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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-03-20
VARIETIES.

81 must shake off this bad habit" said
tramp, as he gazed at his tattered coat.
Now your talk has the true ring, said the
girl to her lover when he began to speak of q
diamond circlet.
A Chinaman has run away with Chi
cago mans wife. 1t is understood that the
husband encouraged the thing because he
hates Cinnamon.
doctor" said gentleman to his clergy
man, chow can best train my boy in the
way he should gos" "By going that way
yourself" was the unexpected reply.
OF man." says Josh Billings, Examine him
amung men, but if you want tow git at his
aktual diameter, measure him at his own fire.
side.
DO not regard friend as some persons do
a pair of rubbers, to be careessly thrown
aside when not in use. 1t may be bad walk
ing again some time. Friends are good things
to keep.
"A laxative woman, pressing her viands
upon guest at table, asked: Are you not
fond of tongue?' "Yes," said the wearied
man, II always was fond of tongue and 1
like it STILL"
-"Did you say that your wife never gave
late at night?" "She never did" How is
that ?" "She always goes along with me
when l go out"
-"What are you going to do when you
grow up, if you don't know how to read,
write and cipher?" asked school. teacher of
lazy, stupid boy, who replied: I'm going
to be school-master, an make the boys do
all the readin', writn' an cipherin'."
An Ohio farmer, who asserts that a
kicking cow can be cured by catching hold
of her leg while in the act, probably got the
idea from that beautiful legend, so familiar to
childhood days, in which an application of
salt to the tails Of birds is supposed to be ef-
ticacous. We should like to see the farmer
who, while milking, can catch the cows leg
when bossy straightensit
-"Am / on the right road to the village ?"
demanded a traveller of an old darkey who
was working in field "Yaas, sab" said
the darkey. The traveller pursued his way.
but presently returned very mad II say"
he shouted to the old fellow, what did you
mean by telling me that was on the right
road to the village?" 81 top yo' de truf, deed
did, boss" replied the darkey, "but yo TUX
de wrong direkshun, sah."
-"And so you've named your baby, have
your" ooh, yes" "What is it you call
himf" Thomas Muscovy Martin Luther
Benton" "The poor little toad Why did
you load it down with so much name ?"
"Well, it seemed as though couldn't slight
my own brother and insisted ON Muscovy
ON his account" but how about Martin
Luther? You weren't under any special obi
cations to him." No, but my husband was
determined that he must be named after one
of the apostles and Martin was my choice of
the lot"
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I7S. NORTH GAY STREET. l7S.
Samuel s. Ely's
BOOTS ! BOOTS! BOOTS!

Closing out our Winter Stock at greatly re-
duced prices. Now is the time to buy.
LADIES BOOTS AND SHOES at all prices.
Heavy Boots reduced to $500; Mems Fine Calf
Boots reduced to SO 80; my own make of Gents
Shoes and Caters reduced to 81 so. Every pair
Warranted. A new pair given for every pair that
does not turn out as represented at
SAMUEL s. ELY'S,
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Can be Had IL Wanted.

"Have you any malaria hereP" asked
lady who was looking at rural Loarding.
place for her family. "Well," said the land
lady, 1--WE haint got none jist now; folks
haven't asked for 1t; but we'll get it for your
family fyou want it." Most folks get mala-
ria without wanting it. To get rid of its
noxious effects, use Browns Iron Bitters.
Mrs. s. r. Macdonald. New Haven, Conn,
says, 81 suffered from malaria for nearly six
years. Browns Iron Bitters cured me COM
nIptelyo
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-03-20

2netiea1.
LOOKING OFF UNTO JESUS.

hU"HhN~ VII Nv nv jaw
Oh eyes that are weary
And hearts that are sore,
Look Off unto Jesus.
And sorrow no more.
The light of His countenaneo
Shineth so bright
That on earth as in Heaven.
There need be mo night"
Looking Off unto Jesus,
My eyes cannot see,
The troubles and dangers
That throng about me.
They cannot be blinded
With sorrowful tears;
They cannot be Swallowed
With unbelief fears.
Looking off unto'Jesus,
My spirit is blessed;
In the world have turmoil,
In Him | have rest,
The sea of my life
All around me may roar,
When look unto Jesus
hear it no more.
Looking off unto Jesus
l go not astray;
My eyes are upon Him,
And He shows me the way.
The path may seem dark
AS He leads me along.
But following Jesus
l cannot go wrong.
Looking off unto Jesus,
My heart cannot fear;
Its trembling is still,
When | see Jesus near.
know that lis presence
My safeguard will be,
For, why are We troubled? ?"
He saith unto me.
Looking off unto Jesus,
oh, may be found,
When the waters of Jordan
Encompass me rouud;
Let them bear me away,
In His presence to be
TITS but seeing Him nearer,
Whom always see.
Then. then shall know
The full beauty and grace
OF Jesus. my Lord,
When stand face to face.
shall know how His love
Went before me each day,
And wonder that ever
My eyes turnedsaway.
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VOL. XXX----NO. II.

