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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
MOlllE MCWHORTER.

SOUTH ELKHoRN, KY, Aug. l, 1890.
Mr.. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Ded Str:-l do not know anything
about Young Daniel Webster. Never
heard of him till saw him given as the
sire of Molle McWhorter. do not be-
lieye that McWhorter was sired bv him.
| purchased Mollie McWhOrter from
Chas. E. Bowman of Washngtonvllle,
Orange Co., y. Y, in 1880. Bowman
now lives in Kansas. | do not know his
Daniel Webster, son of Long Island
Black Hawk. Bowman got her from
VIM. McWhorter and McWhorter got
her from her breeder, John Crowell of
Coldenham, Orange Co., n. Y. She was
a bay mare, with star, snip and left hind
pastern white; Isl hands; foaled 1851.
| had her shot Nov. II, 1885. She was
the dam of Edgar, , 80; but was bought
and sold, before Edgar had any record,
as being by Daniel Webster, son of
Black Hawk. do not see what object
any one could have had for misrepre-
senting her then. | only paid $500 for
her when got her, and she was heavy
in foal to Col. Winfield (sire of Edgar
then and produced the dam of Harry
Windsor short time after. Some one
in Orange county, y. Y, about Golden
ham, should remember all about Mollie
McWhorter and Daniel Webster also.
Mollie was out of mare by imp. Bell
founder, her grandam by an Arabian
horse. Some of the Jno. Crowell family,
or any of the old horsemen at Golden
ham, Orange Co., n. Y, can tell you all
about it. | wrote to Crowell once, but
never got reply. If can be of any
use to you, call on me.
Kindly yours,
j. W. MADARA.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

is but little known in regard to his line
age. He was sired by horse called En-.
peror, said to have some Messenger
blood; a bay stallion weighing about
200 lbs, strong, powerfully made
horse with heavy bone. The dam of Old
Tom was small chestnut mare, weight
about 900 lbs, by Peola, thoroughbred
Old Tom was a jet black weighing 100
lbs, rather short in body and a little
leggy-a horse of wonderful power and
endurance. His get were uniformly fine,
open-gaited, out of all kinds of mares.
He got more three-minute trotters than
any other horse | eyer saw, and quite a
number of 2 40 trotters, with few in
2;35. Tom Tucker had private record
of 2 81. Old Tom was grand stock
horse. If he had had the advantages
that some horses now have, he would
have made himself standard by merit
There are good many conflicting opin-
ions in regard to the sire of Old Tom.
But have talked with men who have
had the best opportunity of knowing tn
breeding of the horse and am satisfied
that have stated all that is positively
known, and that is not very satisfactory.
| wish | knew more about him.
| might add in conclusion that Old
Tom was never trained as a trotter, yet
he could show three-mnute gait. The
most serious objection had to the Black
Tom stock was that they were inclined to
have puffy hook joints and the legs look
ed little meaty and stocky; and yet
their limbs seemed to stand the test of
hard work. My horse, after all, is one
with large infusion of Morgan blood.
1t is a notable fact that nearly all of our
best trotters and stavcrs have Morgan
blood in their veins. Do you know of
any Morgan stations for sale that can
trot in about 2:30? Our people here
(horsemen) are about ripe now for
well-bred trotting stallion. have been
talking the Morgan horse as the most
profitable horse for all classes to improve
our road horses. If you know of any
such that you can recommend shall be
pleased to hear from you. Is there any
periodical devoted to the interests of the
Morgan horse? If so, where can it be
obtained? Yours very truly,
y. TUCKER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
TOM TUCKER.

