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The New York herald., 1878-11-15
AN EX-CONvICT'S VOTE.

When Martin Smith, OF No. 237 West Thirteenth
street. went TO vote in the Nineteenth Election district
of the Seventh Assembly district he was challenged
ON the ground of being an cxconvict. He swore in
his vote, stating that no had never been con-
victcd of any offence. Subsequent investigation
showed that Smith had served u term OF
two years and fix months for burglary
and had mover been restored to citizenship
IIc was arrested and indicted for illegal voting.
when arraipned in rsrt Of the Court Of Gcn-
era Sessions yesterday the accused pleaded guilty and
vss remanded for sentence. II appeared that in his
The New York herald., 1878-11-15
A PERTINENT QUESTION.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
Why is it that the south side Of Sixtieth street.
from Third to First avenue, and the west side Of
Second avenue from Ffty-nnth to Sixty first street
the ashes and garbage allowed to hold undsturbed
possession of the sidewalks and cutters for weeks at
time, while the opposite sides of said street and
avenue the destroying hand of the Street Cleaning
Bureau is felt every twenty four or hours?
INDIGNANT.
The New York herald., 1878-11-15
THE "WOODBINE" CLOSED.

Mrs. willetts,sof Brooklyn. has bought the old
woodbinc property at the of Thirecnth street
and Sixth avenue and it will be closed to-day as apub
lie house. II was opened in 1871 place of public
resort, and stages from IL through Sixth avenue
and Broadway to Forty-siSth street In 1865 Mr..
James Nolan became prorriefor, and the Woudbino
a sort Of political headquarters. Mr.. George
Haywood, the last proprietor great adinrer Of
Garbald and resided for some time on the island OF
Capri. He left the Italian General money in his
will.
The New York herald., 1878-11-15
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

NhbfuNUIUN NUvs
The proceedings of the Supreme Court to-day were
as follows
On motion Of Henry Beard, Dwight X. Tripp. Of San
Francisco, was admitted to practice.
No 81. John Y. Keith. plaintiff in error vs. T. A.
Clark collector--In error to the Supreme Court Of
Tennessee. Argument continued by j. B. Haskell for
the defendant in error. and concluded by r. Phillips
for the plaintiff in error
No. $50 (assignedl. George Reynolds, plaintiff in
error, vs. the United States.--In error to the Su-
preine Court of the Territory Of Utah.
This was an Indictment in the District Court for
the Territory of Utah under section $3.50 of~thc Re-
viscd Statutes of the United States the prisoner
marriage. Having been convicted in the
Third Judicial Court he appealed 70 the
Supreme Court Of the Territory and
from that court in which the Judgment below was
affirmed sued out writ Of error to the Supreme
Court Of the United States. Argument was begun by
Ben Sheeks for plaintiff In error, and continued by
Attorney General Devcns for defendant in error
Adjourned until tomorrow at twelve o'clock.
The New York herald., 1878-11-15
A RAILROAD coNuNpRuM.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Will some one be kind enough to inform the public
why the Pennsylvania Railroad charges 81 so fare be-
tween New York and Washington when the local fares
added together amount to only SO s5? Thus--Ncw
York to Philadelphia. 50 so; Phiadelphia to Charles
street, Baltimore. SO 15 Baltimore to Washington,
81 20 Total, So IS. Or why they charge So 20 from
New York to Baltimore when the local fare to Phila-
delphia Is So SO; Philadelphia to Baltimore, So.
making S5 So an overcharge Of seventy cents. This
they have been doing for two years. and the pub
lie seem powerless to break it up.
CLINTON STREET.
The New York herald., 1878-11-15
WHERE ARE THE spR1NKLERs?

To EDTron OF THE HERALD:--
We who have some choice about the air we breathe
preferrng it straight, beg the yFathers to send
out the sprinklers and lay the dust. Our skn our
hair, clothes, lungs, filled with city filth
dried and sent whiring at For the sake of all
tdncss and hygiene lay the dust and aay fears.
There is why this city should not be kept
clean as Paris Quite much money is expended,
but not half the comfort secured. B.
The New York herald., 1878-11-15
OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

tNoTE.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full and address to
insure attention. Compainants who unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Write only on one side of the paper.-Ep. HEnALpl
The New York herald., 1878-11-15
TIME TO SETTLE.

