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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
I'VE STOOD IN THAT MYSTERIOUS CAVE

lightly against the schooner Our pas
sengers passed baskets of their be.
lopgings into the canoes and followed
the baskets. There was not even a
whispered word, not an audible stroke
of the paddle. l could not hear as
much as the lap of ripple against a
bow as we made our way to shore,
where the canoes slid up on the mud
under the shadows Of the mangroves.
Bolli and l were last to step ashore.
Not soul was in sight as he led the
way between the houses, then through
a banana patch and on into dense
thicket which marked the spot where
a plantation had once been, at the very
foot of a high hill. and had been aban.
doned.
Z My guide crept beneath leafy,
tangled vine, and erouched along be-
tween the curtain it made and the
rocky face of the cliff. l followed the
faint light reflected from his white
shirt. A minute later we trod a
smooth, hard path, where I could see
no ray of light
We stood in that mysterious cave, Of
which every dweller on the island OF
Utilla can tell weird tales
My guide picked up a few splinters
of pine, lit them At the burning torch,
then led the way along crooked cleft
that had been widened here and there
by the chisel. He was stopped by a
blanket which curtained the passage.
He touched this lightly, and the edge
of the curtain was drawn aside little
by hand from the farther side. There
were few whispered words, and after
waiting a moment we passed the cur
tain.
Dusky forms Of Carib men and wom-
en- squatted on their heels in orderly
rows that reached around the room. AT
one side was man who held before him
a carimba, bow some six feet in
length that had for its bowstring a
brass wire. which was drawn in toward
the bow by a loop of finer wire that
passed around both bowstring and
bow a third of their length from their
lower end. This loop of fine wire went
through the bottom of a small jicaro,
a deep cup that was the woody shell
of calabash, and firmly bound it
against the back of the bow One OF
the carimba rested on a big calsbash
bowl. turned open side down on the
rocky floor to give depth and volume
to the notes of the instrument
The performer held in one hand q
little wand made of the dense, hard
she'll of the palm royal. he struck the
wire with his baton and . clear. sharp
note rang out. A bamboo flute Joined
with drolling vail, and the drum, OF
the skin of a peecary stretched across
he end of q section of hollow log
rolled out volumes Of sound that filed
the cave with thunderings.
A strangely carved statue of soft
gray stone squatted on table in the
middle OF the room. its hands clasped
abont what seemed to be bowl rest
ing on the knees of the image. Around
its head was band that formed a
curious head dress. On checks and
brow were marks of red and green and
black paint-symbolic colors of the
Mayas. who once filed Central Amer
lea with cities. temples and other mon
Hnents Of civilization that the ruth
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fCoPYRIGHT, ISo4.1

COPYRIGHT 1so4l
There are people who will tell you
seriously that each year child is sac
rifced to the gods of the Caribs, whose
homes are beneath the palms that wave
sea, that Mediterranean of the western
world. Mrs. Alice lie Plongeon tells in
graphic words the story of such a can
nibalistic sacrifice, seen by her on the
wild shore o. Yucatan. Similar tales
have come to me at times, during the
years of my acquaintance with the
coasts of Central America. But grave
old Caribs tell me that they no longer
kill human beings for religious feasts;
and there was mournful sadness in
their tones when they talked of rigor-
Gus laws, made by the white usurpers
of American rights, to put an end to
the eating of people captured in bat
tie.
was, because of these rumors and
hints, only too glad to accept an in
vitation that seemed to offer oppor-
tunity to learn for myself just how
much truth might lie behind these
tales.
We sailed at dusk from La Caribe,
from the mouth of that river where
Columbus made his second landing on
the continent of America. and where
the English planted colonies three
different times, and were each time
compelled to withdraw their garrisons
and their colonists.
Our ship was hewn from single log
of Spanish cedar. She was simply q
canoe about forty feet long and eight
feet in beam.
1t was midnight when our little craft
rounded the end of the coral reef that
guards the snug harbor of Utilla. She
flew along under the lee of that wall
until the sea breeze was cut off by a
wooded point of land. Soon after, the
kedge was carefully lowered into the
water, and the rope that was to serve al
he riding cable ran silently out through
the ehock in her bow.
Not soul ashore seemed to know OF
our coming. Not light glimmeredI
not a voice was heard. We made not
noise enough to awake even village
dog.
Out from the shadows by the shore
came three canoes. AS quietly as
ghosts they glided toward us over the
still waters. A dozen hands grasped
their wales as they ranged alongside
and kept them from touching even
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
PERSONAL MENTION.

