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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-23
ROB Roy AND SIGNAL.

RACGNE, Wis., Dec. >, lS-i.
Dear Sir Will now answer both letters
OF yours and enclose them to you a. request
ed. Od Rob Roy sired the Bundy Rob Roy
Bundy Rob Roy sired signal Signal tol
awhile was called NmgletcrIy Rather. He
was II good->izcd horse and both he and his
sire showed fine breeding and it was said that
Rob Roy came to this county from Kentucky
The dam of signal was well-brcd mare
owned by William walker Allihe knew ottheI
mare was she came here from Kentucky.
signal sired some good colts while hereI
among them Richard Richards, and Lady
Mary. Lady Mary was the dam of Bay FAM
ME am she the dam of Alexander2 :2s', alsd
Resolute, , - and thrce-coming stalliorI
from Pluto which colt Mr.. Richards says j. thd
best one ever raised by him.
For full information about signal wrtd
james NJ. Leonard, stockton, California HID
has taken pains to trace his pedigree.
In 2d or Sd vol. of Wallace's stud Book cam
be found signals pedigree, traced, think, by
Richard Richards, breeder ut this place.
At one time. it is said some man was paid
for pedigree of signal, but it did not work
No money can hire Mr. Richards to talsify the
breeding of a horse.
II can be of any further use to you in this
or any other horse news let me know.
! Think have given you all the information
about Bundy Rob Roy and signal that can he
Ii al here that is reliable.
Yours truly,
A p. DUTTON.
| Z. :. signal went from Racine Co. to Gene
va, Wis, and from Geneva to California; and
Leonard owned him. DUTrON.
Much obliged to Mr. Dntton for this very
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-23
SUNDRY LETTERS.
GREEN MOUNTAIN BOY, SIRE OF THE DAM
OF HEROD.


FARES CORNERS, Wis, Mar. II, lss6.
Editor Register:-ln answer to yours direct
ed To the late j. I. Hidden, Lodi, Wis, will say
Having some interest in the horse Green
Mountain Boy, or Little Billy, and sometimes
spoken of as the sun Prairie Horse, | have
taken some trouble to look up his early his
tory. After tracing him through all his own
ers from Hidden back I.fnd he was foaled in
Bridport, VT, May q, 1850; sired by Black
Hawk s; the dam seems to be an inbred
Woodbury. Morgan.
You speak of him AS bay-now he was in
no sense Il bay; could not be so called by any
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-23
DRIVING AT NIGHT.
From the Western Sportsman.

How to illuminate road in front of
horses in driving at night is an important
matter.
The usual side lamps on carriages or
the attaching of lantern to the dash
board fail to reflect the light where it is
most wanted, and the suspending of ?
lantern to the front axle is Objectionable
for many reasons, but it is the best plan
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-23

stretch of the imagination-he was a chestnut
with strip i'm face. His colts were more chest.
nuts than any other color-a few sorrcl-and
more black, this when he was bred to Black
Hawk Mares first heard of him about III
years ago; then owned by one Moses Chase.
hear he now lives ut sun Prairie. Chase
told me that he was bred by one John ward.
| have written about bakers dozen of let
tiers to Ward and lately got one very short un-
satisfactory answer ward lives near sun
Prairie; think by his letter he is not finish.
ed scholar.
As II stock .gettcr Green Mountain Boy was
one of our best. His stations were very un.
lucky; the one Hidden raised got into bad
hands; do not know where he is now. job
Mills raised one; he was burned up in Iowa.
A.Ackerman had one; his got kicked and was
not taken care of and IT ruined him. but his
mares have done better Some of the best
horses in this country are from his mares.
What want to know is-what was his sec
ond dam? Did YOU see what Dunton SAYS?
That his second dam was by Royal Morgan
but could not find that he had any evidence
and do not believe it. Green Mountain Boy
died ut Lodi, lin 1876, the property of J. +.
Hidden; covered some 90 mares the season of
1876. think he died the last of August DO
! you know of any of his colts that had records
| fast enough to make him standard horse
! | do not find that he ever trottcd faster than
| about 40.
Yours truly,
LEANDER :. DREW.
The information given in this letter is tn,
fullest and best ever published on Greer
Mountain Boy. We do not find that the hors,
| sired any trotting winners, but he sired tn,
dam of IIcrod, "a =, and his blood appears
| in the pcdigrccs of other excellent horses
Any information on the breeding of the dan
and grandam of Green Mountain Boy vii
be of interest and value. Ed. REG.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-23
VT. ASSOCIATION OF ROAD AND
TROTTlNG HORSE BREEDERS.

