Show IN PARIS I Dispatches from Paris say that that volatile people are already recovering from the effects of the flood and some of the old gayety has already taken ta en possession of the city That is characteristic of the race Although the city is in profound darkness darkness darkness dark dark- ness though its water ater supply is in many places entirely entirely entirely en en- cut it off still those people will get in a cafe and with a few smelts a genuine French stew and anda a bottle of wine will in ten minutes forget the sorrows sor sor- sor- sor rows rows around around them and be joyous So far as the appearance of the city is concerned concerned concerned con con- it will be swiftly restored because there are people there there are who are are absolutely destitute and want work and there will be no delay in cleaning thoroughly the city and restoring the surface damage of the flood But the sewers the water and gas and electric light connections and the underground stories where people lived two lived two three four stories underground those those will be matters of serious consequence for fora a long time It can all be fixed readily except where the sewers are burst The extent of the dam dam- age there is really the point which should be the of the French authorities If they have withstood the flood generally why then the sorrows will pass swiftly away but t if they are nearly all ll caved in and obstructed then the matter matter mat mat- ter is serious surely because before than can be remedied the city is liable to be under the grasp of a pestilence and a place to be shunned by tors They go to Paris every year and carry millions millions mil mu- lions of dollars and spend the money there We Ve cannot comprehend or rather we cannot estimate how much Paris has really suffered until we know the condition which the flood left the sewers in |