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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22

bet G. L. Fox of Ohio $4,000 to $1,000
on Fitz. He got the money down just
before the news of Fitz's victory was
made known
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22

The A. o. Z. w. special for Leaveu-
worth will leave the Santa Fe depot at
1880 a. M Sunday, February %. One
fare for the round trip. See J. 2. Row
ley, C. T. agent, for particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22

An Eleven Mile Road in Cherokee County
aud Indian Territory.
Fromthe State Journals Special Correspondent
Crawford. of Topeka, is interested in
bill before the house authorizing and
empowering the Kansas City, Fort
Scott q Memphis railroad company to
construct, maintain, and operate a rail
ROAD and telegraph line from point on
the south line of the state of Kansas near
Baxter Springs, to the town OF Miami. in
the Indian Territory.
The proposed road is only eleven
miles long and runs near Gov. Crawford's
farm in Cherokee county.
The bill was Introduced by Represent
ative Miller.
Leavenworth Civil Psnitentiary.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.- The bill to
erect a new civil penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, the substance of which
was given in the JOURNAL some weeks
ago has been introducedin the house by
Congressman Blue. The only feature
brought out in the bill is the site, which
is therein definitely located.
The bill was referred to the judiciary
committee of which Congressman Brod-
erick is membe Leavenworth being
in Mr.. Broderick's district he is espec-
tally Interested in seeing that it is ad-
vanced- With Mr. Broderick on the ju-
dietary committee and Mr.. Blue on the
appropriation committee it is thought
that the bill will have good chances of
being got through.
Justjca Brewer's Daughter Improved.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Justice Brew
ar says that the latest word from his
family at San Antonio, Texas, is to the
effect that his daughter Fannie is some :
wnat improved. Whether the gain is
simply temporary or the beginning of
permanent improvement cannet of
course be determined. Justice Brewer
hopes that the commencement of
spring may bring the favorable change
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22

people in Kansas are for free coinage
and he does not see how any one from
the west can entertain opposite views
Dr. Linn always has a story to illustrate
his point, and in speaking of the few
people IN Kansas who are for sthe gold
standard he said:
They remind me of a man 1 once
knew in Kansas who had several thou
sand bushels of corn in the crib. It was
lett over from the previous year, and it
seemed as If a drouth was about to de-
stroy the growing crop That man said
he spent hours in prayer every night
lmploring that it might not rain so he
would get dollar a busheI for his
corn"
That the doctor said was the position
of gold advocates in Kansas.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
HiNDI FTRNITERE.

An Englishman has devised Il most
clever combination suite. The en-
tire furniture of q bedroom is so clever
Iy constructed that it all goes into a
self-contained package, weighing $50
pounds 1t can be set up by anyone
in few minutes. 1t contains no loose
screws, no intricate parts, or anything
in the nature OF a puzzle. This suite
consists of wardrobe thee feet nine
inches wide, Il dressing chest three
feet six inches in length, a washstand
Two cane-seated chairs, an ottoman,
IL bedstead on castors with the bed
ding complete, a chamber service and
a mosquito curtain if required. The
whole OF this multum in parvo forms
the entire furniture of comfortable
bedroom. 1t folds into itslef, forming
IA package six feet long by two feet *
inches deep, by two feet one inch high.
NoDackinp case is required
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
THE MEN WHO BUY NOT.
Why Newsdealers Sometimes Slip Rubber
Bands Around Their Maya zines.

