Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-26
VOLTA PARIS!
Rambles In the Gay Capital of the French
and Observations on La Vie
Parisienne.
The Tomb of NspoIeon-wr with
French-where Good Americans Go
When They D,e-French Police
men-Americans In Paris
Bonanza Mackay's Pal
ace-The French
Republic.

Bonanza Mackay's Pal
ace-Tbe French
Republic.
PARIS, France mot Kentucky, Sept. Is.
Dear GLoBE-REPUBLIC:
Iwrite this letter within ten feet of the
spot where the great Voltaire breathed his
last. The hotel where AIN at present stay
ing and making the life of the proprietor
miserable by trying to talk French to him,
is situated in the Rue de Beanue, next door
! to the house in which VOItaire died. This
fact may account for any peeuliarities which
may be noticed in this letter. From the
the Seine. The Quai Voltaire, a street run
ming along the Seine, named in honor of
that great light of French literature. and
the Place Voltaire, Ornamented with his
statue in bronze are not far distant. 1t will
| thus be seen that visitors to this hotel,
which bears the modest name OF Hotel
dElysse (Elysian hOtel) can conveniently
go out at any hour of the night and plunge
into profound historical meditatiOns, the
weather and police permitting. Few inches
of stone wall divide my bed room in the ho-
tel, from the one in which VOltaire died.
| The ghost of Voltaire, if il still hOverS
around the house where he died, has as vet,
with true French potiteness, abstained from
disturbing ME. If, some of these fine
nights, hear a sarcastic laugh, and see a
luminous face which resembles tire bronze
one out in the street, l shall mildly
grasp my 70-cent French dictionary and try
to keep up my end of the conversation to
support the honor of Springfield, o., in
this village.
Some American humorist has said, when
good American dies he goes to Paris, and
the bon mot is not only delightfully."- witty. but
there is also much truth in it. From the
size of the raptures over Paris which the
Americans have met here give vent to, 1
should judge that Paris is pretty near their
idea of Paradise at least. was surprised
to see so many references to America and
the Americans in Paris. One sees signs
pertaining 10 his native land everywhere
here. There are advertisements and signs
of American taIlOrs, American bOOtmakeTs,
restaurants, cafes, newspaper which
makes a specially OF American news,
! American bars, etc. Even as write Daily S
combination. all American theatrical COM
pany from New York, Is playing to crowd
ed houses here, after having won universal
praise i'm London.
| regret to say, however, that the name
of America is brought most prominently be-
| fore the public at places of amusement and
hotels by the universal sign American
Bar" or American Drinks" placed above a
| bar where genuine American (?) drinks are
served up to Americans and foreigners, who
are rash enough to try the marvellous con-
coctions, whose invention is fathered on
the inventive genius of American bar tend
ers. The names of the drinks are fearful
and wonderful, and if an American bar
tender was asked for some of them he
would be apt to squirt seltzer into the face
of the applicant as dangerous lunatic.
Here are some of the list of American
Drinks which l saw adver-
tiseds at an American Bar
in London: Corpse Rejuvenator," Lie
down and get up" Panther Juice"
whisky Coon,r Whisky Stiff" Yankee
To-day" Liver Jerker, and others equally
senseless. The price OF these was just
double those Of the English drinks. 1t is a
shrewd scheme to play upon the patriotism
of the Americans, who it is supposed, will
rush up to the American bar and treat every
body in sight as soon as they see it. by
Gosh" said one American at an Amer
lean bar in Paris the other night, after he
called for cocktail and got in return
mixture, the composition of which would
stump an analytic chemist: I'D like to
break every bottle over their ugly phizes for
misrepresenting America in that style"
American drinks, as served here, are usually
a mild form of poison.
have found more Americans here than
in London, and they are all delighted with
Paris. Americans are very well treated
and very popular in Paris. ''Je suis Amer
icain" Il am an Americanl, addressed to a
Frenchn an will often entiIIe an American
to the mos. respectful consideration.
There are no policemen in Paris except
the gendarmes. 1t looks somewhat pecu-
liar to a stranger at first to see soldiers with
musket and bayonet on duty everywhere
about the city. They answer all questions,
make all arrests, and perform all the func-
tions of the police. 1 attended the Grand
Opera last evening, and noticed several cav
alrymen stationed outside the opera house.
They sat like statues on their horses, with
drawn sabres, during the entire perform
ance. The inference was that that they
were stationed there in order to be ready
to ride in the opera house at
full gallop, and sabre the tenor