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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-01-12
May Burn IIoilo.

MANILA, Jan. 9.-Colonel Potter, the
special emissary of General Otis be.
tween Manila and Ioilo, arrived this
afternoon with dispatches from the lat
ter point. The situation when be left
there was practically unchanged. The
streets were barricaded and it was re-
ported that the principal buildings had
been "kerosened, the insurgents hav-
ing threatened to destroy the whole
business section by fire at the first shot
of bombardment. The banks We're ship
ping treasure to the United States
transport Newport and other vessels.
The family of the American vice consul
has gone on board the Newport Col
onel Potter reports that President Nc
Kinley's proclamation had to be type.
written aboard ship, as the printers on
shore declined to do the work, and when
the text of the proclamation was read to
them, ridiculed the notion that concilia-
ton was possible. Privates Harry Sill.
vey and Frank Kirkpatrick of the Sixth
United States artillery, while guarding
water boat astern Of the Newport,
were attacked by the natives of the
crew. Private Silvey's skull was frac-
tured, fatally, and Private Kirkpatrick
fell overheard, but escaped with a flesh
wound. The United States gunboat
Petrol arrived at Iloilo on Friday and
Colonel Potter reports that the United
States troops will probably land on
Guiamanas island, about midway be-
tween the island of Panay and the ISL
and of Negros, where camp will be es-
tablished.
Both sides, Colonel Potter says, have
been impressing the local shipping for
military purposes and the Francisco
Reyes has landed $50 natives. The for
eigners We're taking refuge on the British
cruiser Bona Ventura.
There is no change in the situation
here. On Friday night public demon
STATIONS ware held in Papangas prov.
ince in ratification of Aguinaldo's proc
lamation, and the excitement was in.
tense.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-01-12
Public Sale.
Collector.

The undersigned will sell at public
sale at her farm one mile south of Gray,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25

MIR. Castlemdn laughed softly. she
had often talked to him of her guardian,
how good and kind and true he was.
why, my dear Vera, you speak as if
Mr.. BemadC We're the lord high execu-
TONER of love. Let me have five minutes
with him. Let me see him, and I'll ar
range the whole affair with my lady's
gracious permission" Lifting her hand,
he kissed il tendcrly. Miss Romncy
| smiled on him with gaze that set his
heart dancing.
do you think if you saw him you
could arrange it, she inquired.
"I'm positive"
"Thcn I've an idea. You remember my
telling you of his photograph, which I'm
forbidden to see?"
Yes. Yes"
"I'll show it to you; but mind, | won't
look at it. You can tell from that wheth
er he is 4 really cruel. hard man."
'Fetch the photograph, will you.
please, Nera?'
Before Mr.. Castlemon had walked the
full length of the veranda twice, Vera
was beside him with the mysterious
| packet. She handed il to him and walked
| away.
Vera. Vera" she heard him call pres
| emily.
lie went running to her, took her in
one arm and held the portrait in his right
| hand behind him. IF I'm 4 judge Of
faces I'm certain therc'll he no trouble,
| dear little one. You're quite sure you
love me?''
I'm sure" she answered. prayerfully,
| and raising her eyes as if taking an oath.
Mr.. Castlemon flashed the photograph
before them. Vera staggered and sank
| almost fainting as she recognized in the
portrait the image of the man who held
her in his arms.
"Vera, Vera, forgive mol" he pleaded.
"lt's all right" she gasped, trying to
free herself, only you gave me such a
shock"
Iii, there came the chirrupy tones
of Mrs. Calvertun, riding up the drive
way on her return from the pCstotce.
so the comedy's over. Thank heaven,
say |. She would have loved you any
way. You old simp!cton. Damon Belmade,
guardian or no guardian, inexperienced
convent angel or not. Why, I'd love you
myself. And here I've been living in hot
water for two weeks and feeling like
500 villain in mcloGrama."
Damon Belmade and Vera smiled as
foolishly as lovers can and were happy
Chicago News.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25

