The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-05-18
VARIETIES.

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1t was Horace Greedy who used to say
that an editor was good editor, not because
OF what he put into his paper, but because of
what he kept out of it.
-Bystander doctor, what do you think
of this mans injuries ?" Doctor :"Humph
Two of them are undoubtedly fatal, but. as for
the rest ofthem, time alone can tell"
She (of Thompson st.)-"Dis am or beauti-
full spring mawnin', Mistah Jackson" He
Yes, Miss Johnsing, Use glad TO- TO see you
lookin' so well. De fresh invigoratin' atmos-
phe' do glib yo' such Hubby collah"
"A little boy and girl, each five years old,
were playing by the roadside. The boy be-
came very angry at something and struck his
playmate sharp blow on the cheek, where
upon she sat down and began to cry The
boy stood looking on moment and then
said: 81 didn't mean to hurt you, Katie. |
am sorry" The little girls face Frightened
instantly. The sobs were hushed, aud she
said, well, if you are sorry it don't hurt me-"
"A German citizen approaching the win
check payable to the order of Schweitzercase
be cashed Yah, dots me-" he nodded re-
assuringly, in answer TO the tellers look of in
quiry. But don't know that you are Mr..
SChwGitZercase. You must get yourself iden-
titled" allow vas dot?" Asked the German
citizen, with n puzzled look. "You must get
some one to identify you" repeated the bank
officer; 81 don't know you "Ah, yah ~
cried Hans, much relieved. Dots all right.
don't know you, neider."
"A gentlemen saw dog holding piece
of meat in his mouth, in the presence of three
crows. These birds all vainly tried to tear
it from him by force. This they could not do,
So had recourse to strategy. After "a con-
sultation in crow language they separated
two going us near as they dared to the meat,
while the third gave the dogs tail IL bite
sharp enough to make him turn around with
Il speak, on which the other villains seized
the meat, ard the three toasted triumphantly
upon it on the top of II wall
The Balance Between Labor aud Sense.
A weary, care worn housekeeper asked me
show many women | supposed found those
hours IF case in which to improve themselves
and be interested or amused in anything but
the everlasting round of cleaning, cooking,
making and mGnding, which is the common
lot of the farmers wife," | could not deny
the truth Of her statement of the case, nor
show her where the trouble lay because APP
parGnlly she was always busy, but that there
was, and mostly is, a something awry in the
ordering of such busy life, felt satisfied;
uId btCH uppCdlNh " l. JuSllucU
sell i'll hunting for it. The first conclusion l
reached was that this one, at least, was
more nice than wise" She is one of those
routine women who will have things done
at special times whether they need it or not.
For instance every window must he washed
at stated pcriOds-every bit of paint washed,
and walls whitcwashed that were already as
white us snow, because the law of her house
demands it. The same fixed principles run
throughout her whole management, and
holds her and her entire household in bonds
Nothing but m interposition of Providence
in the form of serious illness or death is al.
lowed to interfere. OF course reading or
recreation of any kind stands a poor chance
where work. and unnecessary work at that
rides roughshod over everything else. Some
people confound routine with system and
method, and other valuable features in house
keeping, but that is q mistake. Routine is
the doing of certain things in their regular
order whether they need doing or not, which
by no means is implied in the doing of neces-
sary things Systematically. We may go over
our houses regularly to find whit is required
to keep it up to our ideas of nice housekeep-
ing but we need not pull room all TO
pieces, and begin scrubbing and washing
windows when only little brushing and
busting is wanted to make it perfectly clean.
will venture to say that by far the larger
portion of anxious and care-worD women
owe their discomfort to lack of balance be-
tween wisdom and nicely. Almost any
woman can make time for some rest, and If
she enjoys reading it will help her to rest>
from care as well as labor by taking her
mind away from her work.-Anerfcun
Farmer.