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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
The Christian Soldier.

When Darius crossed the Danube he is said
to have burned the bridge behind him, so
that his soldiers should understand that what.
ever provision he might make for the posi-.
bilities of the future, he would make none
for the possibility of defeat. That is the true
spirit for the Christian soldier. The New
Testament recognizes the Christians right to
provide for many things but it absolutely
forbids him to make any provision for being
defeated. Paul recognized law in his
members warning against the law his mind,
and bringing him into captivity from which
he cried for delverance, but so far from max.
ing provision for defeat he wrote the sharp
emo surrender" precep,: MAKE no proyi-
sion for the flesh, to fulfill the luss thereof"
Paul knew no possibility that could justify
Christian surrender to the evil and Paul
knew that the worst peril which can come to
Christian soldier is not from the assault of
the enemy in the front, so much as from the
open ways in the rear, which have been left
open In view of supposed possibility of de.
feat. Defeat is impossible to a Christian who
refuses to be defeated.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
Hancock and the Militiamen.

An army officer told me an anecdote of
General Hancock about his love of dignity
and discipline.
He was in command of the train which
brought General Grants remains from Mount
Mc.iregor to New York. General Hancock
and his staff were in the coach next to the
last; In the rear car was party of Pennsyl-
vania militia officers, who were popping an
occasional bottle of champagne and smoking
quite socially. General Hancock saw from
ms car what was going on in the rear. 1t
did not comport with his ideas of the propric.
ties OF SO solemn an occasion, and, calling
the conductor, he said:
"Will you present my compliments to
those gentlemen, with the request that they
cease smoking? ?"
In few moments the conductor returned
with the announcement that the conviyal Of
ficers returned their compliments with pc.
remptory declination to relnquish their
cigars.
Where is the next switch?" asked Han
cock
about five miles below" replied the con-
ductor
when you reach it, if the smoking in that
car has not ceased, switch it on side track
and leave it, You may tell the gentlemen
what | have said"
In two minutes there was not a cigar to be
seen in the offending coach. Its occupants
knew that Hancock meant Just what he said.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
SWeet-Minded Women.

So great is the influence of sweet minded
woman on those around her that it is almost
boundless. II is to her that friends come in
seasons of sorrow and sickness for health and
comfort One soothing touch of her kindly
hand works wonders in the feversh child ;
few words let fall from her lips in the ear
of a sorrow stricken sister do much to raise
the load Of grief that is bowling its victim
down to the dust in anguish. The husband
comes home worn out with the pressure of
business and feeling irritable with the world
in general; but when he enters the cosy sit
ing room and sees the blaze of the bright fire,
and meets his wife's smiling face, he sue
cumbs in moment to the soothing influence
which acts as the balm of Gilead TO his
wounded spirits, that are wounded with the
stern realities of life. The rough school-boy
flies into rage from the taunts of his COM
panions to find solace in his mothers smile
the little one, full ofgrief with her large trou-
BILE, finds haven of rest on the mothers
breast and so one might go on with instance
after instance of the influence that a sweet
minded woman has in the social life with
which she is connected. Beauty is an insig-
Difcant power when compared to her
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26

| Der and babe her adieu, he was astonshed L
| see her likewise run up the steps to enter
| Gracious Apollo ! He burst into cold per
| SEPARATION nj the idea of the young lady
| error
| II think you must have made mistake
Miss, this can't be your house"
But he was too late-she was already in th,
brilliantly lighted hall, and turning around
threw off her dripping habiiments and made
| a low courtesy.
| "Why, il is my wife,"
"And happy to see that you have not for.
| gotten all your gallantry towards us ladies,
pursued the merciless little puss, her blue
eyes (they were very pretty all in dance
with suppressed roguery.
Edge looked from celIing to floor in vain
search for loop-hole to escape, but the
aearch was unavailing.
well" he said in the most sheepish of
tones, "it is the first time was ever polite to
Il lady in the cars, and hang me if it shan't
be the last"
"You see, my dear" said the ecstatic little
lady, II did not expect to be delayed so long,
and had not any idea should meet With such
attention in the cars, and that from my hus
band, too Goodness gracious, how Aunt
Priscilla will enjoy the joke"
IF you tell that old harpy, | will never
hear the last ofit," said Edge in desperation
Very likely" was the provoking reply of
his wife
Now look here, darling" said Mr.. Edge,
coaxingly, you won't say anything, will
you? A fellow don't want to be laughed at
by all the world. say, Maria, you shall have
the pretiiest furs in New York if you will
only keep quiet-you shall, upon my hopor."
The terms were satisfactory, and Maria
capitulated-who wouldn't? And that is
The way she got those splendid furs that
filled the hearts of all female friends with
envy. And perhaps it was what made Mr.,
Edge such courteous husband ever since.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
VOL. XXXI---NO. IL.
VARIETIES.

