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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-06-23
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BEL AIR, Md, JUNE %, 1905.
The Use Of Slang.

One of the crying sins of the age is the
very general and promiscuous use of
slaug words and phrases, by young per
sons of both sexes. In fact, the evil is
not confined to young people alone, but
is used by their elders also, who should
set a better example. Even when it
comes from masculine lips. a slang phrase
is anything but elegant. From woman
it is simply disgusting. Many times
young girls are thoughtless, and use
such language because they hear it from
others. But, don't use it, girls. True, it
is sometimes expressive. but trite, or
slang expressions are not in good taste,
in any conversation, nor do they add to
the strength of n written article. To a
woman of culture and refinement, such
expressions are abhorent, and they at
once stamp the person using them as
wanting in good taste, to say the least.
The use of slang is an oifense against
good manners. and should be relentlessly
lOWuSu upOi ~ pursuits "ho nov SH~
good of their daughters at heart.
Not long ago l was waiting on a cor
ner, for street car. A very pretty young
girl stood near me, who attracted my at
tention by the excellent taste in which
she was dressed. Her dark skirt, with
shirtwaist and Eaton jacket to match,
called for more than one admiring glance,
and gloves, shoes and hat, all charming
of their kind, also came in for their share
of admiration. But the spell was broken
when the pretty lips opened to say
There must be something rotten about
the way these cars are rum" We had
been waiting nearly five minutes. Again
the speaker asserted that ''it was some
thing fierce to wait so long" etc, but
my interest in her had vanished.
At another time ! heard young man
say, of just such a girl, Eyes, she is very
pretty, until she opens her mouth" And
this accords with my own ideas: no girl
is attractive who dehles her mouth with
slang.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-06-23
Brave.

The commander of the advance guard
wanted somebody to scout into the
enemy's territory and locate his exact
numerical strength.
at will require cool, brave nervy
man." said the commander. Zone willing
to take his life in his hands. Who will
volunteer"
Immediately several men stepped for
ward.
Thank you, my brave comrades. But
which one of you shall l appoint
Appoint me, sir" shouted one.
Have you any particular claim to the
post?"
Eyes, sir; once volunteered to ofhciate
as Judge at a county baby show"
Instantly the troops burst into loud
applause, and the commander felt that
he had found the man with requisite
nerve
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-06-23

peep through the Yerkes telescope at
Arcturus? perhaps the mightiest orb we
can descry, which is supposed to be
375, 900 times as big as our sun.-a
statement which becomes overwhelming
ly oppressive when we consider that our
solar orb would cut up into 100000
pieces, each as big as our earth.
Commend US to astronomy for the
case with which it handles enormous
numbers. Millions, billions, trillions, are
to it mere bagatelle. But think of the
havoc which its calculations make of our
ideas of the past! ''Hoary antiquity
departed empires looming with grandeur
through the dim and spectral waste of
years become comparatively things of
Yesterday. Some one says that it is a
comfort to have neighbors, and with "61
Cygni,' supposed by some astronomers
to be double star, AM which is only
100000 100000 miles away, one
feels actually inspired with desire to go
visiting!
But, as if all these calculations were
not enough, Professor Barnard, who was
engaged at the Lick Observatory
for some years in photographing the
Milky Way, heaps Ossa upon Pelion in his
calculations. He expressed the opinion
that, when the plates should be finished,
the facts revealed by them would revolt
tionize the old conceptions of this pheno-
menon; in short, make all the old esti-
mates of the stars it contains, stipend
Gus as was their number, hide their
diminished heads. Twenty million stars
has been the estimate of the textbooks;
but Professor Barnard expressed the
opinion that the camera would record
the presence of 5oo,oo0,oo0, with the
certainty that there must be illlarger
number that are not visible.
Finally, we are told that the spiral
nebula," which till recently had dubious
existence, is now found to be so common
that the late Professor Keller, of the Lick
Observatory, who estimated that there
were 10000 new nebulae in the sky be-
sides those already discovered, estimated
that one-half of them are spirals. But
the most astonishing thing is that one
of these nebulae, which had never been
shown to have what is called proper
motion, has been discovered by the Lick
and Yerkes telescopes to be moving with
such amazing rapidity that at the lowest
estimate it must travel over eighteen
thousand miles in each second of timel
This, as Sir Rober Ball says, is "a stupen-
dous velocity" and we can only exclaim,
Visions of glory, spare my aching sigh.''
Boston, Mass.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-06-23
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.

