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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-07-01

The saloon dims the luster of Old Glory.
And now let us Schey the saloon in the same sleek
style.
May the liquor traffic soon be as dead as it is
deadly
Others are winning beautiful premiums and lib
eral cash prizes. Why not you?
A little praise will turn Prohibition editors head
but it takes considerable cash to turn his wheels.
Although not required by the new revenue law.
patriotic Americans should put the stamp of their
disapproval on the license system.
While long time franchises have been foolishly and
often wickedly voted to various monopolies saloon
in the land has lease of life for more than
twelvemOnth
This is for freedom. LIE it not result in the
physical and moral slavery of tens of thousands of
soldier boys to the drink demon. If we must KILL
let us kill spaniards and not own. The canteen
must go. -e s-ses#.7,~-
Among the honored Prohibitionists whispered about
for prominent places the state ticket are J. A.
McConkey, of Fergus Falls; Prof. A. E. Haynes of
the State University; Prof. L. w. CLANCY, Jr., of
Carleton College, and State Chairman Geo. w. Hig-
gins.
Some good people think that attention should not
be called to the responsibility of the church the
continuance of the saloon. They too late. Every
body knows that she has the power to overthrow it.
The only way to protect her reputation is arouse
her to her duty.
Fathers, mothers: Are you willing that the license
parties should remain in power and the saloon in
istence? Are you willing to take the risk of your boy
going to the devil through these licensed HE'LL
Will it be pleasant memory that you encouraged
his murderers with your ballot or influence?
The Republican state convention made a grave mis-
take. 1t should have nominated Mr.. Eustis for the
bench rather than for the executives chair It was
he who deemed it mayors duty to use his discretion
as to what laws shall be enforced. 1t was also he
who saw to it that the laws regulating the saloon
not enforced.
When of subscribers ordered his paper
stopped, with the statement that ut is not safe pa
per to have in the family, we devoted some time to
determination and to the examination of the files
of our beloved Spinal Column. But when we rememl-
bered that in the Republican state convention of two
years ago critical friend voted for the nomina,
ton of nasty Dave Clough for Governor we took off
sackcoth.
The Spanish officers captured off Santiago bay July
state that they had nothing to eat for twenty -four
hours before the destruction of the fleet in order
to get the men to their posts large amounts of liquor
were given out. Many of the captured sailors still
showed the effects of drink when put on board the
ResOlute. Large numbers of brandy bottles were
found the wrecks. This may account for the poor
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-07-01

Midland Members good object lesson
the manifest patriotism promptness and activity
of the citizens service full
danger and requiring much and suffering Chris
atty this God and would be in the
first campaign. 9A4sa
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against his WILL We regularly
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TIT FOR TAT.

The best way to do good thing oit-Rams Horn
If the devil allows this sort of an idea to oct
abroad, the saloon will soon be a dead duckl
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.e 9 a fine, fill flavor to

There's fine full flavor whisky that Won will ann,e
Observation-Disclosures.
Not only that; man by the name of Blixt took a
few drinks of it on certain occasion and under it's
inspiration performed deed which procured for him
several years free board at Saltwater
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-07-01

An old maid asked why che did marry reply
have considerable that
q monkey that chewe and stove that smokes 2
Poor thing! She didn't appreciate the value of be-
ing "represented' at the ballot-box.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-07-01

The Prohibition party affords place where Il
young man may enter politics and his country
without running the risk of losing his soul in so
doing-Address of National Prohibition Committee
1891.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-07-01

hs retail liquor dealers OF Minnesota will million
to Uncle Sam alone under
hbs will usual not cent they prominent
in attempts to dictate legisaion.-Both Sides
Don't be too hard the Prohibitionists They are
kept both busy and poor burying the liquor trafic's
dead, ministering to it's wounded and hunting up it's
missing.
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1t must be admitted that this Industry consumes
in marked degree not only the product of the farm
but often the farm as well.
am Republican and prohibition
let in principle am not in favor of license
sound copy every family in
the state "A Subscriber
loon and believes in prohibition, but gives the
support of his ballot to party which has de-
clared for license in its platform and which, when in
power, perpetuates the saloon. Every saloon in Min
nesota has it's license by virtue of law enacted by
"a Republican Legislature and signed by Republica
Governor What would correspondent think of
man who should say II am a Republican and always
have been. am also low tariff and free silver
in principle l am not in favor of protection or of
the gold Standard" If Backbone is sound" our
correspondent belongs in the Prohibition party.
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whisky that you will appre
Evening journal., 1898-08-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

