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VOLUME X.
LENOIR, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY i, 1885.
NUMBER 4,1.
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Whole solE Dealers
Geneial Merchandise.
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Dried Fruit. Ber-
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the State.
RESPECTFULLY
Wallace
August 27th, 1884.
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LENOIR, N. C.
UM.no impure Material for filllag teeth,
Work as low as good work
can be done. (
avoid deuy by informing him U wbst time
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UOUmiK IREEZES.
-BY'RBV. J. F. AUSTIN.
From Blowing Rock to Banner Elk,
Are grand old mountains hard at
-:work,
Building lynn, and rolling streams,
To purify "low country" winds.
Oh, lull me, lull me, charming air !
Inspire my soul. with breezes sweat !
Like snow on wool thy waf tings are,
Soft like a spirit's are thy feet.
Ferns and flowers in the gorges hide,
Kind nature breathes, her genial
power, . .
Sweet odors flow, like mighty tides,
Suckling each herb and every flower.
From the boiling ocean comes a
breeze,
Seeking those who come for health ;
And filtered through the vernal
leaves,
Adds more tojife than Southland's
wealth.
Blue Ridge clothes herself in young
attire,
Speckle trout up the water courses
.strain, , .; v- . r ' r-;.4 v
PurexygenUieJvitairpart "of "afr,
Animates, invigorates' alV living
things. 1
Brother pilgrhn, come up higher,
For your health is failing fast,
Soon the summer will be over,
And the wholesome breezes past.
To Sons and Daughters of North Carolina.
At the annual meeting of the
Confederate Home Association held
May 20th, 1885, it was determined -to
make one more effort to raise, in
: the State, the amount " required ; to
erect a suitable home for indigent
soldiers, before asking aid of stran
gers. The success of this movement will
depend on local organizations,
through which we hope to collect at
least fifty- cents ; from . each " white
voter in the State, and the same
from his mother, wife, sister or
daughter. In every community
there still must be willing hearts
enough whoill undertake this la
bor, qf Jove. and patriotic duty.. We,
therefore, ih the name of everything
dear to us as North Carolinians,
appeal to them to meet, organize,
and go to work at once, by asking
everybody for something and accept-?
ing everything offered be it but five
cents.
We appeal to the editors of the
State to head a column "Contribu
tions in aid of a North Carolina.
Soldiers' Home," and to publish
weekly all Contributions made in
their respective communities. This
would materially .stimu late local or
ganizations and- Contributions, and
be an additional proof of the will
ingness of "The Press of the State"
to promote any movement calculated
to elevate North Carolina.
We appeal to bur ministers to give
full rioticer ancV to have; speeiaL con
tributions taken 'up for this work.
The heads of colleges, seminaries
and schools are requested to ask
their pupils to aid us with contribu
tions. We are confident such re-J
quests would receive a cheerful and
generous response, for the young are
always liberal towards needy and
and pleading old age.
The necessity of a home for the
indigent , survivors of , "The 5 North
Carolina! Troops" must be Apparent
to all -who can appreciate the noble
spirit which impelled these bent old
men to brave the dangers of war
anjlwinglorie8uci.entwhich, LL
transposed into gems of worthy
brilliancy, would encircle oar State
and create for it a perpetual day
more superbly bright than those
which came to us. In summer's hap-'
piest time. True as are these in
spiring fact, many of our old sol
diers have been allowed to die in poor
houses and many are still forced to
resort to I these .abodes of woe. Is
thisnght or just ?Do you believe
these heroes would hare done so
much to make North Carolina's war
record so grand if they had known
their State would desert them in
their years of feebleness and-want ?
i Alai Htbey7TieTer:tionbted t their
State, Hmt, mspired ' - bjf vthat love
which shines in matchless splendor
when devoted to a country's cause,
they inarched ever forward until the
flag they were commanded to defend
and follow was furled forever. j
Should . guch men be. llpwed tor -exist
in poor houses and fill pauper's '
graves ? Will you; longer permit
finvh fafflft to come to them and still
continue to boast of a peculiar chi- 1
vairy ana renown me jpiaiu icoum
of their soldiery bearing and devo
tion ?i Until this home is built and
provided 1 for, all such boastings
should ceoseothev cannot foand,
save aff heartless mockeries I " I
I Wjll yoa giye; and gather, r P1:!
try pittances we need and must have
to make, our objec success ? of
will you decline, and thereby force
the historian to draw around your
claims for magnanimity, generosity
and charity the daik and dreadful
lines of palpable neglect and merci
less ingratitude ? Believing jour
answer Ml be such as North Caro
linians Should, iiaake . - when , their
needy and pleading defenders ask
shelter, support and mental ease, we
hopefully submit this important
question and . imperative duty for
your consideration and action.
