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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-02-09
Palestine Exploration.

People seem te have scarcely realized
the fact that Capt. Warren and his men
have actually found King Solomon's wall
still standing as his builders left, mostly
buried, it is true, under thousands of tons
of ruin and rubbish, but there still tower
ing above its foundation on the living rock
lao feet in some places, above ITO feet
in others Who is there that has really
taken in this astonishing fact2 No man
think. The grand barrier by which the
wise and mighty king separated the site
of the temple which he was about to build
for the dwelling place of God, still exists
1t has been examined and measured by
Capt. Warren, whose indomitable energy
and courage enabled him to overcome ali
the obstacles and dangers involved in mi
ming operations which have no parallel in
the history of the world And there the
wall stands, preserved for US by the ruins
heaped around it-ruins of the Holy house
itself, and Of the city of Jerusalem This
wall is not merely founded on the rock it
is sunk into the rock, into which sockets
have been cut to receive the lower course
of stones, and make them immovable foun-
datlons for so mighty structure. Along
the second course--that above the fouu-
dations-the stones are found to be marked
with Phoenician mason's marks (such as
exist to this day in the ruins of Tyre and
SidoD,) and thus enable lis to identify this
as the work of King Hiram's builders.
The splendor of the stones astonished
Capt Warren. He speaks of their vast
size, and of the most beautiful masonry
"The stones are fitted together in the most
marvellous manner, the joints being hardly
discernable." So closely fitted that pen
knife cannot be inserted between them
Let the reader try to imagine this wall, of
which all but the upper course still remain,
standing up 100 feet from the bottom,
lone unbr ken face of masonry, such as,
whether we take the aggregate mass of it,
or the size Zone 3Stt Gin. long, another
weighing 100 tons and fine dressing OF
the indivual stones, cannot be parallel
ed elsewhere in the world, not even in
Egypt"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-02-09
The Magic Bullet.

Many yearsAgo, " hen the white men who
had seen the Rocky Mountains might still
nave been counted. and only a very few o
the prairie Indians knew the use OF firearms
= hunter named Fitzpatrick had one day
separated from his companions and was
pursuing his game alone in the wilderness
when, as ill-luck would have it, he was
seen by war party of Indians, who i'm
mediately prepared to give chase There
Was not the smallest chance of escape foI
MN; but the young hunter made feint
81 turning away, in order, if possible, to
to gain time. He happened to know
that these savages, who, as yet, were very
little acquainted with the use of firearms,
had several times, when they had taken
white hunters prisoners, put the muzzle OF
their rifles close to their breasts and fired
them, by way of experiment, to see what
would come OF it. He therefore thought
1t prudent to extract the bullet from his.
and then continued his flight. The Indians
followed aud very soon overlook him. and
then disarmed him and tied him to tree.
One of the warriors, who, it appeared, I'M
derstood how to pull a trigger, seized the
rifle, placed himself few PAGES in front
OF the owner of it, took aim at his breast
and fired But when the Indians looked
eagerly through the smoke toward where
Fitzpatrick stood, they saw he was safe and
sound in his place, and he quietly took
out OF his pocket the bullet he had previ-
ously placed there and tossed it to his
enemies, who were all amazemcnt. They
declared he had stopped the bullet in its
flight; that he was an lnvulnerable and
wonderful coDjurer, and what was more,
that some great misfortune would befal
the tribe if they did not set him free i'm
mediarely. They, therefore, cut his bonds
and made off as fast as possible, leaving
Fitzpatrick to go where he pleased,
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Effect of Climate on Plants.

