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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08
Sources of Genius.

The proportion of distinguished men
and women contributed from among
the families Of the clergy can only be
described as enormous. III mere mum
Der the clergy can seldom have CQualcu
the butchers or bakers in their parishes,
vet out of 1000 cases of GENTS only
two butchers and four bakers are drti-
nitely ascertained to have produced
eminent children as against $50 par
sons. The eminent children of the
clergy outnumbered those of lawyers,
doctors and army officers put together.
On the other hand, such is til" ccvcu-
tricity of genius that the clerical pro
fesSiou produces more idiots than any
other class. From Haveiock ELLIS
Study of British Genius
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08
PICkINGS FROM FICTION.

y woman knows woman. no matter
how different they've been raised
THE Substitute.''
hold there is but one irremcdiahle
evil in life. that Of growing tired of
oneself.-"Thc CariSsima."
Jugc the future hi the past. but when
you hav past you amt got much flu
ture-"Lirtle Iicnry's Slate"
Perhaps it is from overwork among
the poor that death has been reduced
to a slladow-"The Gray Wig"
l amt what they call pessimist,
but thinks poorly of most things. Its
safcr-"The Adventures of Harry Re
vel"
Good breeding sums up in its in
stinctive attitude all the efforts Il man
has made toward pcrfection; aye. and
all that his ancestors nave made he
fore hm.-"John Percy1ield."
1t is no use to pretend that hard luck
does not take the manhood out of a
man. When he has an inferior part in
life 10 play, he begins to look the part,
and he looks the superior part when he
has that to play.-"Letters Home"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08
WATERSPOUTS.
What They Arc and the Conditions
That Generate Them


That Generate Them.
\ WaterSpOut is Il miniature tornado
originating i'll strong upward draft
of air which occurs above the surface
OF Il body OF comparatively warm wa
Ter. It's effect first becomes visible in a
circular motion at the point i'll the
clouds to which it ascends. This be-
comes Il whirl. which condenSes the
vapor at its center, causing the portion
Of the cloud there TO drop downward
in the shape Of Il gigantic jelly bag. 1t
the same time the continuing upward
Graft increases the rapidity of it's orig
inal swirl and of the condensed vapor
caUgiit within it until the ascending
and descending masses join to form
the WatcrspOut.
Necessarily by this process the air
beneath the spout is rarehed. and thus
where the phenomenon occurs at sea
the water always seems to be sucked
up into it, although this is not really
the ease to amy considerable extent.
For similar reasons where Il water
spout o. tornado passes over q build
Ing it does most Of its damage by ex-
haUstiag iii" air outside. causing what
is within 10 expand and blow the
structure TO pieces
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

As twilight approaches II garden I'LL
ell with brilliant flowers the rel flow
ers will first lose their gorgeous color
as the light diminiSheS. and then ,ilG
grass and leaves will appear ssrayiSii.
The last flowers TO part with their dis
tinctivc color. white flowers hri!.& left
out of the account. viii be the blu" "'
violet ones. This fact is useful t" >ilrfl
insects as. in order to avoid tGcir r'r-
mics. visit wild flowers in the twi-
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

II is wonderful enough that infants
of Il few weeks OF months should make
unm.s!ak.,bi,- manifestations of the
simpler emotions of fear, affection and
AMER, hut that IN emotion so complex
as jealousy Should appear so early as
at IL" .-r of zen months is especially
r@.-a,Nah.c ani indicates Il degree Of
Development ut this age which in the
absence Of observation might justly be
deemed incredible Iurwin observed
jealousy III an infant of fifteen and
One-Ealf months. but adds. 1T would
probably be exhibited by infants at an
earlier age if they were tried in fit
ting manner"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08
A Horse AnieCS.

