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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-02-01
S. w. SQUIRE.

This earnest and successful stor,
splendid soloist, red-hot and all-the-
time Prohibitionist and royal good
fellow will be on hand when the gavel
falls at the opening of the State Con-
vention for as much melody as the
faithful may need or desire. Mr..
Squire simply captured the w. G. T.
U. convention. A big bunch of saloon
haters of both sexes will again be de-
lighted to hear him sing the prohibi-
ton gospel in his imitable style.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-02-01
HENNEPIN COUNTY PROHIBITIONS
ISTS

Hennepin county has always been
the stronghold, as it was virtually the
birthplace, of the Prohibition party In
this state. Formerly our state con-
ventions were always held there. The
Reform Club which for many years
met in Harrison Hall, Corner Nicollet
and Washington AYES, was it's hot
bed. DR.. Satterlee, Chaplain of the
Club, was the founder of the party in
the state. The state papers have near
ly all been published in that city.
The largest vote has been cast there
and much the larger share OF the
money raised there.
Hennepin county Prohibitionists Of
today are the worthy successors of the
founders of the movement here and as
they catch the larger vision, are at
tempting greater things than hereto
fore. They did themselves proud in
the entertainment of the State Con-
vention two years ago and have their
blood up for much better work this
year.
Mr.. ]. d. Engle, County Chairman, is
capable of devising great plans and of
carrying them to a successful finish.
In large sense he will be 'sthe man
behind" the cordial welcome which
the Prohibitionists of the state will re-
ceive on their arrival in the Mill city.
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ANOTHER FORWARD STEP.

Virgil G. Hinshaw, who has for a
number of years been Travelling
Secretary of the intercollegiate Pro-
hibition Association is under engage
ment with the State Committee and
has entered upon his duties. His
special work will be to engage and
train field workers, especially young
men from the colleges. He has a
most successful record behind him,
especially in Nebraska. One of his
basic principles is that it is as easy
to do great things as small things. The
people will give and work, if great
things are attempted and done. Mr..
Hinshaw is not mere enthusiast but
has proven the truth of his PROPOSE
ton. There is much rejoicing in the
State Executive Committee over this
new acquisition to our working force
Assistant Secretary BRIGGS Is doing
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THE PRESIDENT NOT IGNORANT

It was not a matter of a month
that the clean and brave man who oc-
cupies the White House ignored the
prayer of the large number who petit
toned him to recognize the saloon is
sue in his Message. Many will con-
tinue to wonder why.
However much the Presidents life
may have been absorbed in other
questions, it is thoroughly well-known
that he had personal hand-to-hand en-
counter with the liquor traffic during
his administration as Police Commits
sioner in New York City. Politics
have forced the impressions Of that
extraordinary experience from public
view and the rapid rise of the young
Aaw-enforcer to the highest official
position in the nation in less than ten
years has no doubt tempted him to
forget the lessons of that conflict in
the metropolis. But he can never for
get the details of his startling grapple
with the whiskey business, when he
resolutely defied trade that assumed
the right to trample all law under foot
and debauch a city with impunity.
President Roosevelt, of all Presidents,
cannot argue deficient knowledge of
the question.
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Editorial

It will take a lot of money to down
the saloon with it's millions. Messrs.
Stewart and Calderwood are scoring
q big success in that direction.
''Not a lady in this audience was
ever introduced to saloonkeeper." So
declared Gov. J. Frank Hanly of Ind
lana before the recent national con-
vention of the Anti-Saloon League.
That sentence DEGREES the death OF
the saloon.
"Public officials do not swear to sup
port public sentiment; they swear to
support the law" So said Gov. Folk.
This liniment should be applied liber-
ally to the backbones of multitude
of law-ignoring officials. Rub well.
"The trouble is that the people of
the country are tired of you and afraid
of u.s." declared Democratic leader J.
Sharp Williams in a burst of conf
dence to his Republican friends on
the floor of Congress the other day.
It takes politicians long time to find
some things out, but the people APP
preciate it when at last they do. An
aggregate Independent vote of nearly
100000 in the last two elections is
pretty good evidence that Williams has
reason for his confession.
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BACKBONE
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Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-02-01

There are 1,S4S cities, towns and VII
lagos in the state of Tennessee. OF these
1885, all but 13, are living under laws
prohibiting the traffic in intoxicating
liquors..
OF the 2,O20.61s people in the state,
l,135, 737, or So per cent, are now living.
under prohibition.
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REPRESENTATION in THE STATE CONVENTION.

district
Convention which district entitled
do to
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Assistant Secretary Briggs is doing
some speaking these days
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-04
JAMES LACEY, WHO'S DEAD.
A Joke That Haunts the obituary Columns
OF Indiana Newspapers.

