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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-05
Sheen HuSbandry.

We have before us Il statement from the sta
tistical department of the Government, show
ing that the imports Of foreign wool into the
United States for 1879 were G4,9030 600 lbs,
against 11,1G4 1923 lbs. in 1878. The invoice
value of the imports of 1879 was S3,2si ,1Os
To this must be added nearly or quite 100 per
cent. in order to cover freight, ocean insurance,
and other items to importers, making total
of $1,000 lG pail in n single year by Amer.
lean manufacturers for foreign woods. This
sum should have gone into the pockets OF
American farmers, and it is their own fault
that it does not do so. II is absurd to suppose
that country like ours, possessing every
variety of climate and soil is unable to pro
ducc every grade of wool required by our
manufacturers. As sample of what might
be done in the way of wool growing, we will
cite the progress made in California. In 1854
the total product of that State was only 11j,-
000 pounds and in 1879 there was marketed
4G903, ego lbs. This enormous increase is
due to the fact that the farmers of that State
have had the good sense to diversity their in.
dustries-gran, wool honey, and fruit, each
receiving their due proportion of attention.
whereas, the farmers of the Atlantic slope
confine their attention to n few staples, and
think all others beneath their attention In
this connection it may be proper to state that
over 66 per cent. Of the wool imported last
year came from England, II country whose
farmers stand poor show as competing with
those of the United States.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-05
Wanted a Valentine-A Conversation
in a Bookstore.

The Dubuque TclegrdpM of recent date said
A young man from the country stepped into
Allen & Taylor's corner book store this morn
ing, and after gazing vacantly about for some
time, inquired, Got any valentines"
"Certainly sill" said the proprietor. "HOw
many do you want"
ooh, dunno. How doyou sell 'em?"
"They are going very cheap just now, as
we've got a large stock on hand and don't
want to carry them over Step this way and
look at them"
He stepped up to the collection of samples
and after looking over them for n long time
he pointed to one representing young lady
with huge mouth, a wart on her nose, three
teeth gone and feet large than fiddle boxes
Her hair was red, and guitar lay in her lap.
She was in the act of singing, "Comc where
my love lies dreaming"
GLOW much is that un 2" he asked.
"Seven cents" was the reply.
"Scven cents. Gosh, is that all Now you
lust wrap that ere picture up quickcr'n scat.
That's lust the one I've been lookin' fol"
The valentine was speedily encased in a
piece of tissue paper, and as he received it
from the merchants hand he remarked con-
fdingly:
you sec, I've got Gal out here in the
country, or ruther / hain't got her so much
It's lSptl 10 IlitNt, Gus ltIltl 5ob litl
now. But / used to be sweet on her, and
used to 30 down to her house most every
cvenin' an hear her play on her gitarr. She's
got an ole gitarr that sounds like pig dy-
in an she can't sing no morn hen kim
But thought she was a purity decent sort
of a gal for all that. So one night / goes
down there an sets around till the ole folks
goes to bed an then, thinks |, Ell be kind NV
sociable like. So hitched my cheer clus to
hern an SEES |, It's Il fine evenin', amt t?"
"'Yes, ses she It's nice evenin' fur a
walk"
"I like to walk SEES I, Don't you, Ma
lindyY"
"iNo, l don't SEES she, but l expect
would if my feet was as big as youn'"
"Well, my feet amt small, you know, an |
kind NV 'prcciated the pint, so KEEP still for
mint or two, an then thinks !, I'll change
the subject SO, SEES I, 'Malindy, it's surpris-
in the amount of sickness there is goin on
around jest now, amt itE
Eyes SEES she, 1T is surprisin.'
cove been kind NV sick myself lately, SEES
"sYcs, I've noticed it, SEES she.
90 know what'll cure me- scs !. Don't
you?' and looked nj her kind NV lovin' like.
eyes scs she
"What is it ? SEES |, a-drawn' my cheer n
little cluser TO hcrn.
"I think, SEES she, you'd better take-let
me see. You'd better takc-how would q
walk suit you ?
odd go! Well, now, you bet your boots.
don't need so he kicked 10 deth before kin
tumble"
And he passed ont, wondering at the smile
that crept over the faces of n few who were
present
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-05
Dick Deadeye's Tobacco.

