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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-26
The Mortality from COnsump-
ton.

Within the past year the civilized
world has been shocked and saddened
by the knowledge of the great devasta-
ton wrought by the cholera in Spain;
and every precaution, in the way Of
sanitary measures and quarantine
regulations that modern science could
suggest, was taken to prevent it's
spreading into other countries. The
public scanned the columns OF the daily
press, eager for information with re-
gard to the advance of this fearful dis-
ease, and read with bated breath as
they learned that it numbered its vic
TINS by the tens OF thousands.
If it was q matter of such deep and
universal concern that in Spain 1O1,-
900 souls gave up their lives to this
fell destroyer, should it not also be a
matter Of some interest to our own
people that, within the borders Of
the United States, over 81, 500 per-
sons die each year OF pulmonary con-
sumptlon?-that twelve out Of every
hundred deaths are caused by a dis
ease which though slow in progress, is
as sure in it's results as cholera itself?
Should it ever transplre that some
means OF prevention should be found,
by means of which people would be
rendered proof against the disease, or
at least could be cured when at once
it had set it's seal upon them, would it
not be one OF the greatest boons vouch-
safed to man since the introduction OF
vaccination?
Inventive persons have from time to
time thought that they had secured a.
sure cure, if not an unfailiug prophy-
Tactic; and, at the present time, since
the discoveries of Koch, all sorts of
parasiticides are being used to kill the
germ Of the disease. The unfortunate
bacillus is now being hunted down
with pneumatic chambers, deep in
halations, and local applica tons in
trodueed by means of the hypodern1ic
syringe, with the results that are, to
say the least, uncertain.
But, after all the years Of research
devoted to the subject, and out of all
the methods OF prevention and cure
that have been suggested, the one that
has given the best results, and is now
being universally adopted, is change Of
climate.-From "Colorado as q Win
ter Sanitarium," by DR.. S. A. Fisk in
Popular Science Monthly for March.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-26
Tatooing at Yokohama.
A gentleman writing from Yokoha

A gentleman writing from Yokoha
ma says: ''The Japanese have acquir-
ed such q passion for being tatooed
that law has been passed forbiding
the marking OF natives. The law does
not apply to foreigners. 1t is quite
the thing now to be tatooed, and elab-
crate designs are. traced on many
travellers as an indelible "Reminiscences
Of their sojourn in the East. The
sons OF the Prince OF Wales, when here
q few years ago, were tatooed, and
several Russian dukes and spries OF
nobility have undergone the process.
The son Of Longfellow recently sub
mitted to q very elaborate tattoo dec
grafton, and for more than three
months was in thehands of the tato o.
er, who did an amount OF work on
him during this time that is usually
spread over q period OF three or four
years. This caused, OF course, q se-
we're nervous shock which he was o,,Iv
able to withstand BY application 81
hypodermic injections Of morphine. s.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-26
"A Kentucky Congressman's Ora
tory.

Washington Dispatch: Mr.. Woiford
1.-THE Kentucky Congressman makes
three speeches where any other member
OF the present House makes one. He
is rapidly developing into an infection.
His "holt" is war claims and pension
bills. His style of oratory is the
pathetic. Give him the case OF a loyal
widow whose wood pile melted away
IN the sixties as the result of the
proximity Of camp. For two
minutes Mr.. Wolford talks with gray
ity; then his arms begin to swing.
The perspiration comes out in big
drops and rolls down his face. HIS
voice quavers and tax, on the tremolo
OF the camp-meeting exhorter. At
length he weeps. It seems as if he is
about to be overcome with emotion.
Not so. He is now in his red heat,
and he maintains it until the rap Of
the gavel informs him that his time is
up. Then the tears stop, the deep
rich color gradually recedes, the
perspiration dries, the broad face ex-
pands with that happy look, and MIR.
Wolford is serene and at peace with
all the world again.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-26
How Meissonier Recovered q
Very Valuable Picture.

