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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-04-01
VOL Lv--NO. l3.
burr's Self Control.

Aaron Burr was 10y nature and train.
Ing man Of extraordinary self con.
troll IIe allowed no circumstances tn
throw him on his balance. An nncc.
dote told by Rufus Chontc to Richard
ii. Dana, recorded In Mr.. Dana's "Dia.
ry," Illustrates the callousness which
aided Burr M greatly In controlling
himself Several years after the death
OF Hamilton. killed by burr IN duel,
burr visited Boston. and Mr.. Dcvcreuy
OF Salem pald him some attentions
The visitor was taken to tho Boston
Athcncum. where, while the two men
were walking through tho gallery Of
sculpture. Mr.. Devcrcux happened To
catch sight OF bust OF Hamilton.
The thought flashed across his mind
that Burr might not care to DO con-
fronted with the sight OF the features
of the man he had slain. Hut no. Burr
was undisturbed. He also cspied the
bust, and. although Mr., Devercux had
instlnctIvely turned away. he walked
up 10 II and said In n loud tone; "Ahi
Hero IL IIamlltonw Then, passing hia
fingers along certain lines OF tho face,
he added, "There was tho pOetryv'
Hamilton's contemporaries gave HIN
credit for possessing poetic mind.
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Gift to tho UaIy Man.

The practice Of making such gifts
appears to have arisen In America aud
II nearly obsolete. II therefore seems
10 deserve n note. II goes bnck Ia
Harvard college fnOw Harvard unlvcr
sltyD beyond 1874. IN Tint year VII
liam l.igIow was the recipient " the
Jnckknlf", III 1905 he handed II on Ia
Charles Prentiss, with these lines
Item. g T. has my knife
During his natural college ne.
That knife which uKlincSs inhsrits
Aud due /" his superior merits.
And when from Harvard ho shall steer
! order hlLI IA leave II hero
That I may from class to class descend
TN time and uglness shall end
Notes aud Queries
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lined and orname nted with human bones.
rows aud rows Of skulls and several
skeletons In upright positions. These
bones were all dug from the church. yard
here when the chapel was built. and are
supposed to be the bones Of soldiers and
monks. In Algiers we saw the plaster
cast of u Christian martyr who was
built up alive in wall. | may as well
finish the horrors and tell you that yes.
terday we went to an old d. c. grave
yard, the one in which Pericles is sup
posed to be buried. Excavations are be-
ing made and there exposed in their
graves were two skeletons. We left
Malta at 1 =. M. and passed the bay In
which St. Paul was wrecked. ION the
shores of Malta" A statue stands "at
the place two seas meet"
We reached Athens Friday, Feb. 25th,
at 7 A. M, and drove all day from one
wonderful ruin to another. We went TO
the Acropolis and spent the morning
there. Mars Hill" was surprise. l
had imagined Il green; on the contrary
II 10 gray rock. and looks of volcanic
origin. There ia abplutely no veaets.
ton on Il; It 10 not high but very rugged,
and close to the hill on which stand the
the Parthenon and other temples.
Most Of the party went back to the
ship at 6. but eight of rs stayed. bought
fresh dates, figs. oranges and big chest.
nuts and cakes, and waited to see the
sunset from the Acropolis. This we
watched while we ate our supper. seated
on big rock placed there some time h.
c. Then we turned and saw the moon
rise over the mountains. II was a won.
derful sight-the moonlight softened the
ruins and blotted out the surrounding,
adding greatly to the beauty Of the place.
This morning we went to Athens again,
walked around, and took carbide. We
left at 2 today.
Tuesday. March I've reached Con.
stantinople on Sunday afternoon. Febru.
airy ~. As we passed into the harbor
we saw U. s. flag flying from small
gun boat. Our band played the "Star
Spangled Banner" and we found II was
the SCORPION" stationed here. Yester.
day we drove to the big Mosque Santa
Sophia" Before we went In we put on
heelless slippers, drcadfully dirty and
very large. A big Mahomedan priest
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-04-01

"father." remarked Johnny aftor
deep thought. Suppose | should knock
this Jug on the table and catch II. then
l wouldn't catch 1t. would II"
"N-nO. | suppose not" his father
slowly sud.
"But," continued Johnny. Stlll toying
with the jug. III should knock II on
and not catch Il, then I would catch II.
wouldn't ~
Eyes. you would" bis father grimly
returned, this time with quick deci.
sion,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-04-01

The Maple What II the onk 40 con.
celtcd nbouti The Emile In tho
original oak under which Washington
stopped In 1910 The Maple but the
souvenir TENDS have left him only \
blackcncd stump. The Eim-That's Il.
lie has extensive branches Ia every
city aud town Ia the country. Puck.
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still In the Family.

