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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05
LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS.
A Subject About Which We Know
Absolutely Nothing.


Upon the question whether life bear
ing planets can exist in other solar
systems than our own the answer Of
science is clear and distinct. 1t is pre-
ciSely the same which Professor New
comb gave concerning the possible in
habitants Of Mars, The reader knows
Just as much of the subject as | do
and that is nothing at all" Within
our solar system we can indeed form
some crude estimate of probabilities;
beyond it. nothing. All the amazing
progress of modern science. all the rev
elatious made by TIE SpcctroScope or
by photography. all the advance i'll hi
olo@y have not brought us one step
nearer an answer to the question. rs
this the only inhabited world:" We
stand essentially where WhPwell and
Brewster did in the middle OF the nine
teenth century. or W" might indeed say
where Galilei and Capoano We're 800
years ago We can indeed spin out the
discussion ut greater length than our
predecessors and can introduce Il far
larger number of more or less irrp!c-
want facts. but of serious argument.
either for or against, we are entireII
destitute. Professor Maunder i
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

When wit is combined with sense
and information. when it is softened
by benevolence and restrained by strong
principles. when it is in the hands of
Il man who can use it and despise it,
who can be witty and something much
better than witty. who loves honor,
justice, decency, good nature. morality
and religion ten thousand times bet
ter than wit-wit is then beautiful
and delightful part of our nature
Sydney Smith.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05
STATIC

stops let passengers from Bait points south
signal
Express leave baltimore Union for aye dc Grace rs 500
p week SUNDAYS
lis, 4.2O, 544, 11.3O p.
Philadelphia York Havre
22 S7 and 1854 2O6 and 500 62
NJ.
Sunday 7.49, SAT 1854
2O6 6.27. p. NJ.
Deposit Perryve
945 1909 A. NJ. 733 and $50 M.
GEORGE n. BOYD General Passenger Agent
w. w ATTERBURY, General
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

Crcascs in drawings. engravings. etc,
may be lcvclcd out by following these
drawing by drawing pins on board.
face downward. on a sheet of paper; on
the back place another sheet of paper
which retains n very slight quantity Of
moisture. over this place flannel or
blOtting paper. and, taking hot iron,
pass it carefully over the part where
the crpascs have been made until they
disappear and then submit the draw
inss or engravings to pressure between
printers glazed boards.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05
IT had scrofula and
erysipelas for eight
cen years, IN til I
heard

11SCg4 ~
OF Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov.
cry" writes Mr. Hilery koons, of Queens,
W. Va. When l commenced TO take
this medicine l weighed one hundred
and thirty pounds. l have taken six
bottles of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery ard three walls of his Pleas
ant Pellets, and am glad to say l feel
like Il new man. l now weigh one hum
dred and seventv-tlve pounds. When ]
had used one bottle OF the medicine
could feel it was helping me. l realize
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
is the best medicine on earth"
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery purifes the blood and ell
tirelv eradicates the poisons that
breed and feed disease. 1t cures
scrotula, eczema, erysipelas, boils,
pilnples and other eruptions that
mar and scar the skin. Pure blood
is essential to good health. The
weak, rundown, debilitated con-
dition which so many people ex-
perience is commonly the effect of
impure blood. DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery not only cleanses
the blood of impurities, but it i'll
creases the activity of the blood
making glands, and it enriches the
body with an abundant supply OF
pure, rich blood.
FREE. DIR. Pierce's Common
Sense Medical Adviser IS sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense
of mailing only. Send 81 one-cent
stamps for the book in paper covers,
or 81 stamps for the cloth-bound
volume. Address DR.. K. V. Pierce,
Duffaio N V
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

Bedstcad originally meant the bed
place" The trucklc bed was the first
advance Oh the bench, and then the
tester suspended from the roof. Then
came in the Arabian bed-a name per-
haps derived from the crusadeS. The
four poster came from Austria in the
fifteenth century. The late Queen Vic
foria always carried her hedstead about
with her. and SO did the mobiles in the
middle ages. The covcrlid or counter
point. whence comes counterpart. was
often spiendidly embroidered. Yet the
beds nj this time were often only sacks
OF straw. Feather beds came from
France III the fourteenth century, but
straw was III general use long after.
Blankets OF wool were not introduced
by Blanket of Bristol. who made them,
for the word, in the sense Of a coarse
wooden fabric. existed before.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05
Very AbSentminded.

