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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
LIttIe Oneen WiIheImIna.

The queen Of the Netherlands is not al
together unlike some other young folks, in
spite Of her lofty station, if we may believe
the latest anecdote about her. Not very
Tong ago her small majesty had forgotten
to prepare a lesson for Miss Winter, her
English governess, over her games and
gambols in the park at The Hague The
punishment for the ,offense consisted in
drawing a map of Europe. When this task
was accomplished, it appeared that, in
order to show her veXation at the punish
ment, the youthful sovereign had drawn
the country of the strict English governess
as q tiny dot, while the Netherlands had
extended into a gigantic Kingdom.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

then only limited TO the fall and winter
crop. 1t was thought quite an achieve
ment for the amateur to have good Gel
cry in October.
The White Plume gives a chance of
beginning with the harvesting Of good
celery by the middle of July, and TO grow
this product with less than half the la
Dor required for the crop only few
years ago. What fine stalks it is posi-
BILE to grow with ordinary good manage
ment may be inferred from the picture
here presented Of one of many plants
taken up at the end of August and in Sep
tember. Its natural size is indicated by
the foot rule across the plant. That
such celery-almost as white as snow
would be in good demand at any time
during that season nobody will dispute.
Anybody can grow such celery, says
The American Garden, which sets forth
the requirements of the crop as follows:
/. Good plants set early in June. 2. Law
ishness in the application Of good com
post. 3. A continuous supply Of moisture.
The northern grower, if he has a green
house or hotbed available in early Feb
ruary, can raise his own plants. Sow III
flats, prick the young plants out in other
flats, few inches apart each way, or
set in open ground; keep the plants well
watered, not too warm if under glass,
and in early June you will have plants
worth setting. If you don't want to
raise the plants you can buy good ones
by June for three or four dollars per
thousand. Another way is to buy in
April small untransplanted Seeding
plants from a celery plant grower farther
south and set i'll open ground in rows .
foot or less apart and plants two or
three inches apart in the rows. Nitrate
of soda scattered over the beds at the
rate of a pound OF two to the square rod
has in our experience seldom failed t.
show very marked effects in promoting
thrifty growth,
The earlier in June the plants are Sc;
out the better, if early celery is wanted
Open a deep furrow and fill it nearly
full with old, well rotted compost ol
| barnyard scrapings and the like, ther
| put the soil back, and mix soil and ma
nure well together in any convenient
manner. Make the rows directly owe,
the manure filled burrows, setting tho
plants, six inches apart, along a Tight!
stretched garden line, or in marks made
with marker. Always press the sol
firmly about the roots. In a dry tim,
water the plants literally right afte
setting them, and if possible shade for {
few days, Give the same cultivation anC
| general treatment as is required fO
other garden crops. Early in July tn
plants should be large enough for hand
ling or frming.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
GingCrbrend Lands,

Five little boys on five big steeds,
met in the lane one day;
The little boys did nothing but laugh.
The horses nothing but neigh.
"Where are you going, my noble men,
Riding so swift away"
ave are going TO find the Gingerbread land
Over the hills" said they.
Their cheeks were as round as an apple
sweet,
Their eyes were rs bright as the day,
And the rosy tint of their faces fair
Was fresh as the pink tipped Mayi
Five little boys on five big steeds
Came back the very same way;
The little boys did nothing but weep,
The steeds had forgotten to neigh.
And 1 thought heard on the rustling air,
The words of a mournful lay;
"We have found, alas! the Gingerbread
land,
But Wen ne'er go again for aver
Five pair OF eyes with q mournful gaze,
Five faces that once were gay;
Now thin and pale as a shadow dim
And sad ss the midnight gray.
The five small boys and the five big steeds
have met no more to this day,
But always think of the Gingerbread land
Whenever pass that way.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
About LicheuS,

