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The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

We are frequently asked nowadays
If man should buy or rent farm II
a man has teams and tools enough TO
run a farm and enough money TO
make payment down, We would be
in favor of buying. y man can work
his own land to better advantage than
if he rents it. Then. too. he will De
more saving while paying for 4 farm.
He will not buy many unnecessary
things that would tempt him if he
Were not trying to pay for his land.
Besides this he can make improve
ments during odd spells without much
expense. There is also the increase in
the value of the land, which of itself
has made many a man well TO do. 1t
is quite loss to move every year or
two. in many ways. Loss of time.
property, home comforts. friends and
neighbors-everything is unsettled.
We have for sale on easy terms the
finest kind of land near our new town
of Romeo. in the sunny San Luis val
ley. For full particulars, write to
Zeph. Chas. Felt. 20T Boston Building,
Denver, Colorado
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

When Is cigarette not a cigarette,
When it is z pipe The answer 10 the
conundrum was given BY English
magistrates. The taking OF a tobacco
pipe into q certain mine was proh!5-
tied. a partly smoked cigarette vas
found in a wOrkmsn's pocket The
man was arraigned and fined The
Judges held that q paper charged with
tobacco was a pipe within the mean
ing OF the rule. II was an instance Of
applied common sense. Human life
IS Of more value than literal construe-
ton. The petty court was merely IL
Illustrating a working principle obssry-
ed in tribunals Of a more august or
ganizzt ton and z larger jurisdiction.
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29
u. 6. BUYS san joan HID.

Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 25.-During
his recent visit here. General Wood
bought for the government the prin-
cipal portion of the San Juan battle
field. including San Juan hill. the site
of the block house and Bloody Bend.
The tract comprises 200 acres and cost
$4,000. 1t will be considered a
United States reservation. and the gov
ernment intends to lay ont a beautiful
park on the old battlefield.
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

Arizona is interested and the camp
Of Dos Cabezss is in a fever m ex
element over the discovery of a new
placer fields in the southern part of
Arizona. which are so extensive and
rich that a small army Of prospectors
expect to become rich. The diggings
thus far discovered are five miles in
length and three miles in width. a
party of placer miners just returned
found very rich dirt. Many claims have
been staked out, but numerous par
ties are Quitting, and there will be
rush to locate all available ground in
the district outlined and prospect Cor
new placer ground. The gold discov-
cry was made by sheep herder en-
ployed by George Vandewalker. who
picked up nuggets in wash and filled
a beer bottle with coarse gold. The
Mexican continued herding sheep
meanwhile enriching himslef daily
with gold. During a debauch at Dos
Cabezas he showed considerable gold
dust Friends were let into the secret,
and all prospered before the news
leaked out. e..
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

Don't watch the clock" Tas Nj
Edison's advice to q young man who
recently asked him how TO succeed
Profoundly significant Is that old joke
about the laborer Who left his piekax
hanging In the air at the stroke Of
noon 4 hanging pickaI is the httest
emblem for q confirmed clock-watcher
and the piekaI hangs always in the
air. never digs out path to- him TO
advance upon
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

There vas = remarkable gathering At
the funeral Of Or. J. :. TreIler. at
Kutztown Pa Before his death h.
provided that every man attending his
funeral should have free dinner. and
over : thousand persons ayailed them
selves Of his offer at the tTo leading
hotels, where arrangements had been
made 70 feed the multitude.
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

Harry Mangun and jim Robinson.
two colored men. disputed over game
of craps in Jackson, Tenn Msnguu
drew z pistol and Robinson fed, pur-
sued by the othe-. After HanguLn hao
fired two shots be fell dead from heart
disease. The intended victim is re
garded With ave. and it is believed
he was saved By providentizl Hir-
acIe
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29
Wonderful Orchids.

