Arizona republican., 1900-08-15
WORLDS GREAT SHOW
The PIaiSanCe of the French
 Exposition
How Parisians Are Deceived the Same As Visitors to Chicago Were Nothing Is Given Away In the French Capital.

Paris, Aug. 4.-(Special Correspon- dence of The Republican, Like fairy fruits in Aladdin's gardens, the orange hued lanterns hang upon the sombre the grounds of the Trocadero. The tWang of guitars, the wheeZy pipe of flutes. the monotonous "tum-tum' of drums, echo in the distance. The sounds come nearer. and refling down the street marches a strange, barbaric pro cession, lighted by the glare of red, green. and yellow painted lanterns. First come the Spahis, the native troops of the Algerian colonies recruited into the French army. They are mounted upon cameis, whose slow and dignifeI gait compo-ts well with the languid grace of the riders; splendidly built Arab chieftains in snowy Burnous and with white muslin turbans about their heads. Yataghans and scimeters curi- ously wrought, hang from the scarfs of purple and crimson which gird their waists. Then fellow an indiscrimnate crowd, composed of representa- tives from the barbaric and semi -barbaric and African colonies.
 There are fierce visaged warriors from DahOmey and Madagascar. brandishing cruel-looking spears and knives; negroes from the Congo as black as ones boot: the milder looking natives of Indo-China, TonGuin and Morocco, all most gorgeousIy arraysd. X Ha-
 clines in a palanQuin borne by four stalwart negroes; an Arab bride yelled up to the eyes in her heecy white Wash mak sits demurely on a sally caPaIi- soned. though stubborn, donkey. which now and then insists upon stopping to crop the tempting herbage along his pathway. There are people of all col ors, ranging from an ebony to a hue like brown paper or newly cured to- baccO leaves; children grinning and de lighted, make night hideous by beating upon brass cymbals and emitting shrill sounds from red Instruments. 4 dragon made of painted calico and yards and yards in length is disteuded upon skeleton bamboo upheld by pig tailed Chinamen in orange and blue silk garmens, who. every few steps. cause the mighty monster to wiEgIe. greatly to the delight of the Parisian gamin. Down the street, illuminated by smoking torches. passes the long procession. It seems like a chapter from the thousand and one nights. tha embodiment of some eastern fairy Ie- gend.
 THE PARIS MIDWAY.
 The Trocadero is the Midway Plais- ance of the exposition. for within it's precincts are grouped most of the Ori- ental paYiiions. There are narrow streets like those of Cairo and Dl-I mascus. lined with booths. the articles purporting to be of Oriental manufac-, ture; most of them, however. are made in Paris. The eastern's shop keepers methods are primitive and persua- sive; he beckons to the passerby in fla miliar fashion and apostroDhizes the ladies in wheedling tones: Madame. beautiful madame come see my things Sheep, yer sheep" He even bucks at the sleeve of the intending victim, and when She. refuses to pur- chase his trash, says in Arabic to al "Old hag, daughter of an in fidel chief, etc. etc They jingle Arabic necklaces made in Montmartre. tempt one with heavy, horrible sweetmeats. in some obscure den in Paris, and ask one to buy altar of roses at fabulous prices.
 There are in a few booths some ex- quisite embroideries, pearl inlaid fur nlture. beautiful wrought arms, and silver jewelry engraved with verses of the Koran. The Musselman associates his religion With every act in life, and evan his domestic utensils are hallowed Nith a prayer. These articles are. however. far from cheap, and only the wealthy may possess them.
 The French make a great parade Of the Colonial conquests. and the most irconsequential places are here repre- l sented. The exhibit Of the Congo. with ] its picturesque natives with posts or. sealing wax, red. oInamented with queer characters. contains a few pro ! ducts, plaited straw mats. baskets. and i bottles, so closely woven Of straw. as to ! serve as water vessels; Fetfcaes. ! charms. worshipped by the faithful to l preserve them from the Evil Eye; shields of leather rudely decorated, and sheaves of poisoned arrows.
 The products of the more enlightened dependencies, such as Algeria. are filled with samples of commercial pro- ducts, granite and marble from it's luarries: sweet native wines: woven | silk and cotton stuffs, and embroider- ies which reveal the most painstaking industry. and which are wrought in brilliant colors, bI1shtened with spang- es, the work of native women and children. Then there are Iife-sized figures: an Arab Shiekh. in gorgeous habiliments, mounted upon a splendid gray charger; female in peasant garb and soldier in semi-French regiment lls
 Before the door are two tawny wis lGed Arabs, who might be reigning Judging from their rich cos tunes, and dignified mien. but who do lot. by any means disdain a tip" for the Oriental never loses d chance to acquire "backsheesh'
 TEMPTATION OF JACQUES.
 From low, white dome-shaped dwell ngs one hears the shriell Of wind in-