The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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More  News  from  the  Ox  Team  Express 
It  must  be  hard  on  one's  nerves  to  be 
rich,  so  well  off.  one  need  not  work.  We 
have  been  loafing  here  three  months,  do¬ 
ing  nothing,  and  yet  have  not  the  time 
to  do  something.  I  supply  myself  with 
plenty  of  reading  matter.  I  like  to  read ; 
but  even  that  becomes  boresome.  If  there 
only  was  an  occasional  blizzard,  so  one 
must  shovel  snow,  it  would  take  off  the 
monotony.  No  such  luck ;  the  weather 
is  fine  here  this  year ;  the  natives  say, 
also  the  local  papers  have  a  slogan,  “It.’s 
a  privilege  to  live  in  Colorado.”  A  week 
or  so  ago  I  heard  over  the  radio  one  of 
the  local  broadcasters  announce  to  Cali¬ 
fornians  he  felt  sory  for  them,  because 
the  press  reports  said  they  had  several 
inches  of  snow  there,  while  here  the  sun 
was  shining  and  the  temperature  was 
tended  to  relieve  this  dry  condition,  so 
the  picking  ought  to  be  good  this  year. 
I  have  a  new  acquisition  to  our  itinerary. 
I  have  trained  a  It.  I.  rooster  to  ride  on 
the  ox’s  back ;  have  made  a  perch  fastened 
to  the  harness,  and  he  is  quite  elated  over 
his  accomplishment,  as  well  as  myself. 
We  expect  to  start  about  May  1,  as  we 
believe  then  the  mountain  passes  will  be 
clear  of  snow.  These  mountains  seem  to 
be  ideal  placs  for  moonshiners.  When 
the  prohibition  sleuths  succeed  in  raiding 
one  still  outfit,  in  a  short  while  there 
are  two  others  working  full  blast.  It 
keeps  them  busy  hunting. 
J.  C.  BERRANG. 
Women  for  Farm  Housework 
‘•There  are  many  women  in  every  large 
city  working  like  slaves  in  crowded  tene¬ 
ments,  who  would  consider  it  a  godsend  to 
get  out  on  the  farms,  where  they  could 
work  in  the  open  under  healthful  cou- 
A  Trained  Rooster  Read))  for  the  Road 
about  like  any  nice  balmy  Setepiuber 
day ;  but,  alas,  the  next  evening  he  apolo¬ 
gized.  In  less  than  24  hours  there  were 
two  to  three  inches  of  snow.  It  seems  to 
be  characteristic  about  these  mountains; 
climatic  changes  are  so  varied,  shall  I 
say  there  are  57  varieties  in  24  hours? 
One  may  start  out  early  in  the  day  with 
an  overcoat,  and  by  midday  it  becomes 
so  burdensome  one  feels  like  getting  rid 
of  it,  and  by  night,  or  about,  sundown, 
the  heavier  and  the  more  fur  it  contains, 
the  better  and  more  comfortable  it  feels. 
Wonders  never  .cease ;  in  the  Yellow¬ 
stone  Park,  Jupiter  Terrace,  the  largest 
formation  in  the  National  Park,  an  erup¬ 
tion  occurred,  forcing  big  columns  of  hot 
water  and  steam  from  the  pool  on  top 
of  the  terrace.  An  unusual  amount  of 
water  is  now  running  over  the  terrace, 
and  all  the  hot  pools  and  small  geysers 
in  the  vicinity  of  the  terrace  are  showing 
more  action  than  ever  before.  The  beau¬ 
tiful  varicolored  terrace  has  not  been 
damaged  by  the  eruption,  and  it  is  be¬ 
lieved  the  increase  of  water  will  enhance 
its  beauty,  the  park  officials  announce, 
ditions.”  (Copied  from  a  farm  paper.) 
There  are  many  men  living  alone  on 
farms  trying  to  do  the  work  inside  the 
house  and  outside  the  house,  and  in  some 
cases  hiring  little  children  boarded,  and 
all  because  of  the  fact  that  no  housekeeper 
can  be  found.  Why  cannot  these  con¬ 
ditions  be  changed  in  a  way  to  benefit 
many  people  and  in  many  cases  give 
fanning  a  new  lease  of  life?  a.  o.  r. 
We  agree  with  our  friend  that  there 
are  many  such  men,  and,  no  doubt,  there 
are  a  number  of  women  situated  as  he 
states.  The  problem,  however,  is  how  to 
get  them  together.  We  have  had  in¬ 
numerable  letters  here  from  individuals 
of  both  classes,  and  we  have  tried  many 
times  to  induce  some  of  these  women  to 
go  out  into  the  country  and  work  on 
farms,  but  the  great  majority  refuse  to 
do  so.  Their  reasons  are  that  they  can 
earn  far  more  money  here  in  the  city  at 
easier  work. 
We  frequently  see  signs  in  front  of  res- 
taurants  and  hotels  offering  such  wages 
Sheep  Traveling  from  the  Grazing  Ranges 
because  of  the  fact  that  the  minerals  con¬ 
tained  in  the  hot  water  running  over  the 
teri'aces  cause  them  to  become  colored 
with  orange,  red,  gold  and  other  hues. 
When  the  water  ceases  to  run  on  a  ter¬ 
race  it  dries  up  and  becomes  a  dull  gray 
color,  finally  crumbling  awray  to  dust. 
Yellowstone  Park  officials  are  elated  over 
the  new  activities  in  the  terrace,  declaring 
that  it  will  add  greatly  to  the  attractions 
of  the  park. 
In  my  last  article  I  told  The  It.  N.-Y. 
family  about  the  sheep  as  they  came  from 
the  grazing  ranges.  The  picture  is  one 
we  took  as  the  sheep  approached  us  on 
the  road  last  Fall.  In  Spring  they  soon 
will  trek  the  other  way.  The  lambs  will 
be  put  on  the  mountains  for  the  coming 
Summer.  The  snow  covering  on  the 
mountain  ranges  now  is  counted  favorable 
for  the  Spring  growth.  Range  pasture 
has  been  curtailed  by  drought  in  some 
sections ;  Western  Kansas.  Oklahoma, 
the  panhandle  of  Texas.  Southern  Wyo¬ 
ming.  Colorado.  New  Mexico  and  Eastern 
Arizona.  However,  the  recent  rains  have 
as  $G0  per  mouth  or  more  with  board 
for  dishwashers,  or  people  who  are  will¬ 
ing  to  work  nine  hours  a  day  in  a  kitchen 
of  that  sort.  Good  cooks  earn  far  more 
than  that.  Many  women  can  obtain  po¬ 
sitions  in  private  families  doing  house¬ 
work  where  they  will  earn  $50  per  month 
and  board. 
Of  course,  no  farm  under  present  con¬ 
ditions  and  prices  can  afford  to  pay 
such  wages  for  an  eight  or  nine- 
hour  day.  In  addition  to  that,  most 
city  women  do  not  like  to  leave  town. 
They  are  either  afraid  or  apprehensive  of 
life  in  the  country,  and  unless  there  be 
some  peculiar  circumstances  connected 
with  them,  they  prefer  to  remain  in  the 
city.  This  is,  as  we  believe,  in  many 
cases  a  great  mistake  on  their  part,  but 
it  seems  impossible  to  convince  them  of 
the  fact. 
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