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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07

NOTICE To PENSION CLAIMANTS.-
~ All persons who make affidavit before me,
to obtain their quarterly payment of Pensions,
VIII save the payment of % cents. cost of the
Certificate to the Clerk of the Circuit Court, as
my name is on file In the U. s. Pension DEPART
ment and the U. 8. Pension Agents office, in
Washington.
GEO. W. RICHARDSON,
Juafica nf fha paI
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCHOOL COMMISSION
ERs.-The board met on Tuesday, Mr. Vosbury
in the chair.
DR.. sas Scarboro asked for the reopenng of
No. IL, fifth district. The matter was left for
decision al the meeting in October next.
The Secretary was instructed TO look into the
needs of the colored people in Carsins' Run
neighborhood' for school facilities.
The corps ofteachers appointed by the local
teachers was confirmed
The colored schools were ordered to be open.
ed October 18th.
Mr.. Rouse was authorized 10 appoint trus.
tee at No. 10, fifth district vice John Craig, re.
signed.
The contract for building outhouses at No. 90
fourth district, was awarded to Mr.. Turner,
for s54.
B. f. W. McClung and Charles w. Norris
were appointed to chairs at the Normal School
The schools were ordered to be closed during
the last two days of the county fair.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07
The Republican Situation in Pennsyl-
yania.

-Four years ago Blaine carried the city OF
Philadelphia by 30 ia majority and the State
of Pennsylvania by s1,010. The Philadel-
phia Times declares that President Cleveland
will receive the largest vote ever cast in
Philadelphia for a national Democratic can
didate, and that Harrison's vote will fall far
short OF that cast for Blaine. In view of the
fact the Times says:
Instead ofsending speakers, managers and
money from Pennsylvania to New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana, speak
ers, managers and money will be needed in
Pennsylvania to save high war tax Congress
men and to hold the State in the Repub-
lcan column by respectable majority. These
are the sober truths as to the present stu
alton in Pennsylvania, and those who swag-
ger around Boosting of 10000 to 100000 ma.
jority for Harrison will be glad to carry the
State by any majority on election day.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07

was organized by calling Mr.. Henry c. Wilson
20 the chair and electing as Vice Presidents
Messrs. VIM. I. Demoss, Jas. B. Preston, los.
Everett, VIM. NJ. Ady, John Sawyer, John II.
Vanhise, John Havland, Thomas Sullivan and
Geo. w. Brown. Mecsrs. II. A. Bateman and
Samuel Bevard were chosen as Secretaries.
Speeches werethen made by Messrs. A. A.
Piper, of Towsontown; G. W. Richardson,
VIM. L. Cooley and VIM. Young.
Mr.. John Wright had charge OF the pole rails.
ing, being assisted by number of enthusiastic
Cleveland men, among whom were II. A. Bate
man, John Evans, John II. Vanhise, JAS B.
Preston, Charles Roberts and others. After the
pole was raised MIR. Elmer Magness climbed
up to the guy ropes, at least fifty feet from the
ground, and unfastened them. 1t was q brave
act and he was applauded for it. Bel Air sent a
good representation and among those present
from distance were DR.. Pearson Chapman,
R. Emory Taylor, Jas. s. Calder, Benz. Silver,
Jr., Geo. g. Jeifery, VIM. A. Hanway, DR.. F. 2.
snithson, Chas. L. Heck, Edward II. Prigg,
s. II. Gibson, of Hartford county; DR.. John
Norris and o. j. Norris, of New York.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07

eH-Mr. WIN. II. PAUL of Webster. is author
lied to collect subscriptions and solicit adver-
tisements for The Agis and LhteRigeHcer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07

That enterprising Baltimore journal, the
Morning Herald, issued, on Monday morning
an eight page supplement giving the history
and advantages of the city of Cumberland
Md 1t is profusely illustrated and is fine
piece of newspaper work. The Herald is
always bright, ably conducted and brim-ful
ofnews. Although it is Republican paper
we have noticed, that in all its criticisms and
opinions, it is fair, straight. forward and i'm.
partial, which is more than can be said Of
many off its contemporaries in either the Dem.
ocralic or Republican parties.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07
The Egis and 1ntelligencer
FREDERICK W. BAKER, Editor.

