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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
HOW SHE BECAME GRAY,

lawson, who is an inveterate warm
spinner and bore of the first mag
nitude, had been retailing to his friend
some narrowing story of woman
whose hair had turned gray in a
single night.
Fact, assure you; l knew the
party" he concluded.
IF you say you knew the lady in
question, can quite believe your
story to he true" commented the
friend in tone which made the story
teller feel rather uncomfortable.
"Of course | knew her. was the
testy answer; land it's not such an
uncommon occurance as you seem to
imagine. | knew a man also"
And his hair turned gray too?r
interrupted the victim. well don't
wonder at it in the least"
This made lawson little sulky.
but he speedily became interested
when his friend remarked
Your stories remind me of a lady
used to know, but she became gray
IN single hour-in less than an hour,
in fact"
Some terrible shock, l suppose"
remarked lawson.
II dare say it would be-" continu-
ed the friend; lat any rate, it happen
ed while she was getting married.
On, understand. said lawson
sage ~; 1.-THE man would have anoth-
er wife alive; it would all be discover
at the eleventh hour; terrible scene
would ensne, and all that sort of
thing
YOU'RE not within a mile of 1t.
lawson was the unfeeling answer.
This lady | refer TO married a fellow
named Gray, and she, of course, be-
came Gray as soon as the knot was
ted
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
VARIETIES.

Bicycle Girl-"I completed my
first century yesterday" Hobson-
You look itr' Bicycle Girl-"Sirr'
Hobson-"Oh-ah, l mean that's a
splendid record for such a young
rider as you"
pat, you must be an early riser. 1
always find you at work the first thing
in the morning" 'Indade, an Oh
am, sor. It's family thrait, Oh do be
thinkin'n "Then your father is an
early riser, too, Ell ?'' Me feyther, is
it Fax, an he roises that early that
eff he'd go to bed little later he'd
mate himself getting up in the morn
in"
The poultry keeper says:-If a
pound of sulphur is burned in a poul-
try house, no lice will remain, as the
gas evolved from it will destroy all
life. First stop up all the cracks and
openings, and when ready, have a
hot pan placed on two bricks, pour
the sulphur on the pan, leave as quick
ly as possibly, and shut the door. Do
not open the door for an hour. If
done properly, the house will be
purified of any disease that may exist
and the lice destroyed.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
WHO WILL BELL THE CAT?

"Who will bell the cat % is a serious
old proverb famous in parable and in
history. The mice, says the parable,
held a consultation how to secure
themselves from the cat, and they re-
solved to hang bell about the cats
neck to give warning when she ap-
proached; but after they had resolved
on doing it they were as far off as
ever, for who would do it?
Both parable and proverb have i'm
mortalized themselves in history.
When the Scottish mobiles met at Stir
ling in body they proposed to take
Spence, the obnoxious favorite of
James ILL.,, and hang him, and so get
rid of him.
''Ay," said Lord Grey, that's very
well said, but who'll bell the caty''
That will l." said the black Earl
Angus, and he undertook the task and
accomplished it, and was called
Archibald Bell-the-cat" until his
dying day.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
UNCLE NOSE As A WITNESS.

