Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-02-19
w. G.. T. u. COLUMN.
lotto: "God and Home and Native Land


lotto: "God and Home and Native Land
drunkenness not only leads to
me; it is crime" Shakespeare says:
thou invisible spirit of wine, if
blu hast no name to be called by, let
call thee-Devil."
Not long ago I was at a dinner of
Frary gentlemen in Philadelphia.
ne was served; and | had the pleas
of being alone as an abstainer.
it was with real chagrin that I
led a celebrated Boston minister
hing with the rest in imbibing. No
was in any degree intoxicated, but
Dry one was committed for alcohol
Frywhere. 1t is nonsense to say
have got by the era when every
n is his brothers. keeper. Paul's
den Rule is good for even Boston's
CHEERS and divines, to do nothing
It shall cause brother to offend.
my experience with wine has not
lays stopped as short as in the City
Brotherly Love. Asked to sit as
ge on grapes and wines at GER
state horticultural show, I de-
led; and a Supreme Court Judge
appointed in my place. In the
ming the eloquent judge was to
ke an important speech; and the
atorial chamber was offered for the
pose. The Judge began, but was
n rambling and nonsensical, and
lily profane and boisterous. The
fence left in disgust. Possibly the
has been discovered up to which
may indulge, safely for himself
others, in alcoholic drinks-but
BIT it. At present at least the i'm
liant message Of our educators does
seem to be a protest against ia
cism, but a protest against indul-
&c and evil example, endangering
noble boys who are to be our flu
citizens.
ne Gothenburg system of regulat-
the liquor traffic, to which frequent
renee is just now made, takes its
e from the city so called in Swe-
The municipal council in 1865
an inquiry regarding the cause of
perism, and the combined munic-
wisdom decided it to result from
bssive drinking among the work
classes. Of course, that much had
accomplished long before in
y countries; but the people of
henburg set about providing a
edy. The municipality, having
Bole control of the matter, trans
I'D to a company the exclusive
to sell brandy and other alco-
liquors, that being in accordance
the recommendation of the iu
y committee. The town council
led over thirtysix licenses to the
pany, the bylaws received royal
ton, and business was commenc-
Fithin the year of the inquiry. The
pany was organized under special
lations designed to remove from
iors all temptation to encourage
|rce sales. 1t was required that
rofits of the company above per
on invested capital should be
ed over to the municipality for
liable purposes. Managers APP
ted for the various retail estab-
hents should be paid salary.
should keep on hand supply of
nd cold food, and receive pro-
on of the profits from such sale,
1dition to their salaries. The
5 for doing business are prescrib-
pecial provision being made for
al days, such as holidays and pay
The consumption of spurious
rs has decreased from 14.61 OTIS.
nhabitant in 1877 to $40 in 1891,
verage annual profit being above
poo. Prohibition practically pre-
in the country districts, and in
villages no liquor is sold. The
m has spread with equal rapidity
rway, almost all the towns hav-
ranted monopolies for the sale of
lolic liquors.
Christian women of San Fran