Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-24
AT VERSAILLES.
Visit to the Home of the Form
er French Kings.
Letter ola HaIioweII Teacher to The
Journal.
A Palace Rich in Memories CT DEPARTED
Glory.


attractive feature the palace, and pub
lie grounds, formerly the private
grounds of the king
We were told to take a tran1wav car
carly III the morning as Sunday is the
DAY When the fountains play ana
crowds go from Paris to see them. We
delayed however until late in the fore
noon and when we reached the place OF
departure the street was full of people
waiting TO get aboard. Here they
have numbered tickets in the waiting
rooms which are arranged in box in
numerical order. When one wishes to
ride he steps in and takes the top ticket
which gives him his tlIrn at getting
aboard, and costs nothing. When the
car comes along the conductor bceius
with the number one and repeats the
numerals in order until the car il full!
giving him VINO was there first the first
chance aboard and the choice Of riding
on top if he wishes which ! notice the
most Of the people do although it costs
only half as much as to ride inside. II
one is not there with his number they
call the next but give him the privilege
of getting aboard 3. when he comes
around The cIca@ service is mot.
sufficient for tho CROWDS at such fines
and hundreds could ndt get aboard IA
We took tickets and Joined the crowd
pushing for the carsSrith their stfskess.
Peside us stood s6me English iadEes
who could not understand French and
gould not tell wkYt plumbers we're sf5ains
called Off TheHsssere on their guerra
for pick pockets md said they had Issst.
several francs ffolfIs a little hard
sat.sflel the day before This shows.
how ready English, speaking people are
here to take into eonffaence any ore
they meet who speaks English Tbere
in the n1idGt Of that SfowN, with no in.
PRODUCTION, we fdftSs wei aeqaainta5
with these people ana helped, theal 6 2
telling them what number sswclc 4safstss
read. Unfortunately for "a Fem sJ,,lF;
tickets came first and we, We're obliags,
to leave them. BY considerable croVAfe
ing through that crowd of Englis.l4stsA1
Americans al G!lcd with that sseasaei
ness 50 Characteristic of Arldrirafla
especially, To have the best &laSget il
first, we succeeded in gettiuNtEe lass
two seats OH y full car. .Qtfe. favorabI
thing We noticed; they do Hot I'LL The
cars beyond their eeating capacity as
they 10 in Amclica
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two thousand don ,re.
Tho l,,roco Is mat parti,r,.,Iv stri1.-
ing on The exterior. althonn,, much Of
thcstonc carvino, is beautiful ana many
of the statues adornino II arp graceful
ana s5pleasioo # j. now kenf ms u
museum onen ia Tho nuhlic All tha
rooms are decorate win p1i,ti,rs Of
batt1e eoanns from Tho French wars Of
u the last two centuries. Especia11v are
the Napoleonic wars rcpresanted. In
MANY cases n whole room is occupied
with scenes from the battles in one
wear There Napoleon is represented