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the marshy lands where he lived, Ao have feet which could expand and keep him from sinking. But Nature was slowly changing the character of the earth and the moist tropical for- ests gave place to harder, firmer lands. with fewer trees and greater open spaces. The horses spreading toes instead of being help to him, gradually became hindrance. First the two outer toes became smaller and smaller till they vanished alto gether. Then the second and the fourth also disappeared. It was when ho had three toes to each fore foot that the horse wandered Into England. There were no men in Britan then. Tho horse came first. England was then joined to Europe. and in it's Southern part the horse grew to be quite large.
 Age followed age, and the condi- tions to which the horse had once been accustomed no more returned. He had, therefore. to continue chang ing. and he managed in time to drop two more toes, leaving only his middle toe which became enclosed in tough. horny material which we now call the | llOOA- II WdS dlltT lno fAOf 3t lldQ completed this change that he aSx, 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 pe- riod were not much smarter than the wild animals about them. They were wild themselves, going about ir tribes, fighting other tribes and all wild ani- mals. The horse was the victim of large beasts of prey as well as of man. And it has taken hundreds of thou sands of years for man and horse to evolve into the respective species we have today. Just at what period men stopped devouring the horse and made of him beast of burden, as well as their best animal friend. Is not known.
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Jack on theDes sert
a Skory foY 5eIs

Fl H LITTLE thrill of horror passed Ek51 through Jack as he looked 4 M back over. his shoulder at the
 great red setting sun. He Falized the shortness of the desert |vilight. and knew that very soon fter old Sol had sunk from sight the |lrtains of night would fall blackly bout him. And there would be no boon till late-about eleven o'clock, Jacks memory served him rightly.
 Early in the afternoon Jack had et out on an expedition across one brner of the desert, hoping to reach be Darnton Ranch before supper time. [e had had full instructions from his busin Dick at the Heally Ranch, and
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him. So Johnny told Maggie, and Maggie believed him. for Johnny was an honest boy and never told anything that was not strictly true.
 They reached home just before Papa came for supper. and took up their place on the porch, just where they had been before going to Fairyland. And when mamma came out to call them Into supper she said: Well, you have enjoyed old Spring time Pete all afternoon, haven't you, my dearies You haven't left the porch once."
 "oh, yes, Mamma, we went to Fairyland." cried Johnny, getting out of the saddle, and running into the house to supper. "Yes, Mamma" de- clared Maggie, also leaping down from spring-time Pete's back, I've went to Fairyland. And the queen. she invited us into her castle and gave us fairy food to eat"
 And Mamma only laughed at her little ones story. for she knew they had only played at going to Fairyland, for she had sat by tho open window and listened to their childish play all afternoon, and knew they had not once left the porch, but had emade- believe" to go to Fairyland. and to have passed right through Grand mammals big yard. And Mamma told Papa all about 1t. and Papa said Well, can my little ones eat com mon food after dining with a Fairy Queen ?~
 And Johnny took up a big bowl of sweet milk and rice and began to eat with relish. "Yes. Papa, We like plain human grub he said.
 Yes, Papa, we like hain puman grub" said Maggie, her mouth so full of something good that she got her words all mixed up. But we like fairy things to eat too. Don't we l Bruver7"
 And all "Bruver" could do was nod his head.
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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 it's hot breath out in a hostile way. Jack was frozen to the spot. unable to move for a few seconds. Then he knew it could not be prairie wolf. A coyote would come stealthily. not blowing out it's 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 it elephant, buffalo, horse or COW. no one could have said from its dim outline.
 Jack knew there were no elephants
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S:Lzz1sG sGorner
LETTER ENIGMA,

LETTER ENIGMA. My first Is In glow, but not in shine: My second is in salt, but not in brine: My third is in rail. but not in fence: My fourth is in dollar. but not in pence:
 My fifth is in lean. but not in fat; My sixth Is in bonnet, but not In hat: My seventh is in busy, but not in bee: My eighth Is the same as my fifth, you see:
 My ninth Is the same as my fifth, also: My tenth is the same as my fourth. you know.
 My whole is something
 We plant in the spring;
 And food for all people
 The planting will bring. CHARADE. My frst's a color, bright and clear; Iris worn by women and by girls: And from the hag-poles everywhere Midst other colors 1t unfurls. My second Is a term of slang Applied to greenhorn and to lout; And if bad boys do see them round This name at them they'll rudely !. shout.
 My two do make a well-known bird A bird we love in bush and tree. If you can't solve this simple rhyme. Then do not dare to question me.
 ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
 PUZZLES.
 BBHEADINGS AND CURTATL- INGS: l. Stednb-tea. 2. Spine-pin. 3. Prfces-rice 1. FHes-lie. 5. Modes ode.
 ZTGZAG PUZZLE: Tropics. Cross. ioords, l. Tale, 2. Prop. 3. Spot. 1. Trap. 5. Plain. 6. Ices. '. Sham.
 NUMERICAL ENIGMA: Mendgerie. Words SpeIt from its letters, Green, Name, Crime, Game, Men. Marie, Rain PICTURE PUZZLE: The cord to the monkeys eollaT.
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THE HORSE HIS HISTORY

