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.'-v . \ ■ / sm ft#; ■ S#: .■f ■ -ri .# Li. ' . - 'V IF FOR 'iHE^IIiERTX Ol i- -. Ifc PHE WORLD WE CAN DO ANYTHING.” jw ... j; II* DARLINGTON, fcO.UTtt CA^iOLLNA, WEDNESDAY, JULY (>, 1892. ,, ‘ - ^ S 5 - • )HIBITIO.\ MOVEMENT. ■ W*rk •■(- nt to s«cnrf at the 6 next General Assembly of the liquor traffic, ngurnted by the con- nu^ in this city in May imed definite shape, and s asffaoniiscd to nralce ^ in the Deni0 ' in August. BlaiMiBli jOW^bcre^l that the iticaily declinol U> leMijbt tor might piac'e the' ad herents of the movement in a attitude which would be antagonistic to the Democratic party in thi*. State. It adopted' an address and platform which declared theirpurpose as Deu - ocrats to seek of the solution of the <1 nest ion of prohibition within the party, if permitted to do so. The purpose is expressed in simple and direct terms in the following passage from the address: “We call upon all lovers of right eous government in the State to use every effort for the prohibition of this traffic in this State. “We recommend that the ]>eople demand that all candidates for the House and Senate place themselves on record on this question to the end that the prohibition votes of the coun ty may be intelligently cast.” And also to the same effect in the platform, os follows: “We therefore earnestly favor and will work for the enactment of such laws us will prohibit (he manufac ture and sale of intoxicating liquors for that use us a beverage in our State. “We cordially invite the co-opera tion of all Democrats in this laudable effort for State prohibition, irresja*c- tive of the opinion on other issues as already made up in the StaK” The convention ap|>oiutcd mem- Ikts of the State Executive Commit tee, who would also be chairman of their lesjiective county committees, from counties represented in the con vention* will authority to select members for such counties as were not represented. The committee ele cted the Hon. I* D. Childs of liich- l.md chairman. Executive committees have now been organized in nearly every county, and the few remaining counties will be completed within a few days. In several counties active work has followed immediately u|K)ii the or ganization of the committees at id in the comities of I lam well, Florence, Newlnerry Sumter and York conven tions have I»oeu calks! to meet dur ing the ensuing month, with indica- ihut they will be well atten ded. In a number ofcouuties public meetings will soon lie held for the pur|>oea of reaching the jieoplo and impressing the prohibition idea upon them. Many of the county jiajsTs have freely accorded the use of their col umns to the prohibitionists, and ar rangements are being effected in each county (o keep the papers supplied with items ]iertinent to the move ment. Chairman L. I). Childs has ad dressed a circular letter to the sev eral county chairmen embodying the general pur|>oso contemplated by the convention, with suggestions as to the several methods by which this pur- Jsise istq. be effected. The circular in tfic main is as follows: to THE PROHIIUTIOX COCKTY EXECf- TIVE rOMMITTRHa. The short time intervening before tile occurrance of the first Demo- vra'ic primary election (August 30) Which w ill determine the result of the lyovement for Prohibition set on foot by the recent convention, imjioses upon the friends of the movement an 'tirjjenff demand for immediate, |>cin sistent and energetic work if our ho|ies for State Prohibition ar- to he realized; rpon the State and Coun ty Executive Committees, organized under authority of the convention, resl*; flic res|ionsihility for the direc tion of the movement in the several counties, by whieh the plan of con vcntioii, as outlined in its address and platform, is to lie carried into effect. In my judgment it will not lie wise or prudent for I lie Stale Excntive Committee to attempt to formulate (l phttl to be carried out in detiii ' in each of the counties with any fair promise of .-tuvcsH. The conditions In each cuilhty ale varying, ami the Inflhods adopted should lie flexible, fcndilv adapted to meet these condi- litlils as they ulay exist or arise dur- Man\ixo, S. C., May 28, ’1)2.