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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-08
VARIETIES.

-"You are as pretty as picture" is no
longer the correct compliment to pay la
dy. Simply say, "You remind me of a
chrome"
"A clergyman who was annoyed by the
squeaking shoes ofhis parishioners, remark
ed that some people had "too much music
in their soles"
"A little boy, whose sprained wrist had
been relieved by being bathed in whisky,
surprised his mother by asking, "if papa
had sprained throat"
AN orator declaring that fortune
knocked at every mans door once, an old
Irishman said, "When she knocked at
mine must have been out"
When girl begins to take an inter-
est in the arrangement of young mans
necktie, it is an infallible sign of something
more serious than sisterly regard.
"A lazy fellow declared the other day
in public company that he could not find
bread for his family. "Nor I,"replied an
industrious man; "I'm obliged to work
for it,"
The late Duke of Gloucester was not
famous for intellect. He complained that
iiiS5 Woultt SCe iutO ui5 CIHdpb
if your Royal Higness were to shut it."--
"Ah, l did not think of that"
"A worthy, overtaken by a heavy shower
of rain, was advised by friend to run
home and get out of the wet. "Rin 2" said
he "what tae wad I rim for isn't it rainin
as fast afore me as ahin me 2"
--"Augustus, love, what are you thinking
about so intently9" "Why, Aurelia, you
know when we're married we shall be
made one, and was trying to make out
which of us that one would be-"
-"Will you always trust me, dearest 2"
he asked, looking down into her great
blue eyes with unspeakable Affection
She was a saleswoman for an uptown
shirt store, and she told him business was
business, and he'd have to pay cash every
time.
During cholera times an undertaken, be-
ing asked by a lady who was employing
him at some household work, whether he
would have a glass now or wait till he had
finished his job, said "I'll be taken the
glass moo, men," said tie artisan, "tor
there's been power O. sudden deaths late
Iv ~
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Deep or Shallow Flowing.

If the soil be open, porous, friable, with
an open subsoil resting upon an open
quality of rock, phosphates, lime, stable
rich the soil, should be kept as near the
surface as possible.
This should be evident from the condi-
tion of the soil, but how often is the prac-
tice the opposite You will observe far
mers apply all kinds of fertilizers upon tie
surface of unplowed ground and then turn
them down to the entire depth that they
pillow. These fertilizers are of Lo value
until they become reduced to a liquid,
most likely gaseous condition. They
nearly all pass into liquids before they as
sumo the gaseous form.
The natural tendency of liquids is to
percolate through the soil, going deeper
and deeper until they have gone entirely
beyond the reach of the growing plants.
Could we expect profitable results from
practice that enriches the soil at such a
depth where growing plants never reach
and where the plow-share never throws
the soil to the surface of sunlightS
For open, porous soil the plan should
be: apply all fertilizers after blowing, in
corporate them with the soil by means of
the harrow or cultivator and adopt such
plan of after-cuture as will keep them
near the surface. We have tried this plan
and practically know of what we write
and we have observed many trials of the
erroneous plan just described and know
of nothing but failure in every instance.
When we come to consider a more COM
pact soil resting upon stiff, compact sub
soil (hard-pan) impervious to liquids, the
results attending the blowing down of all
fertilizers are not as protitless.
The soil, from its nature, retains much
of the fertilizers applied, and what ia
washed down by rain and snow is held in
the soil Immediately resting upon the sub
soil. The roots and rootlets Of the grow
ing plants can easily penetrate to this depth
and draw upon this supply.
1t is owing to this condition of soils that
they can be permanently improved. They
retain for future crops what is not required
by the growing one. Soils of this charac-
ter do not leach, as farmers say, and are
susceptible of holding very great amount
OF fertilizing material.
Now, if the plow-share be made to turn
to the surface this "last inch" resting upon
the subsoil, it develops a supply of plant
food that produces wonderful results and
we praise the virtues of deep blowing.
Some one whose farm consists of open, po-
rous soil, with no more thought adopts the
deep blowing system and its results are
nothing but failures. He turns up poor
soil, whilst the plan of shallow blowing
with fertilizers kept near the surface would
have given him the best results possible
| under the circumstances. All of these con-
Trajectory reports of i'm ense crops ofcorn,
&c., depending, as reported, either upon
shallow or deep blowing, become recon-
ciled to each other upon an Ineligible
consideration OF the condition of SOIL
| Prof. S. B. HeigeS York, Pa.
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Poe tiCaI.
The Two Glasses.