thing of the steps, and simply said 81 have
attended TO business" | got over my sur
prise then, and last week received with per-
feet calmness the announcement that Dan had
been made Secretary of the Treasury by
President Cleveland" Is there any better
instance anywhere of the breadth of the
American opportunity?
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-06-12
Titles Among the Russians.

The number of titled f,milias in
Rnssia is ~ no means urge But as
'' member of the family bears the
M M number Of titled personages j,
' '',n,snse \ title in Russia possesses
,'a political value or significance But
% ~ + counts for something, especially
." "lan 4 is associated with large posses
, % is shown by the recurrence OF
,,.ny Of the same names for centuries
ua49 N Russian history Russia, a
p ,'orywbere else, a man cannot become
e { member Of great family except by
a,o.tina one for himself. But anyone
.rbo ,ttains a certain rank in the army
o;y;l service can become nobIeman
,r,,b such slender advantages as
"ohilitorv privilege confer. In the
DAYS If scrfdom the noble ta0as"
- 70 serve the state in some capacity
f,oo from taxes and from the
a,in,on and he possessed the
.Ia.iye right Of holding land with
carts attached to it All tins is now ~.
changed. but the Russian mobiles @,'I
assess the right of meeting IN assembly
P far the election of local officials. AMI for
n,.Eins known their wishes and want
direct manner 30 the sovereign
Ths last tight they have used sparn9.y
.lo.d and when in 1852, Immediately
.f,sr the emancipation of the serfs' they
,,.odel. in greatnuuber Of provinces
.Ia Immediate PRONUNCIATION OF a con
~ .,,a,ion. their address was not received
%a. in some cases those who were
r.rior enough to press IN person 'of '''
LAT, .'ion. we're punished by iupf'son
meat. ,.--z-4----
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-06-12

The trial Of G uvarus FIR the murder
If Miss Madison IN Richmond ha, TX
cited uuch userr>t thuug ou TIC eouu-
ry nd the verdict Of guilty rendered
On Thursday Of last week, is a prs
to those who have ear tu.ly watched the
testimony. The evidence va, entirely
ciryumstantial, and There WAS nothing
whch positively CONNIE ~ tie PRISONER
wth the crime Putic SCI. jout " 5
greatly iuaamed over che aanir, aud
probably the majority Of the people in
Richmond believed that the gIrI was
murdered and that Ciuysriu, KILLED her.
But whatever the popular belief may
have been, that evidence as reported by
the telegraph, did not connect tae az
eused with the deed with sufficient di-
reetuess 70 warrant conviction of muir
der in tue first degree O. course there
were many points which mi gut have IN
fucnccd tue jury t'at did not appear ii
the record hnt, judging the fact from
a,iS defiance, the vgrlet appears 70 have
boon rcro,oryd NJ dcier.uec 10 publi'
keims rather tbaa from careful an,
Imperial weighing Of tie evidence A
II ,tlon far a licw uial VAS made but th,
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Facts About Cattle-P aising

