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Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20

See the Ladies' Ribbed Undersh
for rs and 80 cents at s. M. Reynolds
s. Co.'s.
Fodder Yarn, Grain Scoops, Bushel
Baskets, and Husking Gloves at
S. M. Reynolds & Co.'S.
Raisins, Figs, Citron, Almonds for
the fruit cake, also Buckwheat Flour,
Mince meat and Cranberries at
S. M. Reynolds & Co.'S.
S. M. Reyn olds s. Co. will have on
sale Saturday, October 18th, Mems
Heavy Top Sole Boots at $1.62 per
pair Mems Medium Weight Kip
Boots at $500 per pair.
Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20

The celebrated Hawthorn water, pure
and fresh, direct from the Saratoga Springs,
for sale by s. n. Reynolds & Co.
80 Mems overcoats will be sold
at very low prices. We will not carry
them over. W. 81. MOORE & Co.
80 Boys overcoats will be sold at
very low figures. We will not carry
them over. w. H. MOORE & Co.
We will close our Ladies and
Misses. coats at / and / off the regular
prices. w. Fl. MOORE & Co.
Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20
Special Announcement.
Hardware. Cutlery. &c.
Ranges. Stoves. &c.

r HAVE a full ana complete line of Hard
i ware ana Cutlery, and shall at all times
aim to keep my stock complete.
Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20
church DIRECTORY.
NuDDIETowr N. =. CHURCH.

AABDL4EEOWN M u. CHUkCh.
Rev. N. NJ. Browne, Pastor.
Preaching every Sabbath at 1880 a. m. and
40 p. IN. sabbath school every Sabbath at
2 p. m. Alfred G. Cox, Superintendent.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at
I.S0 O'Clock. The class meetings are held as
follows: Sunday, a. M, NJ. ID. Wilson,
Leader Monday evening as 100 O'Clock two
classes, W. H, Moore and John d Roberts,
Leaders: Tuesday evening at 7.30, led
by the pastor Wednesday evening at zoo
O'Clock two classes, Rev. n. NJ. Browne and
Alfred q. Cox, Leaders. The seats are
Tree and all are welcome.
FOREST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. Francis Ill. Moore, Pastor.
Services held every Sabbath morning at
1880 O'Clock, and every Sabbath evening at
T.0J. Sabbath school will be held every Sab
bath morning at 9.l5 O'Clock. e. Reynolds,
superintendent. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening.
Services at Armstrong; chapel the first
Sabbath OF each month at $50 p. m.
ST. ANNE's PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL JnURoH,
Rev. J. Beers, Rector
Divine Service on Sunday mornings at
halt past ten O'Clock and in the evenings at
7.c0 O'Clock. Sunday-school at 2 P. NJ.
Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20
Mails Close as Follows

GOING NORTH. GOING SOUTH.
,a.,S s.sS An ..s pa !. Z; g &
40 P. n. r. p. o.
$50 p. n. L. p. to
Wilm. ana Phila
For Odessa-9.25, l0.45 A. N. and TN.
For Warwick. .Cecilton, Sassafras, &C. 9.s5 A. N
Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20

A stock of low priced wagons.
Come see them. W. R. Reynolds.
Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20

The Gauze Door Range in which am
making a drive is a complete stove. Baking
bread in 1t will not mold and meats cooke
are rich and juicy. Call and sec the above
named stove.
Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20
Dlistfllareolls drs
A POPULAR HOUSE.

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Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20
Coal Holds, Shovels. &c.

A3- Coal Hods, Shovels, Pokers, Zinc,
Stove Boards, Pipe Elbows, Dampers, Col.
lars and large stock of all kinds Kept in o
hrst-class Hardware, Stove ane Tin Store.
Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20
Roofing. Spouting. &c.

!, H5-Any article in tinware that have not
In stock am always prepared to make at
short notice l will also give prompt atten-
ton to repairing in Tinware.
I extend an invitation to the public. nv
friends and patrons to call and examine nv
stock and prices.
Middletown transcript., 1892-10-20

October 18th, 1899.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
SIX Men Meet Death or Fatal Injuries
Three Injured.

