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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-04-14
NOTES
CONCERNING VARIOUS HORSES IN THE
SOUTHWEST.

SUI fWGSIs
James Norwood, Hillsborough, N.
c.. says: "Dr. Moore introduced into
North Carolina about 1866 Il Morgan
stallion and two mares. The stallion
was black with bob tail and | think was
bv Black Hawk. The wild horses about
Newburne are called Marsh ponies, a
powerful, good little horse, some claim
of Spanish descent. They live in the
marshes on sea oats, hard long grass
with little grain in t,and they dig their
own water with their feet. They are entire
ely different from the Texas mustang, be-
ing more blocky; are of great endurance
and very docle and sell from $25 to $50.
Stickney from Vermont brought to Wheel
err, Steuben Co., n. Y, a black Morgan
stallion that proved one of the best
horses ever owned there. There was a
horse in Warren county called st. Law
renee, dark brown, l53 hands, 100 lbs,
a very handsome horse in front, not so
good behind. Skipton was noted road
horse, brown, l6 hands, 300 lbs; and
/ think Black Hawk. lie was in
North Carolina from 1855 to about lSG0.
Black Ethan Allen and Nightshade
were here and very handsome pair of
horses.
"Rowan county was settled from
PENNSYLVANIA, and there are still traces
of the Pennsylvania draft horse in this
county. think that the Marsh ponies
about Newburne were descended from
English stock that were wrecked on that
coast. The Cherokee ponies are treach-
erous and think came from the Spanish.
They are entirely different from the
Newburne ponies, of more slender build.
The Newburne are like the Shetland.
The Indian ponies of Virginia-the
Cmckasaws-ar like the Cherokees and
unlike the Newburne ponies"
G. w. McFell. Floursylle, Tenn,
SAYS: "Cark and Brois brought the first
Morgan horse to Tennessee about 1860
a sorrel, 1axen name and tail, l6 hands
and was kept near Jonesborough. John
Thomas, six miles from Nashville
Tenn, had a very fine Morgan stallion
10 or II years ago.
DIR. Mccarthy, Nashville, Tenn, says
81 was born in New York State, wen
to Wisconsin in 1886 and came to Ten
nesee in 1876.
"rhere was a stallion called Domini>
that went to California from Wisconsin
where he was owned by Carson New
man of Fon ddu Lac. This horse belong
ed to a breed of pacing horses in Wiscon
sin called the Sixpenny breed and saIC
to be in part of French stock. DominiI
was 10 hands, dapple gray, full man
and tail, handsome horse, fully devel
oped and strong at all points. | wa
born in Martnsburgh, Lewis Co., y
y, 1926. The color of the Sixpenn,
breed was generally chestnut or re,
roam. The Indian ponies were from ID
to II hands, 700 to 800 lbs; some wit
beautiful forms. The mustangs ar
larger and will average II or IA hands
occasionally one at 10 hands. Tn
Messenger horses were recognized a
good stock in New York when / was
boy. There was another breed of horse
called Magnum Bonum, and the Conso
(spelled, think, ConsalD, that had
black list running down their backs an
were considered one OF the very bes
families of horses. Many of them wer
of claybank. There was Consa
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
An InustratIon by neeehor.

A man who had been a warm friend of Henry Ward Beesher tells this:
 Almost the last time l saw Mir. Beech err" he said, q was with him in com pany with a group of men, one of which was Colonel Ingersoll. The colonel was airing some of his well known religious opinions, but Mir, Beecher for some time took no notice of the half challenge of his remarks.
 He sat silent, with his head bowed. Finally, in pause after an especially daring assertion from the colonel, he spoke slowly:
 "'On my way here, he said, at the corner of Fulton street and Broadway, where the press of vehicles is close and dangerous, man, a cripple, was trying to cross the street. A stout crutoh supported him. and be was making prog rsss when fellow ran out and knocked his crutch from under him, leaving him helpless against the dangers bearing down on every side.
 " That cripple, sir, he went on, sud. denly raising his voice and throwing back his leonine head, is humanity; his crutch Is Christianity, and you arc the one who would push it away, offering nothing in it's stead. '"-New York Times.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
nId LLfc ncrln LII. rnlc.a

