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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Some splendid picture frames may be
seen every year nj The Royal academy
exhibition. hut the finest and costliest
frame ever made for Il picture was that
which incl"$r> the Virgin and Child
il Milan cathedral 1t is made of ham,
mcrrd gold. With IN inner moldin@ OF
lapiS laZuli. The corners of this valu-
able frame have hearts designed i'll
large pearAS and precious stones. Some
i1ea of lis value may be gained when
il is stated that the frame is eight feet
long and six feet wide. Its estimated
worth is t21.0m. one of the pictures
in the Vatican III Rome is in frame
studded with jewels. The picture in
4 valuable one. but the frame nearly
EQUALS the vain" of the painting
''E.. '"".nuaax FIR~s.
On the western prairie is found what
is called the compass plant, which Is
of great value Ia travellers. The long
leaves AT the base of its stem are placed.
not tlAi. as i'll plants generally. bur Ill
Il vertical position. and present their
edges north and south. The peculiar
propensity of tie plant is attributed 10
the fact that both surfaces of its leaves
display an equal receptivity for light,
whereas the upper surfaces Of IN"
leaves of most plants are more senSi-
tive To light than the lower. The leaves
thus assume Il vertical position and
point north and south. Travellers on
dark nights are said to feel the edges
of the leaves to ascertain the point OF
the compass.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

| have i'll my possession. writes con-
triburor. Il liuIi''r hearing dare Oct Il.
1926. inviting persons 10 take part in
the last state lottery which was held in
this country. says 81 writer in The Lon
don Chronicle This invitation is \
very elaborate affair. 1t is printed in
green and yellow. At the top are the
royal arms. While below. in The center
of the paper, is the announcement:
positive. l;y order of the loEds of his
majeSty$ treasury. on Wednesday
next 18th October. lotteries close for
ever in this kingdom. Six prizes nt
t:n.onn will Ne distributed on that day
as the parting gifts of Fortune" The
advertisement concludes with Il foot
note IL the effect that SiTcwrisht is
selling lottery shares and tickets Mt
81 COrnhill. London. This man SiYe-
wright WAS Il we'll known stock and
ssisfrk BfbkeFs ef etle day who made Il
ssrec ~ I6stefsEa ilrts. He was
very kana, OF, attracting clients by the
!; publ 90 d6ggerg verses. mostly
! 81 the SIN character, of which the
following is asf.iif exafhplr:
Then Gaflor~ on ;e5yly:
The fault is your own
II you don't get Il good share
Before it's all Gpm"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
A SEA GIRT TOMB.
FrRnrOla Rene Was buried ON
Rock In the Atlantic.

ROcL In the Atlantic.
Francois .."Ilc. ricuntc = ch"'clu-
BRAND. som" twenty years hctor, Ais
death. writing Ia Inc mayor of ST. M;i.
10. his native Town. made the request
that The IuWn would grant him on the
west point OF the rn.k of Grand bay Il
space sufficient for his burial. To this
island rock. accessible only at low Tide,
the body of the great French iit1cra-
tour WAS brought at his death.
\ granite crnS$ marks the spot ~
high tide the rock becomes an island.
and the waves of the Atlantic beat
against This lonely grave. III" iiftieth
anniversary ri tlsc funeral WAS cole
brated by Il pilgrimage 10 the Grand
bay. each person being requested 10
take some floral tribute.
.\itcr solemn mas; in the cathedral
Il procession. headed by the mayor and
two members Of the French academy.
crossed the sands and mounted the
rocky slopes. and with the sound If
mIisi: and The firing of Salutcs tn" To-
raj homage Was made. Poems COM
posed for the occasion were rccii"d. an
Grafton WAS pronounced 10y NJ. H. vi
cOmte de Vogue, and at night The
Grand bay displayed green funeral
lights
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

