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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-12
VARIETIES.

The growing season: "How things do
grow this weather." said the deacon to
Brother Amos. Eyes, they do" replied the
brother. Last night Heard you say you
caught forty fish, and this morning heard
you tell Mr.. Smith it was one hundred and
fifty"
He came into the office and said, "You
see, my brothers are shoemakers, and they
mended my shoes Now why am ! like
Joseph of the Biblical history ?" We
gave itup. "Why, because was soled by my
brothers" The inquest on him will be held
to-day,-Puck.
"A lawyer some time since asked Judge
to charge the jury "that it was better for
ninety-nine guilty men to escape than for one
innocent man to be punished" Eyes, said
the judge, II will give that charge; but it is
the opinion of the court that the ninety mine
guilty men have already escaped"
He frightened him. A man called out
to his creditor: "Get out, your ornithor-
hyncus" The man departed meekly.-
who's that ?" inquired friend of the speak
er. AN ornithorhyncus." "How's that ?"
Well, Webster defines him as a beast with a
bill y Ponkers Statesman.
She laid her cheek on the easy chair back
against his head and murmured: "How do
love to rest thus against your head, Angus
tusl do your" said he. ut is because
you love me-" "No it is because it is so nice
and soft" Then he lay and lay, and thought
and thought.
"A tramp came trembling over high fence
into the street yesterday to meet his partner.
When asked what was the matter, he replied.
80, nothing; was treated very cur-teously,
| was told to wait few minutes and | could
have bite" The lady of the house had told
the hired girl to call the dog.
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miscellaneous.
Uncle's Money.

1t was the third of May, brilliant spring
day, with the jonquils and datfodils all in
blossom, the great white peones, bursting
like balls of snow through their green calyX-
es, and the grass on the upland pastures as
soft and delicately-tnted rs velvet and even
poor Mrs. Crofton, wearied and 0verworked
though she was, felt something of the sweet
spring influences pass into her soul as she
stood on the door sill, buttering bake-pan
for the Saturday loaf Of raisin-cake.
"It's a lovely day m said Mrs Croft on
"And somehow the smell o them daffydown-
dllies reminds me of when | was q girl
Dear, dear! how time flies, to be-sure! But
there's a touch of chill in the air, all the
same and doubt if it's safe for Uncle NAL
achi to sit out much longer"
And she went, bake-pan and all, around
the corner of the house, to the paved space
in front of the south wing, where, in wood
en- chair, sat u little old man, yellow faced
and wrinkled with u one.sded wig pulled
over his left eye, patch covered pillow
at his back, and wooden blanket wrapped
around him
you'd better let me wheel you in, Uncle
Malachi" said she, listlessly. Its getting
sort o chilly, as the sun shifts round to the
other side of the house, and you've been out
here good hour"
81 won't go in u said Uncle Malachi, pet
tishiy. "Its pleasant here, and I'm peacea-
Bile and content. It's the strangest thing l
ever saw that people can't be satisfied to let
me alone. Miles Larkens' son was by here
not ten minutes ago, chattering and cack-
ling about the weather. What business of
his is the weather? And why the old cat
can't he let me alone? Does he spose don't
know he's arter the little bit of money may
leave9 Bah !" with n movement of disgust
81 can tell 'em all they won't get cent of
itw
Mrs. Crofton's dim eyes lighted up with
CLEAN of excitement
The old man screwed up his withered fea-
lures, like an attenuated monkey.
"Ah-h-h" said he; don't you wish you
knew2 But you don't know. No, nor you
won't P'raps it's fifty cents--praps it's fifty
dollars. Anyhow it's nobody's business but
mine. Nettie will have it. | shall tell Net
tie where it is, some day. But not yet--no,
no, not yetr'
wont you let me wheel your chair in,
Uncle Malachi ?" persisted Mrs Croflon
mo" snared the old man, Il won't p
Mrs. Crofton was quite used to this sort
of rebuff, and took no notice of it she only
went back to her kitchen, with sigh
Ten years ago, she and her husband had
given up their homestead to come and take
care of Uncle Malachi Miller who was sup
posed, then, to be dying of old age,
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The Man Who Was Mixed.