SIX Men Meet Death or Fatal Injuries
Three Injured.
ST. LOUIS, March 2l.-Four men we're
killed, two were fatally injured and
three we're slightly Injured this after
noon by the explosion of boiler at the
Lsclsde Pre- Brick works. CheItehem.
Following is q list OF the victims: Jo-
seph Becklay, brIcklsyer's apprentice;
John Dnhuchy. machiEist: Revnold
Dasdeke. pan feeder Harry Hussy,
moulder.
Iuiured-Frsnk Seger, fireman, "a.
tally. Morgan Inman. iaboTeT; John
Csllert. engineer, signify; James sum-
merfield. lsborer, slightly.
The explosion occurred IN the main
building OF the works. Two boilers
were located at the south SIDE Of the
building covered by a shed. Bnt one
Of the boilers exploded. seven men
were at work on the roof OF the shed
repairing whistle at the time. The
boller divided IN half. oue-half was
carried clean over the man building
and isnded on the opposite SIDE OF the
street. Tho other half boiler vas car
red & n or Twelve feet. Frank SeTer,
the fireman. was blown INTO creek
thirty feet distant. Cause unknown.
Frank ~eegsr. one Of the injured,
q led a. II tonight.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
MURDERED BY TRAmps.

TIE Body Of Jswett S. Durham, Of To-
baseo. o., Found tn Pool Of Blood. =
CrxcrSxAri. March 2i.-~ss,urdsy af.
ss.uoou while party Of boys, living ~
Tobacso, clsrnsnt caanty, we're cut
fnnkfug for soula cows they Discovered
she body Of nsn lying ~ pool OF
b.ood. Ths body wss goand "a te that
- Jew@tt :. Durham, young nsa
wtoss parents hvsd bat short distsnse
from The scene. The spuHd Nhieh
caused death ~ss a terrible cut 10 tiie
rehf arm. between the elbow snd wrlst.
Ysunx Durham had been in fotsssa
al day Ffdaq snd Ia The Afternoon met
seyessi friends. among thsN Frank
Johnsou, hiaeksu ia. me ntFtF b.
esnia lafoxirsgsa fs sas late At nfght
when iney stkftsd on the aaffe~ gauge
track tor h0las. lhs nst8fsi thToFY =
sisat shsn Dofhsns eff rs eelHpAn-
ICES BE- rss osefEaas b. the ii4ssEs
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
SENSATION IN A CHURCH.
Attempt 10 Assault a Priest for Refusin,
TO Hear q Confession.

Attempt 10 Assault Priest for Refusing
10 Hear q Confession.
NEw YosK. March 2l.-Worshippers
At the o'clock mass in st. Francis
Xayier's church. West Sixteenth street.
were startled yesterday by an attempted
assault upon one Of the priests. A
man sprang out from the congregation
leapsd TO the altar and was about to
plant his tist between the eyes of tho
father officiating. Attendants hurried
10 the rescue, and after the intruder
had barked his nose against the altar
until IL bied be was placed under ar
rest and taken To the West Twentieth
street station, where he gave his name
as W. ii. Hassett, q shoemaker. He
complained that ne had been refused
confession the previous night and pro-
posed 10 get even with the priest.
Hassett displayed knife with which
ne said be intended to slit the priests
robe. He was locked up.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
BUNKoED OUT OF $4,000.
A Canadian Farmer Trusts Friend
He Met on His Way 10 New York.

