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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-26
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CHRISTMAS EVE.
is PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY b


In the calm of the starlight, a silence profound
Like spell over nature is spread;
And where beauty in sleep leaves her cheeks
blooming rose,
Ev'ry cot where a little sock gracefully flows
There bright visions are haunting each bed.
For tonight, in the legends of nursery lore,
VIII fit forth through the darkness and gloom,
A mysterious saint, full of frolic and glee,
Who will fill up the stockings and cast presents
free, .-....
Till enchantment runs riot at home
And those who have lain Santa Claus" on the
shelf,
Andsandered to new fairy bowers, a
There's a pleasure much deeper to thrill through
your mirth,
When the dear and long absent clasp hands round
one hearth,
And love wreathes the Christmas with flowers.
If this night, hailed by ALL from the child to the
sage,
Is the eve of that glorious morn
When the harps of the angels rang out over
Heaven
And the world woke to life with the glad promise
given,
That Jesus, the Saviour, was born,
Let us bend with the shepherds, adoring the hour
And as then the sweet symphony ran,
While the anthems float up from each temple of
prayer,
And the soft blessings fall may each heart echo
there,
Peace on EARTH and Good Will toward men,"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-26

G32 YEARS BUILDING A CATHEDRAL.-Thc
largest cathedral in the world, that of Cologne,
is fast approaching completion. Its first
stone was laid on August Is, 1913. The six
hundred and thirty-first year of its building
was completed on the 18th ofAugust last, and
it is hoped that the next anniversary will
really see the finishing of the great minister
The two towers have now reached their last
stage; and have only to be fitted with their
massive caps ofsolid stonework. For this
purpose two great scaffoldings have to be erect
ed at dizzy height one ofthem, however, APP
proaches completion. When the caps have
been finished, then stil higher story will
have to he added to the scaffolding, in order
to fix ON the tops of the caps the gigantic 70,
lated crosses, almost thirty feet high, which
are to crown the towers. This operation will,
| it is expected be performed next spring
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-26

UNCLE BEN-An old chap called Uncle Ben
has been driving dray or express wagon in
Detroit since the oldest inhabitant can re-
member, and he is still at it. Some twenty
five years ago he purchased plug hat. and
from the day he put it on until recently no
one ever saw him outside the gate without
it. Snow and rain and sun and frost and dust
and mud have all had whack at it, but yet
it is a hat. Not long ago some of the old
mans friends got together and paid $3 for a
pretty good plug" and called on Uncle Ben to
present it to him. He woke up from his nap
on the wagon seat as the group gathered
around, listened patiently to the speech and
then shook his head and replied:
My friends, | cannot accept the hat. It's
too nice for my wife to use to bring up taters
from down cellar, too good for Tommy when
he wants to bring in kindling and my old boss
is so used to eating his oats out ofthis hat at
noon that change might give him the dis
temper. Ifyou feel that deserve anything
at all you may buy me II pipe for cent"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-26
DISEASES PREV ENTED AND CURED BY
ABSORPTION.
HoIman's Liver&Ague Pad
AND
Medical AbsOrptive Foot and Body Plas-
terS and Absorption Salts for Medi-
Gated Foot Baths.


TTHESE REMEDIES, which are the sole expo
nents of the CURE BY ABSORPTION, have
been proved the cheapest and most effectual rem
edy for all Diseases arising from Malaria or a dis
ordered Stomach or Liver, and it is a well-known
fact that nearly all the diseases that attack the
human body can be traced directly or indirectly
to these two organs.
1t is known by actual experience that every
disease that attacks the youth or adult of both
sexes can be acted on in satisfactory and perma-
PANY's REMEDIES.
eSS Numberess cases, finally acknowledged TO
be beyond the reach of medicine, have been saved
under the mild action of these Remedies alone
The Remedies are sent by mail, postpaid on re-
ceipt of price, except the Salt which is sent by
express at purchasers expense.
sS@ The public are earnestly cautioned against
limitations and spurious articles
Descriptive Price List.
REGUL PAD-$2.OO; Incpient Diseases. first
stages Chills and Fever, etc.
SPECIAL PAD-$3.0O; Chronic Liver and Stom-
~ - ach Disorders and Malaria.
SPLEEN BELT-$5OO; Enlarged Spleen and Liv-
INFANT PAD-$l5C; Prev entity ea and Cure of
Cholera lnfantum and Sum-
MGR Complaints.
Auxiliares for Ner-
BODY PLASTERS-5O cts. yous and Circulatye
TROUBLES, throwing
FOOT pair-50 cts. off Instructions and
removing pains.
Auxiliary for Colds,
ABSORPTION SALT-One Sick Headache,
box, &c; 6 boxes, $l.,j. Numbness of En-
tremities etc.
For further information as to diseases reached
by the Pad and its AuXiliarcs, consult our pam
phlet. Address
Il. WYATT BAKER,
q EL AIR DRUG STORE,
RET, AIR UARFORD 10 Md NH
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-26

