Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-06-01
Vertebrae.

The Iowa convention endorsed A. y.
Coates for the vice presidential nomina-
ton.
California Prohibitionists held great
convention and started it's campaign fund
with $1,000.
General Conference of the M. E. church
just held at Los Angeles.
You can't afford to miss such feast
as will be set before you at the State Con-
vention. Come and bring your nelghbor.
Sec. Calderwood is mailing badges to all
delegates elect whose addresses are fur
nished him by the secretaries of the con-
ventions electing them.
Medical Talk declares that Peruna con-
tains IS per cent of alcohol. Some OF It's
vendors are being compelled eel to pay the
internal revenue tax OF $25.
A considerable number Of the Minneso-
ia and South Dakota delegates will doubt
less put up at the Hotel Epworth, st.
Louis, advertised in Backbone.
Louis Albert Banks, D. D.. has begun
work as field secretary and evangelist Tor
the Lincoln League under the auspices OF
the New York Anti Saloon League.
1t is worth your earnest effort to see
that your Legislative District is repre-
scented at the Convention. 1t will be
certain to be in line if you are on hand.
The Ohio convention was the biggest
since the great convention of 1888 If even
that exceeded it in size. A full ticket
was nominated and a fund finely started.
At the last election we increased our
vote over the previous election SIX per
cent and that too in spite of the TACT
that the Republican and Democratic tlcK-
cts fell off 16 per cent.
w R. Bonham, Illinois, will give his
lectures illustrated by stereopticon views
and moving pictures at st. Paul. June y,
1o Il; 10, II, - IN Minneapolis n H. 49, ~
Maine has only one-fifth as many people
as either Ohio or Illinois; yet her savings
banks deposits are double those OF either
state. Maine has no licensed saloons IL
linois has high license. Ohio taxes her
saloons.
The Tennessee Prohibition convention
unanimously instructed it's delegation to
the National Convention to work and
vote for the nomination of Chancellor Jas.
A. Tate of the American University for
President.
]. L. Sizer will address the 22d Legis-
iatiye District convention at Morton, June
10, the 18th at Redwood on the 18th and
the 23d at Litchfield on the 18th. Red
wood Sun eveg 18th. Morton (probably)
in morning.
And again we say, give two whole days
to the Convention. Don't rob yourself OF
an hour of it nor deprive your comrades
of your presence until the close OF the
ing on Wednesday evening.
IT am with you in the good work even
if we cannot see results in -. the
whisky interests here awe all our minis.
tiers except the CATHOLIC Of priest c ames
gets up a little speech once in while,
but our minister, Rev. -,
doesn't bother with it at ALL
w. c. T. U. Educators, Nos. 8 and g.
volume, containing Nos l to Z, and also
Demorest books, Nos. to 8, may be had
for $1.Oe. Address state superintendents
tendent, 2s7- Oakley Blvd, Chicago, Ill.
It was hoped that Clinton N. Howard
could be secured for at least ten days fol-
lowing the State Convention. This fi,Is1 was $
impossible however and the following oil tiTa
Vernon Center, June 16; Alexandria, II;
Wesley M. e. Church, Minneapolis, $3.50
P. NJ, Sunday, 10; st. Paul, P. M, 10.
The Northwestern Christian Advocate
says: "'The American Prohibition Year
Book for 1904 is most useful publication,
and Of special value to all who are inter-
ested in the temperance movement. 1t
contains facts covering every phase, Sc
unquestioned authority" For sale by
Backbone, 15c postpaid.
At least three. of the seven Bishops
of the M. b.. church just elected are
party Prohibitionists. They are Bishop
Joseph E. Berry, who has made such a
splendid success as editor Of the Epworth
Herald, Bishop j. W. Bashford, President
Of Ohio Wesleyan University, and Bis
hop Luthur B. Wilson, who is this year
President of the American Anti-Saloon
League.
The Japanese attribute their physical
strength to a plain and frugal diet and
the system of gymnastics called u-jitsu
Beer is drunk to some extent, but not III
large quantities, and though spirits are
cites are smoked in great moderation
pipes being preferred, but their bowls are
small and contain only few pinches OF
tobacco.
More than 1000 delegates and hundreds
Of visitors attended the Illinois conven-
ton at Springfield. Robt II. Patton was
nominated for governor. Woolley and
Stewart addressed 1000 people at the
rally. Over LOO people visited Lin