The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-27

estant, | was shocked, as though. they
had suggested that / should cease to
be Frenchman, to become English
or German. In a welI-Ogevrned coun-
TRY there must be a dominant reli-
giOn, and submissive priests. The
church must be within the state, and
not the state within the churchg'
SabOts: Wooden shoes, if insult
able for walking long distances, are
dry, warm and cheap. They are much
worn all over France, especially in
Britanny and Auvergne. They are
the normal footgear in all districts
where mud and wood are equally
plentiful It is not unusual for young
boys of the best families, even in
Paris, to go to school in "sabOts" and
list shoes,
/ Some Of Frances great men and
women: Cardinal Richelieu, origina-
tor of the "Acadamie Franchise" in
1885. La Fayette, we Americans
know wei what he did nj helping to
gain our independence. Bartholdi,
the French artist who executed the
Statue of Liberty. Napoleon Bana-
parte, born Aug. Is, 1859, died 1921
from 1879, when at the cadet school
of Brienne until his death at st. He
lena, his life is filled with remarkable
deeds; as a soldier Napoleon proved
to be the best. Napolen II and III
are worthy of mentioning, as they did
much. for France.
Poets Hugo, Musset and James,
Novehsts Blazac, Lott, Bourget
Dramatists: Angler, Sardou and
Donnay.
Present Marshalls: Foch, Joffre.
Petain.
Premier: M. Clemenceau, a man
who is admired by every citizen.
President: Raymond Poincare.
have not attempted to mention all
the famous men that have lived and
are living in France today, but have
merely mentioned few that have in.
teresting careers, and who have done
much for their country in the past as
we'll as the present. Last ! will re
peat short history Of Jeanne Of
Arc for the benfit of those who have
not read her glorious life:
Joan Of Arc was born Jan. 6, 1412
in the northeast of France. She wa
fourteen when on summers day she
saw a light with some beautiful be
ings standing in it; one Of them wa
winged, and said Jeanne, go and de
liver the king of France and restore
his kingdom to him." She trembled
much and replied: "Sir, am but {
poor girl; / could never lead men a
arms.A The voice, insisted, "Sain'
Catherine and Sain Margaret will as
sist YOU" After, four years Of pom
dering over this, she obeyed. He
father, on the first hint she gave O
her intentions, threatened to drown
her with his own hands rather thai
let. her consort with the .soldiery
Jeanne, with the aid Of a captain
found enough money to equip hersel
and buy a horse. She cropped he
hair, put on a military dress, and will
six men-at-arms, left Vaucoulers il
February, 1929; on the oath of tn
same month she reached Chinon i
the center of France. After WAITING
two days she was shown into the roon
where the young king TODD amids
his noblemen. Although she saw hin
for the first time, she said: Gent
Dauphin, why not trust me. tel
you God has pity on you, on you
kingdom and your people" Afte
weeks of trial and hesitation on tn |
part of an unpatriotic court, she wa
allowed to exert her influence. Shc
soon inspired the soldiers with he
lofty ideals, and transformed then
into sober, obedient men, and relieved
Orleans, May s, 1929. Then came tn
great victory of Patay, over Talbot
Then several cities, Rheims amonf
them, were relieved of the enemy
Jeanne went on with her task "To pu'
the English out of France" but hel
were less marked, and shf
felt the hand of treason working
against her. She then, after being
trying to relieve Paris, fore
ed her way into Compeigne, it'll
city near Paris, which the enemy wa
besieging. While at church there
on the morning before her last bat
tie, she said to her officers, "Good
friends, dear children of mine, tel
YOU there is man who has sold me
| am betrayed, and soon shall be de
livered unto death. Pray God TO
me, request you, for shall no long
e rbe able to serve my king, nor tn
noble realm Of France" The same