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Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


The filthy condition Of Broome street. especially
between Wooster street and South Fifth avenue. is
utterly disgusting. Will you kindly insert this in
your valuable paper and thereby confer favor upon
the community in general. ]. B. L.
To EDITOR HERALD


How is it that Forty-ninth street. between First
and Second avenues. has not been cleaned for the
last three months and ash cart been seen in
month Has not tho Police Department time to at


'' y - y = " - RESIDENT
To THE EDITon THE HERALD:-


About week since gang of laborers came hero
and scraped up the dirt in the street in little heaps.
Since then cart has been to remove it. and it il
now all spread over again. This Is no way to keep


HANOVER SQUARE.
To THE EDrroR THE HERALD:-


Will you kindly call the attention of the Street
Cleaning Bureau the condition of Sixth street. be-
tween avenues B and G, and also call the attention
Of the County Clerk to the right OF patronage
in his Office by the Germans?


AN ELEVEN III WARD TAXPAYER.
To THE EDITon TIE HERALD:-


viii you through the columns of your paper can
the attention Of the Street Cleaning Bureau tho
street and the North River? The same to my knowL
edge has not been cleaned since early last fall and in
some the 0a ana '' sHs ass asoR HOLDER
To THE EDIroR OF THE HERALD


Why do not the dirt carts come along and take
away the mud piles that were made by tho
street sweepers on the 9th of March and refreshed
on last Tuesday in Forsyth street. Houston
street? have written to the police captain Of tho
precinct. but he pays attention to the letter.


March q. 1879. POTATO FIELD.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


It being my opinion that joys divided always gain
and lose. bring to the notice of the public
that the finest collection of manure dirt. what
ever it may be called, is to be found in Thompson
street, between Broome and Grand. For farmers
and agricutursts 1t is worth their while to take IL
n It ought to fill their hearts with delight. Prob
ably the show will continue for several months to
come. Therefore it would be o capital idea to
this patch for raising potatoes and to distribute the
money fairly earned through such proceedings. in
the first part, among the street cleaning departments
token of gratitude. and finally the rest. the
widows mite. to be given to the fund of the newly
constituted society Tor the amelioration Of tenement
house life. A TENANT.
Year: 1879

A lunatic broke into the depot of the
Eastern railroad, at Saco, Me-, on the night
of the 18th, and although shot and wounded
by watchman, upset the stove and lamps.
setting fire to the place and himself. The
depot and freight house were burned.
Year: 1879

be best removed, by war. Russia still
longs for the ownership in name al
well as in tact of Bulgaria, and still
casts covetous eyes upon the Darda
nelles, and has, moreover an Asiatit
policy to carry out that can be bes


covered and abetted by commotion in
Europe Austria, as is clear enough
now, having retired with Germany
from the Triple Alliance, has Joined in
the scheme that Prince Bismarck sc
carefully has elaborated for absorbing
the distinctively German States now
belonging to Turkey Italy is more
than ready to take advantage Of the
first opportunity to oust Austria from
her command OF the Adriatic, and En-.
gland-poor England-is not unready
TO fight as much for the sake Of prov
ing that her power of fighting is not
gone as for the sake Of holding fast
upon the Asiatic conquests of the past.
Underlying all this is the feeling Of
insecurity, pervading Russia most Of
all, but powerfully felt in all Europe,
arising from well-founded doubt on the
part of the governing body of the 10y.
atty OF the body governed. The exis'
tence Of the communistic element
"the moaning wind in Europe'-makes
assault from without almost thing to
be desired, since Tor the moment it will
give assurance against assault from
within. All this national unrest points
to coming storm. Finally, the un-
rest OF the Nations is reflected in the
unrest OF the Cabinets. In Austria, a
most important change already has
taken place in the retirement of Count
Andrassy in England, general elec-
tion, resulting In the return OF the Lib
eral party to power, daily grows moro
imminent in Russia, as stated in st.
Petersburg dispatches, redistribution
of the great offices is near at hand
and it is easy to see that such changes
must extend higher than the Russian
newspapers dare even to hint at in
Italy, the new Cabinet is an advance
upon the old lowered Liberalism, and
the popular feeling that favors still
further advances in the same direction
Year: 1879

