The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-06

ceed. Two years ago the untirinec
president or the Woman's union went
can I do for you ?" She replied. fsC5ive
me the names of some of the ladies
/ IN your parish, so that I may ask them
IN your name to form a society" He
was silent long time and then eX-
claimed, Indeed, ] do not know Or
/ one who would john The Catholic
! church. as a whole. in this country.
is opposed to the movement OF anti
| alcoholism.
selgium's Revenue Increased.
The Belgian government formerly
received 81, 600, 600 francs annually from
| the taxes on distilled spirits; now the
| tax IS $4,000, 600 francs annually This
| does not include the revenue which
/ aoerues from the taxes on breweries
| ana imported wines. The income from
/ Justified and fermented liquors is more
7 IIlail SprDOO.uOc francs a year. moro than
/ IS given fdr the support OF ali the
| schools in the nation There are only
/ six and half million persons in Bel
/ GUM, When we consider all that is
| consumed in beer and wine drinking
/ and in other liquors, the EXPENSE
amounts 20 hair a billion francs. which
! goes from the pockets of the people
fhere are so many criminals created
traffic that new prisons are being con
s sSyncysta ist, aey aEe al Fun now An
with the convicted ones sin Belgium %
When there Is no room in the sails ard
are made light enough TO allow the fei-
OTls TO eSc3ne imprisonment. There are
NOW in Belgium two institutions Tor id.oss
one for boys the other for girls. There
are from 100 10 GO in the one for gfFIs
and usually Go in that set apart for the
: boys These establishments are founded
and supported by the government. Rich
people do not allow their children 20 be
placed in these Institutions. SO that means
scores OF other idiots who are not count
Ell IN the general computation. The In
slltuuon Tor girls Is in charge of the
schools have been established for tho
for the idiots, and those are also kept 40
Dy the government Insanity is so con-
/ luns are CONTINUALLY being built; also
I oEphanages and hospitals, and there are
the orphaned. the widowed. the idiotic
and feebie-fnirded. az well as The Grim
! ma, all OF whom have grown 10 such
vast numbers. are largely the fruit Of
the drink curse.
Dram Shops Owned by Women.
Liquor IS sold IN Belgium in the same
fashion as ia the United States. Many
OF the dram shops are owned By women.
well as in establishments OF q siInilsr
nature conducted by men. The floors are
hanging from tho ceiling. The men SIT
at tables and drink and smoke for hours,
while often women join them in drink
Horses are FED on. bread as wen as oats
streets, the drivers slice the leaves and
put bread into their mouths The corn
IN Belgium is used TO make beer. Corn
Is wore applied to different grains ana
not always TO the Indians maize
hI low. II u -eii as. tsasgea, ehllafen
swarm IN the streets. lean with munger.
and would fain eat OF the husks-"
The policy. OF the government is 20 keep
the people in ignorance; when they are
educated they rebel against the church
The civil authorities report SEQ or 5000
taken the pledge from distilled liquors,
but. IN reality, they drink distilled LIQUORS
about zoo strict total tai abstainefs in eli
Belgium. Among these are two. cath
much in earnest and IS connected with
the total abstinence movement IN Ger
many and Holland.
Prohibition Does Not Prohibit.
Ia Brussels there is a committee or
total abstinence. The Belgian Womans
Union against Alcoholism now includes
twenty are total abstRiners- When mem
bers join the society they VAL not prom
have continued 70 drink what they WISH
A hero in Belgium Is Monsieur de
neans to the work az Total abstinencee
lie stays in Brussels every night until
u O'Clock l2boring Tor the uPIfI OF -.
masses, then goes 70 his home upon the
outskirts of the city. He IS very cul-
tured and gives lessons, in French 70 heib
sympathy with his efforts in PHILANTHROPY
This gentleman organ+zed tae GOOD Ienlp-
there are now six lodges I'm that city.
Those who Join the organisation take In4
total abstinence pledge.
A Remarkable Woman
Madame Keelhof Is a Roman Catholic
fury. She is small and fraii. over u years
of age and 4 widow; a lazy in speech
in 19 T'' In purpose. resstless in
faith She was left with good
income. but has spent nearly all OF II ON
the grand work she has undertaken for
the people OF Belgium some of her re-
rant ia Belgium. There, never drop OF
Intoxicating liquor Is sold, althoasn 1hs
Is pleads that II may pe 20 increase NY
profits. The days of Madame heel9ol
are spent IN hef hDtaryr WhlGn - 49,
her office, where hare work e lohe, WIZ
the assistance OF the beaUtfu woman
who is her secretary, IN sehoiilS cut ~
eratura through Begun 9t s56 ~ on sne
teTnp erance question. I1e lsvte francs 20
mated BY the goFernmenr Is spent leL
the masses against alcoholics J. 3
Sender is the author OF the only book THAI
has ever been written IN Beaglom Tor 10
tai abstinence. Five years ago Madame
KeelhOf sent out SD books 70 the no
bility; none replied except the Frlhee5S
de Croy who sent twenty francs with
the request that 20 more BOOKS shoNl0
be sent to her; she refused 70 join the
the members were not exclusive CaIho-
lies She Is bitterly opposed 10 taking
anyone into the society who owes alles-
lance 10 any other faith. Madame Keel
hOf tried the experiment OF distributing
literature upon the streets but a. it Was
not read, she now sends Il TO soGtotleS ~
the country Besides this method Or
making sentiment, the president OF the
Belgian Womau's union against alc0Rol-
ism has lectures given IN the large room
az her restaurant every Thursday Tor
seven consecutive months during eaCh
year. occasionally she delivers the az
dress but they are usually made by men
or other women. Madame keelhor IS
broad-minded advocate OF rlshteouShess'
who stands for love OF the human race
In the face OF the naFrowne6S ana 0pPo-
sitfOD in church and state which cor
fronts her, IN consideration of her BRAY
cry and devotion. she should be called a
patriot and a heroine. -
BELLE KEsARNEX.
Author OF "a Shareholders Daughter
Antwerp Belgium.
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