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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
TO RAISE suNkEN FLEET.

A romantic search for treasure aud
specie. valued at nearly s5.00O,000 is
about TO be made by a private London
syndicate, which proposes to sare the
fleet sunk in the battle of Navarino.
A concession from the Greek govern
ment has been obtained by this syn
dictate, which is registered as The
Navarino G General Salvage company.
Limited. The positions of most OF
the sixtytwo submerged vessels have
already been located, and active op-
erations are to be started shortly.
For eighty years the ships of the
Truko-Egyptian feet sunk by the al
lied naval forces of England, France,
and Russia, have lain undisturbed at
the bottom of the bay, but now a de-
termined attempt is to be made TO
refoat them. It is proposed to raise
the vessels bodily, and to recover the
valuable copper and oak Of which
they are built, and the treasure, guns,
and OF er articles known to have been
on board them. The ships sunk
within the harbor are stated in the of.
/ fetal dispatches of Admiral Sir Ed
ward Codrlngton. the commanderin,
chief of the allied fleets, to have
been.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
Lady buttons Gard
M
Continued.

II was not very imprisoned wooing.
lust a remembrance crushed his mind
of the time when he made love under
the trees of Brynmar woods; OF the
lovely Young face that had changed
with his every word; of the soft, sweet
Inns the half-whispered, loving words.
This wooing in May Fair drawing
room was very different matter. He
threw as much rapture as possible in
60 his reply to v Grahame's last
words. then adrolIy branched off into
other subj acts
MIR. Fulton" said Lady Grahame,
not like to thinb you were widower;
Have you ever been marriedg"
Taken by surprise, he had no time
TO think what answer would be safest.
NO" he replied. boldly; Il have
asked this morning what never asked
before"
4 am glad. shs replied. u should
not like to think you were 4 widower;
there is something very prosaic in the
idea
MFR. Fulton had no sooner uttered
the words than he repented them. AS
q rule. he avoided useless untruths.
He found them apt to rise and com
front him awkwardly. From mere
policy he told the truth whenever he
found it possible, For a few minutes
he almost feared he had acted IN
wisely. but reflection treasured him.
WHO knew anything of his marriage
There was no possible contingency
which should make 1t known The
dead tell no tales, and there was no
one living who could know anything OF
Magdalen Hurst He threw off the
momentary depression and talked SO
gaiIy and agreeably that Lady era
hame grew more charmed than ever
and almost wished she had given a
more favorable reply at once.
Paul Fulton made great progress
that morning in his love making, YET
he gathered some information that
slightly disconnected him. Lady Ora
hans had two trustees or guardians
under her husbands will, who had the
general superintendent of her affairs
and who in the event of her second
MARI age would make all arrangements
as 30 settlements As far as money
weAt, he knew there could be no OBJ
lection raised to him, bat IL inquiries
should be made as to his family, hi:
pedigree, his connections ana antece
dents, how should he meet them? He
might invent one form of statement
and adhere TO It; but what If there
should be weak point in it, and the
whole truth be discovered? He had
something serious to think of, but
none Of his fears or doubts could be
detected under the brilliant Aow Of
3pirtts which charmed the fair and
fashionable widow.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
An uncivirrzed Cow.

Down on southern plantation the
dairy hands were accustomed to do
the milking squatting down in 4
primitive fashion. until the owner in
troduced milking stools, with other
improvements. But the initial exper-
iment with the innovation was not
exactly a success. The darby who
first sailed forth with the stool re-
turned bruised and battered, and with
an empty pail
All done ma best, sab" r. ex.
claimed. Dat stool looked all right
ter me, but de blamed COW she won't
sit on it!"-Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06

