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A correspondent Of Appleton's Jour
nal. writing Of excavations At Pompeii.
says:
Among the most interesting Of the
objects found recently are two skeletons,
one Of a somewhat elderly man, the
other Of a woman. They were found in
Ma Stabia among the ashes Of the last
eruption, evidently overtAken in their
fight aud buried in the cinders Ac-
cording to the usual method employed
10 preserve the external appearance Of
objects, liquid plaster was poured into
the cavity. which serving a. a mould. n
fac. simile Of the forms was obtained and
thus perfectly preserved. the statute-like
bodies were placed in glass cases in the
Pompeii museum. While sppreciating
all the horror Of such n death and the
suffering endured, as shown by the posi
tion. cannot but imagine what would
have been the astonishment Of that man
or woman had some prophet informed
them that eighteen hundred years after
their death their forms. and even a.
much OF their garments a. were not con.
sumed in the eruption, would be placed
in a museum for inspection by . multi
tude Of sight-seers, some from lands. the
existence Of which they had never
The poor woman is lying on her face.
and even the form OF her hair. put up
behind, is seen. One arm shields her
forehead and she 10 supported by tho
other Her stony limbs are well formed.
and traces Of garment are seen passing
in folds around her. The man. although
placed on his back in the exhibition.
when found was turned on his side. One
arm rests on his hip, the other is up.
lifted The face is somewhat distorted.
but massive and smoothly shaven. Even
the form Of the fastenings Of the sandals
around the ankle. and Of the long but
ton higher up on the leg 70 hold them.
is clearly seen. The limbs are partly
drawn up. The skeleton Of tolerably
large dog. also recently found. is in the
Museum Of Pompeii. hil whole form pre-.
served in plaster. in the same manner a.
those Just mentioned. He is lying on
his back. writhing in suffering. biting his
hind leg The rings and collar ar,
nlafulv aeou
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Settling the Damages.

! A colored citizen Of Ohio street main
tains family dog about six inches high
and eight inches long. The said doI
never tried to eat any one up until yes
terdsy, when he attacked a pedestrian
; and nipped his leg. The pedestrian al
once called the owner of the dog out
doors and demanded damages
"Whar's de proofs Of de bitter inquir
ed the colored man.
Right there" replied the victim. ex
hibiting n black and blue spot
And what's de damageT'
Five hundred dollars"
"Shoo You can have de dog for c
dollar"
Makes no difference" continued the
man. Il don't say that he has inflicted
five hundred dollars worth of physical
damages; / estimate that at only two
shillings, but ! can't lie awake nights
and think of hydrophobia for no small
sum"
II can't never pay dat sum"
Then Ill sue youl"
Very we'll. Ill adjourn de suit till de
bite gets well, and den whar will your
proofs bef
The man reflected a moment, and said:
IL see. We must come down 10 physi-
cal damages"
The colored man knocked the dog in
the head with the spade, and as the ami
NAL kicked its last he remarked:
IF you has been bitten by dog
don't knov muffin about it, / used to
own little dog. but he's dead nowl IL
thar's any more talk bout damages
around heah Ill climb over de fence and
hurt some white man.
There wasn't any more talk Detroit
Free Press.
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Lunatics on the Stand.


Occasionally q lunatie finds his way TO
the Democratic committee room. A
short time since one Of these added.
Drained individuals was placed upon the
stand. lie was the possessor OF State
secret. that. once told. would blow the
Republican scamp sky high. Gradually
he approached the fatal revelation. IL
was none other than that President
Grant had called upon him at midnight
and begged him not TO appear before the
committee. Here was a grand BONANZA.
but il faded from sight when the witness
declared that his door was locked, he
was in bed. and that Grants spirit came
in at the window. The COMMITTEES could
have been purchased cheap. They
thought, or the Democratic members did.
that they had caught the President at
last, but when they discovered that they
had only got his spirit, and that from the
lips Of a lunAtic. they dropped the pur.
suit and discharged the witness. What
next7 When the jail and the asylum
fails TO convict from what source will
these Bourbon inquisitors procure the
desired evidence ri Washington Repub-
lie
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The Presidents Reply to the House.

