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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29
The Great Salt Lake.

The lake from which the city takes its
name is about twenty miles distant from
the latter, by good road across the level
valley bottom. Artistically viewed, it is
one of the loveliest sheets of water I ever
saw-bluer than the intensest blue of the
ocean, and practically as impressive, since
looking from the southern shore you see
only water horizon. This view, how.
ever, is broken by magnificent noun.
famous island, rising I should think
seven or eight hundred feet from the water
half dozen miles from the shore and
appearing as many miles in circuit.
The density of the lake brine has been
under instead of overstated. [ swan ou,
into it for a considerable distance, then lay
upon my back on rather than in the water
and suffered the breeze to watt me land.
ward again. | was blown to place
where the lake was only four inches deep
without grazing my back, and did not
know | had got within my depth again till
L depressed my hand trife and touched
the bottom. 1t is great mistake to call
this Lake azoic. 1t has no fish, but breeds
myriads of strange little maggots, which
presently turn into troublesome little
gnats. There is also large cave some
distance from the shore.-FHS Ha4gh
LudIoaU. ..-..... =
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29

CHILDISH TH1Nas,- Children imagine
themselves possessed Of great wealth if
they have stuffed their little purses with
counters, or money made of old cards and
broken pottery but, wheu they offer
their coin for biscuit to the baker they
learn with sorrow that it is worth nothing.
In like manner, We too, dream that the
possession of some hundreds of thousands
of pieces of gold makes us great and
mighty men, and entities us to universal
respect /; whereas, when we appear with
them at the gate of Heaven, we shall be
told that they are filth, and nothing more.
1t thus appears that life on earth is child's
play for the old not less than for the
young, unless, indeed, we attain to the
the blessedness of the new birth, grow to
the stature of men in Christ Jesus, put
away childish things, and set our affections
upon objects worthy of a soul which is
the offspring of God, and destined for i'm
mortality Gottsold's Ea,b1ems. .
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29
How Milton Spent the Day.

AT his meals he never took much wine,
or any other fermented liquor. Although
not fastidious in his food, yet his taste
seems to have been delicate and refined,
like his other senses, and he had prefer.
enne for such viands as were of agreeable
flavor, In his early years he used to sit
up late at bis studies, but in his later
years he retired every night at nine o clock
and lay till four iu summer and five in
winter. If not then disposed to rise, he
had some one to sit at his bedside and
read to him. When he rose he had chap
ter of the Hebrew Bible read for him,
and then after breakfast, studied till
twelve. He then dined, took some exer-
else, for an hour, generally in a chair in
which he used to swing himself, and after
wards played on the organ or bass viol,
and either sung himself, or requested his
wife to sing, who, as he said, had good
voice, but no ear. He then resumed his
studies until six, frtm which hour till
eight he conversed with all who came to
visit him. He finally took light sup
per, smoked pipe of tobacco, and drank
a glass of water; and after he retired to
rest. .,... -.. ..... ...-...4 l,-s.
5 Like many other poets, Milton found
the stiluess, warmth and redundancy of
bed favorable to composition and his
wife said, before rising of a morning he
often dictated to Der twenty or thirty verses.
A favorite position of his, when debating
his verses we are told, was that of sit
ting with one of his legs over an arm
chair. His wife related that he used to
compose chiefly in winter. -... ..f.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29

VELOCITY OF LIGHT.-An express
train, travelling night and day at an ave.
rage speed of forty miles an hour, would
require above three weeks to go around
the earth. Light would perform the same
journey in the interval between the puffs
of the engine attached to the train. If
the sun ceased to shine, we should never
theless see it seven or eight minutes after
that event because it would take that
time for the last wave of light to reach
this globe, on account of the immense
distance between tho sun and the earth !;
but, if the nearest fixed stars were blotted
out, we should see the light they had
emitted for five years after they had ceas-
ed to shine. The actual speed of a wave
of light is 10000 miles per second.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29
VOL. IX.----NO. 80.

