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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-24
farmers' Column.
"Speed the PIOsU.o
Early Produce.

"a chicken which comes to the market
in July, and is large enough to make any
show when broiled and placed on piece
of toast, will sell for fifty cents. Feed
the chick till it is four or five times that
size, which will require it to be kept till
about Christmas, and it will bring quarter
ola dollar. Most farmers follow the latter
practice and declare that raising poultry
for market does not pay.
Spring lamb retails in July at twenty
i've cents per pound, and the market is
seldom supplied, even at that price
Keep the lambs till November, and the
meat will most likely retail at twelve cents
per pound. Continue to feed the lambs
till they are sheep and their flesh is de-
nominated mutton, and the latter can be
disposed OF at about six cents per pound,
though there will be little demand for it.
MOST farmers think there is no money in
mutton.
The first quart of strawberries, rasp-
berries, or black berries that appear in the
market, brings about as much money MS
the last bushel of these fruits.
The same is true of the first cherries,
peaches and apricots. Nothing sells mare
readily in April than pic.plant and moth
ing is less saleable than the same substance
two months later.
The first asparagus in the market is
bought up at fifty cents for one bunch,
while the last that comes finds slow sale
at five cents per bunch.
The first cucumbers in the market sell
from twenty-five to fifty cents each. Late
in the season bushel brings about the
same sum. Nothing produced from the
SOIL pays better than early vegetables, and
hardly anything pays as poor as late vege-
tables, unless it be late small fruits. After
one variety offruits that succeeds another
comes into market, the price for the for
men immediately falls. 1t is like gar
ment no longer in theheight Of fashion.
Early poultry, meat, fruit, and vegetables,
class as luxuries, and there are always per-
sons enough to purchase luxuries at any
price. In every large city there are per-
sons who do not hesitate about the price,
in the matter of gratifying their appetites.
The demand for luXuries does not seem
to decrease during hard times, neither docs
the patronage of expensive restaurants.
The high-priced luXuries that farmers can
derive benefit from are the things that can
be marketed .".-Chicago Times.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-24

The London Builder offers the following
suggestions keep matches in metal boxes,
and out of the reach of children; wax
should be kept out of the way of rats and
mice. Be careful in making fires with
shavings and other light kindlings Do
not deposit ashes in wooden vessel, and
dc sure that burning cinders are cXtin-
guished before they are deposited. Never
put firewood upon the stove to dry, and
never put ashes or light under staircase.
Fill fluid or spirit (kerosene) lamps only
by daylight, and never near fire or light.
Do not leave candle burning on bureau
or chest. Always be cautious about extin-
gushing matches or other lighters before
throwing them away. Never throw cigar
stump upon the floor or into spit box
containing saw dust or trash without being
certain that it contains no fire. After
blowing out q candle never put it away
until sure that the snuff has gone entirely
out A lighted candle ought not to be
stuck up against frame wall or placed
upon any portion of the woodwork in
stable, mandatory, shop or other place.
Never enter barn or stable at night with
an uncovered light. Never take an open
light to examine gas meter. Do not put
gas or other lights near curtains. Never
take a light into n closet DO not read in
bed.
heprincipal registered furnace should
always be fastened upon soap stone. Stove
pipes should be at least four inches from
woodwork, and well guarded by tin or zinc;
rags ought never to be stuffed into stove
pipe holes; openings into the chimney
tlues for stove pipes which are not used
ought always to be security protected by
metallic coverings Never close up place
ofbusiness in the evening without looking
well to the extinguishment of lights and
the proper security of the fires. When re.
firing to bed at night, always see that
there is no danger from your fires, and be
sure that your lights are safe. To these
the Scientific american adds "Never keep
or leave oiled rags or oiled cotton waste in
any place where their burning could do
any harm. Do not allow accumulation of
combustible rubbish about, especially in
out of the way corners"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-24

As general rule too much feeding given,
and too much of this, hay. Ten pounds of
hay and twelve of oats is sufficient food in
a day for work horse, whether the work
be fast or slow. My plan of feeding horses
is to give a bunch of hay and half
pail of water the first thing in the morning.
after grooming give another half pail Of
water. fhe is not going out give four
quarts of oats; after which he may have
four or five pounds of hay. II going to
work in the afternoon he should be again
watered, and allowed four quarts of oats
and the remainder of the hay. Half
bushel Of washed carrots per week will
improve the coat and general condition
very much. This system Of feeding will
keep horse in good working order all the
time
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-24
Death From Fright.

