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White Ribbon Auxiliary Organized

A reception was held last evening in the
Hamline Methodist Church for the orea nj
cation of a chapter of the ''Y'' Auxiliary
to the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Those present represented four
neighboring churches-Hamline M E..
Luther Place. Gurley Memorial Presby-
terrain and Grace M. E. Mrs H. ]. Phillips
president of LIE Droit w. c. T. U, presided
The general secretary of the "Y" branch
of the w. c. r. T., Mrs. Don P. Blaine.
started a canvass several weeks ago to
arouse interest and support with the result
that she secured the cooperation of the
pastors of the four churches named
Miss Ida O'Neal gave two vocal solos.
"Springtime and "Four-Leaf Glover
with organ accompaniment by Miss Edith
r. Athey. Miss Callahan sang Just for
Today"
Mrs. Blaine gave an outline of the ma
ture and character of the "Y'' work and
said the ~ branch OF the w. C. r. o.
Is In operation In all except two states
in the Union, and further that organiza-
tons on this non-sectarian plan will be
carried out throughout the city in the near
future.
The enrolment followed. totaling a char
ter membership of over seventy-five. to
which were added several other names
during the evening. Miss Ethel Benton
presented the names OF nineteen members
from Hamline Church; Miss Florence
Beach. thirty-six from Gurley Memorial:
Miss Mabel Callahan. fifteen from the
Lutheran Church named and several were
given from Grace Church.
Mrs. Clinton Smith, president of the Dis
trict w. c. I. u. greeted the new "Y''
members, and Mrs. Emma Sanford Shell
ton. district recording secretary. spoke of
the educational tendency of the W. c. T. U.
work.
A social hour followed the program. and
refreshments were served by the Hamline
and lie Droit w. c. Il. US. The committee
consisted of Mrs L. d. Merrick, Mrs. Grace
c. Morris, Mrs. Emma Keith Mrs s. Jack
son and Miss Kate Cheeseman assisted by
a corps of young ladies in serving
Among the District officers present were +:
Mrs. Charles A. Grandfield. treasurer; Mrs
Randolph. superintendent soldiers and
sailors department.; Mrs. Jennie H Robin
son, president Northwest Union.
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died from the effectsbof a wound in the left
temple. inflicted by tle accidental discharge
of rife, took place yesterday afternoon
from his late rsfdaDee. near Wheaton, and
was very largelE attended. The services
were conducted by Bev. Peter NJ Boyden
rector of St,q RATtho.omew's Episcopal
Church, and the interment was at Rock
The distressing accident occurred in a
lot of a stabit46h Che farm of the young
mans mother, .HeAHi Wheaton. 1t Is sup
as he was accastonaed to do. and While ems en-.
gagged in this spo4f TIE rifle was accidentally
discharged. Hsuua1Elive when discovered
but c;ed SOC. afterY4rd. The deceased was
son of the late William B. Weller and was
twenty-five years of age. His mother and
several sisters and brothers survive him.
The county commissioners for this county
have granted the petition of Luther n
King and others for public road from
Kings valley to the CEDAR Grove and Da-
mascus road a distance of about one mile
Commissioner SOuders has been placed In
charge of the opening of the thoroughfare
MIR. Walter LeeaPayne and Miss Maud
Crowder. both of Goochland county, Va.
visited Rockville--late Saturday evening
and were quietly. married by Rev g. r.
White the ceremony taking place at the
home of the minister. ss.st
1t has been announced that Mr. William
Garner Bouic, son of Mr.. william ". Bouic
of this place, and Miss Margaret Wilbourne
of Pine Bluff. Ark. were married at Pine
Bluff February y. The groom has been
located at Pine Bluff for the past two
years, where he 10 court stenographer.
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DR.. DIxoN's LECTURE.
Discusses the Possibilities Open to Men
and Women of Courage

