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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-01-19

HEAVY YIELD OF ToBAcco.-Mr. Frank B.
Macatee, of Pyesville, raised fine crop of dark
Glesner tobacco, last year. He is now engaged
in stripping it, The yield on ten acres is esti.
mated at fully $1,000 lbs, or 1900 lbs. to the
acre. Mr.. Macatee was also extensively engag.
ed in the canning business, last season, with Mr..
Henry Macatee
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What IN Mind?

No matter! What is matter? Never mind !
But you had better mind that cough or it will be-
come serious matter The Baltimore, Md,
1ttegrdn, says: New Life is the most remarka-
pie discovery of modern times. Many astonish-
ing cures have been effected by it. Its curative
properties are wonderful" 1t is sure cure for
throat and lung diseases. 1t proves that con-
sumption can be cured.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-01-19

BY the annual report of Prof NJ. A..
Newell, Secretary of the State board of edu.
cation, it appears that in 1882, in the coun.
ties, exclusive of Baltimore city, there were
1887 schools, costing $959,4GS, or an average
of $495 per school. The total average num-
Der of pupils attending daily was 54O11 at an
average cost per pupil of $l770. The num-
Der of pupils to one school averages in the
counties 81 The number of teachers is
2,371, averaging one to each 21.7 pupils. The
salaries paid teachers aggregate 1870, 45s, or
or about $282 per teacher.
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YORK COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SoCIETY.-0n
the9th inst, the annual election for offlercs and
managers of the York County Agricultural So
ciety was held at York, resulting as follows:
President Michael Schall Vice Presidents. f.
g. Smyser, ID. A. Rupp; Secretary, Edw. Cha
pin; Corresponding Secretary, ii. j. Deitch
Treasurer, DIR. w. s. Roland; Managers, Her
man Iloke, Elias Ebert, John Wogan, B. f.
Roller, Reuben Hoofheins, Edward Smyser,
Joseph Irwins Harris Wilton and Isaac Lanckz.
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The recommendation of the Postmaster
General asking that letter postage be reduced
to two cents has met with SO much favor in
both branches of Congress that 1t will very
likely become law, going into effect the
first of next July.
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LAND SALIENT Gabriel Christy has sold his
farm of253 acres, situated on the road leading
from Aberdeen TO Perrymansville, to Mr.. James
W. Wells, of Aberdeen, for $4,000 1t was
formerly portion of the late Edward Griflith's
property.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-01-19

Mr.. Edward Stabler, although in his S9th
year, was on the list of January elected
President of the Montgomery County Fire
Insurance Company, for the Both consecutive
year. He is the oldest postmaster in the
United States, his commission dating back to
President Jacksons administration, in 1880.
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GRIFFIN.-On January 18th, of pneumonia
JOSHUA GRIFFIN, in the 10th year of his age

GRIFFIN.-On January 18th, of pneumonia,
JOSHUA GRIFFIN, in the roth year of his age.
RIGDON.-BAKER RlGDON died at his re-
sidence, near Mine Branch, Hartford county,
Md, Dec. nth, 1882, aged 81 years months
and q days.
For many years he was a cons stent and esteem
ed member of the Methodist EE scopal Church ::
always punctual in his attendance upon the
means of grace. He ever manifested commend
able interest in all the enterprises of the church
of his choice, and according to his ability was re-
garded as the most liberal man in the church to
which he belonged. For years he was sufferer
physically. He never complained. Time and
pain wore away his physical life. but the ndwcll-
ing Christ strcnehtened his spiritual self and
enabled IN to i,,l, as he often declared to his
brethren, tlat he had no fear q death
LET me die the death of the righteous, and let
my last end b. like his" s.
COURTNEY.-At the residence of his son, G.
s. Courtney, ESQ, near Michuclsvillc, in this
county, on Tuesday night, January 9th, of pa
ralysis, Mr.. BENJAMIN COURTNEY, in the
18th year of his age.
Thus passes away at a good age and on the spot
where laborious life had been chiefly spent, one
who has neither lived nor abored in vain The
proofs and monuments Of a prudent, skllful dill
1gent life abound not only upon the spot where it
was expended in toll and care but in other places
both near at hand and distant The works" of
and a noble band of worthy children both sons and
daughters. survive to provca fathers fidelity and
10 carry ntO sun later years the principles that
parental wisdom approved. If, because of i'm
proved facilities, a large household of greatly
loved children make advances which venerated
father, who had filled the measure of years al
lotted TO man, could not remain to share, they
Will never fail to rise up and call him "blessed'
who was ever ready 10 give them all a paternal
benediction The memory of the just is blessed"
Because of his addiction, Mr.. Courtney has not
been able for months TO communicate intelligihly
with any one, his tongue and right side having
been paralyZed, but n long life of usefulness
speaks Tor the silent tongue, and the fruits of his
protracted and wise diligence will speak better
than tongue can. such fruits are better praise
and monument than any mere words could be-
Peace to his ashes, and blessings TO his memory.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-01-19
"Shall Agriculture be Taught in Col
Ieges or Public Schools"

