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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-01

GIVE Us A BREED OF WALKING HORSES.
What use are fast horses to farmers
Can they put them in pillow, harrow, cul-
tivator. roller, reaping machine, cart or
wagons No. A storm might arise and
the whole crop of hay be ruined, if they
had to depend on 2.40 horses to haul it in.
There is but one use that we can see that
farmer might put them to-sending for
doctor; but as farmers have very little &C.
casion for this professional gentleman, and
never get very sick, slower and surer
horse will answer better. Why then pa
rade these horses at the head of the lists at
agricultural fairs, and give them the big
gest premiums No wonder our practical
farmers complain of this, while there is no
premium at all for walking horses, which
are thousand times more useful-we mean
to the farmer and for general agricultural
and industrial purposes. Thorout Inbred
horses have their uses and we do not desire
to utter a word against them, but many
good words in their favor. They, howev-
er, must fill their own places and work.
horses theirs; and neither should be advo-
Gated to the exclusion of the other Both
should be recognized according to their
value Ge1mant0aon Telegraph.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-01

"A Cincinnati dyer said he could dye
Mrs. Patterson's dress plum color, but
lie dyed it green, and had to pay $1S
and costs of trial for being so far out of
Mum
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-01
Poe tic al.
The SuperHuOus Man.


/ long have been puzzled to guess,
And so have frequently said,
What the reason could really be
That never have happened to wed
But now it is perfectly clear,
am under n nat ral ban;
The girls are already assigned
And Pm superfluous man.
These clever statistical chaps ~,
Declare the numerical run -
Of women and men in the world
Is twenty to twenty-and-one;
A. hence in the pairing. you see,
Since wooing and wedding began,
For every connubial score
They've got supeltluOus man!
By twenties and twenties they go,
And gludily rush to their late,
For none of the number, of course,
Can fail of copjugal mate;
For while they are yielding in scores
To natures infleXible plan,
There's never q woman for me
For Pm supertluous man.
1t isn't that am churl,
To solitude overwhelmed;
1t isn't that | am at fault
In morals or manners or mind.
Then what is the reason, you ask,
am still with the bachelor clan?
was merely numbered amiss--
And I'm supertluous man
1t isn't that | am in want
OF personal beauty or grace,
For many man with a wife
Is uglier far in the face;
Indeed among elegant men
| fancy myself in the van
But what is the value Of that,
When Pm superfluous man.
Although | am fond of the girls,
For aught | could ever discern
The tender emotion feel
Is one that they never return;
IT'S idle to quarrel with fate,
For struggling as hard as / can
They're mated already, you know
And Pm a supcrtluous man
No wonder grumble, at times,
With women so pretty and plenty,
To know that ! never was born
To figure as one Of the twenty;
But yet when the average lot
With critical vision | scan,
/ think it may be for the best
That Pm supertluous man.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-01

Let no farmer feel dsheartened ut his
prospect, however dark it may seem, under
the presumption that other trades and &C.
equations are basking in the sunshine of
prosperity. The tradesman, the village
mechanic, the factory operative are vainly
searching for the dim twilight ofapproach-
ing "better days." that even now has
dawned on those whose abundant harvests
of earth's bounties insure at least the means
ofsupport for themselves and their families.
Our cities are overrun with hungry seekers
for employment.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-01
VOL. XXII---NO. 5.
farmRrs' Qnlnlnll.
Speed the ELOtC.o
Answers to Correspondents.

In reply to Young Farmers enquiries in
last weeks Agis, l would advise him to
narrow the strips thoroughly, SOW them
with oats, and harrow the latter in well.
Then sow orchard grass, at the rate of two
bushels to the acre, giving it one light
stroke with the harrow.
AS to the compost, it would be better
to keep the hen manure and ashes apart,
IS the latter will free the large quantity of
ammonia in the hen manure. If he has
already mixed them together, he should
tdd plaster, which will prevent the ammo
MIA from escaping. j.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-01

How TO SAVE Corn FROM RATs.-Mr.
Peter Zehnder for the past two years has
sailed large portion of his corn in the
shuck when he housed it, and none of it
was eaten by rats, while that put up with
out salt was almost entirely destroyed
This is simple remedy, and as the shucks,
when sailed, are greedily eaten by cattle
and horses, is certainly worth trying
Tuscumbia North Ala6amian.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-01

