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The Monte Vista journal., 1899-08-19
! CURIOUS NATIVES.
QUEER IDEAS OF EcuApoRiAN
I.Aaans 1ss.ss - sen Anything h Q,a.-
sssAss aAA stssA Closely - osA C.s.

1he Indian Of the interior Of Ecuador
= % Suspicious that he will cell noth.
lsng 1t Wholesale, nor viii he trads any.
iWnese but In the marketplace On the
spot where his forefathers have eold
Garden truck for three centuries. Al.
tnough travellers upon the hiehways
meet numerous Indians on their Way 10
market bearing heavy burdens Of vege-
Aoaes, forage and other supplies, and
driving q drove OF donkeys dmiiariy
laden. nothing can induce an Indian to
sell anything from his stock until he
has reached the place whers he 10 &C
customed to offer 1t for sale. He will
carry hi load ten miles and dispose
OF 1t for less than he was offered at q
point half that distance. simply BE-
cause he 10 . slave 20 custom and IL
suspicious Of everything In the way Of
an innovation.
A gentleman who lives In one Of the
towns Of the interior says that he had
been trying for years to persuade the
Indians who passed his house every
morning with packs Of alfalfa to sell
him . supply regularly at his gate, but
they refused to do 20. Consequently
he was compelled to 60 four miles into
town to buy alfalfa that was carried
past his own door, but the seller vii
linGiy carried It back and delivered Il,
thus packing his load eight useless
miles because n had been the habit Of
his family to do 10.
The same authority states that no
woman In the market would sell more
than dozen eggs to one customer, not
even II she were offered double the
price. She would give one dozen e4es
for 10 cents, but would not sell 6ve
dozen for 81; she would give q eourd
full Of potatoes for 4 penny, but would
not give Ave Rourdfuls for 10 cents or
20 cents or any other price. simply be-
cause she was not accustomed to sell
potatoes In such quantities and any at
tempt to induce her to depart from Gus
tom excited the suspicious which are
the predominating trait Of her race.
-Four centuries Of Spanish tyranny. du-
plicity and deception have destroyed
the faith Of the entire race In white
people. but when their confidence IL
once gained nothing can shake II. The
devotion between the poems and their
masters IL often similar to that which
existed between the negro slaves in
the South and the members Of the
kindly families In which they had been
reared.
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Only Two in Thirty Viii Accept Stolen Money.
in London One in Every Four
Would Take It

III Cherry street. This is my place OF
business. and don't remember lending
ten dollars TO any one that could have
sent you to pay 1t back"
tried several other men after this
without any Of them in the least max
ing any attempt to claim the money.
One man tried said to me:
80 you're looking for somebody to
pay money back to? Well. you are a
curiosity. and ! want you to come and
have drink with me-"
found that most Of the other men
met felt the same way toward me. 1t
was 4 curious state of affairs. and cal
culated to make one think for q while.
Here were . lot Of men. each ono Of
them honest. yet surprised at the COM
mon honesty Of another who was look
ing for some one to whom he wished
to return money honestly borrowed.
Each OF the men would probably pay
back any debt he might contract with
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A SUDDEN sAcksLlDINo.
How . Steamboat Captain MsAs Zee Of .
fnysr Asetisg.


