The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-12-06
He jumped on board the railroad train
And cried Farewell, Lucinda Jane,
My precious, sweet Lucinda
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And, while the tear stood in his eye.
He said "COnfolInd loose cinders

And, while the tear stood in his eye,
He said: "Confound loose cinders ~
-Yawcob
One of the great needs of this country
is vest pocket deep enough to take in
the whole length of the extra cigar, so
man can look his fellow square in the eye
and say, "No, I'm sorry, but this is the
last, and 1 have already had it in my
mouth"
Ostrich culture is more profitable bust
ness than diamond hunting in South At
rica. For breeding purposes, first-class
ostriches now bring as high as 81, 200 a
pair The value of the feathers exported
from that region last year, was nearly
S2,OOO,OOO.
The number of failures in the United
States third quarter of 1878, 2,853, in 1877
1915. Liabilities 1878 $66,000,000, in
1877, $42,0OO,000. Failures during first
nine months of 1873, S,76S. Liabilities
$197,000,00O 1877, 6,565. Liabilities
$141, 100000
Eleven men were waiting for railroad
train in Franklin, Tenn. A negro was
caught in serious crime close by the
station. The eleven men chased him 3
mile, caught him, hanged him, and re-
turned to the station, where the train had
been kept waiting for them.
The Selectmen Of Wales, Mass, publish
the following official notice: "Owners
and keepers of Dogs must Shet up chain
up or if running at large muzzled in such
a manner as will not allow of them OPEN
ing their mouths for the next 60 days.
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Paterfamilias- leave here to-
morrow2 / thought we were settled for
the summer2" Materfamilias my
dear. But the dear girls have worn all
their new dresses at least twice here, and
we must find some place where they can
wear them couple of times more"
Gravel, sand or some other similar sub
stance is almost as essential to the fowls
well being, as is food; and if fowls are
kept in confinement, and not supplied
with this, no matter how much grain you
may supply, they will not thrive, or even
keep healthy, for any length of time.
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In northern China arsenic is mixed with
tobacco for smoking, and missionaries
state that the men who smoke this mix
ture are stout fellows with lungs like bel
lows and rosy cheeks. Trousseau, and
more recently Loude, have recommended
the smoking of arsenical cigarettes In lung
diseases.
The Rev. III. p Peck, of Napa, Cal,
got license to marry supposed widow,
and applied to several clergymen to per-
form the ceremony; but, according to the
local newspaper, they learned of certain
impediments. Mr.. Peck had wife in
ST. Louis, and the woman had husband
in Oregon.
A disconsolate VIrginian writes, money
is scarce and taxes devour everything the
poor farmer makes. 'Why, man can
not take drink" he says, without hav-
ing it dashed with two and half cents
on the state debt and undergoing at the
same time a serenade from Mofett
punch-belf."
Any country that has farms with groves
| Of forest trees, with orchards, with veget-
able and flower gardens, is beautiful and
valuable. Without these no country,
however rich in soil and location, Is at
tractive. Every dollar spent in trees and
flowers will add ten dollars to the value
| of the home. -.
A travelling fortress, an ''iron-clad"
coach. is now running on the Cheyenne
and Black Hills stage route. 1t is made
of thick boiler iron, with four port holes,
is bullet proof, carries two well-armed
guards inside, and runs for the sole pur-
pose of transporting bullion for the Cali
fornia quartz mills.