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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-11-09
TERMS OF SALE.

All sums of 80 or under cash on day of sale ;
on sums over that amount a credit of eleven
months will he given, purchasers giving their
notes, with approved security, bearing interest
from day of sale and payable at the Hartford
National Bank Of Bel Air. No goods to be re-
moved until settled for.
WILLIAM II. DOZEN.
J. S, Richardson, Auctioneer, oCtIg
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NoTICE.-Tho undcrsign.

EXAMISERS' NOTICE.-Tho undcrslgn-
II ed Examiners, appointed by the County
Commissioners of Hartford county, to locate
public road in the Fourth District, leading from
George N Wiley'sMll to the Pennsylvania line,
beginning at point on said road, AT the foot of
Glibert's Hin, and running thence through the
lands Of Ephraim Gilbert tuthc Pennsylvania line
thence through the lands or said Ephraim Gilbert
near the point ofiutcrsection of Hartford and Raj
tmOrr counties. Maryland, and York county, Pa,
ground,
on Thursday, SOycnbcr22d, ISss,
o'clo l, A. NJ, for the purpose above designated.
CURTIS II. S1IFLEK,
GEO. N. WILEY,
THO5. T.. CATHCART
12oct Examiners
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Hi there shouted his landlord to a dc.
parting guest who was rushing for the train,
you've dropped your pocketbook." Cali
right" shouted back the guests, without stop
ping, "Tve no further use for H."
, 1888-03-09
Ear1r 1nhnhItnnts on AmerIen.

a glance ut the geologics of the pres
cnt day shows that workers in this de-
partment of natural history are enabled
to map out the continents and seas of
nges ago almost as correctly as they can
those of today-so distinctly are the old
shores and landmarks outlined Today
we ride in cars across the American con-
tinent; yet not so long age, geologically
speaking, n vast inland sea extended
northwest from the Gulf of Mexico -
finding its boundaries, in all probability,
III some shore now submerged beneath
the waters Of the Pacific.
This was during what is known as the
age of chalk, or the ]Cretaceous period
and millions of years ago, if our geologi-
cal estimates are correct. The question
as to whether man existed then is an in
teresting one. Evidence of human life
has not been found; yet there were vast
areas of land, with animals and plants of
great variety, and as there was no physi-
cal barrier to human existence, in the
opinion of many the -cretaceous CONT
nents and islands were populated by
man.
Knowing the actual conditions of life
at this early time, the strange animals
that lived during it, it is n comparatively
easy matter to understand or appreciate
the daily life of our ancestors. 1t is
evident that they were much more
primitive than even the bushman of to-
day, and undoubtedly were what we
would term wild men, living in rocks
and caves as the lower animals do. They
were essentially hunters and fishermen,
depending upon game for their susie
nance. Tn small continent of America
at this time had in all probability low,
marshy coasts, and the great ocean or
gulf, whose coast line can be traced from
Arkansas to near Fort Riley, on the
Kansas river, up to Minnesota to Canada,
near the head of Lake Superior, was n
vast shallow sea. On its borders we may
imagine cliffs of sandstone worn out into
caves and quarries, in which these early
fishermen made their homes. -Phila-
delphia Times.
, 1888-03-09

DIR. r. w. Shufeldt suggests to orni-
biologists that they may find portable
Photographic outfits of advantage in their
studies. He finds that by the use of the
instantaneous shutter birds may be
photographed in nearly all of their posi-
tons. "Out here on the prairies we will
often find an old stump or stalk upon
which n dozen or fifteen species of birds
will alight during seven or eight hours on
almost any day suitable to use the camera
upon them. Now, all we nave to do is
to properly set our instrument near this
point, conceal it in such n way as not to
alarm the birds, focus it sharply upon the
perch where they alight, place on your
snap shutter, and fix it with n string,
and then remove yourself far enough
away TO pull it when you ave n subject
sitting to your liking. Birds that you
have wounded but slightly may be pho
tographed under the most favorable cir.
~cumstanccs; they may also be taken sit
ting on their nests; in actual flight, how
ever swift; in pursuit of their food; in
leading about their young; indeed, the
list is almost an endless one. Rookeries
also offer admirable subjects, and n
splendid field is open at those wonder
full resorts of water birds in such places
as the Bahamas or the Alaskan coast. -
Chicago News.
, 1888-03-09
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN

Are born into the world every day with some &C.
head, Scurf, or Gandruff, sure to develop into an
agonizing eczema, the itching, burning, and dis
hguratiOn of which make life a prolonged tor
ture unless properly treated.
A warm bath with CUTICCRA o an eX-
quisite Skin Beautiher. and Il single application
Of CUTICURA. the Great Skin Cure, with n little
CUTICURA REsoLvEST. the New Blood Puri-
her, are often Sufficient 10 arrest the progress of
the disease, and point tot speedy and perma-
nent cure.
Hence, no mother who loves her children, who
take pride in their beauty lpurity, and health
and in bestOwIng upon them a child's greatest
Inheritance - skin without a blemish, and n
body nourlshed by pure blood ,-shouId fail to
make trial OF the CUTICURA REMEDIES.
Sold everywhere. Price. Cutlcura, soc Soap,
&c Resolvent, 81. Prepared by the Potter
Drug and Chemical Co., Boston. Mass.
EY-Send for "How to Cure Skin Diseases
CT pages, 50 Illustrations, and 100 testimonials.
, 1888-03-09

Mr., Volk, whose electric railway is
known to all visitors to Brighton, Eng.
land, has constructed an electrically
driven dogcart, which attracts n good
deal of attention among the lcisured
crowds which throng the gay Sussex
watering place. 1t is driven by n half
horse power Immisch motor and sixteen
small accumulators, which have a
capacity equal to six hours work. In the
desire to keep the machinery light, scarcely
sufficient power has been provided, SO
that, although the vehicle will make a
speed of nine miles an hour on asphalt, ii
only makes a speed of four miles on a
soft macadam road, while, with two pas,
sengers, an incline of one in thirty is the
limit of its climbing power.-ElectricaI
World.
, 1888-03-09

The point of etiquette, " in regard to
not scaling letters sent by the hand of q
friend. is to be considered, undoubtedly,
as settled by the usage of polite society.
And yet there are two sides to the ques-
ton. To intrust to n friend an unsealed
letter to a third person is a compliment
to the friend; but why should it be
thought necessarily uncomplimentary if
the letter be sealedl On the other hand,
the scaling Of n letter may be deemed
nlways advisable, for one good reason at
least. Tho contents of an unsealed letter
are never safe. They are safe so far as
the honorable friend is concerned, but
not safe in any other sense. They may
be lost from the envelope easily and in
nocently. They may be distracted
and read by the servant to whom
the note is delivered at the
door, or by any prying individual who
may find the missive lying on the hall
table and awaiting the owners arrival.
Especially unsafe is it to place in an I'M
scaled package articles of large money
value. Would any sane mar send a $50
bill in an unsealed envelope by the hand
of n friend or anybody whomsover? Tho
friend himself, if he knew the nature of
the inclosure, would be very apt to pro-
test against this sacrifice of common
ems at the shrine of etiquette.-'C. s.
e." in New York Commercial Advertiser.
, 1888-03-09

The enterprising manager of a Paris
theatre once called upon Meissonier and
asked him to paint a drop scene for q
certain theatre and name his own terms.
''You have seen my pictures, then1'
asked Meissonier. "Oh, yes exclaimed
the manager; but it isyour name-your
name l want; it will draw crowds to my
theatre. And how large is it you wish
this curtain to be?" inquired the artist.
''Ah, well, we will say fifteen meters by
eighteen" Meissonier took up n pencil
and proceeded to make n calculation. At
last he looked up and said with imper-
turbable gravity: Il have calculated and
find that my pictures are valued at So
600 francs per meter. Your curtain,
therefore, will cost you just 81, 900, 900
francs. But that is not all. 1t takes me
twelve months to paint twenty-five cen
timeters of canvas. 1t will, therefore,
take me just 100 years to finish your
curtain. You should have come to me
earlier, monsieur; l am too old for the
undertaking now. Good morning. -
Art Amateur.
, 1888-03-09

The Catholic population of England is
estimated at 1854, 900, of Scotland at
326, 900, of Ireland at 1901, 900; total,
5,641, 900, In the colonies there are
175, 900; in Asia $50, 900, in America
2,1s3, 900, in Australasia 56S, 900 Catholic
British subjects. AS queen and empress
her majesty reigns over 9,6S2, 900 Cath
olics. They are represented in the i'm
perial parliament by thirty-two peers,
and by five English and seventy-five
Irish members. There are nine Catholics
in the privy council, and there are forty
Catholic peers, ~fifty-one b~aronets and
twenty lords with courtesy titles. New
Orleans Tmes-D Democrat.
, 1888-03-09
The FIRST MgERscHAuM PIPE.
a Place Where Half the Pipes in the
World Arc ads-Am and Clay.