Tho r3rii,n 81 the jnitel States nov
.,,ep.i,rlgdsyJgI,o grazing. AMI com
monty Euavn i, The range ana ranc
..,l. ar.a. embraces about l.3G5 90
.ora-e n.e.. ui constitutes, approx
mtly. 6ary-alrp rce1.. Of the tota
,r, of,Li.c country exclusive Of Alaska
THi.ar9 j.. as large as all that PORTER
.fle United State, situated east Of ID
Mississippi river. tos thar wI.h 'hc State.
fuIune.o'a. Iowa Missouri. Afkansa.
,,ITu.s5ua II, area is .l-o equal t,
a,tofl;r.at Bd ain aal ireland. France
Germany. Denmark holland. Belgium
,a.aa. Hungary, Itly Spain aud Pom
ys aud one-dfa Of Russia in Europe,
combined.
Thirty years ago almost the eutire
State Of T,xa, was one vast unfence !
feeding ground tor cattle, horses and
sheep Nos about Lalf the State has
b..n taken up ana is being cultivated as
hrms
Some oftbe cattle ranches in Texas.
Owned by singh individuals, are, 2jO,-
a0o acres TO extent
r.s. cattle ara known as "rrstlcrs, -
because they know how aud where to
iuI fgoi and water and have the alert
ly.. aud spirit to seek them upon the
a,t plains aud in valleys and mountain
a.tucssa, whore they roam.
The raising Of cattle in the West and
Northwest /, chiefly ou The Plains
attending from fgzas to u ntana,
Stance If about ! 900 miles, with an
yarase width Of POO miles, and
mtrciag an area Of nearly 10000, 600
res
THE total number of c1t.le in the area
1900 1000 valued at $lSI500 900.
Cattle d. MT suffer h.uch from the
verify of the weather in the northern
nsc.a d, long as they are able to obtain
ltut.ous food
The prof, On long cstaJ ishel Gait G 1
ases is from twenty to thirty per cent !
raauun on the capital invested. j.
Twenty million acres of land, mos " =
iIe ranches. me owned by foreigners n
ibis country Il
The number Of cattlein the United
tbs has grown from seventeen millions
1870 to ihy millions iulSS4 The r
j. ylIpei SII89, 900
BALL the cattle in the United State, ~
~ years aso had occu slipped out
BE country, tie number would have Ia
. lc,s iban Tie export last year. H.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-06-12
TIE POSTMASTER or,-,,rs
ECoESlSTFNTnZ1JN I i''-

I tN I
slowly but surely ,roa<hsu...,
being removed from oia.e IS
FOR Democratic oifce..o.t. r..
> WE'LL and should be, AMI ! !, 's,in
J.. a more 'sa' We expected from II. 5en
y. n'os OF the present almini.......,. Ii
! declarations IF The rre.iI.n, AN Ii
cabinet to the CONTRARY po,,..r ..ros
The manner however. ii NTH h .,.a
OF the removals have been ,1 sob
,'.,"n'1Ie. aud shows plainly D.
f the cabinet ofiicers-t. y ...,
''en.rnI Is not that cou.i.tep, in...,laaI
'hal man should be, hoIIar ! .l
position The civil service 9,,.. ,.s
,u' Of the Democratic priv. ,r &
be strictly uursed anl man
holding a minor office uoull Be ruo,
ed therciram, unless for in. ...,
or dishonesty, were the avow 4, .at..
iions Of the administration n
trance INTO power. The p,a.;l.,,b,.
observed the tenet, and some Of d. a5.
met officers 70 a limited extent rnt,.
'S'n.a-'rr General has i,,o,ii,
P rirIe nani o. y, rowing bin,...le
ar'z'n and not tue patriot. Nj
Republicans have been removed NM
the grounds Of offensive ,,r,i,.,..m.
wien their SHINING consisted alone N %.
lIiieaI aciiylty Thus, as indic,t.d ;,a
Postmaster Generals letter, R pubr1
oalce-doIdcrs W o are editor, a. nr...+.
'ors Of Republican Journals. who hare
MAJ" stump >p eci or organized raa.
'4I meetings, Or been mcmba of noIita
''''o'''iee'' are held as offensive p.l.
rs, and d smissed the service n
ne places OF those removed, have ben
pp'lnled Democratic editors. poIiiic..
u even questionable character Mai
Who were the Ioule,t mourhed for C..,.
md and who made stump >peccbe.
yer Tue country How the Postpr,..r
General can reconcile his public dycs
''i'"' with his official acts is a question p.
Republican is iucompelam II
'nse Of Lis offensive pnrtiz1ns'ip, WIN
a Democrat not incompetent also f
r same reason? Vet one set is turn
out to be replaced by another differ
g IN competency only to the extent n /.
err party principles. It may be Tia
q N'Ios is one Of those nlrrow mind.
f'natlcs WHO has not sufficient nln
t''t a mans competency, except b,
: politics, and believing every RepuJ +,
an fool, thinks him necessarily ia.
npat"nt to hold Office. We nre NJ.
posed to believe this Of him lie /.
astuie politician, ana his Official Al
ntments are doubtless being made 70
'ngthen bis party, and he lacks ii, per-
myth Of character and back bone 70 m
lie out an declare his intentions. I'll. We.
under which he is acting makes ii. IA
'nslstency more flag ant, and SHOW. .'s
the more offensive AMI deceptive IN
isan than those he is daiIy -. N
ing f ON Office.
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Bob IDgersoll on Whisky.

