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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1912)
mm amehcm TfiofiouGraDS PBOMIISEN 1 Pf OILL UNCLE SAM'S MAN IN CHINA era of racing stables as among thnt ,1 Wl fesT H S largo and increasing percentage of IB . ffflP'W ' ' J 7 F - rto$? . tho public thnt has moan3 and lncllna- U Vf' '-,. ' WSfM ISS A-HfeBM U fomWSW ' -'fciSB tlon ot keep fine riding horses. Nov I'3 Yif V, 1$3 f M W'SOTb Jl T&FOVT ovon tno voguo of tlio nutomobtlo T 5f Bp ,;v -i sconiB to have dampened the onthnsl- 1 V J' r K f1-- "'," J asm of thoso -cross-country riders and V ' ". X t Mm .' W -' liuntera and polo players who demand ; , A ftS- ' 3 '-, - fx??5 m ' a and aro willing to pay for special V " "'v.l Hf 1 x '-&!Jw.tr Qualifications In horso-llosh. The roader will, of course, under stand that tho term thoroughbred, as hero used, refers to running horses. There aro persons who aro under tho Impression tluit tho high-class Amer ican trotter has as much right as the running horso to designation as a thoroughbred, but In strictly correct usage horsemen refer to tho fluo trotters as "stan dard bred" and re servo tho first mentioned t o r m for tho runners tho hunters nnd - L ' m jumv xjirrpi or J'irW J?XJTI7PZ the "tlmbor-toppers," as tho Jumping horses requi site for cross-country riding aro designated. The modern American thoroughbred, as wo boo him at our present day race meetings and horso shows, is tho product of four centuries of breed ing, training and experimenting. Tho ancestors of tho present numerous equine family wero brought to Virginia by tho early English settlers and Virginia and adjacent parts of tho South have always been famous as tho breeding ground of thoroughbreds. However, much of tho breed ing of thoroughbreds which Is nnd has been dono 1:-. this favored region has been carried on for lovo of the task rather than for financial returns. Thero Is a wide difference between American thoroughbreds and those brod In other notable horse-raising sections (for Instance, Ireland), but it would bo difficult to find nn American horse man who will not arguo up and down that tho Yankee steeds aro as lino examples of all-around training nB may be found nnywhoro on tho globo. Tho Americnn thoroughbred Is admittedly shorter than hlB English prototypo, but It Is claimed that this lack of stature Is moro than counterbalanced by soundness and superior constitution. Horsemen In tho United States and in tho United Kingdom hold to different Ideals In breed ing that are bound to bo rellccted by certain dis similarities In the animals produced. In Amorlca tho tendency has been to develop thoroughbreds that will run comparatively Bhort distances at maximum speed, whereas in England greater at tention is bo8tpwcd upon tho problem of breoding horscB that will run long distances and will carry weight. It Is to bo expected that with tho pass ing of racing as tho supremo field of usefulness for the American thoroughbred there will be a tendency on tho part of Ynnkoo breeders to moro nearly approach tho English standard, which la supposed to produce horges Ideal for prlvato use. Tho breeding of thoroughbreds In Amorlca ban been carrlod on most extensively In tho States of Virginia. Kentucky, California, Montnnn, Penn sylvania, Tennessee, Now York and Now Jersey. Tho principal requisites aro nn equable climate, good soil with a foundation of limestone, plentiful wnter nnd an abundance of sweet grass. Thero aro yet In exlstenco mnny brooding farms of mod est protonslons, but tho tendoncy of recont years appears to bo to create vast ostntoB whoro wealthy men specialize In tho breeding of thoroughbreds by aid of every facility that money nnd thought can provide In Kontucky a few years ago eight old-fashlonod stock farmB wero mergod by a mllllonalro Into ono vast brooding estato of fully two thousand acres. Experienced hreedors flguro that It costB not loss than $225 to ralso a thoroughbred yearling at an up-todnto stock farm and this sum merely 3WL GPJUw covers cost of feed J3I?DmCJ FJIPtt nnd iabor and takes no account of tho investment repre sented by tho stock fnrm usually a heavy one. Thero aro breeders who declare that unless they