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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-22
SQUABBLING OVER
THE GUARDIANSHIP
DENIAL MADE OF DURKIN BE.
ING SLATED.

One Faction Of the Democratic Ticket
Declares that the Announcement of
Durkin Being Agreed Upon was
Manufactured from the Whole
Cloth by the Minority Faction
With View of Forcing Him Into
the Place Against the Will of the
Majority.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-22

The best Of all pills are Beechams.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-22
COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT.
International College Of Music
L. w. CARR, Director.
Will open Sept. in the Burr Build

Piano Courses, $40 year for beginners in
classes; others $50 the year.
Besides the weekly lessons, there will be a
weekly lecture, question class and blackboard
chalk talk Also a monthly musicale and a
quarterly concert recital open to the public
Music as a science with music as an art
Thoroughly taught which causes the most thor
ough and rapid progress ever known. Students
can register at office, 334 Adams avenue, after
August 49, at Office in Burr Building
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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01
County Option Movement.

|
The Minnesota Total Abstinence AS
sociation, an efficient organization Of
our Scandinavian workers, has entered
upon another fight for county option.
Many thousand circulars and voters
pledges have been mailed to those like
~ to be interested. The pledge reads:
4, the undersigned, promise that at the
election of 1900 will vote for no candi-
date for member of the legislature who
has not expressly promised to vote for
a county option law in the legislature;
but this pledge shall not affect my vote
for candidates for other offices; nor
shall it in any way interfere with my
political affiliations
Rev. M. A. Peterson, of st. Paul. is
president Of the organization and j. j.
Skordalsvold, 2O12 Eighth street south,
Minneapolis, is secretary. Professor
Th. s. Reimestad and Professor J. u.
Nydahl are among the members of the
executive committee. Literature which
gives the record of members of past
legislatures on l4lis question and
pledges may be obtained Of the secre-
tary.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01
Ready for the Fight.

Our February number gave the dates
of state conventions of the Prohibi-
ton party in Virginia, Rhode Island,
New Hampshire, North Dakota, Michi-
gan, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio,
Maryland, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Ne
braska, New York and Wisconsin.
Other conventions have since been
called as follows: Vermont, March 16;
Montana, Bozeman, March 81; Idaho,
April 4; Washington, April 7; Oregon,
April 10; Kentucky, April q; New
Jersey, May 8; Maine, May 16; Colo
RADIO, June 8; Kansas, June 20; Massa-
chusetts, July 26; Pennsylvania, Au-
gust 5. West Virginia Prohibitionists
will meet in May or June. Conventions
in this region are to be held as follows:
Minnesota, Minneapolis, March 20, 81;
North Dakota, Grand Forks, March %;
South Dakota, March q; Iowa, Des
Moines, June IL; Wisconsin, Madison,
August o..
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01
Across the Continent.

After inspiring and being inspired
by the Prohibitionists of Minnesota at
their State convention, National Chair
man Stewart will go on to North Dako-
ia and to South Dakota, where he will
attend state conventions. With stop
Of one day at Cheyenne, Wyo., for eth
|er a conference or convention, he will
push on to Bozeman, Mont, meeting
the Montana Prohibitionists in their
state convention. Probably one day
will be spent in Utah, in conference
with few in that state who have ex-
pressed desire that the party be or
ganized. His next stop will be at
Boise, Idaho, for the state convention,
then on to Oregon and Washington.
He will go go down the coast to Los
Angeles, holding two or three confer
ences in California, and by April IS
will reach Phoenix, Ariz., where a
movement is on foot to organize the
Prohibition party in that territory His
present plan is to attend state con-
vention in Arkansas on his return
home.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01
A Lesson for Us.