A Canadian Farmer Trusts a "Friend"
He Met on His Way to New York.
KINGSTON, Ont. March 2l.-A farmer
OF Gananoaue arrived here yesterday
and told a.sorrowful tale of his expert
ence on visit to New York. He said
he went TO that city for SS4, 900 which
had been left HIM by a relative. On
the way down he met man at Pough-
keepsie going 10 the city, and they be-
came fast friends. When they got to
the end OF their journey the farmer got
his money and mis- friend invited him
TO carry il IN box. The two went into
grocery store. where box was OBJ
tanned. The old mans attention was
diverted while the money was being
nailed by the shopkeeDer. When the
farmer reached Watertown he thought
he would look in the box. He found
1t stuffed with rags. The money was
not there.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22

beds and left TO lie naked fer six hours.
fully exposed - Ihe sun's Txys- 1his
wss not enongh. and ne Was then car
ried. sui nude, 10 . bed sf cacias
osshss, where he wss lad on The shsfp
pulnts. lie wEs esund tigeGY 10 =
stake and then q large snthiii. which
sss near, Was terra open vita sucks
ana he Was lett "a his fste. Tie ln-
sects swsrmed oat sna over Mlthers'
body and wlthln tao hours be vas
dead from their bites. The 2nls did
not leave him alone, however. until
every particle Of fiesh was eaten from
his bones. A prisoner OF tic band wss
taken where be could witness the
whole affair and was a. tefward turned
loose and told 10 tell the people that
thai wouia bs the future punishment
of sll who tired to xii member Of the
band.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
LOST IT ON CHANGE.
Two Young Men Speculate with Their
Firms Money.

CHICAGO. March 2l.-Burt Smith and
Robert Whitaker, young employees of
Lamson Bros, commission merchants
in the board of trade building, have
gone into hiding after swindlirg their
employers out of 100000, seriously in
convenienclng the firm. The news of
this created great excitement on
Change today and broke the market.
Smith was the cashier of Lsmson
Bros. and Whitaker had charge of the
accounts of the customers of the firm.
They had enjoyed full confidence OF
their employers ana were considered
thoroughly honest in every way.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
FIRE IN A HALLE HOTEL.

Thrilling Escape of Two Girls from the
Building-Two Boys Burned to Death.
BERLIN, March 2l.-The Hotel Dre-
chausen, at Halle, Prussian Saxony,
has been destroyed by fire, under
thrilling circumstances. The flames
had already gained serious headway
when the inmates were aroused To the
situation. The landlords s son, boy of
II, exhibited remarkable courage and
presence of mind. Three girls showed
themselves amid the smoke and flames
at the windows above. To jump to the
street neant crippling or death, and
there was no means of rescue at hand.
The youth told them TO jump down
and ne would catch them. They took
the leap, one after tbs other, and he
caught each one of them. Two boys,
who were overlooked IN the excite
ment, perished in the flames.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
pn, in A Strairht-fackct.

STOCKTON, Cal. March 2l.--Mrs.
Sarah Althes Terry has been put in a
straight-lacket at the asylum where
she u confined on account of her re-
frsctory conduct. At times she is very
violent. sne will lean against the wall
and say that she receives spirit mes.
ssges ordering her to do all sorts of
strange thugs.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
Cotton sun Falling.

New YoRK. March 2i.-Cotton con-
tinues on its way to q doubtful eottom
price. The continued large receipts in
dicate that the years crop will be quite
an tn last years phenomenal one. Adj
wees from the south report everything
down there az blue. The c0ttan ex-
change reflects that condition.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
Durham Miners Alone Out.

LONDON, March 2l.-Nearly all the
miners but those of Durham resumed
work today. In few districts the
mine owners insist that the men shall
remove without payment the falls of
earth that have occurred during the
week of idleness. This the men refuse
to do. The Durham strike continues.
The price of coal has fallen.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22

FfxniaT, q. Narch 2i.-A passenger
train On the FiBdisy, Ft Wayne A
Nestern road wss wrecked this after
noon few miies vest of here ~ q
chBnk of weoc on the track. Ali the
cars snd engines were badly damaged
% tie extent Of ts50f3. Al the
passengers escaped nBiniured, winch 70
crnt dsred miraculous. Fsremsn Shsn-
uoa Jumped. rece wing fstsi Injuries
TIE enEineeT renainsa on ths engine
and vas thr9wa INTO = swamp yhlch
ssved fnm.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
WHOLE FAMILY ROASTED.
Horrible Fate of Father and Five Chill
drcn.

