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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-04-22
4 Parrot Story,

The remarks made by parrots, says the
4nimM llorH, apparently with pcrtinencc,
are sometimes grutc que and astounding-as
is the story told Oft parrot who was present
on board ship during very bad weather, when
the sailors knclt on deck in circle to pray
for dcliyerancc The parrot watched their
movements, NJ. doubt, for he correctly re-
mcmbercd the circumstance. II is said the
captain came up from the cabin, where he had
been 10 examine the cart, and cried aloud:
leave off praying, you luhbers, and get 10
the pumps we're nearing land
On arriving in port, Polly was sold to a
clergyman, and in due course was placed in
the Wears dining-room The first morning
after his arrival there he saw the servants
come into the room, one after another, and
knecl down to prayers with the family Pol
ly's memory instantly reverted to the scene
ON board ship, and he cried out with a loud
voice:
leave off praying, you lubbcrs, and get to
the pumps we're nearing land"
A bombshel in falling among these devout
persons could not have put them into a great
er CONSERVATION then they were put by this
irrcverent exclamation.
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Saved by a Water Buffalo.

The water buffalo is an animal much in
use in Singapore for purposes of draught. 1t
is dull, heavy looking animal, slow at work
and think disgusting in appearance, but re-
markable for sagacity and attachment to its
native keepers 1t has, however, n particular
antipathy to European, and will immedi.
ately detect him in u crowd. Its dislike to
and courage in attacking the tiger is well
known all over India. Not long ago, as n
Malayan boy, who was employed by his par
ents in herding water butfaloes, was driving
his charge by the borders of the jungle, Il
tiger made sudden spring and seized the
lad by the thigh, and was dragging him off,
when the two old buiialoes, hearing the shrek
of distress from the well known voice of their
little attendant, turned round and charged
with their usual rapidity. The tiger, thus
closely pressed, was obliged to drop his prey
to defend himself While one buffalo sue
cessfully drove the tiger the other kept guard
over the boy Later in the evening, when
the anxious father, alarmed, came out with
attendants to seek his child, he found that
the whole herd with the exception of the two
old butlaloes had dispersed themselves to feed,
but that they were still there-onc standing
over the bleeding body of their little friend,
while the other kept watch on the edge of the
jungle for the return of the tiger.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-04-22
The Culture of Corn.

The name corn in England is applied to
all grains, as we think it should be; and our
Indian corn is there called maize, n name
used only with respect to this grain and hence
leads to no confusion. In its cultivation no
crop is better understood by our farmers MS
a rule, and yet none SO well known formerly
varied so much in the modes of cultivation
Forty years ago-and it is sometimes done
now-thc ground splowed, then narrowed
two or three times, then cross plOwcd, and
then the rows struck out in the direction of
the first blowing. Now, generally, this mode
is abandoned, and there is only one blowing
before the rows are marked out, and the seed
is dropped by II planter, which separates the
grains in the hill much more uniformly than
when dropped by hand Three stalks are
the limit for hill, but it very frequently is
reduced to two. The distance between the
the hills and the rows ranges from three to
three and a-half feet, the yield being about
the same, though it depends, like every other
crop, upon the extent of the manuring and
cultivation.
OF late years the drill system has been
adopted by II good many farmers, but it does
not seem to increase in favor; rather the re,
verse. 1t is not disputed that little addi-
tonal yield may be obtained from the sys-
TEN; but it is at an increase cost of hand
labor, SO that in the end there is no gain, if
any, worth mentioning. Where the extent
of the crop is small il probably possesses
some advantage, but we do not think other
wise.
Latterly the crop has been planted earlier
than formerly-say the last week in April
for the reason that in case of failure to come
up from rotting by a cold, wet soil, there will
be plenty of time for replanting But this
will scarcely stand, nasmuch ifplanting is
delayed from the 9Th to the 18th of May, the
ground will have become warm and the ex-
cessive moisture disappeared. Besides the
18th of May is none too late for putting in
the crop. In fact, we regard it as better than
an earlier Germantown 1t1cgraph.
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VOL. XXV----N.O. Is.
VARIETIES.

