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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-13
A Curious Bill of Fare.

Campfire recollections bring out
many old and interesting facts and not
a few humorous incidents. OF the
latter none find greater favor than
jokes on the army mule. 1t is related
that not infrequently, under stress of
circumstances, the mule was trans
ferred to the commissariat of besieged
garrisons, especially among the con-
federates. After the surrender of
Vicksburg federal surgeon found
remarkable bill of fare in one of the
rebel camps. Here it is:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24
THE MOULTON HORSE AND BLUE
CLOUD

Editor Dunton's Spirit Of the Turf
Can you tell me anything of the breeding
of the following stations: The Moulton
Horse, by Hills Black Hawk. He was
kept at Bloomington. H., about the year
1867, or 1868 or 1869. I'd. A bue-gray
horse, called Blue Cloud, double gated
was quite trotter; think he has trotted
in '35 or SO. Was owned by Mr.. Wood
worth of Bloomington, who gave his
pedigree; by Suckers Rainbow dam by
Abdallah 10. 3D.. A horse called Longs
Tom Crowder, that stood in Indiana. 4th.
A Hambletonian horse that was said to
have record of 80 or 2 40, and stood
in Greenfield, Adair Co., Iowa, in 1873.
If you or any of your readers can give
me any information about any of these
horses and their breeding you will confer
favor on me and some other breeders of
this vicinity. Yours, &C.,
W. c. HAMILTON.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24
DAM OF ETHAN ALLEN.

Mr.. ThomsOns's article in last week s
Mirror and Farmer is rehash of the tes-
timony on the dam of Ethan Allen, pub
lshed in the REGISTER, 1856. We omit
criticism because we cannot tell whether
he has finished the subject or not.
The dam of Ethan Allen was bred by
John Fields, North Springfield, VT,
foaled 1880, and got by Robin, a horse
owned by Moses Bates of Springfield,
VT, and that has been said to be by
Woodbury. Morgan; but this we think is
doubtful. He was bay horse with Nor
gan characteristics of style and speed, but
more after the Sherman than Wood
bury branch. He was not only quite a
trotter himself, but got trotters. He
must have been about. if not quite, as
old as Woodbury. Morgan, that is, foaled
about 1916, and the best evidence yet OBJ
tanned points to the horse Traveller as his
sire, that was owned by Joseph Whitney,
Springfield, VT. 1914; afterwards at
Pittsford, VT, and from there went to
Potsdam, n. Y, and thence into Cana
da, where he is said to have left many
fast colts. This horse Traveller is the one
that Mr.. Thomson says was the sire of
Young Traveller, bay horse advertised
at Craftsbury, VT, in 1916. The adver-
tisement of Young Traveller states that
he is descendant of the old Goss horse
of st. Johnsbury, that is, of Justin Nor
gan. The descriptions of Robin and
Young Traveller would seem to be alike,
and also of their stock. 1t has been
stated that this Traveller was a direct de-
scendant of Morton's imp. Traveller.
We shall have, hereafter, quite long
and interesting article on this horse,
Traveller
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24
NEW 2:2O PAGERS.

