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MORNING ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1911. asaaswsswasawas awawl Ti- .ii. ..- r rrm , SwawasSswl 1 aaswaaasssssssi i . .i .i i - ' HE ESCAPED rHE GALLOWS Bv R. C MAR nN ctaitssv. 11. As ed sailor van ma lula ate Mt port-foe .Ha I Km eng Barb-. inr . hie Bret saptwr a at en a bee-n wot slde. Slh-4 a 4pe with a short stem and (BxArd higobri-oety. Jers! l the U males ot tbe luMilfutV iH- ed him. polling v lartr a I'll", and aat dews mr BJo. and m f ibev aald to blni: "Mat, wr du msde a rat here that every MnmM lnieedu hlsself by sptsnha a yam. Tbu war w raa Judse him. A sasn imI ty gives btasvif away wbcn he's ' bis spereoce." "About aaeselfr la course, flow ran we judge ' yon If your yam's a boat mo W tlMf , -Weft, here am," aald tbe eewrom cr after a fnr thoughtful whiffs at bn pipe. -My yam uapoeord wbea I aboard tbe bark Ssrsh Btake. I van young thee, aad full life, and. tnou.rn I aaj U sarf. no ma a roald art ain quicker aad baag na tighter, farua' at tbe seme time, tbaa I could. Bat I bad tbe misfortune te get the enmity tbe flrx omVer. McWhariey. and after that njr life waaat wo .b II Tin". Be did everything b could lu get me overboard, eeodia sse out to tbe cod of a yardann wSco in ship u mllln and dlitnla' BM ll Ikf mm to tbe bowMprit when Ir ewv red with Ice aad pokln Itself Into very ware that raaie alonjr. WeiL eoa day be knocked ne dowa with a anarttaaplka. aad I pk-fcrd np a capataa bar aad alt aim oa tbe bead." The a4d fad tow look Ma pits' oat of bis snoath. rocked his eye at als bear ers and naked it tbe fang Harbor was . a locker for secrets. Being a ared that It was. be proceeded. "I was desperate aad dldot know bow hard I struck. I cracked bis skulL and be died .tbe same aternuon. la coarse t was put hi Irons to be tookea Into port and tried tor both mutiny and murder either o which, aa you know, ma tea. m enough to bang a ' man. . There wasn't, a seaoiaa aboard that .didnt like It because I'd downed the mate and got rid him. Tbe rap taia and tbe other officer dldat think that way. Tbey dldat beiirve la at tiny nooow. and tbey was bound to bring me to trial. Tbey didnt know who to trust to guard me In the brig, bat It didnt make much difference, for so long as we were at sea there was no way o glttln" asbore. even tf 1 bad my liberty. Hat the aterooua after I killed tbe male my guaro. aa soon ss be was pat oa watch, put his finger a aide bla none, and be aald In a whisper: " 'Viate. we seamen has been roa- anltin' a way to git yoa vat nangtn . We're aearln' the coast, and tbe mate yoa killed bt to be buried at two bells ' tomorrer mornin'. He's sewed np in , his hammock now. with a tea pound shot tied to his ankles. Hay tbe worn ' and we'll take him out and pot you tn. We kin give yoa a anarp knife' tv , rat yeraelf oat with, some cork from , tbe Ufebaots. a bottle o water an some herrings. "1 told him I'd rather die that way than be awtngln' at a rope's end. sod ' I might git picked up. Ho tbsi night when tbe men tnst wss my friend : wss oa wstrb tbey tuk off tbe Irons. give me tbe things, tyin tbe rork . around my body under tbe arms, tbe herrings In a bag the sail maker bad got np for tbe purpose around my waist, a bottle o' water bong from tbe , waist between my lega. and tbe knifa 1 put In my pocket. Then tbey watch ed tbeir cbaoce to git rid o tbe mate's body and after dam pin' It overboard pat me In tbe bam mock and aewed me up. "In tbe uBornln'. noon after two bells truck. I beard fuotetepe on tbe deck, nobody aayin' not bin and then quiet for awhile, when the raptain's votes sounded solium readln' tbe burial serr lea. This wss ntoren I'd counted u I knew I'd probably die. but I objected to tbe burial service bein' read over me before I wss dead "Bowsomever. I lay atlll. and when the skipper-got-througb I felt myself lifted up. laid on an Inclined plsnk and skidded off Into tbe water "D'ye know, ma tea. that was a mighty mean feelln. s weight hnngtn' to my ankles, draggln' me down. But I didn't bare no time to be tblnklu' If 1 didnt cut tbe shot loose quirk i enough I'd go down where the water . pressure would keep roe down. Be sides, I cooldn't bold mr brent b more '.than fifty second, tbougn I'd been .