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THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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Head of Extension Department of
State University Offers Some
Timely Advice to Farmers.
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xrx, ULL fighting is of very ancient
S nml nnf tttlnMtr Ofintilull nrlr'ttl.
Tlio Mooro In Spnln, in their
rare intcrvnlB of peaco, pruc
tlcctl wnrliko pursuits, from the
foar not ungrounded, as it
proved of becoming luxurious
nnd offcmlnatc. In this way
began hull fighting. Tho Moor
tsh knight, anxious to koop him-
ml! and his horso "lit," pursued and speared tho
wild or scml-wlld cattlo of tho plalnB. Probably
tlio next Btop wan tlio Introduction of tho bull
Into an arena, wiioro tho prowess of tho lcnlght
could bo witnessed and criticised by blH friends
and rivals. If tho rider was unhorsed, ho endeav
ored to kill tho bull with Ills sword. Ono mar
vels how ho did It with a scimitar; but possibly
by this timo tho Moors had adopted tho straight
iiwodn of their rivals, tho Spaniards, with whom,
(during intervals of puaco, thoy not Infrequently
hold combined flosta do toros, In which both
Christian nnd Moslom vlod in friendly rivalry at
tho slaying of mighty bulls, to quoto Mr. Abel
Chapman In "Unexplored Spnln": "At thlB pe
riod, -during tho thirteenth nnd fourteenth con
turios, tho knight who, larico in hand, hnd been
hurlod from the Baddlo might draw his sword and
kill tho bull, his vassals bolng allowed to placo
tho bull (by iloft display of colored clonks) In a
position to fncilltnto tho death stroke. Hero
doubtless originated tho art of 'playing' ttlio bull,
and Incidentally sprang tho professional bull
flghtor." I neod not quoto Mr. Chapman further,
as this ts uufllcleut to show tho origin of tho
"pro " matador, and tho present decadence of
the sport Ib not dlfllcult to follow.
As tlmo wont on, owing to opposition on tho
part of kings and queens nnd popes, tho aris
tocracy of Spnln gradually foil away from tho
flport.t and tho mounted Bpearmnu's portion of
tho spectnelo bocamo of less and less importance
as tho knights withdrew from tho contests. Thus,
in duo courso, wo nrrlvo at tho ghastly farce of
Urn prosent day, when tho slothful rldor, who
wnB, If not disgraced, at any rato poorly thought
of It his horso siiBtalnod damngo In tho contest,
Is replaced by tho professional picador, wIiobo
r.orry nag Is nover Intended to oacapo tho bull's
horns. An tho horseman's rolo in tho show has
shrunk, so has tho v footman's part increased,
until wo come to tho highly paid matador of tho
present day. Though not much patronized by tho
aristocracy or tho nrmy, and nominally con
demned by tho church, yet bull fighting still re
mains tho sport of tho people, and consequently
of tho press. Shooting, racing and polo have
taken Its place among the uppor classes; but La
Corrida conios boforo ovorythlng In tho popular
estimation. You inny go to a race mooting In
Spain and see ISngllsh nnd French thoroughbrod
ltorpos, English, French hud Spanish Jockeys, a
fuHhlonablo nnd crowdod paddock, police nnd
troops to hoop tho coursobut no crowd to bo
kept in ordorl
So much for tho Importance of tho sport of
l)UU-llghttng; now as to tho unlmals employed
In It and tho method of training them. It must
first of all bo borne in mind that tho Spanish
lighting bull Is n very different animal from tho
big, stolid and solid shorthorns and Herefordu
Svhlch wo bcg In this country. Llko tho raco
horno, ho ts an artificial crouturo, bred by selec
tion tor generations for ono purposo, namely, to
light, and 1 can assure tho reador that, with every
circumstnnco ngnlnst him, he will light, from "the
fall of tho Hag" to his Inst convulsive, effort to
Kof on his foot ngain .when stricken to tho heart.
In various parts of Spain there are many stud
farms, which keonly compoto with "och other
In producing tho best fighting stock, 1 hat of Don
Mlura Is perhaps at present tho most famous.
