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An Effective Sermon.

DIR. Payson, of Portland, Me-, used to tell
this good story: One very rainy Sunday
he went to his church as usual, but no one
appeared except an old negro, who came in
and asked if DR.. Payson was TO preach. The
doctor said YES" and went into the pulpit
and preached to the choir and the old negro.
Some months afterward he met the negro
and asked him if he enjoyed the sermon.
Enjoy dat sermon?" replied the old man.. ~
'clar, doctor, nebber heerd better one.
"Yo see had seat pretty well up front an
whenebber yous say sometimes pretty hard
ter see who you'd hittin', and wouldn't see
nobody, on'y jess me. And l says to m'self,
he muss mean you, Pomp, you's sech dret-
full sinner. Well, doctor, dat ar sermon set
me thinking what big sinner l war, an
went an jined dc church down home Use a
deacon now"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-20
WE HAVE MADE THE FOLLOWING
REDUCTIONS:

The best Lump Starch, cents per h.; Wash
ing Soda, ~ cts. h.: Proctor CANDLES Oleine
Soap, 5S cts. a bar; New York Home Oene Az
per bar: First Rate h. bar, bars for 10 cts
Oval First Class, 2 bars for cts; Borax, and
cts. per bar; Blue Soap. T. AZ and 81 cts per bar;
II cent bottle of Sweet Oil for cts; 10 cent bot
tie Sweet Oil for IL cts; Soapine and Pearlne AZ
cts. per package; l 10. package of Ivorine con-
tans Silver Plated Tea Spoon for ID cts; best
Safety Oil. 8 cts. per gallon: best White Wine
Vinegar 70 cts. per gallon best Cider Vinegar, 20
cts. per gallon; Bakers Cocoa, 20 cts. h.; Epp S
English Cocoa, 20 cts. y ID; Bakers Chocolate 40
cts. h.; Caracas Sweet Chocolate 30 cts. h.;
Broiled Mackeral in Tomato Sauce. IL cts per
can Swiss brand Condensed Milk l2S cts. per
can Eagle brand Condensed Milk, Id cts. per
can Imported Olive Oil, 30 cts. per bottle; best
Rice for cts. per h.; best Valencia Rasins 10
cts. per h.; best Loose Muscatel Rasins, Is cts.
per h.; best Seedless Raisins. l2H cts. per h.:
best Golden Rio Coffee Roasted, % cts. per h.;
best Roasted Maracaibo Coffee 30 cts per h.. best
Old Govt. Java Coffee, 81 cts. per h.; best Sugar
Drip Syrup, % cts. per gallon best Golden Drip
Syrup 40 and so cts. per gallon: best New Crop
New Orleans Moasses GO cts. per gallon; RUM
ford's Yeast Powder small size, 5 cts. per bottle:
large size, 10 cts. per bottle; Royal Baking Pow
der for 10, Is and 25 cts. per box: Patapsco Bak-
ing Powder for l, ., and cts. per box; Column
bia River Salmon Is cts. per can HOLSTERS is cts
per can New York Cream Cheese, Frontage De
Brie Sapp Sage, Imported Swiss and Imported
Lmburger Cheese always on hand. French,
Italian and German Produce speciality. Our
Golden Nugget Minnesota Spring Wheat Flour
is the best IN the market, 20 cts.per bag. We are
sole agents for the b and best Harness OIL In
the United States. Orders from reliable parties
solicited and promptly filled. Give us call and
be convinced before going elsewhere. Don for
get the number and place.
SELL BROS,
s32 T.. Baltimore ST..
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-20
Origin of the Ozark Horse

The new York San recalls the origin of the
phrase OZARK horse" lately so much in
vogue. 1t occurred for the first time in Lord
Beaconsfield's young Duke" Here is the
paragraph: 1.-THE first favorite was never
heard of the second favorite was never seen
after the distance post; oil the ten-to-ones
were in the rear, and the dark horse which
had never been thought of rushed past the
grand stand in sweeping triumph"
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comrades lay helpless together, body of
Southern cavalry rode up.
Look to the child" said Yankee soldier.
Two ofthe men, grizzled old soldiers, who
were probably themselves fathers, sprang to
the ground and lifted the boy tenderly AS
they carried him, he tried to tap his drum.
With a triumphant smile, and still smiling,
he died before they could reach the camp.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-20
Your Voice as 1t Sounds to Others.