- practlcla' doln' o' it. I blip-d "in - my knife, ripped open tbe bimmm k. got my ansa out and rut the rord In about twenty seconds. , "The bag fell off while I wan rtxln'. :- There was a danger thst I'd be seen . from tbe ship. So I was. bat tbl bnd been perwtded for. As soon n I wa . - aUd off some of my frleod tuk up tbe attention o one o' the officers, and 'nobody saw me except men who waa to tbe plot "1 floated on tbe water all that day and tbe next. I'd bsd a good break '' fast before bein' bitted overboard and didnt est nothin till evenln'. when I palled oat some barring from tbe pouch aronnd my belt aad took a Utile water. : I saw several ablps thst day. but none , en m came near enough te ball. The next day one passed me a boat a mile away. Another, twelve hours later, pretty near ran me down. I "yelled, and tbey took me aboard.'' $2.00 a year for a daily newspaper by mail $3.00 a year for daily newspaper by carrier IT IS LITTLE YET THAT IS THE TOTAL COST TO YOU CATI YOU AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT IT? Stories from SANDY. Wtta overhanging dar clouds threatening rain; amid tbe booaiiM cracker aad roaring cannon tbe morning of the Fourth of July dawned, and patriotic people awakened from tbeir alumbera very muck disappoint ed to new tkat a gentle mist was fall ing, but sooa the sua broke through the threatening clouda and ererythlng brighteeed up and the disappointing frowns of the many people disap peared aad a smile that didnt csme and remained during the day while the gaiety and festivities were going oa and everybody seemed to sppreciate the beautiful day that blessed us after aa Early the crowd came la wagoa loads, auto, buggies, horse back and every other imaginable mode of trav eling, also quite a few came over from Bull Run, baring come on an excur sion, the first ever given on the Mt Hood Electric line from Portland to Bull Run, and early la the forenoon hundreds of people kad gathered In town to observe the nation's birthday. The exercises began with the parade Heart to Heart Talks. By EDWIN K. WYE. UVE BT TIE DAT. Ton are under contract o live yorr Ufe. by tbe Job? If yoa live by the Job, yoa are ait to be always getting ready to enjoy tbe perform mir. If Juo live by the day you are likely to get something out of Ufa. It m well enough to plan for tbe fa tare and work to ynnr plans, bat yoa should get something oot of life every day. We live too much in prospect. We will enjoy life-when we get fix ed for tt. We will be happy tomorrow- or next day. We will be useful to oar generation when we get time for It- We will read and think and love- ss soon as we get to If. In consequence we Uve and die tn expectancy. If we are to live at all and love and help and study and enjoy It most be today. aiarcna Aurellus. the Roman emper or, learned tbe secret 1.800 years ago and tn hie golden book haa revealed It. I know of no book, aside from tbe New Testament, that la so well adapt ed to the use of the average person whose lot Is bard and disappointing. Marcus Aurellus bsd to do about everything he did not wsnt to da Be despised pomp and ctrcumstsnce. bat had to be an emperor. He loved tody and had to spend much of bis Ufe at tbe bead of an army. Nevertheless be discovered bow to Uve every dsy so as to get something eat of that day. He was never so tired that be could not find something worth while In tbe conditions. One of his methods was to study some person about him. se lect tbe best quality never the worst qusllty-snd try to imitate that per son st his best. Be never had s rroocb. He lived every day ss if It were tbe only dsy. Let os slmi live today. Today yon can ret a little reading, a little exercise, a little diversion, a little lore do not economize on tbe love) and s little Inspiration. Count tnnl day Umt whose low de scending sun has hrottgbr you neither Joy nor sympathy nor entertainment nor betterment Live by the day. The contract Is big and complicated considered as a Job. It is greatly sim plified when you work on It by the day. Besting Him at His Own Gam. A solicitor looked In great astonish ment nt a yokel wbu bad Juki offered blm-a-threepssay-bil h twyment for advice. "What i thin tor.'" be asked. "My fee Is six and eiphiptMue " The countryman smiled. "That be :ili rliebt. rur! be replied. and elsrbtpeuce make fourteen pence; fourteen pence be one and twopeuce. and. sure enough. one ana twopence make threepence, Good day. mr: - lxinrii.n Mail. n t s Tsmol. The people called tbe Tod as, living in the Mlgiri hi! la. India, nave a can on rellgloaa ritual evolved oot of the ordinary operations of the dairy. Tbe priest Is the dairyman, and tbe temple la tbe dairy. Only tbe milk of tbe i cred buffalo hi churned In tbe dairy temple. The milk of