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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-10-14
The Cunning OF the Fox,

Many curious anecdotes are told of the
craft of the fox, some of which are, no doubt,
apocryphal, but others, doubtless, true
Naturalists assert that it has been frequently
authenticated that the fox counterfeited death
to escape capture. | have been told n story
of this kind within a few days by a person
who claims that he was an eye witness of the
affair
Some fishermen on the west coast of Ire
land were in the habit going to small ISL
and, few hundred yards from the main
land, in quest of bait The island was inhab-
tied by large numbers of rabbits, and could
be reached at low tide by wading, the water
then being only a few inches deep One
morning they went in their boat quite early,
it being high tide, and on landing saw dead
fox lying on the beach, The fur of the ami
NAL was all bedraggled and he seemed to
have been drowned. One of the men re-
marking that his skin was worth something,
pitched him into the boat.
Procuring their bait, they returned to the
main land, and the man who had possessed
himself of the fox seized him by the tail and
flung him on shore. As soon as the animal
struck the beach he picked himself up with
considerable agility for dead fox, and shot
off like flash up among the cliffs, while the
men stood staring ut each other in mute as
constituent. The men concluded that he had
crossed over to the island during the night,
when the tide was low, in search of rabbits,
and finding in the morning that he was cut
off from the main land counterfeited death
with the expectation of thereby procuring a
passage to the shore in the boat, an expecta-
ton which was fully rehabilitation Com
3lelrtaL Bulletin
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VARIETIES.

-"What are you going to put in that book?"
asked the delegate. Thine" replied the Sec
rotary. And then the delegate, who was
wise man, knew that he was going to copy his
minutes into it.
Young lover asks: "When is the best
time to travel?" when you see the old
man and his bulldog coming around the
corner, sir. Travel for all you are worth"
There's some things as old as the hills
anyhow" said old Uucle Reuben "What
are they" asked his niece. They're the
valleys between 'em, child" solemnly answer
ed the old man.
-"Ah! Brethren" said speaker in an
ecclesiastical body in North Carolina, discus
sing the question of dancing, 81 nightly
fear that if we authoritatively permit the
square dance that some people may soon
pinch off the corners and make it the round
dance"
-"Ah! my darling wife," said George, the
week after his marriage, eff your husband
were to die what would you do?" 81
don't know am sure, George" said the wife
retlectively, 81 never thought of that.
must look in my book of etiquette and read
the rules for young widows"
The following sentence from Robert
South will bear more than one reading: at
is most certain that ill tongues would be 81
lent if i'll ears were not open, and hence it
was an opposite saying of the ancients that the
teller and nearer of SANDER should be hanged,
the one by the tongue and the other by the
ears"
The story is told of canny Scot, who
having recently lost his wife, was receiving
the commiseration of friend. "You have
great trial, Mr.. Campbell" Eyes, sir, you
may well say that" was the reply. And
then pausing, with shake ofhis head: "Not
only was it great trial, but let me tell you a
matter of varra considerable expense"
An Old Sinner.-An elder, while baptiz-
ing converts at revival meeting, advanced
with wiry, sharp.eyed old chap into the
water. He asked the usual question whether
there was any reason why the ordinance of
baptism should not be administered. After
pause tall, powerful-looking man, who
was looking quietly on, remarked: elder,
don't want to interfere in yer business, but
want to say that this is an old sinner you
have got hold of and that one dip won't do
him any good. If you want to get the sin
out of him you'll have to anchor him out in
deep water all night"
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over them ready to pounce upon those which
show the slightest signs of having secreted
air. All being satisfactory they are immersed
in the process tank where they remain for
eight or ten minutes, according to the tenn
perature of the water, which ought to be
from $50 degrees to 200 degrees
The canning of corn is somewhat different.
1t is cut from the cob with great care, in or
der to save as much of the milk as possible.
The cans are next packed and then salt and
water added The Gaping and tipping
comes next as in the peach process, but on
removing it from the tester it is put into a
huge caldron containing steam. Here it
must remain forty-five minutes This would
be tedious work were it not for the fact that
two hundred and tifty-two cans may be
placed in the caldron at one time. To lift
the lid of this huge kettle requires the
strength of two men and added help of a hun
dred pound weight attached to pulley. To
furnish steam and hot water the engine con-
sumes half a cord of wood per day. The
cans are set aside for few days, and then
again examined before packing them in
cases for market.
The interesting hour over we departed,
having convinced ourselves that no matter
what may be the condition of some canning
houses this one is clean, and all who pur-
chase from its owners will receive what they
bargain for, with nothing disagreeable thrown
in for good measure-M d. e. in Elicott
CHy PrOgreSS.
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Everybody knows that trees take the car.
bonic acid thrown out in the breath of men
and animals, separate it into its component
parts--carbon and oxygen-givc back the
latter to be used over again, and work up
the former into wood and fruits. 1t is also
coming to be generally understood that for
est trees do important service in promoting
rainfalls and in helping to retain the surface
water for springs, streams and general use.-.
1t is also known that certain species, planted
in malarial localities, help to render the lat
ter healthy by somehow using up the deadly
miasma. 1t would now appear that trees
growing near drains carry off the sewage
water. A gentleman whose cess-drain was
constructed just like his neghbors and in the
same kind of soil had found it unnecessary
to clean it out, while others, had to be clean.
ed frequently. An examination showed that
three large trees, whose roots had penetrated
into the vicinity of his second or waste cess
pool, were clearly the channels through which
the waste all escaped Whether 1t was chang
ed into plant food, as is likely, or was exhal-
ed through the leaves, in either case it was
disposed of with equal safety.
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How it Pays to take n Newspaper.

