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Show UTAH COUNTY DEMOCRAT, HOltSE SHOW EDITION 2:! UTAH COUNTY DEMOCRAT SEVll - VAEEKLY ISSUED EVERY WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY t ty The' Democrat Publishing Co., Prouo.Utoh W. TELEPHONE NO. 95 AND DEO. A. STORRS. M. ROYLANCK J. DAVID LARSON, Kditoh. Pi;ois. Entered at the postuttiee at lrovo Citj, Utah. for transmission through' mails as second-clas- s matter. Our Special Edition. We are presenting to onr readers the Utah County Democrat oirse Show Edition and we hope that it will please all those who e interested. We have endeavored to publish an edition that mild be a fair representation of Provo and Utah county horses, nd eye leave it to our readers to say how near we have succeed- d in this regard. We are indebted to Mr. A. O. Smoot, Dr. Slater, II. W. brown and the Commercial club for the kind assistance hat has been given. The typographical work of the edition has been done by (.'has. P. Diehl. The edition was published under the direction of J. David Pardon. , The Art Cover. Residence of W. E. Bassett The splendid art cover of this edition was drawn by Mark It will immediately be seen that Mr. Roylance has artistic-ability- . Roy-lanc- e. We wish him success. The cut used on our cover page was made from a photograph taken from the famous painting, "The Dorse Pair, by Rosa of France. The original is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art of Xew York City, and is valued at $1,000,000. Some time ago the Provo Commercial club arranged with the Ctah artist, J. W. Fairbanks, to get a reproduction of the painting at the cost of $500. The picture was completed some time ago, and is now- - lnmg on the walls of the club rooms. The painting owned by the club is 6x10 feet, and is an excellent reproduction. Bon-lieu- We Come into this world all naked and bare; We go through this world full of sorrow and r, Wc desire to thank our many advertisers for their kind support in publishing this edition and trust that they will he much benefited by patronizing the edition. It is usually quite safe to judge firms by the advertising they do and a professional ad. man only needs to look at the size andkind of advertising done by a firm, to say whether they are progressive or not. We are pleased to say that most of the merchants in the pretty city of Provo arc and thrifty and wc wish them the best of success. te We go out But if we Well care; of this world, we know not where; wear SCHWABS CLOTHES here be thoroughbreds there. ing scraps of their talk, I asked what was the favorite? Upon being told, I said : What? That horse? Why, I used to know considered a him, and he counterfeit in those days. One of the party rejoined: Yes, but that was before got him. a made out of horse lies great 1 him. Is that so? I replied: would be much interested to know how-- lie did it ; for I never thought anyone could make that one a good horse. The answer was: All he did was hang a set of hobbles on him. Before 1 could get into the conversation again another man in the group w-a- s The horse breeders of the county would do well to follow the example of Janies O. Rullock, of Pleasant Grove, when it comes to raising horses. Mr. Bullock has all of his stock registered. All the horses that he keeps are blooded animals and in most instances he has raised them himself. Mr. Bullock believes that if one has IjJjc breeding to build on, just as good horses can be raised in this country as in France or the east. The letter that has been received by the Smoot brothers, concerning their horse, Sherman Bell, is a high compliment to any horse. It will not be a great while before there will be many more fine horses in the county, becauseof the standing of the standard now-- . bred horses that are here The Utah County Democrat will increase the size of the pain the very near future. We inper and publish it tend to give the people the news of Provo and Utah county and the way to he convinced that we are doing it is to take the paper. thricc-a-wee- k WHEAT AS A HORSE FEED. To the Gazette: IF. Wakarosa, Ind.. writes: With wheat at $1 per bushel, A. how much will corn have to be worth to be its equivalent for How much wheat feeding? you feed to a horse to equal ten ears of corn? Would it he a good feed for a stallion? Will it pay to grind and cook it? How about wheat for a hog feed? 1 have the wheat and am short of corn. When used in limited quantities a pound of wheat is practically equivalent to a pound of corn. This is indicated by simil-larit- y of chemical make-u- p as well as by the results of practical tests. Sound corn at 90 cents per bushel will usually prove cheaper and more satisfactory than average Aside wheat at $1 per bushel. from price, wheat is unsuited to horses when fed whole and a61 the sole or principal part of the grain ration. Your correspondent, however, can safely feed a combination of oats, bran, and ground wheat, equal parts by measure. It will not pay to cook the feed. As long as bran makes up a part of MO. So-and-- So thats what made spoke up: him great, is it? Well, then, I can't play my little $200 off of him any too quick and he made for the betting ring. the By way of moral to this tale I will merely remark that the ration, the bowels can be kept this great horse that had been in a sufficiently lax condition, and made so great by the simple applithis is the chief reason for supply- cation of the straps was not only ing cooked or steamed feed once beaten , but they tramped all or twice a to a stallion. over him. Wheat and corn can he made to replace each other in rations The next National Horse Show for fattening pigs without affectwill be held in Madison Square ing particularly their efficiency. Wheat should be fed soaked or Garden, New York City, during November ground. Marketable wheat, how- the week beginning 16 16. Fast 23d T. James llyde, ever, is entirely too expensive as a hog feed and your correspond- Street, New York, secretary. a bee-lin- 42 West Center St.. Provo For Shoes that Wear We specialize in perfectly fitting feet with the most servicable and up-to-da- te shoes e We Lead while Others Follow J. H. Durant Saddlery Co. ent should look for a cheaper source for his fattening elements. NO ENGLISH COACH. 163 West St., Provo, Utah Stringhalt cannot he cured by There are English Coach horses any treatment. and Geriflan Coach horses and a Purdue University. Samuel Jepperson, Washington state reader wants to W. W. SMITH. know- if there is an English Coach Instructor Trombone horse. Strictly speaking there is Attorney at Law Mandolin & Guitar not. In England the two native ANOTHER SPLAN STORY. breeds of coach horses are the Office in Knight Block Cleveland Bay and the Yorkshire Studio 34 West Center St. :: :: :: UTAH Residence 276 S. Fourth West St. Splan tells this good story of an Coacher. In that country separ- lUOVO. incident of last season's cam- ate stud books fare maintained for the two breeds, but in this Independent Plnme paign : N. C. they are both registered UTAH :: :: :: PROVO. It was at one of the Grand country in the Cleveland Bay book. To Circuit meetings that, a pacing avoid trouble, however, classificaVeterinary Physician race was being made the medi- tions at shows arc sometimes and Surgeon DR. IIEIIlDSELMAIl um of a tremendous play. A cer- made up for English Coach both sorts include to tain horse was being backed to horses so as Only Graduate in Utah County term The without Provos Graduate question. any win as if it was all over. I hapis admissible under such circumand Popular Optician Iit-2111 Rod. 2.70-pened to come along and mix stances, but technically speaking Jude. Ihone "72 West Center Street with a .group of horsemen who there is no such breed as the EngAT TAYLOR BROTHERS PROVO. UTAH were interested in the race. ITear- - lish Coach horse. Center - Andrew Morgan Jr. 14.7-- Dr. Spalding 1. J |