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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-09-01
Vote the Prob BITIoN TICKET.

DR.. Chas. A. Crane, of Boston, has just
ten DAYS in
Fraud ought to lead every enemy Of the
License system out ct the license parties in
about fifteen fan minutes Epworth
mot Growing just Growing" is the sig
nifcant catch-line of circular issued by
the Garfield School, Owatonna Those de-
string to fit themselves for business life
institution. We are glad to vouch for it's
excellence. It's advertisement appears else
where in this issue.
drinking habits. The collapse took place in
Vermont, where he was stumping for Gle
ment, the independent Republican who
sought the overthrow, OF the prohibitory
Owing to there being four candidates, no
choice was made for governor.
"The largest and most enthusiastic ever
held is the way the Nebraska convention
counties organized. 4 full ticket was
nominated. The platform favors, besides
prohibition, woman suffrage and the initia-
$3.50 1855. ias campaign lono was started with
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union
convention took place at Dubuque. Rev.
adopted was one calling attention to the
fact that labor leaders request their fol-
lowers at times of strike to keep away
from saloons, and declaring this fact as
showing that visiting saloons at any time is
not good for labor.
We have spent enough for liquor during
the past ten years to buy up all of the
69,659 monopolistic establishments Of the
United States, pay par value for every dol
lar of railroad stock issued by United
States railroads, and pay off the mortgage
on the farm of every one of Uncle Sans
farmers who cultivates his own land, and
wipe out the national debt.
Very few persons have proper idea Of
the magnitude Of the liquor traffic in Eng
er, recently made a statement which is
calculated to cause establishment. Accord
ing to his statement, 1t has taken the H.
100000 members of friendly societies fifty
years to raise $500, 1000 100000, and yet each
year four times that amount is spent by
Englishmen for liquor.
The Prohibition Year Book for 1902, cam
number of orders are already booked. It
contains several more pages than last years
edition and is much stronger, especially
along Prohibition party lines It is a
fine campaign document especially for hope
full voters. Prohibition workers and can
didates all need it. Price Is cents, post
paid. Order from Backbone.
We have just mailed a large number of
bills. II you can show an error, please do
pledgors of a dollar or more to our Free
Circulation Fund would receive years
credit on their own paper. We supposed
this was being done, and did not discover
otherwise until many of the bills had been
mailed. Some have therefore been dun
ned" who were not in arrears. This credit
will now be given
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-09-01
500 REWARD. 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages and that is Catarrh. Halls
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the. disease, and giving the patient
and assisting nature in doing Its work.
The proprietors have so much faith in it's
curative powers, that they offer one Hun
dred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address f. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-09-01
Vertebrae.
Ribboners convened

South Dakota White Ribboners convened
at Mitchell Sept. 1915.
The Prohibition party IL making the best
campaign OF it's history in Kansas.
Prohibition has been getting an extensive
hearing at summer assemblies this year.
81. 81. Curtis, Prohibition candidate for
Governor Of South Dakota, came to the
party In 1885,
Conditions in South Dakota were never
effective work.
The ". c. T: u, the Good Templars and
each had headquarters at the State Fair.
"A party Of prominent ladies of Kingston,
Mimi, Carrie Nationized blind
pig. lately. driving the keeper to the woods
and demolishing his place.
National Chairman Q. W. Stewart, makes
g stirring appeal for cash contribu bns OF
Soe f. lin us Il tn sg genManS Bpne
Chicago.
For extensive, persistent, earnest and eff
fective work all previous records are being
ehe a fs
assured.
The new school year is about to open,
and Alfred Miller, who does an immense
era m ag gaoap re wSEk TOR
I'll Wabasha st., st. Paul.
The North Dakota convention met at
Hillsboro and nominated ]. Q. Severson, Of
Mo Of hisbcn for Tieat Governor aaa GnaS Mr.
Severson is strong candidate
The California Prohibition platform, just
adopted, includes planks demanding the
initiative and referendum, public ownership
the laws governing the taxation Of corpora
tions.
The initiative and referendum has been
adopted as a constitutional amendment by
the state of Oregon. The Minnesota plat
form Of the Prohibition party has contained
and Initiative and referendum plank for sew
eral years.
This editor united Rev. s. w. Squire
and Miss Anna M. Kittleson in marriage
on the 9Th ult. Mr.. Squire has done. field
work for the state committee as singer.
John X. McBroom, another Of our erstwhile
field workers, has also found his other half
recently.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-09-01