DR.. Thomas Dixon, jr author and lee
turer, delivered an address at National Ri
fles' Armory last evening. before a large
audience. For nearly two hours Mr.. Dixon
held the attention of his hearers. The sub
ject of his lecture was Backbone and
dwelt with the possibilities of the man or
woman who has the courage of their con-
victions. and strength of character and
moral stamina to assert thelr rights.
In the beginning of his address the
speaker said 1.-The secret of the Anglo
Saxons conquest of the world is the de-
velopment of individual Will and compli-
mented the man who stands on his own
bottom, does his own thinking and lives
his own life
Backbone, he said, "is~the principle in
man that enables him to stand erect and
bone" he continued. makes of life its
highest success measured by its noblest
standards
DR.. Dixon advanced three reasons for the
success of man or woman with that II ait
of character commonly known as back
bone. The speaker said, first. such a man
loses no time in endeavor to please the
mob; second. that he has the courage of
his convictions; third. that he has the
right sort of conviction about the one thing
on which life depends, which is that in
the last analysis the man within who says:
Il will is alone responsible for human
destiny.
will he asserted. lis the essential ele-
ment in all moral deeds and the center of
gravity of character" He said the man
who stood for nothing and nobody, who
was constantly submitting to the will Of
others. was nothing less than fool and
could not and should not be tolerated -
He termed such people bumpers between
the cars of human progress--good for the
ears, but little hard for the bumpers
The lecturer continued on TINS line of
Introducing IL
held the interest of the audience unaba fed
and rounds of applause greeted his. re-
marks at intervals
The meeting was regarded as one of the
most successful OF the series of star at
fractions now being presented in the En-
worth League Lyceum course and from a
financial standpoint of view is said to have
been also highly satisfactory
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THE ANT1-sALooN LEAGUE.
Monthly Meeting for Reception of Re
rorts and Transaction Of Business.

The Anti-Saloon League held its monthly
meeting, preceded by regular executive
session. in the parlors of the w. c. t. u.
building last evening Mr.. James L. Ewin,
president presided at both meetings The
assistant recording secretary. Mrs. Sawyer,
reported the business transacted al the two
latest sessions and kept the minutes. At
roll call of affiliated bodies eighteen organ
izations responded.
The chair. reporting for the executive
committee. spoke of the appointment of
Messrs. Kellar, Kingsley and Prof. Smith
as special committee on finance. He spoke
also of bills before Congress. and recon-
mended that the legislative committee, An
drew Wilson. chairman, be asked, through
the leagues attorney Mr.. Shoemaker. to
exert itself in behalf of pending Legislative
measures referred to- The recommended
ton was adopted.
The committee on co-dperati Mr.. Can
field, chairman, reported a new delegation
from Minnehaha Lodge of Good Templars
as follows: j. T.. Austin. William A. Ridge
ly Curtis De Waugh and the Misses Nellie
Smith and Myrtle Balderson.
Mr.. A. E. Shoemaker chairman. report
ing for the committee on law enforcement
described conditions before the excise board
and the names and places of petitioners for
renewals of license. He noted special fea-
lures of the work In his department which
he deemed particularly encouraging.
Reporting for the press committee, Mr..
S. w. Russell read from a New York paper
the review of new publication by DR..
Howard Russell of that state, in which the
statement appears that DR.. Russell was the
organizer of the Anti-Saloon League. The
committee submitted that the initiative in
this movement was taken by the Good
Templars in Washington. and that the
league was in operation in the District of
Columbia months before it was organized
anywhere else.
An informal discussion followed the press
committees report in which the functions
of the press and the instructive features of
the press dispatches received but the day
before from Vermont were made prominent,
Vermont. Mr.. Kellar remarked, giving
strong indications of a return to practical
prohibition through the open door of local
option. ~ 7s ~ -
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which leaves 10 cases now under observa-

which leaves Is cases now under obserya-
ton and quarantined in seven premises.
One new case of smallpox developed DUR
ing the past week, and there are conse-
quently six cases in all under medical care.
The births reported to the health depart
ment during the past week numbered I33.
OF these SO were white infants and 80 were
colored.
The weather conditions prevalent during
the period covered by this report were as
follows: Temperature (mean), 33 degrees:
mean relative humidity. 81: mean actual
barometer, 1906. The winds were north
westerly. averaging eight miles per hour.
with maximum velocity of 80 miles per
hour on the 18th instant. The maximum
temperature was 80 degrees, on the 23d. and
the minimum II degrees, on the 18th
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In Unconscious Condition.