The wi3rst Indian philosophy has
never bog@lrd. like ours, over that silly
word supernatural" The Cpallishad
says. What is in the visible exists also
in the invisible. and what is in Brahms
world is also here" The ultimate, al
belt unreachablc, is aS real to the Ash
attic mind us rice, and in the Bhagavad-
Gitu .Arjuna is actually permitted to
behold the embodied infinite. Indeed
it is rather this present existence which
India regards as the Illusion. the maya.
To see the stars we must wait for
night, and to live we must die. Nor is
it unintrrc$ ing to note in lIinloo clas-
sizes how these large ard happy sereni-
ties of oriental view lave Soflencd per
sonilicationS nf dcath.-Sir Edwin ar
mold
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Many young men fail in life because
they don't know Il cEanc" when they
have it and only know what is lost
when it is too late These youngsters
who want 10 hc masters over the men
who are educating them. and 10 whom
they owe the inspiration of their lives.
all wind up by being slaves. One les
son for all lcadcrs-lcaru 10 obey till
YOU are able IL command. This is old
and good. -SchoolmaStcr.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

fathers, The dress is of hemp cloth.
with hempen sirdlr. y face shield is
nsed 10 show thai rho w"arcr is Il sin
ner and must not speak l" amy on" IN.
less addressed. The costume i re-
tanned for three years, III" shield for
three months. This is Worn fer Il f;-
Their only. Secondary mournin" is worn
for mother and no mourning n All
for wife. The hat is Of wicker. Oar
Ing the China Japanese war III" United
States minister ordered every Amrri.
can citizen In have in readiness dress
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29


The great attraction of Kamakura
and one of the jewels of Japan is the
Daibutsu. or great bronze Huddla. We
approach it through Il tree lined ave
nue. and get the first and best view of
it at Il distance of some 200 feet. Ii is
sitting figure. 10 feet : inches high.
81 feet > inches in circumference. The
face is y feet > inches long and from
ear 10 ear Il feet . inches wide. The
eyes, which are pure gold. are nearly
two feet long. I'll" circumference Of
the thumb is three feet. These figures
give some idea of the Size. and the iig
urc is elevated on Il stone platform
some twelve tu fifteen feet above The
person approaching it. But no dcscrip-
ton can convey IN idea OF the majesty
OF the face. Ii is bent gently forward
as ii in hrumling contemplation OF the
infinite. IL represents perfect peace
the rrpoSc OF the attained Nirvana.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
SUNDAY TRAINS.

Sunday trainsleave Baltimore for Delta
and intermediate stations at $50 A. Nj
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 =. NJ,
stopping at Bel Air at 1855 A. NJ; and
l. az p N. An additional train will leave
Rel Air for Baltimore and intermediate
stations at s.1OP.M., and Baltimore for
Bel Air at 10 90 p. NJ, arriving at Bel Air
112Op. NJ. and Baltimore $50 +. M.
CA. FIFER, General Passenger Agent
7 s. NORRIS, General Manager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

y wise newspaper says we should be
thankful that we are modernS and
heirs of all the wisdom of the ages.
Perhaps we should be il we did nor
know that the average American ilnaG
ines Plato to be new kind of silver
polish and Sappho an attachment to n
piano. washington Times.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

New Boarder-What is the landlady's
daughter playing?
Old Boarder-A mixture of airs from
q lot of old operas--a sort of musical
hash. You know.-New York Weekly.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
For Sale!

\ yc-y desirable FARM at private sale
This farm is situated near the Ton ''att
about q mile from Bel Air, and contains l'p
ares sixty in wood and balance very fertile
There is "A comfortable FRAME DWELL. lNt
HOUSE. with Barn and other outhulldingS
and Apple Peach nndl Pear Orchards.
Reasonable terms.
HERMAN STUMR,
AttornTT or the owner
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.


An additional train will leave Bel Air
on Saturday only at s +. NJ, arriving in
Baltimore at p. NJ. Returning leave
Baltimore at IL As Il. NJ, arriving at
Bel Air - 45 A. NJ.
An additional train will leave Cardiff
for York and intermediate stations at
GOA. NJ. Returning will leave York
at g A. NJ.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Il thought You claimed this WAS =
good restaurant" he Grnmblcd rs they
passed from the room Of the biz dry
goods store.
We'll. isn't it,
Bah. ] know OF place over "il
Madison street where You can got tire"
times as much rs we've had for Il quar-
ter Chicago I;ccorl-II"rald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

In the speech of SO highly developed
a people rs til" Celts therc is II" "4uiva-
lent Ia yes Thus ii happens that
YOU Shall never hear an Irish waiter
pronounce the shihholcth ''y"Ssir' OF
his English confrere. for he invariably
expresses an affirmative by some such
phrase as Il shall. sir. ut is, sir
RlacllwooU Magazine
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