Why Newsdealers Sometimes Slip Rubber
Bands Around Their Maya zines.
Tho man who gets up eal ly III the
morning 50 he can have look at his
ueighbor's paper before the rightful
owner has chance to take 1T in from
his doorstep does not stand ye:y high IN
the estimation of the newsdealer. This
IS because he spoils trade.
There is another man, however, who
is even more cordially detested by the
vender of periodicals. He is the fellow
who never buys anything, buj has the
habit of dipping into the weekly papers
and magazines The keeper Of a news
stand makes tempting display OF his
stock, for he knows that strong PIC
ture or even a pretty cover otren brings
him a stray customer, but he expects
the mere locker on to be content with
this much, and he is likely to frown
upon the man who resorts to all kinds
of schemes in order to get peep at the
inside pages.
The stands in the ferry houses and
railway stations suffer the most from
these penurious cranks, for there is
nOUnluS 6lS6 W dtlIdCt lhSli o''OioiOA
while they are waiting for a boat or
train. They run through the leaves OF
the latest books and magazines and
have been known to draw the tacks out
Of papers nailed up against the stand so
that they could see what was on the
other side of the sheet. But it is not
what they see and read for nothing that
worries the newsdealer. He would be
willing to put up with that if they did
not iniure his stock. Indeed, he would
much rather have a man take up mag
azine bodily and carefully examine ev-
cry page than to have him grab 1t by
one corner and bend up all the leaves
in surreptitious attempt to see the
pictures. He would also rather have
you ask him to hand you periodical
than to have you shove his stock all out
of line while trying to see the half OF
the page that is hidden by pile OF 9TH
er papers.
So great is this nuisance that the
newsdealers had to adopt schemes for
their own protection. The most success
full, so far as preventing the leaves from
being turned, consists of placing a rub
Der band around the top and bottom OF
a magazine and using it ON the top of
each pile.-New York World.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
SLIPS IN SPEECH.
sundry bad Breaks That Are Made with
Al. Isn.t IntcntinIns In fla NLnrIGI-

the Best Intentions In the WorIC.
In the hurry of speech and anxiety to
be polite one is very often liable 10 slips
of the tongue which may put an entire
" different construction upon the SEN
tence than was intended. For example,
upon arriving at your entertainer S
house, you say, 81 beg thousand par
dons for coming SO late, " and are met
by your hostess with the words: My
dear sir, no pardons are needed; you
can never como too late.
Take another instance. At an even
ing party in Cork a lady said to her
partner, Can you tell me who that eX-
ceedingly plain man is sitting opposite
to us?" THAT is my brother. ''Oh, l
beg your pardon" she replied, much
confused, Il did not notice the resen-
blance. 4"
That was certainly putting ones foot
in it, and yet was perhaps not so awk-
ward as the following: After a certain
concert a well known German canta-
trice asked a gentleman to whom she
had been introduced how he liked her
duet You sang charmingly, madam.
But why did you select { herid piece
of music?'' "Sir, that was written by
my late husband ~ 'Ah, yes, Of coarse.
l did not mean- But why did you Sc
lect such an ass to sing with YOU"
Zach himmel, that is my present hus-
bandr'
A lady said something the other day
at a friends dinner that found mark
tho archer little meant. There were sey-
eral strangers present, and III response
to a remark made about a certain lady
of a certain age, the fair guest in ques-
ton exclaimed, "Why, good gracious
she is as old as the hills - and could
not imagine III the least what had caused
the general CONSERVATION. She did y
little later, however, when it was ex-
planned to her that two maiden sisters
at the table, whose names she did not
catch in the introduction, We're called
Hill and were extremely sensitive Oh
the subject of age.
''Rere, my dear husband" said 4
loving wife, Il have brought you a little
silver pig for luck. It's charm, you
know, dear, to bring happiness to a
house.
''Ah, how kind of you, darling! Eut
why should I need little pig to bring
me luck when 1 have you still?"
An awkward compliment recently
rather disturbed the harmony of a we'd
ding breakfast given by a substantial
farmer blessed with five daughters,
the eldest being the bride. A neighbor-
ing young farmer, who was honored
with an invitation, thinking, no doubt,
he ought to say something smart and
complimentary upon the event, address
ing the bridegroom, said, We'll, you
have got the pick of the batch. . The
countenances of the four unmarried ones
may be imagined. New York Dispatch.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
Travels of Miss Mary Green.

miss Mary Green" is a rubber doll
who appeared one day late last fall i'll
the postoffice of Winchester, Mass. On
her dress was fastened slip of paper
which read: 1.-THE climate of New Eng
land is too severe for this child; please
pass her to the Pacific coast for the win
ter. - Some friendly clerk put a stamp
on her dress and sent her to Montana.
From there she went to California, then
to British Columbia and from there to
Ottawa. Each postoffice clerk seems to
have enjoyed her society as long as he
pleased, then pasted a stamp to her
gown and sent her on.
At Denver she evidently attended "a
banquet of the mailing clerks and had
some new travelling garments given her.
Her dress is said to be covered over with
postage stamps from various offices i'll
the United States, and around her neck
are tied several poems written in her
honor. She also wears newspaper badges
from many different states, showing the
honor with which she was received at
the various literary banquets. which she
attended. From Ottawa she brought
back tag which proved to be pass to
the gallery of the house of commons. -
Pansy.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
cANARIEs FOR coNVIcTs.


