If yon are enthusiastic over the automobile you are autoinad; if AD enthusiast, an automaniac; if you own or desire to own a motor carriage, a victim of automauia. These are the latest additious to ''he English lan guage. The Stare of Kansas now has 100 cities and towns with over 1,000 in habitants each. Kansas City leads with a populatton af 46,219, and To peka comes next with 35,305, Wichita is third, with 22,026, and Leavenworth fourth with 20,893. No other exceed? 17,006. The discovery in Alaska by a scien tific party of a lot of new bays aud glaciers and unoatalogued plants ant 1 birds shows what a-many interesting and possibly useful things a mau may oveiiook when he is in a hurry to reach the gold fields and has no eye for scenery. John Bull is slow to follow a good example, bnt the showing made by our gunners iu the late war his stim nlated the British admiralty to double the target practice on all English uieU' of-war. This will greatly improve British guunery, but it is doubtful if it will ever equal the American, as ip the Revolution and the war of 1812 it was clearly proved in many sea fights that our gunners were the superiors, Chief of police Johnston of James town, N. S., said the other day tha: he could think of no case where ( tramp had been a troublesome prisoner—that they are usually toe indolent to care about making a dis turbance. The real danger from them, he said, lies iu their taking possession of barns or unoccupied houses iu the country where, by the careless use of their pipos, "which they keep working iu some wonderful manner," they some limes contrive to start a fire which destroys the building. Lady Georgina Vernon, daughter of the tenth Earl of Haddington, is well known as an authority on dairying as an occupation for women. She spent some time in Normandy studying into French methods iu cheese-making. She strongly urges fie practicability of dairying for women as a self-snp portiug industry, but says that cheese would be the most profitable branch of the work. Most of the bad butter, she claims, c.jmes from small dairies with only two or three cows. It is tc be hoped, remarks Harper's Bazar, that many A\o.iien of this country may be induced to follow some of her sug gestions, going into the manufacture of some of the more delicate cheeses. During the I'aris Exposition there will be over a hundred congresses oJ all sorts, kinds,tongues and conditions, comprehending everything from a bacillus to the universe itself. There **ill bo a great hall, two-thirds on land aud one-third on water, with vast galleries aud such arrangements' that thousands can be meetiug at once. For instance, the 7000 members of the Congress of Medicine will be divided into 23 sections, and uot only will each ba taken care of, bit the members will all be entertaiue 1 and will have special opportunities fot visiting the Paris schools aud hospi tals. This illustrates the whole pro position. It shows that Paris is doing everything to get the world to visit her, and that she will exhibit all her varied iuterests to the millions that atte:id her end-of-the-century show. The attendance promises to be enor mous. Unexpected success has followed the opening in Philadelj hia of a children's branch of the public library. It is the first library of the kind iu the city, and the children have availed themselves eagerly of the opportuni ties it offer a. Although it has been in existence only -three mouths, there are about 2,400 names registered on its books as regular readers. "With clean hands aud a clean face" is the only rule of the place, besides that of orderly silence. During the whole time of its existence no child has had to be seut out of the library for miscjnduct. Eveu on rainy days, when the place is crowded, order and silence always prevail. The little folk :ome in and are allowed togo straight lo the shelves iu search of reading matter. Each child is allowed to take out two books at a time, one of them fiction and the other instructive. On the average, the child readers arc about 14 years old, aud the boys out number the girls nearly four to one. History is the favorite literature for the boys, while the girls revel in fic tion. It is said by the library people, to the credit of tho children and tho »hame of their elders, that the pro portion of instructive books taken out by the little ones is far in advance of those perused by older card holder*. All Euglibh (Ind.) clergyman ro> fuses to jiay poll tax, on the groand that he is church property, the prop erty of the congregation as much as ia the pastoral residence, and that, aa euch, he is exempt from taxation the aame as the parsonage. The metric system of weights ana measures was introduced into Ger many shortly after the Franco- German war, but the Germans ill general, in their every-day dealings, continue the use of the pouud almost exclusively, especially the older peo ple. Emile Zola thinks happiness more widely diffused in France than in Eng land. Happiness in England seems to the great French realist to have greater capillarity, though he fears that the