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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-01-05
The Duckinr Stool In ENGLAND,


1t is interesting to conjure up pic
ture Of a "ducking" as practiced in
England at the end of the eighteenth
century.
When the "scold" had been properly
tried and convicted, she was escorted
by a crowd of her neighbors-in fact,
by the whole village-to the nearest
pond-and the greener and Sinner the
pond the better. A long plank was
produced, at one end of which was the
"ducking STOOL" and in this the scream
ing, struggling victim was securely pin
toned.
The chair end of the plank was then
pushed far over the edge of the pond,
and at a signal it was tilted deep into
the green ooze until the scold was COM
pletely Immersed.
When tile dripping, half drowned
woman was raised to the surface
again, to the jeers and laughter of the
onlookers, 1t can be imagined that her
tongue wagged to some purpose. After
second dose she emerged more sub
dued, and after a third or fourth she
was as penitent woman as the vii
lage contained and was allowed to
proceed home a sadder and wiser wo-
man-until the next time. - London
Tit-BitS.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-01-05
Latin.

Latin. once the speech Of petty dis
trict by the Tiber. became the standard
medium of intercourse for q mighty
empire, absorbed into itself the spirit
of the institution, became its outward
embodiment and survives today as q
monument to the essential character of
that institution better and truer than
Coliseum or Forum. Its present place
in education, in literature, in law, is
determined by the place that Rome
still holds In the organized life Of
Europe and in all organized life
whose sources are in European civiliza-
ton. A visible emblem Is the place II
still holds as the language of the Ro-
man church; for the Roman church is
In all reality the Roman empire ex-
pressed In terms Of the things of the
soul. The schoolboy learns from his
Latin. II he learns 1t well, more than
words, rules. paradigms, maxims, bits
Of history or scraps Of mythology; he
drinks In the life of old Rome and the
spirit Of its institutions-law, order, Or
ganization. authority. There Is moth
ing left us, now that the Romans are
gone, so Roman as Latin.-President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler in Atlantic.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-01-05
The, Eels:aQd. .1ptelligeQcer.
10 Published Every Friday.
FINNEY s DASHIELL.
rERMs.-sI.oo A Year I'm advanc.

Transient observation-disclosures Square, 3
Insertions or less $1.5O. Each subsequent in
sertion IS cents. Longer advertisements In
the same proportion. space equal to SIX
lines makes q square. Figure work double
price.
\ Obituaries and Personal Communications
will be inserted at 10 cents per line.
Yearly AdyertiReme nrs at Special Rates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-01-05

At a children's charity entertainment
q collection was being taken up, and q
little girl of 6 offered the plate to a
wealthy man well known for his parsi-
mony. 81 have nothing to give" was
his surly response.
"Then take out something" said the
little miss. 1--WE are collecting for the
poor."-Kansas City Star.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-01-05

A man tried to drown himself1 The
North river by jumping of ferryB oat.
Unfortunately for his purpose, he wore
a cork leg, and the leg not only refused
to sink, but kept the would be suicide
so far out Of the water that he could
not drown. He was very much disgust
ed, particularly when he found himself
under arrest in Jersey City on charge
of disorderly conduct. Suicide is not a
punishable offense in Jersey City. Had
he tried to drown himself in New York
waters he would have found himself in
much worse plight as regards the law.
New York World.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-01-05
The Water sutder

There is nothing new in the diving
bell. Long before man thought he in
vented 1t the water spider knew all
about it. The water spider crawls
down a reed, dragging his diving bell
with him, and anchors 1t under water
on a level keel, so that the air 1t con-
tains keeps the water out.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-01-05
ORTHOGRAPHY.

