The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1906-08-31

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cabinet nosition in the new geEeIlli -,
of tbe English empire, is an ardent IL IL
naranee reforlner. In his book en- e. ~ ~
Labor and Drink, he hlahee wv
lowing appeal to worhngihet1H1.. 4 Ipvnry.
urge you to remember tu&e ,,eoItb
idleness, vulgar misuse Oh Tea
frivoltv, gambling and cynical -,
ence are growing amongst lile i7 l.e,,,eT1,
upper classes who presume 70 -
Won. These tendencies, II ''eNe'et ;r,,,
mean devolving upon the N'l ~ iN+1-7
classes greater power, efficiency -
age. and character. These goFet4!liif7
virtues are incompatible with aLlii IN
drunkenness. or the disorders anu Ia
capacity that spring from them. .-.
I apDeal to YOU, the best DecaOsV
Won are the freest and in many respects
fbe greatest working class III the worn,
10 r9no,lpce drink because 1t preyeilt7
vonr walking quickly boldly, and ilfi III
~ fh4 straight but narrow path tuhl IA
dividnaIs. classes, and nations must
tread if they wish To reach the sodi u
personal health, social happiness com
munal culture. and national greatness
Nv experience Of the workshop tas
street. the asylum. the jail nave given
me exceptional opportunities OF sss,l,7
the rnvages of alcohol. Ny pahdPa
ton in many of the greatest labor nov We
ments of the present generatioe i.'s
enabled me to witness how diiHAlaS
WHY He BECAME A TEMPERANCE NAN.
What made noted Buffalo gentle
man such a temperance man was tIe
fact that a boy, who brought 10 M
home parcel of clothes that ne ilid
purchased at a tailoring establishment
in reply to the question, How are YOU
making out?4 replied, Father Is dead.
and now mother and myself VIII De
able to get along nicely ltiat 99y
had a history that we sincerely nope
few boys have. His father was man
who lived to get drunk and regarded
not the wants Of his family.-Aehia
Gazette.
And Arkansas has her sons who need
relief. Put the saloon Sc far away that
no child's father will be Yieamlzea
again.
ONE OF BEECHER's BEST.
1T is lust like this, he said, Sup.
pose there is precipice out by the
schoolhouse where many children are
assembled. Suppose that half way
down that precipice there IS spring
that | especially enjoy, and strong man
that | am, ! can 90 down there safely
by a narrow path dangerous to many
but not to me. Suppose that the chill
dren are determined to go down there
after me and won't believe the path Is
dangerous since tbey see that | tread II
with impunity. some OF them that try
it fall and break their neeks and others
are famed for life Now what sort Of a
man, much more what sort Of a Chris
tan should be if, under these eireHm
stances. | persisted ia going down that
dangerous path Nay, verify, If have
one particle Of magnanimity of soul, il
| had been at all taught of Christ, /
shoald put a good strong fence across
that path and never tread it any more.
Build the fence 10y voting against
license.
WANTED BOYS.
At a meeting of the State Liquor
Dealers of Ohio. Columbus O., one of
the delegates, in the course Of a speech
on How to Build Up the Saloon Bust
ness, gave the following suggestions
The success Of our business is de
pendent largely upon the creation Of
appetite for drink Men who drink
liquor, like others. will die, and if there
is no new appetite created our counters
will be empty rs we'll as our Golfers.
Our children will go hungry, or we must
change our business to that of some
other more remunerative The open
field for the creation Of appetite il among
the boys. After men have grown and
their habits are formed they rarely ever
change in this regard 1t will be need
full, therefore, that missionary work be
done among the boys, and ] make the
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