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Show LEADS TO ODD COMBINATIONS. Humor in Kentucklan's Fad for Naming Nam-ing His Horses. "Spenklni; of peculiar names for an-lnmls," an-lnmls," naid a traveling man last night, "1 know a man who owns no less than twenlj-flve teams In connection connec-tion with a litiKo farm in the Blue CSrnss Kcctlon, nnd he has fifty horses. He tries to name them all after prominent prom-inent characters hi tho lllblo. Several Sev-eral were mares, and with the second crop of coltn ho found himself In illro straits. He wns not n churchgoer; In fact, I don't suppose ho ever iav tho Inside of a church, and Ids knowledge knowl-edge of Biblical names was a trllle limited. "With his second crop of colts ho tunica to Shnkespeare, for his names. Finally, ho Fold several horses, hut he still ictalns his twenly-flve tennis, anil tho neighbors have great sport over the curious combination of names. "'Ktl.' I heard hhn saying to Ills hired man one morning, i wish jou would hitch Moses up with King l.ear and lead Nebuchadnezzar down for a new pair of shoes. Coming hack, turn KalstalT out in the lower pasture. He's getting pretty thin, and before ou go yon might give Solomon a feed.' "At times he has Hamlet plodding along dusty roads beside Adam. Kvo Is often harnessed with Heury VIII. His neighbors have never been nblo to learn how he keeps all the names straight, but he evidently succeeds." LoulBvlllo Courier-Journal. |