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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-01-11
Third District-Dr. F. Lee Hughes.
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE MEETING.

IiART OkU IKE INoUNANNL WEIiINb'
The members of the Hartford Mutual Fire
Insurance Company held a largely at
tended meeting in the assembly rooms
of the Masonic Temple, Bel Air, on Mon
day. 1t was presided over by Mr.. J. L.
Webster, with Frank E. Gorrell, secre-
tary.
The report of the committee appointed
at the December meeting was read by
Mr.. Noble l., Mitchell, chairman. TWAS
signed by the other two members,
Messrs. A. Henry Strasbaugh and DR..
lanes +. II. Gorsuch. Accompany ing
this report was the statement of auditor
Holt, who said that he had given the
books of the company a careful, thorough
and exhaustive examination, and found
the receipts from the directors and clerk
and all other sources properly credited
and disbursements properly vouched for.
He also examined the securities of the
company including the sums of money
deposited in bank and found the same
correct. His table of deductions Is in
teresting. 1t shows that the decrease of
fire losses for 1906 has been 49, per
cent; the increase of general expenses 80
per cent; the increase of general pre-
mums 4.41 per cent; the increase of net
receipts 1O2 per cent. The gain in 1905
was $9,895,0 in 1906, 2,72467,
showing a net gain for the year of $12,-
S29.64
The report recommended changes in
the taking of risks where terra Gotta pipe
was used and the location of personal
property on the different parts of the
farm, on which the bylaw relating to the
same seems to be somewhat ambiguous.
Both of these recommendation were re.
ferred to the board of directors with
power to act.
The third recommendation of the COM
mittce evoked considerable discussion,
| 1t read:
THE steadily increasing business OF
your company necessarily entails more
labor and greater responsibility on those
who are entrusted with its management,
and who are in great measure respon.
sible for its success, and while we believe
in strict economy in every business man.
agement, yet we cannot escape the con-
clusion that the salaries of your president
and secretary are not commensurate
with the responsibilities they assume
and the services they perform, and VIC
therefore recommend that Article Q of the
constitution of the company be sc
amended SO that this recommendations
can be adopted and at once put into
effect"
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FIR ON Jarrettsville.

JARRETrsVILLE, Jan. 1.-The home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Amoss was the place
of great msrrimc1it on Thursday evening,
when the (. F. |. and Gamma Sigma
chapters held their annual reunion. The
house was beautifully decorated with
greens, and here AMI there very tastefully
arranged world be found great quanti-
ties of red, the chapters color. On the
invitation each was requested to bring
with them ''ge NAL humor," and they
did. That was the chieE charm. Every
body had jolly time. Everyone was
honored with handsome gift in a nut
shell. The evening passed SO pleasantly
that 1t was not until a lutte hour the
guests were invited to the dining room,
where refreshments were serTed. Besides
the members of tbs: chapters, there were
quite number of visitors.
Miss Bessie Stritehoff gave company
in honor of her guests, Misses Wallis and
Smith, on Tuesday evening at her home,
"Ferndale''
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Wiley gave party
in honor of their son, MIR. William Wiley,
who is attending Western Maryland
College
Messrs. Schuster and Burton returned
today to Annapolis, where they will re-
sumo their studies at ST. Johns College
Mr.. Elmer Bay, of Roanoke, Virginia,
is spending sometime with his parents
He is accompanied by his little nephew,
Master Walker Bay, of Lynchburg.
Mr.. James H. Bay spent several days
with his uncle in Harrisburg, Pa. From
there he will return to his duties ut the
University of Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scnavely, of Michigan,
spent several days at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. 7. A. Bay. Mr.. Scnavely was
one of Mr.. James Bays colleagues at
Maryland Agricultural College.
Mr.. w. Herbert Cairnes is attending |
the Maryland Agricultural! College.
Mr.. c. N. Hamilton, of Alesia, Mary |
land, is spending few days at his home.
Mr., and Mrs. John Eggleston and Miss
Sallie Eggleston, of Baltimore, have re-
turned home after visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Eggleston.
Mr.. Skipworth Coale and sister, Miss
Helen, of Baltimore, and Miss Elm Har-
ris, OF Bel Air, have been the guests Of
Mrs. ]. Henry Jarrett.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Ward, of Washing
ton, have been at the home of their son,
Mr.. T. H. Ward. BRIGHT SIDE.
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BEL AIR NOTES.