Twenty-one PAGERS entered the ? 20
list in 1887, and seven who were already
in it at the beginning Of the year reduced
their records. Johnston has the three
fastest heats of the year to his credit,
having paced at different times in 2:1lt,
2 :11a, 2l2i. He also reduced the wagon
record to 2:l41. Brown Halls 2:l3 was
the fastest record made during the year.
The four-year-old wonder Arrow occu-
pies the second place with 2:l4. The
new 2 20 PAGERS in 1887 are Arrow, 2 IA;
Joe L., 2:l5; L. c. Lee, 2:l5; Frank
Champ, 2 :l6t; Homestake, lea Jenny
Lind, 2:l7; Duplex, 2:l7t; Chimes E.,
2:l7a; Lillian S., 2:17a; Wilcox, 2:l7a |;
Ulster Belle, AIS; Wayne Wilkes, 2 :lsa /;
Brightwood, 2:l94; Fred w., 2:l9A; Bill
ly Bunker, 2:l9a; Fullerton D., 2:l9i I;
Little Ida, 2:l9a; Aaron r., 2 20; Ella
S., 2:2O; Hy Wilkes, 1920; and Lady
Wilkens, 2:20. The following reduced
their records: Brown Hal, 2:13; Ar
gyle, .l4i; Charley Friel, 2:164; Tom
my Lynn, 2:l6A; Mike Wilkes, 2 l5a /;
Raven Boy, 2:l7i; and Honesty, 2:l7a.
There are now one hundred and two pa
GERS with records of 2 20 or better, twen-
ty-one having marks below :l5. New
York Sportsman.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24
FLYING MORGAN AND LANCET.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. l, 1888.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. l, 1883.
Editor Of Mirror: have just read with
much interest an article in your paper
from breeder" which calls to mind
my presence at the Vermont State fair of
1857, held at Montpelier, VT, when Fly
ing Morgan, or the Adams horse as he
was then called, was the attraction of
the day. A beautiful light stopper, blood
bay, square trotter, weighing $50 or
thereabouts, and it struck me at the
time he was properly and rightfully
named Flying Morgan, as his feet did
not seem to touch the ground. Now the
next attraction on the ground was a
three-year-old Black Hawk gelding, own
ed by Tim VIM of Derby Line, VT,
my then place of residence, later known
as Lancet; and as breeder" is at loss as
to Lancets origin | can give him data.
In rs, Tim Vim, hotel keeper at Derby
Line, VT, took an imp. road mare, form
ely owned by LothrOp Chamberlain of
same place, long-gaited, untiring,
high-strung roadster, in color nearly
black, with probably 30 minute gait,
down to Bridport, VT, to serve to Hills
Black Hawk, horse said to be the most
rapid footer in Vermont, reasoning that
if he could get the rapid and long strides
mixed, the issue would make goer and
slayer. The colt proved his Judgment to
be correct In SO or "a Winn sold this
colt to sporting man of Worcester,
Mass, a Mr.. b., | think, for $500,
delivered to B. in Worcester, who gave
him the name of Know Nothing and
afterward changed it to Lancet. next
saw him beat horse on Cambridge or
Brighton course, known as Long Island,
and subsequently horse known as st.
Lawrence. The next knew of him was
beating Flora Temple under saddle in
PA, and | afterwards learned of his
being burned up with stable of COM
panion tretters, | think, at Worcester,
Mass. Mr.. Vim told me that he paid
$50 for service, and this was in 4S. l
was boarding at Wins hotel in AS.
Very truly,
HENRY +. GATES.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24
THE TROTTING TURF IN BOSTON,
From Spirit of the Times, 1893.

FROM spirit OF tnt Times, 1853
Notwithstanding the citizens of Mass
achusetts have done little or nothing for
the turf, few States in the confederacv
have accomplished more in amelioratng
the condition and improving the breed of
carriage and road horses. The 'Old Bay
State" too, was among the earliest to in
troduce better stock of cattle and sheep,
and, at the present moment. can boast of
some of the finest in the Union. A great
number Of thoroughbred stations have
been imported into that State designed to
improve the breed of carriage horses,
while Massachusetts was for many years
the market for those thoroughbred colts
that were thrown out of training on Long
Island. Imported Roman, the sire of
Maj. jones' fine FLY Zenobia, stood for
several years in that State; among other
English horses that landed there, MANY
of whom never left the State, NAV be
mentioned Barefoot, Serab, Allfours. De-
bash, Derby, Figaro, Nicholas, Kilton,
Magnum Bonum and King William. The
stables in Massachusetts and Vermont
are better horsed than in any other State
in the Union, save that of New Jersey
and it is well-established fact that
matched pair of New England horses
will command twenty per cent more in a
Southern or Western market than any
others. They are not only better broke.
but are handsomer, and 60 in more style,
while they are almost always fine trav-
elers; as for hardness and endurance, a
pair of Northern horses can out-work
and outlast two pair of ordinary horses,
a fact which we attribute entirely to the
infusion of better strains of blood.
A country stallion in New England
could not pay expenses if he made no
pretension to blood, so strong is the pre-
judice against a downright cocktail; ev-
cry man, woman and child agrees with
Fanny Kemble that nothing but the
thoroughbred does it quite well :" there
fore though spurious in a majority of
cases, ten-dollar stallion down east has
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24
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, toaled 1880
and before and having at least one sixty fourth
blood of the original Morgan horse, will be
recorded free; for stations foaled since 1880
and mares with such inheritance as above,
the usual fee 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, 1888-02-24
1S43-50 inclusiye-None.

