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THE American soldiery were ral
lying to the defense of tlie
beautiful Crescent City, and
' fur weeks tbe surrounding
country presented scenes of unparal
leled military activity.
The meager troops of the defenders
were gradually re-enforced by the op
erations of tbe recruiting forces, which
were sometimes ruthless In their man
ner of "persuudlng" men to Join tbe
army. And there was need of men
grave need.
The commander of tbe British forces.
Sir Edward Pakenbam, bad In bU
forces the picked veterans of foreign
wars, 10.000 of them In all men who
hnd braved the terrors of continental
campaigns under Wellington men of
brawn and skill and courage, who side
by side, with tbe bearded Prussians,
bud shuttered the Old Guard of Napo
leon at Waterloo. ,.
Surely, this proud array would make
brief work of Andy Jackson's raga
muffins; surely this rawboned Ameri
can rebel, with bis comblued force of
.only B.S0O soldiers, most of whom were
"but half trained, bad no hope of pre
vailing against the flower of the Brit
ish army. "Thus reasoned Sir Edward
J'ukeubum and bis staff of glided ad
visers, little remembering that those
men are twice armed who war for
home, for country and for right.
The closing days of tbe war of 1812
were tuouieutous ones for the Ameri
can people. Proud Britain, shorn of
ber briefly tolerated "right" to search
American ships for supposed subjects
tn the ranks of the seamen nud pre
vented from perpetrating other gross
Injustices on Americans and American
property, was battling on land to re
gain the prestige which Yankee brav
ery bud so sorely shattered on the
high sens. And It was lu the general
neighborhood of New Orleans that
was to be struck a decisive blow to
demonstrate the superior force of the
cue time mother country.
But when a nation produces Gilbert
Hteeles to wuge Its wars in tbe ranks,
throwing their lives In tbe balance,
risking life uud love for tbe sturs and
trlies that wave above them, then
Indeed must Invaders look sharply to
their muskets and their saber edges
and learu to weigh opponents lu a
scale giving a record that does not lie.
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Dawn, following the night when Gil
bert Steele left Madeleine do Valette
at tbe planter's bouse, found blm
it retched In troubled Bleep on the(
ground lu the camp with bis mates.
As yet tbe hastily mustered detach
yieut to which be belungod bad not
been able to secure tents for any save
the officers, for the Infant hntlou wus
but 111 supplied wKh funds to provide
ecessltle for Its defeudurs.
Shortly after the first streaks of
morning light painted the eastern sky
' a bugle sounded, followed by the rat-a-tat-tat-tat
tat of a drum reveille and
the row of sleeping men unwound
themselves stltlly from their blankets,
gathered tbe rolled coats which had
, served an pillows and proceeded to fall
In line before the crudely constructed
. cook shuck, where coffee and beans
would be served to them for breakfast
The dny had come, and over Gilbert
Steele there stole thoughts thoughts
of Madeleine de Valette which sub
dued bla ordinarily gay spirits aud
caused bla comrades to survey blm In
wonder and regret
i'he VXW flght and Gilbert
Professional
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John D. Rockefeller would go
broke It he should spend his entire
kieoroe trying to prepare a letter
jatdlctao than Cbamberlalu'a Collo,
Steele was sad and gloomy. "Some
thing wrong with him.. sure," was the
comment bandied about among his fel
low musketeers.
True, be had been sharply repri
manded by the captain for bis delin
quency of the day before.. He bad
promised Wolf, back In tbe forest up
the river, that he would not delay If
given permission to stop a few mo
ments to talk with a young lady. He
bad failed to keep bis promise to tbe
letter, for he had not caught up with
tbe squad of bnck woodsmen under
Wolf's command when they reached
their boats at the river's edge. ,
They had waited and hallooed for
him. ne did not appear and bad been
compelled to walk the entire way to
the camp, arriving after midnight
thus tiring him for tbe work of the
day In which every ounce of energy
he could command would be required.
Yes, the captain had been angry
with Gilbert, but his good points were
so well known that he was not penal
ized in any way. Therefore the lad's
associates were certain that this sub-
. Mr. nit, .; '
."FORWARD, MARCH!"
AT LAST
Ject was not tbe one that was worry
ing him.
Perhaps, after all. It was tbe girl
that the men with Wolf had seen bint
wltb who was responsible for bis
drooping spirits. Yes, that must be
it the men Anally reasoned. But they
could not understand why of all men
Gilbert Steele should be disturbed over
a girl. Surely a youth of bis makeup
and personality would never lack at
tention from and admirers among the
women folks. No, Indeed! Of this
they were assured. .
