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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-11
THE 2:3O LIST FROM 1874 TO 1891


Last week | received the following
letter, which caused me to enter upon II
labor which proved to be far greater than
! supposed it would:
"NEw YORK, Nov. 20, 1891.
".Ur. waiter r. Chester:
"MY DEAR SIR: am Informed that
in 1886, when bought nv first trotting
hon srs. there were only 10 horses, all told
living and dead-that had trotted in
, 80 or better. You have compiled many
valuable tables, giving statistics full of
Information relating to the progress and
development of the trotting horse.
Would not table showing the increase
each year. since 1886. in the , 80 list, be
an interesting and valuable feature:
simply throw out the suggestion
Yours truly.
"ROBERT bonner"
| had often thought of preparing such
a table, but had never carried out the
idea, although its interest and value are
apparent at glance. Mr.. BOnners letter
gave me the necessary stimulus, and
the result is now presented to the readers
of the Turf, Field and Farm. In order to
have the statistics correct, it was neces-
sary to go through all my works, scam
ming each horse, and consulting the index
of beaten horses as well as the body of
the books. My office copies have notes
of any errors, and therefore the table
now given may be considered as almost
absolutely correct:
Trotters with records of 80 or better, in
harness or To wagon, from earliest dates to
| close nj 1StlD.
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THE BLUCHERS.

CANTON, y. y, Oct. IS, 1871.
Editor Of tie Register You are calling
for information that carries me back to
the beginning. When | was younger
than | am now, say 40 years ago, the
Butcher horses were all the 20 here and
took the LEAD. About this time Amos
Randall came here with Mountain Eagle
by Sherman Morgan and his stock proved
the best we ever had in this county.
While this Morgan horse did not sire as
much speed as some others we have had,
he sired more money, which was better
for the farmers. His stock matured
early and sold for good prices as soon as
broken.
am not sure that | can give you much
about the Butchers that will be of any
use, but will try. There is family of
horsemen in Jefferson county by the
name of lungerford. There were
several of them, and they were wealthy
for those days. About 1880 they bought
in Dutchcss Co., y. Y, the original
Butcher by Duroc and brought him to
WATERFOWL, Jefferson county, n. V, and
think (but' am not sure) kept him I'M
til he died. This horse sired what was
known as IIungerford's Bay Butcher
and also sired what was known as the
original Black Butcher, also known as
Eddy Blucher. do not know the blood
of Black Blucher's dam, but it was al
ways claimed she was by Blossom. son
of Ogden's Messenger. | saw this horse
once; he was about Is years old at the
time; he was to look at grand horse.
but if you looked him over closely he
was what would be called lcggy, cut in
below the knees, with hooks inclined to
curb. He had handsome head, long
round body, with beautiful tail carried
well up. He was splendid mover, very
stylish, and was always called the hand
soonest horse in the county. 1t used to
be said more nice matched teams that
sold for high price were got by him
than by any other horse ever in Northern
New York. They nearly ali inherited
his great style and beauty, also his de-
fectiye limbs. This horse had lots of
Messenger blood, but none of his stock
trotted fast. About 30 years ago went
with Samuel Wiley to Denmark, Lewis
Co., n. Y, to look at horse owned by
man by the name of Cone. When we
arrived at Denmark we found he had two
stations and the dam of the two stallions
They were all black, the same size, and
TO look at the head and neck of these
horses and nothing else no man could
tell one from the other. Mr.. Wiley
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STONES RED BUCK.

