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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-19
Brasser's Son CIaudius.

Mr.. Brasser, who lives on North avenue,
has son about twelve years old named
Claudius, and the other evening this bow
received permission to allow neighbours
boy to stay all night with him. The old
people sleep down stairs in the sitting
room, and the boys were put into room
directly above. When they went up to bed
Claudius had the clothes line under his
coat, and the neighbours boy had mask in
his pocket. They didn't kneel down and
say their prayers like good boys and then
jump into bed and tell bear stories, but as
soon as the door was locked the Brasser
boy remarked:
"You'll see more fun around here to-
night than would lie on ten-acre lot!'
From closet they brought out cast
off suit of Brasser's clothes, stuffed them
with whatever came handy, tied the mask
and an old straw hat on for head, and
while one boy was carefully raising the
window the other was tying the clothes
line around the "man." The image was
lowered down in front of the sitting.r room
window, lifted up and down once or twice,
and old Brasser was heard to leap out of
bed with great jar. He was Just begin
ming to doze when he heard sounds under
his window, and his wife suggested it was
a COW in the yard. He got up, pulled the
curtain away, and as he behold q man
standing there he shouted OUT
"Qreat bottles but it's q robbcr. ~ and
he jumped into bed.
"Theodorius Brasser, are you fool ~
screamed the wife as he monopolized all
the bed clothes to cover up his head.
BE quiet, you old jade, you!" he whs-
pered; perhaps he'll 90 awayl'
Don't you call me a jado!" she replied,
reaching over and trying to find his hair.
Git up and get the gun and blow his head
OFF,
"Oh you do it! !"
"Git up, you old coward she snapped.
"l'll never live with you another day il
you don't do it ~
Brasser turned up the lamp, sat up in
bed, and cried out:
us that you, boyss"
MERCY on me get up!" yelled the
wife as the straw man was knocked against
the window.
"Pll blow his head off as clean as milk ~
said Brasser in loud voice as be got up.
He struck the stove three or four times,
upset chair, and reached behind the foot
] OF the bed and drew out an old army mus
ket.
snow, then, for blood." he continued, as
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-19
Chinese Typography.

Printing book in China is done some
what as follows:
Two pages are written hy person train
ed to the business, on sheet of thin pa
per, divided into columns by black lines
and in the space between the two pages are
written the title of the work, and the
chapter ndpage when the sheet has been
printed, it is folded down through this
space. so as to bring the title, etc, partly
on each page The sheet when ready for
printing is pasted face downward on
smooth block of wood. made usually from
the pear or the plum tree. AS soon as it is
dry, the paper is rubbed of with great
care, leaving behind m inverted impress
sion of the characters. Another workman
now cuts away the blank spaces by means
of sharp graver, and III" block, with the
characters in high relief passes to the
printer, who performs his work by hand
The two points that he has to be most
careful about are--to ink the character
equally with his brush. and to avoid tear
ing the paper when taking the impression
From good wooden block some IS 600
copies may be printed. and when the char
acters have been sharrared I'M a little it is
possible to obtain 5000 or 10000 more i'm.
pressions.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-19
VARIETIFS.
Wealth may fee and friends deceive us
Love may change his sunny looks:
But those treasures never leave us
Which we garner in from books

Wealth may fee and friends deceive lis.
Love may change his sunny looks
But those treasures never leave us
Which we garner in from books
81 want to know" said creditor
tiercely, "when you nr" poing TO nav me
what you owep ~ give it up" replied
the debtor. "Ask me something easy"
"If yu are going to piv man enny
thing Civ it to him che"rfullv. and Quick !;
don't make him git down on his kneeze in
front ov yu, and listen to TIE ten command
ments, and then Civ him five .r-.1osh
Billings.
Talking of doctors hills, the Medical
Times urges that they be presented month.
ly. inasmuch as they would be paid more
willingly when the nom"rv of the recent
peril and the physicians skill is still fresh
than when time has worn away the vivid
ness of the impression.
MY real number is six, but nv hand
will bear squeezing" is THAT she said to
the young man at the glove counter. And
the great thick-headrd lunatic got her O.
pair of tive-and-half gloves without find.
ing out how much squeezing her hand
would bear. We would have worked at
that job an hour, but she should have had
an exact iit
"A maiden lady, suspecting her female
servant was RECALLING her beau upon the
cold mutton of the lardrr. called Betty and
inquired whether she lid not hear SOME one
speaking with her down stairs. "Oh, no,
ma'am," replied the girl. lit was only me
singing psalm ~ "Y"u may amuse YOUR
~, a.,
psalms, but let's have no hims, Betty. l
have great objection to hims." Betty
curtsied, withdrew, aud took the hint.
Inside of the hat of cattle thief re.
Gently arrested in Detroit were found past
eel the following maxims; "Remember that
truth is a jewel do not c0vet ; respect old
age; be content with what you have live
that men will take your character as an ex.
ample" In consideratn of the excellent
principles governing the mans life the
Judge kindly allowed him to retain the
printed slip containing them during his
years soiourn in the pcnitentiary.
Not long since German was riding
along Samson street, near Sacramento,
when he heard pistol shot behind him,
heard the whiZZing of ball near him, and
felt his hat shaken. He turned and saw n
man with revolver in his hand, and found
a fresh bullet hole in his hat. Did you
shoot at me r. asked the German. "Yes,"
| replied the other party that's my horse {;
it was stolen from me recently" You
must be mistaken" said the German, II
have owned the horse for three years.
"Well," said the other, "wben come to
look at him, l believe am mistaken. Ex-
cuse me, sir, won't you take drink 2"
DEL1cATE COMPLIMENT Queen Eliza
beth, admiring the elegance ofthe Marquis
of Medina, Spanish nobleman, compli-
mented him ON it, begging, at the same
time, to know who possessed the heart of
80 accomplished q cavalier. "Madame,"
said he, "a lover risks too much on such
an occasion but your Majesty's will is
law. Excuse me, however, if l fear to
name her, but request your Majestys ac-
ceptance of her portrait" lie sent her a
looking-glass.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-19
Patches in the Wrong Place.

