Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-09-24
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1T is said that Bernhardt's two. o.ambi-
tiobs srete srowjatS SaRd wfite, good
E.ss Of gum arabic,i. used l~ssssI8I,5 ~ssssI8I,5
at the government ~enyelops factory at
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Fhsyassesssdyaiue of read estate and
personal property Of Pennsylvania is
$I6SS, ,46Ss0lS 10 DRCl q
There has been an increase in unem-
pioyed capital inNew York City DUR
ing the past year Of $7S, 900. 600. The
Individual deposits are lS50, 00o, 900
greater than they were year ago.
Spihgfeld Mass wiI be $50 years
old ON May rs, 1885, according to the
first recorded meeting of William
Pynchon and his, little band of settlers
on the banks Of the Connecticut River.
The new stone which has lately. be-
coma popular for jewelry purposes,
and called the eye, or ''spatmotic, /"
proves TO be merely petrifed wood I It
has peculiar dull fire and shades very
curiously.
The mean of life varies in different
countries from forty to forty-tiye "A
generation from father to son is about
thirty years, of men in general FIVE
sixths. die before seventy, and fifteen,
sixteenths before eighty. After eighty
it is rather endurance than enjoyment
Georges 0hnet, the gplaywriter. is
only 81 years old. He was first law
yer, then O journalist, finally q drama
tist. When he had finished "Le Maitre
de Forges" he was dissatisfied with it
and threw the manuscript into the fire;
but his wife, who acts as his secretary,
rescued it. He is satisfied with it now.
1t is singular historical fact that
the elegant soft hat of the Spaniard has
remained the same from the earliest
period to the present day, while among
all other civilized nations transfor-
nation in that article has taken place.
Comfort in the wear seems to have
given place at all times to fancy and
the demands of fashion.
Dr. Alice B. Stockton writes in the
Peoples Health Journal that unless
woman has tried loose clothing she can
not conceive how much she gains for
health and strength by dress that
gives perfect freedom to breathe. "Six-
teen thicknesses of CLOTH" she says,
sis no unusual number to be found
tightly fastened about lady's waist F"
Concerning this matter she once heard
q Chinese woman exclaim: Christian
woman squeeze Gods life." a
Labouchere thinks that, on the whole,
=. the advantages Of newspapers outweigh
their disadvantages. Nevertheless, he
says, the amount Of trash which finds
its way into them is depressing. 1t
must always, however, be remembered
that they are commercial undertakings
and that they can no more pay without
sensational news and sensational com
ments than railroad engine can pro-
gress without fuel and o stoker to
stoke it.
The ancients have left as souvenirs
Of their skill some wonderfully beauti-
full engraved sapphires. One represents
a woman's figure enveloped in drapery.
The stone is one of two tints, and the
artist skillfully used the dark tint for
the woman and the light for the drap-
cry. This gem is among the crown
Jewels of Russia. The Strozzi cabinet
at Rome contains an intaglio repre-
senting the profile of q young Hercules
by Cweins, and in the Cabinet of France
is an intaglio profile Of the Emperor's
Pertinax NJ IN n n
An amusing scene was witnessed last
week in a picture gallery III Berlin.
The Crown Prince and Princess were
among the visitors, and the officials, in
trying to make way for the royal party.
pushed back Pomeranian peasant,
who was accompanied by his wife. The
Grown Prince, noticing the couple,
beckoned them to approach, and famil-
iarly clapped the husband on the back,
saying: "How do you do, old fellow"
The peasant was so delighted at the
salutation that he actually embraced his
Highness before all the crowd. The
Crown Prince was much amused at 1.-THE
incident, and talked with the old man
good-naturedly for some time.
Paper slippers are the latest form in
which paper is introduced .in-new in
ventions. An Englishman has patent
sd-a system of manufacturing slippersJ
Sandals and other covering for the
feet,out of paper Paper pulp, or pa
pier ,,sdche, is employed for the upper.
which is nodded to the desired form
and size, and sole is provided made
ofpaper or pasteboard, leatherboard, +, or
other suitable paper material, which is
united TO the upper by means Of ce-
ment, glue or other adhesive material
The upper is creased, embossed or per-
forated at the .instep and sides, which
renders them somewhat pliable, and
prevents their cracking while in use.
Senator Edmunds' new house on
Massachusetts avenue is to be man
sion after my own heart, writes Subrosa
in the Washington Capital. It is a
house wholly above groupd. The first
story contains little except the staip-
way, hall, kitchen, and household Of
ices. The entrance from the street is
through allow round central arch. and
all the living rooms are above. There
is a magnificent double bay window
like pavilion in the southwest corner,
= running up through two stories. Itwill
be charming residence. The senator
paid 90 d foot for, the, land, which be
bought from MB Frelinghuyssn, who
paid only $3.50 for il few weeks be-
fore. '''.s II
.'Ouida'' calls attention to the horri-