Two of the Wealthiest "Thrift Gardeners" in the These Holders of Many Thou- _? - sands of Acres Are Now Us- ing Them to Advantage In the Great WorM-Wide Cry for Food. HAGGIN has s 400,C00 acres of land in Kern county,- jjseen called the greatest breeder r , containing some of the best JAMESof thoroughbred horses thatt farming land in the state. The metli- ever lived, the greatest farmer in Amer- - ods by which he got possession of this ica, and the greatest miner in the world. . enormous tract subjected him to sharp Through these three pursuits, he has ac- - criticism but he later earned the grati- cumulated a fortune that is variously ? tudc of the farmers by carrying on, the estimated as "between $50,000,000 and 1 fight for irrigation privileges against' $100,000,000. He is certainly one of the the claims of the stock raisers. Had it wealthiest residents in the United States. not been for his single handed contest Few dukes of Great Britain possess in the courts, Southern California ,and as much He has one enormous the San Joaquin Valley would not* to- ranch of over 400,000 acres in Califor- day be such prosperous communities. nia, another of 8,000 acres in the heart Haggin is perhaps best known, how- of the Blue Grass region of , ever, for" his work as a breeder of and one of the most palatial residence.! thoroughbred horses. Within 10 years, on Fifth avenue, New York. He owns his colors had flashed past the wire as large interests in mines extending from 1 winners of practically every important Alaska on the north to Chili in the ! ' stake in the country. , the queen south; in Kentucky he has more thor- of the turf as 3-year-old, won the cov- oughbred horses that can be found on eted , and in 1888 Sal- other farm in the any world; in Cali- vator carried the Haggin fame to its fornia he raises more hops than any zenith. Firenze, and Miss other one farmer in the world and he Woodford won over $350,000 for their has one of the largest flocks of sheen ' owner while racing for the Haggin sta- on the Pacific coast. ble. The death of his son, Ben Ali Haggin ? was born at induced ( Harrodshurg, Haggin, Haggin to withdraw Ky., in 1827. In his veins flow not only from the race track, but lie continued to the blood of Virginia and Kentucky raise thoroughbreds on his Blue Grass pioneers, but also strains from England, farm. In one year, 201 yearlings were Greece and Turkey, the latter evidenced sold for $233,925. The sale of thorough- by his middle names. He was given as bred yearlings at the Haggin farm has good an education as could be obtained been the principal event of its kind for at the time, studied law and practiced many years although the war upon bct- " Charles P. Taft, and His Ranch House at Gregory, Texas, Which is One of the Big in Shelbyvillc, New Orleans and ! t:ng at race tracks has recently some- Show riaces of the Southwest.

- '' * Dollie's Great Hope The Story of a Girl Whose Desire Was a Good and Faithful Husband.

