Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1883, Page 2

WRER THE OATii WAS TAKEN. Vindieating the Trath of History. Fo the Fort Burorp, D.T., March 11th, 1983. Editor of the Eveine Star: Jn Tue Star of February 24th, Just recetved here, where Lincoln died, whi: {s an article In reference to the house controverts the re- ceived Impression that President Johnson took the oath of office at the Kirkwood House. Mr. Johnson may have taken the oath before Mr. Stanton on the night of the assassination, as alleged, but if so he must have been twice sworn. the earliest pract He was urged by Mr. Stanton to fix et practicable moment, and I doubt not Tie Star will show tha: 10 o’cluck, at the Kirkwood House, was fixed npon as the time and place, and that Chief Justice Chase there administered the oath, in the presence of Mr. Btaat on and a few others. S. S. Turxre 4 -D., U.S. army. {Our correspondent is correct on all the points stated except a slicht difference as to the hour. The fies of Tuk Stax show that the oath of office was administered te Mr. Johnson by Chief Justice Chase, at the Kirkwood House, counts do not represent Mr. Johnson as among these present at the ae of Mr. Lincoln's The Englist: Sparrow Question, e2c! first than Rome of £ How often we hear men say “I am‘glad of it, When he top of the hi 1s when the man who has fallen was the same kind before he got there. Tie trouble is that too many men who go to the front get the idea that they own the earth, and they he te get end f whe down You know your tvot will slip and you will go hi appetite. If you have kept 1 your friends, while you hone ously felles fo in tue past hb will her and I th! dam “You may quo warra: and t nis ted! . nd ¥ . and never , but day, wh in, they hter hum, political it him, but he eelf, and not trday morning, April 15, 18% ‘ulloch, Attorn P. Blair. sr., ion. Mont; wf Vermont; Ramsey, Stewart, of Ne- the contrary to the © where Mr, Lincoin stasen. Mr. Lincoin wo minutes past 7 =, and of course Mr. » been sworn In until Besiucs, eotemporary ac- 8 soe Tn Evexrse turd. Star, issue you give edi- of war at D; nizing against the jon of the English > farmers of Delaware county with not being an insectiv- driving away other trey Insects. In istaken. As to the tructive of insect life riates it in larvae, nd, as to the to driving AL ie of birds th ease the fi no bird is th i the vaguest reas ed in our beau at he drives the sing! That fsnot a fret. The © food in the parks, city. Thanks to the allowed to 7 R ve. All sing’ ‘y, and the inJucement to re- | ify is food. Beside, they are us parks. Any that re- , or given thelr mesueh ina park. ow hemp, millet, “dina small square »pean tinnet, white wings, This | “OWNEN ME EARTH. > “itakes Made by Men Wh ( Abend in Life.”? Peck’s Sun. speakin, f some man who has been at p politically, socially or finan- and has suddenly dropped. Once in a while a man says, “I am sorry,” but that of a fellow when he was on top that he was their old friends get down on them, and do not make new ones to take the id one: t tow bi orget hi have i othe A ward politician who becomes a he is el irs. The boys m What he is talk with aud laugh at his great- di vim whe wanted was to have hits re- wher he was on top. or, and be respected is, and he may sud- eft him. The f time he owards the earth. He rid meeting sc ent, and now left him, If he of and does it ady whose nead has not got too big and the man who Las been tempora- es (hat he has made chmbing a hill all his so mnuch t it nad made his ¥, by sticking his toe nails has a right to feel glad, contented whgre he is, and When + Sto the top of mere dan) i$ place than he case Irom where every direction. Did ou get up there, ot to braee your- rst thing and you k your and ¢ who are still ing your foot slip nd keep you up, but out of yourself, and ot there that you wn Gh facies in the art to go | Ail creation | “and when you | h out to s t © top of the ea they got to an Kentucky Justice. Kentucky, has an ortzinal was recently brouzht be- ed with « Ils seal opinion of the aling r hed oner, and wes see snake his head omin- y and frown portent d ee ngs. tablish- ‘The prisoner succm« bi, and his attorney told him to go 5 hi" roared his honor, to to that!" honor sald: Jail. Is to convict him of z Bill Si but the durn cuss, ke no douht. has hitched oa to some other 's pork in the past, and if he has not done x w the evidence DISSIPATING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. How 150,000,000 Acres of Land Have Been Given away. How many people know, except in the most vague and indefinite way, the ares of these United States still subject to the im mediate con- trol of Government? We all have acomfortable consciousness that Uncle Sam has plenty of land to furnish a farm to everyone, and it is easy enough to learn the actual areaof the public do- main, which 1s as follows: Cession from the original states. Louisiana purchase. jor’ In this'the by the treaty of annexation it ownership of all public lands wii hi Acres. ,823.126,$ cluded, a3 retained the n its borders. Of the public domain 548,000,000 acres have been used in the following ways: Cash sales. Donation ai Given to states for internal impr ments........ Given to states for Town sites, &.,. Raflroad land grantspatent Canal grants. Military wagon road g: a Mineral lands sold since 1 Homes . r Stone and tinber acts of 18; Swamp lands to States. Graduation a 5 Schools and ‘Timber cultu: Desert land ae 3, ‘OVe= 45,650,020 4,421,073 1,301,049 14 Besides this various amounts have been dis- posed of uider special acts. The Commission estimated the aiea of remaining the property of the so June 30, 1850, ut 1.273.960.3584 ac the area of unexplored Alaska is to in considering must aiso be taken out and military reserv: private land claims, 17,150, in the Indian Territo 000,000 land grant question. Lublie Lands public lands vernment on From this bededucted, ‘There acres for In- iors, 80,000,000 for acres unsurveyed his leaves in round numbers but 650,000,000 acres to be disposed of by the government. The country generally has an idea. and a strongly developed idea, that vast blocks and stretches of the public domain hav. ed to railroad and other corporal ¢ bea grant- tions, and in this the public is right, only it doesn’t go half far enough. ‘The policy of grantin ig landsto aid in the construction of railroads began with the grant in 1850 to the state ot illinois for the Illi- nols Central, neerned with the grant in 1871 res to the Texas Pacific. subject, the Chicago Tribune says: The land set apart for homes tor and ended as far as Congress is of 14,309,760 In an article on this families has been made into empires for corporations. Every element of human fault and fraud has been at work in the spoliation of the land of the people. Congress has been extravagant and hasfalled to act when part of the results of its extravagance might have been saved. The Land Office has been inadequately equipped by C ‘ongress, and has on Its own account been careless, dishonest and traitorous to the Interest of the people. It has been wax In the