The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-31

Dan 10 Baersnebs. It is q true bill,
that the Third Republic has produced
no great men, but multitude o
ms6iocrlties actuated with tbs inter
es,s OF Bumher one. a good many
institutions have been unsettled OF
sent topsy -turvy, but bttle has been
righted or re Quilt. The First Repub
lie produced men; so did the Resto-
ration; and Napoleon the First Gre
ated illustrious generals.
Soldiers under Alexander, and
kings after his DEATH"
The continL ed rain is causing
something like genera! gloom; tne
Seine having overlooked IFS banks,
Threatens now To pIog ov' instead OF
under tho bridges Some newspaper
offices having ground floor premises
near tue river, have DOW six feet vi
water In their engine room The
team car service In the suburbs hns
ceased; passengers are conveyed 10
dat-hottomed noats along y portion Of
the lines. S)me industrious wives
are ballDg the river out of Their
houses, as Mr.. Darlington formerly
did the sss with q mop. Business
continues 10 be depressed, that
which is very serious as at this pc
Rod briskness is proverbi>lIy tins
order OF the day.
NJ. Flammsrion is sn astronomer
whose writings are very popular; they
positively seductd an Italian noble
man, VINO requested tie astronomer
to cone to ference and be tue guest
OF constant reader, ii not of an
original subscriber. Warned by the
fate Of Bernays, as to giving reu-
devious to unknown persons, NJ.
Flammanin having been satisfied,
set out ior Italy, and became the vel
como guest of his admirer. The lat
ter begged the astronomer to accept
the present OF an eetate in the vicin-
ity OF Paris. After the iCrmaIlty OF u
refusal, he accepted, returned elated
at the idea of being a lauded propri.
etor. On proceeding to take posses
sio3, the keepers Informed the as
tronomer that he vas the sixtieth
person 10 when the same donation
had been made. M. Flammarion at
once found consolation in preparing
hi. glasses to observe the passage OF
Venus over Lhe sun. Another as
tfonomer has brought out Journal
specially deVo ed t. that scientific
event; only one number will be
Issued; the second will be published
on the next passage OF Venus, which
will take place in the year 1904. Tue
list is CLOSED.
PositiVeism ia the most popular sc,-
ence IN France, and has lite devotees
ell, ewbere. The celebrated NJ. Caro-
has published work disseotIng il
from the point of, not iss founder.
Conte. but it's chief disciple, Llttre.
He doee not consider the pet science
capable either of producing as
q new conscience or
humanity. 1t is str&pgied
in its own negstions, and nos q whit
better than cur day dreams aud rs-
til nal hallucinatioDs. While touch.
ing on subjects philosophical, DR..
james, IN his new volume, Young
Mother, gives sensible sounsels
about not waking the baby, etc. He
informs u, the fret cry OF the baby
on being born, is not a "philo-
aoehical protest against the coming
miser es of lite," bns az ehort On the
part OF the little stranger To taKe in
his little supply OF oxygen.
Bidel is the proprietor Of q we'll
known menagarie. On the 30,h Of
October last he was exhibiting at
perfJrminE elephant had
been chained on q side passage, and
the public warned to give it q wide
berth. The woman who cold cakes
in the rcus, one Koeck, took the
prohibited route as short cut; the
elephant male a violent effort to
reach passing basket of dainties,
broke bis chain, stumbled and in
falling his teeth speared the woman
beyond all surgery. Her son-in-taw
took an action Tor 10000 francs, but
was cast with costs Evidence was
given that the elephant was gentle.
ness iteelf To make 10000 franz 8
out Of a dead motheE-in-law ia q
stroke of genius
Paris male supsrhulnsn efforts 10
support u lecture ball, on the Boule-
yard des CApucines, where apyoneI
could veDtilate snalogy or anism, bg.
ventilating the "SalIe." But the lee
Turing system railing to draw, the!
room will be made into a singing
saloon one Of the few paying specu :
Iations in Paris. A good drink and
. good laugh alter 8 days toll, such
are the corpse reiners iu vogue.
l. ts rumored that VictDr Hueo
has been very much, effected by The
failure If bic revised drams, .'I1s R6I
8 Amnse.
Owing 70 Gsmbetta's accident one
hnger will buvelo be am p taxed 4nd
3 second will be rendered useless.
Up TO the present. there are 81 Cifsr
ent. and protested to be equally true.
accounts OF the mysterious bali. y
why jacques your hat l,oks very
neaVj Perhaps, Ra have not
brushed it since two years.
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