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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-13

coal has been imported. If any por-
ton of this should arrive at your port,
the department desires every facility
afforded for it's prompt delivery. So
far as may be, give consignments OF
coal preference of everything else,
and for the present solve all reason
able doubts in favor of the coal i'm
porter"
Churchman'S Resolution.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE Church
mems association, which includes
more than a hundred representatives
of the Protestant Episcopal clergymen
of the diocese Of New York, yester-
day passed resolutions reciting the
present situation, approving the pres
ident's effort to settle the strike and
pIedging "our heartiest moral support
in his further efforts to secure justice
for the public"
President Still Working.
Washington, Oct. president
Roosevelt is continuing his efforts to
bring the coal strike to an end. He
has enlisted the sympathetic coopera-
ton of powerful interests and it is his
hope and belief that the results will
be that the miners will resume their
work before many days
Upon what foundation this conf
dence is based has not yet been as
certained. The negotiations are being
conducted with the utmost secrecy
and the details are carefully withheld
so that premature discussion may not
produce obstacles.
Welsh Coal Moving.
London, Oct. 7.-Reports from Car
diff say Is steamers have been Sc
cureds for early sailing from South
Wales ports for New York and Boston
and it is said the American purchases
Of coal during the last week at Cardiff
alone totalled 100000 tons. It is esti-
mated the Welsh sales of coal for
America aggregate 100000 tons since
the rush began Anthracite coal is
now quoted at the highest price ever
reached in this country.
Quiet at Scranton.
Scranton, Pa, Oct. mo effect of
the failure of Fridays white house
coal strike conference is noticeable
here. The companies admitted yes
terday there were no appreciate addi-
tions to their working forces and the
mine leaders said there were no de-
sertions from the mines There was
also a total absence of lawlessness up
to nightfall.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-13
UNDER FAIR SKIES
THIRTY-SIXTH G. A. r. ENCAMP-
MENT is OPENED.
VETERANS BY THOUSANDS

Old Boys in Blue Welcomed in Capital
of Country They Fought to Save
Dedication OF Camp Roosevelt a
Feature 49, Rousng Campfire in
Evening.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-13

Benjamin. Newkirk, president of the
Jackson state savings bank, is dead
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
Her Intent.ons Wore GOOD.

She really intended paying her fare
when she boarded the street car, for she
had 10 cents saved from the bargain
day scrimmage, but the conductor hap
pened to be a gentleman, and by payiny
the fare himself saved her a weary
walk to the family residence. She had
the 10 cents with her when she boarded
the ear, and she still had the money
when the conductor came through on
his trip for fares, but she did not pay
the conductor 1t was all the motor
mans fault. With her arms full of
bundles, she was compelled to hold the
10-cent piece between her teeth. The
motorman turned on the current, the
car gave jerk, and she gave start.
"Fare. please" said the conductor.
and she turned pale.
Il can't pay you, she stammered,
going from white to red and from red
back to white.
But can't carry you for nothing, -
demonstrated the conductor
Il know it, but can't help 1t. | bad
the money when l got on the car, but
but swallowed it."
A rough on the other side of the car
sqorted a rude laugh, but the conductor
was a gentleman. and without another
word he pulled the register rope COR
another fare and passed on.-St. Paul
Globe.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
CHAPTER VII

