Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1905-09-01

MIS-. J0W0IC, uldudSluS cu1IOI u tAO
Union Signal, says that more votes have
been made for the Prohibition party
by oratorical contests than in any other
aat effeceafy agencies Of
them should be under way in every part
of the state. The state Superintendent,
Minneapolis, will give you particulars.
The National Total Abstinence. Asso-
citation (Scandinavian) was organized at
Minneapolis this month. A fund Of $500
was rased l. E hao Wis
Sec; e. p. Lobeck, Alexandria Mimi
Vice President; J. E. N. Figold, M1lWau-
Eee TreaS Eau care
o. S. Sneve, Brookings, S. d.
Prof. Watkins, the Prohibition nominee
for governor of Ohio, holds the chair OF
English literature IN the a ono Noprn opn
other things, for the election OF y. >.
senators by popular vote, equal suffrage
uniform divorce law and labor Ieglsia.
in the granting of franchises and In mat
tiers of municipal and county concern.
President Roosevelt addressed the Cath
Ole Total Abstinence uni1n Of al AmeF pe
Aug. 10. The Union has been increased
by Sab members, the total being now
over $4,000. Fully 10000 uniformed cam aa
resident Roosevelt, addressing both the
Union and the United Mine Workers OF
America, SAID, NO one SOClOly CctIl w
more to help Wage-WorkerS than Such a
temperance society,"
Zone of the chief reasons of the de-
crease in England's drink bill', says
John Rae secretary of Of the sfrin eon
demnation of the use of alcohol by some
of the most influential medical authorl-
ties. The total abstinence of the major
ity of the labor leaders is also beginning
to tell on the laboring classes and mem
bers of trade unions, many of whom are
now beginning to realize that teetotallsm
is an important Stepp1ng-stOne 10 their
future progress
Some of the largest gatherings ever
assembled in Wisconsin to hear the Pro,
hibition question discussed have heard
also under engagement with the Wis
consin state committee Sept. rs to Oct.
and Dec. Z to Is and these meetings e
to even eclipse those MnGh
will close with an all-day conference OF
statewide Importance Dec. Is. The Men
ssy qYartetts o will sin f in inte Wiseonyia
suppose, for eating and sleeping
Under the Venango plan hundreds of
Republicans, Democrats and SOCIALISTS
are endorsing Che Prohibition party meth
o. in California. 1t is claimed that inter-
views with individual voters show that
SO per cent. of temperance voters are
with us the instant we can show them
we have reasonable prospect OF sue SUI;
cess" Five men are now giving practi-
cally all their time to this line of work
in that state. Santa Clara county had
| 5S4 voters now enrolled San Jose county.
which recorded vote of 1876, boasts an
enrolment Of 3O2.
Mrs. Evalina A. Dalton, the we'll L.
person to be exploited by the Peruna fax fax :,
lists as having been restored to health"
by the use of that alcoholic nostrum
n9th ali put ,,hehs eya wa te1e
Investigation shows that there Is no such
well known temperance lecturer in Bos.
ton that no Mrs Raiton lives yes at at
advertisement and that there is no such
number on that street. The postal de-
partment returns letters addressed to that
found" So says the Defender.
The International Supreme Lodge OF
the 1. o. g.. T. held its. triennial session
in Belfast, Ireland in August, The re.
si SIS s. in 11,e27 lodges and Juvenile
Temples. The name of the organization
was changed to the international Order
Lodge for the United States, a boon. long
craved, was authorized. Ed. Wavrinsky
of Sweden was elected international Chief
international Secretary. Mr.. Wavrinsky
is a member of the Rigsdag, the lower
branch of the Swedish Parliament i He
has always been an opponent OF the
Gothenburg system
The Free Methodist, Chicago, notes
several recent rum tragedies, and COM
receives cases of lager beer and sends
thanks for the same to the sender. Too
bad! What can we do? We. can pray,
the rum-besotted political parties which
rule the land. This we can. do"
President Roosevelt has since directed
Sec. Loeb, who sent the letter of thanks
for the beer to also ship back the beer
under separate cover"
Did you see the splendid exhibit of the
Northwestern Hide & Fur Co., at the
State Fair? 1t was dandy. By the
way, notice the new advertisement of this
firm. "
LEARNING MATCHMAKING.
Forty individual latheS are among the