Nation, Carry A. . The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
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Front Matter
Chapter 1
CHAPTER I. MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME AND WHAT I REMEMBER OF MY LIFE UP TO THE TENTH YEAR.
Chapter 2
CHAPTER II. MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE NEGROES AS SLAVES.--THEIR SUPERSTITIONS.--A BEAUTIFUL FAIRY TALE.
Chapter 3
CHAPTER III. MOVED TO WOODFORD COUNTY, KENTUCKY.--ALSO MOVED TO MISSOURI.--SAVED FROM BEING A THIEF.--MY CONVERSION--GOING SOUTH AT OPENING OF THE CIVIL WAR.--AN INCIDENT OF MY GIRLHOOD SCHOOL DAYS.--WHY I HAD TO BELIEVE IN REVELATION.--SPIRITUALISM OR WITCHCRAFT.
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MY EXPERIENCE WITH SPIRITUALISM.
Chapter 4
CHAPTER IV. MY FIRST MARRIAGE.--A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT.--MOTHER GLOYD.--MY DRUGGED AND WHISKEY MURDERED HUSBAND.--LOSING MY POSITION AS TEACHER.--SECOND MARRIAGE.--LOSS OF PROPERTY.--KEEPING HOTEL.--STRUGGLES FOR DAILY FOOD.--THE AFFLICTIONS OF MY CHILD.--ANSWER TO PRAYER.
Chapter 5
CHAPTER V. THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST.--REJECTED AS A BIBLE TEACHER IN METHODIST AND EPISCOPALIAN CHURCHES.--TAUGHT IN HOTEL DINING-ROOM.--VISION, WARNING AND BLESSING.--ENTERTAINING ANGELS.--THE JEWS.--PRAYER FOR RAIN AND ANSWER.--GOD'S JUDGEMENTS ON THE WICKED.--MOVED TO KANSAS.--DEATH OF MOTHER GLOYD.--SERMON OF A CATHOLIC PRIEST.
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ENTERTAINING ANGELS UNAWARES.
Chapter 6
CHAPTER VI. WHY MY NAME IS NOT ON A CHURCH BOOK, AND WHY THE MINISTERS WITHDREW FROM ME.--CLOSING THE DIVES OF MEDICINE LODGE.--CORA BENNETT, AND WHY SHE KILLED BILLY MORRIS IN A DIVE IN KIOWA.--HER RESURRECTION.--RAIDING A JOINT DRUGSTORE.
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O. L. DAY'S DRUG STORE.
Chapter 7
CHAPTER VII. SPIRITUAL LEADINGS.--JESUS A CONSCIOUS PRESENCE THREE DAYS.--LOSS OF LIBERTY BY COMPROMISING.--THE PRICE PAID TO BE REINSTATED.--DISGRACE TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
Chapter 8
CHAPTER VIII. THE DIVINE CALL.--THE JOINT DRUGGIST OF MEDICINE LODGE.--BEER A POISON.--DOCTORS MAKE DRUNKARDS.--SMASHING AT KIOWA.--ATTITUDE OF SOME W. C. T. U.'S OF KANSAS.--SUIT FOR SLANDER.--SMASHING AT WICHITA.--CONSPIRACY OF THE REPUBLICANS TO PUT ME IN THE INSANE ASYLUM.--SUFFERINGS IN JAIL AT WICHITA.--SLANDERS FROM THE RUM-SOAKED PAPERS OF KANSAS.
Chapter 9
CHAPTER IX. OUT OF JAIL.--EGGS AND STONE.--SMASHING STILLING'S JOINT AT ENTERPRISE.--WHIPPED BY HIRED PROSTITUTES.--PLOT AT HOLT BY HOTEL KEEPER AND JOINTIST TO POISON AND SLUG ME.--AT CONEY ISLAND.--HAND BROKEN AND HANDCUFFS.
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THE SECOND TIME IN JAIL AT WICHITA.
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THE THIRD TIME IN TOPEKA JAIL.
Chapter 10
CHAPTER X. LEGAL STATUS OF PROHIBITION AND JOINT SMASHING.
