The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12

lean move on them. but then their build
| ings do not burn AZ quickly a. ours; they
were not built that way. visited some
parts OF "oid Paris" that had been stand
| ing aimee 100 A. d. The houses are on
streets not over seven feet wide. OH OF
which fourteen inch Sidewalk 10 taken,
These streets are short, crooked, ana EVIL
IDENTIFY constructed more with view OF
their defensive than the artistic NO
vehicle drawn by horse or other motive
power than man ever passed these streets
and they are aow occupied by fruit and
vegetable vendors.
The Germans when they entered Paris
burned much OF the old Latin quarter,
and It is now built UP with modern SIX
story buildings, of pleasing architecture
that make a most pleasing contrast. Inc
government has condemned all this Latin
quarter, and within the next TWO years
1t is to be torn down to give way to new
c0mmSdious and modern buildings. III
this same quarter | visited the Oldest
church in Paris, "Esllse ST. Marie, and
another quaint old church called Inc
"Egllse Notre Dame des victories" where
those who have escaped calamities or
death go to offer UP special prayer, ana
on entering get a candle of the priest,
light 1t, and stick 1t upon one oil the
many affairs that are built all round the
walls, leaving 1t to burn I'LL consumed
1t is no exaggeration to say that there
we're thousands ut these candles burning
the day / visited 1t; the people come ana
10 here from early morn till late at night,
constant stream coming and going, re-
naming only few minutes each.
also visited Notre Dame, the great
cathedral of Paris, and one OF the Won
ders in architecture and expensive decor
If tat
derful chimes, but OF all the buildings
visited the tomb of Napoleon impressed
me most. The interior is the grandest
sight | ever saw and OF most wonderful
proportions. The f.esoong commentaries
many historic and victorious scenes; the
sculpturlng reproduces most OF the
Bonaparte family, and many other notd-
| bles among Napoleon's officers out the
decorations in gold is the central master
piece and rises as chanoel that As
made to appear almost celestial where IL
mounts into the dome and Is lighted ny
concealed artificial lights, giving a
grandeur and awe-insplrlng picture that
is worthy the dead Napoleon: Grants
tomb in New York had its essential fea-
lures copied from this structure but Is
most sorry counterfeit if not buriesque.
still it is quite enough. Around the walls
of the inner circle are displayed as
trophies Of war battle flags of every nation
except that of the stars and stripes, and
wac proud to note the absence or ths
American flag, which no nation has had
the honor OF unfurllng as souvenir OF
its prowess. The proud American eagle
has never known the halter OF any foreign
potentate, and so long as sha steers clear
Of impeialistic ontanglements (as Brya1
will steer herr our flag VIII wave honored
and unconquered lover the land OF the
free and the home Of the brave"
/ Paris surpasses all other cities in the
world in automobiles and in cab service,
though European cities are far behind
those of America in street-car service.
The electric cars here would make an
American horse laugh The old slow
horse car and bus is the order of the day
in European cities and even they are OF
the most Anticipated and slow varieties.
The shades of night do not gather over
Paris till p. IN. and the break of day IS
ushered in on the stroke OF a M, and
this Psrisians do not utilize these hours
for sleep. The gayest hours CT Paris are
from II n. to 5 a. m. There is on
one Paris and she has no rival
Z. p Davis.