"Meanest folks ever saw in the
city" srowled the man from the way
back district Why. when you find Il
Teller goin' right your Way with on" Z"
them big cars lie won't give yon Il lift
without char:in' you \ nickel for it. =
Exchange.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

as Bnnncrly rs egotistic as he
looks"
Il think 50. He wrote to Il friend
not long ago and i'll the course of the
communication remarked that William
Shakespeare seemed TO have anticipat-
I'd in Il somewhat rude and unfinished
form one of his (Bannerly'sy pet thco-
ries ."--Clevcland Plain Dealer
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Everybody knows the rhraS" All
the world loves Il lover" but very
few people know that Emerson said 1t
and that he said it i'll Il slightly differ
ent way-"All mankind love Il lover"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Professor Of Rhetoric - irrc * an
item Of news would like in the pa
per.
City Editor ito office hnyl-llcr" Ben
ME, rewrite this. Fix il M 10 print
Cleveland Leader.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

1t Is impossible 70 make people under
stand their ignorance, for 1t requires
kpowledQe tn perceive II
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Transient advertisements One Square
8 insertions or less $3.50 Each subse-
quent insertion rs cents. Longer adver-
tisements in the same proportion. A
space equal to six lines makes a square.
Figure work double price,
Obituaries and Personal Communica.
tons will be inserted at cents per line.
Yearly Advertisements at Special Rates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
Where She Failed,

Maybell-Can you keep Il secret:
Elzabeth--Yes. easily. Ept cart
kelp any one else keep one.-Jndge.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
ne Eeis and lptelllsepcer
Is Published Every Friday.
FINNEY & DASHIELL.
TERMS.-Sl.00 A Year In Advance.

Entered August IS, 1902, as second
class matter, Postoffice at Bel Air. Md,
Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

NAlANkII NANiNOI Oh SONLO
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 a quack medicine.
1t was prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years, and is
regular prescription. 1t is composed OF
the best tones known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly on
the mucous surfaces. The perfect com
binations of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
NE 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 its quiet,
beautiful and homelike attractions. AS
summer boarding place it is uuexcelled
and it's 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 a custo-
mer." Special terms for large parties on
application.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-16
NOT FIT TO BE PRESIDENT.
An "Evening Post" Opinion Of Judge
Parker.

(Ncw York Eycning Post, July I. 1907
We presume that Judge rarkcr's greet
ings in Georgia rs our next President"
will not ruiie his judicial calm. Like
the rest OF us, he has Secn too many next
Presidents a year before election.
They usually swarm like transformers
In July before the nominating cunvep-
ton. But the Judge will be subjected
in his Georgia address to II pretty sharp
test OF his fitness for President. next
time or ever. win he have the courage
to speak a direct and wholesome word
To the people -! the SOUTH on the question
which is rapidly becoming the leading ma
tional Issue?
We mean, of course. the whole matter
of abridged suffrage, denied citizenship.
refusal of equal treatment before the
law, and the rrcrIdcscencc Of slavery. ns
affecting our negro population. The
Southern papers are full of IL. and de-
handing that the South be ''let alone"
in It's challenge Of human rights and dis
regard Of the constitution. Edward NJ.
Shepard told the people of New Orleans
that the South ought to he left 10 20 its
W way. But n "A man named as
our next President agree to such a
local notification Of national laws? II
he can, he il not fit TO be- President next
year or any year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-16
WHY ALL'S WELL IN KANSAS.
1t Ia Because of Sound Money and the
Protective Policy.

