Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-04

ing attractions: The site of the
Tuilleries Palace aud the gardens com
menced by Cathariue di Medici. -
continued by Henry the Second and
his cultured mistress Diane de Poi
tiers, and the fourth Henry, and made
more beautiful by Louis the Fifteenth,
Napoleon and Josephine, Napoleon
the Third and Eugenie. After four
periodical inyasions by mobs the com
munists finally destroyed the Palace
in 1871. The gardens are now pub
lie promenade. In front Of the site
of the Palace is the Place de In Con-
corde standing before the grandest
gateway Of the Exposition. and facing
the Palace OF the Deputies. Here 1900
persons were killed in a panic at a
fete given on the occasion Of the mar
rage of Louis the Sixteenth and
Marie Antoinette. Here 1900 persons
were beheaded on the guillotine in
the French revolution, including the
king and queen, Madame Roland,
Charlotte Corday, Danton, Desmou-
Inns and Glootz. Here now stands the
obelisk Of Luxor, presented TO Paris
by Mehemit Ali, and here are magnif-
icent fountains. Close at hand are
the celebrated Gardens of Plants with
seventy five acres Of flowers and shrub
berry, a great Geological garden, a cab
met of Comparative Anatomy, a Mu-
scum of History, great Botanical gar
dens, ayiaries and other extensive at
fractions. Under the dome of the
Military hospital and museum known
as the Hotel des Invalides is the
grand Tomb of Napoleon, constructed
by Visconti. The deep crypt is sur
rounded by a marble ballustrade. The
sarcophagus of Finland granite in
which the Emperor's remains lie was
presented by a Gar OF Russia, Alex
ander the First. he Mosaic pave
ment surrounding the sepulehre bears
the names OF Napoleon's victories on
renowned battlefelds; and his battle
flags, stained, torn and faded hang
from the marble walls. The bronze
door was cast from cannon captured
at Austerlitz The tomb cost six mill
i lion francs. Over the door are carved
words from Napoleon's will, which
translated into English, reads thus:
81 wish my ashes TO rest on the banks
of the Seine, in the midst of that
French nation | have SO greatly
loved. Near TO Napoleon's tomb are
the sarcophagi bearing the names Of
| his two favorite generals, Dnroc who
| fell at Bantzen and Bertrand who
shared Napoleon's captivity at st.
Helena The military museum con-
nected with the Inyalides is vast and
interesting. La is Gallery of Armor
are many historical suits of armor. In
the Gallery Of Artillery are numerous
historical cannon In the Oriental
Hall, the Army Museum, the FALL
Bugeand and the Hall Turenne; and
in the church of St. Louis, all under
one roof, are thousands Of historical
exhibits. In this edifice are the t0mbs
of Joseph Bonaparte, King Of Spain,
Vanbau, Turenne, Jerome Bonaparte,
King of Westphalia, and OF bis wife
and son.
In another paper will speak of
several Partisan attractions from
among the following: The vast and
glorious Park called 1.-THE BoIs de
Boulogne, the library known as ''The
Bibliotheque, the vast arch Of Tri-
umph, the interior Of the worlds finest
auditorium known as the Grand OPP
era House, the Pantheon, the Floral
Markets, celebrated historical church
! es foremost among which ire the No
tire Dape and Madeleine, the Presi-
dents Palace Elysee, the worlds
greatest museum of the Louvre, aud
the two largest Department stores IN
the French Republic, the Bon Marche
and the Magasins du Louvre, the
Pere la Chaise Cemetery and TIE his
torical columns Of Paris.