New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-01
NOISY PARIS.
DEAFENING DIN IN THE STREETS OF The
FRENCH METROPOLIS-A GRAND
MARRIAGE

Parislans? 10 is apparently impossible for them
10 modulate it, and even when they impart secrets
to you they do so in a whisper 50 loud that,
like the sO-called stage-whsper, it reaches the
not only of the person TO whom the conii-
dence is addressed, but also to hundreds of people
besides This is attributable TO the fact that
Paris is probably the noiscst city of the Ola
World, and that the people here are Obliged 70
talk and whisper in an exceptionally loud tone
In order TO make themselves heard at all. Inc
noises are bcwildcring in their variety, ana the
din IS unceasing TO begin with, the omnibus
traffic is very large. and the Paris omnibus IS
something that must be seen and heard IN oruer
to appreciate its ponderous size and weight. IL
s very much as if one of the big Newly ork surface
cars were placed on ordinary wheels and provided
with a double row of seats the roof, with
a couple of ample starcases leading up thereto
Imagine this numbering along, heavily iaoeh' o'
hind three big PercherOn horses, harhesscu
abreast with occasionally fourth zen feche,
over the old cObblest0ne roadways lhau are
still the rule and not the exception in Partisan
streets.
Besides the din made by these omniDuses
.rd .hoir drivers who seem to consider IL
absolutely necessary TO crack their whip as LOUDLY
MS possiblc at least ten times in every minute
There are all kinds of other atrocious noises 10
which the police have hitherto affected to turn
deaf earl say affected, as physically they wouiu
be unable to perform so EXTRAORDINARY '"'
From early morning until late at nlght t'e s'ioe''
arc paraded by itinerant noise-inakcrs vi every
species of trade, each of whom mas HIS o""
narticular cry, and it is not an uncommon 'hl"s
for a. dozen of these sTeamers TO pass sNe.'
poirt in one hour, each yelling at the Top oi hiS
voice There are the window-menders' inc UNI
brella thinkers, the knife-grnder with HIS oei''
sl,ntr pllI
the becr and wine-tap vendors, who play an eN
.a.ouo.;nc ear-niercing tune on an instrument OF
their own invention fashioned out oil tap
tbora il the stentorian-voiced purchaser oil oio
;ooos,,s. who intones the awful word Ion
,ooux,, in such a manner as TO render IL auoioie
Co. bo,f mile or more, and numerous other CRIES
% tho same nature which it would tako 'oo
long 10 enumerate here. The new IrelccV VI
Police has determined, / understand 10 put s'op
10 all these trade cries, except Ill o"So' ~
licenses have been obtained and heavily PAU i0i'
Ono Of the principal events of the week mas
. tba issue OF a decree signed by fresioenu
Carnot and published in the journal Olhcie''
organizinc the commission for the universe" On
b;bition 10 be held here in 1900. Inc measures
proposed are similar to those taken lor "0
bibition here four years ago one Oh 'he Nus,
intimate friends of the PRESIDENT NJ Aliieu
p;card Of the Conseil dEtat, is named COM
missary General and Director in Chier OIL uio
entire enterprise and he will be aided III MS her-
culean task by numerous consultative COMM 'e''
IT, is needless to add that TINS eNiiloi'ion' VI
rar;7ed fo, the purpose of inaugurating the com
mencement of the twentieth century, Is u oc
;mmeasurably superior TO the great fair OF 1857
and 20 ba ON a scale altogether unprecedented.
A few weeks ago drew the attention VI NY
.oa1ors ITO the interesting museum, picture gal
lorv and library of the Grand Opera here, the
yorv existence of which is ignored by the vast
majority of Parisians and foreign tourists Leu
mo NOW add that there is a similar ana even
more interesting museum Of the same CHARACTER
at the Theatre Francois, popularity known a'
the Maison de Moliere. 1t comprises all sor's
% wonderful treasures, including portrait OF
T.,mo NV Delacroix, of Mile Jolly by DAVID, OIL
Rachel by Jerome and the original sketch OIL the
celebrated picture the "Dejeuncr de Versailles
by Incrcs There is also preserved IN the museum
the original armchair Of Moliere, ana superb
bust of Voltaire by Houdon
What generous, impulsive and warm-hear'ea
neople the French when you come 10 thihN
NJ IL, IL seems only the other day that the
entire Partisan press was holding up the ia'e
General de Miribel, chief Of the general stan ana
oeneralissimo in the event OF war, 10 puohc Cd
loouy as Bonapartist and as man WHO, owing
TO his monarchical associations and his arlStocrac
connections, was certain to prove traitor 70 inc
republic in a moment Of emergency. Indeed
there is no French general, save perhaps Ba-
zaine. on whom ill-advsed abuse has been more
eAnerously lavished. Yet today we find the
newspapers of every party and faction deploring
his death as that of the most upright OF all
French patriots, and as the very paragon OF gen.
erals. and holding him up as the French counter
mart of the German Moltke. Some Of the Radical
and Republican papers even 60 SO lar as 70 ap
Nc ;r with a black border in token OF mourning
Ml-ibel was such prominent man that long
notices of his career will doubtless have appeared
IN the American press before this letter gets
across the water. The following incident, how
over, is known to comparatively few, and fur
pishes q striking indication Of the nigh sense
of honor Of the man. IL seems that when the
sUnion General" failed, he was among the few
who had withdrawn their funds Just as the
credit of the bank was at its highest. But when
he saw thousands threatened with ruin after
the collapse Of the enterprise, he handed over
the money to the official receiver
Apropos of General Miribe the Partisan press
has been very busy during the last week discuss
ing the personality of the German general who has
won such distinction as commander of the German
forces in Alsace-LOrraine, where manoeuvres on
vast scale have just been taking place His
name is Count Haeseer and here he is described as
surpassing even Motke in skill and military
scumen. Indeed, the people here wax quite en-
thusastic about him, fact all the more ex-
traordinary, seeing that he is not only Prussan,
but also physically about the last warrior 10 i'm
press people with his Importance He Is lame,
sickly looking and Of mean appearance, living
like an anchorte, his daily bill-offare being
almost identical with that of the Trappsts His
idea Of diet would horrify our wellfed and portly
commanding officers, who are great believers in
the axiom that soldier with a full stomach is
worth twice as much hungry one.
Sad surroundings very often have the unexpected
effect OF raising the spirits of the people con-
cerned, and among the most jovial members of
our population here are the undertakers the doc