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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23

immense square rock quite as flat and far
larger than the Rocks of Deck Creek, itself
800 feet perpendicular This rock seeming
ly overhangs beautiful valley mile or two
away, and affords an unobstructed view
limited only by the scope of vision. On
every hand mountains piled on mountains
meet the view But for the fact that mass
es OF cloud rested upon the mountains in
the distance, | was informed that Pilot and
Black mountains in North Carolina, as well
as many peaks in the Blue Ridge, the Allie
ghanies and Cumberland, would be plain
to the naked vision. AS it was, the scene
was indescribably beautiful, and | shall
never forget my admiration of the cabins
on the green hill-sides, seeming to hang
among the foliage like the nest of an orio,e
After spending an hour or more among the
sharp and chilling winds, where millions
OF snow-birds build their habitations and
rear their families, and the gray eagle finds
his home, we came down through blue
grass knee-deep, and in less time than it
takes me to tell it were broiling under
sun that lifted the mercury up to 81 in the
shade. A circle of a few miles brought us
back to the residence of Mr. Wilton, where
the balance of the evening was spent by
myselfin listening to interesting variations
of Indian traditions, while my young
friend was still in clover in another depart
ment.
/ Friday, Aug. 25th.-This morning, des-
spite the remonstrances of Mr., Wilton and
his family, we reluctantly tore ourselves
away and started homeward, with the in
tention of spending few hours with Gen.
Bowen, near whose residence we would
pass, but concluding that we would not
be able to get away under day or two,
we kept on across the mountains the way
we had gone, and reached the pleasant
home of Mr.. M. H. Buchanan, within 10
mile of home, after a ride of thirty -odd
miles under a broiling sun. Altogether |
regard it as one the most instructive and
gratifying pleasure excursions / have ever
made, and doubt not that lived fully
nine years of solid enjoyment i'll those nine
short days and $50 miles of travel.
Respectfully,
c. B. G.
A binolon Va Sent hth 1870
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23
In the Circuit Court
for Hartford County,
sitting in Chancery.
July, 1870.
FRANCIS SHAFER
vs..
Anthony Shafer,
Augustus Shafer,
Jacob Shafer, and
Solomon Brook
harlt

THE object this suit is to procure thu
l. specific performance of an agreement
made by the devisees of Jacob Shafer, de
ceased, with Solomon BrooBhardt, one o.
the defendants, and to obtain the payment
of the balance of purchase money with in.
terest thereon now due and owing by SAID
Brookhardt for certain Real Estate named
in said bill, and have the same distributed
to the parties interested therein, by order
and direction of this Court; and that 9
deed may be properly made conveying te
said Brookhardt all the interest of all the
residuary devisees of said Jacob Shafer
deceased, under his last will and tesla
ment.
The Bill states that said Brookhardt and
said devisees about the--day of March
A. D., 1868, agreed to sell and buy and
convey certain Real Estate situate in Har-
ford county, State of Maryland, of which
said Testator died seized and possessed; that
said Brookhardt has paid $500 ofsaid pur-
chase money and has ever since had pos
session of said Real Estate; that 81 ,025 of
said purchase money, with interest from
said date, remains due and unpaid unto
the residuary devisees of said Jacob Shafer,
in whom the legal estate in fee as tenants
in common now is; that the said Anthony
Augustus, and Jacob Shafer are non-resi-
dents of this State, and the said Jacob is
an infant under the age of twenty one
years.
The Bill prays decree to sell said Real
Estate for said balance of purchase money
and interest thereon, and that specific
performance be had by conveying the in
terest of said residuary devisees.
1t is thereupon, this 9th day of July,
1870, adjudged and ordered that the COM
plainant, by causing a copy of this order
to be inserted in some newspaper publish
ed in Hartford county, once in each of four
successive weeks three months before the
twelfth day of November, A. d., 1870, give
notice to the said absent defendants of the
object and substance Of this bill, and warn
them to appear in this Court, in person or by
solicitor, on or before the 18th day of No
vember next, to answer the premises and
show cause, if any they have, why a de
cree ought not to pass as prayed and in de-
fault thereof the said Bill be taken pro con-
teSSo against them.
A. L. JARRETT, Clerk.
True Copy, Test,
sep2 A. l.. JARRETT, Clerk.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23