REALLY, but hope you will excuse the in
trusion," said the shabby-looking man as the
insurance agent looked up,
You are excusable, sir. What did you
WISH"
"Well--you see-Tm bit mixed Was it
Napoleon or Washington who crossed the
Alps?'
Napoleon, of course
Just so-thanks. was inclined that way
myself but yet knew that General Wash.
ton was always scooting around, and he
might have taken it into his head to cross
the Alps. Good day, sir"
He passed down the hall thirty feet, and
then returned and protested:
Say, don't think ill of me; but am still
mixed up-dreadfully mixed. Will you an
swer me one more question 7"
"Yes"
WAS it Nero who commanded the sun to
stand still?"
mo; it was Joshua"
II had an idea that it was Joshua, but
did not dare put up money on it. Nero was
always fiddling around, you know, and had
dim idea that he might have taken whack
at the sun. Very much obliged to you, sir"
This time he went half way down stairs
and returned on tip-toe. The agent looked
up and saw him in the door, and sharply
queried:
"Well ?"
MIXED up again." pleaded the stranger.
Say want to ask you one more question"
eyes"
odd you ever lend man dollar to help
him on his way to Columbus to see his dying
wife"
"Never You are thinking of Old Diogenes.
He used to shell out to every dead beat who
came along"
"Mixed again, by thunder p muttered the
man, and as he passed down stairs he took
great pains to set his feet down on each step
like man who had bet on three of kind
and found flush taking his money
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Crazy Men.

"What | war going to remark" began
Brother Gardner, rs the hour arrived and the
triangle sounded, IAN to ask who among
you are insane? | should like to make out
list as soon as possible, an | hope dat no
lunatic will feel backward about handn' in
his name.
You look surprised" continued the old
man. as he walked up and down in front of
his desk, "but | am quite satisfied dat we
have at least dozen lunatics among ms. De
man who shot de president could read law an
plead it. he could cheat, lie, swindle, blk ho-
tells, buy an sell, come an go, push his claims
fur office an go on long journey, an yet
he am declared to be crazy. No one cher
knowed it till he became an assassin. If he
hadn't tried to commit murder he would still
be looked upon as dead-beat instead of
lunatic. Now propose to take time by de
lock and make list of de lunatics in our
club fur the benefit of de purlcece. Let each
assassin stan up as his name is called by the
secretary"
The secretary went through the roll in his
usual sing-song way, and not member stood
up.
VERY WELL" said the president, "et de
secretary make a note of dis. You have all
plead guilty to bein' PERFECTLY sane, an you
mus take de consequences. Ifary one of you
walk out of a grocery wild Goldfish under
your coat, or am oberhauled by de purleece
wild bag of chickens on your back, doan'
try to shirk de consequences by pleadin' in
SnnitV"
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To Make Farming Pay.


A celebrated writer on financial matters
gave the following as the two great rules for
successful business First cut short your
losses and secondly, let your profits run on"
These rules are to be applied to farming as
well as to other business
A leading aim with the farmer should be
to raise the largest amount OF farm products
with the least expense. Wedo not mean that
he should half till his fields to save the cos =
of cultivation, which would be the most profit
less course he could pursue. Forif by so do
ing he would get but 300 bushels of corn from
10 acre lot the whole Of which must be
plowed and cultivated, the grain would cost
him much more than to raise the 300 bushels
on five acres with half the blowing and
diminished amount of cultivating Besides,
the rich and mellow soil of the five acres
would be more easily plowed and worked
than the hard, poor ground of the ten acres,
to say nothing of the struggle with weeds in
the neglected field. The great principle,
therefore, should be well understood-never
to cultivate more land than can be done in
the best manner; and no more than can be
gradually improved and enriched in success
sive years. Rather than pursue superficial
course, sell the rest of the farm seed it down
to grass, or do as a successful manager did
few years ago, who let cut the farm which he
owned In poor region OF country, ana rent
ed another where land was rich, and received
more after paying his rent than he had obtain
ed entire from the farm he owned, with hard
er labor.
Crops are reduced and labor greatly in
creased by profuse growth of weeds An
important point is never TO attempt their
destruction in cultivated fields by hard labor.
1t is too expensive. 1t would be cheaper to
fallow one entire season, by sweeping broad
cast with pillow and harrow, as the weeds are
successfully about to appear, than to pull
them out by millions with thumb and finger,
or to cut them up laboriously with an hand
hoe But it is not necessary to lose an entire
season with the fallow A repetition ofthe
blowing or narrowing as often as the green
points ofthe weeds are seen peeping at the
surface, from May till September, will do
much towards giving perfectly clean fields
and will bring the soil into admirable condi-
ton for sowing winter wheat. For some
other crop, shorter following will answer.
1t may be continued through May and June
for turnips or corn fodder; and through May
alone for corn, if the earlier sorts are planted.
The slip-shod practice Of allowing weeds, to
have their own way during all these vacant
intervals, is a costly one.-COunt1y Gentle
man.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-12
People In Glass Houses. etc.