PATRONS WILL REMEMBER THAT FIRST
INSTALLMENT OF ENTRY FEE MUST BE
PAID BY MAY |.
Forward to
JOSEPH BATTELL. Treasurer.
MiddlcburV. VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-23

IEANDER :. DREW.
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SHoREHAM, March Is, lssG.

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-23

II will now briefly answer the Oft-re-
peated question as to what | think the
evidence already published tends to show
as to the origin of the dam of Ethan AL
lem | think it tends to show this:
In or about 1920, Abel and Zeno Rising
of Hague, y. y, being brothers and in
company, bred gray filly which they
sold prior to lS2G to John Glazier of
Hague. Glazier kept her a year or two
and disposed of her either directly, or
Rufus Rising of Hague, who got her
about lS2S, and Immediately bred her,
purposely or by accident, to two-year-
old gray colt which he had. and produced
a gray filly which grew up to be very
/ like her dam and became the dam of
Ethan. After breeding this filly, Rufus
/ Rising, having got the older mare badly
hipped, disposed of her, and she passed,
either directly or indirectly,to Caleb Bal
com, ST., and son, who disposed Of her in
the spring of 1887 (still known as the
Rufus Rising mare) for a small sum TO
William ii. Balloon of Hague. She was
very lame from her hip and was kept by
W. II. Balloon for breeding, and he raised
four colts from her, in four consecutive
seasons, from 1898 to lS4l inclusive. In
the fall of the latter year w. ii. Balloon
gave her away to Ira Wallace, who lived at
North West Bay, near the line of the adj
joining town of Bolton, who sold her the
same fall TO Warner Cook of Hague, for
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-23
Yours respectfully,


P.S. Have you any of the colts from Lady,
shannon, think she had filly full sister to
winfield scott, and colt by Highland Boy bv|
Hamlet.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-23

Mr.. JOsEPH BATrELL,
Dcdr Sir:-The gray mare did drive most
of the time for two or three years; drove her
about ISIS to 1872. W. Cook got her, about
ls:3s, OF Abel Rising. Rufus Rising raised her.
Reuben Potter j. dead. He never owned
the mare. He sold gray gelding to
Rufus Rising in 1884 30. Cook raised
three sir Charles colts from her, and sold her
and colt to George weed for fifty dollars, and
Weed sold her TO j. W. IIocomb. He raised
two Black Hawk colts from her and then
Ethan Allen.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-23
Concerning the Balloon mare he wrote
under date Jan. u, 1856:

Dear Sir:-I was well acquainted with vii
liam Balcom until he went West. ] also re
member his having a gray mare, but who 1t
let her go to do not remember, and | could
not tell who he got her of.
Yours truly,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-23

1t is hard to believe that poor man
like Ambrose Potter ever bred a. colt and
sold it, and that his boy, then twelve or
thirteen years old, should not know his
father ever owned colt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-20
LADY oaMPBELL,s DEFENSE.

