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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-24

Nonsense, nonsense" growled the Beadle
Ellis Majesty has the whooping cough, and
all the court doctors are trying to cure him.
He has no time for such vanties When his
Majesty whoops he makes such noise that
it nearly takes the roof Off the palace"
81 can cure the whooping cough" said the
good woman.
This made Beadle thoughtful, for the King
really coughed so much that the kingdom
was shaken, and great reward was offered
to anybody who could cure him.
you may come along then" said Beadle,
"but if any harm comes to His Majesty, your
followed the Beadle into the palace, where
the King sat upon his throne with his crown
upon his head and his sceptre in his hand.
The Beadle bowed low, and the three little
MICE stepping each upon one toe, made a
royal salutation by scratching their left ears.
His Majesty began to cough, and SO discom-
posed the cat that he forgot to blow up his
bagpipes. Seeing this, the three little mice
stood upon their heads, and throwing mar
bles in the air, caught them on their hind
feet. In the meantime the good woman had
cut lock of hair from her child's head and
placing it in silk bag which was attached to
a ribbon, threw it over the Kings head The
guards, seeing her near to His Majesty, and
ilOt hnOWluS WIdI sue Wdntei W 40, Thought
she was an assassin, cried treason treason ~
at the same time Selling her.
"Ha what" cried the king, "am i lied
Is it possible? What's it all about, any
how?" Here the Beadle stepped forward
and tried to explain, but the guards thought
as he introduced the woman he was in the
plot and seized him too.
Good gracious" cried the King, "are they
all traitors ?" and he seized Pussycatiano by
the tail and gave her such tweak that the ge-
MUS bowling with pain turned round to bite
His Majesty, who gave him box on the ear,
when Immediately he changed from pussy
cat into handsome prince-His Majesty's
long-lost son. AT the same moment, the
three little mice resumed their natural shapes
of beautiful fairies, the party having been
transformed by a malignant magician, who
had also afflicted the king with the whoop-
ing cough. Thus the spell being broken, the
whole matter was explained, and the good
woman and her baby were received into
court favor They never returned to their
hut in the woods, but lived ever after in
handsome house, which, together with a
large fortune the King gave them. When
the baby grew up he was very kind to little
mice and cats.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-24
A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

JOHN G. HOLLAND.
There's song in the air
There's q star in the sky!
There's mothers deep prayer
And baby's low cryl
And the star rains its fire while the Beautiful sing
For the manager Of Bethlehem cradles king.
There's tumult of joy
Ger the wonderful birth,
For the virgins sweet boy
Is the Lord of the earth.
All the star rains its fire and the Beautiful sing
For the manager of Bethlehem cradlesa king!
In the light of that star
Lie the ages impearled;
And that song from afar
Has swept oyer the world.
Every heart is afame, and the Beautiful sing
In the homes of the nations that Jesus is King.
We rejoice in the light,
And we echo the song
That comes down through the night
From the heavenly throng
Ay. we shout to the lovely evangel they bring,
And we greet in his cradle our Saviour and King
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-24
Giving Her Census,

When the census taker raped at the door
ola certain cottage on Crawford street, De-
| troit, the other day and wondered if the wo-
man would set the dog on him or douse him
with dshwater, a great disappointment
| awaited him. She opened the door softly,
snuffed the air to see if he smclled oflightning
| rods, and then threw it open for him to en-
ter.
MADAM, am making canvass of the
city," he began.
"Ah sit down." she replied, and as he
opening his book she continued:
"There are five of US in the family and we
paid 800 down on the place. My hus-
bands name is Peter, his age is forty two,
and he came from mean family. His father
was always having lawsuits about dogs, and
his mother was the greatest gossip in Elmira.
Have you got that DOWN."
He grunted assent, and she continued:
"My name is Alvina Sarah, and | was
born in"
II do not care to know where you were
born, madam" he interrupted.
"Well, | care p she exclaimed "it makes
great deal of difference whether l was born
in Africa or Boston, and want itput down.
AS | was saying, was born in Boston in
1888. Put down that | came Of good
family"-
MADAM, you don't understand--you
Don't understand that came of good
family which carried their names higher
than the Rogerses Put down that my faith
er was in the Mexican war"
"You have three children, madam ?"
81 haven't any such thing, sir Put down
that my mother was killed by an explosion
in quarry. Her and father WERE"
How many children have you, madam ?"
"Have you got mother DOWN.
NO. madam. You see, l am taking the
census of the CITY,"
well" said she giving him dangerous
look, 81 had the typhoid fever at the age of
fifteen, and for weeks and weeks | hung on
the edge of the grave. bore upas well as /
Give in the family-how many children ?"
He suddenly asked.
Put down that bore up ~ she command
ed. "And that one night when the watchers
were asleep, l crept out of bed and took a
drink Of"
This is foreign to the subject, madam
How old are your children ?"
Haven't you put down that I hung on
the edge of the grave?"
mo, Madam"
"Ain't you going toy
mo, madam. You see,I am simply tax
ing the census ofDetroit. desire to ascer-
tain-."
You can't ascertain it here, sir ?" she snap
ed. "If my sickness, which cost over 5000,
isn't good enough to go in the book then you
don't geta line herc!'
"Let me ask YOU"
mo use asking for any of our photographs
sir If you get 'em anywhere and put our
pictures in that book we'll make it hot for you!
Good day, sir-Good day.
He stood on the, step signing, and she called
| through the door:
"My grandfather was also bitten to death
by an alligator, but l won't give you any OF
| the particulars You want to Walk
He passed on, sorrowfully wondering il
the next woman's mother was blown off a
bridge or carried down the river on a hay
stack.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-24

From SMALL BEGINNINGs-It is not ne
cessary that boy who learns trade should
follow it all his life Gov Palmer, of Illinois,
was country blacksmith once Thomas
Hayne, a rich and eminent lawyer, also of
Illinois, was once book binder. Erastus
Corning, of New York, too lame to do hard
work, commenced as a shop boy in Alfsl VS.
When he applied for employment hetsts a
asked: "Why my little boy, what can w.
do?" "Can do what l am bid" was the ari$'
swer, which secured him the place, Senator
Wilson, of Massachusetts, was once shoe
maker Thurlow Weed, was canal boat
driver. Ex-Governor Stone, of Iowa, was
cabinet maker, which trade Stephen A. Doug
lass worked at in his youth. Large numbers
of men of prominence now living have risen
from humble life by dint of industry and
without which talent is as gold coin on
barren island Work alone makes men bright
and it does not alone depend on the kind of
work you have to do, whether you rise in it
it depends on how you do it.-Idbet.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-24

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columns of paper are the publishers stock
in trade, and the parties who ask to use them
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establishment erected, every new business
opened, enhances the value of property in
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as well as increase the reputation ofthe town
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1t nearly kills Harvard youth to have

1t nearly kills Harvard youth to have
n barber ask him which side he parted his
hair on He eXclaims, "Ni-ther"
A little girl had penny given her to
put in the collection box at church, When
she dropped in the coin she exclaimed -
That's the way the money goes, pop goes
he weasel p -.
Happy, happy, Christmas, that can win
us back to the decisions of our childish days;
that can transport the sailor and the traveller,
thousands Of miles away, back to his own
friends and his quiet home.
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-12-24

WELCOME TO HER.-Belknap and Mrs.
Green eloped together, at Mel,rose, Wis.
They drove good horse rapidly but had not
gone more than ten miles before they heard
the clatter of hoofs behind. Green had hast
ily mounted and started in pursuit. The race
was long and exciting; but the husband at
length rode alongside the pair, cooking a
pistol, and commanded halt. Belknap was
abiect with terror. You may have your
wife, Mr. Green" he said ''Idon't want her."
Green replied, "you don't think I've chased
you like mad to get her back Oh, no.
But I'll take my dollar and a half that she's
got in her pocket" The money was given
up and the elopement proceeded quietly.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-08