buffaloes that are not "sacred" la churned in tbe front part of tbe bnts tn which tbe people live. Tbe dairy tetnpiea are nf different degrees of ss net try. corre sponding to the different degrees of enctlty of tbe buffaloes tend-d in each Even tbe vessels used In a dairy tem ple vary In sanctity, those thai con tain tbe milk lielng more aaiTed than those that only receive the product af tbe rbornJne "Canaries. Canaries, those wee cage bird whose tuneful notes sre fsmlllnr to every one. frequently live sixteen year. Out of Town i headed by the Currlusvtlle brass band and O rand Marshal Mike McCormack. followed by several float, one worthy nt dc 11 mention, arranged by Oscar Dahlgrea of the Sandy Confectionery ttore, and a large number 01 riusens constituted the first parade ever given la Sandy. After reaching Metnlg park the exercises were opened by Chair man E. F. Bmns, followed bv a song hv the title bovs and girls, trained by Mrs. P. T. Shelley, who aang atlrrtng j patriotic sir and was vigorously cheered by the great crowd, followed ! by selections by the bana. ueorge Hennessey. Ssndy's fsvorite little sing ( er, sang a popular air. i Howard BrowneU was then Intro duced aa the orator of the day. H. ! la a most forcible, interesting ana in-1 tractive manner, delivered one of th i best orations ever heard In Sandy. At th. nnnciusion of his address three , Ke.es were riven this VOUUg Silver- tongued orator, wnicn were given n" a vim and vigor. Also three cheer stsr slven to the IS little boys and ... 1 i.w girls who entertained the people with patriotic songs ana recitations. The Declaration Of inaepenaence road hv Miss Anilla Canning. : who, as usual la a most Interesting i read that sacred statement la such a pleasing manner to arouse the , patriotism of the people to a hixh J standard. tn the afternoon the numerous con-; teats and races took place, the Currins- vllle band filling the air with sweet i strains of music With the cheering rrowda Sandr closed the most sue-1 cessful celebration ever held . MILWAUKIE. ' BSHSSSS The barber's union, of TArt'.and, celebrated at Crystal Lake ptrk July 4 th. The usual feature took place- baby abov. races of all kinds, dancing A large crowd came and went all day. Owen Walah was the only unfoit'i nate boy at the celebration. A fire cracker exploded In his band and In jured his eye. Dr. Towr.lev dressed the wound and the boy will wear a bandage for a few days. MUwaukie grange will meet Friday evening. Regular routine business. Pomona grange will meet with the Highland grange at Clarke July 12. Tbe MUwaukie grange will attend al so.' Work wss started on the Catholic church building Wednesday morning. Sunday at 8 a. m. communion will be given to six girls and two boys by Father B. Hu gen roth. Hgh mass ill be held it 8 a. tn. The MUwaukie band and .a lirgo crowd went to Estacada to celebrate the Fourth; they all report a good time. The street work Is no 'inn along slow but sure. Main street hIII soon be ready for Its finishing touches. Mr. Kellar haa a fine new . fence around lha property oa FoMer road,-- -The moving picture chow opened July 4th and was well attended. Linden Circle 148, W. O. W., will hold a public installation on July 14. The following officers wlU be Install ed. Mrs. Fisher Ouerding Neighbor, re-elected; Mrs. Hicks Banker, re elected; Mrs. Arnold Clark, re-elected: Mrs. Dowllng, manager; Mr. W. H. Council, manager; L. Fisher, mana ger; Mrs. Cosgriff, attendant; Mrs. Anna Mullen, advisor; Mrs. Templer, magician: Oliver 8kogg, outer cen tenal; Miss Sally Warren. Inner cen tenal; Mrs. Townley, captain of the guards, re-elected. Frends are In vited. Refreshments will be served and a good time expected. Twins were born to Mrs. Schrem Monday. Mother and babies are doing nicely. Tbe State Bank Examiner spent lsst Tuesday at the First State Bank and found everything In fine condition. He complimented Mr. Bolsted highly on the condition of tbe bank. A number of the Mllwsukle people attended the funeral of the late Dave Campbell at Portland Thursday after noon. The mayor ordered the town flag half-mast as a mark of respect to the dead hero fire chief of Port land. Remember the I. O. O. T. installa tion Monday evening. , The moving picture show will open July 4. Miss Bessie Holt entertained the MUwaukie High School graduate classes of 1910 and 1911 Thursday evening. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Grasle gave them a surprise last Mon day evening, when they gathered at their home to assist In celebrating their-twentieth wedding, anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Grasle were presented with a beautifully hand-painted china cup and saucer. tnr.iM This sunshine will be appreciated by tbe farmers now aa hay, especially clover and vetch that haa fallen, will rot on the grojnd If not harvested soon The rain has been of nntold benefit buc has dor.e damage too In causing heavy hay and grain to fall. Ball game Sunday between Logan second and Damascus was 7 to 5 In the latter favor and was a closely plsyed game. The Logan boys will play William Hells' team from Portland, 8unday, July 9, at Logan. G. Frederick la going to build a new barn. J. Minder's new house looks very neat and sdds much to the appearance of that nelchborhond. Autos by the dozen were out look ing for coxy nooks along the Clacks mas Tuesday. One crowd came and the driver aeemed to have hn.lnea. elsewhere, anyhow they had to phone to Finland at night for another car. Mot everybody and hl dog went to Gladstone the Fourth and. like Yankee Doodle, could not see the crowd, there were so many people. There wss a picnic st 8tone st tbe park and everybody of course had a good time. Dame firundv ha. imm aU.. nounced for Stone In the near future. At tne rate applications are coming In It looks as If we will have a school this winter. All report a good time at Logan Tuesday nlcht-. Ice eraam .11 could est, then some. Mrs. James Young furnished the sapper and Mr. oienaennau tne rerreahments. Thirty members wars in m.-.. st Orange Saturday. N. L and P. M. Klrchera delivered a lot of logs to the Muta power saw mill at Stone. The Ht Kin- u made tbe task somewhat difficult. I miss Lraie Otitis, of Eagle Creek visited relstlves here this week. Mlas Sri via Rrowa went w. t. spend tbe Fourth. Mrs. N. 8. Anderson Is camping at Chamauqua. It is as TWe- kjOwWe as There better facllfoes Oregon ' Gty We MACKSBURG. Willie Etiel Buffered a painful injury to his hand last Friday by catching It in the pulley of a hayfork. Two An gers were badly crushed. Phil Scbeer, who was struck In the eye by a staple last week. Is still In the hospital, but Is reported much bet' ter. Ferdinand Craybergera new house wss the scene of a pleasant party Sat urday right. A good size crowd of neighbors snd friends were present and everyone had a good time. A. A. Baldwin as a Portland visitor Saturday and Sunday. Albert Brlbbs enjoyed a visit from his son Allen with his wife, of Port land, last Sunday. The Gibson house la newly painted snd looks One. J. W. Smith's new barn Is shingled snd shows up In grand atyle. The Hubbard Whites defeated the Macksburg Juniors last Sundsy, at Smith park In an exciting and well played game, by the score of 4 to 3. We regret, most deeply, to record the desth of Charles Hepler, son of Mr. snd Mrs. John Hepler, of Macks burg. which efrred on the morning of June 30, following an operation for abscess of the Htajn, at the St Vin cent hospital In Portland. Mr. Hep ler was Just twenty years of age and was a young maa of flue promise and engaging qualities. His early death Is much lamented by tbe people of Macksburg. among whom he had grown to manhood. STAFFORD. The Fourth of Mil has come and gone and we are all aane, sound of sight and limbs as far as heard from snd the day seemed like a Ssbhsth dsy la June. The younger set got up a lit tie picnic In Gsge'a Psrk from which the older set were excluded. They had a swing, croquet, a dinner with lemonade and a plesssnt time general ly, and went home tired Jbut happy. A few received friends andtnany went stayed a couple of hours. She has in any other manaf actor in g concern Booklbmdkig Steel-Die-Embossisig are larger plants in Oregon but none equipped than the No matter how small yotir order it will he given personal attention MODERN TYPEFACES MODERN MACHINERY invite your inspection abroad, some to see the much talked oi game or cnautauqua. Mrs. Ellis-sen rode over tn Mr Gsge's in Mr. Holton's machine, and been quite sick since Sundsy but Is better at present writing. Mr. and Mrs. Powell want tn Pnrt land Saturday to attend the wedding or a niece ana attended Cnautauqua on Tuesday. One of the children left a fork at the park which was found next dsy sna csn be bsd by calling nt Mr. Gage's house. Relatives, nelehhora and friend, riet at Mrs Mlent Peters on the B-nnriti and had a lltle nelghboracol picnic with ice cream, which waa enjoyed by Mrs. Usvs and her son. Amos ant daughter Esther, with the little grand son of