W. F. Beaslbt, President.
680. Robert E. Leo.
A Briti. fo'.dier'. Fulogy,
(Jen. Sir Frederick Roberts, who,
during the last war in .Afghanistan
forced his way to Cabul , to avenge
the murder of Major Cavagnari and
the members of the British commis
sion, and who subsequently made
the famous march from Cabul to
Candahar and relieved the besieged
British garrison there by signally
defeating the besieging force upder
Yakoub Khan, has written a letter
to the family of Gen. Lee in ac
knowledgment of the receipt pf a
copy of the oration of Mr. John W.
Daniel on the occasion of the inau-
?u ration of the Lee! mausoleum at
lexington. Gen. Roberts, in writ
ing from Madras to a member of the
Lee family, says : "Like most En
glishmen, I knew that your father
(was a man of whom any nation
might well be proud, but I confess
that I never thoroughly appreciated
his uoble character until I read the
stirring and pathetic address deliv
ered by Major Daniel. It is a very
remarkable oration and worthy of
the hero in whose honor it was com-
, posed. I think that
peruse Major Daniel's
no one can
speech with-
out a feeling of the deepest admira
tion and respect for the late Gen.
Lee. It will always be a regret to
me that I never had the opportunity
of becoming acquainted with a man
who proved himself to be a soldier,
a statesman, a patriot and a gentle
man. It is pleasant to find how well
. Gen. Lee's fellow-countrymen seem
to have understood his good works,
and I am sure it must be a source of
deep gratification to his family to
know' how genuine and unanimous
this feeling is." He adds that al
though impossible now, he hopes
some day to visit the United States,
and that he may then see the monu
ment in the College Chapel at Lex
ington, considering it, he says, "a
privilege to be able to show my re
ispect and admiration for one oit the
I greatest soldiers of any age Lee, of
Virginia.
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Important to Justices of the Peace.
By chapter 288 of the laws of 1885,
it is enacted :
"1. That all appointments of jus
tices of the peace by the general as
sembly shall be void, unless the per
sons so appointed shall qualify with
in three months thereafter. ?
2. That all unfilled appointments
occurring under the provisions of the
preceding section in the office of
justice of the peace shall be filled
for the, term by the 'appointment of
the Governor." L
The election of the justices by the
late general assembly was on the
11th day of March last, and the
three months in which they were
required to qualify expired on the
11th day of the present month.
It is probable that the attention
of the justices elect was not called
to this act inasmuch as the laws
have but recently been published
and, relying upon the provision in
the Code which permitted their
qualification at any time prior to
the commencement of their terms,
to-wit : the first Thursday in Au
gust next after their election
doubtless many of them have allowed
the three months- to elapse without
qualifying and the office, are now
Vacant.
The Governor has caused the mat
ter to be -examined by the attorney
general, who has given an opinion
that the legislature had the author
ity to pass the act referred to, and
that the Governor had the power
and it was his duty to make appoint
ments to fill the offices made vacant
by the failure of the persons elected
. by the general assembly to qualify.
It is understood that his excellen
cy will in all instances where they
will qualify, unless some good rea
Bon be given to the contrary, when
called upon, appoint the r persons;
selected by the general assembly ;
and where the persons so selected
decline to qualify, he will make ap
pointments upon recommendation
from trustworthy sources. It is
desirable that the county authorities
throughout the State shall give the
matter speedy attention.
The Odor of the Hay Field.
American Agriculturist for July. - ' ' o '
Going from New England to a
Western State, many years ago,
the writer was struck with the
difference between the two localities
in the haying season. In the older
States, the air at haying time, is
redolent of the most delightful
fragrance, making it a pleasure to
be out of doors. At haying time
in the western locality, there was
only a clean, weedy odor, quite un
like that tovrhich we had been ac
customed. In looking . into . the,
reason for this lack of pleasant odor
atiiaying, weexaminedthehay, and
while all the! ' usual grasses were
present; we could find no trace " of
the Sweet-scented -Vernal grass,
A ntlioxanthum odoratum, so com
mon in eastern meadows. In itself,
this grass has little Talue. ' Indeed,
its chief merit lies in its odor. This
is developed' as the herbage dries,
and a few spears of this grass will
. impart its fragrance to a large mass
of nay.,., This grass should -? id ways;
form a small part of -a mixture for ":
seeding a lawn.