hands of the great railroad | e-edged steel in the side It has overruled -cisions of the Supreme Court and nullified | beiray Its trust and corporations, but dou, of the poor settler. act: Congress to the raiiroads, but has r of h settler held by de- efused even xercise its discretion when the home of a | a righteous title was to be ted at the demand of corperate greed. dliness of Congress makes ele: aries of $1,200 to $1,500 a year untrained tn the law, Knowing nothing of the rules of eviden Judges of the law and facts in cases inyol millions of dollars and thousands of hom lIgg the deliberate nd heari in order to giv ations. no worse chapter in the history of go' than the facts we have to give show- <8 evictions of the ant and the American settler elr farms to covetous corpoi The land grant roads have had millio1 of acres granted them by the Land Office In ex- cess of the grants by Congress. story fs summed u who had thoroustily investic: The whole in the recent remark of one ted the subject— that the history of the management of the land grant roads by the Land Office is a history ofthe management of the Land railroads. Office by the Of these grants there are three classes: 1. The grants to states that have lapsed and were forfeitable, though never forfeited. 2. The grants to ratlroud corp similarly lapsed. orations that 3: The amount of land actually earned and patented to the railroads. The and ngress under which the lowing table shows the administration grants were made, together with the average: doe yiied Ages, or cert ‘ante 1850—President Fillmore, 1st, Sist Congre: 8,701,711 8,751,711 1852—Prestdent Film: 321 Congress, 1,764,710 1,764,711 1853—President Filmore, 2d, 82d. Congress. + 1,856,461 2,682,171 Total under Fillmore... 7,872,883 6,108,598 s6—Presifent Pierce, 1st, S4th Congress........° 12,505,959 14,559,729, 5,118,450 ‘Total under Pierce..... 14,885,485 19,678,179 1862-President Lincoln, 24, ‘h Cong ++ 5,094.418 93,504,001 nein, 8a, 3 8,915,200 46,848,600 »sident Johnson, 1st, ach Cor S. 1899 —Prestdent 40th Co. Total under Jonson... 5,0 1870—Prestdent Grant, 24,413t 3. Congress...... - 4,000,000 ee nt Grant, 84, 5 ongress.. -. 875,785 17,903,218 1872—Prestdent Grant, 21, 434 i Le COagTeSS...ceesegeeee 527,008 827,908 Total under Grant...... 1,253,689 19,251,181 Grand total... «AT 45,647,847 156,504,005 $3 45,650,028. 2.The grand total, as given by General Land <The tet up to June 30, 1882, that has been patented under the yrants, 1s 46,595,823 acres, The following shows the estimated area of the grants of land made by Congress to states and territories and to corporations from the year 1860 to June 39, 1880: In Tiitnots.. In Mississippl.. 187,189! |In Californ! Tn Alabama. 7.648, \In Oregon. x In Florita 0,407, |Ta Dakota.... 8,000,000 In Louistena. 256,420 In Wyoling. 4.500.000 Tn Arkansas... 2/612,631/|In Montana. 17,000,000 0. 2.005.251 Tn Idan 4, The abo Impress the citizens of the Cuited importance of greater aud imm agulnst further criminal prodi England’s Qucen Grow: Almost fo: the Prince Consort, spondent, it is given out that be in society. Her majesty has estimate is for the quantity of land | which will be given by the United States to the various roads if they are coustructed. The fig- | ures presented show that vast tracts have been worse than squandered and are sutticic eloquent without any strong arguments than the bare facts themselves, to States of the diate safeguards nm Gay. the first time since the death of writes a london corre- thie e Queen is to paraded her erieflong enongh! She still wears her widow’s eapand her senil-mourning gowns. She has lett the London season to take care of itself, and the shopkeepers have endured this disad- vantage as long as Chrietiau virtue will sanc tion. For 15 «8 allthe public appearances of- the Queen have been received with less and Jess expressions of enthusiasm and loyalty. Re- cently, when, {n person, her majesty opened the new law courts, the royal carriage Was al- most wholly unsaluted. Queen was not only struck steal some my duty to cage him" sa’ the prisoner's lawyer, tent has yy ed en atibi!” don't keer fer your alibl’s or any other rig this man will be caged.” sue out a writ of us and shame yc but, vour He warranto and man- h awrit of habeas to until you" mandamus until. you're dumb 2 he corpses in thecouaty, but yeu c: court!” thunJused the judge. + Constable, the prisoner stands commit- by the of her subjects, but grew appreh Indeed, the air of the populace was indifferent, if not sullen. The e indifference ensive. It is supposed that for the first time inthese 20 years she took in the situation and realized that she has duties to her capital and tu her subjects, as well as prerogatives Cbalen 9 Tt had been the purpose out of her crown. plan of the Queen to again go to the south of France tor these un- congenial spring months, and it had been given out that she would do £0. the her to a lively sense, after Her dependence upon the peoplein these At once she decided to remain in considerable the season to be very part of the season, and exceptionally peereen by ple at her lagt public: pomenee rought the throne’s latter days, London fora to cause way. | FLOATING HOTELS. Stecked With a Three Months Supply. Few people realize the vast amount of pro- vistons needed to victual a large ocean steamer bound on along voyage, such, for instance, as those belonging to the fleets of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, running from Europe to the East Indies and China, of the Royal Mall, bound to West India and Brazilian ports; of the Orient, to Australia; of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, running to both coasts of South America; of the Messageries Maritimes (East, West and South), and Unton, running to the Cape of Good Hope and East African ports, A passenger steamer of one of these companies, of from 4,000 to 5,000 tons bur. den, may have on board some 700 or more souls. Of these perhaps 200 wili be saloon pas- sengers, a few second-class passengers, and robably 300 third-class or steerage passengers. The ship's company will number something over 150, of whom there will be some eight or ten cooks, a couple of bakers, a confectioner, two or three butchers and nearly 50 stewards, walt- ersand servants. The voyage out and back may occupy some12 or 15 weeks. A glance at her provender accounts will show that the quantities of stores of various kinds that must be provided will be something like the fol- lowing: The wine rooms will contain some 25.000 bottles of beer and ale, about 4.000 bottles of spirits, 1.500 to 2,000 bottles of champagne, 4,000 or 5,000 bottles of other wines, a large quantity of claret or other light wine in the wood, together with from 8,000 to 12,000 bottles of mineral waters and tonics. Eighty or 90 tons of ice, provided the steamer has no ice-making machine, with which however, nearly all the first-class steamers‘! the above mentioned lines are now provided, suggest to the traveler cooling drinks to ton extent when the torrid latitudes are reached. Milk is laid in to the extent of some 1,000 