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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

Perhaps the one element of the ell
mate of the Rocky mountain region
that imprpSSCS the newcomer most
deeply and also most pleasantly is
that Of the abundance of sunshine. In
this particular, beth in winter and in
summer alike, this is not only the Italy
Of America: it out>hin"s Italy and
equals northern Egypt.
Colorado Springs and Manitou aver
age $40 Sunshiny days in Il ycar--that
is. nearly Is per cent OF their daylight
is bright sunshine While they have
twenty-five cloudy days. Chicago has
III. New York lHi and Ashcville 1O6.
And equally important is the fact that
the shortest days of winter will afford
eight hours OF sunshine. Contrast this
with the four and half hours. the
most you can hope to gain, in the ccle-
DRAFTED valley OF Davos. Switzerland.
Salt Lake city averages 80 days
bright and clear.-World Today.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22
WILLING 80 HsIE:t p.

In OLA >~%l..a.:'> >:i:"::" t. vi"
Homo" 10. Il i-tN.:.i:i..
An an;l,;iEg story is t,lti al ~! 1isl
Scaman on ON. "a! III. .i.tt..i States
cruisers in the north Atlanta. squad
ron. He WAS nat :! person Of wide If
fections. but I've had Il warm place i'll
his heart for Il young ensign WHO had
been kind 10 him in many little ways.
One day Il lHnd>man fell from the
rigging To the waller. and as he could
not swim he would have been drowned
but for Il young officer who spranG in
ancc came.
Later the Young officer received Il
complimentary letter from the secrc-
tary of the navy. Every one reioiccd
but the old seaman; he coveted the let
ter for his ensign.
That's Il nice thing to have. letter
like that" he said Il few days later.
You ought to have one"
Il don't quite see how can get one"
laughed the ensign.
We'll. see here" said the old man
eagerly. Tomorrow night I'll be i'll
the main chains, fussing with some
thing Of other, and might fall in, and
you could jump after me-"
That would be very good of you,"
said the ensign gravely, but, you see,
I'm not good swimmer by any
Means
"Ho, that's no matter" said the old
seaman. I'll hold you up till the boat
comes"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22
DOG WATCHES.
Four Different Theories as to IL
Origin of the Term.

Four Different Theories as to the
Origin of the Term.
-Four distinct explanations have been
given of the origin of the term dog
watch" One. which commends itself
as probable in the mouth of sailor.
is that it is really he dodge" watches,
two short watches from 4 to o and
from to =. introduced so that the
crews may get continual change Of
hours of duty and each man have only
his fair share in the small hours Of the
morning.
Others maintain that the dog watches
take their title from the fact that they
are short and fitful in character, so
that the phrase is akin to a dog sleep.
Admiral Boys, in Il lecture at the
United Service institution in London
in 1899, remarked that he believed dog
watches are so called because dogs are
at times employed on shipboard, as in
the army, for keeping watch as scouts
or SentinelS.
Others connect it with the Scandi-
navian dagnalastad, day watch, cor
rupted into dog.
Theodore Hook wittily explained dog
watches to be watches that are cur
tailed.-LondOn Standard.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22
DINING IN SIBERIA.
You Eat With Your Knife and Reach
For What You Want.

For What You Want.
\ Traveller i'll Siberia has the follow
ing to say in regard to table manners
which he met with: In eating you
must reach for what you want 1t Is
very seldom that anything Is passed
during the first stage of Il meal. You
would never suggest to your neighbor
on the right to pass you the cheese,
but you would rise in your place and,
with IL firm grasp ON Your knife, reach
over his plate and impale the tempting
mOrsel.. If this is not impossible you
leave your place and go around the
table and secure your loot. My Rus
sian naturalist. Alex. was fair SAM
pie of an educated Russian. and he
turned to me and said, i see you eat
with Il fork Yes said |, and | see
that you do not No. but l had Il sis
Ter who studied Mt an English convent
in Japan for Il year or so. When she
came back She al" with fork. but we
soon laughed her out of it, The end of
the Russian knife is broader than the
used both as knife and as spoon.
They complain that the American
knives do not hold enough" After
this it is not surprising to learn that
the Russians We're highly amused" ut
the authors use of the toothbrush,
which they consider a peculiarly femi-
nine utenSil."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22
VOL. XLiX--NO II
4 DEAL IN ANTIQUES.
The Why London Dealer Fooled an
american MIIIiODairc.

