Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1898-02-01
Progress of the rlOvement.

The name of our paper Is Backbone, not
THE Backbone.
No liquor will be sold in the new national
library as at first announced.
Reform, Eau Claire, Wis., our Danish Nor
wegian paper, is out in a new dress.
Archbishop Williams (Catholic), of Bos-
ton, has come out in favor of total absti-
nence.
At least six regular temperance meet
ings take place every Sunday in Mime
apolis.
Mrs. U. F. Brunn, an able Norwegian
speaker, will give April to platform work
in Minnesota.
Prohibition matters are waking up at st.
Paul. Now let us hear from st. Peter
and the other worthless.
DR.. Slaughter of Duluth and DR.. Day of
Hutchinson, practicing physicians, commit
ted suicide on account of drink.
Mankato has Y. w. c. T. Unions in the
High School, Normal School and CONNER
cial college and also a suburban ''Y."
State conventions of the Prohibition party
will be held in Rhode Island Feb. %, Penn
sylvania May 10, 20, and Wisconsin Aug.
Is. rs.
Father Martin Mahony sends us $780, IS for
the state work, $500 to be applied on his
Lever subscription and the balance for
BACKBONE.
See our w. c.. T.. U. Wool Soap adver-
tisement It's a great scheme to cleanse
our clothing and the nations morals at
the same time.
Thirty-fve of the young women of Kan
sas University have bound themselves to
leave the next party in a body the moment
The new battleship Kentucky, which is
to be launched in March, will be christ
ened with water taken from spring on
the farm where Abraham Lincoln was
born.
The Epworth League convention of the
East Baltimore District of the M. E. church
resolved shat the league cooperate with
and advocate the principles of the Prohi-
bition party"
Contributions to the 100000 fund to re-
tire the Temperance Temple trust bonds
may be sent to Miss Cornelia Dow, Port
land, Me-, or to Miss Sara G. Johnson,
The Temple Chicago.
More than half of the area of st. Paul
Is under prohibition. Eight Of the eleven
wards include prohibition territory. Sa-
looms are excluded from twelve-thirteenths
Of the area Of Minneapolis.
Minnesota stands second in the list of
states which have sent the national w. G.
T. U. treasurer two-dollar donations from
local unions. Only in New York have a
larger number of unions responded.
The national Prohibition committee ap-
peals for 10000 immediate contributions of
$1.00 each. 1t also asks large number
Of pledges of from Is cents to $50 per
month Address Samuel D1ckie, Chairman,
Albion, Mich.
The Canadian government has instructed
it's law department to prepare a bill to SUBJ
NIT the question Of total prohibition to the
whole of Canada, the vote to be taken next
October. Both sides are grding their loins
for a mighty fray.
At DEVILS Lake, N. D., Judge Morgan
sentenced ten blind piggers to a total Of
$3.50 and "a months, and when pronouncing
sentence, said that if they were brought
before him again for the same offense they
would be given year at hard labor in the
penitentiary.
At the dinner given recently by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley to the members
of the diplomatic corps, ''the foreigners"
said Geographic dispatches, had no cause
to complain Of inhospitap1e treatment in
the matter of wine, five wine-glasses being
at each plate
Rev. w. F. Crafts, Superintendent Of the
National Reform Bureau, says that one
thirtieth of the church members of the
land are members of the w. c.. T..
U. and that these are doing more
to advance the kingdom OF Christ than
all the other twenty-nine thrtieths.
A recent visit to Cation College, Minneap-
oils, convinced US that prosperity had come
at least to that institution The attend
ance Is large and the instruction thorough.
Courses in the common branches telegra-