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The Washington times., 1904-12-25
By HUGH HERDMAN.

HE spring roundup What visions
of vigorous, open air, joyous play
that word conjures up in the mind
of the tenderfoot. What an op-
portunfty it suggests to him who has
learned to love the limitless. undulatir:g
expanse Of the prairies and the rug
ged, rocky beauties of the Bad Lands.
who cherishes memories of nights spent
lying on the ground with only the star
lit dome for a canopy, and who above
all delights in feeling beneath him the
sinuous motion OF a sturdy, willing
horse.
When the opportunity came to me
through my friend Howard Eaton TO
take part in the spring roundup l
eagerly accepted with anticipation of
health and pleasure. Unfortunately for
the delights of companionship / found
on my arrival at Medora, n. D., where
President Roosevelt did his Cow punch
ing in early days-his old ranch, the
Maltese Cross, being there still-that
Howard Eaton would be unable 10 go
ON the roundup. He had agreed to de-
liver some buffalo from the Fiathead
Indian Reservation to people in Port
land and Los Angeles and left for the
reservation the day we started on the
roundup.
Pete Pelissier was the boss OF the out
fit. and he certainly made things lively
as well as vigorous for us. Cowboy.
pleinsman rancher from his youth up.
he knows the country and the methods
as well as anyone. Six feet four inches
in height and weighing 260 pounds. with
never an ache or pain, he is the per-
lection of physical manhood. Although
he and his saddle make a burden of 800
pounds for a horse TO carry, he can ride
one as far as a much lighter man and
get good run out of him. A wit and
natural joker. he kept US in good
hurnor even under trying circumstances
Under his leadership. then, We set Out
from Medora on the roundup of the
Arrowhead horses which belong TO the
Eatons, and the Three-Bar horses, which
belong to Pete.
General Idea of Roundup.
Briefly described a roundup is th,
rounding up or the collection. of th'
horses that belong to the ranchers. Ii
that country the horses run on th'
open range the year round and are no
handled at all except in the spring, o.
perha DIS occasionally in the fall. This
however applies to the breeding ant
young stock, not 20 the saddle and wori
horses. These are generally kept /,
some large fenced pasture; that is. the,
the supposed to be kept there, but ma
i've ingenuity usually enables grea
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our camp at night and watched Us from
the hills in the daytime Antelope Scud-
ded away at our approach and eagles
cireled above US. Rattlesnakes reared
their heads and tails and made our
horses bolt with fright
Old Days Are No More
Still. the old days are no more. The
Indians are herded on the reservations,
the buffaloes are extinct so far as free
range is concerned, and life there is ap-
preaching the commonplace.
Is it better so? Perhaps. Look at the
situation. The settlers who have come
in recently and who are scratching the
ground for the scant yield it affords are
nncst of them Russians of the lowest
class. They are ignorant and filthy.
They are too widely scattered to have
common schools and too poor TO have
, private. Their cabins are the most
| wretched novels One day when on cir
Gle we came upon one of these ranches.
The day was hot and We had been with
out water for several hours Thinking
| that We could get drink, We rode TO-
ward the ranch
| Two hundred yards from the house we
| came upon the carcasses of six dead cat
| tie. Around the well, which was noc
more than fifty feet from the door. lay
several more The stencil from the
putr.d mass was frightful. At the very
| doorstep lay a dead sheep, which had
been kept there until it was sufficiently
decayed to permit the wool to be pulled
from It. And In this occupation an old
woman was engaged when we rode up.
Well. we decided that we were not
| thirsty and that cotton clothing was
good enough for US.
"Pretty Near a Paradise"
'tJust look at this country" Pete said
one eyening as we went into camp on
Antelope Creek. "A man can't blame
the Injuns for lighting TO keep IT, They
| came here in the spring. camped on this
creek, graZed their horses on these
hiils-and you can't find better pasture
anywhere It's pretty near paradise,
now. amt it3 But think Of it then. with
buffalo, deer and antelope on every
hill, Here they lived and hunted and
f1shed in the summer. and when winter
came they loaded the squaws ana kids
and jerked meat on the horses and
travelled till they struck timber. 1t was
too good to last We whitehideS haG
to come along and drive them out But
we paid them for their Iand-we taught
them TO drink booze and play poker. No
can't blame them for fighting.
