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1sf TEt4EGltlApII.
NEW yDlsH.
5o'tfa' Dtspateh to The Ghicaa" Tribune
NEw fonx, Ost. :s.--spccnlnslon on tho stocl1
Exchlagn wns i'toynrt tuslny, atill pricus aru Il
toa,t per crnt butter than lust hight. To bo
sttn thura wcrc periods Of weakness and vnc-
Illntion, but thOso wuro merely transltory
nnd duo to tho efforts Of tho
bcars 10 mako a "bseak" nr
rrccaptt,to II slump" The Efforts. huwuvcr,
wero not markud by nny l'rillInnt Successes, ns
there was much reslstnneo displayed, and tho
bcaFd themselves werv somewhat astnnIshcd Mt
thu Stiffness Of the lMckbour Encountered.
Though It Is asserted that the belief In gcn-
Grnl hull MARKET. Inns i.ut yot brc0ne at
all general, tue public betng Shy, vet tho con-
VERSION ol opinion ntnonE nncrttors seems 10 bo
going OIL. md tnany moro bulls ure 10 bo Gu
countcrcd than Il week agp. The sharp rise I'll
Michigan Central bus set Ail tho bcars think
short ttno aKo wns not worth
"Continentat" cut Again DO tMlkcI Ut rs ltnbIo
To tuke It's pnce among tho "Rilt- edged" for a
while. But thoti this Is nothing strlngo III tho
manipulation Of tho FaudcrblIts, nnd tho sau,u
translation llua leon made iIelorc. 1noru wera
reports Of II heavy ehort Interest yet uncovered
IN Michigan Central, an,l n probAbe showing TOR
tho uunrtor which might wirrant dividend.
The s1sohcy market wils asa!n ensy todny.
Tho rate tn borrowers til pledge Of stock cot
ateraf opened ~ per cctt, but afterwards fell
10 Wit per cent, theao hcins tho iguroA ut
tho close. HUldnTs Of Government bohds
,scro accommodated ut ;N6t per cent.
TIC sterling exatlnNgr 1'iarkut continues tlrfn.
Tho nominal asking quotations resnan ut 4slsi
fur slxty-aiay bills UNI 4s0ss for dcnlnnd. Ac-
tual lnlst'lcss WIS dunc nj iS0aGc4Sl for sixty
duy bills, 5stAae4soA FOR demand, 4B5aet4Ni!i
Tor cable eraisfors, and 4ittsGklSO for cothnior-
clut bills.
llnllrpud tnortuares ,yero npn,n vc,v act,vo
n"u pt'ees "efe tcnur"'s net'ee. srle consola-
ntCH HeGutll9 WerU the trItlCttAl fGHtutH OF tho
fuv's snccIrtton. 11,ry ,,nrlIrc,t frrn, 1r,,t n
NS n'p~"t"t'A' AuoJ "II"AGu ta"'l lu"f3 ~
lD..2s, recovered to lrb, rGNctCl to 1LT. Atli
c1ci Mt 1ft Netrt,1oJ;tnn ,.nvrtn,t oo,,nis snII
I, ~, ~ W go. nr"'tt"1 ."e'"'ea aeeu't"o at'a
TOWN From HJ1s to H. und clo4etl ut Ul. Southern
l.o uf t,nffrnrukn frsts Atcbiuc,t Yrru illx -,
l0.aai mud returned 10 lGti4. Now Orleans aud
pnclIc rss fell ptr firm, M. IN {t,t: n,,t ra,1;nJ
TO u. Eust Tun,lessco iupotues declined rr.,n,
tt1. - III. 1,,,.suran, !, .,n, 1.,. ~ .o,',
M awn 10 % fr ess''ts7xa @ un'" so,nss ~ Sola
E5E. Ohio Southern ttrsts ndvaucett from
| ~ to HE, Wnlyast tlrsts trnn IN, In Ill
kuthsru raclo nr M,s.n,,r ,1rsts from, tfr,te ~
, 1881-10-29
MINING NEWS.


