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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10
A Good Fertilizer.

The Scientific american says farmers have
TO pay high price for an article, which,
with little skill, they could make them.
selves during the winter months or on rainy
days, when they have little else to do. and
gives recipe for cheap fertilizer success
July used by farmers in Pennsylvania and
ONO. The formula presented below is
however, wanting-except incidently, as
recommended-in the ingredient which is
most apt to give trouble and to cause inju-
ry In transportation and hauling-viz: oil
OF Vltrlol, or sulphuric acid-and is doubt
less good one, if the article is applied in
sufflclent quantities. The mixture is es-
peclally recommended for potatoes and
wheat by farmer who has tried it, and
who says he has used it with success on
corn and other products. 1t is as follows {:
Take 1000 pounds of good mold, sieve and
screen 1t to get the gravel out, and make it
as fine as possible; then spread on floor,
add 100 pounds common salt, and mix with
rake; when thoroughly mixed, add 25
pounds OF pearl ash and % pounds sui
phate of Soda mix we'll; then add 400
pounds ground bone, 25 pounds best Peru
Wan guano, and $50 pounds ground plas-
tcr. Mix the whole thoroughly, throw in
pile Tor forty eight hours, and it is fit for
use. Ii 1t Is to be used for potatoes in dis.
trlcts where the notata burs. ora numerous.
led over the mass. The caution is added
that the acid must not be used in q con.
lined place, as the fumes are Injurious to
health, and that if it is spilled on the floor
water must be thrown on it, as the mixture
generates great heat.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10

The promised effect soon took place; he
had scarcely drank, when lie felt his strength
revive. His heart became joyous and con-
fident; and after having sung all the songs
he knew, he slept soundly in the chariot,
without caring what became of him.
When he awoke, the three travellers had
disappeared, and he was alone at the
entrance of village. He tried to rise,
but one side of his body was immovable !;
he tried to look but the only eye he had
left was dim he attempted to speak, but
his tongue stammered; and he could COL
lect only half his ideas. At last he COM
pretended the greatness of the sacrifices
he had so lightly made; the three travel
ling companions, whom fate had sent
him, had left him no resource but to beg
his bread until he died.
Would you know the names Of these
compartment The woman with the jave-
lin was Hatred the young girl reclining
in the chariot, Incidence and the woman
with the flask, Intemperance.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10
A New Way Of Breaking Colts.

When in Kentucky last week we saw a
two-year-old colt broke-dead broke-in
half an hour, 80 that he worked as amiably
as trained horse. The colt had never
been bridled. He was attached to cur
ricle called "break -dray.' and put through
astonishingly quick. The break-dray is
nothing more than a strong broad-tread
dray, with long shafts, the tail omitted,
and spring seat between the wheels. The
harness was strong, and 80 arranged over
the hips as to prevent the possibility of
high kicking, and the colt was hitched so
far from the dray that his heels could not
possibly reach the driver. The process of
hitching was, of course, very delicate, as a
colt is excessively ticklish, and is apt to
let his heels fly awkwardly.
All being ready, one man held the colt,
and another took the seat and reins The
colt was then let go to plunge as he pleased.
The break-dray-which was so broad that
upsetting seemed out of the question was
pushed upon the colt, and the colt pushed
sideways until he started. A few plunges
settled him. lie went as he pleased, up
hill and down hill, and so on, until he fl
nally struck sober trot, and was through
ly broke. The confused and bewildered
look of that colt was pitifully amusing.
Mr.. Bob Strader was giving directions,
and upon one Of the breakers raising his
hand to slap the colt to urge him, Mr.. Stra-
der said: "Don't do that. Never strike
colt when you are breaking him. Push
him sideways, Or anyway. Let him go just
where he will and how he will. Let him
fall down if he will, but don't strike him."
When the colt was taken out of the shafts
he was as wet as if he had been in water,
and a child could have handled him. He
had not been struck blow. The dray,
we believe, was invented by Mr.. Strader.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10
s-0st----------
"De Provisions, JOsiar."
COUPLE OF DARKlEs EXPRESS THEII
IDEAS ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS.

