The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-07

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cent old chateaux and villas of which
to save expenses, they now occupy
only meagre part or else have beer
forced to sell to the affluent foreign.
er who can offer such a sum that il
is folly to refuse. Not that you hear
about poverty from these people. On
the contrary, their pride is so great
that they not only never mention the
subject but they make a pitifully
brave attempt to "keep up appear
ances."
The other Innocent and myself
have amused ourselves lately with
queer things. l don't know what to
call one place where we went the
other day but it consists of a large
room that looks not unlike a tele-
phone office. There are chairs at
each Switchboard" and it is diff
ficult thing to find an empty place.
Eventually you do and sitting down
you put the receivers to your ears,
slide few confines into slot and
proceed to hear nothing more than
an exceedingly bad monograph re-
cord. After one trial we decided that
we could do without music in that
form. 1t seems to be popular with
a certain class here, however, since
the places are always full.
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We get as much pleasure as the sew
n, ahs
who try without success to sit quietly
on their bench seats, over the Punch
and Judy shows which are to be
found in every little park. This time
puppet show is as thrilling
as ever and Punch talks just as he
used to when the medicine man came
to our town when we were young
sters. We get no less enjoyment in
watching the tiny merry-go-rounds
also in these parks, which are started
off with a mighty push by the pro-
prietor after which he retires to the
center of the ring and winds long
crank that propels the thing. No
modern amusements are needed in
Paris to delight children. They are
as happy as we were over the simple
things that formerly amused US.
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I must tell you about the Marche
aux Puces. The literal meaning of
the phrase is "Flea Market" I am
sure it is well named. However, it
is not a trained flea performance as
one might think but, rather, an ex-
aggerated second hand store located
just outside the gates of Paris from
the Place de Clignancourt. Here
are two or three acres devoted to
articles of every description and pre-
sided over by the most nondescript
people imaginable. The goods are
spread on the ground for the most
part altho some are elevated to rough
stands. One can buy anything there
from sufficient furniture to start
(provided you could
pay the fumigating billy to bicycles,
dress forms, books, dishes or old jew
elry. In fact, I do not think of any
thing that could not be purchased
there excepting soap. The place is
visited by unbelievable numbers on
Sundays and Mondays-the only days
they are open-and there is much
bargaining before one marches tri-
umphantly away with ragged, but
still valuable, Turkish rug; pewte,
plate; choice bit of china; some rare
candlesticks or an undeniably valu
able and ancient bit Of jewlery. One
can fix his own price provided he has
the cupidity and the patience, both
of which we are learning. We man
aged to get one man to cut his price
from 81 to 40 francs on some jewelr!
that the other Innocent coveted anC
now we are lamenting because we die
not hold out for 80.
I am sorry I could not describe ;
military funeral a la Francois but a
you know, Lieut.. Plessis was no
brought here for burial.
With Love,
Helen.
Look at the address tag on you
Herald label. You may be in arrear
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