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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
GorlSts oghand Autobiography.

Maxine Cork, the Russian novelist,
was requested by his publisher 10 write
his own biography. Taking M pen.
he wrote the following:
1851 became an apprentice to 4
shoemaker
1871 entered a draftsman's Office
as apprentice.
1850 Kitchen boy oil board packet
boat.
1SSl-I became Il street porter.
1885, Baker.
1856 Ehorister in n travelling opera
company.
1851 sold apples in the streets.
1CSG-I attempted suicide.
1890 y lawyers copying clerk.
1891 made IT, TOUR Of Russia on
fO''
lS2@. worked in railway shop. In
tn" sam" Year I l.'i!lish"f nly hrst
et,Ty.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

anu tSESiS.Et :sFHScFh.
Most tranlpS ar, uil#ivo.ouS readers.
and they are posted UPON 4 wide range
of topics. In speaking "f tramp read
crs nam who has lid Il chance to
study thesn pcripat@tir students said
the other day:
You hardly ever find Il genuine hobo
that Is an i&n0ra:.IU$. You i;:!d lots OF
men who are tr;!laniu% who are doinS
20 because tacy haven't intelligence
enough to earn q living. bit am speak
ing OF the zeal t9L2. who Is Il wanderer
from Choice and VINO world not work
II he had TIE chance. These fellows
are pretty wise, cali tell you. They
can tell you more :'A@ut what Is going
on in European Politics than college
professor can. and they knew almost
everything Mat is coming oil In our
own country fer II" n"=t six months.
"Whcn you 49, travelling YOU will no
tice TIE hot ous sitting along The rail
road t.?.rii reading :: frlyc;t and Soilcd
newsN, per Uftrn you will see them
picking up the loose pages lying i'll
the streets, and do not believe | ever
saw traces ~ tramp'S camp fir"
around which there was not left one
or moro old newspapers. where they
had been CAS-! aside after reading.
Then the traE.i,s have i sort Of tray
cling library. too. that few rcople have
ever heard Of. If on" tramp finds an
old magazine ne will read it and then
pass it 10 some other tramp. 1t keeps
going the rounds in this way until it is
worn out If one picks UP n book
some place it does service in tra.npdom
for months.
81 never saw Il tramp with a fresh
paper in his hand, but l have never
run aSoss one of the wanderers that
did not show he was careful and
constant reader Chicago Inter Ocean.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

The straight line is an abominatieh
to the Chinese They endeavor Ia
avoid it in their streets and buildings
and have banishcd it completely where
country field paths are concerned.
They will always substitute a curve
whenever possible, or they will torture
1t into a ZigZag.
In districts not subject to the inRu-
cncr Of the foreigner the louses and
temples are characterized Ivy curved.
often peaked. roofs. ornamcntcd with
fantastic notifications OF the myriad
stroke pattern The inhabitants OF
such regions are soon found to have a
mental world to correspond. The
straight line is secuted. They think in
curves and ZigZags. TO the Chinese
mind the straight line is suggestive Of
death and demons. 1t belongs not TO
the heaven above or to the earth he,
meath. In true horizon line are seen
the "undulations of the dragon. There.
fore. argue the Chinese, the stra:Eh'
line pertains TO hades. -Contemr"rar,
Review
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
Is xEas AID lpsellIssacer
BEL AIR MD. DEG. 10, 1908.
Deck naad For His Health

"Thut man can speak more languages
correctly than yea can count on the
fingers of one hand said a railroad
official. pointing 10 deck hand on ii
North river t"rryD"at.
He translated he European corra-
spondcncr OF large Importing hosse
until his health gave way FROM the
confinement We live in the same
town. and one evening he calne to me
and asked FOR Job as deck hand.
IL have to have an outdoor job. he
said, or you'll be pallhearer at my
funeral
Il tried to find something that would
pay better but there was nothing That
would give him as much good air, and
he got the job. Now that his health
is restored he is loath to give II up.
He had saved some money, aud hs
pieces out his income by doing trsnsht-
ing at home. so he gets on pretty rs&l.
eyes. you'll easily find several score
Of men on North river ferryboats uho
are working as deck hands for theh'
health The deck Of one of these big
boats IS sanitarium, to say nothing
Of the grave."-New York TimeS.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
COrncob Pipes.

