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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-12
Old Bible Text.

/ paid visit to-day TO Dr.. Harkavy
of the Imperial Library. whose recent
discovery of supposed ancient text of
the Old Testament is exciting much in
terest in scientific and even general
circles. says St. Petersburg dispatch
to the London Standard. The learned
professor informed me that the manu-
scripts in question had been in his pos
session for some months. but that he
had refrained from bringing them to
public notice on account of the recent
exposure of the Shapiro frauds, and the
scepticism with which new announce
ment In the field of discovery would
necessarily be received. His scrupleS
were overcome, however, by the per-
suasIons of his friend, Mr. Neubauer,
the assistant librarian ut the Bodleian
Library ut Oxford, and he has pre-
pared short statement publication
pending the production of memoir
upon which he will set to work after
Easter.
Assuming that the manuscripts are
genuine (and rs to this the doctor has
no doubtG he has already deciphered
enough 10 prove that they are of very
considerable antiquity, but he is unable
to fix even m approximate date for
them rs yet, nor has he met with any
important variations from the textus
recuptus. The manuscripts are the
property of persons whom the PROBES
sor is not ut liberty to name, the man
uscripts having been intrusted to him
mercy to decipher. Their present
owners bought them at one of the Black
Sea ports from Greek sailor sailing
from the Island of Rhodes, They con-
sist of some thirty rolls of vellum,
which were probably once bound to-
gether. Some, however, are much bet
ter preserved than others. The La
mentationS" of Jeremiah, for instance,
arcc comparatively fresh and easily read,
while some of the parchment is so
wrinkled and discolored that nothing
can be made out, though the Profess
sor hopes by means of reagents to rem
der the writing legible. The Book of
Lamentations" is followed by an origi-
nal poem on the same subject, The
Fail of Jerusalem" signed, Jacob,
the son of Isaac" The other books
which Prof. Harkavy has made out so
far are the prophecies of Hosea, Joel,
Obadiah, Ha@Gai, and Zachariah. and
the books OF Ruth, Esther Daniel and
Iephaniah.
The most puzzling feature is that the
characters employed differ materially
from all hitherto known, so much so
that those who read with facility the
square writing of the other Hebrew
texts are at II loss to understand it.
DR.. Harkavy pointed out instances in
which the letter Lamed is nearly the
same as the Yemen character; whilst
the letter Ain is quite original, being
Ike the Greek Epsilon written back
ward.
Judging from what he has made up
to the present time, the professor
thinks the manuscript must have origi-
mated with a colony of Jews long iso-
lated from their fellow-countrymen,
probably some island or out of the way
spot on the coast of Arabia.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-12
Building a Birds Nest.

Yesterday the Prince found last
years birds nest. There was nothing
in it. And there wasn't much outside
of it. | took it to pieces to show the
boy how the bird might have improved
the nest building had she possessed the
wisdom and skill of the immortal hui
man intellect My sermon on the su-
premacy of the human intellect was
very impressive. The Prince appeared
to be profoundly interested. His in
terest deepened when | began to recon-
struct the nest on scientific and intel
lectual principles. 1t continued to in
crease. 1t fairly doomed as my diff
culties developed and multiplied. But
I got the nest together at last and laid
it on log and looked at it. The Prince
only said:
''HOhi what q nest!'
He was correct The most destitute,
homeless tramp of bird that ever
hunted worms would have died without
posterity rather than lay an egg in
such 4 nest as [ had made. 1t was aw-
full. An old shoe was beautiful and grace
full compared with my nest. A pass
inc crow looked down and saw it and
with n great ''caw'' of derision carried
the news to the buzzards. And the
boy wanted to know why the birds
could make nests so much better and
prettier than we could? And [ didn't
know, unless it was because Col. IN
gersou taught them. [ do not believe
myself that he did teach them, but o
great many people dor. j. Burdette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-12
The Writer and the Writing.