Mt. GILEAD, o., NOV. 6, 1891.
Mr.. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Dear SU:-I am in possession of a let
ter from you directed to postmaster, Ed
ison, Ohio, enclosing blank to be filed
out giving the pedigree of black stall
lion called Tom Tucker. bred by man
by the name of Tucker. Although
| am not relative of this man
Tucker, think | can give you all there
is known with regard to the breeding of
Tom Tucker, also of his sire, Old Black
Tom. | live about two miles east of Ed
ison. | have been in Mount Gilead %
years. When first located in Mt. Gil
cad Mr.. Tucker, the bre eder of Tom
Tucker, lived on farm about two miles
south of Edison. have seen him few
times, but had no acquaintance with him.
| know positively that he bred Tom
Tucker and sold the colt to Israel Hunts
man. | am well acquainted with Mr..
Huntsman. Mr.. Tucker, the breeder of
Tom Tucker, lived here only a few wears
after came here, and he and his family
moved West Old men here. neighbOrs
of his, claim that Mr.. Tucker brought
the dam of this horse from New York,
and no one here knows anything about
her breeding. Yet she had the reputa-
ton of being the fastest road mare in the
county at that time. She is described as
being large, rangy bay mare. With re-
gard to the sire, Old Tom, have seen
him frequently, and owned one gelding
out of him that could trot in 2:l0. | own
now yearling filly by Smiths Black
Tom, a PAGER by Old Tom; first dam by
Old Tom, closely inbred sire and dam
half brother and sister. This filly is one
of the finest gated trotters | ever saw.
| intend to keep her for brood mare.
Now for the pedigree of Old Tom. There
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04

a strong breed of horses with good
deal of energy. Soldier, owned by Alb
bolt, was good stepping horse, a good
gated horse, but not as fast as Bulrush
The colts of Bulrush were faster than
the average of Woodbury's; very cordy
and nice gated horses.
"Pike's Romeo and Houses Romeo
were not the same. Pixies | think was
French and Houses not. Joe Danforth
had the Frazier Horse by the Pike Horse
and stood him here one or two years.
AS far back as | can remember Wood
bury Morgan was the popular horse
more said of him than of any other.
saw HIM often never saw Sherman. Mr..
Woodbury. owned the mill at Bethel,
and from the time | was ten years old
went to the mill. Woodbury. sold to
Walker at Hartland, who stood HIM the
next season at Bethel, and one day here.
That was after Clifford was here. Walk
er got him after Clifford came here. The
two horses were in the same barn; Wood
bury bit Coolidge. | think Coolidge
had the Clifford here five years. Cady
had the care of him one or two seasons
in this town and think took him over
the lake"
J. +. Maynard, Boston, says: See
Dan Walton for Warwick , :2OI and
other information.
"Mamie Messenger, gray, Isl hands.
100 lbs, was owned in San joaquin Co.,
Cal, in lS57-S.
"Wisman of San Jose went across the
plains in 1916 with Fremont and sold
to Bedwell on the Shasta road. They
raised half breed horses. knew Black
Hawk well at Lowell; he got lots of
colts there and also got colts at Dover,
n. H., that were kept as stations.
"James Hill, brother to David Hill,
lives in this city,
NJ. Denaud says: 81 took the Marin
Horse to Nercheres and stopped with the
man that broke the first old St. Law
renee, which was a brown horse, pretty
large and heavy, with short legs
Mr.. Spaulding. Boston, says: "The
Bachaud Horse was over 1900 lbs,
very wide breast, bay, l5t hands. a low
set horse. He got him near st. Mary's :;
fast horse; could trot in about 2 :33.
He gave twelve or fifteen hundred dol
lars for him about 1865. | was with
Bill Simpson in New York when he
owned old Abdallah; sent him to New
Jersey. He never made enough to cover
expenses. Simpson sent him to Ken
lucky. 1t was after he came back that
was with him. He had no tail. and his
head was coarse, but he was game
Simpson gave him away. | was with him
about 1878, when he sent him to Orange
county, y. Y, but didn't get mares
enough to pay expenses"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
EARLY TENNESSEE TURF HISTORY.
BY ALBION IN THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES,