a Place Where Half the Pipes in the
World Are Hads-Ambcr and Clay.
Ruhla, q mountain village in Thurin-
gia, is the place where most of the amber
and meerschaum is used, and where half
the pipes in the world are made. Like
Sheffield and Toledo, it was famous in
the middle ages for its arms and armor,
but when the invention of gunpowder
made swords and breastplates useless, the
attention of the people was turned to the
manufacture of meerschaum pipes with
anber stems. The first meerschaum
pipe, it is said, was carved from a piece
of clay brought as n curiosity from Asia
Minor, and presented to the Duke of
Wallenstein. 1t was not intended for
use, but the dukes fancy directed the
most famous carver in the place to
fashion the snowy clay in the form of
his favorite pipe as an ornament. In a
sportive mood he filled the plaything with
tobacco, and was 80 pleased that he never
put any other pipe to his lips again. All
the knights at once followed the fashion,
and tho crusaders to the Holy Land made
1t n rule to send or bring home with them
pieces of the clay to be carved by the
Tnuringian artists.
Ever since has the little town of Ruhla
Dt'll Nilc lltsliNull ltlh VI lit hlGtIbCIlilll
and aInber manufacture. Meerschaum is
not the petrified foam of the sea, as is
popularity supposed in some quarters be-
cause of its name, but is Il peculiar clay,
found only at Eshki- Scher, in Asia Minor,
as the true amber is found only on the
coast of Samland. The two precious
substances meet at the little city of
Ruhla, where 5000 artists are employed
in fashioning them to the fancy of men.
The number of pipes turned out is enor-
nous, the yearly average of real meer-
schaums being 700, 900, varying in value
from So to 5000. The emperor of Aus
tria is the owner Of n pipe that is said to
be worth 10000 forms, made of the
largest piece Of pure meerschaum that
was ever found, and having n stem of
amber to match. The trouble with nicer
scllaunl, as with amber, is impurity. A
flaw or q bubble spoils the whole piece rs
if it were n diamond.
All the meerschaum pipes are cut by
hand, after the rough edges and corners
have been trimmed off by machinery,
and the artists are trained to their work,
like the watchmal,ers of Geneva and the
porcelain artists at Scvre and Dresden, at
schools provided by the government.
ituhla turns out no end of other pipes
made by machinery-a million OF two
imitation mcergchaums each year, TO-
O0J, 900 porcelain pipes, 10, 900, 900 made
of various grades of clay, and countless
m!llions made of briar wood. 1t is
claimed that last years product of the
Thuringian shops was not less than 100,-
000, 900 pipes of all varieties. William
Eleroy Curtis in Chicago News.
, 1888-03-09
Dr.. Wagner cs.
sPHCIABIsTs

We offer no apology for devotingSo much time
and attention to this much neglected class OF
diseases, believing that no condition of human
ity is too wretched to merit the ympathy and
best services OF the profession TO which we be
the physician who devotes himself
to relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, is no less a
~philanthrophist and n benefactor to his race
than the surgeon or physician who by close APP
plication eNcels IN any other branch of his pro-
fession. And, fortunately for humanity the day
is dawning when the false phtlanthrophy that
condemned the victims of folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law, to die uncared
for. hnS nASsed AWAY
, 1888-03-09

That the boly is now more susceptible to
benefit from medicine than at any other
season. Hence the importance of taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla now, when it will do
you the most good. 1t is really wonder
iul for purrfyin ing and enriching the blood,
creating an appetite, and giving a healthy
o u to the whole system. Be sure TO get
Gods Sarsaparilla, which is peculiar to
, 1888-03-09

An English chemist has shown that
the Lrittlcness of the bones of the aged is
not due, as is generally supposed, to an
increase Of the proportion of mineral
salts with advancing years. From n sec
ton Of the femur of fifty subjects Of diff
f"rent ages. no difference in the proper
ton of ash could lie determined boston
Budget.
, 1888-03-09