There sat two glasses filled to the brim,
On rich mans table rim to rim
One was rudy and red as blood,
And one ar clear as the crystal flood.
said The glass of wine to the paler brother:
Let us tell the tales of the past to each other;
| can tel of banquet and revel and mirth
Aud the proudest and grandest souls on earth
Fell under my touch as though struck by blight
Where 1 was king, for ruled in might,
From the heads of kings have torn the crown,
From the heights of fame have hurled men
down; CHS
| have taken virtue and given shame;
| have tempted the youth with q sip, a taste
That has made his future barren waste.
Far greater than king am |,
Or than any army beneath the sky.
have made the arm of the driver fail,
And sent the train from the iron rail;
| have made good ship go down at sea,
And the shrieks of the lost were sweet to me-
For they said, Behold how great you be!
Fame, strength, wealth, genius before you fall,
For your might and power are over ALL
Ho! no! pale BROTHER" laughed the wine,
" Can you boast of deeds as great as mine?"
Said the water glass: 81 cannot boast
OF king dethroned or murdered host;
But can tell of heart once sad
By my crystal drops made light and glad.
OF thrsts Pve Quenched, of brows Pve laved;
or hands have cooled and souls | have saved ;
have leaped through the valley, dashed down
the mountain,
Flowed in the river and played in the fountain,
Slept in the sunshine and dropped from the sky
And everywhere gladdened the landscape and
eye.
| have eased the hot forehead of fever and pain,
have made the parched meadows grow fertile
with grain.
| can tell of the powerful wheel of the mill,
That ground out the flour and turned at my will.
| can tell of manhood dcbased by you,
That lifted and crowned anew.
| cheer, | help, l strengthen and aid;
| gladden. the heart of man and maid
| set the chained wine-captivc free.
And all are better for knowing me-"
These are the tales they told each other,
The glass of wine and paler brother,
As they sat together filled to the brim,
On the rich mans table rim to rim.
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Cor EVEN WITH HIM.-There was one
man on the Woodward avenue car the other
rainy morning who felt as if the weather
couldn't be abused enough.
Don't you hate such weather as this"
he asked of portly acquaintance opposite.
"No, sir" was the decided response 81
don't bother about the weather. II it's fair,
all right if it's foul, all right"
"But you can't like such a morning as
this 2"
cts Just as good for me as any other
sort o. morning" was the calm reply.
"And you like to see rain and mud and
slush, do you?"
eyes; l am perfectly satisfied"
The grumbler was out of patience, but he
secured revenge sooner than he hoped for.
In getting off the car the fat man slipped
and sprawed at full length in the mud, to
the intense delight of the other, who rushed
to the platform and shouted:
"Don't say word its one of your
kind of mornings! If it was one of mine
you'd have fallen on a bed of nice, clean.
soft, white, beautiful snow Stand up, till
| look at you ~
The fat man stood up. He was mud
from boots to chin. He looked at himself
and then at the car, and feehly said:
al kin lick you and all the weather in
the country with one hand tied behind
mel"
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THE EGlS & INTELLIGENCER,
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F. w. B A K E r.
Terms-Si.5 go a Year, In Advance
Otherwise $500 will be charged.

TRANSIENT ADy.RTIsEMENTs.-one square, two inser
lions $780, Each subsequent insertion, % cents. Lo
ger advertisements in the same proportion, spac
equal to six lines makes square.
81 Yearly advertisements at special rates.
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farMers' Column.
"Speed the PIOtC.o
Another Reply to Young farmers En-.
quiries.

