The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-09-13


Have Bees Ds.sssa De~= ~ abs
Oe.sa Drf.k.
Hes beginning 10 go down hill. for |
hes drinking. Unless he turns over q |
new leaf and keeps II turned I'll have
to look for another man, and shall re-
grct doing that. Tor he's valuable man
In bis place.
This remark was made not long since
BY leading business man regarding
man who had been In his employ
number Of years, and had more than
made good. Then, rather suddenly, be
began to drink to the extent that the
indulgence interfered with his busi
ness. The ultimate result Is as sure
as anything In this world could posi-
bly, be. He will sink lower and lower,
until at last his position will be gone
and the chance Of his ever occupying
another as good will be decidedly slim.
Probably. In the end, he will be found
without any position. while his wife
and daughters will be obliged TO earn
q living for the family. Probably. too.
that end win last q long time, more's
the pity, for, through some strange dis
pensation of fate, worthless people
often live long. drag on all connected
with them, when worthy people are
taken OF In their prime.
/ asked this mans employer how II
happened he had taken to drinking
heavily. "Oh," said he. ..the old story.
First, l suppose be took 1t for bracer
when he was tired, then because he
liked II, lastly, because be was weaker
than his desire"
-But his family. exclaimed.
What about themf Does he stop to
think something about what this win
mean to his vile and chlldrenf-
Il SUPPOSE he does. In weak sort
Of way. but he thinks more ef himself
than be does Of them. That's the way
It IL with all heavy drinkers. although
they can talk love to beat the band
when they are sober"
Yes. that employer spoke truly. The
man who drinks and thus steals from
his family the support that shsuld 20
| TO them Is selfish creature. This par.
ticuiar case hare just referred 10 10
f1ll of patho@ Twelve years ago that
man led 10 the altar = charming girl
| full OF enthusiasm and love. -Four chill
| dren have been born to them. and now,
when the wife needs the strong support
| OF her husband every day OF her life.
he goes home TO her night after night
with his brain mnddIad. his hand mn
1 STEADY. and leaving behind him a res-
ord at the once which means dIsallsssl
rs sure M that the gas bill must be
raid.
But suppose be went hoEns sober and
found her In that condItioai What
| thens Surely she has as much right
| to prove the traitor and the coward NJ
has he. and Just as naueh excuse. for
| her days are a. full OF wearing care
as his. In II his especial privilege 70
drag his family into the gutterf No
ana many times no. He has no nsora
right to -take to drinking" and de-
prive his family of bis comfort and sup
port than has she to leave her husband
and little ones alone to fare for them.
selveA while she sits draining the
dowlng. bowl"
If q man II 70 weak that he cannot
resist running his career because he
likes the effects OF drink. then let him
| discover this before be marrieA II he
waits until after marriage 10 indulge
his appetite. then he 10 q coward and q
robber. vor when man marries be
takes upon himself an obligation to the
whole Of society. He POUNDS q home
and rears q family. II after doing
| this he makes himself valueiess In tn
business world and drag on his Fam
lily becauss be hasn't strength Of char.
acter ~ control his appetite for drink
well, who b there who would call
;iim manf-Pittsbwg sum
ProAthafien Promotes Prosperity.
rasadena ID q thriving California
city. which win not permit any bar.
rooms within its limits In reputation
II wovld-wide. II has desirable resi.
Dental location. aud there h no lack a
hotel accommodation In . recent i'd
drssA ths Mayor Of the city. Mr. Wa
eerhomel said:
The eiy's prosperity and impor.
lance 10 founded upon the fact Of IT.
being . prohibition city. which u its
principal attraction II has caused
more people to come here and make
their homes than amy other ons thing.
ana II n remarkable fact that tn
people whom prohibition has drawn
here are the best kind Of eifiEehA II
was prohibition. and nothing else. that
brought your humble servant here and
has induced him 10 remain. and he
win stay here A. long NJ prohlbitiou
doe&"
aoeiaI Structures % Ltauos.
Restrictions regarding intcxlcanfs
are now being adopted BY many Of
thu leading fraterual lodges and social
orders In America. Grand Master Ne
Kesldric Of the Free Masons, has lately
issued . mandate prohibiting intexi-
cants In the Masonic Temple Ia Phil