The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-15
Eaisp. IN ISIS.


~ Europe In 1875.
The outline Of new map Of Europe, 20
accompany the geography book whhcn 'no /
King Of Prussia will oppoint to be taugns
in ali the schools Of the Germanic Empire
in 1875; has appeared in the Journal des
Etrauqers, published, we think, at Turin.
We need hardly say that it is buriesque' Z
still it is serio-burlesque, intended TO con-
vey in an exaggerated and caricature form
an idea of what, from the events in course
Of rapid progress, are considered as tne
probable results Of the next Ave years. we
I give here q short summary Of these results:
Europe will at that time contain only two
great Powers aud four lesser states inc
| two great Powers being Germany anu nus
ala. the four minor States, France, England,
Italy and Spain. Germany is represenseu
as being bounded on the north by the AfStlo
Ocean on the northwest by the North oea,
: what we call the German Ocean, for the
Scandinavian States, Holland and Belgium,
will then he united to Germany on tne
west by France, THAT is by its depar1meh,os
, the Cote dor, and the Jura, the whole pcr-
! tion of territory which lies eastward, VIZ:
}. Lorraine. Alsace and part of Champagne
i. and of the Jura, having been annexed 10
n Germany by right OF conaue tss ASriatic.
O and the chain of the Balkan, compreheno-
inc Lombardy, VenetiH, the Austrian pos
!. sessions, and the Moldavian Provinces; on
- the east by Russian Poland on the nors ~.
t east by the Baltic, the G9i n OF no1 POM.
- lation, 400, coo 600; revenue, five mliiiardsi
70 debit. nil. in consequence of the war contrl-
70 hntions and indemuities paid by the van
. quisbed nations. Standing army oGS 80 ~
re- which may easily be d raised TO costu%e%tI'
costume adopted by the men is tunic
- girdle and pointed helmet. Religion-tn,
d, God of battles is the only God recognizes
throughout the German Empire, me wo.
80 ship Of any other God being subject T.
he Russia is the next great Power to Ger
:es many. Its eastern boundaries have unaer
of gone no modification; but the annexaelo
he Of Turkey has given it for Its so ea. =,
southwestern the Adriatic and lonlan seas
cid Population, 81, OOO, 900 revenue, three mi
ar. iiards: debt. four milliards. Manners an
Thy customs-Russia is divided into two on
eff tinct classes, those who give blows an ~
his those who get them. Those VINO GET u
,ve IIows are fifty times more numerous tina
rel those who give them, but have not rs y
sed been able to gain the upper hana.
of Secondary States.-France, which 70 lo'
WI. pretended to hold the foremost piuso
EnrODe.
nxnression. God willed the fail or u
1T vain people, and coufde3 20 the hinS
h of Prussia aud his army the execution VI .
ged decree. France mas nov Wv. g., ;ts ;rr,
Lu- fourth rank, as punishment loi Tvs isa .
had auce and presumptioh. ph"n, ara y
m,n. children and helpless people, all
rest having either persisted IN the terri
war of 1870, or fled from the kepupi,
men anarchy which followed. Mevense, " =
men 600 600 ill paid debt, twenty -nVe
wv of lizards. The military power OF Franc'
ense extinct, one regiment of the Aanaess
one would suffice to hold it in check. Gngn
FRAT has preserved it's territorial iItegfty, oM
oune, to its excessive prudence, Wnasm hr,
rame it from mixing itself up in the war nn'
mt of nertinacious neutrality has ruined ~,
who that Fl must be classed as secono-l
} inn Power. Its maritime supremacy mas q
and ished now that Prussian and hnssia1 "
error, Commend the Mediterranean and Adrls
have 80 ito colonial mower will soon come K
rston, and and aIso. Population, 90 ,OOO, 600; figh
Der as force. a few small vessels. Manners OF
res neopie-The Epglishman is merGnan !
# ex- profession and an egotist in soul. ne X
cut at all events from the point OF vie% ss. %
yearly balance, and pos,cS 1taiv exist
nmor, the map in the form of a boot ts.tcate' w
lways means also a simpleton, an idlot), al
erious bonnded on the north by Lombardy
saia% veneta Its state is Pyopuation
them. COO nin. of which 1900, OOOO are peg
nctive ouJ 0oO 600 musicians. Military, II
and In0 oOn men. armed with one muske
ure so tween two. and having q, pair OF
en- inn om,ono four. Revenue, zero; dept,
TO any ,;II;ayds of which the interestl Is not
10 inn Mnnners of the people-When the IL
l, and ~ not singing at some court, he Is str
high inc himself in the sun eating maccaro
ration Wolfe Germany has not anneNe'
modern ,rhoIa of italy, it is because 1t Is OF SO
e fea- ;nnortsnce as not to be worth trou
rood of fnmr men and a corporal with the wor
ID Ma
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