j. C. Siegfried of Alameda. Califor-
mia. is the owner of the finest collec-
tion of Philippine orchids in this cour-
try They have been kept in a private
conservatory. which has only lately
been opened TO the public. In the va
rious hothouses OF his botanical gar
dens Mr. Siegfried has collected 2,i60
orchid plants, and their commercial
value is approximately $4,000. For
upward of fifteen years he has been
adding to the list. until now he has
more than 1856 varieties, imported from
thirty-siN different parts of the world,
but in all this variety the Philippine
collection is by far the most complete
and important.
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29
SUBMARINE BOAT REMAINS
FIFTEEN HOURS UNDER WATER

satisfied TO stay down longer. They
are. however. known to be enthusiastic
over the work of the Fulton thus far
Members Of the crew say they eNpe-
rienced no difficulty in breathing and
that the air was all that could be de-
sired. and much purer and better than
in an ordinary closed room in which
are several persons. Every piece OF
machinery worked TO perfection during
the night The men ate two meals
while under water and enjoyed them
Most OF them obtained three or four
hours sleep.
Rear Admiral Lowe said later:
When we went down l assisted
CAPTAIN Cable in making an inspec-
ton of the ship. Then | retired. while
the crew played cards and read. Ev-
erv few hours / was awakened and
made Inspections OF the conditions.
Not once did / notice any sign of
bad air. gas or any other impurity.
Considering that we did not draw on
the tanks at all. i consider this won
derful. Ii upsets all the theories of the
physicians and scientists who tell us
that what we did last night was i'm
possible. / was critical all night and
nothing escaped me"
The longest time that any submarine
boat had been under water heretofore
in the United States was three hours.
Lieutenant Harry Coweli kept the Hol-
land submerged that long in the Poto-
mac last year. The Fulton had never
been under longer than about twenty
five minutes. after which she made
two mile run submerged a few weeks
ago.
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29
Deafness canno. BE Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseas ed portion of the ear There is only one
way to cure deafness. and that is by consti-
tutional remedies Deafness is caused by an
infiRmed condition of the mucus lining OF the
Eustachian Tube When this tube is infiamed
you have o rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing. and wher 1t i entirely closed deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition. hearing will be DESTROYED forever:
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh.
which is nothing but an nfiamed condition OF
the riucus surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
Of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for
circulars. free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists. .5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

After a woman succeeds IN gettiag z
the wedding ring where she wants il
she begins 70 say what she means.
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29
Can We Exclude con.ump,ive.-

New York. Nov. 25.-In deciding the
case of Thomas Boden the courts will
rule whether or not a man suffering
from tuberculosis can be excluded
from this country. This is the first
case in which the constitutionality of
the treasury ruling that coDsumpuyes
shall be prevented from landing as i'm
migrants will be passed upon by the
courts.
Thomas P. Boden arrived from Ire
land. November 9th, a steerage pas
senger His wife and child were with
him. He has relatives who live in
Philadelphia. They were able to guar
antee that he would not become a pub
lie charge and he had means of his
own.
The authorities at Ellis island were
satisfied on that score. but they de-
clined 10 admit him because examina-
ton showed he had tuberculosis of the
lungs. He appealed to the Treasury
Department and n re-examination was
ordered The Treasury Department
ordered that Mr.. Boden be sent back
to-day. Francis Tobin, n lawyer from
Philadelphia. has obtained a writ of
habeas corpus. The act of Congress
under which it is proposed TO expel Mr..
Boden is to prevent the admission of
persons suffering from loathsome
or a dangerous disease"
Mr. Boden claims that the majority
of physicians do not regard consump-
ton as contagious.
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29
Safety On the Sea.

Out of 1oOooo,oOo passengers by sea
all over the world. thirty lose their
lives: out of the same number by rail,
forty-seven.
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

One hundred tons of cats tails were
recently sold in London in one lot.
They are intended as ornamentation
for ladies' wearing apparel Each tail
weighed an average Of two ounces. and
this means that about 1872. 600 cats
were slaughtered to complete the con-
sigumeut
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29
ROOsEyELT'S sTRENGTEg
PRESIDENT MEETS SANDoW THE
STRONG MAN.

sandow FINDS Roo.eveIts Strength Won
d.rfui Command of Every Muscle
Il. "A Remarkable Athiete-Insineible
on Horseback - Could Conquer Any
Hor.. on Earth-sound AS An OAk-Er-
.rci.e, Three Hours Every Day.
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29
canada.. oner Accepted

Ottawa. Ont, Nov pa cable from
London to-nigh; says that Canada's
offer of GOO mounted infantry for ser
vice in South Africa has been accept
ed by the war office.
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

