Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1891, Page 10

< eert oF CRRISTIAR commitice of 3 ty, VOR, 0'e Weekly Pigs, A 5 ae velfare of to \e Sees Sach among ey / + eo 1 Xe ty, Ch ey achool Intereeng Sy eignary Work, 8 soe Meet > Min IE Metin, < 2 19 20 aqearao \ Mane pare auaeesres > i“ * TT Pa rests Mes \ PL Qing, MH tep0g 98 Ma | \ ‘sa Cn onposyus pete OP Se Sate eae Sr uvaig 10 19308 ORGANIZATION OF THE LEAGUE. ‘ [conduct children’s: prayer mestings o¢ aevo- PIV OP TAC E | tional meetings for special classes of persons, THE FF W 0 ib L oAG 4 as sailors, railroad men, &c. It shall help the superintendent in building up and strengthen- ing the Sunday school. It shall also endeavor to interest the young people in the missionary ‘The Most Important Branch of Meth-| snteroriser of ihe church. To it shall be com | mitted all the oa 5 Fel estine a 7 odistis Amoi ti of the chapter. Where the work of the ic Work ng the Young. lengte fs. so divided that the diferent depart. — | ments interweave, their efforts the department zB < :ROW . | of Christian work shall arrange for the devo- HS BIRTH AND GROWTH: | 2 ci cedas ix mikbin tataree cot ail ee such meetings. “ re _| _ Department of Mercy and Help.— This depar The Great Work Tf Has Already Accom: | mont shall arrange for the syetematie visitation plished—A Mass Meeting to Be Held in the | of the members of the chapter, the sick of the Metropolitan Charch Nett Tuesday—Some | pron cena egg ge aged and — —-s | community. It shall interest the league in the enc a ge ancy oe chutities of the place and plan to give aid ————— ‘when needed. It shall have charge of temper- ance, social purity work, tract distribution and the like. The Junior League shall be under - | care when not organized separately. All sorts League—now the most impor branch of | of home mission work when undertaken by the Methodiatie work amoug the young? The | chapter, such ag visiting hompitals, nursing: i important position on | distribution of Mowers, starting industria Scryers eeencchem aatgiegag bees fo tongs all tensa lara gern, eee te ke houses, day nurseries, &e., shall be under its during the conference per jod. On the evening | } of Tuesday next there will bea mass meeting “are. Department of Literary Work.—It shall be the at Metropolitan M. E. Church, presided over by Bishop Fitzgerald. president of the league, How many people are there who know any- thing of the aims and objects of the Epworth one end rooms, aim of this department to encourage the study of the scriptures, to mstrnet the membership and if anybody 16 short on information as to | Of the charter in the doctrines po the leagae and its objects the opportunity thus | pai churcl: and the other denominations of afforded for the acquisition of facts will be » | the church universal, and to give stimulus and goed cue. But one mevting place will not suf- | direction to general Christian cultare. It chall lice for the leagae, so the local authorities | have charge of all courses of reading and study have srranged for three congregations-- | ptrsuedby the chapter. Itmay open, wherever at Metropolitan. one at Foundry | practicable, libraries, reading art Wapgh Just. who will | rooms, night schools and the like. It shall at- verious oudiences cannot be offi- | range for lectures and literary gatherings, cially annonneed, bag the following named | when members of the chapter and others shall cpeakers and workers’ have consented to de- | present essays, papers, talks, debates, &e. It liver addresses: . W. J. Dawson of Glas- | shall endeavor to extend the circulation of the gow, Rev. Thomas Bown :r ¥ epherson, presi- books aud papers of the church, and do what it of the Evglish Wesieyan conterence: J. J. can to quicken the intellectual life of its mem- acleren of ‘Toronto. Gov. Pattison of Penn- | bers and the community im, Rev. J. FP. Gerry. D.D., editor of the | Department ot Enteriainment.—This depart- Herall: Geveral Secretary K. ment shall be on the outlook for new members one of the lexgue leaders: Bishop jewman and Bishop Fitzgerald. Sev- eral other men of prominence will be on the ms, the names to be announced on Mon- and be ready to receive them and introduce them at all ‘meetings of the chapter. | It shall have charge of the social part of all gatherings. ‘The music of the chapter and its entertain- | ments, other than the literary programs, shall be under its care. It mey provide flowers for the pulpit, ushers when riecded and attend to procuring hadges, embiema, banners, decora- tions, &c., and he the custodian of all such ef- | fects belonging tothe chapter. Picnics, exeur- sions and the like shal! be under its care. BISHOP FITZORRALD. One of the objeets, and, indeed, the’prineipal ebjcet, of the meeting on Tuesday is to bring the society more prominently before the gen- eral Methodist public. ona to increase ite mem- bership, the seope of its work and its eonse- qnent usefulness | It is expected that there will be present Ep- worthians from Boston, New York, Philadel- phia, Wilmington end Baltimore and perhaps Chicago, Cineimnati and Pittsburg. In order that the visitors may be properly | eared for the Washington District Leagne has established at Metropolitan Church an Epworth Lurenut of information for the purpose of di- recting the visitors to suitable hotels and boarding houses. ‘The bureau of information and all matters pertaining to the local arrangements for the meeting are in the charge of a committee com- of Wm. €. Eldridge, second auditor's office; Chas. E. Roberts, Post Office Department, and J. Millar Fisher, West Washington. ITS BIRTH AND 6 For many years past focieties among the young people in Methodist neighborhoods and thin the bounds of Methodist churches were formed with the single object of mutual im- provement. These societies were accountable te no ofticer except their own and those of the churches to which they belonged, and were not affiliated with societi in any way related to th Some were en- tirely religious, some entirely literary and othets were made up of both the religious and literary elements. So rapidly did these societies increase and so diverse were their constitutions that in order to inerease the usefulness of their members it was agreed that many of them, embracing the Young People’s Methodist Alliance, the Oxford League, the ¥ People’s Christian League, the Young People's Methodist Union and the Young People’s Methodist Episcopal Alliance et the north Ohio conference, should combine n stre, and form one society. Accordingly a confer- | St. Joseph. Mich. ; ence between representatives of these societies i wat called atid the meeting held in Cleve- land, Ohio, in May, 1489. The resnit of this | conference was the formation of what is now | kaown as the Epworth Leagne. In the com- patatively short period of its existence it has Rfown so ax tocontain sixty-five hundred chap- ters, with a total membetship uf over 400.000, representing nearly crery section of the Cnited States and many sections of the old world. Its object, briefly stated in its constitution, is to “promote thtelligent ani loyal piety in | the Young metnbers and friends of the church, | toassiet them in the attainment of purity of nel to train | REV. JERSE L. HURLDUT, D.D. (Corresponding Secretary Epworti League.) Department of Correspondence.