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folk. They are most numerous on the
Pacific side, where there are still fairly
good number Of ships from San Francisco
which prosecute the whale fishing through
Boring straits. But when they are all &C
counted for. the mighty solitudes Of those
forlorn regions are hardly disturbed. and
north of 81 are still as they have always
been. at the back Of the world, given over
to utter desolation and silence, save for
the cracking of the aurora in the sky, the
moaning Of the bitter wind, and the curious
growing thunderous noises Of the ice.
Vast, however, as are the solitudes Of the
arctic regions and deeply as they must al
ways impress the imaginative mind, they
pale into insignificance in this respect be-
side the immensities Of the antarctic. 1t Is
only necessary to get a good chart Of the
south polar regions and compare it with
the rest Of the world to realize the full
force of this remark. There it will be
seen that from the parallel of 30 S. all
around the world and right down to the
pole the mighty waste of the ocean Is but
punctuated, as 1t were, by spots of land,
excepting what may or may not be a vast
antarctic continent. In this enormous ocean
area all the dry land of the globe might
be concealed without affecting its naviga-
bility. 1t occupies about one-sixth of the
surface space of the globe.
To the half Of this mighty area, or say
from co. S. to the pole, more fully than to
any other portion of the planet belongs the
title of the back of the world, for reasons
which will presently appear. Primarily be-
cause of all known parts Of the earth 1t is
essentially the most useless to man. 1t Is
not merely uninhabltable by him. for the
desert is that. but 1t Is not inhabited by
any living thing, except as regards the sea
where that is unfrozen. Entirely unlike
the arctic regions. which have a most ex-
tensive fauna and even fora Of their own,
the former entirely Independent Of the sea,
in most cases. the antarctic regions are
essentially place Of DEATH II that place
can properly be so-called where there IN an
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threshold as 1t were, there might be found,
by those who had the courage to press on
a golden land Astounding In delights, and
tealously guarded from mans intrusion by
many mysterious powers. But 1t was not
until the close Of the eighteenth century
that any high southern latitude was
reached, and then only by that intrepid
navigator and wise explorer, Capt Cook,
who soon saw the true character OF tms
awful portion of the world And with that
great courage that would dare all things In
the pursuit of science, but feared not
charge of cowardce for drawing back
when he saw that to go forward was to
compass the death Of his devoted men with
out any corresponding gain to the worlds
stock Of knowledge, he returned from that
scene of desolatlon, and his words of ex-
PLANTATION are on record characterizing ant
arctica in so full fashion that their truth
has never been disputed nor by the results
Of the latest and best equipped of all the
expeditions to the extreme south does it
appear that they ever will be.
Another characteristic of this lfeless
back of the world Is what I think might
reasonably have been expected. In ad-
dition to it's other terrors 1T Is essentially
a place of storm and tempest, its summer
save the mark.-being even more severe
than the worst winter elsewhere. Even
well northward Of the antarctic circle sail
ors know the roaring forties.' where I'M
hindered by any intervening land save the
great horn of South America, the wild
western gales sweep continually round the
world. Experienced seamen in command
of stanch. well equipped vessels use these
winds bound east, and manage to COM
bat them by rare courage and seamanship,
getting to the westward outward bound
around Cape Horn. but they all know and
dread the parallels farther south. not mere
ly because of the immense Ice fields bear
ing table-topped mountains of Ice several
hundreds of feet high. but because of the
awful severity of both wind and weather.
There is probably no more thrilling incl
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CHAPTER XIII.
Ivor Finds Something in the Dark

