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UNRESPONSIVE CITIZENS.
Sonic Suggestions that Wenatchee
Might Profit by as to Interest
MOssbacks i'm Give I'm
pfOyennent.

Many complaints come to the city
beautiful department conducted by
the Los Angeles Times regarding the
Indifference of the citizens in varl-
GUS sections of all phases of civic i'm
provement work, and a remedy IS
asked for these unhappy conditions.
While attending a farmers institute
a short time ago in a small town
about 100 miles from Los Angeles a
small bunch of active citizens wished
to know what could be done with
what they were pleased to call the
old mossbacks" of the village. A
considerable number of residents had
lived there for a score or more OF
years and yet would not contribute
cent or give any labor even to clean
I'D the streets, though all enjoyed
prosperity and bank account or nm
tied size. The town in question has
a peculiarly dilapidated look.
Education and demonstration have
been proved 10 be the only effectual
means of ameliorating such condl-
tions, and the transformation VIII
necessarily be slow and the campaign
prolonged and arduous. Though the
work must eventually be accomplish
ed. the lines of least resistance must
be sought for and followed at all
times. 1t is possible that all or near
II all may be prevailed upon to join
some move for the amelloratlon or
present conditions This entering
wedge frequently consists Of cleaning
and grading streets, the necessity Tor
which is recognized by all, For the
next move some section must be
sought where the majority OF own
ers in a block favor curb and side
walk or street trees, and the head
camp or fortress Of the majority OF
mossbacks must be left for the last
or until their properties are behind
those of the others in improvements
one point must not be lost sight OF
make no one angry except as a last
resort. Try every other available
means and then patleni wait Tor
some time before venturing to give
any one or more a piece OF your
mind" Vinegar seldom catches flies,
though occasionally it becomes neces-
sary to make a man agry before he
will fairly awaken to anything. Even
in Garvanza, Cal, where cooperation
in public improvement has accom-
plished so much, We have members
who are never heard from accept IN
protesting that the society's funds be
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At The Theatre

The management has secured a
series of first-class moving pictures
which will be the feature for tonight,
tomorrow night and Saturday night.
Among the most interesting are
THE Clockmaker's Secret" THE
Man-Hat-and Cocktail 1.-THE Dippy
Circuit" and several other good
films, everyone of them the result
of the best efforts of the picture
makers.
"Stingy Moon" a beautiful illus
trated song, will be sung by Mr..
HUMPHREYS, and a special musical
program will be rendered by Mrs.
Ed Ferguson.
The show Friday night will start
after the band concert. After the
moving picture performance there
will be given a popular price dance,
which will start about 10 p. m.
Price of tickets, soc.
Don't miss these pictures; they
are of a very high standard, and you
will be well entertained. The prices
remain the same-Children, 10c;
Adults, zoe. Show tonight, S:45. ),
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CITY OR TOWN LIFE.
Tommy Wilkins Tries Both and Pre-
fers Stringville.-A Tale of True

