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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-02

A Democratic conferee is authority for
the statement that every disputed point
has been finally agreed upon by the tariff
conference committee and that as soon as
a comparisoDiof the bill is compile ed it will
be presented to the house. The bill is to
90 into effect Oct. and the bonded period
is extended to Feb |. Sugars below No. III
are free; above that they will pay duty of
half cent pound. The duty on binder
Irvine is liked at 10 of cent a pound
The sugar schedule contains provision
that in addition to the half cent duty on
grades above No. 1G an additional duty Of
Ito of cent pound shall be imposed OF
such sugars wnen imported from Il country
which pays larger export bounty ON re.
fined sugars than the raw product.
The limit of time within which other gov
ernments may make arraL gements I r
entering into reciprocal arrangement with
the United States for tree importation INTO
their countries OF American agricultural
products has been extended until January
|, 1892.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-02

PARIS Tex, Sept. 26 w els Bros. of Gal
weston attached the McLendon stock today
for 1882. The stock at Blossom is involved
for 1886, and Sheriff Gum left for Arthur
tonight to invoice the stock there.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-02
Noyes Nominated.

ITHIcA, n. Y, Sept. 6.-The Republican
congressional convention for the Twenty.
eighth district nominated r.. Hnyes of
Seneca county.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-02
WASHINGTON NOTES.
NOMINATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-The president
today sent to the senate the following NOM
nations:
Burd Grub, New Jersey, envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary to
Spain.
e. H. Conger of Iowa, envoy extraordi-
nary and minister pleniE otentiary to Bra
I'll.
Postmasters, Texas-Helena Conger,
Waco; George T. Harnay, Bastrop; John
s. Shook, Caldwell. Wi,hdrawn-Neil r.
Campbell, Bastrop.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-02
Stole n Ride and Got Hurt.

GILMER, Tex, Sept. 26.-Last night
north bound freight train had to double
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-02

When Baby was sick, we gave ner castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for CastoriA.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
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PERSONAL.

Eckard P. Budd, the rising young
lawyer, of Mt. Holly is pushing his
claims for the Prosecutorship.
Rev. DIR. Geddes, officiated at the
Presbyterian church, on Sunday.
Samuel w. Bishop, of Wilmington,
Del, was il, town this week spending
a few days with old friends.
Ex-Mayor Diehl accompanied by
Ellsworth Mount, of Burlington, went
to New York last Friday, to attend
the exhibit of dogs and pigeons at the
American Institute.
Mr.. Reed, the ticket agent of the
P. R. r., at Riverside has gone to
New York City where he has been
transferred.
Miss Fullerton, returned mission
airy addressed the annual meeting of
the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society Of the Presbyterian Church,
held in the chapel.
Charles Jones, formerly of this city,
now of Philadelphia, and wife are spend
ing few weeks at Charleston, S. c.,
where he went for the benefit of his
health and business combined.
Mrs. Rev. j. Rogers, is confined to
her home with illness
General E. Burd Grub, with his
daughter, Miss Effie, and Miss George,
will leave for the Bermudas this week.
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RIN ERT0N.

The sermon in Christ Church by the
Rector on Sunday evening will be on
"The Cross Life Boat" The Rev.
Stewart Stone, Of the Church of the
Holy Comforter, Philadelphia, will
preach next Friday evening.
1t is understood that Mrs William
Parry, Jr., who has been at Frankfort
for some time under treatment, has
been cured and will return home about
the LIST of March. The neigEbors and
employees Of Mr. Parry are very much
pleased to hear it.
Rev. j. L. Harrison, of New Eng.
land, preached in Calvary Presbyterian
Church last Sunday evening. His text
was, Matt. 1-21, "And she shall bring
forth son. They shall call his name
Jesus, for he shall save the people from
their sins" His remarks were excel
lent.
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DISBANDING OF KING SOLO
MON COMMANDERY.

