THE GRAND OLD PARTY, [From the Pittsburgh Post.) How the G. O, P'. would tell us Of the blessings they'd in store For those who sought protection ( ) As they never sought before, How they used to tell the people That they'd never, pever mom See a day of want or misery If they'd only try the door, All this they used to tell us A great deal more, I vow But they haven't, they haven't— Haven't for a long ime now, How the G. 0, P. would tell ns OF the curses of free trade ; How a foothold for the English In Amerfea’d be made; How England's star would brighten And Amerien’s would fade, And a thousand other charges They had brilliantly arrayed, The workmen used to take this Witn a very silent bow, But they haven't, fhey haven't Haven't for a long time now, How the G, 0, P, would tell us I Cleveland outdid Blaine, That the country's wealth and glory Would never be the same; That men would die of hunger, And men would go Insane, But the voters smiled and nodded, And whipped the man from Maine But still they always tell us Free trade would raise a row, But they haven't, they haven't Haven't for a long time now, How the G. O. P. would tell us That they can't quite understand Why the country i5 50 happy Since the Dems assumed command Now. I'll tell you on the spuiet, With a simile serene and bland, That it's Frankie's face and manners And Grover's winning hand And with a ship so bold and sturdy With Frankie at the prow, We'll hold the reins of v letory For a long, a long time now How the G. O. P. would tell us Of Ben Harrison's renown How the mantle of his gran On him bad fallen down: And the hat so old and dusty With nothing but the crown But the G, O, P's a cirous And Ben Harrison the clown Neither hat so old and dusty Nor the sweat from off his brow Will seat him in the White House For a long, a long time now FRANK McPIK Pittsburgh, Aug A ROARINGFIRESPOUT. ust Mn A Column of F re 1,000 Feet High and 300 Fee; in D'ame’er A most remarkable ratural phe- nomenon cccurred a few mornings ago at Rondout, N.Y. Itwasaverita ble firespout nearly 1000 feet high and 300 feet in dismeter. The fire spout was caused by the bursing of a large maly, house at South Rondout, owned by Neidlivg ’ of New Yor! sheds conned brandt's sl is situated dout creek. t L r i The vills Rondout lies in ihe of a natural basin. Whenever any wind is stirring from the south or west the village is sure to get the ben. fit of it both down the creek and around the base of what is koown as Soake Hill. | Owing to the peculiar formation of the ground, when the fir: started two | currents of air coming at right angles to each other were sucked into the | tremendous a'r shaft made the vacuum caused by the hot air. It was a gigantic pillar of fire wreathing in great spirals toward the sky. From its surfece irrediated millions of sparke, and above the roaring of the mighty column of fire could be heard, like the crackiog of mu-ketry, the ex- plosion of malt, of which there were | 30,000 bushels in the malt house, As | the wind fanned the firespout of flame it swayed back and forth as much as fifty feet out ibe perpendicular. The gleaming reflection cast upon the | green hillsides shied back and forth | as the firespout waved in the night wind Tae whole valley was lit up by the fireworks. Through the centre of the bollow column of roaring fire cindars end of half-charred low by p= is wood were cariied up and shot out at | the top un:il the air wes filled with | what looked like noc vrnal erows and | buzzards Some of these cinders were | picked vp ten miles away. For two hours this remerkeble dis play continued, the vast column of fire eating a great hole in the black- ness of the night, crimsoning the sur rounding bills, reddening the water | in the creek, and roaring as if in tri- umph. ble length of hose, and so the fire- spout roared on undisturbed. The awn was break ng when the greed of the fire became satiated. It is ad- mitted on all hasds that such a die play of fireworks was never witnessed in Ulster county before, The los in ploperty consumed is estimated at $100,000. on Told By A Detective ——————. A Qneer Story About Twe Burglars and a Plucky Country Squire, ———— “Frow de glim dis way, Petie, and gimme dat big jimmy.” “Hadn't