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4 MANGLED BY CARS Ellensburg, Jan. 20. —The man gled remains of an unknown man were found on the Northern Pacific track a few miles west of here by track walkers. He had evidently been run over by a freight. Logging Camps to Resume. Aberdeen, Jan. 20.—1t is announc ed that the Clemmons logging camps will be opened in two weeks. Sev eral hundred men will be employed. Malaga Squibs. Harry Crowl of the Wenatchee Produce Co. of Wenatchee was a Sunday visitor of this burg. H. R. Peterson came in from Seat tle Saturday evening to take charge of the Malaga school. From all appearances there will be more building going on in this section the coming season than ever before. Percy Walker and Mr. Warren of Wenatchee were out Friday survey ing Mr. Walker's ranch. In a con cversation with your correspondent, Mr. Walker stated that he intended to cut the fifty acres into five-acre tracts. As the land is practically level and of good soil as any in the county it will make the finest kind of fruit ranches. There is at presen about five acres of bearing orchard on the place, the balance being in alfalfa. A. L. Smart is laid up with a slight attack of the la grippe. Mrs. Fred Young has been quite sick the past week, but is some bet ter at this writing. S. A. Chisholin gave another dance at the Mud Lake hall Saturday eve ning. About one hundred and fifty guests were present, to enjoy them selves until the break of day. Anoth er dance will be given at the hall in two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Alybin and Mrs. M. M. Pittinger were at the county seat Saturday. J. T. Jones, our geniai postmaster and Mayor, severed his connections with the Malaga branch of the We natchee Produce Company's business Saturday and left for Wenatchee. Wendel Pate of Wenatchee came down from Wenatchee Sunday to fill the vacancy of J. T. Jones at the We natchee Produce Company. Ever since we started handling clothing Aye have been recognized as giving llie public exceptional values. EXCEPTIONAL IX PATTERNS EXCEPTIONAL IX FABRICS We are selling the "Acorn Brand" Clothing; all guaranteed clothes, and once you try this make of suit or overcoat you will be so well pleaded that you Wfl never look for any.other clothing. If you do not find .1 fit in our stock, we are agents for J. L. Taylor's tailoring house, and will take your exact" measurement and guarantee you satisfaction. Phone 941 THE WENATCHHE DAILY WO RLD, WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1008. Wanted a Just Distribution. A lieutenant of H. M. S. Revenge Just before the battle of Trafalgar dis covered one of the gunners on his knees before his gun. "What are you doing?" shouted the amazed lieutenant. "You're not afraid, are you?" "Afraid!" cried the gunner scornful ly, rising from his knees. "No, I'm not afraid. I was praying." "What are you praying for if you're not afraid?" "I was praying, sir, that the enemy's shot may be distributed in the same proportion as the prize money—almost all of It among the officers!" THE SOCIAL SHOW. But the thirsty of soul soon learn to know The molstureless froth of the social show; The vulgar sham of the pompous feast Where the heaviest purse is the highest priest; 1 * The organized charity, scrimped and iced. In the name of a cautious, statistical Christ; The smile restrained, the respectable cant, When a friend in need is a friend In want; Where the only aim i 3 to keep afloat, And a brother may drown, with a cry In his throat. —John Boyle O'Reilly. As It Was Announced. At a church entertainment the mas ter of ceremonies announced: "Miss Bates will sing 'Oh, that I had wings like a dove, for then would I fly awny and be at rest,' accompa nied by the minister." Not Much Choice to Him. Six-year-old Dick was preparing, much against his own sweet will, to go ; calling with his mother. It was the j first time that Dick had been allowed I to get ready alone, and, together with I boyish disgust at being obliged to go I visiting; he felt the importance of the ! situation. After having put on his bat and coat he suddenly remembered something and called downstairs. "Mother, shall I wash my hands or wear gloves?" — Ladies' Home Journal. A Blessing In Disguise. Five Lundis brothers were born on a farm in Indiana. Two of them are now members of congress, one is the now famous federal judge in Chicago, one is supervisor of posts in Porto Rico and one Is a Dbysieian in Cincin nati. HOLCOMB'S WAY "Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded." Concerning Our Clothing PEARL P. HOLCOMB "We had to work from daylight te dark on that farm," says Congress man Charles Landis. "Father had a team, and it took up all our time to get enough off that farm to support that team. We were working night and day to get provender for those horses. "Fortunately one of the horses died, and a couple of us got away. Then the other horse died, and that let the rest of us out, and since then we have hopped along as best we could." Self Interest. The real estate firm of Solomon &, O'SolHvan had lots for sale in a new suburban addition. OTSullivan, young, enthusiastic and Irish, was writing the advertisement and urged impending purchasers to seize the passing mo ment "Napoleon not only met opportunity; he created it!" Mr. Solomon read this line in the ad vertisement slowly and carefully. "This fellow Napoleon," he said—"what's the use of advertising him with our mon ey ?"