4 bachelor says that love IS con-
binstion Of dissases-an affection OF
the heart and an Inflammation Of the
brain
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

A rigid liquor law prevails In Grin
nell, Iowa It is a crime for two or
more persons to drink alcoholic slim
ulants in company. When a man
thinks he nesds bracer he must flock
By himself and drink alone.
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

1do not believe Plso's Cure for Consumption
has equal for coughs and colds.-Jo1N F
BoYKR- Trinity Springs. Ind. Feb. Is. 1900
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

II saw a woman the other day who
had one black eye and one brown eye"
That's nothing. / saw man whose
eyes were black and blue"
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

a bright American youngsters descrip-
tion of the dachschund: zone of those
dogs that is dog and half long and
only half dog high
The Springfield herald., 1901-11-29

Charley. dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins, there is one favor ! want TO ask
you. l want you to solemnly promise mo
that you will never bet on horse that
Isn't Eeing to win"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-30
HOW "The Autocrat. Popped.

1t was on the Common that we were
walking. The mall. or boulevard, of
our Common, you know, has various
branches leading from it in different
directions. One of these runs down
from opposite Joy street southwark
across the whole length Of the Com
mon to Boylston street. We called IL
the long path and were fond Of it.
felt very weak indeed, though of a
tolerably robust habit, as we came OPP
posite the head of this path on that
morning. l think l tried to speak
twice without making myself distinct
ly audible.
At last got out the question. "Will
you take the long path with me"'
Certainly" said the schoolmistress;
with much pleasure" Think"
said, before you answer. II you take
the long path with me now. / shall in
terpret it that we are to part no more"
The schoolmistress stepped back. with
a sudden movement, as IL an arrow
had struck her.
One Of the granite blocks used as
seats was hard by the one You may
still see close by the gingko tree.
pray, sit down." said. mo, no." she
answered softly. 81 will walk the long
path with YOU"
The old gentleman who sits opposite
met US walking arm In arm about the
middle of the long path and said very
charmingly, Good morning, my dears."
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-30
he MEANT WELL.


An ObliGIng Man Who Made an Em-
barrassinS Mistake.
A young editor took an apartment on
South Twelfth street. The landlady
said frankly to him: Il will tell you.
sir. that my husband Is worthless fell
low. / have to support him, and he
sometimes comes home very late,
drunk. There Is no other objection to
my house" The editor said this was
no matter and thought no more Of 1t
until a few nights later. when great
uproar in the street awoke him. He
looked out Of the window and saw a
man lying ON the doorstep shouting rib
aid things. The husband" thought
the editor. I'll go down and let him
in"
lie ran forth In his pyjamas, grabbed
the husband by the neck and, jerking
him into the hallway, proceeded to drag
him up stairs. But the man made
strong objections to this treatment. He
howled oaths and abuse, kicked, strug-
gled, even pulled out a handful of the
young editors hair, but this was in
vain, for the youth is strong and of a
determined mind, and he was bound
that he would do his landlady good
turn.
He had got perhaps three parts OF
the way up stairs with his burden
when two heads were poked In the dim
light over the balustrade, and the land
lady's voice said, why, Mr.. Blank,
what are you doing?'
The editor painted as he took a fresh
hold and at the same time ducked
sharp uppercut: I'm bringing your
husband up, ma'am. He's drunk again,
I'm sorry to say"
From the other head ON the landing
these words then issued in a deep bass
voice: What do you mean, young fell
Ter, by drunk again? I'm this lady's
husband. That man doesn't belong
here"
Instantly realizing his mistake, the
editor dumped his charge out into the
street again. Then he returned and
apologized lamely to the rightful hus-
band for his strange words.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-30
A Little UmbrelIa Story.

