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• A XxXXv? S ULL fighting is of very ancient '^and not strictly Spanish origin. " The Moors in Spain, in their rare intervals of peace, pr^gi. ticed warlike pursuits, ffaxfTthe fear--not ung^o^ed, as it proved--of becoming luxurious €i5inate. In this way bull fighting. The Moor- knight, anxious to keep him- an* hl& horse "fit," pursued and speared the %ild ?MTemi-wild cattle of the plains. Probably *$?.' 'V^ncxt step was the introduction of the bull into an arena, where the prowess of the knight could be witnessed and criticised by his friends ,^ v :s;': . and rivals. If the rider was unhorsed, he endeay- If ored to kill the bull with his sword. One mar* C,( "V" , ?rel8 how he did it with a scimitar; trot possiljiy f§/'. ••-*1»y this time the Moors had adopted the straight p- - \#words of their rivals, the Spaniards, with whom. intervals of peace, they not infrequently ^' -j fceld combined fiesta de toros, in which both . Christian and Moslem vied in friendly rivalry at 4-j>r i i v ^lhe slaying of mighty bulls. To quote Mr. Abel Chapman in "Unexplored Spain": "At this p#- during the thirteenth and fourteenth cefc-. M turies, the knight who, lance in hand, had been ^ fcurled from the saddle might draw his sword and kin the bull, his vassals being allowed to place IIC*" the bull (by deft display of colored cloaks) in ft ^ 1 position to facilitate the death stroke. Here *§ f doubtless originated the art of 'playing' the bull, %f and incidentally sprang the professional bull V 's*;t•' fighter." I need not quote Mr. Chapman further, as this is sufficient to show the origin of the i *'pro." matador, and the present decadence ef t'*\ " ;f ' the sport is npt difficult to follow. ? ' i \ As time went on, owing to opposition on the 'p? part of kings and queens and popes, the arts- '^p *k i tocracy of Spain gradually fell away from the L' ' 1 ,, eport, and the mounted spearman's portion of ; ^he spectacle became of less and less importance as the knights withdrew from the contests. Thus, WWi-X* due course, we arrive at the ghastly farce of y•?£the present day, when the skullful rider, who 4* "was, if not disgraced, at any rate poorly thought ':i-' «f if his horse sustained damage in the contest, ^ Is replaced by the professional picador, whofe I;. ( : H y sorry nag is never intended to escape the buft's horns. As the horseman's role In the show has It?' Bhrunk, so has the footman's part increased* 'fir until we come to the highly paid matador of the present day. Though not much patronized by the ; . aristocracy or the army, find nominally con­ demned by the church, yet bull fighting still re­ mains the Sport of the people, and consequently of the press. Shooting, racing and polo have taken its place among the upper classes; but L* Corrida comes before everything In the popular estimation. You may go to a race meeting tn Spain and see English and French thoroughbred torses, English, French and Spanish jockeys,-ft fashionable and crowded paddock, police and , troops te keep the course--but no crowd to bft kept In order! So much for the Importance of the sport Qt , hull-flghtlng; now as to the animals employed In it and the method of training them. It must first of all be borne in mind that the Spanish fighting bull is a very different animal from the SfuWg. 8toHd and solid shorthorns and Herefords si ilwhick we see In this country. Like the raise < f;|; y&orse, he is an artificial creature, bred by selec- | ^ ^'tion for generations for one purpose, namely, to ' ^flght, and I can assure the reader that, with every , ^circumstance againBt him, he will fight, from "the flag" to his last convulsive effort to - get on his feet again when stricken to the heart. In various parts of Spain there are many stud Mffc'. farms, which keenly compete with each other |[, in producing the best fighting stock. That of Don Miura is perhaps at present the most 'famous. Fighting bulls are in appearance not unlike the old English longhorn breed on a smaller scale; jp. but as they vary in appearance, they might |^" "equally be likened to Jersey bulls (with longer ^ \ horns) or black Welsh bulls. They vary in color, as these comparisons suggest--white with black spots and patches,, white with red spots and '• patches, or dark purple brown with light muzzle Ipy. end ears and a light brown stripe down this backbone. (This last variety is said to be de- 8cend®d directly from the Aurochs.) The most %.ominon of ^ is Jet black all over; at least, I irVj' • Per8°nally h'e seen most of this color. The * ®»>rly days of calfdom are spent in luxurious jjjBV ..'Idleness on the plains, but at one year old some !