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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-05-06
THE WEALTH OF JOB.

"This man was the greatest of all men of
the East."-JoB 1:3.
At this distance of time, supposed to be
5000 years since he existed, it is difficult
to estimate Jobs wealth; but as some
items are given, it may be attempted, al
though the relative value of money at the
extremes of the 5000 years leaves us at
loss to calculate the precise amount.
1. The extent of land he owned may be
found from the support his stock needed.
1000 sheep would require range of as
many acres. 5000 camels would need five
acres each; 1000 yoke of oxen an equal
range of five acres with the camels; 500
hold, which was Every great" 1000 acres
in all, 10000 acres. The value of this
amount, at So per acre, $4,000.
2. The cost of Jobs cattle-7,000 sheep
at So each 5000 camels at probably $50;
1000 oxen at $40 each !; and 500 asses at
the same price. This would equal $175,-
900.
3. To tend to such vast herds, according
to the custom of the east, the number of la
borers must have been large. Abraham,
contemporary with job could muster in his
own family retinue 31S trained men at
arms. AS many more must have remained at
home to attend to his focks, &C., when the
patriarch went in pursuit of the invaders
of Lots territory. Job may have had 300;
their pay and support 100000.
H. The necessary houses for living and
shelter and the folds could not be less than
$4,000.
The whole value of the above would be
$370,000.
All this wealth seems incredible, were it
not declared by the voice of inspiration.
At the close of the book we are told that
even this amount was duplicated, or $740,
900.
When we compare this with the relative
present value of money and that of jobs
day, his wealth was enormously Episcopal
IAN
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-05-06
Filial Ingratitude Of the Mocrs.

A Portuguese surgeon in Morocco was
accosted one day by young Moor from
the country, who, addressing him by the
usual appellation of foreign doctors in that
place, requested him to give him some
dr0gues to kill his father, and, as an induce
ment promised to pay him well. The sur
geon was little surprised at first, as might
be expected and was unable to answer i'm
mediately; but quickly recovering himself
for he knew the habits of the people welD,
replied, with sangJroid equal to the Moor's,
"Then you don't live comfortably with your
father, suppose ?"-Oh! nothing can be
better" returned the Moor; che has made
much money, has married me we'll, and en-
doWed me with all his possessions; but he
cannot work any longer, he is SO old, and he
seems unwilling to die...n The he door doctor, of
course appreciated the amiable philosophy
of the Moor's reasoning, and promised to
give him what he desired He accordingly
prepared cordial portion, more calculated
to restore energy to the old man than to take
it away. The Moor paid him well, and
departed. About eight days after, he came
again to say that his father was not dead.
''Not dead p exclaimed the doctor, in we'll
feigned surprise: che will die" He COM
posed accordingly another draght, for
which he received an equal remuneration,
and assured the Moor that it would not
fail in its effects. In fifteen days, however,
the Moor came again, complaining that his
father thrived better than ever. "Don't be
discouraged" said the doctor, who doubt
less found these periodical visits by no means
Improbable; give him anotherportion and
| will exert all my skill in its preparation"
The Moor took it, but returned no more
One day the surgeon met his young ac-
quaintance in the street, and inq uired the
success of the remedy. "It was of no
avail" he replied, mournfully "my father
is in excellent health. Heaven has pre-
served him from all our efforts; there is no
doubt that he is a mira5out Ga saint'')
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-05-06
How Dexter IS Shod.

The Turf Field and Farm says Each
shoe is carefully balanced. The surface
which comes in contact with the ground
slightly curves from heel to toe, so that
when the horse is standing firm the princi-
pal weight is borne by heel and centre, no
heavy pressure being felt upon the toe
Just as line drawn from the heel to the
toe of a mans boot would demonstrate
slight curve given in each ofDexter's shoes.
When man walks, there is raising,
sloping action, from heel to toe, and when
horse is trotting there is rolling motion
from the back part of the hoof to the front
Acknowledging the principle to becorrect,
it stands to reason that horse will gather
more quickly and with less friction, if in-
stead of the heel and toe being forced to
the same level the former is raised a little
higher than the latter. To secure exact
proportion to this curve, Mr. Bonner takes
each shoe and places it on the smooth sur
face of marble slab, and weighs it with a
critical eye. In the toe of each shoe a
slight excavation or sloping indenture is
made for the purpose OF giving frmness to
the step of the horse BY the force of con-
cussion the soft earth is forced up into this
excavation, so that in raising from heel to
toe the shoe does not slip backward. This
sloping indenture must be carefully pro-
portioned to the size and weight of the
shoe, for otherwise it might create friction
and prove positive drawback instead of
an assistant. This mode of shoeing Ger
tainly has worked well in Dextcr's case,
for the animal is still marvel, and all of
his recent performances, which have SO
much astonished the world, have been
made in shoes constructed after the pat
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-05-06
Public Local Law
For Hartford County.