A colored man named Bob Tomn-
klns was on trial before an Austin
justice for assault. Old Uncle Nose
was one of the leading witnesses for
the State. TIE main point was whether
or not Tompkins had given any pro-
vocation to bring on the row.
Now tell this jury all you know
about the affair said the justice.
kin | tell de jury all knows in nv
own way" asked old Nose.
Yes, tell the jury what you know
in your own way"
Old Nose turned solemnly TO the ey-
pectant jurymen and said:
"Gemmens OBJ de jury, you am de
meanest lookin' crowd eber seed
Stop bawled the attorney for
the State.
Your honor will incarcerate the
witness for contempt of COURT" howl
ed the attorney for the prisoner.
The foreman of the jury got up and
asked the court to protect the iury
from insult.
Witness, if you insult the jury again
shall certainly resort to extreme meas
uresn
I'm not gwine ter, consult nobody
ef you don't interfere wild me,n said
old Nose, sullenly.
Proceed"
"Gemmans OBJ de jury, you am de
meanest- lookin' crowd eber l seed
outside oh a Jail. -
The prosecuting attorney jumped
up and down. The foreman of the
Jury once more howled Your honorri
The consta BILE laid his heavy hand on
the collar of Nose, when the latter
calmly repeated to the Mortified
jury:
You ali de meanest-lookin' crowd
eber seed outside ob a jail Dem
was de berry words de prisoner used
when he fust come inter de bar-room,
and which led to the row."
The foreman sat down quick.
The attorneys doubled up like jack
knives with suppressed laughter. His
honor smiled. The spectators roared,
while old Nose, with surprised look
OF childish innocence, once more said
emphatically to the cowed jurymen:
GU am de meanest-lookin' crowd
eber | seed outside oh de JAIL"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
TIE EGISAND NTELLIGENCER.
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price.
Obituaries and Personal Communications
will be inserted ut 10 cents per line.
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
1T WASN'T THE PRINCIPLE.

A young man with excited step and
flushed face stopped a Park Guard
and stated that he had been robbed.
when and whereof inquired the
officer.
Right here in the Park, just now"
How much?n
well, as near as l can figure it,
there was about fifty cents in the
purse"
Have you any suspicions?''
No"
''lsin't it n pretty small matter to
complain about?" queried the officer,
''or is it the principle of the thing
which actuates your"
Principle of the thing behangedr'
hotly exclf med the young man.
What I'm utter is my money, and if
l don't get it I'll have to walk thir-
teen miles home! Principle is all very
well, but I'd see ton of it blown sky
high before I'd walk thirteen milesr'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
A DISCUSSION AND SJpINDLE

A peculiar swindle growing out of
the gold and silver enthusiasm was
practiced at Benton, Columbia coun-
ty, on a recent evening. Two men,
who appeared to be strong gold and
silver advocates, were in the Central
depot and became involved in heated
discussion. The gold man offered to
bet gold double eagle that if he ham,
mered the coin into a shapeless mass
1t would still be worth $50. He was
ostensibly taken up by the silver adj
vocate, but when it came to selling
the lump to Jeweler Roth the store was
closed. James Hagerty, strong
sound money advocate, who stood by
and who had implicit faith in the
value of gold, gave the man SEQ for the
battered coin. The two enthusiasts
disappeared shortly after and later it
was discovered that the metal left by
them was spurious
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
LONELY LIGHTKEE PERS IN WIN
TER

Fogs, trying as they are to visitors,
are little minded by the lightkeepers.
One of them, in fact, reported, with
evident pride, that his steam fog
horn has been in uninterrupted opera
ton for twentyseven days, and de-
clared that he dreaded the silence
which would come with clear weather
The fog is as nothing when compared
to the wild storms of winter, that cut
off their communications with the
mainland. Then, indeed, the dreary
monotony of the lightkeeper's life on
one of the outlying Maine islands be-
comes wellRigh unbearable. For
weeks at time he is confined to his
isolated rock or tiny islet as absolutely
as prisoner to his cell.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
2nctical.
TIE OLD HORSE.