Miss Nellie Pennington, of Baltimore,
has been the guest of Miss Jessie Will
Hams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T. Dcckman and
children, who have been visiting friends
in Philadelphia, have returned home.
Miss Annie Laurie Worthington enter
tanned the whist club on Tuesday
evening. About twenty persons were
present. This club is composed of eight
young ladies of Bel Air, who hold after
noon meetings among themselves and on
certain evenings have specially invited
guests.
Miss Rose Hornberger, the efficient as
sistant in the Bel Air postoflicc, has re-
signed her position. The patrons of the
office will greatly miss her agreeable
presence.
Mrs. Herman Stump attended the D.
A. r. function held at Sherry's, New
York, on Monday, in commemoration of
the George Washington wedding ami
versary. Mrs. Donald Mclean presided
and made an appropriate address.
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FallSton News.

FALLsToN, Jan. S-The sacrament of
the Lords supper will he administered at
the Fallston Presbyterian Church next
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Prepara-
tory service will be held at the church
Friday evening at T. 45 o'clock beginning
with a service of song. All are invited.
Miss Elizabeth Powell, of Media, has
returned to her home from a visit to
Misses Lois and Phoebe Preston.
A very pleasant surprise was rendered
Miss Phoebe Preston on New Years eve.
Among those present were Mrs. William
S. Preston, Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Watson,
Misses Lois II. Preston, Elizabeth Powell,
Miriam and Rachel Hopes, Martha and
Rebecca Watson. Lula and Myrtle Amoss,
Sarah Warner, Lillian Hoskins, Messrs.
w G. Hoskins, Charles P. Hollingsworth,
w. Archer Walters and Julian Hanway.
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From Deer Creek.

DEER CREEK, January S.-Miss jamie
Macatee, who has been spending some
time with her mother Mrs. Sadler re-
turned to her home in Baltimore on
Saturday.
MIR. William II. Thompson still con-
tinues seriously i'll. His daughters Mrs
Henry Thompson and Mrs. William
Slattery have been with him.
Mrs William Anderson has been Ill
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Rachel Terrell is much better.
Mrs. David Little is suffering with
Rheumatism.
Mrs. William Adams is quite i'll.
Miss Lillian Cullum is spending the
winter with her sister at Savage, Md.
Mr.. Basil d. Spalding returned Satur-
day to his studies at the NJ. A. College.
Miss Lenora Jones has been visiting
her cousin Miss Mabel Singleton.
Services at Trappe Church will be dis
continued until next spring. Buzz.
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From Gibson.

GIBSON, ian. S.-From the present pros
pect it looks as if we would have no ice
cream next summer.
The Mt. Tabor social club gave Mr..
Alvin Kennedy a surprise last Friday
night and a very enjoyable time. Mr..
Kennedy has been quite sick since last
spring but is improving.
Mt. Tabor Christian Endeavor will
organize on Sunday evening at 100
O'Clock. Public cordially invited.
Miss Lizzie IIilditch has beenquite sick
with quincy.
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From ChurchyiIle.

CHURcHvILLE, Jan. 9.-Mrs. J. Harvey
Ball is spending some time with her
brothers and sisters in New York.
Mrs. Mary Bye has returned to her
home in Cecil county after spending six
weeks with her mother Mrs. Anderson
Mrs. Calvin d. Wilson, of Glendale,
Ohio, is the guest of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. William Webster, at "Webster's
Forest"
Miss Leiuene, of Bel Air, is the guest of
Mrs. w. 4. Harlan.
Mr.. ]. J. A. krentSlin was back in the
village again for few days last week. 1t
seems hard tor him to tear himself away.
Mr.. William T. Kennedy, Mrs. Eliza
beth Shertzer and Mr.. Bruggerman are
on the sick list.
Miss Adde Chesney spent the Christ
mas holidays with relatives III Whining
ton.
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In Memoiiam.