Secretary Thompson believes in patronizing
home industries. He is one of the most in
veterate smokers connected with the admin
istration. He smokes twelve cigars every
day of his life He imports them from In
diana. They are strong, rank and crude
enough to raise the dead. For fifty years
Mr. Thompson has smoked his twelve Ind-
ana cigars day, and says that, in his opinion,
they are much more palatable than any of
your higher-priced Havana cigars These
cigars cost him exactly S120 day, as the
price of this Indiana luxury, for the superior
brand smoked by the secretary, is $40 hun
dred. None of his associates, however, APP
preciate his cigars as the secretary does.-
When Gen. Grant called upon the mariner
the other day, the latter handed out some of
his fine black, Wabash, ague-cured cigars
and handed one to Grant. The general is a
hardened smoker; but after he had taken
about six puffs at one of the mariners cigars
he began to cough and bark like young man
in his first coy attempts at smoking. How
do you like the cigars?" asked the mariner,
remarking at the same time that they were
very choice. "Are they?" observed Grant :
''where did you get them ?" "Thesc cigars"
said Mr. Thompson, "werc made from tobac-
co grown in my county. 81 should say they
were" said Mr.. Grant.
w HIT w YOU tlllllh vi tIlclll inquired
Mr.. Thompson. Grant had at this time stop
ped smoking. He paused, looked steadily at
the cigar, which had burned up on one side
and was beginning to go out, and then re-
piled: 81 can safely say this, Mr.. Thompson,
| never in my life smoked cigar like it,"
THAT is what everybody says" observed
Mr.. Thompson, highly pleased with the com
pliment
AS he turned away, Grant quietly dropped
the Wabash production into spittoon, and
skillfully lit one from his own pocket before
the secretary turned around. Then it was
and only then, that the conversation which
had Jagged up to this time became spirited as
the two friends pulled clouds at each other
Grant manipulated an Havana of very deli
cate aroma while mariner Thompson poison
ed the air and made things blue with his coal
black Wabash weed.
Mr.. Thompson has smoked these black
cigars, twelve day, for fifty years Within
this period the mariner of the Wabash has
consumed two hundred and nineteen thous-
and cigars, which, at the price before men,
toned, would have cost S21 600
How many orphan asylums and charitable
institutions might have been endowed with
this money shall be left to vivid imaginations
of the anii-tobacconists who rage through
out the land. The fact that Mr.. Thompson
is hale and vigorous in spite of the two hun
dred ard nineteen thousand chunks of Wa
bash tobacco is an interesting one for those
who consider tobacco injurious to the human
system.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-05

How HE'D DO IT.-SeVeral men We're gath
cred ut the door of blacksmith shop on Cass
avenue the other morning. when school-boy
not over nine years of age came along with
tears in his eyes and one of the group asked !:
whats the matter, boy-tall down.
"N-n0 but Eve got hard 'rithmctc lesson
and expect TO get Licked !" was the answer
Let me see, used To he king-bce on
fractions"
The man took the book, turned to the page
and read:
"Rule Find the least common multiple
of the denominators of the fractions for the
least common denominator. Divide this
least common denominator by each denomin-
ator and multiply both terms of the fractions
| by the quoticnt obtained by each denomina-
| tor"
He read the rule aloud and asked if any one
| could understand it. All shook their heads
and he then continued
"Well now, | think | should go to work
and discover the least uncommon agitator-
| would then evolve a parallel according to
the intrinsic devator and punctuate the Their
mometer"
$50 would Ir' answered every man in
chorus, and one ofthem added: "Pve worked
em out that way thousand times"
| No one of the men, all of whom were in
business and had made money, could even
understand the working of the rule, much
less work examples by it, and yet it was ex-
pected that nine-year old boy should go to
the blackboard and do every sum off-hand-
| Detroit Free PyesG.
| Nor SUCH A FooL.-We were dsputing
during school recess about the comparative
courage of the Celtic and Anglo Saxon races,
and after much bantering. | said: "Look
here, Barney, we can test the thing right here
You are an lrshman and am "A Yankee
Now will engage you to do something right
here, this moment, that you will not dare to
do" go ahead" returned he, defiantly !;
and the boys crowded round to see the fun.
l took large pin from my coat and deliber-
ately pushed it through the lobe of my ear,
pulled 1t through to the head, then drew it
out 1t hurt dreadfully, but never WINGED.
There, Mr.. Celt," said |, handing the pin to
Barney, dare you do that?" Every eye was
upon him, but he was quite equal to the occa-
sion. YES" he replied slowly, Il dare do it,
but I'm not such f0olm What II shout the
boys did raise. l skunk away, looking and
feeling silly enough! had n sore ear for
many days, and firmly resolved never again
| to outhmg an lrshman,- GobIfel (fal) Press,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-05
gnetical.

