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AIR, lrigsby tat .ltM,.er, to q fair Kn!cker.
becker ul u visit to Boston for tic third nr
fuurtll illne}: "tye heard you nre SO awfully,
at, clever, yu4 know" Miss Sharp: !" EX.
cusn lnp, Mr. PrlRsby, yOll must have lnnuo
n mistake. for assure you lM next 10 Nn
l4iQt,"-EUlunlbttt SpfGttstQT,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-10
Straw upon Young Grass.

One OF my neighbors covered his timothy
and clover seeding with straw which had
served as stubble bedding, the proportion of
dung being small, as the straw was very freely
used This was spread as drawn, during the
fore part OF last winter, covering part of
held. The open winter favored the applica-
ton, and called for protection. After the
opening of March the severe freezing and
thawing were hard upon seeding. lifting the
young grass and clover of the unprotected
part of the field. Where the straw was ap-
Piled the seeding came out all in its place and
safe. The little dung that went with the
straw undoubtedly helped to retain the vigor
OF the plant; the protection being what
was most needed, and this the straw afforded
The case think is a clear one, showing that
straw, or a similar coares material, is protec-
ton in open winters. 1t also serves to some
extent as guard against the sun and drouth
in summer, and lessons the effect ofthe early
drying winds which not unfrequeDtly occur.
1t also keeps imparting some fertility till il is
decayed, serving much the purpose of after
math.
Where fields are fed close in the fall, as
too many farmers still persist in doing, straw
may be put to good use as n substitute for
the missing grass. My neighbor think that
using straw abundantly in all the stables, and
applying it on grass lands and winter grain,
is the best use to which it can be put. tits
also at the same time disposing of the man
ure, making one job oft. There are those
who sell their straw, realizing three to four
dollars per ton. He expect to realize more
than double that from his straw. Even if
snow cover the fields during the winter, pro-
lection is needed in the spring, and needed
the most. The application therefore may he
continued during the entire winter, the snow
permitting. In the fall also il may be need
ed, as the weather then is sometimes very
severe.-COunt,y Gentleman.
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the prince, to whom he told his recent expe-
rience. He appointed day for him to come
again. The boy came, and in the presence of
the prince and princess, and many people of
rank, he was requested to enter the cage
where the great bear was She received him
as kindly as ever, and pressed him to her
breast.
The good prince now understood that the
bear, or rather God, working providentaly
through the bear, had been the means of saw
ing the little orphan boy from death. No
person had taken care of him, none had
shown any sympathy for him, and yet, in the
very coolest night of that remarkable winter,
this rough bear was the means of saving his
life, the providence of God preserving him.
The circumstance led the prince to con-
template divine providence in n higher light
than he had ever done before; and SO should
il lead us to remember that God sometimes
uses the most unexpected means as the in
struments for the contamination of His pur-
poses. The little Savoyard aflerward led an
honorable and useful life, nor did he ever for
get how God had spared him in his great
need.
"The Lord that delivered me out ofthe paw
of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear"
Sam. xxi 81 81 laid me down and slept
| awaked, for the Lord sustained me-" Psalm
iii. 5.-GO0d Words
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-10
Salt in Agriculture.

No doubr common salt is obont IN toke nm
| prominent place ms one of the cheonest or
it is one of the best though not the strong.
est fertilizer. MANY farmers nracticians apa
observers, have pretty nearly arrived Mt tbe
conclusion that little salt for most of The
crops is nearly of nc much honoti, ~ ,I ", 'no
are regular rations of it to the whole line of
domestic farm animals.
Some are sowing it with considerable suc.
cess at the rate of barrel per acre on straw
berry patches where it acts not only ne n
stimulant aud tonic to the plants but Kills the
white grub others are broadcas,inp il over
the Irish potatoes, afflicted. with Colorado
beetle, with the homes that IF thew are NOT
destroyed the salt will not be lost on the land
but show in the future, if not in this wears
crop. On land where oats and wheat from
accidental causes, or from the natural rich
ness of SOIL are in danger of oyergrowtb and
subsequent falling down, or being nrostrotoJ
by storms, n small coating of salt will en-
stifien the straw as to prevent such iniurv
And generally, whenever in corn or wheat
or other grain fields, there is too great n fen.
dency to straw and stalk growth, Mt the cy.
pense of the grain, common salt, sown some
weeks before full growth is attained produces
excellent results. Non.bearinp orcborls
which being on too rich n soil NIKE too
much wood growth; orchards which have
been trampled and pastured and worn fin the
life is out of the, land and the trees SCARCELY
bear fruit at all orchards in good care which
bear fairly well, are each and all imnrovcd
ifthe surface is sailed in the early winter
months, until the ground is as white as with
a hoar frost, WIN
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VARIETIES,