The first cob pipes We're not made II
Franklin county. Mo. but at Warrcns
burg. Fritz Tibbs, German cabinet
maker, who resided in Warrensburs
in the early seventies. used TO whitt!t
them out with q jackknife. He after
ward moved to Washington, Frankli'
county. where he engaged with hi:
brother In the manufacture OF col
pipes and becamr wealthy Warrcns
burg (MoD Standard Herald
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
STATIONS.

let of Baltimore and points south stops
discharge
Express Baltimore Union Station for ar Grace 2s SOP
NJ Sundays,
AN, 113O NJ.
York
1885, and 1854 206 and 5O9 627
P
Sunday
2O6, 348 SOC, 627, 757 N.
Pyv $50, e13
9.45, A NJ 1913 3.27,
GEORGE BOYD, General Passenger
WA TTERBURY General Manager
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

Fish are nearly the same weight as
the water in which they live, so that
they can move in it with great ease.
The majority of them also have an air
bladder inside OF the body, which en-
ables them to go up or down in the
water at WILL When fish desires TO
go down deep it can press the air out
of this bladder by means Of certain
muscles and thus increase the weight
Of its body, and when it wishes to rise
again 1t takes or the pressure, the
bladder fills with air again and its
body becomes light enough to rise.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
4 Novel Revenge.

Cook-Yes: my mistress Is prima
donna and horrible creature. She
treats me like the dirt beneath her feet
but / revenge myself by opening the
drawing room window when she is not
at home and by bowling with all my
might. so that the rcighbors may think
her voice Is cracked. -Fiiegende Blat-
far
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
Too Small q Steak.

"I'll match pennies with you" said
the hungry man in the boarding house
dining room. ''to decide whether you
take my share of beef or take yours"
NO. thank you" replied the other
hungry one. Il never play for small
SteakS"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18


In South America there is Il plant.
species OF inimoSa. which resorts to
death fciGning, evidently for the pur-
pose of preventing grass eating ami
mails from eating it. In its natural
state this plant has Il vivid green hue.
but directly it is touched by human
finger or by any living animal it col
lapscs into tangle of apparently dead
and withcrpd stems. Among British
wild plants the most sensitive to touch
Is the insectiyorous sundcw of Eng
lish boys London Globe.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

81 want to ask one more question"
said little Frank as he was being put
to bed.
We'll" acquiesced the tired woman.
when the holes come in stockings.
what becomes of the piece Of stocking
that was there before the hole came7"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
ANNUAL STATEMENT
or THE
Board of School Commissioners
OF HARTFORD COUNTY
For the fiscal year ending July 81, 1908

Sec - of the State Public School Law re
Quires that the Board of County Soho oil ON
nissioners publish annually in the month o
November a statement of their receipts and
disbursements for the fiscal year just closed
For an itcmized account of every cSpcndi
ture made at each school of the county, tax
PAYERS are referred to the Annual State Re
port soon to be published. Copies of sam,
can be secured at this office, free Of charge
when published,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
DELAY Accounted For

"Rome wasn't built in a day, you
know"
"Ah, 1t was put up under govern
ment contract, was itT'-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

Tommy" asked his grandmother,
why would you rather be little boy
than little girl:''
Because, grandma" replied Tommy
I'D rather be Il papa than a mamma.
The mamma has to take care of the
children, but the papa just goes TO the
Office Little Chronicle.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
A Tosa,bIe Co,r,arva-

Remember my boy" said the old
mac TO mis- son. who was about to
join the army never talk back to your
officers
Put. father" inquired the young
American anxiously. "Supposing they
talk back 70 me- Syracuse Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
WASTED No Time.

1.-THE manager says he engaged the
forty chorus girls in twenty minutes
.-"Gracions but he's quick at figures -
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

One hundred dollars worth of butter
bears off from the soil less OF its valua-
hav
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.