1t is notable fact that nearly all muir
dercrs, when on the gallows, attribute their
first fall to liquor Temperance Paper. Yes.
and their last fall should also be attributed to
one drop too much.
"A Chicago edito advertises for wife
who knows less than he does. And ifa wo-
men is fool enough to answer the advertise
men she will be very sure to be the one he
is looking for-Neoo Hacen Register.
"A woman, returning from market, got
into South Hill street car the other day,
with basketball addressed poultry. To her
the driver, speaking sharply, said, "Fare P'-
NO" said the woman, "Fowl" And every
body cackled-Bmlington Hasokeye.
Advice to Doll: ooh, DEAR" exclaim-
ed Edith to her doll, 81 do wish you would
sit still. never saw such an uneasy thing
in all my life. Why don't you act like
grown folks and be still and stupid for
awhie?"
Smith: Il once possessed splendid
dog, which could always distinguish between
vagabond and respectable person.
Jones: SWELL what's become Of him ~
Smith; "Oh, / was obliged TO give him
away! He hit me-"
Dissemination An old Scotch lady gave
pointed reply to minister who knew he
lluu bHcllutu Htl, anu WHO OK pTtSSpu surprise
that she should come so regularly to hear him
preach. Said she MY quarrel's wi you mon,
It's no wi the gospel"
-"IIcre, James, take these two cakes and
give the smaller one to your little brother"
James examines the cakes carefully, appears
undecided, and finally takes heroic bite out
of one of them, which he passes over to his
brother with the remark. "Thcre, Tommy
I've made You small one; they were of the
same size
-"Did you serve in the war, uncle?" mo,
sab. What did want to list for?" "Were
not the white men fighting for you ~
"S'posc dey was. Dat was no sign why we
should fight. NIassa. did you ever see two
dogs tightin' over bone?" "Well what has
that to do with your flghting?" "a hean,
Massa. Did you ever see the bone fieht"
"A farmer required number of reapers
several presented themselves, and all were
engaged, with one exception The poor man
thus omitted, said, Master, won't you hire
me?" mo" said the farmer "Why not?"
because you are too little ~ "Too littlew
exclaimed Paddy, 'Do your hands reap
your corn at the top?" What could the far
mer do but roar in laughter, and send the lit
tie man to Join his comrades in the fields
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The Russian Priests Wife.

There is only one happy woman in Russia I;
it is the priests wife, and it is common
mode of expression to say, las happy as q
priests wife" The reason why she is happy
is because her husbands position depends
upon her. If she dies he is deposcd, and be-
Games mere luyman; his property is taken
away from him, and distributed, half to his
children and half to the government This
dreadful contingency makes the Russian
priest careful TO get healthy wife, if he can,
and makes him take extraordinary good care
of her after he has got her. He waits upon
her in the most AFFECT way. She must never
get her feet wet, and she is petted and put in
hot blankets if she has so much as a cold in
the head. 1t is the greatest possible good
fortune for Il girl to marry n priest, infinitely
better than to he the wife of noble
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by THOMAS MACKENZIE, JR.
'Tis true, it has happened that often maid
Has refused an old bachelor and then in his
stead
Has accepted youth who did really appear
As though good husband he'd make unto her
but often the marriage has proved quite curse,
For instead of ail love 1t has been the reverse.
Had she taken the old bachelor, she'd have lived
at her ease.
Been loving aud loved and did as she please.
But the case is quite different I've heard II said
When her preferences lead her to live an old
maid
For the great many woes under which she does
fan,
Cannot be compared to the bachelors at all
As are crecps on age, and her hair turns gray,
She is heard in her muttcrinRs often to say
on that had married the bachelor free,
VINO courtcd ana proposed one time unto me-
"Oh thar had then acted wisely my part
And accepted the offer of that bachelors heart
For then I'd been free of these sorrows and woes,
And now happy ia have been hardly any one
knows.
ITO have mendeI his shirts and his buttons sewcd
on,
And to have patched up his pants, when ! found
they were torn,
Would have been unto me, his own loving wife
The happiest of duties the whole of my life.
And IL again had my life to go over,
d never, indeed dare refuse such lover:
I'd marry an old bachelor, and tell you to-day
That If one should propose, he'd ncer get away
H0itiDi0it, Ai7H 19ih. 1881.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-04-22
How rnE CuINEsE MAKE TEA-"The tea

