The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-10

cost 10 cents. and. like all farislanA, hau
nice shoes. She led by her side a pretty
little blueseyed girl about years old
They we're chatting mcrrily and walked
about as II they had arranged beforehand
their plan for the day and knew Just
what they wanted 20 see. followed them
across little footbridge.
They entered the Pavilion Of the city
OF Paris. and. after looking for a few mo-
mcnts at the door OF the old ConcierEcrie
Prison. whence Marie Antoinette was
conducted to the guillotine, they came 20
a standstill before a dozen rusty gun bar
rels fastened together iu a horizontal row
with iron hoops The gun barrels were
twisted out Of shape. as u they had been
taken from a IRE An inscription mol
Gated that this was one-half OF the IN
formal machine OF Fleschi. which was dis
charged al Louis Philippe as he crossed
the Boulevard du Temple after reviewing
the National Guard on Nov p. 1875. The
citizen King was unharmed. but the eN-
plosion killed Marshal Mortier. Gen. d.
Veriguy Col. Rafre. Lieut.. Col.
Rieussec. eight greuadiers. a little girl
and an old man
what Is an Internal machinef' asked
the wOrkman's child as she stood gazing
az The grim twisted gun barrels
"Oh.' replied the father, ~ IL a ma
chine that used to BE- loaded with gun
powder and explosive bullets 20 XIII kings
ana CAPITALISTS
Morbid Interest shown.
The pavilion was already packed 10
overlooking by working people taking their
weekly holiday and II was interesting 20
watch the almost morbid attention az
tracted by regicidal relics. such as the
Orsinl bullets, The original record OF the
order for the execution Of Ravaillac. the
oslored prints Of the Internal machine with
which Saint Regent attempted 20 XIII Bon
aparte when he was frst consul on the
third day OF the month Of Nivosc. IN the
year TX dec. "a 1900; the portrait ana
signature OF Damieus, who woun1ea Lv"i9
XIV with a pcnknife az versailles on jan
3 i757. the portrait OF bouFel, VINO "s''
sfnated the Due de Berri as he was ie"N-
Ing tho opera on Feb. 70, 1870. ana the Cd
tec,s relating TO Charlotte Corday's as
fascination OF Marat IN his bath on july
IA ITg8 when. with Robespierre ana Dan
80, he had acquired absolute power. rms
,e,ro,srective exhibit Of the art OF political
assassination has peculiar tasciha'ion
for the Sunday visitors AZ the iair' VINO
are thus enabled 10 study the p1osien
made since the seventeenth ce"s ,,s.,,,a.
10 follow It's development from RnVaiiiac
20 Orsini. 49,. %.
,rosneetiye section Of the Palace OF inc
Army and Navy, just at the eH'ta'le. -
the hall containing the superb n"hostlu"
~ rnediaeval nrmor loaned 10 the faslS
pxposltlon By william h. Riggs OF Jew
York. THIS table is always surrouhusu
nv curious and impatient crowd Tor
upon Il. protected by GAS eS ,s, n.y.
he seen enc dagger with which kaNhllae
stabbed Henri Nv. on May II, 1910. Ihs
dagger IL In a remarkable state OF pVeref-
vafion. The handle r. Of black wood. me
hlaae II quadrangular. nearly an INC ~
thick at the base. ten inches IN iens'h'
beautifully Inlaid and chased IN git OF
gold and the point Is broken the leath-
er sheath bears the inHcripslon' hher
aextera yineiex prlneipis Ct patriae.' BE-
SIDES the dagger are two large sharp
polnted knives Between the knives y
nsdfaeval Italian stiietto. the blade OF
which Is almost as fine as woman
modern hatpln The handle r. OF steel
ana chased silver Nearby II a leather
case in which Ravailiac kept MS four
weaponr This Interesting exhibit. loaned
by tho ministry OF war. beans the inscrip-
ton. "Pris sur Ravaillae par le Mare
chal de IA Force
.navaiIIac's Deed and Fate.
In This retrospective collection OF the
Prefecture OF Police In the Pavilion Of
the city OF Paris there are some unique
manuscripts relating 20 celebrated assas-
sins. Among them u the original regis
ter OF the conciergerie Prison beautifully
bound in shecpekin. II Is an enormous
book. nearly a foot thick. and the entries
are made IN large, bold. seventeenth cen
Jury characters. on thick paper resem-
bling parchment. The writing a. atili
quite iegible. although she ink has turned
10 n pale rust color. The entry dated
May Is. 1919. Is that Of Ravaillac. In the
margin. and IN a smaller handwriting. -
the sentence OF Parliament. which IN
quains French condemns Havaillac 30
make honorable amends Ia front Of che
principal church OF Paris. with
ef ne shall be conducted IN a scavenRef's
cart; there stripped OF all clothing cx
cept his shirt. holding a burn ng torch
weighing two pounds. he must declare
that he maliciously committed the abom-
Unable and detsstable crime OF killing the
good King with two thrusts % dagger
and for which he repeats and implores
pardon OF God o. the King. ana % jus
tice. lie shall then be led 20 the Place DO
Greve and paced upon q ssaffoid. Large
plrcern shall be attached 20 his breast.
anne thighs aud calves Of his legs. In
rs right hand shall be placed the dag
ger with which he committed the muir
der. The rarts OF the body where the pin
GERS are shall be scared and burned with
a mixture OF molten lead. boiling OIL.
wax. resin. pitch and sulphur. all stirred
together. This done. he shall b. drawn
and quartered by four horses. the frag-
meuta OF his body rhsil then be burned
10 ashes and scattered 20 the winds ["
The register, BY tho way. con
talns a subscqu, ~ entry, stating that the
arntence WIS carried out TO the letter
but makes no mention o. itavaiilacs dag
ger having been preserved.
Half a dozen prints and rough engray-
iuee faprtsent Rayalllac Ia the oct Of