, 1874-02-01

And yet, since the farmers came into possession
OF the land, eighty years ago, ard ceased TO oe
tenants ground into the dust BY landlords, they
have more than ...
of France. They haYe sustained tremendous
wars, and furnished the men to fight all Europe.
Their country has been raTnsod oy savage
invasions, and their industry at
times broken up by the spoiler. They nave
survived all those dc6olnhons and destructlons
OF human life and property, and supplied
the money to pay of the nasiona! ransoms and
indemnitjcations imposed upon the nation by
invaders; and to-day tho visible aud realized
wealth of Franco il ten times as great as before
the REVOLUTION of 17eo. The material improve
mcnt OF France only dates from 1915, after the
overthrow and Punishment of Napoleon For
thu twenty-six years subsequent to the COM
mencement OF tho Revolution, FRANCE WAS
drenchcd in blood, and drained OF LIFE and treas
ure to support the carnage and destruction. ;:l
But she has survived all her 1osses and disas-
ters, including the last, and presents
4 MARVELLOUS DISPLAY
Of prosperity and wealth, in despite Of enormous
md Oppressive taxation, now exceeding S503,-
o00, 900 per annum for national purposes, e1-
elusive Of all local and municipal burdens and
cxactions. ..-
In searching for the cause Of these wonderful
results and trlu1nplH over adyerRty fi1ld it IN
the remarkable industry aud aptitude OF tho
Trench people in their habits of economy,
1.l,ar ionafu1neaa cleerfnlners. n1iillfufncsa
a a,,+,etc tra,nS INT al,oyo ali in tho e1nau-
cipation Of the farmers from the degraded
condition of landless serfs. and elevation into
that Of Independent frecholderH, with every
n'1., ~" anT fr.trac and c,';orior the fruits
" tlo;r ov., 1ab6r wi.l, no lanlod arissocrat 10
ea.a ~ oor1;uca md snunnderthen, in admin
istering to Ills prodiGate dissipation. It was
l eno11 -x ,,,ro ,,,,<,7,x,o, nr,s
TRANSITION FROM sERFnoA INTO Id5lnohp I5,oe,,,.a
tla1 gave tue o!,Ioisnn., .,1 -, randor is
garden OF fruits ana uoNe1s, aIu ~ tenuel 10
prosperity t5teptesioie, ~ an5 .,,oi,a I'm
ernnlent anu invasion. ~ @ saar.
Nnie eancatlon u nos s.;i} ~ ~. ,,ro.1
aInonG tl,e i.L a., -. ,,at,a Tho.a E.s hann =
fess oi lalo 1t.'e csn =; 1900 .a y; Gro,t Hr;t.
has1onaI a"aAeni ~ ~ 1attse aa,a+on ,,nnno
a.n u tlc necsse,s - A. tha tn1nr;,1 of thin
tne con'noi lsoa' '' ndrlt in Tn cnnid rraa md
century. oh1y ole auu'S - - .e.a ~ ,r,'ora
write. no" tVo-'n.ts e' ~ 49, ~ ron ~
one nemSpapeI WAS leu ~ 'as 49, GO sne n,
LOUIS fhilppG' no" tn!os ~ ~. a.t.h,;s,,n5 ~
ftce p!piic asan ,-;tno,,, o~no,,,;an Tl,are
o'G1! cues ~ mn - ah!tortu Int hoa
II QatdtJ d AU"a VI oigo" .t
its pnbuc Apf~ry; ~ aoan9 a,as ,;,-o
larger tnan Ia aa ~ az IN =, ,a'nan RIO aororal
res o. -o,ooo ~ ~ ,,a,,;,o ,,1hic i;h,arv with
