Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1893 — "FATHER OF PROHIBITION.” [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

"FATHER OF PROHIBITION.”

Gen. .Neal Dov'i Active and Interesting Life—A Gallant Soldier. Gen. Neal Dow, who has been called the Father of Prohibition, re-

cently celebratedhis eighty-ninth birthday. Ho is still hale and hearty, and takes active part in |all political moveaments which espei daily interest himself, and is far from showing any of the weakness which old

age usually experiences. His life has been a most interesting one, and has been filled with activity In various directions and fraught with farreaching Influences. Neal Dow was born at Portland, Me., In 1804. His family were Quakers and he early received a strong impress toward the doctrines of that society, which has influenced his! whole life. After attending school j in his native place he was sent to the,! Quaker Academy at New Bedford, j where he spent several years. He j then returned to Portland, where he j entered into mercantile life. He j soon began to take a strong interest I in the affairs of his native town and j in 1839 he was elected chief ofsthe Portland Fire Department. He held I no other office for some time, but his influence was„growing among his fellow citizens, and it was generally felt that he was destined in the future to be a man of great prominence. Neal Dow was especially Interested at this time in the advocacy by James Adpleton of legislative measures prohibiting the making or sale of intoxicants in Maine. In 1837 Mr. Appleton had presented a report to the Legislature in favor of these prohibitive measures and the cause was warmly embraced by Neal Dow. Though he tolled laboriously to have Mr. Appleton’s resolution embodied in a law, yet his efforts were for a long time without avail, and it was in 1851 that he Anally was successful. On the breaking out of the war Mr. Dow felt it his duty to go to the front, and December 31, 1803, he ! was appointed Colonel of the Thlr- 1 teentli Maine Volunteers, and with his regiment he joined Gen. Butler’s i expedition to New Orleans. Here ho! served with great bravery and proved a military leader of ability and skill. He was always a great friend of Gen. ; Butler and upon the latter’s death a i short time ago he delivered an elo-1 quent address in praise of the great leader. April 28, 1882, Col. Dow was appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers and placed in command of the forts at the mouth of the Mississippi and afterward of the whole district of Florida. The next year in the attack on Fort Hudson he was wounded twice ancHvhilo lying in a bouse near by was taken prisoner. Eight months of imprisonment at Libby Prison and Mobile followed, during which he suffered greatly. He was then exchanged. and November 30, 1864, he resigned. Gen. Dow’s military career was brave and gallant and such as to give him a national reputation. He has always been proud of it and only last year he delivered a stirring and patriotic address before the veterans

or the regiment which he led to the field. ' The passage of ohe restrictive liquor bill in Maine has not been the only work which Gen. Dow has done in this direction. In 1857, ’6(> and ’74, he went to England at the invitation of the United Kingdom Temperance Alliance, and In all the large cities delivered addresses before enthusiastic audiences. As the years have passed on his zeal in this chosen field has increased and become even more ardent By speeches and newspaper articles he has endeavored to win popular approval of prohibitive legislatlou, and all over this country and Canada, as well as in England, has his voice i eon heard in advocacy of his favorite measure. In 1880 Gen. Dow was candidate for President of the United States on the ticket of the Prohibitionists and received 10,305 votes. He is a man wh sc influence has been and is widely felt, and one who is honored and respected by all.

Improving the Opportunity. The woman of forty who clings to the airs and graces which'made her charming at twenty, and still expects society to take an active part in amusing hei, makes a sad mistake. Society is gay, delightful—to many, even fascination; but it is eminently selflshi, It cares only for the man or woiunn who has something to give it The magdenrof eighteen charms by her beimj’’ and freshness; when these pleasatrt; gifts have faded, if she be wise she offers something else in their place, or something more enduring and enchanting than mere surface graces. Forty is not twenty, says Bazar, neither ought it to wish to be. At forty. a>woman’s sources of enjoyment should be double what they were at twenty. At twenty, she is selfish; at forty, she should have learned some lessons of self-sacrifice and their rewards, and these lessons should make her—indeed, they cannot fall to make her—a more agreeable friend, a more valuable companion. But in the. uncertain period, a woman too ofter falls a victim to certain other temptations. She is tempted by hobbies. Ten years ago her little opinions were listened to with gay raillery or tender seriousness and respect Now, if she is at all strenuous in advocating or persistent in introducing these same themes to which she has given mature thought, her conversation becomes wearisome* She must avoid hobbies, in society at least, particularly if -they run counter to fixed opinions. But tfcjwrle woman may successfully cultivate a certain brightness of appearance which results from being genuinely Interested in the gj.;at worl/i and all its Bead-