THE PRESIDENT.
As Viewed tlroogh the Glasses of a Gifted
Southern Editor.
From Jaiuea Burrun Hope' Letter in Norfolk Land
mark. . ' !
My first emotion was
one of surprise, fori had derived my1
idea of the President , as to his ap
pearance, from the various pictures,
good, bad and different, which I had
seen of him. But whatever -may'
have been the artistic merit of the
likenesses, not one of them is to be
called good, or fair even,'.1 as a means
of expressing his personal appear-,
ance. I had ample time to. make a
study of it, and on the principal that
"a cat may look, at a king," I made
a cafeful survey of the eminent per
sonage before; met " He is
immeasureably" superior; in H. fact to
anything ever suggested to me by the
artist, and as the gentlemen pf the
graphic art have given jto, the great
multitude their notions of this high
official, I feel it a sort of duty to say
what my impressions are, and to re
cord them while fresh from his pres
ence, i I had ample time
to observe him, and I was at once
struck, and vividly impressed with
the difference between the man and
the pictures. tj"
, In his figure he is strongly built,
'and of that sturdy, upright carriage
which at once suggested to me the
idea of a soldier, which I have al
ready recorded : a grave, deliberate,
self-contained soldier of many and
varied experiences by flood and fieldi.
The civilian has a strongi
masterful, and well disciplined najf
ture, sobered down and refined by
arduous public service and ample
experience of men and affairs. '
i The powerful frame, the deep
chest, the sturdy, upright attitude
indicated also robust health ; and P
dwell on these details with satisfac
tion for the great reformer has need
of bodily powers beyond those of or
dinary men. '
His manner was still more jnter-'
esting study. " '
Grave, self-possessed, V deliberate
and modest (but modest with nb end
of self-reliance), 1 he ; moved jfrOm
group, to group, and listened with
attention, almost painfully intense,
to what was said to him.
But his countenance was the stud
y after all which I made -with the
greatest pleasure. " When my tnrn
came and we5 stood face to face I was ;
still more struck with what I had
noticed on first seeing him. 'He has
not that florid look which I expect
ed. He is pale, but it is clearly the
pallor of work and not of any lack
of health. '
Wis countenance is strong ;in its
repose, his eyes kindly his air pa
tient, his purpose evidently to do his
duty andjto doit very thoroughly at
that. Indeed, there wsts something
almost pathetic j to me in the medi
tative face into which I looked, and
not desiring any office for my own
benefit never Having held or asked
for one iu my life I feel fee to set
down my notions - without fear of
being considered akin to the Vicar
of Bray. He heard what I had to
say, understood me perfectly, threw
in two remarks, and with another'
good look into his face, I made my
bow, convinced that he is a man
who gives others what is due to
Ihem, and knows how (on occasion)
to command it for himself.
Drunkards in Turkey.
St Jatuea Gasetto
According to Ponqueville, a Turk
who falls down in the street overta
ke!! with wine and is arrested by the
guard, is sentenced to the bastinado.
The punishment is repeated as far
as the third offense, after which he
is reputed incorrigible, and receives
the title of imperial drunkard or
Erivileged drunkard. If after that
e is taken up and in danger of the
bastinado, he has only to name him
self, to mention, what part of the
town he inhabits, and to say he is a
privileged drunknard ; he tis then
released and sent to sleep on the
warm ashes of the baths. Ponque
ville had been in Constantinople at
the commencement of the present
century, since which time . a good
many changes have been introduced
into the city of the sultans ; but an
improved way with inebriates is
scarcely one of them.
The fact that nearly two-thirds
of all deaths froTndlarrnffial diseases
among children during the year "oc
cur in the months of July and Au-;
gust is made the leading theme in
Babyhood for June, and ; considera
ble space is devoted ? to ; a ; compre
hensive article on ''Summer Com
plaint," .with a special view to pre
vention. . There are few ' subjects
connected with the care of children
which are of such vital importance
as this and there can be no doubt
that the startling mortality of in
fants could be 1 materially ' 'reduced
if parents would allow themselves
the full benefit; of., .such: literature
as this. Of ' other interesting ,., ar
ticles contained in this number , of
Babyhood may be mentioned ; "Pho-.
tographing the Baby,' VCreeping
Aprons," A Remedy for n Sleepless .
nes3,M "Baby's First Attire," ! "Eat-'
ing -Between Meals," : "Obstinate
Children," etc.,1 etc. (Ii.56 ayear,
18 Spruce Street, New York.)
Tie f atagonian Giants.