Jack-My grandfather had 4 very
sne collection Of silver, which he be-
queathed to my father on tho cOndl-
ton that It should always remain In
the family. Ethel-Then you have 1t
still? k-wcii-er-my uncle has It.
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Reggie hear you've broken II all
OF with Edna. Arclile-I sh0rld say
so. That pet parrot Of hers Is all tho
time saying, kiss me again. Jack"
That isn't my name. you know.-Lip-
DincOttB
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-04-01

Have you ever noticed that when
reading you waste a certain amount
OF time In turning from tho end Of
one limo to the beginning Of the nextf
Long ago. when tho world WINS not 50
busy as now. columns were Of n much
greater width. Since then they have
been narrowed more and more.
or course In an hours reading little
time IL lost. but IN lifetime II IL like.
ly to be considerable. Realizing this.
some ono hus suggested that typo
should DO arranged M follows. You
read to the end Of the line. drop the
eyes md read backward:
What luxury
tu0htlw dncr OF
tho Inevitable
tn kcab repmuCs
tho end OF each
s'tl w0h eel emil
done
The argument II that practice will
make perfect Five minutes practice
In usually found more than sufficient
for most people. --Penrs0n's.
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Teachcr-Thomas. what are the parts
Of speech?
Tommy Tucker after an exhaustive
mental effort)-Its tho way q man
talks when he suffers.
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Anything romantic about their we'd
dIngf'
mot a thing. She can cook. and he
has a job Kansas City Journal.
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Bobby Whnt was the hardest quer-
ton the teacher asked you todayf
Johnny She asked me whether IA
rather be licked with ruler or strap.
Chicago News
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-04-01

Bullets have often caused less suffering 10
soldiers than the eczema l. W Hartman,
burlington. Me, got in the army and sui
frrcd with forty years but Bucklrn'a Ar,
Mica Salye cured me when all else failed he
writes. Greatest healer for Sores. Ulcers
Bnils Burns, Cuts, Wounds. Bruises and
piles 25r at &. h. Mctnrnalds, bel Air
ton Md.
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THE EGIS
10 PUBLISHED
EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
JOHN D. WORTHlNGTON
oNR DOLLAR A yRAR IN ADVANCE.
Entered August rs, 1902, as second-ciasa
m after. Postotiice at Bel Air, Md, Act OF
Congress OF March 8. 1879.

TRANSIENT ADyRRTISRM BNTS.-One
square insertions or less, 81 so; each sub.
scquent insertion 20 cents; longer adver.
tiscmcnts In the same proportion. A space
equal to siI lines makes square. Obituaries
and personal communica will be insert
ed at eentsper line. Yearly advertisement
at Special Rates.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-04-01

MaId-Do you want good beating,
Master Jimmy. or do you not, because
II you don't behave yourself this min
ste y0u'll get b0th2
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The Call Of the Blood

sallow complexion. n iaundiced look. moth
patches and blotches on the in.-all signs
Of liver trouble but DR.. Kings New Life
Pills make rich red blood; give clear skin
rosy cheeks. fine complexion, health. Try
them. csc. at {. l.. McDannald's, Bel Air
Md and Darlington Pharmacy, Darling
ton, Nd.
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MFRS. ROSA BOYER, 1l2l sherman
lVl Ave-, Evanston, H., writes: "If
any on" has reason 10 praise pcruna II
Ia surely myself.
Last spring | became 80 run down
from the serious effects of II lingering
cold, that several complications united
In pulling mo down. could neither eat
nor sleep we'll, and lost flesh and spirit.
81 finally tried Pcruna md 1t did
wonders for mo. In two weeks | WA
fix" another person, and In month l
felt better than ! ever had before.
81 thank pcruna for new life and
strength. send You two pictures, no
you can 500 what Pcruna has done for
me-"
Better Than for Years.
Mr.. Mary L. Jones, Burning Springs.
KY writes:
81 wish To speak n word in praise of
your highly valued Poruna, ~ | have
been blessed with tho golden opportu-
nifty Of giving 1t n fair and impartial
test and can say that have had bcttor
health, far better, since | have boon
using II than for quite number of years
before.
zone OF my ncighbors had stomach
trouble. ] recommended prruna 10 hcr,
and now she Is well and healthy, aftor
having been pronounced hopeless by
several physicians"
Man-a-lin an Ideal Laxative,
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To Break In Nav Shoes Always Use