Monkeys are more renowned for mis-
chief than for Kindness, but even mon
keys can he benevolent. N. Mouton re-
cords the doings of one in GuadcIoupe
that surely seemed to merit that reputa-
ton.
This monkey had a friend in a goat
that went daily to the pasture. Every
night the monkey would pick out the
burs and thHrns, sometimes to the num-
Der of 1000 or 5000, from the goats
fleece, in order that the animal might lie
down in peace.
On coming in from the pasture the
goat regularly went in search OF his light
handed friend and submitted himself TO
the operation. Strange to say, the tricky
instincts Of the monkey reassertcd them
selves after the pricks were removed.
lie would tease Tie poor goat unmerci-
fully, pIucking his beard. poking him in
the eyes and pulling ont his hairs. The
goat bore it all with patience. perhaps re-
garding it as only Il fair price to be paid
for the removal Of the thOrns.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25

Sir Benjamin never encouraged his pa
tients to imagine themselves worse than
they really were, and such as were in
clined to do SO were not unfreQuently
treated in a somewhat brusque manner.
A story is told of n gentleman who had
met with some slight accident in the
hunting field in Ireland who had applied
for relief to various surgeons in that
country and without success. At length
he came to London to consult Sir Benja-
min. He drove up in a carriage and
with no little difficulty landed himself
inside the house at Savile row, his leg
being carefully strapped up.
Brodie undid the bandage and exam
ined the limb and after n short time
left the room. On his return the patient
desired that the bandages might be re-
placed and that his carriage might be
called. Brodie, however, rcmarking that
this was unnecessary, as he intended
him to walk home and adding that he
had taken upon himself to dismiss the
carriage, called his servant and requested
him to assist the patient down the steps
and then to leave him to find his own
way home. This was done with the
most beneficial results, as the gentleman
recovered the use of his limb and suffer-
ed no i'll effects from his accident.-"Sir
Benjamin Collins Brodie," by L. Holmes.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25
ALL MEN ARE LIARS.
So a Barber Says and Tries to Prove
His Proposition.

So n Barber Says and Tries to Prove
His Proposition.
II don't want to think i'll of my fellow
men," said the barber the other after
noon, but sometimes | am forced to be-
lieve that Il .soodiy share of them are
prone to prevarication. l mean by that
they are given to avoiding the truth
when the truth would answer just as
we'll"
Exactly" assented the Saunterer.
Suppose you give Inc Il bill of particu-
lars"
well" continued the man of the ra-
zor, Il was thinking OF Il half dozen or 50
customers | have asked during the course
of the day whether or not they didn t
want their hair cut. Every man of 'cm,
Instead of coming out with Il plain no
for an answer, hemmed and hawed and
said something about being in Il hurry or
not having time similar excuse. To-
day was no exception either. It's that
way every day. OF course the barber is
On, and the way some of the customers
get red in the face makes me think they
are giving him ghost story. Why, I've
had q man tell me he hadn't time to get
his hair cut and then climb out of my
chair after | had finished shaving him and
stand around and talk for half an hour
or twice as long as it takes to trim up
head of hair. It's often the same when
we suggest shampoo. Now, just be-
cause II barber asks customer if he
doesn't want something more than a
shave when once he is in the chair is no
reason why the customer should feel
obliged to spend more than he at first in
tended to, nor is it any reason why the
customer should prevaricate about being
rushed to death in order to get out of it..
How'd you Ike that shave, sir? 1t was
all right, ch? Thank you! | suppose
you'll have your hair cut this afternoon?"
"Er-no.' responded the saunterer.
you see. | haven't time
But just then he caught the BARRIERS
eye and hurried out of the shop before
the grin he knew was coming put in an
aDDearancc.-rhiadelpb Inuuirer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25
Eg HAD BEEN TO SEA.
But His Experience Didn't Fit Him
Eor Sailing "A Yacht.

