The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-02-28

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France the drst place in his thoughts, The country
viii DRIFT more aud more into an apathy, fatal TO
ali Interests. Moral prosiraton Is not what the
French require they want The stimulus 81 worthy
pteoccupauons. TO open up issues for thcir activity.
With the present Assembly. although elected by
universal suffrage, nothing clear and prcrise ean
BE- expected. regarding public Instruction, nnaacs.
foreign policy. nor municipal liberty. Al the
reforms France demanded the day after peace was
signed, demanded so sincerely aud 80 passionaiely.
remain just where they were, And the cirrmnxiances
exacting the renovation exist still, and more pow
erfully, because the evils are aggravated. The
Deputies can only agree TO differ they are their
divisions only that triumph Il Is bat intrigue hu
succeeds. There Is for peoples as for individuals.
something worse than a grand disaster " j. "a
disaster which produces no fruits. There Is some.
thing worse than misfortune: IL u a calamity that
begets no lessons,
Something more than uneasiness rcisns respect.
ing the foreign relations Of France with Italy.
Here the Ministerial policy is undecided. eqnivocal.
tall OF eomminAtory retieences, iraught with per
ilous incidents, aud MARKED by helplcssncTs and
absence Of foretlOughL The policy oi Montana "A
felt must be fatal for France. as driving Italy into
a natural selfprotecting alliance with Germany
and possibly bringing about trssh invasion aud
two acknowledgements. Thus the "Syilabite" party
Ia this country Is commencing Go receive close
attention. for although Henri V. has been very
well Scotched, his principles are not killed. Tbs
last bulwark Of the Temporal Power y boosted e.
be this country, but not the people. Austria. the
Vatican knows full well, belongs to the liberals
spain. TO the factions France, to the impious and
Rome, TO Victor Emmanuel Frame has lost tive
provinces. paid 1--we milliards ransom money aud
suffered at home an equal money loss by the iava
sion she has to hnd about thrce-quartcrs 81 a
milliard OF francs also. annually. to meet her hnan-
cial engagements. Yet the nltramontane party
believes her " remains y are beautiful, aud. aided
by her latent material forces. and the Pope Tor
partisan, she would at once become great, giofi-
Gus, and free. This is a matter that produces
grave thoughts, aud Justly SO, as the Ministry de-
pend for their parliamentary majority on the sup
port OF the ultramontane depuiies. and Who may
push them TO commit some imprndenee Tor which
national chastisement might be considered as the
only reparalon.
Then again the complaints as 60 heavy taxation
are waxing louder, aud will increase in proportion
Hs business continues saguanL 10 every cehtre
Of commerce aud industry, working hours ARE
being reduced, expenditure diminished. business
contracted, and bankruptcies are but hoo general
An industrial crisis Is casting its shadow before.
What France stands In need OF Is that confidence
which would enable work to be resumed. the
ateiierS TO be reoccupied, aud orders 10 end their
way back. Employers aud employed are alike
idle, aud both are fully aware their mistortunes are
owing To the Political dead losk. which cannnt
Restore monarchy and will not Organize the Re
public. IL is not to the criminal declaration of war
by Napolean I'LL, that the hard times are attrih-
uted, but TO the Republic. which Is clearly responS
ible Tor having raised the money 10 liGnidaie the
disasters he created.
Since the commencement Of the year. Paris has
been enveloped In a succession Of foge. syhich the
philosophical accept as In harmony with the gen
eral gloominess OF affairs. Since the alliance with
England, the French attribute quite a meieorolog-
ical change in the climate Of the capital from clear
DAYS and sharp frosts, to mIsts and mizzline rainA
The theatres like the churches. are mere coughing \
gatherings: priests, parsons, and artists are alike
afflicted with hoarseness. and The most solemn ar
the most grave proceedings are momentarily inter
rupted TO allow jnjubes to he Swallowed For
those who hold that there Is a close connection
between fogs aud suicides. the latter IL may be
noted were never more numerous than at the
present time. amounting TO as many as nine per
day. Ordinarily Gne weather Is preferred for com
hitting self-destrnction, but Il must not he for
gotten, that at the commencement Of every year.
