Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-11-20
scRrssLINo ON EIFFEL TOWER.
Names, Puns. Verses and Senti-
ments of Many Sorts In Many
Languages
Bic a. the Eiffel tower

Big as the Eiffel tower Is, il is too
circumscribed for the people who insist
upon writing their names and record
ing their impressions on its iron frame
work They have used up all the avail
able space. All the girders, beams,
protection rails and rivet heads within
reach bear the literary contributions OF
many thousand visitors. The tower IS
a gigantic cosmopolitan registry Of
names. Between 1900 and 10000
people ascend IL every day, and most OF
them consider il their duty to add TO
the collection. The Figaro newspaper
keeps a visitors books at its printing
office on the second floor to accOmmo-
date visitors who have not the desire or
who cannot find the space to scribble
on the lronwurk-
The writins left Is in as many lam
guaCes AS there are natioualities among
the visitors, but the most interesting
contributions come from the native
French. a Freuchmaa grows naturally
into the opinion that France is the
fountain of progress, civilization and
everything else. This opinion remains
his principal article Of faith through
lIre-especially when his life Is confined
10 France When he mounts the Eiffel
LoNtL, Dl uEdu1 VI 4AAA4tAASe-- O-C'eeNA'.
he IS more than ever convinced Of the
universal supremacy OF France He
bursts out into uncomfortable fits of
patriotism
GLORY to the noble France" writes
one after his name. Honor TO French
Genius" says another. Having
mounted the EiffeI tower, I am proud
Of being FRENCH" writes NJ Mason,
Il will name my next daughter Eiffel-
ine," says Bordeaux engineer. One,
NJ. GoulouI, apOstrOphizes thus:
French genius, thou wilt always be
the hrst in the worldi" and a patriotic
Marseillais left this record: Long live
Ia grand France, the birthplace Of civ
ilization OF the entire world"
Some of the visitors drop into poetry,
and perpetrate bad puns at the expense
OF the tower. "What height Is the
tailor whe has forgotten his measure
and sits down on the third platform OF
the towery" is a common calembour
which one left. The answer, OF course,
is that he IS sitting sans metre, or at
cent 400 metres. This next OF the
same style, was addressed TO the silk
weavers % Lyons: The Lyonese may
content themselves, for as often as they
ascend the EifTel tower they viii see all
II -
or underneath, AS pas de sole usually
are The punsters, As they would say,
sometimes rise TO the situation. but
puns and bad poetry are not improved
upon by translation.
NJ. SELLER, OF the Grand Opera writes:
II wish that my voice rose as high as
the tower T" IsidOr GOldschmldt-
prestidigitateur: II have found my
master pour les tours (for tricks, and
An italian confess that lat ,OO) feet
can find nothing TO write which would
be up TO the situatiOu-Aquello em-
pego." A Dutchman leaves this neat
compliment behind him: The tower
Is not so high rs our esteem for
France" and a Spln.ard says: The
Tower OF Babel separated peoples by
the confusion of tongues, and the
Eiffel tower reunites them" More
than one thinks this very clever: II
never thought l would occupy such a
lofty position in life"
The tower makes favorable i'm
preston on lovesick OrlIndOs, who
scrawl sentimental messages to their
Rosslinds whenever they get the
chance.
To her who hasn't cOme--Paul-
Jeannie, ma cherie; from the top OF
the tower; send thee a kiss.-Alphonse.
l think or thee, Adeo aide.
These are samples or the messages
left. They are all written in the second
person-the usual French lovers style.
Catholic priests are not above record
ing their impressions. They write in
Latin.
40, altitudon exclaims the cure Of
Villeparisis, in Seine-et-Marne.
s'Magnificat anima mea Dominum," p"
says priest from Meuse.
Another excels them all with his
GLORIA In eXcelsis Deo."