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with the government, and so you reso-
lutely followed it into the realm of the
law. But decade of experience has
yielded the further discovery that the
saloon has its citadel of power in poll
tics. Women of the crusade, you must
follow the saloon into that realm, for
there alone you will reach its fountain
head. | do not mean that you do any.
thing more "radcal' or pronounced"
than you dared at the beginning. Could
anything be more radical than going
directly to the saloon itself, than cru
sading in municipal chambers, halls of
legislation and at the ballot. box? But
even the conservative women of the
South 90 to the polls to plead with men
that they vote tor prohibition. Politics
is the witch's broth of our times. Into
its seething depths you are to cast the
one ingredient which alone can purify
and sweeten-I mean your influence.
You have not ballots, and you have not
money; but what riches of clear and
thoughtful brain, true heart and helpful
hand you are bringing to the only party
that has dared declare itself for an out
lawed liquor traffic and protected
home !"
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4 Warming.

Under investigation by the proper
authorities it has been found that the
rye-and-rock drops and the chocolate
bombs" sold by the contectioners con
tain intoXicants in quantities large
enough to produce drunkenness in
young children. In Brooklyn the sale
of these candies is prohibited, and
should be in all places, as chemical an
alysis shows that the "bombs' are
sweetcned with fusel oil and alcohol
They are coated outside with chocolate
and have half kernel of a Madeira
nut stuck on top. The contents OF
three "bOmbs" will fill wineglass and
make a man drunk. The rock -and-rye
drops are permeated with vile comb.
nation of alcohol and fusel oil.
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high, sired by Longstrider, son of Tom
Hal. Longstrider's dam was hand
some bay mare by Honest John, son of
Champion, by Vermont Black Hawk.
Nettie Hoppin won the second, fourth
and fifth heats; time, from 2:20 Ia to
2:27 IL.
1t took eight heats to decide the 2:2S
trotting race at the same place which
was finally won by Maggie &. Middle
ton, which won the first, seventh and
eighth heats best time, 2:25 -. She
is a fine-looking and plucky chestnut
mare six years old, 10 II hands high,
sired by Bay Middleton, her dam being
by Magma Charta.son of Morgan Eagle.
j. W. Peck of West Cornwall offers
to match his two-year-old colt Gold
Mine, by Aristos, to trot for one hundred
side against any entire colt of the
same age in Vermont.
There were about 5000 people at the
New York Driving club track, New
York city, Saturday, to see the match
between the stallion "Phallas," owned
by J. [. Case, and the gelding CHA
joica." There was little betting Phal-
las won easily in three straight heats.
Time, PIG, 2.1S ga, 2.2G Sd.
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This fast and game trotting gelding,
that recently won the free-tor-all at
East Saginaw, has since trotted seven
heat race at Kalamazoo, in which he
won fourth and sixth heats and was
second in the seventh, which, with the
race, was taken by Bonnie McGregor,
second money going to ButterscOtch,
with Prince Middleton, Loretta F.,
Myrtle, Robin and St, Denis in the
rear.
Butterscotch is a very handsome bay
gelding, 10 ID hands high, foaled April
Z, 1873, bred by G. A. Gaskill, Winter
set, Iowa, sired by Panic; dam, Maid of
the Mist. by Cummins Davy Crockett,
he by old Davy Crockett, PAGER; second
dam by Orphan Boy of Kentucky. Pan
ic is a black horse ID hands high, weigh
ing $40 lbs, foaled in 1858, bred by G..
w. Ensign (then of Essex county n.
Y. but now of Des Moines ,Iowa) ;sire,
Ethan Allen, son of Vermont Black
Hawk; dam, Dolly Merriam, bred by
Chas. S. Noble of Essex, N. Y, and
got by horse called the North horse,
that was imported from France by
Charles Williams of Montreal; second
dam by Sherman Morgan. Panic is
full brother to Fanny Lee, 2:2S, and
his pedigree is given us as above by
Mr.. G. w. Ensign, who bred him. A
correspondent of the Spirit 81 the
Times states that he has timed Butter
scotch from wire to wire in 2:20. AT
East Saginaw he beat Wilson, 2;lG IA,
by George Wilkes, and Felix, 2:21, by
Nutwood.
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Notes.

