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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-20

There is fable among Hindoes that q
thief having been detected and condemned
to die, happily hit upon an experiment
which gave him hope of life. He sent for
his .jailer and told him that he had secret
of great Importance which he desired to
impart to the king, and when that had
been done he would be prepared to die
On receiving this piece of intelligence the
king ordered the culprit to be conducted
to his presence, and demanded of him to
know his secret. The Intercepted that he
knew the secret of causing trees to grow
which would bear fruit ofpure gold. The
experiment might be easily tried, and His
Majesty would not lose the opportunity.
SO accompanied by his prime ministers,
his courtiers, and his chief priests, he went
with the thief to place selected near the
city wall, where the latter performed Sc
ries of solemn incantations. This done, the
condemned man produced piece of gold,
and declared that if it should be planted it
would produce tree, every branch of
which would bear gold. But" he added,
this must be put into the ground by hand
that has never been stained by dishonest
act NY hand is not clean, thereforeI pass
it to your Majesty" The king took the
piece of gold, but hesitated FINALLY he
said II remember in my younger days that
l often tlched money from my fathers
treasury which was not mine. have re-
pentcd of the sin, but yet l hardly dare to
say my hand is clean. Ipass it, therefore,
to my prime minister" The latter, after a
brief consideration, answered:
at were pity to break the charm by a
possible blunder. receive taxes from the
people; how can be sure that have re-
NAMED perfectly honcst9 l must give it to
the governor of our citadel" mo, no."
cried tie governor, drawing back; "re
member that have had the serving out of
pay and provisions to the soldiers. Let
the high priest plan it, And the priest
said, "You forget ; l have the collection of
tithcs and disbursements for sacrifice" At
length the thiefexclaimed "Your Majesty,
l think it is better for society that all five
of us should be hanged, since it appears
that not an honest man can be found among
u.s." In spite of the lamentable exposure
the, king laughed, and was so pleased with
the thief's cunning cxpedient that he grant
ed him pardon.
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VOL. XVII.---NO. 25.
cfarNgers' Gnll1lllls.
D." Speed the PlOiU."
Propagating Roses With Cuttings.

Roses are very easily grown from cut
tings. The shoot should not be too Young,
nor yet so old as to be woody. Peter Hen
son says "If cutting will break readily
it is in the best condition to grow; but if
it bends it will not root as quickly, if at
ALL" 1t should be cut off Just below Il
joint, trimming off the leaves at the bot
tom, and leaving not more than two buds
with leaves at the top, and if these are
large it is better to cut off one or two of
them, for If there are too many leaves they
will surely wilt. Clear sand is the best to
make all kinds of cuttings grow, but it
must be thoroughly soaked with water all
the time, for if allowed to dry the cuttings
will surely die. Bottom heat is also essen
tial to the successful growth of all kinds
OF cuttings, and ifa hot-bed or hot-water
tank is not to be had, we must improvise
one with pan of hot water, placing the
pots into it and changing it two or three
times each day. The great secret of grow
ing cuttings is in the evenness of the tenn
perature, which should not vary more than
from IS to 70 degrees; ifallowed to vary
from so to so degrees they will rarely live.
So, If possible, cover the cuttings with
glass, and remove it when it is very warm.
If large pot is only half full of sand and
kept in warm water and covered with
piece of window-glass, very good tiny
hot-bed is procured. In summer it is well
to plant cuttings out of doors in sand, with
a partial shade from the sun, and enclose
them in glass-shades night and day. AS
soon as a few tiny leaves show that the
rootlets are formed, the cuttings must be
transplanted into the richest soil, for al
though sand is the best medium to force
the roots, it will not nourish them sufficient.
lly to form many leaves.-SprinqtfeM Repu6-
Hcon.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-20