Twas Q kind, benevolent Englishman
Who said: 81 have a most excellent plan.
I'm sure l love the Americans well,
But, you know, they never have learned to spoil
So I'll load ship with cargo of us
And send her over and change their views,
For the u should be, as every one knows,
In Neighbour and 'labour' and words like those
AND our friends must learn and never forget
The accurate use of the alphabet
30 the ship arrived with Its precious freight
To bring photography up to date,
And the Yankees slowed the letters away
For possible use a future day;
And lest the ship should a cargo lack,
FILLED her with ''h's'' and sent her back.
Boston Transcript.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-01-05
THE MAGICAL DANCE.
Dance me the dance that you danced, Clariss

Dance me the dance that you danced, Clarisse,
That day, with your mystical art,
When joy had fed,
And love was dead,
And you danced DER q dead mans hearth
Never a curve or a swerve amiss-
Dance as you danced that day, Clarissel
Dance me the dance that you danced, Clarisse,
From the beautiful dancers apart,
For I'm weary tonight,
And I'm lost to the light,
And haven't the ghost Of hearth
Dance me dance for a womans lost kiss,
In rainbow Of ribbon, Clarisse, Clarissel
Dance the dance that you danced. Clarisse,
That day, with your wonderful artl
Dance down the sorrow
OF now and tomorrow,
And dance down the love in my hearth
For I'm weary at heart OF world like this;
Here! l toss you bracelet. Now Dance Clarissel
Atlanta Constitution.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-01-05
The Reward of Labor.

"Bill. have you cut the firewoodT
eyes, SIR"
"An fed the mules"
eyes, sir"
"An MIXED the cowsT
"All MIXED, sir"
"An ground the corn?"
"Jest through, SIR"
Gan banked the tatersT
"Last one. SIR"
"Well, you're a good I'm. Now call
the dogs, an you kin go an tree pos
sum fer yer upper"-Atlanta Consti-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-01-05

Speaking Of ships and shipping, one
hears frequently Of water craft going
into commission" and 1t seems natural
that the landsman should ask, What
does the phrase mean?
The term has been misapplled, &C
cording to the statement Of a shipping
firm, when used in connection with
merchantmen. A vessel built for trade
is "in business" "or laid up" and the
term Gin commission" iseEsa, ezzSsd .to
her except by such pee 81
go "up stairs" and "6a
ship. : :
AS to yachts, the ss
when the owner <s,fss.s.s
signal and has con ~
aboard, the yacht
and this does not hs
sci is in condition tS 8
War vessels are is ..ss e Z
the commanding 4,
nant has been hois
this again indicates
In active service.-N6WSv.-,g Y = ~ =
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
Jspanss. stopped.

The japanese government has issued
an order prohibiting the emigration OF
laborers to the United States and Can
ada. This comes on the heels OF one
restricting that emigration consider
ably. This action will be a great re-
lief to the Canadian and British au-
thorities and also to those OF this coun-
try. About year ago the Japanese
began coming to British Columbia in
such numbers as to alarm the people.
who called on the Dominion authori-
ties to take steps by the imposing OF a
head tax or in somo other way to stop
this inflow. This could not be done
without the assent OF the British gov
ernment. which neither wished to dis
oblige the Canadians nor to agree to
a violation OF the treaties with Japan.
The arrival of so many Japanese in the
Pacific coast states was beginning to
work on the feelings OF their people.
There was danger of demand on con
gress for a Japanese exclusion law.
Naturally the enactment OF such
measure would make Il hard to keep
on friendly terms with Japan. whose
government would not relish the put
ting OF Japanese on the same level
with Chinese. That government has
been consderate in its action. 1t has
shown a desire that the present friend
ly relations with the United States and
Canada shall suffer no change. IL Is
possible. also that at this uncertain
moment. when It is impossible to tell
what fighting Japan may have to do
with China or with Russia, it is deem
ed best not TO let too many able-bodled
Japanese go so far away from home
that they will be unavailable for mill
tary duty. But when there is no such
special demand for men some outlet
will have to be found for the surplus
population Of Japan. That is one rea.
son why the Japanese government Is
so anxious to get Corea The island
empire is overcrowded with people. II
they cannot come to America they
must settle in Asia or the Islands of
the Pacific.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

