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The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
INVENTOR OF THE CIRCULAR SAW

In lonely, secluded position in the
northwest corner of the cemetery near
the ever beautiful villageof Richmond,
Kalamazoo county, Michigan, the his
torian can find, on a pure white mar
BILE slab, nearly concealed from view
by cluster of lilac bushes, engraved
the simple name of "Benjaman Cum
ings, born 1772, died 1S43." And who
was Benjamin Cummings He was the
Inventor of circular saws, now in use
in this country and in Europe. Nearly
sixty years ago, at Bartonville, New
York, near Amsterdam, this man ham
mered out, at his own blacksmiths an
vii, the first circular saw ever known TO
mankind. He was a noted pioneer of
Richmond, a first cousin to one of the
Presidents of the United States, a slave
owner in New York State, a leading
Mason in the days of Morgan, and at
whose table the very elect of the then
great State of New York feasted and
drank freely of bis choice liquors and
wines a vessel owner on the North Riv-
er before the days of steamboats,; a
captain in the war of 1912. where after
having three horses shot under him,
with one stroke of his sword he brought
his superior officer to the ground for
an insult, and because he was a traitor
and a coward; and after having been
courtInartialed, instead of having been
shot, he was appointed colonel in his
place. And in this lowly grave are
the Pshes of the man who, about seven
years ago, at Albany, New York, took
up and moved bodily large brick build
i1gs and, TO the wonder and astonish-
Inent OF the world, constructed mile
and half of the Erie CaGal through
bed of rock, and who also built, per
contract, those first low bridges over
the same. He also aided in the con-
struction of the first ten miles of rail
road built in the United States. and
founded the villages of Esperance and
Burtonville, on the old Schoharie, near
Amsterdam. The sturdy and aim of
this mans life appeared to lie 20 accom-
pIish that which lone others could &C
complish, and when the object sought
WAS secured or overcome, he passed it
as quietly as he would the pebbles OH
the sea shore
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
ABooK agent who started out to can

ABooK agent who started out TO can
vass for 1.-The Tribulations of the Mar
tyrs," was kicked out of five offices the
first day; and nearly scalded to death
by an irate woman whom he interrupt
ed in her culinary duties. Now he
swears that the tribulations of the
martyrs amount TO just nothing COM
pared to his own, and he wants his
name added to the list when new edi
ton of the work is printed"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
TRAINS GOING EAST.

Alltrains run daily, Sundays excepted.
Close connection made at Fremont with
trains on l.. .. & NJ. 3. Ry. to and from all
points East and West.
At Burgoon with trains on T. T. i 4. Ry.
At Fostoria with trains on Baltimore, Pitts
burgh q Chicago Ry.
At Lima with trains on ID. NJ. & e. II. & u.
RR.. to and Iromall points South. Also with
trains on P, FIT. Wa e. Ry TO and from all
points East and West.
VIII. ANDREWS, Gen. Ticket Agent.
LII. BURGOON Receiver and Sup't.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01

0NE of the jurors in a late murder
trial. after being excused from service
because of his opposition to capital
punishment, was asked by bis neighbor
how he came to get off. He answered,
''Oh, L don't believe in capital punish
men. You don't, indeed? Why what
would you do with a man who should
deliberately waylay and shoot one of
his neighbors" Hang him, sir, I'd
never send him up to the capital to be
punished"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01

The Board have adopted the following
grades for the coming year-Scale to 100:
For first-class certificates valid q mOnfhs)
grades must average 9S12 with no branch
marked below 50. Twenty-fOur months ex-
perience in teaching required.
Second-class certificates valid Is montbsl
g, ades must average 80 with 70 branches
marked below 7S Twelve months experi-
ence required Second class certificates Will
also be issued when the applicants average
Is 20 with no branch marked below 81. 40
experience required.
For Third-class certi fl Gates valid IL
monthsl grades must average - with no
branch marked below ": Some experience
required.
Third-class certificates will also be ISSUED
when the applicants average is Ss, with no
branch marked below Is. No ex ,erience re-
quired.
For Fourth-class certificate Lowest grade
valid months) grades must average ~ with
no branch marked below 63. No experience
required.
The above grades will be in force after Sep-
tember Ist, 1875.
Examinations will begin al $50 A. NJ and
continue without any iniermissiOn Tor din
ner until 4:;D z. NJ :. af viii IA time all manu-
scripts must be completed No applicants
received after 1913. No certificates Will he
issued Without an examination. and none
VIII be antedated or extended.
Questions will be given on PRINTED slips,
and all applicants must pas> an examination
in Reading, Writing, Orth Jgraphy, Gram
mar, Geography Mental Arithmetic, Writ
ten Arithmetic, Theory and Practice. and
In any other branch they may be called up
on to teach.
-aU a pIfcaEts must furnish a0rittel recoTn-
mendatiOns o. good moral character. To be
procured from their last employers or last
teachers. If possible.
Good success in teaching will always be
in granting certificates
Eacn applicant is reQu. Sied 10 bring n lead
pencil, an ers.Aer and kbife, also q thre. cent
stamp and the necessary fee-fiuy cents.
A Applicants will be required to make their
cum change. BY order of the board.
JDSErH X. KAGY,
Aug. T. 10. jm- DDKILUS MARTZ,
". 7. FLATT.
School Examiaers.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01

