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man who had been his own master throughout many 

 successful years, so that after the lapse of some 

 twelve months, negotiations were undertaken which 

 resulted in his acquiring an interest in the "National 

 Live Stock Journal," and assuming at the same time 

 its managing editorship. 



Thus was JAMES H. SANDERS embarked upon the 

 work which ever after claimed his undivided atten- 

 tion. It was a hard struggle at first. The income 

 failed to meet the Chicago cost of living, and at 1 6 

 years of age a desk was set aside for me, in order 

 that I might begin an apprenticeship and incident- 

 ally bring home $10 every Saturday night. The 

 most active breeding interests at that date, 1876, 

 were those which centered in Shorthorn cattle and 

 trotting-bred horses. Father had the latter well in 

 hand, and set me the task of "checking" the proofs 

 of the many herd and sale catalogues being printed 

 at the "Journal" office for the leading Shorthorn 

 breeders of the west. This was not only a "dem- 

 nition grind," on account of its particularly tedious 

 character, but called for most scrupulous and pains- 

 taking care, in order to avoid errors in names or 

 registration numbers. Those were the days of 

 "fashionable" and "unfashionable" pedigrees. It made 

 all the difference in the world, for example, in the 



