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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10

5Res rxS 20 nelD snem1oat witn nKrf tas
order7 and she mentioned the price.
Jacks eyes opened. He drew out his
notebook and pencil.
"Do you know that you are giving me
$1,320?" he asked.
NO" she answered. "That's decid-
eddy unbusinesslike way of looking at it."
"And does Minglewood know about this
arrangement cried Jack.
"Yes'
"And-and really and truly approves of
it?"
81 told you Minglewood was peculiar"
When Jack left the office, he had made
up his mind to one thing. He was too
much in love with this brown eyed young
woman to take any further chances by
delaying a proposal. He had known her
Just six weeks and really knew no more
about her than he did the first day he
met her. But what of that? Anybody
could see ut glance that she was all
that was good and sweet and true.
When he stepped into the Min.lewood
inner office that afternoon. he softly clos
ed the door behind him. The brown eyed
young woman looked up from her writing
with smile. but did not appear astonish-
ed Mt his unexpected call.
Jack hurriedly plunged into his bust
ness.
81 made you a proposition the other
| day, Miss Harriet" he said with an eff
fort, "and l have now come toto make
| you another. or course you know little
| or nothing about me-"
II know Il great deal about you," said
| the brown eyed young woman softly, but
he did not heed her.
"And-and I'm afraid you will think
ME very bold. Is thcre-pardon the ques-
| tion--is there any possibility that you
could be persuaded to leave the service
of this concern" He knew this was 4
lame finish to his opening sentence, but
somehow his courage failed him.
The young woman looked up at him.
"Yes," she said. "in the event of q
certain contingency | would at once give
up my work here"
Her reply struck chill to Jacks heart.
What could that contingency be save her
| marriage to Mirglewood? Then he sum-
moned up all his courage and plunged
| in.
"Miss Harriet" ne said IL little broken
| ", 81 asked you to he ry business asso-
ciatc. | ask you now to be my wife,
There was Il little pause. The brown
eyes were steadily regarding the letter on
the desk Then they looked up shyly.
"You would have to get Mingiewoods
consent" she said.
Again the chill at Jacks heart.
"Has-has he any prior claim" he
hoarsely asked.
The brown eyes twinklcd. the rosy
mouth twitched, two hands were sudden
~ thrust toward him and Il merry voice
cried. why. you dear old stupid bear,
can't you understand that | am Mingle-
WOODY"
A little later she explained it to him.
She had succeeded to her brothers bust
ness. He was an invalid for 81 year or
more and she had attended to his affairs
until she mastered the details Of the
work When he died. with the advice OF
his patrons. she had continued the bust.
ness in her own name. and now she was
quite sure she could turn its patronage
over to a certain John Horton. very
stupid. but altogether loyable person.
But there was just one doubt still rank
ling in Jacks honest heart.
What was that contingency you men,
tioned?'' he asked.
"You," she nswered.-ClevGland Plain
| Dealer
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10

The man who thinks he has the best
Of his tailor had better take off his coat
and examine the tag under the collar,
where. with great care, the fashioner
of garments has sewn it. There let him
look at the stitching which binds that
innocent looking bit of linen to the cloth.
As surely as bad habits leave their
mark upon the countenance of the wick
ed, so your tailor has set his seal upon
your coat. The honest man, the slow
payer, the schemer anu the man hard to
suit are known by the stitches. The OBJ
ject of this sartorial fancy is to enable
tuilo:s to tell ut a glance whether you
are good customer or not. It's all in
the threads, as it were. Here is the key:
The Jog" stitch is the one regularly
used for good customers, who require
good work. The crisscross is significant
of slew pay. The stitch with dots and
dashes, which locks like the Morse tele-
graphic alphabet. tells the inquiring tai
lor that its owner is a bad customer. The
reverse dot stitch shows the good fellow
who wishes mis- friends to dress well, but
hates to pay what they will finally owe
on his introduction.-New York Tele-
gram
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Ornted the scrinturen.