Ono summer dusk, in II dim room
The city being still with heat
And the air dead, we heard hoof steps
Faroff It first, come up the street,
k-track, l1-track, k-tracll, X track.
Nearer and nearer, yard by yard,
Along the ..sphult in the dark,
Claakcd the unseen four-foottd noise
That stopped our talk and made Us hark-
k-track, k-track, k-tracll, k-track-
Till dread woke up before its sheer
Nlonotony-. The thing possessed
That namClcss terror of malign
Ard haunted dreams. And half in Jest
(k-tracll, l-tracli, k-traclI, k-tr;.clS)
at !nust be death, 3" said. "Swecthea,'1"'
My laughing love against my side
ShudGCrud ard hid these eyes of hers
And held her breath, for close outside
k-track, k-track, k-track, k-trackl
"Dearust, I DO not want to die
Before NY life is half begun"
Soul of the world, how answer you
My little guy, child hearted oncf
k-track, k-track, k-track, k-trackl
1t passed and faded down the street.
Only n poor old horse, half blind.
Yet even now he often roams
The streets OF my deserted mind
E-traci, k-trGciI, E-tr2cli, l;-t-!clc!
Bliss CarIaan i'll Athennum.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
TELEPHONE WIRES AND LIGHT
MING

important influence in preventing
the Investigations of the German Tele-
graph Department. Three hundred
and forty towns with telephone sys-
TENS and five hundred and sixty towns
without them were under observa-
ton. In the former the lightning
struck three times for every hour of
storm; in the latter five times. More
over, the violence of the lightning
was much less in the former cases,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
OYER SHE WENT.

A minister in small country village
who was noted for his absent-minded-
ness, was once observed to stop sud
denly in the middle of his sermon and
heard to mutter:
Il knew she would knew she
wouldn
After the service was over some one
asked him the reason.
Dear me-" said he, did l? Well,
you know, from the pulpit l can just
see old Mrs. Rogers garden, and this
morning she was out pulling up a
cabbage, and l thought to myself,
Now, if that cabbage comes up sud-
denly she'll go over; and just then it
came I'D and over she Ment.''
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
Perfect Health.

Keep the system in perfect Or
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TUFTS Liver Pills. They reg
ulate the bowels and produce
A Vigorous Body.
For sick headache, malaria, bill
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TUFTS Liver PILLS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09

Tho pepper vine grows hest in wooded
valley where there is plenty of moisture
and abundant foliage to protect it from
the hest OF the sun. 1t is given a rude sort
of cultivation. The growers plant it, keep
ing the grass from its roots, and when the
tree near which it is planted hus no lower
branches strings or poles are placed in
proper position to enable the vine to climb
ihe tree. 1t leeds no further attention
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
Fishing, Grabbing, Rowing and
Sailing,
otter Point, Bush River, One Mile
Below Abingdon.

N7p. Having overhauled all of my
boats am prepared to acrommo-
date Fishing and Sailing Parties
of any number.
Lines, Bait, &c, always ready, and expert
enced. trusty men. who know the fishing
grounds, TO accompany parties. Parties OF six
or more. % cents per head. Less than six. for
sail boat and man, $3.50 per day. Trot Line
and Bait. 81 extra. Row Boat, so cents per
day. Fishing Lines and Rods free of charge.
Crabs cooked on the shore without extra
charge.
Large parties will please let me know in ad-
vance of their arrival, so that | may have
everything ready for them.
GT Parties wanting Fish Dinner or Supper
can be supplied at so cents each, by giving u
days previous notice.
JOHN p. LETGHT,
12je Abingdon p. o., Hartford Co., Md.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-10-09
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-02
A PALPABLE HIT.
After Reading His Interview, There is
the Suggestion of Crawford For

