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The state herald., 1900-06-15

The Supreme court of Massachusetts,
has recently decided that the drug
gists of Boston must not sell cigars or
tobacco on Sunday. This is the out
come OF long contest waged against
them by the retail cigar dealers who
are not allowed to sell their goods on
that day. When they were debarred
from selling they naturally protested
against the right OF druggists to sell,
and the fight which has been going
on for years has resulted in their vic
tory,
The state herald., 1900-06-15

London's old underground railway Is
TO be revolutionlzed by the use of cleo
trio motors. This will answer the OBJ
lection as to smoke often urged against
the present system of underground
transit in London.
The state herald., 1900-06-15

Until u few ycarB ugo mostly Chris.
iianB were accredited M ambnHnadors
from the Sultan OF Turkey to western
states, and IN London alone there
,orycd Christian who remained there
th representative OF the sultan for
tofty.fouf years. The present ambaH-
tador In London Is Greek and a
Christian. So are the ministers In
Brussels and The Hague.
The state herald., 1900-06-15
Juvenile Foresight.

"sammy, where did you get ena'
ice.'
"Th' iceman gimme IT,
wsn't It too cool day for you to pe
eating ice?" ,,,,c
"P'raps; but mebbe hell come a,oS
some hot day an won't gimme any,
The state herald., 1900-06-15

Americas corn kitchen is now in
successful operation at the Paris ex-
position. Perhaps in time even the
Parisians may be made to 'acknowl-
edge the corn
The state herald., 1900-06-15

The average annual production OF
cottonseed oil in Mexico during the
last few years has been about S,3Oo,ooo
pounds, and the consumption In ls9C
was 31,OO0,O0O. The price averaged
about IL cents per pound. Juan Brit
tingham has erected n plant near Du-
range to handle the oil from the Du-
range belt.
The state herald., 1900-06-15
Revolution In water Travel.

Experiments have proven that yes
sells, fitted with propellers which imi-
tate the fish's fin, develop remarkhpie
power. 1t will cause revolution III
water travel. Men gradually learn
that natures ways are best. One cause
of the remarkable success of Hostel.
ter's Stomach Bitters is the fact thnt
II is a sure cure for constipation, inai-
gestion, dyspepsia and blliousness.
The state herald., 1900-06-15

The lighthouse at Corunna, Spain.
is believed to be the oldest one now
In use 1t was erected during the
reign OF Trajan. and rebuilt in 1884.
The state herald., 1900-06-15

Three thousand mules sailed from
New Orleans recently for South Africa.
The American forces In the Tfansvsai
are steadily Increasing.
The state herald., 1900-06-15

DR.. Rudolf Amnndus PhllIppI Of
Santiago de Chile is about 10 colc-
biate the seventeen anniversary of re-
rolving his doctors degree from Bcr-
lin university. Dr. Philippl IL pro-
lessor OF botany In the Santiago uni
,crsl,y. and director Of the Natural
History museum. lie IL p2 years OF
age, and attended Alexander Won Hum
boldt'G lectures when student.
The state herald., 1900-06-15

A woman keeping mp appearances"
In society reminds you OF man think.
ing he is foollng people by comblng
his hair over the bald spot.
The state herald., 1900-06-15

DR.. Parkhurst has gone to Paris. He
ought to be able to pick up consider
able rag-chewing material in that
town.
The state herald., 1900-06-15

II don't see what you like about this
fiat, Clara" "Well, Clarence, 1t is the
only one we've looked ut that fits our
Navajo rug"
The state herald., 1900-06-15
AZ, You u.,nr All.n.. root-E...!

