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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06
Sales OF Land.

Last Monday Mr.. j. s. Richardson, auction
Ger, offered for the executor, Mr.. Isaac Wilson,
OF Darlington, the real estate of the late John
T. Wilson, Of Abingdon. The storehouse and
dwelling in Abingdon was purchased by Mr.,
James w. Wilson, the present occupant, for
1900. y parcel across the street, containing
two acres, was sold to Mr.. Eugene IL. Pome-
roy for SAL The remaining parcels, situated
in and near Abingdon, and tract near Fawn
Grove, Pa, but on the Hartford side, were
withdrawn for want of sufficient bids.
Mr.. ". l.. Cooley, auctioneer, sold for
Henry W. Archer, trustee, the ZiIlah J. Nor
lis place, situated on the road from the Hick-
cry to Fountain Green, and containing twenty
acres of land, to Dr. W. ). Archer for 81 900.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06
Woods Oh Fire.

FOREST HILL, March 4.-Centre NJ. f. Sun
day School was recognized on Sunday. The
following officers We're elected for thu ensuing
year; ID. l.. Tucker superintendent, John
Horn assistant superintendent, William Roe
secretary. Miss Cora Pyle treasurer, Eugene
Tucker librarian. Miss Flora Horne organist.
The school is in u fourishing condition. 1t
has membership of about one hundred and
lifty scholars.
Mrs Eugene Tucker has returned from
Wilmington, Del, where she has been visiting
friends.
Sparks from the railroad engine set fire to
Mr. Abel Wilson'S woods on the Sd instant.
II was cXtinguished before doing much dam
age.
Miss May Pyle Is quite i'll.
Mr.. Jacob Durham has novel to Church
vile to take charge OF the HAYS farm. We
deeply regret The lass Of Mr. Durham. and
wish him success in his new place. q. L. +
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06
StceIe-NOrris.

4 pretty home wedding took place on
Wednesday evening, Feb. Goth at the resi-
dence of Ma Charles II. Steele, near Clayton.
the bride being Miss Chattie \. Steele, only
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles IL. Steele, of
Clayton, and the groom Mr.. William o.
Norris, Of Wheel. Promptly at 6 O'Clock r.
II the couple entered the parlor, where they
were met by Rev. }. y. Hopkins. pastor Of
Mountain Christian Church, who performed
tie ceremony. After congratulations, the
company were invited to the dining room,
Where AN elaborate supper was served, and
al! pre- ent enjoyed amost hospitablc evening.
The bride was attrcd in light brown ere
Fau, with silk and iIidesceut trimmings, with
h5tand gloves to match. she carried white
carnations, tied with green ribbon. Tho
groom wore the conventional black, with
buttonier Of white carnations. They received
q number Of handsome presents. At late
hour Mr.. and Mrs. Norris left for their future
home, mid showers Of rice and old shoes
Those present We're Mr. and Mrs. Charles II.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

The meeting of the Young Peoples Presby
terrain Union, held at the First Presbyterian
Church in Bel Air, was largely attended both
afternoon and evening The programme,
which we have heretofore published, was well
rendered. The most notable feature was the
address of Rev. Maltbie ID. Babcock Of Balti-
more. Supper was served by the Y. z. s. c.
E., to over two hundred guests in the lecture
room of the church
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

ABERDEEN. March t-There is very little
Improvement i'll town iHis spring, owing to
the hard times. But one charge has been
made as Vet. Mr.. Nichols, with Mr.. James
Fyle ana Mr.. Charles iiemi'ler, will run the
carriage factory here this year. The Land
Company Eas enlarged the blacksmith shop.
Eight uirjGncrs OF the Aberdeen Gun Club
shot against eight gentlemen from Pcrryman
on tuesday, with the result OF 4 victory for
Aberdeen.
Mr. john H. Baker met with an accident
Tuesday. which compelled him to resort to
the aid Of .r;itchcs, though We hope only for
Il short time When about to get into his
huckb board lis horse started of and the
wagon vas overturned on him.
Aiizs Ella !. Osborn, of Baltimore, is visit
Ing relatives in town.
We are glad to note that Master Walter
Iiauway. who has been quite sick for the
past fortnight is again able to be out.
Mr.. /. 5. German left on Monday to 90
South with the New York Baseball team. -
VIRGINIA.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

