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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-09-01

}. L. Roberts, Professor OF Agriculture al
Cornell University, has made a practical test
OF the silo system of storing fodder, and from
his condensed article in the american Arr
culturtst .tOr September we here give some OF
his conclusions:
believe the greatest utility of Silos will
be found to consist in the means they furnish
of preserving forage plants, in a green and
palatable state, which may be easily grown
in abundance in May and June, but if not
then secured, they would become dried up
and nearly worthless, or, if dried and housed
the animals appear to have but little relish
for them in the hot, dry days of August
The reasons for building Silos with small
compartments are manifold: small com
partment may be filled and sealed up in sin.
gle day, thereby not seriously interfering
with the regular work. Each forage plant
may be taken when in its best condition.
One compartment may be filled early with
Rye and Clover, which is showing tenden
cy to spoil by lodging, or is full of weeds that
it is desirable to eradicate II second with
Oats and a second cutting of the former clio.
yer field, or a weedy, bclated piece of timo
thy. A piece of fodder corn and aftermath
would fill a third compartment later in the
season
If the compartments are small, they may
be uncovered entirely and fed from the top
and if not all consumed, they can be filled ur
with new material; or, if one or more com
partments are entirely emptied, they may be
retilled in September, thus securing two
fold benefit from them. From my expert
ence, judge that a compartment not entirely
empticd in the spring, if disturbed only on
the top, would sustain little loss until June
if re-sealed, or it might be left open, and
daily little of that exposed to the air, fed to
the horses as cut feed. Our horses, thus fed
last winter, relished it very much.
There are many problems in regard to En-
silage, that are still unsolved; but should
everything be found favorable to the new
method, there are still men who would have
no more use for a Silo than for Il trotting
horse. There are men having so little ener.
gy and SKILL that should you give them the
best herd of Shorthorns, they would have lit
tie better than scrubs in ten years. Under
certain conditions the new method, | believe
can be adopted with profitable results but
he who rushes thoughtlessly into it, will find
| fear, that Ensilage is too "Frenchy," UNI
less mixed with a liberal allowance OF brains
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displayed two new pairs of shoes, just the
right size for Willie and Laura; sundry rolls
of flannel, muslin and calico, warm stockings
and mittens, and several small articles, not
forgetting well filled basket of nuts and
Candles which proved that somebody knew
what children love, and which set Laura and
Willie to dancing, like little Indians.
In the bottom of the box was thick warm
gray shawl, with Mrs. Rowe's name pinned
in it. And when the shawl was unfolded
there dropped out an envelope directed to
Parson Rowe, inside of which they found the
amount of the delinquent salary in good, new
greenbacks, and card upon which was writ
ten:
win our pastor accept the little surprise gift
which accompanies his salary, with the love of a
grateful people?
"Oh, what pleasant, pleasant surprise p
cried Willie and Laura together.
What wonderful mercy, rather!" said
the mother; John didn't tell you the Lord
would help us p
Eyes Mary" answered the pastor. 'Let
us thank Him for the mercies ofthis morn
ing"
And in the little parlor they all reverently
knelt, and never a more fervent giving of
thanks went up than assembled from the little
circle in the parsons cottage that happy
winter morning
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A Middletown young lady never tires of
relating an amusing occurrence of the sleigh
ing season last winter She was enjoying
a ride in company with two Hartford gentle
men, and she was driving. One of the gen.
tleman slyly inserted hand in her mutf and
lovingly pressed her disengaged hand. She
blushed and withdrew it just as the gentle
man on the other side slipped his hand in the
mutf.. She knew by the action of her adorers
that the hand pressures were frequent and low
ing within the silk lining of the muff, for
first one face and then the other would bob
forward to catch a look at the sweet face and
eyes which prompted, as they supposed, the
tender pressure ofthe hand. The by.play last
ed until the young lady quietly remarked: "If
you gentlemen are through with my muff |
will trouble you for it now, as my hands are
getting cold" And the gentlemen who had
been comfortably warm up to this time sud-
denly felt an Arctic chill creeping up their
spinal columns, and the mercury of their feel
ings dropped to 1870 degrees below zero. The
two gentlemen are strangers now.
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Spontaneous Combustion of Lamp.
Black.