An additional train will leave Bel Air
on Saturday and Wednesday only at g
p. NJ, arriving in Baltimore at 8 P. M.
Returning leave Baltimore at 11.45 p.
NJ, arriving at Bel Air H. As A. NJ.
An additional train will leave Cardiff
for York and intermediate stations at
sos A. M. Returning will leave York
at 5.35 P. M.
An additional train will leave Balti-
more daily except Saturday and Sunday
at 11.35 A. NJ, arriving at Bel Air at
II So. Returning, leave Bel Air at 2 20
2. NJ, arriving at Baltimore at 800.
| A train will leave Baltimore on Satur-
day only at 20 p. NJ, arriving at Bel
at go Returning, leave Bel Air at 40
7. NJ, arriving at Baltimore at $40.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Sunday trains leave 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. Leave Delta for
Baltimore and intermediate stations at
$40 A. NJ. and $50 p. NJ, stopping at
Bel Air at 40 A. NJ. and 4.30 p. NJ.
Additional train leaves Baltimore fol-
Bel Air at / 80 A. NJ. and HOO p. NJ.
arriving at Bel Air at IL 35 p. NJ. anC
1910 A. NJ. Leave Bel Air at 200 anC
STOP. NJ, arriving at Baltimore at 80
and $50 p. NJ.
CA. FIFER, General Passenger Agent
J.. S. NORRIS, General Manager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-06-23
PHILOSOPHY of a Dyspeplic.

Some people only tell the truth when
they want to shame the devil.
The professional jollier has many adj
mirers.
It's the successful man who always
pirates of the luck of fools.
The under dog sometimes deserves all
he gets.
The trouble with ignorance is that it
seldom realizes its own blissfulness.
Occasionally the fellow who falls in
love gets on his feet again.
The man with bad habits invariably
believes in heredity.
Watered stock is like a sponge. 1t
looks big until it is squeezed.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-06-23

The manager of the big trust was
nervous.
1.-THE commissioner will begin his ex.
animation of my business tomorrow, and
something must be done. What shall it
be-"
Suddenly a smile illumined his features
'Just the thing" he exclaimed.
Calling his superintendent into the
office he said:
"Order three gallons of red ink and
have the bookkeepers get the ledgers
ready for an examination by the com
missioner
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-06-23
Astronomical Irnmensities.

CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-18

tune. Each family took along such
of It's former slaves as preferred TO
follow the fortunes Of their old mas,
tiers rather than accept their freedom
and TRY the uncertain and hazardous
experiment Of making their own way
III the wprli,
"rhe immigrants arrived in Belize
in the summer Of 1865, and were cor.
daily Welcomed by the colonial au.
thoritios, They were given 600 acres
each ot crown lands, and were eS.
empted from taxation for ten years,
The new settlement was called Toledo.
THE example Of the aristocratic
SIuthCrners in carving out for them.
selves new homes In the tropic jungle
has rarely been omulated, They had
been reared in the lap OF luxury. A
host Of slaves hal always been ready
to obey or anticipate their slightest
wish Net they set to work with AK
and machete. toiling IN tho woods
alongside their former chattels, to
provide temporary shelter from the
elements and to plant crops for their
future necessities, and ere long a min
'ature Louisiana arose where the
lordly palm had held undisputei sway,
Most OF the houses are patterned after
the old colonial mansions OF the south,
The blacks are free, OF course, hut the
relations of master and servant are
practically the same IA those that
existed in the cotton states half u
century ago. The old black nanny
Is still the household tyrant and the
childrrn's defender, Just as she was in
the days Of Uncle Tom,
Tho same opouh handed hospitality
that has always characterized the sun.
NY south rules in Toledo today and
the tourist or trader who Is drawn
hithor on pleasure or business will
never regret the chance. One topic
of conversation, however, Ii strictly
tahooed That is the civi! war. The
lost cause is still regarded as holy.
and the unregencrated republic Is
looked upon MS an alien and for.
cign land"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-18