A sad death occurred in Delta on last SatuIf
day, when Miss Dora Proctor, only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Proctor, bright,
promising young lady was called away. She
was grea; faYoritc among a large circle of
friends, and her demise, just when life seemed
the brightest, has cast gloom over the com
munity. Her Christian life had been most
beautiful one. She had been for years Il faith
full ana consistent member OF the Methodist
Protestant Church, Delta, where her funeral
services were held on Tuesday. Rev. j. ".
Gray. PASTOR Of the CHURCH, conducted the
funeral services. \ solemn and impressive
p1ri Of the service was The rinmier5 81 ting
Sunday School, of which she had been one.
marching from the house 10 Slate Ridge Gem,
tc"y where The intcrmcnt took Place. singing
appropriate hymns all The way.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

Miss Florence Freston Of Fallston and Mr..
William Base, OF Upper Cross Roads were
married at Friendship Church, on February
10. Rev. B. F. Devries performed the cere-
inouy. The groomsmen were Messrs. J. VIII
bur Preston brother Of the bride and Charles
Wiggers The attendants were Daniel K.
Spircr and Burl Preston ushers aud Misses
Lille Preston, and Annie Hess bridesmaids,
The wedding march was played by Miss Bessie
nnn.s
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House Burned.

S@ARioHo. March S.-Mr. Joseph s Carter
moved to the Lacey property last week.
Mr.. Grant Dawson moved to the house va
Gated by MIR. Carter, and Mr.. John W. Scar
boroIgh 10 the house lately occupied by Mr.
Dawson.
ihc Levin Homestead burned down early
Friday morning, February Is Ii was occu
pied rv MIR. Robert Wallace and family.
when discovered, the tire was burning so
rapidly it was impossible TO save the contents.
Mr. Wallace hurried up stairs to save child
that had been left in bed. How the fire start
ed is unknown, but is supposed to have caught
from Il detective chimney and smouldered in
the logs over nj gEt. 1t was one of the Oldest
houses in the ueighborhood The insurance
was 800. BRUCE.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06
Beware of COunierfeiters

Who infest the market and are the means Of
robbing sick people of their money, and what
is of still greater consequence, of not unrre-
quently aggravating the complaints under
which they labor, II is an act of duty We owe
dangerous frauds. \ little care on the part
OF TIE purchaser will protect them from i'm
position by bearing in mind these facts: Never
buy where il is offered i'll bulk IN kegs or jugs.
as the genuine Hostetters Stomach Filters are
sold onlyn bottles having The handsome steel
plate label displaying the combat between st.
George and the Dragon, and having nj the
bottom II miniature note of hand for one ccnt,
bcarin" q fac-simile Of the signature Of the
president OF the company. Over the cork il
Il metallic cap. on which is impressed the
name of the article, together with II medallion
head in the centre, Any person selling the
counterfeit HUstetter's Stomach BittcrS we
shall not hesitate to bring TO justice, as we
never fail to convict.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

No mystery about it. When the Shakers of
tercd SOM" time ago To give away II bottle of
their Digestive Cordial To any one who might
call ut their New orll office there was Il great
rush, and great many people thought they
were crazy.
Subsequent events prove il to have been Il
very clever advertising transaction, for al
though they gave awas thousands Of bottles.
il was in the end pT0fiiabir: nearly every one
Tho took free bottle came back for more
and paid for II with pleasure, saying they had
derived better results from its lIse than from
amy ofH,r medicine thcy EHd ever used.
IHrre IL nothing 80 uniformly successful in
the treatment OF stomach troubles is the
Shaker digestive Cordial, and what is better
than ali, il relieves At once.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