Losing and Living.
Forever the sun is pouring it's gold
On hundred worlds that beg and borrow:
His warmth he squanders on submits cold;
His wealth on the homes of want and sorrow:
To withhold his largessc of precious light
Is to bury himself in eternal night.
To give
Is to live.
The flower shines not for itself at all:
Its Joy is the joy it freely ditfuses:
OF beauty and balm It is prodigal
And II lives in the light II freely loses.
NC. choiee for the rose but glory or DOOM
TO exhnc or smother, to wither on bloom.
To deny
Is to die.
The seas lend silyery rays TO the land
The land its sapphirc-strcams Ia the ocean;
The heart sends blood to the brain of command
The brain to the heart its lightning motion:
And over and ever we yield our breath,
I'LL the mirror Is dry and images death
To live
Is to give.
He is dead whose hand is not open wide
To help the need of Il human brother;
He doubles the length of his lifelong ride
Who gives his fortunate place to another:
And a thousand million lives are his
Who carries the world in his sympathcs
To deny
Is to die.
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-05

Ann Scarlet, aged nearly 102 years, died
at the residence of Mrs. Deborah G. Brinton,
West Chester, Il short time ago. She was
never married and lived during the most of
her life at the residence of her brother-in-law,
Joseph Pennock, now deceased, in Birming-
ham township. The body of this relic of the
past was laid away in birmingham graveyard,
test contest of the battle of Brandywinc was
fought. Oxford Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-05
FARMERS Column.
Speed the PiOsU.o

I'VE would be pleased to have, every week, for
this column, articles of practical nature from
the farmers of the countyl
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-03-05

The color of woman's hair isn't of
much consequence. 1t is the color of her
money that counts with most young men Of
the present day,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-24
CONVENTIONAL
senate.


WASHINGTON. March 90. - Edmunds
presented q memorial Of Mcbride. call.
ing attention to the exclusion Of Gsntilss
from the lands Of Utah BY the present
system Of locating town sites. Referred.
Edmunds also offered . resolution
calling on the Secretary Of the Interior
for information a. to the number and
extent Of patents issued for land In
Utah. and whether any discrimination
in favor Of Mormons bad been shown in
such issues. Referred.
Allison. BY request, introduced . bill
appropriating mon-y for the erection OF
a psnitsntiary In Dakota Territory.
Referred.
Teller gave notice Of an amendment,
intended to be offered BY him. to the
bill ratiiying the agreement with tbs
Ute indians. 1.-THE amendment provides
that from the amount provided for in
the bill there shall be paid during life
yearly, to Mrs. A. D. Meeksr. $1,000;
to Josephine Mesksr. $1,000; to Mrs.
Sophronia Price. $1,000; to Mary and
John, infant children OF Mrs. Price,
$500 each until they are t~wenty.one
years old; to George Dresser. $1,000; to
Mrs. Sarah N. Post, $500; to Mrs.
Eaton. $500; to the surviving parent Of
Arthur L. Thompson. $500; 10 the father
Of Fred. Shepard. $500; to the surviving
parent OF Milmer s. Eskridge, $500.
The persons above named are sufferers
by or relations to victims Of the Ute
massacre. It also provides that nothing
in the Act shall prevent the settlement
OF the Southern Utes or Uncompahgrs
Utes on lands Of the Uintah reservation,
in Utah. il any Of said Indians desire to
settle there. and that any Ute Indian
desiring to sell the land owned by him
may apply to the United States Circuit
Court to sell the land. and the Court
may order such sale. II. after examina.
ton. il thinks the interest OF said In.
dian requires IL: provided that no such
sale shall be ordered to pay any debts OF
said Indian. and no decree shall be made
except in the presence Of said Indian,
and the same shall have been fully ex.
planned to him by the Court, and his
consent given.1
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-24
Washington Notes,