President Bridgman OF Hamline Uni
versity, whose advertisement frequently
appears in our columns, has secured
100000 Of the endowment Of $3.50, 900 de-
sired, and nearly another 500, 900 has been
conditionally pledged. This institution
and medical departments this year.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-09-01
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

Primary Education is a monthly jour-
nal for teachers, price $1.00. It is beauti-
fully printed, extensively illustrated and
it's fifty pages contain a great variety Of
what we would think every wide-awake
primary teacher would want to see. The
Chicago Office is at 378 Wabash ave-
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Vote the PROHIBITION TICKET
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RICH e. CLYMER
make a specially Of Printing Envelopes
An Automatic Envelope Printing Press
enables them to print them quickly and
at low figures. Send for prices. 65 East
9Th ST., st. Paul.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-09-01
THE PULLMAN CARS

Duluth and the Superiors on Duluth
Short Line are models Of comfort and
convenience.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20

C A g T O R EA. Bears the ihe Kind You Have Always BougN a azZzzzM
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
OAkVILLE HAP PENINGo.

Oakviile was the scene Of large fire last evening. The large farmhouse formerly owned by Albert Mattoon and which was occupied by MT and Mrs Dunbar was burned to the ground. The fire started in the afternoon during the absence of the family and was dis covered about o'clock. About fifteen young men from the. pin shop started in to do all they could to save the fur niture, as the house could not be saved. They succeeded in saving all the furniture. When they reached there they found large dog which was locked in the kitchen suffocated. No one knows how the fire started, and it is sad loss to the family, who had recently moved there. Much credit should be given the young men, who worked so hard to save all they could.
 this afternoon for Birmingham to at pin factory, soon to be erected in this tend the funeral of Miss Cora Bald win.
 Chatfield. the contractor, has the con- tract for the mason work on the new pin factory, son to be erected in this place back of the one now standing.
 MT and Mrs Earle Atwood have gone to housekeeping in Mrs c. A. Smiths tenement.
 Miss Esther Fitch of Watertown and her niece, Miss Louisa James, spent the day yesterday at the home of Mrs Emmet Evans
 James Hannah severed his connec- ton with the Oakville Pin Go yester. day.
 Lewis Atwood is suffering from blood poisoning.
 $. Fl. Cowles of Waterbury was in this place yesterday looking after his property here.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
WATERVILLE DAILY TALK

The Waterville Dramatic club will hold meeting at the parish hall to- night, when it is expected something deTinite will be done in regard to what play the club will produce after the Lenten season.
 An infant child of Mir and Mrs Fred Shamrock of Chapel street died last night. The funeral will be held Sat urday morning at 9 o'clock.
 The canvassers' books for St Mi chaels fair are out and already the canvassers are at work getting chances. The committee in charge in tenci5 to make the coming fair great success.
 Pythian hall will no doubt contain a large crowd tomorrow night when the school entertainment is given.
 The funeral of the infant child of MT and Mrs Henry Emonz of Melton street, who was found dead in bed yes terday morning, took place this after noon at 2 o'clock and was largely at tended. Interment was in Calvary cemetery. MT and Mrs Emonz have the sympathy of q large number of friends in the sad demise of their little child.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
OLD-TIME MUSIC.

