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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-10
Tho Anueduct CommIltne.

WAaltiNaroN, Jan, i,--Tho joint congrus-
pionnl committee on tho Investigation OF tho
nqucduct tunnel will meet today 10 com.
monco tho work Of preparing its report. Tho
report OF the board Of civil engineers has not
yet been received, but II Ia expected shortly.
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Good rreaponta Of rnnss.

ST. %PErERSBURd, Jan, A-Tho tono of Tho
Russian prss Va that Mo Indications are all In
favor Vt "a continuation %, Iesep.
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Natalie Invited 10 vlnil lhc CaDu.

Sr PRrERgnUR0, Jan. Princess NntAlia,
lato quoon ~ scryia, hA boon Invited 10
spond tho Russian Christmas with tho cEar'a
household,
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Mln @ "a Ont Oh.

TRESToN, N j., ian A jewish ped.
dlT named John Goldberg wW killed by q
train at Worthwhile, his head being severed
front his body.
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The FaVOrite

Medicine for IhroaA and Luog Din
ouluas has long been, and still 10, Ayers
Qhany Pastoral, II cures Group,
Whooping Cough, bronchitis, and
Asthmai aoOthea irritation Of tho
LarynH and Faueesi strengthens tho
Vocal Organai sllaya soreness Of tho
Luhgai prevents Consumption, and,
sven Ia advanced stages OF that disease,
relieves Coughing and induces Sleep,
There ID nc other preparatioa for dis
eAaea OF tho throat aud lungs " be coaa-
pared with this remedy,
"My wife had q distressing cough,
with palms In tho side and breast, We
tried various medicines, but none ala
har any good until got q bottle OF
Ayer'a Cherry Pastoral, which has cured
her, A neighbor, Mre, 0lenn, had tho
measles, aud tho cough wm relieved by
tho use OF Ayers Cherry reet0ral, !
have no hesitation la recommending this
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Fine Farm For Sale or Trade.

win oucr for Galo al = bargain, or trade Tor Can
On hHsainoa or ou'or town property, my farm Of
a Aofea known an the "Nayo IAm,' located uhrco
i'lioa soagh'oai OF m%ASAllion, ooo. quarter milo
o. tho a'ain read leading from nivalilon 10 Rich.
VITA Won comfortable two story, olgh. room
hca'e with s%roollont barn ana outhousoa. thirisou
eCFca Of good tIinbcri splendid orchard. olAlorn aud
Woi wafer and proapoc VI . valuable coal bed.
Sorfull pArtlculAra, call at the farm or addro,a
~ luVnf' AAltAl uHCLg,
agu-wdm MAsluon q.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-10

Gen. Grenfoil LoaVcs suRLim.
SuAWM, Jan 4-Gon, Gronfoll departed
for Cairo this morning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-21
ABOUT TARANTISMO.
Curious Actions and Treatment OF vi
tins of Spider-Istte.

Curious Actions and Treatment of Vic
Tins of spider-Isite.
There are various species of the in
sect. of different cOlors, and two differ
ent kinds of 'tarantismo"-the wet
and the dry Women in the cOrn-felds
are most liable TO be bitten. because
they woar so little clothing on account
Of the intense heat A violent fever
j. the beginning Of the disease; the
person bitten sways backward and for
ward. moaning violently Musicians
ARE called, and if the tune does not
strike the fancy of the "tarantata' or
taranEto-the person who has been
bitten--she Cor he) means louder. cry
ing: -No.no; not thai air, The fiddler
instantly changes, and the tambourine
beats fast and furious To indicate the
difference Of time. At las the "taran-
tata' approves of time and. springing
mp. begins TO dance frantically. II she
has tho dry .faTantismo" her friends
try 80 hnd out the color OF the
'taIs ntola" that has bitten her,
and adorn her dress aud her wrists
with ribbons of the same tint as she in
sect. white or blue. green. red Or yell
low. II 10 one can indicate the proper
color she i decked with streamers of
every hue, which futter wildly about
a. she sianccs and toss,:s her arms in the
air. They generally begin the cere-
mOny indoors, but IL often ends in the
street on account et the heat and The
ccncourse OF people. When the ia
rantaia" Is quite worn out she is put
into warm bed. and sleeps sometimes
fUa eighteen hours at "a stretch. it
) q case OF vet taranUsmo. the musi-
clans sit Fear well. TO which the "ta-
ranJatU" j. irlssistibly attracted. Will,
she Is daBring relays OF friends delHgc
her with wster. and said Don Eu-
genio. .the amount of blessed water
used IS nos 20 believed" Wet staran-
tismO' seems 10 be the worst. rs the /
fever lasts seventy-two hours. but Ia !
either case l was assured that II lnusi- |
clans were not called in the fever con.
iinues indefinitely. and j., he ~a,n. /
cases. followed by death. -Er-as Ial l
Land OF Manfred"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-21
4 VALUABLE GRAIN.
The Magnitude and Importance of the Dat
Crop of the Country.

