The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-25


| printers planted tree before the resi-
denoe OF the governor. and each
printer was bound to hang on il, as
blossom, . stanzs of poetry, .compos,
ed and set up by himself. MSrot con-
descended to supply several members
OF the craft With tie necessary rhy mes.
On the 18th of May. the Roman yes
tsls threw into the Tiber. thirty man
likins OF old men and cru-ty bachs-
lurs. typical perhaps OF the esmonic
doctrine, that they wsrs superfni-
ty at natures table. But Roman
ladies did not do things by halves;
they had Their Fauna festival, or the
fets Of the Good Goddess.
Faunus was q lady so famed for her
chastity. that she never raised her
eyes, save to behold her husband.
The latter one day coming home.
found her blind drunk, and sccurged
her to death with myrtle rods. Re-
GREETING this rash act, the husband
had her pla ed among the gods. The
fete ID question commenced At mid
night-the hour for love tea.ts. It ia
The first "hen party" on record. Only
women were allowed 10 assist, end il
any domestic animals. or barn door
fowls belonging to the male sex, were
on the premises, they were tenn
porsrily expelled. Even pictures and
statues Of the masculine gender we're
yelled. Clodius destroyed the super
stition; he managed to conceal him.
self in the apartment where the nys.
teries were celebrated, butsanxious to
make himself known to bis mistress
-Ce,sr's Wife-he was discovered.
Next day all Rome was in an uproar
at the sscrilege: the fair sex demand
cd vengeance for 1.-The impisty. But
Clodius was popular leader, and
strong and rich enough, to intimidats
or corrupt the judges. Caesar was
Cited az q witness, as to the tscapades
of his wife. He replied, be was
ignorant OF them. and as rule, hus-
bands generally were the last 10 learn
about their wives misconduct. 'But
then, said the judge, why have you
repujisted your wife?" Because
the wife OF Ce.ar must even be above
suspicion"
Curiositysis on tip-toe for the result
OF the general meeting of Suez share
holders, which is to come of on the
29th. II is the belief that the share
, holders will again remain away, 30
that not being in number, the project
for adding the English element to the
council, cannot be carried. And
these tactics are to be repeated. till
England be baited to restore thejoint,
or accord the whole control OF Eggp:
to France. The French maintain,
the Suez canal has now become a
necessity, also, for them to connect
with their two new realms, Madsgas-
car and French China.
More then the French believe Eng
lands rigb. hand has lost it's cunning
in Egypt: che is being out-witted dei-
ly by the French, who plainly tell her
to take herself off, and allow them to
replace her, and "tesch nations how
to live." The French are delighted
at their new coaling depot at Obock;
this not only, it seems, makes them
independent of Alden, but renders the
latter useless. At Obock, French
captain has raised every kind OF veg.
e.able it appears in perfection. in two
months; well.wster is abundant; and
the neighborhood, with the slight ap-
plication of the "protectorate" princi.
pie. can tap the whole trade of orient
al Africa. What puzzles the French
is, that despite the DeLendo est Garth
ago, applied to old John, Egyptian
stocks remain firm, and the English
fiends .are to be paid less interest. 1t
is no. unlikely, old maids will go into
mourning over the sweet simplicity
OF the three-per cent.
The union of the Bonapartists, or
in a word the Mousrchists. with the
Radicals, BODIES no good for the Re-
public. This union of the "carp and
the rabbit" could return a radical
msiority to the chamber and so speed.
lily cut shortithe existence of the third
Republic, and bring to the front some
power that would in return muzzle the
radicals.
4 special correspondent of one of
the livery few serion journals in
France, who is at Tonkip, and not in |
the back-office of the paper, recon-
mends no citizen TO come to Tonkin,
at least before three generations. The
advice was superhuous. When a
veritable emigration society-the only
speculation never yet attempted-is
founded in France, to ship emigrants
to Madagascar, Tonkin. or even Tun-
is, not one. but two. kings may be
expected on the throne Of France.
Topkin is rot dismal" but a
beautiful "swamp )" the floors OF the
houses are in brick, but such is the
of the soil and climate. that
If an article of clothing falls on the
ground at night it viii resemble a
sponge by the morning. Your bed
made up in the morning, will be
couch of fungi, cor mushrooms By !
night-fa.l. At the latter period small |
lizards-tho=e repu!ed friends of mau |
rats. frogs, jeckos, and |
other Ismall deer, take possession OF |