—This de- partment shall keep a complete record of the membership, of ail the meetings and of all courses of reading and stndy pursued by the chapter. It is desirable that it keep copies of all programs. newspaper and other notices of its affairs, and ali memorabilia relating to its doings. It ray earry on correspondence with absent members and other chapters and read the replies at the meetings of the chapter as the chapter may order. It shall conduct all correspondence with the eentral and district offices, and be the custodian of all the records of the chapter. By it members in good atand- ing shall be recommended to other chaptera. Department of Finance.—This department shall present to the chapter plana for’ meetin the financial needs of the chapter. It shall collect all dues and reecive all moneys, disburs- ing the same asthe chapter may direct. All | matters involving an expenditure of money shall be referred to it for consideration before final action of the chapter. LLARS IN THE RPWORTH TEMPL. The general officers are: President, Bishof J. Fitz Gerald; corresponding secretary, Rev. Jesse L. Hurlbut, D.D.; recording secretary, Robert &. Doherty, .; treasurer, Rev. Jar, i. Freeman, D.D.' The above, with the follow- : Rev. Arthur Edwards, D.D., hhicago; W. W. Cooper, 7 Washington ret, W. L Haven, Boston, Mass. i ptets™ and | rgarized in a; conference are I district leagues Fimilarly affiliated and organized are known os estine ince aramue. Bach of | (Recording Secretary Epworth League.) and carries out sitel: plans as will best increase | Robert I. Doherty, Ph. D., im one of the the usefulness of the sneieties composing them. [et ‘ongest factors in the Epworth movement. A Locst. CONTENTION TO BE HELD. | He is general secretary. He was educated in The Weshingiam District League, the reeog- | the Comnton school find New, York Uellgge. bs te fe ia early life was spent pa a prin! a f sry district of the ofice and be natarally drifted in Hempaper pare onthe poser yy pecu con- work. He was a reporter and afterward city South. The work ot euch chapter is divided | mnperion neha’ io eghe kien eae oot ale into sit departments. namely: First, depart- | with Drs. Whedon, Corry and other Methodist ment of Christian work: second, department of | literary men and he became associate editor of Ye "7 deocale. For six years he was with Dr. Buckley and then he wae transferred to the Sanday school depart- ment: he writes the § ‘hol lessons and at . oy MOBFRT R. DOHERTY, PH. D. ‘The work is so distributed that every mem- ber in each chapter is expected to belong to at least oue of the above departments, and to be msible to the head of the department. | +h department is in the charge of chair- | man, and the chairmen of the six departments, | the officcts, form what is knot the cabinet, while ti of the distriet | Gre known as the board of control. So | * great has been the growth of the league that it | ‘will be necessary for the next general confer- ‘of the Methodist Episcopal church to | the league to its official bosom. A sep- | arate department will be created for it and the will appoint offieers to attend to ite . «i ail Sa THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D..C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. eae eae er SS REL GITL EE ETON ETRE is the Rev. Dr. Joseph F. Berry, D.D., editor of the Epworth Herald, the of of E worthiana. Dr. learned printets? when a boy, then a on iy Pa Ga ‘fees ts tha diguity aad to- sponsibility of ‘ity editor. He ing in Michigag in 1873, elected associate tor of the Ohriatian ‘A th a ‘was appointed editor of the when that paper wueatarted.in 1890. mer} isn sixteen-page week end at the and of first year had a ciroulation of 40,000. TWO THOUSAND MEMBERS ERAR. The growth 6f the league in Washington has been rapid; it now embraces nearly fifteen hundred members, each one of whom, accord- ing to the constituti engaged at work in ot leaet oue of the a sparse and it is ex ted that within a reasonable time fhe them- Tahip will reach 9,000. Q. W. F. SWARTZELI. The Washington District League was organ: ized January last with the following officers: Presi yr. Woodward, who has since Geo. |W. F. Swarts reigned; vice presidents, zell, J. Millard Fisher, Edward M. Hail, Chas. E. Roberts: secretary, Miss Fannie A. ‘Meeka; treasurer, John T. Meany. The exectitive com- mittee is composed of Rev. H. R. Naylor, D.D., Presiding Elder Wm. C. Eldridge, Fred H. Saunders. ‘One of the it purposes of the Epworth League is of led interest to Washington, and to Methodism generally. Some little time it was pro to render material assist- ance to the great American University, which Bishop Hurst is engaged in promoting. The A WESTERN ROUND-UP | gees“, meocate How Cattle Are Collected on the Great Plains. BUSY AND PERILOUS WORK. Bis Meals—A Steer on the Rampage—Doing Guard Duty—An Exciting Occupation. ‘Written for The Evening Stat. 6¢.QEEAKFAST IS NOW READY IN THE ining car,” was the unique call which awoke the camp of the “KL” outfit one July morning onthe ‘steak plains” of Wyoming not many yetrs ago. The time was 4:20 in the moting; the place, Horse creek. Nota cloud floated against the blue sky ovethesd, while the rays of the rising sun might be seen glint- ing the summits df the distant foot hills. On the low, level ground, spread in such lo- cations as had been suggested by the indi- vidual fancy of the owners, lay the beds of the respective cowboys. Near by were the mess wagon and the bed wagon, heavy harness strung along the pole of each. Scattered about in seemingly hopeless confusion were «addles, blankets, bridles, lariats and spurs. Up the cteek were the few hundred cattle which had ‘| boon gathered during the preceding days of the retund-up, safely inclosed by a stout seven-rail Yetice, known 28 a “corral.” In the opposite direction, along the tich bot- tom lands of the stream, might be seen the “horse cavvy" or herd of cow ponies, without which it would be impossible to conduct a round-up. THE ROUND-UP cooK. Not’s sound could be heard. Even the blood-curdling howl of the coyote had ceased with the dawning of day. All was as silent as the stars when at 4 o’clock the cook arose and began preparations for breakfast. His cooking league board of control recommended that au | utensils were few; his stove a shallow hole in Epworth hall be one of the university build-| the ground. Across the hole tay flat strips of ings and there was an immediate and liberal | iron, upon which were set the camp kettles, response. 