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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
For The AEgiS and Intelligence
Appeal for Rock Spring Church.

Let it not crumblc and fall in decay
1t is the shrine of your iathers-let it not pass
away.
Your mothers have worshippcd in spirit and
truth
Imploring protection for you in your youth.
Here your ancestors knelt year after year.
To meekly unite in devotion sincere;
Here the first lessons were learned in youryouth,
To guide you in manhood, with wisdom and
truth;
Here your forefathers sleep beneath the green
sod,
In the shade of this temple devoted TO God;
Your neighbors here rest, here rests your moth
crS,
Some have here sisters, some perhaps brothers.
All are here mingled with the dust of the earth,
AS they mingled in life, companions from birth
In the midst of those tombs with aspects serene
This time-honorcd temple looks down on the
scene.
In language unspokcn those walls seem to saw,
Arrest the destroyer, no longer delay.
l have battled times tempest for seventy years,
And stood as beacon in your joys and your
l have witnessed gay scenes and also much
gloom,
The bride at the altar, the corpse at the tomb
appeal to you now, let it not be in vain;
| sheltered your parents in sunshine and rain
Pray shelter me now from the elements blast,
Let me stand in the future as link of the past
Let the scythc of old time and the tooth of
decay
Turn aside from this spot and pnss on rway
Let me stand as beacon to guide you Alright,
And point the true course from darkness to
light;
Let the mornings first beam and The evenings
last ray
Around my old gable still linger and play;
Let ccntury's sun from my windows reflect,
And paint the dark shadows of walls still erect
Let anthems and prayer from my altar still rise
With praise and Thanksgiving ascend to the
skies;
Let the sons and the daughters who love their
Creator,
Protect and preserve their old Alma Mater.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

ticular object There may be collision of these
interests. The interest we have In friend, may
come in antagonism with that which we owe to
the community. In such q case, the one pro-
ducing the greatest amount ofpublic good must
be chosen. This is the common standard by
which our interests must be adjusted, in our
various relations to individuals and to society.
TWAS an old notion ofthe Stoics, gwen by Fen
elon, that the human species are, in the eye of
their creator, single Republic, in which all
nations, great aud small, are SO many families,
some in a better and some in worse condition,
from the means placed at their disposal, which
he intended to promote the happiness of all. 1t
therefore is by this means that in his all.wse
providence which directs all for the best, draws
good out of evil, and makes absolute necessity
the precursor of an enlightened and revised sys-
TEN. Those ideas OF remote antiquity, wiz: the
abolition of the entire free school system advo-
Gated By old fogies,) will recoil upon their
conceiyers, and bear their originators' hoary
heads in disgrace from the stage upon which
they have been unsuccessful actors. The State
Board of Education is behind the times, but
still little in advance of old fogyism; why can
not we have just as good system OF education
as is to be found any where else in this broad
land. We pay as much per capitum as is paid
for educational purposes in any State of the
Union far in our advance; but with your per.
mission more by and by. PHI b. X.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
OUR CROPS.
Correction.

Mrs. Sarah Jackson is not the widow of Gen
eral Andrew Jackson. He was widowcr when
he went TO the White House. His life (Rachel
Jackson died about one week previous to his
entering upon the Presidency. He had no chill
dren. He adopted nephew ofhis wife's, (whose
twin brother now lives in Philadelphia as his
son, and gave him his own name and his prop
erty. When he grew up he married Miss Sarah
York, of Philadelphia, Pa. The lady who gave
the letters published in your last issue is The
widow of this adopted son. She now lives at
the "Hermitage," IL miles from Nashville, Tenn.
The State Of Tennessee bought from Mr.. An
drew jackson, Jr., the Hermitage" consisting
of large and fine residence, with outbuildings
and 500 acres of land In one corner of the gar.
den is found the tomb of the General and his
wife, which is reserved for the family Mrs
Sarah jackson occupies the farm free of rent
Mr. Jackson was very fond of cunning and fish,
ing. He spent much of his time in this way
While out on one of these occasions, with his
gun. he, in getting over the fence and using his
gun rs help, with the butt on the ground and
muzzle in his hand, accidentally shot HIMSELF
the trigger caught on a briar and the load was
discharged in his wrist, which produced lock
jaw, from which he died. f.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

