davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-02-01
For BACKBONE.
Nubbins.
C. E. CARLISLE.

c. E. CARLISLE.
"One of 100000" is good. How
would 100000 or not, I am L. do?
I'm against everything that's
against saloons. Alderman Powers
of Chicago.
Rare and refreshing frankness. Are
there others?
Dodging issues seems to be an i'm
portant qualification for presidential
aspirants these later days. Time was
when issues used to be met and
grappled with.
To man up tree it looks as
though the soldier patron of Uncle
Sans military drunk factory might be
considered fortunate, indeed, in gettine
off without lent in his head, to say
nothing of his hat.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-02-01
Progress of the Movement.

Prosperity has crowded the New Voice
into larger quarters.
'This is to be literature campaign 2
says Chairman Stewart.
The Good Templars will raise $1,000
for 1902 the jubilee year Of the order.
Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer, the first presi-
dent Of the National w. c. T., u, is dead.
No one need be without Backbone when
we send it free to those sending us a club
Of four subscriptions at 25 cents each.
Prohibitionists quite extensively cele-
brated Lincolns and Washington's birth
day with banauets, conferences. socials
and rallies.
Placards reading: mo wines or liquors
dining cars on the trains that pass through
that state.
Will our exchanges please address Back
bone at 1914 Capitol Avenue, st. Paul?
Our address for all other mail Is 43 East
Fourth Street.
Col. Robert Moore, late chairman of the
Kentucky Republican state central commit
UcG, duu HIS lOuI SOuS nave JULIEN Tile
Prohibition party.
H. s. Bonsib has raised $500 for party
work in the First Congressional district,
Indiana. Each Of the thirteen districts
has an organizer.
The Second Congressional district con-
vention, Michigan. adopted resolution de-
nOuncing the expansion of the liquor traffic
in our new territory.
The State w. C. T. U. has published a
most excellent course of study covering
four years. Address Mrs. Belle M. Welch,
113O Chestnut avenue, Minneapolis.
All the express companies doing business
in North Dakota have decided to refuse
all c. O. d. shipments of liquor. Legal
prosecutions brought them to time.
st. Paul saloons must close at midnight.
Minneapolis messenger boys must keep out
Of saloons and must not carry liquor to
patrons of the messenger companies.
The celebrated Meneley Trio are under
engagement for a month in Minnesota, be-
ginning Feb. Goth. Rev. b. 3. Haugan of
Fergus Falls Is making their appointments.
General Lord Roberts, of the British
army, says that $4,000 soldiers who are
total abstainers will accomplish as much
as 10000 who are allowed supplies Of
liquor.
Send us 25 or SO cents or dollar, and
have this number of Backbone mailed to
enemies of the saloon who think the Pro-
hibition party isn't in it, A cent a
copy.
Susan b. Anthony told the U. S. Senate
committe on woman suffrage this month
that where suffrage had been defeated it
was due to the foreign-born and liquor
vote.
w. J. Brown has appeared before the
Minneapolis and st. Paul charter commits
sions urging the insertion of provision for
the municipal ownership and management
of the liquor traffic.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-02-01
Greeting from a Leader.

Editor Backbone: I am pleased to
note the activity displayed by the Pro-
hibitionists this fall in many parts of
the country, and especially in the
West. It reminds me of the past and
augurs well for the future. The nulli-
fcation of the canteen law by the
Washington authorities should be, in
itself, sufficient proof of the DONNA
ton of the liquor power in our Govern
ment and lead many to enter an en-
phatic protest by voting the Prohibi-
ton ticket.
JOSHUA LEVERING,
Baltimore.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-02-01
NATURE OF THE ISSUE.


