The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-22


days nothing marks the spot where stood
uhe arena except the little ticket office
over whose window are the words "Bil.
letes dc SOL
While the Philippines are strangely des-
titute Of wild beasts on the whole. vet
the wild boar is found in the mountain
0ungles and the wild mountain caribou or
buffalo is said to exist in certain remote
districts. Had 1t been possible to put one
or these wild oxen with the tiger in the
cage there is no doubt that, no matter
now active the latter, the caribou could
easily have made away with him: for
these untamed brothers of the patient
beasts Of burden that do all the pulling
ana hauling in Manila's streets are fur
louS IN their onslaught. and, with their
snort sharp horns, Will speedily put an
END TO nearly every foe. The tame carl
oou' or dray-horse of the Philippines. is
a peculiar animal to be thus domesticated
his SKIN is smooth and black. his horns
nat and long-sometimes reaching six feet
from point to point-and his gait as slow
dS NE Itself In the Philippines. WHARF
Gu" MIX IS scarce that of the caribou
! comes Int othe market, and thare bava
oeen days at a time in Manila U,bAn &ba
peculiar oily taste in ones tea bato,,o,,
/ that the milk of the water buffalo was
inning the market. Curiously enough.
UiieSe beasts of burden are more sensf-
i've 10 the sun and heat, and if made n
Work 100 long without getting a. chance
20 "aIoW IN the mud will drop down and
uIe IN their tracks. Regarded as mora mr.
less sacred by the government thew can
not be slaughtered, but are nevertheless
oIteh padiy treated by natives. who only
know now to treat the fighting-coc,x do
Gently. 0A NC
him they care for like their own cbi1-
dren, and in times of fire the husband ,1,s,,
10y the rooster to a place of safety.
"iiio the wife brings out the babies. If
puHlhg out useless feathers, cleaning his
OIi' trimming his comb and patting his
chest does the rooster Of the Pbi1inn,ro.
any good, he should be one of the most
Favored birds in existence. On SUNDAYS
ana holidays ihe goes where his oU,rar
goes and tucked up under one arm is
carried round to call on other fighting
COCKS IN the vicinity. On such occa sions
every back yard will show a LITTLE hout
taking place between two rival birds. and
often the owners keep the combatants
from coming a too close quarters nv hold
ing them by the legs. When months of
training and pitting have made the rooster
realize what he is good for, his first battle
81 the cockpit draws nigh, and his owner
often stakes the results of long saving on
the outcome. If the bird is victorious. II
means great rejoicing at the small nina
nut where lives its owner; if not. the
family browns its sorrow by having a
feast off its remains.
Thursdays and Sundays are the days
Of great activity at the cockpit. and on
these occasions the crowd assemblies from
al directions. nearly all bringing their
roosters to see. if not to take part in the
contest. Outside the gates to the great
thached structure, open on the sides and
banked up with stagings, sit a motley
crowd of women. young and old, selling
eatables, whose dark, greasy textures
beggars description, while here and there |
in the open spaces a couple of natives will |
be giving their ROSTERS a sort of pre-
llmlnary round with each other. As the |
show goes on inside, shouts and hand |
clippings resound at frequent intervals. |
At its close a multitude of two-wheeled |
gigs carry off the victors and their spoils. |
while the loosers trudge home through the !
dust.
In the land where the ighting-cock is so
idolized, the dog does not hold his usual
place as mans companion and suffers
from neglect. Outside of the few fox ter
riers owned by members of the foreign
colony the Manila dogs ar mongrels. that
sling around the eating-booths kept by
the Chinese. with tails between their legs,
and make the night dismal by bowling at
the Southern Cross. Now and then. how
ever, one sees good specimens Of the Chi
nese chow dog in Manila's streets and it
has been my good fortune to bring the
one that ornamented our hardwood floors
to the States alive. With their long hair.
pointed ears, black tongues and bushy
tails that curl sharp over their backs.
these animals look like small wolves.
They are called chow dogs because in
China they are good eating up TO the age
Of three months. They are most sensi-
tive to changes of temperature. and rarely
i've to take long voyage. 1t is all the
more remarkable, therefore. that the
chow" who guarded our front gate in
Manila should have stood a 5000 mile sea
Journey in good condition, and be wear
ng a Dewey ribbon today.
Cats are equally degenerate. and either
nave right-angied crook in their tails
y have no tails at al. Far from being rat
ers. they seem TO have only proves
enough 20 catch the cockroaches and I
SPIDERS that chase about the floors. and
cave the large rodents to increase and :
multiply. But Philippine cat is no- 20 {
'e trif1ed with, and many Of them ara 50
ierce and lusty thar cat would get The
worst Of it in struggle. 7 once lost ,
'air OF patent-leather shoes which one %
hese creatures dragged out from nv bed
hamber 10 the hallway and partially DE-
-oured. And in cur very Office 7 have
zone % my desk II the morning 20 f7d
has the candle used for sealing wax had
.eea pulled out from its nolder and ear
led of {
Thus one might 80 or down the scz-s &
With whole chapter on the domestic pe;s
hac form a part Of weIl-reguIated house
old IN Mani.a-on the cockroaeAss thar
ave wings and eat the bindings Ct books
nd sasr; bosorus. On tse spiders THAI often
MEASURE half q foot from legs end -
sg's end, and On the little aacs sha, al ?
lost eat the house from under yau >-,t
re only kept OF your dia.ng-isble By cups
kerosene that ''lssSrd' the lsEz thsrsA