Many persons may not be aware
that glass can be cut under water with
great ease TO almost any shape by
simply using pair of shears or strong
scissors. In order to insure success
two points must be attended to. First
and most important, the glass must be
kept quite level in the water while the
scissors are applied, and secondly, to
avoid risk, it is better to begin the cut
ting by taking off small pieces at the
corners and along the edges, and so
reduce the shape gradually to that re-
quired, as il any attempt is made to
cut glass all at once to the shape as we
should cut piece of card board, it
will most likely break just where it is
not wanted. Some kinds of glass cut
much better than others, tho softer
glasses being the best for this purpose.
The scissors need not be at all sharp,
as their action does not appear to de-
pend on the state OF the edge present
ed to the glass. When the operation
goes on well the glass breaks away
from the scissors in small pieces in a
straight line with the blades. This
method of cutting glass has often been
OF service when q diamond has not
been at hand for cutting ovals and
segments, and though the edges are
not so smooth as might be desired for
some purposes, yet il will answer in a
great many cases. The two hints
gwen above, if strictly followed, will
always insure success.
Year: 1879

WORK AMONG BEES AND EFFECTS OF
STINos.-At recent meeting Of the
beekeepers at Lansing, Michigan, Prof
Cook said in answer to query; 81
believe the oftener colonies are looked
through IN the Summer the better.
The bees will get used TO it, and will
go right on gathering and storing; |
have seen the queen keep on laying
eggs when | had the combs out. In
order not to distrb operations one must
be quiet. Working with the bees will
overcome nervousness. When l am
feeling nervous and 60 out to work
among the bees, ] soon get entirely
over il. This matter OF fear can be
got over by any one. Getting stung
gets one used to the poison, so he will
not be injured by it. A bee sting does
not swell on me now, and one of the
students at the college told me that he
was stung yesterday without knowing
it, until he saw the swelling some time
afterwards; yet at first bee sting
was painful to him. | think this is on
the principle of incubation. Mr.. Lang.
stroth said that at first his eyes would
swell IL he was stung on any part of
bis body, but he got over this. Mr,
Davis does not know when bees stiH<
him, though it sometimes swellss&p
him. Thickness Of skin may mai


some difference" ~
Year: 1879

A blank report upon which to re-
ccive correct and complete account
of each pupil enrolled in the county
together with form for teachers gen
eral report, is now being prepared by
the County Superintendent, and will
be ready for distribution by the time
OF the County Institute.
Year: 1879

General Rice chairman of the Committee on Pen
sons of the last Congress lost leg at the battle of
Kenesaw Mountain, and now hobbies about on
wooden substitute He understands what soldier
ing means and what soldiers are entitled to- From
a recent interview had with him, at his residence
Ottawa, Ohio by correspondent Of Cincinnati
paper, we extract the following:


There seems to be misapprehension in regard to the
intention of this law, said he 1t is merely the fulfill
ment of contract made between the Government and the
soldier at the time OF his enlistment 1t has been the po
icy OF the Government since foundation to pension ali
OF its soldiers who incurred disability of any kind while
in service. This pension was not gratuitv or charity
but part of the and that he who gave
his limbs health the Government should.
not be turned out to when he could serve no long
er Subsequent TO the making of this contract and with
out consultation with the soldier Congress- by the enact
ment OF certain laws placed a certain limitation on the


me III winch the soldier disabled should make his APP
pcatlon Tor this payment and if for any reason he did
not make this application within five years from his dis
charge from the service then he should have pension
only from the date Of filing the proofs in support of his
claim BY this thousands of men, as well as the
widows and orphans of soldiers were deprived of their
just rights under the contract made at the time the soldier
entered the service The intention of this law to fulfill


the contract to give to these heroes and their widows and
orphans the pension from the date Of their discharge from
the service The Government has kept contract with
those VINO loaned money out Of their abundance
gave that which valuable as the blood of the
soldier ana so particular it 10 keep faith with them
that IL has by subsequent legislation paid them not only
the money they loaned, but has paid it a currency of
which every dollar worth of those the Government
received In all conscience should the Govern
ment keep faith with those who gave their lives and blood
that it might be sayed?