The Hon. Hiram Price, COM
missioner of Indian affairs, makes a
startling arraignment of society at the
capital. Among the 100000 inhabit-
ants of Washington, he says, there are
more drunkenness and crime than
among the 100000 Indians who are
savages and have never felt the elevat-
ing influence of civilization.
The Mutual Life Insurance company
of New York states MS pretty definite
ly ascertained, that the expectation of
life of temperance persons, aged twen-
tY, is 4i,2 years, while of the intem-
perate it is only l5.6 years.
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ii Ow To Save Time.

"Why" said the widow OfDea. ALarah Iliggin
as she united the corner of her handkerchief pro
ducing one quarter dollar, seven ten cent pieces
and nickle which she handed the willing drug
gist, "Why," said she. al don't know nothin' what
| should do without II. | used to spend putty
near all summer a grubbin' up yeller dock, an a
sewa an other 'arbs. Then in winter twas a
CONTINENTAL bile an stew maxim hop tea an
ginger tea an dandeliun llec, 10 say nothin' of
pound regulur,-l know the 'aTbs are all in II
somcwhere-an' they're oil as bright as buttons
rye made sin braided rugs an a Jacobs ladder
crazy quilt that beats anythin for craziness that
ever see" And the good woman asked what
they were giving for spruce gum now, and taking
her Celery Compound IN her hand and a roll q
almanacs under her arm turned her footsteps
toward home.
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No Cause for Encouragement.
National Stockman.l

The business of wool-growing, al
though always subject to fluctuations
and depression, and though at the pre-
sent time it is undergoing very severe
seige of depression, is not subject to
greater changes than other industries
of the farm. This may sound strange
TO some wool-growers, but a little
thought will convince the most incred-
ulous that it is nevertheless a fact. A
year ago prime cattle were quoted at
from S6.40 to 500; hogs, best Phila-
delphias, at from 1913 to $3.50; and
extra 100 to 10 pound sheep at from
$40 to $3.50. Today prime cattle are
quoted at from 1915 to Sc best Phila-
delphia hogs at from $4,65 to $40 ;and
extra 100 to 10 pound sheep at from
1925 to $40. Wheat year ago was
quoted at ) OF to ~ ,05; corn, at &c
to Coo; hay, at $3.50 to Sl3. Today
wheat is quoted at 81. 05 to 81. 0G; corn
at 53c to 5lc; hay at from Sl7 to S17 80.
This shows that the decline in cattle
and hogs has been as marked as that of
sheep, and while wheat has lately adj
vanced to last years prices, hay is the
only product which shows an appreci-
able advance. But it is certain that
the prices of wheat and hay have been
sustained only on account of scarcity
from drouth, or they would have suf-
tered decline in the same proportion
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Caring for the Boys and Girls.

Walla Walla, W. r., is a city of ZOO
inhabitants. Its mayor, Gen. Tannatt,
who has been visiting in the East, saws
that it has municipal ordinance, which
is strictly enforced, prohibiting any
boy or girl who is under fourteen years
of age from being ont alone after dark
a child sent for a physician must be
given permit to do so. No tobacco
mist can sell tobacco or cigarettes to
children less than fourteen years of age
aud Sabbath liquor-selling is punished
by SIS fine for each offence.
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Sorse Department,