or 1,540 tins of the condensed article, and in the reffigerator may probably be found from 200 to 500 gallons of the article as it comes from the cow. Quite a number of the larger passenger steamers carry a cow or two on board, in order to supply milk to the children of passengers. About 1,000 pounds of tea and A TON OF COFFEE are laid In for consumption during the voyage, ‘And about 8,000 to 9,000 pounds of sugar pro- vide sweetening for them. Some 20,000 gallon’ of tresh water are stored in the tanks in the hold, and the condensers supply, perhaps, 1,500 gallons deily for use in cooking, washing and drink for the animals and fowls: In the pantry, store room and lazarette, the steward's forethought Is illustrated by heamble provisions he has stored away in every ayalla- le place. There will be found about 3,500 pounds of butter, 2,000 or 8,000 hams, and 1/600 or 1,800 pounds of biscuits or hard bread, not such as are served to the crew, but a fine qual- ity for the passengers and officers, Of dessert stores, such as figs, almonds, muscatels and the like, there will be about 1,000 pounds. Fresh fruits are not taken into this catalogue, as they are supplied ad libitum at every port where the vessel ete touch, and as great a quantity as will possibly keep’ is laid in before leaving, There will also be 1,500 pounds of jams and jellies; of canned meats some 5,000 pounds, and 1,500 pounds of dried beans. As chicken broths, nourishing soups, and beef tea are required to restore to their normat conditions ; the stomachs of those unfortunates who may be deprived of the exercise of their natural functions by the attacks of the {insidious and ilitating mal-de-mer, rice and onions are among the necessities. A glance around the stores shows that the purveyor had ths fact in mind, and that he has provided some 3,500 pounds of rice and two tons of onions. Potatoes in the quantity of some fifty tons are in sight, and three tons of flour in sacks promise an ample supply of what the common seaman calls “soft chuck.” In order that the passenzers shall not suffer for want of eggs, some 20,000 are laid down for their consumption while on board their floating home. ‘The quantity of fresh vegetables, sheep, pigs, geese, turkeys and fowl supplied depend upon circumstances. If the ship has several ports of call, but a small quantity is taken in at the start, as the supply can be readily replen- ished at each port, and thus a vast amount of room for their storage and a great deal of 1.bor in their care and protection may be saved. About 24 bullocks and 50 sheep, with 12 pigs, 100 or 200 hens and ducks may be considered. A FAIR SUPPLY to be laid in when leaving the home port. The aliuston to seasickness reminds one that there is aifull-fledged M.D. on board, whose dispensary is as well stocked with drugs os an ordinary apothecary shop. Among his effeets may be seen 8 pound of quinine, four or five gallons of “blackdraught,” seidlitz ywders in quan- tities of 15 or 20 pounds, castor oll by he gallon, and 100 pounds of that universal medicine used on shipboard, epsom ealts. Those who have ever had occasion to go down to the sea in ships, realize with what alacrity that physic Is snatched trom the medicine chest and administered to any one who may need medical or surgical treatment. If man falls from aloft and breaks a limb; ifhe is threatened with a fever; or in fact, should he be a prospective sufferer from any one of the thousand-and-one ills that flesh {s heir to, the chances are that salts will be prescribed and as promptly forced down his unwilling throat. Among the small stores may be found 1,000 lemons and a Iai quantity of lime juice, the former, equally with the latter, possessing ant!-scorbutic properties. ‘The major portion of the above-named stores, It will be understood, are for the first-class pas- sengers, and nearly all of them are consumed by the prssengers and officers. Of course Jack is not fed on Jams, Jellies or chickens, but hag to fill his stomach with the “bloody pound and pint” rations, in accordance with the laws of ralty made and provided for his care and keeping. Salt beet and pork, technically denominated ‘salt horse,” “minis- ters’ faces” and ‘Jews food,” are the staple articles of his diet, varied with salt fish, pea and bean soups, “soft tacks,” scouse, and occasional allowances of “duff.” For the use of her popu- lation this same steamer requires 4,000 sheets, 2,000 blankets, 8,000 towels, 2,000 pounds of various soaps, 2,000 pounds of candles, provided she be not fitted witt electric lights; 1,600 knives, 2,500 plates, 900 cups and saucers, 3,000 glasses, 800 table cloths and 2,000 glass cloths. Now let the reader imagine the supply of coal, oll, boatswain’s stores and other necessary equipment for the voyage, all furnished on the same mammoth scale, and it will readily be seen that the fitting out of an ocean steamer requires @ vast outlay of money. —————+e-___ A TRYING TEstT, A Time-Lock Prevents the Opening of a Bank Vault. From the Denver Tribune. A strange thing occurred at the City National Bank, in this city, a few days ago. As is well known, this corporation moved Into its new quarters at the corner of 16th and Law- rence streets, quiterecently. The vaults there are new ones, with the latest improved and combination locks. ‘The officers are thoroughly familiar with the workings of the locks, but they being new cannot be held responsible for any unsatisfactory workings. A few days ago, when the proper time had ar- rived, an effort was made to unlock and open the main vault, but after sometime spent in unsuccessfully trying the combination it was descovered that something was wrong, and that ‘the bolts held fast where they had been lodged. Meanwhile drafts and checks had been | pouring fn, and all the available money nad beenpaild out. More were coming in, and im- mediate action was necessary, A telegram was at once sent to the vault manufacturers for an expert to unlock the door, and another tele- gram explaining the case Was sent east for money. The other banks heard of the circum- stances, and they offered Mr. Hanna all the money he desired. He gratefully accepted the offer, but afterward found that he had no use for the loans. For three days the bank transacted business with its vault doors closed, and without some of the books most used. The strangest part of the aftair was that very few inconveniences were felt. During those three days business was done, aud it was on the right side to suit the circumstances, After payingall the drafts made upon them the officers of the bank found that they had asurplus of €57,000 upon their hands— that amount being the sum taken induring the three days over and above the money paid. The complications in the combination showed the officials that their credit was unlim- ited, and they have reason to congratulate them- selves upon their lucky escape and financial bay Had circumstances been different from what they were no one can tell what the con- sequences would have been. Had some alarm- ist been Sahin oc peed and told to call again the rumor would have gone out that