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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-21
Waiting FOR THE DAWN.
How Four Poker Hands Were Held
All Night In the Dark.


A soldier tells this poker story, which
incidentollv occentuatrs the distrust with
which nokcr nlavcrs regard one another
..whcn friendship ceases" and the faith a
man has in the hand he holds:
One night after fans four men gather
oil in font 70 do away with their nav.
II was the night of nay day, and there
was no convenient place in which to
spend their money except over cards.
The game had gone on with varying
fortune here and there. 1t was after
m;dnicbt Tho sentry was chum and
had hen toll NOT to 500 the light in the
tent. At last iackpot was on the
board and had been ..sweetened" until it
was very tempting. Every one was in it,
and II was worth before the open about
500 When one of the PLAYERS opened it,
every one staid and drew cards.
The edge had p full house, the next
man four tens. the third man four
Queens and the dealer four aces. The
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-21

Two days passed. Thornton saw nor
heard nothing of Greg. He was Only
slightly surprised Mt this. Gregg was at
homo, no doubt sinking over his defeat
1t occurred to Thornton that he could
make his rivals defeat more bitter by
tantaliZing him little.
Accordingly he hitched up his horses
and took his wife out for a ride. He
drove straight 10 Grr@g's house He
would parade his wife and his happiness
right before Grcgg'S eyes.
Sure enough, when he drove up. there
was Gregg sitting or his front porch. lie
was alone and. Thornton imagined. dis
consulate. Thornton chuckled, and his
face benmcd with joy. He had made his
rival feel the StiG:. of defeat, and now he
would pres: the sting in deeper lie
stopped ut the gate and spoke Gregg
nodded to him in return.
Come out and let ME introduce you to
my wife" Thornton called.
Gregg arose slowly, after little hcsi-
tation, and came down the walk. He was
not pleased AT receiving visit from
Thornton. and his face and movements
showed it. Thornton saw Gregg's hest
tation and aScribed it to the wrong cause.
He concluded that it was all owing to his
defeat.
Its great thing to have Il good
WIFE," Thornton went on, land ! don't
see how Il man lives without one"
Yes, it's 4 great thing" Gregg assent
ed. NO doubt Of that"
Then why don't you get yourself
one?' Thornton asked, breaking into n
loud. coarse laugh. Il did hear the other
day that you were thinking of marrying
right soon"
Did you?
Yes. II fact, was told that you had
gone away to get married"
We'll, that WAS true
WAS, ch? Why didn't you marry,
then? Had your woman gone back on
you or had some other man cut you ont 2"
Neither. | did marry. Here comes
| my wife now. Mary, let ME make you
acquainted with Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
ton"
Mrs. Gregg came forward and smiling
ly acknowledged the introduction. She
was quite young and very pretty. and her
manners were charming. Thornton
thought her one of the handsomest wom-
| ell he had ever seen.
by the way" Gregg continued, lit is
rather a peculiar coincidence that Thorn
ton and | should marry the same day
and both Of us marry women of the same
NAME
"Eh How is that?' Thornton cried.
"Why, you married Mrs. Brown,
didn't you:'
"Ycs."
well my wife was a Mrs. Brown"
Thornton turned pale and then red, and
| he trcmblcd all over. He saw in a mo-
mcnt that great mistake had been made
and that he was the victim. But he could
blame nobody but himself. He had mar
ricd the wrong Mrs. Brown; that was all.
| His cunning had overreached itself for
once.
lie sprang into his buggy and drove
furiously away without another word.
He did not speak to his wife all the way
home. He felt bitter toward her and
wished with all his heart that she was on
the other side of the earth.
II have acted the fool worse than
| Thompson's colt" he thought. Il have
tied myself for life to this old vixen, and
didn't interfere With Gregg at all. In
| an old ot."-BufIalo News.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-21

