those to whom he daily looks for example, 
indulging in the so-called moderate use of 
alcohol, in its various forms, and is daily 
urged to join in just one glass; at first, he 
firmly resists; but, seeing that his conduct 
is marked and singular, that he is held in 
less esteem by his companions for his ab¬ 
stinence, he wavers. Oh, then can we 
imagine that two spiritual beings are near 
him, one on his right hand, and the other 
on his left. On the right, he is reminded of 
his distant home and all he was taught 
there; on the left, the old tale of the de¬ 
lights of companionship, and the harmless¬ 
ness of an occasional glass. He still wavers, 
yields. A silent tear is dropped on his 
right hand, while a loud laugh of devilish 
triumph goes up on his left; and thus the 
worm enters the root. 
The first glass taken, the slippery, down¬ 
ward path is commenced, and the declivity 
is so steep that the walk soon emerges into 
a run, until, at last, losing his foothold, the 
unfortunate youth plunges headlong into 
the murky sea of dissipation, and, forget¬ 
ting his God. his early training, his once 
loved home, sinks to the nightly reveler; 
and from that to the tremulous drunkard— 
his instinct, his reason brought lower than 
the beasts of the field; all those noble qual¬ 
ities that mark man as the highest, and 
most perfect of God’s creatures—all emerg¬ 
ed into this one fearful craving. Father, 
mother, sister, friends, fortune—all sacri¬ 
ficed to this one dreadful passion. The 
worm hath reached the heart, the tree is 
dead. Angels weep over another soul lost, 
and hell resounds with acclamations of 
praise to its most successful recruiting 
officer, the demon of intemperance. 
PRODUCE MARKETS. Wholesale. 
October 1 , 1885. 
New York. 
Apples, 
Per 
Barrel, 
$1.00 
to 
$1.50 
Cauliflower, 
11 
11 
2.50 
to 
4.00 
Sweet Potatoes, 
11 
11 
1.00 
to 
1.50 
Onions, Yellow 
i> 
r > 
2.00 
to 
2.25 
” Red 
11 
ii 
1.75 
to 
2.00 
Potatoes, 
Per 
Bush. 
.50 
to 
.60 
Cabbage, 
Per 
100 
6.00 
to 
8.00 
Chicago, III. 
Apples, winter 
Per 
Barrel, 
.75 
to 
1.50 
Sweet Potatoes, 
19 
11 
1.60 
to 
1.75 
Onions, 
11 11 
1.50 
to 
2,00 
Potatoes, 
Per Bush. 
.35 
to 
.40 
Cabbages, 
Per 100 
St. Paul, Minnesota. 
3.50 
to 
6.00 
Apples, 
Per Barrel, 
2.00 
to 
2.50 
Potatoes, 
Per Bush. 
Scranton, Pa. 
.25 
to 
.30 
Apples, 
Per Barrel, 
to 
1.00 
Potatoes, 
Per Bush. 
.40 
to 
.50 
Onions, 
11 11 
to 
.90 
Caobage, 
Per 100, 
Boston, Mass. 
6.00 
to 
9.00 
Apples, 
Per Barrel, 
1.50 
to 
2.75 
Onions, 
11 11 
1,75 
to 
2.25 
Potatoes, 
Per Bush. 
.50 
to 
.60 
Cabbage, 
Per 100, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
5.00 
to 
7.00 
Apples, 
Per Barrel, 
1.50 
to 
1.75 
Sweet Potatoes, ” ” 
2.25 
to 
2.50 
Onions, Red 
11 91 
1.25 
to 
1.40 
” Yellow ” 
1.65 
to 
2.00 
Potatoes, 
Per Bush. 
.55 
to 
.60 
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