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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-13
HarrIA' Carpet.

Mrs. Harris told hubby that she must
have a carpet for the front room, and she
thought nifty dollar one would SUIT.
MIR. Harris called in at the auction room
the next day. Hc didn't know velvet
from rag carpet, but hc bid as if he had
been in the business from childhood.
The auctionccr put up a beautiful in
grain, worth about five cents mile, and
asked how muchhc heard. Mr.. Harris bid
fifty cents yard.
MIR. Bcales, who was in another part of
tie store, had been indulging very freely,
and he said "Fivc."
Dir. Harris wanted the carpet and he bid
sixty. MIR. Beales said, "Fivc."
''Scvcntyl" shouted Mr.. Harris.
'Flvc !" came from Bcales' corner.
blr. Harris became angry, and deter
mined to have that carpet ii he never LAID
up a cent; SO ho yelled, zone dolarl"
Alr. Bcalcs never moved an eyelash, but
he said, ''Fivel"
BY the time that the two had run the
carpet up TO four dollars yard, both were
rcd in the face. MIR. Bcales' Give" came
regularly, and all other bidders gave up in
despair. Beales gavo tho people IN his
neighborhood TO understand that that was
his Carpet"
MIR. Harris winked at his friends with
wink that SAID, "lf don't get that carpet,
you can put nc down as horse thief"
Before the matinee was over, Harris had
bid eleven dollars, and Bcales said "Five."
The carpet was finally Knocked down TO
Beales; but when 1t was asccrtaincd that
he only had five ccnls the auclioncer's
lrusty assistant showed Mr.. Bcalcs the hole
the carpenter had left in the front of the
building
MIR. Hdrris finally got the carpet for nine
dollars yard, and when he got it homo.
having neglected 10 measure the room, hc
iound that it wouldn't flt the first floor of a
corn-crlb.
Mrs. Harris informed II. confidentially
that he was "darned fool" and that lie
didn't know enough to 60 ip The house
when 1t raincd. She uses the carpet for a
table cloth, land Harris buys his carpets at
a regularly organized store now.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-13
"a Blamed old Quaker"

He was peaceablc looking man, with a
quict-lookiDg horse attached to an unat-
tractivc wagon. lie wore wide trimmed
hat and IL shad-bclllcd coat rs he drove
easily down the Soulh Easton hill Journey
ing from Bucks county to the land Of
Northampton, Pa. lie was observed by q
fellow of the species trough" whom much
loating had made impudent, and who lifted
us his yawp:
''S-a-a-yl hat, where arc you going with
that man,
"Vc,iy, journey beyond the river,
friendP' mildly responded the Quaker,
land thlthcr goeh my hut Also"
''llold up and take fellow along can't
You" called out tho man Of wrath
May, friend! my business and inclina-
ton forbid it"
'I'll soon fix that !" and the fool ran
forward and jumped on the steps.
"Vcrily, friend if thee insist upon get
ting into my vehicle will even help thee, "
und the mau Of peace reached out u right.
hand as resisllcss as an oyster drcdgc. It
caught tho youth around the throat worse
than a tour year old diplhcria, jerkcd him
into the wagon and slammed him down
among tho straw, where he got tramped
upon bya pair of number thirteen cowhldcs
until he thoughL he had got caught in q
shower of spie drivers. Finally he got a
kick that lifted him clear over the side of
the wagon, had his head ran into The bank
by the roadside, where he dwindled down
In heap like a gum shoe discouraged by a
street cur, and murmurcd, as he rubbed his
ensanguincd nose:
"Who'n blazcs'd ever thought the cast
iron man'd gone around with steam up an
disguised rs blamed old Quaker.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-13
Tho African woods.