BOWLING GREEN, o., Nov. "a, 1891.
Editor Western HorsemdR Il see in the
queries and answers of the Western
Horseman of October 2, from Burling-
ton, Ia, wanting to know about Stones
Red Buck. owned him. and took him
to Delphi, Ind. in March, 1875, and kept
him there until 1873. disposed of him
to Henry Stapleford of Fort Wayne,
Ind, for ID. A. Reed, V. S., of that city
and DR.. Reed let w. A. Rinehart of
Delphi have him. | managed him the
season of 1873 for Rinehart, and a man
by the name of John Hanrahan managed
him for Rinehart in 1879. Rinehart sold
him to Dr. Cochran of Delphi, and he
took him to jackson, Mich, and let DR..
Strong have him, and friend of mine
became sole owner of him, and kept him
at Jackson, or near there, until his death,
which occurred in November, 1856 or
1887, which was noted in your paper by
MIR. Mount. The name of Frank Fuller
ton was given him by James Ogborn of
Pine Village, Warren Co., Ind. Mr.. Og-
born lived at Attca, Ind, when got the
horse of him, and Mr.. Ogborn got him
of Mr.. Swain of Bellmorc, Ind. This
horse was owned by William NJ. Thorn
ton of Eminence, Ky, and while there,
part of one season, produced three trot
tiers, which were Ada Paul, Lady Girls
well, and Mike, who dropped dead in
II race at Cambridge City, with Cold
smith Maid, Red Cloud and Judge Full
lerton. have almost Il complete history
of his breeding and get. lie was foalcd
May >, 1863. Anyone wishing further
Information, it will be chcerfully given
by addressing me. o. f. Line, Box 50,
Bowling Green, o. | have known this
horse ever since 1865. first saw him at
Terre llaute, Ind, when he defeated old
Captain Walker in matched race for
$500 a side. He went to saddle. and got
II mark of 2 :2ll in his first race of any
Importance. o. +. l..
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A LETTER FROM CANADA.

AIIlN. hdIl.. NOV. 20, 1871.
Editor ,T',stcrH HJrseutan The Horse
man lcached me in due time this morn
ing aud as usual is full of very interest
ing horse literature. In looking over
your column of "Queries and Answers
noticed where an. w." Roachdale,
Ind. is inquring for the whereabouts
of Captain Jack. 2:2lf, by Red Buck
and wish to say: 1t is just thrty-four
miles from where sit to where Captain
Jack is enjoying all the comforts he is
entitled to, which no doubt are many.
He is owned by Mr.. Rowe. V. 5, Ridge
town post-oflce, Ontario, Canada, and
the grand and game old horse looks and
feels as fresh to-day as he did when ten
years old. His feet and legs are still
models of sOundness, and all that can be
said against him is that he is well on in
years and somewhat injured in his wind.
Captain Jack had very poor chance in
the stud here for Il few years, but lately
he has been bred to some good mares,
and splendid lot of colts and fillcs sir
ed by him are now nearly ready for the
track. Hoping my information may be
of use to your Roachdale friend, am,
dear sir Yours truly,
WIN. DONNELLEY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-11
PRODUCE OF LADY MACK.

GOFFSTOwN, n. H.. March n, 1856.
Editor Of the Register Lady Mack, the
dam of Taggart's Abdallah, bred seven
colts and fillies while owned her: 1857
b. c., by Black Warrior, son of +. b. ;
lS5S, b. f., by Farmers Beauty; 1853, b.
c.. Taggart's Abdallah by Farmer
Beauty; 1860, b. c., Hiram Woodruff, by
Farmers Beauty; 1861, b. c., Isaac Wood
ruff by Farmers Beauty; 1862, ch. f., by
Frank, son of Farmers Beauty; 1868,
ch. f., by Kentucky Star.
They were all fast trotters. Hiram
Woodruff at two years old trotted match
race in Nashua, y. H., to wagon in 3 :0l
was sold to J. Baker of Worcester, Mass,
and few years later went to Vermont.
Isaac Woodruff was fast and went from
Lowell, Mass, to Maine, trotting better
than , 30. In volume > of the American
Trotting Register, page PSI, you will
find Lady Mack recorded and mention
made of her produce and by what sires.
Yours truly,
DAVID NJ. TAGGART.
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Rorse Department.
THE MORGAN REGISTER,

Register intended to include all stations of
merit that trace in direct male line to Justin
Morgan and having ut least one siXty.tourth
of his blood. All such stations toaled in or
before 1850 are admitted free. fee of one
dollar is charged tor registering each stallion
loaled since 1880, aud for each mare whenever
foaled
Any animal in either of the following two
classes is eligible to registry in the Morgan
Register:
/. Any meritorious stallion or mare that
traces in direct male line to the original Jus
tin Morgan Horse, and has ut least one sixty
fourth OF his blood.
?. The produce of a sire and dam both
registered in tue Morgan Register.
The first volume, the final sheets Of which
are now being revised tor the press,
will contain about four thousand pedigrees,
carefully compiled from original sources, II
sketch of the origin and history of the great
Morgan family, and much other new and orig
inal matter. The book will be illustrated with
portraits of Morgan horses, and handsomely
and substantially bound. The price is not yet
liked, put Will be us low AS can be afforded, so
that the work may be widely distributed
The work has been done throughout on the
plan of first eXhausting all practicable means
OF getting ana verifying information, discrim-
mating rigidly between what is known ana
what is unknown, and setting down nothing
as ascertained which is in doubt. sources OF
information will be given in each pedigree so
that every reader can verify the work for
himself. Full descriptions of the animals reg
1stered will he given, and tables showing the
merits of the MOrgans, as compared with 9th
er families, Tor both speed and endurance ON
the track, Will be appended. Entries viii be
received for short time further, and blanks
furnished on application. Address
JOSEPH BATTELL,
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JOSEPH BATTELL,
LORD CLINTON.

