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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
Where the Ladies' Propose.

Between the mountains of India and
Persia is q powerful tribe. among
walls. Woman's rights have apparent
ly received full recognition. for the III
dies of the tribe cal choos" tle!r own
husbands. All single woman has to
do when she wishes to change her state
is to send n servant to pin kanlkcr-
chief to the hat of the man OH whom
her fancy lights. and he is Obliged to
marry her. unless he eau slow that he
is too poor to purchase her at the price
her father requires.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04

The following contribution to historic
literature on the American Revolution
was made by Il little lady to short sto-
ry competition in a Philadelphia news
paper. Tho writer. schoolgirl Of ten
years, epltomiHes the whole Valley
Forge experience in the following terse
sentences:
There was Revolutionary war. The
British revouttoned Philadelphia. So
MIR. Washington took lot Of soldiers
to Valley Forge Mr.. Washington
haden't eny thing for the soldiers to
eat, SO they had to go barefoot Mr..
Washington felt very bad, so he asked
Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Frank
lin felt bad, to. so he asked the king Of
France. The king of France sent a lot
of soldiers, SO we licked the British"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04

A little boy was taken by his mother
to toy shop. After looking about him
for long time without satisfying
himself that he wanted any one thing
more than another the salesman. hop
ing to please him. brought forth lit
tie plaster mouse. This mouse when
wound up will run all about the fioor."
said the salesman Then he wound the
mouse up with key and showed just
what ii would do. Hon" calculated
the boy. 81 don't want that. We've got
lots Of them at home, and we don't
have to wind them up to make them
go either" -Montreal Star.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
WHO CANNOT BIB CURED.

Backed up by over third of a century
of remarkable and uniform cures, a record
such as no other remedy for the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to women ever
attained, the proprietors of Dr. Pierce g
Favorite Prescription now feel fully war.
ranted In Offering to pay $500 in legal
money of the United States, for any case
of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness, Prolap-
sus, or Falling of Womb which they cam
not cure. All they ask Is fair and reason
able trial of their means Of cure.
]. s. Carlisle, Esq, of Manchester, Coffee Co,
Tenn, writes AZ have been using your medi-
cines for the last sixteen or eighteen years in
my Poor-house. ! am superintendent of the
Coffee County Poor-hous and Asylum combined
Your 'Favorite Prescription Golden Medical
Discovery and Pleasant Pellets are the best
medicines for the diseases for which they are
recommended, that ever used. They saved
my wife's life at Che time of change of life
have been recommending your medicine TO
many afflicted women and have also guaranteed
that IL It did not cure / would pay back the
money spent for II. have told our druggist
that II the people came back and said Doctor
Pierces medicines did not give satisfaction, to
giUe them back their money and charge IL 10 me.
I have not once been called upon to refund. I
have never found anything to equal the 'Favorite
Prescription for diseases of women"
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt of II one
cent stamps for the paper covered book, or
Al stamps for the cloth bound. Address
Dr. R. v. Pierce Buffalo, N. Y.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
Toad and Not n Toad.

One of the queerest reptiles IN the
world is the horned toad of Arizona.
In the first place. though 1t looks like 3
toad and is so called, 1t isn't toad at
all, but lizard. 1t lives nowhere save
in the desert and feeds on hard shcll"d
beetles and other insects.
One Of the oldest things about tie
creature is It's way Of fighting. Two
horned toads will meet and fi%ht Ike
bulls by buttlng. not apparently with
any notion of killing each other. but
each trying to turn It's adversary over
The toad that is finally upset goes
away Inundated and hides himself.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
A FnmOus Bell.

One of the biggest bells In the world
Is In Cologne cathedral and is known
as the "G!oriosa." 1t was cast from
twenty-five French cannon captured In
the Franco-Prussian war and was pre-
sentcd to the cathedral by the kaiser.
1t bears the German arms and two in
scriptions. One, in Latin, expresses the
emperor's gratitude for the divine mer-
cy in granting him victory. The other,
in German, declares: II am the emper-
oTs bell, and l proclaim his glory. l
fill sacred post. and pray heaven to
grant peace and prosperity to tho Ger
man empire"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04