One of Boston's best known merchants,
noted for his shrewdness and penetration,
had test case presented q short time since
and came off victorious. AS it is an illus
tration of this millionaire's penetration in
great business affairs, we give the story
here:
1t appears that the merchant wanted
another gardener upon his country estate,
near Boston, and an individual presented
himself for that office.
understand the business9"
"Yes, been in it for years."
Whom had he lived with last 2 The ap-
plicant mentioned gentleman the mer-
chant was we'll acquainted with. stating
that he had left for no fault, but that his
former employer was going to Europe, had
sold his estate, and had no further use for
him.
"What wages do you expect2'
eighteen dollars MONTH"
This was astonishingly low for such
promising looking, sober man, and the
shrewd business man rubbed his chin
thoughtfully and reflected that it was bar
gain lot but wasn't there something wrong
about it His habitual business caution
even in this comparatively trifiing negotia-
ton did not forsake him.
"Call tomorrow, at this time, and shall
have seen Mr., your former employ
er, and give you an answer"
The gardener turned and began to walk
slowly away; as he did 30 he displayed
two patches on the seat of his pantaloons
beneath the line of his roundabout jacket.
"Hallo here come back here" called
the merchant you needn't apply to.mor-
row; l see sban't want you"
The astonished applicant stammcred out
something about his knowledge of garden
ing and good character, but was cut off
short by this practical observer.
Don't want you sir; the patches on
your brooches are on the wrong side. A
gardeners breeches ought to be patched at
the knees, not on the seat. You won't do
for me-"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-19
DON'T Sell the Best Stock.

we are satisfied that good stock is of the
hfst importance to farmers. Stock NAV be
regarded as the standard of agriculture
Where stock is scrawny and poor, agricul.
lure Is correspondingly low and uu-
prohtable; who're it is fine and fair. apri.
culture Is improved and productive. The
stock OF country determines the condi-
ton OF its agriculture. Hci &c we saw TO
the farmers don't sell your best stock
Keep that to breed from, to use and per.
petuate In their progeny. Your best sheen.
cows and hogsyou want most. They grow
pest on the same food They Weld Won
best profits. Ifyou want a breeding male.
you want good one; the better she is the
more salable will be her colts. 1t is the
plan of some farmers to sell their best
stock because it will bring the best price,
1t is suicidal course. Do not fatten your
pest young stock for the shambles. Ifyou
nave scrawny creature, get that off as soon
as convenient; if you have n good one,
keep that. Bring your best stock to ma.
turity before you part with that which is
designed for beef 1t is bad policy TO
slaughter young stock. When it is grow
ing fastest it is the most profitable. The
quality OF the stock kept on the farm is a
very important matter-Ifaral World
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-19

INFLUENCE OF NEwsPA pERs.-Says Dan
iel Webster: Small is the sum that is re.
CURED to patronize newspaper, and am
ply rewarded is its patron. care not how
humble and unpreterding the gazette he
takes. 1t is next to imnossible to fill a
sheet with printed motter without putting
into it something that is worth the sub
scription price. Everv narent, whose son
is away from home at school. should SUP.
ply him with newspaper. we'll remem-
her what marked dif;rorcc there was
between those of my e"ho"lmates who had
and those who had not. access TO newspa.
pers. Other things b";no equal. the first
were decidedly superior tn the last in de-
bate, composition and General intelligence.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-19

