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nold GIT. Sanders Now.

Now as for me, all / know{and you
can stake your side whiskers and your
Sunday boots | do know that fer GER
tain-is that at our house we most in
generally always have about sixteen
wants to one dollar. And it raley makes
but blame little difference with me
whether it comes in gold or silver or
paper so long as the feed bills and the
store account stack up agin US at the
rates of sixteen to one. What shall we
wear, what shall we eat, what shall we
drink, and wherewithal will we raise
he necessary coinage-that covers all
the ground for me.
Naturally, of course, / don't put my
mouth up as anybody's prayer book
and there amt no laws of eompellment
to make you believe everything | write
and say. But Twill bet sixteen good
mules to one blind steer that | have
to git up and git more reglar and fire.
quent than any livin man in II states
and territories. Every time | go &c
town it is daddy git this, and Rufus gil
that, and RUFF git somethin else. Con
sequentially ] have now took ano
changed my maiden name from Rufus
to "0ld Git" On my return back home
he last time | went to town, when
first driv up ! called mother and The
children out to the wagon to help nit
unload the producements, and then
give out the new name and laid dowr
the law. And ! wouldn't be plum
square and honest if | didn't own up ts
you that | used more plain United
States language than Bible words by
ut least sixteen to one.
"By the seven stars and the Milky
Way" says | to mother and the risir
generation of the Sanders race, don
call me daddy and don't call me Rufus
and don't call me Rufe any more. Dat
blame it, that amt my name nohow
Iy gatlins give me name that vii
fit the man and jest call me Old Gil
Sanders
John Andrews Milligan is now out a
n free silver candidate for the legisla
ture, and he told me the other day i
he wins his fight-which he thinks hi
will by majority of somethin lik'
sixteen to one--he will work up anC
pass a law to make my new name stick
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because the good Lord, in the wisdom OF
His grace and mercy, give him some
thing 10 talk with-Bley he spit it out
as his private opinions in the Connerway
case that when the old man went crazy
he didn't have no very durn long jour-
ney to make. The mainest trouble
with the old man." says Blew. was
about sixteen ounces of skull to one
spoonful of brains"
OF course, that is none of my business,
and 1t wouldn't be right for me to say
whether Blew was right or wrong in a
general way. But there was two of
the Connerwny boys in the meetin, and
it took SEINE monstrous fast and fancy
work 10 keep down the sheddin of hu-
man blood and stave of a seeond-class
funeral in the settlement.
You will take notice that my friend
and fellow-citizen, Blew Scroggins, ain t
no sixteen to one free silver man. lie
don't even sorter half way make out like
he is, and since the cards have been rum
min the other way like shot, Blev has
got his bristles up considerable. lie
give ii out in a crowd over at Cool
Springs church on the last meetin day
that he was goin to yoke up his oxen
and pack his wagon and move off down
into the COW country amongst the gall
berry thickets and see il he couldn't
find little patch of earth where every
body hadn't went crazy for free silver
at sixteen to one. | reckon, though,
that Blew was only tallin that day to
see how his voice would sound through
his new straw hat, At any rates, don t
know where he would go to find that
'little patch of earth" which he is look.
in for
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CYCLING.

Mr., Goschen, the secretary OF "ol,
has followed Mr.. Balfour's example aD"
taken TO the bicycle. 3.
A speed of mile in So SECONDS :.
claimed for a motor cycle exhiol'eu ."
the Imperial institute, London. 80.
At recent bull fight in Madriu Ia
matadore was mounted on blcy.,.
The animal made a dash at hill' ~
matadore failed TO turn quickly en ''s !, y
and wheel and rider were tossed my 49,
the air. The rider was only signJls
hurt. bat the wheel was ul'e'"
wrecked.
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INTERESTING SCRAPS

:. ne 1000 an elephant cate in captiv.
ity costs about SIS a week.
some OF the London theaters are
warmed by electric radiators.
bicycle with wheels of pure gold
Italy. s''e" VI
me largest standing army belongs
o 20 hussia, and the strongest navy 10
Great Britain. navy ~
= ~ T.. Is SAID that the earnings of William
e co. Ems, I'm NJ F. Dryers jockey. average
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FOREIGN PIcKiNGs.

