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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25

the early settlers of the plains of Illi-
nois, Iowa and the west, prairie fires
were familiar spectacle, yet their oft
recurrence never robbed them of the
interest-awakening sense of danger
| with which they were invested The
average prairie fire was not the all
| devouring calamity which yellow
backed novels and western romances
represented it. In fact under ordinary
circumstances it was a reasonably harm
less and quite pleasing affair. This is
particularly true of the far west, where
the short buffalo grass covered the
prairies. In Illinois and Iowa, where
the wild grasses attained a height of
! several feet in considerable areas, a
high wind would, when the grass was
sufficiently dry, drive the conhagration
ON with an almost irresistible sweep.
The new settlers in prairie country
who had not seen prairie fire would
| discount the stories told them concern
ing the speed with which the fires trav-
eled and the distance the flames would
leap, but one lesson, often dearly
learned, would convince them of the
dangerous possibilities that lurl1ed in
the seemingly harmless dried grass.
The prairie fires usually began in Oc-
tober soon after the first frosts had
fallen. Often the first intimation a
settler would receive of an approaching
fire would be given by falling ashes of
the burnt grass that strong upper
current of air had carried a long dis
tance. In the hazy sky of Indian sum
mer the smoke of the fire, which might
be miles away, could not yet be dis
cerned. The falling ashes might not
be noticed unless one CHANGED to look
upon the smooth surface of still water
where their presence was easily dis
cerned. With the coming of the first
shades of evening blush at a point on
the distant horizon would indicate the
location of the fire. If the night were
cloudy the brightness of the flames
would be reflected above. 1t required
experience to tell by the appearance of
such illuminations how far away fire
was, but an ''old-timer" of the prairies
could thus accurately locate the fire,
and tell by the force of the wind how
long it would be in reaching given
point.
A newcomer was apt to think a
fire much nearer than it really was,
though sometimes he made the opposite
mistake. If no wind was blowing and
a heavy dew fell the speed of tho fire
was greatly slackened, if, indeed, the
flames did not entirely die out. This,
however, was not likely to occur if the
sun and frosts had completely cured
and dried the grass.
Sometimes during still weather fire
would appear to burn in almost the
same locality for several days. The
same appearance would result when
the fire burned against the wind or was
"baclSing up" as the settlers termed it.
Under such circumstances roadway,
a small stream, or even cow-path
across the prairies might stop the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25
LIGHTS.

A little lamp can send but brief and feeble
ray,
Ehe great lights bravely beam, and their radi
ance far away
u the comfort of the nations and the further
ance Of the day.
AL men remember when the great lights were
lit,
The day is kept in honor and they name it as
they sit
And watch the guiding hame. thanking and
blessing it.
But the small and struggling lights which q
breath Of storm might kill
Each fain to light q continent but doomed to
smalness still,
Is there no one to praise them for their service
OF good willH
Yes one, the Lord Of all, who is the source OF
Light
of Earth's night,
And the larger and the less alike are precious
In His sight.
He is the secret source by which their flames
are fed,
From the beacon's wide, white ray which
flashes overhead
To the intermittent ray which the half.spent
tapers shed;
anu W bdCu NC suyss w Oh uOuci NulCu nus
bravely sought to burn.
And when the dawn ariseth, and each is
quenched in turn,
Absorbed into the perfect day for which pure
spirits yearm;-
Each little fame that struggled to make the
night more fair
Shall find its place in Paradise and burn in
heavenly air,
And the Father Of all Lights shall be its well
come there.
Susan Coolidge, in N. Y. Independent.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25
somethlne Grnnh.

Modern literature, so far as the old.
fashioned scholarship could misguide it,
has initiated the Roman imitators OF
the Greeks, 30 that we have not even
had the advantage of aping at first hand;
and we are only just beginning to feel
the true influence of the Greeks, which
is always toward the study of nature.
Wherever one of us succeeds in repre-
senting life, he is seen to have done
something Greek; that is, something
true, something free, something beau
tiful, something novel, something tam
rerate. William Dean Howells, in
Harper's Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25
A PRAIRIE FIRE AT NIGHT.

progress of the fire. That kind of a
iire formed pretty picture at night
The long stretches of flame reaching
across the level plain or extending
over the undulations of hill and vale
suggested to the observer line If sol
diers marching with unbrollen front
upon an enemy. The incessant flash
and fading of the flames added to their
life-lilSe appearance, and it required not
the most creative of imaginations 20
transform them into living creatures,
each armed with sword of fire ard a
torch of destruction. The tongues Of
hame were not more delusive to the
vision than were the dark shadows that
lurlSed between them. One who was
unaccustomed to seeing prairie fires
was almost certain TO declare. upon
viewing one at night: ''rherc are men
running b0ck and forth along the liGe
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25
Travelling for HeaIth.

