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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-20
HARFoRD.


ToBAcCo.-Dr. Willard Parker says that
those who are much addicted to the use of
tobacco, or who work in tho manufacture
Of snuff or cigars, never recover soon their
health from injury or fever. The Emperor
Napoleon had his attention called in 1869
to the effect of tobacco on the mind, by
report which showed that the cases of
paralysis and insanity had increased quite
regularly with the increase of the revenue
from the tobacco tax. This led him to or
der an examination of the effect of tobacco
on the students in schools and colleges. 1t
was found that those who did not use to-
bacco were stronger, better scholars, and
had higher moral record than those who
used it, The result was that an edict was
issued forbidding its use in the national
institutions.
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o II C III !!

1t Hurts the Old Fogy Dealers.
THEY sQUEAL AT THE LOW PRICES AT
WHICH WE SELL OUR STOVES.
MEssRs. EDITORS Gentlemen-We want
PRICES.
Our foundry is right in the Coal and Iron re-
gions of Pennsylvania; therefore we can make
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 "TINfES COOK" for
quick baking. 1t took the Gold Medal over all
competitors, baking 1119 lbs. of Bread in al
minutes from the time of lighting the fire
and only used 3 lbs. of wood.
# yOu arant tie Best Baker, the LargeS Oveu,
the Heaviest Iron, tie Best Fitted Store, Dug the
"TLInES 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 SO N. Gay
st., just above the Bridge.
szy- DO not forget the number, &c. 1t is be-
tween Front Street and the Bridge.
.ay"The No. is 90. 90. SO.
w. j. II. GLUCK,
SO N. GAY STREET, Baltimore.
p. s. AS the city of Baltimore is being
flooded with stoves made in our Penitentiary
by Convict Labor, we would particularly warn
and caution our friends to 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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VARIETIES.

My first (syllable) is company my
second shun company; my third calls
company; and my whole entertains COM
pany. Give it up? Why, co-nun- drum OF
course.
If you want to be in style you will
wear an amethyst ring on the third finger
of the left hand. Also cough sadly now
and then, as if you were the last of an
illustrious family.
An English lady visiting the Centen-
NAL Exhibition, saw a Great Sale of Do
mestics" advertised in a paper. "Bless
my 'eart /" said she" eli thought they'd
habolished slavery ERE you know"
30, yes" said an old lady, "The mod
ern cook-stove is great invention; and
when my boy James gets through his stud
les in practical engineering, so he can come
and run it, III buy one of 'em, but not
| afore."
-" Man., says Victor Hugo, twas the
conundrum of the eighteenth century
woman is the conundrum of the nineteenth
century," An American adds ave can't
guess her, but will never give her up. No
never"
"A Sound Illustration.-A Newark
Sunday school boy last Sunday gave his
teacher this illustrative definition of " re-
sponsibility:" '"Boys has two buttons for
their 'spenders, SOS to keep their pants up.
When one button comes off, why there's
good deal of responsibility on the other
button.'
-" Mother" said little shaver, the
other day, 81 know what l would do if /
was at sea, and the men were all starving,
and they should draw lots to see who
should be killed and eaten, and it should
be me-Id jump into the water" But"
said his mother, "they would fish you up"
"Ah but wouldn't bite ~
"A vender of hair invigorator called at
the store of bald business man and urged |
the merits of his preparation, saying he
would guarantee it to cover that bald spot |
with luxuriant growth of hair in few |
weeks. "Well," said the bald man, 81 |
will take bottle of the invigorator, and |
if it accomplishes what you promise will |
send you your dollar and lock of the |
hair"
The wealthy Marquis d'Aligre, who |
died in Paris some time ago, was so par
simonious that seeing his servant with a
smart-loGking hat, he reprimanded him
for his extravaganza. "But it is the old |
hat you gave me; l had it roned for
a franc" "Ah," said the Marquis, " but
did not know it could be restored.-
Here is the franc you paid-I will take the
hat" And he forthwith transferred the
renovated beaver to his own head.
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VOL. XXI---NO. 16.
garmerS' Column.
Speed the IDiOsU.o
Fence Posts Top End Down.

