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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07

Iutionary army and had been enrolled as
q member of the original officers, q So
ciety composed of officers who had served
In that war. Each member paid certain
amount to perpetuate the association.
Membership was to descend In the direct
male line. Said Ezekiel r. Hampton
having no heirs. his next oldest brother
inherited life right In this society, And
the writer took much pleasure In con.
graduating Mr.. Hampton on being legal.
ly entitled to belong to this august and
honorable body. His name had been sent
to the president for this state, and In q
few days he would doubtless be heard
from. Thus, through no fault Of their
own, had come to these brave souls the
hard task of bearing a bitter disappoint
ment.
The president was heard from. Society
documents Of all sorts poured in upon
Ezra until in few weeks he had re-
ceived as much mail as had come to him
before in many years. The village
postmaster and Hannah could scarcely
keep up with it.
or course Ezra became a member. His
faithful wife would permit nothing else
And of course, too, he attended the an
nual dinner. And in hearing of thu
glories of that festive occasion Mrs.
Hampton found some slight compensa'
ton for the loss of the expected wealth
and official position. With brave heart
she tried to bring her husband to the
same opinion.
~ don't know. Ezra, but it's most as
good as being mayor. There's less care,
and it's ever so much more high toned"
And Ezra would answer submissiyely,
Eyes, l suppose SO. but l did want that
Attorney"
Ezra's inheritance, however, had no
light influence on the people Of Ruralton,
for so soon as it was noised abroad they
straightway began a search for warlike
ancestors. Fortunately he had no rival
as a member of the o. o. S. Admission
to the body was too difficult. But de-
scendants of the passengers on the over
loaded Mayhower were numerous. 1t
seemed as if the whole population Of the
colony must have served it in the early
days. SO many grandfathers were found
who had held office, while SONS and
daughters of the Revolution were dis
covered IN every household. Family
crests were unearthed or made to order
Rusty sabers and moth eaten army sad
dies were hung in many n hall. And the
envied of all was q summer traveller who
returned from her trip Ito the other side"
with a photograph of an English estate.
which she proudly exhibited as her family
homestead.
So. though Ezra's inheritance brought
disappointment to him and his brave
wife. it came as n blessing to the people
of Ruralton. for without it they might
never have known the pleasure of seek
ing and finding Industrious forbears.-At-
lanta Constitution.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
MISSISSIPPI PILOTS.
Instinct Plays a Large Part In Navi.
eating the Old River.

Instinct Plays q Large Part In Navi.
eating the Old River.
"a grown man can't learn the river"
said an old time pilot, chatting over his
experiences the other day. Hes got TO
begin when he's boy and get it soaked
into his brain until all the tricks and
turns of the water become as familiar to
him as a B G to a schoolmaster. Mem
orizing a lot Of soundings don't do him
any good, because the shoals are chang
ing all the time. It's like this: When n
man has been married long enough he
gets to know the disposition of his wife
and learns to steer clear of things that
would rile her, taking his bearings by a
hundred and one little signs that an out
slider would never notice.
THAT'S the way with river plotting. a
pilot gets so well acquainted with the dis
position and peculiarities and temper of
the old Mississippi that he learns to keep
away from shadows, even il he hasn't
been over the course for months and all
sorts of changes have taken place since
he was gone. They can't tell exactly how
they do 1t themselves, because it has
come with them to be more of an instinct
than trade, and to say that a man can
pick up suck things from books and
charts or any experience short of the ex.
perience Of lifetime is all nonsense.
Zone queer thing about shoal is that
a ship will run away from it to certain
extent. When 1t gets near, the water
seems to act as a sort of wedge and
pushes il away, and a man who knows
his business can tell in moment that he
is approaching danger. Another little
oddity is that river pilot takes his steer.
ing sights aft instead of toward. as 8
landsman would naturally suppose. He
gets two shore points on a line and
steers by them. and if they open up OF
widen out he hauls over to one side or the
other until they come together again
The bar pilot. on the other hand. depends
entirely on his compass. Plotting is q
curious business, and most of the famous
men Of the old days have passed away.
A few more years will see the last Of
them."-New Orleans Times-Democrat
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
And now It turns out to be you, lind You

