The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-11

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it is gratifying to note that this diminu'
ton in tho number OF fatalities has
been going on gradually with each sue
ceedlng year,
That the mind should turn towards
churches after dwelling upon hos
pitfalls, dog bites, death and other alarm
ing things, is only natural, and to our
thinking the greatest curiosity among
the churches OF Paris is the Notre
Dame dos ViCtoire. This church was
built to commemorate the fall OF La
Rochelle, the greatest stronghold Of the
Huguenots. for the devout OF Paris it
has wonderful attractions, and in some
features it has not its like in Chrlsten-
dom, Beyond all other Partisan
churches it ia he Id by the Catholic
mind TO be, what It's name indicates,
the shrine OF Our Lady OF Victory, and
the troubled in mind flock to 1t from
feelings similar 10 those with which
the sick and dying crowd the altar OF
Our Lady of Lordes.
AN ADDED INTEREST,"
What adds largely to the interest at
taching to this church is the fact that
il is n tavorite shrine Of the ex.Empress
Eugenie. One sees there the seven
lamps abe caused to be lighted in tho
first shock OF her great trouble, and ii
ono only know just when to 90, he
might occasionally see there, closely
yelled and modestly attended, that un-
fortunate lady herself, 1t is said that
Eugene is frequent visitor when in
Paris, and that, like thousands OF other
devotees, she believes the shrine to
have been OF peculiar benefit to her.
In front OF the main altar OF this
church the light from candles is almost
dazzling. These candles are lighted
separately, and paid Tor, OF course, by
individuals who go there to ask special
favors from the Virgin Mary, and
occasionally, also, by those who
return thanks ct this famous shrine
for some special deliverance. In Paris
it Is q proVerb that whenever person
is signally favored by ProvidenCe-par-
ticularly ii he should have narrowly es-
capped fatal accident-he owes big
candle to Our Lady OF Victory. Many
are they who feel that more than a
candle is due from them. This church
is literally lined with memorials Of
gratitude. Ceilings, walls and pillars in
every direction you look are nothing
but an endless succession OF memorial
slabs. II the prayer you offer for spe-
cial help is answered, then you may
commemorate this fact in marble, the
size OF your memorial to be regulated,
OF course. by tho dimensions OF your
purse. This is the fashion at Notre
Dame des Victoire, and 1t is this, with
the fact OF its being q repository for 80
many emblems placed in 1t by soldiers
to commemorate their escape from
death in the Franco.Prussian war,
which makes the church an object OF
such supreme curiosity to all sight
seers.
You are sure to be appealed to in
behalf OF the poor in making your exit
from one Of the churches in Paris, and
in harmony with such reminder as
this we take our readers, in search Of
further Partisan curiosities, to one Of
the poor quarters, where large num-
bers OF the poor exc out their subsist-
enCe It 10 to Ivry We 20, the name
suggesting that great battle in which
the white plume Of Navarro figured 80
prominently, and where victory for q
time perched on the banners OF Protest.
antism. But there are few plumes at
lvry now, white or otherwise. FAITH
ers are at q discount even in Paris
when the struggle OF life IL as hard as 1t
is In this quarter. Here We see
with our own eyes, for the first
time, q boIcherte hippopha0irue,
which means butchers shop
where horse, mule and donkey meat is
sold. There can be no mistaking this
place, for it has a horses head hung
out for a sign-as all such shops have
while the butchers shop across the
way proclaims It's superior grade by
displaying n cows head. There are
nearly 200 horse meat shops in Paris
and the consumption OF this sort OF
food last year was, horses 21,29l, DON
keys 275, mules 81. A local economist
has estimated that horse flesh is the
staple food in one out OF every three OF
the households OF Paris. This Is decid.
eddy tough-zthis way OF living, we
mean, not necessarily the horse flesh.
That, l am sure, could hardly be any
tougher than some OF the American
beef we have experimental upon, and
besides, the gentleman with us, who
has tasted this Partisan staple, pro.
nounces 1t very good.
THE RAG PicRERs.
We are also introduced at Ivry 10 a
Rag Pickers' Cite. We shudder as We
glance at the rickety, one story houses,
with their dirt tloors, skirting yard in
which the pickings OF the previous night
are hung out to dry; and when wo re-
member that 1t was only fow nights
before that a Paris rag picker in rum
naging through the city refuse, came
upon the body Of woman cut up into
twelve pieces, we shudder still more.
Another thing 10 which our attention
Ia called reminds us how very wise it
was in William Shakespeare to not take
much stock in names, for, as II In mock
cry Of its poor surroundings, one OF the
streets OF Ivry 10 called Rue du Chateau
des Renters, which means in plain
English, the street OF the castle OF those
whose who live on their means.
A large sugar refinery, and factory
which turns out favourite brand Of
chocolate, are prominent features in
this quarter, and whom you learn that
the thousands Of mon employed in these
places are turned out to support their
families on the boggarly pittance OF
three or four francs day, you scarcely
wonder that Partisan worknen have to
live on horse flesh, or that they become
furious now and then against capital
and otficiaiism. but the greatest Of all
tho curiosities at Ivry Is a mammoth
apartment house, tho biggest in the
world, so far o. our present Information