Peoplesonotimc, ~ "Theso tenn
Pance people are Just a set ofreligious
fanatics, led By the clergy" It may be
3Ifor such to read what the chief
'soP'i' in America says about rum. No
oa' will accuse Robert G. Ingorsoli Of
ling LED Jy'lecIergy Blu. on this one
'll'e' he talks good deal as they DO
a'leaEing to jury in case involving
''nanato'ureof aIcohol, Col Ingersoll
Y 1Le allowing announce
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-06-12

oolv Such clothing that at. is .. tash-
iona6ls Z. aa 4cne Hall. 299 " Bal'o.
Street. Baltimore
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against any man engaged in the manu-
faclure Of alcohol | believe that from
the time it issues from the coilcd aud
poisonous worm-in the distillery-
until it cmptics into the hell Of death,
dhhonor and crime, it demoralizes
everybody that touches it from lis
source to where it c' is. | do not be
Iieye that anybody can contemplate the
subject without becoming prjudicei
to the liquor crime. All we nave to
do, gentleman, is to think of the wrecks
on either bank Of the stream Of death, OF
The su, lies, of the insanity Of the
Institution, Of the l:;tle children tugging
,tthe weary and failed breasts Of weeping
md despairing wives asking for bread
oftte talented men of genius that it has
wrecked. the men struggling wit
imaginary serpents produced by thi
devilish hing, AMI when you think o
the i,ils, of the alnshouses, Of th'
,.vlums, Of the prisons, of the scaffold
mon either bunk, do not wonder tba
every thoughtful man IS prejudice
.r,inst this damnabIo stuff Gale
alcohol
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-06-12

We are the only house in the District car
swing i'm stock q run Line Of Black
smith roots.
We are also manufacturing the Norehead
saw Srtt. for setting Circular and all heavy
Saws. The only tool nude which will do the
work Price, 2 90 eaca.
An inspection of our stock is invited and
correspondence solicited.
Some and See me. and Save Money.
J. b. KENDALL,
61S Penn. Ave, 6l9 b St,
n. w. Washington, d. c.
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-11
FLEEING FOR LIFE.
ALand Slide in the White Mountain
Region,
Beside Which the Famous Wiley Slide
Seems Small.

LITTLEToN, N. H., July 10.-There was a
great landslide in Cherry Mountain, near
the Jefferson depot. at o'clock this a. H.
The point known as the Owls Head was
stripped of its dense forest two miles long
and fifteen rods wide, and the debris eX-
tended half mile from the base of the
mountain, smashing the barn of Oscar Stan
ley, killing his cattle and breaking both of
Stanley's legs. He was milking at the time,
The slide was caused by heavy rains.
BosToN, July 10-The Journals White
field, n. H., special thus describes the land
slide this morning on Cherry Mountain:
The slide started from Owls Head and rushed
down the Jefferson side, distance of two miles.
Smoke, fire and dust lowered in the wake of the
monster and sound like many waters or OF dis
tant thunder attended it. Forest trees, earth and
stones composed the treIghts OF the flying train,
which took the course OF a rivulet. The mass in
creasing in velocity and weight, swept by house
occupied by the family of Ezra Boudreau, leaving
huge logs within twenty feet of the door and
spattering the house with mud. AT this point the
slide spread out and wrecked the farm buildings
of Oscar Stanley. His wife and children were
away and the men were milking the cows
Warned by the roar they all escaped except Dan
Walker who was caught in the ruins. His screams
brought help and he was dug out with a broken
leg and other wounds Several cows and some
other stock were buried. One man fled in front of
the slide and was overtaken just as it came to a
halt. He escaped uninjured. The ruins were
spread over a field of some ten or fifteen acres.
Forest trees two and one-half feet through were
Wrung like witheS from their places and hun
dreds of thousands of feet of timber black,
bruised and splintered, together with huge
boulders weighing twenty-five tons, met the eye
deep reveal the trail OF the destroyer. The slide
started at 6 a. M and hundreds of people were
on the ground in less than two hours. The fa-
nous Wiley slide seems small compared with
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-11
The Way to a Fortune in Mexico.
IN. Y. Times.)