WEATHER PRoPHET.-A pleasant anecdotc
is told of Partridge the celebrated almanac
maker. In travelling on horseback into the
country he stopped for his dinner at an inn,
and afterward called for his horse that he
might reach the next town, where he intended
to sleep.
"If you would take my advice sir" said
the worthy hostler, as he was about to
mount his horse, you will stay where you
are for the night, as you will surely be over
taken by pelting rain"
Nonsense, nonsense" said the almanac
maker "there is sixpence for you, my honest
fellow, and good afternoon to you"
He proceeded on his journey, and sure
enough he was well drenched in q heavy
shower. Partridge was struck with the mans
prediction, and being always intent on the
interest of his almanac, he rode back on the
instant, and was received by the hoster with
broad grin.
Eyes, sir, you see was right after ALL"
Eyes, my lad; you have been so, and here
is crown for you, but l give it to on con-
dition that you tell me how you knew of this
| rain"
ITO be sure, sir" replied the man; "why
the truth is we have an almanac in our house
called 'Partridge's Almanac and the fellow is
such O notorious liar, that whenever he pro-
misses us a fine day we always know that it
| will be the direct contrary. Now, your honor,
| this, the 21st of June, is put down in our al
| manac indoors rs settled fine weather, no
rain looked at that before brought your
horse out, and SO was enabled to put you on
your guard"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-26

sB We are prepared to furnish goods in our
line as cheap as any other House in town Ali
goods delivered, free of charge, to Hotel and De
pot. noyg3-1y
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-12-26

A BRIGHT ScHoLAR,-A young lady teach
er of the Chicago public school, who is
thoroughly patriotic, and anxious to infuse
the same lofty spirit into the youth under her
charge, just before the advent of General
Grant undertook to impress some historical
lessons relating to George Washington, 'thc
father of his country" She asked the class
for incidents and historical facts; whether
they remembered anything about George
Washington and the cherry tree? Up went
half dozen little hands, and bright little
tow head was permitted to edify the class
with the facts Of history, as follows:
George Washington's father bought George
nice little Ratchet which was very sharp
| George wanted to cut, so he went out into
the garden and he whacked down the finest
cherry tree. And when Georges father came
| home-he said who had chopped my fine
cherry tree-then George said to his father |
| did, father. ! can't tell leland Georges
father said, I'd rather you tell a thousand lies
than to cut down my finest cherry tree"
| The teacher was so taken back by the novel
| ty ofthe statement that she is not quite sure
| whether the facts about George Washington
and the cherry tree are fully understandings
| school yet.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-05
Tie Hshia Authentic.

DR.. Talmage, in his sermon at
Brighton, England, regarding science
confirming biblical assertions. doliger-
ed himself as follo.s: Birthstone
hac been up from the depths of the
Dead Sea, proving the agency of that
SUBSTANCE in the destruction of Sodom
anl Gomarrah The immense size Of
NneYeh, taking three days to 20
around the city, was denied uatil DR.
Layard proved it by actual experiment
at the ruins. Moses had spoken Of
the Vineyards in Egypt, and the idea
was seoHed at. Yet centuries later all
the processes Of tending vines were
iolud in scul lptures dug up from ruins
The Bible was also right in style. but
- qy were wr2ug IN their manner of
rsadiHg II. fone shoUid take up an
esurprisiug book aud read Que day
from the fileath page, and another
from the hundredtA, aud another from
thefrst, be wonid never get a complete
understanding oft. Yet that was the
Bay most people read the bible. An
angel from heaven reading in that way
could not understand it, The Bible,
Ike most places, had an entrance and
au exit. Gen isis was the door to 20
IN by, and Revelation the door to 90
out 4 man in reading sn ordinary
business letter began with Dear sill"
,ud ended with yours truly" yet in
Panl's epistle-a letter written
from the throne Of God to lost world
people dipped in here and there and
knew nothing about it.
There was wonderful conciseuess
10 he Bible. Every word was packed
lull of truth, every sentence was dou
Bile barrel Nine tenths of all good
literature of the age was merely the
Bible diluted. The variety of the
book suited lit to all classes aud occu-
palions. God had prepared it tor all
zones The Arabian would read it on
his dromedary, the Laplander Oh his
swift sled, and the Swiss girl reclining
amid Alpine crags."
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-05
Cnniin,i sion Her

