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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-10-21

llama, while adjoining are the elk cor
rats and the four small ranges for mule
deer and Columbian black tail deer The
pride OF The Zoo. however, is the mag
nihcent herd OF bison, which hav a
splendid corral and pasture to themselves,
aud 1t Is to this herd that the federal
government mainly relies upon for the
restocking OF the Western plain. where
buffalo were once wont to roam by the
hundreds Of thousands. Each year a
number OF bull and COW calves are
shipped from the Bronx Zoo TO the Ma.
tionhl Reservation In the Far West, where
they are Eealously guarded by federal
herdsmen.
When conducting n visitor through the
park officials take the keenest pride In
pointing out those specimens there born.
Last year the birth rate was most en-
couraging. OF the primates a long arm
balloon, a green monkey and a ringtail
lemur hrst saw the light Of day at the
Zoo. Additions to the CRrnivura include
two Syrian bears, two Russian hairy.
cared bears, four black coyotes aud three
lions. OF the UDgulata, two Nylghais,
one Grants zebra. two Malay Sambar
deer two Eid's deer. two Baraslngha
deer, ave Indian Samhar deer. Eve elk,
three Axis deer, four Ska deer. four red
deer. six Fallow deer. two Persian wild
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-10-21

tor and general curator Of the Zoo, is
ably assisted by Raymond Il. DIttmars,
the curator of reptiles To these two of.
hcials more credit is due perhaps. for
the high state of excellence this vast mu.
nieipal playground has attained than any
others connected with the conduct of its
anairs. Both have devoted the best
years of their lives to the study OF the
manners customs ana habits OF wild and
Domestic animals reptiles and birds Each
Knows his especial branch Of the work
so thoroughly that the affairs of the Zoo
move as smoothly as a piece Of well-oiled
machinery. When 1t Is taken into con-
sideration that they have to deal with
lsa species or mammals alone, of which
there are COZ specimens. II is but natural
that their knowledge of the animal king
dom must be profound. These species are
divided as follows: Primates 80; Carni.
yora, 81; Piunipeda, /; lnsectivora, /;
Rodentia, %; Ungulatd, So; Marsupiala,
s; EdentatR, 3. OF the bird family there
are 543 species and $3.50 specimens; 1is
species of reptiles. of which there are 7l2
specimens, and 10 species. or iS5 speci.
mems of amphibians
A stroll through the animal houses Is
well worth the while OF every student OF
natural history. The very finest spect-
mons of the feline family are here shown
Lions, tigers. panthers, leopards jsguars,
cats. large and small, are all restessly
pacing the narrow confines OF their cages,
and all in the finest physical shape The
elephant house is equally interesting, and
here several of the largest animals ia
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-10-21

From the double portals OF the chapel
down the path leading to the window IN
thr room formerly occupied by the French
girl they say. ghost Of a mission
priest, presumably the one buried under
the Old willow has been seer 70 walk
Ills tail yaporiSb figure. wrapped Ia lts
coarse. brown cowl moves with stately,
measured tread From his hands 70
ssry aways as the Tong. nervous fingers
tell % the Ave Msria" and rater Nos
ter"
And there ts strange. pathetic legend
told about this restless spirit of the
church IN the long ago be loved. 20 the
stor. "a Il was a lose that burned
With a. the Intense ERE Of repression, for
he never spoke Of II. no. even when the
DARK eyes Of the young French girl were
lifted 70 bis with their story bursting
forth through the limpld windows Of her
soul The stern voice Of duty-io his
church end hls God-sealed bis lips. for
be was 8 mission priest. true 10 bis high
calling. aud shetoDe Of bis faithful com.
municants He had looked upon the fecs
Of woman and dared 70 love = be who
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-10-21