She States that There Is No Truth in the
Charges Brought by Her Husband.
LONDON, Nov ia correspondent obtained
an interview, to-day, with Lady Colin Campbell,
whom he met at the Office of the famous attor
ney, Lewis. She is tall, graceful and beauti-
fulbrunette, whose loveliness is enhanced by her
extreme pallor, the result of the recent mental
strain to which she has been subjected. She
was dressed in plaid costume of blue ground
with large yellow squares, tight-fttng jacket
trimmed with fur, and dark blue hat with very
little trimming.
"The time for delcacy in this matter" the
lady said, 'has passed The truth must now
come out There is not an atom of truth in the
charges my husband brings against me. It is
my turn now, and ! will make an exhibition
more pitiable and more contemplate than any
that has been witnessed in an English court in
many years"
His Lordship charges you with improper con-
v5zsS1 "a Leigh Castle IN Paris"
'Ihesa charges, like many others, are not
supported by word of truth Lady Miles can
dsprove the Leigh Castle charges, and l can,
without difficulty, dispose of the others 1t ie
true that | met the sDuke of Marlborough in
Paris when l. with my mother. was returning
home from Italy. He called upon me at our
hotel in the middle of the day and remained
perhaps an hour, during winch time we were
not alone for a moment"
What about the story that an investigating
commission was sent to Paris, and that Lord
Colin Campbell's charges are based upon -the
evidence thus obtained"
Mr.. Lewis-The Paris evidence, on which Lord
Colin Campbell is said to rely with the utmost
confidence, will utterly collapse. 1 decline to
specify how, but when the method is revealed in
the court the revelation will starte society and
overwhelm the complainant and his friends with
confusion.
Cannot your ladyship be induced to state in
what manner the Paris evidence will be re-
futed?"
No. That's plum Of which Lord Colin
shall have full benefit in court All of the
charges he has brought against me are false, and
are part of the relentless persecution of which
have been the victim, but do not fear to meet
them. The accusations are both cruel and cow
ardly, and incrimnate long standing friends of
his family and mine as well as myself. l have
never been happy since my marriage, my hus-
band having been cruel and Indifferent to me
almost from the start"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-20
A WONDERFUL INVENTION.
Gas-Making That Promises to Supersede ALI
Methods of Lighting and Heating.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 19-Mr. j. j. johnson,
of Columbiana, this State claims to have in
vented a gas-making process that promises to
outdo natural gas. Mr.. W. B. Sutler, promi-
nent manufacturer of that place, gives the fol-
lowing particulars regarding the greatest inven-
tion of the age: johnson has been working on
the invention for some time, and has succeeded
in pe-fectng his process TO such an extent that
wonderful results were accomplished The prin-
cpe of the machine is system of siphons
and air is forced alternately through water and
through oil, resulting in gas. The tests made by
Mr. johnson on the machine first finished by
him resulted in getting 100000 cubic feet of gas
from barrel of oil. After this immense guam
tity of gas had been made, the residue of OIL as
lubricator, is said to be worth as much as the
barrel of oil originally. 1t is cheaper than day
light, for after getting the light and fuel you
have the original value of the material
you got it from. Mr. johnson made a
trip to Boston and had a conference with
capitalists regarding the sale of the right of the
invention. After his representations. chemists
from Harvard College were sent to Coumbiana
to investigate. They reported favorably upon
it, and johnson was given 81 000 600 for the right
in the United States. with the exception of Penn
sylvania. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Later,
he sold the right to these four States with
the exception of Colrmbiana county, to a
Pittsburg syndicate for $500,000 The men from
Boston who examined the machine said that
when perfected no doubt one million feet Of gas
could be produced from barrel oil. AS an
illuminant il is said to be far superior to the gas
manufactured under the ordinary process, and
as q fuel is vastly better than natural gas. Its
heat is intense. A bar of lead was
thrust into the blaze, and Immediately
fell apart. From a pipe which issues
from Johnson's laboratory issues blaze eight
feet long that makes an intensely brilliant light.
When knowledge Of the invention gets abroad it
is expected to create wonderful sensation, as it
is expected to completely revolutioniZe the mat
ter of fuel and lighting. The parties who have
gained control of the invention have been en-
deavoring to keep it quiet until they were ready
to begin operations"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-20
ANARCHISTIC KNIGHTS.
The Conviction of the Spies Gang Denounced
as an Infamous and Unholy Conspiracy.

