Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-05

shadowy arches Of the great marble building.
The figure is that Of a man rather below the
medium height. clad in long tattered cloak
that reaches nearly to its feet and its long arms
clutching at bundle closely Rugged to its breast
But the most distinctive and the strangest
feature Of the figure is an immense globular ap-
pendaGe that either sits atop Of its head
bangles over one shoulder. bobbiag about like
. hak-inhated balloon its owner pursues his
rapid way.
A STAR reporter who has often noted the
mysterious parsonage and wondered curiously
enough who and what he could be met him late
the other night down on the avenue and stopped
and Questioned him. For an instant the
stranger shot fierce glance at his interlocutor
from Deneath his shaggy eyebrows and then
said in broken English:
"Ze gentleman desire to speak wiz me? Tres
bien, dat is good. He shall hat re opportunity.
Follow me. " and SO saying he led the way into
q little bake shop near by where he seemed to
be at home. Passing to the farther end he
handed his visitor a chair and seating himself
in another nodded his head as though ready to
answer any questions.
HIS MISSION.
He is Frenchman and his name is Francois
Emile. He came to America, he said. to
the centennial Of rs and never returned to hi
own country. After the centennial was over he
came to Washington and this visit decided his
future life and gave him mission to fulfill.
Becoming inspired with the idea Of trans
forming the Potomac fats into a vast national
park. the idea has grown him each day till it
has become the one interest of his existence
and indeed the one fixed idea that occupies his
mind day and night.
Would not monsieur take re pleasure to see
my plan?' he asked suddenly. "Ah! oui. hat
zem in r adiness, and hardly waiting for an
answer he hurriedly took from his bosom a
torn and dirty roll Of paper and spread it on
the table before him. This is the bundle that
he carries always with him and guards so jeal-
ously. After spreading it out carefully he pro-
ceeded to trace out his lines it with q very
dirty forefinger. explaining his plans mean
while i'll the most delighted and excited man.
ner.
HIS ELABORATE PLAN.
The map itself is one of the sort furnished by
the engineer Office of the District each year.
but he has covered greater part of it with his
own drawings in colored inks nd has marked
the n mes Of his different improvements in big
black letters.
On that portion of the map which represents
the locality Of the flats he has inserted the out
lines OF North and South America and it is his
scheme to make park there in that shape.
portraying faithfully the coast indentures. with
small streams of water to show the principal
rivers. Across the isthmus which divides the
two Americas he proposes to cut ditch to rep
resent the Panama canal, so that the American
continent will be presented in miniature. with
all OF its principal features. This, he said. will
be called the great National Park, and will
| serve to commemorate to the American people
the fullest knowledge OF their great country
regards its topography. 1t is needless to state
that IL this plan should ever be carried into
effect the other park out in the classic and
hotly contested valley of Rock creek will stand
no show whatever in comparison.
Besides this park Emile has draughted plans
for an immense memorial hall and tower that
will dwarf anything of the present age and
make close finish of it with the famous one of
biblical history.
THE INTERNATIONAL HALL.
The memorial hall is to represent the ma
| tional flag in shape and colors, and is further
intended to be public parterre for the whole
nation. When finished it is to be dedicated by
| an ''lnternationale conference composed of the
greatest statesmen of every country of the
| globe, met for the purpose of quickening the
| time when the lamb and the lion NAV meet to-
gether without the color line being too closely
drawn.
This building is to be located somewhere in
| the monument grounds-h" has the place def
| nitely fixed upon his map-and is to be con-
structed ent rely OF steel and glass, which lat
| ter is to compose the roof. These panes of
glass will be Photographic transparencies of
bird s-eye views of the earths surface taken by
be an object lesson in geography To the thou
sands who throng the hall.
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| where near the Aqueduct bridge. and is to be
l.492 feet high. in confederation of the year
OF Columbus great discovery. This part of the
plan, he urges, should be placed before the
President immediately, so that it can be finished
TINS year; 9eIore .ne sooth anniversary Is past
a,adS,n has a, W nas,oa s .hls modern
of the citv ard for other vast ;mnrovements
which. should they be carried into effect. would
eternaiiy solve the problem of how to dispose
of the surplus in the treasury.
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