Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-23
TEMPERANCE COMMENT.

Edited blythe Press Superintendent of the
w.. L. U. of Willmar.l
The new German civil code disfran-
chises drunkards.
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Chicago may be considered one of
the most hopeless fields for temperance
work in the country, but even there,
they have prohibitive district of over
twelve square miles, where no liquor
can be sold. Washington and Jack
son parks and Chicago University are
within this district. AS matter of
business, it is estimated that real
estate values in this district would
lose $50, 100000 if prohibition was
| OverthrOwn.
The Chicago Tribune, having kept
record for ten years, declares that the
saloon business of the U. S. is direct
ly chargeable with a total of So, 1856
murders between 1885 and 1896.
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Rev. r. T. Bishop. Republican,
says in the Western Christian Advo.
cate, edited by a Republican,:
ut 1.-THE Griggs opinion) supplies
the last link in the chain of evidence
if such were already wanting that the
Administration at Washington is so
anxious to keep in touch with the
liquor interest that it can be relied on
to break the force of any legislation
which congress may devise to limit the
harmful power of this giant DEATH
dealing organized iniquity. In this
statement 1 assume what is practical
ly self-evident: that no attorney gene
raj would dare the attempt to emascu-
late clearly expressed law of con-
gress in this manner without the con-
sent of his chief.''
At the last meeting of the W. c.. T.
u, the department of work known as
the Loyal Temperance Legion was
taken up. Miss Gerda Wennerlund
was appointed superintendent with
Mrs. Johnston as assistant. This is
a little temperance society for the
children under the instruction and
supervision of the W. G. T. u, so
that it is really a branch of the w.
G. T. U. The children will be taught
the effects of alcohol and narcotics on
the system, and they will have easy,
interesting, temperance songs to learn.
The meetings will be held at the Y.
M. c. A. rooms once a week, each
meeting taking up just an hours time.
The first meeting was held last Friday
and Loyal Temperance Legion Or
gained. Until school begins, the
time of meeting will be at 3 O'Clock
every Friday afternoon. All children
of school age are kindly invited to
come and join the Legion, and learn
the "Marching Songs,' etc. There
are no dues to be paid, but if each
child can bring penny it will help
pay for the books and other supplies
required for the different grades.
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CATHOLIC BOYCOTT OF THE SALOON.
The Catholics Of Chicago are taking
advanced ground on the temperance
question. Some of the leading priests
are believers in prohibition. One,
who has a boys temperance bri gade
of 500 members, openly makes prohibi.
ton speeches. The Catholic abstinence
societies have lately declared a boy.
colt on all groceries which run bars
in connection with their other business
AS these societies are very numerous
and powerful, it is likely that their in.
iuence will be strongly felt in the di.
rection of saloon suppress on.-Ameri-
can Issue.
A FEW WORDS TO CHRISTIAN VOTERS
By j. n Schouller
The Prohibition party claims right
to your vote, as it stands for the de-
struction of one of the masterpieces of
Satan on earth. A vote for one of the
other parties claiming your suffrage
is vote for legalizing vice, for the
prepetu alton of the saloon with all it's
attendant evils. The saloon is a crea-
ture of law-laws are made and exc
cuted by officers elected through the
agency of political parties-so no citi-
zen is innocent of completely with the
saloons death-dealing and damning
work, while sustaining with his vote a
political party that favors and main
tains saloons and army canteens.
'Have no fellowship with the unfruit-
full works of darkness, but rather re-
prove Them" Ephesians 5-11.-Den-
YER, Colo.
The local w. G. T. U. will meet at
the Y. M. G.. A. rooms on Thursday
of this week at p. m.
| IT.
PRAISE to the cup of refreshing, sparkling and
bright as the sun;
Richer than trophy or jewel, ever by conqueror
| won,
Water! cold water. we quafr thee. Tuning our
| lips to thy praise.
Pledging our lives to thy service, stunning the
drink that Stays