The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-06-03


luxuriOusly; their sails were paint
} IN brilliant colorS, and ornament
with large designs. Then the col
mandeT of a ship was simply m;
OF war; he knew nothing about 8
tronomy or physics, as he left a
that TO the pilot. The vessel h;
400 to 500 men, was va lued at Lon
francs per man, and threw a tot:
weight of metal or shot, equal 1
ounces per man and costing 2 sol
per pound now an iron clad wit
the same crew, represents 10000 {
$4,000 francs per head. and the shel
or shot thrown, 5000 per pound. TIL
admiral concludes that formerl
naval battles were said to be mad,
by men, whereas, now they ar,
made by money; he is of the opin
ION that despite the perfection II
| engines OF destruction the intellect
ual and moral value of men will
ever remain the most essential fac.
tor IN cOmbats.
An alimentary exhibition is al
present being held here. There is
nothing of cosmopolitan character
about the exhibits, still less of orig
inal1ty, The public interest in pro
VISIONS is limited, not TO looking at
them, but to be able to purchase
them more cheaply. The abolition
of the barrier dues, hence secures
more concern.
Not much attention is given to
the Cars coronation; to put in an
appearance is q thing France is
aware has got TO be done, and SO
votes the travelling expenses, equal
to quarters salary to NJ. GreVy, of
a special representative and wants
TO hear no more about the affair.
The Amsterdam exhibition is COM
menclng tc excite interest. BY all
accounts, the stock exhibits of other
worlds fairs are held to be trotted
out too frequently.
a gentleman who has had the
good luck not to get into, but to get
out Of that lone star kingdom, the
Corea, bears witness to the urbanity
of the people. In reply to the ques-
ton, Chow do you do?" they reply :
"rhanks to the honor you pay me
In asking the question, my health Is
excellent" An invalid replies
Thanks to your inquiry, am bet
ter. If funeral be encountered,
a Corean will stop the cortege, and
going to the coffin will exclaim: III
regret profoundly that Virtuous
man." while completely ignorant
who he may be.
A mother leading her little daugh-
ter aged 6 years to the border of The
Seine, said to the infant. eve are
going to drown ourselves" The
child managed to break away, cry
ing but the mother was drowned and
her body has not been recovered.
At MarseilleS the leading chorister
in the cathedral refused to pro-
nounce the word "TempUblicGnl" in
the Donlinunl SGIoanl fac, that is
sung every Sunday at high mass
the clergyman dismissed him for
disobedience; he sued for damages,
but obtained none he informed the
judge the word 7'1tnlpa6Liconl always
stuck in his throat like a.bone.
Odd way to oppose the government.
An ex banker, named DrOnsard
went into a public bath at Nice,
hired a room, and there shot him
self; the consequence was, the pro-
prietor's receipts diminished next
day; he took an action against the
relatives of the deceased, and was
awarded $50 francs.
The chairs which line IChamps
Elysees, and that can be hired for
two sous each, had a narrow escape
from the bailiffs last Sunday; the
manufacturers Rlittle bill was in
Arrears: the project of police put in
his prior claim, that of securing
accommodation for the public.
A new race course has been
opened in the suburbs; betting on
horses is the most lucrative Of
questionable occupations. 1t has
become al act of commerce. The
turf is a branch OF the bourse with
its bulls aud bears: horses replace
stocks,
Ladies have special toiletteS to at
tend a sensational debate in the
chamber, but q different one for a
similar event at the senate. Cos
tunes are now advertised for the
assize cOVrts.
Every legislator who speaks for
an hour, costs in reporting, printing
ETC., his country 400 fir. This does
not include what he costs often his
hearers.
!. Before the portrait of a we'll
known coquette. at the picture ex-
hibition: eff she only painted her
self as well as that event"
A hachelo: proposes that ali ba-
bies and their nurses ought to be
lodged in a special hotel.
French deputies have such a
weakness for leave of absence that
last week all the members of the
committee for according such priv
ilege had themselves been on leave.
The great attraction of the mo-
ment is the circus of M. Molier
The performers are amateurs and
belong to the upper ten.
DIR. N. a dark aristoerat from
HaYti, has sued an editor for calling
him "The most beautiful Niger in
Paris.
The Revolution Complete.