Imp black, if packed in leaky Cask when
freshly papered, condenses the atmosphere
gas on its surface, which, owing to the
porous nature of the substance, is very large
i'll proportion to its weight. In condensation
the gases give out q certain amount of heat,
which under favorable circumstances, is
sufficient to cause the ignition of some in
t1ammabe substance accidentally present,
which. by combining with the condensed oxy-
gen, liberates heat enough to cause the igni-
ton of the vegetable black, which when once
started, soon spreads until the contents of
the cask become red hot. The spontaneous
ignition is not infrequent in many large car
riage factories, and builders shops have been
destroyed solely from this cause. So well is
it known now, that various devices are adopt
ed to obviate the chances of disaster The
large firm of Wilkinson, Hayward Il Co.,
London, pack. the lamp-black in half pound
packets, done up in brown paper and then
packed in casks To put it in printed paper
would insure ignition from the absorption
of the oil in the printing ink by the lamp
black generating gas which would soon ig-
mite the SCOT or lamp-black. One among
many instances of wellattested cases ofspon-
taneous ignition occurred at large carriage
works at Grantham, England, in shop far
away from fire or the chances of a spark
The paint shop was gradually illuminated on
a mild summers evening during daylight
1t was noticed through the workshop WIN
dows, and seen to be a tub floose lamp back
consuming the cask, 1t was easily carried
out onto the grass to finish its work. 1t was
thought that being near the grinding paint
stone some oil had been splashed into it, or
an oily rag had been dropped into the lamp
black The secret was soon found out by the
pallet-knife being among the ashes of the
cask, having been carelessly dropped in with
some wet paint on it, or even without wet
paint the dry oily paints which accumula-
ted on the blade, near the handle, would be
sufficient to cause ignition. 1t is not the
large quantity Of oil, but the small quantity,
which is the cause of it. This is so well
known that some coachmakers, when they
receive lamp.back, put it into a sound cask,
and pour enough linseed oil into it to satu
rate the whole,-The EngiiM Mechan6c
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VOL. XXVII----NO. 33.
VARIETIES.


goes right on with its work. but when
a man STRIKES" he stops.
Why is a blacksmith supposed to be a
disconsolate man? Because he is always
| either on strike or else blowing.
AN aged colored person saws: "My idea
of de better WORT is WHARF dar is election
goin' on all de time, case den de white folks
is alters perlite."
lis this your first appearance in a court of
justice?" asked the Austin Recorder of Il va
grant. mo, Judge, it is the last time thus
tar-how is il with yourself?"
q think I'm losing flesh this hot
weather" was what the butcher said when
| he opened his store in the morning and found
that side of beef had been stolen during the
night.
"A law just passed in Denmark pro-
vides that all drunken persons shall be taken
home in carriages at the expense of the land
lord who sold them the last glass" Now,
that is civilization
What relation is a loaf of bread to
steam engine? Bread is necessity. A steam
engine is an invention. Necessity is the
mother of invention; therefore, loaf of
bread is mother to steam. engine.
Here, you young rascal, walk up and
give an account of yourself Where have
you been?' after the girls, father" "Did
you ever know me to do so when was a
boy" mo, sir, but mother did" Father
wiped his glasses.
"A poem commences, Under the willows
he's lying" He must be tramp. They lie
under all sorts of trees. One was discovered
lying under an axle tree the other morning.
Inc owner OF the wagon made him wheel
wright around and leave.
"A Partisan did not PROPOSE to have his
will contested, so he said in il. believe
my heirs to be honest folks and good rela
tives. If they happen to wrangle after me
over my property disinherit them, and
leave it to the poor of my parish" The will
was not contested.
-"Some folks would deceive YOU about
these goods, but have been in the business
twenty years and never told lie," said The
guileless dry goods clerk. "And why do YOU
begin now?" said the gentle fair one in front
of the counter, as she gathered her draperies
together and glided away.
Lay off your overcoat or YOU won't feel
it when you go out" said the landlord of n
Western inn to guest who was sitting by
the fire. "Thats what I'm afraid Of" return
ed the man. "The last time | was here |
laid off my overcoat. | didn't feel it when |
went out, and haven't felt it since"
Two men discussinp tbe wonders Of
modern science Said one Clock nj os.
tronomy, now Men have IeornoJ tho dc
tances to the stars and with the spectroscopc
they have even found out the substances they
are made Of" "Yes," said the other; "but
strangest of all to me is how they find out all
their Names"
One ought TO ret nc nrcb corsolot;,, 10
possible out Of ones @rinvances Most me ro
sons will admire the cheerful and bonpfn1
shirt of the colored man who whom Strnnl
by lightning simnlv rnhbod the ahraJod
snot Of his skull and romorlfed "Dot n,al,os
free times Pyc been struck now I shomlIn,t
wonder ifit lot mo alone '''''''''
,,o,,. ..,.,,.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-09-01