In the case Of person listening TO his
own voice and utterances from the graphic
phone, there is much for curiosity, If not
wonderment. The person who never heard
himselfspeak as he has heard others Tout
side ofhimself as it were,) is astonished at it's
sound. "Can that be my voice as others
hear it :" he mentally asks, for it sounds in
his car with an almost unfamiliar ring and
tones
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CresWell
Store.

and now we want you to come with us in our
SHOE DEPARTMENT.
Probably you will say our room is small
and probably 1t Is,
1t would be larger were there no shoes in it,
but it has shoes it, SO we will md being q
little crowded and invite you to ne separate
ly, that you will have room to pect and be
suited.
To the Ladies we are now rowing a line
from 81 upwards
We especially ask your attention to our Fine
Button Glazed Dongola, at $2.75. 1t will prove
fair rival to Shoes you have bought as high as
$3.50.
We can also show you line of Lace and the
Oxford Tie and Three Button for Summer
For Misses and Children we have just re-
ceired a lot of fine Button, formerly selling at
S175. We offer them as long as they last at
S1.25. School and Every Day at much lower
figure.
For the Gents we can give satisfaction, as
heretofore, as we have a large variety OF styles
and grades.
Our aim is, satisfaction to all.
Producea speciality. Butter every Wednes-
day.
RaspnntcnlIy
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-20

"A New Hampshire Yankee, who had
been off fishing all day and had caught only
two small fishes, was thus accosted by a
neighbor
"Wal, Bill, what kind of luck hev ye hed?"
"Pooty fair" was the reply, ~ ketched a
hundred or tew."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-07-20
His Letter,

1t is one of the postal laws that letter or
other mail matter dropped into lettcr-box
passes from the ownership of the sender the
moment it goes in the box, and must 90
through the regular course of the mails and
to the person to whom it is addressed before
it can be recovered. Amusing results some
times come from this law. A letter carrier
was taking the mail from the box one after
noon when he was hastily approached by a
young man, with an anxious face, who had
evidently been running for some distance.
"llere! Stop ! cried the young man.
"There's letter in that box that want"
but you cant have it," said the postman.
"Why, itsmy own l wrote itmyself It's
addressed to-"
THAT makes no difference" interrupted
the carrier the letter must now go to the
person to whom it is addressed"
why, H." the young man began, in
a frightened and bewildered tone, it must
not go to-to-her. There, that's the letter
that one in the cream-tnted envelope with
the red seal Please let me have it"
Cant do il" said the postman firmly.
81 wrote it. can tell you every word
that's in il. Great Scott, man wouldn't
have that letter go fora thousand dollars !
just must have it back"
you can't get it from me-" said the post.
man, with increased tirmness. "You can go
down to the office ifyou want to, and see the
postmaster or superintendent Of mails. If
they'll give it up, all right"
A few moments later the distressed young
man was closeted with the postmaster, and
stammering out with crimson face that he
had written a most interesting and impor-
tant proposition in a letter to a young lady
named Helen Souther, and n note accepting
an invitation to party to another young
lady who also happened TO be named Helen
Helen Wills
He had not the slightest desire to marry
Miss Wills, but she would certainly read and
perhaps accept his proposal if he could not
have it again and put it in an envelope that
was now lying at home on his desk address,
ed to Miss Souther, but which contained the
note not intended for her.
The Postmaster, having some discretion
AIRY power in the case, and understanding
how narrowing the young mans feelings
must be, restored the letter to the writer, who
went away saved from something too dread
full to think about.
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The Drummer-BOy.