PARK. As searly as possible, those who
designed the grounds and buildings OF the
Bronx Zoo have endeavored TO show the
various mammals, birds, reptiles and
amphiblans in their natural state. Their
work In this respect WAS materially
aided by nature herself. for the topog-
raphy Of that tract OF land now known
as the Bronx Zoo was Ideal for the pur-
poses Of the engineers, landscape garden
ers and architects. whose duty Il was to
further enhance the beauty OF this natu-
rally attractive spot. Many acres of
magnificent forest trees are here found.
while a number of ripping streams
thread their way through forest and
meadow, lending themselves to the prac-
tical as well as ornamental purposes OF
the engineers. With such a reservation
for a working basis II is not surprising
that Zoo Park already bids fair to be-
come a formidable rival TO Central Park
as a rendezvous for the millions who
live within the narrow confines of Great
er New York when in quest Of green
spot and chance to closer observe ma
ture at her best
The most notable feat Of the landscape
gardener has been the construction Of an
Italian garden. which Is by far the most
pretentious bit of formal planting ever
attempted in Greater New York. II has
been developed as the central feature Of
an elaborate architectural design consist
ing OF stone stairway and baustrades,
and lies in a shopping position. extending
from the lower TO the upper aevels Of an
embankment. Preliminary to the plant
ing of this garden II was necessary to
excavate about 800 yards of solid rocF.
after which about 800 yards OF soil and
fertilizers had 10 be supplied. but these
obstacles were easily surmounted anu,
when completed. the garden itself was
blaze Of color aud a bower Of loneliness
William T. Hornaday. 80. D.. as dlrec-
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10 follow them through their annual
changes Of plumage. Nowhere else ex.
cept 10 Mexico aud Brazil, can these
species he seen alive at this period Of
the year. Many American birds, which
have been reduced almost TO the point Of
extinction by the influence Of civilization.
are here found. Among them are two
specimens Of the rare whooplng crane Of
our Northwest. or the many smaller
birds Of brilliant piumage special interest
Ia centered In the green bunting crows
and Wandering tree magples Of india, the
strange rollers. cayenne wood rail-, Pata-
gonian lapwings pine. grossbeaks and
black banded ar'tcar toncaus. Many Of
the rarest species Of birds In the Zoo
uested this past summer and those to
hatch include sand hill cranes. white
breasted guans. rafous luminous. curas-
sows. weka rails. griffin vultures. brown
pelicaus, double striped stone plovers,
rheas and emus. The huge dying cage
which occupies conspicuous place in
the garden Is admirably adapted for Its
purpose aud is never without Its quota
Of yotarles among those who visit the
Zoo
The reptile house is under the personal
supervision Of Raymond l.. Dlttmars. who
has Travelled the world over IN search OF
the rarest as well as most venomous
specimens of snakes Snakes and saur-
inns ara here found by the hundreds.
among them the very finest specimens Of
constructors In captivity. Mr.. Dlttmars is
Intensely proud of his pets, and none IL
too vicious or venomous for him TO han
die At will.
That the Geological Garden is vnlu-
able acquisition Is evidenced by the large
number OF school children that attend
the monthly lectures on natural history
giyen of the park by heads OF the various
departments. A large rustic Pavilion.
near the wolf and bear dens, has been
constructed and there three lecture
courses were delivered to the pupils Of
the Bronx schools. The average attend
auce at each lecture was about $500 pu-
Nj and as each lecture was followed by
demonstration It can readily be seen
tina. the ZOO has its practical side and
is well worthy Of the support accorded
II by the municipality OF Greater New
York, augmented by the receipts taken
In ut the gate one day In each week,
which Is designated as pay day"
Strange as II may seem. the attendance
on pay days compares favorably with
tho other six days of the week.
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goats. one Tshr and IL American bison.
Each and every one OF the new born
specimens has been chrlstened by It's re.
spective keeper aud by actual count there
are - Teddys. % BIN Tnfts. 10 Bit
Bryans and eight Hetty Greens.
One OF the most interesting depart
meBts Of the Zoo is that devoted to birds.
Here the specimens are splendidly ex-
hibited and admirably labeled and ex.
planned. The most important addition
TO this department last year was one of
more than 100 birds from the London
Geological Gardens received in exchange
for a shipment OF American birds. Among
the rarer birds IN this lot was Kolbe
yulture, lHmmergeier. Australian edge
Jailed ergle. brush turkeys. black footed
penguins, bearded titmice. piping crows,
crown 'hrlkes. greater spotted wo, dpeck.
ers, whte-crested tourAco.s Hyaci 1thine
macaw and hoopoe. Another notable, fea-
ture II the large collection OF Amen
song birds, especially the wood warblers
OF this latter group % Gpecies have been
placed on exhibition, including such rare
and delicate birds as the Connecticut,
mourning, palm and worm eating war.
blers. The sight OF these living migrants
In their winter plumege Is new even TO
the learned ornithologist. aud 10 the ordl-
nary lover OF birds It is treat to be able
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captivity afford never-ceaslng delight to
the thousands Of little folk who haunt
the Zoo.
BY far the most interesting portions o.
the Zoo are devoted to those animals
that are allowed TO run at large In ther
respective corrals. There are 80 or moe
species Of deer. Including those common
to all parts OF North America, as well
as the Yucatan and Molucca deer. the
Muntjac and various small African ante
lopes that Craze about the grassy slopes
OF their confines. The buildings and
yards In the various deer runs are ad-
mirabiy adapted to their purposes, es-
peciaIy those for the accommodation OF
tropical deer, where considerable num-
Der of valuable and zoologieally import.
ant animals. such as the markho Or. male
barisinga, male burmes aud thameng
are housed. Infinite care is taken With
these rare specimens. and so far the
death rate among them has been In.
nnitesimally low, Near the deer runs,
that shelter the most valuable OF these
specimens. he's been established an ideal
small range for a herd of white tail
deer, which embraces a bit OF timber and
brush. grassy hillside aud a square of
dry, paved yard, all surrounded by a
background of coniferous planting. Close
by are Fpacious yards for the herd OF
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HER SPIRIT HArNrs THE ROOM.