thai each new house may be built with
improvements over the first one erect,
ed
S'N cauua seeds now in boxes 81
dawp SOIL kept in warm place.
Moss is better than soil Use it If
possible The seeds are very hard ana
S.NA ;1 Sprout. The outer she'll may
b @'ei through to hasten germiua
ttoH Don't he afraid Of keeping them
too camp until after they sprout.
Na,0 tbey start transplant into Smal.
flower pots
RNotS and tubers are advantageous
foods for the dairy herd, because they
furnish very palatahle, succulent food,
which may be kept in perfect coudi,
ton during the entire season he
cause Of their palatahuity they have
an Advantage which cannot be wholly
n, assured by the actual nutrients
whl'A they carry.
SnNrp well fed ANA properly protect
Cd viii gain about two pounds u week
for lao pounds live weight 10 IN,
crease 100 pounds, the sheep will con,
sNN' about go pounds Of corn, CD
pounds Of hay or chan and 5000 to
lca1 pounds of roots
II Is a So0d plan to feed hens cab
ba2y leaves during the winter Some
leaves have to be thrown away when
a cabbage Is made ready TO cook, and
II these leaes are given TO the hens
they will be found Of great hcuedt
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-18

cent should be so classed; 10 per cent
is what IS called scrub land and prac
tilaily useless This might be made
profitable by planting cheStuutS, OF
pine, which becomes a money crop 10
years later than chGstautS. The
growth 81 the wood is not the only
only prott to be found In chestnut
growing The product OF the chestnut
tree is a luxury, We don't take in
the food value Of nuts, says the Mass a,
Chusetts Ploughmau. The real value
o, the nut crop has hardly been taken
into consideration, OF the thousands
OF people in Italy one sixth live on
cheSnutS, no better than our native
cheStuutS. Yet there are as many
varieties there as there are OF apples
here. In France aud Italy they bud
and Sraft the chestnutS, In PennnSyl.
yania and New Jersey they 10 con,
siderable in the line Of lhes NUT plant.
Ing, the Paragon being the better anu
more common variety Those chest.
nuts bring Sl2 bushel suppose YOU
plant an acre with chestnut eight
feet apart. ESQ trees to the acre, and
Al the end Of 10 years nearly every
tree will furnish ouc-half hUShel or
nuts
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-18
Cows Should be curried.

II is not commol 10 curry mitch
COWS, but probably not tSable work is
mere valuable than the curing OF
milch cows, provided the cows are
worth 1t. A good curryoomh anu
brush properly used for few minutes
each day will add to the comfort OF
COWS, which means an additional tlow
of milk because COWS to milk well
must be made comfortable The action
Of the curryComh and brush sets up n
healthy circulation in the skin and re
moves dust and leaves the way open
for the action of the atmosphere to
benefit the animals MS nature intended
that t should Wild cattle running
out in the open get the benefit of rain
storms and the raliug of brush As
they force their way through the
thickets, but cows shut up in tho
stables are living under uunaturm
conditions Mich COWS usually are
denied exercise II is disputed poim
With dairymen whether cows should
have exercise at all or not Curryina
answers the same purposes to a
certain extent because il looSens the
tihers of the muscles aud forces "a.
blood back AM forth through the
small veins whore the blood IS liable
10 become stagnant especially in older
animals Exercise Of some kind prob
ably is necessary for good health in
any animal, hut exercise may be given
in different forms. Uptu-dato dairy,
men who make a practice Of currying
their COWS are usually the ones to get
the greatest amount of dollars and
cents a head, The currying may not
account for all the difference, bat 1t is
a factor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-18
REMARKABLE ExILES.
Colony Planted in Honduras by Creole
Aristocracy from Louisiana.