1t Is the only cure for Swollen,
smarting. Burning. Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease. q powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen 8. Olmsted. Leroy. N Y.
The state herald., 1900-06-15

This shows nm apparent excess III
the ordinary appropriations nj this
session for the iiscnl year 1901 Of
SiD, "a. ~ oyer the appropriations
for the ilscnl year is'ls. which immc-
dlnicly preceded the Spanish war. The
chief increases In ordinary expenses
for 1901 over those for lsDs ARE:
Increase Of the nnyy SI,Osi.0lG.
pensions, S3.Osi $50: postal service. cx.
elusive Of newly acquired territory.
SlT.IS2DpO: twelfth census. $1,000. 900;
permanent appropriations llncludinp
S2,OOO,Opp for requirements Of
sinking fund nnd Si.OOD.OoO for re-.
dcmpilon OF national bank notes.. ST.
63i ,pOn. The total OF these increases
IL S50.202. .s2d.
"tho npproximntc amounts. nr near.
" M they cnn bc arrived nt, nppru,
pIintcd on nccoupt OF or incident 10
the wnr with Spain during cnch Of
the three sessions Of Congress held
since tho beginning Of that war, nrr
set forth In detail. The amounts thus
appropriated during the two sessions
NJ The last Congress covered the pr'
rlod 10 the close of the fiscal year
1900 aud aggregated sis25G2. .0Si
"Of this whole sum II II estimated
by the ,rcnsury department that 10
June lOlh Inst. the total expenditures
viii not exceed S;ii'2 100000 leaving n
surplus NJ siN.Ooo.uOo. after meeting
outstanding obligations. TO bc covered
Into the treasury. Thus. FOR the con.
duct Of TINT momcnious war and liz
resultant effects. Congress amply mnde
appropriations md the administration
Inns wisely nnd prudcnily made cs'
pcndiurps from the liberal sums thus
placed NJ It's disposal"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-03-23
LoNooN's MISSING PEOPLE.
Detectives Say They Number About
Txrenfr H,hnuunnd n

Detectives shy They Number About
Twenty Thousand n Yenr.
The police inspector said: About ten
years ago | was watching some workmen
pulling down row of old riverside
houses that had a desperately bad repu.
tation time out of mind. and l can recol-
lect what n start it gave ME when they
showed me that nearly every house had 4
great trapdoor, through which anything
could he dropped into the race of the
tide below. Many poor chap had gone
to his death that way. I'll go bail. But
can tell you a curious thing that happen
cd only the other day. A man had been
drugged and robbed. but he told us that
before he became insensiblc he had man
aged to lock and bolt his door, and locked
and bolted it was when he came round
again. How they had got In and robbed
him he could not imagine. Well. we
searched about and finally discovered
that the door was really two doors, one
within another. He had locked and bolt
ed the inner door into the frame safe
enough. but then the frame itself was
only another door. with separate hinges
of its own"
81 suppose the list of those reported
missing is quite a short one these days,
Is 1t notP"
"Some $4,000 to 10000 n year! But
don't look so startled. More than three
quarters Of them turn up again in some
way or other. You see. the list includes
strayed children and runaway boys to be-
gin with. Then there are the men who
get locked up ar night for something or
other and either are too careless or too
ashamed to send to their wives, with the
result that the poor women rush off to
the nearest station in the morning to
make inquiries. Quite number of men
go and hide after quarreling with their
wives. Why, | came acposs a case the
other day where n man had lived for four
years within half n mile Of the wife he'd
deserted without her finding him. A big
town is the only safe place for fellow
that's wanted to hide comfortably.
Cassclrs Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-03-23
Old Sword Blades,

Rough as the fighters Of old were, the
Inscriptions which they put on their
swords often showed not only considera-
Bile poetic instinct. but sentimentality.
Faithful in adversely" Is such a SEN
tence engraved on M old sword of the
seventeenth century. In a collection of
blades of the sixteenth century are these
Inscriptions:
81 quarrel" God give me speed that
my foe be beat indeed" with this de-
Tense and Gods will all my enemies
shall still" I'm battle I will let myself
be used" when l my sword uplift in
strife, God give the sinner eternal life"
Trust in God, bravcly war; therein
your fame and honor are." "Your aim
alone be Gods great name. Who dares de-
ny strike thou him lame" Every soldier
fine look ON this sign and use his hand
for God and the land" On blades from
the eighteenth century are these inscrip-
tions: Nothing better in the world thou
hast than to hold love and friendship
fast" Il serve" "a good blade l. Who
would deny let him meet me, and l will
hold it will cost him or blood or gold"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-03-23
SHOT THEIR OWN WAY.