How . Steamboat Captain MsAs Uss Of .
fnysr Asetiog.
Robert Smalls, the colored politician
and excongressman of South Carolina,
tells a good story In answer to the
Democratic politicians who want to d.
vide the negro vote.
1T always reminds me-" he says, "of
q man called Captain Jack, who used
to run = fiatboat on the river down in
ny country and was one Of the smart
est men ever knew.
Captain Jack was going down the
river one Sunday. and his boat cot
stuck on Randbar right opposite 4
colOred Methodist church. He tried ev.
cry way he could to bulge her, but she
was fast. and there was no way to got
her OF except by sinking the Stern until
the bow was free and then showing her
around Into the current. The minute
Captain Jack heard the singing and
praying up At the meeting hoDe he
saw Q way to get out Of his scfaps. He
sent up q colored messenger to an
nounce that he had come to Jeeus ana
wanted to hold q prayer meeting on
his boat. All the darkiex from the
church came down. and Captain jack
meantime got seats fixed for them in
the stern. They crowded back there
singing. praying and blessing the Lord
Tor bringing Captain Jack to the
mourner's bench. Meanwhile the hands
on the boat were working to shove her
on. 1t did not take long. In about half
nm hour she was floating In the stream.
Then. turning around to his guests.
Captain Jack shouted: Get ofY here
now. every one OF you blank blank
nigrers This prayer meeting In over"
General smnlls argued that such was
the way In which the Democratic party
desired to divide the colorcd vote.
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II. g. Narston. an English statis-
dcian. who is stopping at 1876 North
Tenth street. has been conducting q
unique experiment In Philadelphia dur
Ing the past few days. He has been
testing the honesty Of Philadelphians
To the credit Of the Quaker City. 1t
must be said that In three days travel
he only encountered two dishol ,st per-
sons.
Nr. Marton has been trying to pay
Q mythical debt to utter strangers. In
his search for some one to claim the
sum he has accosted merchants, hnan-
ciers. policemen, cab drivers. and, in
fact. every class. He tried the same
experiment In England. and intends
conducting the same In several OF the
principal cities In the United States.
When he has completed this series of
odd tests. Mr.. Marston intends writing
. book and will embody It in his ex-
periences. Here is what he says Of
Philadelphia:
"of thirty people l approached In
Philadelphia and offered the ten dol
lars to In payment Of q supposed debt.
onl.' two men were willing to receive
It. They both remembered having
loaned me the money. The first person
tried was waitress In 4 dining room,
In North Tenth street. l took dinner
there, and. after finishing my meal.
called her over.
you've been employed here over
. year. haven't your asked.
She acknowledged she had.
Don't you remember about a year
ago having lent me some money?
continued. I dined here steadily, and
one day. being short OF some money.
one Of the Mattresses. I don't remem-
Der for certain whether 1t was you or
not, lent me some money. have been
out of town. and want to return it."
She said she was not the person and
that must be mistaken In regard to
the place where I borrowed 1t. After
leaving the restaurant walked alopx
Market street. Coming toward me was
. man who looked 4 At subject to try
upon. He was plainly clad and looked
altogether as though ten dollars would
be boon to him. / stopped him and
greeted him effusively. why. VII.
ltams." / began. I'm awfully glad to
zee you again"
The man stared at me blankly, and
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ksasAa's lee Breah>rv.

A great deal has appeared In print
lately about Ice breakers employed by
the Russians and built upon American
lines. The ability OF these boats is pi,e-
nomenal. The 1000 horse power
American ice breaker Raints Marie n
credited with steaming easily through
Ice two and half feet thick and WITH
breaking down ice walls nfteen fese
high. According 70 Nansea, the Ne
walls In the arctic regions rsrsly st.
tain the height OF twenty Ave TIT. H.
tolar aea 10 fro from lcs over q third
OF IT. surface. and In summer sll ~
bce 70 more or less rottss. Heuce N Il
figured BY authorities that sn Sce
l'rrakef Of 2.0o0horss pswsf cou0 and
her way swiftly to the nseth pole from
latitude ~ degrees nor,h. distance Of
I'D miles. Two lee brraksrs Of i.0O0.
hor~e power each would make eyeo
better work Of II. Allowing for Sce
from four to seven feet tk}ck. thev
would reach their goal In twelve dayv.
A. the Ice breakers would have q dis.
tinrt commercial value after tbeir n.
turn. there Ii absolutely no vsiId rrs.
800 why = trip to the pole should NOT
b. made forthwith.
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ular fact that in all this time had not
met anyone who would take a chance
on receiving the money and never see
Ing me again. This record was re-
markable. Over in London In some
sections Of the city found one man
out Of every four that approached
was willing to take the money. l next
tried to make 4 dealer in fruits and ci-
gars at the corner Of Broad and Race
streets believe he was the man owed
$l0 to. but he refused to be convinced,
Several other men I approached after
this denied being the party took them
to be. but were willing to take the
money IL did not believe them. A
cab driver standing with his vehicle at
the corner of Sixteenth and Walnut
streets was the flrst man to make an
attempt at getting the money. stepp-
ed up to him and asked him whether
he was the man who drove me from
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even more readiness than I was show.
Ing. yet they were all surprised 70 see
me vanting to pay II back. The next
man approached was . police ofacer.
He was standing on . corner Of North
Broad street. and I went up 70 him.
The o6iccrs number was OF. Excuse
me-" began. but would like to 70.
turn some money you lent . friend Of
mias some time ago"
WHO was the mani" asked the ON.
Ger.
why. he gave the omcer who
loaned him the money his card"
said. "and told hin to call At bis place
of business and the money would be
returned to him. The man does not
know the name or the number Of
the policeman. but he says that Il was
o. tAis corner he received the money.
40 the o0esr has pever called 10 have
Il rstsrnsd. The aaturai supposition 10
that the card nust have bssa lost, Aad
! vas sent out 70 anl the oAcsr."
i've loaned psopis froa ten cssts
70 . quarter with which 70 get hons."
answered the o@csr. "asd II Il 10 one
a thoss nsa In not particular
whether The money 10 rsiurnsA o. aot."
when toid that The sun amounted 70
several dollars hs said ~ could Aoe
possibly 10 the nas. He also said he
would spsak 70 The oAcsr who relieves
bin at bic past. sad II ~ 10 the nsa h
would Ist ~ knov. ! nsxt went iato
. bakery.
II would iiks 70 pay . bill of nins
doliAsp aaA so0sthlas that ~ ows
hsrs." ! sai1. ! tell tAs veoaa tshlsl
ths eosatse that ~ naos VA Heath.
Afsss ioekIns II ~ 10 ~ aseesat besk
she sai1 that - pesty by that aA0s
Asl any sssosat thses. Il vas . stas.
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Aatec Calendar

