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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-12-30

To PRoTEoT A SINGLE RooF FROM FIRE
The editor of an Eastern paper says that
wash composed of lime, salt and fine sand, or
wood ashes, put on the ordinary way Of
whitewashing, renders the roof fifty.fold
more safe against taking fire from falling
cinders, or otherwise, in case of fires in the
vicinity 1t pays the expenses hundred-fold
in its preserving influence against the effect
of the weather. The older and more weather.
beaten the shingles are the more benefit de-
rived such shingles are generally more or
less warped, rough and cracked. The APP
plication of the wash, by wetting the upper
surface, restores them at once to their origi-
nal or first form, thereby closing the space
between the shingles, and the lime and sand,
by filling up the cracks and spots in the shin
rle itself, prevent its warping for years if not
forever
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-12-30

CURIOUS SPECIMENS OF SOUTHERN WooDs.
One of the notable exhibits at the Atlanta
Cotton Fair is fine display of Southern
woods, both rough and polished. 1t includes
the sweet gum, light colored wood, often
worked up for collins; the tupelo, or sour
gum, a tree that cuts like cheese, but cannot
he split, used by the negroes for corks; tho
palmetto; the Spanish bayonet, with stiff
blades, sharp as needles and serrated edges
the swamp cypress, with its pointed excre-
SCIENCES three feet high springing from the root;
and the curled pine, which takes a grain
polish like the curled maple, but infinitely
mills-there are eight hundred of them in the
State-havo sent in some colossal pine logs,
one of them sylvan monarch, straight as a
needle, seventy feet long, twenty inches In
diameter at the smaller butt, and some four
feet thick at the base
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-12-30

THE VALUE OF THE MULBERRY.-Asa rule
hard, or close. grained, woods are much
more durable than soft, or open grained,
ones But there are some exceptions. OF
these, one of the most noticeable is that of a
species of the mulberry which the Menonites
brought from the plains of Russia. This va
riety grows rapidly, can be readily propaga-
ted either from seeds or cuttings, and possess
varieties of the mulberry, but also over many
of the hard wood trees which have long been
considered more valuable than any of the soft
wood species. This mulberry is now being
extensively grown in Nebraska and promises
to be of great benefit to the inhabitants OF
that great, but poorly wooded State.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-12-30
so a Year, in Advance.
gnetira1.
NEW YEARS EVE


Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty night;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
Ring out, the old. ring in the new;
Ring, happy bells, across the snow;
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind,
For those that here we see no more;
Ring out the feud of rich and poor,
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Ring out slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife,
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic SANDER and the spite;
Ring in the love OF truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease,
Ring out the narrow lust of gold:
Ring out the thousand wars Of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart. the kndlier hand
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring In the Christ that is to be.
Airyed Tsnny
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-12-30
POPPIIEIN
SiIicated Phosphate Co.,
Office 1913 w. Baltimore St.,
Under american Farmer, Baltimore