Tommy wilkins Tries Both and Pre-
fers Stringville.-A Tale of True
Conditions.
This is just the simple little story
of the going up and the coming down
of Tommy Wilkins. No matter where
where he lives. You have known
chaps exactly like Tommy. You will
recognize in him some old acquain-
, lance.
Tommy Wilkins lived in a small
town until he was lured away. Wis.,
ions of vast wealth and the blowing
in thereof lured him. The small
town had no amusemens such as
horse-racing, pool selling places, big
league baseball games, not even a
hockey club; but, after all, it had
compensations. There was the live
main street, with the general stores,
the printing Office, the bakery and
other places of business. Then there
were the quiet residential streets,
boriered with trees that almost
overlapped their leaves in summer
time, with pretty green lawns all
around the houses. The residences
themselves were comfortable and
coy, with lots and los of fresh air
circulating around and through
them, and plenty of Gods unadulter-
atei light pouring in through the
windows. In front were porches
with rustic chairs.
In one of these coy cottages
dwelt Tommy Wilkins with his pa
rents and two Younger brothers and
a sister. Sister was a little older
than Tommy, who was just twenty
and feeling important enough for
forty. Sister was engaged to the
head clerk in De Bow and Brown 8
general store, who earned $40 a
week.
"Chuk him, sis said Tommy
You just wait about year and I'll
find you man to fall in love with
who'll be worth your while. I'm
going to Chicago to live, | am. I'm
tired of clerking in Harris grocery
store for 50 per, and I'm going
where the big opportunities are
Sister laughed softly.
In about a year, Tommy" said
she in sisterly way, you can come
back here and board with Ned and
me. We won't charge you a cent
till you get your old job back or
something else to do
'Huhi" calculated Thomas, who
made off next day for Chicago.
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Tommy did better in Chicago right
from the start. He got a job in a
dry goods store at $12 a week. OF
course his SO at home wasn't the
worst in the world, for his parents
had boarded him free. In Chicago it
cost him $3.50 a week for board-a
tiny hall bedroom at the top of the
house, rear, without heat and prac-
tically without light and air by rea-
son of the amazing clOseness of SINH
lar buildings. But then Tommy had
$3.50 left over-tO pay car fare,
buy standup lunches at the football
rush hash joints, purchase clothes
with which to shine in society, buy
theatre tickets, play the races and
but, come to think of it, no use to
mention baseball, for Tommy never
had time to attend a game.
Tommy knew nobody in the city
except his landlady, who smiled
upon him just once week-for
$3.50 per smile. True, he did know,
so to speak, the lady across the ia
Bile, who worked in De Smiths de-
partment store as head saleslady at
$11 a week, but Tommy didn't like
this person. She had spoken to him
just once. She had said across the
table:
Where are you from, Mr.. Mil
kins?"
wilkins" corrected Tommy.
I'm from Stringville.'' s.
What are you doing in the city,"
"Clerking at Solomon & Isaacs,
replied Tom, swelling with manly
pride.
Huh! You'd better go back to
Stringville," commented Miss De
Smith, scooping up the final stewed
prune from her dinner dessert Il
go back to StIingville," Tommy
mentally echoed as he climbed the
three flights of stairs to his cell on
the top tier. well, anyhow, | did
get something to eat there that
didn't give me the feeling of being
stuffed full of baled hay And | wore
pretty good clothes there, with fair
prospects of getting a new suit when
l needed one, and 1 had friends,
there-yes, friends! There's two
million people in this burg, but not
a single solitary one of them cares
a red copper cent for Tommy VIII
kins."
Tommy had been in Chicago eiF d
months and had saved IS. the
price of a ticket to Stringvillc, waen
one Saturday night after Tavi1g his
board he received a letter from his
sister, something like this:
Dear Tommy: If you think Ned
is good enough for me, We'll be mar
rie1 next Wednesday noon in the
Methodist church. Bring some 'of.
your high life friends down and at
tend the wedding, won't you? And
Ned says, if you will accept, he'll get
you a job in the store at $12 a week,
and we won't charge you but So for
board"
The only reason Tommy didn't
wire mis- acceptance was that he need
ed all of his cash on hand to buy the
railroad ticket. When he got back
to Stringville, he remarked confden-
TALLY to his sister:
There is high life in Chicago. sis,
but it's so plagued high that it is
not visible to the naked eye of 999
out of 1000 young fellows who go
up there to fly. Strhgyille looks
lovely to me-"
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The. Touch Of Mind With Body.