Special Dspdtch to 1he Eateara Irthuns.
l1OsroS. Oct. ""s.-Ot tho mining Htncks Silver
fsct maIltGinctt thu ulyanco III yesterday, sell
lH ut ~, anu Calumet & lfeulM gnll,ul 3, to
.lEs; Franklin setli,,R NJ rs, and tlni,lcy Mt ;'i
At tho Mining Exchange 'rwIn 1.clsl slrcainrd
frtn nj tn H. advanced to III. and c!ased ut NJ.
Commonwealth Eafslc,l from In 10 Eri; ltupu.
wt.if fron df 10 %: Ea.nirc frotn =, tu III; an
Sllnpsni from tor. Dear fslp lcrii1cd from
Vi tO ~, Md Mummoth li 10 Ct.
IN III. Ftstsrn Assottdtth prtss.
l'nsroN, Oct. x&-aiIl,lng stocks closed as fol-
iows:
tntAttul. ..... II Gt itI11. 1.............. ~
EeanH,iie.... silver 1''es."...''. MI
, 1881-10-29

s FL! :%:;$ /: E::;
fr's IL t!isE!5" @
:fs'' 0 =. :'"': N I: Ss:|
1Sss!:% st": s., !!! fss,s::
/. T. M.. ...t..tt,tf T. MI,rFf....."., fs*
FL; II: u: S.; II:
"e.@'iis Snsh: ts 1tct. et.." il
,s.t tnisf. sif..:.... sn.s"9 Xrss.:::.
ss:.S ss sss;; @s;s;! ss;;i!Sts:: ;;s i;;:ss;::: !
Asss ASs!
sfs!, Ns: ts's,;ss II !,!s, Sf !Ss5ti 5i:::
Sow 'acrsoY fensnl. K!tis'aodns,i. 4!a
HtisrHN.
Special dispatch 70 7nt t'htsado Trtbun..
llNETtiS. aIhss+. tlct. 3a.-Tht stnek market,
after tho considerable nt,vAnes NJ Yesterday. ttae
't'ss fSs T. H. IT :sk .a IF, i,o S:ny @
showing t6n' most of h ihs o,aor @ s s%,sto ' rniI.
@ s'Ss &C. a3s =" trs N ssH H. "<sss Nss
;sIInyx. s!'IE',x 'e s,, t!ssSr ,'s,! VI.
saso, !s,rlissttos \ i t'aI''sy 's " cie%s, i
lxtcn. rishts iInet,'a'"l nSee,, ~ @ il at,, HDs isi
nilA l.ni4. 1iti?c flttuK ADVANCED from Suaa ~
slA. Flint declined frnIn: =; II Az for p,,lNt,o
Mntl from !e'ai III k, hfier selling rs high hs !H
InlctU. l'nlp.t,s & burlington declined =. to
1U!4. Summit lsra1,ch wus higher. Ut IL.
1h ihe Htstesn s.ssoriatfI I'rsu.
tiOsrns. Uet. .:.a.--stnck. c1usrtl ~ follows:
Wnter fDwgr. ill.,, aau. i tleYo...., ~
t,sttn land. .., 49,, Nj t:tsc III il, 81
iuNur u. II. 7N.... ~ lFilnt i r. N....,..,.. ri
Eastern ls.s.........1iA IAtt ittsrk Il 1T. 81. ~
At'h 1upekh It, IT, Kh ~ h II. I. stILltDn.+.. ~
!sitnt AibAny.,,,. II, i')l ttItnny.. *,
i.,stpn & Mainu. 1i, (Wt. trmtn cun,nn :.;}4
tlstE. HUI. Quincy. EFs4 Flint l., A. Pre-. u
fI}1tl:ft1a.
ltlSDnS. Oct. :se.-CuusoIs, III IL Ii.
Utllc1 HsaEcs AeGlIrltt1s-NGW hs+ f0IE; 4Hgt
llbti: Ia. llJ!a.
lsallroatt stucks-tiltno!s Ccntrl, 1:iti; l'unn-
aylsA..ia Ccntr.ll. MI; New York Canlrnl, iil,
Etic, 41i: tlo agcu.ltls, 1aii.: Heading, 3jta.
PARIS Ugt. 12S.-ltt.ltEs, HIf 4Gt:
NEW OltI.EANs.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. aH.-sifht exchange or
New York, Fl.D pcr $l,0k1 prc'nlum. Aturiiug,
, 1881-10-29
| li'hfni. GuriI. fltlS. IIlIrif

