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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
LOOKED LIKE MARK TWAIN.
A Story the Noted Humorist Told at
His Own Expense.

n Story tne NOEe0 Eu1nOrbSJ IOlO Ut
His own Expense.
Mark Twain once had Il unique expert
ence in New York, and this is the story
as he told it to reporter:
81 was coming up in a car of the ele-
waited road. Very few people were in
that, and on one end of it there was no
one except on the opposite side, where
sat a man about 30 years old with a
most winning face and an elegant eye, a
beautiful eye, and l took him from his
dress to be a master mechanic, man
who had q vocation. He had with him
a very little child of about or 8 years
1 was watching the affection which eX-
listed between the two. l judged he
was the grandfather, perhaps. 1t was
really pretty child, and 1 was admir-
ing her, and as soon as he saw l was ad-
miring her he began to notice me.
81 could see his admiration of me in
his eye, and 1 did what anybody else
would do-admired the child four times
as much, knowing would get four times
as much of his admiration. Things went
on very pleasantly. 1 was making my
way into his heart.
"By and by, when he almost reached
the station where he was to get off, he
eOl up, NlOSSSl Ohel anu sdluJ ANoh,
am going to say something to you which
l hope you will regard as Il compliment
And then he went on to say: I have
never seen Mark Twain, but | have seen
q portrait of him, and any friend of mine
will tell you when l have once seen
portrait of a man I place it in my eye
and store it away in my memory, and l
can tell you now that you look enough
like Mark Twain to be his brother. Now
he said, 1 hope you take this as a COM
pliment.'
Certainly I said. 4 take it as more
than a compliment. Yes l said, this
is the proudest moment of my life to be
taken for Mark Twain, for most men are
always wishing to look like some great
man, General Grant, George Washing
ton or like some archbishop or other, but
all my life l have wished to look like
Mark Twain. Yes l said, I have wish
ed to look like that synonym, that SYM
boil of all virtue and all purity, whom you
have just described. appreciate it.
'He said, Yes, you are a very good
imitation, but when come to look closer
you are probably not that man l said:
I will be frank with you. In my desire
to look like that excellent character l
have dressed for the character; l have
been playing n part He said: That is
all right; that is all right. You look very
well on the outside, but when it comes to
the inside you are not in it with the
original }"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
JOYS OF APPLE PIE.
Other Pies Have Their Season, but
AnnIe Is Standard.

Other Ples Have Their Season, but
Apple Is Standard.
"But apples! You take" says Harvey
Sutherland in Ainslee's, good, sharp,
juicy winter apples and pare them and
quarter and core them and slice them
and strew them on the well worked and
well shortened under crust, made out Of
good winter wheat -four, and put in a lit
tie sweet butter and just enough sugar
and a Glove or two and nutmeg and Gin
namon and maybe little lemon peel, and
then fix on the cover and take case
knife and trim off the supertluous dough
around the rim, and pinch up the edge
with your thumb and finger all around to
make 1t look pretty, and cash the top
something like leaf, so as to let out the
steam, and then set 1t in IN oven that
bakes just right, top and bottom, and let
it stay there till it browns the right
shade, and 1 tell you you've got q pie
that is a pie. And when ma opens the
oven door to see how it is getting along
there is such a nice smell all through the
house-wait second till l swallow; I'm
most choked-and it seems as if you just
couldn't wait till dinner time comes. Oh,
yes, guess warm apple pie is about
right. And cold apple pie can be got
down, especially if there is a piece of
cheese on the plate beside it, the kind of
cheese that is all crumbly and has about
a million little stickcrs in it.
apple pie is always in style Go into
a restaurant and ask for cut of stand
ard and the waiter will bring you a
piece of apple pie. He knows what stand
ard pie is. There are times in the year
when other kinds make a squirt and run
on ahead n little, but apple pie keeps jog
ging on, and by and by it ovcrtakes them.
In December mince pie is in the lead be-
cause 1t is near Christmas, and that is
an orthodox Christmas article of diet.
In November pumpkin pie has the call
because it is Thanksgiving time. In the
spring when pieplant comes in-some peo-
pie call it rhubarb, but that always
sounds stuck up and as if you were trying
to show off-everybody will eat pieplant
because it is good for the blood. In the
summer peach pie will forge away to the
front, and I'll never tell you why. But,
just as say, apple pie keeps jogging OH
and in the long run wins the race.
mean the right kind of an apple pie.
"Once in awhile you will meet some
body that is always trying to he different
from anybody else, and he will go on
about English deep apple pie and how
much superior it is to the common, vul-
gar thing we eat because we don't know
any better. Well. English deep apple pie
is good. don't deny that. 1t can't help
being good. You cook apples almost any
way, and they're not bad eating; but,
law me, when you put them in a crock
and turn little cup upside down In the
middle of them and cover it all over with
lid of pastry, that isn't a pie at all.
It's just stewed apples. Don't you see
that you must have a bottom of pastry
and that there is just proportion of
crust to filling that must not be deviated
from one iota, or your pie is inartistic
and an offense against the laws of tastew
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE.
It's Power Shown In the Effect OF
RnInnnad XYhaaIn Irnnn Steel Rails.