| "A teacher observed huge blot OF ink on
little Irish boys copybook. "What is that"
he demanded. Sure, think it's tear sir"
"a tear How could a tear be black ?" "Sure,
think wan O. the colored boys dropped it,
| sir"
"A Judge joking young lawyer, said :
"lf you and | were turned into horse and
an ass, which would you prefer to be ?"
THE ass, to be sure" replied the lawyer 81
have heard of an ass being made Judge, but
a horse, never ~
Jennie" said venerable Cameronian to
his daughter, who was asking his consent to
accompany her urgent and favored sutton to
the altar: Jennie, it's very solemn thing TO
get married" II know it, father" replied
The sensible damsel; but it's great deal SOL
emner not to-"
"A French doctor, after having bought a
lot in the Mont Parnasse Cemetery, went TO
the marble worker to order the tomb. After
the details were arranged the marble worker
said ;-"Monsieur did well to select this GEM
etery it is so quiet. And, then, monsieur lie
docteur must know good many people
herew
My dear" said petulant editor to his
wife, who asked Jim civl,question. 'iWhy
do you persist in disturbing me when you
see that am wrapped in thought" 'Be-
cause" she replied, Pm afraid you'll take
cold" Take cold ?" Eyes, when | find
You are only wrapped in thought l don't
care if it is summer time, but such covering
is entirely too thin for this season."
st. Louis Globe Democrat: Senator
Mason's little boy accompanied hts father
one day to the BARRIERS shop where the sena.
tor had his boots blackened by a colored
man. The rext morning the senator heard
this much of a conversation being carried on
by the young man and his little sister: AN
did you know Eat nIgger mems had black
breff?" mo, does emp" asked the little
girl. "Yes; sawed it yesterday. A niger
man DIES bowed his breff on papa's boots an
made em all black"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
Fay0rite Old Writers.

Journalism must be healthy profession,
SAID Old Mrs. Squaggs as she laid the paper
on her knee and rubbed her eye glasses with
her apron. "What makes you think so?"
said MIR. Squaggs. Because see the writer's
who used to have pieces in the papers when
was girl are still living, and writing away
the same as ever; they must be very old"
who are they" asked Mr.. Squaggs. "Well,
there is "Vertas" for one, and Anon" and
"Vox Populi' and PRO Bono Publico," and
many others. see some of their names
,very day, and declare if the sight of them
don't bring back the old school.days. Then
the old lady gazed meditatively into the fire
and old Mr.. Squaggs went out on the back
step to indulge in quiet laugh to himself
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
President Folks Cousin.

A young lady from Tennessee, cousin of
the late President Polk, visited friends not
many miles from ST. Paul last summer Her
relationship with the deceased President was
generally commented on during her stay
Her visit ended, and, as is customary, she
made her parting calls. Among others, she
called at the house of young lady who fail
ed to fall in love with the young lady from
Tennessee, and, finding the ladies of the
house out left her card, which contained the
letters "P. T. c." The envious young lady, on
returning home, picked up the card and scan
ming it, said "She does try 10 put on lots of
airs, simply because she is related to Presi-
dent, Just think oft, P. P C.-President
Folks cousin"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
A Sensible Bird.

captain of a vessel had canary which
was much attached TO him, and would perch
on his hand or head. One day the captain
had several friends to dine with him and
the cage door being open, the bird, after fly.
ing about the room, perched on the head of
captain. He was then drinking some wine,
ana held up his glass, when the bird hoped
upon the edge of it, and slipped some of the
WINE, The little fellow soon felt the effects,
and returned to his cage intoxicated.
soon, at another party, the captain at
tempted to play the same trick but the SEN
siDle bird, remembering what he had suffered
before, would not taste the hooking beyer-
age, but returned to his cage
That bird was no goose Would that man
were as wise as birds and monkeys; that is,
too wise to take, a second time, that which
made them silly and tipsy and ill.,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
Strong Coffee and Hot Boiled Milk

