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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-08
DECORATIVE POSSIBILITIES OF
VINES

Vines lend themselves with facility to
many and varied uses. Walls, pillars and
entertainments may be clothed in them;
walks exposed to the burning sun may be
covered; and back porch, a post sunk
in a neglected spot, sunny back door,
all furnish opportunities for thrifty vines.
For permanent effect, nothing surpasses
the Boston or Japanese ivy. 1t is hardy
and luxuriant, climbs firmly and does not
RIM across opening of doors, windows
etc. For Towering effects clematis panicu-
lata is supreme, and when interninglcd
with the scarlet, ever blooming honey
suckle the effect is dazzling in the ex-
treme. For the thrifty home maker,
whose garden is planned with view to
utility, the grapevine appeals with two
fold interest. and for picturesque effects
the wild-grape vine is especially adapted.
From the June Delineator.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-08
SCOTS
I: MULSION

SCOTS Emulsion is the
means of life and of the en-
joynent of life of thousands of
men, women and children.
To the men SCOTS Emul-
sion gives the flesh and
strength so necessary for the
cure of consumption and the
repairing of body losses from
any wasting disease.
For women SCOTS Emul-
sion does this and more. 1t is
a most sustaining food and
tonic for the special trials that
women have to bear.
To children SCOTS Emul-
sion gives food and strength
for growth of flesh and bone
and blood. For pale girls,
for thin and sickly boys SCOTS
Emulsion is a great help.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT g. BOVINE, Chemists,
4O9-4I5 Pearl Street, York.
SOC, and SI,OQ; all druggists.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-08
Legion, or Feiened Excuses.

l am as good as some who do COM
munc.
Very probably; perhaps better. But
what inference do you draw from this
fact? That the Holy Communion is not
necessary for you, because some who do
commune are unfit.
Does the abuse of any object dispense
with its proper use? 1t is an old fallacy.
Some commandments are scandal. True;
but did the Lord ever say that all COM
municants would be worthy? On the con.
trary, did he not say that some who had
eaten and drunk in His presence would at
last be cast out. Then, instead of hold
aloof, if some do fall SO far short, suppose
you set them anexample. Get rid ofthat
censorious temper, which so easily detests
faults in Others, and then makes those
faults an excuse for neglecting your own
DUTY
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-08
OUR STATUS IN THE PHILIPPINES.

OUR STATUS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
With the characteristic frankness
of a good soldier, General Miles has
recently madepublic his observations
of the situation in the Philippine
Islands as regards our military posi-
tion. His report makes not the
slightest effort to conceal or apologize
for any condition, but, on the con-
trary, he has given to the world
many facts which have heretofore
been State secrets. His language is
as far from official evasion on the
one hand as from the violence of
some of the anti-imperialist leaders
on the other. There is nothing to
afford the least excuse for charging
General Miles with having attacked
the army in which he has acquired so
much glory and in which are still
many of his comrades. 1t has been
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-08
BEL AIR. Md.
FRIDAY MORNING. MAY s1eo3.

THE .EGIs is the oldest established
newspaper in Hartford county. 1t has a
larger circulation among intelligent farm,
ers, Gamers and other business men than
any other newspaper published in the
county. These facts make it a valuable
advertising medium for reaching al
classes.
All communications should be address.
ed to THE EGIs AND lNTELLIGENcER,
and all checks drawn to order Of Finney
& Dashiell.
wNoTIcE TO CORRESPONDENCE AL
communications intended for publication
must be accompanied by the real name
of the writer. though not for publication
unless desired, otherwise they will re-
ceiye no attention.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-08
Made Young Again.

"One of DR.. Kings New Life Pills each
night for two weeks has put me in my teens
again" writes ID. Il. Turner of DcmpScytown
Pa. They're the best i'll the world for Liver
Stomach and Bowels. Purely vegetable
Only 25c at The Bel Air Drug Store.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-08
The X.RaYs.

Recent experiments. by practical tests and
tahIish it as a fact that Catarrh of the
stomach is not a disease of ITSELF but that it
results from repeated attacks of indigestion.
How Can Cure My Indigestion?" X odol
Dyspepsia Cure is curing thousands. twill
cure you of indigestion and dyspepsia. and
prevent or cure Catarrh of the Stomach
KodOl digcsts what you cat-1nakcs the
stomach sweet. Sold by all druggists.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-05-08
FAVORS THE MARYLAND SENATOR.

