Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-01-01
PROGRESS OF THE MOVEMENT.

The number of women who voted at the last
election in this stote was 2s,774.
The Good Templar's orphan home Of Califor-
mia recently received gift of $4,000.
Oscar Wolf has been elected Chief Templar of
the Scandinavian Grand Lodge I. o. CT
The Anti Saloon League movement has now es-
tablshed itself in upward of twenty states.
The brewers are going to petition Congress to
take off the war tax of one dollar barrel on beer
Two women, one a Republican and one DEM
ocrat, have been elected to the Legislature in Ida
no,
vet. u. has been organized in Paris.
Twenty five of the leading women eff the city have
joined It.
In his message Gov Lind advises tbs submits
eion Of constitutional amendment providing for
the initiative and referendum.
Gov Roosevelt long ago declared his belief in
suffrage for women, and has often voted in its fs-
vor. He believes in its gradual extension.
There is no need of buying money order when
sending your subscription. Amounts less than
dollar may be sent in one.cent postage stamps.
For information concerning the Demorest or
W. G. T. q. contests, recitation books or medals
address the State Supt, Mrs. Mary G. Greene !,
Window.
An order has been issued forbidding the,sale of
rum to American soldiers in Havana, Cuba, under
penalty of the seizure of stock and enforced re-
tirement from business.
The Prohibition party of Michigan holds its
next state convention at jackson, Feb. q, to nom
mate candidates for Justice of the Supreme Court
and for members of the Board of Regents
There is but one temperance organization in
the United Kingdom of any influence or promi-
hence which does not put prohibition in it's plat
form. They work for prohibition through the
local yeto
Between the ages OF twenty and thirty, where
ten total abstainers die, thirty-oue moderate
drinkers die. Between the ages of thirty and for
ty where ten total abstaners die, forty mode rate
drinkers die.
Mrs. Mary Il. Hunt declares that if the next
generation not intelligent total abstainers it
will be the fault of the temperance men and wo
men of today, who fail to enforce their temper
ance education laws.
Two billion dollars are spent annually in our
land for liquors and tobacco. In twenty-seven
days as much is squandered for this as has been
given to carry out Christ's la command to evan
gelize the world.
The Catholic University of America, located at
Washington, has "Fsther Mathew Chair un
der the auspices of which noted lecturers deliver
temperance lectures in the university extension
courses throughout the country.
The friends of the Temperance Temple Chica-
go, under the leadership of Mrs. Carse, are or
ganizing Willard Memorial Circles. Their aim
is to pay for the Temple and make it memorial
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the Appeal, at the Temple.
No liquor is sold near Stanford University
Palo Ito is prohibition town. President
Jordan sets an example of abstinence before the
pupils and does not use even tea or coffee In an
address to the students he said: 81 detest that
happiness which wine or beer can promote
The National Temperance Federation is union
of the thirty-six national temperance orgsniza-
tions in the United Kingdom. 1t meets twice a
year and passes resolutions only when all the
delegates are agreed This society has passed
very radical resolutions, including demand for
imperial prohibition.
Captain Webb, the worlds champion swimmer,
said that he found even the smallest quantity of
alcohol degenerated the muscles of his arms.
Livingstone, Nansen, Weston, W. u. Grace and
others have given proof how, under grea. tension
and strain, they found they at their best
without alcohol in any form.
Since election Sec'y Calderwood and the editor
of ack o have visited the main points in
Is counties. 1t is proposed that one or the other
of them shall reach every county in the state dur
ing the year, They speak, confer with our work
ers, raise funds for the state committee and push
the circulation of our paper. They usually have
good audiences and report that our men are ii
good spirits being much encouraged by the in
crease in our VOTE
Mr. Medill, the successful newspaper publisher