Julius Caesar was an ancient Roman
of celebrity. He advertised to the effect
that he had rather be first at Rome than
second in small village. He was man
Of great muscular strength. Upon one oc-
casion he threw an entire army across the
Rubicon. A general named Pompey met
him in what was called the 'tentcd field"
but Pompey couldn't hold a Roman can
die to Julius. We are assured upon the
authority of Patrick Henry that '"C@sar
had his Brutus." The unbiased reader of
history, however, will conclude that, Oh the
contrary, Brutus rather had Caesar. This
Brutus never struck us as an unpleasant
man to meet, but he did Caesar. After adj
dressing few oral remarks to Brutus in
the Latin language, Cesar expired. His
subsequent career ceases to be interesting.
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The London Omnibus Company use six
thousand horses. To economize in feed
is an important matter, and has led to
several tests, the result of which is recorded
as follows: To each of three thousand of
their horses they gave daily allowance of
ground oats sixteen pounds, and cut straw
one and one-eight pounds-the hay and
straw being cut into pieces about half an
inch long, and well mixed up with oats in
little water, and so making twenty-six
pounds of food for each horse. And to
each of their other three thousand horses
they gave daily allowance of whole or
unbruised oats nineteen pounds, and uncut
or whole hay or straw thirteen pounds,
without any water, in our old. fashioned
way, making thirty.two pounds of this
food for each horse. And what was the
result 4? Why, it was soon discovered that
the horse who was fed on twenty-six
pounds of ground oats remained in as good
a condition and could perform just as much
work and do it just as WELL too, as the
horse did who consumed thirty-two pounds
Of food as aforesaid-thus showing saw
ing of six pounds of food per day in favor
of bruised oats and cut hay.
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A strange scene was now about to trans
pire. Jim commenced to call on God to
have mercy on his soul. He raised him.
self to his knees, and called to the preach
er for Chrst's sake to pray for him, for that
he now saw he was lost sinner. Mr. Smith
was kneeling at the giants side in mo-
ment, and taking the miserable man by the
hand he prayed for him most fervently.
Jim wept and blubbered like child, and
prayed in concert with the good man who
knelt by his side. 1t was strange anoma-
ly to see the preacher kneeling by the side
of this bleeding bully, and praying to the
Great Jehovah to forgive the sinner that
he was praying for. After half an hours
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-20
The Age of Progression.

When we look ut the wonderful and
labor-saving inventions of the present age
and see the ways we have for doing work,
we wonder how our ancestors got along
with their daily toll with patience.
The Steam Engine, the Telegraph and
the Sewing Machine are the marvels of pro-
gress, and they look like revelations. To
them we are indebted for a moral and social
revolution grander in effect than that of
thousand bloody fields of battle. peace
has its victories as well as war;" and one of
the grandest triumphs won in the nine
tenth century is due to the Sewing Ma
chine 1t is the blessing of the household,
and the family's best friend. The name of
the inventor, Elias Howe, Jr., is familiar to
every ear in the civilized world, and his
great invention is Il more enduring monu-
ment Of fame than sculptured marble or
towering dome. lie was one of the few in
ventors who had the will to invent and to
manufacture his own inventions. The i'm
mense factory which he founded at Bridge
port, is the largest and best appointed sew
ing machine factory in the world its floors
alone cover an area ofnearly four acres
Here are turned out daily six hundred STAN
dard machines perfect in all their appoint
ments. These celebrated machines have
long held the first rank over all first-class
machines. The fame of the inventor, and
theae2act mechanism of his invention and
Improvements, have broughtit into univer-
salfuse, and so great is the demand that,
notwithstanding they are put upon the mar
ketat the rate9of one per minute during
ten hours of every day, the demand is
greater than the supply. Howard & JEFF
fiery Agents, West Main street, opposite the
Female Public School, Bel Bir, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-20

How TO MAKE CHEAP FRAMEs.-Cut
strips of stiff pasteboard about an inch
wide the desired length, clip the ends to a
point, and cover with any nice black cloth,
like broadcloth or fine cashmere; lap the
ends at the corners ofthe frame, and tasten
with white or guilt button. Bind your
picture and glass together with strips Of
gummed paper and glue, on the frame
Hang against white wall. Bronzed pa
per, which can be bought for eight cents y
sheet, may be used instead of cloth, in
which case short strip across the corners
of the frame is great addition to its come
liness
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Poe &c al.
Flowers of the Heart.

