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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-05-01
THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE

Has pleasure in announcing that it
has arranged with Mr.. A. e. Wilson,
state chairman Prohibition committee
for Illinois, for special train
Chicago to indianapolis
On occasion of the National conven-
ton, to leave Union station at $3.50
a. m. June 20, 1904, and delegates from
other states are cordially invited to go
on this train.
Be careful to see that your ticket
reads via Pennsylvania line from Chi
cago-the direct route to Indianapolis.
For further particulars address G. L.
Kimball, assistant general passenger
agent, No. 2 Sherman St., Chicago.
IT expect to vote the Prohibition ticket
this fall because the principle Of the pro-
hibition Of the liquor traffic represents a
step in advance for the blessing of man
kind and one step nearer to the perfect
freedom Of the masses".-J. S. Mccor-
mack, Pastor Baptist Church. Owatonna.
Has America the right to boast her ad-
vanced civilization and Christianity, when
she Is legalizing the use Of LIQUOR and
sending 1t out In ship-loads to the col
onies which she Ii assuming to reform
and educate ?-cIara E. c. Frear, Minne-
tonka.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-05-01
{ WISCONSIN.

Wisconsin Prohibitionists will meet in
the assembly chamber Madison, July q,
at 1:45 p. M, to nominate two presiden-
tial electors at large, eleven electors, a
candidate for governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, secretary of state, treasurer at
torney general, railroad commissioner and
insurance commissioner.
All roads in the Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION have granted rate Of one fare
for the round trip to the state convention.
State Chairman Clayton reports fine
county conventions. Nearly every county
gives promise of sending it's full quota
to the state convention.
]. L. SiZer has been holding meetings
and conventions in northern counties,
where we have sent speaker for the first
time.
Chairman Clayton writes that some of
our people are taking his advice and have
quit going after those we have hoped for
and never gotten these twenty years past.
They are going after and getting the
young men now, and so we are seeing
many new faces at our conventions.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-05-01

[Mr. Glare is the presiding elder of the
Mankato district of the M. e. Church.
He votes as he talks prays and gives
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-05-01
CHECK AND CHEER.
MankatO. Mimi. i

ManKaLO, MIMI, April 81, IJU4. .
Dear Brother Wells: Enclosed find my
check for IS for your Free Circulation
Fund. The Lord bless you and grid you
for the struggle.
In great haste, Very truly,
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-05-01

Whenever you think Of paints we want
you to think Of T. L. Blood & Co. They
advertise their excellent goods in our
columns.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
PEAcEAeLE SETTLEMENT.
VIII Avert Danger Of War Between
England and Russia.

London. Oct. 29.-War between
Russia and Great Britain has been
averted and the settlement OF the only
points In dispute regarding tho attack
by the Russian second Pacific squad.
ron on British trawlers October 2lsi
has been referred to an international
commission under The Hague conven.
ton.
Premier Balfour. speeking at a
meeting OF the National Union OF Con,
servative Clubs at Southampton las,
night broke the silence which had
been SO long preserved and had
brought the people OF the United King
dom to condition OF almost desperate
Irritation and had given rise to mia
conceptions which Mr.. Balfour las,
night exposed.
"The Russian ambassador" said Mr.
Balfour. "has authorized n statement
to the following effect: The Russian
government on hearing OF the North
Sea incident at once expressed its pro
found regret and also promised most
liberal compensation. The Russian
government has ordered detention al
Vigo Of that part OF the feet which
was concerned In the incident. In or
der that the naval authorities might
ascertain what officers were T, IONS
ible for II; that those ofYicers and any
material witnesses would not proceed
on the voyage to tho Far East: that
Inquiry would be instituted into the
facts by an International commission
as provided by The Hague convention.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
A. Aetu.ris. Measure Life.

Actuaries employed by insurance
companies adopt a standard method OF
computing prospective ages OF risks.
To ascertain hov, many years person
of given age is ordinarily expected to
live, the present age Is deducted from
eighty, and twothirds Of the remainder
will Indicate the likely future span OF
life. Actuarial schedules are unit In
this system of calculation. In illustra-
ton of the above statement: Age
twenty. deducted from eighty years.
shows that forty twelvemonths are the
allotment. while age sixty from eighty.
leaving balance Of twenty. represents
that thirteen years and three months
should, in favorable routine, elapse be.
fore the insured individuals life is
classified in the past tense column.
Thus 1t will be observed that insur-
ance corporations go the Biblical al.
lowance of "threescore and ten" ten
years better-New York Press.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
Cured Her Rheumatism.