the bank was in a bad way, tnsolvent, etc., and an ag- gravating run would have ensued. cane seeking tee ney finance§minister, was THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON “HOMME ROUGE.” The Red Specter of the Tuileries, Are the contractors, says the St. James’ Gazette, engaged in pulling down the burnt Palace of the Tuileries aware thut they are also laying a ghost? dt is doubtful, for the legend of the Red Specter who haunted, and may still haunt, the building is now almost forgotten. Yet itis mot so long ago that the goblin, who showéd himselt on the eve of great disas- ters, was mentioned with bated breath, not only in the palace but by many of the inhabitants of the Louvre Quarter. There is no record to show when he first took up his lodging at the Tuile- ties, but it 1s affirmed that he disclosed his existence there most unmistakably during the. great revolutior period. A few days before the terrible 10th of Ai the story es—Marie Antoinette’s women were sitting in he Salle des Gardes when they became sudden- ly aware of the presence of a small man clothed from crown to heel in scarlet, who looked at them with such unearthly eyes that they were frozen with terror. They rushed to the ‘aj ment of Madame la Dauphine and related their adventure. The next apparition of the Red Man was in 1814, In the presence of the little king ot Home and his attendants; and the red figure was again seen, according to report, a little before the death of Louis XVIII., this time in the Galerie du Louvre. In 1815, however, much discredit was thrown upon the ghost’s existence by the practical Joking of some art student attached to Gros’ studio at the Louvre. Some of the Louvre apartments had been placed at the disposal of ruined emigrants who had returned to France and found a protectress in the Duchesse d’An- gouleme. Among these were two old maiden jadies and a knight of St. Louis, who were din- ing together one evening, when to their st Preme astonishment a ‘‘grand diable roug came down the chimney, and snatching a leg of mutton from the’ table disappeared with it by the way hecame. The incident was reported to the Duchess, who sought the pres ence of the King, and with tears pouring down her face declared her conviction that some great misfortune was impending. The King laughed at his niece's fears and sent fora chimney-sweeper. A boy who went up the chimney to look for the “diable rouge” didnot return. A man wasthen sent up, but nothing more was seen or heard of him. The st excitement reigned in the palace, an length a fireman undertook to explore the haunted chimney. He returned and explained the mystery. It appeared that the chimney passed by Gros’ studio, and that his pupijs, by making a hole in the wall, were enabled to play these pranks upon illustrious berscnages. The: made the two sweeps their confederates, but the fire- man was not tobe bribed. A writer in one of the Paris papers who recalls this anecdote re- lates in ail seriousness the circumstances under which the genuine goblin of the Tuileries made his final appearance. It was in 1871, during the last days of the Commune. The journalist had the story, he says, from the ips of the witness, who trembled while he told it. He was a con- cierge at_the Louvre, and while making his ac- customed round one night, lantern in hand, through the silent galleries, he observed in the Galerie d’Apollon 8 human form standing against a window,with crossed arms and droop- ing head, in an attitude of protound affliction. Believing he had surprised a robber, the concierge made towards the. intra- der, ‘who thereupon disappeared in most mysterious fashion. He tried to per suade} himself that his senses had deceived him, when on reaching the Grande Galerie he saw the same figure again, in the same mel- ancholy posture. On being challenged the form vanished. The official then remembered the legend of the Homme Rouge. and lost no time in regaining the street. Presently he returned with some of his comrades, to whom he had related what he had seen; but this time the search for the goblin was fruitless and was cut short by another kind of apparition—a lurid glare In tne sky. The Communists had begun their incendiary work, and the next day the flames shot out of every window of the Tuil- erles. It will be seen that the Bed Man not only haunts the palace with which his name ia associated, but also the adjoining buildings of the Louvre. So it is doubtful if he will quit the precincts to which he 18 linked by so man: associations, even when there is not a stone lett to tell where the Tuileries once stood. ————— LIFE ON THE PLAINS. How Cattle Men Roll up Wealth. An Bastern man met one of the cattle kings of Wyoming Territory in Cheyenne the other day. The cattle king had made his pile and gone out of cattle raising, and he sat down to give the Eastern man a little of the true inwardness of the business. “You have come to Cheyenne to investigate the cattle business, have you? And you want to know how the cattle raisera make their money? Well, I will tell you how I made mine, and my experience ig &@ common “one here. In 1877 I bought 1,000 Texas cows, 50 grade bulls, and 30 ponies. They cost me, branded and turned loose on the range, $16,000. The first winter, which was a very hard one, I lost 40 per cent. The first summer I branded 400 calves. At the end of the first year I had on the Tange 1,050, and on my books 1,450, which rep- resented the total head of stock I had handled so far. Tho second year I lost 100 head and bianded 450 calves. I then had on the range 1,400, and on my books 1,900. ‘The third year the range was eaten out, or at least was not so fresh as when J first went in, and I lost twenty per cent, branded 400 calves, and sold 200 dry cows and heifers for $5,000. At the end of the third year I had on the range 1,480 cattle, and on my books 2,100. The fourth year I lost ten per cent, branded 450 calves and sold 400 two and three-year-old steers and dry gows for $12,000. Had on the range at the end of this year 1,580 head, and on my books 2.150. The tifth year I lost fifteen per cent, branded 400 calves, and sold everything that was fat, and some cattle that were not, for $12,000. I then had on the range 1,200 head, and on my books 2,150. My expenses up to this time had been about $2,000 a year, or $10,000 altogether. At the end of five years I had drawn out of the herd $29,000. I had got all my money back and had over 1,000 half breed or improved cattle on the range. From this time on tt would only cost me 6 to raise a three- year-old steer, and I could sell him for $80 to $40; but the range was getting bad, and all the ranges in the territory being taken up, there was no new place to move to. I was afraid ofa dry summer and hard winter; so I bought 2,000 ‘Texas yearlings for $28,000, turned them on’ my already overstocked range, aud added them to my books, which made 4,150 head. I then came to Cheyenne to finda buyer. I soon found a tenderfoot fresh from New York city. I knocked off from my ‘books’ 150 head for loss, and sold the rest for #25 per head, or a cool $100,000. “If