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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09
From Aberdeen,

ABERDEEN, August 6.-Today's heav,
rain was much needed in this vicinity a!
the dry weather has retarded the growth
OF corn and tomatoes and unless the fal
is mild one, the outlook for the canning
season will be for poor one, as corn is
maturing very slowly. There will how
ever be an abundance of peaches, this
years yieldpromising to be farm advance
Of the past few seasons.
The building opposite the Aberdeen
kyceum formerly used by Mr.. w. F.
Rogers as an implement warehouse, has
been converted into a meat store, the
proprietor of which is Mr.. Herbert A..
Gilbert.
Postmaster George w. Evans, is able
to be out again after brief spell of ILL
| ness.
| During game of base ball at Church
vile last Saturday Master Wilson Barnes
had one of his arms severely injured, dis
locating the bones at the elbow. He was
taken to the home of his aunt, Miss
Avarilla Barnes, where he was visiting,
and attended by DIR. w. S. Archer, of Bel
Air. Heis a son ofMrs. Elizabeth Barnes,
| of York, Pa. Mr.. Silas Barnes, of York,
is now with his brother and will accom-
pany the injured youth to his home in a
few days, as he is now much improved.
Mr.. F. M. c. Choate spent several DAYS
in this town as the guest of Mr.. S. M.
Hanway, leaving on Monday for New
York City, where he will engage in the
practice of law.
Mr.. Otis Hanway, of Baltimore re-
turned home on Monday after a visit to
his uncle, Hon. T. L. Hanway.
Mr.. Dickey Jamison, of this town, spent
Monday in Baltimore
Mr.. Adolph Ahrens, of Philadelphia,
paid brief visit to Hon. and Mrs. +. L.
Hanway on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Kirwan, and
their daughter, Miss Nina, of Baltimore,
are with Mrs. Martha Michael, near this
town.
A tract of land northwest of Aberdeen
has been found to abound in clay which
is well adapted to the manufacture of
bricks. The land was purchased some
time ago by Mrs. John H. Baker, who
shipped several barrels of the clay soil to
a Baltimore manufacturer Last Satur
day it was returned in the form of bricks
which are said to be of excellent quality,
thus affording every inducement to the
establishment of brickyard here. Some
of the bricks are on exhibition at the
ABERDEEN ENTERPRISE Ofhce.
Miss Julia Kenly, of York, Pa, is visit
ing at the home of her uncle, Hon. T. L.
Hanway.
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Mcdonald, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hopkins,
near Aberdeen. Mr.. Mcdonald was
formerly pastor of Grace NJ. E. Church.
Rev. and Mrs. R. w. H. Weech, of this
town, are guests of Mr.. Summer6eld
Baldwin, at his summer residence near
Baltimore.
Miss Julia Kenly, of York, is spending
some time with Mrs. T. L. Hanway.
Rev. and Mrs. David Jamison willleave
here tomorrow for ten days visit to
their daughter, Mrs. William NJ. Grant,
of Circleville, New Jersey.
Miss Henrietta H. Mitchell, of Balti- |
more, is with her cousin, Miss Eva Os-
born, of this town.
Miss Marion Kenly, of York, Pennsyl- |
vania. was the guest ofMiss Mamie Nor
gan, last week.
Miss Bessie O'Dell, ofBaltimore, is with |
Miss Allenie Raymond, of this town.
Mrs Sue Hanson, of Fountain Green,
is the guest of Mrs. H. A. Raymond.
VIRGINIA.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09
Meighborhood Me9us.


PYLEsvILLE, August 7.-Rev. DR.
Frazer, of New Windsor, and Rev. w. A.
Price, of Bethel, were in this section last
week looking after the interests of New
Windsor College. The former will preach
at the Highland Church next Sunday
morning and evening.
Mr.. w. H. Bay spent Sunday with his
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Whiteford, of
Baltimore, are visiting at Mr.. Nelson
Whiteford's. I'm Crow.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09
Mountain Personals,

WILMA, August THE Mountain is
quite lively place now, as many visitors
from the city are seeking it's cool breezes.
Mrs. and Miss Skinner and Mrs. RAN
dali, all of Baltimore, are staying with
Mrs. H. A. Vogts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen are staying with
Mrs. Carroll Creswell
Miss Ida Everitt, Miss Bessie Wilson
and Mrs. M. E. Frey are with Mrs. R. 7.
Spering.
Mrs. James Stenger and Miss Mamie
Stenger, of Baltimore, have returned
home after two weeks sojourn with Mrs.
Matter Stamford.
Mrs. Pyle, Mrs. Moore and two child
rem of Washington, d. c., are visiting
Mrs. ]. N. Shipley.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09
THIS WINTERS SKIRTS.

