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The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

EFFECTS OF ToBACCo.-The use of tohac-
so has so much extended itself in the present
generation that we are all obliged to make
decision ;ror ourselves on the ancient contro
versy between its friends and enemies. We
cannot form reasonable opinion about to
bacco without bearing in mind thai it pro-
duces, according to circumstances, one Of
two entirely distinct and entirely opposite
classes of effects. In certain states of the
bod. it acts as stimulant, in other states
as narcotic. People who have dislike to
smoking affirm that it stupefies, but this as
sertion, at least so far as the temporary con-
sequences are concerned, is not supported by
experience. Most Of the really brilliant cop-
veisations that have listened to have been
accompanied by clouds of smoke, and great
deal of the best literary composition that is
produced by contemporary authors is wrought
by men VINO are habiually smoking while
they work. My own experience is that very
moderate smoking acts as pleasant stimulus
upon the brain. while it produces tempora-
ry lassitude of the muscular system, not per-
ceptible in times OF rest, but an appreciable
bindrance iu times oil muscular exertion. 1t
j. better, therefore, for men who feel these
effects from tobacco to avoid it when they are
in exercise and to use it only when The body
rests and the mind labors. Pray remember,
however, that this is the experience OF an ex-
ceedingly moderate smoker, who has not yet
got himself into the general col:liIon of bcuy
which is brought on by a larger indulgence i'll
tobacco. On the other hand, it is evident
that men engaged in physical labor find a
muscular stimulus in oec lSonal smoking,
and not temporary as>itude. 1t is probable
that the effect varies with individual cases,
and 1never precisely what our own expe-
riences would lead us to imagine. For ex-
cessive smokers. t appea's to be little more
than the tranquilizins nf sort of uneasiness,
the continual satisfaction of continual crav
ing. / have never been able TO ascertain
that moderate smoking diminished intellec-
tua craving. have never been able to a.
certain tina: moderate smoking diminished in
eIlectual force; but have observed in exces-
sive smokers decided weakening OF the will,
and a preference for talking about work to
the effort OF actual labor. The opinions of
medical men ON this subject are so much at
variance that their science only adds to our
uncertainty One doctor tells me that the
most mode rate smoking is unquesiionably in
furious, wh,le others affirm that it is innocent.
Speaking imply from self observation, find
that in nv own case tea and coffee are far
more perilouS than tobacco.-Phlip Gilbert
HdmertOa.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

THE PARIS DIAMOND MARKEr.-A curl
GUS account is given by the Dire, of the
place where the dealers in precious stones as
semble in Paris to transact business, namely,
at the Caft. des Varieties, b ulevard Mont
narte The following is an extract from Il e
last part of the article: ''As soon as the va
rious chapmen are assembled and have taken
out their stores, 'Here, clies one. lis real
bargain, one of the finest ancient pieces of
iewelry known. 1t is necklace which be
l,nqed to the Princess Guememenee, the set
ting and diamonds being all old Prince
Troisetoloff refused $4,000 francs for it TWEEN
~ vsors AGO. The article passes nom hand
+" hand and each person examines j. atten
tiv.Iv with his magnitying glass. Some coun-
ronances express oubt and indecsion, and
tbe necklace at last reaches Michael, who is
the great authority. He weighs it in his
hand and inspects it with an air of
indifference and then says. The two stones
at each end are ancient, aud both
with tn, ir setting belonged to the Couuress
De Prejean; two Others, which are still finer,
formed part of collection stoen at Venice
in 1904 from Nine. Morosini: the necklace
afterward belonged to Lady Temple, whose
busoand bought it at Candahar of Isaac
Lieven, your grandfather, NJ Lion, she left it
to her daughter, Nine. De X, who sold it
three days after her marriage: as tor the SAP
phre in the middle, it came from Mile. Sch
nelder's sale; all The rest is new, diamonds
and settings. and came direct from Hamblrg;
however, it is well made, and The $1,000
francs demanded seems to be fair price,
The affair is settled. However extra rdinary
the above may appear, there are in the world
five r. Siy InliviIualS wi,n know all ihp Uia-
monds or value and all the articles OF Jewehy
of importance that exis., and who can G
nze them thirty years later if they cave only
seen them for one minute"
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

Tommy can't see why people will persist in
calling what Shakespeare wrote his works,
when we all know the book is filled up with
plays-it does look so ignorant, says Tommy.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

