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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-07-28
AnecIOte of n Musician.

Handel was one of the most humorous
irritable. Having occasion to bring out
of mortals, and at the same time of the most
one of his oratorios in provincial town
Of England, he began to look about for such
material to complete his ocrhestra and
chorus as the place might afford. One and
another was recommended, as usual, as
being splendid singer, great player,
and so on. After, while such as were
collected were gathered together in q room,
and, after preliminaries, Handel made his
appearance, putting, both arms full of
manuscripts. "Gentlemen," quoth he, "you
all read manuscripts ?" "Yes, yes" re-
sponded from all parts of the room. "We
play in the church." added an old man be-
hind violoncello. Every well, blay dis"
said Handel, distributing the parts. He
then retired to distant part of the room
to enjoy the effect. The stumbling and
laundering that ensued are said to have
been indescribable. Handels sensitive ear
and impetuous spirit could not long brook
the insult, and, clapping his hands to his
cars, he IAN to the old gentleman of the
violoncello, and shaking his fist furiously
at the terrified man and the instrument,
said: "you may blay in de church-very
well-you may blay in dc church-for we
read, de Lord is long suffering, of great
kindness, torgiving iniquity, transgression
and sin; you sal blay in de church, but
you sal not blay for mel" and snatching
together his manuscripts, he rushed out Of
the room, leaving his astonished perform
ers to draw their own conclusions.
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Pc g tic al.
The Origin of DimpIcs.

One morning in the blossoming May,
A child was sporting mid the flowers,
lie laid him down to dream away
The long and scorchng noontide hours.
At length an angels unseen form
Parted the air with q conscious thrill,
And poised itself, like presence warm,
Above the boy, who was slumbering still.
Never before had so fair thing
Stayed the swift speed of its shining wing,
And gazing down, with a wonder rare,
On the beautiful face the dreamer there,
The angel stopped and kissed the child
When 10 at the touch the infant smiled,
And, just where the unseen lips had pressed,
A dimple lay in its sweet unrest,
Like ripple walked from its light repose
On u streamlet's breast when the soft win
blows;
And the angel passed from the sleeping one,
For his mission on earth that day was done.
A fair face bent above the boy
1t might have been the child's own mother,
For never would such pride and Joy
Have lit the face of any other.
And, while she gazed, the unquiet air
Grew trcmulous with whispered prayer.
Anon it ceased and the boy awoke,
And smile ofloye DER his features broke.
The mother marked, with holy joy,
The dimpling cheek of her darling boy;
And caught him up, while warm surprise
Stole like star to her midnight eyes,
And she whispered low, as she gently smiled,
81 know an angel has kissed my child !"
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VOL. XX---NO. 80.
VARIETIES.
--"Heat generates motion" Illustration
"A small boy sitting down on q hot coal.

