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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-09

He bathed the wound gently and,
hurrying from the room, returned inn
mediately with small jug of vinegar.
Wetting rag with this tender fluid, he
applied it to Joe's head. speaking sooth-
ingly the while
Nothing in the world like bit O
good cider vinegar to keep off the fes-
term. 1t may seem trifie scratchy
fer the moment but it assassinates the
blood p'ison. There We gol It's the fine
thing fer ye, Joe. What are We squirm-
in about?''
I'm only enjoying it." the boy an
swered, wrlthing as the vinegar work
ed into the cash. Don't you mind my
laughing to myself"
.Ye're good one, Joer' said the
other, continuing his ministrations. Il
wisht. after ALL We felt like maxim me
known to what's the trouble There's
some OF Us would be glad to take 1t up
fer ye, aad''-
mo. no; It's all right. | was some
where had no business to be, and
got caught"
''Who caught ye?"
"First some nice white people"-Joe
smiled his distorted smile-''and then
low down black man helped me to get
away as soon as he saw who it was.
He's friend of mine, and he fell down
and tripped up the pursuit"
II always knew ye'd git into large
trouble some day" The red bearded
man tore strip from an old towel and
began TO bandage the boys head with
an accustomed hand Eyer taste fer
excitement has been CROWN on ye ev-
cry minute of the four years I've
known ye"
1--WE got ST. Joe said, without reply
ing to Mike, land I'll leave the clothes
I've got on. Can you fix me up with
something differentw
"Pll have the things fer ye, and I'll
let ye know l have no use fer ST." re-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-09
CHAPTER. yTT

y UGENE did not inform Canaan
or any inhabitant of his adj
venture of the STRAW Cellar"
A---A nor did any hear of his meeting
with his stepbrother. and after Mr..
Apps adventure five years passed into
the imperishable before the town heard
Of the wanderer again, and then it
heard at first hand. Mr.. Apps proph-
ecy fell true, and he took it back to his
bosom again, claimed it as his own the
morning of its fulfllment. Joe Louden
had come back to Canaan.
The elder Louden was the first to
know of his prodigal's return. He was
alone in the Office Of the wooden but
ter dish factory, of which he was the
superintendent, when the young man
came in unannounced. He was still
pale and thin. His eyebrows had the
same crook, one corner of his mouth
the same droop. He was only an inch
or so taller. not enough to be thought
tall man. and yet for a few moments
the father did not recognize his son,
but stared at him, inquiring his bust
ness. During those few seconds of IN
recognition Mr.. Louden was somewhat
favorably impressed with the stran-
gers appearance.
"You don't know me-" said joe smil-
ing cheerfully. Perhaps I've changed
in seven years." And he held out his
hand.
Then Mr.. Louden knew. He tilted
back in his desk chair, his mouth fall
ing open. Good Godp' he said, not
noticing the outstretched hand. "Have
you come back|
Joe's hand fell.
Eyes, I've come back to Canaan"
Mr.. Louden plainly received this as
no pleasant surprise what for?'' he
asked slowly.
ITO practice law, father"
"What?'
Eyes, said the young man. "There
ought to be an opening here for me.
I'm graduate of as good law school
as there is in the country
Mr.. Louden leaned forward, hand
on each knee, his brow deeply CORFU
gated
'sWho do you think in Canaan would
put case in your hands?"
"Oh. don't expect to get anything
important at the start, but after
awhile
with your reputation?'
But that's seven years ago, and
suppose the towns forgotten all about
1t and forgotten me too. So, you see.
can make fresh start. That's what
came back for.''
Il don't believe" said Mr. Louden.
with marked uneasiness, shat Mrs.
Louden would be willing to let you
live with us
mo" said Joe gently. II didn't ex-
pect it. Wei, won't keep you from
your work. suppose you're pretty
busy
Eyes. am responded his father
promptly But III see you again be-
fore you go. want to give you some
advice >
I'm not going said Joe, Not go
Ing to leave Canaan, mean, Where
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-09

