The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-06
WHITE RIBBON
COLUMN
EDITED BY MRS. rHos. WEIR

Meetings-First and third Tuesdays |
of each month. Everybody welcome.
Don't forget your parliamentary les
son.
Sorry so many were reported Ill at
the last meeting. Hope they are all
recovered ere this.
Levering Union is not ahead 80 far
In contest work, as we are about to
hold = silver medal contest ourselves.
Every member Is expected to come
and sell ticket any way. SO many
contests are being held all over the
country-musicals debates and ora
torical. Come to this one and see
what your own city can do. You are
not the worthless one for every one is
worth something. Everybody counts
in census. Come and be counted.
In charging a jury in Lincoln, Neb.,
Judge Holmes warned them as fol-
lows: II do not know that any of you
are addicted to drink, but l want to
say that no man can drink liquor and
be fit to give justice in this court. l
want none of you to frequent any sa-
loon. ! don't want to seem harsh but
IL any does and I hear Of 1t, i shall
surely punish you" Thanks for the
proof that many of our judges have
good common sense in the matter Of
temperate ability.
Striking temperance lesson-What
q temperance lesson we have In the
report of the trustees Of Boys In
dustrial school, at Lancaster. 125 or
nearly one-third of the boys sent
there the past year had Incorporate
fathers. Let US think of the results;
not only us, but those that come after
US are afflicted.
Even a smart man now and then
allows fool notion to get into his
head, as we see by some of our sena-
tors voting against the good bills. Wo-
man may have some funny ideas, but
so does man. Women may not all be
smart, but neither are all men, al
though some are smart Alexis" 1t
Is a mistake to think women lack In
genuity. One of them Is given credit
for the clever idea of burning her hus-
bands wooden leg to keep him home
nights Pity some legs weren't burned
about election time.
A saloon Is a, parasite-it feeds up
on prosperity, but never produces 1t.
A moderate drinker Is worth more
to the devil than Is a drunkard.
Mrs. w. X. Renner has obtained q
verdict of $4,000 against brewery
band shot and killed two men, for
which he is serving life term in the
: pen. The shooting was the result OF
trouble while the men were drinking
beer. Mrs Renner alleged that the
beer came from the brewery; that Il
led to the tragedy which caused hel
= husband to be imprisoned, and depriv
: ed her of his support and entitled he
to the damages. Kansas is dr.!
, country. So are other places. Keel
= on the lookout, women.
'' DR.. Albert Drummer In his annual re
: port of patients received in the hos
pitals for tuberculosis In Trieste, II
ally, makes this statement: "Of SOC pa
tients received during the year 81
were inebriates, 1873 moderate drinl
" ers, only two total abstainers" Hop
- that deplorable condition won't b
, here.
Last year, we consumed per capitt
1899 gallons of liquor, and STA pound
wool. l guess we had better rails
!, more sheep, less liquor stuff.
w. C. T. U. Meeting
v. w. G. T. U. held its regular NEE
ing at the home of Mrs. Beach o
o. North Mulberry street, Tuesday af
O. ernoon at 2 o'clock, with good a
tendance. President opened the NEE
]. Ing, Union singing, Wind the Ribbol
IS, Devotionals by Mrs. Creveling, VIII
read the Messenger Lesson. Praye
b. Mrs. Walker. Minutes read and a
proved. Also business report thu
SO secretaries called personally TO sc
Gov. Harmon on the baseball que
tion-Sunday law on the matter. B'
applause was given the governor ju
the same for the veto.
~ Mrs. Schnebly read a paper on s
~ cial Purity from the County Puri
hu Superintendent, which was full
~ good things. Agitate, look to Il
Us schools, bills and bill boards; mot
~ ers, look to the children.
~ Voted to have an exchange. Pr
"o gram In charge of Mrs. Mitchell.
Vi Mrs. Norton, an ex-president of Il
ue w. G. 4. U. and for many years b
's' loved president of our Union, was I
20, membered by many kind words al