and a careful record OF the cost OF
the road made In this way. with the
approximate saving to the wagon
wheels and the benefit to the district.
and forwarded to the department
! IL is anticipated that questions will
arise where steel tracks are laid and
hard rock for the filling up OF the
| space between the tracks cannot read.
| lily be obtained. as to the cheapest
method of supplying the deficiency. II
will be the duty of the agent to make
experiments along these lines with the
material at his hands, and II he finds
! he cannot obtain the necessary ma.
| tcrial In his vicinity 1t Will be left Ia
him to make trips farther out and
search the district TO see IL nature has
not In some hitherto undiscovered SPOT
left a bountiful provision for just such
n need and kept It hidden, awaiting
the ingenuity and perseverance of man
to dig out and utilize. Having found
the material that he, with his practical
knowledge of road-maklng and the
additional knowledge acquired by ex.
perlmentatlon, finds Is needed for the
bettermcnt of the highways In that dis.
trict 1t viii be the duty of the agent
to apply to the transportation compan
les for rates, so that when he makes
his report regarding the needs of the
district he will at the same time have
the figures of the cost complete and
accurate.
When the reports of the various
agents are printed there will naturally
be sufficient rivalry among them to
call up the best efforts OF the men to
excel I'm the report that viii follow.
and advantage will he taken of the
suggestions in the report Of one agent
10y another agent, so that the second
reports will be sure to contain even
more valuable data than the first. In
this way the foundation will he laid
for useful road literature, the attention
of others will be drawn to the matter.
papers will be read by men who are
interested and have practical knowl.
edge of the subject, and the whole
country will he stirred to action and
helped in the work of Improvement.
The intention of the movement Is to
ensure practical results in matter
that has long passed the talking stage
The Department of Agriculture will
place ut the disposal of the agents
In cooperation with them the facili.
ties of the experiment stations to be
found In the various States. and every
encouragement will be given for the
formation of classes by road experts.
In II word the department is prepared
to give the whole matter She broadcast
and most careful attention with a
view To the extension to the people
of the various States every possible as
sistance to better the condition of the
highways and lessen the troubles OF
those who use the public roads extcn.
sively.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Tyranny Is always weakness s.-Low.
ell.
Patience is bitter, but its fruit Is
Gweet.-Rousseau.
a well-bred man is always sociable
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The talent of success IL nothing more
than doing what you can do well.--
LUngfellow.
The sower of the seed is assuredly
the author of the whole harvest of
mischief.-Demosthen
OF all the faculties of the mind mem.
ory is the first that fiourIshcs. and
the first that dies.-Colton.
Where there is the most love of God,
there Will be there the truest and most
enlarged philanthropy -Southey.
Look within. Within Is the fountain
or good; and il will ever bubble up
If thou wilt dig.-Marcus Aurelius.
The morOSe man takes both narrow
and selfish views of life and the world: :
he is either enyiOus OF the happiness
OF others, or denies its existence.-C.
Simmons.
Setting out on thy souls pilgrimage,
unite TO thyself what hearts thou
canst Know well that a hundred
holy temples of Mecca have not the
value of heart.-Omar Khayyam.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

tan; black. although much liked loi
their elders, Is held too gloomy ana
old for children's wear. The May
Manton model Illustrated includes all
the latest features and Is made from
tan colored melton, with collars anu
cuffs of brown velvet, md handsome
smoked pearl buttons down the front.
The coat is cut in three pieces and
is fitted with shoulder and under
arm seams, the latter being left open
for slight distance at the bottom
and the stitching carried round The
little shoulder cape is circular and
curves up at the back. The fronts are
faced with cloth, the collar with vel
vet to an inch from the edge, to which
point cloth Is applied, and the two
roll back and form revers. The
sleeves are two-seamed and well fit
ted, and are finished with Follower
cuffs curved and tiaring at the outer
edge and faced with velvet to match
the collar.
To cut this coat for n girl of two
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
Polnis ON Cloth Gomn..

