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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07

discovery. The cattle king is usually
a "one-lunger," or, more properly, q
consumptive, who comes out to the
plains where he may fill his lungs
with pure mountain air, and
trough it." He buys what is
styled few punches" of cattle. 4
bunch is bunch-being anywhere
from few dozen head" to several
hundred. He then buys few thousand
ncres of land for grazing purposes. Wa
ter being more valuable than land, Oh
an average, he selects district coursed
by streams, or watershed" near tho
base Of the mountains which reaches
the SHOWS and mountain stream.
He employs number Of men, or
cowboys, about dozen for each
thousand cattle, and turn them, cattle
and all, loose upon his barony. Some
of these cowpunchcrs are also one
lungers whose health was impaired by
close office work, and perhaps fast liv-
ing in the cities, and IRE now living a
rough life in order to build up q broken
down constitution. Those who are
strong enough to resist the temptation
of drinking whisky and shooting out
the lights at dance houses, invest their
money in cattle and evolve into kings"
But such instances are few. Yet there
are great possibilities for fortunes in
cattle raising, and perhaps Colorado Is
the best field. The business requires
little capital compared to mining, and
Is not SO speculative. Like interest on
debt the cattle grow while the capitalist
sleeps. If the king has not enough land
his cowboys can Craze q few punches"
on neighboring ranch, or on govern
ment land, and drive them back before
the depreciation has been discovered.
If water is short on his domain he can
divert stream, and as the streams in
the west and south are uniformly small
1t is comparatively an easy task. Graz
ing cattle on the lands of others, and
divcrting the water, which belongs to
the land through which 1t flows, is the
main cause of the feuds between the
"barons.o
Sometimes the clans of one baron
attempt to stampede the intruding
stock, and there is fusillade between
the boys. AS all are good shots, the
result is always more fatal than q
French duel. Another thing that oil
stockmen have to contend against is
the "rustler" and the ''ladrone." Rust
Ter" signifies in cowboy parlance q
cattle thief, and "ladrone" is the Span
ish for it. Cattle thieves are very
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
It Had a Good Sound.

She was as good as she was beautiful,
or she would never have left her luxuri-
Gus home on Pacific Heights for even IN
hour to teach Christianity to the great
unwashed Of the water front, but her
gentle little heart had swelled with the
great throbbing ambition to bring poor
lost lambs into the fold, where they
would become both clearly and goodly.
She sat in q dirty little room with bare
walls and seated around her, on rough
benches, We're a dozen grimy Migrants
and half-intoxicated seamen. She an
nounced her intention of going over
the New Testament from beginning to
end, reading little to them every Sun
day, and then discussing passages that
seemed in doubt. Not half dozen
verses of Matthew had been read before
half Of her class was asleep. She read
along: "And Aram begat Aminadab,
and Aminadab bcgat Mason, and Naa-
son begat Salmon, and Salmon begat
Boaz, and"
''Say, MISS" remarked big hobo,
waking with a start, Jest read dat
again bout fish an boose. San Fran
cisco Post.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
FOR LIMBS LOST eY VETERANS.
Government to Pay Over 100000 for
Substitutes OF ..(ommnfatIon.s

Government to Pay Over 100000 for
Substitutes or "Commutation."
The government is to expend over
100000 during the next fiscal year
upon veterans and soldiers of the regu-
lar army who have lost limb in service.
Most of the benefciaries are survivors
OF the rebellion, but there ore also
many enlisted men of the regular army
who have lost limbs, or the use of them,
since the war.
Every third year they are entitled to
a new artificial arm or leg or for 'com-
mutation" in cash. An order is given
to them on any artificial limbmaker
they select. and transportation is fur
nished to them from their homes to the
city where the limb is to be fitted.
Sometimes this transportation amounts
to great deal more than the amount
expended for the artificial limb, espe-
cially when the beneficiary travels from
distant western hamlet to places like
New York and Philadelphia. The
greater part of the benefciaries secure
their allowance every third year. The
other two years smaller portion re-
ceive their allowance.
In the big year, such as the next fiscal
year, the war department pays out
about 100000 for artificial arms and
legs, or for Communication for them.
It is found that, despite the large num-
Der of deaths annually among the PEN
sioners, the disbursements do not de-
crease year by year. It remains to-day
about as it was ten or twelve years
ago. This is accounted for by the fact
that although 16 out of 1000 die every
year, as many new claims are approved
annually.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
DUCHESS is POPULAR.
Tho Vanderbilt Millions Open thaa
Doors to Numerous Functions.
Charitable Enterprises Anxious to Secure
Presence of tho American Wife of
Duke of Marlborough Because
of Her Liberal Donations.

