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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-24
TUITION, ERomsI.s0, TO s97.
Notice.

INIARI.E- G.. Afford, ATRILLA DAW-
I son. and Thomas dawson, her husband, of
Nyau:Otie County, Ohio, Mary Ann Cord. and
Wt.lia'n ord. her husband. Of Canada, Allen
Afford. tt St.JUSs- pm, in the state OF Missouri
and Hannah Il. HcnderSOI and Eiecta Afford,
v hose :cSideuceS are unknown, will take mo-
tIcU that a petition was flied against them on
the 10th day Of June, 1874, in the Court OF Com
mon Pleas within and tor the County of Han
COTS. tEii4o by William &. Afford, and is now
p=uGius, wtvrrin said William G. Afford de-
lt;:'u> partition Of the following reales ate, to
wit: ir Last part Of The Northeast traction
i quarter bI - cJI ION fourteen, in township one
North. Ft4EJ Twelve East in said county, con-
t;linIug Ii and 20 OuG-huudTydt lis acres, and
Z i,;,t .st the next term OF said Court, the said
Ni.ltaal q. \ iIurd viii apply fOI an order that
partition NAV br made OF said premises.
June iu. tSil -Gw. IL. 4; 4 BROWN,
Attorney for Pct'r.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-24


BREEDING A GoOD Whoever
wishes to breed a fine colt must be will
ing to put himself to a certain amount
of trouble and expense. There is an
old saying that the gods never drop
nuts already cracked into mems mouths
Now the country is full of men who are
ambitious to raise a five hundred dollar
colt, but who are at the same t;sne. an
willing to be at any considerable trouble
and expense TO do it. Thay wish TO get
1t IN such a way that ID shall not cost
them over fifty or sSEenty-fye dollars
1t Is not difficult torYan intelligent breed
er to raise five hundred dollar colt. If
Is not extraFagant for such a person IN
expect to "a sse a colt which, at five wears
shall command ii thosand dollars for
every yeaf.of his age, but it costs time.
attention and considerable money to in
sure such result. An ordinary stallion
cannot beget such an animal. Stations
whose services can be obtained for ten
or twenty dollars, and mares of low
oiood and negative characters can never
oeSeI or conceive such aI.-NuTrdy.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-24

10 DESTROY MoLEs.-Make a stiff
q 'ugh OF corn meal, mixing with it .
snlau quantity of arsenic. Make a boIa
with finger in the runways dron 80 - :
lump OF dough about the sice of a mar
ole, ana then cover over with Iump of
earoh 10 exclude the light. After the
first rain go over the field again and de-
post in all freshly made roads
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-24
Sounds from the Co11ntrv

Amid the rush and the whirl of the
great city the mightier din of the coun-
try is unheard. The annual grand gar
nerIng season of the farmer has come.
Winter is the grave of the country:
Spring is time of quiet planting and
noisless growth; the lull of Summers
commencement is the lull before the
storm; July, month of opening harvest,
is the great clamor-time of the farmers
year--a time of cutting down, heaping
and gathering in when the owner of a
farm feels like the monarch of a little
kingdom which yields him a bcuntiful
tribute every year. There is no more
quiet now; no lazy plowing; no mOnot-
onous S1CiSh OF the grain as it falls from
the hand at every step; no sauntering
over fields to watch the progress of grow
ing crops, but martial rush and con-
slant, determined onslaught. The sun
rise TeceiLie; the tramp of men and
horses; the whetting of scythes; the rum
bic of the reaping machines; the rattle
OF the rakes and the bloodless strife of
the men who pitch the hay upon the at
tending wagon. These are the sounds
which now vie with the whiTr of city
manufactures. Thus the clover falls;
then the wheat, the broads fields of tim
othy, red-top and blue grass; then the
oats, which is followed by the pleasant
er, but less noisy gathering of the fruits
of autumn.
This Is the poetry of it. The prose is
far more acceptable in times of panic. |
Farmers have been less affected bv the /
financial crisis than any other class. Yet
they were frightened by the general
alarm and have been most careful in
their expenditures. The familiar sounds
Qi this harvest will sweep away the last
vestige OF the panic in the minds of
farmers, and SO will affect the whole
country. 1t is not all sound. There is
a muniticent harvest to pay for all the
noise and struggle and sweat in the heat
OF Farmers Day. Reports from the
whole country are encouraging. Frost
and drought and flood have injured the
crops in many places, but they will aver
age Well. The prosperity which comes
to the farmer with a bountiful harvest
VIII be general in its influence. There
lore, mingling with the sounds from the
country may be heard assurances of re-
het In all class of industry. They will
eheer the tagging manufacturer as well
as lhe merchant whose complaint for
laonths has been of dull sales The per-
iulne OF tha falling clover may be re-
uucea to pecuniary value, and the worth
VI every sound from the country NAV be
computed IN dollars and cents.-Eg.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-24

