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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-03-01


The bright sunlit snow round me lying,
Lights mp with white glory the waste,
The wnter-wind makes when in dying,
Autumn leaves her gay robes where she dressed.
Thus memory'S light within f,llng
tiilds with joy-light unspoken the waste
OF my hearts dcsoaton, recalling
The days Of my hearts beloved Past
When roumed with my Love thro' the wildwood,
Mid SCENES Of that beautiful land:
Near the gates of the sunset, where lieth,
His duS', where we rUved hand in baud,
Alas, for my lie'S broken promise.
Alas! for the days that have becu
Alas Tor my hearts broken idol
Once shrined my deep hearts love within
lut truce to this vancst rcpining
From the grave in my heart III arise
And strcw it with flowers whose bright shining
Shall reflect the sweet light of Hopes skics.
Pardon this sad retrospective
Irrelevant as it must prove
To my subject, I'll turn the prospective
From the Pa"t and its old heartwoIn groove.
write to my friend, bravey trcading
Ger sharp piercing thoras that Ger lay,
RouShy strewing the path he is threading
Thro' trials the "SoyTopfM IFay"
May thy soul be as now Ger unlnun,ed
In fearless pursuit Of the RigH,
Thy conscience as ever unhaunted,
BY ghost of remorse till the night
Ofaye leaves thee in the dark cleaning,
OF the ow-lying valley of Death.
May ii find thee with lamp trimmed aud burning
Cleaning bright to thy last, latest breath.
May the first sound that greets thee in Heaven,
BE the "Well Done of welcome to souls
That like thine follow on till LIES even
The Lambs" steps thro sorrows and trials.
Still faithful as now tho thy duty,
Ger thorniest pathways may tend;
May the calm, changeless light of HIS Beauty,
Shine on thee forever, dear Friend!
When the light no earth shadows Ger reaching,
From the Heights of Eternity falls.
On thy freed soul, may it feel the outreaching,
OfGod's love, whose dear might never fails!
All! Then will the beautiful voices,
OF sciaphs around His bright Throne,
Blend with thine as thy spirit rejoices,
As LIES cross, with iles pain is laid down.
For the crocR of pure righteousness" promised,
As idutS of old frightened his day:
Let its blessed Light gladden. thy toiling,
Still on in the ".SorropfW Way
DEER PARK, February 4th, 1872.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-03-01
SheriH''s Sale.

DY virtue of writ of Fieri Facias, is
ID sued out of the Circuit Court for Har-
ford county, at the suit of John Michigan,
against the goods and chattels, lands and
tenements of Thomas Motson and John
Rousey, to me directed, have seized and ia
ken in execution all the right, title, claim
interest and estate, at law and in equity, of
the said Thomas Motson and John Rousey
in and to all
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-03-01
BY ISAAC G. PYLE, AUCTIoNEER.
PUBLIC SALE !
FENHE subscriber will offer at Public Sale,
j at his residence, near Forest Hill,
On Tuesday, March 9Th, '72,
At 10 o'clock, A. NJ, the following
PERSONAL PROPERTY.


l Young Mare, 5 years old and we'll broken
4 Mules, one pair, very fine animals ) years
old and well broken; 1 yoke of Oxen,
Cows young Cattle, Hogs, 1 Rockaway
Carriage, 1'Jagger Wagon, l two horse
Wagon nearly new, set ofBreeching and
other Harness, Hubbard Mower, Steel
tooth Rake, 2 Flows, Cultivator, Forks,
Rakes, Hoes, Mattocks, and Farming Uten-
sils generally. Also
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN
FURNITURE,
Consisting of Beds and bedstea dis, Tables,
Chairs, Carpets, Dairy Utensils, Excelsior
Cook Stove, 1 small Box Stove, new, and
other articles useful in housekeeping.
Also lot of Bacon, Lard, about 60 bar
rels ofCorn, 20 bushels Wheat, 20 bushels
Oats, IL tons of Hay, a lot of see d Potatoes,
hives of Bees, &c. &c.
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums of $40 and
under Cash on the day of ssle; on all sums
over that amount credit of eight months
will be given, upon purchasers giving
their notes, bearing interest from the day
OF sale, with approved security.
teb23 VIM. NJ JOHNSON.
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-03-01
For Sale.

A PLEASANT RIDING HORSE,
IA works we'll in all kinds of harness,
will be sold low, as the owner has on fur
ther use for him. Enquire of the under
signed in Dublin.
,ian10-3t ANDREW b. LINDSAY.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-03-01
FARMING STOCK.