A prominent nerve expert Of Swftzer
land who has contributed his observa-
tons from time to time to scientific
papers has recently published a book
upon the influence of mind on the
body. His chief themes are treatment
of disease by suggestion and the train
ing of the will. Here we have tho
basis Of all mind cure systems, and it
is proper TO keep in view the fact that
the idea is not at all novel or new in
the history of civilization. Many years
ago Alexander Bain, the celebrated
logician, discussing the influence of
mental changes upon the body, said:
Sudden outburSts of emotion de-
range bodily functions. Fear paralyzes
digestion. Great mental depression
enfeebles all organs. Protracted and
severe mental labor brings on disease
Of bodily organs. On the other hand,
happy outward circumstances are IA
vorable to health and longevity"
In making The above observations
Professor Balm was not acting as the
special advocate or the critic or apo1h-
gist Of any system of treatment, SIM
ply stating truths recognized by think
ing men or at least obvious when en-
lightened thought was directed to
them. Most all adult American read,
ers are aware that the key thought to
the above declaration is reiterated
again and again in the Bible. 1t is
true that the doctrine of health set
forth in the Bible makes the attitude
of the heart an important factor. But
very broad mind cure theory may be
evolved from Bible teachings and very
generally from orthodox renderings Of
Bible lessons. DR.. Dubois, the Swiss
scientist cited above, places the lost
citadel of health in the individual hui
man will. Professor Bains logic ap-
peals indirectly to the will, and the
Bible teaches that the ultimate respon-
sibility for all conduct and results rests
upon the will. New and old, scientific
or spiritual, orthodox or dissenting
mind cure methods locate healing
strength in the man himself Strength
has it's inexhaustible well within. Mel
Their agents nor nostrums nor stills are
needed to attain the summit of human
health and happiness. So the mind
! cure believer is not a law unto him
self, but he Is a savior of self His
creed antagonizes mental illusions,
likewise physical decisions, and he
lives in little danger of suffering from
such self induced and self perpetuated
Ills as the drug habit, alcoholism, nico-
tine poisoning and the various forms
of pr0stration due to the abuse Of
functions. The true mind curist not
only knows when to quit, but he quits
He even needs the warning, Touch
not, taste not, handle not!' and stops
short at the very thought of indul-
gence.
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NO COLORED ELKS.

BY denying charter to negro
organization, styling itself the INT
proved Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks of the World" the
courts of Pennsylvania have taken
an attitude that concerns the mem
bers of the B. P o. E. all over the
country, and particularly in Montana,
before whose supreme court an APP
peal on an action of similar import
is now pending.
The Elks of Pittsburg filed eXcep-
tions of a charter to the cOlored fra
ternity, and Justice MacfarlaA, in de-
nying the application of the latter,
said: The application is made with
intent to produce confusion in the
public mind in respect to identity.
1t is a palpable imitation of the other
organization, not only in name, but
in the denomination of its officers, in
the insignia and emblems of the Or
der. II is to be regretted that, with
nearly the whole animal kingdom to
choose from, the applicants did not
select some name not already pre-
empte1 With the enormous grown
Of social and fraternal organizations,
the time seems 10 be not far distant
when the roll Of names will be eX-
hausted, but it is not yet at hand.
The case was holly contested; an
array of eminent counsel represented
bosh parties. The court finds that
the term 'Elks" is the distinguish
ing appetlation of the order and that
the adoption of it by colored peo-
pie was misleading and would lead
to mplications, involving an IN
fringement upon the rights of the
3. P. o. E.
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NEXT TRIP

East or South take the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Co. from Spo-
kane.
Rates identically the same as 9TH
er routes.
Good connection AMI splendid
service through. An opportunity to
see Salt Lake City. Denver and sthe7
interesting cities you may never have
seen or have another chance to see.
Full particulars on application.
Address:
VIM. McMURAY, G. P. A.,
Portland, Ore
]. r. NAGEL, T. P. A,
COS First Ave, Seattle, Wash.
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The cost Of the new iron bridge over
the Bosporus, uniting Europe with
Asia, will be enormous, as the bridge
will be several miles in length. But
the Turkish government expects ia
reap a harvest from the tolls.
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ENTIAT NEWS

