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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16

that foal insMarch, April and the lst of
May, and my purpose is to protect the
mare from the cold spring rains. After
that time prefer to have the mare foal
in the paddock outside of this box stall,
as there is less danger. SO you see, those
mares are never in the barn except dur
ing the few weeks ! have stated. 1t
makes no difference how low the mercury
goes, these mares are in no barn, but
stay in their winter quarters in the tim
Der with the shed to run under. as above
described. Under this shed they have
two feet of nice bright straw for bedding,
which is changed daily. Water is fur
nished by Il horsepower pump. have
been down to the timber when the mer-
curry was 81 degrees below zero, and have
yet to see mare tremble from cold after
drinking water from the trough, as they
do even in the box stalls in the barn at
/ 10 degrees below zero. All brood mares
safe in foal are kept in the brood mare
in doubt about being in foal are placed in
the tilly department, where the two-year
o,d fillies are kept. The three-year old
tillies also have a department similar to
that of brood mares. All geldings are
by themselves. and all the stock, includ-
ing the brood mares, geldings and fillies,
are kept the same way in the timber. but
al in separate and distinct apartments.
There is not to-day an unsound animal
on the place, from "A brood mare to IA
weanling.
When the mares are moved in the fall
from the blue grass pasture to their win
ter quarters in the timber, they are in
, fine condition. and this is the secret of
the mares dropping larger, stronger and
healthier foals in the spring. \ year
f ago this winter Mr.. Richard Richards. of
Racine, Wis, a breeder for thirty years,
and George Graves, of Rochester, Mimi,
visited the farm when the mercury was
f thirty degrees below, and saw these
: brood mares kept as above described in
e the timber. They were astonished and
: gratified at the success of the plan. They
said that they had never seen the same
number of brood mares together that
} looked in finer condition.
handle cattle in the same way. They
J are all in separate and distinct quarters
/. The steers, when three years old. are
:. marketed as export steers, and average
&; l.S00 pounds each. They are grade Short
e Horns from five to six crosses. Any
o farmer in Minnesota that has grove on
e handling stock in this way it will thirty,
: and do better than if kept in boX-stalS
Il and that it will come out in the Sprn!
l. in much better condition than if kept il
Is Il close barn where the animals mus
Il breathe more or less of foul air.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16
GENTLEMAN's SINGLE HORsEs-sj0.


Best gcntlemans single horse, s25.
second best, $lj
Third best, $40.
FOR FoALs OF 1ssj, STALLION, GELpTNG OR
FILLY, $40.
Best foal of lsS5, 500.
second best foal of lsSj, s12.
Third best ioal of lssj, SS
Competitors in any of the premium classes
will he required to pay an entrance fee of 10
per cent of the total premium in each class.
Entries must be made on or before August
2Oth, to Joseph Battcll, treasurer, Middlebury,
VT.
stakes and premiums are open to all horses
owned by members of the association, and to
horses the get of stations owned or stood by
members of the association.
AUCTION SALE.
During the exhibition there will be an auc-
ton sale of such horse stock rs members may
desire to dispose of notice of which must he
given the treasurer, on or before the 18th day
of July, lssG, and must contain an accurate
description of the animal or animals to be
sold, stating age, color, size, pedigree, so far
us is known, and must state any defects known
to exist. The sale will be absolute; no by
bidding allowed.
published and the sale will he otherwise adj
! Vcrtised. The association will charge PEI
| cent of the amount of sales, to pay expenses.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16
THE GET OF ooLDDUsT WITH RECORDS
BELOW ESQ.
Yours truly,
l.. l.. DORSEY.