Now. look what's happening. he con
tinued- We are getting treated tbs
same way. The Russians''-here ht
paused. held his nose and spat-''lik,
them We saw this afternoon, are com
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many of them TO circumyent all con-
trivances intended for the restriction OF
their range and to HE them away where
rope, bride. saddle and man molest not
Each roundup outfit consists of a mess
and bed wagon, cook and driver and
numerous riders. The roundup is we'll
named, because these riders ride IN half
circles on each side of the wagon as 1t
moves morning and afternoon from one
camp to another. The riders, or circlers.
as they are called, are told at breakfast
where the wagon viii camp at noon, and
then. dividing into two parties, one Of
which takes each side OF the wagon
trail. they branch out and ride over the
adjoining country in the form of a half
circle
The circlers go in twos or Singly and
are sometimes several miles apart. but
,, keep In touch with the others by paus
ing a while on the pjnnacles of the
buttcs o. hills and by keeping a close
lookout for each other. While riding
they inspect each bunch OF horses and
collect all the horses of the certain
! brands they are looking for. Sometimes
| there is only one horse they want in a
| large bunch and, try as they will, they
| cannot cut him out OF that bunch.
hen. of course, il is necessary TO drive
the entire bunch to camp and do the
separating there. The horses that are
found are not caught and led, but are
driven Just as cattle would be.
Relays of Horses Used
In this way the circlers often cover
! twenty-five. thirty or thlrty-five miles
| in half a day, part of which must be
done with the horses on the run, heading
| a wild bunch for inspection, cutting ou;
some shat are reluctant TO leave the
| bunch, or driving the bunch in the righ
direction. But at noon each rider re-
ceives d fresh horse from the nerd that
is driven along slowly behind the mess
wagon. No horse is used on successive
days; he always gets at least a day ant
half for rest and food. Those that ar,
collected. consisting as they do of mare:
and colts, yearlings, two-year-oids
three-year-oids, and strayed saddl.
horses. are usually kept in q separat,
bunch and corraled at night, If cora
be avaiia bic.
The saddle bunch is driven slowly
grazed in the daytime. when the NOV,
: is short, and corraled at night; when tn
/ move is long, however, night herdinl
must be done In order to Keep them III
to the hard work they must do. Eacl
rider i:is his own string of five or 81,
horses, which ne rides ia turn an
which no one else is allowed to Ise. Thi
is custom never violated, and. o
: course, each fellows string Is the bes
in the outfit.
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when parliament reassembled. He vii.
be known there as the Baby. the un-
official title always conferred on the
youngest member
Astonishing Spectacle.
The spectacle OF the prime minister
proudly introducing the youthful lord
ling, who ceased TO be a legal infant
only few months ago, as flt and
well qualified person TO legislate for the
greatest empire on earth Will be an as
tonishing one.
The election of Lord Turnour is a
striking illustration. which might be
paralIeled by scores of others. of the
failure of popular suffrage in England
to realize the saEguine expectations Of
its advocates that ii would result in
eiecting TO parliament the men best Mt
ted TO represent the various classes of
the nation.
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into the rope corral that has been set
up near the wagon. Then the boss and
an assistant or two rope the horses that
are to be used during the forenoon, each
rider calling out which Of his string he
wants Brides and saddles adjusted,
everybody turns to and helps with the
loading of the mess wagon When
everything is made fast the wagon
starts along the trail between the buttes
or across the prairie, the day herders
get the herds in motion behind it and
the circlers swing out on both sides
At noon essentially the same process is
goae through. Dinner Is ready when the
eirclers come in with whatsoever horses
they have found. After dinner. when
fresh horses have been caught, the
horses which belong to someone else,
and consequently are not wanted, are
cut out and those gathered in the morn
ing are thrown in with those rounded up
before Again the mess wagon leads
the way, the herds fall in behind and
the circlers gallop off for another twen-
ty-five or thirty mile ride.
