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Another view OF Williams.

TTTI No TI1TI-T fIIIT
Intense feeling has been excited at Madison,
WIS., hc appHi ltmcnt OF Atturnp yGtE raj N4l.
N.ms Chlcf Justice ut The supreme ourt. Not ~
P4f too nue point upon IL "a la gri that Nr. VIII
lNius received Slus0 lor his opinion M favor OF the
Wisconsin Central kailrua4 land claim (Which seems
ncrrdihlr and that uucr matters relating to tnlt
81 L. his conduct has given rsr TO- the grLYt-t
pcnn-. We are Informed that Gov Nashuu strongly
d,4OIuc.s the appointment lie an outrage.
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Truth Briefly stated.

Prom ne Sprtugdeh hei H6hcdn.
II is not given to all editors to be Deacon
Richard smiths.
Neither are all editors tried with wicked part
ners is he Is.
Thus peculiar graces are balanced with special
Affections.
Deacon Richard Smith Was evidently born TO
a lofty destiny.
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ture rs WILLIAM PITT inspired among the
minions of wALPoLE when the young
tribune OF England first entered Parlia-
mcnt 1t is told by his biographers that
the majestic voice Of the great commoner,
as ne exposed and denounced the profigntc
ministers and corrupt legislators of his
dav, would fill the chamber, rejcho In the
House of Peers. rcvcrberate along the in
tcrvcning corridors, aud when swclled to
its highest pitch would disturb the delib-
crutlous or one " the courts OF law sitting
in Il distant wing of the building. II is re-
frcshng even to imagine the presence Of
such a mcmbcr at Albany, with the Roman
nose, eagle eye, trumpet voice, and lofty,
coutascVur soul OF PITT, scathing with his
impn,s.oncd ordtOry uay ~ toy through
n long winter the srurvy scoundrcls VINO
have turned the Capitol Of the foremost
State of the Union into q den of thieves.
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SAINT AGO.
ULclc sam Grant grant uce sam
An explanation;
Are We quite played outt Are our claws no la''i'
Our teeth go broken, our hearts 50 scared
That nerotltiun
Must mean lrEr4ja'ion'
Our rag, that neither Gaul LOr uuten
Could ADase,
Now, to our face,
We see hlulod down for SPAN TO spit on.
Is Columbia's eagle Just the bird to lun
with drsggled wing upou a protocof
Uncle sam Grant get out Of mat
The nation SAYS Nol
We cant forget come, that pat
santiago!
BAY they were wrong, these mcL of ours'
Who sailed away
Toward this Isle Of SPAN s. grosnlns in ch..'ii
striving In Aght for freedom and lgl,i
our citizens 'hrI-
Had they tAItplay1
Torn from our nag va, that patriot hand,
Uutuod hey were shot,
And our cUc,gs ARE yttlut
with the cuG from SPANS hand.
The powder that burned hy the slaughter """
Had murdorout his. s'th 10 murder DO .A''
Uncle sam Grant, no mere ''u'rr-n-
Tie nation ssyt NO
VIII cleanse our nAg enough
From saausgo!
MOTTO bully me seas nur to paa-- came
n s. Grant,
We asE lcrIs a.i MT su..ae,
Kepar.uou uo. jose.
just stt what 90, 'I-t
Necauff' Som .ttf.
Peulofrcl tarc ii,r. oo.. ..l TO
ou,ty.1 ,At"
How iual
WIN rc.Norl luur- rh,r r,H.
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Thc Scw Legislature AID the Era of
Corruption.

