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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13
THE LEGEND OF THE EASTER
EGGS.

Cathedral bells, with their hollow lungs.
Their vibrant lips and their brazen tongues.
orsr the roofs OF the city pour
Their Easter music with Joyous roar
Til the soaring notes to the sun are rolled
As lie swings aloft In his path of gold.
''Dearest papa" says my boy to me
As he merrily climbs his fathers knee,
why are those eggs that you see me hold
Oolorcd so finely with blue and gold?
And what is the beautiful bird III; avs
Such beautiful eggs on Easter days
Tenderly shine the April skies
Like laughter and tears in NV child's blue ewes
And every face in the street is gay;
Why cloud this younSster by saying nay2
So cUdgcl my brain for the story he beCs
And tell him the tale Of the Easter eggs
"You have heard. my children, OF One who died,
Crowned with keen thorns aad cruciicd;
And how Joseph, the wealthy, whom God reward
Cared for the corpse of the rnartyrcd Lord
And pioUsly tombcd it within the rock
Ana closed the gates with a mighty block.
Nov, close by the gate fair tree grew,
With pendulous leaves and blossoms OF blue,
And deep in the green trees shadowy breast
beautiful singing bird sat on her nest
Which was bordered with moss"s like malachite,
And held four eggs OF ivory white.
Nov, when the bird from her dim recess
Beheld the Lord In his burial dress
And looked on the heavenly face 50 pale
And the dear feet pierced with the cruel nail,
Her heart nigh broke with q sudden pang,
And out Of the depth Of her sorrow she sang.
"Ali night long till the morn was up
She sat and sang In her moss wreathed cup
song Of SORROW as wild and shrill
As the homeless wind when It roams the hill,
80 full Of tears. % loud and long
That the grief Of the world was turned to song.
'But soon there came, though the weeping
night,
A glimmering angvi clothed n white,
And he rolled the stone from the tomb away,
Where the Lord Of the earth and heaven lay,
And Christ arose in the :avern's gloom
And In living luster came from the tomb.
NOW the bird that sat in the heart of the tree
Beheld the celestial mystery,
And Its heart was filled tn q sweet delight,
And II poured song The sobbing night;
Notes climbed notes. till higher. higher,
They shoot to heaven like sparks OF fire.
''Whsn the gi!ttsring white robed angel heard
The snrrowing song Of the grieving bird
And heard me following chant OF mrth
That hailed Christ risen from the earth,
he said. Sweet bird, be forever blest,
Thysef. thy eggs and thy moss wrsathed nest
"And ever. my child. sincc that blsssed night,
When death bowed down to the Lord OF Light
The eggs OF that sweet bird changed their hue
And burn with rcd and gold and hue,
Reminding mankind, in their simple way,
Of the holy marvel CT Easter day
Selected.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13
AN EASTER GOWN OF COL
ORS GAY.

This one OF gray Is made OF gloom
The winter brought to thee.
"Ths one of black is made of grief,
With border Of despair,
And this is fcckcd with doubt and fear
On i ground Of grayest care.
None Of these shall wear again.
Let them hang in the background there
TIL experience takes them Down come day
To make them ft to wear.
''Make for me now an Easter gown
WoTcn Of colors gay,
Which shall harmonic with the outer world
And Danish all the gray.
f'Tlle groundwork white Of triple thread
OF patience and hope and trust,
With golden tinge of serenity
And sympathy broad and just.
"Stripe It then with q line Of faith,
the heavens own color, blue,
And next with the heart blood's glowing red,
Altruistic color true.
"Then bind i. around me close and firm
With girdle Of loves fine gold;
Put the shoes OF peace on my dancing feet;
Let charity's cape Unfold.
'NThen crown my head with garland fair,
And thcnceforth will sing,
AL glorious within must be
4 Daughter Of the King"
Brooklyn Eagle.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13
SPRING HATS.

what the World of Fashion Will
Wear Easter Suciny.
That flowers are to prevail in hat trim
ming is assured. Some Paris models are
made wholly OF the smaller blossoms. a
Spanish turban, for instance, is all of
violcts with the stems drawn over the
brim to form facing. The crown is OF
violet leaves with drapery of lace
around it. The brim is wide in front and
narrow a the back.
Ostrich plumes are used in combination
with flowers Of tie larger varieties. A
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13
BOUGHT A FEW STOCKS TOO.
A Loving Wife Showed Her Husband
the Error of His Ways.