Even in the best hotels, it is sometimes diff
flcult to get boiled milk In restaurants it is
seldom given without special order In
many private houses, the article is practically
unknown in many homes where they pride
themselves on their good Coffee only cream
is used in the mixture Coffee with cream
is delicious, and the lovely color it takes on
as the thick yellow substance drops down
into 1t is a Joy forever; but it is, alas indi-
gesti6le. believe that many of the people
who have decided that they cannot take cof
fee, would find themselves nourshed and
strengthened, without injury, by equal parts
OF well made strong coffee and hot boiled
milk.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
Some Definitions.

A great MISUNDERSTANDING the fat wo-
man.
Changing the suhiect-Making an English
man citizen
A pretty plight-The maIden's yea.
A killing afair-An English Joke.
Hanging fire-The chandelier.
A great head-the cabbage.
Beats the deck-The cabin.
Level-headed-Th snake.
Very much cut up-Hash
A cast-of-The anchor.-Pue&.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26

How He GRADED HIS GUEsTs.-I don't
know whether this is a new story or not, but
when Mr.. James E. Schuyler, of the Gibson
house, told it to me the other day, mentally
resolved that it should see the light of print.
We were speaking Of Kentucky and he
told how "blue grass host graded. his
guests at a card party
"There was myself and two other elegant
gentlemen from Kentacky, and there we're.
two gentlemen from Virginia, man from
New York and a miserable son of-a-gun from
Boston who won all the money"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26

WHAT THEY ARE ALL AFTER,-Bagley
Ito Bailey: II say, Shocks mas dropped on
to very bright advertisement, hasn't he
Shocks, the lawyer, you know?"
Bailey: "What does he say ?"
Bagley Asks the people to give him a
trial. He's just opened his office, you know"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
@ PECIAL.


- desire to notify Canned Goods Packers that
am prepared to secure Cans, Cases, &C., at lowest
figures and inside of Association Prices and also
solicit orders or Consenments of Canned Goods
Seeds, &c. to be placed to best advantage and In
interest OF employers. !. g., to patrons advantage
giving customers benefit Of my special advan tages
Address LOUIS GIEsE. ~ Chamber of Commerce,
Baltimore, Md.
az Take Elevator nearest Second st. Send
for daily quotations for grain, SC. 3ap1y
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
rerms-si.so a Year, in Advance
2uetical.
MARCH.


Right pleasant are these early days
OF thine, impetuous March!
Thy winds are on their wandering ways,
But all the aZu re arch
Is glad with light,
And pearl and white,
And changing tin t, and changing form,
In every loud, that only seems
10 revel in a world Of dreams
And fear no fear of storm.
Thy chldlike reckless frolic sweeps
The leaves of autumn gone,
From bough to bough then gaily leaps
TO bid new buds come on.
tH- With toss and shake
The trees shall wake,
Their life-blood rise from deepest root,
Till over all shall emerald green,
a lovely, living robe be seen,
And frequent flower and fruit.
Thou hast March. too life O. mine,
A March that fingers long,
Aud resolute the purpose thine
That trouble make me strong!
Strike on, bear!
'Tis only air !
And love directs the widest blast:
And pleasant days for even me,
Come now and then, and | shall see
The flower and fruit at last.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
TERMS OF SALE.

The terms of sale as prescribed by the decree
are-One third of the purchase money to be paid
in cash on the day of sale, or on the ratification
thereof; one-thrd thereof ia six months and the
residue In twelve months from the day of sale
or oil cash at the option of the purchaser; the
credit payments to bear interest from day of sale
and to be secured by the notes or bonds of the
purchaser, with security approved by the trustee.
-Fs- HENRY ID. HARLAN, Trustee.
y. y. Richardson, Auctioneer. 12mh4t
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
ESQ ACRES.

and has on it a good growth of timber and if
cleared would make good farming land. 1t bor-
ders on Deer Creek, being about three miles from
Highland station on the NJ. &. Railroad, and ad-
joins the lands of Thomas Albone, John Loeb
airy, John Thomas. William Harkins. Eli Rigdon
and Mrs. Laura Ady.
TERMS OF SALE
The terms OF sale provided by the decree are =
One-thfrd of the purchase money cash on the day
of sale. and the balance in two equal installments
at six and twelve months with interest from the
day OF sale. and security to be approved by the
Trustee.
ROBERT ARCHER,
Trustee, Bel Air, Md.
VIM. IL. Cooley, AuctiOneer, bmh
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-08
st. MarN,s Hall.

