The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-09-09
Origin of the Hapsburg Family.


The origin of the Hapsburg, the royal house
of Austria, is wonderful than romance.
The founder, SO goes the story, Rudolph Of
Hapsburg, a young Swiss count, poor and obscure.
One day while riding in the chase he came to a
stream, beside which a monk, who was in
great distress at not being able to cross over He
told the young count that he had been summoned
to give the last sacraments to dying person, but
was unable to perform that duty. The count
1eaped from his horse, helped the monk to the
saddle, who crossed the stream and hurried to his
destination. The next day the monk sent the
horse back, with the warmest thanks.
God forbid" said the count, that I should
ever ride a horse that has carried the Saviour to
a dying man." and sent the horse to the monk
as a gift to the church In course of time the
monk became chaplain to the elector of Mentz.
new emperor was to be chosen. The monk per
suaded bis patron to present the name of Count
Rudolph to the assembled electors, and the poor
count Of Hapsburg astOunded one day to find
that he had been chosen to wear the crown or
the Holy Roman empire.-IndianapolisN News.
In nv little book, "The House of Haps-
burg" advertised elsewhere IN this paper),
[ cite the historic authorities for the "Origin
of the Hapsburg family"
/ also give the true story as to that poor
"monk," and the ''sacraments."
The modern fairy tale of this monk and
his sacraments, grew out of the historic fact,
that the Archbishop of Maintz Cor Menz)
wished to visit Rome, to confer with the
Pope about the election of the next Emperor
Of Germany.
His journey took him over the Alps, then
infested with robbers.
Duke Rodolph (or Rhudolph) Of Haps-
burg, was candidate for the imperial
crown, echich eight votes controlled.
The Archbishop was one of these eight
voters Cor eectors) and the polite Rodolph
wanted his support.
Therefore, the Duke voluntarily placed
himself at the head of a squadron of his
cavalry Qznights) and personally escorted
the Archbishop across the Alps
The churchman was so pleased with the
Dukes compliment, and the Pope was so
pleased with the Dukes bid for the i'm
perial crown, that the influence of both
Pope and Archbishop was thrown to the
Duke, who was duly elected Emperor.
Those are the real facts.
Ever since that early day, the family OF
Hapsburg has ruled Austria In most cruel
manner: and the throne has had the power
full support of the Roman Church
It was this despotic family that sent one
of it's members, Archduke Macmillan, over
here in the COS to set up again an imperial
throne in Mexico.
It was the Hapsburg family that desc
lated Kossuth's Hungary, In the 4Os.
1t was the Hapsburg family that started
the present European War, by violating the
Treaty of 1870, and by trying to force the
Jesuits and the Pope upon the Greek Cath
olics of Servla.
It is this Hapsburg family, that is now
partly responsible for the devilish intrigues
which Cardinal Gibbons, and Tumulty, and
Mora. and O'Connell, and Farley are hatch
inc against the constitutional patriots of
Mexico.
This Hapsburg family has been curse to
a very large section of the human race; and
the active accomplices in all their crime and
atrocitiec have been the .Jesuits and the