ONE OF LoNGFELLow's Poems. Very few
people know that the little absurd nursery
rhyme, beginning,
There was little girl
Who had little curl
That hung right down on her forehead
And when she was good
She was very, very good
And when she was bad she was horrid,"
was written by Longfelow. Blanche Rose.
velt in her charming little volume, just pub
,lished by Carleton, entitled, "Longfellow's
Home Life" relates the incident of the great
poets confession that his pen wrote the lines
years ago when his daughter Edith was such
a child as the verses describe. This disco-
sure win give the lines new interest
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-09-01

Troubles of the rich One was carrying
home cents worth of yeast in a pitcher and
tue other going to the store for bar of
soap in bulk. "Family you live in going
away this summer" asked the girl with the
yeast, "Well, they did talk of it, replied the
other, "but the dressmaker disappointed
them. Are your folks going?" "They were
going, but the milk bill came in this morning
and guess they will have to put off the trip.
Dear me, but the rich have their troubles as
well as the poor folks. Goodbye"
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More universally recommended than any
proprietary medicine made. A sure and reli-
able tonic, Browns Iron Btters. su...
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Pnetical.
THE ELM AND THE VINE.

BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
Uphold my feeble branches
With thy strong arms, pray
Thus to the Elm, her neighbor-
The Vine-was heard to say;
ELSE, lying low and helpless,
A weary lot Is mine;
Crawled DER by every reptile,
And browsed by hungry kline.
The Elm was moved to pity;
Then spoke the generous tree:
My hapless friend, come hither.
And find support in me"
The kindly Elm receiving,
The graceful Vines embrace,
Became, with that adornment,
The gardens pride and grace;
Became the chosen covert
In which the wild birds sing;
Became the love of shepherds,
And glory of the spring.
Oh, beautiful example
For youthful minds to heed
The good we do to others
Shall never miss its need:
The love of those whose sorrows
We tighten shall be ours,
And DER the path we walk i'm
That love shall scatter flowers.
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what want to inquire is" he said, as
war in Egypt will affect the stock of the Suez
Canal ?" ut may" replied the head clerk
"To any serious eXtent?" "Well. / can't
say. Are you a stockholders" No" Did
you think of investing?" mo" "Then,
how can you be affected by any change ~
"Well, l dunno. I'm great hand to trade
HOSES, and if Teller should come along and
offer to give me $25 in Suez Canal stock and
a purity fair boss for my five .year-old mare
I'd want to be posted. got stuck once with
$50 worth Of stock in railroad which was
to run from Wisconsin to Africa, and the
hull family had to go without iiannels for
seventeen months Soyou think it would be
safe to take Suez at par, ell ?"
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Physicians say it combines all the desld-
erata of every ferruginous tonic prescribed
by every school of medicine Browns Iron
Bitters.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-04-13
Leaving a Man in the Lurch.

It was on O street car. "A man with o
very hoarse voice looked across the aisle
at man with country satchel between
his feet, and said:
Wintry day, isn't it :"
"Hey?" called the other as he put his
hand to his ear.
"Seems like winter, doesn't it
shouted the man with the hoarse voice.
"Hey9 hey?" asked the deaf man.
ssHe says" began a man who was
standing up, he says it seems like
winter"
At this moment the hoarse-voiced man
rose up and slid out of the car. As he
did so the deaf man rose up, laid two
parcels on the seat, and called out:
"Speak louder-Pm deaf
"He says it seems like winter r
bawled the man standing up.
"Who says so?"
He turned around to the hoarse-voiced
man, but that person had skipped.
"Who says SOP" demanded the deaf
man.
"II-why, say so"
"Well, what of it? Haven't sense
enough to know that this is winter
weather I? Don't try any of your guys
on me or I'll knock the top of your head
OFF,
Then the deaf man sat down and the
middleman sneaked out and dropped
off the car and said he would spend the
rest of his life looking for the hoarse-
voiced man.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-04-13
Xrfting.

