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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-01-28
Poe tic al.
For The AgiS d. Lntelligencer.
My Teachers Grave.

| BYC.T.w.
In the quiet churchyard, mid the mounds
Raised DER the cofiined forms of the dead
Alone with the thoughts that my memory
| stirr'd,
In search of q grave, softly tread.
Around me the tombs of the loved and lost
I Rose over green hillock, and vine, and wreath
| While gently drew near to each sentinel stone
And read the name of the sleeper beneath.
Twas sacred spot in that quiet place,
sought, as read, and moved away
| From each silent grave in search of the sod
That pressed its earth to her slumbering clay
| Traced in the marble that marked the spot
Where some loved one lay o name read;
Twas the name of her whose grave l sought
Twas my teacher who slept in that lowly bed
As stood and gazed on the sodded earth,
And the name there cut in the cold white
stone,
/ saw again pale, kind face,
And listened again to low, gentle tone.
All, never again will hayward lad,
Just ready to step into life's broad way,
Feel the guidance of love more pure than this,
Or be lead by hand with gentler sway.
Yet thy memory lves-not lettered in stone
Ills heart that gives room to that precious
boon;
And its beatings but wakcn new grief for life
That fled with its beauty just ready to bloom.
Thy lessons would live but in memory's halls,
Were they traced now in precepts of letters
alone;
But example has craven them deep in heart,
Whose pulses yet quicken with memories by
gone.
Thy tomb is a shrine and affection sincere,
kneels weeping above what it places within,
While it fain would reclaim the gift it resigns,
And possess with its life the fond relic again.
Shd'CSvHle, Jan. 18th, 1876.
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VARIETIES.

That was rum fellow who god mad
because Santa Cruz didn't bring him pre-
sent.
i know Of two beautiful things; the
starry heavens above my head and the
sense of duty within my heart
-"Boys," said an old farmer to his sons
Boys, don't you ever speckerlate, or wait
for summit to turn up; you might Just as
well go and sit down in the middle of the
medder, with pail twixt your legs, and
wait for cow to back up to you to he
MIXED"
"A negro being asked what he was in
Jail for, said it was for borrowing money.
but" said the questioner, "they don't put
people in jail for borrowing money!
Yes" said the darkey, but. l had to
knock the man down free or TO times befo
he would lend it to me-"
New Mode of Compliance.--A paoler
in the country has received strict orders
not to keep his prisoner in solitary con-
tlnement Once, when he had two in
charge, one escaped and he was Obliged
to kick the other other ont the door TO
comply with the rules.
Lips and Head.--"l have the reputation"
said silly inp to bright young lady.
'oi having the soltest lips that ever pressed
those of beauty" Indeed |" exclaimed
the young lady, spontaneously adding
"Then as like as two chips are your head
and your lips"
-Technical--A physician was called to
attend a seamstress who felt indisposed.---
He inquired as to her health, and she re.
sponded very appropriately
well, its about seto, see, doctor, but
seams worse to-day, and | have frequent
stitches in the side"
The doctor hemmed as he felt her pulse
and said she would mend again, and left
the prescription.
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America was discovered by Christie
pher Columbus in 1882" SO said the
copy books" upon whose pages our youth
full fingers left veracious, but not ALWAYS
legible records. So says all popular histo-
ry, and so we would rather believe, since,
so far as modern civilization is concerned,
to the Genoese are owing all the benefits
which have flowed from his wonderful cx-
plot. The vast multitude, known by the
generic name of 1.-THE ordinary readers"
knows of no discoverer but Columbus, vet
from an article entitled "Claims to the
Discovery of America" in the GALAXY re-
Gently, it is seen that the researches OF an
tiquarians have shown that to various ma
tions from the Egyptians downward, has
been attributed the glory Disabling across
the Atlantic Ocean to the continent upon
the western shore. The claims of the
Egyptians to this discovery arise from the
wonderful resemblance which the pyra-
mids, obelisks and sculptured remains of
Mexico, Yucatan, and Central America
bear to those of Egypt. Then it is said
that the Tyrians discovered and colenized
Mexico, in the year 1872 b. c. BY the ad-
vocates of this theory, the human sacrifices
OF the Aztecs are traced to Tyrian orr i.
gin.
The antiquary, Lord Kingsborough, be-
lievod that the Jews colonized Mexico
He advocated this theory in the magnifl.
cent work in nine volumes, imperial folio,
which he published in 1S3l-4S, and which
cost him thirty-two thousand pounds ster-
ling in his life. Although many customs
OF the Mexicans bear a striking resem-
blance to those of the Jews, there is not
sufficient foundation in the resemblance
upon which to build tenablc theory of
their Jewish origin.
The Chinese claimed that America was
discovered by Buddhist missionary, nam
ed Hoel Shin, A. d. 400. He published an
account of his journey and the people that
he saw, some parte of which sound like a
description Of the inhabitants of Southern
Mexico. The discovery of America by the
Mortimer, of which some accounts is Civ
en- in several school Histories, is believed
to have taken place in the year 1000 of our
era. The story of their explorations is de-
rived from the Morse sagas or legends, the
manner of whose construction renders in
terpoation impossible and removes all
doubt of the authenticity oftheir accounts.
Cruel aud full OF courage and daring, the
Norsemen did not possess the energy, per-
severance and forelhought to occupy per
manently and cultivate the land that they
had discovered. The inscriptions upon the
Leighton Rock and the old mill ut New.
port, once believed to he of Morse origin.
are now believed to belong to even a more
remote era.
Even granted that other eastern men and
even peoples saw America before 1899, this
but adds to the glory Of Columbus, who
had the dauntless courage, wise forecast
and lofty religious zeal not only To discov-
er, bat to follow up his discovery by occu-
patton, and thus to make it the most won
deriul event and greatest blessing of mod
ern times.
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Enforcing the Rules.