y government oIicial tells this story of
Sam AIIcrtou's experience with his
yacht:
Mr.. Allerton built himself Il fine coun-
try house on the shores of Lake Geneva,
Wisconsin. 1t was as fine as anyb"dys
home in that locality. When lie had the
house about finished, some one told him
that he would have to have 4 yacht. not
one of the modern steam yachts such as
you see down east, but 4 sailing boat.
He ordered one made and was UP at the
lake when it reached there. He was
very proud of his yacht, ami although he
had never been on one before concluded
that he would like TO take sail right
away. In his younger days he had gone
fishing time or two III Il canoe and i'll
that way had learned the rudimcnts OF
steering boat, so he concluded to take
the helm. Looking over the group of
loungcrs that had gathered about, he
shouted ont the inquiry:
"Whe among us has been to sea?'
81 has, sah." said a tall, rawboned col
ored man, stepping forward.
You'll do for one" said Mr.. Allerton.
"Now. who else has been to sea-"
Nobody answering. he turned to the
colorcd man and ordered him to jump
aboard, saying: We two will be enough.
We can handle her"
The sails were set, the boat released
from its moorings. and Il start was made.
The wind was directly oiIshorc and
blowing brisk. Mr.. Allcrtou enjoyed the
sensation hugely and congratulated him
self on the investment he had made. He
was sailing directly before the wind and
he doomed ahead in splendid style. BY
and by they approached the opposite
shore, and. after making several frantic
efforts to change the course Of the boat
Mr.. AlIcrton called ont to the colored
man who had been to sea-
Here, you. How are we going to
turn this blamed thing around? | can't
do anything with her"
deed, mister, | don't know what TO
do. 1 don't know nothing bout them
there sails
The two men pulled and hauled and
perspircd, but to 10 effect, and the yacht
went on the rocks with Il smash. AS
Mir. Allerton wadcd ashore he turned
angrily to the colorcd man, who dragged
himself drippingly after him, and said:
Il thought you told me you had been
to sea-"
Il was. sab; eight years"
what the deuce did You do at sea?"
81 was cook, sab. Chicago Post.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25
CONCEIIS OE SOME MEN.
The Actor Speaks His Little Piece
ON Tint Subject.

The Actor Speaks His Little Piece
on That Subject.
"The newspapers are very fond of
harping on the vanity of actors" said a
popular comedian, who happened to be in
the city the other day, but it is nothing,
| honestly believe, to the supreme self
satisfaction of the average writer. 4 lit
erary man can always understand litera-
~ vanity and sympathize with it, but
he is apt to regard any other brand as
preposterous and absurd. Why, l was
talking to a dramatic critic the other
day, and he showed NE a letter from Il
pretty well known member of my own
profession. Here's a fellow with Il
frightful case OF big head, he exclaimed
ironically, and yet, by Joye. he can't
write three lines of decent English to
save his SOUL
''Now, l claim that that is Il fair ex-
ample of the journalistic point of view.
The average professional writer is prone
to gauge folk in other lines by their liter
airy facility and is really amused that a
chap can find anything TO be vain about
as long as he can't sling ink. If that
isn't monstrons conceit, iii cat my derby.
1t is ten times worse than the poor play
er, who struts around like Il peacock,
but never dreams Of snecring ut his critic
because the critic can't act.
This reminds me, by the way, of u
newspaper friend Of mine in Chicago
who was sent to interview wealthy
pork packer and came away mad as
blazes because the magnate had tried to
patronize him. The ignorant chump" he
said bitterly. I'D like to see him tackle
my jobp That evening 1 met the pork
packer at the Calumet club, and it SEEM
ed that he, too, was displeased over the
encounter. He's very impudent whip
persnapper,' he remarked in describing
the reporter. IN bet he amt got sense
enough to trim n side of meat"
Interesting exhibit of criterions,
wasn't it|'-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25
The CornStRIk Bell.

On the hell of Il small village church in
tho east Of Germany there is carved the
figure of Il cornStaik. The cornstalk has
an interesting story connected with it.
When the church was built, the poor peo-
pie had spent all their money and had
nothing over with which to buy bell to
hang in the tower. One day when the
schoolnaster was going to the service he
saw growing out of a crack in the old
crumbling wall of the churchyard green
stalk of corn
The idea suddenly struck him that per-
hnps this green stalk of corn, On what we
call 1.-The SNOWFALL plan" which grows
bigger as it rolls on, might be made the
means OF getting the coveted bell. He
waited till the cornStalk was golden ripe
and then pluclscd the six ears that were
on it and sowcd them next spring in his
garden.
In the autumn time he gathered the lit
tie crop thus produced and sowed it
again, till at last he had not room enough
in his garden for the harvest So he di-
vided the seeds among a certain number
of farmers, WHO went on sowing the
produce until in the eighth year the crop
was so larg" that when it was put togcth-
er and sold they found they had money
enough to buy large and beautiful bell
And they carved upon it the story of its
origin and the stalk of corn to which it
owed its existence.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25
STOPPING A STAMPEDE.
Secret of the Cowboys Goodness II
the Face Of Apparent Peril.