The Entiat Entertainment club
gave a social on Saturday evening.
May 80, at Gray's Hall. The follow
ing program was rendered:
Piano Selections 80. .Audra Harris
Address Rev. Atkinson
Violin Solo. It. Atkinson
Recitation. .......... Susa Barnes
Duet. Misses Cora and Lora Barnes
Recitation. .......... Ben Presna:l
After the close of the program ice
cream, cake AMI lemonade was
served to about 100 persons. Tho
proceeds go toward paying for the
new piano that was purchased Joint
ly by the club and the Woodmen
camp.
Jean Skiles and family have
the summer.
D. NJ. Farris and Lewis Swanson
were in Wenatchee Monday on bust
ness. - - -
Jess Gentry was in the valley the
first time for several years; he no.
ticed a good many improvements
since he was here last.
C. A. Harris sister, Mrs. Leland,
has purchased the Sam MORTAL home
from Alvin Anderson, who traded it
last fall to Sam
C. A. Haslin was in the valley Fri
day buying beef cattle. He got a
bunch from J. W. Bonar.
C. E. Preston and crew are sur
veying and subdividing section 23
for c. G. King.
w. H. Mcclure, assistant superin-
tendentof the Washington Children's
Home society, spent a few days last
week in the valley in the interest of
the home. He gave lectures on Sun
day to a large audience.
Jack Bowen and family are in We
natchee a few days this week visit
ing Mrs Bowen's mother and sister,
Mrs. Clary and Mrs. McCarty.
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not used for general improvement
which does not meet with their indi-
vidual approval. We cannot afford to
stop the wheels of progress for
'mossbaeks,' even though we grant
them a respectful hearing. Effective
civic improvement is always accom-
plished by the unremitting toll of a
few, so be neither weary nor discour-
aged, for in the end you shall win.
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After dinner minis, 10c, at the
Palmetto. ***
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DR.. L. B. Manchester, dental office,
Columbia Valley Bank Building. **&
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Prices reduced for shoe repairing
at Chas. Fry's. ***
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Sale of Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul Railway Towns in Wash
ington.
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For Sale.

For Sale.
Twenty head of good work horses.
See them at Eagle Barn. Ask fer
J. A. Hanen 6-o
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Remnant sale of dishes at the We
natchee Bazaar. 80
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Palmetto for ice cream cones, 81
and 10c ***
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CHEAP EXCURSION RATES.

To eastern points, apply via inc
Oregon Railroad & Navigation 60
through SpoIane. Salt Lake City I'd
Denver, d. ~ the summer. ASK
any treat Northern agent, or
WIN. McMURRAY, G. P. A,
Portland, Oregon.
]. R. NAGEL, T. P. A,
COS First avenue, Seattle, Wash.
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Milk shake sc at the Palmettoe >
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In the Heart of the Great Palouse
Country.
The Milwaukee Land Company
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-18
Antelope Pioneers Meet.

OAKDALE, Neb., Sept. 17-(Speeial)-
The pioneers of Antelope county celebrated
the fortieth anniversary of the settlement
of the county at Oakdale by a basket
picnic on the 18th inst.
Forty years ago, this month, Crandall
Hopkins and family from Wisconsin
crossed the west line of Madison county
and he and his two sons, Allen and Will
diam. stuck their homestead stakes in
what is now Antelope county. At that time
there was no railroad north of Fremont,
and not a wagon bridge over the Elkhorn
river from head to mouth. There was no
grlst mill west Of Logan Creek, and no
postoffice west OF Norfolk.
At this picnic there were sixteen present
who were here I'm 1870, and fifty-four who
were here in 1880. Short speeches were
made by several OF the pioneers and all
were glad they live in Antelope county of
the Antelope state.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-18

an dthe result is that the local Presby-
terrain church here is without a pastor.
DAVID C1TY-A successful Frontier
day carnival covering two days was
brought TO a close last evening by a ball
In the opera house. The affair was gotten
up by some of the business men OF David
city. Principal features were matched
games of base ball between Ulysses and the
National Indians, riding buckiug bronchos,
roptng and tying wild steers against time,
relay races, wild horse races and automo'
bile races.
NEBRASKA CITY-A gasoline explosion
occurred Wednesday evening at the home
OF Mr.. BrotL q printer employed ON tn"
Daily Press. His 11-year-old daughter was
frightfully burned about the face. arms and
body. Her clothing caught or fire and her
mother smothered the blaze before putting
such that the little one tainted several
times before physicians arrived to give her
relief. 1t is feared her burns are fatal.
MCOOK-The Red Willow County sun
day School association met in MCCook on
Monday and Tuesday Of this week. H.. NJ.
Steisley, state secretary, and Miss Stooker,
and the Sunday schools OF Red Willow
county were fairly well represented. The
officers for next year are the same as those
Of last: Mrs. +. NJ. Kimmcll Of McCoOk,
president; Miss Flora b. quick of Indian
ola, seCretary-treasurer. From here the
state workers went up to Hayes Center to
hold a county convention for Hayes county.
NEBRASKA CITY-John NJ. Eiser yes
terday filed a complaint in the County
court against G. w. Irish, charging him
with removing mortgages property from
the county. The goods removed were the
chairs, machines and other things belong
ing to a moving picture show and on which
Mr., Eiscr had a mortgage for 1855, MIR.
irish came here from Beatrice and opened
an airdome, which on account of the con-
tinued wet weather failed to be a success
ard the same was removed. Sheriff Fischer
located Mir. Irish at Wayne, Neb, last
evening and left this morning to make the
arrest.
ST. PAUL.. II. Sorensen. a peaceable
and Industrious farmer living a few miles
west of Dannebrog, seems to be the victim
of a sensational and very malicious persecu-
ton. Just a year ago the dwelling on the
farm burned down in broad midday, while
the family was at church a couple of miles
distant. While this fire was at the time
considered mysterious, no definite suspic-
ion was attached to anyone. Recently Mr..
Sorensen has received several anonymous
letters containing rather abusive language
and covert threats. Last Monday night,
just before he was to have his small grain
threshed, his two settings of stacks, located
in two different places. burned down. This
was a case of certain incendiarism. By
putting several things together Mr.. Soren-
sen and his friends have their suspicious
strongly directed to a certain person and
feel sure that the fire of last year is from
the same origin. The identity of the sus-
pect and what steps will be taken for legal
prosecution have not yet developed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-18
Taft Club at HOIdreEe.

