The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-10-27

OF the big guns of Royal Arch Battery, )
and, rebounding, fell short distance
outside the fort. It was observed to be
dead shell, and one of the boys rushed
out and brought it inside. curious to
know what was its contents, as it was
remarkably light for it's size and had
made no impression where it struck.
The she'll appeared to be of the best ma
terial, being moulded from the metal
known as the "Word of God," and it's
cell filled with pieces appearing to be
facts. The outer shell was "The Bible
teaches to use intoxioants." Is it not
little remarkable that the enemies of
the Bible, who have no use for it in the
conduct of their lives, despising every
commandment it contains, as we'll as all
it's threatenings against all ungodliness
OF doom most fearful, should know
more of what the Bible says about the
use OF liquor than those who make it
their study in order that they may be
led by It?
Let anyone who may be inclined to
believe that statement consider this:
The Bible says, "Wine is a mocker and
strong drink raging, and whose is de-
ceived thereby is not WISE" And yet
the Lord says: "Drink it." Again,
look not upon the wine when it is red,
When it sparkleth in the cup, when it
goeth down smoothly; at the last it
biteth like serpent and stingeth like
an adder" Again. "Woe unto him that
giveth his neighbor drink, that addest
thy venom, and makest him drunken
also.' Hare We have command not to
use intoxicants, and then woe pro-
nounced upon one who gives it to his
neighbor. Now, what is the character
of that mind that can believe that the
Bible teaches us to use strong drink in
the face of these scriptures? Can God
give us his command not to do thing,
with the reason that it would be ruinous
to us if we did, and then teach us to do
it? No such absurdities are found in
Gods word, but, on the contrary, the
whole trend of revelation is pronounc-
edly against it, and we challenge a sue
cessful contradiction.
Further, the cavity between the inner
and outer shells was filled with frag-
ments of this kind. prohibition don't
prohibit" No part OF fact was in this,
although it was intended to be. Who
of us but know if this was true, every
saloonkeeper. liquor seller. beermaker,
distiller and even bartender would be
prohibitionist7 Is that not the way
they make their living? Can we believe
for moment that these men are enc
mics of their own business, and curtail
the revenues by which they make their
living? Such stuff as that may 60 down
with beerseaked brains, but not those of
the sober class.
The explosive with which the shell
was charged was, II believe in personal
liberty" That is. if you have quarrel
with some one, and feel like knocking
him in the head, use your personal lib
erty and do so--or if your nelghbor's
house obstructs your view of some land
scape you love to look at, or is little
nearer your own than you like to have
it., or diminishes the value of your prop
erty somewhat, and he won't do as you
want him in the premises, burn it down,
or. if you saw him setting fire to his
house, let him alone. It is none of your
business.
Now that was the stuff that the vets
proposed to batter down and blow to
pieces the forts and guns of the "pro-
gressive army" Are your surprised
that the shell did not burst, neither
make any impression where it struck? /
The battle only lasted short time.
for one battery after another was silenced
with the solid shot and. terrific shells
poured in on them, and soon the whole
line presented one of wreckage and ruin,
while those who had composed the army
had fed and were scattered abroad
oAhSy duu Al cHuouSs udAy Va
them throwing away their arms. refus-
ing to be longer counted as standpatters.
for that which they had discovered was
wholly incapable of defense, as it was
seen to be unquestionably an impover-
ishing, crime-producing. insanity-mak-
ing, pauperizing, debauching of man
hood, robber and murder businessman
the darkest blot that ever stained the
flag of our country! Talk of taxpaying!
The marvel to all who have acquainted
themselves with the facts concerning the
liquor traffic, are astonished how we
have succeeded in bearing the burden
producing and resource absorbing curse
as We have.
His Discipline.
Pop, you must take this child In
hand. l have had about all that | can