Crop of the Country.
Comparatively few persons have an ad-
equate idea of the magnitude and inn
portance of the oat crop in this country,
yet its uses for man and beast are SO
various that il is entitled to rank among
the most important of the farmers pro-
auctions The enlargement of the area
and increase Of product have been very
large since 1880, but there is little diff
ference in the rate OF yield, which has
had an annual average of about twenty
six bushels to the acre, with an average
price of thirty-two cents. From product
Of All, 1855, $50 bushels in 1850, the crop
amounted to 10l, 735, 900 bushels in 1855.
AS producing State Illinois was in the
lead with production in round numbers
Of 49, ,Oc0, 900 bushels, followed by Iowa
with G7,O00,O0O and Wisconsin, Mime
sofa. Kansas and New York with from
Is, 00U, 100 ii 40 900 900 Respectively,
For the present year (1Ss9 the crop
has suffered in some sections from un-
favorable weather at harvest time, but
with an increased area il is estimated
will exceed that of 1sSs some 30,000,0Oc
Of bushels. The oat is cultivated
through wide range of latitude and on
a greater variety of soil than any other
grain and Is liable 20 fewer injuries.
The proportion of husk 70 kernel and
the compactness of the grain determine
the value of the variety.
Oats are remarkably well-balanced
food. Containing as they do a large
quantity of the most valuable constitu-
ents, they approach what may be called
a perfect food, although they contain q
larger proportion Of bulk and fiber than
anE ytheP grain, such as wheat and bar
ley. A great variety Of soils can he used
for their production, and on land Of good
fertility large crops can be made. As
human food the grain is in constantly
increasing use, and for animals it is al
most university. Y. World.
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A VETERAN PRINTER.
The Man Who First Put the "Staesspau
sied Hammer" IN rspe,

The Man Who First Put the "Staesspau.
Eled Hammer" IN rsre,
AT the recent celebration in Balti-
more of the seventy anniversary
If the bonbardment OF Fort McHenry
and the composition by Key Of The
Star-Spangled Banner" was present
Samue! Sands. who is probably the
oldest printer living, and who. while
printer in the office of the BaltimCre
American in 1914, first put that song
N type from the authors original
manuscript and distributed it through
he stree Is OF that city. This fact and
The other one that in 1885, in the first
campaign of William Henry Harrison,
ne had published Wing campaign
paper, the Freeman's Banner, led him
% ask permission during a break in
Inc industrial parade 10 pay his re.
spects 10 President Harrison. but the
chairman of the occasion refused to
How him TO ascend the platform, not
recognizing that he was probably the
only person in that vast throng pres
ent with any personal connection with
the events being honored Mr.. Sands
vent to his trade at the age of eleven
years, and. escapi ? the customary
devils duties, was put at once to
earn 1.-The case" standing on
pile of empty cases to reach his
work. At sixteen he was fore
man OF the Office During his career
he has published number of papers,
including several political sheets. lie
was always an ardent Wing, and for
many years secretary of the State cen
raj committee Of that party In Mary.
and. During the rebellion he was an
,nthusi S ic Unionist, and through
most of it the editorial writer OF the
Baltimore Clipper. For nearly fifty
fears he published the American
Farmer, one of the earliest OF agricult-
lral papers in this country, and with
which he maintains still a nominal
connection, it being now conducted BIZ
MS son. He is the only printer in his
sity who has been president of the
Journeymen's and later president of
he Employing Pointers associations.
Nlr. Sands is now n his ninetieth year,
enjoying excellent health, his mental
faculties little Gi.nmed though his
sight is failing. In recent letter to
the Baltimore American he states that
1e remembers hearing distinctly the
commandment, though he didn't see
"the bombs bursting in air " He alone
of the compositors remained ia the
office. being too young TO go with the
others into the trenches, and this cir
instance led to his maine being linked
lonorably and historically with the
mmortal soug. Washington Let ter
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-21

