The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-20


leans of commercial freedom. The
Philotechnic society is an excelIent
organization: 1t consists o; members.
OF both sexes. of educati 10 and in
dependent means. who deliver e-a.
tuitusly in the evenings, lessons on
those subjects in Witch they are most
competent, to adails New classes
have been organized to instruct Young
women TO become teachers, mid wives.
and herbalists; a section is devoted to
the training OF Young mothers as to
the best means OF bringing up their
olive branches In the way they should
so. One class counts % GracchiaD
mammas
Foil steam is being laid on respect
ing Industrial education: not nat
ional school in Paris, whose buildings
will admit OF workshop being es-
tabllshed, but has one provided; here,
practical notion OF the common
trades, carpentry, lock-amithing, &c.
are inculcated, side by side with the
three RS The progress that other
nations are making In art, has given
a FLIP to the French authorities not
to sleep on their historic laurels:
schools OF AIT ara becoming as nu-
merOus Dis the seed OF Abraham, and
marked encouragement is given to
deVelope, or 10 utIl;z3 the special tai
eat of an artist; as for example, in
the case Of NJ EJ. Adam OF Hayre.
relative OF the Uwner and editors of
the NOureUs RENE: that distinguished
marine painter ha4 received al order
from the government TO paint one
hundred pictures fox the Louvre gal
lery, OF the leGding types OF the mer-
camille amrine since 1880, to form
companion gallery to that OF the
typical men nj War. This idea OF
uniting the history of art and in.
dustry for the eyes, is to be extended
to other branches of scientific
progress. =.
Tne police minister has put his
foot down on an institution, the
bureau de placement, thai was be-
coming a social evil. Ordinarily this
means a registry Office for servants.
the operations are not limited to find
ing good plain cooks, and stalwart
Wallets with calves that would make
the fame ofsa lord mayors equipsge:
young msidens from the country are
taken In and done for: and it ia sus.
pected that discharged Abigails there
gave information about the hours,
movements of the families they had
lett, which greatly facilitated the au-
tumn mar@avres of thieVes: worse,
these offices exacted a fee. more or
less fat, to obtain a good place for
waiter; then when installed for a
short time, he was kicked out, the
employer and the Office dividing the
dishonorsrium.
A commercial clerk has been sent
to the asylum for demanding at a
cavalry barrack. squadron to es-
coIt him to his official residen ce, as
be had been appointed minister OF
electricity" it is the only NOM
instioD, not resting On rumor, known
for the new cabinet. Smit-uot an
uncommon name, is an ex bourgo-
master, who left Holland. for a VOL
alton o! the Decslogue; be came to
Paris. and though in receipt Of
20. 600 fs. year lived or occupied
himself prigging before shop fronts;
he was as misery &c Balzais Grandet:
on searching his suite of attics, they
were found to be full ofstolen objects,
that he ultimately intended to ex
mort to Java. One months inr.
prsonment.
Lecocq's new comic opsra, lie Jour
ella Nult, in the acts, is durable
success: this IS the more satisfactory,
as the remark was becoming stere0-
typed, his talent had been exhausted.
The llbrOttO is sparkling, witty, and
humorous. and the plot is based on
a Portuguese colonial governor, who
has two wives. morning and evening,
kind of Box and Cox arrangements,
and OF bis calculations In trying to
prevent their meeting. There are
numerous pretty songs certain to be-
come popular; there is a most |
humorous serenade. and a parasol
march. Those suffering from mel
haneholy or the blue devils, have only
to hear once the ballad The Port
uguese are always gay" to be cured
OF either iufrmity tor life.
The French have coined since |
Saturday a rev word "amag atisme,"
so called after a deputy, returned for
the first time to parliament, NJ. |
Amsgst: it means pompous COMMON
places, delivered with the most re-
pul-ive vanity, and total Inability
of the orator TO comprehend = rebuff
NJ. Amagat after speaking one hour.
amidst roaIs of boisterous laughter, |
saw the deputies trooping out of the
House: they were too much. amused !
during pause On the part OF the
speaker, deputy exclaimed, do |
not recommence till every one has
left"
A capital skit represents Gambetta
as Savoy shepherd, playing on his
pipe, and marching at the head OF |
his following flock of-depuiies.
An sArab was ordered $50 blows
on the feet for firing at II French |
officer outside Tunis: the punish. !