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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-15
LUMBER MEN
AFTER RAILROADS
WANT MANY EVILS REMEDlED
POINT OUT INJUSTICE OF PRESENT
CAR STANDARD RULE.

And Mention Many other Problems
That Must BE Adjusted-This In
formation Contained in Letter
Sent President and General Mama
ger of All the Railroads in the
COuntry-Was Prepared by Will
lam ID. StilIwelI as Chairman OF
the Transportation Committee OF
the National Lumber Manufactur-
crs Association.
Mr.. William b. Stillwell, secretary
and treasurer of the Southern Pine
Company and chairman of the Nation
al Lumber Manufacturers Association,
has in the latter capacity prepared
and sent out to the presidents and
general managers of the railroads of
the United States the following letter,
calling attention to some of the evils
under which the lumbermen now la
Dor and asking suggestions from the
roads so that all these matters can be
adjusted without friction:
mot a second to, but correlative
with. the internal problems of the
lumber manufacturing business. are
those problems of transportation
which, through years, have defied To-
cal treatment and call for remedies ma
tional in scope. Impeled by the first
law of nature, self preservation, con-
ferences of the lumber manufacturers
were held in Charleston, S. c., April
is, 1902. in Atlanta. Ca, oct. and s,
1902. and in St Louis, Dec. and 10,
1902, eliminating in the temporary or
ganization of the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association at st.
Louis on last mentioned date, and its
full and successful organization in
Washington, d. c., April 20 and 81. 1908.
The purpose of the National Lum-
Der Manufacturers Association is to
remedy existing evils and promote the
welfare of the great lumber industry
by intelligent and conservative meth
DDS. The first step in this direction
brings it face to face with car equip
ment, car shortage, reciprocal demur-
rage, prompt transportation, claims
and other problems, all of which we
believe can, by mutual and determined
effort be greatly ameliorated, il not
quite removed.
Problems to De Discussed.
1.-THE National Lumber Manufacturers
Association will hold its annual meet
ing at St Louis, Mo-, on May "a, 25
and &c. At this meeting, these prob
lens will come up for discussion, and
some action is sure to be taken. 1t
is the desire and purpose of the Of
flcers of the association that such ac-
ton shall be on lines which will az
ford the greatest relief with the least
friction and inconvenience to those
concerned. To this end. they now ih-
vite you, and through you the trans
portation company with which you are
connected, to give your views on the
various questions above enumerated as
soon as possible, mailed so as to reach
William d. Stillwell, chairman of the
Transportation Committee, at Savan-
nah, Ga, prior to Nav 21, 1904. or Geo.
X. Smith, secretary OF the association,
Equitable building, St Louis, No. prioF
70 Mao 20. 1905.
'Pbsase do not lay this aside or a.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-15
HISTORY OF THE MAIDSTONE.
One Brought From Russia Is Owned
by a stock Company.
From the Central States Medical Mag

Il LOlll TIC SSAlll oil CLciICo AANNANNA $50
azine.
The maidstone cannot be assigned to
place either in geology of mineralogy
that is to say, a stable position. It's
composition is not definite; and it may
possibly be found upon any beach or
in any gravel pit, and the supply is
always equal to the demand.
There are even now many Of these
precious talismans in this country and
1.-The believers in their efficacy always
know where the nearest is kept" one
of them had been. the property of an
Ohio negro. and was placed, after the
death of the owner, in the State LII
brary at Columbus. There it was re-
Gently applied to the wound caused py
the bit of a supposedly rabid dog. Ihe
dog recovered, and the woman to whom
it was applied died of blood poisoning
caused by the unclean contact.
Such a stone was kept in the Nir-
ginia state penitentiary for years, ana
was open to all corners for application
to the bite of mad dog or other al
lied wounds. One such (perhaps the
same) was at later date sold at auc-
ton for $39.
Still more famous was that brought
from Russia in 1887 by physician OF
that country, who settled in Nevada.
1t had previously been exploited in that
country for at least a century and
half. fact supported by documentary
evidence. The document was written In
native Russian, and as nobody con
cerned could read it everybody I'M
plicity believed what they were told
of il. The owner offered the stone for
sale at 81 900, and a joint stock com
pany was formed for the purchase. a
number of shareholders advanced u
each, and the balance was made up
by a farmer, who became its keeper
when the purchase was completed. Its
fame still fiourishes, and it is said that
an offer of $1,000 has been refused for
10
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-15
YEA, THIS IS THE TIME
when Man Yearneth for the Job of
the Husbandmnn.

