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CYPRtPEDIUM SPICEWANuM.
under tree feeding upon the body OF the
guide. The animal made no attempt to move
when he saw us, and we killed him without
while hunting for orc bids in the interior
OF Borneo I had an experience that made me-
feel about as uncomfortable MS ever ieit III
through a wild section o. the country; when |
cane upon snail Elage gel, Went Tsnt into 10 9ns
certain H forest st that we were seeking Upon en-
tering the hut pagino my feelings At behold on
hair hal 'V over u tho fireplace. For moment the
faint, but 1 recovered myself quickly and.
ooFDe ieoW ers me to- my
To my surprise the man came to the door
Sosplsahie manner nne told me how would have
to 60 He asked me whether would not s stop
ed at at my has,y ' refusal sf' earned afterward
that. this village, was, a settlement Of Dyakk
head hunters, who. though barbarous and nc!
another OF their villages was Invited to ono
spectacle euet They had big canl dron in the
centre Of the hut. in which they mixed liqnor,
this this. can Ii dipped cup into it. and drank
it. When the head man Of the village offered
G.H GG ;nnt not %sD it,
sulu; where found many beautiful snecies Of
lived was close BY the palace Of the Sultan. and
often saw his little Highness trotting past
my door. with hoy running beside the horse
to keep the sun Off the royal head. His High
ness looked very much like any OF the little
eolored boys that run around the streets OF
New York. only his costume was always mag
niilcent His Highness on the WHOLE was
about as happy darkyas ! ever saw. The
Spanish Government had fun charge OF all the
looked out for all the, pleasure. His Highness
placing several experienced guides Mt my dis
posal. ! am. therefore. very thankful to him..
In Singapore | hired a bungalow for six
months. 1t was one Of the prettlest and most
comfortable houses ever saw. / made 1t the
centre Of my field of operation. and each day.
after tramping through tho woods for many
hours. l brought back specimens of orchids
and ferns The house and the grounds around
1t soon were illled with all kinds OF flowers. and
people came from far and near to see 1t. 1t
was near Singapore that l discovered the
LOelogyhe FOrstermannii, one OF the pretttcst
orchids ever found in Malaysia. The first
specimen that saw grew near the top Of a
very tall tree. was sitting on rock looking
up and down the tree trunks through g field
glass when my eye suddenly fell upon flower
to be a new species. and sent several specimens
to London. My belief was confirmed. and the
flower took its place in botanical classification
with my name.
:" In Siam did not find so many orchids as
had anticipated: spent great deal OF time
in Bangkok making short excursions into tho
neighboring country. but my stay there. from
q financial standpoint. was Improbable
To digreSs for n moment from the subject OF
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orchids let me show you photograph Of tho
principal temple In Bangkok. For all know
the French may now be firing upon it. This
Is on Of the most beautiful places Of worship
ored, wood inlaid with gold and mother OF
pearl. and whom the sun Is shining upon 1t it is
SO dazzling that 1t pains the eye to gaze at it.
spent many hours In looking at It, and ad-
mred 1t more than any other work Of human
hands saw in Asia-
orchids. here is one more picture that must
show you. was travelling through Egypt at
tho time. wondering whether would find any
orchids along the Nile. when / came upon q
pecu! ar scene. Halt o dozen natives had
caught a crocodile and had Just pulled him
looking for scenes. came upon them. 1t re-
CURED but little coaXing to got the mon into
position, but the crocodile refused to look
pleasant. Just as the photographer prepared
swlshgd his tail around and made his captors
hon, Finally. however. the picture was taken
and the photographer sent mo q copy OF it.
We'll travelled and travelled. and grew to
like 1t more and more. The moro ! learned
about orchids the more enthusiastic, I be-
fed. the most beautiful. and tho best con-
structed plants in the kingdom OF botany. To
this day would have been hunting for new
sDecimens II my health had not broken down.
escaped tigers and panthers and savage ma
tiyes. but to malaria | succpmhed. | had to
the-world came. and therefore here I am.
Il am culttvatlng orchids as extensively as
can. and am meeting with considerable sue
cess The Apercans are 2 great peopie. fond
learn. When shall have been in my grave
for many years the Americans will be enthusi-
astic orchid cultivators"
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No one would dream OF finding there q man
who has seen the world rs few men have Yet
this Herr F0rstermann. who has settled there
with his family to pass the rest OF his days
in the quiet Of a flower garden. has slept
on straw In the four quarters OF the globe. has
scoided his servants in English. French Cor
man, Spanish. Hindostanee. Arabic. and Ma
layan: has padded on the Gauges and lounged
on tho banks o. tho Nile: has ridden on ele-
plants and shot at tigers: has scaled the
Himalayas and the Alps: has secn more. in
short. than falls to the lot Of one in hundred
million mon.
Herr Fisherman was an orchid hunter.
He was born In Coblentz on the Rhine. OF we'll
to.do parents and. being OF a frail constitution.
he was sent to study and practise gardening.
10 attended one OF the numerous gardening
schools in Germany for three years. Botany
had g great fascination for him and he re-
solved to devote his life to It. He became at
tached to ore OF the biggest flower gardens IN
Europe. ut BiuGen on the Rhine. This garden
now belongs to the Grand Duke Of Hssse.
Hs.e he became deeply interested in orchids
md made them q special study. few years
lAtor he wont 20 the Botanical Gardens at
Basic In Switzerland. whore he found mag
niHccnt collection OF orchids The inspector
o. those gardens had travelled in South Amer
ira in search Of flowers. and he told Herr For
sicrrcann many Of his experiences. These
storics fred tho young man with desire to
travel. The opportunity came to him In the
yonr 1883. Herr FSrstermann Is an accom-
plished man and can toll story.
Tho way it all came about" the orchid
hunter said. was rather interesting. I was
in London at the time. doing sumo work for
the firm Of Sander & Co.. who arc among
the largest orchid i'm porters in the world. An
EnRlishman. whose namc. for reasons which
you will presently understand. | think had
better not be given. came to the nrm with an
orchid which. he said. his brother had brought
from India He' wanted to know whether 1t
was o new species or whether 1t had been dis
covorcd before. 1t Was. o. course. impossible
TO tell ut once whether 1t Was new species.
and tlis man agreed to loave 1t with the firm
until it should blossom.
THE finest varieties OF orchids. you know.
1.-Two on air. They twine their roots around the
branches Of trees. around stumps and even
around stones. They are not para sites. un-
derstand. but live entirely independent Of tho
troe OF branch to which they cling. They
bloom once u year. and their flowers we'll. IL
could describe all tho varieties ind all tho
shades OF color and those glorious tints you
would become Just rs enthusiastic over or
ch DIS as | am; The orchid hunter. whom he
nnds his plants. loosens the roots from the
brunch that supports them or else cuts the
branch on and sends the plant to its destina-
ton. With proper care 1t will live almost any
where for at least twenty ears. and WILL show
Its beautiful flowers once year.
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"This plant biossomed and gave forth flow