HOLDREGE. Neb,, Sept, H-(Special.)-
A Taft club has been organized in Holdrege
with a membership of over 200, and at a
meeting held Tuesday night Captain Frank
Anderson, who is also candidate for county
attorney, was unanimously chosen as presi-
dent, Elmer Nelson secretary and l.. c.
Huck treasurer. The meeting was well at
tended and considerable enthusiasm pre-
vailed. A noticeable feature was the in
terest taken by the younger men in the
party. They were in the majority and
are eager to do their best for the success
of the party at the coming election, Head
quarters will be opened within a day Of
two, which will be supplied with tele-
phone. desks, writing material, literature,
etc. and every voter is invited to make
it political headquarters, The first meet
ing of the campaign will be held next
Thursday afternoon. at which time Sena-
tor Norris Brown will make the address.
Arrangements are being made to have a
rousing meeting and start the campaign
off at a clip that will surprise the double
headers.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-18

for the sllmony she claims she lost through
her husbands drunkenness.
Frank Effenberger. a s~sloonkeeper Of Ne
braska city. and his bondsman, the United
States Fidelity company, are the defendants
In the suit. The transactions on which the
plaintiff sues occurred in 1895. at which
time the plaintiff and her husband and
children lived in Nebraska city. The suit
is brought In behalf Of the wife and the
two children Dollie. aged T. and Harry, 4
years old.
Found Dead Near Track.
The body Of an unidentified man about q
years old was found near the Northwestern
tracks near Twenty-seventh street this
morning and Coroner Mathews is investi-
eating the cause OF his death. There were
on marks on the body. Beside it was a
fun bottle Of alcohol, which had been
bought in a local drug store. There was
nothing on the body by which it could be
Identified.
Outline of Big Fish.
Mounted on a big board, just exactly the
same size and of the same appearance as
he detailed. is the big fish caught by Harry
Lindsay up in Wisconsin some weeks ago.
The fish is on exhibition in the office OF
the clerk Of the supreme court, and the
lawyer, visitor or what not who strolls into
the office and fails to give expression to
some surprise at the enormous size of the
fish, will get little attention from the
clerk. The fish Is forty-nine and one-half
inches long, and was caught with an or
binary line and hook. 1t took Mr.. Lindsay
an hour and a half to land him, and sew
eral inches OF skin from his hands and
arms. Mr.. Lindsay will have a glass case
made for Mr.. Fish and place him along
with many other choice pieces Of furniture
in his home. The wake will be kept up in
the office, however, for several days.
Certificates of Nomination.
Secretary Of State Junkin today mailed
out the certificates Of nomination to the
successful candidates for office at the late
primary. Taylor and Riddle tied for the
office of representative on the populist
ticket, each receiving 9s votes in the
district. The board flipped a coin and
Taylor won, which gives him both the
democratic and populist nominations.