The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-16
WIVES FOR FRENCH sOiBirHs.
A Trench wssa sine Wants uo1 80 TO Tn.
igratc To M~adasrsr5-.

a Trench n ritie Wants Won 80 TO IN.
igrate To M~adaSr,r5-.
The Roruc Osccrophiiso - Par. ..-.
i most inportstt Tor the interest. ~ ''r.r.
gascar and "a" French -oldi.s- uH. 10
settled there a. colonisia that Young r.
women 10 encouraged to go There o. I~ r.r-r
tho settlers who are doinC N.'' sr. ...
mako good homes Lor their fau.'Ha.
magazine sayS that many ~ 'lo
have i.en prr'ni''et to become r. .
and the only draw back i that irse o..
no women In the island To marry
The native women, to he surr. arc far-.
fectly willing 10 marry them and o. Tow -
the coloni-t- have lrAen duly Nciia. Q,
women Of the Nalagasy. hut th,-o union.
are not proving to he fortunate I.n t..
men. Of cuurSe, know nothing vllfr.s.
OF tho French idea 81 household nl'.f..
are not morr than half civiliyed AMI o. MANY
wavS they naturally fail 20 fulfi Tho trench
idea ~ " hat "a wife should h.
M the eN-roldier~ say they car ra.r-
make homes IN Madagascar uule-- '.or
have white wives. The Goverum-r.
helping them In many ways. Tut o. I. w.
vet providing wives foT them and fN.-
What tho Rerue desir"- III" authorize.
do. II advocates the e~tahli>H w.r. t
Paris Of a Government oficr v|.a
" WV WI v nv |'
ga-csr NAV apply
IL would M the duty Of tho oficc o., g..
quire into the character 81 the aUpII.ar,
and pass uJon their fitness To- pr..iis .f--
the pione-r French homes In Malaga
ONLY those who are bclipved e. hs aN....
~tionally wei qualified for emigration ,h.l.
he permitted Ia 90 To- the Island The
Go rnmen should paw the cNIeu~" o.
their tourney, care for them and guar.
their interests In Madagascar. az! Shouts
play the part Of n parent toward them UNA
they were satisfactorily married and o..
tablished IN homes ~ their own The
RerUe Says that IN this way 2uu fami'Ie.
might Immediately 10 founded iu MAZDA
gasclr aud hal the total eNI-'n-" 20 the
Government need not no more than SEQ
CONSUL Brunot. who represents this
country IN NJ Etienne. described ~ a rr.
port Ca the state Department. a while az.
Gen Gall,eni'- method 81 establishing ~
diers as colonists In the great island vhi@h
I've governs lie has devised a n'y plan
that l. working well The Soldiers gp %
Madagascar for three wears service. bg'
the General does not wait for their teri. e
enlistment 20 expire before establishing
those who express willingness TO remain ~
the country upon lands OF their own
The men serve a. soldiers for two YEAR.
by " hich time they have considerable a.
quaintance with tho natives OF the distrt~'
where they have been stationed. are some
what familiar with the language and kH1s
something about the nature Of the soil al
its resources. Al the end Of two YEAR,
the soldier " no IL willing 10 become a colo.
mist II permitted 10 select any allo;me0'
Of vacant land that pleases him and must A.
once begin 10 cultivate bis little farm ~
moro military ssrvice IL required ~ hin
though he l. still a soldier. the state feeding
and clothing him and paying him his usua.
wages during the final year Of his service
Ihu- he does not need 10 trouble himself
-N.-..V H. ~ Nsa nAr.ZaaNaAa 0f life nfWrR
the first year on his farm the Government,
furthermore. provides him with some ayr.
cultural implements and a few head OF
cattle
He does a. he please~ on hi. farm. bu, no
mus, make sood prosres-, for his sch'ey.
take a wear Ia decide whether he IL ~ 70 be
a ~cnlonist just as soon a. " Il shown thai
he A. not doing we'll his concession IL taken
from him and he returns to the ranks and
Is sent back TO France when his term OF
enlistment has expired
IN. ON the other hand. he fulhlls the Ell
pectstions OF Gen Gallieni the Government
II willing TO give him more assistance.
A little money i lent him on long time and
without interest and this money must he
spent In the development OF HE farm
The money l. not all Fiven 20 him AZ once
and the object for which IL Is 70 b@ used
must be known and approved before the
cash L. paid over to him. A cotsiderahl@
number Of soldiers have thus bern estah-
li-hed ~ colonists In Msdaga-car The
plan Of Gen. Gallieni has had very good
results and promises to serve a most useful
purpose In the development II the country
One Of the most successful OF the pioneer
farmer was a corporal who received his
concession Of go acres In 1905 The hrst
year he planted a part OF his land IN
potatoes. selling his crop AZ the end Of IN"
year for $500. He put most Of this money
into cattle. sheep and goats and nltt q
bakins oven and stables for hts livestock
The second wear he sold more potatoes
and also vegetables from his garden and
the Government Inspector was 80 pleased
with his progress that the sum ~ 500 was
lent To him which was nj once Invested IN
more cattle. At the end of last vear no
had put twenty-five acres into rice Nh'cn
j. n very profitable crop. An inventory
Of the value Of his buildings. hvestock ard
improvements indicates that the new
~colonist - now worth nearly $500. That
Young man deserves a good wife from
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