The gates of the passenger depot
which shut out all people not having
tickets for the trains were yesterday
closed against an elderly woman wear
ing spectacles and using an umbrella
for cane.
Cant pass without a ticket" said
the man at the gate as she came rush-
ing up.
II want to see if there's anybody on
that train going to Pert Huron" she
answered.
Cant pass you without q ticket,
madam"
I've got darter in Port Huron, 1
have"
Cant help it, madam. My orders
are very strict.
II tell you | want to send word to
my darter - she exclaimed. adjusting
her spectacles for better view of the
official.
Yes, but we can't help that, you
see. Please show your ticket"
II want this ere railroad to under
stand that I've got a darter at Port
Huron, and she's got baby four weeks
old, and TN going to send her up
word in spite of all the gates in this
depot"
please show your ticket, madam. .
Il tell you once more"
"Please show your ticket, madam. y
She gave the old umbrella a whirl
and brought it down on his head with
all the vim of an old fashioned log
raising, and as he staggered aside she
passed him aud said:
There's my ticket, sir. and I've goI
more behind it, Mabbe one man anc
a gate eau stop me sending word to my
darter to grease the baby's nose viii
mutton taller if the weather change!
cold, but | don't believe it -
And she walked down to the train
found some one going to Port Huron
and came back carelsssly humming th,
melody of THE Three Blind Mice. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-05
Five RarreIs OF snakes.

Jonathan Rockwell, Of SciotoVille,
Ohio, recently purchased fye empty
whisky barrels and stored them in an
outbuildiug TO be used for cider barrels
Near the out building there is ledge
Of rocks containing many fsuros and
openings, which has always been a
bad place for snakes" Yesterday Mr..
Rockwell visited the building, aud
on opening the door he noticed a
number of snakes crawling into the
bungholes of the whisky barrels.
Quick as he thought he got the bungs
ind drove them into the barrels and
sscnred the snakes. lie then attemp-
tel to roll the barrels cut Of the build
ing but found them too heavy for him
to handle without assistance. lie
then called in four men, who armed
themselves with hickory clubs. The
buug was then taken out Of one barrel
and some hot water was poured in, and
the snakes began to come out so rapi
dly that all the men were kept busy
with clubs killing them. Tho next
barrel was treated in the same manner
until all the five barrels we're emptied
The total number of snakes killed wa:
2,lo3. No one pretends to account fol-
the snakes getting into the barrels
The afidaVits of our best and most re
liable citizens will substantiate this
story beyond any doubt. The snakes
were not all largo ones, but there wert
none less than foot in length, while
many we're six and seven foot long -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-05
A warning.

OF the nineteen State Senators just
elected in Kentucky, seventeen are
new men; only two old members re
turned
Or the one hundred Representatives
elected only thirteen old members have
been re elected.
There is reason why SO many of
the old members have been set aside.
They failed to carry out the wishes of
their constituents possibly they al
lowed themselves to be controlled by
Frankfort influence, especially on ques
tions of retrenchment.
Senators and Representatives elect
would do we'll to give the subject care
full consideration Coyington Com
monwealth.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-05
RIEera Va. Railroads.