A YOUNG man having preached for
his bishop, was anxious 10 get word
of applause for his labor of love. The
bishop, however, did not introduce
the subject, and his younger brother
was obliged to bait the hook for him.
"I hope, sir did not weary your peo-
pie by the length of my sermon to-
day2" "No, sir, not at all, nor by the
depth, either"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01

"STEAM is a great thing" remarked
traveller in railroad car. 80 it is, ="
was the reply; 81 owe my fortune to
it," Monsieur is manager of a COM
panyI "No." San engineer, per-
baps" mo. / have lost a number
OF relatives by railroad accidents"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01

shoemaker's son has secured the
naval cadetshipin Fernano Woods dis
trict, and 1t is hoped it is not the last of
him, but he will toe the mark. welt the
enemy If he ever gets a chance, and get
hisshare of the booty.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01

MKcHI, the great English agricul-
tural writer favors burning stubble, to
plowing it under He contends that
the ashes of the inorganic factious
weeds and stubhle is worth more to
future crops than the decayed weeds
and stubble.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01

A GENTLEMAN having an appointment
with another who was habitually I'M
punctual, to his great surprise found him
waiting. He thus addressed him: Why,
L see you are here first at last. You were
always behind before; but l am glad TO
see you have become early of late"
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
Established 1865,

Established 1865,
american and Foreign Patents
GILMORE * CO.. Successors to CHIPMAN
Hos ER 4 Co., Solicitors. Patents procured
in all CO untries. No FEES IN ADVANCE No
chang unless the patent is granted. No fees
fer making preliminary examinations. No
additional fees, for biaining and conducting
"a rehearing- special attention given To In
reference Cases bef' re the Patent Office Ex-
tensions before Congress Infringement suits
in different states, and all litigation apper-
tanning to Inventions or Patents SESDS'rA :, =
TO GILMORE & Co. FOR PHAMPHLEr Or siNfb
PAGES.
Old Bounty Land Warrants.
The last Report of the Commissioners OF
The General Land Office shows 5 7JD acres
OI Bounty Land Warran ts Ou standing These
were issued under act Of lslJ and pTIOr acts
GILMORE & co. pEy cash for them- send
by registered letter Where Assignments are
them
United States General Land Office.
Contested Land Caees prosecuted before the
United states General Land Office and De-
aims. MINING and PRE-EMPIIOS Claims
ana HOMESTEAD Cases attended to.
Arrears of Pay and Bounty.
OFFICERS. SOLDIERS, ana SAILORS OF the
late war, or their heirs. are in many cases
entitled TO money from the Government Of
which they have no know ledge. Write full
history of service and state amount of pay
and bounty received. Enclose stamp to GIL
MORE q Co, and a full reply after exaDin-
alton, will be given you free.
Pensions.
All OFFICEES, SOLDIERS, and SAILORS
wounded, or Injured In the late war. however
slightly. can obtain pension by addressing
GILMORE & co.
Cases prosecuted by GILMORE & co be-
fore the Supreme Courts of tine United states
the Court OF Claims and the Southern Claims
Commission.
Each department of our business Is con-
6ucted in separate bureau, under the charge
oi the same experienced parties emplos ed
business entrusted 70 GILMORE x CO.. is
thus secured Wed=sire 10 wip success by
deserving IL.
Address GILMORE & CO.,
WAsHINGToS. ID. G..
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
CINCINNATI To COLUMBUS.
Find1ay Branch.

