Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1886-05-26
Hill Nye's New College i.

But now tha, the idea has been
turned loose, shall look forward to
tho time when wealthy men who have
been in the habit Of dying and leaving
their monty TO other institutions will
meet With \ change ut heart and begin
to endow the cowboys college and the
Maverick hotbed of broncbo sciences.
We live in an age Of rapid advance
ment in all branches of learning, and
people who do not rise early in the
morning will not retain their position
in the procession. | look forward
with confidence to the day when no
cowboy will undertake to ride the
range without n diploma. Ehuca,ed
lneor 10 what we need Cowboys who
can tell you in scientific terms why it
Is always ,hs bisgcst steer that eats
"pige,'n weed in tho spring and why
he should swell up and bust ON " ris.
ing Chicago msrkct
lAope tina, the day is not far distant
whon in the holster Of the cowboy VIC
will fad the lliad instead of the XII
liad, the unabridged dictionary instead
Of Mr.. Rcmington's great work on
homicide. AS it is now on the ranges
ysu might ride till your Mexican sad.
die ached befure you would find COW.
boy who carries dictionary with
him. For that reason the language
used on the the general roundup is al
times dramatically incorrect, and
many OF our leading cowboys spell
Graveyard" with *"
A college for riding, roping, brand.
ing, corralling, loading and un.
loading, and handling cattle generally,
would be a great boon to our young
men, who are at present groping in
dark and pitiable ignorance Of the
untutored COW. Let the Young man
first learn how TO sit up three nights
in succession, through bad March
snow stnrm, ahd hold" herd ef rest.
less cattle. Let him then ride through
the hot sun an alkal dust n week or
two. sub.'rting on u chunkof disagree
able side pork Just large enough to
bait trap Then let his horse fall on
him and injurc his constitution and
preamble, All these things would
give the COW student Nh idea OF how
to ride the range The amateur who
has nevertried TO ride a skitlish and
sulky range, has stl great deal to
learu.
The yuaug Maverick savant could
take Il kindergarten course In the study
Of cow brands. Here a wide field
opens up to the scholar. The adult
steer in the great realm Of beef ia now
u walking Chinese wash bill, a Hindoo
poem In the ofi iginai juak shop alpha.
bet. four-l-gged Greek inscription
puuctunicd with Jim, jams, steno.
grapher's notes OF riot, bird d'seye
view Of u. premature explosion in y
hardware s,ere,
The cowboy who can at once grspple
with the great problem OF where to
put the steer with "B bar b. on left
shoulder, Key circle G" on left side,
"Hcalt d Heart" on right hip, left ear
crop, waffle te waffle, and seven hands
rou,d, with "DAsh b Dash" on right
shoulder vented" waffle on dew lap
vented. and "C.D. d." and M. e."
vented on righ, side, keeping track of
transfers, range, and post.o.iice Of last
owner, has certainly got future which
lies mostly ahead Of HIM.
Perhaps I have said too much on
this subject, but when get thoroughly
awakened on this great porterhouse
s'esk prob'eia [ Am apt to carry the
matter too far. tal
Dude Excuse me- Miss Sharps l
had quite forgotten you'll am 50 alb.
sent minded, doAcher know. Miss
Ss-rp-Yes, have noticed the sb.
seLDe ofmind.