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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
BOILED DOWN.

The Michigan Christian Advocate de-
clares that there is not a brewery in
the country which does not favor
beer canteen.
The Christian Statesman confesses
that the charge that the church of
Christ allows her members to continue
in corrupt political relations, and to
sanction by their votes an evil against
which religion and humanity are ar
rayed is true.'
The Herald and Presbyter clearly
points out that the abolition of the
canteen as social headquarters need
not follow from the driving out of
beer. The British army has canteens
without beer for the use of it's soldiers
who are total abstainers. sLet the
soldiers have their canteen, but let
them be carried on in way to do good
and not evil"
The New Voice notes a somewhat
more emphatic treatment of the can
teen question by the religious press
but deprecates the fact that "some of
the most prominent church papers
continue to annihilate Dowie and in
dividual communion cups, with the ex-
penditure of pages of valuable space,
and allow the atrocious falsehoods of
the daily press, published for the pur-
pose of restoring the governments Of
fetal grOgshOp, to go on dece1ving
their readers, without challenge"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
LOVE TO BE HUMBUGGED.

We lately had an interesting con-
versation with an enemy of the saloon
who is still voting with a license
party. He expressed the belief that
the politicians will soon get all the
issues settled and that thus the way
will be cleared to take hold of the
liquor issue with vigor. 1t has been
a long time since we have laughed
as immoderately as we have over the
child-like innocence of this friend
When the politicians run out of is
sues, elephants will fly around like
mosquitoes. Seriously, though, we
believe that not a few who hate the
saloon entertain the same hope, if
they are not as confident of it's realiza-
ton as the gentleman referred to-
Most of these persons have been real
ly persuaded by the boom methods
of campaign committees that the So
called issues of the last few years
have actually been of some impor-
lance to the welfare of the nation Yet
if anything had made it impossible
to bring these particular issues to the
front, the politicians would have
brought other questions from their
sleeve, the party press and orators
would have gotten in their work and
millions of patriots who think they
have rallied, hurrahed, voted and
everything but bled for their country
would have gone just as mad on those
issues as on the questions which have
SO excited them and helped OUT the
politicians and parties heretofore.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
CHIT I'm AG'IN!"

Nearly everybody seems to think it
quite the thing just now to hit the
saloon an occasional whack in passing.
This is true not only of Christian pas
tors, broad-minded educators and edit
ors who live and work on high plane
all of whom are supposed to speak
the uttermost truth, whatever may
come to them on account of their
temerity-but dough-faced preachers,
penny-a-line editors, bread-and-butter
educators and even ear-to- the-ground
politicians sometimes amuse them
selves by shying brickbat at the le-
galized diabolism. Why is this? 1t
is because the cause of the saloon is
morally indefensible. 1t is because
the Prohibition movement is making
tremendous Roadway in the thought of
the masses. 1t is forerunner of the
fact that "the saloon must CO."
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
TIT FOR TAT.

Ninety per cent of the saloons of
New York and Brooklyn are owned by
brewers.-News item.
They will be all the easier to squelch
Twice during the past five years
wrote Mr.. Bryan, appealing to him to
take up the Prohibition question, but
he declined to consider it-Dr. S. G..
Swallow
Like President Mckinley, Mr.. Bryan
was Every busy" during those days.
He now has time for consideration
and several other things.
Backbone says, ct is pretty hard
work to keep up with the lars and
everyone who has tried to follow
Backbone will say amen-Fairmont
News.
1t can't be possible, can it, that the
News toes were trodden upon by our
recent remark that papers which ad-
vertise saloons need not be expected
to publish anti-saloon editorials?
The Republican party is dead, and a
small maidstone should be erected
over it's remains with this inscription
''Killed by being split while trying to
straddle responsibilities. Henry FL.
Faxon, Quincy Mass.
Would you believe it? This man
Gan excellent man, too) still trains
with the party which he declares to
have died of cowardice What could
the men whom they continually betray
into the party in which they belong?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
PITH OF THE PRESS.