Vaux Abbey is noble old place of
great architectural beauty, in one of the
most romantic aud fertile districts OF
North Devon, and there Mrs. Dunbar.
Faux has assembled large party OF
friends to spend Christmas
The place had come into her husband 5
possession by one of those sudden fail
ures in direct issue so welcome by re-
mote branches of ancient families. He
had retired from the service, and taken
up his abode at Naux with all the zest
of novelty aud all the pride of ownership
in a place that well deserved such pride.
True. it entailed some worry and an.
noyance, great deal of lawyers bother,
and necessity OF altering his usual cog
nomen 20 the complex one of Dunbar
Naux. which his friends found difficult to
remember in any form of personal ad,
dress; but he would have been an uu,
grateful man ut best to grumble at such
tritcs as these, seeing the substantial
advantages appended to them.
1t still wants a week of Christmas, and
the Abbey has not received its full com
plcmcnt of guests. In the dusk OF a late
winter afternoon Mrs. Dunbar-Vaux is
sitting toasting her pretty feet at hey
dressing room fire. and chatting affection
ately and cordially TO Il friend and guest
who has only arrived an hour before The
friend is Beryl Marsden.
TO think" Mrs Dunbar is saying. lot
the ages and ages since we have met like
this. owe a debt of gratitude TO fate
at last, though fate is cxemplihed by yout
Illness and your husbands misfortune
still. It's an i'll wind you know. ana
mean 20 cheer you up, aud make you like
your old self, You have been a perfect
. hermit for the last year or more"
II Is indeed a very sad, II a very beau.
/ tlful face that looks up 10 her own in
the Redeemed glow Of tha freight, an,
the faint smile that st, : to the lips has
very little OF the brightness and youth
it ought to have had. considering thai
Berry Marsieu IS stil a young aud vers
fair woman.
II am So glad you ara not going baes
10 thar hateful India" continues Madze
empb1tleal'y. When affairs are settle !
| hope your husband Will live in Eng
land altogether You must try ana per
suade him.
4 Beryl is silent In her heart She know,
what the world half suspetts-tha
these Same Gdairs of her husband are ID
a curious sts-N # ENHANCEMENT aud con
/ fusion. confusion which has not beer
without some stigma Of dishonor, an,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
All Over the State.

The Northern Wisconsin Press Assoeia-
ton vii! mold its annual meeting in Me
nomonie April u, 20 and IS
Guilbert q Rugh Racine architects.
completed plans for twenty-five new
houses to be built Immediately at Corliss.
Elizabeth PEBBLES and Edward NJ.
Healy of Salem were married in Kenosha
after having been engaged for more than
forty-five years.
The La Crosse Street Railway Com
pany is considering the construction of a
line across the Mississippi to Pettibone
Island Park. The tracks will probably
be laid on an addition along the side of
the draw bridge.
Simeon Hesse was sentenced to one
year in the State rison by Judge Curran
for a robbery rH.lmitted in Frenchtown
two weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs David Walsh. an aged
couple residing on farm a few miles
south If GAINESVILLE. have decided their en-
tire property, including a farm of 1874
acres, to Lawrence University.
Miss Kittie Pooler of New London.
aged 20. committed suicide by taking a
dose Of strychnine The only reason to
which the deed can be attributed as 4
slight lovers quarrel and jealousy.
Or. John P. D. John. ex-president Of
De PAW University. and DR.. Hutsinptl-
Ter of Minneapolis have been engaged TO
address the State convention of the Ep-
worth League at La Crosse May l.
The Devils Lake and Kilbourn cleo
tric road is a certainty. The Sank Coun-
~ Traction and Power Company has
purchased of l.. f. Hogh the dam. mill
property and all the land and water
rights owned by him.
Ole Nelson. an obscure Scandinavian,
living at Peshtigo Harbor. is heir TO an
estate at Seattle. Wash. worth S20O000
He was jailed on an insanity complaint.
signed by his neighbors, but will be re-
leased. as he appears 10 be perfectly
sane. Nelson claims that it is a con
spiracy to get hold of the money he has
coming.
A freight train on the Chicago. Mil
waukee and St Paul Railway killed an
unknown tramp at Redwood. Both his
legs were cut off and head mashed to a
pulp He was stealing ride between
two freight cars and fell under the train.
Strapped To a cot. Mrs. Joseph Roche
lean of Coleman was taken TO Marinettc
for examination. She is violently insane
and could be taken from her home in 10
other way. Her insanity took the form
OF a desire to eat her children and she
was caught in the act of tearing with her
teeth the arms OF one Of her little chill
dren.
T. ]. Conway. assistant cashier % the
Elroy State Bank, was the victim Of an
attempted hodup. Mr. Conway WAS re-
turning from dance aD3 had the pro-
ceeds Of the ticket sales wl,h him. He
was attacked ~ a gang Of amps. but
broke away and by swift run saved the
cash.
Charles Muck. Jr.. Of Nega0nce. Aiieh-.
who disappeared from Chicago hospital
recently. was found N che home IF Geo
Koplitz OF Oshkosh. a relative. Macs
is - years old He went tn Chicago 80
have an operation 0u his nose. lie SAYS
that he got tired waiting for the doctors
to take up his case. 50 be came 10 see
his cousin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02

