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Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR oy THE HERALD
The HERALD la always foremost in advocating the
suppression Of wrongs and in the defence Of right.
Let mo then call your attention to . gross outrage
that is constantly occurring in this city, refer to
the diamond auctions" $50 caed) that held from
time to time Auctions advertised to be sales Of
bankrupt stock and are SO worded and carried out
as to mislead the public and swindle many. The
facts of that these saes instead OF being
collections of job lots OF stones almost always
the property Of dealer who attends the sale
with his 'cappers'' and swindles the public into
paying great deal moro for the stones than they
would bring in any respectable establishment. The
trouble is that these 'inock" auctions carried
by regularly licensed sufficiently reputable nuc-
tfoDeers. 1t is dangerous revival OF the ''mock
auction" swindle the HERALD has In the past SO
effectually denounced. An investigation OF thaso
facts will prove them to be as have stated.


q. n. q.
Year: 1879

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-


There seem to be all sorts Of complsints about
the elevated roads. but few. II any. about the time
they make; let me have my say. At night. after
hard days work. poor fellow don't know what he
can depend on between ave and seven o'clock. We
have been told that we were going to have rapid
transit but all the old residents Of Harlem know
that we are not much ahead o. the old ways. few
evenings since took my seat in the at Hanover
square minutes to six p. NJ. and before was
half way across the bridge Third avenue the boat
that left Fulton street at six p M item minu es later
than left Hanover square) making her landing.
few mornings ago came down on the steamer
that left Harlem Bridge at Quarter-past eight A. NJ
and was on the dock at Fulton ferry in
minutes. Wherein blessed with the "L''
roadf SN$*S
Year: 1879

ID THE EDTroR OF THE HERALD:-


Some months since the subject of pure milk and
tho best method OF furnishing it to the consumers
in this city was discussed by men we'll known In
this community, reported in the HzRALD. wish
to ask what has become Of this movement From
the we'll known character Of some Of the gentlemen
who seemed to be Interested in the matter we had
reason to expect good results. Months have passed.
and still Obliged to submit to the frauds OF
the milk venders. and thousands Of mothers ask the
reason why. II the gentlemen referred to Will ap-
peal to the women Of this CITY they will find ample
encouragement. In my own circle of acqusintsnces
many with myself plead for pure milk.


MOTHER.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


/ wish to call the attention OF the Third avsnue
'L road officials to the hlthy condition OF the Third
avenue crossings at 12sth street. in quence OF
the dirty water constantly running down from the
track above. This has been the case for at least
month past the great annoyance OF people having
to the avenue, and in many instances persons
have complained of their clothes being injured and
spoiled This great nuisance should be remedied at
once. would suggest that the company supply
sufficient number OF the same kind of pans now in
ut the depots or something similar to them. y.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HEnALD:-


win you be kind enough to inform many OF your
readers why the Board of Police don't send the pay
ron of the inspectors. who were employed at the
last election. to tho Comptroller? INSPECTOR.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HEnALD:-


Now that Great Jones street has been repaved and
made quite thoroughfarc would like to ask IL
there is way 10 prevent the great nuisance Of
from twenty to thirty wagons standing in the street
every night and all day Sunday? These wagons pro-
ject in the street their whole length. and in
formed that is contrary to ordinance and against
the order of the Police Board. a SUFFERER.
Year: 1879

At meeting of property owners in westchester
county and the southwestern section of Connecticut.
held at Rosedale the other day. considerable enthu
siasm manifested in favor of contemplated
railroad between the rapid transit lines Of this city
ana Glenvlle. Conn 1t is proposed to connect at
Glenville with the partially constructed Ridgeheld
and New York Railroad. running from Rdgeheld to
Danbury, and at the latter place connect with the
New York and New England Railroad


