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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-12-13

SALE OF A TRoTTER.-Mr. Curtis Fl. Stiff
Ter, of Norrisvlle, has sold his trotting horse
Archie Tom to DR.. d. E, Stone, of Frederick,
for $1,000. Archie Tom won tho two best
races at the last fair at Frederick. The horse
will be kept at Hanover, Pa, for the present.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-12-13

eB"A Grand Assortment of Overcoats at es-
pecially low prices, at Chas. N. Oehm 81 Sons,
230 W. Pratt street, one door from Hanover st.,
Baltimore See advertisement octlS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-12-13

s9y- 10000 to Loan on good County Property
r. W. Templeman 81 Co., 81 Lexington St.,
Baltimore. octlS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-12-13

e9y-For Sale.-Prime Oak Shingles, by the
hundred or thousand. N. w. 8. Hays, near
Churchvlle. novS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-12-13

sY- Buy the celebrated Water Proof Walker
Boot. Every pair warranted. For Sale by j.
G. Rouse. Bel Air. octiS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-12-13

Framing Timber, Oak Fencing Posts and
Cord Wood for sale, at moderate prices. j. B.
Wysong, Hickory Postofficc. ap12
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21
The TelegastrOgraph.

So many inquiries have been ad-
dressed to us by persons suffering from
deafness, IN connection with some re-
cent remarks on the megaphone, that
we almost hesitate to bring before the
public a still more remarkable inven-
ton, the teegastrograph. 1t is almost
needless to say that this invaluable dis
covery comes from the United States,
that happy land where mechanical in
genuity is necessarily producing start
ling novelties The mechanism of the
telegastrograph is not described, but
remains known only to the inventor,
who wants round sum for his secret
beforehand lest the British Telegraph
Department, should usurp his right.
Electricity, however, is the motive
power, and the apparatus has wires at
tached to it; all the rest must be left to
the imagination. But the inventor
claims for his contrivance that by its
aid people can eat and drink at several
miles distance from their food and
liquor. At least they can enjoy the
tlavors of whatever delcacies are served
up, and even become eXhilarated with
stimulants. The m0dus Opera'1di is
very simple. A dainty dish is placed
in a receptacle connected with a power
full battery. To this latter wires are
attached equal in number to the eX-
pected guests, and of sufficient length
to reach to their respective abodes. At
whatever hour is appointed for dinner
each guest places his wire in his mouth,
and forthwith tastes the full flavor of
the plat at the other end. More than
the flavor, for the inventor claims that,
by recent improvement in the mech
anism, it affords those who employ it
a sense of repletion proportionate to
the quantity of food consumed. The
same is the case with wines, which con-
vey their alcoholic effects through the
wires along with their distinctive fla
vors. The best point of all remains,
however, to be mentioned. No sooner
are the wires disconnected from the
battery than the surfeited recover their
appetites, the intoxicated return to their
sober senses, and the feast remains
nothing but a happy memory. 1t is
not stated whether the viands and
liquids disappear during the meal. If
so, what becomes of them? If not, the
invention will be simply invaluable to
the Barmecide class of hosts, who by
its means will be able to make the same
banquet last for several days. What a
pity the invention belongs to the land
which INDUCES so largely in fiction
London Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21
Gen. Twiggs' Swords.