Of the lighter kinds of secular mu- sic the catch was the most popular, and we find many allusions to 1t in ShakeSpeare's plays.
 In the catch proper there was some trick or catch in the words. as in that famous one of Calcott's. where the first voice sings, "Ah, how So- phia," and the next catches, this with the phrase. "A house a-fre,'' which in thea rapid pronunciation of that time would sound very much like "Ah. how Sophia 7
 The round, however. is very often confounded with the catch; musically they do not differ. both the round and the catch being varieties of the .scan- on ill the unison," illustrated by the upper parts of the Cuckoo song.''
 When l was boy we used to sing a very familiar round which began "Scotland's burning, Scotland's burn ing! Fire, fire, fire. fire! Cast on water, cast on water,'' etc.
 1t is interesting to find among the rounds and catches of Shakespeare's time some early forms of the nursery rhymes which appear in our s'Mother Goose" For instance, in Act ", scene l, of Flaming of the Shrew,'' where Grumio has been sent ahead to Petruchio's country house to make q fire before he and his bride arrive, presently Petruchio's other servant, Curtis, comes in, and the fire being built, calls out to Grumio, "There's fire ready. and therefore, good Cru mic. the news?''
 ''Why," says Grumio, ''Jack boy! ho boy! and as much news as thou wilt
 This Jack boyl ho boyl is unintellf- gible until you know that these are the first words of a popular catch in Shakespeare's time which ran as fol- lows:
 ''.Jack boy, ho boy-news!
 The cat is in the well,
 Let Us ring now for her knell,
 Ding, ding, dong, bellr'
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20

as is Captain Cook-to the credit of On the whole she did well; but I agree with the unanimous finding of the three admirals who composed the court of inquiry as to the loop" It serious ly marred the Brooklyn's otherwise excellent record, being in fact the one grave mistake. made by any American ship that day. Had the Brooklyn turned to the westward, that is, in the same direction that the Spanish ships were going, instead Of in the contrary direction, she would undoubtedly have been in more dangerous proximity to them. But it would have been more dangerous for them as well as for her! This kind of danger must not be too nicely weighed by those whose trade it is to dare greatly for the honor of the flag. Moreover, the danger was certainly not as great as that which, in the self-same moment, menaced Vain wright's fragile craft as he drove for ward against the foe. 1t was not in my judgment as great as the danger to which the Texas was exposed by the turn as actually made. It certainly caused both the Brooklyn and the Texas materially to lose position com pared to the fleeing Spanish vessels. But after the loop had once been taken Admiral Schley handled the Brooklyn manfully and well. She and the Ore gon were thenceforth the headmost Of the American vesSelS-though the Iowa certainly, and seemingly the Texas also, did as much in hammering to a standstill the Viscaya, Oquendo and Teresa; while the Indiana did all her eastward position and crippled ma chinery permitted. Tn the chase of the Colon the Brooklyn and Oregon share the credit between them.
 President McKinley's Action Just.
 Under such circumstances it seems to me that the recommendations of President Mckinley were eminently proper, and that so far as Admiral Sampson and Admiral Schley were con- cerned it would have been unjust for him to have made other recommends tions.
 Both Admiral Sampson and Admfra, Schley are now on the retired list. iu concluding their report the members Ji the court of inquiry, Admirals Dewey Renham and Ramsay, unite in stating that they recommend that no furth.l action be had in the matter. Witt this recommendation I most heartily concur. There Is no excuse whatever from either side for any further agita ton of this unhappy controversy. Tc keep it alive would merely do damage to the navy and to the country.
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
HOW SHE PREFERRED THEM.

A young man living in Milwaukee became smitten with the charms of one of the pretty visiting teachers last week, and invited her and a friend to lunch with him at q Grand avenue cafe
 She was the type of country girl whose vanity makes her ever ready to take offense at the slightest hint of her lack of acquaintance with the world She and her friend accept ed the young mans invitation and everything was pleasant until they sat down at the table. although the young schoolma'am's anxiety to ap- pear perfectly at ease and accus toned to the attentions of gallant young men was something of a draw back to her comfort.
 Calling one of the walters, the young gallant proceeded to give ar order for such things as he thought would be palatable. and among then was a sardine salad.
 Twill you have the sardines put UT in oil or mustard?' he inquired of tht little school teacher. l She had never seen sardines ex cept in the patent inside of the coun try paper.
 s.I'll have them put up in til box" she said stiffiv, resenting hi evident desire to show off.
 He laughed, and hereafter he vii eat his sardines put up in ice if Il. ever goes to the little town where tn schoolma am lives.-Ailwaukee Sen tinel.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
DEPARTMENT I
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS.

