THE DAILY IIEItALD, PL ATI'S MOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEITEMRER IE, 1
WEST 1'OINT DRILL.
A NIHILISTIC FAMILY.
LIFE AT WEST POINT.
OUR CATTLE QUEENS.
TH CADET AT HI3 BEST IN
MOUNTED SERVICE EXERCISES.
The IIU,';lo 1;I:up tl "Cm
lioiM'i'rn Mount" Wiirioin;; l'j to tho
IVorK A lUlch f 1 I.imo :i l Tliiintler
Cloud Anolln-r 81;, 11 ii!.
Slinip ut tho sLrolco of 9 t!io fns.is nro
jinin in ranks, mil flio hour of I.all.i-ry ilriil
lias ooino. Tlio "j1-Ix s" in.ircli btillly out to
tin fi'-ld j;mi!i soul li of eamji; t!i yonriisrM
vliivliiijj into column of m! i.irn, swii.
jauntily oIT under thrir clef of lir.L ! 1-3
ofliecin to wli-rc !h" liitt'-ry h"rsi'S Ii.-ivn
already Leon liitrlicil to Hid limltors Jiti'l
rni:on out on th cavalry plain. :u. 1 tliat
portion of tl.D senior el:i- not. riiiind as
chief.! of jil.itooii or section at I !; fi'M Ii!.-teiio-i
id nlrcady : rii;.;iii; down tiio win.! it:'. 7
Jin til 1o tl!" ": cri cciiil" l'.n t' iy at. tin; walrr's
ctl;je, nnd jjiv-i:: ! y you will I.e.'.!- tt 1iu.::!( r
Of grcut fonis il.r.l uiil stun all 'rai 10
county or would, ' ut for (in- l.ai iicrs of tiio
massive hil!; tliat tliut us in on every s i !
Tho liveli.-X : ie't:fle, lionvvtr, is li-ro on
tlm I'luin, for of till Ihe drill.; uinl ex' fei es in
whi'-li t!io cailot e;:c N l.n is at hi I -est in
tlio.e of tli: mount' d m t. ho. Iarii:;c horse
men urn tiio jouneti .; aft'-r two year:.'
ratitfu in tiio ridiit;; hull, .and li;;Iit battery
drill is a famous .l:t'e for i-::!::l.iU. nu
ot y to ) i:t;:t rn:
Watch tho I my a a-i they fro to tlieir stiii ioiw.
Tho seniors, in tlieir ridiirj dn s-, j.-:it.iil lets
on:l cavalry salicrs, swin;; i a- iiy into tliu :-.';'i-t!lcs
of tiio somewhat virions looking ciU
that tiro lieM in icadiii-:-.4 for t hem. ad.in -t
thoir t-tii ruj'-i, tul.o si jnvliniluary and s-nrrep-titions
di. with tlnir :.; i:rre 1 h-els t test t!i;
inettli) of tlieir r.ns, then I II lor IT It th ir
Jiosts to look over tin) hor.-es and drivers of
their detachments. Tiio ycr.rliirvi in tin ir
natty fihell jackets slaial rornlv at the uns;
tho lulo l.laris tho si;.',n:.l "cannoneers
mount," and, lil. ii so many r.;,i:t inonkt ys,
they spring to their sen's o:i th i aninmnit inii
chests, and with alio: her l.tijje Hast, ami
rumblo of hoof and wheel and dink of trun
nion, away goes lh-' buttery dow.i th) yruv
clly l.lain.
There are a f. w preiiniinr.rj- moves to warm
them up to tlieir work; th" i.aLt- ry comiunu
der, a youii artillery iii r who hnouu his
trado, swings them to and fro, faster and
factor, from one fo: n!.-;ti..n to otln-r column,
Jine and liatti ry and then, though or-
lereil to cheek tho odva i -- 'f an ciienty
swarinin;; ii the heights n::.l ; ;y him e.;:i
m'stcrat short ran.;', with cm"i:::!jc whips
mul pliinsin stPeds ji:i1 rattle a:id i ar of
liof and wheel r:id ho:;r- t'iro:'.le d eom
n:atnL uwl ftirriii.t luv,l- pi-a'i-', r.p th" .!:siii
they coino al tea: i:i ; lil.,,) until opp' .ite tlej
crowd i-f !-;:eei it..r ; at (ht- uar.l tents, when
thero is a .short, fudcn l.ia.-.f, a .-imuitan.-ous
shout from 1 he '.;. iefs," a vi. ion of reai :::.;
Lorses as the li; ;ite:,:i:.?. rnl w f.7 an'.i h:;l:.
