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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-02
VARIOUS NOTES,

Tom Hall, or better known as John
Shawhan's Sorrel Tom, was chestnut,
fully l6 hands high with four white legs
and blaze in face, of great length, i'm
mense power, and very fast PAGER. 1t
was said that he paced in the sand at the
Boone county (Ky.) fair in 2:26. He
was the fastest PAGER of his locality. He
was foaled about 1S49 or 1850, sired by
Lail's Baldstockings, dam Nell, a large
and fast pacing gray mare, by Caven's
Davy Crockett. He made about three
seasons in charge of Nj. j. Shawhan.
Rushville, Ind. then was brought back
to his owner at Cynthiana, KY, and then
taken to Indiana, where he died. This
horse probably sired many good and fast
horses that he never received credit for.
Il Dunton's Spirit.
A few miles outside of Lowell is the
Winning Stock Farm, Billerica, Mass,
John w. Bailey proprietor, where will be
wintered few good ones that will be
heard from. Among the good ones may
be mentioned the fine-looking bay stall
lion j. Nj. B., five years. and weighs 1920
lbs, sound and kind, and is by old
Wedgewood, dam by Black Hawk. He
is very promising young one and can
show , 80 clip nicely. Also a VIM
throp Morrill, mare that is in foal to j.
Nj. b. that gives promise of speed; pac-
ing filly, by a son of Blue Bull, dam
Morgan mare, and last but not least is
the black stallion Ned Cromwell, owned
by Chas. b. Wood, superintendent of the
farm. Ned Cromwell is nine years old,
l6 hands high, weighs about 1000 lbs. in
good condition, is perfectly sound and
smooth, without blemish of any kind.
He is by Cromwell, he by Landseer, he
by Gen. Knox. The dam was by Jerry,
he by Hills Black Hawk, he by Sherman
Morgan. The stallion is clean-gaited,
with long stride and rapid recovery.
MIR. Wood intends giving him to Ollie
Woodland the coming season, and it won't
be too much to look for to see him trot
down in the twenties. Besides the above
stock Mr.. Wood is handling some prom
Using young stock. Mr.. Wood is ably
assisted by the well-known horse hand
Ter, "Sailor Tom," who speaks highly of
the farm and of the men in charge. The
Gilmans are wintering Eddie Wilkes at
Springfield, Mass, in Eddie Bass stable,
and he is reported to be in the pink of
condition. George is exercising fine
looking animal that report says is flyer.
He has also some nice young ones, and is
always ready for trial.-[New York
Sportsman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-02
borse Department.
PROSPECTUS.

The increasing prosperity of the REGISTERS
gratifying to its owners but its circulation
isn't tenth part of what we intend 1t shall
be. The REGISTER is the highest authority in
the world on the true history and pedigree OF
the American road horse. AS such,it deserves
and must get the very widest circulation. Its
Horse Department Is worth many times its
subscription price - valuable, instructive,
entertaining. From all over the country we
have an immense amount of original matter
coming in tor this department; and we ex.
pect to be able to give soon the history
and pedigree of the following famous hors-
es hitherto unknown: Old Pilot, st. Law
renee, Columbus, dam of Royal George North
American or Bullock Horse; Lady Surrey dam
of Henry Clay; Tom Thumb, g. $. of Green's
Bashaw; Leonidas, reputed g. S. of Biggarts
Rather, and many Others
This is pre-eminently the kind OF nforma-
ton that all gentlemen of intelligence DESIRE
and none such American can well afford TO be
without this paper. 1t is the American gentle
mans paper for the history of the horse In
all such information there is included much
local and general history. Indeed, the trac-
ing of some OF these pedigrees seems very
similar to II romance in which one sees not
only the animated bearing and noble action
OF the horse, but also the life and beauty OF
the country through which he travels.
Terms, $3.50 per year. Tell your neighbors
Spread the circulation. We want the REGIS
TER to go upon every farm in the country,
from Maine to California and there are sew
eral it docs not yet reach.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-02
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The work on the first volume of the Register
OF Morgan Horses goes steadily forward 1t
will consist OF about 500 pages, and contain
about 1000 pedigrees, with much additional
matter, be well illustrated and handsomely
bound. All stations of merit tracing in di-
rect male line to Justin Morgan, toalcd 1850
and before and having at least one siXty-fourth
blood of the original Morgan horse, Will be
recorded free; for stations foaled since 1850
and mares with such inheritance as above,
the usual tee OF 81 is charged. The price of
the book is not yet fixed, but will be made as
low as can be afforded, so that the work may
be widely distributed. Blanks for pedigrees
furnished on application. Address
JOSEPH BATTELL, Middlebury, vt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-02
THE SPIRIT OF OLD ETHAN.
From Spirit OF the Times, ls4l.l

