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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-07
A Comedy Of Errors.

Here is an amusing comedy of errors
with Partisan edge: Nine. de V. was
very jealous and determined to watch her
husband. One day he told her he was 60
ing to Versailles, and when he went out she
put on her bonnet and followed him. She
kept him in sight until he turned in a
passage which shortened the way to the
railroad station, where she missed him.
She stood for few minutes in the passage
looking about, and suddenly saw man
coming out of gloveshop with rather
over dressed lady. From the distance she
made sure the man was her husband, and
without word of warning che gave him
three or four sounding boxes on the ear
When the gentleman turned round to con-
front his assailant. she perceived that she
had made mistake, and at the same mo.
ment she caught sight of her husband, who
replenished his cigar case at tobacconist's,
she do 1t goes without saying that she
tainted in the arms of the stranger whose
ears she had boxed, while the lady ran off as
fast as she could to avoid scandal. The
stranger who was comedian, was astonish-
ed to find an unknown lady in his arms;
while his ears were still tingling from her
blow she was again startled. A gentlemen
collared him, and shaking him roughly
asked him what he meant by embracing a
lady in the street. "Why,she boxed my ears
| aud tainted |" screamed the actor. "She
is my wife," shouted the irate husband,
land would never have struck you without
cause !" The infurated gentlemen shook
their fists until the lady, who had been car
ried into shop, recovered sufficiently to
explain how it happened. p
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-07
A Curious Clock.

The Clockmakers Company have re-
Gently printed catalogue of the books,
MSS, paintings, and prints relating to
horology, together with the collection of
ancient clocks, watches and watch works,
preserved in their library and museum.
These are now deposited in the Guildhall
Free Library. The list, compiled by Mr.
w. IL. Overall, is foundation for bib.
biography OF horology. Among the prints
is one representing a very extraordinary
clock, the production of Jacob Lovelace,
of Exeter. 1t took thirty-four years to
complete the work he died in 171G. The
movements are:
First, moving panorama descriptive of
day and night day is represented by
Apollo in his car, drawn by four spirited
| coursers, accompanied by the twelve hours,
and Diana in her car, drawn by stays, at
tended by the twelve hours, represents
night. Second, two gilt figures in Roman
costume, who turn their heads and salute
with their swords as the panorama re,
wolves, and also move in the same manner
while the bells are ringing. Third, a per-
petual almanac, showing the day of the
month on semi-circular plate, the index
returning to the first day of every month
on the close of each month, without altera-
ton, even in leap years, regulated only
| once in 1870 years. Fourth, a circle, the
index of which shows the day of the week,
with its appropriate planet. Fifth, per-
petual almanac. showing the days of the
month, week, and the equation of time.
Sixth, circle showing the leap years, the
index revolving only once in four years.
| Seventh, timepiece that strikes the hour
| and chimes the quarter, on the face of
which the whole of the twenty.four hours
are shown and regulated. Within this
circle the sun is seen in his course, with
the time of rising and setting, by a horizon
rcceding or advancing as the days length
en- or shorten; and under is seen the moon,
showing her different quarters, phases, age,
sc. Eighth, two female figures, one on each
side of the dial plate, representing Fame
| and Terpsichore, who move in time when
the organ plays. Ninth, a movement reg
| ulating the clock as repeater, to strike or
be silent. Tenth, Saturn, the god of time,
who beats in movement when the organ
plays. Eleventh, a circle on the face
shows the names of the ten celebrated an
cient tunes played by the organ in the in
terror of the cabinet every four hours.
Twelfth, beliry with six ringers, who
ring u merry peal al libtum. The inte-
rior of this part of the cabinet is ornament
ed with beautiful paintings representing
| some of the principal ancient buildings of
the city of Exeter Thirteenth, connected
with the organ there is bird-organ, which
plays when required.-BritiM Trade Jour-
nal
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-07

