The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13


War invariably has in its train some oonta
Gious disease amongst horses. and transport AMI
! against inti oducing this disease Into south .kfrict
the British Government employs the Nalleir
action or particular disturbance in the system
OF a slander-C animal. this age@; determines tn
pie. and the value Of being able :, pick out al
animal with the disease in its iai;ioi stage. n
serous signs r'esent.i. can h" wei. understood,
TO control all these opeTatiOns-Mallein ties
supervision In pastures. recrtv nC and dispa tc1 rs
by rail. etc.-ths British Go,ernment has in r.
employ ten officers and a6ort iwen.y-louI mcr
de Burgh. Is In command. ard wita him ARE $3.50
Bassler. Patterson, Mclean. CAPTAIN Gay art
Lieutenant Tho;npscn.'
Opposed 10 Interference.
Local sentiment is, intense against any
interference with the business here. and the
citizens of LathrOp have just issued a SOU
veenir book which IS devoted chiefly TO praise
and its. association with the British COM
mission. One OF the books leading articles
is most fowery and enthusiastic In It's de-
scription of what is called "A Modern Hip
podrome." which follows:
Modern H~IppOdrome.
These are kodak days in Lathrop. circus dsys.
fostal fodder boards: DAYS in which the mule.
the farce comedian Of tho BARNARD. the grand eli
.uasion ard %usiGulty Of his t]en-pound 'oxins
gloves and e:er and anon strikes profane Hence
uous Guyton & Harrington Mule co. 1.arrHp
is an equine epic. When time shall have ent his
memory VIII quicken driving veins to eager now
and pslinE lips will tell the story of the town
TIMES. win tell how tempted stables splendid rose
on prairies bare. how majestic droves OF hur..s
Li athro l9s f PaGif Revere Re slec'' RRo Eva warn add' the rsep pnblie
hishTays Of the coming rush and crush Of cunt;
will start. and show how equine nobs from field
f 10 ns'p brigade TissGd .ea the fS Dash Inc Of f'a shriee OF s .he h 1%,hF2p
IS A sight more splendid than that preserved In
San Juan story or in Balak!avan song.
THE wrath OF a summer Moons dying breeze
Is nnshins the fields to Oppressive sleep and a
Of I-athrop. marked by its maple peaks: uiarked
suddenly, now BY, a pufr or cloud at its edsa-a
this side the first; and a third. a fo~Irth-while
minutes s pars-and thsn come not the scrsafa
a subdued and Enlightened roar. comes at last
iissssrr ' tsin low mass massis q 0a and 0t oa q aa4h and raap--
horses. led hv a single horseman. q rider driven
coming surge Of pasterns. TANKS and withers. n
hall Of hammering hoofs. and a shrek OF whecz-
rlunsinr: with frightened eyes and ouivering nos.
tIiiS: with fhuml,ing TANKS and pulsing necks:
hays. blacks and Ioans; Mortanas. Texans ami
Missouris; ismmed. crushed and blurred: iizzy.
side to side. sweep On in noise and dust t" N.
mSSHsrrins .reTor Of pounded Earth, Here is a
ragged wave: there is a stumbling horse. a vhIri;
horses are finally past there is a splendi ;arl
n nanF fts .in tsoi hsIEir 1sns iSm = In. or sbs wa nisrs. through
r.se gate and breaks into countless spots on a
Moving Pictures.
And there are other moving pictures on daily
exhibition in and near lathrop: for when the
here the largest horse and mule market in tho
world they made OF this portion Of Clinton
nihcent horse drive may be followed by a lins Of
tonr1hSrse wagons a scsTe or more. loaded with
ply Of n s.S}P f tons: Or i iRsdT WaF fGGm nav an sf be bal. fiiD-
with the choicest Of golden sheiied. f5o'o sa Bushels
store: Tor be it known that in this companys
arithmetic the appetite, Of their average nu'rSer
equlvalen. OF is'ooo bushels OF corn srlr and M 3 ao
bushels OF oats and Of hay 500 tons.
or fence-riders who. in midnight's stormy black
ness or in noontide calm. ride to and fro and
by the .Guyton & Harrington Mn'e
ssa MIMI; nov hep TePai5 nncS a b Fence; now ssyeTiPe a
days report. There is a mounted posse Sssi in wiiS
pursuit Of a lest runaway horse; and Their. isa
the hospital barns. where the veterinarians Of
sslIr and learning p res ha,s and stable boys ten.
sorry sights into beautiful hippodromes, Officers
iesginrs and Khaki bTeeehes. give an at,mosrhsre
Of col9rSand form-to the streets OF the town.
by hurdlin, his fences their sport
ing blood and horsemanshlp.
way tracks. cars. pens and chutes. IL n wh!rline
Jam: mules. horses. men: and ceaseless din AMI
For New York, Cape Town. Liverpool. the world.
ordered 1o.oe horses from Lathrop this month:
celyed t5.s52. and during the same period ioeis
RiTt si. eP s,ass Of Y p Missel,r in n W !! s .,s6, f. file ~ 70
pens are veteran cowboys. late Of :he
or Colorado Ganss' showing Young
how horses are made saddle and bride,
Sthsrwiss-f being she sh Missou hGw mule malf is a arr sea ,9ass
horse and his tricks are vain-in Lathrop.