SLEEPYEYE, Minn., March 2l.-The
dwelling of John Lahey, six miles south
of Springfield, burned early this morn
ing. Lahey and four sons and only
daughter perished in the flames. The
only one to escape was 3 l4-year-old
son. who pulled mis- father from the
building, but too late to save his life
The family we're sleeping upstairs and
were thrown into the cellar by the
floor breaking, and were roasted alive
IN the cellar. Cause of fire unknown.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
RAPIDS

and reaching an old car had entered II
with tas intention of remaining all
night. The car s often used by tramps
for shelter. and II ls supposed ,hzt be
encountered some of these characters,
who inflicted the wounds from which
he bled TO death.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22

Charles *. Gbson and Hubfeohf
Wsxenaxkef srs mentioned ss csod'
dates feg tbe Tty8tiicsn pominsNon
Tor dse-tef q tie paof NJ. Wage
maker hss serves TIE csts N that oftcs
hsEofs NJ ebson g very vel ard
iavofatly known.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22

sHAaexas, Pa. March n Three
loaded coal Wagons dropped four hun
arrd feet dawn Htefhag slope thIs at
tsrneGn bv q hosting englne's msehin
cry hfsaklug John Humphrey at tns
bottom - the slspe vas instantly
kflied.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
CLAUS spREcKLEs' SURRENDER.
Report That His Philadelphia Refinery
H. ritz r-.o - Svr.r T,,.u-

Report 1 nat ftS fnifsuclpnia EcHUcfy
Has Fallen Into ihs Sugar Trust.
PHu.kpEIrHI,. March 2l.-Tbe In
qulrer tins morning says: The oiiiclsl
announcement that Claus Spreckels'
refinery hes gone into the great sugar
combine. with tle Franklin refinery OF
HARRISON. Frazier 4 Co.. and the re-
iaery Of 4. {. Knight q Co. NAV he
expected ~ few days. The prelmi-
naFies are said 60 be about ised and Al
thst remains 20 he arranged ls MINOR
details. The terms are not vet known, &,
nor - i understood exsetiy how
Spreckies Was influenced % so into the
combination he has fought Nth 50
much vigof lie =. however. erealtsi
With making about s5.o00.0 90 "a the
deaf over and above the cost OF his b &
refinery IN tbs city.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
EATEN UP HY ANTS.
StoStnsn wisbefs' Horrh,e Death =; he
Hanas cf Mesiean psnsrs

StoSknSn Wlfhcfs Hornhss Death 81 The
Hands Of Mesiesn Bsnsrs.
ToSRsreSE. A. l., March 2i.-Ths In
disns have always heea known fog Their
dsvlish ways 81 torture. bat & rs re-
nassned far a bsna of Merican hsndils
- cap toe climax. Dutch Henrv .
hand 81 eorss thieves rsaled Henry
Niihsrs ranea on the 0ssTrlfs q yer
recently dfivinE awsy a. hs sleek
n thefs started after ths hant sasle
hsnase spt succesdsd sn Shoes ar
deWa three q thesn from smhush tt-
fore they asseeyeTef tasi gfely ons frian
vas pnrsnng them tfeF surce@sesi
in gantnrag hIn as ~ Es ffY ~ -
eet assv isssth Was as sentence
hai saoeiing wss te9 essf : dealt.
wIthefs wss taken osi On ttis bot szba
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
Iy.. Asesr.. ths chaIIsnrs.

CaiC.eo. March ei.-e0f coarse
accept S.osson's challenge sad ifsuk
Ives today, fbul he must come - chs
oagO 60 plSy, ] hsye the naming ct
date and place. Probably a wll be
scheduled tor about the 18th oi Msv
sAd may be played ia the Auditorium.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22

r. A. Gofsm. sadfteF At the q. y 4
L railroad, IS monFning the loss u ~
large "a heFnsra Sex MAI Ine
Robge fellow ass siisd by "a eleeltie
street car GA state s8Hett fnsss of
Nhieh hs Was usnnlnE saa eafkmz
'Aaxf azs valued a. ssA
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22

Aiasfmsn suroui 81 shs sscond wsfa
ststrs Fgs tsvsiF tast he a not csndi-
dafe fut FencnlsHs 'on 8nd rDnld nos
seospt tts uHice aaefh<f serH8 Hnosf
eov rSnssssauCss Hs sxs oncs -
eieetea sad sss bsss Ia o1sre tpuf
kszfs
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22
M. osborne NJ n Prison.