A letter addressed to the Republican
candidate for Mayor Of Fort Wayne,
Ind, by the grand secretary of the
liquor mems order is full of pointers.
One significant sentence reads:
I'VE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN
ANY REFORM ON TARIFF LEGIs-
LATION OR ANY KIND OF LEGIS-
LATION BUT THE LEGISLATION
DIRECTLY TO THE
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
We commend these words to the
careful consideration of large num-
Der of honest but misguided men who
hate the saloon, talk against it, resolve
against it and pray against it, but as
regularly aid to put into power polit-
ical parties which, when in power, also
keep the saloon in power The saloon
lists think too much of their business
to make such blunder. Are our chill
dren and our neighbors' children, our
country and the church of Jesus Christ
of less value to us than is the saloon
keepers business to him? Shall gold
and silver, high and low tariff, expan-
sion and anti-expansion continue their
pull upon our ballots while we turn
a deaf ear to the entreaties of the mil
lions OF enslaved men, broken hearted
women and crying and dying children?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01
Pushing Things.

The past month has been crowded full Of
meetings in the interest Of our movement.
Secretary Calderwood, J. w. Leedy, and
the editor of Back bon e have been in
conventions and rallies. Several rallies in
each county, Immediately preceding the
convention in that county, have greatly in
creased It's attendance and success. The
State Committee IS determined TO give
county committees the best and most aid
possible to get our case again and again
before the voters of each county. Chair
man Geo. w. Higgins, Rev. u. B. Sutton.
Of Seattle; Rev. ]. n. Buttleman, and ].
w. Lansing have held several meetinps.
The Meneley Trio Of Illinois are stirring M
things in great shape In the northwestern
counties. r. j Arr0w00d has pushed in
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01
Reduced Railroad Rates.

All railroads running to the Twin
Cities have announced a rate from all
Minnesota points of one and pne-third
fares for the round trip to delegates
AND VISITORS to the State conven-
tion. This rate is made on the GER
tifcate plan; that is, those coming to
the convention pay full fare coming,
taking from their ticket agent a re-
ceipt for the same. It will be neces-
sary to ask for this. This receipt,
when endorsed by the railroad secre-
tary of convention, and by the repre-
sentatives of the railroads, who will
be present at the convention, will en-
title the holder to return at one-third
fare. If the passenger uses more than
one line in coming, he would ascertain
from the ticket agent what portion
of his journey can be covered by the
certificate obtainabIe from him and
procure certificate filled out to CORE
spond with each ticket purchased.
The safe way is to get receipt of
each agent from whom ticket is pur-
chased. Tickets will be good to return
until and including March "a
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01
The State Convention.

The State Convention.
One Of the most representative State
conventions that Prohibiionists ever
held will gather at the metropolis of
the State, March 20 and 21..
County conventions have been held
or definitely arranged for in over forty
counties, and arrangements more or
less completed are under way in
twenty-five more.
Unprecedented interest is the report
from all over the field. This assures
a large attendance.
And the programme! Hon. Oliver
w. Stewart, national chairman, will
be present on both days, and DR.. Elijah
B. Jones, of Owatonna; Captain Joseph
G.. Morrison, of Minneapolis, Rev. b.
B. Haugan, of Fergus Falls; Professor
Charles Scanlon, Of Macalester;;- Rev.
Stanley B. Roberts, Hon. Daniel w.
Doty, and others have been invited to
take places on the programme. The
famous Meneley Trio, of Illinois, and
the st. Paul Prohibition Glee Club will
be among those who furnish the music.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01

Bear in mind that the congressional
conventions for the nomination of can
didates for Members of Congress are
called to meet at the same time and
place as the State convention. Unless
otherwise arranged at the county con-
ventions, the delegates to the State
convention will also be delegates to the
Congressional conventions. Excellent
names are being suggested for Con-
gressional nominees. Let us have a
full ticket of frst-class Congressional
timber.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01
Convention Opening Day.