From the Boston Transcript.
A long time before the Franco-Prus-
sian war Meissonier had sold to a Ger
man for $4,000 francs his General
Ilesaix Questioning Prisoner" Dur
ing the siege on Paris the artist par
ticipated in the defense of the capital,
and after the close of the disastrous
struggle did not cease to entertain q
bitter hatred for the fatherland. He
was particularly panied to think that
one OF his best pictures was owned bv
an enemy Of France, and above oil
that it should be the portrait OF
Desaix. one OF the noblest of French
military heroes. While Vanderbilt
was sitting to Meissonier for por-
trait, the artist told the story of this
lost picture almost with tears in his
eyes.
The old mans grief for this
child of his brush held captive
by a Teuton made deep impres-
SION on Vanderbilt. One morning
Me1ssioner's servant was surprised to
see the sitter, always so exact, arrive
considerably before the usual hour.
"Mr. Meissonier has not yet returned
from his turn in, the Bots" said the
servant as he opened the door. mo
matter answered the visitor. II
will wait for him in his studio" When
the door was shut Vanderbilt remov-
cd the covering from q canvas that he
had brought with him, placed it on
an easel in a good light, and then bur,
led himself in his newspaper. #
MISSIONER returned in due season,
entered the studio, and, having caught
sight OF the picture the first thing, he
exclaimed with the greatest emotion:
MY Desaix!" and then rushing out
OF the room, quite forgetful OF Wander
bit, the old man called his wife ard
daughter that they might rejoice with
. nm over this mysterious and u ner-
pected restoration This naoment of
efiable JOY to MISSIONER cost Wander
Dit 25O, 600 francs. This picture IS now
= part 81 the Fifth avenue gallery
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-26
, THE OLD HOME,

remember an old gray farmhouse,
All messy, and stained with time;
With a film OF old age upon it. ~
While yet it stood in it's prime.
A broad, low-browed old homestead,
Where clambering wild woodbine
Hung out it's flames in the autumn,
Like wreaths on q holy shrine.
Great. dropping elms swayed DER it;
And bossoming lilacs tall,
Thrust their purple piumes in the win
dows,
With the bees they held in thrall.
All under its roof so messy,
And around it's heart 80 warm,
1t gathered it's happy children,
In u merry, busy swarm.
With the beat OF rain on its shingles,
1t lulled them all to rest,
When spring brought the muttering show
Surgius up from out the west.
AS q hen soothes her sleepy chickens,
Beneath her wings widespread,
So we heard the soft, sweet wind-song,
OF the old roof overhead.
And now when fall a.dreaming,
When it rains, and the wind is strong,
i hear again the deep murmurs
And beat Of the old roofs song.
And the years fall away and leave me,
sleepy child once more;
Slow rocking on grand wild surges,
Toward some drea INLAND shore.
Now drifting among the tree tops,
Now floating DER rivers deep,
TIL sink i'll that rushing, sweeping sea,
Down to the land OF sleep.
Elizabeth Cole in Good Housekeeping.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-26
ure the intervening SPACES. and glance

ure the intervening spaces, and glance
up the rocky wall beyond, and they
know that at the best thousands must
fall, and that it may all be in vain.
Up the slope they rushed with magnif-
icent courage. At 200 or 800 yards
the Union infantry opens its deadly
fire, but still the Confederates push
forward undaunted, though Garnet
falls dead in the van. The Union in
tantry has come up somewhat uumul-
tQously, it is true, but courageously,
nay, enthusiastically, and has formed
around the head OF Longstreet's COL
umn, four ranks deep. Armistead is
down. Every field officer in Pickett's
division except Pickett and one Lieu
TENANT Colonel has fallen. The time
has come to advance the standards OF
the Second Corps. With loud cries
and a sudden forward surge in which
all semblance of formation is lost, the
Union troops move upon the now fall
terlng Toe. One moment more and all
Is over. The most OF the, surviving
Confederates throw themselves on the
ground, a few thousands seek to es-
cape capture and retreat hurriedly
down the hill and across the plain,
which is once more shrieking with the
FIRE Of the artillery, now reinforced by
Fitzhugh's, Wheeler's, Alexander
and other batteries. Then did the
Second Corps go forward, gathering
up battle flags in sheaves, and gather
ing in prisoners by thousands. Thir-
ty-th1ee standards and 1000 prison
ers are the fruits of that victory. And
so Fredericksburg was avenged! One
mans words spoken there on Gene
terry Hill, amid the graves of 1000
Union soldiers, have forever made all
other mems words concerning Gettys-
burg, except in simple narrative, poor
and trite, empty and vain: The
world will little note nor long reIaem-
Der what we say here, but it can never
forget what they did here"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-26
Lieutenant Greedy and Celia
ThaNter.