-. .T.,1., :. - - -. -. -. -, -
WICK p.svss =" 1'' WIZ ~ "a'''hs' ''o>''4 W ''
They any there arc 15D,Do0 brls Hour IN Boston,
,cnu tuuct, tho biggest stook uyor k,,ow1, in tho
history ,,f tho c,tv Tho ,lealcra Ipalcd lin lur.
inE tho recent exr,tctnr,,t, whcn 80 many olhcr
pcnple were INVESTING In wheat. and INV buyp
,uorc Oh i,n,ld thu, .toy ,yunt t, hold for tho
slow rruc,,ss III consumption ut reduced prices,
Yhe result IL ,1uluess tl1orc, which Ii reelected
westward, chicago tIuur dealers lind much iosa
tlo,,und now tbn,t formerly,
"Wo llnvu NOT shlppYl out a cargo Of strajght
No. whunt on thls crop yct.' was tho remark
mule yestur,lny by Il milwaukee, operator on a
I'M, hire. Tho Iuwer ura,les hnyo mot
with soluu tloumud. but tho No. :
has beer sptcutnteI In so m1cI,
ia to 1,ar os,t shippers, In other words It bus
been worth moro to de,ygr oI, controcts tban tn
shin. This cuditiol nj things Ia partly ,Iue Il,
tho exclusive manufacture OF t,ol,r In the West
and ,,ar,ly lccu,,su tic Iowpr nrAtIrs sell Lu,yn
East on /, higher l,nsis thnu II, ChIc,.o or NIL
wuukpu, We p,,t nj grades here to speculate
an, u,,d stlppcrs ni tho rut!nv high enot,ab to
make n,fittnu miro Drotttabfp tbnn fnrvnrtIt1,r
tho straight ntu,r. Az this hus been tho ruto fur
two or thrrc venrs pust t1,p wonder ia whnro nil
cur No, xoes to any way,
L.rbo prtco nr 1,our,l rf trrato mnmborshtns In
still lonkIup IN: sitfoo wns mid for pnu y..tur
pectti,lon that Outsiders will no ua,utttcd hy TIM
yote Ut totiay. Sbw1,d tl,a toar,l yota "nvc"
t,,orn will rrn1,nhIv h, n vnnd ,narv tirko,s
wnn.ctI. md Tim cnmnctition nav In ahurn
enough TO uauso a sti.l further Increase in tho
price.
Tno following arc corrections in figures slvon
in our baltimore letter, published yesterday;
Whent-Yojd In Minnesota III 1881, u, ,Io1. QUO bu;
yle,l In Kansas In 1881, lU4ts,H00 bu Tutul yle,u
T.. Tr...a sss.. ~. t,.s ,a, =. T,n -. 49, - 49,, 90 "s
~ un'ea n'ates III aa''' pu' Or o'tpooo0
w moro thlsn tao h8afos g,scn IN sesterEny's
lestoF, wl.Ieh Of course, adas Just that amount
to tho oxportaDlo surplus.
,,,,7,, -. ,
" Il 4. ra1'er s >, X. cs.taso aS 41.saat. E1ss
DAtr1MouE, Md. Out. 28.-The u,nIn rca.on
for I'm ,,,sr.ly ,1hs "~nor, nnao... n." ~
brought to tho notice Of grain morchauts OF this
city on Monday. when samples Of Russian
:, were shown oil Chansc. With tho Information
that llsslan wheat could uow 10 laid down II,
ms IN, Ioao. ttu r,".ta".. .atas, .s,, Ao.
a1.a'. pss ua ."er ' 'nan nncs!oah "ncat "onta ~
pscseat prices 10 p!aced upon tho sa'ne mhr-
kots. Lnt0 AtiViccs from odessa and FagAllrUy,
two RreIt Nuss1un wheat unrts. ropnrt that IN
of these sesss. %av would bs es
S !. The s s.sa ey ren .. s I"s ~ses
Vessels 20 loaa waeat i fos the un'lcd Kingdom Is
very active. and h8h freights arc otfcred. In
tho uloAnti'uo, while llusslu and Indin arc thus
Ssposs s1 9f ha"m .nslr wheat o. rapidly as no.seo
Iari rt,,,s e1sens SIns tato, 1"noy price,: uroat
tno unitea iH statse s s!nov ' sopt. 'A: 'ii Hui.
o ,ho oeg!nK st OF a9 ;aa sao da tr
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snrt rtl,s c1ose Mt ts,des. II, for Soycnl6or. Ad
tssSTkH&says Y AZ iMnnsy. lang clears guotsa NJ
boxed; Iong.cnt hams u l1!6o; pakaA iinnis
Hnoted NJ ltE!iAc for lSGtH nvorNEes; green nnnls
satlo AycrngB. atssH5lc.
ucon qi,ntU. nj s3B,1e for .hontda.s, sie1i0o for
ahntt ribs lGs{u fur siUrt cluaJt, liza l4C for tlxns
a.! cnnvnaAu and pAckeA,
,sEEF-Wus arlnt III q. .7t4io.uj fur moss, tlasoa
, 1881-10-29

