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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17
In the Winter Months n Terrific Sea
Is Hurled Against Names ShOres.

The gulf of Maine is geographical di-
vision not marked on average maps, for it
Is chiefly referred to in scientific treatises
on the general subject of the tides. 1t is
formed by the great curve of the American
coast from Cape Race, the eastern cXtrem
ity of Newfoundland, westward and
southwark to Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Into this curve during normal conditions
of sea and air Il current sets perpetually
from tie far north known rs the Labrador
current. 1t makes its way southwark in
side of the gulf stream and cools the water
even in summer as far us Nantucket sound.
In the winter months when northcrly
winds prevail terrific sea is hurled
against those rock bound shores, and
where rocks are wanting the sands are
torn up and shifted, forming islands and
new bars here and there, involving the
shifting of myriadS of tons i'll Il single day
that may mean destruction to the unwary
or even to the most wary of navigator5.
Newfoundland ard Nova Scotia reach
we'll out into the track of these gales, and
theoretically it would seem that their bold
hcadlands might form something of Ice
along the shores of Maine and down per-
haps almost us far rs Sahant. But in point
of fact they seem to have little effect. Pos
sibly the wind is drawn out of its general
direction somewhat by the conformation
of the shores, but at any rate when north
caster is blowing there is very little shelter
to be found except in the landlockcd har-
bors or behind the islands that are fortu-
nntcly frequent in this exposed region.
The government observers of ocean phe-
nomcna, in their forecasts of north Allan
tic weather for the winter months, habit
ually predict gales Of greater or less sever
ity Mt intervals of about seven or eight
days covering all this zone and extending
southwark us far as Hattcras, or perhaps
even till they melt away into tho gentle
trade winds of the tropics.-Collicr's Week
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17

A passage in Pope's ''Iliad" C'Chandos
Classics') has stirred my intellectual curl
osity and proves that one touch of ritual
makes the antique world kin. The an
Gent Jews were great upon washing of
hands," with the ceremonial laws Of
which one tractatc of the Talmud largely
husics itself. This ''laving of hands is
regarded with such rcneration by the
rabbins that they crystalliz2d its impcra-
tivcncss by stamping it with Il seal as Of
Mosaic sanctity. Living in such an
atmosphere and trained from childhood to
cherish this specific rite rs indigenous in
Judaism, felt some amazement when
read page 165 of above:
Now pray to Jove what Greece demands;
Pray in deep silence and with purest hands.
Buckley adds a note which displays n
wide outlook: This is one of the most
ancient superstitions respecting prayer,
and one founded as much III nature us in
tradition. Notes and Queries.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17

A vivid illustration of the power of mere
words over human beings is noted by;
thoughtful French writer, Frnncisqu,
Sarccy He says that after the wreck OF
the steamship Bourgognc many passenger.
We're found floating drowned, with lif,
pr2scrvcrs on. The life prcscrycrs were
fastened upon the bodies, but were fustcn
ed around the belts instead of under the
arms, and the greater weight of the upper
part of the body had tipped the head under
water and the person WIS infallibly
drowned
Now, the greater number of tie persons
so drowned were French, and the French
term for life prcscrver is ''ccinturc de
sauvclage," or "lifc saving belt" This
word 'ccinture" suggests to the mind in
its moments of disorder and unrcadinrss
such as q great catastrophe brings, the
idea of putting on belt, and as Il belt il
put around the waist and nowhere else
the frightened person instinctivcly adjusts
the life preserver close about the hips
The result is that as soon as the prc>0n 50
provided falls into the water his body tips
over, with the heavier portion downward,
and the head is plunged beneath the sur
face.
The word "belt," therefore, the French
writer insists, was the cause of the loss Of
many lives In the BourRogne disaster:
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17
IF HAD BEEN 4 ROSE.
II | had been n roso

II had been roSc
And not woman, would your feet have staid
A moment in their lr:sSins, and i'll shade
That meeting bousii Of lime AMI lilac made
Would you have stood and softly touched my
flower,
Making me rcdder. and breathed in my dover
OF sweetness? Would you gather mo, wonder,
Or pass without n word and leave me under
My shading leaves to watch my bloom grow
dryf
All, would you be unkind and pass me by
If had been a rosef
If had been n rose
You had heen kinder than to leave me there
Splitting my sweetness out half in despair
and half because remembering is so rare.
IT'S easy whitening roses, even in June.
Too rough wind touch or too bright n noon,
The red leaves drop and show the gold heart
under,
Past dream or daring, past desire and wonder.
All, yet be gentle though no rose am l!
Ny tears are in my heurt-my tears were dry
If / had been q rose.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17
THE GREAT COMPARTMENT.
A Constant Eain of Missiles Upon the
Worlds At;aosphcrc