FtO"oFS OF TIC nSdFCs
There are some flowers that bloom,
Tended by angels even from their birth,
Filling the world with beauty not of earth,
And heayen-born perfume.
Along LIES stoney path,
To many toiling pilgrim cheer they bring,
And ottentimes in living glory spring,
Beside the poor mans hearth.
Fairest of all the band,
Fen rs the snowdrop lifts its fearless head
In storm and wind unmoved, unblemished,
Truths precious blossoms stand.
The daisy's star is bright,
Der vale and meadow sprinkled wide and free
SO to the Swallowed earth doth Charity.
Bring soft celestial light. .--.-,.,
o cherish carefully
The tender bud of patience; tits flower
Beloved of God in sorrows darkest hour
Twill rise to comfort thee
So, when all else hath gone
Ofjoy and hope, through winters icy gloom
The Alpine violet puts forth its bloom
Where sunbeam never shone.
Strong Self.deniel's stem
OF thorns, clasp well, for, if not upon earth,
In paradise twill burst in roses forth,
Each present thorn gem.
These are the flowers that bloom,
Tended by angels even from their birth,
Filling our hearts with beauty not of earth,
And Leaven-born perfume.
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Fences.

When any persons shall join fences for
their mutual advantage, each shall keep up
and in good repair his proper proportion
thereof: and if either upon the request of
the other shall fail to make or repair his
proportion within twenty days, the party
suffering by such failure may apply to some
Justice of the Peace of the county, who,
upon proof that the fence is down or out
of repair, may authorize the person apply.
ing to make or repair the same.
The person making or repairing a fence
under the provisions of the last aforegoing
section may recover his costs and expences
in the same manner us other debts.
The fence law, or great part of being
repealed in 1867, leaves the above only RI
lating to line divisions or where fences are
joined for the mutual advantage of the
parties, &c.
Any one letting stock run loose does it at
his own peril, the party injured having the
right to seize the trespassers, impound them
and take the necessary steps to recover
damages; but not to kill, main or in any
manner iniure or hurt Them
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-20

In caring ioryour fowls, provide them
with a vessel of lime water for an occasion
al drink. 1t is prepared by pouring hot
water over quicklime, and after the lime is
settled, and the water covering it has be-
come clear, pour it off. 1t will keep fit for
use for a considerable time.
AT a late discussion by the Champlain
Valley (Vt) Horticultural Society, it was
stated that few years ago the fruit Of
the orchard of Mr.. Wright, of Cornwall,
was invariably so wormy that the owner
thought Of abandoning the attempt to grow
fruit for profit. The orchard was CONVEX
ted into hog pasture, and in two years
the fruit was all fair.
The editor of the Faraaer's Journal
says:
AS soon as the cholera is discovered in
your herd give at the rate of one ounce of
carabolic acid to twenty-five hogs, well
dissolved and mixed with swill, and repeat
every two or three days. Remove every
affected hog at once from the healthy ones,
and bury all carcasscs Immediately.
"A French farmer from three Years
practice believes that u small quantity of
old tan bark in each hill, applied when
planting, is preventive of the potato rot.
SORE SHOULDERS IN HoRsEs.-What is
the best to do for them2 A. p. Ans
Wash them well every night and morning
with strong solution ofoak bark, made
by boilingSthe bark in water, then rub
them weliswith linseed OIL Annoint them
every anight and morning with a salve
made of three parts of linsoed oil and one
part of quick-lime. To make horses
shoulders tough, wash the shoulders well
twice a day, Tor week before working,
with the oak bark solution.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-20

HEADING LETTUoE.-Iow he success
fully counteracted tendency on the part
of his lettuce to so to seed is thus told by
a writer in the Massachusetts, Plown,a,a
"The plants looked fine and healthy, but
already indicated the running-up symp-
toms. thinned them out then carefully
slipped cotton Irvine under the lowest
leaves of each plant, and gently raised them
a few inches from the ground, and tied
them loosely. then placed a shingle upon
each plant, and small stone to keep it firm.
Every evening removed the coverings,
watered each head, and replaced the protec,
tive covers in the morning, as found the
SUMS rays had tendency to cause the let
tuce to run up to seed, and removing the
cover at night allowed it sufficiency of
fresh air, SO that neither mold nor decay
made their appearance. l was rewarded
by large solid heads of superior quality,
and the hearts were white and crisp. Not
single plant failed of heading and none
decayed or bore seed.'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-20

