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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-08-14
l Acre and AZ So. Perches,

l Acre and AZ So. Perches,
more or less, more particularly described in a
deed from Ellen Rigdon and Others to said
Rachel, dared the Sth day of May, 1875, and
recorded as aforesaid in LIber A. l.. j., No 81,
folio 475. This lot is improved by large and
comfortable
FRAME DWELLING,
Stabling. Wagon Sheds, Ice House and other
outbuildings.
The undersigned will be glad to furnish fur
Their information ON application either TO him
self or to s. A. Williams, Bel Air.
TERMS OF SALE.
The terms of sale prescribed by the decree
are; That one-third of the purchase money be
paid in cash on the day of sale, or the ratiti-
cation thereof, in the discretion of the trustee;
one-thrd thereof in six months and the residue
in twelve months from the day of sale, the
credit payments to bear interest from the day
of sale and to be secured by the notes or bonds
of the purchaser, with security to be approved
by the trustee. -
HERMAN STUMP,
Trustee.
j. s. Richardson. Auctioneer.
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SATURDAY., August 22, 1896,
at 3 O'Clock p. NJ.


at O'Clock P. NJ,
In the LIST District at ABINGDON,
In the I'd District at HALLS CROSS ROADS,
In the Sd District at BEL AIR,
In the 4th District at JARRETTSVILLE,
In the 9TH District at DU BLIN,
In the 9th District at HAVRE DE GRACE,
To select TEN DELEGATES from each district
to County Convention TO be held in Bel Air
on TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1896. at IL
O'Clock NJ, to select Five Delegates to repre-
sent Hartford county in the District Conven-
ton, to be held at HAVRE DE GRACE on the
ID day of September at II NJ, to nominate a
candidate for Congress for the Second Con-
gressional District of Maryland.
THOS, H. ROBINSON,
EDWARD H. HALL,
CHARLES II. STREET,
State Central Com. for Hartford Co.
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w- Horses Clipped by Power Machine for
$3.50 each, at the Old Stone Livery Stable.
H. \ Flowers
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EEL AIR, MD
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g-SeeJ Buckwhest for Sale. Corbin
Grafton, Hickory. Sic
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FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST "a, 1896.
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@-For Sale.-An sll-steel Desring Self
Binding Platform Reaper, nearly new and In
complete order. For sale cheap or will ex-
change. DR.. Opperm ann, Abingdon. lap
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THE EGIS And INTELLlGENCER.

FRANK z. oeRREhn, Editor and
Gunner.
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Blank Deeds, Mortgages and Magis-
trates' Blanks Of all kinds on hand and for sale
at this office. 26dec
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B-T respassers'N offices, printed on muslin
for sale at The 1Egis office.
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@-For Rent.-I.arge Machine Shops at
Toll Gate, near Bel Air, on reasonable terms,
with or without Dwelling House. Apply to
John Noores or Thomas a. Robinson, Bel Air,
Md 2lfeb
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NOTICE.

