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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-18

OF the Radicals. 1t was destructive ofeve-
ry principle of free government, and reared
military despotism on the ruins of civil
liberty The day is not very distant when
the Radical policy toward the South will
be execrated by all parties, and no states
man or politician will be found to do it
reverence.
The main point which the Teleqraph
urges against the Democratic party is ats
dreadful record in slavery" On careful ex-
animation in cool blood, that "record'' will
not be found as dreadful" as many believe
it to be. The Democratic party was never
a pro-slavery party as was and is charged
against it. 1t was in favor of leaving the
question of African slavery where the Con-
stitution left it, with the States, which
alone were authorized to act on the sub
Ject. In the formation of the Federal Con-
stitution the States refused to yield the
control of the slavery question to the gem
eral government, wherefore our party al
ways opposed any interference with it by
Congress. New Notwithstanding with
what was none of her business, brought on
all the trouble that grew out of the slavery
question-whereas, if the Democratic poll
cy had been adhered to, the great civil war
would have been avoided, and slavery got
ten rid OF without bloodshed. In spite of
all its shortcomings, the record of the Dem
ocratic party is one to be proud Of
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THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

The Germantown Telegraph, paper of
strong Radical tendencies, in an article
which speaks of the claims of the two great
parties of the country on the people, says
To the Democrats we owe the acquisi-
ton of Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona,
California and Nevada, and the final settle
ment of the Oregon dispute; and this alone,
Notwithstanding all the errors of that par
ty, entitle it to respect and continued sup
port. 1t also stood up firmly for religious
liberty in an era when it was not popular
to do so, and when sectarian bigotry had
got into politics and was sweeping the
country like tornado. 1t also stood reso-
lutely by the rights of naturalized citizens,
under great discouragements. These are
practical services that will entitle the par
ty to respect.
Whereupon the Doylestown Democrat
comments as. follows:
This is frank and manly admission by
apolitical adversary. He might have cited
many other great deeds of the Democratic
party, but these are enough to give it a
strong hold on the affections and support
of the people, From 1901 to 1861, a space
of sixty years, with the exception of an in
terval of few years, the Democratic party
controlled the destinies of the country, and
moulded the workings of our institu-
tions. The history of the country is the
history of the party. The second war
for independence that of 1925, was a
Democratic measure which secured to
American commerce the freedom ofthe seas.
The Telegraph forgets to tell its readers
that the Democratic party has always been
as strong an advocate of civil, as well as
religious liberty, and on on this point it
has never undergone, and cannot undergo,
change. Constitutional government is
cherished by our grand old party as the
apple of its eye, and love for it will never
be relinquished. For this reason the Dem
ocratic party opposed, with great unanim-
ity, the so-called Reconstruction" policy
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DEDUCTION OF TAXATION, DEMOCRATIC

The New York Times says:
"All the signs point to another large
surplus (Revenue) in the current wear.
Several of the taxes which are soon to
cease are yet in force, and will swell the
amount in the Treasury. The general pro-
ductiveness of the revenue will leave a
handsome margin. The monthly opera
tions of the Secretary of the bond market
indicate the possession of large means in
excess of the wants of the Government.
The party is, therefore, brought to this
issue--shall even the reduced rate of taxa
ton be imposed if it yield surplus of
ninety or hundred millions, or shall a
further reduction take place to the extent
Of sixty or seventy millions We know
Mr.. Boutwell's views of the taxpayers, and
we know that there is a gulfbetween them.
The party must side with one or the 9TH
err. To he consistent, to justify its profess
sions, and to satisfy the people, it must de-
eide against the Secretary and in favor of
the continued diminution of taxes.n
And against the President too! The
whole influence of the administration was
brought to bear against the reduction of
the some sixty-five millions made, not
eighty millions as stated in the Times.
Only the persistent efforts of Democratic
members of Congress, and their luminous
exposition of facts and figures, compelled
the reduction made not what they de-
handed, $10O,0 900 in all-only $65 ,OO0,-
600 being all they could get. But for
these efforts of the Democratic members,
the old taxation would have been contin-
ued, backed by the whole administration
of the Government.
Put the Democracy into power, and the
expenses of the Government will be reduced
third, and the whole Tariff necessary
be collected from some 20 articles instead
of 5000 or more, and the internal revenue,
from tobacco, whiskey and stamps alone
ElrhdD0e.
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A SHORT SERMON.