"This plant blossomed and gave forth flow
ers Of wonderful beauty. which we had never
seen before. The plant was named after the
brother who had brought 1t from India. and
ssold it iSr &: $50 The fr@ II sander G.;
nnd quietly hunt for more OF this species.
They had no information that would guide me
excepting that the man who Ind brought the
plant to London was a tea planter somewhere
near his plantation. II did not take mo two
minutes to make up my mind and we ut once
began TO discuss ways and means. week
lats. n started for India
:" Ny work hogan in Calcutta. won't to the
Post 0fI."e and TO the police to find the address
with the greatest caution. As had left Lon
don several weeks before tho planters brother
was to call FOR his orchid aud learn whether 1t
was . now species or not. hoped 70 md tho
orchid Held before tho planter heard from his
brother. II 1t had become known that ! was
= dozen other orchid hunters whom knew 10
me- closely and followed all my movements.
and as orchids. in their natural state. are COM
mon property, my discovery would have been
deprived OF all its value
Tho Post ohlce oGlicials and the police
md !. ogt tor me- ON the third day. while
Ftr"!iing Idly through the streats OF Calcutta,
rNrderiaE what ought IN do next, my eyes
fol up0n tho sign, TIA flanters' Gazette.
rprshsd headI"ng W the stairs but stopped
mounted tho stops slowly and deliberately. SO
as not to,appcar excited.
I'm You s,li me whore Mr.; So-Rnd-so
Mr1sI assed IS salnoly as / could.
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suspicions. The conversation drifted to hunt
ire and nraaentlY Mr. Inglis said:

