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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-01
Curral Dry Goods to TOMORROW
 Is Our Weekly Bargain Day.
Thursday is always a day opportunity at this store.
Fall Opening of Ladies, Waists and Costumes on second floor.
 See SOUTH WINDOW

Fall Opening of our new Kid Gloves.
 See NORTH WINDOW
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-01
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Haymakers 101A. Ivy temple, R. s. Court E. E. Crosby. Choristers' rehearsal. Steuben lodge, D. o. Fl. Mattatuck council, R. A. Odin Benefit association. Court Harmony, A. o. H. Toantick tribe, I. O. K. M. Humboldt lodge, N. B. O. F. Excelsior council, o. U. A. M. Harmonic Benevolent association. Court R. F. Phelan, F. of A. Friendly league, cookery.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19

roads brought them out as advertisements.
and while they are merely colored prints.
they are genuinely fine; IL you can obtain
these studies mount them on dark red pa
per and have them framed uniformly in
little black frames. Then hang them in
line around your room, or group them on a
panel. You will find that they will com
plete your Indian decoration most beauti-
fully.
A DEN, QUAINT AND CHARMING.
p. A. 3. writes that she wishes 70 At up
den for her husband with some quaint
old articles of furniture that she possesses.
These possessions comprise some Windsor
chairs. two mirrors, one hundred years old,
framed in wood, with the eagle carved at
the ton; some rare books. and platters OF
Delft, colonial prints in fiat wooden frames,
a carved settee and an immense stuffed
wing chair. She wishes TO know what kind
Of carpet, curtains, mantel and wall finish
TO use with these treasures of colonial days.
A rag carpet by all means. Do the walls
I'm a wash Of plain, dull blue up TO three
foot picture mold, and above that use
frieze of the old-fashioned paper, which
represents houses and landscapes in blue on
white ground. The ceiling should be
white. Drab paint will for once be in
der. and your high wooden mantel should
have two shelves, the lower, narrow one,
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19

TO be used for pipes. Arrange your Delft
on this mantel. You should hang curtains
i'm the doorway of homespun and wove.
blue and white bedspreads. l would ad-
wise white dmity at the windows, trimmed
with white cottonball fringe.
\ LEATHER DEN-ILLUSTRATION
NO. /.
This den. like the old man of Mother
Goose fame. who was once abroad on "A
misty noisy morning" is all clothed in
leather"
The walls are covered with morocco i'm
golden TAM the frieze is hung below the
picture mold and is i'm Saracenic figures
and arabesques cut from the leather, which
is brilliantly illuminated i'm reds, blues and
green's and overlaid and inlaid with gold
and silver leaf. The effect is that of Jewels
in a rich setting, and the treatment is that
given by the leather workers of Cordova,
in old Spain, several hundred years ago.
Pieces of Cordova leather which are still
in existence are said to be as brilliant and
jewel-like as when they were first manipu-
lated by these wonderful artists.
An over-mantel leather panel on the
chimney breast is actually gorgeous in eff
feet This work is in relief and represents
the heads of Amazons in silver winged
helmets. with glittering spears and shields
overlaid, with pure metal in gold and silver
leaf The faces, the beautifully nodded
arms and hands holding the spears, the
horses heads and flying names, stand bold
ly out, and. like the rising sun in the
background, are wreathed with gold. This
most artistic and original piece of work.
as well the leather frieze. was done by
two California women who have been for
years endeavoring to solve the mystery of
Cordovan leather work. That they have
succeeded is evidenced by the exceeding
beauty of this decoration. This panel, glow
ing with color, is most charmingly set amid
the deep toned Oriental furnishings of the
otherwise quiet room.
The other two illustrations are Turkish
dens which are indescribabie conglomera-
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19
BIRDS AND BUTTERFLIES
Do Birds Eat Observations of
the Writer-Habits of the Catbird Pewee and
Other FIiers-Moth Eaters of the Tropics.

