, 1874-01-31
Its Climate, Topography, and Vcgc-
table Productions.
Careful Manner In Which the Country
Is Cultivated.
Absence Of Fences and Far1ll-
H0tlscs.--Tho lSmrn1 Village.
Progress in Eduoation--.Bcantla
Of the Cities...Genoral Prosperity.
Tho Immensely. Beneficial Results Of the
Revolution Of 1850.

Tho Immensely Beneficial Results Of the
Revolution Of 1889.
Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
Moe, France, jan. II, 1874
Trcnchmen arc In tho habit of spoAhing Of
lheir country ~ In Bello Franco; and some
travellers, especially English, say that 1t is m
expression Of vanity, and TINT the country Ia not
untitled to DO called ''bcautiful." But. 30 far
rs am competent to judge, It is an
ExqsusfT1IH-n COUNTRY.
It Is all anticipated, a,,d more. Tint any ono
cau pass through this charming land, with hla
pyes opon and look nt tho ondless variety Of hill
and dale mountain aud meadow, with ltnpld
rirora and streams winding through broad
valleys or aaBhing in oataraots down
n,ountain~gorgcH, and count tho varieties
Of forest and fruit-trecs mud shrubs,
nnd behold cvory production found i'll
temperate and somi-tropical c',1nntos. md OH
Bcrve the caro and taste exhibited III tho agri-
culture of tho country, and enjoy tho bright
sunshine, oven in midwintor, and still deny tliat
It is beautiful lind, eau only bo accounted FOR
On tho ground tint llo has erected standard Of
beauty not found in this world, or is incapable Of
approaching lovely country whom he aecs 1t.
II France il not n beautiful country, where is
ono to be found7 Il It is not finely cultivated,
whore is its superior in that rogard7 If 1t ilas
not great variety Of natural productions what
country oxcols It.? What nation, of its range Of
climate, produces creator variety Of useful md
beautiful vcgetation7 What nation, large OF
small, in tho Old or New World, exccls Trance in
variety OF trees, fruits, flowers, vines, shrubs.
grasses, grains roots, vegetables, a,-overything,
in short, to sustain life or please tho oyo7
FRANCE POSSESSES 4 CLIMATE
no. unlike that Of the vrsiIas Garoinas ,lsa. Ken.
tucky' ana 1onneesoo' anu contains 1uss aoout
that area. But 1t is. not as cold in winter in
Northern Trance ns in kentucky, while South
ern Franco ia 1nilder than South Carolina in
1000. .r1a.o ~, rio, IT, tho ,,aa1o NJ 1o,,,,r,
oua''t =. .Aoto' =. ~ ,1e' ~ '-s -a "l
the earaoos ale 1u.. Vi Ao"ets' "a'o oi"msos' anu
lemons, aud tho hills arc covered with tho over
green olive trco, whoso fruit has only just been
] noa,, n.,a,1aa ~, - Mo, voor,s doy r. ,a
ecaseols coneealeu up Ne" 1ehr oay' Ia eno
creator part OF france. there aro really but
threc soasons summer, autumn, and spring.
r.toa ond ~ t1o Grant ,,raircs of Tho 3ycat vhoao
.aAon auo ", '',o 6'ons PlaA'ao' .o ".''' "Aos'
olood 's cnlllct ny Tue Plorc'hs ola61a Oh VIII
tors winds, and who hurry over tho Bnow-clau,
frosted earth, shiyoring bo1.oatf wrapping OF
/soolona ond fnra
,Ts,s .a,aa,a aa.a., .,do -, ,,,,,o +.o,,, ur,
sf4siu slts'ot1 o'''' " e'''ce rom TUE
sie to the MealteEfanesn, distance .. eoo MUGS,
for 100 to 15o milos in width. Tho south e
e. r..no1, fron, novonno a, tl,o nav NJ ns- 80
stanen' hou1 u'o ono' ~. n"' ~ ~ Io,
Nice, a5aong the Martina Alps, near 1.uaa .oa :
tideed with mountains for an nvera5e wiafa asof
100 m lies: willie the peninsula OF the rroyll.ae
~ nrot,,,,,o :. .1co ,nountoinona INT amonr
~ e.,oea -. ,,,n," ora tic,o sro tl,omsan1a NJ
''o7e nyA1rr,r1r, Bunny VALLEYS,
,aesou'''eu', ,,aes e,v,,;,a thc monnton-s,oucs md
ueaa staa, ,,,iIa;doa nnav wt,inh ~ onncaramcc
s,90p srn Moor. iarren. or wasto lands. arc
mi 10 rars which yio1d larger profltu tbnn can
~ paS teroa ~ rom tj,c ievo, ianTs ~ Weaor,,
Tronca m lin nountnns in Eort],cnsfnrn
i7ra,co AVN nr,rn ;mmonsa nuant;tics of chcst.
n,ts wc1, Ii q 5co,st;tnto oIite nm articlo Of food
mi sro anten hv ,,carly cvcrv mo, ht,}iionK of
md monntn;nsalcs NH other millions Of n;jland
,,oia ara ansataI ~ f,o ,,rowth ~ tha mniiorrvs
trso the o1;vc 5oto. fp almonI. oranno ncnc],.
md oor ,u fr,;ta a': mi aaw Letweon % Toujon md
IN o'se e Of toy a@ a. ,0ass m o
oh Of aGscs M n"roe ns ho W 's
s,uo'l Soro clothed viii these oyergreens to ther
very tons wherever thoro was aarth enough in
"n'cn ene seo.e COW" e4 ~ " IVY Y ,v,rs
.. snnNG ;,oi a nar,, ~ ~ raina ~ r;,,.-
tcnt1's Hnpns NJ tha onnntry. Fi,sUTho Nor,,east-
nrn ,'l nrovincos including Alsace and Iorrai,,o
~ ga,. 49,. ~ nI;na MI ;Ia l,ro,ci,ns Sa.o,a
1a ,,nnia !sI ~ sot%".st Ira;',a I'M te nhnus
ite S XII r;t ~ .,orl,,na a5 nm annnro 1,,;ioa
a,nhranos s,p H. hcst o,5 eh3of win. NH s.nra
S,o;s narta .ru nf Trannc Th;Who sc;no
Jrs;',a III IL" Nn-thweatorn Frame If which pars
~ th eantra ~ hn;''1 an nrna or somot,nc io
rs mr. M, snnaro n,i1as. and conatituting the bcst
nnrt nf ta nation Fo,.rir ia iho
.an Fl KY nre @dt ~ c nytea aeoss tne .
y sor ~ = rranco r fon, thn optjv;nr snra Of the
III. ", Tia eas ~ thn Raw of b;rcay m tho
1nsf dr,nnr c' ,naco Of not much lesa 'thnn the
"ten " ss'G H. co,'iro ~ Tia atpice wv Ths
dn5 d1.;n,re ue G;s,ict r. thntof Tho S;;,ondo
- "a Goronnn nyer whicb carries oir tLe water Of
tho pvrcneca md nii Snmihweatnrn Tranca' This
10 ,isa 1eaat e. ~ ~ M nu1harrr. mr.