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Affairs I'm Dublin District.
WHEAT.

WHEAT.
The growing crop of wheat still continues TO
look well, it has stood the winter fine and now
we may reasonably expect good crop.
OATS.
Many of our farmers sowed their oats in the
early part of this month and they now think
that the late severe freeze will injure what has
been sowed to some extent
COWS AND HOGS.
Cows and hogs are in great demand here and
are bringing high prices
TIDE WATER CANAL.
The Tide Water Canal is in fine nayigable or
der and brisk business on the line is expected
this season.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Our public schools have been well attended
during the past winter, but there is something
wrong somewhere, for our worthy teachers cam
not get their money. The School Commission
ers gave the teachers of this district orders on
our Collector for their money, and it appears
that he has not funds on hand to pay them
They have worked hard for thcil money and
ought to be paid. They need their salaries,
for they cannot live on thin air nor vet mere
promises TO pay.
The embryo peach aud apple crop is believed
by good judges 10 be uninjurcd by the winter
SICKNESS.
am sorry to have to say that there is q good
deal of sickness in our district at present. In.
AuenZa is very prevalent and whole families are
laid by with this troublesome disease.
Personal.
The numerous friends Of DR.. q. ii. Roberts
will be pleased to learn that he has nearly re-
covered from his late severe attack of intlamma.
tory rheumatism, and he is now able to resume
practice. lie was attended during his sickness
by DR.. Scarboro. MARS.
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TIE EGZE.
BEL AIR, FRIDAY, MARCH 81, 1876.

THE PoPULARScIENCE MoNTHLY.-The April
number of this journal is unusually interesting.
1t opens with an able article by Prof Haxley,
on the ground between animals and plants. "An
Interesting Bird and 1.-The Proposed Inland
Sea" follow next. The latter is an account of a
great scheme TO food the desert of Sahara with
the waters of the Mediterranean sea. "Anmal
Parasites and Messmatcs," is a curious and in
teresting article, calculated TO produce queer
feelings to Il sensitive reader "Prof. TyndalPs
Recent Researches" on the action Of the atmos.
pherc in relation 10 the phenomena of putrefac.
ton and infection; "Modern Philosophical
Biology" "Thc Character of Modern Knowl-
edge" "Relations of Sex to Crime" are all
valuable articles. In the "Polar Glaciers"
Prof. &. G. Merriam argues that in the course
of time the polar conditions as they now exist
will be totally reversed. In the South Frigid
Zone no advcnturer has yet penetrated within
probably $50 miles ofthe centre fIhe greatest
cold.
The earths surface in those distant antarctic
regions is covered with ice to depth of two or
two and N-half miles. The thawing of summer
is not sufficient to equalzc the accumulation
Ol ice during INC previous Winter, unu luuS IL IL
increasing in weight year after year The SUI
perabundant weight of that portion OF the
earth will eventually cause it TO change its po-
sition in relation to the sun, the waters from
Southern seas will overflow the now bare spots
of the arctic zone and 10, 600 year long winter
will set in there. AT the same time Submerg-
ed portions of land about the south pole will
be laid bare, and fitted for the habitation of
man. The intervening lands, too, may be
expected to feel the effect of this carecn-
ing of the earth. 1.-THE Atlantic waters will
stand five hundred feet above Lake superior,
and will wash the base of the Rocky Mountains
in all their length. A new gulf stream may
again, as it must often have done before, flow
up the valley of the Mississippi returning the
dcltas to the prNrics, and remaking the beds of
The garden of the world" Our readers need
feel no apprehension, however, as it will be at
least 10000 years before the events the writer
forecasts will occur
One of the most readable articles in the jour
nal is n sketch of Caroline Lucretia Herschel,
the sister and assistant Of the great astronomer
Sir William IIerschcl. 1t is from the pen of
Mrs. Eliza A. Youmans. A portrait of Miss
Herschel is the frontispicce Of the number.
ID. Appleton IL Co., publishers, New York.
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TAXING ADMINISTRATORS to the
bill now going through the Legislature of
Maryland to tax attorneys 800 each for
their licenses TO practise law, an anecdote is
related of the Hon. John w. Crsfeld, dis
tingushed member of the profession in Som
crset county, and well known to our readers
as a member of Congress from this district
for two terms, and as n prominent counsel
in several important civil and criminal causes
tried at our bar.
Some years ago, bill was introduced in
the Indiana Legislature to tax all attorneys
and jac1asses $500 EACH Mr. Norris, cli.
zen of Somerset having gotten hold of it,
and greatly elated at the joke upon the law
yers, called on Mr. Crsfield.
"Good morning, Mr.. Crisfeld"
Good morrow, Mr.. Norris" rejoined the
former.
"Have you heard the news from Indiana 2"
pursued Mr.. Norris.
"What is that ?" replied the other.
"Wby, they are men of sense in Indiana ;
they are getting up q law there to tax all
the lawyers and jackasses in that State $400
apiece" replied the latter, rubbing his hands
with pleasure at the thought.
The veteran lawyer reflected a moment
on the information, and then gravcly re.
joined: t8
"Well, friend Norris, it is lucky for you
and me that we don't live in Indiana; they
7could catch bOth Of us."-Cdmbyidge (Md.)
Chronicle
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Religious Services in Bel Air and Vicinity.
SITNnAS tpEIJ Oh 1870

