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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-01-31
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal
~ NEW YORK. u. Z
Oiden Times

People overlooked the importance
of permanently beneficial effects and
were satisfied with transient action ;
but now that 1t is generally known
that Syrup of Figs Will permanently
overcome habitual constipation,
sselI-informed people will not buy
other iaxatives, which act for time.
bat finally Iniure the system. Buy
the genuine. made BY the California
Fig Syrup Go.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-01-31
JAMES CLARKE,
County Judge.
Attest:
FRED E. Marks,
Clerk Co., Courl. Starr Co., Eek.
Wichita Falls, Texas.

4
Wichita Falls, Texas.
Proprietors p. p. p:
II becomes my duty to add my tes-
timonial to the wonderful curative
properties of p p. T. (Prickiy Ash.
Poke Root and Petassium) Some
years ago bruised my ankle on my
saddle stirrup from a lille scratch
the place began TO enlarge until ii
was as large as The palm of my hand,
dIssharging pus, exposing part of
the bone. I called to see physicians,
and they pronounced it as a fever
sore. and incurabie. 1t became so
painful, and swollen SO badly that l
tried bandage for relief until I So
cured a rubber supporter; after Sc
curing the rubber supporter for tenn
porary relie6I begou 10 use internal
remedies, trying several different
kinds without any apparent relief.
L resolved to try P. p. p, which I
did. After using one bottle the re-
suit was such Icontiuued antiIs the
sixth bottle was used, when my rlIb-
Der supporter was not further re-
CURED, as the sore was completely
healed and swelling entirely gone
| therefore take pleasure in saying
TO the public generally that it is my
belief from actual experience, thai
The use Of P. P. P, ii properly per
sisted in, VIII cure any case of inn
pure blood or .oosl poisoning.
Respectfully,
PRoF. b. f. HIcKEY. Postmaster,
Wichita Falls, Texas
!, the undersigned, knew Prof.
Hickey at the time he commenced
to take 2. z. P. for his sore leg, ana /
lid not think cure possible. ] no.
ticcd its progress from the start, and
must say the remarkable cure P.P.P.
brought ABOUT was something rnarvc-
lous.
r TAYHaE, Druggist,
Wichita Fails, Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-01-31
Respectfully,
PRoF. b. f. HIckEY. Postmaster,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
r TAYHAE, Dru ggist,
Wichita Falls, Texas.

sgSU RaUsT have pure blood fol
good health. Hoods Sarsaparilla
purifies tie blood. Take Hoods Sar-
saparilla If you would BE WELL.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-01-31
TO Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Qufnsne
ia hlets. All druggists refund the
money if it failsie cure. CSC. The
genuine has L. B. @. on each tab
let.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-01-31
Starr County ahtines.
The following ACCUMULATION
is s~lf-sxplsnafory:
Rio Grande CITY. Texas. January Is:
andnes.

Rio Grande City, Texas, january a6.
To the
Hon. Mayor and City Council,
Brownsville, Texas.
Genilemen:-The uaty com
missionrrs' court Of his (Stan)
county. in com pliance with the
laws governing quarantine reg
Itlalinns for the prevention or
introduction Of contagious or
infec ions diseases iuto the
county or state. have this day
declared quarantine against all
infected p"ints in T-xas OF
M-xls-o Persons desiring tn
come wilI,ia h. boundary lines
Of this county from Infected
points will he required To pr-
sent clean bills of healli,
from medical off -ers having
proper authority TO issue such
tl-alih certificates.
BY order of County Commis
sion~rs' CourI of Starr County.
Tsxas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-01-31

The q. S. Govt Kepora
show Royal Baking P0sEdes
auoer4or 70 al o<hsa
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-01-31

