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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
Brief and Brainy.

Nothing is impossible that Is right.
Nothing that is right is impracticable.-
c. N. Howard.
The liquor traffic is responsible for most
of the crime in Chicago. Whisky ought
to be wiped from the face Of the earth.
Justice Dooley.
A delinquent is 1.-The old man Of the
sea- about the neck of newspaper pub
lisher.-Rev. l. K. Funk, D. D., former
publisher Of New Voice.
When the preachers speak the word,
the church will fall in line, and when
the church seriously attacks the liquor
traffic the battle will be won.-Samuel
Dickie.
No other issue than the denationaliza-
ton of the liquor license system is in
herently competent and fitted to arouse
and marshal the moral forces.-Geo. w.
Armistead.
We can best prove our thankfulness
to the Almighty by the way in which,
on this earth and at this time, each Of
us does his duty to his fellowman.-
From President Roosevelt's Thanksgiv-
ing Proclamation, 1902.
Women, especially, could learn how to
create such a social atmosphere that it
would soon become a recognized social
blunder for any one to attempt the small
est injustice to the friends Of Prohibi-
tion.-Lillian M. Heath.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
A FIGHT FOR THE LEGISLATURE.

There may not be active campaigns
for county Offices in many Minnesota
counties this year, but watch the
beautiful fights in the legislative dis
tricts. There will be a lot of them
and they will cheer the heart of
every Prohibitionist-who bears his
full share in the conflict. A goodly
number of legislative nominees and
committees will work as though they
expected to win and stranger things
have happened than that, if the next
legislature takes possession of the
new capitol, few nicely upholstered
chairs should be reserved for Pro-
hibitionists.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
SOME NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.

Resolve:
That you will vote for no candidate
of any party for any Office from
poundmaster to president, except such
as are squarely, openly and everlast-
ingly committed to the determination
of the saloon.
That you will be a cheer-up-odist.
That you will make an earnest,
practical and persistent attempt to
win at least one voter to the Pro-
hibition party before Nov. 8.
That the promptness, regularity and
liberality of your contributions for the
support of Prohibition work shall be
proportioned to your appreciation Of
the Importance of our cause.
That you will consecrate your men,
DRY anew to the Prohibition move
ment.
That you will use your position in
the church to good-naturedly but ef-
fectively push our cause to the front.
That you will often ask yourself
whether you are doing your duty to
our committees and papers.
That these resolutions take effect
Immediately.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
WHO SHOULD HANG?

About the time this issue reaches
our readers the State Board Of Par
dons will have determined whether
Henry and Charles Nelson, 16 and 1S
years of age, shall hang Feb. 10th, or
spend their life in the State Penitentf-
airy. With one Sutton, of about the
same age, they we're charged last
spring with robbing and numbering
their employer, Henry Krier, an Owa-
tonna saloonkeeper. Sutton turned
states evidence and is now dying in
the hospital at the penitentiary. De-
termined effort is being made to Sc
cure the communication of the sentence
of the Nelson boys to Imprisonment
for life
Their environment has been very
bad. Owatonna legalizes saloons.
Krier's was one of the largest and
most centrally located and is still run
by his widow. The Nelson boys set
up pins in his bowling alley above the
saloon and occupied themselves SINH
larly to a sufficient extent to support
themselves and carry on life of sin
and crime. The facts, which are too
awful to appear in full in print, were
huOWu W tuC duluO11LlCo at " oCOAuc1'
In spite of them this saloon went on
the saloons still go on-in that city
and the marshal, whose duty it is to
stop the sale of liquor to the boys and
to break up such a nest as they have
maintained, has recently been Ii
censed to run saloon of his own and
so develop and educate other moral
degenerates, bummers and criminals.
It is understood that Owatonna
sentiment strongly insists that the
boys shall hang. We would not OBJ
ject to this so strenuously if the ma
jority of the people of that city of
churches and colleges who persistent
ly vote for the continuation of the
anarchistic, damnable liquor-traffc
shall hang with them. Nor is the
state of Minnesota free from RESPONSE
bility for this crime. It was under it's
protection that the saloon was run and
the boys educated crime-ward and
hell-ward. 1t may be said that the
law prohibits the sale of liquor to mi
nors, but who will claim that there is
any serious attempt at it's enforce
ment? In fact, what governor has in
sisted on or even urged the enforce
ment of any liquor law?
Senator Lord had much warrant for
his assertion before the Board of Par
dons, in voice trembling with emo
ton, that eff these boys are guilty it
is by reason of their education and
environment, and the responsibility
rests upon the very officers who came
here to urge the enforcement of the
extreme penalty-the death sentence"
When County Attorney Littleton op-
posed, before the same board, the
communication of the sentence, Chief
Justice Start of the Supreme Court, a
member of the Board, said Hanging
boys for murder does not stop other
boys from committing murder. Would
it not be better to stop the dens
where their feet are first turned to-
ward hell from keeping open in con-
sideration Of the miserable monthly
stipend called fine? Would it not be
infinitely better and cheaper to look
after our boys and safeguard them
than wait until they have become
criminals and then hang them?"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
Pith of the Press.

