Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1887 — A Lively Bullock Race. [ARTICLE]

A Lively Bullock Race.

Jeypore is a typical Hindoo city in almost every respect, 'lhe Rajah is a Hindoo, and the great mass of the people are Hindoos, writes a correspondent. No foreigners live or do business within the city walls. The city gates are closed at 9 o’clock at night, and no one can either leave or enter it after 11 o’clock without a permit from the Rajah. As we drove a’ong we were .particularly struck by the great number of white bulls in the street and one on the sidewalk. These bulls are so cared for and petted as to be as mild-manner-ed as cows. It was on this street that we first saw trotting bullocks. They are white in color, of large size and with immense curved horns, which are generally painted a deep green. It is a curious sight to see them as they trot along at a r ght respectable gait, the driver, bare-armed and bare-legged, handling the reins with as much care as though he was driving Maud S.