The Santa Fe Route has issued a
handsome six months calendar. July
30 December, 1899. which contains six
separate reproductions In color, ski
inches. of Il. A. Burbank's celebrated
portraits Of Pueblo Indians; one for
each month.
These are the same reproductions
used In Brush and Pencil" and can
not be obtained separately for less
than $50. In fact. some Of them nj.
ready command high premium. The
"Axtec Calendar" also has an engraved
cover containing a reproduction Of the
ancient Aztec Calendar stone
Obtainable for 25 cents by applying
to ]. r. Hall, General Agent A.. r. 4 s.
r. Ry., Denver. May be ordered by
mail.
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are Ddseu .po--
which the offender is liable to criminal
punishment. the experience undergone
In Philadelphia will prove invaluable
as showing the extent OF common hon.
esty existing between man and man.
deferred the men approached from ac-
cepting the money that was practically
offered them. 1t was simple inherent
honesty. such as is supposed to be very
rare. that stopped them from taking it
That It was inherent honesty is appar.
ent from the fact that none of the men
had tins to think why he refused It or
why he didn't. He simply refusssi II
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0TArn OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
I.rCAR COUNTY -

0rAr1 OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY,
FrAAk ]. Cheney makes oath that he u tAs
senior partner Of the nrm Of F. J. Cheney L Co,
Going business In the City of Toledo, Couaty
and State aforesaid, and that said frm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that cannot b
cured BY the use Of Halls CatArrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this eth day OF December. A. D. lss6
(SKAL) A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public
Rails CstAYrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for Testimonials. free.
FL. CHENEY CO, Toledo, q
Bold by Druggists. Tic.
Halls Family pills arc the best
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RTE sssssss nssAssss.

Raphaei's Sistins Madonna has been
attacked by . skeptieai youAs 0ermAn
critic named Jslinck. who tries 70
prove that Raphael never paintsA Tie
picture. aad that besides The plcturs
has besa touched up and RESTORED" -.
scrupulousiy over aa1 over Asaia 10 ~
lest ~ yeAfA
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AsssAss NJ sss>~sAs..

The North German Lloyd Atrsmsh,r
CompAny has Just oes3essd from ~
vetcsn yards at stettis q sew evin.
ecssw express steamship, 10 b. the ex.
ece dup'teats of ths Kaiser Wnheia
oef 0roesr. The new vssssl VIM ~
epeed Of twenty. y.thres kpete, ss6 II
oeoceed for delivery II 1901.
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Look how the bookkecper Is smiling ''
Has his salary been raiscd2' mo: the
stenographer Is letting him brag on his
homegrown Tomatoes"
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Ladiss Can Wear Ahos

Ladies' Can Wear sho0
One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, = powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or new shoes easy. Cures swol.
len. hot, sweating. aching feet, ingrow.
ing ,&ails, corns and bunions. At all
drugsAsts and shoe stores. IS cts Trial
package FREE by mail. Adde'S Allen
s. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
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what is this lovely album for. Fla
Villa" I'm going to have the men m
engaged to this summer write the auto
praphs In II, so | can remember their
names"
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FITS Permanent, mt. rnersousne.. ate,
1Fst day Of Df. Kline Great Nerve R.stor.r.
ssud for FREE $500 trial hotti- and tr..ti.-
de- X H. kLlNE. Ltd. P3l Arch ST. PhIladslphis ra
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"That's queer family next door"
"Why do you say SOP
"They own u $50 dog and have t,
borrow our flatlrons."
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Hint to Housckcep.r,.