As matter Of fact this earth of ours has long passed its yOuth It is now verging on old age, and with its poles covered by everlasting ice it may be ikened to a body whose Cstrcmiiies are bleached and paralyzcd v7th years, Even in tho geological period which iame- diately preceded our own. and which is known as the pOStpHocsup. or uuater. nary, great changes took place, aul man has been witness to them The rivers of today are mere brooks cumuirel Go what they were then. and in North America we cln trace the shore lines of immense quateruary lakes which no longer exist.
 But while this fact may interest and perhaps surprise u5 9 littlo it dnss Lot tax our credulity So much as when We are told that once instead of SHOW and ice luxuriantve vegetation flour. he'd uut far from the poles Indeed the French naturalist BufTon believed that ou our planet, which was slowly cooled md consolidated, life began at the poles, and that from thence it spread in the direc- tion of the tropics, where at first the heat was too intense to admit of any kind of life. But it is only within recent years that We have been able to get a glimpse of the ancient arctic zone, which is much more accessible than the antarctic. and what has thus far been brought to light makes Bufon's daring conjecture ap- pear not so very improbable,--Catholic World.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
EleetrleI,t th rhntorrnnhr.

One of the greatest difficulties that the photographer has to contend with is the preservation of the natural expression of the sitter for the period of exposure. Notwithstanding that this period has been greatly shortened in various ways, particularly by the adoption Of the mag nesiuin light in photographic practice, nervousness plays such a large part in the temperament of the great majority of those who are anxious to hand down their presentments to posterity that tho operator has often found the interval even too prolonged for the accomplish ment of his perfect work
 This difficulty has been overcome by Herr Haag in Stuttgart by means of a change in the management of the mag. hesium light. Herr Haag has made sond lightning cartridges. which cause a Ire. mendous development of light and arc set alight in one-tenth of a second by means of electricity.-Eew York Tele- gram.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
4 nnYnI Rccentlor rnr pntti.

Mime. Patti had arranged to sing at
 Bucharest on certain date. but could not be persuaded to leave Vienna owing to tho iuclemeucy of the weather. So N. Schumanu, who was in despair. tel egraphed to'his agent in the Roamapiaa capital to the effect that the diva must at all hazards be met at tho station at Bucharest by a deputation of Rounaniau uobies and ordered him to send a tel t8faru to the following effect; Mem bers of the Italian and Rounanian aris- tocracy preparing magnificent reception for Patti. Cabinet represented. Torch light processions, military bands. Wire hour of arrival"
 The telegram duly arrived and was shown to MIne Patti. who was euchaut- cd and at once made ready to start. As the train steamed into Bucharest next evening the scene was truly imposing flags were flying, bands playing and torches daring. The diva was escorted to her hotel by an enthusiastic crowd, and as they entered the door NJ. Schu- mann signed to his agent to accompany him. The latter, however, refused, promising an explanation next morning.
 It turned out that he had hired gang of loafers and yagabonds and dressed them up for the occasion, securing a choice selection of aristocrats for the modest sun of about 9t3. But he natu- rally was loath to leave them for a mo- ment until the show was over, as they would otherwise have iufallibly de. with thoir hired costumes "Etoiles en Voyage"
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
URGENT NEED OF 4 FAT RgpuoER.