The steadily-growing popularity of the
Morgan horse, and the increasing demand
for animals bred from the best existing
lines of that blood, with pedgrees that can
be vouched for rs authentic. has led the ed
itors of this department to undertake the
collection and verihcation as far as posi-
BILE, of Morgan pedgrees from the time of
the original Justin Morgan to the present.
In connection with this work we are also
Investigating the pedigrees of all trotting
horses that have proved their powers of en-
durance by trotting fifty or more public
and recorded races each. We have already
received from original sources large
amount of important information in both
these lines, much of which will be given in
these columns. For the completion of orr
work, which will be published IN book
form, we want pedigree, description and
history of every meritorious stallion de-
Scended in direct male line from Justin Nor
gan that has ever been used for stock pur-
poses. Blanks for this information will be
furnished free on application. Questions of
public interest concerning Morgan horses
will be answered in this department. All
communications in this department may be
addressed to w. II. Bliss, Rochester, Vt.
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1t happened at the State fair at Mont
pelier in 1881 that gentleman and his
wife were jogging leisurely down the
track in a stout road wagon after a thin
but well-appearing sfour-year-old bay
gelding, when they were disturbed by
shouts of Grace coming! Clear the
trackW whereupon the four-year-old
tossed up his head and went down the
stretch in manner that showed that
he was not likely to be run over in that
particular race. This little exhibition
attracted the attention, among others,
of theS veteran horseman, b. F. Havi-
land of Danville, who has way of
knowing good horse at first sight land
just as another party had taken the
lady's place by the side of the driver,
''just to see whether he could do tina t
again or not" Mr. IIaviland stepped
between the wheels and paid the owner
who was Mr.. Geo. Wheeler of Barre,
his price, four hundred and fifty dol
lars.
The colt which was named Henry
D., was presently taken off of Mr.
Haviland's hands at very comfortable
figures by Mr.. Zadoc NJ. Bacon, s.
wealthy manufacturer of Brooklyn, n.
Y, but was left until last September in
care of Mr.. llaviland at Danville,
where he soon developed into very
beautiful and blood-like horse, bright
bay with black points, standing Is 81
hands and weighing 1850 pounds, a
horse of princely style and easy and
elastic action, with limbs of great sym
metry and power, very deep and OBJ
lique shoulder, broad chest, long and
smoothly-turned hips, full bright eye,
sensitive ear, fine head well CARR ed a.,
abundant name and heavy tail carr led
straight and well-an animal perfec tly
trained and of the highest intelligel Ice
and docility.
Mr.. Haviand soon found that he had
made no mistake in Judging Henry d.
to be trotter. He showed hirn at
Burlington at the State fairs among the
gentlemen's drivers in 1882, 'S3 and 'S4,
taking first money each time, and in the
exhibition of 1883 Henry ID. drew Mr..
Haviland in road wagon, wagon and
driver weighing 375 lbs, a full mile on
the Burlington half-mile track in
2;3l -, last half in 1:l2 without a
skip.
Last September Mr.. Bacon took
Henry d. to Brooklyn, and has since
used him exclusively as his road horse
and Mr. Bacon states that SINCE that
time he has encountered on the road
everything in the shape of fast horse,
flesh from Brooklyn to Coney Island,
and that Henry ID. has never been
passed or headed, but has become the
acknowledged and undisputed king of
the road, no mean distinction among
the flyers of New York and Brooklyn.
On the LIST inst. Mr.. Bacon drove Hen
ry d. to his road wagon on two half
mile trials at Prospect Park, the first
in 1:l3 l-2, and the second in IL II,
last quarter "a seconds. This is the
only time that Mr.. Bacon ever drove on
any track, and the horse never had a
weight or boot of any kind upon him.
Professional judges who saw these
trials expressed the opinion that Henry
ID. is capable of trotting very close to
the extreme limit of trotting speed.
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present owner, Hon. II Z.
Cults, Orwell, Vermont,
foaled in 1872, got by
Daniel Lambert; dam, Black
Kate (the dam of Ben Frank
linz by Addison, son of Ver-
mont Black Hawk. lie is
therefore full brother to Ben
Franklin, whose portrait APP
peared in our last issue. He
is a horse of very pure action
and high intelligence and do
cility. He has a record of
2:27, acquired in a third heat.
His colts are large, strong,
symmetrical and are natural
trotters. Two of his two
year Odds drew first and sec
sond premiums at the State
Z fair in 1882, over fifteen en-
stries. Addison Lambert
: drew first premium as best
stallion with five of his get
at Addison county fair in
September last, while his
colts drew first in every
class entered, viz, suckers,
yearlings, two-year-old filly
and two-year-old stallion.
horse largely patronized and
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Notes.

