Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1907-11-08

Paris by way of the New Haven and
Dieppe route. This route, although
about four hours crossing the
channel, is fast becoming popular.
The sea is not so choppy, and the
passage on the steamer was like cross
ing the San francisco bay for steadi
ness, and we arrived in Paris about
a. m. next morning. 1.-The custom
house officers did not Texamine our
luggage, but took our statement we
had nothing of dutiable nature,
They are very particular about
matches, and can compel you to pay
one franc duty on each match, so
matches are very dear IN France, so
ale cigars and tobacco. We got COM
fortably settled in Rue Duphot about
block from the Madeline, and when
the shower let up we strolled down
the Boulevard Madeline and Italiens,
which are like Kearney street as
popular stroll, only very much wider
and longer. This is the first city we
struck thatltor style, life and vim, re-
minded us of San francisco only on
much larger scale, to describe
which we are in the same fix as the
poet who wrote:
When take pen in hand to write
The golden words of sights delight
That all the happy day within
My head have made merry din
On flashing pinious they take flight,
And leave me only as of old,
Words spiritless, outworn and cold,
And so this paper, white as curds,
| stain with dull and somber words
Instead of singing words of gold.
We did most of our getting
around the city on the hurricane
deck of the buses, motor buses land
trains. The trains use either steam
or fuel. Alcohol as gasoline is
high here. so is electric power.
The first place we viewed was the
st. Magdelen church, or Madeline as
it is popularity designated. 1t is an
immense rectangular building with
rows of heavy stone columns all
around it, and without windows ex-
cept in the Ioof. Inside it is magnifi
cent, with marble statuary, paint
ing and gliding Although the princi
pal altar is dedicated to st. Magdelen,
the one of the Virgin is the most
ornate and popular, judging by the
devotees. The Cathedral of Notre
Dame, although fine in way and
made popular by Hugo's writing of
the "Hunchback of Notre Dame,"
does not begin to compare with some
of the English Cathedrals. It's fine
rose or round windows, which are old,
and its other modern windows are its
chief beauties. Not far from this is
the church of st. Genevine, which
contains her remains and shrine.
which is of course beautiful and has
continual string of devotees, and
within a stones throw is the famous
Pantheon or Temple of Fame, in
WulCH SOmo VI TIduCo mOSI C01o-
brated men were buried. 1t is on
elevated ground and the dome being
over 270 feet high, it is quite con-
| spicuous object from all over the
city. It's interior is decorated with
fine statuary and paintings, also the
finest Goblin tapestry we have been
fortunate to see. Except the chapel
at the tomb of Napoleon, these were
all the churches we visited.
Napoieon's tomb is magnificent in
its simplicity. The sarcophagus is
an immense piece of polished dark
red granite on an almost black base,
the whole set in sort of we'll, with
statues and battle flags around it.
The building contains also the tombs
of Joseph and Jerome Bonaparte, and
one of Napoleon's generals who had
stood with him through all. The
inscriptions on all the monuments
and tombs we have seen in France are
plain and to the point.
In going back and forth we crossed
the Seine over a number of its
bridges, the finest being 1.-The
Nicholas" named after Gar of
Russia. We also several times passed
the July Column at the place of the
old Bastile, and the Vendome
Column, and many fine bronze monu-
ments at intersections of streets in
various parts of the city, and they
all stand in fine open places. The
finest open space is the "The Place
de la Concorde," 1t is grand and is
the beginning of the "Champs
u ho ,,o-Ioot