EXCELSIOR LODGE 10.
IS IGL0.O.E.-oFFIcERs
JShst ii .EayEes, Nohle
Grand, srsl smith
f(SAEO s~te Vic- % and; john :.
siJeke, I Treasurer: vic
tr Ely, Jr-, Secretary, Il. ). FjssoheT siffiCs
test Grand Chas. T. Tilenlozp 4iSs-.ct DeUszty
ir~ad Master. The Lodge Dorls Al : % D. n.
R-eTy Wednesday nigkL Sisstsiss i.rsfhTzf md
5ti i'd Fellows good stsn.isne ne { srdIaII,
avited TO attend
KNIGHTS vF gON8k
ks 49, LODGE No SI30-OF-
~ FL Els. 4-frcv ne,
s<iSX jicss.cr mas. r I Ugh
P' sa.' s's. D' s:1ass,..s T.
3.ctstor: VI. Hanson, Past Dsct4tor: Il. Sherwood
>eporte u. E. cunlmEzs- Fi'szIi ID Reporter; A.
<ork, Treasurer; Rsi gsD'sses ci'ali @ln r. LesEy
FaI6e: 4. 3. Com e. .fuarsiial- DIE1ngo BeEayides
sentinal. trustees Park Lueens e Z. TI:ghnlsi
) f. shzrps, Lo'ss- facets second z-1rih
laesisAs Of each mouth
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-01-31

Better cover Hp sour tender plants
his evening.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-01-31

The Santiago which was beached
on the night o. ahe %, is now grad
uiy going TO pieces and ere short
while no, a vislags will be left of
L Sr 10 tell the tale.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
WOMEN IN PROFESSIONS.

There must always be some services
that it will seem that the hardest bat
tie of the head and heart really begins.
Some of these services are dear be.
cause they give pleasure to the server,
some because they give comfort to the
served. 1t is not easy to turn from
either. 1t is not easy, women are apt
to think with some bitterness, to be
Professional woman at all. And now
again the head must be needed. If
you have honestly decided that as
duty to your talents, or to eXpediencv
or to some other good motive, it is
best for you to follow an outside pro-
fession, the way to begin is not with
weak lamentations and comparisons
of sex. One great reason for our
thinking of mans path as much cas-
Ter in his professional career is because
sacrifice to gain an end has become so
a matter of course in the lives of men
that we take their efforts as no sacri-
flee at all. 1t is not always as easy as
it looks for man to leave the bed
81 of a sick child, the hearth of an
ailing wife, or even the happy sitting
room and the bright chatter of those
he loves, to go to work that sternly
calls him.
A mother, who was visiting her son
after long separation, complained to
him with feeling that he had not spent
a single entire day with her since her
coming, which was wholly to see him.
Tell your firm you haven't seen
your mother for five years" she
urged. They will give you day of
surely"
The son was a loving filial son, but
his hair fairly rose on his head at the
idea.
"Why, mother. You don't know
what work is. They'd give me the
day fast enough, and then get man
who had no mother.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
SOME STORE DON7,S.

Don't ask for a raise. the boss has a
large family and needs all the cash he
can get.
Don't spit on the counter. If you
must chew tobacco, hang a cuspidor
around your neck.
Don't forget that manners are cheap;
otherwise the firm would not have
them around.
Don't make a practice of wIping
your nose with the lIandkerchiefs in
stock. Eventually it will injure their
sale.
Don sing nor whistle. A woman
who buys Il pair of corset steels
scarcely expects to have a song recital
thrown III.
Don't accept invitations OF custom
ers to come out and have a beer with
them. Beer is u cheap drink. Stick
10 gin rickeys and high balls.
Don't keep limburger sandwiches
under the counter. Some customer
may take it into his head that YOU are
trying to suppress evidence of muir
der case.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
Varieties.

