Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-03-01

tiencc and kindness; by putting leading
men of the districts on the boards.
which, ln connecti n with the Stnte ex-
pets, decided what land must bc oper-
ated upon, and by circulating Science
Primer entitled ''Et,ttIcs dc Nadre Pierre
sur I FAGricuffurc Ct les F0re's ~ \
prize was offered for such a primer.
and young lawyer \. Rousset. won
1t. II cons sts of eight d alo rucs b.
tween peasant farmer. Master Peter,
and Government teacher who in the e
walks and talks converts h'S pupil from
stubl ORA foe to firm friend o. he
law The little book is a fine model of
Socra,ic questioning. and viii repay
careful study by teachers. 1t may BE-
added that rigid economy was p a .ticcd
ard minu.e ace ,unts kept. so that thCsn
whose land WAS taken could know Just
what ticy must pay for when they re
deemed their land. AMI feel satisfied
that they were not being charged too
much.
The eho'dcNp"d'eut which WAS adopted
of attacking one Of tn. worst torrents
i!r proved n prudent one. For not
only would the owners of land 50
/ Ii. ariy rI:nc.l be III re willing TO give
up It's ownership for Il tim. but besides.
if such a demon rs III" -Ardcahc could
he tanned, it was the be-, p~oof that less
/ violent torrents could be brought under
/ control.
hcrinning with the tritlin@ sum OF
. % 90 francs Il wear fo" ten lear>. he
fore the end of that tine the sue cSS
was 20 marked that all tin. mpnry that
/ could wisely be cNprn,le | was readily
/ voted by the Corps icri>Iatif. and near
4 u all local opposition vanished he
!, In II
liberal in it expenditure for r,'o ScsHcW
fo; awh H., but loon the work was taken
rIp a.c:iiu with Vigor II VIZ c~tlIlat ed
tlJt the great food in tn Garonn" III
june" lS,.l, did dam - Il the e tent OF
. 5.u.OD', ,pnt francs, besides destroying
NOR. than "."rt Iives. C,rCful inve-ti-
! CATION aftrrwarI showed tina. had the
work Of r. "i,,n3 r' cOite piaitt IN
T the original al ni 1867 tand = Airi II
was supposed ii would tax" one hun
+ drch AMI fu ~ years 10 In Sn) b "n
/ complete |. tina awful tiu NJ would have
! b .cn compar..t ycly harmless
/ F. ".yc an idea OF The procr-S OF tor-
rent tanning. We quote The graphic words
of tcIann,. with which ne con:,IlcS
ms supplement- to the @rra' work II
/ -urrII j.E-Ri- xif' hS I0rTtRS $ " )
/ Ht,l,s I'D,%." published first by the
! l,I,5i,, -s,g-titt,s ta.N Ip ITS c. GjU"SS''S II
1871. AMI when it had been for wears
ont If ur.rt. new edition was repaired
. in 1870 l,y his friend tcZanuc. and III
/ IS72 the -,pp,cmcnfT Speaking "i tne
/ a~toni> >hfnvmt ii visitors hen thcN see
pointing hcavenwafd the vcrdant shoots
I of the elm. the maple and the acacia
growing on the dry sch SIS: ani OF tn"
vain t and the oak on the dr. and solid
/ bur!rc-~ys. while the alder. the pp lar,
/ the ash. th. osi..r and tie whit" willow
OF tie Alps GROW in the mnrc most
! depths of the ravincS, be snNS:
These works. so ingenious IN the
very SIM lici,4. form a net work Of hor-
! ilontal lines iik" the ALLEYS If Il ~ard II.
] The Green csl-ings and, Innings develop
! themselves among the ;rnuIucrahlc sin
/ uo~itics OF tn, O.i|lS Na.l..H> cInh ;!c-
/ inu from the rocky bed of the t rrcn!S
t. the We y summit of the mnUn'a II
/ rr,.~t~ tho-,. rav ne viii h We're but late
+ " iuaccc-~ihlc ;,i.d rr,~rnlc an aspect
/ fall al horror. On seeing what has
/ been done. one imrho dia'cll I'M lcrstand~
| how such 'omHjna ion should be cf-
/ feciual Every I;gu Il molrcuic. - 10
S,,,ak. is seized Individually. the thin
. sheet at wafer flowing Il wn iS retarded
/ IN il cnur~, by Il :o::>aud thirs:y Iililc
plants, b. the lines OF cultivate |
/ h"rbacc. and b. He hrd-cS of shoots
/ and trees. Ii IS compedcd 10 tarry Il
/ little on each terrace , axe tn tnTS'
II the Ground. and Wh,.ti ii .cichcs tie
! lower end oi 4 furrow il spreads itself
| cut on The jlatten d bed thee prepared
fpr il. Stopped 1T every barrier, II
/ loses its vital FIR . on every l.and, and
/ final V. from resting pace to resting
/ Tlt-'-, anal from '.cSccut to desc at, it
| arrives, at 7 \ thousand r.'tnr'lati"lS,
and sill Iiinpid, ii tn" ch3nnci winch
/ conveys i T. tn. rive. lh' Violence
! OF torrents is o.ca~iorcl hy an mimi
tudr nf elem nj Infinitely iuiuu T.: AMI
/ The. :, stem f extinction consists i'll cN-
( N gushing "a ia ofthc>n elements with
/ out d;S-"m Ire! n ,mr: 1 i an :iccumla-
/ Son of in nj a mai li:tlc>. Tie Sec
! on lary rAviu : a. b!cc,lcd up, thri" mi
mjitr ram. .un~ im'rrc ptcd. tn" So I
/ nank~ iill,..l ur, and finally there are
/ ~i,r,.a | O,cr tn" ii. completely s!iilu>t'
them, the imam rablc thryadi"ts o.
water I'll, idci and ~uhdiI idci Ike the
Iibr. : rs a root
/ Tie bet ~inwir work from which on"
/ can get an idea of this great triumph
s ..HchoiSe,u'n in France, iy }.
! troumlic Blown. LID. San,HJ H..
! ItwCN i5 F.r,st o5ih !>t,'stin.