three years, rime to Mrs. Sharp's to Dick cherries for home eon. sumption. We are Informed that something In the Stafford Hems seemed to offend some one. The meetlnga at the big tent nro to continue through this week and per haps longer. Mrs. Nussbaum msde a ptnsaant call at Mrs. Elllgsen'e on ne Fourth. CLARKE. Mrs Washburn, fram Gladstone, Is out taking csre of her daughter. Mrs. Klelnsmith. Mrs. Bottemlller Is working fir Mrs. Klelnsmith at present. .Grange meeting w.g hld Ust Sat urday. Sam Elmer was haoling oats last weei. Mr. Bottemtller Is painting his hours Mr. Wettlaufer and W.a 8oreon went to town la at weot. JENNINGS LODaC. The Commulty Club held Its regu lar meeting on Wednesday, July Mb. Reports from the social committee of the previous social and the discussion of whether It Is advlssble to levy a two mill tax to finish the vacant room of the school hoiiae took up the en tire evening. The majority present being In fsvor ott tax. In favor oft Coyont Mrs. Barker, of Tacoma and Mr. Grout, of Portland, called at the Lodge mis wees. Mrs. Thompson entertained a num ber of the young girls of this plsce st her home on tbe afternoon of July Cth. Mrs. webb favored the guests with In struraental music and with a vocal selection. Wafers and nunch wars served. Those present were Vera iewis, Eiien Hart, Helen Palntow. Grace Rose, Allen Warner. Anna Rus sell. Mrs. Hsrvey. of Rose City Psrk, haa returned home after a visit at the Emmons home. Mr. snd Mrs. Standlsh 8hepard. of una pisce, nave oeen caned upon to mourn the death or their daughter. Msrgsret Belle, who passed way ai meir nome on June 30th, after a brief Illness with pneumonia. Lit tle Msrgsret Belle Shensrd waa hsrs In Portlsnd, Or on Msy I, i.io, and was 1 year, 1 month and x7 days old at the time of ber passing away. The funeral was held from her nir.m,1 home on the Esst county rosd. Rev, opeiBs oniciaung. mm uttls cssket wss borne by four litis arlria whn are neighbors of the bereaved parents, Csletts and Clara Lehman and Francis and Lillian Sandatrom and the Inter ment was at the Clackamas Mnit Many beautiful floral tributes were sent with condolences to the parents In their bereavement Mrs. T. 8. Clsrkson waa a .liim. . the Lodge on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Emmons and Miss Sarsh Kamlnakl and a mf. .i friends were week-end visitors In Tara- hill county. Ed. Johnson, of Portland, spent Sun day with Hugh Roberts. on Thursday of last week Mrs. Joe Bailey, of Portlsnd, entertained at the Anderson with a lunch In compliment to Mrs. Emmons of this place. Addl tlosal guests were Mrs. Melssner and Mrs. Clevelsnd and Mlas Maud Cleve Isnd, of Greshsm. ' .v' CorkH uplsd the pulpit at the Grace Chapel on Sundsy afternoon Im pnH:.m y 'b, ap plying this plsce for Rev. Hornshuh, charge of these services. ffitse Word hss been received from Mr. Pslntow and he arrived at Calmar, Is , on July S. ' U MacFarlane. who haa been quite III, Is slowly improving and on Monday made a visit to his physician. Miss Mabel Morse returned from Seattle last week snd on Saturday was accompanied by Mary Jane Pain ton to Seaside where tbey will spend two weeks with Mr. and Mra. George Morse. Children's Dsy exercises will be held next Sundsy afternoon at the Chapel and a program In which the members of the Sundsy school will take pert. All are cordially Invited to these services at t P. M. Ahlow Welch underwent a surglcsl pperstlon st the n a - ---- ' 'M D.UIIW IU1U on Tuesdsy of lsst week. Tbe dance given In the open air can vss pavilion by the dancing people of this i place, was quite largely attended on the night of July 4th. and those In attendance report a good time. Many private picnics were formed who spent the Fourth on the wee' bsnk of the Willamette and a largo plCIC waa held In Jink, t .... grove. The river waa dotted all day -n various Kinaa of water c rafts and many of th imm ,w . , , , -, - w iue river en tertained Portland friends. sir. Heatnman la enjoying a visit from his two sons iiii .. from Eugene and Washington. ; uraut lwis rsscued two people whose csnoe had Mii.i i- . at thla place on July 4th. On Fiidav tit ! r Mr ChmlMa nd daughter , m.uu, OI uresnam. The Cleve Unds are soon to leave for California ford tMcher Mr J!?d Mr' Stslnhaua are enjoying camp f, tt the Clarkaon camp. Mrs. Stelnhaus wss formerly Miss lues cravatte and her many friends hers are glad to have them at this plaoe. Mr, GrtmwaM nr 7 l! ar. v,",tlB Mr. and Mrs. John Jennings. . nJron,: B"lnga left on Tnaa-