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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-09-26
Hard are and
Furniture Sale!

The Largest House of the part country
y feet running back 1870 eettwo sory occupied follows
shelf hardware cutlery and fence hardware other side with
Kinds of house furnishing goods The up
hovels spades rakes hoes forks mixed paints white lead oils
varnhes, and other goods The floor
and from the cheapest the highest
goods. Warehouse back 25x50 feet storys
ceiling with iron nails STEEL glass; SASH doors, plaster
fire brick and many other goods Elevator 1920 filed
with plows of various kinds Workshop, up stairs 20x36
manufacture all kinds of nware sPoung roofing
Furniture stairs 42x40 which filled
descriptions, which am offering very low here give the
public description of house, it full of
offer them cheap All ask you and look through
and would be pleased to sell if you. established
the business 1871 and by hard dealing
brought its present standing Thanking public
their liberal patronage in the your hardware servant
w b CABLE.
May 2, 1888. POINT PLEASANT, w. VA.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03
VARIETIES.
Perryman, Md.

"A man down town Is 80 bow.legged that
his tailor is obliged to use circular saw In
cutting his pantaloons.
We have noticed that the man who has
his nose on the grindstone generally gets his
wits sharpened.
When you see couple on the street, IL the
man carries the bundles they are engaged. If
the woman carries the bundles they are mar.
ried.
An exchange speaks of "the hustle OF an
usage continues to designate ships by the
femme gender something of this sort must be
expected.
Never contract afriendship with man
who is no better than yourself" SAYS one of
those gratis advice writers. That's all very
well, so far as you are concerned, but how
about the other fellowp
"A lawyer engaged in case before Judge
Peters, tormented witness 30 much with
questions, that the poor fellow at last cried
for water. GAS expected" said the Judge,
81 thought you would pump him dry"
-"Pa," said little Jimmie, II was very
near going to the head of my class to-day"
"How is that, my son ?" "Why, a big word
came all the way down to me, and II I could
have spelled it, l should have gone clear up"
1t was little New York girl who ON
reading her Bible lesson, coming to the pass
age, "Asher continued on the seashore and
abode in his breeches," changed 1t to "Asher
continued on the seashore and abode In his
'pawnts.'" If she had been Boston girl she
would have said "trowsis."
Country Groom-"What's in them red
dishes, Mariar?" Bride-"Shl William.
They're fnger-bowls" Groom-"What are
they fert' Bride-"To wash the hands In"
Groom-"Huh why didn't they bring 'em
in fust, then, an not walt till mans all
through his dinner"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03
Good Boetss
Good Shoes :
AT
ELY'S OLD STAND,

No. ITO N. Gay Street,
Corner Exeter Street, BALTIMORE, Nd
Gents Heavy Boots,
Gents Fine Boots
Gents Heavy Shoes,
Gents Fine Shoes,
Boys Heavy Boots,
Boys Fine Boots,
Youths Heavy Boots,
Youths Fine Boots.
LADIES' HEAVY BUTTONED AND
LACED HOES,
LADIES' LIGHT BUTTONED AND
LACED SHOES.
ES-C Call and see my MEMS HANDMADE
HEAVY BOOT, all Kip Leather, back and front,
which sell for $3.50, and guarantee them equal
to any $500 boot in the market.
Also MISSES AND CHILDREN BUTTONED
AND LACED SHOES of all kinds. A complete
supply of GUM AND ARCTIC BOOTS AND
SHOES in all styles. These goods have been
manufactured and selected with great care, and
every article sold will be warranted as represent
ed.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03
Historical Notes and Queries.
Rock Run Bridge.