Some papers are not of much account as TO
appearance but | never took one that did
not pay me, in some way, more than l paid
for it. One time an old friend started lit
tie paper away down in Southwestern Geor-
gia and sent it to me, and l subscribed just
to encourage him, and after while it pub
lished a notice that an administrator had an
order to sell several lots at public cutlery
and one ofthe lots was in my county So I
inquired about the lot, and wrote to my friend
to attend the sale and run it up to fifty dol
lars. He did so, and bid me off the lot for
thirty dollars and l sold it, in month, to a
man it Joined for a hundred, and so l made
sixty-eight dollars by taking that paper. My
father told me that when he was young
man he saw notice in a paper that school
teacher was wanted away off in a distant
county, and he went there and got the situa-
ton, and q little girl was sent to him, and
after while she grew up mighty sweet and
pretty, and he fell in love with her and mar
ried her-now, if he hadn't taken that paper
what do you reckon would have become of
me? Wouldn't have been some other fellow,
or may be not at all
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-10-14
Farm Notes.

Filling horse rack with hay, as some per-
sons do, and permitting constant supply, is
one of the most probable means Of producing
disease, and the most positive to render ami
mails unfit for fast work.
Water is much better deodorizer than is
generally supposed. 1t has great absorbing
capacity. Fresh water running through u
milk-room keeps it free from odors
Add little wood ashes to the flower pots
of fayorites and see how quickly it will
nourish and improve the growth
The Cotswold often weighs as high as 300
pounds, but do not attempt to keep them UNI
less you have rich and luxurious pastures.
A simple way to cleanse old pork barrels
is to fill with fresh earth and let it stand two
or three days then repeat and fumigate with
sulphur.
Pigs that have been raised on milk, grass
clover, tubers and roots till they weigh $50
or 200 pounds are generally healthy They
are then in good condition to fatten.
Mr.. George E. Waring, Jr., says it has come
to be an acknowledged fact that the best re-
suits in butter dairying cannot be achieved
without at least a very strong admixture of
good Jersey butter, and that the more COM
pletely the Jersey occupy the farm, the bet
ter will be the result and the greater the prof.
n
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-10-14
Good Simple Logic.

The untutorcd mind has often short way
of taking hold of great truths which men OF
culture might covet. Here is an illustration
touching the order of nature. A minister
asked an old negro his reasons for believing
in the existence of God
"Sir," said he, 81 have been here going
hard upon fifty years. Every day since l
have been in this world see the sun rise in
the east and set in the west. The north star
stands where it did the first time l saw it
the seven stars from Jobs coffin keep on the
same path in the sky, and never turn out
1t isn't so with mans work. He makes the
clocks and watches; they may run well for
awhile, but thay get out oftix and stand stock
still. But the sun, and moon, and stars, keep
on the same way all the while"
1.-THE heavens declare the glory of God, and
the armament sheweth his handiwork."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-10-14
House Plants i'm Winter.

