The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-27
TEMPERANCE.
THE ENEMY OF THE HOME.

Intemperance is the deadliest enemy oithe
home. Its first action IS to take the man
away from his dear ones. II a busy man, he
commonly leaves home early in the morn
ing. seeing little of wife and children In the
hurry before departure. Perhaps he does
not return at noon, or II he does. 1t is only
for hasty lunch. If he Is to have any happy
social life with wife and children, 1t must be
in the evening. If that time Is given to the
saloon he becomes stranger to his family.
He does not know his wife's cares andhopes,
nor even the fulness Of her love, because she
has no opportunity for its free expression.
The few brief moments OF conversation are
almost wholly given to the crowding neces-
stiles Of life. Then, to woman who Is COM
PEELED for the most part to live secluded
home life, 1t Is disappointing to the last de-
greet Is even heart-breaklng-to have the
one to whom she has given her love and her
life leave her in the little time they might be
together for other society which he prefers
to hers. And such society! 1t Is not TO De
wondered at II she Is not cheerful and hope
full, and II she finds 1t hard to show much
tender affection In the face Of such neglect.
It is not surprising il she finds little encour-
agement to adorn her home or beauttfy her
person. or give the little touches that make
children winsome, for one who will hurry
away from 1t all as soon as he can get
through eating.
Still, all this, hard as 1t Is, might be en-
durable II the man at last came home. But
who comes home? Is 1t the man who walked
into her girlish, dreams, who was careful In
dress, gentle and noble in manner for her
dear sake2 No, foul, tmbruted being, from
whom she would have fed with shrek II
he had suddenly appeared at her fathers
house. The man from whom every decent
man has shrunk away on the street az No
came home Is the man this wife is to love
and cherish.
When we think of the unutterable disgust
sober man-who Is only man-feels for
drunkard: how he loathes the flushed face,
the fetid breath, the incoherent speech, and
all the soil and coarseness OF intoxtcation,
and then think OF putting that being beside
woman with all the delicacy Of feeling OF
her sex, In the privacy Of the home, 1t Is
wonder that every wife who has this to bear
does not straightway become a maniac
Sacred Heart Review. -... e..
BISHOP FALLows's ''HoME SALON"
The saloon has. found another enemy in
Chicago. Believing that q most excellent
method Of fighting that institution could be
found in substituting something better to
take Its place, the Rt. Rev. Samuel Fallows,
of the Reformed Episcopal Church, on Feb
ru6ry Il last, Opoueu Wudl uo CalIS o0I1Ao
Salon" in the enemys stronghold.
In a basement at 155 Washington street,
Chicago, In the midst of a row Of exceed
ingly dingy beer saloons, and surrounded by
nearly thousand more Of similar charac-
ter, has been established this first expert
ment. It aims to reproduce all the regula-
tion features Of the grog-shop with the sim
gle important exception OF the intoxicating
liquor.
There Is long. highly polished bar Of the
regular pattern. backed by mirrors and an
array OF cut glass. At one end Is refnger-
ator with rows Of bottles visible within.
Back Of the bar hang the portraits OF the
venerable Neal Dow and Miss Frances =.
Willard. .. s.s
In connection with the bar Is that peculiar
Chicago institution, the cafetira, which is q
lunch counter, wherefrom the customer
helps himself. The bill Of fare consists OF
roast beef, roast pork, pork and beans, baked
whitetish, Goldfish cakes, frankfurter ssu-
SAUCES and beef sandwiches. A plate OF any
one costs ten cents. For fifteen cents one
can have chicken or lobster salad. The Gus
toner helps himself to these. and the neces.
sary knife, fork, spoon. condiments, bread
and butter. ......-
with this lunch the customer obtains free
any one of a long list of temperance drinks.
the chief Of which ls 'bishop's beer" This
pet invention of Bishop Fallows has all the
appearance and nearly the taste OF lager,
but 1t does not contain drop OF alcohol.
One Of the most responsible firms OF Chi"
cago manufactures It under contract. guar
anteeing its purity in every particular. II
contains the best elements OF the malt ana
hops. ~, ,.r.
tronizs this "Home Salon" One strong eYis
dence Of its value Is that the liquor interest
has done its best to injure the movement;
But the salon Is prosperous. and others Will
be opened soon which can pe made to pay a
handsome dividend on the capital invested.
-Homiletic Review.