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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04

huge, deSperate-faced man. profess
sional gambler He was the best monte
player in that country. He was never
headed. He had won $500 from the
Indians in that very cache" and had
put properties of more Indians in
pawn than any other man about the
place.
The Indians are intense gamblers. The
women watch the men, and viii stake
their necklaces, leggings, ornaments,
and in fact their all, on the play, which
: done sometimes with blue wild plum
stones, hieroglyphicalv charactered.
and sometimes with playing bones. but
oftener with common cards. Above
ground the tom-toE would be sounded,
but below the ground the tom-tom was
buried.
The thing that moved me most in
this diSSolute den was the spectacle in
the furtheSt corner Of the shack" Of
an Indian mother with a papoose IN its
baby case peeping over her back. There
She stood behind an Indian gambler 10
whom she had joined her life, painted
and beaded and half intoxicated. The
Indian husband had already put his
saddle IN pawn to the white pro-
fessional gambler for his Eve dollars
aud l. was not tive minutes before the
white gambler hSd the saddle and the
hvc dollars both. Then, when they had
nothing else LETT to bet, 50 intense was
their love for gambling. they began to
put themselves in pawn. piecemesI, say
ing: IN bet you nv hand. M arm.
my leg and at last, when all the
capital organs Of the body were lost.
I'll bet You my whole BODY" That
means: IN put myself in pawn to you
as your slave. TO serve You as you viii
for specified time.
So it was that this Indian mother
stood leaning back YEARLY against the
wall, hall drunk and dazed with smoke
and heat. when all al once the Indian
who lived with her said to her IN in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04
PUGILIsTIo CHAT.

Jack Conncrs Of Springfield. knocked
out Jack Stevens, Of Ottawa IN thirteen
rounds in Lincoln (IlLl elubroo1n
Horace Leeds, the champion amateur
lightweight boxer. has turned profess
sional and wants 70 meet anybody In
his class.
Joe Goddard and Ed Smith viii fight
TO q finish for $4,000 and the heavy
weight championship OF America on
March S before the Olympus Athletic
club Of New Orleans
The Buffalo thletic efuo has matched
Jimmy Kennard, the "St Paul Nd"
and ''MaSy" Haugh. OF Brooklyn, the
festheEweight, to hght to finish. The.
boys will meet on February S, at lis
pounds, for parse O! $1,000. OF which
500 viii 60 10 the loser
Jack McAuliffe is out with an ultima
tuIn that ne viii never Fight again un-
less he can get on a match with Jim
Carney. The latter is the oft.v man
whom he has met without defeating.
and MeAuhfTe says he would like one
more chance TO wipe out that draw be-
fore retiring permanently from the
ring.
Gully" Ferguson, the champion light
weight pugilist of Rockford, and sara
Wardlov, Of Elgin. fought thirty-three
rounds near Kirkland, III. for 500 a
side and gate receipts Ferguson won
A large delegation Of Rockford. Elgin
and Bclvidere sports witnessed the
min and considerable money changed
hands
Con Tobin, OF Troy. n. Y. and Jack
Davies Of Sioux City. Ia. hesvyweights.
have signed articles fog finish hlsht
before the South Omaha club. February
l, for a purse of sa.ooo Billy O'Donneu.
Of St Paul, and Dan Daily, Of Hot
Springs have also signed articles Cor a
finish fight before the Sioux City club
February o. for q $500 pure aud e. 900
SIDE. Both are hghtvveights
Charley" Norton, the. manager ~
'fBnJy- PGmney. said tbs sth@r day that
the little English lad viii agree - fight
George Dixon 20 finish at l12 pounds
for stake of $500 or 5000 n s,,Ie, b.
fore the Coney Island AthlstSc club any
time the oolored champion may name.
Tom" O'Bourke. ON behalf Of Dixon.
sars he viii make the match. provided
Pliurrnor Will agree - hght at 1lS
pounds
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04
WITH TIE INDIANS.
Night Scenes Witnessed by q
Traveller in Their Camps.
Antics That Would Not Ee Considered
Proper in Polite Society-An Under
ground Gambling Dea-A Court
ship without Waste OF Words.
IoPYRIGHT, 1898.


