The Press., 1891-04-23
w. C. T. U. DEPARTMENT
THE GREAT PETITION.

w. L.. I. u. DEFAK MEN l..
 THE GREAT PETITION.
 John Milton once said, "Reformers look very small in the eye of the world, but very large in the eye of God, they are so much nearer Him." So we believe every effort of Gods people for the ame- Iteration of the sins and sufferings of His creatures, though small in the estimate of the world, are great in the mind of Him who alone can render them victorious.
 The great petition of the Worlds W. c. T. U. is the plea of suffering, sobbing womanhood for the protection of her home and the salvation of her sons and daughters one heart crowding upon an- other in their outreach toward God, until as one soul, leaving their all with Him, they catch the sound of His voice, saying, 70 woman, great is thy faith; be it unto thee even as thou wilt"
 This petition is in circulation the wide world over, but we fear some woman may have failed to add her name, and will not be counted among the pleading host, there- fore, the National w. c. T. U. at it's late meeting at Atlanta, promised renewed effort that none may be omitted. Great Britain is alive to the work, and Europe, Asia and Africa are pressing it's claims,
 While we desire the name of every wo- man, we also want the indorsement of men. Two copies of the petition can be circulated simultaneously; one can be signed by women as petitioners, the other by men as indorsers, always leaving the back of the petition free for pasting upon thin cloth, in preparation for it's journey round the world. Miss Willard writes: "We hope this will be 8 year when the work for this petition will be so largely increased, that when we meet in Fremont Temple, Boston, in November, 1891, there will be towers and bastions of petitions heaped up as testimony that the great document is about ready to start on it's travels. We want the heart of Lady Henry Somerset to be encouraged by the object lesson there presented; and per- haps she will bring over the immense roll of signatures that she will have obtained from the lady she has appointed for that purpose, while am sure that the Domin- ion of Canada will not be in arrears, for it has already given us good report of the work now in progress"
 Here follows copy of the petition: Petition of the Worlds Wons0n's CAristian Temperance Union tor the Protection of the Home. Addressed to the Governments cfnte World.
 IGNORED RULERS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND BROTHERS:
 We, your petitioners, although belong ing to the physically weaker sex, are strong of heart to love our homes, our native land, and the worlds family of nations.
 We know that clear brains and pure hearts make honest lives and happy homes, and that by these the nations prosper, and the time is brought nearer when the world shall be at peace.
 We know that indulgence in alcohol and opium, and in other vices which dis. grace our social life, makes misery fol all the world, and most of all for us and for our children.
 l are sold under legal guarantees which make the Governments partners in the traffic, by accepting as revenue a portion of the profits, and we know with shame that they are often forced by treaty upon populations, either ignorant or unwilling.
 We know that the law might do much now left undone, to raise the moral tone l of society and render vice difficult.
 We have no power to prevent these great iniquities beneath which the whole world groans, but you have power to re- deem the honor of the nations from aI indefensible complicity.
 We therefore come to you with tho united voices of representative women o every land, beseeching you to raise the standard of the law to that of christian morals, to strip away the safeguards ane sanctions of the state from the drink traffic and the opium trade, and to protec our homes by the total prohibition O these curses of civilization throughout al the territory over which your government extends.
 Several we'll known Nimrods stood or Market street Saturday discussing theil favorite sport. A Leader reporter hap pened to stand near and heard their dis cussion upon trout and salmon fishing The one who is druggist said there wa: nothing to compare to the trout and sal mon fishing that he saw in Maine las summer. He said that in sailing uI Moosehead lake the streams were so thick with finny beauties that they impeded th' passage of the boat by becoming lodged in the paddles. Some bystanders wer' incredulous until man often called Dr certified to the above and said that ht had seen the fishermen from the canning factories anchor their canoe in the mid dle of the stream and take a scoop ne and catch enough fish in this way to i'll the canoe in few minutes. This caused a laugh which was hushed as Nick, th' champion l-story teller, began to relate what he saw in this remarkable state He first corroborated the stories of thos' who preceded him and then told in enthu that threw dam across & well knowI stream and after constructing sluic' put in & breast wheel constructed witt scoop net attachment whereby the fisl were lodged in the wheel and passed ul into the factory and lodged in room where the preparations for the canning began To1land Co. Leader.
 Springfield Republican: Senator-elec Peffer admits the truth of the story circu lated in Kansas that he is living at Wash ington in rather extravagant style for representative of the oppressed farmers but he says their representatives are en titled to as good quarters as those wh' come from Massachusetts or New York and although his friends may find 8 car