Early last century charter was
granted company to set up chemical
works in New York. and In considera-
ton of the boon these works would be
q clause was added granting banking
privileges. The nStute men ut the head
of the concern SAW possibilities Of de-
vplopmcnt on banking lines not ap-
parent in the manufacture of chemicals
and decided to make the business a
banking one 10 retain the privilege,
however. il was necessary TO Ihanufac-
ture chemicals. ard so then. as today.
an admirable p:"tcuse WIS made of do
iG:c this In t.Ir lin" establishment Of
tie great Chemical National bank on
broadway little shop is apportioned
to manufacturing chemist. who pot
tors about mixing ingredients. He Is
rot much troubled with business. but
now AID again New York citizen will
startle visitor by taking him into this
fine bank and asking for dimes
worth Of castor oil which Is supplied.
This was the only bank which did not
suspend specie Payments during the
civil WHr
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
The Helping Word.

There was certain old woman who
was Il constant and devout attendant
at church Her husband died. and her
pastor called upon her to comfort her in
her sad bereavement.
well. my good woman" the pastor
remarked. sin your bitter trial l hope
you have found some ray Of comfort
from the Scriptures"
Indeed have, dominic" was the
confident though tearful reply.
That's grand, sister," exclaimed the
pnrson sympathctically, but tell me
what passage of the word helfed you
most"
Grin and bear IT.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
"omft the Third stanza. ~

Mabelle had been unusually quiet a
church one Sunday. She was GENERALLY
very restless listener. Her mother
noticing it. asked her:
what made you so good during serv
Ice this morning. daughter"
81 was thinking" answered the child
why the people who write hymns al
ways put something bad in them tina
the minister can't let the people sing
He always says omit the third o.
some other stanza. and he says it owe
twice, so they'll be sure not to sing it
so 1t must be something wicked. New
York Times
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
ReciDrocity.

Sure" said Patrick, rubbing his
head with delight at the prospect Of a
present. 81 always name to do me
duty"
81 bclieye you," replied his employer,
"and therefore shall make you Il pres
Cnt of all you have stolen from me dur
ing the year"
'"Thank yer honor" replied Pat, "and
may all your friends and acGuaint-
nnces trate you as Observation-Disclosures
Telegraph.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
nrcedinx Trouble,

sis. / want to SIC you and Mr.. Shep-
herd play cards.
Lucic-You wicked boy to think we
should do such thing. We never do It.
Bertic-But l heard mamma tell YOU
to mind how you played your cards
when Mr. Shepherd came,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
JnYclIe Unter,

To make javelle water dissolve one
half pound sal soda in one pint Of
boiling water and dissolve One-fourth
pound of chloride of lime in one quart
of cold water. Pour off the clear liquid
from both and mix. Bottle the fluid
and keen Ii in q dirk nlnrp
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04

Teacher-WillIe. if one horse can run
q mile in two minutes and another
horse can do K in three minutes how
far apart will they be at the end OF
eight miles?
Willie Madam. ! was brought UP
strictly. Above all things. my parents
have warned me to avoid horse racing.
Consequently cannot answer your
Observation-Disclosures RIHdP
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
LMnEEnSc Deficient.

Cholly Softbrune-Ya-as, caYn
make meself understood in Fwench,
dontcherknow.
Beryl automatically! The
English language is awfully deficient
isn't it?-Town Topics.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
The New Version.

IF you please. Mr.. Billings. can get
de afternoon off? Me grandmother
TOO thin. me boy. Just died. hasn't
she?"
who? Me grandmother? Not
much. she amt. She promised to take
me to de ball game dis afternoon II
can get off"
"You can go, my boy"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04

HAS the baby had the measles yet
Mr.. Popps?"
"Sh-sh! Don't speak so loud. When
ever he hears anything mentioned thai
he hasn't got he cries for It."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
with Good Reason.

She-Now that we are to he married
we must begin to save. Promise me you
will do nothing you cannot afford.
He-But in that case l would have to
break OF the engagement.-New York
TSfo
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
THE EAGLE HOTEL,
CHAS. A. McGAW, Proprietor.
BEL AIR, MD.

