The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-11
w. CT. U. DEPARTMENT.
Conducted by the ladies of the w, G.,
Il. U. Of Anderson, S. C.
Eli Perkins Joins Drinking Club.

| senger, as he bit OIL q chew of plug
tobacco while the train was pulling
out of Topeka. "Drinkin whiskcy |!
Why, they're drinkin more whiskey
than they ever did before 3
"But we never see any bar-rooms, -
| remarked.
':No, they amt no bars an they
amt no signs Of bar; but thcy's
drinkin -
Then rode through the State with
out seeing barroom, drunken man,
or sign up where whiskey was for
sale. Valuable corners were occupied
by stores, and the money that used to
go into the open saloons was going
into the stores. found that Kansas
used to send out 10000 600 to Peoria
and Kentucky for whiskey, and now
she is sending out about million
year. 1 found that Kansas is now
saving through temperance $l4 900. 900
year, and In ten years will save $140.-
600, 900; and still that red-noscd
lounger in the smoking car is contin-
ually screeching through the car
"They's drinkin' more whiskcy in
Kansas than they ever did before.'
Up in Maine l heard the same whis-
key drinkers refrain. 1t never came
from church member or from pros
porous, moral, business man. it al
ways came from drinking man. So
during my last trip through Maine 1
decided to investigate and find out if
the law preventing drrakeulcss doub-
led the drunkards tsie law prevent
ing the sale of whiskey really increas-
ed the sale of it.
Well, lecture engagement called
me up to Pennington, twenty five
miles north Of Lewiston. The engage
ment was for Saturday night. l had
to drive up from Lewiston. 1t was a
SO ride through the snow.
This is temperance State isn't
it?" 1 said to the stablcman as he was
hitching up his team.
Temperance State!' he exclaimed!
"Why, they're pourin down whiskey
here drinkin' more'n they ever did
before
Hadn't you better take hot milk
punch before we start p I said.
Hot milk punch!" he said. his ewes
swapping with Joy; eyes. it would
taste good; but you cant get those
fancy drinks up here. No bars, you
know, an you've got to make them
fancy drinks at home.''
"But when there is 80 much drink
ing there must be bars near BY" [
said.
"Well, they're drinkin', all the
same, but we don't have bars. We
have to manage little, and it takes
time, you know"
So we started off for the long twen-
ty-fve-mile ride through the snow.
We passed several hotels and stopped
and warmed. There were no bar
rooms, and hot lemonades were the
only drinks to be had.
We found Pennington without
bar, and thorough temperance town.
The audience that greeted me showed
temperance, intelligence and prosperi-
ty in their faces.
Coming back the next morning, 1
said to my driver: SIT is strange that
people will so traduce this temperance
State"
"They don't traduce it, said the
driver. ''They's drinkin' goin' on here.
l can get you drink"
You can get me drink" 1 said
with an accent on the "can." "Why,
of course you can, said enthusias-
tically, "and when we get to Lewiston
We'll have some nice hot whiskey,
won't we?"
noticed my man didn't enthusc.
Then after moments thought he re-
marked:
"I'm afraid I'll be too busy putting
out my horse; but could get you q
drink if I had time"
but I'll pay boy for unhitching
the horse,' I said, as we drove into
the Lewiston stable. "Now, let's have
the drink, come on !"
"All right said the driver. 81
think can get "a drink; but mebby the
whiskey is out, and we'll have to take
bottled beer"
Then I followed him through the
dried weeds and snow along the river
bank.
"This isn't the way to saloon," I
said.
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