A number of newspaper articles have
appeared recently referring to the
swords formerly belonging to Gen.
Twiggs, which are now in the vaults of
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
and sketch of their history is append
ed: The swords are three in number
one presented to Twiggs by the State
of Georgia, one by the city of Augusta,
Ga, and one by the President of the
United States, in accordance with a
resolution of Congress. The first has
a pearl hilt, and the guard is composed
of an eagle with outstretched wings,
having in his talons the United States,
shield in colored enamel. An emerald,
the corners of which have been Clipped
off, is in the handle, and it is surmount-
ed by the coat of arms of the State of
Georgia. Upon the scabbard is the
inscription: "The State of Georgia to
Mai. Gen. David E. Twiggs, as tribute
to his gallantry in Mexico, 1S47," and
the following engagements in which
Twiggs took part are named: Palo Alto,
Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, Vera
Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Chapultepec, Mo
lima del Ray and City of Mexico. This
sword bears marks of use, and the tip
of the scabbard is gone.
The second has a highly ornamented
hilt, surrounded by closed helmet,
containing ruby at each joint, upon
the crest of which is standing an eagle,
with small diamonds for eyes. The
scabbard bears the inscriptions ''To
Brig. Gen. David Z. Twiggs, United
States Army, from the citizens of Au-
gusta, Ga" and just below the hilt is
a large and brilliant amethyst. The
battles of Monterey, Vera Cruz and
Cerro Gordo are also mentioned, as well
as the dates, Texas, 8th and 9th of
May, 1876"
The third sword is the one which at
tracts the most attention, and well it
may, for it is most beautiful weapon,
the blade being of the finest tempered
steel, covered with delicate etching,
while in the pearl and gold hilt are two
sapphires, q topaz, and diamond,
each of at least carat in weight. The
scabbard, which is said to be of solid
gold, has several battle scenes, both in
relief and etching, and also the inscrip-
ton: Presented by the President of
the United States, agreeable to a reso-
luton of Congress, to Brig. Gen. David
E. Twiggs, in testimony of the high
sense entertained by Congress of his
gallantry and good conduct in storm
ing Monterey. Resolution approved
March 2, 1S47." This sword was man
ufactured by the Ames Company at
Chicopee, Mass, and its estimated
value is $4,000. The two others are
valued at So, 900 each.
These swords were found by Gen.
Butler in bank in New Orleans, where
they had been placed for safe-keeping
by Twiggs when he left that city for
Augusta, Ga, just before Buffers oc-
cupation in 1862. Butler forwarded
them to President Lincoln, and he sent
them to the Treasury Department, to
be deposited in the vaults for safe-keep-
ing. At the time Gen. Butler for
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

Warded the swords to President Lin
coin he also sent a letter recommend
ing that one of them be given to West
Ioint' that one be placed in the Patent
Olhce, and that the other be given to
the General in the Union Army who
should most distinguish himself during
the war, and resolution was passed
IN one House of Congress bestowing the
sword on Gen. Butler, but failed to Sc
cure the vote of the other House. The
General had forgotten all about the
swords, knew not where they were,
and, in fact, their existence was for a
long time unknown to anyone beyond
the immediate custodian of the vaults,
until one day when he was making a
tour of the Bureau of Engravings and
frlntlng, Mr.. CASTELAR,, at that time the
custodian, showed them to him. But
Ter was very much interested, and
asked that they be lent to him to ex-
nlolt at dlnner-party he was to give
IN day or two. Mr.. McCartee, atthat
time chief of the bureau, had box
made large enough to contain them all,
and they were sent to the Generals
house in charge of messenger, who
returned them to the vaults after
they had been inspected. This is the
only time they have been outside the
Treasury since they were first deposited
there.
The public is already familiar with
the recent contest for the possession of
the swords by Mrs. Gindella, an En-
glish lady, who claimed them, alleging
that Gen. Twiggs gave them to her be-
fore his departure from New Orleans.
Asst-Secretary French, to whom the
subject was referred for examination,
decided adversely to the claimant, and
ruled that the weapons are the lawful
property of the Government. 1t is
highly probable, however, that the
Secretary of the Treasury will recon-
mend to Congress at the next session a
return of the swords to the heirs of
Gen. Tviggs. Washington Cor. N. Y.
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

