Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-23

blufder up against the lreefs ora black one
and get hurt. II you are driving around
town your white horse can be seen mile
away, and the ambulance, fire engines,
brick and ice wagons can get ready to turn
into the side streets and avoid being run
down. Lastly, you can wear any colored
socks or suspenders while driving white
horse and always combine harmony and
effect. Whenever you see a man with
blue necktie driving sorrel PAGER, you may
he sure that he knows nothing about har-
mony of dress.
Do not advertise your want, but casually
mention to some friend that II he hears of
something extra good and cheap he might
mention it, though you are in no hurry to
buy. 1t will surprise you to find out how
many good things your friend knows of in
the way of horsefesh, and how anxious he
is to do you a kindness. The first horse
will be around to your house in exactly
twenty-five minutes.
Don't get the idea that everybody in
town wants to sell his nag. Not more
than one half of the horses will be sent
around to you.
The first point to settle is the price. You
are willing to pay 500. Every man with a
horse is willing to sell for $3.50, which is, of
course, a sacrifice of at least fifty dollars
on his part 1t is a sad thing TO see man
have to knock off fifty dollars from the
actual value of the best family horse in the
world, but you are not advised to shed any
tears over it, In the course Of an hour, II
you exhibit proper firmness and indiffer-
ence, you can beat him down to your fig
ure. You feel that you are robbing him,
and that it is mean action on your part,
but feelings don't count in buying horse.
Now, first examine the animals mouth.
IL there are any tenpenny nails between
his teeth, or he has piece of boot leg laid
away alongside of his cheek for quid, he s
hearty feeder and all right. The black
spots on the teeth indicate the horses age.
If there are only three, then he is 3year-
old If there are sixty, then he is a 60
yearold
The eyes come next. Be sure that his
sight is all right, and that he won't take q
dancing bear or a minstrel parade for a
load of new hay coming in town from Tay
lor township. The best way to try g
horses vision is to stand off with piece
of board and make as If you would hit hin
across the nose.
The feet have considerable to do with {
horse, as he is popularity supposed to wall
\ ]
! cracks, half cracks and whole cracks. Dom
! pay as much for quarter crack as a who'll
one. The frog of the foot should be located
somewhere near the center in good horse
Then look for ringbones and spavins
Take the chances that the other fellow
doesn't know any more than you do abou
It, and look around the legs instead Of TIA
head and neck 1t will be best to find some
or something to make him believe that yo
= are not a greenhorn. Then ask the follow
: ing questions:
0 HAS he ever been sickr
= "No."
, "Does he cribP
"No;"
o "Does he kickW
: Never"
= "Has he ever run awayH
4 "You couldn't scare him into such
@ thing"
4 "Will he standi"
{ Like a rock"
Il afraid Of anything"
:, Nothing on earth"
d whats his best recordp
n "2:31."
). "Can my wife drive him"
2 Fright up to an elephant, II she wan'
+ to-"
l. "How Is he on shoesf"
e "Sayi | was going to speak to you abot
n that He only needs shoeing twice yea
al Never saw horse so easy on shoes"
Looks like heavy feeder"
- "But he isn't. Six quarts of oats and
pinch of hay daily will keep him rollir
fat"
"Then you guarantee him all aroundP'
, IL do. II there's one single thing wroI
with that horse don't know it."
swell, guess III take him"
And he'll turn out to be just as good
horse as If you had gone out to pastu
some night, shut your eyes and flung
- stone, and cried out that you'd take q
nag the missile fell nearest to.-Detro