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Discorery Of GairanfsDp.

This extraordinary agent, from its
effects on animals, was originally call.
cd animal oicctriciiy. Il received its
name from Professor Galvani, Of Bo-
logna, 10 whom we are indebted for
this discovery, in which, however, as
in many Others, accident had no small
share. His wife, who was in declin-
ing state Of health, was using soup
made oi frogs, as a restorative. Some
Of the animals being skinned for the
purpose, were lying on table in the
laboratory. when one of his assistants
chance'l To touch with a scalpel the
crural nerve Of frog that lay near
an electric conductor, upon which the
muscles of the limb were strongly
conyulsed. This effect was noticed by
a lady, woman OF superior under
standing and science, and communica.
ted il to her husband. He repeated
the experiment, which he varied in
every possible way, first with artificial
and then with atmospherical electrici-
ty. In the course Of his experiments
with the latter, he suspended some
frogs by metallic hooks from the pali-
sades, and observed that the muscles
were frequently and involuntarily
contracted, when no electricity appear
ed in the atmosphere. Having fully
considered the phenomenon, he found
that il had no connection with the
change in the state of the electricity
in the atmosphere; but might be pro-
duced at pleasure by applying two
pieces of metal to different parts of
the animal and bringing them into
contact
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A HAPPY REJoINDER.--A skeptic
who was badgering supplemented
old man about miracle and Balaam's
ass finally said, "How is it possible
for an ass to talk like a mani" We'll,
replied the honest old believer, with
meaning emphasis, II don't see why
it amt as easy for an ass to talk like a
man as it is for man to talk like an
ass!"
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A travelling fortress, IA 'iron-clsd"
coach, is now running on theCheyenne
and Black Hills stage-route. II is
made Of thick boiler iron, with four
portfolios, is bullet.prcoi, carries two
well armed guards inside, and runs
for the sole purpose of Transporting
bullion for the California quartz-mills.
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A colored preacher in Norwich a
short while ago gave out the following
announcement; "Brudders and sis.
tiers, next Sunday. the Lord willing,
there will be baptirin' in dis place,
de candidates for baptism bein' four
adults and three adulteresses.
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TUNNEL err
ne @ass advantages for business
e( ou kfads

o( Uu kf0ds.
Tunnel City, incorporated by an
Act of the General Assembly of Ken.
tucky. approved March 2Oth, 1878,
located in Lincoln county, on the line
Of the Cincinnati Southern Railway. is
the only incorporated town ON said
line Of railway between Danville and
Somerset, being equally distant from
each-about % miles. Though con.
sidered in n mountain section, the
country adjoining is very fertile. and
lies as favorable for cultivation as
most Of the far.famed blue-g grass lands.
The seasons have been unexceptionaIly
favorable to the growth of crops-uei-
iher too dry nor too wet In point of
health il can not he excellel by any
place in the United States, as there
ha. not been death from sickness
within the last two years, To my Ger.
tain knowledge. except one instance
of avery OLD aud poverty stricken man.
The population Of our town on the
lst Of September, 1873. was about 100
souls. consisting of 81 males and 70
females; voters, 80; children within
the school age. ~. The following are
represented here; Three merchants,
two barrooms, three houses of private
entertainment, one minister of the
Gospel, three carpenters, one wagon.
maker, one blacksmith, two shoc-ma-
kers. one cooper shop, one tan yard,
one laih and corn mill, four steam cir.
cular saw mills, with an aggregate ca.
pacity to furnish l6 n Is thousand
ieet Of lumber per day: Posi-oiiice,
Express Oahc aud r. 4. Depot. Ex.
iraordinary inducements will he otter
ed for the builling up Of the following
neeied enterprises a
LIST. A iirst-olass wheat aud corn
mill. The nearest Touring mill at
present is 10 miles distant, at Stanford,
giving mill nj this place the advan.
tage in distance over a scope of coun-
tryextending from Z 10 10 miles in
all directions. with ready access To all
.ka nall L., c...l.s;a. .Ao.l.l L.. a..
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A fat citizen, having in view the
purchase Of new coal stove, was
yesterday standing in front of a hard
ware store, when a newsboy halted
and respectfully said:
81 s'pose you've seen the new stove
the one that beats 'em ALL"
IL don't know that have" was the
calm reply.
"You orter see il. sir. They are
allus talkin' 'bout these coal stoves
which save ten per cent. Of fuel, and
now they've got one"
"Have, eh?"
"Yes'r. ] saw this one goin' the 9th.
er day, hot 'nuf to hake an OK, and ii
didn't burn any coal at all-not even
a pound"
as that possible! Why, l never
heard Of such a thing! Didn't burn
any coal at all!
"Not an ounce, and il was throwing
out an awful heat"
"Well, that heats me. don't see
see how they got the heat"
They burned wood, sir" was the
humble reply.
The man tried TO coax the boy
within reach. but the lad hal To 60 70
the post-ofiice. detroit Fress Press.
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There are some queer ahsurdities in
the postal laws of this country, and a
man with a keen sense of the incon-
gruous wrote TO the Post-oilice De
partment the other day, directing at
tention IN a few of them. He called
attention 20 the fact-which every
body knew, but which nobody had ev-
er viewe'l in exactly the same light in
which he placed it-that an expert
penman can write several hundred
words on a postal card and send it to
California for one cent. Yet, i'll he pastes
one word of printed matter on il, the
postage is increased TO six cents. lie
can print the same word or a thousand
words Of he cam like it upon the card
itself, and il will be carried for one
cent. Then he can paste the card all
over with printed matter, put it into
an envelope, address the envelope, and
it will 90 for one cent. The card and
envelope will 60 for five cents less than
the postage on the card alone. He
points out other incongruities almost
as striking as this.-[N. Y. Graphic,
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To DeferAsfne she Weight Of Lfre