Defender: The only way to build up
Prohibition party is to always nominate
a ticket, and then work to get men to
vote the ticket on election day.
Solid Facts: No matter how good a
man may be, nor how strong. pillar in
the church he may be, when he is elect
ed to office he will be no better than the
political party behind him.
Chicago Record Herald: "a Massachu-
sets court has decided that man may
be arrested in his own house for drunk
enness. 1t is unfortunate that he may
not at the same time be cowhided."
State Leader (Mo.): When a man
signs a saloon petition, he only prays for
the setting up of one saloon; but when
he votes the ticket of a party that up
holds the license system he prays the
government to let them all continue and
as many more as want to.
California Voice: When we remember
that in this flesh and blood world God
does nearly everything through human
agency, is it not downright scepticism,
if not outright blasphemy, to pray for
Gods kingdom to come, and then vote
for the party that supports the saloon?
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
Tit for Tat.

The two great cities Of New York
and Chicago are regarded by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his political ad-
visers as the storm centers of the
national campaign Of 19O4.-Walter
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

Whatever other Prohibition work you
EIGHT cent offer 90 by. Nearly every
community In the state where we have
readers ought to produce at least EIGHT
new subscriptions.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

1t is worth the thought of high
minded Republicans, especially those
who imagine they are still training
with the party Of Horace Greeley and
Charles Sumner, that the Republican
National Committee has met and ad-
journed and Perry Heath is still it's
secretary
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

A club of EIGHT is seventeen times
better than boiIer-full of hot-air pro-
fession Of "unfinching Ioyaity' to and
"deep interest" in our "glorious cause"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
EDITORIAL.

We begin our EIGHTH year with hope
and purpose. Help US to celebrate the
event by getting EIGHT new subscrlp.
tions. We will accept them at EIGHT
cents each, provided they ALL pay
THEIR OWN subscription.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

We would be delighted to receive club
Of so. or 100 or 1000 from you. We only
Ask YOU for a club Of EIGHT, but we
ask you for that earnestly.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

Secretary caIderwood says the most
important duty of every Prohibitionist
this year is to carry his precinct. That's
another way of saying "Get up a club for
Backbone and do it quickly"
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
THE NEW VOICES DISTRESS.

The New Voice, in it's issue Of Dec.
"a, stated that unless financial help
should come soon, that paper would
be compelled to suspend publication.
Relief is coming, as Is richly de-
served by our great national paper and
the cause which it so ably champions.
But too large a share of the relief is
coming from those who have carefully
kept their own subscriptions paid in
advance and in many cases have also
been sending the New Voice free to
their friends. The management states
that $4,000 are due them from SUBJ
scribers in arrears! They ask not
charity, but simple justice.
A regular roar is going up just now
from number of our Prohibition ex-
changes regarding the burden put
upon them by subscribers in arrears.
They long to be in shape to wage such
a fight against the saloon this year
as has never yet been known, but
tens of thousands of their subscribers
are expecting-or at least leaving
them-to make brick without straw.
Backbone could also tell startling
story of this kind. It isn't good bust
ness policy for publisher to do so
unless driven to it, and we earnestly
hope that day is far off, in spite Of the
neglect of many.
This gives us a good opportunity,
which we gladly improve, to express
our deep appreciation of the thought
full promptness of the majority Of our
subscribers. Quite number of them
are paid two and three years ahead.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
SELLING PRINCIPLE FOR PARTY.