The Presidents message in reply to the
impudent resolution Of the House in re-
gard TO the place in which he had dis
charged his executive duties is dignified
and conclusive. He states the constitu-
tional position Of the President upon the
subject in the most concise and admira-
BILE manner; and in a document which
accompanies the message he cites the in.
Vulnerable instances Of absence from
Washington Of all his predecessors. ex-
cept Lincoln, who was necessarily always
at the capital in consequence Of "a pow
erful rebellion" with which he had to
deal. The President adds, what natural
ly aroused the enthusiasm Of the Repub-
licans and smote the Democratic major
ity, including its Southern wing, which
had thought to entrap him by the resolu-
ton: Had the efforts Of those recently
in rebellion against the government been
successful in driving a late President Of
the United States from Washington. il is
manifest that he must have discharged
his functions, both civil and military,
elsewhere than in the place named by
law As the seat Of government"
The foolish and futile Democratic at
tempt to injure the President, like all
the similar efforts, has recoiled upon the
party. The charge about the use OF the
secret service fund has ended in showing
the extent of Tweed's Democratic frauds
The assault upon Senator Morton has
merely refreshed the public memory Of
the Democratic Copperhead conspiracy
against the Union, foiled in Indiana by
the nerve and resource Of the Republican
Governor Morton. The story about Mr..
Blaine has given him the opportunity to
make a thorough and satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION. The accusations Of Mr. Bris-
tow show only plot Of Democrats and
Whisky Rings. The reduction OF the
Presidents salary brings a veto which
the intelligence Of the whole country
applauds. And now the plan to cover
the President with confusion because Of
his occasional absence from Washington
ends in one Of the most admirable and
satisfactory messages he has sent to Con-
gress.
IL any argument were needed to show
the mischiefs of a possible Democratic
restoration, il would be furnished by the
total incapacity and childish laundering
shown by the Democratic House Of Rep
resentatives during this session. IL had
an opportunity that might have been
shreudly improved. But there are prob
ably very few Republicans who win re-
gret that the Democrats have had all this
preliminary ope.-[Harper's Weekly.
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Pertinent Questions.

Have the Southern Democracy done
anything to induce Republicans to look
with leniency on their fratricidal strife 2
Is the present disloyalty in the South,
its studied violation of the Federal Con-
stitution and Of the laws Of Congress in
accordance with its provisions, and its
defiant injustice to colored citizens, any
thing but an indication that the murder
Gus instincts Of the rebellion still exist,
and still govern Southern Democrats,
the close friends Of the .copperhead Dem
ocracy of the North How is it that
children are named after Booth the as
sassin2 How is it that the recent pro
fessional tour through the South OF
Booth, the actor, was made an ovation
because his name was what IL was, and
that he carried away more money from
that Journey than any actor before him
The riddle is solved when you say that
the head Of the Republican party was
struck down by a Booth in the person Of
Mr.. Lincoln, and that the idea Of free
dom, Of human rights. Of justice between
man and man. regardless of color, cannot
be realized in the South by the rebel
Democracy, nor by the Democracy of the
North in sympathy with them-l Wash
ington Republic.
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WHOLE NO. 1911.


But one Of the most singular instances
IN connection with material things. ex-
ists in the case Of young man who not
long ago visited alarge iron manufactory.
lie stood opposite huge hammer, and
watched with great interest ita perfectly
regular strokes A. firnt. ID was beating
immense Jumps Of crimson metal into
thin, black sheets but the supply be
coming exhausted, Al last Il only descen-
ded on tho polished anvil Sull. the
young man gaEed intently on ia motion.
then he followed ita stroke with . CORES
ponding motion Of MS head. then bis
left arm moved 10 the same tune and a.
nally he deliberately placed bis Get upon
the anvil and in q second 10 was smitten
10 jelly. The only explanation he
could afford was. that he fclt an impulse
20 do IL, and that be knew ho should be
disabled, that be saw all the eonsequeno.
90 in q misty kind Of manner but that
he still felt power within. above sense
and reason-a morbid impulse In fact. 10
which he succumbed. aud by which he
lost good right hand This incident
suggests many things. besides proving
the peculiar nature and power Of morbid
impulses. such things. for instance. aa q
Law Of sympathy on . scale hitherto un.
dreamt Of, AZ well a. = musical tune per
vading all hings.-[Chambers Journal
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The Girl Of the Period.

