The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-07-05
HOTEL DU LOUVRE, J
PARIS. June u. 1873.

Il
America, or any other free country, will
not join any league of crowned heads for
crushing any particular form of ism; il
natives or refugees conspire ON her ter
ritory, she will apply the law vigorously
tif the law fails te-meet the case, she Hil
amend the law-but nothing more.
France has bitterly found out, that error
cannot be crushed by force, but that it
can be conquered by reason, patience,
and good sense.
For the fair sex, the rotunda, or con-
cert hall, the Trocadero, has been opened
So far as acoustic effect and elegance CT
decoration are concerned, it cannot be
surpassed. The official concerts will
never have a higher price than four
francs, 4 hint that other establishments
might take, and prefer TO become bank
rupt rather than try modern prices.
The exhibition and grounds sadly want
the enlivening s;imulant of military
bands; it is no secret, that the distant
annexes-called Nova Zembla or the
Lord knows where" have to make their
whereabouts known by the exhibitors in
their out Of the way regions engaging
the Tziganes to execute some of their
strange music, which is not only fascin-
ating, but the rage. The outlying agri-
cultural section has since a fortnight
been subjected TO course of military
music, thanks 10 which, lis latitude,
longitude, and special population, have
been revealed Indeed cynics say, that
the bull which strayed few days ago
very nearly into "china- shop" in the
French ceramic section, without present
ing either his carte de visite or france
ticket was purposely "let go" as means
to draw. 1t was a Spanish wine mer
chant who captured the runaway, by
throwing horse rug over the animals
head, and which proved as effective as
wet blanket. The science of bull fight
ing has its useful side also-apart from
the killed animals being converted into
soup for the poor.
The English Colonies will be officially
opened by the Inauguration of the Cana
dian trophy" which has grouped around
the pedestal, and up the sides, specimens
of the natural products ofthe Dominion;
the Australian colonies filling up the
corners of the court, with bales Of wool,
sheaves of corn, barrels capable of con-
tanning enormous big drinks and speci-
mems of ores. l suppose all trophies
must be of the Tower of Babel proper
tions, the top reaching heaven ; con-
fess this mass of wood work, q minaret
under a glass case is the least prepossess
ing feature in the otherwise beautiful
English collection. The English flower
gardens commence to blossom like the
rose. and some neighboring fountains are
being fitted up with tall lamps, sugges-
tive of coming elective marvels. The
Goth ofJuly will be a national holiday
no bills are to be paid on that day, every
one is to eat, drink and be merry. In
the evening the government will supply
Paris with fire works that will put the
memory of the 18th of August into the
shade. The American intend to fete
the 4th Of July with all honors the
Committee will invest largely in illum-
nations and Pantagrulean banquet; il
is time, as there has been no Independ
ence Day publicly celebrated since the
Republic took possession of France.
Having seen DR. Berys various con-
nivances for the prevention of cruelty to
animals in New York, could not re-
frain from calling at the pavilion con-
tanning similar exhibits here. The var
ious improvements by which the animals
are allowed to shake off their mortal
coils are numerous. By means Of wink
ers and hole in the centre, child can
fix marline spike, and drive 1t with a
blow into the brain Of an OK; this Is
equivalent to painless extinction. A
Dutchman exhibits cart for conduct
ing cattle to the slaughter house; 1t /:
far more luxuriously fitted up, than that
IN which Marie Antoinette was conveyed
to the scaffoId. The guilltoine has alsc
been reformed by the abolition Of the
steps. There is exhibited special trav-
elling bag for cats there are files tc
blunt the teeth of dogs and so prevent
the virus of hydrophobia entering the
flesh from London there is quite al
oriental process for getting rid Of un-
claimed wandering dogs here they arr
simply strung up; the new process is, 4
invite the dogs to walk into parlor, lik'
what the spider said to the fly; then al
low the condemned to play for a while
and when the animals are dreaming 0
mutton bones as fishermen dream offst
then turn on an extra stream Of laughin,
gas, and in twinkling Of an eye, tn
batch Of yagabond friends of man, enjo
the sleep that knows no waking.
Every one is loud in their praise at tn
noble manner France is maintaining he
hospitality; the ministers must be cas-
out Of pocket, despite the extras note
by the parliament they can have n
savings. At q glance, the invited ca
perceive that cheese pairing is not th
order of the day; the decorations ar
costly; the refreshments of the mos
superior quality and come in right lin
> from cornucopias. There is but on
, drawback to all their brilliant gathering
they are oppressively hot; though win
dows are kept wide open, the gas light
, and wax lights do the business. Th
electric lights but partiallN introduced
!, to play on a piece of statuary; this wa
, witnessed with supreme eleghnce at tn
ball given at the Louvre by the Ministe
of France last week. 1t is tumored ths
: ladies' are death upon the ELECTRIC ligh
n in ball rooms, so what women wishe
e the gods wish. The ball just given b
the Minister Of Public Works, wa
e charming also; the walls of the roon
5 formed series of grottoes the entranc