Secret of the Cowboys Goodness I'm
the Face Of Apparent Peril.
"One of the slickest things l ever saw
in my life" said veteran army officer
the other day. was cowboy stopping
Il cattle stampede. \ herd of about GO
or 500 had got frightened at something
and broke away pell nell with their tails
in the air and the bulls ut the head of the
procession. But Mr.. Cowboy didn't get
excited ut all when he saw the herd was
going straight for Il high bluff. where
they would certainly tumble down into
the canyon and be killed. You know
that when a herd like that gets to going
it can't stop, no matter whether the cat
tie rush to death or not. Those in the
rear crowd those ahead, and away they
go. l wouldn't have given a dollar Il
head for that herd, but lhe cowboy spur
red up his mustang, made little detour,
came in right i'll front of the herd, cut
across their path at right angle and
then gallopcd lcisurely Oh the edge of
that bluff, halted and looked around at
that wild mass of beef coming right
toward him. He was as cool us Gu
cumbcr though | expected to see him
killed and was so excited l could not
speak.
We'll, sir, when the leaders had got
within about Il quarter of mile of him
l saw them try to slack up, though they
could not do it very quickly. But the
whole herd seemed to want to stop, and
when the cows and steers in the rear got
about where the cowboy had cut across
their path 1 was surprised to see them
stop and commence to nibble at the
grass Then the whole herd stopped,
wheeled, struggled back and went to
fighting for chance to. eat where the
rear guard was.
You see, that cowboy had opened a
big bag of salt he had brought out from
the ranch to give the cattle, galloped
across the herds course and emptied the
bag. Every crittcr shifted that line of
salt, and, of course, that broke up the
stampede. But | tell you it was Il queer
sight to see that man out there OH the
edge OF that bluff quietly rolling cigar
cite, when it seemed as if he'd be lying
under 200 tons of beef in about minute
and q if."-Chicago Record.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25
One auestion Too Many.

One of the most amusing answers that
have ever been given by n candidate for
naturalization papers occurred in Phila-
delphia. He was burly German and
had replied to all the questions put to
him correctly and with great intelli-
gence, despite Il certain difficulty under
which he labored from his imperfect
knowledge of the English tongue. He
had defined with fair amount of accu-
racy nearly all the duties of the chief
magistrate of the nation, but when the
judge asked him, what does the presi-
dent do with the bills sent to him." q
blank look overspread his countenance.
He looked from the judge to the floor
and back again, shifting uneasily the
while, as if in doubt whether the ques-
ton was asked seriously, and then blurt-
ed out suddenly, "Why, Judge, he pays
them, guess"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25

Little Jamic-Papa, what is the true
poetic fire?
Papa-I guess that must he the fire the
poet gets when the editor happens to be
in savage mood.-Chicago Times Her
aid.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25

Sunday trans leave Baltimore for Delta and
intermediate stations at $50 a. NJ and 400
p. M, stopping at Bel Air at 10 A. M. and $50
m. They will leave Cardiff for Baltimore
and intermediate stations at 6.55 A. NJ. and
800 p. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 7.55 A. M.
and $50 T. 81. An additional train will leave
bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate sta
lions at $40 z. NJ, and Baltimore for Bel Air
at $50 P. NJ, arriving at Bel Air at P NJ.
and Baltimore $50 p. M.
}. K. KLINEFELTER, Gen. Pass. ARt
WA. MOORE. GenH Manager
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25

The margold is a little weather profit.
" the day is going to be fine, the flower
opens about 3 or / O'Clock in the after
noon, but if wet weather is in store the
marigold, does not open ut all.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25

In the French Quarries of st. Triphon
stone is sawed with steel wire cables
moistened with wet sand and passing in
an endless rope over series of pulleys.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25

In Berlin nearly all the repairs of the
principal streets are carried ON at night.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25
RETURNING YOUTH.

asked his age.
True enough.
He was young
because hi S
h e art w a s
you n G.; his
step was firm;
his eye was
brig hit; his
l a u G h was
lie ar a II d
m Merry; his
appetite was
L.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-08-25
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.


