The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1883-09-22

disturbed in the land of the Pharaoh.
fine chapel is erected to he memory -
one Marie Bibesco. Princes ofWallach;e
don't know what particular thing she
did, aside from living and dying a prIp.
cess. The Russian house OF Demidor
one Of great wealth, have superb maus,
oieum there, built in semi-orientaI s,yle
Readers OF books, however, win be more
interested in viewing the modest tombs Of
Mofiere, the dramatist, and Lafon,aine
the hbuliss, which sre near by. Their
remains were transferred there when the
cemetery was first established in lso,
In the same neighborhood is the tomb OF
the Hugo family.
BY the way, Paris papers speak Of the
serious decline h Victor Hugo's health.
He LEFT for seaside resort the other day
and he is said 10 be very feeble. A fund
IS being raised here for the relief Of the
lschia sufferers, and Victor Hugo sent
the committee handsome sum OF money
together with brief Characteristic note
He said the affair at lschia was no, A
national calamity alone, it was a disaster
to the world. A grand fete is to be given
at the Tui!leries the latter part Of the
month in aid of the ischia fund. TIA,
fated island doesn't seem to be so far
away from Paris as it probably does fror,
Cincinnati.
| trust that the residents of pere-
Laohaise will pardon this brief digres-
sion.
| have about exhausted my notes Oh
celebrities. ! find though, of course,
there are many that | haven't space to
even mention. There seems to be little
effort a, classification, for the humble
monument Of an author may raise its
head alongside the stately mausolem Of
prince, and the tomb OF a danseuse be
in neighborly luxtaposi,ion to that of a
bishop. Near the tomb of Pozzo di
Borgo. the Corsican, who became Rus
sian diplomatist and one of the bi,,erest
antagonists OF his fellow countyman, Ma
Poleon, sleeps Ed. Blanc, who made a
fortune by leasing the gaming tables a,
Monaco. AS looked at the large and
handsome chapel of white marble, sur
mounted by sarcophagus, which marks
his place of sepulchre, thought how
death levels all ranks and laws the gam
blers dice box beside the scep,re. David
d Hangers, the celebrated artist, whose
works are seen in the galleries of the
Louvre, rests at Fere-Lachaise. MANY
OF his statutes and medallions decorate
tombs. As death gets the undertaken at
last so does he finally seize upon the
tomb builder. ! was reminded of this
fact when my guide, after saying repeat
edly, This monument was bull, by
pradier, one of the most famous
scuiPtors OF France finally stopped
and said, This is the tomb of FRA
der" But We must all die, at least the
most OF u.s. as priest qualifyingly re-
marked, to spare the sensibilities OF a
French king
Lachaise without danger of being dis
sarbed save by Gabriel's trumpet. YOU
can purchase concession a pepetuiti for
500 francs. The space is limited to abou,
20 square feet. You may secure the pri-
vacy OF single grave for the space of
hYe years for moderate sum. but unless
you renew your lease you will be COM
PEELED to seek other lodgings, though one
years grace is allowed, an acknowledge
ment OF the well known hardness Of the
defunct in matters of business. Pere-
Lachaise knows what war is. Russian
and French troops fought an engagement
there March 5oth, 1914, the former victo-
nous. Communists took up a position
there May 10th, 1871, and were shelled
from Montmartre, many monuments be-
ing injured and some destroyed. May
18th the communists were dislodged by
the Versailles troops. The killed were
buried there.