FIND.AY TO CAREY.--Trainsl leave FlndlsJ
o. am. ,2O5 p IL. arrive in Carey at IC.vj ain-
5.n5 pm.
CAREY TO oFISDLAY.-Trains leave Carey 81
1. ID am.-and 40 pm, arriving inFindiay 81
LIS am, and $40 pm.
Meals. Nos. 8 and 10 run daily. all othe ]
trains daily except Sunday.
Parlor Coaches on Nos. and !, between
Sandusky and Cincinnati Sleeping Coachss
ON Nos. 8 and 10 0betweensandusEy andCln-
eaanafi Through Coaches on Moss 8. : 10 and
II between Sandusky AMI Columbus; 90 Nos
ii N. I6 and is between Columbus and Gin
cinnati;and on Nos y, Is, III and IL between
ReIlefontaine and Columbus
The above times will be made as far a.
practicable, but not guaranteed.
CHAS. HOWARD, Super ntendent.
H. NJ. BkONSON, Gen1Ticket Agt.
DEWITT e. BROWN. Genl Manager.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01

SPEAKING of railroads, it may be re-
marked that they are now built of three
gauges, namely: Broad gauge, narrow
gauge and mortgage.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01


Eounty, Ohio, until
Monday, September 4, 1876,
for building a school house in ub-Dlstilet
No. l. according 10 the plans aHd speeln,eas11 "a
tlons on file in the clerks Office Faeh Dld
rnuSf contain the name Of every person III
terestsd in the same. and De accom- panleu,u ~
a asufiicient guarantee OF some ..
person. that II the bid - accepted cobtIact
will be entered into and the peIioIIu1n ~ VI
IL properly secured. The bids for essn s.eIa hIhu
OF material called for by the speelncdtlons
be must stated separately, ard tbe P,ice OF la
Dor must also De separately stsird- None but
the lowest responsible Old ", hi,,S S0ep'eu'
and the Board may reject All Dlns-
Copy oi the plans and sPeeincaiions VIII be
on exhibition at The StolS Vi SoiIlson
can examine the same ahd MAKE their bids
accordfngIy. Contractors will be expected
~ NJ. v iaf material they can belonging TO
the old building, and make due allowance
for the same. ,
BY order of the Board OF Education.
GEORGE ARNOLD,
If-E C.erk of Sub-DistIiCt, No. 1.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
TRAINS GOING EAST.

Fast Through Mail(Daily) leaves Pittsburgh
at $50 p. NJ, stopping only at Alliance "A I.
NJ. Crestline 1920 A. NJ, Forest 36 A. M.
Lima 30 A. NJ, Fort Wayne i-20 A. M War
saw 81 A. NJ, Plymouth q. Is a. NJ, Wanatah
7.lS A. NJ, Valparaiso 7.30 "A. NJ, arriving at
Chicago $40 A. NJ.
Trains Nos. 3, and run daily, Train No.
leaves Chicago daily except Sunday. All
others daily, exec pit Sunday. AL Others Daily
except Sunday.
FIR MYERS,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
Incorporated Feb. %, 1874.
THE MUTUAL
Protection Association
OF OHIO.
Principal Office, NOrwa,k, o.

This Association is Operated upon Purely Mutual
Principles lis Reserve Remains with its Menu
bers until called upon to pay a DEATH LOSS
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
GFildlay JGf6rSOllan

One trial viii convince toe most
skeptical. The JtFFERSOAIAN has a
circulation in Hancock county one
third larger than any Othsr pa er'
and is read by just thu eiass ai'srtis-
srs wish to reach.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
Notice to Contractors
Monday. September 4, 1876,

CEALED proposals will he received oy the
- Clerk Of the Board OF Education OF SuD-
District No. j, Eagle township, HaDe"ek
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
Notice to Teachers.

tOUNTY EXAMINATIONS FOR THE
y Fall and Winter will be held at the usual
lace Dist. No.Y in Findlay. Ohio, on the
DlIDuvinp
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01

THE CHICAGO 4 NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY
Embraces under one management the Great
Trunk Railway Lines OF the WEST and
NORTH WEST, and with its m o u
branches and connections, forms the shortest
and quickest route between CHICAGO and all
points in ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN,, NORTHERN
MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA. Iowa. NEBRASKA,
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
Omaha and California Line

Is the shortest and best route for all points in
NORTHERN ILLINOIS, Iowa, DAKOTA. Ne
BRAsKA, WYOMING, COLORADO, UTAH. .NEvA-
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01