80 rapidly has the money come in that within'n yenr from thie time the hall ‘wil be in process of construction. fecrtoenindaaatly A REMARKABLE CASE. Singular Circumstances Attending the Death of Prof. Geo. W. Renfro. The case of Prof. Gecrge W. Renfro, who was killed last week in Alabama by acold chisel which was thtown at him, as published in Tae Srar at the time, has attracted considerable attention in medical circles, and many pbysi- cians in the state do not yet believe the truth in regard to the wound inflicted and what fol- lowed. Prof. Renfro was a native of this city and wasa member of a talented family. He wasagraduate of the literary and scientific courses of Howard University. The killing of Prof. Renfro, as heretofore published, took place at the Alabama State Normal School, about three miles from Huntsville. The professor had charge of “Palmer Hall,” where the boys’ dormitories are located, and on Tuesday of last week he fonnd it necessary to punish one of the students, Ebenezer Kahn, a sixtcen-year old boy from Gadsden. ‘The boy was stubborn. and when he ran out the door from the professor he closed the door bebind and the professor followed im to the door. Just as he opened the door ‘abn threw the chisel at him and the small iece of iron struck the door. “The boy had he chisel in his pocket and had been carrying it some days, beeduse it was the produet of his first labor in the blacksmith shop, where he was learning his trade. STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD. After striking the door the chisel glanced and struek the professor on the forehead, in- flicting, as was supposed, a slight flesh wound. The chisel could not be found, but no one sus- ected that it had entered the professor § it had, however, penetrated the brain and the akin had closed over it, making the wound ap- pear slight. The wound bled freely anc was given an ordinary dressing. After the injur:d professor retired his room mate, Prof. noticed that he was very restless an ave him s dose of morphine. Wednee- fy morning be wae almost in a. stupor and did not get up at the usual time. It was then thought that he had taken an extra mor- hine pellet, as the box of pellets had been left In the room, and for that treason Prof. Coun- cill, the principal of the school, insisted on his getting up. When he arose he walked into the next room, but still there was a dullness about him which he could not explain. These symptoms increaded during the day and about So'clock in the evening Prof. Logwood ex- amined the wound and found a hard substance under the skin, which he thought was probably a fracture of the bone. POINT OF THE CHISEL IN THE BRAIN. ‘This discovery alarmed bis brother professors and Dr. Lowry and Col. Fletcher, the latter chairman of the board of trustees, were vent for. The doctor answered the summons romptly and to his amazement he found the Raed substance to be the end of the chisel which Kahr had thrown. It had imbedded itself in the brain and when taken from the head amall particles of the brain came with it. The professor stood the operation without showing the slightest signs of pain. This was twenty-four honrsafter the wound was in- flicted. ‘The patient retained consciousness all the while eee oe srith the eos others as rationally as nothing to him. caso was watched with peculiar interest by the Huntaville physicians as well as by members of the medical profession in other parts of the atate. DEATH AFTER FOUR DAYS. Saturday mornitig the professor's mother was at his bedside and he was brighter than he had been for aday or two. Even tho physicians thought he was better, but during the after- noon he becaiue restless, and at 6 o'clock there had been such radical change in his condition thet the doctor, gave up all hopes of his recov- ery and told his friends to prepare for the worst. His condition continued to grow worse until a few minutes after 9 o'clock, when, after lingering four Gays and remaining conscious all the time, he died. The foll day Dr. Lowry and several other physicians in Hunte- ville ‘made an autopsy and discovered that & portion of the left side of the brain, which was govered with pus, had decayed ind caused firs inatcament Shick coset A ie denth is non in pemnacsion of Mr. Henr: 7 inspector in thiscity. The chiea’ inchons these ‘and a half inches long. —— Veterans of the Twelfth Army Corps. A considerable number of the former mem- bers of the fitst brigade, second division, twelfth army corps, the “White Star” brigade, ind of Shield’s division, met Thursdsy night at the Howard House to discuss and arrange for & Tull attendance of the members during the en- eampment next year. the frentpninth Onio was of the rst Deigade Assoviation, and Capt MeGee, both of the veventh Indiana, to similar oftices respectively of the Shield's Division As- sosiation. residing in this cit; were finally appointed as a committee to nd in arranging for the affair. frying pan, Dutch oven and the inevitable eaffee pot. By means of the: underneath “Dick the Slush tomatoes and strong coffee, ¥: ‘by hot cakes or ied occasionally ie, composed the bill of fare for the three daily meals. Dick ‘the cook, was a genins. Heconld sing, psy, the fiddle, prepare a dinner, cut up a if, or make love to the ladies when he had a chance, which was seldom—all with the same dash and deftness. He vas usually not over twenty minutes in getting breakfast, which he would announce by a variety of cails capable of originating only ‘in his versatile brain. The “KL outfit” was so named because it was owned by King & Lane, who combined their initials into a monogram, which was used for branding their horses and cattle, ‘The outat consisted of seventeen men, 125 horses, a “grub” or “mess” wagon for carrying fobd and other supplies and a bed wagon. Four hun- dred cattle had already been collected during the first week of the Horse creek round-up, which war to last about a fortnight longer. The working