BooTHBY HILL, HARTFORD Co., Md,
Gentlemen: have used your Slicated Phosphate
Tort for the last four years upon my Egyptian Sweet
toss and can truly say | have never found any
other Phosphate to equal it.
1t produces the largest crops, makes frmer fruit
and of a better flavor, than any other kind,
On account of its fine mechanical condition, alb
sence OF moisture and odor 1t is easily distributed
and pleasant to handle.
used twenty-five tons upon my Sweet Corn
the past season, and never had larger or finer
yield. Yours truly,
s.N.HYDE.
PORT DEPOSIT, Nd January 4. 1881.
Mr.. JOHN +. MARSHALL:
Dear Su-This is TO certify that have used the
Popplen Silicated Phosphate bought of you for
two years past on my entire range of truck, and
the results have been highly satisfactory 1t is
decidedly the best fertilizer ever used, and
nave used several standard brands. l have tested
it beside good compost from my hen-house and
find where used the Popplein my crops mature
ana h en Sf mes r bear
ty. Where used It on cabbage they were twice
as large as where there was none put Another
good thing can say In favor of this fertilizer is
that can put my plants or seed in the same hill
with the phosphate without any injury to the
plant see s1y This have tried to PSrIeeton
DELAWARE COLLEGE EXPERIMENTAL FARM,
Newark, DEL, April 8, 1881.
P0ppien Siilcated Phosphate COmpdny
Gentlemen have used your Fertilizer for four
years past the entire range Of field and garden
crops, and always with the most satisfactory re-
suits.
i have found it especially adapted to the growth
of potatoes and Sugar Bees, and my crop last sea-
son of over twelve hundred bushels of these roots
was grown with this fertilizer, and their quality
may be inferred from the fact that in strong
competition, received six first premiums at the
last fair of the Peninsula Agricultural and Po-
mologcal Association for the largest and best dis
play of root crops. The splendid mechanical con-
dition In which your Fertilizer is furnished and
Its uniform quality, as determined by annual
Stafn Toh 90 halo,
ColleIe, render it most valuable to our farmers
and fruit-growers Yours, respectfully,
EDWARD ID. PORTER,
Professor of Agriculture.
Dealers in FERTILIzING MATERIALS generally
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-12-30
Saddle Horses and Saddle Cats.

There is an increasing demand of late for
good saddle horses, and many of the fairs
this season are paying much more attention
than formerly to this class The gaits that es-
pecially commend horse for use in the sad
die are the walk, The fox trot, the single foot
and the rack. The walk is gait understood
by everybody, but everybody does not un.
derstand that good saddle horse ought to
be able to go square walk at the rate of five
miles an hour The fox trot is faster than
the square walk and the horse will usually
take few steps at this gait when chang
ing from fast walk to a trot The single
foot differs somewhat from the fox trot and
has been described as exactly intermediate
between the true trot and the true walk
Each foot appears to move independently of
the other, with sort of pit-a-p pat, one.at-a-
time motion, and it is much faster gate than
the fox trot. The rack is very nearly allied
to the true pacing gate, the difference being
that in the latter the hind foot keeps exact
time with the fore foot of the same side, max
ing it what has been called q literal or one.
side-at -a-time motion, while in the former
the hind foot touches the ground slightly in
advance of the fore foot on the same side -
The rack is not so fast gait as the true pace
but is very desirable gait in saddle horse.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-12-30

By the system of awards adopted, Pianos of all
gradesreceived medals of precisely the same char
acter, but the true test of merit appears only in
the reports of the judges accompanying the med
ais. The judges pronounce the Knabe Pianos to
be the best opponents of the art of Piano making
and fully entitled to the leading position, combin-
ing all the requisites of a perfect instrument in
quality of tone, and elasticity of touch effect
iveness of action, solidity and originality of
struction and excellence of workmanship. The
Knabe award is not confined to any single style
of instrument, as Is the case with other exhibitors
In this department, but comprises all four styles
and stands unqualified by phrases Indicative Of
mediocrity.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-12-30

Benjamin Franklin says there are three
friends who will never deceive you: "a tired
wife, an old dog, and ready money"
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-06-12

Against the contingency of illness by
taking with him Hostetter's Stom ach
BitteTs. has occasion to congratulate
himself on his foresight when he sees
Others who have neglected to do SO suf-
fering from some one OF the maladies for
which 1t is remedy and preventive.
Among these are fever and ague, bilious.
ness, constipation and rheumatism, dis.
eases often attendant upon a change of
climate and unwonted diet.
~For sale by all Druggists and Deal
ers generally.
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tsse lktI's vesgssuce,
Jny G,rld's Paoif Coast Aims
[trem the 8. F. (hienlcle.I

