The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

bounds" i a franc and half IA fraction
les than thirty ctniSA. with pour lpite
Il the driver Of three 90 tour cents, and En-
xllshlneu pay that aud no more. But the
oxtcutnllous American generally tosses the
driver i've franc piece and does not stop
for change. aud 80 the American who can
not pay 81 recklessly Is scowled upon.
Much l. said 81 the cheApnekS with which
os.s can live IN the quiet parts of Paris.
aud one can live AZ little cost II he Is ex'
trneiy careful OF the extras" Bur there
n wner the trouble comes in--onc never
really knows how much he l. contracting
for The charges nt the hotel may DO
printed ever - con~picuousiy in his room.
but hen he leaves the porter must have
At lea~t half a franc for one nights lodg
Ing. and two or three others half franc
piece There Is a charge for candles and
sometimes for matches. and II y single
gla-s 81 wine Is taken. the bill contains q
charge for a bottle. II one does not study
the hiilof fare very carefully he Is likely
"a order something which i marked ''ex-
trs 20 II goes all around.
paid three francs day for large aud
very nice room up two pairs Of stairs; a
light breakfast Of bread. butter and coiIee.
with two eggs. cost me franc and half.
and for my SECOND Breakfast" As they
call IL. and my dinner from two francs
M 20 one can live very well indeed for
twelve francs day in Paris. but. ali those
terrible extras One l. laying himself
liable every minute without knowing IL
unless he Is on guard Pour boire
literally means For TO drink" and II the
cabbies, porters. etc. really drink 20 the
value " the pour boires they receive in
day thfS must 20 70 bed in athoroughly
demoralzed condition.
And this leads me on 70 speak of work
and wages. about which ! have found II
difficult 10 get exact facts: for in France rs
in England there 80 many qualifying cir
cum~tanct.s n'ld the usual extras ! lind
however, that q common laborer thinks
himself fairly well paid at three francs 4
day. and chamberinaid M ten francs
week-both being. perhaps. % per cent
below London wages The stone and
brick mASons receive six 10 eight francs 4
day. and the attendant boys. who appear
to be On the jump from morning till night
4 frame and a half had the pleasure on.
day Of spending some hour in the i'm
mense establishment Of Rcvillon Brothers
which Is | n,n told. the lar .-eat fur dress
/ ing and trimming establishment in Europ'
"A statement could well believe when
saw the two enormous warehouses packc<
\ with valuable fnrs. In one suite Of rooms
! hanging 50 thickly that one could barrel,
I squeeze through the narrow passages, wen
/ many thousand ~calskin cloaks. astra
| khans and still finer coverings. the valu
I being PUT by the clerk az l.Oo0OO franc
| l4los.t ssn.Oool
! la this establishment the lowest wage
were paid, Of course. 70 the girls. the plail
stitchers receiving two francs day, en-,
I the highest. twelve francs day. 10 tn
! skilled trimmers and dressers. Taste sell
well IN France. Any one with special skill
IN colors is sure OF good salary. II
both amusing and pleasing 70 observe HOY
this artistic sense in the people breaks on
in mos, unexpected places lin the arrange
ment 81 vegetables and meat In the MAJ
kets. in the way the hillets OF wood ar
stacked in the little fuel stores, in the cut
little flower pots in all the odd corners
and even ia the few cuspidors In public n
sorts. the fine white sand in them hein
heaped in little pyramid or imprinte
with the form Of q flower.
Despite their low wages the lnborin
people present a very gay and animate
appearance on holidays Including sur
davs). and this was especially noticeableo
recent review day. Early that mornin
the schooiboys IN uniform were parade
and reviewed in front Of the Hotel
Vile found il impossible 70 get With
hundred yards Of view Of the main pa
rnde The papers say that 6o,oo0 we
drilled troops were reviewed that afte
noon--in the plain few miles below Ii
city but doubt il.
am sure have seen much finer wor
done By our state militia and g. A. X We
Grams at more than one '.rcunion." sa
the president, or the man that they sal
was he saw his address, a. did Thu
Of President Grant at our centennial
opening that T. / looked over about fort
acres Of people ard cav a man moving b
head and arms as IL he meant somethin
BIZ. ali the rest ~ the show was indeed 81
liyening-the long. long fe>toons Of brilliai
lights On the Champs Elysees; the illur
mated fountains. the revolving lights m
showers u pyrotechnics In the Bots I
Borlogne the white blaze from all u
towers and the tens 81 thousands OF Poop
parading the we'll lighted streets, laux
ing. drinking wine and sinEingthe nation
songs. Even newly arrived Amcricf
sould share in the popular enthusiasm.
j. H. BEADLE