H. Il; Huch-Bcl Air, 1917 a. M, Glass and
Prayer Meeting.
Emory, lOI a. m, ThCs. Run, 3p. M, Rev.
Mr.. Buhrman.
Franklin, lOH a. m, Darlington, p. NJ,
Rev. Mr.. Savage.
Methodist Protestant Bel Air 1919 A. NJ,
Abingdon, p. NJ. 5. Q. Bacchus.
=, Pr9yldenee, 1OE A. M. Union Chapel, 3 P.
NJ. w. NJ. Strayer.
Protestant Episcopal Mary's near Emmor.
ton, IL A. m. Rev. W. F Brand. Trinity, Church,
vile, II a. m. and p. IN. Rev. E. A. Colburn;
Grace Church, Darlington, 80 p. M, Rev. L. A.
Colburn. Grace Chapel, Hickory, at II a
s. Gallaudet.
Presbyterian.- Bel Air, II n. m. and ~ p. M
and Fallston, 3p. m, every Sabbath day. Rev.
ID. Finney, Pastor. Sunday School at the
Bel Air Church, at "a o'clock, a. M, and at the
Faliston, Church at2 p. m, every Sabbath day
Roman Cdtholic.-St. lgnatius, Hickory, every
other Sunday at 1919 a. III.
Christian Church.-Dr. j. b. Crane, Pastor
Services every first day at 1917 a. III.
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Letter from MarSlall's.
NEIGHBoRuooD AFFAIRS.

Mr.. EDITOR The AgiS is received every
Saturday and read with pleasure. We have had
number Of weddings in the ncighborhood
this winter. Every now and then some young
gentleman leads to the hymeneal altar some
fair young damscl, and there pighting them
selves one, for better or worse. Let us hope
for the better. But amidst our joys we have
our sorrows. Our neighborhood has been visit
ed by great deal of sickness, and deaths have
been frequent, principally among children.
Wheat and rye never looked better at this
season of the year than it does now. If the
weather should be favorable for few weeks
longer we may expect n bountiful harvest.
THE COLLECTION OF TAXEs.
see by your paper that some OF our good
citizens are suggesting some ideas in regard to
reform: Now, Mr.. Editor, n great deal has
been said about the expenses OF the county,
and if our honorable Board of Commissioners
could do something towards relieving the tax.
payers, it would be hailed with delight.
heard two of the Commissioners say that the
Board had contracted to have certain work done,
and that they had saved the county some mon
cy. | would like the Commissioners to let the
people know, through yourpapcr, if they could
not have the State and county taxes collected
by contract. Let them advertise for the collec.
tion of taxes fixing the percentage TO he paid
at not more than four per cent, the bids 10 be
accompanied by the names of the persons who
would be given as security. The law says that
the Commissioners shall notp more than six
per cent. for collecting the taxes, but it does
not say that the Commissioners may not have
them collected for less. Now, at three per
cent it would be worth fifty dollars per month.
If it took a year TO collect them it would pay
well. But a good energetic man could collect
the taxes in this, the fourth, district in six or
eight months at the farthest. There are plenty
of good and reliable men who will collect the
taxes for four per cent, and makemoney at it,
There is the Clerk to the Commissioners, who
only gets five hundred dollars per year, and has
to he at his Office every day; and can not our
Collectors afford to work as cheaply as he can,
when they need not devote more than twO-thrds
of their time TO it? Will our County Commits
sioners do what they can towards reducing the
expenses of She county, or will they look only
to their own interest," or to the interest of friends
or relatives If to the former they will add
another wreath to their brow, or if to the latter
they will deserve and incur the repro0ch of
their constituents. X.
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By J. S. Richardson, Auctioneer.
Executors Sale.
Household and Kitchen Furniture

