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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
SUNNI

In District Court, Grlggs County, state Of
North Dakota.
John L. OdeKard, and p. A, Melgard. Auditor
Of Griggs County, Defendants.
The state of North Dakota to the above
named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to answer the
complaint in this action. and to serve copy
of your answer on the subscriber within
on you. exclusive Of the day of services. and
in case you fail to appear or answer judy
ment will be taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
which will bc filed in the Office Of the clerk Of
said couat at COOperstOwn, N. ID.
Dated December z, 1901.
j. E. ROBINSON.
Attorney for Plaihtin. Fargo, n. d.
LIST Pub. Dec.!0.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16
It Girdles the Globe.

The fame of Bucklen's Arnica Salve
as the best in the world. extends
around the earth. It's the one per-
feet healer of cuts, corns, burns,
bruises, sores, scalds, boils, ulcers,
felons. aches, pains and all skin
eruptions. Only infallible pile cure.
25c box at Bateman's.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16

LOST = pocketbook contain
ing . little over $50 Reward for
it's return. RoBT. JONES.
Theo.' Marquardt and wife
went up to Aneta Monday 70 pay
q visit to the McDaniels family.
Eyes examined and glasses
fitted when needed by Varnson.
AIDE Thompson returned from
his Minnesota visit last Friday,
feeling rested up and ready to
buckle down to hard work again.
WANTED oats, barley and
rye. w. G. JIMEsoN.
Our old friend John Rhine, of
Sanborn. was in the city the fore
part of the week looking after
the estate of the late Fireman
Forde, on behalf of the Workman
lodge.
Picture frames for sale at the
photograph gallery.
Knud Thompson has gone to
Goodlhue county. Minnesota,
where he expects to CORRAL a
colony of farmers who want big
ger farms. Knud is q rustler
and if he can't sell 'em it is no
use any body else trying.
DR., Rose, resident dentist, Coopers-
town, N. D., can be found in his Office
from now on until further notice.
Office in Syverson's new bui ing, up
| stairs
FARM FOR SALE.-On &C
count of sickness i'm the family
George N. Stork will sell his
Hillside Dairy Farm. For
further particulars inquire at
the farm or house.
The ball given for the benefit
of the ball club at Marquardt's
Opera House last Wednesday
evening was very great success
from every standpoint and the
receipts were far beyond expec-
tations. Ninety odd tickets
were sold and there were
were about seventy couples
present at the hall
which is a guarantee that any
old time the ball boys get up
anything that it will be well
patronized. The surplus was
nearly enough to wipe out last
YEARS Indebtedness, and we
don't wanI to mist the oppor-
tunity to say the Alderman Mar
quardt generously chopped off
the greater part Of the hall rent
/ land thus made it possible to
wipe out some of the debt. The
''boys" expect to get up home
talent play to raise a fund for
1902. Push it along.
I have decided to go into the
real estate business. If you have
any lands for sale, or wish to
buy, you can list it at Thomp-
sons store in Cooperstown or
Finley. Will start out with over
10000 acres of improved lands
ranging from IS to $50 per acre.
These lands will be sold cheap
land if you want any, now is your
opportunity before they are
gone. If you have any lands
to sell list it with me, and list it
low, so that itcan be sold quick.
KNUD THOMPSON.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16