tor iltI It's, ut,tl cItsHati tn i.l,,.
ii alxs t'ilnlllurlaIld4 ut y>lc;
tS,lleat5i c+:pkAi'1} 10. tt0 Ut
44latstS.11 *ultHr SsIvu1nbrr,
injury; h&l ttca green lltltna
tyu SGtfGr November: t4lI tcA
F,s' lalrt!y ~ G1frL l'rl6es pf
n W mt .s!;ii r. nj.
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EUOFEttAUE-Flrm 1t Il, l5aEW tor 1NrK Iattels
And II. 4s,. ~ fur ns tercrs Snlus wrru nID,e VI
i ears ork burrels ut el5Htll11; cars lard tlotces
ntsl
tuGs-Were wsnk. strictly frash selling NJ s,c pus
tux.
t'ia!t-ThOre WIS II Enthusiastically acllvo bnd dc.
chlcilly HElu MssAet. sl1rkA nf taku Ash mad fas
rncaHsc nrs exceptionally lalt for tho seasu'i We
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&3LMlitlIsa l-4 ii
MEATs-.1)eGtine.t 15C
HDles wDrtJ rulasrtCli Ut
1lMMAl f1N Nl1!,rt Ribs ut
9R,tlt+3.tEi xi,!tnr llctt,Lcf
and &,st!s1td:Lh a,Isur .fF
(fd fb*t at h4lu e1,ut ,l1,d I
sWunt tIlckfpl htltnB {II |
loading gtlis WGro IN fol
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Whftr tho cxpurts from tho .tt1I.ntc parts
from inn. to Oct. II. 1881. rs cumpArrd With
tho sailte tfnle last year show mn hlcreAst Of
st0,OG1 brs Hour, there h.Is hrrt, I. eurouaU uf
&, Gs,W0t0W bill wheat aud 81, t0v.U1U hi curtl.
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NENEtkAI4 MNWkETN.
Observation-Disclosures nrp muytIu we'll nj nu,..
ti.sta'
t'l,,re uurf und CARPET. 7t.,,x
itrce sel -wdrku ;c
! tppc tG4Ias
tMt ~ III" ~
, 1881-10-29