While it may be proper that those 'living
in glass houses should never throw stones,
We think it is eminently proper that those
working in glass houses should say "good
word" for anything of benefit to themselves
In this connection, Mr. Isaac Corey, Mana
ger Salem, N. j., Glass Works, remarks: !
am pleased to say that have used the Great
Remedy, st. Jacobs Oil, for Rheumatism with
excellent results; other members of my family
have also been greatly benefited by its use.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-12

An observing farmer of the Connecticut
valley tells how he and his father have for
fifty years always Trimmed their potato vines
ut hoeing time to two stalks In the hill, with
an increase of large, handsome potatoes. Six
or seven per cent, all told of second.rate po-
tatoes is mentioned as an ordinary proportion
under this treatment OF course the large,
strong vines would be saved and this looks
like genuine bit of potato science, coming
into print in q time of scarcity
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-12

UNDER Monday morning at II
o'clock, a man with wife and eleven children,
some of them grown up, appeared at the clam
bake gate, bought two tickets and demanded
that the entire family be admitted on them.
The gate.keeper said mo-.
but these are oil my children"
"Of course, but some of them are too old to
be admitted free"
TOO old What's that got to do with it |
Don't you say on your bills that children I'M
mited free !"
Eyes"
"Well, hain't got but 'leven children and
if 'leven children amt under twelve, Pm
beat"
The situation was explained, and he paid
for three Of them, under protest
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-12

"A case of domestic scandal being under
discussion at tea party, one of the ladies
said, with melancholy sigh, "Well, let us
think the best we can of her" Eyes, and
say the worst that's the fashion" exclaimed
another
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-12
tGrand Rapids TimoS.l

Chas. S. Strickland, Esq, of 8 Boylston
Place, Boston, Mass, after relating his sur
prising recovery from rheumatism by st. ia
cobs Oil, says: cannot find words to con-
vey my praise and gratitude to the discoverer
of this liniment
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-12
A Thrilling Adventure,

A thrilling runaway accident occurred in
East Pikeland township, Chester county, one
day recently. Farm hands being scarce, the
wife of Henry Hiestand offered her services
in the harvest field of her husband, and took
charge of horse rake, in managing which
she showed marked skill, until, by some means
she was thrown from her seat. She fell
against the horses hind legs, and this, toge-
ther with her screams, frightened the horse
and caused it to run away, dashing around the
field at fearful rate ofspeed. Mrs. Hestand
was picked up by the teeth of the rake, and
carried in them over the entire field, her body
being tossed from side to side, and rolled over
and over again. Whilst this was in progress
Walter McFeat, of East Vincent, who was
driving out accompanied by small boy, with
double team, came past the field, and, see.
ing the perilous position ofthe woman handed
over the lines of his own team to the boy and
ran to the rescue. Whilst thus absent his own
horses took fright from the noise made by the
runaway horse in the rake and started off at
n furious rate, throwing the boy out and
seriously although it is not thought MORALLY
injuring him. The carriage was mashed to
pieces The horse in the rake was finally
stopped, and strange to say although Mrs.
Heistand had been dragged over the entire
field in the toughest manner possible, she
was not seriously hurt -PhGntroiAe Independ-
ent
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-12
Fartl1ers' Column.
Speed the PIOaU.'

We would be pleased to have, every week, for
this column, articles of practical nature from
the farmers of the county,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-08-12
POPPLEIN
SiliCated Phosphate Co.,
Office 1873 w. Baltimore ST.,
Under Americaa Farmer, Baltimore.


