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INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE INDEPENDENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1910. NUMBER 3 SEVENTEENTH YEAR ADDRESS GIVEN BEFORE Of.B,A J. SHERMAN WALLACE TALKS OF EDUCATION FOR CITIZENSHIP. TALENTED YOUNG PROFESSOR OF M'MINNVILLE COLLEGE HOLDS AUDIENCE SPELLBOUND DURING SESSION W. W. B. A. On the- mibjit t of "Education fur Clt'xeiiHhlp" J. 8heriuuii Wallace of McMlnnvllle College,d llvercd Ibe fol lowing addrvKs last Tuesday evening at tin Haptint hurh during the con vent Ion of West Willamette MaptlBt AiHoeladoii. Education Ih tho flttliiK of an Indiv idual (o meet and to master Ills en vironments. Education will help a man to make a living. It supreme purpoHo Ih to enable, him to make a life. Elucatlon Ih tho bulwark of any nation. It I the prerequisite of a freo nation. Kings may rule an lg norant people, presidents never can. A republic, to bo nueceiitiful, must be composed of a tliouKhtful and happy pcol. In a democracy there Ih no real division Into private and public life. Every man Is a private cimeti. at the same time every man Is a pub- IH official. Education fits the In- dividual for a successful and happy private life, education Is the seep re by which he rules his nation in tus public life. If a man Is never to bo known out side his own narrow circle he ought to be an educated man. U will help him to live for himself. Education Is not the cramminit of the memory with facts; It Is the equipment of the whole being to fulfill the purpose for which It was created. A neighbor once said to a friend of mine, "Wal lace has been down there In college tor four years and he isn't through yet. He must be a block head, isn't he? It ought not to take any one that long to get an education." My friend who was a university man tried to explain to him what an edu cation is. Hut he asked, "What do you learn In college anyhow?" My friend told him of the different courses and what the purpose of those courses were, but he Insisted upon specific answers. He asked "What are some of the things that you learn?" Well, my friend, pressed Into a corner, said, "In history we learn when certain nations were founded, when they fell, when certain battles were fought, when countries were discovered, etc. In astronomy we learn the names of the planets, their motions, how far they are away " and my enquiring friend ans wered "Huh, I always look in the al manac when I want to know anything like that." Education gives to one the power Of attention. Our courses of study mention. Our courses or attiay not for the purpose primarily ot are . teacning incus, uui ui n .... ..6 .- mind to concentrate and hold its fac ulties upon an object until it is able to see it and seize it and master it; the power to hold an object within burning focus of consciousness the until it Blows with light andV interest; the power to marshall all the forces of the mind and march them together so as to master an end. The power to sit down and concentrate the thought upon one problem until it is thought through belongs only to the educated mas lucated mas. Educatlon gives to one me power o, - observation. The senses are the feel- era of the mind with which it comes j In touch with the complex world, and. erasDs it and makes it its own. The,""' little child is at the mercy of the out side world. It cannot think two thoughts consecutively; it cannot think of one object one minute. It cannot comprehend the things that are around it for it has nothing with which tn oomnare them. A company of -Esquimaux walked wu ; streets of London, unattested by anything that w or '.J cause everything was so absolutely t Btrange that it had no interest forj Esquimaux walked through the- them. One limn will travel arxuiid tln unrlil and ma nolhlnu bit' crowi lie (n tell you all ho nw In fl mliiutf Aiuiih. r mini will traw l around the world and lecture, the rent of hi life and write volutin upon the thliiK (hat he miw. It unklii hi I I "the Krea'ct I til iik a human soul ev er i!n- U to see hiiiik-I litliK and tell ua what I' taw In a plain way". Kiltiiatliin gives to one the power i appreciation. Tho mind nee only that which it ban the power of aeelnK and enjoys only linn which It make a part of tcf. One man nce only a narrow circle of things not much wider than the fin-In aeeti by the ox. He may be contented but It la the