Few people realize how or why the
condition OF Kansas is watched with
such solicitudc throughout the country
especially in the Western States.
The fact is indiSputahlc that there IL
something about its climate. the mcr-
curial disposition Of its people and the
conditions OF life in Kansas that make
IL IA sort of barometer for the rest of the
republic. When there is anything seri-
Gus the matter with Kansas ii Is Ger
tain tina; all Is not exactly right with
her neighbors. When there Is Il lrouth
in Kansas there is apt to be Il mighty
thirst IN all the region west uf the Mis-
sissippi. When the rains and sunshine
bless Kansas with bountiful harvests
and the cyclone and grasshoppcr give her
n wide berth. the fairness is apt TO extend
beyond her borders and ill the land with
reason for rcjoicings and content.
When Providence frowns on Kansas
the heart of the nation is usually sorrow
full for hcr--and for itself.
When Providence smiles on Kansas
the rest of us generally bid au reyoir to
melancholy.
Therefore Senator Fairbanks did well.
in opening the Republican campaign a,
Marion, Kan, Sept. |. 10 remind his au-
ditors Of the change that had come over
their prospects since the days when the
whole land rang with the cry, What's
the matter with Kansas" Happily he
was able TO proclaim. II not from the
house tops, az least to the telegraph OPP
orators for dissemination throughout the
nation, that "Alr's well in Kansas"
Swiftly he drew the picture Of the con
ditiOns as they existed eight years ago:
kansas was suffering from the effects
of Democratic administration The in.
tcrests Of her agriculture lnnguished. Her
crops rotted in the field or We're market
cd ut unrcmunerated prices And much
more to the same effect. Then he point
ed 70 the prosperity Of the present. with
ont need IN recapitulate the blessings
that good crops, good prices, good govern
ment and sOund Toney showered upon
Kansas M from an cNhaustless urn.
During the last seven years. he said"
mo one has shared the prosperity which
has rome TO the country in Il fuller de-
gree than the farmers OF Kansas And
he illustrated the prosperity OF the State
by the increase in her bank deposits
from $33.OOO.OOO in 1895 10 over $50
100000 in 1903" As a matter Of exact
record 1t might be well To say that the
bank deposits In Kansas increased from
$30,529,4S in 1895 to $Si, O55, 10. or
$50 per cent, while those OF the whole
country increased from s23l. S2S. 339 TO
$540,640, 7O2, or slightly under 1874 per
cent.
Would the reader know how all this
wonderful prosperity came 10 Kansas?
IL was through her own industry stimu.
lated and protected by the sound econ
omic and monetary policies Of the Re
publican party.
In 1895 corn on the farms OF Kansas
was bringing Is cents a bushel; last year,
according to the report Of the Depart.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-16
FARM WAGES.
Figures az Co Rates Paid 10 England
and the Unite states.

The August Labor Gazette. u govern
mcnt publication issued monthly 10y the
British Board OF Trade, gives an inter
ostilS account OF the ~hllr-ycHrly agri.
cultural hirinsS NJ Whitsuniidc. 1901. for
the counties Of Cumberland, Wcstmorc-
lnnd and North Lancashire. which affords
an instructive view NJ the rates paid
farm hands in England. The Official rc-
port prepared for the department s,atca
that the supply of male farm servants
was fairly plentiful. owing partly TO
slarkncss of employment IN other indus
tries. hut that wages showed u down.
ward tendency In the ease of mon. hat
w"inc were scarce aud their wages
were well maintained
The following were the rates generally
agreed upon for the half year.
Per siv months
with board.
REST men ,.,.,.....,.... .SI,.N Ia SlUDOb
Second class men. .......... 5uun I5W
Youths AMI boys .,......... 2ooo to 1000
Best women ...........,.., JJ.,ptu 1900
Scco Il class women and
girls ..,....... .......... 2opto GOO
! These rates have been slightly i~ucrcas.
cl in the transcription frnin English
money into dollars and cents at the ratio
Of S. per pound. hut they afford a clrar
and authoritative exhibit of what British
farm hands are receiving by which every
intelligent American farm hand can com
part the wages he receives.
Without knowing the number ~ men
employed in cach class and ut varying
rates therein it Is. Of course, impossible
To arrive at an average rate of compcnsa-
ton. Bot with 500 per half year for
the highest and $50 FOR the lowest NJ the
~sccond-clnss men IL IL evident that the
yearly average for male farm hands rx-
clusivc OF youths aud boys in Great
Britain cannot he much. If any. above
$50 n year. while the average for woin-
cn would he somewhere around 500.
We have no similar figures Cor the
United States. hut in n recon; bulletin
entitled wages of Farm Labor in the
United States" issued hy the Depart
mcnt OF Agriculture, the iirircs OF the
average monthly wages Of farm ~al,rcrs
Ia this country are given. Multiplied by
sin. 10 arrive al the half yearly rate,
they furnish the following.
Average wages Of farm laborcrs In the
United States.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-16