She wore a round hat put upon the
back Of her head like tho aureole Of q
saint, 10 whom her sweet face gave her
an appearance Of kindred. Her bodice
was close htting-indeed. drawn tight
about the waist. like the bark Of young
tender tree. Her acAnt skirt, pulled
tight In front so a. 10 show her form,
and tied back. terminated behind In
short fan.liks tail. like tho tail Of = mer.
maid. She was mounted on shoes seven
sizes 70 small for her fcet-indsed. only
her toes appeared 10 have aecommoda-
tion In them, aud the high heels coming
under the instep tilted her forward aud
completed the grace Of her carriage.
When she walked she put down one iit.
tie foot after the other as II each leg we're
a. elastic a. an iron rod. ID vas a great
pleasure 10 zee her popping along. thing
Of perfect beauty. like some Of The draw.
ings Of some mytholoFicAl biped By one
Of the old masters.- Hartford Times.
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VOL. 32-----NO. 81.
DIR EcTORY.
JACKSON COUNTY OFFICIAL DIREC
TORY.
1870.

Judge, Court Of Common Pleas-Porter Du-
stase Ssenator-Isaac T. Mouahan.
Representative-Arthur b. Monahan.
Probate Jndge-John j. &. Evans.
AudItor-Thomas w. Patterson.
Treosurer-Aaron Kirl<endall.
CIerk-Wiliam II. Horton.
Sherin-John NJ. Ewing.
Prosecuting Attoney-JohA l.. Jones.
Suryeyor-John ID. Brown.
Recorder-Asa A. Farrar. g.,
Commlssloners-Abr Johnson, SaIhue'
giliiland and Van Buren Johnson.
Infrmary Directors-Peter Bum, w. y Schei-
lenger and Joseph Rule.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Lick Township-Jas. A. Aleshfre, David ii.
Scioto Township-Andrew II. Rehs' Robert
Beatty, a. j. Evans. - ,,t,,tt,,
Hamilton-HarrisonC Canter, George nllll1hnu I
Jefferson-J. Edward Jones, John isaac
Madison Jonathan Davis, Edward Hunt,
Observation-Disclosures Poor. VIM. L. Perkins.
Milton-George W. Whitman, Samuer DemP-
kashtngtan-JaeobA A. Sell, John q. Ray.
Jackson-Joseph Rowland, i. III. McCofmlck.
Franklin - Armpstead Scurlock' Joseph D.
Ii5erty-wm. Callaghan, John Mccartney
PosroFFIcEs AND PosTMAsTERs.
Jackson-S. p. Baldridge.
Berlin x Roads-Mrs. Eiecta Erwin.
Wellston-J. L. Ferree.
Dawkins Mills-Mrs. Kirkendall.
Ieo-Ceo. II. Greene.
Meadow Branch--Wm. B. Pratt.
Webers-J. Calm.
Mabees-Samuel Jackson.
Grahamsville-Jacob Pierce.
Monroe Furnace-W. H. sloah'
SamsonvIlle- Geo. Reniger.
Jimes-C. II. Shiers.
Byers-James Scully.
Ciay-D. j. Richards.
Rays-I H. Mccormick.
Keystone-Tienry Prescott
Camba-B. B. Evans.
Rocky Hill-E. w. Marvin.
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JEsTABLIaHED IN
MARCH, IsaT.
Education in China.

Wong Chin Foo. the Chinese lecturer,
was present at the Teachers Institute OF
Adams county. Pa. not long ago, and de-
hvered an interesting address on the
subject OF education in China. lie said
that the first lessons inculcated in Chi
nese schools are obedience and reverence
/ FOR parents and respect for teachers. He
claimed that in no country in the world
Is education 80 general as in China, and
that in no other country are intelligence
and moral worth so promptly and 80 lib
orally rewarded by the government. lie
also alluded to the Great Wall Of China.
the immense number and sire Of its wall
ed cities, its palaces and works Of art, its
canals, and other public improvements,
Its wars and its civilization, its geography
and history, and its systems Of religion.
lie closed with demonstration Of the
Chinese method Of computation, which
was truly wonderful for rapidity and &C.
euracy. By means Of an ordinary abacu.
he performed the most difficult operations
in addition and subtraction with the ut
most dispatch and correctness, throwing
the so called lightning calculators com
pletely in the shade. The lecturer also
described the manner and customs Of his
people, using good English aud speaking
with but n slight accent We quote his
language As reported in Home and
School The capitals Of the different
divisions Of the empire are all walled cit
les. There are seventy-five thousand Of
these walled cities in China. The mate
rial in these walls is sufficient, in the az.
gTegate, TO construct q wall thirty feet
high and twenty feet thick entirely
round the world, and leave brick and
stone enough to build all the houses in
q FTTI- =
may seem wonderful, but IL is true. In
China everything is done in a different
way from what ID Is done in this country.
The manners and customs Of the people
are different In this country when a
man enters a parlor or drawing room, or
goes into society. he is expected 10 70.
move his hat; in ours, he Is expected 10
keep IL on. In China it is considered
very rude and uncivil 10 20 into compa.
ny with the head uncovered. In your
country, when friends and acquaintances
meet, they seize and shake each other by
the hand, with us, when friends meet,
each clasps his own hands and shakes
them to his satisfaction. at the same
time giving expression TO his feelings in
q suitable manner You read from left
10 right we from right to left. This Is
altogether a habit and education, and
one method - just as good a. another,
provided one understands 10. With you.
black is the prevailing color Of mourn.
ing with ua, white serves the same pur-
pose. Your young people. previous 10
marriage, usually spend much time cul. |
tivating each other and trying 10 Ascer.
tain their mutual adaptablity and congo /
niality; we leave the matter in the hands /
Of our parents. who manage our mAtri. /
al aANa Ia "a
tory to themselves and to us. And I /
am free to say you will find a. much con /
jugal happiness among given number /
Of families in China as you will find In /
any other country Of the world. "-[Sci.
sntific American
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About Scarecrows.

