Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-11-01

not accept shipments Of liquor for pro-
hibition territory.
The United States has now passed Ger
Consumes Germanv Is OF sf Per a %naGn II
Its per capita consumption Of beer.
/ Rural Free Delivery carriers will not
| hereafter be permitted while on duty to
carry spirituous liquors either for them
| ton Of patrons.
Five hundred families around yelling
ton, Kas., have signed an agreement to
buy no more goods in that town until
| the officers have stopped illegal LIQUOR
selling in the place.
John Ahrens, member Of the Repub-
lican County Committee and prominent
merchant. at Sterling, Illinois, has re-
signed his position and will cooperate
with the Prohibition party.
The Swedish and Finnish Temperance
Society of America had successful
convention at Ironwood, Mich. It is be-
lieved that all Of it's local associations
will support the Prohibition ticket here
after.
The National Wholesale Liquor Deal
ers' Association reports that last year
with $23, 900 1t sent out 1000, 900 pieces of
anti prohibition literature and won "a
per cent out Of the 29O elections in which
1t took part.
S3,350,00O bushels of grain last year
went into the manufacture of drink. If
So one into bread this amount would
States with 365 loaves, one for each day
of the year. Not much of an issue, is it?
The Methodist General Conference
mittee on Temperance on a new level.
Provision was made for much more ag-
gressive work than formerly. The de-
question will hereafter appear under the
head Of Prohibition and Temperance"
San francisco has over 5000 saloons,
one to each 1875 Of her population. The
9Ccin rI,n ~
further increase in the number and If
any saloon goes out of existence, no
other can resume business on that site.
It is hoped thus to reduce in number the
600 annual arrests, over one half of
which are directly credited to the liquor
traffic.
Away back in 1856 DR.. N. s. Davis, re-
Gently deceased, was chairman Of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Illinois Name
Law Alliance, and it was under his act
i've management that the state campaign
3: Merwin, the friend and companion Of
Abraham Lincoln, was secretary of the
organization. 1t was under the auspices
of DR.. Davis that Abraham Lincoln de-
livered his first lectures in behalf of
Miss Helen Gould and Gen. Sherman
Bell attended the Colorado reception at
fused st wine Louis Miss xGo od ata and both re-
eral Bell thanking him for his conduct
in the matter, "for one feels rather odd
in refusing when almost every one takes
It, and I am also sincerely glad that this
is your usual custom and not simply an
act Of courtesy to a woman. We women
admire physical courage but we respect
still more the moral strength that. will
enable man to take a firm stand for
what is right, even at the risk Of some
persons thinking his act peculiar
Keen-sighted Treasurer Hinshaw,
of the National intercollegiate Prohibi-
ton Association, declares that that
organization should at once have at
least 100000 for it's great work. He
says: ut is the common belief that
no Prohibitionist is able to give so
vast an amount, but it is belief not
well founded. Three times have
met Prohibitionists in recent trips,
one Of whom had given thirty, another
ninety, and another over a hundred
thousand dollars to the erection Of
college buildings. The first two gave
ten dollars each to prohibition. This
manner Of giving needs to be re-
versed." This sort of doctrine is find
| ing more frequent expression In our
| ranks. It is time it did.
It isn't question what they can print
put what they cannot print; We refer to
Rich & Clymer, 65. East Fifth St., st.
Paul.
It is worth noting that every reform
worth recording in history was unpopular
at first.-North American Philadelphia.
When you think Of hardware, think Of
J. F. Mcclure, Sc East Sixth street, st.
! Paul.
Our cause Is progressing and while
the outlook is discouraging here I read
! the New Voice and Backbone and know
| that the world is moving.'-Mrs. Florence
Jeffrles, Pierre, s. D.
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