Fashion has decided that the habit
back skirt, so generally popular a few
seasons ago, is to be revived, and it is
shown in various attractive modihca-
tions. Both the slender figure and that
inclined to embonpoint will appear to ad-
vantage in this style of skirt when the
details of adaptability are studied, while
the woman whose figure is perfectly pro-
portioned will readily appreciate the long.
graceful lines that characterize these
modes. Ten different styles ofhabit-back
skirts are shown in the September DE-
7
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09

EMMoRToN. August Miss Elizabeth
Harlan, who has been guest of Miss
Alice H. Wilson, returned home this week
Miss Wilson Wann, who teaches in Bal
timore county, is spending her vacation
at home.
MIR. Harris A. Wilson, after spending
two weeks at home, returned to New
York last Sunday.
Miss Agnes Sawyer is visiting in How
ard county.
Mrs. Ralph Wilson returned home last
Saturday. She spent several weeks with
her sisters in Delaware county, Pa,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09
DEATH FROM SuNSTROKE.

Willard Strong, of Darlington, while at
work in A. c. Jackson's crew, laying the
new track to Darlington, on the Penn
sylvania Railroad, was overcome by the
heat on Monday afternoon. He was
brought to his sisters, Mrs. B. B. Cadle,
on Warren street, and continued to grow
worse until death ended his sufferings.
Tuesday afternoon, about five o'clock.
The body was removed to his home, Oak
ington, the same evening.
Mr.. Strong was about rs years of age
and unmarried.-HAvRE DE GRACE RE-
PUBLICAN.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09
EVANS
MAN.TO.MAN TALKS ABOUT
LIFE INSURANCE.
TALK TWELVE.

So many men labor under the i'm
preston that Life Insurance is
something of the jockeying order!
That it's speculative! That it's
risk! That it is invalid because it is
contingent!
Well, so it Is in many, many in
stances! But that isn't due to any
fault in the principle of protection
which Life Insurance as principle
implies; it is due to the unprincipled
methods far too largely in use
That ia one of the strong points
Evans wants to talk with you
about. Did you ever talk with himl
The man who takes off his hat never
talks through it; and Evans has
respect enough for Life Insurance to
take his hat off to it. So will you
before the talk is over; not because
Evans will induce you to, but be-
cause your own common sense will
prompt respect for one of the firmest,
best-grounded principles of human
existence-namely, protection after
protection by yourself has undergone
mortal expiration!
Whether you are young, or old,
married, or single, Life Insurance is
something you want to know EVERY
THING about.
Talk with EVANS.
State Mutual Life Assurance Company
Of Worcester, Mass.
BEL AIR, MD.
TcoPYRIGHrEp1
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09
Talk with EVANS
Special Notice to Taxpayers.

Notice 10 hereby given that will be at
James W. Wilson's store, Abingdon, Tues
day, August Goth, from 10 A. M. to II
NJ. to receive First District taxes.
At Darlington Postofice, Wednesday,
August 21st, from P. NJ. until P. NJ,
to receive Fifth District taxes.
AtJarrettsYlle store, Thursday, August
%, from 10 A. M. until P. NJ, to re-
ceive Fourth District taxes.
Taxes may be paid at the Ranks ofthe
End, 5th and 9Th Districts at any time
during the year, so that we make NO
other appointments other than the banks
for these districts.
E. NJ. ALLEN, JR,,
Treasurer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09

Mrs. Robert w. Holland, of near Bel
Air, fell from a chair on Monday. She
was painfully injured. Mrs. Holland has
been an invalid since she was paralyzed
some time ago
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09

Use Hartford Condition Powders.
THESE FAMOUS Powders are the best
blood purifier, horse renovator, worm
expeller and builder.up known. Office
2O9 Main Street, Bel Air.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09
OBITUARY.
MRS. MARGARET WELSH.