Mr.. Jontel had $50 caterpillars OF the silk
on the shrubs in his back yard on East
One-hundred- -and-seventeenth street. The
sparrows, in the course OF a couple of
hours in the forenoon. ate them all up.
And some caterpillars Of the japanese
pernyi silk worm moth living on live oak
trees were similarly massacred. He also
saw a small bird (species unknown chase
a red underwing.' seize it and eat the
body, letting the wings drop TO the ground.
The insect-eating habits Of birds have
been recently described in a very inter-
esting and satisfactory way by Mr.. Sylves-
ter d. Judd in a recent bulletin Issued
by the Biological Survey Of the National
Department Of Agriculture, entitled THE
Relation of Sparrows TO Agriculture" Mr..
Judd has made this subject a speciality for
several years. spending a great deal Of time
in the fields, both in the Northern and
Middle States, observing the habits of spar
rows. And yet he writes me: Person
ally L have never even seen bird in the
field give chase to a butterfly The fol-
lowing birds, either in captivity or in the
wild state have been known to eat butter
2,
purple martin, scarlet tanager, crow black
bird, cuckoo, English sparrow, song spar
row and the migrant shrike. do not know
Of kind that feeds upon butterflies dur
ing any month of the year TO the extent Of
one-tenth of l per cent of fits food This
is certainly a strong statement and is based
on prolonged and very thorough investiga-
tions.
In Florida, as we have been informed by
Mrs. A. T. HossOn, the mocking bird fire.
quently chases butterflies, but she has not
observed any other bird thus occupied.
The wings Of butterflies are often seen TO
be ragged and torn, and in some cases this
may have been due to attempts on the part
of birds to seize and devour them. Mr..
Jontel informs me that he has noticed the
hind wings of the hair-streak butterflies
which showed signs of having been bitten
by birds.
The question now arises whether in the
tropics. where birds are more numerous.
as we'll as butterflies, the latter suffer from
the bills of insectivorus birds While cross
ing the lofty range of mountains between
Cubalai and Joyabaj, in Guatemala, Mr..
Champion picked up a rare moth allied TO
our imperial eacles which dropped from
the mouth of a bird on the wing. But this
is an isolated case.
IT is rather remarkable fact that after
all that has been written by Wallace and
by Mr.. ii. w. Bates as to the immunity
enjoyed by edible butterflies owing to their
mimicking then which birds find distasteful
owing to their pungent qualities. that a
Dutch entomologist, Piepers, after resi-
dence of twenty-eight years in Java and
other islands of the East Indian archipel-
ago, only observed four cases of where but
terfiies were followed by birds, in two of
which protected butterflies were captured
and eaten.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19

You could substitute an Anatolian having a
good deal OF solid tawny background If
YOU cannot obtain the old Chinese. These
rugs should also. Of course. cover your
floor
\ NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN DEN
g. Il. X: As YOU have no preconceived
notions about dens. and wish me TO suggest
an entire scheme for YOU / would advise
you to decorate it with the work of our
American Indians. ] can think of nothing
more satisfying to every need of a den than
rich, beautiful Navajo blankets. in vivid
shades of scarlet. black and white. on the
floor and i'm doorway; shelves over your
doors and windows holding zuni ware. the
jars. pots and bowls also in clear red black
and white, and 10 complete this display
some choice specimens Of our be-
loved Indian baskets. 4 collection of
Indian pipes may grace the walls
and various sorts of bows and arrows may
congenially hang there. Beware of attain
ing the effect of "A shop for Indian curios
i'm your arrangement of these things, but
give them a soft. appropriate setting by
painting your walls AID floors "A dark In
dian red. Paint your woodwork black, and
If you use Navajos on your floors and for
portieres do not also use them on couches;
have the upholstery I'm the room and the
curtains in plain colors.
Anything figured with flowers and ara
basques is utterly out of place I'm conjunc-
tion with Indian decorations. The genuine
Arabian cottons-a white ground with bay
adere stripes In colors are beautiful and ap-
propriate for such curtains. A fine black
bearskin on your floor also would add much
TO this den. ! have seen pipe racks of
splendidly modelled Indian heads which
would be extremely fitting for such room.
and as things of apparent insigniicance
sometimes become very valuable when used
In just the right place ! will suggest wall
decoration which is unique and artistic. but
very inexpensive \ series of Moqui Indian
studies, copies of fine water colors has re-
Gently been issued. 1 think one of our rail-
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19