Six Hundred Feathered Songsters In Mich
igan's Principal Prison.
Convicts in the Michigan state prison
have many more favors than those of
almost any other penitentiary in the
United States, and it is the belief of the
management of the institution that for
this reason there are fewer outbreaks or
lawlessness than are found elsewhere.
Among the favors granted to them here
is that of keeping and caring for birds.
There are fully 600 feathered songsters
in Michigan's principal penal institu-
lions, all owned and cared for by the
convicts, and as soon as daylight ap
proaches ON bright mornings their sweet
notes are heard i'll striking contrast to
the natural feelings of their owners.
Many of the most hardened criminals,
from their general appearance and his
tory, would not be expected to care for
anything of refining nature, yet they
tenderly care for and caress their little
pets.
More than three quarters of the cells
in the prison contain one or more cana
ries, and they are also found in various
shops throughout the institution. Dur
ing the day the cages are hung outside
the cells to give the birds light and
air, but as soon as the convict returns
from work at night the cage is taken i'll
side
The practice has been carried on III
the prison for years, and the officials
say that, instead of any detrimental
effect being noticeable, the little song
sters have proved benefit, as they not
only give the cells more homelike ap-
pearance, but they also WELD decided
influence in the way of humanizing the
most reckless and hardened criminal.
Besides being permitted to keep the
birds for the sake of their company and
influence, the convicts are also allowed
to raise them to sell, and many dollar
is credited to the accounts Of the prison
ers from this source. Of course the con-
vict handles none of the money realized
from the sale of the birds until he is
discharged, but it is placed to his credit
in the prison bank-Cbicapo News
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13

Two Scotsmen, one an Aberdonian
and the other man from lnverary,
were engaged i'll hot debate on the
correctness Of their respective modes of
English pronunciation. At last he of
the Granite City cliuched matters by re-
marking with whitening contempt,
"Weel, at ony rate, | dinna ca 'fush'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
RPHT'!S PLfN.

In a certain church i'll Ireland II
young priest was detailed to preach.
This OCCASION was his first appear
ance. and he took for his text The
Feeding of the Multitude" He sad,
"and they fed five people with $3.50
loaves OF bread and 1000 fishes An
old irsnman said, That's no miracle;
begorra, l could do that myself
which the priest overheard. The next
Sunday the priest announced the same
text. but he had it right this time.
He said. And they fed 5000 people on
five loaves of bread and two fishes. -
He waited a second or two, and then
leaned well over the pulpit and said,
and could you do that, Mr.. Murphy:'
Mr. Murphy replied, And sure,
your reverence, | could
And how could you do it, Mr.. Muir.
phy?n said the priest.
And sure, your reverence, could
do it with what was left over from
last Sunday
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
Origin of Christmas Customs.

Many of our Christmas customs are a
mixture of Druidieal and pagan observ-
ances. The use of the Christmas tree
has descended from the German Druids.
Dressing the houses and churches with
green is relic of pagan worship i'll
Rome; so also is the sending of presents
TO and fro,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13

a sensitive cab horse and foul
wheeler drew up i'll front Of a theatel
the other night, and portly old gentle
man alighted.
Having handed the cabby his strictly
legal fare, he turned round to make hi.
way into the building.
Excuse me, sir" said the weather
beaten cabby, 'but would yer oblige mt
by not passing i'll front of the old hossi
If he sees what weight he's pulled for 8
bob, he'll simply drop down dead. -
Pearson s Weekly.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
The Queens Needle.

Queen Victoria is i'll possession of a
curious needle. 1t was made at the Gel
ebrated needle manufactory at Redditch
and represents the Trajan column i'll
miniature. Scenes from the queens life
are depicted Oh the needle, SO finely cut
that they are only discernible through a
micrOSC0Dp
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
Downtrodden Mr.. GIimmerton.