The Scw Legislature AID the Era of
Corruption.
oar now legislature meets in about
month. We see signs of its approach in
the running and writing of members of
the Assembly to all parts of the State in
order to secure the Speakcrshp Of that
body and rcmunerative places on its COM
n.ttecS; while a cloud of candidates for
the clcrl>hips and minor Offices Of the
two branches hover over oar sixty-oue
counties.
W" live in an era of corruption. when it
ltaoONp- every state 10 take heed that its
own garments are free from stains. When
NEuEViNH sup"Iintcnded the rebuilding
of ,h' walls of Jerusalem he caused the
VOL; 10 be done 10y requiring each inLLbi-
t.a' of the sacred city to construct so
mach OF the walls n stood over against
lr.uwn house And So IL must be if we
wodld succeed in the effort now going for
ward to clemsc our country of the cor
rlphou, which d'alc every department of
tAcpublic service and make its name a
hyw"rd among the nations.
For sixteen years past the Legislature of
New York has had an uncnviahle rcputa-
ton for honesty and purity in every part
of the Union. Indeed, throughout this
rrr.ol it, yenalty aud iobbpry have in
the Judgment OF the general public. had no
lcpr ~ the country, always * eptiug the
Legislature Of Addition, Division, ana
silence, the two Houses OF Congress
"ld Of late years tn municipal Gov
,nmcut of this city and the carp,t-bag
Cluspitd.i,s iu the south.
Ia reviewing the history Of corrup-
ton in our legislature we will not go back
very Tar. The FIRST glaring outrage upon
honest legislation To which W. viii refer l.
the niuc-m.lliou canal lil If 1851. Resist
a from thu tart hy the y u .rr,t. in the
Senate and Assembly. AMI subsequently
pronounced unconstitutional by The Court
Of Appeals, il was "A fountain Of corruption
whose main spring wa, the Wing party.
Thc nest attempt to d,llLch th" I.ri.h-
t.ge yl, the constellation of t,ht OF ton
r"ept railway corporations into what has
h0ch since kuown a. the New York Cen
trll. The leaders OF both parties Joined in
tli- enterprise, though il. chief promoters
were Wlsna'rs Of the Democracy. 1t was
aLhtt.uu- scheme aui paiJ wtl hotuu-
ie aud u,'il' ot the Leg. Stature. In
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Government. IhIs metropolis, beng un-
Der the control OF III" uro->Mvcry Demo-
tacv, was rock OF or'uc" "a the anti
slavery Republicans. The la'tcr devised a
system Of commissions ful. the rule of the
ctv. in which tho Rm.uhljcous worc 10
have the lions share. II,w.vrr p,r,. tho
ORIGINAL iI.o may b.,.. hc., f,,.n ,,,,i,t
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WdsaHg!og Correspondence " Ae Ctnca.aa Com.
Ht"cidi.
The nomination of Attorney General Williams
. De t"lti Justice continues al exciting theme 10 all
rCl aud he more n has been GaCusst! tt tie
n'll has ~ until now the ~ rlrs 4, incoming
4 i,, nrivlte affairs that n the tlr are .ltnnly ais
gr.Icft,'.t.' Ga -"nng, The aCtl M thn -.u4ft Mon
lie I,ininstion is rara' ted rs ycrN dDuOtul
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If we should have war with Spain, it
would soon become absolutely necessary to
turn out the present corrupt and incompetent
Secretary Of the Navy and put an honest and
energetic man in his place. In time of pcace
the people, influenced as a majority of them are
10y regard for their party, may put up with plum
dering the Treasury of few hundred thousand
dollars now and then but when II comes to the
Immense undertakings and the enormous ex-
penditures Of a war. patriotism will get the bet
ter Of partisanshlp. and they will not he So pa
tient.
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immense preparations for war

Are the immense preparations for war
now making In the navy yards and in private
shipbullding Establishments to be taken as e.
dence that the Administration expect war
~ are they merely jobs put up by the easy
gong ana tis"dcring Secretary for the purposes
Of public impo-ture ana private enrichment
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"rhr Consultation saws thur nil trials shall
tc nv iur,, aud the accused - entitled. not TO
b. first convicted by court aud ihcn TO tc nc
Duittcb w iur,, hui 10 be iouVic'cd OF ne
Quilted ~ THE FIRST INSTANCE by "a
mIy,"- SANuLI lIATeuroHp.
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sent TO Tux svs from the Olympic Theatre. headed 80
Toy wanted aged ron elsnt 10 fourteen years, Tho
Advertisement WAS 0rdcretto hr printed SIX cli ercu.
lrt days, on saturday afternoon request came,
lake out the aayerilscueut forthwith over 400
poys applied today
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GEORGE II. WILLIAMS was Judge Of the
First District Court Of Iowa from isi1 to 1853,
six years. The Albany Lar Journal states that
during this period nearly one-half OF his de-
csions were reversed 10y the Supreme Court Of
the State
The sun., 1873-12-08