Ecience. ' ' ' ' '
The, tales of their gigantic stat
ure, so often told and as frequently
denied, are thoroughly investigated
in this memoir, and with a result
which wil be interesting to anthro-j
pologists. ; i . . v ..: .
Careful ihelasurements have been
made in' recent times, by ' different
observers, of many individuals in
various parts Of Patagonia. The
result is thaf the mean stature of
adults (of both sexes, it would ap
pear) is found to be about 1.78 me
tres, or five feet ten inches English.5
'fThis mean," remarks the author,
may: seem rather low ; but if we
compare it with that -of France,
which is' only 1165 metres (about
five feet five inches), and if we con
sider that for- air ? humankind the
statistics give 1 only 1.70 metres.'
(rather less than five feet seven in
ches), we shall perceive that this
figure represents in reality a ' very
lofty stature, and makes the Pata
gomans the tallest race of men now
? existing." Men of six feet French
(six feet three and a half inches
English) are common among them ;
and occasionally one is found who
reaches two metres, or six feet six
and a half inches.
This, however, is not all. The
Patagonian, in the upper part of his
' body, is of a huge build. His trunk
and head are large, his chest broad,
his amis long and muscular. On
horseback, he seems far above the
ordinary size of man. When he
.dismounts, however, it is seen that
his legs are disproportionately short
and slender ; they frequently bend
outward. His walk is heavy and
lumbering. These are the well
known peculiarities which are found
in the Tartars, and in all races , of
men who spend most of their time,
like the Patagonians, on horseback.
But it is only a little over two cen-
, turies since the horse was introduced
,into this regiqn. The natives who
were first seen! chased the swift gu
anaco and ostrich over their immense
plains on foot. Such activity re-'
quired long, straight and muscular
I legs. It is not too much to suppose
that the total change in their habits
of life, which has occurred? since
i they became a nation of horsemen,
has detracted at least two inches
from their stature. " Adding these
lost inches to their present height;
we recover the giants who astonished
the companions of Magellan, and
j vindicate the narratives which later
writers have' discredited. We gain
also a notable evidence of the influ
ence of natural causes in modifying
the physical characteristics of men.
The American Agriculturist in the South.
Prior to the war, the American
Agriculturist was a household word
in nearly every Southern home.
Following the return of peace; the
former subscribers hastened to send
for their old favorite, until it now
again extensively circulates through
the Southern States. But to the
end that it shall be made still more
interesting and valuable to Southern
readers, one of our editors, now in
North Carolina, is writing a series
of valuable articles on the resources
of the South generally, and the best
means of developing them, while
another of our writers, - who spent
several months in the Southwest, is
doing the same work for that special
region. We will cheerfully comply ,
with the request of any present sub
scriber who may wish to have a sam
ple copy forwarded to any Southern
farmer for examination with a view
to his subscribing.
Letter from Elk X Roads.
Elk X Roads, Jnne 20.
To the Editor of TJie Lenoir Topic:
Died June 17, 1885, near Elk X
Roads, Mrs. Eveline, wife of Mr.
George Grub. She was a daughter
of the late Thos. Greer, of Boone.
We sympathize with the bereaved
family, noping as we do, that our
irretrievable loss is her eternal gain.
t There will be a dedication of the
Masonic Hall at Elk X Roads June
24, and it is said that Capt. Lovill,
of Boone, and Mr. A. F. Davis will
lay the corner stone.,
9 We are having a good Sunday
school at South Fork Church. There
are about 40 in attendance, and the
number increasing every Sunday.
Our farmers are busy, hoeing corn,
which is looking very promising at
present. ,''t;''. :"...:";v'' : "-
"Wheat is looking a great .deal
better at present ; than we expected
it would early in the spring. . ,
Tfci ScnooUt Gap Criekv
r ,;- , :: Pixetop, June 17.
To the Editor of the Lenoir Topic:
We have an exeellent school near
Mr. A. D. Cowled at - Gap Creek,
Ashe county. Mr. L. G. Maxwell
is teacher."" A better teacher is hard
to find., He has a large, number' of
scholars aad they are making fine
progresj with their studies.' ; If we
only had plenty of such schools as
he; is conducting at Gap Creek there
would not be so many children and
youths in this vicinity who can nei
ther read nor write. s
; , - 'i . , ; Reubex 0 . Gbeeb.
