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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-22

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14

Young wasp grubs fried in but tor DO not at
first sight appear to be the most alluring dish
In the world yet they have been pronounced
delicious by those hardy eyperimenterS who
have tried them. Fed as they are upon the
sweetest JUICES drawn from fruits and flowers.
they naturally possess delicate flavor Per-
haps the Lest way to prepare them is to bake
them in the como.
incidentally to experiments conducted by
Government experts respecting the edible
Qualities Of insects. a number OF trials were
mnde Of 4. parsfnarly n%ye wsieh
ants were crushed at a time in mortar with
a prstIe. and the LIQUID from them. after being
strained. was mixed lust like lemon Juice. with
water and sugar, The resulting leverage re-
semhl lemonade SO closely as to be scarcely
distinguishable from i. The reason, why is
est approach to oitric acid. hich gives lemon
Juice its flavor. known to the chemist In fact.
there Is very little difference between them.
while ago. St Louis caterer made from
grasShOppers Il soup which was pronounced
delicious by may people who were afforded
semhled hisuue. 4 learned professor treated
some friends OF his on one occasion to curry
of grasshopper and Grasshopper croQuettes.
without informing them ms to the natur" OF
the banquet. but an unlucky hind leg discover
cd in one Of The cronurttcs revealed the secret.
favorte food. Those admirable economists.
the Chinese. cat tho chrvsalids q silkworms
after tho silk has been wound on tnem trying
them in butter or lard. adding the yoke OF an
eg- or two. and seasoning with pepper. salt.
and vinegar.
ones self the excellence OF any oftheso dishes:
and yet what may not he dared ny n race which
long ago discovered the edible properties OF
the eel and OYSTER
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Not Wnt1s Dread AInrum.