eB THE EGIs has more extended circulation
among the intelligent farmers and business men
the attention of advertisers is directed to this
fact.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07

The Democrats have introduced in the
House of Representatives bill to give the
President all the authority he may want in
enforcing retalatory measures against
Canada for her illiberality to American fish
ermen. 1t is'not al oil likely that war will
grow out of any action President Cleveland
may take, since England can not with reason
complain because the United States will no
longer allow Canada to use our ports as If
they were her own. Mr.. Blanes chief COM
plant, it seems, is that if retaliatory meas
ures are enforced Portland, Maine, will no
longer be winter seaport for Canada. The
interests of Portland are trihing compared
with the dignity and honor of the country !;
but MIR. Blaine is selfish enough TO sacrifice
anything for his personal interests.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07

"A large and enthusiastic meeting Of
Irish American citizens was held at the Con-
cordia Opera House, Baltimore, on
Thursday night of last week, to endorse the
action of President Cleveland in asking Con-
gress to confer upon him the power to take
retaliatory measures against Canada with
regard to the fishery question. Ex-Governor
Whyte made one of his best speeches. He
was followed by Congressman Foran, of
Ohio, Martin r. Joyce, Peter ]. Campbell
and 1sidor Rayner. The Irish vote will be
solid this time for Cleveland.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07
Democratic Ticket.

For President,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
of New York.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07
Electors at Large.

HON. JAMES HODGES, OF Baltimore City.
Col. HENRY PAGE, of Somerset county.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-07

For Vice President,
ALLEN G.. THURMAN,
of Ohio.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08
HE WANTED HIS STEAK.
A Prominent Senator Taken for a
Restaurateur.

A Prominent Senator Taken for a
Restaurateur.
Chicago Herald.
The telephone in the office of the sec
rotary of the senate rang violently one
day not long ago, as if some hungry ap-
pIicant was determined upon an i'm
mediate hearing and resolved that
nothing should interfere with his press
ing wants.
sHello! Hello" came through the
telephone.
'.Hello?''
els that 277?'
eyes; go aheadn'
els MI. = there?" mentioning the
name of a well known senator.
Yes
''Tell him to come to the telephone"
''All right
The senator who, by the way, bears
the same name that well known res
taurateur in Washington bears, was
called, and promptly stepped to the in
Strument.
"HellOn'
''Is that you, p"
eyes; go ahead?"
where's my steak? Send me beef
STEAK at once
.sSend you a what?"
s.No, not what-a beefsteak"
"What did you say? Say that again."
called the astoniShed senator.
"a beefsteak-a eefsteak-b-e-e-f,
beef, steak, steak-beefsteak. Do
you catch that?"
mo, DON'T" shouted the irate sena-
tor, losing all patience and throwing
down the receiver. ''What does the
fellow want, anyway" turning to an
attendant. The latter, whose pranks
have set the secretary's Office roaring
more than once, stepped to the tele-
phone.
''Hellow
"Blank, blank, blankety blank. I
want my steak. ordered it over half
an hour ago. wish you would let me
know if you intend sending it before
the next Fourth of July?'
''Oh, yes: Mr.. - will be sorry to
hear of your disappointment, but as a
senator of the United States he cannot
favor your request; there are no stakes
here for any one; and all the applica-
tions must be made directly to the head
of the proper department"
There was a discOrdant hum as of
many voices at the other end of the
wire, faint echo as of suppressed
laughter, and then came an almost III
audible whisper:
Its all 'mistake;;' good-by."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08

which can be readily reproduced in a
great variety of materials. If wife
can be as charming as such dress, when
she wears it. her husband would surely
give up business and stay at home with
her.
Speaking of home, l observe, with
considerable amusement and no little
sympathy, that correspondent of a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08
The NIastodon in Florida.
Savannah News.