1t happened the other day on the Lee
high Valley Railroad. The train had Just
left Easton, and the conductor was max
ing his first round, when he observed a
small white dog, with a bushy tail and
bright black eyes, sitting costly on the
seat beside young lady so handsome that
it made his heart roll over like lop
sided pumpkin. But duty was duty, and
he remarked in his most deprecatory
manner
"l'm very sorry, madam, but it's against
the rules to have dogs in the passenger
cars"
20! my, is that so ?" and she turned up
two lovely brown eyes at him beseeching-
ly. "What in the world will do? l
can't throw him away. He's a Christmas
present from my aunt"
"By no means, Miss. Well put him in a
baggage car, and he'll be Just as happy as
a robin in Spring"
"What put my nice white dog in a
nasty, stuffy, dusty baggage car 2"
"I'm awfully sorry, Miss, do assure you,
but the rules of this company are as inflex-
IDLE as the laws of the Medes and them
other fellows, you know. He shall have
my overcoat to lie on, and the brakeman
shall give him grub and water every time
he opens his mouth"
81 just think it's awful mean, so l do /;
and know somebody will steal it so they
WILL and she showed half motion to
cry that nearly broke the conductors
heart.
But he was firm, and sang out to the
brakeman, who was playing solo on the
stove:
Here, Andy, take this dog over into the
baggage car, and tell 'em to take just the
best kind of care of him."
The young lady pouted, but the
brakeman reached over and picked the
canine up as tenderly as though it was
two weeks old baby, but as lie did 80 q
strange expression came over his face, like
q wave of cramp collie, and he said hastily
to the conductor:
"I'ere, you just hold him minute till
put this poker away" and he trotted
out at the Car door and held on to the
brake wheel, shaking like man with
the ague.
The conductor no sooner had his hands
on the dog than he looked around for
hole to fall through.
"Wh-wh- why, this is wersted dog"
Eyes, SIR said the little Miss, demurely.
Didn't you know that p
mo; I'm most awful sorry to saw /
didn't know that and laid the Christmas
dog down in the owners lap, and walked
out on the platform, where he stood half
an hour in the cold, trying to think of a
hymn tune to suit the worst sold man on
the Lehigh VALLEY road,
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That was rum fellow who god mad
because Santa Cruz didn't bring him pre-
sent
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There is five counties in Georgia in
which there is not a hired man,
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An elderly gentleman, returning home
from church began to extol the merits of
the sermon to his son. Said he: slack, l
have heard one of the most delightful SER
mons ever delivered before a Christian
society. 1t carried me to the gate of hea-
ven."
"Why didn't you dodge in 2" replied
Jack, you'll never have another such
chance"
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Smart Work.--A man down in North
ampton, it is said, made so many pairs of
shoes in one day that it took two days to
count them He was smart one, but not
equal to one up in County Tippcrary, who
built SO many miles of stone fence in one
day that it took all night and the next day
to get home.
An exchange interrogates itself after
this fashion "What holds all the snuff in
the world z" and answers, mo one
nose" Now that's enough to macaboy
laugh.
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TAKE NOTICE, FENCE BUrLpERs.-Tbs
american Chemist says that Western far.
ner discovered, many years ago, that wood
could lie made to last as long as iron in the
ground. Time and weather, he saws seem
TO have no effect. Posts can be prepared
Tor less than two cents apiece. Take boil
Ell iinseed oil and stir in pulverized char
coal to the consistency of paint. Put N
coat of this on the part of the timber which
Is to go into the ground, and he aida
there is not man who will live to see II
rot
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MIR, Williams, of Anne Arundel coun-
ty, had four merino sheep converted into
unsuitable mutton by dogs last week.
A dog law is needed thereabouts and else.
where.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-05-25
ELKT0N.

