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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
PATENT LEATHER.
Th. r.U.r.H by Nshirh Ia Takes M
L,...ILI,..I

The r.U:r%H by Nshtcn Ia Takes M
Ih.. E.IaIncI ...iNI.
All mauutac tnrer> Of patrnt heather
have their own tanning Processes. much
like those of the ,';llf$kiu tauner, though
SOME patent leather is given Il bark
tannn. IIurSrhide and colt skins are
the chief feathers made with Il patent
finish
The patent or enamel finish j. I, ally
painted and baked on. as the bicycle
manufacturer paints and bakrS enamel
on To Il frame. tanners are very par
ticular about keeping their processes
secret, and nobody but workmcn is
ever allowed in the finishing rooms.
The hide or skin, having been stretch
ed and dried rs much as possible. is
first given coating of Il mixture of
linseed oil. lithar"c. white lead or SINH
lar materials. boiled together until they
make Il pasty mixture.
This is daubed on the surface with
Il steel tool and we'll rubbed in. so that
the pores of the leather will be filled
up. Then the leather is put into the
oven, its surface being exposed TO steam
pipes at temperature of about 100
degrees.
Next the surface is rubbed down
with pumicc stone. and then it is coy
cred with linsccd oil and ivory black,
about six layers being applied. each
layer being dried and rubbed down.
Finally a varnish is applied. and then
the surface is rubbed down and finish
ed off as nicely as Il painter finishes Il
fine carriage.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Deep in the summit of the Cascade
range. i'll the state OF Oregon, some
SiNIy-five miles north of the California
line. lies Crater lake. The United
States government, recognizing its
worth as an educational feature. wise
~ secured possession of it and made 4
national park of The locality. An area
OF go square miles is thus protected
The surface of Crater lake is rather
more than GOO feet above sea level
1t is an oval basin between twenty and
twrnty-one square miles in area. sur
rounded by cliffs which range from
more than 800 Ia nearly 1000 feet in
height. the ground falling more sradu
ally from their rim to the present up.
land level. This great sheet of blue
water. i'll places almost 1000 feet deep,
is interrupted near its western margin
by pyramidal rocky mass, called
Wizard island. itself evidently a vol
canic vent.-PhiladeIphi Record.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
OUR ATMOSPHERE.
The Distance to which Ii Extends
Above the Earth's surface.

The Distance to which II Extends
Above the Earth's surface.
One of the many uncertain elements
in mcteorology is the height TO which
the carth's atmosphere extends In
former days ii was taught somewhat
dogmaiically that IL height exceeding
forty-five miles was urthinkable for a
gas constituted as the air is. This belief
was shaken by calculations respecting
the altitude of meteorS. which became
incandeScent by collision with our at
mnSphcric envelope and We're certainly
rendered visible in this way at alti-
tudcS of ever seventy miles. Professor
Newcomb dcducPd from the meteor
shower Of Nov. IL. 1861. that the air
must reach To 100 or 10 miles from the
carth's surface. DIR. L. J. See of Wash
ington essayed to determine the prob
lem 10y watching the disappearance Of
blue sky after sunset. Accepting Lord
Rayleigh'S theory that the blue color
OF the sky is due to reflection of sun
light from minute particles of oxygen
and nitrogen in the upper layers of
the atmosphere. DR.. See on series of
evenings traced with the eye the last
footsteps of departing day by the
evaniShment of the final trace of bluel
in the armament. He then computedj
from the data of the Nautical Ahnanaci
the position of the sun at the time, and
Il simple calculation in spherical trigo-'
nomctry gave the approximate height
of the rejecting layer. The mean OF
several observations is 131 miles.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

BEL AIR ND. JAN. 20 1904
"JeFFlNG" FOR MONEY.
The Ancient Game once Known t.
All HrimINrA Ia neinp EnrEOIIen.