How THE CHINESE MAKE TEA-"The tea
is put in clean tea pot and hot water pour
ed on it and left to stand fifteen or twenty
minutes, and steep. Here is the way we
make our tea" He thereupon took off
a cover with cushion of cotton two inches
thick on the under side and lifted out pref
ty porcelain teapot which was nicely set in
the centre of lining stuffed around two
inches or SO in thickness with cotton. The
ca-pot after the boiling water poured into
ii upon the necessary quantity Of tea, is set
in this non conducting receptacle and sleeps
fifteen minutes said the Celestial narrator,
land then served"
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Did Him Good.

Mr.. Charles ii. Bauer, editor of the above
paper and Notary Public, in late issue
mentions the following: Patrick Lenny,
Esq, some time ago, suffered much from
rheumatism and tried almost every means to
rid himself of this painful evil, but in vain
He was advised to use St. Jacobs Oil, which
he did so successfully, that all pain has left
him and he is rs healthy and strong rs ever
before. Mr.. Kenney isan enthusiastic advo-
cate of ST. Jacobs Oil and it has done him
good.
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We never saw any one joyous when suffer
ing from pain :-neuralgia for instance In
relation to this malady Mr.. George Guyett,
Prop. Guyett House thus informed our rep
resentative have used st. Jacobs Oil for
neuralgia and can confidently recommend ii
to any one similarly affected,
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Their service consists ofsong, prayer, baptism
by immersion, foot washing and feasting--
The farmers go to the feasts in the morning
and return to their homes at nightfall
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Setting ont Currants and Gooseberrles.

Both the currant and the gooseberry do
better to grow from cuttings than from the
roots. The wood of last years growth must
be taken, cut it into pcces from eight to ten
inches in length, and insert about half the
length in the usual prepared garden soil Press
firmly with the foot, mulch and there will be
no danger of not growing. Set them where
they are desired to remain permanently. Ifa
small tree and not bush is preferred, cut
out all the eyes entering the ground. liza bush
let the eyes remain. We prefer the bush for
two reasons, the first is, more is obtained the
second, it is longer lived. In fact the bush
will live half century, only requiring thin
ming out of the wood once in while As
to currants we prefer decidedly the old Dutch
Red. 1t is not quite so large as some Others
but it bears ms abundantly and is less acid
and of better quality. OF gooseberres, we
prrfcr the Downing. 1t is of good quality,
an excellent bearer, and has never widowed
upon Onr premises --GeimdHt0tcH Telegraph
A New STORY ABouT MISUNDERSTANDING
Lincoln's time there was great row over
the post office in Major Bickhams town of
Dayton, Ohio. Two Hotspurs were in the
field. Petition after petition in favor of one
or the other poured in upon the President,
and delegation after delegation FASTENED to
Washington to argue the case. Mr.. Lincoln
was long.sutiering man, but his patience
gave out AT last He could not determine
that one applicant was in the slightest degree
more competent or more patriotic or better
supported than the other. Finally, after
being bored by fresh delegation, he said to
his secretary: This matter has got TO end
somehow. Bring a pair of scales The
scales were brought. Now put in all the
petitions and letters in favor of one man and
see how much they weigh, and then weigh
the other fellows pile" 1t was found that
pointment at once for the man who has
the heaviest papers," said Mr.. Lincoln, and
it was done
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-04-22
POPPLEIN
SiliCated Phosphate Co.,
Office 1913 w. Baltimore ST..
Under .im.ricaa Farmer, Baltimore.
BooTHBy HILL, HARTFORD Co., Nd