i,lioit on lijii with t!:o 1.: ill
t-rally tl:o most piet :..v iju
Marliko thron j, an i
Hunk nearest tho la;";t a J
the air, n.udden ui in in'
i"ojls, anil gradual icttlo l
liiie" bfforo whi h, i.ii.il'lo
.ro.u.n n
;emau of tho
1
;; po: ted on the
:uh of sabers in
f th j line of cais
wn to a ; tan 1,
n cas, the i n.i-
iiDiieers Uave sprao-; from t::eir tcuts, and are
ttreakhi ii -cro.-.s tLo r ap i v!iei o tho chiefs
tue seated on UitVr Ceit.d ct.:i! ;-ers.
WITH A J1.T" SV.il'.U
Around sweep the nu:s whli M'hU'n swirl
that well nih e:o -:y.-s tLem tho tl::ee
yonnsstera on ec.'li ii:n' -r s. ei:i::;;.'ly ha-i;'-oa
as thou;:ii ; :- i in .-t:.-:c.i-; pl.'.sler
thero is a ratilo a. i ! el i-oi'Je Iioolis,
boars shr,u;s of -':.;e to ilia ;;u:i
teams; gray and v.M'.e I aihl sway
in and out a'j,o:i, the v.hoil.-; rpsn;; sststl
Vanmicrs whirl i:i air; tLtre is a iv'li:!i if
;Tamo, smok p.t:l thuti.ler i l";v), a UHowms
roar; another, anot!:. r h.'.lf r.'.o:v :i in ip;i
succession; a thick rtiJolmrcn.! U:z-: tities
down tho j-lain a" I enw ioos .o pitimrit?,
and suddenly comes another l'h.re i)f luv.ie.
"'Ceaso f.rin' is l.:e si'o::', and tho ninnis
scene of lhiemi Vis'.:", i ; o: r.
Even before t;io smoh. La ck-arod away
uother or.ler i Riven, v.i'n prompr, exciting
response; plungii: j iio.-j crii.-hm v.-"u:ps, a
rush of teams, Lml.jrs and caissons bet ween
tho black mizzl: of th- ;cim; a sndd.-n
whirl about cf wh. e's ami han-'-pikes, and
the nest instant i-mokj r.r..i lh-.mj are V eich-
in thuii'Iav'r.p ; ovc-r th
whore stood t'.'v v.iti'.r? t:c.i.
ment Vvfore. Then coii'es st.'ii
310.1, a stowing away of liundj
Jiters, a rapid reitial out of the
another blare at: " away thc-y
very ;;roi:i:d
i ; t:iy a m o-
a:.other si
ihe - r.i.il ram
limber t. ams,
sr, tho white
less of the canii'uieers Casuins i;i :l c
side their bouiu'.hvj; puns; a i aoro-J the
road to the edge of the ;'' "S 'evel beyon.l,
enother sudden whirl into Lattery, a thuiuier
ing salute to the rocky heights 1 1 the west,
an echoing i-oar from the givat culumbiads
ar.d parrotts at t '::e eaeoast,"' down by the
Hudson, and tho lViiit fairlj- trembles with
the shock and conrus.ion. Thero is no Lour
of the day to mateh the excitement and elan
of that of battery ih ili. Charles Kiug, U. ti.
A., in Harper's ilagaslne.
Cigars f r Gen. Grant.
Gen. Grant was able to gratify his lovo for
tbo weed at little or no tax r.p.'u Lis "n,000
a year. So many of LL friends were desiror.3
. of making Liia prc-senis nnd Lis fondness for
cigars was so universally known that tho ex
press companies were kept busy delivering
Mm boxes of the choicest brands. I know of
one gift to him cf a box of 10J which cost tho
louor $14) so, at least, the lattsr told me. I
thought this was about the? highest price ever
jxiid for such good.--, but the gentleman as
sured me that Le La ! himself smoked cigars
which had cost 1.75 spiece. He had done so
accidentally, however, for it far from
Ws disjKX ition to be so extravagant. Tho
rft to Gen. Grant came about in this way:
ily informant, a merchant cf means, was
.aiHMit to visit the g. :xral in camp daring tho
closing days of the war and thought a hex of
line cigars would be appreciated a a delicate
courtesy. Accordingly, Lc called r.pcn a
cigar dealer near hi:; rcsid-mce a:;.l riu;j.-te I
liim to get the Lest bv.x of cigar.- within rtch.
