THE Id
Bull UteJ in th Arena 1
Tlulla iisikI lu b'lll llttlltS 111 Himltt
nre of well known llnougo nnd roared
In special estiibllshmcul. 'I he host
bulla are worth from fM) to $:UXI,
About 1,H(X) nre killed nnnually. in
mnn of the hull ftirlita ni ninny n a
dosen at a tlm inny be employed, It
tl also estimated that (MKX) horses are
used aiiiiunlly In Spain for this amuse
ment D
Along the Concrete
Sense of Humor DtRntd 1
As I understand the phraso." salt
Adam, "si'nse of humor I the ability
not to show that you think a thing I
fiiuii. It ts to the tuner man what
v r
lnughter Is In the outsltlo. If, Instend
of laughing at you, I reflect on your
condition mid enjoy myself In silence,
then I have a sense of humor." From
"Adam and Eve," by John Krsklue.
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Sumatra Women of the
Soclttr. WuhlMtoa. D. C.)
STMATRA, largest of the Dutch
East Indies, and uutll fulrly re
cently In the bands of savages,
ts rapidly undergoing develop
ment by Its methodical rulers. It Is
n Immense Island, nearly four times
the slie of Java and thirteen times
larger than Holland itfelf, but Its war
decimated population amounts to less
than SJO0.00O, most of which, for vari
ous reasons. Is not available for labor.
Because of this the Island has been
low In attracting attention, although
more favorably situated than Java and
richer to natural resources.
Java has already been developed.
Sumatra ts an Wand of great future.
In the development of that future
practically all the labor baa to be Im
ported on short-term contracts. Chleflj
It U Chinese, which ts expensive;
KHng, which Is viewed with disfavor
by the British Indian government; or
Javanese, which ts unwilling to come
nd does not thrive In the climate.
The best Idea of current life In
Sumatra ts to be hsd by leaving the
towns behind and rtriklng Into the In
terior. From the capital, Medan, the
road to the south at first leads through
some miles of country dense and green
with vegetation, with tiny thatched na
tive huts making picturesque brown
spots In the midst of fruit trees and
coco palms. As one approaches near
er to the tjllls, this gives way to open
plains covered with high grass and
low bushes, the characteristic tobacco
land of Del I.
The larger estates, especially those
of the Dell company, are divided Into
sections under the administration of
assistant managers. Each year only
one-tenth to a fifth of their enormous
area Is under cultivation, since to
maintain the high quality of the to
bacco grown the land Is left fallow for
from five to ten yesrs after escb crop.
During the first year the natives are
permitted to grow rice upon the fallow
fields; then the soil Is left to Itself
nd to Uie bushes and rank grass
which soon cover IL The tobacco crop
Is rich one, but the demands It
makes upon the land and upon labor
are such that It la not surprising to
find the newer estates annually devot
ing more and more of their attention
nd territories to rubber and other
less exacting products.
Up Through the Plantations.
Gradually ascending In altitude, the
road passes through many miles of
these monotonous, fullow-lylng plains,
their desolate appearance only In
creased by an occasional row of un
used drying sheds and few fire
blackened trunks of huge toealang
trees, solitary survivors of the primeval
forest
The sections actually In cultivation,
however, are extremely Interesting,
with many acres of magnificent tobac
co plants growing to height of five
or six feet In closely planted parallel
ridges. Frequently they hedge the
road on both sides and extend In un
broken rows aa fur as the eye can
follow over the rolling fields.
The work of the plunlntlnn Is many
sided and the various nationalities em
ployed are urually engaged In their
own distinctive brunches of labor.
Thus, although sometimes repluced by
other races, Chinese predominate In
the actual work on the tobacco plunts;
the bullock-cart drivers are KUngs;
the carpenters are Boyans; the Jav
nese are woodmen, road builders, and
gardeners; and the Ilatuks and Su
matra Malays, who are not obtulnuble
In targe numbers nor reliable for sus
tained labor, clear the lund prepara
tory to planting, and build roads and
sheds.
The ubiquitous Sikh Is often found
Id his fuvorlte capacity of guard or
policeman.
Lines of two-wheeled bullock carts
with loose roofs of thatched palm
leaves, matting, or even sheet tin, rum
ble slowly up and down the road,
baullng supplies and nmterlul fur the
estater. Many of the slow-plodding In
dian oxen are magnificent big timers I
animals, with large humps and long
silky dewlaps, and, with their red tur
baned Tamil drivers sitting on the
floor of the open-fronted carts, sre
trongty reminiscent of the tea plan
tations of Ceylon.
The road Is very good, wide, and
well made. There Is practically no
rock In this part of the Island; snd
the metaling for the roads must be
Rural District.
Imported ; nevertheless, the chief high
ways of the coastal plains and the
pass over the mountains are all macad
amised, In the highlands, where
metaling haa not yet been attempted,
such roads as exist are of very dif
ferent type. These re of dirt or clay,
well built and maintained, and good In
dry weather. But Sumatra has an
enormous snnual rainfall, and during
the wet season there clay roads be
come almost Impassable.
Mountains and Great Forests.
The road from Medan to the In
terior, however, gives no wanting of
what Is to follow. Leaving the plain
and the tobacco plantations, K grad
ually ascends through wilder country,
and presently, with well engineered
slgxags, beglus to climb Into the
mountain.
