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are amply sufficient to pay the heavy
fine and leave handsome margin of
profit for the matadors and picadors.
A bull fight in France, with the farcical
legal end to it, has therefore resolved
itself into this:
A vast arena, around which are thous-
ands of French citizens accompanied by
their wives and relatives, gaily dressed.
Not seat to be had at the time an
nounced for the beginning Of the show.
One familiar with the bull fight as seen
in Spain misses the coquettish move
ment of fans, and the artistic draping
of headgear, so noticeable at great
public assembly in the southern penin-
sula. In it's place is the quick, nervous
jerkiness of the French audience. When
all is ready, enter the matador and
|banderillos; behind them six picadors,
all mounted on gorgeously bedecked
horsefiesh. The band strikes up, the
audience stirs and ripples with excited
anticipation, and the bulls execution
ers parade proudly around the arena,
showing in every action how keenly they
enjoy the interest their appearance ex-
cites Slowly and with great dignity the
heroes take their corners" to use an
expression belonging to another and, in
the opinion of some, more brutal sport.
The fighting matador takes position in
the center of the ring, his picadors,
armed with long spears, supporting him.
The excitement by this time has reached
a stage where waiting can no longer be
tolerated. If the tension is not relaxed
hysteria will be the outcome. The wait
ing musicians get their cue and the
band strikes up the tune that always
precedes the bulls entrance.
From somewhere comes the big bull,
entering the arena to the accompani-
ment Of thunderous round Of applause,
in comparison with which that extended
to the men was an ordinary cheer. The
difference between the effect of applause
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CRITICAL MOMENT AT THE NEW FRENCH ARENA

on the fighters and on the bull is that,
while it tickled the vanity of the former,
| it makes the latter mad with rage The
big animal seems to know instinctively
that the roar of voices and the clash
of music come not from friends of his.
He stands in the arena with glowing
eyeballs, lowered horns, stamping hoofs
and with every nerve and muscle aquiver
with resentment. He is fighter for the
French when they develop a craze de-
velop it thoroughly, and no weakened
bag of bones will do for them. The
best of the bull family must be provided
and they are quite willing to pay for it
If 1t comes high.
| Suddenly the bull ceases to glare and
stamp and quiver and with a fierce SNORT
he dashes at one of the occupants ol
the arena, amid suppressed murmu,
that sounds as though every French
woman in the audience had caught hel
| breath and choked off an exclamation
of fright. The Spanish women, it may
be remarked, give way to no such weak
| ness at bull fights. The battle has be-
gun. The lowered horns meet only the
empty atmosphere. The enemy has
lodged nimbly away, and the bull stands
amazed and angry, with blood tricklins
| bon-covered arrow has been adroitly
thrust.
Thoroughly aroused by the pain, the
bull dashes at the horses again, only tc
find that his horns strike the air once
more, while blood flows from additional
wounds made by the cruel little arrows
A picador misjudges the distance by
a small margin and the bull scores, driv-
ing his horns deep into the horses fianks
with grunt of satisfaction at finding
| flesh and blood to gore. Blood is flowing
freely now, and the slaughter house as
pect of the arena has to be modified by
the wholesale bestrewing of straw on the
Redeemed ground. The bull meanwhile
has been charging madly around and
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has received cruel thrusts from the
spears of the picadors. His wounds are
stuffed with straw and he is whipped to
his feet and goaded to fight again. Game
to the last, he makes a final charge, with
the blood flowing from his wounds, and
sinks down to die before reaching the
waiting weapon Of the bull fighter.
The responsiveness Of the sight no
words can describe, and yet the women
of France seem to be delighted with it,
Instead of fainting at the hideous spec
tacle of the brave bulls death, they cry
for more and the next bull is admitted
to the arena amid the same buzz of eX-
citement, to be slaughtered like his pred
ecessor.
The queerest part Of the whole show
comes at the last when the police
gravely enter the arena. having first
been willing and highly entertained wit
nesses of the unlawful show, and pro-
ceed to serve the matadors with papers,
summoning them to appear in court and
answer the charge of bull killing. The
matador appears, is fined, pays his fine
from the liberal gate receipts, and goes
on his blood-stained way with perfect
satisfaction to every one concerned.
If the law can be so readily violated
in Roubaix it can be violated in Paris,
and the men who are ever on the watch
for diversion that will catch the popu-
lar fancy are already figuring on the pos
sibility of introducing the noble sport
Of bull fighting into the French capital.
The only way in which the horrible ex-
hibition can be shut out of Paris is by
special act Of the legislature, and this,
in the face of the peoples will, is not
likely to be passed, or even introduced.
There is little doubt, therefore, that
next seasons visitors to Europe will
have an opportunity of seeing a genuine
bull fight without going to hostile Spain.
That is, if the sport does not reach
America before the winter is over, as
seems extremely probable.
The herald., 1897-11-28