Savannah News
Ichtucknee river, which empties into
the Suwanee a few miles from Lake
City, is becoming famous for the guam
tity of mastOdon bones buried beneath
its waters. In no other spot on the globe
are they so numerous. Not fewer than
six skeletons have been found within
the short space of two miles. One
specimen. nearly complete. is pro-
nounced by DR.. Koot to be the
largest ever discovered in the world.
The doctor is taking steps to have
it properly mounted, and has purchased
a small area of land in the vicinity of
the State Agricultural college, where a
building of sufficient altitude to admit
the monster in standing position will
be erected. The doctor has men en-
gagged in probing the bottom of the
stream with sharp iron rods with view
to making other antediluvian discover
jaC
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08

evening occasion of moderate fOrmality.
Take that for model in making a pretty
dress and you will not go astray. 1t
embodieS
THE LATEST IDEAS
in gowns. Note the draped sleeve atop
of the arm, the smooth, V-shaped cor
sage opening and the flowers across one
shoulder. The pointed opening is gen
orally preferred for the ,bOdiceS of ball
dresses. If very low, it is filled in with
gathered chemiSette of crepe lisse OF
silk gauZe; but. as rule, draperieS of
tulle OH both Sides,Or tulle drapery on
one side, and an arrangement of ribbon
and flowers on the other, are all that
is needed.
For dressy occasions posy ribbons
have assumed startling dimensions.
One has been accustomed to full
streamers for some time, but the popu-
larity of ribbon trimming this season
seems to have had a startling effect on
bouquet decorations as well, and the
amount of both silk and velvet ribbon
used for fashionable posy must add in
sashings and wide strips of velvet are
most employed, and these are frequently
of two shades to match the prominent
colors among the flowers. l have no
ticed, too, that this practice of tying
up rare and beautiful blossoms
with expensive ribbons is likewise
extending to funeral wreaths
and posies, and on the recently-made
grave of celebrity lately deceased
noticed yards of white and mauve rib
bon trampled into the mould and satu-
rated with wet. [ certainly think there
is much need of funeral reform in this
respect. Such displays are, to my mind,
both wantonly wasteful and vulgar.
In neat toilets for the house an excel
lent example is here pictured, and one
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08

journal devoted to photography has
recently advocated crusade against
that Ubiquitous institution, the family
album. 1t is contended by this daring
refOrmer that if the preservation OF
family portraits is harmless and even
commendable in itself. there can be no
possible excuse for the persistent
cruelty with which even casual ac-1
quaintances are compelled to wade
through the dreary series of
g counterfeit presentments " that
have no possible interest Tor
them, and are, as rule, by no means
things of beauty in themselves. 10,
any one unfortunate enough to be gifted
with a sense of humor, the mauvais7
quart Gheure spent in reviewing the
family album of ones friends is a period,
of unmitigated anguish, wherein duty
to ones neighbor and a fiendish desire to-
''giggIe" contend fercely for mastery
within the breast.
As usual at this time of year, the
MOST STRIKING NOVELTIES
may be seen in millinery. Quite a
novel bonnet, and one which is likely to
be very popular, has fatty plated !
front OF crimson velvet, crown OF
fancy straw, into which a gold thread Is
cunningly plated, and most enectlVe
trimming in front, consisting of full up
right bows smartly tied and loops OF
crimson ribbon and velvet, secured by
pretty arrow of bright jet. A charming
little bonnet has crown of dull passe,
menterie made entirely of thread-colored
fancy straw, and trimmed in front with
an upright cluster of crimson popples,
birds and natural foliage. The flowers
are supported by most ingenious COM
bination of three ribbons of different
colors. placed one inside the other, SO
that thread-colored ribbon comes out
side, with a narrow edge visible,
first of watercress-green, and then
of poppy red. These three
colors are repeated in all the bows with
excellent effect. and neat narrow
quilting Of water-cress green crepe de
chine rests upon the bair under the
brim of the bonnet in front. Another
very novel combination of color is seen
in bonnet with full front row of
brown velvet, and crown OF multi
colored silk embroidery trimmed high
in front and down the center OF the
crown, with delicate sprays OF white
lilac and pale green leaves. The rib
bon bows of this bonnet, as well as the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08

