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Year: 1879

Be careful not to overestimate your own
abilities. 1t is very natural to feel quite
convinced of your skill, and to be
aggrieved that your efforts are not more
specially recognized by your employers
but rest assured that in the end employers
will recognize any capabilIty you may
possess at its proper value, and are at all
times eager to avail themselves of any
elements you may possess that are advan.
tageous to their business. If, on the other
hand, your ability is recognized, bear in
the right path, and be careful not to sue


cumb to the inducements offered else


where by a slight advance of remunera.
ton. This is indeed the lock upon which
the hopes OF thousands Of young men
have foundered.
Year: 1879

Union. Nov. 15th.l


The dead body of private Robert
w. Coombs, of Company e. Eighth
Infantry, was found on tile beach
yesterday afternoon. Coombs had
been missing since Sunday morn
ing last, and the body had evident-
ly been in the water several days,
as the flesh about the head ard
neck was badly eaten away by fish
es and other marine animals.


Evidence obtained by Constable
Russell showed that deceased was
last seen on Sunday night. About
ii O'Clock he went into Burns's
saloon, at the foot of Fifth street,
where he took two drinks-one hot
and one cold-one closely following
the other. He started out in a very
few minutes. There was every
reason to believe that Coombs had
been drinking a good deal during
the day, but not enough to make it
very noticeable. 1t is supposed that
the two drinks last taken, added to
what had gone before, affected him
omewhat suddenly, and that he
walked down the wharf and fell
overheard.
Year: 1879

THE SPRAGUE CAsE.-J. NJ.
Brook, counsel for Sprague, pre-
sented o bill of exceptions in the
First District Court, reciting that
when the order fixing the day for
the execution of defendant was
made the prisoner was not present
nor did he in any manner waive
his right to be present. The Court
bill was amended by adding that one
of the counsel was present and cog
nisant of the proceeding, and that
the order was made in accordance
with the order of the Supreme
Court. In that shape the bill was
signed and this of itself it is claimed
by the defense carried the case
back to the Supreme Court, even if
the Governor had not respited the
prisoner for sixty days.
Year: 1879

OUR insides, as usual, will be found full of infor-
nation and interesting matter. They arc gotten
up by man of taste and judgment, who has moth
ing TO do for six days in the week. but select pieces
from the entire press Of the world. good patent
sheet is a good thing.-Coahomia


Yes, that's all very true. But we prefer
20 read the last years almanac, because the
man who made the almanac has a whole
year to gather his jokes and yarns, and il
stands to reason that he makes better Sc
lection than the patent inside man can, in
Just n week. He (the almanac maker) has
time to Gull from the newspapers and books
OF tho world, and TO draw upon the zodiac
and stars. 7 The almanac for fresh current
reading is preferable 10 the patent sides of
newspapers.
Year: 1879

Mr. Alexander, residing at No. 3O3 West
Fifth street, drew 5000 out Of the bank,
yesterday afternoon, and taking it to his
residence placed the roll in bureau drawer
in his bed room. This morning when he
arose he discovered that during the night
his apartment had been entered BY burg
lar and the money stolen. The thief must
evidently have known just where the
doodle laid, for nothing else in the room
was disturbed.
Year: 1879

The Travellers Insurance Company have
paid the widow of Harry Baldwin s. 800 on
tAe policy held by him, charging her 5000
for the expense of special investigation in
the case. This Company insures only
against accidents" and admits by this
payment that Harry Baldwin's death was
neither the result of suicide nor murder,
but that lie was accidentally killed. Such
decision by corporation with $500 at
stake is worth more in the case than mere
opinion.
Year: 1879

From the Davenport Gazette.