An additional train will leave Bel Air
on Saturday only at 8 p. NJ, arriving in
Baltimore at p. NJ. Returning leave
Baltimore at II As p. NJ, arriving at
Bel Air 12.45 A. NJ.
An additional train will leave Cardiff
for York and intermediate stations at
GOA. NJ. Returning will leave York
at A. NJ.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Sunday trainslea Baltimore for Delta
and intermediate stations at $50 a. NJ
and 400 P. NJ, stopping at Bel Air at o
A. NJ. and $50 P. NJ. They will leave
Delta for Baltimore and intermediate
stations at 6.55 a. NJ. and $50 P. NJ,
stopping at Bel Air at 7.55 A. NJ. and
40 p NJ. An additional train will leave
Bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate
stations at SO p NJ, and Baltimorefor
Bel Air at 10 90 ?. NJ. arriving at Bel Air
at II 20 P NJ. and Baltimore $50 P. NJ.
CA. FIFER, General Passenger Agent
]. s. NORRIS, General Manager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

why do you always occupy two
seHts:"
'To even things up." replied the
street car hog half the time don't
get any seat at ail.''Town Topics.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

Isabcl-Weren't you congenial?
Arabclla-Not at all. He made me
jealous. and couldn't make him jeai
ous.-Detroit Free Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

gets her toll and WEAKNESS. Then a
sudden movement sends thrill of pain
through her and she realizes that though
love may tighten labor it cannot tighten
pain.
Thousands of women who have suf-
fered from backache, headache, and
other consequences of womanly disease,
have been made we'll women by the
use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite PreScrip-
ton. 1t establishes regularity, dries
unhealthy drains, heals Inflammation
and liberation and cures female
weakness.
III cannot say enough in praise of DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription as IT has dose me so much
good writes Mrs Henry Harrell. of Tarboro
II. c., Box Ioe 81 was swollen so could hardly
walk when began taking the ravorite Pre-;
scription' also had uterine TROUBLE and could
neither eat nor sleep only - took morphine
Tried four different doctors and they all failed
to do me any good, so one of my friends recon-;
mended your Favorite Prescription to me and
! took only three bottles and am now well and
hearty. Can do almost any kind of work"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
most desirable laxative for delicate
women.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
7" gIle.

How do they get on together"
"Famously! They quarrel continual
ly, and their quarrels all get into the
newspapers. Life.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

The range of hearing in adults under
hfty-five years of age is approximately
10000 to $4,000 vibrations per second.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

Peninsula A. NV days.
Additional Baltimore Washington
week 121 Sunday 121
521, SAG, GIG, NJ.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
An General Eiui~ 'Fi+y are Careful
and COHnt.nt EraGers.

T2AMPS ARE WELL POSTED.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18

ST6,331 81
CHAS. 7. WRIGHT,
Treasurer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-12-18
Sc GUESS

hands too well to
need to guess, and
for the moment
she enters into the
playful spirit of
the child aud for
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06
If CZaR VISITS ITALY,
Socialists VIII Not Abstain from
Hostile Demonstrations.

Rome. June Gin the chamber of
deputies Slgnor Morgarl, the Socialist
leader. stated that II the car came to
Italy the Socialists would not abstain
from hostile demonstrations as In the
case OF visits from other sovereigns, as
the latter were constitutional monarchs
while the car had not yet granted a
constitution 10 the people OF Russia.
Minister Bacoelll replied he was certain
that the chamber agreed with him
that they should not fail in their duties
OF courtesy and hospitality, no matter
to what party they might belong.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06