iiihe Is dissolved in the water
aPplled to the soil, nearly every species
OF worm that is found will be killed. and
the plants not injured. Tobacco In
also destroy most kinds of worm. ri "il
lime is preferable, because it aids in a.
sowing the plant-food in the soil, there.
by stimulating growth. Watering tbo
plants with lime-water once a week will
pe sufficient to kill the worms in tho
Soil and stimulate rrnrrth
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-24

APPLE PUDDING WITHOUT PAsTRY-
are and cut up enough apples to weigh
Two pounds Boil them and rub through
a colander- Add large spoonful of
outber while they are hot, and when
cold add half a pound of crushed white
sugar, SIX weh-beaten eggs and the graf
ed rlnd of lemon. Pour the mixture
into deep dish and bake for half an
hour.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12

The minister Of tho ihterioF-The
mguth,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12
Velvet pOlonalses and ClOaks.

The most stylish velvet polonaises
yet seen are in Henri III. designs, with
leng front and short back. The deep
sing ngle.breasted fronts are pointed, and
hung loosely from the figure, that is,
without darts or bolt. The back is fitted
closely by five seams, and is merely
long enough TO form IN ample basque ;
a belt underneath keeps the back prop
erly adjusted. The trimming is wide
border Of dark fur, also deep fur col
lar. Other velvet polonaises have close
fitting bodies, with q basque behind,
and straight square skirts, very little
draped, and all the fullness carried TO
the back. These are eluborately trim.
med with wide braid, many jet beads,
fringe, and lace.
Velvet sacques have deep square
fronts forming an apron, aud half.long
backs. The material OF which they
arc made is almost concealed by the
trimming, which is innumerablo rows
OF jet beads and silk cord in straight
lines over the body OF the garment,
while tho sleeves are covered with Jet
fuchsias. The border for such cloaks
is Of rocks or crows feathers sewed on
band. Sometimes silk tubular braid
dotted with beads is in rows all over
the garment, and the sleeves are wrought
in arabesque designs. The tendency is
toward flowing and half.open sleeves,
while some still have the straight wide
relgieuss sleeve Of last winter. At
some Of the best houses Dolman man.
ties and the sacques Dolmans arc again
shown.
Handsome matelasse sacques are
trimmed with wide borders Of dark fur,
and have deep fur collars mot boaS),
with fur tops on cuffs and on the
pockets, which are placed quite far
back.
The most perfect imitation OF seal.
skin Is found in new plush Of deep
pile and fine seal brown tints. This Is
made up in the loose tacque shape
popular for fur oloaks, and is trimmed
with border Of lighter plush, resem.
bling otter and the uncolored seal.
skins. $40 is the price.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12
A New Way 10 Build.

They want q magnificent opera house
in ST. Louis, and this is the way cor.
respondent OF the Democratproposes TO
build Il: "Capital stock to be 81, ,000,.
900. Certificates Of stock for 81, 600, :
900, $500, $3.50, 800 and $50, to be
issued payable twenty years from date.
After the third year two and q half per
cent, OF said stock to be retired by al.
lotment, and such stock so retired TO
draw Its full quota Of interest for
twenty years at five per cent. Stock
not retired OF the expiration OF twenty
years to be redeemed by the company
without interest, aud to this end the
stock to be first mortgage on the
opera house. To explain further, We
will suppose that twenty men own the
sum total OF the stock. At the end Of
the first three years begins the allot.
ment. Mr.. Jones 10 allotted to with
draw. His stock is 5000. On this
amount he gets interest for twenty
years complete, although his money has
been used but three years. at the end
OF the fourth year the same thing takes
place, aud SO on up 10 the twentieth
year. By the retiring OF one man each
year, It will be observed that at the end
OF the period indicated three men will
own oil the stock. They get no inter.
est on their money, but then in lien
thereof they have the building, ground,
and all the appurtenances thereto be.
longing"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12