would have given much more than their
intrinsic value for such relics of former
days. During the multifarious diggings
which have been going on for some years
in and near Cannon street and its neigh
borhUod for the formation of new streets
and the construction Of commercial build
ings, the workmen lighted upon twenty
nine guineas and twenty shillings nearly
two centuries old the men got in trouble
because they did not voluntarily give them
up. On one occasion when the rusty and
musty contents of a rag-dealer's heaps were
being overhauled somewhere in the neigh
borhood of Houndsditch, a diamond ring
was espied A contest arose as to who
should possess it; woman engaged in sort
ing the rags claimed il because she found it;
the rag dealer disputed her claim; pawn
broker who said he had advanced money
on the ring insisted in his prior right a
dealer in old clothes who had sold gar
ment for that money, one or two other
persons Of somewhat doubtful antecedents,
all came forward to show that, for some
reason or other, the diamond ring ought
to be considered theirs. Whether the
Crown waived its claim we are not certain,
but magistrate eventually gave a decision
in favor of the rag dealer.
Bank-notes, as well as coins, jewelry,
and articles in the precious metals, some
times make their appearance among the
findings. A bundle of notes was one day
picked up outside of the counter of re-
tail shop; the finder claimed it because he
aoaS the finder; while the shop-keeper
claimed them because it was on his prem
ises that the notes had been dropped
The real owner, whoever he may have been,
did not come forward, and the law decided
in favor of the finder. But a much more
remarkable case occurred two or three years
ago. A packet containing no less than ten
thousand pounds worth of bank notes was
picked up in one of the busy streets near
the Bank of England; ten notes of one
thousand pounds each. A young city
clerk picked up and pocketed the treasure
A friend advised him, ON consultation, to
keep the notes until the following day,
when a handsome reward would possibly
be offered by the luckless person who had
inadvertently dropped the notes. A firm
of solicitors, in the names of the real own
ers, speedily offered one hundred pounds
to the finder. The judicious friend over
shot the mark here; he stipulated that he
should have nearly half the sum of one
hundred pounds as his reward for the adj
vice given; and at the same time coaxed
sixty pounds out of the owners by fabri-
Gated story concerning himself, the finder,
and the finding. A sheriff court had to
decide the matter, and ordered the "friend"
to return part, at any rate, of the money
he had received. Chambers Jour1al.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-07
The Cow for Small Farms.

Do men who own small farms keep
three or four COWS for the purpose of rails
ing calves for sale, or for the butter the
COWS produces Of course the reply is for
butter. Then the breed to be selected is
that best adapted to butter. making
Observation and experience both 90 to
prove that the Jersey, commonly called
Alderney, is, above all Others, the butter
COW. They are easily kept, verv docile
and beautiful, giving milk of superior
richness, from which is produced finely
colored, solid butter, having an unequal
texture and flavor.
There are prodigies in any breed, but
the ordinary Jersey cow can be relied on
to give one pound of butter per day, to
average that, the year round. They do
not go dry long; oftentimes it is difficult
to dry them off before calvipg. A record
from ten to sixteen pounds of butter per
week, is not at all rare. How much but
ter then for the housewife who aids her
husband in his efforts to gather around
him the comforts of true home by
purchasing household necessities by the
sale of the dairy product, to have cows
that reward her labors by giving guam
tity of rich golden butter, so solid and
waxy that it will command few cents
extra on the pound.
Jersey COW costs less to keep than
common COW ; if she produces hcifer calf
ifa grade, it is worth more than the but
cher will give for scrub calf; if a thor
oughbred, at five days old it is worth
from fifty to one hundred dollars On
large farms where the raising of cattle for
beef is an object, the short horn is the cow
needed, but on all small farms, on oil
farms where the butter is made for mar
ket the Jersey COW is exactly what 10 or
should be necessity. Uncle Ned in P,'ac-
tical Farmer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-07
Cutting Down the Woods.

