The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-15

Ol tue HOOuS. but III going ABOUT Tue
city the stranger would not know
there had been flood. Paris is now
at its height for tourists, and il is re.
ported that there are 10000 Amer
leans now in the city, and they are all
assisting in making the city lively.
Everywhere you go, stop or ride you
meet these world famous travellers
The American tourists are eagerly
looked for by all merchants and shop
keepers. so that many stores, hotels
and Offices are named American.
Some even have the audacity to hang
out the sign American Bar" A Paris
daily, couple of days ago gave an
account of how wealthy Americans
spend money in Paris, and I will in.
sert it here: For one week they spend
as follows; For hotel rooms, sos; for
restaurants and wines, $3.50; for
amusements and sightseeing. 1925.
But of course this is a high mark
and we do not all live on such bare
existence.
There are about ten countries of
Europe that are supported and kept
up by the money brought in by tour.
lists. The people of Over Ammergau
make more money during the season
of the Passion Play than they make
during the nine intervening years
from one play to the other. Well may
the United States enlarge and in.
crease and beautify her parks and pub.
lie places, not only to keep her people
at home, but to draw tourists from
other countries. America has many
beautiful scenes that should be visited
by every citizen before they cross the
Atlantic to see the relics and ruins of
barbarous age and of races that
have been incapable of governing
themselves.
The liberties and advantages of
America are unequaled by those of
any other nation and our progress has
hundred years America has surpassed
all other countries in wealth, progress,
invention and as a world power.
Church and State.
One act of our forefathers, almost
divine. was to keep the state and
church separate, and while many 9TH
ers have failed in uniting the two
our country has had peace with two
organizations. 1t is unwise for any
church denomination to have the ex-
ecutive power in its grasp, and a
glance at history will show how true
this is. France has great problem on
now, and already the Roman Catholic
church and the state relation has been
dissolved and much of the church
lands have been confiscated. Now
this issue confronts the people, that
is, desire by many to denounce all
religion and return to the regime of
reason, as during the French revolu.
ton. Then France is heavily in debt
and her condition is just now very
grave. She has one-fiftieth of the
worlds population, but also one.fifth
of the Indebtedness of the world debt
of all nations, and the result is that
her people are heavily taxed, and it is
taking the life of the people. Most of
them are poor and live in an attic and
barely exist.
Last fall the city of Paris issued
and sold additional bonds for $780,
100000 to get money to pay the mu-
nicipal expenses. Nations, cities and
individuals must have a pay day and
it cannot be evaded.
There are many famous places in
Paris to be seen. The Notre Dame
church is 700 years old, and is a mas
sive structure. Then the Louvre is
the noted museum and art gallery,
national monument. The Pantheon,
Bastile. prison cell of Marie Antoin-
cite, tomb of Napoleon Cluny museum,
monument of our own George Wash
ington and twenty dozen other places.
By special permission frCm the chief
of police, which we secured by giving
signed statement, we visited the cell
where Marie Antoinette, Robesperre,
Danton and other noted revolution
lists were imprisoned.
France has surely been a land of
bloodshed for during the revolution
200 victims passed through the same
entrance that we passed through to
see the prison cells of few of the
prisoners.
He Likes Paris.
After ALL Paris is beautiful and at
tractive and one could easily spend
six months here and really not tire of
it. But we are soon to hasten on to
London. However, six of my party
have completed their tour and have
now left us. From now on | have Mr..
H. Myles and family, the cattle king
of Texas. They are delightful fam
lily.
There is a large American colony
in Paris and the American church is
under the pastorate of Rev. Mr.. Nor.
gan. brother of j. p. Morgan the
We met Judge w. H. Enrich, for
merly of Chicago, who has large law
practice in the city.
1t would be a pleasure to me if
might insert a description of some of
the famous pictures or some of the