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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Too great a command of language
sometimes lessons a woman's matri-
monial chances.
The life of true man cannot be a
life of mere pleasure; it Il ust. be, above
all things, life of duty.
The difficulties in the path of duty
disappear when we go forward as
though they were not there.
There is no secret of success in bust
ness. All you have to do il to attend
to your business and go ahead.
The capacity of sorrow belongs to
our grandeur; and the loftiest of our
race are those who have had the pro-
foundest sympathies.
Tact is a gift; it is likewise grace.
AS gift, it may or may not have fallen
to our share; as a grace, we are bound
either to possess or acquire it.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
AMERICAS
FOREMOST
HOUSE FURNISHERS
One Cent isn't much money

But little as it is, if you will invest it IL
a postal card and address it to US, ask
ing for our New Catalogue, it will be
the means of acquainting you with one
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
GO FOR WARD.


When difficulties are to be overcome
the longer you look at them the larger
they grow. When objects are feared,
the more you ponder the more your
fear will increase. But when you go
forwar at once, in the right strength,
seeking the right all, inspired By the
right motive, then your fears will be
dissipated, your terror will subside,
you will find Gods strength made per
feet in your weakness, and YOU will be
more than conquerors through Him
that loves you. All duties lie in the
present. The adjournment of what is
dutiful today till tomorrow takes from
your strength for the duty, and adds
to the difficulty and the weight of that
duty.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
DIGNITY OF THE COURT,

A certain justice of the peace in In
diana had a very exalted opinion of
the responsibility which rested upon
him to command respect for the law
at all times. He had a neighbor named
Jim Waller, whose farm ran right no
to the line of Ohio, fence making the
exact division. One day, when the
justice was passing down the road, he
observed Walter and his Ohio neigh
Dor engaged in an argument. The
justice approached them, arriving
upon the scene just as hey clinched.
Springing upon the fence so as to be
out of harms way, he waved his cane
in the air, and shouted, Gentlemen
In the name of our great State of In
diana l command peace !" Just at
that moment the fence gave way, and
the legal gentleman was precipitated
to the ground. He fell on the Ohio
side, and as he was struggling to get
up, he shouted to Waller: "Give it to
him, Jim: Pm ont of nv iurisdistion. , ,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
TIE SCHOOLMARMS CHECK,

A middle-aged spinster who wore
glasses and whose voice was thin step
ped up to the paying teller's window
IN Brooklyn Bana, and, holding a
check. id imperatively:
checkr'
The teller saw that the check was
| drawn on Western bank and made
PAYABLE to MARY Eliza Smith," or a
name like that.
What is your name, MADAME he
asked.
rs that any business of yours, STRIP
returned the woman.
Certainly it is, or shouldn't ask
you"
We'll, you can read it on that check
thenr'
You are Mary Eliza Smith. thenYr
said the teller, still in doubt.
es, am, and a teacher in the
public schools, l have no time to pro.
long this conversation, young man,
and l will be obliged to you for the
$50 mentioned in that check"
Have you an account here?" asked
the teller.
Indeed haven't. l would not
have if could. Why 1 never met
But | don't know that YOU are
Mary Eliza Smith,"
"lndeed!' said the woman, with
elaborate scorn. II have told you
that l was several times. Now,youpg
man want my money"
Il can't cash that check" said the
teller.
Why not2 This is a bank isn't
it,"
Yes, but you must bring some one
here to identify you"
Identify me- Me! Well, well,
young man! Is the president here?''
office"
And before the teller could send
warning to the president, Miss Smith
bounced into his office. She told him
she had been insulted, and that she
should sue the bank.
You pretend, SIR" she said, "that
this is bank. A bank is a place
where checks are cashed. offered a
check here, and that fresh young man
wanted me to tell him all about my
self and have some one identify me
into the bargain. Why, l was teach
ing in Brooklyn school before he
was born.
But you see, madam, you have no
account here" said the president,
land we don't know you. We have
no means of knowing that that the
check is good"
why, the idear' calculated Miss
Smith. do you suppose am a for
ger2"
mo, madam; but as a matter of
preca ution we must ask for some
Identification"
Indeed, I would not SO humiliate
myself" said Miss Smith, haughtily.
~ will go to another bank AID see If
can find a gentleman who will re-
spect lady," and out she walked.
Ths president of the bank was the
man who told this story, and he has
since learned that the woman is
teacher in a Brooklyn school.
Some women have queer ideas
about banking" he added.-New York
Sam
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
.-A--A-
VARIETIES