Many Of our readers are probably ia
miliar with a touching little poem of the
late'war called THE Drummer.Boy." A brave
lad, who as the poet tells us served under
General Lyons, and was rescued by him
after battle.
The facts of the boys story, as related not
long ago by trustworthy comrade, are even
more pathetic and significant than they are
made in the poem.
When General Lyons was on his march to
Wilson's Creek, a Tennessee woman, dressed
in deep mourning, brought her son, lad of
twelve, into camp. She was starving, she
said her husband was dead, and the boy
wished to enlist as q drummer.
The lad watched the officers doubling face
eagerly.
"Don't he afraid, Captain! l can drum p
he cried.
"Give him trial !" the Captain ord cred.
The tifer, a gigantic fellow, looked on the
puny boy contemptuously, and then broke
into an air exceedingly difficult to accompany
with drum /; but so well did the child sue
coed that even the Captain applauded. ed
dy" was enrolled as drummer and became
the pet of the camp. He was the especial
favorile of the fifer, who, when the march
led them over creeks difficult to ford, would
hoist the boy on his shoulders. and fling and
drumming merrily, they would lead the way
for the line.
AT the battle of Wilson's Creek General
Lyons was killed and his force routed. To-.
wards morning one of the soldiers lying
wounded heard feeble rat-tat by the
stream in woods
That is Eddy beating the reveile," he
thought. He crept to him, and found the lad
with both feet shot off, humping on his
drum.
Don't say won't live |" he said. "This
gentleman said he'd fix me until the doctor
would bring me all right again" He nod
ded to the body ola Confederate soldier, who
the grass to the child, and tied up his legs
with his suspendels TO check the flow OF
blood from the arteries.
Later in the morning, while the wounded
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Two Graves, Perhaps Little known
Though in the Henri of the County
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
VISITING KNIGHTS.

The Local Lodges of the X. G.. E. Prspar-
ing for Reception to Cross xad Crown
Lodge.
The committee on arrangements of the
h. g. E. Of this city, for the reception Of
Cross and Crown Castle of Ksamer's S
Hill, N. j., met ON Saturday evening.
The committee comprises five members
from each castle, making forty-fve in
all. The officers and sub committees are
as follows: A. $. Whitesell, chairman;
}. ). Wamelsey, secretary: S. Fallhei-
mer, treasurer; on band, J. Harris; on
cigars, J. Ogden; on hall, Charles
Thomas; on coffee, w. Bloom. w. Pos
ties Harry Fulton; on boat, e. Miller
Richard Davis and Thomas jackson.
The reception viii take place next
Saturday evening. Hyatt's Military Band
will furnish music, and German Hall has
been engaged for the banquet The
steamer Sylvan Dell win bring the visi-
tors, numbering 175, with the Pavonia
Brass Band to this city. A delegation
from the committee will escort the visi-
tors from Camden to this city. The boat
will reach this city about $50 o'clock D.
M, and will probably unload at Shipley
street wharf. A short street parade will
then be given, the guests and hosts after
wards repairing to the German Hall.
where the banquet will be held On Sun
day morning the visitors will be shown
the principal points of interest in this
vicinity, carriages having been engaged
for the occasion
Evening journal., 1888-09-25

plicated; fourth. multi-centered nebular
systems; fifth, systems intermediary
between the centered nebular and sola.
systems, and so on. Last Of all he
thought there would be found dying sys-
TENS such as our own will be untold agos
hence. At least two Of these suggestions
have been proven correct by the discover
les within the past year, made at the Lick
observatory.
The genial. many sided nature Of this
wonderful man was shown in his appre-
citation Of Artemus Wards famous With
cism-perhaps his greatest one-which
that great man perpetrated at the expense
Of astronomy. Artemus Ward said that
he could understand how distances be-
tween stars were measured, and was pre-
pared to acknowledge that accurate In
formation might be obtained about the
weigat and chemical composition Of those
bodies, but he would be hanged If he
could understand how the astronomers
ever found out their names Mr.. Proctor
never heard or repeated this joke without
hearty laughter.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
AN ATROCloUs DEEDl
How an Tnquisitive Old Man Learned OF
the Robbery Of $500. 900 from Local

