The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-09

The Boston Commonwealth tells
the following: The railroad conduc-
tor, with o flower in his mouth, is
well known to travellers on certain
line into Boston. Summer and Win
ter one always sees flower between
his teeth, as II IL grcw there. 1t is
said that many years ago the lady he
was to marry died that soon after
he received a communication from
her spirit that so long as he kept
flower in his mouth it should be how
ering near him, and that with a con-
stancy and fidelity almost unparalel-
led for almost twenty years he has
adhered to this poetical custom.
"My love-" said an amiable spouse
to her husband, "don't sell that
horse, like him, and l want to Keep
him."
"He's nv horse, and I'll sell him."
replied the loving lord; "didn't l buy
him p
at was my money that bought
him." retorted the aristocratic lady.
"Yes, madam" said the husband.
+" and by Jupiter your money bought
me or you never would have got
me J"
Watch chains are now made BY ma
chinery by the pioneer firm in this
line in New Englsnd--Sackett, Davis
Il Co. of R I. The machine is their
own invention, and is pronounced one
of the most ingenious and elaborate
pieces of work everdevised. BY means
of it bar gold is transformed rapidly
and without noise into the most del.
icate, o. substantial fob and vest pat
terms of chains.
The works of the Boston Betting
Company, at Roxbury, Mass, the
largest establishment OF the kind in
the country. covers five acres of land
and constantly employ $50 hands.
Packing for machinery, engine hose
and tubing, are among its products.
The consumption of stock at the pres
ent dull season reaches $4,000 per
month.
The French ladies spend 5000, 900
francs per year for corsets, $4,000,
300 for gloves, and 100000 for
bonnets. False dimonds cost them
500, ,000 francs, false te eth | 500, 900,
glass eyes 81, 1000, masquerade dresses
100000, peFrsstn er.l-' e-a 'e-sr.,at;e. 92
200, 900, fans 1000, 900, artificial 25,.
200, 900.
On Thursday, slater from North
field fell from the roof of the Court
House at Montpelier, making a CON-
plete somersault. but was caught by
the leg and saved by his assistant,
who was at the moment going up
the ladder with load Of states Oh
his head. The assistant not only
saved his master but his load Of
states.
Miss Buchanan, once rallying her
cousin, an officer, on his courage,
said; "Now, Mr.. Harris, do you really
mean to tell me you can walk up to
a cannOn's mouth without fear?"--
YES" was the prompt reply, "or q
either" And he did.
The capital invested in agriculture
in England amounts to f3,3l1,000,-
300, returning a profit OF l3 per cent;
the capital invested in manufactures
is f213,000,000. and the annual
profit is 100 per cent.
A novel speculation is announced
IN Buenos Ayres, being nothing less
than the opening of "joint-stock
hospital" Subscribers who pay
l,20 in silver as monthly dues, are
20 be admitted free in case of sick
ness or accident.
The street railroad company of
Covington, XIV, has posted upon the
ioor of the Office the following:
No more conductors and drivers
wanted. nor any other man."
Some Southern papers say. that
Jefferson Davis once owned seven
slaves, but the only one CT
lis bondsmen whoever distinguished
himself was Horace Greeley.
Since the year 1851. there have been
Junk in the United States 1880 oil
wells, Welding total product of
bout ii ,640,670 barrels Of crude Pc
roleum.
The directors of railroad in New
Jersey are said TO have offered to par.
les who will build on the line of their |
Dad a free pass over it for from three
o five years.
Why was the giant Goliah very |
much astOnished when DAVID h;r
i'm with a stone? Such a thing
Ieyer entered his head before.