BooTHBy HILL HARTFORD Co., Nd.
January 81, 1881.
GtnHtmea; have used your Scatod Phosphate
ior the last four years upon my Egyptian Sweet
Corn, Trophy Tomatoes, Lima Beans and Pota-
toss and can truly say | have never found any
other Phosphate to equal it.
1t produces the largest crops, makes firmer fruit
and of better flavor, than any other kind.
On account of its fine mechanical condition, Alb
and pleasant to handle.
used twenty-five tons upon my Sweet Corn
the past season, and never had larger or finer
yleid. Yours, truly,
s.N. HYDE.
PORT DEPOSIT MD, January 4, 1881
MIR. JOHN +. MARSHALL:
u DtaL S'aThis is to certify that have used the
iopplein Sllicated Phosphate bought of you for
two years past on my entire range of truck and
the results have been highly satisfactory. it is
have used several standard brands have tested
1t beside good compost from my hen-horse and
ind where used the Popplein my crops mature
much longer, and the fruit is OF a superior uuall-
~. Where used u 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
plaht or seed. rms have tried to perfection.
very truly JOSEPH STEBBING.
DELAWARE COLLEGE EXPERIMENTAL FARM
. , Newark, Del, A pril 3, 1881.
Gentlcmen-l have used your Fertilizerfor four
years past on the entire range of field and garden
crops, and always with the most satisfactory re-
suits.
nave found II especially adapted to the growth
OF Po'dtots and Sagr BEES and my crop last sea-
son of over twelve hundred bushels of these roots
was crown with this fertilizer and their quality
may be inferred from the fact that, in strong
competition, received six first premiums Mt the
last fair of the Peninsula Agricultural and Po-
mologlcal Association for the largest and best dis
play of root crops. The splendid mechanical CON
ditfon IN which your Fertilizer is furnished. and
Jus UNIFORM quality, as determined by annual
analysis In the State Laboratory of Delaware
ColleEe, render 1t most valuable to our farmers
and fruit-growers. Yours, respectfully,
EDWARD ID. PORTER,
Professor Of Agriculture.
Dealers in FERTILIZING MATERIALS generally.
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OYSTER AND EATING HOUSES.
The License TO be paid by the keepers of Oyster
and Eating Houses is $l0i10.
LICENSE TO OWNERS OR KEEPERS OF
STATIONS OR JACKS

The owner or keeper of every Stallion or Jack
shall, before being permitted to stand or station
such animal, pay to the Clerk of the Circuit Court
of some of the counties in this State the highest
sum which he intends to ask receive for the
with The seal Of his Court attaehcd tberatn fnr
said sum, shall be the license for stationing such
Stallion or Jack for one year from the date there
of provided that in case shall the sum directed
to be paid for such license be less than ten dol
lars and that every Stallion or Jack upon which
the said tax is paid shall be exempt from all other
State taxes.
WAKEMAN +. MORGAN,
APPS Sheriff of Hartford County,
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VENDORS OF MILLINERY.

Females vending Millinery and other small ar
ticlcs, whose stock Is not over $500. to pay Il Ii
cense of So; but if over that amount they are re-
quired to pay the same license as other persons
oath to be made as to the amount of stock at
the principal season of the year.
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The applicant must either make oath, as hereto
fore, before the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the
county where he is engaged in business, of the
amount of goods kept on hand at their principal
season of sale; or the oath may be administered
by Justice of the Peace, when the person want
ing license applies through an agent.
Persons may sell salt to cure fish in March, April
and May without license.
Vendors OF Cakes and vendors of Beer and Cider
who are makers of such beer and cider, lager
Beer excepted are not required to pay license.
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LICENSE TO RETAILERS OF sPIRITUoUs
OR FERMENTED LIQUORS OR LAGER

No license shall be granted to sell spirituous or
fermented liquors or lager beer, in quantities not
less than pint for the sum OF fifty-one dollars
and ten cents unless the person applying there
for shall also obtain license to sell goods chat
tells, wares and merchandise paying therefor the
sum hereln-before described according to the
amount of his stock in trade.
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2uetical.
For he 1Egis dHd IRteHigence1.
rRE OTHER SIDE OFTHE CASE.