PARIS, Nov. ov.14.-(Special Correspond
ence to The Herald.) The nation is be-
ginning to develop craze that makes
the lovers Of advanced civilization stand
aghast.
Turning satiated from almost every
form Of novel entertainment, the French
people have found that the horrible
butchery Of bull fighting presents fas-
cinating aspects that appeal strongly
to the modern taste for the morbid.
The nations wish Is the nations law
in France, as in other countries, and the
feeble attempt Of the authorities to
combat the growing liking for bull fights.
which are contrary to the statutes, is
80 weak as to be laughable. The people
want to see bulls killed while making
q forlorn fight for life, and SO bull fights
are becoming regular entertainment
in the provinces, from whence they will
find their way in the regular order Of
things to this city, and eventually, unless
every Indication is at fault, to America.
The forbidden sport first made its way
across the Pyrenees into Southern
France, where it was exhibited by
Spanish experts in all it's brutality to
the great delight of the excitable south
erners. From the south, to the aston
ishment and alarm of the authorities,
the foreign interloper has jumped to the
quiet and conservative north and taken
firm root in the town of Roubaix. The
people have taken to the entertainment
with avidity and are clamoring for more
In response to this popular demand.
Spain has sent her best bullfighters to
Roubaix. and given the brutal show a
high-class flavor that has set the Rou-
baix citizens wild with approval. Every
obstacle Is knocked down as fast as set
UP by the authorities. 1t was decreed
that the killing of bull should be pun
ishable with heavy fine. The bull
fight cranks then agreed to pay so high a
price to see the show that the receipts
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ments to meet than the little troubles of
the past summer. Her merchants have
money. They have confidence in the
town. They believe sincerely in her fu-
ture, just as every other man does, with
the exception of one George Bailey of
Dallas. Tex. Louisiana's sugar fields
will bring in an immense revenue before
the holidays. Her cotton plantations
stand ready to pay off millions of dol
lars to creditors in the north and east.
Her orange trees are yellow with lus-
cious fruit. Her oyster beds are pre-
pared to supply the wants of the nation.
Chicago Times Herald.
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The herald., 1897-11-28
BY the Rivers -Marge

Seeing politician taking bath an
observer, curious as to the singular
habits of the lower animals, exclaimed:
What! is nothing left for you to take
more valuable that that? Why do you
do this thing?"
II have been in the hands of my
friends" replied the politician.
'"Then I would suggest skinning," the
observer said.
my friend, you are late; somebody
suggested 1t to them. am cleaning the
finger marks off my bones."-San Fran
cisco Examiner.
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Pell-Never despise friends advice
when you're well.
Mell-Nor follow it when you're ILL.,
Up to Date.
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Take Your Choice
WILL YOU BE