Ibid anybody ever hear of anybody
so downtrodden as I?'' said Mr.. Glim-
merton. eff go to the pa1lor window
to look out into the street, and, coming
away. leave the curtain awry, as 1 am
very apt to do, hear my Oldest daugh-
ter say, twenty-five cents, and | have
to pay it; it's fine for not readjusting
the curtains as they should be. What do
you think of that for domestic tyranny?
But it has its bright side. The money
so collected goes to buy things that 9th
erwise 1 would have to pay for, so per-
haps it is just as well. New York
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13

If you are not feeling strong and healthy. try
Electric BliterS. fla Grippe has left You
weak and weary, use Electric BitIers. This rem
edy acts directly on Liver. Stomach and Kidneys.
gently aiding those organs To perform their
functions. II You are afflicted with Sick Heed
a n" Won will find speedy and permanent rei'c'
by taking Electric Bitters. One trial will con
vince You tnat this is the remedy You need
Large bottles only 30 cents at DR.. VIM. :. Ricn-
.lrlsnn 4. Sons Dru.. SInrI- Bel Ale Md
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13

INV ri these. 1t is the CommOncst trouble
mai human beings suffer from. It l. 50
corluou t:lat nine -tlnils of all the sickness
in the world IS irlccablc to il. II is merely
fiat sifuDlc. common hing-constipation.
There is no telling what it may lead to. but
Il * sure to lead 70 something bad. Its in
,,cdisfe effects are unpleasant III the cx-
IRENE. Ii makes people Istlcss, gives
them headaches. makes the digestion poor,
causes dizziness, loss of appetite, loss Of
sleep. foul breath and distress after eating.
All this merely because Nature has been
imposed upon, and has been refused the
little help she needed.
This little help is furnished by Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets One pill is a
Gentle laxative aud two a mild Cathartic.
Thrrc arc two remarkable things about the
"Pellets" One is that they never grlPc F;
the other that they cure permanently
There is 10 bther medicine that does cure
permanently. You can take any otheT
medicine YOU like, as long as you like, and
IL Won stop. your trouble will come back
quickly. and the chances are the trouble
will be worse than it was before. This
;e,,,t tr,1e of DR.. Picrce'S Pleasant Pellets.
You take them until you get yourself into
perfect working order, and then you stop.
Won don [ have 70 take any more Pellets "
unless after while you do something that
dcrangcs YOUR digestive system again. We
are not guessing about these facts, and we
don't ask you TO take our unsupported word
for If. Thousands of people have found
that they are true, and have testified 10
them. Let the druggist who says that some
thing else is 8" Just as good sell that some
thing else to somebody else. Don't let him
triHe with your health for the sake of q
little more profit to himself.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
No. 653 Main Street, Buffalo, n. Y.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13

In 1880 the value of materials used
in the cotton mills Of this country was
$102, 900, 600, while in 1890 the value
had risen to $155, 900, 900.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13

The sting of bee according to t,
scientific journal. is OILY one-thirty-
second of an inch long. Your i'm
agination does the rest
Who are they "Other people,
bill collectors
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
Truths.

Truths of all others the most awful
and interesting are too often considered
as SO true that they lose all the power Of
truth and lie bedridden in the dormitory
of the soul, side by side with the most
despised and exploded errors.-Cole-
7gidua
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
How to Cure All Skin Diseases.

Simply apply ''Swayne's Ointment" No in
ternal medicine required. Cures letter, eczeI u,
face hands ana nose, etc. leaving the q
clear, white and healthy. Its great healing I'd
curative powers are possessed by no other re II
edy.-Ask your druggist for Swayne's ONT
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13

Every West Point cadet signs an obli
CATION to serve four years in the acad-
envy and four in the army after gradua-
Gon. --
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
A Mfllionaire's Hard Fate.