A theory of obesity, proposed by NJ.
Lcvcn recently, and described before the
Socicte de Biologie, is that it is a nervous
disorder, and to be treated by avoidance
of mental and physical fatigue and q diet
of eggs, soup, milk, rice and potatoes
Scientific American.
, 1888-03-09

A French writer states that not one Of
the soveieigns of Europe is a native Of
the country over which he rules, or at
least lac belongs TO n family that did not
have its origin in that country.-Foreign
Letter.
, 1888-03-09

Taking into consideration the gradually
diminishing radiating surface, the con-
clusion has been arrived at that tho sun
cannot give out sufficient heat to support
life on the earth after the LAPSE of 10.
100, 900 years.-Globe- Democrat.
, 1888-03-09
SON0.

SOwo the Children. They arc es-
o"SS pecially liable to sudden
Colds, Coughs, Group, Whooping Cough,
ctc. We guarantee Acker's English
i.cmedy a positive cure. II snves
I.oars of anxious watching. SID by
DIT ". n. Hunt.
, 1888-03-09

The average cut of timber during the
4, 500, 900, 900 feet. Wisconsin has from
last five years has been, in Michigan,
80, 900, 600, 900 to 80, 900, 900, 900, and
Minnesota about 10, 600, 900, 900.
, 1888-03-09

The largest stock of fine brandics. old
whiskies, choice liqueltrs and superfinc
cigars at George Masten's well known
house. corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
streets ,
, 1888-03-09
INFANTILE
SKIN DISEASES.

Our oldest child, now six years of age, when
an infant six months old was attacked with a
virulent, malignant skin disease. All ordinary
remedies failing. we called our family physician
who attempted to cure It bnt it spread with
almoStlncredible raDidity, until the lower por-
ton of the lit. &c fellows person, from the middle
of his back down to his knees, was one solid
rash. ugly, painful, blotched. and malicious. We
mad no rest mt night, no peace by day. Finally
we were advised to try the CUTICURA RENE
DIES. The effect was simply marvellous. In
three or four weeks II complete cure was
wrought, leaving the little fellows person as
white aud healthy as though he had never been
attacked. In my opinion your valuable remedies
saved his life, and to-day he is Il strong, healthy
child, perfectly wei. no repetition OF the disease
having ever occurred
GEO. b. SMITH,
Atty at Law and EX-Pros Atty, Ashland. o
JIG. Weist, Druggist, Ashland, o.
, 1888-03-09
MIDDLE-AGED MEN.

There are many men of the age of 30 to 60 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations of
the bladder often accompanied by a slight
smarting or burning sensation and II weaken
ing of the system in n manner the patient-can-
not account for. On examining the urinary de
posits n ropy sediment will often be found, and
sometimes small particles of albumen viii APP
pear, or the color will be of akin or milkish
hue, again changing to n dark and turbid APP
penrance. There are many men who die of
this difhculty ignorant of the cause, which is
the second stage OF seminal weakness. DIR.
Wagner Will guarantee n cure in all such
cases and n healthy restoration of the genito-
urinary organ. Consultation free. Thorough
examination and advice. $500.
See the Doctors additional advertisement in
the Daily Denver News and Tribune-Republi-
can.
All ommunications should be addressed
DER. WAGNER & co.
lIli Larimere street. Address, Box 2TS}, Den
yer, Colorado.
Cut this out and take along.
, 1888-03-09
YOUNG NJ E:N

Who may be suffering from the effects of youth
full follies or indiscretions, will do well to avail
themselves of this the greatest boon ever laid
at the alter of suffering humanity. DIR. WAC
NER will guarantee to forfeit 1--WE hundred dol
lars for every case of seminal weakness or pri-
vate disease of any kind or character which he
undertakes and fails to curp-
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-02-22
To Make 1t Rain at Pleasure.