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DECAY AND DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC.
Chapter 11
CHAPTER XI. MY TRIAL FOR DIVORCE.--THE LICENSED RUM TRAFFIC THE CAUSE OF SO MANY DIVORCES.--DIFFERENT TIMES AND PLACES I HAVE BEEN IN JAIL.--AT THE CAPITAL OF CALIFORNIA.--WIDE OPEN TREASON.--AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.--WOOLLEY CLUB AT ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN.--CATHOLIC PRIEST AND CIGARETTES.
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AT HIGH MASS, BUFFALO, OCT. 27
Chapter 12
CHAPTER XII. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
Chapter 13
CHAPTER XIII. ECHOES OF THE HATCHET.
MRS. NATION AND THE SALOON.
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A CONTRIBUTION TO HOME FOR DRUNKARD'S WIVES.
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AN APPEAL TO THE NATIONAL PROHIBITION COMMITTEE TO CONCENTRATE THE FORCES IN KANSAS.
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A CO-LABORER IN TEXAS WRITES.
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AN OLD SOLDIERS APPEAL.
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A TRAVELING MAN'S LETTER.
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FROM A HEART-BROKEN MOTHER.
Chapter 14
CHAPTER XIV. CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE.
Chapter 15
CHAPTER XV. SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY FOR MY CHRISTIAN WORK.
Chapter 16
CHAPTER XVI. IN NEBRASKA.--WHAT I DID WITH THE FIRST MONEY I GAVE TO THE LORD.--AT CONEY ISLAND.--WHAT I SAID OF MR. MCKINLEY.--IN CALIFORNIA.
"CRIBS" AT LOS ANGELES.--ARREST IN SAN FRANCISCO.--CONDEMNED BY SOME MINISTERS.--WHISKEY AND TOBACCO ADVERTISEMENTS,
Chapter 17
CHAPTER XVII. MY VISIT TO WASHINGTON, D. C.--ARRESTED IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.--TAKEN OUT BY OFFICERS.--THE VICES OF COLLEGES, ESPECIALLY YALE--ROOSEVELT A DIVE-KEEPER.
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MY VISIT TO YALE UNIVERSITY.
Chapter 18
CHAPTER XVIII. PROHIBITION OR ABOLITION.--WHAT IT MEANS.--THE FREE METHODISTS AND OTHER MINISTERS ENDORSE THE WORK.--A CATHOLIC PRIEST'S ENDORSEMENT.--MODERN DEBORAH.--JOHN P. ST. JOHN.
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HELL'S CONSPIRACY.
Chapter 19
CHAPTER XIX. DR. MCFARLAND'S PROTEST.--KICKED AND KNOCKED DOWN BY CHAPMAN OF BANGOR HOUSE.--MEDDLING WITH THE DEVIL.--TIMELY WARNING TO OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.--BRUBAKER OF PEORIA.--WITCHCRAFT.--LAST TIME IN JAIL.
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THE BEGINNING OF THE GRAVEYARD ASSOCIATION OF MEDICINE LODGE.
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MEDDLING WITH THE DEVIL.
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TIMELY WARNING TO OUR GIRLS AND BOYS.
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SOME OF MY TRIALS WITH MR. BRUBAKER OF PEORIA.
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WITCHCRAFT.
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IN JAIL IN PHILADELPHIA.
Chapter 20
CHAPTER XX. WHY I WENT ON THE STAGE.--THE VICE OF TOBACCO.
Chapter 21
CHAPTER XXI. TRIP ON FALL RIVER STEAMBOAT, FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK--OFFICERS TRIED TO LOCK ME IN MY STATE ROOM--SEQUEL SATISFACTORY, MADE PLEASANT TRIP AND MANY FRIENDS.
Chapter 22
CHAPTER XXII. TRIP TO CANADA, CORDIAL RECEPTION--RETURN TO CHICAGO TO FILL ENGAGEMENT--SECOND VISIT TO CANADA--TRIP TO MARITIME PROVINCES--VISIT CLUB IN CHARLOTTE TOWN--PREJUDICE AGAINST ME OWING TO MALICIOUS REPORTS--SPOKE IN PARLIAMENT IN FREDERICTON--VISIT TO SIDNEY--SCOTT ACT--MY ARREST AND RELEASE--EPISODE IN JAIL.
