.QV , 1 I'il 'i' M--- ,"li . rrx ! VMLl, AKfcw "MfcM il IBiOmWtt,- Ja Ball ,'lrrTMC FRENCH AT SCHOOL. mm ttaatal ratmltnt ti fares Upen the !i"B nai wun tr uttl At nse Ufa's '-J "" rm PrcfwraUsa for ' Our cttar parent la France are fend It taUa their children that there arc Se I M sppy la life u school day. YAUm I had tasted what achoel life MtHy.wu I can well remember that 1 hMied a tarjr peer Idea of what awaited M beyond the achoel gates. '" My opinion is that when French parents hfcfa Bade tip their minds te send a boy M Jkn eM te a lycee till he is 20, they lkmreBSBced him te something very r.ita ierericy, te ten years' penal rttnd. Winter and summer the French school at 8 in the merning: or. rather. pposedte de se. The first bell a. m., te tell him he is te set mi a second one rings at C:23te ftfena 'jhua, that In fire mlnutee'lie must be v'Awnj and a third hell, at 5:30, enjoins puaioteave tne dormitory. Of course r4jeta5tS3. puts en his clothes with rieus rapidity, elves himself n thy jpeilsh, a la Saucers, with a towel, or Mera often with his knuckles, and is 'quite ready at 5:80 te ke down te the fA.,sudyroem. Frem this you will easily E that a pint of water gees along in a dormitory of sixty French In the study room, under the ,( apeirlsten of an usher, called plen, nnd het whom I shall have mero te say by and by, he prepares his lessens for the (i!prbfes8ers till 7:50. Breakfast is rcutly f at 8. Considering what the menu of this Swrf hew it could take the cook 60 long ruii vuii&taia in. x uuvu uiwuvs wen fcJ,e, get is reauy. During tne rree ten fctwinuteslhat precede breakfast time, a few boys go and have a wash. These go rjlrjr the name of nrjstes (aristocrats). ; J; The three rucals of the day bear the ', grand names of breakfast, dinner and ;appr. Breakfast consists of a plate of ' eup and a larce iriece of bread. Most S,'(lieys keep chocelato or jam, or buy seme I'ef the porter, te cat with their bread. At 8:30 they have te be in their respec- Lb. VO ciass rooms with their masters. tThe class lasts two hours, after which jteey return te the study room te prepare ; , nntil 12 for the af ternnnn elaM. Prnm Eftjs vj .uey uuie anu piay. xiein inese weras weuia convey te an English rnind ; tft meaning that it has net In French. ,. The dinner gencrally consists of tstews .maa vegeiaeics, swimming in mysterious r.smces. ine ureaa is au libitum, when .a boy has finished his nicoe he holds un I'Jsls hand aso6lgnheis ready for an- .oilier, a man holding a basket full of rent leaves is stationed In such a position i win allow htm te till nil theso pairs of ' empty hands as fast as thev are nut "ui. B,He flings, the boys catch; It is qulte a ( aextereus game, I assure you. If a boy yaiisses the piece intended for htm, his etgbber net infrequently catches and r Jieckets it, partly as a precaution acafcist impossible pangs of hunger befere the uest seal, partly ler the leve of disobeying M ttlln rlnA rvf u-liiM. .n.nl. Jlmt ... sf Jped shall be pocketed. The drink is cii?a aoenaance, ana is maue up of a yebd tablespoonful of wine in a decanter : water. fAs fr P1 it has te take place in a lore or less large yard, surrounded by igh walls, very much like a prison taMc Net a tree, net a liladn nt eras (tvbeseen; a mero graveled yard, neth- rmere. Thore the boys walk two bv f0, or in larger groups the big ones King politics, and smoking cigarettes tide their coats, while the usher is at a ance; tlie litUe ones indulcinc in a ae of top or marbles in one of the aers. At 1 e clock thev are te be in sAeir places in the studv room till 2. iwlien it is time te go te the afternoon psluss, which lasts till 4 o'clock. On Ipttiving the masters, te be immediately kukuiueu ever te tne ushers, they each rc rc Reiveat 4 a piece of bread, which thev pard allowed te eat in the yard with what- Aver rc)i3ii tney may possess, or wish te EJwy of the porter. Thov iuav till CU10. Bheu they return te the &tudy room te ypu i wir lessens ter we loilewtng day. fjfte 8 o'clock fltipier Is ready. Te this, w an their ether meals, thev no two r two, after having previously all formed rants in the yard. The punncr con- ists of bbiled beef, or n coune or two of ul.l.l...... .! . mcuuiva; buiu'.-uhics an appie or a tow j Rwnes, according te the season, bright- tne net very Jesttve beard. In my se-cherries wefothe most nenular des- t: after having refreshed the inner -'t. .,:.1.l UI... ...111. ...!!-. ..!.. VI 4'v.cu llilll 111! IUI321UJ9, WHICH turned te geed ncefruut en the snot rhen the usher had his back turned. Fer drink, the mixturens befere. After frugal repast the bej-B repair, two by w uieir respective uormlleries. who care te indulae in a little Idng may de se befere going te bed, l te W clean tlie following day. I '.'Hhbse who care," for never will an r make a remark te a French bev 13'(whenhe 13 no longer under the ervUIonef a matron) because he is , net even in the refectory. Pre ved ha has a cravat en, nobody will mmier Having a dirty neck. If nliness i3 next te godliness, the ench schoolboy is most uniredlv. ,On,Thur&day he gets a holiday that IW say, that no class is held; but he S,te be in the study room the whole jing ana evening, in the afternoon l'es for a walk. Hera again au Eng- aan would net understand, without me explanation, what is meant by the !ririch schoolboy's walk. The coIIcke is ivjdedinte bkj, middle and small boys. icu uivisien is lermeu into ranks, and a, two by two, accompanied by ush , the boys are marched through the bilence Is compulsory while in a, and the ranks are net te be broken 1 the little battalion has reached the Thcre they can play, walk or uj the grass, under the eyes of the ler an hour or two, when the 'are formed ag-JIn and they nre 'bed back te what I have no hpalt.i- ;$calling their barracks, net te say '.'"Jrtsen. On Sundays, the boy who ' au