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The Republican., 1892-01-29
PARIS a CENTURY AGO.
News and Theatricnls During the Freacl
Revolution.


News and TheatricaIs During the French
Revolution.
An Industrious and amusing writer.
M. Gustave Isambert, has taken the
trouble to go over file of old news
papers in an endeavor to find out pre-
cisely what people were doing-in Paris
at all events-when the last century
was drawing to q close. One thing with
which he has been struck is the extra
ordinary taste of the French people
hundred years ago for theatrical enter
tainments. 1t might have been thought
that with their king practically a pris
ener. the Parisians would have had lit.
tie inclination to frequent places oi
amusement As all readers of French
history know, the theaters were legion,
owing to the restrictions which had
only just been removed, and which had
for so many years secured practical
monopoly to two favored houses. So
numerous did the play houses become
that a satirical piece on the subject was
produced, under the title of THE Thou
sand and One Theaters." Our own
famous horse rider, Ashley, had house
in the Faubourg du Temple. called
"Astley's Circus" Owing to the ex-
cited state of public opinion at this
time the newly acquired liberty Of
the 'theaters was q source OF considera-
BILE embarrassment to the government
Political satires, thinly veiled, were the
rage, and the fight of the king and his
arrest at Varennes was followed by a
whole crop Of plays, avowedly based on
that important event At one house,
situated in the very heart Of the aristo-
cratic Faubourg st. German, military
spectacle called "The Arrival in Paris
of the Saviors of their Country" was
given, and the two men, Drouet and
Guillaume, who had been instrumental
in arresting the king, were publicly
crowned on the stage with laurels. The
minister Of tho interior, Cahier, issued
q sort of protest against the manifesto.
tions to which such entertainments gave
rise, but he was powerless to prevent
them.
There is fact about the French rev.
olution more wonderful in its way than
any which can be discovered in old
newspapers by M. Gustave Isambert OF
any other searcher of public records.
1t is the fact gathered from private let.
ters of the period that in these stirring
times, when all the world was ringing
with the events in Paris, there were ac.
tually people in that city living in abso-
Lutte ignorance of the horrors around
them. There was no Reign of Terror
for them. They lived veritable recluses
in their quiet suburban houses. hearing
nothing, reading nothing, of the tur.
moil which startled and terrified the ma.
tons One wonders much what man
ncr OF people these oyster-like folks
might be. Nothing sounds more incred.
ible today. Yet there are many things
in history not half SO well authenticat.
ed, though history is curiously silent on
SO strange a circumstance. - London
Daily News
The Republican., 1892-01-29
ABOUT CHROMOS.
They Have Done Much to Cheaper and
Popularize Art.

They Have Done Much to Cheaper and
Popularize Art.
At the most the chrome is no more
and no less than a vicious parody, and
we know that parody is one of the roads
to popularity, or, to change the figure,
it is one of the best badges of popular
ity. 1t would be fatal mistake, how
ever, for one to take the fact of par
ody or chrome as indisputable evil
dence of any value whatever in the
original. Nevertheless, and as say it
/ vince in expectation of a thump on
the head, there are chromos which, if
but one copy existed or could exist,
would be well worth their weight in
''refined gold as pieces of admira BILE
art. ] heard lady of wealth and fash
ion say that diamonds had come to be
so common that she took no delight
in them Perhaps chromos, SO we'll done
that across a good-sized room they ap-
pear to the inexperienced vision most
excellent oil paintings, have cheapened
art while popularizing it The
educated few draw the lines closely and
keep up the distinctions; but the people
bCc uO kICdt QiilCECHCC OCIWcCu DdlHV-
ing done by hand and one done by ma
chinery. Onething, however, is true of
reproducing paintings in the form of
chromos; when reasonably well done
it is, next to a view of the originals
themselves. the most graphic and salts
factory description, go to call it, of the
drawing, coloring, and particular style
of the artist whose works are thus
presumably honored. 1t would be
unjust and far from strictly true to say
that even the best chromos, photo
graphs, engravings, and what not of re-
production can do the smallest justice
to genuine paintings from the hand of
genius; but, for that matter, no more
can Ruskins most charming word-de-
scriptions Indeed, il one would have
clear conception of even Turner's
coloring it were better for one TO pre-
fer a good chrome imitation to Prof.
Ruskin's literary sketches. Having
thus done full justice to the chrome.
now make haste 10 add that Join with
great pleasure in helping TO throw the
whole body of the parody OF art out OF
the window for good and all.-Maurice
Thompson, in Chautauqnan.
The Republican., 1892-01-29

