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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-23
Captured school HOnors.

A NJ. Cloud OF Manchester Ia, who is a
candidate for attorney general Of Iowa, is
graduate OF Lennox college in this city
and while there captured the interstate
oratorical contest in 1895. The same honors
we're taken by Governor IaFollette in 1879
and by Senator Beverage in 1886. In addl-
ton, while student in the Ann Arbor law
school he was a member Of the successful
debating team N contest with Minnesota
state pniYerzity and WISCONSIN statA. Uni
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-23

Enroll in the Western Iowa College now.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
ONLY FORTY LIVES ARE SAVED
Pacific Coast Steamship officials say all the Valencias passengers and crew but two score were lost in
 wreck of that shipHull is all that is left of vessel

ed as lost. The steamer, herself, was pounded almost to pieces by the 6O- mile gale, which ragged last night and this morning.
 A hsli-dozen steamers were sent to the wreck last night and this morning to render what help as possible, but the wrecking steamer, Salvor, (the old Danube) reported from Bautields cable station: No success fer our mission. " She and the other big steamers were obliged to stand olf two miles from the wreck, heavy seas preventing their ap- proach. The tug, Czar, of the Cana dian Pacific railway service, managed 10 get within three quarters of mile, from where no living person could be discovered aboard.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
STILL HOPE
MOOres Feel That Relatives
 Might be Safe

The relatives of Dr. and Mrs. Taylor, of San Francisco, who reside in this city, have not accepted as conclusive the reports that they were on the Val encia and went down with her last Monday. The initials of the Dr. Tay- Tor, on the Valencia, are ct the same as thfse of the-son-in-law of Capt, and Mrs. Moore, of this city. They are given as "G. W" Those of Capt. Moore's son-iu-law are "A. M."
 for Juneau, from which place he will ascertain the facts by cable. J. W. Moore, purser of the Amur, IS brother of Mrs. Taylor, reported as being miss ing.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29

balance of the passengers and crew re- mained with the ship During last night the ship went 10 pieces.
 The sole survivors are: T. J. McCar- thy, boatswain; Theo. Lampsou, - O'Brien, Thos. Shields, John Mark and w. Joslin, seamen; o. J. Miller, J.. Ritchie and R J. Lepos, fremen; Mr. Bunker, asst. supt. of Seattle schools, whose wife and two daughters were drowned; Carl Samuel, frst-class pas senger to Seattle; Mike Honei second- class passenger to Seattle; NJ. Brown, second-class passenger; J. Campbell, whose wife and 15-year-old daughter were drowned; Albert Wells, U. S. navy.
 Capt. Johnson and all the others of the 94 passengers and 60 crew, are list
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29

Port Simpson. (-The steamer Valencia, from San Francisco to Victoria and Seattle, went ashore near Cape BeaIe, Vancouver island, Monday, about mid night. She had on board about 90 pas sengers and a crew of 64.
 The sun was obscured almost the whole time from leaving San Francisco Saturday at noon, so reckonings could not be taken. High winds prevailed and the steamer went out of her course, struck on a cliff with steep sides and file fast. Attempts 10 get boats and rafts away were made, but all but two were dashed to pieces. About 50 lives were lost in this way. Two boa s, one with six the other with nine mn, reached shore and gave the news. The
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
STILL DOWN
Uuited States Cable COnGin-
 ues Useless

The Lynn canal cable remains ont of commission. While it is uncertain at what point the break is, the belief pre- vails at Fort William F. Seward that it is near that place and it was stated yesterday that an effort would be made to repair it there.
 Unless an effort shall be made to re- pair the cable by the use of some Of the local steamers or a barge, it will be out of commission for some time. The of commission. It was rot the purpose to set her at work again before spring
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
HOME RULt
South Africa to be Self
 Governing

London, Jan 24-H. E. Asquith, chan cellor of the exchequer, and one of the most powerful statesmen in England, in a speech last night announced the iu- tention of the government to give 10 the Trarsvaal and Orange river cole uies responsible selt-government, the same ga Canada Is now enjoying, at he earliest possible date,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
LOOKS BAD
Another War Cloud Arises
 in AsiG