Mrs. Margaret Welsh, wife of Mr.. Pat
rick Welsh, died at the home of her sonin
Havre de Grace on Wednesday morning
of last week. She went to that city to
visit her son about a week before her
death. Shortly after her arrival she was
stricken with paralysis, but retained con-
sciousness to the end. She was native
of the County of Galway, and came to
this country about sixty years ago. Be-
sides her husband she leaves four children
Misses Kate and Julia Welsh and
Messrs. Thomas and John Welsh. Her
funeral took place on Saturday at St.
Patrick's Church, Havre de Grace. The
interment was at Mt. Erin Cemetery.
MRS. SARAH A. HANwAY.
Mrs. Sarah A. Hanway, widow of the
late Thomas Hanway, died at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, Mr.. John G.
Rouse, in Bel Air, on Thursday morning.
She was in her eighty-sixth year. She
leaves surviving her five sons-Co Inty
Commissioner B. Frank Hanway, Joseph
B. Hanway, T. Littleton Hanway, David
Hanway and Edward c. Hanway and
three daughters, Mrs. John G. Rouse. Mrs.
James F. Kenly and Mrs. Adolph Ahrens,
of Philadelphia. She is survived by thirty
FIVE grandchildren and fourteen great
grandchildren. Her funeral will take
place on Saturday morning at 9 O'Clock.
The interment will be at Grove Presby-
terrain Church, Aberdeen.
MRS. HERBERT 8. FLOWERS.
Mrs. Herbert S. Flowers, who has been
i'll for the past several weeks, died at her
home in Bel Air, on Tuesday night. She
was thirty-two years old and is survived
by her husband and two small children.
Mrs. Flowers was Miss Esley and a
sister of Mr.. Robert E. Esley, foreman of
THE EGIs Office. Her death at such an
early age is heavy blow both to her
husband, relatives and friends and has
cast a gloom over many fresides. Her
funeral will take place this Friday morn
ing at ten o'clock. The interment will
be at Rock Spring cemetery. Rev. E. c.
Gallaher, a former pastor of the deceased
will oficiate, assisted by Rev. E. D.
Finney.
MRS. SARAH ]. cRRvENSTEN.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Crevensten, widow ofthe
late George A. Crevensten, died at her
home in Aberdeen on Saturday, in the
sixty.sixth year other age. Four daugh-
tiers and three sons survive her. They
are: Mrs. George E. Pritchard, Mrs.
William Whiting, Misses Florence and
Clara Crevensten; Messrs. Harry l.,
Russell and Robert ]. Crevensten. Mrs.
Crevensten had spent most other married
life in Aberdeen, where she had won the
esteem of many of its residents by her
deeds ofkindness among the sick. Funeral
services were held on Monday in the
Aberdeen NJ. E. Church, Revs. ]. F. Bags,
of Grace NJ. E. Church, R. w. H. Weech
and John H. Baker, officiating. The in
termeut was in Grove Presbyterian
Cemetery. The pail bearers were Messrs.
T. L. Hanway, J. T. Pritchard. James
Nichols, James T. Cole, James A. Wiles
and Charles r Osborn
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-08-09
Special Prices.

Eight and Ioc. Lawns &C.;
Ladies Vests 4, s, 8, 10, p,
50 and &c.; Percale Shirts 80,
50 and 75c.; NeckWear 3oc.;
Ladies' Wrappers Is, s. and
o8c.; Summer Corsets 25c.,
worth 4oc.: Shirt waists 20,
40 and 6oc.; soc. Belts, all
styles, 25c.; good yard-wide
Muslin &C.; IL I-2c. Mating
&C.; 25c. Mating 1885,; CSC.
Mating 25c.; Ladies and
Misses Slippers 1-3 less than
value; 8-Ball Croquet $780,; a.
Ball Croquet 5oc.; 4-Ball Pro-
fessional $50, worth $3.50;
Jelly Glasses 23c. doz.; Mason
Jars, quart, 65c.; Mason Jars,
half-gallon. 8sc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
NEIoHeoRs.

-
"nen you live alone. how you hear zach
SHOULD a mouse but scuttle along the
ground,
asloose board creak: Therei was IT
a mousse
or q ghosts step through the house?
strange. What fancles come in a crowd.
men your ire burns fast and your clock
ticks 1oudi
ou.slde, there's a sudden lull in the rain.
And@ Who tapped on the window
onIy a wind-blown jasmine spray;
saw 1t hung loosened yesterday.
out IT'S odd-its odd-how the fancy
1t seemed like a dead mans fngers!
Dead Yes. dead. Oh, more than a year;
ana what should a dead man do down
here,
Tapping like that on my window pane?
fshaw! The freak of a foolish brain!
But the wind! the wind, Like a soul
bereft
OF reason. hopelessly lost and left,
II walls and means. All! years ago
"A voice that I loved moaned SO.
Where was that tragic echo cauebt,
what ais the night? Or am I distraught7
should / bear the sight. If / saw appear-
There are observation-disclosures near.
Steps indeed. All! but voices. too:
Emily. Fred-this is good of youi
Quick! come in from the wind and the
rain
Thank Godi I'm alive again.
Ada Bartrick Baker, in hambe
Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01