THE BEKcHER CAsE.-This long protract-
ed case is drawing to close. Judge Porter, one
of the counsel for Mr.. Beecher, made pow
erful argument before the jury in which he
showed up Theodore Tilton in most unen-
viable light. His speech occupied two days
and a-half in its delivery. He was followed
by his colleague, Mr.. Eyarts, who will prob.
ably occupy the attention Of the jury for the
whole of the week. 1t is expected that Mr.
Beach, one of the counsel for Titon will
speak on Monday next. 1t appears to be the
general impression that the jury will after
all, fail to agree. In that event whether the
case will be tried again or not, is of course
not known. For the sake of long-sufferine
humanity we hope not. A failure to agree
could not be otherwise construed than as q
verdict against Mr.. Beechcr. In the mean.
time the Plymouth preacher seems to be
more popular than ever--hs church being
crowded on all occasions when he is expect.
ed to preach.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
Local Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS:

LITTLE LOCALS:
We vereceivcda communication from
'Scribo," too late for publication.
"A gentle, refreshing rain commenced Mt
an early hour last Tuesday morning, TO the
delight OF farmers and gardeners. 1t con-
tnucd for several hours
The Baltimortan of May 22d publishes an
excellent likeness of the Hon Richard Ora
son, Chief Judge of This judicial district with
u sketch of his life.
MIR. j. 5. Lytlc, formerly of this place
has removed to Jarretlsvillc, where he has
opened dry goods and grocery store. We
wish him success, and Il liberal share of the
public patronage.
Applications 10 the County Commission
ers for the transfer or abatement of taxes
should be made on or before next Monday,
51st, when the period appointed for that pur-
pose will expire
Large Rock Fish.--A rock fish weigh
ing seventy-onc pounds was brought TO Bel
Air on Monday in George Lyle's fish wagon,
and served at the Changers Hotel, on Tues
day. 1t was caught ia a gill net near Havrc
do npo~n
The potato vines having grown so slow
ly, the pcstiferous bug has grown tired of
waiting for them and has commenced to eat
tomato vines and egg plants. In some places
even corn is said 10 be attacked by them
The outlook is very discourrgng.
-Blacksmiths and other purchasers of
hardware or material for carriage and wap-
on work can find Mt Bonnet Bros, 150 For
rest street, Baltimore, a large assortment of
everything they need, at low prices. The
firm is an enterprising and reliable one, and
their goods are flrst-class.
In connection with the "Appeal for
Rock Spring Church" VIC may mention that
we have been shown some plans for remod-
cling the venerable old building, designed
and drawn by Mr.. George Archer, Architect,
of Baltimore. They appear to be all that is
needed, and if adopted would make the
church one of the most attractive and pic
turesque in the county. Mr.. Archer is n M.
tive of Hartford, and young architect of
fine promise.
In the Circuit Court one day last week.
Charles Foster, indicted in Baltimore city,
as common rogue and vagabond, was tried
before Judge Waters, the case having been
removed here. Judgment of guilty was pro-
nounced and Foster was sentenced 10 the
PeniteDtiary for two years. Hopkins for the
State, Wills for defence. On Friday last the
prisoner was sent TO the city in charge of
several police officers, who were here as
witnesses in the case.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH-A cores
pondent tells the following sad story of the
death of q little girl, daughter of Mr.. Nathan
iel Holingsworth, who lives near Fallston ::
On the morning of the god, little Mary, the
only daughter OF Nathaniel and Hannah
Hollingsworth, aged about three years, was
discovered first by her grandfather, Eli Hol-
lingsworth, enveloped in flame of fire, on
the front porch of the house. The good old
gentleman, aged and infirm, did his best to
extingush the flames, when burning both of
his hands lie fell OH the porch and was I'M
able 10 rise. The mother alarmed by the
screams FASTENED and with much difficulty
extinguished the angry element; not, how
ever till most of the clothing of the child
was consumed and the mother herself had
both hands and wrists severely burned DR..
j B. Crane was hastily caledto the distress
full scene of suffering, and rendered timely
medical assistance to the sufferers. Little
Mary suffered through the day and night.
The next morning counsel of physi-
clans was requested by the attending physi-
clans, and was had at one o'clock, p. M
The little sufferer survived till half past
five o'clock when she was released by death
and her spirit passed to Paradise to suffer no
more. No words can tell the anguish of the
sorrow-stricken parents, robbed thus in so
brief IL time and by so sad an accident OF
their idol Mary. The fire was occasioned by
match or II coal of fire brought from the
kitchen by the busy fingers of the little suf-
erer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
TIE MAMMOTH CAVE OF KENTUCKY