."Forward; march!" At last the wel
come order came. But a, very few
hours now would pass ere the momen
tous Issues at stake on that day would
be decided
The detachment to which Gilbert
bad been assigned was to occupy a
Hue of trenches outside the- earth
works which partially protected New
Orleans. An attack was to be made
on the right flank of the British line;
then these attackers would full bnck
behind the fortltlcatlons. It devolved
upon Steele and his associates to aid
tn covering the retreat of the attack-
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of the Britishers, which. .It was well
Ditectory of Wallowa County
The Power of tht Pockotbook.
Hub I really think, wife, you should
have that ball dress made a little high
er In tbe neck, to say nothing of the
back. Wife I'll have it changed If
you wish, but the material costs $10 a
yard. Hub Dm! Well, never mind.
Bostou Transcript.
Two Ways of Saying It
' "Then 1 am to consider myself re
jected?" asked the young suitor.
"You are to cousldcr your proposal
returned with thanks and the regret
that It Is Impossible at this time to ac
cept It," said the daughter of the mag
axlue edltor.-St. Loul Star.
CHARLES THOMAS
LAWYER ENTERPRISE, ORE.
Practice In State and Federal
Courts and Int. Dept.
Abstract I
Rldg.. opposite court house.
Cholera and Dlarrhoc Remedy for
diarrhoea, dyeeutery or bowet com
plain'.. It la so simply Impobslb'.e,
and ao says every one that has used
calculated, would follow.
The maneuver, as briefly Indicated,
was one of great strategic Importance
to the American side. General Jack
son bad outlined it to bis staff, and
they unanimously indorsed it
The onslaught began. The Ameri
cans valiantly assailed the forbidding
lines of grenadiers. Cannon thunder
ed, rifles spat their deadly missiles,
swords glistened before tbe brightness
of blue steet become dulled with
blood, men and horses writhed and
screamed In the death agony, prayers
and curse were heard on every side
amid the awful din. men who had
souls and men who had lost tbelr souls
went down in the hellish holocaust to
sin- no more, fathers stabbed fathers
and rode them down with sharp shod
chargers, cowards killed brave men
and brave men killed cowards, all on
a springtime morning", for the ghoulish
imp of ' misrule was running amuck
among mankind, eager for tbe harvest
of tears, suffering and death.
A false king had decreed that honest
THE WELCOME ORDER CAMK.
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menBUoiiia murder one another 'In or
der to support his dishonest govern
ment, and so his men went forth to
battle, singing hymns In a cnuse they
little knew was unholy.
- Gilbert Steele lay In the trench,
.barely deep enough to shelter him
from the singing messengers of lead
that threatened him.
The exultation of the fighting man
combating his mortal foe sent hU
blood a-ttuglliig. thrilled bis throbbing
heart, captured his soul. . - ;
The fears of yesterday, the premoni
tions of the night, were gone. He
Was going to win. and be was going
to live for Madeleine.
The Impulse to Jump from the mud
dy' trench and to rush single banded
across the bullet swept Held before
him to the succor of bis hero com
rades, who were band to hand with
tbe foe, almost, miit rolled him for tha
motneut then be gritted his teeth and
mastered himself. ,
ne loaded bis hot barreled match
lock. Agatu and again be laid the
smoke blnckeued barrel a ross too
earthen monnd and coolly -Aimed at a
, point above the holt line of a red un'-
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All phone orders tor bus to and
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Novelized by PORTER EMERSON BROWNE From the Play of
the Same Name by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson
COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY AMERICAN
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tie was one oi won a Bnarp-
shooters, and he meant tbls day to
Justify the reputation of that careful
ly picked band of patriots men who
could shoot the left eye out of a wild
turkey at fifty paces! , '
And live up to that reputation be
did. S-
Ilenrd suddenly from the lips of
Gilbert's mmandlttg officer was the
cry of "Ready, men! Form Into line!
Fix bayonets! Go at theui. boys!
Charge!" 4
Almost before he realized what had
happened Gilbert found himself lb the
van of a wild, triumphant dash across
the opeu death zone that separated tbe
trenches from the enemy.
The Britishers, having been re-enforced
by two regiments of fresh
troops, eoneealpd In tbe forest beyond,
had shattered the attacking force of
Amerlcaus. kept their flank from be
ing turned, bad maintained tbelr gen
eral alignment aud beld their position
The ntter rout of the attackers was
Immlneut unless , support arrived
speedily.
Hand to band, face to face, arm to
arm. man to man. fought the stubborn
prpnn riiers who won at Waterloo wltb
tbe rawboned. uncouth, untrained he
roes of the backwoods.. . .;'
Back, back they surged.