A little over a year ago, King Solo
mon Commandery, No. Al, Of the an
cient and illustrious order Of Knights
of Malta was organized at Palmyra.
On Friday evening, the 21st of Feb
ruary it disbanded. Many reasons are
given for its ill-success. Some say ''too
many competing organizations" others
state that the lodge lacked strength
from the start, and allege that on the
night of organization, one of the Penn
sylvania Grand officers in reply to
questions, "did the the order have any
thing Masonic in it, ETC., gave answers
that were offensive to the Masons pre-
sent. Lately the members Of the COM
mandery were apprised Of the existence
of competing, or as it claimed to be,
older body Of Knights Of Malta. Its
name is the Chapter General of st.
John and Malta, and claims to have
been founded in Canada in 1870, and
from there spread to the Z. S. 1t is
stated the body known as the Grand
Commandery, of (which king Solomon
Lodge" was formed by expelled and
suspended members of what is known
as the Chapter General. This contro-
versy had its effect upon the Palmyra
lodge, and taken along with the other
reasons doubtless contributed to the
failure The body know as the Chapter
General claims to be the parent organi-
cation in America, and states it has
made the order of St. John and Malta
acceptable to American ideas The
Grand Commandery zealously espouses
ultra Protestant ideas, and it is said
makes its membership take violent
oaths against the Pope and the Catho-
lie church! The other body claims for
itself to be Christian, but an unsec-
tartan institution, and by so much, more
in sympathy with this country's ideas
as to the treatment Of religious beliefs.
Both bodies are beneficial. The Chap
ter General combines endowment in
surance and fraternal relief, while the
Grand Commandery is merely sick
and funeral benefit society.
The disarmament of King Solomon
follows close on the heels Of like action
of some four or five other lodges of the
Grand Commandery, Ceur de Lion,
of Trenton, N. j., and three other
lodges having recently left this organ
ization and joined to the Chapter Gen
eral. The outcome of the struggle is
watched with interest by secret society
men. .
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PALM Y RA

There will be a scarcity of houses in
the spring.
Rev. and Mrs. T. D. Sleeper visited
relatives in town, on Tuesday.
Mr.. d. Kenny, Supreme Secretary
of the order of Tonti, is looking into
investments in our thriving town.
A valuable dog, owned by j. T.
Supple, was run over and killed by
the 6.55 P. NJ. train, Monday evening at
Cinnaminson avenue crossing.
Mr.. B. S. Sterling has rented bot h
of his houses on Maple avenue, that
are in the course of erection, Mr.. w.
HI. Spearing will occupy one of them.
Mr.. Dobbins has had the surround
ings Of his residence, on Fourth street,
above Horace avenue, nicely graded,
and the footwalks placed in good con-
dition.
Horace avenue residents grumble on
account of the water that they are obi
ged to wade through, after a rain, in
front of a property between Fourth
and Fifth streets. This nuisance should
be abated.
The Goth wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. H. Faunce, Of
Horace avenue, was celebrated in a
fitting manner, on Monday evening. A
number of guests from Philadelphia
and Palmyra enjoyed the Inequalities
of the evening. Tokens of esteem we're
received by the host and hostess from
their friends.
JAS p. Cook has rented his house on
Delaware avenue, to the Rev. Socrates
Townsend, one Of the oldest Methodist
ministers in active service in the New
jersey Conference. He is now stationed
at Ocean City, but will retire from
active service on account Of age at the
next annual conference. He will move
here about March the Goth.
The stamping of feet, cat calls, yells,
and whistling should not be allowed at
our public entertainments. Even the
frequenters Of the peanut gallery in
city theatres are no longer allowed this
privilege. This age is becoming too en-
lightened for that kind Of nonsense.
Those stand, hand and night lamps
are going at 20 cents each, at Buffers
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WE'LL AND HAPPY.

