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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-01-29
Fire a.! Fire!

Theopportunty of the year. Finest Baltimore
made Mems and Boys Clothing selling at prices
till now unheard of. All the stock left from the
Fire must be sold quickly. Acme Hall, POO W.
Baltimore st., Baltimore.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-01-29

Stranger Ito small boy y-you
t-tel me wh-when th-thc next t-train g-goes
n.n-north, ss-snnny?"
Small boy-"Fi' minniis pas three"
Stranger-"H have I g-g-got t-t-time to
c-c-catch it?
Small boy "Notuness you kin walk fast
er'n you kin talk, mister"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-09-04

tivas, seems to have centered his
hearts affection on these worthy ami
mails and loves them with devotion
that would not bear separation.
Here we also saw the skull Of Fan,
ME Holton, the renowned dam Of
Tenbr9.k and half sister Of Longfel-
low.
Having gazed with admiration upon
the fastest horse flesh the world has
ever known. we babe Mr.. Harper
goodbye and were soon rafting away
over the lice gravel roads in Wood
barn farm, the property of Mr.. A.J'
Alexander, the birth placeof Maud S,
the fastest trotter that has ever been
produced, and the home Of Harold,
her noted sire, and Miss Russell, her
valuable dam, and of Belmont, the
proud sire Of Nutwood.
While thus enwrapped in admiration
of these grand trotters and their pro-
duce, Mr.. l.. Broa head, the general
manager of the farm, had the unkind'
ness to uotify US that as dinner was
about ready at the outage, (his home
on the farm he would have to inter-
rupt our pleasure by asking US to get
into our surrey and drive to the cot
taga and dine with him.
Much as we regretted to be so sud
denly snatched away from the COM
pany of these proud steppers, we felt
before we had turned our backs upon
his sumptuous tables that we had not
been badly cheated by our most hos
pitable and companionable host.
Dinner over, we again followed our
accommodating host 30 the mack q
this magnificent farm, where we be-
held charming herd Of yearlings anc
two year Odds, the produce Of his granC
Harold, Belmont and Lord Russell.
Among these was a su .kling by tn,
side of Miss Russell, and by Harold
making him a full brother to MauC
S. No price now on him as he is no
for sale. Ten thousand dollars would
not buy him. Miss Russell is now il
foal to Belmont, Mr.. Broadhead's oh
f iect being to reproduce Nutwo,d.
Leaving Woodburn at 4 o'clock P
r M, we drove into Lexington by dark
= a distance of about twenty miles
' where we spent pleasant night q
| the elegant Phoenix Hotel.
T., This Saturday morning, y 0'clocF
i finds us in the Lexington Cemeter!
o in the presence of the memorabl
dead--Abe Buford, John H. Morgan
: Gen. Hanson, Jno. c, Breckinridg
aud the idolized Henry Clay, at ii
e foot of whose tall proud monumeI
we now stand, gazing in upon the r.
, mains of himself and wife, and whe
% we must leave us until our next.
P E. A. COLLINS.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-09-04
OVER THE STATE.