The tints in fashionable cloth gowns
grow lighter and lighter: icc color.
the faintest peach, green which cau
hardly be distinguished from blue.
are the most fashionable. and the
cloth itself is of the very lightcst
make.
In lieu of the perpendicular tucks ON
the hips some Of these have horizontal
folds below the waist, which give n
pannierlike aspect, and form part of
the girdlc. to which they are ap.
parcntly attached by clasps of silver,
the bodice opening over II vest.
Every fashionable dress now entails
Il great amount Of work, hut mater.
ials can he had tucked and corded.
which saves great deal of labor.
Bolrros accompanying cloth dresses
are sometimes all guipurc or have
lace Insertions and very often show
diagonal insertions of lace.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

There was mint here, containing
million of dollars worth Of silver bull
ion. and all troops were allowed to
take all they wanted Of II except the
Americans. 1t finally caught fire and
that stopped II. | stood guard there
IN charge of squad one night. and
It was quite a job to protect It, as
and the bullion is plainly visible
among the bricks o; the fallen walls.
"All troops except us were allowed
to loot, and there was plenty of IT,
Magnificent furs and robes that would
easily bring from $3.50 to $500 I'm the
United States were plentiful.
THE graudest sight was when their
magazine was exploded by one of our
shells. There was cloud of smoke
fully n mile thick that was blown two
miles high in about second. The
explosion was terrific. II broke all
the window panCs IN the new city
(forcign) and killed over seven hun.
dred Cinnamon. There are seven arse
mis- here valued at over 100000, 900
and the enemy left them behind. I
haven't time to write more. as | am
acting scrgeant.major of the Third
Battalion.
When this reaches you write me.
wherever | am. as you can find out
whore am by the papers.
John II. WHITE,
Corporal Company L.Ninth Infantry"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
Quite Different.

AN increase of salary" exclaimed
the pompous manager of n small omni-
bus company to Il clerk who had Just
made that request. II am afraid, sir.
that you are eXtrayagantr' He toyed
with his heavy watch chain and
looked severely at the young man.
who returned his stare boldly. 1t wai
the set phrase on such occasions, and
the applicant had heard 1t all before.
He meant to have that rise or-gU
somewhere else.
Excuse me. sir" he replied re-
spectfully, Il haven't any chance to he
eXtravagant on what | earn"
Young man.. continued the pomp.
Gus gentleman, Il have risen from the
ranks How? by being careful
When | was young | made money by
saving bus fares"
"Ah, that was In the old days" said
the young man, with n knowing wink
But with the bell punches and the
present system of inspection. yor
would find you couldn't save six
pence without being, collared, how
ever careful you We're" The manager
nearly tainted, and the young ma
had to seek other employment.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
Stealing His Thunder.

The indignant-lo0king passenger was
about TO speak, but the conductor
headed him off by eXclaiming ia Il
loud tone of irrtntion:
This is the slowest train was ever
on. What's the use of having Il schcd.
ule If we don't pay any attention to
itf The drinking water tastes as II
1t hadn't been Off the kitchen range ten
minutes. The car doesn't look as If
It, had been swept for month. and 1t
Is full of idiots who insist on open.
ing the windows when we go through
tunnels, SO that the clnders can blow
in."
The passenger caught his breath and
then exclaimed: IL was Just about To
say that this whole affair Is an out.
rage"
Il know 1t. But you're lucky. You
can travel few miles and then ret
OF and he happy. But I've got To
stay on this train for hours every day
of my llfe. Washington Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
Gasolsne ms a Woman Killer.

1t is probable that. IL the statistics
were gathered and compared, 1t would
be found that the gasolene stove is
more deadly TO the women of this
country than the campaign in the
Philippines is to the men In the army
Scarcely day passes without a rec.
ord of the burning, seriously and Of
ten fatally, Of one or more women in
this city alone, and there Is no reason
to believe that Philadelphia has mo.
nopoly ON such casualties. In most
cases the woman Is the victim of her
own imprudence, as she tries TO MI
the stove while the fire is lighted or
tries some experiment with It which
results In an explosion. but this cir.
cumstance only shows the dangerous
character of the fluid. 1t does not
seem to be safe for any but an expert,
and careful one at that, to HANDLE
Philadelphia Ledger
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
THE CELESTIAL TIME SYSTEM.
Odd Things About the Chinese Cal.
endar.