MtGtst ber k~hrl. rl.......................tsM G}t1s
Fhtnlly WltlUla!t...... ..............s. Ij1 k;lB
'FEOHt l1Gt !e-bri al
atuckcfe:Sn. stlttrt.. 1abri...,.,..... MA dtAsi
MNGhGttl-Nu. bly, H.Dfl. .a....., I'LL ain
MnckGfH!-~SD. *liIr4, III Gptit
MAthBFDl-1ntKu fnn1tly. i!tl GeihSs
MnHketo1-Fs family. 91-bri.............. 80 tsifi
l!Aibnt, sTnkrt!. pcr lh................,.. !.
tmltsll-t;rrso's IGr Iu ulbs......,..,., tUl tktaS
torttsll-tirh.tu Etnk. hnl ttbsi
Etttlisli-t'rUsxHf,. ffp
ltrflik- thbtAlur, Hpl!t. hrts, ,,...... Tin tt1JJ
llHrrtnH.- tAild. I.ur rkGR.,.......,.,. lO TILL
Herring -HElllGil t.f htsx...........,... II It ii
Cnllfnra sAanAtl. f-nr1 now .........,. a:b t!<ta
FRUITS AND NuT3-ltenian ahonL as oioH
trttso cuhtlnMln. Hnut, With prlcqs ut MUST limo
s,luwnu IL ialt!uncY III wunkiphS. Eitrnn ts Inxcr
and snlu mobilization uf tic quotations uf TAtsEns
,nt,lct:
, 1881-10-29

many ot ahHsS s51!;lns by5E i, +, III saa.
u1ucv psaoh6jows sylI 1t ltsastlb EaIy 5Hss s,ss1
potaaous afs sciisa ii tot lilines, and sA'7
II TpULfHY XIII GHnErs.uu chickens, Il, aIs 49,
s.ea sappy A. pY5 p !!yS TS'x4i =; ~ os nass
sui 1s4! darks. ~ dus !.ts!tto N ~ ia
scarce, suilx Al Sa0 per dog htnllarhs fi " Ill sxr
is.in, l1ie9@h t,tr H. ..,.,.ur.
HAltIs-ThVTc WINS 4tcn,y trndu u 1uplauuu''
tiHa sslt. saginaw and Nuw York. psr pFi't.'f y.4t
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-04
Mr.. Greeley's HumOr,

Years ago, travellers going to Lake
Champlain used to seek the steamboat which
Captain Sherman commanded. The captain
was famous for the neatness of his boat and
the discipline of Its crew, and for his own po-
likeness. He was the only man whom the
late Horace Greeley acknowledged to he his
superior in polite behavior.
One morning after breakfasting, Mr. Gree
ley, who was in capital humor, turning to
friend, asked
do you know that claim to be the most
polite man in the country"
The friend well aware that the celebrated
editor when irritated was neither gentle in
manner nor courteous in speech, replied that
he was not aware that the graces of politeness
were prominent among his many excellent
traits.
"But assure you" answered Greeley, with
a smile that overspread his baby face-some
one said that he had philosophers head
with the face of baby-"that have never
been beaten in politeness but once in nv
life" Then he told the story of his defeat.
Before the days of railroads, he left Utica, one
morning, in stage.coach. His only fellow
passenger was gentleman of prepossessing
appearance, with whom he fell into CONVEX
saton.
After while the stranger drew cigar
case from his pocket and offered its contents
to Mr.. Greeley for him to take cigar from it,
He declined the polite Offer and the CONVEX
sation was resumed. Presently the gentle
man taking cigar from the case put it in
his mouth While they were talking, he alb
ruptly but courteously remarked to Mr. Gree
ley
II hope, sir, you have no objection to a
cigarT'
uNona II, tho ,yorl1 onsn,orod n.oo,o.-
when it is not alight"
"Oh," replied the gentleman, II had not
remotest thought of lighting it."
Then and there" said Mr.. Greeley" laugh
ing, was the only time l ever was beaten in
politeness. l afterwards ascertained that my
victor was the famous Captain Sherman, of
Lake Champaign"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-04
Mother ShiptOn's Prophecy.

