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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28
A CURIOUS FUNGUS.

Living Organisms HThir'i Are Insects in
Sun ner nni i.ants Ia Winter.
The department of state has received
from Consul Jones. at Chinkiang, China,
a small bottle containing some speci-
mems Of the curious fungus that grows
out of species of caterpillar, literally
transforming the animal into vegeta-
BILE and causing the unhappy insect to
serve the purpose of a root. 1t is the
larva of kind of moth, and when the
cold of winter approaches it makes it's
way down into the soil to the depth of
three or four inches. There it is at
tackled by this remarkable disease
and regularly sprouts, sending up a
long shoot which appears and fructifes
above the ground like any mushroom,
forming spores for the purpose of it's
own reproduction.
The natives of Thibet and in the
provinces of Hupeh and Szechuan go
about looking for this fungus in the
neighborhood of a certain sort of myrtle
trees, where only is it to be found.
They dig up such specimens as they
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28

discover and make them into little bun.
dies, tied with red thread. In this
shape they are sold as medicine, which
is esteemed if possible more highly than
the famous ginseng, being considered a
powerful curative agent for diseases Of
the throat and lungs. Thus prepared
for market they look like diminutive
bulrushes, each having for its root the
mummy of caterpillar.
Now this fungus has no other method
of growing than the one described.
Therefore the fructifying top that is
above ground scatters its pores around
under the scarlet-fowered myrtles on
which the caterpillars feed. When the
latter burrow alto the soil to hibernate,
they are apt to stir up some of the hos
tile germs, whereupon they are at once
attacked and speedily transformed into
vegetable tissue. Their bodies, without
losing their natural shape or external
appearance, are wholly filled with the
mycelium, and the substance of their
flesh is metamorphosed into stalks
sprouting from their heads. Thus is af-
forded the remarkable spectacle of liv-
ing organisms which are insects in sum-
mer and plants in winter. OF course, a
sufficient number of these afflicted
larvae must escape this fate to perpetu-
ate their species from year to year and
to supply reproductive opportunities for
the fungus.
Curiously enough, the common white
grub, which is the 1arva of beetle, is
in many parts of the United States at
tackled by fungus in a manner in all
respects similar. It has been suggested
that measures might be proftably
taken to artifcially inoculate this de-
structive worm on a large SCALE with the
disease, with a view to bringing about
| it's partial or entire determination.
| Thus far no economic use has been
found for the sprouts produced. In
New Zealand there grows out of the body
of big caterpillar . surprising edible
mushroom, the stalks of which are eight
to ten inches in length and are much
priced by the natives as an article Of
food. The latter also burn it Tor use as
a coloring matter. There Is Q fungus
found in Costa RIGA which in the same
way employs kind of beetle for its
nests, as one might say. philadelphia
| Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28
PRIMITIVE wHALE-KILLINo.
1lndlaDs in Washington Capture Six Mon
/ sters In the Easiest Fashion.

india rs in Washington Capture Six Mon
sters in the Easiest Fashion.
AS the schooner Robert Levers, from
Honolulu, was entering Fuca strait
recently, says the San Francisco Exam
liner, she passed five canoes filed with
Indians. who were attacking whale
in their primitive style. The harpoons
are fitted with a socket, into which the
harpoon staff of solid yew is inserted.
A lanyard about five fathoms long has
one end fastened to the harpoon head
and the other end secured to buoy
made of hair sealskin taken off
whole, with the hair side in.
The holes made by the fippers and
neck are closed up air-tight, except that
the neck has a hollow wooden plug,
through which the Indian blows up the
skin while fresh and soft till it is full
of air, and when dried it is as tight as
drum and as buoyant as a bladder
In attacking a whale the harpoon is
driven into the blubber with great force,
and the staff of the harpoon comes out
of the socket, leaving the barbed head
firmly fixed in the whales carcass, with
the skin buoy floating on the other end
of the lanyard. The Indians get as
many harpoons into the whale as they
can and the buoys prevent his sinking.
The Indians then kill the whale with
their long lances, and when dead he is
towed ashore and the blubber and meat
taken off and divided. The Indians
were whooping and yelling, and finally
the whale headed for the schooner and
passed directly under her bottom, buoys
and all, giving those on board a fine
| chance to see the circus. When the
whale again came up the Indians were
ready with their lances, and soon the
water was dyed with its blood, and be-
fore the Levers had got out of sight
they had killed their huge game, and all
the canoes were fast to it, towing it
ashore, with songs and shouts of VIC
tory. The Indian whaling business at
Cape Flattery is one of the fishing in
dustries at Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28
HARVESTING BY ELECTRICITY
Farmers Can Now Continue Thrashins
Night and Day.

