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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-05-05
Rorse Department.
THE MORGAN REGISTER.


a Register intended to include all stations OF
merit that trace In direct male line to Justin
Morgan and having at least one siXty-fOurth
~ his blood. All such stations fOaled In OF
before 1880 are admitted tree. fee OF one
SOLAR Is charged for registering each stallion
scaled since 1880, and for each mare whenever
loaled. After April |, 1888, the fee tor regis.
foring stations two years old and over VIII be
- each and mares, geldings and colts under
Any animal in either of the following two
glasses Is eligible to registry in the Morgan
Register:
I. Any meritorious stallion or mare tina
traces In direct male line to the original just
un Morgan Horse, and has at least one sixty
fourth OF his blood.
.. The produce of a sire and dam both
registered in the Morgan Register.
The first volume. which Is now in the hands
OF the printers, will contain about four
thousand pedigrees, carefully compiled from
original sources, a sketch of the origin ana
history otthe great Morgan family, and much
other new and original matter. The book
will be illustrated with portraits of Morgan
gan horses, and handsomely and sub
stantially bound. The price has been
fixed at g., post paid, to any address
In the United States or Canada. The
work has been done throughout on the
plan of first exhausting all practicable means
of getting and verifying information, discrim
mating rigidly between what Is known and
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
tstered will be given, and tables showing the
merits of the Morgans, as compared with 9th
ell families, for both speed and endurance on
the track, will be appended. Entries will be
received for n short time further, and blanks
furnished on application. Address
JOSEPH BATTELL,
Middlehut'v, VI.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-05-05

Dennng Allen has been purchased after very carefu
eved That he would produce the finest type of Morgan
me ultimate perfection OF this family, whose popularity
through every part of the United States and Canada
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-05-05
THE MORGAN REGISTER IN THE
LIST.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WASHINGTON d. c., April 26, 1898.
Mr.. JOSEPH BATTELL.
Dear Sir:-YOur letter of the 9th
inst. is at hand and contents noted. The
secretary has recommended to the secre-
tary of the treasury that the American
Morgan Register be annexed to the list OF
American books of record emitting
horses registered therein to free entry
into the United States, when imported
for breeding purposes.
Very respectfully,
ID. E. SALMON,
Chief of Bureau.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-05-05
THOUGHT,

will stand this at '|' ~ -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-05-05
SIMON.
HOW MORGAN BLOOD TELLS.

FREEPoRT, ILL.,, April 10, 1893.
Editor Of the Register The old saying
is, BLOOD will tell" and it is certainly
true with the Morgan blood. Now, If
you will permit Inc to use a little space
in your valuable paper, will endeavor
to prove 1t to some extent; that is, to
show that, however many crosses a
horse may have, If said horse has one
cross of Morgan 1t will show itself in his
Continued on IN page.J
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Beauty : Breeding Individual Merit
New England
NO. 1885,
NO. $3.50.


Bright bay Stallion ed 1885, stands hands high weighs
100 lbs Sired by the great racehorse Deucon
27 l and six others in the public trial
2S he by the ndeu progno of trotters Handle
tonian
Dam, Roxy, winner of first przes-by the ecors-tan
any other in New England Sired by the elegant
BERT sire of 80 in the 23O list he by Ethan Allen 25 poe
ond dam "Lupa by Vermont Black Hawk third DAM Nellie
Gray by the Freeman Horse of Ogdn Messenger by Imported
Messenger
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SToP-ovER TICKETS.
They Are Very Popular Among Travel.
ers to Tie worlds Fn!r-Nl-ctrio
Car EIcursions.

