The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-07-25
Great Female Speculation.

The Paris correspondent of the New
York Times, thus sketches magnificent
lady speculator:
The greatest petticoated speculator of
the day in Europe is Queen Christina,
late of Spain The passion with which
this female Plutus launches into financial
enterprises astounds the small fry among
her competitors. Not long ago this cx-
royal lady went to Rome, no body in Paris
new why. Soon she commenced to con-
struct magnificent palace there-anoth-
er mystery But Low the. mystery is
solved. Christina has obtained from the
Pope an immense railroad concession, and
on such terms as will double he present
great fortune. Her profits were so pal
pablc that His Holiness said to her that
his people would murmur unless one or
more of his own subjects were sharcrs in
the enterprise. Christina was obliged
to consent, and the Pope's chief minis
ter the Cardinal Antonelli, was added to
the document Of conccssions-still main
tanning the affair in the family.
The Pope once seized with the mania
Of modern progress, next determined on
establishing national bank in Rome !
Queen Christina and the Cardinal Anto-
nelli again appeared as principal operators.
1t is is even hintcd that they, alone, gre
the veritable authors of the scheme, with
what object their prepondering subscrip-
tion to the bank plainly indicate. 1t is
true the name of the Pope stands at the
head of the list of subscribers to the cap
ital stock, but that was only out of eti-
quette, and it is so quickly followed By
those of Christina and Antoneli, that it
is not difficult to imagine where their
real places are But it looks oddly all tho
same, to see the name of the successor of
Peter and Paul, the guardian Of the keys
of the church on eayth, head the list o.
subscribers to a doubtful bank specula-
tion in such company as that of Queen
Christina, of Spain. Adversely and that
other destroyer Of human calculations,
progress, make sad work with superstition
and the faith Of our forefathers.
But this is not all of Cristina's late
speculation She has just raised out Of
cringing poverty that poor NJ Grimaldi,
prince of Monaco, by buying the State
salt manufactures. For years this last
of the Grimaldis has been trying to sell
something. Three years ago he tried to
sell his State, as it is called, to the Amer
lean Minister in Paris The State is 10
miles square, and contains a population
of 5000 souls! Our Minister, kind heart
ed as he is had the courage to refuse The
wants OF starving prince. Then he
| endeavored to induce the American Gov
ernment to buy naval port on the love
ly shores of his little seven-by-nine king.
! dom. But its waters were too shallow
and again the Minister was obliged tc
steel his heart against the crying wants
of the prince. He has been more fortu-
nate with the ex-royal speculator Of the
South, and before FIVE years, it would be
safe to predict, NJ. Grimaldi will find him
self relieved entirely Of the care of his
ever -blossoming rose and orange trees
his naval port, his salt manufactures, his
god -forsaken and furniture forsaken old
place, and his standing army Of sixty rag
ged soldiers Christina will snap her fin.
gers at the progrcssionists of Spain.
She will have a kingdom Of her own.
F, haze already told you how Christina
dome Napoleon lately in house trade
in the Rue de Coureella.; she is holding
back to edo" the State largely on Ma!mai
son, and she will surely accomplish it
for Napoleon is determined to place thu
house SO dear to Josephine and his uncl
in the hands Of the State.