spread of public houses will, if not quickly checked, soon ruin the arterial system of both nation and individual. As nations grow older and richer and more settled their birth rate usu. Tilly decreases, and we are following (he great majority of precedents. The prospect that the next census will reveal a smaller ratio of increase than the country has formerly shown is in the estimation of the Atlanta Journal no causa for regret. Mere population is not a blessing. Many countries have more people thau they can take care of, and there are probably Millions in the United States who can endorse the philosophical remark of Josh Billings, * 'lt would have been money ia my pocket if I had never oeen born." The increase in exports of manu factured products of the United States fn the past ten years has been phenomenal. Very few even of our *wn people appreciate the exteut to which this trade has grown. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1889, the total value of our exported manu factures was 8138,500,030, or 19 per cent of the entire amouut of our ex ports. The value of our exported manufactures during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899, was 8338,500,- 000, or 28.13 per cent of the entire exports of this country. • Iu ten years there was an increase of 8200,000,000 in the value of manufactured articles exported from this country. As explaiued by the Portlaud Ore goniau, the reported decrease iu the salmon pack does not necessarily mean a decrease in the snlmon catch, or that the fish are becoming scarce. A large portion of the fish is now eaten fresli, and this proportion is in creasing annually with the rapid growth of the cold-storage business and of the refrigerator ear service. The latter service places the Chinook salmon of the Columbia within reach of persons thousands of miles away, in practically as good condition as when it left the cold waters of the Columbia, and it is bnt natural that this demand should continue to in crease. As the cold-storage meu pay higher prices for the fish than do the cauners, the change in the disj osition of the catch is for the benefit of all in terested in the industry except the cauuers. There should, however, the Oregonian thinks, be fish enough for both canning and storage, with artificial propa ;ation, and well en forced laws regarding close seasons and the taking of fish. The Boston Globe recently devoted a good deal of space to the opinions of men on what form of a' Vletics pro duce the best mental, moral aud physical results. Various evperts gave their opinions. Richard Henry Dana said golf, a well known Harvard baseball player said baseball. Ten Eyck the champion oarsman, said rowing; Fred Hovey the tennis ex pert, said tenuis. And all of them gave the very best reasons in the world for their views. Now, as a matter of fact, few meu have time to play either golf, baseball, football or tennis, aud a still smaller number nave opportunities for rowing. The man who works from 6 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock at night—and » great many men work even longer hours thau this—is unable either to play golf,' tennis, baseball or footbill. But he cau walk, aud this, after all, is the very best exercise he cau take. No matter how many hours a man puts in at work, no matter how fagged 3nt his braiu is, a good stiff, brisk walk is beneficial. A teu-mile walk ;s the best tonio that any physician sver prescribed. And the proper way to walk is to throw the shoulders back, sxpaud thfl chest, swing the arms sasily aud take good, steady long itrides that will start the blood to :ingle aud cause easy perspiration. Walking as exercise is God'a owu in vention. Man has never beev. able to improve upon it WHEN IT RAINS* Folks that live In the city, they grumble and And father says, "No fooling, If It Is a rainy complain, day! And look dlsmaller than ever,when It comes Go cut a sltce ot fodder, and then you tan onto rain, bale that hay." And ypu can't exactly blame them, for lam It's nice in ihe barn, I tell you! I open the free to say big front door, There's nothing worse than the city on a And stack things up In the corners, and rainy day. sweep the dusty floor. Eaves and awnings dripping, black mud In And then I tole out mother, with "Come the street, see"—this or that; Till you don't know whether you'd better The calf, or a hen and chickens, or even the mind your head or your feet; dog or cat! And you go along hitting and bumping the And she says, "Well, just for a minute—l people that pass you by, haven't time to stay; And you re lucky if an umbrella doesn't There's always such a lot of things to do on take you in the eye. a rainy day." And the steam comes up from the gutter But I turn up the bushel-measure, and coax with every sort of a smell— her to sit down; Except a good one—till you'd like to lose When it comes to telling a story, mother can your nose for a spell. beat the town! And you can't see Into the windows, for She talks, and I cut the fodder, till father they've all a smear of steam. comes, with "My! And you fuel as If the