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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

ApRoPos OF ZERo.-Citizen We'll, you
see how it is yourself, Mr.. Plumber. The giil
left the laupdry room window opened, The. I.
mometeI touched zero, water pipes froze, 'beu
burst, and as no one knew how to shut OF .he
plasuey thing, the water run half Of the night.
Plumber-Yes, Isee ;very bad bI eak wants
new plumbing through out, miserable pipes
wonder it didn happen long sgo.
Citizen-How much IS it going to cost to
plumb up in good shape, including tenders
Plumber-Wel, don't know, but think
will take the house in part payment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

DOES ADVERTISING PAY?-There Is M in ns
stance on record of well SUSTAINED .s. Sy''0" oi
judicious advertising failing OF f,;hsrai;ts su; l.;
my success is owing to my h'e'7 :" ~
i advertised my predictions ana MADE mon
ev." "~Nicholas Longscorm'
,.na W. wealth-Stephen Girard.
eMa who invests on dollar in business should
;,,vest one dollar ir advertising that business
"A. 7. Steacdrt.
"Without the aid of advertisements I coule
have done nothing in my speculations. I have
the most complete faith in printers ink. Ad-
vertising IS the royal road to business.
num-
Advertising has furnished me with . COM
petence. Amos laurence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

CoURrEsY.-William Wirt's letter to bis
lite. 8 contains a passage from which q great
deal of happinese might be learned: 81 wait
to tell you secret. Tue wav to make yourself
pleasant to others is to show them attention.
The whole world is like the miller at Mans
field, who cared for nobody-no, not he-be-
cause nobody cared for him. Aud the whole
cause. Let people see that you you do 10 care ear E for for
them by showing them what Sterne SO hap
PLY called the small courtesies, in which there
is no parade. whose voice is to still too tease,
and which manifest themselves by tender and
affectionate looks and little acts of attention.
giving others the preference in every little EN-,
ployment, at the liable, in the field, walking
sitting. and standing"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

For SALE on favorable terms, a valuable
slate property. partially developed, with most
encouraging prospects, in the eastern part of
PRESS Office. iefi-dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

LIEBIG's LIQUID EXTRACT OF BEEF does not
require cooking or warming-Is In the form. ot
a Foreign Liqueur. Is composed of Beef Bran
dy and Touics-Sold by Grocers and Wine
Merchants as high class Cordial or Liqutur
' dc9-1m
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

WHAT MAY BE DONE Take life just as
though it was-it is-an earnest, vital essen
tial affair. Take it just as though you
persona ly were born to the task of perform
ing apart in it-as though the world bad
waited for your &C ming. Take it as IT IL was
grand opportunity to do aud achieve; to
carry forward great and good schemes. The
fact is life is under-valued by great majority
of mankind. 1t is rot made half so much of
as should be the case. Where is the man or
woman who accomplishes one tithe of what
might be done? Who cannot look b OK up
on opportunities lost. plans uha, hieved
thought. crushed. aspirations unfu filed, and
all caused from the lack of the necessary aud
possible effort? FIVE knew better how 10
take and make the most of lite, it would be
far greater than it is. Now and then man
stands aside from the crowd, labers earnestly,
steadfastly, confidently, and straigbtway be-
comes lannon's for greatne If some sort.
The world wonders. admire, idoliz; yet 1t
only illustrates thai each may do il he lakes
hold of life with purpose. If a man but
say he ,oill. and follow it up, he may expect
| to accomplish ANYTHING reasonable.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

From Surprise Valley comes the following
story Of an old fellow who got very jealous
because his young wife went to a ball with a
go ID looking fello W, and staid out until blca
daylight. The old chap went to justice of
the peace and told his story, winding up with /:
81 want yer 10 help me- for that ar thing
has been goin' on bout far enuf''
"Well," says the justice, "you can write
down to Yreka, and see if some Of the law
yers can't get you divorce"
divorce" roared the angry man, "who
the ID wants divorce?"
The justice now began to get wrathy. "If
you don't want to get divorce, wnat the
deuce brought you here?''
'sWhy, want an injunction to stop further
proceedingsp'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03
For Sale

HOUSE No. AZ Pleasant Street. INQUIRE at the
IL House from to O'Clock P. M.
Portland. Oct. 18th. oc13dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

One who had the reputation ofbeing great
philosopher, an experienced man of the wor d,
nrosnnnd thinker and an acute observer,
with deep insight into human nature, has
left on record the expression of his firm con-
viction, that no man, however gifted, however
fortunate in bis domestic relations, however
successful in his undertakings, can be pro-
nounced happy--whosess trousers bag at the
knees. In
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03
Sanford's Improved Refrigerators.