The regions Of sp"cc beyond our planet
meet tho earth in its onward :uSh; others
having attained iaconcciyable velocity
CvcrtalIc AMI crash into the whirling
sphere with loud defamation and GmiEou>
glare, finding destruction il its molecular
ar;aor or perhaps ri1ochrtting from il
again into tic un!in 3wn. Some come sin
gly, va:cr;:nt fragments from the iatinity
of space; other; fall in showers like golden
rain, all constituting II bombardmcnt
appalling il its magnitude.
1t las been estimated that every "a
hours the earth or its atmosphere is struck
by 400, 900, 900 missiles of iron or stone
ranging from an ounce up to tons in
weight. Every month there rUshcs upon
the flying globe ut least 12,O0J, O0U, 600
iron and stone fragments, which, with
lurid accompaniment, crash into tho cir
cumambicnt atmosphere.
Owing to the resistance offered Ey the
air few of these solid shots strike the
earth. They move out of spa &c with II POS
siblc velocity of 80 or 80 miles per second,
and, like moths, plunge into the revolving
globe, lured to their destruction by It's
fatal attraction Tho moment they enter
our atmosphere they ignite the air is
piled up and compressed ahead of them
with Uncomfortable force, the resultant
friction producing an immediate rise in
temperature, and the shooting star, the
meteor of popular parlancc, is the result.
&C. +. Holder i'll Popular Science
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17
THE EGYPTIAN AT HOME.
In Hospitality and POliteness He
Stands Pre-eminent.


The Egyptian Of today may easily be
surpassed in honesty, courage and the
manlier virtues, yet in hospitality and
politeness he stands pre-eminent. No
Egyptian sits down to q meal without
asking all passersby to partake of it; dur
ing his 80 days fast every year his doors
are open TO all, no introduction being
needed; to the poor he gives ungrudgingly
Though allowed to have four wives, tho
effcndi is almost always monogamist.
Marrying early, he is, as a rule, u good
husband and father and fond of and kind
to his c!,ildren.
no S::s.w the direction in which the
ideas of marriage are setting, we may say
that one of the first teachers in Moham-
lnedan law in Egypt some time ago laid
down this maxim-that the prophet has
allowed four wives to any man who
would engage to love all four alike, but as
he had never net any one capable of do
ing so ha would recommend one wife as
the Interpretation Of the prophets words
Indeed the relatives of the wife so resent
mans marrying again that it is hardly
ever done.
In abstinence from drinking to excess
the whole Egyptian nation stands head
and shoulder above us. The hospitality of
the sheiks, or village headmen, is bound
less and takes the shape of feasts at which
Athclstane might have presided and
Cedric been entertained and both found
themselves at home.
We have seen men sit down to n banquet
of 81 heavy courses, where huge turkey
was the seventeenth course and the first
course alone consisted of whole sheep,
inside which was Il goose, inside that a
chicken, then pigeon and finally an egg
which last was presented to the principal
guest, rs containing the essence of all
The weakest point of the Egyptian
armor is his lack of courage and very
feeble idea Of what fair play means. An
Egyptian cffcndi, or man of the upper
classes, told me with great satisfaction of
a duel one of his countrymcn had with an
Italian, in which the Egyptian chose
clubs as the weapon to fight with, and
then disabled the right hand of the
Italian by sudden blow before the duel
had begun. He actually could see moth
ing to blame in his countryman, but
rather commended his promptncss in nc
tion.-Pcarson' $ Weekly
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17
TC-TH IN A PUC.IC SCHOOL.
What n Visitor Learneh-The PrIn-
cinnl Is Wiser Too.