1.-The race was succeeded by a splendid
ball, given by DR.. II. ID. Barry and his
amiable wife, who were famous for their
hospitality and sumptuous entertain
ments. General jackson, the most
graceful dancer and courtly gentleman
of his day, opened the ball with the
beautiful bride Mrs. Hall) as his part
ner. Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Barry were
sisters, and they and their families were
ever on the mostintimate terms of friend
ship with Mrs. jackson and the general"
From 1904 to 1910 Lazarus Cotton's
grey gelding Greyhound, by Tayloe's
Bel-Air (the best son of imported Med
ley), was greatly distinguished and con-
sidered the best race-horse in Tennessee.
especially at three and four-mile heats.
He was under fifteen hands, but was able
to carry full weight and go the distance.
In the spring of 1905, at Galatin, he beat
BOmpard, IA son of imported Obscurity,
out of Il daughter of imported Fear
naught, General Jackson's Indian Queen,
and others, four mile heats, in three
heats. About this time at Huntsville.
he beat TruXton (when out of condition.,
mile heats. Major John Nerrell. who
then owned TruXton, came to Tennessee.
saw General Jackson and satisfied him
that TruXton lost the race by being out
of condition, and the general made a
match on him against Greyhound for
50 900, to be run on the same course.
mile heats. Major Nerrell was Interested
in the match, and trained Truxton. who
won the race, beating his game little
competitor, an aged horse, and inferior
in speed to his large, muscular, young
antagonist. No contest on the soil of
Tennessee has ever been so exciting, or
caused so much betting, considering the
means of the people, as this race. Hun
dreds of horses and numerous siX-hun-
Observation-Disclosures tracts of land were
staked on the result. The old pioneers.
who were accustomed to quarter-racing.
and had witnessed the indomtable game
and great success of Greyhound, bet
their horses and lands upon him in the
utmost confidence. When the race was
over, there was general inquiry of.
"Will you carry my saddle home for me-"
or, "Does your horse carry double?"
In the fall of 1905, Captain Joseph Err
win offered to run his horse Tanner. n
son of imported Tanner, against any
horse in the world, four-mie heats.
$4,000 side, the person accepting the
bet to name at the post. General Jack
son accepted the banter and trained six
teen horses, Truxton and GREYHOUND
among them, he having purchased the
last-named horse. He started Grew
hound and won the race in three heats
over the celebrated Glover Bottom course.
At the same time and place, General
jackson had match Cf COCOA side. in
cash notes, on TruXton against CAPTAIN
Erwin's Plough Boy, two-mile heats
but Plough Boy being amiss, CAPTAIN
Erwin paid the forfeit. A misunder-
standing arose concerning this last-men-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
THE PARSONS HORSE.

In your REGISTER of October 30
you speak of Robin or Morgan Robin,
or the Parsons Horse. knew the Par
sons and their horse. His sire was Bel
lows Cock of the Rock, by Sherman
Morgan. Aliens Morgan Robin was by
sherman Morgan; dam by Spaulding
Smiths Post Boy.
F. \. WEIR.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
C;tIf15s
From
Eliza r. Parker,

OF Bedford, Ky.
M as'Ao' Economical Housekeeb-
ing, Editor of the Depart
ment Of Practical House
keeping in the LADIES
HOME COMPANION, &C., &c.
To ". K. FALRBANR 6, CO...
"I am satisfied that Cottolene is
perfect substitute for lard, and is
very superior to it for all cooking
purposes. Biscuits made from it are
much lighter; pie-crust more delicate
and not so greasy as that made from
lard. Oysters, Croquettes, &C., fried
in it reach the perfection which cooks
desire to have them-brown and dry,
and free from grease. Cottolene can
be used in fine cakes instead of but
ter where lard would iniure their
favor. Think Cottolene more health
full being SO much less greasy and
consequently more digestible.
Other testimonials to the
same effect come from all
the most celebrated writer's
and the highest authorities
upon cooking, for example:
Marion Hariand,
Cath arine Owen,
Christine Terhune Herrick,
Emma p. Ewing,
Mrs. s. T. Rorer,
Mrs. F. a. Benson,
Amy Barnes,
Margaret Wister.
Ask your grocer for Cottolene.
For further information, address
N. K. FAIRBANK &CO.
Sole Manufacturers,
CHICAGO,
and S Central Wharf, Boston.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-27
No Demand for Old Clocks.

There is no longer the demand for
what used to be called grandfather
clocks" that there was three or four
years ago, but when genuine old one
can be secured there are always a score
Of buyers ready to pay fair price for it.
The clock of this type stands on the
floor, as the song says, and although /.
may not go ninety years without blum
dering it will keep good time, and its
works are apparently indestrucnble.
AS there are factories which turn out
''old" china to order, so there are places
where Eighteenth century CLOCKS" are
manufactured.
There is no great difficulty about the
works and weights, except that it takes
long time TO make them, but the cases
used TO puzzle the smartest Of them.
Now, however, there are places up in
Michigan where wood Is SO prepared as
to look as though 1t might have been
cut out Of the same blocks Noah used
when constructing the ark. The fraud
is very innocent one. as the imitation
is probably al Improvement On the
original. But the connoisseGr only buys
a really second hand one, and he can see
by the wear Of the works how old 1t is
Interview in ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-27

