Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1899-09-01

Since Prohibition went into effect in
Vermont the increase in population has
been per cent. But the increase in saw
ings bank deposits has been almost sew
enteen thousand per cent.
Mrs. B. L. Scovell greatly endeared her
self to North Dakota White Ribboners
by her address at the School of Meth
at Devils Lake. She will also address the
state convention at Grand Forks Sept
22-25.
At the national convention of the Cath
Ollie Total Abstinence Union Archbishop
Ireland advised the establishment of cof-
fee houses, and also recommended
scientific temperance instruction in
church schools.
It is now accepted as an established
actuarial fact by every insurance COM
pany in England (says Mr.. w. S. Caine)
that the average life of the total abstain
er is nine years longer than that of the
moderate drinker.
Prohibition in Vermont is satisfac-
tory. There are only thirty-fve police Of
ficers in the entire state, not an open
gambling house, and but two known
houses Of ill-fame. The total expenses of
all jails of the state for 1898 was less than
$11, 900.
There will be building devoted to
temperance on the Paris Exposition
grounds next year. Prominent French.
men have subscribed for the stock. 1t
will be handsome structure and will be
headquarters for temperance people of al
nations.
The South Dakota supreme court de.
cides that the prohibitory liquor law Is
in full force and in no way affected by
the uispensary constitutional amendmen
adopted at the last election, as thai
amendment requires legislative action tt
complete it.
The national w. G. T. U. convention
| will take place at Seattle Oct. 1925. The
official train is via the Great Northern
line, leaving st. Paul Oct. IA at p. m
| Round trip fare from Twin Cities, 500
For berths, etc., apply to F. I. Whitney
| General Passenger Agent, st. Paul.
Some of the leading priests Of Chicago
are believers in prohibition. One, Wh'
has a boys temperance brigade of so
members, openly makes prohibition
speeches. The Catholic total abstinenc
| societies have lately declared a boycott
on all groceries which run bars in connec
| ton with their other business.
Women vote in Idaho. The first yea
the liquor men at Moscow tried to hinde
their work on election day. Twelv
women were mysteriously impaneled t.
sit as jurors on some unimportant case
but several of them were so busy the.
could not be found! And one woma1
who was wanted in the jury box sail
she carried fifteen women to the poll
while they were hunting for her!
The Berkeley, Cal, board of trustee
passed strong prohibitory ordinance, t.
go into effect Oct. next But the bone
first required the temperance people t.
tofore received from the saloons, which
amounts to $500. Messrs. Naylor AM
Barker, two prominent leaders in tn
temperance movement here, went befor
the board and became personally respon
sible for this amount.
| BY the influence of the Viennese absti
nence society the Austrian government
was officially represented in the World
Temperance Congress by DR.. de Hebra
professor in the Vienna faculty of medi
cine, who was given a knighthood by tn
emperor. This is the first time the Aus
TRAN government has thus officially rec
ognized the temperance reform, and
has given in advance assurance Of tn
cordial reception awaiting the next con
gress in it's capital.