ETwin girls were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Western Houghton
Tuesday morning.
Wanted-5OOO bushels of mil.
let for shipment.
w. G. JIMESoN.
Russell Purinton is doing the
clerk of court act while his
father is at Fargo. Russell holds
the job down in good shape too.
Plenty of money for loans on
grain. or land or other good Sc
curity at
State Bank Of Cooperstown.
The Yeomen will give a grand
ball on Jan. 31st save the price
of a ticket and buy one. This
will be an event. Keep your eye
GU for more particulars.
The State Bank has money to
loan on improved farms.
Clinic & Wilson have been
granted a site by the railroad
company and will put in an ele-
vator at Lowell. This will make
a good market for the farmers
up that Way.
| DIR. LIS. PLAToU. of Valley City
graduate of Christiania University,
Norway, will be in Cooperstown
Jan. ssh and 25,h or the purpose of
practising his profession. Regular
visits last Friday and Saturday OF
each month.
Fred Beier reports that his
daughter, Amelia is getting alon <
nicely after all operation for APP
pendictis and that she will be
able to come home in a couple of
weeks or so.
[ have few more nice walk
ing skirts, a delayed order, will
sell at a sacrifice.
w. G. J1MEsoN.
Mr.. Feiring has the thanks OF
the Courier family for a large
piece of fresh halibut direc,
from Alaska. Mr.. Feiring pur-
chased it at Tacoma. The fish
weighed fifty pounds.
S lite Of rooms to rent.
E. S. HAMILTON.
Fl. III, Bateman returned last
Thurs. froma couple of weeks va
cation in the twin cities and old
home in Michigan. Herb had a
splendid good time but was i'm.
mensely pleased to get back
home.
GIRL WANTED-Apply to
Mrs. o. w. Kerr. =
A ten and one-ha!f pound boy
was born to Editor Boise, of
Sherbrooke last week, and the
old man will be able TO attend the
editorial meetings after this by
leaving the new editor in charge.
Congratulations, G. G.
Collarettes and muffs at hall
price at Berg Bros. & Co. s, One
Price Store.
| Foreman John Houghton Of
the Cooper farm has just com
pleted one of the finest and best
put up stock barns at the old
ranch that there is in that cOun.
try. 1t will accommodate fifty
eight head of stock and is a
warm and very handily arranged
building, 1t is a fine building
and John is justly proud of it
as he was the main constructor
] in the deal.
i FOR SALE-One Radiant
Home Stove, one oak Chefonier
one wash stand, one rocker, one
center table. one iron he'd stea6
; 7 size. mattress, etc, and one ar
square. These have been usec
but very little and are as good as
new. Inquire of
JACK w. MURPHY.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-01-16

No. i hard 2.03

No. 4 hard 800
Attorney Baldwin went to
jamestown and Fargo the fore
part of the week.
Ben e. Nelson has gone to Bin
ford and will live on his claim
during the wintc~.
On account ofeAtensive repairs
Whidden & Koyl will not reopen
their store until Saturday morn
ing.
F'irst-class organs for sale.
S. ALMKLOv.
Bert Parsons, of Oriska, was
in town Monday. The first
thing he knows he will be NOV
ing back here bag and baggage.
Maynard Crane left for Fargo
last Thursday 10 renew &C.
quaintance with his family. He
will be gone for several weeks
and will return here some time
in February.
IS head of / and 2 years old
heifers for sale on easy terms at
the Fair Grounds.
STATE BANK OF CoOPERsToWN.
Jack Murphy and Bert Phipps
went over to Kensal last Friday
to attend a dance which was en-
gineered by Billy Welsh and
Chef Hoar. They had a fine
time, of course.
Messrs. Bartlett, Glass,
Udgard. Ruring, Flynn, Purinton
and Brimie are at Fargo this
week attending the Scottish Rite
Mason gathering. A class of
$50 or more are to go through
and fine time is anticipated.
We have improved farms for sale.
FIRST NATIONAL. BANK.
A. q. Shue mourns the loss
financially of course-of a fine
driving horse. The stall mate
of the animal kicked it and broke
its leg necessilating the shooting
of the horse. 1t you are looking
for a horse trade this is q bad
time to strike Shue.
Go to First National Bank
for real estate loans acceptable loans
paid C. Old.
Albert Cole, of Blooming
Prairie. Mimi, arrived in Coop.
erstown last Friday and will as
sist j. II. Morris in his tonsorial
parlor. The public will not
have occasion to ring John up
every morning after this as the
new man will be on deck.
A photograph holder was
found loose nthe mail sack sever.
ell days ago without any address
upon it. A printed card bear
ing the name of Miss ELLA j.
Burnham, is attached to the
holder. Anyone having claim
to this article call at this Office,
We are in the real estate bust
ness and will undertake to buy or
sell any part or parcel of Griggs
or any adjoining county at q rea
sonable price. List your lands
with us, or II you WanC 10 guy, Call
atour office. We are the only
rustlers in town.
WARNER & SP1CER
D. w. Clark, who used to be
editor of the populist paper al
Valley City, has secured some
options on gold, silver and cop
per mines out west somewhere
and is now getting ready to lei
his Barnes county friends in or
the deal. Just how much they
will get let in depends on how
easy they are worked and thu
amount of cash on hand.
GIRL WANTED--at Pale,
Hotel for laundry work.
T...:-~ o~l Txvo,, ca; =,
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SEALED PROPOSALS.