from The Hef,OH rec PJeo.
Attention. Company f! Hep! hep! right
foot left foot, hep! hep!"
The stentolian voice and loud clash II arms
at midnight awakened every Ody on the third
floor OF the hotel. and guests. tell ovs. and
chamhermhids ran shriekinE into corr t?rs.
What's tho row. anyway"
Forward now! Present arms Charge
Heads ducked, and foreign voice called ont
over q tr9nsom: Vat eez IL Zee cnemee has
~ Boom ia -ra-ra. boom decay" Company
F! Halt! Left! right! Hep hen Advance
on the left wing. Ground arms Hen hen"
Everybody gHzed Mt u 81 sd IUrr. on the
other SIDE OF which the militarI commands
were, Numbered A. he noise in'rH-"I. SO
companicd ny his force OF clerks. ai,r"ar"d
Rub.n-dub. ruh-a-dul." went a drum TINT
sounded like clarion Of war and n IA" lani;
lord reached the door f.oin whrG the sound
proceed he was greeted by the din Of an nd
vsHGShta aE err Wheel! sluto your commanding
Hello there, iomran f. Who are you?
How did You get In - caliel to landlord
anGr!ly; this amt no United states "rmoTy.
Right t .ot. left foot, both feet marchw
commanded the voice, as the 4 'or was nung
oInn. disclosing n small man wrlrird In a
quilt. carrying very wldeawako infant and II
toy drum
The crow gave just ono look. and then fell
over each other in their hurry 20 di erso.
while the Little man wa> expa Uin.: mildly:
I've been tryin to amuse the lady,
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creatures within might be killed. The, first
aoonmrs az steaming sent nearly al ,n9
there they We're found In Rummy heap, The
s snm er eocnons We're sent to phsasifn,a;
underfed and tho coc"ops oversteamed.
Ea S%s}sss T. .ss sesStsy
enough rates to compete with the reeled silk
nd As The resns "a
ing above, all knowledge and manual skill.
II is still done with extremely simple ma,
as thing to furnish s5noymsnt 70 women
and children living at home and not earning IT. nG
wage, .carners. Its chief Sincnty lis q u Q
sensitivenessof the worms e chances on tenn
In their sGuoamishness as to food. AND n their
Tne es roThns spd az so
small psri9rnti"ns usually rnii made in tho Psrsr
Estimated d aat a Tie aSoS S5s woas Coming from
sSs Of .; saSns hs
second. II pounds; In the third. 80 rounds; IN
the fourth u so popads and IN The d ,St
the there re- remain is rounds sni tho act ,sI
weeks. These 10000 worms should yield
E;m go to iso hounds Of c2s9 Sn cant %, wh men
six; The icav"s furnished t? them must pc
fresh and FREQ from external moisture. The
supply must be renewed thee TINES S,sS day ,H.
lures must he, kept clean. Tie air must bo
experiment Of feeding worms on the South
Sea mulberry was only one OF many that have
attention in Europe and some here, but the
silk was found inferior to that from , those
sa @n ss S Tss %HssFes HSn s@ssas'
The believers In tho possibility OF profitable
sin culture in The United States have to en- sn:
culture travelled west slowly, partly because
the Oriental Fix growers were jealons OF tn.
easy t" And skilled person.. to conduct sSperi-
ments. Accor1inE to tradition. Chinese
pr is skwom nr Is n4% nrSS
not recorded. but it reached constantinope
twl Pers,in priests. who secretly placed eggs
IL the hollow Of a oamo cane aud thus cnr-
were set M IN the imperial rnlac" and women
did tho weaving. Later. the Snracens learned
nSo aft oors d an sS stu
Then tn" culture and manufacture spread to
the italian cities md to France. Fleminss
the ar q silk weaving t. England. and HUI.
Guepots. 100 years later. after the revocation
From fra Hs q 70 i Ensand TIERS Was no u"k
il ATTEMPTS , to grow si!k u in Great .itain.
According to tradition. most Of the silk
worms in the Western W rid are descendan
Of those brought in the egg to Constantinople
there been an i'm portant demand upon Asia
for fresh eggs. That was about 1850, when
pastrur went into the ik,growing region nf
France to study a germ disease that threat
enci to destroy the industry. He solved the
problem. and upon his advice there was, a
return to nature" on the part OF tho
silk growers: that Is the worms were
reared in tho open air and as nearly as pos
only healthy moths we're permitted to freed.
and the Industry was rescued from threatened
destruction. Somebody has said. that II Pas
teur We're paid IL royalty on all the money he
has saved to the commercial world he would
be the richest man on earth.
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Tied Her C1othesllne to q Train.
From the Chicago yr,rs r,

While the sun was trying to shine yesterday
afternoon " ,man came out Of Il little house
that stands almost under the shadow Of the
Clark street vladuct damned w against the
warehouses. the railroad tracks. and the lin
pid river. She was IL woman of Girth. and
puffrd aloud as she carried Il basket OF damp
washing that bumped on her knees.
Setting the basket down. She lifted a coil OF
rope and looked about for n moment. as il
selecting something t. lasso. One end of tho
rope she fastened t. mil in the corner Of her
dingy kitchen. Tho other end she twisted
she strung tho line with sopping fannels and
a few white articles that drippel with indigo.
When tho line was crowded tull the hasset
was not empty. There We're no more telegraph
poles. The slack Of the line W ,uid not reach
back to the house. On the side tract; stood
Saturday evenin G. The woman unlonsed the
rope from the telegraph pole. and found that
1t wou d reach the end OF tho ear. Sha tied it
there. Alter filling her mouth with clothes
pins she decorated the new section with some
white shirts and other things that waved
ing acc pmplshed. she took small bucket and
went in the general direction Of kinzc street
No sooner had she disappe trnd than u
freight engine came backing down and eau
tously approached the two rdrs A brakeman
waved his arms and there was hump. The
pillow cases dragged in the cinders. The
moved. the line lifted itself, ii :ntcned. and
aust as the woman came around tho corner
there WAS snap. The rope with its iuti eriEg
attachments waved like the tail Of Kite as
matte and gnve up the chase after a hundred
yards: As for the brakeman and engineer.
they did not know what hal happened until
they took an inventory at a way station.
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1nIs WEEK the SNOW OPENS.
Eunslo's Great Exposition Begins Next
wednesday,.