When that blushing San Francisco bride
| showed the check for 81 ,000,0 900 to her hus
band, he burst into tears and exclaimed, with
intense fervor, "And even this shall not Sc
parate u.s."
-"Short- Horn cattle make the best beef"
And men who indulge in short "horns" make
better citizens than those who take long
horns" But the no "horn" man makes the
best citizen.
-"Why, Frankly" exclaimed mother at
friends table, 81 never knew you to ask for
a second piece of pie at home" 81 kncw't
want no use" rcplyed Frankly, quietly, as he
proceeded with his pie eating.
BE you good ?" asked bright little
chap of Miss Bud his Sabbath-school teacher,
the other day, ooh, no." was the becomngly
reply. You amt Well, l know you wasn't
pretty, but always thought you was good"
Recorder Ito witness with bandagcd
hands) Did he have any provocation when
he struck your WitRess-"IIc may have
had something of the kind consayled on his
person, but it was a brick he struck me wild"
What" exclaimed Demosthenes, as he
looked around upon his hearers, "can be
more valuable to great people than n free
ballot II full vote, and fair COUNT" "a
BARI" growled Diogenes, as he put his tub
on his head and moved on.
"A old Judge of the New York Supreme
Court meeting friend in neighboring vii
lage, exclaimed, "Why, what are you doing
here" 81 am at work trying to make an
honest living" was the reply "Then you'll
succeed" said the judge, "for you'll have no
competition"
81 assure you, gentleman" said the con
vict upon entering the prison, that the
place has sought me, and not the place
My own otfairs really demand all my time
and attention, and l may truly say that my
selection to fill this position was an entire
surprise. Had l consulted my own inter
ests, should have peremptorly declined to
serve but as / am in the hands my friends,
see no other course but TO submit" And
he submitted.
The wife of the late Professor Louis
Agassiz rose one morning and proceeded, ac-
cording to custom, to put on her stockings
and shoes At a certain stage of the process
little scream attracted Mr. Agassiz' attention
and not having yet risen, he leaned anxiously
upon his elbow, inquiring what was the mat
ter "Why, professor, a little snake has just
crawled out of my boot" said she "Only
one, my DEAR" returned the professor, calmy
lying down again; there should have been
three" He had put them there to keep them
warm. Pleasant man to have in the house
particularly in on's sleeping room.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-10

How MARBLES ARE MADE.-Amost all
the "marbles" with which boys everywhere
amusc themselves arc made at Obersfen, in
Germany. There are large quarries and mills
in that neighborhood, and the refuse is turned
to good account in providing the small stons
balls for experts to "knucklc" with. The
stone is broken into small cubes by blows
of a light hammer. These small blocks of
stone are thrown by the shovelful into the
hopper of small mill formed of bedstone,
having its surface grooved with eccentric fur
rows; above this is the runner" which is of
some hard wood, having II leve face
on its lower surface. The upper block is
made to revolve rapidly, water being deliver.
ed on the grooves of the bedstone where the
marbles are being rounded 1t takes about
fifteen minutes to finish half bushcl of good
marbles, ready fer the boys knuckles One
millwill turn out169,000 marbles per week
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-10
Curing Hams.