The cashier of New York bank,
whose health was somewhat damaged,
applied to doctor who told him that
the exciting life he was leading would
soon be the death of him.
What must do?" asked the invalid.
lyon must go to some cool climate.
Canada would be just the place foryou +"
I've been thinking of going TO Can
ada for some time. but I've given up the
idea entirely since President Harrison
refused TO pardon Mr. Emo, so he could
come back. After all, there is no place
like New York." replied the invalid
Texas Siftings.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25
How She would Fix Him.

Miss ViXen-l am almost positive
Fred Halfway intends proposing to me
tonight, mamma.
Mrs. ViXen--What makes you thinks
so, my dear?
Miss ViXen-He acted so mysterious
when met him on the street this rnorn-
ing.
Mrs. Neutrality-suspicious.? How"
Miss Vixen-Why, when met him he
blushed and stammered liks silly
schoolgirl, and Iinalty blurted out that
he would like to see me alone this even
ing He makes nus very ennui-
Mrs NiXen-Well, do you intend TO
see him?
Miss Vixen-o, yes, I'll see him, But
you mark my words. if he proposes to
me tonight he'll never propose to an
other girl ii he lives To be 100.
Mrs Vixen-I hope you won't decline
his offer insultingly.
Miss Vixen-No, I'll accept him.
Epoch.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25
SNAKE DOCTORS.
Hott entots Who Make a Business of Cur
ing Snake Bites.

Hott entOts Who Make Business of Cur
ing Snake Bites.
In some of the fine agricultural dis.
tricts of South Africa, the wheat fields
abound with puff adders. Formerly,
when engaging the reapers-mostly
Hottentots-they would rarely consent
to begin work without snake doc
tor" to accompany them to the fields.
All Hottentots are great smokers, but
the doctor delights in short black
pipes, never cleaned, and so impreg-
mated with nicotine 10 white man
could use them. Heogenerally amuses
himself hunting the reptiles for awhile,
then smokes and takes nap till
wanted.
Should reaper be bitten, the old fell
low rouses up at once, as he knows
quick work is everything in snake
bite, and his reputation is at stake,
too. He applies a ligature above and
below the wound, if possible, tighten
ing to strangulation of the parts a
drop Of nicotine is extracted from his
pipe, and after well scarifying the
wound, it is rubbed in. Another droy
is diluted and put in the patient'r
mouth, followed by continuous
draughts of fiery ''brandwein" or Cape
brandy when he is carried home, and
according to the constitution Of the man
is the length of time he takes to recoy-
er.-Scientific American.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25
A FAIR PHOTOGRAPHER.

Fair Phyllis and devoteo
or Hymen were one day
Engaged in conversation free
About photography;
They talked tho subject DER and o'er,
Discussing every part
That smacked Of scientific lore;
Twas such q pretty art.
swell jack" exclaimed the winsome lass,
although do not know
Much Of photographers, I'd pass
For one-don't you think 500
Ihave Kodak neat and new,
or very latest mako,
And / can operate It, too
Let's see, what shall taker'
This was golden chance for Jack
(Who'd loved her long and welD;
He seized her hand and with a whaok
Upon his knees he fell;
He gazed into her azure eyes,
Bold Chesterfield was he,
And whispered soft between his sighs:
20, love, why not take mef'
swell, jack" quoth this shrewd little maid
Then slyly shook her head,
"I'm not quite sure, but I'm afraid
'Twould be real hard" she said;
ard find subject hard, It's true,
Although I'd gladly give
My time developing for you
A first rate negativel"
jean La Rue Burnett, in West Shore.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25
SEAS OF FLAME.
What Prairie Fire Meant TO the
Farmer of Pioneer Days.
How Miles of Flame Wiped Out the Homes
of Early Settlers and BlaclSened Great
Sections of Western States-Their
Origin and Nature.