10 him that several neighbors and soci-
ETY. friends were in a similar predica-
ment, who might be pleased to have
similar relief, and he rendered his serv-
ices to them; so that within six months
time he found himself acting as a mar
ket-man for no less than a score of diff
ferent families. Thereupon he evolved
the idea of not only purchasing the
food but preparing it for the tables Of
his patrons; and as soon as this subject
wasbroached it almost Immediately met
with favorable reception. He there
upon rented house in a fashionable
northwest neighborhood, hired excel
lent cooks and walters, bought wagons
and proceeded to prepare breakfasts,
lunches, dinners, suppers and midnight
repasts for all his patrons.
This business needed no advertising
In the newspapers. The ladies told
their friends of their good fortune, and
extolled the service which was rem
dered them, as well they night, be-
cause it was in every sense superior to
the service which they had had in their
own homes and under their own direc::
tions. The result was that the founder
u this enterprise in the northwest
The Republican., 1892-01-29
NO RIGHT TO LIVE.
The Sad Story of . Drunkard Who Acted
On to His Belief

The Sad Story of . Drunkard Who Acted
Up to His Belief
One of the saddest cases of self.
slaughter ever recorded took place in
one Of the large western cities-a city
whose phenomenal growth has at
tracted the attention of the world-the
victim being a young lawyer of great
ability and promise He had held an
important Office connected with his
profession and was favorite among
his fellows and the public generally.
1t was with him only case of waiting
for honors, which would not be very
long delayed in coming to him. Pri-
vately he was rich, though he worked
like Trojan at his business.
The demon of drink seized on this
favored young man, and severa! times
he went on protracted sprees. His re-
morse and shame after his recovery
from these periodicals exceeded any
thing which can be described. He de-
clared that he would quit liquor with
as much fervency as man would de-
clare that which was to save his very
life. He tried to make his resolution
as strong as steel and as hard as ada.
mant against the temptation. For two
years it held Then the insane and un-
accountab BILE longing seized him, and he
fell once more. When he recovered
from this spree his chagrin and condi-
tion of mind were terrible. He openly
declared that drunkard had no right
to live and seemed to apply the declara-
tion to himself
"A man who gets drunk ought to be
killed." said he.
Time went on and he was sober and
more Industrious than ever. His friends
felt certain that the one thing and only
thing which stood between him and
the top of the heap was conquered and
beaten and gone forever. But not so.
They were all surprised one day to
learn that he was off on another more
desperate drunk than ever. When it
had run its course he had nothing to
say, but retired to his fathers house,
where he slept all night. Getting up
in the morning he took his revolver in
hand ard stood before the mirror so
that he could take sure aim. He fred.
The bullet passed through his head,
struck joist or the lathing in the wall
and bounded back, falling upon the
1oor few inches from his head. And
SO they found him when they broke
open the door.
"a man who gets drunk ought to be
killed"
He had made his declaration good
Chicago Times.
The Republican., 1892-01-29
GENERAL GlEANINGS.

The money paid in one year for four
glasses OF beer day would pay for a
carriage.
WITH the recurrence OF la gripr 9
comes the old prescription of whisky.
DIR. George +. Shrady, Gen. Grants
physician, on being asked if whisky
was good preventive of the disease
answered: Whisky is never good tc
ward off anything. Good food is the
best means with which to ward off dis
ease. To dose with whisky is like
adding shavings to the fire. There is
no physical. mental or moral excuse
for mans drinking whisky as a pre-
ventive of disease. Union Signal.
AN instance cited by Sho Nemoto
proves the readiness of the Japanese
mind to accept truth and put it in
practice. Acopy Of a temperance mag.
azine had been sent to ex-senator Ia
nabe, who was fond of wine One day
the senator had company, and as
usual wished to have wine on the ia BILE,
but his bright young daughter. Miss
Tatsu, objected, telling her dear IA
ther with loving spirit of the terrible
effect of wine upon men. The senator
was melted by the earnest pleading
of his daughter" and the winewas omit
ted.
IT is dreadful hour in the history Of
any Christian father when he begins
the manufacture of any form OF ardent
spirits, wine or malt liquors A large
grape crop in single year turned a
lifelong total abstinence man into a
manufacturer of wine and alienated
his whole family from the church Of
Christ We appeal to every professor
of faith in Christ, to every reader who
wishes to preserve his moral standing
and train his children to be good citi.
zens and true Christians, to resist ever,
temptation to engage in the manufac
ture of cider brandy, peach
fermented wine, or any form of intox.
icating liquor Western Christian Adj.
voeate.
The Republican., 1892-01-29
IMPOVERISHED BY DRINK.
Statistics on the Drinking Houses Of Lor
don's Poorest District.