parents or guardian in town is wed te ee home for the dav if he is Mkept'in for ene of theso thousand e petty offenses Invented nt nleas- ' the ushers and their supporters. I' leaving school, en Sundavtnnm. , receives an exeat, en which the r I Ids departure is marked, and the i are te write en It nt what tlrne p reached home. He has te be back Weel at 10 p. m.. punctually, and ktfeb parents have te write en the l."at what time he left their house. neuerelly returns en Sunday night in tote ttau, and the home fare tells I'.the work he does en Mondays. fewer holidays than the mero (JWUlsh schoolboy; two months laummer, two or three days at tlie C of the year, and a week or ten Batter. Such Is the happy life n lead te French public schools. Af there b a great deal of gay JC the French mind, and the 6; WttAtartlifcMltaAatfaif .v Baraswn ana pn vanen. -' riowietuieonsMerttK) innuence tins kind of life has en the French bev's character, what work he docs nt school, and who are the men that leek after him. 'Shut in by the high walls of his prison, the peer French r-choelboy is only tee ' prene te compare himself te the different classes of society which he considers per secutedthat is, the inferior classes; nnd he shows his sympathy with them by adopting the ideas of an ignorant de mocracy, and by often expressing them in language which would be repugnant te his dignity if he were free. Peer little fellows! 'When they can ovade the por ter's vigllance, nnd run across the read te buy a pennyworth of sweets, they fc3 like perfect heroes of romance. On their return, their schoolfellows fleck round them te sniff a little of the fresh and frce air that is brought inslde the walls. If the young scamps nre punished for their escapade, they bear it like champions of liberty who have fought for the geed cause, and are looked up te by their com rades as martyrs nud heroes. Under the circumstances, it is net sur prising that they should new nnd then show a spirit of rebellion. Suppose, for instance, that seme prlvilege which the pupils have long enjoyed nnd looked upon as their right has been withdrawn rightly or wrongly, no matter which. In such a case lis this English schoolboys would held a meeting, probably presided ever by ene of their masters, nnd they would draw up a petition, which they would send te the head master. But in French schools meetings nre prohibited. What will the boys de then? As I have described elsewhere, they will probably retlre te a dormitory, thcre te sulk nnd pretest. They will erect barricades, lock the doers, victual the intrenchments for a few hours and prepare for n struggle. Rebellion has wonderful charms for them; they are insurgents, therefore they nre heroes. Don't nsk them whether their cause Is geed or bad. Tills mutters little; It will be sanctified by the revolu tion; the main thing is te play nt the "sovereign people." These het. headed youths will stand a slege as earnestly us If they were defending their natlve soil ngalnstthel'rusblaiis. Dictionaries, Ink stands, beets, bedroom furniture, such are the missiles that nre pressed into scrvice in the glorious battle of liberty. But nlas for youthful valor! It nil fades befere the pleadings of an empty stom ach; the struggle has te be abandoned, the citadel forsaken, thenrms laid down. The mUguided ones nre received back into the fold, te be submitted le stricter discipline) than ever; the heroic instigat ors of the little fcte are In the end re stored te the tender care of their mam mas, or, In ether words, expelled from thn school. Corporal punishment is banished from nil schools in Framjt. If it master were te strike a boy, the odds nre ten te ene that the boy weulfl defend himself, nnd threat en the master with the first object Inkpnt or book he could hy his hand en. Bey ure punished by means of long and wearv Impositions. If beardcrj, they nre kept in en Stuidayu, and thus prevented from going home. Thh Unlfrrlble punish ment. When they seem incorrigible they nre expelled. And for a boy le be expelled fieni a French Iycce h no light matter; for the doera of all the ethers are closed te him, nnd the fucultle-i may even refuse te allow him te stand as a candidate for the university degrees. His prospect in Hfe may be ruined for ever; for In France n man who is neither B. A. nor B. Sc. cannot study nicdlcine or the law; he cannot ehtcr the military schools, or be u camlidate for any of the government pests nt home or abroad. BuMneea is tlie only opening left te him. Frem the llme table that I have given nt the beginning, It will be easily in ferred that, if the French schoolboy plays less than the British ene, he works much mere. But with what results? The classes in French lycecs contain from eighty te n hundred boys. They me generally composed of teme ten pupils of extraordinary capacities or Industry, of about twenty who fellow the lectures with 6otue profit, of twenty mero who fellow them nnyhew, and of thirty, for fer ty, and even eemclimes fifty peer boys, neglected, forgotten, who de and leain nothing, and ure inere wall (lowers. They are nil promoted by seniority that premium btill given in France to'stupid te'stupid ity, as M. Leen Say ouce remarked in the French senate, I remember school fellows of eighteen nr.d nineteen in the highest form who did :;et knew their de clensions. Beys may be attentive or net, as they plcase that is their busi ness. Provided they de net distuib the peace, nothing mero is required of them in the upper forms. They may even go te sleep, and the master will seldom take the trouble te wake them up. If the boy is net likely te dV honor te his teaching, he does net think it worth Ids while te concern himself about him. With,.t,uch large classes as I have do de scribed, boys cannot and de net rccelve individual attention from tlie masters, who deliver