Fbe three points of excellence which claim are
list; constant and thorough circulation of pule air
IND; ryness no dampness mould nor taint Sid; no
nte' mir Cling Of odors; purity and active air, the
elements of its success. Call, for circulars
Manufactured and for sale by j. f. MERRILL, be-
tween Cross and Cotton sts., Leavitt Burnham
d Co.'S Ice Honse. Portland. me. ie5dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

DIFFERENT KINDS OF EYES, No branch of
science has been more thorougly mastered
than optics. The principle OF vision must be
essentially the same in all eyes, but they diff
fer remarkably, according to the habits of
the animal. Birds of lofty fle 1T, as the con-
dor, eagles, vultures, and carrior seeking
prowlers f the feathered race, have telescope
visions, and that they are enabled to look
down and discover their unsuspecting Victims.
As they approach noisees-y from above,
the axis Of vision chanses-sbortenings so tha.
they can see as distinctly within one foot Of
the ground as whan- ar -niapaiian nf one
mile in the air.
nawk on It's pnions, half mile above still
pond Watching for fish. When one is select
ed, down the savage butter punges, the focal
axis VARYING alway to the square view OF his
intended prey. As they ascend, the axis il
elobeated by curious arrangement so as to
see far off again.
Snails have their keen.eyes at the extremity
OF flexible horns, which they can protrude or
draw IN at pleasure. By winding the ins.ru-
ment round tue edge OF a leaf or stalk, they
can see how matters stand on the oppos.ts
side.
The hammer-headed shark has its wicked.
looking eyes nearly two feet apart. By will
effort they can bend the thin edges OF the
head, on which the organs are located, SO as
to e, anime the two sides Of an object the size
Ct tu'Lsized Goldfish.
Flies have immovable eyes. They stand
out from tne head like hall Of an apple, ex-
ceedlngly prominent. Instead of smooth
henisphe7es, they have an immense number
offacets. resembling old-fashioLed glass watch
seals, each one directing tho light directly to
the optic retina. That explains why they
cannot be approached in any direction with
out seeing what is coming.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

A conscientious Sunday-school teacher,
who felt panied upon looking through crack
in the fence at seeing some of his scholars in
attendance upon the trials of speed at the fair,
asked one of them If he did not think there
was great waste of time at the races. The
younger replied that he thought "there was a
laundering sight too much time lost in scor-
ing"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03
IC e.

IL Farmers in the County Of Cumb rland, In
n terested in the raising Ct sweet Corn are re-
anested to meet at Winships Hall, South Wiu1ham,
Jau, 31st, 1874, at 10 o'clock. A. M.
70 discuss questions pertaining thereto Such as
Price per eau, and Manner of Cunning &c.
IL the weather is stormy, the Convention will be
upon the next fair day.
ja2Od&w2ws Per Order of the Committee
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03
An Obstinate Dog.

Chubb was very much annoyed, the other
night, by the barking of dog in the yard of
Bulwer, next door. He went to the back
window with his bootjack in his hand, and as
he saw the animal plainly, he fired away at IL.
The barking instantly ceased, but the dog
stood there quietly, and as Chubb knew that
it would begin agaiu il it remained, he de-
termined to drive it away. So he threw an old
boot at it; then he thew another and another |;
but the dog remained stationary. Ihen he
hurled all the boots he could find a. Mrs.
Chubb S CATERS, and finally couple of SOAP
cups and three cakes of soap, and still the
dog refused to bulge. Then CLuob became
excited. He tet as il his honor was in some
seuse involved, and he determined to make
that dog quit aud go in It's kennel ii he had to
pitch all the furniture in the house at it, So
Chubb fired a bottle of cologne aud a jar Of
pomatum at the brute; these he followed
with towel rack, then he hunted up black
ing brush, ana when that was gone and the
dog still sts cd fast, Chubb went down in the
cellar and brought up six fat-rons and the
saucepan, together with the bath brick aud
the albafa teapot, and these he flung at the
obstinate brute with the same unsatisfactory
result.
Wild with fury, Chubb got out his gun and
fired at the dog dozen times in rapid sncces
sion, without induc ng il 10 move. BY this
time the whole neighborbood were aroused
from dreaming that they were al the battle OF
Gettysburg, and just as ChuLb had fired bis
thirteenth intellectual shot Bulwers sitting
room window was flung up, and Bulwer
screamed to Chu5b-
"What in the name of common sense Is the
matter with you, anyway, hey?"
| "Wby," Pm trying to silei.ce that con-
| founced deg OF yOurn there. He's nearly set
| mt crazy with his barkin. What the red
| son he sands so sti |? I'll bust the stuffin'
out of him, Tough, if he stays there much
longer.''
"Why. you everlasting ia. a.Sass, mildly re.
sponded Bulwer, that $ cast. on uog sna.
there over nicht Pm, ooino -, "see
in the morning. The other dog, the one that
barked, was outside the fence in the back al
ley, and it went away long ago."
Then Chubb suddenly closed the window
and went to bed. What he wishes TO ascer-
tain now is neither be can force Bu.wsr To
surrender those boots aud fatirons and
things. Buwer claims them as legitimate
spoils, but Chubb doesn't consider it tbs fair
thing
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