John II. Spilman, twenty-five years old,
was found in an unconscious condition
this morning in his room at 531 23d
street. due to his having inhaled illu-
minating gas that had escaped from the
gas Jet during the night. 1t was shortly
after o'clock when he was found and
the police learned of the accident. The
ambulance was summoned and Spilman
was removed to the Emergency Hospital
The patients condition was serious when
he reached the hospital. but an improve
ment was shown during the day and it il
thought he will recover.
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CHANGES HER MIND.
Conductor Induces Despondent Woman
to Relinquish Purpose Of Suicide.

Baldwin Denhan, street car conductor,
noticed young woman strolling along the
river front near the eth street wharf about
II o'clock last night in a way to excite his
suspicious. He addressed the stranger and
learned from her that her presence there
was for the purpose of ending her life. Her
statement to the conductor was that she
had been operated upon at a hospital and
had not been given the desired relief. She
was therefore tired of life and thought she
would put an end to her sufferings by
jumping into the river. After listening to
the cheering words of the conductor. she
said she would take his advice and there
upon boarded 9th street car for her home
In northeast Washington. She gave her
address as 6S4 Attn street northeast. but
refused to give her name The police of
the 9th precinct learned that her name is
Klotz and that she returned home last
night unframed.
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Thanked by Navy Department.

AhahAeo ny Navy department.
From September. 1892. to March. 1896
O'Neil commanded the Marblehead in the
/ West Indies and in tho European waters
On the former. In 1894, he played a con-
spicuous part in the events which led to
the transfer OF the Mosquito reservation
to Nicaragua. For his services on this
occasion he received the thanks of the
Navy Department, OF the Nicaraguan gov
Tor the care OF its subjects and of the for
eign residents of Bluefields which was the
scene of the principal troubles.
In Foreign Waters.
While attached TO the European squadron
Commander O'Neil took part in the cere-
monies attending the opening of the Kiel
canal. taking his ship through the canal
on the day of its opening. He also rem
dered valuable service in Turkish waters
during the Armenian troubles in 1893 April
of 1896 again found Commander ONeil on
duty In Washington as superintendent of
the naval gun factory, where he remained
until May 81, 1897
June /. 1897. Commander O'Neil was APP
pointed chief OF the bureau OF ordnance
snd on July y. 1897, he was commissioned
q captain in the line OF the navy.
In War With Spain.
The work of the bureau of ordnance I'M
der Commodore O'Nen during the Spanish
American war received unstinted praise
throughout the navy.
As soon as the exacting duties of the
war with Spain were over Admiral O'Neil
turned his attention to retlesigning the guns
of all calibers for the navy
Head Of Board of Construction
In addition to his duties as chief of ord
nance, Admiral ONeil for period of near
ly seven years has been the president of
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the board on construction of the Navy De-
partment. which not only performs great
deal of miscellaneous work of technical
character, but prepares the general plans
for all new ships of the navy.
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Russell w. Davenport, one of the leading
metaliurgists of the country. died at his
home in Philadelphia yesterday from pneu-
monia. He was ffty-five years of age. Mr..
Davenport was one of the best known au-
thcrities on the manufacture Of steel for
guns and armor plate
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Head of Board of Construction

In addition to his duties as chief of ord
nance, Admiral ONeil for period OF near
ly seven years has been the president of
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MRS. M. BRICKNER.
So Eleventh Street,
MJTu,asrEee VIE

"a short time ago found my CON.
pains I'm the back, and frequent dizzy
spells which grew worse every month.
tried two remedies before Peruna,
and WIS discouraged when took the
first dose, bur my courage soon
returned. In less than two months
my health WRs restored. Mrs. M.
Brickner.
The reason of so many failures to
cure cases similar to the above is the
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ANOTHER FATAL CLOUlBURST.
Flood OF Water Fifteen Feet Deep
Rushes Down.

