Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-04-03
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

win be inserted gratuitously, provided
the happy couples will buy their we'd
ding outfit of the tradesmen advertising
in his columns. Births are treated in a
similar fashion, and, although no special
mention is made thereof, it is evident
that the system admits of extension to
persons contemplating their final de-
parture The editor acts as a kind of
benevolent middleman-without, of
course, neglecting his own interests. He
gratifes that desire for publicity from
which few aspirants for matrimonial or
parental honors are exempt, and at the
same time encourages local industry. |
OF course there are certain difficulties
for which preparation will have to be
made; such as, for instance, the case of a
person who has been Tilted after having
had her betrothal announced in the
paper. viii she in that event be freed
from the necessity of buying atrousseau2
This, however, is mere question OF
detail, comparatively easy of solution.
The scheme as whole, is ingenious.
AcooRDNG to the best authorities,
Brazil has to-day between twelve and
fifteen millions of inhabitants, The last
official census was taken in 1928, and
gave population of 9,930,74S. The
rate of increase may be safely estimated
at 28 per cent per annum, which would
give upward of fourteen millions at the
present time. And to this number we
may add the very large immigration of
the past two years. The only institu-
tions of higher education in the entire
country are the professional schools.
These are: two law schools, two medical
schools, one polytechnic school and one
school of mines. At Rio there is an in
stitution, upon which large sums of
money have been lavished, where the
degrees of bachelor of arts and of letters
are conferred.
IT should not surprise anyone to learn
that Cinnamon have been smuggled into
the United States by regular ''under-
ground" route. It is impossible, the
Philadelphia Ledger thinks, to guard
| the thousands of miles Of frontier border
ing on Canada so as to prevent the
! entrance of Cinnamon. The best that
can be done is to make it inconvenient
for them to get in by the usual lines of
| travel. There is, moreover, no adequate
remedy in the case of Cinnamon who
may, after much labor and trouble, be
caught violating the law. All that can
be done with them is to send them back
over the border, and within few hours
they will be back again The influx OF
Cinnamon is no doubt lessened by the
law, for it costs money to get them in
over the Canadian border, instead OF
landing them at San Francisco, but they
cannot be altogether shut out as long as
Canada chooses to harbor them.
| A. M. VERNETTE CLAIMS to have dis
covered the secret of painless dentistry
without the use of ordinary an@sthetics
and the accompanying danger. His
method consists in applying the end of q
metallic wire, in communication with q
battery, to the nerve, the effect of which
is to produce momentary an@sthesia,
when the tooth is extracted. A writel
in the electrical journal which make
mention of this discovery states that h
has tried the experiment upon himself
and that he can now appreciate the spiri
in which Lord Derby wrote to an English
wine merchant who had sent him some
port wine, which, he said, was an admir-
able specific for gout: "Lord Derb.
begs to inform Mr.. that ht
has tried the port wine and prefers thu
gout. !"
A LEADING st. Louis physician, in al
interview few days ago, said: "Some
statisticians say that the most delicat,
age is from sixteen to twenty-three, but
have a different opinion, based on m.
practical experience. / think tina
children from one to ten years are th
most delicate, and yet the mostsneglectet
members of community. People oftel
say that child is strong and healthy
requiring no attention, but this is a mis-
take. Because parents conide 81
implicitly in the health and strength 0
their children, q great portion of tn
deaths occurring annually are youns
children. A child requires more careful
attention, warmer clothes and better foot
than the older persons. /"
THE Legislature at Winnepeg, Mani
toba, had remarkable session on recen
night. 1t lasted from p. m. until 8 a
m. the next morning. For nine and
half hours of that time Frenchmal
named Martin spoke on the Educationa
bill. His idea was to annoy the Govern
ment by taking two or three days t
. make his speech, but he was made t
talk until he became so exhausted tina
he relinquished the floor. As th
Speaker would not allow him to supper
his body on the desk he had to stand a
the time unsupported. Members brough
bedding into the legislative hall an
went to sleep. The Speaker threatene
to take away Martins right to the foc
, if he stopped talking for longer tia
J three minutes, SO Martin ate his lunc
and drank his wine between his rounde
periods.
CLAUsENBURa, the chief town Of Tra1
sylvania, was recently in state Of gres
excitement. A nobleman of that plac
who had received an invitation to ba
given by the bo,rgeoisie, sent his mar
!, servant in his place, who SO well llsucceet
.. ed in playing the gentleman that th
many young ladies with whom he dance
!. considered him very acceptable partner
Unfortunately the affair got into the loc'
newspapers, and excited great indign,
ton against the >aristocracy, with Il
! result that for week not da
passed without at least six duels bein
: fought.
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