A VERDICT EITHER WAY WILL Do.
"A Judge, holding court on the borders
of Tennessee, is said actually to have deliv-
cred the following charge to jury:
"Gentlemen of the Jury, in this case
counsel on both sides are impudent and UNI
Ineligible; the witnesses on both sides are
indecent and incredible, and the plaintiff
and defendant both stand such acknowl-
edged rogues, that it is to me indifferent
which way you give verdict"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-20

To GET TENDER HORSE RADIsH.-An
English gardener says: at may not be
generally known that if leaves or litter be
placed on the tops of horse-radish crowns,
two feet or SO thick, the plants grow
through them in the course of the summer
making small white roots, the thickness of
ones finger, which are as tender as spring
radishes, and much to be preferred to the
tough stringy stuff usually supplied with
our roast beef.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-06-20

The Burlington Patriot says "Any Of
our subscribers having young pigs for sale
would oblige us by bringing them to us.
We have takento muchc0rn on subscription
that we have g*, 10 have something to feed
tito.
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"A young husband handed his wife dozen
buttons, the other day, and asked her TO put q
shirt to them.
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THE EGIS & INTELLIGENCER.
IS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY
F. w. B A K Err.
Terms-S so a Year, in Advance,
Otherwise $500 VIII be charged.

TRANSIENT ADvERTIsEMENTs.-On Square, two inser-
TONS Sl09 Each subsequent insertion, % cents Lon
ger advertisements in the same proportion. space
equal to eight lines makes a square.
SIS Yearly advertisements at special rates.
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Somebody says that every cord of wood
given to the poor is recorded above.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-05-31

come sufficiently bulky. we imagine
the printer will have to get up and
address to his widely-scattered dollars
something like the following: "Dol-
lars, halves, quarters, dimes and all
manner of fractions into which You
are divided, collect yourselves and
come home. You are wanted. Com
binations of all sorts of men that help
to make the printer proprietor gath
er in such force and demand with such
good reasons your appearance at this
counter, that nothing short of you
will please them. Collect yourselves,
for valuable as you are you will never
pay the cost of collecting. Come here
in single file, that the printer may
form you in battalion, and send you
forth again to battle for him and vim
dictate his feeble credit" Reader, are
you sure you haven't a couple of the
printers dollars sticking about your
clothes? If you have, order them
home Immediately.
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HYpRop1.o oBA.-Dr. Whitaker is of
opinion that cases of hydrophobia are
often due "to mental anxiety, grief Or
terror associated with or acting upon
morbid fancy. For, on the one
hand, fatal cases have occurred in a
man without the bite Of an animal at
all; the mere beliefthat a bite has been
received from rabid animal has suf-
feed to induce violent hydrophobia !;
while, on the other hand, the bites of
dogs reputedly mad have bee fte-
quenty followed by no symptoms
whatever. Trosseau mentions having
met with a number of cases Stimulating
this disease, but really arising from
mental impressions" While there IS
no doubt that the disease is frequent
ly communicated by the absorption
Of the virus, it is unfair not to give
even sheep killing dogs the benefit OF
the doctors view.
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True Success in Life.

