La Junta tribune., 1908-09-26

seen. except at some other places
in and about Paris. In the groves
are held concerts OF evenings. in the
summer. by celebrated bands. orches-
tras and singers. One pays a small
fee Of about ten cents for a chair
nearest. five cents for one further
from the music. while the seats ON
the outside are free. | listened to
some beautiful music at these con-
certs. They are well attended. for
the French people are fond OF music.
Thousands OF people walk in and al
SO through these pleasure grounds
at all times, especially Sundays and
holidays. There are pretty lawns Of
blue grass. The flower beds and
margins Of the lawns contain very
great variety Of flowers. still was
surprised to find so many Of our old
familiar flowers, even the zinnia. the
marigolds of our grandmothers. also
petunias and geraniums. OF the vari-
ties which are SO abundant in our
homes. predominate. There are also
marguerites. begonias. dahlias and as
ters and even princess feathers and
sunflowers are seen. There are al
SO many beautiful foliage plants. but
what adds to the great beauty of the
flowers Is the artistic arrangement
ders and the graceful curves Of the
flower beds. The Champs Elyses is
a paradise Of beauty and loveliness.
There is great boulevard running
the length of this park. where you
can see people out for pleasure. In
cabs, some in elegant autos, some in
great coaches. some in beautiful traps
and some In the finest and richest
"turnouts' and some in the dog cart
drawn by little burro-one of the
smallest you ever saw-or by an Ill
fed horse, picturesque, of course, as
all it's needs to make II attractive is
Remington's few strokes. Just
think of great magnificent park
like this. in the very heart Of one
of the greatest cities in the world.
absolutely free to the public.
Everywhere through this park are
beautiful marble and bronze statues.
educating the people to beauty, his
tory and patriotism. 10 that 1t is an
exhibition Of great foresight and wis
dom in thus preserving to the pub
lie, parks whose sites are so valuable.
for 1t educates the people. appeals to
their pride and patriotism, gives theI1
the blessings of health and makes
them happy and contented and loyal.
In the southwest part OF the city,
OF Just outside tho city, is the Bois
de Boulogne. fine forest OF al
most twenty-five hundred acres. laid
out with drives, promenades and foot
small lakes. lawns and flower gar
dens. This Is free to the public.
either to walk or drive and is very
much used. These prOmenades and
by-paths lead through the dense for
est, which is left generally throughou
as nature would have 1t. Here Is the
geological gardens. where one may
see for a franc-twenty cents-a
great variety OF wild animals. from
all parts of the world. There are
also green houses and an aquariam.
4 little train OF TWO miniature cars
traverse this garden. or. rather. the
forest near the garden. drawn by
one sprightly little horse. with sleigh
bells, and 1t goes pell nell, curving
here and there. through the dense
forest. with barely room for the cars
I took ride in this train and enjoy
ed 1t almost as much as boy.
visited also What is styled lie Jar
din des Plantes. park with many
beautiful flowers. lawns. trees and
walks. Here are some 1900 wild
animals. including. elephants. lions.
tigers and specimens OF almost all
the ferocious animals the world.
1 saw an immense hippopotamus.pr pro-
bably fifteen feet long and five feet
high, an immense and ugly beast. 1t
was, the greater part of the time.
in the water, and would stay under
as long as five minutes. when it
would merely raise its nostrils just
to the waters edge, to breath and
then 1t would disappear. There is
one Of the largest collections OF
mounted animals in the world. in the
xoological museum. There must hav
been more than q thousand humming
birds. There are skeletons Of great
whales and sea animals mounted. I
saw q cedar OF Lebanon, which had
been planted in this park one hun
dred and seventy years ago. This
xsrden or mark. IL devoted to the