MiddleburY, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-11
Proof OF VIII.
Abigail Il. Mathews.
FATE OF ERMONT-District of Adj

BE it remembered that at Il session of the
Probate Court holden at Middlebury within
and tor said District on the sth day OF Decem-
ber A. ID. 1891
Present, Hon. James NJ. Slade Judge.
Whereas, IA certain instrument in writing, un.
der seal, purporting To be the last will and ties
lament of Abigail l.. Mathews, late of Cornwall
in said district, deceased, having been this day
presented 10 said Court Tor Probate, and duly
filed in the Registers Office: Therefore it is
ordered, that all persons interested in the es-
tate OF said deceased, be notified to appear
before said Court at the Probate ONCE in Mid
dlebury, in SAID District on the 2sth day of
December, A. D., 1891, at 10 O'Clock II. m, by
publication OF this order, three weeks success.
siVely previous thereto in the Middlebury
Register, IA newspaper printed AT Middlebury,
to show cause, II any they may have why said
instrument in writing should not he proved
and allowed as the last will and testament OF
the said deceased.
BY the Court Attest
50 JAMES NJ. SLADE, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-11
HORSE NOTES.

DAVID NJ. TAGGART.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-11

This is short compendium to repre-
sent so much labor, but one consolation
is that the work will never have to be
done over again, as each years increment
can hereafter be added. In 1891
there will be about | 200 new horses, and
list as it stood at the close of 1887.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-11

81 use Ayers Cherry Pectoral freely in my
practice, and recommend il in cases OF
whooping cough among children, having
found it more certain to cure that trouble
some disease than any other medicine know
OF" So says DR. Bartlett OF Concord, Mass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-11
MlSSOURrS PERFORMERS.
From the Western sportsman.l

Like other Western States, Missouri is
rapidly taking prominent place in the
line OF producing the trotter and PAGER.
The following is Il list of the 2 80 per-
formers, bred or owned in that State,
that have entered the 80 list this year:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-11
PAGERS.
Bide.a-Wce, by Ashland Wilkes

Bde.a-Wee, by Ashland Wilkes .........225
Black Dick, :. I. b. by Black Dick, or
Ell Captain, by Alcantara. ................2 e30ls
lie Buoyant, by Joe Elmo-...............2 .29i !
Lilly Bush, by Ball R......................2:2 9ii
Six PAGERS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-24
Evspora,ing Apples

A practical orchardlst from this STATE
makes statement Of his experiments in
evaporating apples, published in the n
+. Homestead, of which the following
Is the substance: The evaporated fruit
averages pounds 70 the bushel. Poor
fruit will give only four pounds; Bald
wins and Greetings will give to and
Russets pounds to the bushel The
average cost has been 3 cents a
pound. The wholesale price has been
'.nly half the retail. The use Of sulphur
is objected to, unless for five to eight
minutes in a separate place; and then
put Immediately in the evaporator
Five women are employed at 60 cents
a day, to prepare the apples, and
one man to attend the eyaporator.
They turn out over $50 pounds a day
he writer says, "A person must not ex-
pect to get rich at the business, although
paying well some seasons" He make
one mistake using apples of second
quality; poor flavor remains poor
after drying, and those of first quality
must be used for the best results
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value Of Breeds as Layers

Minorcas, Leghorns and Hamburgs art
noted as excelling in egg production. a:
many as $50 eggs per wear being claimed
for them. Light Brahmas, Wyandottes
and Plymouth Rocks have reached Isl
eggs per year The latter breeds are
probably better winter layers than the
former Ii is not the number of egg
that gives the value, but the price. The
$50 eggs, at % cents per dozen, will
bring a fraction more than the $50 eggs
at 20 cents per dozen. the winter Layer
giving the higher price. Minorcas ant
I.eghorns are not idle in winter. but tht
larger breeds are perhaps better produ
GERS at that season The cost Of eggs
In food, in the summer, Is less than IL
the winter. but there are periods during
the winter when eggs reach 40 cents pei
dozen, and where parties have their Gus
TONERS for fresh egg. the prices are
rnuch higher. Eggs laid in the summer
by hens that have range, and which re-
ceive but little food, are nearly entirely
clear profit. and hence the hens that lay
busily in summer are profitable accord
ing to the section of country and dis
lance from market.
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Great Railroad Speed.

