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J Seldon Hanson of Ephraim S Writes Interesting Letter from froth J r. r Meuse l France France Franc April 2 1919 Editor I Enterprise I I am writing you you tp show h w my appreciation fo fur for The e Enterprise which which hi is js coming to me re regularly It is surely a great re t treat to sit down and read the tho paper from home l As 8 one ono reads eads the tim news it it almost al al- most takes me back hack home again and andI 1 X draw in my minds mind's eye a pi picture ture of the daily doings dongs at home homer I w wonder sometimes if the he day is coming around when I can write e. e that last and nd long- long looked for lett letter r I I am on my homeward homeward home home- ward journey but I 1 dont don't think it i will be so v very ry long lon until such will il be bethe bethe bethe the case A great ma many mail y changes have hav taken I place at home in the past year and I Iha ha have e surely been deeply touched to learn of the sickness and sorrow Borrow that has ha str struck ck so many ml W W-s are re loc located ted in 21 28 kilometers from Paris Ju Just t f four ur month ago I joined my company here ere While lo located here hero I I have had the thep p pleasure ea ur of visiting Par ParisI s1 was there 3 days and 1 must admit that three days ys ysis is a short visit in this great city I l' l took advantage of every moment and seen all I could in of art and palaces s. s The first trip I took was to Versailles les les and the palace there For one one to enter the this wonderful l palace palace palace pal pal- ace where Charles V Louis and were kings and also I it was surely a great treat to seethe old landmarks of centuries back The palace stands in the cen een center ter of a large square square When entering the gate walked walked about one half half block b ock before reaching the palace Here on on the outside we were confronted with large cannon that had bad been used during during during dur dur- ing time and possibly earl earl- ier On entering the palace it almost makes one feel fel as if they were in a different world and we w w-uld w almost stand in in amazement amazement as aa we went from room to room to see the wonderful artand art artand artand and sculpture work displayed It is almost impossible to express in w words the beauty and the wonderful things l here e e as well as the history that it has We We we were e fortunate fortunate to have a good guide and nothing was lacking in telling telling tell tell- ing all ab about ut each room as each room was historical During the reign of Louis XIV XV be he concluded that the palace should be more beautiful so so- he spent seventy millions of dollars dollarson on the palace and I assure you that on ongoing ongoing going thru it you can see that every dollar was used to beautify the place Louis XIV was the most extravagant ant king ever in power Passing from room to room on oil either side and above us we could see seo seethe seethe the grandest art I venture to say in inthe inthe inthe the world I had bad the pleasure of seeing the very bed the he kin king sl slept pt in W WB Ye e fe recall ll from history the great habit Louis had in wearing so 50 many different wigs By the side of his bedwas was an image supposed to be he that of Louis Louie XIV and on his head bead was one of the many wigs ho he really wore We Wo a also sc visited some of the reception reception recep recep- tion rooms and also the room where the king would eat on Monday forthe public to to watch him which was considered considered con con- a great privilege e. e We Wo then visited Queen Marie Marle Antoinette's bedroom bed bedroom room wife of Louis XIV T Then Tien eri let letus us go to the great hall called the II Hall of of This hall is feet and very beautiful It It was of more interest to me than any other place lace in the p palace lace In this thi this hall hallon all allm on ou the day of January 1871 i France signed the treaty with the i Germans and gave her hr Alsace Belfort and a considerable part of Loraine In thi this hall of Vf f mirrors is where the Germans me meet t the allies of the world to sign the the peace th the same table on which peace wis was signed in 1871 will p perhaps be used in inthe inthe inthe the near future on an which to sign the thep p peace ace terms so we wg w were told This table is a wonderful piece of I work made from ivory and nd pearls I also aliO visited Napoleons Napoleon's bed room room a and d different rooms I t Napoleon did much much to beautify Pari Par Par- i is Hf He finished finished the western courts of the Lou Louvre re and cut cut thru the Rue de cle Rivoli H He erected the the C Col- Col l- l upon upon which the scenes of his victories were w wrought ought in bronze tak ak taken en from captured ed cannons of overy every nation H He also built quays along the Seine Seine and bridges of beau beautiful f l lw w work rk I I have be been n at the place where the i allied allied powers powe s a are are e working day and nd night to solve the gre great t p problems o lems I they h have ve confronting th them mi also passed tha the home homeno of our great President dent dent V Woodrow row od-row Wi Wilon on but t t. t sorry to o say so far I have have pot not h had 1 the pleas pleas' ure of ure seeing ng him On entering the Louvre a wonder wonder- I f ful l pal palace c y you m would see seu on either I t sid side guns used in Napoleons Napoleon's time or perhaps earli earlier r. r 1 The Louvre Louvre is a gr grand 1 museum On entering g the six doors do doors ix x in 10 number number- you yop would find cloak rooms cloakrooms rooms rooms' and ro rooms ms