The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-08-30
more so, as it now accepted as asettled

AiOie ~, as II Is HOW accepted as Settfed
matter that France, not Italy, shall have
Tunis, as an equivalent for Cyprus.
The Italians, by the agitation Of their
extreme patriots. have forfeited much
political consideration, and have drawn
profit and loss attention to what they
have acquired by good luck more than
by arms or diplomacy Public opinion
here recommends Italy to remember,
that covetousness bursts the bag, and
that is the Tuetons mean to keep Trieste,
the Gauls are of the same way of think
ing respecting Nice, despite all the Vat
erland theories of the world.
Many exhibitors complain, they take
no orders; perhaps the state lottery will
purchase some of their goods. They
are exceptions; it iscustomary to present
a judge with pair ofwhite gloves, when
at an Assizes he "has got no work to do"
There is one firm IN the American sec
ton, the Waltham Matchmaking Com
pany, that displays at each corner Of its
large drawing room case, orifammes
with the inscription in gold letters
Contents sold to agents from Bradford,
Birmingham, Amsterdam, &c, for the
account of the house in Sidney, " 8
Wales offs Hoffnung & Co" The value
of the sale is quarter of a million of
francs.
The manager in charge deserves q
pair of white gloves from his co-exhibit-
ors; but he has got work to do; he is or
ganizing another case for the forthcom-
ing Sydney Show, and founding an
agency here. Traders in general, and
watehmakers in particular, ought to
study how this firm does business, and
which is often quoted in the French
press in the discussion on free trade. 1t
makes all the parts Of the watch by ma
chinery, not by hand; turning out uni
form work for uniform prices: not a
cheap article at a cheap rate, but good
one at its cost price, and holding them
selves responsible for defects. This
company has driven Swiss witches out
of American markets. it competes with
English makers, and is now about enter
ing the lists with the Swiss firms tha
monopolize the watch trade in France
The most recent improvement in the
production of lace is the introduction Of
shaded tints in the flowers and patterns,
giving them the relief ofa picture. This
effect is produced by varying the appli-
cation of the two stitches used in making
the fowers-the "toile," witch forms
! the close tissue, and the grille" employ
ed in the more open part of the pattern.
The system is successfully applied to the
laces of France that it has been adopted
with the greatest success. .-
There is legend regarding the intro
duction of this manufacture into Flan-
ders- A poverty stricken but pious
! young girl was dying of love for q young
man whose wealth precluded all hopes Of
marriage. One night, as she sat weep
ing at her sad fate, beautiful lady en-
tered the cottage, and without saying q
word placed on her knees q green cloth
cushion, with its bobbins filled with the
fine thread which on autumn evenings
float in the air, and which the people
call tils de la Verge. The lady though
of romantic bearing, was practical
manufacturer. She sat down in silence
and with her nimble fingers taught the
unhappy maiden how to make all sorts
of patterns, and complicated stitches. As
daylight approached the maiden had
learned her art, and the mysterious WIS.,
itor disappeared. The price eflace soon
made the poor girl rich She married
the man of her choice, and, surrounded
by large family, lived happy and rich,
for she had kept the secret for herself
One evening when the little folk were
playing round her knee, by the freside,
and her husband sat fondly watching
the happy group, the lady suddenly
made her appearance among them Her
bearing was distant, she seemed stern
and sad, and this time addressed her
protege in trembling voice. @Here,t
she said, @you enjoy peace and abund-
ance, while without are famine and
trouble. helped you; you have not
helped your neighbors. The angels
weep for you and turn away their faces"
So the next day the woman arose, and,
going forth with a green cushion and its
bobbIns in her hands, went from cottage
to cottage, Offering to all who would be
taught to instruct them in the art she
had herself miraculously learned. So
they also became rich, and Belgium be-
came fimous for this manufacture.
A biblical curiosity in the English
section, which attracts crowds, is the
model of the Tabernacle as it existed
during the wandering of the Isrelites in
the Desert. The exterior and interior
ofthe tabernacle, are faithfully construct
ed according to the details given in the
Old Testament Compliments are very
justly made at the slowness connected
with the opening Of the Historical Por-
trait Gallery; it would be better to return
the pictures to their owners, rather than
preserve them like old humber, or as the
official portraits of Louis PHILIPPE, Louis
Napoleon and other Louises, stored away
in the attics of the mayoralties, along
with streamers for royal anniversaries.
The latter have been turned TO Repub.
lican account by ripping out the devices
on the stuff this idea of artistic economy
Is of Latin origin, for the Romans
when new Emporer ascended the
throne, screwed off the the head of his
predecessor from the statues, and then
placed his likeness thereon.
The appearance of foreign military
uniforms Is peculiar feature of the
present Exhibition. Foreign uniforms
have appeared at former Exhibitions, but
generally worn by visitors. On the pres
ent occasion foreign soldiers do duty IN
many Of the sections, and they may often
be seen marching in and out OF the
building under the command of q cor
poral or sergeant The irston the ground
were, / believe English sappers now
there are Spanish infantry men in long
iron grey capotes, with green worsted
epaulettes, and red trousers like the
French. Swiss attendants, wearing dark
tunics with white kacings, and having
the Swiss cross on their kepis Dutch
marines, in black tunics trimmed with
red, with the arms and name Of their
country embroidered in gold on their
collars; United States infantry men, in
simple uniforms, short blue tunics, iron