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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-10-06
Singular Property OfTomato Leaves.

Il planted peach orchard" writes M.
Siroy, of the Society of horticulture.
Valparaiso, land the trees grew well and.
strong ly. They had just commenced to
bud when they were invaded by the cur
culio (putgon), which insects were follow
ed, as frequently happens, by ants Having
cut some tomatoes, the idea occurred TO
me that by placing some of the leaves
around the trunks and branches of the
peach trees, | might preserve them from
the rays of the sun, which were very pow
erful
My surprise was great upon the fol.
lowing day, to find the trees entirely free
from their enemies, not one remained ex-
| cept here and there where Il curled leaf
prevented the tomato from exercising it's
influence These leaves | carefully unrol
| ed, placing upon them fresh ones from the
tomato vine, with the result of banishing
the last insect and enabling the trees to
grow with luXuriance. Wishing to carry
still further my experiment, stepped in
water some fresh leaves ofthe tomato. and
sprinkled with this infusion other plants,
roses, and oranges. In two DAYS these.
were also Tree from the innumerable insects
winch covered them, and felt sure that,
had used the same means with my melon
patch, should have met with the same
result. l therefore deem it duty owe to
the Society of Horticulture to make known
this singular and useful property Of the to-
mato leaves, which discovered by the
| merest~ accident.-Scientifc American. A..
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As to Professor Huxley.

The eminent English scientist, Professor
Huxley, made but short stay in New
York, but his arrival was the cause of a
conversation between one of her amateur
scientists and a matter of fact friend, that
seems to be worth reporting. The amateur
is an enthusiastic admirer of Huxley, and
lie spoke so extravagantly about him that
the friend finally became curious, and ask.
ed:
WHO in thunder is Huxley, anyway p
You don't mean to say you have not
heard of Prof. Huxley, the great scientist p
YES, do though. Never heard his
name before. What has he done? ?"
"Why, man, Huxley made the impor
tant discovery about protoplasm."
about what ?"
Protoplasm."
And what the dickens is protoplasm p
Now, look here, you don't mean to 81
there and tell me you don't know what pro
toplasm is 2"
That's just it. Nary protoplusm."
"Well, protoplasm is what we may cal
the life principle"
Anything to do with insurance 2"
"Oh, nonsence; the life principle in
nature the starting point of vital action
so to speak"
He discovered that did he ?"
Yes, few years ago, in England"
"And what good is it going to do ~
Good A great deal of good. 1t ex
pands the circle of human knowledge, and
is valuable in bearing out the theory Of
evolution. 1t is noble contribution tc
science, and it has made Huxley one of the
few immortal names that were not born tc
die"
$50 Huxley knows all about the life prin
ciple, does he ?"
Eyes, all about it,"
And the starting point of final action p
Exactly"
swell, see here now, can he take som,
of that protoplasm and go to work ant
make man or a horse Or an elephant will
it,"
oh, no, he couldn't do that"
Can he take it and make anything a
all OF it, even gnat or fly 2"
II guess not"
"Well, then, he may just go to thunde
with his protoplasm. | don't believe i'll
worth ten cents pound anyhow. Pears
to me these scientific fellows put on a big
lot of airs about very little. Protoplasm
eli Shouldn't wonder if Huxley cam,
over here to get up company to work it
Did you say the mine is in England 2"
| The scientist gave him up in despair.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-10-06

A well-known dairy authority gives the
following directions for packing butter SO
that it will keep sweet for eight or nine
months: Make brine with saturated
solution of the purest salt you can get.
using one pound of saltpetre to about
twenty pounds of salt. Scald the brine
by bringing it to boiling heat, skim and
apply when sufficiently cool. The casks
should be carefully prepared, as well as
the brine. II the gum and sap in the
wood are not removed before the casks are
used, they will work out into the brine
and affect the butter. To remove the
woody flavor from the casks thorough
steaming with high pressure is the quick
est and best means. If soaked before tue
steam is applied, hot steam will cut the
gum and woody flavor all out in short
time. Ii steam is not convenient, soak i'm
brine week or 50, then fill with boiling
hot brine and let it stand till it gets cool.
BY keeping the butter under the brine,
and the casks full and in cool place, the
butter can be kept safely. Some of the
tin-lined packages which have recently
been introduced, and which are easily
Theoretically scaled, would be much more
convenient, and probably fully as cheap
as the oak casks and brine, and are claim
ed to be equally efficient inpreserving.
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lie Went by the Almanac.

