Show S TUE Swiss Parliament has adopted anew a-new plan for mitigating the evil of liquor drinking Since the introduction into the little Republic of the cheap French brandies the curse has grown to frightful proportions and to check it the national Parliament has passed a resolution restoring to the cantons the right of localoption in the matter of the sale of all intoxicating liquors and also conferring upon the cantons the privilege priv-ilege of imposing taxes upon the domestic do-mestic manufacture spirits in addition to the taxes on sales The agitation of the question extended through the Republic and the popular sentiment was 60 pronounced in favor of local tup tion that the Parliament was forced to act T1e idea is thttihe best remedy for drunkenness lies in the substitution I of light cheap wines for spirits as a beverage rand naking the Pjce of hquorssb high that the peopleicnnnot buy them < < u S i |