Mr.. EDITOR. The letter of Hon. Allen Bowie
Davis, of Montgomery county Md, in the lDieri-
can Fdymer of January LIST, on the above named
subject, should be read by every farmer in the
State. Mr. Davis is well-known throughout
Maryland. He is profound thinker and a prac
teal and successful farmer. He thinks that ag-
riculture can be taught in the schools with great
benefit, If we begin at the right time and in the
right way In his Judgment the right place is the
primary schools, where the young idea is Wig
orous and plant He alludes TO the failure of ag-
ricultural colleges. and especially the Maryland
Agricultural College, the object Of which was to
teach the practice as well as the theory of agri-
culture. Now, Mr.. Editor, my observation CON
vinces me that many of the higher seats of learn
ing, endowed by the State are of no real value
to those for whose benefit the State endowment
is given. but merely create soft places for eifete
politicians and literary bummers. / should be
pleased to hear of Mr.. Davis's excellent letter
being read at the next meeting of the Deer Creek
Farmers Club, an association of which our coun-
ty should be proud JIM.
Having used DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup In my
family for the last three years, find 1t is the best
preparation | have ever used for Coughs and
Colds, giving almost immediate relief. b. Wal
ker, General Commission Merchant, 1lS Light ST.,
BALTIC. Md,
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BEL AIR.
EPORT OF THE CONDITION

IL
OF THE
HARTFORD NATIONAL BANK, AT BEL AIR,
CLOSE OF BUSINESS, DEC. 30. 1852.
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THE DIRECTORS of the Hartford National Bank
of Bel Air. at their meeting, last Monday, re-
elected Hon. Edwin ii. Webster President
James McAfee, Cashier; WIN. NJ. Hines and
Nathan R. Oldfeld clerks.
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DEATH OF A FORMER CITIZEN OF HARFoRD-
Mr.. William II. Pierce, first cousin of Presi-
dent Pierce, and formerly we'll known citizen
of Abingdon, died at the residence ofhis daugh-
ter, Mrs. Edward Kimberly, in Baltimore, on
Monday, aged SO years. Mr.. Pierce was native
of Connecticut and came to Baltimore when
a young married man. He afterwards removed
to Abingdon, where for thirty years he was
merchant, postmaster, magistrate, trustee of the
Academy and trustee of the NJ. E. Church. He
was drummer boy in the war oflS12. He was
an enterprising, thrifty and highly respected
citizen of this county. For number of years
he has lived with his daughter, Mrs Kimberly.
For the last twenty years he was blind, but was
active in mind and body. He leaves four chill
dren, one of whom is Mr. John Y. Pierce, of
Abingdon One of his sons, the late Major
Joseph B. Pierce, went to California, where he
accumulated considerable amount of property.
One of his daughters is tie wife of Mr.. Charles
Price, of Baltimore. Mr. Pierce's remains
were taken to Abingdon on Tuesday and buried
in the M. E. churchyard. Rev. II. G. McNemar
OBLIGATED at the funeral. The pail. bearers were
Benjamin Swartz, e. F. Johns, John H. Brad
ford, John A. Cunningham, Lloyd Tydings and
John 7. Wilson
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DIED.