whole concern vi as I thought you were saying something about just an ugly dream. a custard pie!" But here, out here In the country,lt's another And then she runs off laughing, and nolther sort of guess; he nor I The rain is making a picture, instead of Need say what we are thinking; it isn't just making a mess; of the pie. There's as much as flfty shades of green in And we work along till mother calls through an acre or so of trees, the rain And as many more in the mowing field —es- That dinner's ready—l tell you, she neecln t pecially In a breeze. to call again! Tho sparrows ohatter and giggle in every All times are good in the country; there s little pool; always plenty to do; Thoy make me think of a parcel of girls on You can goto school in tlie winter,when the their way from school; summer work is through. And the robins hunt In the plowed ground You don't kuow much übout playing, if you for the worms they know are there. haven't worked your best. And the larks, though you can't see them, And the folks that are always resting don t are singing everywhere. know what It Is to rest! —Margaret Vandegrift, in Youth's Companion. HUE DISENCHANTING OF THE MISTER. : < > J By EMMA HOWARD WIGHT. | fr VV W V WWw vvw.vv WV VV WW Miss Sophia Pendelton sat in the parsonage parlor with a thoughtful frown contracting her brows. It was a perfect day, anil the soft breeze au dacionsly ruttfed Miss Sophia's gray locks and wafted the perfume of roses iuto the room. The harrowing conviction was forc ing itself upon Miss Sophia's ininil that her brother, the Rev. Harmon Pendelton, at the mature age of 44, had actually fallen in love. This.faot was iu itself an offence to Miss Sophia, but it was not all,for the minister had committed the supreme folly of losing bis heart to a chit of a girl,and a most objectionable young person altogether in MiSs Sophia's eyes. "Now, if he had only fallen in love with Mary," mused Miss Sophia. "She is a most estimable young woman. Rut that doll-faced, vain, frivolous Lottie " and Miss Sophia groaned. "A man of his age and a minister of the gospel to lose his wits over a pink and white complexion and yellow hair! Oh, it is too bad! If I only knew of some way to disenchant him." Just then two girls and a young man passed along the street. One of the girls was tall, dark eyed and stately; the other was piuk-clieeked and yellow-haired. Her hands were full of roses, and her laughing bine eyes were uplifted to the face of the young man by her side. Miss Sophia snorted with disgust. "Flirting as usual, the shameless piece!" she ejaculated. "A nice min ister's wife she would make! Hal mob's an idiot!" Then Miss Sophia suddenly awoke to the fact that the hired gill had been left much too long to her owu devices, and rose hastily to her feet. In so doing she trippe I over a stool and gave her ankle a severe wrench. A little later the Reverend Harmon Pendelton returned home and found Miss Sophia with her foot on a stool and her ankle swathed in bandages. "Why, Sophia, what has happened?" asked the minister. "I've sprained my ankle," replied Miss Sophia, with grim disgust. "I cau't so much as put my foot to the floor." "Why, this is indeed bad!" mur mured the Rev. Harmon. "And it is not all," added Miss Sophia. "Martha has just ha.l word that her mother is very ill and to come home immediately. What to do I can't imagine." "Why, get another girl." ".rince when has it become so easy to get help in Westonville at a mo ment's notice?" ejaculated Miss Sophia, with supreme scorn. "I met Miss Armiger down the street," said the minister, with sudden inspiration. "She intends stopping on her way home. Perhaps she can think of a way out of the difficulty." "I don't doubt it; Mary Armiger is a most superior young woman," said Miss Sophia, with emphasis. "Y'es," she is indeed," readily as sented the minister. "So utterly unlike her sister, Lot tie," supplemented Miss Sophia. "les, they are very unlike, certain ly," said the minister, quietly. "Did you meet Lottie also?" asked Miss Sophia, furtively watching her brother's face. "She passed with Charlie Saunders, making eyes at him, is usual. What an audacious flirt that girl is!" "Oh, I have not seen Lottie," re plied the minister, and theu he added, "Here comes Miss Armiger now." He passed into the hall, returning n a few moments with Mary Armiger. "Why, Miss Sophia, I am so sorry ;o hear of your accident," she said. She had soft dark eyes and a low, weet voice. "I was just telling Sophia that per laps you may be ab'e to help in ber present awkward predicament," said ihe minister. "Martha's mother is ill, ind she is going home this after loon." "Why, that is too bad," said Mary Armiger. "How long will Martha be (one?" "A week, at least," replied Miss Sophia. "How would it do for me to come and keep housefor you?" asked Mary, after a few moments' thought. "Father and mother are going uway tomorrow for about two weeks. There's the Widow Mason's daughter, Sarah, who would, I am sure, bo glal to come aud do the rough work." "You would bo dt ing me a kindness I should not soon