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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14
THE cHlLoREN's PLAN.
Sad Failure OF an Attempt to Fly wit
Borrowed Feathers.

Sad Failure OF an Attempt to Fly with
Borrowed Feathers.
1t was a bright, warm day. Mike
was threshing in the barn, while the
sunshine streaming in at the open door
turned the grain dust to gold. Out
side, in the yard, were the children and
the chickens--thc former idle enough
and the latter running here and there
and scratching vigorously as if their
lives depended upon their own exer-
tions. Presently Winnie picked up the
dish in which she had brought the corn
and went back to the house. but the
younger children fingered, declaring
that the pleasant autumn day was just
like summer. From watching the
chickens they began watching the
doves on the roof of the barn.
"rd rather be bird than chick
en-" said Georgia.
"Td like to be Bird" said Nell,
dreamly. "Then I'd fly away up in
the sky. Ib'lieve l could most fly to
Heaven, any way. I'd go way off
over the ocean"
"Why can't we hy?" asked Georgia,
wopderingly. II never thought about
that"
"Cause we don't have any fezzers,"
explained Teddic, turning round from
his post OF observation by the barn
door.
That's tive haven't any feath-
guess we could fly" ..t5
I'm going TO have some right
now," declared Tcdde, jumping down
from the steps and beginning to pick
up some of the feathers scattered
about the yard, 'then I'll fly way off. "
That was brilliant idea! The little
girls opened their eyes in wonder for
a minute. and then they followed Ted
dies example. and three pairs of little
hands worked busily. They stuck
feathers in their belts, feathers in their
hats, feathers in their shoes, and then
with great bunch in each hand they
climbed to the top of the chicken
house 'to get a good START as Gcorgie
SAID.
IL don't know how" admitted
Teddie; rather doubtfully, as they
stood in row on the roof of the low
building.
"Why, you must flop your wings
just this way" said Nell, waving her
hands wildly; land when l say
Three! We'll all jump off and fly.
One. two, three!'
The Jumping was easy enough, but
alas for the flying. Down among the
straw and hay of the barnyard tumbled
three disconsolate little figures, and
Teddie, striking an arm against an old
wagon box, set up cry of pain which
brought Mike from the barn.
"And why couldn't ye flyp' repeated
Mike, when he had heard the story.
"Why because the wings was none of
your own, and nobody can fly with
borrowed ones. If yell just remem-
ber that, it'll be something worth
learnin', for there's plenty of older
folks than you that's thryin' 10 do it.
They fly into splcndor on other peo.
ple's money, and into good society on
the responsibility of their families, and
some of 'em even think to fly into
Heaven on the goodness of their
fathers and mothers. They'll never
do it; it's nothing but pickin' up
feathers in the barn-yard, and it III end
in tumble"
Mike went back to his work, and if
the children did not quite understand
him, Nell caught part of his mean
ing, for she said. swell, if we can't
make good birds guess we can make
good children, and we'll have to wait
till God gives us wing" Morning
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14
HIS PREFERENCE.
A Promising Youths Deliberate Choice
Between Two Evils.

A Promising Youths Deliberate Choice
Between Two Evils.
Arkansaw backwoods school teacher
(to boy)-Did you want to come to
school? m,et- ra,
Boy-Wan't hurtin' ter come.
Teacher you thought it better
to get education, ehp
Boy-Didn't think ernuff NV 1t ter
hurt me. I.o..
Teacher-Then why did you Gomez
Boy-Wall dad he said l had ter
plow ther new groun, with er bull tongue
ur go ter school, it didn't matter
er blame which, so / come ter school.
thinkin' I'd try 1t or few falls.
Teacher--How do you like it as far
as you've got?
Boy-Ain't dead in love with it.
Teacher--Hcre, take this book now
and let mo teach yon your letters.
Boy-Ain't got no letters. Sis is ther
only one on ther place that gifts any
letters. N
Teacher--I mean that you must learn
the alphabet.
Boy (contemptuously) Whut all
them marks9
Teacher-Yes. s4 IlHI
Boy (taking up his haD-Wall. ef
goodbye. I'd ruther rassle with ther
bull tongue. ArhansaO 1raueier.
Peach trees thirty-two years old
still bear profusely at Leyyyille, Ga.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14
USING THE VETERANS.
The Queer way In which the Admins
tration Has Shown Revengefu
Spirit" Toward Union Soldiers.