The Ancient Game Once Known to
All Printers Is Being Forgotten.
Il lost s., jrtfuy last night" said Il
printer. What: You do not know
anything about jeff? Why, il is as old
rs the art Of printing itself. and II"
man knows Just when it did come into
favor. Far back i'll the past some fell
low WIS impressed with the poSSihili-
ties Of the quad as an instrument for
gambling. Since that time jeff has
been Il feature of all newspaper offices
and wherever there is type to set. Jeff
is PLAYED very much like dice but is
much more interesting. and the chances
Of winning Il good stake ut one shot are
greater.
Seven uuadS are used in the game.
ANY number of persons can play. and
each throws the quadS in turn, just as
we do dice. You probably know that
on one side of Il quad is little groove.
which we call IL nick. The man who
turns up the greatest number of hicks
in three throws takes the pot. while cv-
cry other man who puts up his money
loses Every player puts 30 cents into
the poi. and. as there are six or seven
to throw. the stake is well worth will
ming When throw is made without
turning up single nick. that's Il mol
l,e.' \ 'lnOllic' is Il blank and counts
for nnthin" unless one can throw three
'mollies' in succession. In that ease he
lakes the pot. hut it is almost impoS-
SibIe to do the trick. Cooked quadS
are also possible. as with dice. If
three players tic their throws. they
stay in. while the remainder of the
crowd '<wcrtrn up the pot 1t is sci
dom that more than five or six points
are made. although | have heard of
cases where players made as high as
twenty points. birmingham Agc-lier-
a Id
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

There is i story To the effect that 4
woman with Il disposition 10 worry
over the future made Il list of imprnd-
ing troubles. the ones she thought like
~ To happen 10 herself. and put 1t
away for safe keeping. Some months
later she ran across il by accident
merely. for she had quite forgotten il.
and 10 her surprise found that not on"
Of the number had come 10 pass. 81
she became converted 10 the optimistic
side aud is Il happi"! and mere pros
porous woman for the change.
1t is :, story we would do well 10 re-
member Il contains Il lesson ~ he TAX
en- To heart. The greater part of our
woe lives i'll our imagination. ON that
we waste our strength and nerve force.
leaving rather weak prop on which
To lean in real adversely. Trouble we
must meet--that is inevitablc-but we
do not have To live il through twice, the
first time in imagination. \ fear of
what the future contains is Il clog upon
our heels and prevents the achieve
ment OF many an important deed.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Docs salt melt ice: In this question
there is but Il half truth suggested.
since salt no more melts ice than ice
melts salt Heat is the main agent
whereby body passes from solid
to liquid state. 1t has been we'll
known. however. for centuries that GER
tain solid bodies when brought tUstth-
err (as here, salt and ice) have such a
chemical affinity for one another-i. e.,
their tendency to combine and melt is
SO great-that heat is drawn from all
surrounding sources as well as from
the store latent in these substances
themselves.
When this is the case they become
chilled and make a freezing mixture.
the temperature dropping till the heat
drawn from the two sources-external
and internal-is sufficient to keep pace
with the rate of melting.
Fahrenheit in 1872 made use of this
very melting mixture when lie secured
what he thought was absolute cold,
thereby marking the freezing point on
his thermometer at 81 degrees.-An-
SWerS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
A PrOverb That Faile.!.

\ schoolmaStcr has concluded that II
is not safe To teach proverbs to very
young children.
Now. boys. always remember" said
he one day. that the early bird catches
the worm
Next morning Il small boy tOcd the
line with Il tear stained face.
What's the matter. Tommy" ask"G
the master.
please. sir. you said that it was the
early bird that "ot the worm
Yes"
We'll. father tlIrasIIad me"
what for, my boy
Zoos. sir, | let "nr canary ont cary
this morning. aud it's never GENE back
with the worm.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

