It is a curious thing how wi some recent. comment upon prohibition of the "Ridley's Wine and Trade Circular" (an English publication) has been circularized in this country. Most of the telegram phic agencies have paragraphed it, and one enterprising news purveyor has telegraphed a verbatim report all over the country.. The -consequence is that not for a very long time has anything been discussed so freely in places where men congregate, as also in the high schools—for the high schools of the country are probably quite as much interested in what is, and thought about prohibition are the elders. The difference is this, that the elders do not. know the tricks of the trade quite as well as the youngsters. 'The high school boys and girls generally maintain their bootlegger, whose tenure of office before retirement with a considerable wad to his ered it is ubout. two years; they organize their clubs' and enjoy. themselves, often in a most unreasonably tippled condition, @n the principle that prohibition may come or 9, but their leg lasts for eve Commenting editorially ap. Pears that the famous Ridley's"—the most _powerful organ of, th liquor industry in England—
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