The most formidable OF allanimalsi IL the
woods Of Africa is tho famous Tr0glOdytee
Gorilla, called In the language Of the Gabpn,,
Njcna. 1t belongs to the ourang- -outang0
chimpanzee family, but is larger and smosc
powerful than any other known speoias;s
II is almost impossible to give q correct
idea, either of the hideousness Of its looks,
or the amazing muscular power 1t possesses.
Its intensely black face not only reveals
features greatly exaggerated, but the who. .eS
coun cnance is but one expression Of 8gAv@,
age ferocity. Large cyeballs, crosss OF,
long hair, which falls over the foreheadS
when 1t is angry, mouth Of immenses sCaxs'
pacity, revealing row of terrible tseth,
and large protruding ears, make It one OF
the most frightful animals in tho world.
1t Is not surprising that the natives are I
afraid to encounter them even when armed.
The skeleton of one, in possession of tht q
Natural History Society of Boston, Is sup
posed to be five feet and q half high, and 4
with it's flesh, thick skin and the long Bhag:
gy hair with which it is covered, must have
been nearly four feet across the shonlders.
The natives say it Is fcrocious, and invari-
ably gives battle when it meets q single
person. 1t is said they will wrest musket
from the hands of man and crush the
barrel between their jaws, and there is
nothing, Judging from the muscles of the
jaws, or the size Of their teeth, that renders
such thing improbable. The common
African chimpanzee abounds in all parts Of
Western Africa. Those of Southern Guinea
nrc not so large as those higher up the
coast. 1t is the nearest approximation to
the human species Of any Of the monkey
family. 1t Is easily domcsticated, Is mild
and sociable in disposition, and gives un- s.
mistakable evidence Of strong personal at
tachmcnts. Its character and habits are 80
we'll known that we do not feel 1t impor-
tant to give more extended account.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-13
Tho Nunlbar az i,Ihnia.

In the Bible about 100 plants are alluded
to; Hippocrates mentioned 233 Thco.
phrasLus 500 and Pllny $40. From this
time there was little addition until tho
Renaissance. In the beginning Of the III.
tecnth century Gesner could only onumcr-
ate $40 butat It's close Bauhin described
5000. Tournefort in 1904 colnized 10,-
l66 species; but Linn@us, IN the next CEN
tury working moro cautiously, defined only
1924. In the beginning Of this century,
IN 1905 PERSON described $4,000 species,
fUna IL 1910 T Ds usndo,le es'iwatnn nu,o t%o
known species at 80, 900. Loudon In 1850
gave 3l,7al species; in l84G Professor
Llndlcy gave 81, 867, but in 1868 these had
increased to %, 92O. AT present the known
species are estimated at 126, 700.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-13
"CAn't Rub 1t Out,D

Don't write there" said father to his
son, who was writing with diamond on
tho window
"Why not2"
"Because you can't rub 1t out"
Did 1t ever occur to you, my child, that
you are daily writing that which you can't
rub QUIT You made cruel speech 10 your
mother the other day. 1t wrote itself on
her loving heart, and gave her great pain.
1t is there now, and 1t hurts her every
time she thinks of 1t. You can't rub it
out.
You wished wicked thought one day
In the ear Of your playmate. II wrote it.
solf on his mind, and led him to do wick.
cd act. 1t Is there now: you can't rub it
out.
All your thoughts, all your words, all
your ao.s are written In the book of God.
Be careful. The record lie very lasting.
You can't rub 1t out,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-13
! VOICES OF THE BELLS.
Chime. chime, ohimei

Chime, chime. chino
Chime out fiom your old gray towers, ye bells
The hymu OF the Sabbath morn.
solemnly sweet your music swel!s,
Sweetly solemn the tale It tells,
OF Sabbath day now born.
Calling from for and from near to prayer,
Trembling 70 fall on tho soft. still air.
., Clang, clang. olangl
Clang out with your loudest tongue. the tale
OF the fire fends march Of death
Making the stoutest heart to quail.
Bidding tho ruddy cheek turn pale,
And it feels the fiery breath,
or the monst r that hurls in it's wrath,
Destruction and death on our path.
Peal. peal. peal
Peal out, ys bells, and merrly greet
The birth ofthe bridal morn. 81,
Blossom, ye flowers, IN fragrance sweet,
Making path for fair young feet.
With never q lurking thorn.
Happiness. hope, and harmony dwell,
In your glad cadence. oh marriage bell.
Toll. toll, toll!
Toll in your OLD gray tower oh bell,
Above whore the weary sleep!
Toll fer tho passing soul knell,
That. sounding ab we tho dash and swell
or the river dark aud deep.
Ma warn from the rocks and shoals Of sin
The souls that are yet ungathered In.
Thus, with tongue Of varying tone,
That ever in shadow swings
Eohoing back tho cad hearts moan,
Denying the peal Of Joy to mono,
A lesson your ministry brings
or sympathy share alike with all,
Bear they bridal wresth Of funeral pail.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-23

