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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
ANTHONY WAYNE.

The Revolutionary Hero Was n Sol
siier Even RS n Boy.
Wayne was one of the leading spirits
of the American Revolution. He served
throughout the Var. most Of the time
with the rank 0f general. What he
was as bog will interest readers. and
this they may learn from his biogra-
ply, written by Mr. John K. Spear
When he was about fifteen years old
Wayne was attending i school taught
by his uncle Gilbert Tor Gabriel
Wayne. and this uncle. eXasperated at
the boys conduct. wrote the following
letter 10 Anthony's father, Isaac Wayne:
u really expect that parental alfec-
ton blinds you and that you have mis-
taken your SONS capacity. What he
may be best qualified for | know not.
One thing am certain of-he will new
er make Il scholar. He may perhaps
make 4 soldier lie has already dis
tractcd the brains of two-thirdS of the
boys under my charge by rehearSals Of
battles, siegcs. etc.
"Thcy exhibit more the appearance
on lNulanS anu haFieluihS thilh VI SUI
dents-thiS one decorated with cap
of many colors, others habited in coats
rs varicgated, like Joseph's Of old;
some laid up with broken heads and
black eyes. During noon, in place OF
the usual games of amusement, he has
the boys employed in throwing up re-
doubts. skirmishing. etc.
II must be candid with you. Brother
Isaac. Unless Anthony pays more at
tention TO his books l shall be under
the painful necessity Of Diminishing him
from the school"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
COSTLY LANTERNS.
The Fancy Lamps That Passenger
Conductors Used to Carry.

The Fancy Lamps That Passenger
Conductors Used to Carry.
Modern railroading has driven the
passenger conductors lantern almost
out Of use. Years ago the pride of Il
passenger conductor was his lantern.
Then the cars were not SD brilliantly
illuminated as they are now. and the
ticket taker was Obliged to carry his
light on his left arm in order To see the
pasteboards as he passed through the
dimly lighted car.
At one time the conductors INDUCED
ill considerable extravaganza in the
matter of lanterns. Some of them were
of the glass globe was colored blue. and
the name of the owner was cut in old
English letters. At the meetings of the
Conductors association manufacturers
would arrange great display Of costly
lights Mt one of the hotels in the city in
which the meeting would be held.
Some of the conceitS in the lights We're
unique, and the prices ranged from SD
TO ten times that figure. The glass and
plating We're kept in highly polished
state, and none dared TO NEEDLE with
this part of the ticket puncher'S equip
ment.
Conductors still carry their own Ian
terns-that is, they are ON the train
ready for use-but there is nothing like
the need Of them that formerly existed.
Chicago Tribune
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
HARD TO UNDERSTAND.
The Cabman's Vocabulary Was Puz-
cling to the Stranger.

The Cabman's Vocabulary Was Puz-
cling to the Stranger.
re was Il scholarly looking English
NAH. with the distracted appearance
of student about him, and he wanted
10 take Il ride TO Il suburban locality
and back. What will be your charger"
lie asked the cabman.
1.-TWO plunks," replied cabby.
1.-TWO what?"
"Plunks-bones-ca Amt you on?'
"On:" echoed the other in bewilder-
mcnt. Not until l know how much it
Is to cost Inc for the trip. That is what
am asking YOU"
That's what I'm tellin' you. Two
daddics. See?''
Il beg pardon. That is equally mys-
tifying. Either I have failed TO make
you understand me or l am singularly
deficient in apprehending the yocabu-
larry OF commerce. May / ask you to
make one more effort to tell me what
my fare will be for the proposed trip?"
Told you five or six times. Two
bucks; two cart Wheels
\ light seemed to dawn upon the be-
logged mind Of the scholarly person.
Gould YOU" he said, ''hy any posst-
hility mean $2?'
"Sure. That's what I've been tellin'
you all along, hut YOU don't seem to I'M
dcrstand English
A few moments later one might have
seen a cab making its way toward the
suburbs. On the drivers seat was a
brisk looking parsonage with his plug
hat tilted back on his head. and on the
inside was passenger who was indus
triously jotting down something in his
nntebnns. COMPANION.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
To AHnid II Tie Vote.