The promoters regard 1t as beyond
question that the Turko-Egyptian
ships carried very large quantity of
treasure. consisting of loot taken nv
raiding the coast towns OF the Morea.
and specie. estimated at a7se. 600.
for the payment of the crews and the
numerous troops upon the war YES
sells. This sum includes treasure car
ried for the sultan of Turkey ana
Ibrah,m Pacha
A stG1y of the records shows that
the greater part of this fortune was
carried upon the fiagships, and as
two large vessels. believed tc be the
ships OF the Turkish and Egyptian al.
lairals. nave been located, the pros
poets for the recovery of the treas.
ure are regarded as hopeful. On all
the Turkish. and on many OF the
Egyptian vessels, were bronze cannon.
worth from e100 to e300 apiece
According To Admiral Codring+on's
dispatches. there were 100 guns In
all upon the sunken vessels.
A grandson of Admiral Codrfngton
is keenly interested in the romantic
quest and has furnished the promoters
with rare books. prints. and private
papers to help them in their search.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06


deserted 1t could never be; yet how
else could he account for the wonder
full likeness that had alarmed him so
much?
Once more master OF himself whe-
Lady Hilda's song was ended, he went
up to her and began an animated con-
versation on flowers, guessing by In
stinet what she would like to speak of
best. He interested her by his novel
description of the italian fora; and as
he conyersed with her, his conviction
grew momentarily deeper. He felt
that he must be satisfied, he must
know who this girl was, so like to his
dead wife He bent over Der in speak
ing, and his startled glance fell upon
the white jewelled fingers. There, be-
tween costly hoops of diamond and
pearl, he saw a plain, eld-fashioned
gold ring, and on it in quaint charac-
tiers was engraven the word, "Fidel-
ity." He had placed that ring on Mag
dalea Hurst's own hand soon after
they we're married, twenty-three years
ago.
Paul Fulton was lost IN amazement;
he tried to remember what his heart.
broken wife had said about their child,
He had not cared to ask her many
questions. It had been adopted she
said, by lady. 1t remained for him
to find out who the lady was. Con,
science made him a coward; it would
have been easy to have made inquiries
of any of the guests, but he dared not
do it.
Paul Fulton was fairly puzzled. He
could neither sleep nor rest. He de
termined to ask questions. but to ask
them cautiously.
When breakfast was ended on the
morning following he sought BERTHE
and after a long discussion of the
/ coming election, said in a carelessly
assumed tone, 'Bayneham is a beauti
{ full place. and-I am charmed with the
grounds, and with its master. too
How frank and fearless Lord Bayne
ham is! consider it quite a privilege
to know him"
BerCle made some halt-audible reply:
he was wondering if 1t would be posi-
BILE to persuade Barbara to let hin
drive her out that morning.
Lady Hilda Bayneham is very
lovely" continued Mr. Fulton. '.Hel
face haunts me. BY the way.-I. wa:
away from England, suppose, at the
time of their marriage-who was she p
His hearh beat quickly as he askeC
the question, but he consealed al
emotion under careless smile.
t "She was Lady Hutton's daughter,
replied BERTHE. Lady Hutton-the Err
skine heiress, you remember-that is
she was her adopted daughter inner
iting her fortune and bearing hel
name. She always passed as bel
child, but she was really only Lady
Huttons ward"
who were her parents then?" asked
Paul Fulton. his lips growing white as
he spoke.
81 never heard" replied BERTHE;
/ some relatives of Lady Hutton. /
suppose. l must leave you now,
added Berthe iurriedly, for he caught
a glimpse of i certain blue dress, and
/ he had been lying in wait for its
wearer ever since breakfast time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
CHAPTER ky.