The policemen in Pensacela sport
nmbrellas while on duty.
Senator Ransom's Report from Korth
1 Carolisa. .
Washington, June 21.-Among
the recent callers on the President
was Senator Ransom, of North Car
olina. The Senator recently arrived
in this city to urge the f claims of
several of his constituents who are
applicants for; office. His relations
with the President are said to be of
the most friendly character, and his
suggestions usually receive marked
consideration.; After the Senator
came away from the White House
he said to a ; representative of the
Sun that he had just arrived from
home, where he left everything per
taining to politics in pretty good
shape. - North Carolinians, as a rule
are well pleased with the adminis
tration and its methods of transact
ing the public business. He said he
was tempted to make a speech before
leaving home and tell those of his
people who think changes are not
being made rapidly enough ' that
there is no ground for their com
plaints, especially so far as North
Carolina is concerned. He only re
strained himself because he thought
it might look j as though he was at
tempting to vindicate an adminis
tration that needs nO 1 vindication.
He said ho was in favor of turning
out of Office all republicans and ap
pointing in their j places efficient
democrats, i and they would all have
to go if he had his way. Unfortu
nately the civil-service law stands
upon the staute book, and it would
scarcely do to go behind it. The
President had sworn to execute the
laws at he finds them, and no good
democrat would be willing to have
their President commit perjury.
The Senator believed that the Pres
ident has but one object in view to
give the people of the whole country
an honest and a good government.
He does not aspire to a second term
and probably would not accept a re
nommation under any circumstance;
indeed, if the truth was known, he
would probably, say that he is al
ready tired of being President. Re-'
ferring to the cabinet the Senator
said the President has surrounded
himself with an able corps of advis
ers selected from the various sections
of the country. He has , been ex
tremely liberal with the South in
the ; distribution of , offices both at
home and abroad. The Senator
cited several instances to show that
in almost every batch of presiden
tial nominations the South received
ample recognition.
Letter From Wilkesbaro.
Wilkesboro, June 17.
To the Editor of The Lenoir Topic:
As it has been sometime since I
have seen anything in The Topic
from the town of AVilkesboro, I will
give you a fjw items, and it being
my first time to say anything through
your columns, permit me to say, in
reference to The- Topic, that it is a
live and interesting paper, one that
brings us the general news from all
of our immediate counties. Jt is a
sheet that pleases all of its readers.
Your many readers always delight
in perusing the ; letters from the va
rious sections of the country.
Times generally are dull in our
town, nothing of any importance
going on. ' J
We had the pleasure of attending
a partv last Tuesday night at the
Central hotel, gotten up j in honor
of Miss Rina Johnson, of Jefferson
and Miss Nelia Horton, of Elkville,
who are visiting relatives in this
place. J Among, those present at the
party Were Misses Rina Johnson,
Nelia Horton, Ida Greene, 'Florence
Hackett, Lollie Call, Clara Rous
seau, Lillie and Deby White, Nellie
Blair, and some others. Gentlemen,
W. W. Barber, M. A. Rousseau, A.
A. Finley, ; II. L. Greene, i Richard
Hackett, Bob Finley, J. G. Hackett,
J. T. Welbourn, J. Parlier, W. L.
Lewis, E. 0. Mastin, T. S. Miller;
G. I. White and E.-Martin. The
party was a success and we trust
that the ladies in honor" of whom it
was gotten up enjoyed the occasion
with, at least, a degree of pleasure,
that will cause them to reflect pleas
antly upon their stay in jour town
when they return to their homes. '
Miss Nelia Minton, of Goshen,
this county, spent last Saturday and
Sunday in our town, at the Central
hotel. ... ; . j .
I was informed not long since by
the C. S. C . of this county, that
there were being a large number of
claims for Confederate pension filed
in this county; about 6 were passed
favorably by our local board , at its
last meeting, and enough have been
filed since then to make the number
of applications now on files 86 and a
good many yet to be filed, j ".',
J. G. Prevett of this place is com
pleting a store that will be the best
building of ; the kind . in the place.
Rev. L T. Prevett, who went to Or
egon in the early part of the spring
has decided not to move West but
to settle in our own - old county to
spend the remainder of his days. ,
A. H. Eller passed through here
this p. m. on his way from Chapel
Hill. He has been pending some
time at the All Healing Springs. .
J. Q. Wilbar passed through town
not long since on his way to the All
Healing Springs to spend some time
for-his health. Nilo Nitsam,,
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The mouse a woman never fears :
A moustache. i
Boone Creek Letter.