An old topper, who had read SOME
where that tve-sixths of his body WAS wa
ter said it was none of his fault-he hadn't
taken any in over forty years. He wept
bitterly because he had to have SO much
water with his whiskey.
Water is capital thing for running saw
mills, factories, and canal boats, putting
out fires, rinsing tumblers, sprinkIing the
streets, and starting a thunder storm, and
it is an indispensable aid in the formation
of temperance societies. Fat Contributor.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the
| subscriber has obtained from the Register
OF Wills of Hartford county, Md, Letters
Tcstamentary on the personal estate of
JAMES M. BAY,
late of Hartford county, decd. All persons
having claims against said deceased are here
by notified to exhibit the same, with the le-
gal vouchers thereof on or before the
Oh day Of august, 1871,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
Given under my hand and seal, this 9Th
day of August, 1870
THOMAS BAY,
au12 Executor.
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100 Acres of Unimproved Land

lying on the Bald Friar road, one mile
north of the village of Dublin and within
three miles of the Tide Water Canal A
part Of this land has been cleared and is
easily improved, the balance in timber
Terms favorable.
Enquire of the undersigned, in Dublin.
sep2 GIN ANDREW b. LINDSAY.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADMIT ISTRATRIX'S NOTICE.
THHIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the
L subscriber has obtained from the Regis
ter of Wills of Hartford county, Md, Letters
of Administration on the personal estate of
WILLIAM III. MORGAN,
late of Hartford county, deceased All per-
sons having claims against said deceased are
hereby notified to exhibit the same, with the
legal vouchers thereof, on OF before the
sh day Of August, 1871,
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
fro IN all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal, this 9Th
day of August, 1870.
PAULINA G. MORGAN,
au12 Administrative.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23

Poor RULE THAT WON'T Work BoTH
WAYS. The following rs very applicable,
and we publish it for the benefit of those
most interested
Landlord Editor, will thank you
to say that keep the very best table in the
town.
Editor III thank you to supply my fam
lily with board, gratis.
Landlord-I thought you were glad to
get something to fill up your paper.
Editor thought you were glad to get
somebody to fill your house! It's poor
rule that won't work both ways.
Exit landlord in a rage, threatening to
have nothing more to do with the Office.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23

CONVENIENT Loss OF MEMORY A gen
tleman who was very Jealous on the sub
ject of horses but not according to knowl
edge, bought a mare at auction and rode
her home. "Well, Cesar" said he to his
sable coachman, "what do you think OF
her? She cost me five hundred dollars
Dunno, massa." Yes, but what do you
think ~ "Well, massa, it makes me tink
of what the preacher said yesterday some
thing about his money is soon parted. I
dtsrcmeniber de tust part"
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90 N Z ii + y I
THE UNKNOWN LAND.

THE UNKNOWN LAND.
land unknown Beyond mortal sight,
Wrapt round with gloomy shadows of the ight
Our spirits dread, yet long to wing their fight
10 thy mysterious shores
land unknown! We strain our eager eye;
into the dark we send our pleading cry
We call i'll vain; voices make reply
From thy mysterious shores.
land unknown never ending train
In stern procession from the realms of pain,
Moves slowly on, but comes not back again
From thy mysterious shores.
land unknown Art thou far off or nearg
We only know our loved ones disappear
And the old voices more can hear
From thy mysterious shores.
. land unknown By the dividing stream
We stand and gaze, and sometimes fondy dream,
The clouds will part and yield one transient CLEAN
or thy mysterious shores,
land unknown That day of days draws nigh,
Which shall unlock this hidden mystery,
And bid our dreading, longing spirits fly
To thy mysterious shores.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23
40 Acres of Land ,
MORE OR LESS,
Called "GROOM'S CHANCE.n

Called "GROOM'S CHANCE"
and which is more particularly described
in deed from Henry ID. Fanandis, trus-
tee, and Others to Daniel M. Cunningham,
Dr., dated on the 18th day of February,
1858, and recorded among the land records
OF the Circuit Court for Hartford county, in
Liber A. l.. j., No. 8, folio 36G.
This property is situated on what is com
monty called the Joppa road, about four
and a-half miles from Joppa, six miles from
Magnolia and adjoining the lands of Hugh
SimmS Priscilla Reed and others.
The improvements consist of convent
ent
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23

