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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
NO CHANGES IN WEATHER.
Temperature and Rainfall as They
Were Thouxands of Years Ago.


Were Thousands of Years Ago.
We find the "early" and the later"
rains today in Palestine precisely as de-
scribed $500 years ago. Jordan over
flows all its banks in February today
exactly as it did in Joshua's time, 80
centuries ago. Plants taken from num-
my cases in Egypt, which must have been
gathered more than 5000 years ago, are
practically of the same size and have the
same appearance as those growing today.
Records of vintages in France for over
700 years show practically the same
dates as today. Actual observations OF
rainfall for over 200 years at st. Peters
burg show no change appreciable to ~,
though, Of course, the earliest observ2-
tons were extremely crude and some
what unreliable. Facts of this kind
might he adduced to fill a small volume.
On the other hand, we have records Of
most extraordinary cold weather in an
eient times One winter the light wine
In France froze. Another winter the
river Pc froZe ov"r ~ to bear teams
IAN unheard of Phenomenon today. In
this journal i3r .lnme it * stated that
"ParnassuS and Socrates, now free from
snow, were covered with it in classic an
tiquity;" also. ";h" name Greenland.
which strikes IT. Sm-ularly lnap-
propriate. was rot inapplc"hle at the
time it was named, in the fourteenth CEN
fury"
1t is entirely probable that descrip-
tons of the cold in ancient times were
mu,h exaggerated. ParnaSSus and Soc
oates have snow ut fines. and in earlier
DAYS. when protection against the cold
and snow was much less than now. lit
de snow would go long way. The ear
lier voyagers from Iceland more than
1000 years ago leaving Il land of almost
perpetual ice and snow and reaching
land in summer. with its beautiful green
color, to their unaccuStOmrd eyes would
very naturally give the name of Green
land to it, In the summer time. it Is
said Greenland presents Il most beautiful
green near the Danish settlements to this
day.
Our oldest inhabitants. who have been
wont to describe the terrible cold and
deep SHOWS in their hoyhood days as in
comparably greater than anything which
does or can occur today. completely lost
their reckoning in Il recent winter when
reading of ship that had sunk IN New
York harbor by weight OF the ice upon
it; also that Washington had 81 inches
of snow on a level and the lowest temper
allure ever noted in that fair city.
careful study will show no appreciate
change in the climate of this earth since
the early historic times. Of course, moth
ing here adduced touches climatic changes
in glacial times or in prehistoric times,
which changes have been established be-
yond question.-Popular Science.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
The Noise Of P.xsmants.

Which is the .noisiest pavement-gran.
lite. cobble or asphalt! Observations
made in Philadelphia show that horses
hoofs make practically the same noise on
granite and asphalt. but the sound Is
rather sharper on the granite. On gran
lite and cobbes the noise OF wagon wheels
browns that Of the horseshoes. 1t
amounts to about 80 per cent Of the
whole noise. and as it Is practically sup
pressed on asphalt it follows that asphalt
IS the quietest. II IL also the best for
motor cars.-LondOn Globe.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
Chinese BfcycIiSfg.

According to the Chinese habit Of DO
ing most things backward visitor in
Shanghai says he fully expected to see
the first Chinese cyclist be came across
pedal backward. "To our astonishment.'
he wrote, me rode forward in the proper
manner. His attire was such AZ is not
easily forgotten. The baggy trousers
were hauled up over the knees. disclos.
Ing pair of shiny sticks swathed in
dishrags or something. This was done
to prevent his trousers from tearing in
the chain. Bare feet on rubber pedals,
big yellow balloon shirt bullying out
like the spinnaker on racing yacht and
n flying pigtail under n small tin can of a
cap topped by q button. He was a
wealthy merchant, we were told, and
looked as if wheeling agreed with him
in spite OF his clothes"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
Had to Walk.

