We did not see imaginary castles and cities turned upside down and all that sort of thing, but apparent lakes of water were often seen, so deceptive as to puzzle even the oldest plainsman.

Cattle appeared as big as houses and mounted men as tall as church steeples.
In all the vicious little cow-towns scattered about the country, whose attractions were gambling and "tarantula juice," there was always to be found a Jew trader running the chief and probably only store in the place.

I have known such a man arrive in the country with a pack on his back who in comparatively few years would own half the county.
What a remarkable people the Jews are! We find them all over the world (barring Scotland) successful in almost everything they undertake, a prolific race, and good citizens, yet carrying with them in very many cases the characteristics of selfishness, greed and ostentation.
Something should be said about "classing" cattle.

"Classing" means separating or counting the steers or she cattle of a herd into their ages as yearlings, "twos," "threes," etc.

It used to be done in old days by simply stringing the herd out on the open plain and calling out and counting each animal as it passed a certain point.