CARNIvERoUs PLANT.-A remarkable
plant was exhibited to the British Asso-
cation for the advancement of Science Inv
Dr. Hooker, who gave the inaugural adj.
dress as president of the biology section.
Inc address was upon the subject of car.
niverous plants, and DR.. Hooker explained
and demonstrated by experiment some ex-
traordinary discoveries of Mr.. Dar,y;n's
Among other things says Liverpool paper
he showed plant called "Dionial." the
leaves OF which were open. A fly was cap
tured and put upon leaf, which instantly
closed, and on reopening it was found that
the lily was completely dissolved. A hit
OF beef was afterwards consumed in the
same way. The leaf was then fed with
cheese, which disagreed with it horribly.
and eventually killed it. DR.. Hooker ex.
planned that the plants action was pre-
cisely similar to that Of the human stom-
ach. The rejected piece of wet chalk.
Prot. Huxley in moving vote of thanks.
said these phenomenon formed a wonder,
iul problem. The plant had certainly u
nervous system Of its own.
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he advanced to the window and lifted the
curtain.
The man was there, face close to the
glass, and he had such malignant express
sion OF countenance that Brasser jumped
back with cry of alarm.
XIII him Shoot him down, You old
noodle-head !" screamed the wife.
II wildly thunderl / will |" replied
Brasser, and he blazed away, and tore out
nearly all the lower sash.
The boys up stairs uttered yell and a
groan, and Brasser jumped for the window
to see ifthe man was down. He wasn't.
lie stood right there, and he made leap
at Brasser.
Hes coming in 9--perlice l-boysl -ho!
perlice ~ roared the old man.
The tattered curtain permitted Mrs Bras
ser to catch sight of man jumping up and
down, and she yelled
"Theodorius, I'm going to faintl' '
Faint and be darned Boys !-perlice p
he replied, Solloping the sheet. iron stove
with the poker.
"Don'tyou dare talk that way to me p
shrieked the old woman, recovering from
her desire to faint.
"Po-lice Police ~ now came from the
boys up stairs, and while one continued to
shout the other drew the man up, tore him
limb from limb and secreted the pieces.
Several neighbors were aroused, an Off
Ger came up from the station, and search
OF the premises was made. Not so much
as track in the snow was found, and the
officer put on an injured look and said to
Mr.. Brasser:
"a guilty conscience needs no accuser."
That's sol" chorused the indignant
neighbors us they departed.
AS Mr.. Brasser hung quilt before the
shattered window he remarked to his wife:
Now see what an old cundurango you
made of yourself!'
Don't fling any insults at me, or III
choke the attenuated life out of you!" she
replied.
And the boys kicked around on the bed,
chucked each other in the ribs and cried:
I'D rather be a boy than be President"
-Det10it Free Press
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-19

FRUIT ALONG LINE FENcEs.-Tbe coprt
OF appeals OF New York State has recently
decided that man has no right to the
irnit growing upon branches Overlapping
his land where the trunk of the tree stands
wholly upon the land of his neighbor.
i nu. .he law regards the overhanging
branches as nuisance, and they NAV he
removed as such, or the owner Of the land
shaded may remove them if he is careful
not to commit any wanton or uunccessarv
destruction in so doing. When the trunk
OF tree stands on the line, they have a
joint ownership in the tree and fruit and
neither has the right to remove it without
the consent OF the other. This question
which has been the source of much Iit;oo.
ton, and many personal quarrels, is now
finally settled by the court of last resort
and interested parties can now know their
rights, and also their remedies, in all such
cases as may arise in the future
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-02-19

THE HEAD OF HoRsE.--The head Of q
horse for farm work should be comely. Int
not so small as that of the running horse,
rs 1T enables the animal to throw more
weight in the collar. He should be broad
and flat in the forehead, have neat and
well set on cars, prominent, placid ewes,
thin eye-lids, large nostrils, neat neck and
deep toward the chest; not very high in
the withers, with upright shoulders, fore.
arm broad, flat bone below the knee, rath.
er short pastern, good round feet-and NOT
too fiat or upright, plenty of hoof clean
leg, straight back, with plenty of loin, and
ribs well arched. For breeder no ami.
NAL should be used that is not free from
curb, bog, or bone spawn, splint or side
bones. Horses with well developed mus.
Giles and agood constitution arc easy to
keep.
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Poe ic al.
THE FARMER FEEDETn ALL.