The remarkable powers and adapt-
ability of electric current to the uses of
society have been further demonstrated bv
an invention which has at least the charm
of novelty. This is nothing more nor less
than q patent to open the windows of
heaven at the will of man, and Michael
Cahill NJ. D., of this city, is the inventor
Il expect to see the sagebrush deserts
of Nebraska and Nevada under cultivation
and atfording pasturage for thousands of
cattle in few years, " bsgan the doctor
There need not be an acre of waste land
on the whole continent
by what extraordinary means do Won
intend to tap the clouds and Interfere
with the laws or nature?' quered the re-
porter.
'SSimDly by a condenser or captive hal
loon and an electric cable placed wherever
the rain is required ! have long he
lieved that rain could be produced by ar
tiiicial means, and have worked at this
hobby OF mine for several years-eyer
since left college, in fact. You see. first
OF all, vapor, as it ascends, receives heat
from the solar rays, which also impels il
upward until restricted by the cold. The
Vesicles, or dewdrOps, being crowded to-
geJher, become electrified and float ON the
air at an altitude of from 1000 10 = O00
feet, and all that is required then to pro
duce rain is to intercept these vesicles IN,
artificial means. What | have invented
Is condenser of peculiar shape and CON
structiOn, and connected with the eortb
by an electric cable Whenever the veei.
cles come into contact with the condenser
or current, they are broken up and tbe
water forced to the ground with oraot
rapdity. The rain will be produced IN,
the same law that causes condensation on
the window pane. The surface of the
glass is covered with microscopic points
and on becoming chilled, the LAYER of air
next it falls, allowing the vapor to flow
on to the points, and thence 70 the
ground"
You will require Il gigantic balloon
Tor such purpose" was suggested.
"Oh, no. \ condenser of about 200
feet in diameter will bring down some
thing like 25,000,0OO gallons dav. or as
much as would irrigate almost half of
this state. The volume of water can he
preserved or formed into rivers which
ever may be desired. San Francisco
Chronicle.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-02-22
Dnlk Days Of The Ce,Yfederacv

The subject Of lights was an,tl,r eyj,l,
which it was found diilculu to contend
Iallow was nsed freely during the first
years or the war; old candle molds were
brought out from their hiding places and
put to use, and tallow dips became as fa-
mlllar To us as they had been to oar fore
fathers. But the source Of supply for
these lights of other days" soon became
exhausted, and wOman's ingenuity was
again put to the test. Lard also had been
IN frequent use, and favorite light was
q saucer or can filled with this melted
substance wherein floated a burning svc-
amOre ball. 1t, too, was growing scarce
however, and new material must he
eVolVed. Several things were tried. but
a mixture of beeswaX and rosin was
found best of them all. Through this
mixture, when melted, long coil of
candle wicking was drawn again and
again, until thoroughly coated, and in
oruer TO make this coating even several
persons stood IN row holding the wick
ing at short intervals and shaping the
wax upon 1t as it passed through their
hands, The position of greatest honor
ana difficulty in this undertaking was
conceded to be the one next to the nan
containing the heated melted mixture.
When cold, this waXen rope was
wound, row after row, around a bottle.
with the free end put through a strip of
tin with hole in it in order to hold it up-
right. These candles gave forth meager
but steady light. "Candlemaking bees''
were quite the style, and young ladies and
their military beaux ION leave" man
aged to exact great deal of merriment
from them, The refreshments were usu-
ally fruit and peanuts.--Jennie S. Jud-
son
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-02-22

hear that the queen has written Dri
Vately to the Emperor William, strongly
urging that an arrangement should Mt
once be shade to afford liberal provision
Tor the crown princess and her Younger
children in the event Of the deaths of the
emperor and crown prince, as if they died
now she would be left in very moderate
circumstances. The emperor had vast
wealth at his disposal, Of which it is su.-
posed nnestenths will pass to his success
SCR on the Prussian throne, the grand
duchess Of Baden getting the rest II
would be easy for his majesty to make an
equitable arrangement in favor OF the
wife and family of his eldest son. and he
certainly ought to do So as it would not
be right that they should be left to de-
pend on the liherality of Prince William.
The crown prince and the emperor might
die almost simultaneously and it would
be most imprudent to trust to the chance
OF the former surviving the latter for a
sufficient time to enable him 10 settle bis
affairs. The crown prince can do nothing
himself during the emperor's life.-IOn-
don Truth
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1888-02-22
Poor Field for Sewing Machines.

Two Kingston men, says the Free
man, who went West recently to sell
sewing machines, had a rough expert
ence and were finally obliged to sell
their machines for mere song to get
rid of them. They would drive over
the prairies a long distance to a house,
and upon arriving there find that the
inmates were Swedes, unable to either
understand or speak English. Then
they would drive on to the next place
only to find Russians or Bohemians.
If the machine agents happened to
find a house where they could converse
with the people, when they attempted
to sell sewing machine, they would
be met with ave can sew; we need
no machine. We want harrow or a
plow."