London has about i7s rainy days in
a year.
Blind men outnumber blind women
by two to one.
In battle only one ball out Of So takes
effect.
Afghanistan has a regular army Of
about 6o,O0O men.
The machinery OF frst-class battle
ship weighs about 1900 tons.
Five hundred trading vessels leave
the Thames daily for all parts of the
world.
Forty tons of rest have been taken
out of the Menni iron tubular bridge
az one cleaning.
Matches to the value Of $4,000, 900
are annually consumed throughout
the world.
Playing cards were first printed
about 1850. 1t Is estimated that the
present annual output exceeds 7,O00,-
600 packs year.
1t seems that 25 per cent. of the
women OF England earn their own liv-
ing, but one would scarcely believe
that there are something like 100 fe.
male blacksmiths in that country.
In Berlin the firemen wear water
jackets, with double skin, which they
are able TO I'll with water from the
hose. If the space between the two
layers becomes oycrfllled the water cs.
capes through a valve at the top of III,
helmet.
Drums, which are now used through
out the British army, were first intro
duced into Europe by the saracens
The fife was introduced into the Eng
lish army by the duke of Cumberland
in 17l5. The guards were the frs
corps to adopt II.
The latest lifeboat. which Is said ts
have been approved by the admiralty
carries three long cylinders into whici
n million cubic feet Of air can be com
pressed This air win drive the boa
10 miles an hour for six hours.
The quantity OF food used In a q
days trip per an ocean greyhound
Bombay to London, with about 90
passengers, consists OF eggs, $4,000
meat, $4,000 pounds; vegetables, 500
pounds; potatoes, 0 tons; ducks, 1900
game and poultry, 400 head; fish, II,
600 pounds; flour, A barrels.
Evening journal., 1898-08-24
what women Are wenrinn.

Military braid is used extensively
for the trimming of cloth gowns.
Suits made of face clotheare holding
prominent>place in the fashion list.
They are heavily braided in many
cases.
In wash goods white and colored
lawns, organdies and dimities are in
great favor. Pique, in brillian color
lngs. is the rage for dresses, REFERS
bonnets and hats.
The taffeta shirt waist are lately
made with a fichu effect. Two accor-
dion-plrited rufiles are on the lower
edge, forming a tiny basque. The
sleeves and yoke are Of gimp lace.
For dress goods Of the season the IA
vorite shades are tints of brown. Blues
are the next choice. Enee. beautiful
shade of marine blue, has been greatly
admired while Neptune, Salicia. ori-
entail and turquoise are prcsty. Gray
and green also have their patrons, and
black is always a standard.-Chicagc
Record.
Evening journal., 1898-08-24
ETHICS OF MODERN WARFARE.
Attempts Have Deen Made 10 MitI-
gate the Harshness Of HOSTILE
ties between Nations.

In 171s an Englishman, James
Puclde, secured u British patent for
what seems to have been an attempt at
a breech-loading, rapid-fring gun, An
original feature of the invention was
the use of two different breech plates,
one for square bullets, 70 be used
against the Turks, and the other for
round bullets TO be used against Chris
tians. It Is curious to find two op-
posing tendencies in the same iRyen-
tion; (1) the desire to construct gun
that should be more effective because
more destructive, and (2) desire TO
recognize certain ethical distinctions
in its use. If round bullet was too
good for q Turk. u square one was too
bad for a Christian.
These two tendencies, one operating
TO make war more destructive and the
other to mitigate its harshness, are
struggling for prominence to-day as
they have been for centuries. War is
an evidence Of the imperfectlon Of
modern civilization. But If we seek
proof of the development Of the human
ENIA AIAiMAf anu VI AilG NNN'iAHANAA VI AitN
sphere Of ethics TO unethical relations,
we may find it in the arts Of war as
surely as in the arts Of peace.
The introduction Of new and power
rul explosives and of gums of enormous
power and range, the application Of
electricity to submarine mines, the con-
struction Of modern battleships and
torpedo boats, the Improvements in
long-range rifles and rapid-fring guns.
and many other inventions. invest the
whole enginery of war to-day with q
terrible dcstructivcness The serious
student Of ethics, not to speak of the
cynic, may well ask whether the de-
velopment of philanthropy, in mitigat-
ing the hardships Of war, has kept pace
with these destructive tendencies, and
whether ethics might rot be better en-
ployed in discouraging such inventions
than in pslliatisg their effects. But,
without specializing on our distance
from the millennium. IL is a fact that
the sense of obligation between ma
tions and the recognition of duties to
civilization and humanity have made
such progress that war cannot wholly
abrogate them.-Forum.
Evening journal., 1898-08-24
THE DRESS OF QUAKERs.
Their Quiet Gnrb Was Intended ns
RProtest Against Extravaganza
in Clcthing.