lsrem the $. e. hronlcle.I
Jay Gould's lateat reported pur-
chase is the Nevada Central, run
ing from Eureka ri on the Central
Pacific, to Austin. 1t is move
that much perplexes the Central
and Southern Pacific people. And
we'll 1t may. If, with his CUSTOM
ary celebrity ofactiop, he should ex.
tend this road to point Of cOnnec.
ton nortl'ward with the Northern
Pacific and southwark from Austin
to point of intersection with the
contemplated extension of the
Atchlson, Topeka and Santa Fe,
or with the Texas and Pacific, tho
combination would cut in fearfully
on the through traffic Of both the
Central aud the Southern Pacific,
to the benefit OF the entire Gould
system. AS he never wastes his
golden corn in feeding dead ducks,
something CT this sort is probably
Whist he is maueuvering
for in securing control Of
the Nevada Central. That road
Of itself Is Of little Importance, but
with money, brains, and as q part
of his grand com binatiOn system it
might be made to play very live.
Iy hand'against he California mo.
nopoly. By an extension to Bodie
and thence through the counties of
Tuolumne and Sau Joaquin 10
Stockton, it would compete for the
grain trade If the best part OF the
San Joaqni" valley, cutting the
Contra! Pacific out If most OF the
through trade eastward, aud by ex-
tension from BJhia southwark,
with s'feW bfanches, it wonfd mo.
nopolize whatever Of future trade
there may arise in tie central aud
southern mining districts of Neva.
de-, and compete on favoring terms
with the Southern Pacific for the
traffic Of Los Angeles, San Bernar.
duo and all the southern part of
California.
There Is not much, except his
great enterprise and power Of COM
binstiOn, that ia admirable in the
character of Jay Gould, but for
these qualities and because mau
possessing them in high degree is
needed IN thiau111nn Union "a
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cordance with tho order. ut 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon Deputy
Coroner E j. Wheeler appeared be.
fore the Supreme Court, sccomps-
MED by the Sheriff. After hearing
the case, Chief.Justics Morrison
said that in Department No. of
the Supreme Court a case had been
recently decided which sustained
the Sheriff. position, that a re-
ceiver could not be appointed while
attachment proceedings were pend
ing, and that the same case won Id
be taken up by the Supreme Court
In bank In a few days, pending
which the Sheriff was admitted to
bail upon his own recognizance In
the cum of $lO0.-Chronicle, 9th.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-06-12

| Union as
lOpOly Of
icIe cor.
his new
beople of
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PITTsBURa, June 11th.-.Heavy
and continuous rains have flooded
portions of Allegheny City, caus.
ing great destruction Of property
aud suspension of travel on rail-.
roads leading thither with the ex.
ception Of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Pennsylvania Central,
which are only a little behind.
There are twenty feet of water here,
and both rivers are rising with a
prospect Of ten feet more, which
would be the highest water on re.
cord since 1882.
Ktlsd BY LIS hsnsuE.
BALTIMORE, June 1.-two per-
sons were killed and several
wounded by lightning near the
city yesterday.
the Ktd's Vesgssnoe.
SANTA FE, June 1lth.-Bllly the
Kid, the famous desperado, has
killed three herders of Chisum, and
sent word to the latter that he was
getting even. Patrick Garret, Sher.
iii of Lincoln county, has been on
the KIDS trail since April 9th.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-06-12

.HiLs fAu
beaS cor
Chief.
Supreme
1t issued,
)u before
q In M
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-06-12

Whole Tickets, s. Half Tickets, 81.
n Tickets, $50. 81 Tickets, 500.
Remit Money or BANK DRAFT In Letter
or send by Express. Don't send by reg.
of IS and upward, by Express, can be
sent at our expense. Address all order
to
Courier-J ournal building, Louisville. KY.
or T. ]. COMMERFORD, 500 Broadway.
New York. D5-dAw
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-06-12

Fronting on San Pedro Bay. Parties
looking for desirable location to make
homes should see these lands before pur-
chasing elsewhere. Parti 90 can 20 and
see the Colony tract and return the 80 me
day from Los Angeles. For fur ther par
ticulars apply to or send stamp for Ool.
ony map, prospectus, etc. to W. E.WlLL-
MORE. Baker Block, Room l. Los Anye.
les, Gal. fe2tf
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Judge Halsey yesterday morning
issued an order committing the
Sheriff to the custody OF Coroner l..
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man among them who is likely to
make it lively for the Central Pa.
cffio.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-31
NASHVILLE.
The Situation as TeIsgraphsd
To-day at Noon.
A Vote Will be Taken on the State
Debt Bill this Afternoon at
Three O'clock.
SpecuIatiOns as to Its Fate.