suspicions. The conversation drifted to hunt
'hs fpa y oues want some G good Shooting you'll
have 10 60 about twelve miles from here to the
east; Theresa big jungle there; full OF game:
you about You'll have to be very careful.
though. thatyou,re not caught In Manirur; as
the Maharajah has been killing white folks
with much gusto Of late
My happiness was now complete. | knew
In what direction the orchids were, and had
every hope Of finding them, was considera-
bly, astoni shed to learn Of the treacheTy OF the
He was probably. waiting to hear from his
brother. with the intention OF sending a large
should ' 3rove to be a new species. ''
The very next day set out with my coolies
toward the border Of tMaPinSr We e to
we had to cut our way. At last. in an open
glade. near the bank Of the river which marks
manse tree the trunk and branches Of, which
were so thickiE covered with orchids that the
flowers seemed to belong to the tree. One
glance was sufflcient to assure me that had
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I nv heart came IN into my mouth. The clerk

my nehrt cam - up lnto my ".oN''' ~o 0'o''
s'""e Tbars s are two OF that name. One has
pIantation nj Silchar, the othor near Sylhet
hardly know whether to be pleased or not
with this dubious Information. me Two places
w,re fully 200 miles apart in country where
one mile was fully equivalent to three miles
eisewhere II | went to the wrong place first
/ might arrive at the other too late. The
nlnnter would have heard from his brother
and would have sent thousands OF orchids to
london. However. there was nothing to do
but to take the chances. 30 calculated as
"Syihet lies near the border o. Assam. IN a
thickly populated couHtry. through whlch
there il much trafllc. Si!char lies further to
the east. close by the border Of Manipur The
country there is hut sparseiy settled; and, as
white zen are not allowed to enter tho prov
inne of Manipur there is hut little traffic.
There had been other orchid hunters in India.
hut ma they were not looking for any particu-
lar species, they had followed the navigable
Ganges or the Bramapootra. ~ the orchid
that sought came from the neighhorhood OF
Sylhet II would probably have been discovered
long before, therefore decided to 90 to Sill
chnr and to Silchar went.
81 hired n cook and several coolies. took
supply OF food and started by boat up the river
Thecoolies walked along the p hore pulling he
boat Az nearly everybody who ever wont To
India has written II book on how they travol
there. 1t is unnecessary Tor me TO 20 INTO any
details executing to say that 1t took mo
month to reach my destination. stopped ut
several places on the way and found many
beautiful varieties Of orchids. but not OF the
species wanted. m
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pERILS OF ORCHID HUNTING.
JxIB OF FORM AND CoLoR, THIS
FLOWER rs MOST ELUSIVE.

The Rareat Specimens Have Come from Jun
giles and oniy Arer SHARP Battles with
Nature-Dnngers OF tho Hunt-One Of
Twenty-eiEht Noted Men Tells OF Inter-
esiuE Experiences In Various Countries.
Far from the worlds beaten track lies tho
sphere OF the orchid hunter. In tho Iungles OF
Asia. in the dark forests OF Africa. In tho tan
rled woodland Of the Amazon. he wanders day
after day. year after year. in quest OF those
little masterpieces OF Nature which she has 50
tantalizingly hidden from the sight OF man.
OF all the men who toll on earth there are
only twenty eight souls who pursue the pro-
fession OF hunting orchids Little is known OF
them and OF their work. and few persons even
know that auch men exist II all those twenty
eight men were to tell their story 1t would
make a wonderful book. 1t has come into the
mower OF The Sun. however. to tell the story OF
one OF them.
Near the railroad station OF Newtown. on
Long Island. there Is n small flower nursery
owned by nman named 1gnatius F0rstermann.
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THE TEMPLE IN BANGKOK.

work began in earnest. Day after day went
body was sore. but could not find my orchid
located the planters house. and searched the
woods for five miles In every direction; !
not a single one of the kind wanted: was
almost on the point of giving 1t up and start
ing for Sylhet when chance again aided me-
About two miles to the north Of the tea plant
er's house lived Scotchman named 1nelis. l
fell into conversation with him enc afternoon
and led up to the subject Of flowers.
"speakinG Of flowers he said immediatey
reminds me. One day last year while l was
out hunting came across q beautiful species
Of orchid; know little about orchids. And
had not been discovered before. / gave one OF
them to my friend. tea planter not far from
asked him to find out for me whether 1t was
really n new species; When he came back he
told me that the species was quite . c &C Pat
ing while he was telling me this: 1t was not
the time then to mediate upon the treachery
forest in the subject for fear Of exciting his
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o.ors,. ov-re.t,mat-d by s1s, 900, 900.