.\rchdcar"u Sinclair told the Semi
trctotal Pledge association of the diary
Of Scotch shepherd. which read: Sun
day Up in Ia" mnrnin" at Ga dram
whisky. Veg; out 10 81" the sheep
Il dram Came home Ia breakfast Il
dram Looked round III" houSe-a
dram. Washed and dressed for church
"a dram. Took Il brandy before going
TO kirk lest | should smell OF whisky
in the house of the Lord,
The name Of the association was re-
sponsihle for the archdeacon's own 9.
perience. He was once lunching alone
in the house of IL friend confined to his
room by IN accident. The houSekeeper
brought up Il tray Of good things and
asked the archdeacon what lie would
have TO drink. for. she said. I've 'erd
you're not a temperate gentleman"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Love is great healer. The worst
characteristic trait of d man and of Il
woman has been known to be cured
by it,
1t is Cupid who introduces You to
Hymen. and Il pity it is. How much
better it would be if it We're Hymen
who introduced you to Cupid and in
vited the little fellow TO remain your
guest.
In the tender relations between men
and women novelty is Il wonderful at
traction and habit a powerful bond,
but between the two there is Il bottom
less precipice into which love often
falls, never to be heard of afterward.
Happy those who know how TO bridge
over the chasm.-MaX O'Rcll.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
Bullock Skin Boats.

There are few more primitive meth
DDS of transportation than those in use
today by natives of northern India who
make their homes in the vicinity of the
swift flowing Sutlej. The boats of
these aborigines are nothing more or
less than bullock skins inflated by the
breath of the natives themselves. Two
natives may be seen hard at work fill
ing the skins with air. Having infat-
ed them to their satisfaction, they will
leap aboard and paddle themselves
across the river. great skill and strength
being necessary TO sustain their equi-
librium during the passage. But even
should the boats overturn they are
easily righted, and the natives are with
out exception expert swimmers.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
RebukinK q Duke.

An English duke of great wealth and
large estates had occasion one day to
dismiss one of his laborers AS the
angry man was turning away be sud.
denly remembered that the dukes
lady" held ii position at court with
the queen. That was his chance and
his cue. so he turned round on the
duke oh. yes. your grace he said:
iii go home. But. though I'm poor
man. thank God | never had to send
my missis out to service, as you do
yours"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Favorite Prescription without complete
success, DR.. Pierce would like to hear from
such person-and it will be to her advant-
age to write as he offers in perfect good
faith, a reward of $500 for any case of the
above maladies which he cannot cure.
VI wish to tell YOU the benefit we have
received from using your remedies" writes Mrs.
Dan Hall. of Brodhead Green Co., Wis. 1.-TWO
years ago my daughters health began to fail
Everything that could be thought OF WAS done
to help her but it of no use. When she
began to complain she was quite stout; weighed
10 the picture of good health, until about the
age of fourteen, then in six months she was so
run down her weight was but 100. She kept
failing and gave up thinking there was no
use. she must die. Friends all said. You will
lose Your daughter l said 1 fear shall.
must say, doctor. that only for your Favorite
Prescription my daughter would have been in
her grave to-day When she had taken one.
half bottle the natural function was established
and we bought another one making only two
bottles i'll all, and she completely recovered.
Since then she is well as can be.
Doctor Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of Fl one-cent stamps to pay ex-
pense of mailing only. Address DR.. K. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
He WnN Warmed

''They say" said Mrs. OldcaSt'e.
that Mr.. FaddletlIwaite. who used To
belong to our church. has become an
agnostic.'
rs that 50? Josiah used to take his
lunch ut the same place he did down
town, and he says he often warned
him that he'd get it if he didn't give
MP eatin' so fast. "-Chca"o Record
Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
The EInninR PhiIOAOnher

"Wc'rr going 10 miss getting room
full of presents, George" said the dear
girl az she cinped with the youth of her
choice.
Yes" lie checrfulIy replied, and
we're going to bear the loss with a
good deal of philosophy, when we re-
member that we don't have to give 4
roomful Of presents in return. ''-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

With proper care a flag pole ought to
last great many years in spite of the
incessant exposure to the elements. OF
course the best preservative of wood is
paint. and man who has flagstaff
which has cost him good sum of
money should see that it is painted at
poles generally rot at the bottom first
md then have To be taken down to pre-
vent them from falling of their own
weight,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