The first king of Prussia, Frederick l.,
was sleeping one day in an armchair, when
his wife, Louisa of Mecklenburg, who had
fallen into state of hopeless insanity,
having escaped from her keepers, succeeded
in making her way to the private apart
ments, and after wounding herself in her
efforts to break through glass door, cast
herself upon her husband in state Of
furious delirum. The king, from whom
her malady had been carefully concealed,
was so Mortified at the aspect of this
woman covered with blood, and clad only
in some linen garments, that he imagined
he saw before him the "White Lady "
whose apparition, according to an ancient
tradition, invariably announced the death
OF prince of the house of Bradenburgh.
He was at that instant seized with violent
fever, of which he died six weeks after
wards, aged fifty-siX.
The death of the Dutch painter, Pente-
man, in the seventeenth century, was ocea-
stoned by an extraordinary circumstance.
Being engaged upon picture in which
were represented several deaths heads,
skeletons, and other objects fitted to 'eApire
in the heart of the beholder q contempt
for the amusements and vanities of the
age, he, in order to have the benefit of
studying these objects from nature, was
accustomed to repair to an anatomical
cabinet, which served him for a studio
One sultry day, while engaged in drawing
from the melancholy relics of mortality by
which he was surrounded, he was overcome
with drowsiness, and, after several fruitless
efforts to continue his work, at length sue
ImbpI IN tho f,ouar Of clam ITo boI
slept but short time when he was sud-
denly awoke by an extraordinary noise
What was his horror on looking up when
he beheld the skulls and bones around
him agitated by an extraordinary and ap-
parently supernatural movement, and the
skeletons suspended from the ceiling clash
ing violently together. Seized with sud-
den panic, Penteman rushed in terror from
the room, cast himself headlong from the
staircase window and fell into the street
half dead. On recovering his senses he
learned that the spectacle which had so
terrified him arose from natural causes,
having been occasioned by an earthquake.
But the shock received by his nervous
system was so great that he never rallied,
and he died few days after.
The French Marshal de Montreval,
"whosc whole SOUL" according to st.
Simon, twas but ambition and lucre,
without ever having been able to distin-
guish his right hand from his left, but con-
cealing his universal ignorance with an
audacity which favor, fashion and birth
protected, was so superstitious that one
day at public dinner, salt-cellar having
been accidentally upset in his lap, lie was
seized with such terror at this untoward
occurrence that he rose from his seat, de-
claring that he was dead man. In fact,
no sooner had he got home when he was
attacked by fever and died few days af-
forwards, in the year 171G.- lIate1to,"n
Post.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-24
Poe I'll al.


The stream is camest when it nears the tide
And flowers are sweetest at the eventide,
And birds most musical at close of day,
And saints divinest when they pass away.
Morning is holy, but holier charm
Lies folded close in Evenings ro be of balm,
And weary man must ever love her best,
For morning calls to toll, but night to rest.
She comes from heaven, and on her wings doth
bear
holy fragrance, like the breath of prayer;
Footsteps of angels follow in her trace,
To shut the weary eyes of day in peace.
All things are hushed before her as she throws
Der earth and sky her mantle of repose
There is a calmer beauty and power
That morning knows not, in the Evening hour.
Until the Evening we must weep and toll
Pillow life's stern furrow, dig the weedy soil
Tread with sad feet our rough and thorny way,
And bear the heat and burden Of the day.
oh when our sun is setting may we glide,
Like Summer Evening down the golden tide;
And leave behind us, as we pass away,
Sweet, starry twilight round our sleeping clay.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-24