4 which has never been fully explained 10
her in those cold, curt letters that have
hidden her remain in England until fur
Their notice. And month after month has
rolled by since that terrible Illness which
laid her PROSTATE at the very borders
/ OF death, and now it is sixteen months
since she sped back in answer to chat
ominous message Of Ivor Grant's-only ec
stretch empty arms for her lost treas
/ uress and gaze with b. ok despair on the
I desolation Of her life.
( She is altered in many ways since that
glad and glorious spring time when she
I trod the cowslip meadows with her dar-
/ iings by her side, and watched the sky
lark's hight with little Jack
The hearts sorrows must leave their
traces on the life they touch, and Beryl
Marsten's had been heavy enough, heay-
en- knows! At times she seemed reckless,
and defiant, and almost hard, but there
was something about the tremuous lips
and IN the somber depths Of the eyes Ii vt
spoke still of the living, struggling wom-
anhood within, asserting itself from those
locked and hidden sources that grief had
tried to chill into despnir.
1t had only been with the greatest diff
ficulty Madge Dunbar had persuaded her
to come to the Abbey. for Beryl shrank
from gayety and friyolity as from rough
hand laid upon throbbing wound. There
seemed no forgetfuIness for her even in
what the world calls distraction" But
Madge would take no denial, and so talk
ed and argued, and reasoned and persuad
ed, that at last Beryl gave in. and to-day
only had she arrived
Have eauna mara - continue,
Madge, turning to the tea table beside
her. You look cold and tired still"
Beryl accepts the cup and stirs it
thoughtfully, looking at the fire with
dreamy, absorbed eyes.
Have you many people staying here?"
she asks at last
Her hostess runs over list of names
glibly enough. At once Beryl gives a
perceptible start.
Captain Grant-but he won't be from
home at Christmas time, surely?"
My husband says 50. Didn't Ivor tell
you? | thought you were such friends"
He was very good to my boys" says
Beryl, with little catch in her breath.
Il have not seen him often lately though.
He was away the last time | stayed at
the Court. and in London we never
meet"
We'll. you will see him here" says
Madge, cheerfully, all unwilling of the
unwise action she had committed in bid
ding her husband give that invitation.
DO you RENE, aber," she adds, suddenly,
"the first time you met Captain Grant at
my house, and what fun you made If
him because he looked so bored and dan
diied?'
Yes" says Beryl quietly. Il remem-
ber.'
HE is a very good fellow, l think"
continues Madge. "At least my husband
swears by him. Although they do not see
much of each other. the friendship holds
good, you see. What was il you called
him, by the bye? My Lord-My Lord
something's
Beryfs face grows warm.
Never mind" she says. he turned
out better than his looks led me to be-
love. and have given up trying to judge
people by first impressions. They are
more often wrong than right"
(To De continued.l
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
MADE lcE IN AUG usT.
Tricks by Which Jack Wilson Became
the Piute Prophet.


the Piute Prophet.
"Jack Wilson, the famous Piute In
dian who started the ghost dance craze
among the Indians all over the United
States a few years ago. lives in Mason
Valley. Nevada" said an official of the
INDIAN Bureau the other day. He does
not have the influence among the In
dams now that he had ten years ago,
although he is more than the ordinary
Indian intellectually. His success as
an apostle was due to his superior In
telligenee, combined with low cunning
and an utter lack of conscience To
secure the power and influence he
welded over his followers in the early
days of his notoriety. he resorted to
numerous tricks and receptions.
ION one occasion when he had been
lecturing on the new religion he told
his audience that on the next day he
would make ice from the river and in
Yitcd all to see him perform a miracle.
1t being August, he knew that to make
them believe be had made ice would
give him greater prestige. He selected
q point below a bend in the river, and
after securing a trusty accomplish who
took from neighboring ice house a
generous lump and deposited@it in the
current above the bend. Wilson. witl
wild gestures and weird nominations.
placed himself at a convenient point
where he lifted the floating ice from
the water when it reached him from
above and thus made the Piutes be-
iieyc he had supernatural power. By
such trickery he made his associates
believe that the ghost dance would
drive the white man ava e.Jm this
country and bring back the buffalo.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
HOW SHE FOOLED THEM.
She Couid Hear What Panic III inn list
Didn't Say, ia Spite of Deafness.

