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' powbm Brand Cattle. florid-up," so often seen in nowctby most people to be a west- p , but its real significance is not gen- e uown, says a Denver letter to the elphia “ Press." the northern ranges in Dakota, Mon- , and Wyoming territories the cattle are allowed to run at large through the win- r and summer. They do rot stray a great ,flistance ofi’, however, and unless stampeded * may usually be found within thirty miles or so of their respective ranges. To collect these immense herds of cattle in the spring and fall is no easy matter, and to do this a “round up” is formed. This is made up by the owners of the ranches which are on the same range sending a “round up" outfit and their quota of cowboys. A “round-up" outfit consists of, besides the indispensable cowboys, a camp- wagon drawn by four horses or mules, at least live horses for each cowboy, branding irons, cooking utensils, and last, but not least, a cook, who generally drives the wagon. These respective representatives of the difirent ranches meet at the end of their range of district and slowly go through the oountr , collecting and branding the cattle and calves. The wagons do not drive more than ten or fifteen miles a day, but the cowboys in search of cattle ride sixty or, seventy miles. This is where the necessity for each cowboy having so many horses comes in. ' The cattle collected during the day’s riding are all driven to the nearest ranch where there is a corral. Cattle are not collected every day, as the cowboys stop every other day to brand the cattle caught. The cattle collected in a day’s ride by a "round-up" of thirty cowboys make an immense herd. This herd is watched very carefully during the night, and the next morning the work of “rounding them out" begins. _ "Rounding-out" is the term applied to separating the cattle of difi'erent brands from the herd. This is difficult work a' l is done ' . ,y by very expert cowboys. They ride i‘. so the herd, and when they find one of eir own brand they slowly drive it out from $6 bunch. W hen it is driven out it is taken in charge by another cowboy, who drivrs it to a small herd which is entirely composed of cattle of its own brand. It will take two or three hours to get the large herd separated into as many small herds as these brands are represented in the “round up." After the small herd is separated the cows with calves and unbranded cattle are rounded out from the branded cattle. The branded cattle are put into a herd and driven several miles back over the same ground and turned loose. A fire is built in a corner of the cor- ral, where the “round-up" is, the bars are let down, and one of the herds of cows With calves and unbranded cattle are driven in. Two ropers walk their ponies into the cor- ral, the bars are put up, the brands of the man who owns the cattle in the corral are heated in the fire. The work of branding begins. The ropers ride around the corral, swinging their ropes around their heads. As they see single calves on the edge of the herd their lassoes leave their hands with a snap and wind around the calves’ two hind legs. This is called “ healing," and is a great deal more difficult to do than catch them by the neck. The calves when caught are draggedup to the fire where they are held and branded. Branding does not- take long and soon the corral is ready for the next herd. The ropers are quite expert with the lasso and keep the men at the fire busy. The lves are not only branded to mark them ~ *1 some owners out their ears in difisrent s pes. Other owners even go so far as to cut one of the ears off entirely. After a herd that is marked this way has left the corral the ground is sometimes covered with cars. In almost cverv herd that is driven into the corral there are some cattle that were not branded the year before and these ' have to be handled more carefully or else or they gore the handler. One of the ropsrs walks his horse around until he sees a good chance, when, quick as a flash, he catches the steer by the hind legs. The steer knows he is caught, and turns at the man who caught him. As soon as he turns the other rcper throws his lasso around the animal’s horns, which holds him fast. The steer is thus hold fast, and in that con- dition is branded. When done the lasso around his head is taken 06 and he is allow ed to rise. The men all get out of the way, and then the rope is taken oil" the steer's hind legs by a skillful twist of the roper‘s band. When the whole herd is branded they are driven out of the corral, and