from India and Siberia. According to
H~oltzapffel, fossil tusks from the
north Siberian rivers have weighed
1s6 pounds. The average in Africa is
said to be from 20 to so pounds.
Those from the Congo are very large,
weighing on an average go pounds.
A pair, each weighing 156 pounds,
were shown at the Brussels exhibi-
ton.
In the dense, almost unexplored,
forests of the central Congo many
herds of wild elephants are still roam
ing. These are hunted by the natives
for their flesh, which they prize much
more highly than they do their tusks.
But what they term dead ivory"
forms the greater proportion of what
the Free State sends out annually.
The natives have collected elephants
tusks for hundreds of years for pur-
poses of exchange, considering them
of little value. In the Upper Nile re-
gion, the Khartoum merchants first
discovered an accumulation of these
treasures. Dealers finally advanced
to Katanga, thence to the Congo, after
which the ivory trade steadily in
creased. On July 81, 1888, an ivory
market was started in Antwerp, SELL
ing is tons. In 1890 its sales exceeded
those of the Liverpool market, and in
1895 those of London. In February,
May, August and November of each
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
RICH IN RESOURCES.
Congo Free State Soon to Be An
nexed to Belgium.
Country row the Personal Property
Of King LeopoId-Produces Rub
her Enough to supply the
World.
Especial Correspondence

LlTALL trees from little acorns
grow" England has demon
strated that a country linn
tied IN area may be of great conse-
Quence in the map-making of the
world. Belgium has always been of
considerable diplomatic Importance,
and probably will soon rank among
great colonial nations. The Congo
Free State will be a center of political
interest within a short time. If it be
annexed to Belgium as a colony, as
existing conditions would seem to in
dictate, it will mean much, not only
other nations as well. When the Bel
gians first explored the country,
cocoanuts, ivory and palm oil were the
only products exported. Many other
articles are now added to this list, and
q newly-completed railroad win ship
at low rates.
The rubber trade has been carried
on for about 40 years, but it first at
tracted the attention of the Belgians
a few years ago. Now it is prophesied
that it will furnish the great future
a. ~ Aao v
oped so rapidly that among the rub
Der producing countries of Africa the
Free State now holds the first place,
annually furnishing to the world
more than 5000 tons. During the time
of his first expedition, Stanley said
that On the islands of the Congo river
alone enough rubber could be secured
in a year to pay the expense of a rail-
road. There are several varieties of
rubber in the Free State.
1t also ranks first among the coun-
tries from which ivory is exported.
About 700 tons of ivory are annually
produced in the world. OF this 600
tons come from Africa. The African
ivory is considered far superior to
that produced in Asia, on account of
It's greater density and waxy softness.
A small stock of fossilized ivory comes
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
pITH AND POINT.

Tae art of conversation consists in
knowing where to begin, what to say
and when to stop. - Chicago Daily
News.
Doctor, I feel dull and stupid all
the time. Hadn't I better do ONE
thing about it?" 'sOh, no; you can't
improve on nature."- Indianapolis
News.
Mother-"I wonder how this new
book got in such a horrible condition? '
Little Maxi heard papa say it was
too dry for him, so / poured water on
it."-Glasgow Evening Times.
'"The idea of that college making
Roxley an LII. d." "Yes, these col
leges do some idiotic things" "They
do, indeed, and yet they are supposed
to be in possession of their faculties.
Philadelphia Press.
When a woman takes a of a sick
man she makes him sit up every time
a visitor comes in, that she may re-
move his pillow, spank it and put it
back again, to show that no attention
is lacking.-Atchison Globe.
"Yes,' said Travers, ST came home
from europe on d Norcan1a. ana a
poor fellow died on board there"
"Gee whizz!" exclaimed Hallrume,
shat ship must have been as bad as
Mrs. Starvem's house. A fellows like
" to die on board there, too."-Phila-
delphia Record.
Branded for Life.-Weary Willie
addressing fellow members of the
fraternity)-"Gents, dis yere hobo wat
SEE as he's Dusty Rhodes is a impos-
ter" Strange Hobo-"Dat's er lie."
Weary Willie saw, close up. ]
knowed Dusty Rhodes fer five year,
an he's got er smut er coal dust on
de right side o. de mug. You'se amt
got none."-Detroit Free Press.
Johnny Cat the end of the first week
in the race for wealth)-"A dollar
isn't much for a weeks work, but
when I get to be a millionaire it will
be a great thing TO say that i began
my career at a dollar a week" The
following Monday his employer told
Johnny they guessed they shouldn't
want him any longer. So Johnny has
got to begin all over again.-Boston
Transcript.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
FEW TIMELY HINTS.
tende for the Benefit of DiscOn-
tented and Disagreeable Per-
sons in Public.