SEALED PROPOSALS will be opened in
the office of the City Recorder by the
Director Of the Department Of Public
Works at 3 o'clock p: m. on Monday, Au,
work: System of sewers, Section &C."
Seventeenth District. In the Nineteenth
ward. Bidders shall enclose with each
sum of three hundred G3OO) dollars as a
guarantee to execute contract II award
ed the same. In case the bidder to whom
the contract shall have been awarded, re-
fuses or, omits to execute contract, for
the work in accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor within ten
QO), days from the date of the award the
enclosure accompanying his proposal shall
be forfeited to the use of the City of
Scranton.
system of Sewers, Section ID" Sew
enteenth District, Nineteenth ward, same
conditions as Section &C"
Lateral sewer in Prospect avenue, from
Alder street to Willow street, in the Nine
teenth ward. Bidders shall enclose with
each proposal. cash or certified check in
the sum of one hundred ($10O dollars as
Il guarantee to execute a contract If
awarded the same. In case the bidder
to whom the contract shall have been
awarded, refuses or omits to execute a
contract for the work in accordance with
the plans and specifications therefor with
in ten QO) days from the date of the
award the enclosure accompanying his
proposal shall be forfeited to the use of
the City of Scranton
Plans and specifications are on file and
can be seen at the Bureau of Engineering.
Bidders will be furnished with proposal
blanks at the Bureau of Engineering and
no others will be accepted
All proposals shall be filed with the
City Controller, in his office in the City
Hall. Scranton, Pa, not later than 2.30
o'clock p. m. on Monday. August IS, 1902.
The city reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
JOHN E. ROCHE. Director
Department of Public Works.
Scranton, Pa, August 8, 1902.
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DUNDAFF

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Dundaff, Aug. 11.-Miss Jennie Phin-
ny, of Sanford, Florida, is visiting her
brothers. o. p. and T. II. Phinny, OF
this place.
Miss Cassie M. Cole. of New York
city, niece of Mrs. II. T.. Wells, is Wis
iting for few days at Maple cottage,
the Baptist parsonage.
Every thing is livery in and about
Fern Hall, even though the season has
been somewhat disagreeable. Every
room in the hotel is occupied, no cot
tage empty, all the gravity cars are
fitted up and occupied, as are also
several tents. which are pitched along
the lake shore.
There are about thirty guests at
Hotel Decker at the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Wells had charge
of the services at the First Baptist
church, Forest City, Thursday night
last.
Mrs. Ruckmap, wife of Rev. Ruck-
man, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church, has returned home from a Wis
it among friends in New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Race has re-
turned from few days visit at their
farm along the Susquehanna river, near
Tunkhannock.
William G. Hall, of Chinchilla. was
a caller at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Il. L. Wells. recently.
Mrs. Z. E. Wells, the evangelist, will
preach in the First Baptist church OF
this place next Sunday.
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TAYLOR.

