Show THE REFORMED He Prescribes the Antidote by Which He Cured Himself Ben Hogm lectured at the Walker Opera House on Sunday night to a crowded audience giving an account ac-count of his reformation and pointing point-ing out how all rogues roughs tramp bruiser drunkards loafers loaf-ers and other riffraff of which he was once a nne specimen might mend their ways and stand within the pale ofrespeeJabilty According to ma OVD word Mr Hcgans life was at one time a very crooked one H s favorite amusements amuse-ments were drinki V g gambHng neglecting his i wife and kDg an active part in siLon Icaugurauons and pr ze fights He hal a way of drifting alon like a ship without a rudder and stag triuv about in the i iron grip of rim A gr gshop wa 1 his paradise i JoaQng hn pastime and carefonoth his ambition Finally ny m sttke tiE wad le by his wife into a temperance meeting suppo ing it to he 11 podi gathering f rBVfli1IVce mos of the gang to which e thin b longed was an eu huiastiu politic an lIe c msidere I the spea re u very clever man because he pointed out exactly what ws the mitt r with Mr Ho I gang indeed the lat er hdl aa idea that every word was aimed at him personally and hi quailed under heir terrible rebuke He began to question himself and to wonder how it was that eo many of his select circle were gr dualJy deserting their old oaths and becomiou respectable and fie asked hiw < elf why he could not follow their en ample and the good advice of the V emperanca lecturer He made several unsuccessful attempts to reform re-form in which it seems his wie was always endeavoring to aid him and finally by the aid of vome Unseen soon power fce conquered the un V canny demons that had so long controlled him ani decided to launch out as the f lend and benefactor f bene-factor of those who are ia the sad fix which so Jongheld him bound He then started out as an apostle of temperance and has met with great success in many places AU who wantrefarmmgshoald hear himMr Mr Hogan will speak tonight at he Liberal Institute aaiated by Borne of the leadingtemperanea pea jla of the city He spoke last night at the Methodist Church and it is aid that twelve noufirniea drunkards drunk-ards signed the pledge |