Hiss Harriet VanBibber is visiting Miss
BESSIE Farnandis.
Mrs. James d. Walters, who met with quite
II serious accident in Baltimore some time ago
is improving.
Miss Eva $ Pennington is teaching at Al
dino for Miss Parker, who is critically III
with pneumonia.
Miss Frances Davis, of "BeIle Vue," left on
Monday for visit to her sister Mrs. Hopper,
OF Mobile, Alabama. Miss Davis was ac-
complained by her niece, Miss Alice jay.
Miss Mamie Norris, is visiting friends in
Philadelphia.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

An entertainment given by the principal
and his class in elocUtion netted $50 for the
organ fund.
Miss Gibson, of the fourth grade, is again
at her place, and the entire school is moving
smoothly.
Nhoopiug cough and diphtheria have en-
irely disappeared from the city, and the
pupils have mostly returned.
The corps still hope for better quarters.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

Steele, parents of the bride, Mr. VIM: Steele
Miss Sarah Everitt, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Sew
ell. Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Skillman, MIR. and
Mrs. John X. Orsburn, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Brazier, Mr.. and Mrs.R. 7. Spering, Misses
Martha Plowman, Agnes Orsburn, Florence
Chamberlain, Clara Orsburn, BERTHE BIazier,
Mr.. j. NJ. Brazier, Harry Osburn and Joseph
Skilmau.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06
Proceedings of the school Board.

The Board met on Tuesday.
1t was ordered that Gunpowder Neck school
be reopened, to continue while the attendance
will Justify il. lion. John Cadwalader 10
furnish the necessary schCgl room free OF
rent. Messrs. john Rembold, Parker 5.
Everitt and George Frey We're appointed
trustees of the school.
The matter of reopening Prospect school,
l7-2, was left for the action Of full board.
Mr.. Isaac Guyton was elected trustee at 4-3,
vice Il. Leveriug. declined to serve.
The following order was passed:
WHEREAS. This Board has heretofore de
c'ined to lay of bound aries for ShHresyillc
school, i93. because OF the geographical peru
liaritea OF The country in that ueighborhoud
u we'll rs the location Of the school house Ola
the bank of the Susquehauua river. and
whereas complaint Jas been made that some
pupils living in cIoA proximity to the Susque-
hanna have been attending another school
much farther from their homes than Shurcs-
vile bc il hereby
EtSoircj That all The school children uE,i"r
the seventh grade who live as herein recitcd,
shall not be admitted into any other than
Shuresyile school without the consent OF the
board of Trustees concerned, il SAID houses
are nearer ShuTesville school than they are to
any other school.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
SUNDAY TRAINS.

intermediate stations mt $50 a. NJ and Loo
and $50 p. NJ. for Bel Air only. They will
leav. Delta Tor Baltimore and intermediate
stations ut G.55 A. NJ. $50 p. NJ, and from
Bel Air for Baltimore at STOP. NJ.
W. \. MOORE, Genl Manager.
J. X. KLINEFELTER.
Gen'l Pass. Agent.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

EDGEwooD. March 4--The infant daughter
Of Mr.. Henry Myers, OF Magnolia. is very i'll
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Alex. Norris is very i'll.
Mrs. Meter, Of this place. is very i'll.
MABEL.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

The Venezuelan Commission, as it meet, for
its business session il Washington, is di@ni-
fed and progressive body Of men. y photo
graph Of The group has been made for tue
frourispece Of the February Rcuco n Hrri.,rs.
Each Of the live portraits j. . speaking like
rn.s-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06
Not to Ke TriHcG With.
LI.rnm CINCINNATI Gnzettn-

LANOI., the new form of Castor oil, is so pal
Utabic that children lick the spoon clean.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
LEAVE CAMDEN STATION.