force consisted of the fore- man, the day herder and the “night hawk,” who took care of the horses, the cook and thirteen ordinary riders or cowboys, two of whom were “reps” sent to represent other ranches and look after their cattle. The round- up had been a successful one and, although the work was hard, all were in good spirits. AN EARLY BREAKFAST. ‘Roll out, roll out. Come a-running,” were the calls with which Dick frequently startled the sleeping cowboys. Whatever the call every man was on hia feet instantly. No more sleep now. From this moment till late in the after- noon there was work, hard work, to be done. In not more than eight minutes every man is 4a , has rolled his bed of blankets in its canvas covering and thrown it into the wagon, washed at the creek and is ready for breaktast. A tin plate, a tin cup for coffee and another for tomatoes, a knife, fork and spoon are the im- ops which each man grabs and proceeds he hi with eatables. He is well waited on, for himself. Napkins and finger bowls are at a discount. Butter and milk are rarely seen, but their lack is made up by sugar. The genuine cowboy has a sweet tooth. His coffee is strong as lye, but it must be thickened with sugar. ‘The to- matoes are never sweet enough. Sugar is even eaten on bread, und unfortunately with sand other than that so amply scattered by the winds. “The wind is so strong it blows the butter off my bread,” was the way one stalwart cowboy referred to the ‘zephyrs” which blow so inces- santly on the plains. Sometimes in winter there is a continuous gale for days, and the hottest day in summer is never without a breeze. Were it not for the wind to clear the Ground of snow in winter, however, cattle would unable to get at the grass, and probably their now almost extinct predecessors, the bison, would never bave existed in such vast herds. SADDLING UP. Meanwhile the horse cavvy is driven toward camp by “Calamity Jane,” the night herder, whose business it has been to stay with the herd all night and keep uneasy horses from running away. Calassily Jane leaves the horses near by to graze and comes to his break- fast, which now nearly Sipished by the ers. In a few minutes every- thing is and bustle. Ropes are tied to the wagons and held in such a way as to make a parfial inclosure, into which the horses ‘The work teams are caught and the saddle horses for the day then roped, each man lassoing his own, unless his steed proves unusually wary, in which case several ropers combine their efforts and the gamey broncho soon finds the loop around his neck. ‘The teamsare hitched to the four-lorse mess wagon, driven by the cook, and the two-horse bed wagon, with the night herder as teamster, who are started ou their way. TRE BRONCHO AS AN OBJECTOR. The saddling and mounting is always a time of excitement. The morning is cool and brac- ing and the ponies are on their mettle. Some- horse is sure to buck, and each man, while bantering his companions, is inwardly fearful that his mount will prove unruly. Firmly holding the bridle rein and check rein in his left band, he places his ieft foot in the stirrup clear to the heel and with cat-like agility springs into the saddle if he ean, for quick as. is the rider the horse is sometimes aicker and begins to buck and plunge ina most formidable manner. If the rider has suc- oveded in mounting before the bucking begins he iw likely to wish he hadn't, for while be may be uble to retain his seat, he finds it neither easy nor comfortable. Meanwhile he isthe recipient of much laughter and sundry remarks from his companions. tay along time,” “Two to one jorse,”” the cheerful things which he may henr if he has time to listen. Should the rider bea novice and this his first adventure with a bucking broncho he will never afterward have any dificnlty in re- calling his experience vividly to mind. If it be early in the season sometimes half the horses will buck when first mounted, in which cage there is less criticism and more action. Occasionally a fall occurs, but rarely aserious accident. The bucking continues a few minutes—long enough, however—and is then over for the day. It is only on rare occa- sions that a horse will begin to buck in the midst of work, yet when it does occur the rider is naturally faken at a disadvantage, andiftheground happens to be full of prairie dog holes, he finds himself in no little peril. lorses buck mostly at the beginni the jensen, hon they Asp foating Seer keee horses never buck, while others will buck over; iden. Cowmen know thi horses as they know each other, and afe there- fore tarely chught off their guard. ‘THE ROUND-UP. The.procession now moves forward. After the wagons follow the horses in charge of the day horder; then come the herd of cattle from the corral and Inttly the horsemen. The des- tination is Horseshoe Divide, twelve miles die- tant. Aiter going o short distance all of the riders but two separate into pairs and scatter adjacent country to make @ “circle.” "The women contin om with he ‘cattle and it a oft Hi A & iF 2 a4 i i F é HEE Hid shapes, brands are in one. berd, which, however, is di- vided into smaller bunches for convenience in WORKING THE HERD. nnd-up” proper is the collecting of cattle in the manner described. ‘Working the herd” or “cutting out” is separating the cattlo according to their brands after they have been rounded up. This is also exciting work and horses lers, usually the foreman and one of his best assistants, enter the herd for the purpoee of driving ont such cattle as may selected. The other riders surround the Hi herd, keeping the cattlo from straying and ready at any instant to take care of the cow or steer which msy be driven out. Cattle are social animals and do not like to be separated from their companions. If the foreman selects & steer and attempts to drive him from the herd he will ran back and forth | among the other cattle until forced by skillful riding to leave the herd. for the open ield, where one of the outside riders drives him away and holds him at some distance until | o Ate brought to keep him company. Occasionally a steer objects to remaining here | and by his dodging and shying makes things | lively for the horsemen in his efforts to rejoin the herd. At such times a pursuing cowboy may be likened to a dog chasing an agile cat over an open field. The cat ‘suddenly ‘abruptly changes her course and the dog slides | way by before he can recover himself. Just 0 with the steer and horse. All good cow ponies will turn as soon as they see auy change in the course of the steer,and some will turn so quickly in their anxiety to do what is re-| Wired of them that they lose their footing. Even if this does not occur it is not an easy thing to sits horse who is running like the wind ina zig-zag course after an angry steer, and if, asonce happened with the writer, the ark turns about and becomes the pursuer, the situation of the rider is no sinecure. 