The Kansas Prohibitionist from Columbus, Kansas • 5

coon followed, and in due season were happily converted. Last Sunday this man had a place in the church choir, and his naturally fine voice was heard singing the praises of God. The meetings still continue with unabated interest. Every afternoon and evening the people fill the churches. Sometimes inquiry meetings have been Humboldt, Mcli.

14, 18S4. Bro. Van. Please continue my paper. My time must be nearly out, and I send money for renewal.

I also send you a subscriber, Joseph Young, Prescott, Iowa. Stop his paper when his time is out. God bless you in your enterprise. Your is doing more good than all the temperance societies put together the collector can get time to send in more subscriptions for the Prohibitionist. There is going to be many good things in this paper this summer that will help voters to Vote on "our side next fall, and as we cannot vote the next thing is to persuade those to vote for us, and a forcible, fearless, readable weekly paper is a very good persuader.

"Continual dropping wears away stone" and it is safe to predict the majority that gives the greatest majority for the side of right; is the one that has sent the most names to PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY PROHIBITION PUB. COMPANY TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One copy one year $1 00 One copy six months, 75 One copy three months, 50 All communications must be addressed to Prohibition Publishikg Company Leavenworth, Kansas. Our Post Office. It is perhaps presumptive to call it our post office it might be more properly called HcKee's post office is the wrorst governed and ill administered post office it has ever been our misfortune to do business with, and the writer has lived where the mail was carried by passers-by and kept by the postmaster in his hat. We are gathering the material for a chapter on MeKee's pest office, which will be powerful interesting reading.

Temperance Lesson-Leaf 2. The National Temperance Societv has issued a new and most excellent temperance lesson-leaf for use in Sunday schools the last Sunday in March. held in the morning. On Sunday evenings the largest church in the city was sufficient to hold the people, and overflow meetings were held in others. The town has been stirred from its centre to its circumference, and people the K.

P. Shall it be your town FOR SALE. Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Grape vines, Shrubs, Roses, etc. 522 Delaware street, Leavenworth, Kansas. A.

K. Wvlik. WANTED. Fifteen year's Lease. 1 want to let 1,000 acres of land in Leavenworth county, Kansas, on 15 year's time in quantities to suit lessees, to be planted in apple orchards.

John C. Douglass, Another thing that ought to be done except the W. C. T. and that can't be a success without the K.

P. Yours truly, Dan'l Young. Butler, March 10, 1884. Ed. K.

Enclosed find draft for S5.85, for which please send the paper for one year to the following persons: i fc sc We had a meeting last night, of the Mt. Carmel Temperance Alliance, at the Mt. Carmel M. E. church, seven miles is to get one or more good temperance lecturers to come and wake the careless.

Perhaps they are undecided or It has been carefully prepared by Dr. C. of all classes are coming to Christ. Back-sliders are being re-claimed, and cold-hearted professors are hastening to renew their vows to God and identify themselves with his people. Among the converted ones are a number of persons who have been slaves to drink.

One of these, whose heart was 223 Delaware, Street, Leavenworth, Kas. indifferent; a word now before the political caldron begins to boil, will do more than the greatest orator can do when they are decided. Make a little sacrifice and do a little work now. Purchase your paint brushes of 8. II.

Holmes. He keeps the Adams brushes. The Levities of the Law. Gentlemen, we hope you do not think we would smile in the presence of the corpse. We would not.

Indeed the occasion is too "solum," and weare as "solum" as the occasion. $25 For the Replenishing Fund. That is the amount we have received this week, from a generous, appreciative public officer in northern Kansas. We wrould state, for the benefit of our new readers, that this fund is to send the paper to those who would like to but are not able to subcribe for it, and to those whom we would like to have read it, in hopes they may be benefited. The editors have given to the W.

C. U. the privilege of selecting such persons. Please send us the names of persons in your town who need it, as we wish to be impartial in sharing the fund with all parts of the state. Who sends the next $25 Pat's Baby.

"Erin go Unum! Epluribas hraugh Our Pat. has a baby and it is a boy. The mother and baby are both doing well, Pat. shouts at the top of his voice: "Boys, don't it beat a 'gal' baby all to touched by the Divine Spirit, and who had promised his wife during the day that he would go to church in the evening and seek the Lord, was persuaded by some old companions to take a drink before going. They thought bring reproach upon the cause and please the enemies of Christ.