Is the only route for WISoNA, ROCHESTER,,
OWArOSSA, NASKATO. ST. PETER y Ew u IN,
and all points in southern anu Central Min
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-09-01
WinOna and st. Peter Iir

Is the short line tor NORTHERN WISCONSIN
ana MINSEsUri. aud for MADISON, ST PAUL,
MlSNEAPoLIs, DULUTH and all points in the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-24
"The solid Sauih.n

She rode into town on a load of hay yes
terday, aud IA she drove up to the eastern h ay
market she called out:
Everybody cit away, for I'm coming down r.
Down she came on the back end OF the load,
striking the ground like load Of stone, and
when the men around there came to see that
she WIS as broad as she was tall they began TO
banter her.
mo foOling nowl" she called out. "My
names South, and I've driven that load OF hay
iou teen miles this morning; | know I'm lat,
but I've got business on hand and cant stand
any nonsense"
After the load of hay had been weighed she
was offered MY cents To step on the platform,
while dozen mon made up purse Of two shil-
lings each TO 90 70 the one who guessed nearest
her weight,
Two hsndred and Dinetyl" called out the
weighmhster rs the beam went up.
lhats my heft 70 pound" added Mrs.
south, aud reaoi ing out she seized the hat with
the snake purse n IL, cranmed the money into
her pocket and 90 'tnued:
You can, MAX no side show OF me and all
get deadhea1 tickeJs
There was qutearo over her gobbling the
cash, but she backed to the scales, sprea adj
out her fat hands, and remarked:
"Gentemen, II anyBoL thinks he can TAX Q
the money away from mo, here | am I'm very
motherly and tender hear. cd, but | know my
weight aud clawlng capacit. r.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-24
SPANISH CRUELTY.
Barba rites In Cuba Rivaliinz Those Of the
Turks in Bulgaria.

HAVANA, Oct. I.-Another brutal afro
city OF the spanish soldiers IN this unfortunate
land has come to my knowledge. On the 25th
OF last month ton Of the numberless wrstched
beings who have been sent to die of hunger,
want, or hard labor at the penal colony OF the
Isle OF Pines, endeavored to escape IN boat.
Others had previously tried II successfully.
These last were not SO fortunate; they wero
discovered, pursued, captured, and taken back
Ia any seml-ciyilized country they would have
been taken ashore aud put under Increased yigi-
lance. Not SO here. They were all murdered
while In the boat. and their bodies thrown into
the sea. Hut before throwing their coIpses
overheard their murderers cut of the ears Of
all OF them and the head OF the chief in order
That thei might present those mutilatcd portions
10 tue Governor OF tue island as uucontroNerti-
ble proofs Of the vigilance Of the c.ptors, ex-
actlN IA the gamekeeDers IN Europe present 20
the town councils tho ears OF wolves aud tue
laws Of birds OF prey which they kill, and on
which they earn their rewards.
II - sad that when the story was revealed to
GeD. JOveiIar he cried Ike child but that WAS
all. There was not the slightest Investigation
into the matter nor the fautest attempt al auy
tridl or court martial, nor the 10 ST reprimaud,
nor the romotest threat Of punishment
Or course, not word Of tho occurrence has
been or ever will be published in any paper OF
the island.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-24
MIR. Caivin's Candidature.


Tho Office of Surrogate in this city is very
i'm portant and responsible. The Surrogate has
the vaat probate business OF the city to attend
to, aud tue settlement Of estates passes through
his hands. II Is OF the utmost consequence to
every citizep that the surrogate shall re man
OF legal capacity and the strictest Integrity. lie
ought to be a good lawyer, but he must be
good man, or no estate Is safe, and there Is no
tenr whose widow and children will suffer
from his easily prac ised depredat,ous. The
ONCE IA now held 10y Mr.. Delano 4, Calvin who, N
not member OF the hing, was supposed to bo IN
confidential relations with its managers what
the people Of THIS city think Of Mr.. Calyin's H.
moss for the once l. shown by the fact that
when ne was nominated for II ne was defeated
by MAORI OF some %5OO, and owes his APP
pointment TO II, after Mr. Van Schack = death,
to John kelly's influence. ono OF MIR. Calyin's
most nOtanie exploits was as referee In the Me
keog case. MIR. Mckeog claimed $iJlSDO for
services rs attorney TO the Board OF Exci.a IN
tween 1859 aud 1886, though never a penny
Of tine was paid INTO tue city treasury.
The cl i'm was refused by the Board OF super
visors. The Comptroller would not look at II,
beng sold to j. H. Starin, Jr. II WAS referred to
MI Calvin, VINO awarded SNSg - for services
which some lawyers considered would be dear
at SbO0O. aud others Thought would be amply
compensated at Sl6.OOJ. luis IL 4 sample OF Mr..
Cilyin's ruling. 1t illustrates his idea of equity.
10 IL eIpedient OF even safe to place "a man like
tins IN an Oftco 50 important aud ies pons hle as
that Of surrogate We have no disposition to
hing partisan epithets Mt Dir. Calvin. Tue office
ought to be above all mere partisan clamOr and
influence 1t Is enough to say that Mr.. Calvin IL
not an eminent lawyer. HIS Cal ger has not
been Tree from that Kind OF croOkednese which
raises suspicious IN the minds OF stTaightfor-
ward and unprejudiced people. lie lacks public
an office like this would be exceedingly unfortu-
nate, TO say the very least.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-24
ELLIS AND the BANKS.
Why he Did Not Close the Nrchnsic.' and
Traders savings Bank la 1874