The celebrated German historian
ThpodOr Mommscn was the most alb
sentmindcd Of men. Once while going
from Berlin to Charlottenburg, n half
hours journey. the trolley ear in which
he rode went off the track. The rest of
the passengers took another car and
went ahead. and the stranded vehicle
was abandoned ill help could be found.
MOmmscn remained reading his book.
An hour or two later the sound of
jacks. levers. drrric!iS, etc. aroused
him. Rising from his seat. he went to
the door and. With the most complete
unconcCrn Imaginable. remarked, II
suppose we have come TO Il standstill,"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05
Wretch.

George, did you ever love any other
woman as well as you love me-
"Oh. yes, my dear; several of them"
Indeed. Why didn't you marry one
of them instead of mo-
We'll. suppose I'll he asking myself
Tribune.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

Ponder-Did you ever notice that
most of the fires that break out sudden
ly and spread quickly are due to Spon-
taneous combustion?
Housekeep--No. but I've often thought
what splendid thing spontaneous
combustion would be if you could only
keep it on tap to light the Kitchen fire
with.-Phil:idelphia Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05
Why He Doubted tine MINI

AT St andrews society dinner ono
OF the speakers told of Scotch gar.
dener, recently landed, who had great
difficulty in acquiring knowledge OF
American geography. The son of the
household. failing to teach the gardener
in any other way. brought out huge
highly colored map. The Scot looked
at it critically.
"Ah. yes, lad; that may be. but its nc
to be TRUSTED. It's laid cot in the plaid
o. the leein' MacFechtons." was his
comment.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

Wiflic-Daddy. why can man run
faster than Il boy:
Dad-Bccausp he's bigger.
Willie-IS that it: Then why don't
the hind wheels of Il wagon run faster
than the front ones?
But dad gave it up.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05
The Real Thing.

Sportsman-.tny good hunting in this
part of the country?
Native-LOtS of it.
Sportsman-What kind Of game?
Native-No game at all. Just hunt
ing.-Illustrated Bits.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

Bob-.\rc you fond of reading. Dick?
bicS-N". hate it: that's the reason
/ pretend t" liz" il. If my mother
thought | didn't like TO read she'd
keep me ut il all the time - Boston
IrHnscrint.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

There is no Doubt that the woman
WHO loves you forGivos you too much
While til" woman whom you love for
gives Non leo LITTLE New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

"She seems TO be natural flirt." he
said.
Natural" the woman impatiently
replied There's nothing natural
about her but the framework Chi
cago Record Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

y nice thing about having children
is that it keeps Il mans wits sharpencd
TO prevent them from discovering how
much lie doesn't know.-New York
Press
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

Peninsula express. ~. NV
Additional Washington
week days, 121 52l 619 75 On Sunday 121
5.21, SAG, NJ. 6I9, n.
Peninsula express. north leaves Baltimore at $50 P. M
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

y man III earnest finds means or. If
he cannot find. creates them.-Chan-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05
Iglehart's Christmas
Talk.
Z

Don't YOU know that We have been antici-
! yating your C!IRlSTAfASNEEDS? Last year
I our effort to help you set au acceptable
/ Christmas Dinner seemed 10 he appreciated
/ if We are to Judge from thu liberal patronage
/ that WIS accorded US. This experience has
| been valuable. and If you viii make us a call
| Wen show you just what a fine STOCK has
| bcur laid i'll 10 meet yoHr needs.
/ No use OF quoting prices il would take too
J long and you know Just how well you will
! Ii. ed
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-05

SOUTH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-25
TIMELY CALLING
How the Pastor Saved a Life.

A man near Fort Gray, w. Va, made
an entire failure in getting strength
from the kind of food he ate and not
knowing that the trouble was with the
food kept on losing health until the
doctors gave him up to die.
It was supposed to be consumption
because he was wasting away steadily
and slowly dying. His minister called
from time to time and one day brought
along a package of Grape-Nuts think
ing from what he knew of the famous
food that perhaps it might help him.
The sick man took to it at once and
from that day began to get well. In
writing he says:
Il walked to town today miles
Have gained over 40 pounds in about 2
months and my nefghbors don't know
what to say. I frequently am told it
was as if l am raised from the dead
Everybody her knows of my case you
can tell people to write to the postmas-
ter or Rev. L. D. Bryan. / will make
a sworn statement that Grape-Nuts
saved my life Name given by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
This is another illustration that
where all other food fails one can be
brought back to health and strength
on Grape-Nuts. There's a reason
Look In each pkg. for the famous lit
tie book. "The Road to Wellville.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-25
COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM.
Offices of the New York Central at
Each Important Center.

