The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-11
COUNTRY CLUB TALK
(For the Bulletin by x. Ray Faber,

Corporal Brick: | found an oddly
in n saloon yesterday, | seldom drink
Intoxicating liquors ana hence am not
well acquainted with the saloon keep
ers but yesterday, feeling like taking
a drink, | went into a fine, attractive
saloon. An elderly looking man was
behind the bar. Have You any good
whiskey?" | asked. mo my friend, |
have no good whiskey there is no
coed whiskey; but | nave as good as
there is he replied. ! looked at the
man with amazement, and as he had
an honest looking countenance. took
n drink. then ordered jug sent TO my
house The mans seeming candoF
and sincerity gave me confidence IN
his liquor. have no doubt his seem
ing candor is profitable to him, aud
very likely it is natural aud genuine,
but he was an oddity to me.
Major Harris; He must be the
same man | had some conversation
with during the prohibition pane
raised by Sam Small and some of the
local pastors. This was when The
crest of the movement was on AMI
things looked squally for the saloon
keepers. Incidentally asked the sa-
loon keeper what the trade was going
to do about the movement. Moth
! ing. he said. There is nothing va
can do. | remarked that it was Z
matter Of public opinion; that this
was being worked up or moulded iol
/ one side only. There are two sides
/ TO every matter and unless your side
( is properly presented you are liabli
( 10 be overwhelmed I should thinb
/ YOU would endeayor to answer then
arguments and expose their sophlS
try. also show up their manufacture
tales used TO stir up the emotOna
side OF the people lie replied
There is nothing for us to say; W,
cannot refute their arguments, TIE
best We can do is to keep quiet ans
say nothing" answered that thi
had been the course pursued in neigh
boring localities by liquor dealer
with disastrous results to them. e
cannot help that" he said; there /
nothing we can say or do. | sal,
that thinking as he did. | wondere
that he remained in the bushes. A
that point our conversation was inter
rupted by people coming in; but h
is vet conducting a popular SAILOR
) and I think he must be the sal a
= who amazed you Corporal IL c.
tainly astonished me.
Capt. links: In liEo Vt1 y2u
, talk. | want to tell you something
have formed a new society or clu
and | want you all to Join. 1t wi
take the place of the What Club
to which | belonged over thirty year
This club had the distinction Of ha
ing never lost a member, either b
death or otherwise. and it disbande
a few days ago, before this recor
could be broken. My new club is III
personal Prohibition Club. Ever
, member pledges himself to abstal
from the use of intoxicants so lor
y las il pleases him to do so, but he ca
/. not undertake to prohibit other
2 from drinking what they please.
/. is a prohibition society all right, b.
+ prohibits it's own members only al
i does not interfere with the habits
1 other people. The What Club, WI
s a total abstinence organization.
Com. Goss: Yes, your new club
2 all right and will hold you until Il
l. next meeting Of the Cottage Club yC
( attend, when 1t will be forg often. P
me down as member. 1t is a ru
: with me to join all the clubs | C;
= conscientiously, and your pledge
~ so liberal | see nothing to prevent n
A from joining the Personal Prohil
n tion Club. the latest of the numero
e clubs.