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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11
The carefully levelled ground dedicated

The carefully levelled ground dedicated
to the carnage. Chairs surrounded 1t,
and shed, matched with palm leaves,
sheltered the spot from the scorchinT
rays of the sun. In gay attire the
most respected matrons and maidens Of
the place were there, the performance
being countenanced and partly pro-
vided by the priest A lively converse
ticn was bept up, all present being
acquainted. The ROSTERS had been
shorn of their feathers, save those Of
the wings and tail. Each bird was
weighed: then curved steel spurs were
secured TO the stumps of those provided
by nature, but which had been cut Of.
Quite suddenly conversation ceases.
Two birds are in the ring. The strug-
gle commences. Heads lowered, eyes
glaring, quivcring with rage, the
heroes fly at each other. Calculating
that his opponent had jumped too high.
the other one crouches, avoids the blow,
and turns upon his foe, who stands Arm-
Both rise in the air, breast striking
against breast, each striving to deal
his adversary a mortal blow. One 10
stabbed; he staggers- Profiting BY this
weakness, his adversary follows up the
attack: but the wounded one keeps an
eve on his enemy, and not being ready
for him, lodges, regains his position
and infiicts q wound. Both now have
difficulty in keeping on their feet,
though neither will yield. More
wounds are dealt. Both fall exhausted.
One RECEIVERS. sees his foe PROSTATE. 50
does not attack, but shakes his low.
cred head and claws the ground IN his
fury. Impatiently he thirsts for the life
of his opponent. who, no less savage,
regains his feet. and with glaring eye
watches every move of his adversary.
THE enthusiasm of their owEers and
hackers increases as the wounds be-
come more numerous: the excitement
is intense and bets run high The
creatures engaged in deadly strife keep
cooler than the audience. A moment
arrives when all the hackers talk ~
once. Five dollars more on the white"
Ten on the canelo- lcinnamon color.
The stakes do not exceed $50 At last
one warrior falls Dead silence follows
so great is the suspense. VIII he rise
once more? Victor examined victim
very distrustfully. makes sure he Is
dead, then. mounting on the PROSTATE
form. draws himself up with an exuls-
ant cry of victory, just like some glad
iafor OF oldfn sirnes
"AiI through The long summer after.
noon one battle succeeded another
The birds that survived were taken
home 10 be carefully tended until re-
stored enough 20 fght again Even
those tina. had lost one or both eyes
would tight il An opportunity wasRlven
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11
SOilED PLAYlNG-CAROS.
An Immense Traffic in the Discarded Dits
of PzsteboArd.

Onlookcrs in the cardroorns OF clubs,
gaming resorts and similar institutions
have sometimes asked what became Of
the soiled playing cards after they
were cast aside in such places, says the
New York Herald The number OF new
packs Of cards called for in q fashioDa-
bic club or prosperous gambling
house in the course of month -
enormous A pack NAV be used through
an entire evening. but il frequently
happens where high stakes are being
played for tina. half dozen new packs
will be called for in a single game in
the course of the night As none but
cards of excellent quality are used
and as player for stakes has right
20 demand a fresh pack whenever his
caprice or superstition prompts him.
the cost o. providing them consider
able item OF his running expense
What IL done with the soiIed eards7
You may think the servants get them
But they don't There Is a traffic Ia
them, which in the course OF rear IN
city Ike New York or Chicago
amounts to quite handsome figure
The cards that have been used are care
fully saved and sold 20 q regular buyer.
who contracts 10 take all that the
proprietor may hare TO offer during the
year or season. IS ruie these cards are
but little soiled. many II them having
been used perhaps for less thar dozen
deals The buyer. who conducts reg
uiar business, sorts them. cleans them
as well as he can, replaces missing
cards from great stacks Of odd cards
kept for that purpose. pats them into
the original wrappers, which have been
ssved FOR hira. ard thea reseiis thea.
His customers arr mostly second and
third rate social clubs or nonTsnbisug
clubs Ia KzA.sy e.fasS ed yssss.ss~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11