Deep Valley. Pa, Oct. 3l.-(Spe.
cial.)-There is deep interest In Green
county over the cure of the littlc
daughter Of |. N. Whipkey Of Rhen.
matism. She was a great sufferer for
five or six years and nothing seemed
TO do her any good till she tried Dodd's
Kidney Pills. She began to improve
almost at once and now she is cured
and can run and play as other chill.
dren do. Mr.. Whipkey says:
II am indeed thankful for what
Dcdds Kidney Pills have done for my
daughter; they saved her from being
a cripple perhaps for life."
Dodd's Kidney Pills have proved
that Rheumatism is one of the results
of diseased Kidneys. rheumatism is
caused by Uric Acid in the blood. II
the Kidneys are right there can be no
Uric Acid In the blood and conse-
quently no Rheumatism. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills make the Kidneys right.
The more ciphers attached to the
widows mite. the more men sigh for It
The state herald., 1904-11-04
Closing In on Port Arthur.

Toxic. Oct. 2e-it II reported that
the JnpnneHe opened n desperate gen
cral attack on the eastern forts OF the
keckwan group north Of Port Arthur.
during the morning Of October ?6th and
hilcnccd the Russian batteries, A shell
exploded the Russian magazines,
simultaneously tho Japanese nj
tackled the forts ON Rlhlunr mountain
and Blloncod the Russian batteries and
ztormod and occupied the forts In front
OF these mountains
Tho night Of October s6th there wan
a conragra'lon In old Port Arthur and
October ?7th n shell hit the Russian
battlchhip aoyaHtopol and two Russian
steamers were sunk.
ofncial confirmation Of tho above II
lacking. but the reports are believed to
be true.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
NINE EXPLOSION
DEADLY DISASTER AT TERclo.

Between Thirty and Sixty Lives Be.
lieved to Have Been Lost by Ex.
plosion Of Gas in C. r. q I. Coal
Mine.
Denver, Oct ga Trinidad special
to the Denver Republican last night
says:
One of the worst coal mine horrors
in the history of Colorado occurred at
the No. mine of the Colorado Coal
and Iron Company at Tercio this af-
ternoon and the loss of life is variously
estimated at from thirty to sixty.
At the office of the superintendent
Of this division 1t was reported that
seventeen diggers and four or Ave
company men went into the mine this
not be given definitely, as there Is no
check on the men when they go to
work.
outside of official sources. however.
men at work in the camp say that or.
dinarily eighty men go into tho mine,
but that to-day the number was re-
duced considerably on account OF many
Of the miners coming to Trinidad to
take out naturalization papers.
The explosion occurred at / 80 and
Is supposed to have been caused by
gas. 1t was reported 20 the company
offices In this city at once and prep.
nrations were made to send relief
quickly.
At 2:15 the regular Colorado & Wyo-
ming train left for Tercio. On the
train were Superintendent O'Neil.
several mine officials. and physicians
from this city. All the company phys
lcians between Trinidad and Tercio
were notified to meet the train at their
respective camps.
DR.. Corwin of Pueblo, who is at the
head Of the company's medical depart
ment. instructed all of the company 3
physicians in this district to go to Ter
clio at once and render every possible
assistance to the injured.
A special train was made up to-nigh,
and at 9 o'clock left Tercio with Coro
ner Sipe and several more physicians.
II Is impossible to secure names to
night. Nearly all the miners are Slavs
and Hungarians shipped in from the
East during the summer.
The scene of the explosion was In a
new mine opening made a little over
Z year ago and extended 1000 feet
into the hill.
Since the explosion miners have
been working in shifts in an effort tc
reach the entombed men and were In
hopes that some Of them might bt
found alive. One Of the air shafts
leading into the mine was opened at
IL o'clock tonight and miners have
signaled and yelled. and in every way
tried to get sound from within the
mine, but all is as still as death.
There were only two Americans In
The mine. George Brandenburs and
John Hatton, both married men. living
at Tercio. having large families. All
the other miners are Slavs, except .
few MeIicans.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
TransmlssIssIppl cenarsss.