Frank Mayer, miner, walked into
an abandoned shaft near Chestnut Hills,
Pa, and fell to the bottom, a distance
OF over 100 feet. When he returned to
consciousness he found himself encom.
passed by the carcasses OF horses, COWS,
pigs, and goats that had blundered into
the shaft at various times; aud the
horrid kissing OF snakes that crawlel
about him warned him that although
he had escaped death by his fall he was
in danger Of q more painful and linger.
ing death by the slow poison Of
venemous reptiles. All that terrible
night he lay quietly ut the bottom Of
the shaft. The next morning he made
au attempt to climb out, but soon dis.
covered that all human efforts would be
futile. He then sought to attract the
attention OF tho people in the upper
world, but as the shaft is q hundred
yards from the public road II was
several hours before his cries were
heard. Ropes were brought, and a
dozen strong men with willing hands
soon had the sufferer ont Of the pit.
Physicians examined him, but found
no bones broken and hardly bruise.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12
Number OF Types In a Newspaper.

The number OF types used in u news
paper the usual size is about GOO, 600
l. O., the actual number OF bits OF metal
arranged and rearranged in preparing
a newspaper for the press. We sup-
pose few people think OF the printing
trade as ono OF the most exact and par
ticular OF all handicrafts but it is. lu
making type, variations that might be
allowed In the finest machinery would
render the type useless. II is very
rarely that type furnished by two sepa-
rate foundries can be used together
without great deal OF trouble, though
they try 10 make II after the same
standard. We read once in while OF
a wonderful piece Of cabinet work, or
mosaic work, containing ten, tweny, or
fifty thousand pieces, the maker OF
which has spent months, or even years,
Of labor in producing 1t, and people go
TO see it as great curiosity; but the
most elaborate and carefully fitted
piece OF work OF this kind ever made
does not compare with that which the
printer does every day for minuteness
OF detail and accuracy OF fitting. The
man who does tho first is looked upon
US an artist-a marvel OF skill and II a
hundred OF his pieces are put in wrong
side mp, or turned the wrong way, II IS
not observed in the general effect; but
II the printer, in fitting ten times as
many pieces together in single day,
puts one where another should be, or
turns ono tho wrong way, everybody
sees IL, and is amazed at "the stupiA
carelessness OF these printers"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12
Physiological Action of Light.

Some interesting experiments upon
the physiological effect OF light have
been made by Professors Dewar and
McKendrick Of the University OF Edin.
burgh. According TO the doctrine OF
the conservation Of force, the action OF
light on the retina must produce some
equivalent result, either as heat chem.
ical action, or electro-motive power,
and II was tho purpose OF the expert.
menters to ascertain what this equiva-
lent is. They proceeded by the meth.
cd OF Du Bois. Raymond, using his non.
polarizable electrodes, formed OF
troughs OF zinc carefully amalgamated,
and containing q solution Of neutral
Sulphate OF zinc. These are placed on
cushions OF Swedish filter paper, on
which is also placed the preparation.
To protect the lAtter from the instant
action Of the zinc solution, thin guard
OF moistened sculptors' clay, worked out
to q point, is employed. Experiments
were made on the eyes Of fishes and
molluscn, removed from their orbits,
and Oh living eyes OF some warm blood.
cd animals (cats, doves, snakes, etc. J.
It was found that light alters the iuten-
sity OF the natural electro.motive force.
When the eyeball Of q frog, carefully
freed from muscle, was placed on one
clay guard, and the transverse section
OF tho optic nerve was in contact with
the other, the rejecting galyanometer
was allowed to come 10 a tolerably sta.
bic condition, and diifuse light was
applied to the eye with the following
result tho natural eleetro.motive force
was first increased, then diminished,
and during tho continuance OF light il
slowly diminished to point where 1t
remained constant, On the removal OF
the light there was sudden increase
Of tho electro.motive power nearly up
to its original position. The fall Of
the electro.motiye energy after the first
stimulus duo to tho application OF
light Is the physical representative OF
what in physiological language is call.
ed fatigue. The iuductive effect Of
Withdrawing tho light, causing q re.
turn OF electro.motive power, explains
the common observation OF the Rdvan.
tnge TO vision which results from inter
mitting q steady gaze by withdrawing
the eye, even for no more than On liz
slant, from IN object on which 1t Is fix.
cd. II the nerve Is dying, tho impact
Of light does not produce Nh increase Of
force, but the failing action OF the
nerve is arrested for q moment, after
which II continues TO decrease. Tho
authors arc Of opinion that these phySi-
cal effects arc the cause OF aud are com.
parable to the perception OF sensation
al differences by the brain. Their OK.
poriments, however, prove that tho dii-
ference Of our visual sensations in in
tensity is not q function oi the brain
but Of tho terminal organ, tho retina.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12
A Born oOntroverslonalist.