there exist almost ~justifying circumstance for The
misdeed, in the demands made upon your purse by
everyone who has or has not. the honor OF your
acquaintance, for n token OF friendship. A great
deal OF gormandizing and gazzling also take place
at this epoch in honor OF the holidays, and natn-
rally indigestions follow. Tho registering com
mences with fermented cabbage, sourkrout, for
supper on Christmas eve, and finishes with tho
S 6sn : on Twelfth Night. Happily Nigeria Z
vegetables, 80 that one feels that spring il coming.
though we are certainly in the Ides of January.
The Bonapariists ought 20 be content, that their
late chief is not by any means forgotten In France.
Even the politicians who confirmed nj Bordeaux.
the laundering OF Imperialism In September, 1870,
aud are now hail fellow well met with the few
Bonapartst deputies in the Assembly, cannot over
look the causeNwhich separated Alsacc from France
and IFS consequences. The manifestation in
several churches, on the occasion OF Tie memoriam
mass, was very well arranged between fd6Ics aud
curious there was a crowd. But all lhbs does not
bring the second empire n bit nearer again 60
ttiCt u htIB huOWh WUut tltn UItplAYH mean.
and in addition. the provinces that believed really
that the Empire was peace" now know 10 their
cost, that it was the contrary. All ~dynasties have
aimed to do everything Tor the people-but with
everything for themselves and by themselves.
The municipality is about taking a sensible step,
that OF taxing unoccupied premises. This will
have a salutary effect in compelling landlords 90
let such apartments at n national figure for,
strange as it may appear, such penny-wise and
pound-foolish people prefer TO keep premises
empty, rather than reduce rents. Like certain
shops. landlords have liked prices however. as
they will have to pay the tax-man, they will en-
deayor 10 secure n tenant on moderate terms. and
so the ice once broken. the example will be fol
lowed. We are the moutons de Panurge. Further,
houses are not 10 be more than Go feet in height
for the future. which persons with weak limbs and
asthmatic affections will not object 80. The very
tip-tOp garrets, for there are Stories even Of these.
are usually rented very fortunately by porters.
laborers. &c. so that compensation Exists yeyefyZ
where ia nature il Is a~strangef evolution y which
places the hewers Of wood, DC, over the Eeads Of
the Upper Ten in Paris. Lifts" have been tried
in several mansions bui failed. .FreGueBly the
cage got foul, and the tenants arc kept prisonefs
for hours, though next their own doors, til an
enquirer came. Whenever balifs arrived. they
were often disposed OF in q similar fashion, aud
the bird they wanted thus escaped. The Corpora
ton has not been successful in remaining some 81
the streets. as tenants have left. ia q few cases, Ia
consequence Of the streets having been called after
some Gallic warriors In the time Of Julius Caesar.
Several cab men claim an additional gratnity Tor
their extra ability in becoming posted Ia these
changes. The new fashion Of supplying cabs with
tins Of warm water for the feet, Is becoming gen.
eral, especially those engaged In night work. In-
deed many private carriages have adopted the
luxury since several years. Every market women
and keeper Of q Dews-stall, has a foOtpan Of char
coal, which the bakers boy Tenews during the
day the pan also serves 10 keep the meals warm
Old persons in the house even, do not neglect tho
tin Of boiling water in its fur and carpet case.
The twO-headed negress declined 10 afford
science the satisfactory proof that they constituted
a monstrOsity so the French, as usual igenious,
alleged they were impostOrs, and called upon the
Minister Of Police TO investigate the matter, which
he did, by directing the Chief Medical Officer a.
Health 10 wait upon the ladies and TO request they
would select a doctor on their side, aud tx an
hour for an interview. The doctors have sent In