contentment of the ox that chews Uh cud and believe It la chewing the whole world. The truly educated mini sees a circle that runs round the widest rim of the heavens and goea down Into the burning; core of the earth. We pour ourselves Into our world and thus make It. The de cree of a inan'a education may be measured by the wldib and depth and delicacy of hln appreciation. Tula U Ih that measures one'a wealth and innkea him rich or poor. Tim world within la tho real world, tho world without takes all Its beauty and color from that. Who owns old mount Ta coma? Every man and woman and child whoae soul la thrilled by her matchless splendor. Who owns the great paintings of the earth? Every one who sits entranced by their beau ty, having that within the soul that hears their volte speaking and ans wers In return. What though the tM hoart n ay g,n WJat th(j b0(,y Ive ,n a cot. mansions. otherg hoU UUe owq ,f we deeds, we may own the earth If we have room for it within. Education helps a man to live for himself because it gives him the pow er of communication with all the minds of the ages. To be able to sit down and listen while Shakespeare and Uacon and Hume and Kant and all the poets and ' the prophets and the sages of the ages talk to us. this is a power which education brings. Talk about being lonesome, the uneducated mind cannot help be ing lonesome, the educated mind ought to be ashamed to mention the word. Then one of the chief values of education is that it makes a per son to be so much better company to himself. His own thoughts are so much more interesting to himself than if he had no thoughts. An ed ucated woman never spends her time hanging over the fence gossiping with her neighbor. Her own thoughts are much more Interesting to her than gossip of her neighbor. An educated woman does not leave her breakfast dishes unwashed while she goes in at the back door without knocking and nnenrtfl the whole forenoon In the HieilllH Hit) WI1UIO iv ... kitchen of her neighbor, talking firl (ivo Qtrnlirht hnnrs and never ex pressing a single thought. Her own thnnirhta nre more entertaining to her than that. Then education helps a man in pri vate life to live for others. It gives him the power of judgment. It en ables him to do things right. Why gtudent go,ve th(J problems ... . nmM. fir H M.iiiiiK it: nuu cnvui o trv and trigonometry and analytics and calculus and all the rest that we love bo well? He may never use any of them again. But he is developing the power of judgment, the same power that he must use when he buys a piece of property, or when he de cides upon a course of action. The same power which he must exercise when facts are thrown at him in con fuHlon and he is compelled to dis criminate, to reason clearly and to form conclusions. Why does the stu- 'dent, snend years upon the dead lan- that he will never ' a , never read -jJ To gai Pnm,1ftr,aon and discrlm- ination. that he may put things to gether so as to make a meaning and lead to a conclusion. Education gives to one the power of expression. A mind shut up with in itself.no matter how full it is nor how many streams flow into it, is on ly a dead sea. The world will profit - knowledge if we Jut "tt le we know. Education eUbles the mind to com- . . . (.Continued next week.) NEWS ITEMS OF OTHER CITIES UNION COUNTY INDICTS FORTY THREE BOOTLEGGERS. IN A TWO DAYS' SESSION OF OR EGON RETAIL. LIQUOR DEALERS RESOLUTIONS RESTRAINING VI OLATIONS OF LAW ADOPTED. The annual convention of the Epis copal church wan held In St. Mary's Parish, Eugene, June 15 to 17. The postofflce at Redboy, Grant county, was discontinued June li, al ter which date mall will be delivered at Granite. Albany plans a routing Fourth ol July celebration, and committees arc actively at work preparing tor the event The "human roue bud" parade, composed of 2000 grammar school children was the event in the celebra Uon of Portland's rose festival. Through the Joint efforts of Repre sentatlves Hawley and Ellis, the Navy Department has been Induced to send the gunboat Yorktown to As orla from June 20 to 25, -while the G. A. R. en campment Is in progress. A postofflce has been established at Hillman, Crook county, to be supplied by special service from Redmond. Er vin A. Cleland has been appointed postmaster. The condition or winter wheat in Oregon June 1, as reported by the De partment of Agriculture was- 92, as compared with 95 on