But night is the time of all times in a
roundup camp. The circlers come strag-
Cling in about dark, with horses and
without. Twelve or fourteen hours in
the saddle under a bIistering sur or in
cold, Eind-driven, stinging rain have
sufficed to tire even hardened riders, to
say nothing of a tenderfoot. To throw
saddle and bride on the ground, start
| your horse toward the herd and then
take :. deep drink of 1ong-desired water
are the things first in order
If supper is ready the satisfying OF q
ravenous appetite by means Of boun-
teous helpings of bacon or ham, boiled
| hot biscuits and coffee occupies the next
half hour. Soon the altar of our Lady OF
Nicotine is heaped high with incense
offerings from the grateful subjects who
rccline at the base of the pedestal ano
under her somnolent influence construct
| those castles whicht men are won't tt
rear at such time, in such a place ano
after such a repast. Strange, isn't IT
how complete those castles are in al
their appointments except one9 Who
ever heard of an air castle that had {
| kitchen?
That Glorious Creation, Pie.
That reminds me- Pie .'AH men art
created equal" That applies TO pie "a
we'll as to politics New Englander:
are fain to arrogate to themselves
monopoly on the appetite for pie. Sucl
an act is intolerable: it is undemocratic
Ii is contrary TO the theory upon whicl
our government is based. IL is iInperia.
istic in its principle and suicidal in il
practice. 1t denies to the eater a voic
in what he eats and interferes with al
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London. December "a
parliamentary bye-eiections
have just taken place which are
of more than passing interest be-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-06-30
| Russo Japanese
War Specials.
RUSSIANS LOST 1900 MEN.
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Che Foo, June GA we'll informed
Chinaman of Che Foo who has inter
viewed many of his countrymen who
have arrived here from Port Arthur
during the last three weeks, gathers
that the conditions at the Russian
fortress are far worse than heretofore
reported. Nearly 1000 Cinnamon have
arrived here from Port Arthur and of
these so at the outside were provided
! with food or had money. The Rus
slams provision the junks leaving the
port, allowing each passenger enough
bread made of ground corn to last
three days. The Cinnamon say that
all their countrymen and almost all
the Russians now in Port Arthur are
living on this bread, the prices of rice
and flour being prohibitive. The
Cinnamon have not tasted meat since
the investment of the port. Junks
attempting to take in provisions are
seized by the Japanese.
While the Japanese are keeping
close watch on Port Arthur, both on
land and sea, their advance towards
the fortress is not being pushed SO
vigorously as during the early days of
June. Chinese arriving from points
on the Liao Tung peninsula say that
firing is not heard as frequently.
They report, however, that skirmishes,
the result of which they do not know,
occurred on June IA. 16 and 20.
St. Petersburg, June 23.-The en-
peror has received the following dis
patch from Vice Admiral Skrydloff
dated June 81:
"A division of torpedo boats which
was sent out June Is on an expedition
along the coast of Japan returned to
Vladivostok to-day Several trading
and transport schooners were cap
tured."
London, June ga dispatch to the
Daily Mail from New Chwang says:
While a Russian force of 5000 un-
der Gen. Kondradovitch was travers-
ing Wafungko ravine, nine miles
southeast of Kai-Chou, June 10, it was
surprised by concealed Japanese ar
tillery The Russians lost heavily,
their casualties being 1900 in num-
ber.
Kai- Chou, June 22.--Japanese scouts
have appeared two miles from Seu-
Chen. The main columns Of the enc
my are three miles in their rear Gen.
Samsonoff, with the Russian rear
guard, is falling back with the Japa-
nese advance.
A number of men missing after the
battle of Vafangow have rejoined
their regiments. The Russian losses
are expected to total $500.
Lao Yang, June 23.-The Japanese
army base at Siu-Yen is evidently
strongly established along line from
Kai- -Chau to Yentai.
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CHAPTER Xxx.

Darrell COURTS THE MUSE.
Murgatroyd was taken to jaii-not
the one in which Darrell had been con-
fined, but another, where escape could
not be facilitated by the drifts from
Eponay creek-and a man was posted
borne away to cabin and kept un-
der the constant surveillance of a dep
uty marshal
Payton, interested professionally, as
sumed personal charge of McCloud
but nevertheless Merrick thought an
officer should be near him.