A careful reading of good authors
gives several distinct products facts,
style, readiness of expression, and GER
tain temper or frame of mind conducive
to good writing. Before writing pro-
duction one must gather together an
abundance of material. Facts, style,
and Sobnlary must all be in readiness;
must be saturated, as 1t were with the
subject. And yet, If the peculiar power
is wanting, if feeling is cold or absent,
these are like the brick, stone, and
mortar without the architect and mason.
It may be established as general rule
that no speaker gets worked up into
much greater fervor before his audience
than he experienced when he was prepar-
ing the production in his silent room.
This indefnable mood moves in ways
mysterious, so much so that men have
impersonated it in goddess, and called
it a muse She is said to inger along
the banks of rivers, in the leafy woods
at twilight, and along the pebbly shores
of the ocean. But she can be wooed in
imagination in the writings of others,
and carefully reviewing the paths in
which she has flown in the past, we can
more readily obtain her aid. And SO the
suggestion is offered, that, after the
materials are gathered for production,
henextpreparation, OF qualimportance,
is to get the spirit as well as the facts;
and this is done by carefully reading the
works of the best writer's, and when this
is obtained, give full rein to the inspira-
tion, or afflatus, till its force is spent
Bo0nlerG,a0.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-04-13
ELECTIONS,

The Republican Legislature Of Ohio, by the
passage of the Pond liquor bill, taxing saloons,
right on the eve of the election, created gem
eral stampede of the German element, which
manifested itself most strongly and very per-
ceptibly IN Hamilton County. In thirty-three
precincts the Democratic gain was 5,155 and
the Republican gain 453, leaving net Demo-
cratic gain Of 4,7O2. The principal fight was
on the Office of Board of Public Works, with
the following result in thirty-fve precincts:
Doll (Dem.), 1926; Ross Rep.), 9,425.
Columbus -Aght-uas-made for
members of Council, the Democrats electing II
members and the Republicans 16. The Demo-
cratic city ticket WAS elected, with majority of
400 to 600. The Pond bill there did the work
also, the Democratic gains being heavy. In
Cleveland the whole Democratic city ticket was
elected, the Germans cooperating with the
Democrats. The Democrats gained seven coun-
cilmen. In Toledo the Germans voted with the
Democrats and worked against the Repub-
The Republican ticket at Urbana was
elected by about $50 majority. The
election at Springfield was q ''stand-off, mo
particular change. Mansfield elected q Demo-
cratic ticket. The Pond bill effected the elec-
ton at Sandusky. The Democrats elected the
Water Works Trustee, Cemetery Trustee, one
Justice, two Constables, two Councilmen and
four out of five members of the Board oil
Education. Xenia elected W. G. Marshall fol
Mayor oyer W. f. Troder, the present incun,-
bent, by mjority of 200. Newark reports 6
sweeping Democratic victory. Chillicothe
claiming four out of six wards to be Republican
went Democratic, with majorities in each ward
ranging from So to Ill. The Council at Zanes
Vile, contrary to custom, will be Democratic
Massillon elected Democratic Mayor. Ere
mont elected Republican Mayor by 345 ma
| jority, usually Democratic by $50 majority
Kenton elected Republican Mayor and tn,
Democrats elected three out of five Council
men. At Marion the Democrats elected tn,
Mayor and two Councilmen, and the Repubi
cans elected the Marshal and two Councilmen
Logan elected citizens ticket. The Republi
cans lost one Councilman at Lancaster. Co
shocton had its first Democratic victory il
eight years, electing the entire Democrat
ticket with the exception of one Street Commits
| sioner and one Councilman.
INDIANA.-The township election at Wash
ington resulted in Q Republican victory. TIL
| fight at Richmond was bitter. The Republi
cans lost the Township Trustee and q Democra
was elected in his place thing that never oc
CURED before. All other Offices were filled b
Republicans. At Evansville three Democrats
two Independents, and one Republican wer
elected to Council. The Republicans electe
their ticket at Madison by q small majority.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-04-13
Marching Volunteers.

