Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-11-17
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pareu s.en.. The fist born, o..
oe.osea order. nas assumed s.gat
&c p.ot.ou .cas for SO young an oA
spi.ng, Tut time aud an emuiat!Cn
has not lessened The esteem Mstn
when we mold the battle scaliea
veterans. of whom We have the
honor OF being auxiliary. NJ only
nave our numuers been Augmented,
out car energies have been quick
ened ana our whole being permea
ted With II desire to add Il mite u
The mystic chain. ffaterh't!
ehatirs ana loyalty No home o.
aospta ded Gated 10 the u. A. il.
0H .4a9 lei, nc .osina touci. ri ~,
Re c Gu ps: non, haiti come hun
anew gave them no. meat
w.thous a.uent and SO c,othed
hena not; hc e. ie, % neeGy
have no gone up IN yaia when VIII
the w. Il. g.. and even OUTSIDE o
our own DOMAIN. want has me
with cha.ItS.
GA Oh .aiion inte.iitngled with
numa mpa IS and good Will T."
meu. { .iu roacsHns =: mosphere
o though and action p~cryadins
everything connected with The
ne o e O! he civil wa, have gwen
us aa impetus tnat cal no be ex
cetled aside from The Womau's
Temperance Union. there Is no un-
see al IAN body that has u greater
worA % perform. We have been
blessed with noble, efficient leaders.
VINO nave SHOWN 10 the world the
capdb}i ~ OF running the ship of
state i ne ghts of franchise were
granted.
The Cause of woman has been for.
wurded o an .ncalculable degree.
\ lecens example Mrs. Potter Pal
me-, req! eseuung woman and he
enterprises ii. the dedication OF the
Co!umOian Exposition buildings.
| viii quote ner words III regard to
II se4: Even 0 important
uau lie d ecovery Of Columbus,
which we aie gathered togethe' TO
Celebrate. is he TACT thai the gene
T.. government has jusv discovered
women. it hus sent out a Hash
l4hI from ,ts heights SO inacce-
.ole TO us. which we shall answe
os a re,uln signal when the Expo
sltlon IS opened. What Will be Its
next message 20 u.s."
Two decades ago, ! might "a,
he iea,. lit o. ms would have
been questioned. behold written
in ier,ec oil god on The horizon so
ha "a, who 'uns ma read. Fla
'eanui IeFowshun and rs Mission.
All IA .'ke cmanc patton OF women.
vet believe the Relief Co' ps nns
! sreca mt,slou to perform. Il
8 message. as a. Were, ! ON on
egu,u -nauat CONVENTION, VIZ: ,ah-
i . cog lance o. the right OF wives
il d c. d Ell D. the soldiers UV
ercc . cottages adjacent TO the
,o..cs Tor The fum'i'es OF It's M
macs. We "a a body ought to con
cGujlalc our sOcus "a nat direction
I 90 not advocate s~e!fiGnneSs, but
NEE t,ai the cen raj point around
whtch ali others reroive. Lel III
De h d.u headed, keeping an eye in
every dlectiou, but eve losing
i2ht o tn 5 worthy cause. Ate
hard ST 'ug.ie ii pension OF twelve
ioliarS u month has been granted
| tue army nu ses, and IA national w.
K G. home prepared for them at
| Mad son, Quo. II band OF enduring,
self sacrrlic NJ ome have sought
eFuge meath t wing. Teas lie
come "ad,ant AMI hearts glad when
the JOY o. these loved ones are re-
counted. Mother Bickerdrke' is Il
househo d word. Tears OF hiiowed
ado .tlon dlmS ne eye o. those
Wa, her loving care brought back
toit@c n me camp or field. What
Is more mob I Than an attempt to
ende. mel declining wears peace
IN I'D happy. leaving a halo OF
! g.u~l around me last moments
effect ING theI reception into the
reavenIe Kingdom. There are 9TH
ers wno me it reverence and love,
yea. mo e, tue privilege Of IeaninE
on he stroug arm tnat supported
them in their youth. Years have
,u. ,,.tS, ca, weaNeaed. ne heait
nas procure s. o"ger. WIve< "no
have enda1 Ell uatdships ]unaccount
able, watching by The sIckbed wait
ing fog he well known footsteps
that may now come. II the plea
IRE Of their coming is not denied
her, she beholds in the wan face
and bent form a remnant of the
stalwart .rame that donned the
uniform IN defense of his country.
DAYS and nights have been spent in
mental aud physieal anguish; o
after years of reunited joys and
orrows there comes a separation.
He is esconsed in an easy chair,
with cushion and headrest, an OF
t0man under his feet and surroun-
led by the necessary comforts OF
life. Do you think | ~begrudge u
veteran every comfort. Nay. there
is no luxury would not have show
cred upon them, but would request
that 1t be shared with their loved
ones, she is obliged to take up the
burdens of life alone, battling the
wolf at the door, and working IN
cessantly to keep soul aud body to-
gether. This is not all. The
Ionliuess that Knows no companion
ship is ever present.
This does not speak well for mar
or woman. Fraternal Fellowship"
means more than this, woman must
sound the keynote, keeping the
air ladened with the notes cordant
or disc ordant tall the nation has
awaken ID to a sense Of its duty.
The w. r. G will fail in its mis-
sion if it does not do for u own
sex, what mar has done for fellow
man. One of the committee in
this benevolent work is with us,
and if time will premit, We wonld
gladly listen to an account of the
progress made in this direction.
Sons OF Veterans.
ALICE L. WARNER.
When some thirty years ago we
stood with hearts thEoRblng to the
strains of fife and drum and