Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-02-11
iIF HERALD
HORSE SENSE.
Some anecdotes Of Rqaine sagacity-The In
teillgence aud HsssOains PONers OF INC
mans Beet FTiend.'

mole without direct cause. IT .
o horse is FESTIVE or tImorous, you
may be eure that there faults aris
from defect in hi- education. ii
has been treated ei'her awkwardlS
or brutaly Commence the educs
ton Of horse accustom him TO th'
presence, 70 o, and sight Of man
speak and act gently caress him
lo nol startie him. All chastise
mcnt Cr cruelty confuses the animal
aud makes him wild. They aregood
men who make good horses
CHINESE TREATMENT.
The author OF that interesting
work Travels on Horseback, H.
Nonehu, Tartary," says Of the Chi,
ue89:
They never punish hence null
that, 10 The na0d5 OF foreiguei
would not BE- only useless but dan
geroGs 70 ovcry one about it. be.
comes in the possession Of China
man, as quiet as lamb ann rs tracts
rblo as u dog We never beheld u
runaway, "a jtbing or u vicious mule
or pony ia Chinaman's employ
ment; but found the san Q rafting
cheerful pace maintained oycr heavy
or light roads By means Of u tlrr-r on
e'Vct>k, the beast turning TO the rghl
orlttt, and stopping, without a hint
fro "A the reIns. Tnis trealment is
extended 20 al animals they press
into their service. Often have / ad
mired the tact in getting q large
drove Of sheep through narrow
crowded streets and alleys, by mere
u having little boy lead one of the
qaicLest Of the flock 10 front; tn
others steadily followed, without the
aid either Of u yelping cur or goad
Cattle. pigs and birds are equally
cared for.
A REASONING HORSE.
A remarK4Ulo Instance Ut equine
slgacIty was recently witnessed in
Janesyilie, Wis Thomas Dcummond
= teHm-ter, owns horse which his
boon ahl eted with lameue-s for two
Or three weeks past. This morning
Nr Drummond turned him out 40
ca the common, hoping that fresh
sir aud exercise would benefit the
animal Upon gaining his liberty,
the cripped horse hobbled along on
three legs direct to tho blacksmith
shop Of VIM Eager. entered the snoe-
lng department, aud stood there hold
lug up bis tool, with bis head turned
and his eyes fixed inLoIhgently up
on Mr. Eager This peculiar act on
.bc p4rJ of tho brute attracted the
attention OF MIR rs attention, and
induced him 10 examine The foot held
'ngjti9sly up for inspection.
Tho result II that examination
vas the discovery If a long nail
driven into the troy walch was the
cause OF tho lam ness. Mr.. Drum
lnoud generally has hts h,rses shod
10 Ar. EAger's shop,aud the suffering
brute undoubtedly reasoned tbat this
was the place for him 10 90 for re-
let Equine Intelligence, according
20 the c1mm1n acseptilion OF the
term, Is not 80 rare bat when
morse deliberately cpucocts and exc
rtos plan tor relieving bis injured
loot OF "a rus.y nail, he certainly can
claim u small portion ortho REASON
Iug tacHloia7 which are supposed to
elevate tho human race above the
cyel Of brutes.
sAGAcIrT oE a MARE
Nr John Fiether, Of Ylrei1ia Ci-
s., Nevada, owns an uubr0kcn marc.
which runs 10 pasture adjoining his
houso. The mare whica Is very wild
BIAS u young colt ut her side. A few.
nights, after Mr. Fletcher had retired
be was arouse 90 by tho mate comiug
To the window NJ hls house, and 81
paving, neIghiug a., trying to ee,
bis attention. fhIs cJuunuung iJr
some ume, be arose and went out
and drove her away, add returned TO-
bed but sho Immediately returned
aud, il possible, increased her dem.
0n-trations.
he went ont, when The mare came
up 20 him aud rIDDai hor nose
,'"' ''ei'"7' a." !" oolore
'uo "'N oocn very my q allowing
any o"o - COMO WI mn reach q her,
,ucn ran 10" yards ooiore hIm,can-
s'uu,nS neT ne'Sn'ng' then az be did
~ iol'o" h'r'she returned TO him ia
~ most uem nv tra'iVe manner
''5 ''eu ,'"l"tHed that her colt was
nor with her.a fact h.. had no no lie.
ed before ana in was o,i,.d.,L ~
nccnrred ~ him +, III. 49,.
which be ala "'''
S,.s3oo ~ she saw ~ .ro. l.....
.as IAN M beirr, Kin s A." - @''"s ~
ery few yaras rnrni,''. or,I Tt,' = PVT,
hat he wa4 sun oll,g,r., han a',al,
runaioroa. kecpin,nn her. "ari7a,,
nnil She reached n j,sr,n, man,, e.
,a. gold whore sh. s,ana.,,
Old @pro,oeet bo,o OaF a -, ~ 80
elm bor .bo 800, II eu,'' X = 7