lectures te them, but cer tainly de net glve them lessens. With thonmeuutot work that clever and In dustrious boys go through, each class turns out at tlie end of the year at least ten splendid scholars. As for the rest, you fiee twenty geed averngubeys, twen ty peer ones, and fiem thiity te fifty hopeless ignoramuses, Kaeh class has te go through a ceurse prescribed by tlie minister of public instruction, and no master has a right te read n book- whh his pupils, net even the passage of a book, that is net down en the minis terial piegramnie. A professor who car lied his interest In his pupils the length of introducing a new book in his class would probably have his zeal rewarded with a mastership in (he college of name little out of the way town in France, or perhaps in Algeria. By thfc govern mental system of fuss and Intrusion, it is net only tlie talent of the pupil that is 6ti(led, but it is also the talent of the master that is hampered. What is te be udtnlrcd In French schools Is that the boys get en very well with ene another. Friendship sprung up at school often lasts n lifetime. The boys Btiek by each ether te sucla point that, rather than tell en an of fender, they will till allow themselves te be punished for his olicnse. even though the punishment should amount te the much dreaded detention en Sunday. The here of the l'rench cellegien is tlie top boy of the class net the quickest runner or the best athlete. Thodunce Is the only comrade he despises. A boy who has carried off n prize at the great Sorbenno examination is for him the ob ject of an unlimited admiration, nnd he feels inclined te lift his cap when he passes near him. The head of the eollcge 13 called pro pre vlseur. He does no teaching. He repre sents high autheilty that is te say the government. He in saluting machine. He stands in the iniddle of tlie quad quad rangleasthe boys proceed te their re spective class rooms. All take off their caps ns they pats befere the mighty po tentate. The prevlseur does net knew penenally mero than ten or twenty of the thousand boys trusted te his care. The work and discipline of the collcge are under the supervision of a censer. The masters, meit of whom arc ex-scholars of the celebrated ncoIoXormaloSupcii nceIoXormaloSupcii ncoIeXormaloSupcii euro, are eminent men, but they never mix with (he boys out e.f school hours. ---, - ---r-. ---. ... - - -..ul. dogs. .They nee that the boys are silent in the study rooms, the refectory and the dormitory. They are ignorant. Ill bred outcasts, whom the boys despise from the bottom of their hearts. When a French boy leaves, school at 19 he is supposed te be prepared for a public purt, ll-THE FRENCH AT WAR. Intcrettlnir Information About tlm Array and It Members from the lllgbe.t le tlie Le-et Rank. Jacques Bonhemmo docs net leve his army ns Jehn Bull loves his. Jehn gives ovations te his soldiers, showers decorations en their heads when they return home from a little expedi tion that will enable him te publish a new map with ene mero little corner marked in red; but if he gees te a pul pul lle place of entertainment, nnd meets n soldier in uniform there, nway he hur ries, exclaiming: "This place is net re spectable; soldiers are admitted!" In the singular the warrior loses nil his prestige Very different are tlie feelings of Jacques towards his army. He loves it in the singular because Ifis boy belongs te It (every Frenchman has te serve in the army). In the plural, however, it represents authority, and he is well aware that the army Is ready for use as a pelice ferce in case lie should ever be tempted te make his voice heard tee loudly in de manding a reform. This 13 why French soldiers in their different garrison towns live n life apart. They de net mix with the people, and have te put up with "Coventry." The French army is viewed through many spectacles. The Conservatives nee in it the preservers of elder; the Radi cals a danger te the libeitleaef the na tion; the League of the Patriots call It the hepe of France. Te the French Mary Jane It is the rciwaltery of tender senti ments; te the tradesman of the garrison town, a eource of income. Ball giving ladies like it because it provides them with dancers who nre as ornamental ns useful, though the efllccr's uniform h no longer the gorgeous dreits it was in my time, when n lieutenant's full uniform cost from a half te 11 whele year's pay. French girls have n deep conviction that no man can make leve like u young lieu tenant; but papa was always apt te frown en him, knowing that this Bernee had generally mero geld en his shoulders than In his waistcoat pocket, and that, according te the army regulations, no officer might marry a lady with les3 than ae.000 francs dot. But here comes the regiment. Let us open the window nnd have a leek at ?he "Children of Francc,"as Beranger called them. In front march the sapeurs, with their long, bushy beards cercring their chests. Loek at ene nud you will bce them all. Sspcnrs nre nil alike; te be able te tell ene from another Is a proof of marvel ous perspicacity. Under the empiru the sapeurs used te march with large whlte leather aprons covering their chest and legs, hatchets ever their shoulders nnd huge busbies en their heads; and they formed an Imposing looking liedy. The aprons are new done away with, but the hatchets are retained. Most of the nlli ccrs' orderlies were taken from thfa pai t of the 1.' Imrnt. and it was a pleasant sight te: 1 f these geed fellows, who are la. . j 1 tdle aged, fatherly looking men, with i.i-i apron en, leading about the childicu of seme married offi cer, who made use of him as u. dry nur30 (net se dry either, for we btill, say in France "te drink like n sapeur"). These big, kind, beaidcd nurses have always been favorites with their little charges, and arq gieat.atjelling stories, long