Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-03-24

LES, OUT L lHcAD naN l1CcMperaNC0I
anything to do with it?''
"Yes sab, dey was bof ov 'em drunk"
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Cigarettes.
The Chicago Tribune for Feb. 10,
strongly urged the Illinois General AS
semhly to pass bill prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of cigarettes in
the state. The following is quotation
from that editorial:
"Those vile compounds. called cigar
cites, are poisonous, and should be out
lawed. They are not safe for men to
use. They are rank poison for the
juniors. There is but one way to deal
with this evil and that is the radical
one. AS long as cigarettes are offered
for sale in nearly every street, boys will
manage to get them. Therefore their
sale should be forbidden Altogether.
None should be allowed to be made IN
the state; and no store should be per.
mitted to keep them. Then it would be
extremely difficult for boys to get these
opium soaked abominations, and they
would he kept from acquiring an appe-
tite for one of the most destructive of
drugs"
The Union Signal in commenting up
on the above says: "We always rejoice
when we find any ground of agreement
with others and we can give the above
our heartiest commendation. But the
question which proves too great for our
feminine logic is, why, when we substi.
tuts for the vile compounds called ci-
garsttes' the vile compeands of the H.
quor traffic and urge with respect
to them there is but one way to
deal with this evil and that is the radi.
cal one, that their sale should bs for.
hidden, none should % allowed to be
made in the state etc. The suggestion
becomes impractical, gross violation
Of personal liberty, and altogether,
from every point of view, dangerous,
absurd and unreasonable.
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The Pierre Journal, S. Oak. says
''ro tMrs. Cranmer, president of the
w. c. I. u, is due large share of the
glory for the defeat of resubmission."
IA vessel laden with $50, 900 worth OF
New England rum left Boston recently
fer the dark continent. From July l,
1890, to the corresponding date IN 1891
the export of this nature from Boston
to ports in Africa was !, ,O58, SOL gallons,
valued ut 81, ,223, $3.50. During the last
year this trade has almost doubled in
quantity and value"
TO THE "Y's" AND HONORARIEs.
"Bs not simply good, be good for
something."-Thoreau.
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Facts About Smoking that are not
Mere Smoke.
"FroM the records of Yale College
during the past eight years it is shcwn
that the non. smokers were twenty per
cent taller than the smokers; twenty
five per cent. heavier, and had sixty. six
per cent. more lung capacity. In the
last graduating class at Amherst Col.
lcge the non smokers have gained in
weight twenty-four per cent. over the
smokers; in height thirty-seven per
cent; in chest girth forty-two per cent.
and in lung capacity, eight and thirty
six hundredths cubic inches. ."-Frolu
the Western Medical Reporter.
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cit is said that in Hartford, Conn. a
man recently applied for license 10 kill
q man. Naturally he was refused and was
sent to the insane asylum. What pity
1t is that applicants for license to sell
alcohol, which is but slower way to
accomplish the same end, cannot be
answered in the same summary man.
ner. Union Signal.
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prisoner, why did you follow this
man and beat and kick him 80 shame
fully"
I am sorry your honer-1 was a little
idrunk and thought it was my wife.