1t has before now been intimated. we
uelieve, that literature, like the rest of
the professions, is getting somewhat
overcrowded, and that literary men
ire having rather hard time in con-
sequence. Even those who are reason
able enough to admit that as compared
with the condition of the members of
the quill abroad, American wielders
of the pen have reason to be tolerably
well content, are prepared 10 take q
peSsimistic view of the present state OF
things, and still more to lament the
obvious tendency of the times. The
general stringency of the season IS al
lowed to have some influence, and some
stress is also laid upon its being preSi-
dental year; but far more effective
causes than either of these are sup
posed to be the flood of foreign re-
prints, the abundance of cheap pirated
editions, and the increasing difficulty
OF making q reputation.
The last of these objections may be
dismissed at once rs arrant nonsense.
1t never was easier to make reputa-
ton than it is to-day, or on more
slender capital, as witness Mr.. T. Ma
rion Crawford. For another, it is to
be noted that cheap editions are not
wholly devastating the land. The
Seaside Library has come utterly to
grief and been discontinued; and while
it is undoubtedly true that pirated edi-
lions injure immensely the sale of
American books, the fact remains that
magazine prices in this country are still
the best in the world, and New York
has just witnessed the establishment of
a series of American novels and one of
American short stories, both of which
are understood to be doing well. As
for business depression, it is to be cx-
pected that literature should take its
chance with the rest of the professions,
and while it feels dull times more than
some, it is, on the contrary, less affect
ed than others.
The simple fact of the whole matter
is that public attention is absorbed by
the newspaper; and it is TO the peri
Odical press that the literary man owes
both his salvation and his ruin. The
large class of people who read simply to
kill time satisfy all literary cravings by
drinking ut the streams, clear or mud
dy, as the case may be, of their pet
newspapers; and even the lighter class
of stories appeal to them but seldom
unless served up in long columns and
sent through the post office. 1t is en-
phatically the age OF the newspaper,
and both author and preacher are rap
idly finding themselves reduced to the
choice between working for the peri-
odical press and abandoning the fed
altogether. Of course, there are strj&-
ing exceptions, but in the main this
seems to us to be about the sense anal
substance of the whole matter. Liter
airy men are as well Oft as ever, but
they must adapt their methods of work
to the times in which they live. Boston
Courier.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-12

1t is not surprising that Pittsbure
workingmen are continually on strike
when employers go so far as to dictate
what cigars they shall smoke. The
superintendent OF an electric light con-
Germ issued an order that his men
should not smoke cheap cigars, and
when he found . workman with a
1-center between his teeth he plucked
the offending weed out and flung it in
the gutter. Twenty men Immediately
struck.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-12

A Texas man has flock of thou
sand goats This don't look as if Mas
onry was playing out. Just so long as
the goat crop holds out Masonry and
Odd-Fellowship viii live These anti
secret society folks must exterminate
the goat if they would strike fatal
blow TO Masonry, etc. Without a goat
these societies must die. 1<ss
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-12

How Shall We Treat Bismarck?n IS
the headline of an article in the New
York H'orld We think that, if Bis is
like most of his eountrymen, beer
would do.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-12


ME 1uiiy recognizing the value of
alcoHoi "no o1LeI sumuiants under
speoial circumstances stances! ana while adj
nllItlHs Inat lnelr llooerate use Is COM
ParadFe5y harmless 10 health, Dr.
Laudet brunton speaks very forcibly on
the suoJecG Oh ihlemPerahce' ana points
ouI Inc eFli enecVs Oh SVlhuIants upon
,he hGaitn Oh the persons VINO cannot
oc oaleo Ih'e!lpet a.e, ye' VINO are IN
collS'an' htol' VI IaAIuS very small
iuan1tIeS OF VINE peer OF s s., NJ all
~. iio''o 'ilo u.9 nc i0!ioW-
ny t''o!o VI CUM P''"'i'o luol '"Iity IS
Us " ~
an s anf,em ae per A tempeEate per:
living is: living IS: -
At \ S 20 Is years. At S0-442 years.
Al 46-iI & yearS AZ ass year rS'
AT SOLOS years. At 5O-2l25 years
AT o. 50 years At 6O-l4:So years.
IN IneSe days. When there IS so much
taIk ABOUT oVefWork OF the brain, 1t Is
not little encouraging 10 lind an
eminent authority stating that for one
instance III when the Dram IS over
worked there must be many hundreds
or thousands OF eases 1t Is not used
enough, even 1or the ordinary condl-
IlonS OF healtn. AND yet, although the
Draln may suffer from want OF exercise,
the evils OF oVer-straln-especially in
the case or young peopIe-must be
fully recognized. Evening preparation
of school lessons is not without its
dangers; night work often causes
sIeeplessness and q long train of at
tendant evils, and contributes largely
10 the nervousness and debility which
are becoming so common among school
children, particularly in towns, while
it fails in securing advancement at all
equal to what might be got from much
less strenuous and pr0tracted study
earlier in the daY. The most arduous
mental work required of Il child OUGHT
to be imposed on it when mind and
body are in their prime vioor, between
9 a. III. and noon, and certainly NOTHING
but the lightest work should deyolye
upon it after 5 D. m. Questions of
food, drink and labor naturally lead on
to another important health considera-
tion-rest and sleep. 1t cannot be de-
MED that, as rule, the largest
amount of the best work in life is done
by those who can sleep we'll. Nor to
healthy man is any amount of work
apart from worry and anxiety-in-
furious when it is followed by due
amount of sound sleep. What is due
amount varies widely in different per-
sons. This IS due in part to the vary
ing degrees Of activity Of the vital
changes. Thus, although these are
most active in the young, the young
require much sleep, because the rapid
rate OF repair during that period is met
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-24