A correspondent at Chrome Hill sends
the following reply to young Farmers"
enquiries, in The A5gis of January 25th:
AS to the strips that he proposes to sow
In oats, would suggest rye, as it will start
early, grow stronger and be less purgative
to young stock.
would prefer the summer vetch, (oicia
8atioa) if the seed could be obtained. A
Michigan correspondent of an agricultural
journal says it is one of the best forage
crops OF Europe, and succeeds well here.
He sows the spring variety, cuts it three
times and retails it to the city stables at 10
| cents bundle-the bundles about the size
OF oat sheaves. The winter variety NAV be
sown in October and the summer VARIETY
from March to June. It's flavor appears to
suit the taste ofall the herbiverous animals.
1t is more astringent or cathartic than 9TH
er green crops, and improves the condition
OF stock in an incredibly short time. Its
greatest desideratum is the safety with
which it may be fed to fast-going or hard
working animals.
AS to the compost about which " Young
Farmer enquiries, would use plaster and
refuse salt. Add all the meat pickle house
Stops, In fact, everything not eatable by the
stock of the farm, such as hog hair, chick
en- feathers, &c. If it can be obtained, I
would use Mexican Guano as foundation
for compost, with ashes, plaster, hen ma
nure, &c. With such compost l can
raise as big potatoes as with the most cost
ly preparation that can be bought. South
Carolina ground rock will answer in place
of the Mexican Guano. The only thing
that the farmer need be careful about as to
quantity is the salt. Too much salt will
destroy the germ of corn and potatoes.
EXPERIENCE.
p. S. AS the tomato is looming up as
one of the staple crops of our county, will
it pay to prepare stakes or trellises to keep
the ripening fruit from the ground
What is the average cost or rent for the
ground occupied by an average sized stump
on land in a high state of cultivation
Will it pay to extract them
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THE CARE OF OIL CLoTHs.-An oil cloth
requires careful treatment should never be
scrubbed with brush, but after bein
swept with the long handled hair brushes
that are made for the purpose it should h'
carefully washed with large, soft cloth
dipped into milk and water half and half;
or, if the milk is not obtainable, tepid wa
ter without soap. The later ruins oil cloth
by taking off the brightness of the paint,
and it should never be applied to it. Hot
water is also very injurious to it; either of
them soap or hot water-being sure to
iniure the oil cloth more than the wear OF
it. When washed over, wipe it off with a
soft dry cloth, and it will always retain a
bright look. In purchasing an oil cloth,
it is very desirable to obtain one that has
been made for several years, as the longer
it has lain the better it will wear-the
paint becoming harder and more durable
An oil cloth made within the year is hard,
ly worth buying, as the paint will be de-
faced in short time.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-08

AT THE BANK.-A country fellow enter
ed one of the New York banks, and, walk
ing up to the counter, exclaimed, Here |
am. Iwant you to take fair look at me-"
Without word further he strobe out
The next day the same customer appeared,
uttered the same words, and again disap-
peared. The third day, at the same time,
lie walked in, and advancing to the teller's
desk, threw down draft payable three days
after sight. "Now," said he, you've seen
me three times, want the money"
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Not all in Vain.

A miser living in Kufa had heard that
in Bassaro there dwelt miser more miser-
ly than himself to whom he might 90 to
school and from whom he might learn
much. He forthwith journeyed thithor,
and presented himself to the great master
as an humble commencer in the art of ava
rice, anxious to learn, and under him to
become student.
Welcome, said the miser of Bassaro we
will straight go to the market to make some
purchases.
They went to the baker.
Hast thou good bread2
Good, indeed, my masters, and fresh and
soft as butter.
Mark this, said the man of Bassora to the
one of Kufa, butter is compared with bread
as being the better of the two; as we can
only consume small quantity of that, it
will also be cheaper, and we shall act there
fore more wisely, and savingly, too, in be-
ing satisfied with butter
They went to the butter merchant and
sled if he had good butter.
Good, indeed, said he, favory and fresh
as the finest of olive oil, was the merchants
answer.
Mark this, also, said the host to his guest,
oil is compared with the best of butter, and
therefore by much ought to be preferred to
the latter.
They next went to the oil vender.
Have you good oil
The very best quality; white and trans
parent as water.
Mark that, too, said the miser of Basso-
ra to the one of Kufa, by this rule water is
the very best. Now at home have pail
full, and most Hospitality Herewith will l
entertain thee.
And, indeed, on their return home moth
ing but water did he place before his
guest, because they learned that water was
better than oil, oil better that butter, but
ter better than bread
God be praised, said the miser of Kufa,
I have not journeyed this long distance in
vain.
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Sewing Machines !!
TOA
GOLD BASIS.
Bead These Prices:

Sense Florence, Bees, Domestic, Home, Nc.
Lean q 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 L.
Illustrated PRICE LIST
OrmOnd Manufacturing Co,
my4 1y Al N. Gay Street, Baltimore.
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For The Agis Dc Intelligincer,
Enigma.