The red men are known to be apt
at giving what Carlyle calls picture names
both to people of their own race and others.
1t is said that Spotted Tail derived his
appellative from a charge of bird-shot re-
ceived in reverse, when the noble savage,
in his early days. was prowling about an
emigrant camp in search of whatever he
could lay his hands on, from a human
scalp to flannel shirt hung out to dry.
1t is well known that Sam Houston, dur
ing period when much given to intern
perance, and residing among the Indians,
was named by them the Big Drunk. In
the same way, those redskins who have re-
Gently honored Washington with their pres
ence, are said to characterize the respective
styles of eloquence of the incumbent OF the
White House and of the Secretary of the In
terror as "Short Talk, Little Say" and Long
Talk, Say Nothing;' but they all agreed
in comforting on their "Great Father" the
title of Big Smoke.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23
Abingdon, Va, Sept. 9Th, 1870.
BILLINGS ON THE SCHOOL BOY.

1t is very eazy tew write about the in
nercent joys of our school-boy days. More
than 700 composishuns hav bin composed
describing this memorable occasion.
Yure glowing account of" thoze golden
hours, that laffing fled on silver tiptoes,'
Is very slick indeed, and goes to show that
you might hav had good thing once.
But let me ask you, Bill Bramble, "Did
yu really kno it at the time? Didn't you
actually think in them daze, with even the
big chance you had, that being an innocent
school-bOy was about the meanest bizzness
that emmy boldly kould foller?"
If emmy body would Civ yu SO dollars
would you go back and start the innocent
school-boy trade over agin, on the same
old kapital2 y Not emmy sch0ol-boy
innocence for me, Mr. VIM. Bramble, if vi
ase-barefooted- thistle in each big
toe and stun bruize on each heel and
rye straw hat, without emmy handle to it
fried pork for breakfast, and chunks of
billed injun meal and milk for supper
hard work from sun.up till sun down, and
tree sprout licking in the korn krib- three
tic for educashun, and working odd spells,
iof sum sklhlllhI hapoI, al eighteen cents a
day, tew get spending money for the next
4th of July
Thiz is the kind ov joy that meny
school-boy remembers and looks back up
on, over his shoulder, with mingled pleas
ure and remorse that a prisoner feels who
has reached the heights and sees the mno-
cent old Jail in the valley. 1t requires a
good deal of native genius tew work this
kind ov yung innocence up into decent poet
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23
Seed Wheat For Sale !

Seed Wheat For Sale!
TNHE undersigned has for sale limited
L quantity of FRENCH White and Red
Chat WHEAT 1t is the finest and mos
productive seed wheat ever offered in this
county. Price $3.50 per bushel
ID. M. DIXON,
Oak Hall Farm, near Churchyile
Post Office address-Fountain Green, Har-
ford county Md sep2-2m*
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23
$15A,"m,nous or pr,,,,an.$2O
GOLD WATCHES,
"A N Ew DISCOVERY.

Tile only Genuine Altpnous or Byiiia Il Gold Watches
manufactured by u.s. are the most perfect imitation OF
aold ever prodnced-made of Solid Alumnous Gold,
being fine hard metal that will stand any climate and
neyertarnsh more ugabe and brilliant than pure gold
FneEngine- turned Hunting Cased, FullJeweed Levers
Gents and Ladies sizes) at SIG each.
THE DOUBLE-EXTRA REFINED Solid Aluminous
Gold with fine Sw vi English and American movemen to
(nckel works. lnal to $3.50 Gold Watches regua-
ted and warranted perfect time Keepers at only $40
each.
ALSO GOLD Ii AIMS, latest and most costly tyles
ladies and Cents at S. So $12 to SIS each Elegant
Aluminous Gold Chains (Iades and Gents) from 10 to
10 inches 81 49, 81 and each Sent at lowest
wholesale prices.
- NO MONEY REQUIRED IN ADVANCE, but sent
by express payable lon delivery. Places where no
express runs goods will be sent by mail in registered
packages, by sending price in advance
An Agent sending fol six Watches gets extra watch
Of best quality free On paying Express Charges goods
may be opened aud examined in express before paid
and II not satisfactory, returned State description and
price of goods desired aud order directly from
THE EAGLE WATCH CO,
lIs Fulton Street, New York.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23