OF Gnutana ~Wspap
Indiana newspapers many times zach
year in long obituaries record the death of
a man who never existed, His name,
James Lacey, and the supposed place of
his death, Echo Knob, KY, which is not on
the map, have become household words.
notwithstanding the fact that the notice OF
Lacey's demise appears in the regular
death column, some folks always laugh
when they read il.
Col. William Penn OF Terre Haute, a
railroad mar and former Kentuckian,
introduced Lacey TO newspaper men several
years age IL came about this way:
Col. Penn was sitting at his desk one day
reading the comic section OF a paper in
which an imaginary Kentucky duel was
described. Three Kentuckians were pic-
tured as playing poker. Suddenly a fusil-
lade of shots was heard.
Trouble, it seems, said one.
-Yes,' said another, raising his eyes and
glancing out of the window, but not missing
his card play. Mat Downs of Bowling
Green and Jim Lacey Of Echo Knob are
shootin' up some"
The game proceeded and after a time
no more firing was heard.
Seems to have blown over aid the
first card player.
Fact said the second, again glancing
out of the window
How'd it Oome out7' ventured the ques-
toner.
@Lacey's dead replied tho other, coolly.
The card game wa continued without
another word.
The story amused Penn and was passed
around TO his associates. He had hardly
resumed work when a cub reporter brushed
up to him, saving:
ANY Jews to-day. Colonel?'
Yes" replied Penn, James Lacey OF
Echo Knob, ny, is dead"
Who is hep asked the reporter. eagerly.
"A former employee Of this railroad
here said the Colonel, earnestly. -He
was murdered"
The reporter hastily drew out his note
pad, and to the intense amusement Of the
office force the joker related the killing of
Lacey. as told in the funny sheet, carefully
emitting the card players.
The reporter, who was on an evening
paper, by dint OF hustling caught his edi-
ton and soon the tow was reading Of the
cold blooded murder. Editors of the morn
~ papers wired Louisville for more par
ticula-s, n were informed that no such
town existed. They o no chances OF
being beaten by their rivals, however, and
printed the story anyway.
On investigation they Oun that the story
wa a hoax and II was quietly dropped.
The cub reporter nearly lost his Job and the
tale leaked out. but was soon forgotten.
After that every time a new reporter
came on the railroad run he was told the
tale Of James Laoey's death; but the murder
features were cut out to avoid attracting
too much attention. Editorial forces we're
small and changed frequently. and from
time TO time the account of Lacey. death
would Flip by a new editor or q hurried copy
reader. The laugh was always al the eG-
pens" Of the paper or It's green reporter.
The joke spread among railroad men
repeatedly printed by u"nsuSpecting editors.
One paper. only last week, devOted nearly
half "A column to the sad incident.
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'Churl Is all right mumbled Nebbie,
without opening his eyes.
BY my haidom, churl, you shall either
swallow my sceptre or die the deathi'
What dsath?' asked the Blunderer,
trembling.
The one that makes people dead, replied
the kinglet sternly. Choose, then, var
let" (-Varlet is good said Nebbie.
quickly, TO avoid a thrust)--whether to
swallow my sceptre or die the death"
The Blunderer glanced at the sceptre.
the Jewelled ball of which was nearly as
large as his head.
"Ill swallow the sceptre," he said.
Good cried the king and held it toward
him.
hastily; IN take my time about 1t. You
didn't say when, you know
The kinglet turned red with rage.
Now by the royal Juggernaut of Jowl-'
he began.
IF / should swallow it now" continued
the Blunderer calmly, you would cease to
be a kinglet; for a kinglet without a sceptre
is nothing but a fiiggerjig.'
WHAT shrieked his Majesty, jabbing
the fat man furiously.
That's right, " declared Nebbie, groaning
and rubbing his fat side dolefully. "A
kinglet without a sceptre is a fibberjig
