The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-15

will thank me if I spare you Us long as can.
Thefe is an idea abroad that France, like Eng
land, neglects her slower classes;"-that in the
matter Of education, for instance, there is abun-
dant and most excellent provision for the wealthy,
but very inadequate arrangements for the poor.
There is some truth in this. The Minister OF Pub
lie instruction, not long since, published three
documents, which merit the attention OF MI who
are interested in this great subject. He gives two
tables, showing what progress was made each year,
from 1888 to 1866, over the year preceding in re-
gard to the number Of adult persons who enjoyed
the benefit Of school instruction, and in the third
table, be shows, by departments, tho number OF
adult classes open during the early part of last
year, viz: 24,065. Accompanying these tables
there is an educational Map Of France The de-
partmepta are classed according to the degree OF
educa ion exhibited by the young conscrpts of the
lass of 1864; and these degrees marked by DIFF
ferent shades Of color. The white indicates the
most, and the black the least favored departments
Seven enjoy tho honor Of being marked white; the
illterate in these departments being only five per
cent. Twenty-six are painted in dark brown, having
sixty.six per cent of unlearned. In one-fcurth OF
France, we thus find two thirds of the y.un. +"
unable to read and as the education of the girls ls
even more neglected, it is supposed THAT in the
said twentysx departments not over twenty-five
per cent. of the women can read.
The classes for the instruction Of adults are de-
signed to remedy this evil, and they are fond to
contribute materially to ap attainment Of this re-
suit In 1868 there were 1891 Of these schools; in
1854 1885, and in the winter of 1865 66 the number
ross to MO65 The Government is evidently alive to
the Importance Of this matter, and intends IN few
years to have 9 thorough system Of public instruc-
tion, which shall insure modie4m at lsast OF ed1-
cation to even the humblest.
Preaching, as general thing, in the Catholic
Church, is not thought as much OF as among
Protcstants. But eloquence always finds ready
appreciation, and certainly in no country more 80
than France. DAGUERRE aud HYAo1NTHE are as
great popular tayorites here as the BEEcHEBs and
CHAp1Ns, and sprsGEcNs and PUN0HEoNs Of Prot
estantism Her Imperial Majesty has just signi-
fed her regard of the eloquent priest, DAGuEBBE,
Of the Madelaine, who has been appointed Bishop,
it is sad at the personal solicitation OF EUGENE.
She was so much delighted by his sermons with
which, every Sunday, he enchanted his hearers,
that she proposed him to the Emperor as Govern
or Of the Prince Imperial. The Emperor appointed
him at once to his Office, besides nominating him
Senator of France, 80 that the eloquent preacher
will receive an annual salary OF 120 t00fr. more
than is allowed even to the Cardinal Archbishop of
Paris, and more by several thousand greenbnck
dollars than is enjoyed by the President OF the
United States.
Considering the disadvantages the press has.
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surprising to find how, Notwithstanding all draw
backs, papers increased and multiplied. The pc
rodical press of France consists now Of $50 pohtl-
cal ID 1907 non-poitical journals; 6S of
the former and COS Of the latter are
published in Paris. The daily circulation OF
tho most influential papers is as follows Steele,
$4,000; Moniteur, 90, 1000; Patrie $1,000; Prcsse,
5000 Opinion Rationale, 14,sO0 Constitutional,
1906; Debats, 9,166. What o contrast is here ex-
hibited to the press Of New York whero any one
of the leading daiies enjoys circulation us large
as all these put together. This argues. badly for
the intellectual Life Of the worlds gay capital The
theatres enjoy considerably more patronage than
the newspapers.
The SECOND part of the Emperors s.Iife Of Julius
Cesar, see it announced, will be ready sor sale
during the month Of April. Theirs is engaged in
writing 'Lhistoire de Pesprit Francais." Victor
Hugo's new romance, "Les Travailleurs de
To- Mer,' is now printed in Paris and
Brussels in French, in Berlin in German,
in Madrid in Spanish, in London in English, in
Turin in Italian and in st. Petersburg in Russian
Quito fortune has been paid to the e1led poet by
the various publishing houses in these countries.
I havc never seen the great man myself, and to-
tell you the truth (but this strictly under the
roso) I an no great admirer of him. I respect
him because of the extraordinary hold he has on
the affections Of his ,countryu1en. l have again
and again tried to s'enthuse" myself in VrcToR-
both in his prose and his verse-and have in every
instance failed. However, us some of your read
ers doubtless think with the French on this head,
and not with your correspondent, will give you
the following which purports to be a correct pen
picture Of the author of Fantine: A magnificent
head-tlie brow piled up square and compact
where all the intellectual organs seem we'll and
evenly developed Immense ideality, above which
the moral faculties arch the head into well
rounded doqaey Eyes not large, but deep and in
tense, with 4 soft fire. Large ears. Noso in har-
monJ with the rest Of the face, which inclines to
squareness Mouth full of determination, yet ex-
pressive of feeling. Th ok moustache and very
short gray beard.
But to come to lighter topics. America, it is
remarked by all European Travellers is the country
Of candy shops; and candy, in fact as you know it,
can scarcely be said 20 exist in Europe. But we
have confectionery. Bon bons are decided insti-
tuition in Paris. Among the most celebrated shops
in the Rue dc Ia Paix is that Of the great confec-
TONER G1RANDIN, who is Called not confectioncr,
but an artist: The invention of bon bon, the per-
fcction of choco,at, tho preparation Of nougat,
engrOss him as much az if the question con-
cernci the solution of national problem. Be-
tween the conceptions Of his ideas and their exc
cution, days, nights, weeks, months even, sumo
times eapse. He almost forgets to cat or to drink
he enters, like AncumEDEs, into state of sublime
mental absorption. At last the great day arrives
when his idea is completely developed, and may be
given to the world. He urouses himself and cx-
claims Eurekal" Then follows the second her
culean labor-that of finding a name for the new
creation and all the quartess Of the world, all the
epochs Of history, oil thhe Ncsstudes of politics,
are ransacked for this purpose. Choiaeul, ar
Emilie a Mont Blanc, O. Condo, an Aboukir, MAJ
tese, are some of.the titles applied to his c.k.s
and pra,ines, and puddings, and tartlcts.
NJ. G1nANDN's palace Of sweet delights is built
over deep cellars where myriads of workmen, will,
naked arms and faces ilumincd by the glare from
the furnace fires, expcnd strength suited to the
forges of Vulcan, in manufacturing 6onbons for
women and babies. Progress and science are i'll
voked in aid of this manufacture as strenuously as
for others Of more importance. Various methods
of cnndying have been Invented popularized, and
! tlen thrown aside. Great pains have been expend'