An Indian camp at night is the nolsi-
est spot on earth. However the savage
may wrap himself in silent and stole
dignity when in the streets Of the
crowded city, he is invariably found to
be rollicking, shouting calathumpian
in his night drawn camp. If it is not
the Indian german" in which vom-
an instead of a man leads, and from
which modern civilization" has stol-
en- our german bodily, then it
is blind mans buff, or story telling,
accompanied by peals of laughter,
or love-making, or the recounting
of exploits, hunts, battles, journeys,
fortunes, dances, myths, legends. tradi-
tons, or private theatricals on large
scale, or games of various sorts, or
geography taught from sand pictures.
1t is night. The tom-ton sounds
The crowds assemble. What shall be
the fun? That will depend upon the To-
cality of different camps Some
times it is noisy, sometimes noiseless-
Let me describe some Of these night
scenes in Indian camps as l have wit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04

door OF his lodge on bright day and
flashes a ray of light from his sun glass
on the face of his sweetheart far away.
She sees the ray as 1t falls on her and
follows in the direction whence it is
thrown. right or left. She understands
the secret of these flashlights. Soon the
lovers mees, each under blanket. Not
word, not salutation IS exchanged.
They stand near each other for time
and then retire, only 60 repeat the af-
fair day after day. AT last upon some
favorable night the Indian youth visits
the door of her lodge. She comes out
and sits down on the ground beside
him Still no word Is spoken. At last
she arises from the ground. He also
rises, and, standing before her, throws
his blanket over both of them No
sooner has he done so than she doffs
her blanket, letting it fall upon the
ground, which is the admission on her
part that she loves him, and does him
obeisance as her future lord and master
Every Indian camp at night is full of
such lovers, with wooings as sweet,
lips as willing, embraces as fond. loves
as romantic. hearts as true and elope-
nents as daring and desperate as ever
graced Spanish court.
The old people come together with
their friends and hold council. How
many ponies can he pay for her?" has
good deal to do with the eligibility OF
the suitor. That night he brings his
articles of doUrv To the door Of his
fancee. If they are still there next
morning he is rejected; If not, accepted.
MILLER HAGEMAN
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PLAIN PRICE MARKS.
The Cipher system HAS NeRrly Conc on
q

The Cipher system HAS NeRrly Gone Out
of Use.
Very few stores now adhere to the
old plan of cipher marking. Expert,
ence has proved that ma jority of Gus
toners prefer goods to be marked in
plain figures, no one liking the idoa Of
two sets of figures unless he is sure he
IS among the favored ones who get the
benefit OF the lower scale. It is said to
be the practice with the medical fra
ternity of some stowns to grade their
charges to patients according to the
style Of house in which they live, and
the Same idea prevails so much as to
retail stores that ladies have been
known TO send servants down to stores
because they could get larger dis
count. Other ladies sre careful never
TO dress very well when shopping. and
this shows how firmly the impression
prevails that genuine sno-price store
IS < novelty.
he easiest way to get over this inn
preston is to have every article mark
I'D in plain figures. so that the custom
er may see that one price prevails for
all. This is easier than arguing that
the abuses feared are "reminiscences of
the cd days when the evils of caste
were much more rampant than now,
for experience proves that the fear GER
Sainlv exists, no ma tier how absolutely
1t may be without foundation. Ten
years ago part OF the educa ton of a
store clerk used to be the mastering of
the cipher plan adopted in marking,
but this Is now quits small matter.
As already stated, most stores mark
their goods in plain figures and there
are few that do not adopt very simple
plan for denoting the prioe.--St LOUIS
Globe-Democrst
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04