— Hon. Jno. L M. Irby, Chairman State Dem. Ex. Com., Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir In conformity with a resolution of the State Democratic Executive Committee, May 17, that if the Prohibitionists ot the State should desire to place the issue of prohibition squarely before the Dem ocratic voters of the State as a meas- nre, that they would be allowed to do so, the Prohibition convention that- ... assembled in Columbia*’ Thursday, May 20, unanimously ~ ‘ - ing the progress of the campaign. It | The Bex in Which to Bury Liquor, is evident ihat the county commit tees, carefully selected ns they have been, and coinjiosed of men familiar with all the pecu lari ties of circum stances existing in their counties, are better prepared to avail themselves of favoable opportunities to give effect hi the movement in their respective counties than the State Committee could be. In view of this stale of facts, therefore, I have thought it best, at thisjsta^e oftmr moycfuent, to ^ -i _. xecu'^ve Commit preserve 'the" unity of j tee lo place at each club Voting place the movement throughout the State, [ 11 separate box, at the first primary election, iu which the question of prohibition may be voted on by the Democratic voters of this State, so as to arrive at Che true sentiment of the people on this important question. The desire of that convention, us evidenced by the resolution, is for prohibitum in the State, as Demo- cruts, to work iu perfect unison and harmony wiili the Democratic party. As early a reply as possible will greatly oblige yours, very truly, L. D. Cmuis, Chairman S. A. Netm.es, Secretary. THE KIKST A NSW Eli. Wasiiixiiton, D.C., May31>’*.)2. Hon. H I). Cliilds, Cbairmuu State Executive Com in it te, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: 1 beg to acknowledge the receipt of of the resolution passed at the recent State Prohibition Conven tion iu South Carolina requesting the State Democratic Executive Commit tee have prepared boxes to b • placed at each primary voting place in (lie August primaries, in which the Democratic electors may deposit their ballots for or against prohibi tion, the said ballots to be counted and the proper returns made by the Democratic managers to their re spective Countv Charrmuii, who shall make the returns of the votes cast iu each County to the State Democratic Executive Committee. I beg to say, in reply, that at the last session of the Stale Deihoeratie Exe cutive Committee, a.resolution was passed authorizing the State Chair- eandidajes for tfce Lqgislatp** who favorjiroiiTbiiion ip«e to be. ruhj I see no nseiii having Ihisfiix. I lUtye this will be satfsfacifiry. . Very 4esi>eckfnlljF, ' Aj •doit* Lu-M. Ik)«y, State'Chaitwui. 011*! lvjfi mur 01 tlMtlitl) instant has been'received. I do not think that yotx have fully eifeipre- bonded my commumcStious^aiid I therefore bog to astute the request - * — • The. Pro- bich met in ’ toms iftid prevent any jarring or misconcep tion among ourselves, or misunder standing or conflict with the Demo cratic party, within whose ranks we projmse to move loyally, recognized nized as Democrats, working as Demo crats, and t rue Democrats abiding by the issue upon question of prohibi tion which wc have invoked, so fur as it shall lx 1 determined by the vote of Democrats at the upprouchiug elec tion. The aim of eacli county com mittee should be primarily to rein force the existing public sentiment of the county in favor of State Pro hibition by every justifiable method. Among these you will avail your selves of the county press to appeal to the (ample, address them at public meetings, conventions, etc, especially securing when possible a hearing at the Democratic campaign meeting and other gathering throughout the conuty. Sermons by the clergy of the different denominations, enforc ing the duty of Christians to aid in every effort to suppress the liquor traffic, are potent agencies by which to increase that the Prohibitii n vote. Work assidiously to bring out the Prohibition vote in its full strength at the primary election in August and see that it is deposited in the box which the Democratic Executive Committee will provide to receive it! 11,1,11 *'i prepaie boxes, etc., upon tin' 1 request of the State Prohibition Con- at each precinct,and also sec Ihat ii is properly counted mid tabulated in the returns made by the managers. Note here the iui|iortuul fact that that Ibis provision for taking this Prohibition vote at the Democratic primary, made by the Stale Execu tive Committee at the request of (lie Prohibition con veil Lion, is a full re cognition of tile position llialour movement is one legitimately to lx made within the Democratic party and of I he right of every Democrat to give expression to his views in this form without let oi hindrance. * * * Ap|ioiutoueof your own number or some other coiiijietent man, to keep the space accorded you in your coun ty papers well supplied every week with