THE MAMMOTH CAVE OF KENTUCKY
Ne have received from the author, DR.. w
Stump Forwood, of this county, COPY OF
the new edition of his work on the Nam.
moth Cave of Kentucky. Since the publca.
ton of the first edition DR.. Forwood has re.
visited the Cave, and has appended to the
present edition the more recent information
that he has obtained. We can testify from
personal observation to the perfectly accu.
rate description which the work gives of this
most sublime and wonderful work of ma.
ture. DR.. Forwood's scientific and scholarly
attainments admirably qualified him for the
task of investigating and describing the un.
paralleled wonders of the great Cave. The
work, consequently, is peculiarly valuable
to men of science, while its pleasantly writ
ten descriptions make it no less entertaining
TO the general reader The addition of an
excellent map gives very good idea of the
general outline of the Cave, and numerous
illustrations increase the value of the book.
1t is the most reliable and complete work
extant on the Mammoth Cave, and will be
regarded as standard authority upon the
subject for years to come.
Copies may be obtained at 81 .25 each from
the publishers, Messrs. Lippincott 6 Co.,
Philadelphia, or by addressing the author,
Dr. w. Stump Forwood, Darlington, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
Correspondence.
competent Teachers Again,
MARsHALLs, May Sd, Is

4"hhohaLLS, huy gu, 1910.
MIR. EDITOR: In my last communication, |
endeavored TO show the necessity of emploving
nothing but competent teachers In order re
secure such teachers we should have a school
law competent to secure such benefits to tho
schools. You, with your disccrnment, without
any stretch OF thought, can see many miserable
features in the present law. How far can Won
conceive 1t, is 1t a law which you as a porent
would like to substitute in your family for tbe
rule ana government of your family? Yetsuch
should be school-law; such that every paren
would be pleased to have his children reared by
1t. Hence how many notifications and changes
must our schoollaw undergo before it becomes
such law F! Its management must in the first
place DC brought nearer to the child. II should
be law TOGO parentte, aud until such is the case
our law Will be detective. Patrons of schools
should be educated to feel more deeply and sen-
sibly the obligation they owe to the generation
growing up under their care. As child nd.
vances IN age Its passions and perceptions PROV
apace New senses Of pleasure prompt IL to
new pursuits. Its sensibllities and sympathies
form new attachments. AS the child advances
In years, 1t grows into new moral relations
which give caste to the whole life, either for
veal or woe; the child having reached mans
estate, new scenes are presented, or thebld ones
are wound up to higher pitch He becomes
more closely connected with public interests
and the community to which he belongs III,
views of his surroundings should be more en-.
larged. His own plans of interest are intensi-
fled; and those connected with society should
be educated with a view toward the promotion
of society's best interests, and the moral and in.
tellectual Improvement of his race In this
period the reigning passions powerfully PROMPT
him to provide for the decline of life. With tie
moral qualities natural to mans estate, he feels
Tor should feeD that he is accountable for bis |
conduct to Others as well as to himself: and |
without such sentiments as these, man is no |
better than the lower order of animals.
Now In regard to social and public interests.
the standard of competition should point at the |
good of others, and that good must be the meas.
ure OF their force, as eycry interest has its par.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
Judge Higbee.