Darrell would not return to the Grand
Central. He told Lenyard that he had
deceived Mrs. Gorton and Elise by
posing as McCloud: also that he was
not the sort of man such women should
know and he would never see them
again.
Lenyard fought barrels arguments
strenuously, but could not shake him
Before they parted, in the early morn
ing hours, Darrell laid a friendly hand
on the young man shoulder.
You have fought a good battle for
me, Lenyard," said he, "anG l could
be almost happy if you would go to
Elise, talk with her and level the bar
rier that is keeping you apart She
is prize, my boy, and she loves you
there is no doubt of that. You must
tell her of her fathers fate, but first
let the JOY of a reconciliation with you
prepare her. in measure, for the evil
news. For years | have been firm
believer in luck, but here there is nc
luck-it is Providence"
"Where will you go, Darrel?" asked
Lenyard, after short pause.
"Any place where / can be quiet and
TO myself"
81 board at such a place and will
take you there"
The boarding house was kept by a
widow, a motherly woman, who was
glad to receive Darrell and give him a
comfortable room. He slept fitfully
for many hours, awake betimes and
living over the past.
If he could live his life over, guild
ing himself by his present experience
he would have done differently. But
now he was-what he was. Change
was impossible.
The words of the MeXicana at the
Half Way house came to him continu-
ally you may be honest, but you
can never be honorable"
These words brought up the rest
of her enigmatical prophecy and the
twisted sense became clear.
You are to die and after that you
are to live" Had he not died as Dar-
rel aud lived as McCloud?
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BETTER THAN NONE.
Poor Company. But He Kept the Un-
civil Stranger Long Enough to
Get Even with Him.

When a now famous actor was q
young man he was one day, while driv-
ing, asked by pedestrian how to get
to a certain village, relates London
Tit-Bits.
You 60" said the young actor,
down this road, and then you turn to
the left, and afterwards-bu | am
going in that direction myself, will
you get in and let me drive you?"
"Oh, suppose So said the stranger.
Poor company is better than none"
He climbed up and took his seat.
He was tall and thin, with very
gruff, rude manner.
The actor tried to entertain him and
to get him to talk, but he would say
little. Once he drew out well-filled
case, selected a cigar, and returned
the case to his pocket again. He was
insufferable.
The young man whipped up his
horse and mile after mile was covered
in silence. 1t was beginning to grow
dark.
How about that rosd to the left
that | was to take?" exclaimed the
stranger, suddenly. Amt we come to
it yet?"
"Oh, we passed it six miles back" +"
said the other.
why didn't you tell me?" said the
stranger.
Because | didn't want to lose your
society. Poor company, you know, is
better than none" said the young
man
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PRECOCIOUS CHILD.
But When Thirty-Eight She Was
Not Quite So Good at
Figuring.

The clerk who was registering the
pupils in the evening school was
obliged to ask each Pupil his age
How old are you?" he asked of q
woman well past middle age, relates
the New York Times.
I'D rather not tell" she answered
But every one who attends this
evening high school must give his OF
her age" insisted the clerk.
81 think It's foolish to have to tell, ;
replied the woman; besides, I'm not
really in need of higt school educa-
ton. | graduated from a seminary
once. l just thought I'd come to brush
up my learning"
How old are you?" said the clerk
firmly.
We'll, guess 3S will do said the
woman without blu5hing.
The clerk was used to such answers
so he wrote down 80 with a question
mark after it. And when did you
graduate from this seminary"
I'm 1871" she replied promptly.
What a precocious child you must
have been" said the clerk gently, tic
graduate from seminary when you
were only six years OLD"
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"The second time you live you prvvs
your innocence of crime by fastening
1t upon yourself" AS McCloud he had
himself and proven the innocence oi
Darrell
And the queen of hearts who was to
link her fate with his! Was that not
Elise Avery?
But the MeXicana was wrong. The
girls fate and his had not been linked
together and never would be.
