Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-04-30
Cincinnati Letter.
CINcINNATI, April 26, 1874

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EDS. HERALD: The past week has
been one full of unusual interest and
excitement in this city We have had
the State Temperance Convention, a
full description of which you have had
in the dailies-Booth-J eferson-the
German Opera, and Theatre Comique
at Old Drury. Your couaty was well
represented in the Convention by my
distinguished legal friend, Col. H. B.
Maynard; His Honor, Judge J, B.
Priddy, and Mrs. Maggie Ustick.
Mrs. Ustick addressed an immense
and highly intellectual audience at st.
Paurs NJ E. Church, Thursday even
ing last, detailing the experience of
the ladies at Washington C. H, in
their memorable conflicts with the Rum
Dealers there; she dwelt eloquently
upon the unfinching heroism of these
women in battling for the supremacy
of right and the complete overthrow
of wrong, under the most trying cir
cumstances. It is said that woman
has no power-that her influence avail
eth nothing. That is a mistake. Wo-
man has power-and her powers are
as various and as extensive as those
of the other sex, but are to be modi-
fed by different circumstances, and
the methods of attaining and display
ing them are different. They are not
to be exhibited in the storms of angry
passions or the whirlwinds of strifes
and contentious, but in the ''still small
voice" of gentle kindness. They pos
sess the power of control over all
other circumstances which constitutes
the music of life and can cause them
to sway our minds and feelings by infiu-
ences like those varied strains Of mel
ody, which in tones of deep, rich,
grand harmony, or soft, sweet and
plaintive pathos, steal upon the senses
unperceived, taking captive our affec-
tions and wrapping the prisoned soul
in elysium. Woman's power has been
amply exemplifed in the past and pres
ent crusade against liquor. She has
exhibited much power in the disposi-
ton of nearly 1000 whisky shops
since the Inauguration of this remark
able campaign. She has. been the
means of the reformation of thousands
of young men who were lingering on
the brink of ruin, and of banishing
the rum fiend from many home made
desolate by its presence. She has
raised from the gutter many gems of
mental worth to which a community
has a right to lay claim, and awakened
them to a sense of their degraded
condition and made them feel once
more like bright ornaments to society
Too mnch praise cannot be accorded
the ladies for the wonderful work they
have accomplished. The remarks made
by Mrs. Ustick were spoken of highly
by the press of this city as moving
thrilling and delighting her auditors
by pathetic eloquence.
BOOTH AND JEFFERSON
were special features of attraction
Both of the celebrated actors having
full houses the entire week.
PERSONAL.
Among the visitors in the city from
Washington G. H, besides those al
ready mentioned, were Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Millikan, Mrs. Hon. Mills Gardner
DR.. W. A. Harlow, Mr. Frank Robin
son and Messrs. Conway and Ander-
son. The latter gentlemen were hert
chiefly on business, having purchased
a fine line of wearing apparel for the
pedal extremities for the good people
in their town. Dr. Harlow and Frank
Robinson were in quest of pleasure
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