many seemingly candid people who,
conceding the rightfulness of prohibi-
ton of the liquor traffic, are yet un-
die to see the wisdom of seeking 1t
through the agency of a separate po-
litical party. They ask, why not some
how unite the friends of prohibition In
all the parties on some non-partisan
line? But when asked in reply, how is
this to be effected? all answers are
exceedingly vague, all experiments
along this line have thus far proved
very unsatisfactory. The Anti-Saloon
League is fast proving itself to be no
exception to this rule. However pure
the motives of it's advocates, the plan
is unphilosophical, and must end in
failure, and the disappointment of it's
friends. The principles Of social and
political philosophy underlying the
formation of new and successful polit-
ical parties in this country may be sue
cinctly stated nearly as follows:
1. The question must be one of such
moral and material magnitude and
weight, as to appeal strongly at once
to the reason and moral sense of the
people.
2. The subject for adjustment or
the proposed new action must be
clearly within the purview of civil au-
thority. It must be properly and un-
questionably political question, justi-
fed by high moral considerations
g. The question put in issue must
be one upon which voters in other
parties are irrevocably divided, or, In
other words, Of SO radical a nature as
to be incapable of any just compro-
mise.
4. 1t must be susceptible of such
clear statement as to be readily COM
pretended by the public at large.
S. Before the party is organized
there should exist certain reasonable
amount of we'll crystallized public SEN
timent in favor of the principles in
volped in the new movement. They
should have been so tested in the
courts as to leave no reasonable doubt
of their constitutional and moral
soundness.
6. The question should be broadly
national, involving the welfare of the
whole country.
T. It must also be question which,
in the nature of things, will require
the long-continued use of the legis-
lative, judicial and executive depart
ments of the national, state and mu-
nicipal branches of government to give
it complete effectiveness.
The foregoing is but an imperfect
outline Of the attributes which inhere
in the issue presented by the Prohibit
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-02-01
Baltimore.

We believe that out and out, straight
away, four square political righteous
ness, absolutely separated from any
party that is silent or servile on this
question is the way to accomplish
the end. Come We out from among
them and touch not the unclean
thing, and 1 will heal you"-socially,
individually, or politically. And we
believe that it is the Christians para
mount duty to remove the plague that
blights soul and body alike.-W. G..
Calderwood.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-02-01
"Our Bobs. !"

Whatever may be thought of the
English Boer war, abstainers can but
be proud of Lord Roberts, who, by per-
sonal example and discipline, has done
so much for our cause. Here is q
verse from Kiplings "Bobs':
YES little down on drink,
Chaplain Bobs;
But it keeps us outer clink--
Don't it Bobs?
So we will not complain
Tho 'e's water on the brain,
II 'e leads us straight again,
Diae-light Bobs.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-02-01

They talk of the man behind the gun,
And the deadly work that he has done;
But much more deadly work, by far,
Is done by the fellow behind the bar.
They talk of the man behind the gun,
Yet only in battle his work is done;
Bot never ceases, in peace or war,
The work of the man behind the bar.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
800 LIARS.

For the consolation of candidates is
related the following story, as having
taken place in one of the lower counties
of Mississippi: Two men announced
for the Office of sheriff-one a smoothe,
affabe and very popular man, the other
morose, self-conceited and a perfect
bore. The latter would go down in the
field and sit down on the pillow beam in
order to hold the attention of the
farmer until he could harangue his
campaign story to him. Finally the
farmer, in order to get rid of him,
would tell him all right he would vote
for him. He continued to do this until
he had the names of 999 voters on
little book he carried along for the pur-
pose of recording each assured vote.
This number being the majority vote of
the county, he went to his home and
put up his horse and was happy in the
absolute assurance of his victory. For
days and weeks afterward, whenever he
noticed his opponents sallying over the
county for votes, he would chuckle to
himself, The election came on. and
that night he went down to ascertain
the result, and as he was returning
to his home with bowed head
passer-by inquired: well, how did
you run ?" "Oh, ran like scared
wolf. got two votes, mine and my
sons, but hold on my friend, have
one consolation in my defeat. know
that there are in this county 999 of the
lordliest liars that ever lived"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
COMMITTED SUICIDE.