A Samoa correspondent Of the San
Francisco Chronicle says that not long
ago Christian Samoan carried through
the streets the head of an enemy whom
he had recently killed. Expressing some
what strongly my surprise to the mission
airy that ore of his flock should so quick
ly have iapscd into semibarbarism, was
told, witt: an expressive and deprecatins
shruS of the shoulders, that it was Faa
Samoa, and could not be helped.
But asked, do you not tell them
that such an atrocity is un-Christianlike
and ahhorrent to our religion"
- Oh. yes replied Mr.. -, but they
answer by quoting l Samuel vii, 51-54.
and the gospel according to st. John.
and ask. with deyout air Of truth and
triumph. if, as the Scripture says, David,
one of Gods chosen, cut off the head of
the enemy, the Philistine Goliath, whom
he killed in battle, and exhibited it, while
Simon Peter. the apostle of Christ, drew
his sword and smote off the ear of the
high priests servant, and it was not
right. why. then. did God approveP"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10
STRINGS or PEARLS.
Real Dangers of Losing Them
Fnro:.-h the breaking of the Cord.


Through the Breaking of the Cord.
1t might seem as though the care of q
string Of pearls was Il very simple mat
ter, and yet the posSeSS0rs of these pre-
cious gems are often heard bewailing
some misfortune that has happened.
Naturally was three-quarters of an
hour late to dinner the other evening"
one woman said. My string of pearls
broke just, as was clasping it around
my neck"
'The being late is immaterial, but did
you find them ALL she was asked.
NO" the speaker continued, there
were IS on the string, and five of them
have slipped away, l fear never to be
recovered, as every crevice and spot in
the room has apparently been searched
into. Perhaps | have been little care
less about not having them restrung
often enough"
AS a fact, pearls should be unfailingly
restrUng every three months, or they
cannot be worn with security. The heavy
silken cord that is generally used to
string them appears to be the only thing
that will give them the suppleness that
adds SO much to their charm, and it is
only when this cord is new that it is
equal to the not inconsidcruble weight Of
the pearls. As soon as in places il
begins to fray it is only question of
time before one of these weak spots will
break and let fall the precious stones.
Since the very long strings have been
worn this accident has not been an I'M
frequent occurrence in bathrooms. and
last winter commotion was caused in
the hallway of an opera house simply by
the breaking Of one of these silken cords.
AS precaution and to keep them from
swinging many women when dancing
fasten their pearls to the front Of their
bodices with Il brooch, or il the string is
long enough they wind them about their
wrists. 1t is most reckless habit to
twirl them nervously about the fingers
and to make plaything of them, for it
must necessarily hasten the fraying Of
the cord. The cost of having string Of
perhaps so pearls restrung at reliable
house is about IS cents or 81. and surely
considering the comfort it brings the
money is well expended.-New York Sun.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10
WANTED HIS GIRL.
Sac Had Promised to Marry Him, ana
He Called Tor Her.

a black eyed young man came painting
into the barge Office the other day.
lis this the place where they keep the
immigrant girls? 2" he asked in English SO
broken that even to the interpreters Of
the establishment it seemed to be made
up of rolling RS and BIS.
Receiving an affirmative nod, the man
turned about and beckoned in the direc-
ton OF the open door. Four other men,
all as black eyed as the first, made their
appearance.
THESE are my witnesses" the leader
of the party said by way Of introduction
OF two Of the newcomers, and then in
turn lie added: and this one is the clerk,
and this gentleman is the priest. So give
mo my girl. and I'll marry her at once,
so that You need not be afraid there is
any humbug about it."
The Interpreters sense of humor is
drawn upon too heavily for them to laugh
at q scene of this sort. They got angry
instead and asked him what he was talk
ing about. He essayed an explanation,
but all that he succeeded in making plain
was that he was an Armenian and that
his English consisted in rafting RS and
booming BIS.
''Why don't yoa tell your story in
Armenian" said one of the interpreters
In the young mans native tongue.
The would be bridegroom took Of
tense. He had been three years in
America, and he spoke English better
than Armenian, he said. Finally Mrs.
Stucklen, the mother of immigrants, "
came up and shed light on the matter.
The mans name was Vahi Krihorian.
He was 24 years old and made a COM
Portable living. At home he had Il pref
t. girl, who now came to join him. Her
name was Toshkowhi Gobedan. She
was four years younger than he was and
very bashful, so bashful that when she
spoke of her love for Nahi and his prom
Use to marry her her olive cheeks glowed
and her black eyes gazed at the leg of
the matrcn's chair.
Have you got any money!" the clerk
had asked her.
NO. sir. l have a sweetheart"
"But how do you know he'll marry
you?'
because God would strange him if
he went back on me-"
When the two were brought together,
Vahi offered to kiss the girl, but she
blushingly held back.
Don't you want me?" he asked in
despair.
Eyes. but there are SO many princes
around. l am ashamed"
The wedding took place outside of the
barge Office. u clerk of the immigrant
station being present to see that the GER
emory was really performed, and then
the girl was declared Vahi's wife and
free to go out into America."-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10