Car Excursions.
Sr. Louis. June Arrangement
have been completed by the railroad
companies whereby visitors to the
Worlds Fair fror: nearly all parts can
spend few days at st. Louis ~ishopt
material addition to expense, In some
instances stop-ovcr tickets are OBJ
tanned without difficulty, while in
others the rates are so adjusted that
the additional expense incurred in
purchasing tickets to st Louis and
thence TO Chicago is nominal All tue
railro ads report traffic very heavy, and
although there has not yet been the
increase in the sale of tickets between
st. Louis and Chicago which was cx
peeted, the sale of tickets from Chi
cago to st. Louis has ncen very large,
as evidenced by the crowds which
come in on the various routes from the
Worlds Fair city morning and even-
ing.
The practice of taking Sunday at
tcrnoon excursions on electric cars
was started here last year and has
been revived with great energy this
spring. The rct~i. road connecting
the old country town Of fl"riseant
with st. Louis ca ricd 5000 eXcur
sionists on the county division on sun
day and could have carried 10000
more had it been prepared for such an
enormous crowd. The electric car is
exceedingly popular in the city. and
although the horse car is dying out
more slowly than expected it will be u
thing of the past so far as the business
section is concerned within very few
weeiSS.
st. Louis is becom 'ng more gener-
ally known as a racing centre and the
race meeting now in progress is on the
whole the most successful one ever
held he,c The traclS is a mile round and
the grand stand accommodations are
regarded as equal to any in the coun-
try. Vigorous competition on the part
of rival tracks is seen this year, and
there has been some imp easautness
between the racing authorities and the
owners of local pool REQ MS. But
neither of these is having any effect on
the success of the IN citing either in
point of numbers s in attendance or the
duality of the sport, and the future of
racing here is fully assured.
Plans are in progress involving n
vast amount of expenditure in the way
of improving streets with asphalt,
wood pavcm mt or telford. Since the
incori ioration OF the city improvements
of this kind have been somewhat re-
tarded by clause in the charter limit
ing the expenditure to Is per cent of
the, assessed value ofabut;ing property
and the refusal OF one or two owners,
especially when property has been
held in trust, has prevented much
work being undertaken which was
otherwise necessary. The change has
come about as a result of State lerisla-
ton and there was row practically ro
CURED whom improvements are held to
be nbsolu tnlY NC 81 Y.
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A l,Inc!sy CnvaIrymnn.

Secretary Lamont will probably give special
promotion 10 courageous young TROOPER who
was one of Tie United States cayairy escorts
to Princess Eulalic. Whcii the royal lady
was about to depart from Washington the
cavalrynen came over from Fort Myer, re-
splcndent In their dress uniforms, helmets
ucignhorhood of the princess quarters, when
a horse attacked TO wagon became fright
ened and ran away, A white trooper from
the 9TH at once left the line and putting spurs
TO his horse at once rallopcd at full speed
after the runaway. Before the latter had had
n chance TO get very far the trooper had over
taken him. and riding fore him seized the
bride and by dcft turn threw the horse
back upon the ground Col. Henry at once
rode ur 10 the trooper and commencing his
act Ordered kim 10 slny with the horse until
the driver claimed it. The whole thtng was
so neatly done as TO aroase the enthusiastic
praise of the bystanlrrs who saw it, incnd-
ing a number OF diplomats and several mem
bcrs of the princess party.
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Waarinr the Armx Can.

Old United States army regulations
say that the soldiers cap should be
worn jauntily, with a little slant over
the right eye. The origin OF that
custom may have been in tho attempt
to shade the eye while aiming, but it
Is no longer observed. and, indeed,
most officers would reprove soldier
who tipped his cap or helmet con.
spicuously on one side. The Ameri-
can soldier offers q marked contrast
in that respect to the English soldier
or the Canadian militiaman, for they
wear little '.pork pie" hats that are
tipped SO far on one side that they
would fall of at the slightest motion
were It not for . strap beneath the
chin.
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a ,,itli,n rnund. rrcssurc.

Some interesting experiments have been
made at the Washington University, st. Louis,
with hydraulic testing machine, the largest
in the world, capable OF exertins the enormous
pressure of l,o00,00o pounds.
Huge timbers such as are used as pillars In
large commercial buildlngs, were crushed
not brokcn-lengthwise. The almost resist
less force OF the machine can hardly be ap-
preciated. piece OF timber capable of sus-
tanning 5000 persons was crushed like an egg
shell when placed In a machine. The best
brick piers, two foot square, columns of gran
ito foot square and sandstone three feet
square arc ground to powder with the great
est ease.
The machine was designed by Professor j.
B. johnson, who occupies the chair of CON
sulting engineer of the university, and for the
purpose of pursuing Investigations being
made by the government of the strength oil
commercial woods grown In the United States.
The specimens crushed will form part of an
exhibit now at the Worlds Fair.
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AlLioAroa HUNTING.
Monsters From Ftfteen to Twsnty-siz
Feet Long Shot In India.