SELLING PRINCIPLE FOR PARTY.
Rev. P. A. Baker, Ohio State Supt. OF
the Anti-saloon League and recently
elected National Supt., publishes the
fact that Senator Hanna is advising
members of the Ohio General Assembly
against the enactment of any temper
ance legislation in Ohio this winter.
The reason he assigns for giving such
advice is that this year is the presi-
Dental election. It will hardly be
overlooked that gentleman whose
surname and initials are the same as
those of the one just mentioned is
chairman of the National Republican
Committee and that he may reason
ably be supposed to represent the
views and policy Of the committee as
a whole and of the party as such.
You doubt it? Well, look around you
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21
OVER $1,000 IS FOUND ON DRUNK
Young Farmland Lies Drunk in Alley With
Wealth on Person.

+ Il 4. ! tH & (
With a deposit slip for ST. 1000 issu-
ed by a New Ulm bank in his coat
pocket and 100 marks in German mon
ely, equal to S25 in American coin,
ia his trousers pocket, Carl Schwad-
erer was picked up by the police in a
drunken stupor Friday evening in the
alley by Steimann's saloon.
He spent the night in the county
jail and Saturday afternoon was ar
raigned before Justice Henningsen and
pleading guilty to being drunk, was
fined SIS with costs amounting to $3.50,
which he paid.
Schwaderer was one of the sullenest
prisoners ever entertained in jail.
He refused to talk but now and then
in fit of huency would humble few
words in German. He is % years
old and has been over from Germany
for three years and during that time
has been working on different farms
near Fairfax. Part of the money he
had saved from work, the rest had
been sent him from the old country.
Schwaderer had been in New Ulm
before, but on this trip had been here
but one day.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21
NEW SCHOOL FUND NOW $4,000
Country Collections Finished, Committee to
Start in City.

The committee appointed to collect
funds for the building of the new
Catholic parochial schoolhouse has
finished its work in the country with
very gratifying results. Sigel, Cot
tonwood, Milford and Lafayette have
contributed SIG, 900 to the school.
This is an excellent showing and
has greatly encouraged the committee
in the work of raising the $4,000
needed. AS yet very little work has
been done in New Ulm, but this week
a committee will be appointed to start
in on the city collections.
The canvas will be thorough and
it is the plan to ask contributions
outside of the regular church mem
bers. Probably all the business men
of the city will invited to contribute
and it is thought that a large number
of them will respond literally.
The committee thinks that as the
Catholic school relieves the public
schools of large burden and so
saves much to the city in school taxes,
the tax payers can we'll afford to con-
tribute little. It points out also
that the members of the church who
are paying most largely for the new
school help pay the taxes which sup
port the public schools.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21
Christmas.

What shall we say of Christmas
this year? Sunday the rising sun
will look upon the day that is
set apart for the anniversary of
the Prince Of Peace. A day that is
hallowed by the sweet memories of
good deeds done and loved ones made
happy. Here in New Ulm, the veil
of sorrow which the hand of a das-
tardly assassin has drawn over the
lives of all, has not been lifted and
the spirit of the day will be darkened
by that untitled veil.
But the day is with us, its memories
and the ties that are renewed by its
reoccurence are the same as ever; let
US fill the cup of happiness full, and
though peace on earth is far removed
and good will to all men has seemed
to get farther from its realization, let
US try to remember that in the prov
ince of the creator all men are broth
ers, and for the space of one day be
free from the littleness of strife that
the narrowness of man has made so
large and try to drink in the cup of
happiness the draught that is offered
to the lips of all who will present it
to their fellow creatures.
Christmas was made for man, not
man for Christmas. 1t is the one
great child's holiday, back to whose
joys and disappointment we all look.
Let us try to make this one of the mile
stone in the lives of all our friends.
1t does not take money to do this; a
kind word, smile or the greetings
of the season. 1t is the trif1es of life
that go to make up the sum of our
happiness.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21
Charles Smith and His Victim.