IN the garden OF "Elizabeths House.
Btixtou nlu. 10 England. ARE said to
have been grown the first potatoes IN
Europe rival site, however. Is that II
Lord Burghley's old garden Fl the strand.
In favor Of the former Il may be said
that Sir Waite Raleigh. who shares with
Sir Francis Drake toe honor Of drst In
Producing the potato ia Euglnnd lived
Of Brixton Hll near "Ellzabeth's House
Formby. IN lancashire. also claims the
honor Of being the site Of the arst cul-
tufe Of the potato 80 England.
rher are said 10 have been grown there
by Formby man who called with Sir
Writer The earliest cultivation Of the
potato IN the British Isles vas probably
AZ Youshai, on the south coast OF ireland,
where this navigator had On estate 1t
has been generally accepted tina; the
potato was brought from Virginia. au1
that It was cultivated there by the ma
tiyes.
slr Jose IN Banks and DE Condells both
ieut the Weight OF their authority to this
view But II has been ascertalned that
the Indians Of Virginia. though they used
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wide berth when Ie shades Of night have
fallen The stores nj the northern cor
ner Of the house whore Is located the
room occupied w the fair daughter of
the French family that dweli there over
a century ago are much Hhiter thai
the others. And the present occupants.
people no more suFerstitious than the ~
erage, say that about once year
scraping noise eau We beard In that cor
ner Of the building a, though spirit hands
were scrubbing the STONES. In the mora
ing the stones are wet. while the rest
Of the exterior Of the building Is dry
and shows DO change II color.
At the present time. at FoudaTera.
there IS red Irish setter whose actions
are, to say the east, not recognized as
normal By the best society Of the canine
word. Tas eol0red people declare the
dog IS insane And hts attenBaIed fra rne.
shifting eyes. quivering unrest and
strange erratic tctions seem 10 support
that theory. Tue animal will suddenly
dart aside ~ though lodging blow from
an unseen baud. Again, It PUSHES madly
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Tie uGAh Zza~d

- UST 10 years ago Father Knickt--
booker awoke to the fact that the
a Geological Garden in Central Park
was not commensurate in size, appoint
ments and variety OF specimens there
shown With the Greater New York then
tn contemplation. Accordingly, the New
York Geological Society was chartered.
its object being the founding Of a public
geological park, the preservat ton OF our
native animals and the promotion OF
zoology in general What was then
looked upon as a herculean task Is to-
day fast nearing completion, and al
though bat seven-eighths completed. the
new Bronx Geological Park is the largest
zoo In the world, both in point OF acre
age and the number of specimens there
shown.
According TO the animal statistics of
the largest geological gardens in the
world. for which | am Indebted to the
official reports OF DR.. @. Loisel. Of Paris.
on 'Une Mission ScientiAque dams les
Jardins ct Establishments Zoo ogiques.
Publics ct Priyes." they rank as fol-
lows:
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Where Were Potatoes Grown First?

n number OF tgberous roots. did not know
orr potato
One Of tJece roots wns the plant some
times grown ns an ornamental climber IN
our gar4ens and called by botanlsts
"Aplos tuberosa.
The Indians called tie roots potatoes,
and the French Canadian, knew them as
Pommes de terre. The p2tato being
really native Of South America. was
scarcely likely to be known to the In
diaus OF virginia. And yet the potato
undoubtedly was brought 20 England as
part Of the cargo OF one Of Sir Richard
Greuyllle's ships and landed at Plymouth.
and the ship bad come direct from Viz
glpla and called nowhere on the way on
the voynge home. however. II bad en-
conutpred aud captured a Spanish ship
from santo Domingo. The potatoes were
a part Of the cargo Of the vessel Thus
the potato nrst reached England as part
Of the booty taken from Spanish war
prize.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-10-21

cganoi cuuie within ave feet % hilo. for
hes OF lB an iuefant. Eat u Is at night
that tie animal actions are strangest
Then l& walk ~ and dowo the pa th
leading from the mission chapel TO the
bay window tn the house Of fondavefa.
whining 10 q los4 gruesoms tone. At
ter > suai run % the willow tree, II
crswIs into So old empty box there.
curis up aud goes to sleep IS would any
sane. healthy dog The animal has never
been able 70 stand FIRE" aud hence Is OF
40 value 10 the bunting Geld
Though Il Il hard 70 believe IN the pres
ent day. there are thos4 dwelling near
Foodavsra who say that not once. but
several times IA their lives. they have
seen most msrveio7a and creepy" ex-
hibitioa Of ghost walking" 8: tbs OLD
chateau
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-10-21

