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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

"But don't. She-she-won't"- He
broke off and looked at her with wistful.
questioning eyes.
"She WON'T" Dolores, looking into the
eager face close to her own. thought she
must be n very funny person. 1t had
suddenly dnwned upon her that-well, it
couldn't matter, and she resolved to
change the subject.
"Now for mine," she said little me-
chanically; "my news"
Morsdale looked at her curiously, half
defined fear revealing itself in his wide
eyes. She seemed to him suddenly cold
and alien.
az have studied SO hard" she went on.
her eyes resting absently on the color
hecked garden, land It's been such an on
pcnse, but now She broke off and
stared at him for a second. then contin
ued absently: It's all over now. | war
engaged yesterday"
Something seemed suddenly to catch nj
Morsdales throat. He stared nj her in Il
dazed sort of way, his heart beating to
suffocation.
Its oil over! should say 1t Was
with ME-"
He started to his feet and was stand
ing in front of her, bewiIderment in his
face.
Dolores glanced at him with mingling
of wonder and perpleyity at the conster
nation in his voice, tuen suddenly drop
ned her eyes and waited for him to ex
plain.
There was n pause. Morsdaln took up
his hat and tossed hi: 'xtingu led cigar
out on the lawn. II .Ust be ing" he
said coldly, moving to lrd the cps.
A shade of disappo tment 'ssed the
girls face.
"Is that-all you veto s,y" she
said, with wistful NJ in her dice. 81
thought was sure you W, aid be
glad"
81 congratulate &c :" said Morsdale
icily as he took her ."offered .Iand and
turned to so.
"Men are such queer creatures" said
Dolores under her bre tn as she watched
his retreating figure with puzzled eyes
Morsdale had reached the gate, when her
voice arrested him.
"You are coming to hear me sing
aren't you? l commence Wednesday,"
what in the name Of sense does she
mean now?" was his mental ejaculation.
Aloud he said. "How-what do you
meanT at the same time retracing his
steps under the subtle influence of her
voice.
"Why, told you I was-en"-
The light suddenly broke In on Mors
dale.
by Jove. what an ass I've made Of
myself! Then it wasn't to-to---mar-r"-
"Oh, no; not that. To sing. you
know" Dolores quickly interposcd. the
look of hurt surprise vanishing from her
face.
you goose, how could you"
He was leaning close to her. his fin
gers touching her shining hair caress-
ingly.
'.Then, Dolores
The warm color suddenly swept her
face at the name he called her.
The next was rather precipitate: but.
considering that ''prclimnaries" had al
most worked his undoing. Morsdale con
cluded to dispense with further trial.
Two hours later he passed with swing,
ing step down the wide, white avenue. a
smile on his classical contour.
Some one else was smiling. too. as she
watched him out Of sight and said softly.
with beating heart. Men are such dear
creatures."-Dctroit News.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
WORK FULL OF DANGER.
Coupling an Engine to n Fast e
press Train In Motion,

press Train In Motion.
"One of the most scientific pieces Of rail.
road running l ever saw" said John Rut.
gers, a former employee of n railroad
company, who has now given up railroad
ing and is engaged in business at Mil
waukee, FUSED to be done on q road run.
ming hour and half train from Phil
adelphia to New York city, and as the
present speed of locomotives had not
then been attained it was somewhat diff
cult getting engineers to make it. The
terrific speed maintained, Ngether with
the constant strain of anxiety through.
out the run, told heavily on the mems
nerves, and after taking the train through
a few times they had to give it up.
But to return to the scientific work
started to tell you of. To make such q
schedule every minute that could be say.
cd was counted. Princeton grade was
one drawback to the run. 1t was long
and heavy and an inevitable delay al
ways ensued there. TO stop and couple
on another engine would not help mat
tiers, as the time necessary for the stop
more than equaled the extra time re.
qured to climb the grade. Finally they
tried coupling on the extra engine when
running Mt full speed, and the plan work
ed to perfection as long as the train was
kept up. 1t was one Of the most beauti-
full pieces of work 1 ever saw. The ex-
ira engine would be running quietly
along several miles from the grade, and
when the express came in sight the speed
Of the extra would be ut once increased
until it was greater than that of the on
coming train.
'"Then little by little the engineer would
decrease the speed and drop back until
engine and train would come together
as gently as feather floats to earth. A
man stationed on the cowcatchcr would
couple the two engines together, and
their united strength would whisk the
train up the grade with scarce any abate-
ment of speed. The grade surmounted,
the forward engine would then be IN
coupled and would run forward at top
speed until it came to n switch which
was open and waiting for it. Into this
it would run, the switch would be closed
and moment later the fast express
would thunder by on it's way to its des-
tination. 1t was a pretty and scientific
sight, and, IL you realized the attendant
dangeE-8 thrilling one os well to watch"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
AbGurAi