The Why London Dealer Fooled an
american Millionaire.
The ways of Ill" dealer in antiques
are too often az dark as thuS" of the
hrath"n Chincc in the poem. and it is
very hard to get the best of Il really
widnawakc member of the trade. A
rortaiu dealer in London. having II
nu:nh"r of alleged Chipp"nlAl" chairs
for sale. approached II we'll known no.
hipman and succeeded in selling the set
purchaser. being informed that the
chairs were faxed wrote to the
dealer and demanded his money back.
The willy dealer wrote back hurt
and offended letter to his patron, pro-
testing that his honesty had been I'M
pugned, but TO show his good faith he
would lie willing to pay 1000 guineas
to get the chairs back. So it was done,
and within Very few hours the noble
mans receipt for that amount was be-
ing held under the nose of an Amer
lean millionaire as proof that the
chairs had been bought from that well
known collector. Lord - OF course
the dealer must have his profit, and
the American millionaire finally hand
cd over check for S12, 500 and car
riod his bargain triumphantly across
the Manufacturers City Independ-
ent
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

\ man who would scorn to tell lie
anywhere else does not hesitate to do
it at the poker table, which accounts
then about losses or winnings. II is
common practice for hahitual players
in clubs TO multiply the value of their
chips by 100 so that their gains or loss
rs are multiplied accordingly. The usu-
al size of The club game is s. limit. all
jack pots. with 81 to come in. When II
player throws in Il white he says, III
bet a hundred" When it is red he
says, I'll bet you 200" and when II
blue III bet You 800" The casual lis
terer. hearing this talk, goes away
convinced that the baby game is Il mil
lion dollar limit. New York Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22
COLUMBUS CREWS.

One EnElishman and One Irishman
Were Among Their Number.
An Englishman and an Irishman
were among the sturdy 120 adj
venturers who sailed with Columbus
in the three small hundred tonnerS.
This may have been due to the we'll
known fact that nothing brings men of
different races together more than
maritime and commercial enterprise,
or, still more probably. because they
were swept in at Palos, when Column
bus put the press gang to work. as he
was authorized to do by Ferdinand
and Isabella.
The names of these men. as given
by Navarrete, were Jallarte de Lajes,
Ingles probably Arthur Lake. Eng
lish), and Guillermo Tres. naturel de
Galney. en- Irlanda probably William
Herries or Rice, native of Galway, in
Ireland).
These two men were among the
forty whom Columbus left behind in
the fort constructed in Hispaniola be-
fore he sailed for Europe, who all met
their death at the hands of the natives
before the great discoverer returned,
owing to their disregard of his express
directions
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

In his subsection on qualifications"
of types of birds and animals Sir John
Lubbock cites what is newest and
most marvellous. He tells us of par
ticular crow in New Zealand where
the male and female differ widely as
to the structure Of their bills. The
male bird has bill. stout and strong,
adapted to cutting and digging into the
tree, but he is deficient in that horny
pointed tongue which would permit
him to pierce the grub AMI draw II
out. The hen bird has, however. an
elongated and straight bill, land when
the cock has dug down to the burrow
the hen inserts her long bill and draws
out the grub, which they divide be-
tween them-a very pretty illustration
of the wife rs a helpmate to the hus-
band"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22
CRACKED VOICES.
A Lack of Muscular Control Is What
Causes the Break

