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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-11-11

The little DGtclI
boy WHO stopped the
leak i'll the dixie with
his finger saved his
country from over
whelmiug dcstruc-
ton. You have read
about him in your
school readers, how
he was walking along
the dixie when he
heard a faint sound
of litrickling water,
49,. 4
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-11-11
JOHN A. YOUNG,
PRACTICAL
Matchmaker and ODhCial

Twenty two years as d watch repairer 8
years apprentice. one year under instructions
3I1 years foreman and the balance of my
tetne in business for nysef, during II this time
] have made Ii study of OPTICS fitting Spec
tacles and Eye Glasses properly, as they should
be fitted.
The lenses are ground to their proper axis
and are fitted and adjusted by myself in Spec
tacles and Eye Glasses of Gold, Silver Nickel,
Steel, Rubber or ZylOnits frames, and am re-
sponsiblC myself for all mistakes.
In fitting Lenses To the eye my speciality is III
Myopia, Hyperopia, Presbyopa and Astigma-
tism, which are ncar-sighted, farsi2hted, old
sighted and poop sighted. Nearly all cases of
astigmatsm cen in children, causing pain in
thety rubbing of the cyelids. pain above the
eyebrow d9che, letters running together.
s.. have complete set of instruments and
test cards which use to correct the sight III the
young as well Ms ia the old - uidlle-agCd
EES~I refer to Dr.. "n,. :. richardson, Dr. Z.
Hal Richardson, DR.. ". Z. Hunnikhuysan and
pr. j Ward scott.
JOHN A. YOUNG,
16mb Main Street, Bel Air. Nd
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-11-11
FINE ART GOODS.

The attention of the public is
called to the Stock which [ have
lust received of Fine Art Selections,
consisting of Beautiful Pictures,
handsomely framed, excelling any
thing ever offered here before,
Onyx Top Brass Table Lamps,
Musical Albums, Fancy Clocks,
Yards of Pansies, Roses, : &c,
Dressing Cases, Work Boxs,
Portieres, Rugs, &c, which ] would
like everyone, particularly the
ladies, to call and see and examine
before buying gifts for their friends
this Christmas. While we have
goods to suit each pocket, we par
ticularly ask those fond of fine art
to come and take al look, and JUST
fly our opinion that Bel Air can
support a Fine Art Store.
w, D, HARRYMAN,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-11-11

The following premiums were award
ed at the il&gfoId Cou9ty Fair held Dc,
,ober l2.h, 18TH and ltgu, 1855:
CLASS A-HORSE.%
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-11-11

TABLE I EGETABLES.-Mr :. X. Holman,
early bunch beans. LIST: G. W. Pyle, egg plants,
/ t. -pmItJ,-. ID; James scott, pumpkins, LIST;
IN. +. Kissing, JuInh TO rumpaius. LIST; kobt
". PHELPS. cherry beans, carrots, celery,
OliOns, THrSnips. pumpkins, Tennessee Pie
Pumpkin. satisfy, squash, tomatoes, rUia rala,
display of table vegetables, string beans, lst
ci,cA; Mrs. VIM. Young, Lima beans, Dell pep
pcrs, LIST each; Mrs. &. .. Black burn, becrs,
: IpInosu pum rkin : i each: JaHcE Williams,
'.,tru, LIST; " N. +. hissing.t lat Dutch cabbage,
Strap Leaf turu.ps, LIST cacr.
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IL ELl> A\DINlELL!GEWE k
Is Published Ere~p Fridagbg
FRANK E. GORRELL.
EERns.-sIOo 4 Year in advance