guessed something was wrong, for she
seemed glad to hear it, and helped me
to pack a few things and set off in time
to catch the morning train.
1t was three hours journey, they
seemed three years to me, for the near
er got to my husband the more i'm
patient | was to see him. At last we
got to Melton, largish town. OF
course, as | was not expected, there
was no one to meet me, so | took a fly
to Mrs. Cartwright's house, where |
arrived about o'clock.
learned afterward that Andrew was
with his mother in the little drawing
room when | drove up, but thinking l
was only visitor, he escaped into an
other room, so l found my mother-in-
law alone.
By her side were some of my hus-
bands socks, which she was darning,
socks which | had handed over to the
servants to mend, and which | now
longed to snatch away from his mother.
His desk stood open, letter to me,
which he was writing, lying on it.
The servant announced me as Mrs
Andrews, my voice failing as [ gave
my name, so that Mrs. Cartwright held
up her hands in establishment when
she saw who it was.
my dear! Nelly! Has anything hap
pened? How i'll you look! What is it?"
she exclaimed.
81 want my husband" l gasped
sinking on to chair, for thought !.
should have fallen.
Without another word Mrs. Cart
wright left the room; | feel sure now
she guessed all about it, and | can new
er thank her enough for forbearing to
worry me with questions as to what /
had come for.
She came back in few moments
with glass of wine, which she made
me drink of, saying she would send
him to me at once if | took it. l COM
piled, and she went to fetch him; in
another minute | heard his step outside
the door, and then he came in.
"Nelly, my love, my darling! what
is it?'' he cried, as | rushed into his
outstretched arms and hid my face on
his breast, sobbing bitterly.
For some moments | could not speak
at last l recovered myself enough to
sob out:
'Oh, Andrew, my love! my dear
love! can you ever forgive me? Icame
to ask you, and to tell you l can't live
withoutyou.
| would have said more, but his
kisses stopped my mouth, and when at
length he let me 90, there were other
tears upon my cheeks beside my own.
That was the happiest hour of my
life, in spite of my tears, and before
my mother-in-law again joined us,
which she discreetly avoided doing till
dinner-time, had poured out all | had
to tell into my husbands ears, and
had learned from him that he had left
me to try what effect his absence would
have on me; for he had felt for some
time that my pride was the great bar
rier he had to overcome to win my love.
He had judged right. He was too gen
erous to tell me how much he had suf-
fered from my Indifference, but l know
it must have grieved him terribly. He
is a different man now, he looks so
happy, and know he would not change
places with any one on earth.
We went back to the rectory the next
day, but we could not persuade Mrs.
Cartwright to come with us; she said
we were best alone, and | think she
was right.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21
A Singular Tradition.

st. Stephens Day, in the Isle of Man,
is given over, among a great part of
the population, to cruel custom-that
of hunting wrens with sticks and stones;
and when they succeed in capturing
one, it is tied to the end of a long pole,
and carried around the country. The
custom arises from superstition, dat
ing far into the past, of fairy so beau
tiful that all the youths of the island
went to look at her, and then she would
sing such wondrous songs that they fol-
lowed where she chose to lead them,
which was into the sea; for she was
cruel and wicked; and led them, one
after another, to their death, until at
length scarce young man was left,
and trouble was in every mans home
for the brother or son that was missing.
At length there came knight, who,
vowing vengeance, laid deep plot for
the destruction of this wicked lady.
He seized her by her long HAIR, but as
he stood over her with his drawn sword
she suddenly changed into tiny wren,
flying away from under his very fingers,
and so escaped with hooking song of
triumph; but, by some power greater
than her own, the wicked lady-fairy
was compelled once in every year TO
reappear in the island in her assumed
form; and this is on st. Stephens Day,
when the young men of the supersti-
tious island hunt after her with vivid
memory of their ancient wrongs
Newcastle CoatrGnt.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21
MY VOL YES.


Three gaunt, grim wolves that hunt for men,
Three gaunt, grim wolves there be;
And one is Hunger, and one is Sin,
And one is Misery.
! SIT and think till my heart is sore,
While the wolf or the wind keeps shaking tn,
door.
Or peers at his prey through the window-pane
hi ms ravenous eyes burn into my brain,
And cry to myself, If the wolf be Sin,
he shall not come in he shall not come in;
But If the wolf be Hunger or Woe,
lie VIII come to all men, whether or no."
For out in the twilight stern and grim,
destiny wettves mans life for him,
As a spider weaves his web for flies
ANA the three grim wolves, Sin, Hunger and Woe
man must fight them. whether or no.
Though oft III the struggle the fighter dies.
Tonight cry to God for bread
Tomorrow night shall be dead;
FOR the fancles strange and scarcely sane,
lhat TIT like specters through my BRAIN
And dream of the time, long, long ago
When knew not Sin. Hunger and Woe.
There are three wolves that hunt for men,
And have met the three,
And one is Hunger, and one is Sin,
And one is Misery;
Three pairs of eyes at the window-pane
Are burned and branded into my brain
Like signal lights at sea.
-lScrt6ner'S MdqQ=ine
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21
0nr pau'rg goMs.
ROBIN POT-PIE.