The dress of Quakerism-that is to
say, the garb and speech which have
always been traditionally associated
with the sect-may well be treated
first, though not of the highest order
of Importance, because these go to
form the first (often the only) i'm
pressioDs of those whose knowledge
is confined to what has been seen only.
The use of the quietest styles, as was
common in Fox's day, and of garments
differing widely from the fashions OF
later times, was a part Of the strong
protest which the early Friends felt
rallied upon 80 make against the seam
dalous and criminal license of the res
toration period in England, when the
whole of polite" society, following
the lead of the button King Charles
H., seemed determined to turn into
contempt all that for which Puritan
Ism had stood, its politics and govern
ment, its morals and religion. In these
days it will be admitted by most Of
the adherents of the sect that the pro-
test or Testimony" as to plainness
of apparel is to be viewed in the light
of its higher meaning. Not long
ago a man in New York published "a
book descriptive of what he called
Society" in which he attempted to
show that it was necessary for fash
ionable" people, in order to maintain
their position" fully, to spend an
nually a sum more than enough to
support the families of 200 skilled
wOrkingmen for the same length of
time, and that the mistress Of such an
establishment was expected-that is,
compelled-to pay $4,000 for dress
alone in a twelvemonth. Here are
rich opportunities for the exercise of
the Friendly" spirit; not necessarily
the old idea that persons should wear
severely plain, questionable, and
very conspicuous dress, or even that
there is any especial merit in so do
ing, but that expenditures upon the
things which perish" should be di-
rected by justice, delicacy, good taste
and common sense.-Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly.
Evening journal., 1898-08-24
pairs being made to streets by the
BLUE-EYED MARKsMEN.
The Proven Superiority of Northern
Races over the LRtins In the
Use of Firearms.

The Saxon and the Celt, the Teuton
and the Norseman-which merely is
to say the blue-eyed peoples-possess
n capacity for craftsmanship none Of
tina Latin races ever may hope TO at
tain. 1t isn't a SpaBiard's fault that
he cannot fire q bullet straight. He
can't help It. He was born that way.
He has a racial defect in far vision.
The trouble is seated in his eyes, and
against bluc-eyed antagonist he
must always be the loser when II
comes to scoring on a target at fairly
long range. Neither can the Indian
or the negro shoot so as 20 make IL
good betting that he is going to hit
anything. They mean well, but they
won't do.
What IL Is about the blue-eyed man
which renders his far sight superior
to that Of his dark-eyed cousin oculists
are not agreed upon. They have not
satisfactorily determined whether his
advantage is derived from a pigment
which clarifies his vision or whether
the shape of his lenses is somewhat diff.
fercnt, furnishing him greater range
of sight and more magnliied picture
of distant objects, but regarding the
fact itself they haye long since ceased
contention.
All the historic marksmen of record
from Natty Bumpo to Capt. Bogar
dus-had blue or hazel eyes. Look over
the long list of western "killers" whc
hourished in the frontier days, nov
passed away, and you viii recall thai
the invincible ones, those who wer,
quickest on the trigger and who never
missed their man, were blue-eyed
Billy the Kid. Wild Bill, Bat Mastersor
and Jesse James-good men and bad
sheriffs upholding law and despera
does defying it--had eyes as blue as th'
unlocked sky Of June. The Tennessee
mountaineers who from behind Jack
sons cotton bales poured so witherini
fire into Packenham' s sscarlet-coate,
veterans that even that intrepid sol
diery could not endure it and he'
from its fiery breath as from befor
the mouth of furnace were blue-eye'
rihemen.
Every regimental officer Of expert
ence and every gun club man know
that the records Of target practice vii
show the blue-eyed men well in tn
lead over their dark-eyed fellows, an
the longer the distance the NOR
marked becomes the disparity.-Ch
cago Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1898-08-24
CONFERENCE OPENS.
international ArbitrationCom.
mission Begins It's Labors.
LORD HERSCHELL CHOSEN president
The Mayor OF Quebec, lord Herscheil ans
Senator Fairbanks Make Speeches,
After Which the Commission
Adjourns TIL Tomorrow.

