The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06
THE HERALD ALMANAC.


This most useful book, in the second year Of It's
publication. presents in It's pages for 1873 ad-
ditonaa claims not only for a continuance Of the
popularity 1t attained by its FIRST great issue oil
1872. but for more widespread and popular reco2-
milton OF its right to the title Of the almanac par
excellence OF the day Such q book was long
desfderdten in the almanac, or what but poorly
represented to be the almanac literature O this
great metropolis. The Herald Almanac supplies
all that was SO long DESIRED and to the fullest ex-
tent, az proved by the imm circulation OF its
first issue and the unprecedented demand for the
present issue-already going through its second
cdition-coveis al the ground that can properly or
benefcially be compressed within the scope OF
such work.
Almanacs were published by the Arabs in Spain
centuries before Columbus lett there to discover
America, and but for whose discovery almanacs
would be at discount here to-day. pretty
ancient md respectable gencalogy to trace back
TO- and so from that time TO this, through the In
Jervening cycles OF years, and In all countries,
almanacs have risen, hourished and died, and stan.
Ph9njx-likc nom their ashes have sprung innu-
merable other almanacs, OIL like their ancient pro-
t0type, treating OF things as economical. changes OF
the moOn rising and setting OF the sun AMI moon.
ecpses, &C. The Herald Almanac Is itself great
as an eclipse. tor 1t has completely OvcrshadOwed
and obscurcd the two rivals who hitherto had ~
the business of ''poticai" almanac making ex-
causively to themselves. One of them, In
an expiring enort, has produced an excuse
that fears to show itself on the news stands.
and the other was forced to delay It's publication
till the Herald Almanac was out and It's defcien.
cies in election returns could be supplied from ITS
unusually full Official tables. The great almanac
eclipse OF 1873 is however, complete, and though
the erst rivals may struggle against the Herald
Almanac observation for q time, final extingaish-
ment Is inevitable. 1t IS consolation to them, no
doubt, that they 60 down together; that what was
was not unexpected, ior, with the appearance Of
the Herald AtantnGc OF 1872, their disappearance
was only brief question Of time
The success OF the Hertttd Almanac was assured
from the first. No Ealns labor or expense have
been spared to make the work conpreneEsive
jects treated OF in its go pages Of carefully col
lated and seected matter 1t is lncipaily
to these Of entirely ma.
duccd into the counterfeit presentments OF
amanacs, and indeed to a great extent unOhtain-
greatly improved treatment OF almanac matter
proper, that has made the present work necessity
treated Of under its heads OF specalt es 1t was
from the lund OF Information thus presented-in-
formation novel; interesting and invaluable-that
the HERALD's new departure In publishing an
almanac was observed. commented upon and at
once popularity accepted. The HerlIld Almanac
or, to give 1t its printed title the Herald Almanac
and Financial, commercial ana Political Regss-
t9'-is all that its title imports or claims to be-
Under the several heads OF finance, commerce and
politics W Ii be found important tables, Invaluable
to the gold broker, the banker, the dealer In gov
ernmeDt bonds and securities. In railroad and MIS-
cellaneOus stocks and securities, to the merchant
and produce dealer, to the shipper and all engaged
In the home or foreign commerce of the port of New
York and Ill the other ports OF the United States and
to all interested in the staple products of trade
ana commerce Under ITS, head Of ELECTION Re-
turns" will be found the idliest most reliable and
accurate returns ever compiled after any election
contest. These returns give the votes for the
Presidential, Gubernatorial and Congressional can
dldates, by counties and districts, and OF some OF
the principal cities by wards all compiled from the
official documents Of States and Counties. The
comparative vote Tor President in every State and
III our own state and county has been most care
fully revised, and will be referred to in the future
as the only guide by which to cast the political
horoscope In future contests. In this branch OF
the work-tne only branch, in lact other city
ananacs claiming to be political ever pre-.
OF readers to vi ON 1t was designed-the Herald
Almanac presents In such clear and per-
splcuous manner the results OF the election IN
each State and county and town, showing total
votes Tor candidates, majorities, whole votes in
creases end decreases OF votes in the Presidential
and Gubernatorlai returns; the personnel of the
several State governments, and the political status
OF the state legislatures as to completely cast in
the shade all election returns ever presented before
on the pages Of an almanac. Its specaltes under
the head OF missing Heirs, " Mariners Guide"
Gyclome" s ana h9rrlcane Snarts
high water at all the principal ports Of the United
States depth OF water on the bars OF the principal
United states seapOrts, list Of life-saving sta
tons, tunnel marks and night signals oil the Allan
tic steamship companies code OF fog signals;
coasts of the world; its law department. its yacht
clubs and yacht lists, and fund of information On
chronology and neurology, home and foreign,
renders II the most valuable book OF the kind
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ve cents at which price 1t is sent free by mail to
all parts OF the United States. Address Herald
Almanac, New York.