oh. this headache. I'll try bottle of Kim
mell's Tonic Herb Btters 1t cures others. At
all dealers. soc. Winkelman Brown Drug
Company, Agents.
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re- For Sale.-A good business stand In
Bel Air suitable for grocery or other pur-
poses. Enquire at this office. 6dectf
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81 sample. Big Rapids Mineral w alter Co.,
Bid Rapids, Mich. ly3 SIN
EH- On immediate application | have
property for sale at 81, 900 that is now and has
been for the last sixteen years paying net
profit of nine per cent. good tenant and
rent payable monthly. c. L. Dallam, Real
Estate Agent, Bel Air, Md. js26
~For Sale-A few full bred Poland
China Pigs two and half months old from
superior sir and dam, bred In Pennsylvania.
W. d. Lee, Churchville, Md. l9je
E9rseeL Buckwheat for Sale. Corbin
Grafton, Hickory. Sic
@- Horses Clipped by Power Machine for
$3.50 each, at the Old Stone Livery Stable.
II. :. Flowers.
Ms-For Sale.-An all-steel Deering Self
Binding Platform Reaper, nearly new and In
complete order. For sale cheap or will ex-
change. DR.. OpPermann, Abingdon. lap
ePasture.-Lux uriant Pasture for Horses
aud Cattle vt ~ aud il.5O respectively If paid
monthly. If.not % cents extra. WIN keep
Horses separate from Cattle. HIS. Acllvain,
Churchviile. Zap
Herring plentiful at Otter Point at %
cents per hundred. Shad and other Fish at
reasonable prices. John P. Leight. lap
s-For Sale-One- year-old Colt, by Manor
Boy. d. Mason Hildt, Black Horse, Md.
13mh
~For sale.-Four Fresh Cows. Apply
to Harry ID. Coale, Cnurchyille. 6mh
MSy-Seed Potatoes for Sale.-Great Divide.
Early Six Weeks Statesmen. :. <. Hanwsy,
High Point, Vale T. y. feb2S
Ms-For Sale.-A good business stand In
Bel Air suitable for grocery or other pur-
poses. Enquire at this office. 6dectf
Es- Trespassers' offices, printed on muslin
for sale at The Hgis office.
Ms-F For Sale.-Two Shares of Stock in Ag-
cultural Society Of Hartford County. Apply
to James W. McNabb, Secretary.
g- Blank Deeds, Mortgages and Magis-
trates' Blanks of all kinds on hand and for sale
at this office. 26dec
Me-For Rent.-Iarge Machine Shops at
Toll Gate, near Bel Air, on reasonable terms,
with or without Dwelling House. Apply to
John Noores or Thomas a. Robinson, Bel Air,
Md. 2lfeb
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@- Pasture-Lux urisnt Pasture for Horses
and Cattle ut u aud il.50 respectively If paid
monthly. lfsnot % cents extra. VIII keep
Horses separate from Cattle. HIS. McIlvsin,
Churchville Zap
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The Sheriff Of SiSkyou.
By BRET HARTE.

''1'm going to try to sleep" said the major If your men come, you can waken me
 And if your men come?" said the sheriff dryly. Shoot me ''
 He lay down, closed his eyes, and to the sheriff's astonishment presently fell asleep. The sheriff, with his chin in his grimy hands, sat and watched him as the day slowly darkened around them and the distant fires came out in more lurid intensity. The face of the captive and Outlawed murderer was singularly peaceful; that of the captor and man of duty was haggard, wild and perplexed
 But even this changed soon. The sleeping man stirred restlessly and un- easily, his face began to work, his lips to move. "TomP' he gasped suddenly. ''Tomr'
 The sheriff bent over him eagerly The sleeping mans eyes were still closed. Beads of sweat stood upon his forehead. He was dreaming.
 '"Tom, he whispered, "take me out of this place-take me out from those dogs and pimps and beggarsl Listen, Tom-they're Sydney Ducks ticket of leave men, short card sharps and sneak thieves! There isn't gentleman among 'em. There isn't one don't loathe and hate and wouldn't grind under my heel elsewhere. I'm gentleman, Tom yes, by God-an officer and a gentle man! I've served my country i'll the Ninth cavalry. That cub of West Point knows it and despises me, seeing me here ill such company. That sergeant knows it-I recommended him for his first stripes-for all he taunts me, d-n him!"
 Come, wake upr' said the sheriff harshly.
 The prisoner did not heed him. The sheriff shook him roughly, so roughly that the majors waistcoat and shirt dragged open and disclosed his fine silk undershirt, delicately worked and em- broidered with golden thread. At the sight of this abased and faded rlG52-ifi- cence the sheriff's hand was staid. His eye wandered over the sleeping form be- fore him. Yes, the hair was dyed, too near the roots it was quite white and grizzled; the pomatum was coming off the pointed mustache and imperial; the face ill that light was very haggard; the lines from the angle of the nostril and mouth were like deep, half healed gashes. The major was, without doubt, prematurely worn and played out.
 The sheriff's persistent eyes, how ever, seemed to effect what his ruder
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Teetotalism Spreading.

