WEEKLY HARNESS HORSE NEWS
Diversified Out-Door Entertainment,
Agricultural Fairs, Trotting
Meets, Horse Shows
and Polo
Arrangements have been made by
which The Herald can furnish Its
readers weekly harness horse news
from the pen of Palmer G. Clark, the
noted horseman of Chicago. Horses
furnish a large amount of out-door
entertainment which Is favored by
our best citizens. Renders of this
paper will find much Interesting In
formation In Mr. Clark's weekly let
ters. Following Is the first of the
series:
That horses furnish more diversi
fied entertainment to more people
than anything that pertains to out
door sport, is shown by the growing
popularity of trotting meetings given
by regular associations, amateur
matinee clubs, agricultural associa
tions, polo and both indoor and out
door horse shows. These sports are
patronized by the best class of citi
zens and the officials of any trotting
association, fair, polo club or horse
show are the most successful and
prominent men in their respective
lines of business, which tends not
only to popularize the sport hut to
elevate it.
Notwithstanding this, however,
there are shining examples in other
lines of sport which harness horse
officials can well pattern after and
profit by. No greater example can
be studied with more benefit than
the methods of Charley Comisky,
owner of the White Sox baseball
club. He has played the part of a
clean highclass sportsman, and has
stanchly stood for the betterment of
the game through the elimination of
pool selling, liquor and the bad ele
ment generally. When a few years
ago a majority of the officials con
tended that It was possible to make
the game pay without these acces
sories, he stoutly maintained that, the
game would become greater and
more successful financially without
them. Results have proven the wis
dom of his contention. When the
ticket speculators tried to profit by
the popularity of his team this sea
son, he hired his own detectives
and landed them in jail. In the man
agement of his ball park and team
he has always kept faith with his
patrons and looked for his profits
at the gate, and the time is now at
hand when all trotting track mAnag-
ers mst do the same. Several trot
ting associations have already dem
onstrated that the popularity of the
sport with a great majority of the
patrons does not depend on pool sell
ing by the success of their meetings
with the gambling feature eliminat
ed. That the light harness sport does
not depend on the pool selling. Is
easily proven by watching the bet
ting ring at any of the meetings
where pool selling Is still permitted.
Not one tenth of the patrons are
seen there. Speculation is confined
chiefly to a few who follow the cir
cuits for that purpose solely. The
horse Is the attraction for the vast
majority who attend the meetings.
The pure love of the horses and the
Bp Bad contests which provo their
PT dlUt, speed and gameness Is the
call that takes men, and many wo
men, too, half way across the conti
nent to attend a trotting meeting
where noted horses are slated to
lest their mettle.
Much has been said and written
about the automobile pushing the
horse off the edge of the earth. It
is not the first time such talk has
been heard and such prophecies
made. The railroad engine was go
ing to do it when it superseded the
stage coach; the bicycle was going
to do it and the automobile has been
doing it every year since It came In
to vogue. What are the facts to
day? The horse Is more popular to
day than he ever was. There are
more horses In the United States
than there ever was, yet there is
not enough of him to supply the de
mand and the value of all horses In
the United States is greater by many
millions of dollars than all the auto
mobiles, according to recent govern
ment statistics.
Kow Is the automobile progress
ing? It has been driven from "Rot
ten Row" In Hyde Park, the fashion
able drive of London. King George,
ot England, has decreed that no
automobiles be permitted In the
great coronation parade, and as a
t.onsequence fashionable London and
wealthy Americans who want to fig
are in the coronation pageants are
making the demand and prices for
high class carriage and coach horses
soar. A movement is on foot in New
York to bar the "buzz wagon" from
Central Park. It Is not allowed to
stand In front of the great New
York stores longer than will permit
of unloading and loading its passen
gers. Leaders of New York society
begAn last winter to buy carriages
and coach horses at high figures and
have discarded their autos except
for long Journles. Everywhere more
stringent laws are being made or ag
itated regulating Us use. Recently
In Chicago a public auction of new
and second hand automobiles was ad
vertised extensively, yet despite the
eloquence of the auctioneer, not a
single machine was sold; In fact,
not a bid for one of them wns re
ceived. Yet the horse Is In greater
demand and the prices higher than
ever before.
