Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-10

highly boosted and greatly Wanted
reason.
But it is not alone your noble efforts
in behalf of total abstinence that at
tracts the world. Your efforts in the
line of temperance in the manner of
living and dressing is a noteworthy
end to be attained. As the curse of
ecclesiasticism has been in all ages the
love of ruling over mems souls, so has
the curse of womanhood in all ages
been the love Of ruling over mems
hearts by the false Incorporate glare
Of dress and jewelry, and display of
graces not truly feminine. Your eff
forts to lessen the burdens of the la
boring class by economy Of living and
economy in dress while incalculating
all that is truly noble and artistic in
the cheapest and simplest things of
both living and dress presents an end
to be classed among the highest mis-
sions of cultivated refined womanhood.
Your efforts to inculcate the home
graces constitute one of the highest
ends of life. From the earliest time
of the marriage covenant there is a
certain communion implanted in the
minds of the parties that is best I'M
derstood and best preserved by the
intuitions of the wife. And unless
she can fully cultivate the ideas of
communion of possessions and of uses
and of the various necessities of the
house, and also of the thoughts and
love of children, ever seeking to secure
a union of two minds into one, there
will be discord misery-frequently in
mperance-divorce and ruined lives.
PEACE IN THE HOME.
Above all, except intemperance in
the matter of drinking, should woman's
influence and efforts be directed to the
peace and quietness of a home life.
Men from their natural characteristics
act from the understanding in what
ever they do The understanding
being engaged in procuring the means
of subsistence meets with variety of
of objects which disquiet, disturb and
distract the mind. And, if there is
not tranquility at home the vital spirits
of both parties grow faint, the interior
life of mutual love expires, and the
health of both body and mind is as
certainly impaired as would be the case
from unlimited indulgence in the vilest
whiskey decoctions. The dreadful ap-
prehensions of disquiet with men who
have no asylum with their wives at
home for appeasing the disturbances
arising in their understanding is
fruitful scource of intemperance, con-
jugal infidelity, divorce, and parentless
children.
Peace and tranquility at home bring
serenity to the mind of man and dis
poses him to receive the kind attentions
of his wife when she spares no pains
to dispense the mental clouds which
the quick sightedness in true woman
never fails to observe in her husband.
Peace and tranquility at home, secured
by the eleyating influence of the wife
render her the most Iovable of all hu-
man beings to her husband and chill
dren though the roses of youth have
fled, and the lines of beauty have
passed away.
The wife is very generally responsible
for her husbands prosperity in life.
His success depends on his reputation
for justice, sincerity and uprightness
The wife is acquainted with the most
familiar circumstances of her husbands
life. If, through her fault. their minds
break out into open enmity and quar-
rels ensue, as these are rumored abroad
and turned into scandals the social
and commercial standing of the hus-
band is destroyed. A ruined home, a
desolate hearth, wifeless husband, a
scorched and stained reputation, end
ing in whiSkey, despair and disgraceful
death.
The temperance question is vast and
far reaching. Whiskey intemperance
is the Devil because it emanates from
the love of self, and the love of self is
the Devil. But there are many forms
of his Satanic majesty. The use of
tobacco is one Of his forms. In that
form he is seducing to the bad more
youth and undermining more virtue
than in any other form. To destroy its
baneful influence ought to be the
object of every woman's organization.
But it is not my province to lecture
but to welcome, and in behalf of Min
eral Point to wish you success in your
noble efforts to reform and better the
condition of the great human family.
Mrs. II. P. Blake then welcomed the
visiting members of the w. C. T. L. on
behalf of the Union in this city. She
spoke of the origin of the w. C. T. U.
with a few women in Ohio, some years
ago, while now the Unions are num-
bered by the thousands. The members
of the Union. she said, are also White
Ribboners as well as temperance
workers.
Mrs. Adel Lane, of Dodgeville, re-
sponded, and said that in the ". c. 7.
[. of Wisconsin there are thirty nine
departments of work, eight of which
have been undertaken by the W. C. T.
L. of this district. Prominent among
these is what is known as the White
Cross movement.
The quartette then rendered a selec-
ton of music.
Rev. E. F. Marcellus, of Benton,
having been detained by the train, Rev.
81. P. Blake addressed the convention.
He spoke of the evils of bad literature
and tobacco, as leading to the sins of
drunkenness and impurity. He thought
the women were doing more active
and effective work in driving out these
evils than men had done.
Rev. E. F. Marcellus Ia wing arrived,
was called on and delivered an earnest
and carefully prepared address. He
spoke Of the slavery of 1888; and
thought the way to abolish it is by
agitation. He spoke earnestly against
bad literature, and urged on the work
of the White Cross movement, and
also warmly advocated theeause of