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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-10-07
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OCTOBER 18Th, Eth and Isth. 1850
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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09

than now. when she lay there in her gala
robes. Her dress Of pale blue silk with its
frost-work Of lace and pearls, only made
more pallld the round form, lately so full
of life and health. She had passed away
without pain, and very placid was the
sweet tace, fast growing cold in death.
Words cannot picture this strong mans
agony. He flung himself beside the body,
and his voice grew hoarsc with pleading for
one more look, one single word of forgive
ness. Alas none came.
Years afterwards. u grave was dug by
strange hands in a far dista land. None
there knew that the lonly, brokcn-he hearted
man, whose last rcsting-place it was, had,
when alive, borne the name of Harry Ayl-
mer, and had spent his days ever since that
fatal night, in vain remorse for that fatal
quarrel.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
Burmese Umbrellas.

In Siam and Burmah, China, AMMAN, and
Cochin China, the umbrella is not only the
necessary protection against the intrusive
rays of vertical sun, but 1t has functions
OF it's own, to discharge, which are quite
foreign to 1t even in those countries where
1t is as 1t was, intended to be, 'iittle
shade" 1t is distinctive feature In the
lives and characters of the natives of those
parts, and their kings and empcrors, when
writing TO one another, aliudc to their sub
lccts as "wcarcrs of the umbrella" 10 con-
'ru 'tilc .on to the ignorant and mis-
guided people Of other climes. Gold or
gildcd umbrellas which in the Provinces
may be carried by anybody, are reserved
In the capital for princes of the blood
a'rne an red umbrellas are fectcd by
the gay sparks of Burmese society as beng
the next thing most gaudy in appearance.
Etiquette has also fixed the exact number
OF umbrellas that Burmese mobiles may dis
play when they approach the "lortl Of the
golden palace"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
Mount l.tna still Active,

Professor Silvestri, of Catania, reports
that since the shower of ashes Oh July 10,
Etna has shown various signs of activity.
The latest manifestation is phase of mud
cruptions at Palermo, on tho southeast Of
the mountain. Two craters have been
violently cjccting abundant torrents OF
mud, more consistent than usual and of a
higher temperature Gao degrees Fahren-
hcit. This mud, accumulating III the
basins in large masses, finally broke
through all barriers, ovcrflowed and de-
stroyed the adjoining fields, and buried
several mills and tarmhouses. In this
eruption there was an abundant develop
ment and pressure of gaseous matter, of
such force that 1t produced oscillations
strong enough to tear up the old lava, form
ing rents out of which the gas rushed with
the noise of boiler letting off its steam.
Coincident with these phenomena, clouds
OF vapor issued from the eruptivc fissure of
last year, confirming the opinion that this
fissure, lying between the two principal
cratcrs Of 1870 and tho great central one
is still in communication with the central
eruptlvc axis, for vapor, mixed with ashes
which fell all over the cone, also issued
from the central crater. This activity con.
tinucd during several days, and still con-
tinucs with dccl eased intensity, seen from
Catania in the shape Of dense clouds GOV.
cring the whole summit OF Etna In clear
sky. Changes have also taken place which
have entirely altered the form of the central
crater. The old ravinc, which formerly
crossed the crater, and made two-thirds
of it into an ample and easily accessible
basin, natural laboratory for the study of
the products Of the volcano, now exists no
longer. The central crater, from the effects
of violent conmotions, has crumbled, and.
with part of its sides and the high point
whence 1t was formerly possible to enjoy
the sunrise, has been prccipitatcd into the
rAvine, diminishing the height of the noun
tain By about 40 feet, while the crcumfer-
cncc Of the crater has become wider by
half Nometre. The general destruction
Of C sides has in certain way rcjuven-
We q the crater, which has rcgained It's
characteristic form Of tunnel at the bot
tom OF which Is now tie eruptiyc mouth.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
Hall u Dozen OF Emp

