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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-01
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Hartford National Bank
BEL AIR, April 18th, 1887.
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-01

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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-05-01

The Second National Bank, John s. Gilman,
President,
BALTIMORE, August o. 1887.
Mr.. q. p Knight:
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The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25

The first banquet of the Young Meu s
Democratic Club was in many ways a sue
cess. There were large attendance, and a
good:dinner, and the feast of reason which
followed was certainly not lacking in guam
tity. As regards its quality, that is matter
Of opinion. The deliverance which excited
the most enthusiasm was the letter Of the
Hon. L. d. M. Sweat, containing a cheque
for 800. On the whole the speech of Mr.. E
@. SWEET was the most practical of the series.
Especially impressive was his warning
against any more still hunts" of the kind
conducted by the Hon. NJ. P. Frank last
September. Mr.. Frank criticised Mr.. Reeds
rulings In vein which was meant to be hu-
morous. Mr.. Putnam spent his eloquence
mostly in denunciation of the registration
bill recently passed by the legislature, which
he considers the most odious bill ever en-
acted" He was also out of sorts with the
streets Of Portland, declaring them to be
inferior to the highways in the town of
Gray. Judge Cleaves glorifed Jefferson and
jackson with great fervency. Mr.. Joseph
MCGOWAN pointed out how natural it was
for good young man, if he sat down and
thought, to join the party of Tammany Hall
and the Southern ballot box suffers and
bulldozers. Mr.. Darius Ingraham re-
counted the principal events in the career of
Washington with good degree of accuracy
and fairness. Col. Bradbury told how to
keep the Republic alive, which was to keep
alive the Democratic party. Some years
ago in order to keep the Republic alive 1t
became necessary to shoot considerable
part Of the controlling wing of the Demo-
cratic party. But the Colonel was disposed
to let bygones, as indeed most of the Dsmoc-
racy are. The. letters, outside Of Col.
Sweat's contained little more important
than regrets, though Mr.. German did COM
pliment the Maine Democracy on their great
cnnrapa.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25
Twenty-seven Years In Bed.


Mitchell, Ind, has the most stubborn man
In the country. About twenty-seven years
ago there lived near Paoli, Ind, family Of
colored people named Bond, consisting Of
mother, two daughters, and a son named
John. They were In comfortable circum-
stances, owning their own farm, etc. The
mother decided to sell the farm, but upon
making her decision known to the children,
met with great opposition from her son, who
declared If the farm was sold he would 20 to
bed and never get up again. But no atten-
ton was paid to his threat.
The farm was sold and the family moved
to Mitchell. The first night they staid in
their new home John went to bed as usual
but In the morning refused to arise, and has
stubbornly fulfilled his threat for aboui
twenty-seven years, with one exception. thai
being at the time of the death of his mother
At first Bonds case caused considerable
comment, and physicians examined him anG
pronounced him in perfect health. All effort:
were made to get him out OF bed, but every
scheme proved futile. When told the house
was on fire or that burglars had broken In
he made no effort whatever to arise. For the
last few years his health has been gradually
failing, and he lies with his head and body
covered, speaking to no one unless spoken to
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25

Only about seven days remain for the
Democratic members Of the House to make
fools Of themselves, but it is quite evident
that, considering the limited time. there will
be a great deal of business done in that line.
On Monday the Democrat who seized the OPP
portunity to make himself famous by fool
ishness was Mr.. Scott Wyke who introduced
a resolve to amend the constitution so that a
speaker may be impeached for classifying the
journal. Mr.. Wyke's grievance is that the
Speaker caught and counted enough Demo-
Gratis in the House to make a quorum,
though they subsequently sneaked out into
the cloak rooms and then claimed that they
had been unjustly counted. OF course the
Democrats set up the cry that the count
had been falsifed by the Speaker, but an ap-
peal to the House fully sustained the Speak
er's course. What Wyke really wants is a
constitutional amendment to enable the DEM
ocrats to obstruct business whenever and in
whatever way they see it, and to punish any
one who undertakes to stop them.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25

