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Show .. . . . . . . ..' V KEY ARGUMENT. IN FAVOR OF TEMPERANCE. Advocates of temperance are finding a strong argument for th':r t'.lz cf the question in the great battles between the Russian end Japanese forces in Manchuria. The Russians drink heavily tnd almost universally, in addition to indulging to excess in manj other forms of immorality. -The Japanese, to the contrary, are a eobcr people, always clear-headed and able to do the utmost that is , in them at all times. - The battle of Mukden furnished a good example of the differ-' race between men who are at their best and'men who- are weakened by dissipation. A week before the battle it was announced that the Kuj.'ian eoldiers had been indulging in a prolonged debauch, while tl2 Japarcre, as usual, were taking the best possible care of themselves. them-selves. Finally, the great fight was precipitated. t The Japanese, assuming the aggressive, fought almost continu- as . A 31 ' M A Al' A-.-A fit. J o: !y for n period of ten day and came out of the contest with fly-Jr. fly-Jr. colors and a great victory to their credit, while the Russians, weakened by excesses, were unable to stand the terrible strain and were drcisivcly beaten in the most important land fight of the warr It was a contest between sober men on one side and half-drunken rr.::rc 3 the ether and the result was the usual one. |