take pleasure in submitting the
following statement Of facts that you
may know the great benefit that has
resulted from the use of your Specific
in the case of my little daughter, now
ten years of age, had a severe attack
of scarlet fever, which left her with a
shattered constitution Among other
evidence of impaired nutrition was
what the doctors called sofening of the
bones. In her fifth year she happened
to slight accident which resulted in
the dislocation of the hip joint, and,
from the irritation thus set up, terrible
assesses Of the hip ensued. The alb
scesses, despite the best medical treat
ment that could be obtained, remained
for three years, discharging continu-
ously. AT the time, though the in
fuence of friends, / put her on your
S. S. S. When this treatment was
commenced the abscess was very large
having six perforations, pus discharg-
ing through them all. During this
treatment several spicul@ Of bone
came out and by the time she had fin
ished her fifth bottle the abscess had
entirely healed, her appetite and gen
eral health had been restored in short,
she was we'll and happy, and so con-
tinues.
Mrs. J. A. WIEGNER,
Lower Main ST., Slatington, Pa
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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TRAINS BLoCKED.-On Tuesday
night about six o'clock the regular
west bound freight became derailed at
the Riverton siding and blocked both
of the main tracks until 1880 o'clock.
Five trains going to the city and three
out bound were held and the passen-
gers were transferred around the wreck.
Owing to the wrecking crew of Camden
having gone to their homes the wrecking
train did not arrive until $50.
A number of young men i'll this city
are about to start branch of the or
der of the Iron Hall. This society pays
sick benefit of $25 per week for
$1,000 insurance, and the principal
is paid at the end of seven years, less
what is drawn for sick benefits. This
is no new thing as the order has been
in existence for over nine years, and
there are a number of persons who can
vouch for the past working of the
order. Any person who would like
to Join as a charter member can sign
the dpDllCdIlOu lOT u CudIlcI DIT IHc
grocery store of G. G. Butler.
Patents granted to inventors in the
State of New jersey during the past
week. Reported for this paper by G.
A. Snow & Co., Patent Lawyers and
Solicitors, opposite U. S. Patent Office,
Washington, d. c. j. B. Cleveland,
Lyons Farms, Lifting.jack [. Cum
berbatch, Newark, Condensed-water
trap; T. Pagan, Port Norris, Buoy for
oyster-beds; w. ]. Fisher, Newark,
Grinding apparatus; r. Kreinberg,
Jersey City, Molding-plane; |. n.
Knapp, Paterson, Coke oven; F. B.
Mallory, Pennington, Lifting,jack; r.
Marsh, New Brunswick, Frame; R.
Marsh, New Brunswick, Tile-holder ;
w. w. McNeal, Stockton, Telegraph
pin turner; r. F. Nenninger, Newark,
Pyrotechnic top; w. Riker, Newark,
Bracelet; T. L. Rivers, Newark, Car
coupling; j. S. Schaeffer, Newark,
Pavement; T. Scheffler, Paterson,
Snow-plow; j. Somner, Jr., Newark,
Faucet; F. Terstegen, Elizabeth,
Watch repeater.
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ALADY's PERFECT COMPANION.


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fidential letter sent in sealed envelope
Address FRANK THOMAS & Co., Publish
ers, Baltimore, Maryland. 3m.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
"a