CONSEQUENCES. The local reporter
of the Chicago Herald perpetrated the
following, afterahis return from summer
vacation, probably :""As gentleman
was passing along Fifth street he passed
q place where some boys were playing
marbles. One Of them, in shooting his
marble, cleverly put thunder the gentle
mans foot. The gentleman slipped and
stumbled against lady, also passing, pre-
cipitating her, along with himself, upon o
large bog, who was examining the gutter
for debris.
The hog, frightened out of his propriety,
bolted off and ran between the legs Of
another gentleman, who, in falling, drew
the string of kite from the hands of a
boy. The kite of course fell, and in fall
ing frightened pair of horses attached to
wagon liz an alley, A man, who was
building fire in carpenter shop by
which they passed, started up to see what
was the matter, and in SO dung dropped
his lighted match among the shavings., A
fire was the consequence. The engines
assembled, and in the hurry consequent
upon the alarm, man fell in the track Of
one of them, and had his arms broken,
which ended this budget Of accidents for
the day." .D' '. ''' '.'4s
Qucry.-Is the boy who shot the mar.
Bile responsible for all the consequent dam
ages? - ~ 4''
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29

A MATRIMONIAL TRAp.-An ingeni.
GUS bachelor in Scotland, has devised a
matrimonial lottery or trap, whereof he
is the bait. All widows and maidens who
have not attained the age of tbirty-two
are invited to buy of him ticket at the
price of ten shillings. After three hun.
dred tickets are sold, the drawing will take
place. There will be only one prize, and
it will be the right of the fortunate young
lady who wins it to claim the young gem
tleman for her husband, with the ESQ
produced by the lottery.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29

REWARD FOR A KINDLY AcT.-Some
years ago native of this city, now resid-
ing in Boston, met there man intoxica-
ted and in want. The man said he had
been led away and was DESTROYS of assist
ance. He was taken in, and, when sober,
money was furnished him to return to his
home in New York. Recently this man,
ever after sober and respectable, died
rich, and recollecting the kindness shown
him by the one who acted the part of the
Good Samaritan, bequeathed him thirty
thousand Acknowledgment Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29

AN APoLoaY.--"Did you say wasn't
fit to carry swill to swine, Mr.. Brown ~
81 did, sir.' 1.,--.s s-. ',r.i
"Wcll, sir, require you here, in the
presence of these gentlemen, to recall that
insult or you will have to take the conse-
quences." a' vol e.t la'a s'e a.s q.
d 81 am ready willingly to repair the in
juryI have done you." r6a2 t.a7't
"Well, SEQ that you do it quickly,
SIR, lt.taa poa ga aiaIt '.a.,l
Brown turned around to the insulted
gentleman, and said 2ta
"Gentlemen, have done my friend
Mr.. Smith, here, the injustice to say that
he was not fit to carry swill to swine, at
which he is very indignant. Now, gen.
tleman, desire to recall that remark and
do here take great pleasure in saying that
Mr.. Smith is eminently qualified for the
important Office of carrying swill to swine.
| hope this apology will be satisfactory to
Mr.. s., and that his excellent qualifca.
tions will be duly appreciated. -.'oja
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29

since painting was known Isn't woman
the poets and authors noblest and most
constant theme Haven't your sex, ever
since the days of Adam, been fighting,
killing and getting killed, and making
geese of themselves generally, all for
"woman's sweet sake ?" Since all this
is so why in the names of common sense
and humanity, don't you accord her her
just deserts, and let her retain undisputed
right to the title of your equal, and no
morc--no more to her belongs, and she
desires no more. ..'...... E.
WALNUT Hill, Sept. 9th, 1866. .~....
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29

To QUIET BABIEs.-A sleepless father
has invented the following ingenious de.
vice for quietipg babies, for which no pat.
.ent has been taken out, and it may be used
freely: 49,. saly,
"As soon as the squaller awakes, set
the child up, propped up by pillow, ifit
cannot sit alone, and smear its fingers with
thick molasses and then put halfa dozen
feathers into its hands, and the young
one will sit and pick the feathers from
one hand to another, until it drops asleep.
AS soon as it awakes, more molasses and
more feathers; and in the place of the
Understanding yells, there will be ST.
lence and joy unspeakable." 80
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29

He WAS COOP FOR THEM.-Professor
W, of - University, is something
Of wag, and the boys seldom get the
start Of him in the way of practical jokes.
One day, going into the recitation room,
Freshman class present, he found sheep
sitting tied in chair. His sole remark,
Chow are you, Freshman :" addressed
politely to the sheep, rather turned the
joke on the boys. Similarly, when, at
another time, opening his desk, a goose
flew out, "Aha, gentlemenl another class
mate, [ see I" ~. .f3FasrtF
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29
Aey~N Never apologize for what Won s

aB~ Never apologize for what you set
before your friends. If it is bad taste
for host to praise the dinner on his table,
it is still more Inconsistent and ridiculous
for him to make excuses for it. It is
taken for granted, as matter of course.
that you give the very best at your com.
mand and within your means.
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Qo&tital>
THE TRUTH DOTH NEVER DIE.