As the road climbs higher the semi
tropical vegetation which has suc
ceeded the coarse grass of the denuded
plains gives way In torn to magnifi
cent virgin forests, unbroken except
for the narrow, winding path of the
road. The enormous stralght-trunked
trees, ensnared by glnnt creepers,
vine, and huge air plants, make so
thick a canopy overhead that only a
dim twilight filters In, and that falls
to reach the ground through the dense.
Impenetrable tangle of vegetation.
Little brooks of clear water run
steeply down the mountainside, hurry
ing to the sluggish yellow rivers of the
plains their tiny contributions for the
extensions of Sumatra's coast But
terflies flit In the blue-black shadows ;
jungle fowl, their brilliance all sub
dued In the obscure hslt light vanish
silently from the edges of the road as
one approaches, and other tittle creep
ing and fugitive things seek the se
curity of the unbetraylng Jungle.
Insects with voices out of all pro
portion to their probable size scream
shrilly from the brancher, and the
occasional whistle of a bird or the
dull boom of a falling tree echo
through the silent dark recesses of
the wood.
Much of the life of the Jungle Is to
be seen along this little frequented
road which opens up the very heart of
the virgin forest; but Infinitely more
Is the observer observed. Sometimes
the crack of a broken branch betrays
Ihe hurried withdrawal of a larger
animal, or a wnirr of wings that of
some startled bird ; bot only one's own
sixth sense tells of the hidden watch
ers who silently follow an Intruding
man's progress with wondering, un
friendly eyes.
Hordes of Monkeys.
The swaying of branches overhead
a one xlgzags up the pass dues not
mean wind In the quiet forest; It
means monkeys, and their antics are
an unfailing amusement Some wait
In silence until the traveler drsws
near, then plunge back Into the forest
with a crash of branches which In
evltuhly produces the shock they seem
to have designed. Some tear furiously
along through the trees In desperate?
attempt to crofs In front of the car.
When they do cross, far overheud.
In stream of small gray bodies flying
through the air between the treetops.
they as furiously rare along on the
other side and cross back again.
Others cling to swsylng brunches and
bound up and down In frenty of ex
citement, shrieking gibes In sharp
crercendo.
Often In the midst of their agita
tion they suddenly lose all Interest and
forthwith pay no more attention to the
Intruders; or sit In silence with weas
ened, whiskered faces peering solemn
ly down from the trees.
As In Ceylon, It would be disastrous
to leave the motor unguarded any
where In a Sumatra forest for every
thing that prying lingers could an
rcrew or renWe would soon be re
posing In the treetops.
There are many tribes of the mon
key people: little black fellows with
very long tails; troops of Impudent
brown ones; shy black-and-whlle mon
keys with fine silky coats; and horde
of big gray beasts who chase snd
iwvak each other, evoking rhrleks of
protest. Aloof from the bands thai
feed und gambol together, are a few
enormous black bulks which froin the
distance might be curious vegetable
formations In the trees. But they
move, and when examined through
glasses, are seen to be orangoutangs,
found here and to Borneo.
FINNEY OF THE FORCE
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Who Know
We often aneuk Initial l.'litly of the
Intnrnintlons that hinder our work.
but In our shortsightedness we may
be sadly mistaking values. It well
may be that the few minute we give
to heltiliig or cheering another I the
most Important work of our whole
day.
TTieir Ta$U$ Dlfftrtd
A curious fact In connection With
Chang and ICng, the famous Siamese
conjoined twins, waa that one was
very fond of wine and drank It freely
while the other was a teetotaler, and
this often gave rise to strife.
Oittopathy
The principle of osteopathy were
first discovered and formulated In 1874
by Dr. Andrew T. Still, a physician of
Baldwin, Kan. The first rollege of
osteopathy was opened at Kirksvllle,
Mo, In 1802.
UncU Ebon
"A hard'lienrted man," an Id Cncle
Eben, "lose friend so fast dat purty
soon he can't find nobody to grt Into
conversation "bout how hard hearted
be Is." Washington Star.
Supervision Noodod
If the master take no account of
hie servants, they will make small ac
count of hlin. and care not what they
spend, who are never brought to an
udlt Fuller.
Laho of Atphalt
On the Island of Trinidad Is fa
mous lake known Tltch take,"
from which asphalt la exported an
nually. The lake Is about luO acre
la extent
Progrta
The world needs to pause onre In a
while, Onre In a while a pause U
progress. And occasionally rushing
headlong Is Dot pmgreia. Atculsot
Globe.
For$t Cau$o Cold
Belts of trees make a country
wanner, but forests, bees use they de
tain and condense passing clouds,
make a locality colder.
And Thtn Whort Art YouT
A word to the wise may be suffi
cient but the wise frequently ask for
further enlightenment 8t Louis
Globe-Democrat
, Rtal F rUndihip
"A friend In need," said L'ncle Eton,
la d one dat lends assistance Instld
o' glvin' big advice." Washington
Star.
Ancient Ltglitation
The act of the English parliament
go back to A. D. 1Ztt, of the Scottish
parliament to 14.10, and of the Irish to
1310.
Diamond to Cut Diamond
Diamonds ran be rut only with
other diamonds. Therefore they are
cut with diamond drill.
Hight$t Explotiat
The bureau of mines says that
the most 'powerful explosive known la
benxoyl peroxide.
Think It Over
It la by the benefit of letters that
absent friends are In manner
brought together.
ScrappU'$ Other Name
Tonhsus" In Pennsylvania Dutch
dialect I synonymous with scrapple.
Cotton Picking
An expert cotton picker can gather
600 to OtX) pounds per day.
Hospital Surgery Eliminated
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