The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-11-24
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accommodation of his fowls, with an ap
peldix so constructed that when a hen
lays the egg tits cast into aconductOr, in
which it rolls along safely TO It's place OF
deposit in his dwelling house. Its fur
! ther stated that when the hen is about to
leave hernest she looks around and sees
her egg missing, and Immediately re-
sumes and produces another egg In this
way the amount of eggs is wonderfully
increased. 1t is further said that in this
way a very great saving is made in the ar
tlcle Of food for the fowls, as not more
than one-half the number is required to
produce the same amount of eggs. The
chickens are said to grow very fast, and
their flesh 10 be of a delicate flavor, COM
manding high price in the market.
Mr.. Hazely, of Africa, tells the follow
ing story, which will hazely be believed,
in his lecture on Africa: a woman be-
longing t0a settlement OF about $50 souls,
went to gather some wood, and left her
child on The ground to takecare of itself.
While the mother was gone female ba-
boon appeared on the scene, and espyins
the child approached, and began to fon-
die it. The child was permitted to par
take of the babboons milk, which deprii-
we'd it of any taste for its mothers When
the mother returned. she noticed that the
child was carefully covered with leaves
and had lOst its hunger. This was done
for several days before the mother ascer-
tanned who performed the unthankful
act. When the mother did find out the
doer, she induced the men of her tribe
to lie in wait for the babboon the next
day. The animal noticed the men raise
their weapons to fire, and began to wave
her hand or paw, as if asking them not to
kill her, and at the same time pointing
to a young one at her breast, but the na-
tives killed her. No sooner had they
done so, however, than a male baboOn put
in an appearance, and by loud shout,
summoned others of his tribe to the spot
Then in a body the animals attacked the
natives and forced them to flee to their
huts for safety. One of the balloons
tracked them to their settlementand the
next day they were visited by about 500
balloons, who assaulted them with cocoa
nuts, and compelled them TO run away
from their homes"
That was peculiar bonfire which the
Episcopalians of ST. Paul's church, Hobo
ken, lighted a few days ago in front of
their building. -Four years ago the debt
and its interest amounted to about S25,
900. At that time the vestry met to
consider whether they would permit the
creditors to take the church property
(which had cost over s40OO0). or call
rector and make a last effort 70 live They
wisely decided to call rector. Since
that time the church edifce has been
completed at cost of S6OO0and the debt
has been reduced to 5000 Hence they
collected $4,000 worth of cancelled
bonds and made a "bondfire" in front of
the church. And now they are going to
serve the other 5000 in like manner.
That church shows the true grit, and
deserves to succeed as it has dOne-Ne1g
York Herald.
In case the new English process for
rendering iron rails more durable than
steel at an increase in cost of only s. be
found satisfactory, the inventor may ex-
pect to realize large profits. At present
iron rails sell for $40; steel for So. A
saving of 81 per ton, and greater durabil-
ity, would turn the scale in favor of the
new article.
A disgraceful riot occurred at Charles
ton, on the afternoon of the Sth. Col
Mackey, Republican ex-member of Con-
gress was maintaining that the returns
showed that the Republicans had carried
the State, when a gang of Democrats
commenced firing at him from the OPP
posite side of the street. None Of their
shots hit him. The result was a riot, in
which one man was killed, one mortally
wounded and eight others seriously hurt.
If they do these things IN the green
tree what will they do in the dry" or in
case the government passes into their
hands
The man who hanged himself in
Boston, because he believed Tilden elect
ed, was never so badly mistaken in his
life. Moral BE sure you're right and
then go ahead.
At Brigton, on the C. III. & ID. r. r.,
near Cincinnati, the embankment has
been washed to such an extent that a
single track has to accommodate all
trains, and all trains come a stop or
should, when reaching it. Monday
night last, train did not come to full
stop, and in attempting to get on board, |
Mr. Z D Chase, of Richmond, Ind, a |
young man recently married, was
thrown on the track and almost cut to
pieces. His brother-in-law in attempt |
ing to save him was severely injured |
and had one hip crushed.
The company to which that train belong
ed should be punished as common muir
derers.
A Mr. W Irving Bishop of New York
IS in Boston, giving expositions Of spiritu-
alistic phenomena He went through
the full round of tricks performed by
mediums, being tightly bound with cords
md secured in closed cabinet He af
showed how spirit hands were
by presenting from the
door OF a closet a pair of cold, beautiful
y nodded white hands, composed entire
" OF parafine. At the close of the enter
.ainment he challenged any Boston
medium to exhibit any manifestations
which he could not perform by human
agency.
The Paris Temps relates how a lady, |
travelling alone in a frst-class railway
in France, was surprised
by the sudden entrance of a man as the
rain began moving. He flung parcel
On the seat, sprang upon her before she
could shrek, and whispered: Mot a
word or YOU are dead. Take these scis-
;ors and quickly cut my hair short"
He knelt down close before her, and she
obeyed When it was done
le arose and said Now, madam, look
)ut of that window you will soon be
ree.7 The terrified lady again obeyed,
put discovered by said glances that he
lad taken priests robes out of the parcel
md was putting them on. Just then the
peed Of the train began to slacken; the
iaring intruder, utterly transformed
bowed haughtily, and, before the cars
stopped, jumped nimbly from the train
md disappeared.
The news from Europe is Of charac-
er calculated again to attract the atten-
ion Of the Old and New World. 1t is
reported that the Turkish feet is about
% enter the Black Sea with hostile in
ent. This occurrance may repeat the
history Of the past, and it may be the
orch that will set Europe ahame. With
iuch threat it would seem thai war Is
inevitable.