And now It turns out to be you, and You
tell me the same thing"
My feelings were indescribable.
"There's only one thing for you to do
be a good fellow, jim" said.
"Well, l won't do It," said Jim en-
phatically.
every well: just as you feel about 1t.
We probably b; e other mutual &C.
quaintances." ! replied nonchalantly.
"You, being an old family friend. could
50 easily take me to call, but Of course II
you don't want to-
"Oh, I suppose I'll have to-" groaned
Baxter. "She'd make me anyway on
some pretext or other after seeing Us to-
gether."
With this ungracious consent / was
satisfied. Inside of a week | had met
her. If I had thought her charming on
the street, found her in her own home
utterly bewitching. | am waiting for a
decent and reasonable length of time to
elapse before telling her what she can
see if she isn't blind. l am not blind
either, and yet l try to remember how
mistaken Jim was about her feeling for
him and not let myself be too sure.
am sure, though, that she never
looked at Baxter the way she looks at
me sometimes when / meet her on the
avenue and turn to walk back with her.
Chicago News.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
THE STING OF A BEE.
II Is q Curious Little Weapon and
Wonderfully Constructed.

Wonderfully Constructed.
The sting of the bee is a weapon only
too well known. There are few of us
probably who have not at some or
other felt the effect of a sting from a
bee or wasp. The bee is not generally
so easily excited to sting as the wasp
unless it is much provoked or has de-
cided prejudice against some particular
person, which is occasionally the case,
but when it does it is usually with the
sacrifice Of its own life, as it generally
leaves its weapon in the wound, with the
little sack of poison attached to it. We
need not wonder that it is difficult to be
withdrawn when we read the account
Of the shape of the sting of the bee.
The sting Of the bee is not, as it might
appear to the naked eye, mere lance
or a bayonet. 1t is in truth something
much more formidable, rather resembling
those frightful engines of destruction
which the common consent of civilized
nations has excluded from the practice
of modern warfare. In word, the little
instrument known as 1.-The sting" is
found when magnifed to be the sheath
in which the true sting lies concealed, al
though the whole enters the wound when
the attack is made. The piercing appara-
tus itself is, however, double, being COM
posed of two long darts, which are plac-
ed side by side, so as to form a lance.
and. being furnished by suitable muscles,
they are forcibly protruded from the
sheath when required for attack or de-
tense.
If we employ tolerably high micro
scopic power to examine the points of
these darts, we shall find them to be
baFbed, each pirces being furnished on
one side with eight teeth. and as they
are so placed when in use that the
smooth edges are in juxtaposition you
will perceive that they then constitute n
single formidable barbed spear similar
to one of those primitive weapons of war
fare employed by the savage inhabitants
of various countries that you will no
doubt often have met in museums or COL
lections of chronological curiosities.
You will now perceive what formida-
bic weapon the sting must be when d.
rected by the bee against an insect of its
own size, and after examining its barbed
points you will easily understand. too.
how it happens that when the little
belligerent manages to penetrate your
own skin it should be compelled to leave
its sting behind.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
Smallest Sheen In the World.

The very smallest of all the kinds Of
sheep is the tiny Breton sheep. 1t is too
small to be very profitable to raise. for.
of course, it cannot have much wool. and,
as for eating. why. hungry man could
eat almost a whole one at meal. 1t is
so small when full grown that it can hide
behind good sized bucket.
1t takes its name from tine part Of
France where it is most raised. But, if
not a profitable sheep, it is dear little
creature for pet, for it is very gentle.
and because it is so small it is not a
nuisance about the house. Any little girl
could find room in her lap for Il Breton
sheep.
One of this little creatures peculiari
ties is its extreme sympathy with the
feelings of its human friends when it has
been brought up pet in the house and
has learned to distinguish between hap
piness and unhappiness. If any person
whom it likes is very much pleased about
anything and shows it by laughing. the
little sheep will frisk about with every
sign of joy, but if. on the contrary. the
person sheds tears the sympathetic friend
will evince it's sorrow III an equally un.
mistakable vay,-StTny ST., 49,.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
we,,,rrtop After yittor,a.

Napoleon was filled with fury at his
brother for the results of Vittoria, but he
instructed his ministers to say that "a
somewhat brisk engagement with the
English took place at Vittoria in which
both sides lost equally. The French ar
mics, however, carried out the movements
in which they were engaged, but the
enemy seized about 100 guns which
We're left without teams at Vittoria, and
it is these that the English are trying to
pass off as artillery captured on the bat
tlefeld."
One of the most important captures of
the battle was a mass of documents from
the archives Of Madrid, including a
great part of Napoleon's secret CORE
spondence-an invaluable addition to his
tory.
Napier's summing up of the results of
the battle reads:
"Joseph's reign was over; the crown
had fallen from his head. And, after
years of tolls and combats, which had
been rather admired than understood, the
English general. emerging from the chaos
of the peninsula struggle, stood on the
summit of the Pyrenees a recognized con-
queror. From these lofty pinnacles the
clangor of bis trumpets pealed clear and
loud. and the splendor of his genius ap-
peared as a flaming beacon to warning
nations. Crane in Lippin-
cott's
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07

