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THE WIDOW OF ESSEN.
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Albany Journal
SCENE lin the hanging gardens of Io-
well. The Widow is discovered sitting
upon a bank where the wild thyme
grows, toying with a greenback, her feet
resting disdainfully upon i wrecked
yacht. Enter kearncy.
THE WIDOW.
Sweet kearn-y, tell me again of those
sand lots by the town Of Frisco; it is so
pleasant to hear of thy headquarters since
thou didst swear (aud curse to me that
thou'd be desolate without the widow; and
while thou describest them it is with
knocking lip and most stalwa.t oaths, as if
custom had made thee dis,ain vampires.
KEARNEY.
Nav, dearest, nay. if thou wouldst have me
paint
The lots 10 which, could love fulfill its
prayer,
This hand would lead thee, listen: sand
lot
Shut off by fence of wood from the rude
world,
Near a duck pond, margined by shells of
clans
And cans of shining tin, CHASING sofiest
skies
shadows,
As | would have thy canvas.
THE WIDOW.
My last, my best love!
KEAESLY.
4 shanty poor, but most respectable,
Lifting its humble wall from out the yell
low plain
OF tossing sand. musical with cats,
Whose song should syllable thy name At
noon
We'd ride together in my dIay and wonder
Why earth could be unhappy while the
vampires
Still left us-you and me. We'd have no
friends
That were not lab'rers; no ambition save
To excel them all in bounce; we'd read no
That were not tales Of bounce, that We
might smile
To think how poor all interviewers
Gave the true inwardness of hearts like
Aud when night came, amid the masses
dear,
We'd guess how much would he our share
When wealth is rcdiviicd Dpst like the
picture.
THE WIDOW.
oh, As the Il in Ben and Butler do hang
Upon the tally Of thy eloquent tongue,
Amt in luck ? And if dote on thee,
Who would not loved thee like to Wido
kEARSEY.
IL is the votes thou lowest, not the man.
Within my eyes resid.th nothing green.
/: in the stead Of sand lots, drays aud SIGH,
I'd shown thee that I'd vote but my own,
Thcu hadst found no honey on nv tongue
This won't 90 down.
Erh helrney. rii,tiing. Trust her not;
she's fuoling thee. v Boston Herald
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SCENE lin the hanging gardens of Lo-
we'll. The Widow is discovered sitting
upon bank where the wild thyme
grows, toying with greenback her feet
resting disdainfully upon 4 wrecked
yacht. Euter kcarncy.
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oh. As the Il in Ben and Butler do hang
Upon the tally of thy eloquent tongue,
Amt in luck : And if | dote on thee,
Who would not loved thee like to Wido
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15
The Two Farms.

Twenty years ago two young farmers
bought one hundred acre farms adjoining,
that were alike as regards soil and improve
nents, or nearly so. Both were paid for,
and each farmer had about the same cash
capital. These men were named A and B;
and will now show how they conducted
their business, and the condition of the
two farms in 1877. A was energetic, took
several agricultural papers, worked early
and late, always said "come, bows" to his
hired help, he taking the lead, spent no
time in needless talking while at work,
provided in advance work for rainy DAYS,
bought the best farm implements that
could be obtained, secured first-class live
stock of all kinds, built commodious out
buildings as the profit of his farm admit
ted, set fruit and ornamental trees around
his dwelling, made good gravel walks,
built fine substantial fences around his
house, kept them well painted, and also his
house and out buildings; and to day he
has one of the most beautiful and product
i've farms in the State, with some $4,000 at
interest.
Now, B was different man. He had
no energy of chacacter, took things easy,
subscribed for no agricultural papers, was
opposed to "book farmers" said to his
help, "go, boys, I'll be along by.and. by"
was constantly on the watch for somebody
to talk to, while his work was delayed,
never had any work ready for rainy wealth
er, considered the NEW tangled" farm i'm
plements humbug, was opposed to "blood-
ed stock, set out no trees around his dwell
ing, considered the out buildings and
fences "goOd enough" didn't think that
paint was of any benefit on anything, and
spent good share of his time in the viii
lage talking politics; and now his farm is
worn out, the fences are out of repair his
house is so leaky that it is dangerous to
live in it, his barn and sheds are Iumbling
down, and the saddest of all is, the Sheriff
has advertised the place for sale. Farmers,
it pays well to attend to your business en-
ergetically and acknowledgement Ne'o
Yorker.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15
VOL. XXII---NO. 7.
farmets' GnInlnil.
"Speed the PIOsU.o