First Comedian-I know something
awfully funny. Second Comedian
What is it? First Comedian-Nhy. l
was held up by highwayman last
night But the joke was on him. L
told him there was no use searching
me as my wife had been through my
pockets just five minutes before. Sec
ond Comedian-But | don't see that the
joke was on him. 1t was on you. First
Comcdan-No, you're wrong. 1t --asn't
on either of us. 1t was Gil my Wife.
There wasn't any r:cncy in my pockets
to begin with Detroit Free Press
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

When the OAK leaf is the siZ" OF
squirrels foot take stick like Il crows
bill and make holes as big as Il cnons
ear ana as Wide apart aS fox tracks;
then plant your corn that il may ripen
before TIE chestnut splits and the wood
chuck begins his winters Slpep-El
nest Thompson Seton in Century.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

1T WAS ualy five years ago that /
started in with our firm ut s. a week, y
said Bragg, "and now | earn $50 a
weak without any trouble"
"That's so. It's easy to earn that:
remarked hewitt. hut how much do
yOu got :"-Philadelphia Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

I'm afraid I'll have to buy my
house" sad S1bhUoS.
"N'hy sn:''
u can't afford 10 REM it."-Philadcl-
phia ledger.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

Il understand he was an author even
before graduation from college"
"Yes. indeed Why. Re was the au-
thor of n new college yell.
Post.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

Failure is to be untrue 10 the hest
you know. and the best you know is 10
stay where you are and do what you
can as well as you can.-Maltbie d.
Rahcock.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

Some scientists" began Mr.. Gay
significantly, consider kissing danger.
GUS DO you?''
Well replied Miss Smart. Il think
it would be for you. My hiC brother
Is within Exchange.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08
ORDER NiSI.

sal" f q s1$ the
Hannah L. Norris, Hartford County.
deceased.
Ordered, this 1+th day OF March. in the
year 19Ot, by the Register OF Wills of Hartford
county, during the recess of the Orphans
Court Of said county, that the sale made and
reported by Charles {. Morse, executor, in
the above entitled matter, be ratified and
confirmed. unless cause to the contrary thereof
DC Shown on or before the 18th day of April
1904; provided, copy of this order he pub.
liShed in some newspaper printed and pub.
lishcd in Hartford county. once a week. for
three successive weeks before the said + Ii
day of April 1904.
The report states the amount of sale to he
$50.
HUGH T. BAY, r. W. HOO.
True Copy-Test:
HUGH T. BAY, r.. w. IL. Co.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08
CATARRH 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 a quack medicine.
1t was prescribed by orc of the best ply
sicians in this country for years, ard is a
regular prescription. 1t is composed OF
the best tonics 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 resultsin curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. 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, 1904-04-08

willie, are you and Ben in any mis-
chief out there?'
"Oh, no. replied the boy. We're all
right. We're jest playin' ball with
Eome eggs the grocer left to see how
many times we can catch one before it
breaks. Chicago Post.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

Transient advertisements. Ore Square
s insertions or less $3.50. Each subse-
quent insertion rs cents. Longer adver.
tlsements in the same proportion. A
space equal to SIX Ines makes Il square.
Figure work double price.
Obituaries and Pess nal Communica-
tons will be inserted at cents per line
Yearly advertisements at Special Rates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08
HOPKINS AND COOLEY. Solicitors.
NOTICE TO EREDIIORS.
MARY K ETH,

This is. to give notice that the subscriber haS
obtained from the Orphans Court ofHarford
County, Md, letters testameutary on the
estate of
MARY KEITH,
late of Hartford county, deceased. Allpersons
having claims against said deceased are here
by notified to exhibit the same. with the legal
vouchers thereof,
On or Before the LIST day of September, 1909.
or they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefits of said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal this st day
of March, 1904.
AUGUST MARTIN,
Executor.
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Tn + Sis and lI,se@lls2erfrser.
IS Published Eq'erY tartdsy.
FINNEY & DASHIELL
T'ERNIS.-SI.0GA Year In Advance.

Entered August Is, 1902, as second
class matter. PostnGice at Bel All, Md
Act of Congress Of March s. 1879.
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On or Before the 22d Day of September, 1904
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

This iS to give notice that the subscriber
II - oh aimed from the Orphans Court OF
Ilarfnrd county, Md letters teStamentary
q the estate of
BEULAH =. STEPHENSON,
late OF Hartford county, deceased. Allpersons
having claims against said deceased are here
bv notified t. exhibit the same. with the legal
vouchers thereof,
On or Before the 3Oth Day of September, 1904,
or they may otherwise by law he excluded
from all benefits of said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal this 3uth
day OF March. 1904.
JACOB A. nOXEN,
Executor.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08
THE EAGLE HOTEL,
CHAS. A. McGAW, Proprietor
BEL AIR, MD.