Spirit" Toward Union soldiers.
The opposition to the Presidents s
vctoes of private pension bills is an
other form of the effort to use the vet
erans to gain party advantage. The
vetocs are represented as proofs of a
rcvengcful spirit toward Union sol
diers for saving the country. and the
attempts to insinuate or to declare this
wretched calumny are utterly con-
temptible and unworthy of the Rcpub-
lican name. The President with dig
nifty and truthfulness says, what every
honorable and patriotic American citi-
zen will approve:
"Thc blatant and noisy self-nsscrtiOn of
those who. from motives that may we'll be
suspected declare themselves above all 9TH
crs friends of tho soldiers can not discrcdt
nor bclittlc the calm steady and atTcctionute
regard of grateful nat on"
The President points out that an ap-
preparation of scventy-six millions of
dollars has just been made for pensions
under liberal laws. to meet every mer-
itorious case, and that more than q
million of dollars was added to main
tain the Pension Bureau. The rate of
pension in certain cases has been in
creased. and large appropriations have
been made for homes for sick, disabled
and needy soldiers, and there is re-
cent liberal grant for their enlargement
and greater convenience. All this. as
he says. is no more than should be done.
Besides this is the fact, which he
does not mention, that the committee
of the Democratic House has reported
favorably six hundred private pension
bills. against four hundred reported by
the committee of the late Republican
House; that many were rejected as ut
tcrly undcserving. showing how great
is the pressure of unfounded claims;
and that of the six hundred the Presi-
dent has vetoed but ninety, most of
which had been rejected by Repub-
lican Commissioner of Pensions. Thus
while President Cleveland has signed
more than five hundred pension bills
in sixteen months. General Grant APP
proved only five hundred and forty-two
in the eight years of his Administra-
tion. Such facts dispose cftectually of
the unworthy partisan assaults upon
President Cleveland as hostile to the
soldiers. .-Harper'S Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
LITTLE sLEEPvHEAD.

Little Florence, pructicing
Her finger exercise,
Wonders why her mother says:
"Oh, dear! how fast time fiIcs!"
Thinks: "If I could put mamma
AT the plano here,
Shed fnd an hour by Rrandpa's clock,
Was most as longs a year.
"One and, two and. three and. four and
How my fingers ache!
1wonder IL the pieco is hard
That I'm a.going to take?
"One and, two nnd---sakcs alivoi
Why don't the minutes go?
Three and, four and-there's rest.
must count that slow.
sOne and, two and-oh. that fly!
It's crawling on my nose.
Three and, four'-two sleepy eyes
: Drop softly, and then close.
At mothers voice: "what nils you,
dearT'
She wakens with start.
I'm practicing the rests. mamma,
I'm learning them by heart
-GOlden Days.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14
-S-----
AGES OF ANIMALS.
An Interesting Table, Compiled From
Reliable Sources.

All lhtcTeStiuS Nohpitcu IEom
Reliable Sources.
The duration Of life of various ami
mails, birds. fish, etc., is thus stated:
Elephant, 100 years and upward;
rhinoceros, 20; camel, 100; lion, 25 to
20; tigers, leopards, jaguars and hyenas
Gin coniincmcnD, about 20; beaver, so;
deer, 20; wolf, 20; fox, IA to 16; llamas,
Is; chamois, 20: monkeys and balloons,
16 to lS; hare, 8; squirrel, q; rabbit, q;
swine, 20; stag, under so; horse, 80;
ass 80; sheep, under 10; COW, 20, OK, 80;
swans, parrots and ravens, 200; eagle,
100; geese, 80; hens and pigeons, 10 to
16; hawks, 30 to 40; crane, "a; black
bird, 10 to IL; peacock, 90; pelican. 40
to 80; thrush, 8 to 10; wren, 2 to 81
nightingale, Is; blackcap, 10; linnet, IA
to 20; goldlinch, 20 to "a; redbreast, 10
to ~; skylark, 10 to 30; titlark, B to 81;
chaflinch, 20 to "a; Startling, 10 to ~;
carp. 20 to 1870; pike. 80 to 40; salmon,
10; Goldfish, IA to II; eel, l6; crocodile,
100; tortoise, 100 to 200; whale, esti-
mated, 1000; queen bees live 100 to
POO; drones, months; worker bees, 6
months. Nature.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14
70. Parsons Wants to Re-establish the
Alarm.