lAnnOuncements Of Marriages ami DeGths f,ee-
obituary Notices Tee cents peI EHel
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The SLEIGHING CARNIVAL in Bel Air, on
Tuesday, was success, so far as the number
of spectators was concerned, many of whom
came from distance; but the show itself did
not equal public expectation, very few vehicles
being in line. The Chief Marshal was Mr.. How
wad A. Bateman, his assistants being John II.
Bauer and John Devlin. The Judges, Messrs.
Henry w. Archer, Jr., John Meores and James
Lee, awarded the prize of string of sleigh-bells
for the best team to Mr. Wilton Greenway, Of
the second district, and a similar prize, for the
most ridiculous turnout, to George Dozen, of
the Big Woods. The other teams in the process.
sion were also commended by the committee
either for their excellence or their ludicrouS
character. The most of them were simply
indescrbable After the award Of the prizes
some fast trotting took place, which was stop
ped to prevent accidents, by the Town Bailiif
Edward Golden. Among those who drove fine
teams were Mcssrs. James Lee, Richard Carr
John H. Shannon, Hcnry Fulford, n. w. s.
Hays, Joseph VI. Famous and VIM. +. Reasn,
Thomas Hanway, John Hall, of HAVE de Grace
John IL. Michael, Edward Farnandis, VIM
Magness g. A. MARYLAND, Thomas Allibone,
Alex F. Hays, Lawson Cooley, Robert f. Prigg
and John Rowland, of Baltimore, There were
many others, whose names we could not learn.
THE NORRIS POISONING CAsE.-The body of
Nicholas Norris, who, it is suspected died from
the effects of poison, was exhumed from its
burial place in Centre Presbyterian graveyard,
York county, near Norrisville, on Thursday Of
last week, by order of States Attorney Magma
dier. The body was found to be in an excellent
state of preservation, Notwithstanding it had
been buried for eighteen months. An eXamna-
ton was made in behalf of the State by DIR.
Wake b. Munnikhuysen, assisted by DR.. j. T.
Payne The brain, liver, stomach and portions
of the viscera were removed, placed in alright
Jars, and when sealed taken on Monday by DR..
Munnikhuysen to Prof VIM. P. Tonry, of Balti
more, for analysis. Mrs. Mary Norris, the wife
of Nicholas Norris, is now in Jail at Bel Air, hav
ing been indicted by the grand jury at last
November court on the charge of causing the
death of her husband by putting arsenic in some
biscuit she prepared for him to eat. Mr.. Norris
death occurred in july 1881.
Daily globe., 1883-06-17

One day Farmer who was working
in the Field heard a great noise in a
Thicket, and upon proceeding to the
Spot he discovered Clam and Jackal
engaged in deadly strife. The Clam al
ready had Bay Window over his left
eye and had lost two teeth, and the
Jackal was splitting blood and lmping
around on three legs.
"Ah! I'm glad you've come !'' cried
the Clam as he caught sight Of the
Farmer.
"And so am Ip' added the Jackal.
"And why this fierce struggle?" asked
the Farmer as he sat down on a stone
between them.
"Tll tell you in very few words, y
said the Clam. "This Jackal went out
of his way to ridicule my speech. Now,
do not want to brag, but claim to use
good grammar in my talk, and I'll leave
it to you if I don't %
"That wasn't what raised the Row."
protested the Jackal. "I was walking
along the Sand when this Clam made
fun of my Gait. I don't claim to be as
graceful as Cow, but the Clam had no
business to say that my Walk reminded
him of milk-stool running away with
q Barn-yard."
"My friends" replied the Farmer, as
a Hornet settled down on the back of
his neck, "you are both wrong. In the
first place, if the Jackal had kept to the
Woods the Clam would never have no
ticed his awkward Gait. In the second
place, if the Clam had kept his Mouth
shut the Jackal could have found no
fault with his Grammar. Moral: "In
the third place." added the Hornet, as
he carefully lifted the Farmer over the
nearest brush, eff you had kept to your
field no Hornet would have constructed
All Orphan Asylum on the back of your
neck" Annex: The time to quote
philosophy is after the brickbats have
done flying. Free Press.
Daily globe., 1883-06-17
HATR.

Not less than 80 per cent. of the wom-
en- and per cent. of the men of this
country wear more or less false hair.
The enormous consumption of the artifi-
cial and natural product suggests the
fact, fearful but true, that nine women
ont of every ten about the street, in the
church, or on the cars, charming or
ugly to line, have on a wig or weft, d
bandeau or prepared net, bangs or
waves, arranged at the hair-dresser's.
Some people think that blondes never
grow gray-headed. The fact is, one
third of white shreds may be mingled
with such hair and few will notice it.
The same proportion of blonde-headed
people turn gray as those with any other
colored hair.
The proportion of people who dye
their hair is also surprising. Some 20
per cent. are said to do this. Of course
the greater proportion of these people
are white-haired people. A white head
is often, though not always, sign of a
life of trouble.
The dresser is more than often amused
by requests from the country for "cold-
water frizzes." " These. of course, COM
prise an article which will curl easily by
application of water, and are easily sup
piled. Curly hair has been the fashion
for year or more.
OF the two, human hair is the most
called for. Hair raising" is a sort of
industry in Europe. The peasant girls.
who are much in the open air, get their
heads cropped once a year, and thus
furnish a portion of the supply. They
are satisfied with stipend so Small that
an American woman would scorn to
touch six times its value. Of the mate
rial imported France supplies half the
trade and. England and Germany divide
the rest. The raw material finds ITS
way here on this side in great quanti-
ties, and is made up here on this side of
the water. The business is young vet
in this country.
Daily globe., 1883-06-17
IN INCIDENT At A RETITAL MEET
ING.

