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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-22

J.ck took the two envelopes and de-
narted. and Ray leaned back in her
chair and remembered how glad she
used to be when Engineer Rodney
came to the window to sign for mes
sage ~,
No. 1877 pulled slowly by Glencoe
without stopping. The engineer
leaned out of the cab window and
took the envelope from Jacks out
stretched hand. 1t felt heavy.
"You may sit here q few minutes
Ned" he said to the fireman, who
could run an engine almost as well as
himself. He wiped as much smut as
possible from his hands, and drew the
card from the envelope. his eyes
grew soft and humid and his sooty
face shone. His brave flower. perfect
as those in the meadow yOnder, rich
and golden. and painted by Kay!
"Some day when l love you very much.
and want especially to please you. )"
Then it was she was to send his picture
of the golden-rod. And when it was
sent, he was to know that there was a
little soreness of heart for the things
that had been; that she wanted to
make up" Rodney was not what
people called a pious man. He did not
make long prayers in the synagogue,
or talk very much about religion. But
with the picture in his hand he felt
that God was good. and thanked Him
for His kindness and tender mercies.
The engine was 'well in hand'' in
passing Keith's Ledge, but it was the
fireman's hand that was on the lever.
'.Mrs. Early wa Mt to home. SO l left
it on table n the entry" said Jack.
coming back from his errand.
It was evening when Engineer Rod
ney knocked at Rays Office door. She
opened to him, and gazed on him with
establishment. He stepped in without
invitation, and said, looking into her
face:
Il thank you for this, Ray, dear.
That l allowed you to give the first
generous token of forgiveness shows
that l am less noble than you. lam
sorry. Ray, right sorry. Forgive mo-"
There was puzzled look in Rays
eyes, and she was just saying: Il don't
understand" when there was a sharp
tap on the shelf outside the message
window. The window was opened,
and Mrs. Early said: ''Good evening,
my dear. l just got home, and found
this on my hall table. Whatever can
you mean by it? 1t is your writing, is
it not?'
She held sheet of paper toward
Ray, who took it and read:
ITO ENG'R RODNEY, TRAIN No. 137.
GLENCOE.
Keep your engine we'll in hand around
keith's Ledge. Rain has loosened some rails"
Il sent you the wrong envelope. I
will explain tomorrow" she faltered.
"Well, never mind now. I'm in a
great rush." said Mrs. Early, and
proved her words by rushing away.
Ray turned to Rodney and said slowly:
II never meant you to have the
picture. Ipainted 1t for Mrs. Early,
and put it in an envelope where an Or
der for you should have gone. But
1 meant all it said to you, and-I am
glad of the mistake"
And so the bitter past was put be-
hind them, and they grew happy and
trusting and loyal again in the days
of the golden-rod.- 4. Churchill,
In Woman's Journal.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-22

1t il said that about four hundred
are added to the Protestant churches
in Japan every month. At that rate
Japan, before many years. will be
numbered among the Christianized
nations
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-22

The Speaker of tho House Of Com
mons is an ardent Shakespearean stu
dent, and has written q work entitled
"No Cipher in Shakespeare"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-11-22

and sunny pastures brave with his
flowers. had even got down when there
was a waiting-time and plucked great
handfuls of the golden, glowing stuff,
and sighed and been heartsick, but no
thought came to him of sending Ray
one sigh that he was not content.
1t is dry. and will send it to Mrs.
Early to-day" Ray said one afternoon,
speaking of the painting. She took it
from the easel. and wrapping it in
paper. laid it on the desk, saying: 81
will let Jack take it to her this after
noon. Jack was the messenger boy.
She drew an envelope toward her
and directed it to Mrs. Early. 1t was
large envelope, such as was used to
cover certain kind of train order.
Before she had placed the picture with
In it. she heard her signal. and push
ing the directed envelope slightly
aside, she answered the Office call, and
presently had written the following
message:
ITO ESeR RODNEY, TRAIN No. 49,.
GLENCOE.
Keep Jour engine well in hand around
heiths Ledge. Rain has loosened some rails"
The message was signed by the
superintendent of the road.
No. 1S7 was not due for five minutes.
Kay directed another envelope, and
then somewhat awkwardly folded the
order sheet. which was twice as large
as it need have been. Take these two
envelopes" she said to Jack, having
deposited both train order and picture,
land when 1S7 comes, hand the one
directed to him to Engineer Rodney.
and take the other to Mrs. Early"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08