By CHARLES @. LELAND.
My lord rides through his palace gate,
My lady sweeps along in state;
The sage thinks long on many thing,
And the maiden muses. on marrying;
The minstrel harpeth merrily,
The sailor ploughs the foaming sea,
The huntsman kills the good red deer,
And the soldier wars without e'en fear;
But fall to each, whate'er befall,
The farmer he must feed them ALL
Smith hammereth cherry red the sword,
Priest preacheth pure the Holy Word
Dame Alice worketh 'broidery we'll,
Clerk Richard tales of love can tell
The tap wife sells her foaming beer,
Dan Fisher fisheth in the mere;
And courtiers ruffle, strut, and shine,
While pages bring the gascon wine,
But fall to each, whate'er befall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
Man builds his castles fair and high,
Wherever river runneth by;
Great cities rise in every land,
Great churches show the builders hand ;
Great arches, monuments, and towers,
Fair palaces and pleasing bowers;
Great work is done, be 1t here or there,
And well man worketh everywhere;
But work or rest, whate'er befall,
The farmer he must feed them all.
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How TO RAISE PLUMs.-Tbere ia n secret
about lum-raising. We have discovered
1t IN travelling over the country. Weuev.
or visited large plum orchard in our lie
that we did not find plenty of fruit. And
we never visited any place with eight or
ten trees, and found a good crop Of this
fruit. Now, these facts set us to thinking:
and the result ofour thoughts is this that
1t IS very easy to have all the plums Won
want to eat and sell. The secret connect
ed with plum raising is to plant plenty of
trees, so as to give fruit to the curculio
and to yourself also. Ifyou plant fiftv or
hundred trees, you will have fruit
enough tor everybody. Every such or
chard that we ever visited had plenty of
ripe fruit. Some even complained that
the curculio did not thin out the fruit
enongh-that the trees were overloaded,
80 we say to our readers, if you plant plums
at all, plant fifty or one hundred trees.
then you will be sure to have all the fruit
you want, and it is one of the most profit.
abe crops raised.-Annual of Ph,rnologv
and I'hySiogn0mY for 1875,
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In Holland, horse-shoeing is done in
way very comfortable for the horse and
convenient for the smith. The horse stands
in stall, across the end Of which is fas-
tened n bar The horses leg is bent to the
knee, the foot tied to the bar and the smith
having 10th hands at liberty the work is
speedily finished.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Local Time Table.
TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON.

TRAINS LEAVE WILMINGTON.
For Eew Yorh-l.sl, A. N, 19.l7, 1942 o.41, P. NJ.
Sundays, 1.S1, A. M. -
For Philadelphia 100, $40, 30, 9a7 1890,
a. M.12l7, 1919, AGO. AIS, b42 7.e0 $50 p M. Sun
For Baltimore and R1shtngton.-12.b2, 2.O3, 1000,
A. M. 1895, LIS, o.2O, 71o P. NJ sundays, 12.o9,
2.03A M.
Nor Ne., castlsooo, e.9o sao, A. M. LBS, $40, p.
n. No Sunday trains.
For Deld,eare r. R.-5,O0 9 25 A. NJ. $40 !. NJ. the
$40 7. M. train runs only as far as Hsrrngton) No
sunday trains.
For Wilmington d Western n. R.-1O.sO A. NJ; $50
P. M. Sundays, 800, p. N.
For Wilmington end Reading r. R.--s25 AMI 45
A. M; ABS, z. N. NO Sunday trains
TRAINS ARRIVE At WILMINGTON.
From Ne,o York-l.5s, A. M. 1884, 1.l3, TOO, P.
N. Sundays, 1.oa, A. NJ.
From Ph;lddelp lphfn.--1242, 1.b3, 9l5 9.bc, A. M;
171o, 125s, las II b.l6, $50, To0, $50 ll,ooP NJ.
SUNDAYS, y q, l5s 1913, 4. NJ; 7.s,, i1;oo, M
From Balti,nore.-1.H, 94l: A. M. l20I, l2so'
Hrom Washington- 1.2l, A. M. 1907, 12.40, o.s2,
920, 2. NJ. sunday l.s1, a. NJ, $40, p. M.
PsoSn Por. Deposft--S.05 A. M. No Sunday train.
Frofa Wilmington Il Western r. R.-t.oo, A. ID.
3.15 p. NJ. Sundays 5.3p, p. NJ.
From Wilmington d READING r, n. - 1912, A. M;
% and $50 p. M. No sunday trains.
TRAINS LsAvR PHILADELPHIA roR WILMINGTON.
From Broad and Prime Streets.-stO, $50, $780, A.
M 1910 300, 400, Oils. btO 10 30, l.3o 2. M,
sundays, 80 A. NJ: 90, $50, ll.3O, P. Al.
From Wet Philadelphia Depot -l2.a0, A. M; 1910,
1918, 900, p. M. Sundays l24o A. NJ.