It was a time tv hen cold was cvr J0, and
tho custom duli.-s were very heavy. Th
package was duly d 'liveivd to him in & dy
or two and with it n b:"l for U5. Astonished
at the price he wi-i.t lo the cigar dealer, who
said that the biil was correct. Ih-ouklyii
Citizen.
Hair 5tl una Ilair Iy.
Few men use Ltilr oil nowaday mad fewer
tiiil use d3-e. A few ytarsagot.e vi- of holY
was common. The young scented thumselves
with the oil and the fading beau and even
Staid family man fought the appearance of
age by applying the latter at frequent ir.ter
sdii, Jiow graynef-, particularly if prema
ture, is considered a m:i.vcuiine charm, and
even ladies are not averse to owning it.
Among tho men who still resort to dye may
1 luent ior.ed the typical "sport" oftho
steamers and street ecrners, who hate ffvm
thw t-eml'lance of age r.s he Laics l.lue laws
nad uetermiiiLxl authorities. rhilodclphia
Suits.
By tho use of palladium in the hairspring
and balance, a Geneva watchmaker claims to
taive produced accurate time pieces which
Ire unaffected liy magnetism.
AN AMERICAN TOURIST'S INTERVIEW
VITH f TUDENT SVETLOFr.
A I.iltlw l.mj H I'iissSojiato mid Iljvulu
tloiiary On lui ri.t A SLr iiio Kind of
I'i.ino .MiiKie arnlnH of an Aiiilout
f.Iot liur I'l I in I'ritvMi.
My Hrt vi-.;.
i .ir. i r..:md i.
ry mi.- i'-e n.
1 l l'.d' d I, im
Yil'td !'. to it
v. as t a student, name I Kvet
ii i in l.i-d. H" ree.-ived m
iy, but, after i-i adin' the letli-r
h" e!iiL.i.;e 1 his ton" and in
! un. It was a re;'iilar ilwell-
lie; of a b idielor. T'ud shoe brush lay ut ono j
end of the " room ; books, pMnplilct.s and
p-'.pcis were kc at! red around the lloor .
shirts, collars, and various pieces of clothing
neeupied a nron'oi r of chairs, mel half a
ilovwi i inpty win" botrlis and foas-es, rem- !
I, nr...-. of eaviar nnd eli" left no free spneo ;
J.a the t:J.!e. Th" host risked t b excuse!. I
H" would not change h:s habits for a mo-
ln-iit, h" saiil, for anybody in th" world, ami j
he would fe 1 i' h and unhappy al! day if lia
neglected his toil.-t. A party of friends eamn
I' geiher in his room tie' night bcfor.. and had
a -ood t hi ie. In- added, pi :: 1 1 in; ut t iio empty
vine botlies. 11" spoke French, of course,
readily ex'-us-.d me for not having tho
least kiiowh d :o of his nativi.' tongue.
A sturdy youn;: f.-llow, a -ervant, brought
in a hug" tub and tilled ir, with cold water. I
arose to e, but Mr. SvetlotV kept inn back,
faying I need not, fel uneasy nnd might con-sid'-r
myself at home. H" plunged himself
in the tub, rema in-d there for awhilo anil
then ho proceeded to make up his toilet.
Finally, fresh an 1 smiling, he reached mo
Lis hand, offering to become friends.
At noon we Fft his loom to visit a family
named Choud.iii, to whom I also had a letter
i.f introduction. We wero received by a
young lady of striking beauty and ami
ability. "I.in.i N ikohiypvmi ('houdzin," said my
Nihilistic friend, uner moniously, introduc
ing us. She nave nie le-r littl" hand, and a
sweet, hnppy smile beamed from her dark
bill'! eyes as she heard my name pronounced,
l'liiinly dres::;i'd. with a profusion of flowing
brown hair, a rosy cheeked face and a fault
less frame, she looked a picture of grace and
loveliness.
,:.So you are on American a free liorn
Aiif ricaii!'' eichiimed the littln lady.. "An
.American touri.-t you are. I ia'vir saw an
American in my life. I am glad they are so
good looking. Mamma and wo all will he
extremely happy to dine with an American
gentleman."
