, 1874-01-31

Aud yot, sinco tho fnrtners came into pcsacseio'I
Of tin land, eighty yrars ago. nn cnnsnf 10 I,n
tenants ground Into tho dtsat BY Ia'ldlarls, they
)itTo more linn
rHEntEn THE ANNUAL PRODUCTS
OF Frnncc. Ihoy hnyo sustained tremendous
wars, mud furnished tic ,ncn To fight all Europe
Thoir. country Ina 1,ccn rayaged by aayago
it intyasIo'ns, mud Their industry at
survived ali thoso deaolatlons and lestr,ctionp
Of ]lanan lifu and property, and supplied
tl1o money to pay OF tho national ral,HomH and
i1tionlnttlcallons imposed upon tho nation by
invaders; md to.dny tile visible and realzcl
tho lsoyoIntion Of 17sD. THO material Improves
mcnt Of France only datoa iron, 1916, attor Tho
overthrow nnl bn,iisllsnont of Napoleon. For
tho twnnty-aix yenra subsequent to the COM
n,encon'eft Of tho Revolution. Fra1lcc. wna
,lro to aupllort tho carnage anti destination.
But sl,o Inns survived nil l,or loysoB md tlianB
tors, including tho last, antl presents
A MARVELLOUS DISPLAY
Of prosperity and Scnlt in despite Of enormous
aud oppressive taxation. now exceeding 9'lOO,-
0o0, 900 per annum for national purposes, OK.
elusive Of all local aud municipal burdona and
oxnctionH.
II, searching for tho cause OF theao wonderful
tho remarkable industry and aptitude Of tho
French people IN tlefr habits Of economy,
sobriety, and tltriftfncsB their perseverance, In
lnbor, ,hopon'noss cllcorfulnesa, n1illfulncnH,
and eethoto tastes but, above all In tho oman
condition Of lantl1csa acrfB, and elevation into
that OF independent froelloldcrs, will avery
farnily owning their own firm, cultivatsng lholr
own vine and 1g-troo, and enjoying tho fruits
Of their own labor, with no landed nriatocrat 10
soizo their earnings and Hluantor tllon in admin
istoring to hia proll'gato dissipation. It wnn
their
TRANSITION rnoM REnrpoM INTO FnEEMOLnEas
TINT garo the opportunity to convert Franco into
garden Of frnits ant. d.loworp. mud to ren1er ita
prosperity irrcprosuibls, in defiance Of 1nitgov-
er1lmcnt md invasion, war-taxes and spolintion.
While education ia not universal l>y any mcanH
among tho fnrrncra OF franco, Btll great prog
repB Of late has been mado. Tho1e has been I.
national awakening in Flance, ar IN Great bril-
the common pcoplc. Al Tho beginning Of tl,ia
century, only one adult III ten could read and
write. Now two-thrds can do no. And where
one newspaper was read as Into AS the roign Of
Louis Philippe, now throe or four are road.
Free public libraries have boon established in
is hardly town Of 5000 inhabitants but has
it's nublic library. III soma cities not
larger than Springfield Or Peoria, found libra
rios Of 2o.ooo to 10000 volun1oa;: The general
rule to DO to provide public library with
n number of volumes at least
EQUAL TO THE POPULATION
of tho place. In connection witl, tlleAe 1ihrarics
Which aro deposited III flreproof buildings, arc
nlnseumB for tho collection ind preservation Of
all local oyrioaitca Of Art or Nature, literature.
nearly a1l tho cities Of Franco hnye curious old
histories and traditions dating far back into the
ages Of antiquity. Ihorc is q French HiHtorical
Society, with headquarters ut Paris, which ram
ifleB all France,-tllero boing branch societies
and corresponding mombors in eYory cty of any
note OF magnitude. In these mnttors, tho
French are far ahead Of the Americans. or even
the English.
Tho elrocs OF this progress Of national canca-
ton ani' cxpreasion Of general intelligonca IL
acon in tho Improvement and advancement Of
tho cities and larger town.. Strangera are all
flied with aHtoniahment and admiration at tho
wonderful improvements rnadn In Paris during
tho last twenty-five Jeara.-the widening and
ornamental trees thu artistic fountains; tho
numerous columns md atatuary; and tho multi
t1do of elegant buildings which have been
erected; and stloy seem to suppose tlat III no
other parts Of Fsauce bus anything been done in
tho wny OF improvement aud adjournment. But
such Wow is a mistaken one.
ALL THE CITIES or FnAECE
have hcon initiating Paris to tho extent Of tEoir
ability; and the improvements in many OF them
have boon relatively greater oven than in Paris
itself,
AL Froncmen visit paris,-moat Of them onco
gear, anG all Of them once In life-tinle. They
rarcly 20 anywhere else, for 10 other city hns Mt
fractions for them. They roturn filled viii! ad-
nirntion at the sights and shows ind Rtraight-
way cot about reproducing Paris in their own
cities, to the oxtont of thoir menns. Thoroforcit
ia TINT find in old, quaint, medieval cities. q
spirit Of progrosB aud improvement which WAS
not expecting to find. Almost every city has It's
atlorned parks, drives, and squares, with fonn-
taina playing, md staluarY nntl monuments COM
momoratiyo Of tho noted characters there horn,
or or ovonts IN itR history. 1t 1as itB now quar-
ter, laid out in broad, straight streots and ofo:
ga,ity built up in modern style, with vlliaB and
csque Landscape can bo produced. The effect ia
heightened BY ornamental trees, vines, shrubs,
and flowers 80 p1aceu mud arranged as tn ndd a
singular charm to tho whole. In these respects,
it sccma to me,
THE FRENCH ARE UNEXCErED
fnl IN Art and Nature. IL air temperament is
poetical and emotional, and they are always
studying poses, aurpriAes. efrectN, clesaucea,
charms, aud sensations in all thoy do. They are
shocked and their fee!lnga wounded BY coarse
unsS os %o tns Ssy Or srE yF liz Dao naofa y oy vi
sacrifice it without hesitation to preserve or DO
cure tho beautiful; and to pass fattering
compliment, or to utter 4 brilliant, falso aenti
mont, they will disregard tho truth without thu
would consist in adllcring to urosaic fact at t1lt
exponso Of oxuberant fancy,
With such a temperament, tasteH, and inclina
tions. Franco. under its sunny HkleB, could mol
be otherwise than
4 BEAUTIFUL LAND,
highly adorned and cultivated, ard maae al
charming as tho art OF nun il capable OF doing
And such 1t is from centre to circumference, HI
much as Paris excels all other cities in boant,
aud refined luxury, TO an equn1 degree docI
France surpht,s all other lands in artistic atlorn
mont, elegant hrBbandry, and decorated land
Tia mi r1nFCy1fn1 inHt11HifiyA