TIC HusDHhUmuHs
w. D. Nesbit in the Chicago Tribune.
My son, it is now the time of year
when man yearneth for the scent of
newly plowed land!
Yea, he languisheth for the crunch
of the clod beneath the hoe and long
eth for the joy of laying out an onion
bed.
He gazeth out in his back yard and
sayeth unto himself:
Would that l were a boy again and
back home, where we had room for a
garden that produced all the vegeta-
bles we wanted.
And gave us plenty to hand over
the back fence to the Joneses."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
Stories Of President Eliot Of Harvard.

In Cambridge scores of stories circu-
late which illustrate his almost implusive
generosity II is well known that on one
occasion student, sick with contagious
disease and Stunned by those about him.
was taken into the Presidents own house
A raw sub-freshman from a country vii
lage in Connecticut, on the evening of his
first day in Cambridge. found himself in
need OF Latin grammar to prepare for
the next days examination. Quite with
out frineds at the university, he told his
need to the first man he met. and was
hidden TO the strangers house. There q
long search unearthed a Latin grammar,
but 1t proved to be of too old an edi-
ton to serve the present need BY this
time the strangers perpleXity and anX-
iety to get the book exceeded the stu
dents own, and, after some thought, he
sent the young man off with a note to a
friend In a neighboring street who might
be likely to have the right edition. II
was weeks before the student learned
that the chance stranger who had given
an hour of his time and an even more
precious measure of his sympathy to a
lonely and troubled student was the pres
ident of the university. In a university
that numbers over four thousand the OPP
portunity for personal touch between
student and president is small but there
are stories of the enlistment OF the presi-
dents personal interest in some students
behalf. There was a young man who de-
sired to study botany, but had failed to
satisfy some technical preliminary require
ment The committee which stood be-
tween the student and his wish have a
vivid recollection of the warmth of man.
ner and the emphatic gesture of the
president as he declared IF that Young
man wants to study botany, he shall
study it"-[From the Educational Num-
Der of the Outlook.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

viz, power enough to draw four people
ten or twelve miles an hour without
trouble"
Their compact build, bright eyes and
high knee action, make them sought
after more than any other breed of
horses. They are famous for sound feet
and legs, and are especially free from
ordinary horse ailments: sound and
strong health being one of their best in
heritances. The Half Hackney" that is,
horses bred from good American mares
by a thoroughbred Hackney stallion. to-
day commands a higher price than any
other breed of horses.
II costs no more to raise and keep a
good, servfceable handsome, high-priced
horse. than 1t does to cucumber ones
self with a poor beast. The time is past
in America when common. ill-bred
horses command either attention or
price; whereas the demand for Hack
neys, and especially Half Hackneys"
far exceeds the supply; hence the high
price which these horses command. Why
not join the procession? These two fine
horses were shown at the Valley Fair
this week, attracting the attention of all
admirers of good horses.
ITO breed and love a good horse is n
distinct virtue, besides comforting a BEN
eft and pleasure upon ones own COM
munity and country"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

stallion, Frank Allen. was shown, also
three yearing stations and two brood
mares with colts
The Connecticut River Stock farm Of
Hatfield, Mass. has become one of the
permanent and valuable fixtures of the
Valley Fair. through continuous ex-
hibitions here for more than a dozen
years. MIR Freick. the manager. al
ways bring some highly bred and high
ly finished stock which everybody is glad
to see. He had the veteran Electmont,
with a long record as a getter of speedy
stock. at the head of his stud Electrole,
by Electmont, dam Oriole by Thistle.
2.13A. was another fine animal also
Chimes. out of Cologne. out of Mann
brine King. There were some pretty
young stations and good brood mares
and colts in the big tent i'm which this
stock was shown between barns and
b.
Descendants of STEAMBOAT, the Cali
fornia stallion once king of the turf, were
to be seen from the stables of A. N
Kingsley of Ashuelot, n. II. Alma Boul
by STEAMBOAT, bought a yearling by Mr.
Kingsley for 1875. Is now IL years old.
and is an extremely handsome animal
Blusher. years old Georgia Boul, s.;
George Boul 4; and Chestnut Boul, 2. all
exhibit the characteristics OF the strain
10 WHICH lltN DtlOllE. Ills SlIlllE dlSO
included hummer. by Hummer, and Tim
X. by hummer
The greatest attraction for the little
folk was a tent devoted exclusively to
Shetland ponies eight pretty little ami
mails owned by the Muckross farm of
Springfield, this state The oldest Shet-
land was Capt Kidd of Muckross. and in
addition there were the two-year-
Earl of Muckross, a mare with dimin-
utve colt three months old, four fllies
two years old and a yearling flly. All
of these ponies are registered stock. In
the same tent Miss Marjorie Balestier eX-
hibted five choice ponies.
Fairbanks Brothers of Monadnock. n.
H., had in Carnegie Boy, son of Alexander,
a stallion of rich golden color. of great
substance and symmetry, strong back and
loins, good barrel, powerful muscled quar-
tiers and forearms with good legs and
feet This stallion stands 10 hands and
three inches i'm height.
The Hambletonian and Mambrino
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