All the street lamps in suburban vii.
lage are lighted by one man, John Bones
1t was observed recently, that wheneve,
there were bright moonlight nights, Mr.
Bones would have all the lamps burning
from early in the evening until dawn, while
upon tie night when there was no moon
he would not light them at all, and the
streets would be as dark as tar. At last
people began to complain about it, and
one day Supervisor Thomas called to see
Mr.. Bones about it. He remarked to him
"Mr. Bones, people are finding fault be.
cause you light up on moonlight nights
and don't light the lamps when it is dark
I'd like you to manage the thing little
better"
"It struck me as being singular, too
but l can't help it. I've got instructions
to follow the almanac, and l am going tc
follow it."
"Did the almanac say there'd be nc
moon last night 2"
Yes, it did"
"Well, the moon was shining, though
at its full"
81 know" said Mr.. Bones, "and that.
what gifts me. How the mischief the moor
kin shine when the almanac says it won't
beats me out. Perhaps there's something
the matter with the MOON"
~ guess not"
"Well, it's changed off somehow, ant
I've got to have something regular to &C
by. I'm going by what the almanac says
and if the moons going to shuttle kinder
loose, and not follow tue almanac, that's
its lookout. IF the almanac says no moon
then Pm bound to light them lamps i
there's millions of moons shining in thu
sky. Them's my orders, and I'll mind 'em.'
"How d'you know the almanac is no
wrong 2"
because know it amt. 1t was al
ways right before"
Lets look at it,"
"There it is. Look there now. Dom
it say full moon on the goth, and this YER
only the 9th, and yet it's full moon now.'
"That's so, and-er or, less see -er en-
Mr.. Bones, do you know what year thi
almanac is for2"
"Why, 1876, of course"
"No, it isn't; it's for 1866. It's tel
years old" ...
ooh, no Well, now, it Is, by George
1866! Why, merciful Moses! got tn
wrong one off the shelf, and I've been de
pending on it for three months No won
der the lamps were wrong. Well, tina
beats Banagher p
Then Mr.. Bones tore up the almanac
and got one for 1876, and ever since tina
time the lamp lighting department ha
given satisfaction.
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VARIETIES.

"A client complained to his counsel
that the latter rambled too much in his
argument to the jury: "Oh," exclaimed
the barrister, don't you know scattering
shot hit the most birds 2"
"A Irish soldier, pretending dumb
ness, was discharged. He in short time
afterwards enlisted in another corps, and
being recognized by an old comrade, was
questioned how he learned to speak. He
replied, "ten guineas would make any man
spake."
"A young gentleman, who moves in the
best society of San Antonio, said the other
evening to young lady, "The foliage is
much more exuberant this year than usual"
Yes" she answered thoughtfully, call
them imported fruits is cheaper than they
used to was"
"A rural female beauty alighted from a
stage coach in front of the American Hotel
the other day, when piece of ribbon de-
tached itself from her bonnet and fell into
the bottom of the carriage. "You have
left your bow behind" said lady passen-
ger. "No Amt; he's gone fishing"
innocently replied the rustic.
"A Rochester Dutchman, complaining
to the Mayor that if the boys didn't stop
swimming in the river where his daughters
could see them, he would make trouble
All, Shermerhorn," replied the Mayor, "if
L remember rightly, your house is over half
mile from the river" Yaw, that is So,
but den, you see my gals day got spy
glasses.
Two French ladies were looking at
the pictures in Paris Salon. $50
hear" said one, celebrated painter has
finished picture for YOU" Eyes, he has
graciously consented to paint the portrait
OF my husband for my drawing room, -
" Indeed !" said the first speaker. "Wen,
TOR a room like that think l should have
chosen gayer subject"
-" have come" said Scotch farmer
to neighbor laird who was just dying,
" have come to settle about that bit of
land" Settle p cried the old wrangler :;
how will you settle't? Your father could
ma settle't, and your grandfather coudna
settlet, and the fifteen couldna settle't and
how will you settle't2 "Oh," said the
rival claimant, "I'll let you have it athe-
gether." I" I'll no taxi it," cried the stout
old litigant, and turned his face resolutely
to the wall
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-10-06
VOL. XX---NO. 40.
farmRrs' Column,
Speed the FEOlc.'
Educating Horses.