To THE EpIroR THE HERALD
Can you not discover the for the non-settle
ment of the Security Savings Bank assets by the re-
cciver? The remnant Of property be sold now as
well any other time. and the receiver promised to
sell six months ago. Please throw some light the
subject. A DEPOSTTOR.
The New York herald., 1878-11-15

examination before the police judge Smith admitted
having voted but urged that he was not aware that
he was doing wrong having voted last year unchai-
lenged. The penalty for illegal voting is one year in
the penitent tiarY.
The New York herald., 1878-11-15
WILLIAM c. BARRETTS TRANSACTIONS

ii will be remembered that few years ago William
G. Barrett, thcn the senior member of the firm Of
Barrett, Redheld e. Hill, abscondcd with a large
amount Of funds committed to him by clients. III
March. 1870, Mcssrs. William Thomas Thompson and
William M. Ramsay instructed him TO procure for
them an investment Of $4,000 which they had IN tho
Bank Of British North America. About the same
time Mrs. Margaret G. Hslpne, widow of Charles
q. Halpne, asked Barrett, her legal adviser
to procure loan for her on her house In Forty
seventh street. and for this purpose she executed
mortgage to Thompson Ramsay for $17,5OO. which
she left with Hrctt and the latter received from Mr.
Thompson draft for the amount OH the Bank Of
British North America which it's local agency paid by
. check on the Merchants National Bank Of Now
York The check was payable to the order of Mrs Hal
pine and delivered to Barrett who received pay
mcnt Up to Mr.. Barretts flight in 1876. he paid in
sercst punctualy to Thompson 4 Ramsay. After
this interest was demanded from Mrs. Hapine. and
The declared her Endorsement on the check to be
forgery and that sho received Of the money
Mrs. Halpine thcreupon brought suit against Thomp-
son 4 Ramsay. in the Supreme Court. to cancel the
mortgage. in which she was successful. Then Thomp
son Ramsay sued the Bank OF British North Amer
ics, in the superior Court. and got judgment for
$17.t0o. Tho banks appeal argued before the
Superior Court General Term, yesterday and decision
was reserved.
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REAL ESTATE TO EXCHANGE.

OK nnA -27Xs5XlOO-RARE OPPORTUNITY
p tC.OOO.fAshion.bly ioested. unexeeptonaels.
and elegant New York city kesidsnee, mort
gagged s25 600 sale exchange by desiring
the country TO smaller mouse in New DIRK
Broaglvn. agents noticed Principals only. with
tn particulars address OWNER box io4 Herald
Office
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POsT OFFICE NOTICE.

p0sr OFFICE NOriOs-rdH FoKEt,iS MA.rs
l. Tor the week ending saturday. August 81 1918 VIA
this Office tuesday. At r. NJ for Europe oy
steamship Wyoming via Queenstown: on Wedn sdS' AT
T. M for EUROPE by steamship Boshnia wa QlaeLstown
correspondence for France 80 bs 'orwsred by 'h sc
must specially Addressed and at r. NJ Tor fnahee
direct, by steamship Vile de Pans !avre; on Ihurs
day, At $3.50 A NJ ior Europe, By ste nmship Baltic VI.
Queenstown tor Germany AMI france 70
be forwarded by this steamer must be specially
and IL NJ Europe, by steamship Frisa wa fiy-
mouth. Cherbourg ana Hambnrg; Saturday. At 80 A.
NJ Europe by steamship City Of kiehnond via Queens
scotland TO be ior
wardcd by this steamer must DO specially addressed ana
A. VI. for ScstlAmu direct by steamship Crassis VIA
Glasgow. and AT IL 30 A. for EUROPE by steamship
oder, via Southampton aud bremen. The steamships
WYOMING. Bothnx. Baltic and city Of Richmond do not
take mails for Denmark, Sweden ana Moray The mails
for II zyti Kingston Ia leave New York August ~
The for HAyti SAvana &c leave New YORK August
81 The mails for Apnwa ana south Pacific ports Leave
81 The malls the West Indies Porto
Rico and ycnexusia Leave New YORK August 81 The
mails Australia &C. San Francisco September 2
The mails tor China and Japan leave san Francisco Sop
TENDER IT. TuOS. L. JAMES Postmaster.
Poxr NV YORK August ~ lSIS
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DIRECTORY FOR ADVERTISERS.
HERALD BRANCH OFFICE 2e9 BRoADwAy..
n6pEE nay AND NIGHT FOX RECEPTION OF
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ANluSE VI u Y ~