AT store in Virginia, Nevada, is
patent fly -flapper, tly-frightoner, or what
ever 1t might be called, that is an appara
tus OF rather unique appearance 1t rises
somewhat in the shape OF tower or light
house from a central pedestal, and from
the top extend large vancs covered with
canvas. Inside the apparatus is u clock
work, and when this is wound up it runs
tor al hour or two, whirling the fans rapid,
~ through the air. The horizontal arms
OF the fans arc OF sufficient length to effec.
tually protect large tabl: from flies.
| Recently the machine was put in motion,
and had not long been in operation before /,
attracted the attention of a ranchmau who
was passing the door.
"l1ello! What you got thcre?,'
"lhe model OF new style of wind
mill. " said Il bystandcr.
An, yes, | see. | supposed as much, u
SAID the ranchcr, "suppposcd as much, "
and he walked round and viewed it from,
| various points
"a big one after that style would be lust
| the thing for pumping water on Il ranche, "
suggested the bystandcr who is something
| of a wag.
"fa-ss, hcsitatingly replied the ranchcr,
glanClng towards the door and holding
up his hand to see if hc could feel a breeze
coming m-''ya-cs, but how in thunder
docs i! 60 without any windy"
"Ah,' said the wag, "tlat is the beauty
OF this invcntion--that is what | got the
patent on"
"You!" cried the ranchcr, and he sur
vcycd the wag from head to foot with al
expression Of mingled awe and atimira
ton.
eyes, / got 1t up. studied on that
fifteen years. Many night | have lost
from twelve to eighteen hours sleep tgur-
ing on that little machine"
"Well, well! Aud 1t goes without
wiudl'
''Alost assuledly. Any fool can get up
windmill that will 90 with wind but
you don't always have wind, and often
when you want water worst-whcn your
thirsty crops are all perishing for want of
water-thcrc is no wind and your pump
don't work."
"Wonderful!" cried tho rancllcr-"won-
derfulI And you got the thing up aud it
goes without wind2'
II am proud to be able to say that l in
vented the machine"
"And 30 you should, young man--so
you should be proud, and you deserve to
make a fortune out of your invention.
Now, I've been acqu iintcd on the Comstocll
about twenty years and that is the first
thing ever saw i'll Virginia City that went
without wind-and sight of wind!
Young man, you have this day given nc
great pleasure! You have
But the young Inan-the wng-was
gone.
Mice game that rooster was gwen mel"
said the ranchor Why, Pm running four
teen of them fly tlappcrs down on my
ranch at the Sink of the Carson to keep
the flies off my hay-Inakcrs, and want to
get about half dozen more of 'cm'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
Mark Twain's story or tho cats.

When was fourteen years old, l lived
with my parents, who were very poor and
correspondingly honest. We had youth
living with us by the name of Jim Wolfe
lie was decidedly fine fellow, seventeen
years old, and very diff1dent. He and |
usually slept ogether-virtuously- ly-and on
one very cold winters night cousin Mary
she's married now and gone-gave what
they called candy pulling in
those days, in the West, and they
took the saucers Of hot candy outside
OF the house in the snow, under sort of
old bower that came out from the caves
it was sort Of an ell then, all covered with
vines-to cool this hot candy in the snow,
and they were all sitting around there, and
in the meantime we had gone to bed; we
were not invited to attend this party-we
were too young. The young ladies and
gentlemen were assembled there, and Jim
and were in bed. There was about four
inches Of snow OIL the roof of this ell, and
our window looked out on to it, and it was
frozen hard A couple of tom-cats.-it is
possible one might have been Of the oppo-
site sex-were assembled on the chimney,
In the middle of this ell, and they were
their tails about, and going on, and we
couldn't sleep at all. Finally, Jim said:
'For two cents 70 go out and snake
them cats off that chimney"
SO said, .Of course you would"
He said, "Well, would"
said again: ''Of course you would"
He said: II have mighty good notion
to do it anyhow" ... ...,
Says |, "Of course you have; certainly
you nave; you have great notion to do
Finally | got his ambition up, and ne
raised the window, and climbed out on the
icy roof, with nothing on but his socks
and very short shirt. tn H
lie went climbing along on all fours on
the roof toward the chimney where the cats
were. -
In the meantime those young ladies and
gentlemen were enjoying themselves down
under the caves.
When Jim reached the chimney he arose
to his feet, leaned around the corner, hold
ing on by one hand, and made q pass at the
cats. lie missed his aim lost his hold on
the chimney, his heels flew up, and he shot
down and crashed thro' those vines, and
lit In the midst of the ladies and gentlemen,
ana sat down in those saucers Of hot eau
ty.
There was general stampede, Of course,
and he came up stairs dropping pieces Of
china ware and candy all the way up, and
when he got up there-now anybody in
the world would have gone into profanity
or something calculated TO relieve the mind
but he didnt--he scraped the candy otf
his legs, nurscd his blsters II little, and
said:
81 could have ketched them cats If I had
had on Il good ready. ,...
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
Mount Wasl,in gtOn.