Now, 1t has to be one thing or the other
with you, and no one is to be blamed If
you choose foolishly. Poor mortal that
you are, why do you keep on and on in your
folly? That lassitude, that shaking-which
sometimes almost amounts to paralysis;
those fears of death; that bashful and
Weakened way that you have of getting
around, and that knowledge that you have
that you get no joy out of life that is worth
speaking about-all these things are signs
that you are suffering from that danger
Gus disease, Nervous Prostration. Get rid
of it! Yes, get rid of it and start in at once.
There's life and strength and manhood and
virility and vigor ahead for you If you
want them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-13
DIED BY FIRE.
An Aged Native Woman Suffers in
a Bed of Flames

Bed of Flames.
Kauahine, an aged native woman,
was fatally burned last night She
lived in a small cottage on the prem
ises of relatives in KewalO. The street
is a new one makai of the extension
of Queen. There are many houses in
the vicinity.
A daughter of Kauahine was passing
the bedroom of her mother and saw
flame inside. The daughter entered by
a. window just as others who heard the
cries came in by door. The netting,
coverings and mattresses were burn
ing and the poor old woman was
squirming and shrieking, being unable
to rise. No time was lost in putting
out the fire.
Kauahine was at first able to talk.
She told that while trying to light her
pipe from lantern she hal ignited
the netting. Soon Kauahine was un-
conscious and was gasping and moan
ing very near to death at midnight.
DR.. George Herbert, who was summon
ed by Mounted Patrolman, sad that
the woman could not possibly recover.
The woman was burned from head to
foot and had been moved several times
by her friends before the physician
arrived 1t was really distressing
| case. Blood splotches and detached
flesh were visible. The relatives were
weeping and were joined by quite a
party of natives in the mourning. Maj
E. F. H. Wolters, who is interested in
d property with some of the family,
took charge of affairs. A son of Kaua-
hine said his mother was IS years of
age
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-13
Games Declared Off.

Those who went out at the baseball
grounds Saturday afternoon hoping to
see some good sports, were disappoint-
ed The cricket game, at the request
of the cricketers, was deferred on ac-
count of the wet condition of the
grounds. 1t will be played on Satur-
day next, if the weather is fit. Mean
time the ball tossers will practice hard
at the wickets. It became necessary to
declare the bicycle races off for the rea-
son that one of the match men sailed
away on his ship at o'clock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-13
SPECIAL BUSINESS ITEMS,
IF YOU BIJY A SINGE1

IF YOU BUY A SINGER,
You will receive careful instruction
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You can obtain necessary accessories
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You will get prompt attention in any
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You will be dealing with the leading
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Sold on easy payments. Repairing
done. B. BERGERSEN, Agent.
1615 Bethel Street, Honolulu.
The City Carriage Company possess
only first-class hacks and employ only
careful, steady drivers.
Carriages at all hours.
Telephone lib.
JOHN s. ANDRADE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-13
Fought The Police,

There was fighting for half an hour
or SO on Hotel street near Fort Satur-
day night. A couple of sailors in this
port for few days were the offenders
principally. The two had fight first,
then assaulted couple Of natives.
When the Police interfered both men
resisted The officers are to be COM
mended for their showing of patience
They stood quite enough before using
fighters, who were landed in Jail only
after half a dozen Of the Police men in
charge of lieutenant had done some
hard work
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-13
Dunbar Arrested

The ex-lieutenant of Mounted Patrol
for whom the police had been search
ing couple of days, was arrested Sat
urday afternoon. He furnished bail
for 800 and was liberated. For some
ceeded in making the officers believe
that he had left the country on the
Doric. He says now that he has had
time to prepare a defense. He is en-
tirely willing to appear in Court.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-13
To Pull For $1,000.

Laie VS.. Wailuku (MauD will be the
tug-of-war beating records if it comes
off. Laie has accepted the challenge of
the Wailuku boys to pull for $1,000
side, if the Maui giants will journey on
TO Honolulu and then over the Pali to
the neat settlement beyond Kaneohe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-13
To Be Hanged Today.

This is the day upon which Noa, the
Molokai murderer, must suffer the ex-
treme penalty for his offense. He kill
ed a Chinese woman in brutal fash
ion. The execution will take place at
Oahu Jail and will be witnesses by Of
ficers and newspaper representatives.
Marshal Brown and Jailor Low will di-
rect the execution.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-13
A Star Dinner.