-"Heat generates notion" Illustration
"A small boy sitting down on hot coal
five buried my best friend" as the
undertaken said when he inferred the
quack.
"A desire to say things which no one
ever said, makes some people say things
nobody ought to say.
An old lady was in the habit of talk
ing to her friends in gloomy, depressing
manner, presenting only the sad side of life
Hang it," said one, after long and SOM
Dre interview, "she wouldn't allow that
there was bright side to the moon |"
-"How are you, this morning2" said
Fawcctt to Tooke. "Not at all myself"
says the tragedian. "Then, congratulate
you," replied Fawcctt, "for, be whoever
else you will, you will be gamer by the
bargain"
-"Don't you Think" said husband in
mild form of rebuke to his wife, that
women are possessed of the devil 2"
YES" was the answer, "as soon rs they
are married."
well, Pat, which is the way to Phila.
delphia 2" GLOW did you know nv name
was Pat 2" "Oh, guessed it." "Thin be
the holy pokers, as we are so good at guess
ing, ye'd better guess the way to the CITY,"
-"Did you notice how splendidly |
went through that last reel at the bali last
night, Tom 2"
"Yes, and also noticed that you kept
it up all the way home"
An Allegheny woman was struck in
the side by bullet fired from pistol, and
she jumped up and down, and cried out:
VI never get new corset that something
don't happen to it right away"
-"Class i'll the middle of geography,
stand up" said a schoolmaster. "What is
a pyramid 2" he asked. "a pile of men
in circus, one on top of the other.n
Where's Egypt ?" "Where it always was"
where's Wales ~ "All over the sea-"
VERY WELL" said the schoolmaster; "stay
there till show you species of birch that
grows all over the land"
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GREENLAND DoGs.-Two Of these dogs
can drag as much as one man. Nothing
can be more eXhiarating than dog sledg
ing in the Arctic regions on a fine day
The rafting pace of these dogs, their in
telligence in choosing the road through
the broken ice, the strict obedience paid
by the team TO one powerful dog whom
they elected as leader, the arbitrary eXer-
else Of authority by the master dog, the
constant use of the whip, and the running
conversation kept up by the driver with
the different dogs, who well know their
names, afford constant amusement. How
ever useful they may be, these Arctic dogs
seem to be deficient in that affectionate
disposition which endears their species so
much to man.
A traveller once said that he believed
the Esquimaux dogs to be the most un-
grateful creatures in creation. He had
travelled for several hundred miles by
sledge, and for six weeks it was his duty
regularly to feed the dogs; but after only
few weeks absence, at the conclusion of
his journey, they would not recognize him
in the slightest degree. 1t is impossible
to domesticate these creatures, as under
tender treatment they sicken and die.
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RECEIPT FOR BLACKBERRY WINE'-A
country correspondent writes to the Dispatch
for receipt for making blackberry wine.
Here are two, both of which are said to be
good by those who have tried them:
1st-To one bushel of berries put two gal
Ions of water, and express the juice. To each
gallon of the liquor add one pound ofrefned
sugar. Put into cask n peck of freshly
burned charcoal, broken into small pieces,
then pour the liquor in and let it ferment.
As soon as fermentation subsidies close the
cask tight, and let it remain until January,
and rack off and bottle and set in cool cellar,
2d-Mash the berries and strain the juice
from them. To one gallon of the juice add
one gallon of water, and TO each gallon of
the mixture add three pounds of brown
sugar. Stir well until all the sugar is dissol-
we'd and let it stand in the vessel for two
hours. Then strain through thin bag and
put in a keg or barrel, and cork tight. Put
in the keg or barrel one gallon less than it
holds, to give room for fermentation. Rack
off in the spring.
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THE ARMY OF THE DEAD.-The whole
surface of our globe has been dug over 1873
times to bury its dead, even not reck oning
the long age of the world which is given
it by modern science and we inhale, we
feed upon elements the very atoms that
have been living human beings before.
The dead live again, and we greet them
in the perfume of the city, in the light
flakes of the snow, in the. thousand leaves
of the forest.
Death is painless. There is no moment
in our lives in which molecular death is
not going on in us. The last words of a
multitude of persons indicate that mere
disintegration is painless. TO die of cold,
after the first agony rs over, is a luxury.
So is drowning. The smile of death, the
placidity of death, comes TO all features
after the rigo, norris. That is over in three
days.
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---------------s.
The Moon and the Weather.

The notion that the moon exerts an influ.
ence on the weather is SO deeply rooted that,
Notwithstanding all the attacks which have
been made against it since metcorology has
been seriously studied, it continues to retain
its hold upon us. And yet there never was
popular superstition more utterly without
basis than this one. If the moon did really
possess any power over the weather, that
power could only be exercised in one of three
ways-by reflection of the SUMS rays, by at
traction, or by cmanation. No other form of
action is conceivable. Now, as the bright
est light of full moon is never equal in in
tenslty OF quantity to that which is reflected
towards us by white cloud on summer
day, it can scarcely be pretended that wealth
er is affected by such cause. That the
moon does exert attraction on us is manifest
we see its working in the tides, but though
it can move water it is unlikely that it can
do the same to air for the specific gravity of
the atmosphere is so small that there is moth
ing to be attracted. Laplace calculated, in
deed, that the joint attraction of the sun and
moon together could not stir the atmosphere
at quicker rate than five miles day. AS
for lunar emanations not sign ofthem has
ever been discovered. The idea of an influ-
ence produced by the phases of the moon is
therefore based on no recognizable cause
whatever. Furthermore, it Is now distinctly
shown that no variations at all really occur
in weather at the moment of the changes of
quarter any more than at other ordinary
times. Since the establishment of the me
neurological stations all over the earth, it has
been proved by millions of observations that
there is no simultaneousness whatever be-
tween the supposed cause and the supposed
effect. The whole story is fancy and q su.
perstition which has been handed down to
us uncontrolled, and which we have accept
cd as true because our foreiathcrs believed
it. The moon exercises no more influence
on the weather than herrings do on the gov.
eminent of Switzerland. -Bdckqoood.
To CLEAN MARBLE.-It may he OF some
value to telegraph operators who have mar
ble-based instruments, and housekeepeIs
who have marble.top furniture. to know
that the common solution of gum arabic is
an excellent absorbent, and will remove
dirt, &C., from marble. First Brush the
dust off the piece to be cleaned, then ap.
ply with brush good coat ofgum arabic,
about the consistency of the thick office
mucilage, expose it to the sun or dry wind,
or both In short time it will crack and
peel off. If all the gum should not peel off,
wash it with clean water and clean cloth.
OF course, if the first application does not
have the desired effect it should he applied
again. Second. Make paste with soft
soap and whiting wash the marble with
it, and leave coat of paste upon it for
two or three days. Afterward wash off
with warm mot hoD water and SOAP
Scientific American.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-07-28