you go into the cow business you want to take care of your books, and do not, under any circumstances,admit losing more than 8 per cent in the hardest winter.” A Night Run of Cattle. Last fall a large herd of big steers for market were being driven across the country from Musselshell to Billings, on the Northern Pacific railroad, where they were to be shipped on the cars fur Chicago. There were about 2,000 head, I should judge, the property of a Mr. De Hass, a very young man. One evening a military camp had been made Just ahead of the cattle, and on the same side of the creek with them, up which the herd was being driven. A storm was coming 4 wickport for @ charter. MAKING GOOD SAILORS. Ship Captataw’ Stories—Naval Academy Graduates. ‘From the Philadelphia Times. Capt. Ormiston, of the British steamer Effeo- tive, now at Philadelphia, was Sunday after- noon entertaining a party of friends. A warm discussion sprang up concerning English and American seamen. “Well, captain,” exclaimed an ex-volunteer officer of the United States navy, ‘our naval academy turns out some of the worst lubbers in the name of sailors that I ever laid my eyes on. I had thirteen years service in the navy, and during that time saw some of their best and worst. The majority of the graduates from An- napolis develop in that institution a taste for kid gloves, waxed moustaches and canes, apd would never become sailors if they were pickled in brine. Some of them are ordered toduty as watch officers when .they had much better be under the charge of a nurse or whipping tops on the corner of a street. The pore way to make sailors is to take boys and break them right in to work. They should be sent right aloft when there 1s reefing or fur- ling to be done. Make them roll up their sleeves and dip their hands in the tar-bucket from the start, take lee wheels at sea aud do their share of all the work. ‘That is the way sailors are made.” “That is the way lads are made sallors on English ships, both in the navy and merchant marine,” said Capt. Ormiston, of the Effective. “There Js no crawling in at the cabin windows. Bvery officer who walks the deck of an English ship has served his time before the mast and assed & ore examination as to his quallfica- ions before he became entrusted with the re- sponsibilities of a watch oificer, for in the care of such a man at times rests the safety ot every soul inthe ship. Two sons of the Prince of Wales are in the navy, and I once saw the youngsters, with their trousers tucked up, wash- ing down decks like any yeoman’s sons.” “During the last war,” said another of the party, “I was attached to a double-ender lying in Brooklyn navy yard. The executive officer— then a lieutenant, now a commander—was at- tempting to cross a yard. The stick in questien could easily have been carried along the deck by twomen. First he hada yard-rope rove that was big enough to have lifted a nine-inch gun. All hands were called and talled on tothe yard- rope. The boatswain’s whistle blew rously, and that yard went aloft looking about as large asa knitting-needle. When high enough the foot-ropes, braces and lifts were sll; over, and all waited for the order from the lieutenant to ‘away ces but he was missing from the bridge. He had slipped down to his room and refreshed his memory from the pages of ‘The Kedge Anchor.’ He soon reapp , gave the necessary order, and the men were piped down, ort suppose we would have been standing there yet." “I got badly left in forming a hasty opinion of the lah-de-dah captain ot an English tron-clad,” said Captain Ormiston. ‘During the recent war in Egypt I took out supplies to Alexandria, and after discharging, recelved orders to go to Ber- I knew nothing of the place, and had no chart of the north coast aboard the steamer. None of the merchant captains could supply me, and I finally concluded to ap- ply to the captain of the iron-clad In- vincible, that lay close alongside of us, as a last chance. I pulled to the gang- way, and was met by one of the offi- cers, who said I would have to walt a few moments, as the crew were going to ‘quarters.’ As he spoke the boatswain’s whistle was heard, clear and sharp, above the hoarse calls of his mates. Immediately. as if by magic, yards be- gan to come down and go aloft, the blue-jackets rushing to and fro on deck, and of a sudden, bang, off went one of the eighty-ton guus fit to take your head off. After the men were ‘piped’ down I made my way up to the bridge, where I found a little light-haired man trotting up and down. His hat was cocked rogulshly on the side of his head; he wore long side whiskers and an eyeglass dangled from a gold chain about his neck. As I approached he halted suddenly, whirled about on one foot, screwed his eyeglass into his eye, and, in a sweet little piping voice, said: “« ‘My deah fellah, what can aw do faw you?" He cut such a figure that I was tempted to laugh in his face; but, controlling my@elf, I stated my errand. Immediately the little man had all the quartermasters running to find his sub-officers, and in a sity wey returned, and, touching their caps, they began to repors that Mr. A. was ashore on liberty, Mr. B. had gone to Cairo, and that Mr. C. was away in the firet cutter—andso on. He then turned to me, and rubbing his hands, sald: ‘My deah fellab, Ber- wickport is a very fine place, aw assure you;you. il find no trouble in getting in; aw was there once, Hien See al = ak man is; and, touchti m at was: rut gO, when a big, bint, sallorlooking officer ‘appeared and informed the captain that there was no chart of the Rritish north coast aboard the ship. Thanking the captain for his trouble, I went over the side and pulled aboara my own ship. “No doubt you would have agreed with me that the captain was no gallor and a fool beaide, but you would have been mistaken as I was. The next night the Invincible went out to sea, with @ man in the chains heaving the lead. Of @ sudden the breaststrap parted and away went the man overboard. The same little captain was on the bridge. Instantly the foppish airs were gone and the true sallor appes Pull- ing the bells he stopped the vessel, and Just as he stood, oilskins and all on, went overboard to rescue his man. One of his lieutenants and a quartermaster Jumped overboard to assist their commander. Instantly all was in an uproar. All hands were on deck. All the boats were lowéred, and the four men ina few minutes were safe on board the Invincible. Theleadsman was entangled in the line and would certainly have drowned but for the prompt assistance of the captain. In addition, this was the fourth man that same officer had rescued from drowning. His crew swore by him. He was a peer of the reakn, and a better officer does not walk the deck of an English ship to-day. No, gentlemen, you can't always tell the man by the cut of his jib.” American Society. From the Atlantic Monthly for April. American society, as now carried on, is main- tained solely for the benefit of young girls, and is generally little better than a marriage mart. ‘The parents launch their offspring as well as possible, and display