The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-09-28
A TnOus nd Years Ago.

IL Is certainly one of the greatest curiosi;ies
IN history, that exactly one thousand years
ago, III the year uf our Lord $50, the people
"t France aud Germany fought unicr their
Kings upon the same soil, that of Lorraine
for very near the sarue reasons. and with the
same result. TINS happened a. follows: The
empire ut Charlcmuugr. aud thut of his son
who succeeded him. LulvIg l.. called the Pi.
Gus. wJ,s divided hy his three SONS. thc grand
sous at ChHrl,maUgc ia SiS. at tn. Congress
OF Nrrdun, between themselves III such u
manner that 10th ur" received. besides the
utl" uf Emperor. Italy aud what was then
called Middle ETIucunII. - strip of band run
mng from the North Sea to the MrdItrTTa.
. moan, aud there JuIuIm. Upper Italy, "a broad
~irp at band containing modern Holland
b,l-Ium, TIA" l. 'rr,'u". and Alsrc-. and all
the southern part OF France lying between the
lsbuur aud St"u". and the Alp. uu the east.
Ludwig received Eastern FrmcuuIh which
Nhs from that iImc called GcTmtuLt. ar Ger
many, and from which hr, rs Germany ; first
King, was called Ludwig the German.
Cul, who wu~ called the BuId from his
/ hnld head. received Western Frncuuiu. from
/ TINT tImo called FrmcruI or France. Ln-
: thuirr died III SO. and ug iu sublIylcd his
| "mprrr between his three SONS. To the old.
! rot. LulNIg. hr gave lthr. aud TIA" crown
aud utI" ut Emp"rnr; - the second. Luthuirr
4 ia" northern purt uf his Dominion. comprising
/ = prrt of modern Holland Belgium. aud the
| province called u To- this day Lorraine" or
/ LuthurIug"u. III" hlStcc, AMI Ill the hand rN-
tending dcwn in the St"uc. rn the Youngest .
/ C.ul. h" gave nll the hrud south ( the Suuu.
/ 10 the Mediterranean, under the title OF King.
dom "f Provence.
IN 500 Lothrr dicl without heirs after he
hid previously hrCumc possessed of his broth
/ ~ Cnrl's Kingdom of Proviuc", aud II was
/ then that Cul the Bud. KIM o! Frtucr
I stepped forward To- take sol. possession of his
| Uophcw's kingdom. comprising all the eastern
/ part of modern France. AMI extending from
/ the Mouse to ia" Rhine and from III" Rhouc
/ to the Alps and from the North Sea way
/ down to III" Mediterranean. lie was con-
/ plot"lv successful. for his nephew. Ludwig.
/ ia" Emp"ror of Italy. aul his brother. Lud.
. wig, King Uf Germany. bath Ind their hands
/ To" full to claim their share of the rich imhcr.
itnuCc.
/ bat vcnr htrr. in $40. inS, one thousand
. wears ago. suddenly lrrg" nui well appoint
/ cd army crossed ~" Rhine" broke into France.
aud defeated Carl the u ,ld and his urmios mt
Once nul 49, completely that hr was com.
PEELED 10 sign treaty Of peace in the same
. v"lr(ST0). hv which II" coded 10 his brother.
Ludwig the Grrrunu. all the ctst"ru purt ui
/ those bands which hc hnl appropriated from
his nephew. aud comprising the mudcru prov.
inC"s nf AStcc. EIst"ru Lrrrniuc, aud the
. territories around III" city Of Tier. or Ir,.yoS.
Cologne. Mnsricht md Utrecht, down 10 the
mouth of the river Rhine.
The first grand fight for the Rhiuc prnvin.
cos on the part nf France. aul the AStcc and
. Lorraine on the part of GcImnuy. which H.
after all. If not tn" sol" cause" certainly on,
of III" principal causes Of the present war nj
1870. took place consequently just one thuu
sand years ngn. in $40. nu1 with the same re
sult..-N T. lTmid