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est kind of lioi-ses, and in this they were not disap- 

 pointed-.. A halter puller of the worst kind was taught 

 a lesson that he will not soon forget. After the test 

 the horse woukl stand up to the post like any sensible 

 horse. A kicker lost his fondness for kicking. In fact 

 Prof. Beery showed to the satisfaction of all present 

 that he was a horseman of no little abilityj and that 

 horses with any degree of meanness could be conquered 

 by him. To-night he will handle the meanest mustang 

 pony in the town. A standing reward of five dollajs 

 is offered to any man who will go in a box stall with 

 him. Besides these there will be several other horses 

 taken through a course of sensible training. 



While at Lafayette^ Ind.^ I ran across one of the 

 most vicious brutes that I ever came in contact with. 

 it was a finely built five year old gelding, belonging to 

 Mr. Jas. M. Reynolds, a wealthy citizen of Lafayette. 



Before closing my exhibition the first night I an- 

 nounced that if anybody had any vicious horses they 

 could bring them, the next evening. Mr. Reynolds 

 stated that he had a vicious colt that he would like for 

 me to subdue, but the colt was on his farm six miles 

 from town, and that no one could approach him on 

 account of his viciousness. Tor that reason he could 

 not have him there. He stated further that if I would 

 go after him he would employ all the help I would need 

 and pay me well for doing so. 



When I arrived at the farm I was surprised to find 



