceiving housekeepers as to the
true value of the baking powder
This is not only dishonest trick, but
dirty one, for the chemical is the
product of the filthy refuse of the
slaughter house. and if this baking
powder is used in the preparation Of
TODD passes into the biscuit or cake
without change. OF course, any
statements made in re e-erence to other
baking powders, by parties caught in
practising such tricks is these for the
purpose of deceiving the public, will
! be eu;itled to no credit.
1t il probably wise5t ia the interest
of our families, and to prevent our food
; from being contaminated By tramps
Of this kind, to turn all parsous who
wish or attempt TO tamper with it un-
! cerimoniously from the door, and to
use those articles only winch expert.