An elderly. good man in the First
ward, a prominent citizen, had an ex-
perience Friday night which showed
the kindliness OF his heart, though he
did get n beating for it. The affair
has two sides--serious and humorous.
1t was about o'clock when Mr.. Citi-
zen was disturbed by racket at his
front fence; he went out and found
horse plugging against the fence, while
in the cutter was an uptown citizen
too drunk to direct the horse Alright.
Our First-warder kindly concluded TO
take the rig and the man TO the latter's
home, and so jumped into the cutter
and drove for uptown, taking Second
street. Just above Fillmore street he
stopped at a grocery to see II he
comebody else To render the drunken
man the service, as he didn't like the
idea of footing it away back TO his
home so late at night. While he was
arranging with a young man to per-
form the service, the drunken fellow
gathered the reins up and drove Off
and as he did 50 another rig. with
young man and his sister in the cutter.
drove up TO the place. The young
man jumped out and went into the
grocery. The First Warder and his
young man stepped out of the door,
and the latter went up TO the cutter to
step into it. He suddenly turned to
his elderly friend with, "What are you
giving me? It's a woman in this cut
ter ~ woman was the response,
"Ill show you what kind of a woman
il is-it's Blank; he's got upon the seat
and wrapped himself up. / say here,
getting sober, eh?" and took hold OF
the party on the seat to give him
shake. Immediately a woman scream
ed, Let me be- Brother, brother,
come here" The brother was opening
the door when he heard the scream,
and he dashed at the First Warder
and gave him most severe beating,
knocking him right and left and
down, never waiting for an explanation
till after he was through. And then
he didn't for he bounded into the cut
ter and drove of. While the matter
was pretty serious for the victim, il
had such a ludicrous side to il that he
himself couldn't help laughing when
he was in the store washing the blood
of his face and clothing.
Year: 1879

preston from one of the three COL
rrs on the negative plates, each
negative, as has been noted, con-


aiming an exact percentage of col
,r which 1t retains and gives back
again to the paper with a mathe-


natical exactness of proportion
and a harmonious blending, giving
all the delicate shades OF color
found in nature.


Mr.. Rosenthal, in an explanatory
note, thus sums up some of the adj
vantages of this discovery: "This
process has been used with much
success in printing works upon art
science and industry. The necessa-
ry explanatory prints, which up to
this day have to be got up with
great expense and loss of time flor
they had to be designed, engraved
and then colored), for bouks can be
gotten up more correctly and more
comprehensively by this mode, as
the objects represented are placed
before he eye In natural color and
mathematically correct proportions
which gives special value for works
Of such useful character, and thus ii
has become possible to copy objects
In museums OF art and science and
industry to great perfection. This
invention will lead to n great re-
formation In the mode of pictorial
repr0ductiOns.',


OF the two specimens in our pos
session, one ia group of flowers in
which all their natural colors ap.
pear in perfection, not IN any thin
film, but as if they had been laid
on with liberal hand. The other
is landscape, with delicate shades
and nice gradations of color, and
with all the eXactness of detail
which is usually found in the ordi-
nary photograph.
Year: 1879

Since Daguerre made his great
discovery by which he could take
accurate impressions on plates by
the aid of solar light, large num-
ber of scientific men In all coun-
tries have been engaged in perfect
ing this discovery. The ambrotype
was an improvement on the dag
uerreOtype; then came the photo
graph, crude at first, but now so
perfected that it gives accurately
the outlines and details of every
Object with mechanical accuracy.
Then, the process was SO far i'm
proved that Impressions could be
taken instantaneously. Thus, the
race horse, flying over the track,
was photographed in every phase
of his gait. The swift railway
train and the swift steamship
could be taken at the top of
their speed. But the experiments
to find process of taking impress
ions in colors had been going on
for nearly forty years, with only
moderate advances towards the de.
sired end. Now and then we have
heard of important discoveries
which promised a solution of the
whole question. Men have devoted
their lives to this one discovery,
and have died without obtaining
the secret. 1t has never been
doubted by scientific men that the
secret would yet be given up. 1t
would be possible to photograph
from nature so that an exact tran
script cOuld be made as perfect in
color as 1t has been done for years
in mechanical outline and detail.


1t was reserved for a German
scientist and inventor, Joseph AL.
bert of Munich, to discover pro-
cess Of producing photographs In
colors. We have before US two ex
amples of this process sent by the
inventor TO Toby Rosenthal, the
well-known artist now temporarily y
residing in this city. They are
probably the only specimens of the
kind ever seen on this side Of the
country. They resemble water
oolors, and would readily be taken
as very good examples of that kind
of work. Mr.. Rosenthal thinks
that this discovery will, In time,
revolutioniZe most of the methods
employed in the pictorial arts. The
process has now been 30 far ad.
vanced that all the primary colors
are taken with great facility. Most
of the experiments heretofore made
have been prosecuted on the theory
that the photograph of colors must
be taken by one process or impres
sion as the coloiI less photograph
is now taken. The experiments
were all failures.