One rainy evening when traffic on
the elevated road was dull guard on
the Sixth avenue line found COM
paratively new silk umbrella in one
OF the cars. When lone passenger
entered the car at Park place, the
guard proudly showed his and.
ut comes In great for ME tonight,
he said. This is my last trip, and I
have a long walk. l had no umbrella"
The lone passenger, who was also
without a rain protector, congratulated
the guard.
The two carried on a pleasant con-
versation, only interrupted by stops at
stations. In time the train reached
the Eighty-first street station, where
the passenger was to get out. The
guard had carefully deposited his UNI
brella in a corner Of the front plat
form Of the car. While he was busy
opening the gates the passenger quiet
ly lifted it from its resting place and
left the car. AS the guard closed the
gates and gave the bellcord vigorous
pull he saw his former passenger walk
ing along the platform carrying the
umbrella.
Hey, there! Stop it! Bring that
back" shouted the guard.
Il need it myself" replied the recent
passenger.
Come back, say! You are thief"
cried the guard as the train slowly pull
ed out.
The new proprietor Of the umbrella
only smiled as he walked down tn.
steps. He now shows the umbrella
to his legal friends and quotes the old
adage. Possession is nine points of
the law."-New York Times.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-30

I should like TO Rarrate the following,
which 10 mostly true: Some years ago !
was playing in golf match In India
(Banealore versus MadrasI when a hawk
suddenly swoopsd down on my ball and
carried " of in lie claws. ] appealed to
my adversary to allow me to drop aRoth-
er ball, but he was one Of our canny
brethren and replied. "Eh, no, man; lost
ball, lost hole" This did not admit Of
argument. Some weeks aftsrward l
went for q walk Before breakfast, and.
climbing q rocky eminence to see the
view. l came across a hawks nest and
By It q dead hawk and In the nest my
golf ball. Both the hawk and the ball
were quite warm. l sent the hawk to
the curator of the museum and asked
for a post norton. His verdict was "a
broken heart" and on my telling him the
story he had no doubt that the poor bird
had expired In Its vain effort to hatch
out my 'silvertown."-Lo Globe.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-30

Turning the tables" in the sense of
bringing a countercharge against an
accuser. has a classic origin. In the
days of Augustus Imperator a regular
craze seized the men of Rome to conl-
pete with one another for the posses
sion of the costliest specimens of Ger.
tain description of table made for the
most part of Mauritania wood inlaid
with ivory-"mensarum insania." or Ia
BILE mania. as Pliny called it. They were
sold at most extravagant prices. When
the men accused the ladies of sumptu.
airy extravaganza. the latter naturally
retorted by reference to the money
squandered by their lords on these ia.
bles and 50 turned the tables on them"
by throwing them metaphorically In
their teeth.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-30
INDIAN HOUSEKEEPING.
O Sioux Girls Story of How HeI
Il

U Sioux Girls Story of How Her
Tribesyvomcr Live.
am going to tell you something about
the uneducated Sioux women. their dress
and their home life The Sioux woman
does more work than the man does. OF
course, the women do not know very
much about housekeeping. In fact, they
don't know anything about it. They live
In log cabins with only the ground for
the floor. and they have but one room.
In that room they have their beds in one
corner. their trunks around the sides,
and they often have beautiful beadwork
hanging on the walls. They have large
stove as near the center Of the room as
they can. On that stove you will always
find a coffeepot and teakettle, and they
are always kept full If the women have
coffee to drink, they are happy. They
think it is a great medicine; they call it
the black medicine.
In the summer the Indian women do
most Of their cooking out of doors. They
put short poles Oh each side of their fire
and a third stick across from one to the
other, and On this they hang their kettle.
The women when at home are almost al
ways sitting in their tepee doing some
kind Of beadwork.
The women are always getting up
some kind of a feast-that Ia, they have
them very often-and especially il one of
their SONS or daughters gets married they
will spend their last cent to make a great
feast. They have a certain man 60
around and tell every one to come to that
feast whenever 1t may be: then when he
has come back and told them that he has
told every one the women give him a
horse. When they have the feast. the
women all dress up in their brightest
colors. paint their faces and put all the
beadwork they can on their little chill
dren. They have great time talking,
especially the old women and men.
The women's dresses are made with
only two seams. one ON each side, so it
makes a very loose dress. 1t is short In
the back and front and long on the sides,
and they almost always wear a long,
beaded belt and shawl. In fact, they
wear a shawl all the time When 1t is
not around the head and shoulders, it is
tied around the waist. They never wear
a hat of any kind. Even on the hottest
doys they are bareheaded.-Sioux Girl in
Good Housekeeping.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-30
Amelia Knew Her Business.