Human life, my friend, is not one
chance, but a thousand. The special
end you toiled for may not be attained:
The steps you took toward that end
will prove of far greater consequence.
You are business man, perhaps, and
your ventures have miscarried one
after the other, and now you look
sadly back through a long vista of
disappointments and defeat. But
meanwhile you are known to be a
good man and true-a kind husband
and father, loyal citizen and faith
full friend, and many man who has
passed you in the race for wealth and
fame may look with envy upon the
love and respect you have gained by
your personal character and services.
Your want OF success in business life
may be due to some peculiar lack III
yourself, or may result from some
thing adverse in your surroundings,
but remember that while yonr under
takings may fail over and over again,
Yourself may be q glorious success.
And here we touch upon the true So
luton of the whole difficulty. We
cherish this superficial philosophy of
life which makes the end supreme and
counts for nothing the steps taken to-
ward that end, and we produce such
shallow and dishonest types of char
acter at the present day-these shod-
dy contractors, t1ash-in- the-pan gen
erals, sensational preachers, and clap
tran politicians. No, friends, we have
IA right to count effort as we'll as effect
Not the result of u course Of conduct
but the motive and nature Of it, are
the all-important matter. You cal
not command success, whether the
means employed be fair or foul, but
it makes a great deal Of difference te
your personal character and to you'
fellow-men what kind Of methods yor
employ. The consequences of YOU
actions are a great deal more important
than the particular end they are IN
tended to subserve. a good end cal
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not Justify bad means, for these have
already reacted upon your character,
and by force Of example demoralized
others also. But if you fail in man
liness, courage and integrity, then all
outward successes amount to nothing.
The man himself, that is the true
end, and so far as we fall short of that
ideal, we fail. Outward plans depend
upon thousand contingencies, but
this inner triumph the world can never
deprive you of, because the world
never gave it to you. Let us hear no
more sneersfthen at any want Of tenn
poral success, no depreciation of pa
tient painstaking, or laborious effort.
No man fails who does his duty. If
you are conscious of righteous pur-
pose and the use Of honest methods,
you have succeeded already, what
ever may be the result.-C. ". Wendte.
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As We have often held was the ease
with the " zygomatic arcl,' the social
science association that recently met at
Rochester proved conclusiveiy that
"the homologies Of the synemosal
bone indicates the pesterior half of the
zygsmatie arch.n Now will those
editors that have doubted our state
,nents about it have the manliness to
come out and make the necessary cor
rectioni If not we may be obliged to
bust somebody's "synomosal bone ;"
for him.
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In murder case tried i'll an Irish
court, there was abundant testimony
that the murder was committed IN
bright moonlight. The counsel for the
prisoner, toward the end of the case,
passed around among the jury an al
manac by which it appeared that
there was no moon on the night OF
the murder. The prisoner was ac-
quilted at once. After the trial, his
counsel sent in bill, of which one
item was: "To printing almanac with
out moon, ESQ"
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The incouigfble Don Piatt, contem-
plating the possibility that Captain
Jack will exterminate the American
people at the rate the very one-sided
Modoc war is going on, throws a sop
to that ferocious chief by saying that
he desires it to be distinctly understood,
before this thing goesan further, that
Captain Jack has always been his
first choice for President. The OBJ
lection to the Modoc is that he new
er defines his position at least our Of
ticers have not succeeded i'll locating
him to their satisfaction. His ideas
in regard to back pay are uncertain,
but he has a way of going for an ad-
versary's back hair which is unpleas-
ant. to say the least of it. On the
stealage question he agrees substan-
TALLY with Oakes Ames; goes for all
he can get and puts it where it will do
the most good. The old reprobate
seems ambitious of making a modern
Pompeii of his lava beds by entomb-
ing the government troops under the
volcanic debris of his retreat. The
ancient Pompeiians inscribed Care ca
nem on the floor of their vestibules, and
the grim Modoc has written on many
a granite rock of his retreat, with the
blood of government soldiers: "Be,
ware OF Captain Jack.
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We find in an exchange. the follow
ing remarks, which all printers and
publishers will agree in calling sensi-
BILE, and commend them to the atten-
ton of the reader. They will apply to
all localities in which newspapers cir
culate: The printers dollars-where
are they? A dollar here and Il dollar
there scattered over the country, miles
and miles apart, how shall they be
gathered together? The paper maker,
the ,journeyman compositor, the build
ing owner, the grocer, the tailor and
all assistants to him in carrying on
his business have their demands hard
ly ever small as a single dollar. But
the mites from here and there must
be diligently gathered and patiently
hoarded, or the wherewith to dis,
charge the liabilities will never he