eteiles, ending In the herolne's marrying n general. Thoefflco of the sapeurs le!ng te precede the regiment and clear away all obstacles that could impede it- march, the hatchet was ori ginally a very Important part of their aceeuterment. But In these days virgin forests aie net plentiful in Europe, the high reads are excellent, and the colonel prefers le 115.0 them; se that new the chief utility of the formidable tool is te chop weed te make the pet boil. Npxt coine the drummers and buglers. Hew martial they leek with their heads high, every head turned te the right nud every bugle parallel, making the air re ro re seund with their fanfares! The. are very popular with the soldiers. His tlie buglers who, with their btirring notes, eheer the men w hen they show signs of flagging en a long, weary march. I liave seen them nt the feet of nttecp hill, tired, pcihaps, with hours of Marching. "Sound the charge," says the colonel, anil Immediately, as if by magic, the limp legs nnd backs straighten, and the column of men step out bravely, tinging te tlie notes of the bugle: 11 ' n la Beutte a Leire la limit, 11 y nla Routtenbolro. The summit of the hill reached, the goutte is dispensed by theGuitiniere, and gencially takes the form of a email glass of brandy, which In time of peace has te be paid for at the rale of n penny the glass. The bugler has no need te pull out his purse; every hoeper h leulv te treat him. Theso of thu men w he i.aL seen active service can nevcr forget hew theso same notes that have just cheered them up the hill nerved them when lliey had te charge the enemy, and knew that In many a terrible battle, when the eno ene my's guns did their deadly work tee well, ene or two surviving buglers have brao brae ly cheered en the dluilnlbhed ranks te the last, and perhaps turned the fertune of lattle. Next te the buglers comes the band. The appcarance of the bandsmen is net IMiticularly martial; the uniform Is n little bit neglige. We are in the pres ence of artistes new. Why the trombone should be tlie eld est member of the band I have never been nble tollscever; but it is a fact Hiat he is, nlne times out of ten, a gray head ed, spectacled man, with a grave expres sion and three stripes en his sleeves. He feels the weight of his responsibility. It is all ery well for the clarienet te take iife lightly; if heplaysn uoten little Hat, It passes In the general hum of the musle wltheutany disastrous consequences; but a wrong nole from the trombone Is awful te think efl Se he leeks neither te right nor left, nnd never loses sight of his ma jestic Instrument. As n man who only plays accompaniments, the trombone is modest, and seems te npoleglzo for tlie uoise he makes. Tlie cornet plays soles, and the np np plause he has wen from the public in tlie place d'armes has made him vain. Hold Held ing his Instrument In the air, he Is net euly seen nnd liead. but can hee the ef fect he produces. He i.s young and geed looking, waxe3 his mustache and is n perfect lady killer. Cornet players, like tenors, nre conceited. Tlie ilute Is reserved. The habit of casting down his eyes en his tiny instru ment has made him bashful. Tha clarienet is a picture of misery. With head bent down, he leeks like a plaintive philosopher giving utteraneote his bad views of life. Tlie masher of the band is the liautbel. Ills uniform is unimpeachable, and mere than once the colonel has frowned en hlni for showing tee much whlte cellar. He gives private lessens in town. Thoephlclcido is funereal. His general eaproitfien (3 ene of belcmnity. The v w vtMiv,ru were waren ,rSS.onarssiBrssSye7-i 'u flsi li la ll f4itMt a KMivi wm iav ftiuuiinn Tlie(bandmalcr ranks with the quar termaster. In his numerous leisure hours he composes vacations en the principal nlrs of "William Tell" and "Nenna"-a thankless task, seeing that these nlrs of Rossini and Bellini are geed enough for most pcoplelrr their original form.- But it Is his pride te sce his name en a pro pre gramme in company with these great ones, and se he works away at his "Airs from 'William Tell,' arranged (deranged?) byN , bandmaster of the Forty-second Light Feet." Just as every English chemist has composed n special teeth powder, every French bandmaster has composed an arrangement of "William Tell." Here comes the colonel en horseback. He leeks sad and careworn. Ne won der, exclaims Jules Nerinc, three thou sand men te manage, and the variations en "William Tell" te hear every day at dinner. I pass ever the lieutcnaut colonel and the chief of squadron te have the pica euro of introducing te you a few subal terns, the non-commissioned officers, nnd the French Temmy Atkins, who is called "Piteu" by his compatriots. The married officer keeps te himself, and docs his best te keep his wife at home. French susceptibilities, in bar racks especially, nre seen wounded, and he wants te avoid the possibility of quar rels that might nrlse from the dear Indies' tattle. He docs wool work in his spare moments, und leeks forward te tha time when he will be nblc te retlre en his pension. He is a jieace loving mnn. In the army matrimony is the ginvu of glory. The serious officer Is the ene who leeks for promotion. He 13 n soldier by pro fession and by vocation. He studies tactics nnd military history, and prac tices fencing, shoetHig at targets, swim ming nnd all athletic sports. He has the campaigns of Knjioleeu at his fingers' ends. Yeu will always see him poring ever maps. He studies geegrnphy and U10 German language. He is of opinion that when the French can nil speak Ger man, the Prussians will have u hard time. The officer of foitune is the ene who has net get any and runs into debt. Glve him a wide berth; he is tlie bully of the regiment, very quick te take of fense, and eei ticklish en tlie point cf honor. The officer who hits risen from the rank-B is very