Canadian Royal Templar: The bar
room has the right to destroy men. 1t
pays the government for it.
California Voice: Drinking makes
thinking impossible. Thinking will
yet make drinking impossible.
New Herald: Prohibitionists, deny
yourselves some luxuries of life, that
homes now wrecked by the rum traffic
may be restored to measure of hap
piness.
Golfers Weekly: Oh, the cry of
the children, the cry of the children!
The little, helpless, innocent victims
of the social maelstrom. All the world
over their cry goes up to heaven, and
woe be to the nation or the govern
ment or the dynasty that will not heed
or hear it.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
CHURCH OF GOD. AWAKE!

The Independent gives the total
number of communicates of all de-
nominations in the u. S. as 27,714,-
523. Of these, 8,395,178 are adherents
of the Catholic church. Counting but
one member in five of the Protestant
churches and one in six of the Cath
olic church as voters, then the Chris
tan vote of this country is not less
than 5,261,39S, a conservative esti-
mate. How long would the saloon
live, were this tremendous force ar
rayed uncompromisingly against it?
Until the saloon has died the death
we believe that the ministry and re-
ligious press will have no duty para
mount to that of arousing, unifying
and leading the voting membership of
the church against humanity's chief
foe and hers.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
scANLoN WAS RIGHT.

Prof. Scanlon, Of Manchester College,
recently called the attention of the
Pioneer Press to the statement made
in Backbone and elsewhere, that
the pro-canteen resolutions of the
American Medical Association were
struggled through that body when
only small percentage of the mem
bership was present. The Pioneer
Press doubts the truth of the state
ment. 1t says, Nothing certainly was
heard of it at the time, and such local
physicians as we have been able to
reach with inquiries are of the same
opinion" Will the Pioneer Press
kindly inform us how many physicians
would need to state to our esteemed
contemporary" that they WERE NOT
THERE when the resolutions were
passed, in order to disprove Prof.
Scanlon's statement.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
BRIEF AND BRAINY.

We are not here to float the float Of
faith, but to fight the fight of faith
Frances E. Willard.
The citizen who endorses the liquor traf-
fc by his vote is the destroyer of his coun-
try.-Horace Greeley.
When the public conscience sleeps under
the soothing lullaby of loyalty to party,
right or wrong, good men should pause and
proteSt.-Clinton B. Fisk.
There is nothing this side of the stars
that the saloon hates and fears but votes.
And when the friends of humanity and vir-
tue get together and as a unit vote against
this great curse, the saloon will go.-E. L.
Eaton, D D..
No man has ever had occasion to regret
that he was not addicted to the use of liq-
uors. No woman has ever had occasion to
regret that she was not instrumental in in
Huencing young men to use intoxicants-
John D. Rockefeller.
Just as soon as enough right-minded men
get self-respect, manly courage and polit-
ical honesty enough to stand in party Of
right-minded, courageous and honest men,
for righteousness in civil as well as in
private life, the two gangs of the two cor
rupt rum parties under one generalship
unite and fuse to beat the common enemy.
Lee L. Grumbine.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
A Minnesota pastor who boasts

A Minnesota pastor who boasts
a title or two recently went out of
his way to say in popular lecture,
II am Prohibitionist and therefore
vote the Republican ticket" What
would be thought of the intelligence
of one who should declare, II am for
free silver and therefore a Repub-
lican," or 81 am high protectionist
and therefore vote the Democratic
ticket?"
The Prohibitionists of South Caro-
lima have discarded all connection
with governmental control of the liquor
traffic in any manner. So far as we
know, this is true of Prohibitionists
everywhere. There is sharp line of
demarcation between partial prohibit
ton (Which Prohibitionists favor un-
til they can do better) and legitimiza-
ton of the traffic, in however decep-
tive forms it may be presented.
The Younger brothers parole re-
quires them to abstain from the use of
liquor. It took some time to identify
the man whose body was found this
month in the river near St. Paul; but
it was very easily ascertained that his
death was due to alcoholism. AS a
result of drinking and gambling on a
steamboat excursion from st. Paul the
other day Edward Rooney was shot
and killed. And yet we are told that
Prohibition is not an ISSUE
For three years not a state primary
election has been held in South Caro-
lima at which less than 10000 Prohibi-
tionists have voted against the dispen-
sary candidate and in favor of the
Prohibition standard bearer Yet st.
Paul minister recently declared that
everybody in that state was pleased
with the dispensary, Except few pin
headed Prohibitionists." It goes with
out saying that the city press "head-
lined the contemptuous epithet ap-
piled to those who may always be
found upon the firing line waging
brave fight against the saloon.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
EDITORIAL.