FUhtlng bulls nro In nppoarnnco not unllko tho
aid English longhorn broed on u smallor ncnlo;
(ut aB thoy vary In appoaranco, they might
oqunlly bo likened to Jorsoy bulls (with longer
horns) or blnck Wolsh bulls. Thoy vary In color,
b thoBo comparisons suggest white with black
tipots and pntchoH, whlto with red spots and
jiutches, or dark purplo brown with light muzzle
nnd oars and a light, brown stripe down tho
backbone (This last variety Is said to bo do
Hcendcd directly from tho Aurochs,) Tho most
common of nil Is jot blnck nil ovor; at least, 1
personally lmvo seen most of UiIb color. Tho
curly days of cnlfdom nro spent In luxurious
idleness on the plains, but at ono your old soma
sort of trial Is held, I bollevo, This I have not
personally wltnoBsod, so I cannot glvo any de
tails At two years old comes tho socond trial,
and of this 1 will endeavor to glvo a short de
scription. t porsonully witnessed a tontadoro (trial)
through glusscs, and from a safo and fairly com
fortable position on top
of tho cabin of n yacht
on tho Quadalqulvlr.
Judging by tho behav
ior of people who were
at closer quarters, tho
role of spectator would
at times appear to call
for considerable activ
ity, and bo unsultnblo
for a stout old gentlo
man on foot, or oven If
mounted, unless ho
were a good horseman
nnd did not mind
"bucketing", nbout. On
tho occasion In ques
tion I did not notice
any dismounted specta
tors, but I am told
thoy do attond on foot, and ns thoro Ib no cover
of nny description, tho onlooked must nt times
have amusomont quito ns exciting ns thoso tak
ing purt in the trials. '
Tho mothod of procedure at tho tontndoro is
somowhat'ns follows: Tho herd Is "rounded up"
on tho plain and tho cowboys (ganuderos) then
divide It, cutting out n largo numbor of decoy
cnttlo, which thoy drive some few hundred yards
nway. Whon tho two herds are safely rounded
up, each under tho chnrgo of silont, watchful
horsoinon, tho sport is. ready to begin. Tho farm
Is on fete (open houso, in fact), nnd lotB of
friends of tho owner turn up, well mounted for
tho occasion (though, personally, 1 am not an
admirer of the AndulUBian''oas). Tho owner nnd
his sporting friends now appear on tho scene,
mounted nnd armed with tho gnrroclm (lanco),
which Is twelve foot long nnd haB a small, blunt
point ubout n couple of Inches or loss In length.
Whon tho owner gives his slgnul, tho gnnn
deros let n bull oscapo. Off it runs to Its friends
In tho distance, and nftor it gallop threo horso
inon two In closo pursuit and ono following
moro loisurely. T,ho latter Is n picador, or pro
fessional Bpearman. Tho two horsemen gallop
on cither nldo of tho hull, but I could not make
out whothor tho rldor on tho left spears to the
right and vlco versa, or whether tho spearing is
done from ono sldo only, nnd the othor horsomnn
merely rides to koop tho bull going straight. It
seomed to mo tho horsemen usually tried to spenr
high up and bohlnd tho flank, and from tho off
side of tho hull, 1. o., loft-handed. Whon suc
cessful, thoy turned the bull ovor In n cloud of
dust, llko a shot rabbit. Not Infrequently tho
bull "Jlnkod," so tlut it was not nlways the first
man alongside who got "first spear." Tho bulls,
bolng young nnd actlvo,. gave good llttlo gallops,
and wore as quick as cats (very different from
tholr later appearance in tho ring). I saw ono
horseman bowlod ovor, but could not soo how ft
happened, ib ho was between mo nnd tho bull. -
Qonorally speaking, after tho bull had boon
, "grassed" twlco ho turnod nnsty and would gal
lop no moro, but got up, breathing heavily, nnd
faced his pursuers. At this point up comos tho
picador (called ol tontndor, correctly sponklng).
With lance In rest ho nwnlts tho chnrgo, which
usually comos promptly enough, to bo received
on tho point of tho garrocha and warded off. if
tho bull chargos twice, ho Is considered good."
enough for tho ring, but should ho fall to charge
and jhow n not unnatural doslro to escape, after
coming off socond host, his fato Ib beof or agri
cultural work In plow or cart as a draft ox. So
the sport goes on until all tho anlmnlB (of both
soxos) lmvo boon tried. Tho Indies apparently
go through tho trials to soo If thoy will make fit
and courageous enough mothers for futuro scions
of tho Illustrious race.
For sovoral years moro tho bullB grnzo nt their
easo on tho plains, guarded and guided by tho
ever-watchful ganndoros, for thoy nro animals of
considerable value by this time, with prices rang
ing from forty pounds to Bovonty pound i nploco.
