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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-07-12
pproved April 5, 1900.
CHAPTER 432.
CHAPTER 432.
AN ACT to amend section four, of Article 8,
of the Constitution of this State.

SECTIoN1 Be it enacted bU the General Assem-
bin of MARYLAND, Uhree-fifths of all the mem
beers of the two Houses concurring,) That the
following section he and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution
Of this State, and If adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof as herein provided,
said section shall supersede and stand in the
place and instead of section four of Article 3,
of said Constitution.
SECTION T. AS soon as may be after the TAX
ing and publishing of the National Census OF
1900 or after the enumeration of the popula-
ton of this State, under the authority thereof,
there shall be an superintendent of representa-
the following basis, to wit: Each of the sew
eral counties of the State, having population
of eighteen thousand souls or less, shall be ell
titled to two delegates; and every county hav-
inc a Dopulation of over eighteen thousand
and less than twenty eight thousand souls,
shall be entitled to three delegates; and every
county having a population of twenty-eight
thousand and less than forty thousand souls,
shall be entitled to four delegates; and every
county having population of forty thousand
and less than fifty-five thousand souls, shall be
onfitIad To 1--WE delegates: and every county
having a population of fifty-fve thousand
souls and upwards, shall be entitled to six dele
gates and no more; and each of the four legis-
iatiye districts of the City of Baltimore shall
be entitled to the number of delegatest to which
the largest county shall or may be entitled
General Assembly shall have the power to pro-
vide by law, from time to time, for altering
and changing the boundaries of the existing
leRlSALlNC ulStIlCboOI NltS VI ~
as to make them as near as may he of equal
population but said district shall always con-
sist of contiguous territory.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the Glt-
thOrity aforesaid, That the said foregoing Sec
ton hereby proposed as an amendment to the
Constitution, shall, ut the next election for
members of the General Assembly OF this
State, to be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday in the month of November, nine
teen hundred and one, he submitted to the
legal and qualified voters thereof, for their
adoption or rejection, in pursuance of the di-
rections contained in Article II, of the Consti-
tuition of this State and at the said election
the vote on said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be by ballot, and upon each
ballot there shall he written or printed the
words For the Constitutional Amendment"
or Against the Constitutional Amendment,
as the voter shall elect, and Immediately after
the said election due returns shall be made to
the Governor of the vote for and against said
proposed amendment, as directed by the said
Article IA, of the Constitution.
ADDrOyed ADril Z 1900.
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A BET AND SOME BADINAGE.
You Can Find Ont n Mans NATIONAL
ity IL You Go at 1t Right.

Yo1 Can Find Ont a Mans NATIONAL
ity If You Go at 1t Right.
With a little bunch of whiskers on his
chin and broken clay pipe in his mouth
a little fat man went into a saloon on the
corner of Grand street and the Bowery
where a crowd of east side statesmen had
gathered to swap stories and have smile.
The crowd got into an argument as to the
nationality of the newcomer.
Ties a Dutchman," remarked ply
stefan who was in the party.
"No he amt" said an ex-assemblyman.
'1'll bet drinks he's a Frenchman."
BET he Irish," said the congressman.
> 'I'lI bet the drinks he's German and
prove it." said the doctor.
Then, going over to the little fat man,
who had just ordered glass Of beer, the
physician said:
"NIy good man, l have met you before
some place"
''Well, it wasn't in church," was the an
swcr, "for you don't look like an honest
man"
WAS it in jail?"
"And how did you get there?" ~.
Il wasn't there" said the doctor, "but
just made bet that you. were a man of
NN't' aIioA' AAohS Sou SSSf iSou the Dl-.
ble?"
"No." ~
''Do you know anything about Dickens
works?''
"Mebbe I was the foreman there"
I'm not talking about an iron foun-
dry"
You've got enough talk for a gas
house"
81 can get you good job in the gas
house." remarked the doctor.
what doirTGT -.-
'Weaving out smoke"
Sand will you shovel 1t in?"
$40" said the doctor, ''but you seem to
be smart man. Have you ever read
Shakespeare?'
"No."
'Have you ever read Byron, Thackeray
or Gnldsmith?'
"No."
'Have you ever read Browning, Chau-
Ger or any of the poets?'
mo"
"Well, what have you read?
81 have red hair, sir" i
but what do you knowT'
81 know enough to mind me own busi-
ness. and that's more than you know" re-
piled the little man, and when the crowd
laughed the doctor blushed and said:
1.-The drinks are on me; he's Irish. -
New York Sun.
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SUNDAY TRAINS.