We promised ourself the pleasure
of writing you letter last week,
but the fates willed otherwise. Did
you ever have the toothache right
bad for week or two, and besides
that have to cook and trot around
from morning till night after a two
or three year old baby? If you
never did, you can't sympathize
with us, and you needn't try.
We told you when we wrote be-
fore that we were expecting some
young ladies to visit our town, and
that we would say something nice
about them; but really and truly we
have forgotten all those nice things
we intended to write. You just
imagine everything that is pretty
and good, and it will be just what
we were going to say. Miss Sallie
Bruce, from Bethany, and Miss
Zaida Scruggs and Miss Ida Woods
from Lincoln, spent two or three
days here. We also had a short
visit from some of the Pulaski gen.
tlemen at the same time. Elkton
was alive for day or two, bat they
would all go home.
There was Quarterly meeting al
the Methodist church last week
Our Presiding Elder preached ssy
eral sermons for US Had good
congregations, On Sunday Their,
was large crowd, as many
as could be seated in the church
comfortably, Notwithstanding tn
tie-backs. And wonderful 10 tell
it did not rain, consequently we hao
no mud, but plenty Of dust. By tn
gay, little rain would be no dis
advantage now.
Don't you know the people Of dis
strict No. l are glad that bridge
: not built yet? They seem to b
rejoicing that the river is high S
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Criminal Court.

Nearly all the business hiss been
transacted in Criminal Court except
the trials Of Henry Atkinson, which
was taken up Monday morning,
and George and Abe Riggin and
Mirebean Clark. These cases will
probably go into next week if tried
this term. Fines to the amount of
$4S2.50 have been assessed against
petty offenders thus far. We be-
lieve there have been but two peni-
tertiary cases thus far-Dockery II
years, aid Sterling Butler, cold, 4
years for stealing a bale of cotton
from Capt. Wade. The work-house
has been greatly reinforced. The
following include the ones reported
before, all of them being negroes
except Riggs and Tremier: Irwin
Riggs, assault and battery, months
and $25; Sam Bell and Ike Russell,
house breaking, 2 years each; Jack
Amis, house breaking, months;
John Gilbert 2 years, Henry Pike
8 months. Wash Rivers 2 years,
Martin Jones 9 months, Thomas
Hale 2 years, Martin Grigsby 6
months, Andy Black months, C.
T. Tremier Is months, all petit lar
ceny. Rogers. indicted for mali
stabbiDg G. P. Reed, was
acquitted of the felony and found
guilty of assault and battery and
on a fine of 81.
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feeble. Sorry to see him so, as he
is a representative of We olden
times, good and useful citizen,
and it IS with regret that we see
such men getting past their useful
ness.
Our place has been infested with
tramps more or less for several
weeks. Although it's not uncom-
mon, yet they are increasing. An
going North. Can't you arrest the
tide at Pulaski and put them to
work, and by that means save some
thing to the county, or at least to
this portion of it, as some OF us are
stretching our rations to blackber-
ries, and we would be very thank
ful if you would stop them by OF
before they (the blackberries) come
in, or some of us may suffer Some
Of the oldest inhabitants say they
never saw a better prospect Tor a
wheat crop. The only danger APP
pretended now is rust. There is
very little sickness either in OF
around our burg. The weather has
been fine for a week past, Have
heard Of some picnicking, yet your
correspondent has not had time to
attend and cannot give you any
ching of interest from them. Al
though the beautiful spring weather
has made US feel poetieal, and, in
fact. had thought of writing an ode
to spring, but,confound it, our paper
has ''gin" out. So, more anon.
MAY Goth. PALMETTO.
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Old Lynnville.

