Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-01
NEE-CENITRY CLUB.


kind be bought. and thus their de-
strnctiop BIO rendered unprofitable.
SINGS their piumage is finest at the
nesting season il is chosen for their
collection and besides the suffering of
the bird that is silled, its young are
left to slowly starve, while the lands
arc becoming songlcss ami insects, in-
furious to fruits and grains are on the
increase. because the bros that feed
on them are being exterminated. While
osirichss undoubtedly suffer when
their plunea are plucked, it is not
unto death, and cocks pIunaes may be
taken from fowls used for food, but
beyond those it was asked that women
should content themselves with flowers.
ribbons &C., whose use, instead of
doing harm, would give employment
A course of five talks on Botany by
Miss Mira Il. Dock as been arranged
to begin on Tuesday. April 18th at
O'Clock. For club members the charge
will be 30 cents for the five lectures,
aud for non members 81 for the course,
or p cents for single lecture.
Mr.. Belize said the death of the king
was the pivot no which Turned tho
French Revolution. Up to that slime
it wGH not marked BY events that made
it differ greatly from other revolutions
in which nation had changed its form
OF government and put its rulsr 10
death, but tha Reign Of Terror was the
terrible novelty that With its lurid
dramatic effect attracts the mind toward
the closing years. Michelet and Louis
BLANC have tried TO excuse it. But IL
it cahnot he condoned it is not mex
nlicabls and utterly mad; lis springs
mas be found 10 the foreign wars. The
newly formed government was a re-
public, but all its traditions we're
stepped 10 monarchy. France had &C.
cepted certain principles OF equality,
but they were formulated only. Rones-
pierre or Danton could tell what they
we're, bur not how Franco would
act under them. There were bitter
memories OF old oppression, and in the
reaction against monarchy they went
TO an extreme in the reforms granted
without providing 40 executive to carry
them out. In the ill.organized con-
veution OF 600 men there was no unity.
They were mostly modefates; their
mnddled ideas as to what ought 10
be were confouuded with their respect
for the personality OF the king. Within
10 days after his head fell France was
at war with the world; surrounded on
land by enemies with the fleets of Eng
land and Spain On every sea. A blow
had been struck at royalty and toe sur
rounding monaruhs hopeu to stave off
from themselves tho principles of the
revolution. a coalition of the European
powers 10 something that even England
hesitates long before arraying against
her. but France struggled with it for
90 years.
The Girondins were men fitted to
form a constitution under peaceful
circumstances, but were unified for
emergencies. Events moved so rspidly
that they were left behind by tho flood.
1t is the names among ths Montagnards
that became famous. Dapton was the
one man OF the extremists who had no
personal spite and who understood
him for the September uassacres it
was for neglecting order at home while
drafting troops.
Marat had comparatively small in
fluance: his power was more apparent
eion and bitterness against social condi-
lions made the Paris mob, whose worst
elements he organized, look up to him
as row they do TO Henri Rochefort
Rohespierro was very different char
acter; he is puzzle to historians At
20 he resigned Il judgeship rather than
condemn fellow creature to death. Ii
was said he was tho soul of Rousseau
dwelling in a dry place. thin. in
| ferior mind, with an overweening ambi-
tion, tempted with too much power.
lie had not mania for human do
struction and even shranK from putting
men to death.
When the news of Dumouriez s de-
lection and Francois immediate peril
reached Paris, Robespierre demanded
the expulsion OF the Girondins. The
mob unoer Hebert bocked the en-.
frances with artillery and forced the
convention to vote at their dictation.
Authority WAS yielded to whoever had
power TO sieze it, and the terror began.
Tho Committee OF Public Safety was
formed with the mob at its back. But
If responsible for the terror, it was also
for the defence of France against the
foreign foes Carteb.ancbe was given IL
TO enforce whatever could save France.
The queen was sent to the block; the
Girondins went 10 the guillotipe sing
ing the Mgrseiles. They sang ON tho
scaifold till the last hoad fell, Mad.
Roland, their Inspiration, followed.
Danton bad loft Paris saying murder
by matches was tue distasteful TO him.
he stood between Robespierre and tho
absolute power he coveted. He was
warned to fly, but came to Paris be.
iievinR they would not dare to execute
him. Robespierre called men from tho
provinces and concentrated his victims
at Paris; it was a holocaust of men.
In seven weeks az many fell as IN tho
whole revolution bafore. Conspiracies
| formed against Rohespierre. Each man
was afraid his name might be on tho
terrible lilt he was known to carry
about him. When he entered the con.
vention 100 men stood up denouncing
one. The right OF speech was denied
| him; he was arrested, but rescued by
friends, and again arrested. When his
head was fallen the reaction grew stop
by step till France was under the sway
of Napoleon. An incident told by
Miehelet shows tho instant reaction.
Az boy OF 7 years he was taken by his
mother 10 the theatre the night after
Rohespierre'H execution. A cabman
asked, Docs the little master want a
cab:" lie asked his mother what the
| wore master meant. Its use had been
80 long prohibited that he had never
heard it. a. S.
Flour Mill Nearing Completion.