and I'll be black and blue by rrow
morning.
well, y aid his Majesty, after considering
the matter. Il forbid you,S Sir Blunderer.
TO swallow my sceptre until 1 give you
leave"
Then his eye fell upon John Dough and
Chick, who were standing at one sid of the
Failings, and Immediately the little kinglet
looked surprised. and then curious, and
then annoyed. But perhaps the annoyed
look was because Chick laughed in the royal
face in a way that wascertainly disrespect-
full, and even John Dough didn't look at all
humble.
Here you. Chick; behave yourself, "
commanded the kinglet.
q won't said Chick pouting two pretty
lips.
well, this kingdom existed at one time
without an Incubator Baby, and | believe
We could spare you now. I'll have your
saucy head cut off" declared the kinglet.
Il dare youl" said Chick, making a face.
There's a nice child. / must say!" re-
torted the kinglet, scowling. But what
can we expect of a baby that has no parents
and no proper bringing up? Bah! I'm
ashamed Of you, Chick!'
Don't you dare say anything against my
Incubator dried Chick, angrily. Il guess
I've had AS good bringing up "a you have.
you disa greeable kinglet, youl"
His Majesty was at first about to retOrt
with equal anger; but he suddenly changed
his mind and turned to job Dough.
"Who are you, ~stranger?" no asked,
and why are you wearing the Blunderer's
armor2'
So much disrespect had been shown this
kinglet by his subjects that John was about
TO reply lightly to these questions; but to
his surprise Chick grasped his hand and
whispered to him to make a low bow and to
be very careful what he said. SO the ginger
bread man stepped forward and addressed
his Majesty with great ceremony.
-Oh, most puissant n serene kinglet, y
he began, Il am called John Dough be-
cause l am made of gingerbread; and 1
came to your isle because l could not help
it The kinglet looked upon the stranger
with a kindly expression.
"'Puissant and serene'I' he murmured.
Evidently. John Dough, you are a person
Of wit and intelligence, such as are most
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Ar aspiring hen sat on a nioked and dis
colored doorknob dreaming Of the time when
II would be metamorphosed into q brood Of
chipping. p~eeping, fluffy chickens.
Now. the dOorknob was not even a good
Imitation OF an egg. and still this made no
din to the hen.
Long vtgils. non-union hours Of labor and
lack OF food reduced the hen to a mass OF
b~edraggled feathers. and ere long she dice
and was cast into exterior darkness.
-Her purpose was good" remarked q young
Leghorn.
But It wasn't an egg after ALL protested a
bantam.
An, yes, but you must give her credit for
possessing ideals" said the Leghorn. and for
tenaoity Of purpose In trying to carry them
out"
A poet had q wife and the wife had little
to eat. After several weeks Of failure TO get
money "a with to purchase food she ran
away with a cab driver who owned his outfit
| and acted as though he owned the city.
The blow will kill him. cried people. She
has ruined his career"
II didn't kill him. for he turned his sorrow
into a sonnet that he sold for IS. and revie wers
said that the font OF Inspiration had at last
been opened to him.
mans wife deserted him and the neigh
bOrs were more Interested than he was.
Poor fellow" they said, 1T will drive him
to drink"
Il did. for he was one who never lost an
opportunity. and his wife was a strict tee
totAler.
Il am too old longer to trip In the merry
merry. said the chorus girl sadly, and my
statuesqus beauty ~ double what II ought
to be TO give me q place In the front row. My
voice has been ruined by overmuch twltter-
ing and II sounds like a fat wheel budding
on the rails or like scrap iron being unloaded
on q dock"
Then a look Of inspired resolve swept over
her home made c~ountenance.
Il have IT,. she cried. I will do ths inzenus
In q vxSdcville sketch and continue 80 for tho
ssxt 0Trty ysarA.
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size Enumerated Them.