KIMBLE.--In loving remembrance Of our
dear daughter and sister, SARAH <. KIM
BILE, who died two weeks ago today, Tues
day, January s, 1907. Gone, bur not to--
gotten.
Once our home was bright and happy!
oh, how sad and dreary today,
For our dear and loving Sarah
Has forever passed away.
She has gone. but was SO young and fair,
She slumberS sweet but knows no care,
Her heart was true, her life young,
Yet not our will, but Gods be zone.
BY HER PARENTS.
How sadly we gricvefor theloss of our sister,
And many tears we have shed;
Our home is gloomy, which once was so
bright,
Since our darling sister is dead.
Weep not for me dear sisters and brother,
1t would cause me pain;
Trust in him who took me from you
And in heaven We'll meet again.
By HER SISTERS AND BRoTHFR,
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From Scarhnrn-

ScARRoRo. Jan. S.-Mr. c. o Moulton
and family have returned from Il two
weeks visit to Baltimore.
Mr.. Charles Huff is visiting in Balti-
more.
Master Bertal Thomas has returned
from a trip to Baltimore.
Mr.. w. o. Thompson shot an owl last
week which measured five feet across the
wings. BRUCE.
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children. Mr.. Clarence Baldwin, Mrs.
James II. Quinby. of California. Miss
Alice Baldwin, Miss Elizabeth Baldwin,
Mrs. II. Hayward Street,, of Baltimore
and Mrs. James O. Watson, of this coun-
ty. His funeral will take pace this, Fri
day, morning at st. Johns F. Z Church,
kinesville.
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From Darlington.

DARLINGTON, Jan. S.-Misses Floretta
and Lucy kimball have returned to their
work at Virginia Institute and Hannah
Moore Academy.
MIR. and Mrs. d. E. Thomas enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, of Balti-
more, at their home last week.
MI and Mrs. E. Nj. Allen have a new
governess for their daughter, Miss Vlr-
giuia.
Mrs. E. w. Wroth, of Baltimore, has
been summoned home on account of the
dangerous illness of her mother, Mrs.
Mary X. Price.
Mr.. Bud Burkins buried three year
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Notice..

Persons having insurance with the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Montgomery
County can pay their annual interest or ar
range for any additional insurance by writ
ing telephoniug to Wilson Moore. Falls
ton, or by personal interview in Bel Air
every M onday.
ESS"Please note that the interest rate has
been reduced to per cent, making it the
cheapest well as the strongest mutual
company in the State.
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Neighborhood Nesvs.
Dublin Personals.
Very respectfully,
MARY E. YOUNG,
LETITIA z. HULL,
+. ESTELLE MOORE.
Hartford county.

DURI.IN, January 9.-Mrs. Amanda Nc
Cam is quite poorly.
Kirk, the small son of Mrs: Anna Rit-
chic, is suffering from rheumatism.
Mr.. Harry Daugherty is i'll with pneu-
monia.
Miss Elsie Mccain has been quite i'll.
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OBITUARY..
MRS. JOSEPH II. WILKINSON.

Mrs. Joseph II. Wilkinson, aged 6S
years, died at her home, near Wesleyan
Chapel, on Tuesday. Besides her hus-
band, she is survived by one son, Mr..
William Wilkinson, and married daugh-
ter, living in Baltimore. Her funeral
took place on Thursday afternoon, the
interment being in Wesleyan Chapel
rarOetery
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Owing to the very mild
winter so far, we are over
stocked in these goods, and
must move them to make
ready for our Spring Goods,
which begin to arrive in
February.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-22
Newspaper of the Jungle