Boone Creek, -June 20.
To the Editor of flie Lenoir Topic :
' Again permit me to addresaryeur
many readers a few. lines through,
the columns of The Topic, ' which
by the way has a very good circula
lation. on the creek.
Our farmers are somewhat behind
with' their work owing to the laU
freshet, which brought about a dou
ble task, fixing water gaps, making
fence &c, to keep out the notorious
"land pike" and the , muly scrub
yearlings which infest this, and
doubtless other localities. 7 " ' ''
And I wish to say fright here that
this H community want, and greatly
need!theno fence law. ' Then, and
not till then will there by any great
improvements in stock.'"' Fewer and
better stock is the one thing needful.'
, The corn crop in this section pre-,
sents a very promising appearance
since it has been worked ouk , The
recent heavy rains did less damage
than we thought for at first. James
Hood, Esq., has a two acre lot of
corn, which is the brag corn of the
creek. It will average all over as
high as a man's head.
The wheat prospect has improved
very much in the last two weeks.
The heads, though short, are filling
very well. Some little being cut.
There are some improvements in
the way of buildings on the creek.
Mr. J. M. Houck has a handsome
new barn nearly completed, and
when finished up will be the best on
the creek, and among the best in
the county. ' ' " ,
Mr. Houck also has lumber and
brick on the spot ' for a large dwell
ing house which will be under course .
of erection before a great while.
Our saddle and narness ' maker,
Mr. J. H. LeFevre, has made some
improvements on his dwelling, and
has erected a very commodious work !
shop and is prepared to do good
work at reasonable prices. 1
Wanted, and very much needed;
in these parts a good steam saw
mill. An investment in this direc
tion I think would be very remuner
ative to a company' with sufficient
capital to start a good one, as thia
part of the county is rich with the"
products of the forest.
The mill of Mr. R, C. Houck
which was wrecked by the late water
spout has been repaired, and is now
running on time to the great con
venience of his customers.
Mr. W. W. Berry, our tobacco
man, will make a failure this time.
He has planted his tobacco ground
in corn, his corn crop along the
creek having been washed away.
Mr. Berry understands how to raise
and cure the weed, and we are sorry
that his barns will have to stand
idle this year.
The query column of The Topic
we are looking anxiously for it.
Shall we not see it? Bee Attch.
Upon the Evil of Intemperance.
Glenbubnie, . June 25.;
To the Editor of The Lenoir Topic:
I am aware that there is prejndice
against any -man engaged in the li
quor traffic. I do not believe," nei
ther have I ever heard of any person
engaged in the liquor business who
did not grow worse ' instead of
better. There is not one man out .
of ten but what will come out worse
than he started in ; if he does not in
dollars and cents he will soms other
way. Look at men who have thrown
themselves away with the poisonous
stuff, that ought to have made use
ful men ; but alas, where do we find
them ? Some in the common jails,
some in the work houses of the State
for life, some in the asylums and
some have filled premature graves.
All we have to do is to think of the
wrecks on either side of the stream
of death, of the suicides, of the in
sanity, of the poverty and destruc
tion coming from liquor.
Intemperance cuts down youth in
its vigor, manhood in its strength ;
it breaks the heart of the parents, it
extinguishes natural affection ; des
troys conjugal love, blots out filial
attachments, blights paternal hope,
and brings premature age in sorrow
and dishonor to the grave. It pro
duces weakness, and not strength,
sickness, not health," death not life.
It covers the land with idleness,
misery and crime. It produces con
troversies, fosters quarrels, cherishes
riots. It crowds our penitentiaries
and furnishes victims for the. scaf
fold. It is the blood of the gambler,
the inspiration of the burglar, the
stimulus of- the highwayman, and
it violates obligation, . T reverences
fraud, turns love 'to hate. It de
grades the citizen, debases : the
statesman, and disarms the patriot.
It brings shame, not honor; terror,
not safety; despair, not hope; misery,
not happiness. It does that and
more it murders the soul. - Can
any one tell what it will net do, if
you put liquor and some other ma
terial together ? In my ' opinion it
is the worst evil that is on the face i
of the globe,' among the many. It
is the father of all crimes, the moth-)
er of : all abominations the devil's
best friend, and God's worst enemy.'
';'
; Bonnets come high ' this spring,',
remarks a fashion paper. - The irian';
who has the misfortune to Bit behind '
one at the theatre is fully convince
of this fact. ''
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