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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
LitShi Nuts,

If you want your luncheon or dinner tc
have an oriental flavor, you will serve q
course of litchi nuts. The nuts are, to
begin with, hard to obtain; they arc, sec
ondly, rot given away for the asking, and
they are, thirdly, novelty of novelties t.
the average diner out. They come from
China, and in taste, odor and appearance,
they have all the orientalism of most such
products. A single litchi nut will fol
days dispense its subtle, penetrating fra
GRANGE, seenting everything that comes in
contact with it. The nut is about the size
and shape of the ordinary walnut, its shell
looking much like that of the butternut
as regards color and corrugation.
No cracker is needed to open the nuts
Press the shell ever so slightly between
the finger tips and it brushes like an egg
shell. Inside is IL kernel that looks like
an diversified raisin. 1t tastes something
like IL raisin, too, only it is much more
concentrated. Transform the very sweet
and very pcryasive odnr of sandalwood
into taste, and you have the flavor of
litchi nuts. Within the raisinlike kernel
is II seed like that of the date.
Litchi nuts are delicious, but 10
hostess need ever fear that her guests will
devoI:r them to the exclusion of all other
viands. The nut is too concentrated for
that. Two are about rs many ns the
ordinary palate can dispose Of In uddi,
ton to their other merits litchi nuts arc,
therefore, an cconony.-Ncw York Sun.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
DOLLS FROM sAXONY.


Makers of tl;c Celebrated "Frcnch"
Ones an Interesting Community.
Ii the forests of Saxony, Germany, are
thousands Of matched huts in which dwell
the makers Of the celebrated French"
dolls. Not many years ago IL Traveller rid
ing through these noble forests might
have seen drying in the sun before the
queer houses thousands upon thousands
whole acres-of doll heads. That was in
the day of composition heads, but now
the doll heads are manufactured of bisque
in the factories of Dresden and other
cities, whittier the peasant dollmakcrs
trudgc each Saturday with big baskets
piled full of beautiful new dolls, taking
back to their pitifully poor homes the
blank heads, wigs, kids for the bodies
hands and feet and other parts to be used
in the next week S work.
The father works daily in the forests
and all the rest of the family engage
heartily i'll the work of dollmakng The
good wife Units the checks, paints the eye
brows, adjusts the wig and makes the tiny
shoes. The boys fhsten the jointcd limbs
together, stuff and cover the body and get
it ready for dressing, while little Gretchen
makes the wee stockings and the prim
muslin skirt in which the lady dolls cross
the great ocean to the shops i'll the big
cities of America, where Santa Claus goes
each year to buy his dolls.
All through the rainy season the father
also sits about the 1rcsidc working with
his family. On Friday night the faithful
frau packs the dolls in large shallow
baskets and prepares lunch Of bread and
cheese, for the Saturdays journey is long,
and Hans may have to carry his basket 20
miles or more before he reaches the village
or town where the commission merchant
lives who is to buy his wares. Hans is
very proud if he Is paid at the rate of
mark day (ahout - ccntS) for his dolls,
but if lie I've paid at the rate Of IL marks
g 'day (37 cents) on account Of having
brought in some especially fine dolls his
heart is So light and his hopes So high that
he sings all the way hoH,, as he carries
his basket Of "blanks," kids and curlcd
hair.-CicntlCwGnan.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
THE EtIS AND INTELLIGENCE.
BEL AIR No. FEBRUARY "a. 1899
AT LAST.

When on my day of life the night is falling
And, in the wind from unsunned spaces
blown,
hear far voices out of darkness calling
My feet to paths unknown,
Thou who hast made my home Of life SO pleas
ant,
leave not its tenant when its walls decay.
o Love divine, Helper ever present,
Be thou my strength and stGyl
Be near me when all else is from me drifting
Earth, sky, homes pictures, days OF shade
and shine,
And kindly faces to my own uplifting
The love which answers mine.
have but thee, o Father! Lot thy Spirit
Be with me then to comfort and uphold.
No gate of pearl, no branch of palm, merit,
No street of shining gold.
Suffice it if my good and i'll unreckoned,
And both forgiven through thy unboundinS
grace,
find myself by hands familiar beckoned
Unto my fitting place
Some humble door among thy many mansions
Some sheltcring shade where sin and strly'
ing cease,
And flows forever through heavens green ex'
pansions
The river of thy peace.
There from the music round about me steal
ing
fain would learn the new and holy song
And find ut last beneath thy trees Of healing
The life for which long.
John GrccnleaR Whittier.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
Tac Tal..utiyc Turtle.