In popular language we hear these plants
usually spoken of as "mosses," name
which, unfortunately, belongs by right to
little leafy plants very different from
ichens. Popular Science News tells how
ichens may easily be distinguished at
sight, and illustrates a common species as
follows:
In the first place the absence of anything
like leaves regularly arranged upon stem
at once separates them from the true
MOSES and higher plants. Then there is
the peculiarity that, although a great
variety of colors are exhibited, there is one
the bright green of foliage or grass
which, under ordinary circumstances, they
never assume. Although they often grow
where there is moisture, lichens arc not
aquatic and thus they differ from alge,
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MYSTERIOUS MUSIC.
Enchanting Strains That Lure Souls to
"the Far on Country"

Enchanting Strains That Lure Souls to
'the Far on Country"
According to one popular fancy, which
from time immemorial has obtained a
widespread currency, music, like that of
Orpheus of old, has an attractive power
which nothing can resist Occasionally
the sound of music floating in the air is
said to be heard-a mysterious indication
that some soul is soon to be lurcd away to
"the far off country" Thus, "a Wesleyan
told me one day" writes Mr.. Barring.
Gould in his "Curious Nights of the Mid.
die Ages" that he was sure his little serv-
ant was going to die, for the night before.
as he had lain awake, he had heard an
angel piping to her in the adjoining room:
the music was inexpressibly sweet like the
warbling of a flute. "And when t'aingels
gang thae road" said the Yorkshireman,
"they're boun to take BARNS soul wi en-"
Cases of such superstitious belief have not
been uncommon in times past, and we are
told of a death being accounted for by
band of music playing in the neighbor-
hood, for "when g music was agate, her
soul was forced TO be Off" In the same
way sailors at times imagine that they
hear music on the waters, which they re-
gard as the ominous forerunner of ap
preaching disaster. Such melancholy
strains, it is said, are occasionally distinct
ly audible when the moonlight glitters on
the waves-a purely sentimental fancy
which has given rise to many romantic
tales.
Similarly in Goethe's familiar poem Of
"The Erl King" we are told how father
is riding late at night with his child
Presently the little fellow "hears the Erl
king chanting in his ear, and promising
him the glories of elhand, while his daugh-
ters dance and sing, il he will follow. The
father embraces she child and tells him
the music he hears is only the whistling of
the winds among the trees. But the song
has lured the the child away, and when the
father unfolds it's mantle, his little one is
| dead" Stories of this kind remind us of
the famous piper of Hamelin, who piped
away first the rats and then the children
out of the town into mountain.
| When, lo as they reached the mountain s side,
| A wondrous portal open'd wide,
| AS IL q cavern were suddenly hollow'd;
| And the piper advanced, and the children fol-
lowed;
| And when all were in, 10 the very last,
The door in the mountain side shut fast.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
A HOMEMADE INDICATOR

mon bolt nut on the longest end. Soak
a small piece of blotting paper in brine
and dry thoroughly; wrap it around the
sharp point of the stick and wind a
thread around it to hold it on. Hang on
a nail at such point on the wall wnere
the wind will not strike it by thread
tied around the stick at such point that
the stick will balance level at the de
sired moisture of the room. Take Il wire
a foot long and bend one-half ince at
each end at right angle with the wire,
thus and drive in the wall over tn,
stick to keep it from swinging too far
up or down. This will show very slight
variations in moisture of room, the point
rising with dryuess and sinking with
dRmpness.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
Artfulness Of tho Ant.

Like many.other insects, the ant is very
brnd of sugar, to obtain which it employs a
a skill that is almost incredible. An OBJ
server thought he had protected his sugar
basin from the attention of number of
ants by placing it in the center of a vessel
full Of water. To his amazement, how
ever, he found that they got at the sugar
by climbing up the wall of the room to the
part of the ceiling that was just over the
basin. From this spot they allowed them
selves to fall down among the sugar. Sew
erai that were carried by the draft past the
bowl fell into the surrounding water, and
would all have been drowned but for the
efforts of their mates, who succeeded in
rescUing some of them. The truth of this
singular occurrence is vouched for by the
witness of it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
WhiLn LnhY.

