Christian Cynosure . on of high degree and an authority for thelodge. The next edition of Gov. Ritners vindi-cation of Washington should include this item. The joint resolution providing for a Constitu-tional amendment prohibiting the manufacturingor selling of intoxicating liquors in the UnitedStates has been favorably reported to the Senate—a temperance victory in itself. It will not bepassed by this Congress; but that does not signi-fy that it will not be passed by some future Con-gress. The idea is undoubtedly making progress,as the people become familiar with it and begin atlast to realiz
Christian Cynosure . on of high degree and an authority for thelodge. The next edition of Gov. Ritners vindi-cation of Washington should include this item. The joint resolution providing for a Constitu-tional amendment prohibiting the manufacturingor selling of intoxicating liquors in the UnitedStates has been favorably reported to the Senate—a temperance victory in itself. It will not bepassed by this Congress; but that does not signi-fy that it will not be passed by some future Con-gress. The idea is undoubtedly making progress,as the people become familiar with it and begin atlast to realize the evils such an amendment to theConstitution would prevent. Now, people, evenif opposed to it, speak in respectful terms of theproposition, while some few years ago, a veryfew, too, to say that you favored such an amend-ment was to get yourself written down as acrank. These facts contain a valuable lessonto the student of moral reform; they also form afirm foundation upon which to build our hopes forthe DR. P. WALDENSTROM. For two weeks the cable has flashed the newsthat the young German emperor is proceeding ina very business-like way to secure another Euro-pean congress, aiming at a general peace cove-nant and disarmament. • No ruler of modern Eu-rope has made so many official visits as the youngKaiser. He has been everywhere but into he is in Russia. He has taken his wifealong, like a sensible man, and the reports arevery hopeful of the success of his pacific inten-tions. William has given us many proofs thathe wishes to manage his empire on sensible busi-ness principles, instead of following the elVeterules and formula of the autocrats and nobility whohave preceded him. If he succeeds in a plan ofgeneral disarmament he will stand among theworlds benefactors. Reports conflict about the G. A. R. meeting inBoston. The correspondent of the New YorkTribune says the liquor dealers of the city laid inan unusually heavy stock of their poisonous goods,ant
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