In the little town of Peninsula there
lives disciple of Blackstone who had
acquired more than a mere local repu-
tation as collector of hard bills. His
ability in this direction was so well re-
cognized that threat of weary credi-
tor to hand the bill to Mcneil for collec-
ton would usually extract shekels from
the toughest canaler. A few months
since Peninsula was visited with an
awakening grace. Protracted meetings
were held, and many wanderers were
gathered into the fold. On one occasion,
at an experience meeting, one of the
elect, Brother Coleman, arose to testify.
In one corner of the building slumbered
rough, rugged canal boatman, who
awakened with the discourse.
"My dear brethren and sisters" said
Prof. Coleman, 81 sarved the devil
more'n thirty year, and he never gin me
cent of pay"
At this iuncture the canaler, who had
not taken in the principal idea sought
to be advanced, roared out in stentorian
tones "Send IN the account to Bill
Mcneil, and he'll collect every blasted
cent Of it.
Daily globe., 1883-06-17
SITUATION OF GRE4T CITIES.

OF all the great cities of the world
New York is the least suited to the
wants OF a vast population. And vet.
in point of natural facility, situation.
air, the convenience Of sanitary arrange
ment, climate and latitude, New York
has advantages far beyond any of her
rivals. London lies in a bleak, northern
latitude, in an island washed by tenn
pestuous, angry seas, in a fiat, low
country, far inland, with no access to
the sea except by narrow, winding.
sluggish river. London, too, by the
effect of nature, the unusual humidity of
the climate, and the eyer-present fog
and cloud which sweep over the English
islands, added to artificial arrangements
in the way Of coal manufactures, is for
certain weeks OF the year the most un-
comfortable city in the world. There
are days OF gloon when it is impossible
to see across narrow street, when pao-
pie walk in midday with lanterns when
grimy, disease.breeding fogs permeate
every home. Paris is in a low country
on the banks Of small river, with an
unusual rainfall, and with more than the
ordinary number Of uncomfortable days
in the year, SO far as the weather is con-
cerned. Vienna is very cold in winter
and very warm in summer. Its inhabi-
tants have the fierce tempests from the
plains in one month and the still fercer
blasts Of burning air IN other months.
Pekin lies in latitude where people are
burned 20 death in summer and frozen
to death in winter. Toxic is, perhaps,
the best situated Of all the great cities
with the exception of New York. The
sea washes tie outlines of It's municipal
ity, there are large spaces for public re-
creation, and wefs 1t not for the tend
ency to earthquakes, which makes life
an excitement il Japan, it might be re-
gar5ei IS the favo1ed city of the world.
-AEly IGrH Herald.
Daily globe., 1883-06-17

WHY IRELAND WEAISS THE GREEN.
In your note on the Order of st. Pat
rick you suggest that the existing blue
ribbon should be changed for a green
one, on the ground that such an altera-
ton would be well received by Irishmen.
viii you allow me to point out that this
suggestion arises from otally-unfound-
ed, though very common, belief that
green is the national color of Ireland i?
The truth, however, is that green was
never heard of as national or party color
till 1779, when the United Irishmen
adopted it for the following reason :
The ancient flag of Ireland was a golden
harp on dark blue ground, as now de-
picted or emblazoned in the Irish quar-
ter, the third of the royal standard, and
the Revolutionary leaders being anxious
to unite together all classes of IrisLmen.
being in that respect the exact converse
OF the present agitators, and to join the
Orangemen to the rest of their fellow
countrymen, adopted green as their dis
tinguishing color, which is of course
produced by mixing together gold and
blue. At the time, therefore, of the in
stitution of the Order of st. Patrick. in
1873, the only and undoubted national
color was dark blue, and that would
probably have been the color of the
ribbon but that it had already been ap-
propriated by the Order of the Garter.
which was originally light blue, but had
been altered by the Hanoverian mon
archs to its present color to distinguish
their Knights from those whom the two
Pretenders continued to invest with the
old ight-blue ribbon. (Eence, by the
way, the expression "True blue. y
Under these circumstances it was origi.
nally proposed that the St. Patrick rib
bon should be orange, but, as this would
have savored too much of party, it was
ultimately determined that it should be
the old color of the Garter-light blue.
London Truth.
Daily globe., 1883-06-17
THE UPAS TREE.