The most savage specimens Of the crab
species is found in Japan, seeming to
dream Of nothing but fighting, to delight
In nothing half so much. The minute he
spies another Of his kind he scrapes his
claws together in rage. challenging him
; to the combat. Not a moment is wasted
in preliminaries. but at it they go, ham,
mer and tongs. 1t sounds like two rocks
grinding against one another. The sand
flies as the warriors push each other hith-
or and thithcr until at last one of them
stretches himself ont in the sun, tired to
death. But he does not beg for mercy or
attempt to run away. only feebly rubbing
his claws together in defiance OF the foe.
That foe comes closer, and, with his
claws trembling with joy Mt his victory.
the conqneror catches hold Of one claw
of the vnnquishcd crab, twists it until ii
comes off and bears away the palpitating
limb rs Il trophy of his prowess. Such is
q battle between warrior crabs.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10
Coming on Later.

Sine years ago Sir Henry Irving was
called on. in Dublin, to play heavy part
to which he was not accustomed. One of
the actors had not turned up, and there
was n vacancy. Irving had to come on
early in tie first act.
Now, the Dublin gallery boy is an insti-
tuition in himself. There is nothing like
him anywhere.
Conversations between young fellows
across from enc side of the gallery to the
other are spoken in loud tones and in the
distinct hearing of the actors.
Irving is, as everybody knows, very
thin. and when he appeared with a stride,
which is one of the most characteristic
things about him, one of these gallery
Logs shouted across to another:
Fax, an. is that him?"
"No." was the reply: them is the
youn: mans clothes. They'll shove him
out later on"'-Spare Moments.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10
A WESTERN KANSAS RAIN. -
One Might Almost Think This Story
Was an TRANSPORTATION.

was 3n E4uBSef0t1Ous
A reader in the east writes that there
has been western Kansas man back
there telling them about the heavy rains
In western Kansas. The reader says he is
suspicious of the man and thinks that his
story is lie. He says he has always I'M
derstood that little or no rain falls in the
western part of the state, but that this
western Kansas man is telling story
about ten inches OF rain falling in half
an hour and wants to know il there is
any truth in the statement. We have not
kept track of all the rains that have fall
en- in western Kansas and of course cam
not say as to the particular fall of mois-
ture to which the man from Kansas re-
fers.
We might say, however, that if the i'm
preston prevails in the effete east that
it never rains in western Kansas it is a
serious error. 1t is true that there are
spells of drought when for several
months there will not be sufficient mois-
ture fall to wet cent postage stamp,
but when it gets ready to rain out there
the bottom seems to fall out Of the sky.
The story is told of 4 man who was
driving over the divide north of Dodge
City when one of the showers came up.
He was riding n blackboard, which has a
| bottom made by fastening the cleats be-
tween the aXles. with spaces Of half an
inch between the cleats. The water fell
SO fast that it could not rcn through the
bottom of the blackboard as fast as it
fell. Rushing down the side of the d.
vide, the water struck u barb wire fence
and damned up until the water ran over
the wire OIL the fence. This was because
| the rain came SO fast that it couldn't get
| through between the wires of the fence.
On the same trip the traveller says he
saw Il jack rabbit drown while it was
jumping through the air. The same trav-
eler declares that within half an hour the
water was three feet deep on the ridge
and falling faster than it could run on
both sides of the hill. We have supposed
| that possibly the traveller in his excite
| ment might have exaggerated, but there
are residents in Dodge City who stand
| ready to prove the truth of the story by
| showing the ridge where the blackboard
stood during the rain and the place in the
| air where the jack rabbit was when it
| drowned.-T0peka Mail.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10
A Curious EDitaDIl.

