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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

asked the little girl when they were
out of earshot.
Hunt" Her uncle's throat seemed
to need clearing. "That-that is Man
dy Parlow-Miss Amanda Parlow." he
corrected himself with dignity.
The flush did not soon fade out of
his face as they went on in silence.
II was half mile from Main street
to The Corners. There was tall tim
Der all about Sunrise Cove which was
built along the shore of 4 deep inlet
cutting in from the great lake. whose
blue waters sparkled as far as one
might see towards the south and west.
Uncle Joe assured Carolyn May when
she asked him, that from the highest
hill in sight one could see only the
lake and the foreSt--clothed hills and
valleys
There's lumber camps all about.
Mebbe they'll interest you. Lots of
building going on all the time. too"
He told her. as they went along, of
the long trains of cars and of the
strings of barges going out of the Cove,
all laden with timber and sawed
boards, millstuffs. ties and telegraph
poles.
They came to the last house in the
row Of dwellings on this street, on the
very edge of the town. Carolyn May
saw that attached to the house was
smaller building. facing the roadway.
with wide-Open door, through which
she glimpsed benches and sawed lum-
Der, while to her nostrils was waited
most delicious smell of Shavings.
"Oh, there's a carpenter shop" ex-
claimed Carolyn May. And Is that
the carpenter, Uncle Joe?"
A tall old man. lean-faced and close
ly Shaven, with a hawk'S-beak nose
Straddled by huge pair of silver
bowed spectacles, came out of the
shop at that moment, Il jackknife in
his hand. He saw Mr.. Stage and.
turning sharply on his heel, went in
doors again.
"Who is he, Uncle Joef" repeated
the little girl And, if asked him,
do you s'pose he'd give me some of
those nice. long, curly shavings?"
That's Jel Parlow-and he wouldn't
give you any shavings; especially
after having seen you with me-" said
the hardware merchant brusquely.
The pretty lady whose name was
Parl0w and the queer-looking old car
penter, whose name was likewise Par
low. would neither look at Uncle Joe
Even such little girl as Carolyn May
could see that her uncle and the Par
lows We're not friendly
BY and by they came in sight of The
COrners-a place where another road
crossed this one at right angles.
In one corner was a white church
viii a square tower and green blinds.
I'm another of the four corners was set
big store. with covered porch all
across the front, on which were shell
tered certain agricultural tools.
There was no sound of life at The
Corners save rhythmic "clank, clank,
clank" from the blacksmith shop on
the third corner.
On the fourth corner of the cross
roads stood the Stagg homestead-a
vide low-roofed house of ancient APP
pearance. yet in good repair Neat
ness was the keynote of all about the
place.
is this where you live, Uncle Joe?"
asked Carolyn May breathlessly. ooh.
what a beautiful big place! 1t seems
awful big for me to live in -
Mr.. Stagg had halted at the gate
and now looked down upon Carolyn
May with perplexed brow. well,
we've got to see about that first" he
muttered. "There'S Aunty Rose"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
is LIEUTENANT AT NINETEEN
Indiana Youth Believed TO Be Young
est Commissioned Officer
in Army.

Attica. Ind.-Rupert Julian. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Julian of Williams
port. Ind. Is believed here 10 be one
Of the youngest If not the youngest
commissioned officer in the United
States army. He Is not Vet nineteen
and IS lieutenant IN the aviation
corps
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
RAISES ALFALFA IN LAVA
Farmer Has a Big Crop in an Ash
Flow From Mount Lassen in
California.

Redding Calm the memorable ash
flow from Mount Lassen on May 20,
1915. the farm Of Charles Hawkins,
which is the farthcst up Hat creek.
was buried in ashy mud varying in
depth from u 70 = and 20 inches.
Thirty acres Of alfalfa were buried out
of sight. Half Of this meadow, where
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
he mud was u inches deep, was not

the mud was u inches deep, was not
destroyed.
IT, time next season the buried al
falfa found its way to the surface and
sent out new roots. Hawkins cut a
good crop 81 alfalfa there the second
year. He plowed the other y acres
where his meadow was buried over
foot deep. and reseeded IT, Hawkins
says that the best alfalfa crop in
the valley viii he harvested this sHl4F
mer from that portion Of his meadow
that was buried deepest IN volcanic
ashes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18
LOOK UP!

