By SANTOS MARINA
Bullfights ami the game of “Pelota,”
a sort of English hand ball are the
national sports of Spain, just as prize
fights and baseball are in Alaska and
the Stages. The Matador—“killer,” de
rived from the Latin very “matare” to
kill, is the chief performer. The rea
son they are often mortally wounded
lays in the fact that they must stand
on their toes while plunging the
sword between the shoulder blades of
the animal and should the blow miss
are unable to escape. The matador
awaits his opportunity when the head
of the bull is downwards and the fore
feet are in a straight line thus permit
ting an entrance to the heart. If one
foot of the animal moves the should
er blades close, and inveriably the
matador is caught.
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A stevedore is a name derived from
the Spanish “estivador,” a packer,
from the verb “estivor,” meaning to
press closely. Spain used to be a
great wool exporting country.
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Spain has an area of 194,700 square
miles, and a population of 18,607,674,
twice as large as Great Britain. 50,
000 square miles larger than Japan,
and 85,000 square miles larger than
Italy.
Barber shops in Spanish towns have
guitars, bandurias and violins hanging
on the walls. Waiting customers en
tertain themselves with music. Pablo j
Sarasate, the famous Spanish vertu
oso received his inspiration for violin
while having a hair cut in his native
town of Painplona. The only tip the
barber receives from a customer is a
“sure bet” on .the ‘Pelota”—a great
gambling game.
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Norway has a population of scarce
ly 300,000 inhabitants. It possesses
124,495 square miles. The total length
of the country is 1100 miles, breadth,
270 miles, and in the north 60 miles.
The coasa line is 1700 miles with is
lands 12000 miles. The Norwegian Mt.
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WAR
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Patriotic citizens in irany cities
and towns of the United States am
Canada have launched campaigns
for memorials to world war heroes.
Stone in carloads has been moved
from quarries and mills of south
ern Indiana for construction of
these memorials.
Canada’s most imposing1 war
memorial has riseo in the shadow
of St. fames' Cathedra) at Toronto.
It commemorates the glorious sac
rifice of the dead and pleads for
“brotherhood and peace under the
sacred banner of Christ.” The
memorial, of which Sproatt &
Rolph. Toronto, are architect*
takes the form of the Wavsidc
Cross, or Eleanor Cross, the first
ot which was erected ov Ldward i
in memory ot his Queen, fclleancr
of CastiJe. She died in Notting
hamshire in 1290. Resting place.
of her body enroots to London
were marked ty twelve beautiful
crosses.
A giant archway has been erect
ed at Kingston. Ont. in memory
of the ex-cadets of the Royal Mili
tary College. The fl0.000.0bt
War Memorial Plata to cove: tiyfi
city blocks at Indianapolis is crest
ing world wide interest Artist; y
and durability of Indiana Roe
stone. used in thousands ji dis
tinctive buildings resulted in
choice for these and scores ci
similar memorials.
McKinley is Jaggevarre, 6,283 feet.
* * *
Stavanger is the third largest town
of Norway with a population of 30,000.
It is the birth place of Kjelland, fam
ous novelist, born in 1849. Swithun,
founded by the English Bishop Rein
aid is situated there. It is the home
of the famous King Oscar sardines.
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When the Norwegian Sthortinget
declared prohibition, Spain ceased to
buy their cod fish, buying it from Al
aska, Nova Scotia and Scotland. The
country went to financial ruin, but
was saved by going weit again over
night. Now Norway buys Spanish
wine and Spain Norwegian fish and
everything is okey. Money talks!
In Havana, Cuba, the cigar makers !
while at work are entertained by a
reader. The man sits on a platform
in his shirt sleeves reading aloud the
daily events from a newspaper. Each
wmrkman contributes a small weekly
amount for the performance. After
a days work each man is allowed to
take -with him 2 or 3 cigars, but they
usually take ten, and at the end of a
year the manufacturer is out several
thousand dollars. Good stuff but
poor business.
* * *
Cuban girls take pride in possess
ing a sweetheart. To ascertain wheth
er a girl is engaged or looking for a
mate can be learned by the way she
wears her flowers. Usually carna
tions. If she wears the flower right
side up she is engaged, while upside
down denotes she wishes to be mar
ried.
* * *
In Bertantan, near Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, the government maintains a
snake farm, and institute. Thousands
of poisonous snakes are shipped from
the State of Paru usually for the pur
pose of extracting the poison which
serves as an anti-toxin for people bit
by snakes. It is a beautiful building,
and visited by thousands of tourists.
Every Friday visitors are entertained
with a snake fight.
* * *
In Mosley, near Manchester, Eng
land, the great cotten mill center, etc.,
is located. Mill workers do not use
alarm clocks. They are awakened in
the morning by men termed “knock
er-ups.” These men run down the
street, manipulating a big poll on
which at the end are attached two
small wo*oden balls on springs. They
tap with these on the windows till
the customers respond by moving the
curtain. For this service they pay
three half pence a week. A poor place
for jewelers or watchmakers.
* * *
In Russia before the war peasants
getting married hauled all furniture
loaded on bay wagons or sleighs to
church. After the knot is tied, the
Pope or Priest goes outside, and from
the steps blesses the household goods
with holy water. All this sounds fun
ny, but human nature is the same
from Patagonia to the North Pole, only
half of the world doesn’t know how
the other half lives.
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