H seemed as though tho stream of wor ' -
from the inoutii of my hostess would lie
cease to How. I got confused, and nttemp'jd
to : ! urn th.; compliment and to excuse my
self i"- -f '':M!i"r 'i: : JUj" the
Joang I:, .y ; i. . . i in
l:ers.r.nd ushered me ino, the pirloi-, where
i i" introduced me to her mother, a venerable
old la ly, and then successively to her three
bi o! hers. A dinner party so merry I never
iitt.-:;ded in my life. I felt myself perfectly
ut home. Lina, who sat next to mo, was
dashing in her witty remarks and pointed
questions. SvL'tlofT was sarcastic and spoko
always to tho point. The old lady all the
time sought to tamo her talkative daughter,
calling her to order at every bold question
the put. The young men Lina's brothers
v.n e not le.-s inquisitive. Lina overwhelmed
mo wilii questions. I had to tell her what I
knew about th:: social, political and economic
conditions of women in America, name her
cur en. incut female orators and champions of
women's lights, cur femalo writers, doctors
and cashiers, our actresses and other women
of feme, and exp'am our school system with
women no distributors of knowledge and
light. 8ho listened eagerly to my answers
and explanations, and, suddenly thanking
me for th' put.i'-nci' with which 1 listened anil
replied to her questions, r-he broke out with
her eyes sparkling, and ignoring the caution
ing appeals of her mother: "That is what we
don't have and v. rnt to have here. Are we,
perhaps, worso than your Americfu women)
They are queens, they enjoy life, indejien
denee, libert3; we ore slaves, doomed to end
our lives in dim'roous or Siberia."
iSvttloii applauded tiio passionate out
burst, th.' young C'iioudins ironically leaned
over the table to shake hands with their little
sister, whilo tho mother, all confused, tried
to excuse her. "Lina is so forgetful," she
snid, "I fear Iter rashness will bring her one
dav into trouble." Svctloff assured the old
lady that I was an American, not a member
of the imperial detective force who would
give her daughter away. Mine. Choudzin
i:i lignantiy replied that she did not entertain
suca an idea for a moment, and, addressing
herseif to me, she added: "In Russia people
have become so guarded" She did not
end her sentence, for suddenly strange sounds
of music, coming from th-a open door of the
drawing room, tilled the air. I looked back
and saw Lina sitting at tho piano. How
wonderful was her music! Never before had
I board a combination of sounds with such a
singular, bizarre, now complaining, now
caressing, and almost moaning color of tune.
Now she dragged ami prolonged the measure
so that it sounded like the moaning of the
wind: but then she tumbled and hurried it,
making me think that I was listening to a
cataract of tones. I felt puzzled and capti
vated, but at the same time I enjoyed tho
music. Slowly the wrath or passion of the
fair pianist subsided, the music assumed a
certain color of calmness, and the tones began
to hop on the key board like ignc-s fatui over
a stagnant surface of a lak.
I remained with the Nihilistic family for
all, even the old lady, entertained revolu
tionary ideas until late in the afternoon.
SvetlofTs honest face brightened more and
n;oro during tho flow of his eloquence.
Lina's father, he said, was a colonel in the
Kussian army. He died at Plevna during
the l.t-t Ilusso-Turkish war, leaving his fam
ily in good circumstances. Besides, the old
lady was pensioned by the government.
Lina's sister, a genial j'oung lady, diet! in a
cell at the fortress of St. Petersburg, width
iT she had betn ser4 for afShation w ith the
movement. Lina herself, though a
girl of '20 3-ears, Lad alrtad3" also had an opportunity-
to hdirde prison air. She had ob
tained the position of a tuacher in a village
and localise she dared to overstep the limit
prescribed by the government, because shf
taught the peau:.t boys and girls not only
to read and write, but told them stories from
ancient and modem history, she was sus
pected of Nihilism, arrested, and kept in
prison for three months. Ruisia Cor. Chi
cago News.
A i'.aik Yard Boom.
"VTlnt are you doing, Tommy?" asked a
Sioux Falls lady of her young s-m who wai
sticking up stakes around the back yard.
"I'intin" a addition," replied the oung hope
ful, whose father is a reai estate agent.