can sell each of their yearlings for n price closo to $500 they do not mako n reasonnblo profit, but In tho South, whoro labor Is cheap and whero tho initial coBt of much of tho land wns fairly low, It is posslblo for breeders to mako money from sales at lower figures than that mentioned. Tho organization and management of an up-to-date brooding farm Is In teresting from tho manner In which It insures nttontion to detail. The own er of tho fnrm 1b usually his own man ager, but In somo instances thoro Is also a resident manager to handle matters when tho owner is absent as ho must bo much of tho time If ho atetnds tho fairs, horso shows and horse sales. Under tho mannger aro a number of skilled trainers, each of whom Is responsible for tho education of a certain number of horses, and haB tho assistance of several helpers In his work. In addition to this staff thero Is a boss or foreman for each barn nnd under each barn boss Is enrolled a number of grooms, exercise boys, etc. At somo of tho costly fnrms In Vir ginia nnd Kentucky wo find every modern facil ity from a prlvato electric light and power plant to feed cutters that not only take tho grain from tho prlvato olovator and crush it, but mix tho feed In nny desired proportions. The education of a thoroughbred at n modern r stock farm begins very enrly In Hfo und is very thorough. However, care ful handling is requisite, for n major ity of tho foals are decidedly flhy. When the ago of ocvcnorolght months is attained tho avorngo young thor oughbred Is sufficiently broken to un dergo a preliminary trial. As a year ling he la subjected to further tests, but it la not until tho animal la well into the second y o a r that the breeder determines whethor tho youg stor gives promlso of a turf career or Is better adapted to Borvlco na a roadster or a mount for tho huntsman. Sales of yearlings aro usually held in midsummer nnd thero Ib seldom nny dearth of bidders for tho cqulnes from brooding farms which have been awarded blue ribbons in tho past. At all times it la csscnttnl for tho breeder or owner to keop a sharp watch regarding tho health of his blooded equlnos. Partlcualrly closo watch must needs bo kept aa to tho condition of tho mouth, legs nnd foot of each anlmnl. It Is ob vious thnt a horse cannot ent properly nnd be adequately nourished If ho has a soro mouth, just as ho cannot run satisfactorily if his feet aro In bad condition or tho shlna aro "bucked" tho bugbear of two-year-olds. Training a thor oughbred for racing Involves, of course, speclnl Instruction quite nsldo from anything Included In tho animal's education nt tho breeding farm, but for that matter every step in tho Hfo of a young thoroughbred taxes tho temper of tho nervous, high-strung anlmnl. And tho men in chnrgo of ono of theso cquiifcs must show judgment nnd patience in Introducing u four-footed charge to each new experlcnco ovon though It bo some thing so slmplo as Initiation Into tho mystorlcs of a box-stall or tho donning of a blanket for tho first time. SInco the decadence of racing In tho Unltod States a number of Americnn mllllonnlrea who breed thoroughbreds primarily In order to sup ply their own. racing stables have transferred tho sceno of their nctlvitlea to tho Old World. Thoro aro several In England; qulto a few in Franco and a number In Ireland, whoro Illchnrd Crokor, for mer Tnmmany lender, Is among thoao who hnvo established Important breeding farma. With most of these wealthy meg, however, breeding la n fad. Tho men who breed thoroughbreds for a livelihood contlnuo to do business nt tho old stand In America nnd most of them obtain satisfactory profits for their efforts. THE RUINATION OF SAM BUD STORY OF A MAN WHO MIGHT HAVE LIVED HAPPILY IF HE HADN'T HAD , 80 MANY RELATIVES. oo..o In tho present critical Chlncso situa tion It Is reassuring to know thnt tho1 very heart nnd bralnu of America's China policy Is now on guard In tho capital of that nation In tho person oC Edward Thomns Williams, secretary of tho American legation nt I'eltln, and charge d'nffnircs during tho visit homo ot Minister Calhoun for conference with tho heads of tho strtto depart ment Mr. Williams Is n specialist In tho history and languages of