The FornOsa Savnges Won the
Match With the EnGIichmen.
The wild mountaineers of inner For
mosa are still very little known. The
few whites who have met them tell
stories about them that are either anus
ing or curious. Here is one of the stories
that CoIborne Baber told: He said a
party of English officers from a man-of-
war landed ON the island and met n lot
of natives who were armed with match
locks. The Englishmen had an inter-
prefer. and the natives talked freely with
them. at last the whites challenged the
natives to trial of skill in shooting, and
the offer was accepted.
The Englishmen fastened mark to q
tree about 100 yards distant. The Off
GERS led off and made what they consid-
cred pretty fair practice, but the natives
didn't seem to be at oil impressed. Then
the fellows with the matchocks were in
formed that it was their turn, and, much
to the surprise of the whites, every man
of them threw himself on his belly and
began to crawl through the underbrush
toward the target. They squirmed over
the ground to within about three yards
of the target, then blazed away, and. of
course. every man hit the mark exactly
in the center.
Look here" said the whites. "This
isn't exactly fair. is it?" Then they en-
planned to the aborigines the accepted
rules of target practice. The natives lis
tened with much interest and then made
this comment:
well, we don't know anything about
the way you men shoot at marks, but
we've just shown you how we shoot
Chinese, and why shouldn't we shoot at
a mark the same way? We want to hit
things when we FIRE, and why shouldn't
we fire the way we can shoot best?"
Nothing could convince them that they
hadn't won the match, and they walked
off with the small prize the whites had
put up for the best marksmanshp.-Ex-
change.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-03-23
OUT OF A CLEAR SKY.
A Flash of Binding Lightning In
South Africa.

A very few days after my arrival at
Maritzburg at the end of 1875 l was
standing one afternoon in the shade of
my little house on hill anxiously watch
ing the picturesque arrival of an OK wag-
on laden with my boxes. 1t was in the
very early summer. and the eXigencies Of
settling in left me no time to worry about
the thunderstorms. of which of course
had often heard.
A more serene and brilliant afternoon
could not be imagined, and it was not
even hot-at all events, out of the SUN.
My two small boys, as usual. trotted aft
er me like dogs and clamorcd to assist at
the arrival of the wagon, so lifted the
little one up in my arms and stood there,
with the elder boy clingins to my skirts.
Suddenly out of the blue unclouded
sky, out of the blaze of golden sunshine,
came n flash and u crash which seemed
as if it must be the crack of doom. No
words at my command can give any idea
of the intolcrable binding glare of the
light which seemed to wrap us round or
of the rcnding sound as if the universe
were being torn asunder.
l suppose | flung myself on the ground,
because | was crouching there, holding
luc llllle DOsS Deledln Will SOulC sui
of protective instinct, when in second
or two of time it had all passed. for
heard only slight and distant rumble.
do not believe the sun had ceased shining
for an instant. though its light had SEEM
ed to be cxtinguished by that blaze of
fire.
Never can l forget my amazement-an
amazemcnt which even preceded my deep
thankfulness at finding we were abso-
lutely unhurt, the fearless little boys only
inquiring. What was that. mummy"
There had been no time for their rosy
cheeks even to pale. l wonder what
color ! was? looked at the little stone
house with establishment to find it still
there, for l had expected to see nothing
but heap of ruins. Nay, it seemed mi
raculous that the hills oil around should
still be standing.-Lady Broome In Corn
hill Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-03-23
The Shah'a Globe.

Professor Henry Ward. who recently
returned from n trip through the orient,
visited the palace of the shah of Persia
while at Teheran, the Persian capital.
In his description of the things be saw be
says:
'Xhe object that struck me as being
the most remarkable was a globe made
for the shah and on which he probably
studied geography. 1t is the most re-
markable one in existence.
'As near rs could judge it was three
feet in diameter, correctly made. the
eeas. continents and every part of ii COM
posed Of gems. My recollection does not
serve me exactly. but | remember that
Persia was made of turquoises. that be-
ing the national gem. so to speak.
africa was in rubies. England and
France in diamonds. and 50 ON. every
portion being covered by beautiful gems
and the seas by emeralds. 1t contained
IS pounds of gold. and there were 81 1856
gems in all. was told that it was worth
f9iT, 900 and was n mere basatelle, from
all could understand. and was made TO
utilize some Of the vast store of gems
owned by the shah."-Newcastle Chron.
iple
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-03-23
Gladstone and au.rItch