AT the same time also, will be sold to the
highest bidder, all the
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will also sell at Private Sale my
FARM Of Ga ACRES,

1t isin good state of cultivation, well fenced,
well watered and improved by good Dwell
ing House. Ten Acres are in wood.
mh24 HENRY j. MACATFE.
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MIR. Greenbury NJ. Watkins, wel-known
citizen of Montgomery county, died at his
residence near Bethesda on Sunday last. He
was member oflhe House of Delegates in
1874, and was Chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means. Mr. Watkins was one of
the first contractoB on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, and was for many years connec-
ted with its management
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Trustees Sale.

situated in Hartford county, in the town of
Havre de Grace, and designated on the Plat
of said town as part of Lot No. 90, in Square
No. 90, fronting 30 feet on the south side of
Erie street, and running back southwardly,
of equal width front and back, 81 feet to the
property of Rosser McCabe, being the same
lot of ground which was conveyed by Eliza
Barnes to John and Anna B. McNulty, by
deed bearing date July 30th, 1865, and re-
corded among the land records of Hartford
county, in Liber W. H. D., No. 1G, folio 81.
The improvements consist of two. story
FRAME DWELLING HOUSE
and other out-buildings.
TERMS OF SALE.
The terms of sale prescribed by the decree
are-one-third of the purchase money shall
be paid in cash on the day of sale, or on the
ratification thereof; one-third in six and the
balance in twelve months from the day of
sale, the credit payments to be secured by
notes or bonds of the purchaser, bearing in
terest from day of sale, with surety approved
by the trustee
HERMAN STUMP. JR.,
mh24 Trustee.
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Road Notice.
Road n office.

TNHIRTY DAYS after the first publication
i of this notice application will be made
to the County Commissioners to open q pub.
lie road in the fourth district commencing
at the mouth of Bulls Lane, on the public
road leading from Nelson's Mill to Kings
Shop, and thence running through the lands
of Isaac Amos, Adam Horn, James ID. Amos,
Samuel Patterson, Shadrach Street, of Jno.,
Henry Hess and Thomas Miller, TO intersect
the ,Iarrettsville and Peach Bottom road,
near Matthew Clark's dwelling house, or the
public road leading from Salem Church to
said Clnrk's. mh3-5L
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MODEL BAKER!
MODEL BAKER!
MODEL BAKER!
MODEL BAKER!
THE FAMOUS MODEL BAKER !
THE WOMAN'S FRIEND!

A SCIENTIFIC but simple invention for Bak-
IA ing, Browning, Stewing, Broiling, Roasting,
Frying, &c.
Meats require no water or basting and no at.
tion during the process.
THE INCEST ARRANGEMENT IN TIE
WORLD FOR BAKING CAKES.
Ercyy ITO USEKEEPER Should Haze One.
Numerous testimonials have been received,
among which is the following:
FALLsToN, FEB. LIST, 1876.
JAMES NJ REYNoLDs--iSr After giving your
Model Baker n fair trial with meats, fowls, bread
and cake, am convinced that it is household
necessity, doing more than you claim for it, and
| would not be without one for treble its price.
Mrs. HENRY RECKORD.
We checrfully concur in the above Testimonial
ROBERT N. HANNA, Eagle HOTEL Bel Air;
w. SMITHSON FORWOOD, Changers Hotel;
WIN. STAGMER, Edgewood House, Bel Air;
Col. f. fl. Webster Geo. Y. Maynadcr,
Mis-. Perez V, James Farnands,
Mrs. DR.. us. f. Bond, A. l.. Fulford,
Mrs. Head, Mordeca Price.
rSy"Lades should call and examine il al Fred.
erck Heuer's Tin Store, Bel Air.
James NJ. Reynolds, General Agent,
fcb25 BEL AIR, MD.
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Baltimore Cattle Markets.
By Telegraph for The .IEgis. |
CATTLE SCALES, March. 10 1876

BEEF CATTLE, 24 Head and higher.
Very best, Sc. 1215 10 Sc so. Medium to first
quality, $3.50 "a S5.121G. Ordinary thin Steers,
So 80 90 S4.0O. Sheep, fair to good sheared,
S. 90 90 $3.50; good to extra shearcd, 5000 0
5000. Corn Hogs, $1,000 "a $1,000
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Household and Kitchen Furniture

such as Beds, Bedding, Ealthenware, &c.
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums of $40 and
under Cash on sums over that amount a
credit of six months will be given, purchasers
giving their notes, bearing interest from day
of sale, with security approved by the auc-
tionecr
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
Rooms & ROSSeau
Are Still Alive

