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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-10-15
SYNOPSIS

In 1885 Saul Pattern of Virginia
came into the beautiful virgin coun-
try of the Big Sandy valley in
Kentucky. Chief of the perils were
the Shawnees, who sought to hold
their lands from the ever encroach-
ing whites. From huge pinnacle
Saul gazed upon the fat bottoms and
the endless acres Of forest in it's pri-
meval quietude at the mouth of the
Wolfpen, and felt an eagerness to
possess it, declaring it a place fit
for man to LIVE in! Five years
later he returned with Barton, his
ffteen-year- son, and built rude
cabin. In SauIs absence the In
dams attacked Barton and wounded
him so badly Saul was forced to re-
turn with him to Virginia. In 1895,
when it was reasonably safe, Saul
returned with his family and pat
ent for 1000 acres, this time to
stay He added to the cabin, planted
crops and fattened his stock on the
arrived. A century later, in the
spring of 1885, we find Cynthia Pat
tern, of the fifth generation follow
ing Saul, perched on the pinnacle
from which her reat-great-gr grand
father had first viewed Wolfpen Bot
toms. The valleys, heretofore UNI
touched by the waves of change
sweeping the Republic, are at last
beginning to feel that restless surge.
Her dad, Spared, and her brothers,
Jesse, Jasper and Abral, convert the
old water wheeled mill to steam
power. Cynthia feels that something
out of the past has been buried with
Saul Cynthia is pretty and magma
tive miss in her late teens, who often
re-created Saul and her other fore
bears, and fancied them still living.
Spared proudly brings home the
first meal out of the steam mill, and
Julia, his wife, is pleased. Genera
ton after generation has added COM
forts and conveniences to Saul
homestead and Spared has not
shirked. The family goes easily into
the work of the new season, due to
the simplicity of life designed long
ago on the Wolfpen. Joy is album
dant. Jesse plans to study law. A
stranger, Shellenberger by name,
comes to Wolfpen, intent on buying
timber. Spared refuses his offer.
Shellenberger tells of progress in the
outside world. With the advent OF
Shellenberger some intangible dis
turbing alteration seems to affect
the atmosphere Of Wolfpen. Spar
rel decides to sell timber land to
Shellenberger.
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CHAPTER v-Continued

Eyes. l want to know law and
be lawyer like YOU"
Tandy studied him as though he
were about to seat a juror.
'sWell. Do you honest?"
81 sure do. j just wondered If
you'd take me into your office here
with YOU and help me learn law. /
might be able to help you right
smart looking up things for you
and writing papers," His eagerness
mounted with the words and quiv-
cred in his throat.
swell, now, / don't hardly know,
Jesse. When would you want to
Gomez"
''Not much before fall I don't
reckon till things about the place
are up in shape. But l thought
if ;"
'How much schooling have you
had, Jesse?'
"A RICH smart. Five winters at
Cannon Creek school. And then
I've read all Dads books over and
I always read the Cincinnati Week
~ Gazette"
'.Well, now, 1 don't hardly know,
jesse" Tandy walked about the
room impressively.
Il thought If you'd agree to it 1
could take one of your books over
home and get started some before
fall"
well, Jesse, I'll tell you. If you've
made up your mind to follow the
law, I'll be glad to have you. Things
are slack right now, but they're go
ing to pick UP before long around
here. I'm getting practice down
the river now and it'll be handy to
have somebody here in the Office. "
'T'll be much obliged to you"
Jesse said.
.'Don't mention IL"
Tandy showed him some of the
law books and told him how they
were arranged in series and how
you found by number the statute
and judgments on case. "And
here's a brand-new book. I amt
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"You mean you won't SELL" Shell
lenberger exclaimed.
"That's about what 1t amount to-"
"But why not, Pattern, why not?
Four dollars an acre is a big price.
Well, what do you want for it?" ne
demanded resolutely.
Five dollars an acre."
Shellenberger smoked, making
short puffs, and twisting the cigar.
you'll have it surveyed by a
competent man?" Shellenberger
said.
'Tll board him." Spared said,
land you pay the wages against the
price Of the land"
The tension relaxed, there was a
pause, and Shellenberger said, more
naturally and pleasantly, you're
robbing and cheating me, Mr.. Pat
tern, but I'll do it. And We'll get a
man over there as soon as possible.
Do you know anybody"
"Tve heard of a good man down
at Catlettsburg."
'What's his name?
"Warren."
"I'll see him when I go down to-
morrow and send him up if can
and I'll be back in here in couple
| of weeks or So"
AS Spared walked through the
square, greeting the men, talking
of the crops and the price of cattle,
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the feeling that he had made a
good bargain with the extra dollar
sustained him in the backwash of
doubt that followed the important
and irrevocable decision.
Jasper was already at the stable.
Jesse, with the book under his coat,
came breathlessly with long strides
through the open doors just as Har-
din Slusser brought the mules from
the stalls.
"Did you make out all right?"
Spared asked.
II got what I came for" Jesse
said, mounting.
"You know we got an extra mule
here" Jasper said.
ut seems like waste just to lead
her." Hardin sputtered.
Jasper had no retort He swung
into the saddle.
Then as Spared mounted and
started to 60 without saying any
thing. Hardin could wait no longer
for the news. ibid you trade any
with that Teller, Sparrel?"
II figure I may do some business
with him, later on" Spared said
He rode out Of the stable and down
the road followed by Jasper and
Jesse.
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CHAPTER VI