"How are sales;"
"Bully, ma'. .Stubby Jons takes that cor
ner there by the gate for a peanut and lem'n
ade stand, liill Smith ami Dutchy take a block
by' the barn fer their circus an' Hen Jones ii
tulkin 'bout takin' two lots by the apple tree
for to tie up his dog on sj's his dad can't shoot
it. Say. ma, I'll let ye in on the ground
floor r" that lot by the corner o' the hous
there to stand Jrer flower ixts on take it fer
five cents ana handful rais'iiK, seeing it's
you!" Dakota lieli.
AN EX-CADET GIVES A FEW BITS OF i
HIS EXPERIENCE.
Ill Itereption at tho ISnrrackH I'nder
Kinf; an Ordeal of Impertinent yu
tionineTlie "l'li-le" und Their M Ha
tersOn e of thai, "ulsunee.
il y own experience on reporting at West
Point may be taken as a fair example of the
way in which newcomers are treated. .My
appointment, required mo to report to the
adjutant of tho United States military"
a ad"iny on June 11, and at U o'clock on that
d iy I presented myself. Tho adjutant ex
amined my appointment papers, and sent me
over to tho hospital to stand my physical ex
amination. At the hospital I was told to strip off all
my clothing, and a board of surgeon pro
ceeded to examine mo with a view to ascer
taining whether or not I jxissessed tho physi
cal qualifications necessary to enter tho
United States army. They made me hop
a'-ross the floor on ono foot and back on the
other, weighed and measured me, tested my
eyes and in tigs, and finally sent me back to
the adjutant with a scaled envelope con
taining thnir verdict. The adjutant opened
tho envelopo and informed me that I had
been accepted. lie then sent me over to the
barracks in charge of an orderly. Right
thero my trouble commenced. Thus far I
bad como in contact wit h regular army cfli
cers only, and nothing had happened to im
pair my dignity or lessen my self esteem, but
now 1 was to be placed under a cadet cor
poral, and learn for the lirst time that be
tween plebes and yearlings there is a great
gulf lixed. On my arrival at the barracks I
was met by two cadet fiieers, a sergeant and
a corporal, and the following conversation
ensued:
"Take off your hat, sir," said the corporal,
"and hang it on tho floor."
I obeyed, wondering if that was the' only
hatraek Uncle Sam allowed his boys.
"What is your name, sir!" asked the ser
geant. "John Smith," I answered.
"Sir," said the sergeant, "sir, what do we
care whether your name is John or George
or Z.'ichariah? Now, sir, what is your name.'"
"Smith," said I.
"No, sir," said the corporal, "your name is
not Smith, but Jlr. Smith, and remember to
put a sir on w hen you peak to your superi
ors. Now, sir, what is your iiiuuel"
".Mr. Smith, bir," I replied.
I thought all this was funny, and couldn't
repress a smile. I was at onco ordered to
. .. p il.at smiling," but, of course, smiled
only the harder.
't'he corporal, a stout fellow nearly six feet
high, "'epped up near to and directly in
front me, and stooping down nearly to
my shoes, jumped up sticking his nose in my
face. This maneuver surprised me so com
pletely that I did not know what to do or
say.
"Sir," 1 " yelled at tho top of his voice, "do
you intend to obey mc'f
I felt tempted to knock tho fellow down,
but not knowing whether or not he really
had any authority over me, I concluded that
prudence was tho better part of valor, and
remained quiet, but was now so thoroughly
angry th:.t I no longer felt any inclination to
smile. After having deviled me to their
hearts' content, these two cadet non-commis-sioned
officers conducted me to tho office of
C'adet Lieut. I) , who had been detailed to
take charge of tho now men.
"What is your numo, sir?"' asked tho lieu
tenant. "Mr. Smith, sir," I answered.
"Well, 'dr. Smith, hold up your head, get
your heels together, drag in your chin, get
your shoulders back, and assume the position
of a soldier when you speak to mo, sir."
"Now, sir," continued Lieut. 1) , when I
had assumed the position of a soldier, "do you
see th.it book up there)"
' Vi sir," I replied.
"V. .', then, keep your eyes fastened on the
lctt:;r M on the back of that book while I ask
you a lc w questions, and don't you dare to
lay your slimy eyes on me, sir. V'ho is your
predecessor, sir?"
"His name is Jones," I answered.
"No. sir," he yelled, "how dare you put
yourself on an equality with an officer of the
United States army and graduate of this in
stitution? Air. Jones is your predecessor,
sir."
I made haste to disclaim all intentions of
putting myself on au equality with Air.
Jones.