The young ladies of Wheaton Seminary
have made move I'm tho right direction, by re-
solving hereafter to keep themselves Informed
on business matters. and abstain from unneces-
sarv expenditures" what a world Of trouble
might lie saved II women were let into the busi-
ness secrets Of their fathers and husbands, and
In some way held responsible for expenses. They
understand this in Holland, Dutch wives often
taking the most active share I'm their husbands
trade and it Is a common remark there that
when women have the direction Of the purse
and trade their husbands seldom become bank
MT
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and will probably suhside into GRANT onicc-
holder at the end of his term or become one ot
Boss SHEPHERDs EMPLOYEES, a. his son now is'
at Washington, after having first graduated at
COOKE's broken bank.
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one dollar viii begin an account I'm the Nh
ua. tuueL, a4Nuss LANA, sIu D.!Idug g-Ade.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-01-31

Ii anything more was wanted to give us
an idea of Roman magnificence, we would
turn our eyes from public monuments, de-
moralizing games, and grand professions
we would forget statues in brass and marble,
which outnumbered the living inhabitants,
so numerous that one hundred thousand
have been recovered and still embellish
Italy; and would descend into the lower
sphere of material life-to those things
which attest luxury and taste-to orna-
ments, dresses, sumptuous living, and rich
furniture. The art Of using metals and
cutting precious stones surpassed anything
known at the present day.
In the decoration of houses, in social
entertainments, in cookery, the Romans
were remarkable. The mosaics, signet
rings, canoes, bracelets, bronzes, chains,
vases, couches, banqueting tables, lamps,
chariots, colored glass, gildings, mirrors,
mattresses, cosmetics, perfumes, hair dyes,
silk robes, potteries, all attest great ele-
gance and beauty. The tables of thuga
root and Delian bronze were as expens i've
as the sideboards of Spanish walnut, so
much admired in the great exhibition at
London. Wood and ivory were carved as
exq uisitely as in Japan and China. Mir
rors were made of polished silver. Glass
cutters could initiate the colors of precious
stones so well that the Portland vase, from
the tomb of Alexander Severus, was long
considered asa genuine sardonyx; brass
could be hardened so as to cut stone.
The palace Of Nero glittered with gold
and jewels. Perfumes and flowers were
showered from ivory ceilings. The halls
Tali ul,t,li Lott
gold, enriched with Jewels. His beds were
silver, and his tables of gold. Tiberius
gave a million Of sesterces for picture for
his bedroom. A banquet dish of D@sillus
weighed five hundred pounds silver. The
cups of Drusus were of gold. TUNES were
embroidered with the figures of various
animals Sandals were garnished with
precious stones. Paulina wore jewels when
she paid visits valued at 100000. Drink
ing cups were engraved with scenes from
the poets. Libraries were adorned with
busts and presses ofrare woods. Some were
inlaid with tortoise shell, and covered with
gorgeous purple.
The Roman grandees rode in gilded
chariots, bathed in marble baths, dined
from golden plates, drank from crystals
cups, slept on beds of down, reclined on
luxurious couches, wore embroidered robes
and were adorned with precious stones.
They ransacked the earth and the seas for
rare dishes for their banquets, and orna-
mented their houses with carpets from
Babylon, onyx cups, cups from Bythinia,
marbles from Numidia, bronzes from Cor
NTH, statues from Athens-whatever in
short, was precious or curious in the most
distant countries. The luxures ofthe bath
almost exceeded belief, and on the walls
were magnificent frescoes and paintings,
exhibiting an inexhaustible productive
ness in landscape and neurological scenes.
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4 Legend OF the Holy Grail.

Once in the days when men wandered
though the world seeking that cup, made
of single precious stone, holding the real
blood of Christ, Il knight left England to
search for the same in distant lands. AS
he passed from his door,a poor sufferer
cried to him for help. Absorbed in his
grand hope, the knight needed him not, but
went on. He wandered to the Holy Land,
fought in many wars, endured much, but
found not the precious cup; and at last,
disappointed and detected he returned
home. AS he neared his own house, the
same poor sufferer cried to him for help.
"What dost thou rcquire6" asked the
knight. The aged man said, 40, l am
perishing with thirst" The knight dis
mounted and fastened to fetch a cup of
water. He held the half-clad sufferer in
his arms, raised his head and offered the
water to his parched lips. Even as he did
so the cup sparkled into gem--the knight
saw in his hand the holy grail, flushed with
the true blood of Christ; and so we, my
brothers, may wander far, and traverse
many realms of philosophy and theology,
TO find the truth which represents the true
life blood of the noblest soul; but we shall
find it only when and where we love and
serve as he did five but give to the faint
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Po G f &c al.
DARN! DARN! DARN!