with a cover TO open and close by means
Of small iron rod running down the
handle. Such are very convenient for
single specimens, but to pick more would
be almost out of the question. Then
again the fruit is liable to injury in the
shape of bruises in handling.
A very servieeable picker is illustrated
herewith. 1t is made as follows: Take
d hardwood board one inch thick, make
on ii circle ~ inches in diameter and
inside Of this draw another circle s
Inches in diameter. Between the two
circles bore one-fourth inch holes l =
inches apart, cut the wood away from
the outside circle and you have the bot
tom of the picker. Next, make enough
round, hardwood pegs, six inches long,
to fill the holes. Before driving the
pegs fasten the handle to the bottom.
The handle should be a light, strong
pole six or eight feet long. Now drive
in the pegs or teeth, being careful not to
drive too hard and split the bottom.
Thus arranged it will catch the apple or
pear on any side by the stem and bring
ii off with the slightest twist of the pole.
There is little danger of bruising the
most delicate specimen, while quite a
number of apples, etc, may be picked at
a time.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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CoRN-husK DOLLS.
How to Make a Novel and Decidedly Pret-
~ Piaything.

How to Make a Novel and Decidedly Pret-
ty Piaything.
A doll made OF corn husks and
dressed entirely in the same material
is a novelty and so dainty a toy that it
can not fail to please the children.
The model ia eight inches tall; dressed
in modern style. The husks should
be secured in the fail when the corn is
ripe, before they become hard and
brittle, though dry ones could be
moistened and made soft enough to
use A corn cob is the foundation for
the body Measure and mark the
waist line; below this wind layer after
layer of husks. leaving them of full
size and fluffy at the bottom but cut-
ting out cores at the top so as to make
1t shapely. Stick a pin through any
where it is necessary to keep the skirts
in place Small rtfips OF husks ate
wound closely and pinned to the body
for arms. After having wound few ex-
ira strips across the shoulders to make
the requisite breadth bit 81 cottun
= laid over lie end OF the cob for the
head. shaping it as we'll as possible.
This is covered with very smooth
piece Of huslS, and the eyes, nose and
mouth marked with pen or pencil,
and bit Of carmine Is put on the
cheeks to give them the flush OF health.
Select some Of the best husks for the
dress. few of them being stained
with pink dye for the trimming.
Two full widths of husks are used for
drapery in the back, the Join and puff
being fastened with pins. which are
hidden under the folds. A full drared
apron front covers the front and sides:
the edges are vandyked-that is,
squares cut out and row OF the pink
husks cut in fringes set underneath.
Where the pIna can not be hidden,
stars are made by cutting tiny iisc
oil the straw -coured husk and one of
the pink, and sticking the pin through
the middle. giving the appearance of
a very small rosette. The basque
waist, which is belted in with narrow
strip of the huslS aud fastened with a
bow, is made OF the straw-color husl
with pink vest edged on each side,
with narrow revers Of pink and straw
color combined; the sleeves have wide,
turned-back cuffs edged with pink A
bunch of dry silk is fastened Gu TO the
head for hair. the back falling loosely
to the waist, while the front is cut into
pretty bangs. This should be fastened
on with glue, or tied tightly with a
thread. Tie il secure, for the bonnet
will cover all defects,
The bonnet must fit the head closely.
and is shaped like poke, with loops
of the pink husk mingled with the
color on top: this is fastened Sc
curcly ut the neck. A coachman's
cape, with rounded corners, covers the
shoulders, while band OF husk,
brought round the neck and tied in a
flaring bow under the chin. hides the
rough edges and makes a good finish
One hand holds bunch OF small tiny
flowers. while the other grasps long
handled parasol, all made Of husks
By using different coloring matter, a
great variety of dolls and dresses may
be made; whole families sailor boys
and gypsy girls can be made. for the
husks are very pliable and not at all
troublesome to manage. Clara Ner-
win. in Ohio Farmer
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BEYOND THE BARS.

