The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-09

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Mediterranean will be an Austro-
German lake, and the Suez Canal
lost to England. In all these kind
OF questions the cardinal fact 10 oyer.
looked, that il the enemy's chips do
not come ont of their shelter harbors
they can do no harm. Cronsdsdt dur.
ing the Crimesn war for example.
The uncertain factor is. that once
out they may not be aole to get
home again.
Perhaps all these events sink into
insignificance for Parisians, COM
pared with the astounding scandal
discovered in the Rue Royale club.
the first o! circles in the capital. and
that Daudet depicts in his novel
"Nabob." Gambling is the vice
there, as in all other similar "homes
away from home;;" the Paris clubs
are at best but limited Monacoes.
During play few nights ago of the
game OF French poker, q member
drew attention to the fact that the
cards were marked. Examination
proved he was right; the coveted
cards had been pricked with needle
in the corners. red color dropped in
and the perforation coated with
gum. The secretary of the club or.
dered all the rooms of the Wallets to be
searched, while the president solicited
the commissary of police to interro.
gate TIE members. The box of one
valet was discovered to contain packs
of marked cards. and he had railway
scrip valued for 100000 francs,
though three days before be had to
borrow so francs from the club
cashier on account of his wages. Ar
rested, he declined to name the
member of the club with whom he
was in partnership. Two suicides
are already reported.
Now that France is rapidly emery
ing from her late two bad. years, the
occasion 10 seized as opportune to de-
mand, that the inmates of the Zoo
gardens be no longer confined to
short commons; the lions and tigers
only receive IL lbs. OF fresh meat
bone inolnded-daily; wildrcats, but 1
10. and imperial eagles 2 lbs. We
have two Jumbos; their rations con-
sist OF per diem: 4 bundles of hay, 8
bundles OF straw. 10 quarts Of bran,
and 5 lbs. of bread, water, discretion
like penny losves in q restaurant. OF
course the smallest contributions
from visitors are thankfully accepted.
The keep of an elephant costs 6
francs day. and giraf1e's one-third
that amount. Yet the parliamentary
grant to this section of natural his
tory is iDsu M cient. There was a time
when France was able to pay for her
glory. An enterprising gentleman,
who claims to have passed bis life in
Burmsh, demands. that one of the
elephants, before it be too late, be
handed over to him for experiment.;
he has secret, by means of which
he guarantees to inoculate it with an
Indian preparation, aud in the
course of a week, will make it as
white as the polar bear. A small
charge fixed to view the transforma-
ton scene. will be his royalty, and
will suffice to supply ths forced in
babitants of the Zoo with all the
comforts OF home, while rendering
France independent of Barnums. An
acquisition has been made to the Zoo
gardens of collection of bull frogs
from America; the Inhabitants of the
'nsig hborhood object to this new Or
chestra and demand a referee to re.
move the croakers till the authorities
be declared liable for disturbing the
public peace. 1t is to be hoped, that
NJ. Jules Olaretic. who is. writing q
plsy to illustrate the influence Of
American institutions and manners
on Partisan society, will not overlook
this importation, especially, since be
will take up the pork and triehirs
question.
Natural history encore: An OK
escaped, unfortunately not q rare o.
currepcs, as it was being led into the
abattoir ct La Villette; il dashed down
the rue Lafayette, and horned the
conductor of an omnibus who Was en-
route to climb to the roof to exercise
his receipt OF customs, q few dogs
were sent moonwsrds. and q deaf old
gentleman absorbed in his nevspapsr
sidewalks. Finally An exroldier OF
Mexico. siezed rope intended to tie
some scafolding, made Q iasso, and
checked the animals career. The
butcher rewarded him with substan-
tial ''plain joint" OF the rebel. Ex-
aotly $40 years ago the parliament of
Paris duly tried bullock for eoring
. citizen, belonging to the district Of
Valois; witnesses identified the sg-
eressor, and testified to its attack;
the parliament found the accused
guilty, ordered j. to be hspeed-
which was done. The carcass was
then partially cremated. and served
up at . beggaI's ball.
Baron Gustave Rothschild has iust
celebrated bis silver wedding; private
theatricsls followed. the programme
including pieces Of a Philemon and
Bsuce's, q JOIN Anderson NV Joe
character. Nor was charity backward:
any authenticated Gaze of q Quarter
of q century's copjugal bliss, was
honored. On the subject of theatri.