Though Kingdoms, States, and Empires fall
And dynasties decay; u
Though cities crumble into dust,
And nations die away
Through gorgeous towers and palaces
In heaps of ruins lie, -
Which once the proudest of the proud,
The Truth doth never die
Well mourn not DER the silent past
Its glories are not fed,
Although its men of high renowu,
Be numbered with the dead.
Well grieve not DER what earth has lost,
1t cannot claim sigh;
For the wrong alone has persisted,
The Truth doth never die
All of the past is living still ...
All that is good and true;
The rest has persisted and it did
Derserve to perish too
The world rolls ever round and round,
And time rolls ever by |.
And the wrong is ever rooted up,
But the Truth doth never die
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@Coleridge, in one of the most beau
tlfui OF SMILES, illustrates the pregnant
truth that the more we know, the greater
is our thirst for knowledge, and the more
we love, the more inst motive our sympa-
thy "The water-lily, in the midst 7,of
waters, opens its leaves and expands its
petals, at the first pattering of the shower
and rejoices in the rain.drops with q
quicker sympathy than the parched shrub
in the sandy DESERT" 1850 3if
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29

GfA husband once complained of his
wife before magistrate for assault and
battery, and it appeared in evidence that
he had pushed the door against her, and
she in turn had pushed It against him !;
whereupon the counsel for the defendant
said that he could see no improperly in
q husband and wife a-dorano each other
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29
THE MARYLAND
Life Insurance Company,
OF BALTIMORE,
Policy Holders Participate in the
Profits.
LOWEST RATES OF THE BEST COMPANIES

The charter of this company requires a
deposit of not less than 100000 with
the Treasurer of the State, as guarantee
of good faith with policy-holders.
This company is prepared to issue Or
binary life policies, policies for term of
years, and ten years non-lorfeiture life
policies. $500. ..
Also, Policies Of Endowment, Annuity,
SC.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-29

&TThere are worse serpents than those
that crawl in the grass, and they deserve
to lose their skins twice as often. o.,
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$3.50 PER ANNUM.
s ELB CT
Boarding and Day School
For Eoung Ladies.
Miss BETTE B. M. HAMILTON, PRINCIPAL

Miss BETTE B. M. HAMILTON, PRINCIPAL.
TFHE location of this School, in the healthy
Il and pleasant village of Bel Air, Hartford
county, Nd, combines advantages of quiet and
retirement, in highly moral community with
daily conveyances to the adjacent cities and viii
lagos.
The scholastic year is divided into sessions Of
five months each. The first term commences
first of February, the second LIST September.
Every arrangement has been made to give this
School all the advantages of a frst-class Insti-
tute.
Thorough instruction will be given in the va
rious branches of useful knowledge, and scrupu-
lous regard will be paid to improvement of the
morals and department of pupils.
Wax-work, both Fruit and Flowers, Baskets
and Vases, including a thorough knowledge of
ta.s art, taaeht. Also. Bead WORK, Emproldery
and Fancy Work, in iii its varieties.
"a eqal K REFERENCES:
Rev. J. 81. d. Wng6eld, VIM Galloway, Esq,
" VIM. A. White, Robert N. Hanna, "
Z" 7. s. G. Smith, VIM. H. Dallam,
II. d. Farnands, Esq, B. H. Hanson,
Henry W. Archer, Isaac Amos, q"
Stevenson Archer, " r..
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For The Agis and htellfgencer.
w ON A N.
{ Concluded.

ADDRESSED TO r LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
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OFFICERs:
GEORGE 2. THOMAS, President.