In the history of our comic literature
there have been many genuine Irish
bulls" recorded, but rarely one that is
of neater brand than that encounter
ed at political gathering on Locust
street above Broad, in Philadelphia,
says the Record Of that city. y con-
vention Of delegates had been called to
revise the rules of the party, and in or
der to expedite matters delegate
moved that Il committee of fifteen he
appointed TO draft the proposed rules.
Before this was adopted another dele
gate suggested that a committee of tif-
teen would he unwieldy and proposed
an amendment reducing the number to
eight. This was agreed to, but before
it's adoption an aged delegate, with u
rich Milesian brogue, arose and SOL
EMMY proposed, 'Alisther Chairman,
move yer that the committee be in
erased to noine. so that in case of o
tote vote there'll be n ajarity of wan
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
SPENCER'S EAR PLUGS.
The Way Ihe Great Philosopher Rid
Himself 81 small Talk.


Years AGO says William II. Hud-
son in the No!A. american Review,
Herbert Spencer found that the eff
feet of following ordinary conversation
became Frequently tcn much for him.
But he liked /" hav" l.cnpln about him
to watch til" play Of expression on their
faces, to feci that, though he could not
himself share much in the merriment
he WAS. as it We're. 81 part of the nor
nal and healthy social world. For
this reason he objected to withdrawal
into solitude and evolved Il plan by
which he might secure the partial isO-
lation which he required. lie had a
circular spring made 10 20 round the
back OF his head. and this carried pads
which fitted firmly upon the ears. ef-
fectivciy dcadcning the noise about
him and reducing the surrounding
chatter 10 Il mere hum. | have often
seen him. stretched at length upon his
couch. follow with apparent interest
the gossip over the afternoon tea cups
up to q certain point and then, reach
ing under his pillow. ,iSw forth and
adjust his Instrument. thus suddenly
detachinc himself from his environ
mcnT. The effect OF this movement
with comparative strangers was al
ways to cause an instant cessation Of
the conversation. But this was precise
y what spencer did not wish. Go on
talking lie would eXclain, with q
luizzicaI look. I can't hear What you
Ire saying, you know"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
BEFORE THE BREAK.


When Patience liz Hard For tina
Strenuous. Energetic Mortal.
We are al! familiar with the impa-
thence which comes naturally with age
and failing health, the intolerance Of
little hindrances, the inconsequence in
argument. the petulance in comment,
which are the first signs of scnility.
But there is another kind Of Impotence
which has wholly different meaning.
1t comes to the high spirited, strenuous
man when he feels the hand of age on
him or that premonition Of death which
the human Jody in some hidden way
can give to its owner. \ man whose
soul is centered on great ideal to
which his life's work has been given
chafcs at the thought that lie must be
taken before seeing its realization. y
man. again. of fiery energy whose days
have been spent in conflicts may redou-
BILE his efforts at the prospect of their
cessation and show an almost hyster-
icai vitality in his closing years. IT is
a commonplace Of literature. The men
of the greatest power have the least
liberation for petty triumphs, the most
abiding sense of the smallness of their
dOingS and the magnitude of their task.
That line OF "In Memoriam" which
was one of the last utterances Of
Rhodes csc little done, so much TO
do"D is a cry on the lips of all who fix
their eyes on far horizon. Haste to
justify themselves. either to make prac-
teal some idea or to walk a little far
Their on the road. is the last inflrmity
Of the strongest and best-Spectator.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
OMNlVOROUS MAN.
Reptiles Are Eaten With EaRerness
All Over the World