The view from the top of Mount Wash
ington-the highest point of New England
soil-is magnificent. and takes in a vas
area OF mountainous and picturesque
country. 1t is generally stated thai
Washington Is the loftiest peak east ol
the Rocky mountains; but the dome Of the
Black mountains, In North Carolina, is 8,
760 feet above the sea level, aud has ar
| elevation from base to summit of 4, 7BC
feet, while Mount Washington, which
rises to 6,285 feet above the sea level, has
al elevation of 3,8l7 feet from base tc
summit. The difference, as will be seen,
ls slight, and Washington is quite high
enough tor most men and women. More
over, the question of temperature aside, il
matters little whether one IS 5000 or
$4,000 feet above the sea, since the sensa.
tion in either cases Is almost the same, the
view nearly as perfect, and the sky Just as
far away. Mount Washington is the royal
head OF the northern Appalachian chain,
and is the stronghold of eastern botanists.
scores of interesting plants having been
found upon its slopes; it's temperature is
SAID 10 be that of middle Greenland, though
the weather ls comparatively mild on a
pleasant August day. The view from the
summit is bounded by a horizon having a
circumference of 1000 miles, the Green
and Adirondack mountains being visible in
the west, Canada in the north, the Allan
tic ocean in the cast and the ridges of the
Franconia range in the south. The details
OF this view are innumerable, comprising
some of the most interesting scenery in
New Hampshire and Vermont. Near by
rise the rocky crests of Mounts Adams,
Jefferson, Clay and Madison, the former
reaching an altitude of 5,794 feet. But,
after all, the chief and deepest pleasure to
be derived from this comprehensive view
is to be found, not in details of topography,
but in ones own imag nation; for on a
kingly summit like that OF Washington
the soil and body of a man seemed to be
lifted above the common level of earth and
merged into an ethereal and grandiosc
solitude. Here, more than anywhere else,
perhaps, one may look passivcly upon life
as long and still unbroken dream, out Of
which the ages have flowed in their wild
torrent courses, and from which, in late
hour Of the world, have been shaped those
spiritual atoms that we call .mcn Here,
too, the imagination is stirred as strong
wind stirs the sunkcn waters in Il profound
abysm, and one is almost tempted to
believe that the stands amid those ancient
islands, since overrun by tho ice and snow
Of glacial period, which are now the
lovely attitudes of the New Hampshire
ranges. This fancy is strengthened us he
looks down upon the surrounding world,
which when the clouds hang low about the
horizon anc over the ridges of the lower
hills, adding mistiness and vagueness to the
atmosphere, resemble sea in storm,
with waves beating against the sky-lincs
and huge blue crests rolling hitler and
thithcr as though disturbed by some
tremendous internal force. Here in fine.
one feels himself placcd amid that adjust
mcnt of powers which rules every physical
condition, amid the intimate relation of
the Kingdoms Of nAture.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09

heaviest. Many other vessels were beating
towards our coast On that bleak January
night. with its deceptive mist and angry
seas, and many hundred mariners were
seeking In darkness for the lights that point
the way to safety. 1t is the same every
night in the year, winter and summer. The
ships have their compases, and the officers
their scxtants and quadrants. When the
sun is in sight they can determine their
position with tolerable certainty. But
sometimes the sun is hidden under the
clouds for days together, and they have to
depend On what they call "dcad reckon
ing" which is not 80 certain. The mys-
terlous currents of the ocean may carry
them miles out of their course without a
warning.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
A Billion DiBseCteti.