The following receipt comes to us from
one of the most accomplished and notable
housewives in Baltimore county, whose hams
are well known for their excellence;
To every 1000 pounds bacon, half bushel
fine salt, five pounds brown sugar, three
pounds saltpetre, quarter pound cayenne
pepper, and sufficient molasses to moisten the
above ingredients, which must be thoroughly
mixed. Each ham is well rubbed on both
sides with this mixture and packed in meat
tubs-skin down-where they remain four
weeks they are then hung up IN dark stone
meat-house and smoked constantly for three
days with hickory wood. During the late
winter and spring we make an occasional
smoke during damp spells of weather. The
meat should be entirely cold before curing.
We generally let it hang for two days before
curing Correspondent in An,er. Farmer.
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pnctiral.
----------------T-
THE ROSE OF WARNING.


A GERMAN LEGEND-BY $. :. CoNANT.
In beautiful Swiss.valley
Stood a cloistcr, long ago,
by a stream that unsteady
Wandered down from Alpine snow.
Round its walls garden grew,
With still pathways winding through :
Holy brothers dwelt there, praying,
Musing, guiding, hearts up-staying.
And they tell us that whenever
The cold-handed conqr o or Death
Called brothers spirit, never
Failed this token of last breath:
At the midnight call to prayer,
On the fated brothers chair
Lay snow-white Rose of Warning:
He must die at break of morning.
In his cell, then, accomplishing,
Heawated his last hour,
Gazing still, while life was waning,
Piayerful, on the warning flower
Hung upon the sacred wood,
As once He whose gracious blood
From His pierced heart flows forever
Loves divine, unfailing river.
Once, alas ! the Rose of Warming
Chose youth, Twas hard to die s
When upon the world life's Morning
Had just opened her young eye.
Hastily and stealthily,
Ere the Others enter, he
Laid the flower to warn another
An old, weary, waiting brother.
But upon the early morrow
Ger the lowly cloister wall
Rose a long loud wall of sorrow-
There were two for burial.
The old man in happy rest,
With his hands upon his breast:
But the youth, all pale, distorted
Who could guess how he departed?
And the Rose upon its bosom
Wore fearful stain of blood
Ncyermorc the snow-whitc blossom
Warned the sOrrowing brotherhood.
Vainly they, at midnight bell,
Watched for that sad miracle:
For with blood was it polluted,
And for service pure unsuitcd.
And the brothers, broken-hcarted,
Died in sorrow, one by one,
And the cloister stood deserted
And decaying, till the sun
Could not find it. There, they say,
Grow white roses to this day;
Then Death in q flame walked abroad in t
waters,
In council deciding the fate of the foe.
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The Slip, the Cup and Lips.
The Boston Transcript retells the origin
of the rhyming old saw:

The Boston Transcript retells the origin
of the rhyming old saw:
"Theres many slip
"rween the cup and the lip"
A king of Thracc had planted a vineyard,
when one of his slaves whom he had much
oppressed in that very work, propesied that
he should never taste of the wine produced
in it. The monarch disregarded the predic-
ton, and when at an entertainment, he held
glassful of his own wine made from the
grapes of that vineyard, he sent for the slave
and asked him what he thought of his pro-
phecy now. To which the other replied !;
MANY things fall out bewteen the cup and
the lip and had scarcely delivered this sin
gular response before the news was brought
that a monstrous boar was laying waste the
favoritc vineyard. Turning in rage, he
put down the cup which he held in his hands
and hurried out with his people to attack the
boar but being too eager, the bear rushel
upon him ard killed him without his having
tasted of the wine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-10