One Of the most curious epitaphs in
America is on II gravestone in Burial
Hill. Charlestown, Mass. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Here lres inferred We Body of Mrs.
Elizabeth Phillips Wife to Mr. Eleazer
Phillips who was Born in Westminster
in Ggeat Britain, & Commissioned by
John Lord Bishop Of London in We Year
IT'S to ye Office of midwife & came to
this Country in ye Year ITO & by ye
blessing of God has Brought into this
world above 10000 Children. Died May
9Th. 1TG1. Aged &c Years"
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A STmhol of Wealth.

The Joncses did not know they were
rich. or even considered so. until another
tenant in the Hat building said that the
janitress had spread the report of their
wealth. What's more. the janitress said
she was sure Of their financial standing,
because she herself had seen their means.
She gave out this piece Of gossip on rent
day: Yer see this bit NV white paper
with some writin on ut? Yes? Phwell,
that's wit Mrs. Jones gev me for the
r:nt. and it's all roiSht, cause the owner
takes ut without wurrud. That paper
is wort $:5. and-would yer believe ut ?
Mrs. Joncs has got little book with
hundreds of thin in ut. Thin Joneses
AZ wealthy."-NewY York Commercial AID
ye.tiscr
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10
THE LIGHT
THAT SAVES

~~S8 I'M ~ 0dnkl6KO t1dE DOI q
Spanish Torpedo
boat darted out under cover of darkness to
launch its deadly missile against an Amer
lean war vessel. If she had been struck
she would have gone to the bottom. What
saved herr Was it her big I3-iuch guns
No, it was her search-light: the dazzling
white beam of light that shot straight out
like a sword-thrust through the darkness.
revealed the approaching danger.
What is it that saves thousands Of men
from death every day IN the year when the
deadly foe of disease is creeping unsus-
pected upon them? 1t is the white light
of science; the educated understanding
that reveals the source of danger and
indicates the exact point of attack.
While the ordinary doctor gropes around,
with the feeble tallow.candle light Of ste
reotyped. conventional, routine treatment,
a physician like DR.. r. V. Pierce, of Buff
falo, N. V, instantly Eliminates the sub
ject with the clea. day Light ray of practical
knowledge; the irresistible search-light of
advanced and iic-sustaining science.
Twas afflicted for four years" says John r.
Zingsheim, ESQ, OF No 9 Lark St, Amsterdam,
N. Y, in an earnest letter to DR.. Pierce. My
suffering was extreme and the trouble gradually
increased notwithstanding thc fact that tried
MANY different kinds OF treatment. After be-
coming physically incapacitated aud unable 70
worl; at all, and after much hesitation, wrote
you. am very happy to state that your advice
has done me great good. You advised DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. and also his
Pleasant Pellets l must here state that they
have cured me. i wish to thank you most heart
lily for what you did for me-. All suffering has
vanished and have gained about twenty five
pounds in weight. I used only one bottle Of
Golden Medical Discovery and one vial Of the
Pellets"
Do not hesitate to write to Dr. Pierce. He
will send confidential advice absolutely
free. Send IL one-cent stamps to cover cost
of mailing only, for papcr-covered copy of
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adj
wiser. Cloth binding ten stamps extra.
Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10

The largest advertising sign in the
world is said to be on the hillside Of an
islet off the Grand Canary. northwest
Africa. 1t is several hundred feet above
the level of TIE sea and contains four
words. in letters each Is feet wide and
80 feet high. each bar OF the letters be-
ing three feet three inches broad. The
sign is $50 feet long.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10

Old DR.. Dover-Do You have much
practice?
Young DR.. Pilledge-Not much on the
same patient. 1t is almost sure to hap
pen that they either die or change ply.
sicians.-Boston Transcriat-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10