Many students of insects or observers of
nature are aware of the fact that birds
will at times chase and seize butterflies or
moths while the wing. Some writers,
however, have assumed that it is a COM
mon occurrence, and thereupon have
framed elaborate theories as to the immu-
nifty enjoyed by certain kinds of butter
flies, which resemble other kinds of similar
shape and markings. which emit a dis
tasteful odor, and which are thus protected
from the attacks of birds Those butter
flies which are not unpalatable are sup
posed TO be free from the attacks of birds
because they resemble the bad-tasting
species. These theories presuppose the
view that butterflies are commonly at
tackled and seized by insect-eating birds.
But our experience, and that of others. is
that birds a rule seldom chase and de-
YOUR butterflies and moths.
Let US first relate our own experience.
The writer has for over forty years, though
by no means constantly. collected insects,
or at least been in the habit of observing
butterflies and moths. 1t was not until a
few years ago that in walking along a
street on the outskirts of the city that we
observed a small bird of about the size of
an English sparrow, perhaps it was one,
pecking away at a large dragon fly (Aeshua
grandis) The dragon fly was disabled,
could not fly. We picked it up. saw what
species it was. but the bird flew off, and
was not with certainty identified.
It was not until the past summer that
we actually saw a bird chase butterfly,
and it was with great interest that we
watched the procedure both of the bird and
butterfly from the piazza of our summer
cottage on the shores of Casco bay, Maine,
at noon of a bright day early in July, 1901.
The aggressor was a kingbird, the quarry
apparently brown moth, probably a red
underwing' (catocala), as then moths were
at that time in evidence around the house.
Probably neither the bird nor the moth
gave a thought to either the Mullerian or
Batesian theory of protection now agitating
the minds of certain English entomologists.
The moth flew "for all he was worth in a
very rapid zigzag fashion, darting in this
and that direction. The bird in vain tried
to seize the saucy moth. secure in its
rapid ziz-zag tumbling headlong flight The
race was kept up for about five hundred
feet, and so far as 1 could see the moth
escaped scot free. the kingbird being baf-
fed and disappointed. i then realized, as
most every one who watches the swift zig
gag, apparently aimIess flight of any but
terfly, how admirably adapted such a mode
of progression is for the preservation of
the species.
A little over a week later I observed the
pursuit and the actual capture of a butter
fly by a little insect-eating bird, then breed
ing among the firs-the black-throated
green wood warbler. These birds are gen
uine insect-eaters, either occasionally chas-
ing butterflies and moths, or much more
commonly picking up insects creeping in
the grass. 1t has long bill, and is much
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19

1t would appear then from the observa-
tions made by collectors and students that
II Is only under very exceptional circum-
stances that birds take the trouble TO fol-
low butterflies in their devious and pe-
culiarly unsteady flight. 1t may be that
butterflies and rapid flying moths are pro-
tected from the jaws, or rather the bills.
of birds by their extraordinary mode of
flight
That there is any special protective re-
lation between bad-tasting and paIatable
birds. as has been insisted on by Wallace
and other English naturalists, why Fritz
Muller, who lived many years in Germany.
may wen be questioned. We have ALWAYS
maintained that the strong resemblance in
shape. colors and markings between butter
flies. i. G., that the so-called cases in thes.
insects of protective mimicry, was due 10
the action of light and moisture or the
lack Of II in producing similar styles Of
colorations and markings in butterflies Of
different groups-aHd this view is held by
others, especially several German observ-
ers.
And then which mimics which is often
a question. An English naturalist G F.
Matthew. visiting the Solomon islands
writes: ~ very interesting case Of MINI
icry occurred here. a dark brown F,uptaea.
with broad white outer margins. and Da-
nais insolata, with markings almost fdentf-
cal, were fairly plentiful: but 10 add 10 the
confusion Of things a Hypolimnas which
on the wing might have been mistaken for
either. was flying with them. Which MINI
licked which it was difficult to say, or the
reason Of the mimicry. as all three genera
are avoided by birds. both in the larva and
perfect stages.
The theories of Muller and OF Bates
have been stoutly maintained by ultra
Darwinians, but there is on the part OF
some who have seen how seldom birds seem
TO care TO chase butterflies or any kind a
feeling that the theories In question have
but limited basis OF fact
The matter is one OF considerable interest.
and more observations are needed should
any OF our readers keep their eyes open
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19
FURNISHING 4 HOME
The Question of Cory Corners Suggestions for
Japanese Cozy Corner, Chinese Den
with Gold Dragons, Etc.