BUFFALO Aug. l3.-Next Wednesday the In
tcrnational Exposition Will open here AIarge
attendance is assured. In luct. numbers OF
visitors have already come to town from tho
interior and shore counties and from the Ca
madam side. Tho railroads cenring here
have all issued special excursion tickets good
for the entire time OF the Fair. which will re-
main open until the 27th inst.
Great credit is due Mr.. George NJ. Robinson.
the manager for the completeness OF his ar
rnnGements. When the gates of tho driving
park are thrown open on Wednesday every
exhibit will DO in pluce. All tho promised
spectacular features will be found. and. con-
trary to usual experience. the first day will AZ
ford as much entertainment as the nth.
The central fenture OF the Exhibition is .
vast and complete display OF the resources OF
, the South. rendered realistic by the presence OF
life plant. animal and human Cotton growing.
cotton harvested. cotton g!nned. cotton baied.
cotton spun. and cotton cloth will hs shown.
with the machinery used. in all processes. and
Illustrations Of the old SLOW style OF hand weaV-
ing. in which the actors will be colored women
who have spent their lives on Southern planta-
lions. The wild animals OF the South and the
gorgeous l!owers OF the South VIII lie seen.
! he latter vii &c growing as VII, ths fruits
| grains and minerals are included In th6 col-
! lection. troop OF forty colOreu performers
will lend i'm alton to the exhibit Ivy illustrate
| ing plantation sports and singing plantation
| songs
9th n great features will he an art gallery
| containing over 300 masterpieces. q floral de-
parJmrnt in charge Of the Florist club 81 Bni-
| fectS, daily concerts by noted musiciHn.; pa
| rades ana drills hy uniformed organizations
horse races, bicycle races. foot races. and per-
| iormances 10y trained animals.
| On" price Of admission 100 eentsl gives en-
| side shows No more varied or attractive pro-
grammr has ever been offered In New York
| latter has ever had so magnificent "a show
| and there can no no question but that al who
| visit the Exposition will return delighted With
their expSrlelce.-AQuS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14


Superintendent Darlington, Of tho Pennsyl-
the safest, and uuleSs there is defect in the
track an accident seldom happens to them.
Our No. T." saws he. is known to be m cH-
cecGiuGly fast train. md eve y one keeps out
OF its way. At kni ;htstown. for instance.
where our fast trains pas through at nearly
The people know the trains can not he stopped
in second and govern themselves accord
inGiy. 1t is in towns where there are slow ordi-
nances that the people are hurt They know
thu trains are compelled to run slow. ant!
tate their tine about getting across tho
track. The experience OF rni!road men Is that
fast train, are the safest. In the event of cat
hard than easy. was on tho engine Of a
freight train once WI hen We ran into a flock Of
sheep Tho animals were hudd!ci together
around tho bel wethrr. and my hair began
to rise. thought surely We would he thrown
from the track. The engineer put on Il full
head Of steam and struck the flock Mt great
speed. The engine threw the sheep to ono
slowly the engine would have been derai ed"
Two years ago a cow WAS seen in the middle
Of the Nonon tracks in front OF a train. The
engineer tried to stop. and the result was tho
locomotive was dorail"d and the engineer
killed.. A few months ago the writer was rid
ing on an engine on the Chicago division OF
the Pen sylyania. and herd Of cattle got on
the track. The train was running almost forty
miles an hour but when the engineer saw
them h" throw her wido open and went
into them ut full seventy-1ve miles an hour.
No damage was done except to " muss up"
tho engine extensively. The engine man was
asked why he had thrown on the extra speed.
It was eight chances to ten that he would have
left tho track.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
HOEY,S LUCK At MONTE CARLO
A story that Comes In n Gonn dabout Way
Through CHICAGO.

