The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-05
QUESTIONS ANswRREn.
W. C. 7. U. COLUMN.
Edited BY Palatka UuSa.

| Inc W. u L. l. convention con-
vened in Jacksonville on Tuesday
and adjourned Friday noon, closing
I a most profitable meeting. There
are about sixty unions in the state,
most of which We're we'll represented.
| There were a number of visiting cru
SaderS present, and each gave short
/ talk on their experience in the cru
sadie work, which showed what
brave Christian women they were.
/ In the line OF organization, work
among the eolored people was ad-
vocated, as they could aid in secur-
ing prohibition laws.
In the report from National Con-
vention, by Mrs. Mccormick, Lake
I City, we,learned that non-aleoholiC
medication is resolving more general
attention. In the state of California
there are twenty-pine physicians
who will not prescribe alcohol as a
medicine Instances were mention
ed of typhoid fever patients after
wards becoming drunkSrds, because,
during their sickness. alcohol was
used as 3 medicine In cases of
fSlntiug, spirits of ammonia is
found To be the equal, if not theSH-
periOr to alcohol. For baths witch
hazel is taking the place of alcohol.
In the educational line of work,
first came the children. 1t was very
foTeibly set forth by Mrs. NJ. NJ. 2.
De an of DeIsSud, that the way to Sc
cure prohibition laws, is 10 introduce
scientific temperance instruction
in the public. schools, for the chill
dren OF today are the voters of to-
morrow. That proper text books
should be used in schools, aud espe-
cially should they be introduced in
the lower grades, as the average
school life Is not but five years. 4
resolution WAS adopted urging the
convention Of COuuty Superintend-
entS 70 introduce = part on their pra-
gram for scientific temperance in
sfruetiOn; also, 10 adopt endorsed
text books
A resolution WAS also adopted to
petition the Legislature TO appr0DFi-
ate funds for the Reform School. the
appropriation not 10 De less than
five thousand dollars per Snnum. -
Mrs l. {. Stephens.
\ MODERN JOSEPH.
An exchange tells the story Of =
poor w0EkIUglnan who told his wife.
on awakening one morning, curious
dream which he mad during the
night. He dreamed that he saw
coming toward him. in order, four
rStS- Inc first one was very fist, ana
was followed by two lean rats, the
reSr nat being blind. The dreamer
was greatly ps-plsNed IS To what
evil might follow, s. ii had been IN
d, rStOod thSt 70 dream Of rats dsaot-
ed calamity. He appealed to his
wife concerning this, bat she. POOR.
woman, e0Qt1 not help him His
sou, who heNri his father tell tie
Stcry, volunteered to be the inter
prefer. The fat rat. he said. Is
the man who keeps the saloon you
sOt 70 - ofceus the TWO lean rats ar
my mother and me- and the blind
rat, father, Is yOarsslf. Selected.
AN KNPHAEIC PROrEsr.
The saloon keeper hAs received
smother osoS. This time il Is the
United Mae Workers u America
that administer it, At the eoavsn-
tlO0 o. this organization. held St Iu-
dtS1SpollS the other day. = reSolu-
slo0 VAS adopted requiring ali mem
osrs who are saloon keepers OF hSr-
tenders to withdraw either from the
liquor Business Or from ths OrEani-
14tlo0- fos SSlO0a keeper will con-
plain SgSIase this --latest instance OF
olAeSliSslng. bat god people will ~
lORce- Fer = number Of years TIE
sentiment against the presence Of
saloon keepers In the minsrs' crssai-
ratios has essl growing, and AZ lsSs
Il reae1s1 the point where Il eoalS
- ervSSSllfEs1 into an emphatic mo
tesr- PrsSl1s1s Mitchell and Oshsr
cshesCS q ths eEgsnjExtiol have bssu (
making = earse2l S-Cdy q the rsla- E
StOa q TIE SSlo0a business to The in
tersssS e The miners aud they de-
tsrminsd shSz tAs saloon hSs 10
place in TIE miners organization b.
cause Il bad EeshiGE 70 offer in Snv
way q helrfal service u the uinsrS-
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