The rapidity with which our primeva
forest is disappearing before the axe of tn
settler has begun to excite the alarm Of
those who have acquainted themselves will
the facts. When the trees are cleared ava,
the desert begins to form. Trees are til,
natural rain producers and as soon as any
considerable tract of country is denuded thu
annual rainfall begins rapidly to decline
On the other hand, as soon as trees can bt
made to grow by irrigation or otherwise
the desert itself begins to blossom, the
rainfall increases. springs appear and rivu
lets reawake in their long deserted chan
| nels.
AN instructive and entertaining article on
| this subject has appeared in the August
number OF the Popular Science Monthly
The writer shows that in certain parts OF
this country the limit is already passed
that the lands few generations ago bore
teeming crops now are so ruined by sue
cessive droughts that their productiveness
has diminished terribly. A safe rule is
that about one-third of the land should be
left in forest. These induce rain and store
it up, feeding it gently to the streams
When they are cut down whatever rain falls
PUSHES away in swift, destructive freshet
and then comes the drought. Our fathers
and grandfathers remember we'll when all
our streams flowed with fuller currents and
at higher levels. We have but to carry on
our tree destruction little further and as
streams they will disappear entirely, be-
coming dry beds, filled only in rainy sea
sons with fierce torrents. it is one of the
sternest reproaches against Turkish or Of
toman rule, that wherever they have gone
they have carried the desert. They are
tree destroyers on principle. The damage
they do by massacre and plumber is small
compared with their destruction of the
forests. Turkey, Greece, Asia Minor and
Mesopotamia were once garden spots. The
nothern part of Africa, the seat of great en-
pires in past ages, is now almost like the
desert that stretches behind it. Spain,
bare of its trees, does not support one
third of what should be its population
Efforts have been made in Egypt, Spain
and Southern France to restore the forest
growths. In Egypt this has met with
marked success. Plantations of date.bea
ing palms are extending into the desert,
and the arabic land and the annual rainfall
proportionally increased. In this coun-
try the process of denuding has not gone
far enough to make the restoration of the
forests difficult. Waste lands grow up in
an inferior pine, and thus affords shelter to
the young oaks, hickories and chesnuts
that soon take their place on good soil.
But in some of the cotton districts of the
South it may be that greater efforts must
be made to restore the forest growth.
These are things which our farmers should
consider carefully before they decide to
clear more land. They may be doing their
whole farms and neighborhoods serious in
jury, and injury, too, that will require
long years to remedy Baltimore Ga
zette.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-07

FEEDING SOFT CoRN.-Feed the soft
ears of corn to milk cows. A gain in the
flow of milk follows. Now stop feeding
these soft ears, and give them the big ears,
set with hard kernels, and it will at once
be seen how much more good the soft corn
does them. If the COWS are over fed, or
perhaps should they have but little of the
hard corn, the kernel will be found in the
manure, unutilized by the animals. In
feeding u herd of cows on hard corn, some
COWS will he always found not digesting
completely the kernels 1t is also observ-
ed that when corn is sent to mill before it
is sufficiently dry to grind fine with the
cob, it is an unsatisfactory food 1t does
the cows less good than we should expect
thus clearly betraying the fact that at this
time the meal is less nutritious, in itself
is less digestable than meal made from old
corn.-Je6ersonian.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-07
The Effect of Tobacco Oh the Human
System.

In the fourth annual report of the
Michigan State Board of Health DR..
Scott relates something new in the influ-
ence of tobacco on the human system, as
follows:
There has come under my notice for
several years, but more particularly dur
ing the last two years, kind of rheumatic
condition of the walls of the chest. The
patient complains of a dull heavy pain in
the chest walls. The disease in large
majority of cases is confined to the left
side. The pain is circumscribed and linn
tied to space of not more than two in
ches in diameter, just below and little
to the left of the left nipple. At times the
pain is very severe, and always constant
day and night, when the patient is awake
| have Investigated the disease to some
extent, and find it to be more common
among tobacco users, especially those who
use the weed to excess. Patients suffer
ing from this complaint invariably come
to their physician with the belief that
they have heart trouble. have not found
signs of organic lesion in any of the cases
that have examined, but there does exist
in some of them what might be called cir
ritable heart" | am convinced that the
greater number of these cases are the result
of intemperance either in the use of tobac~
co or other stimulants, for the reason that,
when the patient abstains from the use of
them for short time, his pain ceases and
his condition improves. In one case,
where the patient abstained from the use
of tobacco for thirteen months, the pain
entirely ceased; but at the end of this Pc
Rod the gentleman recommended the use
of tobacco, and after three weeks use the
old pain returned with all its severity. /
am certain that quite Il number in this vi
cinity are receiving treatment for heart
disease, when, if they would reform in to-
bacco using, they would speedily recoy-
CT.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-07
Country Girls for Wives.