The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late John Stine, of Storrs
street, took place from the family resi-
dence yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended. The funeral SER
vices We're held at the German Luther
an church. In the absence OF the pas
tor, the Rev. William Luer, of Arch
bald Lutheran church, and Rev. II. II,
Harris, of the Calvary church. off,
ciated. The former spoke in German
and the latter in English and each
spoke in an impressive manner. At
the close of the service the funeral cor
tege wended its way to the Forest
Home cemetery, where interment was
made. There We're numerous floral Of
ferings. Among them being large
wreath presented by the physicians and
employees of the Moses Taylor hospital,
where the deceased was an employe.
The Taylor Maennerchor society, Ger
man lodge and members of the two To-
cal fire companies attended the obse-
qules in body. Funeral Director
Davis Sons were In charge.
Miss Sarah Samuels, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Sam
uels. on Main street.
The funeral of the three months old
child of Mr.. and Mrs, Ross Keogh was
held on Saturday afternoon. Interment
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WILL NEVER BE PAID.
One Debt That Would D9ubly Ex-
haust the Worlds Wealth,

From the New York Press.
Not all the coined money of the world
would be sufficient to pay, with interest.
the debt contracted by King Edward
III, of England in 134O when he bor-
rowed an immense sum of an Italian
money lender named Peruzzi.
The wars with Scotland had cost
King Edward big sum Of money, and
when he decided to make war on France
he was compelled to apply to the head
of the Peruzzi family, with whom he
was on very intimate terms. He OBJ
tained &2,4O0000. The Peruzzi's want
ed the money after a few years had
passed, and sent to King Edward for
it.
But that monarch begged them not to
mention the subject again. He event.
pally postponed payment for an indefi-
mite period, and for this masterpiece of
policy he was look upon by the people
as a genius.
Many of the descendants of the Pc
ruzzi family still live in Italy, and
since 134O they have kept up commun-
ication with the British government on
the matter of their little bill. But
even at a very moderate rate of in
terest the sum Of 92,40O,0O borrowed
in 1910 would now have reached such
colossal proportions that If the wealth
of the world We're gathered together
1t would not be sufficient to pay half
of it, The total would run into twenty
five figures.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad.
In Effect June 10. 1902.

Trains Leave Scranton.
For Phi!adclphia and New. York. via ~.
II. X. r., ut IA. through Parlor. Car
and Day Coach Carbondale to New York
ana o.47 q. m. with l.. " Coach Carbon
dale to- philadelphia. and 2.lS, 4.35 CBlack
Diamond EXpressl. and, 11.49 p. m Sum
days, y. & III. r. r., LIS. a.1T p. m.
For white Haven. Hazleton and princi-
pal points In the coal regions, via D. &
II. II. r., IA, 21S and 4.35 p. m. For
Pottsvllle. 7.41 a. m.
For Bethlehem. Easton, Reading, Har-
risburg and PRINCIPAL intermediate sta
tions. via ID. & II. r. r.. 7.41. 9.47 a. M;
us, 4.35 lBlack Diamond EXpress). 11.49 p.
M Sundays. d. & II. r. r., 9.3S a. m;
Los, OH y. m.
For Tunkhannock. Towanda Elmira.
Ithaca. Geneva and principal intermediate
stations via d., l.. & w. r. r., G.35 a. m.
and 1.55 p. m.
For Geneva Rochester. Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls, Chicago and ali points west via
d: & III. r. r., 1903 p M; 3.oS (Blacls
Diamond EXpress), 10.41. 11.49 y. m. Sum
days. D. & II. r. r.. 1903, OH n. IN.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehish
Valley Parlor cars on all trains between
Wilkes Barre and New York. Phladel-
phia, Buffalo and Suspension Bridge.
ROLL1N II. WILBUR. Gen. Supt., 90
Cortland street. New York.
CHARLES s. LEE. Gen. Pass. Agt., o6
Cortland street. New York.
a.: W.. NONEMACHER, Div. Pass. Agt..
South Bethlehem, Pa
For tickets and Pullman reservations
apply to city ticket office; GO Public
square, Wilkes-Barre Pa.
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READING SYSTEM.
Central Railroad of New jersey.
In Effect June 20, 1902.