Mr.. Mansfield York. formerly Of At
lanta, but who was born and raised in
Marietta, committed suicide in Jack
sonville, Florida, on Tuesday night OF
last week, by taking morphine. The
deceased was about thirty years old and
was victim of consumption. He was
the son of Mr.. A. w. York. deceased
who was for many years telegraph OPP
orator in Marietta. Mr.. Mansfield
York left Atlanta for Jacksonville in
December last, where he secured en-
ployment in the dsipatcher's Office of
the Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad company. Tuesday he did not
go to work, but was away from home
for an hour or two and while out it is
believed that he purchased the poison
Gus drug. The deceased before going
to Jacksonville was an employe of the
Western Union telegraph company
He was member and usher of the
First Baptist church in Atlanta. Two
years ago he married Miss Carrie Ben
son, daughter of DR.. G. F. Benson,
secretary of the board of health of At
lanta
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
AHANDSOME MONUMENT.

One of the largest and handsomest
monuments ever turned out in Georgia,
was finished, boxed and shipped last
Monday by Butler Brothers Marble
Shops, in this place. 1t is composed of
seven pieces, the base being six feet
square. 1t is thirty feet in heighth,
and it has $50 cubic feet of Georgia
marble in it. The piece on which is
the raised lettering, is three feet
square, with a column at each corner.
On one side is the inscription to the
memory of Mrs. Sarah r. Hight, and
on the other side is the name of James
l.. Hight, Jr. On another piece is the
large letter 'H, and on another, the
word Hight" The main shaft goes
to point, with clear cut drapery fall
ing gracefully around it. This monu-
ment was ordered by Mr.. James L.
Hight. ST., and was carried through
the country on wagons to Sweetwater
cemetery 1t took thirty three mules
to transport all of it, 1t is an $3.50
job, and reflects credit in execution
and artistic beauty and shows what
can be done ir Georgia marble by our
home workmen.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
BUSINESS RELIANCE.

The business reliance that each man
has in others of the community is the
great secret of any towns advance
ment, no matter where you go. While
there may be differences in religious,
social and political views, all should
stand solidly together in the material,
moral and social uplift of the commu-
nifty, With all due respect to the opin-
ions of others, this is the only way to
look at the matter. Allow every indi-
vidual man the privilege of thought,
and respect him whether he agrees
with you or not, but whenever there is
a movement to go forward and upward
every man should surrender his indi-
vidual. views for the good of all, and
put his shoulder to the wheel and helm
to move forward the car of progress.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
DON'T SPEAK ILL,

If you have occasion to speak of your
neighbor don't forget that you don't
have to speak i'll of him. If you know
nothing of him that is good, you'll feel
great deal more like a man if you'll
say nothing at all, unless the said
neighbor is so desperately wicked that
he is a menace to the community
Again if you hear things said of your
neighbor that are not quite compli-
mentary, don't be in a hurry to tell
him about it. Nine times out of ten he
doesn't care to hear it and will only
listen through courtesy. If he is a
good man and does not merit the evil
things said of him, you have wounded
good man, and done no good. If he
is bad man he will care but very
little what is said about him and your
words will have about the same effect
as pouring water on ducks back, ex-
cept that you will probably establish
your reputation as a tale bearer and a
scandal monger.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
A GOOD STORY.

A good story is going the rounds
against the members of the legal pro-
fession, but not in Marietta. A man
wandering among the tombs of ceme
terry in city was struck with an in
scription which read: "A lawyer and
an honest man." He was lost in
thought, and when run upon by a
fellow being, who noticed his abstrac-
ton and asked if he had found the
grave of dear friend or relative, said :
mo but was wondering why they
came to bury these two fellows in the
same grave"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
YOUR SIGN.

A sign is one method of advertis-
ing The very fact that you use a sign,
shows you believe in advertising Then
why not put your sign in the JOURNAL,
which is read by six thousand people
every week, and extend All invitation
to the tradingpublic to visit your store.
The sign over the store will come in
very nicely when you get people at
tracted toward your store by the news
paper. Otherwise they may never
know you have sign over your door.
This is an age.when people read news
papers. and you must adopt the pro-
gressive idea of the times.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
FORREST FIRE.