"llere lies before me pile of hose
Holes III the heels, holes in the toes;
Darn in the morning, and darn at night,
And darn, till Pm disgustedqutc.
My darning is strong, and thick and fast
But darn the stockings) the thing don't last;
With just one wearing the threads give way,
And keep on darning every day.
Socks still need mcnding, and stockings too,
They will wear out-as all things do.
Uscd-one ball of cotton, and needles (iyc)
Broken them all, sure's Pm alive.
That's thirty cents gone, 'twould buy new hose
oh dear! such troubles, nobody knows.
From head to feet I'm aching all over
Here at my feet is faithful dog Rover
$50 unconscious ofhosc, and needles and yarn.
Yawning at me as / darn-dam--
Satisfied he, with socks of hair
lie grins at my darning this darned old pair.
Because I'm woman, | spend my time
In darning for husband and children nine;
These, each for each week. have just three pair
All, thirty-three make with mine y don't stare
It's all solid TRUTH and Pm tired out,
Scarcely knowing what Pm about;
You add the homework, children, school,
My cares and duties, and then-"kccp cool, >
While holes grow bigger, and toes peep thro'-
Alas; for woman-so much to do.
Husband is cross if he finds rip,
Bnt wife must keep stiff upper lip;
BE patient always, smiling, kind,
ESPECIALLY when plenty of darning you find. }
Confound it; I've been IN amable wife;
And I've done darning all my life
Re-toed and patched made over, picccd
Now, from this moment, I'll be released;
Go buy your stockings at the store
I've learned my trade-Ill darn no more
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-01-31

THE DANGERS OF THE WHEELBARRow.
In speaking of the uses ola wheelbarrow,
the Danbury Necs man says Ifyou have
occasion to use a wheelbarrow, leave it,
when you are through with it, in front of
the house with the handles toward the door
A wheelbarrow is the most complicated
thing to fall oyer on the face of the earth
A man will fall over one when he would
never think of falling over anything else !;
he never knows when he has got through
falling over it, either for it will tangle his
arms, turn over with him and rear up in
front ofhim, and just as he pauses in his
profanity to congratulate himself, it takes
n new turn, and scoops more skin off of
him, and he commences to evolute anew
and bumps himselfon fresh places. A man
never ceases to fall over wheelbarrow I'M
til it turns completely on its back, or brings
up against something it cannot upset. 1t
is the most nofftnsive looking object there
is, but it is more dangerous than loco.
motive, and no man is secure with one I'M
les he has tight hold its handles, and
is sitting down on something.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-01-31

The earliest horseshoe makers appear to
have been Vandals and German tribes, in
the graves of some of whom they have been
found. They seem to have been totally un-
known to the ancients. The first mention
Of them in literature in the works of the
Byzantine Emperor Leo, about thousand
years ago, by the name of "selenaia"-half
moons, or crescents. They are thus among
the most modern of our everyday appli-
ances. Before Leos time, cavalry horses
were often disabled by the wearing out of
their hoofs. The war horses mentioned by
job and other Scriptural writers were I'M
shod. Receipts were given by Xenophon,
Vegetius, and other writers, for hardening
the hoof. The Japanese have for centuries
used straw socks or shoes for the feet of
horses travelling on stony roads. They
wear out quickly, but cost almost nothing,
and can easily be repaired.
Horse-shoeing was probably introduced
into England by William the Conqueror.
Henry de Ferrers Tor Ferrers,) who came
with him, had six horse-shoes quartered in
his coat OF arms, and is believed to have
been superintendent of farrers.
The superstition which attributed
power over evil spirits to horse shoes, and
WHICH ut one Time prevailed so largely that
most of the houses in the West of London
had them nailed over the entrances, yet
fingers. In many houses of the more ignor-
ant classes in several countries they may
still be seen thus displayed.
1t was reserved for an American, Henry
Burden, of Troy, to contrive machinery
whereby this most useful article could be
prepared, instead of by the tedious and
laborous hand process that all nations up
to the middle of this century employed.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-01-31