The public appearances of her grace,
the duchess of Marlborough, are be-
coming numerous and she is in great
and growing demand for the opening
of all manner of fashionable and char
table functions in London.
The other day she opened the bazar
at Oxford in behalf of the Oxford Dio-
cesar Church and Labor Home. In a few
days she will preside at a similar affair
near her Blenheim home. Perhaps the
ungracious will suggest, and it is true
undoubtedly, that the liberal contribu-
tions which always accompany her
gracious presence on such occasions
contribute some little to the increase
Of eagerness with which she is sought
The bazar and fete which she opened
the other day was In connection with
the Woman's Samaritan Society and Ma
tional Hospital for the Paralyzed and
Epileptic. The booths were surround
ed by lawn on which sat 500 fashion,
ables. When the duchess drove up at
three o'clock with the duke in a smart
American road cart the crowd formed
q ring ground the duke and duchess on
the lawn. Hugh Mathieson, the host.
introduced the duchess to the company
and thanked her heartily for the graz
cious interest she had shown in the
society. The duchess listened with
some bashfulness, blushed, and made
little formal speech declaring the show
open. Then everybody made rush to
shake hands with her, and the hand
shaking continued for quarter Of an
hour. The duchess having thus be-
come On intimate friend of everyone
present, spent the afternoon in walk
ing about among the booths, chatting
with everyone and observing every
thing In frank way.
The girl was interested greatly in the
new experience which characterizes
her in such functions.
In the big drawing-room Miss Be-
atrice HEREFORD, of Boston, gave mono
logue, 1.-The New England Dressmaker,"
which seemed to entertain greatly the
English folk present as well as the
duchess. Then tea was served on the
lawn and the duchess sat in prom
inent place, while the visitors prom
enaded about, admirlng her grace and
her grace's dress. She wore a light
gray costume with jacket bodice, under
which was cherry colored vest;
white straw Gainsborough hat trimmed
with black silk gauze. The duke wore
o gray suit and silk hat
1t was late in the evening before the
duke and duchess drove away.
a number Of Americans were pres
ent, who were attracted from the city
by the opportunity to observe how the
American girl filled and graced her
exalted position.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07

home consumption and the local
market. He takes the hide off of the
beef, which is used for shoes, and sells
the meat in the neighboring towns or
mining camps. Sometimes the rnncher
gets fresh on the trail of the ladrune,
and there is an interesting race.
Mexicans are good riders, and being
expert with the reins can so direct the
course of the horse as to elude even O
swifter rider. But being armed with 4
lariat the rancher does not care to
come any nearer than pistol shot, as
the MeXican's strategy is to make a
sudden turn, throw the lariat over the
head of his pursuer and drag him to
death. Sometimes a ladrone is cap
tured by number of ranchers, and if
rot dead when brought down by q shot
he is taken into the woods and hanged
with his own lariat.
Owing to this heroic treatment la
drones are not so numerous in SOUTH
ern Colorado as they were few years
ago. But the number of rustlers seems
to be increasing and their depredations
are more numerous.
Each baron, king and rancher has his
cattle brand, designed according to his
taste, or lack of 1t. The brand is re-
corded, and to counterfeit 1t is felony.
In the spring or early summer there is
round up" or "rodeo," the significa-
ton of "rodeo" being Ito gather" The
cattle of each owner are gathered so
that the young calves may be branded.
In fact, three or four "lound-ups" are
necessary during the season; not only
to brand the new calves, but to brand
anew the cattle where brands are
partly obliterated by the growth of
hair. The animals are caught with .
lariat and thrown down and held firm
while the branding iron is applied. The
feet of the kicking ones are tied.
The bleatings of calf under the ap-
plication of seething red-rot iron are
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
Mock NIuumies.