Where BERTHE Carlyon left him, Paul
Fulton stood lost and bewildered in
storm of feeling and thought. He
knew not whether to be pleased, or
curse his fate What a source of pride
and joy for him, his daughter, his own
chi!d!-one of the LOWEST and fairest
women in England gifted with grace
and dignity fitting for a queen,-mar-
ried to a nobleman in rank, position.
and wealth; one with whom it was an
honor to associate. To be known as
Lady Bayneham's father would be to
secure at once position and standing
What a proud moment for him when
he could speak of my son-in-law, the
earl, my daughter, the countessi He
had been longing for the prestige of
rank; here it was, all thrust upon him
And yet cooler reflection told him that
his own folly stood an impossible bar
rier between his child and himself. In
claiming her he would lose far more
than he could gain He must pro-
claim himself to be the ex-convict,
stephen Hurst; no spurious statement
would hold good in matter so impor-
tant. He must destroy the new repu-
tation so proudly built on the wretehed
past. He must acknowledge to Lady
Grahame. that. in telling her he had
never been married, he had beer
guilty Of deliberate lie. and SO lose
all chance of making her his wife.
1t maddened Paul Fulton to see so
many and such great advantages in
his grasp yet not to be able to reach
them. His daughter, who could reflect
such honor ald distinction upon MIN,
was as far from him as though she
were dead. He did not dare to claim
hef Calm reflection told him such a
step would bring nothing but disgrace
upon him, for it would entail the revel-
alton of the past life
II eneyer blamed himself. lie felt
no remorse for the sins and follits !
which separated him from his only
child as much as death could have |
done. He said hard words; railing 1T |
his fate. reviling all and everything
but himself. He had to bear the !
knowledge of his secret in silence; to !
have revealed it would have been to !
betray himself But he knew how to
keep his secret; with the strong force |
of his will he drove the thought frorS |
his mind. He refused to entertain it, !
and gave himself up to T. Q amusement
of others. Before long he was consid- |
erer the life of the little party assem-
bled. His droll stories, his inimitable |
mimicry, HI. vivid power of des Grip |
ton, his brilIiancy and wit, won upon
every one. he made re Countess OF |
Bayneham laugh more in one week |
than she had ever done before. Any
one who felt dull or out OF spirits i'm
mediately sought Mr.. Fulton. He
avoided Lady Hilda, and If he could
help 1t he never looked into the lovely, |
pure, young face: he never conversed
with her, never sought her society as
he did others. He tried all means in |
his power to lay the ghost that
haunted him, but in vain.
His own, only child" the words |
were ever ringing in his ear. He
heard them above the ordinary con-
verse of everyday life. FId ABOVE the
noise and shouts of the election; they
We're never out of his ears.
Paul Fulton resolved to iy. He had
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
CHAPTER vyrv

It was the beginning Of the glowing
beautiful month OF August when Lord
Bayneham returned with his fair
young wife to the Castle. The coun-
try around was in the prime Of its
summer sky, the dense foliage. the
spreading trees and blooming flowers
were all in full perfection.
Fashion seems 10 me to turn every
thing upside down" said Lady Hilda to
her husband. What possesses people
in these lovely months Of MAY and
June to rush off to town. leaving Ma
ture in its fairest dress. to find heat.
dust. aud crowds2 The season should
be when Nature - cold and dull"
Wiser heads than YOURS. nv little
wife. settled it." replied Lord Bayne-
ram with a smile "You will have
plenty upon your hands. Hilda. If you
undertake 70 redress the wrongs
which Fashion inficts upon her votar.
les. It is pleasant to be here once
more: there is no place 1 love so
much as Bayneham"
The Young earl and his wife were
alone. but their guests were expected
in the course Of 8 few daYs Hilda
had wished it TO be so: for she wanted
to accustom herself 10 the place where
she had lately suffered so keenly. She
wanted time to visit the cottage where
her mother died. and the lonely grave
where she slept the last long sleep
that knows nc waking. She knew the
sight Of these places would bring back
her sorrow. aud she wanted time to
suffer alone and uaheefed.
Lady Hilda could not account for
the presentiment of coming dread
that seized her; a strange oppression
that she could not express or describe.
A strange dream. too. haunted her:
it was. that in the midst of the glow.
ing summer she lay dead at Bayne.
ham.
The expected guests arrived one nv
Que. The countess and her niece
came first: then BERTHE Carlvon. Mr..
Fulton was mo- axpected until evening.
and there was some little discussion
reSnecting him at lunch.
IT began TO wish said Lord Bavne.
ham. "that we had invited LADY Ora.
hame; for from ali quarters hear OF
her conquest"
Better not" said Barbara. drvlv
for II YOU wish to engross Mr. Fulton
in notifies love would interfere sadly
With vOur arranuaoap+c
Rertie made very expressive bow
understanding perfectiv the nuiet I'm.
port Of Miss FAIRIES little sueech.
'you ara right. barbara" said her
aunt What age is this friend OF
yours CLAUDE" she co1tinuad. "vou
have never told me- if he is Young or
Old"
az T,ould no nu77lad eara ror1
PavrNharo 'T derIara that have M
iden nc IN his ya he iS o'ther an old
Young man or young old one. I do
Let know which"
"FTe Is somewhere between forty
a+xr fftv, should imagine" said Per
tie. ''He IS very handsome and has
careless. naev mapneE that conceals
al trace of age"
"Ha will be here ~ seven" said
Torh Ravnehsm: ana dinner must he
caSSed half an hoHr sunnose."
When seven O'Clock came lord Pav
nehern was readv to greet his OK.
rActed guest INDY HUB had eaen
detained hy some visitors. who seemed
resolved to wear out her sweet. gentle
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
Oklahoma 'Hefty, Baby state.