the ErrOr OF HIS ways.
He was a business man making a nice
little sum every year for nest egg pur-
poses besides extending his business and
slowly but surely moving along toward
Easy street. Yet he was not content, and
in the hope of forcing the hand Of For
tune was doing some trading in the stock
market. His wife said it was gambling,
pleading with him to stop. He insisted
that it was perfectly legitimate and regu-
lar and she finally admitted that he was
right and gave up the contest.
His wife gave him no further trouble
until one Sunday morning she appeared
ready for church in a handsome new
cloak. He wanted to know where she got
it, and she told him that he would learn
by and by. He went to church with her,
feeling uncomfortable. lie kept his peace,
however, and said no more until the next
Sunday, when she appeared in rich,
black silk gown. He asked questions, but
got no answers that were satisfying. All
that week he worried so over that cloak
and the silk that he lost his grip on the
market and fell short seriously. Sunday
came again, and this time she had pair
of diamonds in her ears that fairly daz-
zled his eyes.
lie hadn't spark of jealousy in his na-
ture, and he believed implicitly in his
wife, bat this was really too much.
She calmly took from her desk lot of
blanks with which he was quite familiar
and handed them to him.
'Thcy are the records of my transac-
tions in stocks recently" she said, with
an air of triumph. 81 borrowed $50 on
the diamond ring you gave INC when we
were married and handed it over to
Brother Charlie to invest for me. | told
him you said it was all right, and he did
as told him to 90. l didn't know thing
in the world about it, of course, but | was
lucky, and have made 81 800, and if the
luck doesn't go against ME I'll make an
other Thousand next week. 1t is too easy
for anything, and you know, dear, you
showed me so clearly that there was
nothing wrong in it. / have paid our
share of the preachers salary, too, for
the next year. and I'm thinking of organ
izing Il Daughters Of the Stock Market
in the church. Won't it lie lOycly?
Mary. ny dear he said Solemnly, IF
you'll quit. will" and Mary, after the
manner of women, began to cry, she was
SO glad that it turned out Just as it did,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13
THE PASSOVER AND EASTER
The Variation Between the Jewish
md the Chr.ntIEa Festival,

The Variation Between the Jewish
and the Chr!HtiEa Festival.
Since the events Of holy week and the
resurrection took place during the Jewish
passover, it seems strange that the cele
bration in the synagogues and in Chris
tian churches should not always be at the
same time. The explanation is that the
Jewish calendar, which dates from the
creation of the world, is regulated by the
rabbis. Their system is based on the lu
mar month, which is often nearly two
days shorter than the month Of the
Christian calendar. Corrections are made,
but instead of q day such as is in leap
year an entire month is added, so that
some Jewish years consist Of Is months.
As Easter always falls on the first Sun
day following the full moon next after
March 81, this additional month in GER
tain years causes 4 variation between
the passover and the Christian festival
Snleotad
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13

All sorts of funny looking birds and
animals as we'll as chicks and hens are
pressed into service as candy receptacles,
and these are particularly pretty for din
ner favors where there are children pres
ent.
A pretty fancy is an egg of pure white
candy resting in a nest of spun taffy. A
decidedly new idea is that of placing at
every corner basket made of candied
rose leaves. filled with tiny sweets in egg
shape or some pretty design. AS to bon
bons, the most seasonabe ones are cream
ed strawberries. each of which is packed
in little tiuted paper shell, and SO makes
pretty luncheon sweet.
For the tiny tots nothing takes the
place of the soul satisfying Easter egg of
chocolate or vanilla candy, and if it be
further embellisAed with the youthful
owners name traced in letters of white
sugar.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13

MoShcck on must come up to my
place some evening and try one of ny
cigars.
Yawner-Thanks, but don't smoke.
"Wel!, come up on Thursday and have
q glass of wine with me-"
"rhanks; never drink"
'TIimmcl, Then come up and see me
every cvening'-l-ifc.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13

with the edges turned over, then tying
them together in one large bow, after
ward rawin: them apart. The bow is
put at the side, and flowers are arranged
below II.
Green Ia fashionable color this spring.
and charming springlikc effects are ere
ated by using its varying tones. Even
hints are made Of green straw.
Other fashionable co!0rs. say Partisan
milllners. are n pale old blue called Corot.
an old fashioned lavender revived rs Pc
Melville, n deep straw named Roybet
and bluct lighter than the regulation
color.-Selectcd.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13
Castor Oil as Mcdiclne FOE Plants.