JOHN d. RocKEFEILER's two daugh-
tiers are likely to inherit at least
thirty-f1ve million dellsrs each.
8rRs. HATTIE GorKKn, Of LEVEL.
Mass. is the youngest grandmother 50
far reported She is only thirty-two-
Mrs. LUCINDA EsTEs, Of Roekland,
Me-, is ninety-nine years old and is yet
able to take tramp of several miles a
day and likes it.
Mrs. ANNA E. BRowN. whose will
was probated in Quincy. AN, recently,
left one thousand dollars each to her
father and three other near relatives
md three hundred and thirty thousand
-~ = 0g1hlic charities
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
he WAS IN a HURRY.
Only -Four Days to Spend Abroad and All
Europe to SEQ.

Only -Four Days to Spend Abroad and All
Europe to Sec.
''Speaking of being IN hurry" said
a traveller to a New York Sun man,
reminds me of man | once saw in
the tower of London, one Of a little
party that was being piloted through
by beefeater. He kept all the time
just ahead of the pilot and seemed
anxious to go faster and get through.
Every body else wanted TO see every
thing. but this man would have liked
to skip some of these thugs; still he
couldn't say anything, for the pilot
made good time right along until he
came to the figure of big man on a
big horse. both in heavy armor and the
man holding great spear, most i'm
pressive figure, representing / forget
now who, but somebody famous in
history, and the beefeater talked
little longer than usual Here the
man who was in hurry broke in.
yes, yes, he said, that's all right. but
we can't stand here all day looking at
that. you know and he moved ahead a
little and waited, all ready to go on. We
all hoped that the beefeater would pay
no attention to him; we need have had
NO fear on that score, for he paid abso-
lusely no attention whatever to him.
An hour or two later we stood at the
gate and babe the beefeater good-by.
The impatient man and I walked
away together, He wasn't the worst
msen in the world by any means. He
was from Boston BE said he was a
busy man and had very little time TO
spare; he WAS going back in the
steamer he came over ia, and. as he
had only four days to do Europe in, he
really felt as though he ought not to
spend half o day in the tower"
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WORDS.
necklace OF the teeth of alIigators,
little bones from the feet of animals,
claws of the sloth. the tiger or the
mountain lion, or other things believed
to possess occult value.
One of the hays held pressed to her
bosom little brown dove, Of the kind
that softly coos on every pine clnd hill
and in every sunny valley Of Honduras.
The second woman held at her feet
young kid. The sixth sukia held in her
hand knife of obsidian, its short
blade spreading with jagged edge to
broad base that was set in wooden
handle wound with thread and thickly
coated with some gum or varnish that
was hard and black and shining. The
seventh and last of the priestesses, at
the other corner of the fat stone,
grasped by it's neck tamagas, ser
pent well-nigh as deadly as rattle
snake.
A nude girl of ten years stood at the
side of the altar, opposite the chief
priest. Her head was wreathed with
fragrant jasmine, and her shoulders
were covered with the purple blossoms
of the madre-de-cacao. The mother Of
the girl squatted behind the child,
her head bowed on her knees and Gov
cred by a shawl
The chief priest chanteda few words,
with a voice cracked by many years.
The man at his right responded. He
at the chief priests left hand replied.
The old woman first at the right of
the altar took up the refrain; her Sis
ter at the left followed, and SO the
weird chant passed from left to right
and back again, until the last sukia
had droned her part. Then each man
in the first circle of worshipers chant
ed in his turn, and was followed by
each woman in the next row; and so
on until all had sung with voices that
rose and fell in simple and dismal ca
dences.
Then the mother of the victim broke
into a low and mournful wall, and all
the women joined. When that was
done and silence fell she gently pushed
her child forward, and with head
wrapped in her shawl threw herself
face down, fat on the floor, in the
abandon of grief.
The girl leaned against the edge Of
the altar. She took blazing splinter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09
TO PLEASE THE GODS.
How a Beautiful Young Girl Was
Recently Mutilated.