items, comiiitiaicutiotis, reports' of meetings, and other matter calcu lated to educate and strengthen the public sentiment on this movement and to correct errors and misrepresen tations which may he put forward by the opposition. Your committee w ill have’to exercise a very cautions supervision over this department lets, by some injudicious publication our movement should lie committed to a false or untenable (losition before live public and thereby much harm re sult. The objective point iu all our work to secure an undoubted majority is iu eacli branch of the next General Assembly pledged to vote for some proper measure for State prohibition In pursuance of this object, lit it he your first duty to ascertain, as soon as a candidate is announced, whether or not he is in favor ofo nr movement, and secure from him this assurance in writing if possible, or by some unequivocal public utterance. If he declines, or fails to take this (Misilion let him nnderstaiiu that we arc seek ing lo enlist the co-iijierution of good I Democrats in this light, and that to 1 lx outspoken and pronounced oh this | subject, irrespective of their views on j other questions which may la* raised I within the party, will secure the vole | of the I’rohilritioiiisls. Seek to induce some goiafl'rohiliitioii Demo crats, (lie best vou can find, to run for I la- House or Senate, if none of those already announced are with us i iu (lie light for pro) ihition. Each county has larn requested by vent ion with the understanding that candidates for office, national, State and County, shall not lie catechised as to whether they favor prohibition' or not. I la-g further lo state that I shall direct the secretary of the com mittee lo notify the various <'oiiulv Chairmen to carry out the purposes of ihi- said resolution iu their rcs|aT- tivc Connlies. Your olxdieut servant Jno. L. M. I a a v, State Chairman. ('in.cm lit a, S. ('., .lime 2, •'.12: Hon. -L L. M. Iibv, Chaii'niau State Democratic Executive CoiiiniiUee. Dear .Sir: Your coiiiiuuiiicalion received and I beg to call your at tention lo the aldress of the prohibi tion convention winch met here on the 20th of May, I■SH2, a copy of which 1 enclose to you, You w ill see that our address requires that, all Caiidiilates for the House and Senate place themselves on record on this question to the end that the prohibi tion votes of the County may be in telligently cast; while in your letter you- state that the resolutions allow ing a box for ballots for and against prohibition was (Kissed with the un- ilerstand.ing that candidates shall no! be questioned as to whether they favor prohibition or not. It seems to me that this resolution and our address upon this point are antago nistic and inconsistent. I do not fully understand what you meant by “catechise,” and it may be that t he two can be made consistent. At the same time we would nut like lo re ceive from your committee the privileges of a box at the polls under any misunderstanding as to our in tention and views as expressed inonr address. I’lease write me at once and let'me know what the toiiiinit- tee mean by “catechised,” and whether you deem the resolution of the committee and the address of the convention inconsistent; if so in chat res(a*ct«. Very truly, \j. D. Ch.iliis, Chairman St;^e 1'rohibition Com mittees. Washington-, D. C., .lime 7. Hon. L. D. Childs, Chairman Stale Prohibition Executive fominillc--, Columbia, S. C. esolved, 'Ffiat we request the Democratic State executive commit tee to place at each club voting place a separate box at the first- primary election iu which the question of pro hibition may be voted on by (be Democratic voters of this State so as to arrive at the true sentiment of tin- pc*'(>ie on this important question. \ou will observe that this resolu tion does not contain any conditions or sti|Milutions upon which the re quest for the box at, the pulls should lx made or any conditions on w hich it should la* accepted. Yoiir execu tive committee hail met on the 17th of the same month, had taken some action with reference to allowing a box at-the (aills for voting on the question of prohibition. Our con vention, with this action before it, saw lit to pass the above resolution with mt committing itself to the te.;ms of any resolution. Your com mittee may have previously adopted and has made this request uncondi tional and absolute, so far as the terms go. At the same time our con vention adopted us a part of its ad dress the following: “We recommend that the (xople demand that all candidates for Ih .