How ara Tnquisitive Old Man Learned OF
Bank.
An inquisitive person is often more
than satisfied by the information that he
extracts. A young man living in this
city, a bookkeeper by trade, works in
Philadelphia A few mornings ago,
according to orders, he went to one Of
the local national banks and got a large
entry book and journal, on which he was
to put canvas cover. The book was
heavy, but he reached the p, w. g. r.
r station without accident. AT the
station he bought Philadelphia paper,
got on the train and was soon buried in
the contents of his purchase. The book
meanwhile was lying calmly on the car seat.
On the next seat was an elderly gentle
man who wanted to make the time pass
pleasantly by social conversation. After
several attempts to start the young man
to talk, he noticed the book Large book,
chr he said. "Yes, curtly answered the
other Entry book and journal, read
the old man, of the - National
Bank Bank book, amt itH'
'Yes. There was silence for few
moments when the man asked "What
aft you going 70 90 Win ltf Inc young
man saw there was no hope for him and
so he laid down his paper "Well, he
said, Il am an expert accountant, and
am taking the book to Philadelphia.
where | win thoroughly examine it. Now
understand, this is confidential, there is
a clerk in the bank suspected Of getting
away with some money, and | am to find
out the exact amount"
"Sho, you don't say so, exclaimed the
inquisitive How much did he take?"
Well, we estimated that he appro-
priated about half million, but we don't
know exactly, as the peculations have
been going on for sometime"
The old man was now worked up to a
fever heat at the atrocious dealing Of the
clerk and moralized on the downfall Of SO
many yonng men who, placed in respon-
ssible positions resisted temptations for
while, but at last gave way to pressure
and crime. The thought Of this kept
him quiet long enough for the expert
liar" to finish brief article on "the evils
of the tariff.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25

city. 1t was I'm 1847 that he went to Boston.
and began playing ct tho Boston athe-
n@um. and then at the Museum, whore he
continued actively until 1882, when no re-
tired. At that time he played ut two
performances which wero attended by the
most cultured citizens of Boston War.
rem played Dr. Pangloss IN Tho Heir
at Law" and Sir Peter Teazle in
School for Scandal It was noted
at tho time that he had in thirty
four years at tho Museum played Is. .S15
times, and in 577 parts. After the even
ing performance his friends came to his
lodgings, bringing presents. Booth, JEFF
ferson, Barrett, Mccullough and Mary An
derson Joined in sending loving cup,
and tho Boston theater presented him
with q silver pitcher.
From his retirement to the present. Mr..
Warren has lived in his bachelor lodg-
ings quietly, devoting himself to study.
and vcnerated by large circle Of friends,
both in and out of the profession. He is
related to Joseph jefferson, another fa-
nous actor tho Jeffersons ard the War
rens having sprung from the same stock
on the maternal side. Mr.. Warren's i'll
ness will call out great deal of interest
and sympathy among themembers of the
profession all over the United States.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
weather.

Delaware and Maryland, 1 p. m.
Rain followed by partly cloudy weather
winds from northeast to northwest.
The New York Herald forecasts
There are some signs on the Florida and
adjacent coasts of a cyclone approaching
from the vicinity of Cuba or the BAHIA
mas. Another anti-cyclone, now in the
northwest, win probably move south
eastwardly and be attended by slight
temporary fall of temperature in the
Central and Middle Atlantic States
Temperature underwent no decided
change in the United States yesterday
the chief minima reported were about 40
degrees, in Montana and Eastern Maine
the chief maxima, 81. at Key West. In
the Middle States fair to partly cloudy
weather viii prevail. with slight thermal
changes and fresh and northerly to east
ly winds. becoming brisk on the coasts,
followed by rain On Wednesday in this
section partly cloudy weather viii proba
bly, prevail, with slight thermal changes.
variable winds, partly northeast to north
west, preceded by rain and followed BY
lower temperature, and on Thursday
cooler, fair weather preceded by rain near
The coasts
Baynards thermometer; z a. m. IS:
a. m, 81 III a. m, 50; p. M, 61
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
WORKINGMEN
AND
LADIES, READ!
TWELFTH WARD
BUILDING LOTS
FOrD-fiVe Dollars and Upwards

Over four hundred sold in the
past year. Fine location, pure ali
and good water.
Cars leave every half hour within
a sqnare Of these lots for Water ane
Market streets and Delaware avenue
Fare 5 cents.
Look at the improvements: Citl
water and lamps; one-eighth tai
rate; streets being graded; new
school-house; street ear line going
to be extended.
For dead-sure safe investment
where you can see your money ever,
day, this cannot be equaIed. Had I
great many people taken this advice
when we gave it several years ago
you would have saved hundreds O.
dollars. Take heed now and buy.
Building lots on easy terms in al
sections of the city. Building loans
stock, or orders on any saving banl
taken as cash.
For information how to secure {
home apply to
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
An-omcer snres Two I.lres.