Gov, HENDRICKS, In a late interview,
says he will meet the Committee on
Notification In New York, and will not
trouble them to 90 to Indiana TO deliver
their formal message. He expects TO
make speeches during the canvass In In
diana, and probably elsewhere. The
Governor IL of opinion that admins.
tratiye abuses on the one hand and per-
aonal integrity In public office" will be
the leading questions OF the campaign
lie says:
The circumstances Of the times 80
shape the Issue, The Democrats united
declare II, Thousands Of eminent Re.
publicans aud many Of the ablest or
gOns Of the better sentiment of that
party 80 formulate the supreme ques-
tlon Of the campaign. The opposition
show their fear OF II by trying TO eyade
II. II Is far above the consideration OF
party spoils; II means radical reform,
through publication Of the civil service,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-24

Mr., Geo, V. willing, of Manchester,
Mich, writes: "My wife has been almost
helpless for five years, 40 helpless that
she could not turn over In bed alone,
she used two bottles Of Electric Bitters,
and In 30 much improved, that she ID
able now to do her own work. Electric
Bitters will do all that Is claimed for
them. Hundreds Of testimonials attest
their great curative powers. Only fifty
cents q bottle nj p. II. Barr.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-24
Sherif's Sale.
Amanda Z, Kuhlman Order Of sale inpmtltiou
va STARK county Common

Amanda {. Kuhlman lorder Of sale N Partition
W. STARK county UOIumOu
Solomon Kuhman u al, pleaa Court
10y virtue Of An order Of sails Issued BY tho clerk Of
the court 0 common pleas VI STARK county Ohio IN tie
above action and 10 me directed Will offer f0f aale vi
public 0uloy ~ tho door Oi tho court house Ia tho Oly
Of Canton stark county, OHIO, on
Saturday, the 10th day of July, 1884,
the following described real estate situate In stMI
county, Ohl0 tOwltl A part VI section four az IN
township ton (lO), range eight described ~ f0llOwA
owlt BEGINNING on tho east side Of tho road leading
ifOm Canton 10 Cleveland whore ihe north lnH OF Gan
ton township, STARK county 0rOhaea aald read thence
SOUTH hpio east along the township line, eleven an
chains And MY (bO) links ~ p0hi thenee south three
chains ANA heyenynlng links 10 p0htl thence north
ie West nine () ehaina aud tweniyOhe (al) links 10
the east hldn Of hhd Cleveland road thence north $40
wcst four CHAINS and hfloen links % tho place OF begin
Mug containing four l horoh, and being tho tTA0l VI
lhnd conveyed u MARY KuhlmAn by sheriff Chance by
deed dhted March ~, 1884, recorded Ia volume Bl
page 90 OF tho deed records " STARK county excepting
hrfelr1m hlkiYhlx (0n) loot Wide on said Cleveland
fuAd M one hundred ana elgliytwO (lba) ieet deep
ehhlward out OF tho southwest corner " tho aAd acl
conveyed by May Kuhlman 10 solomon kaufman BY
deed 1Alen August 10, INA, recorded Ia volume l69
phge isl, OF taid STARK county Wo0nda,
Appraised o. 5000,
sale % commence NJ O'Clock ~ M Terms one third
cash. ana the balance IN two eQlhi annual pAymonlh
WIN Interest Nom dAy OF sale secured BY mortgage on
ihu premises sold
JAMES LEE, Sheriff.
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to answer definitely. "Kn0tty pears
are usually but not always caused by
either the plum or ounce curculi0,
The curculi0 deposits its eggs In the
pear, apple and Quince when II is small,
just as II does In the plum.
There Ia this difference, however, In
the apple and pear, the eggs OF the plum
curcnll0 rarely mature, or the young
Larvae perish soon after Matching, The
puncture Injuries the fruit almost az
though the larym matuTed,
Not finding the insect In the pear,
many believe that the knotted appear
ance 10 caused by something else.
This fact must be borne In mind, O
severe brulse which does not break the
skin rarely causes knots, while very
slight puncture is deep and poisonous
will affect the fruit seriously. Not hay
Ing the specimens before me, this ls
about all that can say regarding the
pears IN question. AS a rule, "knOtty"
fruit Of any kind IL caused by insects,
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM II. LAZENBY.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON STONE FRUIT.
The committee find the following
stone fruit on the table:
b, H, Berien, two varieties of cherries,
one theIlarge MontmOrency and The other
Louis Philippe; both very good varieties
worth cultivation,
q. W. Faust has one kind for name,
which the committee think IL the old
sour cherry, q. W, HARDGRovR,
A, W. Fox,
ID, NJ. SLUssER,
Committee,
REPORT on COMMITTEE on VEGETABLES.
Your committee beg leave to submit
the following report:
MIR. d. Nj. Sluaser exhibits very fine
specimen Of HendersOn's cabbage, the
head being close solid and nearly ma.
tured.
He also has on exhibition good speci.
men OF Egyptian beet OF good size for
this season Of the year; also fine sample
OF the Mammoth tomato. This In the
Judgement OF your committee Is remark.
able early for this latitude.
He also exhibits q head Of the famous
White Plume celery. This variety IL
self'bleaching, and promises TO be q
valuable accession to the early products
Of the garden.
Mr., A. W. Fox has on exhibition q
good solid head Of cabbage, which your
committee calls Early Wakefield.
He also presents an excellent specl.
men OF potato, Beauty Of Hebron, Of the
crop Of 1884,
Mr. b. Fulton exhibits, OF the crop of
1888, In good state OF preservation, the
Beauty Of Hebron and Burbank,
h. FULTON,
|. NJ. TAGGART,
Committee.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-24
TILE Young MOn,a RoDnblIOnn cl,

