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The Republican., 1891-10-16

terially improved by importing Arabian
horses and crossing the breed here. To
this end she worked for several years
with a spOrtsman'S enthusiasm. The
finest and flectest steed that could be
found on Arabian soil was selected and
brought to this country regardless of
expense, and for a few years MILDLY
was in her element, nursing, watching,
tending and studying her expensive col
lection of pets. The venture proved a
failure. The first generation of colts
showed marked degree of dcgeneracy
instead of Improvement. AS a mule
bred from frislly donkey and trot-
ting horse is usually an emblem of lazi-
ness, so Middy's colts proved anything
but racers.
This enterprise she also gave up ant
has since confined herself to editorial
work on the sporting and live stock de-
partment of the Times, with an occa-
sional article for the Army and Navy
Gazette, where her contributions are
eagerly sought; for she is an authority
on all questions connected with naviga
ton and naval warfare.
Most of her leisure time is spent in
seclusion or in the society of the friends
who have sympathy with her tastes
and occupation. One cannot we'll enjoy
her company for five minutes without
dropping into horse talk. Her library
is lined with books on horses and live
stock. Pictures of the great runners
and trotters of the past half century
adorn her walls.
spin on Harlem lane behind one
of the trottcrs for which New York
has become noted is to her a treat,
with which no other form of pleasure
will bear any comparison. Although of
noble lineage herself, the only pedigree
that possesses any value in her eyes is
the pedigree of a horse.
W. Ii. MCDoUGALL.
The Republican., 1891-10-16
CARE OF HORSES.
Elbow Grease Cheaper Than the Servicei
of a Veterinary Surgeon.

Elbow Grease Cheaper Than the Services
of a Veterinary Surgeon.
Elbow grease is much cheaper than
grain and it is vastly cheaper than the
services of a veterinary surgeon. But
it is fact that many of us feed grain
to do what little elbow grease would
do better and pay our money to veter.
inarians that little labor would save.
We are all familiar with the treatment
given to race horses. They are rubbed.
after exercise. until every hair is dry.
They are made clean as water ard rub
bing can make them. How long would
race horse last if he was trca ted as
we often treat the team. We bring il
to the stable in a perspiration; perhaps
with muddy feet and legs. We water
he animals, and put them into the
stable to eat and dry off the best they
may. The mud on legs and feet is in.
furious The perspiration, with the
dirt and dust that has accumulated on
the skin dries, stopping up the pores
and throwing more labor upon the in
ternal organs. The horse cannot do as
we'll, under such conditions, as it
would if better cared for, and it will
consume more grain then it otherwise
would and still not be in the condition
that it ought to be. These little de-
tails of horse management may seem
irksome, but it will pay to attend to
them.-Western Rural.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

In little English work on cider by
Mr.. H. Sopes occurs the following inter
esting remarks about this popular bev-
erage: "We are constantly being
asked what treatment cider requires at
different seasons. With respect to
casks for summer consumption we
recommend them staged in cool eel
lar, the contents kept from air as much
as possible, also taking care to use a
wood trap, metal ones being very OBJ
jectiona ble for cider. | bottle and for
summer consumption within a few
weeks the bottles may stand on end,
but where intended for longer keeping,
especially through the winter, it is ab-
solutely necessary to lay them down in
order that the cor1s may remain moist
to preserve the gas and flavor; cider so
treated and kept will improve greatly.
Before using, old bottled cider requires
standing up two days to allow the de.
posit to subside. In hot weather, be-
fore opening, if the bottles are plunged
for an hour in ice, broken fine, most
delicious, cool drink, closely milling
fine champagne, will be the reward;
this is far superior to the usual custom
of emptying a bottle into jug and
then adding lump or two of ice; such
a course completely changes the cideri
character and flavor"
The Republican., 1891-10-16