lale n1eins - - ,."},,.,apa ~ ~ r. 49, 1",st
nunoor OF Volumes ,,a1- J.. itas,n Ga1,r, ,r,ov
Ioun. -. ,,.aot;as, - .alI Vii, tioco ,;hr,,cs
OF tho pace. ln connoceion f VII 1,1a;,n" nro
"eu nlo copusl.u, 1,,aa.;n - ,,d .rosarr.f;o, ~
museums los .no ~ -. -. IN W,t,,ro Itoratnrc
~ tosai sul a'. sn,,ran;rs roi,co atc for
hlstot5, Geoio:f, ~ Taao. 1,a,,o c,,r;o,,. o1d
nett,S i a tn9 trad;fons datnr far ack into the
histories aio aauns sao1 ~. 1Ito;ca1
sees OF an!iqu,ty. lns - nar;n ,r;ci, rnrn
society Win heaa9uaile,a ~ irn,,,o 1noaa;aa
1nes aN ut' IT. arorr c;tv ~ anv
anu coIte6l'oAu.t's 11toA49 ~ 5 etts ~ az
noto or maSnltaaei; ~ 41,a A1,or;cans % or aran
french are lar aneaa u tne a1i4o14e'a7' ~ e'oA
tho English. ...;o,,., oa.,o,-
Inc otaecs OF LUIS Psesieso VI Ha.Ja' n:naSaa :;
ton and EXPRESSION " ee.esat a aa,aeoa5,ant ~
Reen ~ 1he improvement auo ctss.a-a 80 III
tne clteg anu larger tu"ns. 1a.6t;o,, ~ +ha
hllod Win astonlshme1e aiiu a. 49,;
~onneI1ul 4upl n enesa nAoI H. a. +r;5a,',,n oni
ny t.; ~. - .tra.,a tna hoontifn] narEs TIM
s'..t1 t-an.. tha ,rf;at;c fonnt,ina. tho
Ornamental 11ees 'a ,.at..'.- ~ .i'a 11n1t.
!.a - oiot..t tn;Idincs wh;ch have been
snoo . =. l7,1,av aaan, to annnosa that in mn
nno ~ tT9s has enrth;nr been done in
~ ut.el ~ - anra.,a,oaat oni adornooent. Rnt
s,.o. sne Wy .-;nu -, i ;e = ,,,;.tai-on one
such Vie" ID ll1s ln1s.sScu '.s,c11, ons ~.
;.a.t.t;n1 ~ par;s ~ thn eItcnt NJ thair
oeeu @ tha it1nrnranents in rnanv Of them
have becn relatively greater even than in Paris
!I1, ua'u oeen 1e'A'''''' e'.~'~1
11Se3, sm1,.,;a;. sm par;o-n,oe+ NJ them once
AZ stenenne1 @ I ~ tIa,r ti,an in ifa.rma Thev
a''u .,,r,ara M a,.a for m oj,er CITY has at
fafe!s go IT, at,,r,, s1al r;t ~
tEc1ons ~ 1pf .1 ai.1,ts aJa ci,owa md STRAIGHT.
1!1 ~ s,a1rad,,.;r,, I,,r;a IN +bo;r n,r1,
c;4;.. ~ tha avtont of flair means. Therefore it
:; tLot r + sn5 ~ old ona;nt 1noiliavn} cities. q
,,;r;s 20 - ro,roaa and Improvement which was
Sptl. .,pt ~ fnd Almost oyery civ has tl
anrnaG saJn s.rs d1ivea and sonarog. with fouu-
aa;ns .,1ar;rg and statI,arv and monuments com,
ratn tha nnted cIaractera there born
or % OF wants in its history It has its new quar-
ter laid ont in broad, straight streets, and Gle
rnntlv hui1t m in modern stvle, with villas ant
STnns;ons n1accd on every spot where pictur
esaue landscape can be produced. The effect il
heightened by ornamental trees. 7inos, shrubs
and flowers. 80 placed and arranged as to add :
sinc,,1ar charm to tho whole, In these respects
Il IT, .ecms to me.
49,. g,r,,c7, am ,zrvrr1pn
r, - =. - .s,d Na+,ro T1l,a;r ternnerannnt il
-. oaat;ea, md emot;on,i and thcy are alyavs
eetnJr;nr noaes surorisea. effects. eleeanceB
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