America is becoming a nation of tee totalers. An observer says if one does not believe it, let him look at the list of States where the citizens have form ally voted that way. We find this list quoted from the bill of fare of Pull man dining car. A note on the card says: "Wines and liquors will not be sold in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indian Territory, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wyom- Ing. No wines or liquors to be sold on Sunday in any States having the pro. hibitory Sunday laws"
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DECAY OF A POPULAR FAD.
Little Demand Now for Collections of
 Postage Stamps.

Little Demand Now for Collections ot Postage Stamps.
 According to postal officials. there has been big slump within the past year or two in the stamp-collecting business Although the Government clerks are supposed to strictly avoid all dealings with stamp collectors, they are in a po- sitiOn to accurately gauge the condition of the stamp market, and they are unanimous in saying that interest in this fad has fallen off wonderfully of late.
 Letters from stamp collectors became so numerous some time ago that Assist ant Postmaster General Kerr Craige found it necessary to get out a circular letter in reply to these queries. This letter starts out by saying that the post office department does not buy or deal in cancelled stamps No specimen stamps, either foreign or domestic, are sold or given away by the department. The department also fixed the penalty for pOstmasters selling stamps for any larger or less sum than the values indi- cated on their faces by decreeing that any official violating this law be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500
 Probably the greatest drop in the prices of stamps is that noted in the case of Columbian stamps. Rare speci- mems of this issue that eighteen months ago were away above par can be picked up almost anywhere at their face val ue. The reason assigned for the slump in the prices of Columbian stamps is the fact that so many individuals in- vested in them as a matter of specula- tion. The majority of these people knew nothing whatever of the relative value of stamps to the regular collec- tors, and after failing to realize on them at once they have sold out, and so fairly flooded the stamp market.
 Alocal stamp collector is authority for the statement that there is soon to be a united effort made by the dealers to revive the dropping stamp trade. This move is to take the shape of an attempt to bring back the boy trade, which is necessary for the success of the busi- ness. It is said that the reason so many boys have abandoned stamp collecting of late years is because of the gradual increase in the prices of rare stamps. The first move will be to prepare a number of specimen stamp albums. This winter a simplified album, which will not call for stamps of rarity, will be placed on sale at moderate prices. It is thought that in this way the trade can be stimulated, although it is con- ceded that 1t will be several years be- fore the stamps will be at premium again.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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ever, seemed to effect

The half breed fell. so did his compdnton hand could not. The sleeping man stirred, awoke to full consciousness and sat up.
 Are they here? Pm ready" he said calmly.
 "No," said the sheriff deliberately. T only woke you to say that I've been thinkin over what you asked of me, and if we get to Sacramento all right, why, I'll do it and give you that day and night at your old lodgings.
 ''Thank you.
 The major reached out his hand. The sheriff hesitated and then extended his own. The hands of the two men clasped for the first, and, 1t would seem, the last time
 For the "cub of West Point" was, like most cubs, irritable when thwarted And having been baked of his prey, the ieserter, and possibly chaffed by his comrades for his profitless invasion of Wynyard's Bar, he had persuaded his commanding officer to give him permis- sion to effect a recapture Thus it came about that at dawn, filing along the ridge, on the outskirts of the fire, his heart was gladdened by the sight of the half breed, with his hanging ham, mock belt and tattered army tunic, evil dently still fugitive, not 100 yards away on the other side of the belt of fire, running down the hill, with an other ragged figure at his side. The command to "halt" was enforced by 8 single rife shot over the fugitives' heads, but they still kept on their flight Then the boy officer snatched a carbine from one of his men. A volley rang out from the little troop-the shots of the privates mercifully high, those of the officer and sergeant leveled with wounded pride and full of deliberate purpose. The half breed fell, so did his companion, and, rolling over together, both lay still
 But between the hunters and their fallen quarry roared the cheval de frise of fame and fallen timber, impossible to cross. The young officer hesitated, shrugged his shoulders, wheeled his men and left the fire to correct any ir- regularity i'll his action.
 It did not, however, change contem- poraneous history. For, a week later, when Wynyard's Bar discovered Major Overstone lying beside the man now recognized by them as the disguised sheriff of Siskyou, they rejoiced at this unfailing evidence of their lost leader unequaled prowess. That he had again killed a sheriff and fought a whole posse, yielding only with his life, was never doubted and kept his memory green ill Sierran chronicles long after Wynyard's Bar had itself become a memory.
 THE END.
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High Flight of Migrating Birds.