A study OF vegetable physiology led me
to try several experiments, many years
ago, to throw light upon this question.
Inc sap or moisture goes up in the sap
WOOD from the roots to the leaves of the
trees. found if the post is butt.epd
down, the pores are open upward, and
water can go up, and thus keep the post
moist between wind and water, which
must cause rapid decay. 1t appeared
probable that the pores were open only
upward and not downward in the tree.
re test this, cut small maple sapling.
1.-TWO inches through,) in May, leaving the
limbs all on, and placed the butt END in n
pail Of brine. In thirty-six hours the
leaves were saturated with this brine the
taste of salt being strong.
At the same time had cut another ma
pie sapling, and cut off the top branch,
leaving the rest of the limbs on. After
winding cloth around the butt-end, to
prevent evaporation, placed the top end in
a pail OF brine, and allowed it to remain
several days, but no brine had been absorb
ed at the top end. 1t had not penetrated
the pores as fast as the end was immersed
IN the brine, for if the bark was scraped,
there was was not the slightest taste of salt
to be found. This being the case in the
green tree, how much more must the pores
of the dry tree be closed from the top end
downward l have tried many similar
experiments, and think the question set
tied that If post is placed top end down,
no moisture can ascend from the bottom of
the hole up the post to rot it; but when
the butt-end is down, the moisture can as.
cend the pores very rapidly ifgreen, and
slowly if dry. Seasoned posts are found to
last much longer, because the pores are
more or less filled within the seasoned
wood. [ should also infer that placing
the top end down would make more differ
ence in green than in dry post. In
pursuance of the fact that the pores ofgreen
timber have been often saturated with
different solutions to preserve it, by i'm
mersing the butt-end, freshly cut, in the
solution to be absorbed, it will also be no.
ted that burning or charring the posts on
ly closes the pores and prevents the alb
sorbed of water.--E W. s. in Country Gen.
'lemdn.
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WHAT OATMEAL DOES, ,--Leibig has
shown that oatmeal is almost as nutritious
as the very best English beef and that it is
richer than wheaton bread in the elements
that go to form bone and muscle. Prof.
Forbes, of Edinburg, during some twenty
years, measured the breadth and height,
and also tested the strength of both the
arms and loins of the students in the uni
versity-a very numerous class, and of va
rious nationalities, drawn to Edinburg
by the fame Of his teaching. He found
that in height and breadth of chests and
shoulders, and strength of arms and loins,
Belgians were at the bottom of the list;
little above them the French; very much
higher the English and highest of all, the
Scotch and ScotchIrish from Ulster, who
like the natives of Scotland, are fed in their
early years with at least one meal day of
good oatmeal porridge. Speaking of oat-
meal; an exchange remarks that very
good drink is made by putting about two
teaspoonfuls of the meal into a tumbler of
water. The Western hunters and trappers
consider it the best of drinks, as it is at
once nourishing, unstimulating and salts
flying.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-20
M is ellaneo us.
For the AEgis Dc Hteligencer.
The Philadelphia Geological Gardens.
FOREST HILL, March goth. 1877

FOREST HILL, March Goth, 1877.
Mr.. EDITOR: You were kind in pub
fishing the brief narrative of the three
among the thousands of every land whose
curiosity prompted them to visit the Great
Exhibition. We appreciate the favor, and
oddly reciprocate it by sending you an
addition-a sort of annex to the main
building. How our forefathers did with
out this vehicle of communicating ideas is
rather incomprehensibl Perhaps as well
as they did without lucifer matches or
kerosene oil. 1t is only when in the pro-
cess of material development, the labor of
life is made easy, that we realize the bur-
dens and disabilities of the past. And
such considerations as these do tend to
heighten our estimation of the cart pre-
sentative of all arts" as also of the artist.
To be frank, and frapkness is an idiosyn.
Grassy with us, the Editor, in our view, &C.
cupies very lofty position. Among men
he is Mont Blanc among the mountains
head and shoulders above them all. This
singular introduction is way we three
have ofmanifesting our sense ofobligation.
There were objects of interest outs idle of
the Centennial, as Independence Hall, the
Mint, Girard College, Franklin's Grave
and the Geological Gardens. The Hall,
rich in its associations and dear to every
American, irrespective of section or politi-
cal faith; the Mint, showing the mode of
coming money, and Astounding in rare old
coins; the College, a monument of the
good sense and philanthropic spirit of its
eccentric founder; the Grave, illustrative
Of the spirit of the age, and the character
of its honored occupant. No elaborate
and costly monument indicates the resting
place OF Franklin-only common slab,
upon which are inscribed his name and
that of his wife Deborah. How changed |
Men now build their own monuments
while living; and dead, perpetuate in mar
BILE and brass their insigni6cancy. 1t is a
way that man in his vanity has of forcing
recognition from those who come after him.
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Cat Capers.