There is one popularity about the Ver-
monter, that, perhaps, almost everybody
of any observation has discovered. Catch
the Green Mountain Boy when and
where you will-with money in his pock-
cts or without a single sou-with six
pair of shirts in his wardrobe, or with
nothing but a couple of dckies-sober as
a Judge or drunk as a lord-catch him,
in short, under any imaginary circum-
stances and you will find beaming brightly
the light of love for his own native State.
He will swear with marked and peculiar
emphasis, that though somewhat small,
old Vermont is the greatest State in the
"Milky way" of the Union-the most
noble gem in the constellation of twenty
six. And then he will point you to John
Stark and Ethan Allen, names. he will
confidently assure you, which stand
higher upon the monument of fame than
of any others recorded there. His eye
and remind you of his capture of Ticon-
deroga, sin the name of Jehovah and the
Continental Congress- of his perform
ances when a prisoner in London-of his
frightening the New Workers from Char
lesion No. 4, during the memorable con-
flict between New York and the New
Hampshire grants-of his riding into AL
bany alone, and dining at the public hotel,
when the authorities of the State had Of
fered two hundred pounds sterling for
him, dead or alive; and ten thousand
other exploits equally characteristic of a
man who never knew the emotion of fear.
1t is fact we'll known to every man,
woman and child, living within the bor-
der of the Switzerland of America, that
in the closing days of Aliens life he
gave in his adhesion to the doctrine of
Pythagoras. He had formerly been a
deist, but finally declared there was
more reason in the doctrine of transmit
grafton of souls THAN any other he had
ever heard of. His belief was, at the
time of his death, that after his soul left
his frame it would take possession of the
body of a white horse. In this belief he
died.
Some days ago might be seen saunter-
ing carelessly along the levee among
fresh imported Dutchmen, Irishmen and
Frenchmen,a chap whose land of nativity
would never be mistaken by any person
who has seen, once in a lifetime, true
specimen of rough-hewn Vermonter.
He was powerful built man, nearly six
feet high, with ruddy open countenance,
especially expressive of boldness and
freedom. His hat was set iauntily upon
the side of his head, one leg of his panta-
looms rested upon the top of his stout
cowhide boot, for he didn't condescend
to wear straps, and his two fists were
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-02
BUTLER COUNTY uNDJ HORSES,

A Butler county Und.) correspondent
of the Western Sportsman writes as fol-
lows: Having never seen anything in
your paper concerning the horse interest
in this section | concluded to write you
few lines to let you know what we are
doing. There is fair prospect of hav-
ing fine track and fair grounds here the
coming summer where the lovers of
horses can drive their trotters. When
Aristos, Jr.. came here in 1880 there was
very little interest taken in road horses
and there was not to my knowledge a
standardized mare in the county or a
horse that could trot in three minutes
But for the last three years there has
been quite a change, and now there
Is quite number of standardized
mares and still more standard producers
owned here and a few that can trot fast
for their chances.
Mr. A. Aldrich, hotel proprietor, has
the brown gelding Harry A., a convert
ed PAGER, record 2 421, can beat 2 80.
Mr.. Aldrich has also two very fine young
mares, one of which he drives as mate
to Harry A., the other one he bred to DR..
Newton's stallion bv George Wilkes.
DR.. Buchler, dentist, has standard
mare which he bought in Michigan, in
foal by Royal Fearnaught. She can trot
close to 2 40 and is very fine mare.
Mr.. $. G. Stone, our leading druggist
and new acquisition to the ranks, ha:
recently purchased large, rangy, chest
nut mare by Don j. Robinson that shows
indications of speed. Sam intends giving
her chance to show her speed this sea
son, after which he will breed her to some
good horse.
Homer Rogers has bay stallion sired
by Anthony Wayne that is quite speedy
Homer has also three-year-old filly
sired by him, and a two-year-old sired by
Aristos, Jr., that are promising.
DR.. j. S. Barnett has nice bay mar,
sired by Aristos, Jr., and in foal to Clifton
Boy, 2 :294, that he thinks highly of.
George Haskins has a four-year-olt
mare by Aristos, Jr., in foal by Crane
Sentinel.
L. j. Delhi has L. j. D., stallion, fiv
years old, by Aristos, Jr., dam by Ton
Hunter. This horse is over 16 hand
high, can show better than a 2 40 gait
He has only sired three colts, but the,
are enough to prove that he will max
an excellent stock horse, as his colts,
they fail to trot, will have size and styl
and that will always bring good price
Leigh is also the happy owner of Maggi
NJ. by Young Wilkes, dam by Black Fly
ing Cloud. Maggie is in foal to Aristo:
Jr. Mr.. Delhi has also bay mare, Flor
Crandall, by Tom Hunter. Flora is tn
dam of L. j. D., and the filly Moonlight
by Aristos, Jr., we purchased of Judg
Terhune, of Lebanon, by Mr.. c. I
Shirley, for 800.
VIM. Wrench has very fine three
year-old stallion by Aristos, Jr.
Richard Manghler has a two-year-ol
stallion colt by Aristos, Jr.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-02