The project Of erecting a bridge over the
Susquchanna was first agitated in 1903. In that
year the first Port Deposit bridge company
was incorporated. Five of the incorporators
were from Baltimore city and county; six
from Cecil county and six from Hartford
county, viz, VIM. Wilson, John Moores,
Samuel Richardson, Roger Boyce, Bennett
Barnes and Samuel Jay. They were autho.
rized to open the books for subscriptions to
stock at $50 per share, to the amount of
$25OO00. There were also seven commits
sloncrs named to locate and survey the site
for said bridge cover the Susquehanna river
at the most suitable place in their judgment
between Havre dc Grace and Bald Friar
Ferry" The necessary amount could not be
obtained, consequently the effort failed. The
Legislature of 1912 appointed John Creswell
Samuel G. Hall and Lawrence McComb, of
Cecil, and John Archer, John Stump and
James Stephenson, of Hartford county, who
were directed to select q site for bridge
"over the Susquchanna at or near the head of
tide water at Kerr's Island, near Rock Run"
They accordingly located the bridge near
where the old abutments now remain. But
the distance as located was not as short as it
might have been, therefore at the session of
1870 the company was empowered to change
the location.
The financial ability to build the bridge
was still wanting. The charter was so chang
ed in 1916 as to permit the company to oper-
ate bank. This move insured the success
of the enterprise. The present site was then
situated where the river is but twenty feet
less than a mile in width.
The construction of the bridge was begun
in 1917 by man named Burr 1t was com.
pleted and opened for travelin 1918, at which
time DR.. John Archer was President ami
Thomas l.. Savin Cashier of the company.
The eastern part, from the Cecil shore TO
kerr's Island, was destroyed by fire, suppos-
ed TO have originated from the rapid move
ment Of q sleigh.
1t was rebuilt in 1880, at q cost of about
10000, Mr.. Wormwag being the contrac-
tor.
think line of stages began TO run in
1920, from Philadelphia across the bridge,
via Churchville and Bel Air to Baltimore.
The bridge continued in use until 1854,
when a span was broken down by drove
of cattle. 1t was never repaired and many
of the other spans, perhaps all Of them, were
carried away by the high water in 1857
A. p. SILVER.
Chenille, January 2lst, 1883.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03
JumbO's Widow.
Illustrated London M.ars.

Illustrated London NeUS.
The widow of the once popular and famous
Jumbo has persisted, though by no means vol
UNFAIRLY, upon the funeral pyre, in Barnum's
show. She has "cut up" exceptionally well,
as regards property. At the post-mortem
.there were discovered no less than three hun
dred pennies in her inside, half pocket
knife, several cane fcrules, and some pebbles
the gifts, it is supposed, of youthful admir-
ers. She had disclosed to no one the fact of
her possessing these valuables, perferrng, no
doubt, to be loved for her own sake. With
man, it is different; he is seldom reticent
about a foreign body-if it is only penny
that he happens to swallow, while his friends
make ever SO much fuss about it. l once
knew an old gentleman from whom his
nephew entertained unreasonable expecta-
tons; for some ailment the former used to
have gold administered to him, which science
tells US. once deposited in the human frame re-
mains there forever. After his demise the
youth expressed. in his bitterness at his rela-
tive's loss-and wll-his intention of form
ing limited company "to work him.; and
though nothing came of it-at least l never
saw any quotations in the share list-the
idea struck me as original. Payn
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03
vOIAPUK.
THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE.


The attention of the American public has
been directed towards the subject of this
sketch, several times in the past twelve
months Until very recently there has been
no grammar nor other means of adapting
Volapuk to meet the need of those who are
familiar with English alone; but Mr.. Charles
T. Sprague, OF New York, has just issued
nicely-bound and clearly-printed little volume
entitled Handbook of VolapGk," which
will initiate the venturesome student into the
mysteries of this wonder of the 10Th century
What then is Volapuk? 1t is not, as has
been enormously stated, the Universal
Language" 1t isnot designed to take the place
OF any OF the forms of language now used, but
TO aid IN facilitating intercourse between ma
tions without the necessity of being familiar
with the peculiar language of each. II Ia nota
usurper but an aid. 1t does not aim 10 rule
in the household of speech, but as an hum
Die handmalden to assist in simplifying the
the duties ofthe householders. Supnose as
an Illustration, that German, French and
English Volapukists should meet, 1t would
not be necessary. that each should understand
tue other two languages, but having VIOLA
pix they would meet on common ground.
1t might, in objection, be said, why not lake
one OF the already existing languages and de-
eide upon that and make it the common
iduBudSt! lnere was Time when Latin
was entirely spoken in the Continental Uni
versities but 1t never amounted 10 ANYTHING
after the student became graduate, except
when he happened to meet another ex-stud.
ent. 1t was used very little by the educated
world not at all by the commercial world.
Other attempts have been made in the d.
rection of universal languages, but they have
not passed the experimental stage.
Volapuk has several stong points to COM
mend it to public attention.
LIST. 1t is very simple, as we shall present.
ly see.
I'd: 1t has no exceptions Any one who has
studied Latin or Greek can hail this feature
with delight scarcely to be expressed.
1t has no irregular verbs. Shade of Fas-
quelle stand aside and if you have any feeling,
hide your face behind your spectral hands.
The torture, the anxiety which your long
"list ofirregular verbs" has inflicted upon the
Juveniles of other nations, deserve punishment
proportional to your crime The Avenger
is at hand
A glance at the formation and rules of
Voapuk may be interesting The word VIOLA.
pix means THE Worlds Language" Hol-
pronounced Vob-means world a-pro.
nounced dh-sign of genitivc, Of the world:
pix. means speech or language. Vol.a.piik-
world language.
The vowels are the same as in ENGLISH.
with the addition of Il, o, ii, and are sounded
A. az In far
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03