The intoxicated gentleman stared in a
bewildered manner at the sign on the
bridge. The sign read. Loads must not
be taken across this bridge faster than Il
walk"
After giving the sign profound study
he obScrvcd:
"Dont shee how fellersh wi loadsh can
do bcttrrn walk. nohow"'-Baltimore
American
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27

In India the theaters are all free. The
curtain rolls up at 0 o'clock at night and
never comes down until 8 the next morn.
ing. 1t usually requires seven nights to
present a drama. People generally take
their beds with them and go to sleep be-
tween the acts. The favorite play in In.
dia is the presentation Of the exploits OF
some god
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27

Customer-You made a mistake in my
prescription the other day. 1t called for
two grains of opium. and l got small
package containing magnesia.
Druggist-Are you sure about it?
Customer--Yes. Here Is duplicate
prescription from the physician. Now
the question is. Who got the opium?
Druggist-Dear me. that's so. ITO the
prescription clerk.) james. who's dead in
the neighborhooG ?-Hurlem Life,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
Her NIngnnnimity.

"That was the most heartless thing
ever heard of"
what was?
.."1Nhsn Nell Gaddsley heard that
Willie Bulge. instead of shooting him.
self-as-he. said he would when she broke
her engagement. had gone and got Fan
ME Willings to promise to be his wife,
she sent back his ring with a note in
which she said she gave it up because
she knew. he couldn't afford to buy an
other, and she had found that there was
a flaw in the stone, nyway."-Chicaso
Times Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
Iuuulf Added In Infury.

''That woman editor hurt my feelings
terribly"
did she say she had thrown your
poetry in her wastebasket?"
mo; she said she had thrown it in her
trash basket" -Indianapolis Journal,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27

Miss Readem-There is world Of SEN
Tment in TennysOn's line-"And may
there be no moaning ut the bar when
put out to sea-"
Mr.. Wuddenhead-Yes, 1 see: didn't
want the lawyer to feel bad.-Baltimore
American
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
Tie, Eels'aqd. Iptellleeqcer.
seL AIR, MD. JULY ct, 1900.
IT,. SI'Ji;T.

A w.nsGms herb. ,ont'mted just 20 grow.
Grew ir.t,. Iml truc Will ia i wilderness
bay t,,l upon Ter like 'uit cares;
She >av: the Gavin ;wii,ht come and go
And .t.r ct night. Lii" WAS all ;ood, and SO
!lr sirl,l,h la Iantc as p;irs souls confess
In worthless prayer lh: irarts deep tenderness,
wlieII To- Il hoover cG!:Ie that way to NOW!
Fo. her delight rrcuIrent flashed tie blade,
Fer her in measured music ,!rupt the grass;
shall have meat aal fail to render sraceT
She sail aai II. not only un4:rai'l,
But null Of joy that 50 her life could pass
And now her soul OF sweetness ills the place.
Charlotte Nhitcvnb in NUman's Home Com
paniOn.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
THE lNFlklTiES.

Time and Space and Number dow
Ever onward; none shall know
Whence they come or where they 60.
None shall know; they will not bend
Their majestic course nor blend,
Infinite, with things that end.
None shall know; the mind may sound
Dreaming voids and find no bound
To the wall-leSs prison round.
Winding sheet of woven shade,
None shall Ger thy word evade;
None shall know; it's thou hast said.
None, unless man, too, may climb
Clear OF bounds till Thought sublime
Conquer Number. Space and Time.
Curtis Hidden Page in Century.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27

To q man who never can make his sal
airy stretch from one pay day to the next
q learned financial article on THE Elias
ITCHY Of Our Currency" must Seem bitter
Harcasm.-New York Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
Pretty Hands,

Hands delicately moulded and daintily
white are among the chief of woman's
charms. When such hands are marred
by eruptions, their very beauty draws
attention to the repulsive disease. HUI
mors which break out on the body be-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
Her charlottesville Figure.