CAPTAIN DAVE DECLARES HIMsELF-Cap.
tain Dave the Pluto chief. has sent the follow
ing letter to the Reno Gazette:
WADswoRrH, June 20, 1SS0.-Editor Ga
sette: / notice your article in ysur issue OF
the 18th instant, and would say on the part
of Winnenucca and myself there is no quar-
rel with the Washoes. We visited their fan
dango as invited guests, and took no part in
the druakea row, and think the parties who
sold the whisky that the Washes got drunk
on ought to be punished by law. We w"uls
say that no threats Of Captain Jim will deter
us from their couatry we propose to Come
and 70 as We please, and ask the Washoes nc
difference. We have done no wrong, ana
have no apologies to make. e.. ..
CAPTAIN DAVE, Chief Pluto.
Captain Sam, who was in town yesterday,
declares that as far as hitting old WinRemucca
with rope was concerned, he will let Winnie
mucca take care of that the insult to the
sqaaw, however, on Saturday last is a grave
affair, and no will have an apology or make
some cheap trouble"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-23
I ELEG R A PHO.
THE BOURBONS IN COUNCIL.
John Kelly Received, with Kisses,
STILL CALLING FOR TILDEN.
a.. Eastern. ~'.-. z.s.

CINCINNATI, June %.
Convention called to order at 1910 r NJ
Judge Hoadley of Cincinnati, temporary
Chairman.
After being conducted to the chair he made
speech denunciatory of the Republican
party.
c. Bebee of New York offered a resolution
adopting the rules Of the last National Con.
vention for the government of this until
otherwise ordered. Adopted. The roll Of
States was called for the appointment of the
necessary committee. When New York was
reached John Kelly arose and was received
with both cheers and misses. Chairman de-
clined to recognize him; out of order. Great
confusion. Kelly failed TO make himself
heard, but it is supposed that he rose to pro-
test against the selection of members of the
committee fxm the New York delegation.
Judge Hoadley in reference to third term
shows that the newspaper reports that Grants
name might be considered by the Convention
as entirely without foundation.
Judge Hoad!ey was received with lead cheers
and said he would be neither foe nor friend Of
any candidate in his rulings. He said that
Democracy was eternal and would not be af
fected by SUCCESS or failure of the nominee Of
the convention. His reference to the nomin-
alton Of Tllaen was received with applause,
delegates rising to their feet cheering and
waving their hats and handkerchiefs He
predicts that Tile.en will be the nominee of
the Convention.
Roll of States called fer apportionment Of
necessary Committees. When New York
was reached John Kelly arose, and was receiv-
ed with cheers and Kisses.
All efforts to unite the Pacific coast dele
gates on Field still fail. Oregon is still solid
for him. Five California delegates insist on
voting for other candidates aud five Of Ne
vada for Tilden.
The usual preliminary business was trans
acted, and the Convention adjourned until 10
. clock tomorrow.
1t was rumsred last night that President
Hayes had died. He was never in better
health.
All the committees appointed by the con
vention are hard at work tonight
The political situation remains unchanged,
notwithstanding the queries and rrognosti-
cations made by correspondents.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-23

THE Land Bill recently amended by Con-
gress puts things in such shape that parties
sued by Uncle Sam for cutting timber Of gov
eminent real estate without going through the
formaity of purchasing it, will now be re-
lieved of any further obligations by paying The
costs. A number of people in and about Car
son wilt save considerable money OH this prop
osition, and thousands of people all over tho
United States will throw up their hats at the
same. 1t might with propriety BE- called, "a
bill to protect and encourage wood snatchers
within the limits of the United States" Not
withstandlng the passage Of this act the Law
regarding the ssnctity of private wood pile
in the back yard remains unchanged. k$
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-23
THE WATER QUESTION.