Reptiles Are Eaten With EaRcrneSB
All Over the World.
Reptiles are eaten with eagerness all
over the world. Neither want Of beau
" nor abundance of venom protects
them from omnivorous man. Although
they suggest to lis by form and motion
all that is false and unfair, hideous
and horrid. even Gods curse of the SER
pent does not shield 1t. and from the
humble frog Of the pond to the colossal
crocodile of Egypt they are all only so
much food for men. Old MeXicans
loved the speckled salamander and ate
it with Spanish pepper. The Spanlards
learned the odd fashion. and the habit
has not entirely died out. Vipers are
favorite dish with Italians. The liz
ards of this continent are n most deli
cate dish, and the iguanas of the An
titles We're carried 10 South Carolina in
great numbers. the rice fields of that
stare being well suited TO them.
Snakes find Il ready market in many
eastern countries. The giant of Java,
which iufests the pepper plantations
and whose venom is fatal, is a favor
lite. The huge boa constructor furnishes
an exceedingly fat meat, and the negroes
Of its native country prefer it to the
daintiest food Of the white man. The
anaconda of Brazil supplies the table
of the poor, though the Portuguese use
only the rich fat it produces. South
American natives eat almost every kind
of snake, and the far west has taught
many fastirlious palate from over the
sea to relish the fatal rattlesnake Of
our own country. Snake eating is more
common in the United States than one
would imagine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
A RABBIT CAT.
The Manx TaiIless Feline Was Once
n SeacoaSt Freak.

n SeacoaSt Freak.
1t seems probable that the tailless
ManX cats originally came from Corn
wall. They managed TO survive longer
as a distinct breed in the Isle of Man
than in Cornwall, the predominance of
the common tailed cat being of course
aided in the latter district by the fact
that, although remote, it is part of the
mainland Of England. whereas new
cats could be carried to the Isle Of
Man only by sea. The ManX cat which
first attracted modern attention was n
very different animal from the vari-
ously colored specimens which now
take prizes Mt cat shows. 1t was al
ways of the color of a hare and had
fur like Il hare.
Like hare. too, it always moved its
hind legs together. Its chief food was
crabs caught on the beach, and when
transported inland from the seacoasts
it very seldom, if ever, survived long
No cat Of this kind has been seen for
many years in the Isle of Man. though
there are plenty of tailless cats. its
crossed descendants. 10 be purchased
there Wherever 1t originally came
from, the Cornish or ManX cat was
more nearly separate species than
any kind OF show cat now existing.
1t was a seacoast animal, with fur,
color absence of tail and method Of
locomOtion obviously adapted by the
Inheritance of ages TO its habit of
catching crabs and other small life be-
hind the ebbing tide.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
DiSAPSlNG TIE GODS.



Jo.S Chinese. .!ap1n.sc and Hindoo
HoyS Prepare For school Life.
Among !hc eastern nations the begin
ming of school life is Il critical time for
the child. The priest or astNOloger
must bp consulted 10 choose a lucky
day. Every prccaution must be taken
TO avert the jealousy of the gods. whose
malice is especially directed against a
fine boy
The Chinese father who adores his
son will take the utmost pains TO con-
vince the powers of the air that the
boy is of no account. The child may
he given despicabie name, like flea
or chute. a pig, or, more insulting
still. lie may he given 4 girls name.
The boy may be started off to school
wearing 4 girls dress and one earring.
and if the deception is complete this
will be the most effectual of all, for
even the gods do not care for girls in
China.
The Japanese schoolboy wears hang
ing from his belt little red bag con-
tanning q brass tag with his name and
his parents name and address upon it.
He must have his paper umbrella and
his fan, and in gray bag upon his arm
is jar Of rice for his luncheon. This
quaint little fellow has probably made
his offering ut his own private shrine
10 Tenjinsen. the god of penmanship.
When the HindoO boy has found an
suspicious day to begin school he Is
taken TO the god of learning, Sarasva-
ii. Here the little supplicant presents
his offerings of rice and betel nuts and
repeats the letters of the alphabet after
the priest. Thus he is entered into the
ways of knowledge in the very presence
of the GOd.-Everybod Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19

The trite phrase catching a Tartar
is thus traced 10 its origin in an old
cyclopedia:
I'm some battle between the Rus
slams and the Tartars. who are wild
sort of people in the north Of Asia. a
private soldier called out: Captain. hal.
loo, there! I've caught Tartar!
Fetch him along. then said the cap,
tain. Aye, but he won't let meT re-
piled the man. The fact was that the
Tartar had caught him.
Grose gives practically the same sto.
r. in his Classical Dictionary OF the
Vulgar Tongue" 1855, but credits the
misadventure to an Irish soldier of the
imperial Austrian service in battle
against the Turks. The closing scene
he varies thus:
Bring him along" said his COM
rade. He won't come" said Paddy.
Then come along yourself" replied
the other. ".Arrah," said he, "but he
won't let me-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19