tered from last year. The particular
dress illustrated is soft white silk,
trimmed across the breast with fine lace
and otherwise embelliShed only with
two deep red roses. The girl with her
back toward us, however, has edged the
top of her eorsage heavily with flowers.
That is new custom.
By the way, daring young wife i'll
high and polite circle rather
SHOCKED HER FRIENDS
the other evening by appearing in
singularly decorated state. 1t was
small but very elegant music gathering,
lists. A pretty woman with fiddle
poked under her dimpled chin is always
a piquant sight, and the contempt
raneOus human interest is height
ened when her delicate neck and
shoulders are barred to the COM
paratively vulgar instrument. In
this instance the artful young
woman, knowing full well where the
eyes of the company would be conferred
while their ears were intent on the
playing, had invented way of impart-
ing mystery to herself. Her low cor
sage was bordered with artificial leaves,
lying fiat, and with clever brush she
or somebody for her had painted an
extension of this decoration on the con-
tiguous skin. The job was so we'll done
that at a distance of ten feet it
was impossible to distinguish the
formed leaves from the painted ones.
Have you ever seen one OF the Won
drously Elusive war views hung around
the inner walls of circular building,
while what theater folks call set
pieces" merge the foreground into the
painting so artistically that you can't
see where the one leaves Off OF the other
begins? Well, the artifice of this wO-
mans bodice and bosom was like that.
She made a positive sensation at the
time, and we have been talking scandal
ously about her ever since. Having
shown in my first picture full dress tot
let, let me here exhibit semi-dresS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08

Don't think for moment that to be
married is to be respectable. Learnt
it will lend you assurance-that old
maids are becoming fashionable, and
that in polite society now it is some
thing like bad form to be under thirty
OF possessed of man annex. But
welded OF unwedded, make the most of
yourselves. If men don't like the re-
suit, maybe God will.
PAULINE PRY.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08
CONTENT VS.. Discomfort.

One. satisfied with what must be her lot
Twas not corner lot-serenely meant
Never to wander from her humble cot.
Made beautiful b. wise and sweet content
And one. dissatisfied with sll he had
Roved from his place into the worlds mad
whirl
The fellow found that cottage and that
girl.
A W. R. in February Century.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08
NEW PARTISAN FAD
He Had the Cut.

New YORK Sun.
"Shall we play for little money,
Miss Smith," he said tenderly, as they
sat down to a game of cards, ''or simply
for love?"
.Oh. think it's wrong to play for
money, even if the amount is triAing."
Then we will play for .ove?'
Yes
''And if win, Miss Smith?. he said,
still more tenderly.
.'Then. you don't get anything, Of
course; cut, please"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08
A Good Assortment

A good assortment goes in hand
with better tailoring; in fact, it is the
central point upon which extensive tai
oring rests.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08

ONE anxiety is being
shown OH the part of
the people relative to
the condition of a GER
tain bill introduced
in congress Jan. 10 of
the present year, and
the masses are begin
ming to clamor for in
formation as to the
time Of its final pass
age and enforcement
- la,r-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08
CLARAbEllFSlETIER
The Latest Style of Ball
Dress is SO Very, Very
Scant
That Some Good People Are
Talking Just a Little
About It.
Novelties in Spring Millinery
and Ladies' Under
wear.
Figured Underelothes the
Latest Partisan Fad in
the Metropolis.

, April 6, 1888. |
ERE you have
the newest sort
of dress for the
ball, the opera or
any really full
dreSs'' occasion.
1t illustrates the
anomaly that so
called ''full
dress" is exceed
in gly sea n t
dress. n yer
mind that. The
main object of
the picture is to
show that cor
sageS are still
low in high soci-
ETY., and that the
outlines of the
Enclosures are
only slightly al
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1888-12-07

The co!ored brother lives and learns.
he may be little slow 10 science and
psychology, but when it GENES to sharpe
turn In business, he is an apt scholar.
The Atlanta Constitution gives the fol-
lowing case in point.
a saddle-colored negro claiming to be q
lawyer from New York came to Powder
Springs a few days ago, and on the
strength Of Harrison election told the
negroes that be was sent out to buy mp
all the lands he could and sell them to
negroes on twenty years time at 6 per
cent. His charge inspecting farm was
from SO to S12, which every one that
wanted to buy hrd to pay in advance.
and he was to meet them in Marietta
Saturday and make them deeds , to the
farms. He picked up few hundred
dollars and skipped by the light of the
moon.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1888-12-07
How rhread i. Numherea.