The birthday of the father of pro-
#hibition," General Neal Dow, is known
in the w. c. T. U. calendar as Prohibi-
tion Rally Day. That day-March 20
will, this year, be observed by white
ribboners and other temperance work
ers as Anti-Canteen Day. If before
that date Congress enacts, as we hope
it will, an anti-canteen law so worded
that the Attorney-General cannot in
any possible way nullify it, March 20
will be jubilee day. If Congress fails
to pass such law, then let the people
from Maine to California declare them
selves in public meeting on that day in
such manner as shall convince both
the law-making and the executive
power of this nation that the canteen
must go!- Union Signal
In an address before the Liberal
Club, of Buffalo, on Dec. Ia, President
Schurman, in referring to the sobriety
of the Filipinos, quoted the following
remark as made to him by native:
You have brought us the blessings
Of civilization, and you have lined our
most beautiful street in Manila, the
Esco1ta, with 500 Saloons Then
President Schurman added, THAT is
truly the worst thing we have ever
done. Had we allowed them to go on
with their cock fighting and stopped
our own saloons, it would have been
better"
It (the liquor traffic in the Philip
Epines) is doing more damage to Ameri-
can soldiers than the bullets of the ma
tives. Many Of the officers and the
men who have been captured have been
taken prisoners while drinking Yes,
] repeat it, one-third of them at least
too deep in whisky stupor to get out of
the way Of their foes. The whisky
situation there is something frightful.
Ninety per cent Of the sickness Of the
First Tennessee soldiers was caused by
drinking whisky ana mingling with
bad women. Captain F. M. Wells.
Chaplain First Tennessee.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01
The STRUGGLE OF 1900.
0irding
Held and Others Comng-7he Fund Flovzng Hope
THE STATE CONVENTION.
Full Presidential Electoral State and
Reduced Railroad Rate. The Programme.

every direction for B C k o n subscrip-
tions, and also in making arrangements for
conventions. The committee has several
new men engaged and they will take the
field soon.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01

Century Hall, in which the conven-
tion is to assemble is just the place for
such gathering. It is located in the
very heart of the city, near to all car
lines, and to the hotels and restau-
rants. It is on the second floor, is
clean, light and beautiful and will
hold from 700 to 800 people.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01

1t was at first proposed to open the
first days session in the afternoon.
But as the program began to grow, it
soon became clear that the two days
will be packed full Of important bust
ness, earnest discussions and inimita-
BILE entertainment. And as for the two
great evening rallies, language fails u.s.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01

One of the noticeable features of the
recent growth of the party in this
state is the number of persons of prom
inence, some ION confession Of faith, .
other accessions to our ranks from
Eastern states. The program of the
State convention makes prominent use
of these re-enforcements. They will
make Century Hall ring with their ell
oquence and the assembled hundreds
will vociferously thunder their ap-
proval of their patriotic utterances.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-03-01


We wish our Prohibition women
could vote. But they are not power
less, even politically. They have add
ed much to the. success of the county
conventions just held. They can more
easily double the enthusiasm and fruit
fulness of the State convention: Twin
City women can by their presence and
by inviting their voting friends put
seats, even at the day sessions, at a
premium.
The indications are that there will
be lively contest at the convention
for election as delegates to the Nation
al Convention, which will take place at
Chicago, June ~. Minnesota is en-
titled to only % delegates, and twice
that number have gone from the North
Star state to conventions held further
East than the Windy City.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-27
CELEBRATE DEVILS BIRTHDAY
Cinnamon Regard It as SacrileEious
to Neglect Giving the Evil
One Presents. .

Similar in some respects to the cell
ebration of christmas in Christian
countries is the observance Of the
devils birthday in China. On this an
niyersary many costly gifts are laid
upon the altar Of the evil one. There
are many other superstitions current.
In sending t.4e kitchen god to Heaven
every year, the Chinese housekeeper
has to burn 1t and let the fumes as
cend. It reports on the good deeds of
the family for the year and brings
good luck. Before burning it the
housewife dips her fingers in jar of
molasses and smears the upper and
lower lips of the idol, so that when he
arrives at the pearly city he may tell
a sweet tale on the family and thus
insure benedictions. A family, when
gambling, will cover the eyes of the
idol until the card playing is through
a woman in Luhoh city went to the
temple to pray for the recovery Of her
son from smallpox. He recovered, but
was marked from the effects of the
disease. She returned to the temple
in great rage put a coil Of rope
around the IDOLS neck and soused it
several times in the river, saying:
I'll teach you to lose your benign in
fuence, you rascal.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-27
DAZED A CONDUCTOR.
How q Nervy Western Woman Re-
sented anfInsult on the Street
Cars of New York.