popular with the soldiers, wIiemj wants he knows much better than de the young lieutenants fresh from the military school. Ills messmates say "he Is net a gentleman." He Is, however, n geed beldicr and n trusty, straightfor ward man. It is true that his manners nre net rcllncd. He can apeak very fair French, but prefers bad language, and can swear for n quarter of an hour with out using the fcame oath twice. , I lemcmbcr, during the France-Prussian war, I happened te be quartered for a day in an aiistocratie household in Lerraine) with a lieutenant of this type. Trembling at the thought of my worthy friend's unruly member, I seated mybclf at our host's dinner table. All went well until the conversation unluckily fell upon military marches, when ihu lady of the heuse wanted te knew whether tlie feet did net buffer very much with such a quantity of walking te de every day in tlie het weather. "I'll tell you u hat, ma'am," Bf.ld he, "you must never wasli the feet. I nevcr de. Grease them well with tallow and they'll 1)0 all right." The lady wished she had net spoken. Later en thcre wns a whist party formed in the drawing room, and my cemrade was asked if he would make a fourth at a little table where three old whist players were already seated, ready te enjoy their faverite gauic. "With pleasure, I'm 6iire," said he, comfortably installing himself In the empty chair "only I must tell you I never played befere." The face of the old gentleman opposite, at he looked nt him ever ills spectacles, was a Btudy. The sergeant major Is pretentious. He will tell you that if lie wcie a civilian he could occupy n position that very few officers would be nble te fill. Wiien he retires te private life he beasts of having been a sergeant major. The corporal, te be seen In all his glory", must be html led when he has a written report te make te the colonel. He is a geed fellow, who rules four men, and delles nil niles of grammar. His spelling i.i phonetic; yet he loves long words, and his reports bristle with such words ns nevertheless, notwithstanding. Ile is regarded by his four men ns an au thority en elegant diction. A private may be nble te spell, but a corporal never such is the deep rooted belief of all French officers. I was present ene day niten a corporal came te the doctor with ene of his men who waj unfit for the saddle. Tlie doctor examined him nnd found him suffering from rheumatism. The corporal piecccdcd te fill up the icqiiisite form for the man's admission te the nearest military hospital. "Can you bp?ll rheumatism, corporal?" wild tlie doctor. "1 think I can, doctor, thank you," re plied hu, saluting. That corporal was Leuis Coetleyou, ene of the leading journalists of Paris, who had velunteeied toen after the out break of the war. We had u geed laugh ever the incident when I told the doctor of his blunder. "What business has he te be n corporal if he can spell?" exclaimed tlie surgeon, who was a little bit sorry for what had happened. Piteu serves his country for the mod est bum of two sous a day. He receives one seu cash, and the ether is placed te his credit uniil his tend' of service I3 ever, when he is presented with a sum representing as many sous, plus interest, n3 he has spent days in the army. Of ceurse his paj is net often his only seurce of revenue. Many soldiers work nt bome trade inslde (he barrack, and theso who coue from the iniddle classes are well supplied with pocket money from home even the peasant's seu Is sure te receive u little help every month. He Uses at C in the morning, and as thcre is no feed served befere S, he gees straight te the canteen and has Ids petit verre (a tablcsjioeuful of brandy). He tessca it nt one draught, drains tlie dregs out in his palms and touches up his hair with it. Great fraternity prevails In the liar racks. If theie are any empty pockets, their owners are net ullewed te go slwrt. He who received n little postefllco order yesterday is always ready te pay. The peer fellow who has nothing but Ida beu a day is never left out either, and net ene of his comrades who u cat him would think of alluding te his inability te re turn their kindness. He is drilled eight hours a day, At 8 a. 111. and -t p. m. Iij has his gnmelle containing a piece of beef, cooked and served In a geed, thick beup of vegetables. This savory anil neuiishlng rcp.ut Is eaten with "bread, nnd forms his only feed in time of peace. Hew often dm lug the war, when tlie officer's dinner was but u dream, have I relished n dish of this appetizing com cem com lieuud brought me by my geed orderly! I cannot relate here tlie Ihousatids'ef jokes that tlie barracks have furnished, nnd will nlways furnis.li, te the Ficiich r.iniUl iwwir. lint I nnuiKit, rrfrain from FflTnrbertla ' eeami' mmm wm ranks, while net te be fa, 1mwImn 1 In France. I remeaiber one bmtt -that Paddy might be proud te bare perpe trated. Piteu, ordered by a corporal te dig a pit and bury n quantity of rubbish from the yard, is in trouble. lie has per formed his task, but there is no room la j the pit for all the meld which was dug out te make it; se he comes te hk cor cer cor 'peral te nsk what he shall de. "Yeu feel," said the corporal magnifi cently, "make the pit larger, of course." In war time the French soldier is ad mirable. The geed humor with which he gees through the greatest hardships Is simply wonderful If the previsions arc net at hand he breakfasts off a joke or n rang. The only thing that puts him out is te get short weight when the ra tions of bread, rice, coffee, sugar nnd salt are served out He always gees straightway and weighs them, te make sure he has his due, and if there is a de ficiency of the tenth of an ou'r.ce he will grumble all day; but if his rations are right, he is right, ready for anything the day may bring, merry as a lark. Hit, philosophical way of taking