set your screen out far enough from this
to permit the Introduction Of electric lights
behind H. Your heavlly-carved teakwood
chairs should have cushions Of red satin
with Chinese embroidery. Set them stfly
against the wall, and between each pair Of
chairs place teakwood stool, holding
smoking paraphernalia, ash trays. etc. Use
the two beautiful pieces with gold dragons
for folding screen Of two leaves TO set
anywhere in the room. 1T will serve TO
break the stiffness. and will make the piece
de resistance, which will give character to
the den. Near this screen place your
bronze jardiniere holding palm. II should
be set upon a teakwood stool about eight
inches high. Behind the screen could be
arranged a comfortable couch covered with
an old Chinese rug. Their rugs, If you can
get the real antique, are very beautiful
and have a distinctive Chinese character.
They are, however, rare and expensive.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19

better adapted for catching and retaining
hold of a butterfly than sparrow with
its short conical bill so we'll adapted for
picking up seeds.
One of these little warblers was seen TO
dart swiftly after butterfly. apparently "A
white cabbage butterfly, whose high,N
very jerky and unsteady; it disappeajd
after flying a few yards. and the bird kept
on alone in its course, so that l had every
reason to believe that it had caught and
swallowed the butterfly.
A neighbor i'm the next house WELL
known naturalist and anatomist. at about
the same date. actually observed one Of
these warblers eating a ''red-underwing
moth" in a path; it ate the body and left
the wings lying on the ground l also saw
one Of these warblers chase a red-under-
wing around an elder bush on the edge Of
my piazza, but did that the bird
was successful in his quest.
These occurrences interested me very
much and 1 have followed the matter up
since last summer. A by no means vener-
able. but very distinguished entomologist.
who has been an ardent collector and stu
dent OF butterflies since 1S5s and perhaps
still earlier, writes me: IT believe that in
temperate countries. butterflies at least.
are rarely attacked by birds. I have myself
seen proof only once in New England. but
have seen specific statements Of a number
Of cases. but scattered here and there.
could hardly lay hands on them"
Another close observer. living in the city
OF New York, informs me that he has seen
the English sparrow chase. seize and de-
YOUR one common introduced European
cabbage butterfly and the moth OF a tus-
sock caterpillar. He also observed these
birds running after and catching little
moths and flies, and also saw one OF these
birds pull off the hind body or abdomen
of large moth and devour it. These
birds in the city will. he tells me. dart out
into the open and apparently catch some
insects and then perch on a neighboring
tree or telephone pole. These birds, which
on the whole. eat few destructive insects,
are occasionally. in a city. very voracious
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19
The Song.

Last night, beneath the opalescent light,
Amid the magic OF the musics thrall,
And tinted maze Of shifting colors bright.
The flowers. the jewels. the perfume and all
\ kindly face came slowly out the throng,
And with it the memory Of an old. old song.
One night. beneath the beauty OF the sky.
Amid the odor Of the first wild bloom,
When all the witchery OF night was nigh.
And mellowed oer with mystery OF gloom
She walked with me the star-lit lane along.
And sang serene and sweet an old, old song
Good-night-beneath the opalescent light,
Amid the magic OF the music's thrall,
She melts away mid shifting colors bright,
The flowers, the jewels, the perfume and all
Ny heart is drifting back the years along.
And with it the memory Of old, old song.
Brazil, Ind. Charles b. Greenough.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19
ThoughtfuE Kid.

New York Evening sun
The big sister. aged twenty-five. was en-
gagged In some household duty that IL took
her long while 10 accomplish. Il do wish
YOU would be faster. Bessie" said her
mother That evening the small brother.
aged three. was heard 20 say In the course
OF his nightly prayer. And. o Lord do
please make Bessie fast"
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19

next summer and observe any cases Of birds
following. seizing and devouring large
moths or butterflies OF any kind. We should
esteem Il favor II they would send US an
account OF their observations.
ALPHEUs S. PACKARD. LII. ID.
Providence Z
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19

from the looms and in hand embroidery of
India and Turkey
KATE GREENLEAF LOCKE.
Copyright, 1927
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-01-19
The White Frost.

The earth lay black and weeping. till from God
Came a reflection OF the Eternal Face;
And every common weed and branch and clod
Knew itself kindred 10 the spheres of space
Charles O. u. Roberts, in Lippncotts.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-26
A pooEs.Iler.s Comp,imen..