Nails nels nails
There are no articles in Volapuk. Add
ing 10 the simple form of word is the
only way of forming the plural. There is
only one declension for the whole language.
The case BINDINGS are always the first three
yowels, thus
Mana-of mana mans
Mane-to man.
Manf-a man-objective sense.
Plural.-ManS-Mands Northumberland.
These are the invariable case endings for
all nouns.
The accent is always on the last syllable.
The first nine numerals end in preceded
by the vowels in regular order.
l 8 5 6 z 8 O
bal tel xii fal ul mil vel j6l zul.
To form the tense add s.
balls. tells. fols. luis. &c.
The verb Is the most complicated part of
speech in the language. Even then it is not
near so difficult rs in any other language.
Attention to the tense and voice sounds sim.
plifies and renders it comparatively easy.
Each tense has one fthe vowels for its pecu-
liar sign:
Active. Passive.
Present-a Pa
imperfect Pa-
Perfect-e Pc
Pluperfect-i Pr
Future-o Po-
Future perfect-u Pu-
Thus we haveas full an outline as can well
be given in a short article, and this argues
the simplicity of the formation of the Ian
guage.
The design of the inventor of Volapiik as
shown by the author of the Hand book" is
to produce language capable of express
ing thought with the greatest clearness and
accuracy, to make its acquisition as easy as
possible to the greatest number of human
beings"
"The most obvious application of Volapiik
is for International correspondence, especial.
ly commercial correspondence which is num-
ericaIy the most important" at was invent
ed in 1879, by Johan Martin Scheyer, Ger
man, priest of the Roman Catholic Church.
The number of persons who have studied
Volapuk is estimated at 100000 In Vienna
alone the classes last winter were attended
by $500 students. 1888 societies for its cult
walton have been organized in different
places. Eleven periodicals are now published,
devoted primarily to Volapuk, at Constance,
Breslau, Madrid, Paris, Vienna, Munich,
Milan, Puerto-Rico, Stockholm, Aabybro,
denmark, and Antwerp. The photography
of the subject comprises 90 books in 10 Ian
guages."
Among other inventions Volapuk will Just
ly claim chapter in the history of the Nine
teenth century.
If any of your readers should desire further
it will willingly be furnished.
J.H.C.
Perryman, Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03
Plants for Winter Blooming,
Lyle's New Restaurant,
Masonic Temple.

Having removed my Restaurant TO the base
ment of the new Masonic Temple, in Bel Air, 1
am prepared to serve to the public
Meals at AL Eours,
with every delicacy the market affords. inclhd-
ing Oysters. Fresh Fish, Hard and Soft Crabs, &c,
together with Fruits in season.
Private Rooms for dinner parties
Meals prepared and served to Families at short
notice.
Oysters in the shell or by measure.
D0seD GEORGE LYLE,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03

Ii, something like ar in purple
The consonants are nearly all sounded as
in English, but y is always consonant; /
sounded like &; C like in judge, z like Il.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03
For Centlemen's Wear.

large and varied stock of Cloths. Cassimeres
and Kerseys. Of superior quality and design
Also full line of White and Coored Shirts
Drawers, &c, which cannot be surpassed in
prices.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03
a Year, In Advance
Rnetical.
\ PRAYER FOE LIGHT.

