Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-05-14
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Tho sixth Demorest medal contest will
be held IN the Presbyterian church, At
Austin, Friday evening. Nav IL. Exer'
cises will commence at TAO p. m.
The next meeting Of the w. q. -. U.
will be deferred till Saturday, May "a,
A full attendance is desired at that time,
as. some items of business are to be pre-
sented, IN which all are interested.
On the evening of Friday, May 8, a
gold medal contest was hold at Albert
Lea. As our first contest was held be-
fore theirs, It must be acknowledged that
In this matter at least. our neighbors are
ahead OF us. Honor to whom honor is
due, however. and we are only too glad
to know OF the hearty enthusiasm that
they are manifesting In tins work. Rev.
w. +. Stanley was requested to sit as
judge on the occasion with two Others
who were also to be selected from out
side their own county,
Like Hamlet's ghost the liquor Ques-
ton will not down. Every move that
IS made. whether by It's friends or its
enemies, brings 1t more prominently be-
fore the people and consequently there
Is more discussion in regard to it. Those
OF US who have heretofore thought it q
matter for each state to settle for itself,
whether high or low license. no license
at all, or prohibition, now, by the recent
decision of the supreme court of these
United States in the Original package"
case. have our eyes opened to the fact
that from this time on it is to be ma
ti0nal issue. The decision is final and
yet, as one writer has it, the American
people are superior to any court, and
they must now demand of congress what
it has right to do-namely, to enact q
law which shall expressly recognize the
right of any state to protect itself from
the evils of the liqour traffic.
The following quotation from book
called Eating for strength" by DR.. NJ.
L. Holbrook, may very properly find a
place in the temperance department of q
family newspaper. Every nutritious and
healthy meal, neatly spread and par
taken with thankfulness, is temperance
lesson. Every well-built house with con-
veniences for doing work easily and with
out waste of force, with we'll arranged
kitchen. bath rooms, sunny windows,
and good ventilation, is temperance
sermon. Every vegetable garden, rich
with nutritious TODD, and every fruit
farm Astounding in luscious apples.
grapes, peaches and pears, is foe to in
temperance. Every school where there
is no overcrowding, where the brain is
properly taken care of, so that 1t shall
not be deranged, promotes temperance.
On the other hand, everything that tends
to lower human vitality, overwork, over
study, too little study, too little work,
and especially bad food, all prolong the
time when intemperance will produce its
effect. Every bad cook who prepares
unsavory, indigestible meals, creates a
demand for stimulants.
LESSON ON TREATING"
1t is we'll known fact that much of
the dissipation and nearly all of the in
temperance of the present day is due to
the American habit of treating" The
young man who smokes or drinks is
seemingly not satisfied unless he can in
duce his companion to do likewise; and
so it follows that not only does man
drink or smoke two or three times more
than he would if alone, but many persons
| who lack the moral courage to say no are
left to themselves. It IS reprehensible
habit, as we'll as foolish one; as you
may show by telling the following true
story.
Mr.. Perry was q southern gentleman,
exceedingly polite, and also very tenn
perate man. One day he met an &C.
qualntance. who colled out:
Hello, Perry? I was just gong in to
get drink. Come in and take some
thing"
THANK you" said Perry; II don't care
for ANYTHING"
But" persisted the other. "come IN
and take something just for sociablllty' 8
SAKE"
Il want to be sociable," answered
Perry, Il am anxious to be sociable; but
I can't drink with you"
"All right" growled the friend. III
you won't be sociable I'll go without
drinking"
The men walked silently along for a
minute or two, the sociable man in 9
state of great irritation, until Perry sud
denly halted in front Of drugstore.
I'm not feeling very we'll today" SAID
he with pleasant smile, land l think III
60 in here and get dose Of castor-oil
Will you join met"
"WhatT exclaimed the other. I'm q
dose of castor-oll?"
| Yes; Ill pay for it,"
"E'hemw cried the soclable man with q
very wry face. II hate the stuffP
But I want you to take glass OF OF
with me Just to be sociable, you know.
! Il won't do i'll" e.
Indeed! My FRIEND" said Perry
''your sociable whisky Is just as distaste-
full to me as nv sociable oil is to you
Don't you think have as much reason t
be offended with you as you have will
met"
The sociable man saw the point, and j
would be money, health, and morals i
the lesson could be firmly implanted II
the mind of every young man in the land
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