N6ukeS the BREAK.
The pitch of the human voice de-
ponds primarily upon the number of
vibrations per second OF the vocal
cords. and these, in their turn. depend
on the length, size and degree of ten
sion of the cords, which increase in
length with the growth of the larynX.
One Of the deepest bass notes. from
the greater length of the cords, has
only eighty double vibrations second.
while Il soprano voice can give 992
such vibrations in the same time.
The size of Il lads larynX is, roughly,
that of woman's, but when the pip
ing schoolboy is shooting up into man
hood his larynX grows rapidly and the
vocal cords become elongated nearly in
the proportion of three and Il half TO
two. The cartilages by which their
tension is regulated also share in this
growth, as is seen by the swelling of
the SO called Adams apple"
Now, all these parts do not increase
with equal rapidity: hence the muscu-
lar control. which must be very exact.
is rendered uncertain and the voice is
said to break" \ similar change
takes place in the case of women. but
very much less in amount, and Il fur
Their compensation il the formation of
the upper part of the larynX serves to
disguise the effect
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

The man who said he did not see
what good his life insurance would do
him until lie was dead must have been
u hopeless object for the suave attack
of the agent. Like him Is the farmer
of Fifeshire village Of whom a Lon
don paper tells.
He had been advised from time to
time to insure his house against fire
The agent, Sandy McLery, could never
get the old man to sign and was forced
to listen to the familiar argument that
his house would never gang on fire"
The unexpected happened, however
and the neighhors We're astOnfshed
when the old man, instead Of trying to
save his goods, ran wildly up and
down the village, crying:
"Whaur's that mon Sandy moo?
Whaur's that insurance chiel? Ie
can never get body when ye're need
in him.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22
LIKE MAY NOT WE'D LIKE.
Eldest Sons Not Allowed to Marry
Eldest Daughters In Japan.

Eldest Sons Not Allowed to Marry
Eldest Daughters In Japan.
According to old and established GUS
tom in Japan, the eldest child. whether
male or female. must under all circum-
stances abide at and inherit the home.
BY this means continuous succession
is assured. and the estates cannot pass
into the hands of strangers.
From this arrangement it follows of
necessity that no eldest child can mar
ry and live with an eldest child Of the
opposite sex. When an heiress weds,
her husband must assume the family
name.
4 similar custom prevails in certain
families among the people of tho
Basque provinces, in the north Of
Spain. An eldest son among them Is
not allowed to marry an eldest daugh-
ter if both are firstborn.
In this case, too, the husband of any
eldest daughter takes up his residence
under his wifes roof and adopts her
name. which is thus transmitted. to
their children.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

Ii is reported that man appointed
sixth auditor Of the treasury subject
to examination was asked TO state the
distance of Tic moon from the earth.
His written answer was simply. Not
near enough to affect the functions OF
a sixth auditor" lie passed. So did
another who, being examined for en-
ployment in the treasury. was asked
how many soldiers England sent to
this country during the Revolution.
His answer WAS. "a blamed sight more
than ever got back
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

There is no tree SO widely distributed
throughout the tropics as the cocoanut.
Even on remote atolls of the south
seas. which biologists say were only
recently formed by the subsidemce OF
u volcano and the growth of coral up
from it's base, one finds the cocoanut.
The parent tree leaning over the beach
of one tropical island drops its fruit
into the sea, to have the nut carried
away perChance halfway round the
world. Then in some PARKWAY place
the waves cast the cocoanut ashore to
sprout and propagate another forest
after its own kind
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

The principles that win success are
very simple and few in number. They
are easily remembered. Here they are:
First, industry, but not overwork; sec
ond, willingness to profit by the expe-
rience of others; third, ability, coupled
with modesty; fourth. simple and cor
rect habits: fifth, honesty, politeness
and fairness. Any one Of ordinary abil-
ity who practices these rules cannot
avoid success. Success is easier than
Naturalization Globe.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22
The Apple.