The Young Mems Republican Club OF
Brooklyn, with 1000 members, IL In q
mixed condition, 0ne.half its members
are for Cleveland and the other half for
Blaine, no the club, to prevent split.
has decreed every member may vote as
he pleases. A committee TO investigate
Blaine's record has reported the facts
about the Mulligan and Foster letters
and the Fort Smith railroad jobbery,
without comment or opinion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-24

BRAYToN IvEs, banker and ex.Presi-
dent Of the New York Stock Exchange,
says; IL am a Republican, but / think
II beyond doubt that Governor Cleve.
land 10 the strongest man In the Dem
ocratic party to-day"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-24

caIhariec H. Miller older Of sails IN Partition
Rachael u. Miller OF alS Pleas Court
ny virtue Of al order Of aale Issued by the clerk
Of mo court 0l common pleas VI stark county
Ohlu IN tho above action hnd ~ ma directed Will Offer
Tor sale ~ public oucy NJ tho door OF tho court House
In tho oiy Of Canton, on
Saturday, the snd day OF August, 1884,
tho following described real estate, situate In slart
county Onto towll belpg part Of tho south half Of
tho northeast quarter " section tweniyOno township
lrli hhd range plaht anu bounded ~ iOliOwh IHgln
nlnR or tho same NJ point on tho section nu on east
side OF said pfollata distant north ~ uO,lOO chains
from tho southeast corner VI haid hecdnI thence north
~ degrees east hlOO chains ~ pual thence north
80 degrees And twenty-five minutes west 10 G71O0
olhins 10 n hloncl thence south, 90 degrees east
ubtOO olAlns 10 p0stI thence south, lOA d0nO0
east 40 chalna 10 pOStI thence SOUTH ipa dogro0
cAtt chhlnh 10 post thence south, b0 degrees east
w 800 ohhina 10 tho place Of beginning containing
70 llu acres moro ~ loss save and except tho Right vi
way through AMI across said tract heretofore gfAntAd
70 the Valley hallfond Company,
Appraised NJ 1900,
sale 10 commence NJ one O'Clock D, m Terms
onethrd cash, aud tho balance IN two equal annual
pAyinonp with Interest from day Ot aalo secured by
mortgage on tho premises SOLD
JAMES LEE sheriff.
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Quo AGRICULTURAL EXPERT
MENT STATION,