other" said his stepbrother. ssYou don't
seem to comprehend your standing in
Canaan.
"I'm beginning to-" Joe turned to
the door. ..It's funny, too, in a way.
Well, won't keep you any longer /
just stopped in to say good day" He
paused, faltering.
"All right, all right" Eugene said
briskly. "And, by the way, haven't
mentioned that saw You in New
York.
"oh, / didn't suppose that you
would
"And you needn't say anything about
it, I fancy
Il don't think" said Joe-'sI don't
think that you need be afraid I'll do
that. Goodby"
BE sure to shut the door, please. It's
rather noisy with it open. Goodby.''
Eugene waved his hand and sank back
upon the divan.
Joe went across the street to the Ma
tional House. The sages fell as silent
as lie he had been Martin Pike. Joe
had begun to write his name in the
register. my trunk is still at the
station" he said. I'll give you my
check to send down for it,
Excuse me-" said the clerk. s'We
have no rooms"
'sWhatf' cried Joe innocently. He
looked up into the condensed eyes Of
Mr.. Brown. .Oh," he said, Il see'
| DeathIy silence fcs..ywed him to the
door. but as II closed behind him be
heard the outbreak of the sages like a
tidal wave striking dump heap of
tin cans.
| Two hours later he descended from
an evil ark of cab at the corral at
tached to Beaver Beach and followed
the path through the marsh to the
/ trembling pier. A red bearded man
was seated on a plank by the water
edge fishing.
Mike" said Joe, shave you got room
Cor me? Can you take me in for a few
days, until find a place in town where
! they'll let me stay?p
| The red bearded man rose slowly,
| pushed back his hat and stared hard
at the wanderer; then he uttered a
howl of joy and seized the others
hands in his and shook them wildly.
GLORY be on high!' he shouted. Its
Joe Louden come back! We never
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-09
CHAPTER TX.

VT any echo of doubt concerning his
D undesirable conspicuousness sound
/ ed family in Joe's mind, it was 81
! = fenced eftsoons. Canaan had moi
forgotten him. Far from it, so far that
it began pointing him out to strangers
on the street the very day of his re-
turn. His course of action, likewise
that Of his friends, permitted him little
obscurity, and when the rumors of his
finally obtaining lodging at Beaver
Beach and Of the celebration Of his In
stallation there were presently con-
firmed he stood in the lime light in
deed, as MephistopheIes upsprung
through the trap door.
The welcoming festivities had not
been SO discreetly conducted as to ac-
cord with the general policy of Beaver
Beach. An unfortunate incident caused
the arrest of one of the celebrators and
the ambulancing to the hospital of an
other on the homeward way, the ensu-
ing proceedings In court bringing to
the whole affair a publicity devoutly
unsought for. Mr.. Happy Fear (such
WAS tuG Hdbilutll udkiS III Tie ilHPltc0iA-
ed gentleman had to bear great
amount of harsh criticism for injuring
a companion within the city limits aft
er daylight and for failing to observe
that three policemen were not too dis
tant from the scene Of operations to
engage therein.
Happy, If he had 1t IN mind to harm
him. said the red bearded man to Mr..
Fear upon the latter's return to socie-
ty, why didn't We do 1t out here at the
beach? r.
Because returned the indiscreet.
che didn't say what he was goin to
say till we got In town. =
Extraordinary probing on the part Of
the prosecutor had developed at the
trial that the obnoxious speech had re-
ferred to the guest Of the evening.
The assaulted party, one Nashville"
Cory, was not OF Canaan. but bit Of
driftwood happy touching shore for the
moment 1T Beaver Beach, and strange
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-09
CHAPTER VII.
YT1HH

THE passing of Joseph from
Canaan was complete. 1t was
an evanishment for which there
a was neither sackcloth nor sur
prise, and, though there came no news
of him, it cannot be said that Canaan
did not hear of him, for surely it
could hear itself talk. The death Of
Jonas Tabor and young Louden's crime
and flight melted high doings in the
National House windows. Many days
the sages fingered with the broken
meats of morsels left over from the
banquet of gossip.
Very little of Joseph's adventures
and occupations during the time of his
wandering Is revealed to us: he always
had an unwilling memory for pain and
was not afterward wont to speak Of
those years which cut the hard lines
In his face. The first account of him
to reach Canaan came as directly to
the windows OF the National House as
Mr.. Arp, fastening thither from the
station, satchel In hand, could bring it.
This was on September morning
two years after the fight, and Eskew,
1t appears. had been to the state fair
and had beheld many things strangely
affirming his constant testimony that
this unhappy world increaseth in sin;
strangest of all, his meeting with our
vagrant sealawag Of Canaan. mot a
blame bit of doubt about 1T" declared
Eskew to the lncredulous conclaye.
"There was that Joe, and nobody else,
stuck up in little box outside a tent
at the fair grounds and sellin' tickets
to see the Spotted Wild Boyl" Yes, 1t
was Joe Louden! Think you Mr.. Arp
could forget that face, those crooked
eyebrows? Had Eskew tested the rec
ognition? Had he spoken with the
outcast? Had he mott Aye, but with
such peculiar result that the battle of
words among the sages began with a
true onset of the regulars. for. accord
Ing to Eskew's narrative. when he had
delivered grimly at the boy this charge.
Il know you-you're Joe Londenw the
extraordinary renly had been made
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-09
CHAPTER VI.