"Unless you are fortunate enough to
have handle to your name it is mat
ter of difficulty to travel first class in the
land of the Japs." says q globe trotter.
'It is all right when there is no great
magnate on board. but otherwise the or
binary mortal must wait for the next
boat.
wishing to leave a port in a hurry.
once applied for first class ticket. oh,
but you can't go today, for my lord So
and-so is on board. You must wait for q
week? was the answer.
81 insisted, stormed and ragged. The
end of it was that had to travel third
class-among the coolies. The great lord
observed me sitting on a box, uncomfort-
able. but dignifed, and sent SECRETARY to
invite me aft. | was smarting under a
sense of outrage and replied that l was
obliged, but that l preferred the society
Of the coolies"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07

A farmer 10 known by his furrow a.
uthe carpenter 10 known by his chips." II
takes Q firm hand and true eye to turn
a straight furrow. No wonder the farmer
wears out, spite of exercise and fresh air.
One days work on the farm would tire
many trained athlete. And the farmer
works hardest of all. The first up and
the last to bed, feeding his team before
he feeds himself, his work is practically
never done. Why does not the farmer
treat his own body as he treats the land
he cultivatesf He puts back in phos-
plate what he takes out in crops, or the
land would grow poor. The farmer
should put back into his body the vital
elements exhausted by labor If he does
not, he will soon complain of upoor
health" The great value of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is in its vital
izing power. 1t gives strength to the
stomach, life to the lungs, purity to the
blood. 1t supplies Nature with the SUBJ
stances by which she builds up the body,
Just as the farmer supplies Nature with
the substances that build up the crops.
NJ write to tell you of the great benefit re-
ceived from the use of DIR. Pierce's Golden Med
side Putnam Co., W: Va. ut cured me of a very
bad case of indigestion associated with torpid
liver. Before began the use of Golden Med
nor work but very little. The little that I ate
did not agree with me, bowels constipated, and
life was a misery to me. ] wrote to DR.. Pierce
giving the symptoms, and asked for advice.
He advised me to try the Golden Medical Dis
covery' so began the use of it and after taking
four bottles felt so we'll that went to work;
but soon got worse, so again began the use of It
and used II about eight weeks longer, when
was permanently cured"
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigor-
ate stomach, liver and bowels. Use
them when you require a pill.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
A Unique VIII,

A unique will has been discovered in
the Washington PA county records II
was probated in 1871 and was the last
testament of James Innes. Among other
desires he asked to be "bury'd in white
oak coffin. jointed but not planned" He
requested that "rfo whiskey or other spir-
ituous liquor be us'd on the occasion nor
any Of the usual & Customary grimac-
ings. those ostensabilities external parade
of affection hypocrisy and Discrimination
Of mourning where grief is absent" He
further enjoined that no part of his prop
erty should 'ever come under cognizance.
Jurisdiction, or disposition of an Or
phans' Court. or be in any manner SUBJ
jected or expos'd to their or their officers,
rapacious depredations, cleaning & exac-
tons & peculating arts and practices"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
keaUear res Names

The following list is given of the forms
under which shakespeare,,s name has ap,
peared at different times: Chaksper,
Shakepere. ShaSpere. Shakspire. Shax-
spere. Schaksper. Shakespeare. Shakes
peare, Schakespeyr. Shakespeare. Shag-
spere, Shaxpur, Shaksper Shakespeare,
Shakaspear, Shaxsper. Shakspear. Shax.
peare. Shakespeare. Shaxburd. Shack
speyr. Shakespear, Schakesper. Shacke.
spere, Shakespeare.
DIR. Furnivall admits the existence of
only five unquestionably genuine sigma.
lures of the poets-two on his Blackfriars
conveyance and mortgage and three on
his will. OF these the first two are Shak-
spere; of the three will signatures. two
are Shakspere. while about the third is
no agreement, DIR. Furuivali making it
Shakspere: Stevens and Malone. as well
as Sir Francis Madden, deciphering it as
Shakespeare.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
A Useful Coin.

a Staffordshire parish was amazed at the
conduct of the warden. who, after the
service, proceeded to take from the plate
the largest coin thereon and carefully
pocket it. "What are you about?' he
gasped.
The warden only smiled. ST have led
the collection in this church for a dozen
years with this half crown" he remark
ed, "and 1 am not going to part with it."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
He Knew Him.