4 STEER ON THE RAMPAGE. e had driven that particular steer for many miles. The other cattle were tired and willing to remain at a standstill and rest. Not so with this huge, long-legged, long-horned, ungainly Texan, and when a halt was called he started over the Prairie ata rapid gait in search of “fresh fields and pastures green.” Being the nearest rider I started after, mounted on my fleetest horsc. The steer was soon over- taken and partially headed off, when, with a snort, he suddenly turned, and, with head down, made straight for my horse. I ‘was conscious that those long slender horn: mensuring soveral fect from tip to tip, woul make a deep impression in either horse or man flesh, and [mercilessly rammed my spurs into the quivering flanks of my beautiful Brownie. He planged forward like a bullet from a rifle. The tip of one horn grazed the side of my rid- ing boot as the angry animal rushed by, but horse and rider were safe. thanks to the quick- ness of my steed. Had the born been a few | inches closer and caught in my stirrup leather the result would have been far different. The aged Texzn capitulated when he found himself | suddenly surrounded by a half dozen riders | and discreetly returned to the herd. Had he not done so those graceful horns would have been utilized to hang lariats on, ropes would have been about his legs, and he would have found himeelf on the ground in circumstances not conducive to further resistance. The cow- boy is no bungler. AN EXCITING OCCUPATION. The sorting of cattle is continued until all animals marked with the proper brands are separated from the herd. Displays of fine horsemanship are frequent, and from simple, quiet, hard work the situation is liable at any moment to become intensely exciting. Probably no other occupation demands more nerve and pluck or #0 tests a man’s quick- hess, common sense, or ability to be in the right place, at the right time. An error is sure to be followed by shouts of laughter and derision, possibly a few oaths, and the victim is cas of his “break” for months after- ward. Cattle belonging to other owners are driven away and turned loose. Those selected are ut with the cattle gathered during precedin; lays, Two menare left in their charge ani the rest goto camp for dinner. Horses used in the morning are turned back into the horse eavvy, having done all the work that will be Tequired of them for several days. Each man is assigned a “string” of eight horses for his sole use. a rule he rides them in turn. Ont of the «4 two, which are gentle and in- telligent, will be reserved for night horses; two or moro are buckers and bad tempered: one or two are excellent cow ponies, and the others of varying qualities. Each rider furnishes his own riding outfit of saddle, bridie, blanket, spurs, &c., extra. You can’t size up a cowboy by his outfit. Some of the best riders care the least for style, and use old saddles, patched bridles and spurs that are not mates. Such may be laughed at on account of their appearance, but their riding wins uni- versal bi pao Other riders squander the earn: months on fancy bridles, orna- men’ saddles and silver-mounted bits and spurs. Frequently riders who sport fine horse trappings care nothing for their own personal appearance, though there are genuine cowboy dudes who’ wear silver-spangled hats, gaunt- let gloves, pink shirts, variegated neckties, corduroy pants, and even patent - leather boots. “Usually the cowboy dude is a tenderfoot who wants to be considered an old “cow puncher.” Sometimes, but seldom, the native rider sports all this finery; the typi: cal cowboy, however, is dressed up if he wears good boots, hat and gloves, be the rest of his clothing what it may. - The cattle of the different owners run at large on the prairic. Each owner has his brand, which is legally registered. The object of the round-up is to brand the calves, secure distant cattle and turn them on the home range and to get beef cattle for shipment. In the spring and fall the different owners join forces in one general round-up, lasting five or six weeks. Round-ups take place at all seasons of the year, though rarely in winter. During the cold months cattle receive little or no at- tention, subsisting upon the native grass, which, although dry, is very nutritious. The ground is kept clean of snow by the wind, and in case of a storm the cattle travel with the wind so long as the stor lasts. Should they stray against some granger's fence they will remain there until the storm is over, the weak and young ones suffering and perhaps dying with the cold. This is the way the fence of the granger injuros the cattle busi- ness. stops or | BRANDING CALYES. Attor dinner will occur another roand-up similar to that of the morning, or the rest of the day may be spent in branding calves. In the latter case two men are selected as ropers, who, mounted on horses, lasso the calves by the hind lege, a feat of dexterity acquired only by Ton practice, but as much of & cowboy's the on as hi ‘ip. The rider throws loop so that one side of it sharply hits the ankles of the calf, which usually gives a quick kick backward, allowing the other side of the ‘to shde under the hoof. The rope is then x kly pulled, drawing the noose tightly about one and sometimes two The rider wraps tho lariat around the horn of the saddle and uunced upon by two other men, who hold hint b, the head and fore-legs, the roper meanwhile om i a eel while a ool es “= is aj roper ni air led with ihe adoro on the burned ton wn cose i ne, ya and mati- lated vation returns to the herd. Sometimes foreman. Full grown cattle are sometimes branded in a similar way, though they are held entirely by tonne of Tarai, of four riders mounted on Rood horses, and each Ineo vlog oF the ‘horas Of elecroan bela Mooi ie] fy I i f F 3 f é Fi dangerous, testing to the utmost the | be of both | the two hours’ tighten the saddle girths of his waiting and ride like a fury in the direction of enttle. By the time be heaped upon the man waiting to be relieved. For two hours he must keop awake and ride around bunch of cattle, preventi if, however, the night is dark the cattle uneiey and liable to be stam) the ground full of prairie dog holes snd the rider finds his horse a tricky one, he feels that the fates have