81. Louis. Oct. 29.-Before adjourn
ment yesterday the Transmississipp'
Congress adopted resolutions plcdsins 4
members to favor liberal appropria
tions for rivers and harbors. State
hood for Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory was advocated. as was also the
preservation OF the big troes OF Cali
fornia.
The revolutions urge thorough or
gnnixation OF the consular service and
favor Department OF Mines and Min
ing In the Cabinet, also the strlc, en-
forccment OF the sherman labor act
and It's amendment 10 make II tho duty
OF nll United States district attorneys
TO prosecute ali unions Of labor or capt
tai whenever evidence making .
prlmn faclc ease of the breach Of the
terms OF the act are presented.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
AN ACT


TO SUBMIT TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF
COLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO
SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE X OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO
Re 1t Enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Colorndoi
Section l. There shall be submitted
to the qualified electors OF the state of
Colorado, at the next genei al election
for members of the General Assembly.
for their approval or rejection, the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution
OF the State of Colorado. which. when
ratified by a majority OF those voting
thereon, shall be valid as part Of the
ticle X of the Constitution Of the State
of Colorado shall be amended SO as to
read as follows:
Sec. 3 All taxes shall be uniform
upon the same class of subJt lets within
the territorial limits of the authority
levying the tax. and shall he ievied
which shall prescribe such regulations
as shall secure n Just valuation for
taxation of AZ proEssrty. real . and per;
head OF n family to the value of 5000
shall be exempt from taxation bitches.
individuals. or corporations, for irri;,
eating land owned by such individual
or corporations, or the individuals
members thereof. shall no. he separate
ly taxed so long as they snail be owned
and exclusively for such purposes.
Sec, .. Each elector voting at said
election and desirons OF voting for or
against said amendment shall deposit
in the ballot box his ticket on which
shall he printed the words, For the
amendment concerning exemption of
5000 of personal property from taxa
tion." and Against the amendment
concerning exemption of 5000 Of per:
sonal property. from taxation" nnd
shall Indicate his or her choice by
placing cross opposite one or the 9TH
er OF said groups of words.
Sec. 3. The votes cast for the adop-
tion or rejection of said amendment
shall be canvassed and the result de-
termined by the laws of the state for
the canvass of votes for representa-
tives In Congress,
Approved. April 8, 1908.
In testimony whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the great
seal OF the State of Colorado. at the
City of Denver. this 2ist day of Sep
tember. A. ID. 1904.
JAMES CowIE.
(Seal.) Secretary OF State
The state herald., 1904-11-04
Subway system for chieaoo.

Chicago. Oct ga comprehensive
subway HyAiem for Chicago will bs
started before April. 1905, according
10 Alderman Milton !. Foreman. chair
man OF the transportation commit,e.
Of the City Council. The system Hs
outlined by Mr. Foreman In an address
at the Real Bsta,e Board banquet will
extend aH far south as Twelfth street.
M FAR north a. Chicago avenue. and
aa far west an ilalstcd street T1a
subway will accommodate through
fafIic. Surface csts will continue "a
taffy local traflc.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
The Lord 10 NY Shepherd.
prAtM XXI

FtAlM SNlllH
The tsnti my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherds cnrel
His prrtenc. shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a sstrhful uye,
My noandsy walks lie shnii attend,
Aud all my midnight hours defend.
when IN the snitfy si.bs ! faint,
or on the thirsty mountains pant
To fertile wales snd jswp maads,
MY weary wandering steps lie leads,
Where peaceful myers soft ana slow
Amid tho ysriant landscape now,
Though In the paths Of death tread,
with gloomy horrors ayrfsprehd,
M HirAdfHst heart shall fear no nv
For Thou. q Lord art with me Htilli
Thy friendly crook shalt HiNs me AID,
And guide me through the dreadful shade
Though In a bare and rugged way,
Through devious lonely wilds ! stray,
Thy bounty shall my palms h"Hullei
The barren wilderness shait SMILE
with sudden greens and hefbaEu crown
ID,
And streams shall murmut all around
Addison
The state herald., 1904-11-04
A Financial Case.

"He was a small boy" said the
clerk in a down town bank. telling the
story. but he was trying to learn.
How do you get money on checks.
please? he asked the biggest bank
porter who stood outside the parti-
ton.
why. you Just write your name
on the back and give them TO that
fellow over there expounded the por-
ter. Indicating the paying teller.
ct youngster solemnly scrayled
his ne on the back Of dozen
checks and took them over to the
paying teller's window. They were
checks drawn by that boys father
and two other male relatives In favor
Of different people. and the youngster
was much chagrined when he didn't
get the money.
"I was going to take It and run
away to sea- he told us afterward. In
genuously."
The state herald., 1904-11-04
Mrs. seeeher, Birthplace.

