The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-06-10
WHITE RIBBON
COLUMN
edited by Mrs. ThOs. Weir

all people you can, whenever you
can.
Meetings first and third Tuesdays.
Everybody welcome
Are you not glad you went to the
Infirmary after seeing the good smil-
ing welcome that you received? Let
us thank God we can do something
to cheer and brighten some ones
at our own hearthstones, but let us
try to bring peace and joy to others
also. Let us always be kind to the
unfortunate.
A married woman in Switzerland Is
entitled to one-third of her husband s
income as her Independent property,
according to a new law In some cas-.
es it would be well to have that law
in America, not wise in others, we
are sorry to say.
A Butchers Comment
There's your whole temperance SER
mon in the reply of the butcher who
was asked for dollar toward temper
ance. There's your dollar" said he.
1--WE sold more meat in day since
this town went no-license than l used
to in a week when we had saloons.
If old topers will get it any how, let
them, but let sensible citizens avoid
raising new crop of topers from
young men and boys, through the
open saloon.
Sober Reflections
Who wants drunkard for hus.
band, a wife, brother, a sister, a
business partner, an employe, a com
panion or a friend? Then why should
we want the drunkard factory kept
running?
Every asylum is an argument
against the grog shop, for more thar
half the inmates are the products OF
rum.
In advertising the sale of properties
1t is often mentioned that they are
| w 7piOlipt oNhppio' Nhhi vi
es, etc, but never that they are con
vSnient to saloons; therefore, saloons
must tend to decrease the value OF
property.
There are 36,000,000 children ol
school age under temperance educa
tional laws. In 1882 there were none
Adrian Gselin, New York million
aire, has purchased road house neal
Fort Slocum and turned 1t into a TEN
perance tavern for the soldiers tt
save their wages.
A little drop of drink that makes tn
eyes grow dim,
A little drop of drink takes the man
hood out of him,
A little drop of drink brings the vol
to many door
A little drop of drink makes bare tn
cottage floor,
A little drop of drink ponder 1t, neigh
bors, well.
A little drop of drink can bring you
soul to hell.
Local railroad day is June Q.
At Painesville, o., May 5, party @
men visited the court house and jai
but only stayed 20 minutes. But tn
? party was the Lake county grand jur,
For the first time in the memory c
, the inhabitants II did not find singl
: case to investigate, so the slight wa
so light they turned to marble hall
=, and bronze light with rejoicing.
, So everybody in Painesville wa
glad that they were dry.
F'redericktown Union received 81
as Il gift-day memento from the pc,
. pie. Good for Fredericktown. Bl
that Union Ii hustler. Tennessee
passed a state wide prohibition la
and then a pro.liquor governor.
leading temperance party 1t Is hope
will be promoted now.
Let your hopes rise with the sig
of good cheer.
> Look out for another contest.
W. G. T. u. held its regular NEE
ing at the home of Mrs. Earlywir
on Oak street, with a good atten
ance.
Meeting opened with song. Dew
tionals.
Ninth Psalm by Mrs Mason.
White Ribbon song by society.
Treasurer's report.
Committee reported on exchang
i one more exchange Saturday
Y. M. G. A. debt hoped to be liqui
ated by the next meeting.
Miss Luella Mitchell was made Sc