the inevita ble, and putting a geed face en personal misfortune, is proverbial. At the battle of Werth ene of my men had his right hand completely shot away by n shell. Boeing the peer fellow leek at his maimed arm as he was being carried away, I went te him nnd gave him a word of sympathy. "Ay, men lieutenant," he cried, "I shall have te learn te make cigarettes with one hand!" Tlie whele character of the French sol dier is there. III THE WOMEN OF FRANCE. A Cnniirelienlr, Diverting and InUrnct InUrnct Ite Description of Fler Who Holds Jurqueit Uoulieinino In Lead lug String. The national character of the French has greatly altered since the disasters of 1970, and no one need wonder at it. They have beceme mero susceptible; they are new the most sensitive peeple en earth. Tlie rage for equality is often mani fested by a ferocious jealousy of theso who rise, cither in literature, the flne arts or politics. All these are fallings that we possessed before the Franco France Gcrinau war, but in a much less de gree. What has net changed, fertunately, is the character of the French women I mean especially the women of the peo ple. Geed society Is much alike every where like hotels; it is a question of mero or Ies3 manners in the former, of mero or less fleas in the latter. Geed so ciety in France is no exception te the rule. Ne mero are the hotels far the contrary. But what is thcre te be learn ed In what is termed "high society" ex cept gossip from club smoking rooms nud from boudoirs, which might, per haps, furnish a few pagc3 of Scandalous Chronicle? It is the peeple who preserve the traditions of a country; therefore it is the middle classes, the working classes in town and country, that the observer must tin 11 te. That tlm French women of the upper I classes aie the leaders of fashion nil ever the world, everybody knows; but I can not pas3 them ever without dwelling upon the reason why our best men are still at the feet of our women. "HI were queen," said Mme. Itecamler ene day, "I would command Mme. de Stnel te talk te me nil day long;" and n contemporary of thi3 celebrated author ess relates hew he and seme friends of his were driving with her ene day, and were suddenly surprised by a violent storm bursting ever their heads without their having noticed n sign of its gather ing, se absorbing were the charm nnd vivacity of her conversation. Thcre are plenty of French women of whom simi lar tilings might be said. Frem the Seventeenth century they have continued te hand down this charming sovereignty of converse. Mether bequeathes it te daughter, or It i3 transmitted in the bleed; and, te my mind, this is what chicily distinguishes them from the wo men of ether countries. In spite of telo tele graph and railways, in spite of politics, which in these days absorb all ranks of French society, peeple still causcnt in France; and this, thanks te French wo men, iixcuse me for using the word causer, but you have no equivalent for ft in English. Chat Is perhaps the near est approach te It, but even that falls te render its meaning. A causcrie is mark ed net only by interest of subject, but also by a lightness of touch which the French language eminently lends it self te. Can you imagine a drawing room nttractive without the presence of la dies? Have you never noticed that, left te themselves, the most clever men fall into argumentation, that their oratory fails te interest or cenvince you, and that there is a general feel ing of coldness and restraint? But let a woman ceme in, n woman of taste, and gayety comes with her; conversa tion becomes animated and attractive. It luns gtaccfully from 0110 subject into another, like n buttcrlly from spray te spray. It touches each lightly, rises te high thoughts, cemc3 te earth again, passing from lefty te lowly subject, from grave te gay, with infinite mean ders. Every ene is moved te biiew him self at his best, and draws from his vo cabulary his choicest expressions, his happiest reflections, surpasses himself, and issurprised te find himself iuspiicd a3 by a muse. Just new they were kill ing time; new ecry ene ia enjoying himself. All constraint is gene; each 0110 gives frcocxprcbbien te his thoughts. In a word, just new they were talking; new they causcnt. And in taking leave of their hostess they might repent the expression that n certain caurtly nbbe of the Lightcenth century used in speak ing te n grand dame who had communi cemmuni eatd te him something of her irresist ible spirit: "Madame, I am but an In strument, en which you have played with skill." Se much for the French women of the miner classes. Cbntinueil next Saturday. A Cure or Xe l'ny Is what the proprietors of Dr. I'lcrce'b Oehlcn Medical DIsi'Omtj-ciinrHntee te Uiumi wIieum) tlmlu underfill medicine fernny IiUhhJ talnter humors, eruptions, jilmnles, btetclitu, Mvefu. Ien Mire or swellings. Meney nmndedlf It don't benrllt or cure, K,SAw TheScut eri'nln nnd l'lensuiv, Tlie nervous nyMcm, often butters u diminution of vigor, nud causes mental nniiojutiee, and even Ksltle ilIstiirLnnc, without disease In the tenterium Itself. It Rets in u mere rellecter, hi many cases, of Inaction In tlie stomach, and eensupicntly of Incomplete assimilation of tlie fend by the blend. Till of course weakenu It, In common with the retoftlie tissues, and rcn der It Ics able te benr llhmil sintering au or dinary Urnln that would make no Imprcisslen upon strong uencs. Te mpply a dcllclt of btrcneth, and 'remedy n iiipcrcnsllleiicv In ttieiifnc Incident te a lack of vluer, llutct tcr'K steiimi'li Hitter Is far better adapted than any mere, tier Ine or tdmple tonic, since the on en lrliwufii in', enmplctii digestion, l the Mk Mk ernusnud ta.lt parent ufnerve ferce and quiet ude .Malarial attacks, rheumatism, bowel, ller and kldnej complaints succumb te the Ultteri.. u'JItedccl Stttorttctje, T