—Lippiucott's. Everybody Fitted but Father. "Shall we have to buy new woolen underwear for all of the boys this year?" "No, dear. Yours have shrunk so they just fit John; John's shrunk so they just fit Jimmy; Jimmy's shrunk to fit Willie, and Willies are just snug on the baby. You are the only one that needs new ones." Annihilating Time. A traveler, finding that he had a couple of hours in Dublin, called a cab and told the driver to drive him around for two hours. After awhile the driver began to whip up his horse, and they narrowly escaped several collisions. "What's the matter?" demanded the passenger. "Why are you driving so recklessly? I'm in no hurry." "Ah. k'wiid wid yez! D'ye think thot fm go in' to put in me whole day driv in' ye around for tvo hours? Gitap!" —Everybody's. Mark Twain's Defnition. Mark Twain dm big a conversation with a young lad ~ had occasion to mention the word d Tdock. "What is a drydoi k, Mr. Clemens V "A thirsty physicl in." EXCEPTIONAL IX FIT EXCEPTIONAL IX MAKE. 6 Wenatchee avenue N. 4 The ♦ Scrap Book Don't Depend Entirely on God. A Colorado boy was visiting a cousin in New England about Thanksgiving time and observed the elaborate prepa rations being made for Thanksgiving. They had Thanksgiving in Colorado, but not on so grand a scale, and he in quired of his New England cousin the object of it all. "Why, we thank God for the bless ings of our crops." "But you don't thank God for your crops, do you?" asked the Colorado boy. "Yes, of course we do. Don't you?" "No; we don't depend entirely on God for our crops. We irrigate." THE HERO. Nay, never falter. No great deed is done By falterers who ask for certainty. No good is certain but the steadfast mind, The undivided will to seek the good. 'Tis that compels the elements and wrings A human music from the Indifferent air. The greatest gift the hero leaves his race Is to have been a hero. Say we fail! We feed the high tradition of the world And leave our spirit in our children's breasts. —Lowell. Proving It by the Calendar. In the British museum two men were discussing some Egyptian coins. "Them there," said one, "must be three or four 'undred years old." "Three thousand, more likely," re plied his companion. "Aw, go on! Why, we're only In 1907 now'"—Everybody's. Sunday Sickness. j Morbus sabbaticus is a disease pc- I culiar to church member*. The attack • comes on suddenly every Sunday. No | symptoms are felt on Saturday night. • The patient sleeps well and wakes | feeling well, eats a hearty breakfast. ' but about church time the attack comes on and continues until services are over for the morning. Then the pa tient feels easy and eats a hearty din ner. In the afternoon he feels much better and is able to take a walk, talk about politics and read the Sunday papers. He eats a hearty supper, but about church time he has another at tack s,nd stays at home. He retires early, sleeps well and wakes up on Monday morning refreshed and able to go to work and does not have any | symptoms of the disease until the fol lowing Sunday. Worth Seeing. Mrs. Walker's cook was trying to make her mistress realize what she had missed by not attending the funer al of a prominent citizen of their vil lage. "Mis* Fanny," she said, "you sholy orto hey been tbar. I am' newah seen seeh a big funril in dis heah town. Donteher know dey hed all de ker ridges fum bote liberty stables, 'mas' all de private conveniences, an' dat new fainbly from de nawtb was dere in a two horse syringe!"—Lippineott's. He Only Laughed. | "What is the matter, darling?" ' mamma when her small, sou came to her In tears. | "Daddy was hanging a picture, and | he dropped it. and it fell on his toe," "But that is nothing to cry about." "I didn't cry. I laughed." His' Thenksgiving Invitation. A young man who had got Into the habit of spending all his evenings away from home was asked by his fa ther if he had any engagement for Thanksgiving evening. The young man had nothing in particular. "Well, I'd like to have you go some where with me," replied bis father. "All right," said the boy. "Where shall I meet you?" "Father suggested a hotel at half past 7, and I was there," the boy goes on to tell. "When he appeared he said he wanted me to call with him on a lady. 