Albert discarded this methoG
which bad been SO fruitless, and
turned his attention to o careful


alaysis of the three primary colors
in nature, viz: red, yellow and blue


Afterwards he was enabled to trans
fer colors one at q time II
their respective proportions ol
negative of all the red qualities
contained in the object to be repro
duced. Then he took O negative o
all the yellow colors, aud next, al


of the blue. The camera Is ad


jusJed land that process is probably
a secret) so that the exact percent
age is taken of all the colors men


toned. The next process Is also al
important discovery by the sam
inventor, viz: the photograph


press. The plates having beef
etched by some process known t
the inventor, the sheet OF pape


which Is to receive the impression


is passed three times through tn
press, each time receiving on i'm
Year: 1879

The ship Templar, whose remark
able voyage has given rise to so
much attention, has been taken in
charge by the Health Officer, and
removed to Saucelito. DR.. Meal
lister says there is no material on
board for the fever to work upon;
yet all that can be done to put the
ship Il sanitary condItion-such
as thorough fumigation, destroying
the upholstering, boiling the cloth
ing of the crew, and paint
ing the cabin and the fore
castle-will be done. This will
take some days, during which
no communication will be
allowed with those on board.
Already supplies of medicine, pro.
visions, and fresh water have been
furnished for their comfort.


Twice in the history of this city
has the dreaded yellow fever made
its appearance, and on Government
vessels. The jamestown and Os.
sipee arrived from Panama and the
Mexican Coast, on which there had
been q fearful mortality, but no
case of the yellow fever has ever
been known to have been contract
led on shore Alta.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


On Tuesday evening Of last week had occasion
to go to Philadelphis the 10:15 T. NJ. train
on the Pennsylvana Road and had hardly gotten
out OF Jersey City before being accosted by fellow
passenger who represented himself o Texas cattle
drover who had just disposed OF q large drove Of
cattle in New York. The speech Of the man indi-
catod southern origin and his rough exterior gave
him the appearance q drover. he short Of
stature, quite stout, wore common check shirt.
gray pantaloons and vest. light souch felt hat.
but no coat. As he represented himself
as going home to Texas ut that timc
l was somewhat surprised two days later to him
again travelling toward New York ON the same road.
and then in character OF three card monte
player, and assisted by large, good looking man.
with ford face. gray mustache and brown suit.
They beat a passenger who hailed from Western
state out of some money BY their game write this
to put the pubiic and the railroads the track Of
these scoundrels. AS discovered the char
acter OF the man and the game notified the
duc,or, but the Fellow eludod him by getting of the
train ut Ezaoeth Newark. As it looks II these
fellows had murdered as well robbed Mr.. Ban
croft OF Georgia, VINO disappeared about the 1st Of
July, they should be looked after at by the
proper authorities. Yours truly. PASSENdER.
Year: 1879

10 THE EDITOR THE HERALD


Ii your articles about the liability of consumers
Of coal to be cheated by short weight result in the
adoption Of any plan by which the swindlers be
detc, ted it will be satisfactory to honest dealers
as to any portion of the community. 1t is
markable that many who weigh all the butter,
sugar. ice. &C.. they buy are careless abou,
the value they get for the money they invest in
coal often going long distance to buy at q reduc.
ton or fifteen cents per ton, aud yet appar-
emily Indifferent to whether they ges 1000 or
600 pounds in each load. Cannot a plan be sug
gested by which it may become easy and convenient
for consumers to ascertain the weight or each load
rs it IL dumped? COAL DEALER.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


A number of wagons always lying in Market
slip. and they could be easily kept in the 10 end
of the slip. with plenty of room tor anything to
pass on either SIDE The residents much tor
mented by gang Of roughs who use the wagons a.
breastworks and hide among them. They are like
bees hive all the evening up to tweive
O'Clock every night. and throw stones through the
windows and commit all kinds OF depredations on
the residents. II the wagons were removed it would
be great advantage to the residents, for the gang
would have hiding place then. and as they would
be exposed to view they would not remain Tho
wagons are left there by wheowright for repairs.
Please give space to the above. RESIDENT.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Is it not time tina. the police closed the Barclay
street gambling dens? This evening well
dressed young man. intoxicated and in charge of
of the proprietors, come out of there and stand
pleading for his money until tho villain tried to slip
up stairs and his victim in the lurch: but the
wronged man followed, and shortly after he again
appeared, together with the man who had robbed
him. aud who led him off toward Church street,
while the door through which they came out was
closed and locked, a side door being left crack.
Does this place not only aid in filling prisons
with defaulters, but also contribute to the support
OF our po ice force? L. +. Q.
Year: 1879

