Image provided by: Independence Public Library; Independence, OR
About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1908)
(tidfpfuilruff gutrrprbf. CHARLES COWARD HlCKt Kntefe at InJt'jH'iiiJfnre, Ore, post office a seetllltt t ak matter. uberlpUon-, 1.S0 Per Year DH. BROUGMER ON GOSSIP ln.)-M'ml' tu U - aUuu.lantly sup I'IIih vith a. andaliiieiiiers of the M t ciri-'r It la fining that the t won of Or. I rou.i!itr ! irini.-.l lit r usually at the UtMiiul uf lmal of Ine lylitf Wliil ft rilriiitl lti, ttlllh dUlHmUUm that Is blih I llllni lo ink 10 Umw lie. If bjr pulling down ottitr. i nrtrr rvuUr guaaip yH White ib ) aiJ lrU i At'f", .n! by Hr ttry, 4li Mory u rj,-4 eky t the p of the n l by Medn lru Tbe fla aa bouKhl with lha thai uM Sol Impugn Ihe ntotUra of Hume,, t.OlaltieJ from the Jubilee rn- el lu re. To hr her lata you ouM think she uiulj r-l lh tuluJe and mot t r r of utbri nj Vuu k'S'y huw thry autel You would think he had X ray eyes 8 he ran ti ll you hai Inkee tlae behind all and curuhia and Inalnuat the untl illabolial things without hlng any rean fur It whatever nerid her own corrupt Imagination and Ihe cvu-1 Irrtainiiiflll brld UlldT llielr aili" few rae ei and ihr atlll matnj tNiut l r library buoaa. m. pir Tb.re I. little hop if ita h ,f wr , ,, benefit tin; tlii-Kd low order Mt or;an Urns: iiid t a likely i t itulte thfin to jiuliT vloleaee. TltU s.r tuoti a dt liwrrJ Iat week at h White Tt-ntpU In the ilty of Portland from the test: 'Thlu shall not b.-ar fale It runs attains! thy neighbor " These araiidulinoni;ir of both -x In inilcpiiidi tm- art o U known t rt'kulent of tln lty that --ii Iho h-y aiitnt t4k tlif rmon honiJ to thctnix'lv.-a It will tie gratifying to hlKhiuinl'.l t'liUi'ii (hat In purau in thi'lr rttllliu of evil they e'rv? only to mnijiilf)' tho nobli-r lrtu.' in thi'in thy would aok lo ruin. Th olijcct of prlsti'ii( acandiil I it unuidly and itli f-w -xi''tion a nicmbi-r f iht v.ry bfitt cltiti'nulilo.iuen and wonifQ who try to accomplish tbluK of noble t-nd. SrandiilinonK'Tti, like all low ord r f ornnlsniM, brcod rapidly. Many 4-rslwhil)' Kxd illln-iia fall Into the dt-plorablo hublt from Inti-riouriie wit titth'tattlo peddli-rs. Iicttcr turn a u'f -ar to their poildlliiKu Mul avoid eoniaruination. Nobl' tiilnded uien and women are lnaultoil from an ut tempted audience oui;ht by a au-lalmongcr. "The ninth comiuaiulment require loyalty to the truth and I Intended to protect a good name and reputa tion from the base slanders of lying men and women. It ia the law of truthfulness 'and justice. The bible rt t't a Uc abe would bat doing aliat ah luipitia lo other. If a 'nan rr a woman a rta that certain thinjta are taking place when they have no foundation for It hairier. It ia kluiply a revelation of their own corrupt tiiialiiatiou. It la only the uiU'itr and the tctoua who tan an a rt Hint tlx re waa wroti !i thinii Of 'which they know llolhlllK wliul- tut. To twlat clrcuintaticca for the purpoae of atutcrtlug wroiiKloiug but advertiite one'a own indecency aud vulgarity, " lloarati rouKha and tufty rulda lit Uiay develop Into pneumonia over nlcht ar quitkly cured bjr r'ulcy'a Honey and Tar, a It aoothea liiflnm- t J niettit-rauea, hal Hie lutiga, and ; U iho rold from the ayatem. V M. Kirkland. ilrtte I ha following t.ffl.era fT lb n on Irlday tutng: Vrt Haiti llenklc, W. M. I' U. Kliklaud, V, . Mm. Lulu Jllff. A. M. Vr. Helen Kl'kland, Bwrclary. , Mra. I-Lua UU, Treaaurer. Mr :dna Duller, Con. latdo Wlli-o. A. r. is full of Dcathing denunciations of those who break it. Tu Psalmiht eays.'Tbe throats of liars are an open sepulcher. With their ton sues they have used deceit; the pjisou of asps is under their lips. Their mouth la full of cunning and bitterness. Deso lation and misery are in their way." There is no denying the fact that the tongue may become a terrible power for evil. .While gossip is usually petty it is by no means "insignificant, for there Is no character so low and contempt ible as that person who destroys the reputation of another and rejoices in the awful havoc wrought. Let us no tice some of