Tho occupation of tho gnnadoro, however, Booms
likely to docroaso, If not vanish. Barb wlro 1b
changing tho face of tho earth In most plc;os,
and In Spain It Is bringing about tho passing of
tho cowboy. Strange time Spain, tho originator
or tho cowboy, should practically see tho last of
html
1 hnvo often boon nskod If tho bulls do not
fight among themselves. They do occasionally,
and I hnd a passing gllmpHo, from tho train, of n
gory bnttlo. which was fought In clouds of dust
bosldo nn nlmost drlod-up pool. There Is, I nm
told, always a mastor bull among tho herd, who
tyrannizes ovortho rest; nnd In tho "Encyclo
pedia or -Sport" thoro Is nn account of how tho
herd, unablo at Inst to stand his tyranny nny
longer, unlto to slay him, and having slain him,
curious to rolato, stand nnd hollow mournfully
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round his carcase until tho latter Is taken awny.
Tho removal of tho fighting bull from the plains
to the bull ring is not without Interest. If tho
bull ring Is not far off the mothod Is as follows:
Somo few days beforo tho tight, decoy oxen, with
bolls round tholr necks, are turned out with the
herd, which soon got nccustomed to their pres
ence. A llttlo befoio dawn on the appointed day,
by tho light of tho moon, the herd of decoys and
bulls are hurried along by sldo roads and lnnes
Into tho town and on to the bull ring. For long
distance Journeys tho bulls travol by rail, and as
tho ultimate sorting out of bulls and decoys Is
much tho same, whether it be at tho bull ring
near by, or at tho railway station for a distant
light, a description of tho method by which tho
nnlrnnls nro boxed for transit will servo a dou
bio purposo,
Imnglno a country railway station of tho primi
tive order; on tho right a dusty road leading
through nloo hedges to a distant town, with mar
hot gnrdons in the middle distance; on tho left
a single railway lino, stretching away In a not
too straight lino to Infinity. Behind you Is a
largo yard or corral, surrounded by high walls
and divided down tho middle, which Is entered
by two mnsslvo wooden gates. A few porters,
idlors, half a dozen cowboys with tholr ponies
hitched to posts, a couplo of guardial civile, nnd
probably a fow tourists stand nbout outside. In
tho dlstanco aro grazing tho bulls and their trai
torous brethren, guarded by a Blnglo horseman.
Presently thoro arrives on the scene a stout
party presumably tho overseer.
Tho cowboya mount their ponies, doing a llttlo
"showing off" as thoy cantor away to tho dis
tant herd. Rounding up tho bulls nnd oxen, they
head thorn for tho corral. In front gallops a
gnnndero, with lanco in rest, driving before him
a decoy ox. At his heols thunder the hord.
Faster nnd faster they como. Into tho post nnd
rail lane, which nnrrows down to the entrance of
tho corral. Uohlnd, with wild yells and waving
lances, gallop tho rest of tho cowboys. Into tho
corral dashes tho decoy ox; tho horseman nt his
tall wheels at n gallop Into the open stnble doors
on his left, coming up with n bang Into tho stall,
as a smnll boy hastily slams to tho door behind
him. Meanwhile, the entire herd hns poured
into the corral and tho gates .are fastened be
hind them. Tho ganndoros dismount and come
up 'on to tho walls, lances in hand. Tho smnll
boy pops out of the stablo, cracking n whip, nnd
tho hord "gets n move on" townrds tho next sec
tlon of the corral, of which the doors stand open.
A bull lookB townrd tho Bmall boy, who dives for
covor llko a rabbit; but In a socond ho Is out
onco moro nnd ngnln cracking his whip. Tho
cowboys aid his efforts by leaning ovor tho rails
and prodding thoso cattlo within reach with tholr
Innces from above. Presently ho herd Is nil In
onclosuro No. 2. At tho right-hand end of this
Is n lano leading backward In tho direction rrom
which tho cattle came. Having boon through
tho mill beforo, a decoy ox promptly trots off
down this lano to freedom. Ho Is followed nt
n moro leisurely pace by a bull !ut not to free
dom! Tho end door Is slammed In tho socond
animal's fnco. Quickly turning around, ho rushes
back, but tho door at tho othor end is shut also.