0onAtef9 1r0m 2kneen TO TWenty-tn
Feet Long Shot In India.
"E K" gives in the pages Of the
London Field some interesting infor-
nation respecting alligators. .'Dur-
ing an eight years residence in
India" he writes, 81 caught many.
varying from fifteen to twenty-six
feet Let me premise by saying that
there existed at that time, about
eight or ten miles from Calcutta, a
farm with a largo mill built on the
river side in blight, where pigs
were killed and cured in large num-
bers, the offal being thrown into the
river. In this blight alligators
swarmed. 1 for a long time tried
shooting, but l never got one, for
when shot they sank, and, getting
into the current, were carried down
tho stream. l have shot small
ones in tanks, and they invariab bly,
to come to the surface. The largest
in bulk that ever caught measured
only nineteen feet three inches, but
at least four inches to six inches of
his tail had been taken of. He
measured close on to twelve feet in
girth just behind the fore legs or
fins. The head when cleaned
weighed sixty-four pounds and the
largest tooth seven and one-half
ounces. He had eight shot wounds
N the head, one eye WAS gone, and
nearly all Of his snout, and four bull
lots were cut out of his body. His
inside passengers consisted of "a
lead Hindoo," seven pairs OF bangles,
| three arm ornaments and about fif-
ieen inches OF twisted brass wire; he
had also three hair balls similar to
those found in cattle-no doubt all
formed of pigs hair from the ofTal.
| 1.-The longest one l ever caught was
for the late John Waterhouse, OF
Halifax, who was travelling with Il
taxidermist. He measured close on
twenty-six feet twenty-five feet ten
lnches). He was, however,
| anky, and would not have
weighed more or so much as the
one of nineteen feet three inches.
have frequently had in the pen,
where they were put, two together,
and pretty hobbery they made,
growing like dogs. lashing ono an
other with their tails, and wrestling
with their jaws locked. My appar-
ltus for catching consisted of forty
'athoms of one and one-half inch
white Manila rope, at the end bar
rel to serve as a buoy, a pile driven
INTO the ground for long turn where
necessary, two sharp hooks tied to-
gether, and for bait the lights of q
pig inflated through part of wind
pipe. which iloated the hooks. By
,hese means l have landed over
twenty. The banks were sloping and
muddy, so no wonder the big one
dragged seventeen men down into
the water before he gave in-in fact,
drowned, as one hook held and kept
mis- mouth open; the other hook he
,traightened and tore the barb off. y
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4 PHANTOM SHIP.
II was ssen.Darkiy in the Interior
of an Iceberg.

of an Iceberg.
The E.i.ish ship Dumcraig, command
cd by Capt. Squirting recently fell
among icebergs while rounding Cape
Horn. One stormy morning, just after
daybreak monster berg drifted close
to the ship, and the crew were shocked
to SEQ full-rlgged ship, with all sail
set frozen in tho Ice. They studied 1t
for nearly fifteen minutes.
Tho vessel rested high on tho berg.
ten or twelve feet from the water line,
and was buried In the ice as far up as
her rail, The ice that was frozen over
the vessel appeared 10 be two or three
feet thick on the side next the observ-
ers. Capt. Squirting thought 1t could
not be more than that, because with
his glasses he could easily make out thu
outlines through the ice, and could see
that she was OF wood and had a cop
ocred bottom.
From the dim outlines he guessed
that she was sailing bark OF ancient
pattern. The three ma rs. the sails,
the spars, and gear We're all shroudcd
vttb thick casing OF ice, through
which only their dark outlines could be
seen. Some or the crew imagined they
could see bodies Of men in the rigging.
but Capt. Squirting was doubtful for
his glasses did rot increase the reserb
blunce.
His explanation of tt Ice-locked mys,
terry Is that the vessel must 1--we
grounded on 4 projecting edge of the
berg toppled over against the wall. and
there rested until she was frozen sc
fast that 10 movement of the ice noun
tain could dislodge her. Then the ice
had gradually grown UP around her
until her Imprisonment was complete. -
San Francisco Examiner.
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An Indiscreet Hunter.