FAVORS THE MARYLAND SENATOR.
Representative Griffith, of Indiana,
recently gave the following interview
respecting the Presidential outlook
in his State:
"The Democratic party in Indiana
is getting back into its old form; in
fact, | believe the same to be true of
the party in the nation. 1 think my
State will be found in the Democratic
column next year, and the general
result will mean the election of a
Democratic President.
Gas to the man to be nominated
there seems to be considerable doubt
among Indiana Democrats. Indiana
has been a pretty strong Bryan
State-far stronger than is generally
supposed. However, there is not a
BRYAN man in Indiana who does not
recognize that Bryan cannot win,
and, therefore, there is the utmost
desire to harmonic and concentrate
our forces on some Democrat who
can give the Republicans race for
their money. Senator Arthur p.
German, of Maryland, probably is
the strongest man of any of those
who have been mentioned. ! am
satisfied that there is more sentiment
for the Marylander in Indiana than
there is for Judge Alton b. Parker, of
New York, or any other man who is
spoken of for the first place on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-04
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Petitions in bankruptcy: Preble Davis.
South Portland; John Fairbanks, Mt.
Vernon; Frank F. Fish. Gardiner.
The coffee heater in the dining room of
the Lafayette hotel at Portland exploded
Sunday evening. Bridget Malta. a table
girl, mad both arms badly sCalded.N
Isaiah Daniels, manager of the Harps-
We'll Steamboat Co, one of the best
known. most liked, and widely respected
OF the business men of Commercial street
died at his home on Cumberland avenue.
Portland, at $50 Monday morning. of a
complication of diseases after an illness
extending over several years.
The tug Portland came into Portland
harhor, Monday morning. towing the
four-masted schooner Joseph G. Ray,
Capt. Croker. of Thomaston. in a badly
leaking condition. The Ray was. Satur-
day going up the Penobscot to load ice
and soon after entering Penobscot bay
raj ashore on the outer edge of Morgan 5,
reach, a ledge off Sargentviile. The ship
was not loaded. a fact which resulted in
her favor, as she did not strike as heavily
as she might otherwise have done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-04
IRON AND STEEL IMPORTS.
Their Value for Fiscal Year S51,617,312

Washington. Aug. S.-Impo-tations
of iron and steel into the United States
in the fiscal year 1903 are larger than
in any proceeding year since 1891, and
with that single exception are larger
than at any time within the past
twenty years. In only seven earlier
years in the history of the country have
the importations of iron and steel been
as large as those of the fiscal year
Just. ended The total value Of iron and
steel imported in the year ended June
80, 1903, as shown by the figures CT the
Department of Commerce and Labor
through its Bureau of Statistics. is
$5l,6l7,3l2. against $27.1s0.247 in 1902;
$17.S74,1s9 in 1901. and s12.100,4i0 In 1899.
Running back through the import
record from 1850 down to 1903, the only
years in which the value OF iron and
steel imports exceeded those of 1868 are
1872. when the total was s55,540. 1885, 1873,
$50, 30S, ASP: 1880. SIS 714,OOS: 1881 $50 ,604,-
Az: 1882, s67 $40 897; 1883, s5S. +95, 246: and
1891, $53,544272 These large importa-
tons of iron and steel have occurred.
it will be seen in periods of exceptional
business activity. but on no former
occasion have such large importation
been made in the face of SO great home
productions of iron and steel. In 1891
when the inportations were 81. 600 900
greater than in the year Just ended
the total home production OF pig iron
was only S.500,000 tons. While that of
1902 was over 17,0Go, 900 tons: or double
that of 1891. In the period from 1880 to
1888. when the appropriations of iron and
steel were larger than those of 1905, the
pig iron production averaged only
100000 tons annually, against 10000 600
at the present time.
This large increase in the importation
of iron and steel is chiefly in the
partially manufactured grades. Pig
iron increased from 15S.000 tens in 1902
to 956, 600 tons in 1903. the value being in
1902 less than S3.50O.000. and in 1903
nearly $17.000.000. Bar iron increased
from 10000, coo pounds in 1902 to 96,000.-
900 in 1903; and steel ingots blooms.
slabs. bllets and bars, from 202, 900. 900
pounds to S50,000000, the value increas-
ing from S. 100000 in 1902 to nearly
$4,000 600 in 1898. Steel rails increased
from $S11.45 to s2,S74.1SS. and scrap
iron and steel fit only for remanufac-
ture. increased from S163, 753 to S2,019.-
25S. These five classes of iron and steel
pig iron, scrap iron, bar iron. steel
rails. and steel ingots. blooms, billets
and bars-when combined show an in
crease in 1908 as compared with 1902 of
$24.296,427. while the total increase in
all imports of iron and steel during the
year is $24. 431,065. The one class of
importations Of iron and steel during
the year is s24,437.06 The one class of
importations of iron and steel which
shows marked reduction is tin-plates.
of which the total importation fell
from 199.0oo.00o pounds in 1902 to no.
100000 pounds in 1903. and the value
from ss,0oo,ooo in 1902 to a little over
SO 900 900 in 1909
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-04
LIGHTNING MELTS HIS BICYCLE.
Dazed Policeman Asks for Initials on
Darned Auto That Hit Him.