4VOr flnUS something IN Tue OdTh
There was a strong smell of paraftin oil
in the room, and from somewhere at the
FAR end came faint tap, tapping sound,
which might be the light knocking of a
window blind or the rap of a signaling
finger.
II I could steer my way to the window
and pull back the drawn curtains, 1 might
be able to let In light enough to find
matches on mantelpiece or table. Then
what good luck II 1 should discover the
case containing the treaty and go off with
1t before -. NJ" came back. 1t was not
his and he was thief therefore 1 should
be doing him no wrong and Maxine de Rem
zie much good by taking it, if he had left
II behind. not too we'll hidden when he
went out.
Guided in the darkness by a slight breeze
which still came through the window.
though the door was now shut. l shuffied
across the uncarpeted floor, cropping with
hands held out before me as / moved.
In moment | brushed against a table.
then struck my shin on something which
proved to be the leg OF chair lying over
turned on the floor. l pushed II out o. the
way. but had gone on no more than three
or four steps when / caught my foot in a
rug which had got twisted in a heap
round the fallen chair. | disentangled my
self from its coils, only to slip and almost
lose my balance by stepping into some
spilled liquid which lay thick and greasy
on the bare boards.
The warm hopefulness which had
brought into this dark, silent room, was
chilled and dying now.
I'm afraid there's been a struggle here.
/ thought. And IL there had been a strug-
gle-what OF the treaty?
There seemed TO be good deal OF the
spilled liquid, for as / felt my way along.
more anxious than ever for light, the floor
was sim wet and slippery; and then. in the
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@HERE was once sailor, so the
old fo'c'sle yarn runs, who
Travelled to the end of the world
u and looked over the edge, and on
being asked what he saw said
there was nothing but great pile of
old moons. So he left. Perhaps we may see
here some adumbration OF the fiat-earth
theory so popular among a certain sect OF
religious fanatics, who, believing that the
earth is plane. speak literally OF the back
OF the world. Our title, however; is to be
taken figurativcly. and may be applied to
various portions OF the surface of our
globe. which in a very special sense may be
spoken OF as being at the back Of the
world: the parts that are seldom seen,
and are indeed of very little, il any, direct
use to mankind. whatever part they may
play in the cosmic scheme OF things.
Emphatically these places are those vast
vacancies lying within the arctic and ant
arctic circles. those immense frisid barren
nesses which exercise so wonderful fasci-
nation over certain minds. not because of
there being any hope of gain in their ex-
pl0ration. but by reason of their mystery
and isolation. a glance at a mercator's
chart OF the world reveals the immensely OF
these empty places, but does not convey
any idea of their remoteness and the
terrors by means of which they guard their
secrets. The first of these in point OF in
terest. and the intense romance attaching
to the various expeditions which have en-
deavOred to reach 1t. is the northern apex
OF the world. the north pole. In that fierce
attempt men have explored practically the
whole OF that stern region north of the
arctic circle up 10 within 800 miles of the
pole with the exception of a trihng area OF
about 10000 square miles on the Pacific
side. Much OF this immense space, which
may he represented by a cone cut off from
the globe OF 36O degrees in circumference.
and 80 degrees in height. is habitable by
certain hardy races of men. such as Samoy-
edes. Esklmos and Laps. and it has been
visited for commercial purposes by Euro
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peans for hundreds of years. Moreover, at
certain seasons of the year it teens with
life both on land and in the sea, which
opens to the sweet influence of the sun,
and, therefore. up to within ten degrees OF
the pole 1t can only be spoken of as the
back of the world for about six months of
the year. And yet. when all that Is posi-
BILE to be said in its favor has been spoken
1t is an awfully desolate portion of the
earths surface. Look, for instance, at the
immense spaces along the northern shores
OF Siberia that terrible land where
temperature of over 100 degrees below the
Fahrenheit freezing point has been regis
tered. and remember that here rs a sea
furrowed by no keel, here Is a land cut of
from the rest of the globe, a country in
short at the back of the world of which
nothing can be made with which nothing
can be done by man.
A brave and unfortunate man, Capt.
Joseph Virgins, did strive most calamity
to open up a trade with the interior of ST.
IBERIA by way OF the North Cape and the
great Yenisei river He succeeded in carry
ing several cargoes thither and bringing
several cargoes back, but for the time, at
any rate, the conditions were far too oner-
Gus. and he died recently, worn out in
health and fortune. without having seen
the dream OF his life realized-a line of
steamships regularly plying during the
summer between Britain and Yeniseisk
And the great Arctic ocean, as far as that
part OF it is concerned at any rate, has re-
turned to its primeval stiffness and isola-
ton from the rest of the busy world The
other parts OF the Arctic ocean which are
open during the brief summer are still
visited by a few wandering whalers in
search OF whalebone and seal skins, but in
contrast with the busy times OF 200 years
ago. when huge fleets almost elbowed one
another in their struggle to obtain the
greasy wealth which those teeming seas
afforded. the present visitors are q feeble
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Red Cross for Doctors Autos.
From the Springfield Republican.