The New York Central lines. COM
prising the New York Central. Boston
& Albany, Michigan Central, Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern. Big
Four" Pittsburg & Lake Erie, Lake
Erie & Western. and leased and oper-
ated lines. including in the system 12,-
900 miles of railway east of Chicago
and ST. Louis. with eastern terminals
at New York, Boston and Montreal,
have established a comprehensive sys-
tenn of offices in the centerS of DOpula-
ton and at the gateways of commerce,
where representatives of these lines are
able to supervise their great interests
in connection with the representatives
of other railway systems of America
These offices are at Denver. San
Francisco. Los Angeles, Portland. Ore.
and ST. Paul The latter, which has
just been arranged for. is to be in the
Pioneer Press building in that city.
In Europe the New York Central
lines have agencies in London. Paris,
Liverpool, Southampton, Bremen, Ber-
lin, Hamburg. Antwerp, Havre, Genoa,
etc, and sub agencies in hundreds of
other foreign cities. In fact, the New
York Central lines are seeking bust
ness in every commercial center of the
world.-From the New York News
Bureau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-25
NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with the
Kimball Printing company, 912 North
Kansas avenue.l
Mrs. Flora Ward is i'll with measles
at Christ hospital.
Mrs. John R. Harte is i'll with grip
at her home near Shorey.
Roller skating is very popular among
the best class of ladies on North side
every night.
The Duplicate Whist club will meet
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
L. A. Ryder.
Miss Anna Miller has gone to Kilmer
where she will visit friends until the
first of the week.
An expert driller from Cherryvale is
now at the Shorey oil well superintend-
ing the work of drilling.
Mrs. J. A. Carlisle, of Nebraska, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. c. Miller
of a27 Van Buren, street.
There seems to be much less sickness
in North Topeka than on the South
side. if one can Judge from all reports.
There was a small fire last evening
in one of the Union Pacific coal chutes
which was eXtinguiShed by the chemi-
Gals.
A fleet of japanese boats is on ex-
hibition in the front of NicholSon's coal
office. These are the work of Mr..
Winans.
Mrs. w. A. Holt who is moving from
Hoyt to Lyndon is spending a few days
here the guest of Mrs. Dowler of Mon
roe street
The regular weekly prayer service of
the Presbyterian people will be held at
the home of Mrs. S. Jameson, PIG East
Paramore street, this evening.
Mr. c. F. Bridge has devised a unique
and original sign for his business in
the form of a circle. and has had a cut
of it made for advertising in the daily
papers.
In a watch rattle SATURDAY. evening
Mr.. c. F. Adams held the lucky num-
Der, q. and drew the watch. He ac-
counts for his success by saying that
he had an Anna Eva Fay mascot and
that his telephone number is Is.
There win be no meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society on Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Arnold. as
the hostess wishes to attend the W. NJ
S. meeting at the First PRESBYTERIAN
church that afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto of Oklahoma have
moved here and are making their home
on the farm of Mrs. Otto'S father, Mr..
Andy Scott. Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Scott
and family have moved in from their
farm on the Central Avenue road and
are living at 1414 Quincy street.
Miss Ella Caldwell entertained a
number of girls at finch party last
evening at her home. 927 Harrison
street. Her guests were Miss Ger
trude Allen, Miss Nellie Grant, Miss
Edna Pence, Miss Minna Mccall. Miss
Lucy Evans. Miss Edith Haynes. Miss
Carrie Haynes.
Messrs. George Young, J. M. Shella-
| barger, David Kraus and Ed Bailey,
members of Eugene lodge No. 10 1. o.
/ 0. F. attended the celebration at Sill
yer Lake Monday evening given by the
members of Ohio lodge l. o. Q. F. in
honor of their 28th anniversary and
the Rebekah IN honor of their 23rd an
niversary.
Low rates southwest, March 1 and Is,
1904. Only $3.50 to Guthrie, Oklahoma
/ City. Shawnee and other points in the
Territory. To Fort Worth, Austin, San
Antonio, Houston. Galveston and other
points in Texas IS one way. SIS round
trip FL Paso. Deming, etc, SIG. 50
round trip. I'll be glad to talk or cor
respond with you about your trip. T.
NJ. James. Jr., ticket agent, North To-
peka. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-25
LEAP-YEAR DRAG-NET.
Goods Procure a List of @Eligible'
College Men in Syracuse.

