The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
PAR|S|ANS HAVE
REASON To KICK
Residents of Gay City Can Com
plain of More Than High
Cost of Living.
METROPOLIS or FRANCE
IS UNUSUALLY DIRTY
Only the Fine Quarters of Rich
Residents Are Kept in Good
Condition.
BY PAUL VILLIERS.

Special Cable 10 The Tribune
fAElS, Oct. S.-Parisians arc never
without their grievances. Shopkecpcrs
and hotel men arc complaining that they
have lost trade. they believe Catholic
tourists arc boycotting France In their
tours, probably on account OF the ac-
lion of the French government In respect
10 the religious urdors
There is complaint because OF the in
creasins COS, OF meat.
Roast beef is hardly ever INDUCED In.
even by people of moderate means. The
beet cuts cost 90. co and 10 cents a
n9}nmd: I,2}li,[ "A trenchman never would be
"ulmG 70 nave u great big roast OIL Sun
days, and then have II cold or warmed up
Tor The rest OF the week. a. tho Ensi-
lsb do.
Chickens arc dear. costing from IS cents
10 = apiece. They ore all the more ex-
peDSlNe because they are never stuffed
with dressing. but simply roasted in but
Ter. Americans marvel how far boa nJins
house keepers VIII make chicken so.
rus city Is losing its long borne rcpu-
tstion of being the clearcat city In tho
40 one can say az present that this Is
clean city. The handbllls that one secs
on the psyements OF tho bolIlcvards are a
disgrace. In streets adjacent to the
busy thnroughfarcs VIC SEQ Nth that Is
reNcltlnG. Tho tearing up OF the streets
ana houlcvards j. also a disgrace 10
in such n filthy state.
The fine quarters ~ in every city.
are kept as they used, 70 be. Foreisn-
along and whou thcy drive along the
Avenue dc Boise dc Boulognc and tho
avenues radiatins from the E,oile. The
trouble To see that they arc kept as
clean as ever. Paris Is now KEEP, clean
only III spots, and TaTsans themselves
say thcy blush when walking along their
boulcvJrds.
Invites 10 Own Funeral
Fronchmcn arc nothing II not novel
not 70 say dramatic. NJ. Louis Euuss"-
nsrd. tho famous French wrlter. who
died quite recently. made all the arrange
mcnts for Ills funeral before hia death
~" drew up the following document,
which vas circulated among his friends;
Louis Eousscnard. author. has The
which VIII take place ~ Escrcuncs
doiret on Monday. September II, 1910,
at | Ia r. m.
'Incousolahle for tho death Of his wife,
he succumhs. i'm his sixty third year. 10
grief which nothing has beeu able TO
nsauage. TO his numerous friends and
Ia his faithful readers ne sends this su
prone farewell" After the death OF his
w(o. a few ycgrs ago. Eousscnurd ceased
Ia take any further interest In life. and
declared that his only desire was TO fol
low her. Louis BousScuard WAS regarded
as a second Jules Verne. French boys
idolized him.
The Comtossc dc Nartcl 50 we'll known
under her literary pseudonym or "Gyp,"
has just given evidence OF real spirit
or magnanimiy. II viii he remembered
that varinua valuable articles wore 70
Gently stolen ut hcr residence at Ncullly-
Sur Seine. man formerly in her service
was arrested. but. touched hy tho grief OF
his father. who had Travelled many miles
10 plead with her. Sh" went 10 the mac's-
traic and. explaining that she had only
lodged q complaint because her guests
had suffered ms well aa herself, she re-
uicstcd him to lot tho culprit Off. Tho
magistrate, touched by her Kindness, said
he would do what he could. but hc must
first have some leisure Tor reflection on
the cHsc.
Religious Contention.
rh" recent decree Of the Sacred Com
greca,ion OF Sacramrnts. fixing tho date
OF the first communion at about the age
of T. has been received by the French
cpiscopatc The general impression is
that the vatican regards this rs being
particularly adapted 10 n country Ike
France. where tho compulsory state prl-
mary schools arc credited With having
tended 10 alternate tllc young from Chris
tlan Ideals. Tho aim nf tho vatican Is
To ln1plant in the minds of children al as
carly an ago ag possible. aud before they
have been submitted 10 the influence "f
state schools. the seeds Of Christian in
struciion.
French commercial opinion is evlScntly
unanimous in favor or tho establishment
Of penny hostage with English The Brit
ish Chamber or Commerce Of this city lns
received ninety resolutions from different
French Chambers of Commcrcc demand
ing This reform.
pierre Jordino Of this city. only i@
years old recently climbed tho Col Do
feet. surprising the remarkable feat of
n London boy narcd Frederick Jones. 10
wears old. Jones recently climbed The
Buet. .20o feet
Strife Over Rad:um.
Tho director OF the Joachimsthal
orally supplies with pitchblcndc. win not
let Nine. Curie have the small quantity
OF salts Of uranium she asked for, She
al first tried not for uranium. but
ripy loan Of radium The price was ter
rfying-not that she waS asked TO buy.
but 10 pay premium OF insurance In
proportion To the value. Thcr"upon she
applied tn the minister Of public instruc-
tion to know whether IL would boar the
insurance. 1t was thought too high.
But /; was proposed that since she and
her late husband kept none OF their
laboratory operations secret. and worked
for the whole world, NJ. Pichon might
feel justified in appealing TO the en-
peror of Austria.
As ihc emperor owns the mines that
contain This substance. he seemed master
at Joa achlmsihal, After waiting two
locuc OF the Joachimslbal chemicals. with
radium and uranium salts SGT down at
a far higher figure than before. Added
was a list OF applications to buy The
pan,o of Nine. Curie was last \ post
scrint informed her that she must not
expect anything until those who had ap-
piled before her had been satisfied.
Nine Curic is detected at the selfish
ness of the Joachimsthal directorate.
She viii find the Curie Institute for
chemistry finished when she comes back
from her holiday stay In some quiet
country place where she has Docn pass
ing the holidays with Doctor Curic. her
daughters and her laboratory assistant,
NJ Dubicrne The eldest glrl has been
@nilrely educated ky her grandfather,
she shows capabilities for science.
Furnishing ones mother ln-Iaw IS some.
thing now for woman here. Enragcd
h,. her matrimonial misfortuncs. Il Young
Ifrcnchwoman wreakcd her vengeance
Iiuon her mother In law whom she
irnsriuctl to bc the author OF her troubles.
Shr mad been living happily with her
husband fov years, when her mothcr-in-