TREATMENT OF HoRsEs.--Never strike
horse for shying or starting when an UNI
pleasant object presents itself, nor when
uheir fears are excited. A soothing word.
a steady rein, and a gradual introduction
to the object which excites the animal will
soon teach him to confide in his master
and become fearless. We have taken
horse at ten years old, whose nerves were
very excitable and who had become I'M
manageable and would run away at the
sc und of or sight of locomotive or rail
road train, or any object suddenly present
ed in the roam, and after few weeks
steady handling and kindly talking to on
the road and in the stable, had him stand
and view an approaching railroad train
quietly;a horse, which no rein or bit
would hold when once excited, became
manageable with n slack rein and sooth-
ing word
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To the Working CIass.-We are now prepar.
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home the whole of the time for their spare mo.
ments. Business new, light and profitable. Persona
ing and proportional sum by devoting their whole
time to the business. Boys and girls nearly as
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their address, and test tho business we make this
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we will send dollar to pay for the trouble of writ
ing. Full particulars samples worth several dollars
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Co., Portland, Maine. sepl5
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-24

AN elderly darkey was inquiring of q
policeman if he knew anything of his son
Pete. The policeman replied that there
was young darkey in the lookup, for
breaking up prayer-meeting with an axe
handle. Oats him." exclaimed the over
joycd parent. "He told me he was gwine
to muse hisself"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-11-24

How BEST TO UTILIZE CoRN.-Seven
bushels Of corn fed properly to pigs will
give, on an average, one hundred pounds
increase in the live weight The manure
from the corn is worth twenty cents for
each of the seven bushels. When, there
fore, ordinary pigs are worth seven cents
pound or over, live weight, it is clear
ly better, even at this price for the pork,
to feed our corn to pigs than to sell it at
seventy cents bushel. Finally, it is true
that none of the domestic animals will
gain as fast in proportion to food consum.
cd as n well-bred pig.
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Ii Hurts the Old FOgy Dealers.
THEY SQUEAL AT THE LOW PRICES AT
WHICH WE SELL OUR STOVES.
MEssRs. EDITORS Gentlcmen-We want
You to proclaim that we are ahead in LOW
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. 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 1115 lbs. of Bread in Al
minutes from the time of lighting the fire
and only used lbs. of wood.
II yon rant tie Best Bakcr, the LalycS OOcn,
tie HeaVica Iron, tie Best Fftted Store, duy the
" TIMES COOK.
We guarantee every one. Hit 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 the number, &C. 1t is be-
tween Front Street and the Bridge.
sasy"The No. is 9G. 9G. 81.
w. j. II. GLUCK,
90 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 96 N. Gay Street for explanations. sells
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One of the boys tells of a scarecrow
aade by Uncle Ben. 1t not only scared
off every crow that saw it, but one crow
was SO frightened that he brought back
the corn he had stolen three days before.
Richland beacon., 1876-07-29
To Get out of Debt.
TChri>tian iutcliigcncer1

To a young man in debt. Benjamin
Franklin gave the following advice /:
Make full estimate of all you Owe,
and all that is owing to you. Reduce
the same 20 note. AS fast as you can
collect, pay over to these you owe. If
you cannot, renew your note every
year, and get the best security you
can. Go to business diligently, and
be Industrious; waste no idle momepts;
be very economical in all things dis
card all pride ; be faithful in your
duty to God, by regular and hearty
prayer morning and night attend
church and meeting regularly every
Sunday; and do unto all men as you
would that they should do unto you.
If you are too needy in circumstances
to give to the poor, do whatever else
is in your power to do cheerfully, but
if you can, help ,the poor and unfort-
innate. Pursue this course diligently
and sincerely for seven years, and if
You are not happy, comfortable and
independent in your circumstances,
come to me AMI | will pay your
debts:
Richland beacon., 1876-07-29
Jefferson as a Fiddler.
New hge.l