1 think it but right and proper
that you should have a communi-
cation from this place, if only ocea-
sionally.
Our burg is on the rise. DIR. Nc
Laurine has put up \ new Office here,
which is a good thing for the village
loafers, and viii be an advantage to
our village shoe maker, for until
the new Doctors Office was put up
the shoe shop was the public gas
house, hence The shoe man is TO be
gamer in the loss Of his gassing
customers. Old Lynnville is as
pleasant a vile as you viii find
anywhere, were it not for the dis
sentions betwixt religious seets.
Your correspondent not being inter.
ested cannot pretend to say which
is right. Consequently, occupies
neutral ground and looks on, and
halloos for the strongest side (pol
iey). The week passed of very
quiet. Farmers all busy. Black
smiths Kelsey and Wright busy
from early msfn to dewy owe
Merchants busy too G, play
ling drafts, or turned fishermen
Saw Uncle David Boatright in tow
one dag last veek. lie IS looking
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The Match Game at columbia.


The Pulaski Stars went to Co
lumbia last Saturday to afford the
discounted Kangaroos opportunity
to redeem themselves, or to fasten
defeat upon them and compel them
to yield the palm. AS it turned
out, however, the game is still a
draw, and the two clubs will meet
again before long to decide
it. The Stars went up on the 4 80
a. If. train and were met at the
depot by the Kangaroos and es-
corted to the hotel, where they
partook of a good breakfast. They
were treated throughout with the
utmost politeness and hospitality.
such alone as Columbians are pro
fcient in, and they have naught to
say in excuse for their defeat ex
cept that they were beaten. The
Kangaroos started off at the bat and
put in three talleys, and then the
Stars went in and came out white
washed, which so ef1ectually dis
heartened the Stars that they never
recovered. The ground on which
they played is rolling and is cut up
with gulleys, and this was a serious
disadvantage to the Stars because
they were not used to it. I he
Kangaroos played two men who
were not with them down here, and
they exhibited superior skill in bat
ting, knocking the ball over the
brow of hill and bringing men
home every time. They played I'M
der the inspiration of the presence
of hosts of friends and their sweet
hearts, and we wonder not that
they doubled their energy. The
Herald's excuse for the defeat of
the Kangaroos down here was that
the ground was covered with clover
and their men would slip and fall
upon it, while the Stars were used
to it and prepared Cor it. There is
some reason in this, and the same
reason is good as an excuse for the
Stars at Columbia-that is the un-
eveness of the ground and their
unacquaintance with it. The Stars,
however, give no other excuse than
that they were beaten, fairly and
honestly. The score stood 81 to 9.
The games now stand one apiece
and the score At to 80 in favor of
the Stars. Another game will be
played at Culleoka, where everything
will be as fair for one as the other.
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that they may not be troubled with
candidates. We wish we lived over
there. Whew. smy stairs (please
allow the expression but don't
they come down on US like forty
thousand One consolation, they
don't trouble the ladies much, as
they are not allowed the privilege
of voting, and it is a glorious
thing they are not. Just let women
get to meddling in politics-gra-
ciousl how they would get mad and
fight. sand scratch oat each Others
eyes,"
We understand that Mr.. W. A.
Baugh is progressing finely with
his work on the pike. He is the
very man to have it done right.
Col. A. D. Bull and lady are Wis
iting Nashville this week.
We were in hopes some of our
citizens would go TO the great Cen
tennial Exposition, but we can't see
any one making a move that way.
Now, Mr.. Editor, how about that
yarn in your last paper about the
lady losing a ring in a straw-bed,
and so on? We have a great curl
osity to know how that ring got in
the potato. You don't believe all
that, / know. Well, it is a mighty
tough yarn. May be you don't like
for us to doubt it; if you don't
what are you going to do about it2
We'll have been hunting all over
this country for something won
derful to write about, and we can't
find single chicken with more than
two wings or feet, or dogor calf
with two heads, or anything of the
kind, but just wait, maybe we will
find something after awhile.
In reading the CITIZEN last week,
we missed Lynnville, and were
afraid that, perhaps, he had gone to
''Kingdum Kum," and did not in
tend to write any more, but we are
glad to see him out again this week.
And Bethany comes up missing this
week. Wonder what is the matter?
We have taxed your patience
enough for one time. MAMMA.
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New Mill.