DON'T DRAW THE LONG Bowl am
tired to death !' So you have said very
often, yet you are still alive and well. II
had not wink of sleep all night" And
yet your bed-tellow heard you snore many
times. II would not do it for the world p
And yet you have done many things equal
ly bad for a penny. 1--WE were up to
our knees in mud !" You know well that
the dirt was not over your shoes.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-01
For the -KgiS Dc .Mtelligencer
The Huron,

Il lit IlNlUHs
Tossed aloft on mighty pillows,
Borne along in cruel glce,
Sped the Huron to destruction
O'er the tempest-riven sea.
On towards the roaring breakers,
Through the surf and through the foam
Sped the Huron to destruction,
Sped the good ship from her home.
In amongst the cruel breakers,
Wrestled for with sinewy strength
Then a few poor spars and timbers
Tossed upon the shore at length.
Tossed upon the shore to linger,
Crushed and useless, many day,
Till another mighty tempest,
Plying bears the wreck away.
Drifted in among the breakers,
Lifted high with angry roar,
Cut and crushed the Huron broken,
Cast wreck upon the shore.
There to lie in grief and anguish,
Raising not the head again
Till in mercy comes death pillows,
Hiding it and all its pain.
SANDIE E.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-01
From tile German of Hetne.
Good Luck and Ill Luck.

WUOu L1Ch H1U III IHCh,
Good luck's caprice is maynard, horrid;
She likes in no one place to stay;
She ,trokes the hair back from your forehead
Snatches kiss and fits away.
Misfortune, on the other hand,
Gives you hug, dear friend, BETTING;
She has no transient visit planned,
But settles down and takes her knitting.
~. Y World.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-21

ed success, and can do notRiag now but bring
disaster on themselves.
Late advioes from Havana report that the
Cuban insurgents, headed by their chiefs, are
trying to arrange ternas of peace all over the
island.
Great dissatisfaction is felt in Servia st the
uncertain terms offered by Russia TO the prin-
clpaRty.
The Italian ironclad Terrible has been
wrecked near Salonica.
We CLEAN 6he following from the London
dispatches Of the 18th: A special from Con-
sGantinople reports that the headquarters of
the Turkish army of defense have been re-
moved to Stefanos. The Turks are hurriedly
erecting earth-works on the KEjuk- Chekmedia
line Of defense. A st. Petersburg
correspondent says he has been in
formed that peace negotiations are now
practically interrupted, for, since the appear
ance Og the British naen-0f-war in the sea of
Marnrera, the Turkish plenpotentiaries declare
that complete autonomy for Bulgaria is insd-
misssole. The correspondent adds; ''This
statement may be regarded as oGicia. 1t
probably means that the Porte objects &c the
extent of the territory which Russia wishes m
clUded in Bulgaria"
| " London telegramtof the 18th of February
ss7s: "a congress- has at last been agrsed to
lsT all the powers, and it will assemble at
Raden-Baden attheesarliest possible date, each
Eower being represented by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs. Tine United States it is IN
&derstood, is to Ile asked to take part in the
Y congress. Austria>will make an energetic pro-
1 test against the prolonged occupation of Bull
4 garia by Rassia, and also against rthe final
/ autonomy of Bulgaria. The Britishifieet hav-
ing withdrawn ITO Mundania bay, %about forts
miles from Constantinople, the Russians have
not yet oocQpasd that city, althougha detactl-
ment has entered the ports On the outlying
suburbs"
The marriages. of the PMneess Charlotte
daughter Of tie Crown Prince fCSermany;end
gland, to Bernard, hereditary Prince of the
Duchy of Meiningen, andtof the. Prices
Elizabeth, daughter of Rgince Frederick
Charles, toAugustus, hereditary Prince Of the
Grand Duohy of Oldenburg, were solemnizet
at Beuin, onctRae 18th Of FEBRUARY.
ALondon dispatch sayss :" Conflicting ex
planationssaEe given of the reason and charac
ter Of the German intervention which Seems
to have tide3 over the reeentccrisis. A dis
patch from st. Petersburg says there is th,
greatest disappointment there, because tn
peogle expected the moral support of Germany
whereas now they hear the,Emperor of Ger
naaaay, in his speech from the throne, referre'
to the programme of the Gonstantinople Con
ference as the basis for settlement
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-21
.,FOREIG9J NEWS.

