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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30


was Thanksgiving day. and his first i'm
that he was about to be emancipated
from the drud@ery and slavery of the
ranch. But these thoughts were dissi-
patcd as suon as he got his mail He got
half a dozen letters, but there was not u
registered one in the bunch But advice!
There were pages on pages OF the very
best of advice. Again and again he was
advised to grow up with the country and
told Row foolish it would be of him to
return TO the overpopulated east. When
he had read the last letter of the inter-
esting collection, he tore them into shreds
and left the office in Il fury. 10 see that
the people he passed on the street were
in holiday attire and to hear the ringing
of the church bells made him frantic. He
was in the mood to curse every one he
met, but knew from experience that pro-
miscuous cursing west of the Mississippi
is likely to cause trouble. So he con-
fined himself to cursing inwardly all the
friends he had ever had. And whenever
he remembered that it was Thanksgiving
day he laughed wildly and then returned
to his cursing.
Naturally he was not fit to associate
with any one when in such Il mood, and
he rushed out of the little town as If it
were peopled with demons instead of the
usual mixture of good and bad fellow
mortals. Tired and footsore as he was,
he was so dashed by his anger that he
hurried away along the railway track as
if he had purpose in life instead of be-
ing utterly hopeless. He had walked
miles md miles before he began to calm
down. md then he noticed that he was
passil 2 through one of those desolate
rcn~' where an arm of the great desert
str,.r,es out through the fertile plains.
pUs lie desolate, barren landscape ac-
de- we'll with his state of mind. He
fel that he hated all mankind, and this
inh' ,pitable region seemed admirably
sni' d to misanthroDe. But as the false
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
MUSIC UNDER DIFFIcuLTtHa
An odd Experience of WieniaWsMk
the Violinist, In Russia.


H,nri Wieniswski, the famous violin
list, whom some older readers may re-
member having heard in this country,
while making a concert tour in Russia
with his brother Josef, a noted piano
player, had some peculiar experiences.
The two brothers were to play In O
large town in the interior and wished to
see the hall in (which the concert would
take place. They were conducted through
mud and snow to a large plank hut
which had been used for a circus, and ON
entering found nothing but bare walls.
"And is that where we are to pfay~
asked the brothers. '"There are neither
benches nor seats"
"Oh, that makes no difference" replied
the marshal. with US every one brings
his own seat"
yes" answered the musicians, "but
what about lights? There is not lamp
in the ROOM"
'"That's nothing either" replied their
companion. with us every one brings
his own lantern"
Having learned the simple manners Of
the country, the musicians asked how the
concert was to be advertised.
ooh, that's easily arranged" answered
the marshal. ITS true we have no print
ing press. but | will get servant to
write the announcement in large letters
on the door, and it will spread through
the town fast enough"
A man soon appeared with a pound Of
chalk and began writing on the plank
door. The brothers were somewhat de-
jected, but the marshal assured them
that everything would be satisfactory.
Toward evening all the inhabitants
were seen flocking to the place Of per-
Torrance, each carrying in one hand a
seat and in the other a lantern. The
house was crowded to overlooking. The
mother of the performers was present,
and, seeing the rain and snow dropping
through the roof on Henri while he play
ed, she was greatly disturbed.
My poor son! He will take his death
of cold!'' she murmured half aloud.
SIS that your son, little mother" asked
a kindly old man sitting near her, and,
rising, he shouted to the young violinist,
Put your fur coat onr Then, turning
to the audience, he said, "His mothers
who is sitting near me, fears he will takf
cold"
Other voices at once repeated the con~
mand: Put on your fur coat! Put or
your fur coat!'
Henri paused and thanked them fof
their permission, but added that he could
not play in fur coat. "That makes no
differenccr' cried the whole audience.
Put it on! Put it onp'
lie did as he was hidden and played as
best he could so incumbered. - Musical
Enterprise.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