1t would be curious to know how many
readers have brought fully home to their
inner consciousness the real Significance of
that little word "bilion" which we have
seen 80 glbly used. There are, doubtless,
many thousands who cannot appreciate its
true worth even when reduced to fragments
for more easy assimilation. its arithmeti-
cal symbol is simple and without much
prctcnsion; there are no large figures
Just modest one followed by a dozen
ciphcrs, and that is all. Let us briefly take
glance mt 1t as measure Of time, dis
tance and weight. AS measure Of
time, would take one second az tho unit,
and carry myself in thought through the
lapse OF ages back to the first day of the
year one of our era, remembering that III
all those years we have 365 days, and in
every day just $4,000 seconds of time.
Hence, in returning in thought back again
to this year of grace 1880, one might have
supposed that a billion of seconds had long
since elapsed; but this is not so. We have
not even passed the onc-sixtcenth of that
number in all these loag cvcntful years, for
1t takes just 81 ,887 years, seventeen days
twenty-five hours, and forty-tlve minutes
and five seconds to constitute billion OF
seconds OF time. 1t is no easy matter to
bring under the cognizancc Of the human
cy" billion objects Of any kind. Let lib
try in imagination to arrange this number
for inspection, and for this purpose would
select sovereign as a familiar object. Let
us put one on the ground and pile upon it
as many az will reach twenty feet in height;
then let us place numbers of similar
columns i'll close contact forming straight
line, and making a sort of wall twenty feet
high, showing only the thin edges of The
coin Imagine two such walls running
parallel to each other anu forming, as it
were, a long street. We must then keen
on extending these walls for milcs-nay,
hundreds OF miles, and still We shall be far
short OF the required number. And 1t is
not until we have extended our imaginary
street to distance of 1885, miles that we
shall have presented for inspection our one
billion Of coins Orin lieu Of this arrange
mcnt we may place them fiat upon the
ground, forming one continuous line like
golden clatn, with every link in CLOSE con-
tact. But to DO this we must pass over
land and sea, mountain and valley, desert
and plain, crossing the equator, and return
ing around the southern hemisphere through
the tracklcss ocean, rctrace our way across
the equator, then still on and on, until we
again arrive at our starting point, and when
we have thus passed a golden chain around
the huge bulk of the earth, we shall be but
at the beginning of our task. We must
drag this imaginary chain no less than 7b3
times round tho globe. ,';.,,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
Eccentric Animals,

The subject of depravcd taste in ANIMALS
is an interesting one, which has not been
studied as much as it might. In human
beings it would seem TO depend on i'll health
of either body or mind. but in animals 1t
would seem as If 1t might be present and
the animals enjoy good health. One re-
markable instance in a herbIvorons animal
we Can vouch for. ItoccuIrcd In a sheen that
had been shipped on board one of the p. and
.. steamers to help to supply the kitchen on
board, but while fattcning it developed an
inordinatc taste for tobacco, which it would
cat IN any quantity it was given to 1t. 1t
did not care much for scgars, and altogcth
cr objected to burnt ends; but it would
grccdily devour the half chewcd cud of q
sailor or handful OF roll tobacco. While
chewing there was apparently no undue flow
of saliva, and its taste was so peculiar that
most OF the passengers on board amused
themselves by feeding IL, TO see for them
selves If 1t was really 30. AS CONSEQUENCE
though in a fair condition the cook was
afraid to kill the sheep, believing that the
mutton would have a flavor of tobacco.
Another very remarkable case has Just been
communicated to us by Mr.. Francis Good
lake; this time flesh eating animal in the
'h"Po VI d hittcLl, hUout HVc mOnLnS ola,
who shows a passionate fontncss for salads.
IT eats no end of sliced cucumber dressed
with vinegar, even when hot with cayenne
pepper. After little fencing it has eaten
piece of boiled beet with mustard. Its
mother was at least once seen to cat slice
of cucumber which had salt, pepper, and
vinegar on it. The kitten is apparently in
good health, and its extraordinary taste Is
not easily accounted for. Even snpposing
1t got a feed Of salmon mayonnaise, why
should it now select to prefer the dressing
to the fish z
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
lAe viii Not Come Back.