tAh1E11LS.
Mrs. Hiliver-Husband, dear, what
makes you so pensive? Mr.. Hiiver-
Possibly, love, it's because you're so
expensive.
The Colonel-Hey waitab, what's
been in this glass !? Waiter-Nuffin',
sab, 'cept wattah. The Colonel
Well, rinse it out.
-Customer-"You guaranteed fit.
didn't you? ?" Taylor-"I did" Gus.
tomer-"Well, the only fit about these
clothes was the one my wife had when
she saw 'em."
The following notice has been af-
fixed to tree on certain lords estate
by one of his gamekeepers "This is
to give notice that Lord - will not
shoot himself nor any of his tenants
before the 18th of next MONTH"
"A man who knows as much about
pianos as he does about infants says
there isn't much difference between a
baby grand and what is considered by
the mother grand baby. Both will
make noise enough if pounded little.
WELL" said one old woman to
another who had been extolling the
qualities of an advertised nostrum, 81
do think its downright wicked for good
church people to take quack medi-
cines, SEEM as how they pray every
Sunday in the Litany to be delivered
from all false docterin' p"
-Visitor-What was the strength of
the regiment you sent to the front from
here? ADMINISTRATIONS hundred
and eighty-six colonies, fifty generals,
one hundred and forty majors and six
privates.
Any shentleman vot will go round
pehind your face und talk in front of
your pack apout Something's, vas a
schivindler. l heard dot Brown says
week before next apout me, vas a
henspecked husband. Dot vas lie
DE proof of de eating vas in; de pud-
dings. lam married twenty years al
ready, und l vas yet not baldheaded."
You must be cautious bird"
remarked the eel to the crow. You
never do anything without cause"
"Oh, for that matter" replied the
crow, Il would rather be an eel. No
matter how hard times are, YOU can
always make both ends meet"
Booker T. Washington, the color
ed orator, in recent spe. oh, told a
yarn of an old negro who wanted a
Christmas dinner, and prayed night
after night, Lord, please send tur-
key to this darkey." But none c. me
to him. Finally he prayed, ''Oh,
Lord, please send this darkey to a
turkey" And he got one that night.
Without steadiness of character in
social life there can be 10 true fellow
saip. Accomplishments may please,
beauty may charm, f1uency and grace
may attract; but to win confidence and
respect, to be trusted and relied upon,
the man or woman must be stable in
character, self-possessed, true to
promises, punctual-uniting firmness
TO geniality, and steadfastness to good
nature.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
iiIE EGISAND lNTELLIGENCER.
Is Published Every FriGayby
FRANK E. GORRELL.


Transient Neutrality-suspicious. Square, 8
insertions or less S1.5O. Each subsequent in
sertion % cents. Longer advertisements in
the same proportion. A space equal to six
lines makes square. Figure work double
price.
Obituaries and Personal Communications
will be inserted at 10 cents per line.
Yearly Advertisements at Special Rates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24

Your local dealer could not produce
the equal of this range for less than
SIS. 1t is made of best pig iron, burns
both coal and wood, and is guaranteed
a good Baker and Heater. We also
guarantee its safe delivery.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
THE GOOD THINGS OF LIFE.

That's what call good dinner"
remarked Bobby, as he leaned back in
his chair with an air of repletion.
Bobby" said his mother, II am
ashamed of you"
The minister, who was dining with
the family, laughed heartily.
Bobby appreciates the coed things
of life," he said, like all the rest of
u.s."
Don't you think it was good dim
ner?' Bobby asked the minister.
Yes. indeed. l enjoyed. it very
much"
MA said she thought you would,
because she didn't suppose you got
very much at home"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
An AVERAGE.