Sunday trains leave Baltimore for Delta
and intermediate stations at $50 A. M.
and 400 P. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 10
A. NJ. and $50 p. M. They will leave
Cardiff for Baltimore and intermediate
stations at 6.5S A. NJ and $50 P. NJ,
stopping at Bel Air at 7.55 A. NJ. and
400 P. NJ. An additional train will leave
Bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate
stations at $40 p. NJ, and Baltimore for
Bel Air at 10 90 p. NJ, arriving at Bel Air
at II 20 P. NJ. and Baltimore $50 p. NJ.
J. r. KLINEFELTER, Gen. Pass. Agt.
J. S. NORRIS, General Manager.
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THE PECULIAR sAGWoRM.
This Cuban Caterpillar Is the Sub
ject of O Queer Superstition.

JecI Oh queer SupeF6I1t1Ons
There is a certain species of caterpillar
that not only filters the outside of its
home with twigs and small bits of wood,
but also has the power of taking its shell
ter with it wherever it decides to move.
1t has habit peculiar to the bagworm or
house builder moth, a caterpillar found in
certain parts of Cuba.
The bagworm first weaves for its use
a silken sack. 1t then collects all kinds of
splinters and tiny wood fragments, which
are fastened in some way to the outside
of the sack.
There it makes its home until fully ma
tured, at which period it enters the sack
entirely and is changed to grub or pupa.
Here the female, grublike creature
without wings, lays her eggs, remaining
inside till death.
The male pupa, however, has a better
future, for in short while it works its
way out from the lower end Of the sack,
and then by some process similar to that
of the butterfly is changed to beautiful
moth, with brightly colored wings, hav-
ing white stripes across its back. This,
Of course, ends its career as bagworrn.
1t is before it is grown that the bag
worm lives in it's portable home and has
the habit of moving from place to place.
This is done by stretching forth the
body. getting foothold and crawling
along with the sack dangling behind. This
would seem awkward, and indeed the
bagworm presents a peculiar appearance
crawling from limb to limb. and almost
pulled off by its load of wood. In this
way, though, it is not only sure Of a
home, but the entrance is so constructed
that the sides can be pulled together. thus
affording protection in time of attacks.
1t seems strange, though, that when the
bagworm is almost grown the sack hangs
down from the body; when young, is car
ried in straight line with it.
These caterpillars are naturally
source of much wonder to the natives of
Cuba, who are superstitious regarding a
worm which litters its house with so
much wood, and this in country where
fire for the sake of warmth is not a ne
cessity.
The old Spanish legend has It that bag
worms are the incarnations of kindling
wood thieves, who now, after death, must
carry on their backs their load of plum
der. thus atoning for their thefts until
they become moths.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-07-12
THE JAPANESE THEATER.
It's Quaint Stage Arraneements and

It's Quaint Stage Arrangements and
the Sociable Audience.
As rule. the only things that fasci-
nate the tourist in a japanese play are
the quaiI.tneSs of the stage arrange
mcnts and the weird unintelligibility of
the acting. The stage is enormous, and the
actors reach 1t by walking through the
audience on two platforms extending
from the back of the auditorium to the
footlights. Properties are removed dur
Ing the performance by attendants in
black cloaks, who are supposed to be IN
visible
As q rule. two long plays are presented
consecutively, with a tableau between,
and the performances begin at 10 in the
morning. You leave your shoes at one of
the many teahouses around the theater
and enter your box to find it supplied
with tobacco box, tea and cakes, with
luncheon to come. The voices on the
stage at once strike you as hard and arti-
hclal and either too shrill or too gruff.
But the reason is plain. THE traditional
samisen, three stringed guitar, follows
the performer like a curse from start to
finish. Unless he pitched his voice above
or below its notes he could not be heard"
There is no doubt of the effect on the
audience. Especially do the wonderful
facial expressions of the actors work up
on the women. A rush to the ''tear-
room during pathetic passage Is quite
common. There the susceptible playgoer
may weep her heart out in comfort.
AS men and women are not allowed to
appear on the same stage the female
parts are taken by men. On the other
hand, at some theaters where the per-
formers are all women you may see male
parts sustained by actresses. This Is
only one among the many conventions
and restrictions which hamper the drama
in Japan. Another Is the extraordinary
ascendency of the actor over the author.
A successful actor is the darling of the
people. Purses are thrown at his feet
as he walks toward the stage, and love
letters are sent to his dressing room, for
"the japanese matinee girl is very sus-
ceptible." He may make $1,000 in four
weeks. The author is only one member
of a kind of committee which devises the
play, aud his remuneration Is trumpery.-
London Academy.
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Proclamation.