After Reading His interview, There is
the Suggestion of Crawford For
Governor.
The interview of Hon. w. I. Craw-
ford, of Waynesyille, in which he ex-
pressed his establishment at the ''hop"
of Mr.. Henderson and his own reasons
for believing that his support of free
silver when in Congress was right, and
that every day strengthened his con-
victions, was widely read and common
ted on yesterday. A party of promi-
nent gentlemen were discussing the
letter when one of them said: whats
the matter with Crawford for Cover
nor?" One of the gentlemen, who has
known Crawford a long time, replied
that he would make a strong candl-
date, and added:
'To those acquainted with the Hon.
w. T. Crawford, and familiar with his
record as a legislator and Congress
man. the frank. clear-cut statement
of his views in the News and Obser-
YER was no revelation. Endowed with
a discriminating mind to high de-
gree, a close student, above all possess
ing a rugged integrity of conscience
and of conduct, he reaches conclusions
deliberately and intelligently, and
grapples them with hooks of steel. he
does not shift the tide. Wild cur
rents of passion, or prejudice or self
ishness cannot move him from his
convictions of right and duty.
Of the people, with all the expression
implies, every impulse of his heart ana
splendid intellect responds to their
needs and impeIs his energies in their
behalf. OF course such a man is
Democrat, and, he is the ideal man to
lead the Democratic hosts in TINS
wears contest. Let him be nominated
for Governor and there will be but lit
tie grounds upon which to base a fear
of the result. He is one of the very
best campaigners i'm the State. Earn
est, vigorous, honest, thoroughly post
ed on the great issues now command
ing attention, faithful to all trusts, he
will not only impress himself upon all
most favorably, but will command
their confidence as he will deserve 1T.
No good citizen, not within the pale
of ignorant prejudice or partizan
bigotry. would vote against him, or
could fail to prefer, by his vote, such
a man to preside over the Executive
Department Of our State. Not only
the integrity, but the decency of the
administration of public affairs
would be assured by the election of
such man. Let us nominate Honest
Bill Crawford as he is known at
home" he concluded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-02
SUPREME COURT.

Twelfth district appeals:
Heyser VS.. Gunter; motion Of a. NJ.
Fry for plaintiff, for writ Of certioari.
Rice VS.. Higdon dismissed ton mo-
tion Of A. NJ. Fry upon the ground
that the defendant failed to print
record as required by rule of court.
Wells VS.. Hill; argued by Moody and
Sondley for plaintiff; Ferguson and
Gilmer for defendant.
Williams VS.. Chapman: argued by
Moody for plaintiff appellant (Hyatt) !;
Crawford for defendant.
Mining Co. vs.. Goodhue; argued by
Fry for plaintiff; Cooper and Posey
for defendant.
Allison VS.. Snider; argued by Moore
and Shepherd and Busbee for plain
tiff; Moody for defendant.
Gardner vs.. Edwards; continued by
consent.
The appeals at the END Of the
Docket" will nd be called before
Tuesday, May 5, 1896. They are as
follows:
State vs.. Dowden
State vs. Allen.
State VS.. Hunter.
State vs.. Brown.
State VS.. Gregory
State VS.. Franklin.
SECOND DISTRICT.
State Treasurer VS.. Commissioners.
Register vs.. Wright
Lane VS.. Royaser.
RoYster VS.. Lane.
Willis VS.. Newton.
Thurber VS.. b. and r. Association
Williams vs. Commissioners
Lloyd VS.. Railroad.
Lyon VS.. Fender.
Tarboro VS.. Micks.
PEBBLES VS.. Taylor
Taylor VS.. Smith.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Person VS.. Montgomery.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Shields vs. Town Of Durham
Pass VS.. Brooks.
Atwater ys. Farthing.
Bank vs.. Couch.
Kelly VS.. Mcneil.
Ferree W.. Cook
Hutchins SIS. Town Of Durham 1.-TWO
cases.)
Kootz Us. TuYian.
Bank vs.. Oxford. 81
Ballard VS.. Green.
Harris VS.. Wright
Jones US. Jones 1.-TWO cases
Terrell vs. Hales.
Roberts vs.. ms. Co. 1.-TWO cases
Holden rs. Warren
Bank VS.. School Committee.
German VS.. Davis.
Howell vs.. 3. and H. Asso.
Oakley vs. Tate.
Sullivan VS.. Field.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-02
PERSONAL.