dian: PUT IN the baby for week.
Then pay day viii come" Itwas done.
The baby was handed over. That is
what civilization has done for the IN
dian. Its virtues escape him; its vices
inoculate him.
One of these vices is gambling. The
Indian is kept poor the year round and
plucked of every pinfeather. That is
the principal reason why he steals not
only to reimburse himself for loss, bat
also to revenge himself upon the white
man, who he knows well enough has
constantly robbed him.
Gambling as witnessed in an Indian
camp at night, is a very different affair
from the cache. The tom-tom notifies
all that the bouts with fortune are
about TO begin. During the game the
music is steadily kept up In the inter
walls between the game the players all
sing. Crowds surround the camp.
When a man loses heavily the whole
camp know it in a few minutes, and not
irfrequently the wife rushes in and puts
a stop to the stake by dragging her
chief away. Gambling is the great win
ter game. It is often played from morn
ing till night and right on all night
long. Cheating and trickery Of every
sort are ali practiced.
The Utes play with two bones in each
hand, one of which is wrapped about
with string. The game is to guess
the hand that holds the wrapped bone.
The plum stone game is played by
the plains Indians. 1t is only another
name for dice throwing. The plum
stones are graved with hieroglyphics.
and counts are curiously made in a way
that often defes computation by white
men. The women gamble quite as much
as the men, and grow even more ex-
cited over the game than their lords
Their game as witnessed by me among
the Cheyennes is played with beads,
little loops and long horn sticks made of
deer foot.
The Indians have all sorts of tricks
that were originally invented by them
and long afterward learned by the
white men. Some OF these tricks have
even crept into the schoolbools and
arithmetics of civilization. They can be
very easily traced to the savage.
An old Comanche trickster, Me-la-que-
tab, said to me: 81 will show you lit
tie string trick which, after show you,
you cannot do for long time, even
after you see it done, and when you can
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04
A TIME TO LAUGH.
Her Worry Bad Pronun citation Versus His
Very Bad Manners.

Her Worry Bad Prenun cdat ton Versus His
Very Bad Manners
You know how it CRATES on your finer
sensibilities to be laughed at to your
face, especially when the laugh is OF
the harsh, unpublished type And you
know one or more persons who are pos
sessed of such laugh and such dis.
position to use it Well, there is such a
person in this town. He is a very we'll
educated man, too, and is especially
good in the languages. Not long ago
he was talking to a mihd-mannered
little woman who had asked him a
question about French sentence. He
asked her to repeat it She did so.
''Ha! hal" he laughed. "Ha! hal
Haw! haw! hawl" and the little woman
blushed.
What is it?" she asked, very much
embarrassed.
"Hawi hawl Il -haw! haw! was
laughing-haw. haw!-at your very bad
-hRw! haw! - pronunciation - baw!
haw,"
"Haw! hav! haw!1 she interrupted,
suddenly. "Havt hawi Ha! ha! ha hai'
and she kept it up as loud as she could
until he began to get red in the face and
feel embarrassed himself.
What is it?" he exclaimed, when she
gave him the chance.
'Hawl haw!" she responded, up
roariously, 81 was-hav7i ha1!--laugh-
ing-haw! haw!-at your-hew! hsws-
very bad-ha;wl INTERCHANGEABLE
haw! Good mdrning!" and she turned
her back on him and hasn't spoken to
him since.-Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04
DIFFERENCE IN PHYSIQUE.
A Distinct Improvements Among the Up

a DstInct Improvement Among the Up
per Glasses.
The question of the relative physique
in different classes of the community
has lately come up for discussion. Al
though it might appear that the class
70 which belong the pitmen in coal dis
tricts, and the sailor and fishermen of
our sea borders, would be that boast
ing the highest physical average, sta
tiStics prove the reverse; for against
the undoubtedly fine physique OF the
upper ranks of the industrial class has
TO be set an enormous drawback fur
nished by the lower ranks. among whom
are found the victims OF over
crowding, overworking and under
feeding. This discounts the trenrth
furnished by what may be called the
aristocracy of Ia Dor. Ii has been proved
that there is difnite relation between
physical well-being and elbow room.
and the figures furnished by this rela-
tiop are dead against the belief that a
life of unbrolen toll contributes 20 the
best physical development
A distinct improvement in physique
has taken place among the well-to-do
classes of this country, especially among
women, during the last few years, and
this is undoubtedly owing TO improved
conditions OF hygiene and exercise. One
of the features of the English met-op-
oils is the number of immensely tall
women that are seen in the parks
where the leisure class most do
congregate, and this increase in
physical development is attributed
to the athleticism that has marked
" prevailed in the last few decades
In England, where the line between
the leisure and the industrial class is
more defined than in this country, the
life expectation figures for the two
classes confirm this view. Eighteen
per cent. of the upper class died before
the fifth birthday, while no less than
fifty-fve per cent. of the Industrial
classes die before they reach that age
In the case of infants eight per cent
of the upper class die during the first
year, as against thirty per cent among
the infants Of theIlaborinS class Final
naly, army statistics prove that the
class from which recruits are drawn is
in physique far below the average OF
the young men of the upper ranks who
present themselves for entrance to the
military training colleges ST. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04