CHICAGO, Aug. e.-Mrs. A. r. Parsons
and Mrs. Mary Holmes have lately been
making strenuous efforts to re-establlsh the
Alarm, the English edition of the Arbciter
Zcitung. They have failed signally, as no
printer will undertake Its publication. Since
the Haymarket affair the printers have been
as shy of the sheet as II 1t were under i'm
perlal prescription. Mrs Parsons said: sour
efforts TO revive the Alarm have failed and
Its temperance must now await the dIsp0-
sitlon OF my husbands case. He will be
capable, upon his release, of taking II In
hand In the event of the worst, others can
no doubt be found to revive the paper"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14
National oivll ssrvios Reform League.

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 5.-The annual
meeting of the National Civil Service Re.
foIm League yesterday was attended by q
large and intellectual audience. Prominent
citizens and summer visitors, eminent civil
service refermers from all parts of the coun.
try and many ladies filled Charming Memo-
rial church. The annual address. was de-
llyered by the president Of the league, Mr..
George William Curtis, and was received
with enthusiasm. A business meeting was
held Immediately following the address.
Resolutions thanking President Cleveland
for his civil service policy and asking fos
further extentlon OF 1t were adopted.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14

paca coat and dark trousers. He wears
an old-fashioncd standing collar, with
black stock, and altogether Is very
good type of the Indiana statesman of
The old school. He is close attendant
on these closing days of the session,
and woe to the jobber who presumes
to launch his little scheme any of these
warm afternoons on the supposition
that the old man is asleep.-N. Y. Sun.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14

-"Here, James, take these two cakes
and give the smaller one to your little
brother.n James examined the cakes
carefully, appeared undecided, and
finally took a heroic bite out of one OF
them, which he passed over to his
brother with the remark: There,
Tommy, I've made you II smaller one
they were both the same size. "'-PAiia-
deiphia CaU.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14

Mr. Matthews. the colored Dc M
ocrat whose nomination for Fred
Douglass place was rejected by the
Senate, says he was told that he would
be ooniirIaed II he would promise not
to remove any of the present attaches
of the office, but that refusing to COM
nit himself on this point the Repub-
lican Senators voted unanimously
against him. 1t would be interesting
If Mr. Matthews woxld give the names
OF the persons who gave these assur-
ances to him. We can hardly think u
dignilied United States Senator would
descend to such petty dickering. but
even Senators have been known To ds
some exceedingly petty things in pol.
itcs. - Chicago NeDs.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14

MIR. Cleveland's general order to
the Federal oflice-holders Is gwen at
the right time, and expressed in the
right way. There is no doubt that
good many office-holders believe that
their official duties are the least oncr-
Gus part of their labors. For instance.
more than one-half the delegates to
the last Republican State convention
held in Texas were Federal oiiice-h hold
ers, and the other half were led by the
office holders like flock of sheep. AS
Mr.. Cleveland properly observes, office
holders are the agents of the people
and not their masters. They have
no ordained right to run caucuses and
conventions, or pull the wires for those
who were instrumental in securing
their appointment. Congressman who
labored night and day with the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet officers to secure
the appointment of their friends to Of
flee, with the expectation that when
the reelection season came around the
otiice-holders would do some fine work
for them, will no doubt be disappoint-
ed and displeased at the Presidents or
der. But public Office is public trust,
and public officers should not make
themselves offensive in pulling for this
or that candidate. Revenue collectors,
customs collectors, postmasters. United
States attorneys and United States
marshals should be taught that the pco-
pie can elect their Congressman with
out any powerful assistance from them.
--Gatrest0n NeDs. EN
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14
A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT.