beyond the bars" ny friend hsd tolu me,
smiling.
The largest and The sweetest flowers grow,
Down by the path they bloom, but far the
farer
You'll ind beyond. my dear. BY bending
low"
As on walked. and all along the roadside
Whose dust or tired feet their 5eauty mars,
They grow indeed. but Oh. hos fairesi. pg-est
The blossom frees just ueToHd the bars.
And 30 leaned Go,l-s lesson for ne newly.
We learn. like soldiers, oftentsmcs by sears
That far above earths bloom, AMI love and
splendor
Are Heavens waiting Just beyond the bars.
The bars that rise between US and our loved
ones
The bars that hold Us baei, u earth and
grief
Before them here we fan ia Wild despairiug
Nor deem that even God can give relief
Oday. with sun O'ercast by deepest shadOwi
Ouisht. % emptiei cf all cleaning stars
Hold last thy faith; poor ulouruer IN the dark
ness
There is nor death nor night beyond the bars,
Mrs. Frank Lee. Ia Advance.
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his broken voice responded; my hear
is torn up by the roots.
What should | next say? A thought
occurred to me.
do you remember what Christ said
about the little maid2 She is aot dead.
but sleepeth.'
My peculiar ascent my intonation
struck him instatly. He shook sud.
denly. and raised his trembling hands.
while strange expression shot over
his face. There we're tears in my
eyes, but smiled broad through them
at the same time. | tried to command
my voice rs | stammered: did you
did you ever hear OF people falling
iuto traneesP-amd- -"
He sprang TO his feet. clinched my
hands. breathed hard and through his
shut teeth. His eyes glittered.
WHAT" he cried. comprehending
the hopeless face looking in upon us.
"dead?-in Il trance?-laid out?--
buried! - alive alive! Great God.
Do you tell me she lives9 ny May?
who gasped in my urme lay cold
on this bosom? Oh, have merey!-
don't mock met
He staggered against me, almost
hopeless.
Frederick. | cried, tears raining
down my cheeks ''she livesi she livesl
Your precious May is savedl'
Another second, and l was in his
arms. he dancing deliriously round
with me.
God bless you! God bless you'll" he
cried. "0h. it is too beautiful, too
good! NV dear Godl how | thank
Theem And he lifted his streaming
eyes upward. LET me see her." he
continued, locking my arm in his. II
will be- calm-very calm. And, doc
tor" he exclaimed. IF at any time my
life will buy youa precious boon. it is
yours"
He did not dream. poor fellow, that
he had been my rival
The mother hung over her child
the husband bent over his bride, full
of thanksgiving. She. with her large
blue eyes moving languidly but fondly
from one TO the other, whispered: IL
am better. stronger. ] shall soon be
well again. have been ill so longr"
Frederick kissed her white brow in
reply. and smothered his sobs in the
pillow. And then | left them, a hap
pier being-a better mani
May and her husband still live, a
fond, beautiful pair. even now.
| am an old bachelor, but have the
satisfaction of knowing / rescued her
/ loved from grave.-Evening
World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-21
PsTn AND PolNr.

Nothing looks more like man Of
sense than a fool who holds his tongue.
Many who teach the young idea
now to shoot, apparently don't know
hat it's loaded. Puck.
The only Office that has to seek the
nan is the unsalaried one and which
brings 10 perquisites. Boston Courier.
1t IS very difficult to find key to
success that will work without Il
,liaue. Baltimore American.
Save US from those who know ex-
actly what their constitution will bear.
ind-sin up to it--Blots and Blem-
shes.
Its mighty curious how big some
faults look until after man has com.
nitted them himself Burlington Free
Press.
The great difficulty about advice
S the predominance OF quantity over
quality Merchant Traveller.
Poverty is bully If YOU are afraid
81 her or tremble before her Poverty
is good-natured enough if you meet
ler like a man.-Thacterav
The average bachelor likes 10
think he is better of than the fellow
who gets married, but he does not
really believe what he likes TO think
Baltimore American.
If you want TO ascertain the cir
conference of man, ask his neigh
Dor; but if you want to get at his exact
diameter, measure him at his own fire.
side.
If grown men only knew as much
as their mothers think they know when
they are babies the world would have
no further use for encyclopedias. -
Somerville Journal
The good a man does is buried
with him, but it is unpleasantly sug-
gestive that no allowance is made for
this fact in measuring the grave.
Baltimore American.
The soil OF "a social circle Is usual-
" open, aud whatever falls into itpro-
1uees after its kind. whether it be
good nature or i'll nature. purity or
impurity. faith or skepticism, hate or
love.
We lament that life is shor.; but
life may become long through making
life full We live longer than Methu-
selah; for we know more, DO more, are
more. in seventy years than he knew.
lid. or was in his nine hundred and
siXty-nine. Advance
Courage is needed in daily life A
man must have courage to follow the
pole-star of principle in all things. IL
needs a brave spirit sometimes 10 call
things by their right names. We are
not to condone covetousness by calling
i frugality, nor cowardice by calling
It prudence, nor wastefulness by call
ing it good-heartedness.- - Christian at
Woril.
We constantly complain that life
IS short and time Is swift. II one
wishes to know how long life Is and
how slow time is. let him take out his
watch and follow The second hand in
me of its revolutions Let him then
think that since the same hour yester-
lay he has lived fourteen hundred and
Iorty Just such periods. and that since
he same date last year more than
half million such periods. and he will
ieel that life Is rather long than short,
and time rather slow than swift.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-21
A GOETHE ANECpOTE
An Interesting Story Characteristic o
the Great German Thinker.