their wares to the greatest advantage, but the business of the market Is carfed on chiefly by the young girls themselves, instead of by their mothers, asin England and Europe. There is no special objection to this method of transacting the business, but it is pre- posterous that young girls and their affairs should overshadow and shut out everything and everybody else. The result of this absorption in one class and one pursuit is that American society is often insufferably dull and flat. It is made up too eeetial s of ignorant girls and their attendant boys. Halfthe education of a culvated and attractive woman is of course that which is deriyed from society and from the world; and yet American society is almost wholly given up to the business of entertaining and marrying those who are necessarily wholly destitute of such an education. Another effect of the prevalence of social principles of this description is the supremacy of that most rustic and unattractive of habits, the pairing system, which converts society into a@ vast aggregation of tele-a-tetes. This yails all overthe world to a greater or less ex- tent, but it should never reign supreme. The upshot of the whole thing with us is to drive out of society nearly all married people,—-for marriage under such a system is destructive of up, and the cattle exhibited some signs of | social vatue; nearly all unmarried women over uneasiness. ‘Mr. De Hass sent word to the mill- tary officer that he had better yet his met wazons, and animals on the opposite side of the creek and-ont of the way, as he feared there was going to be @:“night ran.” The herders were instructed to keep their horses saddled and be ready to mount at a moment’s notice. The cattle were very uneasy, gettir up, lying down again, and shifting about. ee At last, about midnight, there came a sharp twenty-five, who are thought to have overstayed their market; and, finally, a considerable propor- tionof the unmarried men ott and upwards. 1n other words, except at a few large balls and receptions, all the best und most intelligent part of society Is usually lacking. It has been pushed aside, and is obliged to find all its social ‘amusement in small cotesies of itsown. This re- tirement is of course voluntary, because the pairing system ruins general society, and makes flash of lightning, followed by a heavy peal of | it, in fact, impossible in the best and truest thunder, and in an instant the whole herd were upon their feet. “Mount and whip out!” cried De Hass, and the herder who was at the head of the column drove off a few of the leading steers in the direction they were to go. All the others followed, and the herd was soon in full flight. The herders made no effort to check or control them further than to keep them going straight; they rode at the head of thecolumn, one on each side of them swung to the right or left to keep the trail; bluffs and precipices were ayoid- ed, and the open flat ground courted. The run lasted about two hours, when a gorge was bei neared, in which the cattle would crowd ani break their limbs. They were now quite tired, and the herders determined to exert their authority and stoptherun. The head of the column was bent out on the prairie, aud circled round and round until the cattle beeame tied up in a huge ball and could not move at all. Inthis way they were obliged to stand until morning, the herders rid Tound and round them, and keeping them completely tied up. At daylight they were allowed to “open out.” First, the outer edge scattered, thon layer after layer, until the kn ile of beef was a herd rasing an quietly as f nothing had happened. sense, A clever young Englishman not long ago ex- pressed his surprise at the fact that, whenever he asked who a lady of a certainaze, as the French say, might be, he was invariably told, not that she was Mrs. Blank, but thatshe was the mother of Miss Blank. The girl, like the boy, is properly the most insignificant member of so- clety. en @ young man goes forth into tha world, he starts at the bottom of the tadder, and works his way up. Thesameraleshould ap- ly to yo women in society. They have {noir piace, and it isan iny ‘one; but they should not start insocial life at the top, and then slowly descend. Such a systemis against every Jaw of nature or of art, and with its inevitable concomitant of universal tete-a-tetes makes really attractive general socle& imposeible. We ace thesoctal pyramid upon its apex inatead of Epon its base, and then wonder thatit is a poor, tottering, and unlovely object. ——___>-_____ “4 little tin Butler on wheels” is what the Springfield Union calls ex-Governar 8; the tidal-wave Governors stands ‘The Boston Post finds that the veto anae of 8; Cleveland 2; Pattison, 0,- arc INDIAN ABROW POISONS. How the "Medicine Men Make Weapons Deadly. Washington Correspondence New York Herald. During a recent tour of scientific investiga- tion among the several Indian tribes of the ex- arrow poisons, a castom which at one time pre- valled extensively among the tribes of North America, put which has been almost entirely abandoned since the introduction of firearms. There is sufficient evidence at hand to show that poisoned weapons were frequently used tn war- fare, though originally these toxio agents were resorted to, no doubt, for better effect of the rude weapons with which the primitive hunter was armed. Among others, as will be shown below, Lfeehoens Weapons were used only in the lestruction of noxious animals, but under any circumstances it is doubtful whether a savage would hesitate to resort to such weapous in the destruction of an enemy should a favorable op- portanity be presented. Usually the prepara- ion of poison was attended with a great deal of ceremony, the incantations and manipulations being conducted either by the Shaman or the war chief. The ingredients selected for the pre- aration of toxic compounds vary greatly in dif- ferent localities, vegetal poisons predominating inthe warmer regions, while the organic are preferred in the colder latitudes. This ts attrib- utable to the fact that poisonous plants are Bearcein the northern portion of the continent and that organic poisons deteriorate rapidly In the tropics. There are numerous instances also in which the —o eae is of the most harmless nature, the belief in its potency being based mainly upon the amount of dancing and devilry performed by an awe-inspiring Slaman. POISON OINTMENT. The first group, to which reference will be made, consists of three poisons prepared by the Mogul of Arizona. The first of these is called Ti-ki-le-Il-wi—poison ointment. Poison given internally to cause death, whether In powder or liquid, has no definite name beyond its being “bad medicine.” The “poison oiatment” is pre- pared in this wise: A rattlesnake is tormented ‘until It bites itself, when the priest of the “Snake Order” dips the arrow polat, as well asa short rtion of the shaft, into the biood obtained ym the serpent. It is stated that a wound from such an arrow will cause death in from three to four days under Pig f circumstances, and in a much shorter time if the victim