Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-03
Isr PASSING or Ine MORSE.

One of the blessings of that social NIL
lenlum which l. surely Ia come, when
the example of the peaceful and content.
ed Altrurla of Mr.. llowells IL followed
by all mankind, will be- the disappear
snce Of horses from all cities. Indeed
the blessing may come before the MIL
lennium. II isa contamination aevout-
ly To be wished, for, though the horse 10
stili the noble animal be Was In our
youth, when We wrote compositions
about him st school, and besides hi.
nobility he has In late years Improved
greatly In other qualities under The In
fiuence % those gentlemen In all coun-
tries, hut especially English-sPcaking
countries, who hand themselves together
In associations Ia improve the breed OF
horses, vet ~ beast 81 burden and .
motive power, he has had his day. The
Introduction 81 the cable railroads In
New York has done much Ia show how
much cleaner aud pleasanter the streets
of q great city would be- u the horse Was
an extinct animal.
There are some German cities, small
ones, Of course, In which horses are
never seen, and the Ideal city OF the
future will be like them In the matter OF
cleanliness, 10 rather superior to them In
enterprise. The horsecar and lumber
Ing omnibus still exist, but after sur
yi,ing year. % ridlcule aud abuse Their
DAYS are nj last numbered. The endless
cable plan cannot, ~ course take their
place everywhere, and the trolley is out
Of the question In q well governed city,
but the storage-battery principle VIII
.ol,. the problem of transit Ia the cities
and the solution IL near At hand. " the
new electric motor, which will lie la
general use before men who are now
middle sgei begin Ia call themselves old,
4. nov useful on railroads, there IL no
reason Why II should not speedily be ~
piled Ia all vehicles.
steam power would not do for trucks
and expires. wagon. and private car
rage. aud M kindly person Who has
passed part ~ hot summer day Ia a
friends naphths launch would tell any
body to try Ia run his carriage or wagon
with q naphiha engine. u would be
plcasantcr to walk than Ia ride In such
q conveyance. Hut after the electric
meteor has been perfected and satisfac-
torily tested on the steel Highways u
will come into common use, and early In
the tw cnticth century the horse will be .
rar. object. except on the race track and
on the birdie paths and carriage roads
~ the parks.
Now, while the horse IL highly esteem
ed a. q racer aud az an excuse for gam
bling aud as the humble instrument of q
rich mans pleasuring. there IL no doubt
that hi. principal object on earth j. not
to trot or run against time or Ia draw
the carriages of the indolent rich, but to
bear burdens and to take his part Ia the
daily toll Of mankind. When that work
1. taken away from him De Will nstur'
ally enter upon the last stage OF his e.
i.tence. Que more step sud the horse
will b. extinct. The electric motor Will
be clean aud cheap and Trustworthy aud
the wealthy people Of . new generation
will soon learn To prefer Il Ia the finest
span of rosd.ters. The bicycle has al
ready encroachcd largely upon the
domain of the saddle horse and the air
.hlp aud the smaller Individual dying
machine that will soon follow u Will
do still more To exterminate the horse.
New York Times.