CHAPTER 131.
An Act to Provide for the Appointment
of an additional Justice of the Peace in
the Second District in Hartford county.
SEC. l.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That in addition to the four
Justices of the Peace in District number
two, in Hartford county, now provided for
by law, there shall be one additional JUS
tice of the Peace appointed for said District
in said County, and the Governor is here
ny authorized and empowered to appoint
and commission one additional Justice of
Peace for said District
Sec. 2.
And be it further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved March Sd, 1870 ap2s
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-05-06

'7g~ The Massachusetts Legislature has
abolished the reading and writing qualiti-
cation of voters. That qualification was
ordained to disfranchise white men it has
Loen repealed to help the negro. This is
the progress" of which tie Massachusetts,
politicians boast so much.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-05-06

10" The latest advertising dodge is the
publication of book in which the reader
is lead on by the interest of well told
story, to its close. This is abrupt, and he
turns over the page to an appendix, in
which he is told of the peculiar advanta-
ges OF his investing his money in II partic'
ular life insurance company.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-05-06
"wEAT OF The NIGHT"

To all mankind this moral life is more
or less night-watch. There is darkness
all about. Things vague, underlined, uncx-
planned, mysterious, surround us upon
every side. In the brightest of the bright
hours the sunlight fails to make clear much
that we see, as through glass darkly.
We feel all our lives long, though we rare
ly acknowledge the fact to our own hearts,
that we are yet in the wilght-that the
glad, glorious day we dream of and wish
for lies just beyond the hills of the morn
ing.
Being ever in the midst of shadows, then,
does it not become us to inquire frequently,
of ourselves and of each other, "What of
the night2" Surely, no question can be
more appropriate. The promise of circum-
stances the tendency of influences with
out and within-the indication of thought
and action-should be diligently inquired
after and understood as thoroughly as may
be possible. To plod on and on, unthink-
ing, careless of much that should concern
us, concerning humanity generally, is not
life. 1t is dull, stupid hamilton
"What of the night ?" is a broad, COM
prehensive interrogatory, embracing not
alone in the surroundings, but the Status of
mans inner nature. Let every Christian
PROFOUND it earnestly to himself, and what
is the answer Let each unregenerate
soul-within which and about which is
the thickest of black darkncss-put it
forth, and how runs the reply2 Seldom
indeed is the inquiry made. Still more
seldom is it in perfect sincerity answered.S
"What of the night ?" Are the clouds
of selfshness and unbelief passing away ?
Is the hasty temper growing gentler, the
proneness to judge harshly being over
Gomez Are we learning to do good as we
have opportunity Is humanity crowding
out pride, and does bigotry hold us any
less its willing captivesa How the inter
rogatories multiply, when once encouraged!
They can but do good, too. An honest
question, honestly put, and to thought
full, honest heart, is ever fruitful. 1t is
suggestive, searching. Often it reveals u
long course of selfdeception and is the
means of reform. Touching the right and
wrong of being and doing, manifold quer-
les may be made, beneficial to self. And
as outside influences have direct or indi-
rect bearing upon the Individuals all
external surroundings operate in a greater
or less degree upon being, everywhere-i
follows that no more vital question can be
uttered than that-"What of the night9"
-Rmal Neao Yorker.
The latest advertising dodge is the
publication of a book in which the reader
is lead on by the interest of a well told
story, to its close. This is abrupt, and he
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-05-06

.g" The King Of Siam is sevnteen years
old, and is simply known as Sonidetch
Phra Poramendz Maha Chualon Korn.-
He has no other name.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-28
The Congressional Vote in Bradford.

From the time it was ascertained that
the vote in this Congressional district
was close, nobody doubted but that
votes enough would be added in Brad.
ford to elect MERCUR. But it seems
that other and earlier means were also
resorted to In order to render his cleo
ton certain. A friend writes
In Towanda Borough the election
board adjourned without concluding
the count, leaving the boxes unsealed In
the Grand Jury Room. The next morn
ing they concluded their count when to
the surprise of all honest voters in To.
wanda MERCUR made gain of la
votes .H .. ...' -... ... .......
In Pike Township, (BradfordD which
gave MERcUR 2O3 majority the election
board took the boxes away from thu
polls to enable sick Republican to
vote. How many tickets were put il
on the way we are not informed.
In North Towanda, which gave MER
CUR IL majority the polls were closed
at instead of o'clock, preventing
many Democrats among the laboring
masses from voting. In Orwell Town
ship MERoUR got l45 majority, the boarC
adjourned to dinner, closing the poll
also at O'Clock.
In Warren Township MERCuR got
"a majority, the board closed the poll,
while they went to dinner and supper
and closed at 6 p. NJ. T" it..
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-28
A Rich Dodge!