Tie Owner of a Very Fine Dog Has Re.
 solved to Purchase ' Bicycle.
 Smith gave Brown fine pup q year ago, and the other day the two men met.
 ''How's the dogE asked Smith
 "Hes tho handsoinest dog in New York, " answered Browii proudly "Ey. erybody who sees him falls in love with him, Dozens of people have tried to buy him from mo Ue has been stolen twice, but l got him back both times. He's a fine dog. You ought to see him now hut"--and he gave sigh.
 ''But whaty'
 "Ohi he's h good dog, beautiful dog --there's none better wouldn't part with him for the world, butt
 'Well, what about it?'
 "You see he requires a good deal of exercise; in fact, no end of exercise. He gets so fat, you know"
 'Why don't you diet him?"
 "Oh, Two dieted him. turned him loose to run. got him to chase base ball. taught him to swim into the river after sticks, and l lamed my arm throwing sticks for him so that could hardly use if. I've encouraged him to chase COWS, dogs, chickens, everything, so as to get exercise, but he will get fat"
 Why don't you try going on long walks with hiIny"
 'Long walks? Man alive, I've walked all over Long Island with that dog. got in such fine training that l could walk 9 miles and never feel it. But you see the trouble is he's lazy. He just trots along behind me comfortably, and he doesn't get a bit thinner That dogs a caution for taking on fat"
 What are you going to do about itf7
 "Well, you see," said Brown, with bright smile of hope, "tho dog needs so much exercise that l have studied the subject carefully. Now Pm going to get a bicycle and ride several miles day. I'll hit itup as fast as l can go, and he'n have to keep pretty lively gait to fol- low me, I'm sure that will keep his fat down. Anyway I'm going to try it. Don't you think, he asked with warmth, that it's Q good ideay'
 "It seems to be" said the former own CT of the dog. But how about you? Do you like bicycle riding?
 'No--er.-I can't say that do, but it will be good for the dog. You see he's wonder for taking on fat. I'm pretty thin myself, and this exercise is making me thinner. l Iauppose the bicycle riding will reduce my weight still further. but if twill help the dog--wcll, I'll be satis- ied; wouldn't you;"
 "Uu- perhaps SO"
 But say said Brown when they were parting, 'I wish you could aee him now. He's the best deg on Long Island. he 1ddcdwithaconddoutsmiIe "Iwouldut part with him for anything. New York Tribune.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
pun,ns rnd i,is ieenomieaI sor.

Alexander Dumas, the great French story writet, was very fond and proud of his son AleXaiider, who also became q famous author. His regard for him was increased apparently. by the fact that the son had a very good appreciation of the value of money-a quality which the father did not possess in the slightest de- gree.
 A recent writer of recollections relates that he once visited Dumas at St. Ger main, He had just been bitten in the hand by his dog and was unable to write. but was dictating a novel
 His son went out as the visitor came in.
 Alexander has just left me, said the father, What good fellow that boy is! Just fancy, this morning received 650 francs. He said to me, I'll take 30 francs of it. l didn't quite hear and thought he was going to leave mo only 50, So called out, Hold on! Let me have 100 of it at leastl But l tell you I'm only going to take cor he called out Oh, oh, said l, I thought you were go- ing to take the GOO Well, take as much as you want.
 And Dumas added proudly, What golden hearted fellow Alexander is, to be surer'
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
Inc Women Du olaurIcr Dr,,,..

We should feel as if Du BIaurier hal been ficile and faithless if hex ere sud. denly to cease to offer US the tall, tran quil persons he understands so well. They have an inestimablo look of rapose. a kind of Greek serenity. There is aiiz- ure in a cut of which we have forgotten the point and the date (y7e mention it at Eazard-it was one in hundreD which only needed to be modelled in clay 10 be a truly important" creation. < couple of children address themselves to youthful aunt, who leans her hand upon toilet table, presenting her back. clothed in a loose gown, not gathered ia al the waist. to the spectator. Her charm. ing pose, the way her head slowly turns, the beautiful folds of her robe, make her look moro like statuette in museum than like figure in Punch. We have forgotten what the children are saving, but wo remember her charming attitude, which is Q capital example of tho love of beauty for heauty's sake, It is the same bias as the characteristic of the poet Henry James.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
Saturday, October 7, 1898.
prehlstorio nuln. In Atri,n.

''I havo just returned from Europe" said Howard Hoffman, 'wherc l have sojourned ever since my return from Zanzihar six months ago, have been pursuing a course of investigation in the British museum that had hoped would throw some light on the recent discov- cries that have been made in Africa. Not far into thb interior of Africa from Zanzibar I in company with others re- gently, discovered traces of { prehistotic city of no small dimensions. This city that speak of must have been a capital of some ancient province or kingdom. It was some five miles square and was surrounded by wall of masonry, the foundations, with few projections, of which still remain and indicate an ex- cellent knowledge of masonry. The wall was undoubtedly meant for protection against enemies, for it was strongly built and must have been at least 90 feet high. It is now oyergrown by great tropical vines, and parts of 1t extend through inipehetfabls motassps.
 "lnside a few teliaihs of houses stin exist, and the outlines of great temple or palses uu the highest ground within the iHclosuft. Some excavations have been mado and few relics brought to light, such as pottery of tho Egyptian type and broken bits of welded copper that may have come from a suit of mail Some idea of symmetry must have ob- taiued In that distant period, for the houses were built along streets or wind ing lanes, the precursor cf our modern thoroughfares The whole is oyergrawu at present by mass of tropcal plants and great old trees that have been stand ing for hundreds of years To what nation those people belonged cannot be told but the ruins would indicate that once Africa's shores were the seat of a great civilization and great com merce. "-St. Louis Globc-Dein lcrat.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
A Story ofnPnintnr