We have all heard the phrase. AFTER
him with a sharp STICK but it may
not have occurred 10 many of us that
the stick referred to is the much feared
yearly January bill. Such. however, Is
the meaning that the saying conveys
to the Nushinan Indians of California.
who have seen the disagrecable habit
prevalent among US of sending gifts.
When one Indian owes another, 1t Is
considered bad taste for the creditor to
dun the debtor. He proceeds with moro
de!icacy. He procures certain num-
Der nf sticks. according TO the amount
of the debt and paints a ring around
the end of each. These he carries and
losses into the debtors wigwam and
then goes away without word The
debtor invariably pays the debt and de-
stroys the sticks. as il is considered
rCnrOach 10 have the January dunning
stick thrown into the wigwam. Indeed
the creditor never uses them except
with hard customers.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19

\ note Of family pride was struck
In the conversation between three small
Reading boys the other day. The parts
played by their respective grandfathers
in the civil war were being depicted by
two of the boys in vivid colors. The
career of each. it seemed, had been
halted by confinement in southern pris-
ons. and it was on the latter fact that
the lads laid particular stress. The
third youth, unable 10 match these re-
citals with any military achievepent Of
his own forefathers, preserved an envi-
Gus silence for awhile and then. not 10
be outdone. said disparagingly:
why. that's not so much. My Tn
Gle Bill was in Jail long time, and he
was never in the army at all"'--rhila-
delphia Ledger.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19

The late Sir Frederick Bramweil was
famous both as Il witness and arbi
traitor in engineering disputes. 1t is re
called that his brother, the late Lord
Justice Rramwell, on giving advice tc
young barrister told him 10 he care
full of four kinds Of witnesseS-iirS
Of the liar; second. of the liar who
could only be adequately described 10y
the aid Of powerful adjective; third
of the expert witness. and, finally, Of
my brother Fred"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
SUNDAY TRAINS.

Sunday trainsleave Baltimorefo Delta
and intermediate stations at $50 A. M
and 400 p NJ, stopping at Bel Air at 10
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 1855 A. NJ and
400 P. NJ An additional train will leave
Bel Air for Baltimore and intermediate
stations at $40 P. NJ, and Baltimore fof
Bel Air at 10 90 p. NJ, arriving at Bel All
at / 20 P. NJ and Baltimore $50 p "
CA. FIFER. General Passenger Agan,
!. S. NORRIS. General Manager
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
Struggle and Strength.

Strength comes only through strug-
gle-through struggle and earnest work
never through frantic beating
against the bars nor through self pity.
Ill health is Il prison of your own
building, prison wherein you are
locked by your own thoughtlessness
and lack of self control. fircum-
stances have something to do with it,
and you may have inherited tenden-
cy toward disease. In that case circum-
stances must be altered and inherited
weakness outgrown. Both can be done.
Earnest thinking and thoughtful work
will move mountains.-MaxwelpS Tai
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
The TOmh of David

The tomb of David. king of Israel. is
still pointed out to travellers in Pales-
tine and. despite its age, is in a re-
markably good state of preservation.
David died in 1915 p. c. and was bur-
led in the city of David" His tomb
became the sepulcher of several subse-
quent kings and one of the sacred
places of the kingdom. 1t stands on
Mount Zion. at Jerusalem, Just outside
Of the city wall.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
Cliff of Natural Glass.

\ cliff Of natural glass can be seen in
Yellowstone park, Wyoming. 1t is half
a mile long and from 100 10 200 feet
high, the material of which it consists
being as good glass as that artiicially
manufactured. The dense glass which
forms the base is from ~ to 100 feet
thick, while the upper portion. having
suffered and survived many ages Of
wind and rain, has naturally worn
much thinner. OF course the color Of
the cliff is not that of natural glass
transparent and white-but is mostly
black and in some places notified and
streaked with brownish red and shades
of olive green and brown.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
The surgeon.. Chnrges.

