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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-26
VARIETIES.
Man is y steerer; life Is u pool;
We wrestle and fustlc,
For riches we hustle,

Then drsp in the grave and leave ~ to a fool
UCGC.
--Tom went out and his dog with him
he went not before, behind, nor one side Of
him-then where did he go? ADs.-On the
other side.
Mr.. Maybe, of Toronto, was knocked
down by mistake for another man. He
hopes they'll hit the right Maybe on the
head, next time.
-"What have you been a doing 2" asked q
boy Of his chum whom he saw coming out
of the house with tears in his eyes. 1--WE
been chasin' u birch rod round my pap"
was the smiling reply.
AN advertisement appears in enc of
our Western exchanges, which reads as
follows: IRAN away--s hired man named
John; his nose turned up five feet eight
roy pants, much worn"
-"Wiil the boy who threw that pepper
Oh the stove please come up here and get q
present Of o nice book z" Said Sunday
school superintendent in Iowa; but the
10y never moved he was too tar.seeing.
A gentleman drove a sorrOwful look
ing horse into town last Saturday, and
stopping in front of the National Bank, he
requested small boy to hold him mo-
ment. Hold i'm 2" exclaimed the boy :;
'jest lean i'm up against that post-that'il
hold 'im!' That hoy may be a Butler
some day.
"A Poughkeepsie parent lately induc-
ed croupy youngster to make quite a
hearty meal of buck heat cakes and ''ma-
pie moasscs," but the latter proved to be
nice syrup of squills. The boy said he
thought something allied the molasses the
very minute his father told him to cat all
he wanted.
-Perplexed Schneider, who had made
garment for Il youth, and found himself
unable to dispose of the surplus fullness
which appeared when trying it on the
young candidate, declared vociferously :
'De coat is goot Is no fault Of de coat.
Dc boy is too thu"
"A lady, who had a great horror Of to-
bacco, got in u railroad carriage the other
day, and inquired of male ncighbor, "Do
you chew tobacco 2'"No, madam, DONE"
was the reply, "but can get You chew
if you want one.'
Mr.. Magutlin braced himself against
the boardipg-house table and tried once
more to cut the steak. The edge of the
knife turned, but the meat showed no
mark. Then lie called the waiter.
"Thomas, has the cook used the axe
much lately to chop kindling wood on tho
cellar steps a.
81 don't know" said Thomas "Why,
sir ~
because" said Mr.. Maguftin, "if it
amt too dull I'd like to try it on this
steak"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-26
Driven TO Cannibalisn.
WRECKED SEAMAN TWENTY THREE DAYS IN
An OPEN BoAT-DRAwING LOTS.

WRECKED SEAMAN TWENTY-TuREE DAYS IN
An OPEN BoAT--DRAwING LOTS.
We have received intelligence from Bal
tayia regarding the sutferngs of come of
the survivors from the British ship Euxine,
bound from Shields to Alden, which caught
fire and was abandoned in the South At
lantic. On the 18th of June last the iron
ship Euxine sailed from Shields, with q
cargo of coal and crew ofthirty-two men
and excellent provisions. Everything went
well unit! the Sd of August, on which date
storm tossed the vessel about so violent
ly that the cargo was shifted to the star.
board side, one man was washed overheard,
and considerable damage done to the sails
and rigging. All endeavors to right her
were fruitless, and after large quantities of
| the coal had been thrown overheard. traces
Of fire were discovered. Although every
hatch and opening was closed as tightly as
possible, the flames made such headway
that on the Sth oftLe same month the cap
tain decided on abandoning his ship
They left in three boats-the captain and
thirteen men in the long boat, the first
mate and eight Others in the second, and
the second mate and seven seamen in the
third.
1t was known that St. Helena was $50
miles distant, and it was determined to
make for the island. During the first night
the boat commanded by the second mate
lost sight Of the Others, and at dawn was
alone upon the wide ocean. The little
vessel was upon the liicboat principle
about thirty feet long, her sides being pro.
tected with bulwarls Of sail cloth. She
had ten air-tight cases, two masts, besides
foreboom, and carried a set Of sails and
necessary cordago. The provisions com.
priscd two cases Of biscuits, ham, a
cheese, twelve tins of meat, and two email
casks of drinking water.
BY the ninth day the mate came to the
conclusion that he had been steering too
far to the westward, but rs the wind and
sea did not admit Of any change being
made, it was decided to go on as hereto.
fore, in the hope of meeting with vessel
or reaching the coast of South America
The rations were diminished to half bis
cult and a glass Of water once day, and
thus the Gath OF August approached with
no sign of rescue or land On this date q
stiff breeze sprung up as darkness drew on,
and at midnight, while man named De
jaeger was at the helm and the rest were
asleep, the boat capsized and its occupants
suddenly found themselves struggling for
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-26

