Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-21
WEALTH Or FRANCE.
v,icA or 1T IS BOARDED IN TIE
STOCKINGS Or LAsoRsRs.

vhx IN. Ftenrhman aud ais Country
Ar. Ins~parabIs where The Money
cam. FROM rha, Paid the BiE German
Indemnity Government savings Hanks.
Every one who has Travelled over the All
nirable territory Of France has seen its
fertile plains covered with tbe golden
Grain "a harvest time It's hills with their
su;umnal mantlcs Of green aud purple
rrapevines. IT, picturesque, fruitful ~sa
boundaries, which Yield the ever rendering
tide of fish from the Mediterranean on
around through the English channel-auy
such a one say, Will cease 10 wonder why
the Frenchmau does not emgrate. why he,
lis native land, his native shore are one
and iudiyisibc Tear the Frcnchman from
MS country and he will soon look like "A
plaut plucked from garden of sunshine
left 10 vegetate aud become annmic TN
sunless cellar. He misses the daily bottle
Gf wine. which feeds bis eNuberant spirits;
he misses his cougenial climate, which
hardly ever reaches extreme heat and cold.
In 4 monntonous country II plains, or ia
one too = idsntal, he misses the happy
iutermNture Of the two, always pleasant
- look upon always accessible for human
eye and foot, not separated 10y rivers a mile
wide, not lost 70 view by Inaccessible,
heayeu~ard drawn mountains. IL is the
abode Of equilibrium, never visited hy eN-
terminating billiards or destructive earth
luakes. Il is little peaceful corner which
mas well chosen it, motto, God protects
France and II has well feathercd place
under the shadow 81 His wing. This is
all true" once said an American friend 20
me- "hut are the people altogether worthy
II such beautiful, peaceful abode' Do not
heir evil doings make the line If poem
especially applicable to its Where every
prospect prases and only man j. vile. +"
Not 80 vile rs you suppose. That judg
mept is the result Of the smattering you
acquire 81 French character as demon
ssraied in Paris, in questionable places you
make n speciality Of visiting and studying
while you are in this 50 called Babylon of
Njekcdaess Then, IN a political way, at
ines the French express their evaporation
rather loudly. They then hit right and
1T al an injustice too long endured, and
i times the blows fall on the wrong per.
sou They Kill their brethren and them.
selves Ia moments Of frenzy as during the
Great revolution aud the commune. But
IN such moments they 20 too far, there
IS not a nation on earth which will stand
tyranny 81 patiently aud for such long
while with tine endurance Of eur who
links his master may one day have a
change OF heart.
now THE FARMERS SAVE.
NJ doubt an who have made but cur
sorry study Of the French in large cities will
sXprrss surprise when told thnt they are
he most thIffy, the most pruvirlrnt aud
The most sayin. people in the world. But
documents and statistics prove H. Ia ref.
renee to the loans made 10y the credit
soucier and Russia, results have shown
chat wealth There Is in the country. wealth
not concentrated 10 fcw individuals, who
control the couutry's financial affairs as
their moods Inspire, hut each thrifty, in
dustriuus man or woman has little sum
nnnrsled az iu wooden stocking hidder Ia
some corner uniy known TO themselves, or
nave a number ui state bonds which slow
ty hat surely contribute To competency
That ii liietimc's honest labor has earned
Tor a rest Ia old age
The small bourgeois, the cutyntor, the
farmer, the peasant, the art isau 1t Is they
who, after having paid the heavy iudemni.
IS IN the last war; stlll patiently pay the
heavy taxes which 90 10 equip the renr-
sauizcd army that they hope will do It's
iuty 90 the day when tine political fatcs
viii decide hat tile shout, ".l'o arnsr' II
the "Marseliiai,r' viii become a cruel
reality. II Is they. when loans are made
I ike that 81 the C5edi, fancier and Of Rus
4 sia, vino take out their gold coins from
\ llcir hiding places AMI 70 FOR their depos-
/ IL IN the cdis-cs dcpargne 10 subscribe for
4 four or i've times more than Is wanted.
I These caisse- d'ppargne are especially or.
I sunized to help he lgborer To save; he can
/ deposit any sam aud is given 81 per cent.
At the end II each year FOR TIE amount de.
/ posted lie Is at liberty II take out any
4 part Of the sum total u his deposits at any
/ time. Even Il child can nave his bank book
there, and thousands uf children have
/ them; thvy can deposit as small a sum as
twenty cents. The parent thus teaches
economy 10 his child, giving him an idea
4 of what an increasing capital at compound
/ interest will amount 10 when hg is Of age.
/ With his small capital lac will be able TO
/ set up a shop, buy Bit u land, or get up
{ home, ~ ne case may be.
GOVERNMENT SAVINGS RANKS
! You cannot deposit more than 800 IN
/ these saving banks They are made for
the masses and must not be mouopulized
I by the rich This said, the following
statistics will go 10 prove what a number
4 u small CAPITALISTS there are in France.
The money deposited in THESE savings
banks ia ls'a was CO., 100000 Of francs; in
t iaol the deposits reached IA. COG. 900; in
\ 1859, 5,fJ9t uoa.OOO and 1890. 3,3i3O0OOOO
T Now. when the state, the city uf Paris or
I the Credit fancier decides 10 make a loan
+ out comes MI that hoarled money, aud on
| the dass Of subscription long lines Of hun
/ dredS Of people stand aud wait 10 sub
4 scribe
Each one knows that 1t Is IA sure invest
| ment, no danger II the state or the CITY
falling into bankruptcy Aud besides the
/ IN per cent. given there Is an0t her attrac-
| ton. Every man thinks he may lie the
lucky winner Uf the $4,000 prize. The
/ Credit foncIer, for instance gives ST 900
/ worth Of prizes every year. All the nam
| bers OF the shares are thrown in AN urn,
/ and the twenty three numbers taken out
/ are winners If sums ranging from sAn0l0
! 10 S@nl On the presentation OF the share
| with the winning number the sum Il paid
out To he owner
This lottery business mav not be n le.,iti
mate way Of tempting people to he saving
ana Investing their money, hut those who
are generally sqneamish about the moral
| ny ~ games If chance, have found. are
they who think the risk Of 10, ny too great
against the small chance III winning. and
~ business 10 not hesitate 20 practice out
Faseoas uSury IN the matter Of profits. In
TINS case the effect perhaps attenuates the
questionable morality Of the cause: Il
saves from ruin many French families
Mn"se hr'ds might otherwise taFe To