New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-16
LABOR OMYIA VINCIT.
From Hrrper,s Weekly. Jan. 90, le

From Hzrper's Weekly, Jan. 90, 1881.
We have recently had brought to our notice
rcmarkaO example Of the truth OF tne adage lLa
labor cOnqucrs all things. -
birth applipd l0r admission to Columbia College. After
passing AN excellent examination, lie was admitted
siantly improved I'LL at the close OF his four years
he aduoged worthy Of delivering tue Latin
class He conquered hs position by the mosI asslduous
labor. under circumstances that might have appalled,
even courageous man in the Possession of all MS
iacuities lie mad prepared under his direction,
prepared himself, upon Cardboard, IN
raised tt,ers and dag grams, the tiki Of the
every day lessons In classics and the Necessary
mathematical figures such preparation often costing
letters and diagrams he could, by his delicate touch,
reId ana drm"nstr4ic W.T. great facility iiIs minu was
crarucss AM accuracy. Difficulties tus seemed
to lIlut Ihmi lie took hiyh rank In every
siut, ut cxcellsd IN mathematics His ine mind and
unnlslug sprt never rested I'll all difficulties had
b. overcome, and was master OF me subject After
non he Taught private pupils aud in such nt l.
VliS he had he continued and extended his
Hiiy o. ttuUnLlCs some Two or three years ago be
,onI Inat Inc SATISFACTORY solution IT problem upon
W zen he engaged required knowledge OF the col.
oil VaTlOus-an aOStri>c Ora Gu, 70 which ne had
mid iuLle or no attention. He Immediately, S1l0
n0rc began "A thorough investigation. lie gathered by
purchase aud from prya,e ana college Drries all mat
was To be mad upon the subject He found that nothing
Of Importance concerning mad ever been published by
an American author; inst tue only systematic WORK
upon IL mat appeared IN English published IN Eng
lnd thirty years 90 out priIi, very dfncut 70
OBTAIN, and that 5luCe it, publication ne subject had
been greatly extended ana improved 10y the hIJOrs OF
gli~h, French and German mathenaticdhs that toe
vi ,nese la0Ors were inaccessible 10 tne general
reader beng contained IA communications 10 mathe-
u.t.cai Journals and learned 0r III certain
special works lie iureupOn uDderto Ok the preparation
"a treatise wincl 7aOuld pIcSent Ia simple manner
every present known concerning tls OrancA III
Mathematics. nOt.tug OF tuc French ana Ger
uitn Lin.Layca had translated 10 him, often Dy
people tOuI SIMPLY Translate tie wOtds dnd not
III, 10 ain, he frrncA aud German essays and
thlH dIrduess nut III the clear lgnt OF his
oAn mind, wrought simplicity out Of complex
it. T.c Uy amAuucusis accessible 10 hlm was per
ignorant Jdcinatics, wnlch increased the
bar,sslcht under wAicn ne laOOrcl. 10 THIS amGDuen-
hs ne his work. winch Is now competed, and Ii
believed 10 b. the only thorough. simple ana systematic
treatise liz subj, IN tue kLglish perhaps IN any
ninPT language. lhc name VI THIS WORK, wlc1 would
Ue a credit any man, and winch, under the circum
s.auc-s, - simply marvellous ~ A treatise on the
Ccuus OF I.r,tons,' Oy Lewis b. CARL, VI Flushing,
y lrc.s tOuu y. New York.
ne mas one more uitcuity In connection
vIlh II, aud that Is IA ia puDfcgiUu Ills publisher
requires SUBSCRIPTIONS lUr 300 copies before he Will UNI
urrlhc 1t. Mr. Udrii, besides giving away Rls
moor years cUurageOuSy underasen 10 procure.
There dOubO mat WA succeed, Tor surely
la Gor, properly directed coLqucrs all tninSs.
The work viii be pub shed by D. Van Nostrand, No 70
Murrny., New. Yorh ty, who VIII lve any Inform.
with regard ~ 4 that may 90 desired