thrust deep into his pantaloon pockets.
1t could hardly be said that his gait was
unsteady, but 1t was evident enough
from his whole demeanor that his pota-
tions had not been of a character that
could be called extremely "thin". While
he whistled cheerfully, as he sauntered
along, the old National air of "Yankee
Doodle" it was easy to discern by the
twinkle in his eye that he was ripe for
fun and frolic, as well as any more seri-
Gus fray. Just at this juncture he saw
in the road at the distance of dozen
rods or more drayman, with a stout
horse, entirely white. Having big load,
he had recklessly driven one of the wheels
into deep hole in the pavement, from
which the horse had failed to start it.
The drayman had commenced flogging,
the animal became contrary, and there
was every probability that it would con-
tinue for considerable length of time.
1t was while the driver was belaboring
the poor beast most numerically that
our Vermont friend came with tremen-
| uous otTlleS W U1e rescue.
''Jupiter all calamity - exclaimed he.
as he sliced the drayman by the collar.
and jerled him the distance of half rod
from his horse. 'Strike that animal
again and I'll strike you in such shape
that you'll think you've been kicked by
a four-year-old colt ~
"What right have you to interfere in
my business?" said the man doggedly.
81 don't interfere in your business" re-
piled the Vermonter, "that white horse
belongs to the State of Vermont; there's
no knowing but the soul of old Ethan
is in the animals body, and sain't you a
ID pretty looking customer to be fog
ging Ethan Allen in the street with a
hoop pole! Jemes Price and General
jackson, I've half mind to pitch into
you. anyhow ~
Recovering little from his astonish-
ment, the drayman said he couldn't stop
to hear the talk of every drunken loiter
er, and again advanced towards his horse.
"Drunk or SOBER" said the Yankee,
"You don't strike old Ethan agin while
I'm in Orleans"
"We'll see about that" said the other.
''Jess so,'' said the Vermonter, 81 guess
Eli have to maui you anyhow-square off
I'm into you in less than no time, like
four thousand of brick
At the first pass the Vermonter thrust
, his brawny fist into the face of his antag-
onist, and at the same time tripping up
his heels with infinite dexterity, laid him
sprawling upon the earth.
"Get up agin and take a fair shake"
said the champion of the horse, sits fun
for me to lick you and give you every
advantage"
How the affair would have ended it is
difficult to determine, but at this point
in the aflray couple of police off, ers
took the defender of Ethan Allen into
custody and lodged him in the calaboose.
He went with them peaceably, for,
, said he, "I'm cooked as musket, but |
always obey the law. l was brought up
that way; never go agin the law said the
old man to me when | left home.''
When brought before the recorder in
the morning he had forgotten all about
: old Ethan, said he had been on a bit of a
bender, and was let off by paying for his
lodgings at Harper's hotel.-[N. o. Plea
yune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-02

On \ and reliable Medicines are the best
WV to depend upon. Acker's Blood FL
ixir has been prescribed for years for all i'm
purities of the Blood. In every form of Scrof-
ulous, syphilitic or Mercurial diseases. it is
invaluable. For Rheumatism. has no equal.
l.. HANAFORD, Druggist, Middlebury.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-01-21
BOb0linkS.