A short time since, says the Roches.
ter Union, W. II. Dinehart, better
known us "Cap," the peanut peddler,
paid small sum 10 the County Agricul.
tural Society for the privilege OF selling
nuts at the fair to be held in few days.
"Cap" bid for the privilege OF selling
all kind OF nuts-and he insists that
this includes dough.nuts. On going TO
the Treasurer, who is lawyer, TO pay
his fec, he wanted mentioned In the
acknowledgements.
Treasurer-Why, you have no right
to sell doughnuts. That's IN absurd
claim.
"Oap."-Yos, 1 have. I bid for all
kinds Of nuts and ] am going to sell
doughnuts.
Tfeasurer-You have no right to.
Doughnuts don't grow on trees,
"Cap."-Neither do peanuts, atleast
I never heard that they did.
This ended the dialogue, and "oap."
retired the victor. so far as the argu.
ment was concerned.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12
spONGE.CAKR.

Lottie Hanscom sat on the back
porch Of her mothers house. A basket
OF pease half shelled was beside her,
and she was abstractedly tossing empty
pods Ut the yy.headed poppies In
the garden border. When the time for
summer boarders came Lottie had 10
be "second girl !" and q very piquant
little housemaid she looked, with her
black curls pushed into NET, aud her
bright calico skirt fastened back. She
was humming in low tone, and listen.
ing between times TO the gay laughter
OF the group on the front piazza, where
three young ladies were embroidering
with Berlin wools aud two gentlemen
lounged on the steps smoking.
The mir she was hummiug was sad
one, but she felt merry enough. II is
true that she was little tired with her
mornings work, and little indolent
because OF the heat OF the day. II Is
true, too, that she was conscious OF q
faint twinge OF envy when Mr.. Dayen.
ports barouche was drawn up TO the
house by pair Of painting horses, and
Its owner, leaping to the ground, as
sisted o lady companion TO alight.
Lottie would have liked TO go riding
in barouche with-well, with some
one who was not Mr.. Davenport. II is
pity the "some one" in question
could not have seen the crimson deepen
in her cheeks as sie pulled tho basket
OF pease toward her and commenced
the song over again:
'iYo banks and braes O bonnie Doom,
How can 20 bloom sac frelh and fair ~
A step and voice behind her arrested
the next words on her lips. Turning,
she saw Mr.. Davenport, who had come
through the hall, and stood looking
down on her, with his hat in one hand
and a half.fnished cigar in the other.
"All the birds seem TO be singing on
this side the house, Miss Lottie.b
eyes" was the demure reply.
"Silas says there are two oriole nests
in those elms. They're very pretty
singers"
Mr.. Davenport did not see the mis-
chief in Lottie's downcast eyes. He
was more amused than yexed by her
literal answer.
"will you allow me TO sit down here
q while I Perhaps they may go on
singing"
Lottie made no objections, only
shelled pease very vigorously. When
Mr.. Davenport had seated himself,
thus bringing his hair, which was al-
ready beginning to be streaked with
gray, on q level with the top Of the
basket, she did cast sly glance Of nd.
miration at the heavy gold chain at his
side and the rings that adorned the
hand with which he was wiping his
heated face.
"Ips excessively warm. Can't I help
you with those pease, Miss Lottie2 II
Is pity to stain such pretty fingers as
yours.
Lottie blushed, more Of his glance
than his words, and replied, hastily,
noh, no, certainly not. I'm used to
"Bat Won don't like house.work, do
you? You'd as lief somebody else
would shell the pease, and so forth.
"why, yes. That's Of course"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12
Satisfied.

A good joke Is told OF wealthy mer.
chant Of Boston, whose character for
honesty and integrity Is unimpeached,
but whose chirography is fearlully bad.
He wrote to d foreign correspondent
from whom he received q cargo Of fruit,
complaining in stroug terms Of It's
quality. Tho correspondent couldn't
read the letter, and summoned his
whole corps Of clerks, and they could
make nothing Of II. The cofrespon.
dent, however, was satisfied that the
lettOr. was intended to convey fanlt, but
as II could not be discipheted. he at
once replied as follows I; " Messrs.
-, your letter Is received, and wo
are happy TO learn that the ruitproyed
entirely satisfactory"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12
The wife Of tho Period.