UTllWl H. KAUWMAN, ATTOUNKY-AT-IAW. Becend Kleer Knhlemfin Iaw llutldlncr. Ne. Neitli DukurHrtet. apr-HydAw f ' - - "S Dr. C. McLane's CELEBRATED Vermiflige for Worms! MOTHERS READ. Andrrtr Downing of Orenburg Township, Vo Ve Vo namre County, gne his child ene tenKpoennil of the genuine Dr. C. Mcl-ane's Celebrated Ver mifuge, and Mie imsKed 177 worm. Nexl morn ing en repetition of the dine she passed 118 mere. Japhet C Allen, of Alnbey, gave a dose of the genuine Dr. C. McUine'g Celebrated Vermifuge te n child six years old, nud It brought away S3 worms. He seen after gave another dose te the fame child, which brought away 00 mere, malt ing 133 worms In about 12 hours. Mrs. Qulgby, Ne. 182 Enex Ht, New Yerk, writes us that she had a child which had been unwell for better than two months. Hhe pro cured bottle of the genuine. Dr. U. McLnne's Vermifuge nnd administered It. The child passed a large quantity of worms, nnd In a few days was as hearty ns ever It had been. Parent with such testimony befere them should net hesitate, when thcre Is any reason te suspect worms, and lese no time In administering the genuine Dr. C. McLnne's Vcrmlhige. It never falls nnd Is perfectly safe. This Is te certify that I wns troubled with n tape worm for mero than six months. I tried all the known remedies for this terrible afflic tion, but without being able te destroy It. I get a liettle of the genuine Dr. C Mel Jine's Vermi fuge, prepared by Fleming tires., l'lttsburgd'a., which I took according te directions; nnd the result wns I discharged ene large tape worm, measuring mero than n yard, tK-sldes n number of small one. Mils. M. HCOTT. Price 2!i cents n bottle. Insist en having: the genuine. (4) H U.M I'll KEYS' VETEUINAllY BI'ECIFICS Eer Horses, Cattle, Hhcep, Dogs, Hogs AND SOOl'age Heek en Treatment of Animals and Chart Kent I'rce. cuntjO Fevers, Congestions, Inflammation, A.A. f Hplnal Meningitis, Milk Fever. n.II. Strains, Lameness. Rheumatism. C.C. Distemper, Nasal Discharges. n.Il. Hots or drubs, Weflns. K.K. Cough", Ilea vcs.l'ncumen la. K.K. Celle or Urlpes, ucllynche. O.O. M Isenrrlage, Hemorrhages. H.H. Urinary and Kidney Diseases. 1. 1. Eruptive Diseases. Mange. J.K. Diseases of Digestion. , BTAHI.K CASK, with Snecines, Manual, Witch Hazel Oil and Mcdlcnter 87.0(1 1'itICE, Hlngle llottle (e cr CO deecs) (It) Held by Druggists; or Bent Prepaid anywhere nnd In any quantity en Receipt or Price. HUMPHUEYS' MED. CO.. 109 Fulton St., N. Y. HUatHIlEYB HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFIC N0.2S. In u se. ni0 years. The only successful remedy for NEIlVOUrt DEHILU'Y. VITAL. WEAK NESS, nnd Prostration, from Over-Werk or ether causes. SI per vial, or S vials and large vial pewuer lur te. Hei.l) nr DnucinisTS, or ent prepaid en re- colptOOef i price iiu.Mi-iluijin jur.i prlceHUMl'lIItDYH' MEDICINE cu i Fulton HU. N. Y. Utic27-TII,S&w 1AllTi:il'H LITTLE LtVEK PILLS. CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS Hick Headache and relleve. all the troubles Inci dent te a bilious slate of the system, sucli'as DIzrlnChK, Nnuwii. Drowsiness, Distress after Eating, Pain In the Hide. dr. While their most remarkable success has been shown In curing SICK. Headache, yet CAHTEU'H LITTLE LIVER PILLS nre equally valuable. In Constipation, curing and preventing this annoying com plaint, while they also correct all dlsordersef the stomach, Mlmnlate the liver and regulate the bowels. E en If they only cured HEAD Ache they would be almost pilccless le theso who sutler from this distressing complaint; but fortunately their goodness does net end here, and thoe who ence try them will Mud there little pills valuable In se many wiih that they will net be willing te de without them. Hut after all sick head ACHE Is the bane of se many lives that here Is where we make eurgreat beasu-Uur pills euro It while ethers de net., CAItTEU'H LITTLE LIVER PILLS are very small nnd very easy te take. One or two pills make u dose. They nre strictly vegetable and donetgrljx) or purge, but by their gcntle ac tion plc.ise all who usethem. In vlnlsattticta ; live ler (1. Held every where or sent by mall. CARTER .MEDICINE CO., NEW YORK. Small Pill. Small Dose. Small Price. auglS-lydeed rpEETIUNO SYRUP. TO MOTHERS. Every balm should have a bottle of DR. FAHlfNKY'S TEETHING SYRUP. Perfectly safe. NeOplum orMeiphlamlxlures. Wlllrt Wlllrt llee Celic, Griping In the Dowels and Promote DltllcultTcfthlng, Prepaicd by DRS. D.KAIIIt NEYAHON, Ilagersteivn, Mil. Druggists sell It; Si cents. Trial bolt'.e sent by mall it) cent. lant-lydeedAw Vv Oni)i;velepei) parts Of the Human llndy Enlarged, Develeped, Strengthened, etc., Is an Interesting advertise ment long run hi our paper. In reply te In quiries we will say that there Is no ovldenre of humbug about this. On the contrary, the ad vertisers are very highly Indorsed. Interested persons may get sealed circulars glvlngall par ticulars, by writing te the ERIE MEDICAL CO., 5 Swan bU, Uullnle, N. Y. DaiUi IWctle Jlee. fil-iydAw TLY'S CIIEASI HALM. CATARRH, HAY FEVER. Ely's Cream Balm Cleanses the Nasal Passages, Allays Pain and lullammatleii. Heals thu Seres, Restores the Senses of Taste and Smell. TRY THE CURE. A particle Is applied te each nostril and Is agreeable. PrlcehOccutsutDrugglats; by mull, registered, W cents. ELY llltOTHERS, sepll-lydAw Ne. 6(1 Warren St., New Yerk. Uitt?e. Philadelphia, Februnry HI, 1869. lIlTNOAniAN 1 bEAt" 1 JMPEIUALAND HOYAIj AUSTRO IIUNCJARIAX CONSULATE. According te the instructions of the Iteynl Hungarian Ministry fur Agricul ture, Industry und Commerce in Rutin Pest te thin Iintieritil und Reynl consulate it is hereby attested te that the Royal Hungarian Government wine cellars nt Ruda-lVpt were established by the Hun garian Government, l'ebrunry 1, lSSH, and that the establishment is since under control of siiid