An InuibcFeeu huntcr'
Patrick and Michael went out hunt
ing one rainy day-it was the only day
that they could get off. All Invent well
with them until, when they were sew
eral miles from home, they discovered
that neither one had brought Il cart
ridge, md that not shot could be
fired.
"Bcgorra,'' said Pat, cheerfully,
"what that to do wild the huntin'? is
the want of Il cartridge amy rayson to
prevint n man from huntin'?"
None at ALL" said Michael.
So they continued to hunt. BY and
by rabbit started up close to Pat and
then came to u stop, curionsly watch
ing the hunters. Pat instantly brought
his gun 10 his shoulder.
''The gos Don that we air!' exclaimed
Mike, "Wud ye shoot him widout II
carthridge?"
The rabbit hoped away.
"Whisht!" said Pat nngrily, there
ye go, sphilin' the sport with Yer
blnthcrin' tonguc''
Patrick! An yer gun was not
loadcd!'
Sure, ye spalpeen-but the rabbit
would niver IA knowed it If yc'd hid
yer blathcr."
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THE CAPTAIN WAS SCARED

Bullets and Balls Were too Promiscu-
ous for His Taste.
"a man is not safe from bullets
anywhere" was heard to remark
Captain Eugene May of Chicago. the
~ have reason to appreciate the
truth of this observation when | re-
ilect upon an experience / had at
Jackson, Miss. once during the war.
Bullets were flying around pretty
lively, but we felt fairly safe, as we
were behind high embankment
which extended some distance above
our heads. Well, there wasn't any
ching to do just then. SO / stretched
put beneath caisson, with my head
just behind a wheel.
"The last thing in the world
seemed the coming of bullet into
the shade of that caisson. But while
was lying there taking it easy !
suddenly heard q sharp 'sping' just
behind my head. 1t was unmistaka-
bly, the noise of II bullet hitting some
thing. Well, l turned over and
looked at the wheel, and, by George,
there was a bullet imbedded in the
tire of the wheel Just about an inch
from where my head had been. If
that tire had been fraction less
wide I'd have got the bullet in the
head. wasn't sleepy after that.
can tell you, and / moved away from
there almost as quickly as got from
behind the bole of that tree at Chick
amauga'"
What tree 40 Chickamaugap'
lueried some one.
We'll" replied Captain May, sit
is long story, and had almost for
gotten it until / was reminded OF it
the other day by old John Dabney.
The way the thing happened was
this: Our section had been fighting
it alone in the peach orchard until
The other members of the battery
Joined us, when we moved forward
Ind had quite q brisk engagement
with the enemy. Our ammunition
expended and our men worn out, we
halted ut spot in the weeds to rest
and to replenish our ammunition.
The fighting was going on all
uIoulu uS, anu SGTdy JULIUS WbEC
coming along past us every now and
then. don't believe was ever SO
tired in all my life as was after that
engagement. 1t was absolutely
necessary for me to take rest. and
perceiving huge tree near by j
concluded to plant myself alongside
Of it. So | leaned against it with my
back to the enemy's line, stretched
out my feet and was having splendid
rest when twelve-pound shot came
bounding along, and struck the tree
plumb on the opposite side from me
and at point just behind my head.
well, sir, l didn't know what
struck me. The shock was tremen.
dous. Great Jerusalem! but didn't
run from under that tree, looking
sideways up and expecting momen-
tarily to see the whole enormous
mass OF wood and leaves come crush.
ing down on me. didn't know what
had happened till saw some of the
boys dancing around in high delight
clapping their hands and yelling al
me. l felt for a week as II had
been struck on the back of the head
with sledgehammor."
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rry;n- TO steal Ills GIo-y.

Londoncrs arc trying to show that
Benjamin Franklin was not the first
experimenter in atmospheric cleo
tricity or the inventor OF the light,
ming rod. 1t is said that Catholic
priest named ProcopIus Diwisch, as
early as June 10, 1t5i, noticed that
lightning was an electric spark and
worked out II complete theory of at
mospheric electricity, At this time
he was living in a small bohemian
village and he constructed rod hav
ing 32i needle points, connecting the
bottom of it to the earth. Why he
didn't advertise the fact at the time
is not mentioned.
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SLAIN BY SADNESS.
Great Men Whose Melancholy Liv,
Enilcl In Suicide.