Farmers Can Now Continue Thrashing
Night and Day.
Electricity has vocations in the green
fields and on the hillside as well as in
towns and cities. In many parts of the
country the electric light is most effec-
lively employed to tighten the labors Of
the farmer and lengthen the time at his
disposal during the busy period Of the
year, when the harvest has to be got in
shape for the market in the shortest
time possible. With the electric light
at command the days are twenty-four
hours long instead of fourteen, says
Electricity. The energetic farmer who
keeps abreast of the times is not con-
tent merely to carry on his thrashing
operations by day; he also works
through the night with the aid of the
vivid rays of the arc lamp. How much
this means to farmer only a farmer
can appreciate. Delays which would
be caused by wet weather are avoided
by taking advantage of dry spells and
clearing off the work in double quick
time. The proprietor of agricultural
machinery for hire is also a gamer by
this arrangement, as the earnings of
his plant for a single season are great
ly increased.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28

Evesham's eyes were opened and there
was grave, anxious look in them as
she kissed the girls sweet face and
babe her hurry through with the after
moons exercises.
Poor little trembling thing! How
Iniserably she played the schoolma'am
during the long hours which interviewed
between her and happiness. 1 am
afraid if Squire Robson could have
seen the way she allowed the children
to ''carry on" he would have been disa-
bused of the idea that Havana enjoyed
the smartest teacher in the county.
Once in that very schoolroom she had
with nervous expectancy awaited the
coming of George Arundel, and now her
being was thrilled with anticipations Of
very different character.
She had sent the restless children
away an hour before the time for clos
ing school. She had waited and pant
ed, and flushed, and paled, and-at last
he came.
At last they stood face to face, both
her hands in his, the hot blood mant-
ling her checks and the telltale, down
cast eyes scarce daring to raise thei'
lids.
''Harry!'
'Wanda"
Yet not one word of the burning love
each bore for the other. Harry Eve
sham too proud to claim the girls affec
ton till his prospects were more as
sured-she, trembling lest she should
betray her fondness, for she felt that II
was almost criminal to even love the
son of her benefactress in secret. Thus
these too, after long parting met once
more, neither knowing what the othel
suffered, and each for the other resolved
for the sacrifice.
They strolled down the sandy lanC
arm in arm-sandy, say, for though
the snow lay like white sheet on al
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28

the rest of the surface of the country,
there was always bare spot near the
school house; and, for that very reason
the children hurried away to more
favored localities, and the road was de-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28
A MILE A MINUTE.
Speed That May BE Made on New
Tangled Bicycle.

ranged bicycle
A Connecticut man now comes out
with a new bicycle which he is con-
fdent will prove practical and great
success. In general appearance, says
the Philadelphia Press, the machine
is similar to those of the same class al
ready familiar in theory. The idea is
simplicity itself, being a regular safety
machine, half inside a big wheel. The
larger outer wheel is nine feet in diam
eter, and the inner circumference con-
nected by spolzes together is eight
feet in diameter. The driving wheel is
three feet in diameter and rides the big
one little beyond the center or point
of contact with the earth, so that it is
constantly climbing on the big wheel.
The plan is that of man walking inside
of big hoop, his weight, when thrown
forward, revolving the whole. This
friction revolves the big wheel at every
evolution of the small one, and gives
the increased speed and power.
One wheel surface is concave and the
other convex, with one surface of rub
Der. The operator rides a saddle in
side the big wheel, over and somewhat
near the driving wheel. The great
speed can be easily figured. The big
wheel has twenty-seven feet circum.
ference, and the driving wheel nine
feet, so that by every turn of the small
front wheel the machine is propelled
twenty-seven feet. By applying the
gear action, as in the common safety
the speed is greatly multiplied.
A mile could easily be made in two
minutes on a good road, and the speed
of mile a minute if the operator wished
to ride so fast.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28