"HE day broke with scream OF
wind out of the prairies and
such cloudbursts Of snow that
j Joe could see neither bank of
the river as he made his way down the
big bend of Ice. The wind struck so
bitterly that now and then he stopped
and, painting and gasplng, leaned his
weight against it. The snow on the
ground was caught up and few like
sea spume in hurricane; 1t swirled
about him, joining the flakes in the
air, so that it seemed to be showing
from the ground upward as much as
from the sky downward. Fierce as 1t
was, hard as it was to fight through,
snow from the earth, snow from the
sky, Joe was grateful for 1t, feeling
that it yelled him, making him safer,
though he trusted somewhat the
change of costume he had effected at
Beaver Beach. A rough workman's
cap was pulled down over bis. ears and
eyebrows; knitted comforter was
wound about the lower part of his
face; under ragged oyercoat he wore
blue oTeralls and rubber boots, and in
one of his red mittened hands he
swung a tin dinner bucket
He bent his body against the wind
and went on. still keeping to the back
ways. until he came to the alley which
passed behind his own home. where.
however. he paused only for mo-
ment to make quick survey OF the
premises. A glance satisfied him; he
ran to the next fence. hoisted himself
YEARLY over 1t and dropped into Roger
Tabors back yard
The place seemed empty. and he was
on the point of going away when ne
heard the click Of the front gate and
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-09

knew how we missed We till ye'd gone!
Place fer vel Can find it? There amt
a imp o. perdition in town, includin'
myself, that wouldn't kill me if
couldn't! Yen have old Maggie's room,
my own aunt's. Ye remember how she
used to dance? Ha, ha! She's been
burnin' below these four years! And
wen have the celebration of yer re-
turn this night There'll be many of
'em will come when they hear ye're
back in Canaan! Well all hope ye're
goin' to stay awhiler'
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-09

turned the red bearded man GROSSLY
"What are ye snifin' fer?"
.'I'm thinking of the poor fellow that
got the mate to this" said Joe. touch
ing the bandage. 81 can't help crying
when ! think they may have used vine
gar on his head too
"Git to sleep If We camp exclaimed
the Samaritan as hideous burst Of
noise came from the dance room, where
some one seemed to be breaking a
chair upon an acquaintance. 'T'll go
out and regulate the boys a bit" He
turned down the lamp. fumbled in his
hip pocket and went to the door.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-09

IF any echo of doubt concerning his
undesirable conspicuousness sound
ed family in Joe's mind, it was 81
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-09

GLORY be on hight! he Shouted. TITS
Joe Louden come back! We never
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25
WRIGHT.
Eglall.

Some farmers are cutting clover
hay, which is yielding well.
z c. d. Randells have been entertain
ing relatives the past week.
Mrs. N. Rogers visited over Sab
bath at the viii Hamilson home.
/ Miss Cox, from Oskaloosa, visited
over Sabbath with Miss Maude Hos
kins.
d. X. Unsicker expects his mother
from Illinois this week for an extend
ed visit.
Mrs. Henry Myers is with her sis
ter, Mrs. Maggie Hammond, who is
not well.
Mrs. Grin Lyon and baby spent a
few days last week at the home of An
son Tennis.
Mrs Lutte Lyon, of Oskaloosa, is
with her daughter, Mrs. viii Bond,
canning cherries. ..
Miss Edith Carpenter, of New Shar.
on, has been spending the past week
with relatives and friends here.
Quite a bit of corn has been planted
and replanted the past week and still
seem pieces cannot be worked yet.
There will be missionary enter
tainment given at the Friends church
next Sabbath night, June rs. All are
invited H.h-
Rev. Dugan preached at May Chap
ell last Sabbath. He has just returned
from his vacation which he spent in
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Bitner, of New Sharon, who
has been with her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Ballinger, died Monday at 8
a. M, from the effects of paralysis.
Her remains were taken to New Shar.
on Monday on the 2:3O Central.
June %. w.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25
CORRESPONDENCE
ROSE HILL.