Constant Benson, young Swiss,
was attacked by vicious boar near
Knoxville, recently, and received in
juries that resulted in his death.
Mckenzie News: Rev. NJ. l..
Blanton, the great revivalist, will
commence series of meetings at tue
Methodist church here on the first
Sunday in September.
Greenevile Republican: Mrs. Nc
Amis, wife Of the town Marshal, got
bug in her ear last Monday night
that gave her great pain, At last &C,
counts the bug had not been extracted,
but she was easier.
Morton's Advance: We were shown
some corn raised by Mr., Perry Pru-
EFT, of this county, a few days since,
and do not hesitate in saying that it
is the finest we ever saw. Tt meas
ures twenty inches in length, and the
three we saw measured sixty-one
inches.
The President of the Tennessee
Press Association has appointed as
the executive committee for tbs en-
suing year. Ira P. Jones, Nashvj lie,
chairman; Thos. Boyers, Gallatin;
Archie Thomas, Springfield; l.. }.
Brooks, jackson; h f. Griscom,
Chattanooga.
JudgeWoods, of the supreme court,
to whom the matter was referred, has
lust decided that DR.. I. B. 4ancey
Of Somerville, lately appointed Uni.
-Nd States marshal for the western
district of Tennessee, in place o
j. H. Freeman, not confirmed, Cal
lawfully hold the position.
Mr.. w. r. Andrews is meeting
with great success and encourage
ment in his efforts to secure subscrlp
tions for an artesian well to be op
Grated by a joint stock company
He wanted only $4,000 and has al
really received subscriptions to amour
of $2,800'-Union City Anchor.
Bolivar Bulletin: Nearly 5000 wa
paid to persons at work at the asylur
last week, and the amount will be IL
creased to perhaps 81, 900 week tror
this on, which is making trade lively
There is no estimating the advantag
the location of this institution at tn
place will be to the people Of tn
community.
Those who look on our little fami
contest over the Governorshlp as
unheard,of proceeding seem to ha'
forgotten the race in Mississippi MAI
years ago, between Albert G"lIat
Brown and his son on the repudlatl'
issue. The father was nominated
the State credit men AMI the youI
politicians nominlt the son on L
reputation platform, beat the {
man and forever ruined and disgrac
the State. National Review.
West Tennessee Wing: Those pes
English sparrows, have well nj
driven other birds from tie city. L
mockingobird, not having any aft
ton for his English cousin, has a
disappeared from our midst. If so
genius would only invent a meth
by which this English bird of e
could be exterminated he will be {
titled to almost as much credit as
revolutionary parrot who NhlpI
the British in that little dispute o
tea.
Crockett County Sentinel: On NJ
day hit, Aug, IL, MIR. Mute Per
Of the Tenth District, had very
morse stolen. Elk, Sheriff Booth
Laurence Coltrain went in pursul
the thief, aud caught him with
horse in Lake County. The thief
amegro by the name of Jerry lug
who has recently returned from
Penitentiary. He had also stole
horse IN Like County, and he Is !
in that county, and will he hrou
~ Crockett as soon as the author
in thtt county get through with
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-09-04
Orn nlrE aHAss .ETTTR
Lexington, Ky, Aug. q, 1856.

repay us for the clouds and storms OF
the previous day. Having had a
night of sweet refreshing rest and a
hearty good breakfast Of the famous
"blue grass beef stea&3 and old fash
Toned cheat biscuit We again at 8
O'Clock took our seats behind our
"theroughbreds" and bidding "mine
host" adieu, we were again dashing
away to the northward in the direction
of Paris, the county site Of Bourbon
county, the home of "od bourbon
and the lovely inland city around
which, in memory, clusters so much
of the history VI the Clays,
For miles and miles we swept along
a smooth gravel pike, on either side
a continuous line cf undulating blue
grass farms and palatial residences,
and nearly all, the homes Of the
Clays.
These Claws, however, are not rela,
ted to Henry CLAW. Of whom we shall
sneak later on.
Mai Cooper and your corrvspon>
dent had all along this lively route
congratulated themselves that they
had seen nothing vet to equal the
lovely blue gras, Duck rive. lands in
our own native state, but when we
merged into this magni hcent country
along bo,h sides OF the PIKE from
Winchester to Paris au3 thence t.
GEORGETOWN. we had to throw up the
spouge.
This region of lovely country is
much more extensive than ours and
in it our own Maury county has its
worthy counterpart in Quality as well
, as in cultivation.
! The country along our route from
! Paris, through Georgetown, Midway
and Versailles to Lexington, is very
much the same as that from Winches'
ter to Paris. excepting that much o.
this latter is covered with lnxurian
crops of tobacco and hcmo, the latter
of which being the first your cores
pondent had seen of hemp in forty
! years Mai. Cooper, who used to "pul
hemp" when boy in old Bedford
% and vour CORRESPONDENT we're mucI
L astonished to find 50 little advanc
! made in the art of saving and break
Il inc this crop
T. Only one step forward has been mad
. in this direction ia the past century
Is viz they now cut it off clos
Is +, the ground instead Of pulling it II
by the roots, as of old.
y The same old hand breaks are use
vi to-day as were used when our father
'0 were little bows. and the negroes al
~ paid Que dollar per 100 lbs for breal
- ing and 50. so per acre for cutting
u This is here regarded rs ver
y profitable crop, but requires the vel
- best soil. Instea of converting tn
w, immense crop Of hemp into bnggir
'h and rope to cover cotton, as of oil
w it is now all used in the manufactu
Of Irvine and packing.
,, The bulk Of it goes into twue, nea
+ ly all of which is used on the twi
"0 binders now 50 extensively used
'0 harvesting the worlds wheat crop.
'so Having spent the night at Versail
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-09-04