a'SiHa merry baDy state
The territorial extent OF Oklahoma
Is as great as that of Ohio and Indi-
ana conbined-about 10000 square
miles. The taxable property ia over
SSO0,000.000. The prosperity of this
new country is indicated by s38. 000.-
600 of bank deposits. This showing
Is remarkable from the fact that saw
ings are slow in accommodating in a
new region that demands a vast
amount Of capital for its development.
RMS prosperity, moreover is not
based on get-rich-quick exploitation
OF natural resources, sucL as timber
or metal mines. It is due almost en-
tirely to solid agriculture and indus
trial development. The state has
1900 miles OF railroads, tapping vast
deposits, yet undeveloped, of coal.
lead, zinc, granite and OIL. It's coal
lands are already producing 1000 600
tons year. One million four hun.
dred thousand acres Of land have been
set aside for school purposes. valued
now at $57,000,0 900, and the federal
government has added to this SIS 900.
600 to provide for the Indian schools.
The moral tone of Oklahoma is
shown BY it's prohibition Of the liquor
traffie. IT'S intellectual average Is so
high as TO shame some, of the original
eastern states. Taken altogether.
there is no reason why the most jeaI-
Gus champion OF traditional standards
OF citizenship and statehood should
scorn the claims of Oklahoma
Cleveland Plain Dealer. :
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
Fishing Tue Missing.

Erie, Oct. 26.-The fishing tug Ida,
owned by the A. Walker Fish com
pany here. has been missing since
early Thursday morning. Captain Ar.
thur Wilson and three men are
aboard.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
FIFTY MEN DROWNED.
Many italians Lose Lives Near Big
PAPER Plant In Maine.

Millinock. Me-. Oct 27.-It ia re-
ported here that large number OF
italians employed by the Great North
ern Paper company nave been
drowned near the plant. i've miles
from here. It is rumored that from
30 70 50 men have lost their uves
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
AeropIane,s Rapld FIlaht.

Paris, Oct. 27.-Fsrman's aeroplane
covered S63 metres lover 1000 feet)
in thirty seconds.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-01
POLITICS DOES
NOT COUNT
Against Jurors is Judges Decision
i'm the Adams Case

When court convened today the at
tendance was markedly on the de-
crease, there being no more than Z
court room one half Elled.
James II. Hawley was present and
the court ordered his name TO b
placed with those Of the prosecution.
Until the present time each side has
used only three pFoemptory chal-
lengas, leaving a balance Of IA be-.
tween than.
The flrst juror examined was L. T.
Dittemore, Of Post Falls, where ho
10 . Justice OF the peace. On this
ground he had the right 10 be excused
out declined TO accept although he
claimed be did not want TO serve.
Attorney DaFrow challenged him for
cause which was sustained By the
judge.
W. II. Smiles, Of Sucker lake, a
farmer, was challenged for cause on
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-01

the ground that attorney MoBse 10
Smiles attorney ia q divorce case
soon TO come before the court. JUDGE
Wood sustained the challenge.
M. Burrows, Of Athol, . mar.
chant. claimed he had the right 20
defend bis property even at the cost
OF 3 mans life. He was excused on
this ground.
8. Young, who was then called
resides in Post Falls, where be con
ducts q hotel. He has been q minis-
ter and said IL would take sworn evil
dence to change the opinion which be
hsd expressed. He was excused.
L. Chambard, q farmer Of RAth
drum, was excused on tina grounds
that he was opposed to capital pun.
ishment.
L. w. Peitch held TO q similar be
lief and was also dismissed from jury
service
A. W. Sage, a RathdFum farmer,
was called and examined BY attorney
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-01
AUCTION RICHES
Mutual once Furnishings Of
M'Curdy Regime TO go.

