The Forrest City times., 1893-06-16
Temperance Notes.

Micropesian Islands, sent by Ainerl- can missionaries there.
 Madame Anderson Leijerhelm is no longer president of the w. C. T. U., of Sweden, nor connected with Woman s Christian Temperance Union work.
 Mrs. A. J. Schnackenburg. of Auck- land. president New Zealand w. C. T. U., was reelected president of the Auckland union at its recent annual meeting.
 A package, containing copy of the Worlds petition. with two thousand. three hundred and nine signatures, has been received from Mrs. Eliza Arbo, honorable vice secretary of the N0rwe glau w. C. T. U. Miss Charlotte A. Gray had previously collected nearly q thousand names in Norway.
 An installment of one hundred and fifty-nine signatures to the Would pe- tition is received from Spain and the petition is still in circulation. Mrs. Gordon Gnlick. who forwards the names writes: ''In this land we go slowly and these new ideas must be expalne d and argued and impressed upon the people"
 Mrs. Annie Riddell. of Napier has been reelected corresponding secreta- " ot New Zealand ". c. T. U.. and also has been elected to the same of flee for the Worlds w. c. T. U. Dues to the Worlds w. c. T. U., by vote of the late New Zealand convention have been fixed at the uniform rate of one penny per member.
 Mrs. Huldah s. Rockwell, of Kings ston, Canada, Dominion superlnten- dent of petition work, has just sent in a list of two thousand, two hundred and seventy-f0ur names. Mrs. Rock well has been at the head of this work in her country for about eight years, and in that time has forwarded about sixty thousand signatures.
 The annual meeting of the Tokio, Japan, Temperance society was held March II, and the officers reelected, Alr. Taro Ando. president, and Sho Nemoto, vice president. Five coun- cillors were elected and other officers were appointed by the president. The society now numbers POO and IS in very good condition.
 Invitations were sent out by the To k,o w. c. T. U., to other unions for d meeting April l. and 8, to organize a National w. c. T. U., in Japan. This act is simply caused by the loving work of Miss West. This little beginning will, 1 hope, grow into the power to move the mountains of drunkardS in- to the fertile lands, says Sho NemOto, the faithful worker.
 ''The impression given by Mrs. An drew and Dr. Kate Bushnell of our white ribb9ners in Australia is that they bid fair :o lead the van. for they have the grit, grace and gumption' of which dear Mary Allen West was wont to speak. in a measure not exceeded by any other group that eau be found up- on the footstool," says Miss Willard in a recent letter.
 Mrs. Edith J. Archibald, of Cape Breton. N. S.. president Maritime w C. T. U., isa Worlds lair commissioner for that locality, and will attend the great Exposition in June. She has re- gently prepared an article on the Do minion w. c. T. U.. for the Dominion
 A prominent business man in New York state gives away four copies of the New Testiment each day the cost of the four cigars he used to smoke per day.
 To counteract the increasing tenden. cy to vulgarity and cOarseness of Ian. guage among d certain class of young workingmen, il Brotherhood of Clean Lips has breu formed in England
 The school board penny banks in En. gland are d success. and the question is asked. Why not combine these penny banks with banks of hope, teaching aannopy and
 It would seem that better times are coming when we read of classes in Lon don public schools passing examinations in housewifery. Ventilation, hygiene and sanitation were included in the course.
 On the principle that every little helps. there may be some encourage ment in the statement that the nation al drank bill of England decreased about three hundred and fifty thou sand pounds last year over the year be fore.
 When cholera ragged in Hamberg the middle class practically stopped al drinking except of light wine. bNt the poor unheeded the warnings given and drank more than ever If beer, and paid the penalty in disease and death.
 The Central W. C. T. U.. of Nash. vile, Tenn. at their meeting April l2 passed stirring resolutions indorsing the Temple. commending the zeal anC perseverance of Mrs. Carse and voic ing their faith and confidence in hel and the Temple project The same was done at the Arkansas state w. c T. U.. convention.
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