Observations made during the Arctic Ex-
pedltlon have brought to light one or two
curious facts IN connection with the DOW
ers OF growth possessed by different plants
under varying conditions of climate
American research has proved that the
seeds OF certain plants, if gathered in one
climate and sown in another, will ger
inmate earlier or later and W it'll more or less
vlgor according as the new climate is
warmer or colder than the old And even
perceptible change Of climate is not re-
quired to show these results; difference
Of few degrees only in latitude IS suffi.
cient to do SO. For example, wheat from
Scotland, sown in the South of England,
will terminate and ripen much more quick
ly than wheat of exactly similar quality
gathered in the South and planted in the
same latitude in which it was grown.
This fact is of the utmost importance to
agriculturists. To secure early growing
wheat, it is only necessary to take care
that the seed is gathered in colder eli
mate than that in which it was sown. The
process is perfectly practicable, as it might
be so arranged that the wheat sown in the
North should not be consumed, but pre-
served for seed for the next season in the
South. The same thing is noticeable
among other plants, and florists and hor-
ticulturists might take advantage of this
circumstance to produce both earlier and
stronger plants than they do now, with
out the appliances for forcing. Another
curious fact is that seeds especially wheat
will stand an immense amount of cold
without injury. Some wheat left in the
Polar Regions by Capt. Hall of the Polaris,
in 1871, and found by Capt. Mares, in 1875,
terminated and produced healthy plants
when sown under glass on board ship.
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VOL. XXI---NO. Il.
i dlMklG NNllllllll.
speed the PIOlC."
Signs of a Prosperous Farmer.

When you see his barn larger than his
houee, it shows that he will have large
profits and small Affections.
When you see him driving his work, in
stead of his work driving him, it shows
that he will never be driven from good
resolutions, and that he will certainly work
his way to prosperity.
I. When you always see in his wood-house
sntficiency for three months or more. it
shows that be will be more than ninety,
days wonder, in farming operations, and
that he is not sleeping in his house after a
drunken frolic.
When he has house separate from the
main building, purposely for ashes, and
An iron or tin vessel to transport them, it
shows that be never built his dwelling TO
he funeral pile for his family and per
haps himself.
When his sled is housed in summer, and
his implements covered both in winter and
summer, it plainly shows that he will have
n good house over his head in the summer
OF early life, and winter of old age.
When cattle are properly shielded and
led In winter, ii evidences that he is acting
according to scripture, which says that
IA merciiul man is merciful to his beasts.
When he is seen subscribing for news
paper and paying in advance, it sho vs. that
he is speaking like a book respecting the
latest Improvements in Agriculture, and
that he never gets his walking papers to
the land ofpovertv,
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A man walks three miles in an hour; n
horse trots seven, steamboats, run eighteen;
sailing vessels, ten; slow rivers flow four !;
rapid riv, rs, seven moderate winds blow
seven storms move thirty-six; hurricanes
eighty; rifle ball, one thousand; sounds,
seven hundred and ninety thousand; cleo
tricity, two hundred and eighty thousand.
A barrel of -four weighs one hundred and
ninety-six pounds; barrel of pork, two
hundred barrel of powder, twenty five !;
firkin of butter fifty-six; tub of butter,
eighty four Sixty drops make drachm,
eight drachms an ounce, four ounces gill,
four gills pint, sixty drops a teaspoonfull,
four Irresponsible tablespoonful or half
an ounce, two tablespoonsful an ounce,
eight tablespoonsfull a gill, two gills u
coffee cup or tumbler, six fluid ounces q
teacup full. Four thousand eight hundred
and forty square yards an acre; a square
mile, six hundred and forty acres. To
measure all acre, two hundred and nine
feet on each side, making square acre
within an inch. There are two thousand
seven hundred and fifty languages. Two
persons die every second. A generation is
thirty years. A standing army in Prussia,
war times, one million two hundred
thousand; France, one million three hun
dred and sixty thousand; Russia, one mil
lion; Austria, eight hundred and twenty
five thousand; Italy, two hundred thous-
and; Spain, one hundred thousand; Bel
pium, ninety-five thousand England, sew
enty five thousand; United States, twenty
four thousand.
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Loves ley Dream,