She CouId Hear What Pantom i'm list
Didn't Say, in Spite of Deafness.
An almost stone-deaf person appar-
emily hearing and understanding what
to others with unimpaired auricular
faculties proved to be nothing but Il
pantomime-thisw was the extraordinary
feat witnessed the other night in the
parlor of one of Harlem's fashionable
boarding houses. Ii happened to be
the boarding house mistress wedding
anniversary and she celebrated it in
fitting style by giving a little blow
out" to her boarders.
There were all sorts of amuSements
1.-The boarder who prided himself on
his deep bass voice had sung ASLEEP
in the Deep" and the music teacher
had given a clever little monologue
and now the young lady who taught
elocution in one of Harlem's private
schools for girls was called on.
Now it CHANGED that among the
boarders was a young woman who
was intensely deaf, so deaf. in fact
that one had almost to shout into the
little silver ear trumpet which she al
ways carried with her in order to make
ones self understood. But would she
admit it? Oh. no. She was only
slightly hard of hearing and only car
rieI the trumpet for convenience" All
during the evening she had listened.
ear trumpet in place, to the various
performers and none seemed to enjoy
it more o. to applaud more literally
than she, although the rest of the party
were we'll aware that she hadn't heard
the half of it.
When the teacher of elocution. how
ever, began to do her share in the en-
tertaining line the crowd almost col
lapsed at the actions of the but
slightly of hearing lady.
The teacher gave that old standby
of pantomimists, description of what
a man had seen who had gone late to
political meeting and mad been com
PEELED to stand on the outskirts of the
crowd. where never sound of the
orators voice reached him, but his ges-
lures and the expression of his face
We're visible. The teacher essayed n
piitOlilIile Ol the orator ) dClIOuS liit
changing expressions on his face. the
rapid workings of his lips, the swaying
Of his arms the flashing of his eye as
be made a particularly telling point.
all these the teacher reproduced in a
really laughable manner. But her eff
forts were entirely lost on the rest of
the boarders, who were held spell
bound by the actions of the deaf
woman
There she sat, bolt upright in her
chair trumpet to the ear, head turned
aside so that she couldn't see the funny
antics of the panomimist, her face diff
fused with smiles and giving every in
,lication of hearing one of the funniest
stories Imaginable Then it was that
her deafness was plainly exposed
Fortunately the laughter of the
crowd found an excuse in the per-
Torrance, says the New York Times.
and TO this day the deaf boarder rests
serene in the thought that she fooled
every one and made them all believe
that she heard every word of the
whole performance-whe in truth
not single word had been spoken.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
He wanted Their Photographs.

Cornell University has its fair qu2
of haruru-scarum youths who. a
pvrotechnic careers. suddenly Iii
pear from the university's ken.
wasteful genius was recently hailed
fore the faculty to answer CHARGE
such violent fractures of discipline N
that even in his most optimistic
ments he had not hoped to explain
disprove them satisfactorily. III
ever. he faced the music. and e
stood with a considerable degree &
composure While proof after proofs
misconduct was presented Fina
when the evidence was all in and S
hush fell on the assembly that proceed
sentence. the prodigaI raised his dow.
cast eyes. and, in 4 voice fun of enI
ton, said:
Il have only one last request
make"
And what is thaty" asked the pr
siding officer.
That you viii all give ne your PHI
Tograpas to remember yen by"
With this parting shot be lodged o
Of the door, which be had taken paH
10 stand near.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02

United After Thirty-seven Years.

A strange, sad romance. extending over
nearly half a century and hala CONT
nent. has ended at Edmunstor. y. y,
by the reunion of William Kenyon of
Sandcreek and his mother, Mrs. Mary
Kenyon, from whom he was stolen by his
father while in his second year George
Kenyon, his father, abducted his three
children thirty-seyen years ago. and leav-
ing his wife, came to Onalaska and was
again married. Later two of the children
died, and William. the remaining son,
was brought up to think his fathers sec
ond wife to be his mother. Mrs. Ken
yon, now 66, believed them all dead
Through relatives, William Ken n
learned the story of his past He wen 10
Edmunston. found his aged mother living
on the same farm and in the same house
from which he was stolen thirty-seven
years ago. His father still resides at On
alaska
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
Boy Dies by Strange Accident.

