The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
The PARIS RAGPICkER-

Paris Cor Of the London GIooeI
The Paris ragptcksr. that interesting
character Of the French capital wfln
Gas 5esn the subject IT so many plays
and novels is again On the I4pis. L
may &c remembered that not many
years ago the ancient order Of 'BifTiEs,
As E1e rIgpiCIxers prefer ID call them
zeIve-v1y I can not zay-was On the
point Of disappearing altogether ? 70
that moment the rubbish CT TIE town
vas thrown n heaps n the CUTTERS It
vas from these heaps that the rag
picker got his daily bread 1efgra the
d1Istearr came around S1Ich vas the
situation When one morning the SAM
E4Cv authorities having nothing 0GTE5E
70 DO. decided 70 change IL II vas N
Eg1beIIe, the then prefeer II police wtlo
undertook the task which naturally
BiTHus- The SYSTEM which ne pro
posed. and which was Adopted was 70
place the rubbish IN 4 metal COX inside
TIE house. instead Of n the guitar, and
throw It into the 1ustcarr As IL passed
5y- Il vas argued thar the public health
would &c 4 gamer ~ the c1a1Ea- ol1T
the -Bi1i1a' could not see C1ls, and
rhey 1ruCastesf against Being deprived
If the means CT earning their livelihood
L Ultimately. however. IT vas arranged
rIar the ooxes might be placed On the
eurbsu0ne. so that the r4gpicAer would
Dc able 70 explore them
Another change which has aroused
the '.Bif1us 70 arms 8 now being dis
cIIssed- SO far they nave not broken the
public peace and have remained calm
and dLE11det- Who KNOWS = DloEanes.
whose Dorrrair mas beau transmitted ID
Is n TIE act CT searching me PaveEueL1s
Of Athens with rfS la1EeEI- vas nor L
ragpickar before being a 0hllosoprs
or perhaps BOTH Of them Al the same
time Ika OUT modern -BiffIus'
y 1etner this &c the case or not. there Il
1 str IN the world II the -hoCLsf' and
the CROCHET" and one 81 t1e 1igul1drtas
II the corporation ha5 done me the
a0uor II informing I1e Elar from Eie
EI1EEA- auE-C-a1ues 70 the Clr41Ces--8r
rteres. from CErsnEII= UD CHcf1y. protests
Ara Being drawn I'D and meetings or
za1IzaE 70 discuss the interests OF EEIe
profession which ara II serious danger
The emotion Ct these honest people =
gJI1rH natural II La Breton 1l11Ltt-
pal councillor. g the author II L project
which. II It d adopted viii &c the teaLh
IT the ragpickar- According ID MS sys-
tam the Ibbisi1 - ID De transferred n
carts Dramatically closed 70 Ede EHc-
-arfes where II viii % crushed ~
steam This service Is 70 90 placed n the
bands # one CT several contractors
Progress n the uanne af science pre-
tends that ne dust OF the rr1obfSh =
DANGEROUS &C the public health md
capable CT propaEar1ug the germs Of Al
kinds II uIa-adies- T must also not &c
f1rEy8ttau that n the zg1eIIIe nov uEl1e4-
consideration the Intermediate r4g-
1ickers VIII &c replaced ~ capitalists
Who VIII pay Il royalty % ne uo7vu E3r
me removal or the waste Tie u11let-
pa council VIII thus ind itself 5etTeesf
Iesirz manage r1e municipal
finances win economy and the serious
-esponsiI1iliry Gf throwing 0uE gf arr
9fesvTs7eg1E ~ 900 honest w0riFTnGEI rEr the
gruffr ct I few contractors ON one side
there IS the question Of good 4trn1u-5-
rrarl0n and an the gEHHr an ELECTORAL
question for 40 600 ragpickars ara not ID
De neglected. and the voting bulletins
n their sslOtra'' VIII De EaIC wheu the
municipal elections take pface-
The rag7iekar one u the spoiled
Children Of the Pa-iSia1s- He 3 the
Door devil the type CT honesty, Who 3
% De found n life sFIch Is ae = reDre-
zanfaF II me u1elG1rama- Re = The
friend u the s'5obouue- with wi1om she
likes % chac-ar SuppGsi1E We accept
the project IT u L Breton and that
II TIE waste q thrown 1eII NEIL lI1E5 the
closed wagon II the 4dTuIulsrr1l10EI-
now could the eupiGYa- zVeH me most
honest VINO has the sorting Of the CIo-
3isf1. Know what comes from Any Da--
ocular aotIse since Yrl1InE VIII 81
ID sneak have Jesu thrown INTO tie
-.rasssa -or1rrIIEerF Every sEs3 n science
seems determined 20 deprive Us 81 one
af the most picturesque features u the
-zHT CITY The municipal council VIII
certainly reflect before zJIppresEInE the
s.3IfIu' the guardian OF our nights.
VINO earades his IanEzEu 0Tar the sleep
ny capital n search Of ais daily food
4 meeting OF AL concerned n the 11aEzar
naS been organized tor tomorrow