Don't get shot in the back.
If saloon is proper anywhere, it
is proper next door to your home.
If a saloon is good enough for any
bodys boy, it is good enough for
yours.
If everybody should vote as you vote
and work as you work, would the sa-
loon die in hurry?
Those who get into fight about
the time the heavens are ringing with
the huzzas of victory are usually con-
sidered trife late.
The Prohibition party stands for
the prohibition of the importation
of the manufacture and sale OF in
toxicating liquors for beverage pur-
poses. So far as their sale may be
necessary for legitimate purposes,
the law can put it into the hands OF
men who can be trusted, the hottest
Prohibitionist in each town or coun-
ty, if necessary.
Yes, the saloon raises hell. But,
then, an increased number of patriots
are raising wheat, cattle and hogs
and devoting a liberal portion of the
proceeds toward the overthrow of the
diabolical institution. And not
few children are also being raised
who will fight better fight than
their parents There is nothing
bright in the saloon horizon.
Saloonists are objecting to the ex-
tension of the Rural Free Delivery
system. Taking the farmers mail to
his door daily obviates the necessity
of his coming to town SO often and
hence, of course, enjoying the priv
ilege'' of visiting the booze dispensary
as often as he otherwise could, with
out going especially for that purpose.
Public spirited fellows these saloonists
are!
Many a man who would have the
courage to face lannon's mouth and
bristling bayonets in defense of his
country will run like a whitehead
when confronted with facts which bear
heavily on his political party. Yet
the proclamation of such facts is to-
day a hundred fold more necessary to
the welfare of the republic than mar
tial conflict.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01

The address Of W. G. caIderwood, Secretary Of the
State Prohibition Committee is 1922 Hennepin Ave-,
Minneapolis, N. W. Telephone Co.. Main, 3312-Li;
Miss. Valley Co.. 1914.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
Price as Cents In Advance.

Five Copies $1.OO, Twenty Copies $500
Twelve Copies, 800. Thirty five Copies, $500
To the same or different addresses.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-07-01
Who Killed Joe's Baby ?

The new and thrilling story by
Chas. M. Sheldon, author of TN His
Steps," Any new subscriber at our
regular price, Is cents, may have it by
asking for it. A hot weather offer.
Snap it up.
M If you are already subscriber
Pu@A&& will you please tell your neigh
sSAS~ bors about this offer? It will
confer favor upon them, help
us to build up our circulation,
and hasten the death of the
saloon.
VI n II You can still get one of Mrs.
W. " II u Scovell's Photos by becoming
q subscriber for Backbone at
our regular price, rs cents.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14
SUMMONS.

In the Superior Court of Whitman
County.
R. L. Boatright, plaintiff VS.. Minnie L.
Olmstead, G. w. Kite and Jennie M.
Kite, defendants.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, I
County of Whitman. %
The State of Washington, to the said
Minnie L. Olmstead, G. w. Kite and
Jennie M. Kite, defendants.
You are hereby summoned and re-
CURED to appear i'll the Superior Court of
the State of Washington, in and for
Whitman County, within sixty days after
the date of the first publication of this
summons, towit: within sixty days after
the 10th day of August, 1901, and defend
the above entitled action i'll the above en-
titled court, and answer the complaint of
the plaintiff Ill said action, and serve
copy of your said answer on P W. KIM
ball, the undersigned attorney for plain
tiff, at his Office i'll Pullman, in the Coun-
ty of Whitman, State of Washington, and
If you fail to appear and defend said
action and answer the complaint of the
plaintig aforesaid, within the time afore-
said, Judgment will be rendered against
you, according to the demand of the said
complaint, which has been filed with the
Clerk of said Court. The object of the
above entitled action is to foreclose
mortgage given by Minnie l.. Olmstead
upon the following described real estate:
SIS feet off the west end of lots 5 and 6,
and SIS feet off the west end of the north
half of lot 7, ali i'll block 10, according to
recorded plat of Johnson, which said
mortgage was recorded OH the 18th day
of February, 1901, i'll Book 90 of mort
cages, pages 394, 395 and 1876, in the of
fee of the County Auditor of Whitman
County; also to foreclose a mortgage Civ
Ell by defendants G. w. Kite and Jennie
NJ. Kite upon lots and 7, in block II,
according to recorded plat of town of
Johnson, i'll Whitman County, which said
mortgage was on the 18th day of Febru-
airy, 1901, recorded in Book 90 of mort
cages, pages 1872, 1913 and 394, in the of
flee of the County Auditor of Whitman
County, both of which said mortgages
were given to secure the payment of
note given by said defendants Minnie L.
Olnstead, G. w Kite and Jennie NJ.
Kite to plaintiff on February Ist, 1901.
for the sum of $500 with interest at s per
cent, upon which said note there is still
unpaid the sum of 5000 with interest
from May LIST, 1901.
Dated August 9TH, 1901.
P. w. KIMBALL,
Plaintiffs Attorney
Postoffice address: Pullman Whitman
County Washington.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14

