Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-09-01
BACKBONE'S JUBILEE.

have been published SEVEN years. In
that time more than one and half
million copies have been sent out on
their mission. Our paper has served
our workers, stiffened the spinal col
umns of trembling comrades who
wanted to be true, and removed pref
udices and opened the eyes of many to
the breadth of the prohibition issue
and the reasonableness of our position
that the enemies of the saloon should
voice their convictions at the ballot
box.
1t is fitting that the completion Of
our SEVENTH volume should be Gel
ebrated SEVEN is the complete
number in the Scriptures. Its infiu-
ence was not restricted to the He
brews, however. 1t prevailed among
the Persians esther ITO, AZ, among
the ancient Indians, among the Greeks
and Romans to certain extent, and
probably among all nations where the
week of SEVEN days was established,
as in China, Egypt, Arabia, etc.
Backbone's years will soon be SEVEN.
In those SEVEN years it's paid circu-
lation has worked up to SEVEN thou
sand. There are also upon our list
something more than SEVEN thou
sand subscriptions paid for by friends
Of those receiving the paper. We pro-
pose, with the aid of our readers, to
celebrate our SEVENTH birthday in a
manner appropriate to the number Of
our years.
During the remainder of 1903 the
price of single new annual subscrip-
tons will be reduced to FL three
times SEVEN) cents. If during that
time anyone accidentally or purposely
sends us Is cents instead of FL cents,
he will be credited with IA (twice
SEVEN) months.
During the remainder of 1908 we
will receive new, personal (paid for
by the subscriber himseIf) subscrip-
tions for year at SEVEN cents each,
in clubs of not less than SEVEN.
Each person sending us club OF
SEVEN at SEVEN cents each will re-
ceive the paper free for SEVEN
months. If already a subscriber, his
subscription will be advanced SEVEN
months.
We call upon every friend of our
cause to get to work. To celebrate
our jubilee properly will materially
hasten the day of the jubilee over the
saloons death. Great as has been our
need of cooperation heretofore, we
have taken little space to urge it. We
now feel that with the increasing dev-
ilishness of the saloon and the increas-
ing determination and hopefuless of
it's foes there should be an advance
movement in introducing our paper
into new homes. Surely this phenom-
email offer proves our willingness to do
our part and removes every hindrance
to or excuse for inactivity on the part
of our friends. So we earnestly and
hopefully call upon all to do some
thing. If only one in SEVEN of our
SEVEN thousand paying subscribers
should each get us SEVEN subscrip-
tions (they could do it in the next
SEVEN days or SEVEN hours if they
would) it would double our list.
Let our leaders lead. Chairman
Higgins, you have never failed us on
bigger attempts; lead off with a club
of SEVEN. Secretary Calderwood
however much you may urge your
speakers to help us, do you personally
secure SEVEN club, and do it quick
ly, as you urge our workers to act.
Messrs. Dean, Way, Dorsett and all of
our workers throughout fair Mime
sofa who trot in your class, your gifts
of cash, liberal and appreciated though
they have been, won't count in this
game: let Your business run itself long