the characteristics of this hydra-headed monster. No person of great intellectual ab ility would spend his or her time in that "abominable tittle tattle" which seeks only to ruin the reputation of another. The man who mends the crack in a pitcher is worth a hundred times as much to the world as one who simply spends his time pointing .it out. It takes brains combined with real manhood and womanhood to establish a worthy reputation, but it takes no brains at all to destroy it. The less brains, the less charac ter, the less heart, the less soul man or woman has the more will he or she be a contemptible gossip. His prejudice never lets him see the noble traits of character in the obejet of his contempt but he can see every little mistake and magnify it a hundred fold. He can see the mote in the other fellow's eye but he can't see any of the good and 1' autlful things. I care not how r at or how good a man may be ijr Jthus Christ himself did not es- cape the prejudice that kept his en emies from seeing anything worthy of commendation in his character, The enemies of Jesus saw nothing good in him. They lied about him; they slandered him, and finally cruci fied him. We need not expect to re. ceive any better treatment from pre judice today than Jesus Christ did. The things that we love to talk .about are things that we love. Jesus said, "Out of the heart are the issues of life." People cannot repeat scan -dal continually without revealing their own corrupt nature. To enjoy talking about the faults and weak nesses of others shows our own in nate depravity. Nothing is more dis .gusting. It makes me think of a lot of flies gathered around a putrefying sore. There they are buzzing ar ound that sore spot, irritating and poisoning It, but doing nothlAg to heal it. Nobody who is not corrupt at heart would love to talk about the sins and gloat over the faults of others. It makes one smile to hear a piece of coal say to the sun, "You have .got a spot on you." Here is an old .gossip slandering the character of nearly everybody and ruining repu tations and in the eyes of God such -a gossiper is worse than a thief, an adulterer or a murderer. Before the judgment bar of God I would rather be the one gossiped about than the one who had done the gossiping. Jealousy, envy, spite and hatred GREATEST POLK COUNTY PAPER The KntcrprUp la perhapa the I) w eekly new apaper In I he alate of Oregon which will print the presi. ili'iifa tness.uKe.and which will itlve a4 much space to the document as the KnterprUe has. Thia will cull at tention to the fact that tin lr- pr'ae U printing aa much newa mut ter as any other two papers In P"lk county combined, our new service j ia all local and uioxt all of it per-; tains to Polk county. Nothing but live newa. . .Many uf the remler of the Enterprise are coming to our office to congratulate us on the p per we are publishing. The editor Is grateful to them for their encourage ment. The Enterprise has a record of more tlin two hundred and fifty new en tries on the subscription list,. Just recently this office has been compell ed to buy additional mailing galleys in which to take care or the growiugj li:;t of subscribers. Every old mull-' i.if galley iu the house has been fill ed a:id tii names squeezed closer to iether until we were fcrced u l-uy additional galleys for the long list of names. The circulation Is the largest of any paper ever published in Inde pendence, and is only Just beginning to grow. From this time on it will be interesting to watch the Enter prise grow. PROSPECTS LOOK BRIGHTER There Is little doubt of the success of the union high school. There are some people In Independence who are opposed to the project, but there are Bo many who are in favor of it that there seems little excuse at this time for failure to procure so importaut an institution. It means so much to the development of this immediate section that to pass it up from shear neglect to comprehend its great edu cational advantage would prove a dis aster we can ill afford to allow. It would be difficult to work the matter up to the promise that it gives now at any