Says Kansas exchange: Gao
cording to the Plaindealer, a young
lady at Pratt who found a piece of
park III some bologna, went to the
butcher to learn what became of
the balance of the dog, and he was
SO affected that he only gave her a
part of the tale"
Our old townsman +. w. Nc
Cam was in the city couple of
days last week shaking hands with
some OF his many friends here.
Seems good to see L. w. once in a
while at least. Mr.. Mccain saws
the hardware store of Mccain &
Outman is i'll full running order
now, and that the firm is doing a
hne business. -Waitsburg Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14
FARMERS, ATTENTION!

Mr., w. D. Henry having dis
continued work for the Tacoma
Grain Co., Mr.. R, B. Wilson has
been appointed to fill his place, and
most respectfully solicits a share of
you patronage for the coming sea-
son. The Tacoma Grain Co. is
now building a warehouse two
miles north of Pullman, on the
kitzmiller spur, and have appointed
Mr.. R. A. Farr as agent at that
point, who will be glad to meet you
and make arrangements for storing
your grain.
Yours for Business,
TACOMA GRAIN Co.
r. B. WILSON, Agent.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14
The Sherrys.

The Sherrys, royal entertainers,
peerless musicians, quick change
and speciality artists. at auditorium
Friday evening, September goth, in
high class program of popular
music, comedy sketches, refined
Irish, hayseed, and various other
character representations, latest coon
songs, witty monologues, etc.
Twenty different character special
ties. No waits. A rare treat for
musical people. Two hours of solid
fun. Everything refined and up to
date. Popular prices. A social
dance after concert.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14

There is nothing which any sci
entific optician can do that DR..
White will not do for you and your
eyes. Examinations free.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14

The Blizzard lantern is construct
ed on the cold blast principle, which
is system of air supply that greatly
stimulates combustion and increases
the volume and intensity Of the
light. 1t is fitted with a new and
effective device for raising and low
ering the globe and this also locks
the bnrner in position. These lam
terms are just the thing for the Pa
louise threshermen. They are sold
and guaranteed by Mccain & Out
man.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14
PLAYED OUT.

Dull headache, pains in various parts
of the body, sinking at the pit of the
stomach, loss of appetite, feverishness,
pimples or sores are all positive evil
dences of impure blood. No matter how
it became so it must be purified in order
to obtain good health. Acker's Blood
Elixir has never failed to cure Scrofulous
or Syphilitic poisons or any other blood
diseases. 1t is certainly a wonderful
remedy, and we sci every bottle Oh
positive guarantee. For sale by w
Palmerton. 2
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14
A Good Slices ..