A COUPLE OF DARKlEs EXPRESS THEIR
IDEAS ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS.
A sapient looking Fayetteville darkey, os-
cillatiIg between twenty and twenty-five
summers, overlook an old negro on the
street the other day, and wedging him in
fence corner, proceeded to acquaint him
with all the gorgeous provisions of the Civil
Rights bill Young Africa impaired to
old Africa fund of valuable information,
"thusly -
swell, Uncle Billy, Summers Swivel
Rights bill has passed dc Senate OBJ de
United States widout a murmur."
SIS dat so, Josiar 2"
"Jess so, Uncle Billy. And say, Uncle
Billy, we colored pussons is gwine to sec
whose pervisions is in de pot. We are
gwine to be allowed to ride free on de rail-
roads, smoking in de ladies car, and put
our feet on de percussions Of de seats when
cher we please !"
SIS dat so, Josiar 2"
"Jess so, Uncle Billy. And say, Uncle
Billy, we's gwine to be allowed to st ,p at
| de hotels and set at de head OBJ dc table,
and hab dc biggest slices oh de chickens,
and lay round in de parlor and spit on dc
carpets, and make de white trash hustle
themselves and wait on us without grumb.
ling, and vet whcneber de boss of de con-
Germ shoves bill at us, we'll hab him sent
to Washington and obscured in de pleni.
potentiary."
SIS DAT so, Josiar 2"
"Jess so, Uncle Billy. And say, Uncle
Billy, we's gwine to be allowed to 60 to dc
white schools and set up on de platform
wild de teacher and learn photography, trig'
germanometry, gehominy, Latin, Dutch
French, Choctaw, algeebray, rheumatics
de rule of thrice, and dc diarrhea."
"Good gracious, is dat so, Josiara 2"
"Jess so, Uncle Billy. And say, Uncl,
Billy, ives gwine to be allowed to be bur
led in Italic collins wild looking glasses OF
top oh dem, and dey will hab to carry III
on q hearse to de grade yard and bury us OF
top oh dc white folks, so when de day oil
resurrection am arrived and de angel Ga
briel come tootin along he'll sing out tro,
his trumpet: All OBJ you colored gemme,
visions OBJ dat bill"
"What's dat you say about pervisions
Josiar 2"
"Well, Uncle Billy, as was gwine on t.
state, de pervisions of dat bill"
"Stop right dar, Josiar. You say dare
provisions in dat bill ~
"Jess so, Uncle Billy. De pervisions Of
de bill"
"Stop right dar, Josiar. Eff dare's per
!, visions in dat bill. want sack OBJ flou
dis berry minnit. Blast de smokin in d
ladies' car and de gehography, and d
Latin, and Italic coffinsl l want de pei
visions, Josiar. Dey's all dere is in de bi
wuff cent Fayetteville, (Tenn.,) Express
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10
Apple Tree Worms.

The apple tree worm or tent caterpillar,
is one of the greatest pests of the horticul-
turist, and terrible eye sore to every pas
ser by. Whole trees are sometimes denud-
ed of their leaves and the fruit ruined.
Wherever caterpillar's nest is found on
branch of an apple tree the fruit will be
worthless unless the nest he DESTROYED. In
March or April before the buds expand,
the eggs may readily be removed. They
may be found on the last years growth Of
the twig generally, and near the end, some.
times farther back, glued firmly like
band of yellowish brown glass beads,
around the twig. A little labor now will
prevent great waste of fruit and tree Wig
or in the near future. AS soon as the buds
show any greenness they will hatch out
and attack, when the most tiny creatures,
the tender leafet.
While the wisdom of the Creator is seen
in endowing the butterfly with instinct to
deposit her egg in the place where their
food is to appear, and arranging that they
should hatch at just the right time, no pru-
dent farmer should neglect his own inter-
ests and allow them to devastate his or.
chard.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10

BLACKBERRY WINE.-No. Put the
berries in large tub to every gallon of
berries pour on one pint of boiling water.
Bruise them with mallet, and let them
remain until next day. Strain through n
thick cloth. To every gallon of juice add
two and a-half pounds of sugar. Drain
again and put into cask cover the bung
with muslin; put it in cool place. Shake
the cask daily until fermentation ceases
cork it tight, and by September it will be
ready for use, but improves with age. This
recipe has been followed for ten years and
never failed.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10

Coop ADvlcE.-The editor of the Amer
ican Agrtculturist, (who evidently knows
what he is writing about) in answer to a
question from young unmarried farmer
as to the propriety of his going into butter
making as business gives this sensible
advice:
"Blessed is the man who has good
wife TO attend to the butter and three or
four stout boys to help miik aud take care
of the cows. There is profit in the business
to such family, but an unmarried man
had better turn his attention to something
beside-iairying. Hehad better keep sheep
or raise cattle, or, better still. get him
good wife-and do what she thinks best.n >
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10

KILLING LICE ON CATTLE.-"I never
found any remedy that I like" says the
Maryland Farmer, $50 we'll as anquintum."
A piece about the size of common pea
thoroughly rubbed on the head at the
roots of the horns, will effectually do the
business Care should be taken not to let
the animal get wet for forty weight hours
after the application, and there is no dan.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10

BLACKBERRY WINE.-No. 2.-Measure
your berries and bruise them; to every
gallon of berries add one quart of boiling
water. Let the mixture stand twenty-four
hours, stirring occasionally; then strain off
the liquor into cask; to every gallon adj
ding two pounds of sugar; cork tight, and
let it stand to the following October and
the wine is ready for use.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10
Poe tic al.
LEGEND OF THE FUCHSIA.