At the present time there are many per-
sons alarmed from Mother Symptoms prophe-
cy that the world will end in 1881. In the
answers to correspondents in the Phladel.
phia Ledger we find the following
Mother Shipton was probably myth, but
her alleged prophecies were published in
England couple of centuries ago, and re-
printed several times. The only one of any
present interest attributed to Mother Shipton
is that in which it is said that the world is to
come to an end in 1881. This announcement,
important If true" was ingeniously coupled
with other prophecies that had apparently
been verified after their publication Notes
and Queries" investigated the subject thor
oughly, found that this prophecy was not in
the older editions, and finally compelled its
author to admit that he had published re.
print of Mother Symptoms works with these
current prophecies added thereto His "hind.
sight" was good enough, but his dishonesty
discredits his foresight Although the expo
sure was made ten years ago and has been re-
peatedly republished and explained in news
papers all over the civilized world, Mother
Symptoms prophecy is still "in the lead" and
will probably continue to worry nervous peo-
pie, at least until 1881 has passed away.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-04
Tough Weather.

Were havin' some pretty wintrish wear
ther," said old Daddy Wotherspoon to Uncle
Sammy Honniwell, as the two gentlemen
met near the City Hall yesterday. fright
forard weather for the season."
"Jist 80, jist So" conceded Uncle Sammy.
Reminds me of the fall of1s31 remember
it was 80 cold in Brooklyn that bilin' water
froze over hot fire."
Daddy WotherspOon looked at him and
braced himself. Eyes, yes" said he, 81 mind
it we'll That's the fall that the milk froze
in the cows But the cold season was in
1927. 1t commenced in the middle of October
and run through tc April, All the oil froze
in the lamps and we didn't have a light until
spring set in"
But that wasn't as cold as the winter of
1921" responded Uncle Sammy. Don't YOU
| remember how we used to breathe hard, let it
freeze, cut hole in it and crawl in for shell
ter? You haven't forgotten that ?"
mot )" said Daddy Wotherspoon, after n
| short pause. THAT'S the winter we used to
give the horses molten lead to drink, and
keep q hot fire under 'em so it wouldn't har-
den till they got it down. But that was
nothing to the spell of 1877 l got through
that whole spell by living in an ice house. 1t
| was too cold to go out doors, and list
| camped in an ice house. You remember
| that season of 1872 That's the winter we
wore undershirts of sand paper to keep up a
| friction"
"Well, should say did," retorted Uncle
Sammy. "What remember 1917 Deed do
That was the spell when it took steam grind.
stone four days to light match cay, ay
But do you know | was uncomfortable warm
in that winterg"
How ?" demanded Daddy Wotherspoon
breathing hard.
"Runnin around your ice house to find
out where you got in. 1t was an awful spell
though. But you mind the snap of 1918
don't your That year the smoke froze in the
chimneys, and we had to blast 1t out with
dynamite think that was the worst We
ever had. All the clocks froze up so We
didn't know the time for year. There was
q heap of sufferin that winter, because W.
lived ON alcohol and phosphorus, till tho
alcohol froze, and then we ate the birthstone
ends of matches and jumped around till they
caught fire. Say you"
But Daddy Wotherspoon had fled The
statistics were too much for him.-BroOklyr
| E1nh
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-04
Where our Forests are Going To.

To make shoe pegs enough for American
use consumes annually 100000 cords of tim
Der, and to make our lucifer matches 300, 900
cubic feet of the best pine are required every
year, Lasts and boot-trees take 500, 900 cords
of birch, beech, and maple, and the handles
of tools 100000 more. The baking of bricks
consumes 100000 cords of wood, or what
would cover with forest about so, 900 acres of
land. Telegraph poles already up represent
100000 trees, and their annual repair con-
sumes about 100000 more The ties of our
railroads consume annually thirty years
growth of rs, 900 acres, and to fence all our
railroads would cost $45, 900 900, with year
~ expenditure of $l5,000,000 for REPAIRS
These are some of the ways in which Ameri.
can forests are going There are others our
packing boxes, for instance, cost, in 1874,
$12 100000, while the timber used each year
in making wagons and agricultural nipple
ments is valued at more than $100000,OO0.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-04
Should Horses be ShOd.