A naughty little boy one day
Went out with bow and arrow,
Look out heard the rascal say.
For robin pie tomorrow
Across the grassy fields he went,
| saw his curls bobbin',
This bold, unfeeling warrior. bent
On shooting poor cock-robin.
Cock-robbin sat upon tree,
His eye was bright and saucy.
In truth a bonny bird was he,
With scarlet vest so glossy.
He sang song for very joy,
That set his heart throbbin':
" Oh, tie upon you, naughty boy,
To want to shoot cock-robinr'
HaT' says the boy, the game l spyr'
He raised his bow and arrow,
20 won't you make jolly pie!
Wen eat you up tomorrow
But robin sang so loud and clear,
And thrilled his lay so sweetly,
That naughty boy Just stopped to hear
And lost his heart completely.
Down on the grass the arrow fell,
The bow came tumbling after,
And robin knew it very well
And sang and shook with laughter.
The song was done. away flew he,
Across the fields a bobbin'.
And so tO-morrpw there will be
No pot-pie of cock-robin.
christian Union
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

In a meeting of the Massachusetts
Dental Society, DIR. G. +. Waters de-
scribed and tested very simple and
easy remedy for burns and scalds, con-
sisting simply in covering the affected
part with the common bicarbonate of
soda-the ordinary soda used in cook
ing-and then OVERLAPPING a wet cloth.
The severe pain is Immediately re-
lieved, and the burn rapidly heals. DR..
Waters poured boiling water on one of
his wrists, and then he applied the soda
and the wet cloth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

PROF. MARSH, of Yale, has been
finding more toothed birds among the
Wyoming and Colorado fossils, be-
sides the petritied remains of 800 or
400 dinosaurs, mammoth kangaroo
of the crocodile order, sometimes 100
feet long, and about 1000 pterodac-
tyles, a sort of contemporary flying
dragon, with spread of wing, thirty or
forty feet
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-21

LITTLE darkies in Florida are called
alligator blackberries.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-01
Tipsy senators.

A Warrington correspondent Of the
SstSn Herald says: Several letters ask
a'o publish the names OF the Senators
no we're most jolly tight on the night Of
s'Pl"lSs Of the Silver bill. There is
a' much to be said in favor Of Senators
a' may take ton or fifteen drinks too
E!isy on the occasion Of continuous all
.l!As'esiou, that they do not have an
.PNn1Rt,y to get a good dinner at the
aalI hour, and that tho strain upon
ssa Il often very great. Thcy drink on
'@Py slOnachs, and are soon half.seas
SM The trouble the other night all
y ,sia With few bottles OF champagne.
aa tse worthy Senators taken nothing
=. falupligns there would have been
Ts,iHo0oIe, but some Of them had taken
'ask! before the wine came up, and
F9it o. them piled in the "vintage Of
a1laEEy' aIterward. The result was
S.1a''OG In the Senators' stomachs, and
sua'lsly dismay in the Senatorial
sAh One or two Of the Senator's who
,. asnhhsd themselves on this occasion
~, W men who have always got drunk
s. s,u'Ay. will do 40 during all night
y. Most Of them will not do SO
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-01
low He Danced WIN HIS WIG

HOW nc UuuGeu WITH HIS Nties
The Springfield correspondent of the
Pittsdeld Eagle tells the following: We
had masked ball the other night, given
by one Of springfelds we'll known clubs,
and thereby hangs stale." A business
man told his pretty young wife, on the
night Of the above mentioned ball, that
he was obliged to go out Of town to one
Of the temperance meetings, and might
not return till the following noon. The
wife resolved, after he had left, to have a
good time In different way, 80 accord
ingly abe procured asimple black DOM
inc, and went boldly 10 the masked ball.
She had never done such rash thing be-
fore, but her husband had been away very
often Of late, and abe would nope at home
no longer. She danced once, twice,
three times, and nobody seemed 10 know
her, yet she was fully determined to
see 1t over, and unmask with the rest at
II o'clock. Now q dashing young cava.
lier asks for her hand for the coming
waltz, and she accepts. They whirl away,
and she says, aDo you dance often!"
blushipg behind her max at her bold
ness. "very often" replied the cavalier,
and added, mot often in Springfield"
"You do not live here, thenT the little
domino mustered up courage TO say.
~ would live here or at the ends OF the
earth to be near little black domino that
l could mention, said the cavalier. This
was too much for the little lady, but she
was in for 1t, and would eight Il out now,
come what would. They danced great
deal together, and when the circle formed,
Just before u o'clock, they unmarked,
when, to the horror Of Mr., he found
that he had been dancing with his own
wife. The scene that followed can be
imagined, but we will drop the curtain
on the lecture which followed, but will
say that il was not on temperance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-01