Papa, SAID little William Henry,
"wby do they call this boat a she?"
Il suppose, my son, because she is at
tached TO a buoy"
An enthusiastic Indiana editor
wrote: The battle is now opened"
But alas! the compositor spelt bat
tie" with an %, and his readers say
they expected it all along.
-"Patrick' you told Inc you needed
the alcohol to clean the mirrors with,
and here | find you drinking it,"
"Faix. mum, it's driukin' it and
bratliipg on the glass Dim a-doin'."
"A lad III South Boston having
handed the teacher note, reading,
Licking don't do this boy 10 good.
Talk To him." provoked inquiry, that
led to the discovery that he had him
self written the note.
"A pot that belongs to too many is
always ill stirred and worse boiled.
1t Is IL safe let that you will lose
where you have to do all the guess
ing.
A wolf may lose his teeth but
never his inclination; so it is with Ill
evil speaker.
You need not pack up any worries
You can get them anywhere as you
go along.
Have you a mother-in-law p
asked Il man of misunderstanding
person. No" he replied, but have
father in Jail"
"A tombstone somewhere in the
west of Scotland bears the following
significant cpitaph: Died of thin
shoes. November, 1857"
He who seeks after what ia i'm
possible ought in justice to be denied
what is possible.
"A little "fresh-air" child at Elk
land, who had never seen a COW be
fore, was watching the milking pro-
cess, with eyes full of astonishment
After looking on in silence for some
time she drew near and, placing her
hand on the cows distended side, SX
claimed, why, she's chock full of it,
amt she"
Lady of the House (urging com
pany to eat)-Please help yourself
Do just rs you would in your own
house. | am always so glad when IN
friends are at home.
Husband (desperately)-Life has
no longer any charms for me. Pll kill
myself. Iii take poison. Wife (pleas-
antly)-Well, if you do take poison,
my dear, get the kind that's adver-
tised, don't die in the house,
Excuse me-" said the obsequious
salesman, but wouldn't you like Inc
to take the price tag off that suit for
your" Yes" replied Farmer Corn
stalk. "Mebbe you'd better" Eff
was to go around advertising what
lot O. money paid fur them clothes,
p'raps the neighbors' nd think l was
tryin' to show off,"
Atkins: What do You think OF
Puffington?' Grimshaw: ooh, he is
the kind of man who thinks when he
steps on one end of the country the
other end bounds up into the air."
Mes. Newwed. Now, George,
never you laugh at my superstitions
againl paid for a dozen of eggs
which the man brought to the door,
and when counted them there were
thirteen; and would you believe it,
when l opened them they were all
bad ~
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
WITHOUT CHANGE,

AS the conductor was hustling
through the car on the New York and
New England Railroad. stalwart fell
low, with All ear on him like a new
kind of Japanese puzzle, rose sudden
ly to his feet, seiZad the conductors
right hand between his horny palms,
and shook and squeezed it so long
that the conductor will carry the mark
OF a ticket punch to his grave.
Great horned spoons!" he beloved
What lovely idea? Say did you
get it up2 How did you happen to
think on it %
Think of what?'' demanded the
conductor, trying to break up his jel-
lied hand into fingers again.
why, this idea of going through
to Bosting without change. Why, 1
was walking about, wondering how
should get to Boosting, when l read
the sign, Through to Bosting with
out change" That's me, said l. 1
hain't got any change, or bills either,
and here | ain buzzing along toward
Bostlug as slick as goose grease, with
out darDed cent of change in my
pocket. Works like charm, don't
itrD
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
Il GOOD ANSWER.

A dude was visiting a charming
young society lady, and as they sat on
either side of an open CRATE fire his
head was full of burning desire to
say something not only mplimentary
but brilliantly suggestive. So, after
revolving the matter in his mind dur
ing ten minutes silence, he said:
"Ah, Miss Lille, why are those fire
tongs like me2'
He meant her to guess, or him to
tell her because they glowed in her
service, or were FRUSTRATED at her
feet" or something of the kind.
Miss Lille, looking so solemnIy de-
mure that the clock stopped, said she
didn't know unless it was because
they had two thin legs and brass
head.
He was cropping blindly for the front
door before she recovered from the
shock of her own volley.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
that the people could talk of nothing

! that the people could talk of nothing
else for a FORTNIGHT.
All went well with the king and
queen for year. The king had quite
forgotten his ginger-nuts and the
queen her jewsharp.
However, the king got out of bed one
morning with the wrong foot foremost.
and after that, of course, all went
wrong. 1t rained the entire day, the
imperial globe fell down and the little
cross on the top broke off; the court
painter brought new globe on which
Macronia was painted red instead of
blue, as he had been ordered, and to
cap the climax the queen had a head
ache.
1t came to pass that the welded pair
quarreled for the first time; why or
wherefore they knew not In short,
the king was cross and the queen was
snapp', and would have the last word.
After the quarrel had gone on for some
time the queen shrugged her shoulders
disdainfullv and said:
you've found fault the entire day.
And why, pray-you, who can't so
much as play the iewsharp?"
He retorted sharply:
you've nothing to say. You can't
even bake giuger-nuts."
For the first time the queen did not
reply, but remained quiet, and with
out exchanging another word they
went to their respective rooms.
The queen seated herself in a corner
of the sofa and wept and thought sad
ly:
What y foolish wife YOU are Have
you lost our reason? You should not
have begun a quarrel 50 stupidity"
The king paced up and down his
room, rubbing his hands and ssid:
ut is truly a bit of,bad luck that my
wife can't bake ginger-nuts. Why did
| answer her when she reproached me
for not knowing how to play on the
jewsharp ~
After repeating this three or four
times he felt more cheerful. He began
TO whistle his favorite tune, examined
the large portrait of the queen which
hung in his room, mounted a chair.
and with his handkerchief brushed off
a cobweb that hung over her nose and
said
''She is surely pretty, my good little
wife. I'll see what she's doing"
He went down the long hall to her
door. All had gone wrong on this day.
The servants had even forgotten the
lamps, although it was O'Clock and
quite dark. He entered the room,
putting out his hands before him 50 as
not to stumble against the furniture.
Suddenly he felt something warm.
who is - he said.
alt is H. replied the queen.
what is the matter, my pet p
81 want to ask your forgiveness"
said the queen, "for having been SO
cross"
You don't need to do that at ALL"
said the king, throwing his aims about
her neck. I'm more to blame than
You are. Let's forget all about it.
There are two terms that we'll never
allow used in our Kingdom, jews harp
and"-
And girger-nuts," Interrupted the
queen, laughing, as she secretly wiped
two little tears from her eyes.-FTOm
the German for Short Stories.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
As BROTHERS SHOULD BE.

