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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-06-27
poner Read Before the Chautauq,.a circle.

Unconscious or unreason-
ing prompting to action:
natural impulse by which
an animal is guided to the perfor-
nance of any action" Now while
animals may inherit an impulse to
do thing, they do not always in
herit an impulse to do an act in a
certain way. This is why the
instinct of imitation is one OF the
most important of animal or
human instincts. OF say human
instincts because men do things
that may be described as uncon-
scious and unreasoning. They
may or may not be conscious OF
the action, but it was not reason
or thought that prompted it. Some
of these unconscious acts may be
termed reflex acts; but man, as
we'll as animals, has an inherent
impulse or desire to initiate.
Birds inherit an impulse to sing,
that is, some of them debut
they do not inherit perfect song.
Young birds cannot sing as we'll
as old ones. Even a young crow
doesn't squawk as unsteady as an
old one. Some birds do not even
inherit the song of their species,
but acquire the song OF a foster
parent or one of their own parents.
Some birds will learn tune from
hearing it played on a flute or
whistled, while others mimic the
songs of other birds. 1t is my
opinion that the reason a great
many species of birds have song
that is regarded as characteristic
of,the species, is that the young
birds hear the song of their par
ents oftener than any other, and
see them at closer range when
they are singing, thus having a
greater inducement to adopt their
song than some other.
Besides the song birds that may
be called imitators, we have two
species of hawk in this state; one
of which mimics the call Of a
little chicken in distress and one
that mimics the call of a species
of plover, commonly called the
golden-plover or prairie-pigeon.
This plover may be called within
shooting distance two or three
times after it has been shot at, so
it is easy to see the advantage this
hawk enjoys in the struggle for
existence. Whether this call was
first acquired by imitation or
whether the first hawk to use this
particular call had some defect in
it's vocal organs, it's progeny would
initiate it's call. The instinct OF
imitation is taken advantage OF by
animal trainers by allowing the
animal to be trained to watch the
performance of one that is already
trained. And when a farmer
wants to break colt to drive, he
bitches it with some steady old
horse. The higher the animal in
the scale of existence the better
the imitator. An elephant is
easily taught to do tricks if he
sees another elephant do the stunt
FIRST. Monkeys and apes learn
quickly by initiating the actions
of men.
Now I must say something
about men. Darwin in his journal
of Research into Natural History
says, "that the natives of Terra
Del Feugo could repeat a whole
sentence in English after hearing
it but once" And tho these
savages are as much lower in the
scale of existence, as compared
with civilized men as the ixtinct
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-06-27
MaserubLe- Wyytched.

MzSerubLe- WTHtCHeI.
A miserable man is one who is to
be pitied or despised on account
of his feelings or state of mind
a 7uetcAed man is one to be pitied
by reason of his condition. We
are miserable in consequence OF
our own reflections. It is what
we suffer from external circum-
stances that makes us wretched.
A condemned felon is both miser-
able and wretched: miserable,
from his state of mind, and wretch
ed, from the circumstances in
which he is placed. The miser-
able and wretched are both deserv-
ing of pity, the wretched, more so
than the miserable, as wretched-
ness is the extreme of misery.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-06-27
synonyms Their Use.
Taken from q. F. Graham's book on
English Synonyms"

Imtbrnctscn6Le- Impossible.
The first of these terms has an
active, the second passive sense.
The distinction between them is,
that the first regards those designs
which cannot be accomplished by
human skill or ingenuity; whilst
the second is applied to those
things which are contrary to the
existing laws of nature, or to CON-
mon sense. Thus; nothing is i'm
possible to God, because He is
above the laws of nature. It is i'm.
possible for man to be in two
places at once. It is impossible
that two and two should make
more or less than four. The de-
sign of cutting a canal across the
esthmus of Darien may have been
hitherto impracticable but it is
not impossible that it may, one
day, be carried into execution.
Again, the navigation of some
rivers may be impracticable, but it
is not impossible that improve
ments in science may so far over
come natural obstacles, as to
render it practicable.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-06-27

What loneliness ls more lonely
than distrust? Eliot.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-06-27
Rec0veyy-Rest0xuttou.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Of these two words, ysc0ve,y has
an active, and restoration passive
meaning. The former implies an
act of our own, the latter, an act
of another. The recovery of what
we have lost regards ourselves; it's
restoration comes from others. The
difference between the recovery of
our property and the restoration OF
our property will then be obvious.
His health was recovered (by him).
His health was restored Ito him).
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Continued from page H.

