The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-09-09

on IN price.
once stood in Maury County, called
big Foot Traveller" All We know
OF him is that he was a son of Nc
Mems Traveller, and had big foot,
caused by being shot in the foot. He
was stolen by Wilder's cavalry and
left in Giles County, where he was
retaken and brought back to Maury.
Any of our readers knowing the full
history Of the horse and the breeding
of his dam will confer favor by
writing us the facts.
Nancy Hanks sulky. with which
she made a record OF 2:054, weighs
sixty-two aud half pounds. The
sulky Maud s. drew when she trot-
ted in 2:083 weighed fOrty-two
pounds.
Ed Geers has given the following
three trOtters records below 2:15 this
season, which is n greater number
than any other driver ever gave IN a
season: Nightingale, by Mambrino
King, 2:I4L4, Honest George play
and GlObe 2:l434.
Old J. B. Richardson won the free
fOr-all trot at the recent WOOdbine,
Canada, meeting, trotting The fourth
heat in 2:l7 and under a pull at that.
lie was driven by Barney Demarest,
brother OF That elev r reiusman,
Mart.
4 dozen we'll dressed snobs scFam-
hlcd for the discarded cigarette the
Prince at Wales threw on the ground
Wh lc listing the agricultural show
ut Warwick, England, last Wedpe :
day, and yet some people maintain
that Tire world is getting better!
We were shown lately a threr-yrar-
OId colt owned by Secretary Ii. =.
Thomas by his~h6fse Tom dal, Jr
out of old Flora, that is as good a
yOungster as one may find in a days.
ioIrney. Mir. Thomas is thinking of
handling him, he being full brother
to Hal Flo, recently destroyed by
fire.
Charlie BufOrd, or Nashville, one
Of the cleverest and Brightest drum
mers on the road, owned Hal Pointer
for alb ut one week. Charlie bought
him for his brother, for a saddle
horse, but his brother thought his
name and tail were too light and so
Charlie took him himself, but left
him with his former owner, Capt.
Pointer, TO be sold again. This was
done and Charlie missed fortune
and fame; but hH hasn't loRt ny
sleep over it, as he says il was the
best thing for Tennessee that ever
happened, "for il he had stayed with
me he'd have been a $3.50 saddle
hOr.e now"
The best food for a mare in fOal, says
the HOrseman, il Oats, bran, some
corn, little oil cake, carrots, corn
fodder and good hay in small guam
titles. Concentrated food is best
where there is a tendency to relaXa-
ton of the bowels. A large quantity
IF feed given at any time, in cOnnec-
ton with vigorous exercises, is liable
to bring miscarriage; oats or flax
straw in large quantities may produce
lIarrhHA, and abortion may follow
Regular exercise and good nourishing
food in moderate Quantities is always
the sure road to success with q mare
in foal.
Under the head of agricultural
news," the Rural New Yorker says:
Texas has split in two, and the farm
ers are mostly on one side, most of
the Northern Republican papers
seem to expect that their party has n
chance, but the Democratic majority
i'm the Lone Star State-1S0, 600 last
electiOn-leaVes no loOp-hOle through
which RepI.bl can candidate for
Governor could slip through, espe-
cially as enough Texas farmers would
60 over to the regular Democratic
ticket should there be any danger Of
Republican success"
Our East Tennessee friend makes q
fair hit when he says that il he can
hire muscle he will provide the in
telligence needed To dir, ct it. That is
Just correct. Lots Of farmers fail be-
cause they do not properly direct
their hired labor. Mind is the master
of muscle. When we sometimes see
that muscle apparently has the better
of mind, it simply proves, not that
lnnlc!e is greater, but that mind rs
not as great as it might be. We have
long believed that many farmers
would be better Off not to- hire any
help 1t all, int to 90 what they can to
the beat advantage with their own
families Rural New Yorker.
The will of the late G. Valen lin,
the owner of Sidney and other good
horaes, has been admitted to probate.
The es ate is valued ut 100000. In
This testament the decedpnt say 5 /:
''rO Pho Valensin, my son, give the
sum of 81 and no more, and intcn-
tionallv omit to make further pro-
vision for h;E,." The residue OF the
estate is given TO Judge w. L. Green
and IL. III. Pitcher in trust for certain
purposes. The trustees may, in their
discretion, continue the business of
breeding and selling horses at the
Valensin Stock Farm at PfeasantOn.
Under the terms of the will the exc
cutOrs will at once assume control OF
the Valensin Stock Farm.
Jno. NJ. Gray is highly pleased
with his crop of ensilnge housed last
year. He says it is fine for fattening
steers. This year he will put up
more than ever and will try what vir-
ture there Is in sorghum cane put up
IN the same manner. Mr.. Gray has
only one motto and that Is, "pro-
grees.n II some Of our farmers now
feeding their steers and dairy cows 20
much valuable clover and timothy
hay In winter, would pa6 up some
ensilage, they would carry their cat
tie through In quite as good Tx, and
awe their hay tor q ready money
crop, 1t has been successfully de-
monhsrated that q ton OF ensllags ie
equivalent, Ia the dairy 10 ons-third