The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-28
onformediwhat heocalled the confed-

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/ uniformed diwhat he called the Confed-
/ Grafton Of the Rhine, and united it
with France in political action. 1t
consisted of Bavaria, Saxony, Baden,-i
] Wurtemb1rg and other States. The,
\ Emperor of Germany, who had hith-
erto exercised control over these
4 States, was compelled to abdicate,
and assume the title of Emperor of
i Austria. Since that time there has
4 been no Emperor of Germany, but it
has been Prussia's policy to accom-
plish that end by uniting every thing.
German under the standards of Prus-
4 sia. For a long time little could. be :,
accomplished, owing to the jealousy
and opposition of Austria. But in
the war with that power, in 1866,
Il Prussia was so successful that she
drove Austria out -of the German
Confederation..iii5,a4 At present three
,ffths Of the Germans-but only three
fifths--are under the direct and, i'm
mediateseontrol of Prussia. 'sa g auitaas
/ Ono Of the great obstacles in the
i way Of the union of the Germans has
been thataofFeligion. IL N North Germa-
Pnyris Rr6stantBoSouth Germany adj o
lheredsto the Roman Catholic Church,
| Religionin the past has been strohg-f
erothan the tie of ascommon national
ity.aa su9h1aik IL seitad3 .eTylE
/ In 1905, iwhen France was at war Z.
with Austria, she had the assistance
Iiof Bavaria, the principal South Ger
IMAM State.ii In order 10 attach those
States permanently to her interest,
she raised the Electors of Bavaria and
Wurtembufg to the rank of Kings,
Eand greatly enlarged their territory. 'iil-
After the disastrous day of Jena, in "
1906, France obtained the aido Sax {
ony. Through these divisions the
French Influence was predominant in
EGermany. But in 1913 Austria and
Prussia, and all the minor German
States, united against the conqueror. %
1000 Saxon troops,' who were with
the French in the great battle of Leip-
tsic, deserted them in the height of the
conflict, and in q body, went over to
the allies. The Bavarian army, after
THE French route in that battle, inter
Icepted the progress of the French
troops in their country while they
were on their way home. But this
union. was an exceptional event
Since then there has been nothing
that looked like, solid German COM
Egbination. r.,..,-- ~ ..;t.......5.....F =
T. Napoleon. in the, present trouble,
takes especial pains to separate the j,
cause of Prussia from that of Germa-
ny, for, as against the latter, he would
libe oyermatched. His policy is, to re-
tain Austria and South Germany neu-
trail, while he settles with the North
German power.-Enquirer. ,,,s.,. .,sa,s,.
y HANGING iN-THE AIR.
L Atithe new brick block of Wallace
land Cumming, on Main street, in this q
place. on Monday afternoon, there
was "a scene of more thrilling and
fearful Interest than tits usual in the
life of man to witness. In raising
heavy materials from the ground to
/ the top ofthe building rope and pull
lev were used, and to assist iii the
raising of the articles a heavy weight
OF tin was attached to that end of the
rope which stops at the top next to-
the pnIley.s On the day mentioned a
little girl of about eight years old was
|innoeently pulling and swinging on
the rope, when, by successive move
ments of. the weight which was rest
ing on the platform above, it was
moved off its, resting place. Being
much the heavier, the weight began
the descent and rapidly took the play
4ful girl from off the ground, and
thence to the top Of the building, for.
ty five or more feet high. The weight p.
struck the ground, and the little girl
Idangled from the other end in terri, &.
BILE and alarming danger of sudden
fall. The, people near heard her cries
as she began, to- ascend, and in pain 81
iful. wonder ran to the scene, alarmed
and almost paralyzed with fear to see
SO young, so tender, SO weak a being
hanging only bye the muscular effort
of her slender arms and tender fingers
so high in the air, suspended over
stone, lumber aud other debris off,
new building. The workmen were i
loudly called upon to go to the roof,
but they knew not what meant this
calling them, by the numerous voices
on the streets bellows, They looked Z
out the secoAd-floor windows, and, for q
some itimeiitwas difficult to get them
to understand what was wanted of
them.y In the meantime the sorrows
of the Young girl were alarming, and
strong menf turned pale as death,
which seemed ready to- take the child.
Her tender hands, not used to so
rough hold, her physical strength
began to exhaust. She began slip
ping, slipping down, nearer and near
er the end of tho rope. Two minutes
had elapsed since she began ascend
ing, and now exhausted nature could
hold out but little longer, Such sus-
pense was painful. The excited
crowd below oheered tho girl as best
they could, while anxiously did they
watch for help from off the roof, and
it came Just in time-a few seconds
longer and the child would fall. What =
suspense and then what, a relief to
those almost breathless spectators,
when the strong. arm reached out and