According to popular legend the White
Lady is being who appears in many of
the castles of German princes and mobiles
upon the eve of any important event,
whether joyful or sad, but particularly
when the death of any member of the
family is imminent. She is regarded as
the ancestress of the race, shows herself
always in snow white garments, carries n
bunch of keys at her side, and sometimes
rocks and watches over the children at
night when their nurses sleep. 1t was long
a common belief in Scotland that many of
the chiefs had some kind spirit to watch
over the fortunes of their houses. Popular
tradition has many we'll known legends
about white ladies, Who generally dwell in
forts and mountains as enchanted maidens
waiting for deliverance. They delight to
appear in warm sunshine to poor shepherds
or herd boys. They are either combing
their long hair or washing themselves, dry
ing wheat, beating fax or spinning. They
also point out treasures and beg for deliver
ance, offering as reward flowers, corn or
chaff, which gifts turn in the instant into
silver and gold.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

One of the most curious products of
China is insect wax, says The Rural New
Yorker, authority for the following; Early
in the spring numerous brown pea shaped
scales appear on the bark of the boughs and
twigs of the Chinese evergreen tree. They
contain a mass of small animals like -four,
whose movements are almost impercepti-
BILE. The female wax insects develop the
scales and deposit their eggs in them, and
the males excrete the substance known as
white wax. 1t is spread over the whole
branch to depth of quarter of an inch.
When the deposit appears to be complete
the branches are cut off, and as much of
the wax as possible is removed by hand.
The rest is secured by boiling the branches,
which destroys the scales and larvae. The
wax is skinned off and put into molds. 1t
melts only at high temperature, and is
used chiefly to cover candles made of ami
NAL and vegetable tallow, to prevent too
rapid combustion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

years of age, unframed, untamed and
badly hammered. He was suffering from a
bad cold when he arrived, just after
which period of his existence he was pho
tographed. AS will be seen by referring
to the cut, his picture was taken in the
box in which he had made his journey; in
it are kept his blankets, and to it his meals
and medicine are taken.
The newcomer behaves quite badly when
the cold in the head troubles him. The
officials apologize and say he is young and
untaught, but after Sally's society man.
ners they feel the difference. However,
the cold and cough are improving and be.
fore long the champanzee's education will
begin, when, first of all, table manners
will be taught, for at present, while his
neighbor the orang drinks his milk dain-
tily out of cup and knows the use of a
spoon, Sally's successor, in primitive fash
ion, dips his long, thin fingers into The
fluid and sucks them clean.
Our second picture shows Jack, the
orang, at supper. Orangs differ from
chimpanzees in having a much longer
muzzle and very long arms, so long that
the fingers can touch the ground when the
animals stand erect. Naturalists tell US
that the projecting muzzle is much less
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
An Interesting Relic of Burns.

Mr. Robert Cox, an Edinburgh gentle
man, has now in possession what he claims
to be "the fiddle on which Thomson played
our glorious Scottish melodies to Burns,
the strains of which compelled him to lift
up his voice and sing. A melody seized his
fancy, and straightway the world was en-.
riched by another gem of song. He wrote
his songs to the music; melody was needed
to wake his muse to ecstasy. Without
Thomson and his fiddle the songs of Burns
would have been fewer and possibly less
full Of sweetness"
Mr.. Cox discovered the fiddle in lumber
room at GOrgie. There was n written ticket
in the case, which, to the best Of his recol-
lection, ran thus; 1.-THE favorite Amati
violin of George Thomson, on which he
played Scottish airs to Burns From the
collection of - TAFT, ESQ.,"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

cHlMPANzee AND oRANe.