the next herd is put through the same process. When all the cattle are barnded they are driven back over the same ground that the “ roundup ” traversed the day before, and turned loose. On the “round up " horses to the care of men called “ wranglere,’ who keep the horses in herds which are eas- ily guarded. Every morning one of the herds is driven in near the wagons, and after breakfast some good lasso-thrower stands near the herd, and as the cowboys come after horses he catches ponies for them. So the cowboys d.) not ride their own horses but have to take whatever is given to them. Some of the horses are “ bucking brouchos Any one may be the unfortunate man that ts a “ bucking broncho. " Breakfast on round up is at 3 o'clock, and by 4 the wagons are all moving and the cow- boys are riding OK in difi'erent directions. They ride all morning and at noon stop an hour for dinner. After dinner they change )1 race and start out again. OLife on the round-up is hard work, The cowboys are in . ~ 4 .- sleep on the ground, rain or snow, ride hard one guy md work hard the next at branding. each man leaves his ____.â€"._.-â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"- Think Over This. There is food for reflection in a couple of advertisements which appear side by side in a contemporary, which read, omission of address, as follows :â€" WANTE D.â€"Young lady in publishing cfiice : quick writer : $4 a week. \\ ANTED-An experienced girl for gen- eral housework in a family of seven; assist- ,d with washing ; wages St a week. 3: will be observed that the rate of corn- «ussiion is the some in both these cases, a: that while the “ lady ’ receives simply (4 per week the “ experienced girl" gttl in hereon her board and lodging. .ll'hether l,,_.,;,;iliiyâ€"â€"-the word most beautifully ex. We the thing lâ€"is worth what it costs mm: seem at least an open question when he rota is so highâ€"{Boston Courier. .. days!’ “Tak'-my word for't, minister," all sorts of danger, have to with the I WHAT His Reasons For Choosing- There must necessarily be great variety in. the reasons which iifioenoe members of a Unexpected Passenger. A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal tells a story of a fishing trip in the Moose- Wool-N5 I ;.- * head region. It was just at daylight and congregation in choosinga minister. Some his boat was about a hundred yards from of them are amusing aswell as instructive. - v the shore.d He hadk oils: anchorJand was Recently a promising young minister was 7 getting res y memo e is pipe. nstas be appointed to a parish in Ayrshire. One of ' lifted the lighted match he saw a wake in the elders who had zealously supported him, OONSUMPTEN l the water. . . . having been asked on what ground he had SOBOFULA i hTh: animalmskinhg it Was headin tgwgrd (Blane so,replied, ‘LWeelJ hadseveral reasons. â€"_'“â€" BRON I . t e c caring in me a way as to as im fret of a' when a cam’ up to the kirk in CHITIS across my bow. Immediately Istarted to the mornih’, ma neebour elder an' me was bull the anchor, and at the noise the wake stannin' at the plate, an’ be said in a frank GOUGHS ' ‘ at once headed for me. This was a surprise, way, ‘Good mornin’, gentlemen;’ I likit that. GOLDS and thinking the animal. might be a water- snake, I took up the paddle, ready to do battle if necessary. On came the wake, but as l was about to strike I saw the creature to be a small one. I dropped the paddle into the water, think- ing to "flip" it into the airand get sight of it. But before I could do this, like aflash something ran up the paddle, across my wrist and out to the bow, and then I saw that I had a red squirrel for a companion. He was panting; his sides worked like bel. lows, yet he watched me keenly. . I did not approach him, and as the fish now began to bite at the end of my one hun- dred foot line, he sat there unmolested until long after the sun had risen. A ball to breakfast was a welcome one, and as I ap- proached to the bow to pull the anchor, Mr. Squirrel took the stern sheets, Paddling in, I put my end of the boat against the rock, intending to keep the squirrel aboard. But as the paddle touched the rock as I “ fended cfi' ’ the craft, the tquirrel came along the gunwale of the boat, over my arm, down the paddle, over the boots of my com- panion and up a spruce-tree, all in the twink- ling of an eye, and their he chirped and chattered gaily. The squirrel must have swam a mile before I saw him and evidently was bound for the scraps which fishermen throw out around the camp, for he lingered all day and then