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A GOOD TESTIMONY.

Senator J. j. Ingalls,, president
of the United States Senate, says
in the ChGutauqudn:
"Prohibition is so rigidly enforc'
ed in Kansas that there is not an
open dram shop, or saloon from
Missouri River to Colorado. The
consumption ofalcoholic liquors has
not ceased. A vast amount of
beer, whisky, and other intoxicants
is imported surreptitiously by indi'
vidual and cOnvivisl associations.
The drug-stores dispose Of immense
quantities of bitteFs and elixirs for
indigestion and malaria, which
seem to be slarmingly prevalent in
localities heretofore considered re.
markably solubrius but the bar
room has disappeared. am not a
believer in prohibition as a prac'
tical remedy for the evils of intern
perance. 1t dimInishes, bat does
not destroy them. The appetite
that Graves indulgence will be
gratfed often at the expense of
other moral restraints which are the
barriers and safe guards Of society.
"My disbelief in prohibition prob
ably renders me more disinter-
ested observer of its results, and
1 do not hesitate to say that though
attended with some deplOrable ten
denotes, it has been of great advant-
age to the state, both morally
and from the material and econOm-
ic standpoint. Very few of its
citizens would willingly return to
the dominion of the dram shop
with It's attendant crime, disorder,
and social misery. Whether the
people would prefer prohibition to
high lic,nse, I am not sure; but
between prohibition aud tree whis'
key they would be practically unan'
imOus for prohibition
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The Century MAGAZINE


With the November, 1887, Issue THE
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A Large Offset Againsta Claim.

A hired man who had been en-
ployed on a farm in this county for
several months entered suit against
his employer the other day for bal
ance of wages, amounting, as he
claims, to $32. The suit was on
trial before Justice - yesterday,
and 1t looked at first as if the
plaintiff had a clear case. He gave
dates and figures IN a straightfor-
ward way, and seemed very hon
est young man.
When the farmer took the stand
he said : 81 claim an Offset for that
S32. No man need sue me for
what / honestly owe"
"What is your onset ~ asked the
lawyer.
"IIe's an nnbeliever.p
"In what r
"Why in the Bible"
"What has that to do with you
owing him 1927"
at has heap to do with K. |
have six hands in my employ, and
we were rushing things when I
hired this man. He hadn't been
with us two days when they stop.
ped the reaper in the middle OF the
forenoon to dispute about Daniel
in the lions den, and IN three days
we had regular Touchdown over
the whale swallowing Jonah. The
man who ran the mower got to
arguing about Samson, and drove
over a stump, and damaged the
machine to the tune of $1S, and the
very next day my boy broke his
leg while climbing the fence to hear
and see the row which was started
over the children of Israel going
through the Red Sea. 1t wasn't a
week before my wife said she did
not believe Elijah was fed by the
ravens, and hang me if didn't find
myself growing weak on Noah and
his food. That's my Offset, sir,
and if he was worth anything I'd
sue him for $1,000 besides. "-Ionia
(Mich.) Mail
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1888.
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JAS. S. KIRK & CO..
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EARN AND household.
SPRING WORK.

The moment the ground is bare
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the busy season opens is too often
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The wire farmer will see to it that
his fences are all put in order as
early in the season as the weather
and the condition of the ground
will permit.-MdSs. PlOWghmGn.
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A Good Example.

"That 50 l loaned you some time
ago, Fledgely," observed Robinson
"sets a good example to Christians"
"Er.yes," replied Fledgely, with
an embarrassed laugh. allow
how's thati"
at keeps lent so well."-Ne'c
York Sun.
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The Romance of Welded Life

flames, dear, will you bring me
up a hod OF coal from the cellari'
said a busy wife.
That's Just the way with yOu,"
said James. with a black frOwn, as
he put down his book and arose up
from the lounge.
"Just the way with me ~
eyes" he snapped, GAS soon as
you see me enjoying myself, you
have some chOre or another for me
to do. Didn't you see was alb
sOrbed in my reading "
DWELL, dear, | will do it myself
ayes, and tell everybody, your
mother especially, that you have
to carry your own coal up from the
cellar. No; III do 1t. Let me mark
my place
SO he marked the place IN the
book at which he had ceased read
ing, and when he went down to the
cellar, grumbling all the way, she
picked up the volume and found il
was a love story, and that the pas
sage he had been absorbed in was
as follows: any darling, when you
are my wife, will shield and pro-
tect you from every care; the
winds of heaven shall not visit
your face too roughly, those pretty
hands shall never be soiled by me-
NAL tasks, your wish shall be my
law, your happiness"
Just then he reappeared, and
dumping the nod on the floor, said
"There's your darned coal. Give
me my book"
Is life worth liyingl
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1888.
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1888
Harper's Young People
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