Inc other evening as patient policeman
was pacing his beat on Howard street a
young man passed him and ran up flight
o1 stone steps and rang the bell The uffi
Ger heard the door open, young lady IS
voice sing out, and he said to himself:
It's loves young dream"
He was just moving on when another
young man approached, looked up at the
house, and in sheepish way asked the off
Ger II he had seen any one go in. He was
informed OF what had occurred moment
before, and he gasped;
1t was that sneuking chap from Cass
avenue"
He walked on, and the officer walk ed.
Ten minutes later the young man climbed
the steps with pail of water in his hand,
and emptied the contents over every stone.
He was sitting on the horse block opposite
as the officer came back, meaning to stay
there until his plan uniolded or until he
troze to death. He didn't freeze.
In about ten minutes the door opposite
opened, two voices were heard for u mo-
ment, and then the young man from Cass
avenue came down the steps on his ears,
his elbow, his shoulder blade, his heel, or
most any part OF the human make up
He struck the sidewalk, shot across it to
the gutter, and came to stand still with
his head in the snow.
There was a peal of laughter from the
house as the door closed, and the watcher
on the horseback chuckled and remark
ed:
THAT heartless laugh was not uttered
by woman that loves-Im hunky."
Five minutes later he carefully crawled
up the icy steps, and the good policeman
heard him cordially greeted, and unused /:
"Well, if there amt msre'n seventeen
different waysof finding out if girl loves
you.-Detr0H Free Press.
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VARIETIES.

-Spilkins always insists on spelling
needle, n-i-e-d-l-e. He says every needle
should have all eye in it. Sew
Stable keeper.-"By the. way, shall
put in an extra buffalo 2"
English Blood.--"Couldn't you let me
ave an 'orse, you know 2 Err. er--rather
not drive buffalo first time, you know.
She =" Now, Charles, dear, do be sim
ccre and tell the truth for once in your
life. Don't you love baby just IL little
bit 2" He -" Well, Mary, can't say ex-
actly that love the little beggar, but I've
II sneaking respect for him for his fathers
sake
Two interesting children were anus
ing themselves-in childish fashion--by
"playing railways"
"What do you call your locomotive ?"
says Tom.
"Carelessness, replies Harry. whats
the name of yours?'
"Collision."
When trade grew slack and notes fell
due, the merchants face grew long and blue;
his dreams were troubled through the
night with sheriff's bailiffs all in sight.
At last his wife unto him said: Rise up
at once, get out of bed, and get your paper,
ink and pen, and say these words unto all
men: MY goods wish to sell to you,
and to your wife and daughter TOO my
prices are so very low, that each will buy
before they co."
He did as by his wife advised, and in
the papers advertised. Crowds came and
bought off all he had; his notes were paid,
his dreams were glad and he will tell
you to this day how well did printers ink
repay.
He told us with knowing wink how
he was saved by printers ink.
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fo't Ultimately they did nol," SAID Kale
But we must secure them at once, while
the drug is operating"
The Crave guI gaze Mary portion OF
the rope, which she had divided, and f. :
owed 10y the other, entered the apartment
tenanted by their would-be murderers.
The rutfians were completely overpower.
I'd by the drug which they had uncon.
sciously imbibed, and the task of binding
them was comparatively easy one. AS
surcd now of til 'ir escape from the deadly
peril that awaited them, the unusual
strength and resolution of the heroic wo
men entirely deserted them, and they sank
upon the floor, weak and helpless, but
with thankful hearts.
The hours dragged slowly away. At
last the ruffians b, gan to recover from the
effects of the narcotic. Great was their
surprise and fury when they discovered how
'om pletely they had been outwitted and
that by a couple of weak women. Their
ertreaties were alike unheeded. Then
captors had no faith in their pretesl ati"ns
~ Innocence of any premeditated crime
ma they at last were forced to their fat,.
AT day break Robert Ellis returned. His
indignation and establishment on learning
nt the events of the night, knew no hounds.
lie clasped the two loved ones to his heart
'nd silently vowed never to leave them t.
such fearful risk again.
The discomftted ruffians were removed
to the nearest jail. They were discovered
To be old Offenders, and soon afterwards
met just punishment. 1t appeared that
they had stopped the preceding day at the
fri IN.
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p oetic al.
The Gift of Empty Hands.