Call and see their Immense Stock. consisting
in part OF
Light and Double Harness,
saddles Brides,
Martingales, Halters,
and every kind OF
ssarnes> Furniture.
Ladies and Gentlemens
IRU N KS,
From q Paper to a Saratoga. Ladies and
Gentlemens Travelling asags ot
every style and color.
Shawl and Shoulder Straps, Horse Sheets
Cotton Nets, Leather Ear Tips.
busters, Lap Robes. Whips
and Lashes.
-iisgls harness from go 70 S-6.
Light Double Harness OF different grades are
on hand. and are made out OF fine grades
OF Oak Tanned Leather.
Call and examine our goods before purchasing
elsewhere. We should like to see all our old
customers and as many new ones as possible.
Rooms * ROUSSEAU.
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no ERORSENEEN.

Personally appeared, John s. Van Kirk,
Frank Harrington. and Stephen Stoddard, who
being duly sworn, deposes as follows:
The SAID John Van Kirk, deposes and says,
that the mare Brown Jane, owned by the said
stephen Stodard. was served by hls stallion
Night Hawk on or about May Sd, 1870.
The said Frank Harrington. deposea and
says, that said mare, Brown Jane, was served
by his stallion, now owned by hum, on or about
May 8th. 1871, and that said mare, Brown Jane,
has never been served or tried by any stallion
owned by this deponent, either before or since
said date, and that at that time the stallion
Robert Whaley, was a colt some nine or ten
days old.
And the said Stephen Stoddard, deposes and
says, that he was present when said mare,
Brown Jane, was served by the stallion Night
Hawk, as stated above by said an Kirk, that
he owned said Brown Jane during the entire
year OF 1870, and before and since, and that
she was put to no other stallion during said
year there as above stated, and that said stall
lion, Robert Whaley now owned by this de-
ponept, was sired by said stallion Night Hawk,
May Sd, 1870, and was foaled by said mare,
Brown Jane, on April 29th, 1871, and that said
mare. Brown Jane, was afterward on May 9Th,
1871, served by Frank Harrngtons sorrel stall
lion, but never before that time.
JOHN &. VAN KIRK,
q. +. HARRINGTON,
STEPHEN SroDDARD.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 1st
day OF February, A. D. 1876.
o. w. ROWLAND Notary Public. 1888
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Randall and the whole Democratic House at his
will. Mr.. Blaine's amendment to except JEFF
ferson Davis was q counter parliamentary
stroke Of the most mastery kind. Mr.. Ran
dali was afraid TO accept it, because he knew
that the Northern wing OF his party would not
wish TO vote in favor of Davis, while the South
ern wing would not vote against him; and his
only course was to insist upon the previous
question, which left him in the absurd position
of absolutely refusing to entertain an amend
ment, and OF forcing through most import
ant measure under the gag. Hepersisted, lost
control OF his own bill, and precipitated de-
bate OF such infinite damage to his own party
that the speaker is said to have received more
than hundred kilograms from Northern Demo-
Gratis praying him to stopit.
"BIr. Blaine's speech made the Democratic
position thousand times more uncomfortable.
II the Northern Democrats were reluctant, for
party purposes, to seem to favor Jefferson
DAVIS when his name only was mentioned, the
par danger was enormously increased when
his crimes were wildly described and the
CHASTITY memories OF Andersonville were re-
vived. But, Notwithstanding, the instant Mr..
Blaine had ended Mr. Cox, Northern Demo-
crat innocently deepened the effect of the ex-
| Speakers assault by springing up and showing
that the old disgraceful subservience OF the
Northern to the Southern Democrats survives
az strong as ever. lie went down on his knees
before the old masters Of his party, and his
/ speech was in effect, depreciation OF their
p-obable wrath, and en- illustration of the IA
miliar superserviceable Northern Democratic
zeal to show itself more Southern than the
South.
Mr. Cox was followed by Mr.. Hill, OF Geor-
gia, whose speech showed the quality OF
Southern Democratic " acquiescence. 1t was
a fierce attack upon the humanity Of the Gov
eminent during the war, denying the truth
about Andersonyllle-a truth Of which the
starved, stricken, idiotIc wrecks OF human be-
ings which were returned from that slaughter
pen have left no Northern man in doubt-and
defantly declaring that the South had come
back into the Union, and come TO stay.
(" In the course of Mr.. Hills speech hr
Blame quoted resolution offered by HIM II
the Confederate Congress, that every Unior
soldier found within the Confederate line;
should be put to death as instlgating insured