vr7OLFPEN seemed emptied to
Wv Cynthia when Spared and
Jesse and Jasper had ridden out
of it.
Or, perhaps, the feel Of emptiness
was only the moment Of unusual
stiffness between the tumult Of day.
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Patterns Of Wolfpen

even read mySelI. lou take IL ana
read it. It's the bedrock of the
study of law"
He placed in Jesse's hands the
Cooley edition of Blackstone's
commentaries on the Laws Of
England" with reference notes to
English and American decisions and
statutes to date (1884) and some
regarding the study
of the law.
Jesse spilled the folios from his
lap. and took into his pillow har-
dened hands the unopened volume
of bedrock law. After a while he
found himself up by the fence
around the high grounds of the In
stitute above the crowded town. He
sat on a log in the sun, his eyes
moving from the book down to the
courthouse steeple and the wharf,
then back to the book, projecting
himself into the day when he would
be great lawyer like Tandy Nor
gan, and have an Office and clients
to plead for. He was absorbed be-
yond all disturbance. The morn
ing passed, midday came and went
without suggesting food, and the
dream and the book full of strange
and puzzling words like libelant
and argumentum and hominem alb
sorbed him into the middle of the
afternoon. Then he came to, see
ing that the square was emptying
of horses and men. He got stiffly
to his feet, placed the book awk-
wardly under his coat and hurried
down to the stable for the long
ride back to Wolfpen.
When Spared detached himself
from his boys, he walked by the
bank and the three stores, greeting
the men he knew, and up to the
corner Of the Gibson House. The
thing Spared had made his mind up
to, now wavered within him, and in
stead of going in at once, he turned
and went back down the street,
greeting the men in the square, and
| watching the horse traders riding
| up and down the street before the
skeptical customers. He went on
around the court house square,
slowly traversing it's four sides
banked with horses and saddle
mules hitched to the rails, and came
up to the Gibson House from the
opposite direction, and then, as
| though the destined moment had
arrived, he lifted his head above the
press of men and walked straight
into the lobby of the Gibson House.
Shellenberger was sitting in a
chair with his legs crossed and one
foot resting on the shelf of the bay
1 window, smoking, looking not at the
square but above it into the tim
bered mountains. He looked the
part of a well-to-do stranger tenn
porarily isolated in a mountain
| town.
There was no one else in the room
Shellenberger stood up, and ex
tended his hand in eager hospitality
"Good morning, Mr.. Pattern!"
'Howdy," Spared said reservedly.
"Well, how are you this morning?'
| "Well as common" Spared said
and then calmly in his slow voice
with the melody in it, "You got
around all right, I see."
II got around all right, thanks t.
YOUR mule. What do I owe you fol
the use Of it?"
''Nothing at all, nothing at all
Glad to accommodate YOU"
"Smoke?" Shellenberger offered ,
cigar.
" mo, but much obliged to you"
They sat down.
"A good deal Of trade on the riv
. ers."
eyes. Pikeville is a right good
sized town now" Spared said.
"And If will get better as this re
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tre, Arab structures and fortifi- cations built by the Crusaders.
 Today it is a minor seaport.
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REV. HUBBARD
 APPEARS HERE
 AT COLISEUM
Capitol Theatre Shows Boris Karloff Tn Invisible
 Ray," Horror Film