Messrs. Rainey d Seymour are
putting up a steam mill just over
the creek, this side of the residence
of Mr.. Jno. D. Miller. 1t is to be
two stories high, having one grist
and one flour mill; also a saw and
planning machine. The engine and
saw are about ready for work.
They will saw the lumber with
which to build the house, and if
nothing prevents they hope to be
ready to grind the new crop OF
wheat. We wish them every sue
cess. Pulaski needs just such mill,
Mr.. Rainey is one of the most en-
terprising men we have; In fact, We
need more Raineys.
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Canned Goods Cheap.
Comprehensive Flakes.

On last Friday, I. c. Morris, a
son of Col. Jno. I. Morris, returned
from Texas, whittier he had been
for several months. He seems in
clined to think that Giles has many
attractions for young men, that are
rarely or never found in the Lone
Star State.
We have attentively listened to a
good many sermons delivered by
the ablest of the most eminent di-
vines Of England and Of France,
and have not heard one among the
number that, for logic and the
mighty eloquence of simplicity
could surpass the sermon preached
here on last Sunday by our pastor
Rev. John Walker. While his ser
mons are always listened to with
absorbing interest, yet his worth is
not sufficiently acknowledged.
Dir. Thomas X. Calothers of Law
renee county, who has been i'll fol-
some time returned to the Institut,
at this place on Friday.
CampbelsEille, ere long, viii bI
able to boast Of a debating society
composed of members from tn
counties of Lawrence, Giles, ans
/ WAYNE, and knqEH as the Csmp
beHsviile Polemie Club. LEO.
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PARKER,S STORE.


The citizens of this place and vi
entity are at present considerably
excited over the medical perform
ances of an M.D.who halls from the
blackberry regions and is &C
credited with the power of healing
all the disease to which the human
family is incident. He has been
consulted by nearly every chronic
case in the community, and in no in
stance has he expressed his inability
to perform a cure. The better in
formed part of the community are
not ready yet TO give credence to
his pretentions, but are not disposed
to condemn him yet, and are wait
ing to see specimens of his profes
sional skill.
The farmers are as busily engaged
as ever in their crops, and I am in
formed by some of them that they
never had brighter prospects for q
good crop in their lives. The pros
poets for a good wheat crop continu,
promising.
We have been favored with sever
al additions in the way of citizens
lately, and there is no chance t.
take the blues in our little villag,
now, especially when one is in the
presence of those shaTpers.
Mr.. G. w: Chapman was yer,
severely wounded the other day b!
the fireing of a pistol in his Owl
hands. He was picking the tub,
when the pistol was discharged, tn
contents entering his right side jus
below the ribs, inficting a yer.
painful wound, and it is thought b,
some that he can scarcely survive
but his friends are hopeful of hi
recovery, finally.
The Revs. Wellborn Mooney an,
A. M. EzeI put IN an appearing
to-day. They are at present til
guests of Esquire Parker. The
are to hold the third Quarterl
/, Meeting for this circuit at Mt. He
bron tomorrow, the 18th. Arrange
ments have been made for the oC
casion, and of course chicken wi
occupy a prominent position on in
board.
Your correspondent has bee
Illuminating of late upon his presen
state of life, and has at last cor
cluded that it is not fit that ma
should be alone" but that he shoul
look around him and select hell
, meet. He has viewed both side
| of the question from both stanC
points, had every available ligt
, thrown upon the subject, and hs
been convinced that celibacy is n,
as pleasant and profitable as til;
} of matrimony. Consequently
] will not remain single very long
, his intended does not say mono
than three times. KULLY.
May 10, 1875.