To THE EDIT THE HEnALD:-


Is there anything that be done to keep tho
gang Of loafers away from the corner of Seventh
avenue and Thirty-hrst street? At night you can.
not pass. and in tho daytime people are insulted.
decent young lady cannot pass without being
chirped ut. went to Captain Washburn and he
locked me up for the night, saying always
growing Ii the police would keep away from the
servants in the middle OF the block and try and keep
Oh the corners they would do much better. Please
insert this and pray that Commissioner MacLeau
will cast his "optcs" on it. JAMES MADDEN,


Thirty-frst street and Seventh avenue.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


Iwould ask that you the influence Of your
paper to abate nuisance that exists the south.
west corner of Thirty second street and Sixth
nue.. Daily are congrcgated in that spot number
of well dressed persons whom it would not be well
to call men. They haDtues Of the adjoining
gambling houses. They seem to hold levee with
the abando ned women who live in the neigh
borhood and yet have not the discrimination to
tinguish q lady when passing, tor often is the
object or their vulgar remarks. All this occurs in
the Twenty precinct ana lwould suggest that
Captain Williams, whose club has bcen SO long 81.
lent should exercise little here. where would
be or benefit and would keep his hand in.


VERITAS.
Year: 1879

lNorf-Letters intended for this column must b
accompanied by the writer full and address te
insure attention. Comolainants who are unwilling to
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


would call the attention OF the HrnA1p TO the
intolerable nuisance Of the Metropolitan Elevated
Railroad Company in having their road and rolling
stock repaired during the night thereby m akino it
impossible for the residents of upper Sixth avenue
to enjoy their necessary nights rest. Is thors
redress? SLEEP
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HRRALD:-


! wish you would let us know why the Street
Cleaning Department does not see to the cutters
in Pike street. between East Broadway and Division
street. They are always filled up with filthy water
and ashes. which causes great stink in East Broad
way ana Pke street. 1t is the dlrtiest street in the
Seventh ward; nay. in this city. A RESIDENT
Year: 1879

The clock has struck six,


And the morning is fair
While the east in red splendor is glowing;
There's dew on the grass, and song in the
air
Let us up and be off to the moving.


WouldSt know while wait


Ere the sunlight has crept
Der the fields where the daisies are growing
Why all night I've kept my own vigils nor
slept?
tbs to-day is the day of the moving.


This day and this hour


Maud has promised to tell
What the blush on her check was half showing.
II she waits at the lane, I'm to know all is
well,
And therell be Il good time at the moving.


Maud's mother has said,


And III never deny,
That girls heart there can be no knowing
oh, care not to live. and rather would
die,
If Maud does not come to the moving


What is it see?


'Tis u sheen of brown hair
In the lane where the peoples are blowing
there,
And therell be good time at the moving.


Six years have passed by,


And freely declare
That scarcely have noticed their going;
Sweet Maud is my wife, with her sheen of browl
hair,
And we had good time at the moving
s. H. ". ByerS, IN HarpcrS Magazine for JUty.
Year: 1879

The Modern ARGOS head is level when it
says: "There is no delusion in the state
ment often made by editors that the
selecting part of the business is the most
laborious task in the editorial work.
Year: 1879

Cean'ng Th@are.-The best thing for
cleaning tinware is common soda Dampen
a cloth and dip in soda, and rub the ware
briskly, after which wiped ry. Any black.
ened or dirty ware can be made to look as
well as new.
Year: 1879

face, but great scorr was in her voice as
| she replied


"Nliss Anstay would probably prefer
your rehearsal OF any part with herself as
all audience"