* House ainT Senate place themselves on record on this question (prohibi tion) to the cud that the prohibition vote of the country may be intelli gently cast,'’ In your letter of the 31st May, in "-•(•I.V t« mine of May 28th, forward ing the request for the prohibition vote under the just above w ritten resolution, you state that a resolution was passed by your committee topre- parc boxes to ix placed at voting (daces for liie August primary for the vote on prohibition, ujain the re quest of the Slate Prohibition Com mittee, with the undeiytanding that- candidates for office —national, State, ete.—shall not be catechised as to whether they favor prohibition or not. Limy letter to you of June 2d, I called your attention to the extract from the prohibition address given above and its seeuiing inconsii-teiioy with the “understanding” upon which you state that the prohibition box will la* granted us, I beg you to inform me what construction' your committee inleiuleil to put on the word “catechise,” ami whether you deemed the resolution of your com mittee inconsistent with our address as quoted to you, and if so. in what respects: 1 In replying to my request - Ivy your letters of the 7th, you say that ‘ Mr. Nettles (representing the prohibition clement) submitted a proposition that the executive committ-.vallowl oxes lo be placed at each election precinct, “lo determine the will of the Demo crats on the (indiihiliim question, in order that this quest ion niay bequict- *V settled without involving t! K . pm-iy in an miplcusaiit complication.” Ton further state that Mr. Nettles was questioned whether candidates for office were to la* catechised as to how they it uni on the prohibition question, and tbat he replied “No, they will be expected to sujqairt the measure if a majority of the votes in their resjaxtive Counties sustain pro hibition at the primary election.” After tliis you say the committee agree to proposition. \ on close your letter by saying if candidates for the legislature who favor prohibition arc lo lie run I see no use in having this box. Now I am at. a lo^s to know whether or not you consider onr ad dress as.inconsistent with your reso lution and that yim w ill refuse to al low uS tin use of boxes aftlie pri- marv or not. Hv your language it would seem that the box would not be allowed, if a person iu favor of prohibition would ruu fur the Legis laliire, and by Hie iinilerslaiiiliug with w hich you say your cummittee arcopied Mr. Nellie's proposition it may be hihilioiiist, if ehi-ted, eoulil not con sistently vote for his views on such a subject were a majority of the votes iu the (’minty against’ pi^liihition. Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, with these facts before you, to inform me wheth er our request will be granted? Wc have no authority to enter into any agreement with the address and reso lution sent you. I beg you to pardon me for this long letter, hut I deem it necessary to bring clearly before you our position. Respectfully, L. I). Cmi.ns. Washington. D. C., .June I(J,’!)2. Hon. I;. D. Cnilds, Chairman Pro hibition Committee, Columbia, S, C. Dear Sin I am in receipt of your last letter of recent date, and beg. to say in reply that I fully comprehend the whole question upon which you write. The executive committee will be pleased to comply with the request of the Stale I’ndiibition Convention recently held in Columbia by placing 'a box i.t each primary election pre cinct in v'hiciit he Democrat ii: elec tors may express their wishes upon the question of prohibition. As the chairman of t he State Democracy I can only recognize the request of the State Prohibition Ponvcntiim, and white.I think it would have been bet ter to carry out the idea of not catechising the realize that Mr. Nettles could not bind the State convention which met afterwards. Consequently I shall have the boxes placed in the State without demanding any condition of the prohibition element.' If any un pleasant complications arise I think the Democrucy’will he strong enough to take care of itself* Very respectfully, J. L. M. limy. this effect; while they do find the use of wine spoken of with approval in tho Bible, and seeming to have the countenance of our Lord’s exam ple. To such (arsons, any attempt to apply a single detached text in warning against the use of wide, as if it were a sweeping prohibition of all alcoholic beverages, causes it re coil against the cause that seems to depend on such unfairness for a sup port. Hence there is a gain in the presentation of a sensible view of tlie total-abstinence question, apart from all jioiuts iu