A prominent Democrat is authority for
the statement that Gov. Hill is not out Of
the Presidential race for 1892 The stories
to that effect he pronounces the "veriest
bosh." Hill, this Democrat says, will go TO
the Democratic national convention with
the State Of New York behind him. and will
have the support of its holedelegation.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25

Our esteemed contemporary, the Bangor
Wing. still continues to worry lest the effect
Of secret ballot may be to overthrow the
prohibitory liquor law. We tried to reassure
1t by pointing out that Gen. Dow who was
very quick to scent danger to prohibition was
in favorof the secret ballot. but the Wing re-
plies that "as Gen. Neal Dow quite frequent
ly Identifies himself with the party in this
State that simply acts as tail to the kite of
the Democratic or license party his judy
ment is hardly entitled to the prominence
which the PRESS for the moment attributes
to it." 1t looks to us very much as If tie
Wing did not want to be treasured.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25

The pigeon shooters are very angry at the
defeat of the bill to repeal the law against
trap shooting, and one Of them tells the
Lewiston Journal that they have just begun
the fight and are in to stay. Judging from
the vote. which was 115 against them to IL
in their favor, the prospect is that they will
have to stay in the fight until they are gray.
headed to win.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25

Judging from the applause that greeted
Cleveland's name at the banquet of the
Young Mems Democratic Club, and the lack
of it when Hill was mentioned, the Portland
Democracy are solid for the ex-President.
Down in Bangor, however, HIPS star ap-
pears to be in the ascendant
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25
CURRENT COMMENT.
THEIR LAST CHANCE FOR A YEAR.
Hartford COurant.1

THEIR LAST CHANCE FOR A YEAR.
Hartford Courant.l
AS the session of Congress draws to a
close the Democratic papers are warming up
To- the work of denouncing Speaker Reed.
Inc old epithets of car. despot and usurper
gseat boldness, but they roll off from the ge-
nal Speaker as water does from duck s
back. 1t must be heartrending to our Dem.
ocratic brethren to see the session waning SO
last, and to reflect that their insults to
speaker Reed must end at II O'Clock on the
template that the best part of year must
elapse before they can have an opportunity
to open new account with him.
BALLOT REFORM NORTH AND SOUTH.
GAlbany Journal
From Maine to California, throughout the
great northern belt of states, the question OF
ballot reform is everywhere being agitated
and In the majority eff states Australian bal
lot laws designed to secure secrecy in voting
and to minimize the influence of money in
elections have already been provided What
a contrast and what a side light on the con-
dition of popular. suffrage in the South is
presented In the failure of any state in the
cotton belt from South Carolina to Texas,
not only to enact an Australian ballot law,
but even to consider the question of ballot
reform. The Bourbons OF the South have
no use for an electoral reform that secures
the secrecy OF the ballot and the independ.
ence of the voter.
ANNEXATION OF CANADA.
philadelphia LEDGER
For some mysterious reason the Canadians
are getting themselves into white heat in
opposition to having Canada enter the
American Union. There is nobody on this
side of the line apparently who cares plea
yune what Canada may do in the matter. No
one has thought seriously on the subject. but
IL Canada should propose to enter the Union
there would be decided opposition to allow
not be strong enough to defeat the purpose,
but would be very vigorous. OF one thing
the Canadians may be assured. They can
without reference to ts anything the United
States may do toward bringing about politi-
cal union for the present at least. When the
Canadians themselves are all of one mind
and want to come in-well. then we will
think about extending to them what we, on
this side of the border, consider very high
privilege to be sued for, not to be thrust up
on our northern neighbOr.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25

There should be large attendance at the
RennblIcan caucuses tonight to nominate a
candidate for mayor. A plurality vote win
be sufficient to nominate and this being the
case, there will in all probability be deci-
sion of the matter tonight
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25

Marshal Tarbox of Biddeford ought to be
compelled either to make good his charges
against Judge Hamilton Of the municipal
court of that city or to withdraw them. The
matter is too serious an one to be dropped
without Investigation.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 90.