Thomas Jefferson used to solace
himself, amidst the arduous labors Of
the legal profession and the cares Of
state, with the violin, on which he
was an cxcelant performer. At Ole
period Of his life, when he was men,
Der Of the Continental Congress, and
at the same time the foremost lawyer
and statesman of his own State, be
used to practice three hours day on
his favorite instrument, under the
tutelagc of the famous Italian violinist,
Albert. This, with the laying out Of
bis grounds at Monticello, in which
he took such fond pride, constituted
his only relaxation from the weighty
duties and responsibilities which his
admiring and, trusting countrymen so
persevered in bestowing upon him.
Ear into the night the mellow tones
of bis beloved violin Hoated ont from
she heights Of Monticello or from the
Apollo" tavern, where he and
Patrick Henry and few choice com
panions used to meet for social cheer
and affectiouate fellowship; and the
spirits of each and all were lightened,
soothed and elevated by the sweet,
pure charms of music. There is some
thing rather amusing, yet at the same
time inexpressibly pleasing, in the
thought of the author Of The sublime
Declaration of Independence" WOO
ing rest aud refreshment from so
common an instrument as the fiddle !;
but if the statesman of our day could
fiddle themselves into any such lofty
civic virtues as characterized Jefferson
and many of his compeers, the people
of these United States might hold
their heads higher with pride of coun-
try in these Centennial days.
Richland beacon., 1876-07-29
4 Love Letter.

The following sweet morceau
which origin ally appeared in the New
York Union. is reported to have been
picked up in the Park. We insert il
as a mode worthy of imitation of The
love sick swain, whose situation RAY
be such as to compel him to conduct
his courtship in writing:
Oh my love Of loves, clarified honey
and oil of citron, white loaf sugar Of
my hopes, and molasses of my expec'
tations /! you have been absent from
me three whole days the sun is dark
at miGday-tbe moon and stars are
black when thou art absent. Thy
step is the music of the sPheres-and
the wind Of thy gown when you pass
by, is zephyr from the garden OF
paradise in TIE time Of early flowers
1 kissed you when last we met, and
my whole frame was filed with sweet
ness. One Of your curls touched me
On the nose and that organ was trans
mittsd into loaf sugar. Oh spices,
gardens of delights send me one lock
of your bair. send me anything that
your dear hand has touched, and | will
60 raving mad with ecstacy! One
look from thy bright eyes would
transport me incontinently into the
third heaven! Your lips are red
roses gathered from the garden of
Eden by the hands of Gabriel ! Your
words are molten pearls from your
mouth My heart blazez at the
thought of thee My brain is on ev-
crlasiing fire! The blood burns and
scorches my veins and vitals az it
passes through them! Oh come.
most delightful of delights, and breath
upon me with your seraphic breath !?
When you do come be sure aud
bring that two sbillings which you
borrowed of me, as l want to buy
some tobaceof
Richland beacon., 1876-07-29
ten. Batter aS = lover.

New lufS Letter to Baltimore NcwsI
Aprop0s Of theatricals, have heard
nay mother tell a little story OF the late
Mrs. Butler, aud Ben. Butler as n
lover. Miss llilirelh was lovely
Young creature who had cspoused tie
stage, and was fairly successful for
those days when no such fame and
fortune were made as in these. She
cane to Cincinnati TO play an engage
,mcnt. aud had hardly begun when 3
f. Butler, who had fallen in love with
her some time previously, came after
her 1t was understood by tie COM
pany that although she favored his
suit, she was not disposed to marry
| as soGn as lie desired. He had to 90
to New Orleans Oh short trip, and
told her he would give Der until he
came back to make up her mind. He
left the city, was gone Il short time,
and one night made his appearance in
the green room. Miss llildrrlh was
| playing Pauline in the Lady Of
Lyons" and when she came of the
stage, found tie impctuous aud obscure
Ben waiting most impa,iently for his
answer. She gave it in the ailirna-
tive and he hurried away with all the
ardor Of the first Napoleon on his
second marriage. At that time Butler
was a strong, We'll knit young fellow
] -
They must have been great indeed to
have won so lovely and desirable
partner for life. Long sufferer from
one Of the most agonizing maladies to
which female flesh is heir, cancer, Mrs.
| Butlcr bore her tormcnts with more
than mere patience-with resignation
and dignity, and, comparatively young,
has just lain down her life a martyr
10 disease.
Richland beacon., 1876-07-29