a vent!ilGIIisI who gave lis perform,
;ncr ut onc ut the variety thcatcIs had
considerable nlis:;ityo.sS fun with his &c
cOmpiiShr.>Ht during his stay in washing
ton lie was walking along Louisiana
avenue in front Cf tho commission houses
one afternoon. when he caught up with
the darlsy steward Of one of the big hotels.
The steward was packing II good sized
turtle along under his right arm. The
vcntrilcquiar padded along ut u distance
OF ten feet or so behind the steward, and
then lie threw his voice into that of the
turtle.
'LGok a-hcah," the turtle apparently
said TO the steward, ''whcn is yo' all
G-gwine t drap me, nigguh:"
The black steward shot IL sudden look
Of fear ut the talking turtle.
"l'zc ;-gwinc / drap y0' right heah, "
hoarscly whispered the steward, and he
did, and lie wds shooting around the cor
her of Eleventh street, making for the
avenue ut 9 dead rum five seconds later
Washington Post.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
Omclal Indies md Titles.

Official ladies' here are iis fond of titles
as Chicago h2irvaScs. \ title gives the
right to cnbroiticr /; coronet ON the body
linen. 1t is pleasant in IL railway train
to pour scent on :! coronctcd pocket hand
kcrchief. LII MARKETABLE Mel thought so,
L dare say, i'll the summer of 1853. Hcl
husband escaped the carnage of ono of the
battles fought that year in Lombardy
Ho also assured, against heavy odds and
the terrible blundcrs OF tho general staff,
victory to the French. His wife was with
him when his marshal's baton WAS
brought in with q letter from Napoleon
III. Mel thought Nine. Mel would have
melted into tears from joy. Instead OF
that the corners Of her mouth fell. You
arc marshal, you are" she said. "That
does not mako me duchess. London
Truth
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

The popularity of John is believed to be
due TO the supposed suitability in baptism
of the Baptist's name, just as Jordan
was ii name usually given to children who
We're baptized i'll water brought from
Palestine by pilgrims or crusaders. The
prevalence of William is due to William
the Conqucror, that of Robert to sympathy
with the misfortunes of his son. Thomas
came i'll with the murder of the great arch
bishop. The crusading exploits of Richard
made the name popular, while to the adj
ventures of the paladins we own Roland,
Roger and Reginald In the fourteenth
century Charles, James and George are
almost unknown. Charles only became
popular after the execution of Charles l.,
and George came in with the Hanoverian
dynasty.-Notcs and Queries.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

The lnan in the street car affirmed that
it was Il true story, but the Cleveland
Leader does not vouch for it, although
giving it in TIE rarrltcr's own words:
Twas up at the market house night be-
fore last, buying stuff for over Sunday
and saw an lrishrlan up there with a
live f:ooSo. nader his arm. Pretty soan tho
COOS, locked UP at the IriSlE!an kind Of
pitiful and .ay.':
''Qc NIX, q.',:wk, quawk," in that
con king wHT Il goose has sometimes.
The l-is.!l2an didn't say anything at
first, but after bit tn" goose looks up and
says, "Qi.':yT.i, Gt:;iwk, quiiwk," again.
Then the Iris!Irl&n cooked his head over
on orc side, looked the goose in the eye
and says:
"Phat's the matter wild ycz, anyway?
Phwy do ycz want to walk whin Dim
willin to carry ycZs"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

Garibaldi was once presented with a
medal made Of his own blood. The giyer
was DR. Nanini OF Naples who was well
known rs :; Eetrificr and prcscryer of the
human body.
DIR. Manini in Offering his gift to Carl
baldi slid that wherever the general
looked at it it would brace him UP for The
last fight, and actress the medal WAS en-
graved The words, THE bloCd of G;lribaldi
is forever rcd
The strange medal i; preserved by the
generals descendants. - San Francisco
AlgOnaut.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

The attainment of skill is the alpha as
it is the omega OF science. 1t was the at
tempt to gain perfection in his everyday
work that led primcval man to take the
first steps i'll that great movement of
which the fruition appears in the final de-
vclopmcnt of our modern universities.
For the man of highest culture also the
end and object of study is, as Aristotle
teaches us, not the attainment of knowl-
edge, but the pcrfecting of conduct, and
this is true not only when we conceive of
conduct as our action in relation to other
men, but also if we look upon it as action
IN relation to the objects and conditions
which surround us.-Scribner'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