CHAUTAUQUA AT CRAWFORD
Arrangements for the third annual
Chautauqua Ht Crawford, Nebraska,
July L'tith to July 30th, Inclusive,
have been fully completed. The
management promises six of the
greatest days' entertainment ever
offered In western Nebraska. The
program Includes the best entertain
ers In the United States and a great
many hundred dollars have been ex
pended In procuring this extraordi
nary talent. A very handsome
souvenir program giving all the de
tails win be mailed free on applica
tion to Mr. E. B. Krltts, secretary,
Crawford, Nebraska.
FOR SAFE AND SANE FOURTH
Chief Deputy Fire Commissioner of
Nebraska Issues Appeal
SO THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW
That this is the last notice on real
estate tax, so pay your taxes and
save interest and penalty.
FRED MOLLRING, County Treas.
25-31-761
FREE HIGH SCHOOL TUITION
Those wishing free High school
tuition should make application on or
before Monday, June 12, Ml.
DELLA M. REED,
County Superintendent.
26-lt 779
Wins Fight For Life
It was a long and bloody battle for
life that was waged by James P. Me
shon, of Newark, N. J., of which he
writes: "I had lost much blood from
lung hemorrhages, and was very weak
and rundown. For eight months I
was unable to work. Death seemed
close en my heels, when I began,
three weeks ago, to use Dr. King's
New Discovery. But it has helped
me greatly. It is doing all that you
claim." For weak, sore lungs, obstl
nate coughs, stubborn colds, hoarse
ness, la grippe, asthma, hay-fever or
any throat or lung trouble It's su
preme. 60c & 1.00. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by F. J. Brennan.
Mr. C. A. Randall, chief deputy
fire commissioner of Nebraska, has
Issued an appeal to boys and girls
and their parents, and sends The
Herald a copy with the rciuest that
we publish it, which we are pleased
to do, as follows:
Office of State Fire Commissioner
Lincoln, Nehr., June 5, 1911.
The time Is near at hand when
the people of this state will cele
brate Independence Day. The patri
otism of both old and young on I hat
day Is usually aroused to the high
est pitch and there seems to be as i
many different ways of showing ones
appreciation of the freedom and lib
erty that they enjoy as there has
been ways nnd means of showing It.
The most common usually among the
young boys and girls seems to be
the fire cracker, the torpedo, the
toy pistol, the roman candle, the sky
rocket, and like ways of making a
loud noise or a bright light. Usually
the boys and girls In whose hands
these deadly articles are placed
have no Idea of the danger that at
tends them nnd It Is not until after
the deadly work has been accom
plished that they fully realize they
have been playing with death and
destruction.
On July 4th, 1910 there were 2923
persons Injured of which 131 died;
67 deaths were due to tetnnus Rod
19 were caused outright by firearms; :
11 by explosion of powder bourns or
torpedos; 6 by cannon or similar con
trivances; there were 72 cases of
lockjaw; 40 people lost their sight;
26 lost arms, legs or hands; 141 lost,
fingers; while 26, mostly little girls,
were burned to denth by fire from
fireworks. This is a startling show
ing but It has been materially re
duced since 1903 when there was
nearly double the number Injured
and four times as many lives lost.
The reduction in injuries and fatui
ties has largely been brought about
by the calling of the attention of
mothers and fathers and of the deal
ers in these deadly explosives to
the results that attend them when
placed In the hands of inexperienced
persons.
I wish to call upon the fat hers and
mothers of all the boys and girls of
Nebraska to see to It that their boy
or girl will not be permitted to pur
chase or ignite or use any of these
deadly explosives. 1 also wish to
call the attention of the business
men to the facts that for the little
profit they may receive from the
sale of these explosives they cannot
afford to endanger the lives ef
their customers by selling them arti
cles that will either cause their
death or malm them for life and de
stroy thousands of dollars worth of
property.