An Interesting Story Characteristic of
the Great German Thinker.
The following little story. which is
amusing and characteristic of grea.
Goethe in his last years. will. / think,
interest that large portion of our
cultured public which cares for the
great German thinker and writer.
Gothic was for many years intimate
with Hoirath and Prot Dr. Fir. Sig
mund VOigt, aud with the professors
wife, born v Lbenich. The doctor
and his wife lived at Jena. which is
some nine or ten English miles distant
from Weimar; aud when Gothic visited
the university city, he commonly spent
his evenings with the Voigts Goethe
was, OF course. the central point OF at
traction. and an object Of the greatest
reverence in the little circle which
gathered together in the rooms OF the
professor. In the seventh volume of
the Goethe Jahrbuch" Edmund Steu-
gel narrates the little story OF the
great man-au anecdote communicated
10 Stengel by Theodore VoIgt. a son of
The Jena professor. The probable date
would be 1880.
Ia his last years Goethe had become
monosyllabic and serious, and was
also, at times, very forgetfuL One
afternoon a Hussar from Weimar
came riding rapidly into jena. and
drew bride at the door OF the profess
sOr. This Hussar was the bearer OF u
note from Goethe to NOigt. in which
the doctor was pressingly invited to
come TO Goethe that same evening,
and it was added that a carriage
would come for Voigt in about an
hour. Eoigt, naturally, gladly obeyed
the summons, and was driven TO Wei
mar to wait upon the poet. Arrived
In Goethe's well-known room, VOigt
found there, in addition to Goethe
himself, Riemer the poets secretary,
Eckermann, afterwards the poets
Boswell, and one or two other men,
whose names are unrecOrded. They
were ali sitting round table. and
Goethe wore "a green shade over his
eyes. No one spoke word, bat each
man had before him bottle Of
red wine. Voigt wished to announce
himself, and 10 inquire what were his
Excelency's commands; but Reimar
whispered TO him softly: Hush! Ex-
celencv is thinking" Silence again
settled down upon the party; the men
slipped their wine noiselessly. Atlast,
at ten p m, the party broke up. Goethe
Diminishing his friends with his usual
formula: Il wish my friends a good
night"
The next morning Excelency could
remember nothing about the invita-
ton of Voigt Some idea must have
crossed the poets mind which made
him desirious of seeing and speaking
with the professor, but the idea had
vanished. and had left no trace; so
that VOigt returned TO jena without
having learned why he had been so
suddenly aud needlessly summoned to
Weimar II Schultz Wilson. in Lon
don Afhau.piu1
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-21
Pruning the Pear.

Some varieties of pear trees produce
more wood than others. and more than
is well TO leave on. The Seckel is one,
the Lawrence another. When this is
the case, more fruit will set than the
tree can bring TO perfection. In times
past few advocated the pruning of pear
trees, but advised She thinning Of the
fruit. we followed this course for
years, SAYS a writer in an exchange, and
lid not prune. but lately have adopted
the method of pruning. and are we'll
pleased with the result. We have taken
from our Seckel pear trees from a quar-
ter to a third of the small branches, and
shall thin them out even more. The
fruit is very much larger, higher col
ored and better every way, and quite as
much in weight and measure, though
not in numbers We fail TO sec any oh
lection TO such pruning. We seldom
cut off a large limb and when we do we
paint over the wound. This work may
be done any time in the fall or early
wiuter.-O. J. Farmer.