The American-You DO things queerly
In Scotland. Now, in Edinburgh you
number the houses on a street up CO
side and down the other.
Briton-How do you do 1t in America
The American-Why, We give the
houses alternate numbers, the odd NUM-.
bers on one side of the way and the even
numbers OIL the other
The Briton tafter pause)-Haw. kew,
haw! Ha-ha! Haw-hnwI
The American-What is the matter?
The Briton-Wby-that's the most-ha-
ha-absurd system | ever heard Of 10 my
life!
The Amcrican-HoW so?
The Brton-Think how ridiculous it
would be to have to 80 across the street
TO speak to your next door neighbour
New York Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
Thumb Nail Drawings,

In collections centuries old, to be seen
In both China and Japan, are specimens
Of the most remarkable drawings in the
world, pictures of all kinds drawn with
the thumb nail. The nails of the thumb
on the left hand OF the artists of these
are allowed to grow to an enormous
length, sometimes to q foot or Is inches,
and are then pared down to u pen shaped
point.
Dipping this oddly constructed pen in q
beautiful vermiion or sky blue ink. the
only kinds Of ink used in these sacred
thumb nail drawings, the artist graceful
ly outlines his work. Occasionally the
bold touches from the studio Of q master
in this department Of thigh art" are life
size and are skctchcd by few sweeps of
the artists arm. Like other pictures and
sketches of the orient, these sacred
thumb nail pictures are mounted and roll
ed up like scrolls.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
A Story of DR.. Mitchell.

The following anccdotc is told Of DR.
Weir Mitchell: While ON one OF his for.
eign trips he decided to consult very
eminent German specialist regarding a
nervous disease of his own OF long stand
ing. The two men had never met be-
fore. so he sent up his card as Mr..
Mitchell of Philadelphia and was re-
ceived by the German under this title.
The physician examined him very care
fully and then said: "My dear sir. do you
say you from Philadelphia ~
The doctor was forced to admit the in
EQUITY.
! Well" said the physician, have you
consulted DIR. =. Weir Mitchell of that
city,"
The doctor said that he had.
'.And he couldn't help your
"No," was the answer.
"ThCn." said the doctor. removing his
spectacles with an air of finaIity. I'm
afraid | can't do anything for you
New York Times.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
The Asls and lntelliaeneen
eEI AR, mo. EEBHUHRY % 1900
THE LITTLE BARE FEET.

utfls hare feet, slnburned and brown,
Patterin, PATTERN up and down,
nancin over the kitchen floor,
Light as foam fakes on the shore.
Right on the go from morn till late,
From the garden path ter the old front gatei
There han't no music ter me so sweet
A the PATTERN sound Of them little bare feet.
When mend my nets by the foamin sea,
Then little bare feet trot there with me,
And shrill little voice lowell say,
"Dran'pa, spin me a yarn terday."
And know when my dory comes ter land
There's spry little form somewhcrcs on hand,
And the very fust sound my ears'll meet
Ii the welcomin run Of them little bare feet.
Oh, little bare feet, how deep you've pressed
Yer prints of love in my worn old breastl
And sometimes think, when come ter die,
Twill be lonesomelike in the by and by;
That up In heaven I'll long ter hear
That little child's voice % sweet and clear;
That even there. on the golden street,
Pll miss the pat Of them little bare feet.
Joe Lincoln in Philadelphia Saturday Evening
Post
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
Encouraging Ambition.