1t is about four years since II Egyp-
tan mummies in the old museum Of
Berlin proved to be the bodies of fellows
who, short time ago, took their beer in
the saloons Of the capital Of the empire
of William II. 1t is now believed that
there is not museum in the world that
has not been imposed upon by frauds Of
this kind.-Chicago Tribune.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
Horses and street spr,nklers.

On hot days horses, as well as small
boys, like to have their feet bathed by
the clear streams from the streetsprinls-
Ter, and any horse fortunate enough
to be in the rear of q sprinkler in opera
ton gets as near as he can to it, and
plods along after it with every indica-
ton Of great satisfaction.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
WITH THE CATTLE KINGS
How They Conduct Their Large
and Profitable Ranches.
Rustlers Stand Little Show When They.
Fall into tho Hands of the Cow
boys-The Annual "Round-Up"-
Branding tho Cattle.
Especial Denver (Col.) Letter. ]

IoPcCluR beHVCr YUM LcVVeT.J
More fortunesare made in cattle than
in mining, and the cattle industry in tho
west is most always on the boom. a
"cattle king" or as he is more commonly
called, "cattle baron" outranlls the
mining king" Colorado, and the far
west, is full Of kings of this kind. Tho
reason that the cattle king ranks the
mining king is that he is, usually, an
educated man, or at least partly so, and
has a practical knowledge of affairs,
while the mining king is, in almost
every instance, an accident-an ordinary
mining prospector, who makes rich
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
STORM DELAYS a WEDDING.
License Is Lost in the Panic, But Cupid
Comes Out Triumphant. +

Comes Out Triumphant.
A week ago the other evening Robert
r. Haig, of Caseyville, and Miss Eliza
Collins, OF Birkners, ILL.,, We're to have
been married at the residence Of the
bride at the latter place. When all
was in readiness for the ceremony the
storm came on and blew the house
away. Many of the guests were injured,
but the bridal couple escaped. For
week the intended marriage was for
gotten, and then the young people
agreed to try it again. No trace of the
license could be found. and the bride
groom was in despair until he learned
that the legal document could be dupli.
Gated. The duplicate was secured, and
the ceremony took place without dis
turhance
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
Women Garry Canes.

Followers of the New York fad which
makes it the proper thing for girls to
carry canes are occasionally seen on
State street In Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
In the Suburbs.

"Your husband painted the house this
spring himself, didn't hep"
We'll, yes, | suppose he got some of
the paint on the house, butyou wouldn't
think so If you could see his clothes.'-
Chicaro Post.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
Eve Never Did.

We can blame. II we will. on our poor
Mother Eve
All the woes that we suffer to-day;
But she did not establish the style, we be-
lieve,
OF wearing big hats to the play.
Il. a. ". Bulletin
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
Beyond His Comprehension

Ichabod-Is your wife still away from
home?
Bildad-She's away from home vet,
but but can't imagine her still.-Town
Topics.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
Old hut Ever rnnnx.

Mr.. Whitley-old chap, how gray you
are getting; and only 35, too.
Mr.. Gray-Well, there is one godsend,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
Johnnie and the Apostle,.

