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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21
The COntagiOn of Yawning

"Dld you ever notice how contagious yawn-
ing is?" said round faced young man wait
ing for Harlem train the other afternoon at
the Park place station of the Sixth Avenue
Elevated road. f"You can make any man
yawn if you go about it properly" continued
the young man. ~ have to travel up and
down to Harlem good deal, and l amuse
myself that way. Women yawn oftener
than men, and fat men oftener than lean
men. Tbs, time to make them yawn is
early in the morning and late at night. Then
all they want is hint and off they go. One
night last week sat next to an ODD gentle
man. He got on at Chambers street and
rode up to Forty-second street. made him
yawn tweDty-seven times. Then l was tired,
but the old fellow had gone into the habit, and
| thought he would split his jaws he kept
them so far apart"
The young man had hardly seated himself
in the car before he turned around and stared
straight at workingman opposite, who, of
course, looked ut him. Then the young man
leaned his head lazily against the window,
closed his eyes, opened his mouth very wide
and began to yawn with great deliberation
and an air of utter WEAKNESS. The man in
the blue overalls became interested and star.
ed intently at the wide open mouth and the
closed eyes. The young man put up his
hand in atiectatiou of covering his mouth
and then, as if it was no use to try TO check
an overpowering impulse, he drew his han
away threw, his head still further back and
uttered that sound peculiar TO the hearty
yawner, ho-ho no. A moment later the man
in the blue overalls gave evidence of a
twitching of the jaws, spasm shot across
his cheeks and then his mouth opened and he
yawned so wide that it appeared as though
he were going to divide and the top of his
head would go on up into space. The work
ingmun was now started, aud all the way up
he kept yawning every few moments. Then
the young man turned his attention to an old
lady opposite with equal success.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21
The Christmas Tree,

To Germany the civilized world is indebted
for one of the most enjoyable of all Christ
mas delights, the Christmas tree This GUS
tom was little known in England before the
marriage of Queen Victoria, and was, we be-
lieve, introduced by the late Prince consort.
We call it a gift from Germany, and yet be.
hind the quaint figure of Kris Krinkle, COM
ing from the snowy woods, with the tree rising
high above his genial shoulders, laden with
gifts and glittering with lanterns. as he
suddenly invades lowly German cottage on
kindly errand bent, we see the more ancient
top pine Tree, hung with "oscilla," which boys
and girls in ancient Rome looked for on the
the sixth and seventh days of the Saturnalia.
But we, who are not antiquaries, are content
to accept these pretty customs, come whence
the may and to improve on them if we can
A wide gulf is fixed between the Puritanic
days, when Christmas was frowned upon as a
remnant of evil superstition, aud to day,
when nothing is TOO rare or good for the max
ing of our homes bright and our sanctuares
beautiful in honor at the author of the Chris
tian Feast. Wherever civilized man is found,
there, In one form or another, we find the
tokens of alteration aud gratitude.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21
Taken ut the Flood.

In every human life there is Time when
man stands on the banks Of the Rubicon a
time which will permit no hesitation and no
faltering; a moment embodying au oppor-
tuuity which must be seized or lost forever.
That supreme moment in human life con-
fronted Caesar on the banks of the famous
river it came to Wellington at Waterloo; TO
Bruce, when he watched the tireless spider !;
to Newton, when he saw the apple fall to
all great soldiers and great thinkers and to
all successful men it formed the pivotal epoch
in their lives.
And some time, to each of US, an oppor-
tunity as significant, if not as great as any
in history, is sure to present itself. To the
mechanic, that opportunity may be a days
work well done; TO the student, it may be a
great happy thought flashing through the
brain in moment of leisure to the artist, a
glimpse of heaven, caught through the drift.
ing clouds; to the poet a melody which rises
from the depths where 1t has slumbered, and
which he translates into words before the
echo dies away forever.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21
How the Christmas Stocking Started.

Why do people hang up their stockings at
Christmas | used to wonder why bag or a
basket would not do as well. | never heard
but one person try to explain, and she told
such funny story that | must see what you
think of it. Years ago heard very old
colored woman telling story to a little girl,
who had just hung up her stocking at Christ
mas eve. 1t is not very polite to listen, hut
| did 81. cant tell the story just as she
did, but it was something like this. Many
years ago, Santa Claus, in making his rounds,
found his wagon stuck in the mud There
is very little snow at the South at Christmas,
you know, So Santa Claus has to come in
wagon. AT last poor man, who lived in
the woods, heard the noise and came out to
see what ii was. Santa Claus was so anxious
to get on his way again that he offered to fiji
anything the man had in his house with
presents, il he would only help get the
wagon out OF the mud So they went at it.
Santa Claus drove the mules, while the man
pushed ut the back, and at last, out 1t came.
When they came to settle up, what do You
suppose the man brought out to fill. A great
stocking with such large hole at the heel
that everything ran through it, aud poor
Santa Claus WAS nearly bankrupt before he
filled it. The people thought this was smart,
81 il happened that wherever Sinta Claus
went he found nothing but stockings with
holes in them AT last he had to make rule
that he would pass by all torn stockings, but
that he would put prize in the best looking
one, and the one with the neatest patch on
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21
An Enterprising Crow.

