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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07

al engaged" said burly lawyer, "a
chaise at Galway to conduct me some few
miles into The country, and had proceeded
some distance, when it came to II sudden
standstll at the beginning of rather steep
incline, and the coachman leaping to the
ground, came to the door and opened it,
What are you at, man? This is not where
ordered you to stop. Has the animal ribbed I?
'Whisht, yer honor, whishlp said Paddy in
an undertone. Pm only desaving the sly
haste. I'll just bang the door; and the
crafty ould creatur' will think he's intirely
got rid of yer honor's splendid form, and he
be at the top of the hill in no time"
On the edge of a small river in the County
ofCtvan in Ireland, there is-or used to be
"a stone with the following. inscription cut
upon It, no doubt intended for the informa.
ton of strangers travelling that way: IN, b.
When this stone is out of sight il is not
safe TO ford the river" Even the above is
almost if not quite surpassed by the famous
post erected few years since by the survey.
ors of the Kent roads, in England This is
the bridle-path to Fayersham. If you can't
read this you had better keep to the main
road" We are also reminded of debate
which took place in the Irish House of Com
mons in 1896, on the leather tax, in which
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John
Plunkett, observed with great emphasis -
THAT in the prosecution of the present war
every man ought TO give his last guinea to
protect the remainder" Mr.. Vandaleur add.
ed: However that might be the tax on
leather would he severely felt by the bare
footed pensantry of Ireland" To which Sir
Roche replied that this could be easily
rcmedied by making the under-leathers of
wood"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07
VARI ETIES.

The small boy who bangs around the
parlor and makes faces at bis sisters beau
should be punished for contempt of court.
-"Yes sir" said Jinkins, "Smithers is a
man who keeps his word; but then he has to-"
"low is that" asked Jones. Because no
one will takeii"
-Toddlekins, who has been taking advan.
tage of the ice lately, was heard to remark
the other day that, no matter how much he
liked girl If he found she could not skate
he Just let her slide.
"A cut in PuHch shows two pretty young
married women standing by the fire. my
husband is vicar ofSt. Boniface-but don't
attend his church" Indeed, why is that ?"
well, the fact is, you see, don't approve of
married clergymcn"
oh, To think" said religious English
man to his gamekeeper, that | should have
called youu -dinitrnal fool I'm very sorry.
10 think that one Christian should use such
language To another Heaven forgive met
But it's Gods truth all lhr same"
The young milkman and his girl stood
before the Justice of the Peace. You take
this milk, nhem this man for butter or for
worse 2 the mighty man Of the law inquired
The glil said il never curd to her before but
she supposed she would if that was the only
whey.
To b treasured up not in one soul but
in many souls-io live not yopr own lie but
in hundreds of others perhaps wiser, purcr,
happier than yours, to be woven in with the
warp and woof of boyhoods strong firm web,
to CLEAN and fast in the finer subtler texture
of girlhood this is The teachers great re-
ward.
The lady whose ushand was the chanl-
pion snorcr of the community in which they
resided conlid,d To II female friend the follow.
ing painful intelligence: My life has not
been one of unalloyed delight. | have had
the measles, the chickenpox, the cholera, The
typhoid fever and the inhammatory rheuma-
tism, but never knew what real misfortune
was until married burglar alarm"
See here, Jim, you hypocrilcal old ras-
cal-what did you stop and ask that niger
for chew of tobacco for when you had that
whole plug gave you in your coat pocket ?"
why boss, dat il nothin' Int n nigger's way
of dodgin' round de dcbil You see I know'd
dat Niger gwine to AK me for 'bacca and
wasn't gwine to tell dat niger II lie about it,
for belong to church, does, an so ax dat
niger for 'bacca to keep him from akin me
for some. Didn't You hcurn him say he didn't
have any, and was gwiDc To AK me for some?
Yah yah yah how | did fool dat niger
You see, Boss, cause you glib me dat 'bacca |
amt gwine TO glib it away to nobody, for dat
would be 'busn' your confidence"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07
The Effects Of Freezing upon the Soil.

