Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-08-20

PARIS, Aug /. 1865.
Ehtors IF he RutkiHd Hr1H - The
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, has offered reward Of 100
francs for the most humane muzlle for
dogs, who in proportion to the heat APP
pear to be strapped tighter There is
great many ugly dogs strolling about, cs-
pecially at night, and the police are husily
depositing poisoned pills around the heaps
Of refuse matter thrown from Kitchens
into the streets In the Geological Gar
dens the animals suffer extremely from
hcat-the Siberian bears particularly, in
whose dcns blocks Of ice are placed for
them to lick nothing will induce any of
them to mount up their poles AT present.
In Russia vegetation appears to be dis
appearing 10y spontaneous combustion in
consequence of the drought. In the rail-
way cuttings around Paris, the shrubs are
so parched, that thesparks from the en-
gines are constantly setting them on fire.
Several tropical plants, As coffee, cotton,
logwood, and banana, are lowering and
fructifying in the open air. In the yicin-
ity of the Champ de Mars, large work
ing population occupy the attics Of houses,
the roofs OF which are zinc. On Thurs
day evening the oecupiers found their
rooms like stoves, and asked permission
TO pass the night in the avenues of the
. Champ de Mars, which was granted, but
about three o'clock in the morning the
rain began to fall in torrents, and the un-
fortunate people were to be seen running
in all directions, with their bedding, and
half dressed, to seek their abandoned
homes, resolved for the future to bear the
ills they have, Grapes are coming in
from the south plentifully, they are very
luscious and fine, selling for a half a frame
a pound. Melons are pplendid, and can
hc had for a frAnc--the French eat them
with pepper, as q first course at dinner
Pearhe, aud Apricots can be purchased
at u frame a dozen, soft fruits are equally
abundant, and cLeap green figs can be
had Tor the asking. Poultry is dear. and
the supply OF fsh-searce, the population
at the sea side intcrcepting it, which is
too bad. Salmon brings from three to
four francs u pound, turbots fourteen
francs each u pair OF solcs, two francs,
and Holsters from one to five francs now
geese. ave francs each.
France cannot boast Of having many
( trhts dtdLr, nevertheless that at Plom-
heres is one of the best Ii was notorious
in the times OF julius Caesar, and was re-
sorted to centuries afterward by Mon
taigne, Richelieu and Noltairc Stanislas
went there, accompanied by his two lit
/ tie daughters. and in 1908 it was patron
lied by the Empress Josephine In 1912
I the Duke of Orleans arrived with his
( young wife and. against her cntrcaties,
/ left for Paris two days afterward. meeting
/ Immediately with the accident which
caustsu MS uedlu. Ill lHbsc uhNr INT
mountain village was resorted to only by
the invaded, who passed their day sitting
/ in the bath, for its curative effects depend
upon the period you remain in the natu
rally heated water Old DR.. Turck pre-
scribed for his patients. Some read
novels, wrote their letters, played chess
read newspapers and chatted. Now thai
the emperor has taken to the place, it ha.
become undermined after the plan of Ems
Baden and Spa. The present is tn,
fourth visit paid by Napoleon during
twelve years, the most celebrated being
that when he and Cavour planned tn,
Italian war. His majesty lives very
quietly-the one thing needful for him
takes numerous short walks and occasion
ally riding exercise, thus affording ever,
facility to the curious, who come from al
parts Of Europe to see him, but do MOI
remain long, as the town ia only suited t.
the purses Of the upper ten"
The taste for luxury, said old Dupin, i