messed them I was riding near the
outskirts of one of these camps at even
ing. The night was falling and moth
ing was TO be heard In the haunts of the
Indian reservation save the stirring OF
wild game under the brake and the
twitter of the birds. The horses were
given their heads on the trail and we
passed by at smart gallop.
Suddenly the hoo<s of my horse rang
had ghostly, mufied echo.
did you hear that sound?" asked,
turning round in the saddle toward the
guide.
Yes" said the trained scout whose
nice ear detected instantly each differ
ent shade of sound, come back here q
bit, sir, we've struck shack"
"a wbat?" l queried. reigning my
horse round and drawing up to the
guide.
"a shack. A gambling hole under
the ground. Now be still, please, sir"
said Happy Jack.
The scout disnounting kneeled down
on the ground over the hollow sound
ing spot, and after dipping his finger
tips through the sand and auscultating
1t very much as a surgeon would lung
drum called down as he raped:
Hello therel -, open up, old boy"
could hear dim, stiAed voices under
the ground at the sound of the scouts
call, as if they were arguing the advis-
ability of lifting up the door of the
shack"
Finally, however, the earth suddenly
started up almost under the very feet
of the guide, and red swart Indian,
with long black hair and fierce glance,
peeped'suspiciously out at first, but on
recognizing the guide raised the trap to
the top.
A light shone up through the opening
and cast dim ray on the soft, spongy,
sheep tracked earth.
/ looked down through this hole as
sat on my horse and saw by the help of
the light lurid picture.
At the centre of the shack" was a
small table, covered with cards and
cups. On ono side of the table sat three
Indians in half intoxicated condi-
ton. Behind them stood two squaws
also in partially inebriated condition.
On the opposite side of the table, and
resting his elbows on it, sprawled
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04
To Clean Point Lace.

Real point lace must, on no account
be ironed: it should be pinned on a
board covered with flannel. while still
quite wet. Use plenty Of pins, choos-
ing very small ones for fine lace, and
taking great care to keep the pattern
true and even pinning every part of it
out separately. If the lace dries before
the process is finished, dampen it with
a sponge. For lengths of lace edgings
or trimmings, wooden cylinder should
be employed, and the lace pinned
around it, keeping the bulk of it folded
up in damp cloth. and unoovering it
gradually, as required. Allow the lace
10 dry thoroughly before taking it off
the board. Machfne-msde lace may be
pulled out with the fingers, pressed
with an iron while still damp, pulled
again crosswise and roned.-Ladies'
Home Journal
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THE ETIoUET OF DINNERS.
How the Various Dishes Should be Served
and Eaten.

and Eaten.
One NAV be refined and elegant, ye
unless continually given over to Z
round of social entertaining may fnc
ones self at a loss when invited TO some
swell dinner where the very latest fads
are observed and more ceremonious
etiquet required than for informal at
fairs just among the family.
On elegant tables each plate is &C.
companied by two large silver knives,
small silver knife and fork for fish, a
small fork for oysters, a ia blespoon for
soup, and three large forks. The nap
Kin is folded in the center with piece
of braid upon il. As the courses are
served the knives and forks and spoons
that have been used are removed with
the plate. Fish should be eaten with a
silver fork, and If full of bones needs
the use of the knife as well For sweet
breads, outlets, roast obeef, etc, the
knife is also necessary, but for GRO
Guettes, rissoles, bondries a la Refine,
timhales, and dishes of that class, the
fork is required.
When dessert is reached everything
save the ia ble-cloth and floral decora-
tions are removed. A dessert plate with
small silver spoon. dessert spoon
and fosk, and sometimes a com bination
fork and spoon for ices, is placed be-
fore each guest.
Pears and apples are peeled with
silver KNIFE, cut in quarters, and eaten
with the fingers. Grapes sAould he
eaten from behind the half-closed
hand. the stones and skins falling into
the fingers unobserved, and thence to
the plate. Oranges are eaten with a
spoon.
Salad Is eaten with a fork, but needs
knife to cut large leaves that have
not been divided before serving. Cheese
is eaten with fork, though soft
chooses are spread on a bit of cracker
or bread and conveyed to the mouth by
the fingers
Salt cellars are now placed at each
plate, and it is not improper to take
salt with the knife.
If sorbets are served before the game
a dessert spoon accompanies them, but
is not among the original number
placed on the table. The small after
dinner coffee spoon il used with the
tiny cups of the black beverage that
concludes all dinners
The spoon is the most dangerous inn
plement OF the dinner SO far as its
correct usage is concerned Soup is al
ways taken from the side and is eaten
noiselessly. To push the spoon into
the mouth, either end first or other
wise, in decidedly Vulgar. - Chicago
Times.
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Eyes, sir" said the tailor, 'T'u guar
antee that this material viii not
stretch out of shape, and will wear like
iron"
Then" said the anxious customer,
you may make me up suit But
want to be dead sure about it" he
added, a slight quaver in his voice. q
am paying regular visits 70 a girl in
Brooklyn who tips the scales AZ two
hundred pounds. and don't want that
suit 70 give out on me. Life.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04
Novel SHIFTING Edcvcie.