say. Where can you find better col
lection outside Regents Park, and all
ours are running wild and in mex
haustible numbers"
Mr.. Longworth is looking forward to
the time when the news of the lions
and hippos will be crowded out by the
news of new arrivals to hunt them,
At present the editor of the Globe
Trotter finds his news a little monoto-
nous sometimes, although it must have
been rather exciting to those engaged
] in making it. Here are a few extracts
! from a news item concerning the adj
ventures of a babu station master at
station called Simba, on the Uganda
Railway. Simba, by the way, means
/ ''place of lions" The station master
i sent the following telegram to head
i quarters:
Urgent. To Traffic Manager.
''1:45 A. NJ.
Lion is on platform. Please in
struct guard and driver to proceed
carefully and without signal in yard.
Guard to advise passengers not to get
out here and be careful when coming
in Office
While the unhappy babu was bar
; ricaded in his Office a big game hunter
. arrived as a sort of relief expedition
He saw a lioness roaming about the
metals looking for trouble and smiling
for the train to arrive, and he shot
her at so yards range. Shortly after
ward two lions strolled across the per-
manent way. One met the same fate;
the other was wounded and attacked
the hunter.
Meanwhile the station master was
still worried by lions. Here is his next
telegram, dated the same day, $3.50 a.
m.
Zone African injured at O'Clock,
again by lion, and hence sent to Maxim
du Hospital by trolley. Traffic Mana
ger please send cartridges by four
down train certain"
The next telegram is more alarming.
1t is marked Extra urgent"
"Pointsman is surrounded by two
lions while returning from distant
signal, and hence pointsman went on
top of telegraph pole near water tank.
Train to stop there and take him on
train. and then proceed. Traffic Mana
ger to please arrange necessary steps"
The issue of the Globe Trotter con-
tanning this interesting news item is in
itself an example of the possibilities
of the country. The cover is made of
bark cloth. which forms the principal
clothing of the natives.
The happy native has not to pay
anything for his clothes. When he
wants a new suit or his wife new
dress he simply goes into the forest,
strips the bark off a tree and pounds
ii with rigid mallet for few minutes
The result is material closely resem-
bling crepe. which wears very wall,
and can be cut and sewed in any form
desired.
British East Africa would be an ideal
place for Socialist colony A man
can live there almost without labor.
He has bananas growing wild for
food. bananas beer for drink and bark
cloth for clothing.-London Express.
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''Boo-hoo!" sobbed the young wife
II just know that you didn't think
of me once while you were on your
vacation" why, Julia. how can you
talk like that?' protested her hus-
band. Didn't I mail you a postal
card with a scene of every place
visited?" Yes. but, G-George, they
We're all postmarked Chicago and re-
ceived the day after you ft.'-Chica-
go Daily News
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Gaddie-You don't seem to have
made a very satisfactory impression
on Borem. Cleverley-I tried very
hard to do so. Gaddfe-Well, he told
me you didn't impress him as man
he would care to associate with very
much. Cleverley-Fine. That's very
satisfactory. It's the very impression
I wanted to make.-Philadelphia Press
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You know Shakespeare was a bad
actor" said the man who prides him
self on his Theatre lore. That" an
swered Mr.. Stormington Barnes, is
merely hearsay. Maybe the critics who
reported his performances didn't know
any more about acting than critics
nowadays. "-washington Star.
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Borus struggling author)-You book
reviewers were unnecessarily severe
on that last novel of mine. Naggus-
Why, you ungrateful hound, with one
accord we pronounced it one of the
cleanest and most uplifting works Of
fiction that had appeared this season.
Borus-That's what / mean. I haven't
sold single copy.-Chicago Tribune
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e. S EWHERE=
Success in Every Move

The sale has proved big success. We
have added another invoice of choice
flowers. Pretty shapes and stylishly trim
med hats to the lot. You will find here
everything desired in Millinery.
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Doctor Ito patient)-Your heart is
rather irregular. Have You anything
that is worrying you? Patient-Oh
not particularly. Only that Just now
when you put your hand in your pock-
ct I thought you We're going to give
me your bill-London Telegraph.
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Designer and Trimmer of Hats