China, nnd on familiar terms with Us statesmen. It Is common roport in tho Innor cir cles of dlplomncy thnt nil tho nstuto moves which blocked Japan nnd Rus sin in Manchuria, maintained tho open door policy of John Hay, and prevent ed tho dlsmombcrmont of China have boon of Wllllnma' dovlslng whon he was "Chinaman" of tho stato doparU ment. Tho famous "four-nation loan" ot $50,000,000 was tho cloverost bit of di plomacy that tho far east has witnessed for n generation, und wna only mado posslblo through tho Intlmato understanding of onstom conditions nnd ilnoaso which Mr. Williams possessed. Japan nnd Uusala hud burled tho hat chot nnd secretly Intended to work their own will In Mnnchurla. Tho howl that camo from tho Jnpanoso nnd Uusslnn pross wan not ox nctly n psnlm of rejoicing. Publicly nnd officially, however, after a rather embarrassing delay, tho two governments gnvo their formal nssont to tho loan, tholr foreign offices mennwhllo scratching their heads for ways of thwarting tho gamo ot these umphl blessed YnnkcoB. Mr. Williams was born in Ohio, nnd served na a missionary In China for ten years, obtaining n perfect commnnd of tho language, and nn equal knowl edge of Chlncso character. At Shanghnl ho wns interpreter for tho Americnn consulate nnd translator for tho Chlncso government, nftorwnrd acting as sec rotary of tho American legation at Peking from 1901 to 1008. LOEB MAY BE CHAIRMAN I kin remember when th' only feller that had a suit caso wuz some dudo with two sets o' scen ery that attended all th out-o'-town dances. Now, over' ono you meet, Hunynka an' all, has a suit case an' Is goln' somo place or jlst glttln' back. Ever' tfmc I rend about somebuddy rcturnln' homo after "a delightful two weeks' visit," or see a olo battered up pasteboard suit case, I think o.' Sam Bud's fate. Sam Hud got married long hoforo ho begun t' shave, an' ho never seemed nblo t' find anything t' do nt homo that Jlst Bulled him. Ho was alius talkln' about "acccptln a position," nn' whon ho'd go 'way t accopt it ho'd alius come back an say, "Aw, they didn't wnnt f pay nothln. Ho didn't want a Job with waxes or ho didn't even want a situation. Ho wanted a light position with a good salary. Nobuddy know what ho wanted t' do for ho couldn't do nothln'. Ilia relatives got kind o' tired o' him nftcr ho fooled nround eight er nlno years, an' I guess he noticed It, fer ono day ho took his golden onk drosBor an' four chairs, a plaid husk mnttress nn' a blue ennmol bedstoad up by th' livory utablo an' sold 'om at auction an' him nn' hla wlfo lit out. Nothln' wuz heard o' em for nearly ten years. When ono day Pinky Korr found a olo city paper in a empty egg caso. Th' fust thing ho read wuz this: "Whllo Samuel Hud, a wealthy an' prominent manufacturer, wuz crossln' WiiBhln'ton street Tuosdny ovenln' he wuz struck by a tourln' car an' taken t' Ills homo at 10757 North Morldlan street. Ho wuz not seriously Injured, Sam Hud, wealthy manufacturer 1 Jlst think o' ltl An' Hvln' on th North sldo, too. That wuz enough for his kin folks. So ono ovenln Sam Ilud went homo ho found his vcrandy covered with relatives an' th' hall full o' suit cases. Weeks went on nn' they kept comln' an' goln. Ever fow days a now family group appeared. Sometimes It wuz Undo Jim nn' his family. Ho'd bring a 40-cent dressed hen nn' they'd all stay two weeks; then Aunt Lido nn' th' girls would como with a pound er two o' pulo butler nn' say, "Now, Ellle, don't-you go t no trouble on our account. Th Lord knows wo hain't used to much; then Cousin Hill would jlat happen t' bo in th' city an' ho'd say, "Now, Sam, remember, jio didoes. I kin cat anything you kin;" then Sum's father would drop nlong with ono side of his suit caso full o Early Itoso pertaters an' th' other aide full o' socks enough t' run him a month. Ho nllus mixed business with pleasuro an' when he wasn't out t' th' stock yards ho'd set on th vorandy In his stockln' feet an' watch th' nutosgo by. Th' relatives kept comln' till Sam had t' soil his interest in th' factory an' go t' bookkoopln' Thon his big home went next an' ho routed a lint an' had t' put In foldln' furnlturo an' cots. Ever'butldy from th' olo town lookod Sam up an' brought him hickory