From Portchester to Pelham it woul1 run south Of
the New Haven Railroad. and cross the Harlem River
branch road some distance below New Rochelle, and
thence run between the main line and the branch
road to Harlem River, near Third avenue. 1t re-
marked by of tho gentlemen present
that, according to the past increase in
the population of New York city, it would
exceed two millions within the next twenty years,
and that large proportion OF the vast addition would
seek homes in Westchester county that every knoll
and available building site from Yonkers to Port
Chester would be required for building purposes 1t
is intended to hold another meeting in favor of the
movement at an early day, when some prominent
men from this city are expected to be present.
Year: 1879

think they will rule about the same as last year
although the elevated roads have appreciated prop
erty up town what ii was year ago. The ex-
tent of the advance Is not yet fully seen Real estate
in general is on tho eve of Improvement Landlords
have had a great many delinquents. Property has
been hold at fictitious value in some sections. and
have had to sustain heavy losses In that re-
spect. The advance in values on the east side Is
about fifteen per cent the lowest point OF two
years ago"


The few remaining lots on Fifth avenue. below the
Park are in demand. The recent large purchases by
the Vanderbilt family ON that thoroushfare have
given q fixed character to the blocks Immediately
south of the Park and in short time that magnlh-
cent will present unbroken line OF paatial
mansions from Madison square to the most beautiful
pleasure garden on this continent, If not in the
world. The rapid transit roads will accomplish the
rest in populating the great districts skirting the
Park and beyond The turn has come and the future
"looks bright"
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR HERALD


letter in the HERALD, signed "Pro Bono Pub.
hco," complains of tramps being admitted into the
reading room of the Cooper Union. Have wa
come to this that every man is considered tramp
who cannot dress ir the latest fashion? The person
W no signs "Pro Bono Pubico'' must be that
the renowned and venerable Peter Cooper in
tended that noble institute for the public good and
never intended that poor men out OF employment
and having good conduct should be debarred the
privilege OF seeking information in their leisure
hours from the library purchased for such pur-
poses. Rather than spend said hours in tho
porterhouse. or in other places OF bad repute,
too many do whose education and habiliments and
not their good conduct screens them from the mpu-
tation OF ramps these poorly dressed men prefer to
read and study This person, so desirous of eject
ing tramps and seeking respectable society has fac


ties sufficient in the Cooper Union to learn that it
what is termed respectable and high toned society
that have produced the tramps in this well in
every other country, but if correspondent had
his way there would be no Cooper Unions where poor
men could discern the OF their misery or be-
sufficiently enlightened to peaceably apply
remedy. Persons of extensive and practical know-
edge have learned long time ago not to judge Of
men by their outward appearance.


ONE OF THE TRAMPS.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR HERALD:.-


When in front of your Office. about six o'clock
last evening noticed man vino apparently in
distress. approached him and found that he was
suffering from deep wound inflicted in his head.
His head. face and neck were covered with blood
and his shirt saturated He sober man. but
was in semi-conscious condition account OF
loss of blood. l Immediately called policeman.
whom l requested to for the by.
stander suggested that the injured man be
taken to police surgeon, to which the officer
replied why don't you take him % Throughout
the whole of the matter the officer grossly
civil only to myself but to the others who urged
upon him the necessity of the man receiving imme-
diate attention. Finally after considerable delay and
parley during which the wound bled profusely the
officer prevailed upon by the crowd to take the
man in charge. The number of this brilliant
ment to the best police III the world" is 2060 This
matter should receive the attention or the proper
authorities. HUMANITARIAN.
Year: 1879

CHICAGO, August The congressional
Labor Committee to day heard William
Stewart, wholesale grocer. He thought
the country was in fine condition, and
especially the northwest. He thought
there was money enough in the northwest,
and the oaIy thing that would hinder the
prosperity of the country was abundant
money.


Chairman Wnght-Don't you know
that four hundred millions are locked up
IN the United States treasury


Answer / know that if they was not
locked up in the treasury to secure them,
greenbacks would not now be floating
around at par.


He believed 10 contracting the fictitious
money Of the country and in letting out
the real money. gold and silver.


0. W. Potter, President of the North
Chicago Rolling Mills, reported that busi
ness was very prosperous with the 1000
men employed, and he looked for better
prices for labor and product within year
Prison labor was an execrable system. He
thought the president did right to veto the
anti Chinese bill because it violated a
treaty, but he favored prohibiting Chinese
from landing in America.