the rest of the surface of the country,
there was always bare spot near the
school house; and, for that very reason
the children hurried away to more
favored localities, and the road was de-
serted
do not know that the weather was
particularly charming that afternoon
in fact 1 believe a disagreeable east
wind was blowing-but to this infatu-
ated young couple it seemed as if they
were drinking into their lungs the
balmy breath of the Hesperides.
''This is the last stroll we shall have
together for many a day, Wanda am
going abroad"
Abroad" Wanda says, with fool
ish trembling.
Eyes, and for your sake
"For mine-impossible.''
''It is strange, is it not? But none the
less true. You see Mr.. Hardcastle and
l have been on more familiar terms
than men in our relative positions
usually are, and in the course of our
talks have told him your history"
ooh, Harry"
Eyes, dear, and he-like the big
hearted, glorious fellow he is-has set
his mind on unrave1ing the mystery
which surrounds your birth"
"Mr. Hardcast1e has done this?'
"Oh, you must not be surprised.
think he saw how interested 1 was
about everything that concerned you,
and"
go, on, Harry"
"And, well, perhaps partly for my
sake, he has determined to ferret out
everything; and, with this view, is send
ing me to England to play detective"
"How good, how kind" Tears were
in her voice.
SIS he not? So, my dear, you see we
must not waste the moments. I have
really come down here to gather al
possible details of your early life. Try
hard, Wanda, and think of anything
that might be useful to me-"
81 know what you mean-you wan
me to remember scenes and circum
stances prior to my arrival in New
| York"
/ Exactly"
''And that I cannot do, for oh, how
often have 1 racked my brain to conjure
up the past. You see, was such lit
tie thing"
''Still," Harry urged, ''you were OLE
enough to have impressions, and have
read in books that the incidents of child
hood, though for years forgotten, will
suddenly flash on the memory if somt
associating circumstance presents it
self"
"Ah, that is strange, Harry, and in
duces me to tell you of an occurrence
which happened the other day"
Say on, and remember that in cas-
like this nothing is too insignificant.
"Well, then, poor Mr.. Arundel was a
his worst, and that executive servant o
his, old Bladon, was standing at the to-
of the stairs watching the doctor de
scend, for he had just left the sick man
chamber, and he shook his fist at tn
retreating figure of the medical mai
and muttered: 'Nowt but book learnin
and precious little O. that, 1 should say
Oh, for twenty-four hours of Nurs
Marty and her herbs!' Nurse Marty
The words sounded so familiar that
knew they struck a chord in my memory
and sat in my chamber and thought
Suddenly it seemed to me as though
saw vision of a woman's face-a sweet
sad face, which smiled on me-the fac
of an elderly woman, Harry, who We
did not look old, for all her snow whit
hair and furrowed forehead. But tn
most extraordinary thing about her az
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28
Number SKIS Sister
BY BERNARD BIGsBY.
Copyrighted by Kellogg Newspaper Co,

UWPy " rIVr'7-"
much faith in the ''gyurls' as minister
ing angels for sick mans bedside.
The mailman saw her, and his eyes
cleaned with uncontrolled passion.
she is there-my darling, my life.
Away! Let me go or will brain your
and. with bound, which shook off the
grasp of half a dozen men, he dashed
into the street after the girl, who, all
unconscious of approaching danger was
walking along wrapped in thoughts OF
George Arundels sufferings.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28
OUR ADVERTISERS,

OUR ADVERTISERS.
Clothing, Hats sc.
Waterbury Oae Price Co,
D. Hawley,
Cooperative Tailoring Co,
]. B. Mullings,
NJ. Kaiser & Co.
Boston Clothing Co.
Benjamin Sedgwick.
John Semrow.
M. Wersba.
Epson, Singleton & Co,
E. G. Kilduff & Co.
Dry Goods, Millinery, Etc.
E. T. Turner,
Miller & Peck,
1. Chase,
Reid & Hughes,
Conlon Bros.
Currans.
NJ. A. Fitzpatrick.
M. Friesleben.
Boots and Shoes.
E. J. Finn,
Damon & Shippy,
w. L. Douglas.
Furniture, Etc.
Waterbury Furniture Co,
J. M. Burial,
Elkins & Wake,
Groceries, Feed, Etc.
w. N. Laid,
Comeau, Blanchette & Co.
Teas, Cofees, Etc. e.:
Great A. & P. Tea Co,
J. F. Phelan,
Butter, Eggs, Cheese.
Boston Butter House.
Drugs and Medicines.
Brooklyn Drug store,
James E. Roe,
J. P. Nugent,
G. K. Kilbride & Co,
B. Bossidy.'
City Drug store.
Dentistry.
New York Dental Parlors.
Watches and Jewelry.
Lake Strobel & Co,
II. G.. Chatfeld,
Hardware,
D. B. Wilson, ....:s
F. B. Field,
P. J. Bolan,
Bakery.
Kelly, the Baker.
Trott, Lawton & Co.
Brennan, the Baker.
O'Brien Brothers.
Penmanship.t
P. E. Holly,
Laundrles.
e. R. Davis & Co,
Wall Paper, Painting.
L. F. Haase,
Valentine Bros.
AT. Taylor & Co.
Pianos, Musical Merchandise
briggs & Smith Co,
Shoninger & Co.
Lewis Bros.
Dye House.
H. M. Kelly,
Insurance, Etc.
F. A. Granniss,
Railroads..
N. Y, N. H. & H.
N & N. E.
M. w. & G. R.
Amusements,
Jean Jacques,
S. BOIL,
W. A. Guilfoile.
Undertaking.
John Moriarty,
j. M. Burial & Co,
w. F. York.
Mrs W. F. Dillon.
Physicians and Surgeons.
DR. G. W. S. Frost,
DR. Gill,
Real Estate.
oh. Terney,
S. P. Williams.
J. S. Fay, deputy sheriff.
Sample Rooms.
James E. Watts,
T. Fl. Hayes,
James w. Hodson,
T. F. Mcdonald.
Harvey Brothers,
w. 81. Casey.
"The windsor" J. G. srahan.
Collins & Wagner.
Connor's Sample Room.
Coal and Wood.
City Lumber and Coal Co,
N. Kennedy,
Frank Miller & Co,
Flowers.
A. Dallas,
W. ]. Snow,
Brewers
Hellmann & Kipp,
Paper.
r. e. Hitchcock & Co,
Carpets and UpholsteRIng.
Elkins & Wake,
| L. Schulke,
Proprietary Medicines.
| DR. Greene's Nsrvura.
| Novelty.Store.
I. e. Kamak,
Guilford's.
| Shorthand.and Typewriting
Misn II. L. Mattoon.
| q q 8
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28
Greatest Offer Yet.
Fine Oil Paintings Given Away to
Our Patrons,

