The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-12-06
WHITE RIBBON
COLUMN
Edited by Mrs. Thos. Weir


What time OF year is this?
Thanksgiving is It? Wen be thank
full then. You haven't had typhoid
fever by drinking water or tubercu
losis by drinking milk, or the tremons
by drinking rum. Eat your turkey
goose or rabbit and pronounce the
blessing. II you can't ask any othe
blessing than this one ask it: "A small
boy in Kansas had had rabbit every
day for days, when Thanksgiving
came said he would ask the blessing
which was as follows: Rabbit young
rabbit old, rabbit tender, rabbit tough
rabbit hot, rabbit cold, praise the
Lord, we've had enough. Amen" But
never mind what others have, be
thankful you are saved from ills, ev.
en- too much rabbit. Hunters are com.
ing in laden with what was given
them. But there are hunters of evil
that has been successful in the gen.
eral temperance movement that has
caused some to sit up and think. The
public eye is upon them.
A Southern man prayed for a box of
salve and got it, but it all depends on
the salve to know whether he was
thankful whether he got it or not.
Capsium salve is considered pretty
hot.
If the saloon as an institution is
right, it should be free as the dry
goods business, and II it is wrong it's
recognition by the government can
not be made right for. money con-
sideration. God grant we may be SO
divinely led that historys victory up
on our work shall be. BY Gods bless
ing they helped to make the world
wider for woman, happiness for hui
manity.
Temperanceship "Staunch and
true, a worthy vessel that should laugh
at all disaster and with wave and
whirlwind wrestle, sail on oh ship
strong and great, we know what mas
ter laid thy keel, what workman
wrought thy ribs of steel. In spite of
wave and tempest roar. In spite of
false lights on shore, sail on nor fear
to breast the sea. Our hearts, our
hopes, our prayers, our tears, Our
faith triumphant DER our fears, are
all with thee-are all with thee"
Longfellow was a true prophet of
old. i wonder did he look down and
see our present predicament.
Woman will have to be the sorrow
of mankind; already she has saved
some, she can and will save others.
Only the household is her aim, each
one her own and she has great work
to do, but she not only strives to help
her own but others.
For each timid woman in the wear
ing of the white ribbon helps to raise
the flag of purity all over the world.
Woman has entered almost all ranks
of life. under the necessity bill. She
must work for herself and family or
they starve. She can and does all
kinds Of work.
Here's a joke on the poets: The
$3.50 prize awarded by western news
paper for the best poem written was
given woman in an insane asylum.
What couldn't woman do outside the
walls. Even Gagged knowledge drew
the prize.
Outside the walls how high should
genius rise? 10000 women in our
state, with such sealed knowledge in
their fate, will yet win the power to
vote, we want the other side to vote.
Thinking is power, it makes for ef-
ficiency."
Mrs. Anna Sheldon, state worker
and organizer, was with us few days,
and spoke in the A. M. e. church, on
Tuesday evening, and organized new
union at the home of Mrs. Albert
Roy The following officers were
elected:
President-Mrs. Alice Roy.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. H.
B. Toomy.
Treasurer-Miss Lille Gibson.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Bertha
Payne.
Mrs. Sheldon is very much en-
thused worker and was well received
Mrs. Sheldon is we'll known to our
Union and we are glad to have heI
here and glad to welcome new
union in Knox county. Success to the
new Union.
Have heard of the great success OF
the contest at Democracy. A great
class, class of young lady schoo
,eachers and each acquitted herself
10 well, it was hard for the judges tc
award a medal. But we are just as
proud of those that could not receive
he medal. We hope to hear from thi.