Aristocracy from Louisiana,
Washington Star-"No more re.
malhaole colony of American exileS
can he found anywhere than Toledo
settlement in British Honduras" said
Il. I. Jackson Of New Orleans, to u
Star reporter day or two ago ut
Is a hit of Louisiana in a tropical set
t!Cmrnt prs served 10 show us that the
good old Creole Days were like.
Fhrro the stately puncilious lilo Of
tho NiuQulshed southern arlstocracy is
st.ll found with its Ceremonious hos
pitalttN, It's fine spun sticking for the
point Of honor, its pride of ancestry
AMI IFS patriarchal relations between
master and servant For more than
torN years time has stood still, leav-
ing the yXilcs untouched Ivy modern
progressive ideas, and making their
home today the twcst picture to be
tomd anywhere Of life and manners
ia ne Old south 'hefo the wah
"The close of the civil war found
many Of the planters of the cotton
statos in sore straits. Their slaves
Lad been set free, their crops and live
stock seized by friend or foe their
homes burned or despoiled and their
plantations turned into battle-ground
FOR contending armies As result
considerable number of the most
prominent families of the south
gathered together such of their port
able property as had yet escaped the
general wreck and emigrated
"Some of these went to Argentine,
settling near Bucnos Ayres, where the
nrNiyors and their descendants are
today objects of charity Misfortune
followed them To their new home and
they are now poorer than the poorest
of the dosptsei white trash OF the
states they abandoned. Others went
TO Canada, a considerable number to
cuba and others 10 the West Indies
a few to Mexico ana Brazil, ana four.
teen families to British Honduras OF
these fourteen families all were from
the neighborhood Of New Orleans All
belonged TO the old Creole aristocracy
the proudcst and most exclusive I'm
the land-datlng their titles to their
estates back TO the early days of
French and Spanish occupation and
Boosting that they had kept their
blood pure through all changes of gov.
eminent and all yicissitudes Of for.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-18
IN A VALLEY,

loto valley where the whole year
round
rGeve cometh sweetest sound
81 h8lmy hvoa2es and the song OF
bird,
| hrousht my aching heart one winter
day,
And this is what l hard the valley
say
peace, restless soul, Whatever is is
best"
And then J lifted my tear.laden eyes
And saw With deep surprise
That though hasked in sunshine
trod ON flowers,
SO close 70 me the suow.tipped noun.
tains stood
And that the snow seemed like the
sunshine, soei
! hnSGed tho lesson close, and found
rest
Nj, G, I. Stempo).
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-18
Gleanlnqs and Pruninas.

One of the pressing needs Of the
fruit growers is a practical education.
the trained mind and the trained hand
Better quality of fruit is needed Two
great enemies of choice fruit are the
scab and coddline moth, which to.
gcther are responsible for 90 per cent
Of the defects Spraying, to be mos,
effective, should be applied by a high
pressure pump and this could be done
by cooperation, Many orchardist.
have planted their trees too thicklr
which prevents the effective use OF
spraying tools, and such orchards
should be thinned out
Those who are about to go into the
poultry business should be careful and
not build very expensive houses. AMI
especially large ones Build for a
small flock and II you succeed it viii
be much easier than to get the money
out Of the large one if you do not
succeed. Another point to consider is
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-18
THE REAL OCTOPUS.

Private Greed and the Arms II
Stretches out Upon Private Safety.
Another good deed 10 be credited to
the president Ia the stop no put to
certain plans of individual greed as
applied TO safety appliances ut sea.
Vessel owners. gathered In Washing
ton to discuss the new regulations, de-
mnndod return to the compressed
cork lIfe-preserver, In spite OF abuse
heaped upon II after the Slocum dis
aster. and II was the president who
put stop TO this demand The New
York tugboat associations and tho
Chapman Wrecking Company control
most matters affecting wrecked yes
sells in New York harbor
Not long ago the tugbust men enter
cd an official protest against tho
steam pilot boat Ne" York because lt
had In minor ways assisted vessels
becalmed or In distress, without re.
muncratIon In the bay OF Sandy
Hook Tho revenue cutter service
Is generally held to be degenertlng
II now gives little help in cases OF dis.
tregs because II must not compete
With private business. In Alaska, on
the other hand, where there are few
politicians, tho revenue cutters do OK
cellent rescue work
In Green Bay, Lake Michigan. In
certain channel there was passage
Of n peculiar danger, to diminish
which a number Of lighthouses were
put up To the government. AS the
Introduction Of new range-lights left
no business to tho tugboats, the
sharks who owned those craft gradu-
ally cut the channel In such manner
az 10 form an angle which kept the
pilots from seeing the lights and
brought tho old fees back TO them
again.
This particular abuse has been
abolished, but II Is one OF the many
with which the whole business OF
navigation is incrusted There are
now on file at Washington n document
Of similar import. When the govern.
ment established lighthouses around
Key West, Fla, the city protested
against the injury TO the wrecking In.
dustry Think Of that moment!
And wherever he turns. the president
faces instances Of not less than flag
rant private greed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-18
Agricultural lore

