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times over of the potency of woman's influence in 

 this as in other matters. 



If all our women would combine in kindly but 

 earnest and unwavering warfare against this to- 

 bacco necromancer, there is not a question but he 

 would be slain. Think of the multitudes who 

 would thus be forever freed from their degrading 

 bondage ! 



Will the women do it? 



Margaret Woods Lawrence. 



Linden Home, Marblehead. 