who can be persuaded by low prices 10;
purchase in large quantities Nine
packs out of ten of these cards will pass
anywhere as strictly new ones, % care
fully are they cleaned and restored.l
and for all practical purposes they aro
just as good as X they were strictly,
fresh. know swell club in . busy
city in the interior which is noted for>
its unlimited supply OF frst-ciss~ play
ing cards. Outsiders marvel at it's ex~
travaeancc in providing what seems 20
be brand-new pack cards for every
game Of whist, pedro. euchre or poker
that starts In it card rooms. A. n
matter of fact the cards all come FROM
the secondhand dealer in New Iorle
and cost about six or eight cents a pack
In large sets II enables that club, as
il doubtless enables others. 10 make -
great deal Of show for q very little
v1nnav
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11
NEW YEARS IN AFRICA.
The Impudence OF IN Arsbi.s of Desbs<
fuI Character.

The Impudenee OF an Ar.bi.s of Desbs<
fuI ChzrSefsr.
Savage nations have many IDEAS in
common with their more civilized
brethren. Dr. Junkin SAYS that the
African New Year wish IL "Esao runs
tciB, meaning IN Arabic jargon. 'rho
whole year good" In ans.e. 20 this
salutation the person saiuted IL ex-,
peeted TO return some small gift TsS
doctor got rid Of many Of bis visitors
BIZ taking out Of their mouths. before
they could utter II. their own greeting
Bu. not all of them.
Later in :he evening experienced a
masterpiece Of Arab irnprcence which
Is worthy Of record / had long siIes
withdrawn 20 my hu, ara taken my
simple evening meal. when . large
Arabian lantern appeared before ny
door, followed by several servants with
a tremendous '.zenia, which IL . round
Arabi waiter that serves - dinner
table.
&, the same time man easae on ths
scene whom I bad seen only once be-
fore under very questionable eiFcuTn>
stances lie was an Arab clerk IN tho
6ivan. Donyoian, and therefore dss-
liked. and probably altogether ''Ee'er-
do-well~ lie ssishsc Eae h. "EElin
surre talb set before re. 70 rat aston
iShusen:, an undesi-ed repss:. sns ~
once vanished With his eonsede-8tes-
According 10 Arab customs there vss
nothing peculiar IN this. although. a.
he had no Connection with ne what
eser. this Offering from . s.bortiEsts
wa. strange snovyh- os course teero
was : reason for al .hss. il was another
instance OF "tas sausage which Sas
thrown "a the han The rsan wanted
ray Intervention Ia 6isseusty he hsd
1os into
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11

ham bore with fortitude her unex-
pected misfortune, neither repining
nor complaining. But in a very few
hours the circumstances reached the
ears of Secretary Lamar, and the order
of discharge was speedily revoked.
She was reappointed at one thousand
dollars per annum, and still receives
that salary. Anyone familiar with the
lives of the workers in the departments
might write for lifetime and yet not
describe all of the ladies Of note who
toll in government service. Let no
man say they are not worthy, and let
there be no cavil in the public press at
the employment Of women in public
office. They are faithful public serv-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11

THE oAKEN CHEST CONTAINING THE
murder was committed thirty-three
years ago, and until the present the
heart was carefully preserved in Mex
leo, where, the mssons say, will always
be a mystery except among the craft.
IT finally came into the possession Of
Mrs. Rosalia L. de Coney, the wife Of
Alexander X. de Coney, now the con-
sui general of Mexico and a resident
of San Francisco. The last request Of
the dead man was that his heart be
preserved and removed to some place
where it would not be disturbed in
future years.
The transportation of the heart from
Mexico to Oakland took place last jan
nary, Mrs. Coney bringing it from its
resting place to San Francisco. Her.
husband referred the matter to Maj.
Edwin A. Sherman, of Oakland, and
the strange trust was accepted by Mr..
Sherman for the Oakland chapter Of
tho Rose Croix A special visit was
made to Guadalajara by Mrs Coney.
who, though armed with power of at
forney from the family, had great diff
ficulty in learning where the heart was
deposited. When finally successful she
at onoe started for San Francisco,
where she turned over her charge to
tho masonic fraternity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11