1s43-50 nclusive-None.
y1slS. Arabian Horse, Oma, brought
from Algiers by Com. Perry; little I'M
der Is hands. In Clinton and Rhinebeck
Flats. SAM PAXTON.
From Western Luminary Cayuga Co.
1S01.-Harlequin in Lorraine six years,
bay, 1872, by Badgerfeet, formerly kept
in Hartford, Conn, his dam the noted
mare, well known by the name of the
Morgan; at SO.
ROBERT M. DUNLAP, Lorraine, 1901.
TOrange Co. Republican, 1867
, Characticus by Phenomenon, etc.
Roebuck, black, by Old Bold Partner,
etc. In Hopewell.
Driver, imp. by Capt. Ramsey of Hart
ford, bay, Is hands, II years.
High Flyer by Sourkrout, dam by Fig
ure. In Montgomery.
From Western Centinel, at whitestown.l
1876, vol. 8. The Ranger. An Arab
an horse from Old Ranger of Hartford,
Conn.,, 10 h. In Whitestown by Sam
Norton.
Magnet in Westmoreland, kept by Mr..
Fuller of Paris last season; Is h., dark
bay, as graceful a moving horse as in
America. By Cincinnatus.
GAlleghany, dark sorrel, 16 h., stout
and well built; sire, Imp. Mercury, etc.
From The Rights of Man, vol. l, 1901, at New.
burgh.I
Imp. King William in Plattekill.
1902. Ditto, near Cornwall
From Political Index, at Newburg.
1906. Highhyer.
Young Champion of Long Island in
New Windsor; by Imp. Old Champion,
dam by Janus. Dark bay, five years.
15-3.
Pctomack in New Windsor. by Old
Messenger. dam by Figure; g. d., by
Bashaw, 6. g. d., by Hero; bright bay,
10 years, 1872, well made. Performances
etc. NOAH TOWNSEND,
CHESTER SWITZERLAND, 1906.
From New York Mercury at N Y. (No sos. ]
Ferdinand, noble, dark bay stallion.
seven years, son of Spanish horse, etc.,
in Monmouth Co., n. j., at five pounds
Hero in New Jersey, bred by John
Holme, England, etc.
Bay horse Old England, imp. at White
Plains; got by Young Sterling, etc.
Somerset, a beautiful gray Barb; or
Long Island. Wildair at six pounds
The best and fleetest of his AGE in the
world; imp.
176S. Old England. The beautiful
chestnut called Batchelder, just imported
from London, ETC.. on Long Island.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24

g. the Children. They are es-
SNSS pecially liable to sudden
Colds. Coughs, Group. Whooping Cough.
etc. We guarantee Acker's English
Remedy positive cure. 1t saves
hours Of anxious watching. Sold by
L. HANAFORD, Druggist, Middlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24

First city sportsman-Justb back from
a hunting trip l see. Get any game
Second city sportsman (who did consid
cradle unintentional killing)-N-o, had
to come home; ran out of dogs-[Tid
Bits.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24

MNN>> OF the good things of thiI
NNNNSS life are sorrowfully lei
alone on account Of Dyspepsia. Acker'}
Dyspepsia Tablets will cure Dyspepsia
Indigestion and Constipation; sold on
positive guarantee at rs and 90 cents, By
L. HANAFORD, Druggist, Middlebury
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-17
A Foolish Election Bet.

A very original bet was made ut the
West End between two wcll-kDown bust
ness men of New York, one a wealthy
contractor, who did considerable work
on the aqueduct when it was begun.
The other is prominent banker and a
member of the New York stock eX-
change.
In case OF Cleveland's election, the
banker is to wear a straw hat with red
bandana band during the entire months
of December and January. He is to
have the privilege of purchasing new
hat as often as he sees fit, but he is to
wear the hat during the transactions OF
his usual business. In the event of Har-
rison's election, the contractor, who is q
Democrat and member of Tammany
hall, is to occupy one of the bathing
houses on the beach in front of Leland s
hotel, during the months of February
and March. He may furnish it with a
folding cot, one chair, two Kerosene
lamps, Il cooking stove, and IS to cook
his own meals.
He can spend two hours each day at
any place he chooses IN Long Branch,
but he is not to 90 to New York, except
in case of his own sickness or that of
some member of his family, which sick
ness must be certified to by physician.
He can have the daily papers and one
novel each week. One thousand dollars
is TO be forfeited if either person refuses
to live up to the conditions of his bet,
and the money has already been depos-
tied
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-17