4 Vivid Description Of the sacrifsce-A
Savage Tribe Which Longs for Cam
nibalistic Rites and Human Sac
rifice-A Weird Scene.
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FIGS AND ThiSTlES.

The next door neighbor 70 pride is
shame
LoT's wife was what might be called
q well-preservcd woman
IL some of our heads were not SO big
our hearts would grow faster
ROSE measured By its fragrance
makes a cabbage head look little
WHEN people are hired TO be good
they viii stop as soon as the pay stops.
VIXEN vou want friend don choose
a man whose children are afraid Of
him
SOME people who are orerlv sensitive
in feeling are unSssI sesr1iise in
conscience.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09

LADY, wish piece Of toilet soap.
Boy-Scentedo
Lady-Well. don't know The Las,
/ got here was so scented that the
whole room snelled as If I was con
tinually washing myself
Boy-.Well, ma am, here's some un
scented, that will make the room smell
as if you never washed vourseI--Good
News
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A little brown maiden strol1ed toward
my favorite Longing place under the
palms of La Caribe few days after
our return from Utilla.
Come here, Raimunda; I want you"
saidI |.
"Raimunda is dead" she gravely re-
piled as she came to me.
"Oh. dead. is she?''
"You Rnow that she is dead. senior, :"
she answered, reproachfully. "Tama-
raca ate her. You saw it yourself"
"Ah. yes, SO 1 did. Then who are
you. now, my pretty little one2"
II am Dolores, and am daughter Of
Tamaraea. See, look at his cross"
and she pulled from her breast the
dressing of leaves and exposed the two
crossing wounds made by the knife of
obsidian in the hands Of the priest.
The dressing had kept the wound in
famed, that the scars might be large
and distinct. The child was manifest
ly very proud Of those scars, the cross
that she would always bear in evil
dence that she was an accepted sukia,
a sacred daughter of the gods As her
mother came near I said to her:
This girl Of yours tells me that Raj.
munda is dead?"
so it is. Nv little ono is eaten by
the god. She was taken by Tamaraca.
You saw it yourself. senor," and she
smiled, proudly.
Whose girl is this, then?''
"She is daughter of Tamaraca," an
swered the mother "She is great
sukia. Not one wiz be greater than
sh e."
81 see. But she lives In your house,
and you care for her as if she were
your Raimunde?'
Does not every one SOP" the mother
replied, little impatiently- as not
every Carib house her homel Is not
every Carib proud 70 serve Dolores, the
daughter of the great god. Does she
not bear forever the sacred cross of the
god of the Caribs!''
D. ERNEsTo VERAA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09

When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castorta.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-01-09

ess bie;otrv Of the conoueror DESTROYED.