gave him the money. But the best luck that
ever happened 10 me was getting smashed
up
"'Why so 2 he asked, rs he took the bill in
his thin, white fingers.
~ WAS drunken fool before and now I'm
a sober man. 1t wasn't the accident, either
Its you, DR.. Farmau. | can't do the things
used to. see why you only took ten dol
lars a month. You wanted to make sure of
me long enough to save me. No body but
you would have thought of that way, or
taken the trouble, either and amt ashamed
TO say got out my handkerchief right then
and there.
There came Il light TO his eyes and on his
face II kind of sunshine good tn see lie
opened Il drawer of his desk and took out
roll OF bills to which hu added the ten | had
Just given him, aud turust the money in my
hHnd.
"'There, SAM" &c said, is the three hund.
red dollars. Deposit it in the savings bank
and add ten TO it every month. You have
proved that you are Il man. Good night
He gently hustled me out, and before |
had fairly taken ii in | was on the street
II put my money in the bank because he
told me to and | add ten to it every month
to honor his memory, for l saw him for the
last time that night. lie died suddenly at
Easter and the whole city mourncd for him,
for there isn't street where you can't hear
just such stories of his wise and wonderful
goodness Lucy l.. STOUT.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08
The UneXtinguishcd Love for Mother

A great deal of sorrow and suffering might
be avcrted if tho confidence of children con.
tinucd through life to run to their parents. If
the time never came when there were words
and deeds that they would not like father or
mother to know.
A man still Young, but complete pbysi.
cal wreck through years OF destination and
wrong-doing OF every sort, was brought to n
Western hospital, m0rtullv injured in n brawl
in II saloon.
lie was unconscious when they mt him in
one of the little white COTS and when he
finally opened his ewes, his mind wandered
To nurse who sat near him, he said in
cautinus LolEwhisnrrinr tonn wDon,t tcu
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08
VARIETIES.

"A Kansas school teacher offered prize
to the scholar who would come to school
with the clcanest face. lie was unable to
recognize some of his pupils the next day.
The true meaning of the woman's suf-
irage movement is very easy to see. Woman
wants to be first in war, as well as first in
peace, and first in the hearts of her country
men.
AN old master knocked down for $60O!"
read old Mrs. Nearsight in an art sale report.
"Well,' she continued, $4,000 is good deal
of money, but | shouldn't think any man
save highwayman robber would be brutal
enough to knock down an old master for any
amount of money. ls'pOse he was afraid to
tackle young master"
speaking of odd names, Inolice that Mr.
+. Waltz was at the Grand Hotel recently
presume the walters danced attendance on
him until his head whirlcd, but don't be-
licvc anybody asked him fhe played polka"
II some wicked punstcr had attempted to
make apun on Waltz's name | wouldn't
have blamed him ifhe had schottish head off.
Pm going to get married." said he ms he
placed a hand as large as a Dutch cheese up
on the counter, land went wedding cake"
at is customary nowadays" said the
pretty bakery girl, to have the materials
OF the cake harmonic with the calling of the
bridegroom. For musician, now, we have
an 0at cake for man who has no calling
aud livesupon his friends, the sponge cake;
for newspaper paragrapher, spice cake and
so on. What is your calling, please?" GINA
pugilist" Then you want pound cake"
After the war, when things looked very
gloomy, W. S. Jordan, of Sumpter county,
Fla, took unique way Of expressing his be.
lief that the country was going to the dogs.
The stamps which he placed upon
letters were put on upside down. AS things
improved, according to his view, lie
gradually turned them Il little and
when Cleveland took his seat as
President he began putting his stamps on his
envelopes right side up and in their proper
place
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08