w. Gordon Staples, N. D., G. NJ, r. N.
has book on cats, in which he tells how
you can teach tricks to any intelligent pus.
sy. There, for instance, is the common
trick ofjumping through your arms. Be,
gin, he says, by holding your arms low be-
tween your legs; then hold them on one
side and make her jump either way raise
your arms higher and higher, until stand
ing erect, you form large P. and puss
springs through the bend of it; and finally
she may be taught to leap over your head
if you are not too tall.
You can, with patience, teach her to go
through q hoop-even covered with thin
tissue paper (at first this must be oiled, so
as to be nearly transparency, or you can dip
your hoop in methylated spirits of wine,
and she will go through all the same.
Many wonderful stories of cat sagacity
are told by the learned surgeon-stories
both pathetic and amusing. The doctor
once, as he tells us, drowned favorite an.
imal, rather than leave it with people who
would not take good care of it. There's
devotion for you.
He tells about one pussy who knew GER
tain days in the week. A shopkeeper had
a Tom tabby which he kept night and day
in his shop, to keep off mice and rats. On
Sundays, Tom was allowed to accompany
his master home, a distance of nearly a
mile, and to remain at home until the fol-
lowing Monday. Pussy got used to tins;
and as the shop was always kept open I'M
til 10 o'clock on Saturdays, Tom regularly
left the place and went home three hours
before his master. On Monday morning,
he was always ready to 60 back with him
again. When lie grew older, he tired of
night duty. So to avoid this, he would
leave the shop when his master made signs
of putting up tie shutters. He would wait
a convenient distance till his master came,
but finding that he was always caught and
carried back, he took to leaving the shop
an hour before closing time. His master
used to overtake him half way home, but
never could lay hands on him.
Here are some more of Mr.. Staples's sto-
ries: The door of birds cage having
been by accident left open, the pet canary
flew out, and at once made for the outside
door, which happened to be open. The
cat, however Immediately gave chase, and
captured the bird in the lobby. Instead
of making dish of Dicky, Tom at once
returned and placed the frightened bird at
his mistress's feet.
A cat that lived in an clubhouse was seen
one day to take deliberately portion of
her dinner and place it in front of mouse
hole in corner. She then retired to
and set herself to watch. Not |
many minutes after fine, plump mouse
came out, gave one look around, and see.
ing nothing suspicious, commenced to eat |
the crumbs; while the mouse was thus
pleasantly engaged, pussy made the fatal
,prirro
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-20