I am composed of % letters:
My 81, s, 90, 7, 10, is a kind ofmedicine.
My 6, IA, 2s, 16, %, is king mentioned
in the Bible.
My 8, 0, 25, a, is the name of girl.
My 8, 20, II, is the name of an animal.
My /, 10, 10, is the name of a boat.
MY 13, 28, 81, TO- 5, is kind of fish.
My 1873, Is, II, "a, %, s, is the name of
q county in Maryland.
My IS, 30, is neuter verb.
My whole is good advice to young men
DON.
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TO prevent guns from rusting, clean
and wipe them dry every time they are
handled or used, and then apply little
sweet oil and enclose in flannel case. II
you leave the gun over night after days
use without attending to cleaning and oil
ing it will rust, and the fine finish be soon
ruined.
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THE TIMES. NEW B1ooMF1ELD. Pa. MARCH 12 1878

and Mrs. Fry seems almost miraculous.
--NeDUiLte Star.
Rats IA certain lady living on West
Locust street In this borough, caught o.
rat In her hustle one day last week. She
was up stairs starting down she felt an
unusual stir in her hustle. Reaching
around she was horrified to find living,
stirring object there, and ran down
stairs frightened nearly out of her wits.
Frantically holding on to that hustle,
her clothing violently, when out jumped
a huge rat, which had taken temporary
quarters In the ample folds of her hustle.
The rodent escaped, and the lady has
discarded her useless appendage, not
wishing to carry a rat trap on her per-
son.-Mechdnicsburg Ledger.
Willie Hockersmith, aged fourteen
years, son of Mr.. Joseph l.. Hooker
on Wednesday night last. About two
weeks since Willie was kicked in the
face by two year old colt, but no seri-
GUS results were apprehended until a
week ago, when he complained of a
stiffening in his jaws, which was pro-
nounced by the physician ck-jaw from
the effects of which he died as above
stated.
Sunday evening, last the house of Mr..
Fred. Martin, on Keller street, Mechan-
icsburg, was the scene of quite Sc
rious affair, which might have proved
disastrous. A coal oil lamp exploded
with great noise, setting fire to the wall
paper and some books lying near by.
With great presence of mind Mrs. NJ.
seized rug and smothered the flames
with but little damage.
On Saturday last, as Capt. VIM. M.
Shriver, clerk at the st. Clair House,
accompanied by Mr.. A. w. Walker
was proceeding to his home In Centre
vile, the buggy broke down about three
miles west of Carlisle, when the horse
ran away and broke the vehicle to pieces
Both gentlemen were thrown violently
to the ground and received painful in
juries.
On Saturday, Miss Mary Franciscus,
employed in the Upper Holly Paper
Mill made narrow escape from being
crushed to death between the two large
rollers of the plating machine. 1t ap-
pears her clothing was caught by the
rollers and not until they were torn from
her body was she extracted from her
perilous situation.
If you want good carpets go to
II st. I. SCHWARTZ.
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Church Notices.

Preaching in the Lutheran Church
next Sabbath at q p. M.
Methodist Services - Sunday School
at 20 A. M. Prayer meeting Thursday eve
Preaching at Landisburg Sunday at
7P. M.
Reformed church = Preaching Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings.
Preparatory services Saturday afternoon
at o'clock. Communion Sunday morn
ing at 104 o'clock.
Presbyterian Church-Preaching next
Sunday at IL o'clock A. M. Sunday
school at 2.45 p. M, Prayer meeting on
Wednesday at O'Clock p. NJ, and
singing at 5.45 z. NJ, on Saturday.
Y. NJ. G. A., in the Lutheran Church
next Sunday at o'clock p. M.
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Two Mares Stolen.-On Friday night,
the 1st inst, thieves stole from the stable
of Mr.. Miller, in Susquehanna twp,
Juniata county, Pa, two mares. The
one was nine years old, dark brown and
blind in the left eye. The other was
four years old, chestnut brown, with
foal one white hind foot and white
spots on the back-rubbed by buggy sad
die. For the recovery of the animals
and the apprehension of the thieves a
reward of fifty dollars will be given.
Address S. Miller, Oriental, Juniata
county, Pa.
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A valuable plscovery. Z The Carlisle