The biographef OF William Black,
the English novelist, tells an amusing
story of perhaps the solitary occasion
on which Black was forced into an
acknowledgment Of his literary claims.
He had gone into small postofiice in
remote place on the west coast OF
Scotland 10 send OF telegram. The
owner sold books and importuned
Black TO buy some Of his own novels.
Every one buys Blacks books when
they come up here" At last Black.
TO get rid Of the mans attentions. was
compelled to say: We'll, these books
are of no use to me, for wrote them
myself" The man stared in evident
incredullty at the person who made
this bold assertion. but when Black
handed in his telegram, which he had
duly signed. h. realized the truth and
said. patronizingly. We'll. II you are
William Black. must say you're q
clever fellow"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-26

Wind and storm have a great and d.
rect influence upon morals, says Prof.
Dexter, of the University OF Illinois, In
the Popular Science Monthly. He has
carefully tabulated a long series Of ex-
periments and finds that when the
wind does not blow harder than four
miles an hour children stay at home
from school in three times as great
numbers, more policemen are on duty
more errors are made by bank clerks.
and more people die. He discovers also
that women and children are more sus-
ceptible to storm and calm than men.
and that fewer serious crimes are
committed during calm days, and he
lnterprets his statistics in this way:
During calms," he says, those life
phenomena which are due to depleted
vitality are excessive and those which
are due to the excessive vitality are
deficient in number"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-26
DIED In LOUISVILLE.
MRS. @. W. CRUMBAUGH sue
CUMBS TO A LONG ILLNESS.

Mrs. Emma sophronia Crumbaugh
died at the home Of her in.law,
Mr.. e. 8. Mennard, at 1927 Story ave-
nue., Louisville. She had been i'll
several months.
Mrs. Crumbaugh was 10 years Of
age and the widow of the Rev. DR.. @.
W. Crumbaugh, who was at one time
one of the best known ministers in
Kcntuoky. and for general years lived
in Paducah. She was born in Hardin
county and was married in 1913. her
husband at that time being circuit
rider. She was mother Of Capt. E.w.
Crumbsugh, formerly Of the city.
The funeral took place yesterday.
interment in Cove Hill.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-26

Ones character is said to be re-
yealed with infallible accuracy by the
way he holds and carries an umbrella.
One enthusiast, who has made a study
of the public's umbrella manners, has
announced that he would want no bet
ter guide in choosing his wife than
to watch her furl and carry her UNI
brella. The man who pokes you in
the ribs with his umbrella, for in
stance, does not alone announce by
such an act that he is rude or care
less. To the experienced eye, he ac-
tually lays bare the innermost secrets
OF his character. The man or woman
who carries an umbrella with the
point backward and downward is I'M
assertive. On the other hand, persons
who. in walking, carry their umbrel-
las by the handles, with the points
continually extended or pointing for
ward, will be found self-assertive and
energetic. The pedestrian who grabs
an umbrella in the middle and goes
forging ahead with 1t in this posi-
ton is likely to be found alert. but
of a selfish, even conceited DISPOSE
ton.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-26
The FOURTH
SEVERAL EX.CONFEDERATEs
HAVE DIED AT THE NEW
HOME

The fourth death'at the Confederate
Home at Pewee Valley since IL was
opened a short time ago has occurred.
r. L. Farmer, who served in the
Ninth Kentucky Infantry, died Of pa.
ralysis and the infirmities of old age.
He was 65 years old and had been in
feeble health for some time. HIS son,
George Farmer, shipped the remains
to Allenville, his fathers old home,
for interment. Mr.. Farmer was born
in Robinson county. Tenn.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-26
PROMINENT WOMAN DEAD.

Frankfort, Dec. 26-Mrs. Alexander
r. Mckee, SO years old, and wife of
former minister to Panama, dropped
dead of heart disease at 1890 today.
She leaves two grown sons, Logan, Of
Cincinnati, and Charles, who is enlist
cd in the army, and two daughters,
Mrs. Lottie, Morrison and Mrs. Liz
zie walcutt. Her husband died while
United States consul at Panama dur
ing the Civil war. His remains were
recently. Brought here. She belongs
to one of Kentucky's Oldest and best
known families.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-12-26

James d. Connolly, whose stories OF
sea adventures, have given him high
rank among the younger American
writer's. is of on a European trip in
search Of new seas to conquer. His
Gloucester yarns are well known. Last
year he was living with the fisher folk
Of the North sea and the Baltic. Now
he has turned his face southwark aud
will cast his lot with the sailors and
|ashermen of the Mediterranean and