LoxDox. March 81 Mrs. Osborne IL
said Co be very III ia the prison inArm.
ary and SOME doubts are felt az 10 her
recovery. she u said now 10 be un-
conscious aod fears are expressed that
she may die st any moment.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22

YtR4oarH. y. =, Asreb zl.-1he
British bark sylvan, fFona Bsrhadoes,
February u. Il hsiisst for -. John, \
= stranded sa Inagty ledge sna he
easae . total less. five of TIE erew
we're drowned.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-22

NJ. III. A. Barney. proprietor OF the
Occidental hotel at Muskegon, and has
wife. stopped at the Morton house yes.
terday on their way east.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-01-15
". g. 2. ". COLUJNN.
c"SDucTFD BY MRS n. L. HOBBS.


On, some folks cay. what good does
prohibition do? Just look ct prohibi-
tion Kansas. some say: "Why, they cell
- much whisky in Ksusas as they do In
our State" have an uncle living iu
Barber Co. Ksnsas, who was here visit.
ing last Fall. he said. while here, shat
liquor was being sold 10 the little town
OF kiowa, in defiance Of the law But
the Scripture teaches us that there 10 an
end to oil earthly things, 80 : short tisas
ago, saw . statement 10 . Barber Co.
paper where the sheriff deputized men
TO 60 and put . stop to this lawless gang.
30 three constables. With my uncle Fred
- foreman. went and raided the little
town OF kiows, arrested three saloon
Keepers, took possession Of two wagon
loads OF whisky and saloon fixtures.
they brought Il al back to Sharon.
where they made bonfire OF the con-
tents. and while the burning whisky was
ascending skywsrd, those poor benight.
I'd saloon keepers were being tried by
The laws Of . prohibition State and by :
prohibition court Of justice. and, as each
)ne had TO pay . one hundred dollar fine
Ind costs, l suppose they went home =
little wiser. II not better men But
whose money was il that went to pay
hose fnes? Ask the wives and little
,nes Of their customers. Now don I saw
here is as mu ID whisky drank In q pro-
, ibition State ~ there 10 In q whisky
State. BLAcxrYe.
Duf, Ind.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-01-15

\ One OF the causes Of dissatisfaction
with farm life and why so many. especi
ally the Young, desert the country fol
the city life. is found Ia the discomfor
Of travelling over our sbominab roads
and the come quent isolation Of farm life
The Boston Herald gives a. one reason
Why there are so many abandoned fsrms
In New England aud 90 many others ad'
vsrtised for sale for less than the cost oil
the improvements, the wretched condi.
tion OF county roads.
The country seems to have exhausted
its energies in building railroads.
There are some counties 10 eastern
States and possibly In this, where the
common roads exceed 10 mileage eli the
railroads In the State
il 10 not practicable In . paper Of this
character TO 60 into the details Of neces-
sary legislation 10 regard TO our road
system; nor Of specific directions for
road building.
Either OF these branches OF the subject
would require the time and space alot-
ted TO one address. A few general con-
may. however, be given:
First That the system Of road max
ing and working 90 long 10 vogue hss
proven failure.
Second-Thst radical legislstion IL
necessary.
Third An public road improvement
should be Of permanent character.
Fourth All work should be dOue un-
der the supervision OF skilled road max
Drs.
Fifth Main travelled high ways should
have covering Of hard material
Sixth More attention should be paid
% grading and drainage.
Dryness, hardness and smoothnessl
'hould be kept constantly Ia view as the
hree requisites Of : good road.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-01-15