What is an average!" asked the
teacher. The class seemed to be puz-
lied, but little girl held up her hand
eagerly. please its what hen lays
her eggs on" Bewilderment followed
but the mite was justified by her les
son-book, in which was written. THE
hen lays 200 hundred eggs on an aver.
age"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
2netical.
THE LAST MOMENT.

TOT. A.
Well, at last. you're sure I'm ready?
Is my veil right? Fix that how,
Mercy me, Il trains becoming.
Art will think so, too, | know.
Why, there's mother! What, crying?
No indeed! twill never do,
But am tritie sorry
10 leave father, home and-you.
Just TO think II married woman.
And fOOling girl no InOre.
| muSt-but there's dear old Arthur
Standing, waiting, by the door.
Come. my sweetheart, kiss me quickly,
Never mind nv handsome dress,
For the time is swiftly passing
Wrinkles will come out guess.
What? you'll ALWAYS be my lover?
Why. Of course, dear-tnere-now run
For | know the quests are waiting.
Hank The music has begun.
Cone, my father, here's your baby,
Yours in after life, dear, to.
One last kiss There, are you ready?
No, the left arm. That will do.
Mercy. how my heart is beating,
Wonder what the people say!
Alb there's Art, the dear old darling!
ITO love. to cherish and obey"
Well, all's over, We are married
hat is that you want to hear?
That i-oh. you great big silly
Course I'll call you husband" dear.
A. w. HAMILTON.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
WILSON BROWNS POPLAR HOUSE
FURNISHING STORE,
l2s AND 1913 N. HOWARD ST., BALTo., MD.

The largest and best variety of House Fur
niehing Goods, Kitchen Utensils, Family Hard
ware Crockery and Chnaware, Glass, Cutlery,
wooden, Tin and Japanned Wares in the city,
together with a most complete line Of Fancy
Goods for Wedding and Anniversary Presents,
Rlc., at Low Prices. Please call on us. Cata-
logues furnished on application. Mr.. Amos
q. Greenfield, formerly of Bel Air, is engaged
with this house, and would be pleased TO see
sis friends here 6sep
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-24
FURNITURE
AND CARPETS

in America, and save you many dollars.
Could you invest a cent to Better adj
vantage? Think it over.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
DESTRUCTIVE CHICAGO FIRE.
The Armour Curied Hair aud Felt works
Burned-A Number ~ the I'm
ployes Were Injured

CHICAGO, March IS. Fire destroyed
the Armour curlcd hair and felt
works, Thirty-iirst place aud Benson
street. Monday night, causing prop
crty loss of nearly $500, 900, injured II
employees one fatally, and cndan'
gcrcd the lives of 400 others, vino
rushed to escape through the binding
smoke.
The injured: jeremiah Steele, Jump
ed from third-story window; legs and
arms broken; will die. Joseph kuda,
badly burned about legs and body.
John Rhodes ca. jumped from window
leg broken. Joseph MoShcr, fcll down
elevator shaft right shoulder broken.
August Schombcrg, ankle spralncd
and scalp wound. Mamie Ryan, face
and arms burned. Ccorgic Schwartz,
hands, face and arms burned. Mar
garet Deichanty. both arms cut aud
head bruised. Nellie McNab. hands
and face burned Paul Rosomier,
both hand, burned; left side of head
0''aNiA' lAdAA ish'N A'AA if'tll N'''aie
story window; scalp wound.
Employees on the floor on which the
fire started. said that nail which
caught in a picker" caused friction,
igniting the iuf'ammablc material with
which the machines were fed. Flames
spread TO bales Of curlcd hair and in
three minutes the entire floor was
dense with binding black smoke. Men
and women left the posts in frantic
rushcs 70 the exits. Many ran 10 win,
dows and descended los the ire cs-
eapeS, but most CROPPED their way
through the smoke 20 the frs; floor
and out the corner entrance.
Jeremiah Steele was bending over
his card,nE machine when the fire
broke ont S,ihed 10y smoke. he stag,
gcred 10 a window, swung over the all
and hung 10y his finger tips, Mean.
while hrcmen stretched a net and
shouted 10 Steele 10 drop, He did u
but crashed 10 the stone sidcwalk
The Armour felt works burned ont
nearly year ago IL was replaced by
n substantial tve-siory structure, II.
by e2S feet which was completed only
last August Equipped with spcCiA
reference 20 fire protection, In the way
OF construction and exterior Gre cs
capes, the total destruction worked h,
Mondays blaze was a source Of kcet
regret TO the owners The loss Is total
The insurance - $500. 600
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
CHARRED REMAINS FOUND.
The List "f windsor Hotel Victims. Total
Dead, 3si Unknown Dead. 9Th.
Number OF Missing q. About 40.