~ s~Ssfssss1s sSS bstsg"s " stss
Cafffe.
Measure in inches the girth around
the breast just behind the shoulder
blade, and the length of the back
from the tail to the forepart of the
shoulder blade. Multiply the length
of the girth Gn inches,) divide by
by 144. II the girth is less than
three feet, multiply the quotient by
IL; if between three and five feet.
multiply by "a; it between 5 and 7
feet, multiply by 20; if between 7
and 9 feet, multiply by 81. If the
animal is lean deduct one-twentieth
Of the result. Another rule is, take
the girth and length in feet and mul.
tiply the product by 336. and the re-
sui; viii be the answer in pounds
TDrovers Journal.
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Mother. mother, here's Freddy
teasing the baby. Make him cry
again, Freddy, and then mother will
give him some sugar, and III take ii
away from him; and then he'll squall
aud then mother will give him some
more and you can take that, and then
we'll both have some"
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SCHOOLS
Cincinnati Musical Institute
$50 w. NINTH STREET.

FACULTY = INSTRUMENTATION H D.
EVANS Of Cincinnati Conservatory; Miss RosF
Postwar; MISS RoMA GILMAN. NOCAL-MTss
q. AsDREs' System will he followed. Arrange
ments fbr the reception OF boarding pupils. Con-
venient street ear Communications 10 al parts uf
the city and suburbs. Terms moderate. For cir
eulars and information address MISS HATTIE D..
EVANS, i30 W. Ninth St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Nighf.