The care of the sick can scarcely
reach its highest ideal save where per-
sonal attachment supplements knowE
edge and skill. Therefore, it belongs
10 the life of every woman. There are
few households indeed where any. girl
can grow ND without some oppnrtuni-
ties for this experience. Such oppor-
tumities may we'll be supplemented by
lectures, courses of reading and well
planned demonstrations. If every w"-
man could (as she should under crdl-
nary circumstances undertake the care
of the sick in her own home, this would
but accentuate the value and raise the
status of the "born nurses" who, never
hanpy save In the snecial exercise nf
their gift, would then quite suffice for
hospital cases and the grand occasions
of major operations. The sight of the
cap and veil of the hired trained nurse
when imported into a household with
women members scarcely raises ones
Idea of the family morale!-Chambers'
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
The SWEDE'S GRIEVANCE.
Didn't Mind Abuse, but Objected &C
Being Called q Norwegian.

Didn't Mind Abuse, but Objected &c
Being Called n Norwegian.
"When Swift said that 1t was impossit
BILE to get an idea into a Scotehman's
head without trephining him, he spoke
without knowledge of the average Swede,
at least as we find him In this country"
said a prominent builder in an up town
hotel recently. Il think can tell story
that carries out that theory" he went on,
"and it relates to an experience friend
of mine, an architect, had with one of
that nationality not long ago.
THE architect in question had erected
q handsome dwelling for his own use in
q nearby suburb, and one day. after 1t
was completed, he went out to look it
over. The frescoing had been completed
and some of the carpets and rugs laid,
and you can imagine. his feelings when
he discovered that water pipe had burst
in one of the halls and the overflow was
gradually running his property.
my friend dashed out of the house,
greatly perturbed, and brought back with
him the first plumber he found in the vii
lage. He pointed to the ruined walls and
told the pipe doctor to get to work at
once.
ne uOncNCIp SCGACu " NC III
no hurry to save the premises. He looked
around calmly and then drawled:
"'Vell, dat been pooty big yob. I
gotten take out d. washboards and d.
floors. Dat been pooty big yoh.'
"'Well, for heavens sake, get at it,
fumed my friend. Don't you see the
place is being ruined? Get to work.
"'Yas, 1 seen dat remarked the inn
perturbable plumber, but dat costen
pooty big Dot big yob.'
Nothing apparently could move the
fellow, so my friend, after telling him a
few honest, hard facts, kicked him down
stairs and out Of the house. The plumb
er repaired at once to the village saloon,
where he told his tale of woe.
"'Say,' he drawled, vat been de mat
ter nit dat Teller up dere? I guess he
moost been crazy. He got me oop dere
in dot new house to make yob of work,
and 10 times he called me q Norwegian
fool, and all de time vos a Swede.'"-
New York Times.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

leather shine. There is no substitute
for turkey. Caper gracefully over the
entire gamut of food, look carefully
and dispasSionatcly through the cnlen-
dar of tidbits. consult thoughtfully and
retlectively the enchiridion of an that
causes joy as it anneXes the inner man.
and you will find that roast turkey never
had and never will nave an undcrstudy.
1t stands alone, like the American eagle.
with whom it collaborates for the gen
eral glory of the land of the free. 1t
may not be q graceful thing to say that
the city bookkeeper who was raised on
farm and whose people are still bobbins
buoyantly over the choppy sea of the po-
tato patch returns to the paternal roof
tree for the purpose of eating roast tur-
key on Thanksgiving day. And yet he
would not be so happy if eating, for in
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
No Way to Beat Them, of Course.