Desiring to show in some measure our
appreciation for the very liberal patron
age we are enjoying, we have completed
arrangements for GRAND FREE DIS
TRlBUTION of Fine Oil Paintings in Real
Gold Leaf Frames. The pictures are now
on exhibition in our window.
order Your fall and winter garments
from us and receive, in addition to the
oest workmanship, an elegant fit and the
lowest possible price, one of these Fine
Oil Paintings. -'''
With every cash order of $50. 90 Or over
we Will present one of these Paintings,
winch cannot be bought for less than $40
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28
Voice Still Musical.

The oldest mule in the United States
is venerable object of interest in Ray
county, Mo. It's name is Julia and it is
tbirty-six years of age. And, by the
way, it's voice is in a perfect state of
preservation.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-28
PENMANSHIP.
Prof HOll6V

Teaches every pupil to write fine rapid
business hand in a course of 16 private
lessons and NO FAILURES.
All kin 3 of pen work executed in the
highest degree Of the art 167 Bank st.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

fitted that one almost doubts it is IN entire
charge of servants. AS a whole, the house
dxproves what seems to be common
error. that man cannot live alone without
Covering the floor with cigar ashes and NIL
ing his handsomest vases with burned
matches.
Eddy Gould, the tall, dark and slender
second son of the great fnancier, has hileo
his two rooms at Irvington with all the
paraphernalia of the sportsman. folls,
rapiers, boxing gloves, dumbbells crowd
bric-a-brac of the same order; an ancient
suit of armor, a pot" helmet and swords
of many kinds and very valuable. Mrs.
Terry, the dignifed housekeeper at Irving
ton. complains that these outlandish things
never stay in their places, but are every
morning scattered through the rooms and
even in the hall. Another feature OF this
Young mans apartment is the number oil
pictures representing duels, hstic en-
counters, hunting and racing scenes; ou'
let not the common prints of the sporting
! halls be called up by these items, for every
picture is an oil or water color by gooe
artist, one by the celebrated French artls
| who called himself by the extremely
| English name of Brown being the partlc
| ular pet of Eddy Gould.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

naIted eight or ten pedestrians. Pretty
coon along came rusty old man with
very large cane and a very stormoeaten
plug hat.
"What, What A balky horse. ehl' he
cbattered TO himself as he took in the Sit
rat;on No one answered him, and he
asked of bystander:
ssHave the expedients been resorted to"
Dunno"
Clocks like an obstinate brute, but
have a remedy. Always works when other
articles have been tried in vain. suppose
there will be no objection to my trying it,"
Dunno"
'Well, I'll take it upon myself to start
this beast. You see how easily it IS done =
He stepped TO the horses head, pulled
his left ear down and blew IN IL Win
great ''whew-o-o-s-hW The amazed morse
gave his head swing, and the crowd sa"
the rusty old man go head over heels into
the gutter, while his hat flew one way and
! his cane the other.
! sWhat in blazes are you up TO, AM
| 1rayr' shouted the drayman, as he let &c
of the box and ran 70 the horse to qule'
| him.
.eNever fails-never knew it TO fail In m
| life" replied the old man, as ne scrathoiee
I'D and grabbed for his hat.
| everybody began laughing, and as n
rescued his cane from the wheels OF pass
ing car the man with remedy turned ans
explained:
LEFT ear Is the one. Always pull tn
left ear down and 60 'w-o-o-s-hP and you v
got him. Morning. gentlenen-tne lei
ear remeuaber,"-Nev York Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21