-"Ah," said the worthy old Mrs. Stubs,
as she stood staring at q placard on which
was inscribed "Youth Wanted" "Yes,
dessay. Most on us who have got bit
oldish, as you may say, might carry tick
ct about with youth wanted printed on
it. But what with old Father Time, and
what with troubles and trials, most on us
will have to go on saying Youth wanted,
I expect for long time to come"
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Two pretty actresses, born within three
months of each other, get 10 discussing their
age, each, as matter Of course, claiming to
be younger than the other Compliments
are exchanged and fisticuffs are imminent,
when one says to the other, with profound
courtesy: my love, withdraw all that /
have said. Alas ! have never known who
my mother was. Perhaps it was you"
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"A demure-looking chap hailed cha

"A demure-looking chap hailed a char
coal peddler with the query, "Have you
got charcoal in your wagon 2"
ayes. sir" said the expectant driver, stop
ping his horses.
"That's right" observed the demure
chap, with an approving nod; "always
tell the truth, and people will respect
you ~ and he hurried on, much to the re-
greet of the peddler, who was getting out
of the wagon to look for brick.
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1872 ELY'S 1872
Great Cheap Boot and Shoe House
No. 1872 North Gay Street, Baltimore.
Prices Reduced!
VERY IMPORTANT.

Mr.. Editor Of The AyiS d HateHigencer:
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 first class Cook Stoves in Baltimore and
bids fair to finally supercede them. 1t has in
Cured the spite and envy of those who could
not secure the sale it, so much so that they
take our double fire shield cross piece and I'M
crew them and show buyers one. half and say
he TIMES COOK has very light castings. They
also say it will not bake well, draw well, is not
No. iron, &c, &c.
So the only security for buyers is to come di-
rect to No. % ~ Gay Street, nedr 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 TO bake per.
iectly.
The reason ! can sell them so cheap is that |
am connected with the "Quakcrtown 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 and the
best working stove ever offered for sale.
Nearly eight thousand sold.
Call and examine for yourself
w. j. Ii. GLUCK,
9G N. GAY STREET,
(bct. the Bridge and Front ST.
Baltimore Md.
~ Ask your ncighbor about it.. au2l-1y
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Origin of Plants.

Madder came from the East.
Celery originated in Germany.
The chestnut came from Italy.
The onion originated in Egypt.
Tobacco Is native of Virginia
The nettle is a native of Europe
The citron is native of Greece.
The pine is native of America
The poppy originated in the East.
Oats originated in North Africa.
Rye came originally from Siberia.
Parsley was first known in Sardinia.
The pear and apple are from Europe.
Spinach was first cultivated in Arabia.
The sunf1ower was brought from Peru.
The mulberry tree originated in Persia.
The gourd is probably an eastern plant.
The walnut and peach came from Persia.
The horsechestnut is native of Thibet
The cucumber came from the East Indies.
The ounce came from the Island of Crete
The radish is native of China and Japan
Peas are supposed to be of Egyptian orr
gin.
The garden beans came from the East In.
dies.
The garden cress is from Egypt and the
East.
Horscradisl came from the south of Eu-
rope.
The Zealand flax shows its origin by its
name.
The coriandcr grows wild near the Medi.
terranean
The dycrs weed is peculiar to Southern
Germany.
The Jerusalem artichokc is Brazilian
product
Hemp is native of Persia and the East
Indies
The cranberry is a native of Europe and
America.
The parsnip is supposed 10 be a native of
Arabia.
The potato is a well. known native ofPelu
and Mexico.
The currant and gooseberry came from
Southern Europe.
Rape seed and cabbage grow wild in Sicily
and Naples.
Buckwheat came originally from Siberia
and Tartary.
Barley was found in the mountains of
Himaaya
Millet was first known in India and Abys.
sinia.
Writers Of undeniable responsibility state
that the cereals and others of these edible
productions grow spontaneously in that por-
ton OF Tartary east of the Belar Tagh and
north of the Himalaya mountains
, 1876-06-24
4 CLEANSING FLUID.