A Valuable Discovery. = The Carlisle
Volunteer says we are informed that the
Hon. VIM. Burgess, a member or the
House from Franklin county, in connec-
ton with several other gentlemen, has
discovered very large and valuable de-
posit of Baryta in the Southern part of
that county, and that movement is on
foot for the formation of stock COM
pany, for the purpose of operating the
mines. There is a strong probability of
the establishment to grind and prepare
it for market, being located in Harris
burg.
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Fall Of Bridge.-The wooden bridge
across the Potomac river near Williams
port, Nd, on the line of the Cumber-
land Valley railroad, it will be remem-
bered was swept away by freshet last
fall. The bridge is being reconstructed
with iron, and yesterday afternoon,
while number of workmen were en-
gagged on the last span it gave way from
some cause unexplained and precipitated
eight men into the river, injuring four
of them severely-two, states our infor-
mant, perhaps mortally y.-Patriot Of 7tb
inst.
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Fire In Liverpool Liverpool cor
respondent sends us the following On
last Wednesday evening the dwelling
belonging to the heirs of Margaret
Beigh was destroyed by fire in this
borough. The fire is supposed to have
originated from a defective fiue. The
family had made preparation to remove
the day following, and consequently
were enabled to save most of their house
hold goods.
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Cumberland County.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Cumberland county
papers of last week:
During the first few days of last week
George and Mrs. Fry, his wife, living
near Graham's Bridge, on the West
pennsboro' side of the creek, about 2i
miles Northeast of town, were seized
with severe vomiting during the night
This continued to more or less extent
during period of several days. They
were so strangely and unaccountably at-
fected that they called to their aid the
doctor was not long in divining the
cause of their sickness and at once in
formed them that they were both poison
ed. They were astonished at this reve-
lation for they had believed they were
without an enemy in the world. At
least they felt satisfied that they had
harmed no one to the extent that would
justify the taking of their lives. An
Investigation and inquiry at once ensu-
ed which resulted in the discovery of
arsenic in the water bucket and on some
cooked meat which had been placed in
the cupboard for warming over. Then
the next thing was, who did it? Mr.. +.
remembered of some arsenic which had
Dccu DIdCCu III ~ nOlC III JhC wall Ou bnC
outside of the house-placed there to be
out of harms way. This was looked
after but found to be gone. Circumstan-
ces put together led the family to fasten
suspicion on the wife of Simon Bloser,
living in the other end of the house. 1t
is asserted that Mrs. b., sometime previ-
GUS had taken extreme offence at Mr..
Fry and that she had manifested her
feeling by refusing to visit the Fry fam
lily. What other circumstances led to
the suspicion we are not fully cognizant
of, but matters eliminated in her arrest
on Thursday last by officer Killian, and
shehad hearing before Justice Barr of
this place. 1t was found that the testi-
mcny in this preliminary trial was in
sufficient TO remand her to Jail and she
was merely bound over in three hum
dred dollars recognizance to appear for
trial at court. DIR. Stewards analyzation
revealed enough of arsenic to effectually
poison thirty men, and the escape OF Mr..
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Badly Cut.-On Friday afternoon last,
George Eckert, Jr., while chopping at
the coal hearth near his fathers house
cut his foot very severely. The bit of
the ak entered the top of the foot and
nearly split it from the toes up to the
instep. He bled so severely that when
DIR. Strickler arrived to dress the wound,
the young man had tainted. The wound
was carefully dressed but it will be a
long time before George will get much
use of that foot.
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CARLISLE PRODUCE MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY.
WOODWARD n BOBB.


,SwARTz-ORRIs-O the 9TH inst, by Rev. p.
Sheeder. Samuel B Swartz, OF Juniata township,
to Miss j. Orris, OF Centre twp.
FREY-TRoUTMAN-On the evening OF the 5th
inst, In Newport, by Rev. MIR. COlyer, Charles
place.
KEILER-KIsTLER. = At the residence OF the
brides parents. on the 2lst ult. by Rev M. O.
both OF this county.
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bruising him, besides dlslocatlng the an
kle. DIR. Ard attended to his injuries.
The accident happened near the Airy
View school house, and his father car
ried the lad on his back to his home, a
distance of nearly mile and half