"A yawn in company generally indi-
Gates a gap in the conversation.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23
BOWERS
Complete Manure.
MADE FROM
Super Phosphate of Lime,
AMMONIA AND POTASH

Warranted free from ddalteration, and equal
in quality 10 any sold during tie last
tour gears
This manure contains all the elements Of plant food
In SOLUBLE FORM, containing US WE'LL food for Civ
ing lasting fertility to the soil
AN UNDENIABLE FACT.
Experience in the use of Bowers Complete Manure
by the best farmers of Pennsy lvana, New Jersey,
Delawae Maryland, and of the Cotton running
through period Of four years trial, has resulted in
proving it to be
The Best Fertilizer Offered for Sale
HENRY BOWER, Manufacturing Chemist,
Gray's Ferry Road Philadelphia.
DIXON, SlIARPLESS 4 CO,
40 South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia.
VIM. REYNOLDS, los South Street, Baltimore,
And For Sale by all Leading Dealers.
sepl-3m
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23
ADMINISTRATORS SALE,

N virtue of an order of the Orphans
Il Court for Hartford county, the subscri-
Der, as Administrator, will offer for sale, at
Public Auction,
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THE EGIS AND INTEL IGENCER
is PUBLISHED
EVERY FRLDA Y MORNING.,
f W. b A x Z r.
One Dollar and Fifty Cents Per Annum in Advance
OTHERWISE
TWO DOLLARS WILL BE CHARGED.
RATES OF ADVERTISING

RATES OF ADVERTISING.
TRANSIENT ADVERTISEMENTS -One square,
two insertions, $l.00. Each subsequent inser-
ton rs cents Longer advertisements in the
same proportion. A space equal to eight lines
makes square.
STANDING ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-09-23
On Wednesday. Oct'r 18th, 1870,
At 10 o'clock, A. M

on the premises, situated below Perrymans-
vile, in Bush River Neck, Hartford county,
late the residence of Martha Lester, deceas-
ed, the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-19
Z. s. SUPREME COURT.


To the Editor ofthe Keaaebec Journal:
There seems TO be, in some quarters,
Misrepresentation as to the constitution OF the
Supreme Court Of the United States when the
recent legal tender decision was made.
At the time the case referred to was argued
and decided, the Court by law consisted of
only eight Judges. The opinion as drawn up
by the Chief Justice and promulgated, was
concurred in by Justices Nelson, Clifford,
Grier and Field, 6 in aln. The dissenting
opinion was held by only three, rig: Justices
Miller, Swayne and Davis. 1t is true that be-
fore the opinion was made public, the Act Of
April 10, 1869, (Which by its terms did not
take effect until Dec. /, 1862 had changed
the number of Judges from eight to nine,
'.any six of whom should constitute quo
rum" and the resignation of Judge Grier had
been accepted and taken effect, so that last
February, phea the optnion 1eds deltrered,
two vacancies in a court Of nine existed. But
as have already said, when the case was IN
fact decided, it was the concurring act Of five
members of legal Court of only eight, which
did it.
Whether a reversal of that opinion by a new
| vote Of five to four in court Of nine judges.
will be sounder or more satisfactory than the
original decision of five TO three in court of
| eight Judges, Cor even, if you prefer to say
so, of four to three-six being legal quorum
will depend more upon the strength of their
reasoning than upon the merely numerical
preponderance of those who may concur in
the reversal.
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nay thus be ranked among the new Industries

may thus be ranked among the new industries
Of the country.
The national banks Of Chicago have en-
ployed counsel, and will contest the assess
ment on their stock for State and county
taxes, on the ground that they are unequal
and excessive, being more than three times as
large as other personal property.
The sportsmen on the west coast of Florida
discover where the oyster beds are by drifting
along the coast in small boat on cloudy
day. When they are drifting over an oyster
bed they hear clicking like that produced
when telegraph instrument is i'll operation.
Canada is losing in population. The pco-
pie are coming to the United States. The
Canadian government takes measures to en-
courage immigration to supply the Deficiency
but the immigrants do not remain there or
the So. 900 who landed there last year. only
10000 remain.
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PROPOSALS
For Furnishing Fresh Beef !