Russia, i4replying to England's mate,akazng
Tor sonAe explanation concerning tie advance
Of the Russians towarG ConstantiaaEiIe, uses
this pladn language: "TI2e military fiae ok
marcati0n, traGed previoIsly to the &rnistiet C
has been agreed upon between the Russian and
Turkish authorities, and is a question aahiea
exclusive iy ,coaoerns the be1igerents."
The British 6nnel fleet has been ordened to
the Mediterranean.
There has been panic in uAe grain trade OF
Belfast, Ireland, and many fnaaas have failed.
Russia has notified Austria that among the
questions withdrawn from Reconsideration OF
the conference are the reorganization of Bal
g&ria, the occupation of Bulgaria by Russian
troops, and the remuneration OF Bessarabia
This note has gi~enEHabrage at Wisnna.
AGondon dispstehece the 14th says "The
British fleet has left Begika bay foe CONSTANT
nople without obtaining fhe Porte's permission.
The Sultan has declared that, on the entry of
the Russians, he will proceed at once to Broussa,
in Asia Minor, and, saould he do So there is
little likelihood of his future return"
The fortune leftb the laGe Pope Plus is esti-
STATED at shout 1924, 000,O00.
AT Lima, Peru, recently, the people we1e as
tonished and frightened by q severe thunder
storm, the first one in that country since 1906.
ALondon Dispatch of the 18th says: "In
spite Of formal protest from Turkey, the En-
glish Geet have passed the Dardanelles, and an
chored ia the sea Of Marmora, within one hours
sail of Constantinople. No opposition was of
fered by the Turkish forts. Two ironcIads were
left in Besika bay and Ethe remainder went on
within few miles Of Constantinople. Lord
Derby, IN note to Gortschakoff, protests
against the Russian occupation of CONSTANT
nople. The protest is couched in very strong
language. aud it is considered that war il inn
minent"
The leading French newspapers advise the
English and Austrians to keep the peace, init
mating what is clear enough to all disinter-
ested people-that they rejected the oppor-
trinity when intervention might have command
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-21

The New York S1nsS Washington correspon-
dent is the author of storysso the effect that
the day Thomas G. Andepson>was convicted in
Nsw Orleans Senator Eselloggshsd to pay note
of $20.0e0, Endorsed by ~ex-Congressman
Charles B. Farwell, of Chicago, for money
borrowed from the Union National Bank, of
tibet city, to Fay the expenses of the Repgb-
icans who went to Louisiana to see a fdir
count. Mr.. Farwell has been inter
vies-ed, and says there sis no truSh
in the Gtory, and tt&t the gen
tleEaen who went down from Illixois to witness
the count paid their own expenses. Senator
Kellogg is also reported to have denied the
Sm's correspondents story. The WashingtoR
correspondent GO the Chicago Gndr- Ocean, re-
ferrIag to this matter, says Kellogg has told
the Story to at heast twenty pensons, whose
names can be given, and on one occasion made
the statement ina Senate dloaI-r8om in the
presence of at leaGt half dozen witnesses.
The President h2s addressed a letter to At
torney General Dezens in relation to the con-
viction of Anderson, in which he EXPRESSES the
opinion shat the prosecution is solely political
that it rs not coWasenanced by the ,best men
in louisiana, and, therefore, is contrary
to their calm Judgment that this pro-
ceedings were in she interest of those
who strive to antagomze the two par
ties in that State, rather than to har-
laonize theaa that, SO far from receiving the
of the ooantry, the act WIZ be
Condemned 10y right thanking and patriotic
rnen everywhere, when they become acquainted
with the circumstances attending the prososu-
tioa~ AS grave constitutional questions maybe
in Which the General Government
may perhaps have a right to interfere, the
Presa&ant submits the subject to the Attorney
GenersI for his consideration
The meeting Of the National Democratic /
Committee in Washington has been postponed /
10 the 226 of May.
1t is announced from Washington that the |
President will not remove Anderson from his
,hice of Deps1ty Collector at New Orleans. He
egards the prosecution of Anderson as politi-
al persecution, and proposes to show his belief
n his innocence by continuing him as Fed
raj officer, notwithstanding his incarceration
n jail prevents him from attending to the du-
les of the Office.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-21
MISCELLANEOUS tELEAN1NGs.