The fastest railroad time on record
for a long run has Just been made on the
New York Central Railroad by a passeu.
ger train from Buffalo to New York
The trip OF 1856 3 miles from New
! Ork TO East Buffalo was made In 439
minutes. no allowance for stops being
made. The train had covered the 1861
miles from New York to Fairport in 36l
minutes under very favorable condi-
tons Superintendent voorhees, calcu-
lated to bring the train into Buffalo, 14C
miles, in t35 minutes, and his calcula
tions were carried out to a dot until they
struck the hot box at Fairport. The run
of % miles from New York to Albany,
which was without stop, was made in
! 10 minutes The run from Albany to
Syracuse. lts miles. also without a
stop, was covered In li6 minutes. AT
Syracuse it took only q minutes to
change locomotives, and the train set out
over the $50 mile stretch to East Buffalo
One hundred and fifty minutes would
have been fine trip, without any stops,
but $50 miles iu las minutes with a stop
of minutes and 80 seconds thrown in
for doctoring the locomotive is a phenom
email run. The actual running time for
the $50 miles was 140 minutes aud 10 see
Onds This record means that con
tinuous speed of 80 ~ miles an hour
was maintained for the entire distance
from New York to Buffalo, making nc
allowance for stops or slowdowns in
order to scoop water from the track
tanks. Allowing for stops the actual
running time for the 436 miles was
i26 minutes, or Il "A miles an hour for
the entire distance.
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Farm Life and Brains

Nearly three-fourths OF the men who
have been chosen by the people for the
great offices of the nation are men who
were early familiar with wooded hills
and cultivated fieids-for example. Lin.
coin. Grant, Garfield, Hamlin, Greeley,
Tilden, Cleveland, Harrison, Hayes,
Blaine, and many others almost equally
conspicuous in current events of living
memory. Among journalists, Henry
wstterson spent his early life 10 rural
kentucky. and Murat Haistead was born
and lived on farm in Ohio
W H. Vanderbilt was born in small
New Jersey town and early engaged 10
the business OF ship chsndlerv; Rus
sell Sage was born In New York vii.
lage; Jay Gould spent his early days on
his fathers farm in New York State !;
Ingersoll first saw the light in country
town in New York; fa'm'ge in New
Jersey village, and David Swing, though
boroin Cincinnati. passed his boyhood
on an Ohio farm. whittier and Howells
spent their youths in villages, the for.
mer dividing his time between farm EN-
ploymeut aud his studies Follow the
list out yourself and see how long 1t
will become.
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GOSSIP OF raH ORANGES.

The patrons of West Camden have
built a nice grange hall and are now
grading the lot upon which it stands and
lifting up the building for winter.
Wednesday evening, Sept IS, Progress
sive Grange received a visit from County
Deputy W. 5 Rogers Of Topsham.
There were about forty present, includ
log some members of Enterprise Grange
Although the deputy did not find the
work perfect, he said he did not find
many flaws In it. treat of very NICE
cake and ice cream was served
The next meeting of Oxford County
Grange will be held with Bethel Grange,
Tuesday, Oct. & when the following
question will be discussed: what ele-
inents that exist at the present time are
particularly threatening to the morals of
the nation?" This win be followed by
a programme furni he'd by the members
of Bethel Grange. I'll. Oxford County
Grange Is one of the strJugest county
oranges In the State. and has over 400
members Live questions are ably dis
cussed, and the meetings are always
interesting.
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Making the home comfortable viii,
keep many boy and girl from being
ashamed Of the farm
Bushel boxes for potatoes and apple;
and bushel bags for grain are coming
into use. They are great convenience
1t makes no difference whether the pc
tatoes are early or late ones, they snoult
be dug as soon as they are ripe, anr
this is when the vices are all dead anc
dry.
Not more than one. third ofthe cream
cry butter IL up to the standard wher
tested. The reason for this Is that the
creamervmen mix together good and
poor milk or cream
The Jersey Ful'etin says: Mill
drawn from an ittl imed udder will al
most invariably. If made into butt ter, de
velop an offensive dor resembling d.
caying meat" Such milk is fit only for
manure.
1t is only the trained man who sue
ceeds on the farm, aud it is equally the
trained man who does other things with
a certainty OF favorable outcome. Men
forget that success ia resultant Of
knowledge and experience.
Outranked only "a table fowls by the
Plymouth Rocks and similar breeds, bat
leading them and all others rs layers, is
that other staple and very popular breed
the Leghorns. This variety we con
slider the most valuable Of all
Eggs of promiscuous size and color
will always fail to bring the top prices.
A little care in aiming to add to the
-
repaid, and eggs are no exception to the
rule.
In making comparisons, 1t is never
fair to compare the condition Of the
average farmer with that Of the so called
moneyed men, whether Of city or coun-
try. The moneyed farmers land there
are many, owners Of vast estates,
blooded cattle of uncomfortable values,
etc should always be used In compari-
son with moneyed men Of other callings.
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The Homely Girl.
st. Louis Globe Democrat ]

