The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-12-07

HOG KIILING.-The squeal of the diving
porker has filled the.air this week. On Mon
day 30 and on Wednesday 1G hogs were
at Mr.. Coale's butchering estab-
lishment in Bel Air. The largest was two
year old, Essex and Chester. raised by Col. |
E. II. Webster, which weighed $40 lbs Two !
belonging 10 VIM. q. Jeffrey weighe 291 and |
2s4 lbs; Edward Golden's, PAT and 21S; John
Keiths 26S and 267; John Bauer's, 1858 and
$40; james A. Fultons, 2G2 and 221; A. p.
Gilbert's 202 and 1874 lbs
Mr.. Patrick Howard, at Archer &c How
ards Mills, slaughtered last week two Ches-
ter hogs, one of which weighed 419 and the
other 435 lbs.
j. Davidson, our photographic artist, butch
cred two hogs seven months old, which
weighed together 220lhs. For the first month
after their BIRTH Mr.. Davidson says, he fed
them on milk, with silver spoon, from a
china plate. Afterwards they were fed with
the other hogs Each of them gained at the
rate of 1G lbs. II month from their birth until
they were killed.
BEET Roof SUGAR.-Mr. CT mpnt Die
trich of Hartford Furnace, has recently been
engaged in investigating the process of
manufacturing sugar from sugar beets, with
n view of re-opcnng the Hartford Furnace
works as n sugar factory. The process can
not he regarded ms an experiment, since it.
has been carried on successfully in Europe
for forty years, and in France furnishes re-
munerative employment, summer and winter,
to thousands ofpersons Il is estimated that
! from 10 to 40 tons of bee Is can be raised on
IN acre, which would bring nj the factory
about 81 per ton. The cost of ltnlng and
cuIlivating would he but little more than that
of corn. The pulp, after the juice is extract
ed makes an excellent feed for Gait e, cspe-
| caly for milk cows, while the leaves aud The
| impurities thrown 0al in The cours,. of
manufacture, can he used MS II fertilizer. The
soil in the neighborhaod of Hartford Furnace
is admrably suited to the cultivation fleets,
and the buildings formerly used rs an iron
| furnace and chemical works could be readily
adapted to the manufacture ofthe sugar. The
establishment of such an industry would be
an inestimabe blessing to the county, and we
sincerely hope Mr., Dietrich will succeed in his
undertaking,
WELL MATCHED-A few days ago a
young man of this ncighborhood was on his
way home, driving fine-looking horse,
whose appearance did not belray the bad
habit he Ind of stopping in the middle of the
road, and refusing to proceed until it suited
his own convenience AT Il crossroads store
he met Il strange young man, also driving n
stylish locking horse The merits of their
respective horses were discussed, and trade
was agreed upon, the stranger paying our
friend fifteen dol ars to boot. The harness
and horses were changed, and the young
men seated themselves in their buggies but
neither appeared anxious To go. After wait
ing few moments, our friend gathered up
the lines and cluckcd to his new horse The
animal apparently took no heed of his mas
ters desire to be eff, and seemed lost in a
brown study, from which neither coaxing
nor whipping could move him. The stran-
ger sat in his buggy, with a smile of triumph
on his face, as he noticed the attempts made
| to get the animal to move. A crowd gath
cred around, and the horse was finally Undue
ed to start, but halted every twenty or thirty
yards. After the horse and driver were out
of sight, the other babe the crowd pleasant
good-day and also essayed to start, when 10 +!
his horse had taken up the thread OF refiec-
ton where the other left off, and stood like
Patience on II monument The smile faded
from the strangers face, and look of deep
determination overspread it. The whip was
tried, but The animal was case hardened and
determined TO stay where he was. Some one
cried out Oats" another suggested building
fire urder his heels. Finally, after all
known remedies were exhausted, the horse
walked off, but after proceeding few steps
changed his mind and stopped to think about
it, After a while he concluded to start again
and this process ofstarting and stopping was
continued until the horse, buggy and driver
were out of sight. Both young men now
moralize on the deceitfulness of human ma
turc and the folly of trusting to appear
ances.
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