The committe adjourned to meet in
Omaha and thence go to San francisco.
Year: 1879

No use of having the chills, no use of
headache, ,or any of the ills that come from
a disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case--will
relieve the system and make you feel like
new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

1nneration.-Tne citizens of this city are
very anxious that the question OF the an
nexation OF Manchester to Richmond should
be settled. MANY seem to think that the
City Council erred in not acting upon the
question at their last meeting, as it will be
almost impossible for the Legislature to take
any action upon it during this session. It
will come up before our City Council ut
their next meeting.
Year: 1879

LADIES' SUPPER TONIGHT THE ladies of
the Centenary Methodist Episcopal church
will give fine supper at No. 41O east Grace
street tonight and tomorrow night, for
which they ask the generous patronage of
the public. The ladies of this church, by
reason of long experience, are successes,
whether as excursionists, tourists, or cater
ers, and are sure to have everything nice
and teniptin G.
Year: 1879

IChicagO Times.


"please, sir. to let mamma 90 home
with us. If you send her away there'll
be no one to take care of little Alice !;
and then she's so good to all of US. We
won't let her 60 away again and-and
get drunk, and she won't want to, we
love her so. Please to let her CO."


"But doesn't your mother spend her
money for drink which ought to buy you
bread and butter?"


ssOnIy once In awhile, sir; there never
was better mamma than ours, and we'll
take such good care of her and be SO
good that she won't want any more whis-
key, cause it's that, sir, which makes her
bad once in while." splla


"What have you to say, MADAME You
have been let of so many times on good
promises that ] am losing faith in YOU"
"Your Honor, know don't deserve
any mercy at your hands, but for the
sake of these darling children let me try
once more to be the good mother they
think ] am. God only knows why l
can't help drinking and why should
degrade myself by getting drunk and
then abusing these innocent little chill
dren.. thought this would be the last
time and that they would be so much
better off without me that said would
drown myself, and was angry when q
policeman pulled me out of the lake and
Saved my miserable life. don't do any
thing to feed and clothe them; why do
| they love and pity me SO? only spend
their hard-earned money for drink. How
much better for them If could be dead!
have helpless little babe at home who
was almost starved, / know, and yet
none of them ever complained. My
God, what a thing / am! You don't
know how despise myself. Is there
any hope for me, do you think, sir? !
wish / could deserve their kindness and
love and your mercy. If you can let me
go again my broken promises shall be re-
newed, and I'll swear by the help of my
Maker to keep them in the future"


"Let the fine be 500, but l will sus-
pend it and try her again." 1H
A scene III the North Side Police Court
on MONDAY last is only half reproduced
| III the above-naTated 'cello4sfy betwee
Justice Kaufman and two others-one
a woman forty-five years ofage, but with
an apparent experience of the saddest
kind stamped on her features and the
other a child not yet nine years old.
There were ether parties present who did
little but smother the sobs which choked
off any attempt to speak. There were
other children Of the dissipated mother
"a daughter twenty-one years of age,


very neatly but plainly dressed, and with


an, Intelligent and cultivated counte--
nance; a son two yeats younger, and
another boy about seven. This last child
and the little girl, who pleaded for her
mother. were standing on either side OF
the woman and clinging to her dress and
hands. The woman was Mrs. Mary


and she was before Justice Kaufmann for
being drunk and disorderly. The term
"disOrderly" is well known TO cover .
multitude of sins and misdemeanors,a land
in this case applied more to an attempt
to commit suicide than anything else
On the day previous an officer had seen
her wandering along the lake shore and
kept so close q watch on her movements
that he enabled to be at hand and pull
her from the lake soon afier she had
plunged head foremost beneath It's waves
from one of the piers. -r
Year: 1879

The Pima Indians should be taken from their present location on Salt River, and placed by themselves, where they will uot come in contact with white people. The lands they are settled upon are owned by bona 6de citizens, who located them, and are kept from their peaceful occupation by old Chin-chi a -cum, one of the meanest old wretches on the face of the earth. We learn there is land enough at tine confluence of the Verde with Salt River to make these Indians X good reservation, which can be purchased at a reasonable figure. Then why not make the purchase and have thi: vexed Indian question settled. Owners oi land in the valley of Salt River will be lo;h tc give up their property along the Salinas tC these simple, pure and ill-used red men just because some Indian Agent so recon mends. Buy reservation by all means and not try to dispossess honest white mer of their property for the purpose of pre- senting it to the carrion eaters belonging tc the Pima tribe.
Year: 1879