On Friday noon, in Marietta district,
about six miles from town, fire started
at R.L.&J. G. Growers saw mill, from
Il spark from the engine. 1t caught
leaves and pine straw and dead trees
and ragged furious,y, and spread for
about one mile and a half, burning one
thousand panels of fencing and fifty
cords of stacked wood The whistle of
the engine blew, and neighbors for
three miles about gathered and fought
the fire'until So'clock that night be-
fore it could be stayed in its devasta-
ting and destructive progress,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

The last letter from Captain John H.
Boston in the army in the Philippines,
stated that he was stationed about six
~ miles from Manila, having been
made provost marshal to establish mu-
nicipal government and schools in some
half dozen towns, of population of
about 22,0O0 His health was good and
he was getting on finely. Occasional
skirmishes with small bands of scatter
ed insurgents was an extra pastime.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
WHAT'S THE USE?

What's the use of the Atlanta Jour-
nal keeping up a continued kick about
a registration for primary, when the
matter is permanently fixed for this
election, and it is too late to undo any
thing. Why not urge people to regis
ter and get out as large vote as pos
sible.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
MISSION WORK.

The Rev j. II. Patton held the regu-
lar monthly services at the Presbyte-
rian Mission last Thursday evening A
large and appreciative audience was
present, and the sermon made pro-
found impression. Ten persons came
forward in response to exhortation to
live the Christian life. There is a
growing sentiment in Marietta in favor
of Missionary work, and number of
our indefatigable Christian workers
say that all the churches should extend
their efforts in this direction
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12
A DWELLING BURNED.

The dwelling of Mr.. M. G. Sprouse, in
Gritter district, near Ebenezer church,
was burned on last Sunday after
noon. His eight year old son and a
young Master Lipsey, struck some
matches which igited some lint cotton
and soon the uncomfortable flames
swept over the building and reduced it
to ashes. Nothing saved, except three
chairs. No insurance.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-04-12

When you lock your bedroom door
at night, you should remember that
there is something more important to
be locked out than intruders or bur
glars, and that is worry. If you leave
all worry and care on the outside, moth
ing else could harm you. Worry makes
bad bed-fellow. Fight as hard against
entertaining it as you would against
admitting burglar.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-09
THE FREAK PUMPKIN.
Turned IL Into nm Ever-1ncreas-
ing Source Of Income.

The modern farmer is learning to
take advantage of the weaknesses Of
nature. says the New York Mail and
Express. One of these weaknesses 10
found in the lordly pumpkin. Bruise
n growing pumpkin and the scar will
never be cleared away, but will show
in the ripe pumpkin in the shape OF
delicate little yellow warts. Starting
with this principle, some shrewd Yam
KEGS have made their pumpkin farms
valuable.
After the melons get good-sized and
prove that they will be fine ones the
farmers go into the patch and with q
sharp stick scar them so that when
they are ready for market their happy
faces bear. in words of warts, legends
like these: Fat me at Smiths" Smith
will make pies Of me soon;" Browns
pies are the best" Jones pies are de-
licious!" "You can eat me inside"
The willy farmer hauls these warty
fellows to market. and, calling Smith,
Jones and Brown from their respective
restaurants. shows the strange freak OF
nature. vi touISt sulc 10 iiatS on
sight, and the pumpkin lies at the front
of the restaurant for few days TO as
tonish passers-by until II must be made
into pies to save it. Then the farmer
discovers another freak pumpkin. suit
ably marked. to replace it. Fancy
prices are TO be paid for these pump
kins, and stony patches that would
never pay taxes in any other crop pro
duce wealth in pumpkins.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-09

Rheumat ism, Sciatca and Neuralgia VIII
the instant TO IS Drops" To enable al sui.
ferers To test this wonderful remedy, We will
send free a trial bottle on receipt Of two 2
cent stamps topay for mailing, Large bottles
OF 800 doses 81 90, sent prepaid by maui or ex-
press. IS Drops" is y preventive as well as
a curative for Rheumatism, Sciatica, Neu'
ralgia, Gout, Dyspepsia, Backache, Asthma,
Troubles, Sleeplessness, Nervousness, Nerv-
Gus and Neuragc Headache, Earache,
Toothache, Heart Weakness, La Grippe,
Malaria, Paralysis, Creeping Numbness, and
a long list Of other ills. Write us in haste
and stop your suffering. Agents wanted.
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., 100 Lake
Street, Chicago. III.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-09