Balanced Wheels Upon Steel Rails
Some years ago, before the railroads
had begun to replace the light rails with
rails of heavier section and at the same
time when the development of the loco
motive had reached a point where the
concentrated axle loads were greater
than the track was well able to carry, it
was found that the passage Of a train
at high speed was liable to produce a
serious distortion and permanent set of
the rails. In one particular case, after
new and unusually heavy engine had
passed over a certain stretch Of track, 1t
was found that the rails had been bent
vertically, the depressions occurring at
regular and evenly spaced intervals.
Inquiry into the cause developed the
fact that the locomotive carried large
amount of excess balance-that is to say
the reciprocating parts had been so COM
pletely counterbalanced that there was u
large excess balance in a vertical direc-
ton, which resulted at the high speed at
which the train was running in q vertical
hammer blow, whose downward effect
was sufficient to depress the rails beyond
their elastic limit and leave them perma-
nently distorted. The best practice to-
day is to reduce the weight Of the
reciprocating parts to the lowest limit
consistent with safety and then counter
balance only a certain proportion of these
weights.
In stationary and marine engine prac-
tice, where the engine is bolted directly
either to massive foundation or to the
rigid structure of the ship, the necessity
for careful balancing is not so pressing,
the effect of the unbalanced weights and
moving parts being absorbed by the
inertia of the whole mass of the founda-
ton, Of which the engine forms prac-
tically part. So long as an unbalanced
engine is controlled within the speed of
rotation for which it is designed no scri-
GUS effects are to be feared from the I'M
balanced reciprocating weights, but
should q powerful stationary or marine
engine get beyond control and run away
it can be readily understood that the
tremendous forces developed may reach
a point at which the engine will be eli
ther ruptured internally or torn from its
MISUNDERSTANDING American.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
MANNERS CHANGE, NOT MEN.

In time OF wigs and lowered brocades
The dealings Of young men with maids
A somewhat statelier fashion ruled
Than now, in days less primly schooled.
81 love you, DEAR our gallants say.
spray, will you marry meY' But they
"Madame, your charms my heart command.
Rejoice your servant with your hand"
But praises alter more than folks.
The sentiment that duly Jokes
The pair that would be joined's the same
For US that erstwhile set afame
Our grandsires' hearts. True love to be
True love they knew, and so do we.
And by its pangs when we're pcrvaled
We seek the same old cure that they did.
e. S. Martin in Harper's Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
Gambling Resorts In Switzerland

One need not travel to Monte Carlo OF
other gambling resorts to be relieved OF
any superfuous cash, for there are dozens
of places in Switzerland known by the
name of kursaals where a customer
will be accommodated. Although the
play is limited by the law, higher stakes
are winked at. and ones losses-for one
invariably loses with an s to l chance
against nj the race horse game-may east
ly run into four figures during the even
ing. Some sensational facts have come
to light concerning the kursGal in Gc-
neya, which is one of the hest of its kind
In Switzerland. The proprietor lately
Informed a correspondent that he could
not possibly afford To run his theater and
side shows and engage well known ar
tistes at huge salary unless he could
recoup himself from the takings of the
gaming tables.-London Mail.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
Father's Essay writtng,

Teacher am sorry to say it, Henry,
but your composition is not worthy Of
you. The rhetoric is faulty, the logic
weak, the statements are based upon mis-
information and the style is lamentably
crude.
Henry-My! Won't my dad be angry
when tell him that?
Tcacher-But you can tell him You did
your very best.
Henry-Did my best nothing. Dad
wrote the whole of 1t himself.-Pearson g
Weekly
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18

Married men in Sweden and Norway
are as much labeled as their wives. They
wear wedding rings, thereby proclaiming
themselves to all and sundry as appro-
priated blessings. And not only do they
60 shackled after matrimony; directly
they become engaged they proclaim the
fact to the outside public by sporting a
ring, just as do their fair fancees. In
deed, the happy pair exchange gold cir
elets then and at the altar.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18

A private in a Scottish regiment was
shot in the thigh, the bullet carrying with
it into his body sixpence from his pock-
ct, in which at the time he had 10 shil-
lings. In due course he was attended to
by doctors of the royal army medical
corps, who fshed out the sixpence and
presented it to him.
"Come on now" said the private indig-
family, with the other 9s. Cd. ken your
ways" -London Chronicle.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
BROKEN BRIC-A-isRACs.