inst Received, a NICE line Of Top
B,rgies Cheap. Call and see them
EDWARDS Il SHEPHERD.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-09-04
SOUTHERN METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE
NASHVILLE, TENN.

NJ, 500, Rool Manufacturing Establishment IN
ne S Ia f,ll assortment Of the better class OF
ni nus books constantly on hand Iheoogieal
h,sts and Sunday-school song-books and libraries
specially Christian Advocate.
General organ Of the Methodist Episcopal Churf i
coI,b twenty pages each week. A pure paper TOT
he old and young. Only = year.
sunday-schoOl Periodicals
Eight periodicals for Sunday-sehool teachers and
baI,s different grades and prlces issued weekly
monthly, and quarterly. r r,L.s.,;,u
ASyocate and Sunday-school Periodicals sent free
10 any address. ,,rp..,. 49,, Lob
Printing. Address
Southern Methodist Publishing House.
- NASHVILLE. TENN.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-09-04

" or p SSsS Ts 1 $500
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21
The Greatest
Labor r-Saving
Invention Of the age.
The Greatest

Send in your orders and apply for
particulars to r, +. Dillon. Delta, sole
gent for Delta, Montrose and Mesa
counties
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21
1t WAS So Sad.

He swere that he loved her with a de-
Touring boarding-house passion. Down
through the tiy-blown muslin curtains
the soft rays Of the golden sun sifted
and filtered. and the man on his knees
patiently suing for some surcease of
loves woe was encircled in a halo of
glory.
Yet she was hard.
He recounted the picnics, drives, the
ice-creams, the operas and the caramels
but never n word did he lisp about
the unpaid board or wash bill.
Yet she was hard.
In tones of guivsring agony he threw
in few disiointed remarks about the
dreary expanse OF future if she did no.
say him yea.
Yet she was hard.
He told her how he wore corns upon
his brow. tapping it with his forefnger
Tor soulful poetry.
Yet she was hard
Then with a weary sigh he rose from
his right npgu,ar position, took his hat
and laid his hand upon the nickle door
knob as he said "Then, since you will
not be mine I'll go Join ball club"
"And be a darling pitcher?"
AYES"
"At last, at last I'll be thine; como
hack OH love, to heart of mine.-Cdri
PretzePs Weehiy.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21

We have been requested by several
Of our subscribers to devote column
At the lNKErENDENr to the discussion
0f questions Of interest to the ranch
Msn. We will be pleased ito accomo-
date them. aiid ask that any of our
subscribers who have questions to ask
l,ertxiniag to rsnching. send them to
us for publication and we also ask
th0ss wlno have had experience. and
can u answer the questions that may
i's ask-d. We will bs happy to pub
lish both the questions and answers.
Ana hope that many will he benefited
by the discussion which we trust will
arise.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21
REAL ESTATE AGENTSl
KEEP!YOUR3 ,EYE;OH 1T
Lonely People.

