Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1889 — BROUGHT HIM IN DEFT. [ARTICLE]

BROUGHT HIM IN DEFT.

The following queer story of a transaction beet ween a farmer and a butcher in one of the counties bordering on SanFrancisco Bay is told by the Butcher’s and Live Stock Gazette; Mr. Jones sold a bullock to Mr. Lazarus for sl6, to be taken and paid for when fat. When Mr. Lazarus came for the animal Jones said he would like to have a fore-quar-ter for his own use. Mr. Lazaus willingly accepted the order, and after the bullock was slaughtered, delivered the meat. A few days later Jones went to town, called on Lazaus, and a pieliminary to a settlement, asked forliis bill. “Dot’s all right, Mr. Jones; I has the oil! already made out. Here you are.” Mr. Jones read: Mr. Jones, Dr. to Jacob LazarUo — To one-quarter of beef, 185 pounds, at 10c SIS 50 By credit, one bullock 1G 00 Balance due 8 2 50 “Good heavens, Lazarus, you get three quarters of the beef, the hide, tallow and offal, and bring ire debt $2.50! How’s that, old man?” “Ah, Mr. Jones, that beef was s; i eap at 10c a pound.” “But, Lazarus, you only gave me sl6 for the whole bullock.” “Ah, but Jones, dot’s pizness, pizness, do you see?” ‘‘Weil, Lazarus, next time I have a fat builock I’ll kill it myself, use one quarter and throw away the rest, and then I will save $2.50. You see?” “Ah! ah! but dot’s not piz ness; farmers should not be butchers—dot’s bad.” One man can build an eight wheel passenger locomotive for a standard gauge railioad in 1,500 days; it will require 1,650 days’ work for him to build a consolidated ten wheel locomotive for a standard gauge. The average cost of the required labor would be $4,635, and the cost of the necessary metal is usually estimated at about $2,000- The profit may be put down at another $2,000, which would include the expenses of sale and delivery. 1 bis wou 1 d make ar engine, wl u absolutely ready for service and complete in every way, worth about 5 8.635. —E Y Com. Advertiser. • > i <■» i $ India ink is made lrom burned camphor. Th e Chinese are the only uanutacturers of this ink, and they will not reveal the secret of its manufacture.