1.-THE ioliowinv hrisht and touching little rocm
y young lady of nuaslo. wns puhilshri In M
iiltos's Dra~ef Of IIarrcr's Magazine.
Night esme down o'er all the earth,
And took the tired day,
And clasrcsi her tightly In her arms
AMI bore her Ear away.
The moon like -ome vast lighi.house sccmei
Par up In the milky way;
The glistening stars. like tiny larks.
A. anchu ound her hay.
Aud lite q single silver thread
That twines In SINE dark curl,
The river round through trer- aud brates.
A gleaming hand of pearl
heard the IN low dip Of oar-,
Iike weary, slow heart -thrOh;
And the wa,elcis lspp-i the hov of the hoai
A low hslfbr,ten soh.
Aud on that nlght. 80 long am.
A vision wondfous sweet
tame 10 me In its fullest 10y,
20 rerfect and complcie.
IN. golden drcam' Why ala waite
To aud u past and gone
The drcam uas like glorious day
The waking. cold gray dssa.
'Twcre better var that hal dicd
Relieving u were tue.
'Tverc better far to sleep ior aye
Rcaeaih the shy so blue
rhsn live when each long weary dsy
secms longer than leiore;
when liic ls but q constant pain
A wound unhealel aud Sorc
The river stiil nows murmuringon;
The stars arc Just ~ bright
A. When the vision came 10 nie
That r-stfal sumner night
The same Yea I alone am changed
oh, Got each weary day
~ish that had died the night
The vision passed away.
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came a question whether the Cour'
should proceed or adjourn till next
day. Plunke, expressed his will
ingness to go on IL the jury would
"set."
"sit, sir, sii," said the presiding
Judge, mot set hens set
IL thank you. my Lord said
Plunket.
The case proceeded, and presently
the Judge had occasion to observe that
IL that were the case he feared the ac'
iion would not clay"
"Lie, my lord. lie" exclaimed the
barrister, mot lay: hens lay"
at you don't stop your coughing.
sir, said hasiy and irritable Judge.
"I'll fine you a hundred pounds.
"I'll give your loriship two hundred
IL you can stop il for me-" was the
ready reply.
Curran was once addressing jury,
when the Judge. who was thought to
be antagonistic 10 this client, iniiIna-
ted his dissent from the arguments
advanced by shake Of the head. 81
see, gentlemen" said Curran. 81 see
the motion Of his lordships head.
Persons unacquainied with his lord
ship would he apt to think this impli-
ed a difference Of opinion, but be as
sured, gentlemen, this is not the case.
When you know his lordship as well
as do, il will he unnecessary to tell
you that when he shakes his head
there really is nothing in it,
On another occasion Curran was
pleading before Fitzgibbon, the Irish
Chancellor, with whom he was on
terms of any thing but friendship.
The Chancellor. with the distinct pur.
pose, as il would seem. Of insulting
the advocate, brought with him ON the
bench a large Newfoundland dog, to
which he devoted a great deal Of his
attention while Curran was address
ing very elaborate argument to him.
Al very material point in the speech
the Judge turned quite away, and
seemed to he wholly engrossed with
his dog. Currsn ceased to speak.
"Go on, 60 on, Mr.. Curran," said the
Chancellor. "Oh, | beg thousand
pardons. my lord" said the witty bar
rister, 81 really was under the i'm
preston that your loriships were in
consultation"
But perhaps, the most crushing re-
joinder ever flung hack in return for
an insult from the bench was that
which this same advocate hurled at
Judge Robinson.
Judge i'oo'nso" Is "''', ,,,. -
man Of sour and cynical disposition,
VINO nA' "eeh 'A'Se' " '"' -,
So ~ IAs'; u was vo","", - :,
-s'"piy "es"'e "e "a' "'e" "
'aVo, o' 'no ,,.a,S','. oo'e'''"'"' ~ Us Vs., -.
nothing but their servile and rancor'
Gus scmriliiy. AT the time when
Curran was only just rising into no
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The mans an i<noranas.
OF, loser jet, . soaalp,
Who writes foF iniornaiion,
And -sads no postage stamp
-lCoaris J0aTnAl.
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CANDIDATES.
FAYETTE HEWITT.

Oi Hardin Co., T. a Candidate for tho Democratic
no,alnation a. AUDITOR of PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
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dhe yntsrior Sourna.
RATES or ADVERTISING.
OUR JOB OFFICE n COMPLETE

In every particular; and our jon PRINTER IL ae.
knowledged the hest In the State.
Prices 10 suit tk1 times.
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OFFICIAL DIRECroRY

Trustees-sam'l Cary, Cham. L.
X. Davis, Clerk. ]. Penahaker, \. A.
Conner. B. +. Sloan. Police Judge
Hon. q. B. Durham. Marshal-S.
+. Reynolds. b. +. s.
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ID. HOWARD SMITH.

M owen County, Is . Candidate br reelection
sIATE AUDITOR, subject 10 the action Of
Democfaiic party. Election In 1879.
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Among those reported killed and in
Jured were the following:
MI; Vernon-Wm. Osborne, wife and
daughter, seriously injured.
slightly injured.
oregon-The wife and children of M
nMcoarthy, badly injured; Mr. and Mrs.
ilMe[ce, seriously; cannot recover.
Others badly injured. A'''eu
IN ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, May 24.-About O'Clock
last evening tornado struck a settle
ment about three miles from Barrincton
a Chicago suburb, and desolated the
country for a radius of about two miles
The farm house of VIM. Brunes was
completely demolished. Mrs. Brunes
was instantly killed, and two youns,
children were carried through the air by
the whirlwind and hurled dead to the
ground a distance of twenty rods away.
A laborer was lifted from his feet, and
on striking terra frma again both legs
were broken by the shock.
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S Little Classics

