L. HERR'S CATALOGUE. 



good qualities and omit the bad, I prefer to "drop out of style" and omit 

 foot notes altogether from this catalogue, and, as I said above, Let the 

 buyer come and see for himself. If any one desires to purchase, and, upon 

 examination of this catalogue, should find anything whose breeding suits 

 them, they can get a close description of same by letter, giving price and all 

 information pertaining to the animal, and should they wish to purchase 

 without seeing the animal they can do so with the assurance that it will 

 come fully up to the description in every particular; but I much prefer that 

 parties who want to buy, should come and make a personal examination of 

 my stock, or when not convenient for them to do so, I would suggest that 

 they commission some friend, upon whose judgement they can rely, to 

 come and select for them, which would be more satisfactory both to the 

 purchaser and myself. I am at all times pleased to exhibit my stock to 

 visitors (whether they desire to purchase or not), and thereby give men an 

 opportunity to judge for themselves, and I am sure they will find that the- 

 stock corresponds with the prices; not all pedigree and no horse or mare 

 with it. 



I never have, and never will, pay any correspondent of a newspaper, 

 magazine, or monthly, to write a complimentary notice of my stock and 

 breeding establishment (although I have had many applicants). When It 

 wish to advertise my business, I do so in a legitimate manner, and in such a way 

 that the public can see it is an advertisement for which I pay, and I do not 

 resort to the subterfuge of displaying my stock and business to the public 

 by means of complimentary articles written for the press by some traveling 

 correspondent, whose favorable mention is simply a matter of dollars and 

 cents, and the more dollars and cents employed, in nine cases out oi ten,, 

 the more the picture is over-drawn, and the public imposed upon and made 

 to believe that such and such a man's stock are far superior to all olhers r 

 when if the truth were known and the small matter of dollars and cents* 

 not brought to bear on the case, there are other establishments containing, 

 just as good, and in many instances a better stud of trotters than the ones 

 so favorably commented upon, but whose proprietors having incurred the 

 displeasure and ill will of some of these Traveling Authorities by a refusal. 

 to pay them to "write up the place" are made the recipient of their dirty 

 slurs, and they scarcely ever let an opportunity pass in which to give him a- 

 dab. I presume it requires considerable time for them to recover from 

 the disappointment in failing to get "the job of -writing up your place-' and 

 from the little conscience displayed bv some of them. I can't understand- 

 why it requires so much time to obliterate their hard feelings (as only gen- 

 tlemen of character and principle are supposed to never forget an affront ).,. 

 I suppose they experience such a keen sense of chagrin and mortification,, 

 when after intimating that a feiv dollars would be a rather strong incen- 

 tive to ivork on, the proprietor having tumbled to their racket, quietly 

 informs them that he does not pay to have his place advertised in any but 