A legend of this little flower
heard long years ago;
IT'S this, that when upon the cross,
The sinless Saviour died,
And the soldier with his cruel spear
Had pierced his precious side,
The holy drops flowed at his feet,
Then fell upon the sod,
When Mary kneeling wept for him,
Her son, and yet her God.
An angel who was lowering near,
Thus breathed O prayer to heaven,
Oh, Father let them not be lost,
These drops so freely given,
But in some form of beauty still
Let them remain on earth,
And here upon this rugged hill,
Give some sweet floweret birth.
Then forth from the ensanguined sod,
A Fuchsia sprang that morn,
Rich crimson, dyed with Christian blood,
Wrapped in his "Robe of scorn."
Dropping in sorrow, still it bows
Ever its graceful head,
Shiyering in the slightest breeze,
Trembling with fear and dread;
For the dark shadow of the Cross
Can meier forgotten be,
Where all the perfume of its breath
Was spent ON Calvary.
Yes, Offering its rich fragrance there,
AS incense at His feet,
The Fuchsia, though so beautiful
Can never more be sweet.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10

PRESERVING FENCE PosTs. Stir into
boiled linseed oil, pulverized charcoal to
the consistency ofthick paint put heavy
coat of this over well seasoned posts and
no man will live long enough to see them
rot expense per post, two cents.-Er.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10
Hardware.

For Building and other purposes. TOOLS OF all
kinds; PLOW CASTINGS; Bar Iron of all kinds,
either fiat square, round, oval, band or hoops.
Horse Shoe Iron and Nail Rods; Axle Greese
Warranted Axes, Carriage Bolts; BURDENS
Horse Shoes. Butcher Knives, Sausage Cutters
and suffers, in fact everything that can be
found in well furnished Hardware Store, all Of
which will be sold, wholesale and retail, at the
lowest rates. jy19-1y
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10
SUN DIAIS.

Every man should have railroad time at his own
door, Metallic Dials set and warranted give accurate
time till the post decays, for $500.
Farms surveyed and elegantly mapped in fields with
urea Of each field Address
@. G. CURTIss,
myi5 Fallston, Hartford Co, Nd
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10
SPEDDE.T $ GODDIE,
AWNING and TENT MAKERS,
az LIBERTY ST., BALTIMORE.

eaS-Plain and Fancy House and Window
Awnings, Business Banners and Flags, Horse,
Wagon and Dray Covers. Tents of every de.
scription made with neatness and dispatch.
Business Banners, Flags, Awnings, Curtains
and Transparencies neatly lettered in new way
ap101y
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10

Faith in our own ability is half Of eve
ry battle.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10

icy CHARGES IN ALL CASES MOD.
ERA TIE, AND 81 TLSFA CTION GUAR
ANTEED. oct13-1y
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-07-10

Teeth extracted aoithout pain by the use Of Nj
trouS Oride Gas.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

eB- A sight-seer on horseback meeting
negro lad not far from Petersburg, asked
him, cam half way to Richmond ?''
Please, Massa," said the boy, "do you
know where you cum frum ?"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06
ScarInga Shoemaker.

An old French shoemaker, who boaste6
that nothing could frighten him, was put
to the test by two young men. One Of
them pretended to be dead, and the other,
going to the shoemaker induced him to
"sit up" with the supposed corpse. The
shoemaker was in hurry with some work
he had promised to have completed the
next morning. SO he took his tools and
leather and began working beside the
corpse. About 10 o'clock at night cup
of black coffee was brought him, to
keep him awake He drank it and resumed
work. About one o'clock the coffee having
exhilerated him, forgetting that he was in
the presence of death, he commenced to
sing lively tune, keeping time with his
hammer. Suddenly the corpse arose and
exclaimed, in hollow voice "When
man is in the presence of death he should
not sing" The shoemaker started then
quietly seizing his stout leather strap, he
suddenly dealt the corpse a blow ON the
head, exclaiming at the same time "When
a man is dead he should not speak," It
was the last time they tried to scare the
shoemaker.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

nB- A little fellow, not very far from here,
was recently heard to ask, "What do
Charlie bite Emma for and her don't hol-
ler?" Take care, girls, when little broth
ers are about.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

