The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-05
The Young CORPORAL.

Inc Il 1ounG Corporal
A lad, a corporal in the French army.
was tried by court-martial and sentenceS
70 pe sn9t and cast into prison to await the
effort nlade to securs his pardon, but without
success. The Colonel, however much
attached to him, and was unremitting in has
efforts to secure a pardon, which he at
length succeeded in doing, on condition that
if ever known TO be drunk again he should be
shot dead. The Colonel went to the prison
to inform the young corporal Of his pardon.
man as the officer entered, ''see what my
folly has brought me to-"
Suppose" said the Colonel, ''that l should
your life drink again a pardon is extended
to you" A glcam of hope frightened the
young mans face "Your life to bo the for
felt you ever taste liquor again." added the
Colonel.
.'Impossiblei" said the poor lad. 81 can
not live and not drink. Must never drink.
"Nevsr."
The poor young fellow relapsed into hope
''Nothing could keep mo from it. 1t would
be impossible to keep the condition"
81 want your wuryt and pledge OF honor as
soldier" said the Colonel, appealing to the
military spirit and high sense of honor he 50
well knew the youth TO or....;.hi,,,h him. Ihe
tSes, Colonel" cried the young soldier.
''See here and now," and he lifted his arm
toward heaven, that never with the help of
God, will put liquor to my lips again"
That lad became commander OF the I'm.
perial Guard whose yory name became such
power, and he kept the pledge in the same
spirit that characterized his memorable ut
terance: ''The Old Guard dies, but never
surrenders"
Now you see how much that sting of the
liquor serpent costs. 1t came very near cost
ing that brave young corporal his life. 1t is
n very costly thing to the country in dollars
and cents 1t costs us three hundred and sixty
times as much as it does to pay the salaries
| of al! the ministers of the gospel. The sala-
! ries of our ministers amount to sixty mill
| ions of dollars. And it costs twenty-five
hundred millions of dollars to keep the liquor
/ traffic and keep the sting OF the liquor SER
| pent doing its work.
| Damages for n Drunkard's Death.
When William Mccarthy went home at
the end of his days work he was sober.
| After supper he went to Wells's saloon. drank
"a glass full of whisky" stayed there half
an hour and left partly intoxicated.
He drank at several other places during
the evening, and by ten o'clock was so in
and was in charge Of two men who had hold
of him, one on each side and were en-
couraginS him to try to walk" He was not
seen alive after that. His body was found
in mill-race where he had been drowned
in about three feet of water.
This was in Oneida County, n. Y.
HIS widow sued Wells under the Civil
Damage act of 1913, which provides that
Every husband, wife, child, parent
guardian, employer or other person who
Shall be injured in person, property oi
means OF support by an intoxicated person
or in consequence of the intoIication
habitual or otherwise. of any person, shal
have right of action against any person d
persons who shall, by selling or giving ava,
Intoxicating liquor, have caused tho in
toxication in whole or in part
| Mrs. Mccarthy won her case on trial ant
got q verdict for damages from the jury
Wells insisted thai he was not liable 70
McCarthys death and appealed to th'
General Term of the Supreme Court w Ths
of opinion" says Justice Martin, "that tn
evidence was sufficient to warrant the jur
in finding that the death of the plaintiff
husband was caused by his into1icatl9n. an
that his intoxication was caused in whole o
in part by liquor furnished him by the ds
sondant "-Nc'o lorL; Herald.
Temperance News and Notes
The Mohammedans call intoxicatin;
liquor "shame water"
Massachusetts, has incorporated prohibi
ton Of cider into its proposed amendment
Mrs. Richardson states that although Cali
fornia people consume larger quantities. O
wine there are few States where the anouil
| of distilled liquors used is so great for tn
population, and i'm those districts where wine
| drinking is almost universal saloons receiv
large patronage.
, The heathen Emperor Of China teache
| America q worthy lesson when he says: 81
: will never consent that the State shall see
, | profit from the suffering and degradation {
a | the people,. But from Il purely financis
) standpoint the license policy is penny wis
!. and pound foolish"
, Rev. ID. l.. Bushnell, d. d., a Presby teria
I, clergyman of high standing, gives the follow
$ ing strong testimony: 81 have positivel
S sosn an entire family, including the prattlh,
i baby and the gray haired grand dame, drum
u to stupor in their own home their ow
homemade, pure, light California wine"
l Mississippi Masons i'm recsnt session prt
y nounced against the saloon by unanimousl
sustaining the action of Grand Mast
o Evans in arresting the charters of lodg'
i dsregarding the resolution passed at the
j last general meeting, that no saloon keept
could remain in fellowship with the Mason
n body.
: Arthur ID. Cochrane, of Now York city,
IS making u great success of the junior pr
W hibition movement Boys and girls und
10 twonty -one years of age, who believe
n fighting the liquor demon with tho invincib
!. and uncompromiSinG weapon of nation
20 | prohibition. are organized into clubs al
IS trained in the methods best adapted to tn
{ warfare.