Everybody knows the sizes of thread.
Every seamstress knows whether she
wants No. 80 or go or 120, and knows,
when she hears the number, about what
IS the size Of the strand referred to-; but
aow the numbers happen to be what they
Ire, and just what they mean, not one
person in thousand knows. And yet it
s a simple matter to explain, was the in
formation accorded to a reporter by an
smploye Of one of the largest spool cotton
manufactures In the United States.
When $40 yards Of yarn weigh 1000
grains, a pound Of cotton, the yarn Is
No. 1. III, $3.50 yards weigh pound, j it
viii be No. q yarn.
would take 80 multiplied by $40 yardsa
weigh o pound. This is the whole Of tf6
Farn measurement. The early mann.
'actured thread was three cord. and tbd
thread took its number from the number
u the yarn from which 1t was made,
No. 80 yarn made No. 60 thread, though
N point of fact the actual caliber Of No.
~ thread would equal No. 90 yarn, being
three 60 strands. y
When the sewing machine came into
ne market as the great consumer, mn
reasoning In its work and inexorable -
ts demands for mechanical accura64
hx cord cotton had to be made q
moother product. AS thread nunab1
we're already established, they were ll5l
altered for the new article, and Mo- 90
nx cord and No. 60 three cord are ider.e
acal in size as well as In number. To
fect this the six cord has to be made Of
farn twice as firm as that demanded 81
he three cord. The No. 60 sir cord
would be six strands Of No. l20 ya$h.
Three cord spool cotton is the sanne num-
'er as the yarn 1t Is made of. Six cotd
pool cotton Is made -.of yarn that ~
iouble its number. As simple thing
thread Is there are 1900 different
inds made.--New York Mail.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1888-12-07
KoEI & &; 3, 81 B: sou l


~-~~-~-O
We passed the night on the Witterl-
burg, sleeping on the moss, between two.
decayed logs, with balsam bouehs thrust
into the ground and meeting and forni-
ing canopy over us. In coming of the
mountain in the morning we ran upon a
huge porcupine, and / learned for the
first time that the tail of porcnpine
goes with spring like trap. It seems
to be set lock, and you no sooner touch
with the weight of q hair ono Of the
quills than the tail leaps up in the most
surprising manner, and the laugh Is not
ON your side. The beast cantercd along
the path in my front, and T threw rdy.
self upon him, shielded by my roll Of
blankets. He submitted quietly to fhe'
indignity, and lay very still under my
blankets, with his broad tail pressed Close
to the ground. This proceeded to In
vestigate, but had not fairly made be-
ginning when it went Off like trap, and
my hand and wrist were full Of duiIls.
This caused me to let up on the creature.
T,,, wnen It ilmbered ayay tin T :tumRlea,
The quilts were quickly removed from
my hand, and we gave chase. When
we came up to him he had wedged him
self In between the rocks SO that he pre-
sented only back bristling with quills,
with the tail lying in ambush below. He
had chosen his position well, and seemed
to defy us. After amusing ourselves by
repeatedly springing his tail and receiv-
ing the quilts in rotten stick, we made
q slip moose out Of spruce root, and
after much maneuvering got IL over his
head and led him forth. In what q
peevish, injured tone the creature did
complain of our unfair tactics! He pro-
tested and protested, and whimpered and
scolded like some infirm old man tor
mented by boys. His game after we led
him forth was to keep himself as much
as possible in the shape OF ball, but
with two sticks and the cord we finally
threw him over ON his back and exposed
his quilleSs and vulnerable under side,
when he fairly surrendered and seemed
to say, "Now you may do-with me as
you like" His great chisel like teeth,
which are quite as formidable as those OF
Tho woodchuck, he does not appear to use
1T all in his defense, but relies entirely
pom his quilts, and when those fail
him he is done for.---John Burroughs In
rhe Century.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1888-12-07

DOUBLE EXECUTION w itchita, Kan.
Nov. 2l.-JaEe and Joe Tobier (colos-
ed) were executed in the County-5siis
this morning by the Federal authori-
ties, Deputy Marshal Howard supcriu-
tending. AT the scaffold, in answer to
the question whether they had anything
to say, both replied NO emphatically.
The trap was sprung at 1925. Jake
never moved muscle, while Joe, dur
ing the second minute, drew up his legs
twice. The crime for which they were
executed was the killing of Casa and
Godykuntz, near the Sac and Fox Agen-
cS, in August, 1885.