QUEBEC. Aug. 24.-The ice is broken
the somewhat rigid British formalitiei
of preliminary organization are past
the commissioners have become ac
quainted and the body OF international
arbtrators are now ready for the hare
work before them.
The ceremonies Of organization tool
place in the parliament buildings yes
terday and while they were character
lied by a considerable degree of dignity
the utmost degree OF friendliness was
manifest In every word and movement
and an amicable adjustment of all ques
tions is predicted by both the American
and. British commissioners.
At noon the commissioners met IN
private session in the legislative as
sembly, the upper house of the Quebec
parliament, all of the commissioners
excepting Congressman Dingley and Sif
James Winter being present. After the
formal exchange Of credentials Senator
Fairbanks, as chairman of the Ameri-
can delegation. named Lord Herschel
of England as permanent president oi
the joint commission. Three secretaries
were then chosen. Chandler p. Anderson
representing the Americans. w c. Cart.
wright representing Great Britain and
Henry Bourassa. NJ. p. representing the
Canadians. A committee of four com
missioners was appointed to formulate
plan Of procedure and win report al
the next meeting of the commission
Thursday at IL a. m.
After this work of organization wa.
finished the commissioners proceeded
| to the legislative council chamber
where a public reception was rendered
them by Mayor s. n. Parent and ths
city council of Quebec. A small GROVE
of the best citizens of Quebec and {
number of American and Canadian la
dies occupied the first rows Of seats II
| the gallery Everything was done will
the greatest degree of formal precision
| The commissioners filed into the cham
Der in advance Of the visiting citizen
and stood about long table during tn
addresses. Lord Herschell stood at tn
head Of the British commissioners ol
the east side Of the table, and Senate
Fairbanks al the head of the American
commissioners on the west side.
When the commissioners had takel
their places, Mayor Parent standing a
the foot of the table, addressed them
His words were delivered first in Frencl
and then in English.
Senator Fairbanks replied. Lord Her
schen followed Senator Fairbanks.
The commissioners then immediatel
left the building to meet again Thurs
day.
During the afternoon Hon. Don n
Dickinson and a number Of gentleme
of the western states interested in tn
Canadian lumber trade had a confer
ence with the American commissioner
Congressman Dingley arrived yestei
day afternoon.
Evening journal., 1898-08-24
SLEEP WALKING.
A Dangerous Habit That May be
Broken with Proper
Treatment.

Sleep walking, or somnambulism, is
neither so common nor so entertain
Ing a habit as readers of a certain kind
of stories might be induced to believe.
It is, as little reflection viii convince
us, a habit, or we might even say a
malady, which exposes its victim to
great peril.
The somnambulist is in condition
very similar to shat of hypnotized or
mesmerized person. The action of the
mind is greatly restricted, in that the
reasoning facility is almost complete
ly in abeyance, and everything the per-
son does IS purely automatic and per-
formed under the influence of a single
idea.
But the very fact that the mind,
crippled as its powers are, acts solely
in one direction and is not distracted
by external impressions, makes the
persons actions more certain than
they. would be in a waking state. Thus
somnambulist may walk along the
edge of roof with perfect steadiness,
while, If awake. he would certainly
turn dizzy and fall. So, too, in a total
ly dark room, the sleep walker will
often move about without stumbling
against chairs or tables, or will seat
himself at desk or stand holding
many objects without upsetting one.
Although we do not know with GER
tainty the condition of the brain in
sompambulism, observation has
taught MS TO recognize many of the
causes which induce it, and so TO con-
troll the habit in great measure. These
causes may be mental, such as worry,
brooding over one idea, and hard
study, especially late at night; or
physical, such as late suppers, INSULT
cient exercise, and sleeping with the
| head too low.
Most sleep walkers are either of a
nervous constitution, or have received
some severe shock, great grief or i'm
moderate Joy, which was temporarily
disturbed their nervous equilibrium
The young of both sexes are most sub
iect to sleep walking, and when the
habit is found in youth it is usually
outgrown in a few years.
The confirmed somnambulist SHOULD
avoid all the mental and physica
! causes above mentioned. The bed
clothing should be light, the sleeping
room of good size and well ventilated
Much time should be passed in tn
open air, and over-applicatiou t.
studies must be carefully avoided.
In obstinate cases the patient shoul'
not be left alone at night, and door
and windows should be securely fas
tened. If he is discovered out of be-
he should be gently guided back, an
should not be walened until once NOR
lying down.-Youth's Companion.
Evening journal., 1898-08-24
IN FAIRYLAND.
birds mud Animals and Look
ing After Wonders.