Mike Murphy, young mechanic Of
Brooklyn. n. Y, has introduced tbs
bicycle skate, the fastest machine that
can be propelled by muscular power.
1t beats all records for speed. The de-
vice consists of elamping q lnng-bladed
skate - the front wheel OF safety
bicycle, which Is unhitched from the
motive1power hind wheel There is 20
little friction that the rider has hard
work To move his feet as RAPIDLY rs Tho
pedals want 20 revot~e. and tAe speed
attained Is ph enomenaI.
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A Tender spouse.

Wffe-Here comes a friend of mine.
Let's turn into this side street until she
passes.
Observation-Disclosures with herr
No, but don't want you TO see her. "
Hum. Why nOt?"
81 know youth admire that new dress
of hers, and it will only worry You to
think what ridiculous fuss you made
over the bills for this cheap thing I've
got ON. IN. Y. WeeLiT.
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l1isuaet.

I JaclS--You look Respondent. Did she
iFefuse you?
George-Tes-
Jsck-But try again A woman's mo"
sometimes means yes"
George-But she didn't say mo-" she
said "nawr'
Jael5-Then your name is "mud"-
Truth.
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He-My dear cousin. assure YOU I
would never dare rob those sweet
lips Of kiss.
She-O. YOU hypocrite! didn't you
make an attempt Of that character the
other oay2
He-N-ve-. Far from having any IN
tentson Of ro61.uE you Of a kiss. WIS
trying 20 give you one Texas Siftinss.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04
Village -hoater Music,

Village Boy-We played theater To-
day, an it was great fun.
Father-What part did you playP
Boy wasn't in the act. was one
of the musicians We had drum, an
three horns, an six combs. and some
ropes stretched over a barrel for the
big fiddle 1t sounded just like thea
ter orchestra--GoOdN News
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04
Row Fhtag. Iiar, chaar.d.

Tourist from the north}-Uncle, can
you got Us up q real typical southern
dinner
Nr. NiIeoce-Blcss 70 heart, SUIT
tin'lT. sab Nanny, jes' tippicle a can
Oh dem Bost bake-beans, On ter &C
rah an slice Of hunk % dat S5eecaZc
dried beef We sens al our cnick'Es
an hsTgs 81 honiny down I 70 noke
now. sah-JuC-e
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More oras Vs~d.

Slfrnsou-He ave1-s, look "a: this gss
bill Il Is more than double what il
was last month Clara, car you account
for it7
Clz-s-I can. father. II was jus. =
month azo that you forbade tlzt lovely
NJ. S2oJncr 70 call udEe
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Have you CO.. q collection Of any
kind, asked Jnele Marx. ''tast ca
help you with?-
Yes, si-,7 replied Nod: I've got .
collection ~ 'ri,ea states coins IN -lr
bank, bit nothing anger than dime "
-U-sz-4--. Sr-az p.oaiA
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nAron.t DE-. sada.nIr.

Dagopet the black son OF the famous
fremont, died at the Gut1eBburg track
tho other day Of pneumonia lie wAs
purchased by Arglrc Dwyer last spring,
together with Chicago. from John
Hunter for st2 Dco
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04

-Caller-'Is your mistress engaged?
I" Bridget shouldn't wonder
she is, sir, fur it was yesterday she was
divorced In ter Ocean.
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Jaysmith-Cubbage asked me TO dine
with him yesterday, and tell you
surprised him.
Bunting-YOu refused. eha-Truth-