Transient idreFtasenteHts.-O Square, 3
insertions o. less S1.5O. Each subsequent in
sertiOn % GEMS. Longer advertisements in
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lines makes square. Figure work double
price.
Obituaries ard Personal Communications
viii he inserted II 10 cents per line.
Ya"rN Advertisements 1T Special Rates.
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SEED AND FIELD CROPS !. L. Mccormick,
White wheat. lsl; VIM. r. kissing, Burbank
potatoes. Early Northern, white corn, yellow
corr, buckwheat FultZ wheat, Isl Zach; John
Moores, pumpkins, LIST; Robert ". Phelps,
carrots, rutNbaEas, turuips, Earty Rose
potatoes, st each. Burbank POTATOES, % Ban
ner potatoes, Green Mountain potot0cs, LIST
etcm; 6Irs. u. II. d. Pue. Big Stem Jersey
POTATOES, list: Mrs. W. .. r. Wright, white oats
Isl: Wn. Hopkins. red wheat, ;st, fuitzwheut,
~; -. IL. Mccormick, display of orchard ana
eltG n produces, !st; j Ohm ii. Griffith, beets
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SOME THINGS 4 B4BT CiN 10.

1t can beat any alarm clock ever iu-
vented for waking a family up il the
morning. Give it Il fair show, and it
can smash more dishes than the most
industrious servant in the country.
1t can fall down oftener and with less
provocation than the most expert
tumbler in the circus ring. 1t can
make more fuss over a simple brass
pin than its mother would over "a
broken back. 1t can choke itself black
in the face with greater ease than the
most accomplished wretch that was
ever executed. 1t can keep Il family
in constant turmoil from morning till
night, and night till morning without
once varying its tunes. 1t can be re-
lied upon to sleep peacefully all day
when its father is down town, and cry
all night when he is particularly sleepy
1t may be the naughtest, dirtiest,
ugliest, most fretful baby in all the
world. but you can never make its
mother believe it, and you had better
not try it. 1t can be q charming and
model infant when no one is around;
but when visitors are present it can
exhibit more bad temper than both of
its parents together. 1t can brighten
up Il house better than all the iurni-
ture ever made, make sweeter music
than the finest orchestra organized,
fill larger space in its arents breast
than they knew they had, and when
it goes away it can cause q greater
cancy and leave a greater blank
than all the rest OF the world put
together.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-11-11
FOLK CURES ~ KANSAS.

Some of these cures, which were
collected i'll Coffey county, were OBJ
tanned from colorad people. The
majority OF the superstitions, how
| ever, which were collected in Douglas
county, were obtained from people
who declared they knew no supersti-
tions and believed none; namely,
students in attendance at the Univer-
sity of Kansas. These students came
FROM nearly every county in the State.
Warts can be transferred from one
to another by the following methods
among others
Put into red calico bag hearts
| from grains of corn; run down the
road" throw away the bag, not look
| ing where it falls; run home again and
If any one picks up the bag your warts
will go away.
Rub the wart with seven pebbles;
| wrap the pebbles in q paper and
throw them away; If the parcel is
| picked up the wart will 20 away.
If you see any one asleep in church,
say to yourself: When YOU awake
take these warts
II you have wart and see a man
riding on horseback in the rain Tor, as
another version runs, riding on Il gray
horse), say, take these along" rub
| the wart and it will leave you.
AT Delphos, Kan, lives a young
man who gallanrly procured his sweet
| hearts warts by purchase.
Steal q dishcloth, rub the wart with
| it, and then bury the cloth under the
caves of the house. If you tell no one
and no one finds out your theft, your
wart will go away.
Write on the stove with Il piece of
| chalk the number of your warts
When the number has burned off the
stove your warts will be gone.
In order to cure the toothache cut
your finger nails on Friday. Another
sure cure is to wash behind your ears
every morning.
The skin of an eel, if worn about the
leg, will cure rheumatism.
4 WHISPERING GALLERY STORY.
4 story of Gladstone and the wills
pering gallery in St. Paul's Cathedral.
London, comes from Berlin. A plain
wreath of oak leaves, it is stated, was
sent, through the English Consul in
Berlin, in the hope that it might find
Il place on Gladstone's coffin. The
sender was Berlin shoemaker, who
at one time owed his success to the
Grand Old Man" About twenty
wears ago this shoemaker went to
London, and established small work
shop; but, in spite of industry, he con
tinued SO poor that he had not even
enough money to buy leather for work
which had been ordered. One day he
was in the whispering gallery with his
bethrothed bride, to whom he contlded
the condition of his affairs, and the
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-11-11
100000 FlEH OF LUMBER
FOR SALE.