St. Petersburg, Jan, 9 tvia Georgia from Juneau. l-Diplomaiic circles are much worried at the present moment for fear that there will be a1 uprising between Persia and Afghanistan. The war cloud which hangs there threaters to envelop England, which is heavily
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan,
 Seattle, Jan. 29-The total number saved from the wreck of the Valencia, according to the officials of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company in this city, is 10. The vessel has been beaten to pieces, only the hull being left.
 Victoria, Jan. 24. (Via Amur from
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
D0HEELtlH LINE
 BEGINS WORK

The Dominion telegraph line began work today, and lste this afternaon .he Daily Alaskan received a few dispatch eB. The line is working hard today. The service will be improved tomorrow.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
ORDER BENG RESTORED IN
 .. CAUCASIA.
Railway Communication Is Re,Estabished and Rebels Retiring to Mountains Obstln-
 ateIy Resisting Advance of Troops

obstinately resisting the advance of the troops. A revolution has broken out in Northern Caucasus, and is now oceu- pyirg most of the governments con eern.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
Chanhberlain's Cough Remedy AbsO-
 lutuly Harmless

Every mother should know that Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy is per fectly safe for children to take, as 1t contains nothing harmful. For sale by Wm. Britt
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29

Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
 St. Petersburg, Jan. 29-Railwsy communication with Caucasus has been generally restored. The revolu- tiouists are retiring to the mountains,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
COAL C,ONIsG :,
 FOR WHITE PASS

The barge Oregon, laden with Vel lington coal, sailed for Skagway in tow of the tug Pilot, January 20th. The coal is for the w. P. x Y. R,
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
At ths Mascot

Mt. Vernon rye ard Old Belmon whiskeys, double stamped goods, at wholesale prices at the Mascot saloon
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29

Pattie shells always on hand at the Boss Bakery. u
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29

Flows Candy, the best made, for sale at the Boss Bakery. u
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29

You clO get a bos of fresh caud 7 st he Boss Bs<ery tor2j C3nts. tt
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
Fresh Meat

The Frye-Bruhu Co. keep all kinds of fresh meat cOntantly on hand. I
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29
{. f. VILLAS WILL
 BE ASSAYfR

Senator Piles, of Washington, pre- scnied to the president the name of Calvin E. Villas, of Seattle, to succeed Fred Wing as superintendent of the as- say office at Seattle last week. It is probable the appointment has been made.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29

Word Almanacs at Harrisons.
The daily Alaskan., 1906-01-29

Victoria, Jan. 24. Cvia Amur from
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
FESTIVALS IN t..OROCCO.
One Month When the Moor Fasts All
Day and Feasts All Night.

One Month When the Moor Fasts All
Day and Feasts All Night.
a traveller writes: "In Morocco the
NaZarene can never tell how time
stands in relation to the Moorish year.
The Mohammedan calendar knows but
354 days, so, as the MoOrs lose some
eleven days in the year, their festivals
are constantly varying in date. The
most important, of course, is Rama
dan, when Moslems fast from the ris-
ing to the setting of the sun during the
month. The Moor fasts all day and
feasts all night and Throughout the
small hours in certain Moorish cities
officials pass down the streets in sol
emn procession, armed with musical in
struments, and one at their head calls
upon the servants of Cod to eat and
drink before the advent of the dawn.
On one night toward the end of Ra-
MADAM it is we'll known that the gates
of heaven are opened in order that the
prayers of the faithful may be heard,
and it is equally certain that all the
devils and genif are kept in some prison
of the underworld throughout the
month.
another feast Of Importance is the
Aid cl Kabecr, which takes place on the
tenth day of the last month of the Mo-
hammedan year. 1t celebrates the sac
ri1ce of Ishmael mot Isaac by Abra-
ham on Mount Moriah. Certain pray
erS are said in the mosques, and after
these the cadi, standing in some prom
inent position, cuts the throat of a
sheep that is then carried in basket
at headlong speed to the towns chief
mosque. If the sheep be alive when it
reaches the mosque, the ensuing year
will be a prosperous one for the town.
BY means of gun fire and trumpet call
all the city is Informed that the sacri-
flee has been killed, and then every
householder kills sheep on the thresh-
old of his own home. This sheep has
been bought on the previous day and
tied up in readiness for the feast.
"Still another festival of great i'm
portance in Morocco is the Moolud,
which takes place in the month that is
called the spring Of flowers It is
ushered in by singing and dancing and
| music and seems TO be founded on some
old forgotten native festival When
the Mooiud comes round a blue mark
IS placed between the eyebrows Of
young children in order that the evil
eye may be averted from them. The
festival is also notorious by reason of
the performance of the Aisawi, the fol
lowers of Mohammed bin ASA of Me-
Quinez, the patron saint Of snake
charme"s.
"These Aisawi may be compared
with the dancing dervishes of other
Mohammedan countries. The Aisawi
are accustomed TO repeat aloud a. SEN
tence that contains the master word of
their order and they howl it until the
sound is not comparable to anything
one has heard before. In moments of
extreme frenzy the devotees are known
to seize sheep or even dogs and tear
them to pieces with their hands. Some
may be seen devouring Il sheep before
1t is dead"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
THE CHAMELEON.
Some of the Peculiarities of This
Very Queer Animal.