AS this occurred to him, ne also re-
membered how he had curtly cut the
fortune-teller short 1t is possible she
would have qualified that particular
utterance if he had given her time.
The Mexicana was right Cards had
made him what he was and it was cen
sistent that cards should tell him what
he was to be-and do.
And then the other was saying:
Beware of three knaves aad two rcd
sevens, senor."
"Why?"
when you hold that hand you never
leave the table alive!"
At the Half Way house he had
scoffed at the oracular words. Yet
here, at Sandy Bar, with a month be-
tween him and the fortune-teller, he
did not scott He believed.
Early in the afternoon he arose
dressed himself with care, had his
landlady bring him a light breakfast
and then sat at d window, smoking and
musing.
His thoughts were tinged with -lel-
ancholy and took figurative forms.
Drawing his chair to table he put
them on paper to the best of his abil-
ity
There was happy light in the young
mans face as he took Darrel's hand.
When he had finished and had light
ed another cigar and leaned back with
contemplative eyes on his work a rap
fell on the door. In answer to his re-
quest Roy Lenyard entered
BLESS you, my lad" murmured Dar-
rel You've done it, haven't you?"
Il have made my peace with the
dearest girl in the world!" exclaimed
Lenyard
and you will be happy. Elise Av-
cry is woman to make any man hap
py-especially a man as deserving as
yourself"
please do not overrate me-"
Il couldn't do that. Sit down"
ITO BE Continued.l
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A FIGHT AT PORT ARTHUR.

Chicago, June PA special to the
Daily News from Che Foo says:
Reconnaissance in force of the ap-
proaches to Port Arthur was made
Wednesday by a Japanese f1otilla of
three destroyers and four torpedo
boats. AS the fotilla steamed along
1t was heavily engaged with the forti-
fications, but apparently suffered no
damage, although signal mast of one
of the torpedo boats was knocked out
of shape as if struck by she'll. The
operation was backed at some dis
tance by two cruisers. Shortly after
ward heavy firing began on the land
side, lasting until dusk.
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ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION.

Berlin, June 25.-Col. Gaedke, the
correspondent of the Tageblatt in the
far east, telegraphing from the Rus
sian headquarters, says that on June
% the Japanese occupied Kai Chau,
and that decisive battle of the uni
ted armies of Gen. Oku and Gen. Kur-
oki with the Russian main army is eX-
pected shortly.
Chicago, June 25.-A special to the
Daily News from Che Foo says:
Another demonstration took place
off Port Arthur on Thursday. Firing
began from the forts about 10 a. m.
and continued until l p. m. The pro-
gram was about the same as on the
previous day. The destroyers and
torpedo boats pursued the same tao
tics and an auxiliary cruiser lay off
the islands until the firing had ceased,
when it proceeded eastward at full
speed. At $50 the same evening fir
Ing began heavily from the bluff, with
much activity of the searchlights, in
dicating the approach Of torpedo
craft A little later the sound of
more distant fri'sg was heard, evil
IDENTIFY from the land side of Port Ar
thur, continuing until 2:30 Friday
morning, with brief renewal at 5. a,
m. During that period there was an
almost uninterrupted thunder as of
field guns and volley firing punctuated
with crashes of siege guns.
Tien Tsin, June 25.-New entrench-
ments are being thrown up east Of the
Lao river. The Chinese have been
expelled from their houses, which are
to be used by the Russian troops. A
new proclamation has been issued
forbidding the exports of foodstuffs
north of New Chwang. 1t is reported
that large bodies of troops are eight
miles from New Chwang, under COM
mand of Gen. Kuropatkin.
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Little Bessie was recovering from q
run of fever" and her appetite had
begun to assert itself. Cant I have
more than this, mammal" she asked
looking at the meager slice of toast
and the shadow tea" that had been
brought to her bedside This isn't
half enough"
81 am afraid to give you more just
yet, dear" said her mother. "Your
fever is not quite all gone. Your pulse
is still too quick"
But don't you see, mamma" urged
Bessie, that it's my excitement be-
cause | can't get enough to eat that
makes my pulse so qutck?"-Youth'n
Companion.