81. Louis. June G.--The break in the
great Madison county levee, which gave
way yesterday, has widened and today
the water is rushing through gap luz
Yards wide, covering 10000 acres of fer
tile farm land, and three villages-old-
enburg. Mitchell and West Granite
About 500 persons have been driven
from their homes by the flood, The
roar Of the water, as It pours through
the break. can be heard mile and a
half. The break is only a mile from
the head of Iris great bulwark wplGh
was regarded until this morning as the
principal barrier between the river and
all the east side cities, including East
st. Louis.
Back OF the Madison levee Is another
mud embankment known locally as
1.-THE Cross Levee, which is today only
three feet above the flooded wheat
fields This leyee runs from Mitchell
southwest, forming junction with the
Madison levee, one mile north Of the
Merchants bridge. But while the cross
levee protects Granite City II does not
protect East St Louis from the current
which has this morning set in with
terrific force through Venice, and Il Is
within one foot of the top Of the sever
al railroad embankments which are
now holding It back
The water is within one foot Of the
floor level Of the relay depot in East
St Louis. which is representative Of the
attitude OF the principal business and
residence sections Of East st. Louis.
"The island" that part OF East ST.
Louis. which lies between the river and
Cahokia creek. Is under six feet Of cur
rent. With the large and rapidly widen
ing break in the Madison levee, just
south OF Oldenburg and another but
smaller break south and a third break
at Chouteau island the conditions as
to the protection OF Madison, Venice
and Granite City have changed, and Il
is only a matter OF the flood advancing
foot above the present stage until the
current will be rushing over the -ail-
road embankment,
At the Merchants bridge this morn
ing Just south OF the junction at the
Cross and Madison leyees, and where
both terminate and where the protec-
ton devolves upon the railroad EN-
bankments. the water was within foot
of the railroad tracks In several placcI
the water was over the Big Four tracks.
Tho river today reached a stage OF
SAL feet. rise during the past "a
hours OF LIZ feet and continues rising
az about the same rate. All along tn
levee the water is up 10 the stores and
houses. In some Of them Il being foot
and more deep on the first floors. So far
traffic on the river has not been great
Nv hindered. but when the water
reaches stage Of Sc feet some Of the
boats viii probably refuse 20 receive
freight. as the approaches cannot be
used and the water viii be too deep
for teams TO drive through. At the
ferries. the loading OF teams Is done
with great difficulty. the horses having
70 wade up to their shoulders
The National stock wards at East
ST. Louis has notified the railroads that
40 moro stock will be received until
the water recedes.
MISSOURI Is FALLING.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE Missouri
river at Kansas city continues to fall
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06
Stranger Dead;
Is It Murder?
SupposHon Is That He Was Given "knocklOW DfopS =
Came Hese From California Yesterday and His Name Is
George H. LMefosd- Died Close 10 The Police Sfaf'on-
Department Bafled Ouer MySerH

There is, apparently, another foul
murder to occupy the attention of the
Salt Lake police and public. And 1t Is
another case Of poisoning and robbery
followed by death. The name Of the
victim Is George II. Littleford, a miner
recently from California. He arrived in
Salt Lake yesterday afternoon over the
Rio Grande Western, and at o'clock
this morning he was found unconscious
on the ground at the rear OF the Ma
tlonal restaurant on State street just
across from the police station. Sergt'
Roberts and officer Sullivan carried him
TO the hall and Or. c. NJ. Benedict was
quickly, summoned. The physician
worke with him from about Q until 10
O'CLOCK when he died. Dr. Benedict
pumped out the contents OF the mans
storm N and used every method known
TO medical science to revive him, but all
to no purpose. The unfortunate man
never regained consciousness from the
time he was led to the spot where the
officers found him.
There Is deep mystery surrounding
the case and II will tax the ingenuity of
the department detectives TO obtain
clue that will unravel 1t. That II is a
clear case Of murder and robbery the
police have no doubt That, also, Is the
unanimous opinion Of all who know
anything about the case. But where
was he given the knock OUT drops?
Who gave him the poison and then,
after robbing him, led him into dirty
alley and left him TO die like a dog?
Was he murdered In house Of Ill fame
on Commercial street or in the Eagle
Gate saloon? Is 1t another Mary Jane
Smith case? These are questions that
the police are asking and the points
they are trying to solve. SO far as the
officers are able to learn, no one knew
the dead man. no one saw him either in
a Commercial street den or saloon He
was seen to get on a Rio Grande train
yesterday afternoon. He left some Of
his effects at the depot and came up
town. From that time on no knowledge
of his movements has been obtained
The detectives are completely In the
dark. Dr. Benedict and City Physician
Stewart both agree that the man was
not killed by morphine. Dr. Benedict
Is inclined to believe that he was given
cocaine, The contents of his stomach
have been turned over to City Chemist
Harms for analysis and much will de-
pend upon the result of his examination.
The physicians state that had he been
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06
NICHOLS LIBEL SUIT.
Well Known Printer Sues Daily Re-
porter for $4,000.