Statistics on the Drinking Houses OF Lon
don's Poorest District.
The study of statistics is said to
rouse the chancellor of the exchequer
to enthusiasm, and dull figures prop
erly introduced to one another have
told stirring tales. Charles Booths
figures about the poverty of st.
George's-in-the-E East and the figures
lately published by the rector in his an
nual report about the public houses in
his parish ought to be brought side by
side. The inhabitants of St Georges
East are among the poorest in London.
Indeed, Charles Booth reckons st.
Georges to be the poorest district in
East London, containing 4S 8 per cent.
of what he calls 1.-THE poor" compared
with S9.2 per cent in Whitechapel, and
A. per cent. in Bethnal Green.
There are, nevertheless, 81 public
houses to supply with drink the 1l.G00
people who occupy the rector's district
that is, one house for every l35 per-
sons. On Friday evening, October 80
last year, many of the public houses
were visited, and, taking the average,
As persons were found in each house.
On Sunday, November z, II adults
were counted entering one door of
public house. On one evening, in the
short space of 35 minutes, 81 children
were counted entering drink shops
with cans, jugs or bottles From such
figures it would seem a moderate COM
pu tation that e9oO year must be an.
nually paid in over the counter to keep
up each Of the 81 houses; e16,20O is
thus spent every year by 11,oOO of the
poorest people in London. Mall
Budget
The Republican., 1892-01-29
A, rntere.t,np Old Clock.

A jeweler of Marion, o., has an inter-
esting theological relic. 1t is a wooden
clock, with pivots of iron, escape wheel
of brass, iron hands, brass weight
chains, and tin weights filed with sand
ana small stones. 1t was made in
Paris, France, in the carly part Of the
seventeenth century by Tiffney. A
FreEchman who owned the clock from
1928 to 1888 sold 1t TO a German,
whose family owned it until 1910, when
it passed into the possession o. Henry
Albright, and in 1861 was sent to Au-
gustus Albright, OF Marion. from whom
the jeweler bought it, After few re-
pairs the clock was started and it kept
good time It is wound by pulling
down one of the weight chains. 1t IL
eight feet high and has fourteen inch
dial.
The Republican., 1892-01-29

''Some time ago." says Missouri
man, "a powerful poor family came to
our town. There was a widow and
three daughters, two OF them about
grown. They took up their quarters in
an old, deserted house, and it wasn't
long until we heard that they hadn't
anything to eat Well, a lot OF us went
out to the old house, and sure enough,
there they were, mighty nigh starved
to death. Right there, sir. we raised
eight dollars, and told the widow we'd
see that she didn't go hungry The
grateful woman gave the money to her
daughter, and said: Lou, you and the
children run right away down town
and get something with this money
Well, off the girls pE. and we waited
to enjoy the pleasure of seeing them
satisfy their hunger. They came back
after awhile. and now what do you
reckon they had bought? 4 have no
idea Well. sir, they bought four fin.
ger rings and quart OF molasscs. The
miserable fools. The poor mother must
have been indignant. You bet She was.
And what did she say?' Why, She
said: Lon, I'd like to know what in
common sense made you get so many
of these here blamed molasses IN.
Y. Tribune. 4
The Republican., 1892-01-29

end soon discovered that competitors
were in the field. The business has
grown SO rapidly since that time, and
the services performed are SO superior
for the price paid, that there is at
present. no reason why any nome in any
part OF the city should not have this
method of living. There is one caterer
here who offers two meals day for
one person for six dollars q week; or
for four dollars week he will serve
one person with dinners only. The.
meals are furnished with q liberal
hand, SO that it is not an uncommon
thing for small families to order two
meals for two persons, which when
The Republican., 1892-01-29

French specialist (Magnan) says that .
dipsomaniac is insane to drink; but the
drunkard is insane after he has drunk
Arthur Macdonald, Ph. D., in Inde-
pendent
The Republican., 1892-01-29
EARLY AMERICAN POTTERY.
1t Was Manufactured In tho Colonies aa
Early us 1640.