BooTHBY HILL, HARTFORD Co., Md,
January 81, 1881
Gentlemen: have used your Silicated Phosphate
Ior the ,ast Tour years upon my Egyptian Sweet
Corn, Trophy Tomatoes, Lima Beans and Pota-
toes and can truly say [ have never found any
other Phosphate TO equal it.
1t produces the largest crops makes frmer fruit
and of better flavor, than any other kind.
On account of its fine mechanical condition, alb
sence of moisture and odor il 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.H HYDE.
Mr.. JOHN +. MARsHALL:
Popplein Silcated Phosphate bought of YOU for
two years past on my entire range of truck and
the results have been highly satisfactory. 1t is
have used several standard brands. have tested
II beside u good compost from my hen-house, and
find where used the Popplein my crops mature
much longer, and the fruit is of superior quail
ty. Where used 1t 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 or Seed Inls nave tried to perfection.
very truly, JOSEPH STEBBING
DELAWARE COLLEGE EXPERIMENTAL FARM,
Newark, Del, April s. 1881.
Gentlemen have used your Fertilizer for four
years past on the entire range of field and garden
crops, and always with the most satisfactory re-
suits.
l 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, i'm strong
competition, received six first premiums at the
last fair of the Peninsula Agricultural and Po-
mological 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
analysis In the State Laboratory of Delaware
CollelBe, 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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Majestic forms in Nature veil the power
Of One, whose hand invisible, yet is seen
Outlined in every rock hewn cave or granite tower
Whose mystic shapes declare whore Deity has
been.
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Boot & Shoe House,
1872 N. Cay ST., BALTIC.
Than anywhere else

In selecting my stock have tried my best to
combine durability with style and will guarantee
to give you at all times good wearing shoes for
send you by mail, to any part of the United States
any price shoe you want and if not pleased with
your bargain, return 1t and receive your money.
NOTICE.-If persons sending to 1S2 North Gay
Street, will take the measure of their old shoe on
the inside with stick, then copy the length of
stick on piece of paper, writing whether they
have slim, medium or wide foot will guarantee
perfect ft. In ordering by mail, please send
postofhce order or registered letter, and you will
receive what you want by return mail but a. all
times remember the number
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Terms-sl.so a Year, in Advance.
9netical.
For he -E0iS AMI hteiiigeHcer.
The Rocks of Deer Creek.

MIR. EDITOR: AT Bishop Pinkney's Episcopal
Mission In Bel Air. Nd, during the last days OF
May, one of his staff of clergy with him on the
Mission, very carly in that bright spring morning
paid visit to perhaps the most picturesque spot
in Hartford county, the Rocks Of Deer Creek
The following beautiful poem by that gifted
Christian gentleman, Rev. e. ID. Andrews, of
Washington, is the result, OF present. of that
charming visit to Hartford. We can but hope
there will other results J. b. A.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-02
Inffnn.

Cotton sales in this market yester-
day summed up 1900 bales. To ex
pOrters, 400; to spinners, 800, the tone
being steady at 10 lower prices as fol-
low; Low ordinary, 78c; ordinary, &c.
good ordinary, 1OBc; low middling ,1Osc;
middling, lie; good middling, lie;
middling fair, 1lcB.
Receipts of cotton at all United
States ports for the past four day.
sum up Ill 1854 bales and are 1864 bales
less than last year for the same time
Receipts since September LIST sum VI
1,271,57S bales. Decrease this veal
229,1 26 bales as compared with las
season, and 94,558 as compared with
the year before. Shipments abroad
this season sum up 500 ,429 bales
against 7S8 1893 aud 626,71O. Stock,
at present are 654,531 bales, against
GIG, 1884 and 573,86l.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-02
A Historical Wan and a IIistOri
cal Document.

~ @NNaAANA1e
Chattanooga Times, IL
Mr.. D. @. NcMillin showed us yes
terday the commission Of his father
in law, Thomas Jefferson Campbell,
as Solicitor General ofthis "Solicito.
rial District" 1t is dated at the then
Capital, Murfreesboro, in 1922, and
signed by VIM. Carroll, Governor.
Colonel Campbell held many State
and national trusts, his last position
being clerk Of the House of Repre-
sentatives at Washington, to obtain
which be defeated Mr.. John L. For
ney, in the celebrated protracted con-
test of 1850, yer the organization Of
the House.
Colonel Campbell died in Wash
iDgton the same year, 1850. The re-
mains were brought to this city and
lie in the City Cemetery. He was
bonn in Jefferson county, this State,
in 1893, the year before Tennessee
was admitted to the Union. His COM
mission, in the small, beautiful hand
of Governor Carroll's Secretary, on a
small sheet of real parchment, and a
long account of his useful, busy and
honorable life, cut from the Athens
Post of twenty one years ago-at the
date of his death and burial-these
are veritable landmarks which carry
ones memory back and stir the
thought "Will some loving hand of
daughter or son lay away some honor
able memento Of my career?"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-02