Having observed that III certain forms
of cancer the lymph glands are not affect
ed at all, DR. Herbert Snow, an English
cancer specialist, has been led to the inter
csting and important conclusion that it is
the function Of these glands TO resist and
actually destroy the c;mcCrouS growth.
This takes place up to certain point
The gland is eventually overpowcred by
rslmbcrS, but the contest is often an cb-
stinatc one, and the number of infeCtive
ARTICLES killed must be very considerable.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

The dycr's trade in 1870 was NATURAL!
pursued in the Larger towns rather thai
in the villages, and by masters employing:
several workmcn. Thus ut Pontrfr.c;
there is a I4ystcr who employs two mci
and two maids, another who employs TIVE
men, and there is Webster who en-
ploys two men. At Wakefield there is
also IL Lyster who employs two men. The
names Webster and LyStcr (also called by
his Latin name Tinctor) are common
enough to prove that cloth sufficient Tor
local consumption was woven i'll York
shire. There were IL TcXtors and -four
Shcremans thence the name of Mrs. Shcr-
MANI who ''clipped'' the cloth when the
Websters had done their task.-Notes and
Queries
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
a Dangerous Subject.

Professor Hugh Scott says that Professor
Henry Drunmond, when a boy, discovered
that lie could hypnotic people. At Il
birthday party Il little girl declined to
play the piano. Drunmond happened to
catch her eye and said, play" 10 his
surprise size rose at once, went to the
piano and played.
At another time he hypnotizcd u boy
ard gave him poker for IL gun. "Now, "
said EruEInoEd, I'm pheasant SEcGt
me-" Tie boy did 80, ard Drunuond
fell TO keep up the Illusion, whcrcuLnn
the boy, seeing tie bird" move, Was
about to hit it over the head with the
poker. The hyproti2cr had just time to
stop the magnctizC:l spCrtei:E.a.-Pcar-
sons Weekly.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
Mixed.

An indUcement to return property is
Offered as follows: If the gentleman who
keeps the shoe store with IL red head will
return the umbrella of II young lady with
whalebone ribs and an iron handle to the
slate rooted grocer's shop, he will hear OF
something to his advantage, rs the same
Is gift of n deceased mother now no more
with the name engraved upon it. "-Ex-
CHANCE
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

Mr.. Fegan, the professional antiliquor
member of the New South Wales legisla.
tive assembly, announced one night in
tones of peppery scorn, Whisky makes
men genial for time" "Hansard'' next
day carried the misprint to the country,
whisky makes ME genial for a time. -
Adelaide Critic.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
CAD ViGllEM."


What seest thou where the peaks about thee
stand,
Far up the ridge that sewers from our view
That realm unvisitcd? What prospect now
Holds thy rapt eye? What glOrics of the lands
Which from yon loftier cliff thou now hast
scanned
Upon thy visage set their lustrous huef
Sneak and interpret still, o Waterman true,
The signals answering thy lifted hand!
And bide thee yet! Still linger ere thy feet
To sainted bards that beckon bear thee down.
Though lilies asphodel and spikenard sweet
Await thy tread to blossom, and the crown
Long since is woven of heavens palm leaves,
meet
For him whom earth can lend no more renown.
-sPoems Now First Collected" Edmund
Clarence Stedman).
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

"They say the 81 bills are easy to coun-
terfcit," said the man with the GROWER.
mot without sample" asserted the
man with the nickel and the penny with
hole in it,
Sometimes an easy job is beyond the
reach Of willing man.-Chica9o PoEt-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

Many well dressed London dandies have
contracts with west end florists for the
supply of buttonhole bouquets. As rule
the charge is about So n week, and this
includes two buttonholes daily, one for
wear during the day and the other for the
evening
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

1t u white lie when mamma tells papa
what baby has been saying, but when
papa gees and repeats it at the office it's
another matter; a lie becomes more or less
soilcd by being mopped around.-Detroit
Journal
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

In England during the sixteenth CEN
fury stealing above the value of II pence
burning Il haystack, killing or stealing q
sheep, breaking IL dixie or bridge, break
ing bank of IL fi>hpaid, cutting down d.
tree in an orchard and the malicious tear
ing CT dcfacing Of the garments of Il person
in the street We're all capital offenscs.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

Gwillians-Airs. Bingo always strikes
me as being such masculine woman
Mrs. Gwilliams-She is She can't
stand the least bit of pain without max
ng big fuss over it.-Chicago Tribune
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
Delayed TOO Long.

