The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-27
REAL ANCIENT HISTORY
Final Work in Making The kiagds.
of Great Drifain
DEATH OF A GREAT NAN

Changes In World Nap-Toan and
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Correspondence Of The Caucasian
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Btlkinsyiie. -. G. Feb. -. 1919.
Although several attempts had
been made 10 unite Engiand an Scot
land. hit wux not finally closed up un-
I'll March IS. 1897. that bein' the date
ov the ratification ov the measure
passed by Parliament. though the
fnai touches were put on until May
l ov that year
In I'LL Great Britain suffered n
loss ov the services ov the Duke ov
Marlborough. This great fighter had
never failed 10 take any city he at
tackled an hit In claimed that no for
tificattons had ever stood In hin way.
But he finally fell before great
temptation in the form ov n bribe
which IL said to hev been offered
him In connection with a contract TO
supply bred TO the British army. the
sum he liz said to hev received
amounting TO about $4,000. The
Queen dismissed him from all en-
ployment soon thereafter. What a
pity, Ov the Duke ov Marlborough
hit wuz said that durin' the nine-year
war with France, which had been
closed. the Duke had never beseiged
a city which he did not take an no
Notifications had ever stood when he
led an attack. But he could not re-
sist when the easy money" wuz In
sight
The Duke of Ormond succeeded az
commander-in-chief ov the army ov
Great Britain.
The end oy the British-F French War
caused changes In the map ov the
world. Philip. the King ov Spain.
renounced awl claim TO the throne ov
France. The fortifications ov Dun
kirk were demolished. Spain gave
up Giibralter and the island ov Min
orca, an then the great fortress fell
to the British. an they still hold hit.
France awlso gave up her claims az
to Hudson's Bay an Nova Scotia an
New Foundland, and this later be-
came interesting to Americans.
The death ov the Queen wuz the
next event to stir Great Britain. It
IL claimed that she wuz a good wo-
man, more fitted to govern a home
than a great country, but that wuz a
good record anyway.
George the first became ruler. He
wuz more than fifty years ov age an
that ought to hev added to hiz fitness
The new King wuz soon busy for civil
war wuz on again, In Scotland az
well az in that portion ov the coun-
try formerly known az England
Several prominent citizens were
placed In prison on account ov re-
bellious tactics. But the seeds had
been sown an the people ov Great
Britain were not likely to witness a
long period ov peace When the Eng
iish, Scotch, an Irish got mixed up
In those days there wuz bound to be
some exsitement. No matter In what
section they lived there were a guide
many people who were "agfn the gov
ernment." The rebellion didn't pan
out much an some ov the ring-Iead-
ers were executed.
George I. ruled for fourteen years
an died ov paralysis. George III.
succeeded him. This caused a d.
vision among the people. the parties
being known az town" people an
country people. the town" people
bein' those who stood by the admins
ration while the country people, the
real farmers, failed to enthuse.
,hough the reason liz not given.
In 1721 the South Sea COMPANY"
Tuz formed In Great Britain. Hit
Fuz close akin to the "Mississiupi
company" which had ruined most ov |
he wealthy citizens ov France ave
fears previous The South Sea Com
'any proposed to buy up the claims
held by smaller companies against
he government an reduce govern
nent expense. But how they pro-
'osed to do awl this wuz never fully
explained. At any rate the thousands
~ men who were induced 20 nut
heir savings into the scheme. In n /
ew months the whole thing went to
'ieces an nearly awi ov the stock
folders lost the millions ov dollars
hey had put into hit No one could /
EXPLAIN why hit proved such a fall
ire, SO far AZ ! know.
For some years the finances ov
treat Britain had been getting I'm a
'ad way. the debts amounting to
more than 100000. 900. The peo-
lie who had to dig MP the cash natu-
ally became alarmed.
In 1888 war was declared against
pain There wuz some itin'. hut
III did not last long.
In 1745 Prince Charles. grandson