HARNESS HORSE NEWS
The Herald's Weekly Letter From
Palmer Q. Clark, Noted
Chicago Horseman
INTERESTING TO NEBRASKANS
There In no institution more Amer
ican, more redolent of the American
temperament to exchange Ideas and
receive mutual profit theretrom,
than the frequent live stock conven
tions, more commonly called ' agri
cultural fairs," which are held in
every community of this country dur
ing the summer and fall months. The
county fair, though of continental or
igin, is conducted along lines pecul
iarly Americanesque and no, other
Institution has done so much to ex
emplify and to intensify those self
same declarations of fraternity and
equality as enunciated 'n Liberty
Hall one hundred and thirty five
years ago. Time changes many
things and many customs, but the
agricultural fair of today is, as re
spects Americanism, the same in
stitution of years ago and it Is to
be hoped In all sincerity that the
spirit of keen, though friendly, com
petition, which prevails wherever
and whenever an agricultural fair is
held, will endure with all time.
There was a day when the county
agricultural fair was adjudged the
court of last resort and that honors
there bestowed denoted the acme of
fitness; but such is not now the
case. On the contrary, the county
fair of today is but one step in the
elimination process and all exhibits
must seek a higher classification be
fore meriting the honors which were
once synonymous with county fair
awards: for, to be deemed a champ
ion, an exhibit must receive the
award of a state fair board, and even
after that ordeal comes ihe Inter
national Exhibition, held annually at
Chicago, where the state fair winners
meet in final competition, where
Greek meets Greek, and a champion
of champions is proclaimed.
The state fair of the present day
Is the pride of the people of its com
monwealth and justly so; for finan
cially supported more or less liberal
ly by the state Itself, each citizen
himself has an indirect voice in the
management of his state fair and
though the Interest of management
may be even so slight, mutual state
pride evidences itself and the indi
vidual is invariably a herald of pub
licity and Is ever abroad, beating the
highways and byways, as It were, to
add to the success of his own state
fair.
Each year adds to the Importance
and to the prestige of the several
state fairs, their premium lists are
being gradually increased, and In
consequence, exhibits are mult (plying
proportionately, each year's admis
sion gates show a marked increase
and the appropriation committees of
the state legislatures are lending a
helping hand, all for the good of the
live stock Interests.
At eaeh county fair and at each
state fair, "His Kingship ihe Horse,"
Is the attraction in the main but the
attraction of all attractions is the hat
ness racing programme without which
no fair, county or state, would have
the temerity to open Its gates. In
fact, the day's entertainment at the
fair is not in full swing until the ra
ces are called; and, from a listless
and wandering crowd of tlmeklllers,
the thrill of the trotting and pacing
contests permeates the entire grounds
until the grandstand of the race
course is packed to overflowing. Then
and then only, Is It "fair week". All
other exhibits and attractions are for
gotten in the whirl of sulky wheels
and the pattering of hoof beats and
not until the last contest on the pro
gramme card is completed Is the day
at the fair at an end.
Furthermore, it takes a good horse
to win a state fair event because the
best horses of each section are pre
pared and pointed for state fair hon
ors and because harness racing con
ditions have so changed that the ban
ner meeting of each deason are
those conducted by the state depart
ment of the several state fairs.
Purse events of values from $1,000
to $10,000 are offered by the agricul
tural boards and these are well v.orth
racing for. In consequence, the
best horses are entered and the rac
ing is the keenest.