Capt Merriman, of the revenue marine ser
vice, having been ordered by the Secretary of
the Treasury to investigate'the wreck of the
Metropolis, reports that the fragments of the
wreck,are unusually small, and her rottenness is
60 apparent thattthere was but one opinion as to
har unsGaworthiness.
A family Of six persons, composed of Daniel
Reardon, his wife and four children, were
burned Ip in their house at Wickham, Can, a
Sew nights ago.
John II. Tracy, formerly IPresident of the
Chicago, s<aock Island land Haciic railroad, is
dead
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-21
An UnIuCkV Family.

Luke 2. Blackburn was accidentally
killed in st. Louis county, Mo-, recent
~. His Oldest brother, Edward c., a
lawyer, was killed by the fall of rail
road bridge in 1856. Another brother
George w, was drowned from the steam
er Stonewall in 1870. A third brother,
Jonathan T., was lost On the steamer
Saluda, which exploded her boiler on
The Missouri river il 1852. A sister,
Martha, when quite young, fell from a.
fence and died of her injuries.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Federal appointments Benjamin Flagler,
Collector of Customs for the District of
Niagara, N. Y. Hiram L. Brown, Collector of
Customs for the District of Erie, Pa; Charles
Silent, of California, Assistant Justice of the
Supreme Court of Arizona Territory; Benja-
rnin J. Spooner, of Indiana, United States
Marshal for Indiana Jesse W. Griest of PenR-
sylvania, Agent for the Indians of the Otoe
Agency, Nebraska.
The question of the reduction of the whisky
tax may BIC regarded as irrevocably settled for
the present session OF Congress. The Senate
Finance Committee has unanimously agreed 10
the House resolution declaring it inexpedient
to make any change ia the tax.
The House Banking and Currency Committee
is said to have practically agreed to bill to
substitute greenbacks for national bank crcu-
iation. The bill provides that greenbacks shall
be receivable for all public and private dues,
except where coin is expressly stipulated.
The United States treasury OF present con-
tains $3.50, 408, 656 in specie. The amount of
gaeenbacks now in circulation is $349, ITO, 424.
Federal appointments: Charles McCandless,
of Pennsylvania, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Mexico; John S. Wischer, of West
Virginia, United States Marshal for idaho;
William J. Pollock, of Illinois, Superintendent
of Indian Affairs for Dakota Adolph DOM
browsky, Receiver of Public Moneys at Shasta,
Cal
The President has made the following ap-
pointments: Bayard Taylor, Envoy Extraor-
binary ard Minister Pienipotentiary to Ger
many; Jehu Baker, of Illinois, Minister Resident
| at Venezuela; William G. Goodloe, of Kentucky,
Minister Resident to Belgium; Benjamin F.
Simpson, of Kansas, United States Marshal for
Kansas; William A. Howard, of Michigan, Gov
ernor Of Dakota Territory.
The Senate Committee on Territories has de-
cided TO report favorably upon the bill for the
creation of the Territory of lincoln, to be
formed .out of portions of the Territories OF
Dako6a and Wyoming, so as to anclude all the
BLACK Gfills country.
Thelpostofice authorities complain that the
revenue of the department. suffers to the extent
of ssOO,oOO month from the sale of stamps 81
Offices which receive large percentages in lieg
OF salary.
There is considerable opposition among the
silver men in the House to the Bland bill, Oh
amended and passed by the Senate. The striik
ing or1t'of the free-coinage Gause excites the
strongest hostility, Gen. Ewing having declared
that he would not support the bill with thi
provision embodied in it. ItJis also announced
that there is no doubt whatever as to The
ATTITUDE of the PRESIDENT regarding the meas
ure. AN Ohio gentleman, wlao had CONVEX
sation with him'upon the subject, reports tina
he wfE certainly veto the bill. The grounds
whieb the President assigned as the basis o.
his veto were that, in his opinion, the bill was
first, aan injury to public credit; second, ,
breach of public faith and thirdly, 1t WA
mnconstitutionahin that it .interferes with vest
et5rights, and is4a violation of contracts
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-21