fair dispute con cerning the specific teachings of the Bible ou the subject. It certainly is not easy to point to a single text, that, taken as it, stands i in the Bible, ami looked at with iin-| Potato Meal. partiality and fairness, clearly forbids polygliny, or wine-drinking; ye’, on Hie other hand, no single Bible text can be pointed to, Unit, judged in the same light, can be elaiined as a ! specific and all-inclusive command to tlie practice of wine-drinking, condidatcs, yet i \ «i' poligamy. Therefore, in this slate it, is the duty of every Chris tian to decide himself whether the trend and spirit of Bible teachings as a whole, and the lessons of experience and sound reason as read iu the best light of the present day, make it in cumbent on him, as a sensible man, to let all three of these practices a- lone, and to enjoin total abstinence from them on others, in thedischage of his manifest duty towards Cod and his fellow-man, .lust here it is likely to.be said by some thoughtless eimcientious person there is one Bible-text which clearly forbids wine-drinking, under any cir cumstances sail all; namely, the in junction in the Book of Proverbs: “Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, w hen it giveth its color in the cup, when il goeth down smooth ly: at the lastit biteth like a serpent, and stiiigeth like an adder.” Now, (Iktc cun he. iio question that this proverbial injunction indicates a clearly recognized danger in wiuc- driukiiig, and an obvious gain in lot ting wine utterly alone. But its place among the proverbs of its day, with the stamp of divine approval of it as containing a lesson for all t ime, shows that it is a wise suggestion rather than a specific command, and that it no more lays an absolute duty of lit eral performance on every individual than does that other, insp*red injunc tion in the sumo collection of pro verbs: “Go to the mil, thou slug gard; consider her ways, abil be wise.” if, indeed, the first-named proverb were to lx* taken as ’a command for literal observance, it might be met by mail,s shiitfiiig bis eyes when hr drank wine, and keeping them open while hcilrauk beer, brandy, or whis key. Clearly there must he some , * .Hi*’i .*■ . * other teaching than this detached passage to be conclusive with those who arc honestly desirous of learn ing from the Bible record their un mistakable djity in the matter of al- coho’io beve.nigos, as between total abstinence, and temperance or mod eration. While wine is represented in the Bible as a symbol of joy and its use us common in the daily life of the people of Bible lands,' the peril- its using and the advantage of "ab stinence from it. arc illustrated all a- liing I Ini Bible pages. The one god ly man who, with his family, was deemed worthy of preservation, from the chasm of destruction when the human race was swept from being, in beginning his new lift* in a ivjn- [Fairllctd News l!er;il(l.| Messrs. Editors: A few weeks ago I wrote an article to the Cotton Plant recommending the manufae- acture of sweet potatoc meal as food Ijoth for man and beast. Experiments made and facts ascertained since its publication, have convinced me that the subject is really of more impor tance than I had supposed although I had no doubt of its practioaqility and utility at the time 1 wrote. There is yet ample time in which to increase the potatoc crops and I urge the importance of doing soon on r farmers. Chemists tell us. that potfttixs com pared with corn are as 3.1 to one, or that, one bushel of corn is equal to 31 of (sitatws as they come out of the ground. Sliced and kiIIu dried one dushel of (uitatoes is ejiual to one bushel of t orn. Any farmer will corrobrate the statement that an acre which will produce ten. bushels of corn could be safely counted on to yield one hundred bushels of sweet (•ota.tixs, which dried, as above,would amount to 28-4-7 bushels of corn, or an increase over 10. bushels of corn oflS-4-7 bushels. Practically then the corn acreage of the potato growing section of the- country, if (ilanlctl in potatoes, would increase the amount iif food product non I it three.. times. Most -persons still have some-of the last years crop on hand; let me ask I him to select about a dozen, slice them about one Imlfinch thick dry iu sun away from Hies, and grind in your coffee mills passing through twice or until the meal is us about as tine as corn meal. Then lieat three eggs with half cup of sugar, a sjMHiiifuil of butl»r, one cup sweet milk, and half cup of the potatoc meal. Bake without crust in a pan and (he product is the mostrdelicious cuslurdcvcr tasted ami enough for 3 or.A persons. But* its great value • is for - stock mules, horses, cows, •hogs, and poultry are very fond of it. ■: <. *•, .