This man fulfilled his promise to his wife, and, while somewhat under the influence of liquor, presented himself at the altar for prayers. The scoffers in the back part of the congregation enjoyed the scene, but God made the wrath of man to praise Him, and he was converted before leaving the house; and the next afternoon rose in the congregation and gave testimony to the work wrought in his heart. We are praying earnestly for the continuance of the work until all the people in Washington may be brought to Christ, Susie M. Ford. west of Butler, and the members manifested a zeal and spirit of determination in the cause of prohibition that is truly encouraging to all of our citizens who are well wishers of our common humanity.

We are strong in the faith that it will not be many years before )oor old Missouri will be redeemed from the thraldom of King Alcohol. The boys were a little slow in subscribing for your paper, but I told them if they would give me 85 cents each I would get them the paper, andby this means I succeeded in getting quite a nice club. Respectfully yours, Johnson Hill. Greenville, March 14, '81. Ed.

K. About one year ago that old veteran for temperance (Dr. Ot-Mrell) while here on a visit, showed me a copy of your paper. with others, gave him money to make up a club for it, to be sent here. I am so well pleased with it that I do not wish to be without it, so enclosed iind one dollar, and continue to send it to me for another year, or until the whole nation is redeemed or at least until such scenes as occurred in the national house of pieces?" S.

II. Holmes wishes to return It. Blackall, a noted Sunday school writer, and contains, besides the text, questions on the lesson, lesson notes, home searehings, illustrations, blackboard design and appropriate music. The leaf is numbered 22, and bears the title of "Fire from the Lord." It should be widely issued. Price, 50 cents per hundred.

Address J. X. Stearns, Pub. 58, Reade X. Y.

PERSONAL. E. H. Holmes, of Sedalia, paid us a pleasant call. Samuel Cochran, a staunch prohibitionist, dropped in and shook us by the hand.

Mrs. J. B. Covel walked in, opened her pocketbook and deposited the cash on the table for several new subscribers. Rev.

Lucien Hawkins, the evangelist, has returned from Missouri, where he has spent the winter. He speaks encouragingly of the cause in that whisky-ridden state. S. B. Langwnrthy, one of our old subscribers, called, and informed us that he was about to hold a series of Sunday school meetings in the county.

Rev. Geo. W. Henning, of Hillsboro, 111., formerly a Methodist pastor in charge at Lawrence, and at Tope-ka, paid us a call yesterday. He is a grand prohibition worker, and there is talk bf him going into the work in his many, many thanks to customers and friends for past favors.

Dr. Krotrn. In our next week's issue we will publish a sermon recently delivered by Dr. Krohn. It is, without exception, the strongest indictment ever drawn against unfaithful servants.

We shall work off a fewr extra copies, which can be had at our office. Plainfield, X. is having a great temperance revival. Within a wreek, more than 2,000 persons, nearly one-forth the entire population, have donned the red ribbon. The enthusiastic workers are determined to keep on until there is no longer a buyer or seller left in the village.

So says ai exchange. Let Kansas look out for her laurels. She must be ahead. November 18, 1882, the W. C.

T. U. of High Prairie was organized, and the following officers were elected for one year: President, Mrs Jennie McCune, Leavenworth; Secretary, Miss 31. Murry; Treasurer, Mrs. Thomas rower.

March 1, Secretary resigned. March 8, elected Miss Maggie Trower Recording Secretary, Lily Gilman Corresponding Secretary. Acting Vice-Presidents of th 3 different school districts, Mrs. Uhl, Mrs. Xewel, Mrs.

E. Murry. Mrs. Oston, Miss Ruble. This union now numbers 22 paying members, and holds prayer meetings or 13ible readings semi-monthly, with choice temperance selections read by different members.

The meetings are held at the residences of the members. Two hundred leaflets are distributed monthly thr ough the township. Visiting committees are also appointed, for canvassing the township for the purpose of increasing membership and getting subscribers for temperance periodicals. There are also two bands of hope. A youth's temperance alliance meets monthly, with good attendance and increasing membership.

R. II. McCttne is president. The exercises Angus Weihce was tried before a ustice of the peace, at Seneca last week, for selling liquor contrary to law. The jury declared him guilty, and he was sentenced to pay a line of and costs, which will probably amount all to about $350.

He cannot, or will not, pay this amount, and is now in jail where he will probably remain for some time, but just how long we have been unable to determine. If he is absolutely unable to pay the fine imposed, it is in the power of the county commissioners to release him; but whether or not they should do so is a question for them to determine. Nemah a Republican. That Charge. There must be some wild-eyed fanatic on the supreme bench.

