OCTOBER 15, 1915 



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duly of tlie proprietor of siicli place of business to 

 si.-e that this section is coinjilied with. 



No wonder the liquor men have decided 

 that rosfiilation, when it comes to be enact- 

 ed as above, comos pretty near annihila- 

 iion; and right here is a moral for the 

 people of other states who are considering 

 prohibition. If you fail to get that, go with 

 all your might for regulation. 



THK OUTCOMF; of the DAVIS LAW IN FLORIDA. 



Today is October 9, and we have been 

 receiving day by day cheering news in re- 

 gard to law enforcement. Belqw is a sam- 

 ple of it clipped from the -Yew; Republic: 



The Davis act has struck thorn and their business 

 fuch a terrific blow that they arc perfectly stunned 

 by iho force of it ; and so hard was the fall th.it 

 only 23 survive nf the 147 dealers of last-year tax. 



114 SALOONS 0L0SE1> IN J.AC'KSOXVILLI-: ALOXIL 



On the moraing of October 1 only 23 liquor- 

 .leuses, wholei-ale and retail, opened their doors for 

 business, and the sheriff declared that the law was 

 thoroughly enforced throughout the city and county. 



Of the former dealers 114 failed to open their 

 doors. At this writiiig, October 2, nearly all of 

 these have disuiantled their barrooms, removed the 

 stock of liquors, and have forever gone out of the 

 lioHov traffic. 



MAKING A DESERT OP THE GREAT CITY OP 

 CHICAGO. 



For some reason, and we hope it is for 

 a good and honest one, the mayor of Chica- 

 go declared the law should be enforced, and 

 for once in the world, at least, the saloons 

 should all stop business on Sunday; and 

 on last Sunday-, Oct. 3, the edict was pretty 

 well carried out — at least the saloon-keepers 

 made a big protest saying they could never 

 get money enough to pay for their licenses 

 if their best day for traffic were ruled out. 

 On re'^ection, however, the}' evidently de- 

 cided they had given themselves away, and 

 so the^/ turned square about, and declared 

 they would give the good people of Chicago 

 " enough of it."' See the following, which 

 >ve clip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer: 



WILL MAKF CITY A DESERT; CHICAGO SALOON MEN 

 PKOiflSK IMPLICIT OBEDIENCE SUNDAY. 



Chicago, Oct. 7. — ITie police will have little to do 

 next Sunday in enforcing the saloon-closing order, 

 according to word which came from thfi liquor in- 

 terests today. 



Word went forth to the 7 152 saloonkeepers to 

 " clap the lid on tight " to give Chicagoans a real 

 taste of what the order means. 



Plans were besjun for a denionstration of the so- 

 called perscnal-liberty element, probably a parade, 

 Sunday. A parade of the drys, long prepared for, 

 will be held Saturday. 



Suppose it should transpire that the 

 people of Chicago, like those over in Rus- 

 sia, should decide in favor of "Chicago dry" 

 every day in the week, then what would 

 liap]ien " 



A " TRICK OF THE TRADE.-" 



We clip the following from the Ohio 

 Farmer : 



A circular is being distributed over the state pro- 

 pobiug that pie, cake, tobacco, and picture shows be 

 prohibited. It is not signed, and the " drys " com- 

 plain that it is the work of the " wets," and that its 

 object is to incite opposition to the pending prohibi- 

 tion movement, its authors expecting that it will be 

 inferred that the "drys" have launched the circular. 



The above reminds us of the old fable of 

 the ass that got hold of a lion's skin, and 

 succeeded in frightening everybody for 

 quite a time until somebody noticed the 

 ears of the ass sticking up where the lion's 

 eai's should have been, thus showing that 

 the foolish animal was but an ass, no mat- 

 ter what his outward appearance. 



.SENDIXG BOOZE TO THE HEATHEN ON THE 

 SAME VESSEL THAT CARRIES MISSION- 

 ARIES, ETC. 



On page 822 of our issue for Oct. 1 we 

 gave some facts in regard to liquors sent to 

 Africa, flere is something from our friend 

 Minnie J. Ellet, clipped from the Ohio 

 Messencjer : 



I rarely neglect writing down at once anything I 

 hear, or clipping or copying anything I read that 

 shows (or proves) that for every soul we lead to 

 Christ we make ten drunkards. 



The new Chinese republic, careful to label all 

 lioisons, labels the drink we send "The Jesus Poison." 

 American consuls in more than one country forbid the 

 missionaries organizing temperance societies because 

 it equals " boycotting a great American industry.'' 



In spite of protest from thousands of Christians, 

 Elders Wilson and Bryan sent a Chicago brewer to 

 represent us in the Balkan stales, and the Cleveland 

 Plain Dealer is responsible for the statement that he 

 brags to royalty that the shirt he wears cost twelve 

 dollars. Doubtless the poor fellows who paid for the 

 shirt go shirtless. 



All over China agents of distillers, brewers, and 

 cigaret-makers are giving away liberal samples of 

 their goods — creating appetite. 



I've misplaced an article on " Christian America's 

 Contribution to Darkest Africa." But the contribu- 

 tion of barrels in one week runs up in the seventh 

 figure. In three months we unloaded 250 tons at one 

 dry port. God forgive America's greed, if he can, 

 but woe is pronounced against her. 



When collee was boosted in price, Brazilian plaut- 

 evi wondered why Americans should kick when they 

 buy of us liecr enough to flood the Amazon River, 

 and it costs fchera 5 cts. per glass. They think their 

 coffee as valuable in dollars and life-giving proper- 

 tits. 



Japanese drink our rum, stagger the streets, or 

 roll in the gutters, saying, "We arc Christian." 



When America took possession of the Philippines 

 there wore fewer than 20 saloons in Manilla. Before 

 12 months had rolled by there were over 300. 



god's kingdom coming. 

 We clip the following from Farming 

 Business for Sept. 1 1 : 



A I'ROriTABLE SLUMP. 



The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has re- 

 cently issued a preliminary report for the fiscal year 

 ended June 30, which contains much that is good 