Three or four years ago New York youth
scarcely above his majority, went down to
the isthmus of Tehuantepec, just north of
Yucatan, to work for the Interoceau railroad
company. He was telegraph operator, and
a good salary, along with an ambition to see
the world and enjoy odd adventure, tempted
him. He is at home now. He has had
enough Of Tehuantepec salaries, and more
than enough of Tehuantepee adventures. As
for seeing the world, he has seen quite
enough of that part of it. He has been drift
ing all over Mexico; and if one-half he tells
is true the lamented Mr.. Munchausen strove
all in vain to be entertaining. His hair
breadth escapes would probably not interest
ney-making New York as much as pass
ing reference to little commercial enter
prise with which he has ended his southern
career. In the part of the world where he
has been disporting two of the native char
acteristics are Yankee love for cash and a
feminine population with Incompatible suits
of hair. Long and heavy and silky tresses
cover every woman's head. The ladies seem
to be proud of their hair to a certain extent.
but money STILES pride, and good many of
the natives are wearing their locks in the in
tellectual fashion now, thanks to this New
York boys enterprise. He has been buying
up the raven tresses by the basketful for
shipment to this city. On an average full
times he was spendthrift enough to squander
a whole dollar on an exceptionally fine arti-
Gle. Here an open market has given him
profits handsome enough to equip very
snugibank account. l do not recall precisely
the sum he has averaged for each suit sold,
but it was very respectable pile Of dollars,
and sales have been ready. ",There is a big
fortune in this business for somebody" he
said, but as for myself, I've had enough
After a man has pnt in three solid years eat
ing black Mexican beans and drinking vile
Mexican lOgwood in Mexican backwoods,
dollars look little less fascinating than
they do up here in a land Of civilization.
Somebody else is welcome to future profits"
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-11
IN A CHAIN GANG.
An Outrage Inflicted Upon Northern
Workmen in Atlanta. Ca.

ATLANTA, Ga, July 10-Great excitement
has resulted from the discovery that men
have been sentenced to work in the county
chain gang six months, for no other offence
than their poverty. Georgia has strin-
gent vagrant law intended for habitual and
dissolute idlers. Four men working in a
chain gang attracted the attention of benev
olent citizens on account of the painfulness
of their situation, and an enquiry develop
ed the fact that they were Charles Ingraha1n,
of Saratoga Springs, and Michael Lynch of
HornellsYille, n Y, George Munroe of Gin
cinnati, and Edward Burgess of Springfield,
III. On the 2sd of November last, night Of
bitter cold, these men arrived in Atlanta in
search of work. They went to police sta
tion for protection until morning, and in
stead of being permitted to seek work when
daylight came, they were thrown into the
chain gang, put in convict garb, and forced
to work for six months among the vilest
scum Of Atlanta criminal life. They are
manly types of American laborers, and the
story they tell shows that they have been the
victims of an outrage. Their time expires
tomorrow and an effort is being made today
to secure their pardon from the governor, as
partial reparation for the offence which
has been committed against their personal
rights
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-11
The Insurance Commissioners Re-



The seventeenth annual report of State
Insurance Commissioner Smith has been is
sued and received at this Office The Maine
stock companies received in premiums last
year 81, ,053, and paid in losses S259. .467.
leaving balance of $7O,5S6-a gain over
1888 of $37,215. The Maine mutual insur-
ance companies received in premiums and
assessments, $57, ,221, and paid for losses
S27, 1881 lAt the close of the year 1884 there
were 81 ire, tire-marine, and marine insIlr
ance companies organized under the laws of
the State and authorized to do bus siness
therein, OF which two were stock marine.
one mutual fire marine and twenty-eight
mutual tre insurance companies. The Mer-
chants Marine Company of Bangor discon-
tlnued taking new risks, reinsuring its risks
with the Insurance Company of North
America. There were nineteen life, one
guarantee, one guarantee and casualty and
three casualty insurance companies author
ized to do business in this State. The secur-
tiles OF the Union Mutual Life Insurance
Company have stood the depression well,
and since the annual report have shown an
advance that aggregates a respectable per-
centage. The company won its foreclosure
SUIT against the Chicago university, and its
real estate was sold under the decree of the
court and bid in by the company for S275,-
600. The company has no doubt OF being
able to realize out of the property the full
sum paid with interest. Two assess
ment or cooperative companies con-
sisting of citizens of Maine have
organized and are doing business. Dur
ing the year 1918 life policies were issued :;
amount insured, $1,S29,553; premiums re-
ceived, $507, ,232; losses and claims incurred
during the year, $447, ,945; losses and claims
paid, S41Q,439 taxes paid on premiums, 50
296; wholesnumber of life policies in force.
1882; whole amount insured, $19, ,3OS, no !;
amount insured by casualty companies, 81
incurred, $780, $50; losses paid, S49, ass; taxes
paid on premiums, $130.