She-It's lots of fun to f1irt with a
man till you got him to propose. and
then say NO
He-Ycs And it's lots of fun for the
man. too. but he runs an awful risk
She-How'S that:
He-SIe might fool him and say
Yes. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

stops let off from Bait more and points south stops on
Express trains Baltimore Union Station for de Grace @ 500
M,
1908 Am, u.s. 1130 NJ.
Philadelphia York
Grace ~ 22 5o9 49, s7 and 1854 206 and 500 62 57
Sunday leave Hav de Grace 1885, 221 749 s47 1o54
6.27,
Trains for Port branch leave Pevn $50
NJ.
9.45, A. M; md
GEORGE W. BOYD. General Passenger
W. W. ATTERBURY. General Manager
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

We Germans are not only the most
polite. but also the most ceremOniOuS
people in the world. Without ceremony
it is not possible for us to present Il
friend, to take seat in a restaurant or
to drink or even to utter a single word.
Consequently a people like the British,
which ignores and utterly disregards
these customs. must appear to lis herd
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Zeitung
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
A Line of Action.

you see" said the young lawyer,
my client Is accused Of bigamy, and
he's guilty: SO l hardly know how to
defend him."
why. that's easy" said the old law
yer. Defend him on the ground Of
insanity and get few henpecked hns-
bands on the jury."-Puck.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

She-I saw you. sir, with that horrid
presents at once.
Hc-Don't send them to mo send
them TO the widOw.-Town Topics.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

But don't You want to 70 to heay
en-" asked the Sunday school teacher,
shocked and grevpd
"N0pc." said the bad hoy of the class.
There won't he nobody there but wom-
rn and preachers. "-ChicaeO Tribune.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
In the Wny.

''In our house we follow William
Morris teaching" she said. we have
nothing that is of no USE
so bare"
Il know it. But. then. we have four
children. Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

How is your daughter getting on
with her music:"
Very WE'LL answered Mr.. Cumrox.
"She has got along SO far that when
| ask her to play anything ! like she
looks naughty and says. The idea" -
Washington Star
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

''Tommy," said his distressed mother,
II don't see how you can get so dirty.T
Come on out and I'll show you,"
was the prompt reply.-Chicago Fost.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

First Scot-What sort of meenistcr
hae We gotten. Geordie?
Second Scot-Wc seldom get CLINT
O. him. Six days 9th week he's en-
vees'ble. and on the seventh he's in
comprehensive London Mail.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Arcaic-S Soc how am run after. All
these ar" invitations
Friend-Gnod gracious. All invita-
tons? Invitations TO what?
Archie-To call and settle accounts.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

"Thee say Brown is ten years ahead
Of his time
"Wcll, it's not true. He's six months
behind. I'm his landlord and know
Chicago Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Kitty-Harry says he loves me for
myself alone.
BERTHA suppose that's his way of
saying your mother must be kept out
Of the family-Boston Transcript.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

"You say some very sharp things"
he remarked.
You give me some splendid oNror-
tunities," she replied.-Chicago Post
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

She-Why do you look so worried.
BERTHE? Did papa object?
Bertie-No. But he said: It's all
right. You'll soon find out it's useless
to object when Nell is set on anything. :"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
Encouraging

Clara DO You think there is any
chance of his asking me To marry him ?
Maud Yes. never saw man yet
who wnu'ln't make Il fool of himself
Detroit Free Press.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

We don't know what it mea IS to
bow to the inevitable" unless it leana
to take Off ones hat to ones wife,
Atchison Globe
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

much vi the after
misery of woman
hood. Not only
does Nature often
need help in the
regular establish
ment of the WON
anly function. hut
there is almost al
ways need of some
safe, strengthening
tonic, 10 overcome
the languor, nerv-
BUSINESS and weak
ness, commonly ex-
perienced at this
time.
If there is an in
valid woman, suf-
fering from female
weakness, prolap-
sus, or falling of
womb, or from leu
corrhea who has
used DR. Pierce's
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29

Peninsula A. NV
Additional Washington
121 52 S47,A Sunday
521, NJ.
Peninsula north leaves Baltimore p M.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
The Trying Time

In young gins life is reached when
Nature leads her uncertain steps across the
line which divides girlhood from woman
hood. ignorance and neglect at this crit
ical period are largely responsible for
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-01-29
Iglehart's Christmas
Talk.

