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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08
Gov. Tilden and his Slanderrrs.

1t must have occurred to every man who
is not II fool, or whose vision is not alto
gother blinded by his prejudice, that the
Republican politicians and organs are i'll a
bad way. They have resorted to all man
ner OF desperate and despicable tricks to
prove that Gov. Tilden is rogue and II
swindler. They have seized upon Inc only
ghost of a chance which is left to them of
waging this campaign, and that they be.
leve to be personal abuse and malicious
SANDER. 1t is very thin chance, but they
must cling to it with the tenacity Of DIES
peration. There is nothing else for them
to do.
And what manner Of man is it against
whom these invidious shafts are aimed .
An honest man who has caused thieves to
tremble in their shoes, who has smashed
the corrupt Rings which de!ied the people
and the law, and who has lightened the
burden of taxation, and strengthened and
purified the State Government. A fearless
man who has held to the line Of duty, no
matter where that line might lead. An
able Il an, whose mind could grasp the
knot,y problems of administration and
solve them where Others failed. A shrewd
man, WHO could COPE Win khANcS ana
overthrow corruption. a democratic man,
who could appreciate the wants of all men
and stand up us the champion ofthe labor
ing classes. A patriotic man. who has
discharged his public duties faithfully and
well, and who has led the great work Of
reform to Il successful issue. This is the
character Of Samuel j, Tilaen, and it is
because Of these qualities because Of his
honesty, his iearlessness his ability, his
shrewdncss, his democratic instincts and
his patriotism, that the Republican party
is making such fierce efforts to blacken
his reputation Utica Observer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08
Poe tical.
THE FARMERS DAUGHTER.

She may not in the may dance
With iewel'd maidenS vie
She may not smile on courtly swain
With soft bewitching eye;
She cannot boast form and mien
The lavish wealth has brought her,
But oh ! she has much fairer charms,
The farmers peerless daughter!
The rose and lily on her check
Together love to dwell;
Her laughing blue eyes wreathe around
The heart witching spell
Her smiles are bright "a mornings glow
Upon the dewy plain,
And listening to her voice we dream
That Spring has come again.
The timid fawn is not more wild,
Nor yet more gay and free;
The lily's cup is not more pure
In all its purity;
Of all the wild flowers in the wood
Or by the crystal water,
There's none more pure or fair than she,
The farmers peerless daughter.
The naughty belle whom all adore,
On downy pillow lies,
While forth upon the dewy lawn
The merry maiden HES;
And with the lark's uprising song,
Her own clear voice is heard
Ye may not tell which the sweetest sings,
The maiden or the bird.
Then tell me not of jewelcd fair;
The brightest jewel yet
Is the true heart where virtue dwclls
And innocence is set
The glow of health upon her cheek,
The grace no rule hath taught her,
The fairest wreath that beauty twines
Is for the Farmers Daughter.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08
farMlers' Column.
Speed the PIOsc.o


believe one OF our greatest mistakes in
farm business is made in our undue haste
when sowing and 'cultivating our crops.
We are in such hurry to get the seed into
the ground that we do not take time to
properly fit the soil for its reception. We
plow the land, run n pulyerizer or harrow
over 1t once, SOW or plant the seed, and
cover 1t as quickly as possible. Sometimes
we do not do as much as this. have known
man to pillow heavy land for oats, and SOW
the seed on the burrows. OF course the
surface was very rough and broken-noth
ing but succession of ridges and hollows
ana large clods-utterly unfit to receive
the seed. But the farmer was in a hurry
and could not stop to harrow the land be-
fore sowing. Planting is very often done
on land that is not half fitted. And, as it
would be natural to expect, a man who is in
too much hurry to get his land in good or
der to plant is generally in too great haste
10 thoroughly cultivate the growing crop.
He runs the cultivator or horse hoe between
the rows once or twice during the sea-
son, and thinks this is all that he can
Afford to do. But here he makes a great
which he can make in his whole business.
~ N"i' ~""i ~ ne SleatIy ulllInlSleS MS
crops and reduces his profits, for the profit
of farm crops lies in large yield per acre.
A small yield only pays expenses And it 10
the haste with which the land is prepared
and the neglect which the crop receives
which occasions the low yields of which
so many farmers complain, and which bars
the way to success in their business. l
am convinced, both by experience and OBJ
servation, that it is useless to run over our
land. We ought not to plant more than
we can cultivate thoroughly. II we have
already got too large an area planted, let
us hire extra help and cultivate the crop
well. Another year we can plant less
Less planting and more cultivation would
be good motto for the average farmer.
The soil contains many of the elements of
plant food, but it must lie pulverized be-
lore the crop can readily obtain them.
The finer we make the soil, the nicer the
bed in which to put the seed, the easier
and faster the plants can obtain their food.
This is principle Of which we have been
slow to take the advantage, but one which
we ought to understand and apply. 1t
certainly lies at the very foundation of
economical and successful cultivation
Practical Farmer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08
VARIETIES.

What is nothingG A footlcss stocking
without leg.
Moving for new trial Counting n
second wife.
The last performance that Sampson
gave literally brought down the house.
-" Marie what's that strange noise at
the front gate ?" Goats, sir" "Cats !!
Well, when was young cats didn't wear
stove-pipe hats and smoke cigars."--
"Times are changed, sir Chicag0 Jour-
nal
"A jester in the court of Francis |. COM
planned that great lord threatened to
murder him if he did not cease joking
about him. "Ifhe does So" said the king,
Il will hang him five minutes after" 81
wish your Majesty would hang him FIVE
minutes before" replied the Jester,
"A householder, who lately effected n
sale, was offered bottle of porter to con-
fess the animals failings. The porter was
drunk, and then he said the animal had
but two faults. When turned loose in the
field, he was "hard to CATCH" and he
s was Of no use when he was caught"
"A very sympathetic gentleman went
out to the county Jail yesterday, and while
looking about among the inmates he saw
one fine looking fellow whom he pitied
most sincerely. "How came you in here 2"
said the 8. g. to the Jail bird. "Oh, /
came in here to get out Of the crowd" re-
piled the tender youth.
An ardent lover was once pressing his
suit. The lady said: l like you exceed
ingly, but cannot quit my home. am
a widows only darling, and no husband
can equal my mother in kindness" "She
may be very kind" replied the wooer
"but be my wife, we will live together
and see if don't beat your mother"
-Wanted.-A coffin to bury the Dead
Sea. The saucer into which the cup of
misery overlooked. A nightcap to fit the
head of river. The match that kindled
the fire of love. A pair of spectacles to
suit the eyes ofjustice. remedy to cure
the deafness in the ears Of corn. The
broom with which the storm swept over
the sea.
1t is said that ifa man is walking for
health and enjoyment, four miles an hour
is the best gait This may be true as re-
CARDS health, but for enjoyment we remem-
Der one night when it took us four hours
to walk mile. 1t happened, howeVeE,
that the old folks had gone to camp meet
ing, and she had the night key, and, as
far as health was concerned, We didn't
really care if it took all night Nor~tch
RjJIIefty
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08

a HOME RECEIPT FOR OTTo RosEs.-At
this time of the year, when so many rose
leaves fall to the ground and are wasted
every lady can, ii she chooses, manufacture
a delicious perfume ut cost Of less than
fifty cents, and in few minutes time
Take two gallon glass jar, and fill full
OF clean fresh picked rose leaves. Then
cork it tight, and take two ounce phial
and fit the neck into the cork of the two.
gallon jar. Cut some sponge into narrow
strips; soak them i'll good oil, free from
smell or rancidity, put the strips into the
lmail phial, turn it up side down, and put
the neck into the bung Of the large jar.
Place them in the sun for four days, and
the heat will distill the rose leaves, and
and the aroma will ascend and saturatc
tie oil IN the sponge. Put in fresh leaves
about four times, and you will have u
small phial of the best otto of roses that
can possible be made, and in quantity sutii-
cicnt to scent the clothes and handk erchiefs
at u family for Il year. Pure otto of roses
costs $50 per ounce. BE sure and keep it
well corked or it will vaporate
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08

"A newspaper is a window through
which men look out on all that is going ON
in the world. Without newspaper q
NAH is shut in sinai, room, and knows
little or nothing of what is happening out
side Of himself. In our day the newspa-
pers keep pace with history and record it.
a newspaper will keep a sensible man in
sympathy with the worlds current history.
1t is IN enfolding encyclopedia and UNI
bound book, forever issuing and never fin
ished. Always bear this in mind and
never fail to take, and, more particularly,
pay for your home paper.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08

CuLTIvArING WHEAT.-Mr. John Fl.
Evans, of Rolph's Wharf, informs us that
he intends the coming fall to try the ex-
pertinent Of cultvating Wheat. He in
tends to try the experiment on two acres
first, and if he proves successful then lie
may in the future enlarge his cultivation.
The wheat is first sown broadcast and then
by means of Il new harrow Just invented
for the purpose, it is narrowed into rows.
A gentleman near York, Pa, who has
tried the experiment, reports crop of rs
bushels to the acre this season. - CentrecM
M Observer
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08

GoUR HORSES. When you have so good
Il machine as horse is, keep him like
machine, in good condition, without strain
ing and without exposure 10 the cold and
wtt when he is not in exercise. The diff
Guilty is to get agood tcam,good all around,
well broken, ofgood size, reliable, true and
tough, aud working well together. Such
a team is worth something, and should be
taken care of, for half dozen years cut
off from their time is Of much Importance,
to say nothing Of rematching and rebreak-
ing new pair.-.Fiae Stock Gazette.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08

To prevent overreaching in horses
hasten the fore feet and retard the hind
ones. This is done by arranging the
shoes exactly opposite to the general rule.
Raise the heels of the fore shoes us much
as consistent with common sense, and lower
the heels Of the hind shoes 10y the same rule
This will be more than likely to remedy
the evil, as it will assist the fore feet to get
out the way in time for II clean reach Tor
the hind ones.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08
1872 ELY7S 1872
Great Cheap Boot and Shoe House
No. 1872 North Gay Street, Baltimore.
Prices Reduced!
VERY IMPORTANT.

M Editor Of The Agis d httelligencer:
AS there is great deal of rivalry everywhere
in the political field, in the social circle, and
even in the church, therefore you might expect
it in the business profession. This rivalry in
business has reached the climax in the stove
trade.
Ever since the TIMES COOK took the Gold
Medal for quick baking it has been attacked by
jealous rivals, but since it has taken the lead
of all iirat.class Cook Stoves in Baltimore and
bids fair to finally supcrcede them. 1t has in
Cured the spite and envy Of those who could
not secure the sale Oft, SO much so that they
take our double fre.shicld cross piece and I'M
crew them and show buyers one,half and say
also say it will not bake we'll draw we'll, is not
No. iron, &c, &c.
SO the only security for buyers Is to come di-
rect to No. 90 ". GAY Street, near Front STREET,
and see for themselves if the TIMES COOK
isn't the largest, heaviest, most economical, and
best BAKING STOVE ever made. Every one
Of the TIMES COOK is guaranteed 10 bake per-
fectly.
The reason can sell them SO cheap is that
am connected with the "Quakertown Stove
Works." and we make them ourselves, so you
buy from first hands No two profits at young
Gluck's.
We do say it is the heaviest, largest ana the
best working stove ever offered for sale.
Nearly eight thousand sold.
Gail and examine for yourself
w. }. II. GLUCK,
o6 N. GAy STREET,
Cpet. the Bridge and Front ST.
Baltimore, Md.
Ia" Ask your neighbor about it. au2lly
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08

Every farmer should gather a guam
tity of roaddust during the dry summer
weather, which will be found very useful
for the fowls to dust themselves in during
the winter to rid themselves Of vermin,
also for applying to cattle when troubled
that way.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08

After raising the best crop you can
the next thing is 10 raise the mortgage on
your farm, when that is taken up farmer
feels in better spirits.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08

DAVE CAFFIN's GRoUsE.-Dave Uuilin
who keeps boarding house at Emigrant
Gap, on the Central Pacific Railroad is
very hard Of harrington hardly hear
anything that is not shouted in his ear
Dave is fond Of hunting and very often
takes lns gun and scouts about the noun
tains in search of grouse, quail and other
game.
A Comstockcr, who was snow bound at
Cisco for day or two last winter, tells
the following story abaut CSflin. He had
been oat hunting, and was going home
with grouse he had killed. AS he came
out of the wood and struck the railroad
track he was overtaken by stranger, who
asked, How far is it to Cisco Z"
"Yes, said Dave holding up his grouse,
81 got one of EN-" ~
II don't think you I'M elstand me" said
the stranger, " asked you how far it was
to Cisco n ....t q.
"Yes, he spretty fat" said Dave, " he'll
make very good stew"
"You must be fool" cried the stran-
ger.
Certainly, certainly :" said Dave
"There's u good many Of them flying about
this year" ,.,t..
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08
How to Cure a Bad Memory.

Your memory is bad, perhaps but can
tell you two secrets that vii. care the
worst memory. One ! mentioned above !;
to road q subject when rongly interested.
The other is, to not only read, but think.
When you have read a paragraph or a
page, stop, close the book, and try to re-
member the ideas on that page, and not
only recall them vaguely in your mind, but
put them into words and speak them out.
Faithfully follow these two rules, and YOU
have the golden keys Of knowledge. Be
sides inattentive reading, there are other
things injurious Ia memory. One is the
habit Of Swimming over ewspaper items of
news, smart bits of information, political
reflections, fashion notes, all in confused
tumble, never to be thought of again, thus
diligently cutivatinga habit Of careless
reading hard to break. Another is the
reading of trashy novels. Nothing is so
fatal to reading with profit as the habit of
running through story after story, and lor-
getting them as soon us read. l know Il
gray haired woman, IA lifelong lover OF
books, who sadly declares that her mind
has been ruined by such reading.
A help to memory is repetition. Moth,
ing is go certain to keep your French fresh,
and ready for use, us to have always on
hand all interesting story in that language,
to take up for ten minutes every day. In
that case, you will not forget your
French with the majority OF your school
mates OHee ThOrHe, 81. Nicholas for Sep.
ten,ber.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08

California, with all her immense wheat
crop and other agricultural wealth, imports
eggs. .f. 81. ra
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-09-08
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-18
A Pleasant PARTY.

Mr.. James Wendell, well known in this
having rented the large farm
recently purchased by his brother-in law,
Deputy Sheriff Sharp Silvis, about two
miles this side of Carbon Cliff, last eve
ming Thursday, gave social dance to
his friends at his new home. About Is
couples were present. Two carriages
from this city, containing friends of Mr..
Silvis, went up and had very pleasant
time. The young folks danced until day.
light this morning. Mrs. Wendell served
a bountiful supper at IL o'clock, to which
full justice was done.
The party from this city returned home
about o'clock this morning. They found
the roads pretty rough, but the pleasant
time they had at Mr.. Wendels amply re-
paid them for the little shaking up which
they received.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-18

The Cambridge Chronicle shows its un-
fairness towards THE ARGUS by leaving
its readers to suppose that the headings
we placed over Jeff Davis's letter were all
the comment we made upon it. Ii the
Chronicle were disposed to be fair it would,
if abiding to us at all in the matter, have
published our editorial comments on the
letter. We stand by the headings-they
are true; Davis was chief of the con-
federacy, and Blaine is demagogue and
his speech was hateful and unnecessary
and uncalled-for one, made only for
the purpose of arousing the old sectional
hate between the north and the south. If
the Chronicle wishes to be just towards
The ARGUS it will publish our editorial
comments on Davis's speech. And lest
the Chronicle should not have copy of
the paper containing the editorial alluded
tc weAhave mailed one to that paper, in
order to see whether its Misrepresentation
lof this paper is designed or only accidental.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-18
Coming to The Party,

We hear that good many young people
from the country are coming to the Old
Settlers party next Friday evening, at the
Harper House. TIE Old Settlers Society
authorized members to invite any friends
they wished present who are not members,
and as there is to be good supper and a
dance, and at cost of only one dollar
each, the young people will take advantage
Of the occasion to attend and have jolly
time. where old and young. from country
and village, can mingle together in a
pleasant entertainment. The halls, rooms,
and accommodations of the Harper House
are ample and pretty good crowd is ex
pected.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-18
CAMBRIDGE CORRESPONDENTS
Circuit Court..Mask Bal1--Persona1-
The Cambridge House, Etc.

The circuit court commenced business
last Monday, with Judge Peasants on the
bench. The grand jury is also in session,
and considerable work will probably be
done by that body at this term of court.
A grand mask ball will be held in Mas
call Hail this evening. Beihls band, from
your city, will furnish the music, and Mr..
Hartzei, Of the Cambridge House, will
serve splendid supper.
Protracted meetings are being held in the
Baptist aud Methodist churches here.
Great interest is manifested
The Chronicle, after copying the article
in THE ARGUS in regard to Mr.. j. W..
Hartz Ii removal from your city, says:
P %. l. who drop in at the old Cambridge House
will discover that some things have become new
The new proprietor, Mr. Hartzell, has already
made p~Oy mems that very much change the APP
pleasant and attractive than it has lately been.
The ofiic, is en- arged, and embellished with new
paper and taieomine, pleasant sample and sitting
rooms are fitted up, AID the rooms are renovated
and made pleasant throughout.
CHANGING over Mr.. Hartzelps new and
handsome hotel register, just received
from THE ARGUS BINDERY, | find the fol-
lowing prominent gentlemen are among the
many stopping there: Hon. Geo. w
Peasants, circuit judge, Rock Island
Hon. Chas. Durham, j. c. Rockwell and
/ j. G. Miller, Geneseo; F. G. Gilchrist ano
H. Bigelow, Galva; and n Shallenbarger
Toulon.
The roads are still in very rough con
dition.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-18
Easy Road to the County Infrmary

Easy Road to the County Inhrmary.
The taxpayers of this county are carry
ing a pretty heavy load on account of the
bills for the support of paupers, and with
some proper and rigid restrictions the poor
bills could be materially reduced. The
great trouble is that the supervisors, when
at home and acting as overseer of poor tor
heir towns, use their position to buy votes.
This is pretty rough statement but it is
true. We do not intend to say that they
do it openly and directly-they would not
dare do that But they are afraid of being
censured for hardheartedness, and afraid
of losing the votes of people who apply for
assistance either for themselves or for
their friends. 1t is so easy for supervisor.
acting as overseer ofpoor, to write an order
on some grocer or dry goods or clothing
dealer that he hasn't the back bone to re-
fuse. He knows that the store keeper will
like him all the better for sending him
plenty of orders; and he knows that the
people who get the orders, or those who
apply for them. will feel kindly towards
him if he is liberal IN that respect. To this
way he uses his position and the people
money to build up for himself a reputation
of being "a clever fellow, and when he
comes to run again all the dead beats and
bummers and tax-eaters and spectators
in town will vote for him. That's the way
they buy votes and pay for them out of the
peoples taxes. They lack the courage t.
investigate every case thoroughly and tt
promptly and positively refuse aid to al
the dead beat tribe.
The road to the poor house is also toe
) easy We are told that the village of Goa
Valley sometimes swarms with these dead
beats who, when their money has been ex
pended for drink, apply to Sup'r. Jacobs
for aid. He gives them an order for /,
nights entertainment at some publ,
house, and these orders are soon found il
the hands of some saloon-keeper. In mos
cases Sup'r. Jacobs could be rid of these
people if he took pains to investigate thei
cases and had the courage to refuse thu
undeserving.
| Our county poor Internationally so il
this town-have, for some years past, beer
largely increased for political reasons
Had the measures inaugurated by Madi
son Bowles been carried out this source O
political corruption would have been dried
up. When we can run our town, city ant
county matters on busiuessprinciples an(
without regard to politics they will be rur
a great deal better thar when run by ;
+ ring committee of some party.