AS Wenatchee Lee was carried to
safety, his sister Hazel was burned
co death. Yesterday at the home of
Mrs. Isabelle Radcliffe, at Mortimer,
where Miss Baer is caring for him,
Wenatchee showed considerable
strength for child so young, and
bawled vigorously as his picture was
taken. Ignorant of the tragic scenes
which marked his young life, the
baby cried Justify for food and gave
promise of growing to stalwart man
hood Little Iris Crabtree had no
story. She just came, tarried awhile
and then went away.
Miss Baer's Story.
eff I had slept as / usually do when
the children are quiet at night, all
of us would have been burned to
death" said Miss Baer. 1.-THE two
little boys, Wenatchee and Chester
were restless and demanded constant
attention. had Wenatchee on my
lap in front of the stove only a short
time before and had sat down on a
couch, when the dry clothing on the
rack, some of which was of feecy
material, caught fire. After grab
bling the clothing from the rack
tried to put out the blaze. 1t all
happened so quickly that when I
had extinguished the blaze in the
clothing the wall was afire / then
picked up Wenatchee and Chester
and ran out, calling for help.
when I got outside and had
wrapped the babies in cola cov-
ering, Mrs Meyers was sending the
other children down the stairs. !
had all I could do keeping them
from running back into the burning
building. They had never seen a
fire so large before, and they were
! fascinated .
II picked up the two little boys,
John Glover and Charles Wilson,
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Bic WHALE IN
THE STRAITS

A small fortune, smelling to the
heavens, yet worth much to whoever
succeeds in towing it ashore, is afioat
in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, and
was reported last night by the steam
er Whatcom, incoming from down
the straits bound for Seattle, says a
Port Townsend dispatch.
The dead leviathan was fully 80
feet long and had evidently been dead
for some time, judging both by it's
appearance, showing a side of eight
feet out of water, and from its .odor,
which reached greater dimensions.
From the appearance of the whale
it was believed by those aboard the
vessel that it had been killed by
some vessel, but as such occurrences
are exceedingly rare, it is more prob
able that the leviathan succeeded in
escaping from the harpoon hunters
from one of the West Coast stations,
and had finally succumbed to the in
juries sustained.
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James Hayes Tells How He Spent
Christmas 24 Years Ago on
Badger Mountain.

| My brother Pat, Bill Downing,
their families and I spent the Fourth
of July "a years ago at Badger
Mountain; later went back to Spo-
kane and the Palouse country, think
ing 70 ate there. We tried sew.
efal wells and concluded to move or.
From there we went to Cold Spring
Pasin in the northern part of tbs
county. W, famed Cushaw Draw
there. as tho. were wild hogs in he
draw. Cu5haw is supposed to ts
Irish for hogs. 1t goes by the name
of Bumgardner draw now. At Cold
Spring Basin we passed our first
Christmas in Douglas county, and
We had lots of venisOn hung up in
the log cabin. We never had less
than three or for.' deer ready for
the table. We got our supplies in
Spokane in those days and brought
ways had lots to eat Patrick Hayes
had one girl, 16 years old, at that
time. Our nearest neighbors lived
at Leahy-Dan, Dennis and Mike,
all bachelors Dan Leahy moved
Pat and to Deer Creek in March
of the following year. Bill Downey
and wife moved to the neau of West
Foster creek, at big spring. Their
first baby was born at this place in
March. A lady doctor from Douglas
was in attendance, and I got lost
while going for the lady doctor, but
don't say a word about that. My
brother, Patrick, divides his time
now with his daughter at Bucking-
ham and the Sound Mr.. Downey
and family are living in Everett.
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COulee City.
(From the News.