FARMING STOCK,
4 well broken Mules, ! four year old
Mare, 1 good riding and driving Mare, 9
Patrick Henry mare Colts, two years old
and 1 one year old, 6 Cows, 1 young Dur
ham Bull, 3 Steers three years old, yoke
well broken Oxen. Also
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
such as 1 four-horse broad tread Wagon,
two-horse Spring Wagon, three-horsc
Harrow, 2 Cutivators, 2 two-horse Flows,
2 Shovel Flows, revolving Horse Rake,
Hay Carriage, Wagon Harness, set of
Breeching, | set of Lead Gears, set of
Double Harness, and other articles not ne
cessary to emu crate. Also 1 Cooking
Stove, nearly new.
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums of 500 and
under cash on the day of sale; on all sums
over that amount credit of six months
will be given, the purchaser giving his
note, bearing interest from the day of sale,
with approved security.
HENRY TENLEY.
S. r. Gilbert, Auctioneer. feb23
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-03-01
Frame Dwelling House,

Frame Dwelling House,
16 feet by 80, Stable, Wagon House, and
other farm buildings,-an uncommonly fine
spring and Spring House near the door, and
very superior Orchards Of Apples, Peaches,
Pears, Cherries, sc.
TERMS or D1LE. a
The terms Of sale prescribed by the de-
cree are-that one-third of the purchase
money shall be paid in cash on the day of
sale, and the residue in two equal install
N ents at six and twelve months thereafter,
with interest from the day of sale and secu-
rity approved by the Trustee.
HENRY w, ARCHER,
Trustee.
S. r. GILBERT, Auctioneer. feb2S
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u II. MOORE. JR.,
TTORNEY At la w,
IA st. Paul Street, Baltimore.

Will attend promptly to Real Estate, Collection or
other business entrusted to him from Hartford county,
and will practice in any of the Courts Of the State of
Maryland nOvi7-'y
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-03-01

"A coroner's jury in Minnesota recently
declared man to have been severely froz-
en- to death"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-03-01

BY s. r. GILBERT, AUCT7ONEEI
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-03-01
MI / IIaneous.

DEER PARK, February 4th, 1872.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-31
MT. Greeley Accepts.

Horace Greeley has accepted the nom nation rendered him at Cincinnati. In his letter he said, after referring to the platform, the substance of which we have given before.
 These propositions. so ably and forci- bly, presented in the platform of your convention, have already fixed the atten- tion and command the assent of large majority of our countrymen, who joyfully adopt them, as I do, as the bases of 8 true, beneicient national reconstruction of 8 new departure from jealousies, adequate motive or even plausible pre- tern1ty, md mutual good will. In vain izations flourish menacinglys their trun- cheons, and angrily insist that the files shall be closed and strengthened; in vain do the whippers-in of parties once vital because rooted in the vital needs of the hour protest against straying and bolting, denouncing men nowise their interiors as traitors and renegades, and threaten them with infanny and ruin. am confident that the American people have already made your cause their own, fully resolved that their brave hearts and strong arms shall bear it on to triumph. In this faith, and with the distinct un. derstanding that, if elected, I shall be the President not of a party, but of the whole people, I accept your nomination, in the confident trust that the masses o1 our countrymen, North and South, are eager to clasp hands across the bloody chasm which has too long divided them, forgetting that they had been enemies in the joyful consciousness that they arc and must henceforth remain brethren. Yours, gratefully,
 HORACE GREELEY.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-31
Anthracite Coal.

The anthracite tonnage this year, says New York journal, has thus far been unusually large.
 The territory from which almost all our anthracite coal comes is, when com pared with the amount and value of the product singularly small one. If any cut from piece of paper rectangle rep resenting on the map of Pennsylvania space 8 hundred miles long and forty broad, they will find that by placing 1t with it's length in direction between north and northeast it can be made to cover the area from which we receive all but small portion of our sdpply. In other words, all but comparatively little of what now constitutes the great bulk of fuel used for industrial and domestic purposes by the cities, large villages, and, to no inconsiderable extent, the ru- ral districts, of the four Middle States and New England. comes from region less than half the size of the State of New Jersey.
 | The value of the anthracite coal carried over the various railroads and canals since the first of January, if reckoned at what it's price is by the time it reaches the consumer, has been, on an average, not far from seven or eight million dol lars month, or about three-fourths the interest ger month of the national debt. The numbe: of persons supported by the business, including the wives and children of those employed in all it's va rious branches, cannot be much short of | five hundred thousand. Indeed, when we consider the number of men connec- ted with the railroads, which arc enga- ged principally in coal transportation, we are not sure that even this is not too small an estimate.
 The amount of physical power requir- ed in the transportation of anthracite coal is very interesting feature of the of the business. Its aggregate is literally stupenduous. If we imagine noun tain in the form of cone, quarter of mile 1n diameter at the base, and a thousand feet high, we shall get pretty accurate idea of the bulk of anthracite which, at the rate up to the present time, will have been taken to market in the year 1872 And if we consider that this vast quantity of so heavy substance as coal has been moved an average dis tance by land carriage of over hundred miles-about one-sixth of it having in it's journey been hauled by railroad from deep valley up a grade formerly considered impracticable even for pas senger trains, to an elevation of several handred feet-we shall obtain no more than fair idea of the motive-powe1 which has been used. As an illustration of the physical force which the human mind can control by means of machin, cry, we know of few things which arc more striking than such transportation of so immense quantity and weight o1 l material.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-31