Mr.. Major, the famous cement man, of New
York, explains some very interesting facts
about Majors Cement.
The multltudeS who use this standard article
know that ii is many hundred per cent. better
than other cements for which similar claims
are made, but a great many do not know why.
The simple reason is that MIR. Major uses the
best .nateria's ever discovered and other manu-
facturers do not Use them, because they arc
too expensive and do not sllow large profits.
MIR. Major tells us that one of the elements of
his cement costs 1878 pound, and another
costs S2S5 IL gallon, while Il large share OF the
so-callcd ccments ana liquid glue upon the
market are nothing more than SiEteen-cent
glue, dissolved in water or citrlc acid, and in
some case 8, altered slightly in color and odOr
by the addition of cheap and useless materials.
Majors cement retails at fifteen cents and
twenty-five cents 1t bottle, and when dealer
tries 10 sell q substitute you can depend upon
it that his only object is to make larger profit.
The profit on Majors cement is rs much as
any dealer ought to make on any cement. And
this is doubly true in view of the fact that each
dealer gets his share of the benefit of Mr..
Majors advertising, which now amounts to
over $4,000 month, throughout the country.
Established in 1876
Insist on having Majors. Don't accept any
offhund advice from druggist.
If you are at all handy land you will be like
ly to find that you are good deal more so than
you inaRinel you can repair your ru bier boots
and family shoes, and any other rubber and
leather articles, with Majors Rubber Cement
and Nj ajOr'5 Leather Cement.
And you will be surprised at how many dol
lars years you will thus save.
If your druggist can't supply you, it will be
forwarded by mail; either kind. Free OF post
age.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
FROM THE RURAIYAT.

/ sometimes think that never blows so red
The rose as where some buried Caesar bled,
That every hyacinth the garden wears,
Dropt In her lap from some once lovely head.
And this redving herb whose tender green
Pledges the river lip on which we lean
All, lean upon 1t lightly, for who knows
From what oncs lovely lip 1t springs unseeni
And not q drop That tr,m our cups we throw
For earth to drink o. Hut may steal below
To quench the fire of anguish in some eye
There hdden-far beneath, md long ago.
As then the tulip from her morning sup
OF heavenly vintage from the soil looks up
Do you devoutly do the 1rts tn heaven
To earth invert you-Hke empty cup.
Omar Khayyam.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18

Jones-I notice that on the. inside Of
the wardrobe door You have the sign,
'"This door must be kept shut" Never
theless it is always open.
Brown-That's all right. We keep IL
open so that people can read the notice.
Boston Transcript.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
How Titles Come.

"Why do the boys in the office cali the
bookkeeper Banjo Smith,"
"Lemme see. 1t is either because he
plays the banjo all the time or because he
hates it. l can't remember which,
Exchange
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18

Mother Eve may have invented curl
osity, but she is the only woman on rec
ord who never turned around to see what
the other woman had on.-Chicago News.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18

There is always hope in q man that
actually and earnestly works. Iii i.lie-
ness alone is there perpetual despair, ..
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-01-18
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Yearly Advertisements at Special Rates.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-03-07

Tens and hundreds of thousands Of
American citizens thronged the sidewalks
and the reviewing stands. While they
shouted in applause the column swung
on to the time of national airs rolling up
to heaven from a hundred bands. The
strains of John Browns Body" and
Marching Through Georgia" mingled
with the music of Dixie and 'Mary-
land, Ny Maryland" while the man from
the North and the man from the South
applauded, each without discrimination.
Then 1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner and
"America" were heard. The crowds
caught up the airs, and 10000 voices
were joined in a national chorus, which
proclaimed that sectionalism is a buga-
boo and that one flag waves over one
people.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-03-07
LIKE A FAIRY'S DREAM.
Inauguration Ball a Scene of Wonder
and GRANDEUR.