ALBANY, Oct. BID. G. Ellis Superin-
tendent OF the Banking Department, furnishes
reply to tue charges made by Mr.. Best. the
Receiver OF the Mechanics aud Traders Savings
Bank. He Save that an examination by George
". Reid. VIM. II. Aldrich, aud Isaac H. Vroo-
man, made March a and April l, 1874. showed q
surplus Of $s2,J and a deficiency Of Income
ofsli0'7.9D. caused 10y the suspension Of inter
est Ola southern bonds aud the failure to rent
real estate. THIS was the only Information the
Superintendent possessed. or would officially
ana lawfully acquire, regarding the condition
Of the bauk.
In consequence 81 communication from the
trustees, he caIted a special ex animation To he
made. Ihis examination by Geotge W. Reid
showed Deficiency of assets amounting to
SpOil.pQ. and OF income Slilql. ~, less judy
mtu' against T.. Gpulard OF 5000.
Mr.. Ellis wrote to Mr.. Conklin, the President
OF the NIX, requiring thAt the deficiency Je
Immediately made NJ, and advising harmony
IN the Board OF Trustees, and "A curtailment of
expenses.
rncr- WAS some delay, owing TO the illness OF
the President, but on the 26ih OF December a
committee met the Superintendent at ALBANY.
aud exhibited To him satisfactory proofs that
hank possessed surplus OF over $1,0OO. The
r-poft Of January, 1870 showed surplus OF
sO...tO, but the regular examination In March,
1876. showed "A deficiency OF assets Of sol. SOS 80.
coun INK real estate at cost, and a deficiency OF
IL. oms OF $305iSls he Superintendent
to make good the deficiency, but their perform
duce was not saitsftCtory. aud he recomuiended
the Attoi ney-Gcncral To close toe institution.
Ellis asss how he would be expected IN 1874
bonds ~ 1870" or be held e fault Tor the con-
tinued decline ia real esi ate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-24
The Methodist Brothers.

In the Methodist ministers meeting yes
terday, DIR. Crooks opened the debate on Pray
Ing Bands" lie said that Methodism originated
in PRAYING class, whose members visited prls-
oners ana the poor, ana framed rules to watch
over one another spiritually. Methodism was
enthusiasm organized; the drawback OF the
praying bands was that they were irresponsible,
and that al times they superseded the pastor.
They ought to account somewhere for their
work, and lie under the control Of the confer
ences. On the whole, the speaker favored the
auxiliary III given by praying bands. Other min
listers expressed like views, and other toptcs
were taken no.
DIR. T. Ii. TIFFANY spoke OF the late Dr. Durbin's
eloquence. lie preached a sermon on tho
the congregation, terrified by their pastors vivid
description oi the approaching hour. arose IN a
shrek OF wild panic. rusned TO the windows.
tore open the shutters, and wrenched the sta
pies from the walls in their frantic efforts to let
the midday sun in ON their inward gloom aud
terror. The holes IN the wall are still to os
seen"
The Rev. MIR. Dickinson Inquired whether
President Grant hid been taken through the
Centennial Exhibition buildings on a sunday. II
30. he had outraged tue moral feelings of the
people OF the United States. The Commission
ers. whose exception In favor OF the Emperor Of
Brazil was p rdon ible. ought to have stood nrm
when asked for admittsnce on SUNDAY by tho
President Of the United States.