Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-02-13

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THE pwELIING-AssoCIATIo or THE
PLACE.
After partaking of splendid country
supper. we were shown through the
house presided over by Mrs. Jordan.
Everything here is like wax work, and
the well filled cellar, with its barrels OF
pork, beet and cider. huge pots of butter.
and large bins of potatoes. all raised up
on the place; speak highly for the man.
agemcnt of Highland Farm. The busi-
ness office overooks the farm with its
three hundred acres OF timber, field and
interval. and the doctor pointed out to us
many objects OF interest to him; Tor in
sight of where We stood. were the old
beaten paths of his boyhood, the home
his venerable father and mother lived and
died, and the quiet village churchyard
where they arc now at rest. and he spoke
of all these with tenderness of feeling
that made me more than ever appreciate
the man whom We all so much respect.
In the evening Mr.. Holbrook joined the
party, and with drinking cider, chewing
fine cut. and talking horse, the time
passed merrily away. until we were al.
monshed by the little ticker on the wall,
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TRoTTING HORSES At AGRICULTURAL YAIRs.
wish here TO allude to an article in the
oxford Register of December 22d, TO
which my attention was called while at
the FAM it being u report OF discus
sion OF the Farmers Club at Paris, on the
question: is it beneficial to the farmers
of Oxford County to allow orse-trotting
at our County Fairs" Were not afraid
of trespassing too much upon your col.
umns, would try and answer that ques.
ton myself, in such way rs TO leave no
doubt upon the minds OF the ycomanIy
of the Oxford Hills, who took part in The
discussion. as to which side OF the ques-
ton was on; and | would make one
suggestion TO the gentlemen who assumed
the negative, 10 "try il on" for ust one
season, and advertise upon their bills,
"No trotting horses allowed upon the
ground and see what would be the re.
suit for themselves.
The answer to this question seems TO
be so plain. that would hardly have be.
leved it possible for body of men of
average intelligence to have been got to-
gether to give utterance to such senti-
menls as did this Farmers Club The
summing up of the prevailing PROPOSE.
tions of the club on that evening appears
10 be as follows: That horse.trottin. is q
gambling institution, in the inter
est of sporting and gambling classes, and
not in the interest of the farmer. To this
class it should DO confined, and farmers
! should wash their hands from the stain
of decentralization which attaches To that
| and kindred institutions, although OF ne
cessitY the farmers must incidentally fur.
nish this class with their gambling ma
terials. They mistake their own inter.
est They belittle their profession. and
do injustice TO the noble avocation in
which they are engaged,by descending to
n level with gamblers Fast horses are
valuable only rs they furnish materials
for gambling purposes. Horse-trots are
no pccuniary benefits to the agricultural.
lists of this country, and they are morally
an injury. Farmers, by encouraging
horse-trots nj the fairs, and Offering pre-.
miums and purses to the fastest horses, by
preccpt and example are cUrrupting the
morals OF their sons, and encouraging
them against their own interests, and ad-
verse 10 moral principles, to labor and
produce gambling stock and materials,
for class of people who do the world
more harm than good
THE OTHER sIDE-EMINENT BREEDERS
Now if these are not the ideas OF men
who are travelling in the old weather.
beaten tracks of their grandiathers, who
swing the scythc to-day in preference TO
using the moving machine, and who
never read the papers, then | am much
mistaken. Why, the highest and about
the only conception these men have of
the nobest of all animals. and the uses
to which he can be put, is for gambling
purposes alone. Do not these farmers
know that the gambling fraternity are
not the men who own or trot horses for
purse or premium. but on the contrary
that the class of men who are most ex-
tensively engaged in buying, raising and
training, trotting and running horses. are
men OF the greatest wealth and the
highest social positions in this or any
other country? | refer to such men as
Mr. A. j. Alexander of WOODBURY., and
l.. l.. Dorsey, of Eden stock farms, Ken.
lucky, who raise and sell hundreds OF
thousands of dollars worth of trolting
and running horses; Mr.. d. Gage of
Chicago, Mr.. Barker of Michigan, both
eminent breeders of trolling horses; Mr..
Charles Backman Of the princely Stony
Ford farm of Orange County. n. Y, and
Mr.. Alden Goldsmith, also of Orange
County; Mr.. Cameron, of Staten Island;
Mr.. NJ III. Sandlord, of The Peakness
stables; Col. McDaniels, the owner OF
Harry Bassett, and. host of others |
might mention in New York State. all
actively engaged in importing, raising
and running the fastest and best bred