Many people are not aware that
Henry Ward Beecher first met. and
was afterward married TO- the girl
who was his lifelong companion. in o
Sutton. Mass, farmhouse. The Bul.
lard homestead. ut the west end OF
the town. was the birthplace Of Mrs
Beechcr and the house In which she
was married. The house was built In
i7G7. and has been In the Bullard
family since 1905, Mrs. Beecher was
Miss Eunicc W. Bullard. daughter OF
Or. Amasa Bullard. She was born In
this house Aug. &c. 1912. and was mar,
ried to the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
In the same house. Aug. ,. 1887.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
Black Skin Protection Aa.Ins, Sur

Black Skin Protection Against Sun.
On the bare arm paint broad line
In Indian ink and expose the arm to
the strong sunshine. A slight intlam
nation sets In on the unprotected
skin. out not under the black paint.
which excludes the light rays tbut, Of
course. not the heat rays). Some days
after the skin is darker (sunburnedD,
except where the Indian ink was
painted, where IL a white line In the
skin. Exposing the arm again. the
Inflammation sets in only In the white
line. The brown pigment caused by
the sun (sunburned) at the first eS.
posure protects the skin against the
chemical rays. Therefore are negroes
black. and travellers OF white skin
may protect themselves In the tropics
from the sun by black or red paint
London News.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
Soup From Leather.

Rawhidc. or even leather. II boiled
for hours, will make nutritious soup.
Many man has bridged the awful gap
by boiling his boots. whence the
phrase to express the final extreme.
"Ill eat my boots first" According to
a story going the rounds Of the press,
Mafh Twain was once put to this final
resort. and recorded afterward that
''the holes tasted the best"
The state herald., 1904-11-04

In her debut In comic opera In New
York Nine, sohumann'iieink. upon bo'
ing called 10 the footllghtH, said era.
oiouaiy. II tank you init nil mcin
heart" Some Of the oldtlmers still
recall the afreetlonate smiles which
Jenny Lind was wont 10 awaken with
Der brief response Of "Tousan tanks" "
The state herald., 1904-11-04
Constitutional Amendment

Notice 10 hereby given that at the
Gsn.ral Election To be held on the
sish,h day Of November. A. - 1900
there will be submitted to tn. auaiined
electors Of tn. state Of Colorado the
question Of amending the Constitution
OF said stats.
The authority for submitting such
question IL found In Senate NH No $40.
which 10, In words ana ngUtas. follow.
ins, yisi
o. " No. $50, By Hsnstor Mconif.i
The state herald., 1904-11-04
Have Bareheaded Craze,

There Is craze for going bare
headed In parts OF England. This nd.
vcrtlscment over an English hat store
Ia n sign OF the times; mo hat cru.
sade-A few good hats FOR sale
cheap; hardly been worn: owners no
further use for them: best quality:
latest htyloa."
The state herald., 1904-11-04

A Harvard professor has been run
ovcr and killed by an automobile
which was operated by u student. |,
may become necessary for tho col
iescs TO adopt rules providing that
students must leave their automobiles
1t home.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

The New York woman Tho pro-
POSED marriage to seven men. and on
being rejected by tho whole seven
Killed herself. should have kept at II
sntil seventy times seven had turned
her down.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

Prof Do vrlca OF the University OF
Amsterdam has cyolutcd brand now
theory Of the origin OF species. How.
ever. while tho eminent biologists and
phyiogcninis nsht about how We get
here. wo may all rejoice that wore
here. anyway,
The state herald., 1904-11-04

A 3oo.milc automobile race, finished
BY the winner In less than ave hou.s
and q half. Is at least n manller ad
venture for our young milllonsircs
than dog bnnqucts and monkey din
ners can provide,
The state herald., 1904-11-04

The lobster. Il is reported Ia disap.
eesring from American waters. but he
seems to be ~ numerous an ever
amonE that large class OF people who
are 40 cpcksurs about everything con.
cssnlps which wise men arc uncertain.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
Spying on Prisoner. eena, mn,d,

To listen 10 the conversation Of
two suspected houacbrcakcrs, the
Llnndudno lwaicH) police placed an
of'leef under the bed In the cell where
tho men were eonnncd-a proceeding
which Mr. Justice Wills condemned
at the trial OF the men.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
One Mana wIadom,

Diggs-wirgins sold his clothing
store and bought millinery estab
lishment.
Biggs-why did he do ;haty
Diggs-llo got married a few weeks
ago"
The state herald., 1904-11-04