Is THERE PROFIT IN Hoes 2-The intel
ligent farmer will think so, when he reads
the following report of sales of Berkshires,
made by Mr.. T. S. Cooper, the well-known
breeder, of Coopersburg, Pa, which we
take from the Country Gentleman:
1.-THE demand for Berkshires, Judging
from my correspondence and sales, seems
to be steadily on the increase, but rather in
the direction of well-pedigreed, home bred
pigs than of imported ones. My sales for
1877 numbered 1853 pigs, amounting to
22,14O, giving an average of $131.78.
The highest price received was 5000; the
lowest was $25. Forty-nine head of OK
ford Downs were sold, realizing $4,610.5O,
giving an average of $94.l0. Highest
price received, 1925; lowest, $75. The
difference in Berkshire receipts for 1876
($40, S52) and 1877 (S22, 14O, is accounted
for by the fact that the sales of 1875 were
mostly of high-priced, imported animals,
whereas, those OF 1877 have been principal
ly of Eome-bred pigs, for which good,
though of course lower, prices have been
realized. The numbers sold, 203 in 1876
and 1853 in 1877, are not in the same ratio
as the amounts-being in favor of 1877.
When it is considered that the general
stagnation of trade affected my business as
well as that of others, and prices had to be
adjusted accordingly, it is evident there is
no falling off in the interest taken in Berk-
shires."
We have here in Hartford county Berk-
shire hogs as pure-bred and fine as any of
those mentioned above or as any to be
found in the United States We refer to
the stock belonging to Mr.. Alexander M.
Fulford. Three of his hogs were prize
winners at the Centennial Exhibition in
1876.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15

BAD SPRING RoADs.-When we pass
some farms at distance and see the gate
hanging by one hinge, the latchless barn
door anchored by rotten fencepost, and
implements, once valuable, damaging i'm
the open air and scattered about just where
the last Job Of work was done, we utter
prayer of pity for such farmer, or else
pass on thanking God we are not as other
men in this respect. And yet if we put it
to our consciences we shall find that in
many respects we are no better than they
in our own section. Here for instance yes,
and there, also, is lane leading to toer-
ably well-cared for house and barn, which
in the spring of the year will be perfect
slough, through which wheels will sink to
to the hub, and an extra horse with broken
gears and damaged temper will tell an un-
pleasant tale. And yet very much of all
this might be avoided by little work
now, in keeping the bitches clear ofleaves
or in opening them enough to let the sur
plus rains of winter pass away, whenever
the frost of winter will admit of it.
The enemy of good roads is not so much
freezes. If soils were perfectly dry frost
would not penetrate at all. The bitches
that are cleaned now. Gf it can be done)
and the roads that are rounded so as to let
the water run into the bitches, always prove
as good investments in comfort as any man
can possess. Now is the time to think of
these things. We don't know but that we
would rather have broken doors and fences
than sloughy spring roads, Germantown
Telegraph.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15
He Came Back.

Governor Duval, of Florida, was the son
of poor Virginian, stern, strong, tacturn
man. The boy was huge youth of fifteen.
At the cabin fire. at bed time, according to
the custom of putting on back log, the
old man said, between the whiffs of his
silent pipe:
"Tab, 60 out and bring in thar gum back
log and put it on the fire."
Tab went out and surveyed the log. He
knew that it was of no use explaining that
it was too heavy, nor prudent for him to
return without having it on his shoulder
His little sister passing, was not surprised
that he requested her to bring out the gun
and powder horn, as an opossum or coon
might have passed, or the brother might
have seen bear gins. She brought the gun
and Tab started. He found the way
through the woods into Kentucky in 1901.
After an absence of eighteen years he was
elected to Congress. A man of immense
size and strength he started for Washing
ton. going by way of his old home to see
the folks, who had long since given him up
az dead. Entering the little cabin door near
bed time, he saw the identical gum log
He shouldered it, pulled the latch string and
with his load stood before the old man, pipe
in mouth, quite as usual:
"Here is the gum back log, father"
"Well, you've been long time getting it
put it on the fire and go to bed" was the
reply.-San AntOnia Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15
Sewing Machines I!
GOLD BASIS.
Bead These Prices i:

Secor, Empire, Etna, Keystone, Common
Sense, Florence, Blees, Domestic, Home, Nc.
Lean d. Hooper, and other makes at equally low
prices.
All attachments, including Tucker, Binder,
extra Hemmer, &c, free.
Write without delay for our new "a page IL.
Illustrated PRICE LIST.
OrmOnd Manufacturing Co,
my4 1y Al N. Gay Street, Baltimore.
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VARIETIES.

The fatal nine-strychnine.
Ask thy purse what thou shalt buy.
"A barefaced proceeding--a close
shave.
The easiest thing for negro to do
keep dark.
TO make people acknowledge the corn,
tread on their toes
"A mans strongest passion is generally
his weaker side.
Whoever conquers Incidence can can
quer most things
Never apologize for long letter; you
only add to its length.
-"I'm getting fat" as thief said when
he was stealing lard.
1t makes a great difference whether
glasses are used over or under the nose.
When lady makes you pair of
slippers, she wants you to put your foot in
When a faithful mother goes on
whaling expedition, she never fails to get
all the blubber she wants.
AS land is improved by sowing it
with various seeds, so is the mind by ex.
ercising it with different studies
81 am afraid you will come to want"
said an old lady to young gentleman. II
have come to want already" was the reply.
Il want your daughter"
"A man saw physician once and hid
behind stone wall. "Why did you hide2'
asked a friend. For the simple reason
that it's so long since was sick I'm asham-
ed to meet doctor face to face" was the
reply.
Rev. John Brown, of Haddington, was
in the habit of proposing, on festive occa.
sions, certain young lady as his toast
Having abandoned the practice, he was
asked for the reason. Because" said he,
II have toasted her for 16 years without
making her Brown, and So I've resolved to
toast her no MORE"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15
The Local Paper.

Thus aptly and truthfnlly remarks the
Exeter Netcs Letter. on subject that does
not receive the attention it deserves in this
or any other community:
1.-THE local paper is an absolute necessi
ty to the county and community where it
is published. All the city papers cannot
supply the place of the home paper. That
should be the first love of every man and
woman, for with the paper lie the locality
identified. The paper gives the county
and town where printed much of their i'm
portance in the world, and gives in detail
the local news, which cannot be gained by
any other source. Every weeks issue of
the paper is so much local history, and the
rise, growth, and development Of the town
and county can be measured and recorded
only by the local newspaper that constant
ly is gathering its items. People do not
properly appreciate their home newspaper.
The home paper at any price is the cheap
est paper one can take"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15

KEEPING CATTLE.-Ifa merchant were
to set up half a dozen stoves in his store
and attempt to keep little fire in each
and all of them, burning only fuel enough
to keep up two good fires, every one would
unhesitatingly pronounce it remarkably
foolish. The farmer in attempting to keep
more cattle than he has hay and grain to
feed is doing the same thing. The cow is
really machine for making hay and meal
into milk and flesh. Just as the stove re-
ceives the wood and imparts heat, the cow
receives food and returns milk and beef
And as the stove can throw out no heat
without fuel 30 the cow can return nothing
without food. Ifs man had only two cords
of wood there would be no propriety in
his obtaining three stoves and attempting
to keep fire in each of them all winter
with such an insignificant quantity of
wood. The same principle applies to
keeping cattle. If man has only hay
enough to keep six animals well, it is ex-
tremely foolish for him to try to keep
eighty. e. Homestead.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15
The Reliable Man.