The building of line Of fast steam
ers for the Mississippi is a movement
significant of the growing importance
Of rivers. Some time ago we asserted
that the all-absorbing importance of
railroads was temporary, and that the
rivers would regain their place in our
transportation system, and an absolute
importance they never had before, even
when they were almost the sole means
of communication. Every day con
firms the belief. The era of railway
building had tendency to obscure
for time the importance of rivers as
means of transportation. All capital
and enterprise was temporarily divert
ed to the business of building and ops
Grating railways. All commerce was
necessarily devoted TO the channel
which absorbed the capital and enters
prise engaged in transportation. It
must be the case, however, that point
will be reached, if not now reached,
when the roads will be sufficient for
the wants of the country, when capi,
tai and enterprise will see that there
is yet a lucrative field in river trans
portation. The rivers will then be
come an important adjunct, supple>
meutary system. The two will not
conflict, nor will the growing import.
auce Of rivers prove an injury to the
roads. On the contrary, they are
likely to become mutually assistant
and supporting. In the course of the
next twenty years we shall come to re-
gard our railroads and rivers as parts
of one great system Of transportation.
We have passed through the railroad
era aud witnessed the largest develop
ment of rail lines Of transportation
Many lines will yet be built, but the
greater part Of the work is done. We
have the lines of transportation. The
adjustment of the system of transpor
tation is the slow work of the future
The next era is to be the river era
the development of river system
opening new water ways, improving
rivers and opening canals. The i'm
provement of the mouth of the Mlssis-
sippi, the building of q fast line ol
steamers for the great inland sea, are
indications of the beginning of the new
era. The opening of Florida ship
canal and canal from the lakes to the
Mississippi will speedily follow as
works necessary to utilize the Missis
sippi river valley system, aud the
speedy utilization of one of the finest
river systems IN the world.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-05
The Voice. of.ro EEo,xIs.
from the Nashville American

/ ASAi tnS AaShNillS American
The Okolona States, Mississippi,
and the Lemars Sentinel, of Iowa, are
lonely pair of antipodal howlers
All the days the noise Of their howfing
is heard in the remote corners. Moth
ing in themselves, they are yet impor-
tant 10 one aspect. There is reason
for the existence OF both. In that
reason Is to be found promise and
menace
The Mississippi howler is about all
that Is left of an idea which Is dead.
The few lingering Bnrbons, the rem
uant of those who held the extreme
doctripes of State sovereignty, seces~
sion a!fd nullifcation, find in the week
drlvel of the States an echo of senti
ments which have passed out Of the
realm of practical possibilities into the
realm of feeling, passion and cherished
prejudice. As a cause becomes hope
less, its remaining yotaries are no lon>
q lose who adhere from conviction
r A .1ggelfTg thRfp Rets ss-.'. aso. I've ,
on The burning deck because his ten
der years had not taught him when
disobedience became duty. 1t Is
such devotion as animals have display
ed. A mau may we'll die for truth
if through his dying the truth may
live. Such is the death daring devo.
ton Of the highest judgment. Such
is not the motive Of those who cling
passionately aud without judgment or
thought to dead ideas. The last adj
hereot OF the English preienders was
doubtless just such bowling, vituper-
ative, advocate of hopeless cause
violent and incoherent 10 his rawlings
against the established order, 10 pro
portion as judgment had been supplan-
ted By sentiment and blind devotion
to the impossible. Such an advocate
of such band is the States. Those
in whom its rawlings strike respon
sive chord might be almost numbered
in al hour 1t is not the advanc-
cing army, whose bapoers will soon
appear aud whose trampiBg le
gions will soon come marching up and
forming for battle 1t is the last des-
perate, bafiied, retreatiug rear guard
OF an army that is gone poor repre-.
sentative of an idea once defended By
giants, now RENTED to pygmies.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-05
SnAritIsIo ERiaIne.

The county that elects the best as
SCISSOR and the best sheriff will do more
towards retmnchment and reform than
anT Legislature has done in the last
i..a-4- s-.a-. svv-vss ''e-fr 'I0 uutic9
that are reported pauper counties owe
their impecuniosity to the want of good
assessors aud good sheriffs. IF the
State tax on all taxable property Is
Justly assessed, and the amounts prop
erly collected and paid into the treas
ury, there will be no reason in the
future for any temporary stoppage in
the payment of claims. In selecting
these officers, the people should be
guided by their own interest, for 1t is
to their interest that the property
should be assessed and the taxes col
lected. They should vote for men who
will be diligent and faithful to the
trusts, and who will not turn aside
from their duty through any fear OF
fayor.-I Frankfort Yeoman.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-05
a Poetic Mentor.