Emma-l must go right away to cure
In Marienbad.
"Indecd. What doctor ordered that"
"No doctor. My dressmaker. "-Flie-
gende Batter.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
A Se@sonAhlo Jest,

81 tell you she's the very salt Of the
earth"
but I think she overdOes 1t q little
with her peppcry temper.
Plain Dealer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27

We lose more in life through our sus-
PIGEONS than from our credulity. Every
man is so taken up with his own troubles
that he has no time nor inclination to
harm others.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27

Sympathy is the feeling we have for
people who have the same troubles and
complaints that We have.-Indianapolis
Iournnl
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27

Some people are never lonesome SO
long as they have n pimple and a hand
ylass.-Atchison Globe.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27

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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27

SUNDAY TRAINS.
Sunday trains leave Baltimore for Delta and
intermediate stations at $50 A. NJ. and 400
T. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 10 A. NJ. and 5.3C
p. n. They will leave Cardiff for Baltimore
and Intermediate stations at 6.55 A. N. and
$50 P. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 7.55 A. NJ
and 40 Z. NJ. An additional train will leave
Bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate sta.
tions at $40 2. M, and Baltimore for Bel All
ut $50 =. Nj, arriving at Bel Air at p. N
and Baltimore ESQ P. N.
J. X. KLINEFELTER, Gen. Pass. ARr.
W, A. MOORE. Geu'l Manager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-07-27
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
SUNDAY TRAINS,

An additions tram will leave Bel Air, for
Baltimore and intermediate Stations, at 7.15.
on SATURDAY evenings only. Returning,
will leave Baltimore the same evening at IL 80,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Sat Next to Grant.

Visitors to Washington will proba-
bly, remember an old secondhand
book dealer, who on nice days sits in
front of his shop, on the north side
of Pennsylvania avenue, just opposite
Peace Monument. He relates one
story in which he and Gen. Grant fig
ure rather prominently.
The old bookseller had received a
ticket for a theatrical performance.
He went early and took his seat in the
parquet. Soon family, consisting of
husband and wife and several grown
up daughters took the seats to his
right. A little later man came and
sat on his left next the aisle The old
bookseller is blind In the left eye, and
did not pay any attention to the man
on his left. AT the end of the first
act the lady on his right leaned over
and asked if the stranger were not
General Grant. Sure enough, it was,
and the lady was so informed.
II reckon you can see a bit better
from this chair where I am sittin',"
the old gentleman remarked, "and If
you think you'd rather change with
me, I'm willing"
A second invitation was not re-
quired "And didn't have to change
only with the woman but with the
hui family. and thought they'd push
me out in the aisle. But I'll bet
that to this day the woman tells of
the time When she sat next to the
President" the old bookseller adds
Exchange.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Sheriff Brandt.

On last Saturday Sheriff Brandt
filed his bond for his second term
The bond is one of the strongest any
sheriff has ever given, and is com.
pliment to Mr.. Brandt, as well as
confidence to the public.
The bond is $4,000. The Bonds
men are John Hensel, j. j. Snider
Dan Schaal, Dan II. Lappen, Chas
Il. Bowen, f. F. Rempel, Geo Marks
/, N. Slater.
The bond approaches close to a
million in responsibility.
We congratulate Sheriff Brandt
In the confidence the substantial
men Of the county have in him for
his integrity, and we hope his sec
ond term may be as successful In
every regard as the first one just
closed.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Stage Heroes Are Scarce.

"The making of actresses is easier
than the making of actors" writes
Franklin Fyles of .sThe Theatre and
It's People" in the December Ladies'
Home Journal. 'eThe young women
are by nature more apt and pliable.
Their faces are most mobile, their
manners rnore graceful, their habits
of speech and bearing more variable.
When the roundup of talent comes
and the the graduates are turned out
for the professional service there are
half a dozen proficient actresses to
every actor of equal ability. This Is
shown at the matinee trial perform
ances, In which the female roles are
generally well played, while the malo
ones are not. If promising actresses
are more numerous, six to one. than
actors, the same ratio operates In
favor of young men In getting work.
A good-loolring fellow finds himself In
no such gIutted market as discour.
ages his sister aspirant. II he is clev-
er he will readily get an opening, even
though he Is ugly. The masculine
roles in plays Iredominate largely.
or comely intelligent and tolerabia
facile actresses the supply is far in
excess of the demand. Heroes are
scarce. Heroines are plenty" "a
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
He Stood by His Mistake.