The fine leaved variety of fern, like the
maidenhair and others, is not to be sprin-
kled on the leaves, says n florist House
plants of larger foliage, however, like
the rubber plant and palms, need careful
and comparatively frequent sponging and
sprinkling with water. A further sug,
gestion in the care of house plants is con-
tributcd By woraan who has phenome-
nal success with her large assortment.
ST find that plant seems weak and
i'll nourishrd." she says. 81 give it Il dose
of castor oil some morning instead of the
usual water, repeating it perhaps after
an interval Of week or ten days if the
Improvement docs not seem sufficiently
marked. The suggestion was given to me
Ivy florist Il long time ago. and | have
tried il repeatedly with excellent results" "
New IGi!; Evening Post
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13

In 1881 Europe was in profound peace
and prosperity. Business was iybud and re.
forms had been granted because of the
outbreaks of 1919 The prince consor!
tAlherD Of Britain. i - was then nj the
height OF his influence, believed that war
was practically t2in= of She past. The
Crystal Palace show Was devised by him
as great peace ju!:iicc OF ali nations.
Scarcely had il closed before Britain,
France. Italy ana Turkey were combn
ing in hloody, indccisivc, irglornus war
against Russia in the Crimea.-ChicaGo
News.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13
The Eeis and lptellieepcer
IL Published Ecery Friday.
FINNEY s DASHIELL.
TERMs.-sl.oo A Year I'm advance

Transient observation-disclosures Square, 8
insertions or less $1.50. Each subsequent in
sertion 25 cents. Longer advertisements in
the same proportion. A space equal to siz
lines makes square. Figure work double
price.
Obituaries and Personal Comm unicstionI
will be inserted at 10 cents per line.
Yearly Advertisements at Specinl Rates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
~HOICE Vegetables

~ will always find a ready
market-but only that farmer
can raise them who has studied
the great secret how to OBJ
tain both quality and quantity
by the judicious use of we'll
balanced fertilizers. No fertil-
izer for Vegetables can produce
a large yield unless it contains
at least so Potash. Send for
our books, which furnish full
information. We send them
free of charge.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
n, Nassau ST. New York.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13

Just when yaI think th" fools are all
dead their obituary notices appear and
sImonisl you of your error.--Detroit
Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13

with Reasonable Anticipations.
"Wife. where are those new h&nd'j'r
chiefs bouGhtY"
why, Edgar, you already have SC
many that | put them away to give you
on your birthday. Free Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-04-13
REWARD OF $500!
The Henry Watson Aid Society.

An Auxiliary Committee of the Henry Wat
son Childrens' Aid Society has been formed in
Bel Air. The duties of this Committee are:
First to look after children who are proper OBJ
jects of charity; I'd, to find homes in the coun-
Y for children under the care of the Society.
Full information upon application to
REV. Il. A. CASTLEMAN, Secretary, or
WIN HHARLAN President. 24je
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13
Cattle Disease at Yuma.

Cattlemen around Yuma, Colorado,
have lost thirty head OF stock in the
last week from disease entirely new.
All sexes and ages are subjects They
suddenly begin to stagger around, bel
low, get weak at the knees, fall down,
roll over and die.
This is the substance Of the report
brought to the office Of the state vet
erinarian by Amos Binford, secretary
Of the Yuma and Eastern Arapahoe
County Horse and Cattle Protective
Association, who was in the city re-
Gently. The veterinarian has gone to
Yuma to look into the matter. w. r.
Compton, sheepman living in the
northern part of the county. has lost
several sheep with the same affiiction.
Denver Stockman.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13
Public Sale.

The undersigned will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder on
WEDNESDAY. JULY 25, 1900
at the Anna Dynes place, II miles west
Of Julesburg, the following articles
tO-wit:
lumber wagon. l buggy, set Of
double harness, set of buggy harness,
l riding saddle and bride, ! stirring
plow,2 breaking plows, ! cultivator,
5 head of horses, about 80 bushels OF
corn in crib, 8 acres of corn in field,
and household goods too numerous to
mention.
Terms of sale: IL months time will
be given on approved security.
Sale begins at 10 a. m.
JOHN ADAMS.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13