Employer-For lunch you will have 80
inmates.
O'Toole-And how will Oh ate thin,
sor?
Employer-Eat WHAT
oTooie-Th' t'irty Chicago
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE. That the sub
l. scriber has obtained from the Register Of
Wills of Hartford county, Nd, Letters of Ad-
ministration ON the estate OF
THOMAS CARMAN,
late of Hartford county. deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased are here
by notified to exhibit the same with the legal
vouchers thereof :.
On or Before the cath d ofspriI, 1900,
or they may otherwise law be excluded
from all benefits of said state. All persons
indebted TO said estate arc requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal this 24tb day
of October, 1899.
CARRIE CARMAN,
Administrative.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-10

SUNDAY TRAINS.
Sunday trains leave Baltimor for Delta and
intermediate stations at $50 A. NJ. and 400
P. M, stopping at Bel Air at 10 A. M. and $50
P. N. They will leave Cardiff for Baltimore
and intermediate stations at 6.55 A. N. and
$50 P. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 7.55 A. NJ.
and 4.30 p. NJ. An additional train will leave
Bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate sta
tions at 6. 10 =. M, and Baltimore for Bel Air
ut $50 =. M, arriving at Bel Air at 8 P. M.
and Baltimore $50 r. N.
J. K. kLINEFELTER,G Gen. Pass. Agr.
W. A. MOORE. GenI Manager.
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The Henry Watson Aid Society.

An Auxiliary Committee of the Henry Wat
eon Childrens' Aid Society has been formed in
Rel Air. The duties of this Committee are:
First to look after children who are proper OBJ
1ects OF charity; 2d, to find homes in the coun-
Y for children under the care of the Society.
Full information upon application to
REV. K. A. CASTLkMAN, Secretary, or
WIN H. HARLAN, President. 2&je
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ueauty rs Blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples,, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,--beauty for ten cents All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, IQc, 25c, 50c.
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TRAINS SOUTHWARK.

An additions tram will leave Bel Air, for
Baltimore ard intermediate stations, at 7.15
on SATURDAY evenings only. Returning,
will leave Raltim ore the same evening at ID 80.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-01
sTonAcHs THAT WON'T WORK
That Retain the Food and Refuse 10
Digest II, Make the Head Heavy
and the Nerves Weak, Need
Stunrt's Dyspepsia
Tablets.

There is a cure for dyspepsia. suf-
ferors who have tried noMous nostrums
will probably be skeptical. but skept-
cisn vanishes when Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets are tried. Whether the trouble
is dyspepsia Of long rtanding. or merely
a simple case Of Indigestion. relief is
prompt and pronounced The less the
trouble the fewer tablets need be taken.
Hoaviness after eating; sour stomach. al
indicated by belching; fatigue with slight
exertion. or with no eXertiOn at ALL dis
turbed sleep, nervousness, constipation.
depression. blues" these things can
commonly be set down as symptoms Of
dyspepsia. And dyspepsia is merely in
digestion I'm an aggravated form.
BY promoting perfect digestion. Stuart's
Dvspepsia Tablets produce strong nerves,
restful. refreshing sleep, pure blood, and
good. sound healthy flesh. They make
the skin clear, the eyes bright, the mind
cheerful
Suarts Dyspepsia Tablets are medi-
cine, and more than a medicine They
digest the food and make il easy Of as
similation. and they relieve the inhamed,
diseased condition of the mcmbraneou5
Innings and the glands Of the stomach
and bowels They help the digestive or
CANS over the hard places and put them
into healthy. active condition. Ihey
effect a quick and permanent cure. You
don't have 10 continue taking them for
ever: stu it is well to have box
handy and take one at the first return
Of the trouble.
Perfectly we'll people are made sick
by eating too much or unwholesome
food but not II they take n tablet after
eating. Treatment with StuartS Dys-
pepsia Tablets does not necessitate Diet
Ing or any change Of habits. They d.
gest the proper food and act upon the
other kind IN such way as TO make 1t
pass off quickly and harmiessly. You
may eat and drink what YOU like, when
you Ike. and as much as you like II you
take a tablet afterwards
stuarrs Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
by all druggists at zoe. for full-sized
package.
send 20 f. A. Stuart Company. Mar
shall. Mich. for little book on stomach
diseases. mailed free.