WHEREAS, at the January Session in the
year nineteen hundred of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, bills were passed proposing
amendments to the Constitution of the State:
First.-By amending section of Article 5,
of the Constitution of the State.
Secondly amending section of Article 3,
of the Constitution of the State.
Thirdly amending section of Article 8,
of the Constitution of the State, which said
bills and amendments are IN words following,
to wit:
CHAPTER 1856.
AN ACT to amend section nine, of Article 5,
of the Constitution of this State, and to pro-
vide for the submission of said amendment
to the qualified voters of this State for adop-
ton or rejection.
SECTION1. BE it enacted In the General Assem-
bin of Maryland. (three-fifths of all the menu
hers elected to each of the two Houses con-
curring5 That the following section be and
the same is hereby proposed as an amend
ment to Article 81 of the Constitution of this
State, and if adopted by the legal and quail
fed voters thereof, herein and as by law pro-
yided, it shall supersede and stand in the place
and stead of section nine of said Article.
sEcrIoN9. The States Attorney shall per-
form such duties and receive such fees and
commissions or salary not exceeding three
thousand dollars, as are now or may hereafter
be prescribed by law; anu II any SLdIe B AT
torney shall receive any other fee or reward
than such as is or may be allowed by law, he
shall, on conviction thereof, be removed from
office; provided that the States Attorney for
Baltimore city shall receive an annual salary
of forty five hundred dollars, and shall have
power to appoint one deputy, at an annual
salary not exceeding three thousand dollars,
and such other assistants at such annual sala-
ries not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars
each, as the Supreme Bench of baltimore City
may authorize and approve; all of said sala-
res TO be paid out of the fees of the said States
Attorneys office, as has heretofore been prac-
ticed.
SECTION 2. And he it further enacted, That
the foregoing section hereby proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of this State,
shall be- at the next general election for mem
beers of the General Assembly, to be held in this
State, submitted to the legal and qualified vot-
ers thereof for their adoption or rejection, in
pursuance of the direction contained in Article
IA, of the Constitution; and at said election the
vote on said proposed amendment shall be by
ballot and upon each ballot there shall be writ
ten or printed the words For the Constitution
al Amendment" or Against the Constitutional
Amendment" as the voter shall elect, and I'm
mediately after said election one return shall
be made to the Governor of the vote on said
proposed amendment, as directed by the said
Fourteenth Article of the Constitution.
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TIPPED THE COPPER,
But the Policeman Returned tn,
Change to the Tourist

But the Policeman Returned the
Change to the Tourist.
81 was standing in front of one of the
Broadway hotels in New York one after
noon last week." said a railway mail
clerk who has a run between the capital
and the big town, when a typical Eng
lishman in broad gauge tweeds and with
fore and aft cap who had obviously
only been off the steamer for a very short
time stepped out of the hotel and, spying
huge cop, one of the gigantic Broad
way squad. standing on the corner, hailed
him thus:
Hi, there, bobby, come heahp
"The cop looked surprised at first
Then he grinned at the man with whom
he was talking and walked over to the
Britisher. The latter tipped cent
piece at the cop and said:
81 say, bobby, just run down to the
cohnuh and get me a cab, theah's deah
fellow
THE cop had deity caught the nickel.
and he looked at it curiously.
whats this? he inquired of the Eng
lishman.
"'Oh. that's for you, me bobby said
the Englishman. Get youahself dram
with it, and. / say. make haste and get
me the cab. will you, like good chawpT
1.-THE cop. l could see, didn't know
whether to get sore or not. He probably
didn't know about the custom of giving
tuppence or such like to the boobies
abroad. However. he thought better of it
IL he had any idea of getting sore. He
pulled off his right glove, dug into his
right hand trousers pocket, pulled out a
bunch of change. picked out four pennies
and handed them to the surprised Brit
Usher.
81 say. y'know. what's thisT inquired
the Englishman.
"'That's yer change, Algie.' said the
cop. And then he gave a whistle be
tween his teeth for cahman that pass
ed just then. put the nickel In his pocket
and strobe away, grinning.
did the EngIishman catch on? Not
at all.
"'Deuced obliging chawps, these Amer.
lean hobbies, | declah" ] heard him
mutter to himself as he stepped out to
the cab, Bah Jove, who'd have thought
they'd make change for a fellah!"-
WashinSto. Hos-
Take away my first letter. take eva!
my second letter. take away all my lei
ters and | am stiH the same What an
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TIE Eels and lntslllsencer
BEL AIR, Md. JULY 12, 1901
The HOLIDAY.

