The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-21
TemDcrance Notes.

The arrests for drunkenness alone in
Hartford. Conn. for the twelve wears
between lS19 and ls93. average 62.S
per cent. annually of tn" whole number
of arrests. while for drunkenness aud
immediately allied offences the pcrcen-
tagc i, >0.G77-m more thln tuar-tiith>.
The supreme Lodge of the Ancient
Order of United Norlmru recently de-
ciird in session at Toronto. that all
members Of the order engaged in the
saloon business must leave. and that ap-
plication for membership from retail
li1uor dealers will hereafter he refused.
The Medical Department Of the Gener-
al PoSl-Oiicr. London. ih a health doc
umrnt for preventing disease, prints Tor
the benefit Of postal employees. in large
type. the following at cannot he too
distinctly understood that dangerous
alaltie, of water are not nbviated by
lhr addition of wines or spirits.
II i. announced that Gcneral Booth.
of the salvation Army. j. "malufing i
scheme for carrying GA war against
the liquor traffic all o1ri the world
of OIL prisoners recently IN
Western PrniteutiarN. the largest num-
Der it ha, ever had. i were ab-taincrs.
aud sb3 were addicted to the use of III
toNicdnts.
Ernest Feckcr. of the Fccker Brewing
Company. /, authority for the state
ment that "of the 1.27a saloons ia Chi
eago. fully loo are carried on by the
brewers"
The American Medical Temperance
Association will publish quarterly
journal. to be known n The Medical
Temperance Quarterly, of which DR.. j.
H. Kellogg, of Battle Creek, Mich, will
he the editor.
Recent medical statistics in Switzer-
land show that 30 Ter cent. OF the young
men who would otherwise be eligible
for military service are rendered unit
by excessive drinking.
\ gentleman. says the War Cry. af-
firms that in Watching one pnblic-house
in London, during one day. he observed
some 1000 men. $500 women. 100
children. aud 800 babies enter
The Good Tempnrs of Hosedale, Cali
fornia. have succeeded in closing two ST
looms opened in that place in defiance of
prohibition title-deeds. and the owners
have also forfeited their land
Recently the Rev. 'rhos. Pugh, in
cumbent of Gyfnc, Ilangedock. Wales
was deprived hy the bishop of all &c
clcsiaStical rights in the diocese for be
ing drunk while administering the sacra-
ment.
The Lewiston journal recently noted
the fact that of the l05 national banks
which had failed, not one WAS located
in Maine. And vet we are 50 often told
that Maine has been ''rliined" by pro-
hibition .
Edward Anderson, said to be the lead
ing fiscal slatistcian of our times, says
that it costs five dollars head To run
our government. but the annual cost of
spirits, beer and wine is fifteen dollars Il
head.
At the last yearly meeting of the So
ciety Of friends in England more add
vanced stand was made for temperance
than ever before, every member pled9-
ing himself to abstain from Use and sale
of liquors and the buying of brewery
shares.
Supt. Byrnes of \. Y. police force
SAYS that The reasons why men are un-
able to find work are four, viz, in
competency, lIziness, intemperance, and
last but least old age and sickness.
These account for the crowded cheap
lodging-houses.