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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17
THE Acknowledgement
Bel Ar Nd: NoVEMsERT 1899.
THE GRAND MATCH.

Dennis was hearty when Dennis was young
High was his step in the jig that he sprung;
lie had the looks an the sootherin tongue
An he wanted q girl wild a fortune. :.
Mamie was gray eyed nm Mamie was tall,
Fair was the face hid in undher her shawl; ,
Troth, an he liked her the best O. them all
But she'd not tranecn to her fortune.
lie be to look out for lkelicr match,
81 he married girl that was counted catchs
An as ugly as need be, the dark little patch
But that was a thrihe, he tould her.
She brought him her good lookin gould to admire,
She brought him her good lookin cows to bis
byre,
But, far from good lookin, she sat by his fire
An pcid him that "thrife" he tould her.
He met pretty Nan when q month had gone by,
An he thought like fool to get round her he'c
try;
Wild smile on her lip spark In her eye
She said, "How is the woman that owns YER
Och never be tell;n the life that he's ledl
Sure many's the night that he'll wish himself
dead,
For the sake O. two eyes in pretty girls head
And the tongue O. the woman that owns him.
-Moira ONeill in Biackwood's Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17
coLoRADo'S BURNING MOUNTAIN.
Glow of Coal md Gas That Has Not
Ceased During n Century

A mountain which has been on fire for
more than 100 years is situated just
west of Newcastle, Colo. So close is it
that its shadow envelops the town at 5
p. M, and yet the people thereabouts
think no more of it than of the beautiful
Grand river which washes the feet of the
huge pile where the fire has burned so
long. To the tenderfoot, however, the
giittering patches of deep red fire, where
it breaks out OH the side CT the mountain
and is exposed to view, there is nothing
in all the state quite its equal.
The fire is fed by a big vein of coal
which the mountain contains. Just how
the coal became ignited is not known.
The oldest resident says it was on fire
when he came, and the Ute Indians, who
once lived there, say it was burning
many years before the first white man
crossed the continental divide. The sup
position is that the coal was ignited by a
forest fire at an early date in the present
century. 1t has smoldered and steadily
burned until this day. At night when the
moon is dark is the best time to see the
fire. Then it is that it resembles the re-
gions of inferno as given us in the word
painting of Dante. The earth covering
tic COsll Is loOSCAeu llis neat anu 1dll5
away, exposing the sheet of fire.
The escaping gas probably assists in
stripping off the rocks and dirt, and
wherever the vein of coal approaches the
surface the fire can be seen. The first
fire l saw was fully 80 feet square. 1t
had peculiar red tint, while the burning
gas coming up at the base of the ccal
vein added bright blue coloring to the
scene. In many places the surface Of the
mountain has sunken, showing where the
fire has burned out its course.
Efforts have been made to extinguish
the fire. Some time ago q company which
owns q large amount of coal land con-
structed n ditch from a point several
miles above the mountain, into which il
succeeded in turning the water which
goes to form Elk creek.
Previously shaft had been sunk in
the mountain, and into this shaft the
waeer was permitted to fow. The shaft
vas soon Oiled, but the fire was above
the level Of the water, and the effort was
q failure.-Kansas City World.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17

Liquid air is SO cold that mercury i'm
mersed in it turns solid and can be EN-
ployed to hammer nail. Yet. when q
glass tube containing liquid hydrogen is
immersed in liquid air. the hydrogen
gently boils. and gradually turns into
vapor, like water simmering over slow
fire. The temperature Of liquid air is 81:
degrees Fahrenheit below zero. but that
Is hot" compared with the temperature
of liquid hydrogen, which is about 42C
degrees below zero. Professor Dcwal
finds 1t impossible to prevent an oper
vessel containing liquid hydrogen from
having a whitish deposit of solid air al
the bottom, because the moment the all
comes in contact with the liQuefed by
drogen 1t is frozen hard and sinks through
the hydrogen.-Youth's Companion.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17
A Queer Gold Coin.