Nes Albany Ledger.
Extract from . paper read q . road
meeting held under the auspices OF The
New Albany Commercial club BY J. r.
Appiegste
The fret requisite Of good road Il
Z drv bed. Without that 10 road can BE-
permanently good. NJ matter how we'll
II j. graded or What msteriss l. used on
II. This fact u msniiest 10 every OBJ
server Who travels over city ~ country
roads.
An eminent engineer said: .Drain-
aye Is the frss law OF road making. 4"
All engineers agree that dry he'd must
be had A concensus OF engineering
opinion Il fhat the three shings abso.
Iuteiv necessary 10 make . good roai
are. dryness. soiidity and smoothnrss
Mscsdsm said thss the object AZ : stone
covering was 20 produce : hard and
smooth surface and keep the water OF
the roadbed.
In some s0iIs side drsinag answers
The pnrpnse. IN others II is necessary
10 add under drsinsgs. In very many
plsces . thoroughly underd rained road
without metal would be far superior q
IN I'll the year round road 10 ninc-
tenths ot the surnpikes This may seem
10 BE- IN exfvavsgant staiement. hut Il
he heen proven time and again. This
a,sfem has been adopted In many places
IN the eastern sssfss snd where heavy
rtsy soils predoninssr. 6rxs class vosds
Il the result. especislIy where clean sand
his been used - top costing
.s.s~. s-lt.
he agitation for good roads are Nsw
York and Penns, IvaDis. II Il probable
hat ~ the next session of the legials-
ures ~ those stases come improved svs-
EN- of road Masking viii b. adopted. II
3 proposed that there shall b estab-
Ishsd : net work % state rosds. @ near
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-01-15


= Plsin Statement Of : Horrible Condition
| Of AnAirs.
II has been said with truth, that OF ali
the dangers menscing our agricultural
population at the present dav. the grav-
ct and the most difficult 10 fight against
u alcoholism. No one can have been I
resident OF . country district without
being struck with the development OF
this scourge during the last thirty years.
the deplorsble effects OF which are
every where visible. The habit Of saving
that was 90 long the strength and the
glory Of our tillsrs OF the soil. 10 qrsdu-
ally disappearing. The money box Of
the liquor seIlers swslIows up. sous bv
sous, the wages that formerly. ia the
form Of -iivsr pieces. we're hidden away
10 some corner Of the clothes press, 70 "
brought out when enough wss sccumu-
lated TO buy little piece or ground.
The peace and harmony OF families 10
seriously impaired.
In the villages the women are reduced.
like the wives OF workmen in the towns.
TO haunt the door Of the drink chop in
order to rescue the bread Of their chill
dren from the alcoholic gulf. In most
OF our hamiets the drunkard. who Wss
formerly the exception, has multiplied
BY contagioD. Once the peasant never
entered the cabaret except on : Sunday
to leisusely sip few Iiters OF wine and
play long game Of cards or bowls Tor
the scot. To-day. when idle, and when
going to work, whether Il 10 Z holiday or
not. the rural laborer never meets Z com.
rade without inviting him to take glass
"a glass OF brandy, be Il understood.
One glass means two. for II 10 only COM
mon civility TO call for another, and n.
% often happens, friends drop in each
one treats in HE turn; until the msn
who came In just to take nip goes away
charged with . half pint or : pint OF
spirito almost always adultersted.
This guzzIing OF spirits land what
spiritsl for the country tavern keepers
do rot hesitate 10 sell the most frightful
mixtures for gainl 10 not I rare occur
renee. Repeated daily. II becomes per-
nicious IN the last extreme. When I
young man begins drinking, only 10 do
like the rest, habit soon makes Il No.
cessity. and rapidly he becomes i'm.
bruted. The agricultural lsborsr is only
willing TO work for the sake or procuring
the pleasures Of new caroussls. Deprived
Of liquor ne u stupid and brutal when
drunk he IL transformed into . savage
beast. Tied 10 this animal, who covers
her with blows and even refuses to give
her food. the unhappy wife loses courage
lnd sometimes takes to drink In her
turn. So much the worse for the chill
dren. They will follow the example OF
their parents. ~ Translated from Paris
Le Petit journal for Voice.