Jersey City. N. j., Aug. 3.-Lightning
made another record for striking in
unexpected places in the storm of yes
terday afternoon, when it hit the wheel
of Jersey City bicycle policeman and
gave him header long to be remem-
bered. but left him otherwise I'M
harmed.
Bicycle Patrolman Mick Clemenson
has a swift record as a rider. it often
being said of him that nothing but
lightning could catch him. His beat
being in the Hudson Boulevard, where
a horse or auto is apt to break into
racing speed any moment, Mick had
need for his abilities and cause to boast
of them.
Yesterday afternoon he was riding
along the Boulevard when the storm
came up and put up an extra squirt for
shelter. There was a flash and he went
twenty feet in the. air, then Slid forty
more along the street. His machine
curled up over him, handle bars. frame
and wires melted and twisted by a
lightning bolt. The rubber handles
probably saved the man from instant
death.
When Mick recovered conscious
ness he asked if any one had noticed
the initials on that darned auto that hit
him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-04
= The color of seventy years IN your
QY R Ran Perhaps ,l you b arr 'sH n9 sae
Ayers Hair vieor IN less ss than month your gray
hair will be rich and dark. &c C.

.a, the two companies. At noon
d;nner will be served at Cushings and
after other sports in the afternoon the
party will reach in city ana go 70 :.
sweets for supper In the evening IT
e axnected to go to Underwood. At the
regular meeting OF Company Three to-
night. particular plans for the day viii
be completed.
The good feeling between these two
fire companies sprang up two years ago
at Bangor. AT muster tne fort,a.io
gave I'D their turn TO play to the Fair
fald company who wished to get
return train. The Portland men played
in the dark but has since been amply
ronald bv the exchange of courtesies
with their rivals.
The committee in charge of the en-
.ertainment is composed of Captain A.
y knight C. II. Ray, II. A. Davis.
james Vickery, NJ. J. Field.-Portland
Advertiser,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-04
SAYS CANADA MUST BUILD.
Premier Laurier Comments on Bonding
Privilege Threats.

Ottawa. Aug. 3.-Premier Laurier
made some strong references to Anleri-
can threats to withdraw the bonding
privilege in his speech announcing the
Governments transcontinental railway
policy today. Among the reasons why
the proposed new Government railroad
from Quebec to Moncton was con-
sidered necessary. he said, was the de
pendence of Canada upon American
good will for railway communication
with ocean ports. Canada mas ports
as free from ice as the ports OF the
United States. but not the railroads to
carry the traffic to them on competing
terms.
Because Canada had refused to make
fishery treaty concessions demanded by
tho United States she had been threat
ened with the withdrawal OF the pond
inc privilege. What would happen, Sir
N-ilfrid asked. if time of excitement
arose in which such threats should be
made again and carried into erect ui-
der Canada's present railway conai- :,
tions9 The only answer was to ouila
the new shortcut Government railway
across New Brunswick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-04
scHWAB % RESIGN TODAY.
Report He viii Quit Presidency Or
That Day Receives Credence.