Inc fact that Brooklyn doctor hasten
ing In an automobile to a dying patient,
was recently arrested and taken to court,
leads the Brooklyn Standard Union to ad-
wise that some way should be devised
whereby physicians can have the same
right to hurry to patients as do ambulances
1t is suggested that doctors identify their
machines by the use of a sign bearing
red cross. displayed in a conspicuous place
and long as the pace is within reason
the police should pass them. The pro-
miscuous use of red cross signs could be
guarded against by adopting a standard
design which should be registered. This
is an interesting suggestion, but sick fo.ks
got along after a fashion before the com
ing of the automobile as speedmaker. and
instances like the detention of the Brooklyn
doctor are infrequent.
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1t may we'll be asked whether on all the
earths surface there be found any
other region so completely at the back #
the world as this even leaving the question
of space entirely out of consideration in
which it unquestionably is easily first OF
course, there those immense plateaus
of Central Asia, whereof the story has been
told In such graphic language by DR.. Sven
Hedin. where, although there are to found
vestiges of an immemorial civilization, at
present the condition of things can only be
described as the abomnation of desolation.
Yet even here there are indications that,
given proper security for life from the
savage passions Of man, the letting loose
of which In past days has undoubtedly been
the cause of the present desolation obtain
ing in those grim wastes, they might again
be made capable of maintaining human
life might be restored to the fertility and
usefulness Of which they have so long been
deprived.
For they have few OF the disabilities
which attached to those arid wastes in the
center OF Africa, which In a sense may be
termed at the back Of the world. those vast
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And this is only on the bare edge Of the
land. Once away from the sea, and 1t Is as
IL we were in a dead world where glimpse
of the tiniest form of insect life, the most
minute spray of lichen, would be a joy too
great for words. 1t Is what the moon has
been so often depicted asa dead world,
place given over to solitude and gloom and
storm, from which everything favorable to
life, with the sole exceptions of air and
sunlight. has been banished as If by some
inscrutable determination of nature that
some portion Of the fecund earth should be
SCI apart wherein none of her operations
should be carried on; a wondrous object
lesson as to what the rest of our planet
would be like if only those marvellous proc
esses, about which we think SO lightly,
and to which we owe our existence and all
our multitudinous pleasures, were suddenly
to cease.
Naturally mans curiosity has led him to
attempt the exploration of this terrible
back of the world. At early period in
the history Of seafaring, in fact, very soon
after seamen had ventured from Europe
into the Pacific and Indian oceans, attempts
were made to penetrate into this Chm
merriam region, with the idea that beyond
the terrors. which met the explorer on the
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utter absence of life. Along the shores OF
this icy sea during the brief summer those
queer denizens of the south frigid zone.
half bird, half seal. known as penguins.
may be seen standing in rows like sentinels
of the awful solitudes. Driven to land to
lay their eggs and hatch their young, they
can only do SO by grace Of the sea. which
supplies them with rich food in abundance
to generate the great bodily heat which
they must have in order to the Matching Of
their eggs, since material for nest making
there is none, nor any other means of OBJ
tanning warmth or shelter except out of
themselves They owe nothing to the terri
BILE land, save a resting place during incu-
baton.
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The
By FRANK T. BULLEN.
Author of 1.-THE Cruise of the Cacha1ot."