lie was a tall, slim man with lem.
onine hair aud nose like the bow Of
q steam yacht Ills clothes we're GOV
cred with grease spots and feathers
and he wore a generally demure look
tie approached the keeper Of the
saloon, placed bis elbows on the bar,
looked calmly in his face and werbled:
Il see you have an intelligent look
now, If yOIgere commissioned 10 write
q poem to be read before a Phi Beta
Kappa society, would you choose pcnt
ameier or chariambic meter ?"
Il don't sas acquairted NIT him"
Do you keep a good library of
modern and ancient literature 2" in7
qnired the shabby individual plant
lively.
Not me know, but ! have some
goot beer mid der dap"
\ es, yes, l see," the visitor went
on refectivoly, "and thought I'd drop
in: May sit down at one of your
tables ?"
Yah"
He took scat, and the proprietor
walked over and inquired:
what will you have?'
Let me have a glass of water, a
tooth pick and fan If you have a
fan covered with delicate pictures of
the loves nesting in roses aud a snowy
marginal floss should prefer it "
Did you come here to drink ?"
mo, sir, came here to get your
adsiso ss1a s. Beta KgBRa P2sS@8 PI2SS@8tasBgaa sBgaa
that l shall have to read Tasso for
two hours to work the feeling off. Will
you kindly remove that plate of cold
beef from the table? | should like to
lay my foot there. 1 can never enjoy
the music of the sweet Tuscan bard
unless my feet are cooked upon table.
The Du;chman regarded him with
astonishment.
DO you keep good roast beef 2"
Yes"
Nice ard rare and juicy?"
Der bet"
Have pu got spring lamb?"
I'll golnd see
10 feE minutes he returned and |
Informed he poet that the lamb was
just ready
as it tie best in the msrket|'
at is"
"WarraIted not to be goat?'
Yes, 81; will you have a plate Z
mo, sis | will not If you only
had some roast goat I'd take seven |
plates of it | am very fond of goat.
1t cOntaip properties which go to
make poeic fancy. Will you just
pull my bot off little? | have a
corn that palpitates like the heart OF
nightingale -
Il von'tpull him off, Il
"All riat, sir, | shall move on. If
you are tO mean to pull off my boot
little Ii get out. | cant enjoy
Tasso in tie establishment of mean
man. Taso should be read beneath
the stars when the nightlngales NIL the
hollow of night with the diSincst melo-
dies. Au tevoir."
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-05
a Esuanble-Esee Incident.

a hashiIy dressed, handsome Young
man vas promenading through the
cemetery. He accidentally trod on q
humble bees nest, and two Of its lively.
business ike li;tle inhabitants sought
refuge from the heavy pressure with
sly notion Of returning iD by flying
up his pants leg. He walked on, un.
conscious of the lively time he was
about to have; while the bees, all Sc
rene, delayed action until more suit
able time. That time came. The
young gentleman, with his friend-ho
had a friend with hiln-returned to
town, strolled around TO the door Of
his dulcinea, was ushered in, consider
ably surprised and confused at finding
several other young ladies present.
But both gentlemen were seated, mod.
esty gave way 10 joViality, conversation
flowed freely, and all went on 'fmerry
as marriage bell"-when suddenly
our fashy young man became asitated.
lie had stretched his pantaooas and
made vigorous thrust at tie nnaer
part Of his knee, when bee No. , com.
menced operations in the rear. lie
spraug from his chair with the rapidity
of Comanche Indian after human
scalp, aud, with blood thirsty yell,
reached for his left coat tail. received
a prod In the right calf, slapped in TIA.
-.s~~-.S-, anu nau bdsfaess in
the rear, this time going for his hin
pocket with both hands. Such capers
only made the bees more lively, and
No. lswas again at liberty. lie ex.
ercised it. Bee-ipg an ambitious cuss
be went "up hisher"-the young man
grabbed for the feshy part Of his right
leg-notlipg there-furiously slapped
his stomach-doubled up as though
seized with cholera-again went for
his left coat tail-and with Que hand
firmly pressing before. the other be.
hind, rushed nut OF the room. madlv
exclai,-ing, Murder John Hclni
annie /! Thieves! Fly Lord Zinf;
leaving the ladies in the room horror
stricken and well nigh bereft of reason
Ohm followed, and such another Sian.
Ping and patting aud daucing about a.
cane OF 10 that outer room Annie said
she never heard. The young man saws
int he is bee liever now that 40 70
IS a humbug when he comes az YOU
VIII his business end