Prof. Fl. E. Moore. of Brooklyn,
N. Y, will exhibit at st. Mary's
HALL this evening his wonderful and
interesting exhibition, entitle d
"Moore's Calcicheomopticon," illus.
trating beautiful scenery in Ireland.
America, England, Paris, Venice,
Germany, Ancient and Modern Rome,
giving descriptive lecture of most
interesting character. Besides the
beautiful illustrations, the professor ia
also q good singer. Q pleasant talker
and perfect "Illusionn performer.
1t is an entertainment rarely offered ia
our citizens, and should be seen to
be appreciated.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-08

Prohibits shooting at nighttime
except from the land. Shooting with
gun from boat. day or night, that
cannot be conveniently discharged
from shoulder. Fine $50. Prohibits
the use of sink-boats, sneak boats,
&c. Fine So TO $50. Allows shoot.
ing from sink-hox npOn obtaining q
license. Prohibits shooting on South
river from BOBBY or bush blinds ex-
cept on Tuesday, Thursday aud Sat-
urday license required to erect such
blinds. and they must be at least 800
yards apart.
Licenses to shoot wild fowl 10 the
waters of South river are issued
yearly May l. No person is allowed
to license more than one blind in any
one season. No one is permitted to
shoot wild fowl from any BOBBY, blind
or brush, blind on the waters of the
Severn river, ia Anne Arundel coun.
ty, except on Mondays, Wednesdays
aud Saturdays, and on the waters of
Magothy river, in Anne Arundel
couuty, except on Tuesday and Fri
days. License to shoot from any
BOBBY or brush blind costs 50 so. An
owner may extend to bis friends the
privilege of shooting from the blind.
No one is permitted to erect bin d
within three hundred yards of Ii.
censed blind. Fine S. to $50 for
each offense aud cost of prosecution
for continuing blind within 800
yards Of blind having priority there
is fne of SIS per week Any one
shooting from a blind without per-
mission Of The owner is subject to a
fne of from $40 to $40 and cost of
prosecution. Violators may be COM
mitted to Jail until their fines are
paid. Woodcock may be shot in this
county from July to February l.
Rabbit from October Is to January
Is. Pheasants from October Is to
January |. Partridgcs from Novem-
l to December "a.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-08
Laid to Rest.

The remains of little Jimmie Brown,
son of Capt. Jas. Ii. Brown and little
Samuel Tilden Taylor, son of Mr..
James S. Taylor, whose deaths were
noticed in last evening 'sCAPIPAL, were
laio to rest to-day in the quiet grave
yard. The funeral of the former took
place at 10 O'Clock this morning, from
his parents residents on Gloucester
street, the pail bearers being from the
Presbyterian Sabbath School Of
which Jimmie was a member and
were, Mr.. George NJ Hyde, Jimmie
Sunday School teacher. and Messrs. +.
Banks, w. Gardiner and III. Brewer.
The funeral of Samuel I. Taylor, took
place at O'Clock this afternoon from
bis parents residence, and was fol-
lowed to their last resting place by
the afflicted parents and others.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-08
Admitted to Practice.

The following members of the bar
were admitted today to practice in
the Court of Appeals: On motion Of
Henry w. Archer. Stephenson Ar
cher, OF Hartford county I; on motion
of Stephenson Archer. A. Benton
Berry, Of Prince Georges county
on motion of Richard I. Semmes,
James a. McHenry. Of Allegany
county, were admitted 10 practices. II
The above court.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-08
DIVORCED.
The Most Successful Drama 81 =.
Season.


