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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-23

DEAR SlR.-Thc paint you supplied me with on
s. VUrul occasions has given such excellent salts
faction that propose using 1t again in painting
my dwelling house this season, aud will thank
you to send me, through mail, one of your sam
pie cards. Very truly yours,
JSo. S. GILMAN.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-23
Paint
In the World!
Been in the Market 81 Years
Hartford National Bank.
Bel AIR, April 18th, lSS.

Bel AIR. April 18th, 1857.
E.. r. hntght, Esq.,. baltimore:
DEAR SIR.-Tt gives me pleasure TO state that
during the last i've years ! have used very con
siderable quantities, in various Colors. of the
Liquid Enamel Paint made by the New Jersey
Enamel Paint Company. both on my building
and at the Custom House, Baltimore, Md, and
with entire satisfaction. The paints have proved
10 be durable. bright and Of uniform color. and
feel safe in recommending thom for outside
and inside wOrA. Yours respectfully.
EDWIN II . WEBSTER.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-23

ceased member Also, that they be offered to
the county papers for publication
d. c. WHARTON SMITH.
,loHN MooREs,
WN Il. HOPKINS,
Committee.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-23

From all We can gather by correspondence and
special report, the Great Celebration III BaIri-
more, in September Is going to be one Of the
grAndrst sights and paradcs ever seen in tn 4.
. country. Prominent among the active movers
ut the cHt"rprl-" Is Ochm's Acme Hall. and :
W. baltimore st. near Charles. who are ever
foremost m Good Clothing. good words or good
deeds. This is Iiultmorr's Leading Clothing
House and employs Il number OF gentlemen from
this section. They extend cordial welcome to
tn" comforts and cOuvCnirnCcs OF their vast and
elegant establishment. Don't fail to cal
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-23

D. J. Foley Bro. & Co., Commission Merchants,
80 South Street, Baltimore
DEAR SIR.-I have used the Liquid Enamel
Paint made hy the New Jersey Enamel Paint
Company and chccrfully recommend 1t to those
who need painting. Yours truly,
d. j. FOLEY,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-23

eS Importers of Carb Guano. and manufac-
turers of Guinea GuanO, ). &. ~ &. GuanO and
others. Garth Guano forms the base OF all our
mixtures. Agents report that goods are giving
general satisfaction.
2HDly i II WILKINSON AunDt Ahnrlanp
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-23

Corrected weekly by VIM. II. Michael \ Sons
GyGtD ant PJcdGcs rCHImiEAiOn Merchants
III McEilerry's Wharf, Baltimore.
COnsignmcuts received over the Maryland Cen
trial railroad.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-23
Questions Of Vital Interest to Insurers

DO the Policies Of any other company, in a
plain statement or by implication provide for
the apple ltiOn of Dividends to prevent policies
from lHpsIng. II premiums are not paid when
due:
THEY Do NOT.
Do the Laws any State. or the policies OF any
other company provide for fhc application OF
Dividends to prevent policies from apsing
il premiums are not paid when due?
THEY Do NOT.
Do the policies of any other Company. or the
laws OF any state, compel Company to receive
a premium over due upon Il policy, without a
medical denomination, SO long as any Dividend
remains to its credit?
THEY DO NOT
DO the policies Of any other Company or the
laws ct any State, compel II Company to pay the
Fun Amount OF the policy after payment of one
years premium should the second years pre-
MUM he over due and unpaid at the time o.
death, although there may be dividends standing
to the credit of the policy
THEY DO NOT.
No intelligent man will question this fact :
The Non fOrieitable dividend protection con-
tanned IN all policies issued by the Washington is
not furnished in the policies Of any other Com
pany, nor by the laws of any State therefore
the Washington gives the most insurance for the
money, and its Policies are the Cheapest and
the Best.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-23

hereby announce myself as a candidate to sell
the best whisky. Wines, GIN. rum and Branches,
In 'h' cry OF llavru dc Gree, for the lowest
prices ISAAC HECHT.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-08-23

EjGhi GREATS a H"o ne frSt insertion. 0nd
. cc"tS " H"c Jar zach subsequent imScrti0n-
~"ron "pr'i> Il" EHc. No advertisement in
Srri.i UHicrN I'r"I,iid.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
new USE FOR CATS.