The undersigned has assumed charge
of this old and well-known hotel and
proposes to cater to the travelling public
in the most approved manner. To those
who know the situation and advantages
of the "Old Eagle" no comment is neces
sary. 1t is unsurpassed for it's quiet,
beautiful and homelike attractions. AS
a summer boarding place it is unexcelled
and its reputation as a stopping place
for commercial men and tourists will be
carefully nurtured. Everything will be
under the personal care of the proprietor,
and his ambition is to make the saying
true-"Once a customer, always custo-
mer." Special terms for large parties on
application.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04
Do You Enjoy
What You Eat 2

You can eat whatever and whenever you
like If you take Kodol. By the use Of this
remedy disordered digestion and diseased
stomachs are so completely restored to
health, and the full performance Of their
functions naturally, that such foods as would
tie one into a double-bow-knot are eaten
without even "rumbling" and with posi-
tive pleasure and enjoyment. And what Is
more these foods are asslmilated and
transformed into the kind OF nutriment that
Is appropriated by the blood and tissues.
Kodol Is the only dlgestant or combination
Of digestants that will digest all classes Of
food. In addition to this fact, II contains. In
asslmilative form, the greatest known tonic
and reconstructlve properties.
Kodol cures indigestion, dyspepsia and al.
disorders arising therefrom.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
Makes the Stomach Sweet.
Bottles only. Regular size, ST 90. holding az times
the trisl size, which sells for SO cents.
Pvsaassd hs q @. 1sWiTT q CO.. ohIssGss 90,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04

Deliberate with caution, but act with
decision; yield with graciousness or op
pose with firmness.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04

Ruskin's favorite adverb was EN-
tirely." Over the grave of his father
he put memorial stone describing the
elder Ruskin as IAN entirely honest
merchant"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04

Unless what?

Fortune Teller Ito gayly dressed girD
Your husband will be u poor man
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04

Everyrman's task is his life preserver.
-EmArsQn.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-09-04

Maiden (cagerlyl-Unless what?
You dress more economically after
marriage than you do now."-London
Tit-BitS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-16
The Servant Girl question.

There is one subject OF conversation that
women, no matter how well bred, cannot
abstain from. They may learn to avoid
talking Of the weather or OF their children,
or even OF clothes. but when it comes to
domestic servants. they are lost. book
about servants, therefore, such as NToilers
OF the Home, by Lillian Pettsngill Double
day, Page Il Coy, should ind many readers
and still more persons to discussh
The author, q college bred woman, re-
iates her experience Of a year in domestic
service. Eho has tho merit, at least, OF
having taken up the work out Of necessity
and not % a sociological investigation.
She tried in her way 20 test the theory that
domestic service IL suited to American
women Of education.
Perhaps the book may do good. The
author shows that she must have been
pretty trying 10 the employers whom she
holds up to ridicule. She seems to have
had chip on her shoulder, and to have
felt throughout that she was out OF her own
class. She had no intention of remaining
q servant or Of growing proud that she was
q servant. That, We fear, is stumbling
block that sesnds in tho way Of all socio-
logical Investigators they cannot enter
into the feelings OF the class OF skilled
workers. We imagine that any kind mis-.
tres. can get az close 70 bsr servants char
scteriStics as Miss Pstte nxill did. and the
ne!shpors could supply the details Of house
hold management. Sho was unusually
lucky in her employers, We should hav'
liked to learn. for instance. what servants
! think OF life in tho things called servants
! raoroe in datS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-16
SUICIDE or A room YOUNG MAN,
Who Shot Himself in the Century Building
Said 10 Have yainly SOUGHT Loan.