| have often thought that short sketch OF
the movements and magnitude of the planets
of our solar system would be interesting, at
least to some of your younger readers, and
might serve to attract their attention to that
branch of Astronomy, which is certainly the
most interesting, being better known and
studied than all other branches of Astronomy
The Earth by the teaching of Ptolemy and
the philosophy of Aristotle, was made the
| centre of the solar system, and was adjudged
that place for more than 1000 years, until the
doctrines of Copernicus, by the aid of the
| telescope, wiped the mist of ages from all in
| telligent eyes, and placed the Sun in his Gre
| ated place-the centre of our system.
THE sun.
The Sun, the controller of the solar system,
has a diameter of about SS2 900 miles, and n
volume so large that it would require no less
than one million three hundred and eighty
four thousand four hundred and seventy-two
Il 1884, 472) globes as large as the earth to fill
it, were it a hollow globe.
To give another idea of the vast size of the
SUM- Suppose it to be a hollow globe and
the earth placed in its centre, with the moon
placed in the relative position it now occu-
pies to the earth, the moon would have room
to revolve around the earth, leaving space
of 100000 miles between it and the outer
surface of the Sun. This gives plain idea
troIa oil I" ~ 'ol lin, VI .ii1 Iu Which coi
tbeir M u rn o1' n; anu .eii saaei' S In
and hant ~, al WIN; I'M any, uiepenses Sn'
ence neitber on;moI nnr uodn,a,Jo H. , ,,
eyist ~, INV nf ti' Ud '''o'o i''' '''i''
In 70 fl" liz " nr rnS p t;mc oStrorooro ~
lnopp,oG,,o 'iino .a.iomoncis az
Factory accont of tho r;ain nf so,n nv 1 i;n
and hoot 1Vhonno S,ro, a.; nI In a"i iSm'
NV, h ~, ,ii ~; =; sup
w wy i ;s ht onuSU vi
n bnot o,,'ai a. hot a,;,,o ,,t"f ~ io
orb IL wonid toIn M on Ius 10y ,nS o"a
thon or n0 ,,ndrod onJ tIr,, So,,. . W nui1
nn,,nds f naI , Idu 'nri o .nIui .no.'s s.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-10

ACTION OF LINE ON THE SoIL.-Lime, as
it comes from the kiln, is known as caustic
or quick lime-the heat having expelled the
carbonic acid gas of the carbonate of lime
stone Upon exposure to the air and mois.
ture this caustic lime absorbs water and car
bonic acid gas, and again returns to the car
Donate. During the reyersions it decompores
vegetable matter and sets the elements of
plant food free. 1t is in this power to pre-.
pare food for the growing crop from the We
getable matter in the soil that the chief value
of lime resides, The greater the per cent of
the lime that is in the caustic state, the more
valuable it is for this work. The quicker the
lime can be applied after burning the better.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-10

There are three practical ways to change
the bcaring-year of apple trees, two of which
are known to me: 1. Enrich the ground
heavily in The spring of the even, or fall of
the odd year, as suits convenience; i this treat
ment induces set of fruit buds for the odd
year. ,. Take good pair of scissors and
cut of the blossoms the even year, which
will pay. 8. Graft trees from scions cut
from trees known to bear only the odd year.
This last way is unknown to me yet, but
promises well and is expected to be known
next yearly Y. Tribune
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Mrs. LiyOrmOre's Logic.

Teach the girls to make bread. Teach
them to make shirts. Teach them to foot
up store bills. Teach them not to paint or
powder. Teach them to wear thick warm
shoes. Bring them up in the way they should
go. Thcach them how to wash and iron
cloths. Teach them how to make their own
dresses. Teach them that dollar is only
hundred cents. Teach them how TO cook
good meal of victuals. Teach them every
day, dry hard common sense. Teach them
how to darn stockins and sew on buttons -
Give them good substantial common school
education Teach them to say no and mean
it or yes and stick to it. Teach them to re-
gard the morals and not the money of beaux
Teach them to wear calico dresses-and do
1t like queen. Teach them all the mysteries
of the kitchen, the dining room, and the par
lor. Teach them that good rosy romp is
worth fifty consumptives Teach them to
have nothing to do with incorporate and dis
solute young men. Teach them that the
more one lives within his income the more
he will save. Teach them that the fur
ther one lives beyond his income the nearer
he gets to the poor-house. Rely upon it
that upon your teacher depends in great
measure the veal and woe of their after life
Teach them music, painting, drawing-if
you have time and money to do it with
Teach them that God made them in his own
image, and no amount of tight lacing will
improve the model. You all want your girls
to be good wives. But do you consider how
much their future happiness depends upon
the education you give them previously? If
so, then show your girls how you manage
your house let them see the inner economies
let them see the patience and good temper
with which you order your servants. Teach
them true tidiness, industry and frugality ;
Ia .C..I1.
them to entertain their and your friends
according to your own means, not according
to the means ofyour friends and tour girls"
so trained will become fit for what is their
proper sphere-good, loveable and beloved
wives.
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The largest hog in the country is Poland
China, years old last spring, lately on exhi-
bition at junction City, Kansas. His length
is z feet grth of neck, 81 feet; girth of
centre, s feet width across the hips, 30 inches
and weighs 1885 pounds.
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-"Am lookin' for work." Indignantly
replied the honest tramp, in response to the
citizens question. Am l lookin' for work ?
Not much amt. There's too much work
in the country now, Pm tryin' to keep out
q the way oft"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-10

