The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-12-14
ORR WONDERFUL LAWS.
The Adventures ~ an Alien la q
Pullman IN various States out


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West.
We are travelling We are seat
"a in the smoking compartment o.
tbs sleeper With us IL the com
partment Is a man With Ions whlsk
rrs and thick cye-glassea lie b
evidently foreigner From time +
time be draws leahtsr-coyerec
notebook from his pocket and jou
down something
BE refrcshes himself occasionally
with dranght Of water from The
cooler. using the glass 10 such
cases made and provided by the puiI
man company
Eventually the porter enters the
smoking compartment and removes
an the drinking glasses our. friend
does not observe this a few miles
farther along be Is again thirsty
Ile cannot find the glass tie rings
for the porter and asks fer The
glass
Yves III liinoy now suh eA.
plains the porter IT'S gin de Law
70 have Dc glass heah De bod o.
health a Ian me 10 De lookup e
let 20 have il
The foreigner mods his head
grayeiy, and the porter withdraNs.
We take 1t upou ourselves 70 ex-
plain % The stranger The why and
wherefore. telling him that the pub
Ne drinking cup is Illegal IN Illinois
one may obtain drink Of liq-
uor however," he asks.
Yes. IN the dining car
lie goes forward and obtains bis
drink and returns with an express
sion II satisfaction on his face.
soon the porter comes IN and re-
places the glasses
IVES In indianny now, sub = he
explains. IN response 20 the mute
inquiry. NO law on public drinkin
cups In dis state soon's we strikes
Michigan though halter lock them
M once mo Michigan law don't
allow dem
eI'il 20 back TO the diner and get
another real drink states foreign
er.
Soon he returns. this time ylsi-
bly, aggravated
How e this? he asks a few
moments ago I was served drink
u whiskoy 10 the dining car Now
they tell me We are IN somc kind u
territory and they cannot sell II 20
me
we are passing through chain
Of local option counties" We explain.
1t IL illegal In them to sell iutoxi-
cania. therefore the buffet depart
mens Is closed until we reach what
is colloqulally termed wet territory
There Is no wet territory until we
cross the eastern boundary Of the
state o. Indiana
hut can drink water from his
public glass;
Oh, certainly IN this state. hut
nos IN some Others
The old man sits in deep media
ton for a time. stroking his long
beard thoughtfully and blinking
through his thick glasses Al last
he asks
How does the Law do ~"
DO what9 we inquire
How does the law make :, dan
gcrouH to the health 10 drink from
common cup 10 Illinois or Michi-
gan aud yet safe 10 drink from the
amc cup 10 lndiane7"
why, sou have the wrong im-
precision 81 ii The fact is
and bow does the law make IL
right 70 drink intoxicating Liquors
n o3c county and wrong to drink
them In another county n a thing
Is wong IN one place Is wrong
everywhere II e Is Right ia one
SPOT Il Is right 10 al spote Right
and wrong are elemental principles
! 40 not see hov soar Law esn
change them
Iiat the Law aoca uol change
them Z, simply means
AID hoa can a law effect the
health 81 community Does De
lap pul germs 10 a glass Va Illinois
ana Michigan aud take them out Ia
indiana h cannot drink ahlskey
Ia Indiana and can drink water
iaoge. does the law make the whiH
Hes drinking criminal aud ihc wat
er drinking germ.proofG no yop :
haec sections 10 yonr country where
iRrf, ii allowable aaa other sections
81 here thivf Is appreheadedf WI
W. pssa through any counties where
! mas forge check vith lmpauiWs
M4l We fiaa sections where the
las AIN Allos me 10 90 murder u
iAars some territory uhere IL Is
iasfal " shave This country grows
waic wonderful - pass along
Nr 40 not make any rvplg az
iaaNs Tor ihe porter and say q
bic,
tan ! swear "a lhis Section If
,te land
40 A. fah A. yo iiAe Boss
.uine The porter itt gin &c
Iae esrgehsihs bat nobody pays
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