May 1 and 87 on June 1, 1909. The ten-year average is 92. Charles B. Merrick, at present Register of the Portland Land Office, has been nominated for Postmaster at Portland, to succeed the late John C. Young. The nomination was made upon the recommendation of Senator Bourne. , An initiative petition, calling for the amendment of the local option law has been filed with the Secretary of State. The amendment is for the purpose of allowing each individual town in a county to control its own liquor traffic. From North Powder to Elgin, em bracing practically all of Union Coun ty, near-beer keepers and druggists to the number of 43 have been indicted by the grand jury. The nature of the uy lilc jjiawu juij. - indictments is kept closely guarded, but the rumor has leaked out to the effect that every one of the big batch is a bootlegging case. The grand lodge of Masons of Ore gon, the grand chapter of the Royal Arch, the grand chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, A reunion and Initiation of the Ancient and Accept ed Scottish Rite for. the Valley of Portland, and a business as well as ceremonial session was held in Port land this week. The convention of Oregon retail liquor dealers adjourned at Portland after a two days' session, in the latter hours of which a set of resolutions was adopted pledging the members of the association toward an effort to up lift the business and to restrain viola tions of the law. Students of Dallas College, at the closing chapel service for the year, subscribed $2100 toward the endow President A. A. Winter had set forth the needs of the institution, and urged ment of the college, after Acting, a liberal endowment as well as the erection of new buildings. The Spokane, Portland & Seattle railroad has closed a three year con tract with the Associated Oil Com pany of California and will use oil fuel in all of its locoinotives. The burners are now being converted. The entire North Bank system will he using oil fuel by September tne first The United Railways' surveyors have ttart-J a survey from Tlllanffk to Pacific City. Hy following the county rod they will prsctlcslly have no heavy t rsdos and no Urge cuts to make. If this Ho U built It will g!ve the United Railways another watr outlet at Pacific City on the NeHucca bay. Announcement of the dite and pro gramme of the annual rifle competi tion of the Oregon National Guard, In which teams of rmek eiiols from ail over the Utate will participate, ban been made by Adjutant General Fin rer. The competition will open July 12 and continue until July 14. Thi new range at Clackamas Station will be uced. What Is conFldered the inoit sue cennful wool sale of the season thus far was held at Pendleton and PiUit Rock Saturday. About 380,000 pounds changed hands, practically every thing that was offered. The bids on a few clips were refused, while a few are under consideration. The ruling yrlces were 13 to 16 cents per pound, though there were bids as low as 12 cents. Scores of homesteaders on the SI letz reservation who have been snug gling In vain for many years to get patent to their lands, will attain their end If the Senate passes the Hawley bill, which passed the House last Monday. This class of legislation Is uBually expedited In the Senate, and seldom calls forth protest, and It Is presumed this bill will pass the upper branch of Congress and be signed by the President before adjurnment CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS Methodist Church Regular services will be held at the M. E. church next Sunday. Rev. Weber will preach In the morning but owing to his being engaged in revival work with , Rev. McCain , at Buena Vista he will not be present at the evening service. Rev. L. C. Zimmerman of Salem will preach in the evening. United Evangelical Church Preaching services Sunday morning at eleven, but no service in me church in the evening as we unite with the Baptist church in children's exercises. Calvary Presbyterian Church Regular services at Calvary Presby terian church next Sunday, botn morning and evening. Baptist Church Children's Day will be observed at the Sunday evening preaching hour, 8 p. m. The service will be given over entirely to our boys and girls. A very interesting program has been prepared, with recitations and special music. All lovers of children are cor dially invited to be present. Preachine service at 11, r- tt 7-15 Wednesday evening