81 hear your" dissatisfied with your
doctors bill
Yes. don't think he's entitled to
$3.50 for that operation"
why no. -
because if he was he'd claim more"
Philadelphia Ledger.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
AN. A. NJ. A. NJ. p. NJ. p. n.
LEAVE
An additional train will leave Rel

An additional train will leave Bel Air
on Saturday only at & p. NJ, arriving in
Baltimore at P. NJ. Returning leave
Baltimore at As P. NJ, arriving at
Bel Air 12.45 A. NJ.
An additional train will leave Cardiff
for York and intermediate stations al
20 A. NJ. Returning will leave York
at A. NJ.
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COnlDuls0ry pfety,

Sunday School Teacher - hope all
the little girls in my class love God?
Eva Brown-I do. Sunday School Teach
er-That's right. Eva. Now tell us why
you love him. Eva Brown--Got to-
Lippincotts Magazine
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19
CATAR8H CANNOT BE CURED

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is blood or constitutional dis
ease. and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not q quack medicine.
1t was prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. 1t is composed OF
the best tonics known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly on
the mucous So faces. The perfect com
binations of 30 ingredients is what
produces suet Wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Sell for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY 81 CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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There is :, whole CHAPTER az sound
advice in the admontion: Don't dodge
difficulties; meet them, greet them,
beat them"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-02-19

People SOw old by thinking them
selves old. AS surely as they think
this 1t will come true. for thought IL
creative.
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1865 Acres Fronting on the Bel All: Road,
228 Acres,
Fronting little more than half.milc on ths
Priest Ford Road.

This tract consists of the Alex. Hays prop
erty. 2u5 acres to which has been added -
acres of Hnmclands Farm. give it a frontage
it's full width on the Priest Ford road This
tract has on it about 50 acres of excellent
Timber. This tract has on it all the other
buildings named
The above property Is offered at private
sale by me- as agent for Dir. Herbert Harlan,
and will be sold easy tern OF payment.
W BEATTY HARLAN,
ChIrchvilc. Md
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Transient e4dVertisenents.- Square
3 insertions or less $3.50. Each subse-
quent insertion % cents. Longer adver-
tisements in the same proportion. A
space equal to six lines makes a square.
Figure work double price.
Obituaries and Personal Connnunica-
tons will be inserted at cents per line.
Yearly Advertisements at Special Rates.
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re Eas and ln,ellisepesr.
Is Published Eperv FRIDAY.
FINNEY & DASHIELL.
TERMS.-S1.0o A Year IN Advance.

Entered August Is, 1902, as second,
class matter, Postofice at Bel Air, Nd,
Act of Congress of March 8, 1879.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-07-07

morning after visit at the Mrs.
Ross Stratton and H, j. Cook homes.
Delta Press: James Dickson and
wife went to Oskaloosa Monday
where Mr.. Dickson viii take another
week IS treatment of one of that towns
doctor's. He is improved by his stay
there last week.
E. @. Jones, a former employee of
the Golbe Office in this city and now
with the Tacoma Ledger, visited last
week at the parental Al Jones home.
His wife and daughter, Miss Edith,
will remain for longer visit.
Miss Mary Reynolds entertained
the Murdoch Club Friday evening at
her pleasant home west of the city,
light refreshments and home made
ice cream were served and very
pleasant evening was spent by all.
Mrs. Mary Hawley, of this city was
one of the thirty-one Wilson rela-
tives who met at the home of Abel
Hawley's and ate picnic dinner on
their pretty lawn near Delta last Sun
day. In the afternoon they drove
down to 1.-THE river and thoroughly
enjoyed themselves. The party was
given in honor of Sam CTS sister,
Mrs. Dot Jackson of Clarinda.
Judge Lewis drove over from Monte
yuma Saturday in an automobile and
remained in the city over Sunday.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Lizzie
Quits Smith, of California, who has
been visiting in Montezuma. She
will remain with relatives and friends
in Oskaloosa a short time before re-
turning to her western home. They
had delightful ride coming across
the country, the Judge being an ex-
pert chaffuer.
Eddyville Tribune: On Tuesday
evening, June %, 1904, at o'clock,
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. McNeese, oc-
Cured the wedding of Miss Gertrude
McNeese, of this city, and James
Lawless, of Des Moines, Rev. w. R.
Yard, of the Baptist, church, officia-
ting. The wedding was very quiet
affair, their being no one present but
the family and Misses Fannie Nc
Gamma and May and Lucy Pendry, of
Oskaloosa.