1t Was Manufactured In tho Colonies as
EARLY as 1649.
Primitive potteries for the production
of earthenware on small scale were
operated in the provinces at an early
period. but as only the coarser grades
OF ware were needed by the simple in
habitants of a new country, no extended
accounts Of them appear to have been
written by the older historians. AS
early as the year 1649. however, there
were a number of small potteries in
Virginia which carried on thriving
business in the communities in which
they existed: and the first Dutch set
tiers in New York brought with them
practical knowledge of potting. and
are said to have made ware equal in
quality to that produced in the ancient
town OF Delft Prof. Isaac Broome, of
the Beaver Falls Art Tile works, in
forms me that the remains OF an old
kiln fire-hole, saved from the ravages
of tiNe by being thoroughly vitrified,
still exist a mile or two below South
Amboy, N. j. This is relic of the
earlier pottery ware made on this con-
tlHeht, anu WdS IHOSt pTODhDIy esJdo-
lished by the Dutch to make stew-pans
and pots
DIR. Daniel Coke. CT London, propri-
etor, and aftcrward governor, OF West
Jersey, was undoubtedly the first To
make white ware on this side OF the
Atlantic. While he did not come TO
America himself, he caused pottery to
be erected at Burlington. N j.. pc
vious TO the year 1890, through his
agent. John latham. who. with Daniel
Coke, his son, looked after his large in
terests here. 1t is recorded that in 1891
DIR. Coke sold TO the West New Jersey
Society" Of London, consisting Of forty
sight persons. his entire interests in the
province. including dwelling-house
ind ''pottery-house" with all the tools,
Tor the sum of 60 90 sterling. Edwin
A. Barber, in Popular Science Monthly.
The Republican., 1892-01-29

You didn't bring your wife with
you, Mr.. jones'" said the small boy Of
the house, addressing the visitor. NO.
my boy; would you ike to see her?"
Yes. Leastways, would like to SEQ
ler thumb" See her thumb? What
10 you want to see her thumb for?"
We'll, ma says your wife keeps you
lndcr her thumb, and I'd like TO see it,
or it must be "a pretty big ne."-Tid.
5its
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

Paris, May S.-Two slight earth.
quake shocks were felt at san Reno
this morning. The shocks caused no
damage and no alarm.
Melbourne, May !. - Dccming's
counsel has cent 10 Melbourne an tx.
ccutiye petition for IA further inquiry
Into the general condition OF his ell
cnt.
Louisville, KY, May S,-Thcre II n
report from western Kentucky that
buffalo gnats nrr causing great loss. IL
10 estimated that 1000 horses have teen
killed by them.
London, May s.-ScO,ps oyster house
In Coventry street burned tonight. Four
cOrpsvs were takcu from tho ruins. 1t
Il feared TINT there are more under the
dobfls.
Rushvlllt. Nob., May S.-Snow has
fallen here during the past bifiy.clght
houfs 20 the depth OF sixteen incnep. II
viii be severe on the cattle In the taud
hills and will rotard farm work.
~. Petersburg, May s.-A dispatch
from Kszem rays: The overflow OF
unemployed from all parts Of tho Prov
ince has collected here TO the number
OF 1900. These people arc begging
the means Of mstcnancr aud many Of
them are dying Of starvation.
Pals, May s.-nsron Ds FayA,
italian minister 10 the United Stnter,
was seen by an Associated Press rcpte.
sentative while passing through Paris,
en- route 10 New York. He said that
he desired that II DO known In the
United States that he returned 10 his
post with great pleasure.
San Francisco, May s.-Charlcs
Tnmtrlin, q steyedote, who has been
suffering intense agony for some time
with some stomach disease, and who
made several unsuccessful attempts at
suicide, this evening threw himself
Into the furnace hra Of tho tug "GDv-
ernur IRWIN" and was burned 10
clndeT.
81. Petersburg, May S. thirty thou.
sand wOrkmen at l.odl, near Warsaw,
went on strike May Day and are still
out. During the week they engaged
In considerable riOting, aud made n
number Of alinch0 on III. jews. The
governor was finally compelled 10 Ia.
woke the aid Of the military, who
quellod the disturbances.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

New NOut, May, s.-Slnce Rev.
Lymas AbhJtt, the successor Of Henry
Ward Bcechef, avowed his disbelief In
eternal damnatlon, there has not prob
rbly been such n significant uttorance
In the religious world rs was con.
tainod IN DR.. Abbotts sermon in
Plymouth Church today. lie afrsigucd
aud condemned the Princeton Srmin-
AIRY and II. methods. lie charged that
the spirit Of traditionnlism showed In
the teachings Of the school IL a breeder
Of schism and division, and the mother
Of sccptloism. lie also declared TINT
the spirit OF trnditionallem engoude
the spirit Of hypocrlsy, because II de.
privcs men from the pulpit and from
the church, II they do not believe, aud
TINT II IL doptlving the church Of some
Of It's bttt aud noblost men.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09
. SALT LAKE CITY UTAH. TERRITORY.