He gave his eyes to the skies of blue.
His ears to the birds and bees
And he gave his heart TO the winds that few
Away empty seas
And he saw the depths that he could not sound.
And he heard the unworldly songs,
And his heart unfettcred, fed past the bound
OF tired life's rights and wrongs,
And he neither wrought nor played nor slept
Nor troubled with good and i'll,
And his dreams were vague as the scents that
swept
And sweetened the lonely hill,
And there from morning till eve he lay,
And never a joy he sought,
But he came home glad at the close Of the day
Because he had lived for naught.
j. j. Bell in Chambers Journal.
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Baltimore south let
and points south.
mark run
1908
M,
a NJ, IT,, M.
Philadelphia and New York leave Eavre de
352
49, 7.57 M day.
PcyT g. II
Returning,
NJ. ,7.35 p.
j. WOOD General Passenger Agent
]. B. HUTCHINSON Manager.
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Thinks the wife, to have the wedding ring
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Something is HaPpening That ring
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Now it slips off by its own weight. How
thin the fingers have grown And the
fingers don't grow thin alone. How thin
the face is and how thin the once plump
form. Almost unconsciously the wife
has been fading and wasting away. The
strength given to children has never been
regained. Drains which should have been
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That is a common experience with
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THE GREAT
SEAL OF
MARYLAND.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the largest
sale of any medicine i'll the civilized world.
Your mothers and grandmothers' never
thought of using anything else for Indi-
gestion or Biliousness. Doctors were
scarce, and they seldom head of Appen-
dicitis, Nervous Prostitution or Heart fail
ure, etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fcrmenta-
ton of undigested food, regulate the ac-
ton of the liver, stimulate the nervous
and organic action OF the system, and that
is all they took when feeling dull and bad
with headaches and other aches. You
only need few doses of Green's August
Flower, in liquid form, to make you sat
isfed there is nothing serious the matter
with you. Get GREEN'S Prize Almanac.
For sale at the Bel Air Drug Store, For
wood & Co proprietors, Bel Air, Md.
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A man can always manage to nttrac'
attention by either raising whiskrrs o,
having them shaved off Chicago News
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In 110S the Spanish navy. manned by
1,Hm scamrn, was the greatest in Europe.
Now it is the smallest of any sea power.
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Fertilizer License.

George ]. Finney, Clerk to County
Commissioners, in account with the Fer
tilizer Law of Hartford County:
1900.
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Remember that every little while an
old, reliable family horse runs away
Atchison Globe.
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CHAPTER Ago.
AN ACT to amend section two of Article OF
the Constitution of the State.

AN ACT to amend section two of Article 3 or
the Constitution of the State.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the General As
sembIy of Mdryd,.d, (thrce-fifths of all the
members of the two Houses concurring,) That
the following section he and the same is hereby
proposed as an amendment to the Constitution
of this State, and if adopted by the legal and
qualified voters thereof, as herein provided,
said section shall superscde and stand in the
place and stead of section two of Article 3 OF
said Constitution.
2. The City of Baltimore shall be divided into
four legislative districts rs near as may be OF
equal population and of contiguous territory,
and each of said Legislative districts of Balti-
more City, as they may from time to time be
laid out, in accordance with the provisions
hereof, and each county in the state, shall he
entitled to one Senator, who shall 10 elected
by the qualified voters of the said Legislative
districts of Baltimore City, and of the counties
of the State, respectively, and shall serve for
four years from the dutc of his election, sub
jcct to the classification of Senators hereafter
provided for.
SEC. 2. And be il further enacted bB the author
ity aforesaid, That the said foregoing section
hereby proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution shall ut the next election for members
of the General Assembly of this State, to be
held on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in the month of November, nineteen nun
dred and one be submitted to the legal and
qualified voters thereof for their adoption or
rejection, in pursuance of the directions con-
tanned in Article IA of the Constitution of this
State; and at the said election the vote on said
proposed amendment to the Constitution shall
be by ballot, and upon each ballot there Shall
be written or printed the words, "For the Con-
stitutonal Amendment" or "A gainst the Con-
stitutional Amendments" as the voter shall
elect, and Immediately after said election due
returns shall be made to the Governor of the
vote for and against said proposed amendment,
as directed by the said Fourteenth Article OF
the Constitution.
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Take away my first letter. take eva!
my second letter. take away all my lei
tiers. and ] am stiH the same. What an
l? The postman.
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smarked thus runda
Peninsula south, 1875 M-wcek days.
Baltimore Washington
M
s. &C. s46, A. M GIG, s59P.M.
$500 and M.
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Approved April Z, 1900.

Now, THEREFORE,, I, JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor of the State of Maryland, in pursu-
ance of the provisions of section one of Article
fourteen of the Constitution of the State, do
hereby order and direct that copy of said bills
proposing said Constitutional Amendments be
published in at least two newspapers in each
county where so many may be published, and
where not more than one may be published,
then in that newspaper, and in three newspa-
pers in the City of Baltimore, one of which
shall be in the German language, once week
for at least three months preceding the next
ensuing general election (Which said general
election will be held on Tuesday, the 9Th day
of November, nineteen hundred and one), at
which the said proposed amendments shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of the State
for adoption or rejection, so that each amend
ment shall be voted on separately.