New York. Oct. 3l.-The departed
glories Of the old regime In insurance
will be shown to the public tomorrow
and the next day at the Silo art gall
lery, when the auctioneer's hammer
will dispose Of them.
The trustees Of the Mutual Life In
surance Company decided come time
after Richard A. McCurdy retired
from the presidency that the presi-
dents Office need not be private
suite, furnished and decorated at q
cost Of 800, 900 to the company By
artists imported from France, where
the furniture was all purchased. They
decided Alao that or Q board room, and
vey common place nne at that, was
good enough for meetings Of the trus-
tees, and that 1t was hardly necessary
for each Of the executive officers to
have q meeting room Of his own In
which to call together the committee
Of which he might be chairman.
In pursuance Of this policy there
was great cleaning out OF the Mu-
tual Offices with the idea Of renting
some Of the space made available BY
the process of combining the business
of the company within the ordinary
limits. The furnishings taken from
these rooms which represent an orig
inal investment Of not less than 81, :
600, 600, are now to be put on sale.
GOLD LEAF ON TABLES.
An idea Of the magniIlcence that
prevailed in McCurdy . private of1ce
may be obtained by a description of
a few Of the furnishings. There is q
Louis XVI. table, perhaps eight feet
by five in size, Of solid mahogany
and laid over with the finest gold
leaf. A carved gilt Louis XVI, re-
volving chair, upholstered in broO-
ade, was used by Richard A. MeCur-
dy as desk chair.
Six armehairs of the same style
stood about Mr.. McCurdy's office, the
whole set costing not less than $15,-
600, according to the estimates Of OK
perts. A $4,000 clock stood on the
eilded msntelpiece, of which the Of
fetal description reads: Real
bronze Louis XVI, mounted In Rus.
sian malachite. This IL probably one
of the finest clock sets in the United
States -
On exhibition there ara hand ''illu-
minated" leather and walnut chars,
a dozen or so clocks, rosewood and
bronze wArdrobes, not to speak of
bronzes, desk sets, Sevres vases, sat
In damask window draperis, rosewood
card tables and other accessories.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-01
EVIDENCE is MISSING
Affects Case of Walsh, the Bank
WPeCkeP,

Chicago, Nov. 1.-The Inter Ocean
says:
Secret service operatives yesterday
reported that some official corres-
pondence between Attorney General
BonapaRte and District Attorney Ed.
win w. Sims, containing government
secrets relating to the case of John
R. Waslh, formerly president of the
Chicago National bank, now defunct.
awaiting trial in connection with the
failure of the bank, had been stolen
from the files in the federal build
ing. Miss Eta L. McLeRv, who
has been employed in District Attor-
ney Sims Office for three months,
was arrested in company with o. b.
Goode, charged with conspiracy to
steal from the records. -
Miss Mclean, who is graduate of
an eastern college, is alleged to have
procured possession of the records and
given them to Goode, who lives In the
same building with her in' the north
side. The records are believed to
have contained information to be
used in the forthcoming prosecution
Of Walsh.
Miss Mclean and Goode were taken
before United States Commissioner
Foote yesterday and the case'was con-
tinued to Friday. Miss Mclean was
released upon giving her word to APP
pear at the hearing, while Goode was
taken to the county jail. Both main
tain their Innocence.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-11-01
STRANGER LOSES GRIP
Claims it Contained Many Na,a
ables.

A strange bat interesting case has
presented itself in which a German
Jew peddler Who boarded . Red Col
lar line boat st St. Maries claims be
lost . telescope full % nne linens and
choice oriental goods which be had
checked over I'll Cellar line.
He claims b. several times
30 the boat o. and saoh time wAs
unable 60 get the b. Today be
went the third tims SISTED upon
getting the articles until = var q
words followed, ending By the mana
ger Of the company calling up an on
sst over The telephone. OiDesr OFT
took the stranger In charge and after
considerable time, pursnaded him 70
take the proper legal steps TO secure
his property which IL nov being