The captain produced corn sack, placed
hem in it, and put out the torch, leaving
rs no light but that of the moon, IS it
played in wondrous LONELINESS over the
water
/ settled down 10 enjoy it. when-presto!
what new change is this, Is the captain a
magicians Are we floating on q sea of
silver? Are those fish metallic' Surely
never was a moon that illumined Ike this
before.
What is it," / eagerly asked
They say il is fas-fors-us. was the diff
feult reply
And so it was We were sailing on q
phosphorescent sea, through which dashed
in every direction phosphorescent fish
Standing il the bow I watched fairy
like scene Beneath me. through the
water, darted what seemed TO ny excited
fancy millions of fish, each apparently
piece OF FURNISHED silver. | could dis
tingaish the Jewish, the sawfish and
Quantities Of mulles and other common
yariei les all ablsxs with light, and every
scale on their bodies clearly defined Thsy
looked like meteots as they cut their way
through the water. The boats prov threw
back not curing spray, but cleaning
mass Of light The waves did not break
into shining drops from white erests, bat
rose and fell IN polished rolls like molten
metal Farther out, where the stream
moved more gently. Tee top vi eacn tlnJ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-27

IF the ewes are the window af n.
soul then It's door must be- the laugh.
which gives "a very go.Sd view u the
private character every now and then.
There are men the latch string e whose
Laughter Is always or. They have vide
oren, generous E2ugls. whi@l show =
hearty. whole soule.l d'sfsasis-oa. with
out affectatious and a -essi.r - 90 otfer
good fellowship 10 the ssran ger Thon
there IS a laugh whicis rex lads one Of
those new tangled doors 81 which A
chain is attached. perIuit5E1s an open
iug jCsc wide enough - iosV very
rneager glmpse Of the person behin,l tho
door. This - the guarded .an-n. Il fe-
trays the cool, ealcuis1itx nag.- who
makes money faster than ne ntakes
friends
Sometimes one Tu1s acrus, a door
which ales open with tbe Sweetest pre-
vocation. It's catch l. ssefss} Fe. some
people laugh that Wa Tns4- lan2issef
il frequently described "a I. z The
intellectual furnishings Of the Character
behind such iaagh ara lis.rity worth
the looking at. although IL il tho easiest
matter in the work. - see them. They
are uaesgfr. and invariably haze a Dis
tresslng air q newnsss which indicates
that they are not often used - Buffalo
Express
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-27

and spreading, clothed with waving moss;
the plumellke palmetto, the clustering
mangrove, the endless varieties of climb
ing, creeping vines, all are there. The
banks for miles are bordered with cab
bage palmettos, live oaks, oleanders (Which
there attain the size and height OF fine
trees and bloom throughout the winter,
the Spanish bayOnet, sort Of porcupine
in the vegetable world, a I'D the magnolia,
a queen of the forest. whose beauty is a
constant delight.
Bananas seem 10 grow without thought
from any one. They appear to be simply
q portion of the luxuriant life of the eli
mate and soil gone 10 waste, sort Of over
flow of natures vitality taking to itself
shape and form
But one cannot be wholly absorbed in
the products of the soil, for the inhabitants
of the river will claim attention. Near
what is called the Narrows one sails over a
river bottom which is a great oyster bed
As ! remarked the immense size of the
shells at one point native standing near
drawled forth:
Thur hev bin shells picked up here
abouts, they tell me. that humans foot
could stan into"
And Indeed could well believe 1t, pro-
vided the humans" foot was small
enough.
The river swacms with the finest of fish,
among which the slim, silvery mullets,
from nine inches TO two feet in length, are
the favorites They often run in shoals
a mile or more in extent, and from one
eighth TO one-fourth of a mile in width.
AS they advance, with noise not unlike
that OF distant train of cars or rising
wind in 3 forest, their course is clearly in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-27