The Marquis de Mores has started for
the Egyptian Soudan in order to draw
together the Arab chiefs and resist the
British advance.
Five composite first-class torpedo
boast are building at Cherbourg, of
which the hull is steel and ali other
metallic parts are OF pure aluminium
or aluminium alloys.
Santorini, the ancient Thera, chief
Island OF the Sporades in the Aegean
sea, has prehistoric remains which will
be Systematically explored by the Ger.
man school at Athens.
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But let me write and tell you, white
people, that old man Matthew Conner
wuy--"Sixteen to One" as everybody
calls him now--is way yonder the hap
piest as well as the most craziest NOR
tai in all the regions roundabou Rocky
Creek this summer. He lives right over
there in the hill country, and for the
last three years-every day and every
hour, wet or cold, hot or dry, at home
Or abroad. in sickness or in health-he
has been preuchin forth the doctrine of
free silver at the rates of sixteen to one.
Mind you, now, old man Connerway
amt the onlyest sixteen to one free
silver man in the settlement. You
would have to burn the woods and sift
tine ashes TO find sixteen men around
here that amt preachin from the same
text and fightin under the same flag
But in the main time when sixteen to
One" Connerway caught the disease he
caught tremendous bad case of it,
Aud what was worse and still more
of il, about the same.time he was took
down with right hard spell of runnin
fl at the mouth. He went forth into
the highways and the hedges and talked
free silver at sixteen to one so rapid
and so constant, and preached the same
old sermont from the same text over
and over and over till now bless gra-
cious he has went slap kerdab crazy
ON the question. He helt up under the
strain right tolerable well till late
along in the spring, when it come to
pass that free silver was the winnin
card all around, and then it would seem
like the old man couldn't stand it no
longer. His head gearins jumped cog,
somethin broke, and henceforwards
after that sixteen to One" Connerway
has been a standin candidate for the
Crazy Sloan.
To show you what a furious bad case
of il the old man has got, the next day
after we got the news that Tennessee
had went a windin for free silver he
went to town, and am all sorts of a
liar if he didn't put in and buy sixteen
new brides for one poor old mule.
took particular notice of the old man
as he rid by our house ON his return
f'ttfFfN AANHAN NAttA NhtlAHAts anu NUN gen
eral appearments | would jidge that
be had bit of. about sixteen plugs of
white whisky in one day.
Here week before last Luke Conner
Ways girl baby-which Luke and his
wife they live in the house with cid
sixteen to One" and they had three
boys 70 only one girl-she took sick
with the SLOW fever and died. And
whilst nobody would of thought it, the
old man got mp the next mornin at first
daybreak and took his spade and lit out
aud went over to the old Ebenezer
graveyard. II was way up into the day
before his folks could find him. and
thea, low and behold, he had dug six
teen graves for that one dead baby girl.
1t is real sad case if you think about
II right sober like and serious. but, ac-
cordin to old man Connerway's present
plans of government and money. and
politics and religion, and life ana death.
egerything in the whole discovered
world must stack up and fiji in and
match out at the rates OF sixteen to one.
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An Effective Ruse.

What gave Mrs. Crossgrain the love-
ly expression she has in her last photo
graph"
The photographer told her that she
had more negative beauty than any
woman he ever saw."-Detroit Free
Press
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Proving His Words.

George William!" exclaimed Wv
wife with suppressed emotion i sA'
you leaving a saloon to-day r.
WAS anyone with me?' inquirer WV
derelict husband, complacently y,
"There was not!" snapped the "NN
biting her lips to control herself ii.
"Then | hope that you are no" N
isfled that l told the truth when n.
1 always leave saloons clone. -'''
iupton Times.
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year is the grea {
and GROWN ques-
tion of sixteen TO
one. And that
amt all by a
whole tremendous
big lot. If there
is anything you
don't know and
would love to
find out in re-
CARDS to gold or
silver or green
backs, all you
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Used to Scorchtng.

