The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-02


mecam for the latter, as bleedings an
purgat!ons were regulated by th
phases OF the moon, and the more @
t less "ssill an ! ssint-like" look of tn
stars. Thus Rabeliss, as a physician
published his almanac at Lyons, il
1888.
n The church from an early date
employed the almanac TO indicat
the movable festivals, and laid dow
rules TO fix them in advance. Charlie
l., decreed that every almanac befor,
publication, should possess the vis,
OF the bishop in whoae diocese 1t ap
peared. The almanac down 20 the
Coup d'Etat OF 1851. was vehicle O
political p-opagardism. either by it
COLLECTIONS Of ana, or Predictions. Ir
1892 the latter became SO tormenting
that Henri III. of France, prohibited
the appearance of such matter. But
the almanac some four centuries age
Rss for country schools and peasants
a prim and tbs sole volume to read.
La Germany, Melanchthon the re-
former, reformed that kind OF school
book. No carrier trace of almanacs
Ca be found in Paris anterior 30 1893.
and it was from that that Pynson
printed the frat English almanac in
1897.
Royal or national almanacs date
from Louis XIV, who was 90 fat.
tered at the long list of bis titled
functi ,Daries, that he conceded to
one Hourly. the right to publish it
annually. The Almaaach de Gotha.
so precious for the great families OF
Europe, was commenced in 1764; it
has two editions, in German and
French. Prophetic almanacs becs me
an institution with Nostradame, or
as he latinized his name, Nostra-
dsmus He was converted Jew, OF
the tribe of Issacaar, and born in
Provence in 1903. He studied medi.
cine bat never graduated, and finally
settled down to write predictions in
verse. The supsrstitious Catherine
de hio6icis, took him by the band,
hail fellow, we'll met, and made his
f'rtune and fame. Legend relates,
having constructed bis sepuIchre. |
and laid in supply of writing ma
terials and lamp oil, he there retired |
and was never more seen. His alma
nae still appears. Those people with
the mania for rummsging illustrious
tombs might arrange for an AsmO-
dean psap. Laensburg, the founder
of the famous Almanac &c Liege ID
1886, was notorious for predicting
the weather; be was the New York !
Herald OF his day. His niece VISA
his amanuensis, One October even
ing he ives regulating his meteorol.
ogy for the folioRing August; on
coming TO the 23j Of toe month, be
announced, stormy and much
rair." "But uuc!e." observed his
niece. THAT will be your birthday
Ten write. very fine, and sultry."
l. is accepted, that France and
China are drifting into war. and eaoh
would like to saddle the other with is
for,aai declaration. The deputies
are invited to vote 10000, 900 francs
as preliminary sinewe. The munich
pal council of Paris has asionished
every one by i:s good sense, IN refus-
ing to resuscitste the National Guard;
the legislators appear disinolined as
recompense, to sanction a central
MAYOR. for the capital. There is less
,alk about expelling the Oileanist
Princes, sti!l further evidence OF aug
MEETING common sense. Though
royal marriages do not now affect the
destiny of nations, yet the contem-
plated marriage OF the Emperor ct
Russis's brother, the Grand Duke
Alexis, with the daughter OF the
Comte de Paris, may have soboredthe !
call or none" politicians. In Febra-
airy 1913, when the Dnchesse dor
leans, appeared with her two children |
now the Comte de Paris and the
DUO de Ohartres-at the Chamber OF !
Deputies, then stormed by tbs revo-
lutionists, the Comte de Paris got
separated from his mother by the
angry GRO I'D; be was secured, perhaps
saved, by Russian valet. He thus
owes debt OF gratitude to Holy Rus
sia.
A kind OF demonstration ia favor of
religion will be made. in connection
With the funeral OF Cardinal Bonnie
chose, late Archbishop of Rouen.
The ceremony promises to be i'm nos-
ing. Politically. the Republic had no
CAUSE to complain OF the deceased.
France has eighty -four prelates. Of
whom seventeen are archbishops,
each with salary of 10000 francs q :
year, and 10, 600 francs additional if {
} cardinal. The bishops receive To-
700 francs. There are 40 Wears
general, whose income varies from 5
800 to 4, 500 francs. and $50 oanons I
1t !, 800 to $500 francs. The parish
priests receive !, 200 to 1000 francs. !
md the Wears 900 10 1000 francs-ls
he latter like Goldsmith's pastor, are S
hus passing rich with forty pounds s
. year."
Many cures have been suggested
or termsgent wives from Xanthippe 8
lownwsrds; the following is uncom Q
non: q husband after q very strong {
md long series of curtain lectures.
yhen his wife ''hs6 DONE" cooliy