There's nine men standin' at the dore,
an they all sed they'd take shugar in
thern. SIGH, friends and brethering, was
the talk in wurldly Genes, wonst COM
mon in this our ainshunt land; but the
dais is gone by and the sans run dry, and
no man can say to his nabur, hoo art thou,
man, and will you take any more shugar
in your kaughey3 But the words of our
tex has difrunt and more pertikular
incoming than this. Thar they stood at
the dore on cold winters mornin', two
Baptiss and two Methodiss and five Luthu-
rians, and the tother one was publikin.
And they all with one vols sed they wouldn't
dirty their feet in dram shop, but if the
publikin would go and get the drinks
they'd pay for 'em. And they all cried
out and every man sed, "I'll take mine with
shugar-for it won't feel good to drink
the stuff without sweetenin."
So the publikin he marched in and the
bar-keeper said, "What want We ?" and he
answered and sed: "a drink" GLOW
will you have it ?" "Plain and strate,''
says he, "for it amt no use wastin shugar
to circumsalvate akafortis" But there's
nine more standin' at the door, and they
all sed they'd take shugar in ther'n.-
Friends and brethering, it amt only the
likker or sperits that is drunk in this
roundabout and underhanded way, but it's
the likker ofall sorts of human wickedness
in like manner. Theirs the likker of NAL
lis that menny of you drinks to the dregs
but yure sure to sweeten it with the shugar
of self justification. Theirs the ,;,,.ker Of
avriss that sum keep behind the curtain
for constant use, but they always has ii
well MKT with the sweetin NV prudens and
ekonimy. Theirs the likker of selfluy
that sum men drinks by the gallon. But
they always put in lots of shugar of take
keer of No. 1.
! And lastly, thar's the likker NV extor-
shun, which the man sweetins accordin to
circumstances. If he's in the flour line
he'll say the poor'll be better off eating
corn bread; Ifhes in the cloth.line, WY it's q
good thing to larn them to make their cloth
at home; if he's in the leather line, it'll larn
them the necessity of taking better keer NV
Shoes. And there's nine men at the door
and they all sed they'd take shugar in
ther'n. But, friends and brethering, thar's
a time comm and place fixin' whar thar'll
be no "standin' at the dore" to call for
"shugar in ther'n." But they'll have to go
rite in and take the drink square up to the
front; and the barkeeper'll be old Satun and
nobody else; and hell give 'em "shugar in
ther'n," you'd better believe it, and it'll be
shugar of lead, and red hot lead at that, as
sure as your names Constance Dodger
And you'll be entitled to your rations three
times day. if not more frequentlier, and
if you don't like it you'll have to lump il
and so may old Nick close down upon all
your silk palavering around the plane old
people of brotherly luv and ginrosity and
Teller feelin' and fare play! Amen.
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-0e-

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.-Mark Twain, in
his memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, say $
what an adroit old ADVENTURE the sub
Ject OF this memoir is! In order to get a
chance to fly his kite on Sunday, he used
to hang key on the string and let on that
he was fishing for lightning.
HE invented stove that would smoke
your head off in four hours by the clock
One can see the almost internal satisfaction
he took in it, by giving it his name, (the
Franklin stove)
"He was always proud of telling how he
entered Philadelphia for the first time,
with nothing in the world but two sbill-
ings in his pocket and four rolls of bread
under his arm. But really, when you come
to examine it critically, it was nothing
Anybody could have done it,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-18
NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS.

The Engineering Magazine, high authori-
ty on such matters, says:-
I'VE are on the brink of a new era in
railways era of the narrow gauge rail
way--an era of renewed activity, when
every village, almost every farmstead may
nave Its railway, and if such an era be at
hand, 1t is mainly because the Fairlie en-
glne, by its increased power, by its adap-
tatlon to curves, its economy in rails and
freedom from oscillation, has rendered it
possible. The new and lighter and cheaper
roads Will outvie in usefulness, as in di-
unfinished costliness, the old broader gauge
railways to be constructed over short or
rugged lines no more"
Ii this is reliable, itwould seem to indi-
cate one of the most extraordinary practi-
cal revolutions of the age. Fairiie. whose
name is given to the above engine. is an
Engllsh engineer, who has given the sub
Ject thorough consideration, and demon
strated practically in Wales that RAILWAYS
OF the llghtest construction and narrowest
gauge may accomplish the work once
deemed possible only by the heaviest rails,
broadest guage and heaviest locomotives.
A three-foot gauge has been pronounced by
British engineers in India sufficient for the
requirements of trade which includes the
transportation of such bulky freights as
cetton and rice. According to the London
Times, distinguished engineers in England
assert that with Fairlie engines they would
manage the heaviest traffic and travel in
the world. In England there is q short
railroad, fourteen miles in length, of only
two feet gauge, which has proved most
profitable to shareholders and useful to the
public. There are other like roads of two
feet six inches guage. In Belgium there
is road OF three feet four inches; in India
OF four feet; in Sweden and Norway sew
eral of three feet six inches; on Mt. Gents
one of three feet; and now engineers in
Europe, who have given this matter most
attention, prefer gauge of 2 feet inches
or three feet. Their common speed, even
in the crooked mountain regions of Wales
and Norway, is said to be from fifteen to
eighteen and half miles per hour, aud
their cost at most three-fifths that of an
ordinary railway. The improved machines
employed upon these roads combine light
ness, great tractile power and perfect even
ness of movement, and thus obviate the
trouble of excessive oscillation of loco
motives on narrow railways, which origi-
mated the necessity for broad gauges.
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THOUGHT IT WAS HER HUsBAND.-One
dark night, not long ago, burglar entered
a private residence in Sixth avenue. On
ascending one flight of stairs he observed
light in chamber, and while hesitating
what to do large woman suddenly de-
scended upon him, seized him by the throat,
forced him down through the hall, and
pushed him into the street before he had
time to think. Heroic Repulse of Burg
lar by a Woman" was the way the story ap-
peared in the newspapers the next day. But
when friends called and congratulated her
upon her courage she exclaimed: "Good
gracious! l didn't know twas burglar. If
| had | should have been frightened to
death. l thought it was my husband come
home drunk again, and 1 was determined
he should't stay in the house in that con-
dition."-L0uisciWe Sun.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-18
A STORY WITH A MORAL

