The Press., 1895-02-21
HURsDAY, FEBRUARY e1, 1895.

that the people might hear directly from their soldiers at the front. She found the house packed with men and women. She had never before spoken to audiences of men, and she felt her courage failing. However, as she arose to meet the ex- agencies of the occasion, she forget all fear in the needs of the soldiers. She spoke for two hours, and at II o'clock $8, 900 had been pledged. After this she conducted 8 fair, at which $6O,OOO was cleared. She then held another in Chica- go, at which $10O,OOO was raised.
 She visited the battle fields and aided in the hospitals. When the war was over she entered the lecture field, and has for years held a leading place as 8 public speaker.
 She was 8 pioneer in more than one great reform. She was identified with the Washingtonian temperance reform be- fore she was married, and edited tenn perance paper. For more than twenty five years she has been one of the most powerful and persuasive advocates of the temperance movement. "Next to the la- mented John B. Cough, Mrs. Livermore has long been the most eloquent and i'm passioned leader on the temperance plat form"
 In 1870 she became the leading editor of the Woman's Journal. and on all ques- tions affecting the education of women and their true position as she regards it in the social system, she is deeply inter ested, and lends her enthusiastic aid. She has been an efficient and able worker in W. c. T. U. work. While she has shown the dreadful results of the liquor traffic, she has been kind in both word and deed. Once while passing along a street in Bos- ton she saw a man in a ditch, and his poor wife trying to get him up and home "Hc's good and industrious man when sober," said she. "He's mechanic, and l run saloon, but he takes a drop toe much quite often." Mrs. Livermore call. ed hack, helped some men to assist the drunken man into it, and then entered il with the wife, and were driven to his home. The next day she called with the family priest, who persuaded him to sigr the pledge, which he kept. A changed home and family was the result. The saloon was given up, the husband earning his $4 per day, sufficient for the support of his family. Her life is filled witt thousands of such acts of kindness brayer, kinder, wiser woman never lived Her rare abilities command our admira tion. Her lifelong consecration to tn, cause of God and humanity which t but one cause after all commands ou highest praise.
 Her husband is a very deyont man lsympathizing with aud sharing in hi wife's opinions. He recognizes her su perlor abilities and glories in the reputa tion she has achieved. There are no many of the large cities of America ant Canada where her voice has not beeI heard, and none where her fame has no Egone. She is the author of several books one, "What Shall we do With our Daugh I oOA0i O@AOAAOAS ASOAALAISSOACOo VI bL4' War;" which is full in every page of th' romance of the most stirring years O America's modern history. Now, in tn, evening of her days, she retires from ac tive life at her peaceful home at Melrose Mass, which is adorned with mementoel of foreign travel, and treasures of thu many years devoted to temperance, equa suffrage and social purity. But her Tiff will not be an idle one, for she is engaged in writing another book that she is il haste to complete. And so by her pei she can still speak, not only to this bu to coming generations. She has been tn inspiration of tens of thousands who ar fighting the heroic battle of every da, life. Her active, earnest life, in contac with the people has kept her young il heart, although her failing health ma henceforth debar her from active duties Her whole life work has been grand an noble one, and her retirement will b keenly felt.