WASHINGTON. March 2i.-The House
Committee has decided to reduce the
duty on bichromats Of potash from four
to two cents . pound. and place chrome
iron ore on the FREQ list. The paper
materials will be acted upon later this
week; also, quinia. steel rails. hoop
iron. etc.
Tho Senate Indian Affairs Committee
yesterday completed their consideration
Of the draft Of . bull submitted by Sec.
rotary Schurz. to carry into effect his
agreement with the Ute Indians.
and reported it to the Senate
with . recommendation for its pas
sags. with several amendments, all
immaterial except n amending the
agreement so that no portions OF the
money coming to the White River Utes
under the agreement shall be paid them
until they shall have surrendered all the
members Of the tribes who were impli.
Gated in tho murder OF Agent Meeker
and his employees at White river. or IN.
til the Secretary Of the Interior shall be
convinced that every possible effort to
effect such o surrender has been made.
The House Committee on Coinage has
instructed Representative Clsitsn to
prepare q bill authorizing the Secretary
Of the Treasury to cause to be recoined
all the subsidiary silver half.dollars now
in the Treasury. and those which may
hereafter como into the Treasury, into
half.dollars OF full standard weight
206k grains and 9-10 fine.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-24
Death Of Charles Vivian.
s. =. Alta, March %,

Mr.. Charles H. Blinn received O tele.
gram from Lsadville. Col, on Sunday
last. announcing the death, at that place,
Of the wsll.known comedian and sketch.
artist, Charles Vivian. Mr.. Vivian was
in years a.goro well known in this city,
and played several very successful en-.
gagements OF q different theaters. For
the past four years he has been travelling
through the Eastern and Western States
in q professional capacity. Last year.
during the Pina!ore rage. he organized
one Of tho best travelling companies at
Philadelphia. and played westward until
reaching st. Louis, where his company
played o ten weeks engagement. His
rendition OF the Admiral was highly com.
meuded by the press Of that city. The
company then went to Colorado, where
they were playing "Trial by Jury" at
the time OF his death. His disease was
typhoid pneumonia. Mr.. Vivian was
married in Oakland, CAL, in July, 1876,
to Miss Imogsns Holbrook. sister Of
Nellie Holbrook, Of this city.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-24
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
The Chinesa Nlasion.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-The follow.
ing statement 10 based IN what appears
to be good. though not official. author
ity. and il believed to be Substantially
true: Some weeks ago President Hayes
sent for President Angel Of the Mich.
isan University to come to Washington.
and there were several interviews No the
White House and S.ato 'uent,
which r,sulted in Il eu :. Mt
Angel Of the Chi DISH, Ihis
was declined, rs t..s...n mt A.Sell pre-
fsrred to retain his connection with the
University. He was then asked II he
would accept . commission a Envoy
Extraordinary to the Emperor Of China.
and 60 to that country to negotiate an
immigration treaty. It not requiring his
resignation at the University. a. 1t would
not require moro than . year or fifteen
months. aud 1t was thought President
Angel might obtain . leave Of absence
for that time. Secretary Evarts sug-
Restsd that . commission could DO sent
OF two or three members. OF President
Angel could 60 alone. The mstter 10
now held in consideration by President
Angel and will probably not be decided
until q meeting Of the Board OF Regents
Of the Michigan University next month.
President Angel 10 comparatively q
young man and was formerly editor Of
the Providence Journal, . paper owned
by Senator Anthony. Subsequently he
vas made President OF the Vermont
University and went from there to Mich
igan.
The name OF Sevellon A. Brown,
Chief Clerk OF the State Department, is
also prominently mentioned in connec-
ton with the matter OF Minister Sew
ards succession, or ~ q member OF tho
suggested commission. in case the latter
course is adopted. He Is q man Of large
experience in State Department affairs,
having been Chief Clerk under Secretary
Fish. and also the occupant Of other
confidential positions in the department
for q long time previously.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-24
Fatal Railroad Accident.

