, 1873-12-13

amounting to 3t5l. 000, ,000. which cOnld Eo HNntca
withunt doraugirg tho finances OF tho nntEon
cont al ,ho ilt,o and 'nseicst tiloroon:
Thi,rl---Tho ln0iioy WIS pls}cured hy
rust.tr SUBSCRIPTIONS,
IN two loans Of alont e5to: :D0u, ,oo0 oacll Tho
tl,oy would bo called ConuolH Thoro l'ciug 10
tiua fixed for their redemption, thoy arc tntcr-
minahlo bonds. and can only to extillgulshel by
licitEt purchased ih ttIa opon market for What
They draw 3 por cent intoroat, md waro aold to
Tho highest bidders, and realized all round nbott
ri por cont hoginiti'1g nt NO, and advancing to
NJ loforo .hn loanR we're eloacd.
FoulIh-Ihe whole subscription wab taken by
FARMERS. srfopxEErEas, AND BANKERS,
tho latter purchasing oil speculation tor rtso.
and then rosolling TO tho fnrniots. Tho groat
bulk Of tl,oao ltcntes hayo found their way into
tlo pockets Of the Fronch farl,ers., It was
tlicr,, that yearly every farmer III Ftanca Ind n
secret hoard Of gold "Napoloons md 5-lrano
silver coins, Of tho oxisienco Of which tero WIS
seo@ @ hut Of tho st asos os "ot of rrca te tacy "1y
m " eartl,ou crock Ii, tho ground,
But ovory Fronchman,. no matter w',at hla poll
tics or religion, -wlother lio be HoyaIist, Re-
publican, Of Communists Cathollc,n rrotent-
nut, or n Skcptlc,-haH absolute confidence in
Tie solyoncy Of l,is Government, and is willing
to onn llp last franc, strt, Or pair OF snilots.
Tho subscriptions for the national loaN tn !ller-
ato France from the occupation Of thu lnted and
abIorrcd L'Alloinagno (Germnn), amounted to
FOUR Of FIVE TIMER
the aim required; and, at NIL plnces whero tho
bouks wore opennd to receive propoosnla for
Reutos. there wcro great crowds, much excito-
lnent and contentiou. and scrallloI'ng rush
frat to reach tho books. For twenty.fonr
hours in advance Of tho time for opening them,
long lines Of women held their p}aces reEar.'-
leBH Of rail-, or Aoat wind or weather, and impa-
tiontfy waited for tho signal for tho procession
to 1novo upon Tile books and make their ol1sr-
ngB Of 70 many hundred Or Thousand francs
eucl ; for, in making these subscriptions. Tho
women manRged INC paaloss, NJ thnS no retsy
stumbling lclpleasly itlio, and watching their
spol1seR with tint foeling which tho
INFERIOR HAs FOR THE SUPERIOR.
Fifh-It wns demonstrated by tic result OF
tho offerings, nDd the facts that cano to light.
tint tho Fruncl, farmers atono Ind moro gold
| aud silver hunrded away and Bccrctcd III utI-
known spots than would snfsleo to discharge tho
whole German tino and tho cost Of the war be-
co1ne Of the atenly stream OF le precious metals
which, for tho laat fifty or stxty yenia, had
! poured into France. Some said thoy hnd been
| re-oxlortod In the slapa Of jewolry, gliding. and
ornaments; and othors hnd mnsnliied tho
shou~keopcrs. aid mechanics Ind hoarded it by
| the hundreds, und perhaps thousands, Of
millionn. The ,,yomon Of France hold tho
nosa m'y Asrcsn sns s'fp cee" e fe"
industrious to degree ot which American wo'anu
lavo no idea close, saying, Btingy, aud ncuuisi..
| two. Slowly. day by day, month by mouth, and
year by year, the little surpun savings and acif~
douials Of each good dhno md l1er fn1nily 30 on
accommodating aud increasing, n,ld arc carotully
| converted into tho indoatructibla precious met
+! uls, and ...
| BURIED IN TIE GROUND,
or hid in the wall Of tho outage, and kept there
with ull tho hecrctiveneuB Of Frce-Alasonly.