S1cated by the sudden ieapias 60 the sur
face Of individuals from the school At
frequent intervals, here, yonder, anywhere,
there darts up TO the air cleaning, gilt
tering body. making a vault Of from one
80 three feet. Whether this Is playfulEess
CD the rart OF the joyous, white sided null
lets, or a sudden effort for more elbow
room, or simply way" they have, am
not sufficient naturalist 20 decide.
AS ] watched them one day s lady in a
group near by remarked that it was van
ity and 3 desire TO be noticed that caused
them 10 leap.
A cynical looking man near her replied
that it must be the female mulles that
does the leaping."
Another male member OF the party re-
ly must be So If grace aud beauty are 10 be
reckoned as feminine"
The mullet reserves Its real parade fo-
NJ u and moonlight. One glorious even
ing was persuaded by an old expert 70
try sail. I went TO the wharf where the
how. As arranged my seas and myself
the 'csp'n" carefully placed s. thin board
on each side Of the light.
What are you coirg." asked
'Ffxtn' 70 keep the 6sh from putin out
the torch" he replied
Fixing fer whRts and what fish," per
sisted.
Why, the mullets THEY'LL begin 70
jump in here pretty soon, and if we don't
have these guards they'll Top the blaze. II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-27
SOMETHING ABOUT THE PLATYPUS.
A Wonderful Mammal Which Cost the
British Association Over $40, 900.


The platypus, small molelike beast
of Australia, has been voted the palm
for being the most extraordinary mann
NAL IN the known world. For the last
twenty years its akin has been highly
priced As an article of commerce, yet
during all of that time scientists have
been trying to settle the question wheth-
er it is born alive or Matched from an
egg. During the summer of 1885. a
cablegram was sent from Sydney, Au-
straha, to London, by Professor Liver
sidge to the effect that Mr.. w. II. Cald-
well, who holds the Balfour travelling
fellowship of Cambridge, had az last set
tied the matter. Mr. Caldwell was sent
out to Australia by the British associa-
ton for the express purpose of studying
the life history of this wonderful Great
ure, a mission which was finally reward
ed in the year above mentioned by the
discovery of the eggs and nest of this
living contradiction Of nature.
Gerard Krefft, gentleman sent out
by the British scientific societies about
1880, offered as high as 500 for an egg
of the plstypus without being able to OBJ
tain one. Still the Bushmen OF the re-
giou inhabited by the creature positively
declared that the animal did lay eggs,
even if they had failed TO produce one at
the request of the scientists, stimulated
BY the promise of 81, 600 if they would
produce a pair of freshly Matched young
During Krefts tour OF Investigation
numb of plstypus were caught, many
in the pairing season, and dissecsed, ret
no traces of eggs were found. whereupon
scientists were inclined 70 believe that
the creatures had been riisrepresentei
when spoken of IN connection with the
eggs, and that they were really vivipar-
GUS
The body Of the plafypus resembles
the mole, and Is covered with a Close,
short, grayish brown fur Like the
beaver. its tail is broad and fattened.
A horny extension OF the jaws forms .
beak like that OF q duck. their margins
being sheathed with horn and supplied
with transverse horny plates, two Ii each
jaw, but these are net true teeth The
toes are united by membrane or web,
SO that the animal Is enabled 70 swim
with great ease Is inhabiss small
streams and ponds, living Principally. if
not wholly. OF insects. When tie ycung
are matched they are blind and quite
naked The method by which shey ob-
tain milk from ths mother Is still OBJ
score. as the creature has 10 uippsss-
onlv a Eat surface: nor Is there aay mar
suuial pouch. The seak OF the young Is
wholly unlike that Of an adulr.
In cost the British association cwer
sl0.0so I'd ascertain the above facts.
Fist, TIE instruments and apparatus
with which Mr Caldwell was fitted osst
cost g go. Besides that. be spent oyss
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-27
Cheap Laying for Steam Pipes.

According to the Revue Indus.rielle
some Of the waste products resulting
from the manufacture OF paper furnish
excellent material for cheap and efficient
products IN question are chiefly tbose
coming from the different cleaning and
sorting machines which are Of hbrous
nature These, when dry. are mixed
with potter's earth IN the proportion os
four 70 cne, enough water being after
ward added TO form plastic compound.
This is spread by hand over the surfaces
TO De protected n thin successive layers.
When dry the coating Is said 70 sdAere
firmly, and Is not easily broken. Is
cost Is practically 10 more than tae coss
Of liking and applying.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-27

Speaking of music, here Is true story
of well known and greatly esteened
Boston journalist to round out with:
The Journalist IS so far from being q
musician that he Is accused OF being des-
titute of the sense of tune One time he
was rallied ON this point by lady Of his
acquaintance. who asked him poin.
blank:
Is 1t true. Mr. A.. that you don't know
one tune from another
1T Is q fact" he said. that / can
readily distinguish tunes apart These
are only tive tunes that really know
well.
What are they"
odd Hundred and the long meter
Q4xoiozYr Boston transcript