NEW YoRx. March ga collision
occurred last evening on the Ninth
Avenue Elevated Railroad at Rector
street. A down train stopped at that
station. and an engine with two cars,
called an extra train, was following. The
engineer Of the extra train did not OBJ
serve that the other train had come to q
standstill until too late to stop his train,
and II struck the last car OF the one
ahead with . crash. None Of the cars
left the track. but the platform Of the
Q a Of the passenger train ahead
and the cab Of the extra were smashed.
A hsckman named Van 0rdsn had o
shoulder d~islooated, and q piece Of iron
coupling. detached from n OF the
trains, fell to the street below and struck
John Sullivan on the head, f~rscturing
his skull. He will die.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-24
IKearney's Appeal.

Ban Francisco, March 24.-Following
are the points contained in the appeal Of
Denis Kesrney from the Judgment Of the
Police Court: The Court erred In over.
ruling the objections Of the defendants
counsel; that It erred in imposing q fne
OF $1,000. az II had no Jurisdiction Dol.
fsrred upon IL BY law to impose such .
fine; that Il erred In imposing . sentence
Of six months imprisonment, a. the
Court has no authority conferred upon II
by law to impose such . sentence; that
the Court had no Jurisdiction over the
subject matter Of the complaint. the city
ordinance being void. in that the Board
OF Supervisors had nc authority to pass
such an ordinance; that the hne and i'm.
prisonment were unconstitutional. cruel
and excessive; that the Court had NO
right or jurisdiction in the premises.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-24

Since the defeat OF the Gorley bill in
the California Legislature the malcon-
tents and anti-stock business conspira-
tors in that body have apparently given
up any further efforts in that line. and
the chances are that at the closing OF
the session things In the mining and
stock line will remain about " they
were. The market has already improved
. little in tone and stlll further improve
msnt may be looked for when the Legis-
laturs ~adjourns. There is plenty OF
loose coin In San Francisco ready to
invest whom II can DO ecu against
crazy legislation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-24

San Francisco Daily Exchange: It is
said that Kearnsy. rather than suffer
the indiguisy Of having his head shaved
by his own countrymsn. preparatory to
DOMINIC the striped attire Of our city
psnitsntiary. has made an arrangement
with q competent Monaghan barber to
have this tonsorial operation performed
secmdum artsm in true Monaghan style.
II IL presumed that such . course would
indicate the true inwardnsss Of his
abomination for hemp and wading over
his boot tops in blood.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-24
WESTERN DISPATCHES.
AnnihilIsts in San Fr.peI,eo.

sAS F~RAScrsoo. March 2s.-A very
suspicious and dangerous package was
found Q few nights since In an alley id.
joining the house Of L. Rosenband, who
lives Immediately in the rear Of Calvary
Presbyterian Church. on Powell street.
A domestic in the service Of Mr.. Rossn.
band fell over this parcel a. he Was going
home at $50 p. NJ, aud the noise at.
tracted the proprietor to the spot. He
found q sack about one-eiRhth full Of
o~dd.looking rolls. Mr.. Rossnbsnd i'm.
mediatsly summoned special officer An.
drew McCrsvy, who still further inspect.
ed the bag. and found q number Of what
he pronounced dynamite or giant powder
cartridges. some fuse. Q coil Of cord and
small Jumps Of . mixture which he could
not name. The character of the pack.
age, together with the time and place
where 1t was found, has given rise to q
strong suspicion that II was intended TO
destroy Calvary Church.