shoulders 9Ka95sc; do C r l05sa1lc; do c 5
llHallZc; s c hams scarce and firm az
l3Ka13Nc breakfast bacon l4al4Xc. Lard
easy. Ties 12Nal3ci do kegs and hf bbls
1877; pals 13al4c.
MACKEREL-Kits, SOC; 75aSOc for
Nos. ], 2 and 3; $4a4 so for hf bbls, the
latter for No. Is
HIDES AND WOOL-Market firm;
dry flint hides, Mol, 1870; No.2,l3Hc dry
sailed, lOal2c green. 6a7c; green sailed,
7aSXc. Tallow, 6Ha7c; beeswax, l8a20c.
Wool, tub-washed, 25a35c per ID; do un-
washed, l6a25c; bury, 10a25c.
BAGGING AND TIES-Bagging
quiet. On orders 9Xal0Hc as in quality;
jute, l0Hc twine, l4c per bundle
ties, $l35al GO per bundle.
NAILS-Firm at SO so rates.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Sugar,
quotations are 8Xa9c for brown, 9%al0c
for y. c.; 1910 for standard A, 10K for of
A, l0Nofor graduated, and lla1lKc for
powdered crushed and cut loaf. Molas-
ses firm at 40a55e per gallon.
C0FFEE-Steady at 10Hal5%c for Rio
and lisaasc for Java.
SALT-Steady at 81 35al 65 per sack
for coarse and fine Liverpool, and 81 66a
i GO for Ohio river.
CANNED OODS-Strawberrie etc.
81 26a l 80 per doz. cans; peaches, 81 %
for 2 ID and 81 76a2 so for BIB cans; toma-
toes, 81 15al 80 for 2 and 3 ID cans.
TOBACCO-Common plug, 33a3Sc for
ll-inch plug; choice to fancy, 4Oa65c;
twist, S5a46ci navy, 35a60c; smoking, Goa
62c for common to fancy.
BUILDING Observation-Disclosures
cement, 81 75c per Dbl; Rosedale, 81 so;
Portland, 81 50a5; Plaster, 81 20. Ala
lime in large bbls, 9ecaS1; Tenn
do in ~ bu bbls, 90c. Brick, $40 and
$40 80 per M fire do, 4 and 4kc each.
SUNDRIES-Peanuts 5to &c for Tenn.
and ~ to SIC per ID. for Vas cider s.
for half and 50 for bbls. of Mo.
vinegar l2H to l6c per gal; mince
meat sac per ID in hfbbls and &c in pals;
grlts n hominy $525 to5 60per Dbl.
COTTON SEED-Per ton $ll loose
from wagons and $40 TO $l3 in SKIS at the
landing crude oil AZ to 45c per e.; refined
do. % to Coo; cake $24 to 25 per
ton; do. meal $23a25.
STARCH AND CANDLES-Starcb
firm at 4Nc per lbi full W.T. candles Ice
and firm.
COAL-Plttsburg per box TO river Doc;
city trade, del, Coo per Dbl; per hid 81 80
to 5 90 Anthracite $40 so per ton.
HORSES AND MULRS-No mules
offer, but prices quoted are from $l25
to S225 each for IA to l6H hands.
Horses, $l25 to 500 for driving;
$40 to 1925 for saddle, and $40
CATTLE, SHEEP AND HOGS
Cattle are in demand at 315a4Kc gros, for
fat and smooth to choice grass fed, and
N to SIC for rough to medium, with
common ranging from IL to 2Ac; year
lings, $4a7 per head; cows and calves,
Sl5a35. Sheep in fair supply at 9a4c for
medium TO choice, and 81 Goal so per head
for common; lambs, 50 00a3 so per head,
as per quality. Hogs firm with light
offerings, at 4a7c, the latter for choice
corn fed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-02
Attachment Notice.

preoro N uolsman, J. p. for Shelby county
Teon.-OP Hunt K Co. ". kjeldeskor ana
TX t6is cause On attachment hayiag been
/ sued out under section go9 d ne voas oi
',a,rrfr afthe defendants, and ahldavit hay.
e neon made that defendants arc indebted
~ tbo piaiptid IN the sum Of eil8 53, duo BY
sceosnt, and that the claim y Just, aRa
49, tge loiunlsnfg are n~on-rosdent 81 tle
state ofIcnne1soe' IL therefore otlsIel tn.'
"a 4.endanf, make their personal appear
inca before me GA the 8ih day q A0Fsmbefs
issi. ID iG~n'cluek N A. nay Office 10
Madi,on 81, Mempris,T Tenn. and doiend etlg
attachment suit within The time pfqsgu1el
-nevte. and that a cory n this order 10
nablished once q week fof four weeks 10 me
M ~ IN day Of October lHl.
$4,000