+ q Young men in our cities engaged in bu-
siness, with small capital, or in positions
with small salary, wish homes of their own
and domestic happiness, but they think,
and with reason, too, they cannot afford it.
Such Is the case. No young man trying
to economize can afford to marry, at least,
a young lady in the city. Her tastes and
ideas are formed on q home of luxury, and
to come down to housekeeping with but
one servant, no carriage, and the many
other Inconvenience are enough to dis
courage her for life, and instead of the
smiles happy wife should wear are frowns
of the darkest hue. But, young man, you
can have happy, and right willing lit
tie woman if you will. The country is full
of rosy -cheeked, healthy young ladies to
whom the home you could give would be
a perfect paradise The country girl would
be as congenial companion as the city
belle; some of them are better educated
and their good common sense truly sur
prising. They know how to work and
how work should be done, are strong, are
healthy, and fully as good looking. If the
little airs and grace of the fashionable wo-
man are any addition point them out, she
will not be slow in acquiring them. I'm
like her city sister, the country girl is not
wholly engrossed with herself. Her
thoughts and cares are for others taking
care OF the children, easing the burdens of
the mother, adding comfort and sunshine
to the household, she has plenty of time
for playing the piano, fancy work, oil
painting and reading, besides doing her
own dress making and millinery work.
Young men, take this advice, start out in
the country this summer, court aud marry
country girl. There are plenty of them;
you can take your choice. Court her the
same as the city lady, judging of her quail
ifications and if her tastes agree and are
congenial with your own.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-07
Tom Howard kept a gun. shop. Tor

Tom Howard kept gun,shop. Tom
was frst-class workman, but distress
ingly dilatory in the dispatch of business.
He would meet his patrons with positive
promise, which he would renew, month
after month, until at length his shop be-
come an armory of unfinished rifles and
fowling.pieces. One day his neIghbor
Smith, who had suffered repeatedly by
Toms habit of procrastination, entered
his shop. "Tom," said he, 81 want you to
make gun for my little boy-a small,
well finished piece, and as light in the
barrel as will be consistent with safety"
"Oh, yes" said Tom; II shall make it
immediately-you shall have it at once.
But, by the way, how old is the boy 2"
Well as to that" replied Smith, the boy
is not born yet; but thought I had better
get the gun started first.n
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-07

The Geneva Courier tells of man in
that place who in one week courted, mar
ried, and had honeymoon forged note;
obtained horse by false pretence, borrow
ed wagon, and stole out of town without
his wife; was arrested, brought back, and
put in the lookup, where he still remains.
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AN eccentric clergyman lately said in
one of his sermons that about the common
est proof we have that man is made ofclay
is the bricks 80 often found in his hat.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-09-07
Sewing Machines !
GOLD BASIS.
Bead These Prices:

Secor, Empire, Etna, Keystone, Common
Sense, Florence, Bees, Domestic, Home, Nc.
Lean & Hooper, and other makes at equally low
prices.
All attachments, including Tucker, Binder,
extra Hemmer, &C., free.
Write without delay for our new GA page H.
Illustrated PRICE LIST.
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-26
The Virginia Fish and Game Protec-
tive AssociatfOu.
RICHMOND, VA, October 25, IS

RICHMOND, VA, October 25, 1877.
beg to announce to the public that the
convention advertised to meet during Fair
week. of the good people throughout the
State resolved to see the laws for the pro-
lection OF fish and game enforced, will be
held next Wednesday evening at O'Clock
at Association Hall, Main between Eighth
and Ninth streets. DR.. Ellzey, professor
tra 91 nas1l and Mechanical @ al CO Co1ege, Biaeksburg
will deliver the address. The Doctor will
be introduced with speech by Captain
John S. Wise, of Richmond. The occasion
will be one of great interest. and I accord
ingly request full turnout.
CHARLES It. PALMER, President.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-26