"Thore has heen ~ story going the ,rounhS
in the East that think YOU have not heard.
evening. as he returne,l to his pocket u letter
bearing New York postmark. ~
Hooy WIZ en pornn s his sum
. so q ny MINIS ScE s sd S.sa w IT'S o Tss
souvenirs OF the Old World. rae other evening
lIocy told tho story Of his good fortune at
it., and ITO actor pr,csc1 ID - rN.d from the
I'VE left London: 1--WE Of us. Juno B. There
Tass Fy,, Mn Mann il, Jimmy Powers Charley
!ASs vent Sn H hrnat to Fills. where we skated
around for week and Mann suggested that
we 80 to Monte Carlo. Charley went broke
I've were nIayIpg roulette; was playing ssa
,onS at tine Lost my ennngs mad Gsea
,"fho r.st got broke, md urged mo to 60
CLOTHES. and found ii gold piece. I forget tho
name of it. but its worth about $40.
ad it 2p thu on the T ase n ana
3, for,l AMI tho -waxy-mousta ched fellow
showed over say $3.50 in gold aud notes,
Evan. daSt / said. and did.
Won came up again nan and t That. Co.'s truth NH
next light i pt gave Sto66 S" to Max Bisman and
TO .Fnrls.. Iiook tho Balance and went back.
! e | pnt the whole business, S2.250. on the
red. Up Up ,h9 cane. got even money. and
=" 1t was too easy. and l escaped. They all
congratulated ma.
81 gave ,Iax $4,000 and the next afternoon,
couldn wait until dark 81 took the 500
ana siast.d again. There wnsa big Russian
| play the previous night that he got up and in
! sisted n my taktns his scat.
| II In w he would play AS did. hut that was
| all right. Sur" enough. nut the ) 500 on the
rod and n" leaned over mo and pat 500 on the
sa no. wm and loft it: he dill tn, same.
| won again.
| Then put 800 hctwern the two zeros I
Won again. That CAV, ne Sl.TNO. or II for l.
Thn 81 hh%5ian Won about $4,000 and
wanted to Kiss NC
Ny whNkers ntcrrarcd and objected.
| mndr Two ~ thr"" ',ther nets on tho three. and
| altogether cleaned M S23OJU.
| Il n te linz the truth. aud ynu can prove it
| BY Brbwn Bros. with whom | deposited
! 5000 in London.
| Lo o; re r y make hlu rs about winnings,
| but min. c:ln Ur settle easily. No. 3 suits ma"
In Mr.. iloeyS TIC was u big diamond MI.
| neral. ).
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
1HE FATE or 4 LEARNED PIG.
Little Learning Prev d to be n Danger
ons Thing TO This POrksr.

About eleven years ago n famous hog Of al.
most ;ulc:norvine intelligence was attached
to tue iml"r.ai circus at st: Petersburg where
i basket In the sunshine of fashionable favor
Throughout two gay winter seasons This
snE;!ci"us creature. At once n ready reckoner,
fo,tnne teller. ant def eXrcu.ionpr OF card
tricks. was the properly Of me Ianti. a famous
Italian clown. who had brocght 1t no from in
fancy AMI taught it oil its accomplishments.
gathering of young officers Of the Russian
Guard. supping together after the perform
gramme of the evening OF course. on payment
OF a nanhson. fee II the conclusion Of the
ruhl.s for his pig, Tn" clown declined to sell.
roint ng oHt has tic docile and clever animal
constituted his chief source % income and
+ tempt him by n,Iidiins one another until
they ran tn" price up l., 5000 rulios.
MS sum. the 81 ,.lvalcnt Of over 500 and
the reiit c,ion that h" could probably train an
y y,G. p' m rrpt"s tn. ne ,us "xorbtanty
i In"l.Sas. coinslin"d MS ns Next day the
rs purchaser aud sent t., the clowu's lodg NJ
With in H.. m"ss'.ge that mo doubt Sig; inntl
S ISS !. ta2 1t n 2trksr wHi"n hh been
i 70 Wh lie grim story. equally llscrcLilable
70 an cnnIernri in II. got wind ii ST. Peters,
E'!!ssi,tl society, 4 severe r"primnni was adj
ministrrrd to TN, officer whose cruel freak had
i@G Sns s Of yG yIrtf 6t Hn1
enough. a few weeks Inter he was fred at
WI, GqtImg canrrs in tho ring Ly eccon;
thr clown huryins Itself in the sawdust ut his
t t. ,pd clns.ng him such atfrieht that he fed
When int,groGatri as 10 tho motive Of his
extraordinary conduct the Sarmatan mag.
mt at Will, SIn"Mn spY2irtSma1 and pAtr1n Of
much DIVERTED I'y the clowns ieats he had
n& rIn4 t t9 r RI The s"ntG in Tspt
et"dilEc com Dll'npnt Quilted RuSsiil.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
Rats Play a, Toss aud Catch with Egg.

