The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-28
TWO REMARKABLE MEMORIALS.

there seeming to be unaware that through
the larger saloons thus fostered the amount
Of liquor sold is rather increased than other
wise. But the authorities would receive no
delegation on this subject, so it appears that
the memorials were not presented. o me is
from the British Women's Temperance Asso-
citation. The other is q most ptiable appeal
from over 400 women in the five rescue
homes at Glasgow and among discharged
women prisoners at the Breakfast Mission,
police offices, etc. In this they plead: 1--WE
would also beg of you to remember the in
consistency Of putting so many places OF
temptation in our way and then sen ding us
to prison for making use of them" This is
certainly good logic, which applies quite as
well in Chicago. Chicago Ne,0S.
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS.
''Josiah Aliens Wife" in giving the world
at large piece Of har mind on the subject
of license asks the following questions in her
homely but pointed fashion,
IF deadly serpent had broken loose from
some circus, and was writhin' and twistin'
his way through Jonesville, swallerin' down
a man or woman every few days, would
men stand with their hands in their pockets,
or leanin' up ag'inst barn-doors a-whittlin',
arguin' feebly from year to year. whether it
was best, after all, to let him 60 free9 After
they had seen some Of their best friends swal-
Tered down by it, wouldn't they chase it into
any hole they could get it into? Wouldn't
hold of? And if it broke loose from that,
wouldn't they try another key, and another,
till they got one that would hold him?
"Do you suppose they would rent out that
serpent at so much a year to crunch and
swaler folks accordin' to law? And would it
be any easier for the folks that was crushed
and swallered and for the survivin friends
of the same, if they was killed by act Of Con-
gress?
CONGRESSMAN STEWART AND TEMPERANCE
Congressman Stewart, of Georgia, in re-
cent address in Washington, related the fol-
lowing touching story which, he said, led
him to become interested in the cause oi
temperance:
When a lau living among the Georgia
hills, he had friend, bright and promising,
who married beautiful and wealthy girl
He fell a victim to drink, and coming home
once in debauch, seized little child who
ran forward to meet him and dashed II
against the wall. Not knowing what he had
lone, he threw himself upon the bed and was
hours later by the crazed wife and mother
that the child was dead, he dashed out Of the
house and no one saw him again. That day."
Mr. Stewart said, 81 looked up to God and
swore that Iwould always fight the curse"
ae thought no section of the country was so
much in need of prohibition as the South. 1t
would enable the two races to live together
n peace Of the ten race riots during the
holidays in Georgia. eight Of them were di-
-ectly traceable to whisky. He said If all
church members Of every denomination
would do their duty in working for temper
,nce, prohibition would sweep the land.
THE JUDGES OLD FRIEND.
An illustration of the effects of rum wor-
thy Of pointing the morals and adorning
the tale of temperance sermon was exhibit
ted at the jefferson Market Police Court to-
day in the person of Barney Kerrigan. Fully
six feet high, of magnificent build and with
head that wore its old poise Of hauteur as
in the days when men courted him Tor his
wit and bonhomme, he stepped to the docs dock
Judge White looked away from the sight be;
fore him. He had known Kerrigan in better
DAYS when he was worth $500, 600, which he
spent like O king and after it all Barney to-
day was as completea wreck as rum ever
made.
with an "Old Lavender" swagger and in
buoyant tones as though delivering toast,
Andy, you've called the turn on me again,
Speak out: don't be ashamed. What will the
verdict be-"
Nobody but the clerk heard the three
months Sentence Barney walked off to his
CELL telling the policeman accompanying
him that both the world and Judge White
were feeting shows for mans illusion given.
-NeW York Telegram.
ENGLAND's BIG DRUNK.
Mr. Goschen, Chancellor Of the Exchequer
Of Great Britain, is his report to Parliament,
gavs sonic startling figures. 1t appears that
the revenue raised on alcoholic liquors dur
ing last year has exceeded the estimate By
1880, 600, having reached a total Of e29,l
S65, 900. THE figures showed, so the cable
grams represent Mr.. Goschen are saying,
"a universal rush to the beer barrel, the
spirit bottle and the wine dealer. Every
body seemed bent on toasting the national
prosperity and increasing the revenue. 1t
was circumstance that must be deplored.n
England has tried restrictive license laws
Of all grades and qualities for more than four
hundred years Her people have been drink
ing beer and ale in larger quantities than any
other nation in the world of its rank. But
neither these so-called temperance drinks"
nor these restricted license laws have sue
ceeded in checking the debauchery of the
people. In 1880 the consumption per capita
Of alcohol mot of liquor, but of alcohol con-
tanned in it) was 2.67s7 gallons considerably
more than double that in this country. And
lhe consumption is still increasing at rate
that makes even Chancellor OF tie E1-
,hequer shudder. Moreover the greatest in
crease the past year, according to the report
If the Chancellor, has been not in the con-
sumption of beer and milder liquors, but Of
rum.-The Voice.
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
Dr. Talmage sai1 "Whisky, good to pre-
serve corpses ought never to turn you into
corpse"
The National Temperance Fete for 1890
will be held July Sth in the Crystal Palace,
London.