Human life is in danger at an eleva- tion of twenty-five thousand feet, and at a considerably lower altitude bodily exertion becomes almost impossible. Birds, on the other hand, rise to an elevation of thirty-five or forty thou sand feet, and at such heights sustain great muscular exertions for an in- definite period. In that respect, as in the matter of flight itself, they have a manifest advantage over the best of us.
 It is not to be supposed that most birds ever reach the enormous heights just mentioned, but 1t seems to be cer- tain that the great majority of even the smaller species, when on their semi-an- nual migrations, move at heights be yond the power of the human eye to see them.
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SAND SUCKERS.
old HuIks That Are ProftabIy Utilize'
 I'm a New TnGusfrv

old Hulks That Are Proftably Utilized
 In New Industry.
 As the steamers pass along St. Clair flats, between Lake Huron and Detroit river, the passengers see numbers of old hulks anchored of in shallow water and invariably ask the steward or one of the deck boys what they are there for. The answer always is given in a gruff and contemptuous tone, as if 1t were fool question:
 They're sand suckers.
 Whats sand sucker?"
 "Old tubs that suck up sand.
 ''How do they suck up sand?''
 Then the oracle looks at you and grins He doesn't quite know whether you're farmer yourself or are guying him, and it takes great deal more questioning to find cut the fact thap a new industry has been found to utilize ancient and leaky hulks that are not fit to go to sea.
 The bottom of Lake St. Clair and the flats that surround 1t are covered with beautiful white sand, and these boats go out every morning, anchor in a fa- vorable place rear the channel, and drop overheard large hose pipes of can- vas or rubber, with iron tips, which sink of their own weight. Then they set the pumps going and suck up the sand, which brings good deal of water with it, and is deposited in the bottom of the boat Tie sand sinks, and the water rises to the surface and returns to the river through holes pierced for it's accommodation. Thus, before sunset the matches are filled with pure, clear sand at a nominal cost, which is un- loaded on the decks at Detroit and sold for building purposes.
 In early days there was a community of Frenchmen who made a business of gathering this sand and hauling it to the city, but they had to work very hard because of their ignorance of hy- draulics and their lack of boats. They poled and rowed up f1atboats, which they would fill by jumping overheard in shallow water and shoveling in the sand. They would work a month with the water up to their waists and not get as large cargo as modern sand sucker, operated by two men, can pick up in a single day.-Chicago Record.
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Now and then we hear of some rich person leaving several hundred thou. sand dollars to colleges and other insti. tutions. If rich people would desire tc perpetuate their memory, novel and lasting monument to them would be tc select 100 or 1000 deserving young men and bequeath to them $1, 900 each with which to start in business. The blessings that would follow such phi. lanthropy cannot be estimated. Chat. am (Va Tribune.
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The Trolley and the Farm.

Electric railroads are proving of great benefit to the farmers in Maine. The trolley lines run out from the large cities and towns to villages far re moved from steam railroad communi cation, and in several districts arrange uents are making to run trolley milk trains, vegetable trains, and the like to enable the farmers to get their prod uce quickly to market. It is even pro posed to run trolley coal trains, to sup ply coal to small towns that now use only wood.
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A Hundred and Fifty Miles an Hour

An electrical engineer has been ex- 1ibiting in London the model of his pro- posed single rail electric line for speeds of 150 miles an hour. The rail is fixed on V-shaped trestle, and runs up into tbe body of the car, which as it were, runs astride of it. The car runs on twelve bearing wheels, and seats 135 passengers, with space for their bag gage. One of the difficulties met with In schemes for excessively high speed travel is the tendency of the car to run off the track. By running the rail within the car the lateral tendency of the train Is overcome. But in this late scheme the great difficulty seems to be the passenger. What would happen to the passenger when the train took a sharp curve while going at 150 miles an hour is not explained.
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ETIQUETTE AT THE BANKS.
Boston People Make the Life of tn
 Teller an Easy One.