Hound ho conies again, to find tho middle door
llkOWlso Closed. Ho is now 111 n (ran nml lfnnn.il
it. With an nngry. bollow ho charges the door,
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leans over nnd prods him with his lnnco. With
n savago grunt ho turns round onco more, to see
facing him a small oponlng In tho wall. Per
haps it IcadB to freedom? His hesitation van
ishes as ho receives several prods from above,
and hs dives Into tho darkness, to find himself in
a box on wheels In which ho cannot turn around.
Heforo ho has tlmo to back out, down comes n
sliding door nnd ho Is a prisoner, roady to bo
sent by train to tho bull ring and hlr ate.
Omaha, The continued drouth nnd
warm weather has seriously damaged
tho corn crop in many parts of tlio
state, according to Prof. C. W. Pugs
ley, head of tho Extension Department
of tho Stato University. Undor prcs
ont conditions, much of tho corn can
bo Baved by feeding If nropor atten
tion is given and tho corn Is not no
Elected. Reports which have como to .tho Ex
tension Department Indlcato that tho
damaged sections nro In every part of
tho stato though the southern part Is
moro affected than other sections. Re
quests have bcon pouring In to Prof.
Pugsloy, nsklng suggestions as to tho
host mothod of getting tho most out
of tho corn crop.
Realizing that tho condition ts gen
oral, Pugsley has requested tho Bur
eau of Publicity to co-operato with tlio
Extension Department and the news
papers of tho stato In disseminating
news relative to tho condition. "Ne
braska is not affected as much as
othor states" says Professor Pugsley.
"However, that does not provent us
gottlng as much out of tho corn crop
as Is possible. Generally speaking,
Nebraska has bcon fortunate in her
crops this yoar, especially small grain.
But tho corn crop has been affected
and now It Is up to us to get all wo
can out of tho crop.
Most of tho queries are. "How Is It
possible to get tho most feed out of
tho corn crop?" By properly handling
it is often easy to "feet from many
fields sufficient feed to carry tho stock
on tho farm through winter,
Pugsloy suggests three ways. Ono
way is to let tlio corn plant stand in
tho field and then pasturing In tho
winter. Pugsley characterizes this as
tho poorest method as often times
much of tho drled-up portions will
blow away, little feeding value remain
ing. Another and Wetter mothod is to
make fodder of tho corn by cutting nt
the proper time. In this way it Ib
possible to savo much feed from a
field which would otherwise yield very
little. Many prefer to shred the corn,
tho claim being that this enchances
tho feeding value of tho yield. Profes
sor Loo of the Department, says tho
best mothod Is to' put as much corn as
posslb! into a silo. Prof. Leo Is author
ity for tho statement that one-half
moro cattlo can bo wintered on nny
field of corn If that corn is put into a
silo Instead of being cut for fodder.
"If you have a silo, by all monas
fill It," Is the advice from T'o Exten
sion Department. In this emergency,
It Is not suggested that expensive si
los bo erected. However, Professor
Chaso of tho University says a silo
may bo built for tho purpose of saving
Injured corn by a small outlay of
money. .Chaso states that a wooden
silo holding 80 tons, may bo uilt for
about $120, and will last sovoral years.
Also that tho same sized silo may bo
built in tho ground at a cost of from
$16 to $25.
Now Is tho time to get tho most out
of tho corn crop. In somo sections,
now Is tho time to put the corn In silo
or cut It for fodder. In othor sections,
It can bo left for several weeks, unless
woather conditions becomo very se
vere. As long as tho corn Is growing fairly
rell, It is better to leave it in the
field, but In case hot, dry weather
continues and tho corn burns, It Is
nottor to cut it for feed. If a silo lo
to bo built, no tlmo Is to be lost
Thinks Parole Law of Benefit.
Lincoln. Secretary J. A. Piper of
tho stato Prison board is of tho opin
ion that tho general public Is not fully
awaro of the good results which aro
bolng brought about by tlio system of
paroling prisoners of tho stato peni
tentiary, particularly as cases whoro
a man falls to live up "to the trust
placed In him receives public men
tion while thoso who mako good ro
celvo little, If any mention.
As an lllustralon of what tho law
is doing ho recits the following:
On January 1, 1912, "Richard Roo"
was paroled to a farmer In tho north
ern part of tho state, whero ho wa3
to rocolvo $25 per month, besides" his
board and washing. His first torm
oxplrod tho fourth of this month and
ho has rccelvod his final discharge.
