St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-10

oollVlOuS OF past pleasures, and alto
gether careless of future woes. l re-
member journalistic friend who at I'M
fixed intervals would go off to live like
the end of that time his hard-earned
money was gone, his princely living
was cut off till next pay day, and he
mad to borrow or to Starve in the inter
val. Still the MISUNDERSTANDING cedars
and the weeping cypress trees make
Pere la ChalSe the SaddeSt place IN all
Paris. This is proper. Paris would
have nothing indecorous. Nevertheless,
the melancholy gloom of this beautiful
metropolis does not hinder tourists from
rushing by the tOmbs of MOliere and
La Fontaine in their hot haste to reach
the last resting place of Abelard and
Heloise. The Frenchman who said that
France is the center of civilized nations,
Paris the center Of France, and the
boulevard des ltaliens the center of
Paris, was not far from the truth.
MUST HAVE HER DUE.
As the mOnolith OF Luxor shows Pa
rislan reverence for the past, and the
Eifei tower symbOizes her spirit of
progressive mo ernism, so does the
Are de Tromphe, bearing a record of
nlnety-Six victories, point to the Mill
tary genius of the people. Frenchmen
Will never be satisfied until they have
back their own; by their own they mean
the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine.
TO be beaten fat to the ground By
nation whom they despise, to have any
portion of their country subjected to the
dull rule OF an unchivalrous people, to
have the tricol0r lowered before
country whose civilization they
hate are thoughts that rankle
in the mind of the Partisan of today.
The clang of warlike preparations is
heard i'll every city of France. McMa-
hon Is antiquated, BOulanger was a
mere display head, and Gambetta died
or was put to death too soon. French
men are waiting for great leader to
appear, for another Napoleon the Great
to lead them to battle and then they
will repeat the history of Austerlitz and
Marengo. Germany will have full need
of Its army bill, unless Pope Leo should
succeed in his plan for the peaceful
disarmament of Europe. Naturally
enough, Americans look with deep con-
Germ TO the future of the noblest repub-
lie after our own, and reasonably 40 we
hope that If the republican form of
government should fail in France the
cacse OF its failure will not come from
the people. And it were thousand
pItleS ii beauteOuS, brave, chivalrous,
! to work out its proper destiny. Art,
literature, science, liberty, humanity
owe France too much to have il hold a
mere secondary place among the worlds
nations. The uprising Of its people in
1879 gave heart and hope to the down.
trodden of many European country.
But republican France has a great
deal to learn. 1t has TO learn that in a
successful republic republican princI-
pies must be carried out; that Paris
should not monopoliZe everything; that
the provinces must be heard as we'll as
Paris; that republican government
should neither establish state religion
nor oppose any religion; that the ranks
must be closed up: that royalty Is dead;
that whose has not limitless royalty to
the republic is not fit to he a citizen of
France. Leo XIII. has shown himself
to be its best friend OF France, and has
given the people the best advise. He
has refused to allow the royalists to use
the church as means of Strengthening
their Anticipated claims, and he has said
that the duty of France is to unite it's
scattered forces and to utilize them for
the common veal.
REPUBLICAN SIMPLICITY.
Paris has to get back to republican
simplicity. Royalty has no serious rep
resentative in France. The Due d'Au-
male is not of much consequence, and
Boulanger revived the hopes of the
Comte de Paris, Some persist in beliay-
ing that Boulanger would have been
made emperor had he not been such a
coward as to run away from Paris. Be
that as it may. royalty is dead,and Paris
should set the example of equality for
its people. They must learn to love
decorations less and severe simplicity
more. Some years ago there was held
in Paris meeting of the representa-
'tives of many nations. Prince Bis
marck was then in the heyday of
his glory, and, of course, was present /,
to represent his country. ALI the rep
resentatives except Mr.. Washburne, of |
the United States, wore destinations |
decorations. Dear me-" said Bismarck, |
referring to our representative, "he is |
the most DISTINGUISHED man present." |
President Carnot has Steered France
through many difficulties; it remains TO
be seen whether not he will be able to
make it republic in the fullest sense
OF the word.
NOTRE DAME.
The churches of Paris should not be
left unseen by the tourist. At present
a great deal of attention is attracted by
the Church of the National Vow,
church resolved upon after the Franco
Prussian war by way of reparation for
the dissertations which took place under |
the commune. But the Madeleine, that
perfect picture of an ancient Grecian |
temple, La Sainte chapelle, built by st. |
Louis, and above all the cathedral of |
Notre Dame, attract the most visitors. |
Built in 1888. decreed to destruction in !
1898, Notre Dame has set the fashion for !
the frozen music of many Gothic |
church. People interested in glowing |
colors look with lingering admiration
upon its stained glass with its
rich carmine, the art of max
ing which is now lost. Notre
Dame holds many objects of histori- |
cal and religious interest. among them
the coronation robes of Napoleon /. and
the blood stained clothes of Archbishop
Darby, who was murdered in 1871.
There are also many monuments of
archbish0ps of Paris and its inches con-
tain statues of overweight kings of
France. In this gorgeous cathedral
Lacordaire delivered his solid sermons
TO admiriDg thousands, and MonsaDre
held the churchgoing people enraptured
10y his polished periods. Here also Pere
Hyacinthe preached his emotional ser