The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-27
BY HENRI DUBOIS. right, 1907, by the international


 Paris Tan. 26--To criticise and rid- icufe America and Amerihans has be- come the fashion here, and every jour. nalist and causeur who wants to be considered smart and up to date must necessarily have written one article holding the Yankees up to derision.
 This fact Is not to be construed that the French people consider the aver age American ridiculous. the satire is directed only against the "nouveau rich'' the parvenue millionaires who come to this city and try to cut sway In society and who make themselves a target by their ignorance or conceft which makes them believe that every thing Is to be had for money. Tn a recent number of the "Tntrans- freannt" Mr. Charles Rouru tells In an amusing manner of how he took an American through the Louvre. I .T waited for a long time" he says, "for an American to come along with | out result. Then saw a -haired gentleman comins. recognized him at once as an American by his hat. his gold-rimmed eyeglasses. his enormous shoes and his overcoat the color of which resembled nothing else in the world being a sort of mustard and spinach mixture. asked him if he wanted a guide. The Yankee hesitat- I ed for moment and asked: How muchT The American language and | the American politeness are concise. Two dollars The American hesitated again: How Iongr All right. said the visitor Passing the empty pedestal which Is waiting for the finished stat ute of Lafayette. and hearing that 1t | had not yet arrived he remarked: IL must be here America is never behind hand. You are probably keeping 1t in some garrett
 | 'aThe American then told me the | -tar ha xzyan fn included the Venus de Milo, the Glad | iator, the Monna Lisa. the crown jew l els
 "He read the list from sheet of pa I per which he took out of a sheaf Of banknotes in his large pocketbook. I'm going to Florence. Naples and l Rome.'
 1 "Before the Venus he remarked: She 1 is too fat and her feet are too large Looking at the Gladiator he said: Have you seen sandowT Before the Jacou- l of Leonardo da vinci Well, well; Is that so7 I would not give two cents for the painting.
 we passed before the velasquezs Infante Marguerite, the exquisite har- mony in pink and white. My son could draw a thing like that. He is learn ling to draw. He Is six. Come on, show me Rubens.'
 | He liked Rubens and also Murillo and to my astonishment said the latter reminded him of Longfellow. Looking at David's Coronation of Napoleon he remarked, did that fellow from over the herring pond: That was a self made man This Is the greatest praise an American can bestow.
 After we left the museum we went to a cafe where the American ordered two whiskies, Rotten, said he. Ev- erything an American does not like is rotten. still he goes on drinking all the same fa
 .rhen we made arrangements to meet again the next day and the program was to include Notre Dame, the Tro- Icadero, the Pantheon, Luxembourg, the Bastille. the Morgue and the Moulin Rouge. But I do not think my Ameri- can friend will be able to find me there waiting for him when he arrives"
 Protection of Paris.
 | As protection against the night crimes of the Apaches Paris now has a Vigilance Society organized by resi- dents in the districts most troubled by these pests.
 streets after nightfall. each vigilante having @ beat of forty houses. The duties of these special constables are to keep watch on the movements of notorious Apaches to prevent the gath ering of their bands, and to control the entrance into every house on their re- spective beats. to which they possess a key.
 Tn organizing this private auxiliary to the police, Paris Is following the ex- ample of Madrid where the streets are now comparatively safe after dark.
 OterO Has Gambling Fever.
 The gambling fever has tight grip on La Belle Otero" the beautiful Span ish dancer whose clothes and jewels are one of the wonders of Paris.
 The other night Otero had lost her last cent at Haccarat In a fashionable mixed" club. Tn desperation she tore of her pearl necklace and bracelets and fiinging them, on the table she cried,
 There is my stake"
 Naturally the bank would not accept jewelry in lieu of cash. but an accom- modating Jeweler who happened to be in the club, willingly gave Otero notes for her pearls and the dancer was able to continue her play.
 Enormous sums have been lost by Parisian society people at baccarat ta- bles which have been run in many of the clubs by certain Belgians who cleared $2.500,oo0 in two gears. but who have now been expelled from the coun- try by the government.