§&• ? Bort °' trial is held, I believe. This I have' not personally witnessed, so I cannot give any de* tails. At two years old comes the second trial* and of this I will endeavor to give a short de> scription. I personally witnessed a tentadero (trial) through glasses, and from a safe and fairly coa- jjp?; ££,<• fortable position on of the cabin^of a jacht on thg-'Quadalquivir. -^eftlging by the behav­ ior of people who were at closer quarters, the role of spectator would at times appear to call for considerable activ­ ity, and be unsuitable for a stout old gentle­ man on foot, or even if mounted, unless he were a good horseman and did not mind "bucketing" about. On the occasion in ques­ tion I did not notice any dismounted specta­ tors, but I am told - they do attend on foot, and as there to; no eonjr of any description, the onlooked must at times have amusement quite as exciting as those tak­ ing part in the trials. The method of procedure at the tentadero la somewhat as follows: The herd is "rounded up" on the plain and (he cowboys (ganaderos) then divide it, cutting out a large number of decoy cattle, which they drive some few hundred yards away. When the two herds are safely rounded up, each under the charge of silent, watchful horsemen, the sport Is ready to begin. The farm . is en fete (open house, in fact), and lots of friends of the owner turn up, well mounted for the occasion (though, personally, I am not an »admirer of the Andaluslan 'oss). The owner and his sporting friends now appear on the scene, mounted and armed with the garrocha (lance), which is twelve feet long and has a small, blunt point about a couple of inches or less in length. When the owner gives his signal, the gana­ deros let a bull escape. Off it runs to its friends in the distance, and after it gallop three horse­ men--two in close pursuit and one following more leisurely. The latter is a picador, or pro­ fessional spearman. The two horsemen gallop on either side of the bull, but I could not make out whether the rider on the left spears to the right and vice versa, or whether the spearing Is done from one side only, and the other horseman merely rides to keep the bull going straight. It seemed to me the horsemen usually tried to spear high up and behind the flank, and from the off side of the bull, 1. e., left-handed. When suc­ cessful, they turned the bull over in a cloud of dust, like a shot rabbit. Not infrequently the bull "Jinked," so that it was not always the first man alongside who got "first spear." The bulls, being young and active, gave good little gallops, and were as quick as cats (very different from their later appearance in the ring). I saw one horseman bowled over, but could not see how It happened, as he was between me and the bull. . Generally speaking, after the bull had been . "grassed" twice he turned nasty and would gal­ lop no more, but got up, breathing heavily, and faced his pursuers. At this point up comes the picador (called el tentador, correctly speaking). With lance in rest he awaits the charge, which usually comes promptly enough^ to be received on the point of the garrocha and warded off. If •' the bull charges t wlce^ he is considered good enough for the ring, but should he fall to charge and show a not unnatural desire to escape, after coming off second best, his fate is beet or agri­ cultural work in plow or cart as a draft ox. So the sport goes on until all the animals (of both sexes) have been tried. The ladles apparently go through the trials to see if they will make fit and courageous enough mothers for future scions of the illustrious race. For several years more the bulls graze at their ease on the plains, guarded and guided by the ever-watchful ganaderos, for they are animals of considerable value by this time, with prices rang­ ing from forty pounds to seventy pounds apiece. The occupation of the ganadero, however, seems likely to decrease, if not vanish. Barb wire Is changing the face of the earth in most places, and In Spain it Is bringing about the passing of the