CHICAGO, june 22.-1 send ynu an excellent
recipe for a cleansing fluid. have used II to
wash alpaca, camcl's-hair, and other WOODEN
goods, and illltl 1t Invaluable for removing
1narks that little hands have made oil f,,rulturc
rarpetst rugs, ctc.: Four w. ammonia; 4 NJ.
white caat!le soap; nz alcohol; :, oz. glycor-
tnc; = az. ether. Cut the toap llnu; diksolro
lii l quart water orcr the tire; add 4,surts
wntrr. When nearly cold a1d the other ingre-
,lients. THIS Will make nearly qnarts, an,l
will cnst Ahont - cc,ts IT, mako il,
It must E'o put ina bot.lc a,!d stop'crc4 tight.
II will keep good my length Of TIME: When 1
wash dress guotls / tnkc u pull Vi lukuwar1n
water, and put IN about tcacupful of tho
fluid, shake around well III this, nn,l then rinse
tnPlenty Of r!.;!n wntur, aud iron on wrons
coat-eollare, ETC., merely take Il lIttc Of the
tinil n cup u water, upp!y with clca,. ras,
h''I wipe well with Il sccuid clcaH rug. It will
Yours truly, MoTlE1L
, 1876-06-24
PARTED.

So far Hway from thcc cannot hear
Even The cchU of Thy loving yulce;
II could lc4ch my hand and touch thy hand,
How would this lttel heart ut mine Icjuicol
Alasl 40 many miles between Us ilc
sr0w tewldrrrd when cuunt them Ger;
And yct know that Iosa j!ke tAna mud mInp
Can reach Ger MuuntAtAA. aud from shore tu
6tG5r.
When will It come.-l!le time OF which ne dream,
When Wc shall greet each other face to tace.-
When thou shalt say, "liencsfoftA we'll never
pattnt
Ah!is It fur ar near, that time Of gtace1
Some blessed morrow will wake and lind
That alt these waiting dnys have passed away,
And thht ol!co h!0re tl!s aun up1u ua stlnes,
Thu cloudy ulornlng clanseI to perfect day!
Alas know not, and ! sHnietimes think
II wcro far better to let ali hope dlu,
And yFuw accustomed to this weary lite,
Time heals all wounds; sonle tiay we'd cease 10
slgh.
Yet love fs sweet, md life Ia dEear and lonx
Without u. Lct us hGlo for better tlaYa,
llDWeGf IN shadow MAY the pathway ltu,
Tia brightcacd xouctl1ues by Tho suns WARM
rays. FAIru WALroH.
, 1876-06-24