Aliens Foot-Rasc. n powder. II prevents
tightnrss and bllstering cures COrns Bun.
ions. swollen, Sweating. Aching feet. Al
druggists, 2be. Sample mailed PRBE. Ad.
dress A. 8. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y,
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Women's Suits, Waists,
Skirts, Dresses, pettlcoats,
Goats, Wrappers, Capes, Etc.
Shoes for Women & Children
OvershOes and Gum Boots
Trimmed Hats
Untrimmed Hats
Millinery Trimmings
Ribbons
Boys Clothing
Mems Clothing
Trunks, Suit Cases and Bags
Lace Curtains
Window Shades
Portieres
Carpets and Rugs
Mattings
OlI-ciOths and LinoIeums
Enamelware
House Furnishings
China and Glassware
Cut Glass and Bric.a-Brac
Table SiIverware and Cutlery
Bathroom Fixtures
Wooden and Willow Ware
Gas and Electric Lamps
Oil and Gas Stoves & Heaters
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Better Than for Years.

Man-a-Iin an Ideal Laxative.
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What u luxury
tuOlltlw ,lncr OF
tho Inevitable
tn kcab repinuCs
the end OF each
s'ti w0h eel emil
lft
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Best He Ever Purchased.
J. BOLGIANO & SON

Seed Growers. Importers. Manufacture

Pour Generations of Unbroken Success
BALTInoRE. MD.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
Had AII His None Wa ill.,.

In downtown stand up lunch place
where the chief source of the walters
revenue is in the form of tips and
where the patrons are supposed to step
lively so that those who wait may be
accommodated. a man has been com
ing of late who brings a newspaper
with him and reads 1t leisurely. some
times for half an hour. while he takes
his modest luncheon. The waiter at
whose station he planted himself one
day recently was prepared for the
emergency, and when the man bad
finished reading his paper the servant
handed him two others with the re-
mark: maybe you'd like TO see
these" The other walters. knowing
Of the plot. looked TO see the man wilt.
but were disappointed He took the
papers with thanks. continued read
ing. and finally. when he asked for his
check, asked also whether he might
keep the papers. New York Tribune.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
He Needed a Prodding.

His arm was round her waist, her
hand was on his shoulder. aud they
were walking through The fields as
they had been won't to do for nine
long years,
EN-" said he, we've been coorin'
tidy time now"
mine year come mex August bank
holiday, George"
Il told you, fust start Off. as how
shouldn't be in no hurry to git mar
ried. EN-"
you didn't tell no lie about II, nei-
Their, George" she declared, with a
sigh
you're a.talkin' as If you was sorry
that I'm a man o my word, EN-" he
said reprovlngly.
''Well, George" she replied. NOW
you mention 1t l have bin thinkin' this
last year or two that If you could see
your way 10 80 back on your word
just this once it wouldn't be amiss."-
London Mail
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
The House Was shakx.

When John Quincy Adams was
eighty years of age be met 10 tho
streets Of Boston an old friend who
shook his trembling hand and said
Good morning, and how is John
Quincy Adams today?"
THANK YOU" was the ex-president's
answer. "John Quincy Adams himself
is well, sir; quite well, thank you.
But the house in which he lives at
present is becoming dlapldatcd. II is
lettering upon its foundation Time
and the seasons have nearly DESTROYED
It. Its roof is pretty well worn out
It's walls are much shattered. and II
trembles with every wind The old
tenement Is becoming almost uninhabIt-
able. and think John Quincy Adams
will have TO move out of II soon. But
he himself is quite well. sir; quite
we'll"
With that the venerable sixth presi.
dent of the United States moved on
with the aid of his staff.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
The Forbidden CITY.