On and after Sunday, November 10, 1889, trains
Ill leave Beveriy, as follows:
For PAiladelbAia-5.s6,6 {. 80, TIA 7.33, 300, 8.41
8.56,IoI2, 1859, a. m, 1.24, 2.I3, 3.37, co. 6o3
6.36, 7.sS, 9.33 1899, 1850 p. m. Sundays, S25
a. M, I2.34 4.57, o.oI, P. IN. Saturdays only 3.I4
p. m.
For Ne7v Toyk City-6.so, BOZ, OH, HIP, a. m,
1913, 3Ia 4.ao, o9, 6Io, BIS m. Sundays, TO- 10
a. M, 633, p. IN,
For BOrdentozva-6.59 50, s.oI, gill m, la. 48
3.I2, AGO. 4.37 500, 500 40, 64r, BIS, p m, H.
night Sundays, TO- 10 a. m, PIG, o.33, Io4S p M
For Tyenton-6. So S.o1, GIL, HIP a. m, 1913
3.I2, $40, 500, 6Io, BIS p M Sundays, 1910 a. m
6.33 p. m.
For Bnylington-6s9 7.54, S.or, Oil, a. m,
1913, 3.I2, AGO. 4.37 500, 5.39 6o4 6Io, 6;4I, 724
S.15, II2I, p n, 1928 night. Sundays only, TO- 10
a. II 2.Io, o33 1913 p m.
For Mount HolLy and Med'ord-8.oI OF, GIL, 1r.Ia
d. M, 3.I2, 500, 7.24 p. m.
For Rmkora and points on Kinkora Branch
BOZ, GIL, a. M, 3.Is, 500, p. IN.
Leave PAiladSIbAia for Beverly-6Io, TOO, 7.2o
S.2o 3d. a. m, 100 noon, 23o, $3.50, 400, Ago.
500, $40, 500 600, 63o, 7.3o, 1890, p. M Has,
night. Sundays, o.I5 a. m, I3o, 5.45, 1000 p IN.
Saturdays only 1.4o, p.
Leave Nezv 1ork-8.oo, 900, I1.Io, a m, LOO,
400, $780, 800 p m. Sundays, 1000 a. M. 6.3o pm
Leave TyentoA-6.45, 7.4a, gas, 1I.1oa.m. I.2a,
2.53, 4I4, 5.2o 625, 100, .55 p. M Sundays, $50,
II.so, a. M, So9, p. m.
W. N. BARNARD,
Superintendent Amboy Division.
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by the pound or bucket.
Cross & BlackwelPs fresh fruit
jams, of all favors, jellies of all
fiavors.
Bakers whole tomatoes. Violet
brand in glass.
Ny Creamery and Dairy Butter,
don't vary in quality.
Sugar Loaf Goldfish and Silver
Leaf Goldfish, BIB packages.
Fresh canned Salmon, Lobster
and Mackerel, Sardines in oil and
mustard.
New stock of evaporated fruits:
Peaches, Apricots,
Plums, Prules,
and Apples.
White
Onions, Girkins,
Olives and Chow Chow.
Fine No. l Mackerel.
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Jotn T. MorreII. Local Editor.
OF INTEREST TO ALL