Il thia,: / Il 9. Elr wife Il cookbook,
said the yO:lag Hn5n
"Ho2: lo::g haze yoa been murricd:'
asked the expert :cc;l one.
six months. -
Too l:tl! You ought to lave bonght
1t the fist wrcli She will take it now
as al indic:.; ION that You no Inser love
her -. ;!:.inapolis Journal
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

Hundreds of experiments have been
made to determine whether toads could
live when incloscd in blocks of stone, and
in every case the tOuds died before the end
of the second year
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

"Flipluigh is rather familiar in his
manner, isn't l:c:''
Familiar? Why, that fcllow would ad
dress an iciclo as Ike "-philadclphia
Call
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

If all the cabs in London were placed In
line, there would be total length Of a
miles
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

Mexico continues to furnish the United
States with more than half of its supply
of mahogany.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.

An nddILlOni. tram will leave Bel AIT, Tor
Baltimore and intermediate Stations, ut 7.l5
on SATURDAY evenings only. Returning
wilileave Baltimore the same evening at l 30
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Sunday trans leave Baltimore for Delta and
intermediate stations at $50 A. NJ. and 400
=. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 1 A. NJ. and $50
=. NJ. They will leave Cardiff for Baltimore
and Intern adiate stations at 6.55 A. NJ. and
3.3I P. NJ. stopping at Bel Air at 7.55 A. NJ.
and 4.30 Z. NJ. An additional train will leave
Bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate sta
tions ut $40 z. NJ, and Baltimore for Bel Air
at $50 =. NJ, arriving at Bel Air at 8 P. NJ.
aud Baltimore $50 p. NJ.
j. K. KLINEFELTER,G Gen. Pass. ARr.
w. A. MOORE. Gen'l Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
WEDDINGS.



A very pretty home wedding occurred
Friday morning at ten O'Clock at the
home OF Captain and Mrs. Joseph ID.
Wyman. II Saunders street. wocdfords,
when their daughter Miss Bessie Wy.
man was united In marriage to DR.. Free
mau Elisha Bennett of Piesque Isle. The
ceremony was psrfor med in an impressive
manner by Rev. J. X. Clifford, pastor
of the Clark Memorial Methodist church
OF Wcodfords. The ceremony was per-
formed in the parlor under wedding
bell OF evergreen while the corner was
banked with evergreen and sprays of
golden rod including small horseshoe Of
the same material. The bride was gowned
in pearl gray travelling suit. Mr..
Alton Hayden of liaverhiil, Mass. a
cousin of the groom was beet man. Miss
Helen N. wyman of Milbridge, Ne, a
cousin OF the bride was bridesmaid and
was gowrtd In Wits. Mss Annie Dollsy
of Cumberland Mills played Lohengrin' q
wedding march. and little Miss Edith
Gowan of Wooafords dressed in pink was
flower girl and carried basket of choice
flowers which at the close of the cere-
mony were presented TO the bride who
later threw them from the stairs to watt
ing friends. The nshers were Messrs.
Frank Dolley CT Cumberland Mills and
Ralph Wyman of Woodfords, a brother of
the bride. 1he dining room was hard
somely decorated and refreshments were
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
cHlLpREN ENJoYEp OUTING.

Through the courtesy Of Superinten-
dent Newman. the children OF the Hunt
kindergarten, which has been filled to
vefflowing all summer. spent delight.
frl Friday morning at Cape Cottage
Forty smiling faces testified that the oc-
casion was one of rare and genuinely APP
preciated pleasure The little ones
romped on the beach, built houses in the
sand, watched the bathers, soampersd
over the rocks and played many games
with that intense delight known only to
kindergarten children. "A lunch of sand
witches, fruit and cookies was served
under the trees. Later as the little folk
were about TO return TO this city MIR,
Chase. proprietor eff the pop corn stands,
sent over case Of corn cakes to be dis
tributed among the company and a
chorus of joyous voices as the car bore its
happy burden homeward was the gladdest
expression of gratitude that anyone could
desire. Miss Woodman the energetic
kindergartener, was assisted by Misses
Thompson, Schumacher, Roderick and
Duty.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