n. Howard Hall, Of Durham, is at the
Park.
w. r. Webb, Jr., of Chapel Hin, is at
the Park.
Mr.. Z. NJ Michaux. of Coldsboro.
arrived yesterday.
Travelling Auditor II. "A. Cole. OF the
S. A. j., is in the city.
Mrs. George Norwood is quite sick
at her home at Millbrook
Mrs. A. @, Holiday has gone to
Richmond to visit Mrs Boiling.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Massenburg, Of
Henderson, were here yesterday morn
ing.
Mrs. w. Fl. Pegram and Mrs. Gloss.
OF Durham, spent yesterday in the
city.
Joel D.Whitaker, Jr., one Of the lead
ing members of the victorious Uni
versity baseball team, is spending a
few days with his parents in city.
Miss Cooper, Of Cherokee, left yes
terday for Greensboro, after a pleas
ant ten days visit to Raleigh. She
is the daughter of Hon. J. w. Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo. d. Heart and Mas
ter Leo. lIeartt, ,Jr., who have been
visiting relatives here yesteday after
noon returned to their home i'm Dur
ham.
Mr.W. G. Maxwell, one of Charlotte's
leading citizens and ex-mavor of that
live city, has been here several days on
private business. He returned home
yesterday.
United States Marshal O. !. Carroll
returned yesterday from Newborn,
IL
has entirely recovered from his recent
sever attack of appendicitis.
State Senator J. NJ. Moody, who has
been here twelve days arguing cases
before the Supreme court, left for his
home in Haywood yesterday after
noon. There were as cases on the
docket from his district.
DR. T.. II. Merritt, of Pittsboro. who
has just graduated from the Univer-
sity Medical College at Richmond, is
in the city, visiting friends. He has
not yet decided where he will locate
for the practice of his profession.
G. S. Furgerson, Esq, a prominent
attorney of Haywood county. has been
here this week attending the Supreme
court. "The outlook for Democracy
in our section is Frightening every
day" he remarked yesterday: with
a silver candidate and a silver platform
the West is safe
Ex-Congressman w. T. Crawford,
who has been in the city several days
left yesterday afternoon for his home
in the Ninth district. Yesterday there
were many warm concentrations Of
his straightforward statement Of his
principles and position. NO young
man in the State has a brighter fu-
tture, said a prominent Democrat yes
terday.
Chairman A. r. Holton, Of the State
Republican Executive Committee,
passed through yesterday afternoon,
returning to Winston from a trip
through the First. Second and Third
Congressional districts "The Populists
almost to a man will stand by Butler
in his position regarding fusion 4
few will come Ito the Republicans in
spite of the action Of the Populist
commit re-" He thinks Republican
prospects are good in the East. rs
the East for Russell or Dockery?" I
asked him. "Some of the counties are
for one and some for the other he re-
piled; everything in the Second dis
trict is contested. That is prelimi-
nary to the work Of Russell's returning
board" And the train moved on.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-02
Dividends Did 1t.
OFFICE OF THE J
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CINCINNATI. Jan. 8. 1894 \

Hon. John M Pattison President Union
Central Life Insurance Co., Cincin-
natl, o.
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/ wish to express to you my hearty
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and yet your profits have been so large
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and thus have an Endowment Policy
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am greatly pleased at my good for
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/ am glad that my own city of Cincin-
natl is the home of such an institution
as the Union Central Life Insurance
Company, and as citizen I am proud
of it, am,
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE FISHER.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-02
-rHE pIscovERY sAvED LIS LIFE

Mr.. G. Gailloutte, druggist, Beavers
vile. H., says: ITO DR.. Kings New
Discovery | owe my life. Was taken
with la grippe and tried all the ply
sicians for miles about, but Of no
avail and was given up and told / could
not live. Having DIR. Kings New Dis
coyery in my store sent for a bottle
and began it's use and from the first
dose began to get better, and after
using three bottles was up and about
again. 1t is worth it's weight in gold.
We won't keep store or house without
ii. Get free trial at John X. Mac
Rae's drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-02
See What mrs. i0s Persons
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Mothers, Female Troubles
and Teethi'g Children
Hopewell p. o.,
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September 4. 1898

Mrs. Joe Person:
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