Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-12

- AE,lS. Dec 2.--Before next
summer rolls around, the de-
rnolition of the famous fortl-
fications of Paris will have
been begun For ten years the gov
eminent has been talking of such an
action and now it has been definitely
decided upon.
The Notifications are interesting be-
cause of the curious race of people
which inhabits them made up of n
conglomerate of Apaches and honest
citizens and known under the general
name of '.fortifs.' 1t is estimated that
they nun Der something like ten thou
sand and they are a people apart
from the Parsians and the provin-
cial French alike. OF late years, the
native French have heen Joined by
the rifr-raff of Spain, Italy and other
European countries, WHO, however, re-
main no longer than is necessary to
make what is in their opinion a tidy
fortune and, thereupon retire to their
native countries.
Whether you leave Paris by the
north, south, east, or west, you are
bound to pass through this. strange
land. for it encircles Paris AUDITING
on the great moat which was part
of the old time defences of the city.
1t is a quarter OF mile wide and It's
length might be said to be indefinite,
for 1t is "a complete circle. On Satur-
days and Sundays its population is
enormously increased by the intius
of small families with few sous and
a cold lunch on holiday bent It
boasts OF anything but monotonous
landscape and there is something for
all tastes. At the Porte du Pantin, one
of the gates OF Paris. for instance,
there is a miniature Alps, and there
a fine view of Paris. glittering in the
midday sun can be obtained. Be-
hind the XVIIth ACCOMPLISHMENT, the
heritage is so rich and green as to
remind one of Normandy. Near
Lavallois, the country resembles the.
Z BASQUE provinces and goats from
that part of France. watched over by
their red-capped, sunburnt herders
come from Hendays by Bordeaux and
La Touraine, and Craze their beasts
on the luxuriant bank. High up the
canal ST. Denis, at its entry into the
town. reminds one of Holland with
its barges and towers.
REFUGE OF CRIMINALS.
The Notifications are first and fore
most an asylum and hiding place for
tho undesirable and criminal of Paris.
No less than three thousand of the
tribe Apache live there, and the POI
lice OF Paris leave him practically I'M
disturbed so long as he remains there
and does not enter the gates of the
city. Even the boys develop crimi-
nal instinct and it is a common oc-
currence fortlittle urchins of ten years
of age, greedy of publicity, to indulge
i'll savage and sometimes fatal knife
!. play. The single doctor, who, by the
way, Is a rag-piclser by profession and
an amateur doctor in his spare time,
says that the majority of his cases
among both the children and the
grown folks, come from too promis-
clous and careless use of knives,
pistols and guns.
The habitations take the form.
Principally, of caravans which can be
easily moved about the country, but
many of the more wretched citizens
are not above living in holes in the
ground. M. Bowler, an inspector. one
night near the Chatillon gate. dis
covered a hairy, unkempt head stick
Ing out of large hole and upon
dragging the man forth learned that
he had been living in that hole for
the last ten years, sleeping away the
days and nights and stealing vege-
tables in the evening for his food.
RENT TOO low.
Rent. however. is not high enough
in the Notifications, one would think.
4 to be beyond the pocket of anyone. For
four dollars year one can obtain
very respectable piece of grosnd and
cabin thereon. For S. a year it is
easy to obtain a quite pretentious
house and for $40 one has attached
these prices, by any chance, seem ex-
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