I recently saw a picture and un
derneath It was Inscribed: "The Day
After The Fourth". Reclining iiin
a much lav a little boy about ten
years old, a iNttttsJl was over his
eyes, his mother wa kneeling beside
the couch, her prostrate body thrown
across the body of her boy, crying
bitterly, while the father and the
doctor stood by Razing upon the lit
tle sufferer with a look upon their
facet that depicted despair. Only
the day before this little boy started i
out to celebrate Independence DfcJ
Just as your little boy or girl will
start out on the coming Fourth of
July. The little money that had been
given this boy to celebrate Inde
pendence day on had been expended
for dangerous explosives; he had
touched them off nnd his eyes had
paid the penalty. During all his af
ter life he must grope his way In
darkness, the beauties of nature
closed to him forever and Instead of
being a support and a help to his
father and mother In their declining
years he will be a dependent as long
as he lives. This could all have
been averted had the father and
mother taken the pecautlon to see
that their child had celebrated tie
f ourth of July In a sane and sensl
ble way.
I ask you fathers and mothers to
read over the description of this
picture and see how you would feel
after next Independence Day If you
were placed In the same position
that this picture just described
shows that this father and mother
were In and then I ask you to use
every effort to avoid any possibility
of an occurrence of this kind.
The officers and business men of
every town In this state should Bee
to It that everything of an Inflamma
ble nature Is removed to prevent a
conflagration and the destruction of
property by the careless use of fire
works and explosives. In several
states city and village councils have
passed ordinances forbidding the use
of explosives within the city or vil
lage limits. It is not too late for
councils to euact ordinances that will
prevent the sale and use of these
dangerouB articles at the coming 4th
of July, and I urgently ask that you
give this matter careful attention as
It will not only save thousands of
dollars' worth of property but will
prevent the loss of life and limb la
the state.
Let us all vie one with the other
to Inculcate patriotism and the love
of country In the hearts and minds
of our children but let us do It In a
way that will reflect credit upon our
cltleiishlp and Intelligence and not
leave the disgraceful scars that are
left by the use of explosives In the
hands or children and those who
have neither knowledge or care for
the results that may follow the care
less handling of these deadly agen
cies. C. A. RANDALL.
Chief Deputy Fire Com.
80ME BIG POSTERS
The advertising committee of the
4th of July celebration and Stock
men's convention are going at It
right. Besides the newspaper and
other advertising which they are do
ing, they have had a thousand post
ers, 3016 by 44 Inches, printed on
white paper, in red and black Ink.
The Herald Job printing department
has turned out several Jobs of this
kind within the last few years, but
to us this Is the most satisfactory
of all. Improvement is the constant
aim of this office, and we are glad
to report progress In poster printing.
A NEW HEAD
The Herald is a well printed pa
per, the press work on the same be
ing better than that on most news
papers, but still our readers can
scarcely fall to notice that the head
ing does not show up well. This la
not the fault of the press work, but
of the head, which is nn electro
type. It Is badly battered, not by
the brickbats that have been thrown
at It, but by long usage. We have
ordered a brand new one made and
expect to have It in time for next
week's big edition.
DEATH OF MI88
BEULAH CORNEAL
The friends of the Corneal family
were grieved to learn of the death
of Miss Menial), which occured In
Denver. Death was the result of
consumption. She was a young aldy
with many talentB, her musical abil
ity being more than ordinary. Mrs.
Corneal, who has the sympathy of
many friends here, resides now in
Minneapolis.
STOCKMBN'S CONVENTION
Great Fourth of July Celebration
BIO RACE IVT BT INGI 3 -great big events combined
AT ALLIANCE, NEBR., 3 BIG DAYS
JULY 4-5-6, 1911
$4,000 Blown in for Your Amusement
Broncho Busting. Roping Contests. Cowboy Races. Relay Races.
Automobile Races. Motorcycle Races. Balloon Ascensions. 1,000
School Children in Calithumpian Parade. Fine Husic all the time.
Splendid Speed Program on fastest track in the state. "The Kid'
with record of 2;04, will go against his own record, running against
an automobile. See bills for more detailed information of events.
Nebraska 's Governor, Hon. C. H. Aldrich, will speak July 5th
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For Details, Concessions, Rates, etc., write W. S. Ridgell, Secretary