nuts nn' sorghum nn pawpaws an' remained over. Ono Snturdny ho returned homo after puttln a delegation o' homo folks on th' lnterurban an fell Int u easy chair an picked up th' dally paper. Purty soon his wife, who wuz peolln' somo turnips In th' kitchen, heard a mulllcd roport. Itushln int' th' room Bho found Snm Inyln on th' floor. In his hand wuz a cllppln' from th' papor sayin': "Tho Stale Orango will moot In this city next week." Abo Martin, in Indianapolis Nows, It is tho generally expressed opinion among wlso polltlcInnB that If Presi dent Tnft is renominated aa tho candi date for tho presidency on tho Repub lican ticket Collector Loob, of Now York, will bo chairman of tho Ro publican National committee. Tho Btory of tho rlso of William Locb Jr., is ono of hard work, nn tin conquernblo determination to succeed, backed by a lovo for tho political gamo, comblnod with keen itiBlght Into charnctor. . Mr. Loob Is of German descont. Tho straitened llnanclnl clrcumstancos of his parents forced him to lonvo school beforo ho had finished tho courso nnd prohibited nny thought ot a collcgo education. lo took up tho Btudy of law, but finding that slow and unprofltnblo ho ntudlcd stenography botweeu times nnd later branched out into shorthand reporting. From tlio Btart ho waa Interested in politics and worked hard for his dis trict chief. In 1888 ho was so well known In locnl politics at Albany thnt ho( Buccccdod In having lilmsolf, appointed official stenographer ot tho assembly.! Tho making of Mr. Locb, howovor, occurred shortly after tho election ot Col. Roosevelt na governor. As president, Col. Roosevelt rellod largely on Mr. Loob's ndvlco. SPENDS NIGHT IN PRISON After Bpondlng n night in prison to obsorvo tho condition of tho convicts to invcstlgato conditions thero, Gov. U. W. Hooper has announced that tho stripes should como off nil but tho worst prisoners in tho spring nnd that thereafter tho ntrlpcB should bo used, only as n means of punishment. Aa soon na tho now chaplain took chargo,, ho stated, schools would bo startod. As a result of his Investigation tho Issued pardons to 2G prisoners na. Christmas gifts. During tho night ho Bpcnt In tho penitentiary ho minglodi ;wlth tho convicts nnd learned fronu many of thorn tho Btory of tholr lives.-' "Tho prison," ho afterward said, "is a torrlblo placo however humnno tho mnnngomont nnd conditions. Honato foro Tenncssoo has thought of only two things in connection with tho stato prison. Ouo wna to got .somp ono Into tho penitentiary, nnd tho oth er to get him out. It shall bo my pur poso to roform convicts nnd turn thcmi out bettor citizens. Gov. Hooper understands tho under Bldo of Hfo. Ho wns born in .Newport and na n child wna a waif on tho otroets of Knoxvlllo, nameless, answering only when somo ono called "Hen," knowing nothing or his parontngo and penniless. Ho roamed tho streets of tho city selling papors until Bomo onoi attracted by his brown hair and bright eyes picked him up and placed him In, nn orphanage. Later a physician of Nowport, Dr. L. W. Hoopor, took hlmt into his homo nnd gnvo him his own name u namo to which, by tho way, ho wus entitled. SMOOT BACKS WOOL FIGHT Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, ono of tho most unrolontlng reactionaries In public life, la to dlroct tho adminis tration tariff on tho floor of tho Unltod States senate Thnt Smoot la to bo tho administra tion spokesman in tho contest over tho revision of tho wool schedulos, nround which tho entiro- tnrlff discus sion will cantor, la a matter of koon satisfaction to tho woolen manufactur ers of tho country In gQiioral and to tho directors of tho so callod woolon trust In particular. Smoot, a member of tho poworful Sennto Flnanco commlttoo, had hla training for tho Important part ho has been doBlgnntod to play during this nosBlon, under tho tutolngo of formor Sonntor Nolsou W. Idiich. Tho Mormon church, of which Smoot is nn npostlo, is undoratood to ho Intor ostod in tho manufacturing as well as tho ahoop raising end oP tho wool In dustry. This bill, as Washington now rccognlzos, was a roductlon In tho oxtortlonnto woolon rntes fully Justified tho light of tho tariff board report ftst filed with congress. to