less bigotry of the conqueror destroyed.
About the waist of the image was a
breech cloth or palpura adorned by =
great rosette behind. The face was
craven with an art which gave to it an
expression of grim humor, as if he
smiled at the vanity of man, who has
made so little real progress since the
artist who created that stony coun-
tenance crumbled to forgotten dust.
A tiny fire burned on the thick edge
of the bowl which the statue held. It's
smoke gave strange fragrance which
filled the room most pleasantly.
Three grizzled wrinkled old men
stood before the altar. At each of its
ends stood two women, as old, as gray.
as puckered as the men were. These
seven were sukias or witches of the
Caribs. About the neck of each hung
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deeds, but now I yelled at that grisly
old devil to stay his hand. But before
could struggle through the nearest
of the packed ranks of worshipers,
that jagged. CLASSY edge swept twice
across that tender breast Raimunda
gave no sign of having felt the blade
slash her flesh. She seemed to be in .
dream.
The high priest caught few drops
OF her blood in his hand and shook
them into the stone bowl on the
knees of his god then sprinkled a few
drops on the fire. A gasping cry filed
the cave as the child was caught in her
mothers arms.
That cry came from the frightened
sweep of that blade of glass. Its blood
fell into the bowl before the idol, its
heart quickly followed, and its flesh
was at once cut into minute bits and
distributed. piece to each worshiper.
1t was at once devoured.
Then the music broke out wildly,
The big drum Numbered. the bow
string twanged, the bamboo futed
merrily. Every man in the room
sprang to his feet, and circled around
the altar in a slow dance.
There was a brief pause. Then tho
heavy sound of the drum rolled again
through the cave, and the women
Joined the dance Around and around
they circled, and the music and the
dance grew faster and wilder. A
dancer threw aside his shirt, barring
his body, and one by one the others
followed his example. One after an
other every garment was discarded.
until the light of the sacred ire fell
upon a leaping mass of half crazed
humanity. As naked as the face of .
cloudless sky, they danced in frenzy
of religious excitement.
do not know how long they kept
this up. One after another dropped
exhausted, streaming with perspira-
ton. After time the ancient who
had led the orgies gave an order in low
tones, and the dancers arose, clothed
themselves and slipped away.
When all had left the cave, except
the priest and the half dozen assistant
sulkias, the brands which still burned
on the altar were laid on the edge Of .
bench, and new torches were lighted.
They moved the slab that was their
altar and lowered their god Of stone
into the pit beneath, then laid the four
stone posts beside it. The remains of
the kid were put in the bowl on the
knees of the image and the ohsidian
knife was laid on them. One edge of the
covering slab was lowered to its place
and the serpent which the old woman
had held during all those hours was
thrown into the pit. The dove which
the other woman held was thrust be-
meath the slab to futter blindly mo-
ment before the stone WIS lowered to
it's place to shut out the last ray Of
light that poor bird would ever see;
for it was alive, to lengthen the days
of the reptile that was left to guard
with poisoned fang the resting place
of the craven idol of Caribs.
Dust and the ashes of the fires were
gathered, and all the seams that might
betray the hiding place were filed,
concealing every joint. The blankets
that curtained the entrances were re-
moved and the priests and filed out
of the cave.
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NOTES or INTEREST.

\ Young lady who arrived in Ever
EFT in the rain once upon a time to
visit friends, sarcastically asked why
they did not have a shower, and was
informed that people from the east,
speaking in that tone of voice were
promptly taken and dropped into the
Sound. Fully thirty people had suf-
fered thus, SO you can believe | am
very careful what | say regarding rain.
This same young lady has had her
attention calld TO this fact, that al
though it does rain in Everett, it is a
very dry rain" or that one cannot help
noticing that it does not wet person
who carries an umbrella.
The garden flowers are beautiful.
The roses are still in bloom in profll-
sion. Sweet pea vines are ten feet high
and laden with blooms There are
many pretty gardens, orchards and
drives. All in all, Everett is a good
town.
From our home we can see on clear
day mountains over seventy miles
away. Mt Baker in one direction. Mt.
Raineir in another, and Glacier Peak
in still another, all snow capped. Ever
EFT is thus surrounded by the Cascade
and Olympic Ranges.
Trusting my friends are all well and
happy and think of me as often as | do
Of them | viii say good bye.
IUNA.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-13

