The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-08-29

OF mind
led on in front, they followed behind.
stop where arc we goingT cried one in
why, straight to my tavern, and this is the
way
In startled surprise they fairly did Jump
As l stopped right in front of tho eold-water
pump.
you think
1 am breaking my promise2 Here is my
drink
In the silence that followed not one voice
was heard,
But they all skunk away without even
word.
They have teased me no more, nor have
asked me to treat,
Though fear they considered It rather
cheat;
l think they will never forget their surprise.
And hope theyin future will learn to be
wise"
And that father was proud OF his noble
young son,
Who so bravely victory for Temp'rancehad
won.
Kate Kelsey, in Temperance Banner.
GENERAL HowARD's WAY.
:, General Howard was recently chosen
President OF the National Temperance So.
eiety' lie explained how public man could
thlnR, be considered a good fellow. He ar
ranges for the filling of his wine glnsses with
water before the occasion. When toast is
called Tor he drinks what looks like wine
but is In reality wnter.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION
The decision of Monsignor Satolli, the
| Pope's Legate OF the United States, uphold
ing the ruling of Bishop wNtterson, OF
| Ohio, is one OF the most important
ever made by the Church in this
| country The bishop orders that no
one engaged in the liquor traffic should be
admitted 10 membership in the various so
| cieties connected with or forming n part OF
the Church organization. He even suspends
| every society from Its rank and privilege un-
Ill it ceases TO be offlcered by such men.
| Mgr. Satoli refers to the liquor traffic 'as
| the source OF much evil" and although the
decision may not technically apply 10 juris-
| dictions outside of that of Bishop Watterson,
| tho moral effect will extend all over the
country. National Temperance Advocate.
REAL TEMPERANCE TOWN"
The name "Lompocn is OF Indian origin,
siSnifying. "lttle lake so called because
| somewhat over Atty years AGO a small lake
valley. The town is located sixteen miles
| from Los Alamos. thirty from Santa Maria
| twenty-eight from Guadalupe, twenty five
| from Santa Ynez, and sixty from Santa Bar
bara, and is situated some nine miles from
| the ocean. 1t Is one of the most famous
temperance colonies in the world. The pop
| ulation is from 500 10 600. 1t was settled on
| q temperance basis, and woe to those who
| have dared to make any infraction of those
| principles. Two saloons and one drug store
| that attempted to violate the rules of the
| colony found out at the expense of one being
blown up, and the other torn down, while
the drug store was suppressed, that It could
| not be done with impunity, and now Lompoc
| ean boast in the "iullness OF pride" that
there is no saloon in town.
DRUNKARD's DAUGHTER.
A minister OF the Gospel pointed out to me
a young girl in the lunatic asylum. A more
beautiful girl | never saw but she was raw
| Ing mad. and her hands were confined TO
Keep her from doing herself injury. The
| minister said:
That girl was member of my church,
and believe she was a Christian. Her
father was drunkard. She would come TO
me and ask, What shall do? What can |
S SOt VIII DO anything TO save my father,
but am hopeless. Why, sir he abuses nv
mother so brutally that shall go mad.
VIII not leave her and she will not leave my
| father
'One day that man came home raving mad
with drink, he seized his wife and dashed
| her TO the floor, and his fist began 10 beat
her upturned face till his hand was bloody
TO the wrist. Tho girl was there. What
should she do? 1t was her mother she saw
thus abused. Her brain reeled she rushed
into the wood-house, seized an ak and struck
per father several times. As her father fell
dead, she went mad, and not q single ray OF
light has penetrated the darkness Of her
mind from that time TO this. John d.
| Cough.
ANOTHER WARNING FROM THE GALLows.
The Ceylon Catholic Messenger contains
the details OF the hanging of Private O'Hara,
in India, for the murder OF two of his
superior officers, and the last scene is de-
scribed as most affecting. o Hara was a
popular fellow, and bore an excellent
character until crnzed by drink. While he
was on the scaffold he addressed the follow
ing words to his comrades, who were drawn
up In the jail TO witness the execution
'Non-commissloned officers and mon OF
tho British Army who are assembled 10 wit
ness my execution l hope you will take
warning in time by what you see now, and
get over that cursed drink, which has
brought me here and caused all the crimes
in the army. Take warning in time and
make n firm resolution before you leave
here this morning thar you will never touch
that cursed drink any more. L offer my
life now willingly 10 God in atonement for
my sins. have left my life in the hands Of
God. May God spare you. Goodbye, my
comradfs may God spare YOU Into Thy
hands, o Lord, | commit my soul. | give
| my soul unto luce ana L freely confess my
sins and will never more offend Thee"
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
In Italy 90 per cent. OF all the insanity is
caused by drink in Austria, 10 in France,
/ 20 in England, 32 In Sweden, so.
In connection with the sanitation Of armies
thousands Of experiments With large bodies
of men show that they are better able to en-
dure the fatigue OF hard marches when NOT
allowed any alcohol at all.
Thomas Byrnes, Superintendent OF the
New York Police Department. says After
all, if we hunt vice and crime back to their
lars, we viii be pretty sure to find them in
the gin mill. Drunkenness is the prolific
mother Of most ofthe evil doing"
Through fear of offending two liquor
dealers who were patrons OF the school, a
member OF the graduating class of the Paw
tucket Or. l. } High School was not allowed
TO deliver his graduating oration because OF
the strong prohibition sentiments it con-
tanned
If II Is wicked to be drunkard 1t is even
more wicked TO be q drunkard maker. II it
Is wicked TO be a drunkard maker, how much
more wicked must II be TO help make a Leg
islature that will make law TO make drum
kard makers Think 1t over, friends -
Westerly Tribune.
The Methodist Times states that "In ono
of his recent speeches at Birmingham, Lord
Rosebery made the following solemn and
= memorable statement Il 90 80 far as to say