The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-05-27
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Il. W. Higginson, in his crisp, incis-t
i've way, says: Women need the
ballot, not because they are angels.
but because they are one-half OF the
human race Ifwomen vote, they VIII
often vote ignorantIy or augriiy OF
selhshly, as men do; and they have the
same right to commit these errors
and to learn by them. For self pro
lection, for justice, for the consistency
Of our political principles, they have a
right to the ballot. III a pair of scis-
sors BREAKS apart, we have it riyetsI
again; not because either half Possesses
angelic superiority over the other. but
because it takes 5wo. halves to make
whole"
When young man simply declines
"a glass OF wine, giving the name of
: Jesus for the reason, / call that good
| temperance. And when a young
/ woman with Christian fact and grace
demands, as Christian ladies' can de-
mand, for the sake OF Jesue. who never
once Teprosched woman, abstinence
/ as prerequisite 10 her respect ii call
/ that gospel temperance. And when
[ the hOuOred vile OF MiuuesOta's spot
/ less senator, who died with his glass
reversed, Mrs. William Window. re-
I fused 10 serge wine uJ her table uc-
cofding to custom, saying she would
rather offend o few than tempt any.
/ call that gospel temperance And
I when Christian man stands up aud
I votes the viii of God touching drink
/ INTO the ballot box, and does il Tor His
[ sake and Ills name, though lac stands
/ alone among a million, and azuiusL
/ overwhelming odds OF policy OF poll
] tics or worldly wisdom. L call that Cos
/ pei temperance.-Joh Ohm q. WOOuey.
/ a certain little tract, addressed to
/ inebriates, contains no sentimental APP
/ peal 70 the emotions, but is fun o.
/ practical common sense. Let every
one addicted TO the use OF liquor READ
/ 1t, and pronounce Judgment upon the
! advice 10 contains; Oue gallon OF
/ whisky costs about three dollars, ami
! contains, on the average, slxJy-uye ten
/ cent drinks. Now, II you must drink
/ whisky, buy a gallon and make your
| wife the Durkccper; then, when YOU
are thirsty. give her ten cents for %
drink, " hen the whisky is gone, She
Will have left, after paying Tor d.,
three dollars and hair, and every
gallon Will yield the same profit. This
money she should put away in tue
savings bank so That When you have
become ana iueJuate, unable to sup
port yourself, and summed and
desPised 10y every respectable person.
your wife may have mouey enough to
keep you until your time comes TO Jill d
dFunkard's grave.
1t makes the heart sick to think Of
the misery and degradation to which
the demon drink subjects those who
have given themselves up TO him. D
Philadelphia Methodist yOuches Tor
the truth of this incident:
Papa, can you please give me fifty
cents io- my spring hatr Most OF the
. academy girls have theiIs."
No, Hay, I can't spare the money
The above request was pUrsuasiyely
made by a siXtesR-Year-OId maiden as
she was preparing for school one fins
spring morning, The refusal came
from the parent in a curt. Indifferent
tone, The disappointed girl went to
school. The father started for his
place Of business. On his way thitheI
he met q frien", and, being hale
feliOw-weIl-me invited him in to a
saloon for a drink. As usual, there
] we've others there. and the man who
I could not spare his daughter nifty
d cents for a hat. treated the crowd
7 When about to leave he laid a hal
q dollar on the counter, which just paid
S for the drinks.
e just then the ssloon-keeper's daugh
ter entered, and on going behind thu
bar said;
Papa, 1 want City cents for a spring
= hat"
j All right" says the dealer, and tax
6 ing up the half dollar from the couute
y handed it over to the girl, who dc
IA parted smiling.
Mays father seemed dazed. walke
IL out alone aud said to himself, Ell had E
8 bring my fifty cents here for the rum
"a sellers daughter TO buy "a hat viii
after refusing it to my own daughter
y III never drink another drop" An
4 ne kent his DIet1ua