Ended in Suicide.
Hayden, the celebrated painter and
writer, overcome by debt. disappoint-
mont and ingratitude, laid down tho
brush, and with n pistol shot put an
end to his unhappy existence, says
the Popular Science Monthly.
Richard Payne Knight, the poet,
Greek scholar and antiquary, was a
victim OF melancholia, and finally de-
stroyed himself with poison.
Burton, the vivacious author of
1.-The Anatomy of Melancholy" who
had the reputation of being able to
raise laughter in any company, how
ever ''mute or mopish," ended his
life in fit of melancholy.
Kleist, poet and dramatist,
brooded over suicide, attempted it
once unsuccessfully, and finally by
agreement with Henrietta Vogcl, who
believed herself affected by an incur
able disease, repaired to small inn
near Po jsdam. where they ended their
lives together.
Lessmann, the humorous writer
like Burton, put an end to himself in
fit OF melancholy.
Sir Samuel Romilly. man OF bril-
limit genius, by whose efforts tho
criminal laws of England were re-
modeled-a man loved for his sweet
nature and upright manliness-while
overcome with grief by the death of
his wife. with his own hand sought
rest beyond.
Michael Angelo. after receiving a
painful injury by falling from scat
fold while at his work upon Tho
Last Judgment, shut himself in his
room and .resolved to lot himself
die" The celebrated physician, Rom
tint. who learned by accident of his
condition. persuaded him to live.
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A Tried Remedy FOR r,liou-ucs..

tnoss VINO suier from ulsorucr or ih'ei W
of the liver will never get the upper hand OF
the unruly organ so long they use such
irrational remedies as blue pill, calonel and
podophyllin. But from the tried and popular
medicine, Hosteiter's Stomach Bitters, they
may expect relief with u certainty OF obtain
ing 1t. Tho influence OF the Bitters upon the
great hillary gland Is direct, powerful and
speedily fe I. The relief afforded Is not spas
tno1ic. but complete und permanent. The sal
lowness of the skin, furrrd appearahcc OF the
tongee, indigestion. costiventss, headache
nausea, paius through the right side and shout
der, in fact every accompaniment OF The obsit-
nate complaint are entirely and promptly re-
moved b. course OF this inestimable medi'
cine. in behalf OF which testimony is constantly
emnnating from every quarter, aud from all
classes OF society.
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SHORT AND SELECT

The English slSylark has often bccn
introduced into New England, but all
| attempts to doraesticate it have proved
futile, for the climate is too severe.
At Uniontown, Pa, the jury in the
case of Robert Hughes, who sued the
Baltimore and Ohio railway company
for S25, 900 damages for n leg lost in a
wreck two years ago, found for tine
plaintiff in tho sum of SO, s32.
They are experimenting with an cleo
tric cab in Berlin by having it run
races with the ordinary horse cabs.
The reports to date seem TO show the
superiority of the vehicle propelled by
electricity. A distance of six English
miles was covered in twenty minutes,
or Mt the rate of about three minutes
mile, by it.
A short time ago, on board n train
of cars. man was very much engaged
in trying to prove that all men are
growing wiser, when a half-drun'icn
fellow staggered up to him. saying:
"Mr. -. what big fool your grand
father must have bcenr' Mr. - Mt
once changed the subject, while the
car was filled with shouts
Several men who have outlived their
greatness arc now glad to earn their
living as coachmen in Berlin. Among
them are sixteen mobiles, seven retired
army officers and three pulpitlcss pas
tors. Three British notabilities now
gleefully crack the whip as London
cabmen; they are an cx-member of
parliament, baron and marquis.
An usher at Centenary church Mt
Greensboro, N. G., got little frus.
trated one Sunday night recently, bu,
he did the best thing he could under
the circumstances. Tho room was
excessively warm, and he tried his
isvei beat 10 lower window from the
togs but failed. Thea hs took down
~ tAssnonsesr ena sssvsee y sst y
=
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In a small village in Maine there lives an
old soldier who las FOR many years received a
pension from the government, which with
his small earnings by occasional Jobs makes
him comfortable. One day while Mt w0tt In
the house of 4 ncighbor he slipped at the top
Of a flight Of stairs and fell to the bottom.
The lady Of the house heard the noise and
nuirith to iesr1 the cause.
why, Ambroas, ," she said, "ls that you'
Did you fall down stars'"
"Yes, marm, | did answered the G'f man,
"and for about couple Of minutes thought
rd lost my pension ''-7he AryOHd,H.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the valuo to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
9tive; efIectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
cning them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs ia for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.