dear, it's really to be Went to making goodies, and I, myself, GRANDMA,one of the very loveliest af- to writing invitations. I had lots of fairs, there has been this win- friends. All the boys and girls came as ter. It's my 'coming out' party, you our house was large, and, my dear your know, and mamma says it will be just grandpa was the handsomest among splendid, and Gertie Jacobs' was aw- them. fully swell. Now, grandma, don't look "Well, they began to arrive in twos shocked, that's only a piece of slang," and threes and sleighfuls, and mother and Dolhc Laigh looked such a sweet, and I were waiting to receive them, she bewitching sinner* that grandma laughed in her best black silk and I in as hand- as she shook her head. some a pale blue satin as ever you set "Remember one thing, dearie," she eyes on. are said, "you only 19 and I don't want "Thomas Hayward?that's your grand- my Dollie spoiled. Be sweet, frank and pa?was among the first, and mother simple; don't try to copy girls-in so- said that after he eame she had hard ciety, but be your own little self." work to make me receive properly, I was "J will, grandma darling, I .will 1 And so infatuated with him. Maybe I was, if I ever feel giddy and gay again, 1 for girls will have their day. David will just come here and you shall preach and John, my brothers, were there; they one of your nice sermons to make me each had their sweethearts and we did good," and Dollie kissed the true woman, have a gay time. the chief mainstay of her life. "After they had all arrived, the fiddle "Maybe, darling, my if I tell you about struck up a lively tune and we tripped my first party, it may amuse you a bit. it gayly for two or three hours. By that Yes, indeed, I did have a lovely party, time mother had our feast ready. Wc though they were not very common in took a long time at that, and when my day, but I was your Grandpa Ben- through, father proposed a game of son's only daughter. I had two broth- blindman's bluff, so your grandpa volun- ers, but no sister, and father and moth- teered to be the blind man. er decided that Dollie should have their "As I said before, I was spry on foot a out party.'" 'coming in those day, but to my surprise, having "Oh, yes, Grandma, do tell me," and tried so hard to evade him, he caught me. Dollie Number Tv.-o seated herself on Taking off the bandage, he stooped and a stool at Dollie Number One's knee. whispered: 'You know what that means "Well," began. Grandma, "I was just to me, Dollie! Oh, if I could catch you 18, one year your junior, but regarded as for lifeI' But I only tossed my head, older at that age in my day, than you in and took my turn as blindman, playing your's. Father was one of the wealthi- so excitedly that I ran into a table, up- est farmers in that district, and as I setting everything. Then, calling myself was always fond of study, he allowed an idiot, I calmed down, and after that me to take Latin of the minister, and played more quiet games winding up have a governess for French, mathemat- with Virginia Reel. ics and history for a whole year, a great "Everyone said 'twas a great success, advantage in my day. Oh, father did and we went to bed, tired, but happy. very well by me, and 1 guess he never "The next morning as I was cleaning regretted it, for I was quick to learn the hall I found one of Tom's driving and bright as a cricket in my youth." mittens, which he had dropped in the And the old lady looked into those eyes hurry of getting off, the night before, that looked so liviugiy into hers. and then I began to think: 'He will be "Well, 1 had studied hard and the' coming back for it soon and'?but I did one crops were very good that year so not get auy further, for there was a night, sometime in November, father knock at the door and 1 went to answer said to mother: 'Liddy'?(mother's it, my heart beating like a trip-hammer. name was Lydia, but father never spoke "Good morning, Dollie,' he said. 'I it so,) 'Liddy, don't you think we ought think I dropped one of my driving mit- James Ben All Hoggin and Some of the Yearling Thoroughbreds on His Farm in the Blue Grass Region of Kentucky. to give our Dollie a party? She's gotten tens last night. Have you seen it?' to quite a girl be large and I think its "I answered in the affirmatice, ran to our duty, besides being our pleasure.' Natchez. In 1850 he yielded to the get it where 1 had dropped it on the hall what obscured its fame. The father of the four Taft boys was was elected to the governorship as a report- and Taft William what lie was worth "Of course, I was all interest in a min- table, to him, said, lure of California *and joined the gold Charles Taft, stinguislicd judge. was handed it and he P. half brother of the a d He not, to the Ohio House of Representatives. er," Charles Taft once said, "he was a ute, as as was cojitent to and mother much I. "That's looking into my eyes: rush. He let others dig cx-Prcsident, came prom- howcvcr_as wealthy as into national lie was famous, After 10 years in the practice ot iaw, judge of the United States Circuit just the thing, David,' she said, 'we do " for the yellow