Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-11

licans, succeed in Inducing into the
place gentleman. Yes; he is undoubt-
edly Polecat, as Mr.. Whitelaw Reid
designates him but how much cleaner
a bird is Mr.. Reid HIMSELF
A KENTUCKY LETTER.
SCOTT COUNTY, KY. May 80. 81.
EDITOR INrELL1aENcER:- The Intel
ligencer comes to hand regularly. and
all other mail is laid aside until have
devoured its contents-sds and all.
Your article on the Eureka Springs
has done that point good, and has bene-
flied others. l passed that particular
number Of your paper around among
the afflicted. and several persons went
to the springs, some OF whom have re-
turned greatly improved; other persons
are going, and all from the Intelligen-
GERS article.
l had the pleasure of attending Alex
andsr's sale last Wednesday. 1t was
grand success, and shows that Wood
burn stands at the head as breeding
farm. l suppose there were 1000 or l.
500 people on the grounds. The sale
took place in one OF MIR. Alexander's
beautiful wooded pastures, where seats
had been constructed and a oommodious
dining room erected. think nearly
every state in the union was represent
ed. 1t took Capt. Kidd about one and
one-half hours to dispose OF thirty-six
head OF yearling colts and filleys, the get
King Alfonso, Pat Malloy and Lisbon.
The thirty-six head brought nearly $S7 :
900. Dinner was served in excellent
style, and all had an opportunity to eat,
as the table was spread from 10 O'Clock
until two O'Clock.
The following statistics, compiled
mainly from that excellent work. Kinks
Guide to the Turf, may be Of interest to
purchasers From 1865 to 1880, inclu.
sive, the get of Woodburn stations won
over S679,153. From 1875 to 1880, in
elusive. the produce OF Woodburn mares
won 1881, ,157. The winners Of this large
sum were al! sold as yearlings at annual
sales. The aggregate amount of sales
of thoroughbred yearlings, from 1876 to
1880, inclusive, was 1926, ,535. As many
OF the animals that ran during were ssld
at sales previous to 1876, and many Of
those sold in 1879 and 1880, on account
OF their age. have never started, these
figures will only approximate the dif-
ference between cost OF animals and
their earnings. Independent of their
winnings, the animals sold for 1926 $50
have value tor breeding purposes
nearly, il not fully, equal to their cost as
yearlings.
There has been great demand in Ken.
lucky during the last twelve months for
horses of all classes, and l suppose to-
day Lexington is the best horse-market
in the United States. Here buyers come
from all over the world to get racers,
trotters, saddle and coach horses, and
good stock is becoming scarce in this
region. Fancy drivers are in great de-
mand.
1t Is a wonder to me that Missourians
do not pay more attention to fine horse
stock. Land is cheaper than here; just
think of land worth $lOe per acre being
used exclusively for pasture. Fine pas
ture and good strains of stock will make
limo horses, and fine horses will always
find buyers and good prices. Think Of
of an old typo with mare, for the ser.
vice of which he gets $125; that is as
much as most of your farmers can get
for mare already stlnted. have only
to turn the colt over at training time
am at no cost Tor breeding. can't help
1t, but like it better than 'jefting for
fat copy"
Our excellent governor, being doc
tor Of eminence. predicts an epidemic
in cholera form. Mark you, he cites the
locality as being in the limestone dis
tricis OF the state. Now, let me give
you the key. He frrther says the free
stone districts will be Tree from an cpl
demic. In the limestone districts of tn is
state there are over one hundred dis
tilleries; the creeks in these districts
are equally as filthy and the stencil as
bad as from the sewers of large cities.
The offal from them has killed nearly
all the fish in the small streams. The
distiiiers OF Fayette county were indicted
and fined for running the filth into the
creek, but our kindhearted governor re-
mitted the fine. They agreed rot to do
so any more, nor do they but they run
it on the ground, and every fresh show
or OF rain washes 1t to the creek making
the stencil worse than il they would run
it directly from the distilleries tor it gen.
orally lays in puddles until decomposi-
ton commences, and is then run to the
creek. 1 know whereof speak, for
live. where get the full benefit.
We are having very dry time now.
Crops all locking badly. The wheat
will not average over a half crop. Corn
came up badly, and is not doing we'll.
The change was too sudden from hot to
cold. Mercury has been as high as 90,
and still the nights are cool. Barley
will be an average; hemp bad, and a
small acreage sown. Good hemp is
worth So 25; sonle sales OF the growing
crop OF corn ut 50 so per barrel; wheat
will likely start off at about 80 cents.
think of writing to Col. DsMotte to
lntercede tor me. and get me an appoint
ment-governor OF some OF the terrific
ries.
1 wish could drop in and see you all,
or come to stay. love old Lafayette
still. S1I1c.
The Pioneer mail company. OF St.
Louis, which has had postal contracts
Tor nearly half century has hsen com.