DEFAULT having been made in the pay
- ment of the sum of ten hundred anc
eighty-tive dollars and fifty'four cents
(S1 ,0S5.5I), which is claimed to be due at the
date of this notice as principal and interest
upon certain mortgage duly made, executed
and delivered by William c. Reed and Carrie
b. Reed his wife, to =. J. Murphy bearing datC
| the Goth day of April, 1888, to secure the pay
ment of one thousand dollars Isl ,00Ol on or be
fore five years from the date of said mortgage
together with interest thereon at the rate OF
seven per cent per annum and with Il power
of sale therein contained, duly recorded in
the Office of the Register of Deeds within and
for the county of Blue Earth and state OF
at one O'Clock i'm the afternoon, i'm Book nine
| teen Q9) of Mortgages on page seventeen QD
and the said mortPators having failed to pay
the taxes on the premises described in said
mortgage and hereinafter described for the
year 1887 as therein required, this mortgagee
has, at the date OF this notice, paid the taxes
for said year, amounting to the sum of seven.
teen dollars and thirteen cents (Sl7. 13) on said
premises, and no action or proceeding having
been instituted at law or otherwise to recover
the debt secured by said mortgage or any part
thereof
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that
by virtue of power of sale contained in said
mortgage and pursuant to the statute in such
case made and provided the said mortgage
will be foreclosed by the sale of the premises
described in and conveyed by said mortgage,
as follows:
section seventeen az, township one hundred
and five (105), range twenty-seven (27l, the
same consisting of one entire farm and being
used and occupird as one entire farm and said
premises being situate i'm Blue Earth county
and state of Minnesota with the heredita-
ments and appurtenances, which sale Will be
made by the sheriff of said Blue Earth coun-
ty. at the front door of the court house. in the
city of Mankato, IN the said county and state,
on the
2Sth day of August, 1883,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day by
public vendue to the highest bidder for cash,
to pay said debt and interest and the said tax
es on said premises and fifty 1901 dollars attor-
ney's fees as stipulated IN by said mortgage in
in case of foreclosure and the disbursements
allowed by law; subject to redemption at any
time within one year from the date of sale as
provided by law.
Dated July 9th, 1888. p. j. MURPHY,
CLAPP & MCCARTNEY, Mortgage.
Attorneys for Mortgage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-17
THE TARIFF QUESTION IN A NUT
SHELL.

Mr.. George William Curtis, of Harper's
Weekly, truly says that the discussion of
the tariff question in congress is so in
volved and intricate that it only per-
plexes the public mind. We hold that
there is no necessity for discussing the
question in such confusing way, and
that there are broad underlying princ-
Piles which, if kept in mind, make the
problem perfectly easy and comprehen-
sible. We wish our readers TO note how
a plain workingman, who reads as he
runs, puts the whole tariff question In so
plain and simple light that it carries
more conviction than whole volume of
congressional debates. This condensa-
ton of the tariff argument into a nut
shell is made by Congleton weaver in
the Mocclesfeld (Eng.) Courier. He
says:
Every trade unionist should legally be
a fair-trader (prOtectionist)-i fair
trade il simply an enormous extension
OF trade unionist principles-it means
union which will include the whole of
the industries of the country-agricul-
ture as well as others-and it means a
union which will draw the Irish people
closer to us, for j have every reason to
believe that the primary object of the
Irish party is to secure protection for
their industries. In conclusion i wish
to impress upon workingmen that it is
their duty to study this question for
themselves and think it ont. |, for one,
have no fear of the result, and when
England's workers perceive that free
trade policy means longer hours and
less money they will hurl down the
rotten idol and adopt the sensible course
of seeing that as far as possible their la,
Dor is employed, which will enable
them to pay half-penny more for their
loaf if necessary, thus bring prosperity
to the agricultural population, which, in
turn will enable them to become better
customers for the productions from the
looms.
That is the solution of the whole mat
ter, and the answer to all the sophistry
of the free traders. We deny that the
prevalence of protection requires the
workingman 10. pay a halfpenny more
for his loaf, or his hat, or his suit Of
clothes than he would under free trade.
But it may readily be granted that even
If he had to do this, the argument for
protection would be overwhelming.
For, as the clear-headed English work
ingman says, he will have steady en-
ployment and wages bettered TO degree
which will make the half-penny of no
consequence. And the free traders
plea addressed to the farmers is also as
completely answered in this admirable
little condensation of the protection
idea. The more people there are to buy
food at good prices the better off will
the farmers be, and the better able to
"become customers for the productions
of the looms" This is a truth which,
though it may not yet be apparent to
all the farmers of this country, is rapid
ly learned by those who are so fortunate
as to have industrial centers located
among them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-17