A few days ago it was announced by
telegraph that Senator CAMERON had
an attack of paralysis, but in day or
two q contradiction followed. In the
mean time, the newspapers that felt SO
disposed had rare opportunity for in
dulging in Cameronian puffS, small
luxury of which the Senator is rem ark
ably fond. Col. FoRNEY even had the
satisfaction of heralding that he had
dined on the same day with the Sena-
tor, and that the meal was 'exceeding-
ly we'll served" That sort OF paraly-
sis, of short duration, and of not very
serious moment, should occur after
such indulgence is nothing new under
the SUM- We have heard Of the like
before, and even dreamed of it! Big
dinners and big drinks, swallowed and
guIzled, are quite naturally followed
by temporary paralysis-at least thai
will do for polite name for it, but We
don't often see it h heralded to the public
by friends
But the Philadelphia Sunday Morning
Ia quite creditable source) gives this
version of the matter At the aforesaid
dinner, CAMERON complained that "tbe
newspapers had little or nothing to say
about him." FoRNEY pompously ex'
claimed, "Why, my dear General,
will set the whole fraternity TO praisini
you in less than twenty-four hoIrs.'
Hence the despatch that "My dear Gen
era" was about dying! Nor was For
NEY mistaken-nearly ''the whole
batch" we're yelping heartless praises
within the prescribed time! oh, news
paperdom, is not Thy name Jrailtyf
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-28
Thanksgiving.

The President has issued procla ma
ton appointing Thursday, November
oath, as day of Thanksgiving "for the
bounty of God during the year about to
close and to supplicate for its continu-
ance hereafter"
Last year the President ventured to
appoint day different from the one
universally observed (after a fashion
by Yankeedom, but this year hs has
submitted to New England whines and
accepted their day: the last Thursday
of November. Areliable account Of its
origin runs about as follows:
The Massachusetts colony were or
pretended to be in a starving condition,
or were apprehensive of it, when they
concluded to make raid into the Indi-
an country to endeavor to obtain pro-
visions. Finally they found consider
able quantity of Indian corn rudely
slowed away and partially covered with
leaves. No Indians being about they
stole the corn and returned home re-
jolcing. To make the theft look respect.
able and co nsistent with Yankee reli'
gion, they declared that the Lord had
discovered it to them, and they there
fore offered up public thanks. The oc
currence took place on the last Thurs
day of November, which is now OBJ
served as an anniversary, and therefore
the in dignation at President GRANT
last year for appointing a different day
The favorite Yankee mode ofobservint
it is by eating pumpkin pies, drinking
skim milk and sticking their twange'
noses into other peoples business.
By many people in this State the da,
is observed with becoming religion
services and devotion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-28
T. BLOOMsBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY PA.
Tho Earthuuaka.

The shock of an earthquake, which
sped across the Atlantic slope on the
Goth inst, keptthe usual track so far ~
The news OF its progress has come to
hand. Its occurrence during Il period
of violent surface phenomena lends
force to the theory that there Is AN init
mate connection between surface storms
and subterranean comuotions. The
West India islands were but the other
day the theatre of a storm Of wind and
rain almost unprecedented. A few
days earlier a great rainfall carried
death and destruction through some OF
the fairest portions of Virginia. Mon
day night great storm swept the en-
tire chain of great lakes on our north
ern frontier, causing frightful destruc..
tion of life and property. The shock of
earthquake, following so close upon
these great storms, Justified belief in
the similarity, if not identity, OF. causes.
The shock was felt in Cleveland at
about seven o'clock, and was SO violent
that the people rushed into the street
| in great alarm. The same shock was
| feit in Meadville IA few minutes later,
| but we have no particulars. The wave
reached Syracuse at 1l:2O, but was not
| violent At Schenectady the shock was
| so violent that the swaying of buildings
was perceptible, and the people rushed
for the streets in confusion and alarm.
The shock at Montreal was coincident
as to time, and the effects as marked as
at Schenectady. AT New York the
shock was scarcely less violent and
caused great excitement. AT Boston
walls were cracked, and the emptying
of houses was general. AT Burlington
clocks were stopped and crockery sha-
| ken down. The shock was felt more or
less severely at Portland, Bangor, Lew
istown, Saco, and elsewhere in the
northeast.-Philadeiphia Day.
Our neighbois at Scranton, putting on
city airs, imagine that they felt it too,
but whether before or after the news of
the shock at other places. we are not
informed. The editors of the Scranton
Republican declare that they felt it very
distinctly in their Office, but as that was
about the time the editors would begin
to appreciate the election returns, their
quaking might have been induced
| from other causes than the movements
of terra .frn,a-terrorum more likely.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-28
Luxerno County,