Ing will do much for one, but reading alone is not sufficient. Interchange of thought, the ready expression of opinion, a certain flavor of keeping in touch with all bright and pleasant things, will serve the older maiden in good stead when the little day of youth goes by. There is no assumption in this. Her happiness comes from the cultivation of this spirit, and a happy woman is sure to have friends. Cheerfulness wins its way anywhere. A cultivated and avowed talent almost Invariably wins a in society for its possessor, and age has little to do with its enjoyment. A lady who can and will render a Une musical selection on the piano, harp, or guitar, or whose sweet voice can and will lend its power for song for the pleasure of others, finds herself appreciated and sought after. A pleasant story-teller, who has the discretion to tell short stories and adapt them with tact to her audience, Is a winning companion. The grand thing to remember is this: If you wish to be still beloved in society and to find your invitations still numerous, yon must have something to give in return for social favors. Some people have good looks,, an honored name, a long purse, a. talent for being-agreeable, or a distinguished grandfather; but tact and kindness are fair rivals for the distinguished grandfather, and often win in the race for social popularity.

An Industrious Lawyer. The ingenuity of lawyers in making business for themselves is in course of illustration in a reference case now in progress down-towD. An estate is involved in’the litigation. An unsuccessful contest of a will left some of the litigants dissatisfied. This furnished the lawyer hischance. He found that about 125 persons might be entitled to a dip into the estate If the will could lie broken. He addressed a note to each of them, proposing to attack the will, and tendering his services on a contingent arrangement. In this note he informed them that proceedings would be begun, and that he would make defendants of all who did not join his movement. With the apparent necessity forced upon them of accepting his services without charge or hiring various lawyers to protect their interests, they flocked to him. When proceedings were started, he issued circulars of information to his clients, and kept them posted on every move. This involved some trouble and expense, in which the clients were asked to assist. In this way, while receiving nothing that could be called a fee from anyone, the small contributions of his 125 clients are said to have helped the lawyer’s bank account an average of S3OO per month. As he is very industrious and does his work earnestly, his clients are glad to help him out, and, while he seems to be basing his chances of reward solely on the successor his suit, he is making quite a comfortable income.—New York Times.

Parboiling. There are various and sundry whims about cooking, but none of them are more absurd than the idea that"beans must be parboiled. One would hardly think of turning off the water from meat while it is cooking, but it might just as well begone, as in either case it takes away a great portion of the nutriment and flavor of the dish. Beans should be carefully looked over, thoroughly washed and put to soak over night in about their bulk of water. I’ut thorn In the kettle soon after breakfast the next morning, add about as much water as at first, place them where they will not burn, and let them cook slowly anti without stirring until about 10 o’clock. Then add half a pound of salt pork thoroughly washed and cut across the rind in small dice. Place the pork on top of the beans and let it boll for an hour or more. Then lift thfe meat out, turn the beans and liquor into a baking pan, press the pork down until only the rind is out of the water and bake in a slow oven for several hours. Many persons complain that beans are indigestible and cause dyspepsia. It is said by eminent authorities that if beans are cooked for six or eight hours no complaint of this sort can be made against them.—New York Ledger.

Ancestry of the Fen. The earliest mode of writing was on bricks, tiles, oyster-shells, stone, ivory, bark, and leaves of trees, and from the latter the term “leaves of a book” is probably derived. Copper and brass plates were very early in use; and a bill of feoffment on copper was some years since discovered in ludia, bearing date 100 years before Christ. Leather was also used, as well as wooden tablets. Then the papyrus came Into vogue, and about the eighth century the papyrus was superseded by parchment. Paper.' however, is of great antiquity, especially among the Chinese; but the first paper-mill in England was built in 1588 by a German, at Hartford, in Kent. Nevertheless, it was nearly a century and a half—namely, in 1713—before Thomas Watkins, a stationer, biought paper making to anything like perfection. The first approach to a pen was the stylus, a kind of iron bodkin; but the Bonians forbade its use on account of its frequent and even fatal use in quarrels, and then it was made of tone. Subsequently, reeds, pointed and split, like pens as in the present day, were used.

Little Mary and the Bishop. A good story is told of the Bishop of Atlanta, 3a. He recently addressed a large number of Sundayschool children, and wound up by asking, in a very paternal and condescending way: “And now Is there a-a-n-y little boy or a-a-n-y little girl who would like to ask me a question?” After a pause he repeated the question; “Is there a-a-n-y little boy or a-a-n-y little girl who would like to ask me a question?” A little shrill voice called out: “Please, sir, why did the angels walk upand down Jacob’s ladder when they had wings?” “Oh, ah, yes—l see, ” said the Bishop; “and now is there a-a-n-y little boy or a-a-n-y little girl who would like to answer Mary’s question?”— Southron.

NEAL DOW.

NEAL DOW'S RESIDENCE IN PORTLAND.