1930 The Saloon in the Home

The watchful eye of his little son having observed the act, he ran out of doors and cried as though his heart would break. Soon his parents were with him, thinking he had been se– verely hurt. It was some time before they could ascertain the cause of his grief. At last he sobbed out, "Father's been drinking some beer!" From that moment both parents resolved to drink no more. Little James got to the ale barrel, turned the tap and ran the contents onto the floor and he would have smashed every wine bottle in the house if he could have come at them.

The Advisor, 1871.

The Knockout

Ya Gin. Ya French Vermouth. Ya Absinthe.

1 Teaspoonful white mint.

FAIR ENOUGH A N elderly lady, a descendant of Miles Standish, telling her age, remarked that she was born on the twenty– second of April. Her husband who was by, observed, "I always thought you were born on the first day of ApriV' "People might well judge so," replied the matron, "in the choice I made of a husband." QUERY : Was this worhan the wife of a drunkard'? We will believe so in the absenee of better testimony. Temperance Annual, 1842.