has been fasting fora day or two, a condition in which an Indian Js frequently found even in times of peace. The second variety is pre- jared from the ‘humble bee,” which, after ing maddened by being disturbed {n the nest and strack at by withes and branches, is killed. The insects are then gathered and crushed in @ primitive stone mortar, where the mass Is pemegiie, fr macerated, after which the arrows are anointed in a manner similar to the preceding. Wounds are not liable to cause dangerous results, although they become ex- con ae and very painful, the effects being attributable to the presence of formic acid. The third variety is prepared by oer a number of large red ants—a variety found all over the northern elevated areas—in a similar manner as the preceding, and in which the arrows are dip| This poison is not neces- sarily a fatal one, though instances have been given on “Indian authority.” The present writer has treated wounds caused by this insect in several instances, when great constitutiunal disturbances resulted ina short time, followed by inflammation in an aggravated torm, and sometimes spoompanied by delirium, The In- dians state that if a man be wounded with an arrow freshly polsoned he will be debilitated (after the first ptoms of excitemeut are over), from which he may not recover for several weeks or perhaps a month. 1@ last two sub- stances may be piscared by any one of the tribe, as they are used in hunting, but the first-named is prepared only, as has been stated, by the fret of the Snake Order, and 1s used in war- fare with neighboring Indians only. VENOM FROM THE RATTLESNAKE. The Apaches occupying the habitable areas of Arizona, immediately south of the Moqui Pue- blos, prepare a potson composed of the venom of the rattlesnake mixed with the decomposed liver of a deer or antelope. The modus could not be ascertained in detail, thouch it is probable that the mettiod may be similar to that formerly practiced by the Teton Dakota, among whom the writer has wit the ceremony. A rattlesnake was searched for at one of the prairie dog to’ and when discovered was secured to the ground by means of a forked stick, so as to prevent its bariy rede injure it. An assistant would then pierce a deer's which had been procured for the purpose, and upon inserting a short pole would thrust it toward the nt, who would iy bury ite fan, this manner the venom was secured, and when the snake refused to bite again it was destroyed. The liver was then placed upon a tall, upright pole, where it was allowed to decompose, after which it was crushed in a small dish, when the arrows were dipped into the mass and allowed to dry. Poisoned arrows were carried In double quivers, and tied together with a black band or piece of cloth to distinguish them trom harmless ones. Serpent venom was employe by the Siris of western Sonora. After emall excavation had been made in the ground ® cow's liver was introduced, together with centipedes, scorpions and a rattlesnake. After teasing these creatures for a while with the hope that the liver might recetye most of the venom discharged during their angry struggles it was removed and crushed intoa Jelly, iato which the arrows were dipped. APACHE ARROWS, Apache arrows, which have been properly be- smeared with polson, are readily distinguished from the ordinary weapons by the dark reddish- brown coating over the anterior portion of the shait Immediately back of the arrow head, The latter also presents the same appearance at times, though were this the only portion to which poison had been applied there would be ditticuity in identification, as the arrow points are generally secured to the end of the shaft by the Mberal application of mesquite gum, after which the sinew threads are applied for greater security. The Sheshone and Banak Indians of western Nevada prepared poison in the follow- ing manner: An antelope or a deer is entrapped or caught by wounding it, when a rattlesnake is brought and made to bite it. The animal is immediately killed and the blood col- lected in @ vessel procured for the pur- pose. Into this the arrows are dip and afterwards allowed to dry, when they are ready for use. It 1s probable that the snake venom exerts no influence in this in- stance, as the amount absorbed iutothe system of the animal between the moments of being bit- ten and killed would be very slight indeed. The Pah-Utes, just south of the Shoshones, remove the heart of a large mammal! and place it into a corresponding cavity in the grouad. Rattle- snake fangs, with the polson sacs, are then ground into a pulp, with a horned toad or two, which mass is then emptied: Into the cavity of the heart and allowed to decompose. The whole mass Is said to dry intoa touch mass resembling caoutchouc. This is finally cut into small pieces. In poisons prepared by the combination of ser- pent venom and decom orgauic matter, it is not positively known which, if not both, of the substances acts as the toxic agent. thus far observed or re- corded have resulted in septicemia and death. One in particular, a mere scratch upon the shoulder blade, died in great misery in less than a week, though not before the flesh had liter- ally dropped from the back 4s far down as the hips. It isprobabie that the tic poison of the organic matter remuine ac for a greater period of time than the serpent venom, being favored by tmmediate drying in the drier atmos- phere of thé extreme western plateaus. Dr. 5. Wier Mitchell's experiments do not Jemonstrate to what length of time serpent yeuom may be kept in adried state and retain its virulence. The active principle (crotaline) may remain active under favorable conditions for an indefi- nite 1 of time, but thea the symptoms would be exhibited in a manner striklagly simi- lar to those after a fresh wound inflicted by the serpent, which thus far bas noi been observed. Prof. F. V, Hayden and Col. James Stevenson have both observed = Blackfeet and Axssini- boine Indians e pure venom by causing » scoured seeks to bite a clean piece orbark. The arrows were directiy to this without the admixture of any other sub- stances. SUPERSTITIONS AND MEDICINE MES. Curious superstitions exist in connection with this strange castom among various tribes. An intelligent Sissetor Dakota informed me that his rather had been a great Shaman in his time and knew all the ‘secrets of the plants. itrubbed upon a bullet, Hp pet spine = the di i . believe that to be in whale bunting the body of a whaler must procured by murdering him, when the fatty tions are removed from the body and carefully skimming off such fragments as form a scum, which are then allowed to putrid. The points of the weapons are with this substance, which t# considered to them unfailing success in hunting, both and on shore. Numerous enbstances of a ques tionable character are found im all tribes, bug their eficacy in the cases for which they are Commended can never be ascertained, as an dian wouid not adunit a fatlure so long as he escape detection. 