There was no session of the borough court this morning.
 Alden Benedict's strong company will present "Ihelma" at the Gem opera house tomorrow night The borough workmen have finished the work or clearing the gutters of snow. They were greatly assisted in this by the use of the road scraper By the use of the scraper the. heavy drifts are greatly cut down, thus help ing the men in their work immensely
 .szs John A. Stringer. instructor of sci ence in the High school. attended the debate given at Woodbury yesterday by the r@piis of the High school in that town
 The Y. NJ. c. I. will hold regular meeting this evening.
 Evergreen chapter, O. E. S., vii meet tonight.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
WATERTOWN J0TTINGS
One of Watertown's Oldest Residents
 Died Yesterday.

DleQ 1eSIeTudy.
 Sarah Guernsey, S3, lifelong resi- dent of Watertown, died at the home of Frederick Bryant yesterday. The deceased had been i'll for a long time and death came as a relief. The fu- neral will be held from the home of MT Bryant tomorrow at 2 ?. m.
 Word was received here about 6 o'clock last evening that the house for merly owned and occupied by A. Il. Mattoon, situated in the eastern part of the town, was on fire with no hopes of saving it. This place was recently bought by the Boston Land Improve ment Co and afterwards sold to the present owner, MT Dunworth of Water bury.
 On account of not being able to heat the Center school building the pupils in one room were dismissed yesterday forenoon
 Columbia lodge. No r, K. of F., holds regular meeting tonight. A four-horse sled with blow at tached to each side, went through here yesterday forenoon breaking out the roads
 The sleigh party which was planned for last evening, George M Snmmers's place in Woodbury being the objective point, failed to nlaterialize on account of the heavy snow drifts ill that sec tion. The party expects to go as soor as the roads are clear. Supper tonight from 5:3o during the evening at the M II. church There will also be an entertainment.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
JOIN PURDY.

The WatertoWn Cash Tea Store Full line of teas. coffecs, spices. baking powders. extracts. confectionery. cigars.
 MAIN STREET
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
OLIVER SMITH,

The Harness Maker. Moved to building opposite Atwood's feed store office, yVatertoWn
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20
MEETINGS TONIGHT

Company c drill.
 Haymakers 101a.
 Polishers and Buffers. Women's Relief corps. First division, A. o. Fl. Court Hancock, F. of A. Tunxis tribe, I. O. R. NJ. Second division, A. O. H. Wadhams post, G. A. E. Court Rose Hill, F. of A. Canton T. R. Martin, P. M. Mad River grange, F. of H. Brass City lodge, I. A. of M. High Rock division, s. of T. Friendship lodge, 0. D. Fl. s. Harmony lodge. F. and A. M. St Francis Xavier drum corps Liberty circle, No $50. O. of F. Friendly league. social evening. Unity commandery, U. o. c. c. Martin Hellmann lodge, D. o. Fl. Liberty lodge, No T, A. O. Q. W. Fifth division. Company E, Fl. R. Rossdale camp, No 9e15, M. ". of
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20

l In short, the questic7 as to which of the two men, Admiral Sampson or Ad- miral Schley, was at the time in com hand. is of merely nominal character. Technically Sampson commanded the
 fleet, and Schley as usual, the western 1 division. The actual fact, the impor. tant fact is that after the battle was Joined not helm was shifted, not a l gun was fired, not pound of steain i was put on In the engine room aboard any ship actively engaged, in obedience to the orders of either Sampson or
 Schley, save on their own two vessels
 It was captains fight.
 Schlev Condemned for the Loop. Admiral schley is rightly entitled
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-20

Come and see us. Our plant is not the largest, but t is by far the most modern and best equipped printing office in the state. The Jackson Quick Print, 36 Platt block.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-11