Among the finest openings of the season
are those Of the oysters, say people Of good
taste.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
fHF PORTLAND DAILY PRESS
Published every day Sundays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUgB.IsyHENG CO.,
THE MAINE STATE PRESS

TFRMs' Eipht Rollars q Year in advance To
mail subscribers Seven Dollars Year If paid in ad-
vance.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

AN
principles in the circulation OF the waters of
the sea were beautifully shown before the
Royal geographical. society, recently, by a
simple experiment A though with plate
glass sides, about six feet long and a foe t
deep, but not more than ali inch wide, was
filled with water. Al one erd piece OF ice
wa> wedged in between the sides to repre-
sent the polar cold, while the tropic heat was
represented at the other end by bar of
metal laid across the surface of the water,
the projecting end OF which was heated by
spiritlamp. Red coloring matter was then
put in at the warm end, ard blue at the cold
end. so that the currents could be tr; ced.
The blue water. chilled by contact with the
ice, Immediately tell drwn to the bott, n,
crept slowly along, and gradually rose owa d
The surface ot-the equatorial end, after whi h
it gradually reCnrped along the surface to tue
starting point. TIE red water crept fist
along the surface of the polar end, then ie i
to the bottom just as the blue had doue and
formed another ratum, creeping back again
along the bottom and coming to the surface.
Each color made a distinct circulation during
the halt hour in which the audience viewed
the experiment.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
Navigation
School !

A NAVIGATION SCHOOL will be opened at No.
IA Isl Exchange street, March Sd, TO be under
the charge of Cant. Edward BreeD and C. H. Farley.
instruction will be given every afternoon by Gait.
Been, and Monday and Friday evenings by C. II.
Farley. The course will begin with DECIMAL arithme-
tic and well comprise Plane, Traverse, Parallel Mid
die Latitude sailing; the of Logarithms the use
and jnstment Of Nautical instruments; Latitude
BY Sun and Stars, and Longitude by Chronometer
Lnnar otservatioDsw not be included in the course
but will be taught if desire =.
The evening instruction will be gwen before the
whole class, when the various problems involved in
nav igaton will be worked Ou upon the black board
and illustrated by suitable diagrams and aparai
and the use and adjustme of instruments explain
ed. Subjects collateral to navigation snch Nlete-
nrolgy Ocean Currents, &C., will aiso be introduced
at the evening sessions. For terms, apply to G. II.
Farley, No. Exchange street. feb19tf
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

Furniture and House Furnishing Goods.
RENJ. ADAMS. cor. Exchange and Fed
erss Streets.
HOOPER & EATON, Old Post Once,
Exchange Street.
L. +. fHgVT, No. - Pre- BILE Street. Up.
hOlsterins done to order.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Agency for Sewing Machines.
w. =: DYER, No. 253 Middle st. All
Esnds Of Wachines for sale and to let.
Repairing.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

Drv-goods clerks are now busily engaged
cutting off thousands of dress samples for
ladies', who have sick friends or friends in
the country.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

The iron will pierce the heart of China be-
fore long. Persia has Just turned over the
first sod of its first railroad, so as not to be
buried under the sod as a dead nation.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

o. A two story House in the Western part of
ks:ii the city rooms, gas and water; lot AZ 95;
Esil 81 OO0 one sto. House, ~ rooms, arranged
for two famir-, on Pine st Get, for S3200. new
residence in Western parI of city for $4,000. two
story House on Winter street $4,000. A new two
story House, IL rooms, Bracket street; lot 10
100 which rents for 5000 per year; terms, $500
cash, balance time. two story House, rooms;
ba ance time. A two stcry Hoa-e, - rooms: lot 40
III, in Western part of city: price S65GO Fienc
Cottage Brarketf street for S3500 New two story
House, rooms. for S3400. A story House. seven
rooms cemented cellar; lot IS 20, in Western part
of city for $780, Real estate for sale in nearly every
part Of Portland AMI Dee ing. Apply to f. G. PAT
TERSON, Dealer in Real Estate, corner Congress and
Brown streets se25d2w
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
For Sale in the Town of West
brock.