Rossetti was both romantic and shrewd, and among Yankee speutlators there arc few keener men of business than was this childlike genius. Yet he treated the purchasers of his pictures with scant courtesy. George Rae, a bank CT and a fine judge of art, had bought several of them, but he objected to the price Rossetti had set on The Bride. A few days after he returned and Ros- setti greeted him sarcastically.
 What do you want for your picture?r asked Rae.
 Three hundred guincas."
 Why, you offered 1t to me for 2JOt"
 'l really don't remember was the lordly reply; perhaps l did. But why didn't you take 1t? Well, you may have it for $500, If the odd shillings ara of any use to you, Rae, you're welcome to themg-Harry Quilter's Preferences"
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
The Ilai,afos Pest.

The kangaroo pest has always been great nuisance 10 the Australian squat ters, for on an average these animals consume as much grass as sheep. It is stated that o1i g sheep run of co, ,OOO to e0,000 acres 10000 kangaroos were kill ed annually for six years. and yet their numbers remained very formidable in the locality In tl-e colony of south Australia hundreds Of thoesauds of kau- gmoos are slaughtered uuuually fortheir skins and the bonus offered by the. au- thorities. The number of thts3 natsu. pials in New South Wales in 1889 was es- timated Co bc over {. .O00 eco and yetabont 100000 knSaroos and G50,00J wallabies were destroyed in tho colony that year. A bonus of lG cents for each kangaroo killed is offered ia Australia: hence the colonists are gradually cxtefminating these native animala Over jJ0 coo skins are annually shipped to England and large number to North America to Do converted into leather Science Gossip.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
He NIndc n hIIstnl,c.

To J. S.-We think that the younr ladys indignation has a just foundation in your impertinence--that is, if your own statement of the affair be taken as the basis of facts You had Ro business to hint that she uscd cosmetics even if you did "honestly think SO, Her ring. ing for a glass of waterand offering that and her handkerchief to you to enable you to test tho matter on the spot by washing her cheeks was masterstroke.
 She did a sensible thing in putting the question beyond doubt by rubbing Ter face, when you declined her uffcr, with her damp handkerchief. and then did a most becoming thing when she rang for the servant to show you out, stating that you wished 10 retire That was well done. Such a spirited girl as that can have no need of cosmetics. Ton made a mistake and must now abide the conse- quences, That seems to us about the whole sum and essence of the matter.- New York Ledger
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
Tenement md Apartment.

The distinction between all apartmen, house and tenement house Is some what hazy until the etymology of the two words is considered Tenement" is derived from the Latin verb "tenere" (to holdl and is the name properly given to building that is designed to hold or to give shelter to the largest possible number of persons at the least possible cost 10 each individual tenant. Apart ment, however. is an anglicized deriya ton of another Latin verb, "parsere" (to diyide), and with equal propriety is applied to q dwelling house, of which the structural and social intent is to ser. arate family from family and to gratify the desire for privacy that every house hold naturally feels, at the same time reducing the expense of that gratifica- ton to a low estimate that is practica- ble only through cooperation in the fixed charges of domestic management, Economy, therefore, is the purpose of the tenement-comfort, that of the artment.-Cosmopolitan.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
Are snnis rnslllnnn,loo

There is one point on which consider able doubt exists in various quarters Are spats fashionable? is the query in which this doubtis sometimes expressed. The fact that some well dressed men pefsevere in wearing them does not ex- actly answer the question in the afarrna- tive, for there are old army men and others who will continue all their lives to wear the same sortof things they wore some 10 or 15 years since. That spats since then have descended in the social scale may bo otherwise conceded.-Lon- don News.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
A VALENTINE.