Aunt Susan-He was bad man, and
I'm afraid he has gone to a hot place.
Nephew George-Oh, well, aunt, he
won't mind it; he's used to scorchlng,
you know.-Boston Transcript.
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That puts me in mind of Josh May.
nard and the way in which he got
wound up when the democratic cyclone
struck this country-along in the fail
of 1892, if | don't remember wrong.
You see Josh Maynard he lives up
there In one of the mountain counties OF
North Alabama clost to the Tennessee
line. For years and years he had been
servin the people and the state as high
constable of Stump Hill Beat, and since
way back there before the war the re.
publcans had been hayin their own
way in Stump Hill by round and safe
majority. But in that election the
democratic flag foated in triumph oyeI
all the ground from the mountains to
the wiregrass country. Stump Hill
smashed the records and swung over
into the democratic columns. Conse'
Guentially when the storm was over and
the smoke cleared away John Frank
Adkins, n little redheaded school
teacher, and screamin democrat,
was high constable of Stump Hill
Beat, and il there ever was man which
had the livin socks beat off of him Josh
Maynard went. home barefooted that
night,
Anyhow Josh went home foamiu,
furious mad, and give it out that he was
then ready to move his washin right
away Immediately, and sooner than
that if possible.
"Tear down and pack up, Miss
Gracie," says Josh to his wife, ''for to-
morrow we will move and shake the
dust OF Stump Hill from our feet for
ever. For the first time since the bat.
Tie Of New Orleans were fit Stump Hill
Beat has gone devil bent for the demo-
Gratis and the old flag trails in the dust
of desolation and defeat. By hockey
can't lv eand raise our children in sich
lost and ruint country. | iist simply
can't stand II, and I'll be dad burned il
| don't move off somewheres else and
! find some spot where freedom still lives
and the people amt all fools"
Then Josh he got on his horse and rid
over to the railroad station to hear the
election news, thinkin he mought may.
be stand the pain somewhat better II
he could but only hear from n few
points where the republicans bad helt
their ground and whipped the fight
But all the news that come was set IL
democratic music, and from what Josh
could hear and pick up it looked to him
like the democrats had swept the earth
as with new broom. SO presently he
remounted and rid on back towards
home In the main time Miss Oracle she
was tearin down and packin up to beat
six bits.
"Wait, Miss Oracle, don't do that, :"
says Josh. as he come in and found his
wife turnin the clothes chest wrong
side out.
"What in the name of sense is the
matter with you. Josh?" says Miss
Oracle. Didn't you tell me to tear
down and pack up and we would move
off somewheres else to spot where
evrything amt gone devil bent for
the democrats?"
That's what I said, but reckon we
mought as well to live and die in Stump
Hill Beat" responded Josh. 81 would
love to move, Miss Oracle. but, dad
blame 1t, there is no SIGH place on
earth"
OWN to bad seasons there is a right
l
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have got to do is to pack your wallet and
come down into the most loveliest strip
of country in the round created world
and mix and mingle around amongst
the folks and live and listen and learn.
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"What's that chart ."
'Oh. that's our family tree
81 might have known q, IL I'd onsy
stopped to think. Ny dog has one a
good deal like it."--I-hicago Post.
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~ the hast regular meetin Of the
locSJ Greek Farmers club Blew Scrog-
3 ns-which, you Understand, Blew talks
a whole passed. sometimes Jest simply
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lie was Old and feeble, but rich. and
ms niece, who had been visiting him
was about to go away.
You will not forget me. will Won.
dear uncle? You will remember mo
will you not, dear uncle?"
I'm my soltude?"
NO; in your will."-Texas Sitter
letters from New York TO Belize
WI, WI be delivered In nine days froio
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SIXTEEN TO ONE"
The "Mainest Thing" In the
Rocky Creek Settlement.
A Follower of Fashion Who Bought
Sixteen New Brides to One Poor
Old Mule-Blev seroggins
Wanted to Move.

The mainest thing with the people
around in the Rocky Creek regions this
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smart talk around amongst the farm
ers to the extent that corn has been
overshootiu. Andy Lucas says his corn
must Of overshot itself, cause II il shot
at all it missed the whole durn field"
But in the main time our Aunt Nancy
Newton she amt gone nowheres. She
has sent word by Andrew Jim that
she will try and git in amongst us one
day next week. fly bonnet, old pipe,
thanky bag and all.
RUFUS SANDERS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-16
TiptOn-StinchcO comb.