Anthony is offering big bargains.
See Hurry's cad" in another column.
Shoes that will suit you at An
thongs.
For good white potatoes apply to
j. Hurry.
Onion sets 13c quart, two quarts
for % cents, at Buffers.
Read the letter in the special notices
of Mrs. l.. Landenberger.
G. Rex Larzelere has sold his milk
route to Howard V. Bishop.
Farmers are getting their work
done month ahead Of time.
A large number of wild ducks were
noticed on the river the past week.
E. B. Jordan, grocer, has an add
vertisement in this issue. Read it.
March begins to-day, Saturday. If
its lamb-like, look out for billiards..
Coal dealer w. H. Huff is building
a barn at his coal yard near the depot.
Verify, the ground-hog's reputation
as weather prophet is being vindi-
Gated.
Harry Lenoir has moved into E. M.
Vansciver's house on Laurel street
above Warren.
Politicians are~nnM looking for a
suitable person to accept the nomina-
ton for Mayor.
Peach buds are bursting into bloom,
but that is no indication that we are to
have peach crop.
busters for next summers travel
will be fancy and cut to fit the femi-
nine figure little better.
There is much activity among house
renters and our agents note that the
season is opening earlier than usual.
The regular monthly meeting of
Common Council will be held in the
City Hail. on next Thursday evening.
The revival services which have
been held several weeks in the Metho-
dist Church, closed on Sunday even
ing.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature, allowing interest on school
teachers salaries when not paid when
due.
Budd Stevenson, of Bridgeboro, has
lost several hundred chickens from
poison, administered, it is said, by an
enemy.
No less than eighteen infants were
wheeled by our office, on Wednesday.
The population of Beverly is increasing
rapidly.
John Mccoy, the well-known car
riage builder Of South Beverly visited
the scene of the Leconey murder on
Sunday.
Pork chops BIB for %, fresh sausage
our own make 3lbs for 25c., new lard
Sc lb, Anthony's, opposite Post Office
Burlington.
Arthur, son of Charles Cramer, tin
smith, severely sprained one of his legs
by fall from a roof he was engaged
in timing.
Last Saturday being legal holiday
the Post office was closed from 10
o'clock in the morning until c. 80 o clock
in the evening.
r. L. Jones, has opened an employ
ment office at Magnolia street below
Third. Those in need of help should
give him call.
Charles M. Allen, of Third street
who wrs thrown out of carriage last
week and badly hurt is recovering
from his injuries
The Penna. r. r. Co.'S last tour to
jacksonville will be made on March
4th. Tickets from Phila., including
board in transit, $48.
Sixty thousand peach trees, to 6
feet high, $500 per hundred, $50 per
thousand. For sale by N. p. Greedy,
Box 1863, Burlington, N. j.
Fresh tomatoes in this week at J.
Hurry's. Very fine.
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List of letters and postal cards, ETC.,
remaining in the Post Office, Beverly,
N. j., February 26th, 1890:
Walter Bongartz, Esq, Mr.. 7. O.
De With, Miss Mary Dobson, Miss
Nellie Erwin, VIM. r. Mason, Miss
Emma Walton,
w. X. VANsCIvER, P. M.
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For the
nenten
Season ::
Georges Codfihs,
BOneless Goldfish,
Prepared Goldfish,
l pound Bricks.
New Yarmouth
Bloaters,
= New Scotch
Herring.
Fancy Smoked Cromar-
ty
FINN HADDIES-
Best in
the World
Extra No. l Bloater
Mackerel,
Extra
No. l Mess Mackerel,
Canned Fresh g
" Lobster,
&C Salmon,
&C C Outlets,
Imported Sardines
in Oil,
American Sardines
in Oil,
American Sar-
dimes in Mus
tard.
POtted Herring,
Fresh Jersey Eggs.
c.. C. BUTLER,
GROCER.
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Beverly Post Office,

OFFICE Hours From ! OF "A. NJ. to 81
MAILS CT oSM.
N. Y and East Jersey, way 1876 a. m $50 y, N
Trenton, SIS y. n
Fhiladelphia, Pa. Ii.49a m, BY p. n.
way mail, 5.15 a. m. 73O y. M
MAILS ARR We
n. Y. and East Jersey, way, 900 II. NJ. SIS p.
Trenton, 1870 p. m
Philadelphia, Pa, 730 a. M, $50 p. m
way mail $50 a. M, 4.40 p. m
W. X. VANSCIVER, P. M .
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Our friends will please bear in mind that the
BANNER is legal newspaper, and as such is the
proper medium for all legal notices. Some adver-
tisements belong to by -aw, while with many
others it is optional with the party interested to
what paper should publish them.
NOTICE.-We desire to Call the attention of our
advertisers the fact hat in order to them
a change in their advertisements when ordered,
they must not be handed in later than Thursday
morning. previous to our publication day.
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Peace not yet Dec AIRED.