do you know that S1.000.000 worth of
beer could he utterly spoiled by two
ounces of soap" said Madison avenue
saloonist to Il reporter. swell, it's a fact,
4 little pellet-of scap-any kind of soap
dropped into cask containing hundreds
OF gallons would knock the life out of il
quicker than you could say Jack Robin
son. The I've and the grease In the soan
simply stops the fermentation of the
beer, and it loses its effervcscence at
once. Some years ago Il prominent brew
Ing company OF this town had 10000 gal
Ions of particularly tine brew stored in
Its cellars. One day u member OF tho
firm tapped one of the casks and subsc-
quently others and found they had 10000
gallons Of fluid that wasn't worth us
much rs so much wafer. Every gallon of
1t was us lifeless as canal aqua pura \
brewmaster who had short time prcvi.
Gus lost his position with the firm was
suspected of the job, in revenge for his
dismissal, but the brewing company had
no proof, and, besides, the man might
have been innocent. But there was every
evidence that soap had been uSed."-Cin-
,ipnnti Enurirnr
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MYRTLETON, JR.
REV ARD OF $500!
Of.ice of the County Com usssioners,

Office OF the county NOn iI0sslOnerk, 7
HC Air, Nd Juiy ID, 1886.
A REWARD Ul ilNI DOLLARS will be
pald ter The arrest Z; ,ouNt,tr.r ~
son or pCrs0rs de; nsit'rc brush, tin cans or
rubh!sH of any kind Il, rht water CO urscs, Gr
alonS tbs banLG u as % the EGOlA reads vi
this cou lty. BY order OF
jy17 GEO ]. FINNEY, Clerk.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-21
RHrrinH Him Ont,

There is Il story Of a revival meeting
which took place near Willoughby some
time ago. \ certain worthy eShortcr
took the floor and started in on an OK
tended discourse. He talked md talked
and talked. Time was swallowed up,
other speakers were crowded out, the an.
dience was exhausted, and still the ex-
horter talked on.
Pretty soon he paused moment to
catch his breath, and then. spreading out
his hands, he beloved forth:
u see mighty field before me-"
Before he could get any farther ho
was interrupted by little German-Ame
lean IN n front seat. The little man
turned half round and said in q penetrat-
ing whisper:
"Poys, poys, somebody put up der bar
gwick! II he effer gifts himself inside Of
dot field, We Won't go home tonight"
The eXhortcr saw the point and brought
his remarks to Il hurried cIose.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-21
TRAINS SOUTHWARK,
SUNDAY TRAINS

Sunday trains leave Baltimore for Delta and
intermediate stations at $50 A. M and 4 loo
Z. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 10 A. NJ. and s. 80
2. NJ. They will leave Cardiff for Baltimore
and intermediate stations at 6.55 A. M. and
and 40 p. NJ. An additional train will len We
Bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate sta.
tions at $40 T. NJ, and Baltimore for Bel Air
at $50 7. NJ, arriving at Bel Air at 8 p, M.
and Baltimore 9.30 p. M.
]. r. KLINEFELTER, Gen. Pass. Art,
W. A. MOORE, GENT Manager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-21

"Going along a rural road the ether
day." said pedestrian. 81 met an I'M
lertaker's wagon and close after that &
man on q wheel, while after him came a
trolley car. This seemed like a curious
combination of the old and the new, of
the dead and the very much alive. Pres
emily the man on the wheel went ahead,
and moment later the trolley car shot
past. too, leaving the undertaker's wagon
plodding along behind, but it kept ago
ing all the while at the same steady. uni
form gait, and | couldn't help thinking
that it would get first again in the course
of time"-New York Sun.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-21
THE EGISIND INTEL[TGENCER.
BEL AIR MD. JULY 21. 1899.
YOUR CROSS.

Seek not to drop the cross you wear
Or lay it down, for il you do
Another shall he built tor You
More d:lcGlt and hard 10 bear
The cross is always made to fit
The back which bears it. Be content;
Accept the burden which was sent
And strive to make the best of it.
Think not how heavy is your load;
Think not how rough the road or long,
Look UP and say. Lord, am strong,
And love makes beautiful the road
Who tolls in Faith and knows not fear
Shall live IL !ai lis cross soTic day
Supported ali along thS way
by angels Who are walking n2ar.
Ella Whcclcr Wi,cux in WomIa's Home CGm
paEiOn.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-21
CARRIAGE TALK !
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Carriages largely sold honor. in few lines of
manufactured articles does the buyer depend largely upon
the seller Is it not therefore the best plan when you want
Carriage buy of builders of good reputation and known
honor We do not pretend that the only of
this class But the of this class vast minority Be-
low give you description of few of our Wagons.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-21
And He Did.