Amelia was all sweet. nice and nerv-
Gus, and she said to her sweetheart:
You have been SO old a friend I
want to tell you something. / am"
and she blushed, 81 am going to be
married"
Wait" he cried hoarsely. Before
you go further, hear me. l must say
1t, though l have no right now, but /
will have less right later. love you.
l adore you. l have loved you since
we were children together. / do not
see how l can live and see you the
wife of another. But at least you will
know that l have loved you all these
years. and when you hear the wind
Sigh over my distant grayAof course
that Is nonsense
Don't take on So John Henry" she
said softly. I'm going to marry
your
Then the strong man tainted, and as
she bent over him a determined little
line showed about her mouth. and she
muttered. Il had to do something to
bring him to It,"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-30

as well as the home news and even pc
rused Harry's note, and still she had
not made her appearance.
The lazy puss" he said at last. Then
he looked up at the clock. Half an
hour late! Now. this Is really too bad.
John" he cried. addressing the man.
servant at the sideboard, "send and see
why Miss Sheldon doesn't come down.
Tell her," with a severe air, I'm tired
Of waiting"
John came back In about five min.
utes, looking very much fustered.
"If you please, SIR" he stammered.
Miss Sheldon's not in her room, and
the maid says that the bed looks as IL
1t hadn't been slept in all night"
The rich merchants jaw fell.
He started up. with cry OF agony. to
go and see, but he was prevented by
the footman appearing at the door with
telegram.
"a telegram" cried the merchant,
unfolding it with trembling hands.
"What can it mean? Has she been
found dead anywhere?"
This was the telegram:
Dear Father-Harry and I were married at Q
O'Clock this morning. / would not consent to an
elopenent till Harry assured me you had advised
II and had shown me your check rs proof. He
says you promised to stand by US. and ] know
you pride yourself never breaking q promise.
We wait for your blessing. MArrr.
well, I never calculated Mr.. Shell
den when he had recovered his breath.
''The impudent, disobe"-
But here he stopped-stopped and
mopped his bald head. which, in his
excitement. had broken out into great
drops of perspiration. He remembered
that he had himself advised Harry to
elope and that If the story got wind
he would be the laughing stock Of the
town, including-the hardest cut Of all
Mr.. Meadows. He remembered, too.
that he had but one child and that she
was all In all to him.
So he accepted the inevitable and
telegraphed back:
You may come home. and the sooner the better,
so as to keep the $3.50 for pin money. Tell Harry
he's too sharp to remain a clerk and that take
him today into partnership; only he must re-
member that partners neSer tell tales out Of
school God bless you'll II. SHELDoS.
The runaways returned by the next
train. The marriage proved. too, an
eminently happy one. The story never
got out. We only tell it now In conf
denee.-Woman's Life.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-30

A pound Of camel coal In a lump about
the size Of a mans 6st. Out OF this
dyes can be distilled sufficient to color
the following lengths of flannel three
quarters OF a yard wide: Five feet OF yell
low. 81 feet of scarlet. 2 feet of violet, 2
inches of orange. 4 inches Of turkey red
and y inches Of magenta BY judicious
biendings you can obtain 10 distinct vel
low colors. II orange, 30 red. Is blue. Z
green and 8 violet: In all. SO separate
tints. These -colors are made from the
waste left over after the gas has been
extracted,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-30
VIM. W. HEUER, Bel Air.
Pennsylvania Railroad Special Excursions to
Pan.American Exposition.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will run special excursions to Buffalo on
account of the Pan-American Exposition
from Washington, Baltimore and adjoin-
ing territory, on July %, 81, August E,
IS, 81, p, September ., H. II and 70.
Round-trip tickets. good going only on
train leaving Washington $50 and Balti-
more $50 A. NJ, and local trains con-
Meeting Herewith, and good to return on
regular trains within seven days Includ-
ing day of excursion, will be sold at rate
of $40 from Baltimore and Washington,
and proportionate rates from other
points. Tickets will be good tor passage
in parlor cars going and sleeping cars re-
turning on payment of usual Pullman
rates. For specific time and rates, con-
suit local ticket agents.