cipal IL Wiser Too.
The visitor was E2in:; conducted through
the large p,lblic school building by its
proud woman principal His introduction
to Il class was something Ike this:
oh, see all the little girls! Busy chill,
drcn? Happy? Nov, why do you com,
to school: Truly, you don't like to?" il
little gi1s!c was the affirmative answer
Now, children, think you said yo,;
had little pieces to say. What little girl
VIII say u piece"
Forty hands were up at o@cc, and ten
mere IL little later.
That little girl
a 7-yc;:r-old il checked EinGforc rose
and, making IL little bow, which made hc'
two golden pigtails fly around u!nazirel,
began, How doth or little buthy bee in
proo.h csitil thinning hour
And the next little girl lispCd in thu
same way about the acorn, and another
about the field daisy and tie butterfly.
MY children, you all lisp" suggestcC
the principal.
cauth we hnthn't all our teeth" And /,
finger pointed to the place where two from,
ones ought to be.
"Oh!" said tho principal How many
little girls have lost tc2th-baby tccth?'
Forty-two out of 30 children held up then
hands. Ohly eight had all their teeth.
"Now, why do you lose your tccth:'
asked the principal.
''Soath to get big onth," was the an.
swcr.
How many kinds Of teeth do you
have" asked the principal. All numbers
were given.
"Ycs, three" said the principal. What
Is tho third kind:'
The kindth you keep in Il glass, ;" was
tho answcr-Ncw York Commercial Ad
vertiscr.
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WENT OUT BETWEEN ACTS.
And When He Came Back He Got a
Startling Surprise.

1t did not take place in the city Of Wash
ingtDn, because no man in Washington
leaves lady alone while he goes out be-
tween the acts ut n thcatcr-unlcSS it be
his wife, and of course that doesn't count
But it did occur, and the site of its occur
renee is not west of the Allcghanics
where, according to some eastern think
crS all the peculiar occurrences occur.
The man i'll the case was perhaps 30, the
girl -, aIAl the thcatcr WIS one i'll which
the melodrama has its home. The girl
was pretty and there was that kind of u
jaw hedging the lower part of her rosy
checks that ought to have been hint to
the young man. The young man was u
very fair sample Of the average chap who
makes $1,000 to 81, 500 n year
Between them and the aisle sat u big
man OF 80 and his wife and two daugh
tiers, and the big man had Il voice bigger
than he was; WlCn the curtain went down
OIL the first 3"t, there was Il slight scr'Y
between the couple, which ended i'll Tho
young man not going ont between the
first and second acts, because the wait WIS
short and he hadn't time to argue. The
girls checks were rc1der than bcfor,
when TIE curtain Went up ard tho set oI
her jaw WAS firmcr
At the next fall of the curtain there wa
slight scrap again, which ended thi>
time in the young man dragging hintauli
over four pcol IL and leaving the girl TO sit
alone until he WAS ready to come back to
her Two minutes later the girl dragged
herself after him over the same four poo.
Pie, but she stopped in the aisle long
enough to say something to the big man
with the two daughters. Then she disap-
pcarcd. 1t was il long wait, and just IL
the curtain started up the young mar
hurried down the aisle and WAS about Il
drag himself over the four people whcn
the big man called his attention to the VII
cancy which had occurred during his ab.
scnce. The young mans jaw dropped
and he actually grew red in the face. Tin
big man handed him IL ring with bright
little diamond glistcning in it.
'Shc gave me that and told INC to give
it to you," he said with menace in hi,
tone as he looked over ut his own girls.
and she said ii YOU ever CAME to hci
house again or spoke to l:cr her fathc.
would thrash you us you deserved" II:
young man WIS parsly@cd.
And l want t. say" added the hi:
man, THAT if the old man amt ;lblo to &,
it he can call on he. "
Then he let TIE young man so, and TIL
way he went was il caution to IL flying ma
chine. 1t was Il clear CAS-, of ships til.
pass in the Light, but w.tn just IL lit.
more interesting c;Gr:;oes than usual
Washington Star.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17
THE EGIS and INTELLIGENCE.
Bee AIR MO. MARCH II. 1899.

