Show Intemperance In Early Days In 180S when Jamestown N T was first settled the inhabitants hit upon a novel plan for clearing off the public common The plot set apart for that purpose was covered with trees which were gradually cut down by the set tiers at odd times when not otherwise engaged But the stumps still remained remain-ed and their removal was a problem that caused many discussions among the city fathers At last they struck a brillant idea whereby their object was not only attained but the intemperate intemper-ate members of the community were taught a salutary lesson It was duly enacted that the penalty for ponitr drunk was to dig up a large stump but if the culprit was only liiodertticiy tipsy he was assigned to a smaller one It was not long before every stump disappeared much to the credit of the originators of the scheme and to the discomfiture of the tipplers Chicago Herald |