A nice young mau in Des Moines got
married not long ago. He had worked
his way to the bottom OF the drawer
aud got reduced to ono clean shirt. He
thereupon rose earlier than usual one
morning and kindled q fire. When
hanging on tho kettle he made noise
on purpose to arouse1his wife. Sho
peeped over the blankets and exolaim.;
ed, nMy dear, what aro you doihgY
He deliberately responded, !" I've pnt
on my last clean shirt, and I'm going
10 wash one for myself" Very vel,
replied she, "you may wlsh one for
me too, dear, II you please" i3
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12
"RamOn..

lei RETunto NINE, EoRTHLpS MLxIco,l
Drlak and senseless in his place,
Prone and sprAWling on his fAcO,
More like brute than any man
AlivO or dead
By his great pump out Of gear,
Lay tho poOn engineer,
Waking only Just to hear,
oYerhead,
Angry tones that called his nAmo,
oAths and cries OF bitter blAmo--
Woke to hear all this, and waking, turned and
fedl
"To tho man who'll bring to me-"
Cries lntcndAnt Harry Lee
Harry Lee, the English foreman Of tho mine =
"Bdng tho SOt alive or dead,
Twill give him to you, ho said,
Fifteen hundred pesoI down,
Just to set tho rascAl's crown
Underneath this heel OF minoi
Since but death
Deserves tho man whose deed,
g, Do It yieO or want OF heed,
Stops tho pumps that give Us breath
Stops the pumps that suck the death
From the poisoned lower levels OF the mInolH
No one answered, for aery
From tho shaft rose up on high,
And shufIlIng, scranbIIng, tumbllns from bo-
low,
Came the minors each, tho bOldOr,
Mounting on tho weAker's Ahoulder,
Graphing, Ollnging to their hold or
Letting go,
As tho weaker gaspcd and fell
From the ladder to the we'll
To the poisoned pit OF he'll,
Down bSlowl
'To tho man who sets them troO,"
Cried tho foreman, Harry Lee
Harry Lee, tie Euglsh foreman of tho mine =
"Dring. thCm out aud sets them free,
Twill give that man, says he,
"TWice that sum, who with ropo
Face to face with Death shall eopo,
Let him c,no who darcs to hopOln
"liOld your peace" some ono replied,
Standing by tho toroman's sidO;
"Thcro has ono already gone, Whoo'cr he beln
Then thoy held their breath with awe,
Failing on tho rope, and saw
Painting figures rOaprOar,
On the black rope swinging clear,
Fastened by somo sltlful hand from below /;
Till score tho level gained.
And but one alonO rOmAIned,-
He tho hero and tho last,
lie whose sklful hand mAdc fast
Tho long line that brought them back to hope
and c6Oor"
Hlgsari, gasplng, down dropped he
AZ the feet OF Harry Lee
Harry Lee, the Ensllsh foreman Of tho nino I;
"IhayO come, he gaspOd, "to claim
Doth rewards. Senior, nay name
Is Ramonl
I'm the drunken engineer
I'm the coward, by that sIgn,"
HO fell over, by that sign, i
Dead as stone
-Bra Harte
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12
Gbe arlnutrat.

RATES OF ADVERTISING!
Ono Square, ten lines or les, one insertion sL0o
For each subsequent insertion. ~
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lho-hrli q column, II months.
Due columf, II months. ...:.....;Io'V
Ltcal notices 20 cniits por limo, which must
10 paid In advance. Five dollars viii bo =
charged for announcing candidates fos
county, aud ton dollars for State and u,
s. oficoa Lengthy Obituary notices.
must be paid for. ej-All legal notices
arc charged to tho attorney presenting
S9cciai rate, 10 partic, desir'iag more &aA one
column.
JOE PRENT IT T NJ q
Neatly and Promptly Executed at this ONCE.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-10-12

Western railroads are reducing tho
number and pay OF their employees,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-11-18

woman. / have made some inquiries
about her since she WAS here and
found her story was not exaggerated.
She is living example of what per-
feet system and industry will accom-
plish. She was once a teacher, we'll
educated and sensible. She married
her husband when he was not worth a
cent, and now they live in fifteen
thousand dollar house, own good
farm, and to The good management
and thrift of the wife is attributed
much of The husbands success. They
and their children have the name of
being one of the happiest and most
united families anywhere about. But
my paragon does not write such long
letters as this, suspect. l must go
back to my machine; 1t acts like a
witch to-day.