-"This is a nice time of night for you to be
coming in" said mother to her daughter,
who returned from a walk at 10 O'clock
"When / was like you" continued she, my
mother would not allow me out later than 7
o'clock" "Oh, you had nice sort of a
mother" murmured the girl 81 had, you
young jade" said the mother, "a nicer mother
than ever you had"
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FARMERS Column.
Speed the PIOtC,"

1--WE would be pleased to have, every week. for
this column, articles of practical nature from
the frmers of the countyl
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l1Ration receipts hero tho pnst week from tho
mines wcro f:.:00,717.
The Evening Star has declnrcd dividend OF
6pnF cent OH capltnl payable tho 10Th.
Standard Consolidated has declared 4 regular
dividend Ut 70 cents por shnro and MI extra dlv-
t1end of Tho sumo amount, pnynbIa tho 18TH.
Star!posa has levicd an assessnent of 60 cents
per share Uti both common and preferred stock.
payable by tho 14th.
tits currently reported that tho negotiations
for n consolidation of tho New York and Amor
icnu Mining Exchanges bavo been successful.
II. Il. brewster, Ut San Fr1lucisco, hns been
elected President Of tho Green Mountain, Chcr-
okee, Gold Stripe, n,id Rising Sun Companies,
vco II. e. NdwclI, dccetsed L. d. CHrtrlgt,t
was elected vtco.rrcsidcnt OF tho first three
Companies nR,neL.
LKADytfLE.
LRAnvILLE. ColG., Dpc. 6.-nullIon sh,nmunta
FROM tho Ientiyllto amulters for tho month Ut
November aggregate III valuo 81, ,Grs.., GB, whte,
stows .1ecrcnso from tho shipments Of tho lust
two months, but tllere hus been II largo increass
nf orc rGserves at tho sinelters, accumulated
during tho momth.
, 1880-12-06
An Unnatural Mother,

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4 mnrticl wninA,i. helrinE tho appropriate
nainu q Fnntsy saruxe las Oy tho Derby n,agls-
tri.fra been sent ~ nlt for six i1ltths with iir,
IIn9S: I43 t 1at - ass "t a.roc|"us sTu't !owrl er
ca!ldlsf @ 'n!seh!ef, Ind pinc!,o.i l.sr lit
IT, !Ho,hns huaps n. sster. whsreupon tho infurlnteu
her suffer ~ the haby hus tlonc. snS
lnt tba poker IN thu fre, iud kept ilu4ttpv it
there fos four "s ttss minutes. Thyn su ,s.is
saa, sm@ W1etcM istlo VII III down, un With tho
., IT, or ", ,. sis ti.nos rhs woi!lan snSseirntly
fes her W., Wiz 19a .b ,nat II. %shs would sesyo
thIcatonel to Garn tho girl with ,ko is,Ksr:
y curry hor li2Er!1ls ,atn4eo into ciIoo.. ilor sT
:,st nvE @ n1,t1 tAo saKis,Eta was tat sic
oaia. kIr ;, tho !ls1t str months tho turtJc,nIs
SSry sn!,,sfF.a1l. = OVER her lug Or
6ome peopu. however, tnig,,t thlni i, n 's; ,isS;
tnAt = stflnxunt publication u tho ruiuiiatory
hnsas. W oasstnE bur 10 enluro phy.ical sutrGr-
hcr daughter. S''~'~" '''