•••«:•• My scheme, is lo brush by machin ery the dirt off potatoes, then without. ixeling slice tiy machinery also, dry.. . , . . ! , , , *- ’ •’i Veuat.er) world \vas evcrceme by wmc, in a kiin erected for.tbepurposivihen . ' ". ' . ... ... , 1 . , —pure vnnefrom bisown vineyard,— grind mi mill onule to smt, and' . .. , , „ , . atm tm; record of las shame in mstead of putting up our. crops m i ,v * •' •n . ' icuce come down through’ banks anil cellars to rot, ..put. it ill r,. , ; i ■„ ’ . ’ 1 , the,ages as il stami. upon h'S name, bags and barrels for homenseauul for export; milking it practicable, ami intVrrwi Ihat"a declared pro-11'^l'dableffo snip to distant markets My Dear Sir: In acknow ledgingi This ceiliinlv is against, our address your letter of June 2d, 1 beg lo say ami the viewsof yoiireouvenliou. My that Mr. S. A. Nettles, rcpreseiiling I'onunittee ean only lx guided mid the proliibitioii element, su limit ted the proposition that, the Executive 'Goi-.imilUe of the Slat*■ Democracy mil bonze the placing of boxes at yach election-(Hinmry (irecinet to de- tcrinim* the will of the DeniiH'i'ai v <>n the prohibition question, in order hut the question may lx quietIv set- governi'il Uv the resolutions of the convent ion. W e desire, as stated to you in my lirst Idler, to work in per fect unison anil hurmonv with (lie Democratic party. W’c think this can lie dune under our resolu tion and address withoutanv “uu- •witlioiit the risk of frostaiiil divested of t-he great * bulk . of xvater which adds so much loi'rciglits. In'a future article I wdll go iniirc.inln tlui'ilelaibi of my plan, huviugui'i-ouiplishciNhc object'in view by calling 'attention to the important, inaltevof (dantiug larger crops. : T. W. W'ooiiwa lit). will),an accoinpqiivuig curse 141011 a portion of his descendants, W'ine- dri 11 king, even in moderation, was tq til" priests *)? til'd W'liell tilev '.veri* (o^eiiUr upon their hoiiest services: ami to (liim who would, eonseerale .himself for, a lifelinm, a s a sacred Nazarite, the eominand was exjdieit: “He shall separate himself from wine .a ml strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of pleasant.” complications in the party.. ilhe executive rommitUx to raise at t Led without involving the party in Vou w ill observe that the resolution I, . j...., . ... uuidcnsunt eomiilieiitious. Several I oniv refers lo the House and Senate, I least *>0 to mirt the necessary ex- |n , 1 ||| , H . | ., ()f 'cHimitlee asked Mr. and d.xs not include State officers. I! (xuses of conducting the work in the I (f eanilidatcs for office were - do not, however, wish to have these! ; Slat., nuil each county commit loc will to be catechised as to how they stood boxes at the primary under misuutlcr- cndiyivor to raise s.chsiimat tlie mi the prohibition question; to which i standing Wc tliink our pwplej he rcjdied, “No; they will beexpeet-, sbonld know how a candidate stands 1 1 a. ^ ^ 1. ... . : i* * 1 earliest possible moment, forwarding to S. A. Nettles, the amiinls raised secretin' : ed to suppnrt the measure if a nut- on the question of prohibition. At umix .uiae>. IU ixeniea, ^ )r j tv 0 f ,(„. v „ Um j,, ,vs|Kxtive tlie siiim* time there is nothing in Hie miR . at ( y ry and treasurer, Mailing, S. C. 1 ('otnities sustain (nohibiiion at the I resolution forbidding a prohibitionist t j e | c Very respectfully, ] primary election.” j voting for a candidate w ho is not ex- ! strong drink, licit lie shall he drink Sensible View of Total Abstinence.! any liquor of grapes, nor eat fresh — j grapes or dried. All the days of his Total abstinence, so fur lys ulchobj consecration shall he oat nothing ie beverages are concerned, is far |(hat is made of grape-vine, from more commonly, Iban in former days I tlie kernels even to the husk." practiced in all classes of society, and j The strongest men know n to the recognized as a Christian duty. Yet; world, and the greatest of all those there are many sensible inn! conscien-’ born of woman, under t!io old dis- tions persons, us well as many univa- peusation, were Niixarite abstainers; sonahle and wilful persons, who are and so fur there is evidence :in.t iln- L. D. ('ll m.ns, Clmiruiun H. 1', Ex- Com After this declaration the com mittee agreed to the (iiupositiou. If aetly iu accord with him on this sub ject. May l therefore beg you, as ■eady to recognize the prac- total abstinence, because they are unable to