AS long as the fight lasts among the
wall paper manufacturers the Fidelity
Wall Paper Co, Of No. y N. 18th
street, Philadelphia, will give the pub
lie the advantage of the drop in prices.
We get this from them direct. Send
four two cent stamps for samples of
their nine, twelve and fifteen cent gifts.
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Il " IIINJH -
The Steamboat TWILIGHT will leave Chestnut
Street wharf at 30 a. m. Returning leaves Bev-
erly at $50 p. Fare, IS cents. Exursion, 40 cts
STEAMER COLUMBIA LEAVES BEVERLY
at M, for Philadelphia, returning leaves Chest
nut Street Wharf at 2 p. NJ
Single fare IS cts. Excursion 40 cts.
Freight carried at low rates.
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to most of the men, for it only means a
rest from duty. Once in while we lind
Il sensitive fellow VINO thinks that he IS
disgraccd forever if the irons touch him.
The hardship comes when they are con-
fined in irons on bread and water, and
have seen men almost starved on this
diet. The irons are either double or sin
gle, the former being on both hands and
legs and the latter on either. ln the case
Of double irons the feet are usually
chained to the deck, through an iron
ring. This generally prevents them from
standing, while their hands arc manacled
in their laps.
occasionally it was found a good
thing to scare Il man thoroughly. and
then he might expect to be sent to the
ward arm and made TO sit astride it for
certain period. He might be placed on
the yard itself (as the illustration shows
or on the arm, which projects from the
yard. This would give him a stay to
grasp, which would be of immense value
as the ship rolled and tossed and slung
him from side to side. This was always
great fun for the crew on deck, so it did
not have very good result as an ex-
ample. Once in a while man fell off
and was hurt, but sometimes, in order to
prevent that, his feet were tied together
under the yard. There was another
punishment something allied to this
called the "sprcad eagle" A man would
be put up in the rigging and made to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-07
JACK AND THE CAT.
INFLICTED ON RE-
FRACTORY SEAMEN.
Differences Between Old Days of Sail
ing Vessels and the Present.
Various Modes Of Tor
ture Practlced.

Exaggerated ideas prevail concerning
the career Of Jack Tar, both on the pleas;
ant and the unpleasant side of the pict-
urc. The investigation of the condition
Of affairs on board the Enterprise has di-
rccted public attention to and awakened
interest in the matter of the punishments
in vogue on board men-of-war under our
flag, and some very entertaining infor-
nation has been given on what was be-
fore rather obscure subject.
"On board ship the Captain is King
and the state of affairs on board depends
very much upon his temper and his di-
gestion," remarked a naval officer to a
Iar reporter the other evening. "A
rood man with kind heart may succeed
in making his cruise as pleasant as one
can be, which is not unusually enjoyable,
and on the contrary a nervous, fretting,
straightlaced, unreasonable sort Of indi-
vidual can, without any extra effort,
make his ship "a floating hell On the
character of the crew but little depends.
They arc expected to be of roug b class,
ready for anything il the way of a row,
intemperate and, as rule, quarrelsome
when crossed. With such men to deal
with there is a necessity for strict code
of laws, without which every ship would
be in danger constantly of mutiny.
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The Longest Throw With a~faaffiisstt.- ~faaff is I.

In the matter OF authsatic records for
roping with the lss1fiat, none probably
exist, 0ssao hundred and sixteen feet has
been claimed for a California man now
travelling with Buffalo Bills show, while
niuety-four feet has been published for
Billings N1ont.) man, but both of these
records are preposterous. The average
cow-puncher from Texas to Montana
uses a rope which rarely reaches fifty feet,
and from twelve to twenty feet must be
deducted from this measure for circum-
ference of moose. Sometimes so-called
"California loop" exceeds this by nearly
five feet.
In catching a wild horse or steer, after
the moose is over the animals neck or
legs, the end of the rope is swiftly tied
around the horn of the saddle, the horse
being braced back to resist the shock,
which in most cases either snaps the rope
or sends the captured animal all in a
heap. What the possibilities of roping
to catch are is hard to say. No doubt,
with horse at full gallop down the hill,
the wind favorable and good long
rope, an expert may reach 100 feet, but
such cases are few and far between, and
most good ropers feel extremely pleased
when they can reach out the full length
of their forty-fve-foot rope and CATCH
Spirit Of the Times.