Here is a well-authentcated little story of
family of centenarans in Hungary, oil
paintings of several members of which are
now in the possession OF a family at Aix-la-
Chapelle. At the back of the lite-size picture
of the old gentleman there is an inscription
in quaint, old-hshionGd German to this eff
feet: "Janos Robin, at the age of 1872 years,
Graeci Ritus; has been married LAT years,
was born and lives at Szodora; his children,
two sonsand two daughters, are still alive the
youngest Of them is 11G years old, and has
two great grandchildren, of whom one is 35
and the other is 81 years old" The inscrip-
ton ut the back of the old lady's picture is,
Sarah, his lawful wife, aged 1853, born at
Szodora." And the head OF this happy iami-
ly actually emigratcd from the scene of his
long labors as tiller of the soil, and ended
his days, if the old chronicles are right, in
some corner of Silesia.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08
Cooling by Magnetism.

1t is reported as an observed fact that the
heat usually produced by friction is absent
whenever the bodies brought in contact are
magnetizcd. An explanation of the cause
has not yet been found A striking exam
pie is described in II late number of scien-
tific periodical
A workman fastened two powerful mag
nets to his lathe, to holl more securely
piece of metal which lie wished to drill and
turn. Theprcsencc ofthe magnets kept the
metal SO cool that no water was needed to
keep the drill cool.
Such an observation as this may lead to
important discoveries. Not only may it
throw some light upon the relations OF heat
and magnetism, but ii may be put to practi.
cal use. The extra risk fire in mills and
factories arises largely from the difficulty of
securing constant fabrication the machin-
cry.
If magnctizing gudgeons or their bearings
will prevent heat from friction, then this dan
ger may be avoided
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08
Some Fighting Ouakers.

Many anecdotes of the carly Quakers are
preserved in Philadelphia to show how even
under PENIS rule the impulses of human ma
turc struggled against their rigid laws ofduty
and submission. Not few of the young men
of Quaker families served in the Revolution
airy Army and in the navy in 1912, and wore
on the field their broadbrimmed hats and
shad bellied coats.
1t is said that one of these young "Fight-
ing Quakers," us they were called met his
father on the streets on his return home
The old man laid his hand rcbukingly on his
sons arm, saying:
"The wool in that coat was shcared from
my sheep, and woven in thy mothers loom,
yet there is blood on it."
And the blood is thy blood" boldly re-
piled the young man. "lf thou hadst been 90
instead of 60, thou, too, wouldst have fought
under Washington"
"Zachariah " stammcrcd the old man. at
may be so, Zacbariah. Thou hast better 90
in TO thy dinner"
wc-known story is that OF a friend who
was in Il sailing vessel boarded by British
press gang in 1912. lie paced the deck with
folded arms during the fight, until he saw one
OF the assaiantS climbing on deck by means
of n cable
"Frcnd, dost thou want that rope? ?" he
salu, calmly, hurTylnS up, knife III hand
Thou Shalt have it," and lie cut it, The
man dropped into the sea.
A better authenticated story is of grave
old Quaker, two of whose sons went into the
late civil war without his knowledge. The
youngest son was fired, as was almost every
other young man ut that time from Maine to
Florida, with the wish to give his life for the
cause which he believed just. He had accept
cd Il commission, but he did not wish to 90
without his fathers consent.
lie took occasion to make his preparations
rather ostentatiously in his fathers sight,
laid out his officers uniform and tried to ut
tract attention, but ali in vain. As last
resort he seated himself in the room where
the old man was pacing up and down and
began to polish his sword.
Ills father watched him, with face grow
ing paler, and with dim eyes AT last he
went to the young man and said, quietly:
samuel. if thee thinks thee must use one
OF those tools, buy the best, and will pay
for it, Samuel"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08
Shirt-WaistS and Hats,

for small and large boys up to IS
years old, fill one entire side of our
extensive Boys Department.
Thousands Of Waists in Linen,
French and American Percales,
fancy and plain color Flannels, new
est effects. Prices from II cts. to
$3.50. A gorgeous array Of Straw
Hats, Jockeys, Tam-o' -Shanters, &c.
as well as novelties from Paris and
London in cloth and cashmere
goods. Prices - cts. to $3.50.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08
A Visit to the Great Store