LEAVE CAMDEN STATION.
For Chicago and Northwest, Vestibued Linn
ted Express daily 1880 \. NJ. Express 7.2O
For Cincinnati, St Louis and louisville, Yes
Thule Limited Express daily 2.40 P. NJ, En-
Fer Pittsburgh and Cleveland, lO3O A. NJ
ana $50 i. NJ.
For Washington, week days. 800, x6.15,
XB25, 6.15, N1.2O, XS.o9, S.;35. Ks. 30, xIO. 80
\; ", az noon, 10 minutes l2.1O. X12.5O,
X24O, 2.5O (X3.15 IL minutes, MILO, SO,
N240 XG.oo, 6.ls, X7.2o, X7.30, MAS, 9.l5,
G.l5, $50, X9,30, xIO.3O \. NJ, G3.G0 II.
Is minutes, Loo, X2.40 ty3,i5, 10 minutes
. l 10: X NO Gl Is; $50 &13o al5. X1o1o,
For annapolis 7.2O, s25 4. NJ, 1880 and
40 =. NJ. On Sunday S.35 a. NJ. and $40 z.
For Frederick, 400, $40 a. NJ, 1.2o, 4.2o
and pa p NJ. On sunday, 9.35 \. Nj. and
For Luray, Roanoke, and al points in the
South via n. y W. Il. r., 1910 P. NJ daily
Through Sleeping cars to Roanoke, Chatt;i-
nooga and New Orleans. For Luray 2.10 F.
Fer Lexington and points in the Virginia
valley, 400, 1880 \. NJ For Winchester
40 r n. Mixed twain ror Harriscnburg,
For Hagerstown, t4.Oo, $50, t1o.3o a. NJ,
90 For Mt; Airy and Way Stations, 400, $50,
tons only 1915, $3.50. %ll.lU P. NJ.
For EllicOtt City, 400, y. 90 1910, 935
a. NJ, l.2O 1880, +l.2O. 20 %, *G30, *Il.1O
2 NJ.
For Curtis Bay, week days, 62s, A. NJ
Lave Curtis Bay, week days. $40 p. NJ.
rains arrive from Chicago and the North
w ST, daily, / 03 and COS =. NJ; from Pitts
III rGh and Cleveland, $40 A. ", 6.O5 r. NJ:
from Cincinnati. St. Louis and the Vest. $50
a. u. and 20 p. NJ daily.
Royal Blue Line for New York aud
FhiIati2Iphia.
All trains illuminated. with Pinf-en lfgl,r.
Nov ~, En-
days, $50 Dining Car $50 Dining Car S.55,
QO.5O Dining Car A. NJ. II 20, Il. 80 Dining
night, Sic"pin" Car attached, open for p&Sscn-
gers 1000 L. NJ sundays, S.Ou Dining Carr
800 Dining Carr (9.a5 Dining Carr 4. NJ,
q 80 Dining Carr 500, t:i.A5 Dining Carr 900
=. NJ, ala night, Sleeping Car attached. open
for Passengers 10 =. NJ.
For Atlantic City, 1880 \. NJ, 40, 80
p. II. Sundays. l. 80 2. VI.
For Cape May, week days. l.6o 4. NJ.
For Philadelphia, Newark, Wilmington and
Chester, week days, Is stopping at W !..HiagtOn
only, Dining Carr, $50 1O.5n. Dining Carr,
). NJ. 1920, 30 Dining Gao $50, 900, Din
stopping at Wilmington only, Dining Carr,
800 Dining Carr y. NJ, $50 stopping AZ Will
mingtOu only. Dining Car, $50, Is zH Dining
Carr, 400 p. NJ, 1.I5 night.
For all stations on Phiia. Div, week days,
81, 5.15 p. NJ
Except Sunday. SUNDAY only. *Daily.
Express train.
Baggage called for and checked from hotels
aud RESIDENCES by Union Transfer Co. on or
ders left at Ticket Offices, n. W. Cor. Calvert
and Baltimore SITS, 23O S. Broadway or Cam
den Station.
r. b. CAMPBELL, Con, Manager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

Baggage called for and checked from hotels
and RESIDENCES by Union Transfer Co. on or
ders left at Ticket Offices, n. W. Cor. Calvert
and Baltimore SITS, 23O S. broadway or Cam
den Station.
X. b. CAMPBELL Con, Manager.
CHAS. o. SCULL, Cos Passenger Agent.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06

/ point o as o tiles hiso
there
necCt larger Cgar and
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-06
Trustees Sale
or VALUABLE
Farm and DuCking Shore.

