Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-06

; The lecturers of the w. G. 7. u. mad
their reports and related their expert
: ences at great length. One reporte
that she had ridden on furniture va
holding on to an upright in order
catch a train. Another had above
herself to be billed as live stock to ell
able her to travel on Il freight train an
ride in the cabooSe. Another had tray
eled ten thousand miles addressed IL
meetings, five conventions. and ha
distributed thirty thousand tracts an
leaflets; another had Travelled over tie
thousand miles. delivered $50 lecture
and six sermons. spoken at five camp
meetings. and as she stated "woul,
rather be in a prohibition ght than at
picnic any time" Another had trav
eled 1924 miles. addressed 305 meet
ings, written 500 letters. and to quot,
the lady's own words done abou
everything except performing the mar.
| riage ceremony.
| Deputy Sheriff the Rev. Henry II
! SkillingS told the convention that h,
was a total abstainer" He abstain.
not only from the use of intoxicating
| liquors but from Notwithstanding liz
| uors as we'll He had often declined
offers of soda he said He thought the
example of an officer drinking soda at a
fountain would be bad. He would not
even drink a glass of water over Il bar
He said: i suppose | am what you
would call temperance crank"
The subject discussed by the conven-
ton covered wide range. They dis
cussed the trusts, the coal strike. and
government ownership of coal mines.
One of the delegates thought they had
better not turn the coal mines over ia
the government until they determined
whether the L. S. government is trust
worthy; they discussed the eight hour
labor law. the army canteen question.
and one of the sisters wanted a law to
prevent whist club in some town from
calling itself the White Ribbon Whist
Club The President solemnly an
nounced that no woman had a right to
wear white ribbon unless she had taken
the total abstinence pledge. They dis
cussed an amendment to the constitu-
ton prohibiting the use of tobacco, the
regulation of the "Couchee Couchee"
dances at the forthcoming Exposition
at ST. Louis. and they adopted a reso-
luton requiring female figures on the
atrical boards to be more modestly at
tired and wear higher corsets and long
er pantalettes. All this and much
more you may find recorded in the daily
papers of Portland in the week of
October 10, 1902. but if there was a
single report from the w. c.. r. L. of
Portland or of any other town or city.
recording the rescue of one drunkard or
the relieving of distress in any drunk
lr1' 70,
christian temperance work it escaped
the pencils of the reporters.
Mr.. Speaker. | am an adorer,
WOrShipDer of our American women,
our American girls and in this at
least do not infringe the decalogue;
for there is nothing like them "in
heaven above or earth beneath OF
waters under the earth. They are like
themselves only. They have no rivals
or compeeresses, in all Gods wide and
beautiful creation. Sir have seen the
wcmen of many lands. and among
them all. | have seen none that COM
pare with my own fair cOuntry-Wo-
men. The best blood of all races and
climes commingles in their veins and
they combine in themselves all that is
brightest. noblest, best and most
beautiful in the womanhood of all ages
and nationalities. In them are blend
ed all the fire of the Arabic maiden or
matron. the exquisite taste of the
French woman. the grace of the Span-
ish senorita. the poetic sentiment of the
Italian. the industry and common
sense of the German fraulein, the con-
stancy of the Scotch lassie. the wit
and beauty of the Irish colleen. and the
intelligence, dignity and purity of
Engiands noble DANES and damsels,
with freedom and dash and subtle
resistless witchery that is wholly
American. The combination is per-
lection. There is no God but Jehovah,
and the American woman is his mas
terpiece. He had practiced on the wo-
men Of a thousand races. He had pro-
duced Mriams and Judths. ZenObias,
Cornelias. Cleopatras, GATHERINGS,
Elizabeths and Marie Antoinettes He
had turned out Grecian maidens. Ro-
man matrons. sirens, houris, heroines
and aoddesses. for nearly six thousand
years of recorded time before he tried
his hand on the American woman-and
then. Creation welcomed its peerless
crown jewel. Mr. Speaker. my ideals
of womanhood may be somewhat old
fashioned. and not conformable to the
modern new woman, who wants to so
to caucuses and vote, or travel far and
wide to lecture and eXpound pro-
hibitory laws; but they are ideals
which have come down to us through
the ages, and have the sanction of
some wise men. The wisest man that
ever lived. has told us that her price
is far above rubies-the heart of her
husband doth safely trust in her SO
that he shall have no need of spoil |
She will do him good and not evil all |
the days of his life-She seeketh wool
and flax. and worketh willingly with ]
her hands-She consdereth field and |
buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands |
she planteth a WAC yard--She layeth her |
hands to the spindle, and her hands |
hold the distaff-She stretcheth out her |
hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth |
forth her hands to the needy.-She
openeth her mouth with wisdom and |
in her tongue is the law of Kindness
She looketh well to the ways of her |
household aid eateth not the bread of
idleness-Her children rise up and call !
her blessed: her husband also, and he |