Colonel J. J. Sullivan of the Central
National bank is something of a nums
matist and owns MANY rare coins. among
them a gold eagle OF the date of 1900. in
splendid preservation. and a $50 gold
piece minted in 1851. There are but two
other such coins in Ohio as far as known
one held by the First National bank OF
Pomeroy and the other by the First Ma
tional bank of Fremont. The piece is not
in the least unwieldy. In shape it il DC,
tagonal. bearing the date and the full
name of the assayer on the rim. while the
reverse, showing nothing but fine lathe
lines, bears the number 80" Colonel
Sullivan was six years finding this $50
coin and prizes it far beyond its intrinsic
yalue.-Clcveland Plain Dealer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17

A correspondent of the Detroit Free
Press in rural Tennessee recently heard
n mother shouting from the door of a
cabin:
"Yank Tyson! Tim Tysonw she cried,
what yu'uns doin?"
Two little boys raised their heads over
a barrel 300 yards down the mountain.
''Fooln," was the reply.
''Be yu'urs smokin?"
"Ye'um."
''Be yu'uns chawinP'
"Ye'um."
''Be yu'uns chawin twist an smokin col
pipe?"
"Ye'um."
'Thet's Alright. But if yo' let me kotch
yo' smokin them cigareets I'll gi' yo' TIL
wust lammin yo' ever he'd in yo' lives
Yo' hear yo' map
tsVn'up1 ~
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17
MOURNING STATIONERY.
The Black Borderer and How She
Does Her Work.

Ninety-nine people in every hundred,
when they receive funeral looking mis-
sives with black edges on envelopes and
paper that give them cold shivers down
their spines, take it for granted that the
black edges are put on with a printing
press. Nine in ten of the retail station
ers who sell this paper are of the same
mind. All are alike mistaken.
1t is because even the printing press
has its limitations that the black border
er is called on to satisfy the demand for
mourning stationery, and members Of
this obscure craft-most of them women
find good in the wind that blows ill to
others.
The black borderer is unique in earn
ing larger wages probably than are paid
to women in any other trade that re-
Quires only manual dexterity and true
eye. She makes frequently as much as
$35 week, and the most expert black
borderers have been paid even $40 a
week.
Wearing black tips on the ends of her
fingers TO shield them, she sits at broad
table, on which a pot Of glossy black
paint, with fat brush in it, is flanked
by piles OF fresh stock. it may be cards,
envelopes or paper.
Taking 30, 80 or even 30 sheets OF pa
per in her hands, according to quality
and the width of border to be put on, she
spreads them, or fans" them out, as she
says, till the edge of each protrudes be-
yond that of the one above it just far
enough to leave exposed the width it is
desired to make the border. This spread
ing is not done at right angles to the edge
of the sheet, but diagonally, so that Dor
ders ION one side and one end Of the
sheets are exposed at once.
All this is done quick as wink, but it
must be done just so. The width expos
ed must be the same for the different
sheets, and the border of any one sheet
must be of the same width all the way
along. This much done, the handful is
given a quick outward sweep with the
brush and laid aside to dry. No rule is
used. The eye alone determines when
the paper has been famed out far
enough. Each bunch handled must be
not only uniform within itself, but with
other handfuls of the same lot.
Cards, envelopes and other stationery
are handled in the same way. After the
two edges treated at the first handling are
dry, which is in a short time, since quick
drying paint is used, the paper is famed
ont again and the other edges clad in
| ourning.-Chicago Tribune.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17

A French journal reports the case Of 6
man who entered a coffee house and sal
down near Il customer who was reading
the morning newspaper, which belonged
to the establishment.
"After you with the paper. il you
please" said the newcomer.
The other man nodded assent and wenl
on reading. but at the end of half III houl
had hardly finished the first column.
Just as the waiting customer was
about making a second and perhaps I'M
patient application he noticed that thu
reader had lost one of his organs oil
sight. His resentment vanished.
"Ah." said he in low voice. 81 an
not surprised. The poor man has only
one eye and has to read everything twice
ovar
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17
Wanted to Play Ball.

captain Johnsing." said Miss Prim.
rose az she viewed the new baseball
team, cts wondah yo' didn't choose all
black playahs. Looks mo- uniform when
dey's all OBJ wan colah."
"An hab cherry game called on account
oh darkness" smiled the gallant captain
"Well, All guess not, Miss Primrose
Chicago News
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17

Hopwell-Living in the country now.
understand. What sort of place is it?
Subbub--I really don't know. 1t takes
me so long TO get home that never ar.
rive till after dark. and have to leave
before daybreak to reach the office in
time.-PhiIadelphi North American.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17
Salt.