The bobolink is a favorite field song
ster in our Northern States, but when
he goes southwark be changes his name
TO creed bird and "rice bird" AND
puts on a most rapacious, vicious and
destructive character In turn, he be
comes the target of pot-hunters, by
whom millions are destroyed for table
use. The bobolink, transferred to the
South, lives daintily on the rice fields,
and this industry is actually crippled by
these birds, which appear in innumcr.
able hosts at seed planting and again al
harvest time No one would imagine
that our we'll favored "Robert O Lin
coin" comes to US from most fearful
raid on rice, and departs from us with
the same evil intent The rice crop by
the last census was valued at Sc 601, 900,
the product being, 40, 900, 900 pounds.
The loss by the rice birds is estimated
at So, 00O 600 annually. Thousands of
men and boys are employed to shoot
these trespasscrs, and the rice fields are
Swallowed by ''sulphurous canopy" as
if some grand battle was in progress.
Individual losses are often fifty per
cent. of the crop, and from five to ten
dollars an acre is not uncommon. The
fight of these birds is always in the
night. They appear in the sping in the
last half Of April, and return pun ctually
in South Carolina on the 21st of August
and the two or three days following.
II Scientific American.
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shrubbery, for it was then October.
We we're then safe The dogs reopcned
their wild war cry when released from
whatever restraint they were under;
their chains clanked in the midnight
air; the bushes rustled with hasty foot
steps, and out of the gloom l saw
approaching well-known form, careless
of all danger, and knowing little the
terror in which we had lived
As l look over that terrible Tennessee
night, when desperate men were intent
on pillage and murder, aud think it
was my whistling which avertcd disas-
ter and crime, am impelled to cult
vate the accomplishment even to tbs
horror of my friends and ncighbors;
and whenever | am left in a country
house, isolated from convenient protec-
tion, or see an unusually hungry tramp
whose only occupation is shoveling
snow in mid August, at once get be-
hind the shutters and whistle with stem
torian notes. Let all unprotected wo-
mep go aud do likewise. 49, Frank Les
lies
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-01-21
Whistling For My Life,
BY BELLA LEE DUNKINsON.

There were five of US cooped up in a
mountains, just before the outbreak of
the Civil War. -Four Of US were sisters
in that Tennessee house-built like al
most all of those constructed in that
period with wide porches, single story,
big, open fireplaces, and large rooms.
Our life was jolly one, not unlike that
came to know in other and equally
uncivilized parts of the world later; for
we were happy lot, we girls, with on
ly one man among us-the brother in
law of us all who was true type of the
sportsman. He had blooded horses,
dogs, roosters, and even, blooded rats =
all of which made life run merrily along
to the music Of the only piano that
could be found in that wilderness of
wildernesses. And'what took me to
that darksome part of the world, almost
at the edge of timber-line, soon to hear
the footballs of angry brothers in the
clash of arms2
Our reason for migration was the same
that governs alive were in pursuit of
gain; we went to open the coal mines
lying hidden among the rocky Businesses
of the Cumberland Range. A rough
country, too, it was then; those sturdy,
brawny fellows who work IN the mines
the wide world over making up our
encourage, and among whom may he
found some of the noblest of mankind.
1t Is from among them that l have to
tell a little Incident where l not only
whistled for my life, but for those of
my three living sisters, Fannie, Maddie
and Kittie as well, and Tor some forty
five hundred dollars that had excited
the cupidity of some of the restless and
eager men, recruited from all nations,
who lived in the little huts surrounding
our place.
My brother-in-law was the head Of
the mining enterprise which took our
entire family to that land of the Moon
shines. He had command Of the
miners, was their paymaster and super
intendent. lie was expected to render
faithful service to the corporate interests
Of the stockholders. too. Hence he was
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-01-21

Henry Benson, of Lassen county, Cal,
has in his possession n specimen Of petri-
fed salmon. The feshy part resem lies
crystalized and varicgated quartz, re-
tanning in part the ye,lowish color OF the
salmon, and what was formerly the skin
Of the fish is now a sort Of porcelain or
white flint. The entire specimen is of
the very hardest quartz in texture. 1t
was found on a hillside at about 1900
feet altitude from the floor Of Big Val
ley and evidently petrifed at that
point This would indicate that salmon
inhabited the ancient rivers, the beds Of
which now form the strata Of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains, and in
which ancient channels lie the
rich deposits Of CALIFORNIA; gold.
These ancient river beds, as Is we'll
known, are found at various heights
above the sea level, and in some places
but few hundred feet below tho crest
Of the range, and perhaps hundreds Of
feet beneath the solid formation of
mother earth, and running entirely in
dependent Of any present surface forma-
ton. To determine with certainty that
salmon Inhabited these ancient rivers
would be an interesting fact as it would
fix at much later date than is now
generally supposed the geological period
when by mighty upheaval, these old
river courses were changed and oblit-
Grated from the face Of the earth.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-01-21
Chinese Journals.