Nothing adds more to vigor of body and
cheerfulness of mind, or aids so we'll in
chasing away the lines ofworry and care
from the weary brow, as good, sound, re-
freshing sleep. But when the gray matter
of the brain has been robbed of it's vitality
and constructive strength by weak, worn
out and exhausted nerves, sleep gives way
to restless tossing and long hours of fever
ish distress Do you want a good sleep?
You can get it if you go about it right.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14
Rates to Spokane Industrial Fair

The Northern Pacific will sell
round trip tickets to Spokane, for
above mentioned occasion, for $500
which ticket includes one admis
sion coupon to the fair. Tickets
on sale Sept. 9th, 18th and 18th,
good returning until Sept. 10Th;
and Sept. 10th, 18th and goth, good
to return until Sept. 23rd. On
Sept. 18th, only will make the
round trip fare, including one adj
mission ticket, S3.o5, good to re-
turn until Sept 18th. For children
between five and twelve years of
age half fare
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14
Lamps at Mccain & outman's 5.


One of the unique attractions at
the Spokane fair is "Palouse Far
mer's Vegetable Garden, arranged
by Prof. Fletcher, of the horticul-
tural department of the college.
The garden contains samples of all
of the vegetables grown in the Pa
louise country, and attracts consid-
cradle attention.
The supreme court has decided
that ex-Sheriff Canutt was not
guilty of contempt of court when
he said to Judge Mcdonald when
the latter was occupying the bench
in the superior court of Whitman
county in the trial of the Hugh
Boyle case: Judge, 1 want to say
right here that l consider this the
d-dest rottenest proceeding l ever
saw in so-called court of justice.
The supreme court has decided that
under the circumstances this lam
guage did not constitute contempt
of court, and has reversed the iudg-
ment of Judge Mcdonald.
The county commissioners of
80 of the SO counties of the state
ave awarded the free scholarships to
students to attend the agricultural
college i'll this city. The list of
counties which have made the sell
ection, together with the names of
the students who receive the free
scholarships, are as follows: Ad-
ans county, Dexter Adams; Asotin,
Glen A. Stone. Chehalis, Bertha L.
Brown Chelan, Daney Haskell;
Clallam, Richard Ward; Clarke,
Charles H. Schuele; Columbia
Ralph Hunt; Cowlitc, Loren Good
win: Douglas, E. H. Young; Ferry,
w. c. M. Scott; Franklin, Albert
Hoffman; Garfield, Victor Wills;
Jefferson, Alfred Lundstrum; King,
Arthur Williams; Kitsap, Alvin S.
Schold; Kittitas, Nelson G.. Mills;
Klickitat, Carl c. Bowers; Lewis,
Joseph NJ. Boyles; Lincoln, Charles
B. Shoemaker; Mason, Robert Cal
low; Okanogan, Frank ]. Dallam,
Jr.; Pacific, Arthur d. Stearns;
Pierce, Herbert c. Whiting; Sno-
homish, Edward A. Holcomb; Spo-
kane, A. d. Butler; Stevens, George
Ketchum; Thurston, Andrew Aus
tin; Walla Walla, Eugene R. Orms-
bee; Whatcom, Lloyd L. Hide
brand; Whitman, Thomas J. Woods;
Yakima, Harvey L. Young.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14

A. J. Cottingham went to Washington
County, Ark, to see his sister and while
there was taken with fux (dysentary)
and was very bad off. He decided to try
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoe Remedy and was so much pleased
with the prompt cure which it effected
that he wrote the manufacturers letter
i'll praise of their medicine. Mr. Getting
ham resides at Lockland, Ark. This rem
edy is for sale by all druggists.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14
Eldredge & Bean, fire insurance.

Fire, life and accident insurance.
Squires & Gaddis.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14
Main Street, PULLMAN, WASH.

WANTED-TRU STWORTHY MEN
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14

For sale 6yI W. PALNERTON
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14

My nerves were so shattered after
severe attack of pneumonia that the least
noise would make me feel like screaming
at the top of my voice. I could not get
nights sleep, and would often awaken
Twelve or fifteen times before morning.
one day purchased bottle of DR.. Miles
Nervine on trial, and before it was half
gone could go to sleep without an effort,
and awake feeling rested and refreshed"
+. h. A FLING, Hartshorne, I. T..
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14
Experience is the Best Teacher. Use

Acker's English Remedy i'll any case of
coughs, colds or Group. Should it fail to
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rs cts. and SO cts. For sale by J. w.
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14

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old established house of solid financial
standing, Salary, $3.50 a year and ex-
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Address Manager 355 Caxton Bldg.
Chicago.