yer better use an. outsider Billy, snd give de key a pinch? A jim- my'll make 100 big a racket an’ de old guy will get on.” “Yer right, Petie; dey’s nothing’ de matter wid yer thinker. Gimme de outsider and get the p ready for do old gen ta yes bagger.” took place be. breaki be Py Hark Jactern fiashed its bristant i of light against the door, and in a few moments the deft handling of an in- strument in the hands of the burg: i + stuck out and C osed [tried to, | jo | 801 : | A man becomes what he most The litt'e old-fashioned hand | engine from the villege was brought | out, but there was ooly one services lar addressed as Billy caused the lock to turn back with a soft click. Tuk- ing a glance up and down the street the burglars softly sole into the blacks ness of the open hall way. Tue village clock in (he First Re formed Dissenters” Church just than tolled the hour of one o'clock. Five miciutes later a scream was heard in ‘Squire Cowlick's houce, and a light was seen to flush to and froo A mo- ment after the front door swung open again and two forms dashee out and | disappeared in the Cimmerian dark ness of Goose Laue. From that day I devoted myself to tracing up the clues founded on these ace. Day after day I masqueraded in the disguisd I bad assumed, going from house to house, peddling the | ‘Lives of Distinguished Citizens of | Green County Keutucky.” Of zourse I met with many trials, being chased by a bull through a teo-aore fiield and and having my false whiskers torn off By Josiah Bilberry's dog who choked { religion without godliness, 10 death trying to swallow them, But I vever desp ired, but worked night | andday to sccompli-b! hat whi hI had sworn to do. But time wore on and I | | came no nearer to the solution. Final | ly one day a stroke of fate came to | my aid. "Squire Cowlick, in aeting as | [Judge at the township fair was faa [ly kicked by a third-class draft mule and was carried to his home dying. Rushing to is house I obtained his {ante-mortem statement. It was as | | follows: “Yew be the city detective haint you?! How did I know ? Wall, every wan iutown koew it, but wuz | ufeerd to tell you, cause they dida't [want tew hurt ver feelin's, 'Bout the] robbery, eb? Wall as I'm goin’ ter kick the bucket, t'wont make much [difference tew tell what [ know* Yew see the night they broke in, I'd been down to the tavern. Yes, Tirzah Ann went down to play kKeerds, and | lost pinty cents tew | Jonathon Mulkittie atoldeledge, An’ I had a suck 0’ rye wonst or twiste, 80st 1 couldn't sleep when [cum bho ne, I heerd them fellows at the door, an, thought it was ole Tige scratchin’tew get in. But when I heerd them a mout- the steps, sez I, ‘Ichabod (we. . thar's theivs in your hous: what gir you going t do?” Bol gotup t Tiizsh Ann's stockin’ an’ iropped a lump o' coal intew waled for them gallots. Just one low cum slidin’ in with a lastern, [ swatted him silly th’ fust lick. drooped an, beginto play with hist i i I i nn 8, IHCK w an it, MER, | Then the other fellow cum in, saying : Did yo: swipeth, ole guy Petie ¥ “No, sez I, fet hing him a thamp, | ‘th’ ole guy swiped him." And down | he laid withouten a kick” { Here the old man’s breathing be- | came difficult, and be laid back and bis eyes. | trembled with anxiety because the solution was so near. Presently he revived and, io- dulging in a choackle that seeme ghastly, remarked “Then 1 ued then a8 OW they gim f y P ieliary ne Ha wars sKinped had an’ every thing » up an’ outen every cent they their watches an’ Theo I p'inted on ‘em and’ they scoosed by Jud oted like | them gon Here the death-rattle sounded inoosly, and, with sank back and died town satisfied tha a difficult task. cleared 8 Ia ved to | pushed WAS | i had The : 0 mystery Some BusinesaMaxims A vigorous, heeithy man iy only one right in the world only on thing to demand, and that is a chan: to work BS TEA ¥ i ec de sires to be There is a vast amount of whining | | pietism in the world. | Werk is not ouly a material but a moral necessity, The eight-hour ques fon is a moral question, The world pecds to be much nearer the millenpium than it now is before men would be morally benefited by a material reduction of usual hours of work. Work and success are indissolubly bound