forget," leplied Miss Sophia, with surprising eagerness. In fac;t, she was really delighted with the plan. What an opportunity it would afford to bring Mary Armiger'a sterling qualities under the observa tion of the minister! He was fully cognizant of her usefulness in the church, her good work among the poor aud suffering of the parish; her domestic virtues could now be demon strated to him. Miss Sophia looked at her br other. He was gazing gratefully and appre ciatively at Miss Armiger. "No one 111 trouble ever appeals to you in vain, Miss Mary," lie said. "Rut this is really something of an im position." "Not at all. I shall be very glad in deed to come. Only," with a slight hesitation, "I am afraid I should I>e obliged to bring Lottie, as there will be no one at home." Miss Sophia's blow darkened; the minister's pale face flushed slightly. "By nil menus briug Mi.-s Lottie," he said, as Miss Sophia remained si lent. Then suddeulv Miss Sophia's brow cleared. It occurred to her that Lot tie's presence might very materially further ber plans. It was true that the minister bad fallen a victim to her pretty face, but living iu the same house with her for an entire week, ha would have abundant opportunity to compare her with her sister, and dis enchantment was sure to follow. "Of course we shall be pieced to have your sister," said Miss Sophia, with such evident sincerity that thfi minister, well aware of her views re garding the younger Miss Armiger, was considerably astonished. The nest day, Martha having </e --pnrted, the two Miss Armigers took up their abode at the parsonage. Five days passed. Miss Sophia was sitting at the parlor window in the evening, reflecting with much complacency over the eveuts of the past five days. Mary Armiger haci certainly demon strated tbe fact that she was a model housekeeper and an unexcelled cook, and the minister appeared duly im pressed. He spoke enthusiastically of Mary's abilities as a housekeeper, and he gave abundant proof that her cooking met with his approval. As for Lottie—she had played right into Miss Sophia's hands. She lay in bed until very late every morning, aud she spent the remainer of the day lying in the hammock, reading a novel or flirt ing with Charlie Saunders. Miss Sophia heartily disapproved of Charlie, who, being the ou y child of rich parents, was rather given to tak ing life comfortably and getting all the pleasure out of it ) ossible. Char lie was quite aware of Miss Sophia's feelings for himself, aud the cordiality with which she received him during the Miss Armigers' visit caused him the liveliest surprise. Though Lottie always looked dis tractingly pretty, Miss Sophia felt sura the minister had quite gotten over his fancy for her forget-me-not eye i,pink cheeks and yellow hair in the con templation of Mary's sterling quali ties. "Really," murmured Miss Sophia, looking down upon her injured liuib with quite au air of approval, "the spraining of my ankle was providen tial." Lifting her eyes, Miss Sophia saw upon the porch, quite distinctly, for the moon was shining brightly, Mary Armiger and Charlie Saunders. She stiffened in her chair. Mary and Charlie being together it followed that Lottie and the minister were bearing each other company. There rose before Miss Sophia's mind's eye a distracting vision of Lottie. loveiy in hev white gown, with pini roues in her yellow hair. The ne\l moment, however, all tlionght of LOT.- lie, engaged in luring the minister tc a return to his former folly was driveD from Mine Sophia's mind, for Charlie Saunders had placed his arm about Mary's waist and kissed her npon tho lips. Miss Sophia gasped in astonish ment and horror. Could she liav« seen aright? Mary Armiger, the modei of all that is best in womanhood, per mitting an insolent boy to kiss her uu rebuked! As Miss Sophia sat bewildered the couple moved towards her. "Why, Miss Sophia, you are all in the dark; I'll light the lamp," snii? Mary, as she stepped through the low window into the room, followed bj Charlie. Miss Sbphia sat in grim silence until Mary had lighted the lamp. She fixed her eves sternly upon Mary Certainly she had never Keen the eldei Miss Armiger lo >k quite so pretty be | fore. There was a pink Hush in hei j cheeks, and her dark eyes were soft ] and bright. "Mary Armiger, did I really see that young man kissing you a few mo ments ago or did my eyes deceive me?'' nsked Miss Sophia, with uncomprom ising abruptness. Mary blushed, while Charlie, tc Miss Sophia's intense iudignatiou.be gan to laugh. "I—l am afraid that you did, Miss | Sophia," faltered Mary. "You see J j had just promised to marry him." "What!" gasped Miss Sophia "That worthless young scamp, whc does nothing but flirt with your sis ter?" "Now, Miss Sophia,that's too bad!' criel Charlie. "Lottie and I nevei thought of such a thing. She knows that I've been in love with Mary foi : ever so lons*." Before Miss Sophia had time t< \ collect her scattered wits sufficiently ; to make a reply the minister and Lot- I tie entered the room. Lottie's cheeks I were pinker than the roses she wore 