PRAIRIE fire,
w h e n viewed
under proper
circumstan C c s,
is an interesting
and beautiful
sight to behold,
but when n
fl e T C e g al e
drives it on it's
way consuming
property and de-
stroying life in
its path its
or a N ur be-
comes an object
nf fa,,rp,. No
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25

The tramp who saws wood by the
day and second cornet in the orches-
ira resemble each other very much
they both do great deal Of resting
Ashland Press
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25
II Went Agninst Him,

INSTRUMENTATION, don't like that
razor You are using on my face.
Barber-What's the trouble with it?
Customer-.lt goes against me in some
way.-West Shore
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25
A ChIcken OF n1anx snrlnrs.

plymouth Rox is awfully D.ad be-
cause you awarded only honorable
mention to that spring chicken of his
up at the poultry show
What does he want, anyhow? That
hen has taken first prizA every year,
now, for five years lie ought TO be
satisfied. Puck.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-04-25


tried so bravely to do her duty, and,
instead of sympathy, she met only with
condemnation. But she was pluclxy
girl, and all the Establishments and
coaXings of her lover failed to move her
in the least Then they quarreled, as
only people who are very fond of each
other can quarrel. At the end of fifteen
minutes, he said:
Good evening, Miss Wakefield"
And she, with corresponding flour.
ish of politeness, said:
Good evening, Mr.. Mortimer"
And the door closed between them.
And so they parted with sore hearts
and the belief that each was responsible
for the unhappy ending of their love.
Bella, however, kept right on in the
path which she had elected to follow.
But she was thankful that Mrs Van
Duzener sent her things to her every
week, and also sent after them.
Among the many diversions which
Mrs. Van Duzener's high station and
big bank account brought to her, she
found none so satisfying and entertain
ing as watching from day to day the
changes in the ingenious countenance
of her nephew That he was in love
she had long since guessed. As he
grew moody and quiet and left his
favorite dishes untasted, she decided
that she must know what troubled him.
So, one morning at the breakfast table,
she suddenly said, in her quick, snappy
way:
Come George, satisfy an old wom-
ans curiosity. Who is she?"
Mr.. Mortimer was at first very much
confused. But being very young and
very unhappy, and noticing that his
aunt looked particularly amiable. he
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
POINTERS FROM THE POLICE.

SMITH ADAMS was arrested last night on
charge of larceny preferred by William But
Ter before Alderman Cahill.
WESLEY BARBER, colored, was yesterday
held for court on charge OF assault pre-
ferred by Miss Jennie Maeder.
FRANK WILLIAMS was arrested yesterday
by Officer Downey on charge of disorderly
conduct preferred by j. Phillips before Al
derman Gripp.
JOSEPH MILLER and Arthur Alcott were ar
rested yesterday on a charge Of larceny pre-
ferred by j. Beilstein, q butcher in the ALLIE
gheny market.
MRS. REESE, Of Filbert street, Allegheny, is
mourning the loss of her husband, whom,
she SAYS, got $50 from her and then ran away.
She reported the loss to the police.
HENRY FoRTwAYEE, q tramp, was found in
Keeling's coal yards in an unconscious con-
dition by Officer Brown last evening. He
was removed to the Southside Hospital.
CHARLES SEIBERr, who escaped from the
workhouse last June, has been brought back
from Chicago. He Gays he got away by be-
ing doubled up into barrel which was
shipped away.
JOHN ALoNIvICH, his wife Lena and
Michael Willgiusky were arrested by Officer
Connolly and sent to the Twenty-eighth
ward station on a charge OF disorderly con-
duct. The party were engaged in q family
quarrel on South Tenth street.
The police officials are puzzled over the
case Of little Johnnie Haney. His mother,
who lived on Jones avenue is in the work
house and Johnnie is slowly dying from a
disease unknown to the medical profession.
No hospital will take the boy.
YESTERDAY Officer Madison, of the Eleventh
ward police station, recovered a valuable
English setter dog stolen from George Dill
worth, of Fifth avenue, near Morewood
avenue.
at $500. The officer saw the dog on Miller
street with two colored boys, but as soon as
they saw him approaching they ran of leav-
ing the dog behind.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
, SNAP SHOTS AT CITY AFFAIRS.

THE Public Works Committee of ALLEGHENY
met last night and approved pay rolls.
A FREIGHT wreck occurred on the Pan
handle near Mansfield yesterday. An en-
gine and six cars were derailed. No one
was injured.
DIR. BEACON and Lawyer Joseph Young
have revived the Thomas Ewing Literary
Association, of Forest Grove. and meeting
has been called for this evening.
The stereotypers Of the two cities, to the
number OF %. will organize union separate
from Typographical Union No. Z, of which
the majority of them are members.
THE Journal of Building appears this week
in neat new dress and new and more con-
venient form as a celebration of its fourth
anniversary. The Improvement is general
and agreeable.
DIR. SHELDON JACKSON, United States Edu.
cational Commissioner to Alaska made an
ciety at the Smithfield NJ. e. Church yester.
day afternoon.
The Committee on Charities Of Allegheny
met last night. The pay roll and the ordi.
nance recommending the employment of
two additional assistants for the City Home
were approved
MRS. NJ. BRONSON, of Arlington avenue, Mt.
Oliver. was found dead in bed yesterday
morning The lady had been i'll from pneu
expected. She was widow and leaves five
children.
THERE were two cable car accidents YES
terday, but no one was injured. Car IS of
the Central Traction line ran into a wagon
at High and Wylie and damaged the car
only. At Sixth and Liberty car No. 8 of the
Manchester line ran into car No. 205 of the
Citizens line owing to mistake in the sig
nals The Citizens line car was badly dam
aged.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
TO PAY ELECTION EXPENSES.