cowboy. Strange that Spain, the originate* of the cowboy, should practically see the last of* him! I have often been asked if the bulls do not fight among themselves. They do occasionally, and I had a passing glimpse, from the train, of a gory battle, which was fought In clouds of dust beside an almost drled-up pool. There Is, I am told, always a master bull among the herd, who tyrannises over the rest; and in the "Encyclo­ pedia of Sport" there is an account of how the herd, unable at last to stand his tyranny any longer, unite to Blay him, and having slain him. - curious to relate, stand and bellow mournfully GfrOAFC => round his carcase until the latter Is taken away. The removal of the fighting Dun irons i he plains to the bull ring is not without interest. If the bull ring is not far off the method is as follows: Some few days before the fight, decoy orfen, With bells round their necks, are turned out with the herd, which soon get accustomed to their pres­ ence. ^ little before dawn on the appointed day. by the light of the moon, the herd of decoys and bulls are hurried along by side roads and lanes into the town and on to the bull ring. For long­ distance journeys the bulls travel by rail, and as the ultimate sorting out of bulls and decoys is tnuch the same, whether it be at the bull ring near by, or at the railway station for ft distant fight, a description of the method by which the animals are boxed for transit will servo a don ble purpose. Imagine a country railway station Of the primi­ tive order; on the Tight a dusty road leading through aloe hedges tb a distant town, with mar­ ket gardens in the middle distance; on the left a single railway line, stretching away In a not too straight line to Infinity. Behind you Is a large yard or corral, surrounded by high walls arid divided down the middle, which Is entered by two massive wooden gates. A few porters, Idlers, half a dozen cowboys with their ponies hitched to posts, a couple of guardia civile, and probably a few tourists stand about outside. In the distance are grazing the bulls and their trai­ torous brethren, guarded by a single horseman. Presently there arrives on the scene a stout party--presumably the oyerseer. ' The cowboys mount their ponies, doing * little "showing off" as they canter away to tire dis­ tant herd. Rounding up the bulls and oxen, they head them for the corral. In front gallops a ganadero, with lance in rest, driving before him a decoy ox. At his heels thunder the herd. Faster and tester they come. Into the post and rfil lane, which narrows down to the entrance of the corral. Behind, with wild yells and waving lances, gallop the rest the cowboys. Into the corral dashes the decoy ox{ the horseman at his tail wheels at a gallop into the open stable doors on his left, coming up with a bang into the stall, as a small boy hastily slams to the door behind him. Meanwhile, the entire herd has poured Into the corral and the gates are fastened be­ hind them. The ganaderqs dismount and come up on to the walls, lances In hand. The small boy pops out of the stable, cracking a ,whip, and the herd "gets a move on" towards the' next sec­ tion of the corral, of which the doors stand open. A bull looks toward the small boy, who dives for cover like a rabbit; but in a second he is out once more and again cracking his whip. The cowboys aid his efforts by leaning over the rails and prodding those cattle within reach with their lances from above. Presently the herd is all in enclosure No. 2. At the right-hand end of this Is a lane leading backward in the direction from which the cattle came. Having been through the mill before, a decoy ox promptly trots off down this lane to freedom. He, Is followed at a more leisurely pace by a bull--but not to free­ dom! The end door is slammed in the second animal's face. Quickly turning around, he rushes back^Sut the door at the other end is shut also. Round he comes again, to find the middle door likewise closed. He is now in a trap and knows it. With an angry bellow he charges the door, Bending the white splinters flying. A cowboy leans over and prods him with his lance. With a savage grunt he turns round once more, to see facing him a small opening in the wall. Per­ haps It leads to freedom? His hesitation van­ ishes as he receives several prods from above, and he dives into the darkness, to find