You will feel better for
having known Carolyn Of the
Corners. She is a Iovable
little girl, who not only
breaches but practices the
gospel of docking up and
always making things "a
wee bit better. To become
acquainted with her is like
letting in the sunshine and
looking up at the blue
sky. You will want to fol-
low Carolyn through this
story after you have read
the opening chapter.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

There were warm contests for re-
publican nominations Tor congressman
in all districts except the Second.
Seventh and Ninth. where Edward
Volgt, J. ]. Esch and d. G. Classon'
the present incumbents, had no oppo-
sition. Present republican congress-
men who have been defeated for re-
nomination are II. a. Cooper, First
district: John NJ. Nelson, Third dis
trict ard w. J. Cary, Fourth district.
There were contests for democratic
nomi nations in the First and FourthI
districts
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

There was no opposition for state
Office nominations in the democratic
primary. The following ticket was
named: Governor. II. II MOehlenpah;
lieutenant governor. J. W. Hogan; sec.
Rotary OF state. o. f. ROessler; state
treasurer. r. J. Egerer; attorney gem
eral, r. II Ryan.
The following socialist ticket was
nominated without contests: Cover
nor. Emil Seidel; lieutenant governor.
J. II. Eiut; secretary of state, E. c
Damrow; state treasurer, Martin
Geoigensen; attorney general. B. w,
Reynolds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

Totals .....71,372 71,1S0 $3.50
"Unofficial.
Gov. Philip has stated that il he is
victor in the primary by only one or
two hundred votes that he will not
consider it an Endorsement and that
he will invite Senator Wilcox to run
as an independent candidate against
him in the election. Senator Wilcox
refused to comment upon this state
ment or give any Indication of what
his course would be. 1t is reported
that James f. Tittemore may run for
governor Oh the independent ticket.
Republican candidates nominated
for other state Offices are: Lieutenant
governor, e. f. Dithmar; secretary Of
state, Merlin Hull; state treasurer,
Henry Johnson; attorney general. j.
J. Blaine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

Although Holsters generally drink
water. they will take nip if sou give
them the ehance.-Boston Transcript.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

Carolyn and Prince make the
acquaintance of Aunty Rose,
and the Iatter's attitude is not
very reassuring to the lonely
little girl. Carolyn's first ex-
periences in her new home are
told in the next instalIment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

1t is difficult TO judge a woman by
the things she doesn't say.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-09-18

Totals ......71,372 71,1SO $3.50
%Unofficial
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-02
u. S. SENDS FOOD
TO SWITZERLAND
1t VIII supply soldiers Who May Bc
Taken by Germans.

ATLANTIC CITY. \. J., Feb. Is
America has begun to assemble inn
mense stores Of supplies in Switzer-
land to insure proper feeding, through
the Red cross. Of United States sol
diers who may be taken prisoners
and sent to detention camps.
Edward 6. Broenniman of New
York, who has been in charge of the
purchase of all the food stuffs sent
to Northern France and Belgium
through the Belgian Relief Commits
sion. made this statement here last
night upon his arrival at the Hotel
Traymore for brief rest. He recent
ly was selected to purchase all the
Red Cress supplies for the units now
in France, Italy, Serbia, Roumania
and Russia.
He said there are Approximately s.
000. 600 charity cases in Belgium.
During the period from November,
1914, to date. Mr. Broenniman has ev-
pended S250, 100000 in this food re-
lief work. He said about sixty ships
are engaged exclusively in carrying
supplies to the pepoles of the hnvad-
ed districts. Mr.. Eroennlman added
We are certain that Red Cross sup
plies are reaching the people for
whom they were consigned Dutch
and Spanish agents send us reports
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-02
ECHO SCHOOLS SELL
MANY THRIFT STAMPS
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN MADE LAST
WEEK; NEARLY 800 WORTH
DISPOSED OF.
Mrs KoOntz Presents lot to Metho-
dist Church; Other News and So
cial Notes of Much Interest.
(East Oregonlan Special }