Ho lost no time from work durlnp
theso nlnoteon months and received
ovor $475, In cash. For clothing and
tho necessaries of life ho spent about
$10 per month, leaving an actual tosh
balance of'$285.
Slnco tho parole law went Into ef
fect 210 prisoners havj boon paroled.
A large number of theso have received
their final discharges, a few havo boen
returned to tho penitentiary and
about nlnoty aro still on pnrolo. Not
only has tho law been a groat b&noflt
In the reformation, of thoso men, but
a groat Bavlng in oxpenso to the stato
of Nebraska, having reduced tho popu
lation of our Btate penitentiary frori
470 on tho date of tho going into orto.-t
of this now law to 356 at tho present
tlmo.
Ship Early to Avoid Car Shortage.
Early orders to movo range stock
into Onialia and other river markets
aro bolng rocolved by tho railroads
this week. In a fow weeks tho busi
ness will bo heavy nnd It is probablo
that sovoral of the roads that carry
tho bulk of tho business will oxperi
onco car shortage.. Thoso shippers
Jn Wyoming and tho Dakotas, who
havo been having Ideal weather con
ditions, nro shipping tholr Btock as
soon as possible in order to avoid any
possible shortuge. Somo of tho seller
hold their stock until later.
Tho greatest of thoughts haa perhaps
been thought
And tlio greatest word hns perhaps
been said; .. '
May be tho Greatest nght has been
fought.
The greatest of mortals perhaps Is
dead,
Hut we never can know and we never
can guess.
The greatest of deeds may bo yet un
done; Fato may bo looking today to nnd i
A man of the proper mold nnd kind,
And why mar not I bo tho chosen one?
We faro on a new and untravcled way
That winds along to tho dim unknown,
Whoro what may bo waiting no man
can nay.
Wo know of today and the past alone;
But tho way forever goes up and up,
The past slopes down whero tho dead
years Uo;
Fato may bo waiting somewhere to raise
Somo man over all who havo yet earned i
pralso, !
And proudly flaunted their banners high.
Matter of Heredity.
"I would nover think," said young
Regglo Packenham, "of going In to
dinner without wearing evening
.clothes."
"That's good," said his undo on his
mother's side. "Doj't ever wear out
your mornin' clo's when you can save
'em as well as not. I remember how
your pa used to lay' his chaw or to
bacco on the window slj.1 when ho
went in to eat, so as not to waste It.
There was a man that was always get
tin' everything out of n thing thero
was in It. it was that disposition that
kept him from ever beln satisfied till
he'd got tho business down so the
only thing about a steer that went to
wasto In his establishment was the
grunt the crltter'd give whon thoy hit
him with, an ax. I guess you must git
your habit of wantln' to do things
right from him."
THOUGHT.
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"But you can't
mako a machine
that will think."
"No," replied
tho Inventor, "and
I wouldn't if I
could ir I thought
It would think as
somo people do."
V
Yearning.
I'd llko to be as rich as Itockefollor,
I' ' "'o to bo as strong as Teddy la;
I'd UKe to be as handsome as Apollo
Was ero ho lost thoso marblo charms
of Ills:
I'd lllte to be as powerful as William,
Who makes his Herman subjects bend
their knees.
And havo tho cart-free ways of We?ry
Watlclns.
To como and go -dnd do ns I should
please.
I'd llko to have th grace to charm the
ladles,
I'd like to mako mn wonder at my wit;
I wish that I had youth with Age's wh
dom. That everything did should mako a
seeing that it'a ldlo to go yearning.
Perhaps It might be sensible for me
To work and try H) bo what God has
given
Mo strength and opportunity to bo.
Word In Hla Own Behalf.
"Don't you think," sho asked, as
they sat down at Mio table, after the
play, and wore studying tho bill of
fnre, "that people oat too much?"
"Yes," ho replied as ho noticed that
tho price for squab was $1.35, "and'
thoy say it's nothing less than suicidal
to eat moat of any kind at this timo
of night."
Mere Opinion.
Ono of tho differences between a
woman who scolds and a man who
swears la that tho man sonerally has
somo excuso for It,
Mos,t men would bo able to fill their
stations In lifo more creditably than
they do if they didn't Insist on get
ting off at tho wrong stations.
Taking and Giving.
"You can't." said tho philosopher,
"take from a thing without mnklnjr It
loss."
"Oh, I don't know," tho fool re
piled. "Havo you ever tried taking
a light from ono candlo with another?"
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