From tho London Trtunc. "a
school teacher says this sweeping anwser
wBs made by II pupil In a history lrsson:
How many wars. = she asked this pupil,
did England fight with Spain?-
Six" the pupil answered.
Six said the teacher. -Enumsrate them,
please.
little girl,
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THE ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT.

A fly lit on a sheet Of paper and stayed
there.
His neighbors shook their heads and lifted
UP their wings In sorrow.
See" they buzzed in chorus. what comes
OF studying too hard. II he had left litera-
ture alone he would have lived. But tho
world Of art and letters must lave its mar
tyrs."
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Thank You.

Two short words, yet they eN-
press our 2ra titude, to the one
thousand Ward county farmers
for the pleasure we had IN meet
nS them at our store during the
greatest Grain Growers Conven-
tion ever held, Lot only in North
Dakota, but in the entire North
west. Every firm doing business
in Minot but three contributed
to make this convention IA sue
cess. One of the speakers said
two but he did not mention the
range peddler.
What did thernnge peddler do?
Simply nothing.
How does he sell his wares!
Does he take no for an answer!
| should say not.
" hen asked by "a man the 9TH
er day how tie managed to get
such an exorbitant price for his
stoves he said:
"Why, that's easy, we simply
talk the farmers into buying
them, once we get the range in
the farmers home we STAY with
him a week il necessary in order
to sell him.
What must his profits be ii a
man can afford to spend q week
selling one stove. What would
you think OF your dealer il he
used such tactics to dispose OF
his wares? Why, you would
drive him off your farm with
your shot gun.
Why not do the same Will, the
peddler?
Why not treat the man who
hel ps you succeed as YOU would
the smooth tongued peddIer?
The local dealer helps you build
your bridges, helps support.yo your
hospital, schools aud churches;
buys your butter. eggs, chickens,
hay, and in fact your entire pro
duet.
Let us suppose u case.
Should every fslrlner in the
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state oi North Dakota l,,,y of

state of North Dakota l,,y of
peddIer~ and supply houses,
every merchant would im-
medialelv have to go out OF
business. What would be re-
suits? First, your land would
lose it's value fully one half.
Second. no market for your farm
produce outside OF grain. Third,
no doctors, no churches and
schools, no PLACE, ofamusement,
in TACT every time you buy OF a
peddler or send your money out
oI the county. you are causing
yourself !, far greater loss than
the tew cents you save on the
order. }. a. ROELL.
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because he happened to be one ol
the corn growers with whom we
talked. bought a half bushel oi
choice seed last spring and plant
| ed it in. SO inch squares, three
kernels in u hill, on old ground.
He lives in a rich valley and be:
sides selling 800 worth Of gree,,
corn from that patch, and be:
sides in ,'r fall picked Is bI.
which he has retained for = Ell
He is in a position to sell som.
OF this seed.
There were many other fine ex-
hibits Of corn. Among them was
the Flint corn raised by G. j.
Drennlnn. !, Foxholm farlnei
which, tn,k second prize, and
another LIT OF good Flint corn
raised ln &. 0. Jones down Saw.
yer way, who carried off the blue
ribbon. There were nearly TWEEN
ty FIVE corn exhibits, all OF which
were IL credit to this state, which
is coming rapidly to the front ;ls
q corn growing state.
Some OF you farmers will re-
member when Iowa was con
sidered too far west to be agOorl
corn growing state. And it was
at the time. But nature and the
brains 81 man plotted together
and soon IL seed which would do
well there was ori riginated and
from thar line Iowa. las raised
more corn than any state in the
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Queen and where his children are
more independent than princes.
The vegetables were especially
fine. Onions, carrots, potatoes,
rutabagus, turnips, beets, par
SHIPS, .ll were perfect specimens
OF the product OF the garden. Al
tho no special care had been
taken towards their prererrn-
tion, they were all as solid as
rocks, aud especially large. For
instance q number ofthe exhibits
Of six potatoes each weighed
fifteen pounds, and the tubers
were as smooth as eggs. Heads
OF cabbage weighing fifteen lbs,
and in !, perfect state Of preser-
vation, were u sight good for
ones eyes. And the corn. What,
corn raised in Nortll Dakota?
"Oh, ii only had my skeptical
brother from Indiana here" one
farmer remarked rs he gritted
his teeth. II would show him
that We are n long ways from Il
desert and likewise the North
Pole W. II. Mann. the well
known gardener. residing four
miles down the murmurin2
Mouse from Minor. had an as.
pecially fine display Of corn. The
writer measured one ear and
found it to be 3inches inlength.
Mr.. Mann raised a fine lot OF
Flint corn which he says under
favorable conditions, will aver
age 100 bushels to the acre. En-
Iowa or an Illinois farmer would
say this statement is too strong.
when considering that they get
only forty or fifty bushels ofcorn
to the acre back east, ON the
worn out land. But they would
have to admit, il they we're il,
Minut at the Grain Growers Con-
vention, that corn does grow
here and fine large solid ears at
that. Mr.. Mann, We mention hin,
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The Grain Growers Convention
held in Minot Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, attra:tedn u crowd
of nearly II thousand Farmers
here each nf the days. and the
occasion proved to he much
greater than anyone had antici-
pated.
''The weather is against us, .
the business men nf Minot cou-
tinued to remark fur IL week
prior to the opening day for the
mercury stood right around the
twenty degree below mark. But
the Lord must have been on the
side Of the farmers and Incl
dentally Minot, for when Thurs
day morning came the sun arose
in a cleare;.stern sky; the air was
as balmy as that uf !. June day,
< 3 : Z 4 = ~ (. Z
and the he:.rts Of he thousands
OF sturdy farmers Of the great
h Northwest were made glad.
Every train that arrived III Mi
not Thursday u.Orning was
flied with farmers ami their
families. ]. sack Of gram, Il loaf
of bread Or i, print ofbutter with
perhaps u box OF choice vegetac
bles. were brOt along Will, not a
little Inconvenience. and by
Thursday MON. the display OF
grains. vegetables, breads and
other products of the farm and
the farm home in lie new Peter
Ehr White Front block, was
something grand. The com
mittee in charge believed that
there certainly would not be
more than 300 different exhibits.
TO their surprise nearly that
many were entered the first day
and by Friday noon when the
exhibits closed nearly 500 had
been entered. And such an en-
D hibit.
Pres. John II. Worst OF the
Fargo Agricultural College. the
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g Y.
Union. But in cline. not SO much
corn will t,e raised in that state.
The corn belt. we believe will soon
be III North Dakota, where the
seed is being rapidly graded up,
until now instead of II farmer
planri,. >ep.l and harvesting
.nub5in-. I'e picks large ears.
several Of whirl, will fill ahn>kpt.
So n,nrll f,r corr.
'l'~ Fruit exhibit was small
hui h',.. 'rhe average, eastnri,er
will l,u.h wil"I,pv.r he thinks OF
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Thicker Than Flies