W l. ~ f. e. l.
Horses can be educated to the extent of
their understandings as well as children,
ana can be as easily damaged or ruined
by pad management. We believe that the
great difference found in horses as to vi
clous habits or reliability comes more
from the different management of men
than from variance of natural disposition
IN the animals. Horses with high mettle
are more easily educated than those of
less or dull spirits, and are more suscep-
tlDie TO Ill training, and consequently may
be as good OF bad, according to the edu-
cation they receive.
Horses with dull spirits are not by any
iheahs PROOF against bad management, for
IN tnem may often be found the most pro.
VoklnS oDstlnacy vicious habits of differ
ent characters that render them almost en-
tlreiy worthless. Could the coming gen
erations OF horses in this country be kept
from their days of colthood to the age of
hVc years IN the hands of good, careful
managers, there would be seen a vast diff
ference III the general characters of the no.
bic animals.
Ii a colt is never allowed to get an adj.
vantage II VIII never know that it possess
es Il power that man cannot control and
IL iiaoe I"uiiilhT WITH strange Objects if
Will not be skittish and nervous. Ifa horse
is made accustomed from his early DAYS
to have objects to hit him on the heels.
back, and hips, he will pay no attention
to the giving out of harness or of a
wagon running against him at an unexpect
ed moment.
we once saw an aged lady drive
hlgh-spirited horse, attached to a carriage.
down steep hill, with no hold back
straps upon the harness, and she assured us
that there was no danger, for her son ac
customed his horses to all kinds of usages
and sights that commonly drive the animal
into a frenzy of fear and excitement.
A gun can be fired from the back of n
horse, an umbrella held over his head. a
buffalo robe thrown over this neck, a rail.
road engine pass close by, his heels bump
ed with sticks, and the animal take it all
as natural condition of things, if only
taught by careful management that he will
not be injured thereby. There is great
need OF Improvement in the management
of this noble animal; less beating Wanted
and more of education.-m Door and
Ont
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-10-06

THE SAME CRowD.-Senator Tate, up in
Vermont county, keeps store and is an
ardent Republican. He painted "Hayes
and Wheeler" over bis door. A granger
came along and read it and thought there
was new firm there He went in and
saw Senator Tate smiling behind the coup-
ter. The old clerk was in his place, the
old book-keeper in his. The granger went
out again, puzzled, and read again, Hayes
and Wheeler Turning in, he said, ~
don't understand this, lisa fraud. There's
the new name over the door but the same
old crowd inside"
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Poe tic al.
The Three Travellers.

BY JOHN O. SANE.
Three travellers once on time,
Gan ancient story goes)
Together reached country inn,
And sought q nights reposc.
One was judge of merry mien,
Altho' his locks were gray,
The second was parson grave,
The third, captain gay.
"Alack |" the civil host replied,
"You're welcome to my fare;
But, on my word, the Golden Swan
Has but one bed to spare"
"In such case it were but just"
The weary travellers said,
The landlord should himself decide
Which one should have the bed"
Well, be it so," mine host replied,
"To me it's all the same,
Now, gentlemen, pray proceed
Let each assert his claim"
The Captain was the first to speak,
And by his sword he sworc
That he had lain in garrison
dozen years or more.
His Honor then put in his claim,
"For twice as long as that
I've worn the ermine of Judge,
And on the bench have sat-"
The Parson said: 81 serve the church,
In this my claim appears,
That in the sacred ministry
I've stood for thirty years"
"The case is settled" said mine host,
The parsons right is best;
To Tic or Sit-'tis very clear
Affords a deal of rest;
But one who, like this worthy man,
The laughing landlord said,
Has stood God help him y thirty years
May fairly claim the bed ~
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Oil the Harness.

