Mower County transcript., 1890-12-10
Tenlpera.nce Column.
mo license and total abstinence"
mrs. O. J. sHoRTT AND MRS. \. ,. CRANE,
-. EDITORS.

The question has been asked me. DO
you honestly believe that there will ever
be time when saloons will be done
away with was glad to be able TO
honestly answer that question IN the
Affirmative. It is true that present signs
in the political world do not point that
HE always wins who sides with God, "
and that there Is no backward movement
in any moral reform. the recent defeat of
the law and order-loying citizens Of Ne.
braska would be very discouraging.
Could the history Of the late campaign
in that state be written it would be seen
that liquor dealers spared no pains;
money and men were at work, and every
means employed that they could devise
to influence votes. But time will bring
q revolution; mems eyes will be opened
to the iniquity of the business, aud cleo
Just wait, dear friends, though years
move slow, that happy time will come,
we know.
In 1888 Robert Coles, of Massachusetts,
was fined $40 for "abuslng himself
shamefully with drink, and sentenced
to stand with "a drunkard" in great
letters on white sheet ON his back "soe
longe as the court thinks meete." Wha,
"standinv army" we would have if the
courts of the present day should adop1
the same mode of punishment in simila,
| cases.
One hundred years ago there was born
IN Tipperary. Ireland, the ardent temper
ance reformer and philanthropist, Theo
I bald Matthew, better known as Father
Mathew. The centennial of his birth wat
celebrated in Boston by grand parade
of all Catholic temperance societies in
the state, and fine appearance they
made with their bright banners and gay
badges. The large number Of boys anG
girls in procession was noticeable feat.
ure, and if they will but live up to tht
noble sentiments, both of temperance anC
patriotism, ingraved upon their waving
banners they will prove stsunch allies Of
whatever makes up good citizenship.
Twice this fall we have known of boy,
who failed to secure good business posi-
tions because they smoked. And It il
reported of prominent merchant ir
Georgia that he promptly rejected ar
| 0pp1lCdut WIN VIII CIko1CtVO III ulk
mouth, saying to him: 1.-The next time
you want q place do not 60 into house
smoking one of those things" If al
would have more influence upon boys
than any amount of legislative action. OF
of appeal from parents and pulpit In
| another instance we heard of young
girl who applied for. and secured, q stu
alton as book.keeper which had been
denied her brother because he was ad-
dicted to tho use of cigarettes. These
cases furnish . practical argument against
smoking which. If more general. would
rouse boys to see what thew are in dan
ger of losing If they persist in the harm
full and expensive habit.
Itwas Saturday night in New England
manufacturing town. The employees,
an army of several hundred of both sexes,
had Just been paid off and now thronged
the streets on their way homeward. 1t
was suggestive sight to see how many
of them parted with portion Of their
wages even before reaching their homes.
In this case probably the major part went
to the grocers, as the men in the main.
were temperate and had families to sup
port. but some money. at least. soon
found it's way into the till of the dram
shop. Many of the girls spend their
money, on the way home, for useless
ribbons. and bangles and fancy hair pins.
Every dealer in these goods in manufac-
turing towns will tell you that his most
profitable customers are the factory girls.
Pay day is q revealer of character, and
one needs only to know how man tr
woman, a boy or girl disposes of week.
or months wages to Judge, with tol-
erable fairness, of their tastes, DISPOSE
tiOn and aspirations.