Having a Saw Mill in the Herman Pyle
Woods. U,H, EhaUas' Run Pos Office, | VII
nave y bite oak. Black 0r Red Oak. or Yellow
or White Poplar, sawed to order at lower prices
than Yin" or HcmlOck can be sold for, and
vii. sell for cash or good notes. Many sizes
viii he kt pit on hand.
Z. NJ. ALLEN,
June 20, 1S9S,-tf Attorney.
The sun., 1898-12-20
AQUATICS.

The work on the new cup defender
will soon be started at Bristol. The
Herreshoffs are almost ready to mold
and lay the keel for the new boat.
The only sport that is at present re.
ceiving any attention at the University
is rowing.
William H. Maxwell, Jr., who was
recently elected manager of the Columbia
University crew, has declined the honor.
1t is said that William E. Mitchell, '91,
or E. F. Weston, 1900, will be named as
manager.
The yachting correspondent of the
North British Daily NAL Gays he has
1been informed by one OF Sir Thomas
Lipton's most intimate Glasgow friends
one, moreover, who has been in his
counsels about the Americas Cup all
along-that the building of the Sham
rock will not be begun till about the new
year.
1t has been openly said that both Har-
ward and Yale strongly favor the New
London course. Harvard will surely
meet Yale, but, unless some agreement is
arrived at when the managements of the
three universities meet, which they are
scheduled to do within a few weeks,
rupture with Cornell is highly probable.
Haryard, however, will make every ef-
fort to meet Cornell, and will sacri-
fee everything possible to get on a
race.
The sun., 1898-12-20

the offer msde by the Olympic Athletic
Club, Of San Francisco, to light George
Green for purse Of 1000; and will
leave for the Coast next month.
A San Francisco dispatch reports that
Jas. Jeffries, the Los Angeles heavy
weight, has agreed to meet James j.
Corbett some time in February in that
city. The Los Angeles man is expected
to arrive in San Francisco today to COM
plete arrangements.
Kid McCoy's rapid and decisive VIC
tory over Joe Goddard last week has
quickened the interest Of sporting men
in the McCoy-Sharkey contest, which is
to be decided in the Lenox Athletic Club
January 10. ...
C. W. Whitney, the manager OF the
Commercial Club of St. Louie, was fined
$500 and costs by Judge Willis Clark on
Saturday. Whitney was found guilty Of
violating the ordinances by "unIawfully
aiding and abetting and furnishing a
place for a public sparring exhibition"
between George Kerwin and Eddie.
Connolly on November 26.
The sun., 1898-12-20
SELF DEFENSE.

The Empire Athletic Club will give g
boxing show at Pyle's Cycling Academy
on December go.
The club has substantial backing ane
intends TO find out if there are any
sports here who will patronize gooo
show.
mo taking" This is rule the En-
pire Club intends to enforce.
As soon as Jack Farrell returns from
Washington his hackers will be ready tc
talk business with Frank Fisher.
Billy Farron, of Philadelphia, wants
to meet any Wilmington boxer be-
fore the Empire Athletic Club at 13O
pounds.
Charles Mitchell, of this city, would
like to meet Luke Brady, also of
this town, before the Empire Athletic
Club.
Tom Cavanaugh, the Buffalo boxer.
now in Philadelphia, is anxious for an
other match with Howard Wilson.
Big Tom Sullivan will visit Bermuda
for needed rest; young Tim Sullivan
has gone to Hot Springs, Ark, and Tom
ORourke is in Canada with. Tom
Sharkey. i.
Spike Sullivan has finally agreed to
fight good man, and has been secured
to box Eddie Connolly at the Pastime
Athletic Club Of New Haven, on Janu-
ary l6.
Tim Callahan, the clever little bantam.
weight OF Philadelphia, left Sunday
morning for Chicago, where he will
fight Harry Forbes, the crack 115-pound
fighter Of the Windy City.
Since Bob Fitzsimmons refused to sign
the articles of agreement accepted by
Tommy Ryan for twenty-round bout
before the Horizon Athletic Club, of
Hartford, Conn.,, there is little hope of
match.
Two thousand boxing matches have
been contested at the National Sporting
Club, and out of that number one man
died as the result of injuries received
when boxing.
Jake Rose of the Horizon A. c., Bridge
port, Conn.,, has been authorized by
Tommy Ryan to make o twenty-round
match for him with mysterious" Billy
Smith. Ryan agrees to weigh in at 3
o'clock at 145 pounds and will post a
forfeit for weight.
McGovern's manager has issued chal-
lenge to meet any 116 pound lad in the
business, "Pedlar" Palmer preferred
Tor 81, 900 side.
"Of the great Corbett.Sharkey fight"
,ays the Referee OF London, ''there is
title to say. 1t is difficult to understand
low Corbett was made a good man in
he ring. That he was an ungratef1l
mob, who blackguarded his hosts, 10
tnown here"
Mysterious Billy Smith has accepted
The sun., 1898-12-20
A GRAND BOXING SHOW.
The Empire Athletic Club Intends
Pulling Off Good Bouts In Pyle's