A western woman who is on visit
to New York was. boarding street ca1
in that city the other day. She had
Just placed her foot upon the step and
was preparing to take another ste1
to the upper platform when, with q
furious "Step lively" the conductor
pulled the strap. The car jerked for.
ward and the western woman swayed
back for a minute, then just caught
herself in time to prevent bad fall
upon the cobbies. ls
She confronted the conductor With
angry eyes-eyes that had looked un.
dismayed into those Of mighty horned
monsters of the prairies, I'll 81. Z
What do you mean by starting the
car before was on" she questioned.
-@ "Can't wait all day for you, lady, .
the conductor snarled. Just step in
side there 3.
In a moment the western woman,
with a backward golf sweep of the
arm, lunged for the conductors head.
He lodged. The blow sent his hat
spinning back into the track. The
woman entered the car and sat down.
She was flushed, but dignifed. While
the other women passengers were
rather startled, they all knew just how
she felt. Then the car stopped while
the conductor went back for his hat.
The western woman rode free that
time.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-27
FEATHERED MESSENGERS.


s 4
The Great Barrier pigeon post. III.
though depending on feathered mes
sengers for the safe transmission Of
mail matter, is branch Of mail serv,-s
ice between Auckland, N. q, and the.
Great Barrier islands. The pigeons.
in traversing the route between Great.
Barrier island and the city Of Auck-
land fly across 60 miles Of water, and
it is q somewhat difficult matter to
train the small messengers to start
from Auckland to the island, but IS
has been accompli shed. and several
mails are sent and received daily.
Each pigeon can carry four sheets OF
tissue paper, quarto size, used for
pigeon post. The messages are folded,
snugly, sealed with stamp covered
with waterproof and fastened to the
leg The birds then 81 art for home
where, in accordance wit their tt ain ia.
ing. they raise q tiny door and enter
. box, their arrival being indicated.
{ BY g bell which rings when the door
drops into place. The charge for this!
mail service is sixpence for one mes
not over one sheet ii length
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-27
Natures Rations for Hens.

If the hens are denied all grain dur
ing the late fall months and given
free range of the fields and groves it
will be found that they will return to
their houses, at night with bullying
crops. There is no lack of food on
such a range up to the time that it is
covered with snow. And this food is
exactly suited to the needs of the
hen. It consists of weed seeds and
insects and worms which are
scratched out from under the leaves
ssnd tufts of dead grass. This is ma
lures ration, and the wisest poultry
man in the world cannot substitute
anything for it which will contribute
in equal degree to the health and
thrift Of the flock. Let the hens have
all they can get Of it while it is avail
able, and encourage them to go after
it by feeding them only lightly with
,Rrain.-Farmers' Voice.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-27
Cut Green Bone for Hens.

We have seen it stated that there
are some people who are Of the opin-
Ion that cut green bone is of no adj
vantage to laying hens, and even lean
TO the belief that the feeding Of it is
frequently attended with injury. You
can find people who will contend that
about every article Of food which has
ever been recommended by expert
enced poultrymen is unfit for that
purpose, and it is likely to make Sc
rious trouble if so used. There are
people in the world who find pleasure
in being contrary, and some Of them
have gone into the poultry business.
1T is to be regretted il they have con
WINGED any beginner that cut green
bone cannot be fed to laying hens In
reasonable quantity with entire safe.
ty.-F armers' Voice. 81 81 5sg
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-27
Crops Not to Turn Under.