Very Queer Animal.
A most remarkable creature IS the
chameleon. To all appearances the
nervous centerS in enc lateral half Of
this animal work independently Of
those in the other and it has two later
al centers of rception-senSation and
motion-besides the common one in
which must reside the faculty of con-
centraton. The eyes move independ-
emily of one another and convey sepa-
rate impressions to their respective
centers of perception. The consequence
Is that when the animal is agitated its
movements resemble those of two ami
mails or rather perhaps two halves Of
animals glued together. Each half
wishes to go its own way, and there is
no concordance of action.
Therefore the chameleon is the only
four legged vertebrate that is unable
to swim. 1t becomes so frightened
when dropped into water that all facul-
ty of concentration is lost and the crea-
ture tumbles about as if in Il state Of
intoXication. When chameleon is I'M
disturbed every impulse to motion Is
referred to the proper tribunal, and the
whole organism acts in accordance
with its DEGREES. The eye, for example,
that receives the strongest impression
propa gates it to the common center,
which then prevails upon the other eye
to follow that impression and direct
its gaze toward the same object.
1,n .l,aY 11o 70 or
asleep on one side and wide awake on
the other. Cautiously approached at
night with candle so as not to awak-
en- the whole animal at once, the eye
turned toward the light will open, be-
gin to move and the corresponding side
to change color. The other side will re-
main for longer or shorter time in q
torpid, motionless and unchanged state
with it's eye fast shut.-Chicago News
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
RACING WITH OXEN.
An Odd Sport Popular In Rural Dis
tricts In Germany.

Ar Odd Sport Popular In Rural Dis
tricts In Germany.
In many OF the out of the way dis
tricts of Germany OK racing has long
been a very popular sport. The en-
trance fee for the races is small, but
the beasts must be ridden by their own
ers. The rider Is not allowed to have
either whip or spur, and he must ride
his animal bareback, trusting to his
voice to guidf the beast. 1t is here
that the skill of the rider comes into
play, as everything depends upon the
training of the OK and the ability of the
owner to direct his movements. AS the
oxen do not race on track 1t Is no
easy matter to guide them. The race
course is Il field perhaps a mile square,
the start being made at one side and
the finish at the other. Speed is of sec
ondary Importance in the race. Like
golf, the sport requires accuracy, and
the rider who can force his numbering
charger to go in a straight line is GER
tain to win.
When all the competitors are lined up
at the starting point tine signal to begin
the race is given Then the fun COM
mences, for in spite Of the riders eff
forts the steeds usually refuse to head
toward the finish mark. Besides, the
difficulties are greatly increased from
the fact that the cnlookers are allowed
to be in the field and may do anything
to interfere with the contestants 50
long as they do not touch him or the
beast Though oxen are naturally the
least eXcitable Of animals, the noise of
the spectators soon reduces them to a
state of utter bewilderment. Often an
hour will pass before one of the oxen
is ridden under the wire. The victor
receives a small money prize, which is
nothing compared to the honors
brought him by his victory, and the
animal IS decorated with garlands of
flowers. Among the peasants great
events are reckoned from the time So
and-so won the OK race.-New York
Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
RIDING A CAMEL,
More Convenient and Less firing
Than Horseback Riding,

