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W. a T. U. COLUMN.
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Oregon went dry by 36,480 majority,
so there is possibly as much respect
for law there as anywhere. The first
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month is summed up by The Ore
gonian under the following head lines
'‘Crime cut to one-thind;” “Drunken
ness decreases 80 per cent; ” “Gro
ceries replace liquors;” “No famil;
rows;” “Fewer accidents;” “Mon
money circulated.”
Ninety-six counties in Kansas have
no inebriates. Only about one persor
in 3,000 is under the care of counties
Inebriaty and pauperism seems to be
very generally prohibited. The per
capita wealth of Kansas is greater
than any other state in the union—
“poor bleeding Kansas.” With one
exception, Kansas has the lowest tax
rate of any of the states. The bank
deposits are the largest per capita,
aIso- A. M. B.
Poor Old John Barleycorn.
The great industries of our country
have said to him in decisive tones “No
admittance to our plans of business.’
The great railroads of the land will
have no more of him. Very recently
a steel mill in Hazelton, Pa., informed
its 1200 employees that any acquaint
ance with him would be followed by
instant dismissal.
The united mine workers of
America, by a unanimous vote changed
their constitution in such a way that
any one of its officers whose actions
showed any familiarity with Brother
John should forfeit his position, and
now the worst cut of all, the circus
people have tabooed all wet towns. In
their 1916 bookings they skip by the
wet towns and favor the dry ones,
except in the case of large cities. The
manager of the Hagenbeck-Wallace
circus says: “I have seen the whole
game up and down and backward and
across, and I tell you this talk about a
town requiring a saloon to stimulate
business is the purest punk.”
John Barleycorn, good-bye!
A. M. B.
Who blames the women for fight
ing booze?
The man gats all the hilarious time
While she has only the “morning
after.’
There is no use wasting time On anj
young man who drinks liquor, no mat
ter how exceptional his talents.—
Andrew Carnegie.
“Bad women and booze leave Ta
coma together,” says the Tacoma
(Wash.) Times. They usually go am
come in company.
Changes In Denver.
Since the prohibitory law has takei
effect in Colorado we notice in th
columns of a recent paper that one o
the best changes has been in the habi
of the poor of buying potatoes, one a
, a time. Just think of it. We, who se
the great crops of potatoes often sol
at 40 and 50 cents per bushel, am
some poor folks having to buy ther
! one at a time!
ARTHUR F. MULLEN
Omaha, Neb.
Candidate for Member of the National
Committee of the Democratic
Party for the Stgte of
Nebraska
Primaries April 18—VOTE FOR HIM
Since the dry era has dawned it is
said that father appears to be at work
and brings home some money, in place
of a “jag,” and the great increase in
the amount of vegetables bought for
the family is very apparent at the
grocers. A whole bushel of potatoes
at a time, and turnips, cabbage and
celery often added to the order.
Since reading some of the literature
sent out by the great liquor interests,
detailing the awful consequences to
the families of their employees if the
“business” was ruined, our hearts go
out in sympathy for the children of
these poor saloon owners, bar keepers
and others who have been in the em
ploy of this “business”—maybe their
rations are cut down by the forced
change in employment of their
fathers. We earnestly hope they will
be able to find something to do that
will afford at least as appetizing a
menu as the children of their former
patrons are now revelling in.
A. M. B.
Whiskey Men Defraud Government.
In collecting its share of the ill born
liquor profits the government has its
troubles. A great conspiracy was un
earthed at Fort Smith, Ark., last fall,
where a gang of men were in the busi
ness of sneaking liquor onto the mar
ket without paying the government
tax. Prominent among the conspira
tors were several government em
ployees—gaugers and revenue agents.
Contact with the liquor business had
corrupted all of them so that they
were defrauding the government with
out compunctions. They had used
every method, including the whole
sale use of cancelled revenue stamps.
Seven of the gang were found
guilty and given fines of $1,000 each
and jail sentences from sik months to
two years. Twenty more of the same
outfit are to have trials in January.
A Modern Instance.
Lincoln News: An Omaha man
left his position as teacher in the
Sunday school in order to secure a
license as a saloonkeeper. The law re.
quires that he must give a certificate
as to his good character. Two who so
testified at the hearing on the appli
cation for a license were superintend
ents of Methodist Sunday schools,
where the applicant had taught; here
upon the World-Herald, which has de
finitely allied itself against prohibition,
burst forth into glee. According to
Bishop Bristol of the Methodist
church, who has written the most
scathing denunciation of an editor that
we have ever read, the said editor be
ing the one attached to the World
Herald, this gleeful editorial insinua
ted that this demonstrated the Metho
dist church was dividetd on the saloon
question or looked with tolerance upon
liquor selling. The bishop winds up
his letter by saying: “Please do not
even by subtle insinuation give the pub
lic to understand the position of Metho
dism or to leave the impression upon
the public mind that any of the officers
or members, lay or clerical, are in
sympathy with that undesirable
element of the community who would
make a living by selling booze to their
neighbors.” Which prompts the re
mark, what’s the matter with an in
dustry that its defenders find a source
of glee in the fact that two men, sum
moned by lawful authority, to testify
to the character of any applicant,
were superintendents of Methodist
■ Sunday schools.
1 Librarian's Report.
March, 1916.
No. of books in Library .1,898
No. of books added . 7
) No. of readers . 895
; No. af readers added. 27
f Juvenile circulation . 313
t Adult circulation . 55C
t Total circulation . 862
} Receipts .$2.14
1 Expense . 1.22
1 Cash on hand . 5.54
l MAYME COFFEY.
Librarian.
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP.
Statement of the Ownership, Manage
ment, Circulation, Etc., required by
the Act of Congress of August 24,
1912, of The Frontier, published
weekly at O’Neill, Nebraska, for
April 1, 1916.
Name of— Postoffice Address
Publisher, D. H. CRONIN, O’Neill.
Editor, D. II. CRONIN, O’Neill, Neb.
Managing Editor, D. H. CRONIN,
O’Neill, Nebraska.
Business Manager, D. H. CRONIN,
O’Neill, Nebraska.
Owner, D. 11. CRONIN, ONeill, Neb.
Bond Holders, None.
1). 11. CRONIN.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 1st day of April, 1916.
(Seal( S. J. WEEKES,
Notary Public.
(My commission expires July 17,1920.)
Notice.
A special meeting of the Grattan
Township Board will be held at the
Library Saturday, April 15, at 2
o’clock p. m. for the purpose of re
ceiving bids for road grading, and
all other legal business that may come
before the meeting. The Board re
serves the right to reject any or all
bids.
C. F. NAUGHTON,
43-2 Clerk.
A^TER TWO YEARS
O’Neill Testimony Remains Unshaken
Time is the best test of truth. Here
is an O’Neill story that has stood the
test of time. It is a story with a point
which will come straight home to
many of us.
H. J. Zimmeran, merchant, O’Neill,
says: “My back ached constantly. I
had to pass the kidney secretions too
often and the passages were attended
by a scalding sensation. Dizzy spells
and pains in my head also caused me
much misery. The first box of Doan’s
Kidney Pills, procured at Pixley &
Hanley’s Drug Store, helped me and
four boxes rid me of kidney
complaint.”
OVER TWO YEARS LATER Mr.
Zimmerman said: “Doan’s Kidney
Pills have merited all the praise I have
given them. My kidneys haven’t
bothered me since I used them.”
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that
Mr. Zimmerman has twice recom
mended. Foster-Milburn Co., Props.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Judging from reports from various
parts of the county the bond propo
sition will not receive many votes.
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