The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-31

live in the towns - simple citizens.
At last the Emperor finds Baron Won
Hegnsn driving the plov in the fields.
With his sons working under his ordsrs.
Ny lord responds the Baron to the
Inpefiel expostulations, Il believe that
after the service of arms in defense OF
ones country. the lsbors Of agriculture
form the most noble occupation for =
gentlenan.'
The beggars were on horseback OF
rather the sturdy wesvess and spinners
OF the towns. and they rode where they
pleased. How little the Imperial pro-
lection vss considered may b seen
from the refusal Of the State Of Schurtx
to send deputy to compliment . new
monarch upon his accession. What 10
the uss OF these formslisiss 2 they said.
Our fathers bent the knee and were
none the better protected for that. We
will protect Ourselves without Coun. or
Emperor These little confedsrated
states we're . constant moral and mate
rial support of freedom. Olsingsn.
for instance. being harrssssd by its
feudsl lord. kills him and allies itself
With Bsrss. On the other hand, Neuf-
cbatel. wishing 70 oust . new governor.
cannos do so bteauss the latter has
made IN alliance with Bsrnc. BY such
burgsrships many barons retained for
tins their ssiEnioriAl rights; but the
degFadsaioa of one ~ asothss noble
family Vas continually going on.
The Lnrd Of Kyburgh. having mort
gagged and lost the greater part OF his
property. attempted to surprise the
town Of 6oleure--s mere robbery for
the sake OF money. He hoped. after
getting possession Of the town. to
obtain from the Emperor . confirms-
tiou of his right to it. A relative Of
the Ky bureh lived in . house adjoining
the oity walk and to this part Of the
town the assaulting party brought their
ladders on . very dark night. But
peasant saw the movement and ran to
the city gatss to alarm the watch. Un.
able 70 ring the bells, the wstch reused
the townsmeo by their shouts; an angry
crowd assembled on the city walk. and
poor Old Won Kyburgh vac obliged to
withdraw his men IN haste. Dying
shortly after. bis rnsirs endeavured To
recover . share of the Inheritance, but
failed. and were obliged to cede their
estates for sum of money. Finally
they asked, aud ob'sined a. . favor. to
become enrolled among the citizens Of
that very town Of Soleure Thus ended
one noble family1 pretsnsions.
In . battle between the Duke Ut
Austria. assistsd By the mobiles. and the
sturdy burghers, there persisted not
less than 67e representatives Ut the
first families Of Germany and Switzer-
land. After the fourth Of these victo.
riss to the burgher side, the broken
down MOBILES ceded their lands more
rapidly than ever, 20 that In the course
Of . few years Berne and Zurich ac-
quirsd forty loraships. which included
the estates and full privileges of tax
alton, etc., unsbsted. The heiress Of
Wysssnberg. sold large estates be veen
the lakss Of Thun and Briesy. The
Lord of Aaarburg sold his castle Of
Lineriok. in 1885, and became . citizen
Of Berne. The owner Of . large part Of
the present Bernase. Oberland. becom-
ing involved in money difiicsltiss. was
obliged to sell his valley Of Rrutigen.
When the inhabitants Of the valley
heard the joyful news. they put their
whole savings into one common stock.
and engaged not to eat beef for seven
years, in order to free themselves from
their former yoks Of taxss. A conpsst
wss made to redeem the property from
Bsrue. Apd Frutissn at last became
free and untsxed proviuce, snd remain.
Cd 20 sill the tlms Of Napoleon.
II will be seen that there Was
strong commercial eide TO the question.
The great cities did large eommssciAl
business. buying estates. or leaning
money on Inevitably foreclosed mort.
gage to the needy and hard prsssed
noblsn,sp. and then selling TO the in
habitsuts Of these properties their ex.
smption from their must oppressed
taxes. fk
But . large number Of the feudal
lords were ecclesiastics. Prince bishops,
Barren abbots. and the like. Nor were
the illegal stretches Of authority and
arrogant cru. siies the lea In such
cases. The Abbot Of st. Gall, lord Of
Appenxell. collected duty on butter
and cheese % il wss carried Into the
market. .and tws blooi-thirsty mAs,iffs
we're let lsoss upoa the evadsr Of this
regulation. His bailif once caused .
burisd msa 10 b sxhumsd in ordse to
onllent ths night Of. chAttel,' b which
every pefsou's best gsrment became on
HE asssh. The hailiGs psrqaisits. At
Iast it cams 70 var, and ths abbot an.i
gentry came into dsld against the
peasants. Essa the Appssssll women
0Ade themselves soldisrs. Drssesd IN
meas clothes thsy appsersd On the
battle deld at csisip. and decided ths
vietogy iee thsir psrty.A In this wae 30
fsudal castles wsGe demolished, and 60
taken BY siege. Thua gradually. al
the land Of whse is now upitsd 0witz-
srlsnd was ivithdravn fsoa seudal
tenurs. Some noble families retired "a
smaller bat mors secure estatss 10
Francs Or Germany, and many hscsma
extinct in rspeatsd wass. StiIl moss
entersd the cltiss ard becnms - simple
burrhers, and in 1877 the last acre ol
the Ausssian estaksa passsd b. oostsags
10 the Repahlis ct Zssich. Tbs .entla
OF HapsburE. from which three osntn.
ries Of Espsroes take thsir Sams, II
sew inhabitsd By . faniiy of pessAnta
And % the Queskioa 10 ausaessd q
What bscame q Sesdal saprsmacy ID