He is said to be benefactor to his race
who causes "two blades of grass to grow
where one grew before This being true,
there are several ways by which farmers
may secure tentold production where but
meagre unnutritious vegetation now APP
pears.
Many ditch banks are now unsightly
from tangled brars and weeds; let these
be dug up and thrown ten or twelve yards
into the field and there burned then let
the bank Of the ditch be thrown us far as
convenient with hoe and shovel towards
the burnt mass, and the next crop, with
good cultivation, will amply repay the la
Dor, and leave, for years to come, a garden
spot of decided beauty, verdure and fertil-
ity up TO the ditch's edge
Is there hillside wash defacing your
field, fill it with decaying logs bark, leaves
and straw, and over all layer of soil; then
for water vent, dig trench, placing
the dirt compactly on the lower
side, descending the hill with as gradu-
al a slope as possible, after which so
arrange your rows as to allow the water
to pass off through this trench with as
little descent as may be. In little
time the decaying debris will make the
CHASTITY chasm a cheering view of golden
grain or snowy cotton, while the conquer
ing farmer will feel that he has not only
enhanced the value Of but beautiied his
landscape and curbed the fierce torrents to
his will.
Is there dense forest bordering your
farm, whose searching roots eat out the
fertility of your fields far inland Cut IL
trench II spades width and two feet deep,
bordering your fence, cutting the
roots,--and next year and years afterwards
the browning crops, abundant and thrifty,
will look defiance at the forest in its
shade.
Now is good time to do these things,
and the rewards in every instance will be
sure.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-20

To MAKE BOYS FOND OF FARMING.-A
Detroit boy, after finishing the last chapter
of book called "The Pleasures of the
Deep" pleaded with his father to let him
ship aboard lake schooner The old man
smiled grim smile, took the case under
consideration, and in u few days the boy
was on the rolling deep, having shipped
as a ereenhoil on vessel in the lum Der
trade. He s. lied to Saginaw, came down
and crossed to Toledo, and next day he ap-
peared in Detroit, lame and stiff, his throat
sore, one eye nearly shut, and feeling OF
humbleness running all through him.
"What back again p cried the old man,
as the boy entered the house. " Yes, faith
er; | want to saw all the wood forAvinter,
bring up all the coal, clean out the cellar
and paint the barn, and you needn't give
me but two meals day." Don't you like
sailing3" Father, you don't begin to
realize anything about it. The captain
sailed right along on Sunday, the same as
any other day, and believe he swore even
harder. He wouldn't give me IN umbrella
when it rained, he made me sit up most all
night, and two or three times he called me
up at midnight and made me haul on ropes
aud drag old sails around. There wasn't
single night when all of us got off to
bed at 0 o'clock, and there wasn't day
that he didn't boss us around and break
in on us every time we got to reading any
thing good! like land, father, and wish
you owned farm p
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-20

A good citizen, who has the cause OF
temperance at heart, was yesterday travel
ing up and down Michigan avenue to
watch for topers and coax them to sign the
pledge and mend their ways. He got hold
of three hard cases at once and took them
into a boot and shoe store to argue the
point. They were willing to listen, but
obstinate about signing, and the good man
went out to secure more influence. He
met butcher whom he had long known,
and explaining the case to him, the butch
err replied:
"They won't sign, ell Well, now, you
see if they don't! They know me, and
they'll put their names down like streak
of lightning
Entering the store he unfolded the
pledge and to the first he said,
tom, want your fist to this
druther moi" replied Tom.
You put your name down here or I'll
give you the worst humping you ever got,
and don't you forget it !" yelled the butch
er.
Tom signed and the man of meat crook
ed his finger at jim, who didn't hesitate
minute. The third one didn't know the
butcher and he said he wouldn't sign the
pledge for no man.
:" guess you will guess you will y
said the butcher, as he rolled up his sleeve.
" Pm coming now!"
He took the topper by the throat, flung
him over box of boots and into corner,
and in thirtyone seconds from the first
dash the topper called out:
Let up on me and gimme the pen y
He signed, and then placing the three
in row in front of him the butcher said
Pm temperance all over, and my whole
heart is in this work. If catch either
one of you guzzling any more drink III
tie you in knot around lamp-post and
pump you out with fire streamer G'lang
now, and see if you can't convert some one
else 2"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-20