The residence of Mr.. n. S. Stinchcomb, at
Joppa, was the scene OF very pretty home
wedding on Thursday evening last, the con-
tracing parties being MIR. Stinchcomb's
Youngest daughter. Alice s.. and Mr. j. Frank
Upton, of Baltimore. The parlors were pro-
fusely decorated with ferns and goldenrod.
The bride was tastefully gowned in white
silk and null and carried bride-roses. They
were the recipients of many handsome and
useful presents.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Hanna and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs
Brant Rttenhouse, Mr.. and Mrs. b. S. Weaver
Mr.. and Mrs Wallis Allen, of Baltimore, Mr.
and Mrs q. w. Stinchcomb, of Bel Air; Mr.
and Mrs. Philip a. Unger, Mr. and Mrs
Terry, Mr.. and Mrs. Spicer, Mrs. Martha Tip
ton, mother of the groom, Mrs. Charles Tip
ton, Mrs. Emory Upton, Mrs. Emily Miller
and daughters, Mrs. Burns Duvall, of Chicago
Misses Mullie Duvall and Kate Unger and
Messrs. Howard and Emory StinchcomO, Of
Baltimore; Walter Miller and others. After
good wishes and congratulations Mr.. and
Mrs Upton left on late train for their future
| home in Baltimore.
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A very pretty home wedding took place at
the residence of Mr.. \. j. Wiley, Shawsville,
on Monday afternoon, the contracting parties
being Mr.. Edward j. Knee, of Philadelphia,
and Miss Sophie A. Wiley. The ceremony
was performed in the presence of the family
and few intimate friends, and was conduct
Ell by Rev. W. A. Price, pastor of Bethel
Church, according to the simple and beautiful
ritual of the Presbyterian Church. The bride
was arrayed in white and bore in her hand a
bouquet and i Bible Mr.. Z. Howard King
man acted as best man, Messrs. Melville w.
and Asbury S. Wiley, brothers of the bride,
being the ushers. Among those present were
Mrs James MeIlor, Miss Emma Breyer and
Miss Mary Taylor, of Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas II. Melor DR.. j. 7. Payne, Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip q. King, Mr.. j. Frank Lyle, Mr..
and Mrs James B. Kenly, Miss Dora Wiley,
Mrs. Elizabeth CAN'T, Mrs. Annie Wilson, o t
Philadelphia; Mrs. Jacob Troyer, Mr.. j. L..
Mackin, of Havre de Grace; Messrs. Thomas
H., Harry and Charles Wiley and Harry Nor
ris. The newly married couple drove to
White Hall, from whence they took their de-
parture for Washington, Richmond and other
points South. In the memorable words of
Rip Van Wrinkle, MAY they live long and
prosper" They will make Philadelphia their
home.
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Abingdon News.

ATINGDoN, Oct. l4.-An unknown white
man was found by the side Of straw stack,
on the place of Mrs. McComas, near Van
Bibber, on Monday morning in an almost I'M
conscious condition from exposure to the
severe, cold rain storm which prevailed dur
ing SUNDAY night. He was cared for by Mr..
Daniel Sullivan, who gave him hot coffee and
other nourishments until the agent at Van
Bibber could telegraph to Philadelphia to the
superinteudent of the b. e o. X. r., who
promptly stopped one of the Royal Blue trains
and sent him to one Of the hospitals in Balti
more.
Mr.. C. w Sidwell. of Delta, after sinking
n well 100 feet for Mcssrs. &. X. Sewell x Bro.
had to abandon it on account of water not be
ing fit for use. At that depth they struck rec
CLAY. that made the water so red that one
spoon full would color several gallons of clear
water. 1t would he a good idea for Mr.
Sewell to start IA paint factory and have tn
! town painted red. Mr.. Sidwell has gone
the depth Of 60 feet in another well witho (
| getting water.
| The farmers have about finished sowt .!
their wheat, and Judging from the quant t,
| OF fertilizers that has been hauled from Sewsl
| station the acreage is much larger than la
been for years.
Miss Sadie Hughes, started Tuesday, from
Sewell station for Sidney, Ohio, where sh
will spend several weeks with friends anC
relatives.
Mr.. J. Savage Williams and family have re
moved to their winter quarters in Baltimore
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Miss Susanna Helen Wilcox, who has been
spending the summer at Upper Cross Roads,
will return to her home i'll Baltimore next
week.
Miss Ella Carly, of Carsin's Run is lying
critically i'll with brain fever.
Misses Lille and Mary Naylor, of Bryans-
vile, Pa are guests of Mrs. Jarrett b. Moore,
of Carsiu's Run.
Mr. George Il. Heffner, of Gray, Irelan q
Co. Baltimore, who has been visiting, with his
family, Mr.. Joseph Mitchell, of Calvary, was
in Bel Air on Wednesday.
Mrs. Raymond Mitchell and son, Harry, OF
Havre de Grace, are visiting friends in Phil
adelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy j. Cause, OF Whining
ton, Del, are visiting Mrs. Causes father,
Capt Charles A. Conner, in Havre de Grace
Mrs John W. Bay and family, who have
been spending the season in Hartford county
have returned to their home in Baltimore
rit
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anes,ian Of Inrisdietion.