In another column Mr.. Helm presents the
side of the Water Company and makes a
statement in which he explains satisfactorily
some of the points made against the company
by the Grand Jury and at the same time ad-
,nits that the pipes are inadequate to supply
the city with all the water necessary in case of
fire. He also states that although he waited
for four hours to present his side of the case
to the Jury, he WAS informed that he was not
wanted. The Grand Jury now have the floor
70 explain why Mr.. Helm was not called. He
had q right to testify in behalf of the company
and as matter of justice both sides should
have been heard. The proposition Is now
reduced to the following basis: The Water
Company charge certain amount OF money
for certain amount of water. The taxpay-
ers think the price exorbitant and the Grand
Jury recommend that the city secure re-
Guction or cease buying the water Of the com
pany. 1t is simply question of buying and
selling, in which the buyer and seller cannot
agree upon price. ii the same amount of
water can be secured some where else at
cheaper rates it is the business of the City
Trustees ~ make the change Immediately, as
the Water Company decline to make any re-
duction Both sides of the question have new
been presented through the APPEAL, and if any
further ligh, can be shed on the subject the
colums Of the paper remain open.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-23

POETS PAY. - The pay Of poet varies
somewhat, according to his reputation and not
according to the merits of the production.
The Stock Exchange says:
DE Profundis, was paid $3.50. This will
nerve our California poets to sail IN and write
something that will, from its intrinsic merit,
command a big figure. The ridculously low
sums that Mr.. Olgiers, of the Post, receives
for those exquisite lines on favorite tooth
wash which are read in the drawing rooms u
our best people, is sad commentary on the
sordid spirit that actuates California publish
ers. And even Mr.. Dams first efforts awake
no enthusiasm in the practical mind of Mr..
Timmias, of the Chronicle, who inserts them
with doubling mind and makes his own cor
rections on the proof.
We might cite even more instances. Doc
Benton's touching ode to the stage driver pub
lished in yesterdays APPEAL was not a remu-
lucrative one to the author. In fact, he paid
the office regular advertising rates for its in
sertion; yet in years from now, when his po-
etry becomes famous and will be able to com-
mand price, the publisher of the APPEAL
will think nothing of paying him dollar and
a half a column for it, We make these en-
couraging offers not so much to appeal to the
mercenary spirit of our Nevada poets, as to
stimulate healthy revival in the art of YER
sifcation.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-23

The APPEALS FoorpAD MAP-Regarding
the map recently published by the APPEAL for
the guidance of parties following the robbers
of the Bodie stage, the Enterprise, ever quick
to appreciate live journalism, says
In the history of journalism in this country
there has probably never been so marked an
instance of appreciation of enterprise as that
displayed by the entire press of the land for
work performed by the Carson APPEAL in pub
fishing map of the route taken by the Bodle
stage robbers, for the guidance of the Indians
in pursuit of the hiYhwaymen. 1t Is true the
Indians have not caught the robbers yet, but
that is the fault Of the Indians, not the map.
A further endorsement comes to hand in
selves:
Sweetwater, June 10, 1880.
EplroR APPEAL We pause few moments
on cur route south to state that we have Just
received 3 copy of your map marking our
movements since We robbed the Bodie stage.
In our opinion your meddlesome interference
is wholly without the province of journalism
The map is correct as far as it goes but it will
never do the State any service. We have al
ready ordered a fresh lot printed at the Bodie
Ne,cs Office, (never heard of the paper-Ed,)
and when the Indians get hold of them they
will be thrown completely off the scent. If in
future you will devote yourself to the business
Of instructing the Republican party of Ormsty
county and let our business take care of itself
We have every reason to believe that your pa
per will give much better satisfaction in Ne.
vada. Yours,
slim jim
CLUB 1oer JACK.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-23

Culry, the murderer of Porter, the actor,
has been acquitted. So long as Texas fosters
the murderers industry and turns the cold
shoulder to the drama, it is a good State for
theatrical combinations to utterly igaors.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-23

TILDENs letter declining to be reneminatsd
at Cincinnati, is much after the fashion of the
girl who said, "fou can't hug me unless you
are stronger than am, and the Lord knows
you are" <+.*
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-23

Our choice for President in 1884 in Mr.
of Ohio. 'Rah for
New-York tribune., 1880-04-03
TIRE CAylFOKNJA ELECTION