Have your harness repaired, il Unnecessary,
before drcr season sets in. Wash il
thoroughly with warm water and CASTLE
soap, and brush out every particle of dust
before putting on the OIL This is the i'm
portant point Better not oil at all than
TO apply it on dirty leather. The harness
should be taken apart and the pieces wash
ed and oiled separately. Rub on the oil
while the leather is softened with water.
1t can be applied ar once if the leather is
rubbed little with dry cloth ; il should
he soft but not too wet. After applying
the oil, hang up to dry for IL few hours till
the oil is absorbed. Old harness or har-
ness that has been negleatcd and is dry
and hard, had better not be oiled; it will
do no good, the evil is already done
The tibres of the leather have lost more or
less of their tenacity, and oil will not re.
store it; in fact, by softening the leather it
only weakens it; just as a wet sheet of pa :
per will tear more easily than a dry one.
Oil does not add to the strength OF leather;
it merely soltens it and keeps it from
cracking; it is a preventive OF decay-not
| q restorer. Harness are now 50 high that
| it is more than ever important to take
care of them. Never let them suffer from
the want ofoil; keep in good repair and
they will last as long again. = p q
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Patient to his doctor" And it is
really true that shall recover ?" Inial-
libly," answers the man ofmedicine, taking
from his pocket a paper full of figures
Here, look at the statistics of your case
you will find that one per cent. of those at
tackled with your malady are cured."-
/" WHll," says the sick man, in an unsatis-
fed manner. "Well," you are the hundreth
person with this disease that l have had
under my care, and the first ninety nine
are all dead" ....
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Tommy is fond of sugar, and asks his
mother for some to eat with his strawber-
ries. She refuses. He appears resigned,
but adds gravely:
"You know, mamma, what happened
round the corner9 There was little boy,
and his mother would not give him any
sugar on his strawberries, and
"And-2"
"And next day fell into WELL"
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o II c III y
II Hurts the Old Fogy Deal.

IL Hurts the Ola FOSy Dealers.
THEY SQUEAL AT THE Low PRICES AT
WHICH WE SELL OUR STOVES.
MEssRs. EDITORS Gentlemen-We want
PRICES.
Our foundry is right in the Coal and Iron re-
gions of PENNSYLVANIA therefore we can make
Stoves cheaper than any other foundry and we
will sell them at RETAIL at WHOLESALE
PRICES.
We are ahead in QUALITY. We use none
but the best No. l Iron and employ the best
mechanics we can procure.
We are Ahead in our "TIMES COOK" for
quick baking. 1t took the Gold Medal over all
competitors, baking 11N lbs. of Bread in al
minutes from the time of lighting the fire
and only used 3 lbs. of wood
If you rant the Best Baker, the La,ycs O0en,
The Heaviest Iron, tie Best Fitted Store, J"y the
TIMES COOK.
We guarantee every one. If it does not bake,
cook, draw or give satisfaction you may re-
turn it and we will refund the money.
The only place to buy them is at 96 N. Gay
St., just above the Bridge
~ Do not forget tie avwnJer, 0G. 1t is be-
tween Front Street and the Bridge.
czSgnThc No. is SO. 90. 90.
w. j. II. GLUCK,
96 N. GAY STREET, Baltimore.
p. s. As the city of Baltimore is being
flooded with stoves made in our Penitentiary
by Convict Labor, We would particularly warn
and caution our friends TO be very careful
where they deal, and where they buy to ask
who makes the stoves. In fact come direct to
No. 9G N. Gay Street for explanations. sel5
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MIR. Sullivan. the Illinois farmer wb,