o.
Mr.. Snodgrass, of Delta, is visiting
his son, Rev. Snodgrass.
Miss Shirley Sawyers. of Cedar,
was an over Sunday visitor with her
parents.
Misses Maud and Elva Robbins
spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs,
Robert Sarvis.
Miss Minerva Mckanna is spending
a few days with her brother, Thomas
McKanna, of Lacey.
Mrs. w. N. Wright returned home
Saturday from three weeks visit
with her sister, Mrs. velma Lemon, of
Omaha.
|. M. Reed returned Saturday from
Peoria, ILL.,, where he attended the ma
tional convention of Modern Woodmen
of America, being the delegate from
the Sixth district.
Rev. Lloyd Tenant and wife left
Monday to attend the District Confer
ence at Kellogg, returning Wednesday
to Peiia as delegates to the Epworth
League convention.
Rose Hill will celebrate the Fourth
of July with a good miscellaneous pro
gram in the forenoon, speaking in the
afternoon, and amusements in the
evening. Come and help us celebrate.
Many of the friends and neighbors
of w. c. Rhinehart went in Sunday
to remind him thar he was eighty
three years of age. After spending a
very pleasant day they departed, wish
ing him many more happy birthdays.
The Children's Day program given
Sunday at 2':30 p. M, at the Free
Methodist church was well attended
and the children showed by their ex-
cellent rendering of it very careful
training, and all who missed it surely
missed rare treat.
The Fourth Quarterly meeting of
the Rose Hill and Oskaloosa Circuit
will be held at the Free Methodist
church in Rose Hill, June 80 to July
L. The Lords Supper will be admin
istered Tuesday evening, June 80, by
f. N. Miller, district elder. Every
one invited. .......
There will be an all days meeting
on the Fourth of July in the Free
Methodist parsonage yard and a bas-
ket dinner at noon, followed at 300 p.
m. by the annual society meeting to
elect delegates to the annual confer
ence. Come one and all and hear the
gospel
June %. Eglah.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned have associated themselves
together as a body corporate for pc
cuniary profit, under and in accord
ance with the provisions of Title TX,
Chapter l., of the Code of Iowa, and
acts amendatory thereto, under the
name of the John Siebel Estate, In
corporated, for the purpose of owning,
buying, selling and leasing real es-
tate, owning. buying, selling and OPP
Grating, leasing and releasing mills
for the manufacture and sale of flour,
feed, and other products, and the buy
ing and selling of grain and other pro
ducts, and the purchase of such other
property and the doing of such other
business as the Board of Directors
may, from time to time, authorize.
The amount of the capital stock is
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50000.OO),
which, when issued, shall be paid for
in cash or property, and be non-assess-
able. o.
Said corporation may commence
business as soon as Fifty Thousand
Dollars $50,O0O00of the capital stock
is subscribed, and the Secretary of
State has issued to it q certificate of
authority for that purpose, and shall
terminate at the end of twenty 600
years from that date, to-wit: June 10,
1928, unless sooner dissolved or its
charter is extended. ..#
The business of the Corporation
shall be conducted by Board of not
less than two CD nor more than five
90 Directors, VINO shaif Be- elected at
the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers on the first Tuesday in January Of
each year, and annually thereafter.
Until the first annual meeting in
January, 1909, Mrs. Elsie Siebel Smith
shall be President and Mrs. Sabine
Siebel Lofiand shall be Secretary and
Treasurer; q and Mrs. Elsie Siebel
Smith and Mrs. Sabine Siebel Lofland
shall constitute the Boardi of Direc-
tors.
The private property of the incor-
porators and stockholders is exempt
from all corporate debts and obliga-
tions. The highest amount of indebt-
edness to which the Corporation may,
at any time, subject itself is two-thirds
(2-3) of the amount of the capital
stock issued and outstanding. Said
Corporation may incur indebtedness,
including the issuing of commercial
paper, and may give such security for
the repayment of the same as the
Board of Directors may authorize and
direct.
The Board of Directors shall have
the right, by a two-thirds (2-9) vote
to make Bylaws for the conduct of
the business, and to employ a Manager
to manage its business, whose duties
shall be such as are fixed by the By
laws of the Corporation. 1t shall re-
quire three-fourths (%) vote of the
stock issued and outstanding to amend
the Articles of Incorporation, and a
three-fourths (A) vote of the capital
stock issued and outstanding to dis
solve the Corporation or to extend
its charter.
Mrs. Elsie Siebel Smith,
4Sw4 Mrs. Sabine Siebel Loiland
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25
Have Struck a snag.

