The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-08-03

lhlS CoIecIlOn Is, ana cacefolly as III
is guarded, it has not always es-
capped disaster. An inventory was
made of them by the order of the
Convention OF 1892, and only few
days after the inventory was COM
pleted a descent was made upon the
place where they were kept, and
the whole Of the crown jewels were
stolen. Though forty persons were
concerned in the robbery, only two
of them were ever discovered, and
the discovery of these two might be
termed lucky accident. A hair
dresser, by the name of LamieyiIIe,
had been consigned to the Concier-
gerie tor forging and had received
some kindness from the sargeant of
the guard. In gratitude for his
good treatment, he told him of
conversation he had heard between
two persons the night before his
release. The sargeant acted on the
hints he obtained and succeeded in
finding every one of the jewels con
cealed IN the beams of a rickety old
house in the Latin quarter. The
two thieves were afterwards hanged,
and LamieviIle was made Colonel of
a regiment of the line and fell gal
lently fighting at Marengo.
The Exposition is now to be seen
at its very best and nothing is more
striking than the exquisite taste ex-
hibited in the different departments
in the display Of goods, and this
characteristic is by no means con-
fined to any particular nationality
and is certainly not wholly engross-
ed by the French, 1t is particular
/ ly noticeable not only in the display
Of the goods themselves, but also in
the ingenious and tasty manner in
which the attention Of the public is
attracted. One firm distributes
beautiful bottles Of cologne; another
has its advertisements set forth on
elegant tablets of satin. Huntly s.
Palmer, the great biscuit manufac-
turers Of London, distribute a mag
nificent illustrated catalogue, dis
playing in various forms two hun
dred and twenty-eight styles Of bis
cut. This book, as a word of art, is
one OF the marvels of the Expos
ition. Their exhibit, when viewed
from a little distance, looks like a
fairy palace Of rich mosaic, worked
ont in the gayest and gaudiest ct
colors. In certain respects it re-
sembIes the rich tile work which
one sees in the Alhambra, and some
splendid specimens Of which are to
be found in the Spanish department.
But whatever delusion you labor
under at a distance is quickly dis
PEELED By the gentlemanly attendant
who salutes you with cheerful
/ 6onj0aw: warm to-day, >sir, very
warm; will you haYe a biscuit? and
he hands ont box filled with the
daiutiest of cakes. Youtake one, it
melts il your mouth. "Our ice
cream, sir, very famous" You
turn to go:-"Taste this, if you
! please, sir, our AIberts, one Of our
oldest and best" You feel that
you have exhausted decent hospi-
tality and make another move, when
he touches you gently on the shout
der with: CRY Bijou, sir, nothing
better than bIou, siI, except our
Sugar waters, though we consider
our Rmais among the very best we
manufacture" By this time you
have begun to slip them into your
vest pocket, looking anxiously about
less your movement should be no
ticed by the police; but as you pre-
pare to start, be comes at you again
with: CRY one or our Fetes, sir,
they are the biscuit of biscuits. I
prefer them to Chirsyaras, though
many think Chiravaras are nothing
compared with our Maizenas, sir.
Indeed, | may say that Maizenas
are our great speciality: nothing
like our Maizenas; .ust please try
one"
The Importance OF this article OF
trade we may estimate from the
fact that it amounts to millions OF
francs annually, and 5he greater part
of this vast business on the CONT
nent of Europe has been created in
few years by Mr.. Joseph Leete,
Of Losdon. The provision trade
/ is gettirg to be a matter of para
mount Importance, pn which these
worlds EXpositios cannot but