We do not read anonymous letters ana conu ,.or
nications The name and address OF the wli ser
are in all cases Indispensable not necessa, n i0i
publication but as guarantee OF gooa ial.n a.o,o
We cannot undertake TO retain Oh pfeserso
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25

Cleveland's silver letter certainly made a
deep impression on one Democrat-a Mis-
souri, specimen-who writes to one of the
newspapers in this melancholy strain. "Ob,
sir, is there not some mistake? Can it be
possible that dear old Grover Cleveland
wrote that letter against free coinage? !
have large picture of Clevelandin my Office
and did not take it down, but ] must admit
that turned his face to the wall, there to
remain until hear for sure that Mr.. Cleve-
land did not write that letter."
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25
VOTERS OF DEERING.

Up. sHATTUCK respectfully solleits the at
% ~ DeerIng In his behalf with reference to an
abatement or partial abatement, OF his tax for the
year 1890 the reason he urges for the same be-
mo a total destruction Of property to the amount
Of ts5, oOO) 1--WE thousand dollars by IRE August
81.
He claims also having paid for series OF years
proYements" from which he has received no ben
ents, directly or indirectly. And as he has cheer
fully paid the demands on him, he respectfully
of his tax for the year 1890. Up. SHATTUCK.
East Deering, Feb. 10, 1891. feb23diw
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25

The Bangor Wing thinks the legislature
should take cognizance of the fact that the
last legislature refused t. pass an Austria
liam ballot bill. There Is certainly no OBJ
lection to that, if they will at the same time
take cognizance Of the reason which induced
the majority Of the members to vote against
the bill, which was that the system was be-
ing tried in Massachusetts and it would
therefore be better to wait and see the re-
suit of the experiment. The legislature &C.
cordingly waited, aud now the result is be-
fore the present legislature. What was an
experiment two years ago has now been
proved an unqualified success. The reason
therefore that induced the majority of the
members Of the last legislature to vote
against Mr.. Looney's bill no longer exists.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25
MILLIKEN & co.
TO INVESTORS.

An established manu-
featuring Company locat-
ed in this city desire to in
crease their plant and
working capital ten thou
sand dollars. The bust
ness is a growing one
with orders ahead Of pre-
sent ability to fill. The
business will stand in
vestigation and offers a
fine opportunity for local
investors for large or
small amounts. The fac
tory has run every week
day for over two years.
including holidays. Price
OF stock $500. For full
particulars, address
Manufactures,
P. 0. Box 1918.
The Portland daily press., 1891-02-25

The St. John Telegraph declares that
10000 young men in the province of New
Brunswick and 10000 in Canada, who have
reached the voting age. will be unable to
vote at the coming general election in the
Dominion because the Tory government has
not revised the franchise list since they have
become of age, and therefore their names do
not appear npon 1t. The Telegraph says
that in any civilized country but Canada
these men would be enfranchised, and not
kept out of their rights by the neglect of the
government to revise the voting lists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-08-05

