Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-03
W. c. T. U. NOTES.

hu Nv Aibh1 ~ 10 bHc ouhAVW NhASh
cleaves to us, go where we will, aud
which only leaves us when wa leave the
light OF life. Nv. E. Gladstone.
Cambridge, Mnss., is unique as a
prohibition city. No other city of
| equal aize has ever been carried for
mo license two yeara 10 succession;
while in Cambridge thar policy has
prevailed at ii successive elections. At
first the uAuHl objections were made--
the city could not do without tie
saloon revenue, &c., but all have been
abundantly refuted by actual ex-
perienGe. W. are told that the valu-
alton Of Cambridge during 10 years of
| license, dropped, in round numberB,
Sd 600, 600; during 10 years of no
| license" it has risen S2i. 900, COO III
| tho license decaded the average gain in
| populationwaH |, ls2; in tho no LICENSE
period ii has been ., l95 In the first
| l0ycarH l1l houses weru built annually;
in the second decade thu average has
boon 332. And-please note this point
| particularly the city geta annually 10
taxes on tho iGCrensed valuation under
no license three or four times as much
as 1t would get from license feea. Two
| years ago 257 Cambridge merchants, in
| all departments of business, signed a
public appeal declaring that no license
had benefited the material interests of
this city and expressed hope for its
continuance. Tine finest feature Of the
celebration of the 10th anniversary of
the city, was, says tbs Now York In
dependent, ''the spectacle of So, 600
people kHening holiday and from sun
rise TO sunset not lrunken man
visible anywhere Union Signal
In the launching OF the Japanese
hattIaship. Kasagi, at Philadelphia,
January goth. for the first time in
| American history the use of wine or
| whisky was omitted from the ceremony.
| Instead the much moro picturesque
and appropriate Japanese custom was
observed. Suspended from the bow
| spirit, above the head OF Miss Long,
daughter OF the Secretary OF the Navy,
| who is sponsor for tho great cruiser,
was large wicker cago decorated with
ribbons Of scarlet and white, the
Japanese colors. AT the proper mo-
meat she opened the cage door by
means of cora which hung within
reach of her hand, releasing half
dozen gray pigeons, and the same time
u uinsa of flowers, which fell in
shower upon the heads of the specta
tnra. We trust that now this limo
walton in the christening and launch
ing OF ships in American waters has
been introduced, there will be no re-
turn to the old "idiotic custom''--for
such a noted newspaper correspondent
calls it-of breaking bottle of wine
or whisky over the bow OF vessel. =
Union Signal.
We have selected the following from
a letter from Mrs. j. X. barney, which
also appears in our national organ of
| January 9th.
/ '.Will you 90 to Australian" was the
| question which confronted the writer
carly in 1897. Other countries we're to
be taken in, but evidently that far
away land was the objective point. The
same question had been presented and
disposed of several times but here il
was again very much alive and pressed
with the ehieftain'5 usual vigOr. The
/ plea for younger woman TO bs sent
only brought forth, you will never
4 be- younger than you are cow, SO the
! plnns at first worry vague began to take
shape. "aoing, to Australia; well you
must want 10 travel, to start for the
ends OF the earth," said the people
who did not understand the divine
"needs be-, which the pressure of the
work can bring and without which
humaBorclers could easily TO set aside.
During my visit to lands hitherto re-
ported, / had always hefors me A us
tralia, and at last l was slowly sailing
up the Narra with Melbourne in sight.
| was not going to strangers for letters
mad reached me and white ribbons in
diGated my friends. Landing in Vic.
toria une llth, j am down to leave
West Australia December 18th, and
shall have given just SIX months to
the five colonies. In that time l have
travelled many thousand miles by costa
steamers and railway and held over $50
services, besides much work which
might be termed miscellaneous. From
the first there was heartiest welcome
from both Australasian and colonial Off
GERS with desire to arrange my time
most Rdyantageously for the work and
also to give me the most favorable
season for visiting the different SOC
tions of This vast island.
| should like specially to name and
describe tho colonial officers and SUPER
intendents of my department, and most
of whom are exceptional wOmUn, and
the delegation would be incomplete
without our worlds flower mission
superintendent, who, together with
other friends, has sought to make my
way comfortable and successful. Then
thu isolated workers. and small unions,
carrying on tho work against heavy
odds Some of these have touched
on route, we having heen mutually
notified to look out for white ribbons,
and We have put a good deal into tho
three or five minutes of train stopping.
"God bless you aud give our love to
Miss Willard,' has been called after
me again and again. The.World's union
will always mean more TO me, after
that little experience, and the white
ribbon will DO more faithfully worn.
Every where our women are loyal to our
aims and methods of work and devoted
TO our loaders, whose names arc house.
hold words. 1t has boon goud to listen
to the stories connected with the visits
of our former missionaries aud to know
that most Of their work nbides. | often
J think Of the Masters words, 81 sant
you to reap that whereon ye bestowed
no labor; others labored, and ye are
entered into their labors, and with it
| rejoice that Others following me shall
enter into like precious privilege. This
whole country is suffering from great
business depression, arising from col
lapse in "booms'' and hanks. while
some sections have had several years OF
dfouth, which meaus failure in many
ways. Financially everything seems at
low ehb this with tho long distances
the inevitable wear and tear OF things
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