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The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21

IN this COndl-
ton has cause
to suspect kid
ney trouble,
especially il
the kidney &C.
tiOn s 9 Q m .
d i 8 O r dered.
Doan's Kidney
Pills h q 9
c @ d thou.
sands. 1t Is
the best rec
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21
RECORD OF A .
GREAT MEDICINE
Doctors Could Not Help Mrs.
Templeton Regained
Health through Lydia E.
Pinkham's Compound.

Hooper, Nebraska. -"I am very glad
to tell how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has helpedm me. Forfive years
/ suffered from female troubles so I was
scarcely able to do my work. took doc
tors medicines and used local treatments
but was not helped. / had such awful
bearing down pains and my back was SO
weak | could hardly walk and could not
ride. Ioften had to sit up nights to sleep
and my friends thought I could not live
long. At my request my husband go,
me a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound and I commenced ta
take it. By the time I had taken the
seventh bottle my health had returned
and began doing my washing and was .
well woman. Atone time for three week.
/ did all the work for eighteen boarder
with no signs Of my old trouble return
ing. Many have taken your medicine
after seeing what it did for ME. / woulc
not take $1,000 and be where ! was. You
have my permission to use my name IL
it will aid anyone. Mrs. SUSIE TEN,
PLEToN, Hooper, Nebraska.
ThePinkham record is a proud and peer.
less one. 1t is a record of constant vic
tory over the obstinate ills of woman-ills
that deal out despair. 1~@~
{ ! s 8 ! 8 ! J ! ] ! !: 3; 3 q; 9 ! 3: : : ! ! !: 81
It is an established S@~S~
fact that Lydia E. M<~NM
Pinkham's Vegeta- NJ A>N
BILE Compoundhas re- WY"
storedhealth to thou ~ vi
sands of such suffer- (n\ \L4 ~
ing women. Why M\GEEy6&aW
don'tyou try tiff you GESSN&HN
needsucha medicine? SS6H 8 TTNxAnM
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21
HARD ron THE HOUSEWIFE.

It's hard enough to keep house IL In
perfect health. but a woman weak.
tired and suffering with an aching
back has q heavy burden. Any woman
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21
AR NNN =

Here are three record breaking
athletics who are more than likely to
form part of the American team
that will compete in the Olympic
games at Stockholm, Sweden, in
June. Abel kiviat and Louis Scott
are sprinters who have . penchant
for smashing old figures, while
James Duncan bids fair to out-dis-
lance the great Martin Sheridan in
the discus event. kiviat recently
clipped three -fifths Of a second
from the $500 metre record made
BY PONY" Wilson, Of England, in
1908, covering the distance in 3m
50 1-5s.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21
h II Had Rean.

From Everybody.s Weekly.
Diner-What do you call this? M
Proprietor-Its bean soup, sir.
Diner-I. dare say; but what the deuce
Is 1t now?
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21
lngratitude

Senator La Toilette was taking
about an u~ngrateful o~f1cehoider.
The man reminds me of Smiths
dog" he said.
Smith, will your dog eat out of
your hand?' a friend once asked.
Yes Smith answered, and out Of
your leg. too"
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21

n testimonials received from those using
Garfield Tea ara Of any value, Garfield fet
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21

I Renham-They made q lion OF me.
Mrs. Benham-- Well. I'm a pretty
fair sort OF lion tanner.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21

commended special kidney remedy.
Mrs. John Robinson, 90S Burney St..
Modesto, Cal. Says: MY back was
SO lame and sore / was practically
helpless. My feet and ankles swelled,
puffy spots appeared beneath my eyes
and ! became SO dizzy ] had to grasp
something to keep from falling. Relief
quickly followed the use Of Doan's
Kidney Pills and it was not long be-
fore / was enjoying good health"
when Your Back Is Lame, Remember
the Name-DOAN'S." Soc, all storeA
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Substantial Part.
Don't you think the bliss OF ltfa
m with the rapture of the honey.
moOn?"
Maybe, but the real thing comes
with the alinony Of the harvest
moon"
You are wasting time every time
you tell your sorrows
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21

Trouble mover attempts to dodge
sxhose who are looking for it.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21

London is the healthiest capital OF
EOropes@nss@se sssssa 4saa 4s
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21

mandarin, smiling. But why not say
two queus?'"
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21