lady standing before him. He said it
with tears in his eyes. "But," he add
ed, "you will be laborer only in
name. You shall do clerical work,
and as soon as you pass the civil serv-
ice examination you shall have a regu-
lar appointments He was speaking
to the widow of the American soldier
who commanded and led the greatest
infantry charge in the history of the
war of the world, the widow Of the
confederate general, Pickett, who,
though fighting upon what proved to
be the wrong side, was nevertheless q
brave soldier of America, fighting
brave Americans, and who is respected
as q soldier by the men who bore arms
in both armies on the hillside of Get
tysburg in July, 1865.
She is, of course, possessed Of su-
perior education, and passing q civil
service examination was a mere day of
play to her. She now occupies posi-
ton in the pension Office, at salary
of one thousand dollars per annum,
and does her work well and faithfully.
Yet, for time this woman Of refine
ment and beauty was on the rolls Of
the interior department as char
woman.
In the patent Office there is another
woman of distinguished ancestry and
personal worth. Miss Alice Meikle-
ham is the great-granddaughter Of
Thomas jefferson. She is an unpre-
tentious, modest lady, and tolls faith
fully and well in department of the
government which Thomas Jefferson
did so much to establish and maintain,
and over which he SO ably presided
in the early days of the republic.
Six years ago, when the working
force of the patent Office was reduced,
Miss Meikleham was one of the
unfortunates who were discharged.
She was the sole support of her mother,
the granddaughter Of jefferson, who
played upon the knee of that great
man, and was at one time, perforce of
her beauty and ability, as well as her
kinship, a social queen. Miss Meikle-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11
HEART OF A MASON.
How II Has Been Preserved for Moro
Than Thirty Years

A strange ceremony was performed
in Oakland, Cal, some time ago, the
like of which is without parallel in
history. The ceremony was the receipt
of human heart by Gethsemane
Chapter No. 5, Rose Croix, Of the Scot
fish rite of masonry, and the formal
assuming Of the care of it by the chap
ter. 1t was brilliant gathering, and
one that was described by the San
francisco Examiner as unique in it's
way. Even in the history Of masonry
1t has no equal.
The heart was that of Ygnacio Her
Feray Cairo, who was the governor Of
tho state of Jalisco, Mexico, thirty
five years ago, and who was killed, SO
the masons claim, because he was one
of the first masons in Mexico. The
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11

Perhaps Both.-A New York gentle
man, whose son had gone out into tho
country for recreation. received a letter
from him. While the gentleman was
reading it his wife asked: What does
Tom say in his letter." 81 can't make
it out TO save my life. He says he has
landed speclled beauty, but whether
he means he has been fishing or mar
ried freckle-faced girl ! can't tell -
Toxas Siftiuos
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11

70 them. Tor these Dir DIS are so Zero
ciously brave that unless wanted to
fight. they have to be kept out Of each
others reach.
"At the 5 o'clock dinner in the con-
vent our reverend host talked of moth
ing but his triumphant ROSTERS, and
called on to bear witness that the
very one he had pointed out had proved
itself that day the greatest hero OF
them all IN. Y. Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11

complished lady, is wage winner in
that department st nine hundred dol
lars per year. MIS-. Pratt is sister OF
Rev. DR.. Addison, dean Of the Protest
ant Episcopal church. and distin-
guished as an orator and theolOgian.
She is a modest little lady with won
derfully sweet smile.
''My dear madam, can only put
you on the rolls of this department as
a laborer," said Secretary Lamar in
the summer of 1885 to the handsome
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11

Postmaster-I don't know Of any
such firm name as that, my son.
Boy at the Window growing indig-
nant)-If Stone, Rockwell & Hill amt
q firm name I'd like to know what you'd
call it.-Chicago Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11

Pneumatic Tubes for kilograms.
Local kilograms are now being trans
mitted through pneumatic tubes in
most Of the principal cities of Great
Britain.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11
A COUNTERPART.

n Lountefp1rt.
Artist-Would could paint you rs
you are.
Pert Miss-Are what?
Artist-Are painted.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11

Whom Baby was sicS, re gave BE-. Cessoi:A
wa, she VS. Child, size cried fo- CAStos.a.
when she became Miss. she cl;,nS to Cassor'a.
z neu she sad Cniaren, shs gave them C.storis
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11

Fest LaasusGs fa~ Teisrhsssze. i,
The French language 4 better ,hsa
the Engsssa sor seI1pacaipy. having;
fewer hisSia5 soundA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11
The Winds OF Memory.