Chapter 23
CHAPTER XXIII. COWARDLY ASSAULT BY SALOON KEEPER, G. R. NEIGHBORS OF ELIZABETHTOWN, KY.--APATHY OF OFFICERS, BUT PEOPLE MUCH MOVED BY OUTRAGE, LECTURED AFTERWARDS, THO' VERY FAINT AND WEAK FROM LOSS OF BLOOD.--CIGARETTE SMOKING IN HIGH PLACES DISCUSSED WITH MISS GASTON, PRESIDENT NATIONAL ANTI-CIGARETTE LEAGUE.
Chapter 24
CHAPTER XXIV. SISTER LUCY WILHOITE'S VISION.--WRITES TO ME FOR CO-OPERATION IN MAKING RAID ON MAHAN'S WHOLESALE LIQUOR HOUSE.--HESITATE ON ACCOUNT PRESSING ENGAGEMENTS AHEAD.--ANSWER THE CALL.--RAID SET FOR 29TH.--W. C. T. U. CONVENTION IN SESSION.--FOUR SISTERS AND MYSELF START FROM M. E. CHURCH.--A CALL FOR THE POLICE BEFORE WE COULD EFFECT AN ENTRANCE.--TAKEN TO JAIL IN HOODLUM WAGON.--UNHEALTHY CONDITION OF CELL.--IN JAIL FROM FRIDAY TO MONDAY.--GOOD OLD PENTECOSTAL TIME ON SUNDAY--COUNTY JAIL MONDAY--TRIAL WEDNESDAY--JAIL SENTENCE AND FINES--APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT.
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AFTER TRIAL IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
Chapter 25
CHAPTER XXV. CLOSING REMARKS WITH PLANS FOR THE FUTURE--PROHIBITION CLEARLY DEFINED.
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FINALE.
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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE PROHIBITION FEDERATION.
Chapter 26
CHAPTER XXVI. CARRY NATION CLOSES CRUSADE IN DAYTON, OHIO--HOLDS THREE LARGELY ATTENDED MEETINGS--SPEAKS TO LARGE AUDIENCE IN ARMORY--HAD ENGAGED NATIONAL THEATRE, BUT INSPECTION OF AUDITORIUM INTERFERED--REVIEW WEEK'S WORK.
Chapter 27
CHAPTER XXVII. (Sketch by WILL CARLETON, in his Magazine EVERYWHERE.)
Chapter 28
CHAPTER XXVIII. A scientific article on the effects of alcohol on the human system. If any doctor should try to deceive you here is the proof of his malicious intent to drug you.
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LIQUOR DRINKING IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE UPON THE PROGRESS MADE IN MEDICAL SCIENCE IN FAVOR OF TEMPERANCE DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 1, 1902--A. W. GUTRIDGE, CHAIRMAN. READ AT THE THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE UNION OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY THE CONVENTION.
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SCIENTIFIC TESTIMONY ON BEER (From speech by SENATOR J. H. GALLINGER, M. D., January 9, 1901.)
Poem
WRONGS WE CAN NEVER UNDO. (By Delle M. Mason.)
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SHE'S COMING ON THE FREIGHT. Or, The joint Keeper's Dilemma.
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A. WOMAN. (Dedicated to Mrs. Carry Nation.)
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THAT LITTLE HATCHET.
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Poem
OUTCAST. (Found in manuscript among the personal effects of a prostitute, 22 years of age, who died in the Commercial Hospital, Cincinnati, O.)
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THE LIPS THAT TOUCH LIQUOR MUST NEVER TOUCH MINE.
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WAR AMONG THE POETS.
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AN AMERICAN COUNTESS, OR LADY VERE.
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"GOD BLESS OUR CARRIE NATION."
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AMERICA'S HISTORIC HATCHET.
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THE HATCHET CRUSADE. (Dedicated to Mrs. Carry Nation.)
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