Thun Horseback Hiding.
Camel riding in the desert of Sahara
is not so very fatiguing after one ha;,
learned how. \ veteran traveller III
that district describes the process:
Each riding camel has Il bride, or
rather a halter, of plated leather like
an ordinary halter, and the camel is
guided as q horse would be if riding
him with one rein only. The saddle is
most elaborate affair. To adjust
one properly on Il camerS hump is ain
art extremely difficult to master. First
two cushions of leather, stuffed with
grass straw are placed on the animals
hump, and on these is set the saddle.
This latter consists of two wooden
forks, one in front and one behind, con-
nected by Il side board. Above this is
placed the seat of the saddle, which is
built like a square saucer. The tops of
the wooden forks rising III front and
behind form two Saddlehorns, and,
once one has negotiated his way into
the saucer and installed the feet and
legs by letting them, from the knee
downward hang over the front, one is
pretty safe from falling out. Cushions
and rugs placed in this saucerlike de-
preston add to the comfort. The sad
die is secured by q wide girth and also
by a shoulder strap and girth at the
back that takes the place of crupper.
There are, OF course, no stirrups, the
foot merel-- hanging over the front.
After one has learned to avoid an oc-
casional dig in the middle of the back
from the hindmost horn and has be-
come accustomed to tile weight Of the
legs hanging over the front, camel rid
ing is very comfortable and far less
firing than horseback riding. especially
as ones position can be varied in many
ways by riding sidesaddle or crossing
! the legs on the camers neck, and so
forth. The long. swinging gait is
fairly easy, and one can move about
on Il camcls back in manner that
would startla any ordinary horse.
"On the saddle are carried a pair Of
leather saddlebags, wherein l carry
books, maps, instruments, cartridges,
lunch and the like. From the horns of
the saddle are hung rifle, field glasses,
| prismatic compass and water bottle.
Altogether it is Il pretty complete out
fit and only equaled by q Chinese chair
for convenience in travelling when ono
wishes to hunt and nap at the same
| time" H
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09

Laxity in public worship has long
been a theme for preachers. In 1143
one Of them wrote of the congregation
Of St James, Piccadilly, London, that
"thcy seem to be more taken up with
viewing and contemplating each others
dress and cquipage than in paying
their devotions to the Divine Being
they pretend to adore, and it is usual to
see this set of people bowling to their
neighbors, with Glory be to the Fa-
Their in their mouths" And again,
THE ladies show surprising memories
on this occasion, being able to relate on
their return home what clothes every
woman of figure had on from head to
foot, the fincncss of the lace and the
color of every ribbon Worn in the as
sembly."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
STEVENSON'S THEORY.
TantalizinG Tale of the Novelist and
Detective.

TantalizinG Tale of the Novelist and
n Detective.
Scotland Yard would no doubt scorn
to take story writer into its councils
as an American detective consulted r.
L. Stevenson. Arthur tombstone in his
stevenson In the Pacific" tells the
striking tale, leaving you, however,
tantaliZed with the desire to know
what the case was and what were the
respective solutions Of the professional
| and the amateur detectives, says T.
P.'s London Weekly.
| AS they sat together one evening on
the veranda of an inn at Waikiki the
detective contided to Stew, nson case
Of extreme difficulty be had in hand
lnd also his theory of its solution. AS
| Stevenson hardly seemed to attend, for
he sat looking dreamily at the sea, the
| detective left him to have a chat with
the more responsive landlord.
On his return to the veranda, how
| ever, Stevenson suddenly reused him
self to say: Il think l have solved that
riddle of yours. You see, it's just like
writing a story. If you so at it right,
it will work out right. Now, your theo-
| ~ does not do at all because it will
never work out. Let me give you my
theory of the case, and then tell me
what you think Of it,
The detective did not at first think
anything Of Steyenson's theory of the
| case. 1t was daring even for a theory
| and dangerous to work if it did not
happen to come off. But On thinking it
we'll over, with Stevenson's shining
eyes fixed intently on his face, the pro-
fessional began to believe there was
something in it.
When Stevenson at last asked trium-
| phantly, "Well?" he replied, well, sir,
l shall try your theory, but if it doesn't
| win you and l Will lose between us the
| thousand dollar fee am to be paid for
a conviction" At this Stevenson laugh
| ed and said, Sir, if it doesn't win 1
| will pay you the thousand dollars and
throw you the theory in for nothing"
R11t If won
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
BREWSTER PARK SANATORIUNl
LAUREL, MD.