The first marriage in the new
! Presbyterian church occurred yester-
day morning, when James Simmons
and Miss Jessie Lipeman, both of
Stratford, were united in wedlock by
the pastor, Rev. w. H. Hoole.
Miss E. Lena Wadsworth, the eff
cient principal of the Coulee City
school, left Tuesday evening for
Ephrata, near where she will spend
the holiday vacation with Ier pa
rents.
E. F. Schrock, T. B. Ferguson,
Rolly Bernard, James Trefry and
Willis Schrock shipped 1873 head of
beef cattle from this city last week
to Frye-Bruhn at Seattle. The
prices paid were $2.76 for cows,
1855 for steers.
The new Presbyterian church edi-
fee, which has been under construc-
ton for several weeks past, is so
near completed that church services
were held there last Sunday evening
for the first time. The seating capa-
city was filled and many were stand
ing. This speaks well for Coulee
City and it's vicinity, and indicates
that in the near future an addition
will be needed to accommodate the
~
pastor, is an earnest Christian work.
err and deserves much praise for the
able manner in which he is caring
for the church interests. The new
church is a very pretty little struc-
ture without and within and adds
much to the appearance of the town.
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CHELAN AND
DOUGLAS COUNTY
EXCHANGES
Items of Special Interest From the
Big Bend Press.

; Office building, having moved to thai
location this week The rooms have
been tastefully and cozily arranged
and the club feels that they have
taken an important step toward pro-
noting the best interests of the
town. l. e. belong and J. c. Eakles
are entitled in large measure to
the credit for moving and arranging
the exhibit and fixing up the rooms
Miss Ethlyn Clark is home from
Ellensburg for the holidays visiting
with her parents. She will return
to her school duties next week.
Mayor A. C.. Jones returned to
Cashmere Tuesday after an extended
visit in California and New Mexico.
Miss Myrtle Nagley is spending
the holidays under the parental roof
Miss Nagley is lending usefulness to
the world in the capacity of trained
nurse. She is located in Tacoma.
Guy Nagley has disposed of his
mill interests in the sound country.
He is now visiting his parents for a
few days, after which he expects to
look after timber interests in the
Columbia river territory.
We are wondering where all our
local nimrods were Saturday. Eight
fine deer were seen 1eisurely walking
above the high line ditch in easy
gun range. Two of them for1ed the
river just west of town and boldly
went into the door yards without
any fear. Our mighty hunters are
kicking themselves and keeping as
quiet as possible The above story
is not fiction, and can be truthfully
vouched for by several citizens.
John Chalmers is down from the
Okanogan country looking after bus
mess interests and visiting with his
friends. He has been engaged in
an irrigation project up there, and
he stated that by next summer it
would be completed and that several
hundred acres would be reclaimed
and brought into cultivation.
J. A. Prentis is wearing a long
smile this week because there ar
rived in his home Sunday baby
girl as a Christmas gift. Mother
and little one are getting along nice
ly.
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the alarm, the children were awak-
ened by the matron.
MatrOn Risks Her Life.

the alarm, the children were awak-
ened by the matron.
Matron Risks Her Life.
They resisted her efforts to save
them. She pulled them out of bed,
herding them to the hall. Dazed
with sleep, not realizing their peril,
they hung back, and as the door
opened and let in the hot air they
saw the smoke whirling and eddy
ing; some rushed back to the only
safety they knew-their dormitories
Others, screaming, crowded around
Mrs. Meyers, weeping piteously. She
forced them from her, pushing them
down the stairs. Then back to the
dormitories for those who had hid
den there She dragged these Que,
aurlying them to the hall, now dense
with smoke. They struggled frant;-
ca,ly, but she forced them before her,
down the stairs to safety.
She tried to cal over the names,
out the cracking of the fire drowned
her voice. She counted them. Two
were missing.
Somewhere in that terrible fur
mace she knew that two children
were sleeping or dead. Before any
body could stop her. she dashed back
to what seemed certain death. She
was soon in the dormitories, and
then while the heat burned her hair,
her shoulders, her hands, she sought
each bed Carefully she went for
fear she should pass by one, cropping,
umbling, feeling her way, her body
clad only in a night robe. From
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PATHETIC SEQUEL TO STORY
OF DEATH OF MRS. LEE