Report of 4th of July Committee.
The executive committee Of the
Fourth of July celebration have COM
pleted their work and submit the fol-
lowing report of the finances, viz:
RECEIPTS.
]. r. Spencer, collector 500 90
j. W. Abbott, collector 95 90
G. B. Woolnan, collector 81 90
Brown Hotel, donation 425
Entrance fees IA 90
Total receipts s24s IS
DISBURSEMENTS.
Music, drum, etc al Is
Race track ii 45
Creased Pig and lard 5 so
Fireworks, balloons and frt "a SO
Advertising expenses 8 80
Races 40 SO
Tug Of war 10 20
Miscellaneous expenses, dray-
age kilograms, etc 5 80
Bal in hands of B. Beatty, Tr. So SO
Total disbursements. S249 Is
meeting Of all those who subscrib-
ed TO the fund will be called by the
committee in the near future to decide
what disposition shall be made Of the
balance on hand-S52.52.
L. E. LovELAND, w. H. POUND,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13

WHITE MAN TURNED YELLOW
Great CONSERVATION was felt by the
friends NJ. A. Hogarty of Lexington,
Kentucky, when they saw he was turn
ing yellow. His skin slowly
changed color, also his eyes, and he
suffered terribly. His malady was yell
low jaundice. He was treated by the
best doctors, but without benefit. He
was then advised to try Electric Bit
ters, the wonderful stomach and liver
remedy, and he writes: AFTER taking
two bottles was wholly cured" A
trial proves its matchless merit for all
stomach, liver and kidney troubles.
Only 80 cents. Sold by G. Lavelle.
druggist.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13

accept all the news we get from that
section of the world. He said: "One
Of tine most amusing things l know Of
is the bubonic plague scare Brazil is
now going through. Probably YOU
haven't heard the true inwardness Of
it here, but it is common property in
South America. The facts are that
the president Of Brazil owes visit of
courtesy to the president Of the Argen-
tine republic, which is long overdue.
He is afraid to pay it, because II he
leaves the country his enemies will
start a revolution and place his rival
in power, 20 he stays at home to keep
the army and navy from deserting his
cause. The bubonic plague isn't the
first excuse he has invented to keep
from paying the visit he owes to Ar
gentine."
Uncle Sans postal service gained
more than a million dollars during
the fiscal year just ended as compared
with the previous year, but the ex-
penditures we're s5, ,4s9, 246 more than
the receipts. The total receipts were
6l02 ,2s7. 45S, and the expenditures
$l07, ,776,704. The deficit for the pre-,
vious year was S6,6lO,776. II there
isn't an increase in the amount of stuff
carried free. or at loss, the postal
service will in few years become q
source Of profit to the government, as
it might be now if congress had the
nerve to legislate we'll known abuses
out of existence, but those who profit
'by the abuses hrye power1cl influence,
so thereis little hope of reform in that
direction.
Five regiments of United States
regulars now in Cuba and one in Porto
Rico are to be ordered home at once
preparatory to being sent to the Phil.
ippines. According to war depart
ment officials about 1000 regulars are
to be sent to the Philippines as rapid
ly as possible for the double purpose of
allowing the volunteers to come home
and to be prepared for any exigency
that may arise in connection with the
Chinese situation.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13
1T SAVED HIS LEG.

P. A. DanfOrth of La Grange, Ga. ,
suffered for six months with a fright
full running sore on his leg, but writes
that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in five days. For ulcers,
wounds, piles, it's the best salve in the
world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25
cents. Sold by G. Lavelle, druggist.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13
For Sale.

The following articles will be sold
at low price, II sold soon: l wagon,
hay rake, l mower, cook stove. All
these articles are new. This is the
property of G. H. Horsman left in my
care for sale. T. J. HALL.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13
WASHINGTON Correspondence.
Breezy Gossip on Various Topics
From the Nations Capital.