Lucille Golddust, b. M, l6'4, dam by Bald
Hornet
Flccty Golddust, gr. m, 20, dam by Jehu
Morgan
Rolla Golddust br. z. (2j.2l saddle, Pm rec
ord lO7i, dam by Mohawk Chief.
Indicator ch. =, % /, dam by Bob Jordan.
Tcnnyson, b. e, 30.
Tarleton. b. e, 81, dam by Woodpccllcr.
Rosa t;olddust chm. 81; 2m. record 5:27i,,
dam by Vermont Morgan.
Willy Golddust, ch. a. 81 dam by Imp. Glen
coc.
Rodney, CHI e. "a :, pm. record Is.
Gcntinella ch. m 3d. dam by Tecumseh.
Golddust, IT., br $, 36, dam by Mohawk
Chief.
Willie Golddust, ch. =, SO, dam by Highland
Messenger.
Pilot Golddust, br. $, 1864, dam by Pilot r.
Little Frank, ch. e., 37ls, dam by HANDLE
tonian.
Zilcadlc Golddust, ch. $, 37}i, public trial
and repeat at s years old , -, fastest mile for
age to date of trial), dam by Imp. scythian.
/ Lady Bransford, CHI. m, 3s1a.
| Ethan Golddust, CHI. e, 30.
Messenger Golddust, CHI. s., . SO, dam by
Highland Messenger.
/ General Golddust, b. s., 80, dam by Licking
ton.
Glencoe Golddust, CHI. s., 40, dam by Green
Mountain Black Hawk
Robby Golddust, b. s., 40, dam by Vermont
Morgan.
Ensign Golddust oh. :, 40, dam Ensign's
Morgan mare
Eden Golddust, ch. :. Az, dam by Vermont
Morgan.
Comanchc, oh. =, 433i.
Archie Golddust II. :, 43.
Webster Golddust, br. =, A..
American Goddust, b. T., 49,.
Matte Golddust, b. m, 4G, dam by Pilot ir.
Belle Goddust, oh. M, 46',.
Bette Golddust b. m, 49,.
Mollic Golddu>t, ch. m, A..
Josh Gold,lu>t, b. e, 80.
Highland Golddust, ch. =, -, dam of High
land Messenger.
Mr.. Dor>cy's very Just and moderate
comments upon the results of GoldduSt
very limited opportunities in the stud are
commended to the attention of breeders
1t is hoped that very soon two leading
strains of Morgan blood may be united
by the exchange of stations, letting d
choice young Lambert take his place al
Highlands farm. while first-class Gold
dust will be brought here to cross will
the native Vermont stock From such {
union the very highest results may fairly
be expected.
Zilcaadi Golddust. owned by Mr. l.. l.
Dorsey. and at the head of the stud at hi
, breeding farm, 1.-The Highlands, Middle
town. Ky. is noble golden chestnut
: 10 ID hands high and weighing 100 lbs
lie has trotted a public trial and repeated
in %, and shown quarters. driven b!
, Charley Green, in 81 seconds. He is sir,
: of Whirlwind q :25), the only colt o
Zilcaadi that has been trained after com
ing to maturity, though number of hi
t youngsters are being handled with sue
. cess. He was always considered by hi
breeder O.. l.. Dorsey, ST. the best sol
a of Golddust; his breeding on his dam
, side is of great excellence, he being on
e Rosalind by Imported Scythan. an,
! RUSSELL daughter of thoroughbred Bos
0 ton and granddam of Maud :. q :0S "a
Il and Nutwood (2:lS 81 in third heat
= Nutwood being sire of Nutbreaker, two
/, year-old record, third heat, = 20. Zilca
:. adj Golddust is said by those who hav
/ seen him TO be one of the finest and mos
: blood-lille horses that ever trod the tur
of Kentucky.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16
THE GOLDDUSTS
AND GREEN MOUNTAIN BLACK HAWK.

AND GREEN WOUN N1N bUHON rTR77N'
Since publishing the stud bill of Green
Mountain Black Hawk furnished by Mr..
Dorsey, we have received permission from
him to publish his very interesting letter
accompanying the same. Our cores
pondent is a nephew of L. l.. Dorsey,
Esq, who bred the original Golddust,
was his superintendent for several years,
the Golddusts as a family, respecting his
tory. pedigrees and characteristics, than
any other person now living. The fur
ther fact that Mr.. Dorsey is most grace
full and accomplished writer combines to
make his communications of peculiar in
terest and value:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16
PEDIGREE HUNTING;
OR,
THE WRATH OF THE OLD GRAY
MARE
BEING A TRUE HISTORY OF THE DAM OF
ETHAN ALLEN.