THE Winona Herald thinks, as mat,
ter of course, that the criticism shower
ed upon candidate Brooks by the Re-
publicans is without rhyme or reason.
We presume 1t is difficult for the Herald
to understand what wrong there is in a
mans claiming that to be Republican
is SO much lower than to have been a
rebel and secessionist that he thanked
God he had been spared the former
degradation. But the Herald will be
surprised when it finds the number OF
Northern people who do find so much
fault with that sort of sentiment that
they repudlate the man who uttered
them and those who seek to shield him
from lust cause.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-17

8. The Mailing and Delivery Department.-"The mail
err" and the delivery clerks handle over million
papers a week. The force numbers 20
The Engine RoomTo supply the motive power requires
three steam boilers of ITS horsepower capacity AMI
three engines with an aggregate of 270 horsepowei
All departments lighted by the Edison inctIi-
descent system, which here comprises three dynamo
machines and 500 lamps. The employees Of THU
department number
TO- The Circulation Department-The paper is now
manufactured article and it the business of this
department develop the market for it. TIL"
average number Of workers is 10
H. The Subscription Room.Al the subscriptions from
out-of-town whether of individual readers wI"I'
sale news agents. pass through this department #ri
this department employs on the average il
IT, The Business Ofice-The general clerical work of
paper, such receiving and caring for the adv"iti'
ments-of which over fifteen hundred are receive.
and handled every day-receivng and payirG 'i:
cash, the general bookkeeping OF the bts' &c.
requires a countingroom force OF :
49, The Care of Building requires the constant serv;
three janitors :
H. The Watchman.-To insure perfect protection -: 3.
risk Of fire two watchmen are constantly On t'iy. :
IS. The New York ofceThis engages the entire ,; q
general manager and assistant :
I6 The Washington ureau.-In charge OF its ":t
Washington staff correspondent
II. The Milwaukee Bureau.-To facilitate North,
news gathering, one man
From which it appears that the number of regular e "a
Is 'Nz
And the pay roll from 800 $4,000 per week. er
eating during the year 100000.
Then there is larger annual expenditure for white
paper, and telegraph and cable tolls sometimes
nearly thousand dollars week. Take it all
together the expenditures of THE DAILY NEWS for
the year 1888 will vary very little from 5000 COO
hundreds of places throughout country European
Northwest who distribute THE DAILY News its of
city dealers with their horses and wagons; of hundred
connected with Tie rain office by telephone of the about
rt selling THE A!Iy News in Chicago This what il
reader hr? it day Measured by the cost of its
Chicago Dali News sold by all newlealers n will be
Address
'OR +. LAWSON, itt5Iis!,,r TEE DAILY News Chicaso
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-17
The Verdict Unanimous.

W. ID. suit, Druggist, Blppus, Ind.i
testifies: 81 can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every
case. One man took six bottles, and wis
cured of Rheumatism of 10 years stand,
ing" Abraham Hare, druggist, Bell,
vile, Ohio, affirms. "The best selling
medicine / have ever handled in my q
years experience, is Electric Bitters.' "
Thousands of others have added theiI
testimony, so that the verdict is unanim-
Gus that Electric Bitters do cure all dis.
eases of the Liver, Kidneys or Blood
Only half dollar bottle at j. r. Jones
drug store
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-08-17

The editor of Harper's Weekly is dis
turbed in his repose by the reflection
that "the first natural result of the cleo
ton of General Harrison would be the
appearance of President Garfeld's Sec
retarv of State as head of the cabinet.
This natural result" may be unpleas
ant to contemplate by those hypocrites
who pretend to be so much purer anC
holier in motive than Mr.. Blaine, bu
whose real ground of antipathy is thai
their own narrow personality has beer
so eclipsed by the popularity the Maine
man has secured. But to the great mass
of the Republican party the suggestion
of Mr.. Blaine for Secretary of State has
no terrors. They would delight in moth
ing so much as TO see him back in the
position which he occupied when the
lamented Garfield was SO Indignantly
murdered.