The committee on advertising com.
plain of the action of several of the
business men of the city upon their
refusal to permit the advertising bills
for the Fourth OF July celebration TO
be displayed in the windows of their
stores. The celebration. they say, is
an enterprise in which every business
house in the city is interested and the
fact that some of the houses refuse to
advertise thing of this character is
discouraging to the committee.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25

vers Sunday school to the county Sun
day school convention, which was held
at Ira June II and 13. The same two
young ladies have the honor to be
the representatives to the State Sun
day school convention to be held at
Grinnell June 29.
For long time the young people
have held a meeting every Sunday
evening before preaching service.
Sunday evening, June 81, they organ
lied the Epworth League. The fol-
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25
SEWERS.

Mrs. John Patterson is away on an
extended visit with her two sisters
at Granville, Ill.
Children's Day was observed at
Seeyers June Z. A large audience
greeted the children and the program
e rendered was good.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Davis, of
Beacon, are visiting their two sons,
f. A. and Mat Davis, in Sewers, and
their daughter, Mrs. William Ashman,
at Colfax.
Mrs. L. James spent ten days at
Oskaloosa visiting her sister, Mrs.
William Williams, who is in DR..
Abbott's hospital and her brother,
David Abram, one mile west of Bea-
con.
Your reporter spent a pleasant trip
for two weeks at Oskaloosa, Beacon
and Eddyyille. | got safely back to
my home in sewers and expect to fur
nish the readers of the Herald with
good readable matter from our camp.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mabie, who left
Sewers on the 3rd of May, have sent
several letters saying that they are
enjoying .neir trip to their native
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25

of ice cream and cake and fruit were
served Games were INDUCED and
song was the leading feature of the
evening. Miss James is well known
in Beacon and at present is employed
in the company store and is held in
high esteem by all who know her.
She was the recipient of a beautiful
bracelet The company express the
great enjoyment they had.
June 90. j. A. b.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25

lowing are the officers for the com.
ing twelve months; Herman Perrier
presidents Miss Sarah Hay, secre
tary; Miss ID. banks, treasurer; Mrs.
>. Davis, first vice-president; Miss r.
James, third vice-president; James
Pratt, fourth vice-president. Herman
Perrier will lead the meeting Aunday
evening, June %.
In honor of Miss Bessie James 18th
birthday anniversary, thirty-two OF
her friends gave her a surprise Sat
urday night, June 20. Refreshments
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25
lome, Wales. They are healthy and

home, Wales. They are healthy and
hearty.
There has been a show exhibiting
in Colfax for the last two weeks,
which has been such a strong induce
ment to the people in Sewers that
they would walk eight miles to at
tend it. After supper the camp was
totally deserted.
Misses Mae Pratt and Olampe Per
rier were elected delegates from See
Carter, second yice-president; M.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25

Mrs. John Patterson is away on an
extended visit with her two sisters
at Granville, Ill.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-01-23
HINTS FOR THE FARMER.

Every man ought to have pride
enough to keep the road past his farm
in good repair.
In the fall preparations must be
made for many of the spring crops,
either blowing the land or manuring
it.
Keep the land as rich as possible.
Angleworms work more in rich land
than in poor land, and they constantly
improve the soil.
In yielding their harvests the fields
have been feeding you. Now In return
you should feed the fields by spread.
ing the manure.
Jot down few Of the unusual or
interesting points about the seasons
work and the harvests. They will be
good reading another year.
Make the boy your partner If he
learns to say and mean I'VE" instead
of az or the boss the chances are
he will not want to leave you.
The old idea that well rotted manure
was the best thing under all circum.
stances is an exploded one Much of
the value of manure Is lost by having
1t rot outside of the soil.