The Rev Bernard Hubbard, Alas ka's Glacier Priest and scientist of note from the Geology Depart ment of Santa Clara University will appear tonight at the Coliseum theatre under auspicies of the Hos pital Guild He will talk on his ex- plorations of this summer and show his latest moving pictures. Regular prices will prevail, and all proceeds will go to St. Ann's Hospital.
 Though master of makeup, Boris Karloff yearned to appear on the screen with more-or-less un- draped features and in Invisible Ray" his wish has finally been gratified. This picture, thrilling drama of adventure and science di- rected by Lambert Hillyer, is the feature at the Capitol Theatre, with Karloff and Bella Lugois in the star ring roles and supporting cast which includes Frances Drake, Frank Lawton, Beulah Bondi, Wal ter Kingsford and Violet Kemble Cooper
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-09
PLAN ATTACK
 ON MINE FIRE
 51 YEARS OLD

NEW LEXINGTON, o.. Sept. 9. Government financed fire fight CTS are about to tackle blaze that has defied efforts to extinguish it for 5l years while causing millions of dollars damage.
 Ten to 200 feet underground in a 10-square- mile area rages an infer no between Shawnee and New Straitsville, 10 miles south of here.
 It has consumed thousands of tons of coal, threatens other of Perry County's rich coal and oil de- posits, has made large area un- inhabitable and turned once-fertile soil into barren ground
 Started in Eighty-Four
 The blaze started in a 14-foot seam of bituminous coal in the sum- mer of 1884. The Works Progress Administration has appropriated $232,000 to hal it and Dr. Carl Watson, State Administrator, says work will start as soon as proper equipment is obtained.
 The project calls for huge steam shovel trench around much of the area. Then the coal seams will be cut and non-combustible material thrown in the path of the fire.
 William Berry, New Straitsville business leader, says if the fire is halted, it will restore the area as an important coal producing point.
 The fire has caused cave-ins and created natural chimneys. Water seeping into flame-filled shafts gen. crates steam and huge holes are blown into the hilly ground.
 Is Often Spectacular
 Shooting up through the chim- neys, the flames often tower many feet into the air. They cause grass fires and hundreds of persons are called out to halt the spread of fire above the ground.
 Conflicting legends are told con- corning the fires cause. Some say an explosion of "bug dust" or com mon slack, set it off.
 D. J. Lewis of New Lexington, who has studied the fires history, re- lates version that the fire result ed from the great Hooking Valley mine strike of 1884 and was set by miners who believed one of the companies planned to import work CTS.
 None, however, has been able to estimate exactly the damage the fire has caused.
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Phone 626, day or night, for res.- ervations in Irving Airways Lock- heed. nle III
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Lay April 16, with the temperature at 30 degrees below zero.

Lay April 16, with the temperature at 30 degrees below zero.
 Dogs Stumble in Traces
 They came into Kotzebue eigh- teen days later without food, and with their dogs stumbling wearily in the traces. An airplane took the boy to Valdez, and steamship brought him into Seattle harbor on May 28.
 Since then he has lain in plaster casts.
 But last week, Gilbert, 10 years old now, was told that soon he will be able to move about on crutches. Half the cast, in which he has been imprisoned, was removed. He had won the first victory in his long battle for health.
 His father, who gave up his posi- tion in the North to bring the boy outside and who now is manag- CT of the National Unemployment Service in Everett, told yesterday of the long journey by dog sled in 1883.
 We followed the ice along the shore most of the time," he said. That's the best way to travel. But it was late in the spring, and the ice was hummocky in places, and in some places there was open wa ter we had to avoid We camped out on the ice every night, sleeping under furs and in sleeping bags.
 Gold? Well, it was down around 30 degrees below zero during all the trip, but the children were used to it. They liked it.
 "The Eskimos during the last of
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Wide Range of Egyptians
 Shown by Lebanon Ruins

BEIRUT, Syria, Sept. 9.-Arch- eological discoveries showing the strong influence of Egypt along the Lebanon coast from the 18th to 14th centuries, B. C., have been un- earthed at Djeleil, site of the an- cient city of Byblos.
 Excavations by archeologists of the Lebanon republic brought to light, a splendid stone statue of man in Egyptian costume, the ruins of temple, several gold statues and other ornaments set with prec- ious stones and silver ax.
 Djeleil's archaeological treasures provide a record of it's age-old his- tory and it's many occupations. There are the tombs of Phoenician kings, a row of columns erected by the Greeks, small Roman thea-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-09
ESTHER DAVIS IS
 HOSTESS AT PARTY