metal and formed a law 'Dollie, is that the way you mean to inence by his ability to contribute enor- but he was able to send all fo'us of his Taft had and out of my reach." our made a fair-sized fortune and Court owe Dollie a real, nice party, 'sides give me the mitten?' And I foolihsly an- partnership with his brother-in-law, mous sums to to Yale, his ma er. advance the political career sons alma t He left decided to enter the newspaper field. After the began pay Taft pleasure, and if you're* agreeable, and , who' later became the paper to well swered, 'No'; and that's about all; only of his famous relative. He was well but little money to his four boys, not This was shall largely the result of chance. A bought out another, erected a building nothing happens to prevent, she when father and mother came in he recognized leader of the California bar. able to do so, for he is one of the enough to enable Charles P. Taft to in- friend who owned a German paper in- 'for the combined jourpals, and attended have it." boldly asked my hand, receiving the With Senator and wealthiest men in the United States. dulge in his ambitious desire to study " He- duced the young lawyer to take SIO,OOO to little else for 20 years. His wife in- 'Well, then, set the day,' says' father, promise he wanted, and I, blushing like ' he invested in many val- owns onfc of the best paying newspapers in Europe. But a family friend advised worth of his stock. It paid good divi- herited a large fortune from her father, 'for I'm morc'n agreeable.' a pincy?" uable mines. Although these three men in the Middle he is the young man to invest all that lie had " West; said to own dends and the power of the press began David Sinton, including valuable real "How would the sth of December Here grandma stopped and laughed. had had no technical education they controling interests in the and in a business opportunity. Unlike the to more Chicago appeal much strongly than the estate in Cincinnati and the 160,000- do?' says mother. "What a silly child 1 was, to be sure." were recognized as three most able Philadelphia baseball teams of the Na- majority of such chances for quick re- quieter decided. en- realms of the law. With hi.- acre farm in Texas. Of recent years "So it was all Father "Oh, grandma 1 I think it was splen- mining experts of the country. With tional league; he has* two ranches in turns, this proved most fortunate and profits, he an district; mother bought old daily newspa- Charles P. Taft has not paid such strict gaged the fiddler of the did, but my party won't have any such Hearst, Haggin acquired control of the Texas, of which the smallest hps 160,- yielded a profit of $6,000. Charles P. per and his first among reporters was attention to his newspaper except in the ending as that, I'm afraid,"'and pretty famous Homestead mine in the Black 000 acres. Also he has one of the finest Taft did not lose his head and risk the his brother William, whom he paid $6 periods preceding elections but has in- enormous quantities, one great field or Dollie, the second, took her turn at Hills of Dakota of which he is now galleries of paintings in the country, sum that h? had made, but promptly a week to report court the news. A rival vested more and more heavily in other 1,000 acres being devoted solely to cab- "blushing like a piney." president and treasurer. With Daly he surpassed by only three or four private sailed for Germany, where he took a de- paper, attracted by the work of the' interests. bages. The larger ranch is used princi- "I hope not, dearie; grandma can't bought control of the in collections. His Texas gree at Hcidclburg and also studied ranches alone young reporter, offered the future Pres- Probably his Texas ranches have becy pally for grazing, furnishing food for spare her sunbeam yet,' and as she and some years later he sold arc worth between and languages in Berlin and Paris. ident a to do $7,000,000 $lO,- S2O week similar work. his greatest pride. The ranch that Mrs. thousands cf cattle. This has been a kissed grandmother she smiled at the his own shar* in this one mine for $9,- 000,000, and his heavy investments in al- to he entered This was a Returning Cincinnati, larger salary than Charles P. Taft inherited is valued at about $5,- boon to the towns in the vicinity, for portrait on the wall, though there was 000,000. Gold, silver and copper have most countless industries probably bring into a law partnership with a could popular Taft afford pay and he advised 000,000; the other, covering 200,000 acres, they are able to buy meat from Charles a drop in each eye as she "I hope all paid him tribute. the total of his fortune up to veteran of Civil war, his to accept said: $40,000,- the but the firm brother the position. "By is said to be worth about $2,500,000. On Taft at prices considerably below those she will have as good and kind and Many years ago he acquired over 000. was dissolved senior partner time Iwas when the the prosperous enough to pay the former are grown vegetables in charged by the trust. faithful a husband as my Tom."

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