The apple is not considered to he Il
complete food i'll itself, but on the food
list it has a value far above the nutrl-
mcnt it possesses. Apples aid the
stomach in the digestion of other foods,
and therefore the best results are OBJ
tanned from eating them after rather
than before meals. After partakfng Of
an unusually heavy dinner the eating
Of an apple will be found to facilitate
an early digestion and afford great re-
lief from the sufferings attendant upon
indigestion.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

Cheat is a word that now has
very ugly sound. TO cheat man is
to defraud him. Originally the word
conveyed no such meaning. The old
word "escheat" referred to the dues
that fell to the crown. 1t came from
the French ech"ir U-atin. eXcadcreI.
The modern meaning that attaches to
the word tells Il sad tale Of the eXtor-
ton and greed That must have been
practiced in collecting the dues.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

You would be glad enough to marry
me If had plenty of money" ex-
claimed the impecunious young man.
preparing TO go.
NO" she said. with dreamy sigh.
Il should hate awfully to have to mar
~ you, but if you had plenty OF money
l might. "-C chicago Tribune
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

Did YOU ever" said one preacher to
another, stand at the door after your
sermon and listen to what people said
about it as they passed out:"
Replied he:
Il did once" pause and IL sigh
but I'll never do il again"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the scat of the disease.
Catarrh is a blood or constitutional dis
case, 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 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 surfaces. The perfect com
binations of the two in gradients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O..
Sod by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

Jayson-It is strange. isn't it? limp
SOM Err what is strange? Jayson-
Why. that the oldest inhabitant is al
ways O nan-never a woman-Judge.
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Tls Asis and lQzllisepcsr
IS Published Ezerp Friday.
FINNEY & DASKIELL.
.TERMS.-sI.O0 A Year In Advance.

Entered August 10, 1902, as second
class matter, Postoflicc at Eel Air, Nil,
Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Transient 14dUertisen,ents.- One Square
8 insertions or less $3.50 Each subsc-
quent insertion IS cents. Longer adYcr
tisements in the same proportion. ?
space equal to six lines makes a square.
Figure work double price.
Obituaries and Pers nal Communica-
tons will be inserted at 3 cents psr line.
Yearly Advertisements at Special Rates
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

Pedigree In a dog makes him valu-
able. doesn't it,"
certainly"
Funny. isn't it,
whats FUNNY"
"Wby. it's my experience that pedt-
gree makes n man pretty darn worth.
lcSs."-ChicaGO Post
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

Gould you not, if you tried. grant me
& place in that icy heart of yourS?'
My heart may be Of ice. as you say.
Mr.. SopIhcigh, hut. all the same, am
not in the cold StnHa"" business.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22
HOPKINS AND COOLEY. Solicitor
ORDER NISl.

Henry 1. Taylor In the Circuit Court
ct al for
Hartford County.
Isaac =. Wiley ct al. III Equity.
Ordered. this ;;Oth day uf March. 1901.
that the sales made and reported in the above
entitled cause hy !. Th"S. {. Hopkins and
William l., Cooley, trustees. he finally confirm
ed, unless cause To the contrary thereof he
shown on or before the 25th day of April.
1904: provided Il copy of this order he inserted
i'll some newspaper published in Hartford
county, aforesaid, once i'll each of three 90
successive weeks before the 18th day OF April,
1904.
The report states the amount of sales to be
$2.2OJ.
WM. S. FORWOOD, JR., Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
WM. $. FORWOOD, JR., Clerk.
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How easy it Is for one to suggest
sure way for some one else To manage
a troublesome affair!
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Forget yourself and be gentle
man." may not be new phrase, but 1t
Is a good one TO paste in somebody's
hat-maybe your own.-New York
Press.
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ORDER NlSI.