CHICAGO Nov. 10 Following is the text of
the resolutions adopted last night by District
Assembly "a, Knights of Labor. with reference
to the condemned Anarchists. This assembly
has jurisdiction over nearly ali the local assem-
blies in Chicago
Whereas The time for the execution of the con.
demned of the so-ealled Anarchists is rapidly ap-
preaching: and
Whereas It is q welknown fact that the judicial
machinery of the Criminal Court of Cook county
so manipulated that fair and impartial trial was i'm
possible; therefore be it
Resolved, That district assembly No. %, Knights
OF Labor, denounce the verdict III the anarchist trial
the result of capitalstc and judicial conspiracy
unparalleled in the history of criminal proceedings
Resolved, That district assembly No. "a will use
every honorable means to prevent the execution of
this sentence thereby saving civilization from blot
so foul and diabolical.
Resolved. That committee of three be appointed
by this district assembly to visit Governor Oglesby,
il need be. on behalf of justice.
Resolved That district assembly No. 24 call upon
all local assemblies to do all in their power in this
direction, to the end that justice may be dore.
The resolutions completely overturn the action
of July of the district, expelling all Anarch-
lists, and show, it is claimed, the complete change
of sentiment among the great body of the
Knights of Labor since that date upon the ques-
ton of the condemned seven. The district is
aggregate mem mbership of 5000 OF the seven
condemned men, Parsons is the only one who is
knight. In addition to the above resolutions
some of the local assemblies have passed resolu-
tons instructing each of their members to mail
postal card to Governor Ogesby the day be-
fore Thanksgiving, asking mercy for the con-
demned men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-20