find iu the Bible teachings uml positive comuiaud to use of wine was always perilous, and Ihat abstinence from wine was always consistent with *he highest consecra tion, the greatest physical strength, and the grandest spiritual attain ments, on the part of the abstainer. It is true that our laird came into this world as a man among men, —came, as he says “eating and drink ing” like other men, while dressing and working as one of the commu nity about him. And it is also true that because of this fact he was, in liis day, sneered at as“w iiie-bibbe.i,” and as “a carpenter?” We may be sure that in all this our Istrd wusj without sin; but we arc not justified | in cliisming that in order to Ite his disciple nowadays one must he eiter a wine-drinker or “a carpenter.” And it were as absurd for a man to say that the learning of a carpenter's , trade is essential to the perfection of th'* Christian life, ns to say that every Christian ought lo be a moderate drinker of wine as a beverage, in proof of his fidelity to his Lord’s cx-j ample. A century ago, Lord George ■ Gordon (whose name is prineipalv as sociated with the I’rotestant riots in ; London, in 1780) showed his sense of i the duty of imitating our Lpnl by literally becoming a jew in religion, anil attaching himself to a synagogue; became, as be said, “the example of Christ.. .we were scrupulously to fol low in every respect, and as Christ “conformed to jewisli'ciistoius, opin ions, and manners, so wc were bound to imitate his example in these things.” This seems, indeed, some-, what ridiculous, yet why more so thah the claim actually made by some intelligent Christians of to-day, that' they are drinking wine as a Ixverage for the express purpose of being like their Lord—so far? Whatever may be said of the fact of our Lord’s use of wine as a beverage, as showing that wine-drinking is not iu and of itself a sin, that fact cannot with any reason be put upon every Christian disciple to drink wine whether he wants to or not; therefore the ques tion of T»ur personal duty, as lo the use or, the rejection of w ine as a Ixv erage remains an open one in the light of present Christian expediency.. To dav it is evident there is dan ger in wine-drinking. I nlike the other articles of food aiiil drink, al coholic beverages so invite to excess by their very use that their user is exposed to peculiar temptation to in dulge in them more freely, until liis appetite is hopelessly subject to their control. As a matter of (iruileucc, therefore, it is manifestly safer to ab stain from wine-drinking than to riin the sjxeial risks that it involves. No man can say that he is above temptativH or beyond peril in this mat ter; for if he will hut stop and look at the facts in the case, he will see that, men fully his equal, iu intellect ual power, in personal character, in strength of will, in social standing, and'inspiritual attainment, have al- reaiiy suci'unibcd ( to the temptation to drink to excess, while no man who was-a total abstainer evey became a drunkard. Moreover, in .view of the j danger to others, who are under the intlueiice of his example, in his fam ily or in the outside community, the man who ean abstain froui-vviiic- drinking ought to do it for the sake of tl.oie who look to him for wise leading. , Granted, for example, in another sphere, that there be no sin in tile thing itself, in the making of one’s home, with one’s famiy, iu a house where poisonous sewer-gasses find their way through tlie drain pipes into the living-rooms: granted, also, that some dwellers in that house hav,e. .remained alive, while others had | died from the .poison-laden atmos- ! pherc, - would it be wise or right to j seek a home there for one's self, or one’s loved one’s, with the risk invol- : veil, while another bouse of like* ad- 1 vantages, and of no higher cost, I lull | is wholly free of such perils, is open . to bis choice’ In .-ho't. eu "i tho'igii t he dues not explicitly i-oinn-.ind mix abstinence as tlie duty of every child of God. the Bible evidently leavis ll ' free to every child of God to boa to- tal uhsiiiHT if he wishes to lx: and therefore if is for the Christian I*.- ! iiever to do, anil to deem il liis duly to do, that, whieh, in the light of all Ihat be sees and knows, is the best and safest thing to do. is'okine around him. even m o r ter men I ban hi • I a I drunkard.