will convince you that there is not
in all Baltimore nor the South a
stock Of Mems fine Clothing that
even begins to compare with ours.
The markets Of the world have been
searched to provide the "best' for
our customers, Besides, dress, and
tourists Garments in greatest va
riety.
az Write for u Catalogue and Price
List, and beautifully colorcd cards Mention
this paper. Our guarantee that prices shall be
lower Tor same quality OF material and work.
manship amply protects all purchasers.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08
The Strawberry's Name.

Over three hundred years ago STRAW
berries !" was cry of the London streets ;
and the garden of the Bishop of Ely Mt Hol
born was famous for its fine growth of the
luscious berry. Its name is an Anglo-Saxon
one supposed to be derived from its straw
like stem, but quite MS possibly it is derived
from the circumstances offs growing amid
what was called straw, or from the custom
of stringng and braiding the long stcmmed
berries into a bunch of straws, as some of the
country folk do to-day. Beside our own
numberIess varieties of the same wild berry,
cultivated out of all acquaintance with Its
parent stock, there is an East Indian variety
with snowy yellow flowers, valuable only
for ornament, as the fruit is worthless, and
charming Gillian species with thick dark
leaves, and berry sometimes of a pale rose
color and sometimes of rich creamy, tint
and often as large as hens egg.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08
2uctical.
A LESSON IN BUrTER

4 LESSON IN BUTTER.
\ little maid IN the morning sun
stood merrily singing and Churnng
"Oh how wish this butter was done,
Then OF to the fields I'd be turning ~
SO she hurried the dasher up and down,
Till the farmer called with half-madc frown-
"Churn slowly
Don't ply the churn so fast, my dear,
1t is not good Tor the butter.
And will make your arms ache, too. fear,
And put you all in futter;
For this is rule wherever we turn,
Don't be in haste whenever you churn--
Churn slowly
IF you want your butter both nice and sweet
Don't churn with nervous jerking,
But ply the dasher slowly and neat,
You hardly know that you're working:
And when the butter has como you'll say,
Yes. surely this is the better way
Churn slowly ~
Now all you folks, do you think that you
A lesson can find in butter2
Don't be in haste, whatever you do.
Or get yourselfin iiuttcr,
And when you stand at lifes great churn
Let the farmers words To you return
''Churn slowly"
. iugGIy .I1DylUl
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08
Young Mems and Youths

fine Suits, &c, here that have been
specially made up to please the fan
cy and ideas of young people. The
very latest designs at very moder-
ate prices. Suits from IS to $25.
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TO Order Department.

For those who prefer their Gar
ments made to measure. All work
high grade and guaranteed, and
best talent only employed.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08
Furnishings.

Everything to complete gentleman's outfit
from collar button to the richest novelties in
finest filings from at home and abroad. Lowest
prices always.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-06-08
Small Boys Kills.

One and two piece kits, sizes from .. to Il
years, in very attractive patterns; all beauties.
Some as low as Sl.5O-a large line at $50 and
$3.50. Our Five-Dollar counters, however. are
main feature Of our stock and you will find bet
ter X tits htf at that price than are sold tor 81
and 81 more elsewhere. For $l2 the greatest
INJURY imAVinnhln in Kills
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. TRANSIENT ApvERTIsEMEH Ts.--One Square
Insertions orless 81. so. Each subsequ ent nsertio
20 cents Longer advertisements in the same pro
portion. Aspaee equal to six lines makes square
FtRure-work double price.
Obituaries and Personal Communications will
beinserted mt ten cents per Incl
~ Yearly advertisements at special rates.
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WE HAVE MADE THE FOLLOWING
REDUCTIONS