Select Council Holds q Special Meeting for
Some Unfinished Business - Various
Resolutions Acted On and Other Rou-
tine Matters Disposed or
Select Council held Especial meeting yes
terday afternoon chiefly to pass the Com
mon Council resolution for the payment Of
expenses of the coming bond election. II
took only a few moments to do this and
then some unfinished business was taken up.
A resolution to compromise the claims Of
E. P. Jones, Robert Arthur and Bridget
Daily for s, 200 was adopted.
Resolutions that the Chief of the Depart
ment of Public Works enforce the ordi-
nance to have sidewalks placed on Thirty
third street and requesting the City Attor-
nev to furnish an opinion regarding the
right of Councils to grant telegraph and
telephone companies the right to erect poles
on sidewalks were laid on the table.
A resolution requesting the Chief of the
Department of Public Works to ascertain
by what right the Central Telephone Com
pany takes gas lamps away and puts poles in
their places caused some discussion.
Mr.. Keating-The city has nothing to do
with the gas lamps. The Electric Light
Company has charge of that, and If the city
ever desires to go back to gas the company
will have to replace the lamp posts.
Mr.. Robertson-The city owns the lamp
posts, and the citizens should know what
became of them.
The action of Common Council on adopt
ing the resolution was concurred in.
A resolution requesting the Committee on
Public Safety to report on the ordinance
relative to the removal of telegraph poles
and placing wires underground was laid
over at the request of Mr.. Lambie, who said
the committee was at work on the subject.
The action of Common Council in adopt
ing resolution for the appointment of
committee, consisting of Mayor Gourley,
Chief Bigelow, one member from Select
and two from Common Council to solicit the
aid of Senators Cameron and Quay and the
Allegheny county Congressman in securing
ing between Butler street and Penn avenue
for park purposes was concurred in.
Resolutions requesting the Chief Of Pub
lie Works to ascertain the probable cost of
repaving Forty-eighth street and Butler
street between Forty-fifth and Forty-ninth
streets were referred to the Finance Com
mittee, as was also the petition of George
Sands for damages to property on Bedford
avenue.
A resolution refunding Thomas Cronin, of
the Thirty-third ward, S19 81 overpaid
taxes was adopted, as were also resolutions
for the payment of $50 to the Electric Sup
ply and Construction Company, and $170 70
to George L. Peabody for work done.
Ordinances for the establishment of the
Office of chief clerk of the Board of Viewers
at salary Of 81, 800 per year: and establish
ing the grade of Cassett stree. were adopted.
The contract of the Allegheny Light Com
pany for lighting the city with arc lamps
was approved, and Councils adjourned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
SILK.

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This great Handkerchief display is
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stocks and lines are unbroken.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD TALKS.
His First Visit to Pittsburg Cloudcd b.
Smoke and Dirty vapor.

his First Visit to Pittsburg Cloudcd by
Smoke and Dirty vapor.
Sir Edwin Arnold, the distinguished Lon
don literature, alighted from a Cleveland
train yesterday afternoon, tired and travel
stained AS he walked out through the
Union station he looked up at the smoke
bedimmed sky and remarked. ''Oh, what a
must have great industrial town here, ac-
cording to ali reports This is nv first visit
to Pittsburg, and 1 am in the hands of my
manager"
The gentleman did not know which hotel
he was going to. After he was ensconced in
apartments at the Anderson he delivered up
lengthy talk. Among the most interesting
things expressed vas his desire to spend a
week or so in Pittsburg, and visit the great
mills and the manufacturing industries. 81
know Andrew Carnegie very well, said he,
"and my regard for him is most kindly. His
considerate treatment toward nv son when
in this country several years ago has not
been forgotten by me- In consequence of
that have presented him with the original
manuscript Of The Light of Asia He is
very charming gentleman"
Sir Edwin spoke of the greatness Of the
States; the cities were wonderfully progress
i've and the people most magnetic. He
liked New York City very much, but was
more struck with San Francisco, on account
of its cosmopolitan air and picturesque sur
roundings. He put the Golden Gate City
in poetry as an evidence of this fact, when
he embarked for japan on his trip around
the world,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-04
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