"Durn them slot machinesl" said a
Stony Fork man to his wife at the
shore end of the park bridge, who was
waiting for him on the outside of a
small tent.
"What's the mattar?" she inquired.
"Why. durp it all, Sairey," he ex-
planned, "inside thar | seen one of
'em with sign over it readin': Drop a
nickel in the slot and find out what you
know"
"And you dropped five cents into it9"
she asked, sharply.
Course did," he admitted, sheep
ishly.
And what did you get?"
Nothing, Saircy 'Tain't fair"
"Yes, it is, Henry, and it served you
iist right, You ought to knowed that
that was all you knowed er you'd
never dropped them five cents in thar
sight unseen. Come on; guess you
need watchin'. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican., 1891-10-16
CHEAP AND GOOD EvAPoRAToR

escape of smoke. The building is 1917
feet long, feet high, and feet wide.
D are connecting rods attached to the
ventilators. The furnace ean be built
below the surface on sloplng ground.
The amount of heat is great and the
thing to be observed closely is to admit
plenty of cold air through the ventila-
tors. The illustration, without going
into details, gives enough to enable a
good workman to construct a cheap
md good evaporator that will do more
than twice the work of some of the
high-priced machines.-J. w. Beach, in
Farm and Eireside.
The Republican., 1891-10-16
SECURE LATCH.

from the mortise, bringing it little
farther raises the latch. A large spoo,
will answer for a pulley, as shown ir
the illustration. Another gate fasten'
er commonly used in the western states
is merely piece of one-quarter or one
half inch IRON rod about a foot long.
which is inserted in hole bored fol
the purpose through the gate post ano
adjoining the end piece of the gate. II
is simply withdrawn like an ordinary
wooden pin when the gate is to be
opened, and pushed through when it is
to be closed. Cows and horses rarely
learn to withdraw this pin since the
weight of the gate rests more or less
heavily, holding it firmly in place until
the gate is slightly raised.-American
Agriculturist.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

In thinning cut the flock of geese,
always retain the old birds, as they
will often live and breed during the
lifetime of a generation. Geese have
been known to hatch and raise their
young when twenty-five years oi2. The
old geese are not salable in market,
and as they are better layers and more
careful mothers than the young geese,
the latter can be marketed with more
advantage and profit than by selling
Off the old b;rds.-Farm and Frcsida
The Republican., 1891-10-16

troduced to King Victor Emanuel. His
majesty was something of sport and
maintained splendid stable contain
irg some of the finest blooded stock
imaginable. Miss Morgan's knowl-
edge of horses and her rare skill in dis
cerning their good and bad points at
tracted his attention, and at his earnest
request she abandoned her art studies
and took the position of equerry and lord
high chamberlain to the king. This
station in the kings household she oc-
cupied for nearly seven years, having
exclusive supervision of everything
connected with the selection and dis
posal of his stock. But becoming tired
of royal patronage she concluded to
visit America.
1t must have been in the early spring
of 1870 that MILDLY Morgan first made
her appearance in New York.
She was then woman of decidedly
striking appearance, divinely tall, but
not divinely fair; rather angular in
outline, but in a rare degree refined
and graceful in manner and speech.
Her dress was study in simplicity.
It consisted of black cashmere dress.
The Republican., 1891-10-16
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

PEAR juice, heated to los degrees
and sealed in bottles, will not only
keep well, but prove refreshing drink
in winter.
WHEN hives are not to be moved by
wagons they should be securely fast
ened to the wagon and packed around
with straw.
KEROSENE is the best of all insect
destroyers and the cheapest, but as II
will injure plants and trees, it should
be applied as an emulsion.
IT is claimed that the bad condition
of many of our country roads is caused
more by ignorance of the laws of drain
age than from any other cause.
SOME one has suggested that the dogs
carry bells instead of the sheep, and
that every dog-collar should have bell
attached to it, which would give indi
cation of their presence.
IT is not best to allow the chickens
to eat the dead bees around the hives,
as they soon get to liking them SO we'll
hat they do not stop at dead ones, but
pick them off as fast as they come out
of the hive
THE tomato will bear ripe fruit and
contain blossoms at the same time.
The vines grow into a dense mass
unless they are supported. Cut out
some of the branches and allow the
sun to en- er.
GLEASON says that horses nostrils
are his fingers, and with them he feels
articles to find whether they will hurt
him. He smells every new object very
thoroughly to decide whether it is
GOOD or had
The Republican., 1891-10-16
MILDLY MORGAN AT HOME.