A fairy's life Is by no means all play
nothing TO do and plenty OF time TO
do it in;" not a bit OF i'll Idleness is
misery. and "all play and no work" is.
II anything, worse than "all work and
no play" and happiness is found be-
tween the two. A vast deal lies IN TAX
ing a thorough interest in what one
has TO do and doing ii with ones
might; and Of all work that OF the
fairies is perhaps most interesting.
In many parts OF Fairyland there
are hospitals where gnats, flies, bees
and other humble creatures are taken
IN when injured and carefully tended
There are schools for teaching spin
ming TO spiders and caterpillars and
weaving TO the weaver bird; schools
for the blind, wlere moles may learn
to burrow; swimming schools for
fishes; flying schools for birds and
such fishes as care to learn; perfume
factories, where the perfume is made
that scents the jasmine, sweet pea, the
lily and the rose. There are store
houses, too, of splendid dreams and
castles in the air. When you see a
baby's face rippled with smiles as he
sleeps you may be sure that the fairies
nre whispering beautiful thoughts or
showing him lovely pictures.
But the part of Fairyland TO which
Nicnack had come was devoted to
quite different occupations; IL was the
store-place of wonders. Here the au-
rora-boreallswas treasured; here, too.
might be seen an assortment of halos,
mock suns, mock moons and the va
Iious forms Of mirage. But, what was
Of far more concern 10 Nlcnack, this
was the place where the rainbow was
kept. When IL had done duty in the
sky and gladdened the eyes Of men il
was taken down by the fairies, careful
~ busted and then folded and set aside
until wanted.
Nicnack had been full of curiosity
as TO what the treasure at the end Of
the rainbow could possibly be. He now
found that IL Is C. magic crystal prison.
When the rainbow is first set 'yp IN the
sky II is perfectly invisible. The prism
being placed at one end of the arch.
the colors are flashed along, and all
appear in their proper order. The
crystals are kept carefully wrapped in
thistle-down, and fresh one is used
every time.--A. +. Bowser, in st. Mich
| olas.
Evening journal., 1898-08-24
ono of nir other rltIe.-

This story is from the new biography
" the prince of Wales: On one oc.
casicu when his royal highness and an
equerry were going through the Louvre
galleries they were observed by party
of Americans, one Of whom remarked
in loud whisper TO one of his friends;
iii bet you ten maps that's the prince
Of Wales" "Donel" cried the other.
Accordingly n few moments later the
American approached the princes
equerry and asked him, in a low tone,
the name OF his companion. The earl
Of Chester" was the truthful answer.
"Soldl" said the Yankee, in a disap-
pointed tone-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Evening journal., 1898-08-24
phIlInnIne 1nsurgents onlet.

MANILA. Aug. 24.-The rumors Of
trouble between the natives and the
Americans are for the most part un-
founded. The fact is that the insur-
gents have been unwilling to disarm
until assured of the permanence of
American protection.
The distrust felt as to the Spanish
bank. which originated in rumors as to
an excessive note issue to aid the Span
ish authorities, led to a run on the in
stitution, but the British banking
houses came to its assistance and
averted a failure.
Business is now booming. The OBJ
structons in the river Pasig, which
flows through the town. have been re-
moved and the waterworks have re-
surned operations.