The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, January 01, 1904, Image 20

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Newspaper Page Text16 THE BATTALION. ion Hereford, Minnesota; grand champion steer, Nebraska; grand champion sheep, Wisconsin; and many others. Though the colleges were not so well represented in the Horse Show, it was nevertheless, a very fine exhibit. It was indeed an eye feasting scene to lovers of good horses to see the seventy Belgians of superb quality placed side by side, the entire length of the judging ring, none of which, per haps, weighed less than 2000 pounds yet their weight was by no means a particle in their way. The other divisions of Live Stock were equally as well represented as cattle and horses, and the study of either one would have been ot sufficient importance to occupy one’s en tire time for a month. When our day for departure came we only had one thing to regret, and that was that we could not stay an additional month to see the sights. A MOONLIGHT ORIVE One pleasant summer evening as the sun, in its majesty, gently settled in grandeur, splashing the western horizon with tints of gold, seemingly causing nature to stand in silent watchfulness of the approaching inspiring shades, a- young couple seated in a rubber tired trap, drawn by a graceful animal, sped their way along the quiet country road for an evening of pleasure and dreams. The young man, with an air of importance and a heart of