By MRS. PIATT.
They were two Princes doomed to DEATH
Each loved his beauty and his breath:
leave us our life and we will bring
Fair gifts unto our lord, the King"
They went together In the dew
A charmed bird before them flew.
Through sun and thorn one followed 1t;
Upon the others arm it lit.
rose, whose fantest blush was worth
All buds that ever blew on earth,
One climbed the rocks to reach-ah, well,
Into the Others breast it fell
Wicrd jewels, such as fairies wear,
When moons go out, to light their hair,
One tried to touch on ghostly ground;
Gems of quick fire the other found.
One with the dragon fought to gain
The enchanted fruit, and fought in vain;
The other breathed the gardens air
And gathered precious apples there.
Backward to the imperial gate
One touk his fortune, one his fate;
One showed sweet gifts from sweetest lands,
The other torn and empty hands.
At bird, and rose, and gem, and fruit,
The King was sad, the King was mute;
AT last he slowly said MY son,
True treasure is not lightly won.
"Your brothers hands, wherein you see
Only these scars, show more to me
Than if Kingdoms price l found
In place of each forgotten wound"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-02-09
Fast Walking Horses.

1t has been shown in these columns that
the production OF thoroughbred and trot-
ing horses has been largely in excess of the
death rate, that as necessary sequence
the stock in the country is increasing from
year to year, and that unless foreign de.
mand be created prices must inevitably
decline. Breeders should therefore turn
their attention II ore to the production of
fast-walking ht rses, both for the saddle
and general draught. The business would
pay handsomely, for the utility and value
Of such horses would soon be properly ap-
preciated, thus creating steady demand,
which would not likely diminish for u
half century at least. On the farm slow
walking horse does not do half the work
that rapid walker is able to accomplish.
In towns and cities where draught horses
are used in the truck, cart, druy, SC, it is
the same; not half the work is performed
by slow walker who crawls along at u
snails pace, and, when drawing load,
cannot DO galvanized into rapid motion.
AS a traveller, both under saddle and in
harness, the slow walker is a nuisance.
No matter what work he is engaged in,
time and money are lost to his owner every
day that he lives.
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1t Cost Me a Farm,

AT the age of 10 years commenced the
use of tobacco, with the opinion that it
looked manly to Use it. l had considera-
ble difficulty in forming the habit; | was
very often sick and blinded from the effect
of it, but, by and by, the habit was formed
and | was tobacco chewer, ejecting from
my mouth tobacco juice. My parents tried
tn prevail upon me not to use it, but in
vain. l had my plugs about the barn. AS
II source of expenditure the habit was u
success. | was able in year or two to
use fifty cents worth week. 1t puzzled me
to provide the spare change to enable me
to continue the luxury Gas esteemed it,
Frequently the use of it produced nervous
ness and prostration. l was often subject
to great Inconvenience, in entering the
house of some tidy house hous, keeper, t"
fno place to spit, was often compelled
to hold the tobacco juice in my mouth I'M
til it was full and running over, and then
rush to the door-at other times | would
swallow the juice, which would produce a
burning sensation in my stomach, causing
m increased flow Of saliva. Still | per-
sisted in the use of the weed. Twenty
years sped away, through which l had
probably averaged so cents week, or sec
a year. Having little leisure one rainy
day, began calculation of what it had
cost me, principal and interest, in 20 years,
which found to be 81 500. that is if the
$26 each year had been loaned at 10 per
cent. interest and compc unded annually
this brought me to the age of 80 years,
when found that the $500 loaned at
10 per cent. interest, and compounded an
nually, in % years OF 10y the time l would
he 60 years Of age would amount to near
ly $24 900. Ipassed my fingers through
my hair and thought what a good sized
farm that would buy. And yet how many
have chowed on to 60 years Of age, chewing
up two or three farms. quit, and have
enjoyed better life for it.-BiUy Biddles in
the Co Operatire Journal
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Commodore Vandcrbilt's Appearance.