IT ia comforting to hear of the Captain
Of steamer who, in moment Of peril,
had the sense to do the right thing. Cap
tain Bum, Of the Castleton ferry,boat,
running between Staten Island aud New
York, saw, one hundred and fifty feet
away, rushing through tho fog, the ocean
steamer Spain. The weight OF the Spain,
as she ran, was not less than 5000 tons.
Captain Bum, intead Of stopping his boat,
rang the bell to put on all steam, and put.
ling the helm hard to starboard, received
the inevitable blow as a CHANGING stroke,
that did not iniure his hull, and he saved
sllhis people. II he had stopped and
backed-the thing that is done Ia panic
his boat would have been cut into and
many lives lost.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-01

THE figures Of an official statement Of
the business Of the Pennsylyania Railroad
Company on all lines east Of rithbugh
and Erie, for January, 1878, as compared
with same month in 1877, show an in
crease in gross earnings Of Sl2,7S0; a de-
crease Ia The expenses Of $lS7, 947; an In.
crease in net earning Of Sl50,677. All
lines west OF Pittsburgh for the month Of
January, 1878, show profit encouraging,
and tells iayorably for the steadily Inn
proving condition Of the PennsylyAnia
Railroad company.-Pailadslphia 2ele.
sraph
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-01
petectlng GlyeerIn 10 Beer.

The German Society for the Eneour.
agement Of Industry offers reward Of
s720 for a means Of determining within
twenty-five per cent? the quantity Otglye-
erin contained In beer. Glycerin, IL Is
found, Ia largely used to adulterate beer,
and the brewers, considering that the fact
Injuries their trade, are desirous Of a sim.
pie aud speedy method for Its detection.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-01
CLEVELAND, TuscARAwAs VALLEY q wnEK1INa
RAILWAY COMPANY.
~ ,,,,,. - -.


TIME sUBsCRIBERS TO THE CAPITAL
STOCK OF Said Company will take notice that
their subscriptions heretofore made for the purpose
oil aiding In extending the railroad Of said Compa-
ny from its present terminus 10 the Ohio River,
having heretofore been accepted by laid Company,
the BOARD Of Directors Of Mld Company ut moet-
Ing thereof, held on the 9Th day Of June, 1871, BY
4 resolution, ordered that the hpt instAllment Of
Ave dollars (s5 00) on each shsro Of fifty dollars
ESQ CO., 10 subscribed TO the capital stock Of sid
Company, now due from subscribers, appearing on
The books, and individual subscriptions % sccept-
cd shall be paid on or before July ist, 1877, to p.
4. Hdrfu, ffeGIurer u safd Company al The pensr-
al Office thereof or the same may be paid 10 A. J.
Bagss ut Bridgeport, Ohio, or 10 such person rs he
may direct; and mid Treasurer and raid Bags, and
also such person rs the said Bags may duly antho-
rize TO receive money due upon said subscriptions
are either Of them by said Company empowered
and authorized TO receive and receipt for the same
for and on IL behal and ten per cent Of said sub
scripton shall DO due land hereby required TO DO
paid 10 the said TFeditrer, al Us general e9loe 81
said Company, AZ GfOTe,atd, or the anne may be
paid 10 A. J. BRggH at Bridgeport Ohio, or such
person a he may designate, who are authorized 10
receIye the came for and on behalf Of said Compa-
ny,) on the day following the expiration Of every
thirty days from aud alter July lst, 1871 until the
whole subscription shall DO due and required 70 DO
paid as above specified.
By order OF the Board Of Directors.
je22-F ?. A. HEWITT. Secretary.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-01

,,,yfy1rL;i1EXcER gives all the tele-
s'piII ,,.o,f,l news ohtaI1aulc by lnyjolheI
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'ISi,,v III communications 70
A''i'7 EREW a CAMPBELL,
PubllshcrS lntellIgeneer,
Wheeling, W. Va