For Gods sake come down There is a
man numbering his wifel' was hurriedly
shouted by some unknown person to
Officer Shappell at Pottstown, Pa ON
Sunday evening. and upon repairing to
the locality indicated he found Frank
Dry, local tough and general all-round
brute, holding a crown Of about twenty
i've men at bay with pair Of fiat irons.
His wife had ordered saloon keeper to
refuse him whisky. and to have revenge
he had beaten her terribly. Her cries
reused the neighbors, and the officer
coming on the scene was all that saved
her life and his, for the crowd would GER
tainly have mobbed him had he struck
the woman another blow. The woman is
dangerously hurt
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
STORIES OF PROCTOR.
SOME PEcuLlARlTlES or THE RE-
GENTLY DECEASED ASTRONOMER.

His Book on Poker-His Knowledge o4
the Gsmc Was Tlmited--How People
Used to Talk 10 Him Of Astronomy--Ibe
Dream He Did Not Realize.
Not only have tho scientists occusion
to regret the untimely death Of Richard
A. Proctor, the great mathematician, but
his great circle OF friends all over the
world ara mourning. sincerely the un-
timely death Of one Of tho most geniAl,
good hezrted, witty. and companionable
men that ever combined great knowledge
with good fellowship. Tho marvel about
him was not that one small head should
carry all he knew" for that is a triAe oat-
worn, but that hc should have had time
la his bare half century Of life to have
studied, and apparently mastered tha sci
onoo OF Mathematics Ia so many Of its
multifnrlous applications.
II was an astonishment to scientists.
but none at all to his personal friends.
whom he published treatise on draw
poker, but it Ia due TO his memory to say
that well as he understood the game sci
entihcally, he was far from being first
class player. This fact he acknowledged
to mo more than once, laughlngly com
pairing himself to the man who plays rou-
lette or Wall street en- system" and
saying that although he felt certain that
ho knew tho gane numerically, he was
none the better for that knowledge when
the play scared into the sublime heights
Of bfuif, or whore the result hung, as it
often does, on an accurate Judgment of
tho enemy's habits of play.
He told with great glee how he once
played small game-a quarter linton
q railroad train In the west with q party
Of strangers. none Of whom he knew, and
to whom he supposed himself unknown.
They had played for hnlf an hour before
anybody had shown particularly good
hand, when he managed to I'll an ace flush
on the draw. Two OF the other players
dropped out after the first raise, but the
other, who looked like well to do farrnor
and was decidedly green" In manner and
ungrammatical Of speech, hung on, raising
Mr.. Proctor back ON each turn, TIL tho
latter decided that he had bot the full
mathematical value Of his hand Tho
farmer raised baok at him again, and the
professor laid down his flush with a sioh
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
ARed-Headed MIdnm.

The hat store Of s. S. Wolfersberger Of
Lebanon, Pa, was closed and levied upon
by the sheriff yesterday Wolfersberger
skipped the town on last Friday, leaving
more than $1,000 of bad debts behind
him and family without a cent
Shortly before going away he raised
about $4,000 in cash on mortgages given
on his property A grass widow by the
nome Of Howard, school teacher. and
red-headed at that, with whom he had
been intimate for some time. has IL is
said gone away with him. Philadelphia
is thought to be their objective point.
Mrs. Wolfersberger is sick in bed from
the shock, and it is feared she viii die.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25
warning Agaln.t Impostors.

Many people who cannot advertise on
the square say in their announcement
that they sell a pair of strong, well-mad
pants for 76 or 7S cents, when the truth
of the matter is that the chemicals used
to produce the shades and colors in these
kind Of pants are poisonous. causing skin
disease and continuous itching. and
also producing filth on everything thew
come in contact with. But by going To
the Economy Clothing Hall, No. 4O6
Market street, You can buy pair for
working purposes that are Of good mater
ial, well put together for - or IA cents
more and protect yourself from these ter
rible annoyances.
Evening journal., 1888-09-25

recently circulated as to Mr. CARROTS
dying condition were true. Mr.. Frick
said that the statements published to
that effect were absolutely untrue. On
the contrary, when he left Ringwood Mr..
CARROTS condition was better than it
had been at any time since his residence
there Mr. Frick also said that the
statement in various papers to the effect
that Mr. Garrett is suffering from paresis
was without foundation, and that Mr..
Garrett's attending and consulting ply
sicians both emphatically declare that
none Of the physical symptoms Of that
disease exist in Mr.. Garrett's case.