A FINE residence one-half mile from the Railroad
IA Depofs, Pos-ciice. sord Schools and Churches
six miles fir m Portland House and Ell two stories
thirteen finished rooms, double rlorT with marble
mantles, Wooi-hou>e and Stable connected-ali in
good repair, painted and blindel Barn 40 GO on tue
premses grounds contain l5t acres excellent land,
well fenced 80 apple and pear tees, acre choice
straw berries three good wells of water ulon The ,rce
and good cisterD III the cellar, cellar under whole
House, fine cement bottom gronnds ornamereu
with fine shade trees. This is the finest resi-
dences in the county. Terms easy. Enquire of !. H.
Davi- & Co.. Portland, or Oti- Brown, Westbrook.
mar21tf
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

: MENTAL STIMULANTs.-Iti is strictly true
that the three intellectual pursuils-l tera-
ture, science, a the fine aris-are all of
them strong stimulants, and that men are
attracted to them by the stimulus they give
But these occupations are morally much
nearer TO the common level of other occupa-
tions than you suppose. There is no doubt
certain intOxication in D e ~ and paintng:
but nave seen tradrsman find a fully equiv
alent intoxication in an addition O. fl lures
showing delightful balance at his bankers.
have seen young pet intoxicated with
the love OF poetry; but / lave also seen
young mechanical genius on VIII m the sight
Of a locomotive acted exactly like bottle of
champagne. Everything that is capable Of
exciting or moving man. everything that
fires him with enthusiasm. everything that
sustains his energies above the dead level {
merely animal existence, may be compared,
and not very urtruly, to the action o. gen
erous wine. The two most powerful mental
stlmulants-since they overcome even the
fear OF death-afe anquostionably religion
and patriotism; ardent states of ceiling both
Of them when they are gepuinc; yes this
ar:or has great utility. 1t el ables men to
bear ,uch which would be b, y nj er nat
ural force it it were not sustained by power
ful mental stimulants Aud so it is in the
intellectual life. 1t is because il, lab9rs aIe
so severe that its pleasures are so glorious.
The Creator Of intellectual man sci him the
most arduJus tasks-tasks that required the
utmost possible patience, courage, selt-disci-
pline, aud which at tn, same time were for
the most part, from their vely nature, likely
to receive only the m )st meagre and prtc.l-
riouS reward. Therefore, in order tina so
poor and weak creature might execute its
gigantic works with the energy necessary to
their pernarence, the labor itself was made
intensely attractive and interesting to the
few who were fitted for it by their cnnstitu-
tion. Since their courage could not be main
tained by any Of the common motives which
carry men through ordinary drudsery-Since
neither wealth nor wnrldly position was in
their prospects, the diuossry they had t. go
| through was to be e arled by the triumphs
Of scientific discovery. by the felisities Of
artistic expression. divine drunkenness
was given TO them for their encour ,gerient
surpassing the gift of the grape.-Hammer-
ton
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
For Sale.

A SMALL place, three miles from Portland pleas
N au!ly located on wlat is known the Fore
side road, consisting of story and half House
with Ell, good barn with sheds att iached, together
with ten acres of good land. Said buildings a'e in
good condition as to wood work. The above desira-
BILE pr perty will be sold easy terms. For laric
uhrs inquire at 81 Merrill corner of Turner street,
Portland. j. A. WEIGH.
se2i 1wAthtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

One of the latest addition to the museum of
the State University Medical Department, as
We learn from the Iowa City Press, is live
rattlesnake, sent to Professor Clapp by ex-
press. 1t measures ten feet in length. and is
said to BE- as big round as churn, and has a
set OF rattles as big as an ear of corn. The
serpent was confined in box which had
81 nlet holes bored in it to give him air. If
the box were touched he would make his rat
ties play with roar like train crossing a
bridge. Any one wishing to play with this
snake will call on Professor Clapp.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
REAL ESTATE.
A House and Stahle for s20n0

hh::; ril streets, containing seven finished 70 ms
LILY good cellar. Stable On the PREMISES Lo, about
81 So Terms Of payment, $3.50 cash: balance
$3.50 er gear. Apply to F. G. PATTERSON Deal
er in Real Estate cor. Congress and Brown streets
SEQ 2W
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
q. Nj. & ID. w. NASH,
- AGENTS FOR
Nichols Dust and Gas Tight
Wrought Iron Furnaces!