Kingman, Ariz., Aug. 1S.-Report by
telephone from Layne Springs, Ia
miles north of here says that "a cloud
burst fell on Summit Cernbat noun.
tains, sending a flood of water fifteen
feet deep down the canons, carrying
everything before it. At the Night
hawk mine a house was carried away
and two men were drowned. George
M. Bowers, a well known mining
man, escaped from the building, but
was imprisoned in the tunnel of the
mine and was dug out by fellow min
ers. The body of Ole Inglebrethern
was found two miles down the canon,
imbeded in mud and debris. The body
of John Corners, another victim, has
not yet been recovered. At the Alpha
mine, 100 yards north of the Night
hawk, ore dumps we're carried away
and huge boulders piled up in the por-
tails of the tunnel. At Stockton Hill
and all along the range shafts are fill
ed with water and debris and much
damage has been done. General rains
are falling.
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SIXTEEN ARE DEAD.
Properly Damage Estimated At One
Million Dollars.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Aup. 23.-Death to
16 persons and destruction of proper
ty, both public and private, estimated
in round numbers at $1,000,000 rode
on a screeching gale which tore down
the valley of the Mississippi from
point near the confluence of the Min
nesota and Mississippi rivers near F t.
Smelling. At about that point the
fury of the elements seemingly divid-
ed, and, with roar, descended on the
twin cities and their envirOns.
The storm cloud, which came from
the southwest, first hit the ground on
the West side bluffs near the high
bridge. Two spans of this structure,
which is of steel, and which crosses
the Mississippi river at a height of
200 feet, were cut out as clearly as
though done with knife, and thrown
into the gulch below, crushing in the
roofs of a number of small houses
situated on the flats along the river
banks.
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CRUISER SUNK.
NsvIk, OF PORT Arthur, Succomhed To
SUPERIOR Forces.

Toxic, Aug. 23-The protected cruz
sers Chitose and Tsushima have de-
feated the Russian cruiser Novik
and forced her ashore near Korsakoff.
Washington.-The state department
received the following cablegram
from Minister Griscom, at Toxic:
Japanese fleet sunk Novik of SAX
hahn today"
The following details of the at
tack on the Novik have been received
at the Japanese legation:
1.-The captain Of the protected
cruiser Chitose reports that the Chi
tose and the protected cruiser Tsus-
hima attacked the Russian cruiser
Novik, at Karsakovsk, Sakhalin Is
land, on the morning of the goth. On
the morning of the 21st, the NOvik.
which had been heavily damaged:
was stranded and partly sunk The
Tsushima was hit once in the coal
bunkers, but the damage has already
been repaired. There was no other
damage nor was there a single casu-
atty on either of the Japanese yes
sells"
Korsakovsksk is port on the
southern coast of Sakhalien, off the
coast of Siberia, and about $50 miles
northeast of VladivostOk.
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CARE IN TESTING FLOUR.
Big Mills Take Pains to Ascertain
Quality of OUTPUT.