ton. Gen. Garfield forcibly and conclusively
showed the gross misstatements Of Mr.. Hill
and Mr.. Blaine followed him, pitilessly crush
ing poor Mr.. Cox under his own old speeches
acknowledging the crimes OF Andersonville
and exposing Mr.. Hill by showing him from
the record to have been one Of the most san
culinary and relentless of rebels
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rho I-es3 0. tho present week takes occa-
-etou Go approve of and endorse the sentiments
oxpiosseJ ~ JEFF. Daviss letter on the Blaine
Hill debate u Congress, on the amnesty BILL
It particularly endorses the following (mis)
ststemsnt contained in Dayis's letter by quot
aing'it-,n very large type
"lrst-it appears from the reports OF the
| nil I'd States War Department, that although
VIC (tho Confederates) had so, 900 more Federal
prisoners than they (the |. 81 had OF Confed-
crates, 5000 more or Confederates died in
.Northorn prisons.
The utter falsity Of this statement will be
seen by an examination OF the records about
winch the arch-traitor prates so glibely. Mr..
WI. Goss President OF the National Union
of Andersonville survivors, has been looking
into this matter and finds that the official
records reveal the fact that the total captures
of .0o,ders and citizens by the Confederate
forces was ,145, and o; these one half we're
confined IN prison. The number Of deaths was
36.g0l consequently the per cent of mortality
inprisons was something over $3.50, and Of the
ontiro captures of prisoners about 1879 per
cent. The number OF captures by the Union
forces was f76,570. The per cent of mortality
In prieon was 49,. and the per cent OF the
mortality Of the whole number OF captures 61S,
showing that the mortality In the Rebel pris-
-ons was three times as great as that in the Tn
jonprsons. THIS exactly tallies with the re-
suit arrived at by General Cameron, OF Chicago
whose reply to the furious and untruthful on
sIaught Of Ben. Hill, OF Georgia, was published
inahcse columns on the 2sth OF January
0en, Cameron Is Democrat In good standing
and influence and, for that reason bis state
msnts should have some weight with Demo-
Gratis
The editor OF the Press must have a pro.
found admiration for the arbitrator, JEFF.
Davis, for lie borrows poetical conceit from
Millions Paradise Lost, to give piquancy and
picturesoueness to his loving regard for the
man who proved himself to DO 80 much more
OF q devil than a man of kindness. Byron's
pirate who
was the mildest maunerd man
That ever scuttled ship or cut throat,
~as certsnly very mild and considerate per-
-eonage compared with the Press mans Ithurial
OF the Southern Confederacy, and especially III
bis treatment OF Union prisoners.
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Tho South Haven Sentinel OF last week con-
tanned an editorial article OF column in length,
discussing the present political outlook in this
County. and more particularly the prospect Of
aCongressional Candidate. The article is in
che interest of Kalamazoo, and bears internal
evidences OF having been written by Kslams-
zoo man 1t arrives at the conclusion that Van
Buron has nc material out Of which Congress
senM Candidate could be constructed. and
Therefore should not assume to put forward
one, but play second fiddle to Kalamazoo the
.greattesoryoir OF Congressional Candidates
The article vas without doubt written by
dwight MAJ.
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hnow familiar story rs most admirably and
acrc,bly narrated in the editorial columns of
-the current number OF Iiarper's Weekly (and
evidently by MIR. Curtis's polished penn as fol-
3owB:
The Democratic leader, Mr.. Randall. 20
'n"te capital for his party, moved a general
amnesty 1t was party parliamentary stroke
Du1 tnowlng aud fearing his antagonist, Mr.
blaine' Mr.. Randall moved the previous ques-
oon' which cuts off debate. This, which ne
oopod would be his safety, proved to DO his
rum FROM that moment Mr.. Blaine had Mr..
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IA tbc meeting Of the Michigan Press Asso-
cation. he'd Al Lansing last week, the initia-
tory actiou was taken looking to the passing a
iswhy TIE next Legislature, requiring all town
ships, villages, school districts, aui other mu-
inequalities to publish detailed and temized
statement OK their finances at least two weeks
.ruor 20 NJ election. This movement is made
IN tho 'uteres1 OF the tax payer-ts object be-
ing 20 flrrIsh HIM with Information as TO the
receipts and expenditure OF moneys aud IL
.debteluess u order that he may be better pre-
pared 60 act aud vote Understandings. A
measure Of sis kind will save much unauthor-
ised equandeiing Of toe peoples none.