New York. Aug 3-Charles NJ.
Schwab may formally resign the presi-
dency of the United states Steel Cor
poration on Tuesday, when the Finance
Committee meets. His successor, Sc
lected by him, probably will be w. E.
Corey, his assistant. Such d report ap-
peared in Wall street yesterday. II
was credited in quarters usually well
informed.
1t was taken as significant that per-
sons who a month ago insisted that
Schwab would not resign and could re-
tain the presidency as long as he wished
yesterday refused to discuss the revival
of the rumors. Moreover. the denials
of the report which We're made by per-
sons in position to speak with author
ity were not positive.
Schwab relinquished the active du-
ties of his position a month ago because
he needed rest and feared a continuance
of hard work would cause return OF
the ill health which he suffered q year
aog. 1t is said he will remain di-
rector of the corporation.
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G. A. r. EXCURSION
Leaves Portland, Friday Morning, for
Encampment in San Francisco.

J. L. Melricks G. A. r. excursion to
San Francisco, Cal, for the 37th annual
national encampment will leave Portland.
at 7.50 Friday morning, Aug. Z. An I'M
usually fine itinerary has been arranged
for this trip and a large number will
doubtless start at the appointed time.
The route from Portland will be over the
| White mountains to Montreal, to Niagara
Falls. to Chicago, where a stop of u hours
will be made. From Chicago the party
will go to Omaha and. thence to Denver,
where 10,hour stop will be made,
From Denver. it will go to Colorado
Springs for a stop of one and one-half
days; to Salt Lake City. one day; thence
to Ogden and to San Francisco. Five
days will be spent in the last named city
during which the enca mpment will be
held
Leaving San Francisco on the return
trip the route with stops will be as fol-
lows: Santa Barbara one day; Los An
geles, two and one-half days; to Sacra-
mento, to Portland, Ore, one day; to Ia
coma. one day: Seattle, one day; thence
by boat up Puget sound to Victoria, u
hours; to Vancouver by boat seven hours.
The train will be boarded again at Van
couver on the Canadian Pacific and the
next stop to be made at Glaciers hot
springs in the Canadian Rockies, where
one day will be spent. Thence the route
will be to Banff hot springs, to Winnipeg,
to Montreal. Those who wish can stop at
this city while the party continues direct
to Portland, where it is booked to arrive,
Sept. 10, after a trip of 81 days.
Those living in Waterville and west of
the city can take the regular morning
train leaving here at i o'clock. connect
ing with the excursion in Portland. Those
living east of this city should take one
of the regular trains, Thursday, and stop
over night at the West End hotel in Port
land. where special rates will be given
members of the party.
A cordial invitation has been extended
to the Womans Relief Corps. the Ladies'
Aid and to all citizens not members or
the G. A. r. or kindred organizations to
join the party. 1t is especially for mem
bers of the G. a. r. but all will be well
come.
A little side trip that does not appear on
the itinerary is that by boat from Toron-
to 10 Niagara Falls and return. Few
than this one and those making it will
see a good deal of their country. There
will be the beautiful scenery of the White
mountains on the start and of the Cana
dian Rockies on the Western end. Salt
Lake City the home of the Mormons,
Chicago. Denver, San Francisco, Seattle
and Vancouver will be among the larger
cities visited. The stops at the more i'm
portant or more interesting places along
the route will be long enough for seeing
the place well and there are many little
side trips that can be taken. 1t will be
straight across the continent and back
by different route with time enough to
see many places along the way.
Those desiring to go. who have not al
ready done so, should make application
at once to James L. Merrick of this city.
as there is still time to make arrange
ments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-04
ENGINE THREE OF OF PORTLAND
To Entertain Party OF Fairfield Fire.
men, Next Thursday.

On Thursday party of Portland fire.
men will come to the city as the guests
of the men of Engine Three company.
The men ofvthese two companies have
several times exchanged courtesies and
the Portland firemen will take their
turn as hosts IN Thursday. A company
of about twenty-five men is expected
to arrive on the morning train. They
will be met by Company Three and the
party of about fifty, including delegates
from the other companies and invited
guests, will go to Long Island. In the
morning various sports Will De the
order Of the day. including the usual
athletic events and q ball game be-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-04
BANK CLERK WANTED.
Books Are Wrong and He is in Other
Trouble.