I MIR. Sullivan, the Illinois farmer, who 4
may well be called great" if the size of
Ills farm-40, 900 acres--be considered. ia
about to sell half of it. 1t is SO miles,
square, and 10000 acres of it are now Gov
cred with corn. He says: al have come to
the conclusion that monopolize more ter
ritory than one man ought to, especially at
my time oflife, and have determined to
diminish my cares and give every one who
wantsjl farm of moderate size chance"
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, that the
Il subscriber has obtained from the Regis
ter of Wills of Hartford county, Md, Letters
Testamentary on the personal estate of
M. W. NELSON WILEY,
late of Hartford county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against said deceased are
hereby notified to exhibit the same, with the
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21st day Of august, 1877,
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All persons indebted to said estate are re-
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Grants Administration has been spcci-
ally distinguished for the number and au-
dacity of Jobbing Rings which have flour
ished underit. The most Of these have re-
ceived protection and encouragement from
the President; some of them have been
largely managed from the White House.
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GIFT-TAKING.

Gen. Grant began his administration OF
the Presidential office by appointing as
members of his cabinet. and to other OFF.
ces, men who had made him valuable gifts
He has continued the practice Of accepting
presents from people wanting favors from
him until his greedincss in this regard has
become common subject of ridicule.
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The recent Congressional investigation
of the management OF the Navy Department
by Secor Robson shows that under the
present Administration Two Hundred Mil.
lion Dollars have been expended, but that,
according to the testimony of Admiral
Porter, we have not q single tirst-class yes.
sci, and that, as whole, the navy is
worth nothing" 1t was also proved that
the most scandalous fraud, corruption and
larceny had characterized the administra-
tion of naval affairs from the day that
Robson entered office. This dishonest
and incomi stent Secretary will, undoubt-
eddy, be impeached when Congress meets
again but he is a great favorite with Grant,
and he is sustained by oil the Republican
leaders. Secor Robson Is an enthusiastic
supporter of Hayes.
CREATING AN oLIaARcHy OF oFFIcE-noLD.
ERs.
When President Grant entered Office in
| 1869, the ofiice-holders on the civil list Of
the United States numbered 54,267. In
1875 they aggregated 94,119, being an in
crease of about forty thousand in six years
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"A client complained to his counsel
that the latter rambled too much in his
argument to the jury: "Oh," exclaimed
the barrister, don't you know scattering
shot hit the most birds ?n
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
A Flower that Changes its Color.

Botany is division of natural science
which treats of plants, and study of
Vegetable Physiology must be the foun-
dation of botanical knowledge study
only possible by the improvements in the
microscope and in organic chemistry. AS
plants are not scattered haphazard over
the earth, botanical geography must be
studied, and, with this, plant-history.
Botany will be applied to the wants of
everyday life, as in Agriculture, Horti-
culture, or Medical Botany. Animals
often exhibit marvellous instinct in Sc
lecting medicinal herbs, and an observa-
ton Of their habits has often, even in the
present time, led to most valuable discov-
cries. And should man, with his knowl-
edge and appliances, fail to discover less
than the brute? 1t is of Medical botany
we would speak, or of the HEPATINE
PLANT, discovered in Southern Nubia,
the Flower of which changes its color
with every change of the atmosphere.
The remarkable changes and variations
of this Plant and Flower have been for
years our special study, resulting in the
discovery Of its possession of wonderful
medical. properties, the existence and
value of which have heretofore been en-
tirely unknown to medical science. At
ter much labor and scientific investiga-
ton, we have succeeded in extracting its
peculiar medicinal principles, which is
specific and cure for all diseases of the
Liver, Stomach and Bowels; perma-
nent cure for Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Spleen, Constipation, Jaundice, and all
Bilious Complaints. Of course we can
not send living Flower of this Plant to
all who read of Hepatine; but to all who
will send their address to MERRELL &
CoupEN, Philadelphia, Pa, with three
cent stamp for return postage, we will
send FREE fac-simile. of the Flower,
that will change its color just the same
as the real Hepatine Flower.
The Medicine, MERRELL'S HEPA-
TINE, for sale by SIMPSON g. SADLER,
Anderson, S. c., and will cure all diseases
of the Liver.