Evening journal., 1908-04-11
What | Know About
Delaware Politics and
Other Things
sEvENTIETH ARTICLE.
By Washington Hastings


SEVENTEEN ARTICLE.
again bought hrst-class ticket three dollars and
half extra for the reason that induced me to in
duge In that extravaganza in journey from Paris 10
Dresdcn--liae because couldn't otherwise get sleep
ing accommodation
l. is frequently remarked by persons who have
eled extensively that travelling second-cass
there Is just as good as and great deal cheaper
It undoubtedly much cheaper Is comfortable ana
average st-case American citizen as quite good enough
Certainly thu difference in accommodation and comfort
with the difference in cost and Is
not worth it--unless possibly II be 10 American snopS
with money to burn and marrageable daughters whom
they wish trade off in exchange for European noble
blood oi very inferior auaity' In whloh case hst
class being available for the purpose would doubt
less be preferable But neither first nor second-cass
railroad ecco,nnodations' as i saw them' Woulo pass
muster IN this country; and II Of our hrst-cass
railroads was to undertake to furnish ordinary day
coaches even on accommodation trains Of no better quality
than the irst-cass coaches that saw In Europe, the
opposition line Il there was one would get all the pas
sengers. and IL there was no opposition line then the
railroad conf uny would get roasting" in the news
papers
AS matter OF fact think that the notion. which
generally prevails that all of life much
cheaper in European countries than they are with
Is largely overwrought Many things are lower in price
beyond doubt, but to large extent Europeans are
cheaper people, and the quality of many commodities
people arc accustomed to the style of living which
to he acceptibe to the Of the people over
bring them to tastes and habits push us down
TO their level and things up, the diversity in the
TO be- For example. In times OF prosperity when busi
Is aoOriahins, work plenty and good the
headin this country. lives In decent house. clothes
his family respectfully and feeds them we'll He
meat on his table at least twice day, he wants spring
chickens and early Strawberries and the first Of
shad lie works hard and steadily, few vacations
aud thinks that he is much entitled 20 good house
to live h good clothes to and good things to eat
as anybody else is and as he earns his money honestly
he intends TO have them and he does have them this is
extravagant and improvident the answer s this is
free country ana any man may do as he will with his
own; and when conditions change-as they always do
change sometime-and business falls OF and work
becomes scarce and consequently. the lower and
the weekly income less, or perhaps nothing, II he has
laid np nothing for rainy day. he pays the forfeit and
It is his own affair.
MY brief stay abroad did not permit any close per-
sonal observation investigation Of the conditions OF
life among the laboring people the other sde hut
conversations ana inquiry in several cities that visited
notably In London--conhrmed my opinion, long pre-
vously formed that those conditions and surroundings
are very much inferior to those of the plain people with
us. Instead of meat twice day they fortunate II
fruit and Vegetables corn meal nush or oatmeal por-
ridge larrey take their place; and for shad early
late. guess nobody has them there because like
oysters ;hey don't grow there while the homes Of the
poor. I may say. the we'll poor from personal
observation OF many Of them say they
and many rot az good those Of the poorest of the
poor in this country.
TO describe Paris however nadequately would be an
undertaking that would not like And, more
over II would only be a "twice-tod tale" and much
more poorly TOLD and would be only superuous but
uresome. But, two persons the same
object alike may venture to give few OF my observa
tions and impressions Of that wonderful city.
Tie Place de la Concorde' where Louis XVI and his
unhappy queen Marie Antonette lost their heads In the
Revolution, tie panorama Of Paris" from the top
OF the Fle Tower" Of the Exposition OF 1889. THE
New OPERA" facing the magnificent place de pOpera,
the concentration Of many grand boulevards and
me Hotel de Nile'-the City Han, beautiful struc-
re replacing the old destroyed during the days
the Commune after the downfall of Napoleon III. The
faris Rourse, the head centre OF the wal Street of
Paris The Louvre" palace Of French kings and
emperors now world-renowned picture gallery, the
Church Of the Madeline ancient cathedral 'Notre
lame the same, Palais Royal the Of many
ad and tragic events In the revolution and afterwards
now ioueh o a. an immense restaurant the place
Nondone with its lofty "Nondome Column" mentioned
heretofore 1he Arch Of Triumph" the head of the
masnhcent Champs Eysees," the entrance 20 the
great park Boia de Bologne"the Central Paris.
hut not nal as handsome and imposing, the Chamber
OF deputies where the old States Genera' Of the Re-
Noiuton assembled and proceeded 20 France to
pieces take the of head his head
s shoulders the Statue OF the Republic with statue OF
Iampetta standing the top his lifted heavenward
MhNhS the Give branch OF peace The Pantheon" the
Palace Of Iustlce' the Palace Industries" the old
Shurch OF ST Focke where tradition says the conspra
LOTS AGAINST the uguenos assembled and from which they
TOT hGt bloody tragedy the OF ST Bar
tiee takes the best care OF her aged veterans together
win the ioml OF the Invades" where the the
great Napoleon est quietly peace with all the world
right IN the MIDST OF the his early trumphs
hts later uonlauons and his downfall
All o. these. and hundred other things-including
versailles which viii be mentioned later-which not
recall and failed 20 make note or saw IN Paris and
at home.
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