Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-03
JOHN l.. SULLIVAN,
Champion Of Champions; Becomes
Temperance Advocate -Bsose
ttst Him $1,000, GOO.

There is nothing to be gained by drink.
my except an umsavory reputation, a big
head aud q lot OF tough luck. ! AM on
A~ulrtins now the average man. IL Is
very true that there are some men who
nay be able to drink moderately and ,uc.
Vessfuliy-tIAl is. they may limit them
selves to "A certain nuuiber of drinks d
day aud keep just this side of drunken
rss- and Who NAV be able to continue TO
do 81 without interfering will, their bust
ness, but from my observation they are
lev aud fAr between,
'rlie average man vito sinhers with
Intoxicating drihts is pre,tv apt to take
II flop sonnrF ur lAteT~"it & all a question
of time"
Joi,w g.. Sullivan, ''t,e champion Of
Champion aud one who G92,it to Ire AN
authority on the question of temperance
sad inlrmporahce, .sas talking
Continuing, the old gladiator sdidi
You know | ought to know something
al lut both sides. without reviewing my
life, with which, the general reading pub
lie is pretty we'll acquainted, may
say that | spent my best years and "A
million dollar, in The bargain in the
tough school of experience before it o..
Cured to Inc that | WAS anything but a
wise fellow. knew on numerous Occas.
sions that | was doing wrong amt tried to
irenh my ways, ULly ~ NC IA a l.tSle
while flushed with confidence in myself
smd thea AgaIn 40 drop by the wayside.
LIpH SruR' A I,Essor.
THE story Of my Lille ought TO be a
lesson 10 any Young man inclined TO atlI-
Ietics or otherwise was a great big,
powerful fellow. and I might add meii.
tAly as well Is ply ~sically, yet old John
Barleycorn ou:wrestled ME every time
that | thought / had a g.ip on him. |
learned there Was only one way to DO
him, and that, after many bitter expert.
ences, was to get n ~stranale hold On him
Gnd never 1T o..
Everyone OF us has got a certain
amount of Concert, AM it's a good thing
we have or we couldn't accomplish any.
thing. ~ M.s.t!lIl that cuiiCeit gets US
into serious error. We all think when
We start ont hitting up the huoSe that we
can handle il SucceP4lnlly. We pas our
selves III the back, 20 to speak, aud he.
corHs 4 .iJiicr l!ldn thou guy. We new
er consider what the poor fellow Was who
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started IN or how he was equipped men
lally and physically. We are stuck on
ourselves. and so we plunge, feeling that
We can swim aluns mt,rrily. The Thought
OF Slri%ing bottom or drowning, GIura-
tivelv. never occurs to us.
bat ! wanl to tell Iou ii,nt when YOU
once get into the seellnng AIDE OF int D..
perance you are carried sl"ng at a pretty
fast clip into a maels,rom which makes
the maelstrom Of the Island Of Moskoe,
81 the coast Of Norway, look like the
shadow OF the proverbial 30 cents. II
isn't necessary ~ dwell apon this lio. rOr,
for it is a horror, ana rive wiiitii is never
fully rea,izrd until uMe lie ~turtuna,e
enough TO get rid OF il.
CoNcEIT To Bl.AME.
"Conceit, ambition tn be looked upon
as a good fellow, a desire TO NIX ia with
"a lot Of people, To enjoy so called socia-
b.lity aid to four flush sre the chief
c,us,s which lead up 20 intempcrance.
the hoprah OF So called friends who in
your goo! n~ature.i blindness YOU want TO
please. vii. send q along at ii good,
lively ,te a mist ken idea tina, II din
ner Is not enjoyable unless you open i,
up with a cocktail and have beer, booze
or wine 10 inquiry your food rounds out a
number Of arunkS. Acquired taste he
cpin natural, ami after z while indul.
gence ia drink with food or AS q haOlt
III ,kes you feel that you must have it.
Hut It IL All Il miS,sGe. YOU don't
have ~ lave it-you'rr better without i,
~ good many young fellows, sfte,
they've been diiuSing tuf some thug.
have M attack VI TN 81. and they mis-
lake u tor apoet!t =. and al once proceed
I" sstiste II ~.,a hoo2c, and So either be.
g.n " nTVionr n"runk, when. II they
LAD s,eWeh y 1 . drug store aud grt a
tiAsy Vt sgsix WAFER, ~ "a, ~. 80 %
pump. ine c'aving w"',la a"y, ,,,rIe
Hiv, ed, auu they Would ha,r Z 60 5t,r
6sL,