Sowing CLOVER SEED.-The plan ofsow-
ing clover seed on the snow, when there is
any on the grain fields this month, is one
which has many advantages. The seed can
be distributed very regularly, and the snow
in melting carries them down into the GREY
ices of the soil, where they are ready to
germinate. If not so sown, it is preferable
to wait until the frost is out of the ground
and lightly harrow them in, and roll. On
most soils bushol of seed is sufficient to
sow five acres. In the South. fall sowing is
believed to be preferable
The value of clover as forage plant
and as fertilizer begins to be more and
more appreciated, and enterprsing farmers
all through the South, in sections where
it was formerly supposed it would not
flourish, are giving practical demonstra-
ton 10 the contrary.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-26
farNlgrs' Gnlmlau,
"Speed the Fsl0ac.o
How to Quiet Horses.

According to discovery made by Profes.
sor Shift, Of Florence-a discovery which
has been pushed beyond him by many
others-it was found that it was quite
enough to touch the nostrils of horse,
simply passing the finger along the sides
of his nose, to stop the activity of the
| heart and respiration, and stop conscious.
ness in measure. He did not find, but
left for another to find it, that interchange
| between tissues and blood is also stopped.
| 1t is well known now that most of these
men who succeed in quoting violent horses,
put their fingers to that part, and sometimes
inside the noses. Merely touching those
parts may produce some effect; pressing
hard upon them has far more effect. 1t is
not necessary that the application be made
there, as pressure of the lip may produce
| the same thing. In some animals, rabbits
| and guinea pigs, if we pass needles into
| their chest and heart, SO as to judge ofres-
piration and circulation, we find that the
| needles stop altogether as we press the lips
| or part ofthe cheek. It is not that the poor
creature is frightened, as when we have de-
priVed them partly or almost altogether of
their consciousness by the use of chloro-
from, the same phenomena occurs. There
| lin, who travelled in the West, and wrote
two volumes on the Indians. He states
that the calves Of the buffalo, if they are
| caught, and the air from mans lungs is
strongly breathcd into their nostiils, will
| become so fascinated by that peculiar in.
f1uenco that they will run after the horse OF
| the hunter, and follow him five or siy miles.
1t is said, and Mr.. Catlin aflirms it, that in
Texas, Or in other parts of the country
| where there are wild horses taken with the
lasso, if the hunter succeeds in taking hold
of their nostrils, and forcibly expels air
from his lungs into the nostrils Of the horse
he will follow him anywhere and become
perfectly tame. These facts deserve to be
studied. have heard that when Mr.. Ra-
reg acted so powerfully on very violent
horses, both in this country and in Europe,
he had something to do with their nostris
also. What he did however he kept in
great measure secret. That part of the
system at any rate, has great deal to do in
diminishing the activity of the principa,
organs. 1t is very natural, therefore, that
such power should be acquired by one
who has done such thing to an animal ~
intelligent az the horse
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-26
2 O Q ii g al.
THE STORM KING.
BY +. NJ. FINCH.