Public weigher OF cotton and other

Public weigher OF cotton and other
produce,
At the first meeting of the city
coun.il after their installation, or as
soon thereafter as practicable. there
shall be elected by them, under the
same rules governing the election of
other city officers, public weigher of
cotton and other produce, who, be-
fore entering upon the discharge of
his duties, shall give an acceptable
bond in the sum Of Five Hundred
Dollars, payable to the Mayor and
City Council OF Dawson, conditioned
upon the faithful performance OF his
duties as public weigher, end shall
take and subscribe tie following oath:
Il, -. do solemnly swear
that | will Justly, impartially and
without deduction, weigh all such
cotton and all olher articles OF pro-
duce disposed Of by weight that may
be shown me for that purpose, and
party or parties concerned, il so re-
CURED
the weigher may nevertheless
make such deductions for wet or
other cause as NAV be reasonable
when the seller or his agent shall
thereto consent The same oath she'll
also be flied with the ordinary of the
county.
2nd, 1t shall he the duty OF said
public weigher, in all cases of disa
greement between seller and buyer.
to weigh all cotton and other produce
sold by weight, when requested to do
so, and give his certificate for same,
and shall receive as a compensation
for his services eight cents per BE- lie
for all cotton weighed by him tor the
first time and five cents per bale on
all cotton reweighed by him. On all
other produce Is cents per load, or
fractional parts thereof, said charges
to he paid by the buyer.
3rd, No person shall, for money
or any other valuable consideration.
or by employment rs hired clerk, or
by agreement between buyer aud !
seller Of cotton, or IN any other ca
paclty or manner act as, or perform
the duties OF public weigher, or
IN any capacity weigh cotton
or other produce in the corporate
limits of the city Of Dawson who has
not been legally elected to the Office of ,
OF public weigher by the city council
and filed bis official oath and bond as
required by the laws of the city. ANY |
person who violates the provision of /
this section shall, on conviction, be
fined not less than five nor more than
fifty dollars or confined in the guard
house, or both in the discretion of the
Mayor.
Provided that no rart of this Sec
ton shall be construed or apply to
any re- ular employed weigher of
any OF the various warehouses or pubs
nc gins OF the city weighing cotton or
other articles Tor storage in the
same.
Done at regular meeting of City
Council, August Bird, 1891.
W. B. CHEArHAM, Mayor.
j. J.. JAMES, Clerk;
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-08-05
BALLOT REFORM IN GEORGIA.

The Australian ballot system has
been adopted in so many states, and
has worked so satisfactorily in the
main, that an experiment in the
same direction may be looked for in
Georgia.
The general features of the substi-
tuie reported by the subcommittee of
the judiciary committee, to which the
original ballot reform house bill of
Mr.. Gilbert was referred, will be gen.
orally endorsed as being in the right
d ERECTION.
The bill is entitled can act TO pro-
mote secrecy of the ballot; to enforce
uniformity OF the same; to provide tor
the appointment of managers in all
public elections, and fix the manner
Of making election returns"
1t is provided that all ballots shall
be OF uniform size, color and style of
type, paper and black ink, and shall
contain no caption to designate any
political party. In municipal cleo
tons the city clerk prescri pes and ap
proves the style o ballot, and in,
other elections the ordinary does this.
These regulation ballots, officially en-.
dorsed in the manner described in the
statute, are placed in the hands of the
manager of the polling places at the
time and in the way provided. Eact
polling place must have a certain
number of voting booths rot less
than one tor every $50 voters who
voted at the last preceding electio n
A qualified voter must announce hi
= name to the election officers. Hi
5 name is numbered and noted by the
, poll clerks consecutively with tht
number on the ballots delivered t
him, and in the order Of the respect
" i've applicants for ballots. He thel
receives one of each kind of the bal
f lots furnished for use aud retires int
3 the voting booth where he may re
y s.-@s..-sss-l-.... tfit'fb .ttIitU ~TreT
0 contents aIe concealed, and then votes
delivering to the manager the ballot
y not voted by him. which are dep ositet
IN box provided for that purpose, t,
be burned without examination afte
the ballots voted have been canvassed
Provisions are made tor spoiled bal
lots, failure to get ballots. or sufi
Gent number of them, etc. A vote
physically but not mentally disabled
! may take with him into the votin.
4 booth a person OF his own selection t.
assist him in selecting a ballot. N,
voter shall divulge to any one within
the polling place thu name OF any can
) didate for whom he intends to vote
and no person assisting a voter in tn,
manner prescribed shall request or in
; tiuence him to vote tor any one
here are various minor regulations
all guarding the secrecy and vet indie
pendence of the ballot, but the tore.
going is the substance of the bill.
II this measure becomes a law if
! will prevent bulldozing or undue in,
Ifuelce, and will make it easier for a
; voter to exercise his own Judgment.
Under this bill the voter must at
, least be able to read. Ii he is utterly
illiterate he will be unable to select a
ballot, aud if he picks up one and
votes it he will never know for whom
he cast his ballot. Constitution.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-08-05
MUST HAVE Relief.