The Rev. DR.. John Balloon Shaw told
a story about a small boy who belongs to
his congregation and lives within a few
doors of him. A woman who met the
child asked him-after the manner of old
er peoples conversation with children
where he lived. Upon finding that he
lived only two doors from the minister s
house, she exclaimed with delight:
"Why, you must know DR.. Shaw"
"Sure," answered the small boy. "He
goes to our church."-New York Times.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
he Ealsaad1 ptelliseqcer
BEL AIR, MD. SEPTEMBER 7 1900.
THE BABY.

THE BABY
"whsre did you come from, baby dearPs
''Out Of the everywhere into the here"
"where did you get your eyes 80 blusf'
"out Of the sky a. came through"
"what makss the Light In them sparkle an
spin9''
"soms Of the starry spikes let In"
''where did you get that little tearf"
81 found It waiting when got here"
''what makes your forehead so smooth and highp'
"a soft hand stroked it as went by''
'What makes your cheek like a warm white
rose2'
Something better than any one knows
''Whence that three cornered smile Of blissf'
''Three angels gave me at once kiss"
''where did you get that pearly carp
"God spoke, and it came out to hear"
''where did you get those arms and handsr'
'Love made itself into bonds and bands"
Feet, whence did you come, you darling thingsT
"From the same box as the chcrubs' WINGS
George Macdonald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
New York 70 Roston.

Some American papers recently had no
end of fun with the London Daily Mail
because il spoke of n motor car on "a
long route to New York eight miles be-
yond Boston" Another illustration of
the Embellishments ahysmal ignorance Of
things American" il was said.
But for once the cap seems 10 tit the
other hend. for The Mail explains that
its remark referred to England and not
TO the United States. There is. it seems,
village named New York eight milrs
from Boston. England. aud, curiously
enough there is also Bu8ker an In
the same ReislborRgvl.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
Following Instructions.

young Sammie Spender is carrying
out his governors wishes faithfully, isn't
hep
"How's that?"
"Why, the old gentleman left instruc-
tons in his will that after his death his
dust was to be scattered to the winds" -
Life.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
SUNSET,

God sits upon the mountains. As . robe
The clouds enwrap him, and the sun, abashed,
Slips at his back away. Dependent man!
What hast thou done with this, thy latest day,
Now passing from thee2 What have been its
deeds?
And sum thy thoughts as Deeds for such they
are,
Shaping thy being for its final part
Among the immortalities. Hast SCARED thy soul
o. fashioned 1t toward beauty since the dawn7
-NrS Rsbeccs Lauck Turner in Methodist Maya
nine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07

Sunday trains leave Baltimore for Delta and
intermediate stations at $50 A. NJ. and 400
P. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 10 A. NJ. and $50
and intermediate stations at 6.55 A. H. and
$50 P. M, stopping at Bel Air at 7.5o A. N.
and 40 z. NJ. An additional train will leave
Bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate sta
tions at $40 ?. NJ, and Baltimore for Bel Air
at $50 2. NJ, arriving at Bel Air at P. NJ.
and Baltimore $50 P. NJ.
J. II. KLlNEFELTER,G Gen. Pass. ARt.
VA MOORE (1an'l Manager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07

Mr.. Moyeoft Well. my dear. how do
you find the neighbors here-sociable?
Mrs. Moveoft-Very. Three Of four
of them have sent in to ask IL l would
allow their children tosalse our piano to
practice 0u.-Sketehy Bits.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07

N. stops TO take on passengers for Baltimore
and points south. stops TO let off pa sssugers
on notice to conductor. stops to let off pas
sengers from Baltimore ard points south.
Trains markeG thus run daily.
Express trains leave Baltimore, Union Sta
ton, for Havre de Grace Mt 03, 1903 A. NJ -,
1.1S. sos, 800, 40, $50 ard 1885 P. M,
week d.ys. Sundays, 1.08, SOB, 1908 A. NJ.
1.1S. 3.0S, 4.2O, $50. 11.35 =. VI.
Express trains for Wilmington, Philadelphia
and New York leave Havre de Grace at 1241,
2o2, 5-15. 7.39. $50. 10 80 and 1854 A NJ,
2.06, $50 and 500, 6.33, 7.57 p. NJ. every day
Sunday trains leave Havre de Grace at q. Al,
2.02, 7.39, $50, 1854 a. d., 2.06, 3.52. 800,
6.33, 7.57 p. NJ.
Peninsula express. north. O6 P. M.--week
DAYS.
Trains for Port Deposit branch leave Perry
vile at 6:35, %. BIO. lips, A. M; LIS,
2 Is. 400, COG. $40 p. NJ. Returning leave
Port Deposit S.1S, S.32, 1904 and IL .03 A. NJ.
1888. 3.37, 7.35 and 7.50P NJ.
J. X. WOOD,
Genl Pass. Agt.
j. B. HUTCHINSON,
Gonr Manager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-07
TRAINS SOUTHWARK,
SUNDAY TRAINS.
IN EFFECT MAY q, 1900.