In your issue of April sth a piece of poetry ap-
peared entitled zone Side of the Case" This is
presentation of THE Other Side of the Case
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LICENSE TO oRDINARIEs AND TAVERN
KEEPERS.

me Licenses to OrdlnariCS and Tavern Keep
crs to sell sprituous or fcrmentcd liquors or
one time, shall be as follows: Provided, that the
applicant shall first file with the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Hartford county Il petition signed
by at least twelve freeho1ers residing within
three miles of the proposed place of business of
such Applicant praying that such License may be
granted and shall also file with said Clerk bond,
with security approved by said Clerk In the pen
al sum of one thousand dollars, for the payment
of all fines and penalties and costs to which the
person obtaining such license may become liable
for any violation of any of the License Laws of
this State relating to the sale of spirtuous or fer
mcntcd liquor or lager beer.
The said applicant is also required to file with
the Clerk written affidavit stating the situation
of the house or place of business and premises Mt
or in which the sale to be authorized by said Lii
censc may he or Is proposed TO be done, and the
rate of rent or annual value thereof including
all the buildings and grounds occupied or used in
connection herewith; also that each OF the pc
titiOners required by Section second of this Act
are freeholders and live within three miles of the
proposed place of business of said applicant; and
the said Clerk may, in his discretion require such
other and further proof by the written afidayits
compliance, in good faith, of said applicant with
the requirements of this act, as he may deem
proper.
The applicant shall also make oath before the
said Clerk that he has, 6OHG nue. (and without in
tending cvado the requirements of this article)
PROV ided and expects TO maintain six good beds
with sufficient covering therefor-and three
rooms more than sufficient for private use of said
ordinary keeper, with stable and provender for
live horses at least, Immediately on the premises
occupied by said applicant.
If the rental or annual value is not
over SlUU. 52 IS
100 and not over $200................. SO 30
2OO ana not over NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1O4 10
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GREAT CHEAP
Boot & Shoe House,
1872 N. Gay ST., BALTIC.
Than anywhere else.

Boys Lace Shoes and CATERS ut u prices.
In selecting my stock | have tried my best to
combine durability with style: and will guarantee
to give you at all times as good wearing Shoes for
the price paid rs any house in this city, or will
send you by mail, to any part of the United States
any price shoe you want aud if not pleased with
your bargain return it and receive your money.
NOPICE.-lf persons sending To lS2 North Gay
Street will take the measure of their old shoe on
the thStde with stick, then copy the length of
stick ON piece of paper, writing whether they
have a SLIM medium or wide foot, will guarantee
perfect fit. In ordering by mail, please send
postoflice order or registered letter, and you will
receive what you want by return mail: but a. MI
LntS LlLnlnheI III. uLLLnA.
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ARE HEREBY WARNED TO OBTAIN A IL
CENSE OR RENEW THE SAME,
On or before the First day of May. 1851.

under the penalties prescribed by said laws for
the infraction thereof.
Those interested are notified Of the following
requirements of the License Laws:
TRADERS LICENSE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-08-13
Allegany County Items.

The Union Grove camp-meeting
of the M. E. Church will begin Au-
gust IS.
Mr.. w. M. Price of Cumberland,
has recovered from his recent indis-
position and is out again.
Squire John Sammon, of Pekin,
one of the oldest magistrates in AL
legany county, died Saturday at an
advanced age.
Committees have been appointed
to solicit subscriptions of stock to a
glass works proposed 10 be started in
Cumberland. The capital stock of
the concern has been fixed at SIS 900.
The aggregate quantity of coal
shipped froia Cumberland, by canal
during the week ended Saturday was
La, 1894 tons, decrease of over 1000
tons compared with the previous
week.
1t is understood that the working
mems party will make one more
political effort in Allegany county the
coming fall. 1t is SAID they propose
nominating full county ticket. A
preliminary meeting was held at
Frosthurg Saturday last.
The Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation of Cumberland haye deter
mined to dispense with the services
of their general secretary, A. W..
EmmOns, who has been in their EN-.
ploy year at a salary of $500 per
annum. The managers of the asso-
citation say the work will be carried
ON as heretofore, but less extensively.
They have just secured fine gym
nasium.
Mrs. Stewart Parnell, mother of
the famous agitator, lectured before
a crowded house at Piedmont w.
Va. Friday night, under the aus
pieces of the Westernport branch of
the Irish land league, her subject
having been the land troubles in
Ireland. Miss Ford, sister of Pat
rick Ford, editor of the Irish World,
and Hon. VIM. Walsh, of Cumber-
land. also spoke on the same subject.
The same three speakers also address
ed meeting at Homecoming last Sat-
urday evening.