The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

companied by an impressive rhythmic
sound-the slow, ponderous tread of
great Normandy draft horses-which is
easily distnguishable in the night still
ness from the half lame trot of the tired
flacre horses. In the Rue de Rivoh, es-
pecially. where so many hotels patronized
by American visitors are situated the
rumble Of the market carts in The very
early hours is ceaseless, and often dis
turbs the slumbers of the newly arrived
tourist but it is remarkable how quickly
one becomes accustomed and even attach
ed to the dull, persistent wave of sound.
AS often as not on top of turnips and
carpets and cabbages or boxes filled with
poultry, butter or eggs, the driver lies fast
asleep and in perfect safety. He can rely
on his horse finding the way, for at most
he has only 10 follow the vehicles that
have gone before. On the return journey
the carts are filled with street sweepings,
through a capital arrangement of the
Paris Street Cleaning Company, which
thus disposes of refuse that would other
wise have to be carted from the city at
the company's expense, and which the
thrifty farmer is glad to buy, since 1t
makes excellent fertilizer.
The Paris Market Women.
The first markets of Paris were held
over a thousand years ago in the lie de
la Cite Getty Island). Occupancy of the
booths was hereditary. who rented them
direct from the King. For centuries these
women were famous for the freedom of
their tongues and the strength of their
arms in a fight Les DANES de la halle
were conspicuous during the stormy time
of the revolution, and enjoyed the distinc-
ton of being the only women permitted
10 keep their Jewels and finery, probably
owing to the aforementioned qualities of
tongue and arm.
Nowadays this IS all changed. The
market women Of to-day are not like the
notorious viragos of the past. Some of
them are wonderfully pretty and most of
them are young. AS class, they are
exceedingly good natured and charitable,
hence che collection of outcasts known as
la gouape, who, lodging the police, prowl
about the market in the early hours of
the morning, going from booth to booth,
picking up what they can; most tattered
and woe begone contingent, the lowest
dregs Of a great city, Lowest class. Just
as most of these market women have
charity, so, too, most of them have the
passion for gambling, thus displaying two
traits of character that often are seen
together They delight in lotteries and
betting of horses. Large numbers of them
were victims of the great Panama swim
die, and they are always ready 20 invest
in financial schemes, no matter
how wildly ridiculous, provided
they launched with the promise
OF fabulous interest, IneY are
an exceedingly hard working and
thrifty class, however, and all
though nowadays they wall over the
change in the times and the profits Of
other days. they still manage to live COM
fortably aud save money.
A curious functonary of the Paris mar
kets is the egg tester. He is an official
who sits with a lighted candle before
which he holds every egg admitted to the
market in order TO test it. Another set
of odd characters are the Merchapdes
harlequin. or hash dealers. These Harls-
auins buy from the lower class restaurants
Of Paris all the refuse of the larder from
day 70 day and sell TO the very poor, who
have only a few sous to invest in a eal.
Even broken pastry Is disposed OF in this
way and what is left over TO the Harle-
auins is boiled together in one vessel and
made into a paste for cats and dogs This
demonstra ties French thrift admirably.
Nothing Is wasted.
The terms male" and "marche" have
been Unfortunately translated by most
writer's into market but there is a DIFF
ference, the halle being covered mar
ket where merchandise Is brought both for
storage and sale, whereas the marche Is
simply market place where merchandise
Is for sale only duri9g certain hours.
one OF the Oldest marches in Paris is
that OF st. German, in the arrondisse-
ment Of the Luxembourg. dating back 10
the year 14s6, where Charles VIII. signed