Does this law give any additional pension to any per-
son who would have been entitled to pension before
the passage of the law


by no means. 1t simply fulfls the promise made to
the soldier at the time of his enlistment and event
Oh ms disability 1t is just much his right the monthly
stipend he received during the time he in actual ser
VICE IT is the most sacred debt the nation owes-a debt
OF blood and suffering and incurred for the benefit of
Lose Dy whose yaor and endurance the integrity of the
Government was preserved. These made the fulfill
ment OF the contract with the bondhoders possible and
no paot VIII be so nggardy to refuse the payment of
this just debit


seeing that the general with travel left
nm leeng as all eXs0lders must that he deserves well
at the hands of his fellow citizens Of Ohio
Year: 1879




Born in a brick palace on Pennsylvania avenue.
Washington d c., its sire Hatred. begotten by


Dlsloyaltg, and its dam cheat begotten bv cold


Bug this horrible creature still breathes. Taken
by its (proud p father to the Senate Chamber of the
United States for exhibition it was so savagey at
tackled there by General Shields and other soldiers.
that it only rescued with but little life. bv it's
creator But wonderful unaccountablc infatuation.
this wretched being is looked upon with affection bv
its father and he is now diligently feeding and car
ing for 1t prior to his effort to again introduce it


Many of the soldiers of the land have never heard
of this monster, and as his existence or rather
death, is to them q matter of supreme moment. it
becomes to seek to furnish them as far as pract
cable. with his description. He has the head of
snake with mildly beaming eyes, and an apparent
honest benevolent look, such as doubtless the SER
pent possessed IN Eden but poison exudes continu-
ously from his mouth and creates pestiferous at
mosphere around This appearance resembles some
Of those creatures referred to by John the Divine
on Patmos, though his appearance is not unfamiliar
to John, the human, in Washington His BODY is
green and shiny and strty feet are attached thereto
extending his entire length though there are spaces
for almost an indefinite number of feet Over his


AAN'AN ''''NiN
that ecer i5red on land and fms protrude outward


from between these scales He is at present cured
up in one Of the apartments of the Pension Office,
and his length cannot therefore be positively deter
mined We feel some degree of assurance in saving
that this monster must speedily die, and God grant
that he may for without he secures a Dqrtlcular
character ot food he is certain ere long to breathe
his last The sustenance he naturally Graves is the
soldiers their acldo10s and orphans For these he
has special appetite and of a most ravenous char
acter. Should he live and start out to roam over
the land, these 1c5lt be hjs sole prey His mission
will be double-that of deUourjag and 1otSoa5nq
The prayers Of the soldiers and the cries of their
widows and orphans will be of no oua1I for when
the dragon has been loosed, he will fulfil the inten-
tion of his creation. We have thus given YOU
brief description of this monster and it becomes YOU
to appeal at to the proper authorities at Wash


ngton, that he should be exermnated ere he starts
on the path Of destruction to probably more than
halt Of the Union soldiers Of the land and their
ao5d0aos and orphans
Year: 1879

In the Senate, on the 18th of May, the Committee
on Appropriations proposed to strike out of the gen
eral appropriation bill the following


In order to provide for the speedy payment of the ar
reaages of pensions the Secretary of the Treasury here
oy authorized and directed to issue immediately i'm pay
ment thereof SOO00000 in legal tender currency now in
the treasury kept as special fund for the redemption
fractional currency


After debate, this proposition rejected by the
decisive vote of ayes 25; nays 81 Such action
indicates that the Senate is favorable to the plan of
using said 900 600 to meet the arrears payments
Year: 1879

readers the old year was gathered IN
TO the shades of the past, and the al
ministration of the new incumbent
is now fairly inaugurated. Say what
we will, there comes with this change
a pleasant sadness that none Of us
are able TO shake off. Talk in as
matter-of. fact way as we please,
there is mysteriousl y associated with
this venerable relay Of old Father
Time a strange, sweet melancholy
without which we verify believe the
holidays would lose half their charm


Whose heart is not touched, as
with a magic wand, at the simple
words, "Happy New Year J" Into
whose mind comes there not troop
of pleasant memories as he hears
this little orison of welcome and
good cheer exchanged between
neighbor and friend, between chlId
and playmate ? Another year comes
apace. Another milestone has been
passed in the ceaseless journey of
our maternal planet. AS totterlng
age sinks into the darkness of the
grave, so does the old year leave US
to take its place in the gloomy realms
of the long ago. The past! What
solemnity attaches to its simple ut
terance! How tender the thoughts
it calls up


But turn we to the young and Wig
Orous future, and an essential change
comes over our musings, while the
picture brigbtens in every line of its
perspective. Schooled as we may
be in the experiences of the past,
we ever remain the merest tyros in
all that appertains to the future.