The person who tries to take up
the whole car seat generally ends
by sitting next to the window on the
sunny side with a 200-pound woman,
says Puck.
Grumbling because front second
story rooms are not available at
third-story Darkroom prices does not
make the straw mattress any softer.
A ten-cent tip will do more to make
the beefsteak tender than a week OF
complaints at the Office.
Flirting with the summer girl will
do all right until the Saturday after
noon beau arrives, and then there
must be a recess. For steady com
pany try the widow.
Inquire not toe closely into the
fresh country vegetables when they
are canned. Instead of that, stroll
out into the air and work up an ap-
petite.
Believe implicitly the man who tells
you he got $1,000 a share for his
Northern Pacific stock. He may treat
to cigars.
Always play progressive euchre. It
gives standing with the old ladies,
and it affords a preliminary training
for the worst possibilities of the fu-
ture life.
Beware of the delicate young wom-
an who wants to take a strollthrough
the hills. She can walk all day and
pass every ice eam place in the
county.
If 1T the seaside, always take the
latest of the fair sex bathing. AT
the very worst that may happen she
will float.
Don't speak to the proprietor of
expecting checks or coming remit
tances. He has troubles of his own.
and it makes him more weary. Only
the hard, ready, immediate and
abundant cash talks to his hardened
soul.
Then, after it is all over don't
grumble because you have spent your
years savings, but go home and rest
up from your labors-and don't waste
any time writing letters to the
widow.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01

to prove that the members OF the Con-
go tribes may yet be made useful
members of society. People who have
inherited, their Christianity might
even profit by their example. A mis-
sionary states that in one of their
villages a school had been formed and
they had erected a church. They 50
rejoiced in their newly-found religious
experiences that they began to con-
slider the condition of their regenerate
neighbors, of the heather natives
across a great river who had not, like
themselves, beer blessed by Christian
teaching. They said: "Those people
know nothing of Jesus, while we are
saved. What shall we dol" In order
to find a fitting answer to this query
they held a special meeting end gave
the matter long and careful consider
alton. The river was full of croco-
dies, the crossing dangerous. the dis
tance too great for an easy return
journey. Several days must be spent
among those .'heathen" who would.
very likely. treat them with great vio-
lence. Yet so Congo church members
crossed the river and preached during
three days so earnestly hat they left
converts behind them on their return.
Now a church of 90 members is estab-
lished in that village, who are work
ing with excellent results among their
neighbors. The negro temperament
is emotional and responds quickly to
religious teaching. The railroad X
p~erience seems to indicate also that
they are not indifferent to the main
chance" But it would take a long and
optimistic look into the future TO dis
Germ in them t~heologians, fnauc:ers
and politicians.
1t is very hard to obtain anything
approximating correct figures re-
garding the population of this terri
tory, which possesses a FIVE times
larger area than France. Tie number
of inhabitants was estimated by STAN
ley to be 20, 200, 900. That this is a
minimum is the opinion of Gov. Gen.
Wahis, who visited the Upper Congo
and obtained statistics from govern
ment agents stationed there. The
people are %unevenly distributed.
Tracts almost destitute of population
are adjacent to crowded districts. The
largest village in the Free State is
Nmtomba, with a population of 10000.
The general preference seems TO be
for the forests rather than the river
banks as dwelling places.
During its course the Congo river
changes its name many times, but Mr..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-08-01
The Boy Art Critic.

Wise men say there is nothing really
new in this world, and perhaps the
boy who passed the following crit
icism upon the drawing abilities of his
big sister was an unconscious plagiar
list; but, anyway, his verdict amused
the sister so much that she tells it oc-
casionally, though the joke is on her
self. The young woman has a fond
ness for executing those works of art
which consist in the representation of
dead game birds hanging by their
heels from a nail on a board, fish on a
platter ready for the cook, and fruit
grouped on a table around a wine
glass. These gems she turned off at
the rate Of about -four a year, and pre-
sented them to her friends for their
dining-room walls. She had just COM
pleted a twin pair for a bride. One
represented a mess of Holsters in a
nest of salad; the other a basket of
peaches, with down on them like
plush. She was so pleased with both
that she asked her brother if he did
not think they were just splendid. 1t
was evident that the youthful critic
liked one and not the other. After
looking at them a minute or two he
said:
ISIS, you're a peach on Holsters, but
you're a lobster on peaches."-Chi-
cago Tribune.