Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-11
ONCE WORE HOMESpUN.
BUT TICKLE FORTUNE SMILED AND
HE NOW WEARS PURPLE.

| RaIIs-The Luxembourg Palace.
| For a consideration of 100000 francs per
| month, with house rent free, and numerous
| requisites, Mons. Garnet consented TO as
| sumo the responsibilities of chief of the French
republic. Before fortune. more tickle in
| France than elsewhere, smiled on him, his
| only Inheritance was good historic name
| for his father had rendered the state true and
| laudable service-and his sole encumbrance a
| wife and small income. Now, s grateful
people allow him nearly s20, 900 per month
| for his individual expenses, and a free list,
sufficient to cover all OUTLAWS for balls state
dinners and receptions. II presupposes IN
usual tact and strength OF character TO be
launched suddenly from homespun to royal
purple without displaying the marks of birth
right. No one in Europe receives more gra-
ciously than the president. There is a distin-
gushing personality about him, whether clad
in the regalia of the Legion of Honor, stand
ing in the midst Of the distinguished men of
France, or walking about the grounds of the
exposition, conversing with the workmen.
There is nothing striking in the face; it IS the
general bearing OF the man that impreSses
one. He seems to the manor born.
THE PRESIDENTS RESIDENCE
Even though the Elysee, erected by Molet
in 111S, has counted among its residents the
Conte d Evrou4, the Pompadour, the Duchess
Of Bourbon, Murat, Napoleon [, Louis Bona
parte, Emperor Alexander l of Russia, the
Duke de Berry and Napoleon III, it may be
reserved for Carnot to carve out career Of
usefulness more enduring than any of these.
The palace is separated from the Champs
Elysees by large, well cared for garden,
and but for the memories clustering around
it has nothing especial TO commend it to the
tourist Two sentinels from the Garde Re
publcain stand at the main gateway, and but
for this the English embassy, a little farther
down, might very well be taken for the Palais
d'Elysee. The internal arrangements were
much improved under Napoleon III, but
even yet the home Of the president is an ex-
ceedingly modest affair. There are scores of
private hotels in the immediate vicinity far
handsomer in every way. The large draw
ing room is not as imposing as the one in the
White House, and the general reception
rooms are not as cheerful and bright as are
those of the presidential mansion in Wash
ington. Still, with an excellent service,
fine larder, with the best Of wine cellars and
a good stable, II. Carnot eEes out comfort
able existence.
Three balls given during the winter are
paid for by the city of Paris. TO each ball
from 1000 to G,000 invitations are sent out.
Motley is the only wear. Bacchus and Psyche
are the Penetes that grace the open fireplaceS
of this magnificent building. Bacchus at the
last ball dispensed $1,000 glasses Of beer, 200
quarts champagne, 1900 quarts Bordeaux,
1900 sandwiches, besides equally large guam
LII IL y SO
gras, etc. etc. Psyche kept the young people
actively employed until in the morning and
The chief of police, who snoozed comfortably
in his Office, was not called upon to preserve
the peace. Floquet, the Blaine Of France, the
premier and chief of the cabinet, receives a
salary of 100000 francs per year. In addition
to this he has a large secret fund at his dis
posal, upon which he csn draw whenever he
likes. His drafts upon it are large and fire.
Quent.
The president of the senate has only a small
salary, but in lieu thereof the government
gives him tie Palace of the Luxembourg to
live in. Up to June, 1901, when the Count
of Provence, afterwards Louis XVIII left
it, this had always been royal residence,
having been built for Marie de Medicis.
Passing through various stages of state prison,
p1ine, DesIuoulins, Danton and Robespierre
of the PaIais du Directorie, Palais du Con-
sulat, Palais du Senat-C Conservatism and Pa
lais du Senat, the Petit-Luxembourg has be-
come the home of the president of the senate
until Boulanger, with his war cry Of revision,
dissolution and constitution, shall create q
new order of things
EXPENSES UNDER THE REPUBLIC.
Relatively, the expenses have decreased
very considerably under the republic. The
civil list alone has been cut down 20,000,000
francs. Individual extravaganza was much
more exaggerated under the empire. There
was q Capitalization Of wealth as well as of
power Now both wealth and power are
moro evenly distributed. The general ex-
penses OF the country are, OF course larger,
because the general necessities aremuch more
urgent. But the general expenses under the
republic, In view Of the general necessities Of
q large standing army, IN expensive navy,
are much less than were the general expenses
under the empire, when such necessities were
less widespread. The absolute governmental
expenses have been cut down over oae-quar-
ter, for the budget is not handicapped with
a long list of poverty stricken and dissipated
aristocFacy drawing enormous pensions.
Take the Boulanger-Jacques political cam
paign as an instance. The entire expense
was covered by private subscriptions, not a
penny being taken from the public purse.
The Republicans in behafof their candidate,
Jacques, expended /, 10000 francs, while the
Boulanger clique paid out somewhat over
twice that amount.
Thus nearly $4,000 was put in general
circulation in Paris, all Of which came from
the pockets OF Republicans, Royalists and
In1perialists. The empire encouraged lavish
display among its representatives; the re-
public enjoins modesty and economy. The
expenses of running the foreign Office have
been diminished one-half. The general ex-
penses OF the war department are large, be
cause d standing army OF the size that today
obtains in France necessities the expendi- (
ture Of large amounts. The individual er-
penses OF the general, staff and line Offices
are very much less than under the empire. /
Relatively speaking, tbs budget IS less than
nder the empire, and am not az al sure I.
lat it is not actually less, if We add 70 tho
necessary outlay the individual expenses Of +
the enperor's favoTires, which we're paid for .
out Of the war budyet--Cor. Boston Globe /,
Death Rate In England.
Tbe death rate in England for 1855, the /
statistics Ct which have recently been pub 4
lished. shows the remarkable fact that It was Z
the lowest average since 1887, when tie GOV I
e-u-ne1.: first undertook the keeping q -accu- 7
rate records. In 1857 the ratio Of deaths .