a Plum Der ;tiIizes Them in Locating
Leaks in Drainage Piping.
A new wrinkle in the plumbing
business was brought to light this
week which will evidently revolution
ize the old order Of things. The diff
Guilty in locating leaks in water and
drainage pipes is very great in New
York houses. and in such large estab-
lishments as the Vanderbilts and
Astors man is hired by the year to
examine the plumbing and keep it in
good condition. But in spite of such
rigid care the house drains will Oc-
casionally get defective and defy the
most expert plumber.
To meet the needs of the modern
system of plumbing genius in this
line of work has tackled up sign to
the effect that he makes speciality of
locating leaks in the drains. The sue
cess of this new enterprise was as
sured this week. The owner of Fifth
avenue mansion having reason to
suspect that the drains in his house
were defective. plumber after plumber
was called in to make examination.
But all to no effect. The leak could
not be found. AS last resort he called
in the new plumber, whose methods of
procedure were SO entirely different
from those adopted by his other brother
tradesmen. Instead of bringing a kit
of tools and a plumbers assistant he
brought into the house a mysterious
looking basket. Then requesting the
owner of the mansion to let him have
free access to all of the rooms he pro-
ceeded to business. A strong infusion
of vaIerian was poured into the pipes.
Three large sleek-looking cats were
then taken from the basket and the
establishment thrown open to their
inspection. The plan succeeded mar
velously well. As is well known, a
curious property of valerian is the at
traction of its smell for cats. These
animals seem to snuff the odor from a
long distance, and will invariably fol-
low the scent. The three cats thus
let loose soon discovered the two
leaks. at each one or two of them took
their position in order to enjoy the
pungent odor at their leisure The
leaks being discovered, the work of
repair was very simple. The plumber
received good round sum for his
work and now enjoys an enviable rep
utation among the plumbers of the
city. His establishment will be we'll
patronized in the future, and his sue
cess in his new bu siness is assured. =
Cor. Philadelphia Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
The Injustice of Protection.

A conversation with a shop-girl Is
recorded She made 1920 year. It
cost her Tor board sos so and to dress
$111.5O. Asked why she spent 80
much money on her clothes, the reply
was: The bosses make us dress nice
and it costs half our wages. hope
you will help us an that the Govern
ment will make the price of dress
goods come down." Mr.. Meriwether' y
apt remarks are: ''This salesgirl prob
ably does not understand ten lines of
political economy, but, forced by the
nature of her occupation to spend
large portion of her meager earnings
on dress, she wants the Government to
help her by making the price of dress
goods come down. The principal way
for the Government to accomplish this
is to abolish the high-tariff taxes.
That is the first step that is being de-
manded by the wage-earners, both
men and women, the more they reflect
on the way protection protects them
by raising prices on all the neces-
saries of life." Lee NerjWether'a
s'Story of Tramp"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
AMERICAN CORK OAK.
It's Growth in California No Longer q
Matter of Experiment.