Johnnie Chattie was in Dallas candy
store with his mother. She bought
some little figures made of chocolate.
Here, Johnnie" she said, ARE the
three graces for YOU"
Mother, dear. I'd rather have tho
IL apostles. There are more of them"
Texas Sitter
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07

Mr.. Whitley-And that?
Mr.. Gray-Whom the gods love dye
young.-Judy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07
CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER, ETC.
Getting unnopuIar

Getting Unpopular.
AS on his daily trip he went,
The sun exclaimed: II vow
There's no denying that am
The champion scorcher now"
Washington Star.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-07-07

Welcome to the parents the puny
struggler, strong in his weakness, his
little arms more irresistible than the
soldiers, his lips touched with per-
suasion which Chatham and Pericles
in manhood had not. His unaffected
lamentations when he lifts up his voice
on high, or, more beautiful, the sobbing
child, the face all liquid grief, as he
tries to swallow his vexation, soften all
hearts to pity and to mirthful and
c!amorous mpassion.-Emerson.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-15

the idea OF running the corn train to
st. Louis. He viii run clear TO New
York and vii spend a day with it at
Canton, Ohio, the home of Major Nc
Kinley. There great ovation will be
given him and at New York also the
train will meet with a grand reception.
The train VIII start from this city at
o'clock and the entire day viii be one
Of Republican jollifcation. Ex-Sena-
tor John ]. Ingalls,, ]. p Burton, S. r.
Peters and Representative Sutton OF
Russell county will be the speakers.
Ingalls,, of course, will be the central
figure and he will make a great speech.
He is heart and soul in the train scheme
and he thinks it is a big thing for
Kansas. The novelty of the idea has
taken thorough hold Of his fancy. The
train will be on exhibition one day at
the old union depot at ST. Louis. Over
10000 strangers are expected to be in
Wichita that day 70 see the train start
and TO participate in the rally.
The work Of decorating the train Will
be commenced next Monday morning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-15
Music AND DRAMA.
% - 1919 - III.

A-
Tonight that facinatiag ilttie operetta
The National Flower viii y axasn
presented az the Crawford Grand. This
interesting entertainment has been Civ
en- tRice. bat Z vas such an xperteI-
y good thing hat a general request has
been made FOR SIS repetition. a great
many people are indifferent - the en-
nouucenents or entertainments By
amateur CO npanies Until they are over.
and 11Hn finding cut that they are
good things they want them r-pesse5
TIE fzc1 & that no travelling company
could put U1 tbs oge-<tta - successful
y a. I'D the amateur company. Il trey
v'.uid. they could not come % wichita
All show f5r anything ike sa@ regular
rz5es- Home talent WHEN Z exhibits
sEca artistic ta%te "a tHfs c1zn.sry
does. IS Eorrzy % rAe hlxhe@z sppre-
cisfion azd pst-ozzze X - u.qa~s15sz-
ably ihe h@st esterts inn@Bt gfve1 b.
loczl talent Il NAM yszrs- TEE music
both vocal and instrumental g. rery
BEAUTIFUL and thss feature % re enter
tsEnuezt aS01s + worth n1ore taEr re
price - stralssso1- Tie rcfs dr1ll.
wed chorus. IT. t1-y. fhe tao 0id
znstds are features tat everybody NO
owes tie artistic ard snastag shous6
see- Taez again sseT= ar tA~ c5a-ns-
inE Efsse dsss1es. zhe stately ilises. ne
q Tely clover. ne 9sgnnes Es}t@o rc5.
- starting e-s5sls The prscsiy sh-sfls
ard TIE Gorgeous Ea1fase-- Thsse sre
rS5-ssezIs1 - . 1<slsatfaaiy 2-t-sI2S
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-15
Improvementc at the Grounds.