Qualifications. Senator Morgan has
given notice Of his intention to
speak on the Presidents commubica-
ton relative 10 the bi.metalllc none.
tary conference which Ia OH the pre-
siding officers desk, and probably the
opportunity will be- utilized by the
Senators interested In the silver qucs.
ton 10 set forth their views upon this
phase Of II. The sundry civil bill will
probably DO taken up Ia the House to-
morrow, aud 10 consideration win 70.
quire several days. An effort will be
made 10 secure consideration for the
anti.options bill NJ soon as the sundry
civil bill Is disposed Of, hut the anti
options bill Ia vigorously opposed by
many members, who will use every en-
deavor TO keep II In the background.
The civilizations and pos,oillee appro.
priatiJns bills are also on the cnlcndar
Only three regular annual nppropria-
ton bills remain 10 be reported 10 tho
Houso, the legislative, the executive
and Judicial, and the agricultural and
deficiency bill.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

Lieutenant Mansfield, Of the Royal
Naval reserve, made his ascent from tho
Victoria gardens recently, sitting upon
u trapc1o Immediately beneath the bal.
loon, 10 which was also attached a para
chute OF new fashion. The whole roso
20 u height which rendered oven the biz
balloon itself scarcely visible In tho
cloudloss sky. II was now, as appears
from this brave scamnn'H narrative, az an
altitude Of II 400 feet, or more than two
miles, commanding o vast horizon; but
the yoyngors hands We're so numbcd
that h5 was becoming unable 10 feel the
cords.
Then, says Lieutenant Mansfield.
"lnding my apparatus all clear, took
the balloon ring Ia my right hand. drew
myself clear Of the trlpezc and dropped
down into space After descending
with terrible velocity for some distance
the parachute began 10 opon. At 10000
foot he was falling ut great speed, but
was fully able % control the apparatus.
At 10000 feet he was sailing down caltn.
ly into fpace. Then ho drifted TO and
fro IN various counter currents, aud at
1000 feet cxncuy felt tho heat from a
long, red, iron chimney.
Now comes the more remarkable part
Of the narrative; "Stocring my para.
chute" he continues, "to tho eastward.
| dropped her rapidly 90 clear tho build
ings ahead, and seeing nothing bu,
houses 90 descend on, / selected thf
ilattost could fluid handicapped glntlS
down on IT," 4 spectator who watched
the voyage from tho gardens gives q
vivid account OF straining tho eyes til
he was just nblo to discern tiny white
specl, ON Tho blue sky. After what
seemed terrible length Of time Lieu.
tenant Mansfield Lecamo visible swing.
ing under tho parachute and working
the valve limos 10 as TO insure . safe
landing when no chose TO make it.
Such q complete muster Of the air has
never been seen before in this country
London Invention.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

General Edward W. Scroll has in.
vented u system u electrical coast and
harbor defcnscs which Is noteworthy
Tho dovico Is so arranged that II u ship
crosses the electrical path at tho en-.
trance OF u harhor II will at once receive
q tremendous blow, which will shiyor II
TO atoms. The blow will be- equal 70
10000 tons, aud not much is known
about it cSccpt that IL will como from
overhead, in IA flash us Of lightning.
This Is very fine for harbor dsfcnscs,
and wo hope it is true. Al tho Same, in
our judgment, the person who can ubol.
ish mosquitoes will bu moro OF bcno.
factor OF his race.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09

SAN FRASonCO, May s.-Shanghai
newspapers which arrived by the
"Ofienp' yesterday contain full ac.
counts OF the atfOcious torture Of
Chinese suspected Of being nccomplices
Of Mason IN his foolish scheme Of
rebellion against the government.
Tho poor wro,ches who were accused
declare that they were simply hired by
Mason, and knew nothing OF his plot.
An English reporter got Into the
prison aud some one tortured the mRu.
His legs were paralyled from the
torture. The legs II another man
were broken. Two other men who had
luat bccn removed rom the torture
chamber could not bo seen. The
foreign c0nsuls n, Shanghai appealed
10 the government to suppress the
hldeous cruelty.