GEORGE p. THOMAS, President.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Hamilton Easter, of Hamilton Easter & Co.
Allen A. Chapman, of Kirkland, Chase n Co.
George P. Thomas, of Helm, Nicodemus & Co.
Hugh Sisson, Steam Marble Works.
Hiram Woods, Jr., of Dougherty, Woods & Co.
Geo. H. Miller, of Coffro,h, Miller & Co.
Thomas Cassard, of Gilbert Cassard & Son.
William Devries, of William Devries & Co.
Chas. Webb, of Thomas & Co.
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No subscription taken for less than a year.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-03-11

MAxIMs Fon HrSpANDs.-If there is in
the circle of our readers. Il single married
couple whose lives are ''uncUugenial. we
respectfully submit to the husband. whether
he has, since his emigration to the married
state" patiently. quietly and joyfully com
piled VITA the following excellent nnxilns.
If not, he is evidently the agercssor. and
unpucstonably deserves to suffer all the
Ills that married life is ''hcir to-" However.
we have no hesitation in saying that if such
husband will heartily repent his past domes-
tic transactions, and truly comply with the
following maxims, for forty or fifty years of
married life, will by that time, begin to be,
at least tolerable:
Resolve in the morning to be patient and
cheerful during the day.
Laugh heartily on finding all the buttons
off your shirt-as usual
Say. merrily, Boys will be boys when
you discover that the children have emptied
the contents of the water pitcher into your
boots.
On gashing your chin with n razor, re-
member that beauty is but skin deep; and,
in order to divert your thoughts from the
pain, recite from Hamlet, or indulge in one
of the harmonies of your native land.
II breakfast is not ready for you, chuckle
and grin pleasantly at the menials; remem'
berng that merry heart is continual feast,
and depart to your daily business, imagining
yourself Il Sufferer from indigestion.
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The Inaugural Address.

Fellow Countryman-At this second ap-
bearing TO take the oath of the Presidential
Office there is less occasion for an extended
address than there was at the first Then II
statement, somewhat in detail, of Il course
to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper
Now. at the expiration of four years. during
which public declarations have been con-
stantlv called forth on every point and phase
of the great contest which still ahsorbS the
attention and cngrosscs the energies of the
nation, little that is new could be presented.
The progress of our arms. upon which all
else chiefly depends, is as well known to the
public as to myself and it is, trust, rcas-
onably satisfactory and encouraging to all.
With high hope for the future, no prediction
in regard to ii is vontured
On the occasion corresponding to 1t four
years ago, all thoughts were anNlooSIy d.
rr"tcd to an impending civil war. All
dreaded tall sought to avert it. While
the inaugural address was being delivered
from this place. devoted altogether to saving
the Union without war, insurgcnt agents
were in the city seeking to destroy it with
ont war-srcing to dissolve TIE Union and
divide the effects by negotiation.
Both parties deprecated war: but one OF
them would make var rather than let the ma
ton survive and the other would 0cccpt war
rather than let it perish. And the war came.
Onc-righth Of the whole population were
colorcd slaves, not distributed generally
over the CAion, but localized in the southern
part Of it. These slaves constituted Il pccu-
liar and powerful interest,
All knew that this interest was. somehow.
the cause of the war. To strengthen, per
pctuate and cXtchd this interest vas the OBJ
.icct for which Tie insurgents would rcnd the
tuon. even by war while the Government
claimed no right to do more than to restrict
the territorial enlargement OF it. Neither
party expected for the war the magnitude or
the duration which ii has already attained.
Neither anticipated that the cause Of the
conflict might cease with, or even before.
tue conf ct itself should cease. Each looked
for an easier triumph, and Il result less fun
damental and astounding. Both read the
same bible. and pray to the same God: and
cac, invoices His aid against the other. 1t
may seem strange that any man should dare
to ask Just Gods assistance in wringn"
their bread from the sweat of other men
faces; but let Us judge not, that we be not
jGGgcd.
Thu prayers orboth could not Unanswered;
that OF neither has been answered fully
The Almighty has his own purpose NV oe
unto the world because of ohruScS for it
must needs be that ullcnSrS come; but woe
to that man by whom the oitcnSc comcth."
If we shall suppose that american slavery
is one OF those uhrnSca which, in the provi-
drncc OF God. must need, come, but which.
having continued through His appointed
time, He now Wills to remove, and that h"
gives to both North and South this terrible
war, as the woe due to those by whom the
ullrnsc came, shall we discern therein any
departure trom those divine attributes which
the believers in & living God always ascr}c
to Him?
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PUBLIC SALE e. A r I