When water freezes, it expands in bulk
about one ninth. This expansion is caused
by the process of crystalliZation, and is an
exception to the general rule that substances
shrink in bulk rs their temperature is reduc.
ed. Upon this irregular action, however
depends some curious and useful effects
The expansion of water by the act of freez.
ing or crystallzing produces force that is
sudden and irresistible, and no vessel can be
made 80 strong as to overcome the pressure.
Solid rocks are rent and huge masses are dis
lodged from cliffs and precipices by means
of wat which penetrates in their seams and
becomes frozen there. Little by little each
year these seams are widened until the cen.
tire ofgravty of the mass is overpassed and
the mass is toppledhead long into the valley
below. This effect, continually in action, is
slowly levelng mountains and raising val
leys and changing the face of nature.
In Il more modest and quiet, but essentially
similar manner the frost acts upon the frag.
mrn,s ana breaks them down until finally
they are reduced into small particles and be
come what we know as soil 1t is then that
this continued action becomes gilmore imme.
diate interest to the farmer, and by clear
understanding OF ii he may be able to turn
this wonderful force of nature to his advant,
age by so disposing of the soil that these
beneficial effects may be exerted upon it.
Soil consists of innumerable particles of all
sizes, from mere specks of dust up to stones
of considerable bulk. 1t is not right ALWAYS
to consider stones as an incumbrance upon the
soil and as matter that should be got rid of as
quickly as possible. Unless the stones upon
field interfere with working and cultiyating
the SOIL or with the harvesting ofcrops, they
are II benefit to it and not an injury. Fol
they serve to continually reinforce and renew
the soil with fresh mineral matter which be-
comes food for plants. A very finely divided
clay or sandy soil may therefore sooner be-
| come exhausted by cropping than gravelly
soil, and the latter kind of sol! is the more
enduring and the richer when it consists Of
fragments o. rock that is rich in the min
eral elements of plant food, as lime, potash
phosphorc acid, mag nesia and soda. Thus
soil that is derived from broken down trap
greensboro, lime stone, feldspar, and mica
ceous slate rocks is practically inexhaustible
and some such soils are known to have yield
ed crops of wheat and corn alternately fol
more than hundred years without signs o
| failure. Aud it is ina great measure to tn,
| action of the winters frosts and thaws tina
this continuous self fertilization is due.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07
Pnetieal.
A COMMON HISTORY.


ut is time to be born" God said, and there came
Into the world, without name,
mortal of tiny frame.
ut is time to think, to look and grow,
To waken and walk, fair babe of snow,
Said grandma, soft and low.
1T Is time to lean on a tender breast,
Little one, In thy dream robes drest,"
Said mother, come and rest"
ut Is time to study, and cease to play
Said father grave to the boy one day,
IF thou would'st be wise when gray
ut is time to struggle for manly place,
To enter the race for the grand life race"
Said youth with sunny face.
ut is time to sin twas a demon thought,
Sinister-dark--with danger fraught,
But, haply, came to naught.
ut Is time to love, said lover bold,
AS he kissed sweet lips of a melting mould,
And rehearsed the "story Old
ut is time for Joy" with air of pride,
Said bridegroom fond, II have won bride
To be ever at my side.'
ut is time to toll for daily bread,
For wife and family must be fed
By busy man was said.
ut is time to par" said the children grown.
Sons and daughters need homes of their own;
Farewell !! and the bird had flown
1T is time to be lonely, the house is stin.''
Said care-scarred couple, 1T seemeth i'll -
And they wept against their will.
ut is time to mourn !; it has come to pass"
Said quvering voice, that beneath the grass
Unjust hide my love, alas"
There's time to die" so the preacher saith,
"And gently call thee now" said DEATH
As he stified an old mans breath.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07
A Magnificent Structure.
The Cathedral in st. Petersburg which
Cost 81, 900, OOO-a Roof Of Gold.

