The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-09-19
PARIS
Presented Many Attractions
To Senator HOuCk
Visited Court Room Where
DreyfuS Was Tried
By Special Permission OF
The Chief Justice
Paid Visit To The Tomb OF
Victor Hugo
And Stood On The Spot
Where Napoleon Fell

A week in France, mostly in Paris,
the third city in point of population,
in the world.
Street cars, cabs, autos and surg
ing mass of humanity throng the
streets, and a pedestrians life is con-
stantly in danger.
The Cathedral of Notre Dame, erect
ed in 1163, and in fine state of pres
ervation, is among the relics in the
chapter treasury. saw the robe of
Archbishop Darboy, which was pierced
by bullets and covered with blood.
He was the third archbishop of Paris
whose life was taken within twenty
five years.
A day was spent in Louvre Art gal.
lery, the finest and largest in the
world. The buildings cover five acres
of ground.
Pictures from the old masters are
here by the hundreds and / cannot
find words to describe their beauty.
The Bois de Boulogne--the largest
public park-has an area of 1850 acres
with 100 acres of water in the cen
ter and a flower garden all around,
illustrating that beauty which can
only be displayed in 'the city of fash
ions"
The palace of justice, constructed
in the year 1900 is fine specimen of
ancient architecture. All courts are
held here. By special permission from
the chief pustice, ! was permitted to
visit the court room where Dreyfus
was tried the second time. ! saw the
chair in which he sat and seats occu-
pied by the sixty judges who gave him
his freedom.
1t is said that it is the finest and
most costly court room in existence,
the furnishings alone costing $1,000
600.
visited the Pantheon and viewed
the tomb of Victor Hugo; also the In
valides, built by Louis XIV in 1871,
now containing the tomb in which re-
pose the bones of Napoleon, whose
name is so near and dear to the heart
of every Frenchmah, and who was the
greatest general that ever rose, reign
ed or fell Before his death at St.
Helena he said: 81 would like for my
bones to rest on the banks of the rive
Seine near the French people whom /
love so we'll His request was car
ried out, as his tomb overlooks the
peaceful waters of the Seine.
Two days at BRUSSELS, Belgium.
The palace of justice, modern build
ing costing ten million dollars at
tended court and saw the fine judges
with their long black gowns and little
caps. The barristers Qawyers) wore
gowns similar to the judges.
| listened with great interest to the
loud talk of the barristers and OBJ.
served their motions, but could not
understand word, as they used the
French language. Our guide told us
the prisoner was discharged.
An auto drive, that was charming,
of twenty miles to the battlefield of
Waterloo. | saw the houses and visit
ed the rooms in which Napoleon and
Wellington slept the night before the
battle. ] stood on the spot where Ma
poleon fell. The battle-ground was
three miles long and two miles wide.
It was a tremendous conflict and last
ed but nine hours, yet at it's end 75.-
900 failed to answer to roll call
Holland, the country below the sea
level, and of many canals, is OF much
interest to Americans.
At the Hague we spent some time
in the Parliament house, looking upon
the law makers, whose every aim is to
please Queen Wilhelmina, The palace
in the woods, costly and fine furnish
ings, and especially noted for the fa
nous peace conference of 1889, which
was held within its walls.
Amsterdam old and ancient and
from whence sailed the Pilgrim Faith
ers.
The Isle of Markham, in Zuyder Zee
whose inhabitants are queer and
quaint, wearing peculiar dress and
wooden shoes They are fishermen
and never leave the isle.
A day at Oxford, England, the seal