Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-03-25
W. c. r. u. Notes.

The Chicago American declares tnsss
will never print smother whiskey adver'
tisemsnt, and In recent Issue discusses
the question editorially. II comes to
these conclusions:
"The American knows that whiskey
destroys homes and ruins men ana
women. The misery of Thousands OF
children Is directly traceable to its In
fuence.
advertising whiskey must increase
it's use, or tho dealers would not Do
eager to advertise 1t. -.
1.-THE American, therefore, found itself
In the position Of encouraging In one
column the consumption Of what 1t BE-
lieves to be deleterious drug, that
should no more be sold without re-
striction than morphine or cocaine,
while in another column 1t advised its
readers to shun the evil and made plain
its reasons for giving this advice.
"Obviously that 10 not proper POSI-
ton for an honest newspaper" :,
Would that some more o. our good
Maine papers might come to the same
conclusions In regard to Peruna, Malt
extracts and many other harmful nos
trums, whose Haunting, misleading ad-
vertisements disgrace the pages of our
nearest daily newspaper.
The we'll known firm of Sears, Roe
buck & Co., believing that class OF
patent medicines to be either frauds or
harmful, has cut them out of its business
altogether.
M1LLIoNAIREs AS TOTAL ABsTAINERs.
"Well, you know glasses are used
both over and under the nose. / always
use mine over" "Remain teetotalers
until you have become millionaires.
"Do not put an enemy In your brains to
steal away your wers."-Andrew Car
negie.
"Never throughout my career have 1
tasted one drop of intoxicants. John
D. Rockefeller.
always beware of strong drink. -
Sir Thomas Upton.
"Some of the boys who started life
with me xxx became clerks, mer-
chants, manufacturers, lawyers, doctors.
Xxx Every one of those who drank Is
dead. < Every one who proved .
wreck, and wrecked his family, did 1t
from rum, and no other auss."-Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew.
John R. Booth, the Canadian lumber
millionaire, unreservedly offered to place
two thousand dollars In the public cof-
fers If the authorities in the locality
would refuse to permit licensed houses
in the vicinity of his mills.
NO LIQUORS AT WHITE HOUSE.
The edict has gone forth, that the
Wilson. Marshall administration shall be
white ribbon affair, In regard to serv-
ing wines and liquors at any entertain
ment. Not only are the President and
Mrs. Wilson and their daughters opposed
on principle to wine drinking, but the
same can be said of Vice-President and
Mrs. Marshall and nearly the whole
cabinet.
On the occasion of luncheon given
BY the Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan
to the British ambassador some days ago,
Mrs. Bryan announced that neither she
nor Mr.. Bryan drank wine, and she knew
Mr.. Bryce did not.
"This is one of the most striking social
changes under the new administration, !"
says the Chicago Tribune, "and, 1t Is
reckoned, will save hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars annually to those who
entertain frequently"
After Mr.. Champ Clark became speak
er of the House of Representatives, Mrs.
Clark took the Initiative In the congress
sional set and served only grape juice
punches and lemonade. Mrs. John B..
Fl henderson, another society leader, some
years ago caused the wines In her home
to be emptied into the gutter, in an ef-
fort to check the convivisl habits Of the
social life of Washington. Mrs. Ruther.
ford B. Hayes was the last mistress OF
the White House to taboo wines and
liquors.
As soon as the news of the new order
OF affairs reached National W. C. T. U.
Fl Headquarters, Mrs. Lillian NJ. N. Ste
veus, on behalf of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, sent to the
mistress of the White House the follow.
ing message of congratulation:
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson:
We are inexpressibly glad for the
noble decision made by the Wilson ad.
ministration in regard to the non.use OF
wines and liquors. The beneficent ex-
ample, safe for all to follow, will bless
numberless lives and brighten countless
homes. A half million white ribboners,
in common with other millions interest
ed in humanity's veal, are waiting You
to-day their heartfelt thanks.
| LILLIAN NJ. n. STEVENS,
| President National Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union.