The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-11-21
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tNo, III shuni the hollow glee,
And the mirth and reFelry
When King Alcohol must be
Crowned the monarch of the feast,
For this rosy fingered eevil,
Prince and priest Of all things evil,
While this roor head is level,
Meier shall make a shaved of me-"
Next SUNDAY Nov. "a, has been
designated by Christians the
world over as Temperance Sum
day" when it is recommended that
all the exercises in the various
church services shall be IN keep.
ing with designation of the day.
What a splendid thing it would
be for the cause of temperance,
if each person who attends any
church service on that day could
be induced to sign a temperance
pledge! From the Sunday
schools alone. there. would come
about eighteen million pledges.
Those WHO DRINK ARE DEAD.
The result of observation by
Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, presi-
dent of the New York Central
Railroad Company, in a talk to
railroad men:
"Twenty-fye years ago | knew
every man, woman and child in
Peekskill, andi it has been a study
with me to markboys who started
in every grade Of life with myself
to see what has become of them.
Iwasuplastfall and begantocount
them over, and it was an instruct
i've exhibit.
"Some of them became clerks,
merchants, manufacturers, law
yers, doctors, 1t is remarkable
that every one of those that drank
is dead, not one living of my age.
Barring a few, who were taken
off by sickness, every one that
proved a wreck and wrecked his
family did it from rum and no
other cause.
"Of those who are church-go-
ing people, who are steady, in
dustrious and hard working men,
who were frugal and thrifty,
every one of them, without an ex-
ccption, owns the house in which
he lives and has something laid
by, the interest on which, with his
house, would carry him through
many a rainy day. When a man
becomes debased with gambling
or drink he dosen't care-a1l his
finer feelings r crowded OUT
A young backwoodsman who
guided me on a trout-fshing ex.
cursion last summer was point.
ing out certain lake where he
said that the winter before he
had gone fishing for pickere:
through the ice, and, while be
was catching the pickerel, sud
denly the large lake trout began
to bite, and in a few minutes he
had caught twenty-five pounds Of
them.
Iquietly remarked, SIS 1t not
against the law to catch fish
through the ice?"
He looked at me whimsically
and said, 20; yes but then, !
couldn't stop their biting"
Think there are a good many
young people who excuse them
selves for their sins in much thu
same way. They put themselye:
into positions where they arr
tempted to indulge in question
BILE things, and then say, 20
we'll, I couldn't have done differ
emily, situated as I was" /
man goes with drinking company
knowing that he will be tempted
to strong drink, and then excuse
himself for taking wine becaus'
of the circumstances in which h,
is placed. You cannot help temp
tation's coming when you pu
yourself in the way of it, but yo'
can keep away from the plac
where you have every reason t
know that you will be tempted
Krause'S Headache CAPSULES