Do You want to see som thing funny?"
sal! d;l,; eek To IL reporter last evening.
tt"pur~n 40 rep Irtsr was not avarse to sea-
lnS SuaE thing III the humorous line, aud SO
INFORMED h" mixer OF pills and y nd IS.
We'll. II M Onn comes in for u m I'm Mt I'll
show II t. YOU. said h. pla 'in.a basket OF
egg. used IN mtklng eg. phD- pin ties. from
tn" top % the So ii founli u to the counter.
- Now stan! hero and watch tina rats" and
the ncws man stool whore he cou ID get view.
II To-! * hut II m lmrnt's silence an then out
pprucl! 4 Aoary old rlt. soon followed by three
more. Tnen, seemed To- understand their part,
mud climbed uImply up II box nuont a foot
htEh nsni in cpyoring ripes. and from that to
the tray I'm ter the counter wher. the glasses
arc washed. IN on top Of another box they
ter. They lp"kcl around. and began to
scamper down. The first descended to
the lnor. the second remained on the box.
the third in the tray hnd the fourth on
he high box. Spciug they were all there,
the old rat on top walked to the eggs and
pi kcd mn one cnrryi it with his front legs,
walking On his hind feet like n squirrel. Hs
drorr"d IT over and it was clusht by tho rat
beneath wac In turn CAV" 4 t" tho one be:
meath him, This rat III nped down and rolled
til" egg under tho .da fountain. In this
manner they cprii,d down six eggs in ex-
actly IN" minute. when. thinking the fun
was expensive the clerk drove them away.
They W i steal them by tha dohsn II ri let
tn IN, - sal the rlerk. and We have to keep
them on top o. the fountain"
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whackers IN free and promiscuous rough-nnd-
tnm lie tho herrY uIcknra keen husily at their

whackers In free and promiscuons r9ugh,nnd.
work; Ii is doubtful Il anywhers slse In this
is TO turn on Of the main rond to take the mar
rsT a. s"a YfF2S" ps sd%
tice. In passing the occasionai iarmhouses,
What appear 70 be- seen from dista 9 pieces n
other trees o IN the fields By The, roadside; This
frequency Of these apparent lengths o. rohe
not he. perhaps. until ho comes face 20 lace
with one on branch that hangs rear me t 1,at
fence sk hnt ne S and
not only snakes, but rattlesnakes; bnttn ne are
dead ones. They have been Killed II tho I POI
hung up AZ ,trophias. These are indp6tiah, ,,
evidences that the visitor has lett the Ale,
ssny w It an aE'H
berry Hill II he Glanced to be on OF the
}noS who went sun 10 ing
edy saw the fourteen nG ne n Fl b rai' S
say that he had Killed them I'll that day.
A four-foot-and. a-half rattlesnake IS not 9
bs on Sa srsTI the on ha
second Sunday of tho present season, and
frightened others. by using rattirsnaRe' ,is
horses. which snake was five feet long and had
ten rattes. lie had. also q rattlesnake skin
at s ,s5 s S"F ri %nSff 0ss
huck eberry picker's tent. This man sold the
eisht.foot skin Tor S. Another man moved
aeS% h@rn t% ted r around arm
i.rg them ir sale s me n" ia puremsss
them. tho cheerful assurance that cvory one Of
tie snakes had, been Killed o1 the gro ,l i;
other deceased snnkee. some Of them being
sixteen segments in length, and AZ taken
from genuine .Huckleherry Hill rHttlers; A
SSmss Y" H whcn
denly shiod and came n nar hurting him self and
rider down tho mountain side. The man dis
riountcl and took his horse 10y the head Then
a rattiesnakc thu lay in tho road stretchsi out
the r road d t. the other the snake which he
quickly killed.. lac ed an inch OF being SIX feet
long and had twelve rattles ,,
berry rickers, especially the women. loud.
shrill shrek OF terror WI arise. AMI plSker.
white: faced and with frightened eyes. VIII De
she had been picking. Every one within hear
Ing knows what that cry means. nnl from u
dozen mouths tho IL anxious query comes;
The answer is. mo: but there's one there"
There" smashes that :" head aud the
picking is resumed as II nothing had occurred
to interrupt it Only one picker has been re-
Hill this seasonal woman. name unknown
WHO was hurried down to Galeton. four miles
away. to u doctor. Her homo was twenty miles
AVA and n. she was removed thither 1t is not
Bpi ween 5000 and 1000 bushels Of huckle-
berries will be picked on this lone wild bar.
rem this season. Those who pick them to sci
get 0 cents a quart on the grounds for all
pi ked and sold 100 quarts every day thus far
tnis season ED MORT.
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A Beautiful Southern Aurora.