CtEALED PROPOSALS in duplicate will be re-
- ceived at the Office of Kennebec Arsenal, up to
April 80, at +. NJ, for furnishing $50 lbs; fresh
beef per week [more or less for ak months begm-
ming the LIST Of May, 1870.
The beef to be of good quality meek and shsnks
exciuded) and delivered at Kennebec Arsenal four
times per week, before 0 A. NJ. on each day.
All bils deemed unsatisfactory will be rejected
JAS. NJ. WHiTTEMORE,
Bv't Mai. u. S. 4, Comd'g and A. c. s.
Augusta, April 1, 1870. t2apr.lt&3wl5
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The report Of the Superintendent of Freed
men's Schools shows that there has during the
mast year been a Large Increase in the number
Of schools, teachers and scholars, an improved
sys.eu of instruction and much more toler-
anee Of tho schools on the part OF the whites.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-04-19

Deposits, April L, 1871, ooo1,|oo .
Amount Invested, S22,4S4 73
Deposits received daily from . y. VI. 10 T. NJ
and from az to II T. NJ.
Interest on deposits will hereafter commence on
the rst day Of each month, instead Of quarterly as
heretofore.
Deposits made on before the first Monday of
May will draw interest from the first day of May.
The dividends, as soon as declared, Will be added
to the principal and receive Interest like an original
deposit
For the past five years the Bank has paid regular
semi. annual dividends at the rate of seven per CT
per annum. The dividends will not be less than al
that rate hereafter, and may occasionally exceed 1t
Deposits may be Withdrawn any day during
Bank hours.
Depositors may at any time borrow money from
the Bank pledge of their Bank-book.
Since the organization of this Bank, deposit
have been received to the amount Of about two mil
lions of dollars all of which sum has been invested
without the loss of a single dollar.
Oflce In SAVINGS BANK BUILDING,
No. ia Water street.
t6apr.tf WIN. r. SMITH, Treasurer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-26
THE EAILE0AD M0IGP3LiES-
NEW YORK, August rs, 1870.

NEW YORK, August rs, 1870.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Twas not little surprised al an article IN yester-
days HERALD headed First Fruits OF the Grand
Railroad Combination The writer of that article
has done great injustice to the managers of the
three great trunk llnes'' running from New York
to the West. These powers are equally balanced
that tney taken collectively the greatest bene-
factors the commercial interests Of this country,
and superlativey 10 the travelling community.
Look back five years only and compare q trip then
from New York to Chicago-say by the New York
Central Railroad-with that made Then,
leaving New York at halfpast six p. NJ at halfpas
eleven the same night you were aroused from your
drowsiness by the conductors shout EAST Albany
Change cars for the Westu Down you went to the
ferryb0at and over the river, then rush for The
best location you can get In the waiting cars. Thirty
minutes thereafter THAT time being devoted to
thoroughly smashing your baggage) you were OFT.
Al eleven A. M. change cars again at Buffalo, then
again In the evening at cleveland, at midnight a
ten or eleven A. NJ. on the third day.
How Is 1t nowf You can step into q palatial
drawing room car, whose appointments SAVIOR more
Of luxury than many OF the houses OF our wealhest
citizens and In thirty hours be landed in Chicago
without being necessitated to leave the for
food, drink lodgings, and all this lat the present
wrItingl at expense OF less than three cents per
mile Has this great change been wrought by the
combination OF these men you call monopolstsr No;
1t was brought about by the enterprise OF the Erie
Railway, who reached out her broad gauge from
the Atlantic 10 the Mississippi In one continuous
track. Then, too, the other great mon0pOIist you
speak OF, the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, not to
be outdone her rivals shortened her route to the
great West by building the 'Pan-fIandle route" and
the "air ine' from Indianapolis to 81. Louis by
the latter road killing monopoly OF twenty years.
standing 1.-THE Richmond and Terre Haute Railroad)
Now as to frelghts. Western bound frelghts for
the last two months, and also last August and Sep
TENDER (1S69), have been carried for less than half
the actual cost OF transportation, as computed by
any competent engineer in this or any other coun-
try. why, You could have shipped by any one OF
the lines running over either OF the three great
monopoliesr a barrel OF sugar to Chicago-e00
mlesfor less freight than you could send it to your
residence In this city or Brooklyn.
In these times, when the entire public press are
denouncing the so called ''nonOpOsts" trust your
well known love OF justice viii cause the publica
rest OF no OF the 'mOnOpOlistS," while the state
menrs are capable OF being verified.
BEN BAGGAGESMASHER.