The members of the Star baseball
team and a couple of guests had fine
time at Sans Souci Saturday evening.
The occasion was the annual dinner of
the former champions, who have prom
ised their friends already that they
will get the pennant back again in 1898.
The club for next season is being Or
ganized already.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-12-13
MUSIC SCHOOL.

Piano, Voice Production, Singing
and Harmony.
All piano pupils are instructed in
harmony, and especial attention is
paid to muscular control and musical
analysis.
Love Bldg, Fort St. E COOK.
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continued cI Second Page.)
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certain. Something else will develop
in this field in few days that may be
rather of surprise.
The herald., 1897-09-10
One Hundredth Birthday
of the Old Mission
Celebrated RIGHT ROYALTY
PARTIALLY RESTORED BY THE
LANDMARKS CLUB
Hundreds 60 There to Inspect the
Ruins-Supper and Speeches
Close the Day

Thanks to the landmarks club and the
good people Of San Fernando, about
three hundred residents of Los Angeles
and vicinity enjoyed the privilege yes
terday of participating in celebration
which marked the centennial and the
renaissance of San Fernando mission at
one and the same time.
September s. 1897, the mission was
founded and dedicated to San Fernando
Rey de Espana (Ferdinand King of
Spain) by the father president of the
missions of Lower California, and Father
Francisco Dumetz was chosen first
priest of the new parish. In December,
1906, the adobe church was dedicated
and when in 1872 the big earthquake
came thirty new rafters repaired all the
damage done to the church.
In 1884, when the mission was at the
height of its prosperity, the Mexican
government laid violent hands upon and
conf1scated it. In June, 1S46, Governor
Pico sold it to E. F. de Cells for $14 .OOO
and in the following year John c. FIRE.
mont occupied the mission buildings
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north wall of the decayed. old church,
and the church itself, doorless, window
less and roofless, its. walls SCARED and
weather-beaten, the majority of its pro-
portions lost in the merciless work OF
decomposition-the whole made pict-
ure exquistely pathetic even while II
was deliciously beautiful
The monastery, on the other hand, was
the one cheerful and hopeful feature
about the place. In all the bravery of a
new roof and solid walls. its long. deeu
cloister converted into temporary ban
Quet hall, its little chapel presided ovel
by large figure of the patron saint, its
other rooms filled with bustling figures
lowering around lunch baskets, and on
the kitchen stove large boilers filled with
steaming coffee, made a notable con-
trast to the desola tion all about and was
an invitation too enticing to be resisted
by the pleasure seekers, once they hac
made the rounds of the ruins.
On the north side of the monastery wa:
cheerful fire made Of logs, over which
a side of beef was in process of roasting
and presided over by Mexicans; nearer
the building were two Mexican women
one kneading flour and water into tor.
tillas, the other cooking them on piece
of sheetiron over fagot fire, and swarm.
ing about both, with familiarity tha
looked suspicious. were thS same wilG
Indians who had appeared earlier in tn.
day, but who were now, although moi
divested Of their makeup, on two fee
instead Of four.
The herald., 1897-09-10
ssSICK AND DESTITUTE
ANOTHER FAMILY SADLY IN
NEED OF ASSISTANCE
The Mother Confined to Bed as the Re
suit of an Accident and the
Father Unemployed