The Arctic explorer says that his
men, when surrounded by the awful
cold and snow of the Arctic night, new
er tired of hearing read Mrs. Thaxter's
poem, "a Tryst." Alady correspond
ent OF the Philadelphia Press who wit
messed a meeting between the explorer
and the poet thus describes the scene:
It was few weeks after the rescuing
vessels had returned, bearing the few
heroic survivors OF the ill-fated expe-
dlt4on. Greedy was established at the
navy yard at Portsmouth, n. H., and
Was slowly recovering his lost health
and strength, though twas doubtful!
fish either. One day it was announced
at the Shoals that the government
tug was approaching from Portsmouth
and the MOTEL piazzas were at once
thronged with spectators eager for
the least excitement. AS the boat
approached the wharf word was passed
around that Greedy was coming to Wis.,
it Celia Thaxter, who inhabited COT
tage near the hotel. 1t was almost
with feelings OF awe that they saw the
man, who seemed, indeed, to have the
seal of God upon ! IS brow, disembark.
But as he came up the plank walk,
his tall, emaciated form supported on
either side by q sturdy companion,
the feelings of the people were too
much for them, and some one propos-
ed a cheer, which was given with will,
but with voices choked by emotion
Greedy could only reply by an inclina-
ton of his head and by thanks from
his hollow eyes.
Not stopping, they proceeded slowly
across the rocks to the cottage where
the poetess was awaiting the man
who had come to honor her. AS they
reached the porch Mrs. Thaxter came
forward and extended her hand.
Greedy took it, dropped on to
one knee and kissed it. II
havs come" he said, in his husky.
trembling voice, con O. pilgrimage to
thank the poet for the lines that have
lightened many weary day and night
for handful Of men who never ex-
pected to see their home and friends
again" Here he had to pause, and,
raised by the kind, motherly woman,
sank into an armchair. Among those
who witnessed the scene, it is needless
to say, there was not dry eye.
After he had rested little and had
told Of the many times he had read
aloud the poem "In the Dissolution OF
the North" he asked her how she
could have written it, and if she had
ever seen an iceberg. "No" she replied,
"but I have lived by the sea, in sum
mer and winter, and I suppose imagi
nation has done the rest. e"Wonder-
full was all that the pilgrim could
reply. In a little while, for his strength
began to fail him, he returned to
Portsmouth.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-26

tions. The enthusiasm was tremen-
dous, land every German heart was all
aglow. Oh, child, it was grand time
and 7 shall never forget the day when
the pastor read out the kings procla-
nation III the market-place-an1 there
was not room for the crowd in the
church-and called on all the men to
come forward and take part in a. holy
| war to expel the enemy. There never
was such excitement before or since!
Friends and acquaintance embraced
| one another, and the most bitter ene-
mics shook hands. The first to vol
unteer to fight for wife and child, and
| home, were Karl Dernau and my Fritz;
and numbers and numbers followed
their example. Then came the leave
taklngs, and those were sad enough. I
tainted away, but Lorchen behaved
like d little heroine.
ave two kept together through all
that time of terrible waiting and fight
ing, and misery. But at last-at last
came the news of victory, and all the
| hills blazed with bonfires. The Father
| land was free, and cur loved ones were
safe and coming home crowned with
laurels We had suffered great deal,
but we thought ourselves fortunate in
| having been allowed to look on while
such great events were doing.
! "But where have I got to with my
chattering? I was only going to tell
yOu-"
"Oh, Granny" interrupted. "you
have not told me bit too much; I
could listen all day"
"Well,' said she with. a smile, "you
deserve something for giving up going
to the chapel to sith with an old wom-
an When began I only meant to
tell you how Aunt Dernau was impris-
oned in the cellar, that You might see
what a dangerous gift beauty ISL
"H-m, Granny, I don't like your
morale l answered. "The French
are far enough off now, and for my
part I shouldn't mind running the
risk Of beng tolerably nice looking"
Granny was going to scold, but the
corners Of her mouth twitched, and
before she could recover herself, I
had jumped up exclaiming:
Listen, the bells have been ringing
this long time; the wedding is over,
and they will be here directly"
went once more hastily through
the rooms to see that everything W as
In order, and then I strewed flowers
all down the stairs to the front door,
and then Granny and l waited at the
window.
Soon the head of the procession
made it's appearance-such long,
| long procession! First came the old
people, several couples, and then the
young ones, and lastly the grand
children all decked with flowers, but
the bridal pair, who were that day
celebrating their golden wedding, were
| the most beautiful sight OF ALL
Aunt Dernau looked lovely in her
| blue lowered damask and three-corn-
cred lace handkerchief, with the gold
en- sprays OF myrtle in her hair; and
Uncle Dernau, with his snow-white
curly hair, and tall, upright figure,
looked most dignihed, and quite
grand, too; for besides the golden sprig
IN his button-hole, he wore the orders
and decorations which he had Won
| during the war. How tender and
careful he was OF his little wife, too.
Just as tender and afectionate as
he had been to the young beauty
when he married her in the sunny
Alay-tlne fifty years before!
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-25