Miss Esther Davis entertained about 70 guests last evening at the Home Boarding House at a party honoring MT. and Mrs. s. R. Coul- ter, whose marriage was an event of last week
 Dancing to the music of Rudolph Edman and Fred Lehto, accordion ists, and an attractively appointed supper made up the evening As sisting Miss Davis were Mrs. Emil Vienola and Mrs. Oscar Routsala.
 A number of lovely gifts were re- ceived by the popular young couple from the assembled guests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-09

 LABORATORY
 OPENED HERE
Al F. Scott


 The Territorial Laboratory. func- tioning under the Department of Health, today opened it's first head quarters in the Goldstein Building Miss Magnhild Oygard, R. N, La boratory Technician, will direct the Division of Laboratories of the De- partment of Health, which is a joint participation of the Territory and the United States Public Health Ser vice.
 The activities of the laboratory will follow Public Health measures, and will serve primarily in com municable disease control and sani- tation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-09
'MAN' OF NORTH WINNING FICHT;
 TO WALK AGAIN
Marian Marsh :
Seattle Times)

The plot of tragic story which began at Point Lay on the bleak frozen Arctic shore 200 miles below Point Barrow, during the winter of 1882. was changed yesterday to the Children's Orthopedic Hospital Medical men believe it will have a happy ending.
 II was during the winter of 1892 that an epidemic of whooping cough spread through the little village. Gilbert Mover, then 6 years old, who was the son of c. D. Mover, government school teacher, con- tracted the disease. It became com plicated Dreaded spinal meningitis set in.
 500 Long Miles To Go
 The boys father decided he must be taken to the hospital. But there is nothing casual about such a de- cision in the Arctic The Mover family waited until the second week in April, 1933, to begin the 600-mile journey to Kotzebue.
 Mover wanted to make the trip on the ice along the shore, but wanted to travel late in the spring so the boy could be put on a boat for the outside" immediately.
 With three sleds, three dog teams and Eskimo drivers, MT. and Mrs. Mover, Gilbert, and his five broth- CTS and sisters, started from Point
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE
 District Land Office

Anchorage, Alaska.
 June 28, 1886.
 Notice is hereby given that Dor othy Stearns Rolf, has made ap- plication for soldiers, additional homestead, Anchorage o7g87, for a tract of land located on Gastineau Channel about 2lz miles south of Thane, embraced in U. s. Survey No. 2168, containing 4.42 acres. Lati- tude 58 degrees 14' 49" N. Longitude 134 degrees 18' w.,
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claims in the U. s. Land Office, Anchor age. Alaska, within the period of publication or thirty days there after, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statutes.
 GEORGE A, LINGO. Register. First publication, Aug. 26, 1886. Last publication. Oct. 21, 1886.
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the trip tried short cut across the mountains. We were caught in a snowstorm and for two days and nights we just stayed there, wait ing. Our food ran out, and we head cd back to the ocean and finished the journey along the shore. We were pretty well played out, all right"
 But the grin which he exchanged with his son when the boy came out of the clinic, told that the Arc tic journey was inconsequental when compared with the news of the boys 1 improvement.
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tended as it was by many members of the royal family, was one of the highlights of the time.
 Accommodation at the ball is be- ing arranged for 2,500 guests. The proceeds will be divided between the many hospitals and institutions assisted by the League of Mercy, who are sponsoring the event. King Edward is patron of the league and Sovereign of the Order
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-09
Coronation Year Ball
 to Resemble Georges

, LONDON, Sept 9.-One of the
 most brilliant social events of the period will be the Coronation Year Ball at Grosvenor Hall next June
 a It will be organized on similar lines to the Shakespeare Ball which
 took place during the year of King Georges coronation, and which, at
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ATTENTION REBEKAHs

