The morning call., 1891-08-16
One American in Paris Has Placed the
American Flag On II.
Threatened Destruction of One of the Histori-
cal Points of Paris-7he Jardin des
Plantes to Be Closed.
Special Paris Letter to THE SUNDAY CALL.


found ragged American flag on the grave,
and this he replaced by new one. In all
France there remains not one person
named Lafayette and NJ. Maurice BureauX
de PuSy now asks permission to add TO
his own name that of Lafayette. NJ. de
PuSy is a son OF Colonel de Pusy, who went
to America for the Yorktown celebration,
and Colonel de Pusy'S mother was niece of
the famous General de Lafayette. 1t is curl
GUS to notice the position of the descendants
of these revolutionaires. When ''Thermidor"
was in preparation for the Theatre Fran
Gals descendant OF Danton asked the privi-
| lege OF playing an insignificant role, but at
the recent Inauguration of Danton's statue
no members of the famil Y made their APP
pearance. Nine. Manue-Danton is an ex-
cellent old woman, who lives quiet life at
Troyes, and her son is employed by an
electrical company.
The descendants of Lepelletier Saint-Far-
| geau are numerous. His daughter, who
became ward of the nation" married
Francois de Witt, and later, NJ. de
M0rttontalne. His grand daughter is
! Princess de Ligne, and the wife of NJ.
| de LanJumais, Deputy was born Saint-Far-
| geau. Camille DesmoulinS' son Horace mar
rIed Haytlan negress, and by curious
coincidence, in Hayti he found the wife of
| Billaud-Varennes, who had helped send Ca
| mile Desmnulins
TO THE sCAFFoLD.
The youngest daughter of Fouquier- Tin
| vile lived four years opposite the sister of
Lucille Duplessis, who was decapitated by
order OF Fouquier.
Marats self-decIared wife, Simonne Ever
ard, left no children. One of his brothers
changed his name to De Boudry, and ac-
| cepted professorship in Russian military
school at Isarkoe-Selo. Here he supern-
tended the education of Prince Gorts-
nh1knh oil ri
ami there, in 1926, he died. Fouche. the
celebrated regicide, accepted the title of
Duke dOtrante from Napoleon, and then
betrayed him. Fouche was so proud of his
dukedom that in speaking of the Reign of
Terror he remarked, 'R0beSpierre turned
to me, and said, Duke d'Ohante'"
Touches immense fortune is spent, and the
only representative of the family is boy of
10, whose mother committed suicide.
Nine. Tallien left thirteen children, One
was physician. DR.. Cabarrus; one nun,
one tax collector. one consul. and others
became allied with noble houses. For in
stance, Countess de Mercy Argenteau, and
FRINGE de Beautfremont were descendants
OF Nine. TallieD. The Marquis de Roys is
descendant from Hoche. but he is far
from being enthusiastic about a republic.
Barras died in Obscurity, and his name
ended with him. Robespierre was always
on the point OF marrying the daughter of
Duplay, the carpenter, but was prevented
by the ninth Thermidor, and Saint Just
chose her sister, but was prevented by the
gu!ilotlne from giving her his name.
A shoeblack in the Rue Drouet descends
from HerauIt de Sechelles, and Baron Hauss-
mann, Protect Of the Seine, he who trans
formed Paris and designed the Bots de
Boulogne, was grandson of q member of
the convention.
President Garnet descends from revolu-
tlonare, who organized the victories of the
first republic, and President Carnot has
had more success than any other descend
ants OF these revolutionary lights.
JARDlN DIES PLANTEs.
There IS prospect that, because Of poy-
erty, the Jardin DIES Plantes Will be closed.
just one hundred years ago these reyolu-
tionaireS organized this Jardin des PIautas
that should be called Jardin des Animaux'
In the eighteenth century Rousseau praised
plants, and Button animals. But, strange
TO say, late as 1889, in the Jardin des
Plantes, there were 10 living animals.
Button is responsible for the cabinet of
natural history, the chemical laboratory
and the great amphtheater, and Beruardin
de Saint Pierre obtained permission from
the convention to transfer the royal menag-
cries OF versallles and Kalncey TO the Jardin
des PlanteS, and thus the geological gardens
were founded. One morning in 1923
Geoffroy Saint Hilaire was making some
researches in natural history, the door of
his study at the museum Of the Jardn DIES
PlanteS was closed to all intTuderS when
word was brought that panther, white
bear and other animals were waiting for
him at the museum entrance. moment
after arrived second Caravan, and then a
third.
lie Diable 70 exclaimed the naturalist.
TO what do owe the honor of these
viSitSP" He soon discovered that the po-
lice had seized all the travelling menag-
cries and given them to the museum. The
proprietors claimed indemnity, but Geoffroy
Saint Hiaire had no money However, he
ordered the cages placed under the museum
windows, kept the owners as guardians,
and promised to lodge and feed them and
their beasts until able to give remunera-
ton. 1t was then that the Versailles me-
nagerie was brought to Paris. and among
the beasts were "a lion, zebra, balloon
and dog-friend of the lion." The history
OF this dog is most curious: The lion had
been captured in Senegal, and brought to
Paris with dog of the same age-seven
months. The lion and dog were placed in
the same room, for they were not treated as
capt0rs; it was one of the pleasures OF the
cOurtierS to watch the movements of these
two friends. The lion was friendly only to
the dog; the latter ate bread and the for
mer horsetlesh, but
THE BONES
Were always left for the dog. They only
QuarreIed when some visitor threw them
bread then the dog disputed with the lion,
but the latter pushed his friend aside, and
quietly took possession of the gift But the
his love for man, and when the dog jumped
at the sight of a human being the lion
seemed to say, Really, my friend, you are
not pround." So these two were housed at
the Jardin des Plantes, and the poor dog
soon took cold and died from some lung
trouble. The lion lost appetite, his voice
became feeble and he was plunged into
sadness: Another dog was brought to him,
but the lion Immediately put an end to his
existence. Little by little the lions grief
We n
in the cage beside him; the lion forgot his
old friend, and after time adopted the
| new dog.
At the present time in the Jardin des
Plantes Is lion that is very polite to a
dog, of which he has made friend.
La Fontane said, Il make use of animals
in order to Instruct men" and at the Jardin
des Plantes human beings may learn many
| lessons.
Friends of science and scientific research
| propose, instead of closing the Jardin DIES
| Plantes, to extend its influence. For ex-
ample, chair of decoration might be
| founded at the museum. The entire fauna
and flora is found here, and the fauna and
fora are the only elements of decorative
| art. For 1000 years has the acanthus orna-
mented temples. Why not ask nature for
another form of decoration for architecture?
Ruprich Robert unfortunately died before
finding new elements of decoration in car
rot leaves and snail shells. At the close OF
his life he said, with regret, II have sacri-
feed the best portion of my days to the
Ionic and Corinthan."
But the Jardin des Plantes is the joy of
| an entire quarter, the pride of Paris. the
! scientific temple of France and the world.
In 1892 the convention opened to science
the immense book OF nature. And now, to
| celebrate the centennial. will this book be
| closed? BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR.
Her Life Was Forever Blasted.
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