Daily Republican., 1890-04-30
THE STORY OF A HANDKERCHrEr

On the occasion Of Mr.. John B.
Coughs funeral. Of Hlllside, . little
handkerchief VA placed over the back
Of his chair, the latter being placed a
the head OF bis coffin. The story of thai
handkerchief WAS told BY Mr.. Cough in
ap sddress In Cooper Institute. on the
occasion Of the fifth anniversary OF the
National Temperance Society, in May,
1870. 1t n found in the 'Gough
Memorial Pamphlet" issued BY the
society.
Mr.. Cough said: II have 10 my house
. email handkerchief, not worth three
cents to you, but you could not buy II
from me. A women brought 1t and
SAID to my wife, Il am very poor;
would give him thousand pounds II ]
had IL, but l brought this. 1 married
with the fairest prospects before me, but
my husband took to drinking. and every
thing went The piano my mother gave
me aud everything was sold, until at last
l found myself 10 miserable room. Ny
husband lay drunk In the corner, and
my child that was lying on my knee was
restless; sung "The light OF other days
has faded" and wet my handkerchief
through with tears. My husband, said
she to my wife, 'met yours. He spoke q
few words aud gave grasp OF the hand,
and now for s'x years my husband has
been to inc all that husband can be to
q wite, aud we are getting our household
goods together again. haze brought
your husband the very handkerchief l
wst through that night with my tears,
ard wait him, when his lie speaking, to
remember that he has wiped away those
ra fr m Il In al \
These ore tue trophies that make men
glad"
ROSE IN A WINE GLASS.
Horace Greeley, while presiding at the
dinner given Charles Dickens at Delmou.
ico's, by tie Press, April 10, 1868, thrust
all his vino glasses out OF his way with =
single exception, aud In that he placed q
beautiful red rose which had been fur
nished tor his boutouDiere, and during
the dinner lifted this glass to his nose as
often AS others raised glasses to their
lips, and tie fragrance OF the rose was
all the stimulant his wanted.
HITTING THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
A Congo native, who has been taught
to read aud write, has just sent letter,
his first, to the Archbishop Of Cauter-
bury. 1t Is as follows: "Great and
Good Chief Of the Tribe o: Christ, greet
Ing: The hnmoleit Of your servants
kisses tbs hem Of your garment, aud
begs you to send to hi, fellow-scrvants
more Gospel and less Rum. In the bonds
d Christ, UgallG!" ......
WHERE Tue DOLLARS GO.
Massachusetts, manufacturer in pay
mcht OF bis seven hundred operatives
gave each one q crisp ten-doller bill.
Each bill was marked 40 that 1t could be
Against Tuesday following,
tour hundred and ten OF these bill had
been deposited in the bank by the saloon
Keepers. In many town half the
money OF the worlimcn goes to the saloon
X epers, while the little ones at houe
cry Tor bread and dress In rags.
why OPPOSE WHISKY!
As Christian minister oppose drink |
because it opposes me. The work try |
to do 1t undoes. My charge sgaiust It |
is single and simple. Tits an obstacle
TO the spread OF the gospel. Nay, 1t IL
All enemy which sssails the gospel. and
whose complete success would drive the
gospel from the earth. There Is not a
va wv iaNu thc bO
likely to be savingly affected by the in
huence OF the gospel as the habltual
drunkard. The salvation OF a thorough
dinnkard is one of the migh;iest miracles
OF almighty grace. Bishop Foss.
INDIA SOBER AND INDIA DRUNKEN.
Archd aeon Farrar's declaration that
England found India sober, aud has
made it drunk, has been called ir aue,.
ton; but the preachers assailsnt would
havo been more comfortable Il he had
kept sti!l, for DR.. Farrar has proved
hey ond question that what he sad wa,
true. Mr.. Barton Of Madras declares |
that among tho llinioos "the vice ct |
drunkenness had disappeared TIL re-intro.
duced under British rule" Drunkenness
is. first OF all, the vice of the Anglo
Saxon Race.
DKUSKAEDs DISCOURAGED.
From an expert physician of Iowa,
trust in the principal college. lee
tarer at the State University, we learn by
private letter that the prohibitory law In
Iowa is on thn statute books to stay. 1t
In becoming more permanent every year,
the boys are not learning to drink, aud
old topers are getting discouraged or
dying.
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