The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03

hornless; every one believes, however.
that very rare individuals may be found
which have this equipment, and the ma
terial is of brass. A specimen was offer
ed 10 Rajah Brooke once; the vendor
must have had a rare stock Of impudence.
or, what is more likely, he acted in good
faith. The object appeared 10 be a hu-
man figure. in brass. an inch and a half
high. perhaps Hindoo OF Burman. but SO
worn mat little shape remained.
The regalia Of Malay sovereigns are ma
tionai treasures sacred and inestimable.
\ few sets are still preserved in theFed-
Grated States. under British protection;
unfortunately these are not Of the first
class. though as much venerated as any.
The articles can only be touched by men
Of a certain tribe, or a certain family.
and evenly them only on fxeG occasions
Mr.. Skeat was allowed to examine the
regalia OF selangor-a big drum and two
small ones, two kettiedrums and a trum-
pet. a fute, eight lances, adorned with
COWS tails. trident, a kris. betel-box.
the sword OF state and two others. the
royal umbrella and tobacco box. 1t is
not an imposing list. but the people at
large. and the inhabitants Of the palace
especially. regard these thinge with awe.
Also they have a mortal fear OF them.
whihc which is reasonable enough. For
Mr.. Skeat found them deposited IN a
great chest lined with tin. mounted on
tall posts in the middle Of a bare lawn:
the sultan explained that he had put
them there for the safety OF his children.
friends and servants who were killed
of so fast by these holy but terrible OBJ
jects that he could not stand 81. His
.lghness himself showed shem 10 the
visitor Most deadly 81 all Is the sacred
trumpet but II is also the most curious.
and Mr.. Skeat took it in his hand. though
the sultan warned him. Next day. as It
happened, his arm swelled 60 seriously
that he had TO leave the district for medi-
cal advice Thus the awful majesty or
the Selangor regalia was vindlcated- But
regatta exist in the same quarter of the
world vastly more curious.
Most interesting Of men are The kings Of
Fire and Water. dwelling IN the remotest
parts Of the Lao country-pessants. with
out an army or even a servant bat. IN
former times at least exercising sway
over Cambodia. Annam and Slam, not
unconsidered perhaps even in Burma
Little do Ne knov about these fascinat-
ing potentates. bat until the French took
possession Of Camhodia. ten years ago.
its monarch uzed n send costly presents
as q tribute 20 their spiritual suzsrsins
from tine % time. getting . lump n
beeswax tud lwo Gala 5ashes fuu q rice
N return. The insignia Il the Fire and
water Kings are a fruit called cui. gath
ered ages ago. bat stRI fresh. rattan
of TIE sane antiquity and equally green.
and a sword More thar oros unscrupu-
lous saverslEus have tired % cartDre
th-se hottest x rellcs the possession q
which would have given them control g.
3ure over al TIE peninsula Bat the a.
tempts fa.set disusaily-
Perhaps sha most remarkable treasures
of savages a-s the Jars 20 highly esteeru-
ID by The Bornean Dyzks- TIE material
Is ea-tben<are. ard The usauu1zctg-e
Chinese beyond Doubt. slt q great an
tl1uity There arr three sorts. The Russ.
comparatively common. e worth = - q
about twelve inches high. = snoofh.
nroE1 BODY wl.h agsres q Seer scrztcA-
- upon t. Next cones ne Szzz. uc-fh
As 70 -. tTc nr thr@s tines as rs
yellow. ztoTnet With 1rsEoas Tse Onrs
- green. Elth figures. slsateen incses &
tvo feet high. - rare AID - Tzllzhis
that 10 arice csr - qzotes- Z e Record
- thlt ehsef pzld so fo- CT. AID e.
rsfneo 20 part with - h1rgaia ~ any
sun. T-hs E1isan z BsTrse has fhs n-ess
q course. hst - neTer Pale fa- trer-
lhese are des-rfte1 a. e1qulsl-s spscf-
res = esraharx-ar1. zir sre-rer -
gaha sskei ne iass srirAu. ~ttA az az
C ens7ess. Whether E1ss sots1 tz-rs
h.z % pzrt w.ta cz@ Eis Majesty &C.