Syracuse, Feb. 25-With apparent
leap year designs, several young wo-
men students at Syracuse university
have applied to the secretary of the
University Y. NJ. c. A. for a list of
eligible college men.
In college vernacular an eligible" is
a man student who has contracted no
bad habits, who neither smokes, drinks
nor swears, but who dances well, can
talk entertainingly and who is not too
short of cash.
From the IT'S members of the Uni
versity Y. M. c. A. the secretary Sc
lected so who could be recommended as
suitable associates, and these so have
already been invited to a leap year par
ty to be given by the co-eds, who
made the request S. Takusagie, a
Japanese, is one of the spotless ones.
The other 125 Y. M. c. A. members
and the outside students are making
life miserable for the so "eligibles.
who they declare are merely in Sleeps
clothing Tor this occasion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-25
COLONEL BUNKER.
He Believes in the Freedom of the
Press, But Not Too Much of It.

In my career as a soldier, politi
clan and Citizen" said Colonel Bunker,
as he toyed with his empty glass, II
have had much to do with the press.
l have ever advocated free speech and
a free press, but there have been oc-
casionS when I have had to take mat
tiers into my own hands and restrain
a certain exuberance. I mean by that,
that when things have become too
personal, either by the press or the
individual, L have drawn a line and
stood by it"
The glass having been filled with
some more of the same, and the Col
onel having secured a more cOmforta-
BILE position for his feet, he continued
Yes, sab, 1 respect the press and
the gentlemen who compose lit. The
profession of editor is a glorious one,
has its black sheep, the same as other
professions. While I have been re-
ferred to in terms of highest praise
by hundreds of newspapers, ther have
been a few instances to the contrary
"a very few, sab.
the press did not take kindly to me-
had come back from the wah to
make a place for myself, and the stay
at-homes resented what they called my
impertinence. The press was con-
trolled by, the stay-at-homes, and at
was a howl of derision and defiance
all along the line. Egadl sab, but
some of 'em went so far as to say
that I was made Colonel for being
kicked in the leg by an army mewl!
was called a crank and a pretender,
and kindly advised to conf1ne my am
bition to the Mayoralty of a village.
1t was the freedom of the press, sab
the boosted freedom of the preSS-but
they did not know their man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-25
LABOR TO AID CHURCH.
Sioux City Pastor Favors Co-opera.
ton With Uniona.