Assistant Prosecutor Egan is g murderer and @
villain; that Charles Cavarac, leading
instigator of the prosecution, is a liar, thief
and villain, and that the whole prosecution is
conducted by rebels in the interest of Samuel
H;Idan
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-21

DEATH from JOY is rare occurrence
in this sober, cloudy world. A Shelf
field blacksmith, who had been in prison
for two months, returned to his home on
Dec. 10, and, on seeing his wife and
child, was SO overioyed that he ruptured
his heart and died before physician
could be summoned.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-03-21
CONGRESSIONAL,

The minority reports on the Texas and Pa cific Bill, opposing the subsidy, give impor- tant reasons in favor of their position.-Secre- tary Evarts's letter inviting other Governments to join in monetary conference, has been sent to the American ministers abroad.
 Senate.-The nomination of MT. Beard to he Collector at Boston will be reported to the Sen ate favorably.-The President has nominated William G. Choate to be United States District Judge.
 On Tuesday of last week Mir. Thurman ex- plained the Sinking Fund and David Da- wis cited authorities to show that it is compe- tent for Congress to pass the bill.
 On Wednesday, MT. Matthews read the statement of Secretary Schurz about the Mon tana timber suits. Messrs. Blaine and Sar- geant attacked Sec. SchurZ.-The West Point bill was amended by inserting several appro- prirtions and forbidding the appointment of any mote dets-at-large until the present num- Der is reduced to ten.
 On Thursday the Senate took up the Pacific Railroads Sinking Fund bills, and Mir. Matthews advocated the one reported by himself. till Monday
 On Monday the bill in regard to Congress- men acting as sureties, and the Fertilization Bill. were passed without debate Chris
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-03-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

Senats.-On Tuesday of last week, bills, &c passed for investigating the doings of com missioners of New Haven county; punishing embezzlethents; providing that ex-State Pris- on directors may not be made Wardens; al- lowing appeals from doings of boards of relief to the Superior Court; repeating law allowing counties to aid bar libraries; reducing justice fee for criminal trials to $1.5O; taxing proper ty of churches; making railroad companies liable for damages from neglect to fence; giv- ing Bridgeport city attorney $1 ,0OO, and pro viding that official salaries of State officers shall not be paid in advance.-A bill was re- jected allowing employment of stenographers in courts.
 On Wednesday, bills, &c., were rejected, granting $248 for expenses of the committee on State expenditures; purchasing Flaggs DOT trait of Sir Edmund Andross allowing the 2d H. V. A. the use of their old flags; regulating school district taxes; appropriating $i, 200 for discharged State Prisoners allowing lease of railroads; changing terms of town officers; re- garding married women's property; protecting black bass.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-03-21
Every Invalid Should Know It.

The reports from all parts of the country con- firm the statement that Dr. Cages great vege- table remedy called MEDICAL WONDER" is having an immense sale by all druggists. The proprietors do not expend enormous sums for flaming advertisements, but prefer to let the medicine advertise itself by sending to Drug gists throdghcut the country, sample bottles, t6r trSat, at a cost of many thousand dollars per year, that invalids may test it's merits before purchasing larger size. No person suffering with Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Liver or Kidney Complaints, Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness Scrofulous Humors, Spi- nal Diseases, Weakness of Male or Female, of General Nervous Prostration of either sex, can take this remarkable medicine without soon seeing it's good effects. Go to your Druggist and get sample bottle for 15 cts and try it {; or large size for $1.00. It has cured where all other remedies had failed. Sold in Litch- field by Buel & Wheeler
 TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH and that of your children, and use no other cure for Coughs, Colds, etc, except that standard remedy, Madame Porter's Cough Balsom. It is acknowledged by all who have given it a trial as being the most reliable preparation ever used; it is particularly adapted to lung and throat affections in children. Try one bottle.
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