| Only Oh occaAions Of marriages OF rurc|luse III
land IL nny part Of those loarsta ever touched.
| For the former, q certain amount comes forth
from its hiding-place to pay tho stipulated mar
tho son; aud then tho money only seea the day
| light for day, for tho new owners instantly lay
| it awny, aud begin the labor Of married life to
| earn money, Hayo it, and add II to tic patrimo-
| uial honrtle.
| Stxth-France is the
| MORT BELF-HrrroNTISa NATION
III Europe or the world. lIcf exports always OK
coed her imports largely, md this balanco ia
exacted in tho precious motala, and not in
fashionable capital Of the world. the Empress OF
| fe:nnlcdom; and to her Hhrino they como Or
soild thcir offerings from all the nations Of the
carth. Paris sets tue fashions aud changes
|
changes Of tho moon or tho direction
Of the winds. Ali that III costly, usoloss, tlimsy
aud flaming in the fomalo wardrobe aud toilet,
iB manufactured in France, and Hold III Paris te
the worlds butterflies; while tho fop element o
tho musculine persuasion arc also provided with
their stunning styles OF dress by the French
aud tho whole cliampagno.d o.drinkng fraternity
purchase aheir costly cavuouic acid and cider IL
France.
France imports
| 40 BnEADsruFrs on MEAT8,
except little ut Long intervals when her crops
nro Short ~ happens to be tue case this year
bnt nearly always stlo has O surplus Of wheat
boof, and mutton, which is exported acroRs tilt
channel to England, wlcrs it finds ready mar
l;et at high prices. Frauce imports loss Rlgar O
1nolaRses than sllc exports, except from ho
owu colonieH. She produces enormous qna.tti
titica Of sugar and molasses from the beet~ioot-
enough for aomoBtic consumption. and snrpiu
to export. France imports 10 silk, except in th
raw state, and pr0duceR most Of tho row lnatoria
within l'or OWN borders aud ilIon nannfaetnrc
it iuto thousand forms OF tnbricB and tissues
and sells 2100.000,0 QUO or S.uU, ,01O, 000 worth O
it to all tho lotnaes Of tho world after supply
ing her own very moderate and Rparing con
sumption. Franco manufactures the great bull
Of her own iron, mud nearly everything mad
thcrefrom in tho form OF steel and iron I'm
ptements, raifoad-tracks, eugineR. Ships, etc
While tho coal-measurcs Of Franco arc scant
! HAo manages to avoid importation from Englaut
to any great cxtont. Tho domestic fue
OF France ia wood burned with I'LL oeonom
! that makes ono SILVER oh q cold dny. Ir0es ar
AZ CAREFULLY PLANTED AND GNowS
in Trance as boats or wheat, Or my, othor pro
duct. France grows nearly atl tic wool re
quircd for domestic consumption mud export
III tho shape OF cloths. except certain coalH
sarietina nse. to mix with tho natiSo ne iieeces
and purchased eleaply IN Australia nnd Snnt
!. America, III exclnngo Tor gnclucka and tone
nrtielea.
Tho French produce their own h9nors.--wine
aud brandy, ,--alll export tons Of millions Q
dollars worth to other nntions. They drink II
whisky and but little beer they call the Fosmo
: American poison, and the inter nasty Gorma
, , Boup, a.sd nother Of them lit for tho hunla
. | Atosnacl.)
The gkin Of every boast and fonr-footed au
.. mai s converted into leather. They utilize til
| hides Of nil tho ho,scs, asses. mules, rattit
calves, deor, silcep, lan'ba, goats, kids,
HOGS, NOES, CATS. RATS
foxes, wolves, ralbitB. and other anin,aia will
Or domestic, and sell tho products to MI u,
\ world III tho shape Of Fponch calf and kid bout
aud slaoos, and morocco wear, mud gloyoa by til
0 million gross. Tl1ey make sparing ,lso OF tAes
articles for themselves, but woar wooden shoo'
| morn 1tv f1hnn nI,yt 1fr a1ap thrf1s11 III