together. Work, work, work, and save the results of work, Business work is a duty; a necessity laid heavily upon every man who de not willing to fill a pauper's place, who has ambition for place, power, in- floence, comfort, The relation of work to life is vital, The most worthy occupation may be a means of d ation if charae- ter is not right, or if character is only negative, Every man veeds to look deeply in- to and study closely his character in its relation to his oceupation, If business controls character, all is Wrong. Mental growth and spiritual light are more important to a man than any material things, No listless dawdling will meet the case which calls on the best there is in a man, 5 ma Sit Actos he sires : and India and im re he ates the corner, iF | and & blackguard eannot, and | display is broad as God’s sunshine, i whether written io nature or in reve lation the Pan u {slow to judge princisles by men. sires 10 be a man among men, who is | You want very properly to succeed in getting and keepiog money. There are ten thousand . ways to viola the command, “Thou shalt not steal,” besides burglary and pocket- picking, Some other God than the Eternal can easily be eutbroued in workshop and (flize, Coveiousness may be graced with perfect courtesy. False witness may be given hy a gesture or a grimace, Churches ia thelr corporate capaci ty are not always hooest, avd the sophistry of the devil ofien persuades those who have confessed Christ be- fore men. Hence the vast amount of we have toyed with her affections we li cheerfully go to jail. We are not on the toy. The widow will find us no Jack rabbit, and the enemies who have ebcouraged this new move may hear | something drop before the trial is! over, | C—O A— Failed to Explode. ——— — Between Buffalo and Attica a pale- | faced young man with a curb-root look about him came into the car | with a package of binck slips and a | pencil and announced ; ‘Prepare your ballots to vote on | the Presidency I There were ten men in the car. The ten rose up as ove. Nine of them | turned in chorus toa fat wan from | Buffalo, and he beckoned the young man forward and asked; “Are you taking u straw vote?” “Is it on your owo scecount ?'” “Is ir.” “Yes, sir” “Then pause before itis too late. Here ure nine Democers s who'll break i every hone in your body if the vote | In don’t sohiwa big majority for Cleve- | land. 1'w for Harrison. red-hot and I boiling over, and if he doesen't come {out at least fiftenn & head on 1his votel'll bunt you down and wollup you till you can't grosn for three but His laws are fine as a razor's edge | nenths! Now, sir, go a head and do | { your business!” The young man grew white around the gills, and said he didn’t mean | : se anyshing unconstitutional, ani wens Do not mistake 8 prejodice for al, and rode twenty miles on the {out principle. { platform to restore his preasence of mind, THE Culiivate good manners: be teous, Don’t have an exalted notion of your personslity and your rights. The longer you live, the less yeu will think of yourself. A gentleman will never insult yoo, thus faveied cour- neither actus! insult nor grievance will trouble you, Understand moral laws, and know that they are marrow ana inflexible. The charity that we are bidden to i and quite as keen. | In studying moral laws, ponder | them as principles, Do vot seek to create a system of caspisiry that will constantly ssy- This comes just outside the law and this just inside; therefore, J may do | KA that aod must not do this At 31 o'clock the other night a boy { What pitsable spectacles men make | #Ppeared on Michigan avenue, nesr J of themselves when professing to be. | this street, with a lantern and began to lieve priociples and failing to under- search the pavement. Several men accosted him aod sek the objeevof his search, but be fought shy of a reply. | In ten mioute fifteen men were search- ing. In &fteen minits there were foar | {lanterns flashing aroond. When the corwd had increased to thirty the boy | extinguished his light and slid off Third stree entaed a house others coatinuad to vet! flicer cam: they were lookin wr. No one could tel’, and junit tien it seemed strike everybody that April fools sonmtimes the | blossomed in August, and