The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-04-12

sides, if, in addition to terracino anC
horizontal burrows, the steep hillside.
were covered with growing trees
4 bushes and fallen leaves, much of tn,
descending water would be taken III
into these plants, to be gradually giver
back into the air in drier weather, thu:
1 equalizing temperature.
At first the Corps Legislatif couldonly
be induced to vote 1000, 600 frs, to be
expended at the rate of 20O.0 frs. 4
year. 1t was clear that the State mus
take the lead, since it alone was rich
enough to advance thecapital necessary
and wait twenty years for a return, and
which could control the whole region
from which torrent drew its water;
and nothing could be done unless the
whole of torrent-basin were taken in
hand at the same time and under the
same director
The works were closed as Refreshments
(reforestings) facUltattfs, and re6oise-
nlentS ObIiqatoires. In the former the
state merely assisted by loans of money,
seeds and cuttings, ana by the advice
and oversight of its trained officials. In
the latter the State for the time being
assumed ownership of the land, and
when ITS work was done gave the indi-
viduals or communes who had held IL
the choice either to repay the cost of
the work and take the land back 1.-THE
State, however, retaining such over
sight as would prevent torrents forming
AGAIN. or to take back one-half the land
and pay nothing. In the case of returf-
ing (regdz01sneneRt) the State retained
only one-fourth the land to cover the
Local onnosit,or 70 tho LAW ,o. "a
first a seri6ns obSta.Io ~ it 20" was az
ment This wac ovo,co,,,o ~, S1
tience and LindneSs. nv ,,,,tt; ~ 1 cav pa
men of tho d;st,;o,ts ~ po' tLaS iretlul1S
which. in connection VIII az c. poaiu 1'
perts. decided what Land I,,'1st I ho CA
ateS ,,,,o, - -, ,'sll1' i.usU pe oper-
Primer entitled sEt,,des %e IT, = oG ps'S
ss1r , 4oric,lIi,,,.e ~ 10 E"oS, ), ~
nrize was offarad for s,,o,, 80,
and n vonno LAWYER Rn,,ss i, ...o.I
r.. n CONS ste ~ n;abt J.oioe.,, w" ~
tween a peasant FARMER NTastoS f 3d. -
and Gdvernn,ant taaoto $50 So 1tel'
walks and ta1ks conya,.iS liz ~ ~ S..ose
a stubborn foe n A., &C. ei t,n
law The l;ttIe ho|,l, = f .ien - u 'le
Socrat;c o,,est;oni,,n. 10 81 ino IN .roueI ol
caref1,l o+rd,r j h[, 90 "a anu WI repay
added. that Hold ooono,,S, . ~ may pc
and ninrfa aooo,,,,ts ~ "ss' L. q I ~
whose lond ,vos Ilo',l % UnaU '.ose
what thew ,n,,st ,sa1 Co. ~0 - INV ~ JUST
deemed their land and saoI n my re-
that thew were NOT ha;no. Ao oh s@Sisit 1sl
mncb seo Voo
The hold axnad;op+ which ,,,oa.,
of attacl[ino dno of ~ - 49,, y 40 suoPIeu
fir. 4 nroveT q y,r,,dan+ sO gStlenls
only Womb +ba $500, lo5 noC
nearly rn;ned he ,,,o,.o s,,;,I; l'.lu %
u,, its o,yno,.sb;r1 81. - 80; "iilius ~ give
If sucb q demon aS tho oi ns.a ouL pesiues;
he tanned II ,uas tho S Ile a aIs coulu
violent torrents could ha b 49, Sna1 less
control ''-N' W 0iousn' uiiuer
Be0innino with tho +.;a;u
zoe, 900 francs wear for tan soa 1uni h ~
fore the end of tbat ~ S04 az J 0e,s, pe-
was SO marked that ali tho ,nona o1 tlas
could wisely he exnendaJ ,Doe roo CE%U
voted nv the Cor1s + ar;slat; y 90 "" do"oiy
lv all local onnosition yan;sb , ~ l. M
war with GERMANY mad tba Sta+o iaae
liberal in its expenditure fo, Us
for awhile Int soon the VOL r vUo,ot"se1ss
up again with yigor II was e'ti 1911
that the GREAT flood in the Garonna a' ;a
June, 1875. did DAMAGE To the a 0.lmo ~ ~
30O, Ooo. 600 francs 6ssiJos das,. rn; VI
more than 3. 600 lives Taref,I G =, y ans
cation afterward showed that had h., 09 9h,,
work of re5oiscnaent eontemnIate a Si in
5he original act of 1850 (and which -
was supposed it wonld faEe ono L,,n ~
ired and forty years 70 tin;sb1 h haa
thai awfnI flood would boun
Daen comparativelv haroIess now
To rive an idea of the nrocess of 80,
we quote the oranbic 1vo,.1s
If Cezanne. with which he concln 80
MS supplement to the great ,vo,.,l %
SurelI ("Etasde SIR les Tor,e',' M doc
HATES 4l,es. ), nnhlisbed t;rst -, tL
ADMINISTRATION des Pouts ct G5o,sSees sHo
L841. and when II had been fo,. .,os -
,ut of print n new edition was nra $500 0a,a
n 1870 bv his friend Cezsnnap io opd ~
1872 the supplement1 SneaL;ng Of th =,
of visitors wben tbev ~ s sao
pointing heavenward the varjant Sho o.
# the elm. the mamie and the a aco
ROWING on the drv sch.sts. and Of tho
walnut and the oak on the dry and solid
,uttresses. while the alder the nonIar