Europe Teeters as Germany Britain and France Eyed for Balance
The article surveys European power shifts after German federation moves, praising North Germany’s constitutional drift and Prince Wilhelm’s leadership while cautioning against Prussian dominance. It contrasts France’s politics under Napoleon III, Austrian Beust’s liberalism, and Russia’s looming Eastern questions, urging diplomacy over war and noting Turkey’s quiet revolution and Balkan fragility.
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Grant Duff
Bohemia
Germany
Bismarck
Duff
Russia
Europe
Prussia
William
Mark
Brandenburg
Aarden
Grand University of Berlin
Bonn
Hesse Darmstadt
Baden
Wurtemburg
Bavaria
Napoleon III
France
Italy
Napolon III
Pius IX
Florence
Rome
Libert
Napoleon I
Baron Beust
Count Bismark
Hungary
Vienna
Pesth
Francis Joseph
Déak
Elgin
Pym
Hampden
Beust
Berlin
Holland
Spain
Greece
Roumania
Turkey
Poland
Central Asia
Affghan
England
Khiva
Bokhara
Samarcand
China
India
Napoleon
Austria
Ting
St. Petersburg
Servia
Longworth
Varna
Kurnova
Rustchuck
Kustendjie
Morning in Champéri and a New Year's greeting
The narrator recalls leaving Champéri at dawn on a walk toward the Eagle's Nest, hearing the village church carillon as peasants gathered for matins, and feeling a fresh start as the first sun rose. They reflect on childhood New Year wishes and hope to share a warm greeting with readers.
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Champéri
Sixt
la Croix Fédérale
Papa
Mamma
Sistent