Nebraska; Lincoln Sept. 4-8
Wyoming; Douglas .. .. Sept. 2b-29
Iowa; Des Moines Aug. 26-31
Kansas; Topeka Sept. 11-15
S. Dakota; Huron Sept.
Colorado; l'ueblo Sept. 1X-23
Oklahoma; Oklahoma City Sept. 26-29
Illinois; Springfield Oct. 2-6
Missouri; Sedalia Oct. 2-6
Utah; Salt Lake City .. .. Oct. 2-7
Nebraska 'is again making remark
ably long strides to line up With the
leading states as a breeding center
of light harness horses. She has
passed thru panics and crop failures
which gave her breeders staggering
almost knockout blows; but they are
"coming back" couragonsly and at
tracting the attention of horseman all
over the country. Before the i nlc
of 1893-94, Nebraska had a large
number of breeders and the most act
ive State Breeders' Association In
the union and was fast gaining a
leading position among the horse pro-
I ducing states when the dark days of
the panic fell upon horscdom all oxer
the country nnd particularly hard on
the breeders of the young suite.
They struggled bravely thru it, how
ever, and were fast gaining their for
mer foothold. Almost every farmer
had one or more choice brood mares
and in each town or city business an
professional men were annual breed
ing a few good mares to the promis
ing young sires standing for public
service and the state had a fair
chance of taking the lead and be
coming a prominent factor In the
horse breeding Industry. With such
men as Morris J. Jones, W. A. Pax
ton. R. D. Gould. John D. Crelghton
and others she began to cause horse
men to "sit up and take notlre."
Fine stock was purchased, new tracks
were built, meetings with futurities
and rich stakes were given. Then
came thecrop failure and money strln
gency along In 1893 and 94. With no
feed and no money to buy feed, many
standard bred horscB were turned out
on the broud pralrieB to shift for
themselves; others were used up and
sold for work horse prices, yet Ne
braska had enough good horses to
send east for sale, which brought
more money back to the state to
help recuperate than all the oth?r In
terests combined; sold at a sacrifice,
at that. But those horses saved
many a farm and kept families until
times were again normal.
As soon as conditions again per
mitted, breeders, great and small, a
gnin began operations and trom pres
ent indications the time Is now
close at hand when Nebraska will
again command the attention of the
horse world and reach a high plane
in the breeding industry of the coun
try. Space will not permit of many
illustrations; but Dudie ArehdaW 2:
06 4, which came out of Nebraska
last year and was the racing sensa
tion of the season, is not in accident
nor an exception. Lady June Kit a
(I), 2:19U. who has shown two min
ute speed, this spring passed from
Nebraska to Connecticut through the
auction, and barring accidents will
prove the above claim, with others
sure to follow.
While it is doubtful that Nelm-ska
will ever again see the return of as
r
bad financial and crop conditions as
existed ten years ago. If they should
occur, history will repeat Itself, for
Nebraska will be able to send to oth
er and wealthier parts of the country
another lot of standard bred horses
that will bring more money than all
of the other stock rntsed In the state
combined.
Any man who so practically evince
his Interest In his community a to
purchase a high-class young stallion
and gives the service of the same
to his neighbors at a purely nominal
price is public benefactor, and the
man who breeds and d"elops one
like Joan or Lady Jane Ktta, MM on
ly attracts outside money, but advan
UafOtttl advertises that section of
the country; while legislatures which
are liberal with their laws and pre
ttlutni, thereby encouraging the breed
ers or good stock, will add greatly to
the fair fame and wealth of their
states.
SOIL MAPS AND CLASSIFICATION
Howard C. Smith, who Is with the
United States Department of Agrl
culture and Bureau of Soils, favored
The Herald office with a call the
latter part of last month, and gave
us Home interesting information a-
bout the work that he and others
working with him are doing In this
part of the west. They are soil
scientists and arc sent out by the
government to make n general class
ification of the soil of western Ne
braska, and also an agricultural sur
vey.
It is the purpose of the govern
ment to make a soli map of western
Nebraska, the Idea being to divide
the soil Into agricultural types suited
to irrigation, dry farming and stock
grazing. The result of the work
will be published In book form to
gether with a soil map, showing the
location, number of acres, and agri
cultural values of this portion of the
state. This book will be for free
distribution and when completed may
be secured through application to
Congressman Kinkald, or by applying
directly to the Department of Agri
culture at Washington, I). C.
Bight presons are connected wlth
thls work in western Nebraska, but
they are not all working in a group.