An additions. tram will leave Bel Air, for
Baltimore and intermediate stations, at 7.15,
on SATURDAY evenings only. Returning,
will leave Baltimore the same evening at IL 80.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-05

that the man who is to be Seq
retary Of War had bribed seven
teen men to pass the constitution
they previously had voted against.
Four OF the men, it was alleged,
had made oath that Root promised
to give them large sums OF money
in consideration Of their votes. Il
also was said that Boss Tweed's
son had transferred to Root, in
1873, valuable uptown property tor
nominal consideration. These lots,
it was alleged, had been purchased
by Boss Tweed with the money he
had stolen from the city treasury,
and that he subsequently had
transferred them to his son" The
foregoing being complete and
fairy mounted skeleton Of Roots
heretofore, the SENTINEL would
like to ask Mr.. Mckinley why he
thinks Root would be a good man
to call to the Cabinet, and the full
unfettered control, for instance, Of
Cuba1 Think OF Cuba There's a
dove to pluck And with Root
where he'll do the most (private)
good, the air will ottsoon be filed
with Antillean feathers.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-05
The crime Of the Century.

An American citizen, who be-
Iieves in constitutional liberty and
a free Republic, can no longer lift
uD his head with the same feeling
OF pride as before MeKinley's ad-
vent The idea that we should use
the immense force and riches OF
over seventy millions against a
few millions OF an inferior race
struggling for its liberty and inde-
peudence and send hundreds OF
thousands OF soldiers to kill poor
people, who have never done US
any harm, but whom we used as
allies 70 beat the Spanish and get
a iOothoid in Manila, IS so mean,
so contemplate, so cruel and bar
baric that every true American
must blush tor shame and bend
down his head in sorrow.
But why do not the American
people put a stop to this unjust and
mean WARP Why do they allow
more soldiers to be sent to butcher
those people and sacrifice their
own ives7 Is this done merely to
have Mckinley renominatedr
Must all these people on both sides
be murdered for a political pur-
pose to elect a man to a position
IN which he may destroy the liber-
ties OF the people and ruin the re-
pubhc9
Are The Americans such cow
ards as To- sit qs,etty-yshiletn the Gems
tury is disslaced and their own
~c1unIy humuiated9
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-05
The Volunteers Testim ouy.

1t is striking fact, the signi6
ca nee OF which will hardly be lost
upon a President who gets his
"poiicies" by keeping his ear to
the ground" that there is substan-
tial agreement among the return
ing volunteers on these points:
I. The islands are Aot worth
fighting tor nor fit for white man
TO live in.
4. 1t will take years to subjugate
the people, and they would be good
Tor nothing for our purposes when
whipped.
3. Gen. Otis is a monumental
failure.
Such testimony as this, from the
men who have helped to win what
ever glory this country has gained
in the Philippines, is worth more
than all the cut and dried resolu-
tions and buncombe speeches that
have been or may be emitted in
support Of Mr.. McKinley's stupen.
dous blunder. The uneensored
truth has revealed the results OF
this blunder in all their ghastliness.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-05
Senator Chandler on Trusts.

They can be restrained easily
and absolutely if the people and
their Legislatures and Congresses
wish to do it by suitable laws.
There can be no huge and danger
Gus Trusts maintained by partner
ships Of individuals. They can
only flourish through immense
corporations issuing stocks and
bJnds. These corporations can
only be created by State Legisla-
lures, and the same Legislatures
which create them can destroy
them. Without completely de-
stroYing them a Legislature can
limit their functions and powers,
can absolutely determine the busi-
ness in which they shall engage
and prevent them doing any other
1t can FIX and limit the amount Of
capital stock. and the bonds which
they can issue. Every State Legis-
lature can thus control the corpor-
ations of its own State and with
greater or equal facility restrain
or co ntrol the corporations Of
other States. Congress can con-
troll or destroy the transportation
Trust and some others. State
Legislatures can do the rest.
Washington sentinel., 1899-08-05
Captain Donohoe.

Captain >. r. Donohoe, OF Fair
fax Court House, will be unani-
mously nominated as Democr atic
candidate for State Senator. He
has the warmest support OF the
WASHINGTON SENTINEL. because
he is a sound Democrat, opposed
to the Expansion and Mckinley
imperialism. He is the editor OF
the Fafyfax Hty0Id, a well con-
Quoted and influential Democratic
weekly, always welcome on our
editorial table. There is no doubt
about the nomination and triumph
ant election oil the Captain.