AHC CupATC ~AtnlCSAC OAuU Antcuut
Pulling Off Good Bouts in Pyle's
Cycling Academy.
The Empire Athletic Club will hold
its first boxing exhibition at Pyle'i
Cycling Academy on Thursday evening,
December 20.
Jack DAILY the coming light weight
champion fresh from his battle with Joe
Cans will referee the bouts.
There will be three contests on the
carpet. two six.round preliminaries and
a ten round wind-up between Jack Far
rel Of this city and some other good
feather.weight, perhaps Eddie Lenny.
The first bout will be between Bubby
Pierce of this city, who is known for his
gameness, and Kid Grayson of Chester.
The other bout as yet has not been ar
ranged. The admission will be 25 cents.
These bouts will be on the level; no
taking will be allowed. The men who
fake will be taken off and another
pair substituted.
People claim that the boxing game in
Wilmington is dead card, but the EN-.
pire Club intends to prove the contrary
by pulling off good contests. The bouts
will be start on scheduled time and there
will be no delay between them. There
will be no collections taken up for the
men to 60 on. The bouts will take place
if there are only two people present and
go the limit.
There will also be no disorder toIer-
ated by the management and the first to
break the rule will be put out. The
facts have been stated and all lovers of
good clean sport are invited to be present
on December 30.
The sun., 1898-12-20
AMONG THE HORSEMEN

The sum of $2,946,042 was given in
purses and stakes in the United States
during the racing season Of 1897, from
January to December 81.
Crickmore, the famous gelding belong
ing to the late Governor Oden Bowie, Is
dead. The horse was the fayorite of the
Governor and was kept as a matter CT
sentiment. He beat Hindoo in two
races.
j. R. Keene's English stable ar
rived in New York Sunday, in charge of
J. S. Mcdonald, on the steamship Me-
saba.
Who would have thought ten years
ago that marty" Bergen, the premier
jockey of the country, would have today
been in such straitened circumstances
that he would have to apply to the
Jockey Club for assistance from the Dis
abled Jockeys Fund.- Yet it is reported
so, nevertheless.
The sun., 1898-12-20
Charged With Wife Murder.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Michael Emil Rol.
linger, native OF Austria, is under ar
rest charged with the murder of his wife,
Theresa. The charred body of Mrs. Rol.
linger was found Friday night in a
clothes closet of her home, and death
was at first supposed to be the result OF
an accident. The police now claim that
they have sufficient evidence to prove
that Rollinger strangled his wife, poured
kerosene over the body, and set fire to
it. Mrs. Rollinger owned some property
in Austria and also carried $500 life in
surance. Lately the couple had not
been living happily. and Mrs. Rollinger
had declared her intention to apply for a
divorce.
The sun., 1898-12-20
FOOT BALL.