A wretched cyn'c writes: "a bright little
five-year old was looking through a picture
book the other night when she suddenly paus-
ed, gazed eagerly into her nothers's face, and
while there shone in her eyes the light of a
wisdom beyond her years, said-[blamej if we
haven't forgotten what she said.P'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03
THE PRESS.

l. IL ID III I'D D.
TUESDAY MORNING, FEB 8, 1874.
Gossip and Gleanings.
Preferred creditors-Those who don't dun,
Joy and temperance and repose
Slam the door on the Doctors nose.
Boston's corn doctor is worth $500, 900.
They haze corns in Boston.
Ihere is woman in this city who refuses
TO listen to idle tales She is deaf.
Let US act at home IS though there were
stranger at our freside.
A dog with two tails was seen in town the
other day. One belonged to an OK, and was
carried in the mouth OF the canine.
A suspicious wife, on being asked where
her husband was, replied that she was very
much afraid he was Missing.
A romantic housekeeper in this city pro-
hibits onions at her table during the full of
the moon.
Dobson says his friends seem determined
to give him the title of DR.. His butcher, ba
ker, and all the rest do so, but they put DR..
after his name instead of before it,
He is no common benefactor who shrewd-
ly gathers from the worlds manifold litera
ture its words of finest wit and ma:urest wis
dom for our entertainment, instruction, and
inspiration
Pork is onlG two cents per pound at Leav-
enworth, Kansas, aud man wheels the hog
right 20 the door. The only drawback is that
the man from whom it was stolen soon ap-
pears.
A call to start society for toe study of sci
ence was responded to by five persons. The
next morning sixty-scven people were stand
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

''No form of entertainment is more deceIt-
i've than balls" Most any victim of the mod
ern boarding-house cuisine who has had oc-
casion to explore mass of fried mashed-po-
tato in search of fish, will heartily corrobo-
rate the above statement.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03
STORE TO LET.

A large brick store in the Racklef Block, corner
"A of Middle and Ceurch streets--basement and
first floor, elegant, finished and adapted to jobbing
dry goods OF other similar trade.
Apply to ALLEN HAINES.
sept11G1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

'The shuttle of the years, flying back and
forth through the warp of time, has woven a
fabric of beautiful results about this institu
tion," is the way the Milwaukee Sentinel is
dazzled by the female college OF that tcity.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03
WANTS, LOST, FOUND.

Wanted.
DOARD, by man in private family. Address
ID 81. Il. L." Pres Office iaoatf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-03

A call to start society for toe study of sci
ence was responded to by five persons. The
next morning sixty-scven people were stand
ing in front of the Wooster House wholly alb
sorbed in watching two men set hitching
post.-Danbury Ne,cs.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-02
MISS PROCTOR,S LIBEL SUIT.

THE CASE SET DOWN FOR TRIAL THIS MONTH
The libel suit of Edna Dean Proctor against
Francis d. Mouton, in the United states Court has been
placed upon the civil calendar OF the December term
which will open to-day The is the fth the cal
endar but It ia not certain II will be tried this term
The Court will be opened to-day by Judge Benedict.
and the Jurors called and but will be
tried as Court will be adjourned until Tomorrow.
when Judge Woodruff will preside. ain rent practice
with him in the trial OF than IL usually
followed i'll the State Courts. Instead OF calling the
calendar through aud either marking OFF for the term
or setting down the that ready for
trial upon certain day. he takes up tue first case called
that Is ready and proceeds 10 Try H. aud then takes up
next that II the four preceding the Proctor
should be ready, they would be tried first and the
Proctor would not BE- tried uat they
OF. Therefore. although the stands fifth the
calendar, might not be reached in week or more.
even II ready for trial.
The counsel in the case are also engaged in the Tton
suit which il set down for next Tuesday and therefore
both be tried al IL possible,
fore tnat the case may be OF for the term.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-02
ARGUMENT OF GEN. PRYOR,