General surprise Is expressed through
out the State at the defeat of the De-
mocracy OF Luzerne ut the recent elec-
tion, and explanation Is impalicntly
called for. SO far as we are able to judge
at this point, we think one of the COM
plants of the Democracy of Luzerne is
that they have entirely too many small
great men, and that many Of these,
capable of little else than mischief, are
most disgracefully selfish and factious.
But the material cause of failure Is the
corruptions that have become so pre-.
valent in that county, and this corrup.
tion pervades all their operations. The
Scranton Democrat, for instance, coolly
remarks:
"The Delegates have to be bought
when elected they have to be bought
second time in the convention, and
finally must be bought third time to
secure their votes, and after this trouble,
time and expense, they will sell to the
opposition and defeat the men they
themselves nominated" E
And the editor might, with equal
propriety, have said the same thing Of
the petty politicians who pervade the
county. OF course, with this systematic
corruption, there can be no success
and ought to be none. Whole organized
societies, and other bodies of men, are
bought up, and therefore the party that
is most reckless and unprincipled ir
the use of money succeeds. Let the
system of FREE VOTING be applied tc
these fellows, and then their basenes:
and corruption will be crushed to the
earth, and honest people will once more
have their way.
For the causes adverted to, the Dem
ocrats lose Congressman in Demo
cratic district. Were the people of Lu'
zerne alone effected by this result, IL
would be of small consequence, but O
vote in Congress may be of the utmost
importance to all the people of the Ma.
tion, and the result of this corruption is
therefore to be deplored.
The defeat of Judge WOODWARD, for
the President Judgeship, is mortifying
to all who take deep interest in the
L
ability, integrity and respectability OF
the Judiciary. He would honor any
bench and be credit to any people.
He would elevate and dignity any Ju-
dietary. Yet he is beaten by a petty
demagogue, who is successful by low
arts and bald corruptions! OF course,
it is the people, and not Judge WooD-
WARD, who are disgraced by the result.
When the electing power is so grossly
reckless and corrupt, what are people
to expect from the bench? 1t is but
poor consolation that the rogues may
suffer as much by the result as honest
men. What is wanted in the case, by
all classes, is an honest, able and incor-
ruptible judiciary.
1t is not for us to undertake to lecture
or admonish the Democracy of Luzerne.
We hope, however, that they will take
such decided action as will hereafter re-
lieve their friends in other parts from
the misfortune of defeat and chagrin.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1870-10-28
DIR. SAGE'S
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PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, the Hon. William Elwell, President
Judge of the Court of Oyer and Terminer and
General Jail Delivery, Court OF Quarter Sessions
OF the Peace and Court OF Common Pleas and Or
phan 3 Court in the 10Th Judicial District, COM
posed OF the counties OF Columbia, Sullivan and
Wyoming, and the Hon. Tram Derr and Isaac $.
Monroe Associate Judges OF Columbia county
have issued their precept, bearing date the 9Th
day OF september in the year OF our Lord, one
thousand, eight hundred and seventy and to
me direct ed for holdings Court OF oyer and Ter
miner and General Quarter Sessions OF the Peace,
Court of Common Pleas and Orphans Court, In
Bloomsburg, in the county OF Columbia, on the
first Monday, being the 9th day OF December
next TO continue one week.
Notice is hereby gwen, TO the Coroner, TO the
said county OF Columbia. that they be then and
there In their proper person at ~ o'clock In the
forenoon OF said 9th day OF Dec with their rec
ords, inquistions and other remembrances, to
do those things which to their offices appertain
| to be done. And those that are bound by
recognizance, TO prosecute against the pris-
oners that may be in the jail OF the
said county OF Columbia, to be thsn and
there to prosecute them as shall be Just. Ju-
rors are requested TO be punetual in their attend
ance agreeably TO their notices. Dated at Blooms
49,, burg, the 18th day of Oct, In the year
\ l.. OF our Lord, one thousand eight hun
t-@~' dred and seventy, and in the ninety
fourth year of the Independence OF the United
| States OF America. MORDECAI MILLARD,
| bloomsbury, Oct. a5 1870. Sheriff.