ministry. The aim of tlicse wine cellars Is te sup ply tlie world's markets with the best wines produced 111 Hungary, free from any adulteration, Mr. II. E. Slaymaker, ngent of Lan caster, Pa., has by the Government's general agents of North America been appointed agent for Laiu-asler for the sale of these wines, which nre bottled In Ruda-lVst,iiuderthObupcrvi'ieu of th Hungarian Government, and Uar the original protective label of the Royal Hungarian Ministry for Agriculture en the bottles. LOUIS YVESTERGAARD, Imperial and Royal Censul 8f Austila Huugary. SUA1.. .v n. hu.ne. t'exsui.ATi:, AT VllIL'A., TA. in M AftTlttBHOrj. We matter bow this may Increase, the demand r Overcoats we are prepared te" apply the want Mrs', second and third fleer. Chtf- CtKtf. "(HiHW GiKStflt. drens,Ueysandeni. Men's Warm and Comfortable Stermen, fr, tlO, 1S, lis. fix Men's Cape Coats, stylish and comfor table, can be worn with or without the cape, at the weather demands, f 13, 11(1, 122, Interesting pictures of beauty and vatae. Our Melten, Kersey and Heaver Overcoats. Chelra from satin lined nnd luxurious down te IS. Yeu must see the Beys' nnd Children' Over Over ceata te realize new little will buy a geed Over coat., Storm Ceala for Beys and Children, t year and up. Have you seen our 112, f 15, 118 and KM Men's Dress Suits 7 Value and style beyond expecta tion. Gloves, Handkerchiefs and Mufflers are ready for a big parade out the deer. Lew prices r the marshals. Men's and Beys' sizes. Investigate the statement. Underwear values arc big here, variety big and size big or little. , All the fads of fashion and partlcalara brought out In the Custom Tailoring Depart ment. A large choice of Overceatings and Suit ings. " Full Dress " Suits a specially. MARTIN BROS, NOB. as AND 28 NORTH QUEEN ST. L. QANSMAN Sc BRO. THE BUSIEST CLOTHIERS. SPECIALS I Te demonstrate that L. QANSMAN & BRO. can undersell all ether clothiers, we continue, for ten day b or mero our extraordinary bargain sale te ghe people at a distance a chance te at tend this great sale and sne money. It will pay you te come hundreds efmlles for these Great Bargains. WE NAME A FEW OF THE MANY Bargains te Be Had JHere. Men's Melten Cnsslmere Pants at tt 00 : worth 2 00. Men's All-Weel Pants nt Jl 60 ; worth 13 fiO. Men's Hit) Diagonal Hulls at 1325; wert $9 01). Men's Heavy Laber Overcoats nt tl 73 ; worth 7 00. Men's Denver Overcoats at S3 00 ; worth f 15 00. Men's Chinchilla Overcoats at 1373; worth S13 00. Men's Iteyal Kersey Overcoats at W SO ; worth S18 00. Men's Kngllsli Fur Ueevcr Overcoats at S3 00 : worth 822 00. Men's Imported Melten Overcoats at JO 00; worth 821 00. Men's Imported Melten Overcoats, silk lined all through, at J10I W: worth t'.TOO. Men's All-Weel Cheviot Suits ntW50; worth S17 00. Men's Flue. Worsted Bulls nt S8 23; worth 821 (W. Men's Hterni Overcoats nt $3, $3 60, M, t0,t&, 10 ; worth mere than double tlie money. See our Hey's Overcoats, sizes 13 te 10 years of age, at (2 23, ii CO, -!, (3 SO. storm or plain made, worth double the money. Wonderful Bargains In Children's Sulla nnd Overcoats. Suits and Overcoats from Wcaud upwards. Don't MUs this Great Sain ; If you Value Meney, Come Larly. L. Gansman & Bre., Tailors and Manufacturers nf Men's, Bey's and Children's Clothing (Exclusive.) 66 and 68 NORTH QUEEN ST., 8. W. CORNER OF ORANQE. LANCA8TER, PA. 49 Net connected with any ether Clothing Heuse In tlm city. tf-l!3 cautious and iimke no mistake se that you get te the right place. gvi! C5c0iB. WlLl' ILLIAMBON & FOSTKK. Open Every Evening DUItlNG THE MONTH OF DECEMBER! GENTS' SMOKING JACKETS, IIOITSK COAT'S DKESSING GOWNS AND BATH liOBES. Gents' Flne Dress Overcoats, 810, $18, $20, $21. Beys' Leng Pant Suits, 83, 8J 60, 81. Ilejs' Drcfi Suits, SO, Ji) 60, 87. Ladles' Silk Plush Coats and Jackets. Beaver Cleth and Berlin Twill Jackets. Girls' Grelchcn nnd Infant Coats. Children's Knee-Pant Suits, $2, 82 50, i3. Odd Pants and (ieats. Bey's Oxcrceats, 82, S3, $860, $1 50. SIX SPECIAL BARGAINS . IN DRY GOODS. Drep in and See Them. Toilet Twill Crash, 3c per yard. Indigo Blue Prints, tl j per yard. Kztra Heavy Shirting, Ce per yard. Turkey Bed Damask, 51 Inch, 20c per yard. Part Weel Cash mere, 10c per yard, A Mammoth T urkisli Tewel, 25t. CONTINUATION OF OUR RIBBON SALE. All-Silk, Futln and Gre Grain Itlbbens, Ne. 12, ut I2canr.l. AU-Sllk Melrc, lOe a yard. LADIES' UNDERWEAR. White Merine, 23c, 25c, 3jc, 50c te 81 00 per garment. Whlte Jersey Bibbed, SSe, tie, 60c, 90c te $150 per garment. . Plain Scarlet, 75c, 81 00, "jl 25, 8150 per gar ment. Scarlet Jerecy Jtlbbcd, We per garment. Gent's and Bey's Cheap Neckwear. Bey's SHkTecks, 13c; Gent's Silk Tecks, 17e. Gent's Silk Tecks, Pulls and Keur-lu-IIand, All Styles Extra Flne Silk Neckwear, 60c. Gent's Full Dress Ties. Gent's Full Dress Kid Gloves. Gent's Full Dress Milrls. Satin StrlK, Embroidered, Plain or Fancy Plque FrenU, 81 00 te 82 W. Paris Drct-s Shirts open front le neckband nud open back, u iwrfect titling slilrt, $1 00. Gent's White Milrts, 3S, 60, 70c, SI. Gent's Dress Glever, lined or uutlncd. Gent's Angera Weel and Cleth Gloves. Lndle' Shoulder Chies, Astraehan Cleth, Pointed Frent with Pocket, S3. Plain Capes of Astrachau Fur, $10: with Pointed Frent, 813. riush Cures, S3 te 8 60. Black Hair Capes, $3 50. Menkey Fur Cellars, 81 te $6. Children's Muds from 50c Beys' Stiff Felt Hats 50c. Beys' Plush nnd Cleth Caps with bands,35c and 50c. Celd Cup Umbrellas, 05c. Bi)'s nnd Youth's Dress Shoes, button or lae . Henmless Vamps and Dongelu Kid Tops, Cu'f Fronts und hel.il Leather ltotteui. Wry Dressy and henlctnble. Full Hange of Slzis. Price, 81 50. 32-38 East King Street, LANCASTEIt, PA. AND NO. 318 MARKET ST., UAUBISUUHQ. FA. 'it Williamson & Fester, if" f 4 -"W u :s" i-..'..'tarfril .i.liV.i:
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