There is no disputing the fact that
the people of the South need aDd
must haye relief in some shape.
The farmers seem to be somewhat
depressed. A majority of them are
more or less in debt, and the low
price of cotton and high price of pro-
visions, coupled with the scarcity of
money, is beginning to have its effect
on them, and will make them clamor
for relief of some kind. 1t does not
appear that very large number OF
them are particularly in favor of the
, sub-treasury bill in its present form.
In fact, many OF them do not like it
but they feel that they must have re.
lief from some source, or go com
pletely to the wall, and will eagerl!
grasp at anything that promises thu
most speedy relief
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-08-05
A COTTON CONVENTION.

Following is the resolution adopted
by the South Carolina convection
calling the alliance of the Southern
states to meet in Atlanta in cotton
| convention:
Resolved, First, That we, the State
Alliance of South Carolina, assem-
bled in annual session, do recommend
and urge the holding of cotton cons
vention in the city OF Atlsnta, Ga.
commencing on the first Wednesday
in September next.
Second, That the subjects to be
considered at this meeting are hereby
partially suggested: (a) the cotton
acreage; can it be regulated and con,
/ trolled ? (b) the gathering and
handling OF the crop on the farm /;
can it be improved? Co the ship,
ment, grading and selling of our sta
pie: can it be regulated as to do equal
justice both to producer and con
sumner?
Third, That this State Alliance
hereby extends a cordial invitation to
each State Alliance in the cotton
states to be represented at this con-
vention, for unless the entire cotton
interest is represented, this proposed
convention and its objects will be in
vain.
Fourth, That representation is cor,
daily invited from all other agricul.
tural associations, as well as the
Farmers Alliance, at the open meets
ings of the convention.
Fifth, That the C0lored Alliance
of the cotton States are invited to
send representatives from each of its
state organizations. The secretary is
instructed to send all cotton grove
an invitation to participate in said
convention.
The farmers of the country can
undoubtedly regulate the cotton acre,
age of cotton if they will. This was
urged upon them last year when it
became evident that an immense crop
was made, but no attention was paid
to it. The movement suggested by
the South Carolina Alliance il good
one, and every state ought to be well
represented,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1891-08-05
IA Ne W QUAR- TERS.
AN ELEGANT GROCERY HOUSE AND A
FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT.

AN ELEGANT GROCERY HOUSE AND A
FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT.
Change is written upon the face OF
everything in Dawson, but every
time there is change it is for the
better.
Mr.. NJ. G.. Minis, Agent, who is
recognized as the leading family and
fancy grocer, has just moved into new
quarters. He is now to he found at
the old stand of A. j. Baldwin q Co.,
and is already at home in his new
quarters. The building has been
thoroughly renovated, and besides car,
ying the best stock of groceries in
the town, Mr.. Minis will open in the
second story a real first-class restau-
rant where meals will be served at al
hours. a special apartment will be
arranged tor the ladies and none need
hesitate 10 visit it. The best OF
order will be preserved, and the very
best the markets afford will always
be served. There will also be spec a
arrangements made tor gentlemen
who desire to take their meals in pri
vate and unmolested, In tact, Mr.
Minis proposes to make his restau
rant an attractive feature of his bus
mess, and everybody knowSthat wha
he undertakes he generally accom-
pIishes. 1t is fortunate for Dawson
that he has decided to open a first
class restaurant.
In the meantime, 1t should not b
forgotten that he still carries the bes
stock of fancy and family groceries IL
Dawson, and always sells them a
reasonable prices.