This (St. Isaac) is an illustration of the fact
that when Russia really puts forth an effort
she can and does surpass the modern world
in the splendor of her architecture; since
the treasures of her quarries are cxhaustess
| and the skill of her lapidaries unexceled. II
is, however, unfortunate that there is no
eminence in the city on which St. Isaac could
have been placed, for at this distance it is
impossible to see to advantage the magnili.
cent flight ofsteps leading to its portico. Yet
| assure you, each of these steps is granite
worthy of the Egyptian temple of Karnak :
Moreover the portico itself is supported by
stupendous columns of the same material
sixty feet in height, and seven in diameter
and polished like the unbroken surface Of a
mirror.
"Well," you perhaps exclaim, "what is
there so remarkable in this portal to 1istn-
guish it from others?" But look along the
columns for their line of jointure. You will
discover none. They are monoliths. Yes,
every one of them one solid mass of beauti-
fully polished stone With the exception of
Pompey's pillar in Egypt, and the Alexander
column they are indeed the largest moneilhs
which the hand of man has ever quarrici
turned and polished Now, ordinarily ii
temple is contented with one such portal rs
this but reflect that this magnifcence is here
repcateu on each Ol tne lOur sizes ol the
edifice.
Moreover, from the centre of the structure
the mighty dome rises to the height of 29G
feet, and is itself also surrounded by thirty
monolithic shafts while the roof, which
gle.ms like miniature sun, is covered with
q mass of gold worth $250,000 What
wonder then that the cost of the whole cath
edral was more than fourteen millions of
dollars, 81 ,000, 900 having been expended in
merely driving into the soil a perfect forest
ofpiles to make sufficiently strong founda-
ton for the enormous mass?
Now for the interior.
Before its gilded altar screen are ten
columns of malachite thirty feet high, and ten
columns oflapis-lazuli, each of which cost
$4,000. This exceeds every other display of
these marvellous stones which the world
knows. We are accustomed to regard a
small fragment of either of them rs valu.
able ornament. Imagine whole columns of
them five times as high as ourselves Yet
this is only in keeping with the entire build.
ing for we tread there pavement of varie.
gagged marble; we ascend steps of polished
jasper; we clasp ratings of alabaster; we are
surrounded by walls cleaning with pieces of
jasper, vcrd-antique, porphyry and malachite
cut in various designs and elegantly polished,
intcrspersed here and there with vast mosaic
portraits Of saints, and shrines of gold in
crusted with jewels! The whole, in fact, is
So magnificent as to seem incredible till &C.
tually seen."-,St0ddarfs Red Letter Days
Abroad.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07

For person sick with fever the following
is most excellent drink: Take table
spoonful OF currant, cranberry, blackberry or
wild cherry jelly, and goblet of ice water;
beat for from fifteen to twenty minutes and
give to the patient. Apple. water is also u
refreshing drink for sick person. 70 make
it, take large, juicy apple, pare and quarter,
but do not core put on the fire in three cups
of cold water and cover; boil until the apple
falls to pieces, then strain through cloth
and set away to cool; sweeten to taste.
Sufferers with the toothachc, give this II
trial: "a little horse radish scraped and laid
on the wrist of the side afflicted will in many
cases give speedy relief. A better way is to
place little scraped horse-radish in the
mouth or tooth, and just around the gum 1t
relieves rheumatic pains in the gums and face
also. Tho mouth may afterwards be rinsed
with a little camphorated water, lukewarm q"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07
The Pleasure of Doing Good.

This, from the Golden Rule, is as true as it
is beautiful "Who ever did q real kindness
for another without feeling warm glow of
satisfaction creep into some shady corner of
the heart, and fill it with sweetness and
peace2 1t is like the tying of knot of VIC
lets and mignonette into the button-h hole, lust
where their perfume may rise deliciously to
our sense all day And what pleasure it
will be, when the present trouble is over, to
remember that even in the darkest days, we
found time and inclination to give to other
persons some portion of that tenderness, or
practical helpfulness, which was the over
flow of that generous spirit, which finally
bore lis through it all to happy and peaceful
ending, Rejoice with them that do rejoice,
and weep with them that Weep"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07
The Frog and the Two Geese.

Two geese, when about to start southwarts
on their annual autumn migration, were
asked by a frog 10 take him with them. On
the geese expressing their willingness to do so
ifa means of conveyance could be devised the
frog produced stalk of strong grass, and
made the two geese take it one by each end i,
while he chung to it by his mouth in the mid
die In this manner the three were making
their journey successfully, when they were no.
ticed from below by some men, who leudly
expressed their admiration of the device, and
wondered who had been clever enough to
discover it. The vain glorious frog, opening
his mouth to say cit was H. lost his hold, fell
to the earth, and was dashed to pieces.
Moral-Do not let pride induce you Ia
speak when safety requires you to be silent
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07
Gau Street Column.