conspired against him and that he is the most ted wretch on earth. en not able to see bis own banda save when illuminated by a flash of | lightning, which makes the darkness denser | than ever, he miust necessarily leave to his horse the finding of stray cattle. A stampede ing. To under such circumstances is most tryii tothe skin by rain, to hear but and rainy, drencl not see the many hoofs running in every direc- tion, to frantically urge on a willing but helpless horse in the hope of heading them off to know that a misstep and a fall in front of frightened cattle means certain death—all these are the experiences of every cowboy; yet on, on he goes, as faithfully and manfally as if he headed an army and his country's fate de- pended upon his bravery. ‘The stampede stopped, the cattle qnicted and rd over, other sleepers are summoned to stand guard and the beds ai camp again receive their occupants, who, in a sleep which might well be the envy of ‘capitalist or | a statesman, calmly await the dawning of an- other day of activit ‘The native home of the bison has long been usurped by the cattle raiser. He in turn is be- ing crippled bythe granger and his fences. New methods of raising and handling cattle are coming into vogue, with the result that the cowboy, like the bison, will soon become ex- tinct. The American cowboy has been a but useful character in our national history. Often maligned aud misrepresented because of his roughness, nomadic habits, and peculi ability to take care of himself, he has in ni cases been the brave, aardy ad of the permanent settler, ing his coming | both possible and protitatle. With rare com- mon senso, lavish generosity anda loyalty to his fellows most admirable, the cowboy diamond in the rough, unattractive, but uable. W.N. WW. — THE GILA MONSTER. Testimony Respecting the Animal From a Number of Scientific Men. SOME DECLARE IT POISONOUS, WAILE OTHERS HOLD AN OPPOSITE OPINION—-OETTING THE VENOM FOR HYPODERMIC INOCULATIONS—HABITS OF THE CREATURE—A HELODERMA AT THE ZO- OLoaICaL PARK. GILA MONSTER HAS BEEN PLACED on exhibition within the last few days at the National Zoological Park. “Heloderma suspectum™ the label reads on the glass-covered box in which it is confined. Its last name will suggest to visitors the imprudence of toying with the animal, Its breath, deemed so fatally poisonous, has not done damage to any of a score of persons who have accepted invitations to take a whiff of it. A foot anda baif in length it measures, and it looks exactly as if it were made of light salmon-colored beads with a pattern in black beads worked in. When cating it sticksout its big black forked tongae | and licks each morsel well before taking it into its mouth and swallowing it. The scientific men here in Washington enter- | tain widely differing opinions as to the poison- ous character of this celebrated reptile’s bite. Dr. R. W. Shufeldt believes that it is venomous. He speaks from experience with » Gila mon- ster that was sent to the Smithsonian Institu- tion from Arizona a while ago. BITTEN IN THE THU. “Thad taken the animal out of its box for the purpore of examining it,” he says, “and was in the act of putting it back when my grasp slipped. It made a dart at me, and, seizing my right thumb in its mouth, sank its teeth to the bone, inflicting # severe lacerated wound. It loosed its hold at once. The bleeding soon ceased, but it was followed by shooting pains up the arm and down the same side. So severe were the pains, taken together with the nervons shock, that Ifell in a faint. I perspired pro- fusely. My hand swelled much, but the next morning the swelling was ed and the wound soon healed, leaving no scar. After in- flicting the bite the heloderma appeared dull and sluggish, just as a venomousserpent is tor- id somewnat after having given a deadly nip. 'y impression is that the bite of this creature might be fatal under some circumstances.” This accords with the theory entertained by Prof. E. D. Cope, the greatest living authority on reptile, Said he: “The hefoderma suspectum, to which I gave that name for reasons which seemed to me justified, has four glands containing a salivary secretion, concerning the poisonous nature of which there is dispute. Its teeth are grooved, j « | ard with wing-like however, instead a berd shell, like those of the svuriaa. referred fo. "ft may | be that they wonld have hatched before SELODERMA'S MADITe. ‘The heloderma lives in holes ut the roots of trees or under masses of vegetable debris. ‘it remains for the Greater part of the day, rolled up and almost motionless. 8 TRIAL —NOW THE LaAYMEN ISSO WH EX-PRE w a Institution are | Usually bedly mutilated, because the persons who captared them were afraid to handle them Until they had eithe shot them pretty nearly roRory NT MAYER Is TO FLOATING POPrLA THE BR CONORATCLATED to pieces or otherwise made fectly certain | TOS OF NEW VorK that they were dead. Nevertheless, every now -— and then ® live one arrives. Superintendent | Sela! Corresnonden se of The Ps ® Horan of the National Museum has been bitten New Vous, Ocromme 8, 189 by them balf a dozen times without experienc-! PT IS NOT OFTEN THAT DAILY J0UR« ing any serious results, naliatn finds ite chiot ¢ nm velig FURTHER EXPERIMENTS TO BE MADE. fous event, but the pr of the Bris Dr. Stejneger, who runs the snake depart- | trial on Monday and Tuesday have quite cond Ment at the Smithsoninn, bas another Gils | shadowed other news, .et-cle ut this monster, with which be is going to try some | week. You i . ants of thie Caperimente of his own as to the disputed | very interesting 1 im chapter in fects of the venom upon animals. Chickens a - and pigeons will be subjected to the action of my. end it neods only o few bets the ison, hy] rmically adi words of forth: tat this time. After exhibiting this treasure doctor plunged bis hand intos tin ean and drew ont handfulof writhing serpents. They Were young ones and quite harmless, he ex- _poapee “Rpreading ders” he called them. ey had bright, bead-like e: es, and when he stroked them each one would spread out to double ite usual width. Only the day before they had been hatched from eggs which were ‘One of the the issue was precipitate! by Ministerial members of case was that the the » action fora Th t, but the finitely re was no cussing to this of, matter was awe cussed very seriously among lowding clergymen found ina bole acrou the Petomec in Vig, | 224 steps were taken to agree om a compromin« givia. This kind of serpent bas a beak shaped | At shonld top what threatened to be a om like a plow for the purpose of digging a hole