A Board of survey was ordered to meetrat Yuma, on Tuesday, for the purpose of fix ing rhe responsibility and properly placing the damage certain chair sustained while m course of transportation. The order was a good one. Chairs are handy articles in the army, when there are no Indians on the war path
Year: 1879

The Republicans in the Senate have de-
cided to insist upon the Democratic leaders
explaining their construction of the sixth
section of the Army Bill. In caucus held
by the Republican Senators Friday, Sena-
tor Conkling said, THE Republican party
does not want the President to use the
army as police force to patrol localities
where elections are being held, to intimi-
date voters and make it appear that this is
bayonet ridden country. They do not
assert that he has this right, but they do as
sers that he has right to quell riots at the


polls and secure free elections from the in
reference of rife clubs and other organiza-
tions. This IL the platform on which the
Republicans Of the Senate have decided to
stand, and If the Democratic Interpretation
of the sixth section coincides with the
views of the Republicans, they win unan.
imously vote for the passage Of the bill, II
otherwise they win oppose it and preyenl
/ its passage at all llazardse
Year: 1879

1t seems that we are not to have State
Fair this season, at least there appears to
have been no action taken by the officers
OF the State Agricultural Society, and as
the season has so far advanced it will be
next to impossible to make necessary ar
rangements. Unless the exhibition possess
es sufficient attractions, to ensure its sue
cess it would be folly to attempt having q
fair, it 10 extremely improbable that ar
rangements can or will be perfected at
this late day. This State should have an
annual fair, but unless there is energy and
enterprise displayed by the management OF
the State society we will have no exhibit
ion this ssasOa. While this is to be re.
gretted, yet under the circumstances, it Is
better to have no fair this season than tc
risk complete future.
Year: 1879

Professor Riley, United States Entomol-
oglst, in d recent interview regarding the
outlook for grasshOppers in the west this
year, is of the opinion that although the
season has hitherto been favorable for their
development, yet they are Matching out in
such limited proportions that no damage
is anticipated. The Prof. says ''except
when they become prodigious multitude
in the northwest they viii never do serious
HARM" @
Year: 1879

One of the Stacy Filters recently tried at
this place makes the wheat test fully one-


half pound lighter than the old "swindling
brass KETTLE when carefully filled by an
expert The old tester filed in the Ordina-
ry manner makes the, wheat weigh fully
one pound heavier and yet we are not hap
Year: 1879

Girls, do you hear this Many good
men are crying, "Can't afford to marry. I"
Why Expense of supporting a wife. +"
Why support wife Might not wives
be made selfsuPpOrting, or partly so I
Isn't there something wrong in this sys-
tenn which makes matrimony dependent
on a mans ability to pay all his wife's
expensesf Is it not filing the land
with old maidsi Has it not done so
for the last half century, Who marry
most What racei The people who
care nothing for keeping up style. The
foreign-born, whose women turn to and
tend the shop. The cultivated Amer
lean Is not the marrying man. He likes
the goods on exhibition, but they're too
costly for his everyday wear. Hence.
eft they remain on the counter until
shop-worn. This is crying evil. Our
best men are not MARI, ing, because so
many of our girls are saying, " You
must take me for better, for worse, to
feed me, to clothe me, to house me. to
warm me, to keep me clad in the fash
Ion, to give me a house proportionate
70 my style, to keep me in pin money !;
and 1 viii condescend to live with YOU,
and take your money, and do nothing
to earn more, and to lament, if things
go wrsng, that l did not marry better,
and you must regard it as a great favor
on my part" This man wants you
pretty badly, but it's too heavy a con-
tract. Things must be arranged so that
you can carry more of your end of the
York Graphic.
Year: 1879

Tho deaf can hear by means Of tbei,


teeth J The audiphone, an instrument


reesnt;y invented by q western YANKEE


for alleviating the misery Of deafness


Is simply sheet Of vulcanized rubber


about one twenty-second Of an inch In


thickness, set firmly in handle Of the


same material. In the upper rim OF


this sheet are pierced some holes


through which passes a silken cord.