himself in a box on wheels In which he cannot turn around. Before he has time to back out, down comes a sliding door and he is a prisoner, ready to be sent by train to the bull ring and his fate. One very fetching robe du nult In mind at the moment is of crepe de Ohine with A deep yoke and sleeves of shadow lace laid over flesh tinted mull, and the yoke is joined to the crepe de chine gown tinder a strip of lace insertion, on ^vhich is sewp^^f festoon of tin#'"pink rosefiutiffr la cqntrast to this coquettish sleep- tobe is a nun-like little nightgown of white crepe de chine, rounded out girlishly at the throat and trimmed with a narrow picot edge of real Irish lace. The short sleeves are also edged with the line of Irish picot and the neck is drawn up on a white ribbon. But the cut of this simple.little night- gowjD Jts .especiuily ' graceful, for the garment clings, without any effect of tightness, to the ankles and fee^. Another variety of silken sleeping wear is the feminine night shirt, an In-. ISNT IT JUST DISCOURAGING? Mr. Sprlggln* Absolutely Refuses to ffeow the Least Appreciation of Millinery Economy.- " do think of that for hat?" Mrs. Spriggihs stood before her .husband, holding the hat on the tips ' *'• of the fingers on one hand, Spriggins* eyes were still axed on the paper he was residing when he said: "It's all rigjht, I gue|i. How much Aid tHo thing cost?" ?,4: .* "The ldeft of you calling If the thing!' As for its cost, I just want to tell you that I made It myself out of old stuff. Now I guess you will take more Interest in it when you know that there will be no milliner's bill for it. What do you think of-it now?" "I don't see but that it looks all right. All hats look alike to me with the exception that the latest styles are a little more horrible than the preced­ ing ones. Made this one yourself out of old stuff, huh?" "I sure did! begin with and I had to buy new feathers, and those three roses and the bucklk of California brilliants are new. Then, of* course, I had to get new velvet and that lace around the brim is new and I got a regular bar- gala in that cluster of little white flowers. Everything else on the hat Is old." "If you aren't too horrid for any­ thing! But this Is the w*y it is every time I try to really economize. Some­ times 1 just think I won't try to econo- I bought the shape to [ mlse In my millinery nor in anything •au j.:\MiS- else! Next time I try to economize by making a new hat out of old Btuff J guess you will know it, Joe Sprig- glasr--ftjck. ; "" . i '• • .?-• -%% V- -0 St**.;-*. Luoky Men. "Why in the world did she marry him?" "Well, yotf see, she Is an excellent cook, and he was a sort of a chal­ lenge to her;'* "How so?" "She married him to eev tt'; shi couldn't fatten him." •, Empire Gown of Fine Linen. novation of this season, and just now more the fad than feminine pajamas, which have become too ordinary and universally accepted now to have an attraction for women seeking sensa­ tional effects. The feminine nigbt shirt Is patterned exactly after the mascu­ line one, slit at the side seams, narrow collar, long sleeve and all. These gar­ ments are made of China silk, with narrow trimmings of futuriBt ribbon, imitating the braid trimming on a man's cambric night shirt. Pajamas are of crepe de chine and brocaded China silk, the brocaded stuff forming the little coat and troufers of crepe Tie chine having cuffs of the brocaded fabric./ A dainty little imported petticoat is made of white crepe de chine. From the knee to the hem the petticoat is trimmed with alternate bands of Bhirred crepe de chine and same width bands of shadow lace. The bottom of the skirt is finished by a narrow plait­ ed frill of net. Women who are traveling about or making a series of visits, apprecfiite this silken, underwear, especially be­ cause It may be laundered so' quickly. It Is even possible to wear the silken garments, washed and rinsed, but un- ironed„at a pinch. The glove silk underwear, or Italian as it is sometimes called, needs no ironing at all and clings to the figure beneath narrow frocks. Chemises of glove silk come in white or colors, and are the coolest, most luxur,}6us little affairs ever donned beneath a corset. These garments look best when rather simply trimmed with a very little fine lace, and, perhaps, a beading run through the ribbon. MARY DEAN. FtCHO EFFECTS