Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-06-01
BACK BONE

! Paxton, ILL.,, saloon-keepers are to pay
| $3.50 license, and. they must conduct theil
business in single plain room, on the
ground floor, visible throughout from the
street. No music shall be permitted II
saloons, free lunch is prohibited and ne
chairs are allowed.
! New York has adopted the Indiana plar
of district organizers of the Prohibition
party. The state will be divided into l.
districts of from two to five counties each
Chairman Durkee says that he is making
| fine progress in securing the campaign
fund of $4,000 desired.
The Prohibitionists OF Canada, debarred from
the fruits of their victory in the plebiscite bJ
| the action of the premier AMI his government
have determined to force the enactment of 9
Dominion law which will give prohibition In
all provinces where the electors by vote ap-
prove the adoption of such a measure. It is
conceded that the adoption of this law will
mean prohibition in all the provinces OF the Do
minion excepting Quebec.
Walnut Street Baptist Church Of Louis
Vile, KY, the strongest and richest OF
the denomination in the city, has prac-
tically expelled all members having any
connection whatever with the manufac-
ture or sale of intoxicating liquors. Some
of the wealthiest distillers and whisky
merchants of the city are members. They
are given one year to quit the business
or get out of the church.
Chicago may be considered one of the
most hopeless fields for temperance work
in the country, but even here there is
prohibitive district of over twelve square
miles, where no liquor is sold. Washing
ton and Jackson parks and Chicago uni
versity are within this district. AS a
matter of cold business, it is estimated
real estate values in this district would
lose $5O,OOO,OO0 if prohibition was over
thrown.
Toledo preachers declare that they are
in sympathy with many of Mayor Jones
views in industrial questions. They op
posed him iii the recent campaign be.
cause of his non-enforcement of the
LIQUOR ordinances. Toledo has 5S1 saloons
running seven days in the week. In
communication to the Union Signal the
mayor says: ct have stood for such en-
forcement as I believe was for the inter
est of all the people,
The international Epworth League con
vention will meet in Indianapolis. Ina.
| July 20-23. Saturday night, three rouslns
temperance rallies will be the order
These themes will be considered: 'Tota
| Abstinence and the Pledges" Economics
| of the Drink Traffic. 'The Saloon in Pol
tics" and Restrictive and Prohbltfor
| Legislation John G. Woolley. Bishop
| Fitzgerald and Rev. DR.. s. G. Swallow
are among the speakers announced.
The attempt to establish the American
saloon in Havana is not meeting with
as much success as had been anticipated.
| The Cubans do not seem to take kindly
to the American barroom, preferring their
own cafe style of refreshment. The Amer
| lean patronage has proved unsatisfactory
on account of the enforcement Of the
strict rule prohibiting the sale of liquor
to soldiers in uniform, and is growing
more unsatisfactory by the departure of
Americans as the warm weather in
creases.
There are too many timid ones. God grant
that they may have more backbone. BACK.
BONE is the best paper to open the eyes ever
saw. MRS u. w. GILMORE.
Freeborn MINI.
Rooms and meals at moderate rates at the
Bethel Boat, near Union depot, ST. Paul. Rev
D. Morgan, Supt.
The Newton House and Restaurant, Rec
Wing, is for sale. One block from depot Elk
cellent patronage.
| EPWORTH LEAGUE-INDIANAP
For the International convention, July
20, the Monon will have special train
service for the accommoda of the Ep.
worth Leaguers, in addition to their reg.
ular service Of four daily trains between