The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-17

ENTRANCE GATE TO THE OLD HOTEL DE WILLIE
most famous vines Of this earth grow, and
where wines ms delicious rs any that ever
were quaffed are produced, it is evident
that the Californians who take their prod
ucts there will be vcnturing into pretty
advanced class. In n certain sense the
wines, spirits and malt liquors department
will be the most important of the whole
exhibition.
The Societe Philomathique was created
by the departmental government in 1888
under tho name OF La Socicto du Museum
d'lnstruction Public, and i'm 1908 il was
incorporated under the present style
From the first its object was To advance
general science, liberal arts, industry and
public instruction. and during tho years
since IL came into being, despite all the
changes, political and otherwise that have
taken place in France, its objects have
never been lost sight OF. In 1910 free
dispensary and clinic were opened under its
auspices for the poorer classes of the city,
and almost every year since then IL has had
organized concerts, festivals and other en-
tcrtainmcnts for the benefit of charity. Free
lectures on science, music and archaeology
are provided, and classes are regularly con
Quoted for instruction in natural philOso-
ply, chemistry, astronomy and painting,
with competitive examinations and prizo
giving. So important has become this
work by the Societo Philomathique that it
is recognized almost in the light of an
academy by many Of the learned societies
of Europe 1t is understood that the IA
nous Girard college OF Philadelphia was
modclcd by its founder, stephen Girard
himself native of Bordeaux, upon this
of France has been almost incalculablc.
1t was not until lS66 that the classes were
opened hut they number 75 in all at pres
cnt, 81 for men exclusively and "a for
women, the persons in attendance being
3, POS, of whom 977 are women. Among
the subjects taught TO women are needle
work. drcssmaking and embroidery.
The exposition Of 1895 will be held on
the Place de Quinconccs, n sort of park,
spacious and exceedingly well adapted to
the purpose and located in the central por-
tion of the town. Although the Societe
PhilOmathique will conduct the show, il
will be Endorsed, as the societies shows al
ways are, by the department of Gironde,
the municipal council and the chamber of
commerce of Bordeaux. Tho first of these
expositions was held i'm 1927, and between
that date and 1874 five more were given.
There were also exhibitions in 1854, 1859,
500 and 1889. This last had every feature
of worlds fair, there being more than
5000 exhibitors and an attendance Of over
1000, O00. For the coming show many
notions rs TO arrangement of grounds and
design and construction of buildings have
been appropriated from tho Chicago
Worlds fair exposition Of 1898. In gen
eral plan the grounds will he laid out very
much rs wcrc the grounds at jackson
park. The broad river Garonnc, which
flows past the site chosen for the main
building, will furnish the duplicate 10 the
lake in front of the Manufactures build
ing nj Chicago and will also make it feasi-
BILE TO go from various parts of the city to
she show by water as the Chicago fair
was reached There will be 10 buildings
in all, and outside the exposition proper
there will be something very similar TO the
Midway plaisance at Chicago.
Bordeaux was nourishing city when
France was the Roman province Of Saul
In the fourth century IL was mentioned by
a descriptive writer as being -four square
and surrounded with lofty walls and tow
ers, besides being the chief educational
center Of "all Gaul. When the Roman
empire broke up, Bordeaux suffered its
full share of disasters and did not recover
for some hundreds Of years. In the tenth
century, however, il again became pro ,pcr-
Gus, and, though no longer the ''chicf cen
ter of education in all Gaul. it is an ox-
ceedingly pleasant place 20 visit, aside
from the fact that IL is such notable wine
center. Among its buildings are many
that are famous because of beauty, quaint
ness and a place in history, one OF the
most interesting of them being tho old
Hotel de Vile, formerly the palace Of the
erchbishops.