The commuters who play cards on
their long morning and evening rides are
a minority. but strong enough to control
the smoking car. You come early and fall
into one of their choice seats by a win
dow where there is breeze. A pack OF
cards lies waiting on the sill, arranged by
the brakeman. Just as the car has filed,
all but your seat and the one turned over
in front of it, in come four burly fell
lows, three of whom drop into the seats
by you. One asks:
"Hearts?"
You say mo" and turn your paper.
Then the man says:
"You don't mind changing with JIM
my, then, do you're
Jimmy has taken a narrow perch at
the rear end and looks out appealingly.
Or course you go; of course you don't
like it, but you go.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

lie helped the children literally to the
food while he kept them Interested with
lively talk, and then when they were sat
isfied he took them both on his knees and
told them stories until they fell asleep.
Then he put thra both to bed and sat
down to wait for their father. lie was SO
taken up with the thought of the chill
dren and with wondering what could
have happened to their father that he
had no thought of his own troubles Hour
after hour passed, ana he waS beginning
to doZe away with WEAKNESS when he
heard Il rapidly approaching footStcp. :
moment later the door WAS flung open
and Il wildly dishevelcd and travel stain
ed man rushed in.
"Where are my babics?" he cried.
There in the bed" said Harry.
"Thank God!" the man exclaimed fer
gently. as he sank into chair. He asked
no questions about I!arry's presence. but
Harry Immediately explained.
MAY God i.icss you," the father ex-
claimed. II feel that You hav" saved
their lives aE! iIiEr 100. Then h. told
now he had left to 60 down Ia the rear
est village 10 get some thing, for their
THANKSGIVING: dinner Instead # taEin.
his team as he should have Go:!r he had
gone to the railway crossing h;.!f It mile
distant to take the morning expire. =. Py
doing so he cCu!G have half an hour III
the village and hon take the return ex-
press to the crossing. being gone less
than two hours. All trains stop at the
crossing, and he did not notice until aft
er he had climbed aboard that the train
he had boarded was Il swift special, and
it did not stop until it reached Il station
so miles away. They passed the train he
intended to take on his return at Il way
station. and as there was no train coming
that way before next morning he had
walked and run the whole 90 miles back
since morning. All the way he was tor
tured by the thought that when his ba-
bies got lonely they would wander out to
hunt for him and get lost. And lie thank
ed Harry again with overtiowing graft
tude
While the starved man was eating
what remained of the Thanksgiving din
ner he explained how he had moved out
to that deSolate place i'll the hope that n
town would grow up around the crossing
and how his wife had died. Finally the
two tired men went to bed, and for the
first time in his life Harry felt his heart
filled with n spirit Of thankfulnrss. al
though on that very morning he had felt
all the misery of bitterness against the
whole world. He had learned that hap
piness comes not from the kindness that
others do to us, but from the Kindness
that we do to others. For the first time
in his life he realized that it is more
blessed to give than to receive, and that
was the first THANKSGIVING day that he
ever celebrated in the true spirit
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
THE ARMY
HUMMER BIRD.
BY THE REGIMENTAL HISTORIAN.

If the United States government had
issued rations of turkey, plum pudding
and cranberry sauce, Jake Ardun would
have foraged for his Thanksgiving feast
just the same. Jake's capacity rs a for
ager astonished the regiment, for even
when campaigning in those war devastat
ed regions of Virginia which the crows
had learned to avoid he managed always
to find n savory joint for his mess pot.
and the officers themselves would often
have gladly dined off the upturned crack
er box in Jake's dog tent.
Now Thanksgiving day was coming,
and the hummer must have his feast. No
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
BROKEN BRIC-A-BRACs.

Mr.. Major, the famous cement man, of New
York, explains some very interesting facts
about Majors Cement.
The multitudes VINO use tnis standard article
know that il is many hundred per cent. better
than other cements for which similar cii,iIus
are made, but a great many do not know why.
The simple reason is that Mr.. Major Uses IHc
best materials ever discovered and other manu-
facturers do not use them, because they are
too expensive and do not allow large profits.
Mr.. Major tells us that one of the elements OF
costs S2.65 gallon, while u large sha, c OF the
so-callcd dement's and liquid glue upon IN"
market are nothing more than SiXteen-ccnt
glue, dissolved in water or citric acid ard in
some cases, altered slightly in color and udOr
by the addition of cheHp and useless materials
Majors cement retails at fifteen cents and
twenty-five cents bottle, and when dealer
tries to sell substitute you can depend upon
il that his only object is to make larger profit
The profit on Majors cement is as much as
any dealer ought to make on any cement. And
this is dOubly true in view of the fact that ca ch
dealer gets his share of the benefit of Mr.
Majors advertising, which now amounts to
over 90, 600 Il month, throughout the country
Established in 1876.
Insist on having Majors. Don't accept any
Otfhand advice from a druggist.
II you are at ali handy land you will he like
ly to find that you are good deal more so than
you imagtnel you can repair your rubber boots
and family shoes, and any other rubber and
leather articles, with Majors Rubber Cement
and Majors Leather Cement.
And you will he surprised at how many dol
lara years you will thus save.
Ii your druggist can't supply you. il will be
forwarded by mail either kind Free Of post
age.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