The manager OF the Dakota
Farmer whose office is i'll Fargo,
spent The three days Of she
farmers convention. on business
for his paper. He remarked to
the independent man thai he
found the Independents among
the farmers thicker than flies on
a molasses Jug, and it was lis
opinion that among the farmers
we had more than double Of all
the other papers combined. Now
we didn't pay this fellow any
thing for saying this. and its the
truth nevertheless.
Try Wheeler for good Coffees They
suit.
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greatest: in An,eri.
..n sa;1 re rho oy

greatest: in Anleri-
"a, said Of the ex-
hibit: lhave ira
veled in nearly
every state aaand
territory in the
United States and
have seen some
mighty fine farm
products, lbut let
me tell you, that
in no state in the
Union have l ever
seen'an exhibitto
equal this one"
w ords from a
IN an like Mr..
W orst mean much
and THE farmers
of tIle5Northwest
have much reason
" f"SI ou ~
happy that Il kind
Providence lead
them to the sun
kissed fields Of
y North Dakota,
where every far
mer is a King, the
ruler Of broad
1,:o ,~sS.> {,
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mIN0T OPENS her DOORS TO
the FARMERS OF NORTHWEST
Several Thousand Interested Sons Toll Are Rewarded r Attending the Grain Growers
Convention Hearing Many Valuable Lectures The Greatest Exhibit Of Grans
Grasses Vegetables and Fruits Ever Seen State Permanent Organization

The list of officers follows:
President, Jos. NJ. Devile.
iFirst Vice Pres, H. a. Nelson,
Of Nssson. N. D.
Second. Vice Pres, G. E. Funder.
berg, Surrey, N. D.
Third Vice Pres, Thos. Nc.
FArland, Sherwood, N. D.
Fourth Vice. Pres. ,aEd Brown.
Kenmare.
Secretary, Emery Olmstead.
Treasurer, c. A. Grow.