sfrfInnn's nrmy niullc. My husband 1as In
NJ satcr % un. III 'tey tr else Il e''e ,ff' " En- lin
War. IT., perhaps, could tnt you to rights In
army q raw rrrruiir, III pl,y.i'n uni,,ranec, to
that Of my n.ller army tn the world, ia nl,,rl,
antl fayofa nluch ut American bulltu1nbt.n,.
Whnt kind Of q tiIow do ynu think thry would
the French i'r rrusa!an aE,nyl ".'''N = '>' "
As We always lave lnketl brans on Saturday,
anl steamed c0tn.brcal with a little steak,
! will take up tic space only
to In Eivo sHs.,, so,ne tn ' rcsept. ior pleky;,
most nputl us. | make my own vinegar, MD
therefore never lose my pixies. began two
winters ae"1y sayfng gallons u Tho ht.t ctscr
in:u'r tl'u Whole 1"rrcl l'nving rcn given mc hy
ttt th's cider into ii wine cask, AMI ii lhc
sprihg alleI gallons Vt rain watcr, gatin,I ~
illola,sr., and iou,r!s of sugar. Then tore
in anhall i'foccs II bali sheet ot brown wrap
pshE paper ttI Enaku "tnutller,n sst
Thy cask In the sun, nntI stuck 4 slass
h1itle ~ the l"nE. IN making my curfant-
Jelly, tonk tho rnsfnys Of the cufrants and
poured thai In, and IL feu p"nch-Nlrng- MD
huufs, +, ntf, @ t sFrls' ny na hasac[riGs . wufs
io,'latsnn u NY yi.'ryar, and that vtneEnr.bar
rel has hrsn kept working nl4Ilt nn,i day ever
sure ~ alding more eldcr,lnurc water, t,Iasscs,
and. sugar.
1t. 'u.nt eHI"~ ~""" l"o uuhFts oi snlhll
while unions, two ptIart. of e'rrkins, tw,
quarts Q! string Uans, two trnuIl cnl1-
ltfl"wcr-, !af tlazcn ripe rrd
l"pIcrs, onc.llalf pound nlusiars-trc,i, one.falf
t"und whole pepper, tt,e Eou! grnuutl mus
tat'it n!rl, as there l. ntIlEng 4n alltcratc1 US
GROUND lIttiHlari, It's fctttr u get Il ut the
druggists; twenty ur thirty hay leaves {,,nt Ig
ravcs, rs s01nG Que Of .hr ladies fnttttouhly re.
haslcd}, nt,d two quarts Of gu,l cider ot wine
vinrgar. l'cci thu uninns, lalvc the rucum.
,rs, htrinE The beans, alHl ent In pieces the tau
l'[ower, Fut a,t In Il woo'lcn truy, u,d sprinkle
wrll With sait. III the i'urning wash
hi1u tlsoih thoroughly, a,la put ull liz
IL the roll vinegar, except lhr rcd
peppers. LIT bull twenty minutes slowly,
\ dleIt[s' dltI, atnl, as you ill aud cork, Zip
iito the WAX. The f'cppcrs tuu t4.l, put In IL
show t' the huHt adyaI,hgc. II you haya over
%lx ,', m Jars 1nl! itA E"i IT, r. tic re.t Il. jar
, 1876-06-24

Why. howtty', Mal4sr Jo,'uny, is you gono to
We'll, sai', I ID surprised nclcs hcnsed Oh aa.
Say, aint yon r,snc to eIb piece o. good sobac-
r.. ,loHs sy rS;'*st ,x yu IN aoorr,, finn =. - -
1know'd yon would; allu1 tel! dc people. white
ics. "a: dats What triis su,, a. Il iis " Sln H eso
An nj! dc eu!ud people thinks mighty heap oh
YOU
Look .lcah. eah; don't you want to buy some cot.
ton! ics, yon do;
Dercs oder parties wants It, but I'd radcs srtl to
11ow rnueh' Oh, Jes' baio-dat on dc wagon in dc
Dis laeasl's DC sampe-lis is cotton mighty hard To
You'll I'M It on de paper what de offers is dat'a
boys ali .s Eamc 'editons: hals in cash an half
Dcy'a mighty low, rah-comc, now, cau't ron
prove nron 1c rates
Dat l'atsut Bsaddefs oilrr only twclb an' scbcp-
tlght'sl
Lord' Mahs'r Johnny fa''r IT. Don't you knows
An when has do money l. williu' for to spcu.,
My custo'n,s wuf hcap sab: JUS you buy dc bald
Dcrc ddn't ncbbcs nobody lose nuilln Oh o. me.
Now wl3at,s dc good oh gwtne dar an a.zamlnln'
When, people ttradcn wId me, they allus gifts
homes sale;
a'n'' {,a 70 han for sheAtn; bc'cse' ,u actin
An eberyooay'l1tel| you dat dey u>Iua foun' me
e4uaF.
isn't like some nlggcrs; ,eclar' II is shame
d. WY some Oh 'sm swtnles-what' Dc cotton
As dl1 dats iii Dc sampler Well. I'm blcst, sab, II
fti81 - =
Dis hcah mus DO ny bruddsss sampla-yes. sab,
II dat dent heat heat etentiont Haah Two done been
sample ditfons from do cotton I-wll-ba
Mahs'1 luhnny, yon mus 'scuse nc, Take DC cot.
tun III It ftans.
Au' tell nc II you're wiiln' for 10 take 1t OF nv
huns.
sho! ncbcs min do anger! 'raint bi. o usc to
pe bale Il oil tic same dis cah place dc laggin's
turc:
You onghtn,'t to 60 ral!n out 10 cotton dat way,
!! splics tic beauty Oh de-wlat, SAIL rocks III 11
you says
Rocks In dat ar cotton. How do lohll k,n dat
bu{
I packed dat bale u,yscf--hor on nInuit, lc' me
Hre-
Ny stnrs! mus be csazyl Mahs'r johnny, dis Ia
tne
1s gone NJ hauled my brudder's cotton iu Instead
--{FElA I.USSeH