Evening star., 1899-04-13

of ST. Louis, a travelling passenger agent,
at the Ebbitt ''It is remarkable how many
people are going TO Paris next year. While
the worlds Columbian exposition was a
most fitting celebration of the 4o0th anni-
versary of the discovery of America. the
opportunity for great worlds fair has
been taken advantage Of by Paris.
Throughout the United States even In the
agricultural communities. parties are al
ready being made up to go to Paris From
all indications there will be more Ameri-
cans visit that exposition than there We're
visited the worlds fair at Chicago. IL
does not seem to be that they expect a
greater fair or that they are particularly
desirOus of visiting Paris. The controlling
motive with the great majority of people
seems 10 be that this exposition. held dur
ing the first year of the new century. will
be a complete exposition Of the progress Of
the century. The people want TO see lust
what has been done during the century
that has just been passed through. and
open up the new century with a thorough
understanding Of the conditions that pre-
vail at the time il starts. II is too early
as yet to predict just what the rate Will be-
but from the amount Of correspondence that
the railroads and steamship lines are al
ready receiving it is reasonable to expect
that the transatlantic rates and the rail-
road rates to seaports will be the lowest
ever known
81 received a circular from a Paris con-
cern,'' said a. L. Norton OF Cincinnati at
WIZARDS. Il don't know how generally
these circulars have been sent to the people
of the United States, but they open up a
new and attractive method of gaining no
toriety. The document sets forth that while
titles of nobility cannot be granted by the
United States, vet there is nothing In our
law which prohibits Americans from pur-
chasing property in other countries TO
which titles are attached. number of
the estates in France that carry with them
titles of nobility are not productive and the
circular l speak of offers some of these at
very great bargains. In fact, It Is iDti-
mated that there are enough Of these gen.
uine unused titles. which under the French
republic do not give their owners any par
ticular political rights, to satisfy a great
many Americans who would like 10 be
counts. dukes. etc. To what extent this
trade in French titles Is carried on do not
know, but it is certain that there is a de-
termined effort being made to se4r them to
Americans, and the probabilities that
We will soon have a lot Of French noble
men by the names of Smith, Jones, Brown,
Murphy and Schwartzenstein"
"Only year will elapse before the presi-
Dental campaign begins remarked j. c.
Hardness of Cleveland at the Normandie.
There is remarkably little interest as vet
manifested in national politics. People are
not talking about national issues as they
usually do year before the national con-
ventions 1t seems to be generally under
stood that there will be little or no opposi-
tion to the denomination Of President Nc
Kinley by the republicans. and there an
pears to be almost perfect Indifference as
to who the democratic nominee may be
William ]. Bryan has not lost his hold upon
the masses, so far personal popularity
is concerned, but he is very little discussed
as presidential candidate. In fact unless
something occurs TO arouse the people the
next presidential campaign will be one of
the dullest in the history of the country"