fo for packages aa as it f is strictly forbidden to carry packages into this building To describe this grand museu museum museum mu mu- seu seum would take take pages and pa pages s so will not Dot d dwell lent Ini on this particular place There Ther are re paintings and art work from all parts of toe world orl 1 such a as I classical Italian art art German art art Flemish and Dutch art Roman Roman Greco sculptures Egyptian and Or Oriental sculpture various Egyptian antiquities ties sculptures of the Medi Mediaeval val Renaissance Renaissance Ren Ren- and Modern ages Also art artand artand artand and sculpture from the present day You must hand it to Paris and France for the beautiful art and sculpture from ages back We also visited th the statue of of Joan of Arc We recall from history the story of this girl when whan only 18 years of ag age leading an army and winning many battles After the coronation of of the Dauphin Joan otAre was sent t to capture Paris She She approached h d the old city wall near near the present palaces of the pyramids and was sounding rhe depth of the moat with her lance when she was wounded in inthe inthe inthe the thigh by an arrow Her statue now stands where she fell We next visited v sit d the ro a avery avery very beautiful l place built during the third Republic for expositions 1878 This place was waa named from a Spanish fort ort capt captured red in 1823 Statues and cascades s. s ar are found in the garden alo al- al o aquariums aquariums arit ms with fresh water fish Other places place of in interest erest are Place du Chatelet Chatel t. t Palaie Palaia-de Palaia de Justice St. St f t Germain Fountain of Innocents t. t Place de la Concorde Concord one of f the fin tin finest est eat squares in the world Church of I the Chamber des Dep Deputies Deputies I uti s. s French nome homo of Representatives es Next Next- we came to the Home Homo des es Iu In Invalids valid fine specimen fine specimen o of Ii Renaissance a style founded by by y Louis Louis' XIV for wounded soldiers in 1670 The outside out out- side ide of the b building is used as an artillery artillery artillery ar ar- ar- ar tillery museum museu Talk about your captured d cannon from the Boche Boehe you surely see t en here all si sizes and you kinds and also c captured planes It sur surely ly is isa a wonderful sight We enter the b building On the right you see the wagon that brought I Napoleon to this place after laying in St. St Helena from rom 1821 to 1840 To de de- dev sc scribe ibe the tomb that is herg herpy and where Napoleon now lies if is almost an impossibility It is made from Red marble brought from Russia The tomb lies in in a pit or we can term it an arena Lookin Looking down into into into in in- to this place o one oue e will see all aU around the sides flags of every nation Napoleon eon con fought with and won I must al also also also al- al so mention that as yO you enter this building you can see around the ceiling ceiling ceiling ceil ceil- ing all th the original flags th that t Napoleon Napoli eon conquered Some are just mere threads s some some me burned others full of bullet holes holes As you look at them they surely told the story ry of battle battie There was one on flag missing and we can all aU guess that It was th the STARS AND STRIPES the fl flag g that stands superior to all The flag ag that taught th the world what it it stands for for Peace Liberty and Just Justice ce to all We VIa next visit Eiffel tower the highest highest highest high high- est in I the world world feet feet It has been used during the war a as a wireless wireless wireless wire wire- less station and fo for aircraft anti aircraft guns uns During Daring the last battle of the Marne they watched the fighting from froin this tower The foundation covers f four ur acres acre During the war the Boche Boche tried to bomb this tower and at one onetime onetime time tIme hit wit within in fifty f y yards yard of i it I Next we come to the Pantheon of War and the great war pictures s The this building was sugg suggested sted for the dome of the capitol at at Washington Wash ing ington n D. D O 0 H Here re you see see seethe the war war paintings of of- all the nations in the world and nd up to the present day clay One could spend hours in this place but I had the privilege e of spending only a short time hereto here Next we visit the Notre Dame a wonderful church situated on an an island T This is church was used in the twelfth century to take the place of two churches In this ch church the coronation of Henry VI of of England as king of France took place also the beginning ning of the revision of Joan of Arcs Arc's trial the coronation of Napoleon eon I in 1804 and Napoleon Ills Ill's weddin wedding I w was s fortunate to visit visit this church on a Sunday morning and and witnessed the the ceremonies In the interior you ou will see a Urge large organ built bum during the reign of Louis Louie XV v also alao South Trae Trie- sept Chapels StDenis Chapel l St. St Magdalene chapel and others and under each ach of these names there la is ft s Matory history Next Neat trip we take is thru turn the Bole Bob d de Bologne or in English woods of Bologne Bologno This is the greatest boulevard boule boule- I n nyard vard yard in it- the world You could go for miles and miles on beautiful roads road and see wonderful scenery and all along this boulevard the captured bl big guns of the Huns are on exhibition This is just a short story of all aU that I have seen and when I return I 1 can 1 show you pictures as per my story f Give my kindest re regards to all ali the e people of Ephraim I remain Respectfully yours loura j SELDON HANSEN |