Said TO Have vainly Sought Loan.
Nobody wanted to tell much about the
suicide of young man. poorly clad, who
shot himself yesterday in toilet room on
the nineteenth floor of the Century Building.
at "A Broadway, in which are the Offices
Of many wealthy corporations.
The young man was found dead just
after noon by Andrew F. Mount, superin-
tendent of the building, A cheap revolver
lay beside the body, but nobody. according
to Mount, had heard the shot nor had any
one seen the young man enter the room.
He was not known in the building
Coroner jackson, on searching the mans
clothing, discovered in his pocket card
bearing the address of Arthur r. Pope,
who has an Office on lower floor of the
building The Coroner interviewed Mr..
Pope and said afterward that the man
was Pope's nephew, that his name was
| David b. Waters and that his home was in
| Chicago.
! Mr.. Pope. the Coroner said, told him that
| tho young man had called on him just
before noon and must have gone from his
| Office to the room where his body was found
! had occurred between him and his nephew.
or If he did, he evidently was not DESTROYS
| last night of making the result known,
| He gave it as surmise Of his that the youn,
| mans visit was made for the purpose Of
asking his uncle for money and that he had
been disappointed.
The uncle said he would take charge of
the body and the Coroner gave a permit
for its removal to Henry Topping. sexton
Of the Scotch Presbyterian Church at Ninety
sixth street and Central Park West, who
was called by Mr.. Pope. The body was
taken to a Twenty-third street under
takers.
No money was found. The young man
wore gold ring and a gold scarfpin in
the design Of bugle. He had also some
newspaper clippings regarding the case
Bellevue suffering from morphine poison
ing: card of the Collegiate Reformed
Church and the card bearing his uncle's
name and address, His clothing was
rather shabby,
Coroner jackson said last night that he
understood Mr.. Pope was a lawyer. Pope't
name does not appear in the city directory
nor on the directory Of the building. Hi
! name does appear on the door cf his office
but with nothing explanatory OF his bust
ness.
Tho room in which the body was founc
adjoins the Offices OF the Loran Steel Com
panJ, where nobody had ever heard o
| Waters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-16
NEW BOOKS.
A Csstiausus Perfermaace.

We might almost dare to hope from Mr..
Robert W. Chambss's The Maids Of Para
disc Harpers), that the tales OF historical
adventure. Of detective ingenuity and so
forth. Of which the output Of late years
has been 80 lavish, have begun to pail.
To provide excitement. which seems the
main object OF the story Mr.. Chambers
calls in all forms OF fiction. Episodes OF
history. Of detective adventure. OF circus
life. OF political intrigue. follow upon one
another. They hardly blend, perhaps,
but the reader who II left dazed after
whiring around in Mr.. Chambers's steam
merry-go-round will probably not perceive
that. He will have all he cap do to keep
his eyes on the heros amazing perform
ances and will have no time to ask himself
what 1t is all about.
II 10 really superfiuous for the author
to wern people not to try to identity the
characters in his tale: nobody can imagine
them to be suggested by anything In real
life. 1t takes more than a sprinkling OF
real names and picturesque geography
to do that, and there is no need OF making
believe that this story is ct all historical
guSs NuduD0I0 HIS VIC Bhb Va SoaA $50 50
reader with him. and does 90 even in thif
steepechase over obstacles, despite ar
occasional slip in English or founder II
French. He introduces new dialect
to story readers; Breton OF some sort w
suppose it u. but he IL oonsiderate enough
not to try to translate II himself. and few
persons, we imagine, will endeavor t'
translate Il for him.
Time is found for lovemaking and w
are introduced to several attractive yount
women. One OF these Ia semi amphibloul
young Breton maid who performs astonish
Ing gymnastic feats on land and water
| Mr.. Chambers with admirable retioenc'
refrains from describing the COSTUME
she wears while performing these feats
She seems hardened to the extremes
temperature, for in swim she takes sh
has these companions: "A langouste, u
his flaming scarlet coat OF mail, passe'
through a CLASSY pool among the rocks
treading sedately on pointed claws; tn
big blue sea crabs sided of the reef BE
water in which crabs remain blue Will
the lobster family boils scarlet must b
trying, we imagine, even for Breto
swimmer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-16
A MEDICAL PUZZLE.
Strange Csc Of George Flynn. Who Died
WthIydrophsoac 0ymptens-

