Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-02-05

or three bees have explored the region aud
found the hollow OF a tree or rock not far
on rom stream OF water. aud they here
set up new colony. and PLY their aromatic
Industries. and give themselves 10 the
manufacture OF the saccharine edible. But
who can tell the chemistry OF that mixture
OF sweetness. part or 10 the very life Of the
bee. and part OF IL the life of the fclcsg
Plenty OF this luscious product was hang
sng ia the woods OF Betheycn during the
time OF saul and Jonathan Their army
was In pursuit OF an enemy that by Gods
command must be extermiaated. The
soldiery were positively forbidden 20 stop
TO eat until the work was done. IL they
disooeyed they were aeeursed. Coming
tnrougn the woods they found a place
where the bees had been busy-a great
honey manufactory. Honey gathered in
the hollow OF the trees until a had over
flowed upon the ground in great profusion
Of sweetness. All the army oheyed orders
and touched q not save Jonathan and ne not
Knowing the military order about ahstin-
ence dipped the end 81 a stick he had in
his hand into the eandied liquid. and a.
yellow and tempting il clowed on the end
- the stick he put IL 20 his mouth and ate
the honey. Judgment fell upon him. and
hut for special Intervention ne would have
been slain Ia my text Jonathan announces
IFS awful mistake: Il did but taste a little
honey with the end Of the rod that was in
my hand. and 10. must die" Alas. what
rultitudcs 81 people in all ages have been
damaged by forbidden honey. by which
N-fHti Af'Il EiiAtlIns NhllrlOW~ ana AftTA'AlNts
but damaging and destructive.
Corrupt literature. fascinating hut dread
ful. comes IN this category. Where ono
good. honest. healthiul book Is read now,
there Is hundred made no OF rhetorical
trash consumed with aviditv.
Corrupt literature 4 doing more today
Tor the disruption % domestic life than any
other cause. Elopements. marital in
trigues. sly correspondence. fictitious
names given az postOfice windows. CLAM
NENfIrn rrr.ttfFrU~z ID and q ferry
gates and in hotel pAriorS. and coniucal
Yeuuries are among The ruiu0us results.
When a woman. yCunc or OLD. gets her
head thoroughly stu Tef with the modern
novel she Is ia appalling peril. There is p
wealth % good books coming forth from
our publishing houses that leave no excuse
Tor the choice ct tlat which il dclauching
% body. mind ADD soul. CO 20 some intel
licent man or woman and ask for list ~
books that VIII be strengthening 90 YOUR
mental and moral condition. Life is 50
short ana vogr time tor Improvement 50
IL abbreviated that YOU cannot aford 20 oil
/ up win husks and cinders and debris.
ctiruu .lfinE liquids also come ilto the
. category OF temptation delicious but death
fUl You say, - cannot bear the taste %
i intoxicating liquor. ard how any man can
+ Ike it T. 70 me an am2zement." Well.
II then. 20 a. no credit 20 YOU that YOU do not
take it. DO not hrag about your total alb
H stlnence. because IL Is not from any princi-
pie tlat YOU reject alcoholism. but Tor the
reason that you reject certain styles %
T fooi-vnu Simply don't ike the taste ~
F them. But multitudes % people have a
natural fondness FOR all Kinds % intoxi-
oauts. They like IL so much that IL makes
them smack their lips 70 look az Il. They
are dyspeptic and they like 70 aid tiges-
tion. or they are annoyed by insomnia,
aud they take u 20 produce sleep; or they
ara troubled. and they take Dc % make
them ohlsvious: or they feel happy. and
they must ceiehratr their hiiarity. They
begin with mint iuiep sucked through tvs
straws Ira the Long Branch piazza and end
In the ditch. taking from Jug Liquid
+ half Kerosene and half whisky.
One would suppose that men would tak'
warning from some % the ominOGs names
f given 10 intoxicants. and stand OF from
the devastating influence You havi
noticed, for instance. that some Of the res
taurants Rre called The Shades" typica
81 the fact that IL puts mans reputation
in the shade and his morals in the shade
and his prosperity In the shade and at
wife aud children n the shade. and hts i'm
mortal destiny Ia the shade Now. ! tn'
on some % the LIQUOR signs IN al our cite
The words cold Crow ' nightly suggestive
swcors uron IL. Men and women wltl0e'
number slain - run. bat uuhuried. ant
this evil a. pecking 90 their glazed eyes
and reckinc az their bloated cheek. an'
pecking % their destroyed manhood au'
f womauho0i. thru-tinc beak aud claw ilt'
the mortal remains % what once was glori
ously alive but now morally dead. 'Ol
Crow But alas. how many take no warn
. ing. Remember Jonathan and the forbid
den honey in the woods az Bethayen-
Furthermore the gameSter's indulcclc
must he put iu the list % temptations de
f HriOus but destructive. You who hav
crossed the ocean many times have notice
that always one % the best rooms has. froi
morning until late az night. been given u
20 gambling practice ! heard % ice
who went on board Will enough FOR a
European excursion who landed withoS
money 20 get their baggage UP 20 the hot
? or railroad station.
state legislature have again and agai
. sanctioned the mighty evil by passir
laws II defense % race tracks. and mar
young men have lost ali their wages ~ sue
f so-c0lle1 "meetlngs. Every man W
voted for such infamous bills has on D
hands and forehead tie blood o. the
souls.
I stock gambling comes into the same ca
Z slogue. IL must be very exhiiaratlng 70
into the stock market and, cepositlng
! small sum 81 money, run the chance o. "a
ilg out a fortune. Many men are doing
honest and slfe business IN the stock ma
ket. and you are an ignoramus IL you
( not know that IL Il just a. legitimate 10 De
. in stocks a. 20 s. 10 deal in coffee. or suga
or nour. But nearly all the outsiders "
y 20 there on financial excursion 10
q ali. The old spiders eat up the unsg
l. pecting flies. ] had friend who put
= hand on his hip-pOcket and said ia ~
nj "a ~ /,