HIHt 10 UUus'Eeepers,
Skirts and dresses should ALWAYS he
starched in hot starch. Faultless Starch
gives the best results as it does not iniure
the fabrics. All grocers sell it, lOc u package.
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81 rather like this house-Clcanng time
o. year. You don't mean it, Eyes:
when ! get home at night my wife Is so
tired that she lets mo have my own way
about everything"
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you seem partial to your second
daughter, Mrs. Giumm." Yes: she's the
only child ! have who likes to help me
worry
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war seems to be very much like thos.
old genii who got out OF the bottles In the
Arabian Nights " "How's that
why. II IL easter to let IL loose than IL
Is to cork is up again"
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
For children teethins, softcns the gum. reduces IN
6AmInStion. AlAJs pain wind cole. 25c bottl
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Jack. my health is wretched: ] ought
to go away" Isabel. II you quit reading
those seashore advertisements your
health will be all right"
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H--., tn. Red Flag a, Danger,

BED pimplc,. blotchc-. bos. sores are danger zig
mails OF torpid liver poisoned blood Cascsr.s candy
CsthArtie will saw. you. All druggists. lOc SC Soc
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nsw - 0shs No.,

oSW - 0ahs Asosz.
We vent ~ e4ent 10 evePy tenn n TAI.
sooecf3ptio9s Tor osee8s's WeeSiy tfSS.
see lesslelisfs iselscs sss.s~
f:sS "a. ss:. &C.,. ,,.i infssss! oS:Sss. ES,s:s.
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CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE,

SHORTHAND AND TEtEGKtpHY.
~ 10Th street. corner of stout street Trial in
iTuctlnn and uutnt tUGE. We have nor, sta.
Ncnla Ia po,tiors than all oth-r h-nvcr CulIesc.
cunt incf Write for illustrated catalogue.
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An Excellent Combination,

The pleasant method and beneficial
enccts of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA Flo SYRUP Co, illustrate
tho value Of obtaining the liquid lnxa-
tive principles OF plants known TO be
medicinnlly laxative and presenting
them In the form most refreshing TO the
taste and acceptable To the system. II
is tho one perfect strengthening laxa.
tive, cleansing the system ctfcctually.
dispelliug colds, headaches and fcvcrs
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome hnbitual constipation per.
maneutly. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub.
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
ltvef and bowels. without weakening
O. Irritating them. make Il the ideal
laxative.
In the process Of manufacturing sgs
are used, o. they are pleasant TO the
taste, but the medicinal qualities Of the
remedy arc obtained from scnna and
other Aromatic plants, by u method
known 10 tho CALIFORNIA Flo SYRur
Go. ooly. In order to get It's beneficial
e6ects and TO avoid limitations, please
remember the full name Of the Company
peintsd on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP 60.
eAn YnAncIsco. CAL,
xoUI8v1LL1. KY. " NEW YoRE. y r.
For sale by all Druggists Price SOC. pef tottia
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RRoMA {. PALACE o! ~! \;

WVTVVCUV TVOU S-I 1T, TbrhNrr. COItb.
flrs'-clnss care gl,rn mat 7rnity cases Wards In
chats. OF Members of Faculty of Denver University
and Homeopathic COLLEGE. Also private ToJtns.
VT ts for
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l..i.IO Islh .Ir,... nen,sr. Colo
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-03
: D =. = a n " =
WHO DRINK wHIsKY,.
The Drightest, Brainiest Men In N :,
World Indulge to Excess. =.