Mir, j. II. NfEsz:-Dear Sir:--The IN.
sect from you found on tho Virginia
Creeper lsa species OF "lrOe.hOpper" II
Ia found during the laet OF June til
August on the bitter sweet celastras
scardens) and the tree croeper (ampelo.
prls) usually accompanied by Its young,
When fully grown II IL about 3.i0 OF an
inch In length, lts color IL dusky
brown with two yellowlsh spots on the
ridge OF tho back, It's right name IL the
two spotted btreo.hoppor" (membracls
bin0tata), Where seen sidewise II pro.
sents profile much like that of q bird,
A group OF these little troe.hopperg OF
various sizes has been llkoned 10 u flock
OF old and young partrldges. These In.
gects seem 10 pass through oil their
transformations on the plant. They are
very often surrounded by ants, which
are very fond Of tho sap which o0zes
from the puncturos that they make. II
very abundant they do some harm by
sucking tho juices OF tho plant. have
never seen them In such numbers ~ TO
be very Injurious. There are two
species, both of which are found on tho
plants mentioned. The one you sent IL
A0toi1 iuuuu VII buo w. OltoHbit HtlHR
usually connned 10 tho bitter.sweet,
while tho other 10 rarely found on the
bitter.swoot, but nearly always on the
creepor. Yours, very truly,
WILLIAM r. LAzENBY.
The Secretary was called on 20 report
the correspondence with Prof. Lazenby,
In regard 10 the knotty pears at tho June
meeting. He stated no had written and
. sent specimens Of tho pears, but had not
heard from tho Professor.
Receiyed tho following q few days
after, which will explain Itself. SEonE.
TARy.
ONO AGRICULTURAL ExpERI.)
MENT STATION,
COLUMBUS, o., July o, 1884.
y. II. NIEsz, Canton, o..
Dear Sir: Expecting 10 receive speci.
mems OF the "knotty penrs" referred 10
In yours Of June 30th, l delayed answer
Ing. Thinking that they are not com.
ing perhaps sent, but lost--I walt no
longer.
Not having the specimens OF course 10
40 difficult for me 10 speak confidently or
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-24
COMMITTEE ON GRAPES AND BERRIES.

COMMITTEE ON GRAPES AND BERRIES.
G, W, Faust, Strawberries, crescent
Seeding, james Vick. MI. Vernon; very
nice samples for this season Of the year,
II being late, Rcd raap,, haine, crimson
beauty turner, superb, curthbert; one
very llne cluster containing 40 berries
OF the cuthbort variety; also u few clus.
ters OF black caps, One box raspberrIes
for name, "craig," The committee was
very much grntilled at the fine exhibi.
tlOn OF berries by Mr., Faust, the yarie.
ties being due, and were neatly presen-
ted.
Arch. Il, Hanna presents n ane yarl.
ety Of raspberries; the Seeding found
were cultivated from Wild bushes on his
farm. They are llner flower, rich and
productive; are not excelled by any on
exhibition,
B, I. Berlien presents Ave varieties Of
raspberfies, SorhlgOn. Gregg, Lost Ru-
bies, Turner, Delaware. These were
presented IN considerable quantities.;
iine flavor, differing In color, all dolici.
ious 10 the taste. Also one variety OF
blackberry, Taylor, very early berry, not
fully ripe, fine In appearance and lla.
vor, Also gooseberrles; tho Downing
and Honghton, large and very 0ne Also
currants, four varieties; cherry; Hays
PrOlillci White Grape; Versailles and
three clusters OF Lees Prolific and 9th.
era, bearing exhuborently and beauti.
ful samples Also one box strawberries,
fair sample.
Daniel NJ. Slusser presents two yarie.
ties OF strawberries, the Champion and
Manchester; very nne samples, large,
and splendid flavor, Perhaps tho best
on exhibition. Also another variety,
tho Champion.
The exhibition OF berries was quite
good. The drouth having IN some cases
retarded their growth and development,
but taken as q whole, the exhibition
compared favorably with former
years ISAAC ULMAN.
II, Il. RoBliER,
A. II. HANNA,
In this connection the Secretary
wishes 10 call the attention OF the mem.
bers of the society TO the fine, largo and
lustroue black cap raspborries exhibited
by MIR. Hanna, who says the original
plant was taken from tho fence rows
about llfteon years ago, and since then
has been cultivated and having had
considerable experience In grow
Ing different varieties OF berries.
We have no hesitancy In pronouncipg
" the finest black cap extant not excep.
ting the Gregg, and would advise Mr..
Hanna TO give the plants all tho oppor-
tunity TO Increase their number posi-
Bile, 40 II may be worth some money To
him In the near future.
Mrs. J. N. Eggeft, OF Massillon, the
Essayist for the occasion, then read The
following essay, which speaks for itself.
socApILlTy.
The social feature Of this society Ia not
the main feature, Ia not the principal
object OF ite organization, but yet forms
quito o prominent part. Perhaps better
have my subject DO tho social orchard.
Now you may cast your eye In testing
CONTINUED ON THIRD pAoE.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-24

Some remarkable cures OF deafness
are recorded Of DR.. Thomas Electric Oil.
Never falls TO cure earache.