WNHiy0fOphOOec oympIoMs.
The phyoians Of st. Mary's Hospital.
Hoboken, hvs . medical puzzle In the case
of George lynn. who died on Sunday OF
what Is oasd. for the want of better
name, pseio-hydrophobia. The patient
showed sllhs symptoms OF hydfophobis.
but he hadnot been bitten BY dog and
there wanna scratch on hin body.
An autoU psfosnsd yssesrdsy BY DR.
J. G. Farmhouse surgeon at St. Mays,
showed oogestion OF tho brain and an
accumulate Of pus about ons Of the kid
news. It u the congestion that caused
death. FIN, who was Is years old. lived
on Bulls cry road In West New York
and was aiborer in the Ontario and West
He waall right up to last Thursday,
when he implanted OF pain In his left arm
and shover, This became worse over
night. anon Friday he had several vomit-
inS SPELL during ono Of which there was
spasmodi contraction OF the muscles OF
His vi handed him q drink Of water
end as / raised the glass TO his lips he
called ,s inIr. j. c. Justin OF West New York
sThe "a, was a puzzle" said DR.. Justin
The ms had pseudo-hydrophobia. Sim
liar cas- are on, record. but they are
-Seveyears ago Flynn had hand cut of
by a ra load car, but that accident had no
bearing the case. That's about the only
irilryl had ever received and he was q
remarkably strong and healthy man up to
last Tuesday.
-He Guild talk. but he could not swallow
The suggestions Of drinking water or any
other Ibid caused commissions and breath
inu on he mans face caused spasmodic
cor,raoons Of the muscles OF the face and
throat. All the symptoms we're those OF
hydlopobia.
Flvnlwas taken to the hospital on Satur,,
Jay be,,Ise it was feared that he would
becomeviolent in his home: That night
Or. Far said the patient did 60 through
what hid all the appearance OF an attack
&C cleirnn tremens. But he had not beer
drinking.
DR.. FarrI "that can't be explained salts
factoriIv
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-16
A Rocco. Sketch by Miss se.well.

A pretty and amusing little story, pur-
possly artificial in style, we suppose. is
Tho Fortunes Of En-" by Molly Elliot
seawell THE Bobbe Merrill Company 1t
Is an attempt at en- eighteenth century
pastel that is pretty successful though
the artists hand Ii heavy at times. The
characters are cut o,t of old time prints.
Mile. Fiji Is charming, her devoted lover
Ia a fine fellow and the rest OF the people
ret ain some Of the French flavor. Napoleon
IL brought in only in his most familiar
poses. There Ia perhaps too much reltera-
ton, but that may be intended to keep up
the impression that this is only pupper
play.
The dragging in OF Pope Plus VII. is in
pretty poor taste, and is not warranted by
any requirement Of the story. The haggling
with the theatre manager over Fin IN not
very funny in itself, and becomes vulgar
when the Pope is made party to it Even
Daudet when he wished to poke fun at
Popes put them back into the Avignon days.
The binding is very pretty. but the oolored
pictures are absurd even il Mr.. T. de Thul-
strup signs them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-16
SUBMARINE ICTORIOUS AGAIN
THE ADDER PUTS THE CRAVEN
OUT or BUSINESS.
Another Test OF the Value OF submarines
Made or NewpOrt--Sea Was Cheppy
and the Torpedo fsOat on the
watch was Destroyed theoretically.


NEWPORT. r. l., Sept. i5.--In view of the
defeat administ cred to the torpedo poats
by the submarine boats Adder and Moo
casin last week, the commander at the
torpedo station yesterday arranged Tor
another attack at sea in the hope that
torpedo boat would come OF victorious
over submarine fighter.
The first attacks were under most favor
able conditions with smooth sea, but
yesterday there was quite chop on out
sids. and 1t was thought that submarine
boat would be unable to get within striking
distance without being picked up.
About noon the torpedo boat Craven,
in command of Lieut.. Marble. was sent out
to the Brenton's Reef lightship with in
structions to look out for an attack. and.
II possible, to destroy the submarine An
hour later the Adder. in command OF Lieut..
Pinney, left the torpedo station. As soon
as the Adder had reached the outer harbor
she was submerged, and in that condition
| made a run of forty-fve minutes. during
which the Grew went to dinner.
Upon arriving near the lightshtp the
Adder came to the surface for observations
1890
made for her, coming to the surface and
firing dummy torpedo. Had it been real
war the torpedo boat would have been sunk.
The crew of the Craven were at the rapid
fire guns and torpedo tubes, ready for
action, should they find the Adder, but
before they could do anything the Adder
had fred the torpedo and the Craven was
supposed to be out OF action.
The crew of the Adder are very much
eated over their victories over the tor
pedo boats, as there has been feeling that
the submarines were OF little use. These
have really been the first good tests the
boats have had. Later series OF similar
drills will be arranged for them, with the
torpedo boat .destroyers which returned
here to-day from target practice with the
North Atlantic squadron. The destroyerf
are to hold torpedo pract ice In Naragansett
Bay before leaving for the winters cruise
in southern waters.