dent in the history of seafaring than that
recorded In the account of the exploring
voyage OF H. M. s. Erebus and Terror.
when amid the thick darkness. surrounded
by tossing mountains Of ice and pressed
upon by raging tempest, these two COM
paratively frail ships collided. reducing one
another to wrecks. and yet by the exercise
of superlative seamanship and courage
they survived. And their sole discovery
worth recording after all that tremendous
period of suffering was that in this land Of
death, of ice, of darkness and almost con-
tnual tempest there existed, as If by way
of lurid contrast, two huge volcanoes. one
of which they saw belching into the frozen
blackness it's vomt of fiery lava and scoria.
drawn from who knows what illimitable
depths beneath the adamantine surface of
the frozen sea.
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A single orange tree Will often produ &c
10000 oranges.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-14
STATE FAIR EDucaTEs.

The Wisconsin state fair, like all
other fairs, is educational in its aims
and in its results. 1t is a school to
which all people, young and old, no
matter what their pursuits in life, may
attend with great profit. 1t should APP
peal particularly to those engaged in
farming ard kindred pursuits, for it is
the annual exhibit of the fruits of the
farm in all its varied departments.
Wisconsin is great farming state and
it's fair is the best of fairs. Premiums
amounting to $28, 500 are offered by the
fair association for products of the
farm and entries are larger than ever
before. Many new buildings will be
used this year, including mammoth
cattle barn, capable of housing and ex-
hibiting 800 head of cattle, all under
one roof.
Provision has also been made for
events of an entertainment character
for both afternoon and evening, inciud-
ing music everywhere, a high class of
vaudeville acts, an airship. relay run
ming races and a monster spectacular
night show, entitled THE Siege of
Moscow. The fair opens Monday,
September 8 and closes Friday, the 18th.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-14
DELEGATES 10 THE
NATIONAL CGNy EHTgON.

In Wisconsin next year the choice OF
delegates to the national conventions OF
the several political parties viii be
made not as heretofore, but at an
election to be held on the first Tuesday
in April The method is prescribed in
statute enacted at the late session of
the legislature The general conduct
of this election will be the same as
that Of elections of judges OF the SUI
preme and circuit courts
Prior to the election nominations of
candidates for delegates are to be made
BY nomination papers in the manner
provided by law for nominating candi-
dates to be voted for at a general
election
On entering the booth in their respec-
tive precincts the voters will be given
an official ballot made up of the sew
eral party tickets securely fastened to-
gether, with the names of the general
candidates alphabetically arranged on
their respective party tickets.
The four candidates of each political
party for deiegates-at-large receiving
the largest number of votes will be
delegates-at-large The two candidates
for delegates of each political party re-
ceiving the highest number Of votes
in each congressional district will be
district delegates.
During the time between the election
and fifteen days prior to the holding of
the national convention of each party,
the state central committee of the party
is to meet and select four alternate
delegates-at-large and two alternate
delegates from each congressional dis
trict. Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
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vlRoouA

Bishop Branch, August 14-Farmers
throughout this locality have got their
hay harvested. 1t is a well known
fact that hay is going to bring fancy
price the coming winter. Louis Phillips
returned from a trip up north one day
last week . . Ernest Nicks called on
his wife's parents, last Sunday.
Will Caldwell of Ross, was visitor in
our vicinity on Sunday last. i. j. Homer
Cunningham and Emma Nelson visite J
with the formers parents on Sund y
last. Mrs ]. w. johnson had car
killed by accident one day last week.
. Win Smell of Viroqua was guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Cunningham
on Sunday last. S. ]. johnson has
been seen quite frequently of late driv-
ing and working his team of colts. -.
Delbert Kelhcutt of Ross, was visitor
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kellieut on Sun
day last Frank Nicks topped about
an acre of tobacco on Monday last. =.
Geo. Cunningham is making vast inn
provement on his house. He is enlarg-
ing, painting and plastering.
A WALKER.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-14
VERNON COUNTY CENSOR
OLIVER C. MuNsoN, Editor and Proprietor.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IA, 1907.
wIscoNsrN's DAIRY BUSINESS.