authority on the subject:
 ''The 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. It 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 Inc lands of these Asiatic peoples the horse was
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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 horse or cow-and it must of necessity be one of them-there could be no danger resulting from a meeting with it there on the lonely desert. Jack got to his feet and whistled; then said, Come, Bossyl Come, Bossyl' But no "Bossy" came. The animal lifted it's head and again snorted. Jack was fully decided now. It was a horse, and a gentle one, no doubt, seeing that it 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 1t. "Ho, fellow! Whoa, whoa, there. boyn And he walked right up to the horse, for such it really proved to be, and as fine fellow as one could wish to meet with on a 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 a comrade to carry, and lifted his head and shook his mane in friendly way.
 Now, old friend, go your own way" And Jack clucked and tapped the horses sides with his shoe-heels, sig mailing him to start. Not being guided in --any direction. the horse tnrned
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fnew that if he walked as he should, Ind followed the right course, he |yould see the high windmill and long Ehite ranch house of the Darnton Ranch about half-past six o'clock. The two ranches. the Heally and the barnton, were about ten miles apart, distance of no importance in that bart of the world where neighbors fifteen miles apart often went visiting |ach other of evenings. And Jack ! ad been living at his uncle's ranch (he Heally-for three months, and had |nce, in company with his cousin, pick, gone over to the Darnton, on loot. The walk had been most enjoy (ble, the soft sand beneath their feet making progress easy. So Jack had tecided to make the trip today alone, bis Cousin Dick being unable to ac- Fompany him.
 But he felt little uneasy when,
 late in the afternoon. he failed to see he high windmill belonging to the barnton Ranch. He should have Eome in sight of the place about five, having started from his own place at bne o'clock.
 T must have got off the right rack" Jack muttered. consulting his watch. "IIalf-past six" He shivered,
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taken to India, and through Persia to Assyria. onwards to Egypt and down to Arabia, where the breed reached it's crowning glory until the English thoroughbred.
 Gan 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 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 q fourhoofed animal.
 'It was necessary for the horse. In
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though he was damp with perspira- ton, and the day was extremely warm for the middle of May. Land O lovel Wonder if I'm lost!" Jack ex- claimed. His voice sounded strange on the silent desert. Then his mind reverted to the stories he had heard of the coyotes that roamed that part of the world at night, and of the depredations committed by them. Sometimes human beings had been att tackled by coyotes mad from hunger, but usually their victims were young domestic animals and fowls.
 At last the sun sank behind the edge of the land brilliant short-lived twi- light made the world look beautiful.
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Jack both her hands in welcome. land unless it's in the state of old Mother Hubbord's cupboard, we'll doubtless find something besides bone and a crust for our most welcome guest"
 Ten minutes later. Jack, sitting be- tween his hostess and her pretty daughter, and facing the master of the
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ranch. ate a hearty, though rather late supper, and during the repast many stories were told of lost persons on the desert, on the edge Of which stretched the Darnton Ranch.
 And Jack decided to know his com pass, and the location in the heavens of the sun better in future.
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THE SICK BUNNY

(Mother Rabbit to Doctor Owl.) N M really scared about my babe:
 She hasn't eaten bite today:
 She cries if but lay her down
 Whats the matter with her, pray? Doctor Owl to Mother Rabbit.) T think the trouble Is a cold: Give her a cup of pepper ca: And if she isn't better soon You'd best bring her again te me-"
 (Mother R. 10 pr. o.) And how about mustard draft Placed on her feet to get them warm: A little camphor on her brow Would either of 'em do her harm ?"
 (Dr. o. to Mother R., 'I'd not advise the eamphor. main. l fear 'twou1d burn her tender skin And mustard drafts are too severe On Bunny's feet they'd be a sin!'
 (Mother k. to pr. O Well. Doctor, I'll take your advice, And Bunny will get we'll, I know. You see, she mustn't stay sick long For with me calling she must go."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
CHURCH NOTES