John Brown, the 16-year-old son of SUI
perintendent John Brown of the Bradley
& Metealf Company, was found dead in
his room at Milwaukee. Young Brown
was preparing to take a physical exam
ination for Annapolis. He had an impro-
vised gymnasium in his room for prae-
tice. In it were two pieces of on
the ends of which were long Us.
These ropes held a piece of a broo.
die which he used as a turning pole IN
some way young Brown got his head
caught in one of these nooses and fell to
the floor. The moose frightened about his
neck and he could not release himself.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
OH. Shocking ]

Mrs. Pepprey (reao!ng)-The bride
was attired in a simple gown of ivory
satin, trimmed with orange blossoms.
Senator de Puns wore a white flower in
his buttunhole.
Mr.. Peppcry- Goodness! suppose he
had forgotten the flower and had worn
TINT buttonhole plain. Philadelphia
Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
The Remnant stace.

Manager We are Gettins up a series
of iast-act performances for suburban
ties who have to catch trains and have
never seen these last a is.
standardization Kind, But, say!
Why don't you get u series Of first
act performances for city folk who
come in late and never SIC the first act?
Puck.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
Her Two Letters.

Gussie-Do you think she'll marry
YOU?
Jack I'm afraid not. | proposed by
mail. YOU know, am although she
wrote two letters in eply, there was
on encouragement in them.
THAT soy
Yes; the letters were No "-Phil-
adelphia Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
Kills Wife After a ouarrel.

Mrs. Josephine Bielawski, % years old,
was shot and killed by her husband, Ju-
Illus Bielawsh, aged SO, at their home in
Milwaukee. Four shots were fred. Do
nestle trouble is said to be the cause,
Bielawski has been employed at the Chi
cage, Milwaukee and st. Paul shops on
night duty. After the shooting Bieawski
locked himself in bedroom. The police
were notified and his arrest followed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
Deafness Canno, Be Cured

BY local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion IF the ear. There is only one
way to cure Deafness, and that Is by c0nstita-
tlonal remedies. Deafness Is caused by an In
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustaehian Tube. When this tube gets inttamed
you have a rumblg sound or imperfect hear
Ing, and when it Is entirely closed Deafness Is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which Is nothing but an infiamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannos
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for cir
culars, free.
ca Sold by Druggists. 75c, I
Halls Family Pills are the best. 70
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02

Mrs. Frank Wichman died in La
Crosse, after having been in a trance for
two days, from which she could not be
reused by the leading doctors of the city.
The case is one of the strangest that ever
came to the notice of the local medical
men. During her trance she took 10
food or water Of any kind She was 20
wears old
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
De n Politics

I'VE are going to organize political
glee club" said the caller
Well" answered Senator Sorghum,
"Tn contribute literally on one condl-
ton"
what is that"
go and serenade my hated rival four
or five hours a day. If we can wreck
his nerves the victory is ours. Wash
ington Star.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02

Judge w. r. Lyon OF the State board
or control has prepared table Of the
increase in the number of inmates in the
county and State institutions for the in
sane since 1882. about the time that the
first county institutions were built. The
table shows the insane under public care
in each Of the following years on Sept.
80:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
Proof Positive.

Mrs. Crimsonbeak--And you say
she's an unreasonable woman
MIR. Crimsouheak-Is she? Why, II
she went down to the Stock Exchange
she'd expect some of the men to get
up and give her their ffty-thousand-
dollar seats on6ers Statesman
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02

Mr. Phoxy-Did you send the Borems
a card for your musicale?
Mrs Phoxy-Nes. unfortunately.
MIR. PhOxy-l1l tell Borcm that jerks
is coming. Borem owes him money
Philadelphia Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02

Teacher What is rapid enunciation?
Boy-lt's the way folks say their
prayers. on cold nights.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02

Loafers would not be so bad if they
would loaf with each other.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-04-02
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS or INTEREST IN BADGER.
DOM.

Figures ON Insane Population stolen
roy Finds Mother After Thirty-seven
Years Lad Accidentally Strangies
Himself Woman Slain by Husband.