The first regular meeting of the season will be held Wednesday night at o'clock in the I. O. O. F. Hall. All members are requested to attend.
 MILDRED CASHEN, adv. Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1936-04-16

law, Mr.. and Mrs. John Brice, of
Baltimore, and Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
H. Wood, of Wilmington.
Misses Ethel and Pauline Jones
and John Redmond have been Wis
iting the formers sister. Mrs. Ruth
Martin, in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman A. Wallen
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. Leo Gale
spent a visit last week with Mr.and
Mrs. Ben Hart, of Magnolia, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Vansant and
daughter Virginia, of Wilmington,
have been visiting Mr.. Vansant's S
sister, Miss Marie Vansant, who re-
turned with them for a few days
visit.
Mrs. Louise Downes and Mrs.
Oscar L. Lord have been visiting
MisTes Jennie and Maize Clois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bell were
Sunday guests of his mother, Mrs.
Florence Bell, in Denton.
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died on Monday of last week at the
home of her daughter and son-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond j.
Taylor, was buried Thursday after
noon. Funeral services were held
in the M. P. Church at Greenback-
vile, Va, conducted by Rev. Ar
thur Goodhadn, of Salisbury, as
sisted by Rev. Archer, of Green
backville. Interment was made at
Stockton. Md. Mrs. Young is sur
vived by two daughters and one
son, Mrs. Raymond ]. Taylor, of
Millington, Mrs. j. H. Gladding,
and Walter Young, of Chinco-
league, Va, also four grandchil-
dren. Among them, Mrs. Joseph
P. Compton, of Millington.
Miss Pauline Wallsc celebrated
last week her eighteenth birthday
and entertained few of her cous-
ins and friends at dinner. Among
those present were Miss Ethel
Moore, of Chesapeake City, Miss
Caddie Seamons, of near Milling
ton and Paul, James and Clarence
Wallace, of Chesterville. Medford
Wallace. of Millington, Walter and
Wilbur Lindsay, of Earleville.
The manager of the American
Stores here, Sterling Townsend, has
retired to accept a position in the
office force of the Peerless Fertiliz-
er Company in Chestertown. He
will be succeeded by Frank p. Car
mine, late of Milford, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tabor Wilcox, of
Green, N Y, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carr and son, Paul Carr, of Will
mington, were recent visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Crouch.
Miss Ethel Moore, of Chesapeake
City, Md, has been visiting Miss
Pauline Wallace.
! Master Alden Church. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles S. Church, re-
turned to Westminster on Monday
where he is attending college.
Miss Ruby Ahern of Perry Point,
Md, and Hewlett Frazier, of Phil
adelphia, were recent guests of the
formers mother, Mrs. John P.
Ahern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Quint and
MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Smalsell, of
Collingswood, N. j., were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurlock H. Gale, near
town last week.
Mrs. John P. Ahern has returned
home after visiting for two months
with her daughters and sons-in-
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SASSAFRAS
Items of Personal and Social Inter.
est Cleaned About Neighborhood

Items of Personal and Social Inter.
est Cleaned About NeighbOrhood
Sassafras, Md, April 16.-Easter
Sunday was observed Sunday with
large congregation at the church
and both the sermon and the mu-
sic was feature of the program.
In the evening the young people
put on an Easter Cantata, 1.-The
iGiver of Life" which showed more
than usual preparation and was
much enjoyed.
Mrs. Elmer Ernest has returned
home after spending the winter
with her sisters, Mrs. Lille Mitch
ell, of Red Bank, n. J., and Mrs.
Jennie Price, of near Warwick.
Misses Catherine Adelaide and
Jean Powell and Miss Dorothy Fog
well, of Galena, were recent visit
ors at the home of the formers
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Powell.
Miss Lindley Peppo, of Philadel-
phia, Pa, is visiting her cousin.
Miss Mary Joe Davis.
Mrs. Pearle Blackiston and fam
lily have returned from trip to
Wilmington with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Taylor and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lands Johnston,
Miss Helen Johnston and Mrs. Sara
Dunn, of Massey, were recent Will
mington visitors.
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CORRESPONDENTS
CONTINUED From Page Eight

Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Knots at
tended the funeral service of Mrs
Emma Jump, of Wyoming. DEL, at
Sudlersville Cemetery, Monday af-
ternoon of last week.
Mrs. Lola Hurd and children OF
near Willow Grove, Del, have been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Quincy Lowman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lathem of
New York City, N. Y, are spend
ing some time on their farm near
town.
Mrs. Dora Everett has returned
home after spending two weeks
with relatives in Baltimore.
Mrs. George Seeds, Mrs. Leon
Walls and son, Mrs. Annie Jones
and Mrs. George Kype, of Newport,
Del, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Guerney
Knots last week.
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WELLINGTON

Items Of Personal and Social In.
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity
Millington, Md, April 16.- Mrs,
Mary ]. Young, aged 90 years, who
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