Il believe we are all ready" said the
young man who was about to officiate as
the bridegroom
"All right. l will join you in mo-
ment," replied the clergyman, rising
Chicago Tribune
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-21
What lie Had Observed.

an these fashionable churches" said
Uncle Allen Sparks, IL have noticed that
il man has n good sitting he needn't
bother himself much about his standing"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17

Conference of tho National Co m init to On
Trusts, Imperialism and Silver.

Conference of tho National Co m init teemsn
Trusts, imperialism and Silver.
ST.. LOUIS. Mo. Oct 16-Ths conference OF
Democratic leaders was resumed at 10 o'clock
this morning. and they rem aimed In session all
day Besides Chairman James X. Jones OF
Arkansas. there were present William ]. Stone
ofMissouri. Vice Chairman; J. G. johnson OF
Kansas. Chairman Of the National Executive
Committee. and Sam B. Cook OF Missouri.
manager OF the Committee on Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Stone brought with him to the confer
ence numerous documents showing the work
OF tho National Committee during Senator
Jones's absence in Europe. Those were sub
mittsd to the Chairman and the action Of the
committee approved by him. The political
situation was reviewed in detail and a plan OF
campaign mapped out. 1t Is understood that
1t was determined to make the trusts and I'M
perialism the leading Issues while adhering to
the silver plank Of the Chicago platform.
Arthur Roselle. former State Chairman OF the
Missouri Populsts. was admitted to tho con-
ference. though Senator Jones did not think
he had any place in the meeting. Stone OF
Missouri. however. insisted that he should be
present and no was admitted. Roselle 10 no
longer prominently identified with the Popu-
lists, but the Vice Chairman believes him still
power In the third party.
p, J. Devlin, formerly in charge OF tho press
bureau in Chicago and the personal appointed
OF Senator Jones. was here for the purpose OF
undoing the work of the Chicago meeting
which deposed him. He had a long conference
with Senator Jones, but after hearing state
MI ntS from Stone and Cook, tho latter recog-
nZed that he could no longer hold D0vlin
asked that Devlin be permitted to resign. Stone
said that he did not care as to the manner OF
Dsvlin' withdrawal an the latter'S resi- Rnation
was accepted. The work Of the press bureau
will be temporarily attended to by Chairman
johnson. who will submit all circulars and
papers to stones representative, Sam b. Cook.
before sending them out. 1t was the unani-
nous opinion OF the confsroSs that there
would be but one name presented TO the Ma
tional Democratic Convention for the Presiden-
tial nomination. and that would be tho name
OF William Jennings Bryan.
A marked feature OF the meeting was tho
predomin1nce OF Stone OF Missouri in tho
counsels OF the party. while the meeting was
ostsnsibly called to submit to the chairman
questions that had como up during his alb
sence. Senator Jones was soon made to realize
that he had heen superseded by the Missourian
and accepted the situation with the best grace
possible. The Senator left for his Ar
kansas home this evening. Should he
decide to resign the chairmanship OF tho
National Committee. which he Is expected to
do in January. II 10 said that he will name
Stone as his successor. 1t is said that the
object OF Stone In having Arthur Rosells pres
ont at the meeting was that he might secure
his influence with tho Populists in furtherlng
his senatorial ambition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17

Wsll-Dressed Woman Nearly Dies of the
Drug on the Sewtown.
The passengers on tho fsrryboIt Nswtown at
o'clock last night. on the trip from Grand
street. Brooklyn. to East Houston street, no.
tced that ono OF the woman passengers was
I'll. She seemed to brace up as the boat entered
the slip. and left with the rest OF the passen-
gers. Just as she reached the street she COL
lapsed. Policeman McDermott carried her
into the waitinR-room and sent for an ambu-
lance.
DR.. Hillsman responded and said that the
ing He applied the stomach pump. but tho
woman's condition grew worst and he had her
removed in the am bulance to Gouvensur Hos
pital
The woman is about 80 years old and has
dark brown eyes and hair. Her clothing was
OF good =, quality and consisted OF q
dark tailor, made suit black yelyot
In a black leather pocketbook tho police
found $I.26. three rings set with turquoise
and rubies and one ring set with cameo. In
the latter ,gtess the inscription "A.
cards. One o! them bore on one side In
pencil. 20. Shelbach. 15l East Elghty-sixth
street" and on tho other side the name Mary
In pencil In German. German Savings Bank
Eschen bach"
Shebaoh said last n ight that hs had known
girl named Mary Eschsnbach for seven
years. She lived. he Said. at 100 Meserole
street. BROOKLYN. Four weeks ago she visited
him and his wife. he said. and they had not seen
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
CROKER GIVES WILDE A HINT.
To Turn In and Help Hopper in the Thirty
first District.

