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down their.,cheeks advise her to submit
cheerfully to her !atc; aiho'. they know
it is hard for poor, timid fawn like her
to leave home, vet such is woman's lot,
and it is her duty. The fatpl day APP
proaclcs, aud some dark night the poor
cuss can be seen sneaking along to engage
the parson, ..r wg7 ~
The day comes. First ono carriage
drives to the church door, then another.
Then comes three more with the mourn
hers,g. Everybody makes rush for the
church. Three or four girls, done up in
white lace yet out Of the carriages; tLen
the bearers wrapt upiu br ad- hitch
on to the !bundle', th y G It to the church
door, fix their rigging, i1lhen sail majcsti-
cally up the centre aisle amid murlnurs Of
There they GOMEZ" ".Au't shcsweet;'
and such Ike. Then the dominic joins
them in this wise: 'You hereby swear
that what you affirm is true, SO help you
God! Amen. What God las put asun-
der let no manjoin apart. Know all men
by THESE presents. And do you heret J
swear the same to be the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the ,ruthY Now,
by the power invested in me by the Con.
stitution Of the United States, pro-
ruouncc you one. and your letters Of rec
ommendation will 10 handed You rs soon
as convenient" The deed is did-tlat
is partidid-and they start to get away
from their native hearth by the first train.
That night they join their hands together
and register vow in heaven that they
will always be gcolto each other, never
fight, 1nev.r, be cross, never have sruts,
never give sour Looks, never hit e; eli
other and n,l less than eight months that
girl will make race course r ind bis
eye with a broomhandle. and call him a
frizzle-hcaded sour krout, while he will
play base ball with her water fall (; and
Wednesday and Saturday, instead of 60
ing to matinecs she'll get a good rousing
old athrashing-and-that's what's tie
matter. 4, Hii ~ u.&
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is .ITRiGHT
ErERYBobYI

Y .' EVER I.BODY
Should keep constantly within their reach, those
invaluable remedies 10 specessiuly combat dis
ease. RUlncks Blosd Pills, Robark's Sinn,-
ael, l,,ters, aud Isobark's Blood Purifier, they
are infallible III the diseases for whicl, they are
recommended. +. ". LHALFANT,
Sole asen, for Ltwis ccuuty,
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. A REuARKAALE FACT.

That not single instance has come to tho
knowlese Of ihe proprietors, Of the failure OF
l,obafk's mSlieihes 10 give entire satisfaction
In the hundreds Of thousands of eases in which
they have been used /; this Is worthy u remark
and undeniabIe eyideuce Of Their ini rinsie merits
n1iiglll pm !l't' F.llti ClIALPANT,
Sole Agent for Lewis county.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-02-12
wonderful Discovery ora Sup
posed .antedtlACian Human
Skeleton.

Day before yesterday, while the quarry
men employed by the Sank Rapids Water
Power Company, were engaged in quarry
ing rock for the dam which is being erected
across the Mississippi at this place, found
Embedded In the solid granite rock the re-
mains of human being of gigantic stature.
About seven feet below the surface of the
ground and about three feet and half be-
meath the upper stratum of the rock, the
remains were found imbedded in the
sand, which had evidently been placed in
the quadrangular grave which had been
dug out of the solid rock to receive the last
remains of this antediluvian giant. The
grave was twelve feet in length, four feet
1<wide, and about three feet in depth, and is
to-day at least two feet below the present
level of the river. The remains are COM
pleteiy petrihed, and are of gigantic di-
mansions. The head is massive, measures
thirty-one and one half inches in circum-
ference, but low in the ostrontis, and very
nat on top. The femur measures twenty
SIX and quarter inches, and the fibula
twenty-five and half, while the body is
equally long in proportion. From the
crown OF the head to the sole of the foot,
the length is ten feet nine and half inches
l ho ihcaSuTe around Cle CncSC IS n1tY-nlne
and half inches. This giant must have
weighed at least nine hundred pounds
when covered with reasonable amount of
flesh. The petritied remains, and there is
nothing left but the naked bones, now
weigh three hundred and four and o quar-
ter pounds. The thumb and fingers on the
left hand, and the left foot from the ankle
to the toes are gone; but all the other parts
are perfect. Over the sepulchre of the
dead was placed large flat limestone rock
that remained perfectly separated from the
surrounding granite rock. These wonder
tul remains of an antediluvian, gigantic
race are in the possession of gentleman
who has started with it to his residence
East. This gentleman, it is said, will hear
all that can be said on the subject by the
learned men, among whom is Gen. Thorn
as, and that many more skeletons will be
found during the process of excavating the
granite rocks in this place. Some seem to
think that these remains were deposited in
this sarcophagus prior to the formation of
the present strata of rocks that now abound
here; but this is mere conjecture.-Sauk
Rapids Sentinel.
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The Language Of a. RingIet.