dis- appeared. An old guide told me that he chose an hour when the night birds, hawks and owe, had gone to roost, and before the day hawks had come out, in which to swim across, and that “he jes' knew what be war about ;" and I don’t doubt the statement. Toen, afterI gaed into the kirk, I noticed thatin gienin out the psalm, he named it twice; 1 likit that. Then again, when he was preachin’, some of them in the kirk were coughing raither much ; he just stoppit till they were dune, an’ then good on again ; man, I thooht a deal of that l" ' Wasting Diseases Wonderful Flesh Producer. Scott’s Emulsion is not a secret remedy. Containing the stimulating Hypophos~ phites and Pure Nomegian Cod Liver Oil, the potency of both being largely in- creased. It is used by Physicians all over the world. , PALATABLE As MILK. 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She did not seem troubled at forgetting it, but, adjust- ing her glasses, inspecting the bill of fare and ordered the breakfast, concluding with a re uest for some fish-balls. “ ‘here ain’t any fish balls, ma’am,” sail the waiter, respectfully. “ I prefer them done brown,” she said. “There ain’t any fish balls this morn~ ' H ing. Brown Engines I IRON AND STEEL BOILERS ANY SIZE. TORONTO ENGINE WORKS, PRINCESS AND FRONT 8T8. J. Perkins & 00. Toronto. B E W A R E O F IMITATIONS. ROYAL Dandelion ITS I When I say CURE I do not mean merely to stop them for a. time. and then have them re- turn ngnln. I MEAN A RADICAL CURE. I have made the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS A life long stud . I WARRANT my remedy to CURE the wore cases. Because others have failed is no reason for not nowrccelvlu a cure. He became the Mahdi's friend and general, H And I wish you would tell the cook not . and the enemy of the Egyptian Government. to fry them in lard. Use a little piece of (8)?!th alggtifrfginailhexliissfiggi'? Exorllblsl; Such is the tale that is being told. Osman 59.11; ark,” and cat China. It costs you nothing r a “ trial, and it will cure you. Address 11. o. 3001', no, 164 West Adelaide st. TORONTO, ONT. COFFEE, None genuine but the Royal. 1 repared by Ellis & Keighley, - Toronto. _._.. Allan Lille Royal Mail Steamship Sallingfdurlng winter from Portland everfl'bursdn) and Hal ax every Saturday to Live oi, and In sum. Digna is described as a tall man of an im- posing figure. He has a piercing dark eye, and his jet black beard reaches to the pit of his stomach. He has adopted the calm and dignified attitude of a sheik since he be- came recognized among the desert tribesmen as a leader. He is a man of temperate habits, and has only three wives, who be- ing *c:nnected with some of the best families of the Soudau tribes, bling him much in- “ here ain't anyâ€"â€" “ And wait a moment. Tell her to be very careful not touse halibut for fish-balls intead of codfisb, I understand it is frequent- ly done. ” “ There ain’t any fish-balls to-day," re- peat .d the waiter in loud tones. “ You really ought not to serve fish-balls every day, J ohn," she said, pleasantly. “ The old way Was to have them for Sun- STANDARD CHOPPING MILL S. Mliisulllrs , FINEST GRINDER INTHE WORLD N0 RENEWING fluence. All the other women about Osman day breakfast." $°$3$3&°3° fig°gnza°gmy 3d $321, 3.1113: PLAY! , DER“ 3“ “mum!” and 3‘3"“?- waan “ There ain’t any fish-balls,” shouted the Scotland ms Ireland; also mm Baltimore, Hall- -~ FEW‘E‘I 7 Digna has only one arm, the other havmg waiter, tax and St. John's, N. F., to Liverpool fortnightly 'EM" can... .7 p.13“ been lost in battle. He was a fellow stu- 0 Yea’ serve them with Plrsley." durln summer months. 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Waiter $01.“. its: lethal; n. “£03,193; $3233; .. eagle sort was addressing the jury at great severely over. her spectacles, “I think you Anna, Rae 5, 0°" Quebec; Wm. 3,001,”. mm“, 1 g 5 length, and his legal Opponent, growing have been drinking. Egon hzvelbeenfimutter- pills: H. A Allen Portland Boston Montreal. ma weary, went outside to rest. ing to yourself .there or t e ‘ast ve min- c- . “Lawyer Bâ€"is making a great speech," utes. Never mind about the fish-balls, but N E H R 5;: said a countryman to the bored attorney. I Shall “work you to the 1113118893 r" """\ 2 aflyyoqrspp bars I; " ...._ _ or i , sen Oh yes, Lawyer B always makes a â€"â€"- ‘ to A, DORENWENI) Tomato. iii great speech. If you or I had occasion to announce that two and two makes four, we’d be just fools enough to blurt it right out. Not so Lawyer 13â€". 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