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Show Somo of our local pooplo who Imagino that a town cannot nmouut to anything without saloons, should tnko a trip through tbo nitios of southern California. Tboro thoy will 11 lid Biioli cities as Pasadena, Rivor Sldo, Rwllands, Oolton, ot al., having populations ranging from ton thousand tu flftoon thousand, with no saloons, and tho people all prosperous, pros-perous, busy, oontontod and happy. Allvo to ovory opportunity for furthering further-ing aud building up their various sections. In making a tour of tbeso towns reoontly tbo writer failed tosco a Blnglo person under tho iufluencoof liquor. It spouks woll for Southern California pooplo. It means that tho roius of government aro held by a suporior oIubs of pooplo Intellectually and morally. Thoy have tho courage and good souso to stand for what thoy know to bo for tho best good of tbolr country, and thoy got it. Thorn aro no blind pig joints nor side entrance, oltber, wo aro told. It is the real thing, or us near it us it is posslblo to approach. And yot wo go about and say that it is impossiblo for us to bavo prohibition iu liltlo towns liko ours of 2000 inhabitants, or undor, aud at tho same time poso as tho best pooplo on oarth. Sbamo on us I First lot us show to tbo world that wo havo tho hardihood and good citizenship to pluck out thoso evils from our own dooryards, and then wo may presume to point out tbo traok to our oonntomporaries. The I small altlos ot Southoru California k'ro sotting Utb'iui example worthy of lmltatlou. L |