The undersigned has assumed charge
of this old and well-known hotel and
proposes to cater to the travelling public
in the most approved manner. To those
who know the situation and advantages
Of the "Old Eagle" no comment is neces
sary. 1t is unsurpassed for its quiet,
beautiful and home1ike attractions. AS
summer boarding place it is unexcelled
and its reputation as a stopping place
for commercial men and tourists will be
carefully nurtured. Everything will be
under the personal care of the proprietor,
and his ambition is to make the saving
true" Once a customer, always a custo-
mcr" Special terms tor large parties on
application
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
I:pIiRAING NIcCANN.

This is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court OF
Hartford county, Md, letters testancntary
on the estate of
EPHRAIM MCCAIN,
b: e., nf hartford count Y. deceased. All persons
Ritv:n. claims against said deceased arc here
by notified TO exhibit the same, with the legal
vouchers thereof,
On or Before the 22d Day Of September, 1904,
OF they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefits of said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to make
Immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal this 22d
day of March, 1901
NOBLE l.. MITCHELL,
Executor.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

situate in the Fourth Election District of said
county. State of Maryland. about one mile
from ShawSvillc
The list being part of a tract called whit
akcr'S Chance containing
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

Conceit is small capital with which
to begin business. -Schoolmaster.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08
5612 Perches of Land, More or Less,
Trustees Sale.

BY virtue of decree of the Circuit = )urt
for Hartford county, n Court of kquit ). he
subscriber. trustee. will offer at Public
Sale, at the Court House door in Bel Air,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

BY virtue of a deed OF trust from Edw&r
II. D. Puc and CornclI u. PUG, his wife. date
March Fl. 1901. and recorded among tn
Land Records OF Hartford County, and a de
cree of the Circuit Court for II artord County
as a Court of Equity, the subscribers, a
trustees will offer at Public Sale, at the Cour
II louise door in Bel Air
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08
On Monday, April 18th, 1904,
At IL O'Clock, NJ.
Alt that Tract or Parcel of Land,

situated, lying and being partly i'll the 81 and
partly in the First Election District OF Har:
ford countygcalled wv oodvicw," or by what
soever name or names the same may DC
known or called, cont aiming
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-08

]. S. Richardson, Auctioneer.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-04

end, it will be found necessary to
draft a large number of laborers to
the Isthmus from Porto Rico. The
Porto Rican is not a good laborer, for
he cannot do half as much work in
a day as the average Jamaican negro;
but if he is the best available, he will
have to be taken. 1t is hardly likely
that the canal will be dug by negroes
from the Southern states. They would
require too high wages, and would be
just as susceptible to the unhealthy
climate as white men. The labor even
when obtained, will cause the Ameri-
and probably upset their calculations
as to the time required for carrying
out the undertaking.
In the work on the Panama Canal
there should not be expected a days
work such as is exacted in New York,
because the lethargy of the South is
there" said Mr.. D. Collazo, himself
Porto Rican. There is little fire
in the nerve when there is little ozone
in the atmosphere. The Northern
man makes a mistake on the TIRES
hold of things if he expects a North
ern days work in the tropics
At present the American construc-
tors of the canal are not handling
tropical labor in great bulk, and the
men who are carrying out the pre-
liminary work under their direction
are mostly experienced and energetic
Jamaican negroes who have remained
on the isthmus since the palmy days
of the French Company. When the
Americans begin to handle a thousand
men where now they have a score,
their real troubles are likely to COM
mence.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-04

