Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-25

Il room In which to meet. We mus
have the children for temperance. On.
reason why the prohibition vote show
ed such q large increase i'll 1884, man,
young men who cast their first vote
had been members of the band of hope
and the principles instilled and lessons
taught bore rich harvest.
TEMPERANCE LITERATURE.
we should SOW Jerauld county "knce
deep with temperance literature. We
can often reach thepeople through this
means when IN no other way. Leaf.
lets are so cheap that with 10 cents you
may reach every acquaintance in the
county, One little leaaet enclosed in
an envelope. as a silent monitor, may
awaken convictions that all your talk
VIII never do. Let each Union have
temperance hooks put up in the post
offices, hotels, school houses, and all
public places, and kept well supplied
with temperance tracts free to all.
NA-'FiA>N I'LL ! II L iAtU.Al OI(lJ.
Every mother should be interested in
barring out the low, vile sheets that
sometimes find their way into our
homes. At the same time be careful
to supply your boys andgirls with pure
interesting reading matter.
UNION SIGNAL WORK.
No W. C. Z. u. worker can afford to
be without this official organ of II
Union. 1t is as detrimental to good
service as for private soldiers to have
no knowledge of or communications
with the officers. The universal YER
dict OF all who read it is, 81 cannot af-
ford to do without it," Take it in
clubs and get it for $3.50 or sendS2 and
get the Signal and Alliance both. At
ter you have read it passit over to your
neighbor.
SUPPRESSION OF THE TOBACCO HABIT.
Push this department, for 1T is really
the stepping stone to alcoholic stimu-
lants. There is where your Band of
Hope does etfectual work. Thelessons
on tie nature and effect of tobacco in
the Band of Hope manual is a power
for good. Get the boys to sign and
keep the triple pledge.
EvANGELIsTIC WoEk.
This is really the backbone Of all 9th
err departments. Labor for the CONVEX
sion OF the soul, and when that is ac-
complished, salvation from the bodily
sins surely follows. In fact it is the
only sure remedy for the terrible appe-
tite. No danger Of getting in toomuch
Bible for ours is a gospel temperance,
and the Bible is full of it.
SABBATH DISSERTATION.
The brewers, distillers, and their
agents, the wholesale and retail deal
ers hate Sunday laws because the work.
ing men are idle on that day, and they
want to rob them Of their wages. In
the hurry and hustle of pioneer life we
have almostoyerlooked GoG'scommand
and by so doing are helping our enc
mics. Laying aside all Bible reason we
see that the physical and mental both
lemand a cessation from the common
pursuits OF life; but as christian work.
ers we should obey the command be-
our Father asks it.
WORK AMONG soLDIETs.
lfthere is a class of men who should
appeal to us most strongly it is the men
who were exposed to the hardships and
compilations incident to army life.
alcohol was the only available
to infuse new life and raise the
tagging spirits, among the weary, sick
ind wounded. This same exposure
eaving them old men before their time
With diseased, WORKOUT bodies, there
by less able to resist the fierce appetite
.ormed and cultivated on the battle
ield and in the hospitals. No wonder
20 many OF our brave boys, "bravest
where shot fell thickest," are victims
Il King Alcohol. They defended our
ZONES and country, and it is but lust
hat we throw around them the safe
'uard Of prohibition.
COUNTY FAIRS.
Feeling deeply interested in the agri-
ultural status of Il county, it be-
our duty to use our influence to
ave our county fairs of an elevated
haracter. The principal aim of this
apartment is to secure a law in every
tate and territory prohibiting the sale :
lntoXlcants upon fair grounds. AS
ur county is protected in this respect /,
nd our agricultural society has forbid
en- 1T, it becomes our duty to see that !
ne law is enforced. AS this depart
lent includes work at other holiday !,
atherings, such as 18th of July cele-
r%atlons, old settlers meetingsand 9TH ,
7 mass meetings it affords q wide field q
l which to work up public sentiment.
LEGISLATION AND PETITIONS. -,
There are set of mon pnr3~al $,