INIFTl Avenue InEAf9E.
II Lessees and Maua-ers..... "NH"i"'
TO-DAY At .
FIRST MATINEE OF THE SEASON
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TJOl FOR HUH BRIDGE FOR is CkSTs.-wEsr
llside Boulevard stage Line will 40
minutes from SD aud 9th and 59th aud Sth
direct to 10th amt High Bridge Hotel. commencing
sunday September l. aud will continue daily thereafter
Through fare IL cents.
u ENTUCKY DaAws AUGUST 81 TICKETS. 81.
NLoussna draws September 10. Tickets, 81; Halt 81.
Daily drawings morning, tickets 81 evenings. 81 50
Sealed risks taken Our private pArlor at ss
are open from A. NJ. until 2. v. II. NATHAN, ISL aud
S3S Broadway
L ENTUCKy STATE DAILY DRAWINGS.
N WHOLE TICKETS. ST. AND 81 90
OPEN AND SEALED RISKS TAKEN.
OPEN EVENINGS TILL o OCL lCk.
BuLLARD CO.. Brokers, DOT Broadway. near goth 1t.
u COMMONWEALTH DISTRIBUTION COMPANY.
FIFTH GRAND DRAWING AT LOUISVILLE. KY,
sEPTEMBEk 30, 1878. SEPTEMBER 80. 1878.
NEARLY 1000 PRIZES. siI54oo IN CASH.
TICKETS ONLY 81 EACH; HALVES ST.
JACKSON CO., BANKERS, 50 NASSAU ST.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-20
cnra a lKsnansia.

Milk and lime-water are now ire
q1ently prescribed by physicians IN cases
Of dyspepsia and Weakess Of the stom-
ach, and in some cases are said to prove
very beneficial. Many persons who
think good bread and milk great lux
ury frequently hesitate to eat it, for the
reason that the milk viii not digest read
ily; sourness of stomach viii often fol-
low. But experience proves that lime
water and milk are not only food and
medicine at an early period of life, but
also at q later, when, as in the case
of infants, the functions Of digestion
and assimilation have been seriously i'm
paired. A stomach taxed by gluttony,
irritated by improper food, inhamed by
alcohol, enfeebled by disease, or other
wise untitled for its duties-as is shown
by various symptoms attendant upon in
digestion, dyspepsia, diaTrhRa, dysentery
and feYer-will resume Its work, and DO
it energetically, on an exclusive diet Of
bread and milk and lime-water. A COB
let of cows milk may have four table
spoonfuls of lime-Water added TO it with
good effect. The way to make lime
water is simply to procure q few Jumps
of unslacked lime, put the lime IN a
stone jar, and water until the lime i
Stacked and of about the consistency Of
thin cream the lime settles, leaving the
pure and clear Gme-water at the top.
Great care should be taken not to get
the lime-water too strong. Keep to the
direction as to the consistency, and when
the water rises pour it of without OBJ.
tanning any Of the lime. This water is
also good to apply to burns and scalds.
In slaking the lime, take care that none
of the particles fly into the eye.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-20
How a Woman Doss t.

