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FUNK 232 FUR FUNK, ISAAC KAUFFMAN, an American editor and publisher, born at Clifton, Ohio, in 1839. He was educated at Wittenberg College, Ohio. For sev- eral years he was a pastor in Brooklyn, N. Y. In 1878 he formed the publishing house of Funk and Wagnalls and pub- lished many reprints of English books. In 1889 the Literary Digest was estab- lished and in 1898 the Standard Diction- moted him Brigadier-General of volun- teers May 2, 1899, in recognition of his fearless and brilliant feat in swimming across the Rio Grande at Calumpit under a heavy fire, and establishing a rope ferry, by means of which the Americans crossed the river and defeated the insur- gents. On May 2, 1900, while cruising up the Rio Grande he espied a ladder con- necting with the summit of a cliff on EDIBLE FUNGI 1. Lacterla 5. Chanterelle 2. Morel 6. Champignon 3. Ringed Boletus 7. Hedgehog Fungtis 4. Rough-Stemmed Boletus ary was published. This was revised in 1913. He was an active Pronibitionist and founded in 1880 the "Voice" as an organ of that party. In his later years he became interested in psychical re- search and wrote "The Next Step in Evo- lution" (1902); and "The Psychic Rid- dle" (1907). He died in 1912. FUNSTON, FREDEBICK, an Ameri- can military officer; born in Ohio, Nov. 9, 1865; was educated at the Kansas State University; engaged in newspaper work in Kansas City in 1890; was special agent of the Agricultural Department to investigate the flora of Alaska in 1893- 1894; enlisted for service with the Cu- bans in 1896, and fought against Spain for a year and a half. When the Ameri- can-Spanish War broke out he was ap- pointed colonel of the 20th Kansas Volun- teers, with which he was ordered to the Philippines, where he achieved a marked success. He was the first to enter Malo- los, the capital of the Filipino insurgents, March 31, 1899. President McKinley pro- which he discovered numerous boxes con- taining Filipino documents, and all of Aguinaldo's correspondence from the time he first communicated with Dewey down to the action at Malolos. On March 23, 1901, he captured Aguinaldo at his hiding place in Palanon, Isabella prov- ince, Luzon. In recognition of this serv- ice he was commissioned a Brigadier- General, U. S. A., on March 30 following. In 1906 he commanded Dept. of Califor- nia during the fire and earthquake, and in 1907-1908, troops at Goldfields, Col. In 1914 he commanded the troops in the Vera Cruz, Mexico, expedition, and in 1916 troops on the Mexican border, and had direction of the campaign to secure the Mexican bandit Villa. He died in 1919. FUR, the coated skins of wild animals, especially of those of high N. latitudes; such as the wolf, bear, beaver, etc. For wearing, the hair or fur is cleansed, and the skin is generally slightly tanned. The most valuable furs, such as ermine and sable, come chiefly from Russia. When