The Republicans are in bad way
in Indiana. Orth, their candidate for
Governor. is mixed up with fraudulent
Venezuelan claims, and the Democratic
press of the State is pushing him so
close that he has been urged to step
down and out, and make room for
Commissioner Pratt on the ticket.
Unfortunately for the Republicans the
Commissioner declines to step up if
Ortiz steps down, and so the poor
thing must suffer all the same. In
the meantime Williams, the Demo-
cratic candidate, has created furore
of enthusiasm in HoosierGom, and his
election is as sure TO transpire as
October rolls round-Quincy (W }
Herald.
Richland beacon., 1876-07-29
THE hLCHLAND BEACON.
RAYVILLE. LOUISIANA.
Saturday, July %, 1876.
We All Have Faults.

! have been good deal up and
down in the world, aud | never did
see either perfect horse or perfect
man, and never shall until two Sun
days come together The old saving,
is "Liieless, faullless." OF dead men
we. should say nothing but good, but
as for the living, they are all tarrcd
more or less with the black brush,
and half an eye can see it, Every
head has a soft place in it, and every
heart has its black drop. Every rose
has its prickles and every day lis night
Even the sun shows spots, and the
sky is darkened with clouds. Nobody
is so wise but that he has folly enough
to stock stall at Vanity Fair.
Where could not see the FOOLS cap,
have, nevertheless, heard the bells
jingle. AS there is no sunshine with
out some shadow, so is all human
good mixed up with more or less evil ;
even poor law guardians have their
little failings, and parish bcadles
are not wholly of heavenly ma
ture. The best wine has its lees.
All mems faults are not written on
their forehcads, and it's quite well
they are not, or hats would need wide
.brims yet as sure as eggs are eggs,
faults of some sort nestle in every
mans bosom. There's no telling
when mans sins may show them
selves, for harcs pop out of a ditch
just when you are not looking for
them. a horse that is weak in bis
legs may not stumble for a mile or
two, but it's in him, and the rider
had better bold him up well The
tabby-cat is not tapping milk just now
but leave the dairy open and we will
ste if she is not as bad a thief as the
kitten There's fire in the flint, cool as
it looks; wait till the steel gets knock
at it. and you will see. Everybody
can read that riddle, but it is not
everybody that will remember to keep
his gunpowder out Of the way of the
candle.
Richland beacon., 1876-07-29
Build up & Homestead.

The feeling that you are settled and
fixed will induce you to work to i'm
prove your farms; to plant orchards,
set out shade trees, enclose pastures,
to build comfortable outhouscs, and
each successive improvement is a
bond that will bind you etil closer to
your homes. Your wives and daught-
ers will fall in love with the country,
your sons will love home better than
the grogshops, and prefer fsrning to
measuring tape and professional LOAF
ing, and you will be SO happy in Sec
ing the cOntented and cheerful faces
of yoCr families Make your home
beautiful, convenient and pleasant,
and your children love it above ali 9TH
er places they will leave it with &c
greet, think of it with fondness, come
back to it joyfully seek their chief
happiness around their home fireside
Women snd children need more
than meat, bread and raimcnt more
than acres Of cotton and ccrn spread
out all around them. Their love for
the beautiful must be satisfied. Their
tastes must be cultivated {; their sensi-
bilities humored, not shocked. To
accomplish this good end, home must
be made lovely, convenience multi
piled, comforts multiplied, and cheer
fullness fostered There must be
both sunshine and shade, luscious
fruit and fragrant flowers, as well as
corn and cotton The mind anu heart
as well as the fields, must be cultiva,-
ed and then intelligence and content
mcnt will be the rule instead of the
exception. Stick to, improve and
beaulify your homesteads, for with
this good work comes contentment.