UNITED STATES. LIGHTHOUSE WHITE
wAsH.-As the time for withdrawing
fences and out buildings is here, we print,
as n matter of interest, the method of pre-
pairing whitewash as used by Uncle Sam on
his Lighthouses
"Half bushel of unslaked lime with
boiling water. keep it covered during the
process; strain it and add peck of salt
dissolved in warm water; three pounds of
ground rice put in boiling water and boil
to a thin paste half pound Spanish whit
ing and pound of clear glue dissolved in
warm water; mix together and let stand
for several days. Put ON as hot as posi-
BILE. This whitewash will not rub off"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-04-20
1872 ELY7S 1872
Great Cheap Boot and Shoe House
No. 1872 North Gay Street, Baltimore.H
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 sill 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 Beys'
and Youths Boots and Shoes In fact we have every
thing to be found in well assorted Boot and Shoe
House
ALLOW PRICES.
Everything warranted represented or the money
returned, at Ely Great Cheap Boot and Shoe House,
1872 n Gay street. Remember the number 1872 Think
of lS2 Visit lS2 and YOU will purchase what you
want in the Boot or Shoe line.
Mems Heavy Boots d. Shoes "A Speciality.
Samuel S. Ely,
oct22 1s2 N. Gay st.
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Spring & Summer Boots and Shoes
OF my own and Eastern manufacture. WIN guarant
the value of your money at all times.
Ladies' Lasting Laced Caters from Sl25 to $3.50
Ladies Kid Foxed Gaitersrom 81 rs to $3.50
Ladies' Button Caters from 81 so to $500
Ladies Morocco Boots from 81 so to $3.50
Ladies' Leather Boots from ST. rs to$25O
Ladies' Misses and Childres Slippers of various kinds
and qualities
Gents Leather CATERS from 81. so to So co.
Gents Lasting Caters, from 81 so to $500.
Gents Half Caters, from 81 80 to So so.
Gents Strap Shoes, from Sl.50 to $3.50.
Mems Working Shoes from 81 so 10 81 25
Boys Caters, from 81 so to $3.50.
complete stock of
Misses and ChiIdren's
BUTTON AND LACED SHOES.
In fact intend to keep full stock Boots and Shoes
and shall sell them at low figures
IL. Benz. Ely,
nov2s ITO N. GAY ST., COR. EXETER.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-02-23
GONE GLrMMERrrG.

The Electoral Commission gave
the Louisiana electoral vote to Hayes,
by a party vote, s to 7-Justice
Bradley being with the majority.
Thus has Tilden's chances "gone
gIimmering," where the "woodbine
twineth," much to our regret and
sorrow. We opposed the commission
bill stubbornly, as our readers know.
and gave our reasons therefor, but
we have no words of censure on those
democrats who favored it, for we be-
lieve they were periodically anxious
to arrive al a fair solution ofthe vex-
ed Presidential question. None
doubted the election of Tilden, but it
was thought doubtless by those who
favored the Electoral Commission,
that surely the Judges Of the Su-
preme Court will get above mere po-
litical prejudice and partisan feeling
and do justice to the people Of the
United States, but they have con-
nived at fraud, covered it up and tried
to give it the holy sanction of all the
dignity that their high Offices could
impart. The Indignation ofour PEG
pie is great, but if Hayes goes in,
and it seems the Oregon vote will be
a weak barrier to bis executive as
cension, Their lot us of the South
make Hay esism synonym with trand
1t is said by his friends that his
course will be conciliatory, fearing q
"solid South" four years hence, he
would by distribution of few pet
ty offices in this section, seek to dis
integrate the democratic party and
build up a strong Hayes party, to
carry the Presidency at the exPira~
ton of his fraudulent term. But no
true democrat would dare compro-
mise himself and his principles to
bow the knee to this Baal of Return
ing Board notoriety. Let US preserve
compact democratic South and four
years from now, the rotten Republic
can party will be swept from stolen
power. ~
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-02-23
HONEST ZACH.

Mr.. Tassy Stewart, of Wheatland,
Yuba County, California, has been
arrested on charge of attempting
to bride Hon. Zachariah Chandler,
Secretary of the Interior, to make a
decision favorable to said Stewart.
Chandler had him arrested.
Dsluded Stewart Your mistake
was in not offering enough. Three
hundred dollars Pooh! Zach
pays more than that himself. To
"Belknap' man these days, one
must have capital, and plenty of it.
lack can afford to carry Florida
and Louisiana, with money and
troops" but accept $500 as a bribe
why that is too Insignificant, and
the poor wretch must be arrested.