The loneliest of mortals are the pio-
neers of new principles and policies,
new faith and feelings, for they alone
have none on earth with whom they
can hold brotherhood of soul. Having
emerged from the beliefs in which they
we're educated. TIN own away hal1tuated
reliances, trusting themselves to origin
nj perception as they advance into the
unknown, out of which revelations are
breaking on them, their solitude is
sometimes as appalling as the expert
ence of one who for the first time rides
on locomotive across midnight prai-
rie, when, through the level gloom he
seems just plunging off the world into
banks of stars.-Alocr.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21

Ex. Governor Pitkin died at his
l'oms in Pueblo last Saturday MORN
lug. He had been confined to his bed
for some time past and for several
Aays his death vas momentarily ex-
pected. By his death Colorado loses
4 one vi her best people aud one who
has always had the " elfare OF her pso.
pie It heart. During his residence in
siliis State be made many friends and
few enemies. Honest. conscientious
sosssd Of strong mental gifts and an
aiaiable disposition. he endeared him
srlf - I'll with whom hs came in con-
asrt.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21

Two members Of the present Con
grvss have died during the week, the
other being Mr.. Price OF Wis., which
swells the death list of the Forty
ninth Congress beginning with Mr..
Hendrecks, The late presiding officer OF
the Senate, to twelve.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21

TIE Nont10se Republican has at last
ssccunbe.d 70 tho inevitable aud sold
nut ~ the Montr0se Nessemyer " no will
colabine the twO papers under thelr
old title. This is indeed a good thing
for both The newspaper meil and pri-
vate citizens of Aontr0su. The for.
iuer will nov bs able to secure .re;l.
sunabie com mpensaion for their work
aud llls latter will not be obliged to
l.. havs ''0ur 700U subscribers and
l,ower press'> thrown at them weekly.
Me wish the new management sue.
cess.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21

The stOckmen of Mesa equity are
warming up 10 the fact that there is
aot ro0m on their winter ranges for
Gouh cattle aud sheep. aud at u stock
coayention held ut Grand Junction a
1.w days since. passed resolutions de
nvu,,cing the introduction Of sheep US
detrimental to the cattle Interests. aud
Informing the owners of the sheep
lhat they came there against the hos
tile public sentiment Of the people.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21
We clip the following from the
MOntrose Messenger:

We clip the following from the
Monirose Messenger:
Y. l.. Osborn. our County Treasurer.
says tlse custom heretofore in vogue,
lf tlse County Commissioners rel,at-,
ling Interest on taxes due january 1st
paid before March LIST. will this year
l's susi'eisded. and all taxes will be due
AID tayabls by December 3lst, 1885.
Alter that date interest will be cliarg-
~ hv tie County Treasurer at the rate
Of Is per cent per annum. No excpp-
eisn will be made and the payment Of
Interest at the above named rate, will
bc inevitable in all cases, after Janua-
" ist. 1887
The State law is precise in this in
stance and:each County Treasurer has
been notified by the State Treasurer to
easllect interest rs above. The order is
imperative and in bel,osves each tax
i,aysr to settle his tax assessment be-
fore January list. to save interest.
The custom Of r.tating interest on
taxes paid before March 1st, has work
sd great evil in many ways. At pre-
stnt there Is no school fund from which,
y arsw to pay teachers and it cannot
~ expected tlixt tile payment of taxes
In deferred later than December 3lst.
Itsiics Tue County Treasurer is compel.
sj ~ comply with the law and rigidly
enforce It In the collection of interest
on past due taxes.
This ID y move In the right direction
and We hope our Treasurer will also
enforce this law. If it WAS known by
the tax payers Of this county that all
tsxss mot paid by January LIST. would
dryw Interest from that date and that
iissrs would be no sxtention of time,
the greater portion would be paid by
that date and the teacl,ers Of our coun-
~ would not have to wait for months
fer their hard earned Wages. ,WshoHe
ne Commissioners will lsak INFO this
s,,stsse md grant NO rsl~te: a,lx svsp
II ii,sy sIi',,iA. y tl,sy.~ did last syear:
ls.r tEssy Trs.s.fsr shosld tssiJ&'
7es.sss u - 'Atr "A tl,sf.s.e
W. eaI6 ~ fi,s interest ac-
n
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21
Irrigation Made Easy

A great sarfn9 Of labor and time by
using this Dam for I77igdting DitcheS.
In the past the lateral bitches from
the main waterways have had to be
damned with dirt or system of gates
at Il great cost to each party caused by
handling dirt to dam the bitches so AS
to raise the water over the land. more
or less of the dirt would wash down
into bitches at the removal of the dam.
to be cleaned out at an additional ex-
pense. etc. etc. Now this dam does
away with all such work and expense
We call the attention of patrons of
irrigation to this useful and labor-sav-
ing invention. You can save enough
in one year. with this dam, TO pay for
the use of said dam II lifetime. Dam
ming small streams of any kind, dams
can be mad. of all sizes. Stop right
here and make IL note of this.
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21

