The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-24

Between the finest peasantry un-
der the sun and Russian Poland, NJ.
INalinary, who is just scamperlng
Through Holy Russia, finds III point
iOf wretchedness and the absence OF
; the conditions of social elevation,
IL striking parallel. We all know
1.-THE German railways are next 30
ipeTfectiOn, but OF late on crossing
1.-The border, the customs officials
make YOU pay duty on food supplies
lin YOUR travelling bag. Up TO the
i German frontier the cottages are
!smiling, the people scrupulously
lclean and Industrious once over
! the border, in Russian Poland, al IS
IsaualOr aud misery. Yet, since
1863 the peasantry are prOprietOrs
of their wretched holdings by
an ukase OF the late Emperor, but
what his majesty could not confer,
were the qualities TO make the boon
ifructify, namely. the spirit Of order,
economy and foresight. Before be-
ling emancipated the Polish peasant
was a sluggard and a drunkard.
Since he has become his own lord
and master he q ks less and drinks
more-that is all the difference.
His home is a sly his children at
tend no school; his wife works IN
the field; their food is q struggle
against famine; their clothing rags.
If the peasant keeps his plat OF
land it is because the law fOrbids
him to sell il. He has no credit,
save at the dram shop, and that only,
| if the state of the crops be good.
Oddly enough, the large pro-
prietOrs, freed from the charge
of worthless tenantry, have
become positively wealthy; they
have concentrated their capital, in
telligence and the practical adYan-
tageS of science to the ameliOra-
ton of their estates. The Russian
cabmen never beat their horses, and
the latter go twice as rapidly as
those of Paris; they caress their
horses as old friends, and calling
them German or Jew, are the only
epithets employed. In Warsaw the
Jews must have their hair cut fol-
lowing a certain standard. Close
protection is the rule of the state 4
keep out German gOOds-cheap
and nasty is the watch
word. The Germans simply build
factories in the country, and then
bring the mill hands from Water
laud.. The same evolution is now
taking place in France.
Two statues have recently been
inaugurated to Roget de rIsle, the
composer of the MarSejLtGtSe.
One where he died in poverty |
for national neglect, and the |
other in his native town, to celebrate |
his glory. Among other statues
down on the roster is one of NJ. de |
Les5eps for his courageous conduct
ia Egypt. IN the good old days when |
de I4esseps was King, he gave passes
to his countrymen to visit their |
at Cairo. and that Arabs |
people respected. Since de LesSeps |
failed to keep off General WOlseley, |
the ticket-of-leaYe French are held |
as tight a. M. de Chair, less his
1Of. pocket money.
The wholesale dairy cartmen, by
their adulteration with water of
the milk for retail dealers, are able |
to make a profit of 30 francs a day.
We have the sleeping woman,
who goes IN regularly for her nap of
ninety dayS-a three months bill at
a time: we have now under the
care of the doctors, a young man
from the country, not 20 years Of
age, and some eight feet nigh: he
commences to drOOp, having no
stamina to keep straight: not to be
checked III her mushroom prodigy,
nature has now concentrated her
efforts on his legs and feet.
There has been almost riot be-
tween the Germans and French of
Paris, caused by some wag sending
an invitation to the president of the
League of French patriots to come
and sup and join in singing Water
land songs.
A gentleman observes that he
notices at the seaside the decreaS-
ing number every year of middle
class boys, who are unable to swim;
he blames mothers for this, who are
afraid to let their children learn at
Il or II years, just the age to COM
mence fearing they might catch
cold.
The French postofice is about
Offering a prize of $4,000 francs to
the discoYerer OF the best ink for
obliterating postage stamps.
1t is proposed that the municipal
council of Paris by elected by
France at large.
An inventor was introduced to
Napoleon III; they were alone.
Overawed by the presence of the
sovereign the visitor could not
speak. "Since my presence incon-
Yeniences you," said his Majesty,
laughing, 81 will retire"
at Puteaux, the name of street
has been changed from Eglise
church. to E7feT (EelD. Paris has
d boulevard Enter.