Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-02-21


The W. q. T. u. held profitable
and pleasant session Friday. Febru
ary IA at the home Of Mrs. lngls.
Some very important work was out
lined after which Mrs Rannie, super
intendent Of Red Letter Days took
the chair. A well rendered prorgam
was given, consisting Of songs and
readings, touching upon the life OF
Frances willard. The Valentine
idea was carried out in the serving Of
the dainty refreshments, Consisting OF
coffee, pickles and sandwiches, cake,
nuts and tarts
The L. T. LIS will have their an
niverssry next Friday directly after
school, at the Christian church.
Since our last writing our hearts
have been ssddenea by the going out
Of young life that might have
counted much for righteousness had it
not been for the liquor curse. While
this awful tragedy is fresh in our
minds would il not be well TO consider
the curse which, too often, leads to
the enactment of such tragedies?
Tell me. father, IL this young man
had been your boy, would the license
money recompense you for your loss ?
NAY" you say. "but my boy will
never 20 in the way this other
fathers son has gone" How do you
know? Young man. would all the
license money Of our own fair state
make good the loss to yoo had this
unfortunate boy been your brother
You say "No, emphatically. no; but
my brother will never 90 give himself
to drink. Bat listen, is your
brother strong enough to stand where
thousands Of others have fAllsn1 Arc
you snrs OF yourselfi
Mother. you say, your boy 10 safe
because he is too honorable to forget
his mothers teaching aud go the way
which leads 70 death. Bot do you
know the brightes and best boys are
too often found In the unholy clutches
Of this great evil; better TO watch and
pray that this temptation be removed
from the path Of your boy and other
mothers boys.
Wife, do you deem your husband
strong enough to be true to himself,
to his God and to the blost ties that
bind him TO you aud your ohildrenf
tell you, Nav you know not the meas
ures to which this evil will resort.
No stone is left unturned to ruin
kill and destroy the manhood Of our
nation.
And you. daughter, may not escape.
In your girlhood purity you plight
your troth. believing and trusting
your knight to keep himself pure and
worthy, only to learn some dark day
with a breaking heart that your idol
has fsllen-another victim to the curse
OF the liquor traffic.
Some say take away the saloon
huu NIL your toWh' Dcttof
thousand times kill your town than
10 kill your mon.
May God hatetn the day when
men. shall say by the white BALLOT
this evil shall no longer kill our
brightest and best manhood make
mothers hearts ache with their
weight of pain; saddon and darkeu
the lives OF wives and daughters
cause little children TO be deprived
b Of their right to be "well born. :"
,. aud drivs from home its brightest
gem. And drown each cup of joy "
Said hep grower-"Do the
brewers think we are fools2 We've
been raising hops Mt loss for
some years past and now they tell
W TO work for them In the oomiug
election and keep ON raising hops at =
loa We will dig up our hops and
raise potatoes before we will submit
to their demands. And We said
Amen
PRESS CORRESPODENT.