The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-03-11
TEMPERANCE NOTES.

Prepared by the lola W. u L. U.
AT late regular meeting of lola
w. C. T. U. when it became known
that Mrs. o. l.. Summer would leave
so soon, a resolution of regret ON losing
so faithful and efficient a member,
and letter of recommendation was
voted her by the Union.
PERSONAL LIBERTY INDICATED.
The New York Voice, of recent date,
gives three whole columns of clippings
from the daily papers, in just two
months, showing results of the rum
traffic. NEARLY 200 brutal murders,
cuttings, Outrages on women and help
less children by drunk, crazed
fiends." So much for the business
which is protected by our government
and licensed by her citizel-s.
In a recent number of the Central
Christian AdUOcdte an editorial on
womens' clubs and societies, after Civ
ing all, due credit for great advance
ment in lines of refOrmatOry and be-
nevolent works, pays this just cOmpli-
ment to the w. e. f. U. But by far
the most important of these OrganiZa-
tions is the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. At first working
within a limited circle, then reaching
out has enlarged its sphere of opera
tions. until it has become a wonderful
combination of educating agencies, for
the advancement of all moral reforms,
hn hnc
world wide in its efforts and influence.
The prohibition of the manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquor as bever-
age, is its central design, but in the
prosecution of its work it has taken
up the advocacy of WOman's Suffrage,
of social purity, and the moral eleva-
ton of society, by the larger employ
ment of women in whatever pertains
to the interest of society"
Since the above was written we are
grieved to learn of the death of our
friend and brother Rev. Benz. st.
James Fry.
Other friends of our organization
are continually making themselves
known. Hon. Henry Faxon comes
forward showing his faith by his work
in the following incident: During the
late Worlds and National w. &. II. u.
Convention held in Boston, letter
was received from him containing
checks for the following amounts:
Presented to the National w. &. Il. L.
treasury, $500; to the Temperance
Temple in process of erection i'll Chi
cago, $500: to the Mass. w. G.. Il. u.
to assist in the then approaching no
license campaign, $500; to Mrs. Mary
Hunt, National Superintendent OF
Scientific Temperance Instruction in
public schools, $500; to the Boston w.
G. II. u. toward defraying expenses of
that convention, 500; making a grand
total of $500.
OF S,034 persons engaged in the
liquor traffic in Philadelphia a few
years ago, 6, 41S had, at one time or an
other, been arrested for crime.
BOYS, DON'T BE CHEATED.
Boys, would you like to be cheated?
No, you would not. Then be careful.
Not only keep a sharp outlook that
others do not cheat you, but be care
full that you do not cheat yourselves.
There are hundreds of boys who are
trying to persuade themselves into
the belief that tobacco and beer are
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chew tobacco, to smoke cigars. to hang
around saloons, and drink beer; but
oh, how wofully they are cheating
themselves!
Would you like to smell like an old
strong pipe? Would you like to be a
loathsome, blear-eyed, bloated, drunk
en- beer drinker? No, you would not.
But there are a great many such men
in every city and town. Once they
were nice, clean, bright happy boys
like you are. How did they become
so degraded, loathsOme and filthy?
Why, when they were boys, just like
you, they cheated themselves into the
belief that it was nice, smart, man.
" thing to chew, smoke and drink,
and now they are what they are.
Boys, resolve to be little too smart
to cheat yourselves like that. The
most silly, senseless, stupid cheat is
The boy who cheats himself in that
way. Don't do it boys, don't.-Se-
lected.