BY virtue Of Il decree OF the Circuit Court for
Hartford County, i'll Equity. the undersigned
trustee, will sell III 'i;Ilic Auction in front OF
the Hartford House, in lIavrc de Grace, Md.
On Saturday. Nn3,i, IS. 1896,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-10-22

A Boston lady who had been room.
mended to go west on account Of the III
health Of herself and family wrote to
the postmaster Of a small town asking
for information Of various kinds regard.
ing the healthfulness. cost Of living,
state Of morality and church privileges
in his town. His reply caused her to re-
mark that she preferred death in Bos.
ton, " for he wrote:
''Dere madam, come on. This town
is all rite. The general health can't be
beat. If itwasn't for the little scraps Of
a Saturday night and when the cowboys
come in to make Us a little visit we'd
have no need Of a graveyard. Natural
deths are unknown, and we amt had
but II funerals he e in three months
Sowciety is away uf. Free dances come
off every night and on Sunday nights we
have grand free dance and sacred con-
cert in the operry house. Don't 60 home
till morning and JOY rules the roost. AL
bad characters are lynched as soon as
caught One has just been caught, and
! must shut up the postoffce and 80 up
10 what we call Lynchin hill and see
the fun, SO can't rite no more at pres
ent. But You come on. Let me know
when you'll git here, and III meet you
at the depot with brass band. Come
rite cn"'-Detroit Free Press
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-10-22

CATHOLIC. Services as usual al the church
- on Third street. Father Deichman official
ing.
CONGREGATIONAL. Preaching every sun
day a. II a. N and 500 p. m. by the pastor
Rev. George Lindsay. sunday school at II m
Christian Endeavor. sunday evening. 6:15.
Prayer meeting. Thursday evening. 80.
METHODIST. Preaching every sunday at
~ ll:0l q. N. and 80 p. by the pastor. Rev.
day eve. at $50 sunday school a, 10 90 e. m.
Young Peoples class. Tuesday evening g: 80.
Prayer meeting, Thursday evening at 80. First
Tuesday. $50 =. m. each month, Woman's For
ei-n Missionary Society. First Thursday after
noon, Ladies and Pastors Union.
pRESBYTERIAN. sunday school at 1915.
L Union Christian Endeaver. SUNDAY even
ing al 6:l5.
SWEDlSH MISSION CHCRCH.-Co-ner 81 +
y and Market streets. in obi Fellows build
ine. services every sunday AZ 10 - 4. H. and
:: - r. IN; Bible reading al 90 2. m PRAYER
meeting. Wednesday az 500 ! IN. Rev J. sail.
strom, pastor.
SCANDINAVIAN LUTHERAN CHURCH.
~ Services every Sunday Il: Il g. m. and : As
p IN. sunday school st 10 a. m.
l. SKRoSDAL, Pastor.
BAPTIST Preaching every sunday al 100
- a. N. and 500 ?. N. Rev. r. Ross. pastor.
sun day school ST 1000 a. nj. B. Y. P. L. meet
ing 100 ?. IN. Weekly prayer meeting, Thurs
days 500 7. m. Monthly covenant meeting,
first Thursdays prayer meeting before the irst
sunday il each month.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-10-22
A BEETLE THAT GNAWS SHELLS.
And 1t Does Other Things Calculated to
Make Its Prey Tremble.

