The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-03-21

AAoW HO " ul1oIM yO' IHdC you
are fools and that am an honest sa-
loonkeeper."
Still, even with the prospective uni
form, would not care to be a saloon
proprietor, or in his service, for don't
like the way he makes living! DoyOI! !!
Heroic treatment only can cure the
evil. In the eObstructed sewer of great
city, efforts are made to restore normal
conditions. The obstruction is found,
not in Mr.. Smiths four inch soil pipe,
but in the larger-the main arteries, at
or hear the outlet. So l say let the
great outlets to country and city places
be closed. Stop by law the manufac-
ture of liquors that make 6ends Of men.
1t man decides to remove an insight
ly tree from his lawn, he does not begin
by clipping the twigs, the leaves or
small branches, ah no! He places man
with an ak at the parent trunk and the
tree surrenders. Close distillery and
brewery wherever located. Do it with
will. We will he furnished with
strange surprises on the judgment day,
If we fail to do our part in effecting
this victory for God and home.
"They did eat. They drank, until the
flood came and destroyed them ALL"
Noah was entrusted with a very
important piece of work, when God
gave him the working plans for the
Ark. Ship building facilities were
meagre in those ancient times, but un-
daunted the work was forthwith begun,
and for one hundred and twenty years
moved on.to completion. During this
long period Noah persistently warned
his old neighbors and friends against
the dangers that awaited them, if they
turned not away from the sinful prac-
tlces in which the evil descendants Of
Cain had SO craftily taught them.
But then, as now, Gods warning
went unheeded. Men disregarded
Noah's unwelcome, unpopular message
| II will destroy" and the Ark was COM
pleted. 1t was automatically launched,
and its passengers numbered of hu-
manity only the members of its build
er's own family. The other thousands
then on earth refused to join the ex-
cursion. Mr.. Noah had become very
unpopular, and they passed by on the
other side. For above century this
man in whom God had found grace,
labored INCREASINGLY and became he
rO; for had he not displayed exceeding
courage to dare to stand alone for what
he believed to be right? Noah has had
many notable prototypes in our own
land Ito whom l referred before) dur
ing the past century, exemplars who
have sounded the battle cry of temper
ance and real freedom, since the first
anti-liquor society was organized in
1908.
The per capita consumption of
liquor in this country is not decreasing,
beer being now consumed in such
large quantities as to make the dis
closure startling. In 1776-year of
American Independence-the average,
amount of liquor drank was 21a gallons,
which in 1908 was ~ gallons, in both
cases being mostly rum. Today our
average per capita is but gallons of
spirits and 161a gallons of beer, 1917
gallons in all. Understand me, this
total of 181a gallons contains but Ia
gallons of pure spirits. Beer, l am told,
contains three per cent of alcohol and
ninety-seven per cent of water. The
rum of revolutionary days contained so
much higher percentage of alcohol,
that the ~ gallons per capita of our
grandfather's time, make us by COM
parison people of temperance. Still,
there is room for Improvement. Nor
way is the most temperate nation on
earth, consuming only 1s gallon of
spirits, next comes Russia, then Hol-
land and Sweden, the United States
comes next. The other nations of
Europe, not here named, are hard
drinkers. But mast not indulge in
statistics, Tor I've other things to say
that am sure you want to hear.
! When 5000 years ago, some agent of
h made the discovery that by expos
ing certain cereals to fermentation, a
liquor resulted, causing him who i'm
bibed to fall into q drunken condition;
he unwittingly promoted one of the
most diabolical actsof any age. Drunk