Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-12-03
Empire, Ala.
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/ see You Tennessee people are fight
ing for prohibition. Well, you are
lighting for something that you will
never have any reason to regret if you
get it. God forbid that you should
lose. The people of Alabama kept the
fight up until they got it, and now if
they can only slay all of the wild cats
and blind tigers, Alabama will be rid
of an awful curse
Whiskey is not at all good for the
people 1t only brings ruin and mis-
cry to all who drink it, A person may
drink little now and then and say it
does not hurt them, but nine times out
of ten he will die n drunkard's death,
and could a person die a more shame
full DEATH Every time when you buy
your whiskey, just think of the many
lives that have been ruined by it.
Think of the happy homes ruined by
it. the wives and mothers hearts that
have been broken by it. Hundreds of
little children are starving every year
because of drunken father Every
year there are hundreds of crimes COM
mitted by people under the influence
of It, If person just keeps on drink
ing he is running the risk of having to
| spend part of his life in some insane
asylum. You can cover whiskey over
by giving it the name of food, but can
you name one thing it does that food
does. 1t does not create heat. II does
not make you grow large and strong.
1t only weakens the brain and makes
you unfit to do your work.
A drunkard is always Stunned by
the best people. He is always looked
upon with disgust A drunkard will
be refused job where sober man
will get it. Whiskey not only ruins a
man physically, but it brings ruin in
other ways A man who drinks will
steal, tell lies, murder and do many
other things that sober, upright man
would rather cut his right hand off
than to DO What sad sight it is to
see young man turn up bottle of
whiskey and drink it like water The
best way to never let whiskey bother
us is to never bother it. If you never
touch the first drink you will never
take the second one.
If all of the good grain that is used
every year in making alcohol was made
into bread and given to the starving
people of our country. it would be
putting it to a far better purpose.
| just think of the many millions of
dollars spent every year for the stuff.
If instead of spending it for whiskey
it were used to build churches, and
schools and to evangelize the world,
wouldn't we have a lot of learned men
and women and in few years we
would see this old world ready for the
coming of the Son of Man.
| Boys and young men, shun whiskey
and other strong drinks like you would
a snake. 1t is just as harmful as a
make is
| Always fight the whiskey evil with a
strong will and you will never lose the
fight. What we need in this country
toiay is some good men and women
to fight the whiskey sellers and never
give the fight up until they haYe won
their crown of glory in heaven
Geo. Ross was here Monday, He
has been working at Cordova, but is
going to move back to this place.
Prof, James Knight has returned
from visit to his family at Birming-
ham,
The schools here this year are extra
good. The teachers are taking a great
deal of interest in their work. The
children are learning right along. The
new books which this state is using
this year are better and more easily
understood than the old ones. A good
school is a mighty good thing to have
these days, for the time has come
when if you have not got an education
you do not stand much chance in this
world. With the system of public
schools that are being established over
the country, everyone ought to be able
to boast of an education.
Luther Elliot has come back He say.
nothing tastes as good as this Empire
meat AMI bread.
Miss LoySe Zeigler returned to hen
home in Ensley Wednesday afternoon
to spend Thanksgiving.
Allen and Vain Nelson are spending
a few days with their father, E. B.
Nelson.
Rev. F. A., Vann, who was pastor
here this last year. has been sent bach
for another year. He is gladly wei
coined by all
will Galloway is suffering from {
mashed foot. He got it hurt while
working on some machinery.
Walter Smith made trip to Dori
Thursday evening.
: J. NJ. Robertson, who has beef
: weigh boss here for the last four years
3 will resign the first of January.
S Several of the boys went orosson
: hHnting Thursday night.
A merry crowd was gathered at tb
home of Miss Myrtle Raynor last