This goes down on the inner side of the


sheet, to the handle, through q slot In


which It passes. BY pulling this cord


the sheet is bent over ut any angle


which the user may desire. Each per-


son has TO ascertain for himself what


kind Of a curve of the rubber will ena-


bic him TO hear best. Generally IL IL


very slight-only about ten or twelve


degrees-though apparently the deafer
the person the greater the curve must


be. When used, the person holding Il
simply touches the upper edge Of the
ian OF audiPhOne against the teoth Of
the upper jaw. The voice Of the speak
or strikes upon this tense sheet Of rub
Der, and communicates to il vibrations
which are in turn impaired 70 the teeth.
and then pass to the auditory nerve.


With this operation the outer ear has
nothing whatever TO do. The delicate
machinery through which sound pass
ing from without makes an impression
upon the auditory nerve Is not used at
all. The outer ear may be stopped ND
10 far as it is possible 70 do IL,
and yet one hears distinctly the mo.
ment the audiphone is applied 10 the
teeth. 1t Is necessary TO use the teeth
Of the upper jaw for the reason that
they arc moro nearly in contact with
the auditory nerve: nor does it make |
much difference whether the teeth be |
one's own or artificial, 30 long AZ those |
artificial teeth be tightly fitted for
whom that Is the case the vibration Is |
impaired ~ we'll as when they are nat |
lral teeth. The inventor Is deaf him |
'elE He happened one day to hold a |
watch between his teeth, and noticed |
hat he could distinctly hear It's ticking,
.hough when be held IL TO his ear no |
'ound was audible. This set him TO |
that possibly he might be able |
o invent some device by which the
'ound OF the human voice could be
ranHmitted to the auditory. nerve |
through the medium of tube, Just A. |
he ticking Of the watch had been.
Year: 1879

Young man, when you see anything


you want, ask for it like u man. II
you want to borrow Eve dollars Of a
man, or if you only want to marry his
daughter, don't sidle up to him and
hang on TO your hat and talk politics
and religion and weather and tell the
old, stale jokes whereof you can't re-
member the point, until you worry the
old man into state Of nervous irrita-
tion. Go at him with . full head Of
steam on, and your bow-port open, like
an iron-clad pulling for a shore battery.
Snort and paw and shake your head If
you feel like it, no matter If it does
make him look astonished. Better "a.
tonish than bore him. Go into his
heart or his pocket-book, or both, il
amounts to the same thing, like brin-
die bull with curl in his forehead.
charging merino dress, eyes en- Ere.
tail up and dust flying. Then you'll
fetch him. Or possibly he may fetch
you. But never mind you'll accom-
plish something and show you aren't
afraid to speak what's on your mind.
And that's great deal more than YOU
would accomplish by the other method.
You needn't be cheeky, but you ought
to be straight Observation-Disclosures.
Haokeye.
Year: 1879

Notwithstanding the entire absence


Of timber or verdnre of any kind upon


tho mountains along the Colorado river.


they are ever-changing objects of beau
ty and interest, and the longer and


more studiously you gaze upon them
the more completely you are lost in adj
miration of them. In the evening, in
the interval just before and Immediately
after the decline of the great orb of
day, these earth-like giants point up
their ragged edges and grotesqre col
unns against a canopy that is q marvel
of celestial covering. At this time of
the year clouds sail maiestically over
the mountain-tops. From sunrise until
within an hour Of sunset the imperial
dome seems like great sapphire sus-
pended over the world. Then the east
ern mountains and the horizon above
color up in lilac and gold. A few mo-
ments after sunset the whole heavens
and mountains upon either side assume
lavender hue. So perfect and so deli
cate are the tracings of the mountain
outlines against the sky at this period
of the evening that the entranced vis-
ion follows them as readily as if they
were just SO many artistic pencilings
upon map or parchment. Yet all this
pales in comparison with the mirage on
a clear morning, which cuts up these
same mountains into castles, cathedrals,
fortresses, esplanades, gardens, forests,
and every other imaginable thing, or
topples them over, or suspends them
in the air at will. One can watch the
beautiful effects of mirage in this coun-
try with more delightful avidity than
any other one thing that can be pre-
sented.