Close connection is made for al
ARKANSAS AND TEXAS POINTS.
full set OF frst-class Emigrant Tickets On
sale at the principal stations.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-08

At the Washington Square Methodist
Episcopal Church, New York, Rev W.
F. Hatfield, the pastor, discoursed OF
his recent visit to the South. He was
impressed, he said, with the beauty of
its natural scenery, the Christian hospi-
tality of its people, and the wonderful
prosperity since the close of the war. -
He advised young men and those having
large families and who find it difficult
to earn a comfortable livelihood here,
to go South and buy farm, assuring
them that they will be welcomed by the
Southern people. There is little con-
cern felt, he said, among the Southern
people about the approaching presiden-
tial election, or who the candidates may
be, as the better class Of people have
suffered so severely in the loss OF their
property and their relatives by the late
war-which they believe to have been
brought about largely through the
Vaccinations of politicians North and
South-that the very name Of politician
is offensive to them. He found the col
ored people industrious and happy
They have all the work they want and
are paid literally. He had not met one
among them who complained Of the con.
dition, or who talked OF goingto Kansas
or elsewhere. IT has been said that there
is as much bitterness toward the North
as at the close Of the war, and that the
people of the South do not care to min
gle with Northern men and women.-
This charge he contradicted, and said
that although he went there stranger,
he never was mora kindly received. In
conclusion, he paid glowing tribute to
the Christian courtesy, public morality
and patriotism Of the people Of the
South,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-08

Several summers ago S. S. Gibble, OF
Mount Joy, this county, found the nest
of a quail, containing fifteen eggs.
Determined to make an attempt TO
domesticate these birds he took them
home and placed them under "a hen.
He made his first mistake at the very
outset by putting them under Brahmaa
to incubato. The size of the eggs and
of the hen was of course altogether dis
proportionate. Still she was fortunate
enough to break none of them, and In
due time family of fifteen Of these at
tractive and lively birds made their ap--
pearance. A grassy plot was selected
for nursery,s and pen sixteen feet
square was made. This was made per-
fectly tight at the ground and for some
height above it, rendering escape im-
possible, at least until they acquired the
use of their wings. But the mistake OF
selecting heavy hen to bring up these
birds soon became manifest. One after
another of the pretty things had its life
tramped out by the heavy feet OF its
foster mother, until only four OF them
remained. These grew until they at
tanned the full stature of adult Bob
Whites. They were released, and ran
with chickens, flying here and there,
but never leaving the premises for
greater distance than the chickens
themselves.
One day the house cat, who was
something of an epicure, thought she
would try quail; so she appropriated
one of them, leaving the once numerous
family reduced to three. These re-
mained around the house. associating
with the chickens ON the most fraternal
terms, carrying the intimacy 30 far as to
roost close by them in an old apple tree
near the house. Unfortunately, how
ever, the cold weather of winter brought
covey of wild birds to the barn; and
these, coming into friendly relations
with the trio of tame ones, had such u
seductive power upon them that, when
the strangers went away in the spring
they carried with them two out of the
three remaining birds, This left but n
single one on the premises. This one
continued TO eat with the hens in the
barnyard and roost with them in the
trees until June, when, no doubt, the
promptings of nature so wrought upon
the companionless bird that II was inn
PEELED TO leave the hospitable home
where nearly year Of its life was spent,
and seek the companionship OF its kind
In the fields. So ended the experiment,
Lancaster (Pd.) NeSD Fra.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-08
CLEVELAND, TENN, JULY s, 1880.