said Miss Hill, and took them to the
window and dropped them to the
ground. When / turned to get the
two girls, l saw the flames from the
I burning walls sweep across the bas-
kets where they were sleeping and
l could not reach them. was
choked and partly blinded with
smoke, and after being scorched by
the flames 1 jumped from the win
dow"
Brave Women to the Rescue.
Besides the two children who
lost their lives, Hazel Lee aged 3,
and Iris Crabtree, aged four months,
the matron and Miss Agnes Hill, the
day nurse, received injuries.
Mrs. Minnie Meyers, the matron,
was burned about the face and hands
and is suffering from severe bruises
and shock. She is being cared for
at Seattle General hospital.
Miss Agnes L. Hill, day nurse,
sprained back and shoulder; burned
slightly; face bruised.( At Mrs. T.
S. Lippy's home, 6214 Fifth avenue
northwest.
The matron, after bravery strug-
Cling to save her charges, rushed
back into the burning building and
narrowly escaped death by jumping
over the bannister from the second
floor to the bottom. Her leap was
through a fiame-swept stairway. Her
clothes caught fire, severely burning
her, and she was severely bruised by
the fall.
Miss Agnes L. Hill, after dropping
two small children out of the Sec
ond story window, was cut off by
the flames and leaped after them.
She was injured by falling on a side
walk. Her left shoulder and back
were badly sprained.
There were twenty-five children at
the home When the night nurse,
Miss May Baer. ran from the nursery
carrying two tiny babies and giving
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WOMAN NOT
KNOWN HERE

occurred in Seattle on Dec. 10, and
she was buried in that city on Sun
day, the goth. Grace was only 20
years of age, just in the bloom of
young womanhood. Her death is a
great surprise to her friends here,
who are saddened thereby. Her ia
Their feels the blow very keenly. He
has the sympathy Of the community
in this great SORROW The dead girl
left a three year-old daughter. who
will be brought to Conconully for
care. Boyd Watson. brother, will
arrive from Davenport tonight. He
and his wife will locate in Conconul-
ly and will establish home where
the entire family can be united.
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that Mrs. Goggins must submit to
a serious surgical operation. Mr.
Goggins, therefore, accompanied her
to Spokane where the operation was
successfully performed. and she was
thought to be on a fair way to re-
covery. so much SO that the family
and friends hoped to have her with
theme here for Christmas. Her COM
ing was then postponed until New
Years day, when, with her nurse
she was expected be brought home
Since Christmas, however, she has
been growing gradually weaker
complications having arisen to re-
tard her progress. Mr. Goggins has
been constantly with her for over a
passed away.
Mrs. Goggins was sweet and low
able character, devoted wife AID
mother and will be greatly missed
by her many friends, but above all
by the three bright children whom
her untimely taking away will leave
bereft of a mothers care. The
children are Bernard, aged years !;
Robert, seven and little Jane, who
is five. The sympathy of every one
goes out to these little ones in their
great loss. The body will be
brought here, but no arrangement
as yet has been made for interment.
The father and mother of Mrs. Cos
gins are buried in Brewster.
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Woman Who Died in Wayside Hosp.
tai in Seattle was From Con-
cOnully.

Concerning the death of Mrs. Grace
Lee, which occurred last week in Sc
ing definite Is known Of her people in
this city, and it is believed that she
was from Conconully instead of We
natchee. The Conconully Record
contains the following in reference
to her death:
Death of Grace Watson Lee.
News has been received of the
death of Mrs. Grace Lee, wife of
Frank Lee and daughter of Dean
Watson of Conconully. Her demise
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Cashmere.
(From the Record.)

We understand that J. n. Dotson.
member of the school board, has
rendered his resignation to take eff
feet in the near future. Mr.. Dotson
has made an excellent school man,
and one we are sorry to lose, as he
had the school interests at heart and
did everything possible to make it a
success.
The Cashmere Commercial Club
is now "at home" in the old post
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The Minstrel Maids-Wenatchee Theatre, Tuesday and
Wednesday evening. Same management as
Juvenile Bostonians.

bed to bed, trying not to breathe,
nursing her strength, keeping her
senses by will alone, she sought the
two missing babies. They were not
in the dormitory. She now realized
that they must have persisted in the
destroyed nursery.
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Talks on Opcn River.

