The Press., 1896-03-05
w. C. T. U.

Where are you going so fast, young man? Where are you going so fast
 With the cup in your hand and flush on BYE your brow,
 Though pleasure and mirth may accom-
 pany you now,
 It tells of sorrow to come by and by; It tells of pang that is sealed with sigh It tells of shame at last, young man, A whitening shame that will last. Where are you going so fast, young man i? Where are you going so fast?
 In the flush of that wine there is only
 bait
 A curse lies beneath that you'll find when
 too late;
 A serpent sleeps down in the depths of A monster is there that will swallow you
 up,
 A sorrow you'll find at last young man In wine there is sorrow at last.
 There's a reckoning day to come, young
 man,
 A reckoning day to come;
 A life yet to live, and death yet to die, A sad, parting tear and a sad parting sigh; A journey to take, and a furnishing heart, A sharp pang to feel from deaths chilling
 dart,
 curse if you drink that rum, young man, The bitterest curse in that rum.
 Anent the recent gathering of the B. w. T. A. members at Plymouth, England, the Western Mercury says "One can- not help wondering sometimes as one lis tens to their words of intense earnestness, as one notes the ease and grace with which they reason of judgment and right eousness, what our grandmOthers or even our mothers would have thought of sucq sure that but to have listened last night would have been to have carried away conviction that the innovation is a step in the onward march, which is making for better and happier life all round. Times are changing rapidly, and it be- hooves every one who would keep abreast of progress to know the things about which women are thinking, and above all to know the steps women are taking for the general uplifting of humanity.
 Palapye, Khamas capital, is the largest and best kept native town in Africa. It has law abiding population of about thirty thousand; there is not drinking or gambling place in the town and unde- sirable residents are promptly expelled.
 Sales of New England rum in Africa I tl1aSe decreased eae-half- in two years. The Scottish Reformer asks, "Is this a case of waking conscience in New Eng land, or of the slaughter of the innocents in Africa ?''
 To the question why girls were prefer red in business house in St. Louis, the answer was given, "They neither have to serve on juries nor go on sprees."
 SUNDAY LIQUOR PROHIBITION. -- The commendable efforts of the police com missioners of the city of New York, head ed by brave Commissioner Roosevelt, has resulted in great benefit to the city There are less dissipation and drinking on Sunday, there is far less disorder, and fewer arrests are made by the police. The courts are not called upon to deal with so many cases of drunkenness. Mer who are interested in real estate say that rents are more promptly and readily paid in the tenement house districts. Con tractors say that men ill their employ lose less time on Monday than formerly, be. cause they are in a better condition fol work. Many thousands of dollars, fol merly spent in drink on Sunday, are now saved. Some of the savings go into the savings banks, which have greatly in. creased their deposits from the poorer classes of people; while the supply O. food and clothing for wives and children has also increased. Pawn brokers com plain that they have less business thar formerly. One declares that he has lost between four and six thousand dollars since the enforcement of the Sunday laws In short, families, and the community il general, are gathers by this enforcement The only losers are those who manufac ture and sell intoxicating drinks. w have no tears to shed over such losses we would rather increase them by extend ing the prohibition to every day.
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