In Italy helping friend to salt at ia
Bile was formerly thought to be an indica-
ton of undue familiarity. and when salt
was offered by one gentleman to the wife
of another it was deemed sufficient cause
for jealousy and quareling.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17

In Peru It was once the custom for DO.
mestic servants to have two of their up.
per front teeth extracted. Their absence
indicated their servitude.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17

The first European book that ever ap.
peared in the Japanese language was q
translation Of Heine's German songs.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17

"Jones says his wife has one saving
quality rs cook"
what Is that?"
"she doesn't try."-Philadelphia Bulle.
tin.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17

The largest bog in ireland is the bog of
Allan, which stretches across the center
of the island east of the Shannon and
covers nearly $4,000 acres.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17

"One should always breathe through
the nose when asleep" says n physician.
II you awake and find your mouth open,
get up and shut It.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-11-17
"Jusr DRAGGING AROUND"

Hancock County, Illinois.
II had been sick for seven years." she says !;
mot in bed, but just dragging myself around.
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Discovery and 1t is impossible TO describe III
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Warren Co., Ohio, says, II think DIR. Pierce's
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on record; I have taken a number Of bottles
and it is the only medicine that relieved my
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The Mankato free press., 1899-11-24
Nov. II 24-Dec. 1.s-15-sa.29

Default having been made in the conditions
of certain mortgage executed by Ernest o,
Wickersham, qnmarried) mortsagor. to the
Mankato Mutual Building and Loan Associa-
tion, a corporation duly created and existing
under and by virtue OF the laws of the state of
Minnesota, dated June 18th. 1895 and recorded
in the office of the register o. deeds in and for
the county of Blue Earth and state of Mime
sofa, the 18th day of June. 1895, at 9 o'clock
a. m. in book 10 OF mortgages, on page 365,
by which mortgage there was conveyed and
granted the following described real estate in
the county of Blue Earth aforesaid, to-wit:
Commencing at the northwest corner of the
southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of
section eighteen, (lS) in township one hundred
ard eight (l09 north of range twerty-~ix C26)
west, running thence east on the north line of
said forty acres, two hundred and sixty-four
(264 feet, thence sonth at right angles to said
north line two hundred and forty seven CAD
feet, thence west twh hundred and sixty-four
(264) feet to Byron street, thence N Nrth along
Byron street two hundred and fOrty-seven C24O
feet to the place of beginning to secure the pay
ment of the sum of two thousand dollars with
interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent
per annum, according to the conditions of a
certain bond bearing the same date as said
mortgage. made by said Ernest c. Wickersham
to said Maukato Mutual Building and Loan
| association, and there being due and unpaid
on said bond and mortgage at the date of this
eight and 45--100 dollars, all of which SAID
mortgage now declares to be due and payable
to 1t, and no action or proceeding at law or
otherwise having been instituted to recover
said mortgage debt or any part thereof.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue and in pursuance of power of sale in
said mortgage contained, aud Herewith record
ed and of the statute in such case made an pro-
vided. the above described premises will be sold
at public auction. at the easterly front door of
the court house in and for said county of Blue
Earth and at the city of Mankato therein, on
Saturday, the 30th day of December. 1899, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon to satisfy the
amount of said mortgage debt then due and un-
paid together with the costs and expenses of this
foreclosure proceedings including one hundred
mortgage and said mortgage will be hereby
foreclosed
Dated Nov 18th, 1899
MANKATO MUTUAL BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION,
Mortgage,
THos, HUGHES,
Attorney for Mortgagee.
The Mankato free press., 1899-11-24
BULLER'S PLANS CHANGED,
Nothing known of the New Prog ramme
| to BE Followed.

Nothing Known of the New Prog ramme
to Be Followed.
LONDON, Nov. 1S.-The absence Of
news of any serious movement against
Ladysmith seems to show that the
Beers are repeating the strategy adopted
by them at Dundee, when they APP
peared in front and endeavored to eff
feet surrounding movement. This
seems to have been their object regard
ing Estcourt, and, since it is impossible
that relief should reach there for some
days to come, it is not unlikely that
further retiring movement ON Mooi
river will be made.
From the difficulty experienced in
concentrating divisions at the original
points it seems clear that the plans of
General Butler have been entirely
changed. Not the slightest word re-
garding the new plans has been allowed
to escape. The first object was sup
posed to be the sending of British
column to relieve Kimberley, but this
seems incorrect, all the accounts re-
garding the movement at present in the
light of a reconnaissance. 1t seems,
however, that arrangements for an ad-
vance from Durham are in forward
state, if an advance has not already
commenced.
Hoisted the Free State Flag.
Kimberley was all right on Friday,
Nov. 10. The burghers at Aliwal-
north have hoisted the flag of the Or
ange Free State and declared the town
in the possession of the Free State.
Conditions would seem to point to
the necessity of protecting the column
marching to the relief of Kimberley
from attack from this direction or from
Bloemfontein. Owing to the reticence
of General Butler it is almost useless to
speak of the hkeli hood of the reported
NOV ement to relieve Kimberley. 1t can
only be intended to withdraw ths
Beers, if possible, from Natal.
The object of the occupation of Ali
wainorth is understood to be to prevent
the large quantity of ammunition at
Herschell being forwarded to James
town and thence to the Queens Own.
The Beers have notified the inhabitants
that no looting will be allowed. There
are reliable reports of mysterious move
ments of Free State commanders along
the Orange river and important devel.
opments are expected. Everything
tends to show that the relief of Kim
berley could only be safely undertaken
by strong column.
The Mankato free press., 1899-11-24
CARNEGIE AND WANAMAkER
Both VIII Give Testimony Before the
Industrial Com m iss ion.