New Orleans, May 10.-Notwith-
standing Liverpool advices were dis
appointing our market opened l to 2
lower, and Immediately after improved
8 to on fresh buying, due to the light
Houston estimates for Monday. The
steadinesS however, was of short dura-
ton, as it soon became apparent that
there was a disposition to- realize,
which occasioned break of 9to IL from
the top, making the net loss on the
Gay Z points of old crop months and
to on new. The fact that the visi
BILE supply of stocks at the ports and
interior towns in America are. only
10000 less than last year and show
an excess of 100000 over year before
last, tends to disarm fear of exhaus-
ton for home consumption, especially
as there are indications of the re-
latiYe gain in the accumlationS con-
tinuing this year, owing to the ac-
cumulated smaller foreign exports,
from now out, as compared to last
year and year before last Conserva-
tive operators are therefore of the
opinion that there will be sufficiency
for the worlds requirements and that
present values about discount the
strength of the situations on its merits.
The anticipation and dread of mani
pulation on the summer positions make
is detrimental to sell short here,
whereas purchases at the present level
are considered hazardous consequent
ly operations in these months are
restricted. Spectators recognizing the
risk attending trading in old crop OPP
tions are being attracted to the new,
and as the weather conditions will reg
ulate them, the chances are they will
soon become more active than the
summer months
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-11
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, May 10.-The effect of the
strike order of the anthracite mine
workers seemed to kill speculative in
terest in the stock market to-day.
Prices went lower. in some cases
notably so, but the volume of the liqui-
dation was trivial and was rather less
in the coalers than in some other de-
partments of the list.
There were some large individual SELL
ing orders in Union Pacific, ST Paul
and number of other prominent
stocks in which speculative party has
been active recently, seemingly on the
assumption that dividend increases
were to be looked for in those stocks.
The Unexpectedly poor showing by the
banks had much the same effect on
stocks, causing struggling losses on
light selling. The opinion was heard
that the anthracite operators prefer a
strike at this time, If one is inevitable,
rather than to have it come in the fall.
This does not consist, with the conf
dent assurance that has been professed
in Wall street that there would be no
strike at all. The strike is not taken
very gravelg. even now, as is shown by
the effect on the stocks of the coal
carrying roads. The loss of over $6,000,-
900 in cash reserves compared with es-
Inmates based on the known move
ments of currency as reported by the
banks themselves of about 50, 000, 900,
was rather vaguely attributed to local
movements" The loan contraction of
$2,22450 showed but a meager result
of the stock market liquidation.
There is nothing to show how far the
much discussed position of the trust
companies may have been altered for
the better by the weeks events.
With discounts in Paris and Berlin
below per cent. and time loans for
four and six months at 1905 per cent.
in New York and even higher for
shorter periods, the expansion of our
loan obligations m foreign money mar
kets is naturally increasing and repre-
sents balance to be met at some fu-
ture time.
The bond market has moved in SYM
pathy with stocks over much narrow
err range. United States bonds I'M
changed.
Total sales of stocks to-day were 2S3.-
500, including Atchison, 800; Canadian
Pacific, $500; Chicago Great Western,
$500; Delaware and Hudson, 10000,
Erie. 1890; Missouri Pacific, 1900:
Pennsylvania, 10000; Reading, $4,000;
Reading second, $500; st. Paul, 1890;
Southern Pacific, 10000; Southern Rail-
way, 5,7eO; Union Pacific, $4,000; Anal
gamated Copper, 1920; Tennessee Coal,
S500
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-11
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, May 10.-The cotton mar
Ket opened steady in tone, with pres
ent crop months unchanged to points
nlgher and new crop options 1m2
points lower. Immediately after the
call prices eased off to 9.1Sc for July
and to S.92c for August under room
selling for both accounts, prompted by
the estimates for large port receipts
and the apparent absence of orders
IN the hands of commission brokers.
Inc English cables afforded no incen-
i've either way, giving futures as net
12q112 points higher and spot cotton
as l-32d higher in Liverpool, as ex-
pected. There were no orders of i'm
portance from abroad in hand, and the
west seemed"to be content with yes
terday's purchases of July cotton, for
the present. Wall street appeared as a
puyer, however, and ring shorts made
haste to cover. July was quickly bid
up 9.22c and August to S97c, at which
level profit taking by smaller holders
once more set in and forced the whole
list off again. July dropped points
and August 8 points from the previous
hgures. Trading was not particularly
active, and conservative operators were
disposed to withdraw from the market
as a matter of precaution pending the
settlement of the coal strike and a bet
ter knowledge of the intentions of the
New Orleans bull interest The crop
and weather reports We're bearish,
showing fair conditions over the entire
belt, except few stations in the South
Atlantic states. The plant was we'll
cultivated as a general thing and do
ing well. For Monday Houston esti-
mated receipts were 500 to 900 bales,
against 1924 bales last week and 2,277
bales same day last year.