Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-18

young lady lawyer was in partnership
with her father, who carries his bot
tie all the time, still 1t was hard to
understand how woman would pros.
tltnte talents and wonianllness to
make plea in defense of man who
was living in open violation of the
law. and then in u business that the
Supreme Court of the United States
has declared a nuisance, and IN de-
tense of man who. few DAYS ago in
a drunken frenzy seized his little boy
and ran to the river attempting to
drown the boy and himself. Yes'm, l
was non piussed. But after few
minutes solemn communion with my
own heart the vail was lifted and l
saw the "wneat and tares growing to-
gether until the harvest time" [ re-
membered that one twelfth of the
disciples was traitor, saw opposite
this woman aHl Kate Field, Mary
Hunt with her Scientific Temperance
instruction bill, in 81 states, all the
Territories, and District of Columbia:
and beside her Mrs. Bitlenbender. Ne
braska's own noted woman lawyer,
who has been admitted to practice in
the Supreme Court of the United
States, and who. by her effort brought
about that wonderful Kansas decision
when her brewers appealed to that
court. and who stands III Congress
looking after the temperance ;egisla-
tion OF the National w. g. L. U and
through the wisdom of her guidance
the good women Of on. land are WELD
ing a mighty intiutace i'll our legisla-
tive halls. Following IN the lead of
these brainy whole souled women are
thousands of Americas daughters
bearing alott the white banner of pur-
ity.
Statistics tells us that 95 per cent of
the anarchists are men, 9S per cent of
the drunkards are men, 95 per cent of
the criminals are men aud IS per cent
Of the paupers are men. So guess
I'll still stand by my own sex yet
awhile. But you see l am all the
time blundering into something. Came
just rs near going into a saloon the
other day, but kind hearted man
stopped me in my mad career, although
a stranger to me. looked over my
specs" bewilderel for a minute. and
then explained to him that it all owing
to prohibition in South Dakota. Tha'
we had forgotten that saloons evel
existed, and that was not accnstom
ed to living where there was a busi
ness house in which a woman WoulG
not be safe to enter. He said that is
a wonderful state madam" "A most
wonderful state it is" l answered, anc
l placidly wended my way while thai
man looked at me as though he though,
[ WAS an ESCAPED lunatlc or Mrs
Darlington come to life And said t(
myself, III be killed yet il some Of my
narrow escapes" asked the Minister
in whose church spoke last night, il
ne thought the church building would
fan down il | gavea suffrage speech
in it and ht said "oh noit ic strongly
built and the presbyterans believe il
the perseverance Of the saints" l no
ticed that the women sang louder
than the men so ! came to the conclu
sion that they do not believe in "WO
men keeping silence in the churches
| grow more patriotic every day as
90 through the counties of Greedy
Wheeler, Garfield, Custer, Logan
Thomas, Sherman, Grant, Arthur, Nc
phtrson, Hooker and Blaine. Too bat
the last named rugged, old prtriot III
lowed the beer circulars sent ou
which advertised American beer il
other countries. Five years from
nov more light will gleam OF
the records of this business ii
which our government is the larges
share holder. Hurrah for the Repub
Iican party in Iowa, and the People:
Party IN OHIO. The states are swing
ing around the circle" and will droI
into their proper places on this ques
ton befole long But there, my pa
triotism is nipped in the bud by tht
whistle of the train, and | can onl,
add. "three cheers and tiger" TO-
every Republican, every Democrat
every Independent, IN South Dakota
that stands by home protection VS. tn
liquor traffic.
Still wandering.
Mrs. NETT1E G. HALL.
Tho Masonic BANQUET.