The complaint in the libel suit OF c. A.
Nichols VS. the Daily Reporter company
has been filed in the district court The
action is brought TO recover $1,000 dam
ages for certain alleged llbelous false
and defamatory statements concerning
plaintiff, which were printed on cards
and circulated by defendant company
about the time OF the election Of a dele
gate from the local Typographical union
to the National Typographical union at
Washington, d. G. AS a result Of de-
PENDANTS acts the plaintiff was defeated
for said honors.
The cards were printed on May 10
and contained the following statement
on one side:
Vote for Honest Jake Bosch for Dele
gate" and on the other: "Explana-
tory-Mr. c. a. Nichols owes the Daily
Reporter Co. a balance OF SSi2 % for
printing done in 1894, draw your own
conclusions and vote for Mr. Nichols
n you think he is not able TO pay this
debt"
Plaintiff alleges that said statements
were made for the purpose OF running
his character and he has been damaged
IN the amount given above.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06
GRAIN FIRM GOES TO THE WALL
Eppg Co.. Of San Francisco, One Of the Biggest Dealers
In Grain in the United States, Fails for an Immense
Sum-Cause Of the Crash

Co. dates back TO an inciplency five or
six months ago, when the Big Four COM
bine was caught heavily long on ships
chartered al the highest prices last
year, and short on wheat. which had
been sold as low as sl05, ami which
rose 10 Sl.G0. The combine was given
very severe squeezing. and II was
currently reported in grain circles that
the losses amounted to S000.0o0, in
CURED in covering the enormous short
lines.
OF this big loss, Eppinger & Co were
forced 10 stand their share II is the
belief that the losers shared the loss
on equal therms. This would have re-
suited In loss Of about $4,000 to
the firm,
II has been the custom Of the firm, It
Is declared. TO advance considerable
sums OF money to farmers throughout
the state on wheat crops and Il is pos
sible that this was done this year.
Present reports from the valleys are
that the crops viii be comparatively
failures. and this news has had very
depressing effect on the market
The final crash was precipitated by
the London. Paris & American bank,
which within the last two or three
days made peremptory aud heavy de-
mands on the firm Of Eppnger & Co.
The Obligations were pressing ana the
firm could not meet them. Therefore,
notice OF insolvency was sent 10 the
exchange.
In addition 10 the grain trading the
firm OF Eppnger & Company dii huge
business IN warehouses. Aside from the
Big Four interest in the Port Costa
warehouses the firm controlled immense
grain storage plants throughout the
Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys,
and In all the grain centers OF the state.
Among these were warehouses at Dixon.
Woodland Arbuckle. Modesto and Paso
Robles.
There was connections In every Euro
pean grain port and the firm as a usual
thing held many charters on grain car
rying ships.
Jacob Epplnger, head OF the arm. has
been in III health for some years and
has been forced TO turn over his Affairs
In the management, much NJ the time.
10 his associates. 4 few years ago be
was reputed to be- worth S3.00000Q. Two
Of his sons. Peck" Eppinger aud Joseph
Eppinger. are In the racing business.
His other son. Herman, is interested 10
the grain Arm.
BIG WAREHOUSE OWNERS.
Portland. Ore. June 6--Eppnger &
Company. the san Francisco grain
shippers who failed today own a
one-thrd Interest in the Northwest
Warehouse company. the iargest ship
pers OF grain from the Northwest.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06

Berlin, June 6.-Hugh j. Cannon SUI
perintendent Of the "Mormon" mis-
slons In Germany his wife, his secre-
tary and assistant secretary were order
ed by the police today to leave Prussian
territory within three weeks. Similar or
ders are about TO be served by the To-
cal authorities on So other missionaries
in Prussia, under the decision Of the
government TO expel them all II Is
quite unusual to serve the wives OF
Mormon" missionaries with separate
notice. Mrs. Cannon has only been
here a month, No explanation was
given for the action taken except that
the presence of the Mormons' was un-
desired. Mr.. Cannon will move his head
quarters to Zurich Switzerland. He
has engaged house there, near the
one occupied by Calvin Cook, when he
fled from France. From Zurich the