Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-05-19

TIC anu came out Oh Cne w inter WIN
few walking skilletons,' as he describ-
ed them.
81 Judge that from what I learn
that most of the st ock raisers will have
to take new start"
"Your're right there, stranger; and
the most of US will eo:n again worse
off than when VIC were when we made
the first start"
Experience is the best teacher, is
an old saying; and that puts the rem
edy in your own hands. There is some
outlay in it, but there is great deal of
profit. And even in mild Winters it
pays to fodder. II brings the stock
there in prime order, and gives them
the best kind of start. They don't
all Summer to get back what
they lost in the Winter. And besides
you always have cattle to SELL
That means cash and best prices"
"You're right there" said a man
who had hitherto kept silence. He
was past middle life and had keen
eye and shrewd look. He was heard
with the respect with which man Of
sound judgement commands
"rhe fact is" he went on to say,
"We've been to carless and too greedy
We've been very anx-u-ous to grow big
bands and then sell out and cut
sweel. There's some men who come
up to try the DISMISS to make money
and then go back and spend it. They
don't care for the animals. They only
see the money that's EN-. They never
improve the breed of stock, and they
spile the character of stock breeders.
Fact is" he continued, "you can't
raise stock without feeding EN-; and
we've been trying to do it," He look
ed around to see what effect this sa-
gacious remark was having; and as no
one ventured to dispute he continued: !:
(which ! explain by saying we dor't
raise the cattle---thcy raise themselves;
when they get down and want little
help, we've nothing to pry with. You
can't raise 'em without a lever and
our lever is lost in the snow" This
was hit and produced Il sensation.
"Fact is" he continued, an quit
the business if can't run it without
cruelty. No man has right to keep
horse, COW or dog, if he can't feed
'em clean thro twelve months in the
year"
After pause, which was turned to
account to refill the pipes, a thick set
overfed man put in his say. His cav
ernous mouth and heavy jaws were
pushed forward ready for action, with
wide nostrils pinned backed as if to
keep them out of the way Of the swim
ish eyes which cleaned tiercly under
shaggy brows that kept his sight from
rising above the level of a cattle range
or at its loftiest elevation the tips Of
bulls horns. His brows were ridgy
in consequence of Natur's effort to
make the facial angle conform to some
type Of humanity, however low in the
scale. But the struggle was hopeless,
and the forehead fell of towards the
rear, and under the short, stubby hair
that bristled at the hint of comb or
brush. The whole aspect. was sam.
pie of the theory of mans descent from
brutes and a very recent devclopement
Evidently this broad chested, hairy
faced ranchcro, came by few varia-
tions under the law of "Heredity"
from the law Of gorilla. Hc was not
blame for his looks, if his ancestors
were beasts, and in the struggle fer
life he was differentiated" into the
likeness Of man. He was accidently
switches on to the track of the human
species. He brought his muzzle into
the line of the debate.
Them notions O yourn don't pay.
go in for maxim money 10y the she rtest
cut, and no fodderin'. I've raised
bands without it, and kin do it agin'.
There's allys enough strong animals to
pull through the wust winters, and
them as can't pull through, say let
'em 90. They amt worth keepin'. l
get as many as l can agin winter, and
let 'em root hog or die. Them's my
sentiments for man or beast. don't
have no feelin's about it. Feelin's don't
pay in runnin' stock ranch. My feel
ms is allys hurt when l can't sell 'em
fore they stretch out. ! don't let 'em
die that die that way if | can help it,
because there's no dicker in it. I 90
for all the animals you can git an feel
ms be-"
The curse was half hissed and half
smothered in a cloud of tobacco smoke.
These Sentiments" had at least the
merit of frankness, and were shared in
by some without hesitation. They are
held by men in ever calling, whose
chief aim is to get money at any cos,
of shame or suffering Of selfdegreda
ton.
'The jedge" had watched the debate
chiefly to find out the popular side, fol
he was an Office seeker. He had tried
various ways of getting a living, bu,
they were too laborious. AS the lega
profession had been one of these h.