Now that the planting season il at
hand, we have no doubt but that many
a farmer will rummage through his gar
ret to find the cast-ofi garments which,
stuffed with straw, are TO be set up in a
cornheld to warn of the marauding
crow. We have never had much faith
in this artifce. Crows are possessed Of
much more wisdom than is generally
credited to them; and while an Immova-
BILE bundle OF rags may drive them away
for a short time, we believe that eventu.
ally they discover the humbug. Rs we
have seen the birds complacently pick
ing up young corn almost within the
shadow of as an elaborate stuffed scare
crow as ever was erected. We, however
have heard suggested couple Of plans
which are calculated to intimidate even
the boldest Of these birds; and as they
are easily carried out, perhaps our farm
er readers may make use Of them. The
first and best is q suspended looking
glass. Take two small cheap mirrors
fasten them back TO back, attach a cord
to one angle, and hang them from an
elastic pole. When the glass swings in
the wind the suns rays are reflected all
over the field, even If il be q large one;
and even the oldest and bravest Of crows
Will depart precipitately should one ol
its lightning flashes fall on him. The
second plan, although a terror to crows
is especially well suited to fields subject
cd to the inroads Of small birds and even
chickens. Ii involves an artificial hawk
made from big potato and long goose
and turkey feathers. The maker can
exercise his initiative skill in sticking
the feathers into the potato so that they
resemble the spread wings and tail OF
the hawk. IL is astonishing what a fe-
rocious looking bird Of prey can bo con
structed from the above simple materi
ais. IL only remains to hang the object
from a tall bent pole, and the wind will
do the rest The bird makes swoops and
dashes in the most headlong and threat
ening manner. Even the most inquisi
tive Of venerable hens has been known
to hurry rapidly from its dangerous vi
cinity, while to small birds il carries un
mixed dismay Observation-Disclosures.
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A child was born few days ago. near
Oxford, this county, having = head re.
sembling that Of an owl About Eve
months preceding the birth Of the child,
some one who had shot q large owl
threw IL down near where the mother OF
the child was standing, frightening her.
The child bore evidence OF having been
alive twenty-four hours before ita birth.
Its head strongly resembles an owls
even showing the marks where the owl
was shot. DR.. Stout has the child pre-
served in alcohol. and hundreds Of peo
pie have called TO see it.-l Holmes Coun
81 Rspnbliean.
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John Sprouse was committed to jail
one day last week on the charge Of as
sault with intent to kill Sprouse, it ap-
pears, was drunk and was using indecent
language in the presence OF a. woman
named Bennett. and on being told to
cease using such language, be became
enrAged and drew a pistol. which he
pointed at Mrs Bennett and snapped
twice, but luckily the weapon was not
discharged. There is no doubt but that
Sprouse intended to shoot the woman, as
the pistol, after being taken away from
him. was again snapped, when il went
of, the ball striking the mark aimed at.
Sprouse belongs over in Jackson county.
and is said to be pretty hard customer.
--[WAVsrly Waterman.
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Partition Notice


