The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-11-05

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II Is quite true that the cowboy OF
to-day Is not q college man. nor one
a all familiar with the manners and
customs OF polite society. says Out
West Neither does he 20 about his
daily task with a brace OF ~six-shooters
siuns at his hips and a repeating rifle
held In the crook OF his arm.
barbed wire fences, steam railroads.
police courts and ~penitentiaries have
rendered such appuTtenances supernu-
Gus. And Immediately after pay day he
does not sweep down upon the nearest
town. shoot out the lights and take
part In a u fight or two.
For the $50 or $40 a month which he
receives a strict attention 10 the duties
OF his job is expected. and In these days
OF strenuous competition a job Is a pre-
eious thing. The life OF the modern
cowboy is as full OF hard and monoton-
Gus work as that OF an eastern farm
hand, and there Is very little difference
In the intellectual and social standing
OF the two.
Though thousands OF cattle are graz
ed on the plains Of the Southwest. very
few are shipped direct from the range
TO the market. The places OF indlvid-
ual cattle kings have been taken by
great stock companies which own nu-
merous tracts OF range land In various
parts OF the West.
A few years ago a dry season In
southern Arizona the death OF {
many cattle and very frequently the I
financial ruin OF their owners. The old 2
liners stil tell stories OF having walk I
d for Incredible distances on the car I
asses OF dead steers. c
But all that Is past-they do things q
Inherently now. Let a dry year come a
pom the southwestern ranges and the p
attic are hustled on board a train and II
transported TO the cattle companies q
anges In Colorado or Montana or Da- N
ota. where the season Is good and the 81
abundant.
No long drives Of hundreds o. miles Ii
search OF new range as In the old IN
Simply a day or two OF round er
y up, then a few hours drive 10 the do
shipping point on the railroad IN
hen perhaps a day In town for the su
wboys and back again TO the home on
nch and the regular grind esi
Though the cowboy Is not a college tes
aduate he Is by no means an ign0 un
NUS Usually he Is American born cei
q fairly we'll read. taking the same hel
live Interest In current TOPICS and toe
lities that other American citizens do.
a general rule be has been raised 10
the section In which he Is employed ell
4 Is Of youthful appearance. lie VII
fers very little from the average tlgl
working youth. western dia. sot
{ stories to the contrary notwlth- the
nding. a '
all cowboy b~unkhOuses there - q maj
, Of current magazines. the contents II
which are devourcd with ayidity. wer
! one 10 not lnfrequenfiy treated 10 tea,
amusing spectacle OF n youthful dou.
boy becoming 70 enamorcd % the gotf
d Of punchers pictured In modern disc
that be purchases a pair % Ut but
y useless six-shooterS. commences blesl
a with a wager aud 10 initiate scar
dialect OF HE'D Saunders. the
ut n craftsmanship Is no logger a lines
lincation Of the cowpunchcr. horse noun
ship Is. The modern cattlcn1an Il
rond Of his ability to ride anything
our legs as was ever bronchO buster IN
ygone days. aud this Is the Hrst fact q is
'cssed upon a tenderfOot carnl
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