Farmer Crowder had finished planting his
corn, but his heart was heavy. He knew the
crows were whetting their bills to pull up
the corn as soon as it appeared above the
surface
"ll tell you how to get away with the
crows" said neighbor Stokes.
"How?"
Get you gallon of mean whisky and
soak some corn in it till il gets full of the
stuff, and then scatter 1t broadcast In the
field. The black rascals will eat it and get
drunk, and then you can catch 'em
and pull their heads off. That beats pizen
or shooiin'"
In a few days farmer Crowder met his
friend Stokes.
"Well, how's craps?" quericd Stokes.
"My corn's bodaciousy ruint," replied
Crowder, dolefully. 81 tried that ere scheme
o your'n and its humbug. soaked the
corn and scattered 1t one day, and next
mornin went down TO the new groun to
see how it'd worked"
Found them drunk, eh?"
"Found nothing. hearn devil of fuss
down nigh the branch, and went to see what
it was thar was a dad-basted old crow
what had gathered up all the whisky corn
an had 1t on a stump, an he was retailin' it
out the others, given 'em one grain O. that
sort fur three grains o my planted corn and
dinged eff they hadn't clawed up that field by
apctiOne'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21

The earliest spoons were doubtless made
of wood, n followed improvement on John
Chinaman's chopstick These, in their turn,
were supplemented and displaced by spoons
OF bone and horn, from whence we get the
proverbial expression as to the making the
spoon or spelling the horn. Then came
spoons of tin or iron, of rough and ineegant
shape, and hammered by hand, such as may
been seen in many humble rural kitchen. In
the prosperous Tudor times the precious
metals became more plentiful, and gold and Sill
yer plate was in such demand that every great
family had its own goldsmith OF this there is
abundant mention. The will of katherine of
Arragon bequeaths 10 her goldsmith years
wages, while Cardinal Wolsey's goldsmith,
Robert Amadale as became that ostentatious
gentleman, was famous craftsman. In
Description of England" by one William
Harrison, who was chaplain to Lord Gotham
10 1886, prefixed TO Hollinshed's Chronicles,
is given a graphic picture of the increase and
spread of wealth in the country, which speaks
OF the exchange Of Greene (tinned from plat.
tiers into pewter, and wooden spoons into
silver or tin :" and concludes with list of
the plate usually possessed by yeoman, con-
sisting of"a silver salt, bowl for wine (f
not whole neast and a dozen of Spoones
to finish up the suite" There can be little
doubt that, at the close of this century, silver
plate among the wealthy classes was com.
paratively plentiful.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21
The LaMYers Best Sense.

That sturdy common sense which is the
foundation of all success in the profession of
the law and the administration of justice"
These words of Mr.. Choate, at the recent
meeting of the bar, in characterizing one of
three chief qualities of the late Chief Justice
Waite, deserves, says the Daily Register, to be
written into the curriculum of every law
school and made the text of q lecture of
every course. This, which is the first quality
of a great lawyer, is the least attended to in
the training of lawyers. Common sense is
that which the lawyer has in common with
the clients whose confidence he desires, the
witnesses whose mind he seeks to lead, the
jury whose opinion he seeks to form .
In so far rs he fails 10 be strong in COM
mon sense, he fails of asCendancy with them.
Sturdy common sense is that degree of this
Indispensable quality which enables it to hold
its own against side winds of Imagination or
suspicion, preposesson or prejudice. The
more brilliant his intellectual gifts, the more
| fertile his mind in resources, the more astute
and forecasting he is disposed TO be, the
more sturdy aud set-asserting must be his
common sense TO prevent these special gifts
from misleading him.
Young men are taught TO study eloquence,
to affect learning, to covet brilliancy, to
practice hair-splItting, to initiate manners,
W pursue every peCul'ailly that may make
conspicuous, more than to habituate them
selves to that sturdy common sense which
makes them kin to others about them and
influential with all with whom they are thus
made kin. The gifts which are so much
coveted and talked of are of little use except
as they help to secure attention for the sturdy
common sense which uses them.
There is many Il man ut the bar bewailing
his slow progress, because he, without know
ing it, is too cunning, or too learned, or too
pushing, Or too eloquent, or too glib, in pro-
portion to his common sense. While he who
has common sense enough to manage these
qualities cannot have too much of them to
be useful, nor, if he have also that honor
which commands confidence, can he well fail
of Success
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21
in diameter round it.; each member of the