regarded her judgment of horses as
next to infallible, and among the lead
ing turfmen of the country she has
long been regarded as an authority on
every subject connected with horses or
live stock.
Her appearance on the paddock-for
she disdains the grand stand-is always
signal for warm greeting from
Jockeys and owners alike, and her off
hand opinion on any horse question is
treated as oracular.
But she never bets.
Unlike her gaycr but less discreet sis
ters, she has never been known to risk
a dollar on race; although she places
the money of others in unlimited
amounts, and is general favorite
among the booEmakcrS, who frequent
ly take the cue from MILDLY in selecting
favorites. In straight races she is very
lucky, and one of the Dwyer brothers
said not long since: "If she had only
placed her own money, even in small
sums, as she placed the money of others,
she would be millionaire to-day"
Another curious fact about Miss Nor
gan is that she has never been known
to place any sum of money on race,
for woman. In speaking of this sub b.
ject once she said: at is not because
disapprove of women betting, but so
far as | have observed, the average
woman who bets thinks that every
horse should win, or that those who
risk her money are in some way obliged
to restore it. When a woman enters
the sporting circle and wishes to risk
her money on race, she places herself
Oh the same footing with men and
should be so treated"
These are traits of remarkable
woman in the sporting world whose life
has been something of romance, and
concerning whom brief historical and
personal sketch may not be without in
tcrest to thousands to whom her name
has long been familiar.
Amid the classic ruins, the pictur-
esquc scenery and the wild and lonely
glens of County Kerry, in Ireland, she
was born, and educated with all the
care and completeness peculiar to the
schools and Scminaries of her native
land. Her ancestry were among the
oldest and most prominent families in
the south of Ireland; of that class among
whom outdoor sports are cultivated as
necessary accomplishment Of fashion
able life With such surroundings it
was perhaps natural that she should
early develop an aptitude for hunting.
To follow the hounds on the curragh
of Kildare was one of her early ambi-
tions, and when a mere girl she was
the most fearless hunter that ever
cleared a fence or "tooll ditch" on
that famous hunting ground.
Before she had reached twenty-five
years of age she went to Rome to COM
plete her art studies. There she was in
The Republican., 1891-10-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
FRUIT EVAPORATOR.
ft Is Cheap and viii Do Twice the WoI
of Some High-Priced Machines.

Tt Is Cheap and viii Do Twice the Work
of Some High-Priced Machines.
It is built of wood. All the frame
required is the upright by S-inch hori-
zontal drawer rests. The drawer rests
are placed fatwise and between the
posts, rabbeted one-half inch on each
side to receive the drawers. The sides
and back of the drawers are ~ inches
wide; the front is Q inches wide, with
4-inch rabbet above and below, on
the inside, and there are corresponding
rabbets on the siding of the house, so
that when the drawers are pushed in
the outside surface will be smooth.
The bottoms of the drawers are made
of galvanized wire cloth. There is a
false front to each drawer inches
back. The upright posts are 2H feet
apart. The drawers are 3& feet long,
and with the false front, 3 inches
back; this gives 3-inch space at each
end of the drawers for free circulation
of air. The end drawers are inches
deep and feet long, and are used to
finish on Have four extra drawers,
and have some extra front pieces to put
in and close up the openings when the
drawers are out. The sheet-iron fem
ders, A b, extend the whole length. to
distri butte the hot and cold air. The
cold air enters the ventilators below A,
and is divided by B. The arch is
sheet iron, with a 2-inch fange, resting
on the wall of the furnace, which is
feet high and feet wide, laid in NOR
tar. The top course of brick is laid in
mortar, on the fange, to prevent the
The Republican., 1891-10-16
Especial New York Letter. |