The late Mr.. Quaritch had high opin
Ion Of Mr.. Gladstone's knowledge of an.
tique books, and when the Grand Old
Man visited, as he often did, the shop in
Piccadilly he was invariably shown by
the proprietor any curiosity that CHANGED
to be in his possession. One day Mr.
Quaritch handed Mr.. Gladstone Sir
Thomas Elyot's black letter, "Castell OF
Hclth," printed in 1884, and said, do
you see anything wrong with it?'
The old statesman fixed his pince-pes
and scanned the title page. Something
excited his suspicion, SO he picked up q
magnifying glass and had n good look at
the printing. "Facsimiled and not a type
impression, fancy, Mr.. Quaritch," was
Mr.. Gladstone's comment.
He was right. The title page was
missing, but it had been restored so in
geniously as to deceive anybody but an
expert. Mr.. Quaritch was wont to say,
"In most points about book Gladstone's
just about ht."-London Chronicle.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-03-23
HIS FIRST BATTLE.
The Feelings of an officer When He
Firrt Faced Bullets.

Firrt Faced Bullets.
What are the feelings of an officer
when for the first time he leads his men
into battlef This is a question which the
soldier himself alone can answer, and
we suspect that a good many would be
unwilling to go too closely into the sub
ject. The hum of rifle bullet, the
shrek of shell. the rush of cannon
shot, must be and always has been ex-
tremely trying to the inexperienced war
rior A certain officer. who prefers on
this occasion to be nameless, has frankly
described his first experience in battle.
1--WE were advancing TO the scene of
operations" he says. "On entering a
strip of wood it occurred to me that my
men. being raw recruits. would not fight
we'll on horseback. and so | ordered them
to dismount. This. of course. stoDped
the whole body of the army behind the
regiment. While the men were leisurely
tying their horses an officer came up at
furious gait and asked peremptorilv,
What have you stopped here for and
blocked up the whole road? | saw the
point in 4 moment and babe my men
move out Of the wood. In the meantime
my scabbard got itself hopelessly entan-
gled in q bush. and the more tried to
get it loose the more it stuck the faster.
So told my men to form at the edge Of
the wood and wait for ME. Then | cut
the straps and left my broken scabbard
in the bush. while, with naked blade
flashing in my hand. ! rushed to the
front. Not a man could ] find. They
were anxious to sec the fun and had run
over the brow of the hill and scattered
along the whole length Of the line. After
infinite difficulty. many words and more
temper. l got them together again.
1--WE were barely in position when
heard a distant cannon and at the same
instant saw the ball high in the air. As
near as | could calculate. it was going
to strike exactly where | stood. and ! dis
mounted with remarkable agility. only
to see the missile of war pass 60 feet
overhead. l felt rather foolish as look
ed at my men. but n good deal relieved
when | saw that they. too. had all squat
ted on the ground and none Of them was
looking at ME. quickly mounted again
and commanded them to stand up We
were ordered to charge soon after. and
the enemy easily gave way before US.
for which | was most devoutly thankful.
We passed some dead and wounded. the
first sad results Of real war that had
ever seen. AT night black clouds over
spread the sky, the rain fell in torrents.
Not even a campfire could be kept to
light up the imppnctrable gloom. |
stretched myself upon the soaked ground
The pale. rigid faces that | had seen
turned up to the evening sun appeared
before me us ! tried in vain to shield my
own from the driving rain. and as the
big foot of n comradc. laundering around
in the darkness. splashed my eyes full
of mud closed them in my first sleep
upon a battlefield. "-Chums.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-03-23
FORREST AND THE PARSON.
Why the Fiery Confederate Generi
Relenned m FederuI Chm nIain