'One I knew quite well when I was a young man,' he ex plained. "We went out and started straight for home. " 'She is staying at our house,' he said. "I thought it strange that he should have made the appointment for a hotel under those circumstances, but said nothing. "Well, we went in and I was intro duced with all due formality to my mother and sister. "The situation struck me as funny, and I started to laugh. My mother and sister shook hands with me, and my mother said she remembered me as a boy, but hadn't seen much of me lately. Then she Invited me to be seated. "It wasn't a bit funny then, although | I can laugh over it now. I sat down, ! and she told me one or two anecdotes lof my boyhood, at which we all laugh ed for a little. Then we played games for awhile and enjoyed some light re j fresh men ts that mother had prepared. ; When I finally retired I was invited to ! call agate. I went upstairs doing a good deal of thinking."—Ladies' Home ! Journal. ; It Worked. i A London commercial after "work ing" Glasgow had some time to wait for his train at St. Enoch station and i bethought himself of a little joke, j "What Is the name of this station, !my good man?" he asked of a porter. "St Enoch station, sir." A few minutes later he met the same porter and said: "What did you call this station, por terr "St Enoch's. Dae ye no see the name abune the hotel there?" Just then the train was shunted In, and the drummer got comfortably seat- A WAY TO SAVE is the problem of the hour in nearly every home. YOU can solve that problem NOW and save in the Cloth ing line AT ONCE by attending our GENUINE CLEARANCE SALE. The Following Are Just a Few of Our Specials Shirts - Special Regular 75c and $1.00 grade in soft and stiff bosoms, go at 50c Boston Garters Regularly sold at 25c. President Suspenders Sold everywhere at 50c. 25c Shaw Knit Sox Regular price 25c. 17 1-2 cents W. L. Douglas Shoes Price stamped on every pair by maker. $3.50 grade $2.50 $4.00 grade • 2.65 $5.00 grade 3.35 Men's Storm Rubbers Regular price 90c. * Press Agent's Statements. Michel's Horseshoe Theater, 112 N. Wenatchee avenue, near Wenat chee Department Store. Miss Helen Scanlan, the local nightingale, caught the audience at Michel's Horseshoe Theater last night by her sweet and tender rendition of the two ballads, "The Good Old U. S. A.," and "Montana." Mr. Michel paid her a high compliment for her splendid vocal powers. She will sing again tonight and every night this week. Miss Lillie Mullen was at her best in her fancy Spanish and clever buck and wing dances last night at Mr. Michel's Horseshoe Theater. She is as agile as a young deer and can move with lightning rapidity. She was heartily applauded for her clev erness, and will again appear tonight and every night this week. Glen Wells played the violin beau tifully at Michel's Horseshoe Thea ter, and was encored at different times. He is a youth with the right stuff in him. *** Hear Opie Read tonight at the We natchee Theater. Lecture Course. Tickets $1.00. High School Notes. The athletic association met after school last evening and decided to build a track arotind the school house to be used in training for track ath letics this year. Work will begin in a few days. The following program was ren dered in assembly this morning: A research theme by Loren Bapta; subject, "The Resources of the Stan dard Oil Co." An address by Miss Stella Zweizht; subject, "The Work of Elbert Hub bard of New York." A recitation by Waldon Garton, "The Independence Bell." A declamation by Grace Wiester, entitled. "Sandalpbon." An address by Edna Miller. Woman's Exchange. Just received a fresh supply of cor sets and hair goods. MRS. B. J. TIFFANY, Wenatchee Hotel. Special 10c 50c Near the Bridge $750 for a corner, 90 x 120, suit able for a boarding house or residence. £1100—50 foot lot on Wenatihee avenue, with small house; In come $10 per month; $800 cash, balance $25 per month. $1500 —90 foot lot on Wenatche-? avenue; free of stone; will make two fine building lots. Terms. $2000 —120 x 120; N. W. corner of Wenatchee avenue-SkaWt st, just across from Beal mill. This is a good speculation^" $1000 —Warehouse lot with side track; only one block away. A VERY DESIRABLE CORNER. 60x120—East-south front; modern house, all the necessary improve ments; and the price is right. For particulars see Waiter N2. Oiiva Columbia Valley Bank Building. GIVE GRAND BALL The Forestry team of the Modern Woodmen will give a grand ball at Bower Hall, Wednesday evening, January 22. Music by Crollard Or chestra. Admission $1. Spectators, 25c. 1-22 Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Stacey return ed yesterday from the sound, where they have been visiting for several days. Hear Opie Read tonight at the We natchee Theater.