How sadly deficient some people are
Of any sense of humor when the subject
is themselves! Take the Duke Of Devon
shire, who delivered speech at the
opening of "Passmore Edwards
House" for epileptics. So long rs he
kept to the epileptics the duke managed
well enough, but before he sat down he
must needs get on the subject Of him
self and the sorrows of the poor mil
iOnaire:
ut might perhaps be considered pre-
sumptuouS for one who was repUted to
be rich himself to offer advice to other
rich men which he lad not taken him
self CT was not himself prepared to fol-
low, but perhaps he might be allowed to
point ont that there was some difference
between those who happened to be III
the possession Of wealth inherited from
several generations and those who had
created their own fortunes. Their prede
cessors, i'll cases like his own, had gen
orally contrived to find quite as many
channels by which wealth flowed out as
by which it flowed i'll, and those who
had for the benefit and advantage OF
their successors created great estates, en-
failing much labor iii administration
and many responsibilities, had not left
to their successors "A Legacy Of unmitigat-
ed advantage. -
The spectacle Of the duke inviting
the commiseration Of his audience for
the cruel fate which compelled him to
keen mn (hatSworth mud DpyOnshire
House instead of founding homes for
epileptics is indeed excruciating.- West
minister Gazette
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
The Author of "EveIina."

Miss Burney, or Nine. D'Arblay, re-
tains a place in literature partly by he1
novels, partly by her exceedingly inter
esting diary. Nor must it be forgotten
that, although "Evelina" appeared Sc
long ago as 1918, there are many people
still living VINO were young men AND
women when she died. She has been
praised by Macaulay for describing real
life with broad, comic humor," yet
i'll language that is never Inconsistent
with rigid morality or even with virgin
delicacy," and it is true that 'Evelina"
possesses unique interest as description
of contemporary manners and is free
from unnecessary coarseness. 1t Is also
true that the author has keen eye fol
the ridiculous and Il considerable gift OF
satire Nevertheless Mime. D'Arblay is
not entitled to any high place as anovel-
list. Her constructive skill is small, ard
her characters are for the most part
what johnson would have called 'hu-
morists that is, they are the iucarna
ton of qualities rather than flesh and
blood individuals. Moreover, the author
herself is ''huInorist. Her ruling pas,
sion is morbid craving to be ''genteel.
She has no mercy for vulgarity or the vul.
gar, but she fail TO see that her own wOT.
ship Of society conventions is itself vul,
gar. And hence one may doubt the pro
priety of assigning to her "broad comic
humor." She was too much of a prig tC
be possessed of humOr, which duplicates
geniality.
Still, Mime. D'Arblay claims respect
Oh the specific ground that she did mucl
to purify an important form Of itera
ture, while she has certain additional
claim to remembrance from her connec
ton with DR.. johnson. Did not DR..
Johnson kiss her, and has she not record,
ed, ITO be sure, was little surprised
having 10 idea Of such RIGHTEOUSNESS
from him ?''-Cornhill Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
Wnrse.
you refuse Smith

"Gussie, why did you refuse Smith
EFT? Did he show the cloven foot?'
mo, but he showed the cloven
breath l'-Detroit Free Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13

Centuries ago, peo-
pie used to fear what
they called the pes
thence. " Black
Death - was the
most terrible thing
i'll the world to them.
| They feared ii as
speople now feat The
ICholera and Yellow
Fever. An d We t
there is a more terri
bic thing than any
of these. There is
a thing that causes
more misery and
more deaths than
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-03-13
THE EGIS AND INTELLIGENCE.
BEL AIR, MO-, MARCH 10, 1896.
WHEN LovELACE CAME TO WOO.

WHEN LOVELACE CAME TO WOO.
The feet of time make fast their pace,
And We, like players i'll play,
Strut up and down our little space
And act our parts Us best we may.
Alasi Allck and well dayl
The stage is digit in somber hue,
Where once that stately vogue held sway
When Richard Luvelace came to WOO.
And much We marvel as We trace
The feuds and foibles passed away
While pomp Of power and pride of place
Troop down the years in grand array.
In court and camp, in fcte and fray,
Tickle and fiippant, stanch and true,
Such were the gallants, bold and gay,
When Richard Lovelace came to WOO.
In doublet fine and frills of lace
The lover sought his suit to pay;
With such Il form and such a face,
Who could resist his plea, pray.
And then that tender roundelay,
So like u wood doves plaintiye coo,
Sweet Lucy could not say him nay
When Richard Lovelacc came to WOO.
ENVOY.
Ho, Kentish towers! your lordly race
Had swords to draw and deeds TO do
In that eventful year of grace,
When Richard Lovelace came TO WOO.
-Lucius HARDWOOD Foote in Overland.