Mary Ragland, James Ragland, Rhoda Rag
land, Madison Ragland, Betsey Ragland, Fa-
nah Ragland, Winny Ragland and Harry Rag
land, of jackson county, Ohio, will take notice
that petition was filed against them on the
nth day OF April, n. ID. 1876, in the Court of
Common Pleas within and for the county of
Jackson, ohio, by Clara Ragland, and Is now
pending, wherein said Clara Ragland demands
partition of the following real estate in the
county of Jackson and State Of Ohio, to-wit:
The southwest quarter OF the southwest quar-
ter, and the southeast quarter OF the southwest
quarter, Section No. q, Township No. 7, Range
No. 10. Also, the southwest quarter OF the
northwest quaI ter, the northwest quarter OF the
southwest quarter, the northwest quarter of the
northwest quarter, the northeast quarter OF the
south west quarter, the southeast quarter of the
northwest quarter, and the northwest quarter
of the southeast quarter OF section NO. Town
ship No 7, OF Range No. 10; and that at the
next term of said Court said Clara Ragland will
apply for an order that Partition be made OF
said premises.
| CLARA RA0LAND.
JAMES TRIP, Atty for petitioner.
Mpr20-ew
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Sheriff'S Sale of Real Estate.
state OF Ohio, jackson County, IS.
Court Of Common Pleas.
John II. Price vs.. John A. Oiler ct al.
On Isf ordar NJ sale

JOhn III. Price vs.. John y. Oiler ct al.
On LIST order OF sale.
Notice is hereby given, that I'm pursuance OF
an order of sale issued out OF said court on the
Iected as Sheriff and Special Master Commis-
sioner in said cause, will offer for sale at the
door of the Court House in said county, on
Saturday, June 3, A. D. 1876,
at o'clock PM. of said day. the following de-
scribed real estate situated in the county OF
Jackson, and state of Ohio, to-wit:
One acre OFF of the northeast corner of the
following described real estate, situated i'm the
county and State Aforesaid, to-wit:
Part of lot 30 township 7, range IS, of Scioto
Salt Reservation, beginning at the southeast
corner of an eight acre tract Of land decided by
Milton G. Burley TO George Bartlett, and thence
N 2 45' e l3 chains 50-lO0 chains to the center
of the railroad, thence with said road 7Oo l6'
S3-lO0 chains to the south boundary of said Bur
ley lands, thence on said line n S9o W 4 chains
& 27-l00 chains TO the beginning place, contain
ing acres 3-lOO of an acre.
Said premises having been decided to said
grantor and a road running across the south
west corner OF said acres OF OF the northeast
thereof is reserved.
Appraised at Sl0O.
Terms or sale cash on day of sale.
To be sold as the property of John A. Oiler, to
satisfy a judgment and decree in favor of John
II. Price.
Given under my hand this lst day Of May,
Sheriff and Special Master Commissioner.
may4-5w
plants from him, as his experience and
known character for honesty assure the
people that he will not misrepresent his
plants. Persons near town can get
plants fresh and uninjured by transpor-
tation. If
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A Song Of May.
BY MARY MAPEs DODGE.

Ny heart Is light with May, with May,
My heart Is light with Mayl
The sky is soft the coming birds
Are silent on their way.
The miracle Of flower and fruit
Not yet the Lord hath wrought;
But never ripened summertime
So bright a day hath brought.
For there is promise In the air
And hope In all we see;
All breathless, and with arms outstretched
Stand, waiting, shrub and tree.
Tomorrow shall the blossoms glow;
At dawn the birds will sing;
All through the stiffness deep hear
The rushing tide OF spring.
Ny heart is light with May, with May,
My heart is light with May
And all the more that coming birds
Are silent on their way.
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Esperance.
BY EMMA THOMPSON.

Imprison not
Within thy breast
Needless germs OF sorrow;
The storm to-day,
With fury blent,
Precedes sunshine tomorrow.
Then fly away,
zach Somber thought,
To realms OF fabled things
Nor let one hope
Unheeded pass,
or lose one JOY IL brings.
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Country Girls.

Up early In the morning,
Just at the peep of day,
Straining the milk In the dairy
Turning the cows away
Sweeping the floor in the Kitchen,
Making the bed up stairs
Washing the breakfast dishes,
Dusting the parlor chairs.
Brushing the crumbs from the pantry,
Hunting for eggs In the barn,
Cleaning the turnips for dinner,
Spinning the stocking yarn
Spreading the whitening linen,
Down on the bushes Delow,
Ransacking every meadow,
Where the red strawberries grow.
Starching the rfixings" for Sunday,
Churning the snowy cream,
Rinsing the pals and strainer
Down in the running stream
Feeding the geese and turkeys,
Making the pumpkin.pies,
Jogging the little ones cradle,
Driving away the flies.
Grace in every motion,
Music In every tone,
Beauty i'm form and feature,
Thousands might covet to own
Cheeks that rival Spring roses,
Teeth the whitest of pearls;
One OF these country maids Is worth
A score of your city girls.