Qpon the western shore tonight I'm sitting,
Tho shore that slopes to touch Q boundless
sea,
And watch the white ships inward, outward
fitting.
And wonder when my ship will come for me,
And where II lies. and whittier it is going:
only hear the winds OF memory blowing.
Across the cliffs OF yesterday they're coming,
They fnn my forehead with the forest air,
Remembered melodies the hills are hunlming.
scent of pine trees hovers everywhere.
hear again the bank SIDE brooklet flowing.
While all the winds OF memory are blowing.
BLOW on. sweet windsi your singing or your
signing
Brings back tonight hal:-forgotten tune:
beneath the apple blooms once more I'm lying.
I feel the breath OF girthoods happy June.
Lies early dawn, again see ii glowing
While all the winds OF memory are blowing.
a summer song now faint now fuller growing,
/ A far OF lullaby from mother lips.
Love- living love, receiving and bestowtng:
listen, nsteni Oh, yc white winged ships,
do not heed your coming or your going.
While all the winds OF memory are blowing
kpsu the western shore tonight In straying
The shere that slopes TO touch o boundiess
sea,
Ana watch the pillows upward. downward
swaying
Bu. do no. care how near tho tide may be.
Or. II the waters touch my feet not know.
While can hear the wind OF memery blow
ipg.
Lewiston Journal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-11
Lexsnd Of tho Forxet-NIe-Noe.

Everybody knows the pretty little
forget-me-not and likes the flower
more perhaps because of it, name than
Its beauty. How was it SO called?
The Germans account for it by quite a
pathetic romance. 1t seems that once
npon time knight and a lady were
walking by the bank Of the Danube,
when the latter asked her gallant
gay" to pluck for her tiny blue flow
er which she saw growing in the
stream No sooner said than done, but
the knight overbalancing, fell into
the river, and, owing to tho slippery
nature Of the bank and tho weight of
his own armor. was carried away by
the current. AS he threw the flowers
ashore to his Lady he cried out with
his last breath: "Vergiss mein nicht!"
lForget-me-notD And ever since the
flower has been looked on as the en-
blem of fidelity
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-01

ence of the society has there been dis
burSed so much money TO the cause OF
charity, as in the year just closing. and
we still have a very creditable amount
of the Omnipotent dollars at our COM
mund. These funds having been dis
tributed to individuals outside of our
membership. This fact alone. to my
mind, will have the tendency to elevate
the society to degree that will result
in its being better recognized as a
charitable organization, which is our
object, in addition to promoting the
national sports of our country. and en-
couraging the study of our poets and
authors.
This past summer our Caledonian
games held at White Bear lake reached
standard of which we all feel proud,
being superior to anything of the kind
ever held IN the states, apart from few
of the larger Eastern cities, who have
had their celebrations established for
many years.
We have now overcome one great diff
ficulty tha; has confronted us in past
years by having in our midst the
world renowned champion bagpipe
player, Farquhar Beaton. Some Scotch
man has claimed that the bagpipe was
the original musical instrument, PROB
ably baSing his arguments on the same
grounds as Brother Rodger, who claims
that Gaelic was the original language.
Be that as it may, certain it is, that
when performed Oh with such perfec-
ton as only Mr.. BeatOn can demon
stTate, it is no surprise that its beauti-
full, soul-stirring and inspiring strains
can "soothe the savage breast" or lead
the warrior TO victory. 1t is most un-
fortunate circumstance that individuals
nurtured on this free American soil are
not possessed of the sublime gilt of en-
joying to their unlimited value those
most captivating strains.
The current affairs of this country
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-01