which excite the admiration of all who
see him; beautiful, clear. kind eyes, and
ears rs fine and sensitive as a deer's.
Very high In knee action, and graceful
in every movement, being exceedingly
light and quick on his feet. As to his
pedigree, the official certificate of the
London Hackney society. the keeper of
the Hackney Stud Book for all Eng
land, shows "Bobs" to have been bred
by Robert Leeming, Esq, of Sawley,
near Rippon, Yorkshire, England. He
was foaled in 1900. Sire, Langton (6O7s),
by Carton Duke of Connaught (3OO9 and
Sweetheart (52l6). Dam, Semiramis
QO49O, by Lord Melton (3lO9), and Lady
Spray (56iS), and these by a long line of
registered ancestors. going back to the
beginning of the Hackney Stud Book
His sires and dams are among the most
celebrated prize winners and premium
horses In England. and "Bobs" in size,
quality and beauty, is worthy of his
distinguished and aristocratic ancestry.
DR.. Pentecost purchased this famous
winning stallion together with a
beautiful high and pure bred Hackney
mare, Cattlegate Lady Burkett CVol.
XXI, Hackney Stud Book, with a view
to the Improvement of the driving horses
in his town, county and vicinity
The Hackney is not "any compactly
built horse" He is a distinct English
bred, high stepping trotter of exact
type and antiquity of origin. dating as
far back in English literature as A. d.
ll7O' He is famous for bone and muscle
enough to do the work required of him;
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

land Stanford to the Forbes stables for
$l25, 900. The dam of Chipilo, Mr.. Bros
nahan's two year old stallion in this ex-
hibit, was Cocoa, also by Arion.
The Morgan, Flying Star.
Maple Grove Farm, West Claremont
N. H., was represented by the register
ed Morgan stallion Flying Star 1915, prob
ably the best representative living of the
old style Morgan, that gave the Morgan
name the world wide fame that II has to-
day. Flying Star for beauty, style and
conformation is without equal. In him is
combined the blood of Justin Morgans
three best sons, Sherman, Woodbury. and
Bulrush, and through them he traces to
Justin Morgan in % different lines, with
many more untraced, making him the
best Morgan in the country today. With
two year old and one yearling stallion
and two two-year old fillies by him. -
e. d. Kinds of Pittsford this state is
breeder who for 40 years has pinned
his faith to the Morgan horses, and he
has today some of the finest specimens to
be found in America. He was urged to
send his stock to st. Louis with Col Bat
tell of Middlebury, who won most of the
premiums there, and doubtless he would
have captured a part OF them, but he be-
lieved the trip would be too hard on the
animals His leading stallion, Hinds's
Ethan Allen, is by Ashley's Ethan
Allen, he by Holabird's Ethan AL
len' he by old Ethan Allen. A younger
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
THE DRIVING CLASSES.
Nine Entries in Matched Pairs and ~
in Single Drivers Glass;. E. Bailey
Twice a Winner.

TO the lover of good horses the most
enjoyable time of the entire fair came
Thursday morning from 1890 to 10, when
the driving classes appeared on the track
and contested for cash prizes and colored
ribbons. In both single and double class
es were some animals which filled the
eye of the expert who notices every point
considered in Judging There were nine
entries in the competition between match
ed pairs. The spans We're examined and
then directed to jog n natural gait to
the quarter and come as fast home as
they pleased. The speed requirement
evidently counted for but little. and the
blue ribbon went to a bay and chestnut
owned by ]. +. Bailey of Montpelier. and
second prize to pair of blacks entered
by Mrs. John Anderson OF Windsor.
Rain was falling when an even dozen
came out for the single drivers contest
After turns up and down the track and
examination at close range the horses
were sent away for a half mile at nat
ural clip and a second half at speed
The five year-old bay mare owned and
driven by L. f. Adams a sleek clean
gated horse easy to control. was the ia
vorite and was warmly applauded but
to the surprise Of many experienced
horsemen she was not awarded the blue
which went to bay horse owned by G.
Fayette Smith of Holyoke, j. f.. Bailey Of
Montpelier being given second with a
brown mare. There were several horses
in the single drivers class that were
greatly admired. and were picked to win
by the spectators.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