energy OF MS anger began to die down he
began to weakly pity himself and think
himself the most abused being in all the
wide world The loneliness grew upon
him, and in his wretchedness the tears
came to his eyes, and he almost cried
aloud, for, after all, he was little more
than a boy.
At last he felt so weak and tired that he
sat down on the side of the track and
wished that he might die out in this des-
ert. Although he still had some of the
food left that he had taken with him
from the ranch, he could not eat. While
he sat there brooding on his misery the
Thanksgiving day sun began to get low
in the west. But at last his bitter rev.
erie was broken by a sound that required
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
A Feathered Shepherd.

The yakamik, bird of the crane fami-
ly, is used by the natives of Venezuela
In place of a shepherd dog for guarding
and herding their flocks. 1t is said that,
however far the yakamik may wander
with the iocks, it never fails to finl its
way home at night. driving before it all
.he creatures intrusted to its care.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
A Man Batting Octopus.

According to Belgian officer who has
just returned from the Kongo Free State,
the river Uelle there is full of species
of octopus called by the natives ''miga."
This creature is in the habit, it is said, of
attacking native canoes, capsEinG them,
dragging it's victims to its cave and max
ing a meal of them. The Belgian tells
some strange stories of the performances
Of these creatures which he processes to
have witnessed (.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
A THANKSGIVING coat OF ARMS.

stance, canned corncd beef at the patcr-
nal board. Consequently it cannot be
denied that the turkey has Il rare mag
netic influence that belongs to it and
clings to it quite as tcnaciouSly as does
the onions razor backed scent to the
onion eater who would east it rudcly off.
And it is this magnetic influence that,
say what you will, does great deal to-
ward Turing him back to the scenes Of
his youth, where he MIXED the knock
kneed Aldcrncy to finish when the
east was effulgrnt with the kiss of dawn
and the pancakes glimmered like the
golden wheels of Phnbus whirling
through the ambient gate of day.
The football is another Thanksgiving
institution which seems to fit the day be-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

The late John J. ingalls, was employed
by certain newspapers to write accounts
of all sorts of events and sign his name
to them. In the course of his contact
with the sporting fraternity the e1-sena-
tor made the acquaintance of John l..
Sullivan, and one day after examining
the pugilist's muscles and beating a tat
too on his chest, he asked, Sullivan,
why don't you enter the ring again and
try to win the championship from Cor
bett?''
"For the same reason" answered Sui
livan, "that you didn't enter the race for
senator. / consider one knockout quite
enough. "-Argonaut.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

Pm thankful I am not a king
And forced to bear a nations worries,
Nor head of a commercial ring,
The victim Of financial fuTries,
And l am glad Pm not SO poor
That 1 must beg from door to door.
Pm thankful that haven't got
To work too hard for daily bread
And thankful no one yet has sought
To change my hour of leaving bed
BY giving ME an eight hour day
Through which to toll to earn my pay.
Pm thankful escaped the craze
For nerves, appendicitis, golf;
While walking in unnoted ways
Gave carping fools no cause to SCOT,
And | am likewise very glad
Pvc missed each literary fad.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