Members of the cabinet are inclined
to accept the press news that every
foreigner in Pekin has been killed as
true, but they say that this govern
ment will wait for official confirmation
of the news bhfore it takes any addi-
tional action. Every telegram which
is received in Washington bearing on
the situation in China is at once for
warded to the president who is in
Canton, Ohio, and as they are numer-
GUS and important he is not getting
any more rest there than If he were
in the white house. 1t is all we'll
enough 40 say that revenge plays no
part in the policy of nations, but that
does not make it true. Who believes
that revenge for the destruction of
the Maine played no part in forcing
the war with Spainr II that Pekin
butchery turns out to have actually
taken place, Remember Pekin" may
sweep across this country Us "Remem-
ber the Maine" did, and if SO, it will
not be question Of what the admin
istration wishes to do, but of what the
people demand shall be done. 1t will
not mend matters to say that the Chi
nese government is not responsible.
The responsibility will rest with the
Chinese people, who can be got and
punished, and will be.
R. S. Benson OF Florence, New Mex
leo, who spent a portion Of the week in
Washington, is very industriously
spreading the idea, surprising to most
persons in the east, that the men who
have the best interests OF the terri
tory in view do not wish it to become
state, notwithstanding the declara-
tions Of political platforms. He is es-
pecially severe on the "greasers," of
whom he said: "Fully one half of the
people in New Mexico are 'greasers',
and we consider them more unde-
sirable class of citizens than the negro
ever was. The 'greasers, by the way,
are republicans almost without excep-
tion, and there would he no way of
getting away from their absolute con-
troll of party affairs. Nor does the law
abiding and self respecting American
citizen find any prospect Of relief in
looking towards the democracy Of New
Mexico. II the republican party is
burdened with the 'greaser,' the DEM
ocracy contains large element that
is possibly even more Objectionable.
Hundreds Of murderers, horse thieves,
gamblers and all around bad men,
that have been driven out Of the
states, have congregated in New Mexi-
co aud the other territories, and they
are almost as unanimous in being dem
ocrats as the 'greasers' are in aff1liat-
ing with the republican party. Neith-
any high regard for human life, or for
the honesty OF the methods by which
he gains his end. When you see what
a despised devil and what a hated deep
blue sea the respectable citizen is
caught between, there is no cause for
amusement that we are not anxious to
become state
A gentleman connected with the
government Of Argentine, who is now
visiting Washington, tells little
story that illustrates life among our
southern neighbors and at the same
time carries a warning to US not to
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13
THE APPETITE OF A GOAT

Is euvied by all whose stomach and
liver is out of order. But such should
know DIR. Kings new life pills give a
splendid appetite, sound digestion
and = regular bodily habit that insures
perfect health and great energy. On
ly 25 aents at G. Lavelle's drug store.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13
"Farmer" Bryan's Photographs.

"Farmer" Bryan's Photographs.
They're taking Farmer Bryan with the
biograph machine
The moving picture man says it's the
best he's ever seen;
They show him in his overalls, with
boots. to his knees,
A-picking luscious melons from the
watermelon trees,
They have splendid view of him be-
hind the old pig pen
Presenting moving arguments to his
old setting hen.
And, best of all the films they've got
is one Of William ].
A-driving his self binder in waving
field Of hay.
Another view depicts him with heavy
handled hoe
He's hilling up the wheat in a we'll
planted row,
And then they have him in a tree,
where earnestly he tries
To find enough dried apples to concoct
some tasteful pies.
With old blue jumper, big straw hat
and rolled-up sleeves he stands
And contemplates the callouses upon
his horny hands
But all the farmers will admire the
energetic way
He drives the big self binder in the
waving field Of hay.
The picture man has other views. One
Of Colonel Bill
In search Of cracked oats in the field
upon the peaceful hill
And still another shows him with a
scythe-and he looks great.
All, there is aught the matter with
the farmer candidate"
One view shows William harnessing
horse, and you can see
That he has hung the crupper where
the bride ought to be,
The hold back is check rein-but the
best of all, they say,
Is where he's binding into sheaves the
sCSuUCu ucW MOWu udy.
The overalls show creases that are
straight from waist to toe
The tailor made them that way, and
the tailor ought to know.
The blouse is cut in proper style, the
shirt is dressy, too,
And, oh! A standup collar lends en-
chantment to the view,
For William is a farming man, he har-
vests his cracked oats
And has the photos taken SO they'll
harvest him some votes;
And won't the farmers shout for him
with voices blithe and gay
Each time they see the binder in the
waving field of hay?
Josh Wink in Baltimore American.
TANKS. STOCK TANKS.
Pine, Cypress and Redwood. A
large stuck at the Tddinos lumhar
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13

J. w. Hart, a prosperous
ranchman living north of town,
became one Of our honored cash
subscribers Tuesday. For the
favor and the dollar paid he has
onr sincere thsnLe
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13
Fine Hair Goods.

keep on hand first quality stock
of hair switches, curly pompadours,
rat rolls. Make switches from comb
ings and cut hair. Goods sent on ap-
proval. Correspondence solicited.
MRS. MINNIE SAPP,
1909 Ferguson Street,
Cheyenne, Wyoming
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13

TANKS. STOCK TANKS.
Pine, Cypress and Redwood. A
large stock at the Iddings lumber
yard. Prices are as low as the lowest