OF all the qualities that combine to form
a good character, there is not one more i'm
portant than reliability. Most emphati-
cally is this true of the character of good
business man. The word itself embraces
both truth and honesty, and the reliable
man must necessarily be truthful and hon.
est. We see so much all around us that
exhibits the absence ofthis browning quail
lty that we are tempted, in our bilious
moods, to deny its very existence. But
there are, nevertheless, reliable men, men
to be depended upon, to be trusted, in
whom you may repose confidence. whose
word is as good as their bond and whose
promise is performance. If any one of you
know such a man make him your friend.
You can only do so, however, by assimilat-
ing his character.
The reliable man is man of good judg-
ment He does not jump at conclusions.
He is not frivolous man. He is thought
ful. He turns over subject in his mind
and looks at it all around. He is not q
partial or one sidea man. He sees through
thing. He is apt to be very reticent
man. He does not have to talk great
deal. He is moderate man, not only in
habits of body, but also of mind. He is
not passionate man, if so by nature, he
has overcome il by grace. He is sincere
man, not plotter or schemer. He does
not promise rashly. What he says may be
relied on. He is trustworthy man. You
feel safe with your property or the admin
istration of affairs in his hands. He is a
watchful, vigilant man. You feel secure
within his protection. He is brave man,
for his conclusions are logically deduced
from the sure basis of truth, and he does
not fear to maintain them. He is a good
man, for no one can be thoroughly honest
and truthful without being good. Is such
quality attainable9 Most assuredly So
1t is not born, it is made. Character may be
formed, of course then its component parts
may he nodded to that formation.-Prt.
land Price Current.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15

Domestic, Etna, Florence and all other
kinds at equally low prices.
Extra Attachments furnished with all Ma
chimes free. Best quality NEEDLES for all
kinds of Machines by mall so cents.
Machine Belts 40 cents EACH
Extra attachments for sale and fitted to all
kinds of machines.
Repairing, Re-Japanning and Rebuilding
promptly and neatly DONE
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15

For The Fgis O. Mtelligens~.
Our Financial Millennium.

For The AFgis d Mtelligens~.
Our Financial Millennium.
That happy time is near at hand,
When overlooking silver streams
Will spread abundance DER the land,
And realize Aladdin's dreams.
We then will get that jingling coin
M Our fathers used in days of old,
- And with the noble greenback join
And confiscate corrupting gold.
All our wants will be supplied
At least Ben Butler tells us SO;
Aud in his word we must conide,
For silver is his forte, we know.
Each man will get silver BRICK,
And lots of silver dimes,
Provided he issharp and quick,
And takes advantage of the times.r
In palace cars we then will ride;
Not in those yellow boX-like things.
Those holding bonds must stand aside,
For we the people-sovereigns-kings
If we can Judge by what we see,
And also what we hear,
Each man and boy must surely be
A banker or fnancier.
They speak of bullion and of gold;
OF boated bonds and syndicates;
They tell us foreign consols sold
Far below the quoted rates.
They use some words quite new to me,
But suppose are privileged,
Their meaning have failed to see
Defined in Webster's Unabridged.
l have drank so much financial talk,
Inflated to its highest pitch,
feel quite bloated when | walk,
And almost think I'm getting rich.
IvURos.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15
Hard to Please.
1876.

Old Farmer Briggs most sadly said,
As exc he scratched his snow-white head,
"My craps is mighty slim this year
I'll starve to death fore Spring, fear.
Why, wheat is worth its weight in gold,
And corn amt to be bought, I'm told.
It's just my luck when grain is high
To harvest craps in thin supply"
1877.
How's craps? Why, blast the cussed luck
reckon as its nip and tuck
As how gets 'em in at all
The harvest is so big this Fall
More wheat, more corn, more oats, more rice,
Nor cannot sell at any price.
The markets FULL know full well
Pll starve because cannot SELL"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15
Mr.. O'Flaherty undertook to tell how

MIR. O'Flaherty undertook to tell how
many were at party: 1.-THE two Gro
gans was one, myself was two, Mike Finn
was three, and-and-who was four9 Let
me see" Counting on his finger), "the two
Crogans was one, Mike Finn was two, my
self was three, and-sure there was four
Of us, but couldn't tell the name of the
other Now, it's meself that has it. Mike
Finn was one, the two Crogans was two,
myself was three-and-bu / think there
was but three of us after all.
"A witty French lady who was an
"adopted" member Of a famous military
corps, when a cigar was lighted in her
presence with the remark, 81 suppose they
smoke in your regiment" said, "Yes, but
not in my company"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-15

The farmers in Switzerland consider
liquid manure as the most efficacious of
any, and hence after the manure is ferment-
ed they dilute it in water, aud the liqued
alone is carried to the field, and scattered
over it. The earth Immediately imbibes
the liquid, which soon reaches the roots of
the plants and causes rapid vegetation.
The straw that remains after the manure
has been washed is applied as manure for
potatoes.
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turned on those odd encounters generally
designated as falling in love, when the
judge said he would tell us a story, and
this was the story he told.
Arizona citizen., 1878-11-23
NEW ADHERTLSEHENTS.
Wanted.