Il nope you may, sir, returned the
stranger as gravely as before. He
seemed to dwell with friendly feeling
upon the chance ofmy catching Joe, for
he nodded his head slowly, worked his
hands, the one within the other, softly,
and repeated: 81 hope you may, sir.
If Joe Barberry is to be caught, hope
you may have the catching of him,
SIR"
In all this time l had been wondering
at the strangers interest in Joe Dar-
berry's case. But that was natural, too,
| thought, as there was SO much public
interest shown in the matter.
The strangers next remark was, TO
say the least, peculiar.
81 heard on the street to-day, sheriff, +"
hesaid, "that you had received some
stating the facts of Joe's escape, and
letters in regard to Joe's whereabouts.
Is there any truth in that reportP"
kept my countenanoe and preserved
my composure. was not sure but that
he was the writer of one ofthose letters.
But the reference to the report on the
street aroused my suspicion.
81 did receive communication on
that subject, SIR" l replied. He had
his eye fixed on the letters on the table
as l spoke.
"How many did you say?" he asked,
turning his ear the better to catch my
answer.
" / said a communication"
"Ohl heard there were three came
in"
"Rumor often magnifies the truth" l
replied, not knowing exactly what to
say, and taking a sudden interest in my
visitor. Indeed, I'VE heard it said, on
the subject of Barberry himself, that he
is an ignorant fellow, who can neither
read nor write. But / don't believe
it."
absurd wexclaimed my visitor, with
a touch of displeasure. Joe Barberry
is quite scholar, sir-quite q scholar.
And what is more, / believe he's half
right in regard to his ideas about chop.
ping women's heads off. 1t can't be de-
MED that women are inquisitive and that
they will disobey." My visitor could
not have shown more feeling on this
subject in his manner than Joe himself,
when he uttered this; and, as he went
on speaking, Irapidly reached a conclu-
sion which was as gratifying as it was
unanticipated.
"You have offered a reward of fifty
dol ars for information as to Barberrys
Observation-Disclosures you not, sheriff."
Fifty dollars is what l will give"
"Then," he said, mysteriously, "rll
claim half to inform you of where he
may be found-half to inform, and you
will give the other half when you catch
him. Is that agreed uponP"
LET me know where he is, sir. l
will decide after you have told me-"
Hes lurking round Todd's tavern,
and"
The stranger had got that far, when l
rose from my seat and said to him,
sharply: you mistake, my friend. Joe
Barberry's here in vile. More than
that, he's in my office at this moment"
here my visitor gave a bound from
his chair-"and l think" l continued,
collaring him as spoke and relieving
him of his false hair and whiskers, 81
think l will claim all the reward my
self"
There was a brief struggle, during
which assistance came in the shape of
two or three passers-by. Joe (for it
was he) finally submitted; and two
hours after he was walking his old beat
in the asylum, as profoundly absorbed in
the history of Blue Beard as ever.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-08
A Pleasant Girl.

A traveller in Norway, last summer
came TO q village early one morning,
and was struck by the air of gloom
which pervaded the street. u able to
speak word of the language, he could
not ask the cause of this. and concluded
that some sickness or financial trouble
had fallen upon the community. AS
the day wore toward noon, howev eri
the houses were closed, shop-windows
were covered, all trade and business
ceased. II was a death, thenP Pres.
emily he saw the people gathering fof
the funeral. There were the village of
ticials, the noblemen from the neighbor-
ing chateau, and apparently every man,
woman and child in the village. Ii
must be some dignitsry of the church
who was dead, or some county official.
As he stood watching the crowds pass.
ing down the little rocky street, he
caught sight of the face of a German
known to him. He beckoned to him.
THE town has lost some great mag
nate, apparentlyP" he SAID.
"Ah, no. 1t is only young maiden
who is dead. No. She was not beau
tiful nor rich. But oh, such pleasant
girl, monsieur! All the world seems
darker now that she is dead!"
1t is a singular fact that, when we
reach middle life and look back, it is
not the beautiful, nor the brilliant, nor
the famous people whom we have
known, that we remember with the
keenest regret; but some simple, sim
cere, pheasant " soul, whom we treated
as an everyday matter while she was
with us.
Go into family, or social circle, or
even into ballroom, and the woman
who has the most friends there, as
rule, is not the belle, nor the wit, nor
the heiress, nor the beauty; but some
homely, charming little body, whose
fine tact and warm heart never allow
her to say wrong word in wrong
place.
The pleasant women" are the at
traction that everywhere holds society
and homes together. Any woman,
however poor or ugly, may be one of
them; but she must first be candid,
honorable, unselfish and loving. Ifshe
is these, the world will be better and
happier for every day of her life, and
as in the case of this poor Norwegian,
it will seem darker when she is dead"
-Yo4th'S Companion.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-08
Origin Of the PIOw.