It's Growth in California No Longer q
Matter of Experiment..
The growth of cork oak in sCalifor-
MIA is not matter of experiment.; it's
success was demonstrated long ago.
The distribution of cork acorns by the
Patent Office, about twenty-five years
ago, may not have accomplished much
in other parts Of the country, but it
gave us a start, and there are now
trees yielding cork and bearing acorns
at a number of different places in the
State. There are trees growing on
Mr.. Richardson's place at San Gabriel.
There are samples of cork and acorns
shown at the San Francisco citrious
fair by H. A. Messenger. of Calaveras
County. There are trees of similar
age in Senoma, Santa Barbara and
Iulare, and perhaps other
counties. The State University
is growing seedlings from
California cork acorns, and will likely
have trees for distribution next year.
There is no doubt of the adaptation of
the tree to that State, as the widely
separated places above named all fur
nish proper conditions for its growth.
1t is, of course, crop for which one
has to wait some time. and therefore
needs patience in the planter.
All the corkwood of commerce comes
from the Spanish peninsula. where
trees abound not only in cultivated for
ests. but grow wild upon the mount
aims. The tree is like an American
oak, with leaves similar to the oak,
and acorns. 1t takes ten years for the
bark to become proper thickness to
be manufactured into bottle shoppers,
life-preservers, or seine corks- When
stripped from the tree, it is to be boiled
| for two hours. cured in the
sun for week, and pressed into
| fiat pieces for baling and shipping.
The denuded trunk, like a hen robbed
of her eggs, does not sulk or quit the
business, but throws out a fresh cover
ing for fresh spoliation. One tree has
been known to yield half a ton of cork
wood. One pound of cork can be man
ufactured in IA champagne corks.
The ,baled cork is sold to cork manu-
| facturers.
The most extensive cork mandatory
in America is in Pittsburgh. Besides
the ordinary demands for cork bark. a
good supply of the buoyant material.
after being burned to make it still
lighter than the original material, is
shipped to Canada and New England,
where it is made into seine corks. The
averge annual importation of cork
wood into this country, entirely at the
port of New York, is 10000 bales a
year. A bale weighs $50 pounds. and
is worth, on this side of the water.
$40. making a total value of the i'm
portation of 81. 100000. It comes duty
free--Ohio Valley Manufactures.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
JeYPoRE AND AMBsR.
Tho New and Old Capitals Of . Prospero
Indian Sfafa.

Tho New and Old Capitals of . Prosperous
Indian State.
Jeypore or Jaipur, the capital of the
state of that name. Is entered in the
evening. 1t not only claims to be, but
is acknowledged as being the most
beautiful city in India The streets.
here called rastas, are broad and laid
out at right angles and are lit by
candle. while water mains are laid be-
meath them The buildings are of
light color. and the shops are the
usual small ones, some not much
larger than a good-sized packing box,
others even smaller. Here sit the
owners all day long, waiting for trade
A clerk in one of them would be we'll
paid at five dollars month. The city
is inclosed by great wall, which has
numerous gates. In the center of it is
the palace of the present Maharajah.
and adjoining it his stables. in which
are three hundred horses and fifty-six
elephants. only twelve of them being
tame. These are used upon state oc-
casiOns, or whenever royalty conde-
sends 10 visit this ruler in name only,
when he provides these animals for
hunting purposes.
Every one who comes here visits
Amber. the ancient capital. about five
miles from this one. So following the
example OF many who have gone be-
fore, secure the Rajah's permission.
which provides me not only with an
entrance. but also with an elephant
to carry me. After driving some
three miles we found our royal
steed awaiting rs. The usual way of
gaining the back of an elephant is to
seize the tail as though it were a rope
and pull ones self up, or else by seiz-
ing the ear. But as foreigners are
rather timid about such a seemingly
rough method, ladders are provided,
and thus the howdah or seat is reached.
This is strapped upon the elephant by
ropes. It is for four persons, two sit
ting on each side. back to back, while
the feet hang over the sides of the
animal and are supported by foot
rest Talk of the camel rising and
STOPPING, it is not to be compared with
the sensation one has when this great
hulk under him begins to stand erect.
Your head is placed lower than your
feet, at first you seem to go over back
wards and you are then brought back
to the perpendicular with a jerk that
makes you believe you are in for it.
Once started the feeling is as though
one was in a rocking-chair, unless your
beast commences to trOt, then you find
too much rock in it to be comfortable.
The name of my steed was ascertained
to be Geumale, Or flower necklace, its
age thirty years.
Then my guide and 1 entered Amber,
which is nothing more nor less than a
grand old ruin from end to end. with
an occasional Hindoo temple peeping
from some miserable-looking court.
The palace which guides state to be so
beautiful is & fraud and not worth
going to see. Cor. Albany Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
have to change its policy
e. II journal (Ind- Rep.
FIGHTING FOR sPoiLs.