While | was in GROWER joint" or 4
saloon in the growlcr district yesterday,
a typical tough came in with a large
can under his arm. 1t had 10 handle
and was badly battered.
Gimme a pint he Slid.
The bartender took the can. felt the
inside with his finger, smiled and said
as he winkcd: Yer can't give me the
dinky dink, Gull I'm dead onto your
curves"
He took towel and carefully wiped
the inside of the can. Putting the can
under the beer Spigot he let the beer
run until the froth came over the top.
and then returned the can to the tough.
Great game that" said the bartcn-
der. and its new, TOO. Only a grOwlCr
rushcr would think of IT, How is it
worked: This way: One Of the gang
gets Il piece of fat and rubs il all
around the can on the inside. They
rub it short distance from the middle
if the can is large. and near the top If
small You see. we never measure our
beer but just pour it in until the frOth
reaches the top. Well, as soon as the
froth strikes the fat around the inside
il won't 20 any higher until the beer
forces ii up. 50 that they get all beer
instead Of all frorh. See the Eame?-
New York Telegram.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-13
A Wonderful housekeeping Auto
maIon.

One Of the most wonderful time
keepers known TO the hOrologiSt was
made in London about 100 years ago
and sent by the president of the East
India company as a gift to the emperor
OF China. The case was made in the
form Of a chariot, in which was seated
the figure Of Il woman. This figure
WAS of pure ivory and gold. and sat
with her right hand resting upon Il
tiny clock fastened to the side Of the
vehicle. 4 part of the wheels which
Kept track OF the flight of time We're
hidden in the body of 4 tiny bird,
which had seemingly just aIighted upon
the lady's finger Above was canonv
So arranged as to conceal 4 silver ben.
This bell was fitted with a miniature
hammer Of the same metal, and. NJ
though II appeared to have no councc-
uon with the clock. regularly strucl, the
hours. ard could b" made t. reurat bv
touching diamond button on the
lady bodice. IN the chariot at the
ivory Iady'S feet there was Il golden
hgure OF dog. and above and in front
were two birds. apparently fyin. be-
lore the Chariot. This beautiful orpa-
ment WAS made almost entirely Of cold
and was deliberately decorated with
precious st"ucS.-S-. Los Eepublc.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-13

EFT and Seattle relatively with Superior
and Duluth as to location. They are
further apart, but the physical forma-
ton is very similar. Seattle is high on
the mountains. and while Everett is
from the front is the same, 50 | felt
quite at home.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-13

'SC|rrSOn. Richard
Stephenson, Henry y
Smith. Fred
Swcdahl, John
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-10-13
STATE REPUBLICAN TICKET

Governor. ............vE WILLIAM II. CPHAM
OF Wood.
Lieut. Governor EMIL BAENSCH
OF MantOwoc.
Secretary OF state. .........H HENRY CASsoN
of Vernon.
Treasurer .SEWALL 4. PETERSON
of Barron.
Attorney G neral II. MiLREA
of Marathon.
Railroad Commissr DUNCAN MCKENZIE
of Buffalo.
Insu ance Commissioner. W. \. FRlCkE
OF Milwaukee.
Sep.. q SCHOOL, ............J. Q. EMERY
of Walworth.
For Congress. Tenth Dist rict .....-...-..
.................. ...- JOHN J. JENKINS
of Chippewa.
For state senator THOMAS b. MILLS
of Superior.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-14
From Colorado.

A letter from s. D. Fuller, form
erly secretary of the y. NJ. c. A. of
this city, dated June % in one of
the mountain retreats of Colorado,
reports him in the enjoyment of
good health, and deeply interested
in the outcome of Hawaiian af-
fairs. He reports having made sew
eral addresses on Hawaii in differ
mt sections of the State, and find
ing the people eager to hear all
that can be said to them regarding
our Paradise of the Pacific. AS soon
as political affairs are settled, some
of the wealthiest people of that
State will migrate hither and set
tie.
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The DVERTLSER IL deliver
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PATENTED UNDER THE LAWS op
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

The attention of Plan ers
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the working of the National
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-14

To satisfy the demand for a
History of the Constitutional
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Early application is neces-
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