"Andromache," said the godlike Hec-
tor, who was sitting on the floor in
Prlam's palace, tying a cranberry on his
bunion and swearing vengeance on the
man who invented box-toed sandals,
+" Andromache."
Andromache, who was getting ready
for the bawl that was to come off as soon
as the Greeks got inside of Troy, tried to
say, " What do you want?" but as her
mouth was full of hair-pins she only
said:
Wup poo you wup?"
The godlike Hector understood her all
the same, and with terrible grimace as
he drew the bandage a little too tight
be said:
" Why is Hawkeye creek like He'll
Gate rock"
Andromache, who knew Hector was
going out to fight that morning, was
wondering how she would look in black,
and didn't understand Just what he said.
/ didn't know" she remarked, in a
tone of surprise, that Hawk krick did
like Helga trock"
moment, and looked up with an expires
SIOu Vi DuSIu6SS. 1ueu WIFI the explicit
information of man who has good thing
and isn't going to be trifed with, he re-
peated his question.
"Oh," exclaimed Andromache, with a
matter-of-fact air; 81 suppose because
its blasted nuisance"
And Hector, who had sat up half the
night fixing the thing up, kicked his
sandal clear across the room in supreme
disgust, and said testify;
Aw, shawl somebody told you"
And then he gathered his two-handed
sword with the terrible name and went
out and chased Greeks up and down the
sand, and pounded some, and talked the
hardest kind of Latin, that no fellow
could scan, to many others for two long
mortal hours, and when he came back
he said he'd like to bet somebody fifty
dollars there were some people about
Troy that had little courteous respect
for original conundrums, anyhow.
But Andromache only said, "Construe,
constru!" and that made him so mad
he borrowed an opera-glass and went to
see the female Burlington
HGlCkeUe.
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Paris Dandies.

There is no place in the world like
Paris for man who has aspirations to
be "swell on small capital. Thus
a Paris dandy buys pair of new gloves.
A majority of people who buy gloves, do
SO for the purpose of wearing. So does
he, in time, but not at the moment. He
buys his gloves, he thrusts them into the
breast of his buttoned coat SO that the
ends hang out, and displays their new
ness. He then goes about bare-handed,
but always the new gloves showing them
selves to the public. His makeup is an
assertion: You see, cher public, that
the reason IF my not wearing gloves is
not that | haven't got any. l just
bought these around the corner, and
will put them on in few minutesw
Then he will sit down at one of the little
tables in front of a boulevard restaurant,
and will spend an hour over little glass
of water with lump of sugar init. He
will read the proprietor's newspaper,
perhaps, or ogle the passers-by, while
smoking his cigarette, and all this ele-
giant enjoyment will cost him about one
cent. But the Frenchmen are not
ashamed to be economical before all the
world. A gentleman writes from Paris:
Yesterday afternoon l was sitting I'M
der the awning of the Cafe de la Paix.
A smart shower suddenly opened its
sluices on the throng of pedestrians.
Happening to look across the Place de
POpera, my eye was caught by two
Frenchmen, who were trying their best
to squeeze themselves under.a small UNI
brella. 1t was no use-it would do in
differently well for even for one, but not
at all for two. Something must be done,
and something was done. One Of the
men took off his silk hat-a brand-new
one-and handed it to the other. The
latter put the hat well up under the UNI
brella, and then the other stepped out in
the pouring rain. Thus the two walked
along-the one with the umbrella and his
friends hat; the other bare headed in
the pelting shower. He knew the rain
would not hurt his head or his coat, but
ruin his hat. He preferred the ducking
to the loss of his hat.
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An Imprisoned Owl.

The Lancaster Penn, Examiner says:
The owner of large farm, not far from
Lancaster, had an opportunity, few
punished by the martin species of birds.
A pair of martins had taken possession
of q small box, and were building their
nest. One day, while they were absent,
screech-owl took possession of the box,
and when the martins came home at
night would not allow them to enter.
The smaller birds were nonplused for q
while, and in short time few away,
seemii ely giving up the fight. But if
the owl was of this opinion he was sadly
mistaken, for in short time the little
ones returned. bringing with them a
whole army of their companions, who
Immediately set to work and, procuring
mud, plastered the entrance to the box
shut. They then all flew away. In a
few days the box was examined and the
owl was found dead"
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Cruel Epicures.

Frogs are sold in great numbers in the
Milanese markets by those who breed
them for sale. We are told that they
are brought from the froggeries alive, in
baskets, from which small lots are taken
into the apron of saleswoman and kept
covered to prevent escape. The frog is
held with the left hand, its nose sheared
off, the edge of skin seized and with a
single movement stripped off to the ends
of the toes, the true inwardness remoy-
ed, and the squirming dainty is thrown
into dish ready for use. They are thus
dispatched at the rate of ten per minute
by an expert frogster. When customer
approaches the mass is stirred up to
show they are yet fresh and alive, and
the ambition of the purchaser is to get
them into the stewpan before their legs
forget their cunning. They persist in
muscular movement for an hour after
losing their skin.
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STATE NEWS.
Proclamation by the Governor.