FE7HE invention of the WROUGHT IRON FUR
Il MACE, was tie result of .hHrOugh and rains
taking Investigation hv Dr. JANIS R. NICHOLS, Ed
1tor Of the Bos Journa OF Chemistry into the OBJ
lections OF detects in nearly all the Hot Air Furnaces
now in use. During lie asst three years Five Hum
Dire" lave been sid. They have proved conletent
10 supply delightful, pure current of I'm air to
Churches, Stores, School Enuses and Dwellings and
in ever. place where used they have been perfect
success anu given entire aiistacti. n.
The great Distinguishing features of this Furnace,
are its implicitly .. Constructor, the erteci sa e.
gnars against the passage 0f Dust and deeteIinus
coal gases into 5he Rooms warmed by it. The hat
radidtmg surfaces made of B iler hon rivited
to .ether n the same manner S. ga oilers an
not particle OF gas or dust SIS through The
original vi this Furnace constructed three wears
ago by DR.. Mic OILS, for private use, as safeguard
against those nlractions of tie laws of health to
which be himself well as others were subject ed by
the use # Hot Air Flu naces. Dir Nichols saws with
three Y ars use OF my Furnace am satisfied hat no
deleterious gases or dust can flow into the rooms
from it.
In the NICHOLS WROUGHT IRON FURNA z.
we have coal burn ng device much cheaper than
any Steam A paratns less troublesome, one which
supplies air as ure and heal hful as that rom
Steam IT bot water. 1t does away with all the ser-
GUS obje tioas which have eyisted against Hot Air
Furnaces and its sanitary ava tases are such Is to
commend it 10 the attention all intelligent House
owne.s and heads of Fami les.
d. M. g. d. w. NASH.
Portland, July, 1873. jy2Sdtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
TERMS $500 PER ANNUMIN ADVANCE

ANCIENT GREEK FAcEs.-Twe,tv wears
ago MIR. Scharf, in the account of Craat or,
which he prefixed TO the third edition -
Wordsworth Greece, remarked that a cat
like arrangement of the eyes was one of the
common characteristics of all the Archaic
Greek art, and the founding sarcophaeus
from the Castellani collection gives a new in
terest to such inqul les. At first sight IL
seems very startling hypothesis that the
Greeks could ever nave been like that strange
couple with their short great toes, and hol-
low che Is, and retreating foreheads. with the
whole flee cnverging to the mouth; II is
startling TO think that there has ever been
SUCH men at all, and that if they ever lived
they must have lived little, if any more than
twenty-hv. centuries ago. II we ari' to as
sume that the rate at which it IS o;sble for
the prevailing type of face IT, chang is ab5o-
lutely fixed, we shall put the Ca .tellani sarco-
phagus out Of court altogether; We shall say
1t Is Impossible that the artist can have betn
representing what hc saw either he was in
competent or be was not serious. But i. is
certain that the rae is anything but fixed;
the contrast between ths first sitter of Kne.-
Ter and the last sitter Jf Reynolds is decided
ly less than the contrast between the first sit
ter of lawrence and the last sitter of Millais:
and both are dwarted oy the contrast between
the first sitter OF Llwrence aud the last sitter
OF Reynolds; anu this again by the contrast
between the sitters of Vandyke and the sit
tiers OF K1eller. And it we go back century
from Vandyke to Hol5ein, we fin. "a sill
greater diver gence of type between he two
extremes; while the well marked Elizabethan
type which comes between is sharJly iii tin
gushed from both. And this is what we
really ought to EXPECT: the rate of chan
among mems habits and Institutions is liable
to the mos:.surprising variations, aad these,
like their cast oil countenance, are really the
expire sion of their thoughts, aud feelings and
wishes. We know that between $50 aud 450
b. G. the Greeks went through the most
complete and thorough mental trarsiorma-
ticn on record, ana we ought not to be start
led by the evidence which points to corr,s.
ponding physical notifications of an unusual
ly rapid kind.-The Portfolio.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

Do you want to see handsome figure set
upon your horse? Let him drown or meet
with some accident which demands his de-
struction. Death at once apotheosizss him to
very valuable animal, for which you would
not have taken thousand dollars-query,
because you couldn't.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
Diss0iution of Partnersi,iD
SaniOrd's Improved RefrigeratOrs'

Tbe three points OF excellence which claim. are,
ist constant and thorough circulation of pure all;
2rd; rvness, 90 dampuess mould nor faint; 3rd; no
inte mirslng Of 0dors; purity and active air, IN.
elements of its success. Cali, send ioI circulars
Manufactured and for sale by j. +. MERK LII; pc
tween Cross and Cotton sts., near Leavtt BurnhaD
& Cos Ice Horse. Portland. Me- ie5dt
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
Two Houses for $500.