BEING A TRUE HISTORY OF THE DAM OF
ETHAN ALLEN.
1t will be remembered that when we
were at ChcstertoWn, y. y. in October
last, at the hotel of joel W. Rising. son
of Zeno Rising, that gentleman, who was
very positive that his father instead of
his Uncle Rufus owned the dam of Ethan.
gave us the addresses of Joseph c..
and Chauncey NJ. Balcom as persons ac-
quainted with the facts. Letters were
Immediately sent to these parties and
brought the following replies:
RosESDALE, WIS, oct. :, lss5,
Dear Sir;-ln answer to your letter OF in
quiry have to say that have no remem-
brance of but one gray mare owned by Zeno
Rising. Whether he raised or bought her |
do not know. lie drove her for several years
and sold her and her mate "a gray gelding) to
parties in Shoreham, VT, or in that vicinity
She was an ordinary beast without much
style or speed; would weigh about 1900 lbs
and was rather thick-set.
Yours truly,
{. NJ, BALLOON.
=. 5. If your inquiry relates to the dam OF
Ethan Allen, she was owned and worked fol
a number OF years by Rufus Rising OF Hague
was sold to VIM. IL. Cook of Ticonderoga, and
by him to Joel W. Holcomb, who bred and
raised Ethan Allen. II was reported that sh,
was Messenger mare and sired in Massa
chusetts
The above was in reply to letter ask,
ing Mr.. Balloon if he remembered any
gray mare owned by Zeno Rising as fan
back as 1889.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16
! ours truly,


Dear SW.-Win you please inform me if
there was any other white or light gray mare
ON the Cook place when you lived there,
owned either by Warner or W. II. Cook; Are
you sure that W. H. Cook came on to his faith
cr's place the same year that you went to
work for Warner and are you sure that W. II.
Cook moved on to that place in the fail; Did
Warner Cook breed this dam of Ethan to the
sir Charles horse, or was it W. II. Cook that so
bred her? Was it the year OF the Harrison
campaign that you first went to Mr.. Cook {:
Could il have been in lSi2 that you first went
there:
Yours truly,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16

RosENDALE, Wis, Jan. %, 1856.
MR.. BATTELL,

Dear Sir II received yours of 10Th and
take this opportunity to give You what little
information have about the mare that you
enquire about. | went to work for Warner
Cook i'm the year ls4o, in the month of April.
He gave me my board and clothes for what
| could do. | was twelve years old at that
time. am ffty-eight years old last August.
In the tall of that year. 1910, W. II. Cook moved
into the house with his father ana took charge
of the business That mare was on the place
at that time. / think Warner Cook got her in
the year ISIS or 1889. He got the mare of Il
man by the name of Rising and think it was
Rufus Rising, in the town of Hague When
they say she was gray it is Il mistake, tor !
knew the mare for rs much as sixteen years
before she died. She was as white rs snow. II
was said that she was Messenger blood, but
think that no one knew rs to that. She was
rather chunked built, was n good roadster
more than common one. | worked for tho
Cooks eight or nine years. While worked
there she was bred to II horse called the Sill
Henry lSir Charles, probably. Ed. REGISTER,
for three years. The first colt was II bay hors,
colt, the second ii mare Of the same color
they would weigh somewhere about 1900 lbs
the third was Il gray horse colt. This colt wal
with the mare when Cook sold her to Weed
he let Weed have the mare and colt for nifty
dollars and took it in boating. At that tim,
he was running ii lumber business in Tougher
town, about three miles from Ticonderoga
While Holcomb owned her she had three
colts. one was II black mare, the second
gray horse with one bay fore leg, and tn
third was Ethan Allen, and when she died sh
in foal. She died IIocomb's. That i
about all that can tell about her, but any fun
ther information | can give will be give
freely.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16

" refuted the claim that the w. II. Bal
com mare was the dam of Ethan, we had
with Mr.. n. W. Moon this correspond
ence:
MIDDLEBURY, VT, Jan IL, lSsG.
MIR. y. W. MOON,
Dear Sir:-Will you please inform me about
the small gray mare that VIM. II. Cook had of
his father Warner Cook and that was after
wards owned by Mr. Weed and Mr.. IIolcomb,
and was the dam of Ethan Allen. | want to
know what year VIM. II. Cook had this ns,re
of his father, and of whom his father got her.
Also her history previously to that time, so
far as you know it, Please state your age and
what years you lived with VIM. II. Cook. Mr..
c. NJ. Balloon refers me to you tor this infor.
nation. An early reply will obligc.
Yours truly,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16

Mr.. Moon is undoubtedly right in his
dates, as the Essex County records show
that VIM. II. Cook and wife decided to
Caleb Cooper, sept. II, $40, and Mrs.
w. II. Cook, in a letter dated Feb. IL,
1856, states positively that they moved
on to the Warner Cook place October
%, 1910.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16
JOSEPH BATTELL
RosENDALE, Jan. II, lss6.


