Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-09


stone piers such as they have at their
European ports of embarkation? Is u
because Europe will not allow such
fourth-rate ramlikc structures as thcy
erect with us and which give foreigners
such a poor first impression OF our
country
The AQUARIUM at the Paris fair is very
inferior to that of Chicago in respect TO
the distribution of fish and marine curl
osities, a few tired looking sea horses
doing duty for the latter, but 1t is I'M
pressiye In q way, as on entering 1t one
seems to be al the bottom OF the seq.
Over head is thin covering, represent
ing the surface OF the ocean with the
floating sea weed and all about are the
actual wrecks of vessels. In the sub
merged PROV of one, q fish must have
made its nest in port hole, for 1t swan
threateningly back and forth through IT,
keening away the other fish. The inter-
vening glass was scarcely perceptible, SO
we seemed to be under water with those
who may have gone down in this ship.
In another tank was the PROV OF a
wooden ship with carved figurehcad
about which various sen creatures had
made their haunts, and all about were
rigging and anchors and broken spars.
The maritime and and naval exhibit OF
the United States is very fine and much
noticed for it contains the models Of our
famous Yachts, from that Of the
America, which is held alnft by bronze
nymph, to those of the Puritan, May.
flower, Volunteer, Vigilant and Defender.
There are also models of our fishing
schooners, pilotboats, whaleback steamer,
| Observation-Disclosures ,nilrnuI fnrrvhpntg Nav
| York harbor tug and tlcat carrying rail-
road cars. There is also an exhibit OF
engineering work, including complete
model of the Chicago River Drainage
Canal, showing methods of excavation,
dredging, bridges, sc. Germany make;
a splendid naval exhibit. too, in models
Of her Atlantic liners, Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, Deutschland, &c, and justi
fies her motto, sour future lies on the
water"
Ono of the main exhibits of Frauch il
Of the art Of wine making; large aection
of the main building is devoted to it
from paintings OF the grand chateaus
from which the most famous wines come
and models OF the vineyards of each
through all the processes, ancient ant
modern, of its making, down to the las
patent arrangement for bottling and cork
ing. 1t is almost elevated into fine art
sort of apotheosis of wine. Very ap
propriatcly the fotsam and jetsam of tn,
Seine is champagne corks. In nool
where they had been carried by tn
ed6ies we saw many thousands Of then,
interspersed with some empty bottles
The papers state that seizure was mad
in New York the other day Of con
signment Of absinthe which was bein
} struggled in. Tho government shoul
promptly pass law forbdding its intro
duction into America, whether duty
paid or not. II has become one of tn
! greatest curses of France. Since 1t wa
introduced, about 1874, by being give
as q remedy against fever to the army !
Algiers, and it has done more than any
thing else to sap the strength and mar
Q hood of Frenchmen, besides its record q
the cause of suicides, 80 common i
a France. II is unfortunately cheap an
one sees it advertised at almost ever
! cafe in Paris. 1t is far worse than eve
morphine or cocaine and having ono
J, drunk it the fatal habit is quietly forme
II and soon the victim is either ferocior
J, mailman or an idiot. II is 10 be hope
! that among the immense number {
q Americans now in Paris there will not
c those who will acquire the habit and il
g troduce it at home.
i One of the most interesting exhibits
s. always that of the people attending fa
6 and there is a curious medley of these
4 Paris. | saw some French couples wal
a ing hand in hand and looking us green
!; any from our "backwoods. Il hesitate
b locate these exactly.) A Brittany pea
E; ant woman, in her white embroidert
;; cap, was walking arm in arm with
q Acknowledgement Partisan her evolutt
e son, perhaps. Arabs on their camels we
y pacing as calmly along the gay Par
81 streets as If IN their native deserts, Dab
le mians, on whom charcoal would make
u white mark" and the chattering, prou
Frenchlnen themselves. There Is said
10 be an immense number of Americans
le Paris, but in appearance they are not
easy to distinguish from the French
2, they are from English. 1t is only VIII,
10 one hears them In stores or restauran
81 struggling with the difficulties of b
d French tongue that they are unmistakab
10 Most of these places advertise Englis
speaking clerks, but their English Civ
as out after few regulation sentences al
er leaves the foreigner floundering. In
" | TtCeut lGttcE OuT HllulstEE 10 huSSld, ~
re Tower, advises young Americans to stu
rs modern languages now that our domini
III is being extended and it is good advi,
IS, Certainly many might have obtain
In good situations in Paris if they undt
OF stood well both French and Englis
y Then too there are many of our man
~ features that might be introduced here
n advantage by one able to make kno,
OF their merits. In drug stores especial,
n noticed lack of many of the excelle
SO preparations we have in America, or
es anything corresponding to them, while
a Mr.. Harvey or Mr.. Watson had set
nc one of their excellent soda water for
ny tains near the exposition they would G
- tainly have reaped harvest of centim
d. The dreadful heat that has been aflli
e ing America seems to have alighted ht
w in a modified degree, but there is less,
%. none, so far of the humidity that is
or hard to bear at home, and always me-
'e- bracing quality in the air, A. S