In San Francisco there are four jour
nails regularly published in Chinese
characters. These appear weekly, and
have a circulation Of $500. According
to the Chinese method a good printer
can PRINT 400 sheets a day. Five days
work arc required to get out ar
edition of 1000 copies. The journals
arc printed with black INK upon single
sheets Of white paper, except on the
Chinese New Year, when the printing Is
done with red ink or apon red paper.
The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1888-01-21

9eculIarltIe. Of the HlppOpotamus.

Seculiaritlei OF the HippOpOtamus.
Beginning with the exterior, the skin
3 OF enormous thickness and toughness,
says writer on the hippopotamus in
Good Words. From it arc made tho
terrible whips called "sjamboks,' a
stroke of which will cut groove in a
deal board A large sjambok affords
tho only argument to which native
draught OK will listeu and smaller in
strument, called iamiliafly COW
hide" is used in lieu of our riding
whips As the hippopotamus spends so
much time in the water the skiu is per-
lorated with a number Of pores, through
which exudes thick, dark, oily secre-
ton, which, like the fur OF the seal,
otter, beaver and other'aquauc animals,
keeps the creature dry, even
when it is submerged. When in
July, 1849, obaysh, the first hippo
potamus ever brought to England,
was taken in the Nile as youngster
its slippery skin enabled it to wriggle
out of the arm of its captors, and it was
only secured by driving boathook into
its hide, the scar remaining through the
rest of its long life. When in May oil
the following year it arrived in London
went to see it and inadvertently patted
it, not knowing of the oily secretion.
Consequently pair Of new kid gloves
which | was wearing" we're utterly
spoiled. A female was afterward OBJ
tanned, and in 1871 was born the first
hippopotamus ever produced in Europe.
As its mother did not know how to man
age it the yourg calf was taken away
and fed artificiaIly. Taking it from its
mother vas n most perilous task, and,
after aNmost exciting series Of adj
ventures, was achieved by Scott who
was afterward so we'll known as
Jumbo's keeper. The little creature
weighed about 100 pounds but
kicked and screamed like an adult,
while its round, smooth body was so
oily that Scott could scarcely hold it.
Now we turn to the head The eyes,
ears and nostrils are set nearly on the
same plane, so that the animal can sink
itself below the surface, and be able to
perceive the approach of foes by hear
ing, sight and scent. When it lies mo
tionlcss and doing in the water, it is
naturally little lighter than cor
responding bulk of water aud so holt5
with only little OF the back, and the
ears, eyes and nostris above the surface
But it often has to sink to swim for
some distance under water. This ne
cessity involves several other peculiari-
ties of structure
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The Finger.Ring.

OF ali the ornaments with which
vanity, superstition and affection hasa
decorated the human form, few havs
more curious bits Of history than the
fingor-ring. From the earliest times
the ring has been a favorite ornament,
and the reasons for this general pref
erence shown for it over other articles Of
jewelry are numerous and cogent Or
naments whose place is on some portion
of the apparel or in the hair, must 10
laid aside with the clothing OF head
dress, are thus easily lost, and often not
at once missed Pins, brooches, bne<-
les, clasps, buttons, all sooner or later
become defective IN some part, and arc
liable to escape from an owner The
links of q necklace in time become worn,
and the article is taken oil to be mend
cd; the spring or other fastening q
bracelet is easily broken and the brace
lot.vanishes. With regard to ornaments
fastened TO parts Of the savage body
mutilation is necessary, the ear must be
bored, the nose be pierced, the cheeks
or lips be slit, aud, even after the sur
gical operations are completed, the arti-
Giles used for adornment are generally
inconvenient, and sometimes By their
weight or construction, arc extremely
painful.
In striking contrast with decorations
worn on the clothing in the har, round
the neck and arms, or pendant from
the cars, lips and nose is the linger ring,
the model OF convenience. IL is sci dom
lost, for it need not be taken Oft; re-
quires no preparatory mutilation Of the
body, is not painful, is always in view,
perpetual reminder, either Of the giver
or of the purpose for which IL is given.
The popularity Of the ring must,
therefore, be in large measure due TO its
convenience, and that this good quality
was carly learned may be inferred from
the Hebrew tradition, which attributes
the invention Of this ornament TO Tubal-
Cain, the Constructor of every artificol
in brass and iron. ~ Popular Science
Monthly.