officials and those under their protection who
will leave the country along with General kaul-
bars, and to take all the steps necessary to pre-
vent any outbreak or disorder on the occasion OF
their departure. 1t is stated that Russia will
send to the powers memorandum concerning
the bulgarian question and the action OF Gen-
era Kaulbars
kilograms have been sent from Lompalanka
10 Prince Alexander congratulating him on the
first anniversary of his decisive victory over the
Servians, which was won at Slivnitza, Nov. 10,
1885.
1t is stated at Pesth that Austria, England and
Germany have proposed that before successor
TO Pridce Alexander on the Bulgarian throne be
elected. the union between Bulgaria and Eastern
Roumella shall be adjusted on a permanent
basis. 1t is said that Russia has objected to the
proposal.
The Journal de st. Petersburg, commenting
on letter from Pesth attributing the fiery anti
Russian tone of many of the speeches made by
members OF the Hungarian delegations to the
alleged -proverbial fondness of the Magyars
for bellicose oratory, says: THAT
explanation will not hold good with re-
gard TO the public utterances Of a
Cabinet Minister. however, for he is not permit
ted TO use language on international affairs that
is capable of double and diverse constructions.
This is undoubtedly the reason why the En-
peror Francis Joseph spoke in fitting
and conformable terms of Austrias foreign
relations The pacific Interpretation which the
European press has given to Count Kalnoky's
speech proves that there is a universal desire for
peace; but confidence in the maintenance OF
peace being based on the certainty of Russia's
pacific views, why are these useless provocations
permitted? Public opinion finds difficulty in
reconciling such course with the friendly un-
derstanding embodied in the triple alliance, and
We may justly doubt whether Count kalnoky
spoke with Germanys authority"
It is semi-officially stated at Vienna that Lord
Iddesleigh. British Secretary of State for For
eign Affairs. acting in concert with Count Kali
noky. will not support the Prince of Mingrela
for the Bulgarian throne at present but await
the utterance of the Bulgarian people on his can
eidature.
The retirement of General Kaulbars from
Bulgaria is spoken of in all the European capi
tails as the retreat of Russia before the united
force of Europe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-20
CONDITION OF THE NEGROES.
Rev. ]. Milton Turner's Scheme for Distrib-
uting the Race Over the Country.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 19-Rev. j. Milton Turner,
the we'll l-known colored politician in an inter
view, says he has become convinced that the time
has come for the coored people to seek some
other means than politics for the betterment of
their condition. He believes that the negroes
must be redistributed throughout the country,
and has plan for the formation of colony in
Missouri in Butler county. In that county
Charles p Chouteau has set aside $4,000 acres
of fertile, heavily wooded lands. Located in the
vicinity are saw-mills representing investments
of 100000 Purchasers of homes will be paid
65 cents per thousand feet for cutting
logs on their own lands. II cents per
foot for cutting and peeling piles, and
10 cents each for making railroad ties The
lands are to be sold for from So to Sc per acre,
all timber. except what is needed for fencing
and building, being reserved, one-third OF the
purchase money to be paid in cash, when deed
will be given and the purchaser to give notes
bearing 8 per cent interest for the balance.
Where the purchaser cannot pay onethird down
he may pay what he likes, and Immediately oc-
cupy the land, but no deed will be given until
the third is paid. Carpenters will at once begin
the erection of ten or fifteen houses, but, after
settlers begin to arrive in numbers, they will
build their own. Already there are several act
ual settlers, and Mr.. Turner is confident the
scheme will prove great blessing to the colored
race
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-20
DEATH RATHER THAN DISGRACE.
x-Clerk Browning, of Monroe County. Shoots
Himself-ShOrt in His Accounts.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BLooMINGToN, Ind, Nov. 19.-This communi-
ty was startled, this morning, about o'clock, by
the report that D. W. Browning, ex-countv
clerk, and one of the bestknown citizens, had
shot himself at his home, on West Sixth street
1t was not long until the report was upon every
lip, and citizens, anxious to know the facts
hastily made their way to his residence and
found that it was true. Mr. Browning was lying
in his room on bed, with bullet-hole through
his body. He was still conscious, but would
talk to no one. In the morning he got up at the
usual time, and ate breakfast About o'clock
he went out the back door, but did nothing to
arouse suspicion. In few moments, how
ever, a sharp report was heard, and
upon Mrs. Browning going to the
door, she saw him coming from the
clubhouse toward her. She called for help as
she observed blood flowing from his body. He
was carried into room and physicians sent for
Immediately but before they arrived it was
evident the ball mad made fatal wound An
examination proved that revolver had been
held almost against the breast, little to the
left of the left nipple, and fred. The ball
ranged downward, but entered high enough to
miss the heart9 It was A calibre, and made q
hole large enough TO enter the thumb. Mr..
Browning has been conscious all the time, but
gives no reason for the deed. There is little if
any hope of his recovery, as at this writing his
pulse is $780, and the loss of blood very great
He is son of Hon. w. f. Browning, a mem
Der of the State Republican central committee
from this district, is chairman of the county
committee, and leading citizen. The old gen
tleman is broken down completely by the terri
BILE blow. In their affiction the family and
friends have the deepest sympathy for it is a
terrible blow. Mr.. Browning has an insurance
of So, 900 in the Knights of Honor, SO, 900 in the
Presbyterian Mutual, and S.. 900 in the Michigan
Mutual. He was also member Of the knights
of Pythias and Red Men.
LATER This morning. at o'clock. was ap-
pointed as the time for the final settlement of
the accounts in the clerks office. Mr. Brown
ing's father, who was his deputy, was waiting at
the office to assist him. when word came of the
shooting. 1t is now known that a shortage to
the amount of several thousand dollars has oc-
Cured, but the father says not dollar shall be
lost to the county. This embarrassment had
preyed upon Browning for some time, resulting
in general disorder of the mind. eliminating in
this tragedy.
At o'clock there is no hope of his recovery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-20
WHEN INDICATIONS.
SATURDAY-Fair weather, followed
by light rains; slightly warmer.
A ASBEFORE! S

We said the other day that 20 <" meant
"Oll Korrect," and also "Over Koats. 1t can
equally stand for "Of Kourse," and it thus
serves very happy purpose of coupling two
things that naturally go together-that is to
say, il you want an overcoat the place to get
it is The When Clothing Store, "Of Kourse. !"
We have been doing very large trade in
20. K's'-over koats-this season, and the
recent lower temperature is seen as plainly in
the increased trade as in the fall of the mer-
curry in the thermometer. In 1act, over koats
are the winter thermometer of great cloth
ing establishment like THE WHEN, which is
at the same time manufacturer, and so is
able to retail its goods at wholesale prices.