The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-07
ON AN AUTOMOBILE
Wichita Tandem Riders Spin
Around Streets of Paris.
KANSAS JACK RABBITS
One of the Curiosities of the
the French Capital.
Paris, France, Nov. Is.

fTduCe, NOV 10.
To the Editor of the Eagle:
We promised to write you a description
it by both day and night AT night Paris
is lighted on the streets entirely by Wells
bach gas lights, and it is a beautiful
sight only little hard to dodge here
and there along the crowded thorough
fare, almost Ike risI1ing ones life 70
make a dive across some crowded street.
But at last we cross the river Seine,
with its boats, bridges and motley crowd
of surging humanity, and reach the Plan
Tin. The menagerie here is entertaining.
Tt contains every animal under the sun
we ever heard of and a thousand we
never before knew existed. Here are a
few we remember: Crocodiles, seals, hip
popotamus, each in great pools Of water,
ostriches, lions, elephants, monkeys,
horses, buffalo, cattle, zebras and a whole
poultry farm, with a museum Of zoology
stocked with every insect that lives,
many birds from Kansas; and at last we
saw a real Kansas jackrabbit and one
pair of cottontails all labeled Kansas, -
and then we felt sorry for all we had
shot when at home on those pralries
around Sedgwick City, for these seemed
real home friends to US. Here is one pool
of water almost a half block, stocked
with goldfish and a rich fountain in the
center, around which are statuaries from
the best sculptors. Also in the Jardin (as
the French spell it, is the most natural
woods ever grown. and no one would ever
know nature had not planted them here
In her rich old style like we found IN In
diana Trees Of all kinds, southern plan
hations and tropical scenery, with Ameri-
cas- own trees standing up with all the
pride they can assume even though their
roots are Embedded in French soil.
Chrysanthemums are now in full bios
Bom; also several greenhouses Of NAM
moth proportions stocked with every
plant that comes under the name of flow
er. The blue grass covered mounds, the
shrubs and small plants the vines climb
ing from tree to tree with their red and
purple berries in contrast with the bright
like one was enjoying a dream. The
geraniums are yet outdoors and are ar
ranged so artistically that 1 wonder
French landscape gardeners do not COM
mand more attention in America than
they do.
Last week we walked and talked down
q busy street on our way to night classes
In languages. Some gentleman briskIy
stepped past US, then halted and said:
did L not hear You young gentlemen
kalhng English?" We assured him he
did, and thereupon he asked US several
questions about our being in France and
ended up by asking US if we were Chris
hians. He then said: q am going to a
lecture tonight and I believe if YOU Young
men would 20 with me you would get
better value than. by going to the night
class. Can you not go? I will see that
you get free admission" Well. we went
with him. and The instant we entered
the great han we seemed welcomed bv \
Thousand voices all yelling in French
The gentleman kept US at his side and
Found US seats near the front and re-
Quested that we remain there until after
che lecture and he would find us. Then
he left and entered a side door We noxt
Found our new friend introduced to the
enthusiastic audience as the lecturer of
the evening. We inquired his name Of
n neighbour. 1t seems he was the cela
brated Henri Merle de Ambrieue. the DO
Genital minister Of France. Well. such
lecture. No wonder cheer upon cheer
shook the French cobwebs down from
those massive arches and pillars. During
the lecture he referred to America as
one CT the prouGest countries Of the earth
whose people. following in the footsteps
OF Christ had set 4 pattern for all the
world; whose every citizen even the
boys. are enthused with zeal of being
and doing something to better the world
Then he spoke of the two Americans be-
fore him, and So on, a lecture that
catching what we could in our imperfect