A GOOD BLACKSMITH, ,IIMEDI ATE. "A ly. Apply at shop of Thomas Belk- nap.
Arizona citizen., 1878-11-23
Application for Patent.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
 FLORENCE, ARIZONA, November 2l, loIo. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
 ~ John C. Handy, whose postotiice ad- dress Is Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, has this day fiisd his application for a patent for the Ostrich Mili-Site Claim. slt- uated in Gro BiancO Mining nlStrici, County of Pima and Territory of Arizona, and deSicuated by the field notes and oi- ficIal plat on file in this office aS Lot No 37 Of Gila and Salt River meridian. said Lot No. 57 being described as fol cws, to wit: Brgin Ing at the N. W. corner oi said Ostrich Mill site Claim at monu- ment oi stones, Is inches high, and post 4x4 inches two feet nigh mat ked O. NJ. S. No. l, running thence 6.O6 chains He 29' w tO d monuments Of stones, lo inches high, and post 4X4 Inches two feet high marked O NJ. S. No. ?, thence 6.O6 chains S 7S1 3' F. tO a monument Of stones, IS inches high, and nOsi 4N4 inches two feet high marked O. NJ. =. No. Q, thence 6. 06 chains \ He 2g E to d monument of stones, IS inches high, and post 4N4 inches two feet high marked O. NJ. =. No. 1. thence 6 06 chains \ 7S- 3l' w to the place of beginning. containing 3.67 acres, mag. netic variation He 29 East
 The location or this mill-site claim Is recorded in the Re orders office Of Pima County, Territory of Arizona m book oi Land Claims on page 42S.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion Of said mill site claim are re- .quired t0 file thelr adverse claims win the Register Of the United states Land office at Florence, in the County Of PinAl, Territory Ot Arizona, during the sixty days period Of publication hereof, or they will be barred by virtue or the provisions or the statute
 CHARLES D. BOSTON, Register. JANEs BUELL., Attorney for Applicant. Nov. g. 6lOT
Arizona citizen., 1878-11-23
Fraud at tbe Late Election, &c.

Four candidates fer Delegate to Con gress were before the people at the late election. The report of Fraud come: from all quarters, but Tn every instance the frauds are credited to the friends and supporters of Campbell From what we can learn, Messrs Stevens Davis and Woolsey and thelr friends conducted the canvas with credit lC themselves and to the Territory. They were content 10 abide just expression of the people uninhuenced by cor rupt Use of money or fraud in returns Not so he Campbell party With them, il was win al all hazards, with cut regard 10 the means used before or after election day. Letters from Phenix and Prescott and also the numerous ielegrams, and all from re putable sources, agree in reciung frauds committed in behalf of Campbell Judge Silent has called special session of the Grand Jury in Prescott to investigate some of these frauds or charges O. frauds Telegrams have been seut to Mir Stevens by prominent men in Prescott saying fair count would elect him and urging him to at once go to Prescott and assist in the contest, also that the strong law firms of dargrave & Morgan and Fitch < Churchill had been employed in be half of fair count and AIr Stevens. NIT. Stevens feeling that he could not materially prevent result which seem ed to be decided in advance by the Yavapai Supervisors, and winch event ually must be settled in the courts or before Congress, did not go but we believe he sent a representative.
 As reported here, the count shows small majority for Campbell over either of lhe other candidates, but q rue canvass by the Yavapai Supervi- sors would elect MT Stevens. One strong hope of justice generally pre- vailing, is the effect the unjust can vass will have upon local candidates. MT. Stevens will as last resort, contest the election before Congress. Campbell will find obstacles in his way 10 d seat in Congress, winch cannot be removed with what money he has saved from the canvass.
Arizona citizen., 1878-11-23
Furnished House tor Rent.

TiHREE ROOMS, KITCHEN AND RA-
 Il mada. Furniture modern and neat. Location desirable. Terms reasonable. For particulars inquire at this Off1ce