"What was your previous condition of
servitude, sir?' was the next question. I un
derstood by this that my questioner wished
to know what had been my condition of life
previous to arriving at West Point, and so
answered that I had been a farmer's son.
Lieut. D then asked me if I had any
pistols, bowie knives, confectionery or black
ing. I confessed having a box of the latter
article in my trunk, and was ordered to turn
it in to him immediately. Cadets, I after
ward learned, are not ailowed to keep black
ing in their rooms, but have their shoes
blacked in the shoeblack's shop under the
barracks. When Lieut. D had finished
questioning me, he assigned me to the room
which I was to occupy until I had passed my
entrance examination. Every boy before
being admitted into the academy must pass
two examinations, the pli3sical, which I have
already described, and the academic. The
academic examination generally lasts about a
week. During that time the applicants for
admission, known officially as "candidates,"
but called "beasts" by the cadet, are sub
jected to every sort of indignity by the cadet
officers, whos'j duty it is to protect them.
The candidates that succeed in passing their
examinations become nt once cadets of the
fourth class, and are no longer cid'.ed "beasts,"
but for a whole y-ear are known V- their fel
low cadets as "plebes." Soon aftei tlieir ad
mittancc the plebes are transferred o camp,
where the first and the third classes (the
second always being absent on furlough; have
preceded them, and where they are destined
to spend two months of torment. While in
c.uip the pleles are slaves to the other class
mt-n, and spend a great part of their spare
time in doing "menial service" for their mas
ters. "Menial service" in cadet slang means
cleaniug guns, polishing waist plates, sewing
torn gloves, bringing water or doing any odd
job that a yearling (third claas man) or first
clos man may want done.
"Standing attention" to tho other cadets
is considered by the plebes one of the worst
nuisane-js that they have to endure. When
ever a yearling or first class man enters a
plebe's tent or speaks to him, the latter is ex
pected to strike a brace and keep it until his
superior (0 gives him permission to stand at
ease.
Cadets of the first, second and third classes
call each other by name without the prefix
"Mr.," but "Mr." the plebes and make the
plebea "Mr." them. This is done to show the
fourth class that it is not the equal of th6
others. Ex-Cadet in N. O. Times-Democrat.
Coal Dust Versus the Vest.
Bituminous coal prevents the wearing oi
lowcut vests in many western cities, unless a
man is willing to put on a clean shirt every
morning, and to change it again at night if
he is going where good clothes are worn.
EIGHT HUNDRED OF THEM RAISING
HERDS IN COLORADO.
llefiiiod, Intelligent Women, Thoy Suo
cecsfully Look After Thalr Uwu 111
tereHtii A Denver Kfporter'a Chat with
u. I'l'omliK'Ut Cuttloman.
"Are you jK-rsonnlly acquainted with many
women engaged in the bioinev of cattle raia
ingj" asked the reporter.
Tho cattleman ga ve a long whistio.
"Well, 1 should think so," b sai.L Tv
studied them for years. You wnut to know
what kind of women they are) I'll t.U you
what sort they are, young man; they're
ladies, that's what thoy are. Now, I don't
mean by that that they would bo afraid of
soiling their bunds if occasion required; no,
indeed; nor of doing a churltablo action
which would necessitate some personal ex
posure on their part, for they are genurous to
u fault. What I mean to say is, that they
are as a rule refined and intelligent women,
who read and think and aro capable of mak
ing a good appearance In society. I don't
know as I have ever seeu one of them who is
phenomenally intellectual, outsidu cf tra
judgment they sercLso in tho utook business,
which is pheiionic.uL Most of them Imvo a
genius for business, and nine-tenths of them
know how to appear in a drawing room.
"In most instances tbey are rich and know
well how to uso their money to advantage so
ns to get tho most good out of life. Many of
them aro wives anil mothers, and whoii thoy
are such I assure you they are both wLw and
kind. You will find that they rule thufr
households with firm hands, and that theii
husbands and children, to uso the biblical ei
pression, 'rise up and call theiu blessed.
"Stock women are much like others, cave
that they have wider judgment on practical
subjects. They are thQroughly businessliko,
bocauso they appreciate the rast interests
which they have at stake, and tho quick con
ception with which all women are gifted
enables them to see clearly what the Inevi
table results would bo of ono falsa move.
