The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-03

parable in respect to art and archi-
lecture, letters and luxury. In q world
sense 1t Is such a center Of wealth, fash
ion, dissipation and social ceremony
as New York is fast becoming for
America. The social high life, as prin-
ted, seems to be made up of nobility Of
all lands. Occasionally plain American
and English names are sandwiched in,
but have the look of being out of har-
mony with the rest. There are scores Of
banquets, receptions and dedications
every week. Quite recently there was a
memorial meeting at the tomb of La
fayette; also the dedication of statue
of Rochambeau. Americans attended
these, and Ambassador Porter was con-
spicuous. A statue of Washington Is to
be unveiled on July 4 at the Palace d.
Tena. Until within a few days 1t was
feared that this performance would
have to be postponed, as one of WASH
ington's arms had gone astray. But
the arm was brought in the other day
so that now our countrymen may look
forward to a very proper crowning cere-
mony on our national day of days. One
could say much about the French pro-
pensity to gala things, an infection that
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man who has business on hand will do
well to inoculate himself against It, or
he is lost. I know an American of very
plain habits who has enough invitations
to consume most of his nerve, all OF his
time, and ten times his pile of money.
France wants to be a world-power,
and to that end has grabbed number
of weaker districts, such as Tunis, Mad
agascar, AMMAN, etc. Her General
Marchand, after crossing Africa, struck
the Nile at Fashoda. but the Eenglish
diplomats claimed all the Nile territory
and made him give UP territory that
they have no claim to except that Of an
arrogant theory brutally enforced. And
now the French, to the last man, hate
England more than Germany, IL that
Is possible. Marchand is being glorified
every way. An enormous building in
the fair is called "The Marchand Piano.
rama" 1t shows the march of March
and through Africa, and Is well calcula-
ted to supplement the popular cry, Re
member Fashoda," which has now ta-
ken the place of Remember Alsace
and Lorraine" Our own favorite idea
of being a world power by reason of
intrinsic strength, resting upon intelli-
gence, justice, education and virtue of
the individual, does not seem to have
taken deep root here.
SOME STRIKING THINGS.
have spoken of this as being, to an
American, a strange" country. Let
me give you a few examples. On
Sunday, five weeks ago, they had a
most exciting general election; tomor-
row, Sunday again, the big horse race
of the year comes off at the Bois de
Boulogne-the big prize is 100000. The
king of Sweden, the president of
France, and all the beau monde, with
the long raggedly-spelled titles will be
there. II we American Protestants are
correct in our prognosis of the future
state all these hundreds Of thousands
OF Sabbath breakers may al we'll pre-
pare for "hot time" in the sulphurous
bye and bye. Our clergy breaches total
abstinence; here many groups Of &C.
clesiastics manufacture the liveliest
brands of stimulents, such as Char
treuse," and advertise them, dilating
upon the advantage Of the brand pos
sessing their holy origin. With us any
one can sell matches and tobacco; here
every vender of these articles, and
every actor, singer and ballet dancer
In the largest theatres is an officer or en-
ploye Of the republic and every one
must work seven days and nights each
week. No American dealer could give
away such matches for nothing, and
nearly the same is true of cigars. The
bake bread into loaves; the
French bake it into cordwood-some-
int hn
With us petroleum Is ten cents a gal
lon and coal 81 ton; here the prices
are about 60 cents for oil and SIS for
coal. With us, milkmen sell the milk;
mere cows milk is sold that way, but at |
a. m. man with a flock of goats, |
footing on peculiar whistle, passes
under my window, and another with a
drove of she donkeys passes by, also
footing a horn; about 8 a. m. buyers
bring their buckets out and see the
pure juice of the goat and ass squirted
right in. OF the dirt on our streets
one may say, and does say, "Requies-
cat in pace" here all the dirt Is swept,
In fact, washed, out Of sight. With US
uniforms are unusual; here every other
man looks like a general. Our Catholic
priests dress like other men; here
every one-and their name Is legion
wears a long black dress and sort of
q low, cowboy hat. Americans can get
married for $3.50 or less, and make a
complete job; here marriage must be
first by the squire, then by the priest,
and each function costs big money.
Hence American poor people live in
here the natural selec-
tion" principle has a large following.
We pay the price of thing, and that
Is the end Of it.; here we pay the price
and the drink money to boot.
We clothe our children from head to
foot; here they clothe them down to the
knee, and up to the ankle-the leg Is
bare. With us the moustache
belongs to the men; here this ornament
is largely appropriated by the women.
Our dogs scare away the burglars;
French dogs nestle in their mistresses'
bosoms and lick their platters clean.