The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-23

1t is q bird of freedom" also, repub-
lican in a word; hence. why it adorns
the cornioes OF the Bastille monu-
ment; it figured on the money AMI
the assignais of the First Republic,
till Napoleon suspended it by the
eagles. When Louis Philippe arrived
on the throne, be liked neither the
bees, the liIies, nor the eagles, so be
took for symbol the barn door fowl;
hence. the squib-Surgit aunc gales
dd GstrG.
The satisfaction at the success o!
their forces at Tonquin, is of the
mixed kind with the French. No tar
barrels have been burned in honor OF
the signature OF the treaty. because
China is regarded as the fly in the
pot of ointment, Rpd the mo mans
zone" if upheld by the celestials
would be Hamlet without Hamlet
for the French. So long ss all west
ern nations are allowed the same
privileges as France, England will as
usual, transact the ommercial bust
ness for the FTench-tln the mother
country sends emigrants. Anam
protected" with China for neigh
Dor, is not the same case az Tunisis,
with Italy ready to make spring,
Both pTotectcrates, even with the
white elephant Madagascar thrown
in, form but poor compensation for
France bowling herself out of Egypt.
Tonkin, iriend informs me, sig
miles "the eastern capita" as Pekin
means thas of the north The streets
Of the former city are tagged in the
middle with rough marble slabs. The
Chinese houpes are the best, and the
walls have the usual freseoes of trees,
dragons and elegant extracts of phil
osopby. When a quarrel occurs in
the streets, the latter are barred, and
at the gates OF the city, Watchnep
preside, who sound the hours of the
night with gong, and assure the
Gilpins all ia well. Impelled by mis-
cry, or desire for loot, fire is Or
gsnized. and thieving INDUCED in,
while the owners cry to the pagodss
of Buddahs to come to their aid. In
the ''ham and beef shops" the cell
ings present lugubrious lock, owing
TO the roasted dogs suspended there
from. The shopkeepers use no shut.
tiers, save few upright bsmboos, be-
hind which the family remain in
company with statue of Buddba.
surrounded with lighted candles.
Sucking pigs are sold wreathed in
flowers; it requires a long time TO
conclude bargain, and the sellers
dog appears to take part in the dis
cussion, as that animal has the ugly
habit to seize by the leg those who
buy nothing. In the citadel, the
csnnons are loaded days in advance,
and once fired against the enemy,
the srtillerists rarely return, In bat
tie the Anamite feigns death, throws
away his weapons and dons the GUS
tome OF coolie. The importance of
a Mandarin is represented by the
number of umbrellas. one to four,
that are held over him.
N. Bismsrck's hint to France has
provoked no external rejoinders. he
did the thing rather olumsily too. BE
cannot refuse to France the right to
re-establish her military strength, but
France at the same time would have
done well in abstsihing from mobil-
Using corps d'arnaee exactly on the
German frontier. That autumn man
euvre might have been executed
say, round Paris, and 90 no European
power could take umbrage. France
has no idea OF going to war with any
nstion-ti!l che is next to sure to win.
| She ls too strong to be invaded by
Germany, and too weak to go to Der.
lin. Her allies of the future are
Russia and Turkey.
PsWning yourself of to a stranger
at Paris, as his guide, philosopher
and friend, and sHindling him out oil
all his cash, is called an American
robbery. A cute Yankee has just
been cleaned out Of IS, 900 francs By
a pair OF sharps. The Court OF Ap-
peal has arrived ct q most msriteri-
GUS decision, that which brings the
extensive class OF loafers who live on
the earnings OF prostitutes under the
code for vagabondage. But what il
the use Of convictions when the goals
are inadequate for ell the birds? A
young mother, wife of an officer, was
playing on the beach OF st. Luo with
her two children, when reboundine
ball, from revolver fFed By q Wsi,el
who was amusing himself, ledRed il
her throat and killed her. The scior
of one OF the noblest families il
, France and a tickkt-of-leave mar
and q writer to boot, has been ar
; rested for vsgsboDdags. He il
! twenty-five years Of age, but look
sixty.
: September is the darling month fol-
gastronomimsts. Oysters, partridge
} and snails are in season. The latte
delicscy the French have adopted
: from the Romans, who had import
3 ant suail.parks tor breeding the uni
I valve attached to their mansions
8 and fattened them of Oh -four, il
+, perforated jars kept in a dark place.
= A French sportsman as 8 rule is uuitt
a theatrical turnout. Game cause,
/ him no dreams, provided be can b.
got up regardless OF expense, in
cofee-colored canvas costume, with