BYF NJ. FINCH.
am Storm-thc King
| live in fortress of fire and cloud,
You may hear my batteries sharp and loud
In the summer night,
When / and my warriors arm for the fight;
And the willows moan,
And the cedars groan,
And they bend beneath the terrible spring
OfStorm, the King
lam Storm-tho King
My troops are the wind and the hail and the rain
My foes the woods and the feathcry grain;
The mail-clad oak
That gnarls his front TO my charge and stroke,
The ship on the sea,
The blooms on the lea,
And they writhe and break as the war cries ring
OfStorm-the King!
lam Storm-the King!
| drove the sea DER the Leyden dykes,
And deadler foe than the burghcr pixies;
To the walls bore
The ark of Delft from the ocean shore,
Der vale and mead,
With warlike speed
TIL Spaniards fed from the dGiugc ring
Or Storm-thc King.
| am Storm-the King.
! saw the armada set sail from Spain,
To sp rinlile with blood maiden's reign;
met VIC uOSL
With scattering blows on the island coast,
And tore each deck
To shreds and wreck;
And the Saxon poets the praises sing
OF Storm-tho King!
am Stom-the King
Ny marshals are four-the simeon,
tornado, and swift typhoon
My realm is the world
Wherever pennon is waved or furlcd
My stern command
Sweeps sea and land;
And none unframed scott may fling
At Storm, the King!
| am Storm, the King!
] scour the earth, the sea, the air.
And drag the trees by thcI emerald hair,
A chase, for game,
With leap and q scream the praries flame,
The commerce ark
And the pirate bark,
And hone may escape the terrible spring
OfStorm-thc King!
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-26

How SALT FISH SHOULD BE FREsHEN.
ED. Many persons are in tho habit of
freshening mackerel or other salt fish, aud
never dream that there is right and a
wrong way to do it. Any person who has
seen the process of evaporatiug going on at
the salt works, knows that the salt falls to
the bottom. Just SO it is in the pan where
your meckerel or white fish lies soaking {;
and as it lies with the skin side down, the
salt will fall to the skin and there remain,
when, if placed with the flesh side down,
the salt falls to the bottom of the pan, and
the fish comes out ircshened as it should
be. In the other case, it is nearly as salt
as when put in. Ifyou do not believe this,
test the matter for yourself Planter and
Farmer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-26
1TrifcH for tie A3gis and Mte'i;gcuccr
What do We Know About the MCNn!

Since the moon is comparatively so near
US, there exists very natural expectation
among the uninitiated, that the powerful
telescopes already completed and now be-
ing set up, will reveal something intere t.
ing. The difficulty seems to be u want of
light; the higher the power the greater the
diffusion and waste of light, and the moon
gives us none to spare.
1t is found that power greater than 400
diamctcrs cannot be used to advantage
upon the moon, at least in our atmosphere,
hence power of G,000 diameters, if such a
power ever has or can be attained, will not
help US in the least towards a better knowl-
edge Of the moon until some device has
been invented to intensity moonlight, and
the author of the next moon hoax must in
ventory, among his other apparatus. an oxy-
hydrogen light so powerful that he can
concentrate it upon the moon with great
effect.
A power OF 400 diametcrs leaves the
moon at distance Of 600 miles from the
observer, as with the naked eye and even
5000 diamcters would still leave it at dis
lance of 40 miles, and as in light like dim
twilight probably. Suppose Washington
Monument in Baltimore high enough to
enable the observer to see thence with the
naked eye the State of Ohio set upon its
edge at a distance of about GOO miles, such
would be the view had of the moon with
powerful telescopes under favorable ciG-
cumstances. At the time of new moon the
Illuminated edge gives an interesting view
of mountains, even with glass Of very
moderate power.
| The older books which we studied and
which are still about the house, scientific
works, gravely state that Herschel with his
great telescope saw VOLCANOES in violent ac-
ton in the moon. How did it escape the
attention Of this great observer that the
moon could have no atmosphere, that the
light of the smallest star is perfectly unob-
scured, and its apparent direction un-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-26
THE EGIS & INHELLIGENCER.
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Terrns--S SO Year, in Advance,
Otherwise $500 Will he charged

TRANSIENT ADvEETIsRMENTs.-one Square, two inser
tions Sl.0O Each subsequent insertion % cents Low
ger advertisements in the proportion. space
equal to six lines makes square.
So Yearly advertisements al special rates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-26

FRosTBIrTEN FEET.-Before going to
bed make mush of corn meal, pour boil.
ing water on some tea leaves, place the
aush on cloth, then place the tea leaves
on it and bind up the frosted part. Two
applications will entirely relieve it.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-26

There are, according to present esti-
mates, 100000 bushels of old corn In
store in New York, not including the dir
tillstions
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-22
MECHANICALAND SCIENTIFIC.