The Springville ladies' aid society will
meet on Wednesday afternoon, June 20,
with Mrs. A. j. Favor.
There will be an ice cream sociable
next Saturday evening, June %, at the
Finley church for the benefit of Rev.
Vincent.
Ladies' aid society of the Congreg-
ational church will meet on Friday af-
ternoon of this week in the church par
Tors. At four o'clock, Miss Myrtle
Foote of Madison, field worker of the
w. B. M. l., will address the ladies'.
A large attendance is desired, and all
are urged to be present as early as four
O'Clock. The officers of the society
will be hostesses of the afternoon.
The Adastra Society will meet on
Friday evening at 7.45. Miss Foote of
Madison viii speak. All members are
urged to be present.
Mrs. Andrew Jasperson will entertain
the United Lutheran aid society at her
home, on Friday afternoon, June Is.
Everybody welcome.
Synod ladies' aid meets at the home
of Mrs. Joe Dieters, west OF town, next
Friday.
Services at Synod Kickapoo church
next Sunday, at II o'clock. The young
peoples society meets in the afternoon
at Jacob Hollands.
There will be preaching next Sunday
on Springville circuit as follows: 11:30,
Springville, 3:15 Brookville; 8 Liberty
Pole. Wednesday evening, Asbury.
Sunday school picnic for Spriugville
circuit and their friends. SATURDAY. all
day, on the Primmer place at Bishop
Branch. Don't forget the Sunday
school contest. Who will get the ban
ner?
Mr.. Cox, representative of the Anti
Saloon League will speak in the Chris
tian church on Sunday morning, at the
regular service hour, and at union
service in the tabernacle at 8 o'clock in
the evening. Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend both of the services.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
WHAT OUR NEIGHBoRs ARE DOING
Cuttings From the Press Of Surrounding
Towns
tFrOm the Hillsboro Sentry

Mrs. E. Hammer went down to
Reedsbnrg and speut several days with
Mr.. Hammer, who is taking treatment
in sanitarium.
Earl Tracy shipped to parties at Ban
gor, Duroc Jersey pig, for which he
received $40. 90.
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Armbruster and
son. Mrs. X. Hammer and Bernard
Hammer left Sunday on a fishing trip
10 northern Wisconsin.
The week old infant of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tony Herdliska, who reside west of
Trippville, died.
Rev. Scribner of Vermont, occupied
the pulpit at the Congregational church
Sunday morning and evening. He is
just out of college and is a candidate
for the pulpit Of this church.
Miss May Solem, a student of La
Crosse agricultural college, returned to
spend vacation with her parents.
Geo. Darcy went to Milwaukee after
his son who had been there some time
receiving treatment for an injured eye,
which proved beneficial and the boy is
now able to see out of the eye.
Barney Hoida arrived for a visit
with home folks. Barney has been in
the west for number of years.
Amos Thompson, one of the former
residents Of this village, but for past
few years the state of Washington, died
Nav 30.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
SAYS ARE A MOTLEY PEOPLE
That's What Supervisor Bailey Says
of Canada

Supervisor Brad Bailey of Hillsboro
is spending the season. We CLEAN from
letter written By him to the local
home paper, few sentences:
81 am in Duck Lake, which is about
$50 miles north of HilIsboro and about
$50 miles west. 1t is AZ miles north of
Saskatoon, which is lively place of
about Is. 900 population, and growing
fast, which will be seen by the fact
that the building permits during the
first q days in April amounted to ST.
$50, 900. One building being erected
will cost $3.50, 900. They are at present
putting in street car lines and doing a
great deal of paving. 1t is called the
Chicago Of the northwest.
The county around Saskatoon for long
distance is fine farming country. The
soil is a sandy loan and produces heav-
lily in wheat, last year having ran as
high as IS bushels to the acre. There
has never been a complete failure of
crops here. All garden truck grows
good. There has been an abundance of
rain, alth ,ugh not too much, and every
thing Indicates good crop There is
plenty of timber for fuel, although
there is nc large timber.
This is certainly a fine country for
the farmer or any young man who is
willing to work, and great place for
Speculation in several lines. There ia
an Indian reservation close to Duck
Lake of about 30, coo acres and the pop
ulation in general is Of mixed decent,
English, Scotch and Indian. There are
quarter breeds, half breeds and all de-
grees between and of all shades and a
more motley lot as whole never saw. !"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19

Postofices were first established IN
1864
Mrs. j, W. Lucas and children are
visiting at Viola and near Richlsnd Gen.
ter.
Prentice Abbott of Hillsboro was
in the city enroute home from La
Crosse, where he purchased new REQ
automobile.
1T will not be easy for CENSOR sub
scribers to overlook the prominent adj
vertisement of I. 7. Sanwiek, wherein
he announces a big cleanup sale in his
clothing house.
Superintendent Buffers is at the
head of the tinishers of tobacco plant
settlers, having over seven acres in the
ground on Monday. He hiss also at the
asylum ], 400 spring chickens, and more
Incuhatlng every day.
The Hillsboro Sentry remarks that
a froston June IT'D is a rare occurrence
in central Wisconsin, but people awoke
last Friday morning to find the ground
white IN mary places. 1t did very little
damage how ever.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
(From the westby Times,