We would not remove cd land
marks; we would not introduce any
sanctimonious innovations; we would
not detract from the gayety so uni
versally felt; but the decadsnce OF
the retiring year and the coming OF
the new is more serious matter
than people are accustomed to sup
pose. During the thirteen lunations
just completed, our earth, with its
oceans, seas and continents, its cities
its wealth, pride and fashion, accom-.
panied by its meek handmade, the
moon, has finished another grand Cir
cult Of its orbit of more than five
hundred millions of miles; a distance
of which we can have no more jus,
conception than we can of the doings
Of eternity. And yet this is only a
year, day, in the heeting summer
of human life.


But let us speak of more tangible
things; let us come within the pale
Of mortal ken and research. Oul
libraries afford us elaborate accounts
of the great worlds career through
a long succession of ages; venerable
historians have detailed in all Ian
guages, for our entertainment ant
instruction, the rise, the glorious
noon and the downfall of Kingdoms
and empires; for our profit and well
being they have faithfully reviewed
the hopes, the strivings, the error
and ultimate failures of human am
bition in every walk of life. AL
these things we may CLEAN from th
voiceless page of history; but WIN
shall write for US just memoir o
the year SO recently closed? Wer
such labor possible, we opine tina
"change and decay" would constitute
the burden Of the cumbrous volume
from title page to appendix, "chang
and decay" would be the mournfu
refrain of all its voices and the ca
dencs of all its songs.


1t has ever been matter Of spec
Year: 1879

Perhaps some Of our young readers
are not familiar with the following
puzzle: A young man asked Sn old
man for his daughter in marriage. The
answer was:


"0o into the orchard and bring in a
parcel Of apples. Give me one-half of
ths whols number, and the mother one
half Of the balance and half an apple
ever, and the daughter ons-half of the
remainder and half an apple over, and
have Oss left for yourself, without cut
ting the apple; and then, il she is will
inR, you can have her"


He solved the question, and how
May did be bringi Fourteen, as you
can easily prove. The old mAn'was to
have Ons-hAlf Of the apples, which was
seven. The mOther was to have one.
half ot the balance which would be
thras and . half and half an apple over,
which would make four apples for her.
There would be three apples left, oi
which the daughter was to have one
half and half an apple over, which
would give her two, and leave the lovel
his one without cutting it.
Year: 1879

You may not be aware that it was
General Gordon's command which
struck the flank Of the eleventh corps
on the afternoon Of the first day at
Gettysburg, and after short but
desperate conflict broke its line and
swept it from the field. In that fight
General Barlow, Of New York, com
nander Of tho first Division, fell dan
gerously and it was thought mortally
wounded. He was shot directly
through the body Two of the men
attempted to bear him through that
shower Of lead from the field but one
was instantly killed, and General Bar
low magnanimously said to the other
"You can do me no good save your
self if you can" Gordon's brigade Of
Georgians in its wild charge swept over
him, and he was found by General Cor.
don himself, lying with upturned face
in the hot July sun. nearly paralyzed
and apparently dying. General Cor.
don dismounted from his horse, gave
him drink Of water from his canteen.
and inquired Of Gen. Barlow his name
and wishes. Gen. Barlow said II
shall probably live but a short time.
Please take from my breast pocket the
packet of my wife's letters and read
one Of them ~ me :" which was done
He then asked that the others be torn
up, AZ be did not wish them to fall into
othOr hands This General Gordon
did, and then asked: Can / do any
thing else for you, General r. "Yes,"
replied General Barlow, earnestly: 'ainy
wife Is behind our army can you send
q message through the linesF Ger
tainly ] will, said Gordon, and he did
Then directing General Barlow to be
borne to the shade of a tree at the rear.
he rode on with his command. The
wife received the message and came
harmless through both lines of battle
and found her husband, who eventually
recovered