in diameter round il {; each member of the
pack has part allotted to him.
These precautions having been taken, the
old general starts alone once more in search
of the victim, and on finding gives chase.
The startled deer of course flies from his
enemy, who follows, giving tongue as a sig
nal TO the rest OF the pack. The deer, far
outstripping the dog, rushes on, but is sud-
denly met in front by one of the outlying
dogs, who gives chase. The deer, of course,
turning TO the right or left, again rushes Off,
only to be met and turned by another dog.
Thus turned at every point, the poor ami
NAL becomes exhausted, while the pack grad.
uslly close in upon it leaving no avenue OF
escape and dozens of sharp fangs soon feast on
the victim which has in this way been run to
death.
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lbuAh SOiHpuilIpu'
Wherever dogs run wild, as in Australia
and India, they show many of the charac-
teristics of wolves. They have a similar
habit of hunting in packs. The people q
Assam tell wonderful stories of the cunning
and sagacity of these wild hounds when in
pursuit. of game.
They say that when pack goes out to
hunt, an old dog gets in front and searches for
fresh scent of II deer. Having found this, he
starts off alone, and when he has ascertalned
the whereabouts of the quarry, returns 10 the
pack, which he disposes In circle of mile
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21
A Dearth of the Maiden Aunt.

There is complaint that the new move
ment among women has produced deal til
of the maiden aunt. Instead of devoting her
time and strength to the needs of her rela-
tives, she is writing, or clerking, or teaching,
or in any other direction devoted 10 the en-.
largement of her sphere; all of which is pleas
ant for the maiden aunt, but inconvenient 10
her relatives, who feel an affectonate claim
upon her services without pay.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21
Sowing Lumbtr with the Grain,

A few years ago there was little If any lnm-
Der sawed quartered, or with the grain. Now
not only oak but any other woods are being
sawed more in that manner Any consul
mer of lumber will tell you that it is far the
better way to manufacture. We now have
oak, poplar, gum and sycamore in large
quantities thus sawed. 1t costs more to saw
quartered stock than plain, but it is much
more valuable. The waste is considerable.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21
A Prosperous Young Girl.

Rosa Wis, a young girl of Merden, Miss,
had five cents given her as joke for birth.
day present. She bought yard of calico
with it and made asun-bonnet, which she sold
for forty cents This she invested in more
calico, made it up, sold the garments and re.
invested the capital until she had $40. With
this she bought potatoes, planted them, paid
for the cultivation Of her crop, for gathering
and carting them to town and made $50
clean profit
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-12-21

TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND,
situate in Hartford county, containing
46 Acres of Land, More or Less,
composed of several tracts or parcels of land
called Norfolk" and Constable Manor" or by
whatsoever name or names the same may be
known or called, being the same and all the land
conveyed by and described in deed from Eliza
beth HOllngshcad and others to Abraham HUI
chanan, dated September 81, 1873. and recorded
among the Land Records of Hartford county, in
Liber A. l.. j., No. 20. folio 43, and is the same
land surveyed by and described in a deed from
Abraham buchanan to John Buchanan, dated
September Ii, 1873. and recorded as aforesaid, in
Liber A. L. j.. No 40, folio 1903.
blaA = Tn" Improvements on this proper-
&s,cSsfSs tv consist of a good DWELLING
~ isl5fT7rr ~ HOUSE, stablnR and other out
ezAzE1s-s0 buildings The pre- perry is in good
state of cultivation and is convenient TO schools,
mills churches, &c.
TERMS OF SALE.
The terms of sale us prescribed by the decree
arc-thu unr-third of the purchase money shall
be paid in cash on the day Of sale /; one third in
six and the balance IN twelve months from the
day of sale, the credit payments to hear interest
from the DAY Ot sale, and to he secured by the
notes or bonds of the purchaser with security to
he approved by the Trustee or all cash at the
option OF the purchaser.
j. THOS. c. HOPKINS, Trustee.
j. :. Richardson. AuctiOneer. Tlcc
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-13
MINNA IRVING'S CASE.
The Sweet Singer of sleepy Hollow An.
pears in Coait Against the Once
Love Stricken ste, ographer.