Special to Public Ledgor]
NASHVILLE, March 3l.--The stu.
alton this morning in reference TO the
vote on the 1908 bill remains un-
changed. Friends Of the bill claim
that the senate this afternoon will
pass it without any amendments.
Then, again, there is an opinion which
is strong among many that the objec-
tionable coupon feature will be strick-
en- from the BILL At all events, the
vote will be very close. Hill aud
Taylor will vote against the coupon
feature Daniels will offer to amend
the present bill by substituting his
bill, which compromises the debt at
so, with 4, 5 and per cent interest.
OF the ten republicans in the SEN
ate, two will oppose the bill as
it now stands. The other eight
will vote for it. TO secure its
passage five democrats must be found
to vote with the eight republicans.
The friends of the bill claim three pos
itively, viz: Rankin, Bell and Perkins.
Matthews and Morgan are also claimed
but not with the certainty Of the three
first mentioned. The petition signed
by the merchants of Memphis and ad-
dressed to Senators Smith and Hill,
will have no effect on the former.
Senator Smith is one Of the strongest
advocates Of the bill, and cannot be
moved. The senate begins to vote on
amendments to the bill at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon. One vote may deter
mine the destiny OF the bill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-31

Dr.nrdeld Az. } Republlean.l ]

Springfield CNiass.l Republican,
The journalistic we" should never
be used TO designate the person writ
Jag bis private opinions or experiences.
If he has had experience or been wit
ness to circumstances Of which it is
necessary to speak, he car state them
blandly without authority o. throw
the authority into the third person. 1t
Is extremely difficult for the person
OF clerical habit to suppress self be-
hind the geneTslprououn. Some cler-
ical correspondents foF religious pa
pers have no subject SO fruitful Of dis
course ss themselves, and the little
PARTY details Of their lives are dressed
up with feeble humor ad pauseam for
their readers Their productions
sSnuld be rigidly edited free Of such
yubbish, till they are taught better
hauhers and better journalism.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-31
A WASHINGTON CHARACTER
Death of a bad Woman With a
National Reputation.
Washington spscial.i

Washington Special
Jennie Melord, noted quadroon
cOuriesan, died here at her residence
Sunday. She was perhaps one of the
most largely known and successful
women of her class in America, her
establishment during and since the
war being the tayorite resort Of prom
inent army and navy officers, states
men and distinguished foreigners Wis
iting and residing at the capital. She
was the daughter of once-famous
quadroon caterer of Richmond, Va,
was expensiyely educated at Catholic
convent in New York, and first visited
Washington a few years before the
war as the mistress Of an eastern sena-
tor. For time she engineered an es-
tablishment in New York city, but
concluded that Washington was
more profitable field; and with bevy
of especially handsome quadroon and
octoroon girls, she arrived here,
secured quarters and mt once
foated upon the tide of popularity.
During the war of the rebellion, be-
sides furnishing society for visiting
officers Of the army and navy, she is
also said to have carried on a snug
business as banker, being frequently
called upon to replenish the excheq
uers Of her visitors, receiving enor-
nous interest for the favor. The
woman amassed large fortune during
the war, and within the past fifteen
years has erected a number Of hand
some residences in this city, all of
which, being favorably located, have
been rented by tenants in the first
circles of society. She was never
arrested for any offense, and was re-
markable in her manner Of coralct-
ing business, receiving no visitors ex-
cept men OF wealth, and allowing.no
women to entertain in her establish.
ment except the handsomcst quad
rooms and octorOons that could be pro-
cured. She has been suffering with a
pulmonary complaint about ten days
Several days ago she prepared her will.
in which she bequeathed her entire
worldly possessions to her latest lover.
somewhat known as a business man
and sporting character.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-31