The persons who signed the bond of
Charles Smith. who shot Miss Alice
Ryan November 9th last, are F. A.
Swartwood, Emil Kletschka. Il. II.
Smith, John o Taylor, Thomas Bar
den, Geo. Ell. Webb and A. Guyer.
The loving Charles was released from
jail on bail Yesterday noon, and the
affectionate Alice and Charles were
made husband and wife last evening
by Judge Wilson. And such is life.
Waseca Herald.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21
SEARLES WANTS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Offshoot Of New Ulm Congregation Possible.
Archbishop to Decide.

A new Catholic church may be
started in Searles, as an offshoot of
the New Ulm congregation. A com
mittee has been appointed to see
Archbishop John Ireland and his ad-
vice will decide the matter.
This new church has been contemp-
lated for a long time but it is but re-
Gently that definate action has been
taken in the matter. The local church
has long been over crowded, in fact
were all the congregation to attend
service at once, the building would
not hold half who would want to get
inside. Every Sunday standing room
is at a premium.
In view OF these conditions Rev. II.
B. Sandmeyer and the local church
do not look unfavorably upon the
proposed action, although it would
take away from fifty to sixty families,
who now attend worship in New Ulm.
# beautiful and dppropriate
| Christmas present far a nan ujzO
smokes "a nice Dor of good CT
lgarS. Tie Blizzurd, la Sigu0r-
|lt0, Clear Hau0nas, Pan0manza,
Nun U1lkes, la Flor de Lincoln,
yHead0W Lark, etc., can be had in
- n = $50
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21

I, Congressman George Henry White, OF
Tarboro, n. c., writes the following let
ter to DR.. Hartman concerning Peruna:
House of Representatives,
Washington, Feb. 4, 1899.
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
GenfIemen-1I am more than salts
fled with Peruna, and find 1t to be an
excellent remedy for the grip and ca-
tarrh. have used It in my family
and they all join me in recommending
Il as an excellent remedy.
Very respectfully,
George II. White.
II you have catarrh write to DIR. Hart
man, giving full statement of your
ease, and he will be pleased to give You
his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21

Governor Elect johnson has done
himself proud in the selection of men
for the appointive officers in his power.
To all appearance he has looked out
for the public welfare rather than to
the reward of political workers
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21

II beautiful and appropriate
Christmas present for a man WAo
smokes is a nice boz of good CT
gars. The Blizzard, Ia Signor-
it0, Clear H0u0n0, Pan0na0na0
Nan Wilkes, LasFzor de Lincoln,
,Neadow. Lark, etc., can be had ia
nicely put up 6ores at z2, 2.5 ana
so.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21

In the beginning of the trouble that
has come from the murder of DIR.
Gebhardt, we asked the people of the
city to suspend Judgment and await
the working out of justice. Tt is all
that can be said at this time. If the
people who read the Review realized
in even a small degree how utterly
impossible it has been for Mr.. Brooks
to give his usual attention to the news
paper, to oversee the work of the
office and to be courteous to all the
calls that have been made upon his
time the past weeks, they would spare
criticism Aside from this the Office
has been handicapped by reason of
too little help, so that all things
considered, at a time when we would
like to give the people all the details
Of what is transpiring we have had
to be satisfied with what we could do.
We trust it will be SO no more, and
we thank our readers for the forbear-
ance they have shown and the consid-
GRAFTON we have received at their
hands.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21