A Comfortable Omnibus will be found
waiting at the Maryland Central depot,
fn Baltimore, TO convey passengers Free
of Charge to Old Town. Return tickets
TO the station will be furnished by amy
member of the Old Town Merchants AS
sOciatiOn.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07
Agriculture In JaDan,

During recent years agriculture has made
much progress in Japan, although the area
of land under cultivation is still comparative
ly small. Four fifths of the population is en-.
gagged in agricultural pursuits, and in few
countries could such an extensive variety OF
products be raised. Rice still continues 10
be the staple product, and on it the people
mainly subsist. A strange perversion of
taste among the Japanese is that they eat all
sidered unfit for use. There are no fences in
Japan, raised ridges Of earth taking their
place. The great need of the country now
Is stock, and 1t is probable that before long
stock raising will receive more attention than
it has in the past.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07

AN INTERESTING STUDY They were look
ing at the sky and George was explaining the
wonders OF the heavens as well as he could
not knowing anything about them himself,
when she interrupted him:
"Ah, George, dear, You know so much"
81 know do" George frankly admitted
81 haven't been to college for two years for
nothing"
mo indeed" she softly replied II would
give the world TO know as much as you do
about stars and consultations and comets and
planets and all that sort of thing. Botany
must be such an interesting studyr'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07

TO SAVE SUGAR Every housewife should
know that sugar, boiled with an acid, If it be
but three minutes, will be converted into glu-
cose, which is the form of sugar found in
sweet apples. One pound of sugar has as
much sweetenng power as two pounds of
glucose. In other words one pound of sugar
stirred into the fruit after il is cooked, and
while yet cold, will make the fruit as sw, ct as
two and a quarter pounds added while the
fruits boiling. Save your sugar by chem
ical knowledge. tits an established fact that
II fruit is sweetened when ii is hot it requires
much more sugar than if swee tened when
cold
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-07
Her Story.

A little girl, travelling abroad, took up a
French humorous paper, and having seen
gentleman of the party, who understood the
French language, laugh when his eye reached
certain place in column, she, too, threw
back her head and laughed appreciatively.
pot" said her brother, tauntingly, "you
don't know French enough To understand
that paper. What are you laughing at 2"
well, guess know a joke when see it :"
retorted his small sister, promptly, greatly to
the amusement of those who were listening.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-05-29
A LITTLE ADVICE
REMAINS ON THE ALLIMPORT-
ANT SUBJECT. or MARRIAGE.

COUPLED WITH OTHER INTERESTING
REMARKS ON THE ALL.IMPORT-
ANT SUBJECT OF MARRIAGE.
"What is there in this vale of life
Halt 80 delightful as a wife.
Wuen friendship, love and peace combine
10 stamp the msariage bond divine?
The stream of pure aud genuine love
Derives its current from above;
And earth n second Eden shows.
Where'er the healing waters flows,
So wrote the immortal Cowper. And
what a true picture OF happy married
life. As it was in Cowper's day, so it
is now. Human nature is the same
the same emotions that governed peo-
ple then have their sway to-day. Peo-
pie love and are loved. and marry the
same as in time past. and will con-
tinue' to as long as we are human
beings. 1t is the Divine plan, it is hui
man, it is natural.
But before matrimony we would
advise all to become members Of the
Mutual Marriage Benevolent Ass0cia.
ton. This association Is now in its
second year of existence, and its cue
cess has been remarkable. 1t pays Its
members from $3.50 to $1,000 upon
marriage, according to length of
membership. Write for circulars. Ad.
dress, NJ. NJ. II. Association, Marine
city, Mich,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-05-29
Cemetery Notice.

All persons holding Deeds for lots
in either of the cemeteries of the To wn-
ship of Brockway are hereby notified
to cal! at the Township Clerks office
in Brockway Centre and have them
recorded. Many persons hold deeds
which are not on record and unless
they are, new deeds may be issued on
the same lots, and cause much con-
fusion and trouble. The clerk will be
in his office on the eth. 1Ith and 21st
days of June, 1884, for the purpose Of
recording deeds presented.
j. ). DUFFIE. Township Clerk.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-05-29
Auctlun Sale of Real Estate.

