Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1891 — CURRENT COMMENT. [ARTICLE]

CURRENT COMMENT.

. Poor Old Brazil. Bra il is also having domestic troubles. In borrowing idea* from the United States, the South Americans have evidently overlooked the free schools.— Kansas City Star. There is evidently a bitter contest going on between parties in Brazil, and the rival British and American interests are playing an important partin it President Fonseca's previous success and the service he has done hi* country lead to the hope that ho will triumph—Buffalo Express. If it is true that a revolution is impending and that martial law has'been proclaimed, the outicok is far from pleasing. The background to which the lecent monarchy was removed is not far enough in the dim distance to prevent a good many regrets which may ripen, in the case of an uphea' al, into a d termined effort for re. toration, —Detroit Free Press. If anybody has set himself up as a dictator in Brazil, the occurrence is unfortunate for that county, as it will retard its developments and tho progress of trade; but tho change will not be permanent. There will be another revolution by and by which will restore the republic. The state of equilibrium to which the political oscillations tend is one of self-government.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Indiana’s Annex. We have acquiesced in Chicago's annexing a large portion of Illinois, but when she begins to gather Indiana in also, it is time to object.—Pittsburg Dispatch. Chicago has been doing a good e’eal of annexing lately. • Now she will have a chance to show how she enjoys the prospect of being annexed herself.—Rochester Herald. Indiana is claiming a part of Chicago's territory. If the sky-scraper people keep on building up into the air as they are doing on paper now, some of their top stories will be claimed by Canada.—Minneapolis Journa'. A government survey now about finr ished is said to show that Indiana is entitled to a slice of Illinois that will take in Chicago. It is rather late to move the fair, but it may yet be held in Indiana. This would be considered by the Breezy City another of those Chicago, Ills.—Philadelphia Ledger. And now arises a controversy over what State Chicago is in. Indiana claims it on the authority of an old boundary which has been discovered, and her claims seem to be well substantiated. The fact of the matter is that Chicago covers about enough ground to constitute a whole State by herself.—Boston News.

Mines Returned to His Drink. Bichloride of gold is making a brave struggle, but whisky is still master of the field.—Brooklyn Times. The Keeley bichloride of gold treatment may not be tho realization of scientific expectation jn this direction, but it is entitled to a fair and impartial test.—Troy Times. On the thsory that drunkenness is a disease it is perfectly consistent for a patient -to lia.e a relapse if he gets out too early or conies in contact with whisky.—Milwaukee News. The bichloride of gold cure for intemperance receives a severe blow in the death from a'cohnlism of its late champion, Col. John T. Mines, who believed the preparation had cured him.—New York World. We do not think logical and fairminded men will draw final conclusions from the case of Mr! Mines, and condemn the treatment as a fraud simpiy because he fell.—Rochester Post-Ex-press. As Mines has been the chief advertiser of Dr. Keeley’s alleged “cure, ” and has paraded himself, so to speak, as Keeley’s prize patient, his sudden death, directly due to an alcoholic debauch, will be a blow—a literal blow between tho eyes—to Dr. Lee ey and his mucli puffed “certain cure. "—New York Advertiser. Home Rule. There will soon be but one Irish Home Rule party that anybody except a few Fenians will recognize. Cleveland Leader. It is evident that if Ireland is to be freed it will bi in spile of a considerable portion of her own people.—St. Louis Republic. As an organization po ent in Irish politics the Parnellites have apparently ceased to exist. The only advice that America has for the factions is to get together far the good of Ireland and not for head-cracking. -Washington Star. It is folly for Mr. Parnell’s followers to keep up the struggle. It is impossible to contend with the Irish priesthood in politics, and the fact has been so thoroughly demonstrated that a blind man can see it.—Nashville American. The defeat of tho Farnellites in the recent e’eetion at Cork has shown the real weaknes * of that portion of the Irish party. As the matter now‘stands the Parnellites are without money, leaders, or prestige even among those who would bo expected to bo their friends.—Boston Journal.

Cities Cry for It. We have found something at last that Republxans and Democrats agree on to a dot. It is that New York is to have both conventions.—New York Recorder. Chicago has decided to make another grab, bhe will ask for the Republican Convention of 1t92. Her greed is insatiable. —Fitsburg Commercial-Gazette. Sineo New X°rk couldn't get the World's Fair she is clamoring for both the big national conventions, She is bound to have a circus of some kind anyway.—Brooklyn UnionAt least five American cities arc crying for the honor of welcoming the tonvention that is to nominate the next President of the United States. It is a high honor, —Baltimo e American. Minneapolis, Cincinnati, San Francisco, and Chicago are already candidates for the next Republican national convention. Chicago is the best place after all. —Iva amazoo T-degraph. . The Cigarette Bug. A St. Louis chemist has made the startling discovery that cigarettes are (Hied with bugs The horrib’o smell is fully acountcd for at last.—Grand Rapids Telegram. According to Dr. Chmann Dumesni! v of St. Louis, cigarettes aie often made poisonous by the ravages of a worm that comes from.the egg of a coleopterous insect, which is passionately addicted tothe use of tobacco. Hence bronchial affections and throat complaints, and no wonder, if the insect is as terrible as the description —Bjston-Post. t St Lruis physician has discovered bugs in cigarettes. He says the bug poisons the cigarette This dictum will probably not spoil the demand for the article, but it will furnish t ic perishing dude with a remark fer his part of a little street colloquy. “Woi’s eaten’ycr?” the gamin will flippantly inquire. “A coleopterous Insect,” the dude will answer, with a faint flourish of cane and monocle. Then the gamin should wilt —-New York Joevnal