But It was not the bacJtwoodsmen.
the fur capped squirrel hunters nor
Wolf's sharpHhoters that fell back.
The British grenadiers gave- way be
fore lh ""slaught of men who, hav
ing nothing bt tbelr lives to offer
their country, frto!? offered all they
had.
In the 'fore part of the supporting
column Gilbert Steele sped headlong
luto tbe fray. Grasping bis musket
by tbe barrel with both hands, he
wielded tbe stock into tbe faces of
bis foes. Of a sudden it shattered Into
pieces against the upraised gun of ao
Irish giant and he drew from bis belt
a wicked curved bladed dirk wblcb be
bad purchased at a wharf In New Or
leans from a seaman who bad brought
It from Morocco.
On be lunged, distancing bis nearest
friend, until . be was practically alone
in a struggle In a small group of the
enemy at one side of the main conflict
, JSyes and nostrils dilated, nerves
a-qulver. Gilbert Steele was superman
when something struck him some
where he could not tell just where
or bow and a great blackness de
scended over the eyes and the brain of
the young patriot
He gasped for breath, clutched at
his bosom and fell choking, to his
knees. Then his bead bent forward,
and be lay . huddled in a motionless
pile beside a dismounted cannon,
A sallow faced, pockmarked Brit
isher reclaimed from tbe Wbltecbapel
slums and who bud seen service In
India mopped blood from tbe aide of
nis Jaw and mumbled to tbe man be
side blm:
" 'E was game, but 1 broke his neck
with my bare flst" ,
Thus speaking, be stumbled on, kick'
ing vengefully tbe prostrate body 'of
Gilbert Steele aa be went
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And many 'mllea away there waa one
who watched and hoped and prayed
for the return of Gilbert Steele.
to B coirrtjnrtD.
Beautiful Player Piano for only
$375 direct from ; the factory. F.
S, Ashley, .... -lO&tt
, Mr. J. A. French left Saturday
morning for "Albany, where aha
will visit, afterward attending the
Sia.io cuapter Eastern Star In Portr
land.. ' .
Deputy Sheriff Crow ,waa called on
official busdneas some five mllea
south of Enterprise, Saturday, where
he served aa . .attachment on some
property. " ,
Mrs. Charles Hug, wife of Mar
shal Hug,' left Saturday morning for
Elgin. She wili also visit La Grande
in order to wltnes the games of
ball between Enterprise and "the La
Grande teams. y
Decorating the Living.
The other day a small boy
picked up a wreath of rosea that
hnd been dropped In tbe street
during a funeral procession. He
gave it to an oh! woman and
said, "Me believes in decorating
t folks before they die." Is not
that great belief to liver It
la glorious to decorate. Try It.
J There'are many flowers, not all
I roses, but kind words aud loving
thoughts, for decorating your
I friends as they pass your garden
1 gate A. Louise Bablage in Cir
cle Magazine.
PRESS ASSOCIATION
Tha Powar If Padsrawaki.
A bard beaded business man went to
bear Padetewskl play, 6aya A. E.
Thomas In Success Magazine. Tbe
man is not a musician. He spends bis
days trying to buy cotton when it is
low and sell It when It is high. This
Is bow be described bla experience at
the piano recital. ,
"xou Know, i m noi easily aiirrea up.
and 1 don't know anything about mu
sic. I wouldn't know whether a man
was playing the piano extremely well
or just fairly .well. But I do know
that Paderewskl played one thing that
afternoon that stirred me up as I nev
er waa stirred In my life. I don't re
member what It was. I couldn't have
told whether he waa playing an hour
or five minutes. All I know la that It
stirred up feelings within me 1 had
never felt before. Great waves of emo
tion swept over me. I wanted to shout
and I wanted to cry, and when the
last chord was struck ! found mysell
on my feet waving my umbrella and
shouting like a wild Indian. 1 went
out of that ball as Weak as a rag and
happier than I'd been In years. I can't
account for It I've tried, bnt I can't
explain It Can you? .
Burglar's Besetting 8ln.