time in the future. It is eas lly within grasping distance today. jail we give it up? If there are members on the com mittee who are opposed to the school it is expedient to call another meet ing and have men placed on the com mittees who are favorable to the project. The school must be estab lished unless someone can show good and sufficient reasons why it should not be. Thecolumns of this paper are open to discussion of the matter from anyone who has well-founded opin ions to publish. Beware of Frequent Colds. A succession of colds or a protrac ted cold is almost certain to end In chronic catarrh, from which few per sons ever wholly recover. Give every cold the attention it deserves and you may avoid this disagreeable dis ease. How can you cure a cold? Why not try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy? It is highly recommended. Mrs. M. White of Butler, Tenn., says, "Several years ago I was bothered with my throat and lungs. Someone told me of Chambeerlain s Cough Remedy. I began using It and it re lieved me at once. Now my throat and lungs are sound and well." For sale by P. M. Kirkland. PUBLIC SCHOOL RAISES FLAG Bought with Funds Raised From Ju bilee Entertainment. the public school raised their n i4.foot flag .e-nesday afternoon of last week. All the pupils marched out keeping step to the music of the pian0 played by Leona Sperling. Al though the day was quite chilly they remained in orderly lines while the tollowing program was given: !ong( by seven seventh grade girl" Kecitation.. Barbara Frietch'e Vale Hiltebrand Speech Hon. B. F. Jones Salute to the flag by each grade sep- A Personal Appeal, If could talk lo you wraoiially about the great merit uf Foley's Hon. y and Tar, for rpuxha, cohla and lung, trouble, you never could bo In- d need to experiment with unknown preparations that may contain some harmful ilrii. Foley's Money and Tar coats you no more and him a record of forty years of cures, P, M. Kirklumt. far Iciema, Teller and lalt Rheum. Tbe luleuso Itching cUaraterltlc of t bean ailments la almost instantly allayed by Chamberlain's Halve. Many eer canes have bvu cure-l by H. For sale by l. M. Kirkland. Type for Sale. The Independence Kulerprltu has I. 'ft lbs. new body typo for sal. t'sed less than sll months. Will sell It for half coal prleti. Write today about It. Eastern Stars Elect Officers. For Sal. One driving horse, one work brs' two cows, two lalvca, one 3 wag on, one llecrlng mower, one tlnrh walking plow, one harrow, one set double work harness, one IniKKy, one single hum. 'Ma. one rreaui separator. and some hay. J. I.. Viml.nan, Iu- Adah Chapter No. 31, Euatern Siar. dependence, OrcKou Barr's Jewelry vStore i .4 I.. . . THE CENTER of ATTRACTION FOK HOLIDAY S1IOPPF.HS. Many are surprised ut the txtenslve stork and creat variety of Gift Goods we are showing I his year, und our low price for IiIkIi quality goods is a great Inducement to all who are looking fur nice things to give to friends und relations for Christ mas. Our stock of Uruielets and Kingx l especially worthy of mention. We buy these direct from the factory aud can save you money and show nice new snappy goods. As a speciul inducement to Polk county customers, and to try this paper as an advertising medium, we will give G per cent off on any purchu.ie except Howard and Hamilton Wutehes. If yon will bring this ad before December 2:. 1908. BARR'vS Jewelers State and Liberty Sis., Suletn. NOW ON DISPLAY Largest Stock In the county Boohs, Bibles, Post Cards, Albums, Dolls, ' Toilet Sets, Manicure Sets, Games, Drums, Christmas ,Tree Decorations. Call and get a FREE CHANCE on the $10 Doll you don't have to buy Craven & Moore phone 25i Independence Or i'Immuo MOORE'S CASH STORE If HEABpuArams HI Mew Goods, Mew Goods And the Prices Beat a Special vSale Men's negligee Shirts, 25c to $1.60 Ladies' and Men's Slippers, 75c to $1.75 Books for the "kids", 2c to 20c Box Writing Paper, 10c to 75c Phonograph and seven Records, $25 Ladies' Umbrellas, from 75c to $5 I ' Suit Gases, from $1.75 to $9 00 Lots of new goods on display. Call and see them MOORE'S CAiSH STORE
