The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-26
GREAT RIOTS OF FRANCE
The Ancient Franks One Of the Most
Peaceful People in the Worlds
History-Then France Was a Hap
py Country-Changes Wrought by
Time.

Almost on the anniversary of the day
when Napoleon L. created the consul
late consisting of himself as first con-
sui. Cambaceres as second consul and
Lebron as third consul, France is
again on the verge OF an uprising,
which. unhappily. began in 1889. has
broken out with more or less force,
and with brief periods Of quiet in be-
tween, during the last 10 years.
The Franks who ran over Gaul in 42C
were IA peaceful reope. who desired to
own a country of their own. Their
highest ambition was home where
their children could be born, grow up
and marry. drink of the fruit of the
vine, and rear other children, who
would sit under the same vineyards
and grow old. happy in the thought
that the next generation would reap
the fruit the toll which had been
theirs.
Phlramond. the chief of the Franks
in 42o. is considered the founder of the
French monarchy. He created himself
lowed successfully by many others.
III i'i tIt NdIION IlSlun uS nasty was
inaugurated by Pepin le Bref, and the
glories of Charlemagne in Sl4 are still
sung. Then came Louis w.. followed
by many of the Capet race. AS many
as fifteen kings lived directly in the
line of the Capetian succession; but
they ended in 1928 with the reign of
Charles ". after which the succession
reverted to the house of Valois.
All this time there wns no serious
trouble. Kings lived and ruled and
died and We're buried. and the people
cried. Long live the King Suci,
peaceful, happy and consequently
successful country was never known
and when Philip VI. took the throne
in the fourteenth century he found thu
country immensely wealthy and the
army second to none in the world
Philip vi. was the first Of thirteen
kings of the house OF Va,ois. which,
ended with Henry III. in 1855. And
peace still lowered over France! OF
course in those days there were con-
slant conflicts between the church and
state. and blood was shed every day
but this was part of the regular lif,
OF that period. and when prince warred
against prince and family agains,
family, the matter was considered nc
more than friendly dispute, and no,
national uprising at all.
During all this time tie continent of
America had been discovered and
Spain had risen until she was very
powerful; Yet she in no way obscure
France, for SPANS might was on til,
sea, but Frances worth lay at homo
France. with her wonderful machinery
marvellous even i'm those crude days
and with her products of field and vine
easily led the world IN riches and
when Henry ". inaugurated the housc
OF Bourbon he found himself at tn.
head of kingdom which was the envy
OF every other country in Europe.
The mere passing of the succession
OF the royal house from the Capets to
IN" Bourbons meant no revolution. I,
merely cane about through the lack of
a direct successor. and the royal linz
was compelled to turn aside instead nj
descending from father to son.
Then came the Louis period Louis
NH. took the throne in 1910, and
ruled for thirty-thrce years. Louis
XIV. who left lis such a rich legacy
in house decoration. reigned from Ia:
to lbs, a stretch of seventy-two years
longer than Queen Victoria has reigned
longer. indeed, than ary living soy.
ereign. Louis XIV. became a had Old
man in his age and lived as immorally
as he ruled wisely.
Louis XIV, his successor nut e
years upon the throne, and Louis XVI
who was crowned in 1874, ruled until
l's9. when broke out that awfu, revo.
luton, which cost Louis his head and
his crown
one hundred years ago France was
treated To new government very fire..
quently. In 1892 it was ruled b, the
convention; the directory governed
France in 1875. Then came Napoleor
and the consulate.
NAPOLEON was backward at first and
hesitated to proclaim himself emperor
but he found ii easy to call himself
the first consul, and as such he gradu.
ally slipped into the emperor's chai,
and got for himself the emperor's
crown
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