G.. w. BELL, auctioneer, will sell
for the undersigned at his residedce
in Kenockee OH Thursday, July 10th
1884, commencing at 10 o clock a. m.,
the following described property
The East half of the Northeast quar-
ter of section "a. Kenockee. contain
ing 80 acres with 20 acres improved.
There are substantial buildings, a fine
young orchard and good fences on the
same and it is also well watered. II
is situated twelve miles from the City
of Port Huron, on a good road.
Terms 81. 900 down and the balance
to suit purchaser at per cent inter
est. For further particulars apply to
Fraacis Kells, Ruby Z. o., Mich.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-05-29
DOCKS DASH ES

1t seems your readers cannot appre-
ciate hos story. When write about
man they do not even read the article
sufficient to know, dve minutes after,
whether it was man or other animals
they have read about. Every man,
woman and child in town can talk
about and tell the whole hog story.
Now, Mr.. Editor, / will not pretend to
show the cast this will have with the
intelligent. 1t should not be what you
read but how you read it. We should
read carefully, digest all matter, so
we may get the pure cream or fat of
our literature. The question is often
asked, "why we naturely discard the
good and solid and cling to the light
and trashy literature 2" My answer
we are too often led, encouraged and
even taught 1t in our homes and We
are by nature too apt to follow down.
ward course rather than TO build up a
moral stateliness and manliness, with
out the help of some older and wiser
heads who have already climbed this
golden rule. God has placed upon
parents and heads of families an hon.
orable, yet very responsible position.
With what reproach will many men
look back over their empty sinful lives
and be punished with knowledge and
say. "if my parents had carefully
watched my younger days, then taught
me a. light, checked my downward
course to sin and partition. while 1t
was yet i'm their bands, what l might
be to-day?" 1t Is q solemn thought,
one that might be applied everywhere.
even in our midst. We become tired
Of the daily routine in life, and i'm
imagine we could be far happier IN 9TH
er scenes. Soine will think of iife's
great battlefield, and wish TO be heroes.
while others fall, become as stencil
to the nose. Some think of the good
we might do If our lot had been cast in
different scenes, but here we forget
that the world bestows no titles as
noble as father, mother, sister or
brother. In the sacred precincts of
home, the daily acts of self-denial
for the good of loved one, the gentle
word of soothing for others troubles,
the care for the sick. may all seem as
nothing; yet who can tell the good
they may accomplish. The slightest
word may haye an influence over an.
other for good or fer evil. We are
daily sowing the seed which will bring
forth some sort Of harvest. Well will
it he tor us IL the harvest is one we
will be proud to trim and protect. IL
some one will tenderly utter our name
say. Ito him or to her / owe my pres
ent happiness" We may well say, IT
have not lived IN vain" Dock
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-05-29

AS "a good many stories are ahoat
in regard to the pedigree of my horse
Yankee Boy all of which are false,
hereby publish the following postal
card received by me from c. Wymer
V. ;. Ii. SwEETMAN
Minden, May lth. 1851.
just received, In reply will say that
sent copy of pedigree of your hoise
in enquiring of NJ. j. Burns. of Grees
Co., n. Y. He indorses the pedigree
by saying that it's IA true and correct
pedigree. think your patrons and
surrounding locality should feel proud
to have such a high bred animal in
reach. Iva &. WYMER, V. ).
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-05-29

Lines in memoriam of Mary Christina, infap,
daughter of Thomas and Isabella Brown, who
died May Goth, 1884.
How peacefully she sleeps; no thought of care
Can ever disturb her silent slumber;
One is lost to earth, but i'm lands more fair
Is added one to the angels number.
Though twas hard TO place the sleeper
Deep in the lowly grave to lie,
'Tis but the fragile form here resting,
The soul.has found a home ON high.
Had she been given length OF years
Time might have brought her many tears
Though SORROWS deep she might have passed
But to have slept In death at last.
Happy now is little Mary.
Far away from pain and weeping.
Far form all that e'er might trouble.
Safe within the Savior's keeping.