The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-13

Correspondence Of the REruBLrcAl

WIaoINs, w. Va, October sth, 1884,
Keep 1t before the people, that as {
-ldernier resort the vendors of that woe
producing drink called whiskey, hay,
published a statement in the daily pa
'Ipers warning the people against the
water they drink, declaring 1t to be
-ltull of poisonous germs, which sooner
or later will destroy life, and recon
mend the mixing their whiskey
with the water to destroy these gen ms
so deadly. Did mortal ever listen tC
the like? Put two poisons together &c
produce health.
Let all men know that New Yorl
leity has 5000 saloons and the THIRSTY
Jones of that city are out of pocket
every day during the heated term
about $4,000.
That Chicago has 5000 like saloons,
which average more than five kegs q
day. Five kegs each gives IS, 900 kegs
Each key averages ninety glasses, a
total Of ., 250 600, which at 5 cents a
glass shows that the thirsty ones oil
Chicago spend sl12, 800 each day for
this precious extract of hops.
| That the profits of the saloon men.
average $3.50 per key, making q total
lproilt OF So, 500, and every month dur.
Ing the hot weather 81, 625, 600 go into
the saloon keepers pockets as their
profit on beer.
Counting thus now what must the
profits amount to during the exposi-
ton In 1892?
Now give you, not haphazard, but
right from the docket" what the
New Workers spend. They pay annual
ly
For Church expenses. .....s 5000, OoC
Police 1000. OOO
" Public amusements. ... 10000
Intoxicating liquors. ... 10000, 200
Gentle reader, comment is unneces-
sary. An evangelist who rejoices in the
name Of Smith and who aped the style
of Rev. Sam Jones' has for the past two
weeks been preaching to large crowds
in Hinton. 1t is said that about one
hundred persons professed to have ex-
perienceli u change OF heart, among
the number being a saloon keeper.
II is well IL these persons will only
stick" as the saying is, but | have
seen much OF such revlvals and have
found that a heavy percentage of the
converts have proved the truth OF the
scripture. I'd Peter, 2, %: 1.-THE dog Is
turned to his own vomit again; and
the SOW that was washed to her wal.
lowing in the mire." But we ought TO
he thankful that all was not chaff,
there remaining megood fruit. Hin
ton needed sweeping up and cleaning
out.
Eugene Perkins and wife of Charles.
ton, this State, are the fond parents of
10 son three weeks old who weighs only
three pounds. This young Perkins is
lat and hearty and his parents are very
fond Of him. He is about eight inches
long and can be put with ease iu a
quart mug.
John Cooper, the leading merchant
of Hinton, has failed. Liabilities
$50, 600. Available assets about $685.
900. He made an assignment for the
benefit OF his creditors. This failure
came upon US like thunder clap from
a clear sky. ...0
notice the mention of a gianOoak
lot Santa Clara, Cal, 20 feet in clrcum-
ference which made % cords OF wood.
West Virginia beats this. Not long
Since at Mothers mill, above me- they
cut into lumber poplar measuring II
feet in circumference. 1t had to be
blasted before it could be sawed.
Physicians say that persons should
lrepose on their right side only aud
claim that IL is unhealthy to lie on
both sides.
But where VIII you lind a healthier
set OF men than our lawyers. A wise
man has said, fathers remember this,
III you want to keep your 10y ut home
don't bear too hard on the grindstone,
when he is turning the crank.
1 Now that one man can, with the aid
OF machinery, do the work of eight
men in twelve hours before machinery
was introduced, it would be no more
than fair to make his days work only
eight hours.
We have had snow and ice on the
mountain, but along the river We have
had none.
Our farmers are busy grinding cane
aud making sorghum, many making
Jas high as fifty gallons. principal
now are crowding all the
Cooked pumpkins and corn into our
hogs before the bitter cold comes, and
Milling our wood houses with cords OF
wood for our winter tires
We stuck to the old style stone chin
Ineys with broad hearths and wide
ljambs, and as the cold Increases we
pile on the logs and fear not the north
wcsters or the driving hail and snow.
w. Ii. w.