NEw York, March 2s.-The frag.
ments OF three bodies found In the
Windsor hotel ruins Monday and taken
to the morguc have been numbered
u ody No 10, Body No. 20, Body No. 81.
IL is impossible to give description
OF the bodies, each BOX containing
merely mixture OF charred bones,
blackened and shriveled flesh and dirt.
The total OF the dead now is 30. the
identified numbering II and the un.
known dead 81. The list Of missing is
stillvery large, numbering about 30, but
most Of the injured have recovered
and have been discharged from tn,
hospitals.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
Curling Talk Over Telephones.

People who have n grudge against
telephone companies in general will be
pleased 10 know that the women OF
New South Wales refused to be ground
down by any soulless corporation,
They determined TO get the worth OF
The telephone rent, no matter how
much time II took. so they conversed
over the wires by the hour until the
central office people were driven 10 dis.
traction. Things got TO such point
that the postmaster-general In Sydney
was appealed TO. and he issued an or
der for bidding loquncious women from
monopolizing telephone for mort
than ten minutes at q time.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
BODIES OF DEAD SOLDIERS.
The Transport Crook. Prom santiago, d.
Due in New York Iu..dsy The Dis
Positioa OF IN. Boa,e.-
WV rvrw.~ ~4Nr~t ~s-.-1re

port Crook, which left santiago March
g. is due at this port Tuesday and the
quartermaStcr's department. is busy
preparing for her reception. The dead
that are identified will be given 10 the
relatives or friends OF the deceased.
Those who are not identified will be
inferred IN Arlington cemetery near
Washington. The Crook was sent %
Porto Rico and Cuba Lo bring back the
bodies OF the soldiers who died during
the campaign. The removal was un-
dertaken at the expense OF the govern
ment There are 1900 dead, To- be
brought back. and a. soon a. the
Crook Is unloaded she will return 20
Santiago To bring back the remainder.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
Nody Sa,JabaM
CZ2zak2E2l21luD
ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
A EiaIapd Maiden Who HAD pns
Qualification for the Pest
ton OF Cook.

The servant gtl question !, even more
diihCult "a small western Cltirs than u
l. IA New lurk. There no lady ventures
20 ask a reisreuee. but contents herself
With verbal examination OF her Appli.
caut's capabilities.
There was aH avalanche Of Swedes
aud fuland.ts ~ paeihs slope town last
winter, aud one wlld,haifed dAmscl pre-.
scented hsrself a. esnd date for so a.
month position A. cook. The pTuspscty
mistress thus lntsrrogsied bet
Can you make good bfsadF'
"Bfods Naw
Can you make soup
SOUP Nav
"no you understand roasting msa;''
Meat Nav
Can you broilF'
Nav
Can you clean brsuc,''
Nav"
Can YOU wash aud ifons'
Nav
Scrub
Nav"
We'll. my goodness. eitl' VIVA, can yss
do"
The Finlandsr reflected Then she az.
swsrsd proudly. "A eau milk re,ndssr"
N. \. World
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
Nachinist- forthe Navy.

CHICAGO, March 2s.-Lieut. Wells. In
command of the naval recruiting sta.
ton in Chicago, has received ins;ruc,
tons to enlist an unlimited number OF
frst-class machinists for service in the
navy, The men are needed to rein.
force Adm. Dewey's forces in Manila
and to fill vacancies in the North At.
lan,ic squadron.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31

FRASKFogr, Ind, March IS. Josiah
ID. Evcrman, aged 30 OF Kirklin, shot
himself through the head Sunday
night. lie died instantly. The deed
was committed in an alley in the rear
Of a saloon. where Everman worked as
bartender No reason is assigned for
the deed.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
Gov. Bradley to settle In San FrancIco.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2s.-The Call
says that Gov. Bradley, of Kentucky,
has decided to settle permanently in
san Francisco and take up the practice
Of law.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
Cr~s,en, Hotel, L.r~La sprinx.. Al.
Kansas.