wM ICH in romance fable and legend.
k% the abode OF French king while
SO in exile, the scene of the occasional
wanderlngs of the spirits of an old mis-
sion priest and his sweetheart, a fair
French maiden whom the mandates Of
the church kept from the arms of her
priestly lover, aad the dwelling place OF
a dog said to he insane, that obeys IN
heard commands and at times accom-
panies his spirit master in a ghostly
vigil-sr h is Fonda rera the oldest resi-
dence on the historic Bardstown pike,
two miles distant from Louisville. KY
The house is indeed a trnvesty on Its
name, for the Spanish word. Fonda.
meaning place of rest" and Vera"
the Russian word meaning "ln al truth"
were never more misapplied than to this
quaint old hnilding around which the
colored people of the neighborhood de-
clare the restless spirits Of its former
occupants roam at midnight and re-enact
the turbulent scenes Of their past lives
THE OLD STONE HOUSE.
This place OF unrest" rs +. might
more appropriately be called, IS built Of
huge slabs Of rou@h-hewn. white stone.
colored rich ivory by the relentless
years that have sifted down their toning
compound Of winter SHOWS. summer show
ers and golden floods Of sunshine over
she sloping roof aud long narrow French
windows set deep In their massive frames
Many of the stones are 10 feet in length
and all are from two to three feet thick.
A new roof and frame porch have been
added by the present occupants. who are
interested In the growing Of ginseng.
Over ere sun-tanned face of the stone at
the rear OF the building the slow creeping
ivy has draped its evergreen veil, through
which the glass of the quaint French
windows CLEAN ike crystal eyes. resent
ful Of conceaIment
Close by. as was the custom of the
devout French, stands little charel,
IKE sentinel. keeping watch over those
who dwelt within the old chatean. Well
set, deep-creviced and boldly Outlined in
It's huge blocks Of stone Is I.atia cross,
embematic OF the religion taught within
when those sturdy first settlers hewed
their lonesome way through the wilder
ness to rest upon the fertile lands OF
Kentucky In the yelowed leaves Of an
old history called The French Ms
sions In kentucky" Fondayera IS men
ticned as the home Of a ealthy French
family who built the place prior TO 17ps.
Close by the chapel and almost under
the crest cross. carved deep Ia the mas
sive stone, Is a weeping willow tree, be-
meath whose dropping branches is buried
the body OF one Of the French mission
priests. who long years ago followed the
cali OF the Christ Child into the Ken
lucky wilds.
sHRoUDED IN MYSTERY.
The place seems shrou5ed 10 mystery,
snd the negroes living Dsarby give It
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had already chosen his bride, the church
But bis strength was ms the strength Of
ten, And so his love burned Into the
ashes Of outliyed heartbreakings. or found
Rolsce and rest IN that pence Of GOD
that passeth al understanding And so.
too, viii! the beautiful French girl. for,
though she returned his love. the story
runs, she fretted at her life In silence
through all the years.
HER SPIRIT HAINTs THE ROOM.
Even to this day the legend continues,
the maiden's soul haunts the room which
In life was warmed by her presence. They
say she has been seen. on the nights
when the priest has kept his lonely vigil,
standing iu The l0w Wrench Window Tint
faces The chapel, half hidden ia the
shadow and the nlmy curtain There she
stands with clasped hand and burning
eyes gazing IonglnRy teHrfull} OF the
restless priest. love tortured, pacing to
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NOT A VICIOUS ANIMAL.

AZ er such a performance. Il Usually
feads rigid and imtnoTabie. staring
straight ahead for at least 20 minutes.
The dog has never beeu seen to BE down
anywhere except under the old willow
beneath whose dropping branches the
body Of the mission priest 10 burled. II
Is. fortunately, not vicious. Indeed. one
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-10-21

Just how kindly New Workers have
taken to the beautiful garden where ma
ture Is seen al her best is readily shown
by record of attendance during the year
1907, which totaled 1,276,041 visitors
The largest daily attendance was on
June l6. when 36.052 persons passed
through the various turnstiles of the
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forward as though tn otedieno" 10
sharp command beard OGiy 10y its own
alert ears Then. IN m Instant ADD FOR
no apparent reasou. II Stops suddenly.
rises Oh Its bind feet aud walks several
yards. Again It's on. tearing around
the right and left and again coming 70
the place at fun speed. swerving crafty 20
sudden bait and rising on its bind