Written by an Insane Woman, inmate of a New
York City Asylum for the insane.
"Ihe Lord hath chdstsned and corrected me but He
hdh not giren me OCer unto DEATH"
Foot sore and travel stained. and sad and weary,
AS onward through life's Journey day by day,
The goal afar and all round dark and dreary.
There breaks no light to cheer me on my way,
Faith growing dim, o Lord lack the power
TO seize the promised guide. Thy hand divine I:
Thy face seems hidden in the darkened hour,
Thy promises-I fail to make them mine.
o! for the faith that makes rough pathways
plain:
To hear the peace be still II am with thee -
To know no prayer ascends to Thee in vain;
70 feel I'm Thine to all eternity.
Remember I'm but dust, o gracious Lord,
And though Thou chastenest sore, Thou wilt
forbear:
The clouds that compass me shall at Thy word
Unroll and show the silver lining there.
OF flight, dear Saviour, give me but glimmer-
One touch of Thy dear garment in the throng {;
Then shall Thy peace flow even as river,
Of praise my voice break forth in glorious song
NJ. BoRLAND.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03
Dress Goods Department.

In this department may be found a complete
stock of the most fashionable designs and novel;
ties in Silks, Velvets, Cloths. Cashmeres, Henri
eta Cloth, Plaid aud Mixed SuitnRs, together
with a general assortment of other Dress Goods.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03

In our Notion Department may be found fu
line of Gloves, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Collar
CUFFS, for Ladies and Gents.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03

"A Methodist parson of facetious tempera-
ment sat on the platform of the Baptist
church at a recent public meeting, when sud-
denly the water failed to connect with the
organ and the music stopped. "You see,"
quoth the humorous divine, in explanation,
these Baptsts can't do much without water
and have TO stop when 1t is 91ut off," Then
the audience smiled and enjoyed the joke.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-02-03

Our stock of Flannels was never moro con
plete In fact, this is one OF our specalties.
Don't fail to see our Anti Rheumatic Re
Twilled,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-27
borse Department.
PROSPECTUS.

The increasing prosperity of the REGISTER is
gratifying to its owners ; but its circulation
isn't tenth part of what we intend 1t shall
be. The REGISTER is the highest authority in
the world on the true history and pedigree OF
the American road horse. AS such,it deserves
and must get the very widest circulation. Its
Horse Department is worth many times its
subscription price valuable, instructive,
entertaining. From all over the country we
have an immense amount of original matter
coming in tor this department; and we ex'
pect to be able to give soon the history
and pedigree of the following famous hors
his hitherto unknown: Old Pilot, st. Law
renee, Columbus, dam of Royal George, North
of Henry Clay; Tom Thumb, g. 8. OF Green's
Bashaw; Leonidas, reputed g. s. of Biggarts
Rather, and many others.
This Is pre-. eminently the kind of informa
ton that all gentlemen of intelligence desire
and none such American can well afford to be
without this paper. 1t is the American gentle
mans paper for the history OF the horse. In
all such information there is included much
local and general history. Indeed the trac
ing of some of these pedigrees seems very
similar to romance, in which one sees not
only the animated bearing and noble action
OF the horse, but also the life and beauty o.
the country through which he travels
Terms, $3.50 per year. Tell your neighbors
Spread the circulation. We want the REGIS
TER to go upon every farm in the country
from Maine to California and there are sew
eral it does not yet reach.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-27

the palm at the national exhibition, the
only fault found with them being their
deficiency in size.
II. Wards Young Black Hawk.-The
following is the pedigree of Mr.. Wards
Black Hawk, which has been furnished
by DIR. Gale of Vermont, who raised him,
and published in the Rural New Yorker,
from which paper we copy;
Young Black Hawk was five years old
August 2, 1856. He was got by David
Hills old Black Hawk. His dam, Lady
Hickory, was got by Hickory, by Badg-
er's Hickory, by imported Whip, by Sal
tram, by O'kelly's or English Eclipse.
Dam of Hickory (by imp. Messenger)
was very powerful road mare, got by
Young Napoleon.
Lady Hickory is a large black roam
mare-has weighed 1904 lbs. She was
never trained for trotting, having been
used upon the farm and road until put to
breeding. For business of proportion
style at rest or in motion, particularly in
harness, action, speed, and great endur-
ance, she has no superior here (Bridport,
Vt.) She could trot on the road at the
rate of mile in three minutes when her
owner was out on professional calls. She
is widely known and her colts are becom-
ing very celebrated. Her oldest colt
now dead-was valued at $4,000 when
three years old.
H. Ward of Richmond, Ontario Co.,
n. Y, owns the second, VIM. A. Cook,
Liv. Co., n. Y, owns the third; Geo.
Paddock, Esq, of Milwaukee, Wis, owns
the fourth; Horatio Danforth, Cornwall,
VT, owns the fifth. The first four colts
the fifth is a filly and will match any two
year old FLY to the halter as green as
herself in the United States.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-27
THE PROGENY OF SMALL SIRES