sets of checks.
The file rooms are most interesting
places to visit. The rooms are given
up to Shelves shelves on every side of
them and cabinets packed as closely as
possibly in the center consisting of
nothing but more shelves. Each set
of checks is wrapped up in a separate
bundle, each bundle bearing a tin label
that determines at once the nature of
the loan, the amount and the report
number by which the bundle is re-
ferred to from the bank.
Highest Rates of Interest.
In this connection, 1t is interesting
to note that the highest rate of in
terest paid by the government on any
loan was on the seven-thirties. as the
bonds were called, of 1861, 1864 and
1865. The rate of interest on these Sc
curities was 7.3 per cent.
1t is also interesting to note that the
pest counterfeit ever made in this coun-
try of a government security was of
these 7-3O notes, but the author of the
work was caught with all his tools and
the notes in his possession before he
had time to circulate any of them,
1t is probable that had they been put
in circulation the genius, who made
them would have secured millions of
dollars.
The interest checks on file at the de-
partment show some enormous hold
ings of United States securities by in
dividuals. The largest check ever
drawn in favor of William H. Wander
bilt as a quarterly payment on his
holdings of the loan of 4 per cent.
consols of 1s77-19O7. The check on, ex-
hibition was dated, April l, 1882, but
1t was only one of a series for a like
amount that the famous financier re-
celVed quarterly for several years and
was signed by James Gilfllan, then
united States treasurer, and counter
signed by w. H. Gibson. Mr.. VAN
derbilt received a yearly interest Of
S1,92200 on his holdings, which
amounted to $4S, 900, so that the
check in question called for $3.50, 5O0
1t is now in the possession of the cur
rency bureau of the treasury depart
ment and is exhibited to visitors and
sight-seers, who daily throng the cor
ridors OF the building. 1t is Endorsed,
Nv. H. Vanderbilt" and was turned
over to the bank of the Metropolis in
New York for deposit.
Vanderbilt's Interest.
1t is rather an interesting occupa-
ton, for some. to compute the interest
Mr.. Vanderbilt was receiving on this
one great loan. Every year he re-
cetved $1,922,00O, which amounted to
$4SO,5O0 quarterly, $3.50, 166. Sc monthly,
$5,265.75 weekly, $219. 40 hourly and
IS every minute of the night and
day.
OF all the loans of the government
that known as the popular war loan
of 1898 entailed the most clerical work
on the clerks of the treasury depart
ment, since bonds as low as $50 were
sold. AS much care is taken to keep
track of a $40 bond as is exercised i'm
the case of one for many many times
that amount so that the time and Ia
Dor that had to be expended on this
loan was almost incredible.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-04

Continued from Page Thirteen.)
de ban; nebber did know OBJ SIGH a
VERY po year for cotton"
''Wot gifts mex to me- said the wait
er, lis how fellers wot talks an
changes dat-a-way kin cher git any,
body to pay any tention to wot dey
say"
ut do look funny" said Uncle Min
go; but maybe it's OWN to de prin-
ciple dat dem wot talks de loudes'
makes de mos noise, an is heard by
de mos people"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-04

portion of the great stock which has
been bought.
Cleaning Up the Isthmus.
''The cleaning up of the isthmus' so
as to prevent another enormous death
rate like that under the French
regime, was another matter that had
to be attended to from the very start.
one of the first things done was to
take over the hospital at Colon and
enlarge its capacity by adding new
wing and a water tower. The hospital
at Panama has also been enlarged and
improved.
These hospitals were the greatest
pride of the French Canal Company.
Millions of dollars were spent upon
them, and they were undoubtedly the
most efficient branch of the COM
panys work and the best hospi-
tails all the way from Mexico to Peru.
But they We're not good enough for
the American doctors who were sent
down to take charge of the sanitary
work. They have been vastly i'm
proved in many respects.
This is only one example of the
inadequacy of the French work. as
judged by American ideals. Before
we went down there we had heard a
great deal about their blunders and
their graft but we had not heard the
hundredth part of the truth.
Material Unavailable.
1--WE were led to suppose that there
would be great deal of engineering
material available for use on the con-
struction work right at the very
points where it was required. But we
found this was not the case. With
the exception of a few dump cars and
other bits of secondhand stuff that
can be used successfully, everything
will have to be new. The French
working locomotives, river launches,
drilling and excavati ting machinery, and
material of all kinds have simply been
allowed to rust to pieces.
Even if they had been properly
cared for, it is not probable that we
would have been able to use them to
any considerable extent. They are
and inefficient, accord
ing to modern ideas, and they could
not be economically used on a great
work which has to be completed with
in the shortest possible time. Even
when they were bought, away back
in the eighties. they were not of the
latest types, and since then there has,
Of course, been a great improvement
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-04
GETTING DOWN TO
WORK IN PANAMA
BLUNDERS OF FRENCHMEN
NECESSITATED ENTIRE RECAsTING
OF CANAL PLANS.