The best Lump starch, cents per h.; WASH
ing Soda, IL cts. h.: Proctor u Gamble DlCine
Soap, 50 cts. Il bar: New YORK Home Oleinc ~
per bar First Rate | III. bar, bars for 10 cts ::
oval First Class > bars for cts; BOrax = and 3
cts per bar: Blue soap. 4. Al and ~ cts. per bar:
IL cent bottle of Sweet OIL for cts; 10 cent bot
tie Sweet oil for l. cts; Soapine and Pearlinc ~
cts. per package: | 10. package of IvOrinc con-
tains Il Silver Plated Tea Spoon for Il cts : best
Safety Oil, cts. per gallon; best white Wine
Vinegar ~ cts. per gallon: hcs' Cider Vinegar. ~
cts per gallon; Bakers Cocoa. 20 cts. , h.; Epp'S
English Cocoa, - cts. y III Bakers Chocolate 10
BrOiled Mackcral in Tomato Sauce. II cts. ncr
can Swiss brand Condensed Milk, l2g cts. per
can: Eagle brand Condensed Mix, III cts. per
can Imported Olive Oil, 10 cts. per bottle best
Rice for q cts. per h.; best Valencia RaiSns 10
cts. per H.; best Loose MuscatCi RaisnS, IL cts.
per H.; best SccdCss RuiSns, l2ts cts. per h.;
best Golden Rio Coffee Roasted. - cts. per H.;
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Old Govt. Java Coffee 81 cts. per H.; best Sugar
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New Orleans MOlasScs. ca cts. per gallon: Rum
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y. w. Cor. High Street, BaItimor,
The Greenville times., 1888-11-24
What the Cutworms Make.

Every farmer has bitter cause TO re-
member tho cutworm visitation OF last
spring, and IL will be an easy matter
TO recall many discussions about what
tho worms would "turn to-" Some
thought they would turn into grass
hoppers, others were certain they
would be lightning bugs. Among
thom, Interested In the matter, was Mr.
Ben Salmons, an intelligent young
farmer, Of Livia. He caught num-
Der OF the worms April |, and fed them
carefully for two months. Then they
ceased to cat, and finally went into the
cyrsalis state, making the change
common TO tho butterfly family, emerg-
ing about September 80 a full grown
moth OF dark, brownlsh-gray color.
This settles the dispute about tho
worms. Mr.. Salmons predicts another
visitation next year worse than last.
He says the moths are TO be found ev-
erywhere in vast quantities. He has
been making molasses, and on going
TO his evaporator every morning he
finds hundreds of the moths which
have fallen into tho pan, which Is kept
full Of water. Late fall plowing is tho
only remedy for tho pests. The eggs
are being deposited now, and after
Matching the worms burrow few
inches into the earth. The plow turns
them out, and the cold weather does
the business for them.--0wensboro
(Kl. J Messenger.
The Greenville times., 1888-11-24

Give the goslings good grass range
and plenty Of water and they need
nothing else, says u writer. Ducks
Matched out this month will grow fast
and make splendid egg producers for
next summer The last eggs OF each
hens clutch are not nearly as fertile
as the first are, nor are the chicks as
strong and easy to raise. Great care
must DO taken to sec that lice and other
vermin are not exhausting the young
brood OF chicks. 1t is not best to let
young fowls roost In the old hen-house,
better give them out OF doors until
cold weather comes. II tho roosters
are isolated from the hens for week
or more and are well fed, the flock can
then be mated up again and the eggs
will hatch as well as In the
early spring. and the chicks will
be full OF vigor. Larded fowls
will thrive much better II they are al
lowed to run for an hour each evening.
Geese can bo plucked every SIX or
seven weeks. The feathers will be
more abundant II tho geese are al
lowed to swim. Don'texpect the ducks
to lay II they are plucked regularly.
Turkey poults must be guarded against
rain and dew, either is almost fatal.
II one wants show birds for this fall
and winter, now is the time to begin
to get them ready. Lettuce makes the
bes! food for gosllngs that have no,
enough grass that we have ever found,
they relish II highly. Shade for young
fowls is very necessary to their COM
fort as well as thrift. Don't run the
risk OF stunting tho chicks by thinking
they can scratch for their living
National Stockman.