INTOXICATING NosTRUMs.-The persons who have scruples of conscience against perpendicular drinking" at tavern bars, can become bllnd drunk on almost any of the advertised "tonics'' or G invigoran's'' in half an hour. There is however one ex- ception to this rule; Nobody can "gct over the bay" on VINEGAR B1TTERs, for the simple reason that this famous renova ting and regulating medicine contains TO dlffusive stimulants of any kind. Yet it's streneth-reserving properties are marvel ous. It restores the relish for food when all other appitizers fail; imparts unwonted vigor to the digestive functions; regulates the flow of bile; .soothes the nervous sys- tenn; promotes healthful sleep; and tends to 2produce that condition of body and brain, which IS supposed to be most con- ducive to longevity and the enjoyment of life. Its specific effects in acute and chronic disorders effecting the stomach, the bowels, the spine, the kidneys, tho fieshy fibre, the muscles and the lungs, arc considered by competent judges the most extraordinary medical phenomena of the age. Vinegar Bitters has now larger sale than any of the spirituous astringeuts, and its immense popularity in land where the people observe closely, test thoroughly, and act independently, is in itself sufficient guarantee ofthe excellence of the medicine. We recommend it to all.-Com
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-31
A PennsylyanIa Village Destroyed.

A Pittsburg paper, speaking of the de- struction of the village of Somerset. says Fully three fourths of the town IS de- stroyed, and insurance for the paltry sum of $60. 1000 is all that covers the loss ot fully $1,OOO,OOO. The fire commenced in a livery stable at the extreme end of the town about o'clock in the afternoon, and seemingly in less time than it takes to write this sentence had swept complete ly over the whole business portion of the village. The wind was blowing hard, and carried sparks and burning shingles in all directions, so that while the terrified inhabitants were endeavoripg to stay the fire in one place it would break out in another far ahead. It was the story of Chicago oven again, except that the build ings were almost all of wood, and burned as soon as caught. Every grocery in the place, with one exception, and every hotel but the Barnett House, the two printing offices, and the Lutheran and Presbyte- rian churches were burned. In almost every case the unfortunate sufferer from the devouring clements lost his all, and well-to-do farmers of the day before be- came beggars without place to sleep at night. Numbers, of course, passed that and the succeeding night in the open air. few having quarters adequate to protect them from the chill breezes and damp winds that follow the going down of the sun. The destitution is indeed great. and the charitable people of New York would not be going out of their way in sending aid to the unfortunate of their sister State. Here ill Pittsburg efforts, of course, are being made to assist the suffering ones. while the City of Brotherly Love cannot fail to lend helping hand. Somerset is the capital of the county of the same name, and the population in 1860 was 2,776. The town was burned once before, somewhere about the year 1880. The burning of Somerset certainly points Q moral every village in the land is equally liable to similar fate, and for that very reason more attention should be paid to the matter of insurance. Out of the i'm mense amount of property destroyed in this conhagration, but one-sixteenth, as we have said, was insured. Had the prop erty been insured, as it ought to have been, men who now have lost their all would have had comfortable maiAten- ance to fall back upon. Let the inhabi tants of other villages, then, take warning, and not short-sightedly grudge premiums paid on insurance policies.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-31
Eight Hours a Day.

The United States Secretary of War has sent to the Senate reports from the Com mandants of the Springfield Armory and the Rock Island Arsenal, giving com parative statement showing the opera tions of the Eight.hour law. With re- gard to the Rock Island Arsenal, the Commandant says he believed it was ex- pected that under the law the employees would work more willingly, more intelli- gently, and with more strength and de- spatch than under the ten-hour system, and that therefore, more work would be done per hour to compensate, or partially compensate, the government for two hours work. This expectation has not been realized at that arsenal. It has been claimed that if the men worked only eight hours per day that the additional leisure time allowed them would generally be devoted to reading and study, and other wise to the benefit of their social, moral and mental conditions, thereby making them better and more valuable workmen and citizens. This expectation has been partially realized Tn the case of carpen- ters and mechanlcs, but has not been re- alized to any considerable extent in the case of masons and stone cutters. The leisure time has been generally an injury rather than a benefit in the case of labor CTS. Those in the latter class have gen. erally no houses of their own, and their leisure time in most cases is more pro- ductive of bad habits than of good.
 The Commandant of the Springfield Armory says careful calculation shows that an average saving of about $500 pel year for gas for lighting purposes is effec ted by reducing the number ofhours from ten to eight, which saving IS principally in the short days of the winter months The total saving in coal and gas is $2, 900 per year of 300 working days in favor o the eight-hour system, about equal to the wages of three workmen for the same time. On account of the variable nature and the amount of work done before anc after the introduction of the eight-hou1 | system, some sixteen different models O guns having been worked on since tn, close of the war, it is found impossible to give any accurate and reliable data re garding the cost,of work by day workmel under the two systems, except, perhaps that it is believed that the rates of fore men, assistant foremen, inspectors, help CTS, policemen, &c., to the piece work men were not materially affected by thu reduction in the length of the working | day,
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-31