Aa axchange says the reason there
ais - many odd maid teachers is, that
ihs arerags woman Is to smart to
s~up uG $50 montl, job for u $40
snan. This may al be true. but We
think the average WOMAN could enjoy
a'sare solid comfort in bossing II $40
s,axn than she could by holding u job
vUrtL twice 500 u nl0nLA. w
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21
oGa wAssINGToS LETTER
From our regular eor.e.po ndent.

The preliminaries Of an interesting
tariff battle, tho passage Of some iohs
pending bills, and til. nati0ittt cotiVeh-
tion held in this city to promote n
great International Exposition In 1882
ut the nations Capital. were among The
most important events OF the week
harss
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21

While some interesting questions
hive been sprung ia Congress already,
but little was done the first week. 10
the House is due all that was accom-
plished. When the Senate met on
Thursday, the first thing II did was 10
agree to do nothing on Friday ana
saturday The House also took Il holi-
day on Friday according to il tllne-hoh-
ored custom of adjournlng When the
death of one of its members Is allloullc-
ed. 1t was Representative Dowdhey
who was in his scat for the first three
days OF the session, apparently in per-
feet health. aud returning TO his nome
in New York, MAS suddenly STRICKEN
down. !!
The Delta independent., 1886-12-21

Md. OswAsy Of the Montross Regis
ter - ssrared ths appointment Of
C,ila1d Ssnhes Tiater Agent for this
aiAfA Vis Ly Ohs the faithful are
revxrded
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-09-19

- .>-.4s
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hrn..i 90 go. sscceed FROM st hour. The
VnrS " .s ahs 10 fortune opens before the
tress.TsUE |. ~ AZ once ad-
ee, +1guE:s Maine.
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Younx Men!-Read This.

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THE POET POWERS

a feeling OF gratitude impels me to
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CurtcuRA, and cordially recommend it
10 the public as q very valuable remedy.
H. n. POWERS. BRlDGErORr, Conn
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ENGLISH REMEDY

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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-09-19

For sale everywhere Price CUrIcuRA
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an exquisite skin Beautiner, 2ac. CUTI
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81.
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[ utjilCura
The Only Remedies For The Skin
And Rlood Universally
COMMENDED

VIM. Il. rotten, o.. North Tenth St.,
Philadelphia, reports that one Of his
customers stated to him incidentally
shat he was feeling so well and had
gained twenty-seven pounds in the last
year, all of which he attributed to
systematic course of the CCTICURA Re-
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when all other remedies failed.
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CURED BIZ CUTICURA.

Ny skin disease, which resisted sew
eral popular remedies and other reme-
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They surpassed my mos, sanguine eN-
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]. c. ARENTRUE,
VIscexSES, IND.
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ORES ON NECK

Cnas. Brady, Somerville. Mass. who
refers TO DIR. ]. j. Wood, druggist of that
city, certifies TO a wonderful cure of run
ming sores on the neck which had been
created dy hospital physicians without
cure, and which yielded completely to
the CUTICURA kEMEDIYS.
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In Tin and Sheet. Iron, has Again
Com m eneed Business for Himself al
the Old Stand, on Carson Street. next
door to the French Hotel. Where
he will attend to all orders promptly
He solicits fair share Of the work In
bis line, and will make no exorbitant
.h May Is
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SOW ITS VALUE

All Of your CUrIcURA REMEDIES give
very good satisfaction. The CUTICURA
l especially recommend for the dis
seascs for which is used. know from
experience its value. DIR. IL. ]. PRATT.
Monticello, Wis.
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CUTlCURA ABROAD

Through hOme-returned Norwegian
have learned to know your CUTICURA,
which has in a short time cured me ofan
Eczema that my physicians medicines
could not heal. CHR. HELTZEN.
BSRdkn, NORWAY. Agentu1J