- want your! | answered promptly.
II arrest you" producing the handouts,
"for the murder of Trooper Martini
He turned on me ficrccly, almost ere 1
had ceased speaking, and dashed the fry
ing pan in my face.
"Handcuff him." said.
"Handcuff me-" struggling like a wild
beast, land for what? Where's your
proof" he suffered. Il swear l never
saw Martin since Christmas. You'll suffer
for this-rot for it-swing for it,, he
screamed when the bracelets were locked.
was going, rccklcssly and trustfully,
on information received from Il spirit, anC
1 felt desperately nervous as l gave thu
order for two troopers to hobble horses ana
fetch spades. Meanwhile l measured with
shaking hands six good yards from the
back of the hut and desired the men to set
to work on the ground Immediately.
The soil was loosc-a suspicious and to
me, encouraging sign. Nevertheless the
job was by no means an easy one. When
the men had dug down to depth of five
feet l shook as if with ague while each
spadcful was thrown up ON the grass, and
as yet there was not sign.
Suddenly one of the diggcrs shouted:
"By -, there's II body hcrcr'
"And troopers boot!' added his COM
radc excitedly.
They now made frenzied squirt and
presently called out with one breath, Its
Martini then alternately: Hes been
done for. He is dcGd-this ten days.
l called to the troopers within doors to
bring ont the prisoner. At first believe
he struggled violently, but he ultimately
submitted to be conducted to where nc
L. Il IT,,
less and looked down into the grave.
Then he raised his eyes and fastened them
on me.
BLAST you!" he stanmered in low
chokcd voice. "How did you know! Who
told you? Not soul saw it-not even
the dog / had an old grudge against
that hound there
mind, caution you against saying
anything that may be used against you"
l said "You had better hold your
tongue"
Hold my tongue! And to what good
when I'll have to swing for him? He said
So Yes that's his revolver. l had not
the heart to bury It, It's u beauty. Mar
tin, he come in to light his pipe, and as he
stopped over the fire stabbed him with
butchers knife right under the shoulder
blade 1t was mortal wound. He only
said, You'll swing for this, and Mother!
Then the blood chokcd him."
We buried Martin where we had found
him, then mounted Henderson on his
marc and brought him handcuffed to the
head station We also fetched, away the
dog. Our party reached quarters almost
simultaneously with the arrival Of the
chief, and to him formally made over my
prisoner
The chief was delighted Mt my sue
cess and overwhelmed me with praise;
but, although l have hitherto never di
vulged the truth, l here frankly confess
that 1 owe both praise, promotion and all
Ely subsequent notoriety to the reliable
information which received from Troop
or Martins ghost.-Pittsburg Press.
THE ROME Or STORMS.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17

In the days of their great intimacy a
certain grotesqucncss of taste in Sumner
made him the object of some good natured
banter on the part of the other - Mutuals,'
says Mrs. Julia Ward Howe in The At
lantic. 1t was related that on a certain
Fourth of July he had given his office boy,
Ben, IL small gratuity and had advised him
to pass the day at Mount Auburn, where
he would be able to enjoy quiet and profit
able meditation.
FELTON, was especially merry over this
incident, but he in turn furnished occasion
for laughter when on visit to New York
in company with the same friends. \
manservant whom they had brought with
them was ordered to carry Fclton's valiso
to the Aston House. This was before Tho
days of the baggage express. The man
arrived late in the day, brcathlcss with
fatigue, and when questioned replied,
Faith, went to all the oyster houses in
Broadway before ! could find you.
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mis- IDEA Uf TIME.

ADont wish fer the time to fly SO fast, says
dad. WHY, it amt day
sence your mother an me wuz sweethearts
under the blossoms of May
Sence We stood out thar by the garden gate as
happy as hearts could be!
An fooled her-jest like we fool 'em all-into
keepin the house fer me!
Don't wish fer the time to fly SO fust," says
dad. 1T wuz yesterday
That age, with the wrinkles an frosty locks,
'pcarcd To DC fur away.
Thar WIZ birds i'll the Tornin singin, an blue
an bright wuZ the Sky,
But the cvcnin bells WIZ rnGin fore the bird
songs pcared to die!
| Don't wish fer time TO fl SO fast-it's fast
enough, God knows
like n drar Of dew on the daisy it shines in
the light al goes
Life's like dream that passes away with
the cvcri,l light
10 only say Good nornin' fore it's time 10
say Good night
Atlanta Constitution.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17

The theatrical manager is il hard man
to see. Shut i'll his private Office and with
well trained boy i'll the antcroom, he il
inaccessible to any one whom that boy
does not know. You cannot even get your
card sent to him. The boy always says he
is not in. You will get the same answer
at the box Office. l remember hearing an
old manager once say to his Office boy:
my son, if you don't learn to speak other
peoples lines you will not succeed in this
business. l have written part for you
Whenever any one you don't know says,
is Mr. Brown in? that's your cue to an
swer, No, sir wish you to be dead let
ter perfect in that line from this tims on
W. j. Henderson in Scribner'S
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HIS SORROW WAS IMMENSE.
But Not Too Great to Keep HiE From
Talking RuAineHa.