-ihoug i aueii^.. “• • • moderate drinkers; and be knows that there is no certainty i’mi Ii • will not drink to excess U be drinks at all, while lie is perfectly safe so long as he n niains a total ab stainer—as he is privileged to remain Eevey man sees, ntoroover, that his example in this matter is sure to in fluence sgme whf are obviously weak- NO. 44. er than himself; therefore that if he drinks at all, he may lead these (xt- sons to drink to excess. Having the choice between drinking and abstain ing, and knowing that by drinking he imperils others, while by abstain ing lie secures for himself and others, bow can lie choose without sinning? — Sunday School Times. B ords of Wisdom. Don't be a grumbler if you want tolx usefuV It is a line art, that of doing much w ith little means. Earning makes a man happy; sav ing makes him wise." Better patches on the trouser- In n mortgages on the farm. Life is not so short hut th ' tin ic is always time for ccintesr. 1 he lose probably wonder-* nln.i there is about itlhat people h e. Don’t condemn other ()*•>;.lo for doing things I hat you are giddy of. Beller live in a house without win dows Ihuu iu a house without books. Good maimers is the arl "f making I hose penjtle easy with whom we con verse. A million dollars won’t make a mrn happy, but most of us would like to try it, Genius is always impatient of its harness; its wild blood makes il liard to trasn. . When you talk to a m.tii or a child about liis faults don’t stand o.er him with a club. There isn’t anythin*/ leknow that somebody didn’t ha;-,- l-> burn bis lingers to find out. No man can get very much of an education without going to the school of his mistakes. It is not so much wh it a man thinks as what he dots that makes his place in the world. Home is a woiking model of heaven, with real angiffs in the form of mothers and wives.. . *• Have you received a good turn?- Neve r forgot it. Have yon 'doii^Tmt? Never remember it. If we had no I rouble but real (rouble there vvo-ihln't Ix a round- shouldered man m the world- * Never does a man portray his character more vividly than in his manner of portraying anothers. Ti e best portion of a good man’s life—liis little, nameless, uurcniem be led ac*s of kimlu -ss and of love. A bright woman who believes in the gospel of res*, says: “1 never sit w hen L can l*'e down.” An old drumersay that the way to suceed in business is to wear out the soles of your slaxs instead of the seat of your pants. The Ixst way to retain a boy's confidence is to ix I crest yourself iu every one of his friends. Invite them in frequently. The more an idea is developed, the more concise becomes its ex pression; the more the tree is pruned, tin- better is the fruit. If a man elliptic.' bis purse into his head, no man ean lake it away from him. An investment iu knowledge always nays the best interest. A Knoxville, Tenn., man has cap tured a mocking bird that has only one body, but lias two heads, andean sing w ith -acl* of them. A Dangorou* Tigress. A wel 1 known student of tbo habits of wild animals, writing of tbo stealthy and dangerous character of tlie man- eating tiger, mentions n caw. that hap pened a few years ago in tin* Nagpur distriel in India. A tigress bad killed so many people that a largo reward was offered for her dcstrnetioh. .Nlib had recently dragged away a native, but being disturbed had left the body with out devouring it. Tho shikaris believed that she would return to her prey during thg night, if it | was left undisturbed upon the sjxt where she bad forsaken it. There were no trees, nor any timber suitable for tho construction id a imtvhuni It was ac cordingly !•- Iv.-d lhai f-iur deep holes should tie dug, foinuug the el inn r- "i a square, the body l' rug in tin- cent.-r. Four watchers, eacli with liis match lock. took tiieir [xsitions in these holes. Nothing came, and at length tlie moon went down and tho night was dark. Tlie men were afraid to go home, through the jungles, and so remained whore they were. Some of them fell asleep When daylight broke three of tho shikaris issued from their posit ions, but tlie fourth had disappeared; his hole was empty. A few yards distant his match lock was discovered-lying upon the ground, and upon the dn-ty - nrw.-re the track of ;.. ..n- - i» j trace will i'-- .tu •■l -'ge bo lvln. l ■ dragged a-lo Upon following up tlie track the re mains of the unlucky shikari were dis covered. but the tigress had disami.-ared. The cunning m ole v. us mm i.,, .., . ..id twelve menths ai. rw.-ird. uli ■ ugh many persi n- devoted tb.insrlves lo I he work Visitor—bo you are out or a servant tnd cooking yourself? Hostess (exhibiting a blistered arm)— Yes, likyally cooKifig myself.—Rate Field's Washington. THIS PAGE CONTAINS FLAWS AND OTHER DEFECTS WHICH MAY APPEAR ON THE FILM.