The late Commodore Vanderbilt, up to
the last days of life, retained that erect
carriage which gave him 50 commanding u
personal appearance His frugal habits
and regular way of life helped to maintain
the sparseness of his proportions and to
keep him in equable and perfect health.
The luxuries which his wealth gave him
the means of procuring never beguiled
him from the simple habits in which he
had been reared. Commodore Vanderbilt
belonged to that stoical class of million
aires who are not enervated by wealth.
He always adhered to that industrious dis
cipline, that routine of herculean labor
which contributed to his first SUCCESSES
His business was his amusement, and his
amusements were part of his business
lu his railroad and steamboat journeys,
no less than in his park drive, he showed
that wonderful bodily vigor and elasticity
which were among his most singular traits.
His healthy looking face, with his white
side whiskers, his chin supported over an
old fashioned white stock, with square
head covered with snowy hair, will long
remain venerable picture in the memories
of all who saw him. 1t was face which
expressed strong character, not abound
ing perhaps with atfectionate traits, but
iull of that enduring grit by means OF
which the obstacles in the way of success
are quickly and permanently surmounted.
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A Valentine.

Oh little loveliest lady mine,
What shall | send for your valentine?
Summer and flowers are far away;
Gloomy old Winter is king to-day.
Buds will not blow, and sun will not shine;
What shall do Tor valentine?
Prihee, st. Valentine, tell me here,
Why do you come al this time o. year?
Plenty of days when lilies are white,
Plenty of days when sunbeams are bright.
But now when everything's dark and drear,
Why do you come, St. Valentine dear 2
I've searched the gardens all through and
through,
For bud to tell of my love so true.
But buds were asleep and blossoms were
dead,
And the falling snow came down on my
head.
So, little lovelest lady mine,
Here is my heart for your valentine!
ST. Nicholas.
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O II C III y

1t HURTS the Old Fogy Dealers.
THEY SQUEAL AT THE LOW PRICES AT
WHICH WE SELL OUR STOVES.
MEssRs. EDITORS Gentlemen-We want
YOU to proclaim that we are ahead in LOW
PRICES.
Our foundry ia right in the Coal and Iron re-
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 liz lbs. of Bread in Al
minutes from the time of lighting the fire
and only used lbs of wood.
# you rant the Best Baker, the LarycS Oven,
tie Heaviest Iron, the Best Fitted Store, buy the
"TLlfES COOK.
We guarantee every one. If it 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 90 n. Gay
st., just above the BRUCE.
~" DO not forget the number. SO. 1t is be.
tween Front Street and the Bridge.
s8y"The No. is SO. &c. 96
w. j. II. GLUCK,
90 N. GAY STREET, Baltimore.
p. s. As the city of Baltimore is being
flooded with stoves made in our Penitenliary
by Convict Labor, We would particularly warn
and caution our friends 10 be very careful
where they deal, and where they buy to ask
who makes the stoves. In fact come direct to
No SO N. Gay Street for explanations. sells
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TERMINATION FROM OLD SEED-In
the silver mines of Laurum, only the slags
left by the ancient Greeks are at present
worked off, in order to gain, after an i'm
proved modern method, silver still left in
that dross. This refuse ore is probably
about two thousand years old Among it,
the seed of species of glaucium, or pop
py, was found, which had slept in the
darkness of the earth during all that time.
After little while, when the slags were
brought up and worked off at the melting
ovens, there suddenly arose crop of glau-
cium plants, with beautiful yellow flow
er, of kind unknown in modern botany.
but which is described by Pliny and 9th
ers us a frequent flower in ancient Greece,
London Examiner.
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WIDE-TIRED WHEELs.-A set of wheels
4-inch to 6-inch rims and heavy tires, cost
to make considerably more than set "a
inches wide; but an extra price is always
put upon them. They are we'll worth it.
A wagon or cart with G,inch tread will
take heavy loads over soft meadows and
hardly leave track, where narrow
wheeled with a similar load could not go
at all. On country roads such broad. tread
vehicles destroy ruts and act like rollers
keeping them in much better order
throughout the year. 1t would be real
blessing to every State of the Union, to
put so heavy tax on narrow wheels upon
heavy carts, that they would become quite
absoltee. Millions Of dollars would be
saved to the Pr ople of each State, in re,
pairs of roads, in repaire of wagons and
in horse flesh. Country Gentleman.