prayer meeing at 8, and the Bible study clasi meeting on Friday evening at 8. Christian Church Next Sundav will be the last Lord's Day before the state Christian conven tion at Turner. That annual gather ing nf the Disciples of Christ begins Saturday, the 24 and lasts until July 3. Turner is reacnea oy ran imm a lem or by a drive from here of about twenty miles. The pastor's morning . theme next Sunday will be "What Is a Chris tian ?"and that of the evening, wnat nnoo nnr Plea for Christian Union Amount to?" This last subject ought arouse wide-spread interest, me Rthio school at te.i ana me muic study and prayer on Wednesday even ing. Mr. Wallace Dies Mrs.M. W. Wallace received a mes sage last Friday announcing the seri ous illness of her husband at Long Island, New York. She and her son, Edwin, departed on the first train out of Salem Saturday morning to at tend the bedside of Mr. Wallace. Mr. Wallace has been back In New York for a couple of years or more settling up the estate of his father who died some three years ao. Telegraphic information received by Independence friends give the intelligence that Mr. Wallace died on Sunday. CUPID UNITES YBUNGLOVERS CLAUDE JOHNSON AND CLARA. EARHART ARE MARRIED PRINTING DEPARTMENT OF THE: INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE IS FILLING LARGE COMMERCIAL, ORDERS HOME AND ABROAD. The wedding of Mis Clara Earbarf and Claude Johnson occurred at the home of the bride's parents in this, city la.st Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Dr. II. Cha.i. Dunsmore performing the ceremony. Just preceding the cer emony, which was the beautiful ring Bervlce, Miss Margaret Hodge sang 'Because"..Mis8 Opal McDevitt played Mendelsohn's wedding march. The bridal couple stood beneath a bower of syrlnga in a corner of the front parlor, which was tastefully decorated with syrlnga and Oregon grape. Dec orations in other rooms consisted of pink La France roses and Ivy In the back parlor and crimson ramblers In the dining room. The bride looked charming in a handsome gown of white chiffon over white silk and carried a bouquet or white carnations. The groom wore the customary black. Refreshments, consisting of ice cream and cake, were served to the guests.who numbered about thirty-five of the friends and relatives of the con trading parties. Mr. and Mrs. John son were the recipients of many use ful and expensive presents. They will make their home in Independence. The best wishes of "a host T)f friends go with these young people as they embark together upon the voyage of life. What We Are Doing During the past couple of weeks the nrintine department of the En terprise has put out a 5000 run ot envelopes for Mrs.Ada Wallace Unruh of Portland, 5000 run of bank sta tionery for the Independence National Bank, 10,000 bills and copying sheets for Hanna Brothers, besides other work from outside towns. The work is coming to this office because the prices are less here than they are anywhere else. Portland prices are ten to twenty per cent higher than ours. We can print anything. Give us a chance before you place your order. Our work is guaranteed satisfactory. Ladies Aid Surprises Pastor The aid society of the Methodist church met at the home of Mrs. D. L. Hedges Thursday afternoon. There were twenty-seven present. It was a special meeting, it being Rev. We ber's birthday, and the president or the society. Mrs. Hewitt, in a few well chosen remarks, presented Mr. Weber with a most beautiful picture, "Christ on the Mount", as a birth day gift and a token of love and es teem for his faithful and untiring ef forts. Rev. Weber was more than surprised and for a moment lost his self-control, but soon responded in his genial way. The daintiest of refresh ments were served. State Convention of Letter Carriers The state association of rural an city carriers will meet in Portland June 24-5. Polk county will be repre sented by carriers from routes out of Independence, Monmouth, Dallas, Air lie, Rickreall and Suver. All carriers of Polk county, except P. J. Dickin son, are expected to attend. The con vention will assemble in Portland Commercial Club rooms on invitation of Tom Richardson. Ex-County Judge R. L. Webster of Portland will ad-, dress the 'association on the subject of good roads and Postmaster Gener al Hitchcock will be present durin? the session. The association will close Saturday night In a grand banquet.