They drive through the country, take
soil examinations by boring three
feet into the ground, and record the
result of their observations. Some
samples of the DoU are sent to Wash
ington for chemical examination!,
Mr. Smith kindly consented to
furnish The Herald with lufther In
formation In regard to this Important
work, which we will be glad to give
our readers.
CANADA AND RECIPROCITY
There Is a difference of opinion In
this country as to the nttltude of
the Canadian people on the reclproi
Ity question. There are some peo
ple In this country who dnlm Hist
the Canadians favor It. but The Her
aid has copies of Canadian papers
sent us by one of our subscribers in
that country. William Moreow, trom
which It appears that there Is fOf
strong opposition to the proposed re
clproclty treaty The Weekly Her
aid, published at CalRary, Alberta,
had an article under big head lines
showing the "Consequences'" of same,
some of which, according to that pa
per, would be a loss of home market,
destruction to trade routes, and In
dustries would have to fight for
their existence.
WYOMING STATESMEN
IN ALLIANCE
Congressman Frank W. Mondell of
Wyoming was In Alliance last Thurs
day on his way home from Washing
ton. Mr. Mondell has represented
Wyoming in congress for the last
eighteen years and has a national
reputation of being one of the most
influential congressmen, being the
author of the 320 Acre Mondell
Homestead act, and other practical
land laws which have done much for
the development of the west In a
Herald representative he said that
tho western states are being well
represented in congress and west
em interests are not being neglected
at the national capltol. Judge Craig
of Wyoming was on the same train,
returning to Cheyenne from Sheri
dan, where he had been holding dls
trlct court.
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CONDENSED NEWS
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CMe of Catarrh Hint cannot be ruml b) H ill
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F. J. CHENKY CO., 'lul. .I.. 'I
We. the umleralimiM, have known !. .1 Cheney
lor the laat 15 yean, and believe him irlertly hon
orable In all bualneaa trnnanethaiM anil flnanelnlly
able to carry out any ohltratliaia madr by bin flnn
National Ram r OiuwtKir.
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HuM'a ' it. nli Cure la taken Intrni.illv. acting
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bottto. Sold by all liniKUlala
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Bussta first dreadnought, Sevas
topol, wns launched uc ssfully from
the Baltic works
The Cincinnati Price Current reports
ft considerable decrease In the number
of hogs marketed.
Craed by hent, Mrs. McCrary killed
her three children and ended her own
life at I ockney, Tex.
Archbishop Dennis O'Connor of the
Roman Catholic diocese of Toronto
died of Blight's disease.
The Grady bill, prohibiting the pho
tographing ,md measuring of suspect
ed criminals, was vetoed by Governor
Dx of New York
Using n pick and crowbar to pry
open the vault, robbers broke Into the
State bank of Bynrs. Okie., obtained
$4.01)0 and escaped.
President Taft nominated Bven It
Young of Planklnton. S. D., to be en
Toy extraordinary and minister pleni
potentiary to Ken ad or
More than 2.500 engineers of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad were
granted an Increase In wages amount
ing to about 6 per cent.
Mirth, the Getman aviator, with a
passenger, flew from Munich to Ber
lin, 345 tnllea. In fllvc hours and forty
five mlnutei, winning a prize of $12,-BOO.
HAPPY RESULTS
Have Made Many Alliance Residents
Enthusiastic
No wonder scores of Alliance cit
izens grow enthusiastic It is e
nough to make anyone happy to find
relief after years of suffering Pub
lic statements like the following are
but truthful representations of the
dally work done In Alliance by
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Mrs. Laura Dickinson, 107 Yellow
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all the difficulties that accompany
this disease. I finally commenced
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at Fred B, Holsten's Drug Store and
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the kidney aecretlons. I also tried
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case ami they strengthened her kid
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A. W. TAGG, Secretary
H. J. WRIGHT, Vice-President
A. E. COMPTON, Treasurer
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