| Inauguration Ball Scene of Wonder
/ and GRANDEUR.
Democratic pomp reached it's dazzling
climax at the Inauguration ball. Such
scenes of m1gniicence are beheld rather
| less than once a lifetime, and then are
| generally conjured up by the magic OF a
fairy tale. It's splendors shamed the SUI
perlatives of admiration as weak, beggar-
! ly and worthless. Its trappings were
worthy the muniicent efforts of those
omnipotent genii who transform bubbles
| into diamonds with a breath.
| The scene of these splendors was the
great pension building, which is generous
enough to encompass a city: square and
tall enough to swallow sky scraper.
This hall, with gigantic proportions be-
fitting the great republic, was draped
with a wilderness Of flowers and greens
and flags and gay stuffs, and the whole
flooded with the dazzling radiance of a
myriad Of electric lights. The walls Of
the court were hidden under endless
stretches Of white draperies, spalshed
with golden cloths in sweeping loops and
graceful circles.
On this background of white and gold.
labor had spread the wealth of the world
OIL uUEd. CUulucIA IVY Ldh AAot IA NSiA
cate traceries. Evergreen ropes circled
the hall in curving pendants. Palms Of
many kinds reared their fronded heads in
lofty pride above ferns, bays and lesser
plants, while genestas lent their yellow
blossoms and spyrea japonicas their
white plumes to the maze of color.
The music was continuous. The Ma
rine band supplied promenade music,
while Haley's orchestra of 125 pieces
played for the dancers. The musical pro-
gram embraced selections Of the highest
order. The ball program was repeated at
five concerts, to which the public was adj
mitted for a nominal admission; together
with selections by a picked orchestra of
600 voices supported by both band and
orchestra. These concerts were expect
ed to help in large measure to defray
the cost of the ball.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-03-07

t;onol Guard of several States added to
tho brillincy of the military demonstra-
tion. while civic orders, political clubs,
college students, eminent men, chief cx-
ecutiyes of States with imposing stats,
historical floats symbolic of the progress
Of the nation, and bands almost without
number contributed to the splendor of
the spectacle.
The military pageant was exceptional
" imnosinc. 1t included 1,200 cavalry
2 900 regular infantry, hundreds OF blue
Jackets and $500 marines, and lo,0OO
National Guardsmen from several States.
Tn addition there were l0,OUO citizen
n,,rchers. 10000 members of civic organ
;yations. and 1900 college students. In
nnmerabe bands, aggregating member
shin of 1000, provided the concord OF
su,aet sounds" that made the occasion
memorable for the most ambitious musi
cal auxiliary ever employed IN conhec-
AZ, with the auadrennial national func-
ton. .,..
.;ans wore Maine, Massachusetts,, YER
wont Connecticut, New York, Pennsyi-
yania MARYLAND, Ohio. Illinois, New Jer-
Gov Michigan, Virginia and Alabama.
Eamous marching clubs from the East
ana West were in line. Among these
was the famous Tippecanoe Cup OF
ciayeland and the Stamina Club of Gin
o;nnati. Numerous cadet corps from mil
;,ary schools and colleges wherein mill
tary instruction is given swelled the col
umn Of marchers.
p,;@. Gen. Joe Wheeler commanded tfe
.aoanJ military division. His aids inclnd-
% AIgarnon Sartoris, grandson of Gen.
s,ant and Brig. Gen. Charles King.
The grand marshal Of the stupendons
..,,r,,ral ceremonies was Lieut.. Ten.
. ma,sor 4. Miles, commander-in-chief Of
~. .s American army. Gen. Francis y
~ WAS grand marshal Of the parade,
nd his aids we're selected from every
Sfate in the Union.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-03-07
PYRoTECHNIc IsPLAY.
Magnificent Aerial and Set Pieces
Were Provided.

Magnificent Aerial and Set Pieces
We're Provided.
The fireworks display was most i'm
portant feature Of the inaugural festivi-
ties. The program included forty-seven
aerial pieces of brilliant coloring, each
different from the other and representing
all sorts of fanciful designs. Accom-
panying them was perfect lombard
ment Of rockets and candles and bril-
liant array of set pieces representing fig
ures and events. The Presidents bust
was one of the most interesting of the lot,
though it had to divide honors with the
representation of Roosevelt's famous
charge up San Juan hill in the fight be-
fore Santiago. Then there was picture
of the battle of Manila and another of
the destruction of Cervera's fleet at San
tiago One of the most attractive pieces
was representative of the American en-
trance into Pekin at the rescue of the
American legation.
The contract price for the aerial pieces
alone was $4,000, and the price of the
set pieces is extra. The company sup
piled corps Of men to conduct the ex-
hibition and the inaugural subcommittee
supervised the display to see that it was
carried ont according to contract. A spe-
cial guard of police protected the people
who assembled to witness the display.