OF the thousands who for years have
read with implicit confidence the
'tips" on the races by MILDLY Morgan
In the New York Times there are few,
if any, who ever stopped to inquire
who or what she was. Although she
has been a prominent figure on every
race track in the east for nearly twenty
years, yet to most people that know her
she has been an enigma. Every turf
man in the country knew and respected
her, but few ventured to inquire any
thing concerning her history or early
life. At the home of Robert Bonner
she has been a frequent visitor and an
honored guest. The Lorillards have
The Republican., 1891-10-16
totally devoid Of trimming of Any

totally devoid Of trimming Of any
sort; long waterproof cloak,
a black straw hat unburdened with
any trimming, and as she continued to
wear it for many years afterward Il
was called, among her friends, the
'Donnybrook hat" The outfit was
completed with large and antique
cotton umbrella, which was her con.
slant companion in sunshine and rain.
Her face was a marvel of keen intelli.
gence, illuminated with pair of pen
etrating gray eyes, firm mouth, aqui.
line nose, but above all it was marked
by a series of deep lines that indicated
deep thought rather than care or age.
In conversation she was affable,
fluent, entertaining, and on the subject
OF horses or live stock, eloquent and in.
teresting. Speak of a horse and she was
all attention. Talk of feats on the turf
and her enthusiasm was kindled, and
she would listen or talk for hours But
she differed widely from the women
who are usually called "horsey" In
conversation on the subject they are
generally vulgar and disgusting. Miss
Morgan could be neither; hence the re-
spect in which she was held by men
among whom she was obliged to asso-
ciate.
Such briefly was the woman who in
1870 entered the sporting arena of
New York and In very short
time made her way to the front
as sporting critic. The late
George Jones was not slow in recog-
niZing her remarkable talents, and she
was engaged to take editorial charge of
the stock and sporting department Of
the New York Times.
About 1878 she consented to give a
series of public lectures in New York
on the "Catacombs of Rome" and
Art in the Vatican" which proved
very successful from a literary point of
view, but an utter failure financially;
for among those who admired her rare
conversational powers and intutive
were few that believed an Irish WON.
an could lecture. In Europe, as in this
country, there are many women who
do write well on many subjects of pop
ular interest, but the number of those
who have established regulations as
popular lecturers is very small, The
lecture field was not to her taste and
she abandoned the platform for another
enterprise, that, although in harmony
with her tastes and inclinations, was
equally Improbable.
She purchased splendid stock farm
in Westchester county, N Y, in 1876,
and at great expense fitted it up as a
model farm for breeding purposes. For
long time previous she had enter
tanned an idea that the speed of Ameri-
can thoroughbred horses could be ma
The Republican., 1891-10-16
A SECURE LATCH.


IhIS DeVlce VIII IrOVe OF VrtaI TnIereS7
to Many Farmers.
description of a gate latch with a loci
therefor. The latch is by no means
new, but, though simply made ant
very convenient has not been much
used because animals soon learn to lift
the latch with their noses. This sub
scriber locks it by means of the bloch
A, which fits closely into the mortist
B. With the blocks so placed the latct
cannot be raised, and the animals can
not move the block. For greater con
venience a stout cord is fastened tC
each end of the latch, and passes owe:
a pulley above as the block is draw
The Republican., 1891-10-16

Passengers bound west arriving at Chi
cago on all Eastern Trunk Lines at s. 90 to
$50 p M, make good connection with the
new train on the Chicago, Rock Island IL
Pacific called the "Big Five Limited" that
is the only fast tram leaving Chicago at 10
p. m. daily, and arrives at Denver at 7.40 a.
IN. JNO. SEBASTIAN G. T. q. p. A
The Republican., 1891-10-16
An Icy Invasion

OF the back and shoulders announces the
approach of chills and fever. You go to
bed, if lucky enough 10 sleep, you awake in
furnace, or fancy so. Fierce is the heat
that consumes you. Then comes profuse
sweating This over you resemble limp,
damp rag. After the first paroxysm, pre-
vent another with Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, which knocks ont malaria, biliousness,
The Republican., 1891-10-16
The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
tho Word?