Griswold park is now being prepared
and in few days it will become one Of
the pleasantest resorts in and around
| Wichita.
II is well known that the property fell
among the assets of the Wichita Ma
/ tional bank when that institution pass
| ed into the hands of Receiver Ewing.
| For some time both the Wichita Driv-
ing association and tie Wichita Wheel
men have been trying to secure posses
sion of the grounds for the purpose OF
making il into driving and bicycle
| training grounds. and at last have sue
ceeded and by the combined efforts of
the two associations everything is be
ing put in apple pie order. and If it can
be connected with the street car line
This place, where the finest fair in Sedg-
wick county was held. and for which
| nature has done so much to make this
place the great resort for picnic. So
Gals and lawn parties.
! The idea Of forming a driving associa-
ton and getting possession OF Griswold
| park originated In the mind Of Frank
Russell of the Kansas National bank
and now when the horsemen see what is
being done quite a number OF owners
| of fast horses want to joint the associa-
| ton. 1t is concluded that the track at
| the grounds Of the State Fair associa-
| ton is the best mile track in the west
and people bring horses from other
states here to fit them for the summer
campaign, but these horsemen like 10
train on a half mile track because it is
not every place that has a mile track
and they want their horses to learn the
shorter turns.
John Doran said last night that a
horse that had always been trained on
a mile track was at a disadvantage
when put into a race on a half mile
track as the corners were shorter than
he was accustomed to, while horse
trained on the half mile tract had no
trouble when put on the mile track.
The Driving association have erected
a good fence of woven wire across the
park east of the track so that people
may sat all times enter the park for the
purpose of boat rid6g and not inter
fere with the track, and the band stand
has been moved to the east side nearer
the entrance to the park.
1t is the intention 10 put in electric
lights and the park will present a mag
nif1cent appearance each evening. The
bicycle track will be built inside of the
driving track and the two associations
will not interfere with each other in the
least.
1t is probable that a number OF stalls
will also be built by the association for
the accommodation of horsemen who
desire to use the park for training, on
account of the half-mile track
A number of boat landings will be
built and every arrangement made TO
make the park inviting to the citizens
of Wichita
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-15
HE MADE A MISTAKE
Ed. Vail ColIides With Buggy with Very
Disastrous Results.


Ed Vail made his debut as a bicycle
rider on Main street yesterday with
disastrous results both to himself and
the wheel
During the past week he has been
learning TO ride the wheel in secluded
place in the north part of town AMI
yesterday he felt confident that he could
ride II down town without provoking a
sensation.
He had a pretty wheel and was going
at a fine clip when he saw Tim Lanes
buggy. All at once he had the feeling
come over him that he was going to
come into contact with that buggy and
the farther away he wanted to go from
1t the nearer he approached it until final
~ a crash was heard like the falling OF
the grand stand at a Fourth of JUL,
celebration. The next thing the public
saw, and as usual in such cases the
streets were crowded with people, was
Ed gathering himself up with sore limbs
and face that locked as if he had
gone through battle Of grape shot.
There was fearful gash on his neck
and another one on his nose. He was
taken to DR.. Fabrique's Office where
DR.. Oldham patched his wounds up with
a needle and thread and sent him home
to rest his bones which were consider
ably shaken UP. The fact is that Mr.
Vail was hurt and there was no inelina-
ton to be merry over the accident
The fine wheel was smashed into a
thousand pieces and the wreck was put
into the rear Of a buggy and taken
away. He says THAI the accident will
not deter him from seorching again ana
he Is determined 10 subdue that wheel
or one like IT.
There are a great many peculiar
things about bicycle riding that be-
ginners do not understand. IN the frs.
place man invariably rides into the
object he wants 10 avoid and in the
next place when an accident occurs to
him there are more people present 10
witness the scene than were ever before
seen at that particular place. A maa
never falls when there is no one TO see
him fail. Women are particularly num-
erous to see the unguaceful and involun-
tary dismount.
Judge Dave Dale who had been a ST.
lent admirer of Mr.. Wallis graceful rid
ing during the past week was so facin-
ated that he had about made UP his
mind 70 become a wheelman himself.
but IL is said that he changed his mind
when he heard Of the crash yesterday
and viii continue 20 patroniza the stree.
car company.
There is no necessity for any well bal
anced man TO fall of a bicycle, All III
need do when he has the feeling on
that he is going 10 run into something
is to dismount right then and there ana
wait Till his head gets cool. After a
little practice there is no danger at al
as competent rider can either stop
or turn within three feet OF any dan
gerous object. The pedals OF wheel
act as brake and by a little pressure
OF the foot on the under pedal uuless the
wheel is going too fast, accidents can
be avoided.