frst District.
There was meeting at the Tammany head
quarters Of the Thirty first Assembly district
at 1902 Park avenue last night. to endorse the
ticket. Isaac A. Hopper the new Tammany
leader OF the district got word that tho meet
ing was intended to be a slap at him by the
adherents OF Charles Welde. and he came in
late. Chairman Vernon NJ. Davis welcome ed
him efrusivsly and offered him the Eavel, which
however. he refused.
That's all right. Don't disturb yourself"
Hopper said, as he laid his hat on the table. Il
am sorry to interrupt this meeting. but have
a letter for Judge welde here. from Richard
Croker. and want to pass it to him and to ask
him to read It,"
Judge wslde took the letter and read:
my p,ar Judge W,td..
:, Il think you should tell your friends to fall in
line with Mr.. Hopper and elect our ticket. Mr.
truly. RIcHARD CRoKER."
and JSs %e 1ee fo@ me os
thatthat was Just what he was doing. and that
heeslled on every good Democrat to do his duty
There are more ways than one to kill a cat"
this district. and | call on you ali to do Jour
-, As he picked up his hat and started for the
door there were three cheers for him. and
aopS.r 10 Ss hand
John X Brodsky jumped onto his chair
and sn6,,o said that he thought the inter;
they were all good Dem ocrnts. aud that
h. was loyal organization man, Bryan q.
ASKED p csaTn.n DAVE wy Are we to BE- 5:
bsitted and treated like lot OF schooboys "
We,de as he left the room. and the meeting
broke up FIVE minutes later.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
BANxs MUST PAY FOR sHoRrAsr
Chicago Institutions Must Make Good
Treasurer Ramsey's Big Deficiency.

SPBINoFIELp. ILL.,. Oct. 16.-The Supreme
Court late this afternoon handed down an i'm
portant decision In the ease Of the estate Of Il.
N. Ramsey against Whitbeck. in which nvs
Chicago banks will lose in the neig hborhood Of
$500. 900 or $500. 900. The Supreme Court re-
versed and remanded the decision OF the lower
court.
Rufus n. Ramsey was elected treasurer of
the State OF Illinois ON the Democratic tick ct
with Altgeld In 1892 and gave bond for $780,
900 with the following suretss: John A. King
and John H. Whitbeok. directors OF
the Fort Dearborn National Bank; Elbrdgs
G. Keith and Edison Keith OF the METROPOLITAN
National Bank. John r. Walsh and Andrew
McNally Of tho Chicago National Bank. VIII
liam Hammond and Edward 8. Drsyer. Ma
inson and Ernest A. Harnmil. Corn Exchange
Bank.
Mr.. Ramsey died on Nov 10. 1894 and four
days later Gov. Altgsld appointed his son,
Elijah Z. Ramsey. his successor. At that time
II was discovered that there was a den
cisnoy OF $47S.539 in the treasury and the
bordsmen were called upon to meet il. Carl
Mol. cashier Of tho National Bank OF
Illinois. acting for the sursties. met the
deficiency by assigning to Elijah T..
B.mssy a cheek on the Chicago National
ceived s155. 900 on this payment BY the collec-
ton Of notek and bonds found in the State
vault. For the balance of tho amount paid
1893. $50 the survivors OF the suretiss filed .
claim against the Ramsey estate in the
County Court OF Clinton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
JIMMY HANDLER WINS.
He Beats Gardner In the Eighteenth
Round-Both Men Punished.