PROGRESS OF THE HoosAo TUNNEL The EHoosac tunnel, since it was begun some eighteen years ago, has, from time to time, taken up the attention of the public, especially of the people of Mass achusetts and her legislators. Some times its progress has been so slow that it has been almost completely lost to public notice, and repeatedly it's pros poets have lived precarious life in the halls of legislation. Especially in 1872, a strong combined effort was made to defeat the project, though, after a long and animated discussion, it was finally decided by Q considerable majority in both houses to pledge the credit of the state for the sum then needed-a pledge it has been frequently called upon to re- new. However, since the Messrs. Shand- ly entered upon their contract, three years ago, the work has been pushed for ward with great vigor and determination, and it is calculated now that the excava- tion will be completed the entire distance of four and half miles by the first of March. 1874. It is sufficiently wide for double track, and railroads are in running order on both sides.-Bosto.a Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-31

A SAD DEATH. IA communication from Oldenburg, Germany, says ': The young wife of one of our most respected citizens has been buried. Her sad end has awakened the deepest sympathy in all circles. A few days ago she was in perfect health, and went down into the cellar with lighted candle to fetch some wood. Upon opening the door of the cellar a cat sprang past her, while at the same time dreadful pain caused her to utter piercing shrick. The ser wants hurried to her assistance, and found her stretched on floor the in con- vulsions. The poor woman kept pressing her left leg and on searching for the cause they found large rat which had bitten her severely on the left knee. The furious animal had, it seems, been pursued by the cat, and had taken refuge under her clothes. After lingering @ few days in dreadful suffering, during which she was almost reduced to skele- ton, the poor woman died.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-31

KEEP YOUR WoRD.-When you prom ise to do thing, be sure to keep your word, as we'll for the sake of truth as in justice to others. This very interestin 2 story is told of boy who was singularlv
 faithful to his word: He had borrowed
 tool from neighbor, promising to re-
 turn it at night. Before evening he was sent away on an errand and did not re- turn until late. Before he went he was told that his brothers should see the tool returned. After he had come home and gone to bed, he inquired, and found the tool had not been sent to it's owner. He was much distressed to think his prom ise was not kept, but was persuaded to go to sleep and rise early and carry it home. By daylight he was up and nowhere was the fool to be found
 After a long and fruitless search he set of for his neighbors in great distress, to acknowledge his fault. But how great was his surprise to find the tool on his neighbours door stepl And it then appeared, from the prints of little bare feet on the mud, that the lad had got ur in his sleep and carried It home, and went to bed again and knew it not. Ot course, boy who was prompt in his sleep was prompt when awake. He lived respected, had the confidence oi his neighbors and was placed in many offices of trust and promise.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-31

A GENTLE REBUKB. lady, riding in car on the New York Central Rail road, was disturbed in her reading by the conversation of two gentlemen occu- pying the seat just before her. One of them seemed to be student of some college on his way home for vacation. He used much profane language, greatly to tue annoyance of the lady. She thought she would rebuke him, and on begging pardon for interrupting them. asked the young student if he had stud jed the languages. Yes, madam I have mastered the languages quite well. :" Do you read and speak Hebrew?" "Quite fuently." ''Will you be so kind as to do me small favor?" "With great pleasure, I am at your service. '' "Will you be So kind as to do your swearing in Hebrew?" We may we'll suppose the lady was not annoyed any more by the ungentlemanly language of this would be gentleman.
Connecticut western news., 1872-05-31
soLD1ERs, HoMEsrEAn ns.

The recent amendment to the Homestead Act, under which the veterans of our late Army and Navy can secure free homesteads of 160 acres near the lines of the great land grant railroads, by one or two years residence, in attention among the soldiers and sailors. Col onies are forming in many parts of the country for tho purpose of taking advantage of the new law, while at tho same time reaping all the ad- vantages of moving West in organized com- munities. The construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad, now completed through Min nosota, has opened to settlers Q large body of the best land in the West. This Company offers very important facilities and advantages to soldiers and others seeking Western homes, whether they intend to settle on Government homesteads or purchase the Cofhpany's land. It's announcement is published elsewhere in this jourpal.-Cbss