ECHO, March 2.--An active cam
paign Of selling war stamps was made
here this week in the Echo public
school. Between $3.50 and $40O worth
of stamps have been disposed of. Four
of the Echo pupils have sold $50
worth of stamps, each thus emitting
them to membership In the Junior
Rainbow Regiment and also each
winning an honor button which State
School Superintendent Churchill has
promised to the first one thousand
pupils in oregon who sold $50 worth
of w. S. s.
The Echo pupils winning the hon
or are Hazel Sloan. Yeda Wattenbur-
ger, Ruby Johnson and William Me-
Cormack.
On Thursday of this week, Mrs. c.
A. Koontz presented to the Methodist
church of this place lot ?, Block 5.
koontz Addition to Echo. The resi-
dence on this lot has long been used
as "A parsonage and now here after
1t will continue to serve for that pur-
pose.
The Chautauqua Festival, Ellison
White service, completed three day
engagement here at the city hall last
night. Every session was we'll at
tended and found very interesting.
Prof Carpenter. whose name was
not on this years program but who
was one of the speakers last year, un-
expectedly came in last evening and
gave IA short but very interesting ad-
dress on the coming eclipse of the
sun.
The Commercial Club has brought
two fine posts to be placed at the two
entrances of the Echo city hall. Each
post is to hold five lighting globes to
light the exterior of the building.
The crop and farm labor survey
being conducted by Louis Scholl. Jr.,
In school district No. Is almost COM
apleted.
Mrs. r, G. Smith was in town this
week, the guest Of her sister, Mrs. w.
a. Jones. while she attended the
Chautauqua.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-02
Heal Skin Diseases

It is unnecessary for you to suffer witt
eczema, blotches, ringworm, rashes ano
similar skin troubles. A little zemo
obtained at any drug store for 35c, OIL
800 for extra large bottle, and promptly
applied will usually give instant relief
from itching torture. It cleanses anc
soothes the skin and heals quickly anc
effectively most skin diseases.
Zemo is a wonderful, penetrating, dis
appearing liquid and is soothing to thu
most delicate skin. 1t is not greasy, il
.asilv applied and costs little. Get /
,oday and save all further distress.
The z. W. Rose Co., Cleveland. o.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-02

is Nicholas Romanoff to get his old
job back at the hands Of his old friend
the kaiser?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-02
LA GRANDE GUARDS
TO HAVE UNIFORMS

LA GRANDD. March 2.--Quarter-
master Nolan Skiff has ordered
through the y. K. West Company OF
La Grande. 100 full uniforms for the
Home Guard With the arrival OF
the uniforms Union county viii have
one Of the best equipped and Off
cered home guards in the state
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-02

It's the limited express for the man
who shutters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-02

Washington hated traitors and shir-
kers.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10
Al Got to Tell Margaret sumpthino."