Boston People Make the Life of the
 Teller an Easy One.
 It would seem that most of the mem- bers of the large business concerns of our proud city understand to a degree the term "bank etiquette" as though they had basked in its element a long time and had been taught from child hood to understand its legitimate mean i ing. They arrange their deposits with method the most satisfactory imag- inable to the bank clerk, delight to be- hold. This regularity, while 1t dis tinctly shows the training of thorough business man, is attended with little or no effort on their part, but 1t means to the bank clerks the saving of an in- finite amount of hard, trying labor This method consists of placing all the bills, clean or ragged, of the larger de nominations together on the top of whatever size package they chose to make, keeping the $1 and S2 bills strict ly to the bottom. Thus the clerk can, with little difficulty, make rapid head way through his arduous work, for he knows what he is facing. These depos- its are meat to the eyes of the tellers on ordinary days, but more especially so on heavy days, when they have all they can do to finish up by o'clock.
 It is interesting to note the marvel OuS rapidity with which an expert goes through the bills, counting, sorting, strengthening and proving, all at the same time You observe that oftentimes he abruptly throws out certain bill across the desk. apart from the rest, with a ''Therew most strongly emphasized, and immediately spurs up to resume his usual pace, not the least disconcerted. The uninitiated is struck mute by the sudden exclamation, starts nervously and stares blankly at the man whom he supposes to have been bitten by an invisible scorpion or reptile. Closer scrutiny proves this particular bill to be a counterfeit, though it has taken the outsider fully fifteen minutes to distinguish between 1t and the genuine bill, much to the disgust of the expert, who, at single glance, detected it, go- ing as he was at the rate of a mile a minute, and discarded 1t as quickly as though 1t burned him.-Boston Trans cript.
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to return if slumber is suddenly broken.
 Te get a servant to rouse you, you must give him the strictest of orders. Then at the time appointed he will stand by your side and call. 'Senor! Senorw repeatedly, each time more loudly than before, until you are half awake; then, after waiting a little while, he will return to the low note and again raise his voice gradually till you are fully conscious.
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Queer Ideas About Sleep.

The natives of the Philippine Islands have many peculiar notions and prac- tices. They are indolent in the ex- treme, and never tire of sitting still and gazing at nothing in particular.
 One of the rudest acts, in their eyes, is to step over a person asleep on the floor. Sleeping is, with them, a very solemn matter. They are strongly averse to waking any one, the idea be- ing that during sleep the soul is absent from the body, and may not have time
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Internal Humidity.

q hate," said MT. Toiliver, as he vainly tried to get his straw hat over his head, ito get these miserable hats wet. They shrink so."
 Mrs. Tolliver looked up from the breakfast table.
 "There was no rain last night" she freezingly remarked.
 Then MT. Tolliver hastily perched his hat on top of his aching head and hur- ried from the house.-Clevcland Plain dealer
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HOW's THIS!

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY < CO.,, Toledo, o. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm.
 WEST & TRrAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WALDING, KINNAN X MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists Toledo, O. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood aud mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
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Sustaining Food.

Raisins, dates and chocolate tablets are all good sustainers for days tramp or A days run on wheels. A country physician who finds himself obliged often to be oblivious to mealtimes says that he finds the compressed chocolate cakes, easily carried and easily nibbled, his food salvation over and over agaln in the course of the year.-New York
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REFORMS NEED MORE THAN A DAY

To bring them about, and are always more com plete and lasting when they proceed with steady regularity to a eonsummetion. Few ot the observant among us can have failed 10 notice that permanently healthful changes in the human system are not wrought by abrupt and violent means, and that those are the most salutary medicines which are progressive. Hostetter's Stomach Bit:ers is the chief of these Dyspepsia, disease of obstinate character, is obliterated by it.
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In 1729 over 12,0O0 houses were burned in Constantinople and 1000 lives were lost ill the fire. In 174o ire again ragged in the Turkish capital dur ing five days, and a series of terrible confiagrations also occurred in the year l760
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SimpIe Enough.

Friend-Why is it that your son rides to business in a cab and you always go on a bus?
 Old Man-Well, he has q rich father, and I have not-London Tt-Bits.