saS Of ' the ks" q ate Court
Hannah L. Norris, Hartford County.
deceased.
Ordered, this 18th day of March. in the
year 1901. 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
he shown on or before the 18th day of April.
1904: provided, a copy of this order he pub
lished in some newspaper printed and pub
lShed in Hartford county. a week, for
three successive weeks. before the said 18th
day of April, 1904.
The report states the amount of sale to he
$50.
HUGH 7. BAY, X. w. II. Co.
True Copy-Test:
HUGH T. BAY, X. W. II. Co.
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Hello. Mike. DO you find much to
do now?'
"Yis. I'm jest after cuttin' down
tree. and tomorrow I'll have to cut 1t
up."-Kansas City World.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-04-22

Revenge is sweet when you get It
yourself. When 1t is taken out OF you
it's different.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NUTIOE To ONCUIIOKo.
This is to give notice that the subscriE CIR
has obtained from the Register of Wills of
Hartford County, Md, letters of ad;ninistra-
ton on the estate of
RALPH CHARLES LEE,
late ofIIarford 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 9TH Day of October, 1904,
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 Eth day
of April, 1904.
DAVID LEE,
Administrator.
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THE EAGLE HOTEL,
CHAS. A. McGAW, Proprietor
BEL AIR, ND.

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 homclike 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 saying
true" Once a customer, always 4 custo-
mer" Special terms tor large parties on
application.
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HOPKINS AND COOLEY, Solicitors.
ORDER NlSi.

ORDER NISI.
Henry l.. Tnylore al. In the Circuit Court
~
iSa'' l. "iiieS q III In Equity.
Ordered, this TIL day of March. 1904, that
the sales made and reported in the above en-
titled cause by J. ThoS. c. Hopkins AMI vii
liam l.. Cooley, tr'i Stccs, be finally confirmed.
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown
or before the 25tI day of April, 1904. pro
vided copy OF this order be inserted i'll some
newspaper published in Hartford county afure-
said, once i'll each OF three (3I successive
weeks before the 18th day of April. 1904.
The report states the amount of sale to he
$50.
WM. $. FORWOOn, JR., Clerk.
WM. $. FORWOOD. JR. Clerk.
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Mortgages Sale.

by VII .uc of the power and authority con
taincd in Il mortgage from Charles II. ain
and Harriet Priscilla Cain, his wife. to Henry
y. Whitaker, dated August 18th. 1902, and
recorded among the Land Records of Hartford
county. in Libcr w. =. T.. No. 100, folio 29l +,
default having occurred therein, he undersign-
ed, mortgage and attorney named therein.
will offer at Public Sale at the Court House
door in Bel Air.
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RALPH CHARLES LEE,
On or Before the 9TH Day of October, 1904,
JACOB A. DOZEN,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BEL AIR, MI.
Office In old Second National Rank Ruild'ng
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TERMS OF SAi.I;

TERMS OF SALE.
The terms of sale are: That onc-third of
the purchase money be paid i'll cash on the
day OF S;tlc or on the ratification thereof. in
the discretion of the mortgage; ouc-third
thcrcofin six months. and the residue in twelve
months from the day of sale. or all cash at
purchasers option; credit payments to bear
interest from day of sale and to be secured by
the notes or bonds of the purchaser, with Sc
curity approved by the mortgage.
HENRY A. WHITAKER,
MortGagee and Attorney.
|. W. Thompson, Auctionccr.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

has obtained from the Register OF Wills Of
Hartford county. Md. letters of adnIniStra-
ton, upon the estate of
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On Monday, April 25th, 1904,
At IL o'clock. NJ,
All That Lot or Parcel of Ground,

whereon the said Charles and Prisilla Cain
now reside. it being part of a larger tract
of land called philips Purchase" or by
land described in Il deed from Albert s. II ollo-
way and others to the said Charles II. { ain,
-. the Land Records aforesaid. This
property is situated about onc-fuurth mile
A IIyl - from the village of Darlington
&%sl and is improved by Il COM
- IT9SASH Portable FRAME ID W ELL
AittG ING. Stable. etc.