search IN vain Tor anything slgn1ncant o.
the owner, yet the apartment as whole
is very significant, for it reveals by the
very absence of salient things the rounded
character of man Of the world.
Nevertheless, that a man of the world
can impress himself on his apartment Is
shown by that of Mr.. J. Ridgeway Moore.
This is one of the largest as well as the
hest known of the bachelor apartments OF
New York city. The proprietor Is as FOND
of entertaining as he is abundantiy able,
and his petit soupers or dinners before
dance or after a theatre party are events
of the winter so delightful that they are
the envy of hostesses who attend them.
Mr. Moore's apartment in the former
Jockey club house is extensive; the rooms
are well lighted and large, and although
filled with furniture of the Sheraton make,
they look, nevertheless, like library or Its
.dinnct The gentleman of the house" Is
a collector of rare books, as well as an
omniverous reader of all contemporAneous
literature. and he has found his library toe
small to hold his encroachlng possessions
| THE books fill the tables, chairs and cor
ners of every room, and after every season
a thorough wedding out has 10 De inaugu
rated OF else the owner must STOW hiinsei
awav at the Brunswick.
This apartment has modern look, IL II
+rna hnr it contains many articles of rar'
vertu. notably jardiniere in green bronz
from Rome, which is at once the admlra
ton and despair of every feminine visitor
II was said at the time of the sale OF Allel
Thorndyke Rice's effects that there wa
| INT one man in New York who could equa
| it-although a more unlikely event coult
hardly happen-ard that man was Ridge
| way Moore. FRANCIS LIsNesloA'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
Repuiating Religion I'm Russia.

The sutocrstic government Of Russia has
several big jobs on hand. The chief one
of course is the suppression OF all political
action antagonistic to the policy OF the
cars advisers. Then there Is the fierce
b1,t as vet unsuccessful attempt to sup
nress the Hebrews as a religious body
Apparently these two problems are not
enough to occupy the attention Of the en-
neror's ministers, for they have recently
turned hostile eyes upon the German COL
onies, which are declared 10 be the LEADING
factor in the spread of the doctrines OF
Stundisn in southern Russia The Ssnno-
lists are a Protestant sect, mostly nus.
SLAMS from the Eastern church formed
in 1877 By colonists Of Wurtemorrs, ana
numbering in 1855 more than a million ad-
herents. The formulas OF the Stundlsts
closely resemble those Of the AnaoaPtists;
They repudiate the sacramen and demand
an equal distribution of property. Asyn'
cd OF the Eastern church recently anatn
emstized the Stundists and pronounced
them to be guilty Of blasphemy. The bus
sian government proposes 70 place special
restrictions upon the entry OF German I'M
migrants into southern Russia, and TO cur
tail the privileges allowed 10 those VINO ar
already resident within Russian TERRITORY
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-21
Who're a Missing Bride Was Found.

If the queer and comical happenings OF
the wedding day are ever collated the COM
piler should not overlook the recent pre-
dicament of a Chinese maiden at Canton.
She had. been carried to her bridegroom
home, hiddenin thecustomary embroidered
red satin chair, decorated with flowers, and
nut down at the door to await the auspl-
cious moment for crossing the threshold.
Her escort had come q long way and were
weary, SO they retired into neighboring
opium den and went to sleep. They woke
late In the evening, rushed TO the door,
and concluding the bride had left carried
the chair back to its loft. Soon afterward
the bridegroom and his family, dressed in
their best, lighted the candles and the In
cease sticks, laid out rice and the orthodo,
yiands and opened the door. No sign o.
either chair or bride. They immediatei,
decided that she had been carried of b,
brieands and alarmed the whole district
the search going on for hours fruitlessly
At last the distracted bridegroom woke al
the chair bearers, and they, struck by
sudden idea, ran Off to the loft. The.
opened the chair, and there sat the poo
| little bride, stiff, frightened and hungry
| She had felt that she was being carried on
| but dared not cry ont, as no well bred gir
| ought to open her lips till after the maj
| rage ceremony.