Divorced the most successful
drama that has been presented at tho
Masonic Opera House this season
was played by Miss II hoades and har
excellent company last night. Miss
hlttle Rhoades as the injured wife
FLORENCE CRANKY" gave a picture
OF noble and perfect womanhood that
is seldom portrayed aud carried on,
SO well in real life. let alone in the
garbled fiction of the stage. She
was offered a better opportunity last
night than at any time through the
week to exhibit her powers as an ar
tlste and at the same time show off a
number of costumes that are certain
~ unequalled on the stage for ele
gance, richness and quiet taste. The
support given Miss Rhoades by her
entire company last night are also de-
serving of special mention. Mr.. J.
j. Kennedy bad for the first time dur
ing the week chance to exhibit his
strength as comedian. His imper.
soDation of IN. I. Muggsn can well
be said to have been the life of the
evening. lie was ably seconded by
Miss Leonorc Hassen, as "SaIIy
Annie Waddle." and those two ia the
first and third acts sustained the
comedy of the play in very able and
unblemisbed manner. Mr.. Gilbert
Ely's Harry GRAVITY" was excellent
in every particular, and though rep
resenting that true and tried actor 10
a different role from any that he has
been seen in throughout the week, it
represented him as one with a CON-
plete mastery of the part, not only in
the fancy and imagination of the text,
but in the solid, sensible sentiment of
the species of the mankind he por-
trayed. For the balance of the cast
Miss Annie La Vallee as "Blanch
Sterling" Herbert Kelley, as "Jes-
sop;" Mr.. John Bristor, as James
Gordon" and Mr.. &. l.. Bonn, as
"Burdette," were equally good and
sustained those parts in keeping with
the excellence of their fellow perform
ers. Lady of Lyons" will be pre-
sented tonight, with Miss Rhoades
in the leading role, This is power
t play in which Miss Rhoades will
have an opportunity of displaying her
ability as an actress. The children's
matinee tomorrow afternoon will be
we'll worth attending, and tomorrow
night great double bill will be pre-
sented, with Gcnevieve Wards great
society drama, Forget Me-Not." in
the lead and beautiful afterpiece to
follow. /
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-08
Personal Mention

larry L. Boyd, of this city, as
a.nt engineer of the U. S. steamer
|TH Crawford, will sail for Key
|Vnl next week
w. Chas. Banks, now in the en-
|moi Messrs. Tunis & Bro lum-
merchants, Baltimore, spent yes
|slay With his parents here.
IA Agnes Tongue spent yester-
with relatives in town.
II Lem. Brooks who has been on
t3itO friends in Baltimore return :
lEt night.
I. Vim. II. German was in town
aY
loo, Geo. Cotton left on the noon
b Henry Killman of Baltimore
Aavisit to friends here
U l. Moxley. who has been WIS.,
friends here, has returned to
lone 10 Washington.
@ Phoebe Brown, has returned
ier visit to Washington.
Stephen Gambrall, paymaster
y Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
skre today.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-08
An Unruly Prisoner.

Geo. Lewis alias Walker" the
colored prisoner now in jail for rob
blng the store Of Columbus Warfeld
10 the Fifth district of this county 10
August last, and also with being an
escaped convict from the jail of Mart
inehnrg, w Va. for q similar olfense,
became very indignant when con.
fronted yesterday afternoon with Mr..
Wickersham of Virginia. whose dwell
ling be entered on the 25th of August
last and robbed of quantity of cloth
ing. jewelry, &c. The clothing found
ia Lewis alias walkers possession,
now in the custody of Justice Claude,
were fully identified by Mr.. Wicker
sham, who went to the Jail in COM
pany with an officer, for the purpose
of identifying a hat that he had miss
ed at the same time. The prisoner.
though chained to the floor, became
~ insolent when the officer entered
his cell to get the bat TO show Mr.
" ickersham, and said if be could get
to him he would not get out of there
alive; that he would hang for that
man (meaning the oficer) who arrest
ed him. The hat was not the one
stolen from Mr.. understands house,
but be recognized the stockings the
prisoner had on as his from pecu-
liar darn in the heel 10 colored silk
which was doDe by bis wife. "Wal-
kerr at first refuse to allow the off
Ger to examine them, aud the jailor was
compelled to hand-cutf the prisoner
before they could approach him. He
was very inso.ent al d abusive to the
officers and refused to answer any
questions put to him. ar. Wicker
sham left here this afternoon sfor
Martinsburg, Va, taking with him
the goods be identified.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-10-08
Refused 10 Sign the Contract.

Mr.. Philip Pettebone to whom was
awarded the contract fer bnilding the
new county road in tho Third dis.
trict leading to the Severn river
bridge, was before the County Com
missioners to-day aud refused to sign
the contract and comply with all the
requirements. The Commissioners
will hold the matter for Amusement
until their next meeting. The next
lowest bidders are Conway Il Bates
and Alton Arnold.