Don't you know that we have been antici-
p.tting your { HRISTMASNEEDS?L Last year
our efforts to help You set an acceptable
Christmas Dinner seemed to be appreciated,
if we are to Judge from the libe al patronage
that was accorded us. This experience has
been valuable. and if you will make MS call
we'll show you Just what n fine STOCK has
been laid i'll to meet your needs.
No use of quoting prices, it would take too
long, and you know just how well you will
be treated.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03
skate saiIinq.


There is nothing new in the idea of
skate sailing, says Dan Beard, in
Outing. IL is as old as skates, and
dates back to the time when our an
cestors with bones OF animals bound
to their feet spread their ample cloaks
and allowed the wind to watt them
over the surface of the ice.
But since that time the art has
progressed. keeping pace with the
evolution of the modern steel skate
from its rude bone ancestor. Some
time in the sos skate sailing was first
brought to the attention of the gen
eral public by series of articles upon
this subject which appeared in various
periodicals, and we then became fami-
liar with the Danish square sail and
topsail. the long double, or two-man.
sail of the Norwegians; the English
lateen sail. with the mast made fat
to the skaters leg. the handsome doii-
ble-diamond sail invented by Charles
Ledyard Norton and many others of
minor Importance.
As a rule, the foreign designs are al
clumsy. impracticable and as mucn
out OF date as the forms OF govern
ment under which they flourish.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03

her father followed us into the tim
Der. AS drew near the carriage
walking beside her father seemingly
on the best of terms. Maude looked
at me. started slightly, while a rosy
blush suffused her cheeks. Mr.. Penn
berton introduced us as II we had
never met before. In moment he
considerably stepped to the horses
heads to attend to the harness. Maude
whispered; why. Ralph. what has
happened to papa7 Has he forgiven
our YOUTH"
1t was bright May day and the fall
ing apple blossoms clustered in
Maude's hair. making a pretty picture.
as she sat there smiling.
went back to town in Mr.. Penn
berton's carriage and sent a good
story to the paper. but the most inter-
csting events were omitted.
We were married the nsxt Christ
mas. Mr.. Pemberton is grandpa now.
and my wife and l sometimes listen
as he tells the children a story about
newspaper reporter who could find
lost money better than the man who
hid It. 81 sometimes think he helped
hide It," he often adds, TO hoodwink
a certain old man | know into the
belief that he found it-and incidcn-
tally to get the old mans daughter"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES pro-
duce the brightest and fastest colors.
Mining IN Ancient rImes.

In Pliny's Natural History, written
in the first century OF our era, occurs
the following: Gold is found In our
part of the world. not to mention the
gold extracted from the earth in India
by the ants, and in Scythia by the
grifins. Among us II is procured in
three different ways; the first Of
which is in the shape of dust. found in
running streams. the Tagus in Spain,
for instance. the Padus In Italy. the
Hebrus In Thracia. the Pactolus in
Asia. and the Ganges in India. Indeed
there is no gold found in a more per-
feet state than this, thoroughly pol
ished as 1t is by the continual attrition
OF the current" Mining by means OF
shafts is not new, but was known in
Pliny's time.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03
About Rats.

DR.. Danysz of the Pasteur institute
in Paris finds that rats can contract
a special disease to which other ar
imals are not exposed. He has SUE
ceeded in obtaining the bacillus CT
the disease. 1t is necessary only to
soak bread or grain In n bouillon of
the microbe culture and allow the rat
TO eat it, when they contract the ma,-
ady and usually die within five to
twelve days. number of expert
ments have already been made with
the new method. especially in the sew
ers Of Paris. which are full of rats.
and very good results have been OBJ
tanned. 1t was proved during the ex-
periments that the young rats are the
most sensitive to the action of the
microbe. The new rat-exterminating
culture is coming into practical use
in Paris and especially at the Bourss
de Commerce. where 1t Is used to pro-
tect the deposits OF grain.