Since our notice of Judge Higbee, of Hi
nois, as candidate for the Vice-Presdency, in
connection with Mr.. John w. Garrett, of
Maryland, for the Presidency of the United
States, we have received n letter from a
prominent citizen of Illinois, now tempo-
rarily in Washington City, in which he saws {:
AN article relating to Judge Hgbee of
our State, contained in your paper of 2tst,
mas Just come under my notice. am glad
70 pee 'a ms mention of him. he certainly is
have any knowledge Of" "'"
Maryland and lllinol'~ould be very ap-
propriate and natural union, as regards candi.
dates in the great national contest in Iosn :, :
one centrally situated on the Atlantic Sea-
board, the other in the very heart ofthe great
West, and both now united with an iron band
extending from Batiuore to Chicago, their
respective commercial emporiums.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

The Convention of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church of the Diocese of Maryland
met in Baltimore ON Wednesday.
-Searcher, n three year old colt, lately ran
a milo in the unprecedented time of .41q, at
Lexington, Ky,
AT Rochester n Y, on Sunday, man
called "Chicken Forbes" notorious charac-
ter, in running from his house to escape ar
rest for beating his wife, fell dead from the
bursting of a blood vessel, before he had gone
fifty yards.
An unhappy disaster isreportcd by cable
from Vienna to the effect that ferryboat,
having on board number of Catholic pil-
grims, while crossing the irving Muir, at In
denburg, in the Tyrol, sunk in midstream,
and that seventy six of the pilgrims are be-
lieycd 10 have been drowned. Fifiy-nine
were saved.
Hon Jesse d. Bright, cx-United States
Senator from Indiana, died at his residence
in Baltimore, on Thursday night of last week,
in his 63d year. Mr. Bright, it will be re-
membered, was expelled from the Senate, at
the beginning of the war, because OF the
discovery OF letter he had written to Jetfer-
son Davis, endorsing the application of some
person to furnish arms to the Confederacy.
Mabel II. Young, the little five-year- old
girl who was the victim ofan atrocious out
rage in the tower of the Warren Avenue Bap-
fist Church, Boston, Sunday, died on Monday
evening. Cumulative evidence, among otncr
things bloodstains upon his collar, handker-
Chief and clothing, strengthens the belief in
the guilt of the sexton, Thomas Piper, aged
twenty years, who is under arrest The
feeling against him is intense
1t is with unfeigned pleasure, says the
Md. Independent, that we inditc the obituary
OF thirly'one dogs, victims to an inordnate
love of mutton. The event occurred at Nor.
folk, Va, and just how it was brought about
is told in four-lne item in the Day Book,
which records the timely taking off of these
CANNES John traley lately administered
the calcass of mutton. He will DO busy
removing dead dogs for two days to come"
Johns plan will protect his sheep more eff
fectually than dog taxes.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

The Greensburg (Pa.) Argus volunteers
the following advice to candidates for office:
Keep sober at all times. Invent no stories
against opponents, but rather speak well of
them. Don't promise to help any one but
yourself, lfyou are slandered don't spend
time and words in denying it. fthe truth
is told about you treat it in the same man.
ner. Don't make promises that you never
intend to fulfill. Don't tell the people if
elected you will work for half price, for you
can't afford it. Don't shake hands too much,
for thereby the common voter will smell a
rat BE cheerful on all occasions, for then
the people will think you don't care, and if
you are elected they will conclude YOU will
be clever fellow to do business with. Avoid
all jealousy and put no trust in flesh, for it
Is weak, and promises are as easily broken
as made Never loan moucy or indorse notes
with the expectation of securing votes or in
fluence thereby. There is class of drones
and dead beats who make practice of Dor
rowing of every candidate in the field.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

TIE CENTRAL NURSERIES, YORK, Pa
We take pleasure in commencing to our
readers this old-established nursery, of which
Messrs Edward ]. Evans g. Co., are proprie-
tors. Those DESTROYS of obtaining fruit and
ornamental trees, shrubbery, garden and field
seeds, Towering bulbs, &C., can order from
the Central Nurseries with the fullest assur-
anee that they will receive just what they or.
der, of the very best quality. The firm are
straight forward and prompt in their bust
ness transactions and their prices will be
found reasonable. A descriptive catalogue
aud price list will be sent free to all appl
cants
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