Accept, dear wife, this little token.
 And fl between tho lines you icok You'll find the loyc I've often spokcn--
 The lovo I'll always lovo to speak. Our littlo ones arc making merry
 With unco dit,ies rhymed in jest, Bat In these lines, though awkward very. The gehuine articles eSprcssedl You are SO fair and sweet and tender,
 Dear, brown eyed little sweetheart mine As when, . callow youth and slender
 asked to be your valentine. What though these years of ours be feotipgi What though the years of youth be ilowng I'll mock old Kronos with repeating,
 "Ill love my love and her Rlono" And when fall beforohis reaping,
 And when my stuttcring speech is done Think not my love Is dead or sleeping, But that 1t waits for you to come. So take, dear love, this little token,
 And if there spenks in any line The sentiment 'll fain have spoken, Say, will you kiss your yalenune9
 Eugene Field in Ladies Home JourhM
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
4 pnehess and Her nInmonhs.

When the Duchess of Marlborough made flying visit to America about a year ago, sho dressed very simply and woro few jewels, three or four dia- mond stars in her hair and on her cor sage being, asa rule, her only ornaments. Some people expressed disappointment that she did not appear in her coronet.
 As well, exclaimed some one, tex. pect the queen of England tQ appear with her crown on her head and scepter in her hand when she drives out in Hyde park. ."-New York Recorder.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
chtnn,s postnl system.

The Chinese have no governmental postal system, and letters are transported by means of so called letter shops These are somewhat like our express business, as packages are also sent, and both letters and packages are insured and registered, and charges are in pro portion to tho distance to be carried. There are said to be nearly goo of these letter shops in Shanghai alone, which send out employees to work up. custom. Foreign letters are conveyed from China to other countries by the postal systems of the latter, consuls being considered as postmasters for their own countries.- Public Opinion
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
Only Healthy Per,ona snoe.o.

This is point alluded to by Mir. Jonathan Hutchinson He does not rec ollect himself to have sen any but fairly healthy persons sneeze. He puts the question with especial reference to the widely spread popular superstition that sneezing is a sign of health and good luck. It is possible, he thinks, that this may have had it's origin in the fact that it is for the most part an act restricted to those in fair health Taylor in his Primitive Culture" gives interesting facts as to the prevalence of this creed and as to certain customs associated with it and traces it in part to doctrines of animisin, but Mir. Hutchinson thinks tho suggestion he has given may also have some value. Sheffield Medical Journal.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
How confidlng and Unsuspiclous.

Evidently the jailors of R. Irving Lati- mer, the Michigan murderer. regarded him as Q perfect gentleman. They knew that ho had murdered his mother, but they did not believe he would poison his kind keepers Therefore they ac- cepted little culinary attentions on his part, discussed real estate operations, etc., with him and were vastly surprised to find that the gentle hearted murderer had broken jail What confding, un- suspicious persons arc connected with the prisons of Michigan and New York, to be sure! w. s. Gilbert would be re- quired to do justice to them. Buffalo Express.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-07
MI Nnru. l.rnn, mn

New York merchants received 6 hint that something ominous was happening in Brazil ard Nicar,.5-. "a fully q hours before the newspapers published their dispatches announcing Chose countries, to be in a state of revolution. When shey presented messages at the cable offices to be transmitted to their core spondents in the respective countries, they were informed in the case of Bra gil that cipher or secret messages were prohibited, and in the case of Nicaragua that telegraphic communication with certain provinces was stopped by the au- thOrities.
 These two countries operate land tele- graphs as an adjunct to their postal sys- telns, and where connection is ma le with a foreign telegraph company an agent is maintained to collect the government tax. This agent in emergencies becomes censor, and messages not viseed by him are suppressed. Sometimes notice is given to the sender that his message has been suppressed. More often, however, no notice at all is given.
 The notices these agents promulgatc are official, contain bare facts relating to telegraph traffic alone and are not em- bollished by a single word of explana- tion. For instance, the Brazilian notice referred to simply said, "The employ nent of cipher or secret language tele- grams is temporarily suspended"
 It is the duty of the connecting com pany receiving such notice to forward it forthwith to Bern, Switzerland, the headquarters of all international tele- graph companies, where the notice of in terruption, suspension of privileges or whatever happens is instantly sent toev- cry telegraph station the world over.- New York San