Miss Martha Neprud has returned
home for the vacation from her school
duties at Scranton, Iowa.
Mrs. A. 0. Larson Of Viroqua spent
Sunday here with her sister, Mrs. M
Frydenberg.
Miss Marie Hektoen had several
friends from La Crosse to spend Sun
day at her home here.
Mrs. T. Finkle of San Bernardino.
California, arrived here for visit with
relatives and many friends. She ia a
sitter Of John Michelet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Langhaus took
their six-year.old son to La Crosse to
be operated on for appendicitis.
Mrs. N. G. Sollie was conveyed to
a La Crosse hospital on Wednesday Of
last week to undergo operation for ap,
pendicitis. Late reports convey the
good news that she is convalescing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
ROUND AND ABOUT US

Notwithstanding the fact that La
Fargo village trustees some time since
determined that no license should be
granted for the sale Of liquor in that
town, number of applicants have ad-
vertisedin the local paper their desire
to engage in the business. Looks like
there might be legal ENHANCEMENT
and a purpose to force the council to
accede to the demands of applicants on
the theory that the voters were su-
preme, as expressed by majority vote
at the late municipal election.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
CREAM SEPARATOR DEATH
Man in Crawford County KILL by
explosion of Bowl

Adyices from Johnstown, near Tower
vile, are that on Saturday while operat-
ing cream separator the bowl to the
machine burst and crushed in the skull
of John Garlick, causing death.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19

The first cream to be delivered to the
local creamery in an automobile was
the product from the farms of Thomas
Stevens and H. K. Vergeront, which is
brought in occasionally in the CENSOR
editors machine. Getting back to first
principles as chore boy, you see. AL
bert Egenes also commenced delivering
in Ford machine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
Special Fertilizers

Swift onion, potato and tobacco fer
tlliZer; also Swift's super phosphates.
Will sell IN any quantity desired. Call
and get prices and facts at Eckhardt' $
Southeastern elevator.
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Way of the World.

Such as have lean and spare bodies
stuff themselves out with clothes; so
they who are defective in matter. en-
deavor to make amends with words
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
Nature ALWAYS nc.

Nature never did betray the heart
that loved her; tbs her privilege,
through all the years of our life, to
lead from Joy to joy-Wordsworth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
Big Millinery Clearance Sale

One hundred ladies' trimmed and
street hats, IS misses trimmed hats.
% children's hats, all at big bargains.
MRS. l.. c. Norris
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19

The number of silos that have been
erected and are going to be built in this
community indicates the newly awaken
ed interest in the dairying industry.
Farmers are beginning to realize that
winter milk brings better price than
summer milk, and in order to get an
abundant flow in winter the cow must
be given succulent food such as can be
preserved in silo.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19
Where EviI Caro- In

Husband .tmeditating upon the bon.
net bilD-God made woman, but the
devil certainly makes the new styles,
Judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19

ice fee of Republic and Vernon SIS, in
sure a colt to stand and suck. $40 in
sures a colt to stand suck from Vernon
Jr. Breed your draft mares to draft
horse and your Coach mares to trot-
ter. F. M. MINsHALL, Viroqua.
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Nothing equal 70 those Rowell silo

HIH1~HH " N7IItRo % AlIt'sh N % D
"A ellison Big Six horse engine will
handle No. Ia Rowell cutter with
blower to fill thirty foot silo SO the
Rowell Company affirm, as they know the
value of the ellison engines. Chas. S.
Slack & Co have them and julie Simp-
son is at the wheel this week to take
your orders.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19

If every bachelor would contribute
$50 to common fund there would be
no dependent children.
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Fine Pronertv for Sale

The Nj. D. Chase residence in the
east section of town. This property is
Offered at a bargain. For information
see or write Chas. E. Chase, La Farpe.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-06-19

Wisconsin is the best state in the
Union for breeding high class stock
and grains, was the statement of Prof.
w A. Henry, former dean of the col.
lege of agriculture of the University of
Wisconsin. There is no better place to
raise colts. than where alfalfa, clover.
corn and oats can be had" declared
Prof. Wayne Dinsmore. another speak
er, in lecture on the raising of pure
bred stock in Wisconsin.
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FARM, STOCK AND DAIRY Jors

James Hall is building a basement
barn 26xS6 feet on his farm in Kicka-
poo town. He says the lumber and
most of the material was taken from
the farm and prepared by himself.