A STORY WITH A MoRAL.-A Connect
cut exchange tells the following story of a
boy who was sent from Groton, Conn, with
a bag of green corn. The boy was gone
all day. and returned with the bag unopen-
ed, which he dumped on the floor, saying
There's your corn; go and sell it,
can't.
sold any ~
"No; I've been all over London with it,
and nobody said anything concering green
corn. Two or three fellows asked me what
had in my bag, and told them it was
none of their business what it was.
The boy is not unlike hundreds of bust
ness men, who will probably call him u
fool for not telling what he had to sell.
They are ACTUALLY doing the same thing
on much larger scale than did the boy,
by not advertising their business in the
papers.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-18

A VALUABLE TABLE.-The following
table will be found valuable to many of
our readers - ..
A box "a by 16 inches square and % in
ches deep will contain barrel.
A box 26 by Is 1-5 inches square and s
inches deep will contain a bushel.
A box ~ by III inches square and in
ches deep will contain half bushel.
A box 8 by s inches square and in
ches deep will contain peck.
A box by s inches square and Al in
ches deep will contain one gallon.
A box by inches square and 81 inch
ohes deep will contain halfgallon.
A box by inches square and 81 inch
es deep will contain quart.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-18

FUNNY MIsTAKE.-Not many days ago u
gentleman entered certain insurance Office
located on Main street near the dock, and
tossing paper on the counter, said
That's run out, and want to get it re-
newed"
A broad grin suffused the face of the
wicked clerk, as he unfolded the docu-
ment.
"You ale sure this has run out, are you ~
said he .N
"Well," was the reply, 81 suppose it has.
My wife gave it to me, saying it had run
out, and must get it renewed right off"
Then the clerk held up what was to all
appearance marriage certificate. The APP
plicant for insurance seized it and departed
hastily.
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Notice to Teachers.

THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMITS
Il sioners will meet at their office in Be
Air, I
On THURSDAY, NOV'R Path, 1870,
to audit the Reports and Accounts of the
Teachers for the Fall Term ending Nov
18th.
Teachers will please to present their Re
ports to the Commissioners of their dis
tricts on or before SATURDAY, the 1911
of November.
Teachers are directed not to compel pu
pills to do any mental service.
BY order,
ROBERT HENRY,
nov11 Secretary.
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There is nothing like an appropriate
name. A canal boat on the T. w. Canal
is called the Rushing Thunderbolt." You
can almost see it now, as it rushes violently
along behind two slowly-walking old hor-
ses.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-11-18

A young lady went into stationery
store in this city few days since and enqui-
red for love-colored note-paper" She's
got an affection of the heart, no doubt.
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1t is said that therei is man down
East who has lived so long on corn-bread,
that his hair has turned to silk like that
which grows on the grain, and his toes are
so full of corns that he expects to see them
covered with shucks next year.
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OF Latest Styles, suitable for Churches, Public
Buildings and Private Residences.
Go Orders respectfully solicited, In person by
mail. PROMPT attention given, and all work GUAR
ANTEED satisfactory.
N. B.-A little PIPING the Farm saves many
WEARY sTEP, and aids to the comforts of Home.
au26 GIN
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g petital.
For the HgiS tE MteHigenc1

Cat h the sunshine, with its radiance
Gid the distant mountain height
Flood the valley with its glory,
Deck the forest with its light
Flower and leaf-the weak and lowly-
Give to each a tender care
Battle them with the dew of morning,
While the sunbeams fnger there!
Catch the sunshine it enter
At the humble cottage door;
Stream into the marble palace
And across its polished floor.
Never can the home be cherries
Where the merry sunbeams fall
Gliding gently DER the threshold,
Dancing galy on the wall
Catch the sunshine-let it slumher
Where the rosy infant sleeps
Steal into the darkened chamber
Where the lonely widow weeps!
Brghtenlng-cheerng by its presence
Never bid its light depart!
Make the glorious sunshine welcome
10 your home and to your heart
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Paints, Oils, Vurnishes SC.