An exchange gives the following inter-
probation of the fashionable queue worn
by the ladies
The solitary ringlet which so fashionably
floats from the waterfall of our marriage
cable bellies here, not only looks most pro-
vokingly sweet, has a language very sig
nificant, and is indicative of the state of
the wearer. Report says it is "notifca-
tion on the part of those who wear them,
to all male persons, that the girls are not
engaged" The length of this lonely ring
let, or shoulder queue, indicates the desire
for instance if extremely long, the wear
er is very DESTROYS of getting spliced at
once-if only moderately long, it shows
that only good offers will be entertained
an extremely short, meagre ringlet, would
show that the wearer is very particular as
to who she accepts, but nevertheless shows
that she is not yet engaged.
Young men, you have the queue, now go
act accordingly.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-02-12

Use OF TEA AND CoFFEE.-One of the
most remarkable facts in the diet of man
is the enormous consumption of tea and
coffee. The slightly stimulating and mar
cotic properties of these substances do not
seem sufficient to account for the fact That
upwards of2,000,0OO,0OO of pounds ofthese
articles are annually consumed by the in
habitants of the world. 1t has, however,
been found that they contain an active
principle, which, though small in quantity,
is yet supposed to form an important part in
the human economy. The principle is called
theme in tea and caffeine in coffee, which
are indentical In composition; and, what
is very remarkable, this same principle
has been discovered in the Paraguay tea, a
species of holly used for infusion by the ma :
tives of South America; and aprinciple very
similar, called theobr0mine, is found in the
nuts from which cocoa and chocolate are
prepared. According to Liebig, there is
found IN the blood principle called by
him taurine, resulting from the destruction
OF the body, and having composition so
closely resembling theme, that the one may
easily be converted into the other Taurine
performs an important office in the econo-
my of respiration; and Liebig suggests
that the introduction of theme into the
system prevents the destruction of the It's
sues for the purpose of forming taurine,
and thus, though not nutritive itself, it be-
comes indirectly nutritious to the body in
saving its tissues from destruction.
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Importance Of Presence OF
Mind.

1. If a man faints, place him fat on his
back and let him alone.
| 2. Ii any poison is swallowed, drink in
stantly half glass of cool water, with a
teaspoonful each of common salt and
ground mustard stirred into it. This vom-
its as soon as it reaches the stomach For
fear some poison may remain, swallow the
white OF one OF two raw eggs, or drink q
! cup OF coffee These two being better anti
dotes for the greater number of poisons
than any dozen other articles known, with
the advantage of their always being at
hand; 1t not, pint of sweet oil, lamp oil
or "drippins," or melted butter, or lard,
are good substitutes, especially if they
vomit Immediately.
y. The best thing to stop the bleeding of
a moderate cut, instantly, is to cover it
profusely with cobweb, or -four and salt,
half and half
4. II blood comes from wound by Jets
or spirits, be spry, or the man will die in
Few minutes, because an artery is severed;
tie handkerchief loosely around, near the
part, between the wound and the heart;
put stick between the handkerchief and
the skin and twist it around until the
blood ceases to flow; keep it there until
the doctor comes; if in position where
the handkerchief cannot be used press the
thumb on spot near the wound between
it and the heart; increase the pressure until
the bleeding ceases, until the physician ar
rives, so as to glue up the wound by the
coagulation or cooling of the hardening
blood.
5. If your clothing takes fire, slide the
hands down the dress, keeping them as
close to the body as possible, at the same
time sinking to the floor by bending tho
knees; this has smothering effect upon
the flames; ifnot extinguished, or great
Roadway gotten, lie down on the floor and
roll over and over; or BETTER envelop FOUR
self in q carpet, rug, bedcloth, or any gar
ment you can get hold of, always prefer
ring wooden, .
6. Ifthe body is tired, rest; if the brain
is tired, sleep. ...
2. If the bowels are loose, lie down in
warm bed, remain there and cat nothing
until you are well. Oh
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-02-12

THE HUMAN FIeURE.-The proportions
ofthe human figure are strictly mathemati-
cal. The whole figure is six times the
length OF the foot. Whether the form be
slender or plump, the rule holds good, and
deviation from it is q departure from the
highest beauty in proportion. The Greeks
made all their statues according to this rule.
The face, from the highest point OF the fore
head, where the hair begins to the chin, is
one-tenth of the whole stature. The hand
from the wrist to the middle finger is the
same. From the top of the chest to the
highest point in the forehead is seventh.
If the length of the face from the roots of
the hair to the chin be divided into three
equal parts, the first division determines
the place where the eyebrows meet, and the
second the place Of the nostrils. The
height from the feet to the top of the head
issthe same as the distance from the extrem-
ity of the fingers when the arms are extern
ded.
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g47 A doctor was very much annoyed
by an old lady who always stopped him on
the street to tell him over her ailments
Once she met him when he was in great
hurry. "Ahl see, you are quite feeble"
said the doctor. "Shut your eyes and
show me your tongue" She obeyed, and
the doctor, moving off, left her standing
there for some time in this ridiculous posi-
ticn, to the infinite amusement of all who
witnessed the funny scene
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reg" The late Baron Rotbscbild. dinin

eV The late Baron Rothschild, dining
once at his club in Paris, heard some one
say, horrible bore-lent X ten thousand
trancs-have not even got an acknowledge
ment; and he's gone to Constantinople."
Write to him." said the Baron. "Have
done so, and it don't answer-he does not
answer" "Then, mon cher, write to him
thus: Dear M. X, when the Turks and
Turkesses leave you little leisure time,
send me the twenty thousand francs lent
YOU" "But he only owes me ten thous-
and" Precisely he will write and say
so, and then there's your acknowledgment.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-02-12