Eyes, we get into county jailS OCCASION
ally" said the tramp. but the trouble is
they don't keep us long enough. A Jail is
a homelike place. with plenty to eat. NJ
work and good treatment. We are gen
orally sentenced for three months. but
after about four weeks the sheriff picks
out three or four Of us and says:
Now, boys. them iron bars ON that
wiuder is loose and it's goin to be Il dark
night. Hev some ambition about you.
IAN old tramp knows what that moans
and he is ten miles away before daylight
A tendcrfoot tiggers to stay on. and next
morning the sheriff comes in and finds
him there and says:
"'What. hain't you got no ambition
Then I'll give you some! And he boots
him out into the yard and sets him te
promenadn around with log fastened
20 his es."-Washington Post.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
Her Nice, Gentle WAY.

She was pretty girl. pretty enough to
attract the attention Of two young men
who were walking up Vest End avenue
And she was expostul,ting with a small
fox terrier which was Juggling at his
strap.
ITS nice to see ri talking in that
confidential way to pet. don't you
Think said one of tn. young IN.
Decidedly do" : the re- Under.
BY this time the pre- girl W almost
abreast of the two, =. her eet and
earnest tones were ii: lily a: ible
snow, Teddy" sh was ST. ing, ii:
you don't behave. II break your head
for you
The young men pas ID on in silence
New York Mail and l. press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

"Don't you often Iol; for the freedom
of your fnrm;r lre?" ,kcd the visitor at
the prison.
mot much" irplie,! the convict. 81
was sent here for ha, Al: four wives.''-
Philadelphia North American.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
So Wua SEE,

"Do you know" he said, "tlAt every
time l look at you have thou1Its Of re,
venge?"
"Why?" she Easred.
because" he answered. revenge is
sweet" Then she told him she thought
tomorrow would be q good time to see
pana.-ChicaSo Times-IIrrald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

TIE story of love 10 as old as TIE world,
and as all embracing as the universe. It
furnishes the sentiMnt Dor all ronaasas-
all novels-all plays.
The novelist considers it wholly from tho
sentimental, intellectual side, but there b
another aspect even more important-ths
physical side. Sentimental love between
men and women leads to close physical o.
sociation-te 1narriage-to the rearing Of
children. And so health must be cnisid-
cred. A weak, sickly, head-achey, back
achey woman cannot be a good, helpful
wife. She cannot bear healthy, happy
children. She cannot give her children
the proper care aud training.
A sick woman has no right to marry. 4
sick woman has no right to attenpt meth
hicted with cancer There is q sure way
for her to regain her health She need not
60 to local doctor and submit to tho dis
agreeable questioniugs, examinations u
and local treatment" so Invariably In.
sisted upon, and so justly abhsrrsat U
every modest woman.
DR.. R.. v. Pierce, of Buffalo NJ Y, hsa
cured more cases of female weakness thar
any hundred local practitioners. He ~
proved that diseases distinctly fsninine 0s
be cured right in tAe privacy Of hons.
Write to Kim stating your symptoms aa4
an account of your trouble and he will give
your case careful, confidential csnsidera
ton and prescribe for ysu free of charge
Mrs o. N. Fisher of 1851 Lexington Avssus
New York City, writes: az had bees q suffersl
from nervousness with all its symptoms ana
complications. In the spring of 1897 began =
am not ersss and irritable 1 have good sslsi
in my face and have gained ten pcsnds."
ID ap DTN IN SNu UNrI fSS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
SUNDAY TRAINS.

Sunday trains leave Baltimore for Delta snt
intermediate stations at $50 A. N. and 4.0(
P. M, stopping at Bel Air at 10 A. M. and 6.3(
and intermediate stations at 6.55 A. N. anG
$50 ?. M, stopping at Bel Air at 7.5S A. III
and 4.3O p. M. An additional train will leave
Bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate sta
tions at 80 p. NJ, and Baltimore for Bel All
at $50 P. M, arriving at Bel Air at p. N
and Baltimore $50 P. N.
WA. MOORE Genr Manager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
The Ruling PHSsioa.

"Why doa't these fellows clap their
hands when they want to applaud?' said
the man in the hack seat. They 20
nothing hut stamp"
"Ths is a convention Of philatelists,"
explained the man sitting next to him.
Chicago Tribune.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

The wives of S;amrsc nohlcmpn cut
their hair SO that it sticks straight up
from their heads. The average length Of
il is about ! y inches.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23
Professional Sarcasm

Young Doctor Congratulate me. old
man. I'm just preparing to visit my first
patient.
Young Lawyer-Gond! Ill 20 with
you. Perhaps he hasn't made his will
ChicnCo News
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OfInterest TO Inventors.