There is a inch display advertisement
in this paper, this week, which has no two
true of each new one ap caring each week,
from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co This
house places a Crescent" on everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free
The Republican., 1891-10-16
MISS MILDLY MORGAN.
a Woman Who Is an Authority
on Horses and Racing.

Her Career Is Romantic Enough to Ex-
cite General Comment-E Equerry to the
King of Italy, Art Student, Leo
turer and Sporting Editor.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

Do NOT suffer from sick headache moment
longer. 1t is not necessary. Carter's Little
Liver Pills will cure you. Dose, one little
pill. Small price Small dose. Small pill
The Republican., 1891-10-16

How My THROAT HURTsl Why don't you
use Hale Honey of Horehound and Tar!
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Republican., 1891-10-16

SOMEBODY asks why ships are invariably
spoken of in the female gender But is this
the case' What about mail steamers9-
Funny FOLKS.
The Republican., 1891-10-16
A Summer story.
Miss Brown

June.
Mr.. Smith. Miss Brown.
July.
Tom. Edith.
August.
Sweetheart. Love.
December.
Mr. Smith. Miss Brown.
Life
The Republican., 1891-10-16

A GONE case-the dollar your wife fl he'd
ont OF your trousers pocket while you were
asleep. Brooklyn Eagle
The Republican., 1891-10-16
ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale In 500
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
! gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

BECAUSE a man shakes in his shoes is nc
sign he has a fit.-Boston Transcript
The Republican., 1891-10-16

THE young woman who proposes mar
riage to man is only trying to make a
name for herself onkers Statesman.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

my pet, want a quick lunch to day"
"VCry well, dearest; III give you q hasty
pudding ''-Baltimore American,
The Republican., 1891-10-16

FIRST Central Operator-"Are you still
engaged to Remsen Hcisn Second Cen
tral Operator-"No; he has 'rung OF. -
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

THE forger is always careful to get good
name. -Binghamton Republican.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

CLOVES on the breath is a plea of guilty
Dallas News.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

CAN man who falls of the roof be called
an eaves-droppera-Bin Repub,
lIcan.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

You can't help liking them, they are so very
small and their action is so perfect One pill a
dose. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

ELDERLY Boarder-" How did you sleel
last night, professors" Prof. Larkin ties
tily)-"Lying down, madam. IN. Y. Tel
egran1.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

A HELPING hand-one with money in it.
Washington Star.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

"WoULD you marry for money!" 81 tax,
nothing else" replied the minster.-Kat,
Fields Washington.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

THE coming man will never get there
N. o. Picayune.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

IT is the man who lives next door to a
noisy grocery who would like to lay the cor
ners tone.-TcXas Siftimgs.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

A BRIDGE should never be condemned I'M.
til it has been tried by its piers.-Texas
Siftings.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

A GREAT many men are like new ground
do better after they are broken up-Co-
lumbus Post.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

THE seed bed that produces weeds
for the entire farm is the stubble field
The Republican., 1891-10-16

OLD age tells on one, and so does youth j.
the person of ones little brother.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

MASSACHUSETTS farmers never plow with
a single OK. They have Holyoke in the
state e-Philadelphia Press.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

IT is not considered an offcnse for a
switchman to flag at his work.-Boston
Courier.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

MosT people ask advice in order to secure
some confirmation of their own decisions
Dallas News.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

THE woman who says she has waited an
age" is very careful not to addit her own.
Puck.
The Republican., 1891-10-16

FAMILY jars are ;.lways leaby.-Galvesto
News