83 DOG DISPENSARIES, Surgery and Medicine Applica Canine Paticnts—How They ‘Treated — Large Fees Paid by Owners, From the New York Journal. New York fs undoubtedly a great city for doctors, It will, however, be news to a greab mauy that itis perhaps the only clty in Amerion possessing a really practical dog doctor who has devoted his time to the study, antomically and otherwise, of thelr bodily construction aud ill hesses. Dog doctoring asa rule has generally been confiued to dog dealers, steaiers and fanciers who have buindly given certain medicines and applied certain liniments without even know. ing the nature of the drugs of which they are composed. And most so-called dog doctors principally on a course of diet of bread an water in sparing quantities to effect cures, be- lieving that all dog sickness 1s brought on by over-feeding on rich and daluty food. If under the treatment the dog survives and again takes to his meals with an Oliver-Twist-like craving for more, he 1s prouennoed cured. But very few of these people would dare undertake the set- ting of broken bones, the sewing up of nel wounds or attempt other surgical operati that are now being performed by the gentlemaa already referred to. THE DOG PocroR. Over a plain but neat little house on West Third street, is hung out an equally neat little sign displaying the legend, “B. G. Dovey, Prag» tical Surgeon.” In the basement and Orst floor windows are mavy specimens of the taxidere mist’s skill in the shape of stuffed dogs an@ other animals. In the basement, which t* use@ as the surgery, are tiers of shelves on which are arranged rows of bottles labelied In Latin, an@ containing different kinds of drags and powder, used in his profession by Mr. Dovey and his who largely assists him in attending to bis canine patients, At the rear of the basemeng are arranged kennels of various sizes containt dogs of all breeds and in all stages of hi from the very @ck to the convalescent and thor oughly healthy. For here are kept most of atients that are not suffering from fi umbs or other accidents, These latter are inaroom above which is specially devoted such cases. Mr. Dovey has been pureuing his proft for nearly a quarter of 2 century in this city, telis many stories of the bad cases he has at- tended and brought safely through. He peed he eays, to deal largely in dogs, but he has f the demand for his services in doctoritg them 80 increased that he has now almost given ad He telis how in ons case not long since a brought a little Skye terrier to him which hi been accidentally ran over and had both itehing legs broken. He succeeded in setting them and nursing the dog to convatescence. He also re lates many interesting tales of other injuries which he bas been called upon to repair, and among them cases where dogs have had thelr eyes torn out accidentally or in fights with others, and how he has managed to reinstate the optic and restore them to the full use of their sight again. He also tells of canine 9 jents with brokeg and dislocated Jaws, shoulders out of Joint, frag tured ribs, dislocated hips and other siinflar ao cident, most of which he has sui treated, geil sald Mr. cern have thor studied a dog's anatomy an Ow part as well as a surgeon who has made 's study of the human frame knows his subject. IN CASES OF SICKNESS or disease,” continued Mr. Dovey, ‘I prescribe medicines to suit each particular case, and if people only follow out my instructrons it te rarely that 1falitomakeacure. Sometimes! give liquid medicinesand in other instances pills. Of course I do not have the dogsal; here in hospital, for many peoplecannot afford to pay for this. The fees charzed are regulated by circumstances, ang vary according to the peculiar character of the case. Insurgicaleases, I get from three to fitty dollars. The worst disease that dogs sufferfrom is the distemper; and sometimes this is so viru- lent that the dog dies orbecomes paralyzed, and hastobekilied, Asa rule, however, if the case istaken intime, it rarely terminates fatally. Pap- pies have to undergo the course of this disease be- re they become fully grown and it isthe great- est trouble of their life, for once through this they ecarcely ever suffer again. Colds and cor areanother source of trouble among dogs, these cau easily be cured with proper careand at- tention. Another great trouble about dogs ts the way Inwhich they are overfed by thelr masters oF mistreases, who tuink civing them little tid-bits at all hours of the day isbeingkindtothem; bat this is a mistake. 7 visiting at thelr own homes my fee is $3 aud medicme extra.” : THE DOCTOR'S WIFE. rs. Dovey, who assists her husband, is well wn among the best people in New York and is highly respected by them, relates many aneo- d@otes of her practice, and says it 1s very com- mon for her lady patronesses who are living in hotels to bring their pets to her fo board ané doctor. “They pay me well,” said Mrs. Dovey, “and will have me visit them once a week with their pet or pets and spend en hour or so with them. and then bring the dog back with me. They also often invite me to the theater, so that they may have an extra hour with their little ta, and, of course, I don’t often refuse. The lowest feo they ever pay me when I visit patients at thelr home Is the same as Mr. Dovey's ch viz., $3; but I often get more than this in cult cases. it “One gentleman once gave me £200 a month to kecp two Italian greyhounds for him while he was in Europe, and sent a carriage also every month for me and the dogs to take a drive in ‘the park.” Another case Mrs. Dovey referred to, in which a lady from the south brought her a Skye terrier dog suffering from dandruff, which was half an inch thich on Its body, and which she cured, and afterward sold the dog for She is often, she states. called to tients in Boston, Philadelpiia and er ae Mrs. Dovey ‘s a vivacious lay, q Itary domains of the aristocracy to be cated? Are the sacred rights of property to be to be opened: speech, and exceedingly pleasant in manner. ENGLAND'S DANGER. A Storm Gathering. From Jolin Swiuton's Lecture, There are five different things which I ape cially noticed in Engiand. First, there are ia that country false and wrongtul polities, amon _ archy, a house of lords, anda pin ondly, there is a false and fatal state in the country, with a ruthless co! ia wages and a baneful domination capital ; thirdly, there Is a false and baneful soctal sys. tem, beginning with a glittering, gaudy ay, racy at the top, and ending with @ si:king mass of what is called “the population;” fourthly, thee is a distorted reli- gion, in which stilted formalities and the dolors Of superstition are mingled; and, Aithiy Chery is a false and inequitable land aud of wealth. I saw millions living without auy rights In the soll which they whiie the land was in the clutches of @ handfa of hereditary aristocrats. The land question is becoming ® matter of politics in the questions are belug arked. “are i violated, and =e the flood-gates of in the sky of England. crary rising in that country, tenciug trade aud ia certain that recon thincs before arist i #100 for the one-half the money af sap A coloved woman, near has twins, respectively named Joba Henry John. . 4