When old Jacob Willoughby died
Kensington lost one of its unique char.
acters. Previous to the Centennial
Exposition of 1876 Mr.. Willoughby
was seized with fear that the mil.
lions of visitors who were expected In
the city would deplete the food mar.
kets of Philadelphia, and that fam.
inc would ensue. So firmly did he be-
come convinced of the truth of his
prediction that he Immediately laid in
an enormous stock of edibles, mostly
canned goods. The cellar of his
house was piled high with preserves,
potted meats, canned vegetables and
nearly every other article of non-per-
ishable foods.
OF course, the anticipated famine
did not materialize, and Mr.. Willough-
by was left with his stores on his
hands. He might have disposed OF
them, but that would have meant ad-
mitting his mistake, and so he kept
them. For twenty-three years, ac-
cording to we'll authenticated reports,
he has fed his family and his guests
on the aftermath of his Centennial
stock, and when company came there
was great rejoicing in the family, for
then the stuff went faster. At the
time of the old gentleman's death
there was still a portion of 1t Left
Phil Record. -
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
A Brave Coward.

The Chicago g. North Western
Railway Company announces the
publica tion of thrilling story of
campaigning in the Philippin es,
entitled "a Brave Coward" The
famous battle of Malate, the charge
at La Iona, love romance, the
career of the Tenth Pennsylvania
at Manila and in Luzon. the con-
quering of co~ardice by a young
Pennsy are all interviewer
iDto one of the most delightful
short stories of the hour vet issued.
In common with the first Nebraska,
the Thirteenth Minnesota, the Utah
and Oregon men and the Twentieth
Kansas, the Tenth Pennsylvania
made history in the war against
Aguinsldo. The tale is superbly
illustrated with halt-tones, printed
in convenient form, and will be
forwarded to any address on re-
ceipt of cents in postage by w.
b. Kniskern, % Fifth Avenue,
Chicago, Ill.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04

er sum Of government money was
deposited in widely scattered
banks. In Jackson's time the same
question was raised and the coun-
try sat down hard on the scheme"
The hearings in the case of Sena.
tor Clark, OF Mont, which are to
begin Jan. 6, before the Senate
committee on Elections, will be
sensational If Senator Clark proves,
AS he says he will, that the whole
case against him has been con-
spiracy, which having failed to
prevent the Montana legislature
electing him Senator, turned its
schemes towards the u. S. Senate,
with the hope of getting him de-
prived of his seat. Although each
witness fiom Montana will cost
About $3.50, a large number have
Aen summoned bv the committee
TX. Senator Faulkner, of w. Va, is
Sebator Clark's chief counsel.
While there has been no agree
ment 30 that effect, the general
tendency of talk among democratic
Senaters indicates a strong desire
on the dar part to force test vote on
some bf the numerous Philippine
resolutions which are now on the
tabH, whence they can be called
upsht any time, in order that il
may be positively known whether
a majority cf the Senate intend tc
A stand by Mr.. McKinley's policy o
imperialism. There is also some
talk of the advisability of caucus
of democrats, both Senators and
Representatives, shortly after Con
gress resumes work, for the pur
pose of mapping out a party policy
on all important legislation, bu
there is some strong opposition tt
this idea, from those democrat:
who argue that the republicans be
ing in full control of all branches
of the government, the wisest plar
for the democrats is to formulate
no specific policy, but to assume
the role of "Br'er fox, he lay low
and content themselves with show
ing up republican blunders.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Friends hip.

Friendship, in my opinion. is the
most dangerous luxury in the world.
Our friends make most of our sor-
rows in this world
"He had too mary friends" is the
epitaph that ought to go on many a
headstone.
Our enemies never haul us out to
social functions that bore us to cath
They never compel us to eat when
we are not hungry, drink when we
are not dry and array ourselves in
purple and fine linen when we would
prefer to lounge at home in our shirt
sleeves.
An enemy may hate you, but he
keeps away from you.
He doesn't disarrange your diges-
tive apparatus, merely as an evil
dence of his love.
He goes among your acquaintance
es and says that you are merely an
inflated nit and he knew you when
you worked for So week and didn't
earn that much, and so on and so on.
When his comments are repeated
to you by your obliging acquaint-
ances you arc momentarily ruffled
You are annoyed, temporarily. Then
you pause and reflect and recall that
you are not IN inflated nit, and that
any one who says you are must be
untruthful and therefore beneath
your contempt.
So you put an invisible patch on
the armour of your selfconceit and
can almost convince yourself that
you were not touched at all.
But there is no escaping your
friends.
They lay hold on you bodily.
They do not attack the tough part
of you-viz., your sensibilities.
They elaborate plans for taxing
your powers of physical endurance,
and if they can entertain you so as
siduously that you throw up both
hands and fall back into the arms OF
the doctor, then they are reasonably
happy.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
If You Are in Doubt