After Mr. EYart5 nad concluded his long
address, Gen. Pryor argued the "Other side with his
usual huency and length In the points which make
up the sum OF opposition TO this hard fought motion,
he set forth that the Court Of Appeals could review
order involving question OF discretion, and this
settled by repeated adjudicatons. He claimed that
the Court Of Appeals had steadily discaimed
the right TO review. BY appeal, order
OF Special Term matters resting in discretion.
This Court had declined TO review discretionary
orders rs inconsistent with the constitution OF the Court
ana its character as tribunal ia which questions Of
law only are to he considered The counsel quoted an
opinion OF judge RapallO himself, In the of
Townsend agt Hendricks reported in 40 Howard l57,
where the effect of the amendment il 1870 Of Sub
division 4, Section II, by inserting the words
not involving any question OF discretion" is
nropoanded as follows We think the order not ap-
peabe to this Court. 1t discretionary with the
Court below whether TO proceed sunmary against the
Sheriff or leave the parties TO tigate in the ordinary
way" 1t was further claimed that II there was any
decision OF this Court apparently in conflict With the
authorities cited II would be discovered examination
either: First that the decision turned other
naragraph OF section II OF the Code than subdivision
or second, that the right In controversy was
absolute and not resting in the discretion Of the
Court. or third that the decision occurred before
,s7a when the words not involving any question Of
dtssretion we're inserted IN subdivision The case Of
Mathews ag Hubbard, At n. Y, AS. not eo'tra,
because lst II apparent bat the action upon
an account In which event. probably bill OF particu-
lars is matter OF absolute right a. the bill OF par
tculars having been gwen plantn was restricted 10
recovery Of the items stated; and by expunginS any
ttem he was deprived pro anto Of right: 3d. no oues
New-York tribune., 1874-12-02
THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL.
ARGUMENT BEFORE THE COURT OF
APPEALS.

rHr ArrrN FROM JUDGE NELSON'S ORDER DENY
ING TIE BILL OF Observation-Disclosures BY
TIE HON. wM. NJ EvARrs AND GEN. ROGER A
PRYoR-THE POINTS OF THE ARGUMENT.
ALBANY. Dec. The appeal in the Tilton-Beecher
suit was argued to-day before the Court OF Appeals
the Hon. Wm NJ. EvaIts appearing as counsel for
Henry Ward Beecher, the appealing party, with
Samuel Hand of Albany aud Thomas G. Shearman
OF Brooklyn as bis associates, while Mr. Tilton. the
plaintiff and respondent, was represented by Gen.
Roger A. Pryor. The appeal is from the order
of the General Term of the City Court,
Brooklyn, which. it viii be remembered, recently
heard argument in the case made by Wm A. Beach,
ex-Judge Samuel d. Morris, and Thomas e. Shear
man. This order, made by judges Reynolds and
MeCue. affirmed, by an equally divided bench an
order of Judge Nelson of the same Court denying
Mr.. Beechers application for bill of particulars
The Argument before the Court of Appeals yesterday
was made by Mr. Evarts and Gen. Pryor, and was
very long and exhaustive
New-York tribune., 1874-12-02
ANEW LANDMARK IN sEw.YoRK.


TO the EUtIOT OF THc
SIR: | am now visiting NewYoGk after an
absenceof years. During the past year have
occasionally seen framed shOw-btlls. advertising THs
TRIBUNE on which is photograph OF the new TRIBUNE
building The photograph represents It as towering ID
such hight that the adjoining holdings seem IN COM
pa rison but little raised above the sidewalk HAVING
seen at different like advertising showeards OF
commercial and insurance companies representing
their building n such gigantic proportions tnat tho
adjoining buildings appeared scarcely higher than their
second or third stories. when ia reality nearly II moi
mite as high as their magncenty represented neigh
bor expected TO ind like exaggeration in the pho
,ograph of The TRIBUNE building. Imagine. then, my
surprie not say amaxement, when behed the orig
iual Of that picture aud found Il 70 be 10 way
sxaggeraon the building in reality towering to such
siddy hight-although not yet nnished-that one
could not bep noticing the sQuatsy appearance OF the
Cay Ham In comparison
Looking further and THs TRIBuNs buiid'ue only
buie since 1890 So aistnct " the contrast that the
term old SewYork txhs be sPpned that portion
buils previous " that dat. ssae might he justly
applied the PARTON but And tfs brings me 70
the reflection tnat AN tts bas BEEN done with paper
noney. Glaneing the wAsie esontry one can see
like eyerywhoro dortnx te last II or IL
There have been roffroads built and more
ortgages paid of from farms Than In any period OF
twice that length whea gold and svsr were IN circuis
ton. U u. IoCbBx.
OiiaLaa co~a>ra y. r. Nov. a. nas
New-York tribune., 1874-12-02
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1-CommodOre ID. Men. Fair
1ar ~ command Naval Station Newondop;
master ProsArd the PoshAan Norfolk Pa~ Assistant
the Dictator Key West Commodore
detached from command Of te Naval s.etssu Ne
London granted noatAs Psynases H. C1zang
setIs Psg1s
the Pouhhtea snd ordered 70 ste hs Aeeourt.
sf interpreting geuepA
err al Savy Department vch &rvesd thss
sson and sas6ed the Coast for
he shoa decided bsrese
o6r~r granted OF psy
wn of detachment
commsning soath Pacsc noys
the N.yy De Rehnsnd aagbp
Pnams Of November for Valparaiso sees The hs Of
tSs saoen ssd nss sf ~ sv.s6Bss sssssssd ess9
New-York tribune., 1874-12-02