1rOCldmaL1Oh ny Tue 0OV0IACI'
WHEREAS, The urgent demand for re-
ivison of the general statutes, and the i'm
practicability of perfecting revision thereof
at the regular session of the Legislature, con-
stitute an extraordinary occasion within the
meaning of the constitution
Now, therefore, complying with the re-
quest contained in the joint resolution, APP
proved March 81, 1878, and in pursuance of
the authority in me vested by the constitu-
ton, /, WILLIAM e. SMITH, governor of the
state of Wisconsin, do hereby convene the
legislature of said state in special session at
Madison, on Tuesday, the fourth day of
June next, at twelve O'clock, noon.
In testimony whereof, | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Great
Seal of the state of Wisconsin to be
affixed
LIS Done at the Capitol in the city of
Madison, this twenty-first day of
May. in the year one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eight.
By the Governor: WILLIAM f. SMITH.
HANS B. WARNER, Secretary of State.
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Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 25-1:3O P. M.-Wheat-
Heavy and lower at 81. 05 for cash and seller
May; 99Bc bid for June; 957sc for July
rejected at zoe. Corn-Heavy, weak and
lower; 365s@36Ac for seller May; $500
36Ac fer seller June; 3634c for seller July.
Oats-Heavy and lower at 23@23Ac for
cash; 23Ac for seller May; 1890 for seller
June; 23@231sc for seller July. Rye
Strong and higher at SIC. Barley-Easier at
for cash and June; $s.05 for seller July;
1929 for August. Lard-Steadier and
firm at S6.47k@6 80 for seller June; $3.50
6.57H for seller July. Whisky-At $1.O4.
Hogs-Receipts II 600 head; fairly active
and firm; SC higher light at So 9563. 05;
heavy mixed packing at $295@3.15; heavy
shidping at $3.10@325.
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New York.

NEW YORK, May 24.-3 :OOP. M.-Cotton-
Quiet. Flour-Dull; receipts 5000 bbls
sales 5000 bbls at $4.75@6O0. Wheat
Heavy and a@1c lower; receipts 245.COO
bus; sales $4,000 bus; No. spring seller
June, call, at $1.14A. Rye-Dull. Corn
19@1c lower; receipts $50 COO bus; sales
10000 bus at 4S@50kc for western mixed
Barley-Dull. Oats-Heavy; receipts So.
600 bus; sales $4,000 bus at 3O15032 nc fo1
mixed western; 34@38c for white. Pork
Firm at $S.75@9.00. Lard-Firm at S675.
Whisky-At $1.07H. Petroleun-Crude al
nc; refined at113sc. Coal-Firm. Leath
er-Quiet at 20@2lc. Wool-At 3O@4Sc
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cree of said court. Referred to the committee on
private land claims. Mitchell submitted as an
amendment to the river and harbor BILL the bill
introduced by him in October last, appropriating
$500 for the purpose of continuing the consruc-
ZION of the canal and locks at the cascades of the
Columbia river. Laid on the table After an ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
House.
FRIDAY, May 24.-Elam, from the
committee on Pacific railroads, reported bill re-
peang section % of the act incorporating the Texas
Raciic Railroad Company, declaring forfeited the
rights privileges and lands granted under that
ton to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge & Vicksburg
railroad company, and re-enactiDg that section In
favor of the New Orleans Pacific railroad company.
Printed and recommiJted . Rice, chairman of the
committee on invalid pensions, reported bill pro-
vdng that persons deprived of their pensions from
March, 1865 to june 1866 by reason OF being in the
civil service. shall be paid their pensions for that
time; also bill repeating the section of the revised
statutes which provides that claim for pension
not prosecuted to successful issue within five
years from the date of filing the same shall be adj
mitted without record evidence from the war or
navy department. Both bills passed 49,. Mackey,
from the same committee, reported bill increasing
to S72 month pensions paid soldiers or sailors who
have lost both arms both legs, the sight of both
eyes. Passed .... Powers from the same committee
reported bill granting pension of $3.50 month
to every pensioner who has leg amputated at the
hip Joint Passed 49,. Walsh, from the same COM
mitfee, reported bill making it unlawful for any
services in pension case greater than SIS
The bill being amended to limit the amount to $40
it was passed. On the expiration of the morning
hour the house went into committee of the whole
on the army appropriation bill. After short dis
cussion the committee rose. Adjourned,