Our Pecksni6 President and the Two ssns
ators from Illinois.
There will be two influential gem
tlemen at the meeting of the next Cen
gress who are likely to make Presi-
dent Harrison put in very uncomfort-
able time. They represent the great
State of Illinois in the United States
Senate, and they claim the right to de-
termine certain Government appoint
ments in that State, according to the
views once held by the President
when he was a Senator. Senator Far
well is particularly exercised in mind
over the way he has been ignored as
to Illinois appointments The Presi-
Cullom about the Minister to England
or the collector at the capital of the
State. Hence, both Senators are in
an unpleasant frame of mind at what
they consider an implied insult Mr..
Farwen has already expressed his
sense OF the situation in very
emphatic terms: Il am tired
of shillyshallying. and, as 1 re-
marked to the President tho
last time I saw him, 1 have no de-
sire or intention of getting down upon
my knees and begging for favors." It
looks very much, then. as if there was
a sultry time ahead for Baby Mckee 8
grandpa from the Illinois corner Of
the Senate. Indeed. there is excellent
ground to believe that the admins
tration will be subjected to a fire Of
hostile criticism from many leaders of
it's own party for its failure to satisfy
the demands of the boys. Even Wanna
makers lord high executioner does
not expedite business to suit them, al
though he has already beaten the
record. We may look for the oblitera-
ton of the surplus in short time
after the ffty-first Congress convenes
by reckless appropriations and free
scope to the horde of jobbers that thu
return of the spoils party will bring
back to Washington. Harrison may
be obliged to throw open the doors of
the treasury, as we'll as of any choice
offices he has left, to satisfy all COM
ers particularly those two Illinois
Senators whom he has unfortunately
offended. 1t Is not the pleasantest
thing in the world to hold the bag in a
grand party grab game.-Albany On.
" Argus.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
you must have. hrst Of an. faith. Out

you must have. first Of all. faith Out
of this boiler the cook dips bowlful
of clear soup and into it he pops in
quick succession little from each pot
of boiled vegetables he is serving for
that day. He gives it ali stir, and
prestoi There is your vegetable soup.
Notice all the orders for soup that
come in and for every one you will see
him 90 first to the big boiler.
Is it consomme? From big pitcher
he pours into the clear stock some
brown thickening fluid. Is it macca-
roni? A pot of boiled maccaroni is near
at hand and he forks a few strings ins
to the bowl. 1t is ox-tail? A big tin
of condensed ox-tail soup stands
on a handy shelf. and spoon
full lends its flavor to the
stock. Is it chicken? He thrusts a
pair of tongs into the boiler and
brings up morsels from the depths
until enough scraps of chicken are
found to pass muster. Is it tomato?
A SQUIRT of weak but thick tomato
catsup does the business. Is it rice?
Some of the rice pudding is available.
More rice. some thickening and fist
full of curry-powder and you have a
curry. A little thickening and a kid
ney from another pot makes the kid
ney stew always in demand. That is
pretty good, is it not. for one '.illu-
sion," and yet that plain man does
not call himself a necromancer. much
less ''chef."
See him next lift that magic wand
that looks so much like carving
knife. Roast lamb and roast mutton
come from the same joint at its touch,
and by the aid of an unctuous sauce
and some jelly, SO will roast venison
at a pinch. Roast rib or roast loin
from the same piece of beef depends
altogether on his carving. The veal is
veal. or it is chicken for salad, or it is
turkey for fricassee, Or it is rabbit for
stew, or it is lamb for pie. just as he
desires. The plain old cod, too, if
boiled, is turned into boiled halibut.
or paddock, or bluefsh; and if baked,
becomes baked halbut, or bluefish, or
paddock at his simple touch. With
the aid of a few biting sauces they be-
come almost any thing one can name
an the way of fish.
When it comes to desserts, the dis
tinction between fruit cake and plum
pudding is with him only the differ
ence between hot and cold and van
ishes before the blast from his oven.
The boiled rice of the curry or the
soup, with milk, sugar and little
nutmeg. is straightway rice pudding.
Tapioca and sage come out of the
same dish. and it is wonder how he
remembers all the names he calls his
cottage pudding by A boiled egg is
one of the few things that defy his
magic, but after watching him for
awhile one would hardly be surprised
to see him bring it on: of the pot
where he gets his potatoes or his on
ions.-N. Y. Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
KITCHEN JuGGLERY.