In Effect June 20. 1902.
: Stations in New York, foot Liberty
street and South Ferry, N. r.
Trains leave Scranton for New York,
Philadelphia, Easton, Bethlehem. Allen
ley, Wil1es-Barre and Pittston at 7.SO a.
M. p IN. and p. m. Sunday, 2.1O p. m.
Quaker City Express leaves Scranton
with Pullman Buffet Parlor Car for Phil
adelphia with only one change of cars
for Baltimore and Washington, d. c., and
all principal points south and west.
For Avoca, Pittston and Wilkes-Barre,
p. M and p. M. Sunday, 210 p. m.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, ETC.,
$50 and l D. m.
For Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg
via Allentown at 7.30 a. M, p. m. and
p. m. Sunday, 2.10 p. m.
For Tamapua and Pottsville. 7.30 a. nj
p. m and 4 p. m.
For rates and tickets apply to agent al
w. G. BEssLER. Gen. Manager.
G.. M. BURT, Gen. Pass. Agt
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pITTSTON.
to the Scranton Tribune.

Pittston, Aug. 11.-Mrs. Henry I.
Evans, of the West Side, today shipped
her household goods to Braddock, Pa,
where Mr.. Evans is now employed. She
will leave for that place within the
next few days.
Michael Savinsky and Miss Emma
Crossman, of Duryea, were united in
marriage at that place yesterday after
noon in the Sacred Heart church, Rev.
Father Stopper officiating.
N. j. Smith, the we'll known Wheel
wright and wagon maker, passed away
this afternoon about 1.S0 o'clock at the
family home on York avenue. West
Pittston, after brief Illness Death
is thought to have been due to apop-
lexy. Deceased was born in 1874 in
Wayne county, and had been resident
of this place since 1860. The funeral
will take place on Wednesday.
Mrs. Lydia Margaret Dampman. wife
of Robert Dampman, died yesterday at
her home on Exeter street, West Pitts
ton from the effects Of a paralytic
stroke, which affected her eight weeks
ago. She was So years old, and was a
native of Stroudsburg, but had made
her home here for the past fifty years.
"A husband and several grown-up chill
dren survive. also one brother, John
Stone, of Green Ridge. The funeral
will take place Tuesday afternoon.
A three-months-old daughter of Mrs.
Martin Tougher, of South Main street,
died this morning.
Rev. e. E. Lewis, pastor Of the West
Pittston Baptist church, is again con-
fined to his bed, having suffered re-
lapse.
James Williams, of Washburn street,
Scranton, is visiting Pittston friends.
Mrs. John Miller and daughters, of
Washington, d. c., are the guests OF
the family OF II. Oliver on South Main
street.
Treasurer Joel Brenton, of the Royal
Arcanum, has paid over to Mrs. Will
liam Gee, $4,000, the amount for which
her husband was insured in that order.
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TUNkHANNOCk.