Sheepmen who think their business
is everlastingly squelched are either
fresh in the business, or they have tor
gotten all the facts of former expert
ences,-San angelo (TeTaS) Stand-
ard.
j. NJ, Campbell is negotiating for the
purchase of two Vermont rams, the
price of one being $3.50, and the other
$3.50. Mr.. Campbell says he has grown
gray improving those sheep, and that
he cannot bear to see them bred down
hill. -TerdS HOcEDdU.
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as the other products of the farm. And
now sheepmen, rs far as ups and downs
more reason to be discouraged than
cattle and hog men or the general farm
er. These calculations are based on
mutton sheep of course, and the fleece
has not been considered; but it is GER
tain that the farmer who gives up
sheep-raising for other branches of
farming will be disappointed in his ex-
pectations, and will not in the least
better his condition.
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Mr.. Bacon has since refused cash Of
fer of $1,000 for him.
This remarkable gelding was bred by
George Wheeler, Barre, VT, got by the
Hutchinson colt, son of Schuyler
(owned by William Farwell, Barre,
Vt), son of Brown Dick, by the Peck
horse, by Vermont Black Hawk. The
dam of Henry ID. was gray mare
bred by said Wheeler, foaled in 1870,
and got by Young Draco, son of Ora
co, by Perkins Young Morrill,.
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Creeper.

Creepcr.
The Peck horse mentioned in the
above pedigree of Henry ID. was the
sire of Swanbrough's Creeper, sire of
the gray gelding Phil. Sheridan, ? 20
IL. Creeper's dam was by Young
Bulrush, grandsirc of Old Morrill, !;
second dam by Green Mountain Nor
gan, son of Sherman Morgan. lie was
bred by H. G. Alexander, Tunbridge,
VT, taken West by David f..
Chapman, and passed through the
hands of J. l.. Williams of Waukegan,
ILL.,, to his present owner, j. W. Swan
brough of that place. Although foaled
in 1884 and now 81 years OF age, he is
yet alive and vigorous. George p.
Kellogg, proprietor of the Spring Park
stud, Waukegan, says: can intelligent
investigation of Old Creeper's breed
ing and the results of his life prove
him in many respects one of the most
! remarkable animals, the product of any
! family or breed that ever existed.
There is but little doubt that had
| Creeper had the training and early
development usually followed he would
| have trotted in 2:20. The probabilities
| are that he never sired colt that was
properly raised but that could trot a
| mile in 3 minutes. Although his lot
was cast entirely with farm work
mares, he has produced roadsters
that sold, two for $1,000 each, one at
5000, one at $500, three for 5000
each, and the number that have sold
for 5000 and upwards is matter of
history for every farmer in the county.
| There are but two instances where he
had blood family to couple with. In
the first one hegot Phil. Sheridan, y: 20
-, and the first Creeper mare ever
bred to a Hambletonian produced
Garfield winning two first premiums at
the Chicago fairs and trotting trial in
,: "a. One of his colts has been taken
to Scotland, four or five have been
taken to Colorado, one to California,
four to Nebraska, two are in Dakota,
some in Michigan and a number in the
Eastern States, while there is no more
popular driving horse in Chicago than
a Creeper."
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Turf Notes.