There are a few crops that pay well
1t turned under and good many that
it does not pay to turn under.
Among the latter are such crops as
rape. Every once in awhile some per-
son asks the value of this for q green
manure. It is practically nothing.
The reason is that it adds nothing to
the soil, for it has built itself up en-
tirely from the soil. AS a general
proposition we should turn under only
those plants that have gained some
thing from the air, and those plants
Are the legumes. Fortunately the
number of the legumes is large and
some Of them will do we'll on most
any soil. If we can't grow one of the
clovers we may yet be able to grow
COW peas or sofa beans, or even the
sand vetch. We have even seen The
ground sown to white beans and the
crop turned under when the growth
had become rank.-Farmers' Review.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-27
Chara G e rfstics of the Bee.

Indefatigable industry, energy and
perseverance, are the peculiar charac-
teristics Of the honey bees. They be-
gin their life work at birth in caring
for and nursing young larvae, and at
about 16 days old they become honey
and pollen gatherers, and during the
honey harvest in the early dawn,
when the balance of Gods creation
are asleep, they sally forth on their
daily mission, and when evenings twi-
light has cast it's somber mantle over
natures face they may be seen re-
turning laden with sweets which, but
for their unequaled energy, would be
forever lost. They fear not the suns
,scorching rays and regard not the
rain OF the storm. They deserve a
nice house and clean yard, and they
will provide abundantly for them.
selves and a surplus for their owner il
itreated fairly.-Rural World.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-27
New Variety of Alfalfa,

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Oasis alfalfa is variety with which
experiments are being made at sew
eral points and considerable promise
is given of it's superior qualities. The
seed comes from Tunis, and the plant
appears to be quite drought resist
ant. It has the faculty of reviying
upon being wet after having previous
ly dried up and apparently died.
What is needed in many sections is
good forage plant which will stand
still or dormant but yet retain its
vigor during drought and then put
forth rapid growth as soon as wa.
tered.
Labor men in Vancouver, B. c.,
are urging the imposition Of heavy
tax on male domestic servants, the
object being to diminish the employ
ment Of Chinese and Japs.
Chinese has no grammar, as we
know grammar. According to its po-
sition in sentence a word is either
noun, adjective, verb or adverb the
word itself remains the same.
Prof. Lloyd Morgan, in a recent
address, stated that he had found that
young chickens, taken straight from
the incubator, could swim very well,
the power of swimming being perfect
" instructive.
There are about {, 800 miles Of rails
road in Russia, of which $500 miles
are operated by the imperial govern
ment. Pension funds are maintained
for the employees Of these roads.
These funds amount to something
like $55 100000.
Are walters benefited by fees in
view Of the fact that they make en-
ployers give them lower wages? OF
the 80 associations Of hosts and wait
ers in Germany to whom this ques-
ton was put, only IA answered yes
while IS said no.
s.,
The visitors to Washington from
Mexico, Central and South America
are the most popular with the hotel
keepers in the capital, for they are
the most liberal spenders. They al
ways insist upon having the best.
rooms, and best Of every other accom-
mediation in the house and never OBJ
.ject to the price.
The New Zealand government has
succeeded in putting q check on the
influx Of Austrians. a large number.
were landed in Sydney but the New
Zealand government refused to allow
them to land unless the shipp COM
panies ing them ranteed their
maintenance for three months. Nat-.
urally the shipping companies re-
fused to book Austrian passengers.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-27
FEED BOX FOR TURKEYS.

an arrangement as illustrated. The
feed stand is made of an orange box and
a few laths. Taking a box head,
qailed tWo-inch strips around it, making
a shallow box. The legs are laths;
on the box I put another lid; and above
all I made peaked roof. Then ]
nailed strips around the box which left
openings large enough for the turkeys
ID put their heads through. The
grain is put in the box and turkeys can
eat whenever they wish. If desired, in
stead of the peak, few bricks can be
placed on the box. It is marvellous how
the cockerels can cling to the edge
and stick their heads through the open.
ings. The length of the legs must be
determined by the size of the turkeys.
Cornelius BRAKEMAN, in Farm and
Home. ..sEEe. -.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-27

Rustus (interrupting minister dur.
ing marriage ceremony Pahson,
would you min reading the part
about Glove, honor an obey" jest
once mo-; I doan' want de bride to
fohget to remember it.-Chicago
Chronicle. ~ II %.e-E Z. - 3 Z