the entire crowd stampede like a drove of steers. : — a — —- — A —— They Could Not Pind It stand them. Abhor shams, Thou shalt not bear witness agaiost hy neighbor may, in a sense, be violated by a past diamond, a pully croament on 8 boil ding or a bit of vene: rc The world is full shams, Clerks are stealing time for which they are paid it (4 1T per snother—and simulating 1ndust Friendships are cultivated with flattery—hollow talk with selfish ends. (Mien false furoitor up i The | AD of sycophants and t an search “ nr ni ROO Red what ’ ty of $100. Deacons ] Be square every time. biggest lie is half truth. ide. Be true. Stand up aod believe in yoursell, theo other people will believe | Helping the Right § in vou. { To help tl ' cove 1:f 3s fh er mendalile lo EVETY lile comes a Crisis is judicious and prudent when that help | conscious Integrity gives a power and | is enlisted in behalf of th right side of | heroic streangth that can come from |t just over the lower rils in the no other sonres i of the liver. The efficent | 1 Hosts Stomach | bilo icin on n- | of the | tigation. | IRAN i enti, | “of the ¥ right side is not only com : in a general point of view, bat | when he uuly Ti wat HT srrhesd Ins ters remembering | ’ eternal truth, Honor true science, that God's laws are i anti etheacy cota ied furred I yelp on the sorface of great [yy a Cons ral ie : vey fekd in vadaclw, The Largest, Cheapest and Best ‘Paper in the County. J in bb ee skin sand if lus Don’t d ‘ of 1 ff patore and sq fat int aoutest b youl Canuol Iathom, Jon » FCOTR h’ Hs NAY Deve Tr be able £3) . Divive origin of Christianity by i ry or any of the { great scho'arship, | Kidney tr AD get & rock :°f » incere and rev od no bright scoffer AWAY. prove : And ague, which FO OF, AVSPEpsia, rina shales ary all { fi this | Don't | sSysdemati. resalt in arly relief and final cure of Ww o2 is adapted standard medicine i %, but $ it Bear £4 Hse 11 DY i start HAS AN sar 1 ai | The Democrat is bound to be abreat of the times rive and will constantly and con- HARVEST sistently advecate what EXCURSIONS 'pelieves to be in the inter= ests of the people. fed per restoration of health the brilliant talk uldo't avswer him I Ww it, | is 10.3061 m. uniless this suffice. inbity, snd 1 ko eX Fivnos He has not tried I therefore i es not know, aod ry incompetent wilbess New Addertisements. Keep faith io bamanity. Study true men carefally, but be \ workof art is aot to be judged | by its defects, neither is an ethical | system to be judged by the failures of | its professors, ! Honor womanhood if you would | keep faith in bumanity, Seek high friendships, and when good fortune brings you into scquain- tance with men and women that are above you in true station ia life, wise- ly make the best of your opportunity, Be energetic, wide awake, pushing —but be patient. Keep pour inte'lectual life bright. dLinnescta, Daleota, MONTANA, ] we oR EE Ba PRY August 21st. Q CL ag WL Q Sept. 11th and 25. Oct. oth and 23rd. TUESDAY, No man can afford to be with=- VIA TH¥ St. Paul Minneapolis & Monitoba Ry. > A Persecuted Editor, out a county paper and at ONE DOLL.OR The Democrat is plac- ed in reach of all. Our amiable and gentlemauly Sher- iff entered our office day before yester- day in his usual urbane manner, and announced that he must serve pa on us. Jt was a notice of a of romise soit pst us by the Widow Olixby, who all that we have been toying with heartstrings and that it will take 85,000 of our cash to settle her thoughts back in the old channel. It is another move on the rt of our enemies to down us. We rst met the Widow Clixby twenty. eight days ago in Carter's grocery. She asked our opinion of herrings and we asked hers of soap. She iavited us to call at the house to see some poetry she had written on the rise and fall of the mastodon. We complied. Wa oaliea hee hide or fonr Limes ward, only ms a friend. On one occasion the widow showed usa from an eastern it iy Digfiet o Ba AT RATES CHEAPER THAN EVER BEEORE. ————— ci SUBSCRIBE AT ONCH! a Points west of Grand Forks in DAKOTA and MONTANA LESN THAN ONE FARE. ne round trip rate being. more than TWENTY DOLLARS, including GREAT FALLS, MON. TANA. 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