Here is story Of two brothers who
stuck to one another through life, and
in death were not divided. They were
past sixty years of age, and, being re-
ported i'll and destitute in the old house
where they lived alone, were removed
to Bellevue Hospital, New York.
Each, though helpless, was anxious to
tt Ike care of the other. When asked
II they had anv friends, both gave the
same reply. The best friend l have
In the world is my brother here" On
their cots side by side they lay dying,
yet neither appeared to have any
thought of his own suffering, but asked
continually that something be done
for his brother. The elder one died
first, saying, "Good-bye, John, dear.
God bless you ~ Less than four hours
after this farewell John breathed his
last. The next day-it was the day
after Christmas--the two brothers lay
side by side in the Morgue, where an
aged woman who had been their
friend, came and identified the bodies,
promising to notify relatives, who
would see that they were buried
together. Such is real incident from
tie great epic of daily life in the
metropolis, and it points its moral
better than some fiction.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
<----
TAKING CARE OF THE BIKES.

A certain lady, who is not a cyclist,
resolved to entertain her lady cyclist
friends, and made elaborate arrange
ments for the care of the wheels. A
system of ticketiug, similar to that III
use at hotel cloakrooms, was adopted,
each c. clist being provided with a
check ticket. The housekeeper was
entrusted with the care of the bicycles
and the issue of the tickets, and as the
guests arrived the wheels were care
fully stored and la belled, so that there
would be no difficulty when they were
required again. But the housekeeper
knew very little about wheels, and did
not understand the mysteries of the
tires. She pinned the tickets On the
front tires, sticking the pins well in.
When the guests came to take their
departure the scene may be imagined.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
KNEW ABOUT MOSES

A few weeks ago a Sunday school
teacher was telling the children of the
infant department about Pharoah's
daughter finding the babe in the bull
rushes. Now, children" said she,
''how many of you know anything
about Moses?" Only one hand went
up. That's right, Jimmy; I'm glad
to see there's one here who has heard
of him before. Now, who was Moses?"
He's the fellow wot wanted to
know where he was when the light
went out" exclaimed Jimmy, with
great pustO
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
VOL. XLIV---NO
POWER OF IGNORANCE.

1t is a common sentence that knowl-
edge is power, but who has duly con.
sidered or set forth the power of ignor-
ance? knowledge slowly builds up
what ignorance in an hour pulls down.
knowledge, through patient and
frugal centuries. enlarges discovery
and makes record of it; ignorance,
wanting its DAYS dinner, lights fire
with the record, and gives flavor to
its one roast with the burnt souls of
many generations. knowledge, in
structing the sense, refining and multi
plying the needs, transforms itself into
skill, and makes life various with a
new six days work; comes ignorance
drunk Oh the seventh day, with firkin
OF oil ond match, and an easy Let
there not be-" and the many colored
creation is shrivelled up in blackness.
vi truth, knowledge is power, but it
is power refined by scruple having a
conscience of what must be and what
may be; whereas ignorance is a blind
giant, who, let him but wax unbound,
would make it sport to seize the pillars
that hold up the long wrought fabric
OF human good, and turn all the places
OF joy dal k as a buried Babylon.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
Il JOB THAT SUITED.