ATLANTA. Aug. IL. The valuation OF Georgia
property. as reported by the State assessors.
shows q falling off OF S1200OOO0. Tho esti-
mates were high. and the prospective school
funds were based on increased receipts from
taxation, The reduction in returns from taxes
Indicated by the ASSESSORS reports will have q
serious effect on the schools Of tho State.
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PoRT TOWNSEND. WASH. Aug. 12.-Seventy
drunken union Sailors attacked Max Levy's
house. the Latonia Hotel. last night and de-
molshed the saloon. Shots were exchanged
between LEWIS party. composed Of scab hoard
Corners. q union seaman. was fatally wounded.
and two bystanders slightly injured. Max
Levy aud two scab boarding house runners.
Charles Gunnerson and Robert Kirk. are In Jail
charged with tho shooting They narrowly
escaped lynching, and were removed from the
city to the county jail for protection
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III. Cancer to are str. rreneh,. rrol

Ex-surrogate Rollins. as referee. has made
a report finding that Manager Frank W. San
ger was a partner with Manager T. Henry
French In the production OF Little Lord
FauntIeroy," and is therefore entitled to share
In the profits OF the play In this country In the
years OF 1888 and 1885. The suit has been
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.,.ousa m,m.s,r to E.eaps Pain.

Poisoned Himself TO Escape Pain.
John t. Lackie, q machinIst. OF 1874 Ferry
street. Newark. was found dead in bed yester-
day M ornipC from the effects OF prussic acid.
He was AS Years old. and had been suffering
enrrtsDk main from hernia,
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Camille D'Aryille, who is spending her vsca-
ton at Manhattan leach, has volunteered to
appear to-day in Sousa's concerts and to sing
some Of the favorite airs OF robin Hood"
Moreska. AN Italian singer. and Conrad Bsh-
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diers who were camped near by heard the
mans cry at the same moment that We did ana
came rushing M to the SPOT 1t was last
growing dark and we dared not follow the
tiger. All that we could do was to empty our
we iii q big fire that night and took turns
in keeping watch. for we all expected that the
tiger would return. We were disappointed.
however, and when daybreak appeared we
prepared to enter tho JUNGLE. We had not
proceeded a hundred feet from our camp, when
we beheld n terrible scene. The tiger. bleed
ing from half dozen wounds was crouching
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East side.


East side.
/Tr Az. 1o7 -St years established; meensnh,nSnn
4 boarding house; cool airy rooms; lad,ea 20 oo'
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OTH ST, h3 EAsT.-Large and small rooms nicely
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10TH ST. 81 EAsT.-Jarge pleasant front rooms:
~ ample closet room; all convenencesi goou ooa'u'
terms moderate. |
1nTH ST.. 40 BAsT-IarRe room, suitable TOT
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for Sale OF % 9rt-Aew srrseu.

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Situations afanted-sffmales.
DC. Per Line.
WORDS TO THE LINE.
A LADY would Ike writing or copying home: would
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a FIRST. CLASS NURSE would ike few more
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ence $40 West Attn st. fourth bell, west.
NAYS WORK, airy kind, 81; competent woman: city
~ references. Please call ADVERTISER 1888 9Th av-
first bell.
PEN AN.-Young woman. thoroughly expe.
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office: references Address r. s.. Sun uptown oftcc
No. 1885 Broadway.
STENOGRAPHER AND TYPEwRITER
Position wanted by lady with commercial house, or
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Sun uptown office. l285 Broadway.
S,TRoNG Young Danish girl as house worker; good
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CITUATION wanted by good plain cook from New
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CwEDIsH Girl. 49, lately landed. wishes situation to
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MANIFESTATION as Roverness. teaching English
w branchs. and beginners In French Address Miss
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NOR SALE OR MISUNDERSTANDING brick and
brown.stone. only few steps east OF Broad ST.,
Newark. KASTENHuBER. 81 Warren st.. n. Y. or