The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-12-12
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comprehensive view, "a birds eye
view" of the great exposition. One
was to take a boat, ride on the
beautiful Seine, with the exposition
buildings on either side as you
steamed along. Another was to
climb the Eiffel tower and view the
landscape DER, giving you a piano.
ramac view Of thousand fold beauty,
a scene rarely if ever excelled. The
third way we greatly enjoyed, in
deed it was one of the best things
we saw, the moving platform. 1t
is built on trestles and extends all
around the Exposition. There are
two platforms which move along,
one at the rate Of two or three miles
an hour, and the other much faster.
BY standing on the platform and
riding around one can get fine
view of the exposition grounds and
buildings, and for ten cents each
you can stay as long as you like. 1t
was great fun getting on and off and
watching others do so. Some
English lady friends went the en-
tire distance twice, for the simple
reason that they could not leave it.
They were afraid to step from the
fast platform to the slower one,
until assisted by young French
man who gave them lessons how
to step first from the fast to the
slower platform, and then to the
stationery one.
The second day in Paris we rose
betimes, did some writing, got
breakfast, and found our way along
one of the beautiful boulevards, and
were again at the Madeleine. Just
as we reached this prominent church
we saw four policemen carrying a
corpse up the broad steps. AS we
drew nearer and followed up the
steps smell that made itself felt,
convinced US that the body was in a
bad state of decomposition and had
been taken from the Seine. For
once we appreciated the value of
incense which small boy furnished
by passing around the corpse dur
ing the short service. Few mourn
ers were present and we felt that
some poor unfortunate had passed
out into the life beyond. From here
we passed down Rue Royal to visit
the Rue de Rivoli, Far Superior to
the Rue Royale in size aud COM
mercial Importance is the Rue Ri
oil. It skirts the garden of the
Tuileries and is given over to bust
ness. We made some purchases
here. One pleasant feature about it
is, that the sidewalks are arched
over, giving foot travellers shelter
from. sun and rain.
Here are the finest hotels and
stores in the city. The Garden OF
the Tuilieries is one of the most i'm
portant promenades in the world.
Entering by the Rue des Tuilieries
you get fine view of the whole
garden, with the obelisk in the
Place de la Concorde, and the Arc
de L etoile in the background.
The morning being beautiful we
passed the whole length OF the
garden and continued to the beauti-
full Arc du Triomphe which we could
see lifting itself in graceful beauty
the entire distance. This was built
by the great Napoleon. 1t is sur
rounded by triumphal chariot
drawn by four bronze horses.
AS we sauntered in these beauti-
| full gardens we came to place
"where extremes meet" On one of
the free seats provided for rest we
saw a poor, wayworn, tired, I'M
kempt, ragged tramp, one of the
many submerged. Dusty, weary
and travel stained, here he had
sat down to rest, and we found him
locked in the sweet mbrace of sleep,
merciful blessed sleep had fallen
upon him to befriend him. In the
midst of the surrounding beauty and
wealth he was an object of abject
poverty THE rich and the poor
meet together and the Lord is the
maker Of them all. /"
This day we enter the Exposition
grounds at the Trocadero. A scene
of enchantment at once met our gaze.
1t seemed like a fairyland. We
stood and viewed with delight the