A gentleman insisted on his head
gardener taking on as an assistant
young lad in whom he was interested.
The boy was generally regarded as
somewhat lazy, and the gardener was
not at all pleased at having such a
youth thrust upon him. Some time
after the gentleman, walking in the
garden, came upon the gardener and
said, We'll, my man, how is my young
friend getting on with you ~ oh,
he's doing fine" replied the gardener,
with a sarcastic grin. He is working
away there at the very job that suits
him." Pm glad to know that" said
his employer, what may that be p
"Chasing snails off the walks" was
the cutting reply.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
WHY He FAS AFRAID,

Street car conductor Ito country
manl-lf you saw him picking the
gentleman's pocket why didn't you
interfere, instead of letting him get
away"
Countryman-I saw that sign up
there, Beware OF pickpockets," an,
b'gosh, was 'fraid to-"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
2cstical.
IN OLD TIME SIGNIL.


A boy came down by my gate today, ard IL mo-
men5 he fingered there,
And he whis led. and then COR Il il nal call his
hand shot up in the air;
And !, frGm thC shade OF my porch, looked up
and over my papers rim,
And | saw two fingers i'll N-fUrm Taised-and
my heart went straight out to him.
And, oh, the way that the years sloughed on at
the szht OF that upraise hand,
As again read that sig nal hich no boy failC tn
to understand;
Sweat, sweet Old summr rs of days gone by APP
pc|red, and halt suspect
I hat moist were the eyes which looked and be-
held those bCyiSh fingers erect.
And tn there cane through the heated air
from the lot of nCigubUr Jones.
An answering cali. and IL screamed = You het''
in the most decisive OF tones;
Ard StraighJwhy the s. :sRal corps adjourned,
ard two happy boys Sc. forth
For the line OF woods, whe'e the clear Des
PLANES streams down from the distant
north.
Oh, wonders that tell of the Telegraph and
maryes the lightni r does,
When the telegraph ticks ana the telephones
mix words with their whrr and buzz;
But think sometimes OF the sunhurned boy
and that credit is due to him
Who fl Sc transmitted by finger sign the mes
sage: Iet's go aud SWIM"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
TO 4 ESTRPER.

BY EUGENE FIELD.
Aha? a traitor i'll the camp,
rebel strangely bold
A lispi"g. laug hing, toddling scamp,
Not more than TOUR years old.
lie trots his treason to and fro,
AS only babies can,
A q says he'll tie his mammals beau
When he's Il ''gweat, big man.
To think that I, who've ruled alone
So proudly in the past.
Should be elected from my throne
by my own son ut last.
But when the years OF youth have sped
The bearded man, truw,
Will quite forget he ev said
He'd be his mammals beau.
Enounce your treason little son,
Leave LIamIga'S Ec:lt to me;
For there will come another one
To claim your loyalty.
And when that other comes to you,
God grant her love MAY shine
Through all your life, as fair and true
AS mammals does through mine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
The Henry Watson Aid Society,",

An Auxiliary Committee of the Henry Wat
son Childrens' Aid Society has been formed in
Bel Air. The duties of this Committee are:
First TO look after children who are proper OBJ
iects Of charity; I'd, To find homes in the coun-
y tor children under the care of the Society.
Full information upon application to
REV. X. A. CASTLEMAN, Secretary, or
WIN II. HARLAN. President. 24je
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
Trustees Sale
OF A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY PLACE IN
HARTFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND.

3oss ACRES, part of the celebrated Rangers
Lodge tract handsome new house, built by
skilled day labor; 10 rooms, 81 closets slate
roof brick cellar; good, pure water in kitch
en-: elevated and attractive site; fine large or
chard Of choice fruits; good neighborhood;
convenient to churches and stores; two miles
from Sewell Station, Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, one mile from Creswell postoffce.
~ No person desiring a Country home
should miss this opportunity.
This property is held by the Trustee at pri-
waite sale and will be sold at a GREAT SACRl-
F1CE.
Photograph of House and Particulars by adj
dressing
W. BEATTY HARLAN, Trustee,
je11t Churchville. Hartford Co., Md
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
lHE EGlS ANDlNTELlILEN(ER.
Is Published Every Fridayby
FRANK E. GORRELL.


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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-01-27

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