TIE BLUES PARADE LAST NIGHT.-The
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Captain
John S. Wise. paraded last night for the
first time in their splendid new uniforms,
and created a sensation sure enough. They
turned out twenty-five men in new uni
forms, and will, by Tuesday next, have
about ten more ready. After drilling, the
company marched to the residences of Colo
mel Thomas B. Bigger and Mr.. Benjamin F.
Ladd, on Capitol street, and thence to Mr..
Isaac L. Cary's house, where Mr.. Cary made
an address and entertained the soldiers.
The company will undoubtedly make a
fine impression in the parade next
week, and will be the observed of
all observers. The hats were made Mt
Schuyler, Hartley & Grahem's factory in
New York, while the uniforms are of home
manufacture, having been made by Mr..
Charles E. Straus, of this city. The ap-
pearance OF the "Blues" in the old uni
form of that time-honored company will
recall to the minds of many OF ourcitizens
some Of the most pleasant "reminiscences OF
eve olden time"
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WEATHER REPORT.

ISDICArIoNs FOR To-DAY.-For the Mid
die Atlantic States, cloudy weather ant
rain.areas, variable winds, mostly from the
south, stationary or lower pressure and tenn
pcrature.
Fer the South Atlantic States, Tennessee
and the Ohio Valley, cloudy weather anc
rain, southerly winds, stationary or lower
temperature and pressure.
For the Gulf States. cloudy and rain!
weather, easterly winds, stationary or lower
temperature, and falling barometer, 1ol
lowed in the West Gulf States by rising ba
romcter and colder northwest winds.
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY was GEAR an(
pleasant.
THERMOMETER YESTERDAY: d A. NJ, 80
8 A. NJ, SO; noon. II; /" =. NJ. TO-; e +
NJ, 65 midnight, 60.
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POLICE CoURT, YEsTERDAY-Police-Ju j Jus-
tice Joseph j. White presidirg.-H. e. Mil
ler, James Redford, Elizabeth Kaiser, and
H. S. Arnold were fined 81 each for their
sons jumping on the ears of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad while
in motion. 1t is for the good of the boys
that this ordinance should be enforced, and
the police mean to do it.
William Felthaus was fined $40 for keep
ing his bar-room and 81 for keeping his
store open on Sunday.
Armistead Walker was fined 81 for OBJ
structing the streets with bricks.
Henry Grover, charged with being de-
serter from the brig Kremlin, and drunk
and disorderly, paid costs, and was deliy-
cred ND TO his captain.
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Adjourned.

ELECTION OF TEMPERANCE OFFIcERs.-At
regular meeting Of Trinity Lodge, No.
81, Good Templars, held in their lodge
room, Levy's Hall, last night, the following
officers were elected to serve for the ensu-
ing three months: Charles Muhly, W. c.
r.; C. II. Schel, P. W. G. r.; Mrs. Minnie
Point Davis, w. V. t.; F. w. Gipprich,
w. S.; James E. Schwalmeyer, A. S.; Mrs.
NJ. E. Gill; W. T.; Mr.. ]. a. Gill, w: G: ;
j. L. Wctherlord, W. NJ; Miss c. L. Dill,
W.I.G.; W. W. Wood, W. 0. G. The
above-named officers will be installed next
Thursday night by the Lodge-Deputy,
James Z. Riddick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dill were elected delegates
to the State Grand Lodge, which meets in
Staunton in November next.
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! from derrick on the water-line improve

Minor Topics.-Tbe culvert at Bridge
avenue and Porter street has been COM
pleted, and is a beautiful job.
The foundation OF the Maury-Street
Methodist church has been completed.
There will be court for the trial OF civil
warrants this morning.
The late fire caused the filling-up Of all
the vacant houses on Hull street.
Beattie has q handsome new vehicle for
his Richmond stage line.
A purchaser has not yet been obtained for
the Manchester Iron Works.
All the flour-miIls are working upt their
full capacity.
A number Of young men who have Just
reached the age OF twenty-one registered
yesterday. yts
Diphtheria is prevailing to q considerable
extent, principally among infants.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-26

The City School Board.-At the last meet
ing OF the City School Board there was q
full membership present-ReY. W illiam A.
Campbell presiding. superintendent Han
cock presented his first report since the new
session opened.
There are now in attendance at the pub
lie schools some 500 pupils, about two ifths
of whom are colored.