'Ethel in those days gone by you loved
me. DO not deny it, Your lips had not
then learned to hide tho impulses Of your
heart, your eyes could not lie; and I-oh,
my darling, in thought of the chains that
bound mo even thcn--have struggled in
such impotence that the angels might have
pilicd me. Base, unworthy as | am,
speak tho truth now. Why-why did
ever meet you, only to hayc you spurn me
thusf Ethel, it is not yet too latc. For
give the past and bo my Wife"


"4our wifc-yours? Sooner would
lay down my life. Yes, loved you once
why should deny it2-lovcd you with a
love that thought darkness light when you
shared 1t; loved you as now l loathc you.
20, in your falsehood, with your pcrjured
lips, back to the girl who has one SO rare
prize in lifcs lottery, and tell her of the
amusement you found in a country sojourn
no less playthng than Il woman's heart
tell hi your hand converted innocence
into knowledge, joy into wrechcdncss,
light into darkness, a girl INTO a woman
Then bid her lay her head upon your breast
press upon her lips the kisses you can yield
so well, and ask her if she is not proud of
such prize. Let her bind you closer in
her chains of gold. You thought mine
only OF pcrishablc flowers; but had you
trusted them l would have made them of
precious stones. Forgive you? For what?
For opening my eyes to mans trcachery
and worldly lust? For showing me the in
carnatc baseness which can be vcilcd in the
glory of the image Of his makeri Yes, |
forgive you even rs | scorn you. Go in
peacc!'


The June roses were once in bloom, as
Ethel Nlaync stood before Gods altar by
l'hlIip Vaugh's side and took upon herself
the solemn VOW TO love, honor and obey.


Nor was the man to whom she pledged
herself unworthy of such gift. He it was
who had thawed the frozen chaancls to Ter
heart, and had taught her once again tho
faith ana trust without which woman's life
is blightcd


The sun had hid himself for brief
while, aud now shed forth resplcndently
upon the rose bordcred path her feet SO
gladly trod. So rs they turned from the
sacred place, and the organ brcathcd for II
its jubilee, it was echoed and rccchood in
both their hearts.


But only short distance from this scene
of rejoicing, amid the great citys din, q
pistol-shot rang out upon the clear morning
air. A bullet, sent by his own hand, found
its way into the heart Of tho man who had
learned too late the possession of that heart
and found he had rendered his own life un
endurablc. q


Yet, when Ethel Vaughn learned the
sad truth leaning upon her husbands
breast, she felt naught save great pity,
and pure prayer rose from her own CRATE
tul heart for the souls happiness Of the man
whose requiem her wedding chimes had
rung.
Year: 1879

Never go to bed with cold, damp feet ;
always toast them before a fire for ten or
fifteen minutes before going to bed.


when going from warm atmosphere to
a colder one, keep the mouth closed, SO
that the air may be warmed by It's passage
through the nose, ere it reaches the lungs.


Never stand still in cold weather, cspe-
cially aftor having taken slight degree of
exercise; and always avoid standing upon
tho ice or snow, or where the person is ex-
posed to cold wind


Never take warm drinks and then imme
diatcly go out in the cold air.


Merely warm the back by fire, and
never continue keeping the back exposed
to tho heat after it has become comfortably
warm; to do otherwise is facilitating.


Wien hoarsc, speak as little us possible
until it is recovered from, else tho voice
may be permanently lost, or difficulties of
the throat may be produced.


Never begin a journey until breakfast
has been eaten.


Keep the back, especially between tho
shoulder blades, well covered; also the
chest well protected.
Never lean tho back upon anything that
10 cold.


Never omit regular bathing; for unless
the skin is in an active condition the cold
will close the pores and favor CONGESTION or
other diseases.


Some OF the most valuable constituents
OF the wheat are left in tho bran, and tho
fine flour is not sufficiently laxative to moct
the requirements of most systems, 80 it is
advisable to take frequently or systematic.
ally a coarser dies Graham, cracked wheat
or rye will generally meet this wsnt, or Il
fair supply Of berries or fruits will answer
similar purpose. Proper attention to tho
dlot will generally obviatc the necessity of
a resort to physic, and is by far tho profor-
able course in every aspect OF the case.


10 cure corns, take ono measure of coal
or gas tar, ono of saltpetcr and ono Of
brown sugar; mix well. Take piece of
an old kid glove and spread plaster on It
the size OF the corn and apply to the part
Affected; bind on and leave two or three
days and then remove, and the corn will
come with it.