Figures compiled by Hoard's Dairy
man from the latest national census
returns are eloquent in their dis
closures of the wonderful development
of that important branch of agricul-
ture, dairying. Here are the facts
from the Madison Democrat:
In butter, Wisconsin leads with a
product of 49, 155, 1913 lbs; Iowa II, 49,
766 lbs; Minnesota, 62, 122. 554 lbs.
The percentage of gain, as compared
with 1909, in Wisconsin was 44.2 per
cent; Minnesota, 500 per cent; while
Iowa lost rs per cent. Illinois made
gain of 1877 per cent with a product of
q, 339, 1926 lbs.
The average price of butter in all the
states named was 2l3 cents a pound.
In cheese making, Wisconsin is a close
second to New York, the leader The
cheese product of New York amounted
in value to $40, S75, 457, that of Wis
eonsin, $40, 534, BAT
The growth of the dairy business in
Wisconsin is truly phenomenal and is
only just begun Nearly all of northern
Wisconsin where the forests have been
cut away is ideal for the purpose, the
finest grasses growing in luxuriance
and pure waters flowing everywhere,
and it is yet largely untouched by the
husbandman. Here the dairyman finds
a field exactly suited to his needs and
when this vast area is finally subdued
and the process is going rapidly for
ward the badger state will stand far
ahead in the quality and quantity of its
dairy products. How important the
business is may be judged wnen it is
known that the annual cash value Of
butter and cheese produced in Wis
consin at the present time is $55, 600,
geo besides all the sales of registered
and high grade dairy cattle which
amount to half million dollars each
year.
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rankin.

Liberty Pole, August 12-The Liberty
Pole base ball club wishes to correct
Green Bug" from West Prairie in his
item in last weeks issue where he says
they won the ball game from Liberty
Pole by small majority. He evidently
was watching the game played by the
kids back of the foul lines, as in reality
the Liberty Pole boys had easier pick
ing than they did the Sunday before
when playing Fargo. Doubtless some
of the "creditable stunts" he speaks
of was allowing three home runs in
the sixth inning. The score: Liberty
Pole "a, and West Prairie 2. Next
Sunday the boys will play the "Viroqua
Sluggers" on the local diamond and a
good game is expected. A FAN.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-14
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.

Upwards of three dozen of the most
prominent citizens of Wisconsin have
signed call for state good roads coli
vention to,be held at Milwaukee Sep
TENDER IL, at the state fair grounds.
Every interested person IS urged to be
present and lend assistance to this
movement, which is of very great inn
portanee to every ciizen of the state.
1t is to urge upon every farmer who
can go, the Importance of attending
this convention ard getting all the in
formation he can on the situation.
Some of the best road experts IN the
United States will be there and rum
her of prominent farmers will be on tie
program. The Geological Survey, the
Governor, and the State Board of Agri-
culture win appoint delegates on nomin-
alton of the town chairman The state
Geological Surve- 5 going to build a
short stretch of model road on the fair
grounds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-08-14
Only One BEST"
Viroqua People Give Credit Where
Credit is Due.

People of Viroqua, who suffer with
sick kidneys and bad backs, want kid
ney remedy that can be depended upon.
The best is Doan's Kidney Pills, med
ieine for the kidneys only, made from
pure roots and herbs, and the only one
that is backed by cures.
Emil G.. Betlach, who works in his
fathers meat market, at 800 Main ST.,
Stevens Point, Wis, and who lives at
4l2 Elk St., says: MY kidneys and
back were very lame and suffered
from an aching and dull, heavy pains in
my back that are hardly describable.
These pains were present continuously,
making me restless and sleepless at
night and tired and weak during tn
day. | could not bend forward and
straighten again without suffering dart
ing twinges of pain, and was obliged
to press INV hands against the back for
the slight relief this gave. Doan's Kid
ney Pills were so highly recommended
that / got box at a drug store, and in
few days the trouble left me and has
never returned. My back today is as
strong as it ever was, and greatly APP
preciate this result. advise sufferers
from kidney troubles to use Doan's
Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Deans and
take no other.