Some cTusty old curmndgeon thus tells
how a woman goes to work to mail a
letter. It is libel on the sex. Some
of the girls will make it red hot for him
if he is discovered:
"Any day when you have time you
can see how she does it by dropping
into the post-ofice. She arrives there
with letter in her hand. It is a sheet
of note in a white envelope. She halts
IN front of the stamp window, opens her
mouth to ask for stamp, but suddenly
darts away to see if she has made any
error in names or dates. 1t takes her
five minutes to make sure of this, and
then she balances the letter on her
finger, and the awful query arises in her
mind: Perhaps it is overweight" She
steps to the window and asks the clerk
if he has three-cent stamp, fearing that
he hasn't, and she looks over every COM
partment in her portmonnaie before she
finds the change to pay for it. The fun
commences as she gets the stamp. She
hddles around to one side, removes her
gloves, closely inspects the stamp, and
hesitates whether to "lick" il or wet her
finger She finally concludes it wouldn't
be nice to show her tongue and wet her
finger and passes it over the envelope.
She is so long picking up the stamp
that the moisture is absorbed and the
stamp slides off the envelope. She
tries it twice more with like success, and
getting desperate, she gives the stamp
''ick" and it sticks. Then comes the
sealing of the letter. She wets her finger
again, but the envelope flies open, and
after three minutes delay she has to
pass her tongue along the streak Of dried
mucilage. She holds the letter long
time to make sure that the envelope is
all right, and finally appears at the win
dow and asks: "Three cents is enough,
is it?' eyes, ma'am."9 ''This will go
ont to-day?" Certainly" "Will it go
to Chicago without the name of the
county % "Just the same" "What
time will it reach there?" Tomorrow
morning" She sighs, turns the letter
over and over, and finally asks "Shall
drop it into one of those places there p
eyes, ma'am." She walks up in front of
the six orifces, closely scans each one of
them, finally makes choice, and drops
mo she doesn't. She stops to see where
it will fall, pressing her face against the
window until she fiattens her nose out
of shape, and she doesn't drop it where
she intended to. She, however, releases
it at last, looks down to make sure that
it did not fall on the floor, and turns
away with a sigh Of regret that she
didn't take one more look at the super
scription."
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-20
curlasHies Of Earth.

At the city of Medina, in Italy, and
about four miles around it, wherever the
earth is dug, when the workmen arrive
at distance of SO eet, they come to q
bed of chalk, which they bore with an
auger, FIVE feet deep. They then with
draw from the pit before the augur is
removed, and upon lis extraction the
water bursts up through the aperture
with great violence, and quickly fills the
newly made well, which continues full
and is affected neither by rains nor
drought. But what is the most remark
able in this operation is the layer of
earth as we descend. At the depth of
IA feet are found the ruins of an ancient
city, paved streets, houses, floors and
different pieces Of mason work. Under
this is fonnd soft, oozy earth, made up
Of vegetables, and at 20 feet large trees.
with the walnuts still sticking to the
stem, and the leaves and branches in a
perfect state Of preservation. At % feet
1eep soft chalk is found, mixed with a
vast quantity of shells, and tie bed is
Il feet thick. Under this vegetables sre
found agaiU.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-20
The Devils Fruit.

Potatoes were first introduced at Mos
COW by Mr.. Rowland, between eighty
and ninety years ago. At first people
would neither plant nor touch them,
saying they were the devils fruit, given
to him on his complaint to God that he
had no fruit, when he was told to search
in the earth for some, which he did and
found potatoes. A curious BerWickshire
legend, which, however, is palpably
anachronical, attributes the introduction
of potatoes into Scotland to that famous
wizard of the north, Sir Michael Scott.
The wizard and the devil, being in part
nership, took lease of q farm on the
Merton estate, called the Whitehouse.
The wizard was to manage the farm /:
the devil managed the capital. The
produce was to be divided as follows :
The first year, Sir Michael was to have
allthat grew above the ground, and his
partner all that grew below the second
year their shares were to be Just the
opposite way. His Satanic Majesty, as
is usual in such cases, was fairly over
reached in his bargain; for the wizard
cmningly sowed all the land in the first
year with wheat, and planted it in the
second year with potatoes so that the
devil got nothing for his share but wheat
stubble and potato tops; and this scourg-
ing rotation Sir Michael continued until
he had not only beggared his partner,
but exhausted the soil. In spite Of this
legend, however, we must begin to give
credit to Sir Walter Raleigh for having
been the introducer Of potatoes into this
country. The first that tried them, We
are told, fell into the very natural mis-
take Of eating the apples, and disregard
in0 the roots.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-20
Amnnni,, in fha Kifchan.

The pantry shelves are getting grimy,
or finger marks around the door lstehes
and knobs are looking dark and un-
slightly. For lack Of time they are left
day after day, for it is hard work to
scour all the time, and it wears OF the
paint, too. The husband keeps his bot
tie of oil, or perhaps a large car holds it,
for he never stints in that. Now sup
pose his wife has her bottle of spirits Of
ammonia to use. She takes basin Of
water and a clean cloth, Just puts on .
few drops Of the fluid and wipes of all
the dirt. 1t is worth more than q half
days labor, and does not hurt the paint,
either. She could put q few drops in
her dishwater and see how easily the
dishes could be cleaned; q few drops on
a sponge would clean all the windows IN
the sitting-room, making them shine
like crystal. It would take the stains
of the teaspoons, and teaspoonfu in
the mop-pail would do more toward
washing up the kitchen floor than ten
pounds of elbow-grease applied 10 the
mon handle. A housewife has Just as
much right to make her work easy aud
expeditions as her husband has. II she
does not do it, the fault is her own in
great measure.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-20
Ia Prnctina Of Writinn.