Big Mills Take Pains to Ascertain
Quality of Output.
1T is surprising to note the differ
ence that exists between the various
brands of -four" said o. D. Hutchin-
son, the representative of one of the
big mills in Minneapolis, MINI. cit
all depends on how the flour is milIed
and on the kind of wheat from which
It is made. Flour made from hard
spring wheat will give from twenty
to forty more loaves of bread per bar
rel than that made from the softer
winter wheat. 1t contains a larger
percentage of gluten and absorbs
more water. The mills are exceeding
ly careful about the kind of -four they
send out, and the testing department
is one of the most important
branches.
After the flour is ground comes the
crucial test. A sample is taken and
made up into bread. We have four
bakings day, and from twenty to
thirty loaves are baked each time,
each one representing a sample of
-four. After the test has been made
the bread is turned over to the Asso-
ciated charities.
You may have noticed that the col
or of flour is no longer a marble
white, but creamy white. This comes
from the fact that the rich portion of
the grain, right under the woody coat
ing, is ground into the flour. What is
left can hardly be called bran, for it
is only the coarsest part of the cutter
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
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Russia Is Worried At The Conditions
OfPoTf Arthur.
DESPERATE FIGHTING REPORTED.
Vice Admiral Prince ouktomsky has
Been Ordered, Should the Worst
Come, to Sally. Forth for a Death
Struggle.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 22.-Acute an
xiety prevails regarding the situation
at Port Arthur on account of the des-
perate character of the fighting re-
ported as taking place, though the
war Office does not seem to believe
that danger of fall of the fortress is
so imminent as generally asserted.
According to advices received by the
the war Office there is still an ample
supply of ammunition and provisions
there. While it is realized that the
Japanese probably outnumber the de-
tenders six or seven fold the great
strength of the Notifications, it is
believed, will do much to make up for
the disparity in numbers.
Upon one point there IS an abso-
lutte unanimity here, namely, that if
the fortress falls, the fleet will not
fall into the hands of the Japanese.
On this point the admiralty's instruc-
lions are of the most imperative char
acter.
Vice Admiral Prince Ouktomsky
has been ordered. should the worst
come, to sally forth for a death
struggle and there is no question that
these instructions will be carried out
both in letter and in spirit, but if
for any reason a final sortie proves
to be impossible the admiral is to de-
stroy his ships and to make certain
that their wreckage will be absolute
ly irreparable.
In the meantime Vice Admiral Ro-
jestvensky's Baltic squadron, includ-
ing the battleship Orel, is standing off
Cronstadt with steam up. 1t is pop
ularly expected that the squadron will
sail at any hour and it is quite true
that it is ready for almost immediate
departure, but regarding the question
of sailing, there is a difference Of
opinion among the naval authorities.
1t is held on the one hand that the
Immediately sailing of the squadron
would be the best policy on the the
DRY that should it arrive within two
months it would find Vice Admiral
Togo's feet in an infinitely worse con-
dition than if the Japanese were al
lowed the whole winter to repair and
ref1t the ships.
The advocates of en- immediate sail
ing hold that the port Of Vladivostok
is capable of receiving the squadron
even should entrance into Port Ar
thur prove to be impracticable and
they wish to treat the Port Arthur
squadron for the present as a mega
tive quantity, letting the Baltic sea
vessels meet the Japanese in the
present weakened condition without
relying for any certain assistance
either on Vice Admiral Ouktomsky
or Vice Admiral Skrydloff.
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Rata and Sulphur.

Here is farmers mode for Kidding
his premises of rats and mice: 'If
you will sprinkle sulphur on your
barn floor and through your corn as
9ou gather it there will not be a rat
or mouse about. 1 have done this for
several years, and 1 have never been
bothered with rats or mice. l have
come old corn in my crib at present,
and not rat or mouse can be found.
IN stacking hay or oats, sprinkle on
the ground and little through each
load, and my word for 1t. rats or mice
can't stay there. A pound of sulphur
will be SUFFICIENT to preserve a large
barn of corn, and it is good for stock,
and will not hurt the corn for bread"
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FREE TO TWENTY-FIVE LADIES.


The Defiance Starch Co. will give
25 ladies a round trip ticket to the
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These trade marks must be mailed
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and Defiance never sticks to the iron
The tickets to the Exposition VIII be
sent by registered mail September
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Labouchere on Intoxicants.

'T myself never drink spirits, or, in
deed, either wine or beer when 1 can
get water" said Henry Labouchere.
81 can understand the liking for beer
or wine. The taste for spirits, how
ever, is incomprehensibIe to me.
tried all of them. The experiment did
not succeed, but gin struck me as the
least nasty"
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&did and lived. The pain in my back
was so bad that l could not sleep at
night. 1 could not ride horse, and
sometimes was unable even to ride
in a car. My condition was critical
when I sent for Doan's Kidney Pills.
l used three boxes and they cured me.
Now l can go anywhere and do as
much as anybody. l sleep well and
feel no discomfort at ALL
A TRIAL TREE-Address Foster
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CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER REREFT,
Mrs. Fuller Died Very Suddenly From
Heart Disease.

Surrento, Me-, Aug. 20.-Mrs. Mary
E. Fuller, wife of Chief Justice Full
Ter, Of the United States Supreme
Court, died here suddenly. Mrs. Full
Ter was the daughter of William F.
and Jane Brown Coolbaugh, and was
born in Burlington, Iowa, August 10,
1S49. She is survived by her hus-
band and seven daughters and one
son.
The death of Mrs. Fuller occurred
while she was sitting on the piazza
of her summer cottage, "Mainestay'',
at Sorrento. Death was caused by
heart disease.