trunk lines concerning amcahie relations sao
lines. but the management OK the O0ion rAo,no ,or
pro rata arrangements on freghts reducuSn
Pcnusyiyania line had Just been announced. IN whirh
the reduction Is made pro rata ny an aTIangeu.sn
bet the roads Frsfeass fare Ia cut down rom s1s
TO sl25 sl3s the Pacific lines received sio from
Nv fbe reduced rate the Pacific lines Will receive l log
OF SI25 The understanding that an aEIang -
Plcic Railroads in pro rata rates on passengers proe
afV gave the Impression that pro rata arEaueo
uent on freights would be established.
TIE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Statements that the Pennsylvania Railroad is not sd-
herring faithfully to the Of the Saratoga contract
and that its agents West are Offering specai in-
dncements to Western shippers have heen circulated 10
some parts OF the West and have reached TINS cy IRe
ntatiye OF The Ponnsy Railroads. IreISb
tnfrrests this city SAID yesterday t1t ne had NOT
heard OF any cutting IN Western agents
road that he eOpldeat that lie should neLI
OF H. II there were auv, 3n1 that ne beneVed thAt
tne Pennsylvania line would govern Itself strlcuy Oy
agreement OF the associated nes. inquiry ~ the
Ere Office obtained from the Second NccPrrsdent me
that he had not heard OF the runo action
of P1nnsylyauil agents, nor any recent SOhpi@IhsS
against the course OF thlt road.
A well-known railway official who has Just come 70
this CITY from the West SAID that ne bad Iearu III
ClicaCo and elsewhere IN the Nrst statements t1at
acme Pennsylvana agents Offering special 1ncace-
ments to shippers in cutting under Rates. ne
was not sure OF has own kuO"edge that hucn STATE.
uleuts were true he said that 10 - widespread
opinion IN West that the Penusyvana Road IL bear
p al OF freight O the truak lines; mat l. dsat
Lied with position, aud viii make Strenuous eioris
To set IN noti1n its Iue cars II 1t breaks up al
that there Is Of the 5aratO%t combination.
New-York tribune., 1874-12-02

A special trade sale of miscellaneous juven-
lie and holiday and stationery besln yesterday st
the saesroous OF Geo. Leayitt Co. in CUntoa HaT.
The sale was simly attended in consequence Of the
weather and as the bidding not very brisS the
prices realized fell below tho actual cost OF manuac
ture. Tie .ay's sale Aggregated abon Ss,oc, and
among the works sold were tnutIons from d. Appie
ton a. Co, New-Y.rk; J-tn r. Potter * Co. Phiialel-
pna; Clark MIy nafd ssw-f fS,Ai W. r.. uu' q Co..
New York: ard T. Brlknap. Hartfort. Tue sale will I've
resumed tLis uornIng with i,t o. Ea ami foreign
New-York tribune., 1874-12-02
N YORK done on construction Of AIn Las Of Central P1ade
= RnLcoad b>t.e,er Oel 30. 1853. md Oct. !. ls-l.

Total. 20
In conclusion the Commissioners express ther uuani
viction at the Central Pdcinc Railroad Cou
pany mas fully carried out the requirements aud lnten
ton the all essential particulars, Including
atoBary structures and rOlDgstock, ani III land
commodaton, that tho road ID nrstlass. and has
cost I'D date Of OpIpetion shown ~ t&e CSu
pauy's aecOunts- s1i0,s95.8 .8si 30.