To solder German silver pour out
some spirits of salt into an earthenwarc or
other dish, and put piece Of zinc in it.
Then scrape the parts clean that are to be
soldered and paint over with the spirits of
salt. Next put piece Of pewter solder on
the joint and apply the blow-pipe to it..
Melt five parts Of German silver and four
parts of zinc into thin cakes, then powder
it for solder-Ruym Ne,o YORKER
the experiment made by NJ. Proust,
extracted from cast-iron when the latter is
dissolved in certain acids, has lately been
tested by Nj. Clock. On separating these
materials in a pure state their analysis re
veaed the interesting fact that they con
sist of carburets Of hydrogen of certain
series and presenting the various terms
thereof. This, it is stated, is Il ycritable
organic synthesis, realized by the aid Of
substances purely mineral, and is suscepti-
BILE, consequently, Of important applica-
ton
An experiment illustrating the efficacy
OF dynamite in overcoming great resist
ances is described in Belgian Journal the
result being regarded as establishing quite
conclusively the comparative safety, force
and economy of this explosive, as against
gun-cotton. A large mass Of castiron, re-
sulting from the leakage through the bot
tom of an iron smelling furnace, had on
several occasions been subjected 10 the ac-
ton of gunpowder, to break 1t up, but
without success. The mass in question was
about eight feet thick, and number OF
cartridges of dynamite were introduced IN
to one of the old chambers which had been
made when it was attempted to burst the
mass by gunpowder. The result was to
shatter the block into pieces, some OF them
being projected to considerable distance
The well-known susceptibility OF
hardened rubber to influences OF tempera-
ture-expanding and contracting with
great rapidity according to the varying
degrees OF heat and colds now proposed
to be made available in the construction OF
thermometers, somewhat on the principle
of Breguet's metallic thermometer. Two
thin strips of rubber and ivory, eight
inches long, glued or cemented together
will be fiexed in one direction or the
other by elevation or depression OF tenn
peralure above or below that AT which they
were originally joined. IT one end be
fixed the other will move over space oil
one or two tenths Of an inch Tor change
of one degree centigrade. The expansl-
biiity Of hard rubber being greater than
that of mercury at ordinary temperatures,
it is possible 10 construct mercurlal Their.
mometcr with bulb OF this material, IN
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-22
I \
A3v,AA&e>1
Trsasursr of the United St0tes.
Taking Pay In Music.
Treasurer of the United States.

In the former days, when times were
even harder than they are now, and there
was little money in circulation, an enter
prising Western man started newspaper.
After running it for some time, he told the
public, half in earnest and half in fun,
that he would take pay for his paper in
grain, pork, tallow, statuary, beeswax,
linen, potatoes, music, or anything that his
subscribers could make or get"
Not long atterward countryman APP
peared in the EDITORS sanctum with u
green bag under his arm. After passing
a few remarks about the state OF the
weather, he proceeded to draw from his
bag yellow fiddle, which he commenced
tuning at an alarming rate The editor
was not much prepossessed with music,
and inquired of the countryman what
he was going to do IL see your
advertisement where you say you
will take music for subscriptions, and
am owing of you nigh on to two years
for your paper, and as times is dull |
want to play it out on odd yellow
belly at ten cents tune, which will be
just sixty tunes" With this remark tho
subscriber commenced on his screcchng
fiddle, in most discordant tones, I" Rack
Back, Davy" This of course brought all
the hands in the office to the sanctum.
Finishing up with a grand flourish of the
bow, he started off on "Gray Eagle"
The EDITORS teeth were on edge. After
playing this tune for fifteen minutes he
changed into "Monne Musk" which he
played for half an hour or more, when the
editor seized his pen, gave him n clear re-
ceipt for his bill and took up his hat and
left The editor retained after supper and
there sat the fiddler, the Precipitation
oozing from every pore. AS he entered
the door the fiddler ceased playing and re-
marked: 81 am an honest man, andl
never take anything without paying for it.
! have only one more tune to play to finish
the Job, but it has been the hardest six
Iutpyi0r
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-22