Mr.. Slummer-Your story is not very
plausible one.
Street Beggar (anxiously)-D'ye t'ink
I'm stuck, mister? / paid Pete de Poet
50 fer writin me dat string of talk
Brooklyn Life.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
Subscription Books Opened,

At u meeting of the Directors of the Bel Air
and Havre de Grace Electric Railway and
Power Company, held at Havre dc Grace, May
23, 1900, it was resolved that Books for Sub
scripton to the Capital Stock of sad company
be opened to the public at the Office of Noble
l.. Mitchell, in Bel Air, and at the First National
Bank of Hayre de Grace, on June 10, 1900, at
10 A. NJ. The par value of the stock will be
twenty-fiy dollars, ($25) per share.
By order of the Board,
w. BEATTY HARLAN,
Secretary,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

m Thankful mat I nave no Ianu
To nourish weeds and yearly taxes,
Pm thankful Pve no stock on hand
That daily wanes and seldom wakes,
And. though I've but slender purse,
An empty one would be still worse.
But think not like the Pharisee
I'm thankful I am not like others;
The simple fact is agree
With men | meet as with my brothers
For this I'm thankful, but guess
l give most thanks for thankfulncss.
u M,cprnrI
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
TURKEY AND PLUM PUDDING
A Thanksgiving Layout With IL Foot
ball Attachment

HAT the man
who doesn't eat
t Il r k q y o IL
7 Ii a nix giving
day does not cole
brate the day at
all is an arS1-
rnent t Ii at no
more needs clab-
Grafton than Il
pair of white
c Il II V a $ shoes
need Il patent
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

Should let their light in public shine;
So humbly uncover mine.
think it very commonplace
To thank for blessings have got
And feel it shows better grace
70 thank fer things that have noti
For l am happier, past a doubt,
Because of what do without.
When there's thing cannot get,
Pm thankful that | cannot get it
For when ones ways Of life are set
New things are likely to upset it;
And frugal fare and quiet ways
Most merit philosophic praise.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

Talking of forestry encouragement, hard
~ is there a cut down tree that does not
furnish n stump speaker in its favor
Philadelphia Times.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

1t takes successful artist to draw q
large bank check.-Chicago News.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30

WES-TCo1-1I..,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-11-30
A pHILOSO PHEPS
q THANKSGIVING

A thankful spirit every man
Should daily try to culti-
vate,
And those who have a work
ing plan
That other folks might
.,.,,IrA-
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-03-17
MONTH OF ST. JOSEPH.


The month of March has been conse-
Grated by the church to st. Joseph
whose feast occurs on the 18th: 81.
Joseph was, by birth, of the royat ram
lily of David, but was living In huple
obacurity as a carpenter, when Goa
raised him to the highest sanctlty, anu
fitted him to be the spouse OF his VIZ
gin-mother and foster-father ana
guardian of the Incarnate Word. Jo-
seph. says the Holy Scripture, was d
just man; he was innocent and pure,
as became the husband of Mary; he
was gentle and tender, as one worthy
to be named the father of Jesus; ne
was prudent and a lover of silence as
became the master of the holy house;
above all, he was faithful and obedlent
to divine calls His conversation was
with angels rather than with men.
When he learned that Mary bore with
in her womb the Lord of Heaven, ne
feared to take her as his wife; but an
angel bade him fear not, and all doubts
vanished. When Herod sought the d.
vine Infant, an angel told Joseph in
a dream to fly with the child and his
mother into Egypt Joseph at once
arose and obeyed. When the danger
was past third time an angel spoke,
and at his bidding the faithful Joseph
returned to the peace of Nazareth.
Here for long years he lived. uniting
with his domestic care and daily toll
the contemplation of heavenly things
until his work was done; and the great
est Of Gods saints breathed his last in
the arms Of Jesus and Mary.
st. Joseph was appointed Patron and
Protector of the Universal church by
Pope Plus TX, Dec. 8, 1870, at the Vat
lean Council. The month cOnsecrated
to him should be a month of prayer
and special devotion. Do not miss
mass on the feast.