W. C. T. U. Column

To be Lealthy, the cigarette raust be thrown away. It is very injurious, and sure death to the person who smokes it habitually. Why? Tobacco in any form is bad; but in a cigarette there are five poisons, while ia a good cigar there is only one. In the cigarette there is the oil in the paper, the oil ol'nicotine, saltpetre to preserve the tobáceo, opium to make it mild, and the oil in the flavoring. The danger with the cigarette comes froni the inhalation of the smoke. If you blow a mouthful of smoke through a handkerchief, it will leave a brown stain. Inhale the smoke and blow it through the nostrils and no stain will appear. The oil and poison will remain in the head or botly. Cigarettes créate a thirst for strong drink. There should be anti-cigarette societies, as there are temperance societies. Teachers ought to watch and see that their pupils do not smoke. In 1879 there were 900,000 cigarettes manufactured. Last year (1888) there were 1,200,000,000.- Prof. Laflin. The W. C. T. ü. No. 14, of New York city, has recently opened headquarters in a prominent part of the city, where public meetings are held every night in the week. That looks like temperance work in earnest, and certainly will do much good. When saloons are open six days in the week, some places seven, and some of them open one-half or the whole of the night, what can we expect to accomplish for temperance, and for Christ, if we work for it but one day in the week or month? To be sure, some one will say, "but the saloon keeper makes his living in that way, we get nothing out of it and cannot give our time for nothing.". If our lives are those of consistent Christians, shall we not be laboring for temperance every day? Can we not refuse to employ any one who drinks? Can we not open temperance hotels, temperance reading rooms, temperance colleges and schools? Can we not refuse to in any way assist any one who favors intemperance? Then do not ask what we can accomplish? I answer, anything, everything. The total number oí church communicants in the United States is estimated at 21,000;000- 13,000,000 Protestants and 8,000,000 Catholics. That means that the temperance question can be settled by the church. Will she do it? We are not so highly civilized but that we raay with profit follow the exatnple of those wbom we are accustomed to consider far below us in the scaleof civilization. From the kin of Samoa comes the following decree. any breach of which is to be followed by heavy penaltiee: "Nospirituous.yinous, or fermented liquors or intoxicating drinks whatever sball be sold, sriven or offered to be bought or bartered by any native Samoan or Pacific Islander resident in Samoa." The Ohio State Grange Patrons of Husbandry, at their annual meeting, held recently, advocated Woman Suffrage. Let the city umita De extended. Ann Arbor must have room togrow. Furthermore, it is right that those who enjoy the benefits of the cityshouldpay a por. tion of the taxes. The mayor's coupon, which is printed on the eighth page, is not designed as a joke or as child's play. The purpose of The Register in introducing this feature is to excite interest in the approaching city election. Let every one vote.