with two year old record of 2.24 third
black FLY by The Peer, dam by Bartholo-
NEW Wilkes brown colt years old by
The Peer. dam by Wilton chestnut filly,
year old by The Peer, dam by Petrol;
bay filly, 3 years old. by Oakland Baron.
dam by Robert McGregor There were
several brood mares with colts sired by
The Peer and Col. Carter The farm had
Rubelle Rex, bay mare by Ralph Rex, as
contestant in the mems driving class.
The black mare. Regal Lassie, by Ralph
Rex, dam by Palatka, was entered in
the 2.29 class on the track.
Dictatorial and Three Sons of Bnsen.
Horses of beautiful proportions which
claim close kinship with the greatest
track performers the world has ever
known were seen in the four representa-
tives from the stables of j. +. Brosna-
han of Bellows Falls. Dictatorial, the
handsome Kentucky bred stallion who
stepped the quarter in SO seconds as a
yearling and was then sold for $500, is
a perfect type of the American trotter.
He was sired by Oratorio, 21.972, race rec
ord 2.13, dam Tiggaliska by Dictator 113.
Oratorio was the sire of Ecstatic, 2.05at,
the unbeaten racing sensation of the year,
and probably the greatest racer ever pro-
duced. Gordon Prince, 2.05A, is own
brother to Dictatorial
At the sale of the famous racing sta
bles of the late ]. NJ Forbes of Milton,
Mass, last May, Mr.. Brosnahan bought
81 horses, mostly youngsters paying over
$4,000 for them. Three sired by Bingen
2.06A, were shown here. The dam of
Catalon, a yearling stallion, was I'm
providence. 2.12, by Prodigal, 216. sec
and dam Queen Wilkes by William L.,
sire of Axtell, 2.l2h. Axtel was sold for
$l5O,OOO Wednesday morning Catalon
drew McMurray cart quarter on the
Valley Fair track in 49, seconds, to the
great surprise of all horsemen present
Catalon is entered in futurities amount
ing to $4,000 in 1906. Glenesk, another
yearling stallion, was out of Yacatala, by
Arion, 2O7h. sold by the late Senator Lee
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

The educational department of the VAL
ley Fair Is constant surprise From
a small beginning two years ago IL has
made rapid growth, and now occupies
nearly half the entire second floor in
the Floral hall building. Superintendent
II. X. Whitaker. principal of the Brat
tleboro high school, and his competent
assistants have created great enthusiasm
among the schools within a radius OF 25
miles of Brattleboro, with the result that
the educational department brought to-
gether this year hundreds of specimens
of work. many of which were fully as
good as the specimens in the same class
es now on exhibition at the Worlds Fair
in st. Louis. The schools represented
this year were Bernardston. Brattleboro
town. Brattleboro village. Dummerston
Gill Leyden. Newfane, Mortified, North
field seminary. Vernon and Warwick.
The specimens were not the best that
could be selected. but were taken at ram
dom from the regular work which the
schools are turning out every day. They
included all kinds of pen and ink work,
wall paper designing, charcoal work,
constructive work, free-hand paper cut
ting and FASTING. historical ornamental
ton, etc, which were a revelation to
those who have had no connection with
the public schools since they We're taught
"readn', ritin' and 'rithmetic." Exhib-
itions of this kind cannot fail to have a
beneficial result, through familiarizing
the parents with the progress OF the pub
lie schools along practical lines
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
BLUE RIBBON HORSES
Some Here Of Kinship to the Best
the World Has Known
Fine Collections from Leading Breeders
and Numerous Individual Exhibits
Good Showing Of Morgans.