FIRE IN THE BIG WooDs.-A fire in the
Big Woods, near Bel Air, on Thursday last
destroyed upwards of one hundred panels OF
fence, a quantity of valuable timber, &c, be-
longing to Mcssrs. VIM. Oldfeld, r. John
Rogers, James Carvile Lee, and others. The
fire originated, it is supposed, on Wednes.
day night, from the embers of pile of brush
which Mr.. Oldfield had burned during the
day. 1t was discovered on Thursday morn.
ing and was extinguished only by hard work
The flames approached within two or three
hundred yards of the Booth mansion, on the
farm belonging to the widow of the late
Junius Brutus Booth, the tragedian. The
house is now occupied by Mr.. Joseph Coale
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28
ClermOnt Mills,

Mr.. EnIToR: see in your last issue descrip.
ton of the Clermont Mills Postofce and Store
and its surroundings, but the writer did not
say anything about the Mills. They were nam
ed after Fultons first steamboat, and are now
owned by James Stansbury. They consist OF
cider clover and asbestos oil mill, driven BY
the power of Deer Creek with spacious dam
of one mile in lcngth-which has not as YET
been visited by the fish commissioners
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

man songs. The exercises were agreeably
diversified with music by Miss Zimmerman,
Miss Osthine and others-thc first named
lady presiding at the melodeon. The spell
ing match was pleasant TO all concerned, and
realized as much as was expected for the
benefit of the church.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

SPELLING MATcH.-A lively and entertain.
ing spelling match took place on Thursday
night of last week at the Fallston Presbyte
ii"h Nhurch' MI W llllam ii. harlan, prIn.
cipal ofthe Bel Academy, acted rs pedagogue
and Prof VIM. i. Baird, and Mr.. Charles
L. Dallam of the Bel Air Graded School
with Mr.. James X. Kcech. were the iudgcs
Miss Florence Becman, and John Ostbine
were appointed to lead the opposing sides
Each Of them selected nine followers md
the war of words began. One after another
succumbcd to the shower of nouns. odiec.
tiyes, participles, &C., which were hurled Mt
them, until John Osthine alone remained ot
the score. To him was awarded rs n nrize
handsome book entitled "The Prophets of
the Bible"
Several volunteer classes were then formed
In the first there were twenty-five confess
tants, but the ranks were soon thinncd ont.
One young man left to hunt an ssicE9e to cool
his parching tongue; another to become
60atScn; small girl to buy knsck-nacks. and
so on, until only two ladies and two gentle.
men were left. Three young men suckcumbsd
rather from cu"apulsion than chose; a young
lady went about her business; another left
because the neighborhood did not approve of
saoareys, leaving Mr.. VIM. M. Folk assistant
teacher at the Bel Air Academy, to whom
was awarded copy of SCOTS poems.
In the second volunteer class, of about
twenty, William Finney retained the floor
the longest and got a chrome.
A copy of Mrs. Hcmans' Poems was
awarded 10 Miss Florence Beeman, as the
best speller in the third class of volunteers,
and Miss Mollie Duvall, in the fourth contest,
also received as prize Translation of Ger
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

sa5- Bone Dust is still ahead. Farmers will
please take notice that have heavy stock of
fine Ground Bone on hand which will act Just
as well, narrowed in after the corn is planted
as if sowed with the corn. Come and see me.
Read advertisement on next page.
Respectfully,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-05-28

RAILROAD AccIDENT.-John Z. Lynde-
more, a brakesman ON the through freigh,
train, on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad, was accidentally killed
last Saturday morning, between Whining.
ton and Philadelphia, by his head coming
in contact with bridge beneath which the
train was passing. His home was in Phila-
'delphia, TO which city he had lately remov.
ed with his family, from Abingdon district
in this county. He was about thirty years
ofage, and leaves wife and one child He
is said to have been one of the most careful
hands on the road. At the time of the acct
dent it is supposed he was sitting on the side
of the car, listening TO some men who were
playing upon banjo in the car upon which
he sat. He was not missed until the train
stopped at the next station, when his dead
body was found lying upon the platform OF
the car. His remains were conveyed to his
old home near Magnolia, and buried ut the
expense of the railroad company