ODD Things About the Chinese Cal
endar.
Many pcrplcXing problems were pre-.
scented tn Americans In the messages
from Minister Congcr recently for.
warded by the Chinese officials to the
administration In Washington, but
none Is greater Chinese puzzle tC
the average system than the problem
oi determining time according To the
Celestial system.
The Chinese have no use for the
generally accepted calendar. This re-.
suited in the to us odd expression
which appears in the message sent
by the TSung-l g-li-Yamen to Wu Ting
Fang, the Chinese Minister in Wash.
ington This message began: Your
telegram of the fifteenth day of this
moon" Experts in the use of the
Chinese calendar readily understood
what was meant by the fifteenth day
of this NOON" but they could become
experts only after long and earnest
study.
The Chinese month is the lunar
month, consisting of twenty nine OF
thirty days. A year may have twelve
months and consist of 354 or $50 days,
or 1t may have thirteen months and
consist of 3S3 or 3Si days. To bring
the calendar year into accord with the
solar year, the Chinese provide for an
extra month every second or third
year. This they call the second third
IN A ssannnnI txt 4,
as the case may be. With them an
hour consists of t20 minutes. They
have no weeks and are content to di.
vide the months into thirds. Thus
where the more modern nations find
weeks very convenient In the division
of time. the Celestlals are satisfied II
they can keep within third OF a
month of the actual time of any given
event.
That there should he many odd fen.
lures Of the Chinese calendar Is not
surprising when one remembers that
the yellow race still adheres to the
system adopted In the year 2300 B. G.
foa, who was counted wise ruler
by his race. revised the calendar In
that year. decreeing that thereafter
time should be measured by the moon.
In order to make the calendar accu-
rate he further provided that there
should he seven extra months in the
course of every nineteen years. As II
result Chinese time varies little more
than an hour every nineteen years
from the true time.
In general way, time Is counted In
China by two methods-tirst, by cycles
of sixty years each. and second. by
the reigns of the successive Emper-
ors. A Chinaman. In giving his age,
may report that he was born on the
tenth day of the third month, In the
lifth year of Hen Fung. or In the fifty
second year of the cycle. That year
corresponds to our own year 1850. As
the third lunar month In that year
began on April III. the English equiv.
alent for the tenth day of that month
was April 20, 1865.
Another illustration of the oddity of
the Chinese calendar Is brought out
in the despatch from the Tsung-li.
Nnmen. BY our calculation the day
to which lie referred as 1.-The fifteenth
day of this moon" was the eleventh
day of the month.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
Harvesting by MoonlIght.

The London Mark Lane Express re-
marks that the rather unusual sight
of harvesting by moonlight has been
witnessed every night during the last
week In South Lincolnshire. Labor IL
so scarce in the district that the men
cannot be spared to secure their own
allotment crops. and some have conse.
quently gathered them by the light OF
the moon Many men have been seen
working in the fields until nearly mid
night. On some farms, too. harvesting
has also been carried on at night:
many of the crops are dead ripe, and
there Is not much liability of the
wheat shaking out when gathered
with dew upon 1t. This scarcity of
labor is mainly due to the draft of the
military reserve force.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

1 10 conceal any faults rather
10 intensity them. As illustrat-
|, Eton is of satin-faccd cloth in
nstel tan and makes part of
9sume the skirt of which is cir
The trimming Is made of
A bands Of cloth and the rcvcrs
las are faced with heavy corded
six. Beneath the Jacket Is
i {lpeasant waist. with n jabot Of
chiffon and stock collar of lace.
4 back of the Elton is seamless
tS smoothly and snugly. The
3hnts pouch slightly and are
4 N from shoulder to waist, but
.nrment is fitted by means Of
NJ and under-arm seams only.
collar, which is a feature. is
M pointed at the back and flares
rlgly against the face. Togeth-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
Anunilo spor,. ln Harlin.

Berlin Is really on the way to bccom'
ing a great sporting centre. The En-
peror takes great interest in rowing.
From his private purse he has built
club for the students at the Berlin
colleges and he has founded imperial
regattas, for which he gives important
prizes every year. and which he often
presides over in person, Germany
has very iinr sporting future before
her. She already builds and manufac-
lures boats and all kinds of sporting
artlcles and this industry seems very
prosperous. Moth American Review