Picking has been a city for something
like 5000 years, first as the capital OF
a small state, then destroyed. again re-
built and finally nodded into the
form IN which we now know it. with
its Chinese. Tartar. Imperial and For
hidden cities. each with it's inclosing
wall. Nobody has ever yet attempted
to tell the full tale of its intrigues, its
cabals. plots and counterplots. Few
know anything about them. No one
person knows them all. II only the
bricks that form the walls could find
a tongue, if only the pavilions on the
Coal Hill could produce the sights and
sounds that have fallen 10 their lot TO
see and hear, there would doubtless be
tale TO tell which might vie in inter
est and dramatic force with anything
that ancient Rome or Babylon has Civ
en-, even through the medium of fic.
Mercury.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15

Wanted--A pair Of second hand
buggy shafts. Inquire at this office
For Rent-Good six room house and
three acres of land in berries. cher
rice and other small fruits. Applv
TO Tim DriscolI, Payette, Idaho.
For sale-Two year old Holsteia
bull. well bred-w. D. Case. IF
Drop in at the Edsion any evening
and see show worth the price. Ten
cents.
Fish and game license for sale at
Wood & spaulding's. Dent run any
risk. Get them now.-Tim Driscoll
Justice Of Peace. If
Set Books. II volumes, messages
and papers of the presidents. WIN
sell cheap. Inquire at this office.
Get in line with the rest Of the
boosters and send an exhibit to tho
Payette Fruit Carnival September p
% and "a.
Don't forget the Payette Fruit
Carnival September %. 30 and p.
Wanted-A pair of second hand
buggy shafts. Inquire at this office.
For sale-Fresh Cow Enquire {
L. S. Cool's residence on the Wes
Side. Phone Ind 173 c. IS to
Ten days sale of wall paper Al
Conoyers.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
An Innocont Ac.omnllcn.

4 A smuggling story IN which wo-
man fooled her unsuspecting husband
is told in the Century The husband
was retired general. a martinez in
discipline and ovcrccrupulous regard
ing even the shadow of laxity In the
performance Of his own obligations.
mo smuggling was to be permitted"
be told his wife, ana before leaving
Paris he insisted on making fun list
of every dutiable article In his possess
sion. Unknown 10 him she bought
several yards OF venetian lace How
TO hide 1t was problem until she
thought Of ripping the lining of his
overcoat and hiding the lace Inside.
She regarded her cunning as tremen-
dous joke, and to this day he does not
know how she laughed 70 herself
when, wearing that very same coat on
the dock, he drew himself up to his
full military height and. with free
pointed to tray contain
Ing "all his purchases" No idea of
anything so serious as defrauding the
government had ever entered her frol-
icsome mind.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
One Of FaIb,s predictions.

In 1874 Professor Rudolf Falb pre-
dicted an eruption Of Etna on Aug. p.
He offered a Vienna editor TO write
an account of it if the editor would
send him 10 Sicily Falb was commits
stoned. When he reached Etna there
was not the slightest sign of disturb
ance. As the 9th approached Falb
was tortured with anxiety and spent
sleepless nights watching the volcano.
Nothing happened on the 9th and
2Sth. The following morning the sery-
ant rushed into the professors room
shouting. IAN eruption. a terrible
eruptionr' Falb saw the spectacle and
sent off his dispatch.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
LOWER PAYETTE VALLEY.

Mrs Dorothy Emerson has been
,riously i'll at her home, but is at
resent improving slowly.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Dutton of
Feiser are in the neighborhood en- {,
wing the hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. d
rules Of etiquerIe. a., ... el
to New York city and Niagara falls
once in two years. If she wished to
sign he must not be put out. Her
money must be her own There were
about dozen other things mentioned.
and the broken down gentleman said
he'd be hanged if he would. They had
promised him $4,000. hut he said it
wasn't enough. He hung OUT until lie
/ was offered the same as the widow.
They told him that "A smart lawyer
could pick dozen lOopholes in the
contract.
But the widow wasn't through yet
They must allow her $4,000 for n law
yer's fee. They agreed. and she sent
to Chicago for one of the lenders Of
the bar. Then came the guarantee.
The guarantee of the buyer was not
enough. The lawyer insisted that some
one must guarantee him This was
done. Time had been wasted. and
''gushers" were being struck all around
them. The money was counted ont.
the marriage took place. and the next
day the drillers were at work The
newly weds went 10 the nearest village
to pass their honeymoon.
The broken down gentleman hId
gone into the thing to make stake
He had a good mind for billiards. good
clothes and good dinners. hut not for
legal matters. Within three days he
ran away. The wife called upon tie
guarantors 10 return him. They had
90 hire Il detective and hunt for n
month. When he was brought back he
was locked up for two weeks. lie APP
pealed 70 the law. but the law said
that his wife had a right TO take all
reasonable precautions. He had bound
himself 10 teach her certain things.
He refused. She called upon his guar
antOrs, and they forced him to do IT, !
He had taught her the A b C's when |
he ran away again. Again ~ was
brought back
Although the work of drilling wells |
had begun at once. there were no re- /
suits. They drilled here and there for
more than a year. but not a pint of /
oil was had That farm was just over 4
the oil line somehow. Biologists said /
there ought TO be a great lake Of oil
under it. but It didn't turn out that
way In buying and drilling more than
half a million dollars was expended
At the end Of year the broken down
ran away again When his hackers
were called upon to return him they
agreed 60 give the wife $1,000 to let
them off the contract. The tin peddler
zane along and advised her to take it.
md she did. She is stu living on that
little farm in the Buckeye State. and.
hough her singing scares the cows for
niles around and she is not up on ETH
luette and has to spell out the big
words. she has money to burn ana is
airly happy The tin peddler? Oh.
lis conscience rewarded him for the
,ood deed done.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
A Japanese Anthem.