was attired in white and she carried
bridal roses. The bridegroom's little sis.
ter Alice was bridesmaid and his brothe,
Mr.. Louis E. Roberts, best man.
Among those present were Mrs. Eme.
line osgood of West Roxbury, Mrs
Jameson and daughter of Westbrook,
Prof. l.. I. Jordan, wife and daughter Of
Lewiston. DIR. L. II. Jordan, 3 son and
daughter of Raymond. also Mr.. Lendall
Nash, brother of the bride from West
Kennebunk, Mrs. Dorcus Hin Of Buxton,
Mrs. Col. John Roberts of Chelsea, Mrs
Alfred Hayman and son of Bfookline,
with mauy friends aud relatives from
Lyman and Alfred. Five young ladies in
dainty summer costumes served light re.
freshments. Many beautiful, useful and
valuable gifts testified to the affection
and good wishes of their numerous rela-
tives and friends. The young couple left
for a short trip, after which they will
reside in West Ksnnebunk.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The directors of the New England
Telephone company tave declared q req
ular quarterly dividend OF si.5) share
payable August 10.
U. A.Caine, grand CHIEF templar Of the
Maine Good Templars, will speak next
Sunday at Merrymesting park, Bruins
wick, on his usual and only theme
Temperance as It pretains to intoxicat-
ing liquors
lilo works held yesterday noon Jonn W.
Gulliver was awarded the contract to con.
ssruct the Valley street sewer. The other
bidders were Thomas Shannahan, ID. II.
Griffin s. Bro, Il. ]. Mctiillicuddy and
George S. Staples. Mr. Gnlliver's price
WINS $se4.S0.
Rev. Leavitt II. Haliock, ID. D., pastor
of the Plymouth Congregational church.
Minneapolis, will occupy the pulpit at
williston ,hurch both morning and eves
ming. His former rarishloners at Willis
ton will De glad of this opportunity to
hear him. DIR. Hallock left Portland
about eleven years ago, and his present
church in Minneapolis is the largest one
of the denomination in the northwest
The treasury department In its annual
adjustment of salaries of local Inspectors
of steam vessels. bassd on the number Of
vessels inspected in the past year. fixes
the salaries in Portland, Maine, at $3.50
per annum.
Tho gift which was given to Rev. W.
NJ. Kimmeu at the islands Thursday
was donated by his Sunday sshool class
and not by the Ladies' Aid society,as has
: been announced.
Timothy Mulkera fell In a fit In front
of the custom house yesterday afternoon.
He was taken up by Officers Frank and
Gre9ley and sent to .ns police station.
l. at night he sas taken over to the
almshouse. MulkeIn has for long timo
been subject to 1ts.
The members OF Mystic and Arcana
lodges OF Good Templars, will attend an
informal reception TO W. A. Caine, grand
chief templar of the grand lodge Of
Malne, this evening at Mystic hall, at the
session OF the district council. Members
and friends of the order are invited to be
percent.
Engine was taken out last evening
ard given trial down near the Oaks 10
see What kind of showing she might
make at the Fireman's muster. S he was
not In god form and threw o stream only
about 1875 feet.
The Portland daily press., 1899-07-29

BRYAN THE MAN.
DR.. Gordon Says He
Will Be Nominated.
But His Election Is Not 50 Ger
tain.
Gold Democrats Will
Not Support Boy Orator
Echoes of the Recent Meeting at
Chicago.

DIR. Seth G. Gordon of this city who Is
the Maine member CT the National Demo-
cratic committee, has returned from Chi
oago where he went to attend the meeting
of the committee that was held in that
city last week. He reached home en-
Thursday
''We had n good nesting and every.
thing proceeded along harmoniously," he
said In speaking of the NEE ting yester-
day. "There was large attendance Of
the members and of course son OF the
most prominent men In the party were
present We discussed the plans for the
campaign Of next year; In fa,t 1t was
chiefly for this reason that the meeting
was held.
AT the great mass meeting which
came OF in the evening Bryan spoke. He
was very eloquent and / think that his
spsech then was the best that he has ever
mads, it being superior even to the one
that he delivered at tbs national convsn-
ton when he was nominated three years
ago. After this meeting in the evening
had concluded l waiksd down to the hotel
with Governor Stons of Missouri, who is
looking after the management OF the
campaign now that Senator Jones Of Ar
kansas, the chairman of the national COM
mites, is In Europe. Stone was very
enthusiastic over Bryan and he told me
that this speech of Bryan exceeded all Of
his past Efforts"
do you think that Bryan will get the
nomination next year.
'Unquestionabiy he will. The drift
of the sentiment seems to be more and
more In that direction. Bryan, however,
realizes thai there is some formidable OPP
position to him and he says that he Is
willing to step aside and allow any other
man to lead who viii consent to stand
by the principles which he champions.
Tammany is against him Just as much
as 1t was three years ago.
"Will Bryan be accorded the support of
the gold wing OF the party"
II don't think that he will. !"
"Should he be nominated. do you be-
lieve that he would be elected,
81 would not attempt to say as to
that replied the doctor