MYTH 1000 feet OF land pleasantly iJcated on
w Mnnioy; will rent for $500; pienty of water;
good Deighborbood. Apply 10 VIM. III. JERRIS,
Re,l Estate Agent. Cahoon Block.
Portland, Sept. 10. 1878 se15#3w
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

iNHE SEBAGO

tyyHE SEBAGO DYE HOUSE, No. II Plum St.. is
4 in soo condition with all apparatus necessary
ewbury street or to j. REED, No. so Middle street.
ANmyT eodt
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
A Desirable Country Residence for
Sale

A So. Paris. Me-, known as the Widow Morse
IN property. The house is in good repair. has Is
rooms, bathing room water on 1st and Cd floors and
is carpeted and furnished throughout. Two stables
aud barns on lie premises, and young orchard of
10o trees The lot contains and is beau ifu ly
situated on the Little Androscoggin River within
ten minutes walk of Depot and in the in nmediate
vicinity OF hurches ami schools The pop rtv will
be sold with GA withf ut tn furniture. Price ioao
9nd terms easy Apply in lerson or by letter to F.
G. PATTERSON, Portland, or o. w. BENT, So.
Pari>, Me. se2yd1m
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
EDUCATIONAL
Portland Business College.

rENHE Evening sessions of this Institution will com.
mence Ober and continue un il April
st 1874 1t is desirable that those expecting to at
tend should nm nee the beginning of the
session as possible.
l.. A. GRAV. Principal.
Se23 2w
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

"A st. Louis paper has base ball reporter
who is faithful but not polished. He sent IN
the following item the other day: '.a match
was plaid Between the Blue Egles and the
Munes, the former being v etor, by scoar OF
% to b."
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
gIacksm;,n shop and Horse

CyHOEING Business for SALE Splendid run Of A
= No. Customers au Tools and all necesssiry
vtures in good condition, tsfictory reason given
for selling.
YLOR & CO., 8 State St., Boston. 3O63t
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

The presence or absence of strings no
longer serves to distinguish bonnets from
round hats, since many bonnets dispense
with strings. The only distinguishing feature
and hats have not,
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
FOR SALE.

A LOT of vacant land, situated on the west side
"A Of High, between Pleasant AMI Danforfh, SITS.
his lc has front of about 81 feet and is about 1874
feet Deep and plans have been drawn b How, for a
block of seven or min genteel and convenient resi-
dences, and adapted fol the same Enquire of
EDWIN CHURCHILL,
No. 4Portland Pier,
mar2s From 12 to O'Clock. P. n.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

DOES ADVERTISING PAY?-There Is NJ in
stauce on record of well sustained system of
judicious advertising falling of sut cess.
My success IS owing to my liberality in ad-
vertising, - Bonner.
advertising has furnished me with a cvm-
petenc~. Amos L0Wrf nee.
Il advertised my prodsct and made mon
ey."-NichoiGS LoDglcorth
Constant aud persistent advertising is a sure
prelude to wedlth.-StCphth Gir0rd.
"He who invests on, dollar in business shonld
invest QUE dollar iC advertising that bus ness"
"A. r. SttU0rt.
without the aid of advertisements | coulS
have done nothing in my speculatious. l havs
the most complete faith in printers ink. Adj
vertising IS the royal road to busness.-Bqr.
nltn.
FOR Loss OF AppetIe. Dyspepsia, Indires-
ton, Depression OF Spirits aud General DebiIi-
ty, IN various other forms, FERRo-PHospBoRA
TED ELIXIR OF CALISAYA made hy CAswELL
HAZARD 4 Co., New York, and sold hy ali
druggists. is the best tonic. As a stimnlant
tonc for patients recovering from fever or 9th
er sickness, 1t has no equal. If tak.n suriny
the season. II prevents fever aud ague and other
Intermittent fevtrs se2O-4w+
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
srualI Store for Lease.
Real u, tate for Sale.

NEXT door to U. S, Hotel; good cellar. Apply TO
IN f. G. PATTERSON Dealer in Real Est te,
cor. Congress and Brown streets. se25d2w
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

Why is sword like beer? Because it is of
no use until it is drawn.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02

A girl about sixteen years of age recently
arrived at Howard City, Mich, having been
sent by express from so re point East. She
was regularly billed, and a shipping tag at
tached to her showed her weight to be Ole
hundled and six pounds
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-02
TO LET.


For Rent.
{sA No 81 Winter street. Splendid location ~
hR;,; rooms, Gas and Sebagn, large Garden. This
EEh house is in perfect order. Possession immedi-
ately GEO r. DAVIS
se25eod2w Real Estate and Mortgage Broker.