| The tale Of the sufferings Of a deserv-
| ing family in destitute circumstances
| is no new story in Los Angeles. for there
are many of them. But every now and
then case comes up so pitiable that it
is impossible to believe there are not
those right among US sufficiently filled
with the milk of human kindness to be
ready to spare something from their
abundance to relieve such suffering,
| The hand of affliction has fallen
heavily upon the family of William Nc
Grath. There are seven of them in all,
! father, mother and five little ones rang
ing in age from two and one-half years
to thirteen years Of age, and they live
lock street, one block east of Central
avenue. More commodious quarters
might be desirable, and are really nee
essary for sanitary reasons, but here the
rent is cheap, and that Is big consid
Grafton to this family. Mrs. McGrath
lies helpless in bed and will probably
have to remain there for several weeks.
Six weeks ago McGrath secured job
working in a fruit drier at Lankershim
He went out there and few days later
sent for his wife and children. The
family came and fixed up a camp
not far from the drier. A few
days after their arrival Mrs. McGrath
was one evening husking corn at an i'm
provised table near a camp fire built In
a hole in the ground when she smelled
the odor of burning cloth. She looked
down at her feet and was Mortified to
find that the wind had blown the blaze
against the bottom of her dress and that
it was burning almost all the way
around. Frenzied with fear she did the
the first thing which came to her mind,
which was to break out in a run, Shrek
ing frantically as she went. A number
of those close by heard her agonized
cries and started after her, and after
lively chase succeeded in overtaking the
frightened woman. They at once began
to tear her clothing from her body. Mrs.
McGrath's two little boys assisted to do
this and burned their hands terribly as
a result. The poor woman's lower ex-
tremities were cooked from her knees to
her waist
She was carried to tent and made
as comfortable as possible. For nine
days she fingered between life and death
during which period her mind wandered
Then she began slowly to get better, but
it was not deemed safe to return her to
this city until last Friday. The little
cottage on Hemlock street was then
rented for small sum, and since then
the family has been living there. The
womar's condition has required her hus-
bands constant attention, and as their
resources were already exhausted they
are now having hard struggle to get
along, and are sorely in need of assist
ance. Bed clothing particularly is need
| ed, although help of any kind would be
! gratefully received. Mrs. McGrath's
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order to which he has the honor Of be-
longing, and grew humorous over several
anecdotes he told. A bare mention was
made Of political matters, and he would
up with a patriotic peroration that drew
out a storm Of applause from the eager
listeners. Then the band played again
and the concourse melted away to get
partially settled in their temporary
quarters.
20! Ah-ah!" were the words that
reigned in Avalon during the evening
The fireworks were the cause Of the uni
versal display of interjections. As the
Hermosa entered the harbor a rocket,
with whiz and a whir, shot up from
Sugar Loaf, and. glare of red fire
flashed over the still waters Of the shell
tered bay. From the hill opposite huge
flame forked up, dimly outlining the
hills, and making indistinct, fantastic
shadows on the black water. Gasoline
launches, putting like self-important
politician running after a nomination,
stirred up the still element; snatches of
songs and the twang of guitars and ban
jos 1oated family across the waters;
gaily lighted rowboats. each with its
complement Of ducks suited youths and
crashing WdluenS, new from tne'SnaO-
ow to the light, and. smoothly disap-
peared again; and over all the great
bright moon of the west shed a silver
light that toned away the more garish
coors of the fireworks into a soft mono
tone. Hundreds spent the evening dane
ing in the pavilion, tripping the light
fantastic until late hour. Gradually
the light faded, the songs died out and
the first day of the Native Sons celebra
ton was over.
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erybody chatted with everybody else,
and whenever they came to jolt
clutched madly at the nearest object,
man or woman, lest they be otherwise
poured out ANONYMOUSLY into the road.
Once arrived, and the teams disgorged
the last hour of sunlight was utilized by
all TO explore the wonderful old ruins
which are at once SO fascinatngly pictur-
esque and yet so pathetic as reminder
of past glories. A prophet is not, indeed
without honor save in his own country
Within an hours ride of Los Angeles
are ruins with as much capacity for his
toric and romantic glamour as any that
necessitates journey across a conti-
nent and an ocean to reach.
Yesterday afternoon, just before the
sun dipped, the long, blue shadows on
the mountains in the distance, and the
fields rolling away in the foreground
covered with stubble and patched in
yellow light; the great olive orchard
and noble old palms, the rambling
crumbling buildings and walls Whose
ragged edges had been softened and
ground down with many pelting rain
storm; the little graveyard under tn.