Millions of Feet of Lumber Bought
for New Wharves Mt Colon, and
the Hospitals at Colon and Pam
anna Have Been Enlarged and Inn
prOVed-PracticaIly All the Work
Done by the French Canal Com
pany Inadequate and Inefficient,
and Must BE Done over Again-Of
the Huge Masses of Machinery
Collected by De Lesseps Only "a
Few Dump Cars Can Be Used.
BY Henry r. Whipple.
"They are getting move on with
the work down in Panama" said an
American engineer who returned to
the United States the other day, after
spending some months on the isthmus
on the staff of Chief Engineer Wal
ace, who is in charge of the con-
struction of the sthmian canal
millions of dollars are already be-
ing expended, merely for the prelim-
mary work. the man continued. "One
of the first things Mr.. Wallace and
his assistants found, on reaching
Colon, was that the dock accommo-
dalton was grossly inadequate. There
were not enough wharves, or good
enough wharves. to unload the vast
bulk of engineering material that will
he required. The first thing to do,
therefore, was to erect new wharves,
and great quantities of lumber have
been imported from Portland, Me,
and other points for this purpose.
AT one dumping place on the docks
at Colon l saw no less than a million
feet of lumber, and that was only a
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-04
UNCLE MING0 ON ESTI-
MATING THE COTTON CROP.

CONTINUED from Page Thirteen.)
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-04
DEAD MAN TALKED BACK TO LIFE
Miraculous Rescue From Grave.
Medical
Wihoutth OF Drastic
1NvAL1Ds RESTORED TO HEALTH

Gives Service Rich and Poor Alike and
Women Thousands of Miles Easily Those
in Person.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-04

-Knicker-"Theres one strange fact
I've noted" Bocker-''What's that?"
Knicker-"A boy is christened with
water and afterward takes booze, while
a ship is christened with booze and
afterward takes to water. New York
Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-06-24
OHIO COUNTY FAIRS.

raj Society Fair, ID, is, 16; c. w. Kits,
secretary. Ravenna, Portage County
Agricultural Society Fair, A. %, "a,
25, 2G Lafayette Smith, secretary.
Sandusky, Erie County Agricultural
Society Fair, s. 13, IA, Is, 16; F. H.
Zerbe, secretary. Sarahsville. Noble
County Agricultural Society Fair, 20.
21, %; George NJ. Graham, secretary.
Sidney, Shelby County Agricultural
Society Fair, 6, Z, s, 8; ]. G. Russell.
secretary. Springfield. Clark County
Agricultural Society Fair, A. 16, II,
IS, 10; S. Van Bird, secretary. st.
Clairsville, Belmont County Agricul-
tural Society Fair, A. 30, 81, 8. 1;
Charles r. Ryan, secretary. Tifln,
Seneca County Agricultural Society
Fair. 8. 6, 7, 8, 8; Morgan E. Ink.
secretary. Troy, Miami County Agri-
cultural Society Fair, 10, 90, 81, %,
90; w. G. Terney, secretary. Upper
Sandusky, Wyandot County Agricul-
tural Society Fair, 6, 7, s, 8; A. F.
| Schoenberger, secretary. Urbana
Champaign County Agricultural So
ciety Fair, A. 8, 10, II, IL; ]. w.
Growl, secretary. Van Vert, Van
Vert County Agricultural Society
Fair, S. 6, Z, 8, 8; J. F. Longworth,
secretary. Wapakoneta, Auglaize
County Agricultural Society Fair, 81,
2S, 30, so; A. E. Schaffer, secretary.
Washington, Guernsey County Agri-
cultural Society Fair, 81, 2S, 30, 80;
j. F. st. Clair, secretary. Washington
G. H., Fayette County Agricultural
Society Fair, A. 8, 10, IL, IL; Rell G.
Allen, secretary. West Union, Adams
County Agricultural Society Fair, S.
13, IA, Is, 16; T. w. Ellison, secretary.
Wooster, Wayne County Agricultural
Society Fair, 90, 80, 80; G. ]. Ebright,
secretary. Xenia, Greene County
Agricultural Society Fair A. 2, 3, A.,
5; r. R. Grieve, secretary. Zanes-
vile, Muskngum County Agricultural
Sociey Fair, S. 6, Z, 8, 8; R. Y. White.
| secretary.