The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-09-18
W. C. T. u. COLUMN.
Edited by the Ladies of the Keno
Sha w. G T. u.


park.
In response to the suggestion OF
an old soldier at the Grand Army
gathering in Boston, the W. c. t. U.
did kindly and graceful act which
they have been too modest to report,
but which we learned from the Me-
mans V0ice. At four places along
the route of march were stands of
lemonade supplied by the Massschu-
sets and the Boston W. c. t. u,
bearing the placards. Free to the
c.. A. R." Here all day long the
women stood preparing and dispens-
ing cool lemonade to the veterans as
they passed. In this work they were
ably seconded by gentlemen. The
fact that thirty two boxes Of lemons
and three barrels of sugar were used
in making the beverage SO freely
given away, gives some idea of the
quantity dispensed. That it was
thankfully received was evinced by
the hearty "God bless you's" of the
men, and the more formal acknowl-
edgments o. the officers "Hurrah
for the w. c. T. u" often rang out
from the ranks. An officer high in
rank handel the ladies a card on
which he had written a testimonial
to the W. c. L. u, giving it the
credit of being foremost in every
good work. All agreed that much
drunkenness was prevented by this
generous provision of lemonade. At
the stands was the picture of Gen.
Fisk; we doubt not that he, looking
down on these serried ranks of his
old comrades, rejoiced over what
was being done for them by his COM
rades in the peaceful war for God
and home and native land"
The anti-cigarette law which WAS
passed by the recent session of the
legislature Of New York went into
effect last week. 1t proves that no
child, actually or apparently under
16 years of age. shall smoke or in
any way use cigars, cigarettes or
tobacco in any form whatever, in
any public street, place or resort,
and that any violation of this act
shall be a misdemeanor punishable
by fine of not more than $40 nor
less than S.. The police are speci-
ally empowered to arrest offenders,
no warrant being required. The
law was drawn with great care SO as
to prohibit the use, not only of to-
bacco, but cigarettes also, and it
therefore cannot be evaded on the
plausible ground that cigarettes are
not tobacco Even cubebs are in
cluded in the edict.
Rosewater and Roggen of Omaha
have been keeping over fifty girls
busy with type writer's, writing letters
for the liquor dealers Business
Mems and Bankers Association.
These letters are sent by mail to
voters all over the state, and their
object is to persuade them to vote
against prohibition con business
principles" Coming ostensibly from
business men and bankers of Omaha
they will carry greater weight than
if their true origin-the Liquor
Dealers Association-was known,
and at the rate the girls are working
every voter in the state can be
reached before election. The ex-
pense of this work is enormous, but
the Omaha business men do not meet
it; the money to carry it on comes
from the Liquor Dealers National
Protective Association, whose secre-
tary, c. c. Turner, set in motion
through Rosewater and Roggen, the
"Nebraska Business Mems and Bank
ers' Association. SO says the
Omaha Leader. This scheme shows
shows the necessity of prohibition
money to spread the truth in Ne
braska.
A Little Private Opinion.
Some folks think the Republican
party loves the saloon. We don't.
Some folks think the Democratic
party loves the saloon We don't.
Some folks think that both the Re-
publican party and the Democratic
party are married to the saloon, love
or no love. We confess it looks so
to us.
Some folks think the Republican
party dare not refuse to support the
saloon, because she will thereupon re.
fuse to make her home with it. We
think that way.
Some people think that if the Re-
publican party and the Democratic
party should both refuse to support
the saloon she woald die of neglect,
and we think so, too.
We are obliged to chronicle the
defeat of Mr.. Game, but as the licens-
ing bill with its compensation clauses
had been droppen in Parliament be-
fore the election took place, his de-
feat cannot be considered a victory
for the publican The tories were