in | @#l and # schism. On Saturday night a plan was which to lay its eggs. Another curiosity in the possession of the doctor was a horned toad that squirts blood out | Of ite eyes when it is angry. Also there were a garter snake with two heads and ing liz- the framework of which was made by extensions of the ribs. | ®, — of alcobel were dozens of apecies of hzardsand serpents obtained recently from Death valley. Some of them are very curious. matured which pr Itwne not by a ciesired results ceptable to Dr eotly are ¢ immpomsible to ebvtass t Dr. Briggs asa membe His usefalnens ae of the present dis tis unter the direct care One kind of lizard has a tail striped with binek aan find white, which it cocks over its back likes | omen Rony ann | squirrel when it runs. There aro slimy toads | See er ne Wal Se mpees | Rath ony ridges on their heads from the mune | DIG conict him of ervey, nnd therefore he locality and many otier queer things besides. promise that seemed toexhibit timidity on their ro. part. Dr. Briggs himself acted in the matter with gen aps Magnanimity, taking the ground that while preferred a trial and that while any ec | mise at thie stage would Se mi the interests of the church Seasonable Suggestions and Practical Every- day Hints to Busy Housekeepers. . . “ 4 more im- Neven Leave Veortatres in the water after | portance than hi« own personal prestige and they are cooked. oo ey ne, therefore, pted the plan Ir Sassarnas Bark is sprinkled among dried } Which was formally preseited betore the prex froit it will keep out the worms. | ovctaseanen by” guise a eae nae tobe Carscv Keeps Berren and pickles aleo if | majority, preferred to let the matter drop on {oupet # dit ot horseradish in the mouth of the | the basi# proposed, but just here the 9 | who, asthe ly element, might have been ex Is Bor.txo Mrat For Sovr use cold water to | pectéd to present a greater indifference to extract the juices, but if tho ment in wanted | Som than the clergvanen, to the front, for iteelf alone put into boiling water, Vote overcame the majority Wuey Wasarxe Fixe Warre Fiaxnxets add png the mi store and made it impossible. ality the Brags m a tablespoonful of pulverized borax toa pailfal | rather glad that this hus been the outcome of water. This will keep them soft and white. especially as ther record is clear sn the effort A Povxp oF Svurava burntin a tightly closed room will destroy every living thing in it, from moths and bed bugs to possible disease germs, Ir Dovanxcts Aur Crt Ort ax Hour before they are fried, to allow a little time for rising, ation . they show « daunt less anc ag; d while they are qui ters to boycott Union Seminary, she no anxiety about the es of the i- they will bo much lighter. Try cutting at | stitution. night and frying in the morning. EX-PRESIDENT AND CITIZEN HAYES. Iv rae Haxps Ang Rosseo Ow 4 Sricx of | There has been no end of fun, most of it ma- celery after peeling onions the smell will be | entirely removed. Onions may be pecled under water without offense to eyes or hands. Acrp Prorte, Ixvatips or those who have feeble digestion or suffer from duliness, as well | licious, at ex-President Rutherford L. Hayes, for the quiet and bneohe life which le has led since his term in the White Honse ended; but the country may congratulate itsif, in ¥ some mortifying experiences, that « as growing children, will be greatly benefited | has occupied the plac tizen is willing by taking sweet cream in liberal ‘quantities. to efface himself m euch « do uneful ‘Tur Fravor or a Youxo Roasten Cmrcken | ctteer as a private « is greatly improved if you place inside it » | NS time ou ie a ~yoed = inp 3 the dunt natant and = eae oe eet which ix worth with it a bouquet of parsley ard # small onion. man's patient waiting for New York whenever his vari here, but he always avoids Sreamixo rir Fact at NiGut over a bowl of very hot water, and then bathing it with very duties call hima ything hie tra apparently for the purpose of conveying the secretion made by theee glands into the bitten wound. This venomous apparatus, supposing it to be properly so designated, was Premma- bly developed in theame manner and through the same canses a8 produced the poisoning equipment of snakes. In my opinion, the poison glands of serpents are simply modified saliva glands. To those animals being stepped upon has always been a cause of irritation and misery. On this account, in the course of long ages, their saliva has gradually become poison ous, 80 as to kerve for the purpose of defense, and at length special glands and apparatus rendering their bites harmful have been de- veloped. The same argument may apply to the sluggish and otherwise defenseless Gila monster.” PROF. GISL’s OPINION. Another great reptilian authority is Prof. Theodore Gill of the Smithsonian Institution. He is very dubious as to the monster's poion. In response to a question on the subject he said yesterday: “it may be that the so-called Pou glands of the heloderma contain a flaid which aggra- vates the wound made by its bite, but I do not believe that it is in any true sense a venom. Experiments tried with small animals have not been satisfactory thus fa Sometimes they have died and at other times they haven't. Nothing could be more absurd than the belief that any creature's breath couid be dangerous. That notion is survival of the old tradition which attributed a poisonous breath to dragons and other fabulous beasts, which in cases ex- baled a vapor from their nostrils that laid ‘waste ell the vegetation of a district.” ‘DR. MITCHELL'S £XPERIMENTS, Dr. Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia has becnin Washington during the last few days. He is a beliover in the venomous character of the Gila monster, and his opinion is worth something, not only because he is recognized as the great- est authority in this country on snake poisons, but for the reason that he made a series of ex- periments some time ago for ascertaining the | effects produced by the isla from the 7S derma’s glands upon rabbiteand guinea pi inooalated with it. A supply of the alleged poison was got by causing sara to chew the edge of a saucer. ry) ic 8 twas used to fuject It beneath the akin ofeath of the animals treated, and aT alldied. It was found that the venom killed by paralyzing the heart, and this was deemed rather curious, Inasmach us snake poison produces death by paralyzing the breathing organs. The heart of each guinea pig and rabbit ceased to beat soon after its inoculation and the spinal cord was will ps for an indefinite length of time. It would be know whether or not