The 1rightest, Brainiest Men In the
World Indulge to Excess. n
It Is the brightest, brainiest men In
the world, the leaders In public affairs,
In churches, in business and in the va
rious professions, who drink liquor to
excess. It is such men who are sought
after; who are made much Of in So
cial way, and who, consequently, are
tempted to indulge in liquor. Whsn
they discover that the habit has be.
come a disease and that they cannot
stop drinking, they feel the necessity
Of O cure for the disease.
The experience of twenty years has
taught the public that the Kelley Cure
Is the only cure which science has dis
covered for drunkenness. There are
many imitators and frauds, but none
have a cure, although they will prom
Se anything to secure mans money.
At the Minneapolis Kelley Institute
the class Of patients is above the aver
lge In intelligence. Lawyers. doctors,
ministers, architects, business men,
ETC., are found in every class. It is
such men who realize the necessity for
e cure and desire to stop drinking.
The buns and sots, who live in the
low resorts, do not 60 to the Kelley
Institute for two reasons: a lack Of
funds and lack Of inclination to be
cured.
} In almost every large business con-
Germ it will be found that among the
best men are those who have taken the
Kelley Cure. Employers frequently
dnd 1t to their advantage to send an
employe to the Minneapolis Kelley
Institute to be cured, therefore making
him a more valued employee. Rail-
roads frequently send their employ.
es who are addicted to drink to the In
gtitute.
A man will spend the greater portion
OF his earnings in the saloons if he is q
convivial drinker. He makes a mate
rial saving If he takes the Kelley Cure.
The management of the Minneapolis
Kelley Institute always make it a
point to send literature in plain en-
yelope to any who will send their ad-
dress to the corner of Tenth street
south and Park avenue, Minneapolis,
MINI.
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TRICKS OF CHOIR SINGERS.
Carrying on Conversation Will
Pretending to Sing the Service.

CARVING on Conversation While
Pretending to Sing the Service.
One Of the English bishops has been
complaining that he notices about
many choir boys and men a want of
reverence and Of attention to the SER
vices that are going on, and he exem-
plifies this by saying that the choris-
tors talk Ia song, and have a sort Of
voluntary" Of their own, wherein they
drop the original words, and, to sacred
music, chant, II am SO hungry; hope
we shall finish soon!'
But this is, in reality, very old COM
plant, and the average stage manager
Is far moreflicted by it than even are
choirmasters connected with places OF
worship. The rows Of chorus men aud
girls one sees on the stage carry on
long and animated conversations about
everything under the sun, and oil to
music. And all the time they indulge
In the gestures they have been taught
rs appropriate to the scene, their
thoughts are really with the themes Of
their musical chat, and thus it is that
these gestures seem SO wooden and
artificial. And it is q fact that the
great bulk Of the chorus people en-
gagged in the highestclass Italian"
opera sing any gibberish they please.
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PERSONALLY CONDUCTED.
Tours to California in Pullman TOu
fat SleRninr Cnrs

Tours to California in Pullman Tour
list Sleeping Cars
Via the Chicago Great Western to
Kansas City and the Santa Fe Route
to Los Angeles and Southern Califor-
MIA. The true winter route, avoiding
cold weather and snow blockades.
Commencing Monday, Oct. 23rd. and
on every Monday following, one Of
these new Pullman Tourist Sleeping
Cars will leave st. Paul at $40 q. NJ.
via the Chicago Great Western for Los
Angeles and Southern California via
Kansas City, and reaching Los Ange-
les the following Friday morning. thus
avoiding all Sunday travel. These
tours are personally conducted by an
experienced railway official. who ac-
companies the train to it's destination.
The cars are we'll equipped for long
journey, and are as comfortable as the
Pullman Sleepers, while the price is.
only 5000 for double berth, less than
half the price in the Standard Sleepers.
For full information, inquire of ]. p.
Elmer, corner Fifth and Robert streets.
st. Paul, Mimi, or address f. H. Lord,
General Pass. and Ticket Agent, 113
Adams ST., Chicago.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-11-03
Tho Roadster.

An authority on horses thus de-
scribes the roadster:
A typical roadster should stand from
fifteen to sixteen hands high, weigh
close about LOO pounds. be sound and
straight in every way, have good,
solid color. level head, bold and reso-
lutte. capable and willing to road
twelve miles an hour or 100 miles in
ten hours. and when put upon his
speed will show $3.50 gait or there
abouts. He should not only be able
but willing to do whatever is asked Of
him. and this without resort to spur,
boot or whip. Such an animal, NOV
Ing along without padding Of strad-
ding, is in great demand, provided he
has been properly educated and
abounds in nervous energy. Form.
size. color. symmetry and substance
are essentials in the makeup Of q typ
ical, roadster, but they do not always
insure the road horse. To these must
be added certain individuality that
Is always the result Of intelligent
breeding. It manifests itself in what
we term nervous energy. the inherited
ability to get up and get there. It Is
true that no class of horses are so
didicult to breed up to high standard
OF excellence as the roadster. We can
not produce him from animals that
have only individual merit to recon-
mend them. They must be descend
ants Of families noted for their extraor-
binary qualifications along this line.
To breed the draft horse, size and
soundness are the main points to be
taken into consideration; in breeding
the race horse everything is sacrificed
for speed: but in producing the road
ster we must look we'll to every point
of excellence that is to be found in the
makeup Of all other classes Of good
horses.