The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-21
FOB YOUNG ATHLETES,

At q recent meeting In Montreal, Miss
Francis E. Willard said: ~ was reading In
the paper about young man Of twenty-five
who could go mile on his bicycle In one
minute and ffty-six seconds, and I read an
interview with him. The newspaper man
young men for trainingT The answer was
Tell them never to touch intoxicating
liquors, never to touch tobacco, to take eight
hours sleep In every twenty-four hours, to
live simply II had given the same an
swer to this question, they would have said,
Much she knows about IT, I am glad the
young bicyclist answered as he did the
splendid advance In athletics Is due to total
abstinence on the part Of many, and this
well known fact has won more victories for
US than all the teetotallers ever assembled on
platform"
THE CHURCH AND THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
A church silent on the question Of temper
ance discredits itself as much as church
silent on the question Of dishonesty.-Joseph
Cook.
have little hope for the triumph OF the
temperance cause until large proportion
of the clergymen and of the protesting
Christians of this land rise up to the duties
of the occasion and speak words that shall.
touch the hearts OF the people, and live
lives that shall blossom into fruit.-Hor.'
Henry Wilson.
II we could only close all the public
houses the forces of true religion would be,
in the ascendant everywhere Hugh
Price Hughes.
1t is the function OF the church to strike
the sturdiest blows It Is capable of at a.
municipal administration whose supreme
mission 1t Is TO protect. foster and propagate
alcoholism.-Rer. Chas. Parkhurst.
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
A Pittsburg dispenser OF alcoholic bever-
ages advertises his establishment as "Thirst
Parlors."
"The He'll Gate" is the name over the
door OF an uptown saloon on Third avenue,
New York City.
The Lewiston (Me.) Journal says: 1--WE
are learning that when the devil takes nap
be leaves one of his imps at decanter."
Neither the Norwegian nor Gothenburg
systems include beer in their regulations.
The effort to do 30 would result In failure.
By drink, and the disease caused by drink,
more persons die in one year than die from
railway disasters and shipping ealamities IN
atty years.-Archdeacon F. W. Farrar.
At the German Catholic Congress at Lou
Isville, KY, resolutions were adopted de-
nouncing creating" as conducive to intem-
perance, saying the custom Is almost un-
known in Germany.
The boatmen, porters and water-carriers
In Constantinople are famous for being the
strongest and finest set OF men. physlcaily,
In all Europe. They never drink any Kind
Of intoxicating liquor.
ANY one found in the streets of Russia In
an inebrlate state Is imprisoned, and when
sober is ordered to sweep the streets for
day. Well dressed men may be seen some
D, -, n, f,,l altpo fbiu yoanfol off1op
Some OF the domestic evils Of drunkenness
are houses without windows, gardens with.
out fences. fields without tillage, barns
without roofs, children without clothing,
principles, morals or manners.-Benjamin
Franklin.
General Mellinet. o: the French Army,
who lately died at the age OF ninety-ilve
years, had throughout his life abstained
from stimulants OF all kinds, and did not
know even the taste OF wine. TO the fast ne
was healthy and vigorous.
According to the report of Internal Rave-
nue. Commissioner Miller for the year 1917,
the patrons of saloons in the United States
paid 5000, 900, 900 for whisky and S6l7 ,25S,-
AGO for beer, total OF S1.226.2 .259, ,460 the
interest OF which for one minute Ut slA per
cent. per annum is sS5l5.6S.
The Northwest Indian Conference OF the
NJ. E. Church declared "uncompromising
hostility to the liquor power in any and
every FORM" and unreservedly condemned
the club house system in which liquors are
used or sold, as the first gilded step OF many
young man to lie OF shame.
A real apostle OF temperance. whose eff
| forts have done much to advance the good
cause, is Rt. Rev. Jeremiah O'Sullivan,
Bishop of Mobile. AS curate and pastor,
Bishop O'Sullivan was motel for his zeal and
! ardor In fighting this great evil, and rs a
bishop he makes his influence felt In every
part of his diocese.
Great indignation prevailed among the
women when it was found that the exhibit OF
a brewing company had been placed in the
| Woman's Building at the Indiana State Fair.
| A petition for its removal signed by num-
bers OF the W. C.. T. U. and other women
| was presented to the Fair Board, who or
| dered its removal, but an Injunction was
! obtained by the brewing company and the
exhibit. remained.