Whether you have Kidney or Blad-
der disease, just put some of your
urine in glass tumbler and let it
stand "a hours; If 1t has sediment,
or a milky cloudy appearance, IL 1t IS
ropy or stringy, pale or discolored,
your kidneys or bladder are sick.
Other serious symptoms are pain
in the back, frequent desire to uri .
nate especially at night, burning
scalding pain in passing urine or
when your urine stains linen.
The one sure cure for diseases Of
the Kidneys. Liver, Bladder and
Blood, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia and
Chronic Constipation is DR.. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. 1t
has cured In many cases where all
else failed and is sold Mt all drug
stores for $l.00 for large bottle, or
six bottles for $500.
BY special arrangement with the
manufacturers, we offer our readers
the opportunity of getting trial bot
tie of this invaluable remedy abso-
lutely free which VIII be sent post
paid to anyone who will send their
address to the DIR. DAVID KEN
NEpY PORATION, Rondoubt.
N. Y, and mention the OHIO DEMO-
CRAT.
The publishers of this paper guar
antee the genuineness of this liberal
offer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
noRN N ANN.
Clerical Thrift Illustrated In a Clergy.
mans Copy.


Habits of thrift are generally com
cause for amusement without the per-,
son practising them being aware OF 1t.
This was the case recently with well
known clergyman, whose church is
one of the most fourishing of its de-
nomination in New York.
This clergyman receives a salary of
$4,000 a year, and has in addition
comfortable income of his own. He Is
liberal giver to many charities, lives
in handsome brown stone house and
apparently has less reason for eco
nomy than the average citizen, yet he
has one habit-perhaps better, one
idiosyncrasy-tha might well be
taken as an indication of poverty py
those who did not know the clergy
man. The inborn Scotch thrift the
SHORT MIS- Gal 4-Crocco :. :.
minister makes use of the blank side
of the letters he receives when they
are written ION one side only"
He was asked recently to prepare
an article for magazine. In due
time the manuscript reached the edi-
tor, each page of 1t written on the
back of an old letter, and 1t was only
too evident that he paid no attention
to whether or not the letters were OF
personal character. The letters fur
nished rather curious commentary
on the sort of letters metropolitan
clergyman receives Among them
were.-
A notice from an insurance com
pany that his policy had lapsed ow-
ing to the non-payment of s156 pre-
MUM.
A note from the general passenger
agent of a railway refusing his re-
quest that pass from New York to
Chicago be given to a poor brother
in the ministry
An appeal from poor widow for
money to pay her rent and keep her
from being dispossessed
A letter from broker, who was one
of his congregation, advising him to
invest in certain stock, as iC was
certain to be "a good thing"
A criticism of one of his sermons
from one Of the pillars of the churc-i.
A receipt showing that he had paid
for the license of his dog.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-01-04
Old People Made Young,

J. G. Sherman, the veteran editor
of the Vermontville (Mich,) Echo,
has discovered the remarkable secret
of keeping old people young. For
years he has avoided Nervousness
Sleeplessness, Indigestion, Heart
trouble, Constipation and Rheuina-
tism, by using Electric Bitters, and
he writes:'It can't be praised to
highly. 1t gently stimulates the
kidneys, tones the stomach, aids di-
gestion, and gives a splendid appe-
tite. 1t has worked wonders for my
wife and me. It's marvelousrem
edy for old peoples complaints. y
Only 50c. at Harringtons drugstore.