A GOLDEN THoUGTT.-I have never
found pride in noble nature, nor humil-
ity in an unworthy mind. Of all the trees,
I observed that God has chosen the vine
low plant that creeps along the wall; of
all the beasts the patient lamb; of all the
fowls the patient dove. When God APP
peared to Moses, it was not in the lofty
cedar, nor in the spreading palm, but in a
bush-as if he would by those selections,
check the conceited arrogance of man.
Nothing produces love like humility, moth
ing hate, like pride.
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where, was seen to be in flames. 1t is there
fore probable that they were still in the
neighborhood. The redoubt at Turanganui
contained some friendly natives and few
military settlers, all armed.
Thealosses sustained by station holders
and settlers by this bloody foray will pro-
badly be most extensive.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-02-12

Vampires, so called, are by no means pc
culiar to Brazil, but the veritable creature
insinuated itself into the company of
Americans which arrived in that country
few days ago. The writer says:
A party of Americans went by the ANA
zon recently and one of them was bled
SO badly by vampire as to awake, in a
state Of exhaustion, with face like q
corpse; the foot of his hammock and the
floor beneath it were saturated with blood,
the flow of which was staunched with
great difficulty. 1t is the difficulty of
staunching the blood which makes the
vampire so dreaded, the quantity which
the creature requires to satisfy his appetite
being comparatively trifing. Some per-
sons seem to be especially liable to their
attacks, while others can sleep in room
infested with them nightly with inr,n e.
A gentleman living near Para, ar,i trosr
house stands on the bank of an igarape,
tells me that his room is seldom without
one or more vampires in it after dark, and
they have never molested him, although
they have bled an unlucky goat in shed
beneath his window until the creature was
unable to stand, and was shot as an act of
mercy. A young English lady who was
visiting at this house was bitten on the first
night of her arrival, and in spite of pre-
cautions used, was again bitten few days
afterwards, bleeding from a wound un-
der her toe until much weakened. These
animals only make their attacks in dark
ness, and a light kept burning in the
sleeping room is an efectual safeguard
A physician, long resident here, tells me
that, although poisonous reptiles are some
what plenty in the province, the serious
accidents from this cause scarcely amount
to half dozen annually in population of
10000. But enough Of reptiles for the
present.
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w At large party, the other evening,
while young lady was playing the piano
with peculiar touch, bystander remark.
ed: I'D give the world for her fingers"
He was greatly taken back by her prompt
reply that he might have the whole hand
for his own. But then it was leap year,
You know. 49,
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H The following telegram was recent
ly sent from Sacramento, Cal, to Marys-
Vile: "Send pile-driver and engine i'm
mediately." The dispatch, as received at
Marysville, read: "Send Pete down and
Eugene immediately" The party telegra-
phing from Sacramento was surprised
on receiving the answer: "No such men
here" .E
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produced the following: ~ am immensely
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which proved to be green and unfit to burn,
run the whole load through your clothes
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a1Y A Yankee peddler, with his cart,
overtaking another of his clan on the road,
was thus addressed: "Hollo, what do
you carry!" drugs and Medicines was
the reply. "Good, you may go ahead"
said the other, II carry grave-stones."
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B ATEMA N & BAK R.
q q etiGal.
kftf1e Things.


kitf1e Things.
Shall We strike u bargain, Fate
And wilt thou to this agree
THke whatever things are great
Leave the little things to me
Take the eagle, proud and dark
Broad Of shoulders strong of wing,
Leave the robin, leave the lark,
IT'S the little birds that sing
Take the lakewood, towering up.
With its top against the skies
Leave one little acorn emp
Therein all the forest lies.
Take the numerous fountain heads,
Take the river winding slow,
But about my gardcn-bctls,
Leave the dew-drop, small and low.
Winding waves are fine to view,
Sweet the fountains silver call
But the little drop of dew
Holds the sunshine, after ALL
Take the sea, the great wide sea,
White with many II swelling sail
Loave the little stream to me,
Gliding silent through the vale.
Take the palace all eshiue,
With its lofty balls and towers;
Let the little house he mine,
With its door-yard grass aud flowers.
Take the lands. the royal lands.
All with parks and and orchards bright
Leave TO me the little hands
Clinging closely morn and night
All, for once, be kindly, Fate,
To my harmless panagree
Take whatever things are great,
Leave the little things to me
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my dear" said an anxious matron to
her daughter, at is very wrong for young
people to be throwing kisses at each other"
why so, mammals I'm sure they don't
hurt even if they do hit"
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on or before the
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