Youthful Joe Succeeds the Late Lament
cd saiIy-Jack the Dainty.
Those of our readers who have ever had
an opportunity Of visiting the London Zoo
do not need to be told that the late Sally
was one of the wisest and best hammered
apes ever placed on exhibition. She be-
longed to that species of ape which Of all
the brute creation approaches nearest in
form TO the human species. Since her
death her place has been vacant until re-
Gently new chimpanzee arrived. Sally's
successor, it seems, is not lady at all--he
is only friend and brother, and youth
full one into the bargain. He is small
pale faced chimpanzee youth Of or 4
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

bordood some one has died, with cramps
or cholera morbus, before medicine could
be procured or physician summoned. A
fair trial will satisfy you that Chamber
lain,s Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy 10 unequalled for those diseases. tits
also a certain cure for dynentary and diar.
rhoea. When reduced With water and
sweetened II is pleasant tc take. Children
like IL.
For sale by Durbin, Wright & Co. OF L.
Sollmann, Druggists.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
Paper for Fireproofing.

The adaptability of paper is regarded as
likely to lead to solution Of the problem
of rendering dwellings and business struc-
lures tiSeproof. 1t is now found, says The
Industrial World, that paper can be made
perfectly fireproof, while remaining anne
nable to the same treatmentin the matter
of color polishing and handling as most
woods. Such material offers all of the
advantages of an ideal substance for floors
and it can be used equally well for the
walls of buildings. Besides this it can
be used in the finish and furniture of houses
and would unquestionably do much to re-
duce the peril of fire, against which INSULT
cient provision is but too often taken.
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A BIRD SKETCH.

Including n Great Eagle Owl, the Fa-
nous Indian BulbuI, Etc.
The great eagle owl Gig. y which is one
of the largest of the owls, being more than
two feet in length, is hardly at home
among the cage birds that compose the re-
mainder of our SKETCH but it has been re-
peatedly bred in aviaries and generations
have even been reared in confinement.
The chough Gig. q was formerly com
mon bird in England. Now it is confined
to the cliffs in the southern and western
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

There is something almost prophetic il
several of the verses Of the epilogue in tn,
volume of poems by the late Lord Lytton
recently published:
My songs fit away on the wing;
They are fledged with n smile or q sigh;
And away with the songs that sing
Fit my joys, and my sorrows, and l.
For time, as 1t is, cannot stay;
Nor again, as it was, cannot be;
Disappearing and passing away
Are the world, and the ages, and We.
Back into the infinite tend
The creations that out of IL start;
Unto every beginning and end,
And whatever arrives shall depart.
The Now is an atom of sand
And the Near Is a perishing clod;
But Afar is as fairyland,
And Beyond is the bosom of God.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
JACK AT srPPER.

notable in the young than in the adult
orang. Therefore we may infer that Jack
is quite well advanced in years. His erect
attitude proves him well trained also, for
by nature the orang is less adapted for
holding itself upright than the chimpanzee
The name orang is Malayan and sig
nifies 'man" or rational being" while
outang means "of the woods" Though
playful and mischievous orangs are not
so frolicsome as many specimens of the
monkey tribe. Chimpanzees are natives
of the warmest parts ofAfrica, and orangs
are at home in the forests of Malacca,
Cochin China and some islands of that
part of the world Exile from their native
climes greatly shortens the days Of these
entertaining creatures.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

which, with few exceptions, grow only in
the water Finally, the fact that lichens
are air plants-i. e., derive all their nour-
ishment from the air-serves to separate
them from fungi, which require for food
either living animals or plants or else their
decomposing remains.
Among the first specimens student is
likelyt collect there will almost surely be
found examples of the species known as
Parmelia conspersa, which grows most
plentifully on stone walls and rocks in
pasture land. Its general form is shown
in the cut. The upper surface is pale
greenish or straw color, becoming dark
ened with age; the under surface is dark
brown or black. Upon the upper side
there are almost always to be found a num-
Der of chestnut colored saucer shaped
fruits. This parmelia will answer as a
typical example from which we may gain
good idea of the essential parts of lichen
and their general structure.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
There Is one remedy whicn every family

There Is one remedy whicn every family
should keep at hand. Mr.. John Carpenter
of Goodland, Indiana, says of it: II tried
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, for diarrhoea and severe
cramps and pains in the stomach and
bowels, with the best results. In the worst
cases never had to give more than the
third dose to effect a cure. In most cases
one dose will do. Besides it's other good
qualities it Is pleasant to take" 20 and 90
cent bottles.
For sale by Durbin, Wright g Co. or L.
Sollmann, DruggiSts.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
Alliance Saloona PnlIad

An Alliance special says; Mayor Excel
and his police force surPrised the keepers
of speak easies today by placing under
arrest John LOTUS and John Pennypacker.
Both are wealthy and have fought the
ordinance ever since its passage. The
Mayor imposed a fine of $500 and costs in
each case.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
An Experience with the AIiorophone.