1 in her hair, and the minister's eyes i were radiant For a moment Miss Sophia's eyes j lingered lirst upon the girl and ther | upon her brother, and she made s quick movement to rise from hei chair. The minister came to her as -1 sistance. "I wish togo to my room," she said, laying her baud upon her brother's | arm, but keeping her face studious]; I averted from him and the other occu i pants of tbe parlor. | When they reached her bedroom • door she stopped and turned a rathei ; white face to wards him. "I suppose yon will permit me tc j remain until you are married to that doll?" she said. "Why, Sophia, sr.rjly you are uol thinking of deserting me now that 1 shall need you more than ever?" ex ; claimed the minister. "You see if ] ! were going to marry a w oman like Mary Armiger now," and a suspicion of a smile crossed bis lips, but was quickly suppressed, "I should nQt re ! quire anyone to keep house for me. But its being Lottie makes it a very different matter." For a moment or two Miss Sophia said nothing. "Humph" she at length replied. "I'll think about remaining." | LIKE DIAMOND-STUDDED WALLS. 1 lie Beautiful Appearance of the Interioj of a Nevada Cavern. On tbe north side of the Osgood r&uge of mountains, about four miles east of Eden creek in Nevada there is u natural cave of quito largo dimen sions. It is in the limestone forma tion and has the appearance of an old worked-out mine with its slopes,raises and winzes. It is almost impossible to find the entrance, as it is covered • with a growth of underbrush. The first thing that a person notices is a small crevice in the rocks, but as ho crawls into tbe crevice on hands and knees he tiuds that it widens as he goes down. About fifteen feet from tbe entrance a man can stand up and walk down the gradual incline, ; which is at about 00 degrees. At a place thirty feet from the mouth there is a raise some thirty feet high aud a drift forty feet long. The sight which meets the cave-seeker's gaze at this point is most beautiful. On the ceil ing large stalactites hung in clusters, and the walls are decorated with glistening crystals of lime intermin gled with drops of water, giving it the appearance of being set with mil ; lions of diamonds. Farther down the cave widens until a chamber is reached which is over sixty feet across and over fifty feet : high. There aro numerous other passages or caverns, and on tbe left there is a passage big enough to ad mit tbe body, that opens into a sec ond chamber which is about twenty feet across and ten or fifteen feet high. In the main chamber, some ! twenty feet high, can be seen the ' opening of another chamber, but as there is no timber near to make lad ders the upper cavern has not Vet been explored. There are, no doubt, other large chambers which could be fouud were closer explorations to be made. Stalactites aud stalagmites cun be seen in all directions. Water is dropping continually, and the light of a candle shilling upon these crystals aud drops of water gives the cave a very entrancing appearance. This cave is the home of the wood rat, and there are indications that there might be thousands of the little animals which make this natural wonder their home. To Effect a Change. Tom Eighfly—l'm going to stop rnnning around so much. To tell the truth, I'm tired of having a good time. Arthur Heupeck—Then, why in the name of sense don't you mwry?—H»* iem Life A TEMPERANCE COLUMN. THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST IN MANY WAYS. The Sane of tlie Siren—A Phase of th« Whisky Cure Question Not Often Dwelt Upon—The Only Absolute Item edy For Alcoholism a Powerful Will. BY REV. FRANCIS A. CUNNINGHAM. The sirens sit by tbe summer sen And they sing on tbe seething foam A song of the rout anil revelry Of their my9tle island home. The sailor lists for a moment brief And he steers for tbe lovely shore, But bis bark Js wrecked on a rocky reef And be sinks to rise no more. Oh a siren sits In the city streets And she sings tbe selfsame song, And she smiles on tbe noblo youth she meets, And she gathers him Into her throng. He drinks a draught from her golden bowl And he feels Its mystic lire Like the bliss ot heaven within his soul, And he drinks to his heart's desire. He sinks as the 6ailor sank of old In the depths of a merciless sea, And the touch of his band is damp and cold And bis life is a misery. His brain Is racked with young remorse, And his soul with sin Is sore, His excess proceeds from worse to worse Till he fails to rise no more. Oh, brave are the men who sign the roll For the hate of the draught that kill". Or the trade that strangles the youthful soul. Of tbe rain of human wills! Ob. brave are the bands that spurn the cup, Thut scorn the siren's call! But the man who raises his brother up Is the bravest of them all. —Sacred Heait Review. Value of Whisky Cures. The Intrinsic value of the many medi cinal agents which hare beon warranted a sure cure for the affliction of alcoholism, has never been definitely settled, and In spite of flaring testimonials and advertise ments, is uncertain rtt its best. Heavily