Dear ST:-Iours received. In answer, VIM.
II. Balcom's father and my father were broth
ers, and lived half mile apart, Atter.my
fathers and his fathers death | made my
home with him and worked out for farmers
and others in that vicinity until he left Hague,
some two years before LEFT that place. The
VIM. II. Balloon mare was an old, hipped and
very lame mare when he bought her OF our
uncle, Caleb Balcom, for small sum. | was
about fourteen years old nj that time.
know that the mare was dead before Ethan
Allen was ioaled. Nathan Moon of this town
came from Ticonderoga here some six years
after did. He lived with VIM, ii. Cook from
"A boy until mamie can tell you about the
mare you-inquire for.
Yours truly,
c. NJ. BALLOON.
Reluctantly leaving this excellent wit
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16
JOSEPH BATTELL
RosENpALE, Wis, Dee. n, Is.
MIDDLEBURY, VT, Dee. %, /

{. VI. BALLOON, Esq:
Dear Sir am much obliged to You COR
your letters. Will you please state now how
late You remember Rufus Rsing's owning
this mare; when did you leave Hague; Did
Mr.. Rising own her as late rs ISIS: Were You
acquainted with VIM. II. Balloon, and do you
remember his owning IA gray or whtish mare
about that time; DO you think Mr.. Rising
owned this mare As early as ISIS: Have You
any idea when and of whom Mr. Rising got
this mare; Did he raise a..y colts from her:
Do YOU remember the mare in Warner Cook :
hands; 4 further answer will much oblige.
Yours truly,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16
JOSEPH BATTELL.

ROSENDALE, Dee. 6, lSSj.
Dear Sir think the mare you inquire for
passed direct from Rufus Rising to Warner
Cook. Caleb Mcintyre did not live in Hague
many years, and think he left that town be
fore Rising parted with the mare. am posi-
tive that John Glazier never owned her, a. the
mare that he owned and called fast was a
dark brown or black, and the dam of Ethan
was nearly white. | was born in Hague, y
Y, in June, ISIS
Yours truly,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16

Reluctantly leaving this excellent wit
ness, who seems to have pretty complete
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-16
So. GARDINER. Mass., Oct. 0. ISIS.

JOsEPu BATTELL Esq:
Dear Sir:-Zcno Rising owned gray mare
while / was member of his family; think he
bought If in Benson, VT, but of whom have
no recollection. Neither can tell what be-
came of her. She was rather thick-sct and
perhaps would weigh 1000 lbs, more or less
He owned two other gray horses while lived
with him. Mr.. Rising owned the mare when
left.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-24
No DiscOnrtesy Intended.
7uscarora Times Review. Jan. 10.

sNst SN"s y
The Times. Review disclaims any inten-
tional severity, and it certainly designed
no discourtesy to the Eureka SENTINEL in
its recent reply to an article in that JOUR
nal. A portion Of the editors remarks
met with our hearty endorsement, but we
believe him to be mistaken in some Of
his conclusions, and SO expressed ourselves,
giving reasons therefor. We believe
that newspaper talk is a necessary nd
junct, at least, to concerted action for the
reformation of any public evil. The editor,
we fear, overates our ability to mark cut u
plan of action for the suppression Of the
evil referred to. The only one suggesting
itself to our mind ia that crudely formu.
lated In our article, which we believe, how
ever. would prove efectual IL adopted BIZ
the press OF the State. We believe-in
fact, we know-that a large majority OF
the voters in this State are honest aud un.
purchasable, and when made to realize the
position in which they are placed through
their utilization with the piece.taking ele-
ment. we are confident that they will revolt
against the sack method. In our opinion
il ia the duty of the press to make them
realize this by proper agitation Of the
subject. The SENTINEL thinks there
should be action without talk. while the
Times Review is Of the opinion that the
former cannot be successful without the
latter. This is the only difference between
US and our Eureka contemporary.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-24
Religion and MoraIits'.