The burglar's besetting sin Is heed-1
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lessuess. x ue cuaui-cs nre iuui 11 wan
heedlessness that first drove him out
of honest employment and made a bur
glar of blm. Tbe burglar ransacks a
house and. carries away a spoon hold
er, a card tray or some other lnexpen
sive souvenir of, the occasion, and be
overlooks tbe thousand dollar bill ou
the dining room table and tbe rope ol
CSyU en tha towel rack. This be
lessness seems tu bo conmn t roe
whole fraternity.. We do hot know
what tbe experience of other cities ia.
but in Newark tbe burglar leaves bp
astonishing amount of portable wealtf
behind him Invariably. When be reads
on the day after tbe robbery that he
took Mrs. De Stile's cbaflng dish and
Ignored ber $500 ruby bracelet beside
It or that be upset the Pompleys
dresser drawer to get the revolver and
failed to se the government bond
that lay In plain sight on tbe Wash
stand, bow he much gnash bis teeth
and bate himself for neglectlug to de
velop bis powers of attention and ob
servation in bis youth! Newark News.
What "Garbler One Meant.
"Garble." garbled," "garbler," are
words wblcb nowadays convey quite a
different meaning from that wblcb.
waa formerly accepted. "Garble" orig
inally signified simply "to select for a
purpose." At 'one time there waa an
officer, termed "the garbler of spices,"
whose duty it waa to visit the Shops
and examine the apices, ordering the
destruction of all impure goods. His
duties were similar to those of the in
spector of the modern health depart
ment who forbids the sale of decayed
Vegetables or tainted meat The word
comes from a root meaning "to alft"
Tbe Impurities sifted out have In tbe
couree of generations corrupted tbe
term till a "garbled report" U no long
er a report w herefrom all uncertainty
baa been removed, but one that la full
of misrepresentation and made mis
leading wltbdeMbettelntenit
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ifOf all kinds. tlf you believe in beautifying Enterprise, you
must believe in making that beauty enduring. H Concrete is
enduring it will render city beauty a "Concrete Reality."
tSee us for any and all kinds of Concrete Work. :. i '
MARKS BROTHERS, General Contractors.
I L. BERLAND
2 Dealer in Harness, Saddles, Chapps, Spurs
S ' and Leather Goods of all descriptions.
hit .s
S I will fit you out with the best goods for the least
money. When in need of anything in my line, call and .
$ inspect my stock befor purchasing. . , . , '
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la Grande Iron Works.
D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor.
. Foundry and Machine Shop. Casting and Ma- '
chine Work done on short notice. . ,
we also pfactu:e feed kills
Sawmill break down jobs promptly attended to
GIVE US A TRIAL
CHRISTIAN NURTURE ,
CONFERENCE HERE
' (Continued from first page.)
It is expected that large delega- '
tlons of visitors will be present) from
the eurroundtog .citdes. . All the
churches are iinvl'el. The.Presbyte-
Han pastors of Jo3cph, and Wallowa
have bean placed- on 'Tfie program.
The people of Enterprise are urged
to be present, as no effort has been. :'
3pared lb malie the' program on T
greai helpfulness to all. The follow
ing Is. the program' complete: . ,
First Evening Popular. Meatyn.
Introductory' Worship. .
Address: "The Hi&toric Attitude of
Preebyterlanism Toward Her Chil
dren." ', Morning ' Conference,
Round) Table Talk. v
'The Church and Infancy ."
Sub-toplce: "Heredity," "Cove
. nant Relattona," "Recognition ' in
Baptlem."
"The Pastor's Attitude Toward Bap
tized Children." . ' - . .
"Semi-Pastoral Duties of Sunday
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scnool Teachers and' parents."
Afternoon, Conference. '" -
Round Tahte Talk. . .
"Deolslon, Day." V
Sub-topics: "Preparation," "The
Day's Program," "Aftermath."
'The Pastor's Oommunican.ts, class." ,
"The Catechiam-Shall We Us It?
Who? How?".
"The Church's Attitude Toward
Young Communicants." ' '.'"
Second Evening. .
Themes for Popular. Addreasea:
"The Home es" a" Factor la Relig
ious Education." ; .
"Youtih and Environment the
Church's Responsibility
MEMORIAL DAY.
. (By the Enterprise. Press.) .,
The Call smote on the evening air, , ,
A deep and understanding Call,
Unlike the shrilling trumpet's blare,
But as some meaning madrigal '
Softly sung and moving through
. The maze of heart and soul of you! '
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And dreams you dreamed and hopes you
' sought
Swooning fell with life away, ;
And crumbled where Ambitions fought
And full Desire once held sway:
For in that Call your human flower
Faded with the sinking sun;
Some babe or youth its little hour.
Or parentage the Race had run;
And softly now, sweet as that Call,
Lay the flowers ovfer all !
' A touch of rheumatism, or a twinge
jeuralgla, whatever the trouble
Is, Chamberlain's Llnlmentt drives
away the pain at once and cures the
complaint quickly. First application
gives relief. Sold by all druggists.
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