GB- Ven some man slaps mo on der
shoulder, and say, ~ vas glad to hear you
vas so well, und den stick behint my pack
his fingers to his nose, haf my opinion of
dot feller,n
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

GB- A dry-witted soldier Of the 10th
Vermont, during the war was heard to
pray once, when the bullets were falling in
showers, as follows 9 Oh, Lord, make me
thin as a knife"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

nB- At a prayer-meeting in Maine few
days ago, one of the members prayed,
" Lord, thou knowest that Charles Tomp-
kins has sold poor boots to some Of uc.--
Make him do the fair thing"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

e8-"There ?" said Jones, as he wrathfully
pushed away the pie which his landlady
had just served him, that stuff isn't tlt for
pig to eat and amt going to eat !"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

EaB- A Vermont Igirl senta postal card
to her "feller'' on which was written
" You needunt KUN epny moar."
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

cB- What's your business ?" asked
Judge of prisoner at the bar. "Well,
s'pose you might call me locksmith."--
"When did you last work at your trade ?"
"Last night when heard call for the
perlice, l made bolt for the front door"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

GB- Well, Mr.. -, how do you
feel?" said friend to a defeated candi-
date few days ago after election. ~ feel,
/ suppose" he replied, Gas Lazarus did,"
"How was that?" "Why," said he,
Lazarus was licked by dogs, and SO was
l."
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

NB- A little boy in the West Ward ran
into the house the other day, crying at the
top of his voice, because another little boy
wouldn't let him put mud on his head with
shingle. Some children are just like
their parents no accommodation about
them.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

EB- Joneshad worried Smith with CO.
nundrums very often, and now it was
Smiths turn. "Guess what 1 did last
night" said Smith. Jones thought of sun
dry improbable things, and suggested the
making of speech, the doing of kind
ness, the getting himself into the lookup,
and finally gave up the conundrum in des-
pair. "Well," said Smith, in trium-
plant tone, l sleptn'
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

CS- Jurymen heard long case in court,
the testimony, the attorneys speeches, the
Judges charge, and all. The jury retired,
to render their verdict. It was a case of
- against the supervisors of a town
ship. Well, the jurymen began to count
noses to see how they STOOD One was for
convicting jenkins and clearing Brown
Another for cOnVicting both and some for
clearing both. Finally the question was
put to Honas Joke, what was his judg-
meDt.
"Vell," said Honas, l doesh not agree
NIT none of you. jenkins and Brown may
bote go for me 1 don't dink as dey proof
ed anydings against dem. But dere is
anoder feller vat dinks ought to be con-
victed, dat is te feller dey calls de defend
ant-he's tang rascal and no mshtake %
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-01-06

NB- Tell lady that you recently saw
lady acquaintance of hers, "What did she
have on?" Tell her husband that you
have seen an acquaintance of his, and you
may be sure he will ask "What's he doing
now?''
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-20
PUBLIC SALE.

will sell my entire stock Of tho best
of Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton, Poultry,
Butter, Eggs, Lard, Irish Potatoes, Sweet
Potatoes, Apples, Flour, Meal, Spieed
Beef, and the best of Corned Beef The
sale will commence at 8 o'clock in the
morning and continue until nine at night
each day for nine months, Sundays ex-
copied. have also $50 acres Of tho best
OF cotton land W soil % oAohauge for Cairo
property. also want several good agents
TO sell fruit trees. All Of the above will
be explained by calling on s. Patterson,
orner of Ninth and Walnut streets, q.
there is the place the sale OF the meat and
Vegetables will BIO made. 92-1-3l-lm.
CAIRO, Ills, Jan. 30, 1874.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-03-20
RETU RN ED.

Mr., j. Burger has returned from the
East, where he has been purchasing an
immense stock OF dry goods tor the spring
and summer trade. Mr.. Burger has been
in the dry goods business in Cairo for the
last ten years, and during that time has
made himself thoroughly acquainted with
the requirements of the people, as we'll as
the mysteries of his business, the mos: inn
portant part of which is buying whom the
market shows the most advantageous bar
gains, in order to sell very closely, thus
giving his customers every advantage OF
his close study and knowledge OF the dry
goods business.
Large invoices Of his new goods are
already arriving-stll larger ones are on
the road and he extends general invi,
tstion to all his friends to call and exam
inc his stock, as he takes great deal o
pleasure in showing goods, whether salo'
are made or not. 25l-3'20-i