You are wasting time every time
you tell your sorrows.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

knew that IL he walked as he should,
and followed the right course. he
would see the high windmill and long
white ranch house of the Darnton
Ranch about half-past six o'clock.
The two ranches, the Heally and the
Darnton. were about ten miles apart,
a distance of no Importance in that
part Of the world where neighbors
Hfteen miles apart often went visiting
each other of evenings. And Jack
had been living at his uncle's ranch
the Heally--for three months. and had
once, in company with his cousin.
Dick, gone over to the Darnton. on
foot. The walk had been most enjoy
able. the soft sand beneath their feet
making progress easy. So Jack had
decided to make the trip today alone.
his Cousin Dick being unable to &C.
company him.
But he felt little uneasy when.
late in the afternoon. he failed to see
the high windmill belonging to the
Darnton Ranch. He should have
come in sight OF the place about five.
having started from his own place at
one o'clock.
II must have got of tho right
track" Jack muttered. consulting his
watch. "Half-past ski" He ehivered.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
a GIu+%onous
Fish.
a True "Ffsh Story"

TN tho City Of New York there is
a very f1ne aquarium in which q
IL rather expensive boarder lives
one who never pays a cent for his
lodging and grub" except In the way
of swimming about to be looked at
by the thousands Of people who daily
pass the huge vat Of water in which
he lives. This great f1sh Is called a
Jewish. and was taken to New York
from Key West, Florida. on October
II, 1911. He is five feet in length
and weighs $50 pounds. He has a
big bulky body and an enormous head
which measures fifteen inches across
at the base Of the Jaws. When 1t
opens its big mouth waterbucket
could be inserted into 1t.
In the way of food this FISH eats
daily ten pounds Of Goldfish and her
ring, the latter being fed to II
whole and the former cut into pound
and-a-half strips. This amount of
food counts up pretty big at the end
of the month. and costs quite sum
of money This FISH could easily
swallow whole a goldfish weighing
four or I'VE pounds, but its keepers
do not think that such show OF
gluttony should be permitted. SO the,
cut Its food into smaller bites.
OF all the jewellers In the aquarium
there is but one fish that eats more
than the jewish just described; he II
the sea lion, and he consumes twent!
pounds of food daily. But he Is eigh
Feet long and weighs 500 pounds
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
IS s X22LIlG /yXHS g

about and went ambling of across the
sandy waste. Jack glanced up at the
north star, and felt bit afraid that
the horse was taking him toward the
arid lands to the south east in the
heart Of the desert where no man
lived. But he had made up his mind
to let the horse have his head. and not
to try to guide him in any way.
The horse proved a good traveller,
though the evening was oppressively
hot, and made rapid progress over
the sand. Jack forgot TO feel afraid.
now that he had such q good, accom-
modating friend. and sat easily resting
as he was carried along. After some
twenty minutes a tall dark thing
doomed up before him. and a little
later a low. long object stretched out
close to It. All. It was the windmill
and the ranch house Of the Darnton
Ranch And ne had only been a mile
away from ia mile too far to the
east! Then Jack realized what his
mistake had been-he should have
gone little south OF east, and he had
gone due east. AS there was a swell
Of ground running to the south OF the
ranch, he had travelled in such a way
as to place this between himself and
the ranch buildings. and had not been
able to see them even though within
seeing distance before the sun had set
1t was only after gaining the top OF
the sandy ridge that the windmill and
the ranch house came into view.
The horse rounded the corner OF a
barbed wire fence. seemingly familiar
with the lay Of things about the ranch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

Then he brought up at the front gate
and Jacks heart thrilled to see the
yard flooded with light from the open
door and windows. For q while he
had feared he might not reach .
friendly shelter that night.
Hello, II 1t isn't Jack Hollingsworth
and--upon my word. II he isn't on old
Andrew Jaolsson" 1t was MIR. Darn
ton. master Of the ranch. He had
heard Jacks ''what. no. within!" and
had gone out to the gate to see who
was crying greetings to him. "well
WE'LL" he went on, ~ Jack dis
mounted. where on top this ball did
you get old Andrew Jackson? One
of the boys IL out hunting for him
now. He strayed out of the yard some
time this afternoon and didn't show
up for supper. SO Hanks looking for
him."
Jack soon told the story of his
meeting with old Andrew jackson,
and the hospitable master Of Darnton
Ranch slapped hts knee. crying. why,
that old boss knows more than his
master does. He felt 1t in his bones
that our young friend from the East
was going to be in need of him, SO he
set out to meet you at the very spot
where you gave up for lost. Well.
he's a fine piece of flesh. is old Andrew
Jackson. But-Mother." turning to
Mrs. Darnton. laughing. gracious
lady---"do you think there's a bone
and a crust left over from supper to
feed this trampf"
well, we'll look In the cupboard.
Father" said Mrs. Darnton. giving
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

the marshy lands where b ltvsA 10
havo feet which could expand ana
keep him from sinking. But Mature
was slowly changing the character Of
the earth and the moist tropical for
ests gave place to harder. frmsr
lands, with fewer trees and greaGsr
open spaces. The hor.es spreading
toes. instead Of being a hetp to him,
gradually became a hindrance. FIRST
the two outer toes became smaSler
and smaller till they vanished alto
gether. Then the second and the
fourth also disappeared. II wuS
when he had three toes to each tore
foot that the horse wandered into
England. There were no mon in
Britain then. The horse came nrst.
England was then Joined to Europe,
and in its Southern part tho hose
grew to be quite large.
Age followed aga, and tho coudi-
tons to which the horse had once
been accustomed no moro returned.
He had, therefore, to continue chang
ing. and he managed in time to crop
two more toes. leaving only his middle
toe which became enclosed In . tough,
horny material which We now call tho
completed this change that he and
man became acquainted"
At first, men did not consider the
horse In any way save as a source OF
food. They had no thought Of har-
Messing him and putting him to do
mestic service. But men At that Pc
Rod were not much smarter than the
wild animals about them. They were
wild themselves. going about in tribes.
fighting other tribes and all Wild ami
mails. The horse was the victim OF
large beasts Of prey a. we'll az Of man.
And It has taken hundreds Of thou
sands Of years for man and horse to
evolve into the respective species va
have today. Just at what period mon
stopped devouring tho horse and
made Of him a beast Of burden, q
we'll as their best animal friend. Il
not known.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
A Story For Wee Ones.

~OHNNY had a brand new rocking
horse. Grandpa had brought 1t
on Johnny's seventh birthday.
~ And Johnny was very. very proud
OF it, to be sure. And he did not mind
his little sister Maggie riding on the
rocking horse. whose name was
Spring-time Pete. You see. the rock
ing horse got such a funny name
in this way: Grandmamma had told
Johnny and Maggie the funniest
story Of an old stray horse who had
como to her fathers home when she
was little girl. This happened in the
early spring. and Grandmamma's
father, always doing jolly things. had
laughed and said: THE old stray
looks like our old negro hostler. SO
We'll name him for old Pete. And since
he has come in the spring time, we'll
call him Spring time Pete" So the old
horse had lived out the remainder OF
his life on the great plantation belong
ing to Grandmamma's father. for no
one had ever called for him. and no
one ever answered the advertisements
Grandmamma's father had inserted in
the county papers. 80 Spring time
Pete" had become a sort of family
name for stray animals. cats. dogs.
and occasionally a horse. And as
there had been no Spring-time Pete
In the family since Johnny and
Maggie had entered It, Johnny thought
II good plan to call his new rocking
horse Spring time Pete.
/ And az I began to tell you a bit ago.
Johnny did not mind his little sister
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

MN vain has man endeavored TO
trace the beginning OF the do
mesticated horse. History does
not enlighten us as to when man
conquered the beautiful wild creature
and made him his beast of burden.
To quote writer on the subject:
I'VE think of the lonely wastes of
America. and remember that the
American Red Men. splendid riders.
have a type of horse which seems
peculiarly their own. Were not the
Red Indians the first tanners Of tho
horse in that quiet, lone land Of which
Caesar never knew? No, they were
not, for when Caesar lived. though he
had horses. there was not a single
horse in America. Horses there had
been in America, and elephants. too;
but II was millions of years ago. and
they had all persisted and become fos-
sils long before any date to which we
can trace man in America. Horses
were reintroduced into America after
the discovery Of the continent by
Columbus, and when the first Euro
pean horsemen. taken there by Cortez,
were seen by the natives they thought
that the riders we're some terrible
monsters, half horse and half man."
The Arabs have distinct type of
horse, one Of the most Intelligent.
beautiful and faithful of creatures.
But If we think that the horse had
been tanned and trained at an earlier
period in Arabia than elsewhere, we
are mistaken. for he had been pressed
into use by man long before the Arab
had known of him.
We know that in the time OF the
great Greek historian and traveller
Strabo (who died ten years before
Jesus was crucihed). there were nc
horses nor asses in Arabia, or any Of
its adjoining neighbours. They rods
on the camel. and made the docil'
animal their principal beast Of bur
den. To again quote from an accepted
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

this way he had gone south of east.
After walking till exceedingly tired.
Jack decided to sit down on the sand
and rest few minutes. He felt that
another hundred yards without rest
Ing would be impossible. While sitting
there. his arms limp beside him and
his legs stretched out, fully relaxed.
he heard a snort from behind him.
It sounded like some animal. breath
Ing hard against the sand. blowing Its
hot breath out in hostile way. Jack
was frozen to the spot. unable to move
for a few seconds. Then he knew It
could not be a prairie wolf. A coyote
would como stealthily. not blowing out
Its breath in that fashion. Jack at
last got courage to get to his knees
and look behind him. He could make
out by the dim starlight huge dark
form. a shapeless mass Of moving
shadow. Be 1t elephant. buffalo, horse
or cow, no one could have said from
its dim outline.
Jack knew there were no elephants
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
Puzz1ecorneF
LETTER ENIGMA.

LETTER ENIGMA.
My nrst 10 In glow, but not In sinner;
My second is tn salt, but not in brine: !
My third is In rail, but not In fenss:
My fourth Ia in dollar. but not In
pence:
My fifth ia in lean. bat not IN tat:
My sixth lie in bonnet but not in hats
My seventh IL in busy. but not in bee:
My eighth Ia the same as my nth. you
sec:
My ninth Is the Same a. my mn. aiso:
My tenth Is the same az my fourth.
you know.
My whole 10 something
We plant IN the spring:
And food for all people
The planting will bring.
CHARADE.
My nrst's a color. bright and clears
It's worn by women and by girls:
And from the has-poles everywhere
Midst other oolors It unfuris.
My second Is q term Of slang
Applied to greenhorn and 70 losi4i
And II bad boys do see them round
This name At them they'll rvdely
shout
My two do make . weal-known Bird
A bird we love In bush and treA
II you can't solve this simple rhyme.
Then do not daro to question me-
ANSWERS TO LAST WDEEs
PUEZLES.
BEHEADINGS AND CURTAIk
INGS: \. Staambtea. Q. Spt~e-p4wc
8. PrIces-rIce. I. FNes-Ne. s. Nodes
ode.
ZIGZAG PUZZLE: Tropics. Cross
CORDS, I. T0Ie. 2. Prop. 3. Spot. I. Trup.
6. Plain. 6. Ices. 7. Sham.
NUMERICAL ENIGMA: Mend0erie
Words spelt from tts letters, Green
Name, Crime. Game. Men, Marie, Rain.
PICTURE PUZZLE: The cord Il
the MONKEYS collar.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

But Jack did not stop TO admire, or
to realize the beauty of the dusk. He
bent every energy and went towards
the east with all his strength. He
feared to be without the sun. So long
as that great luminary remained in
the sky he knew the direction he
should travel. Once II was out of
sight. he might get entirely turned
round as to the points Of the compass.
So. with the western glow still In the
sky helping him. he went forward
with new speed.
He must have walked considerably
more than his ten miles before the
sun had Set and after its last ray was
lost from the sky he kept right on
having found the north star-or, al
least. he thought he had the north
star picked out from its fellows-tc
guide him Alright. He was supposed
to go directly East to reach the Darn.
ton Ranch, and on a B-line 1t wa.
just ten miles from the Heally Ranch
How he had missed the place. JACK
could not understand, for up till sun
! down. he had kept the sun behind hin
directly at his back. He had no
remembered that the sun did not sinl
directly in the West at that time O
year. but quite a bit north Of west. II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

authority on the subject:
Tho naturalist Is able to prove
fairly and clearly that the lovely
Arab horses are descended from the
ugly wild horses of Asia. Of which
droves exist In freedom to this day
We cannot say that these wild horses
have always been wild and free. 1t Is
likely that there have always been
many free, but that their numbers
have been swelled from time to time
by horses Joining them which had
once been the property Of men. We
must seek further. then. for the first
tanners Of the horse. There Is no
doubt that among the very first men
to tame horses were the Turkomans
and the Mongols. From he lands Of
these Asiatic peoples the horse was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