AS the season las arrived for arranging
the choice plants for identifying our homes
through the long winter, few practical sug-
gestions may be acceptable. Large plants
take up so much room that it is better to take
geranium slips for the house window, and
put the large plants into the cellar to keep
for the garden in the spring. There are two
ways of keeping them: one is to take them
from the earth carefully, so as not to break the
roots; shake off the loose earth, and hang
them where they will keep dry and warm in
the cellar through the winter, and set them
out as soon as warm enough in the spring.
The other is, to bury the roots in earth, SET
them upright where they will be safe from
frosts and water them occasionally through
the winter. Ivies ofall kinds need light and
warmth, and will not live in the cellar, so
they need cutting back when brought into
the house.
Pelargoniums, that are for winter bloom
ing, should be cut back quite close, taking off
all the old stalks, leaving only this years
shoots. Hanging plants are very nice, as
they can be suspended from the tops of the
windows and are entirely out of the way
Wire brackets and windows shelves are very
convenient in the winter for plants that re-
quire the sunshine, like the varieties ofcoleus.
Fuchsias and variegated geraniums need a
south window TO keep them in good condi-
ton and beauty, while Others thrive finely in
either east or west windows. Great care
should be taken to keep all insects off the
plants, as they will never thrive if infested
with them. Frequent washing is the surest
preventive; pinch of sulphur buried in each
crock will help cxterminate insects and kill
any worms that may be in the earth. A lit
tie sulphur burned in the sitting-room is as
beneficial to plant health as it is to ami
NAL health, and ought always to be attended
to, occasionally, as it destroys all fungous
growths on walls or plant pots, and renders
the atmosphere pure. Care must be taken
not to water the plants too much. Hello.
tropes, lilies and ivies require more drink
than any other house plants.-Count,y Gen
Hemdn.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-10-14

THE CONSIDERABLE TENANT.-Uncle Mace
owns several shantes on Austin Avenue,
that are rented out to colored tenants, among
them Sam Johnsing. Night before last Sam
knocked at Uncle Nacc's door, and woke him
out of a sound sleep.
"What's de matter?' said the old man
sticking his head out of the window.
II jess come ter tell yer dat l can't get a
wink OF sleep. has ter pay yer de rent OBJ
de house next Saturday"
Oars no need OBJ yer staying awake at
nights, and worrying on dat account. Oars
no hurry about de rent"
YES dar is jess come ter tell yer dat 1
amt got no money to pay the rent, and has
done moved my tricks out, so you is bound
to lose dc rent. Now, you kin stay awake
and do de worrying, and I'll go home and
do de sleepin' now. has got dat often my
mind."-Jtings.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-10-14

THE CHoIcE.-A fire broke out in large
steamer. The vessel was headed for near
shore. A man on board was buckling round
was about plunging in the waves, little
voice was heard saying: please, sir, can
you swim?"
Eyes"
"Then won't you save me?"
He could not save the gold and the child,
so flinging down the gold, he said
"Yes, God helping me- will save you"
Giving the girl some instructions how to
act, he plunged into the water The surf
was most too much for him. The gold
would have carried him under, but the pres
sure of the little clinging arms lent force to
every stroke. He fought for that precious
little life as well as for his own, and both
were saved
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-10-14

COMPTROLLER KEATING.-We are gratii.
ed to find that the opposition to Mr.. Keat-
ing, present comptroller of the Treasury,
which at one time promised to be of q for
midable character, has nearly expended itself
and it is fair to predict, that by the time the
election comes of, no man who counts him
self Democrat and values his standing in
the Democratic party, can befound in OPP
position to Mr.. Heating, who is the regular
nominee of his party, and justly entitled to
every Democrat vote. There are still few
men who call themselves Democrats who keep
up the war on Mr.. Heating, but as they are
giving aid and comfort thereby to the enemy
their proper place is in the ranks ofthe Repub-
lican party, and the sooner they go there the
better twill be for the Democracy -Ftederick
Union.
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How a Great Caterer Made Fortune.