How the Plain Yankee Restaurant Cook
Brings Much Out of Little.
People who are accustomed to draw
their comparisons for economy of
space from a ships cabin, Or for MAX
ing much out of little from a wizard,
or for surprising results in cooking
from the French, might find more
striking smiles for all of these from a
visit to the kitchen of some of the
plain. cheap. American restaurants so
plentiful in New York. Take a look
at the bill of fare first, before you
penetrate into the realm of the
necromancer who juggles with the
edlbles in the rear. Here you have
four or tive kinds of soup, as many,
perhaps, of fish, half a dozen roasts.
and an ample array of made dishes,
pies, buildings. etc, and all the
vegetables, canned or fresh, in ordi-
nary use anywhere. One who did not
know might suppose that to cook and
keep ready in quantities such an array
of dishes would require an immense
range. several cooks and plenty of
space for the plates, etc, to serve on.
oA ~ iSO 10 usttuEdis SuOu, WuSu LII IS
discovered that the entire kitchen is no
bigger, Or is even smaller. than that of
an ordinary house. and one. or at most
tWo, assistants to wash dishes is all the
neip the one plain Yankee cook re-
4ulres. How is this possible? Stand
ASIDE and see. Here comes a waiter
with an order for vegetable soup. The
cook lifts the lid of n bio> boil.r Of ,Ia,n
soup. made by boiling bones and scraps
OF beef. mutton, chicken, veal. etc.
Whether these bones have once been
picked by the customers at the tables
outside it would be better, per-
haps, not to inquire. To eniov
yourself at restaurant where
you do not want to spend much money
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

-Corns grow on the feet of women
as often as on those of men, but every
thing to the contrary Notwithstanding,
corns are constitutional malady, and
are not the result OF wearing tight
shoes Tight shoes make the wearer
painfully aware of the presence of q
corn. but have nothing to do with its
origin. That human nature is the
same in man as in woman, is a theory
that very few will deny. When hui
man vanity is made known by the
wearing of tight shoes, and more or
less deformed foot is the result. then
suppose man who treats diseases OF
the feet is naturally expected to be an
authority on vanity as well as corns.
N. Y. WorlS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
Matters of importance.

They were in the conservatory at an
evening party. and there. amid the
perfume of the roses and posies. he
had fervently declared his passion.
''Mr. Sampson. George" she re-
sponded, with womanly tenderness.
my heart has been wholly yours for
months, and now" she went on, shyly
taking his arm. you may take me in
to supper; heard it announced when
you first began those words of love
which have SO blissfully changed all
the colors of my life Ba-
gar
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27

1t is estimated by the Treasury De-
partment that at the present rate of
payments the bill for pensions for the
fiscal year will amount to over han
dred millions. If this rate of increase
would be maintained for the next ten
years the disbursements for pensions
at the end of that time would be about
$3.50, 600. 600.
The receipts from customs taxes last
year amounted to about $219, 600. 600
and from internal revenue to about
1924, 600. OO0-a total of $343, 900. 900.
If the disbursements for general pur-
poses-and these do not include those
for the reduction Of the public debt
should not increase at all in the
next decade and the present
rate of increase in the disburse-
ments for pensions should be main
tanned, there would be call for $780,
600, 900 more than the present revenue
affor6s. 1t naturally follows that if
the expenditures for pensions increase
at such a pace as that set by the new
commissioner there must be no cutting
down of the revenue. This seems a
strange statement in view of the state
ments that have been made concern
Ing the injurious existence of the sur
plus.
Now, while there can be no honest
objection to granting deserving vet
Grams of the late war public support
and without questioning the propriety
of the present Pension Commissioner
policy, it is evident that the people
must pay not only as heavy taxes as
they are now paying but heavier.
Within the next ten years there will
necessarily be q great change in the
popular policy of the Government
The pension roll will have to be made
strictly a roll of honor, which will in
clude this suppression of Corporal
Tanner (recene Pension AGENT and
va like, or the Republican party viii
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-06-27
Not Very FIattering.

Mighty fine woman l saw you lift
ing your hat to back there. old boy"
Eyes, rather"
''Some mash of yours?"
yes"
Couldn't introduce a Teller, eh?"
might. if you'll come up to the
house some evening""
''Ohi your wife?''
YES"
'.Pshaw! supposed it was your
cook!"-Detroit Free Press.