C. A. Snow & Co, one of the oil est and mos;
successful firms of Patent Lawyers. whose
offices are opposite the United states PatcGt
Office, in Washington, n. c., and who have pro
cured patents for more than l. 200 inventors
saws that, owing to the improved conditions in
the United States Patent Office, patents may
now be more promptly procured than at any
previous time in their experience of twenty.
five year
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

Sometimes an employee who is taken
on trial is let 60 because he proves too
much Of one.-Chicaga News.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

During the last 30 years England has
bought of Canada wood to the Value Of
s25S, 100000.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

The Armless Wonderfully couldn't
60 into politics?
The Snake Charmer-You couldn't ever
have a pull; that's why.-Kansas City In.
dependent.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

The swords of Damascus were world
Famous 500 years before the Christian
era, 44.1 ii .sEs:.-4s H.. <s-.z=1.z.-:--
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-23

One loses his breath by running and
catches it quickest by standing still.-El-
liott's Magazine.
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-28

ports, because of the additional
freights. The factories of the trust are
at Pittsburgh, but Pittsburgh buyers
must pay IA cents a box more than
those OF Boston, because foreign glass
is that much cheaper in Boston.
1t is said that the United States il
divided by this glass trust into six diff.
ferent districts, in each of which a diff
ferent scale of prices exists, accord.
ing to the cost of laying down i'm ported
glass.
The consumption of window glass in
TINS country amounts to about o0O.-
600 boxes yearly, and all but about -
per cent. of this is supplied by the
American factories. The trust has free
natural gas at Pittsburgh, and other ia
cilities for cheap production that are
unrivaled abroad, and yet it is exactinc
from American consumers twice the
price that is charged for the same
class OF goods made in foreign factories.
You cannot look out Of the window
without indirectly paying tribute to
trust.
1t is the same with plate glass as
with common glass. There is a trust
in plate glass also. It is known as
the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company.
with a capital stock of SIC, 200, 900.
1t controls two-thirds of the plate
glass production of the United States
and has IAN understanding" with the
factories outside the trust This
concern has doubled prices in the
past two years. Although it bleeds
consumers it Expresses its workers.
paying them low wages and forbid
ding them to join or organize any
union. And yet it profits by high du.
ties, which are pretended to be for
the purpose of protecting American
labor" but in reality for the means
OF robbing the American consumer
and depressing the American glass
worker.
There are numoer OF the trusts
in the various branches of the glass
industry, such as the National Mir
ror Manufacturers association. which
met last September and arbitrarily
raised prices from ten to fifteen per
cent.
The system of plumber and extor.
ton practiced by the American Glass
company and the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass company is MT exceptional. but
merely illustrative. All the great
trusts follow the same methods. By
the consolidation of many plants some
economies are effected, but these are
more than offset by the watering of
stock, requiring dividends far in eS-
cess OF fair return on the actual
cost OF plants is wrung from con-
sumsrs through extortionate prices
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-28

without regard to the past political
affiliations of any of its stockholders,
will oppose Bryan's election and con-
tribute freely to the Mckinley COM
paign fund.
If the extent of the trust evil could
be brought home to every voter in the
land, this one issue alone would be suf-
ficient to insure the election of Bryan
But few of the people realize how out
rageously they are being robbed by
the thousands of trusts that have fas-
tened upon all the great manufacturing
industries of the country. The public
have but faint idea of the extortion
practiced by the trusts, of their sitting
of competition, their determinations
in favor of foreign buyers, their enslav-
ing of labor and their dangerous grip
upon state governments as well as upon
congress and the executive.
One of the questions to be decided
in November is this: SHALL THE
GOVERNMENT CONTROL THE
TRUSTS. OR THE TRUSTS CONTROL
THE GOVERNMENT?
In former articles the Bee has pre-
scented many facts and figures, not one
of which has been questioned or denied
by anybody, regarding the operation
of the great trusts controlling the man
ufacture and sale of barb wire, steel
nails, tin plate, kerosene and other
commodities. And the stated increase
of prices, which in number of in
stances was more than 100 per cent,
due to the operations of these trusts,
we have since corroborated by official
figures from recent report of the de-
partment of labor at Washington. We
have also shown that the trusts are
strengthened in their grip on the
American market by excessively high
duties, which go far beyond any reason
able requirement of protection TO
home industries. 1t is largely because
of their aid for Hanna-and-McK
republicanism in tariff legislation that
the trusts have sprung into existence,
and that they hope to perpetuate their
grasp upon the industries of the ma
ton.
One of the trusts, to which we now
direct attention, is the American Win
dow Glass company, with q capital
stock Of s17,000,00o. 1t was organized
in October, 1899. 1t owns plants, rep
resenting about four-ffths of the total
producing capacity of the window
glass factories of the United States.
Before it began operations its trust
predecessor in the glass industry had
put up prices TO extortionate figures,
which the present trust maintains.
These prices are about double what
they were four years ago. Although
the capital stock Of this trust IL ST.
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-28
TRUSTS ARE ROBBING.
Insure the Election of
bryan.