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition OF the mu.
cous lining Of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube gets intiamed you have a rumbling
sound. or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dltion, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inhamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
+. j. Cheney Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-09
POTATO LEAF BLIGHT.
This Disease May lie Held In Cheek
by the Application of bordeaux
Mixture.

This disease is widespread and de-
structive. 1t is confined to the leaves
and green stems, and appears about
the time the tubers begin TO form, but
may be noticed earlier if the growth OF
the plants has been checked in any
way. The first indication of its pres
ence Is the appearance on the leaves of
grayish brown spots, which soon be-
come hard and brittle. The disease
progresses rather slowly, the spots
gradually becoming larger, especially
along the edges of the leaflets. AT the
end Of ten days to two weeks. half OF
the leaf surface may be brown, with
cred and brittle, while the rest is OF a
yellowish green color. Three weeks or
q month may elapse before all the
leaves succumb. The tubers stop
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-09

growing almost as soon as the leaves
are attacked, and as result the crop
is practically worthless.
This blight may be held in check
by the application Of Bordeaux mix
ture. This is prepared and applied as
follows: Pour into a 50-gallon bar
rel Is gallons of clear water, then
weigh out six pounds of crushed
bluestone or copper sulphate, and after
tying it in a piece of coarse sacking
suspend the package just beneath the
surface of the water by means Of q
string tied to a stick laid across the
top of the barrel. In another suitable
vessel. such as tub or half barrel,
slack four pounds of fresh lime. Slack
the lime carefully by pouring on small
quantities of water at time, the OBJ
ject being to obtain smooth, creamy
liquid. free from grit. When the lime
is Stacked add sufficient mixture to
make IS gallons. AS soon as the blue
stone is dissolved, which will require an
hour or more. pour the lime murk
and bluestone solution together. using
separate barrel for the purpose. and
stirring constantly to effect thor
ough mixture. 1t sometimes happens
that sufficient lime is not used, and as a
result the foliage may be injured. To
be certain that the mixture is safe. hold
steel knife in il for two or three min
utes, and IL the polished surface of the
blade shows a unprecedented tinge add
more lime, but If it stays bright the
mixture is fit to use.-Farmers' Review.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-09

There are few rules absolutely nee
essary in the care Of all varieties Of
poultry. Feed regularly at stated
times, and give no more than will be
eaten up clean. A change Of food will
be relished and will give good re-
turn. Nests and roosting places must
be kept clean and free from offensive
odor. Fresh. clean water should be
supplied every day. Quietude and free
dom from alarm Of any kind are neces
sary to command their confidence.
which is very important considera-
ton; keep them familiar with your
prcscnce and voice, and do not disap-
point their confidence. Ground plas-
ter Is one of the best didnfectants Is
sllay the offensive odors Of the hen
yard, and costs but little.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-09

To nearly al points IN the United States
on sale at all ticket offices of the Chicago
Great Western Railway on the first and
third Tuesdays of October, November. and
December, at the very low homeseekers
rate Of one fare plus. $500 for the round
trip. Tickets good for return within q
days from date of sale. Persons contem-
plating a trip will save money by calling on
any Great Western Agent and obtaining
detail information regarding the home
seekers rates, or addressing +. II. Lord,
q. p. & L. A., ll3 Adams ST., Chicago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-09

Mrs. Synnex-When Tom asked me to
have him he promised me that my lightest
wish would always be law with him.
Mrs. Sauer-And, Of course, that was all
the promise amounted to-mere empty
words
NO; ! won't say that Tom always re-
spects my ightest wishes II is in matters
OF importance where he is bound to have
bis own way-Boston Transcript.