and Numerous Individual Exhibits
Good Showing Of Morgans
The horse department moved up the
mark of excellence several lengths. Ami
mails distinguished for beautiful proper
tions, for style speed and for ancestry
were there. They were largely in the col
lection from we'll known breeders. but
there were numerous individual exhibits,
showing that the interest in raising good
horses is gaining ground. 1t was "A pleas
ure to many to see some of the best rep
resentative types of Vermont Morgans.
Horses from McElwan Farm.
The Peer. the handsome and spirited
black stallion six years old, headed the
thoroughbreds of rare excellence from the
McElwain farm in West Springfield.
Mass. The Peer is one of the finest bred
horses in the country. and shows hs
breeding i'm form. style and action. He
is by Chimes, dam by Mambrino King I'd.
dam Estabela, dam Henri. Heir at Law
2.05, Prince Regent PIG. and others. The
Peer has always carried the blue ribbon
from the show ring He was never start
ed but twice in a race, then finishing
second in heats faster than PIG, showing
him to have the making of high class
race horse.
He was surrounded by worthy compan-
ions, among them the chestnut stallion,
Col Carter. by Nutwood Wilkes, sire of
John A. McKerron 2.04A. and 25 others
in the list Others in the string were
Abe Dillon PIP, dam by Red Lake 215
three promising yearlings, one a bay
colt by Ralph Rex, dam Hazel Ann, dam
of two in the list: second brown colt by
The Peer, dam by Alcantara dam of one
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

strains had a fitting descendant in Alex
McGregor, stallion five years old, from
the Lexington farm in Felchville. This
horse is by Alcaria, by Alcantara, dam
Maudella. by Passenger, 2.2l. He is
six years old, stands 16 hands high, has
handsome shoulders and is we'll poised.
c. d. Noyes exhibited the handsome
stallion Alkamar, with several of his get,
all sleek, promising youngsters. Henry
GallpO of Proctor had Morgan stallion
years old. There were a large number
OF entries of yearlings and brood mares
with colts. but frequently their owners
We're not found with them and it was
difficult to get a description of them.
The Hackney stallion, Bouncing Bobs,
so generally admired. is FULLY described
elsewhere
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

The assault on trusts" probably has
something to do with the steady decline
in the income of New Jersey from the
sale of franchises to new corporations
source 1866, S23; 1908, 1921, 4SS. It is esti-
mated that the franchise receipts for
this year will not yield more than $3.50, OOO
Nearly eighty years ago, when the
presidential struggle between Clay and
jackson was at his height, it is related
that band of emigrants from Kentucky
ana inc then other Western states began
TO settle on the north side of the Mis-
souri, river and called their county Clay
and the county seat Liberty. Another lot
OF emigrants from Virginia and other
Southern states pitched their tents on
the south side of the Big Muddy and
called their county Jackson and the capi-
tai Independence. And so 1t remains to
this day. Clay stood for liberty and
jackson for independence.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
"eoUNciNG BO5s."
The History, Pedigree and Characters
tics Of One Of the Notable Horses
Shown at the Valley Fair this Week.

Those of our readers who are inter-
ested in the Improvement of our New
England horses will be interested in
reading on another page the official ped
igree of bouncing Bobs," a beautiful
dark mahogany bay Hackney stallion
Gegister No. $3.50 London Hackney So
ciety) with a white stripe on his face
and two white heels. He is four years
old, fifteen hands and two inches high
and weighs 1900 pounds He was a prize
winner at the great Hackney Horse show
in the Agricultural Hall, London, Eng
land, at the Spring Show in March 1904
in which the finest Hackneys in all Eng
land were competitors. and was said by
one of the expert judges to be the
finest Hackney stallion exported to Amer
lea in ten years" He Is said by those
who have seen him to be a beauty. In
proportions, symmetrical. well coupled
powerful quarters, with head and neck
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

oscar Hammerstein, composer and vau-
deville manager, knows the New York
journalistic following pretty well. Asked
by friend whom a certain party was
who saluted him one evening, Mr.. Ham
merstein responded, "Oh, he's a dramatic
critic" What does he write for?"
Mostly for free seats" was the reply.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30

Of the Largest and Most Exclusive
Collection Of High Grade Merchan-
disc Ever Offered in BrattIeboro, at
a Price Saving Of 10 to 20 per cent
to Every Customer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-30
Black and Colored Wool Dress Goods

In desirable Novelty Dress Goods medium
weight for Skirts and Walking Suits Black Silks
Tafe PeaudeCygne Prices from so $500 yard
Tafea India Silks Satn Crepe Princess
grades sought after will percentage
the usual retail New Fall Novelty Taetas
Changeabe Taeas all the popular
saving prices The variety large and the coong