Yes. and we'll get there before sup
per time. too" replied Maggie. duck
ing her head so as to keep the dust out
Of her eyes.
After going for some distance
Spring time Pete turned into a path
leading from the roaa. This path ran
across a meadow. up and down a hill
and over a bridge which spanned q
creek. And then It led right into
Grandmother Gregg's (the chiidren's
fathers mother) big front yard.
"w'y. we're going to Granny's!"
cried Maggie, peepins past one side
Johnny's broad back. isn't this
Granny's path"
yep. It's Granny's path" said
Johnny. Maybe Fairyland IL in the
woods back OF Granny's. Anyway.
we're going some place very fast"
But Spring time Pete did not stop
inside Grandmamma Gresg's big front
yard. He Just galloped right through
and out at the back gaia. not stop
ping long enough for the children to
explain to their Granny" who stood
in the door and waved a hand to them
as they went by. where they were of
to. But Granny must have known,
she called out to them: Take the
left hand path after you enter the
timber. And ride straight ahead"
spring-time Pete did take the right
hand path and saved Johnny the trou-
BILE of letting 60 OF the saddle horn to
guide him with the reins. On and on
they rode, past little waterfalls, over
possy banks. up a steep hillside. all
shady with trees. Then they suddenly
entered through rose-covered gate
and 10! they were In Fairyland. Three
fairies rushed to welcome them. one
to hold the horses rein. one to assist
Maggie to alight and one to give
Johnny hand as he sprang from the
saddle.
The three fairies were almost like
Johnny and Maggie. only they had
wings and never had to ride horses te
get over long distances. They could
cover lot of ground In a few seconds
They were dear little creatures, and
spoke the same language that Johnn,
and Maggie spoke. In fact. the fairiei
could speak any tongue.
I'VE were expecting you. my dears,
said the Queen Fairy, coming forward
This surprised Johnny and Maggi.
very much. for they had not sent an,
word to the fairies that they were
coming. But they supposed tina
fairies knew all things. which OF
course they did.
"Now, como right into my castle.
said the smiling queen. and she Leo
them into the loveliest rose hung
bower the children had ever seen
0randmamms's fower-covered sum
msr-houss not excepted. Insids tn,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

and buffalo In that part OF the
world but there were the last two
named animals. and plenty Of them.
especially plenty of cattle. In case
the strange creature should be a horse
or cow-and 1t must of necessity be
one OF them-there could be no
danger resulting from a meeting with
1t there on the lonely desert. Jack
got to his feet and whistled; then
said. Come. Bossy! Come. Bossy!"
But no "Bossy" came. The animal
lifted its head and again snorted.
Jack was fully decided now. It was
horse. and a gentle one. no doubt,
seeing that 1t did not run away when
he showed himself and made himself
heard. "Ho, fellow" said Jack
gently, rising and advancing eau
tiously towards the dark object whose
outline became palmer as he drew
nearer it. "Ho. fellow! Whoa. whoa.
there. boy" And he walked right up
to the horse. for such 1t really proved
could wish to meet with on lonely
stretch Of desolute land.
Jack soon made friends with the
horse and decided to mount him and
trust to his going home. There would
| be no possible way Of guiding the
bridleless horse.
After several strenuous efforts Jack
managed to get astride the horses
back. the gentle animal not making
the slightest objection. Indeed, he
seemed glad to have comrade &c
carry. and lifted his head and SHOOK
his name In a friendly way.
Now, old friend, go your own way.
And Jack clucked and tapped tn,
horses sides with his shoe heels, sig
Mailing him to start. Not being guided
in any direction. the horse turned
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

taken to India, and through Persia to
Assyria, EDWARDS to Egypt and down
to Arabia, where the breed reached
its browning glory until the English
thoroughbred.
Can We realize that the four legs
and feet OF the horse are the counter
part Of the human hands and feet?
So they are. for millions and millions
of years ago the horse-then a very
small animal-had fingers and thumbs
as we have. but he used them as toes
instead. Rather let US say that we
converted the toes OF our fore limbs
into fingers and thumbs, while the
horse went on for millions Of years
using his toes as a means of running.
Today he is a four-hoofed animal.
ut was necessary for the horse, in