The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-11-13
FOREEGN TRAVEL.
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90 Hale and ZarIch. 40.
JOurn ot L1euelIa
and Valena.

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90 Hale and ZarIch. No.
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VALENs, s WITT, Sept. Is, IA.
EDITOR NEws:-I have almoI
lost my line of travel as furnishe,
Ia The News, although u long peri
cd has not interviewed since 1 las
wrote you. have. since my last
pursued my way from London L
Paris, aud thence, by { slight inter
rupiiOn here aud there, to thi
place. The trip from London {,
Paris was by way of Brighton
NeWhaven, ia England, and Dlepp'
and Rouen, In France. diverged
To brighton from the the direc
route to NeWhaVen, in order to Wis
it Its aquarium, which is said to be
the largest that has been construct.
ed. A large aud curious group Of
the inhabitants OF the waters are
gathered here; but the place is bet.
ter calculated to crafty curiosity
than to furnish substantial informa.
ton. Il seemed to me that much
more Of useful information or I'm,
structiOn could be derived from the
uupretentious establishment OF Mr..
Alfred Palmer, at Boscobel, Wis.,
consul, than from this magnificent
place, which cost . thousand times
more. But the one was originally
intended for the qualification of Gu
riosity, while the other IL for sub.
stantial utility.
There 10 u remarkable change in
every thing Immediately after
crossing the channel between New
haven and DIeppe. The English
language Is rarely heard. The
shops are differently arranged, and
the costume of the people is quite
changed. The cars upon the rail-
roads are like those In England, but
the arrangements of road crossings
are much more like our own, for
they have no bridges over the roads
or cuts under them In order to adj
init OF the transit of carriages with
out crossing the roads. These
crossings are guarded by gates,
which have constant attendants,
and these attendants are mostly
women, who hold up = Dag upon
the approach OF n train as q signal
that all 10 right.
Upon arriving la Paris Il was
quite natural to seek = view OF
thOse places with which 1 was once
familiar. There are but few re-
manning evidences of the conflict Of
three years ago, and these are chief
Iy the naked walls OF the palace OF
the Tuelleries, OF Hotel De Vile, and
OF three other government build
ings- The place where the Cstab-
lishment OF the Minister OF Finance
stood, 10 now q naked fat of
ground, surrounded by an enclosure
OF rough boards. The Column Ia
the Place Vendome is said to have
been rebuilt, but have the impress
sion that IL has not been rebuilt to
its former height, and is not sur
mounted by the statue of Napoleon.
IL will be remembered that the sew
eral places mentioned were dest roy
by the Communists aud not by the
Prussian army.
annnhN hn hnnaa Of NJ na.
win whom I was acquainted du-
ring my former visit. His good
wife found repose in her grave be-
fore the worst troubles were realiz-
ed. Madame Luer was remarkably
fond of the requirement OF lam
guage, aud seemed to be equal to
the far-famed Elihn Bnrett, She
spoke and wrote with facility, in
addition to her native language of
Ghe canton of NeuchAtel, in the
English, Italian, Portuguese, and
Dutch. Most of the American
physicians who have visited Paris
during the last thirty years, have
known and highly apr eciated
Madame Luer. Mr.. Luer, being q
native of Germany, was, with all OF
his countrymen, ordered out Of Par.
is about the time the siege com
1nsnced. The family remained In
Germany about six months and
returned TO Paris in time to be ex.
posed to the dangers which were
Indicted by the { communists. Du-
ring their wild and destructive
movements they remained in the
upper rooms of their building and
were not found, although sOught by
the Communists. Many of theiI
ueighbors In the same vicinity were
dragged fromIthelr retreat, and armI
were placed In their hands with or
ders to join them in the conflict
and II they fAltered, were shO
down In their houses. But thes'
trying times passed over with nj
harm to their persons, but will
much loss TO their business for
long period. 1t was q qualification
10 observe the decoration of the LIE
gion OF Honor, or the simple bsdg
which they wear, grazing the cola
OF Mr.. Luer, for il lie q merit which
is not often realized by any who ar
not natives OF France.
Ny next movement was for Bale
la Switzerland. The route 10 owe
Ihe east of France, Alsace u Lorain
railroad, aud the distance tire
hundred and twenty five miles. TIL
last part OF the journey lie throug
that portion of France which wa
coded to Prussia at the Element @
their recent unpleasantness. Their
asRe but few towns OF much impoI
uAnce along tho route, the principI
ones being NOyes, BelfOrt an
Muhlhouse. AZ there IL no della
at any point sufficient to admit {
paFtaking OF . repast, . peculiar an
new method has been adopted
supply the deficiency. The keeps
Of . hotel at Vesoul had cards dil
tributed la The care before reachiu
that place, in French, German an
English, In which was set forth TIL
. warm repast would be iurnishe
la baskets In which he would SUI
ply three courses with bread and d
sert. The basket In which sue
meals are furnished to each perso
is . cylinder OF sufficient diamet
to hold the plates, and stands abo