The Washington herald., 1914-06-28

A complete catalogue Of Napoleon's
contributions to the beauty Of Paris
would be large. He gave the present
Chamber OF Deputies its classic facade,
the Pantheon its noble pediment and the
Luxembourg its now celebrated museum
He had none of the soldiers indifference
TO nor the aristoerat's contempt for trade
He wished TO see Paris the financial as
While engaged in his Polish campaign.
he issued orders for the construction Of
an exchange which should correspond to
the splendor of his capital and the great
1T must be vast" he insisted, with
walks all round it.. 1t must stand by it.
SELF Therefore, the famous Bourse, the
richest stock exchange in the world.
rises like a temple In the busy marts Of
the city. -
NupofeUn's Dream.
The Emperor dreamed of a Paris with
100000. even 4.00o.OO people gathered
within its boundaries, the most populous
city in the history of the earth-"some-
thing fabulous" he said, colossal, un-
exampled." But a minister urged him
not to stimulate the growth of the city
because il was already difficult for its
inhabitants to supply themselves with
food and water. Napoleon met that OBJ
lection by summarily abolishing the hun
dreds of inefficient and insanitary
slaughter houses and promptly establish
ing a few great central abattoirs and
organizing a vast public market At the
same time he ordered that the construc-
ton Of a canal be started the very next
day for ne twofold purpose OF bringing
water to the city and barges laden with
the produce of the country. There was
then no water for the streets or for
horses, while the people had TO buy the
water for their household needs at l cent
a pail
Not long after he had Issued orders
for the digging of the canal. and while
hunting in forest, he CHANGED to dis
cover that the work had stopped. Quit
ting the chase at once, he FASTENED back
to the city and summoned the RESPONSE
BILE persons in the night to appear before
him forthwith. He persisted in his plan
until water was as free as air in Paris.
New fountains were set up and old ones
revived, which together yielded an abun-
dant supply on every hand for the peo-
pie, the horses and the streets. In the
districts Of st. Denis and st. Martin"
the master of Europe complained after
all these provisions had been made.
there are three fountains without
water"
Mayor Napoleon.
He was as attentive to the streets Of
his capital as to his military lines of
communication when conducting a cam
paign. There were only three or four
sidewalks in all Paris until he ordered
them laid throughout the city. He found
the streets swarming with robbers at
night and beggaEs by day. He sup
cient police force, the familiar gen.
darmerie which all the cities of Europe
have initiated, and he attacked mendi-
cancy by opening houses of charity and
workshops. Every beggar shall be ar
rested he directed; but to arrest him
in order to put him in prison would be
barbarous and absurd. He must be ar
rested in order that he may be taught to
earn a livelihood by work"
This ruler who had hungered in those
streets of Paris knew that bullets were
not the proper remedy for want. Il
would rather fight an army of 100000 men
than have TO put down bread riot he
said, and he expressed two simple and
practical measures in these orders: IF
the cold returns. have big fires lighted
in the churches and other public places
so they may warm large numbers of
people" The winter will be severe and
meat very dear. We must make work in
Paris"
His active sympathies are disclosed in
this command. An accident occurred
yesterday whereby a coachman. by his
own fault it appears, killed a little child.
Have him arrested. no matter to whom
he belongs, and severely punished"
When he was in Germany, nearly 1000
miles from Paris, he wrote to his officials
that a disease called Group" which was
fatal to children, had risen there and was
spreading to France. He offered a lib
eral money prize for the physician who
should propose the best treatment of the
ailment.
HoweveE far away he was carrying on
his campaigning, he never ceased TO over
see the progress and welfare of his cap
ital. How is the Bourse getting on?'' he
inquired at one time. what Is being
done at the Arch Of Triumph? The new
wine depot2 The new granaries? The
Madeline? Are they all goias forward?
Shall l drive over the bridge OF Jena on
my return2" Four of the bridges that
span the Seine were constructed under
his orders. Where is there a mayor who
looks after his city as closely as the gov-
ernor Of all Europe watched Paris?
Great Works of Peace.
Nor did he neglect the nation or any
part of his immense empire. The net
work of canals that carry the commerce
Of France today was systematized by
him. 1t was ne who ordered the con-
struction of waterways that linked all
the rivers in the country.
The unequaled system OF highways in
NEWT cITNnAV IL.