The charge-in the Foster case reads like tha pro- duction of a veritable temperance crank. The supreme court says the county attorney's opinion and public clamor is not superior to the law. State Inspector of Mines. We acknowledge the receipt of the report of State Mine Inspector Doctor Scammon, but it is too long for our columns. It shows the mines of the state to be in a highly satisfactory condition, the looking to the safety of the operators being well observed, and the future for all parties interested bright.

Brown's Arnica Salve. 250,000 boxes of Brown's Arnica Salve have been sold on a positive guaranty, and a cure effected in each case. Bruises, cuts, burns, old sores and inflamed sore eyes, yield at once to this gratef al, soothing remedy. Only 25 cents a box. Keep it in every home.

Sold by all druggists. S. II. Holmes keeps a full stock of paints, drugs, medicines and toilet goods, and does not propose to be Charles Bradlaugh, the English parliament atheist, resembles Henry Ward Beeciier greatly in personal appearance. A tchison Champ ion.

And Henry Ward Beeciier in his personal conduct greatly resembles the parliamentary and all other atheists. Marshal Barry desires us to state that he has three good boys at the prison, willing to work as stable boys or on farms. A tcli ison Qlobe. We have often wondered where they kept the good boys of Atchison. This explains it.

They put 'em in prison, and thus keep them from the influence of their eighty-seven saloons and the bad boys that are allowed to run at large. Holton Recorder. We always knew that Clay Park and Mont. Cochran lived in Atchison, but who in the dickens is the third one? representatives on the night of the 18th inst. are heard of no more.

It is enough to make the blush of shame color the cheek fo every American citizen, to know such things occur in congress. Very respectfully vows, W. II. Match ett. DeSoto, Ks, March 11, 1884 Ed.

K. The noble cause of tem-perancs is spreading here like wild fire It is inflaming the hearts of drunkards. Democrats, moderate drinkers, in fact everybody, is becoming more or less interested. My attention was arrested a few evenings ago, upon entering a certain business house in our town, by the following declaration from a young man with whom I was well acquainted, and whom I had repeatedly seen in a critical condition from the use of intoxicating liquors: "Boys, by if I were to aet drunk every day in the week, 1 would vote for prohibition. I believe there is money in it." This is what they think of l.

The drunkard himself not only believes there is money in it, but he knows that there is everything in it that is good. Many of our people stay at home and never attend a temperance meeting, never read a temperance paper, and still know more about what temperance is doing for the country than all the temperance people can tell them. We chanced to meet one of this class not since. Said she, (it was a woman): "This temperance business is all nonsense. It aint a doin' a bit o' good.

Why, they is more drunkurds in DeSoto now than they wa afore temperance started there. Its a good deal like them politic meetings, an' it don't amount to noth-in'. Its just got up by men that wants to crit into oflis." The lady to W. C. T.

U. DEPARTMENT. 'For God, anij Nativk Land." SLOSSOF, Editor. Kansas MRS. A.

L. Lea jan wort All letters and communications lor this department should be addressed to its editor. LETTERS. Salem, March 8, '84. Ed.

K. Please send a copy of the Kansas Prohibitionist to M. J. Beckford, Sec'y W. C.

India'napolis, March 11, "84. Enclosed find one dollar, to renew my subscription to the K. P. Yours truly, j. IlOVT.

Burden ville, March 8. Gents: I enclose 66.00. Send your paper to the following persons: Yours respectfully, A. J. ('rum.

Levy, March 10, 1884. Ed. K. P. Enclosed find S2.00 for the paper for 1881.

I wish to renew my own subscription and send a copy to the address given below. David Mi mm ey. Barry, 111., March 14, 1884. Prohibition Publishing Co. Gents find enclosed one dollar for your valuable paper, hoping that it may do us good, as it has the people of KansJV.

V. T. Mitchell. consist of declamations, select readings, singing and essays, which afford a profitable and pleasant entertainment. Lilly G.

Oilman, Cor. Sec'3r. Washington, March 4, 1884. Dear Mrs. Slosson: When I came to this town last week, in the interest of the Home, I found a wonderful reformation work going on.

The temperance league, in active operation here, had secured the services of Mrs. Emma Molloy for the first week in Jan-vary, in order to get up an interest in the temperance cause and create an enthusiasm that would eventually overcome the saloon powers of the town, and the indifference of those who would not commit themselves on the side of the right. a whole week Mrs. Molloy gave addresses on the subject of temperance and its workings, in the churches during the evening, and through the day gave herself to individual Avork. As a consequence, the meetings increased in interest with each successive one until saloon keepers and the adherents of the whisky power began to attend.