On B & o. X. r.. between Baltimore, Md -
and Washington, ID. c. Electric cars fir ON :
and G ST., N. W., Washington, pass the door
We provide the seclusion and rehnements
of Christian home during treatments foi
Nervous and chronic diseases. Alcoholic and
Drug habits treated without the use of Alec.
hol, morpha. strychnine or hypodermics
Craving for Alcohol arrested within 81 hours
and a cure in from 3 to weeks. Drug hab
its cured in from 3 to $ weeks.
T. A BREWSTER, NJ. D., Resident Physician
]. r. HUNT, Nj. D., and T. w. BYERLY, NJ
D.. Consutants.
M. V. Cox, Head Nurse.
L. p. BREWSTER, Business Manager.
For terms, address Business NJ anager.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
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A Natural Conclusion,

A little New York girl, whose brief
experience of life was confined to eX-
istence in an apartment house, was
visiting in Philadelphia not long ago.
One afternoon, to amuse the child, her
cousin showed her number of pho
tographs and views, meanwhile ex-
planning and answering questions con-
corning them. One of them was a pic
ture of Windsor castle, which, she was
told, was the residence of the late
Queen Victoria. After looking at it a
moment she innocently inquired, What
floor did she live on?"-Lippincott's.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
Cerbcrus, Three Hends.

The most famous of dogs is Cerbc
rus, who watches the entrance to Tar
tarus. He has three heads, but Her,
cules dragged him to earth and Or.
phcus put him to sleep with his Tyre
The original dog cakes We're given to
Cerberus by the sibyl who led 4Eneas
through hell. They were made of flour
and seasoned with poppies and honey
He must have been an opium fiend, as
the celestial drug is made from pop.
pies. A sop to Cerberus" was one OF
these cakes given to the monster by
Greeks and Romans as q bride to lei
them in without molestation.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
Transfers and Attachments

The County Commissioners of Hartford
county will meet at their office in Bel Air on
each Monday and Tuesday during the month
of February and on the first Monday and
Tuesday only in the month of March, 1906.
for the purpose of making transfers and
ATTACHMENTS. All applications for attachments
must be m de under oath or affirm alton, re-
quiring parties applying to give in to the
Commissioners all property they may possess
of every kind, that is assessable, and not to
them assessed.
Persons who do not avail themselves OF
this notice cannot have any attachments on
their tax bills when presented by the County
Treasurer.
By order of the Board,
HUDSON BATEMAN,
Clerk.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
An Excavation.

"Popv
Eyes, my SON."
"What is an excavation"
"Why, an excavation, my boy, is a
place from which dirt has been taken"
well, l suppose my face is an exca,
vation, then "-Yonkers Statesman.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09

Transient advertisements. -One Square
8 insertions or less $3.50. Each subse-
quent Insertion % cents. Longer adver.
tise1nents in the same proporticc. A
space equal to six lines makes a square.
Figure work double price.
Obituaries and Pers onal Communica-
lions will be inserted at cents per line.
Yearly Advertisements at Special Rates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
Tie; Hels and IptelligeQcer.
IS Published Epery Friday.
JOHN D. WORTHINGTON.
TERMS.1s1.OO A Year IA Advance.

Entered August Is, 1902, as second
class matter, Postofice at Bel Air, Md,
Act of Congress of March 8, 1879.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
THE EAGLE HOTEL,
CHAS. A. McGAW, Proprietor
BEL AIR MD.

The undersigned has assumed charge
of this old and weil-known hotel and
proposes to cater to the travelling public
in the most approved manner. To those
who know the situation and advantages
of the "Old Eagle" no comment is neces
sary. 1t is unsurpassed for its quiet,
beautiful and homelike attractions. As
summer boarding place it is 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 customer, always custo-
mer" Special terms for large parties on
application.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-02-09
Road Notice.

Thirty days after the first publication of
this notice, application will be made to the
County Commissioners of Hartford County
to locate and open public road in the third
election district of Hartford County. from a
point on the public road leading from Sharon
Station on the Maryland and Pennsylvania
Railroad towards Forest Hill, opposite or
near the canning house of r. G. Rees, over
the lands of s. A. Williams. Il. G. Rees, Her
man Stump, William S. Archer and James
Amoss, to point on the public road leading
near where said road begins, to parallel Stir
rup Run going towards Deer Greek,