Il 10 offered a. u timely suggestion
% amateur hunters who have gone to
the woods with the opening Of the
hunting season that to shoot q fellow
hunter, thinking hin, = deer. Is no part
of tho game.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

A Wisconsin cour, has decided tina,
. parent may hurt his boys phyHiquo
With . paddle. but he must not In.
5urc his dignity. Most boys would like
10 have that decision turned around.
Tho recovery would bo sooner.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

A man was arrested in New York n
day or two ago for loud laughter on
the streets. He was probably u visitor
from the country who stili found him.
SELF annexed to his poeketbook after
making the rounds.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

Tho municipality of Venice has de.
cided to supplant the gondolas with
electric motor boats. Romance con
tinues to die with = persisteac, hard
h equaj-d by the Oldest inhabitant.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

Somebody asks the question: docs
housework make women ugly7" IL
you don't wipe your muddy shoes on
the entry mat before walking on that
clean carpet, you'll find out.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

Even though the Cuban senate has
appropriated 3soo.o00 to encourage i'm
migration. the crowd still overlooks
the pearl Of the Antilles in seeking
the gem OF the ocean.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

That London chauffeur who. as dis.
patches state. accepted $4,000 to give
ap his wealthy sweetheart puts upon
himself about 1866 times too high a
value.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

A single seed planted in New Jer-
sey last spring produced a ton of
pumpkins. But such things would
never happen II pumpkins were worth
their weight In beef.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

A great many trusting souls that
have been taking flyers in wheat are
discovering that there is more than
soe kind OF whirlwind campaign.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
Bitter.

"You may not like DE Ritter porron
ally. but YOU must admit that his
ideas are consistent. and"
"Ycs; they have the consistency u,
mush,"
The state herald., 1904-11-04

More than 100000 gallons of Scotch
whisky were consumed by fire in Ab.
srdeen the other day. No wonder the
nre was very much put out the next
morning.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

The sultan of Turkey has settled
down into his dull. monotonous. ulti.
uatumless groove again.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
TEA

There is such a thing inthe
world as tea-toper, slave Of
the cup; one can hardly i'm.
agine it.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

There is talk Of annexing Delaware
70 some other state, but the other
states are mai Testing no enthusiasm
The state herald., 1904-11-04

''The ideal Harvard student" says
Pres. Eliot, 'is gentle, quiet and Sc
rene" Except when he thinks OF
Yale.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

President Eliot of Harvard says the
college sport" must go. Yale men
will insist. however. that Harvard has
no real sports"
The state herald., 1904-11-04

Electricity will remove hair. the
fashion writer's say. Certain hair re-
storers also. 1t is said. are good things
70 make the hair come out.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

How will the average man regard
the rapid growth of the movement to
increase the worlds supply OF mil
liners?
The state herald., 1904-11-04

Have you any friends in Alaska?
II you have. you can communicate
with them now by cable.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

A Philadelphia doctor says plano
playing is good for the spine. The
trouble is. however. that 1t Is often
bad for the spleen.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

You haven't happened to come
across that $4,000 bill. have you, that
the U. S. treasury says is still in cir.
culation?
The state herald., 1904-11-04

That $4,000 bill r.ay be "in circula.
tion," but it is shyer than u sea ser.
pent.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

The czar's baby has inspected the
Baltic fleet, but declines to give his
opinion of it for publication.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

Mr.. Gurney is no doubt wondering
how Byron managed without the aid
Of an automobile to awake to tird him
self famous.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

Every once in while there comes
day on which Uncle Sam does not
launch a new warship.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

Your grocer returns your money IL you don't
has schiillng's Best
The state herald., 1904-11-04

A man has to be terribly wicked I,
live up to the reputation he gots Il
politics.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

Lewis "Singls Binder" straight 30
cigar, made Of extra quality tobacco. You
pay l0c for cigars not SO good. Lswi'
Factory, Peoria, Ill
The state herald., 1904-11-04
Important to Mothers.

Children who say smart things soon
grow up and are lost in the shuttle.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

When a girl sets her cap she might
Just as well set 1t for n capitalist.
The state herald., 1904-11-04
TEA

Schilling's Best is a Chal.
lenge: almost nobody takes
the money, almost nobody
takes the money.
The state herald., 1904-11-04

r.. PnkhAms Vegetable Compound n
sdy 20 be relied upon 9. this important period IN girls
lfo with through with
shc accomplish and orfy physical well being that
hcr future life ny be Insured against sickness and suffering
$4,000 :; ;;' : =. ....,..