One of the most vital issues OF the
present campaign is that of the trusts.
It is an issue because there is abso-
lutely no effectual remedies from the
republican party under its present lead
srship If there is any one thing more
than another in which the present ad-
ninistration has been a conspicuous
failure it is in regard to the trust evil.
And the republican control of con-
gress, in both branches, has been, and
would remain, if continued, highly ia
Vorable to the trusts.
This results from the decay of orig
inal republican principles and the con-
trolling influence exercised by such
men as Mark Hanna, who is openly the
friend aud protector of trusts. Not
only is this true, but it is also notorious
ly the fact that the republican cam
paign fund has the trusts for its chief
contributors. Knowing Hanna's rec
ord regarding trusts, and mindful that
these great corporations are the chief
benefciaries of the Hanna republican
policy, as well as its principal cham
pions, can any sensible person believe
that there is the slightest prospect of
relief from trust oppression through
Hanna-directed legislation?
On the other hand, there is absolute
y no question that Bryan is the earn
est and uncompromising foe of trusts,
and that if elected he will exert all his
power and influence to correct the
trust evil.
Every great trust in the country,
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-28
Railroad Charter Granted.

The state board of lroad incornor-
ators has granted charter to tie De-
Queen Il Eastern Railroad Company.
The road will commence at DeOueen
and then run in northeasterly direc-
ton through Sewer, Howard and Pike
counties, distance of forty miles to
Murfreesboro in Pike county, at which
place the road will connect with the
Arkansas & Southern from Pike coun.
ty. The capital stock is $3.50, 900.
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-28

A citizen of Hot Springs was awak-
ened one night recently by a strange
noise, and going to the front door,
found an infant on his steps. The mat
ter was reported to the police, who in
vestigated and found that the mother
of the child was girl Is years of age.
When confronted with the infant she
broke down and made full confession,
stating that she disposed of the child
to prevent the killing of its father, who
was her first cousin, by her father. The
girls aunt took the waif and will adopt
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-28
Increase in Comm cree.

The secretary of the Little Rock
board OF trade has completed detailed
statement showing the commercial
growth of Little Rock in the past year:
The local freight traffic of the year
reached 67,2So car loads, being an in
crease of 6,l06 car loads over last year.
OF this sum the out-shipments were
23,977 car loads, against 21,6OO car
loads, an increase of 2,377 car loads,
while the receipts run up to total of
4s,553 car loads, against 1886 car
loads, being a gain OF 3, 727 car loads.
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-28
Must File Their Annual Reports.

an order notifying all railroads which
have not complied with the law re-
garding the fling of their annual re-
ports, which are supposed to be in the
office by September Is, to do so by Oc-
tober Is. IT the reports are not fled
by that date the heaviest penalty will
be imposed. Several of the reports al
ready filed are not complete or salts
factory, they will also be given until
October Is in which to make the neces-
sary corrections.
The Forrest City times., 1900-09-28

Frank Gould, wanted in Mississippi
on charge OF using the mails to de-
fraud, is in Jail at Hot Springs await
ing the arrival of the officers who will
take him back to the scene of his crime.
Gould is said to have reaped quite f.
nancial harvest by advertising the sale
of seven yards of silk for one dollar.
and with each order he agreed
to furnish the buyer book of seven
coupons to sell to others on the same
terms. His scheme was sort of end.
less chain affair.