The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-29

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And under the gildsd dome Of the Hotel
des 1nyalides rest the remains Of the
greatest Of French soldiers, the first
Napoleon, in tomb OF the'utmost splen-
dor. Around the sarcophagus hang some
OF the flags which under him were taken
in battle; and on the floor beneath are
written such names as AusterliG ana
Moscow. The gilded dome under when
his ashes sleep Is even more conspletaous
than the Triumphal Arch to which lhave
already referred. These monuments
allow the spirit which rule in Paris ana
in France. One must understand this
before he can appreciate. the character oil
the PEOPLE. How dreadful TO them must
have been the humiliation Of the late war
with Germany II is not strange that
they should burn with desire for revenge.
SHOPS, GARDENS, WOODS.
The choicest attraction Of Paris Is not
It's brilliant shops. They are often very
wonderful. In the court yard Of the old
Palais Royal on The one side is an array
OF goldSmith's, silversmiths and jewell
erS shops, The like OF which can be seen
nowhere in the world. Nor is the choic-
est attraction the splendid gardens
although they also are often very beauu-
ful. Outside OF tho city are the extern
awe woods Of Boulognc and Of Vincennes.
In the former OF these Is an avenue
which il 14OO yards long and los wide.
There the visitor can retire into the shade
81 the trees and hold-communion with
nature, or il he Is too much o French
man Tor that, he can Join the Thousands
who are spectators Of The races. The
Champs Elysees and the Garden Of the
Tuilefies constitute q park OF. several
mikes in length. Between them stands
the 0belisk Of Luxor which was Brought
all the way from Egypt; To me, Of the
parks or gardens within the city that
Of tho Palace ofthe Luxembourg was ono
OF the most pleasant. II was first plant.
ed in 1905, but has been modified and
adorned in modern times. TT Is 200 feet
long and 1000 wide-an area Of about 70
acres. ,,,... -t.i.r-. Oh,
1hH LouNn6s 'ruN gH...v
But ii Is time for me TO state what Is
the most attractive sight in Paris. II Is
the Louvre. i was first q hunting pa
yilion, then a fortress, and next q! palace.
Subseq uently it was deserted as . palace.
Stables were established in the lower, aud
artists apartments were arranged on the
upper floor. AT length, about five hun
dred years after its foundation, 1893 the
Convention transformed the Louvre into
q museum. In 1852 Napoleon Ill de-.
creed that it should be enlarged. And
to-day 1t stands as the finest art gallery
in the world. Any description Of is con-
tents would be utterly impracticable here.
Suffice Il 70 say that there, among other
collections, in statlary, are the best re;
mains Of the classic sculptors. You can
study Greek and Roman sculpture in the
Louvre better thanst Athens or At Rome.
And there in painting are some Of the
best pictures Of the Italian, Flemish,
Dutch, and French schools. Raphael,
Titan, Rubens, Potter, Claude Lorraine,
Poussin, aresome Of the masters whose
works hang in those halls. Days, or
rather weeks, might be spent there even
by the casual visitor, greatly to his own
pleasure and profit >ase I. "a .si'l''
.. FRANCE AND RELIGION.
The Parisians are lovers OF pleasur Q
more than lovers Of God. There are, no
doubt many exceptions under this as
sertion. but I fear that Il will fairly ap.
nly as n General rule. There is no, great
lack ~ churches. Very few Of them are
Protestant. 81. Bartholomew crushed
mai cause long ago, and II has never yet
recovered. BIT there are many Roman
Catholic churches. Some OF them are
magnificent temples. Notre Dame de
Paris. the Madeleine, the Pantheon Isl.
GeneyieVel and others are, as sacred
buildings, not excelIed anywhere. And
many 81 The people frequent them on the
morning Of the Sabbath. But walk these
streets on the Sabbath, and you can not
deny that worldly pleasure rather than
religion mas me aseendancy' ne sI s
are open In inc morning. IN uae ai'ef-
noon the popuiatioh u IN the streets ~
on Inc way 10 Tue puohc satuens; 'Evsiy
sort o. amllsemeh! Is onereu. "A youhg
iriehu VINO was II tars ~ lew " en-
pei9Fe me was lnvi'eu on W. = 9a ~
Dalh evening 10 Itlfe 10 .iie W oVu ~
bouioshe. Ane oler "as aIceP.eu WIZ,
out any thousht .naI ~ "ou p ano Inn.i ~
more tnah quis' ,t wv I'D u ., s"uI
~ .ney a9yanceu' .ney lounL 1i.e.i'e.: 4
IN INC mlaSt OF an immellae.ln n ; Anu
when tney sought me cause they ancov-
cred 1t IN the race course, over w9ich me
horses were passing at iIli speed. inns
method oil Keeping the SABBATH was H.