auy their provisions and clothing the
rest Of the harvest would be laid aside
Is carefully as miSer puts by his
aGard OF sold The family is descent
ed from thrifty German stock Isaac
Swclsert'S parents were among the
frs, who turned virgin forests Of that
section OF Pennsylvania into pro
ductive farm land. The ldustry ana
the savings of the parents were mp.
parenlly transmitted by heredity TO the
son and daughters. who toiel for
years early and late in the sowing,
cultivating and reapiag of their c"Nps,
but who failed through neglect rt in
difference to realize the commercial
value of their labor.
No outside help was ever hired at
the farm, the arduous work OF Sowns
and reaping being performed by the
odd trio, for the two sisters ioinel
with their brother and turned 10 every
form of labor in the fields The
brother and sisters allowed but little
sunshine to brighten their lives. They
rarely visited any OF their ueiShbors
and were seldom seen at any public
gatherings. The only change in the
even tenor of their simple lives was
when the brother brought a wife to the
old homestead and the prattle of a
chili later lent new and strange
atmosphere to their cherries home.
The family lived almost exclusively
on the products of the farm and were
seldom seen making any purchases at
The country stores AS years passed
the brother and sisters were reputel
20 have accumulated considerable
wealth. but continued their hard toll
anu economical methods of living
.lsteal of disposing of their crops A.
formerly they began stacking their
grain at different points on the farm
where ii was allowed to rot by years
# exposure to the elements,
Visitors to the premises will find
about rs Of these stacks scattered al
over the farm. between Is and 20
eing located near the house. The
loss from this source aggregates thou
sands OF dollars OF late the brother
nd sisters were content with THRASH,
ing and cleaning only enough of their
rDns for immediate wants. storing the
surplus of grain each year in different
rooms Of their house. The house now
contains great quantities of grain, es.
pecIally the lower story, where its
great weight has caused sageing OF the
floor, and the valuable product finds
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-18
ADVENTURES WITH LIONS.
The Big Beasts Are Frequently En-.
oountered by Man In South Africa.

Sountcrcu by Man IN south Africa.
News is to hand from two tadopen.
dent sources, says South Africa, OF an
extraordinary adventure that recently
hetelI Mr. Dickert, farmer living
some rs miles from Malindi siding, on
the Waukies line, Mir ntckert went
to bed at 10 o'clock. aud was Just so.
lar to sleep wher he heard what he
thought was ~ gruutlng and sniff.
ttng outside ;ao DOR, He got up and
stopped outside 70 cali his dogs, when
he was setaed by lion He shouted,
and Mrs Dtekcrt ran out with a rifle,
with which she hit the animal on the
heat, causing II to loose its hold.
Mir nlckcrt Immediately snatched at
the rifle and fired, point hlurk, rortu.
natelN killing tho lion at the nrst shoe,
The whole afrair was over in few
seconds, and occurred close 20 the bed.
room door whore the hungry amman
had evidently boon waiting MIR. Dick.
ert was badly scratched aud had his
arm lacerNted whore the lion seized
him, Though sufficiently serious at
the time, he aow laOLs upon the al.
venture az one or the most novel OF his
eNpClie
The people Mt Maludi Siding have
been annoyed hy lion that developed
the habit of coming right up to the
station and was heard In the nelghbor.
hood ot the railway mons houses A
short time ago the conductor of tho
Falls train and several OF the passen.
gers saw two young lions playing he.
twccr the rails near tho Gwaal.
Further mp tho line, IN the direction
of the Hamhesi, the lions appear to ho
much moro numerous Not long since
the native commissioner nj Matetsl Ia
reported TO have had nftoon head OF
live stock killed In broad daylight by
nine lions which were hunting to.
gethor.
Quite lttoly two or three lions have
been sotn close to the Victoria Falls,
on the south side OF tho river, but, for
the reinsurance of visitors. II may be
mentioned that they only appeared M
night and were exceedingly shy OF any
human being
AZ Dett, which Ia on the same line OF
railway, n fow weeks agothc remains
were found of n white man who could
not be Identified and who appeared 70
have been killed and partly eaten nv
lions.
Another European when accosted for
travelling without a ticket hastily left
the train In the same district, made of
In the darkness and has not been seen
since All of which shows that there
Is plenty OF work awaiting the sports,
man. even In southern Rhodestla.