One OF the most Sensational glove bouts which
has taken place hereabouts in many years.
was witnessed by 5000 persons at the Hercules
A. O.. Brooklyn last night. The principals
were George Gardner, OF Lowell, and Jimmy
Handler. OF Newark. The men were schel-
uled to go twenty-five rounds. but
Handler won in the eighteenth. Toward the
close. when neither man could see with any
degree of certainty. they fought instinctivcly
and every knock told.
Despite the fact that Gardner was OF an I'M
known quality the money went down on him
In big rolls. and the betting was even money
when the combat began. Gardner was
seconded by Jack Curloy and T. Heel. Han
dlers esauires were Fred Smith. Billy Roache
and Fred Goodwin. The weight was $50
pounds.
The battle was fought with a clean
break. Gardner had a good left and
poked Jimmy couple OF times Handler
soon got on to him and gave him
hard Rruelling. Gardner was easily out
cassed in this round Gardner again used
his left in the second and made it disaereeabls
ss ., Tins saved Hmm Ssrdasr" kS f% his his iS
the end Handler had Gardner srogsy. N N ~
and Handler swung with good effect. In the
sixth Gardner fought again at long range
and recovered some lost ground. Hand
Ter did all the forcing in the next three
rounds He hit Gardner often. hut could
not drop him owing to the Lowell mans
ileetness of foot. The tenth was vi
cious. Handler received enough Jabs to
suodue ten men, but he came back and
nearly had George out. The eleventh and
twelfth bounds were equally rapid. Gardner
evened things up by giving Handler "a pro-
nouneed wallopng; In the thirteenth. four
teenth and fifteenth rounds the onslaught was
SO Kicked that the crowd rose and cheered.
Gardner was fought to standstil
There was no cessation in the sixteenth and
seventeenth rounds. Handlers cheek bones
and Gardner's eyes were swollen. but still
they, never flinchcd. In the eighteenth
Two punches on the Jaw made him
EroeRy. and another sent him to the ropes.
which prevented him from falling. He was In
such pitiful state Of collapse that his seconds
threw up the sponge aud saved him from a
knock out. Then referee Charley White gave
the fight to Handler
Tony Moran OF New York. met Jim Brown Of
Greenpoint: In the first prelm mary OF ten
rrounds at l1s pounds. The referee stopped
the mill in the fourth round and awarded the
decision TO Moran. The second bout was
between Kid Thomas and Harry Murtha, both
OF this city. They fought at catch weights. 1t
was 10 be Tor ten rounds. but Thomas beat his
man in the second round.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
MURDER ON Az OYSTER sLoor,
Captain and Helper Killed; Vessel Fired Man
with Captains Pncketbeok Sabbed.

with Captains Pocketbeok Sabbed.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 10. A double MUIR
der was committed some time yester-
day morning. or late Saturday night
aboard the sloop Dream Of st. Michael d
which left here on Saturday afternoon
for her homo port with Il cargo OF shingles.
Yesterday morning she drItted into Rock
Creek ablaze. and after the Ere had besn ex e.
tinguished parts Of white mans body were
found. They had evidently been dismembered
with Ratchet or axe. and the boat set aere.
They are supposed to be tho remains of Capt,
Oliver Caulk OF st Michaes. master Of the
boat.
Frank Collier. colorsd deckhand, os
Queen Anre's county, who had sailed for years
T. have shared his fate About $500. which
the captain 10 known to have collected as the
price OF load OF oysters he brought to
TIE city, is missing. Tho police secured
he boat es N WITH '' hsf vnss sfs
sailed from here. and to- night arrested Rober 1T
Wyatt Of St Aiohaels with the captain =
rocketbook in his possess ion and blood on his
both men aboard the boat. robbed tia
men. SGT tho craft anrs and then
escaped in the Jaw boat which was missing
when she driited into Rock Creek.
married. and lived with his sistsr at St.
Michaels His brother. Capt gorge. is a famou
oyster packer OF that place. Tho negro Col
Her is also well known among the oysterm en-
Watts capture WAS due to description
furnished by the captain OF tho schooner
Amelia: who picked him UP while in a yawl
boat off Sparrow's Point and brought him 10
wa. found easily. He is an oyster tonser ger
about % years old.