Both VIII Give Testimony Before the
Industrial Com m issIon
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-The indus
trial commission has received from Mr..
Andrew Carnegie promise to appear
before the commission in December and
give his testimony on the subject of
trusts. Mr.. Ca1negie's testimony will
be the last taken upon this subject pre-
paratory to preliminary report upon
trusts. which will be made to congress
early in January. Hon. John Wana-
maker is expected to testify before the
commission next week upon the ques.
tion of com bination stores.
Mr.. Samuel M. Rice, president of the
Distilling Company of America, COM
monty designated as the whisky trust,
was before the commission. He said
that his company controlled about 80
per cent of the spirits distilled in the
United States, but that the company
had abandoned the policy of cutting
prices. There was no intention of driv-
ing competitors out of business, the in
tention being to sell at a fair and sure
profit, letting others do as they might
please in fixing prices.
The Mankato free press., 1899-11-24
Oct 10 1724
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF W

Oct 10 1724
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WILL.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
= Earth-Ss. In Probate Court. General
Term, November 9th 1899.
In the matter, of the estate of Helen
Morrison, deceased.
Whereas, An instrument in writing, purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of Helen
Morrisondeceased,la late of said county, has been
delivered to this court.
And Whereas, Alexander Morrison has Fl ed
Herewith his petition, representing among
other things, that said Helen Morrison,
died in said county on the 18th day of Octo-
ber, 1899, ,testate, and that said petitioner is
the executor named in said last will and tes.
lament, and praying that the said instrument
may be admitted to probate and that letters
testamentary be to him issued thereon.
1t is Ordered, That the proofs of said instru-
ment, and the said petition, be heard before
this court, at the Probate Office in said county,
on the 9th day of December A. D. 1899, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, when all concerned may
appear and contest the probate of said instru-
ment.
And it is Further Ordered, That public no.
tice of the time and place of said hearing be
given to all persons interested by publication of
these orders for three weeks successfully pre-
vious to said day of hearing, in the Mankato
Free Press. weekly newspaper printed and
published at Mankato, in said county,
Dated at the City of Mankato this 9th day of
November A. D. 1899.
By the Court,
probate Seal.l VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
W Young,
Atty for Petitioner,
The Mankato free press., 1899-11-24
Nov 10 II "a
ORDER FOR HEARING PROOF OF WI

G. TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth--ss. In Probate Court, General term
November 9Th, 1899.
In the matter of the estate of John
Wagner, deceased.
Whereas, An instrument in writing, purport-
ing to be thelast will and testament of John
Wagoer deceased, late of said county, has been
delivered to this court.
And Whereas, Barbara Catherine Wagner has
filed Herewith her petition ,representing,a among
other things, that said John Wagner died in
said county on the 26th day of October, 1899
testate, and that said petitioner is the executrlx
named in said last will and testament, and
praying that the said instrument may be admit
ted to probate. and that letters testamentary be
to her issued thereon.
1t is Ordered, That the proofs of said instru.
ment, and the said petition, be heard before
this court, at the Probate Office in said county,
on the 4th day of December, A. ID. 1879, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, when all concerned may
appear and contest the probate of said instru-
ment.
And it is Further Ordered, That public no.
tice of the time and place of said hearing be
given to all persons interested by pu ublication
OF these orders for three weeks successfully
previous to said day of hearing, in the Mankato
Free Press, a newspaper printed and published
at MankatO, in said county.
Dated at the City of Mankato this 9th day of
November, A. d. 1899.
By the Court,
probate Court Seal VIM. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Geo. w. Mead,
Attorney for Petitioner.