Designer and Trimmer of Hats
We have secured the services of a New
York designer and trimmer of exceptional
taste and ability and we are prepared to
furnish the latest and best In
Christmas Millinery
No disappointment. Let us have your
order
The Warerooms
Next to the regular shop is the center
Of lot of pretty and stylish hats for
ladies and children all very handsomely
trimmed and modestly priced.
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| ticular use and he devoted his TIN, TO
exploring it.
| He came up at noon-it was the Goth
of December-with grimy face and
hands and a grin on his face. | had
sr"nt my morning in the towers to no
purpose and was in no mood for the
ready acceptance of new theories.
I've found something" he said, fill
ing his pipe.
Not soap evidently!'
mo, but I'm going to say the last
word on the tunnel, and within an
hour. Give me a glass of beer and a
piece of bread, and we'll go back and
see whether we're sold again or not"
Go ahead and let us be done with
it. Wait till l tell Stoddard where
we're going"
The chaplain was trying the second
floor walls, and | asked him to eat
some luncheon and stand guard while
Larry and | went to the tunnel.
| We took with us an iron bar, an ak
and couple Of hammers. Larry went
ahead with lantern.
| you see," he explained, as we
dropped through the trap into the pas
sage. I've tried a compass on this
/ tunnel and find that we've been work
ing on the wrong theory. The pa ssage
I itself runs a straight line from the
house under the gate to the crypt; the
ravine Is a rough crescent-shape and
for short distance the tunnel touches
it. How deep does that ravine aver
age-about 30 feet?"
Yes; it's shallowest where the
house stands. 1t drops sharply from
there on to the lake."
Very good; but the ravine is all on
the Glenarm side of the wall, isn't it :?
Now when we get under the wall Ill
show you something
Here we are" said Larry, as the
cold air blew in through the hollow
posts. Now we're nretty near that
sharp curve of the ravine that dips
away from the wall. Take the lantern
while | get out the compass. What do
you think that c on the piece of paper
means? Why, chapel, of course
have measured the distance from the
house, the point of departure, we may
assume, to the chapel, and three
fourths OF 1t brings us under those
beautiful posts. The directions are
as plain as daylight. The passage it
self is your n. W., as the compass
proves. and the ravine cuts close in
here; therefore, our business is to ex
plore the wall on the ravine side."
(TO BE CONTINUED
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mon Americanese as one who quits,
Your clustering can hardly conceal the
fact of your failures. | had hoped you
would really be of some help to Sister
Theresa. and incidentally to me. but
we both sadly misjudged you"
Her tone. changing from amused in
difference to severest disdain, stune
me into self-pity for my stupidity in
having sought her My anger was not
against her, but against Pickering, who
had. persuaded myself always
blocked my path. She went on.
Mr.. Pickering is decidedly more
than match for wou, Mr.. Glenarm,-
even in humor."
She drew herself up with tragic
scorn in every line OF her figure, then
relaxed, laughed and was Olivia again
and as | watched her,-wondering per
picked chagrined,-she turned swiftly
away and ram am sure she ran
from the room.
She left me SO quickly, SO softly
that | stood staring like fool at the
spot where she had been, and then
went gloomily back to Glenarm House
angry, ashamed and crestfallen.
While we were waiting for dinner
made a clean breast of my acquaint
ance with her to Larry, emitting moth
ing,-rejoiclng even to INint my own
conduct as black as possible.
You may remember her." I con
cluded,-"she was the girl we saw at
Sherry's that night we dined there
She was with Pickering, and you no
ticed her,-spoke of her, as she went
out?"
That little girl who seemed Sc
bored, or tired or sick? Bless me
why her eyes haunted me for days
Lord, man, do you mean to say"
A look of utter scorn came into his
face, and he eyed me contemptuously
"Of course l mean it," l thundered
at him.
He took the pipe from his mouth,
pressed the tobacco viciously into the
bowl, and swore steadily in Gaelic un-
til was ready to choke him.
Stop" l bawled. DO you think
that's helping me? And to have you
curse in your blackguardly Irish dia-
lect! I wanted little Anglo-Saxon
sympathy, you fool. l didn't mean for
you to invoke your infamous gods
against the girl"
Don't be violent, lad. Violence is
reprehensible," he admonished with
maddening sweetness and patience.
What l was trying to intimate very
mildly was the fact, borne in upon me
through years Of acquaintance. that
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Door Of BewiIderment.


We had established the practice OF
barring all the gates and doors at
nightfall. There was no way of guard
ing against an attack from the lake,
whose frozen surface increased the
danger from without: but We counted
on our night patrol to prevent sur
prise from that quarter. l was well
aware that l must prepare to resist the
militant arm of the law. which Picker
ing would no doubt invoke to aid him,
but intended to exhaust the possibili-
ties in searching for the lost treasure
before | yielded. Pickering might, l.
he would, transfer the estate of John
Marshall Glenarm to Marian Devereux
and make the most he could of that
service, but he should not drive me
forth until had satisfied myself OF the
exact character of my grandfather s
fortune.
The phrase. The Door OF Bewl1der-
ment." had never ceased to reiterate
itself in my mind; there was certain
fascination and charm in it. We dis
cussed thousand explanations of 1t
as we pondered over the scrap of paper
had found in the library. and every
book in the house was examined In
the search fer further clews.
The passage between the house and
the chapel seemed to fascinate Larry
He held that it must have some par