No tree has been the subject of so
many ridiculous fables as the upas, and
till quite lately they were popularity be-
lieved. On the faith of a Dutch sur
geon named Foersche, it was related
that the Upas flowed from a unique and
singular tree, which vegetated in the
midst Of q frightful solitude in Java,
"the valley of DEATH" According to
this traveller, no living creature could
resist the poisonous vapors which it ex-
haled, and for three or four leagues
around only dead bodies and skeletons
of men and animals were to be met with.
The birds themselves which ventured
into the surrounding air fell to the
ground as if struck by lightning. Grim
inalS consigned to capital punishment
alone essayed the task of wrestling its in
fernal produce from the tree. Many
tried the perilous journey, but very few
returned from it.
We owe the refutation of this fabulous
narrative to Leschenault, recent French
traveller. This traveller noticed that the
famous poison is furnished by two spe-
cies of trees which grow amid the forests
of Java. So far from exercising a dele
terious influence upon all that surrounds
them, they are encompassed by luxu-
rious vegetation, while birds, lizards
and insects lend animation to their
boughs and foliage. The learned
Frenchman, while examining one of
these trees, which he had cut down, had
his face and hands covered with exuda-
ton flowing from the broken branches,
yet he experienced no bad effects. But
when the upas juice is introduced by
means of puncture, the effect is rapid
ly fatal. Eight drops injected into the
veins of horse will kill it directly.
The story of the "valley of death, 4"
probably, had its origin in the fact that
there was some locality in this volcanic
country where carbonic-acid gas poured
out from a crack in the earth in such
quantities as to produce the fatal effects
attributed to the tree. The native Ja-
vans use the juice as an arrow poison,
prepared much the same as the South
Americans make their a0oorara, with
Daily globe., 1883-06-17
THE BEST ANTIDOTE AGAINST IN
FECTION.

It is terrible to read of infectious dis
eases with which we are still troubled.
There are whole districts now trembling
Or fear that smallpox will invade them
or spread within them towns are dread-
ing the coming of malarial fevers others
are already suffering under diphtheria,
while scarlet fever, measles, etc., are not
even mentioned.
We think that certain class of anti
dotes have never become sufficiently ap-
preciated in these cases. There is one
especially which we would wish to men,
ton, the fumes of boiling malt vinegar.
They dispel infectious particles rap
idly and kill their virulence, particularly
if used in time. Where these fumes are
used, windows and doors should be
closed and not opened for about twenty
minutes. After this time the fresh air
can be freely admitted. When these
fumes are used repeatedly, disease will
assuredly be kept off.
This is also an excellent preventive
among cattle and sheep against infec-
ton, and even curative in certain
cases. The great power of acids to dis
pei and kill malarial particles is not suf-
ficiently appreciated, and any one can
make trial in the simplest form by
allowing the fumes of boiling vinegar to
spread about.-FOOd and Health.
Daily globe., 1883-06-17
CONTRACT WORK.
SpFinklilg Summit Avenue.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works. }
CITY OF ST.. PAUL, Minn., June IA, 1888.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation of the
city of st. Paul, Minnesota, at their office in said
city, until IL m. on the 18th day of June, A. D.
1883, for sprinkling Summit avenue from
Arundel street to Kent street, in said city, until
the 1st day of November, A. D. 1883, said Sum
NIT avenue to be sp-inkled at least three (3)
times each and every day Except Sundays) when
necessary, and to the satisfaction of said Board.
Estimates for the payment for said sprinkling
will be allowed monthly
bond with at least (2) sureties, in sum of
at least twenty (2O) per cent. of the gross
amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject any
all bids.
JONN HARRINGTON, President.
Official: r. L. GoRMAN
Clerk Board of Public Works I66-171
Daily globe., 1883-06-17

In Rochester is a curious contrivance
for maintaining even temperature in a
store. A thermostat, connected with a
thermometer and clock-work, regulates,
with the aid of electricity, the damper
Of furnace in such way that the tenn
perature can be kept at any degree de-
sired and without variation.