Sioux City, Ia, Feb, 25.-Pastors of
this city are agitating the question of
forming union. 1t is suggested that
the church strengthen it's position by
having delegate in the meetings of the
trade and labor assembly who will do
evangelistic work.
At the regular meeting of ministers
today the Rev. Frank H. Shedd, pastor
of the Third Presbyterian church, pre-
sented the matter to the association,
and urged his brother ministers to give
1t their serious consideration. He said
he thought the ministers had right
to consider themselves laboring men.
They worked as hard as other people,
or they were not doing their duty. He
did not see why the ministers should
not form an association. He said he
did not have in mind the advisability
of the men of the cloth striking for
higher wages. but he did have in mind
several ways in which such an organic
alton would rebound to the benefit of
the ministers and the churches, and
likewise do the laboring men good.
The Rev. DR.. w. T. Hilton of the
First Christian church was inclined to
look with favor on the proposition. He
said there was no reason why the min
listers should not present as united a
front as the representatives of evil. He
said evil was easily organized to Guido
those who fought it. If only the
churches were united in the fight
against the liquor traffic they surely
would win.
The Rev. J. F. Hinkhouse of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church said his church
was doing something along the lines
suggested. It had a union labor man
in the field getting acquainted and do
ing evangelistic work. He understood
some of the ministers of Des Moines at
tend labor meetings, but he did not
know whether they attend as union
delegates or not.
The Rev Dr. F. Newhall White of the
First Congregational church suggested
to the chairman of the programme COM
! mittee that he make arrangements with
representative of the local labor
unions to address the ministerial asso-
citation in the near future. He was in
clined to doubt whether ministers would
technically come under the head of
'flaboring men, or craftsmen, and ques-
toned whether they would be eligible to
affiliation with the trades and labor as
sembly.
The Rev. John F. Watts of the First
Baptist church said If the ministerial
| association would have a delegate to the
Trades and Labor assembly it likewise
should have a representative on the
board of directors of the Sioux City
Commercial club. He said also that if
the association should invite union
man to make an address it should in
vite a representative of the Commercial
j cIuh to do likewise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-25
COURTsHIP SHORT.
Bridgeport, Conn, Minister WEEDS
Girl He Met Two Weeks Ago.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Feb. 25.-After a
courtship of two weeks the Rev. J. w.
Frank Clarry. aged So years, and Miss
Louise A. Bedding, aged 81, were mar
ried by the Rev. Byron D. Remington
at the parsonage of the Berean church.
Miss Bedding is an accomplished mu-
sician, and has been prominently iden-
titled with religious work in this city.
Two weeks ago she went to Sheshire,
thisstate, in connection with evangeli-
cal work. There she met Mr.. Garry.
The groom, upon securing his mar
riage license, said he had been divorced
will travel together doing evangelical
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-25
Colonel Bunker who Broke the Lines
at Chantilly.

Colonel Bunker, who broke the lines
at Chantilly and wanter to turn Little
Round Top at Gettysburg, was not the
man to rest under the aspersions cast
upon his character in civil life. l gave
them rein for a few weeks and then
set out to make some personal calls.
The editor who combined me with an
army mewl and a kick on the leg was
the first one visited. When I had in
trOduced myself ! inquired on which
leg 1 had received the kick mentioned.
Then 1 elevated the bottoms of my
trousers and asked him if the scar he
saw on my right leg was caused by a
Confederate mewl. had produced pls-
tolls, sah-pistols for two-when he
picked up his pencil to write a retrac-
ton, and the materials were SO fruitful
that he did not finish under column.
1t was a beautiful tribute, sab, and
it was double-leaded and published in
his next issue, and that editor has new
er gone wrong since. What was the
name of that last decoction, if you
please?'
"a mint julep. Colonel"
Exactly, exactly. Very good for
the vocal cords, I believe. Well, sab,
a certain editor had been asking in his
paper every week: Who is iColonel
Bunker? The query was repeated
about fo'ty times in each issue, and of
co'se the object was to belittle me,
decided to call in person and reveal my
identity. I found him at home, sab
at home and surrounded by the para
phernalia usually to be found in a sane
tuna-and I saluted him in my charac-
teristically suave manner and observ-
ed:
ss.You have been inquiring after the
identity of Colonel Bunker, sah-per-
sistently and laboriously making in
quiries. He now stands befo' you, and
yo' are at liberty to ask any questions
you see fit
he 1o
Colonel. as he smiled grimly. THE man
was embarrassed and COMPOUNDED and
could only look at me with open mouth
1t was only when had asked him to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-25
Low RATES.
The Santa Fe Will Make Low Rates
to the Southwest March l and TX

Never before have such low rates been
made to Oklahoma, Texas and Pecos
valley as WIZ be made by the Santa
CT excursions ends. rates will he a ID
vanced. "u-
Rates to a few points are quoted. to
show wide range of TERRITORY cove,. ~
Only $3.50 to Guthrie, Okla honoe 80 Gu
Shawnee and other points in the T 10y
tory To Fort Worth. Austin. San a a.
tonic. Houston. Galveston and otter
points in Texas, $500 one wav S9too
round trip. FL Paso, DENIM Sa1oo
$3.50 round trip. Corresponding refS,,c,
tons to Roswell, Carlsbad ana 49,
points in Pecos Valley. oener
Splendid opportunity for tba t,..,.,-
fortune or pleasure. seeker to visit ~. III
healthiest and wealthiest section Of t tI,e
United States. Descriptive pamnbl .ste
for the asking; IN be glad to talk or
correspond with you about your fri11 u
T. l. KING. c. P. & r
topeka. Kansas