drinking men are wont to (latter them selves Into the belief that when the effects of excessive Indulgence begin to Inconven ience them, they can apply to the first dispensary of patent nostrums and obtain relief at so much per gallon. Never was greater fallacy. Some of these cures doubtless have points of merit, but In its last analysis, their success depends upon the individuality and will power of the patient. Those who availed themselves of tbe benefits olTered by these different systems have beon variously profited. Some few were never visited by a desire to taste the alcoholic poison again. Others held out against its nllurem-nts for a brief period utter they bad been dlschurgod from the institute, and still others tired of the strict methods in vogue, and lied from their temporary refuge before receiving any good from the treatmeut. The dif ferent systems have all had their successes and failures, and tbe secrecy surrounding the formulas of the medicines employed has alwnys left doubt ns to whether it was the chemical or moral ngonts which wrought the ebnnge. The drunkard who depends entirely on the physician to rescue him after ho has progressed far In Ills intemperance, is lean lug on u broken stick. Thero can be no doubt that tlie only certain and absolute cure for alcoholism is the exertion of a powerful will, and the devotee of John Barleycorn who is looking around and trying to see some way out of his vassal age had better satisfy himself on this point at once.—Atlanta Constitution. Tlie Drink Evil. There is to-day in the English-speaking countries no such tremendous, far-reach ing, vital question as that of drunkenness. In its Implications and effeuts it over shadows all else. It lies at the centre of all social and political mischief. It paralyzes energies in every direction. It baffles penal reform. It obstructs political reform. It rears aloft a mass of evilly lii9ulred power, which at every salient point threatens social and national ad vance, which gives to Ignorance and vice a greater poteuey than Intelligence aud virtue can command; which deprives the poor of the advantages of modern prog ress; which debauches and degrades mil lions, brutalizing nnd soddonlng them be low the plane of henlthy savagery, nnd tilling the centres of population with creatures whose condition almost excuses the immorality which reuders them ii.*igerou sto their generation. Can any political organization be said to repre sent the best aspirations and the strongest neods of the people while tills abiding source of misery, o rime and poverty Is allowed to spread and flourish?— Now York l'rlbune. Practical Temperance. The workingmen of Atlanta are to be commended for their action In deciding dgainst the sale of beer on Labor Day. The main purpos) of having a day set apart ou which to pay tribute to the dig nity of labor being to elevate it, no be;ter step could have been taken than that by which the laboring men of Atlanta have de- Tided to mark theday by sobriety. Nociass }f men have suffered more from the evils of intemperance than those who oam their bread by honest toil. Self-indulgence stops Into stoat that which should goto wife and children, and loavo3 in its train misery untold. When we see worklngmeu exercis ing supreme self-denial and se ~)ing their faces against customs which destroy hap piness, we have a strong evidence of re form which means much to the home aud the family. Let the money which goes for intoxicauts go the wives and babies In stead, aud we will make a good exchange of joyous homes for the dubious proflts which may come to a few from the sale of Intoxicants.—Atlauta Constitution. t No ltoom For Drunkards. Thirty of the leading business men o Minneapolis were recently asked "Is thero room In your line ot business for an ex ceptionally capable young man, who bus every qualification for business except that out of business hours he drinks In modera tion with fr.'jnds?" In live days those thirty men had responded eaoh for hlmßelf ami without knowledge of the others, and all had the snme story to tell. Not one had anytime or use for men In their business who drank. As business men are governed, In tbelr employment of labor, sole'y by re sults attained, the growing custom of dis criminating against drinking men as em ployes is simple and direct testimony as to the evil effects ot liquor upon the brain and hand of the worker. The Crusade i n Brief. Rum nearly always sptlls ruin. Drinking Is an enemy to thinking. Temperance is the guardian of the other virtues. Tho slang of the saloon is not in place on tbe lips ot a sober man. A drunken man is a nuisance to every body. Even the saloon-keoper throws him out. Not ono drop ot Intoxicating liquor 19 allowed to be sold at any of tho military camps ot Canada. To be sober means to be securo against many assaults of the devil to which the drunkard succumbs. Scotland has 140 parishes without paup ers, poor rates or pubilu drinking hous- Perhaps the lack ot the latter accounts to the absence of the former.
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