One way, and that a very important
one, in which we can use our learning is
by expressing our thoughts. This is
/ almost selfeVident from the fact that
knowledge unless applied, can be pro-
/ ductiVe of no advantage or profit, and
/ this application is expression, in other
words use of facts. Again cur abili-
ties are estimated, not by what we IN
reality do know, or think we know, but
by what we make known to others-by
what we reveal or put forth, for who can
| discover the secret thoughts of the mind,
or form any idea Of the unreyealed
knowledge. One may have a mind de-
yelOped in the highest degree By study,
yet If he does not drive it against resist
ances there are not evidences Of intel
lectual development. We meet men
every day who have a good college edu-
cation, but don't amount to g ''row Of
pins" because they don't utilize what
they have learned.
Now everything we do, however small,
requires some thought. We may build
/ q house, work out an invention, or solve
out an intricate problem of science; in
any case the same mental process is in
Volved. So it clearly follows, if we wish
70 realize in inspiring anticipations Of
the present, we must not only acquire
the learning itself, but also this greater
power of thinking, because by this is the
magnitude of our deeds measured and
limited; beside, it seldom fails our pur-
pose and by its exercise only can habit
Of accurate reasoning, correct opinions,
and sound judgment be formed. It Is
all essential to the divine, the statesman
and the philosopher. 1t seems to me
We do not know anything until we can
express it-can tell it-can put it in
words We surely do not in the eyes of
others then is there any reason why we
should think so? Now the acquisitions
Of many of Us are but collection of faint
and imperfect ideas running through
our minds irregularly and at random.
We usually pay not much attention to
facts except those which are more par
ticularly connected with what We do or
intend to do; at all others we cast but
glance and pass them by. Again, the
most of US have no method by which to
work. We know not where to COM
menee or where to stop on a subject.
We can not distinguish perfectly be-
tween what belongs to a question, and
what does not nor do We know the re-
lations Of the different divisions of the
same. Now what we want Is something
to put a disOrdered mass relating to a
certain subject into perfect whole, and
we find writing to be q wonderful in
strument to this end, because it obliges
US to recall ideas almost forgotten, to ana
lyze them thoroughly, to reject those we
do not want, to retain those only which
relate to the subject in question, to ar
range them in perfect form, and then to
express them in language.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-20
TIE Stack6arton.

Perhaps the first object in an English
barnyard to arrest the attention of an
American observer would be the appear
anCe of the stackbarton. Every hay
stack is neatly raked and pulled by
hand, so as to present firm front 10 the
weather; the bottom Is leveled out with
a hay knife to the extent Of three or
four feet, and the top surmounted by a
tapering and picturesque covering Of
haulm sufficient to Withstand the heavi-
est rain storm and effectually resist the
inclemencies Of the winter. The grain
stacks English agriculturists seldom
preserve their produce in covered barns
as is the custom here) are, for the most
part, constructed on an elevated SADDLE,
supported at the four angles by hewn
stone pillars, but of much greater diam
eter, so as to prevent rats and other YER
min that cannot progress in an inverted
position from getting into the NOW.
These, too, are protected by covering
of hauIm, and remain in position until a
convenient time arrives for threshing,
which operation is performed by an tin
Grant fraternity, as in this country,
though almost invariably by steam
power. One of the greatest stack-yard
eniences-indeed, IN a climate so
noted for its changeability, an almost in
dispensable adjunct-is the patent "Rick
cover" an appliance calculated, IN some
degree, to obviate the ill-effeets Of sum-
mer rain storms. These articles are
made of various sizes, to suit every re-
requirement, the covering being of
waterproof canvas, suspended tentWise,
upon a cross-bar pendant between two
uprights. The whole is elevated and
kept in position by means of pulleys, the
operation Of erecting or taking down
occupying but few minutes, while the
canvas can be raised or lowered at will,
as the progress Of the stack necessitates.