Nettie lloppin, winner of the 1928
pacing race at Kalamazoo, is a beauti-
full bay mare six years old, 10 - hands
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Rev. IL. Il. Erroll, OF Pavilion, N. Y, says OF
GilmOre's Aromatic Wine: 81 believe il TO be a
most desirable remedy to be placed in every lam
lily"
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earth that hate and defest and abominate
and despise It's picnic, but Of course. the
young folks won't feel that WAY about II
80 ! must do some cooking for Jacob and
David-n
%" says she, ''your boys are not 70 be In
vited."
How do you know thaf% says l.
"Why." says she, II heard Mrs Jinkins
tell Mrs. Green that she heard Mrs. Brown
tell Mrs. Skies that she wasn't going 70 In
wife any body but tile most respectable fami-
lies, and she named several families that
she intended 70 leaye out and your family
was one Of them"
was pretty well stirred up, anyway. anG
didn't stop to think what was saying, 20
says 1: 'I'd like to know what has made
the Browns 80 mighty respectable all n
once. May be my boys are not as respecta-
BILE AS Browns boys. but know that Jere-
miah's father was never put IN jail Tor hog
stealing and my mother wasn't washer
woman"
LA. Mrs. Jones." says she. twas
Browns father put In Jail for horse-steal-
Ing. and was Mrs Browns mother wash
erwoman? Well declare. ! have never
heard of that before, but / always did
think they was a kind OF q low set for al
they put ON such big airs"
took thought then about what wa
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find II rough enough down at Coney Island
but lie said the beer that wasteth mt noon
tide andtbe dance that slayeth at midnight
were altogether too frequent down there.
So went right out into the wilds OF New
Jersey. where there are more wilds 70 be
had for the money than anywhere else !
know Of.
And when had been there two days the
farmers SON grasped the fact that wanted
10 rough II. | told him didn't care to 20
as FAR as running myself through hornets
nest or A thrashing. machine al first: a little
mild excitement would do 10 begin with.
so he suggested q bareback ride
told him that was just what ! wanted.
/ didn't know what il WAS but was not
going to give In 70 mere boy like him
So he went into the barn and brought out
A tall. narrow horse. and tod me 70 get on.
didn't say anything. but expected a
great deal.
cot III and ne mounted in front Of me
10 keep the horse going. ION may think
II strange, but became rrejndicec against
bareback riding as soon ~ ] got on that
horse: he was 80 tall and 80 exceedingly
narrow.
Well, the farmers boy started him, ana
tlsen | thought the earthquake had come.
The way in which the summit 81 that horse
endeav0red 10 penetrate through my spinal
column to my soul was something remark
able.
l told the boy there was no hurry. did
not know where we were going. but said
We would get there. soon enough II we let
the horse walk. But the boy was game
and kept the animal on the jump.
Then said my son. my bareback
riding terminates right herer' And ! rolled
myself on the starboard side Of that horse
and struck on my head In d wild blackberr,
bush. I went home with nose full OF
briars and an accumulation OF raw ex-
pcrience that would have been worth IT,
weight In gold TO ne-if could have real
sses 10 IT. Philadelphia Ncps.
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THE JONES FAMILY.
Sally AIMS Account OF Ono Days
Tribulatiops ft't
what game Of Jersniah's Leaving the
Gate Opea-why shs Msmbsru u
M Two House holds Are Not ON
speaking Terms.

oaa morning III July had 10 bake bread
and chuua. besides doing all the other
hGisework. 80 ] put the bread into the
stove oven. and took the chum and set II
down under big oak tree that stands In
Che back yard.
had just commenced working the churn
when l saw Jeremiah pass through the
gate into the barnyard.
jeremiah says |, you have left the
gate open.
"Neyef mind" says he. "rm coming
hack in a minute.
didn't think any more about the gate
then, but just A. was ready 10 take out
the butter, happened to look over into the
potato patch. aud there was a hog roofing
up the potatoes.
called "Jer-e--nll--ahr' as loud as
could scream, but all heard in reply to
mis- patriotic appeal was the word: 'jer--
e-mi--ahl' echoed back from The barn.
My eyes wandered around over the land
ecape in search Of MY absent husband, ana
finally beheld him about a quarter Of mile
away. seated on the TOP rail- OF fence in
the shade Of large cottonwood, talking 10
Bill Jinkins. who was IN the lane on the
other side OF the fence burdenlng the back
OF an old horse that ALWAYS called Bona
parte. not because he was an uncotnmonly
ambitious animal but because the greater
part OF him was composed Of bones.
am well acquainted with both men,
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saying: 50, says 4: II didn't say whether
they We're or not said that mine ane
Jeremiah's wasn't"
Size started soon afterwards. and STRUCK
bee line for Browns.
A few days afierward Jeremiah cant
home In terrible state Of anxiety. lie
said that Brown was threatening 70 prose.
cute nae for SANDER. because ] had told
Mrs 6nmbreI that he used 10 steal hogs for
= living. while his wife took in washing.
THAT all comes OF leaving gates open,
jeremiah says |.
II don't see what leaving gates open has
TO do with your letting Your tongue run
about business that don't concern you, Y
says he. t.f
"Well.- says !. II was 50 worried by The
trouble that | wasn't responsible"
Jeremiah put on his hat and went out %
The barn, and for q wonder. shut the gate
after him. sent the following note Z
Brown through the post Office:
mr.. BRow~: I'm nos afraid Of your prose
cution. but renlcm bcr that you are candi
date for sheriff. and II ] hear any more q
your rah Ill tell all know about you
never received any reply 70 that note
and suppose Brown must have been guilt,
OF some ineanness that he thought knew
about. for heard nothing more OF Sian
der suit
The families Of Brown and Jones. how
ever, have not been on speaking terms
since Tolcti0 Biudc.