A homely young lady says, ''Homely
women are always more entertaining
than pretty specimens of the fair sex
The latter rely on their beauty to carry
them through the world, and it gener.
ally does until they get married, when
it commonly fails them. The homely
girl, knowing she has no beauty to rely
on, goes to work and improves her mind +:
she learns some accomplishment becomes
a clever artist or pianist, reads good
deal and so learns 10 converse readily
and well. She is better company than
the pretty girl. for the beauty does not
think it worth her trouble TO be enter
tanning as she has spent all her efforts In
trying to look pretty. The beauty may
make good wife, but the chances are
that she will learn nothing after
marriage. and so will soon become dull
misunderstanding. The ugly girl, with a
little brains. stands as fair a chance OF
getting good husband as her pretty
sister, and a much better prospect Of
having 4 happy home
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What is

Cas,ora is Dr. samuel Pitchers prescription for Ini
and Children 1t contains neither Opium. Aerphine nor
other Narcotic substance. 1t Is harmless s"ps'it"e
far paregoric Drops Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL
:, =, Pleasant Its guarantee Is thirty years use by
Million. of Mothers Castoria destroys orns and aays
,sversbness. Castoris prevents vomiting Sour Curd
n,e. piarrhea and Wind Collie Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation ana hai"eney'
tastoria assiuates food, regulates the stomach
"a noyyeIs irving healthy and natural sleep. Gas.
.,;. l. the ChIldren,s Panace..-the Mothers Friend
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May be followed By morning Of "La Grippe
Eastiy. and why: Became the disptaee nent OF
covering in bed, q neglected draught from 4
partly closed wiHco ., IN open fraasorn connected
with windy eLtsy In . MOTEL. may cosvey ia
your nostrils snd lungs the death dealing blast
Terrible and swift are the iHroads mad BY this
new desi 0ytr- h. IN dica'e alcoholic princi.
pie In hoetetter's Stomach Bittefs vii check IN
dire complaint A persistence IN this preventive
OF its further Development will Absolutely cheek.
mate he dangerous naiady. Unmedioated
Alcoholil! stimnants are ct little or no value The
iast redtuu |. the Bitters. Not Ices efAescious
is |; in cases Of malaria, bilousses Constipation
dyspepsis and Kidney trouble The
weak are usually tho<e apon ~h1rn disease fasts "a
frf. Invisorate win tia Filters.
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DoA,t Monkey with the Sake.

1t ID stated that q rattle-snAke cannot bite
il held up bs The tail. Would you like to
pus the statement to . pfsc ical tes.? Prob
ably not; but how often do you take far
greater riskss A snake bite ia rot the only
means Of Introducing poison into the s,s
tenn. Ifyou- liver il sIasssb, i. fails 20
remove the impurities from The blood which
passes through il, and deadly poisoas are
thus throsn into the circulation, all the
more dangerous because they are insidious.
II your blood is impure, II you; liver 10 on.
Of order. if you hsve blotehes, pimples,
boils or eruptions, 'don'r monkey with the
snake" Take DE-. Plerce's @ ,lden Medical
Discovery, the only specific against all
Blood oisoI $. no mster of what name or
nature. 1t 10 sold under . positive guafan-
tee that ii viii benefit Or cure, or your
msney viii Be refunded. sep;2 .d& ufolfm