4. Good stock of these articles, including WINDOW
"A GLASS and PUTTY, tor sale by
noyl 81 CllAS. W. NORRIS & BRO.
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T AIDES and Misses BOOTS, SHOES aud CATERS
IL Of fashionable styles
MEMS and BOYS BOOTS and SHOES,
Also, IL large stock of OyERSHOFs
f. ~. G. W. NORRIS & BRO,
nov1 Del Air, Md.
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EkESli aud Reliable Drugs Medicines, &c, for sale by
Is c. W. NORRIS BRO,
novl Bel Air Md.
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ZEPHYR WORSTEDS

PRICES REDUCED
A VERY fine assortment of ZEPHYR WORSTEDS-
IA all colors and sh ues,-at reduced prices
C. w. NORRIS & BRO,
noyl F a r-.r lBel Air, Md !.
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BiGuEefs.
Drugs and Medicines.

A large stock OF superior White and Grey BLANKET:
IN at @. w. NORRIS & BROS
novis sttefe. ee Bel Air Md.
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EVERY FRIDAY MORNING,
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Boots and Shoes.

BY order of the Board,
no11-2t ROBT HENRY, Scc'y.
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STATEMENJT.

Nov. Ito balance on hand. IS 212 Is
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Carpets, on Cloths and VI

OF neat and attractive Patterns, for sale by
" c. W. NORRIS a BRO,
"a novl Bel Air, Md
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LIVERY description of Malleable Iron Cast
IL ngs, for sale by /. AMOS,
Bel Air.
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WHOSE SHALL BE THE RHINE.


postic.I Ansvers to an Exciting Question.
from the Pail Mall Gazette
Ar the present moment there 10 . revived
;ptsrs.t in Kikolaus Becker's ''German Rhine"
and the reply to Il by Alfred de Musset and the
following tran station Of them may be acceptable:
IL never shall be Frances,
The free, the German Rhine,
Tho raven-like she glances
And croaks her foul design.
So long as calmly gliding
1t wears its mantle green,
So long as oar dividing
Its mirrored wave ID seen.
1t never shall be Frances,
The free the German Rhine,
So long as youth enhances
His fervor with its wine.
30 long ~, sentry keeping,
The rocks its margin stud;
30 long spires are stepping
Their image in its flood.
II never shall be Frances,
The free, the German Rhine,
So long as festive dances
Its lover groups combine;
So long as angler bringeth
It's lusty trout to shore,
60 long minstrel singeth
Its praise from door to door.
1t never shall be RANGES,
The free, the German Rhine,
Until its broad expanse is
It's last defen der's shrine.
THE FRENCH REPLY.
our German Rhine has been ours before
It has served our wassAil bowls to fill
Can singing its praise from door TO door
Effsce the footprints, legible still,
Of our rayalry sh arpa that bathed its lett bank
In your gore
Your German Rhine has been ours before!
On its breast the wound yet gapeth wide,
Which copqusring Condo made, when he tore
Thro' Its mantle of green to the farther s'de.
Where once the sire has ridden, shall the son not
ride once more
Your German Rhine has been ours before,
Of your German virtues what remain
When acros, its ood our legions pour
And the Empire over-clouds your plains
When sll your men have fallen, have ye other
men in store?
Your German Rhine has been ours before
If We your annals would fsin forget
Your daughters remember the days of yore,
And wish she Frenchman among them yet,
For whom your vintage white they were always
blithe TO pour.
If your German Rhine be ours once more,
Then wash your liveries in its tide;
But pitch your arrogance somewhat lower >
Can 70 recall with generous pride
Your myriad raven beaks that drank the dying
Eagles gore?
May your German Rhine flow evermore
In peace and modestly may each spire
Be mirrored fair in its CLASSY floor
But, oh keep down your bacchAnal fire
Which, else may ouse to life again the victor
hearts of yore.
Boat building brings Jeffersonville, Ind,
from 1886, 200 to $500, 900.
The hog cholera is raging In Scott Co.,
III. One man has lost shosts valued at
over 81 ,O00.
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The Michigan Legislature has sent to the
people an smendmen. to the constitution,
the first section of which authorizes the
Legislature to establish reasonable and
uniform rates of transportation the second
section restricts consolidation and the
third verihes and validates the bonds al
ready issued, on condition that the issue
snail be again ratified by the people inter
es'ed: These bonds, now worthless, amount
10 so'ooo,oo0. The effort to authorize
future wholesale loans OF municipal credi,
has been defeated