The majority of national anthems are
not conspicuous for beauty. either OF
words or music. The only one com
posed by a musician Of the very first
rank is the Austrian anthem. for which
Haydn Is responsible. And 10 no
country has the composition of a really
great poet been adopted except In Nor
way, where Bjornson's stirring lines
beginning Eyes. we love this country"
serve as the national anthem. The
japanese have a daintily worded an
them which Captain Brinkley trans
lates as follows:
Until this grain OF sand.
Tossed by each wavelet's freak,
Grows 10 a cloud grit peak,
Towering above the land;
Until the dewy fake
Beading this blossoms gold
Swell to a mighty lake
Age upon age untold,
Joy TO Joy manifold
Add for our sovereign's sake.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
NOTICE TO SCHOOL PUPILS.

School books are now on sale a
Thurston's Drug Store. 1t is advisa
BILE that all who know what thei
classification is shall buy books tn,
week before school opens to avoid tn
rush at the store one the openin,
day. Tell the dealer what grade 20,
are in and he will supply the Sc
for that grade.
/ shall be in my office in Central
building Thursday and Friday, Sep
TENDER 10 and 16, from a. m. unit
p. m. at which time classification
cards will be issued to any who are
in doubt about classification and tc
any pupils who will enter the Payette
Schools for the first time from else
where.
This should be attended to on these
days as there will be no time fol
it on the opening day of school.
J. E. TURNER, supt.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
zone" as a Pronoun.

/ have never been smitten with the
use of the word "one' as a pronoun.
1t takes a word juggler TO attempt it
and get away with it. Unless one feels
that one has won ones spurs in this
respect and can extricate oneself from
the mess one gets oneself and ones
readers into one should avoid the use
Of the word one in referring to oneself
as one would plague.--London Idler.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
A piros.

She laid the still white form beside
those which had gone before. No sob,
no sigh, forced its way from her heart,
throbbing as though it would burst.
Suddenly a cry broke the stiffness of
the place. one single heartbreaklng
shrek: then silence. another cry. more
silence. then all silent but for gut
tural murmur which seemed to well up
from her very soul. She left the place.
She would lay another egg tomorrow
Princeton Tiger.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15

who is the responsible person in
this frm?" asked the brusque caller OF
the Office boy.
Cant tell you, SIR replied the pert
lad. but Pm the one who gets all
the blame"
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
Swift.

Teaeher-Children. nature IS superior
to man in everything. For instance,
there is nothing that travels so fast as
the unseen wind Willie-Hu You
ought to hear what my pa says about
q sight draft!-Puck.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15
Reversed,

An East Boston doctor told Of the
experience of a druggist the other day
who sold some alcohol to a new Gus
toner. After the man had signed the
book as required he said: Now. don't
get that name twisted. 1t is Michael
Sullivan aud not Sullivan Michael,
same as they turned it around in the
directory Boston Journal.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15

Husband-Did you hunt up the new
cooks references? Wire-No, John,
didn't. l was afraid they might prove
Observation-Disclosures Bazaar
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-09-15

Curiosity is looking over other peo-
pies affairs and overlooking our own.
--Wayland.