mcnt or Agriculture, IL brought go cents
or exactly double as much.
In 1898 the price ur wheat on tho Kan
sas farm was III cents per hushcl: last
wear, according &, the same authority,
AZ was II cents.
Nv lSAJ tir price " oats on the Kan
sas farm was II ccuts: last year IL was
Nl-l ease whore 70 cents was u joke
which the kansaH appreciated clear
down to his boots.
During this period frcigl; rates On
wheat per lUU pounds from Atchison,
Kan. - Chicago were reduced from ~
10 ~ cents. and ~ rye. harley, corn and
Data from ~ e. III cents.
In 1871 the revenue ur the railways
per passenger per mile in the territory oc
which Kansas IL the center was ..2I0
cents: In 100 Il hal fallen 10 2.23W
cents. In the samc period the raiiroad
revenue from freight in the Same terri
tory had fallen from l.l6i cents per ton
per milc 10 ODIS cents.
There are good times in Kansas he.
cause of good government, good crops.
good prices. increasing manufactures nnd
declining rates for transporting the fruits
OF all Minds ~ industry to the markets
OF the world; and when there are good
times in kausis there is little occasion
Tor discomfort tIruughlU The rest ur the
Union.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-16
UNLIKE DEM OCRATS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OF
REPUBLICANS NEVER SHADY.
snio OF Philippine Bonds to a Western
Bank, the Highc.t bidder Demo-
cratic Deal with n Belmont
Syndicate kiddlcd.

The fourth installmcnt Of the $1,000.
ono of philippine bonds was taken a,
lOl.I1 by the Western National Hank
of oklahoma CITY, whose bid for the
bonds was the highest. The fact that q
western bank should outhid leading insti.
tu,ious of Wall street Tor these bonds
suggests how the West il rapidly gaining
in financial power and importance. No
western bank would have dared ~ bid
for such n large issue " bonds withou,
being perfectly satisfied that 1t could find
II broad market for them amongs, local
investors. The old financial problem of
the West was 10 get money from the
East. The present problem Of the West
is To find good channels for the invest
incnt ~ its own money.
Ivy q transaction such rs this we find
investors in the Southwest become cred.
itors OF the Philippine Islands. In other
words. they are leaning some OF the
fruits of their " prosperity under Re
publican rule To help along the prosperity
Of our nations wards in the Philippines.
The security which United States gov
inner over the Philippines gives to
lives aud property. trade and industry,
makes the credit of the islands good, So
that investors are quite willing to pay a
premium for Philippine bonds. II the
United States government were not SOY.
crcign over the Philippines, il IL a lues.
ton whether the islands would he able
10 ioat bonds even AZ Il discount. hence
many needed improvements for the isl
ands could not bc carried out. Were
the Democratic party 10 he successful
ia the election this fail. the owners OF
philippine bonds would doubtless see a
quick slump in their market value.
Notorious Democratic Deal
IL is the Republican policy in the ease
of necessary issues of bonds. like the wal
loan Of 1SDS and this Philippine bond
issue, to sell the bonds by popular sub
scriptiun or by public competitive bid
ding for them. This gives the whole peo-
pie an equal chance. and all sections of
the country an equal chance. TO secure
them for investment and 10 realize what
ever profit their ultimate appreciation
may bring. Under the Democratic plan.
as followed out during the last Cleveland
administration, the government ignored
the small investors. and had no use for
any financial institution west uf Wall
street.
For instance, IN Feb. Is, 1895, the
Democratic Secretary ar the Treasury
signed n contract with a New York syn.
dictate for the selling Of SG2,3lj,4O four
per cent bonds. These bonds the syndi-
cate sold 10 the public for So, IL ,244,
clearing Il profit for itself, out Of the
transaction, Of nearly S3,UOO,UOO. The
price at which the bonds were sold to
the syndicate was equivalent TO 10E.
when the existing United States four per
cent bonds, with less than half ~ long
a time To run. were bringing III on the
market. The syndicate dictated to the
government the terms Of the deal. ONE
OF THE MEMBERS OF THAT SYN
DlCATE, AUGUST BELMONT, Is
THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL AID
WISER AND BACKER OF ALTON Il.
PARKER Or PRESIDENT.