The Review had planned to give its
readers sixteen-page paper dnring
the three weeks proceeding Christmas,
but it has simply been impossible, in
fact it has been almost impossible to
get out the regular issue. Our readers
will understand the reason why. We
have had to refuse Christmas adver-
tising and some that we have taken
has had to be left out because Of inter
ruptions which have been unexpected
ly forced upon us. No person regrets
the ill appearance of the paper more
than the publisher, and we assure our
readers that it is no ordinary circum-
stance which has made it so.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21
HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES.

via the North Western line Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at low rates
on presentation of proper certificates
issued by the educational institution.
For full particulars as to dates OF
sale, limits, etc, apply to agents
Chicago 8 North Western R'y.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21

Recent hold-ups and robberies oc-
curing with dangerous frequency,
many of them in the day time and so
bold as to be almost astounding,
would seem to suggest the advisability
of armed protection by the bank en-
ployes and Office men. There seems
to be no explanation for the terrible
increase in crime SO apparent in the
latter months of this year.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21

AS a fnancier, Mrs. Chadwick can
give most of the bankers pointers.
She is certainly in the midst of re-
markable career in that line
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21

Editor Haenze of the Hanska Her
aid is deserving of the highest com
mendat for the undaunted manner
in which he has gone to work to re-
trieve the loss he suffered through
the Hanska fire. The citizens of his
village have given him generous en-
enlargement assuring him that he
will recover in a short time all that
he has lost and be in better shape
than before. Such friends are in
deed valuable ones.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21
Matinee For Women and Children.

The sway Down East People, y.
who are staying in the city and will
play in the Turner theater on Christ
mas evening, have announced that
they will give a matinee on the after
noon of Christmas day at 2:30 o CLOCK.
There is something peculiar about
this matinee and that is that it is for
women and children only. AS a. rule
matinees will admit all who want to-
go, but this company has changed the
order of things and made the price of
admission so low that all who care to.
see the great drama can do so and
not feel that they are being robbed
The fact that it is made exclusive will
interest the women and the manage
ment of the show wants every boy
and girl in the city to be present and
enjoy themselves.
The Springfield brass band recently
organized and now wishes to increase
the membership to a full band of
twenty-five men. Arrangements have
been made to take in new members for
the purpose of preparing for next
seasons work.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21

We wish all our readers a very
merry Christmas, and all the best of
all good things that are going.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21

For Sale.
My house and Il lots Us and 1861 on
State street. VIM. PFAENDER.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-21

In this line we excel all others, be-
ing of a substantial make, we can with
pride say that it is the best line ever
shown. Among them are the Iron toys
of every description that any parent
will be able to pick something for his
children. The same holds true with
all wooden and tin toys. To convince
you, you must see them.
The oasis., 1904-10-15

Arizona Republican Pb0nix, Ariz.,
 "J r. Rawlins introduced house bill admitting Utah. Sept 6th, '93 Passed House December 4th, '93 passed Se1ate July 70. '94 amend ed by senate; amendment passed house July l3; signed by president July l6, '94. Arizona delegate Marcus Aurelius Smith.
 ALLEN R. BoYD. "Sec. to the Librarian of Congress. "
 It happened that Mir. Rawlins was able to introduce his bill in September instead of December, because President Cleveland called congress in extra session in August, 1893, five months after Mark Smith was elected delegate to con gress at the November election, in 1892. He took his seat-that is, term began-on the 4th of March, 1893. Before the end of that year, the bill admitting Utah had passed the house. In July of the year following, the bill passed the senate and was signed by the president. Nine months thereafter or on the 4th of March 1895, Dele gate Smiths term expired.
 That's the record. What is Mir Smith going to do about it2
 That term of Mir. Smiths in con- gress was truly the most eventful of his whole career. Utah was be- ing admitted. He tried desperately to have Arizona admitted the at same time. He failed, as everybody knows, although the president of the United States and both houses of congress were democratic It has always been understood with out question by we'll informed per- sons in Arizona that Arizona was not admitted because he would not consent to the terms offered Utah.