Another Instance in Which the Chief
Executive. in the Cause of Honesty and
Justice, Uprooted u Venerable Repub-
licaE Custom.
Under Republican Administrations
the habit grew CT rushing bills through
by the hundreds during the last two or
three hours of a Congressional session.
Scores of bills which could not bear the
light of day were held back to those
last moments. when the rush was so
great as to prevent examination. Many
even of the appropriation bills We're so
retarded that some of their clauses
might not meet with careful inspection.
In the last hours of the session the
President was brought down to the
capitol, and sat there signing bills as
fast as he could write, without any op-
portunity for intelligently considering
the measures which he was thus sup
posed to approve. Such was for a
quarter of a century the Republican
practice.
We have now, for the first time in a
generation, Democratic President,
and he has sufficient respect for his po-
sition to formally notify Congress that
his Executive approval will not be APP
pended to any bills in any such fashion.
He recognizes that the constitution
makes him part of the law-making
power. He does not propose to sign
any measure, whether an appropria-
tion bill or a private bill, until he has
had time to carefully examine it, and to
make up his mind upon its merits.
President Cleveland, this country
will stand by you to man in that po-
sition. The only kickers will be the
hired lobby. the Congressional jobbers
and the beneiiciaries of public steals.
Your friends pray most earnestly that
you will not bulge an inch from this
position. If necessary to sustain it,
you should smash every appropriation
bill that is left. 1t requires heroic
treatment to cure such Il cancer rs has
fastened, IN this respect, upon our Ma
ton. If it is necessary to kill every
one of the bills of the closing hours,
and to call an extra session of Congress
to pass necessary measures, in order to
establish this principle, the country
will sustain it Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-14

Peach trees thirty-two years old
still bear profusely at Leyyyille, Ga.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-07
ANNIE,s LOVER.
The Murder Of Frank Harris Caused ~
His Affection for Annie Scott

The Murder OF Prank Harris Caused -
His Affection for Annie Scott
special 20 the Gazette.
SAN ASToMo, TEX, July 9 The Scott
habeas.corpns case was concluded this
afternoon, aud Judge Loouan announced
that the murder Of Harris was such
cold FLOODED deed that he could not allow
either old man Scott or his son TO give
bond. Both II the prisoners were very
much affected by this decision, turning
very pale and trembling violently. The
last person who saw Harris alive besides
those who murdered him was Mrs. Car
roll Brannon, sister of Pitts, the dead
bandit. Sac testified thai, 'on the 10Th
day Of September while Carroll Brannoa
was away AID Frank Harris was there
my brother Jim Pitts, Frank Scott aud L.
j. Scott came to our house snd hail an
hour before sunset Pitts walked Ia with
his six shooter IN his hand, while the
SCOTS, who were armed with Winches-
tiers, stood outside, Frank near the door
and his father behind him 10 the
ward Pitts tnrew his siX-shooter
down on Harris aud told him 20
surrender and submit to arrest Harrls
threw Up his hands and obeyed, but
wanted TO know what he (Pitts) did It
for. Pits replied that Frank was an OIL
Ger and had right TO arrest him, buttOld
Harris they did not intend to hurt him If
he went along with them. They then
caught and saddled Harris horse and
placed him on II aud TIE four rode of in
the direction of Robbers cave. Hall an
hour later they came back, ali but Harris.
His saddle was empty. They stopped at
the gate, when Pitts came up to the gal
lery, took drink Of water and said,
"DOn't you tell Carroll enything about
this, for IL you do Frank Scott will Kill
Carroll" The trio went of leading
Harris horse away with The saddle on
him This was the last seen of Harris or
his horse, and the mutilsted saddle was
found by the officers the same day they
found Harris skeleton. They murdered
Harris because he wanted 10 marry
Annie Scott
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-07
Tho Fir, work. Ignited.

NEW YORK, July 6.--When Harlem was
getting ready for display of fireworks
last night fire broke broke out in the
fancy goods store of NJ. Suausky, No.
2299 Third avenue, and resulted In dam
age Of some 500, 600 before it was OK
tinguished. The stock o. fireworks that
Strausky had on the sidewalk in front Of
the store were ignited by lighted cigar
stub csrelessly thrown among them,
which caused the disaster. Two build.
ings were entirely destroyed and two
more were Quilted. Justis Cooke occupied
the greater part Of the burned build
ings as a private storehouse, for fur
niture. Two hundred persons had
goods on storage W tn Cooke, and the
lofs TO them will aggregate 500, 600. MIR,
Cooke estimates his pers onal loss at
$50, 600. Srausky will lose $4,000 and
The buildings are damaged to the extent
Of $50, 900. The other occupants OF the
building lose $4,000. The insurance
covers nearly all the losses. 1t was
rumored that girl had been suffocated
within the building, but this could not be
corroboratcd
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-07

ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 6.--Judge Van
Wagner to-day in his address to the
grand jury Instructed them TO investigate
fully and car fully various charges made
recently against certain me nbers Of the
house Of q, lcgates. The charges include
those Of bribery In connection with the
passage OF The bill granting franchise TO
the Forest Park a Csrondelet street rail-
way and the defeat OF the election bill, as
we'll as those against eight Of the mem
bers who, Il Is alleged, were ineligible to
oillce when elected aud swore falsely as
to their eligibility when inaugurated.
The Judge instructed the jury To return an
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-07
THE FIRE RECORD.
Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Blaze
ri Denver, COl.--The Fire Loss
During the Month Of June.
sevsral Danas Newspapers suffer by a
Blnze--The Herald Succeeds Ia
saving It's Property.
rwo pe.lrue,lrs conaagratIon..

D
Special 10 the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tx, July about s O'Clock
this morning a fire was discovered In the
roof of the two-stosy brick building on
Commerce street, occupied by the West
ern Newspaper UuIon, the Dallas Evening
Herald, the Texas Volssblatt, the Sun,
Pearre Bros job Office, Boyce's job Office
and Thsyer Hewlett, book and silver.
ware dealers The Newspaper Union and
the Dallas Herald occupied the first, or
ground floor and basement, and the other
parties named the second door. The
fire was discovered by youth who had
gone into an untenanted room up stairs
in which there was quantity OF waste
paper. He gave the alarm Immediately,
and thus enabled the publishers to save
valuable hooks and papers, but the flames
gained such rapid Roadway that there
was very little time in which 10 remove
anything else, though the Herald forms
and several galleys OF matter were taken
out without being pied After the arrival
OF the FIRE d, plrtment the spread Of the
flames below stairs was prevented, but
the contents II the building were seri-
ously damaged, IL not almost entire
ly destroyed, by the streams Of
water rained down upon them
from the hose The Western News
paper Uuicn had about $50 600 worth
OF material, including printers outfits,
Job stock, newspaper, machinery, etc,
and were Insured for $4,000 The only
loss they suffered WIS from damage 10
stock by water. Pearre Bros loss is
placed at $4,000, with no insurance. The
Herald was being printed by contract,and
their loss Is trifing. Mr.. Gilbert says It
will not exceed 500. The moyables
were taken at once to Milligan Bros JOB
Office and c paper came out this even
ing as usual. The other losses, including
that on the building, were fully covered
by insurance. The building was owned
by N. G. snd j p Jones.
About $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon
another fire occurred, this time on Col
Tins street, near Orange, in which stable
and wood-shed and work shop succumbed
to the flames. Mr. G.. G. Manner, on
whose premises the fire occurred, says
the buildings destroyed were Of compare
lively little value, but that one Of them
contained about $1,000 worth Of tools,
employed by him in the making and re.
pairing of pianos. He had no Insurance
just before the fire was discovered some
children were playing in the woodshed,
and the supposition is that they got hold
Of some matches and started the fire in
the course of their play.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-07
Shooting Army.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 6.--There were
half dozen shots fred last night in front
OF 2Si4 Atlantic street, tenement-b0use,
which was not intended 10 celebr' te In
dependence day, ana resulted IN the
probable fatal shooting of Emma MCGEE,
colored, and Ed Shores.
John Perkins was talking 20 Rose
Black, young oolored girl In from Of the
house, when Shores approached a told
him to step away or he would knox him
down. He refused and tine aggre or at
tempted to carry out his threat, ghen a
general melee ensued, which was oartici-
pated In by Andrew Trawley and Ed
Shores. Henry Perkins and Shores drew
reyolvers and fred. Emma Niece, who
WAS watching the light from ldoor step,
received one Of the bullets and Shores
the other. Neither is expected 20 live.
The others were arrested.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-07

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 6.-All is quiet
at AloIehead, in Rowan county, to-day,
and the business houses are open. The
parties who fred upon the sheriff and dep
uty are still at large, making headquarters
at Logan's house. The wounded sheriffs
VIII both recover. They were removed
to-day to their homes, five miles from this
place. More trouble is expected when
the Logan party are arrested, and perhaps
before then. Nothing has been done rela-
tive to sending troops to Rowan county
by Gov. Knott as yet.