The question of shoeing horses is discussed
at length in Frasers Magazine for December.
The writer thinks that horses are now worn
out ut least founteen years before they ought
to be, and that in this the United Kingdom
loses 1915, 100000 every twenty one-years-
Different causes for the injury of horses are
mentioned but the writer thinks that abuses
oftheir feet are the most serious, and he
asks:
IF the working of the Evolutionary system
leaves the horse wreck almost before he
has reached his prime, ifthe lessening of the
weight of iron and of the number of nails
used in fixing the iron has been followed by
direct and important benefit in every instance;
if even those who hold that a horse must be
shod have discovered that which they look
on as a protection to the fore feet ia merely
harmful to the hind feet, is it possible to
stife the suspicion that this insignificant
remnant of q system so fruitful in mischief
may have no magic power, and, in short,
that the horse may dojust as well without
them?" In hs reply to this he says:
"The plain truth is the difference in the
quality of the soil, be it hard or soft, stony or
sandy, smooth and slippery, are of compare
lively little Importance to the horse whose
feet are as nature made them. In the words
of Free Lance the unshod horses can sue
cessfully deal with oil roads; and assuredly no
one will dream of asserting that shod horses
can do this, for on the setting in of frost, for
instance, they cannot be worked until certain
ceremonies shall have been gone through at
the backsmith's forge. The unshod horse
can tread firmly on the slime of wood pave
ment when shod horses are slipping and
struggling in agony around them; he can
gallop on ice and trot for miles together on
the hardest and toughest flint roads, with far
more ease and comfort than horses whose
feet are shod with iron or even with gutta-
percha. Free Lance rightly remarks that
If they could not there would be IN end of
the thing, for evidently the horse should be
able to go anywhere and everywhere, and at
moments notice. 1t seems hard TO pro-
duce the conviction that the natural sole of
the horses foot is almost impenetrable, that
it is 80 hard and strong as to protect the SEN
sibe sole from all harm, and that all feet
exposed to hard objects are made harder by
the contact, provided only that the sole Is
never pared. The horse is clearly intended
by nature to serve as domesticated animal,
and 80 long as we do not interfere with the
proper function of any part of its body land
determination of bearing reins and other
such practices interfere with them grievousy
and even fatality we bring 1t under no con-
ditions which it was not designedly calculat-
ed to encounter. 1t cannot, indeed, be too
strongly insisted on that the foot of the
horse in no way needs to reat on soft and
yielding surfaces"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-04
A Celestial Revelation,

Mr. Goobcr-as the story goes-lived in
the Mormon country. He had but one wife
and never thought of taking any more till
one day an elder told him it was his religious
duty to seal unto himself q few Others Mr..
Goober went home and sadly informed his
wife of what the elder had said, and Mrs
Goober said she had no objection, provided
the elder would come round and argue the
case with her piously. Goober told the elder
and the elder dropped around. He smiled
sweetly as Mrs. Goober advauced,to meet him.
The next thing he knew he was slipping
around the room with his coat slit up the back
and his hat knocked into pieces, while Mrs.
Goober welded the broom. stick He finally
jumped out of window, and escaped with his
life, II sadder and wiser man The next time
he met Goober he told him he had celestial
revelation by which Goober was relieved
from the necessity of taking any more wives
Mrs. Goober would count for almost /. 600
in the new Jerusalem.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-02-04

A CURIOUS CALCULATION "A New Eng
land railroad superintendent, having directed
that in painting and lettering the cars of the
company the letters "R. r" should be left off,
leaving only the name of the road-as for in
stance the New Fork and New England
the Hartford C0u,unt thinks If man cannot
tell railroad car by looking at it he cannot
infer it from the mystic double r. And it
thereupon proceeds to make this somewhat
curious calculation:
1t may be estimated that lettering cars
costs cent a letter, Now there were, year
ago, 423 ,013 freight cars in this country
Some have been smashed since then, but
many more have been built There are pro-
badly 100000 to-day. If so, the cost of the
unnecessary four RS on them has been
$4,000 This is small sum of money, but
there are plenty ofpeople who would be will
ing to save it, especially if at the same time
they avoided foolish performance The ex-
ample of the New York and New England is
commendabe one. Either follow it or else
label cars in large letters: This is a railroad
car,