his time had come and he passed over
river in the full vigor of life.
regret very much cannot give
more dates and names of persons.
mentioned Linslev's emitting some nd
horses, for instance. the Richardson
Rochester. son of Clifford. very pt
morse; also the Frazier horse, raised
Barnard. a son of Clifford. "A BAY no |
lnuch resembling CLIFFORD: would we
about 1919 and think one of Gitio,I
best colts. He was sold for $500 II
taken, think, to Massachusetts or soI|
where in that direction. He was i'm |
Judgment. far better horse than
Richardson horse. His STYLE and actI
were as good as Chords. but h" ID
longer bodied and taller. which added
his good appearance.
Then the Stevens Horse. sired bv BI
den Morgan, dam by Morgan EmnerI
chestnut, one white hind foot with
Wllte snip on the nose 50 characters
OF the Shermans. His name and H
were very heavy: he weighed about Tod
good style and fine action: left eXcelld
stock; was owned by Albert Whitco1
of Bethel, Vt; was foaed about isl
raised by A. l.. Stevens of McIIe1
Co.. Illinois.
Morgan Tiger YOU will find in 7rottj
h'g'Nter; another of Barden Morgan
colts, an excellent horse.
VIII now speak of the Willard hor
Sltd by Bardcn Morgan. dam IN,
ougihrcd mare owned by the late {
Mayor OF Elgin, VIM. &. kimball. W
Iari was bay horse with a Snip ON
nose ANA one white hind foot: vpio
ABOUT lO2o; very much resembled Il,
uel' Ills colts were numerous and ,
ccllent, He was bred and kept until
ulcu. some years ago, by a Mr. Villa
OF crystal Lake. Illinois: and. ~ | :.
before, all of our best horses con
through those strain, of Morgan bloc
ana through all the cross the Moro
preuominateS. For instance. NV no,
Callph, sired by Green's Bashaw. Il,
Illllda by Morgan Tiger. sired bv b!
uei' l. Il perfect model of the Mnrga
ana transmits it to his colts: ne is
excellent horse.
Then have Mai. White. sired bv VI
White. Il grandson of Rysdyk's Hamb
| tonian. Maj. Whites dam i, bv fine W
lard horse and his colts come ont =,
chestnut kMorgans. closely resembli
tlle NiernllnS he. too. is an cXcelle
horse; weighs about 1900. Caliph weio
about ll5O.
Yes. there was another very 80
morse III your section owned by |
brother. Albert Whitcomb. now of Rel
el' This was sired by Clifford and raj,
by a Mr.. Wolcott of Stockbridpe \,
called the Nolcott horse: was chestnl
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-25
borse Department.

The Middlebuiy REGISTER now for more
Than year has been giving much original
and valuable information upon Morgan and
other celebrated horses II intends to con
tinuc publishing such information from week
to week, giving mt least II page to its Horse
Department when sufficient material has
accumulated we expect to place it in book
form, publishing first our volume upon
the Morgan Horse, and afterwards II Reg.
lister of the more distinguished sires and
performers. In the latter we hope to include
all 30 performers, with their breeding, so far
as can be asccrtaincd; also to distinguish be
tween things that are known and things that
are not known, i'm every pedigree. In all cas-.
cs the evidence upon which the pcdigrces are
based will be given to the public through the
columns OF THE MIDDLEBURN REGISTER. This,
we are satisfied, is what the public wants and
ought to have. Many judgments are better
than one.
THE REGISTER by reason of this extensive
information and this method OF giving it, is
rapidly becoming Indispensable to all breed
crs and horscmcn. II should also be an cX-
ccllcnt medium for advertisers, especially
those dealing in Morgan horses
Preserve your files, for they will form, with
the full indexes thereto, II most valuable and
available cyclopcdia OF horse matters.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-25