Why the Fiery Confederate General
Released n Federal Chaplain.
One Of the fiercest and most determined
fighters in the civil war was General n.
+. Forrest, commanding the Confederate
cavalry. His name was redoubtable one,
and few Of his opponents were aware
Of a humorous side Of his disposition
familiar to his friends. For many years
the general loved to tell the story of an
incident which occurred near Cowan's
Station.
The few troopers he had with him were
being hotly pursued by the Federals, and
the general was galloping along at top
speed. A fiery southern dame happened
to be standing by the roadside, and when
she saw the flying Confederate officer
her Indignation boiled over. Shaking her
fist in scorn, she screamed:
why don't you turn and fight, you
cowardly rascal? II old Forrest were
here, he'd make you fight"
Fortunately the generals horse soon
carried him out Of range.
FORESTS biography relates that once
at dinner party, where he had been in
yited as the guest Of honor, there WAS
loquacious widow, with hair of raven
black, who rudely interrupted the con-
versation by asking General Forrest why
it was that his beard was still black
while his hair was turning gray.
With great politeness Forrest turned
to her.
II fear cannot give you a satisfactory
answer" said he, unless possibly the
reason is that have used my brain lit
tie more than have my jaw"
In the midst of one of his campaigns q
captured Federal chaplain was brought
to his headquarters. The man showed
the deepest anxiety and depression. for
the stories of General Forests severity
were rife in the Union camp. A little
later supper was announced, and Forrest,
to the chaplain's surprise, invited him TO
share it. But his surprise grew to amaze
ment when the general turned to him
reverently and said:
PEARSON, will you please ask the bless
ing?
The next morning Forrest courteously
gave him an escort through the Confed-
crate lines. for he wished no noncombat-
ants for prisoners, and bade him goodby
with the remark:
"Parson, | would keep you here to
preach for me il you weren't needed so
much more by the sinners of the other
side."-Youth's Companion.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-03-23

'"The greatest trouble | had while
abroad" said a man that had returned
from Europe few days ago. was in
getting from one place to another.
went to the station to go to Naples. but
when | spoke Of Naples the station man
looked puzzled. He insisted there was nc
such city. / went into the geographical
location of the city, and he looked reliev.
ed. oh, you mean Noppallee.' he said
placing the accent on the first syllable.
went to Noppallee.
when asked to go to Florence. had
the same experience. After going through
the same performance | went to Flo-re1-
Chez with the accent on the rem
81 thought would never get to Brus.
sells, and when ! was about ready to give
up and go to some other place the station
master started ME to BruXels.'-Indian-
tpolis Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-03-23
A MAN WITH NERVE.
He Admitted That He Did Not Care
to Climb Ladders.

"On bright moonlight night in sum-
mer," said the suburbanite, II sat looking
out of my chamber window, instead Of
being in bed, when man suddenly ap-
peared on the lawn beneath with lad.
der on his back. He put the ladder down
and looked up at the window for two or
three minutes. l drew back, but still
kept my eyes upon him, and he was so
plain in my view that l knew that
could identify him if ever we met again.
1t was my own ladder he had, and by and
by he raised it against the window and
began to climb up. l dropped to the floor
and made ready, and just as his head
showed above the sill l reached out and
pushed the ladder away. The fellow
went to the ground with an awful thump.
and when he got up and hurried off he
had bad limp. Two weeks later at the
noon hour one day stranger entered the
store and asked for work, saying he was
willing to make himself useful in any
way. At the first CLAN, recognized him
as my visitor with tn: ladder. | asked
him what he had been doing and what
wages he expected and finally said to
him:
I have nothing about the store to en-
ploy you at. but l might give you job
out at the house. Are you pretty good on
the ciimb%
Climbing trees. do you meanY he
Queried.
'No-climbing ladders
"He must have instantly realized the
situation" continued the suburbanite.
''but he displayed GOODNESS to excite my
admiration. Looking me straight in the
eye and showing not the slightest pertur.
baton, he replied:
~ might do trees all right. think.
but ! don't know about ladders. The last
time tried ladder ! got such a fall
that I've felt like telescope ever since
But that was by moonlight l said.
"'Yes. / know: but l don't think /
want any more to do with 'em. ! got an
idea that | would make q good shipping
clerk
81 had no place for him. but handed
him out half dollar and expressed the
hope he would soon find employment to
his liking. He may have been bad 'un
for all know, but his display Of nerve
was worth all | paid for it-"-Denver
News.