Since General Gordon's election to
the United States Senate, both he and
General Barlow were invited 70 a din
ner party in Washington and occupied
opposite seats at the table. After in
Productions General Gordon said, Gen.
eral Barlow, are you related to the Of
iicer of yoar naIae who was killed at
Gettysburg" :" Il am the man." said
Barlow ''are you related to the Cor
don who IL supposed 70 have killed
me = Il am the man" said General
Gordon. The hearty greeting which
followed the touching story as related
to the interested guests by General
Barlow, and the thrilling effect upon
the company can he better imagined
than described.
Year: 1879

NEvER-Never fail to offer the best
and easiest seat in the room to an inva-
lid, an elderly person, or lady.


Never be guilty of the contemplate
meanness of opening a private letter
addressed to another.


Never enter room filed with peo-
pie without slight bow to the general
company when first going in.


Never accept favors or hospitalities
without rendering anlexchange of civil
ties when an opportunity presents its
self


Never write to another asking fer in-
formation or favsr of any kind with
out enclosing a postage stamp for the
reply.


Never fail to say a kind and encour.
aging word to those whom you meet
in distress. Your kindness may lift
them out of their dispair.
Year: 1879

The grievance G: which sc com plaiu
does no touch the Eastern States. As
yet they are free from the debasing in


huences of Chinese immigration; but a.
members of the same great common
wealth they should respect our rights,
and admit our claim To redress upon
establishing it by irrefragable proof


This has been done. The Pacific Coast
has demonstrated the overwhelming ma
ture Of the calamity which has befallen
it under the operation OF a treaty with
the Chinese Emperor; yet the sister
States east tell us that we shall not
have redress; that we must submit to
the degradation; that we must stand
tamely by while American institutions
and civilization are obliterated under
the silent operation of the Burlingame
treaty. And whyi Not because we
are under any obligations to the Chi.
nose Empire, but because the Eastern
manufacturers want to sell China their
cotton fabrics, and Eastern "humanita
rians" want to ride hobby to death
Year: 1879

The Dey Of Algiers has been disap-
pointed in gaining the consent of .
French woman for whose hand he re-
Gently proposed. Unfortunately for
the ardent lover she was already mar
ried. His Algerine Excellency was .
day after the fair in more senses than
one
Year: 1879

In Germany man who Whistles to
become medical practitioner has to
pass some time in the course of his
third years study an examination in
chemistry and physics, botany, zoology,
anatomy and physiology; and at the
close Of his studies he has to spend
sometimes as much aa . fvs.months'
session in passing a final exAminAtion
in the practical departments
Year: 1879

CARE sealskin sacques worn much
this winter 2" asks a young lady friend
of ours. We should remark they were
Most OF those we SEQ on the streets are
worn a good deal4some of them, in
fact, are about worn out.
Year: 1879

Rev. Mir. Hitchcock, in an address before a club of working people in

 New York lately, said the first ques- ltion asked as we start in this life is: " How shall we get on; how shall we make a living! We need food and clothing and shelteri" These we get for the most part out of the ground, the water and the air, which are the three main sources of our comfort and our luxuries. There is natural limit set to these products; but when the earth, the sea and the air are farmed scientifically there will be provision for a much larger population that the world now contains. The population to be well supported must be industri- 'Ous, and it must be scientifically dis 'tributed. In France there are 1855 persons to the square mile, while we have only eleven to the square mile

 In France the people for the most part are well to do-better off than the peo- pie of England or Germany. Of the population tifty-three per cent. are en- gagged in agriculture, twenty-six per cent. in manufactures, fourteen per cent. in trade and only four per cent. in what is called the learned profes- sions. With us the population of those engaged in agriculture is not high enough, and that of those en- gagged in commerce is too high. Too many people are trying to make a liv- ing by selling things, and adding noth- ing to the product of the country Too many people are in what are called the learned professions; there are too many lawyers and too many clergy men-such as they are. Too large a proportion of the people are trying to live by their wits and not by work