TNHE undersigned, as Agent for Mrs. Ann
Il Reese, who is about to quit farming, will
offer at Public Sale, on the Pearce Farm, 3
niles south Of Elkton, on the road leading
Chesapeake City, on
Friday, the 17th 1oy Of INarch, 1865,
all her valuable Stock, Farming Implements,
end Household and Kitchen Furniture,
naming in part - head Of Work ~
and Harness Horses, very fine C 60
W. ----.-7, Carriage Horse, suitable YY.sNS.
~ ~ i.for ladies or children; , Yoke Of
W TOxen, 8 head of Mich Cows, 8
head Of Young Cattle, 9 head Of Hogs; /
Mower and Reaper in good order, Van
Wiekie Fan, Corn Shelter, Roller, Wheat
Drill, Flows, lL,rrows, Cultivators, Shovels,
Spades, Forks, Rakcs, Hoes, Scythes, Double
and Single Trees, Family Carriage. Farm
Wagon, Mill Wagon, Ok Gait, Sleigh and
Bells, Carriage Harness, Wagon and Pillow
Gears, Birdie and Saddle. Hay by the Ton;
Corn Blades by the Bundle Bacon by the
pound; her interest in Is acres Of Wheat in
the Ground, well put in.
Beds, Bedstcads and Bedding, Tables,
Chairs, Looking Glasses, Carpets, Cooking
Stove, lot Of Dairy Fixtures, with u great
many articles not enumerated.
This sale is worth the attention of Farm
ers, as all will be sold.
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums of $40 and
under, cash all sums over $50 credit of
six months, with approved security, bearing
interest from date.
&C. Sale to commence at 10 O'Clock A. VI.
DANIEL BRATTON, Agent.
Feb 25, 1S65-3w S. Burns, Auct.
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GOLDEN
ITCH OINTMENT.

4 SAFE, convenient and eifcacious rem
IA edy for that most disagrceable and tor
menting dsordcr-the ITCI-has been
always greatly needed; but no one, it is
presumed, has before been discovered which
will certainly effect cure without having
ingredients in it both disagreeable and dam
gerous. Those that have attempted its cure
with birthstone, have generally applied it
with mixture Of hogs fat, or lard, worn for
several days, OF dried in by the fire, either of
which exposes the patient to the most immi-
ncnt danger Of taking cold, by opening the
pores Of the body, and at the same time
impregnating the blood with u poisonous
quality, and weakening and facilitating the
whole constitution others have used oin.-
ments which have either proved dangerous
TO health, or insufficient to effect cure.
But this will as certainly cure the ITCH
as it is applied; it is easy and safe for any
age, habit or constitution, and attended with
no disagreeablc consequences of any kind,
either at the time Of using it, or at any time
after, as can be proved by thousands of peo-
pie Of different ages, constitutions and states
of health, who have used this ointment, and
have been cured by it.
No family ought to be without this valua-
bic medicine for, on the first appearance of
TINS disorder, on the wrists and between the
fingers: &c, slight application of this Oint-
ment VIII cure 1t, and prevent its progress,
and likewise its being taken by others. 1t
may also be used as preventive, by touch
ing the hands or the inside Of the gloves once
IN while with little Of it, when there is a
suspicion that the disorder is prevalent, and
there is danger Of taking it. For which rea-
son no people abroad on business, no student,
traveller, soldier or sailor, should be without
this Ointment, which is neatly put up in tin
boxes, convenient to carry, agreeable in its
smell, and will last good for long time. BY
tins precaution, neghborhoods, societies and
schools, might be freed from this tormenting
disorder. Should the patient have any
other eruption or breaking out, which he
mistakes for the lTCH an application of this
Ointment will do no harm, but often cures
the common breaking out, which arises IRON
a sharp, hot humor in the blood, and leaves
L smooth polish on the skin.
There have been many Ointmcnts offered
to the public, for the cure Of the IrcH, but
this valuable medicine bears no analogy to
them in its materials, use, or effects they
being generally made up of grease, brin-
stone, tar, mercury, spirits Of turpentine,
salt petre, and such like disagreeabe mater
ials, which are loathsome to use, and unsafe
and uncertain in all their effects
B~lJ~ Druggists can be supplied with this
Ointment by the Gross or Dozen, at reason
able prices.
Price so cents box.