which the column would rise with eleva-
ton Of temperature and fall with de-
prcssion.-N. y Sun -
The theory, so commonly accepted, in
regard to the influence of forests on eli
mate-especially that they encourage rain
has lately been the subject of considera-
bic discussion among scientific men in
Europe, the opinion being held by some
that no such influence is exercised, and
that it is more probable that rain is the
cause of forests. Among the facts cited
in this connection is the interesting one
furnished by districts in India in which
the forest vegetation is just in proportion
to the fall of rain-being small and dimin-
uuve where there is but little rain, and
abundant and gigantic where there is
much-so that, though in temperate eli
mates forests may produce III effect, they
do not in the tropics. Several instances
are also cited where there is much rain
but a total absence of forests, and, on the
other hand, of thrifty forests where there
is but little rain. 1t is probable, however,
that the fact of forests not always growing
in rainy districts arises from the waters
accommodating and forming morasses in
which forest trees would not grow; and in
districts where there is not much rain
there may be much moisture in the at
mosphere
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-22
Quickly Woven and Made.

The jamestown On. ~ Journm OF a
recent date says that the proprietors of an
alpaca factory at that place had recently
succeeded in manufacturing cloth from
the wool of the Angora goat and havingi
upon the person Of lady, in the form Of
a mohair dress, within twelve hours. The
Journat says: Nearly year ago Mr.. II.
A. Whittemore purchased two Angora
goats and conveyed them to his farm at
Fluvana. Early this morning, before
dawn they were taken to the alpaca fac
tory and the work Of shearing commenced,
by preconcerted arrangement, the last
clip Of the shears being given as the first
rays Of the sun were visible in the east.
The wool was then seized by the workmen
in waiting, washed, bleached, dried and
passed through the various preparations
for combing; was combcd, spun, woven
into cloth and placed in the hands Of the
dressmakcrs at two O'Clock this afternoon,
and il will probably appear upon the per-
son of Miss Jennie Whittcmore about the
time this article goes 10 press, anyway
long before the setting Of the sun, the given
time. 1t seems hardly credible that such
work could be performed in so short
time, but, if we are to believe the evidence
of our own senses and the veracity OF the
gentlemen who have had the work IN
charge, il is certainly So and the wool That
was this morning protecting an Angora
goat is to night beautiful mohalr dress,
performing the same office for favored
Young LADY,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-22
!. Lizzie!" i cried breathlessly, "Lizzier'

SO Lizzie!', i cried breathlessly, Lizzier'
and she was at my side in an instant.
And, if you will believe me, there were
s. 900, the accumulated savings of Aunt
Georges frugal life; and this was what
she had meant by giving her piano to us.
That IS 200 was the starting point of the
snug little fortune we have since scraped
together; and if Aunt George could know
how much her beguest has done for us,
l think it would do her kindly heart good.
And to this day never take a piano
apart without serious peep into the hol-
low repository, lest perchance it should
contain some concealed mystery. But l
have never found anything since, and
probably never shall. People seldom have
more than one romance in the course of
their lives.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-22
The New Treasurer's Autograph.

Some time ago the Indianapolis CORE
spondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
furnished that paper with what purported
to be n facsimile Of the new United States
Treasurer's autograph, which was eX-
tensively copied by Western papers, The
Chicago Times of a recent date publishes
an altogether different and much better
looking signature, which is probably
genuine, and which we reproduce with
the Times Endorsement, as follows.
Now that a new man has taken charge
OF Uncle Sans moneybags and o new
name is to be affixed to the Governments
circulating medium, there is a pardonable
curiosity in the public mind to know how
he writes. To crafty this Curiosity the
Times has procured, snd prints below, an
exact .fac-simite of Mr. News signature.
1t is u bold, characteristic "hand," and
will hereafter ornament the grecnbacks
and national currency precisely thus: