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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22
Picking Berries.

When was boy my father was min
lister. We lived very plainly, but that
never troubled US, and my mother was one
| who always contrived to have neat suit
of clothes for each of her children. One
day, when l was little fellow, several
little boys and girls came along on their
way to pick huckleberries, they invited
me to 60 with them, and when saw their
bright faces and little baskets wanted to
go. So went into the house and asked
my mother. saw she favored me, but
said must ask my father.
Sand where is father2"
up in the study, of course"
So up bounded, hat in hand, and gen.
t!y knocked at his door. He babe me
come in
"Well, Johnny, what is your wish9"
II want, sir, to go with the children and
pick berries ~
"Where are you going4"
"Only to Johnson's hill, SIR"
How many children are there2"
"Seven besides myself. Please let me
60"
swell, you may go. Bea good boy aud
use no bad words"
Away l scampered, and just got to the
bottom of the stairs, when my father
called me back.
Come here, Johnny" he said.
ooh dear, it's all over now. He is go
ing to take it all back" thought to my
self Trembling, l again stood in the
doorway.
johnny" said my father, II have a
word of advice to give to you. You will
find the berries growing on the bushes
standing in clumps all over the lot. The
children will pick few minutes at one
place, and then go off to another, in hope
of finding better picking, and thus they
will spend half the afternoon in roaming
from one place to another. Now my adj
vice to you is. that aohen yOu find pretty
fIir picking stick to that spot and keep pick
ing there. Your basket at night will show
whether my advice is good or not.
"Well l followed my fathers advice
and though the children would wander
about and cry out oh. johnny, here's
World of them, and here you can fill your
basket in less than no time yet l stuck to
my fair picking place. When we got
through at night to the establishment of
every one, and my own 10 less, it was
found that had twice as many berries
as any other one. They all wondered how
it was but knew and that was the les
son that made me rich man. Whenever
[ have found pretty fair picking" ! have
stuck to 1t.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

PUMPKINS FOR Cows.-From peck of
seed dropped and covered in the gaps of
corn field. a dairy of nine cows has been
kept up to summer milking and the quail
ty of the butter is snper-excelent, and six
heifer calves raised from the above are as
fat as moles. The cows are fatter, too.
than majority of the cattle slaughtered.
The cows have been making about elk
pounds of butter per week, besides sup.
plying new milk and cream for a gentle.
mans house with sixteen inmates. The
pumpkins are chopped up in tho managers
with spade, morning noon and night,
about half bushel each time when cut
into pieces. They eat while being MIXED
morning and night, and they come to the
yard and 60 into the stable half an hour at
noon. Beets, carrots, and some other roots
and small ears Of corn will follow, 80 as to
keep up the milk during the winter Car
or Country Gentleman.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

THE HEssIAN FLY.-Perhaps our agri-
cultural friends NAV he interested in know
ing that the year 1876 marks the one hun
dredth anniversary of the introduction of
the Hessan fly into America. also that
like the stamp act, the Declaration of indie.
pendence and other events of that time, it
was brought about bv King George the III.
In the summer Of 1915, large number of
Hessians, intended for the reinforcement of
the army in America, were shipped from
their country in slave ships. and large
quantity ofstraw was placed in the holds for
the accommodation of the soldiers. On their
arrival here the straw was unloaded, and
with it the Hessian fly, which has caused
such grief to multitudes of farmers ever
since. The Hessians, being plainly visible,
were easily conquered and annihilated, but
their insiduous companions were not go
easily got at, but have lived through all
the vicissitudes Of an hundred years, and
are as bold and valiant to day as when the
country was yet an infant in swaddling
clothes.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22
Santa Claus.

We are one of those who believe in
Santa Claus-we swallow him entirely
sleigh, reindeer, fur cap and all. Not that
we ever saw him. He has a knack of
catching people asleep, and sliding down
chimneys so noiselessly that he has never
been detected. But we hang up our stuck
ings all the same, and would be terribly
disappointed were they empty on Christ
mas morning.
But after all Santa Claus differs with diff
ferent people. The young lady, for instance,
does not dream of him as the rough, good
natured fellow that lie is to the children.
He is neat and dapper, with love Of a
mustache, and II soft, quiet way about him.
Such an individual has no business with
the half hose of young lady, but if he
will fill it with pretty compliments, and
maybe bundle Of kisses and love phrases,
she will not object. This sweet holiday
time is peculiarly appropriate for filtration.
The mistletoe sprig frequently blooms into
the orange blossom, and if we listen keen
ly we may detect in the golden flow of the
Christmas chimes the sound of the we'd,
ding bells that will ring when May comes
round again with her arms full of flowers
So you see Santa Claus of the maidens is
quite dashing fellow His sleigh is natty
and of modern build He drives with blue
ribbons, and Cupid sits up behind as a
tiger.
There is great variety also in the toys
he brings US, for they are all toys, what.
ever we choose to call them. To some it
is money, to Others fame, to Others happi.
Mesa handful of bon-bons for which
we scramble, as do the lazzaroni for the
coin scattered in the mud. To some, alas
he brings nothing but misery and despair
The joyous sunshine of the Christmas tide
is backed by deep shadows. The prostra
tion in business, under which we have suf
fered lately will do much to blot out the
Joy that should come in with Christmas
eve. Many family that last year were
happy will spend a cherries holiday this
1t is sad to think OF such things at such ,
time, but they are thoughts that will not
down.
Let us trust, however, thlt Santa Clau;
will be as liberal as possible, and hoping
80 let us hang up our stockings in gooc
faith. No, let us hang them up in tn,
chimney corner, 80 that there be no mistak,
made.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22
Weeyil In Wheat,

A correspondent to the Country Gentle
man says: Some years ago hearing COM
plant OF weevil in wheat about the close
OF harvest. when was riclsing my wheat
| got fresh lime and threw over the rick
in building it-laying two courses of
sheaves, then lime sufficient to whiten the
stack. There was no weevil in my wheat.
A neighbor who threshed his wheat from
the shock, came to me few days after and
said he would lose his wheat, for it was
alive with weevil. l told him to throw
lime over it, and shovel it through his
wheat, which he did. Two days afterward
there was not a weevl to he seen in it,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22
Pc q tic al.
CHRIST Nj AS.

Mortals, awake with angels join,
And chant the solemn lay;
Joy, love and gratitude combine
To hail the suspicious day.
In heaven the rapturous song began,
And sweet seraphic fire
Through all the shining legions ran,
And strung and tuned the Tyre.
Swift through the vast expanse it few,
And loud the echo rolled
The theme, the song, the JOY, was new,
Twas more than heaven could hold.
Down through the portals of the sky
TIL impetuous torrent ran;
And angels flew, with eager joy,
To bear the news to man.
Hank the cherubic armies shout,
And glory leads the song;
"Good will and peace" are heard Throughout
The harmonious angel throng.
Hail, Prince of life 4! forever hail,
Redeemer, Brother, Friend
Though earth and time and life should fail
Thy praise shall never end.
Medley.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

HOP YEAsT.-Three large potatoes, one
large handful of hops; put in small bag;
put the potatoes and hops into two quarts
of water and boil down to one quart
Take out the bag of hops and potatoes,
mash the potatoes fine and throw back
into the boiling water; stir flour into this
while hot until it is quite stiff; let it stand
until it is nearly cold, then add halfa cup
of yeast, half cup Of sugar, one table.
spoonful of salt and half tablespoonful of
ginger; set in warm place to rise when
light put in covered jar and place in a
cool place.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

The Country Gentleman gives the follow.
ing receipt for rlng-bone: Mix well one and
half drachms biniodide of mercury
with one ounce of lard. Rub this oint-
ment well in the skin daily over the Jumps,
shaving off the hair. Two hours after each
application, paint the blisters with soft
brush) with tincture of arnica one ounce
to water twelve ounces. Do this daily for
week, then once, then repeat. This will
generally cure recent cases SO they will
show no lamencss, but the lump will remain.
The colt should be kept tied so that he
can not bite the blisters. No remedy will
remove the Jumps.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

The ride from San Antonio, Texas, to
Ell Paso is uue of the most stirring bits
of travel to he had in America The
conveyance is u four horse stage; coaches
being generally changed about every
three times; and beyond CUncho, which
is ZIG miles north of San Antonio, Broncus
mules are under harness. This mule is u
fiery, tamabe little animal, possessed of
all the spirit and speed of race-horse,
and all the long suffering and patience OF
a Spanish Jack. A correspondent of the
St. Louis Republican gives this account OF
Lie and Murphy,a dun and sorrel, that
have done splendid service on this road.
Until the four horse coaches were put on
their task was to draw buck board twice
Il week distance of sixty five miles. The
Journey was made iii & single night, with
out water and without food or rest, except
VII hour at midnight ut Van Horns Well
When returned from Mexico to the
States these two little mules pulled my
self, another passenger, some 800 pounds
of mail and baggage, and the driver the
distance named. The driver checked the
solitude of the night with many anecdotes
of their performances, and at our request
and aided by lis frequently tried to stop
them between the stations. Our attempts
to DO SO were Intellectual, for the more we
pulled the faster they would 30. Some
two weeks later General Cubeil was the
only passenger, and the propensity OF
"Lize aud Murphy" to run was So great
that he considered his life in serious
danger. He drew his six-shooter and
kept it cooked, determined to shoot one
- L ~ Z. 4. In
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22
"A hen may be calculated to consum,

"A hen may be calculated to consume
bushel of corn yearly, and to lay 19 do2
en- or 1s pounds of eggs. This is equiva.
lent TO saying that 81 pounds of corn will
produae when fed to this hen, pound of
eggs. A pound of pork on the contrary,
requires 81 pounds of corn for its produc.
ton. When eggs are "a cents dozen, and
pork is 10 cents a pound, we have the
bushel Of corn fed producing $l.s8 worth
of eggs, and but $1.05 worth of pork.
Judging from these facts, eggs must be
economical in their production and in their
eating, and especially fitted for the labor
ing men in replacing meat Scientific Far.
mer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22
A Christmas Carol.

God rest ye, merry gentlemen, let nothing you
dismay,
For Jesus Christ, our Saviour, was born on
Christmas Day;
The dawn rose red DER Bethlehem, the stars
shonc through the gray,
When Jesus Christ, our Saviour, was born on
Christmas Day.
God rest We, little children, let nothing you af
fright,
For Jesus Christ, your Saviour, was born this
happy night;
Along the hills of Galilec the white hocks sleep
ing lay,
When Christ, the child of Nazareth, was born
on Christmas Day.
God rest ye all, good Christians, upon this
blessed morn
The Lord of all good Christians was OFFS woman
born.
Now all your sorrows he doth heal ; your sins
he takes away;
For Jesus Christ, our Saviour, was born on
Christmas Day.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

SPRAINs or LAMENEss.-Two ounces
camphorated spirits, two ounces sweet oil,
two ounces ammonia, two ounces chloro-
form shake well before using, and rub it
in by fire. I; is very excellent for fam.
ily liniment.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

For KEEPING KNIVES FREE FROM
Rust WHICH ARE Nor IN CONSTANT USE.
Table knives which are not in constant
use, ought to be put in case in which
slfted quicklime is placed about eight
inches deep. They should be plunged to
the top of the blades, but the lime should
not touch the handles
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

The stupidest boy that ever successful
ly resisted the attempt to propel the city.
mology of the word baker into his intel.
lectual system will display more ingenuity
and know ledge of strategy in robbing an
apple orchard than the colonel Of q militia
regiment
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22
COnOwingO Bridge Meeting.
Bel Air Turnpike Company.

NOTICE is hereby given that there will
IN be a meeting of the stockholders of the
Bel Air Turnpike Company ut the Office of
the Secretary, in Bel Air,
ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 9th, 1877
AT . o'clock, p. NJ,
for the purpose of cecting a President, six
Managers, Treasurer, and such other Off
GERS as the Company many require, to serve
for the ensuing year.
BY order of the President and Managers.
CHARLES w. NORRIS,
dec15 Secretar'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22
NOTICE.

JNXECUToRs AND ADMINISTRATORS who have
h settled their accounts according TO law will al
early day as possible with the Vouchers report
the Register for the settlement of said accounts All
denquents will be called 10 appear before the Court
By order of the Orphans Court,
WIN. 3. RICHARDSON,
JAMIE Rsgaterof Wills Of Hartford 90.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

In the Northern countries Christmas
is season of more festivity than in those
tropical lands where palms bask in the sun,
and gorgeous flowers are the story of the
whole year. Coming just as winter has
commenced his icy reign, the inner warmth
and glow and comfort make a deeper i'm
preston on the soul, moving it to thank
tulness and rejoicing, and branches and
wreaths of evergreen form a more fitting
decoration in honor of our Saviour's birth
than all the wealth of tropical flowers,
which blossom only to wither and perish
in an hour.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

-"My DEAR" said q husband to his
wife, on observing red striped stockings on
his heir, why have you made barber's
poles of our child's legs 2" Because lie
is little shaver" was the reply.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

A CHRISTMAS HINT.-One of the pref
test Christmas customs is the Norwegian
practice of giving, on Christmas day, a
dinner to the birds. Here it is:
ION Christmas morning every gable,
gateway, or barn door is decorated with
sheaf of corn fixed on the top of a tall
pole, wherefrom it is intended that the
birds shall make their Christmas dinner.
Even the peasants will contrive to have-a
handful set by for this purpose, and what
the birds do not eat on Christmas day re-
mains for them to finish at their leisure
during the winter
But If the birds are to he fed. let no
human being go hungry.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

An inebriated Jerseyman in New York,
led by flaming posters advertising the play
of Tie Forty There's, at Niblo's went to
the box-office and called for ticket, ut
the same throwing down II 50 greenback.
On receiving back So and ticket (he had
expected to pay about so cents) the as
tonished countryman, looking first at the
money and then at the ticket, exclaimed :.
HI h-how much dyer ask to (hic) see
these Forty ThieCes 2" The ticket seller in
formed him that the price was 50. We'll"
said Jersey, throwing back the ticket and
looking sharply at the official, you may
k-k-keep yer ticket don't care about
seeing the other thirty mine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22

"Ah, we'll do l remember" sighed the
court as the next man passed out, "wllen
you were constable in the third ward,
wore a velvet coat, carried a cane and
was looked upon as high jink, hoop-la,
tip-top sort of man. Men respected
you, boys feared you, and you could have
got trusted for small amount at any
grocery in town. Those days have fed.
The sparkling diamond Of the past has
become an old joint of stove-pipe thrown
into the allev for COWS to nibble at and
wonder which end the grass grows on. II
makes me sad to remember what you
were, and now to see what you are"
Yes, | used to swell around good
deal" unused the prisoner.
"And now you are on the shrink. Your
eyes look like pieces of turnip glued to
red velvet; your hair looks like flax gone
to seed; your nose glistens like creased
apple; YOU tremble all over, and no boot
black would care to be seen in your COM
pany."
Its purity tuf,' sighed the man, wink
ing at his old red boots.
Have you any ambition left?' asked
the court.
~ guess So" was the hesitating reply.
do you think there is any chance for
you to climb up again 2"
81 druther kinder walk around and take
comfort" replied the prisoner
$50 we GO" said his honor as he leaned
back. "When man had as soon be the
dishcloth as the dinner-plate it is useless
to try to wiring him out" I'll have to
send you up for the winter"
well, it's kinder warm and nice up
there" observed the old relic. ~ sup
pose they might give us more oysters than
they do, but I'm purity well satisfied
| Defrojf Free Press
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-12-22
1872 ELY'S 1872
Great Cheap Boot and hoe House
No. 1872 North Gay Street, Baltimore.
Prices Reduced!
buy your Boots now and save money We are de
termined TO give our customers the advantage ola
STILL FURTHER REDUCTION

in prices. We have in stock
Ladies' Lasting Button at s prices.
Ladies' Lasting Lace at all prices.
Ladies' Kid Button at all prices
Ladies' Pebble Button at all prices.
Ladies' Kid Fox Button at all prices.
Ladies' Kid Fox Lace at all prices.
Gents Fine Boots at all prices.
Gents Coarse Boots at all prices
Gents Nail Boots at all prices;
Misses Fine and Coarse Shoes of all kinds Boys
and Youths Boots and Shoes. In fact have every
thing to be found in we'll assorted Boot and Shoe
House
ALLOW PRICES.
Everything warranted represented the money
returned at Ely Great Cheap Boot aud Shoe House,
is. N. Gay street. Remember the number lS2. Think
OF 49, Visit lS2 and You will purchase what you
want in the Root or Shoe limo.
Mems Heavy Boots & Shoes n Specially.
Samuel S. Ely,
oct22 1S2 N. Gay st.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-01
The Governors Staff.

The general order of the Governor
and Commander-in-C Chief of the state.
which we publish elsewhere, announces
the composition of his personal staff.
Gov. Fairbanks has, we think, in the
appointment of his aids made unusually
good selections. Two of the appoint
ees, Captains Sheldon and Estey, are
esteemed members of the Legislature
and are not novices in military service.
the former having an enviable record
us an officer of the Tenth Vermont, and
the latter us one of the best and most
yainstaking militia officers in the state.
Hubbell is of revolutionary
stock, his grandfather having been IA
participant in the Battle of Bennin9 ton;
while Colonel Hastings of st. Johns
bury is an excellent representative of
the sober and patriotic civilians of Yer
mont, who prefer the quiet pursuits OF
peace to the mimicry of war. He is Il
popular young citizen of st. Johnsbury
who holds the responsible position of
treasurer of the Portland and Ogdens-
burg Railroad. 1t is to he hoped that
the duties of these staff officers may like
their more immediate predecessors be
of the ornamental character, but should
the turn of events unhappily bring
about national troubles. we confidently
predict that they will not he found lack
ing i'll either energy, discretion or bray
cry Montpelier Waterman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-01

Chaml,lain, near Burlington, when
they discovered living seal that had
found its way through crack. and was
crawling upon the ice. They took off
their skates, with which they attacked
and killed it, and then drew it on shore.
1t measured four and Onehalf feet in
length, which is about the size of the
one first mentioned. Reports that 9TH
ers have been seen are probably correct,
and the conclusion is that seals some
times come up from the gulf, either
installing the st. Lawrence for a north
ern outlet of the gulf, or for causes I'M
known to us, and at last reach our state.
Ii Others are seen we trust they will be
reported, as these peculiar cases are of
great interest.-MOnpelier Daily.
The Free Press informs the public,
contidentially, that the seal was one of
Barnum's; that it died when the great
Snowman was en route to that city, last
summer; that it was at once thrown
away, and that it was not killed by
anybody on Otter Creek, but was as
dead us julius Caesar when il hunter
found it there.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-01
Seals in Vermont.

Last August Christopher o. Conner,
while hunting on Otter creek, about 10
miles from Lake Champlaln, saw Il
strange animal on the bank, which he
killed. 1t proved to be the Phocd Wt-
mind. of Linneus, or the common seal.
Upon the river where killed it seemed
to have hard trodden road, us though
it had taken up permanent abode for
the season at least. 1t was very fat in
deed, and weighed twenty three and II
half pounds. DR.. Ii. A. Cutting, has
secured the skin for preservation in the
state collection of natural history and
us it was well skinned, and the skin
well preserved, ii will he fine repre-
sentative of the species. How this seal
came to make his home Thousand
miles from its breeding ground, is OF
course conjecture. 1t seems probable
that it came during the spring or early
spring of of 1876, us when the ice was
on the river it would seem more likely
to stray away and lose its bearings, as
we should suppose. Six hundred miles
from salt water is not a likely place to
found IA home, isolated and apparently
alone yet it is not without precedent,
It's Thompson informs that in 1910 sew
eral persons were skating on Lake