GIRLS, DON'T TALK SLANG. Girls, don't
talk slang. If is necessary that any one
in the family should do that, let it be your
big brother, though 1 would advise him
not to adopt, ''pigeon English" when there
is an elegant, systematized language that
he can just as well use. But don't you do
it. You can have no idea how it sounds to
ears unused or averse to it, to hear young
lady say when she is asked if she will not
go with you to some place, mot much!"
or, if requested to do something which she
does not wish, to hear her say, Cant see
it."
Not long ago l heard young miss, who
is educated and accomplished, in speaking
of a young man say, that she intended to
$50 for him." and when her sister asked
her assistance at some work she answered
mot for Joel"
Now, young ladies of unexceptionablo
character and really good education fall
into this habit, thinking it shows smart
ness to answer in slang phrases, and they
soon slip flippantly from their tongues
with a saucy pertness that is neither lady
like nor becoming. 81 bet," or 'you bet,n
is well enough among men who are trading
horses or land but the contrast is startling
and positively shocking to hear those words
issue from the lips of q young lady. They
seem at once to surround her with the
rougher associations ofmen's daily life, and
bring her down from the pedestal ofpurity
to their own coarse level.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-01-31
The Man He Wanted,

I a rstrate story is told ola very prom
inent man, who lived in Detroit forty
/ years ago, and who at that time owneC
more steam boat stock than any other mar
in the Western country besides other wealth
to large amount
Like many of the pioneers who acquired
great riches, he was very ignorant in all
the books taught, but his learning was more
! like wisdom, and in common with many
who have lived and passed away, but left
/ their mark behind them, he knew what
tree would make shingles by looking at it,
He had, at the time of our story, Just
completed Il splendid new warehouse at
Buffalo and wanting a suitable clerk to
to take charge of it, he advertised for one
in the papers. The next morning early a
candidate for the position presented him.
self, rather too ilashy young nan in APP
pcarance; but the following conversation
occurred
young man, when you make u mistake
in any Of your books, how do you correct
it 2"
The young man explained, in q very pro
fuse manner, how lie should proceed to
make it all right.
"a good way, no doubt, to do it" rcpli-
ed the old man, "but l shan't want you"
Very soon another aspirant put in an APP
pcarance. A similar question was asked
him, and in long and eloquent manner
pointed out the remedy in all such cases
All the reply was young man, shan't
want you"
Some three or four others dropped in
during the day, and to each one the same
question was put, and they all had some
smart way of covering up errors in their
books.
The old gentleman was entirely ignorant
himself of the art of bookkeeping, but he
had wisdom in all things, which is more
than match for learning.
Just at the close of the day plainly
dressed man, with bright eye and brisk
step, called for the situation.
TAKE seat sir" said the old gentleman,
81 want to ask you one question. When
you make a false entry on your books how
do you go to work to correct it?"
Turning upon his questioner cold sharp
look the young man replied: Il don't
make that kind of mistakes, sir" "Ah
my dear sir, you're just the man l have been
looking for all day." and in a few moments
after, the man who corrected his mistakes
by not making them was installed in the
office.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-01-31
The Philosopher and the Ferryman.

A philosopher stepped on board ferry
boat to cross a stream on the passage lie
inquired of the ferryman if he understood
arithmetic. The man looked astonished
"Arithmetic ? No, sir; never heard of it
before" The philosopher replied, II am
very sorry; for one-quarter of your life is
gone" A few minutes after, he asked the
ferryman, "Do you know anything of
mathematics ?" The boatman smiled, and
replied, "No." "Well, then," said the phil
osopher, "another quarter of your life is
gone" A third question was asked the
ferryman: "Do you understand astrono-
my 2" ooh no, no; never heard of such q
thing" "Wcll, my friend, then another
quarter of your life is gone" Just at this
moment the boat ran on a rock, and was
sinking, when the ferryman jumped up
pulled off his coat, and asked the philoso-
pher, with great earnestness of manner, "Sir,
can you swim3" "No," said the philoso-
pher. well, them" said the ferryman,
your whole life is lost; for the boat is
going to the bottom"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-01-31

-"Now, my young friends, suppose
twelve men buy twenty-four bushels of
wheat to be divided equally, how many
bushels is that for each 2"
Boldest of the boys-"Please, sir, we've
not gone that far"
GLOW is that Your teacher told me you
had learned all the first four rules !" Boy
-"Yes, sir; but we have always done our
sums in potatoes or turnips-we never had
Wheat,n
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ing soul at our door cup of water from
the well of truth, it shall flash back on us
the radiance of Ged. AS we can save, so
shall we be saved. And when we are real
ly moved by the outcries of famished hearts
and brains, by the waiing of helpless
babies-when we deeply long to be a light
and hope to men the ways of doing so
will open before us, even as undreamed
energies to fill them full shall be born
within us.-M. d. Conacay.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
vNHIs 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
GEORGE w. TOLLINGER,
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 or before the
28M day Of December, 1878,
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 28th
day of December 1872
ASEL TOLLINGER,
jams Administration