OF all the insects the beetles are the
most interesting. There is one that car.
ries cannon, which a naval man
would call stern chaser, and is loaded
with fluid. When pursued. the beetle
fires it, and the other insect, usually a
carniverous beetle, is blinded by the dis
charge Of fine acid spray. Hence its
name Of bonibardier. The latest thing
that has been learned about beetles is
that Dytiscus marginalis cuts its way
through the shells Of snails and mollusks
and eats the inhabitants.
W. B. Tesetmeier writes TO the Lon
don Field and tells about the curiosity
Of naturalis.s at finding shells manifest.
~ gnawed by some insect or other and
the final discovery Ct Dytiscus margin.
ais at work on the she'll. Then he tells
some things about the Dytiscus family.
Says he:
Il know Of no more interesting AMI.
NAL in an aquarium than Dvtiscus,
who SION acquires the habit Of follow.
ing the fingers for food and amuses
himself at night, if the aquarium is
open. by flying round and round the
room, and occasionally misses the way,
and, being unable to return, is found
on the floor in the morning. There is
one drawback TO the habits Of this crea-
ture. He is bloodthirsty tyrant Of the
aquarium, requiring the whole place &c
himself, for if kept with tadpoles, frogs,
fish or any other animals, he quickly
destroys them, even if many score times
his own size
What hawks are to the other birds,
cats are to other mammals, sharks are
to other fish, the Dytiscus is to other in.
sectS.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-10-22

An eminent children's physician is rs
ported as saying that infants generally.
whether brought up at breast or artificial.
~, will i'll warm, dry weather take water ev.
cry hour with advantage, and their fire.
Quent fresfulness and rise Of temperature
are often due to their not having it, In
teething spoonfuls Of water given every
hour or ottener cool and soothe the gums.
and this, with larger, cooling evaporation,
often stops the fretsing and restlessness so
universal at this period
In teething and other disturbances the
feverish condition demands more water to
meet the extra evaporation from skin and
lungs and keeps the body cool The young
child may be parched with thirst, but be
unable TO tell or make known its wants. Il
is we'll TO always test this-that is, whenev-
er child is uneasy give it few teaspoon
fuls Of water, and il this is at all quieting
Immediately CT after few minutes give
more as often and as long as i. is accepted
and appears useful II the water is reas On.
ably pure, no harm can come if no, enough
sold water i taken at one time to produce
hill OF the internal organs Of the body.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-10-22

One has heard Of Russian dirt. Mos.
COW is its highest expression. I'm sure.
Our baker is excellent (what a kalatch
for breakfast this morning!), but he has
been put into prison twice for having
such dirty shop. In Russia! VIVA,
must it have been! This beautiful house
was discovered TO be in state Of filth
women, and they and St Petersburg
servants set TO work yesterday. The ST.
perintending is difficult, for the men
in Russia-noble creatures!-will not
scrub, neither will they wash windows,
and they needed much persuading, pre-
cept and example. Mary Grace Thorn
ton III Century.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-10-22
WHIPPING HIS WEIGHT.
The Champion Logger Overestimated nis
Iistic Ability


Fistic Ability.
In the logging camps Of Michigan
might makes right and the man who
has whipped all corners in fair fights is
king Of his camp
One Of these, said logger to re-
porter. was very boastful Of his exploits.
He had been the victor in dozen fights
and no one cared to enter the lists with
him, but every man in the camp hated
the champion. Going into q saloon one
day he announced: I'm tired Of these
babies in camp. l ain't had good fight
IL Michigan. / can whip my weight in
dogs, wildcats or anything that breathes
for 800"
A meek looking man took the bet and
arrangements for the fight were made.
1t was to take place in a closed room
one week from the time the bet was
made.
The day came and the champion
called, Bring on your animile." The
man who had bet against the king Of
the camp brought his antagonist in a
large sack, which had been deposited
behind the stove in the saloon where
the match had been entered into, the
weather just beginning to get cold. The
gladiator entered the room, the sack
was emptied and the people crowded at
the window 10 see the contest Out Of
the sack came three large hornet nests.
the occupants Of which had been revived
by the heat.
They issued from the nests in swar1ns
and lit all over the man. he fought
them for minute or two, then with q
yell jumped through the window. carry
ing sash and glass with him, never stop
ping until he reached the river, into
which he jumped.
"Said he could whip his weight in
anything that breathed," remarked the
meek little man as he pocketed the
stakes, but about five pounds of hor.
nets knocked him out in the first
round. "-Washington Star