about the dam of Dorsey's Green Noun
tain Black Hawk. Jasper Fletcher lived
some two miles from the south village.
on the hill. There is a man there that
knew all about the horses there i'm his
day; they think he will not live long.
and thought it best to see him soon.
He remembered Jasper Fletcher's having
the mare and letting his brother have
her; said she raised a very fine bay
horse by the Ransome Horse Che bv the
Walker llorse) that Jasper Fletcher let
his brother have for 5000. considered Il
big price at that time. He could not tell
where Jasper got the mare: said he did
not have her more than two or three
years: that she was Il little balkv. saw
two of Jasper's sons, George and Friend
They remembered her well. but conld
not tell where their father got her:
thought Franklin Ladd might know. as
he worked for their father at the time.
| saw Mr.. Ladd. He said Mr.. Fletcher
bought her Off from strge. They
'h'uSHl IL WIS ABOUT lN1Z when ne got
her and she was ten or twelve years old
at the time; that she showed Morgan
blood strong. | have written to Mr..
Flctchcr'S oldest son. who may know
more about her"
Mr.. Thomson adds: 1.-The dam of
Green Mountain Black Hawk was foaled
about 1880, and it looks as though she
must have been by Old Woodbury. or one
of his sons-that is, by her age
In a later letter Mr., Thomson encloses
a letter to him from b. Il. Fletcher. Jas
per Fletcher'S oldest son. aS follows:
NORrHFIELD. VT. April -. lSSG.
MIR. THOMSON,
SRI received line from YOU i'm re-
gard to the old mare that father had II
i forty-tive years last fall since he sold
her. The last we heard from her she
was in Coldwatei. y. Y. CD Father had
her of Gallon Persons. and he had her of
Il travelling man: don't know where She
came from nor how old she was, not less
than twelve or fifteen.
Yours truly.
b. Il. FLETCHER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-25
DAM OF ETHAN ALLEN

MIpDLEBt lN. VT. June &. l>>G.
JOSEPH CrslIMAN. ESQ.
De"r Nr:-.\rc YOU certain that Wa,I
ner Cook bought the W. II. Balloon graJ
mare of Wallace:
(An>wcr) | am certain. was pres
cnt and heard the bargain and rcmembeI
how Cook paid for her.
:. Was it not Il Mr.. Richmond livinJ
on Clinton Hill that Wallace sold thd
mare tOr
(An>wer.) No.
3. You say that Warner Cook had an.
other gray mare. that ne had for many
years. What kind of Il mare was She
ana dld he raise colts from her: Wa.
she sound: DO you know who he GOT
her of and what became of her:
(AnSWer.) | cannot say who Mr.
COOK had this mare of. am inclined Ia
think that he raised her. do NOT re-
member that she had any colts. She
was great favorite. | think she died
on his hands.
t. Please answer and Oblige.
JO>ErII BATTELL.
You will excuse me for not ANSWERING
your letter sooner. There are Il number
of people in this place that know some
thing about this mare. have made in
4uirieS and they all agree that am right
IN relation To the mare that Cook had of
Wallace and IIolcomb had of Cook.
About the time that Hulcomb bought
this mare ! removed 10 Ticonderoga and
remained there six or eight years. This
brought me in the neighborhood of the
ola mare again. llOlcomb raised three
colts from her; they We're all sired bv
the old Black Hawk; the first one he
sold at four years old to l.. Z. Bailey of
Derby Line for $1,000; the next one was
Il >orrel mare that died at three years old !;
the next was the Ethan Allen During
this time in the summer the old mare and
colts ran on the Common and saw them
often. This mare was badly hipped when
young; and was so lame that she was
NOT of but little value. will continue
To make inquiries and if learn ANYTHING
new | will inform YOU.
Jos. CUsIIMAN.