FToW M Sy7nN NITNIhU HeTdd.
A strikingly grand view OF the aurora aus
trails was obtained between IL o'clock and
halt past IL last night at sydney and or the
coast t. the southwark. TIL" briiiancy OF this
astronomical phenomenon was 30 great as to
cause many person to suppose It WAS the
effect Of terrible fire. an had 1t occurred
several hours later and more to tho
eastward, there are not few who
would have declared 1t was tn. precursor
of glorious sunrise. Altogether 1t was
a grand sight. Az seen from the steamer
Electra. WHICH arrived in nort soon nfter mid
night Can't. Edward Farrell says that lust be-
fore making tho Heads he and his passengers
deep rosy pink. with lighter vertical stripes
and spread ovrrth" whole i the southern hUri-
Zon from southwest to southeast. 1t has sci.
dom ncen seen in this lat rude 80 striking and
beautiful MS it was last night.
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From, N, .rsir FORK World.


ST.. PAUL. Nina. July 3l.-Pive thousand
persona saw Prof iobc. mn aeronaut, fall from
an altitude OF 5000 feet in the Ivers Park to-
day.
lie had hcen making asconsi ons for several
weeks. DESCENDING hy II parachute.
Before ascending to.d day he said no felt that
no would not ret urn alive.
The balloon started up. and when 5000 feet
high Hole was seen to pull the valve and seize
the parachute.
ror OF allit was seen that the parachute failed
to work.
but hr struck in n slough on the shore
The body went ten feet into the ground.
Men had to dig for an hour before they
reached II.
From he 81 Pam Daily Globe
1t was at liver Grove. not "Ivers Park" that
Non" had not "i,ren making ascensions for
several weeks" II was his second 5 cen n,
tho first having been made on July4.
lie did not express the opinion that he
would not return alive
The rarachut. did not fail to work. II work ed
all right, and lot Hobo down easily into twelve
feet Of water, where. being unable to SWIM he
was drowned.
Consequently OF course. his body did not
punch ten. foot hole In the ground. and there
were no men digging Tor an hour to reach it.
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why Canadians migrate.

FT0Hl fNf TfWttW Etfh'HI 1|EHW.
Mr.. Tetreault. a member Of the legislative
commission appointed u few days l.riure the
close Of the last session 81 tho Provincial
Legislature OF Quebec to inquire int the cause
OF Emigration Of farmers To- TIE United tutcs.
has made known the conclusions at which he
has arrived. Ranged under seven heads. they
are briefly as follows:
]. Poverty OF r ench Canadians.
2. Large families.
3. Difficulty Of e-ta blishing homes.
4. Defective cultivation Of lands.
8. Taste for luxury.
q. Sc zure OF household effects and wages
for deLts.
Z, Plague OF peddlers.