"a young mother, for two years viii.
ow, was on the point of marrying again.
Ono evening she was sitting by tho bed of
her son, who was of weak and sickly
habit, and the child said to her, Papa Is
dead, isn't he 2'Jd -lils%E ,,IT
"'Yes, my poor boy Joa>ll 0 sHw
Then he won't come back again ~
Alas, no, my darling as .a,r
every well, mamma, It Is all right that
he Is dead, because. i love you SO much
you sec, mamma, 80 lNiahl lahat | love
you for both Of you, and si papa should
come. back I could pot him any moe
at ALL .sssss
Sleep whispered the mother softly
after some minutes Of sorrowfnl Asicncc.
Sleep! he will not come back"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
The Razor Clam,

When the tide Is out, one may find the
razor fish, 80 called because the shell re-
scmblcs the handle Of a razor. If laid
hold of suddenly, the chances arc that be-
fore hc can be drawn out he will slip out
of his shell, leaving that empty In the
hand, while the ''soul and essence" Of him
hao gone down half a fathom into the
sand. Yet he ls not more slippery than
many an individual, who, when pressed
to do some magnanimous deed In behalf of
the community, slips out of his shell, and
losing the grip, you can no more find the
soul land essence Of him than you can find tho
soul of this razor fish, which has gone deep
Into the muck and sand. In either in
stance, the empty shell is the only Sign of
the thing wanted.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
The Toilet of the Fly.

The'toilet Of the fly is as carefully Attend
cd to as that of the most frivolous of human
insects. With contempt for the looking
glass-an article which he reserves for the
most ignoble uses--he brushes himself up
and wabbles his little round head chuck
full OF vanity, wherever he happens to be.
Sometimes, after a, long. day OF dissipation
and flirting, with his six small legs and
little round BODY all soiled with srup and
butter and cream, he passes out of the
dining-room and wings his way to the clean
white cord along which the morning-glories
climb, and in this retired spot, needless of
the crafty spider that is practicng gymnas
tics few feet above him, he proceeds to
purify and swecton himself for the refresh
ing repose and soft dreams of the balmy
summer night, 80 necessary to one who is
expected to be early at breakfast. 1t is a
wonderful toilet. Retaining himse on
his front and middle legs, he thlows his
hind legs rapidly over his bc.ly, binding
down his frall wings for an instant with
the pressure, then raking them over with a
backward motion, which he repeats until
they are bright and clean. Then he pushes
the two legs along his body undr the
wings, giving that queer structure a
thorough currying, every now anu then
throwing tho legs out and rubbing them
together to remove what lie has collected
from his corporal surface. Next he goes
to work upon his van. Resting on his hind
legs and middle legs, he raises his two fore
legs and begins vigorous scraplng of his
head and shoulders, using his proboscs
every little while to push the accumulation
from his limbs. At times he Is so energetic
that 1t seems as If he were trying to pull
his head off, but no fly ever committed sui
oide. Some Of his motions very much re-
semblc those of pussy at her toilet. 1t is
plain, even to the naked oye, that he does
his work thoroughly, for whom he has fin.
ished he looks like new fly, 80 clean and
neat has he made himself within few
minutes The white cord is dcfilcd,. but
Floppy is himself again, and he bids the
morning-glorics very good evening.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09
IN THE LONG RUN.
This o!d-fashioned saying

~o'o oiu-ihodtoueu Saying
So slightly expressed,
And oarelessly uttered.
IL one Of the best.
Oh ponder. young trifler.
With young life begun.
The deep. earnest moaning
or "in the long run"
For lin the long run" boys.
Tho seed will spring up
That was sown in tho garden
Or dropped in tho cup.
Aid. remember no roses,
VIII spring from the weed.
And no beautiful fruit
From UNIV rthy seed.
How many stripping
In trouble to-day
by riotous living
With comrade 30 gay;
With character shipwrecked
And duties undono.
viii be sorrows harvesting
"In tho long run."
And "in the long rum"
The toiler fares best
Who performs honest labor
And takes honest rest.
Who, contented and happy,
Hasten not, in a day.
Or a year to heap riches
That will pass away.
The good and tho evil
That bids on tho earth
The Joy and the sorrow,
The pain and the mirth,
The battles unheeded,
The victories won,
viii yield what was sown, lads.
I" In the long run"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09

The household that keeps baby can
afford to sell Its alarm clock worry cheap.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-10-09

The man who exploded with laugh
ter probably didn't know It was loaded.