New YORK, Dec I3.-The case of Mis-
Minna Irving 0dell the Tarrytown poetess,
vs. Palmer b. Wells, the young and impas.
stoned typewriter came up in court
Palmer B. Wells, Jr., the defendant. is a
young man, apparently not over 81, with a
smooth face, save on the upper lip. where
constant shaving has produced something
which belrs a faint resemblance to a mus.
tache.
His dark hair was p.as;ered down carefully
over his forehead his young and fairly
good looking face was totally devoid Of
color, save under the eyes, which were
slightly infamed, possibly from weeping.
There was nothing about him which would
in iicate savage disposition, such as is dis
played in his alleged letters
During the examination he sat taking yer.
batim notes of the proceedings in a book
which he had brought for the purpose. He
seemed but little disturbed by the close prox-
unity of his former sweetheart, though now
and then as her denunciations of him became
exceedingly violent, slight sarcastic smile
would curl up the corners Of his lips
Miss Minna Irving, as she signs herself. sat
on the opposite side of the table from Palmer.
Her mother and several reporters accompa.
MED her. She had made confldants of them
all, and they rewarded her trustfulness by
grinning whenever roint in her favor was
made.
Her cheeks We're of steady, Interchangeable
red. She appears between % and 81 years OF
age, though in reply to direct question she
stated that her age was "a.
The case was opened by Assistant District
ATTORNEY O'Conneil
Anthony Comstock sat near him and occa
sionally volunteered advice.
A letter containing two obscene pictures
alleged to have been the work of Palmer. re-
ceived by Miss Irving at Tarrytown on Dec.
g, was the first exhibit made by the prosecu.
tion. The authenticity was denied by Mr..
Wells, who stated that it was not his hand.
writing
To clear up this point Commissioner Shields
asked:
'dow long have you been receiving letters
from the defendant
NEARLY every day for two years"
"Whatr
Every day for two years.
''Then you ought to be pretty familiar
with his handwriting
Il am" This with simple dignity which
brought down the house
After the letter a number of postal cards
were produced, also alleged to be the work OF
Mr. Wells, containing many uncomplimen.
tary references to Minna's character.
A long and irregular examination then
ensued, in which the interesting fact was de
veloped that several hundred letters had
been exchanged between the parties. They
will probably be produced in the civil suit
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-13
A New Hospital in New York

NEW YORK, Dec 13-The new ST. Joseph's s
hospital, occupying the block between One
Hundred and Forty-third and One Hundred
and Forty-fourth streets and ST AIMS and
Brooks avenues, was blessed. this morning by
Archbishop Corrigan accofding to. all the
solemn fites Of the Roman Catholic pontifcal
The institutions can accommodate $50 pa
tients, and wsll,be ready for their reception
before the close of the present year. 1t is
not intended to be used as general hospital,
but is designed especially for the care Of
those suffering from consumption 1t will
be in charge Of the Sisters of the Poor of St
Francis, whose tender ministratipns to the
ailing are well known to all who have had
occasion TO visit st. Francis hospital; at 600
Fifth street.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-13
SMITH RELEASED.
The Birmingham Sheriff Is Out
On Bail.
ANOTHER WARRANT ISSUED
The Citizens Are Excited and Threaten
Further Violence-The Military Are
Sti1 on Guard i'm the City--Smith
May BE Murdered.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec 13.-The event OF
the day here was the release of Sheriff Smith
on bond Judge Winkley, who committed
him, was applied to and he took the matter
under advisement Attorney General Haw-
kins submitted to Judge Winkley "A written
opinion that the facts in the case would war
rant the release of Smith on a bond of not
less than $4,000 Judge Winkley thereupon
fixed the bond at $25, 900 and the sheriff was
released
No sooner bad this fact gained street cur
rency than it created profound sensation.
People gathered about the streets and gave
vehement expression to their indignation.
People said it was unjust that the killer of
SO many persons should go free ON bond
while Hawes, who had murdered only three
members of his family, should still be con.
fined. 1t was openly asserted that more vio-
lence would surely follow the sheriff's release,
and predictions were made ON all sides that
Smith would not be alive at midnight
new turn to affairs came when another
warrant charging Smith with the murder Of
Mccoy was sworn out The warrant for his
first arrest was for the murder of Throck-
morton. Coroner and Acting Sheriff Bah
bitt were for several hours i'm search OF
Sheriff Smith, but he could not be found IL
is understood, however, that his friends have
already made up another bond of SOS, 600 to
secure his release on the second warrant
Then still another warrant will come, and in
each case Judge Winkley will rec'l:re sim
liar amount of security. Where the arrest.
Ing and bonding process viii stop it is hard to
tell
No order for the removal of the troops had
been issued, but there is reason to believe
that one viii be before long.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-13
Alleged Flrebnrs Arrested.

GREENsBURG, Pa, Dec. 13-Frank Boer
the most prominent miller in southwestern
Pennsylvania, has been arrested here
charged with arson. -Four other men are
also under arrest charged with being accom-
plices of Beers in setting fire to two rival
mills. The mills burned were those of Rum
baugh & Brinker in this place, and Cham
bers & Son at Latrobe, the former involving
a loss Of 0,000 and the latter $4,000 The
plot is said to have come TO light through
a squabble over the amount Boer was to pay
the four men for their part in the crime