An additions tram will leave Bel Air, fol
Baltimore and intermediate Stations, at Z. 10
on SATURDAY evenings only. Returning
will leave Baltimore the same evening ut 11.SO
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-05
PEACIC "a
i =.

Baterya elekryczDa ma spree
dat. - Reumat1zm jest ~zwyczajnem
i bolesuem c%ierpleniem, i rome So ]e-
karstwa przeciw temuz ~polecane. W
ostatnich latach eloktryczno$6 zosta}a
wprowadzona W leezenie tel choroby,
lecz lepszem ponad g okaza}o sig ZIG
lowe lekarstwo ORA Piotra Gomozo. N a.
stepujace wyleczenie Jest jednem z
wielu dokonanych p1zez to lekarstwo
pc uzywaniu i odrzucen,u elektrycznosci
Pan Robert F1szer, 1926 Hancock ave.
Detroit. Mich., pisze 0 TEN co nast9~
puje: ,.0negdaj ~s}ysz:lem o czlowieku,
kt6ry. zy} olisko szcSc mil "a miastem,
a kt6ry cierpial przez dlugie lata ma
reumatyzm. Udaiac sip pc interesie W
te strone,' wszed}em do nicgo, a on
opowledzial mi, lie wydaI majatek ma
leczenie sig. Udawa@ sig cd dokto.a do
doktora. a gdy wreszcie ME mogli mu
pom6dz, kupA sobie elektryczra bate
rye, kt6ra mu barlzo goraco zalecano.
z ubolewanEem wyzna@ on lie uwaza}
sic "a nieuleczalnego. Pc kr6tkiei chwi-
Ii namowy' sklonilem go do uzywania
Gomozo i Olejo czyli linimentu. Do-
tychczas zu4y} on ok,}o c terry butelki
Gomoz0 i spotrzeb oval dwie butelki
Olejo, a rezultatem tego jest ~ czuje
sig zdrowym j weso}ym a elektryczpa
batere ma ma sprzedaz.'
ORA Piotra Gomozo leczy reuma-
tyzm przez w%yrzucanie kwas6w moczo-
wych re krwi. Tyslace ze1naly o jego
zadziwis jacych skutkach. Me ma go ma
sprzedaz " aptekach. Specyalni agenci
je tylko maja. Jezeli ME ma agenta "
sasledztwie. piszcie do w1aSciciel. Dr..
Peter Fah:ney, 11s-114 50. Hoyne
ava. Chicago Iii.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-05

Postac Kopernika wznosi sls
ma bloku, 0 iadnych gzemsowna'ah'
Kopern1k, jake mlodsieniec, y
stroju scholare Univ ersytetu Jagie-
!lohsk,ego, trzYma " reka globue
zlemski.
Profesorowie uniwersytetu
wssyscy " togach, dzlekani. rektor.
poprzedzaal ztoconemi berfami We
s.li wed}ug ustanowionego porsedku
/ zasiedli wokdl stare podw6rse
Ma 6rodku PREY pomniku stansla
trybuoa, ma kztdra p l,1a'!'' wszed'
namiestnik galicvjski, ksiaze Leon
PlEinski. Pc kr6tkich sfowach
urzedowej mowy ustap,} miejsca
burmistrzowl Friedleinowl, ten
odcsyta{ swoja przemowe i " imje-
ulu miasta odda{ WszechEicy
tabl1ce pam'atkowa: snak blaty
Jagiellon6w, pod pim zloty ogrom'
ny nap's.
Teraz nast9pH}a najpiekniejsza
cze6G uroczysloscl, dr., konstantY
G6rski, professor history W krako"
wskiei Akademii sztuk pieknych z
wykw1ntn9 przemowa ]wreozyt/ Cd
swo,ch koleg6w tablice brouzowa)
dz1e4o prawdziwej sztuk1.
Nasiepnie rozpoczeio sic go"
dzinne przemovienle dziekczynne
Stanis}aw wa TarnowBkiego. Rektcr
uniwersytetu dziekowa} mlastu, "a
dar. -.
Galerye bibliotekl natloczone
by1y w1dzami, zar6wno krakowla~
uami, jakl przybysza.r ri re wszy-
stkich stron. Ma dziedzlncu n dole
a~systowa}y aktowl ods{oniecia
wszystkie deputacye zagranlczne.