In paper on the origin of the piow,
DIR. Taylor states that the first agricul-
tural implement seems to have been a
pointed stick four or five feet long, such
as many savage tribes still carry for the
purpose of digging roots, knocking down
fruits and unearthing animals. At a
later day the stick was bent and used as a
hoe, the point being hardened by fire
In the southern part OF Sweden large
tracts Of land give evidence of early cul-
tivation, which is attributed to a pre-.
historic people called by the natives the
hackers" who are always associated
with the giants Of mytho 'ogy, and whose
rude hoe was a fir pole with a short pro-
ecting branch. There came into use
afterward larger instrument of the
same kind, which was not used like the
hoe but dragged by men or oxen. In
stances of this are to be found In old
Egyptian pictures and bas-reliets, and it
was probably the primitive idea of the
plow, which is Of prehistoric origin, evil
dences being found of its early use among
the Greeks, Egyptians and Chinese. 1t
had from the earliest times religious
sanction. The next improvement was a
wooden hook shod with iron; and in the
time of Virgil wheeled plow was in
use which differed but little from the
best in Europe cent ago.
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The Hill OF Life.
we only ask, my hssrt and |,
A little peace, a little rest.
We've tr1 ,oi.a

W. ohy ASK, my hSart and /,
little peAoe, q little rest.
we've r'.yeled far my heart AndI,
aud no responds TO our request.
The hill OF life is steep and high,
And thorns the grasses underlie,
We know II well-my heart and l.
We've had our foes, my heart and /;
We've had our friends,
we've had our loves, our heart and l,
Where friendship ends.
We've bid hundred loves good-by
We've seen hundred friendship die,
Aye, that we haye-my heart and l.
We've met with soorn, my heart and /;
We've met with praise;
When envy Let his arrows hy
To mar our days
We'd laugh b see them pass us by;
II cunning forged subtle lie,
We would his iendish arts defy,
And foil our foes-my hsart and l.
When beauty, blushing sweet and shy,
Would, unaware,
Pierce my young heart with glAnoes tly,
We'd shun the snare.
Old trout avoid the anglers ny.
And faithless hearts would vainly try
To separate my heart and I.
Now here we are, my heart and l,
While far below
We hear the murmuring nations cry,
And reap and SOW;
We've sown and reaped, my heart and /,
And only ask in peace to die,
God grant us rest, my heart and /!
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-08

At the Dark Hollow stone quarry,
near Bedford, o., one of the largest
stones ever blasted in America was
lifted" short time ago. The stone
is forty or fifty feet square and about
thirty feet thick. and it required 1856
slip wedges to make a successful blast.
When cut up into pieces it will make
nearly 800 car loads of building stone.
Immense blocks of stone are frequently
taken out of the quarries here which
would make the stones in Solomon's
temple mere pebbles in comparison.
Its weight was estimated to be 100000
pounds.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-08

The train had just emerged from q
tunnel, and q vinegar-faced maiden OF
thirty summers remarked to her gentle.
man companion, Tunnels are such
bores (Which nobody can deny. But
young lady of about sweet eighteen,
who sat in seat Immediately in front
Of the ancient party, adjusted her hat,
brushed her iriEses back, and said to
the perfumed young man beside her,
'I think tunnels are awfully nice"
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