History furnishes several instances of
sires that, on account of lack of size, were
but lightly esteemed in early life, but
which finally won imperishable fame
through the performances of their pro-
geny. Two such instances now occur to
mind. The first of these is the thor
oughbred Marsk, which, it is stated
upon apparently good authority, was less
than IA hands in height. He was roy
ally bred little fellow, foaled in 1850. He
in his four-year-old form. He afterwards
started three times, but was defeated in
each event. When fifteen years old
Marsk was evidently considered failure,
as, according to ''Pick's Turf Register
he was sold that season to farmer for a
trihing sum, being considered very in
different stallion. When sixteen years
old he covered country mares in Dorses-
tershire at half guinea (S2.5O) each,
and, after making the season at that fig.
ure twas sold to a Mr.. Wildman fol-
twenty guineas (Sl00), the seller being
highly pleased that he had quilted with
as he thought, bad bargain" He mus
have been much surprised man, howev
er, a few years later.
Before coming into the farmers hands
Marsk had been mated with some we'll
bred mares, one of which, called Spilletts
got by Regulus, son of the Godolphir
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-27

Arabian, dropped colt by him in 1894,
on day when there was an eclipse of
the sun, from which the colt was named
Eclipse. When matured, Eclipse was a
large, powerful animal, and proved the
most successful race horse that has ever
been produced in England even to the
present time. He won every race in
which he started, and was finally with
drawn from the turf for lack of engage
ments, as his superiority over every 9TH
er race horse was so great that no owner
could be found who would start any thing
against him. About the time that
Eclipse came upon the turf, several 9TH
ers of Marsk's get proved themselves ca
pable of winning races in good company,
and the service fee of the once despised
little stallion, whose owner few years
before went begging for patrons among
common mares at $3.50 each, was soon
raised to 100 guineas ($500) and contin-
ued at that figure until his death.
A son of Marsk, called Shark, foaled in
lfl, was lnpoIteu lnto virginia, WHERE
he left valuable stock. A daughter of
Shark, called Pheasant, was bred to i'm
ported Messenger and brought Bishops
Hambletonan, which as a race horse was
considered superior to any other of Mes
senger's sons. Bishops Hambletonian
it will be remembered, got the second dam
of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, so that some
of the same elements which entered into
the composition of the invincible race
horse. English Eclipse, exists in all the
descendants of the Old Hero of Chester
to which Jumps traces through both sire
and dam American Cultiyator.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-27
SUNDRY LETTERS.
THE ED. BROWN HORSE AND DAM.

CLARENDON, VT, March 20, 1888.
Mr.. BATTELL,
Dear Sir:-Yours enclosed herewith
came duly to hand; have delayed reply
ing till | could learn the whereabouts of
Ed. Brown. | am informed that his
postofiice address is Middletown Springs,
VT. l think his name is Edwin. He for
mcrly lived in Tinmouth, Vt.
The Ed. Brown horse was bred by
Nathan c. Fassett (who is now dead)
called. She was bred by Warren Potter.
To explain: This Fassett married a
daughter of Warren Potter and occupied
the old homestead. The mare, as | re-
member her, was mare nearly 16 hands
and light bay in color. The Ed. Brown
horse, as remember him, was light
chestnut, or perhaps some would say sor-
rel, with light hair in tail and name; a
close built and rather stylish horse
weighing between 900 and 1000 lbs, and
very good action. | do not find my old
service book, but from memory should
think he was foaled in '65 or &c, as
kept the horse that had in the stud four
years, 1862, SO, GA, and '65, and l think
that was the last or next to- the last year
The horse that had was chestnut col.
or, about Is hands, or trife more
weighing 1000 lbs. in fair condition; very
stylish horse, with good action, though
never driven for speed, and as perfect q
disposition, think, as l ever saw. Mr.
Fassett told me that his wife's oldest
brother once told him that the dam Of
the Fassett mare was sired by Nor
gan horse that used to be kept at Bran
don, which was all he knew of her pedi
gree. l would refer you to Noel Potter
a younger brother, who now lives on the
old place, for further reference; post
office, Clarendon Springs. If there il
anything further that can assist you tc
will gladly do so.
Yours respectfully,
EDWIN CONGDON.