Newark. Aug. Edmund J. Smith,
who until a month ago was discount
clerk and notary of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank of Newark and who some
time ago figured as correspondent in a
divorce case, is being sought by the
officials of the bank, who have found
irregularities in his accounts. The dis
crepancies are said to amount to about
$4,000.
1t is not yet known whether the dis
crepancies are real shortages or are
due to the entangled state of the books.
The bank officials say it is hard to see
how in his position as discount clerk
Smith could have got away with SO
much money. All the cash he handled
came as payments on notes. On June
IL last the books of the bank We're ex-
amined by national bank examiners and
were declared to be in proper shape.
Prosecutor Chandler Riker denied to-
day that any criminal charge against
Smith had been placed with him, al
though he admitted the bank officials
had consulted him about the case.
Joseph NJ. Riker, president of the
Merchants National Bank, gave out the
following statement:
IAN examination of the accounts of
the discount clerk of the Merchants
National Bank. Edmund J. Smith. re-
Gently made upon the termination of his
employment, has disclosed irregulari-
ties and discrepancies in his books.
Expert accountants are now engaged
in an exhaustive examination of the
banks affairs. to determine whether or
not the irregularities and discrepancies
We're intended to cover distractions of
the assets, and, if so, by whom and how
such distractions were made
The examination has proceeded
sufficiently far to show that the loss to
the bank will not be serious. The bank
holds an indemnity bond of the Ameri-
can Surety Company for $4,000. Smith
has been in the employ of the bank for
twenty-five years and has never been
suspected of dishonesty. He left the
city before the discovery of the discrep-
ancies, and his Whereabouts have not
been discovered"
In March. 1902. William CoIley began
suit against Smith to recover $4,000
damages for the alienation of his wife's
affections. He at the same time started
divorce proceedings. naming Smith as
correspondent. Colley was granted a
divorce, and the damage suit was set
tied out of court. Smith continued to
live at his home on Monmouth street,
Newark, with his wife. He has but one
child, a married daughter.
On the night of June 26 last, however,
Mrs. Smith confronted her husband in
the Central Railroad station on Broad
street, when he was with Mrs. Colley.
There was an exciting scene, and the
woman made it a strenuous one. I'M
mediately after this episode Smith was
discharged by the Merchants Bank.
Smith entered the bank twenty eight
wears ago as an errand boy. He was
considered one OF the most efficient as
we'll as trustworthy clerks in the insti-
tuition. His income was about $4,000
wear. and he owns an attractive home
in No. 124 Monmouth street
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A. n. Whitman & Co. fish merchal nrs
ard general dealers. Canso. n. ;: wg ;ce
burned out, Monday morning, an ny, li bein ne
house and cold storage o.liiu,ii t,,iIdings
in tie group. Insurance on the ouiioi'iss
and stock. about $4,000
An earthquake lasting nearis - s S,,nday
was experienced at San Franclsco. S nf ths
aI.eTlioon ton in many years but it was
not of violent character and no danger
has been reported. StanIo1d ~ oris ~ ssc.
reports that the shock lasted iof 10 se'
cndS. =,
~, Ma i.,5ian b,reau at Washington. is at
Rosebud Roe ia agency securing the .ignatuTr res
of the Indians at the amen ~ a,s n0S acres
the opening to settlement OF 4 10 Gre as1
of their reserya ton, siluaitfI IL ;s meefine
with good success and VIII compete Inc
work within a few days.
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BASE BALL.
American League Games.


Pattins borors were about even but
Washington punched FIVE singles in the
seventh inning and won the game handi-
~. Bostons infield work was the feature
OF the game.
Boston o 0 0 o 0 0 0 2 0-2-9-l
Betteries-Orth and Kittredge; Gibson
and Criger. Time, 1.S0. Umpire. Sheli-
dan. Attendance, 110l.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST Louis 80 l 0 8 - %
Chicago ..0 0 , 0 0 Q 2-S i'll
Batteries-Scieyer, Powell and Sugden
Flaherty and Slattery. Time, Las. I'm
pire. O'Loughlin. Attendance, $500.
AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland ......e 0 g 2-5-9-1
Detroit 2 0 Q 0 0 0-4-7-l
Batteries-Joss and Bemis; Donovan and
Ruelow. Time. A.. Umpire. Connolly.
Attendance 3o6S
AT NEW YORK.
New York ...0 9 l 0 0 1-2-S-1
Philadelphia 20 . 0 , 0 l 0-5-S-l
Batteries-Howell and Beville; Plank
and Powers. Time. Oh. Umpire, Hassett
3o72.