Saturday for the first time in the
history of foot ball at the University of
Pennsylvania, Dental class won the
championship.
Now that the inter-class foot ball series
has ended at the University of Pennsyl-
vania that game will not occupy the
time and attention of the students until
Coach Woodruff calls his next years
squad out for Spring practice. Last sea-
son was the first time Spring practice for
foot ball was held at Pennsylvania, and
the results were SO gratifying that Coach
Woodruff expects to follow the same plan
the coming season.
The sun., 1898-12-20
CYCLING.

Outside OF the all-important L. A. w.
presidential campaign, the most talked
of question of the day is undou btedly
that concerning the future control oi
racing
Edouard Taylore, the French middle.
distadce cyclist, is going home. On Wed.
nesday the eighteen-year.ol Partisan
sails on the st. Paul. For more than a
year the speedy rider has been in
America.
The riders comprising the American
Racing Cyclists Union and the track
owners and meet promoters elected to
Office in the recently formed National
Cycling Association appear to be quite as
determined in the stand they have taken
as is Mr.. Mott in his.
For riding on the black listed track in
Madison Square Garden, Chairman Mott.
of the L. A. w. Racing Board, has fined
"Jimmie" Michael $500; Fred Schinneer,
J. W. Judge, w. H. Owen, F. A. Nagel,
G. Butts, W. H. Hicks, Jr.,; E. Leonert,
N. Kent, G. Hadfield, W. F. Sager and
E. S. Edwards each $50, and all are
suspended until the fines are paid.
Arthur A. Chase, the English rider,
has arranged match against W. H.
Hands, and comedies the latter handi-
cap OF minutes and 80 seconds start in
a 100 mile race. The race will take
place in Crystal Palace in London, the
latter part of this month. Chase has
been capturing all the middle distance
events in England this season. Last
winter he was in this country and was
defeated by Michael in a match race con,
tested in Madison Square Garden.
A significant feature of the meeting
of the New York division officers on Sat
urday was the fact that the Buffalo men
refused to vote on the States racing
question, stating that it would hurt their
chances of getting the national meet.
The report of the secretary showed that
there bad been loss of 5000 members
in the State division, Notwithstanding
the fact that 1900 new members were
added during the year.
The sun., 1898-12-20

wrestling match, and offers to thro ths
latter inside of twenty minutes. The
Turk offers Q counter proposition, and
says he can throw Roeber twice in thirty
minutes. The match will likely be de-
cided in Cincinnati.
As was the case last year, the skating
championship of America will be decided
on Spring Lake, Poughkeepsie. The dates
set are January 26, 81 and 2S, and in ad.
dition to the important features sched-
uled there will be given series of
handicaps, novice races and events for
boys under l6 years.
Tom Bendelow, the popular profess
sional golfer, has laid out about $50 golf
courses in year and half. This is the
worlds record.
The sun., 1898-12-20
HAVE ASSUMED sPAIN's WAR
General Shafter Says the Natives are
Unfit for Self Covernment---Mili.
tary Force Must Continue.

Unfit for selfCovernment--.Mili.
tary Force Must Continue.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 19.-At the col.
lation of the officers of the Third
Georgia Regiment to Postmaster-G General
Smith and the newspaper correspond.
ents, General Shafter had some interest.
ing thing to say about Cuba and the
Cubans. He did not make speech, but
in conversational way expressed him.
self, his remarks being nominally ad.
dressed to Colonel Berner, of the Geor-
gians, though they were intended for the
whole assemblage.
1T seems to me-" said General Shafter,
that great many persons have an er-
roneous idea respecting our relations
with the Cubans. As view it, we have
taken Spain's war upon ourselves. We
shall in all probability hear good deal
more of the insurgents
"How about self-government for the
CubansT General Shafter was asked.
"Self-government," the general re-
peated. "Why, they are no more fit for
self-government than gunpowder is for
hell"
In the same line General Shafter went
on to tell why the United States would,
in his opinion, be obliged to remain in
the island for some time, and govern the
by military force.
The sun., 1898-12-20
The Warren Club Meeting.