DR.. n. G.. BlalOck of Walla Walla
is addressing the members of the
Commercial Club at the rooms this
afternoon on the question of an Open
Columbia River. He came down the
river this morning, and expects to
leave tonight on the east bound.
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FUNERAL!
TOMORROW

The funeral of Mrs. Parish, who
died yesterday morning, will be held
tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock
at the home of her daughter Mrs. I.
]. Bailey on Mob Hill. Obituary will
appear tomorrow.
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The Daily Word is the best i'd
vcrtis;nk medium =. corral Wtsn
in3ttn
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A New Resident.

Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. G.. s.
Clouser yesterday 12h pound girl.
This makes three girls in the family.
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A WELL-SHAPED HAND

looks all the better for little adorn-
ment; and what could be handsomer,
or show up to better advantage than
a nice Seal Ring? We have full
line of Gentlemen Seal and Initial
Rings, also Cuff Links of beautiful
design and attractive appearance.
These are solid gold with ornament
al settings. We also carry most
tempting line of general jewalry,
such as ladies and gentlemen's gold
and silver watches, chains, charms,
rings, brooches, etc.
HOWARD THOMAS
THE JEWELER
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Artists colors at H. w. Russell's.
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". COCC|NS DEAD

Continued from page ~
The Washington herald., 1907-12-19
ASK MORE MONEY FOR CANAL
Col. Goethals and Former Senator
Blackburn Here.
Officials 20 Confer with President,
Secretary Taft and Members
of Congress.

Lieut.. Col George ". Goethals. chair
man Of the Isthmian Canal Commission,
and chief engineer Of the Canal Zone,
accompaD by former Senator Black
burn, head OF the Department OF Civil
Administration OF the Zone. is in Wash
ington 10 discuss important canal ques-
uons with the President. Secretary OF
War Taft. and members Of Congress.
The two most important questions Col.
Goethals has to take up pertain to the
proposed widening of the canal locks. and
sufficient additional appropriation 10
guarantee free-hand work on the isthmus
during the year beginning next July
In speaking OF the Canal Zone yester-
day. Senator Blackburn said:
Il have been there eight months. and !
have never felt better in my life than
now It's the only place 10 live. OF
course, / Will admit II is a bad place for
any one with nerves. Such persons ought
10 leave for a month or two every year.
But l haven't any nerves, consequently
can stay there all the yeat round. It's
a fine place"
As to progress on the canal work, Col.
Goethals said:
I'VE are surely making the dirt fly.
About 5000 men are employed on the
canal, and more would have jobs II the
appropriations were larger"
Col. Goethals is in Washington on leave
of absence. IL will be necessary for him
10 spen6 some time in conference with
the Congressional committees having
charge Of legislation for the canal. but
as soon as that is over he viii give him.
self up TO rest for about two months.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-19
CHURCHES TO COOPERATE.
Plan 10 Bring CIerEymen I'm Touch
with PhiIanthrOpic Work.

Al special meeting on Tuesday after
noon, At the residence Of Mrs. William
Belden Noble, I76l y street. formal or
ganization Of the new committee on
church cooperation was completed
There were present Rev. Roland Cot
ton Smith, chairman; Rev. Samuel r.
Woodrow. Rev John Van Schaick, Rev.
Donald c. Macleod. Rabbi Abram Simon.
Rabbi Louis Stern, Rev William G
Alexander Rev. Charles r. Guthrie. Rev.
NJ. Ross Fishburn. Rev Frederick B.
Howden, Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce. Rev.
George A. Miller, Re- Frank SewaI.
Rev. John Weidley, and Charles F. Well
Ter. secretary.
To interest the churches in enlisting
volunteer workers as friendly visitors.
and 10 bring clergymen and members into
touch with the philanthropic work Of
Washington and 70 make use of the Asso-
ciated Charities trained agents in dealing
with needy families, is the purpose Of the
association.