THE republicans have got Malone
and expect to enjoy the benefit Of his
vote, but do not like to indorse him
They would like to receive the stolen
goods, so to speak, and then disown
the giver This is difficult matter
to do. Malone will not be snubbed.
He holds the balance ofpower, and is
in a position to command great deal
of respect from The radicals. They
look on him as a repudiator and unre-
pentent rebel, but cannotsay so. They
can do a great deal of thinking, but
will have sealed mouths as to Ma
hone record. A very pleasant posi-
ton for the great republican party,
when one little old rebel not bigger
than a game chicken is master Of the
barnyard. The democrats, we think,
are making entirely toe much fuss over
this matter. They are making stub
born stand for the sake of a few Offices
held. it is true, no doubt by worthy
men. vet this is matter CT no great
concern to the country at large.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-31
BY CABLE.


ATHENS, March 3l.-The porte's
offer is regarded as mere juggle, and
accordingly batallions in every part Of
the kingdom have been ordered to pre-
pare to march to the frontier.
LONDON, March 3i.-0ne hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars in
gold was taken from the open market
yesterday for New York.
BERLIN, March 81. Bismarck in
timacy with the ultramontane in
creases, aud coalition party for the
realization of his financial reforms is
generally expected.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-31


kLL ewes are turned toward Nash
ville to-day. This afternoon the bnal
v,te will be taken on the 1908 bill,
tbe passage os which seems to be a
forego ne conclusion. 1t has been
forced through as originally prepared,
without the change OF letter 1t is
not at ali unlikely that the new bonds
are already printed, and at Nashsille,
50 that some of them may be signed at
once. to make the settleNent as bind
Eng as possible. Taking it i2r granted
that the bill will pass, the next thing
will be to levy q sufficient tax to raise
the semi-annual interest, the first OF
which would fall due on the first day
Of next January. The friends of
the bill have been rather evaSige
AS TO the rate Of taxation that
will be required, but have all
ranres suted that il would not be
much Of an increase. Well we will see.
When the SiII once becomes law
then they will rut on bolder face
and begin to deal in cold figures in
stead Of sentiment and ShtterlBs gen
eralities. The present rate Is Ten
cents for general purposes and ten
cAnts for schools. The income from
the penitentiary is S70.GGO per annum,
and the privilege tax aISants to
about $4,000 per annum saG
there are some smaller sources
of revenue iroal taxes, on suits,
etc. All these items do not
AMOUNT to quite enough 20 pay current
exnenses But admitting that the
state can be run with the present reYe.
pue. It is very simple calculation to
arrive at the Increase required to pay
the interest, which will amount to
about $4,000 per annum. The tax.
able property Of the state is in Found
numbers assessed at S2ll 100000. A
tax of 50 cents on this would produce
q revenue of $9iS5eo. Allowing 10
per cest for cost OF collection. losses
and delinSuencies, this would barely
be enough tolaoet the interest Should
assessments droY down as they no
doubt will after this, the rate Of taxa
ton will have to be increased. It is
therefore a moderate estimate that
when this bill becomes laNand takes
yull eject, the, entire state taf VIII be
nat les +, ban 20 ceuts on the hundred
dollars. Thc pc 'ple can make their
own comments.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-03-31

THv south is not receiving as much
immigration as the west, but the most
oft is of very desirable character
whether it comes from the north or
from Europe. Those who come are
generally people of means and intelli,
peuce, : who make investments and
6ecome permanently identified with
tbe material interests Of this section
The increase of population in the
south is as rapid as could be de-
sired. 1t is a healthy growth that
creates no social revolution or
violent changes in the structure Of
society. The native southerneTs'
white and colored, have shown rare
adaptability to the changed state OF
affairs. The better classes, rich and
moor. are bringing their children up to
work at something, and teaching them
habit, of thrift. economy and self re-
Io,ce. Manufacturing enterprises are
snripSiuv upTin every southern state
and substantial evidences of progress
and Increasing prosperity are every
where visible. The people are not
...,.;no r;.b suddeuly but they are
lc,rning to take care Of what they
make. The south is yet behind the ast
in many localities, and perhaps vii
be for a loug time to come, but tht
average condition is highly encOur'
aging and satisfactory.