Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-10
In THE FRENCH CAPITAL
"A WILMTNGT0NIAh, TRIP ACROSS
2HE OCEAN.
ENGLISH AND FRENCH RAILWAYS
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF FRANCE
AND PaRfS.


= & peclnl Correspondence Gazette and Journal
52 PARIS, Sept. lO.-Eyerybody that is
anybody, or that wants to no somebody,
comes to Paris this year; which will &C.
eount for my being here. Ianste mod
: esty forbids saying under which class. l
have been here 10 hours and am enchanted
With the city.
sailed from Philadelphia for Liver
pool on the American line steamer--built,
owned and manned by Engiishmen-
British King. She made haste slowly and
Ianded us OF Liverpool in 13 days, twice
the time required by the fast lines. But
would gladly have had the voyage last
month. The second day out we spoke
O disabled bark bound for Eull, and the
next day signaled the steamer Missouri,
N Csptain Murrell, which rescued the ill
fnted Danmsrk'q passengers.
From Liverpool nt once proceeded to
n London, via the Great Northwestern rail-
way, said TO be the best road in England.
The engine and oars are small and insig-
lificent in appearance and deficient in
conyeniences. However, they run smoothly
End make good time-Liyespool to Lon-
4 don, 20l miles, in hours md 15 min
utea, including three stops.
.t From London I came to Paris on one
OF Cook & Sons excursion tickets. This
firm has 10 offices in London, five in
n Paris, and so scattered all over the civil
X lied and good part of the unoivilized
world. They will sell You a ticket to
any place you wish to 60, by any route
you may seleot will exchange the money
Of any country on earth, provide you
with hotel coupons accepted at the
q prinoipRl hotels of Europe, aud, il you
Wish, send an agent to conduct you on
your tour.
procured my ticket at the main office,
z Ludgate Circus, London, at the foot Of
Ludgate Hill, which leads up to the main
facade of St. PAuls Cathedral. At $50
p. IN. / boarded the train ut st. Paul's
Station, by the end of Blaokfr,ar's bridge,
equipped with a hand portmanteau, Im.
brella, ''tid. bits" Guido to Paris and
the Expositione Universelle, Bsedeker's
Paris and its Environs ard French at o
Glanoe-I have glanced at this latter fire.
quently aud know 20 words but the
walters at the cafes are so stupid they can
net understand them.
The train was composed Of the regular
compartment carriages, decently clean
inside and thickly coated with dust and
Boot outside, except little patches on the
doors which We're washed in order to
enable passengers to read the class to
( which the compartment belonged. By
the light of the moon, which shOhe brill
isntly, we could discern mp in The ceiling
Of the compartment tiny oil lamp,
handicapped by smoky globe, yainly
epdeRvoring to illuminate the scene.
OF 1890 o. n. We arrived at Dover.
The train ran out on the magnificent
atone pier, and walk OF 10 yards
brought us to the gangway of the
steamer, q psddle-wheeler about the size
OF the Brandywine, but built on the
style Of an ocean going steamer. The
might waR beautifully bright and clear
4 and the Strait of Dover, renowned fol-
interferiGg with the digestive apparatus
OF bilious landlubbers, was as smooth as
\ Oool Spring reservoir. / went below
end to sleep and only nwcko when We
bumped against the pier of CALAIS at So
p. m. Twenty yards walk and we were or
the train end at 2 20 were OF for Paris
The railway carriages are like those in
England, except that you will see on the
dcors "I Ulasse, instead OF 81 Glass.
Why, do not know, as they never sound
the final "e," but they would not fee
J satisfied if they did not print it.
Our first stop was at Amieus, an i'm
Il postant city midway between Calais anG
Paris. Orr next stopping place was,
IMPOSED, called "sellen as l RAW sew
eral signs bearing that word swinging
trom the platform, but as | have sine,
seen similar signs posted up in variou
parts Of Paris, l am SUSPICIOUS that
made mistake.
f And now the day had dawned aud w
could see tho country. was surprised
to see in both France and Eugland-cOun
tries where the agricultural products ar
Insufficient to feed the populous citie
and labor is cheaper than IN America
large tracts OF Unocoupied land, appar
sntly suitable for cultivation, and inter
mingled with cultivated felds. On in
Quiry was informed that these tract
are reserved by wealthy ;andholders g
shooting preserves.
Tho tisids are apparently highly cult
vated. On what would be eonsideret
gentle slopes in Brandywine hundred, o
even in the streets Of Wilmington, th
fields are terrened so that the cnltivate
Surface has only srthcient slope TO
l drainage. Most Of the Eoads and man
of the dividing lines between the field
are bordered with rows of Lombard
poplars, variety of tree rarely seen il
the vicinity OF Wilmington. They ar
tail, ssraight very slender, and almos
Uniform in hight and make very artist
Scenery.
f9 At 7i5 a. m. we arrived in LABEL
Citie famous fer spiendor and magnit
sence, the highest civilization and tn
deepest degradation; palaces uusurpasse
10 the world and chiEou3ers' hovels unf
ror patagopiau; famous in war, arts
pciences and engineering; tue capital of
republio having itB motto, "Liberty
Equality and Fraternity" on its coins
its public coouments and buildings an
in the mouth Of peasant tsadesnan an
aristocrat, get governed With the e.
pense, eplendor, rigor and secret servio
OF an empire and strict in its distinctio
OF classes; though genius, fame and eve
beauty are passport to the uppe
clhsses, es we'll as birth and wealth.
In this land of high tariffs no custol
officials even touched my baggage eithe
Rt Calais or at Paris might have SINUS
gled in dynamite or tobacco ara thl
htrong paternal government have bee
none the wiser; but have no desire TO bio
mp this beautiful city, and can get
good cigar here for ak centlmes rio ceI
HINES equal to two cents good as our fiv
cent cigars though not SO large, go l ha
no inducement to violate the conidenc
OF the officials. -.... s..
disembarBed at the Care du Nor
{depot Of the north) end, after reliel
ing myself of liberal coating OF dust an
soot, was brushed down by the gentl
man in charge of the toilet room (it maj
nprs are any guide oil Parisians al
gsntlemen, unless they have the gou
lfortune to be ladies.) An Englishmp