The late Colonel Fisk was not a regular
patron of Delmonco's. He went further IN
town, but now and then he spilled over from
his bowl of bounty there. On one occasion,
at halfpast four P. NJ, he called at the office.
Charley" said he, II want u tiptop stand.
up-lunch, with flowers and all that sort of
thing, served in the Erie building for one
hundred and fifty men at halfpast six"
"Thats two hours from now"
"Well, great deal can be done in two
hours"
"All right, Colonel III do it, but it will be
an expensive job for you"
"Who said anything about the cost? You
do it and I'll pay for it."
OF course the lunch was served and canal
ly of course the 81 500 bill was paid
At another time, when Fisk was working
up the Ninth Regiment, ball was given at
the Academy and Fisk was anxious that Del.
monico should furnish the supper. They
declined on the ground that there was no
profit in it.
"How much guarantee do you want ?"-
said jim. "a thousand dollars" said Del
monico. "All right" said Fisk "I'll take
five hundred supper tickets" and he did.
The ring potehtates never favared Del
monico's uptown house much, but spent
thousands of dollars in the Chambers street
place Peter B. Sweeny used to go there
when he wished to be quiet and by himself.
The last time he called he nearly completed
a bargain with Delmonico by which the lat
ter was to take Peters Thirty fourth street
property for restaurant
When Tweed's daughter was to be married
the old man called on Delmonieo two months
in advance and, without fhentioning terms,
simply said: 81 want supper, good one,
for my daughters wedding; five hundred
people. Good day" The day after the sup
per was served he called and paid for it.
"Do you keep your people long time ?"
Mr.. Delmonico was once asked.
"Some of them"
"The cooks-how about them?"
"Well, pay the present head cook $4,000
year; his predecessor $4,000 The other
cooks get from $15 to $50 week"
"What do you give the head waiter ?"
Fifteen hundred dollars and his board and
lodging. The table walters get $50 month,
and average 800 in fees. wanted to trans
fer one of them from the saloon to the bar,
raising him from $50 to $50, but he wouldn't
go because he made 800 where he was.''
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FoR BURNs.-When cooking, you often
burn your fingers or arms, and there is not
time TO turn to tie them up. Take piece of
hard soap, and dipping it in water, rub it
over the spot. Continue to do this two or
times until the surface is thoroughly covered.
1t will be found to afford great relief Or
you may dip your burned hand in the soft
soap bucket and hold it there few moments
and you will experience the same relief
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Two days moderate application of the
means in question, enabled Mr.. Otto Eich-
horn, 1413 N. Ninth street, st. Louis, Mo-, to
thus write us / had been a sufferer for the
past six weeks with severe pains in the shoul.
der and spine so that was unable to do any
work. Advised by friend used st. Jacobs
Oil With the second application relief was
had and cure effected in two days.
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fPeorid National Democrnt. |

The most eminent physicians of the day
highly recommend ST. Jacobs Oil as n cure
for rheumatism. 1t can be purchased at any
drug house and the price is insignificant
when you take into consideration the won
derful cures it will produce
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-10-14

To remove the odor from clothes that have
been put away for the summer, or for a long
time, place little powdered charcoal In the
folds ofthem, and all unpleasantness will soon
he removed
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"A Detroiter dreamed that he had died and
was banished to Satan's sultry kingdom, and
says that he found many early customs in
vogue there. About every man he met
asked us it hot enough for your"
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VI sdlu COu5o< X
SEC. 8. After the eieoeluil 4o4s sl s fJ4ein-
before provided, there shall be held in this State,
In every fifteenth year thereafter on the Tues
day after the first Monday in November of such
year, an election for judges as herein provided;
and in case of death, resignation, removal or dis
any Judge, the Governor shall appoint person
duly qualified to fill said office, who shall hold the
same until the next general election for members
of the General Assembly, when q successor shall
be elected, whose term of office shall be the same
as hereinbetore provided; and upon the expira-
ton or the term OF fifteen years for which any
judge may be elected to fill a vacancy, an election
for his successor shall take place at the next gen.
eeral election for members of the General Assem-
said term and the Governor shall appoint per-
son duly qualified to held said Office from the ex-
piration of such term of fifteen years until the
election and qualification of his successor
SEC. 2. ARd be itJurfher enacted By Tie authority
Uoresdtd, That the said foregoing section hereby
proposed as an amendment to the constitution
shall be, at the next general election to be held in
this State, submitted to the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance Of the directions contained in article
fourteen of the constitution of this State; and
at the said general election the vote on said pro-
ballot, and upon each ballot there shall be writ
ten Oh, printed the words "for the constitutional
amendment or against the constitutional
amendment" as the voter shall elect. and imme-
diately after said election due return shall be
made to the Governor of the vote for and against
said proposed amendment as directed by the said
fourteen the article of the constitution
Approved April 10, 1880.
NOW, InereIOre, L, w LILLIAN Il. HAMILTON,
Governor of the State of Maryland, do hereby or,
der that the said act of Assembly proposing an
amendment 10 the Constitution as aforesaid he
published in two newspapers to be designated in
each county, where so many may be published.
and where not more than one, in that newspaper,
and in three newspapers published In the city of
Baltimore one of which Shall be In the German
language, once a week for at least three months
preceding the general election to be held on the
9th day of November next.
Given under my hand and the great seal of the
State at the city of Annapolis this 18th day of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hum
dred and eighty-one.
WILLIAM Il. HAMILTON.
By the Governor:
jy22 JAS. #, BRISCOE, Sec'y of State.