First they came to hear what the lecturer had to say about them, and then personal interest drew them to the assembly. At the end of the week the work seemed to change in character, and became Gospel temperance meetings, the pastors of the churches all assisting, Cows. We understand that a certain statesman suggests that the sick cattle be sent to the Hot Springs. The Hot Springs, no doubt, possess great curative powers, but the festive six-shooter with a hilarious Arkansawian at the hind "eend" is so powerful a counter-iritant that few men get away from there, aud we fear our cows would not fare any better. We discourage the Hot Springs idea.

New Paper. Our old friend, John O'Flanagan, comes to us, asking an with the St. Marys Star. Why to be certainly, John. We like to pound you.

We have missed vou. We welcome you back. You lire a frightful example. You should not be concealed behind your ''private affairs." Fill yourself up on a Kentucky meal e. three or four cocktails and a chaw terbaeker, dip your pencil in calamity juice, and blaze away at the A Word to the Unions.

Of course it is not yours, as probably yours has already done its whole duty, but to those who have not, we speak. It is said we are more liberal with good advice than anything else, as we always pass advice over to our neighbor as being "just the thing for him," and so it will always be until the distant day when some "gif'tie gie us to see ourselves as ithers see us." There ought to be much work done in March. Most of our workers are busy women; many are housekeepers, and soon it will be time for house cleaning, for spring sewing (if not done already), for gardening, and such multitudes of things, that are waiting for the fine weather that will soon be here. Every union, of course, will see to it that the semi-annual dues are forwarded to the treasurer this month. Make your report concise, lull and exact.

Send it in promptly, as it ought to be, thereby the work of treasurer is lessened and we learn to do our work in, a business like way. If each member would take the trouble to send iu their dues to the secretary of their own union, it would save the weary collect-many miles travel and be less trouble too, than to tell her to "call again have notthe change now." All try it this once: send it in to-morrow, and see. cd was never known to attend a political nor a temperance meeting, still she knows all about it. There are many v. ho are "glad" to see the work go on and gain ground, but do not wish to have anything to do with it themselves; and are afraid even to express their own opinions for fear of displeasing some one of a different opinion.

AVe know a man who, at the late election, went to the polls to vote for protective tariff, but upon thinking it over he had some neighbors who were, free trade men and they might not like it, so he did not vote at ail. Is this the way we are to discharge our duties? Are we to imperil our souls to please others? We think not. Men, be sure you think rightly, and do not fear to say what you think. Vote for the right, and the right will win. A.

IIouge. of S. II. Leaven- Paint Your House, And purchase your paints itolmes, the druggist, South worth. Richmond, Mar.

2, 1884. Hon. M. V. B.

We have organized a democratic temperance club in this city, and would be glad to receive a copy of your paper as often sis you feel disposed to send it, for which we will be very thankful. Yours very respectfully, Dem. Temperance Club. Certainly, and will be glad to hear of your success. Ed.

and Mrs. Molloy consented to remain another week and v.onduct the exercises. This is now the fourth week, and still the wonderful work goes on, and more than a hundred souls have passed from darkness into lightamong them an ex-saloon keeper and his wife and daughter. This man had been a defiant law-breaker, and had been confined in jail for selling liquor; but the influence of the Holy Spirit got hold of his heart and led him to the place, of worship, where the friends of temperance rallied 'round him, and soon he was found at the altar, seeking the prayers of God's people. His wife and daughter Col.

Jetmore. Col. Jetmore spoke to a packed house on Tuesday of last wek, at the Baptist church. His was an able speech, and he was frequently applauded. Messrs.

Sheldon and Stevens each made short talks. Thirty odd signed the pledge. The Colonel said that he had heard the Macedonian cry: "Come over and help us," and responded. He has our thanks. It is strange that no body else heard it, for we have been howling like Wolves ever since the winter calisthenics, indulged by our courts and our friend "the baron of the bung-hole.

Pawnee City, Mar. i), 1884. Dear Sir: I sent you three names, accompanied by the money, as subscribers to the K. but I have not yet heard of the money, neither has the paper reached us yet. Please let me know if you have received the money.

Mrs. E. A. Fulton." The names are on our list, and are mailed regularly. Do you get them now? Ed.

what a surprised, grateful look will illumine her face as she says, heartily, "Thank you." It will remind you of the Wife's lace when her husband whispered, "I love you," for the first time in wenty years. (Fact.) One thing more, if all do ttiis, then CLEANSE Till: BLOOD. By taking I), yedhams' Sons Red Clover Blossom Remedy. Send for circularfree. Mrs.

1. S. Lellar, 210 Lynn Street, Leavenworth, Kas..