When the boys closed the door upon
him, he made himself comfortable
upon the floor and, for a time, thought
fully chewed "A patent-leather slipper
that had come under his hand. He
found the patent leather not unpleas-
ant to his palate, though he swal-
lowed only n portion OF what he de-
tached, not being hungry at that time.
The soul-fabrie of Verman was OF a
fortunate weave he was not u seeker
and auestloner. When II happened to
him that he was at rest In a shady
corner, he did not even think about a
place In the sun. Nernan took life
as Ii came.
Naturally, he fell asleep. And to-
ward the conclusion of his slumbers,
he had this singular adventure: q
lady set her foot down within less
than half an inch of his nose-and
neither of them knew ii. Verman slept
on, without being awakened by either
the closing or the opening of the door.
What did rouse him was something
ample and soft falling upon him-Mar-
garet's cape, which slid from the hook
after she had gone.
Enyeloped in its folds, Nerman sat
up. corkscrewing his knuckles into the
of his eyes. Slowly he be-
came aware of two important yaeuums
one In time and one In his stomach.
Hours had vanished strangely into no
where; the game Of bonded prisoner
was something cloudy and remote of
the long. long ago, and, although Yer
man knew where he was, he had par
TALLY forgotten how he came there.
He perceived, however, that something
had gone wrong. for he was certain
n n he ought not to be where he found
himself.
White folks house, The fact h a
Verman could not have pronounced
these words rendered them no less
clear in his mind they began TO sur
his apprehension, and nothing becomes
more rapidly tumultuous than appre-
hension once 1t is stirred. That he
might possibly obtain release by max
ing a noise was too daring n thought
and not even conceived, much less en-
tertalned, by the little and humble YER
man. For, with the bewiidering gap
of his slumber between him and pre-
vious events. ne did not place the re-
s%ponsibility for his being In white
folks house upon the white folks who
had put him there. His state OF mind
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uttered various sounds. but Penrod
and San were incapable of doing any
thing yocally. All rushed from the
table.
Margaret continued TO shrek, and
IL is not TO be denied that there was
some cause for her agitation. When
she opened the closet door, her light
blue military cape, instead of hanging
on the hook where she had left 1t,
came out into the room In n manner
which she afterward described as "a
kind of horrible creep, but faster than
a creep" Nothing was to be seen ex-
cept the creeping cape, she said. but,
of course. she could tell there was
some awful thing inside Of 1t. Ii was
too large to be a cat, and too small
TO be a boy: 1t was too large to be
Duke, Penrod's little old dog, and. be-
sides, Duke wouldn't act like that. Ii
crept rapidly out into the upper hall,
and then, as she recovered the use or
her voice and began to scream, the
animated cape abandoned Its creeping
for a quicker gait-"a weird, heaving
flop" she defined 1t.
The thing then decided upon a third
style of locomotlon. evidently, for
when Sam and Penrod reached the
front hall. a few steps in advance of
Mr.. and Mrs. Schofeld, 1t was rolling
grandly down the stairs.
Mr.. Schoheld had only a hurried
glimnsa of n ~ II reached the bottom.
close by the front door.
Grab that thing !" he shouted, dash
ing forward. "Stop it, Hit it!'
1t was at this moment that Sam
Williams displayed the presence of
mind which was his most eminent
characteristic. Sans wonderful In
stinet for the right action almost never
failed him In a crisis, and ii did not
fail him now. Leaplng TO the door,
at the very instant when the rolling
cape touched it, Sam flung the door
open-and the cape rolled on. With
incredible rapidity and intelligence, II
rolled, In iced, u into the night.
Penrod Jumped after 1t. and the next
second reappeared in the doorway
holding the cape. He shook out Its
folds, breathing hard but acquiring
confidence. In fact, he was able to
look up In his fathers face and say
with bright righteousness.
"It was just laying there. Do you
know what l thlnk7 Well. 1t couldn't
have acted that way itself. ! think
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10

there must have been sumpthlng Kina
of inside of it,"
Mr.. Schofield shook his head slowly,
in marveling admiration.
"Brilliant-oh. brilliant : he muir
INJURED, While Mrs. Sehoield ran to
support the enfeehled form of Mar
garet at the top Of the stairs.
In the library, after Mar
garet's departure to her dance, Dir.
and Mrs. Schofeld were still discuss
ing the visitation, Penrod having ae=
companied his homeward-bound guest
far as the front gate.
mo; you're wrong said Mrs. Seho-
field, unfolding a theory, earlier devel-
oped by Margaret, that the animated
behavior of the cape could be salts
factorily explained on no other ground
than the supernatural. "You see, the
boys saying they couldn't remember
what Mrs. Williams wanted them 10
tell Margaret, and that probably she
hadn't told them anything to tell her,
because most likely they'd misunder-
stood something she said-well. OF
course, all that does sound mixed up
and peculiar, but they sound that way
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10

about half the time, anyhow. No; 1t
couldn't possibly have had a thing to
do with it. They were right there at
the table with us all the time, and
they came right straight TO the table
the minute they entered the house.
Before that, they'd peer over at Sans
all afternoon. So, ii couldn't have
been the boys" Mrs. Schoield paused
to ruminate with a little air Of pride.
then added. Margaret has often
thought-oh, long before this that
she was a medium. i mean-if she
would let herself. So il wasn't any
thing the boys did
Mr.. Schofield grunted.
"Ill admit this much" he said. 'Iu
admit it wasn't anything We'll ever get
out of EN-"
And the remarks of Sam and Pen
rod. taking leave of each other, one
on each side Of the gate, appeared to
eorroborate Mr.. Schofeld's opinion.
well, g'-night, Penrod," Sam said.
ut was q pretty good Saturday, wasn't
it'll"
Finer said Penrod casually.
"G'-night, SAM"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10