Ernest Savage, colored, who has been held
| in the HarfoId &C unity Jail since September )
| last on the charge of killing a black man,
known as Savanna" was on Wednesday re
moved to the Baltimore county jail at lowson.
john Bell, also coIored, who has been detain-
ed rs Il witness against Savage, was a!sotake
to TOwson.
This ofTense was not committed in Hartford
county. nor was the offender presented ny Il
magistrate for Hartford county. The case Is
clearly beyond the Jurisdiction of the officers
of Hartford county. 1t is still question as
between Baltimore county, where the oiicnSe
was committed, and Baltimore city, where
the presenting magistrates resides, as to Which
exercises jurisdiction in the case
Savanna was killed on the night of August
l6. Savanna, Savage and Bell were mem bers
of party of colored men, who were stealing
u ride on the caboose Of freight train on the
Philadelphia Division of the pennsylvania
Railroad. While the train was on the bridge
over the Gunpowder river Savanna was push
ed from the caboose, receiving injuries from
which he died.
Ou August 81 was a. 'NS'N'A 80 @''N''
more city and brought to Hartford county TO
await trial, since it was first supposed that
Savanna had been killed in this county. Upon
investigation, States Attorney Preston found
that the place where Savanna was killed was
,62O feet from the Baltimore county end OF
the Gunpowder bridge, and as the bridge is
400 feet long, the point at which Savanna
fell was in Baltimore county. The Gunpow-
der marks the boundary between the two
counties.
Although the ofTeuse was committed in Bal
timore county. tie fact of it taking place ON
train leaves the offender liable for present
mert for trial at the place OF residence of the
magistrate issuing the commitment. The law
states "that any person who may commit any
indictable ofTense on steamboat on railroad
train within the State of Maryland may oe
presented, indicted, tiled in any county or
CITY from, to or through which the said boat
or train may run, and ON arrest be taken be
fore, and in case of bailabie offenses, be held
to bail by any justice of the peacein any such
county or city, but such presentment, indict-
ment and trial shall be III the same county IN
which such justice of the peace shall be-"
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Aberdeen Seas.

ABERDEEN, October II We had the inos'
| penetrating rain on Monday that we have
| hai for some time. and WE hope il will re-
| plruish the wells here several families have
been using one we'll, ami the best water sup
plies are failing.
The Masonic Bazaar will open here on Mon
day next. 10Th instant, III the "ld NJ T..
Church \ tent Will be erected near the
church. where supper will he served.
The Democratic meeting here last FRIDAY
evening was well attended. Mr.. O'Brlen de-
livcrrd one OF the best campaign speeches we
have heard.
Mr. Chcves addressed the ProhiGiionists
last Saturday night on The Merit, OF Tenn
prrance" lie is Il very plain and forcible
speaker. He also spoke III the NJ. +. Church
Sunday might.
There has been movement made here 10
ward renting the Town Hall aud putting III Il
wire To receive the election returns.
Our sporting fraternity IS MAKING prtpara-
tious for shooting ducks On the Hats on the
second of November
Mr.. $ s. Field, Of Baltimore, with several
other speakers. will address the Bryan, Sewall
and Jcwett Club here next Friday evening,
10Th instant.
We are glad TO have our cashier, MIR. X.
Harry Webster, with us again after his long
illness.
Mr. Harry VI. Courtney, we are glad to note,
is now conyaesceut, after prolonged spell
of typhoid fever. VIRGINIA
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The Commissioners were in session on
Monday.
Road checks issued.-Thomas W. Heaps
500 95; Malcolm and Holloway, SlO.l5; Geo
w. Santmyer, $S+.75; Robert j. Walker,
S42 O5; Samuel T. Love, SIG.
Cash paid.-Mt. Hope Retreat, quarters
dues, S2G2 80: W. Writ Clarke & Son, drain
pipe, $500; American Road Machine Co, re-
pairs, 81 80; b. {. Hitchcock, Almshouse &C
count, $3336.
The collectors for 1896 reported $4l,492 81
as the total amount of county taxes collected
in.September.
1t was ordered that the clerk forthwith
notify each collector of county taxes for 1896
that his returns OF September collections have
been examined, and that no discount will be
allowed unless the money claimed to have
been collected be paid over to the commission
ers or accounted for by the production oil
county obligations outstanding on the levy
of 1896
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A Good ReDOrt.

national convention of Democratic clubs at
ST. Louis as delegate from the Bel Air club,
arrived home last Saturday. Mr.. Heron was
the only delegate in attendance from Mary
land The East was generally thinly re-
presented but the attendance from the South
and West was very full. Mr.. Heron describes
the enthusiasm as being simply tremendous
and says it is hard for any one to talk with
the delegates from these sections and doubt
Bryau's triumphant election. Returning, Mr.
Heron prolonged his trip as far as Lake
George, New York. He says that large
majority of workingmeu and wage earners in
New York appear to be friendly to the caus'
of Bryan and free silver.