They know that their decisions must be well
weighed; that they must act only undor tho
most careful consideration, and that dice
having acted they must abide by their de
cision with a calm, unswerving cpirit. It Lst
a good training school for a woman. It
takes all that idiotic nonsense about nerves
out of her and gives her brain a cool, com
mon sense poise which many a man might
envy.
GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES.
"I know of no position in life which I had
rather my daughters would fill. It is one
burdened with great responsibilities, of
course, but what mode cf lifn is not where
thero is anything to be gained! I assuro you
1 should not consider that a clear nuderttand
ing of the cattle business interfered in any
way with the refinement; of those whom I
hold most dear."
"But you bavo doubtless met stock women
of a directly opposite class, hava you not?"
"Oh, yes; thero aro necessarily exceptions
to all rules. The uncouth woman of tho
ranch, who rounds up her own herds and who
sleeps in the saddle, is not altogether a creaturo
of tho imagination. Uncouth and ignorant
she may be, but sho is always a good woman,
and one whom r.il the cowboys rcpuct. I
know several i.: '::nces where the women can
swing a lariat lh:o a man, and know quite
well how to mnng9 a herd. A very few cf
them personally supervise their own animals,
however, and these, in most inslanws, ara
thesa who have not as yet accumulated much
wealth, although there aro Soino very rich
cattle women iu Colorado who ridi after their
own herds. A woman usually manages her
caftlo through a foreman, whom she often
supplies with brain power. Siaa does not
usually live on the ranch, but rather i:i a
handsome house in some neighboring toirn.
Llut, all the same, sho is tho bona and tiuevr
of the business. Her cicar Load manages it
all, and it is through her direction that her
foreman always proceeds. She often spends
the summer on tho ranch, where a comfort
able dwelling is fit ted up for her, much ou the
order of an English shooting bos.
NOT EASILY VOX.
"You want to know something about tho
unmarried women who nre great stock rakers.
Well, tho main thing that can bo said for
them is, that men of position and prominence
everywhere want to marry them, not purely
out of money considerations either, for some
of thes s unmarried stock women have a fund
of good senso and useful intelligence which
cannot be eclipsed, and beside this, many of
them are quito accomplished and good look
ing. But few of them are past their youth,
and tbey have a shrewd way of looking at
things, which augurs 111 for the stranger who
looks with longing eyes upon their Cocks and
herd3.
"Colorado women generally have gone into
the stock business," concluded th cattleman,
"through a direct lino of inheritance that is,
tbey have inherited either small herds, vast
ones, or a taste and inclination for tho life. I
know of numerous instances where a father
has died leaving Lis daughter a very small
herd, and she has goue steadily on with it,
making thousands where her fathsr before
her mede hundreds of dollar.?. Again, there
are widows who have como into possession of
vast stock interests through the death of their
husbands, and who have managed tho busi
ness left to them until tho receipts run away
up in the millions.
"I know resolute women too, who began
without a dollar, and who have gained wealth
and standing in tho stock business. The most
highly novel sight I ever saw was a 1-1-year-old
girl herding cattle away up in Montana,
with only her little brother to assist her. The
father of these two children had died, leaving
them a small herd of cattle, and I would be
willing to wager my last dollar that that little
brown skinned girl away np there in that
wilderness will yet count her dollars by
thousands. Of tho S00 stock women now
doing business in Colorado, all are well and
favorably known among cattle and sheep
men, any one of whom would gladly befriend
them m case of an emergency, but whom, on
the other hand, they are quite capable of ad
vising in many practicable matters relating
to stock raising.'' Denv er Republican,
It Always Pours.
The discovery of rare elements bids fair to
become as persistent a fanaticism among
chemists aa the finding of asteroids whose
number has increased from none to nearly
277 during the present century is among as
tronomers. During the decade ending with
ISSo over forty discoveries of new elementary
pubstances were announced, while the entire
number previously known was less than
seventy. No less than nine were detected by
Crookes last year. Tho list is likely to be
lengthened quite as materially in the current
twelve months, as A Prlngle already claims
to have found six new elements In some
Silurian rocks in Scotland. Five of these ara
said to be metals and the other is a substance,
resembling selenium, which tho discoverer
calls besperisium. One metal is like iron, but
does not give some of its reactions; another
resembles lead, is quite fusible and volatile
and forms yellow and green tsalts; another,
named erebodium, is black: the fourth is a
light gray powder, and the Uu6 fa dark In
color. Ai'kansaw Traveler.
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