MUCH VARIED >* ROMAN EYE BALSAM FOR SCALDING SBNSATSOH IN EYBS AND ALL FORMS OF I|#i FLANIMATION OF RYES OR EYELID! Don't Cut OB! A SHOE BOIL, CAPPED •OCft OR BURSITIS FOR Y FtAlNDEA m i ir m PEMININlTY HAS DI&Affefeb At.iL OTHER MATERIALS. FOR SICK HEADACHE SOUR STOMACH. POOR APPETITE, C0N8TIPA LIVES COMPLAINT, BIU •ease of Luxury and Comfort That le imparted Will Never Lightly (Uven Up If It Can Bs Afforded. & hit : ik'&M i«|il jurjsatxar tv&r Model of blue-velvet trimmed with malirte and lace. Effective tunle ef narrow Valencienne lace. LACES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS Color flas Wisely 8een Left Largely to the Taste of the In- • dlviduaL ' -&'4^pr4ihlee can be a .narrow ruching placed above a flat turn-over collar and the effect Is good, but it is the wide double ruching that frequent ugliness lies. Fortunately, it is quite as fashionable to wear a loose lace frill that half rolls away from the neck and is caught above the bust with a flicker of ribbon. There is an admirable way of open­ ing the blouse In front, running it to a deep point, outlining it with two inches of lace that falls backward over a' ribbon of black taffeta or colored velvet; and in the open spaee left there is a flat band of lace crossed well up toward the neck and drawn softly down undel the blouse. This is a good scheme for any woman whose chest is thin and who does not wish to go in the street with much of ^er neck exposed. It Is a good idea to remember that a flat collar at the back of the neck is often better than a high one unless it is tight-fltting. One can adopt many different kinds of frills and ribbons and laces at the nock if they will only remember to keep the back and the exact shoulder line flattened by a turnover collar of thin white fabrie. EASY TO GIVE 'INDIVIDUALITY* Child's Frock of Checkered Gingham .Will Make Up to Please Both Mother and Daughter. Such an original little frock of checked gingham as appears today will appeal forci­ bly to the mother who covets the "individual" i n her children's frocks. The little short waist 1b cut plain and finished on the bottom, e d g e d w i t h squares piped with white. Bach alternate one of these is trimmed with white but­ tons. .The short set-in sleeve Is similarly finished and trimmed. The frock buttons to the left of the front with Bmall crochet buttons. The straight narrow skirt joins the waist with only a slight fullness. 8ummer Shelter^; One of the best contrivances for a shelter is the garden umbrella, for it may be under circumstances that would not justify the erection of a permanent summer house or arbor. These umbrellas are to be had in a variety of forms, a vefy satisfactory kind having a small iron table hold­ ing a socket into which the umbrella shaft fits. It is nice to'use anywhere that shade is scanty. Afty Designs That Are Suitable May C Be Worn Without Doubt of Their Acceptanee. There is Sl. growing tendency In neckwear toward the old-fashioned method of making the material full at the neck line and drawing it down in loose folds from the back of the neck to the bust. The fashionable net and labe blouses, for instance, have more of the fabric than Is necessary on the shoulder line, and this Is gath­ ered up in the band and pulled down to a bow or a rose or a pin and no col-- lar of any kind is added. All kinds of fichu, effects are ae- • ceptable. They are built of white and 'black tulle, of spotted net, of lace, and they are added to . every manner of one-piecc gown. Even the new blouses have this kind^of manipulation of fab­ ric, and when a coat is worn over it there must always be some kind of flowing or rolling colldr or white at the back to cover the dark lining of the coat. One-piece gowns in dark fabric rare- . Failure is the result of waiting tor other people to do things first ly have turn-over collars in white or any material; they have folded pieces Of thin white lace placed inside like a pucker; the line is V-shaped and not round as it used to be. r- -r- ' f Coats and Coatees. The very brightly colored short coat Is passing. It has been found too glar­ ing to be either becoming or artistic. Its successor is rather shorter and it is usually modified by a covering of transparent embroidery or lace.' A charming specimen was seen the other day. It was in Coladon green, with the palest possible gray openwork em­ broidery laid fiat all over it. Another worn by a great lady was in sunset pink with deep cream colored lace shaped to cover the coat entirely and finished round the outlines with dull gold cord. Many of these little coats are out away in front, affording ttttle or no protection to the chest. A Mending Help. When drewnwork in linen center- ptecer Is wern out and the cenlers remain good, stitch a row o£ Insertion over the drawnwork. will remove them and leave no Mrmiihns Reduces any puff or swelling. Does no#'"-' blister or remove the hair, and horae can worked. $2 a bottle delivered. Book 6 K ABSORBINE* JR., the analeptic liniment for mif* fcted. For Boils. Brntofi, Old Sorei. Swellings, VaricoMjr; Vtini, Vnriootities. Allay* Pain. Prtcr Si and C2 a boajS- It dnsnrtsta or delirrrcd. Will tell more if you write. W.F.YOUNG, P.O. F., StOTenple tt.Sprln0fl«M.Maa|^ fe' Stout Figures Reduced One to Five Incheĵ / Without Discomfort { by Wearing W.& EWMe-Reduo Corset* $3Jlt DO YOU KNOW A SNAP WHKN YOU BEl IT? TWO SECTIONS for BiOHTEKN dot*. tars per acre. THREE sections for llFTEEn dollars pe racre. FOUR sections for TWKLVS dollars per acre in SOUTHWE8TKRIV- NORTH DAKOTA. ONE-FOURTH CASH. BALANCE TO SUIT at six per cent. If on* fourth of this land !• cultivated WILL PAT? FOR ITSELF In a few years. NEW SALE* INVESTMENT CO., NEW SALEM, N. DAI^ LET US RAISE HOGS FOR TOO ' on profit-sharing plan. Address SOUTH TEXAS HOG FARM. Wharton. T«4 WaUonB. . ln^ton, D C. -u. 'eat reference*. P i (ITS Inswn. D.C. Booksfree* Hlglfr 1 n B Rale IB V eat reference*. Bast zcetiit% Fur I npil Infnrmatinn names, etc. No carivassini rw Luu.ii miormatign, gpar0 Un,e- Enclose bu lallonil larormatloa 8«l-- wapuj, BIT, ClMluatl, RiOTArW Iowa corn land. 300,185: near to' DAlVvliilii improved; 24U, close in. Choice la Q. W. MILLER, owner, Manchester, Io Some people manage to make a littl# • truth go a long way by stretching it. U?:: '~:?k Mra.Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for Childre%*r. y- te e t h i n g , s o f t e n s t h e g u m s , r e d u c e s i n f l u m m a j * £ T • , I •ion,allays pain,cures wind colic,25c a bottl«JUf , -'if Properly Named. /•• •" ' •>.; "Why does this piano manufMtarar v- call his business an infant industry?^' "Becauso ho' manufactures mostljr^ baby grands." . •' •• -U- • -£*•3'- His Oplnlon.f v v.i.5 ^ '. ytm think you btig treated for the drink habit?" •'%. ^ y "Well, that Is a more economic way of getting 'em than buying • Poor Man's "Meat." ' "ItU* ;• •• ' In the Woman's Home Companion*, Zona Qale, writing an article entitlecf Ethics and Cooks, says. "The family ^ j- ' of the legumes, 'the poor man's meat?)-, --the peas, beans, lentils and peanut^* ?? --are found next in importance ^ meat and eggs, with peanuts one of- the best balanced foods available, and;... a peanut butter sandwich is quit* nourishing as a ham sandwich." %' -¥ • Black Hand Threat • \. Mm. Collins found the following'! Black Hand letter pinned to her doo^^'^ o n e m o r n i n g : • • " * TDeer Mis Collins--Onless you put ;: Jar of jam, a hunk of chokolit cake, apple pie an' a bag of cany down b^% - v the old well, we will steel your littel boy and keep him, onless you pay ut •% a milyon dollars.--The Black Hand. 4 The letter has been handed to thf-^ > police and the criminals will soon bf^ brought to Justice. To date, Mrs. Col* *V , line' little boy has been the only on#-i|' seen in the vicinity of the old well.--% (f 1 Judge, 'f &%- Question of Hearing. The burly farmer strode anxiously into the post office. "Have you got any letters for Mik^l^ Howe?" he asked. '0-- / The new postmaster looked him *lT;v,..J and down. , v "For who?" he snapped. "Mike Howe!" replied the farmr. The postmaster turned aside. "You don't understand!" roared applicant. "Can't you underst&m plain English? 1 asked you if you'n got any letter for Mike Howe!" "Weil, I haven't," snorted the pos*^ ' maater. "Neither have I a letter t* anybody else's cow! Get out." ' ;>•" «*"V, for Lunch . Appetiza ̂ and wbok- SQtni* tfme hot .Swtpmeg days. -- 4 No cooking -** ** hoi Ready to cat direct from die package -- freah. cmp and daipty. Senre with cream and vogar -- and toq t̂pet ' benies or Inat̂ f ̂ t Post Toastiet aire dun bitt of Indian Cojm, toasted to a golden brown. Acceptable at any meal--*' Post Tootles Sold ' iigr Gncdk otarywhot. y y;i j' -J ^