The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-11-05
VARIETIES.

Persons with strong "turn" for music
Organ grinders.
There are men who don't know thei
good fortune 81 don't know mine" says G.
II wish somebody would introduce u.s."
| "A Western firm named Nice & Coco
have book keeper named Simmons, and HI
| signs receipts thus: Nice & Good per Sim
MONS"
| "A man down town was presented with q
pair OF twin boys yesterday. He remarked
that it was Il warm day, but he didn't expect
two son-strokes
| -"Smile when yon can" is the latest thing
we are asked to do by those gratutously adj.
monitory beings, the poets. No one can
| smile whenhe can't.
| "A young lady being asked by rich bach
| elor. "1fnot yourself, who would you rather
| be?' replied sweetly and modestly: "Yours
truly"
"A minister, while marrying a couple, re-
| Gently, is reported to have been rather discon-
| ccrted on asking the bridegroom ifhe was will
Ing take the young lady for his welded wife
by his scratching his head, and saying: "Yes,
I'm willing; but I'd much sight rather have
her sister"
Nothing" said an impatient husband,
reminds me so much of Balaam and his ass
as two women stopping in church and OBJ
structing the way to indulge in their everlast-
ing talk" "But, your forget, my DEAR" re.
turned the wife, meekly, "that it was the
angel who stopped the way, and Balaam and
his ass who complained oft"
Teacher "What is scorer" Pupil; A
baseball record" Teacher: "No, no, what
| mean is, how much does a score signify,
number, tally? What does it give you ? That
is to say, if were to tell you that | had n
score ofhorses, what would you think ?'-
Pupil: "marm, should think you was stuffin .
A Farmers Home in China.
A correspondent of the San Francisco
Chronicle in China says: Crossing a small
stream, we prepare to enter u farm house for
rest and refreshmcnt. AS usual, our first
salutation came from the dogs, who were
speedily quoted by the man. These were
Chinese settlers who had intermarried with
Mongols, and although the elders retained
their Chinese traits of countenance the off
spring were clearly of mixed race. A num-
Der of Tangoats were stretched upon the
ground sleeping, having arrived in the morn
ing with q number of sheep for the market
town of Liang Chu to the west. The build
ings, in lieu of possessing an inner and outer
wall, consisted only of quadrangular court
yard. On the upper side was the dwelling
houses, with large open windows. On each
side of the doorway the women of the family
sat sewing and mcnding clothes. Mules and
ponies were engaged in the open space thresh-
ing out the wheat This rude operation con-
sists of dragging a heavy stone roller to with
in few inches of the head of the grain. The
grain was winnowed by men with wooden
shovels, who gather it up and toss it against
the wind. In the house We say an old crone
grinding millet and wheat for family use in a
hollow stone mortar, with heavy wooden
pestle The straw was packed in heaps at the
angle of the yard. Agricultural implements
of bygone age, were lying around; square
harrows, with long iron prongs; plows with
immense shares of peculiar shape, the rough
carts used for transport Heaps of manure
were lying around for future use when dried.
The dung of the camels, or argol as it is called,
which is used for fuel, was to be seen in one
of the outhouses. Having obtained permits
sion to enter the house, we found ourselves
in square room. The furniture consisted of
n round pine table, with some two-legged
stools of the commonest kind. The picture
of the Buddha hung Immediately opposite
the door.