The method of marching troops Is
subject of no less interest to the soldiers
of the State than to those who tread the
frontier war path. The late General
Upton, present one hot day at q review
of division of the New York National
Guard, was admiring the picturesque
features of the display, the color and
excitement and glitter as the masses
swept by the reviewing stand. Looking
toward the rear of the column over the
miles of flashing steel, he noticed that
the formation was the same-company
front, elbows touching, uniform step,
quick time-while in front the pace was
already beginning to tell on the plucky
but overdriven men, as shown by white
lips, starting eyes, dilated nostrils, pant
ing chests. Turning to a friend, the
General said, "This is sheer crueltyl"
Had he known that some of these regi-
ments would march two or three miles
further in the same close order and regu-
lar step, his wonder and compassion
would have been unbounded. 1t Is a
grevious mistake and sometimes crime
to keep men braced up continuously for
such a distance; as we'll might the re-
viewing stand be as long as the route,
Wch-5cdSOuOo ICSulftI6 a1o uCNSA Soo1S
in that way; why should occasionally
exercised militia be so ill-treated? There
can be but oneSsswer to the query, I
fear: "It is our custom" Whenever
troops are taken outside their armories
the rules prescribed for marches "
should govern. In case of review, the
route-step should be taken until within
q very short distance Of the reviewing
point; the uneven and slippery stones OF
city streets make the uniform-step diff
fcult and wearisome and the route-step
welcome relief. I am sure that the
change would be appreciated, not only
by the soldiers, but also by the curb.
stone critics, as giving variety to the
spectacle; besides, the men would be
kept fresher and perform greater ease
the more precise movements when
ordered, and that, you will agree with
me, is sufficient reason. = Genera
Roden6ough. in Journal of the Military
Service Institution.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-04-13
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.
lwYEn sooYIILE is SERIOUSLY I'M.

LAWYER ScovHLE is seriously Ill.
JOHN J. PIArr, of Ohio, has been nominated
Consul to Cork.
TIE total Indebtedness of the District Of
Columbia is $21, ,8S3, ,450.
TEE bill establishing branch mint at st.
Louis has been fayorably reported.
= BR1cKIAyEns in Washington City hfS de-
manded aud are receiving d Per day: A
LIEUrENANT SoRwATKA will be allowed full
pay for the time he served in the Arctic region.
SENATOR BROWN, Of Georgia, has obtained
an indefinite leave Of absence on account OF his
poor health.
The House Committee on Public Lands has
decided to report bill for the relief Of settlers
on railroad lands.
ARGUMENTS in the Star Route cases have
closed and been taken under advisement by
Judge Wylie, with no time set for decision.
A MATINEE performance rendered to Mrs.
Mason and her baby at Ford's opera-house
netted handsome sum. Mrs. Mason occupied
one Of the boxes.
ABOUT five hundred clerks, mostly female,
have been furloughed, because the appropria-
ton for printing internal revenue stamps has
| been exhausted.
REPRESENTATIVE BLACKBURN says he will
| favor the passage Of a bill making Boston the
| only port of entry in the United States at
which Chinaman can be landed.
NEARLY 800 clerks Of all grades were pro-
NOTED in the Pension Office on the 1st inst.
| This was the result Of special examination OF
each candidate, and was based upon merit.
THE bill to extend the charters Of the ma
tional banks is now far down on the House
calandar and unless q day is set aside for the
| special consideration it can not be reached this
| session.
THE title to the property Of the Freedman'l
| Bank building is now being examined, and
Secretary Folger will pay the $250,00 appro-
priated by Congress for the purchase wher
all questions are settled.
THE question of reducing letter postage te
two cents is being discussed in the House Com
mittee on Postoffices and Postroads. Severa
\ members are in favor Of increasing the weight
and maintaining the present rate.
COUNSEL for Grow Dog, sentenced to be
hanged for the murder of Spotted Tail, hai
written to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
asking him to furnish funds for an appeal o.
the case to the United States Supreme Court
Commissioner Price refuses to interfere.
THE Smithsonian Institution received from
Professor Forester, Of Berlin, an announce
ment Of the discovery by Palisa, on the S0th o
March, of planet of the twelfth magnitude
twelve hours, ffty-two minutes right ascension
nine degrees nine minutes north declination.