Mower County transcript., 1890-07-16
Tenlpe;ra Column.
''No license and total.abstinence."
MRS. G. j. sHORTT AND MRS b. Il. CRANE,
SC v z$gE@ EDITORS. &&

It does not. take much to turn the
world over If God has a hand on the lever
and gives the word. .-JUDGE TouRJBE,
DR., May Allen gives some wise practi-
cal suggestions to mothers and all who
have the care Of children, from which the
following extracts are taken; Many
parents who today are weeping over
willful sons and daughters are themselves
the teachers Of the very faults which now
give them such sorrow. II would aston
ish many a mother who mourns selfish,
dissipated son. to be told that his first
lesson in self.indulgence and dissipation
were given by her, and yet it may be
true. The feeding Of an infant is i'm
portant in its ultimate effects on the
chlld's character. The child whose cries
are always stilled by the giving of food
is taught that to CRAFTY gustatory sense
is a legitimate solace in all the ills of its
little life and it should not surprise any
one If that child, grown to maturity
should seek in the pleasures of gustatory
sense balm for the greater ills of adult
life. Did you hurt yourself dear? Come
here and mamma will give you cookey.'
Mamma I hnrted myself and I want
somefln to eat says baby mex: day. I
am in trouble. Twill seek solace in
drink, says the man q few wears later.
Then again food that Is unhealthful and
unsuitable for children is given them be-
cause it is on the table. Many parents
excuse themselves for giving their little
ones tea and coffee by saying it IS cruel
to have things on the table and deny the
children the enjoyment of them Self
denial is an important part of the disci.
pline of every we'll regulated life, and
lessons in this virtue should BEGIN in the
home training. That the parents enjoy
certain pleasures is no valid reason for
the children being indulged In the same
pleasures.
Who can read the following without q
blush of shame that American civilization
can do no more than this for the Dark
Continent?
DR.. Daniel Dorchester, the statlst,cian,
has affirmed In the Congregationalist that
almost all the rum manufactured in the
United States 10 made within i've miles
Of Boston. He adds that within SIX
years 10. .450. 100 gallons Of ruin were
exported from the country. OF this
amount over 4, ZOO, 900 gallons went from
Boston to Africa. Mr.. Thomas E. Beso-
low. a remarkably bright young African
now studying in this country, whose
father was an African chief OF much
prominence on the West Coast, has in.
formed me that his father had a large
trade with Massachusetts firms for our
New England rum. We do not forget
that Mr.. Joseph W. Thompson, the great
African traveller, "unhesitatlngly afflrms
that our intercourse with African races,
instead of being blessing, has been little
better than an unlimited curse to them"
and he adds, "What are the most charac-
teristic European imports into West
Africa? Gin rum, gunpowder and guns.
What articles are in most demand? The
same. In what light do natives look
upon Europeans? Why as makers and
sellers of spirits and guns What largely
supports the governmental machinery Of
that region? Still the same articles. Now
is it not high time that public sentiment
should be aroused in this land that should
burn SO fiercely that our share in this
debauchery of savages by Christian
civilization should cease? -.s
There has been inten: interest through
out the state of late regarding charges
that legislators had been bribed by the
West End Railway company in its endeay-
ors to secure legislation favorable to it's
scheme for, an elevated road in Boston.
After long time spent in hearing wit
ncsses, the Committee of Investigation
has made its report. 1t exonerates the
West End Company from the charge of
bribery. so far as appears, no money
was used nor was any attempt made to
use money to corrupt legislators. At
the same time the company did hlre a
large number Of council and lobbyists,
gave elegant dinners to the members of
the Legislature, hired carriages for them,
paid the hotel bills Of some of them, etc.
It atfirms that the company simply con-
formed itself to the prevailing practice.
In other words the committee, while ex-
onerating the West End Company, virtu.
ally brings q heavy indictment against
gAV ACklol0tNAC. a pIdCtACC udS grown
up in the management of legislation in
the state by which third house, of
lobbyists has enormous power and any
enterprise having money IN it, has small
chance Of favor IN the Legislature,
unless it first conciliates this third house
by heavy retaining fees. It would look
as though Oriental governments, in
which ,!h the monarch cannot M beapproached
by generous gifts, was repeated here in
new form. The Committee hiss intro
duced measures providing for restricting
pettioners et ex from thssr
Something Of this kind IS evidently i'm
peratively needed, and no doubt its need
is felt in many other states besldes
Massachusetts. But the amazing thing
about the plan Of the committee to check
the evils that it's proposed to require
the lobbyists to register. To do this is
simply 70 fecognlz the third house as
part of the Legislature. I.
E85es Il,