AS to experiments with the microphone
Professor Milne tells an aHusing story;
"We have listened through microphones,"
he remarked, "to the sounds produced in
the earth. have even carried the connec,
tion with the instruments up to my bed.
room, and had it on my table, so that
could at once take hold Of it. have heard
them giving forth noises, and have gone
out and dug up the microphone and found
one little ant walking about somewhere"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

Some OF the Grand Army bows may he
Interested in the following from Alex. b. =
Pope, A. ID. c., Commander, Dept Team
and Ga. He says: 1--WE have had an epit,
demic Of whoopinG cough here, (Stewarh
Tennessee,) and Chamberlain's Cougat
Remsdy has been the only medicine ther
has done any good" There is no dongdy
from whooplng cough when this remeols
| given freely. II completely contI
the disease. 60cent bottles.
For sale by Durbin, Wright d Co. or L,
s sollmann, Druggists.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

cry marks a new
era in celery
growing. Here
tofore the pro-
duction of fairly
well blanche
stalks was sup
posed to be de-
pendent on great
skill, particular
conditions of soil
and so much hard
work that COM
paratively few
gardeners have
u n d er taken to
grow their own
bntnn e11pply. on1
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
A Moisture Indicator.

A correspondent in Hoard's Dairyman
offers the following plan for a moisture
indicator:
Take pine stick thirty-six inches
long, one-fourth inch by one-half inch
at one end, tapered nicely almost to a
point at the other end. Screw COM
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
Chamoia SkinR.

Good Housekeeping says; "Chamois
skins are not derived from the chamois, as
many people suppose, but are the flesh sides
of sheepskins. The skins are soaked in
limewater and in a solution of sulphuric
acid; fish oil is poured over them, and they
are carefully washed in solution of pot
ash -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

The Verdict on Peter Wilhelm's Death.
Coroner Openhimer drove over from
Canton this afternoon for the purpose OF
completing his investigation to determine
the cause Of Peter Wilhelm's death. The
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
A Good MuciIaSe.

An adhesive mucilage for labels, suitable
for bottles or glass, may be prepared by
soaking glue in strong vinegar, then heat
to boiling and add flour. This, according
to The Horological Review, is very ad-
hesiye and does not decompose when kept
In wide mouthed bottles.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
Not d. M. Ga rep,s Body.

A Wheeling special says; The body
found down the river turned out not 10 be
ID. M. Carey's though the resemblance
was marvellous. 1t is thought to be that
of Anton Roberts, of Pittsburg.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

Every family should be provided with
some reliable remedy for bowel complaint.
The want OF such an article is the cause
summer months. In almost every neigh
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12
Stark County School Examiners NotlCs.

Canton-ExamlnatOus win be held at Canton on
the trst saturday OF each MONTH IN the South Plum
street school building.
Administrations l7th, 1891.
Ma'silon-october 24th, 1891.
MineTya-January 18th, 1892.
. Navarro February Goth lse2.
Canal Futon-Mrrch l2th 1852.
Allance-March 25th, 1899
GEO. W. YoHE,
sepl-gy Clerk OF Board OF Examiners.
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verdict will be in accordance with the re-
sult of the post mortem held by Drs. Will
liamsnn and Penberthy-that death was
caused by tumor of the brain. .--Massil.
lonian.
THE NEW CELERY CULTURE.

The White Plume ProIongs the Season.
How to Have Celery by Middle of July.
The introduction Of White Plume cell
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-12

Miss Nellie Altekruse of Canton, was the
guest of Miss Ruth DangIer yesIerday,-
Massillon Independent.