the venom of the rma e same iy. However, Dr. a wi te and guinea ry therh wi the Gila monster with- out producing any resuite whatever, and be refore believes that it is not a venom at all or calculated to be in any way more injurious than ordinary saliva. DEATHS FROM WAISKY E88TEAD OF Porsox. It has been suggested that many deaths sup- posed to have been occasioned by the bite of the Gile monster may in reality have been caused by whisky. This is the F i i gg a fi E 32 i | i i i i ath Pt i £4 i i A i i | i | i t i i HT it hi i coldness. sleepiness and death. germinal the blood, wh that pone degre Hikas bove found that, fabea re ‘to the bito of a Yenomous «nake. ‘Tt is believed that the Gila monster lays cold water, is the simple method of giving ita | 8 #compiCvou past Whatever else can Russian bath and will tend to make the skin Rapes te enes Sites whiter and smoother and the flesh firmer. ee Gor ke ee ne Hot Cates, Pune, Sc, nosl net be removed | 150. csetetion and ture Ge boner nnd init from the pans in which they are baked if pre-| reposed iu lun by tmtion inte sollars aed caution is taken to set them up on small sup- | cente 80 that the air can circulate under them. | The ex-President ignores all avenues of die ‘effectually prevents the moisture from | tinction and in every way lives the life of a steam in the bottom of the pan. Few Morners ever put shocs on their babies’ feet until they are old enongh to walk, and it is well. No mother should do it, as the «titf- ness of the shoes is apt to injure the free and natural development of the muscle. The dainty crocheted booties are the proper thing for babies in long clothes a: least. Ix 4 Cuavravgra Tank Mrs. Ewning said we need better “punkin” pies and less politics, and that, as the country needs cooks, women should take up the craft that men have imonop- olized. “Cooks are wanted everywhere,” she anya. “There is scarocly a village an the land where ® competent woman could not earn big wages in giving cooking lessons. Half a dozen churches in Kanxas City each paid for a course simple American citizen. He came here dur- ing the week as a trastee of the Slater fund, of which he is one of the mont patustaking and faithfal members, and to make an address to his old associates in the war, who always give him the cordial welcome which comes from genuine admiration, ‘There was no braver sol der in the war than Gen. Hayes, and it ia quite possible ‘lat oue of the revenges of tin will be a reputetion for a dignitied and hon orable statesmanship that shall enrpass the fame of many more noiy favorites, TIDRS oF are. Tasked Mr. Horton of the Mote! Reporter this weck how many arrivals there were daily He ad that he reported only about ling il those of the better New York. forty bi is list averaged 1.500 daily. lectures larger an the ' vo Mec yates a ae heer oi they | in addition, there are @ large number of peopic themselves made big profits out of course * | Who come into the amalicr and more exclusave cheaper hotele 4 Disn Porcian im rus East is pap-} and the boarding houses on the other side, and Tike oysters. To prepare paprika oysters | in addition the great. mass of visitors af pr Put into a chafing dish oF frying pan a tablo-| vate fazllies." In ndaition again should! be rs considered the crowds that come to the city for spccatal ot best Aelpvingpar batter, tite: | SY orn weenie vam ceegipes phoee oes leaf and a teaspoonfal of salt. When the onion | &™* 284 without taking rooms of any wort. It browns add a pint of strong beef broth, alieap- | Howl (be dificult to wstimate closely | what Tike wad a coect tabi, {this daily tuman tide amounts to in volume, but it probably wonld not be far out of the way to say between 4,000 and 5,000 people are daily dutaped into New York for a temporary sojourn As inost of these are adults, and ‘on pleasure bent,” it is easy ’ theaters and other places of + ‘count on the outside sup- port as one of their main standbys. In certaim theaters where the piays and the actors have « national reputation the na’ made up, not of ing ful of speontal of ur. Stir, simmer until thick, strain if the onion is objectionable, and jozen medium sized oysters. Let this stand on the back of a range for « few minutes before serving. If chafing dish is used do not cook the sauce after adding the oysters. A moment's boiling would curl them up and make them look too small for eating. Serve on toast. ——+0e —____- Written for The Evening Star. to the city, and ir t) say that but for Her Velce. this tremendous floating population New York ned could not support one-half of the thi Bo sweet a tone I had not heard ters which nightly appeal to the patronage. ove “FIELD oF Mans.” The advartages of having a large park where military maneuvers may be carried oat were illustrated today by a eplendid parade of the first brigade of the New York state militia, This comprises all the regiments of the cfty, seven in number, together with two batteries of artil- The parade ground in Van Cortlandt the new parks beyond the Har- ) permite of brigade sirolations, as it ie @ magnificent expanse! open ground, re- ling the “Picld of Mare” in'the environs of Faris. Everything wus propitious today in too abape of wenther and surroundings, and the governor and thousnds of other ® From human speech, of music, bird, Of breeze, or wateTs. Conid its birth— Since Eden's gonc—be kin to earth? ‘The words were common words, and yet ‘To harmony celestial set, Enshrining grace, surprise, charm, power, As opens midnight's wondrous flower. ‘We met—a meeting—iiitie more: Now ocean waves between us roar; But gil, their tarbuience above, 1s car, supreme, that voice of love! And shall reign on! With magic art It touched the chord that ruies my heart, Retuned it-—once bow passion tost— , pectators ‘And all the rage of time was lost: trae Ba omgiary peamet nev to Ge ty. evolutions of #0 man, By day, by night, fond Memory still saphabans gee i ww Yorkers an tdon of whos hez voice, to soothe, to thrill, anarmy is and suggested the great military Enchant! And fail there sudden tears, exhibitions that one may see in the martial em- ‘A Promise ou the cloud appears! pires of Europe. It brought to mind the con- Again! As sighs uy life away, "Twill rise with Heaveu’s revealing Day. WAS IT CAUSED BY ciAORIN? —#EaTox Doxono. ‘There are many euphemisms for a broken ha . heart. In the case of Parnell it is that of rheu- ‘matiom and a congestive chill. The universal Fatal Fire at Detroit, in this city, at any rate, is that the dis- and dofeated Irish leader his asi ‘2 E fi i i [ i i i " & I ! it ! gf ff ! f H i E i H