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wears with the heather Saxon
tribes under Wittikind, in order to
force them to accept the Christian
religion.
The fourth wagon in the process
sion will be a realistic representa-
ton of the baptism of Wittikind,
the powerful Saxon chief.
FLOAT V.
After the death of Charlemagne,
his son Louis the Pious, inherited
the kingdom, but lacking the ener-
gy, the three sons of Lewis OBJ
tanned possession of the empire,
each one receiving certain stretch
of country. This division of the
empire which was agreed upon at
the famous Treaty of Verdun, gave
to the emperor's son Lothar, that
which has since become Italy, to
Charles that which is known as
France and to Louis, or Ludwig,
that stretch of country known as
Germany. AS this treaty made
Germany for the first time in his
tory a distinct country, it too will
be presented in the parade. The
fifth wagon gives us that point. of
the treaty where Lothar, Charles
and Louis, the German, sign the
famous document in the year S43,
A. D. The Treaty of Verdun char
acterizes that stage in the his
tory of the Germanic tribes, at
which France travels on her way
Italy works out her own destina-
ton and Germany plods on, never
more united, for many years with
either of these countries, though
often coming in the closest connec-
tions with them.
FLOAT vi.
In OIL the house of Charlemagne,
or the Carlovingan line, was extin-
gulshed, and the five largest
duchies of the country selected Con-
rad l, Duke of Franconia, as their
ruler. At his death he named
Henry I, Duke of Saxony, his
enemy, as his successor.
This monarch was informed of
his selection as ruler while out
hunting, whence his designation as
Henry the Fowler, or as the Ger
mans put it, Heinrich der Finkler.
He proved to be one of the greatest,
wisest and most powerful monarchs
of his age.
Under his rule the powerful Huns
raided the country until Henry met
them in battle at Meeresburg in e33,
completely vanquishing them. 1t
is this monarch, as he returns from
that great victory, laden with spoils,
that the sixth wagon represents.
FLOAT VII.
After the death of Henry, there
was considerable trouble at home
with the powerful barons and be-
tween the rulers and the popes.
The next ruler was Frederick l,
called the Redbeard on account of
his long red beard. This emperor
undertook the third crusade which
was known for its dashing leaders.
At home he had proven himself
shrewd and powerful leader in war
and peace. He also had great taste
for art and literature. The age in
which this ruler lived was one of
glory, learning and refinement, and
Frederick Barbarosa (Redhead),
was a conspicuous figure in it.
Frederick was drowned while cross
ing a stream, and from the fact
that his body was never recovered,
there sprung the legend that he had
not died, but that he sleeps in a
cave of one of the European noun
tains, awaking for a moment at the
end of every hundred years, to see
if Germany has reached her former
glory and unity; but failing to find
this the case, he falls asleep again.
1t is this legend that the seventh
wagon represents.
FLOAT VIII.
From the age of Frederick Bar
barosa, the historic pageant will
skip to a comparatively modern
date, passing over all of the i'm
portant events of the thirteenth,
fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth,
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