1t is not often now that DR.. Card, the
eminent principal Of Glasgow University,
breaches away from heuniversity. When
he does he always says something, and he
ia invariably listened to by an eager crowd
A few Sundays ago he preached in Green
ock, his native town. He told his hearers
that religious belief was generally, so far
as he individual was concerned, a pure
accident. The Protestants aa6 Presbyte-
rians of Scotland might have been Roman
Catholics. and no doubt would have been.
had they been brought mp in France or
Spain. Bnt apart from creeds there was
the pure and there was the %impure-the
selfish and the self-sscriicing. Tender
ness, u~prightness, integrity and civic purity
were not always monopolized by men con-
nected with the church: and, after oil,
these were the tests OF character. At the
same time true religion and high moral
ity were inseparably connected. Trne re-
ligion could not be concealed, nor could it
contradict itself.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-24
Another Railroad for EureEa.

The San Francisco Chronicle OF last
Wednesday. in discussing the designs of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Com.
pauy says: 1.-THE statement was made re-
Gently the Northwestern would 1901 con-
meet with tho Central Pacific at Ogden, and
form traffic arrangement with the latter
road, similar to that of the Atchison and
Southern Pacific, but this report would
now appear to be ~inexact, as the North
western announces its intention Of cross
ing the Central Pscifc at Corrine, U. r.,
within a year. A route is said to have
been surveyed from Corrino 10 Eureka.
New. and Austin. the southern termini of
branch lines, which form feeders to the
Central Pacific. The proposed route then
proceeds to the Sierra, crossing the range
at a point from the Yosemite"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-24

@O@~ 800 'SNNA NhAs
SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. 23.-By the steamer
Orizaba, which arrived from Los Angeles,
details are obtained Of She damage done in
the city by the storm OF Tuesday. This is
the fourth severe flood recorded In that
city in "a years, and ia the mos. destructive
Of all. Los Angeles river was swollen By
the heavy rains Of Sunday and Monday
and became irresistible. The torrents
swept away bridges aud inundated a large
portion OF tho southern part of the city,
About 1000 acres of land devoted to
hones. orchards Ind vineyards were
flooded. The water rose two feet higher
than the flood OF February, 1884. A mum.
Der Of buildings were swept away entirely,
and others were undermined and COL
lapsed. Mrs. Kate Lyle, while escaping
from her house by wading in waist deep
water, was knocked over by q portion of q
floating building and drowned. Theresa
Whitney, an eight.year-old girl, while
being rescued by Deputy Sheriff Auguierre,
was carried away by the strong current
aud drowned. The damage to bridges,
railroads and private property is roughly
estimated at $50, 900.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-24
a Railroad Report.

Z. Heriot. agent Of the Nevada and Cali
fornis Railroad Company, has filed his an-
nual report with tho California Secretary
of State. The road IL a three. foot gauge,
and ia complete from Reno to Moran, in
Lassen county, o distance of 81 miles.
The cost Of the construction Of the road
way WAS S413. G55 SO. The amount re-
ceived for transportation Of freight, pas.
sengers, etc, from March 2, 1885, to De-
cember 81. 1885, ten months. was 500.
500 IS. The amount of freight trans.
ported was 500 tons. Tho company owns
two engines and 90 cars, all new and in
good condition.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-24
COmstOck weather.

ESPECIAL 40 TIE SENTINEL
VIRGINIA, New, Jan. 23.-Yesterday
morning there was quite o shower of rain
on the Comstook, succeeded by quite Q
lively snow squall or two and variable
weather during the rest of the day. The
sun coming out warm aud pleasant the at
mosphere was Springlike and bland. and
snow melted off quite lively under the be-
nign influence. Lots Of parties were out
enjoying the excellent sloighing during the
afternoon and evening. and the weather
never was ploasantcr. The moon and
stars adorned a N unolouded sky, and the
backbone of the storm was evidently
broken. The wind, however, seemed per-
sistently determined to blow up an extern
sion of the storm, and kept up its voice to
that purpose.