OPENS February y In the Ozark Houa
tains Delighted climate Bcagtiful scenery.
.aessais sas.xas ,stial s.ssSs.- I. x ysssl.s
Lane, Address = . Plank, Manager, Roola
~, Arcade. Century liuliding. or Frtsco
Ticket oGiec, No. l0l \. broadway, -,
I.sft.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
Secretary AIeer Arrives at Havana.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-A telegram
was received at the war department
Monday from Secretary Alger an
nouncing the safe arrival of himself
and party at Havana. He said that all
are well and will remain in Havana
two or three days.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31
CURRENT TOPICS.

COOP PLAYERS on the harn are said &c
be the scarcest of all musical perform.
erS.
\ CHINESE teacher in private school
receives about one cent a day for every
pupil in his class.
on rainy days Gov. Roosevelt still
dons the old sombrero which he wore
at Santiago and san Juan.
SENATOR TURNER, of Washington,
was one of the famous Grant 500" in
the national convention of 1850.
II all the railway tunnels of the
world were placed end to end they
would reach distance of 5l4 miles.
HALF of the ships in the world are
Britiah. The best of them can be con.
yer,ed into ships of war in As hours.
The stars on the United States coin.
age are six-pointed, while the United
States flag carries tive-pointed stars.
THE latest cable which has been laid
across the Atlantic weighs $50 pounds
10 the mile. This is the biggest of all
the cables.
The capital stock of the Havana
Electric Railway Co, Incorporated in
New Jersey, has been increased from
g.. 600. 600 to $40, 600, 900.
ONLY two rulers of Russia since Peter
the Great have died a natural death
Catharine ii. and Alexander Ill, the
father of the present car.
ONLY one marble statue OF the hui
man figure with eyelashes is known.
1t is the sleeping Ariadne, one of the
gems of the vatican, and was found in
1908
PROF. HEWITT, of Williams college,
speaking of the recent Boston alumni
dinner, said that in the past seven
years Williams had received So, 600, OOo
in money.
The robbery of graves is the only
crime under Chinese law for which the
thief may be justly killed on the spot
by any one finding him out.
BRUSSELS has tower clock which
has never been wound up by human
hands. BY an ingenious arrangement
the wind keeps 1t wound up
A BRoKES-wTNDED horse is rarely
seen in Norway. A bucket of water is
always placed within its reach when
feeding, and the animal alternately
takes mouthful of hay and sip OF
water.
A SPECTATOR in a Japanese theater,
on payment Of a small extra fee, is
permitted TO stand up, and the person
behind him can not object, although
the latter's view of the performance is
Instructed.
Miss ANNA CAMBRIDGE MITCHELL a
southern girl, who has inst made her
debut in New York society, is a great
granddaughter of Betty Washington
Lewis, sister Of Our first pre- sidens, aus
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31

Write t'-dGB o. Allen X Dimstcd Lc Roy.
y. \, Tor a FREE sampl" 81 Allen Foot
Ease, pow der tp shake luto your shoes, 10
cures chi.b.alus sweating, damp. swollen,
aching FEE II makes tight shoes casy.
Cures torus, Buuions aud luRrowinR Nails.
AlldruRgist- sand ,bug stores sellit - CcutA.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-31

The Sweet Young 1hng-l love ~ read
Of ihose dear. daring rsploTsrs IN the Arctic,
lut | should think sealing iCchcrgs al ths
time would bs,omr muuuidnuus
The Saysgr lIachclor-Pari 81 the time
they were sealing hsh -lndianapohs Jour
nal.
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IA rn sioNtcai.

II seems strange tina; q fellow isn't in
The swim" when society throws him over.
BOARD - Philadelphia Record.