was that of the stable puppy who
knows he u not be found in the par
lor. Not thrice in his life had Verman
been within The doors Of white folks
house, and. above all things. he felt
that ii was in some underlined way
vital to him TO get out Of white folks
house u~nobserved and unknown. Ii
a in his very blood to be sure of
that.
Further than this point. the proc
esses of Nerman's mind became mys-
FERROUS TO the observer. 1t appears,
however, that he had "a definite
Though somewhat primitive) concep-
ton of the usefulness of disguise and
he must have begun his preparations
before he heard footsteps in the
outside his closed door.
These footsteps We're M~argaret's.
Just as Mr.. Schoield's coffee was
brought, aud just after Penrod had
been bafied in another attempt to
leave the table, Margaret rose and
patted her father imp%ertinently upon
the head.
You can't bully me that way!a she
said. Il got home too late to dress,
and I'm going to a dance. 'Scuse.'
And she began her dancing on the
spot, pirouetting herself swiftly from
the room, and was Immediately heard
running up the stairs.
"Penrod!" Mr.. Schofeld shouted.
Sit DOWN. How many times am ]
going to tell your What Is the mat
ter with you tonightT"
Il got to 60" gasped Penrod. Il
got to tell Margaret sumpthing."
What have you got to tell her?'
'It's-it's sumpthing I forgot to tell
her"
well. ii will keep till she comes
downstairs said Mr.. Schofield gfimly.
You sit down till this meal is fin
ished."
Penrod was becoming frantic.
Il got to tell her-it's sumpthing
Sans mother told me to tell her" he
babbled. Didn't she. Sam? You
heard her tell me TO tell her; didn't
you. Sam?"
Sam offered prompt confederation.
Eyes, sir; she did. She said for US
both Il tell her. | better go, TOO, |
guess, because she said
He was interrupted. Startling upon
their ears rang shrek on shrek. Mrs.
Schofield, recognizing Margaret's voice,
likewise shrieked, and Mr.. Schofield
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10

voice, at first in the distance. then
growing londer-eoming ntarer.
On Ner-er-man. o-o-o-oh, Yer-er-
ma-an =,
II was the voice of Herman.
"oo-o-o-o-oh, Ner-er-er-ma-a-a-anf :"
And then two boys sat strickenza at
h a cheerful table and ceased to eat.
Recollection awoke with a bangi
oh, my Sam gasped.
What's the matterf' said Dir. Scho-
held. swallow something the wrong
way, Sam?n -
"Ye-es. sir
"0o-o-oh. Ver-er-er-ma-a-ani"
And now the voice was near the
windows of the dining room.
What's the matter with your" his
father demanded. "Sit down."
Its Herman-that colored boy lives
In the alley said Penrod hoarsely.
"l~-expect-I think
We'll. what's the matter?"
Il think his little brothers maybe
got lost. and Sam and | better go help
look
You'll do nothing of the kind" said
Mr.. Schofield sharply. "Sit down and
eat your dinner"
In d palsy. the miserable boy re-
sumed his seat. He and Sam ex-
changed a single dumb glance; then
the eyes Of both swung fearfully to
Margaret. Her appearance was one
OF sprightly content. and, from a GER
tain point Of view, nothing could have
been more alarming. Ii she had
opened her closet door without discov-
ering Verman, that must have been
because Verman was dead and Mar
garet had failed to notice the body.
tSuch were the thoughts of Penrod
and Sam.) But she might not have
opened the closet door. And whether
she had or not, Verman must still be
there, alive or dead, for If he had es.
capped he would have gone home, and
their ears would not be ringing with
the sinister and melancholy cry that
now came from the distance, cocoon,
Yer-er-ma-ani"
Verman, in his seclusion. did not
hear that appeal from his brother
there were too many walls between
them. But he was becoming impatient
for release, though. all in all, he had
not found the confinement intolerable
or even very irksome. His character
was p~hilosophic, his imagination calm