The following letter was recently re-
ccived by the manager of a large German
insurance company:
DEAR SIR-It is with deep sorrow that | take
the pen to inform you that my dear wife, An
nie Marie, nee Lindner, insured with you-you
will find the number in your index-for the
sum of marks 5000, has died suddenly, leaving
me i'll this world in the bitterest despair. This
painful blow befell me this very day at z
o'clock in the morning. Will you try to get
For me the amount insured as quickly as pos
sible? The policy bears No. 2l762. l can say
very seriously and very sincerely that she was
faithful wife and an accomplished mother
SO that matters may proceed more rapidly /
send you herewith an official certificate of her
death
Her illness has been very short; nevertheless
she suffered very much, which rendered my
sorrow the more intense.
l trust that you will help me in consoling
myself by sending me very promptly the ufore
said amount, especially after having received
my formal pronisc-and ! make it to you this
very moment-that when the time comes /
shall insure my second wife for marks co.
double the amount of insurance of the defunct.
My sorrow is immense. However, the pros
pect that you will hasten to satisfy me sus
tains me in this terrible trial. In the hope
that shall soon receive the amount insured,
and my children pray you to accept, etc.
Cote Europicnne.
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Her Awful Sin.

Mr. Tollemache tells in The Spectator
the following story of Il little girl, which
he had, he says, at only one remove, from
her own father: The child once went in
great distress to her mother, saying that
she had committed sin which could
never be forgiven and which was too bad
to be repeated. By dint Of Il little cuaXing
she was induced to make Il full confession
which WAS in this wise:
II felt so sorry for poor Satan and
wanted to give him Il little comfort. So l
got u glass of cold water and poured 10
down little hole i'll the kitchen floor. B"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17

1t was w. =. James who wrote that orc
would rather have Mrs Boswcll's letter
to Bozzy about johnson than johnson s
letters to Mrs. Boswell about Bo2Zy, Cor it
was Mrs Bozzy who made the delightful
observation that she had seen many IL h9Gr
led by q man, but never before seen u man
led by a bear.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17

The greatest density of population in
the world is claimed for Bombay and is
only disputed by Agra. The population
of Bombay amounts to $50 persons per
acre in certain areas, and in these sections
the street area only occupies one-fourth of
the who'll.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17
A MAMMALS Aim.

Jack was very indignant. What do
you mean" he said to his fianccc, "by
throwing kisses at my chum, and when
I'm with him too?"
''Why, Jack, never did. l threw them
to you"
BLAMED funny if a girl can't even
throw kisses aightn'-Dctroit Free
Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-03-17

The word spread as n slang word
originated at Cambridge university. 1t
did not imply profuse feast, however,
but poor one, spread over the table to
make show.
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Some elephants can draw IS tons, lift
10 hundredVeight and carry on their
backs 3 tons,
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No Executions.

IIc-What IL perfect fool I've been!
Shelby dear, don't be SO conccited; no
one is perfect Boston Journal
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"B" stops to let off passengers from Balti.

more.
Trains marked thus. run daily.
Express trains for Wilmington, Philadelphia
and New York leave Havre de Grace at 12.4l,
1.51. S.4S and 1884 A. NJ, 2.Os, 1856 and 612
T. NJ. Express trains leave Havre de Grace
for Newark, Wilmington, Chester Philadelphia
and principal intermediate stations, at g. 49,
7.39, 1918 AM, 2.05, 3.56 and 1857 F. M. Sum
day trains leave Hayre de Grace at 1911. 1.51.
P. NJ.
Peninsula ex., north, 3.4s P. M.-week days.
Leave Havre de Grace for Port Deposit
branch, 81, S.4S, 1854 AM, 2.OS, 1928 and
6.12 P. M. Returning leave Port De post 6. As
s.32, 1904, 1912 A. M, and 12.4O, 3. %, 7.35
nd 7.50 P. NJ.
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TRAINS SOUTHWARK.

An additions. tram will leave Bel Air, for
Baltimore aud intermediate Stations, at 7.15.
on SATURDAY evenings only. Returning,
will leave baltimore the same evening at IL 80.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Sunday trans leave Baltimore for Delta and
intermediate stations at $50 A. M. and 4. 90
p. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at IL A. M. and 5. 80
p. NJ. They will leave Cardiff for Baltimore
and intermediate stations at 6.55 A. M. and
$50 P. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 7.55 A. NJ.
and $50 p. NJ. An additional train will leave
Bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate sta
tions at $40 p. M, and Baltimore for Bel Air
at $50 P. M, arriving at Bel Air at P. NJ.
and Baltimore $50 P. NJ.
]. II. KLINEFELTER, Gen. Pass. Agr.
W. A. MOORE. Gen'l Manager.