The defeat OF the Sand Lots party in the San
Francisco election is undoubtedly matter for
general cOngratulatiOn at the East, as well lis
In California. 1t is remarkable, however, con-
sidering the importance of the issue, that the
vote was not fuller, and if any considerable
number of Democrats voted the Citizens ticket
the majority ought to have been much larger
than it was We suspect, however, that al
though the law-and-order party divided its
nominations impartially between Republicans
and Democrats, 1t obtained very little support
from the Democratic voters, and that ii will be
discovered when the returns are analyzed that
the Repub!lcans have sustained the fight against
Kearncyism almost alone.
The candidates balloted for on Tuesday were
n State Senator, to fill Il vacancy, and fifteen
freehoders named under the provisions of all
act of the Legislature to frame a charter for the
city. The Citizens Protective Union Iecom-
mcnGed a ticket of frccholders composed of
seven Republicans ard eight Democrats. The
! Republican Convention accepted all these
names and also agreed with the Citizens Union
upon a candidate for Senator. The Working
mems raIty Ohe Kearreyitcs) nominated
straight tickets of their own people. 1t now
became an interesting question what the Demo
Gratis would DO. Incrc is 10 reasonable doubt
that their managers sold out to tie Sand Lots
They abstained from nominating any ticket of
freehodeIs, leaving the party at liberty to split
the Union ticket, or to take up the Working
mems list as whole. Respecting the Senator
ship, they made an Oren bargain with Kcainey.
They agreed to support his candidate, one j. K.
Freud, and the Kealneyites in return agreed to
helm them in the election Of a United States
Senator and in the Presidential contest. This
part of the compact was settled III open meet
ings On each side Freud actually attended the
Democratic Convention and gave the required
pledges by word of mouth, after the Sand Lots
Convention, on Kearney's motion, had voted
pelmission to him to do so hGd there was prop
ably secret understanding about Democratic
support for the Sand Lots frcehoders. IN short
the Democratic Committee in San Francisco
agreed to help Kcarney in local affairs if he
would help them in the National contest. That
there might be no misunderstanding Of the situ-
alton, Kearney made q roaring speech to ex-
plain the terms of his compact with the Democ-
racy, and to show why his followers ought to
support the Democratic electoral ticket in the
Fall; and of the State ScnatoIship he said:
" Remember that every vote that goes into the
@ballot-box next Tuesday for Freud is q vote
q to help me ont of the penitcntiary. He will
@gO to Sacramento, and bis election will be the
New-York tribune., 1880-04-03
THE TAX on PAPER.

The vote in the Committee on Ways and
Means to put wood pulp and all paper stock and
manufactured paper on the free list, raises
strong hope that the combination of two patent
owning congressman to bleed the entire news
paper press of America will be broken But in
order to bring this about it is essential to bear
in mind the fact that Congress is simply asked
to repair one of its own errors of phraseOlOgy,
to do what it fully intended to do in an act
passed several years since, which the Treasury
Department., however, felt itself obliged to
construe against the obvious intention of Con-
gress. The Act Of 1874, in enumerating the
many materials used in the manufacture of
paOcr, which were to be admitted free of duty,
placed in the list "paper stock, crude of every
description" This surely includes wood pulp
but another section prescribes duty of 20 per
cent al ralorem on " dried pulp" The eXcmp-
tion of crude paper stock "Of every dcscrip-
" ton occurs in q later section of the Act, and
natural construction would seem TO bc that
such dried pulp as was used in the manufacture
of paper should he free. Any other COnstTuc-
ton seems unreasonable, except to the Treasury
Department, in view of the efforts of Congress,
as shown in clauses too long to be quoted here,
to enumerate among the articles placed upon
the free list every variety of material used in
the manufacture of paper. 1t was plainly
never the intention Of Congress to have duty
on any such material, and all that it is asked to
do now is to rc-cRunciatc its intentions with
unmistakable precision.
Still one more point needs notice, perhaps.
Mr. Warner Miller, one of the napcr-m0nOpoly IS
delegation in the House, made the astonishing
statement before the Committee that the duty
was simply a revenue dutv.' The revenue
has run down in the ten years from 1860 to
1879, from $iS1 to 4S cents! This is Il good
illustration of the arguments thc paper mOnOpo-
lists are using. A good illustration Of the effect
the combination is having may be seen in the
announcement Of the staid and conservative
journal Of Commerce, raising its price.
The question of admitting manufactured
papcr free is also worthy Of consideration,
though the same point is not involved rs III the
former case. The time has long passed when
there was the least necessity for protecting
paper at all, and the combinations OH the part
of paper-makers to keep up the price and cxtort
unreasonable sums from the entire newspaper
reading public, are conclusive proof that they
arc not entitled to charity at the hands of the
nation.