TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4435, 3 June 1893, Page 3

TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

Beer and Beetles. -, Tlioro was a beetle trap baited with beer left on the kitchen dresser, and when the bibulous biped who called the pluco bis home returned f-oin his nightly boozings, he descended to tho basement in order to turn off the gas at tho meter, It was dark, and although his eyes wero useless his nose was all there,, and .quickly ho sniffed his way round the dresser, guided' by the fragrn nc» of his favourite beverage. Eagerly he seized upon the vessel and swallowed its contents. " That beer that you left on tbodresserhasgota lot of sediment in it," he remarked to his wife when he had reached the sleeping regions. "I felt several lumps of it • slipping down -ray throat," " Beer! kitchen dresser I" cried his horrified spouse.' "Good gracious,' that sediment- was beetles; I saw twelve of them wriggling about in it when I came np to bed. You'll oxcuse me, for I'm going to sleep in the spaie room', for I could riot possibly exist in i ho company of a mau with a dozen cockroaches in \m inside," No Wonoer that the next time the bibulous biped suffered from the jiraj.ims they took the form of colenpicni. PROHIBITION. Tließeu.LM. Isitt at Greytown. The Rw. L. M. Isitt lectured in the Forester's Hall, Urey'towu, last evening. There was a large audionce pro* sent, including many ladies, considering the very inclement statu of the weather. ' His Worsiiip the Mayor, Mr V. H, Wood occupied the chair slid in a , few appiopriiito renr"'ks, introduced tho speaker. ;> ' Mr Isitt said it was a great credit to tlio people to turnout on such ut . wet evening. It was evidence of the sauso taking hold of the people, Ho then proceeded to lecturo on "The Vilest Fiend of All," during which he stated that it was no use to try regulation of the traffic, hut that total prohibition was the only thing to suppress the evil. He also referred to the question of compensation at some length, At the dose of Mr Isitt's remarks the Chairman said that they had heard a great intellectual treat, and that their eyes had been fully opened to the ovils of the drink traffic, In responso to the question from the chair" What is Prohibition ? and what are the lines on which it should bo worked ?" Mr Isitt said that tho only remedy for the evil was Prohibition, the way to obtain it was by the direct veto, whioh meant giving the power to the people to say whether they would or wouldnot have the hotels, I No other questions were askod, and a motion in favour of supporting tho Direct Veto was unanimous. - Mr Isitt proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was curried by acclamation. Ho said that he was thankful to bo onco more with the Oreytown folks, and regretted he could not stay longer. Mr It. Wa'd Tate proposed, and Rev. S, J. Gibson seconded, a hearty vote of thiiuks to Mr Idit for his interesting and instructive lecture.— Carried by acclamaion.