Cessfuliy combat with the progress of
the age; their relationship, as compared
with other natiOnalitIes, makes them
favorable emigrants to any country,
especially to the noble land in which
we hive.
The president read the following re-
membranes from abroad:
WINNIPEG, Man.-To St. Andrews
Society, st. Paul; God never
sens mouths but he sens meat
for them. Cor bickers are DO just ju
ia Skailin, but better half an egg than a
toom vein. ii. CAMERON.
MONTREAL. Nov. 3O.-President st.
Andrews Society: There's malr nor
cauld kali o. Aberdeen here the nlcht.
We're a-dancing the reel o. Tulloek.
The same tae you.
d. NJ. MCINTYRE, President.
THE FIRST TOAST
OF the evening was to the president of
the United States and the queen of
Great Britain, with response by the
orchestra and bagpipes. The orchestra
played "GOd Save the Queen" and MIR.
Beatin rendered America" on the bag
pipes.
Then followed song by Glenn Cess
Ter entitled Jessie. the Flower o. Dunn
blane," which was sung with artistic
effect, Prof. Titcomb accompanying on
the piano.
The toast Scotland" was omitted
from the programme owing to the alb
sence, on account of sickness, of w. w.
Erwin, who was expected to respond,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-01

half-back. took the ball through Yale's
right end for three yards, but lost it on
tumble. Butterworth then kicked for
goal thirty yards. Princeton securing it.
Ward was sent through Taylor for three
yards, but Morse on two trials and
Ward on one failed to gain the neees-
sary five yards and Yale took the ball.
Then it was that Yale, full of conf
dence in their old center wedge, tried
to force Butterworth through Prince
toms right end. So firm did they find
the line that Butterworth only made
one yard Then they tried the same
thing with Lea, and he made three
yards, but on the next lineup Hickok
stepped over the line and Princeton
took the ball on an off-side play. Blake
punted down to Yale's fiYe-yard line.
and then Morse set the vast audience III
tumult of excitement by spreading
around Yale's right, between Green way
and Beard. and lodging Armstrong,
making seventeen yards.
YALE WAS GETTING DESPERATE
now, and after little consultation de-
cided TO try the flying wedge used by
Harvard. They succeeded in putting
Hinkey through for five yards. Morse
and Ward gained six yards. Princeton
lost the bail on an OFF side play. Yale
then tried the flying wedge. but played
trick by throwing the ball to Butter
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-01

, Alex. McCulloch, VIM. Maxwell, Thom-
as Cameron, NJ. E. Murray, Allan
Brown, j. ID. Roberts, John Dickson,
Adoms Lawson, VIM. Rodger, Robt.
Wilson, j. b. Ritchie, Andrew Catta-
mach.
OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Mr.. Rodger stated that he had been
called upon to install the officers-elect
in the absence of DIR. Dinwoodie, the
retiring president. He observed that
contrary 10 a custom of the society no
ladies were present, and he would for
that reason fOrego making a speech.
The officers elect were called up to the
head of the table and introduced sever
ally to the company as their respective
badges were handed them by MIR.
Rodger. Short remarks of an numerous
nature were made concerning several
individuals by Mr.. Rodger. 1t was incl
dentally stated by Mr.. Rodger that there
are 1,5U0 Scotchlnen in the city, and ne
could not account for so few being pres
ent unless because it was decided to
make the event stag" party.
After the other officers were seated
PRESIDENT John Grant delivered his in
augurai address. President Grant said:
PRESIDENT GRANT.
From the fact that there are MANY
eloquent speakers to be heard tonight,
what few remarks | have to make,
though they may not take the form of
an address, will have one redeeming
feature-breyity.
The history of the st. Andrews So
ciety for the past year has been very
successful one, but cannot be termed
successful III the same sense as our
worthy eX-president pronounced it one
year ago. Inc previous year our So
clety was successful III every branch
IN swelling its membership, in dealing
out charlties-and came into prominence
mainly through its social attractions,
terminating with most gratifying sur
plus IN the treasury, which is a most
important factor in any organization.
This fact is undoubtedly due to the very
able administration in power for that
year. However, from a substantial
point of view, it can be said that the
past year has been even u ore success
ful than the previous one, in certain
directions. In no year during the exist