The Warren Athletic Club organizers
will hold meeting tomorrow night at
O'Clock in THE Sun building, 103 East
Sixth street. ......'. ....
As this is the last and only time to re-
organize this once popular club, those in
terested should all attend the meeting.
Come one, come all to tomorrow
nights meeting.
The sun., 1898-12-20
THE SPORTS Of THE DAY
GIeanings Gathered From on the
GridirOn and in the Pagilis-
tic World.
AMONGST THE ATHLETES
Spicy Items Taken From the Latest
Happenings In the Roped Arena
and ON the Field Of Ath.
.Wilmington's In.
teresting Budget.
DIAMOND DUST.

Arthur Nichols. the Chicago's new
catcher, makes rubber shoes during the
winter, in factory at Naugatuck, Conn.
Manager Hanlon says be wants neither
Lange nor Dahlen. He regards the
former as trifler and the latter as q
migrate.
ICY" Hillary Swain, the tall pitcher
late of the Washington Club, will prob
ably wear Milwaukee uniform next
season.
The full title of the troupe Ted Sulli.
van is touring through Texas is "Ted
Sullivan's Southern Refined Colored
Minstrels and Louisiana Cake Walkers" /"
How is that for length, breadth, depth
and everything else?
At meeting held at Houston, Tex.
Dec. 3, the Texas League was organized,
to be composed of Houston, Austin, San
Antonio and Galveston. The proposal
to incorporate New Orleans and Mobile
was voted down.
Regarding his future ex-manager Tim
Hurst said the other day: II am through
with managing base ball clubs. 1t is too
much work for the price. don't know
yet just what l will do. may 60 back
to unpiring; can tell better after the
big meeting" 49,,
Did John T. Brush ever foist upon
base ball measure that did not cost
both prestige and money? Never! If
you doubt go over the record from 1888
to 1898. ............
According to Barney Dreyfuss only
SIG, 600 worth OF Louisville stock is sub
scribed for. The other $34, 900 lies in the
Louisville Club safe awaiting subscrib-
ers.
Billy Shindle is out with the announce
ment that he has not been signed by
Kansas City for next season, is not under
reservation and will sign where he
pleases. .....g....
The veteran Henry Chadwick, now in
his 75th year, sadly writes that ''he feels
as if the League would not be much
longer troubled with the payment of his
pension
President Hart, of Chicago, is said to
be willing to give pitcher Thornton and
Jimmy Connor for Gleason, OF New
York. That would be capital deal for
Mr.. Freedman.
1t is said that $4,000 will purchase
the cream OF the Louisville club, pro-
viding that the League will give the same
amount for the rest Of the players and
the franchise.
Harvard base ball cranks are not
happy. The prospect of a good team to
keep up the good work of the foot ball
eleven is not bright. The fact is that
Harvard only has four of the last years
team back in college who will play.
The Western Baseball League is be-
coming a husky, vigorous young giant.
Outside OF the National it is now the
strongest league in the country. Good
management during the 80 season will
probably establish it on an even tirmer
basis than it is today.
The sun., 1898-12-20
MISCELLANY.

Parish won the Swain Cup at the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania monthly shoot
on Saturday at Fernwood by breaking 81
out of 80 targets.
Word has just been received at New
Haven by friend of Foster Sanford that
in all probability he will not accept the
offer of trainer of Yale's track team,
which is generally supposed to have
been made to him. EMHt
Ernest Roeber has expressed anxiety
to meet Adial, the Terrible Turk" in q
The sun., 1898-12-20
X Used 1873.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-On the stage of the
Auditorium last night Lieut.. Hobson
kissed 1853 women. Some of the women
scored twice, but, of course, Mr.. Hobson
could not help that. This is a new rec
ord. .....
All the time the crowd shouted cheers
OF encouragement. Men Yelled "Don't
weaken, Lieutenant! Kiss them to a
standstill! If you need help call on us!'
Hobson finished strong.
Hobson lectured under the auspices of
the Naval Reserve and Press Club.