Special to the Scranton Tribune
Tunkhannock, Aug. Hilary ID.
Billings spent Sunday with his wife, at
Montrose. who is visiting friends at
that place.
Miss Mabel Packner, of Hazleton who
has been visiting at the home of DR..
and Mrs. A. b. woodward, on Second
street, returned home on Tuesday.
Nathaniel A. McKown, a well known
veteran of the Civil war, died sudden
ly of heart failure, while on a visit to
friends at Forkston, on Monday morn
ing. Mr. Mckown had been engaged
in business in this county during his
whole life as merchant, householder
and farmer. He had gallant record
as soldier. having been in the service
for about five years, and was one Of
the few who had the honor to be dec
GRATED with the medal OF honor for
distinguished service. He was the
father of the family of six children, all
of whom survive him. The news of
his sudden death was a shock to the
people of the town, where he was much
respected for his many sterling quail
ties as a citizen and neighbor
William Reynolds, of Wilkes-Barre,
spent Sunday with his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. W. N. Reynolds, on West Tioga
street.
Miss Rose Stebbins, of Montrose, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Katharine Steb-
bins, at this place.
Mrs. Elmer Roys, of Bloomsbury, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George White, on Third street.
MIR. Toms and family, of Olean, N.
Y, who have been visiting relatives
at this place the past week, returned
home on Saturday.
Arthur d. Stebbins, Of Baltimore, is
visiting friends and relatives at this
place.
Mrs. Fred Hewitt and children. of
Pittston, are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Kiefer, at their home
on Putnam street.
Thomas Boyce is the guest of Pitts
ton friends.
Frank Spaulding, of Forkston, was
visiting friends in town on Saturday.
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DALTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Barker. of Scranton,
are visiting the latters father, 4. j.
Foster.
George Smith and mother are visit
ing relatives in Buffalo.
Samuel G. Shoemaker is on a wheel
ing tour in New Jersey, along the sea-
shore.
Rev. w. N. Hubbel will conduct the
prayer meeting in the Baptist church,
next Thursday evening.
Mrs. John Dean, of Scranton, was a
visitor in this place, on Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Somers and family, of
Wyoming, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. It. J. Somers
Mrs. Oscar Rozelle Is entertaining
her mother from Fleetville, and niece
from Jersey City, N. i.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leech entertained on
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Swallow, Of
Chinchilla.
Mrs. Ernest Snyder expects to leave
today for sojourn at Ocean Grove.
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THE EARLIEST BOOKS.
They ere Decidedly Different from
- the Tones of Today.

AhCy ,SIc OCCAoSuAy OAhCAVAS AAohA
o. the Tones Of Today.
Frederic G.. Kenyon, in Harpcr's Magazine
A Greek book of the age of Pericles,
or Latin book of the age of Caesar,
was very unlike the books to which we
are accustomed nowadays. The ma
terial on which it was written was
papyrus, a fabric made out of the pith
of the Egyptian water-plant of that
name. This gave n smooth and pleas
ant surface for writing on with the soft
reeds which were then in use; but un-
fortunately it was not tough enough to
Withstand the disintegrating influences
of time. In every country but one the
ordinary trials of books-use, neglect,
damp, insects, and the like-have
caused its complete destruction. 1t is
only in the wonderfully dry climate of
Egypt that it has been able to resist
these agencies. During the last CEN
tury, and increasingly during the last
twenty-five years, researches in the
buried cities and cemeteries of Egypt
have yielded great quantities Of manu-
script upon papyrus-mostly fragments,
1t Is true, but yet sufficient to restore
to us several works Of ancient liter
ature which had been supposed to be
hopelessly lost, and to show us by ac-
tual examples, dating as far back as
the beginning of the third century b.
c., what an ancient book was like.
In another and more noticeable re-
spect than material, ancient books diff
fered from modern. The papyrus was
not cut up into leaves and bound into
volumes. like a modern book, but was
manufactured in long rolls, which the
reader unrolled as he progressed
through the work he was reading. The
length of these rolls might be anything
up to about thirty feet, but rarely ex-
ceeded this limit; the height would nor
mally be about nine or ten inches. A
roll of these dimensions would contain,
in moderate-sized writing, an ordinary
Greek play, or two books of the Iliad
but collected editions of an authors
work were impossible, except in the
form Of a great quantity of separate
rolls. This fact goes far to explain why
so many works by writer's of the high
est reputation have failed to come down
to us.
The writing on a papyrus roll was
divided into columns the width of
which was regulated by the length of
the verses, if the work Transcribed was
In poetry, but in the case of prose
works it rarely exceeded three inches.
Papyrus continued to be the princi-
pal material in use for books of the
best quality until the fourth century of
our era; but about that time vellum,
which had previously been employed
mainly for inferior purposes, began to
supersede it, and thenceforward- the
best copies of books We're written upon
this much more durable material