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BUT FOR WATERLOO.
a Frenehman Thinks Napoleon wouid
Have Conquered tue world

a Frenchman Thinks Napoleon Wouid
Have Conquered the world
During the past few years. a pe-ioI
that may wen be referred to by future
historians as 'the second reign OF Ma
l,oleon.- much Napoleonie literature
las been published in this country.
France and America, bot the most r.
markable book Of the revival has
Gently appeared in Paris. Ii is 81
titled THE Apocryphal Napoleon;
History Of the Conquest Of the Wori ]
and the Universal Monarchy" II was
=. ritten by Louis Geoffroy. a son Of ore
e Napoleon's officers. and first pub
lished at the time Of the return Of Ma
poleon's body from 81. Helena in 1871.
II attracted little notice then. and was
forgotten until the Lihrairie Illustree
os Paris discovered il not long ago AMI
promptly reissued il.
I, is strange book. Its writer was
IN ardent devotee Of Napoleon. and has
Imagined mis- commanders career ode
at uninterrupted success and glory.
Prom start to finish the book makss
aim the demigod which his soldiers ami
many Of their descendants believed
him. not allowing his character a sing,-
flaw.
1t begins with the Russian campaign.
and from the battle Of Moscow in 1872
80 1852. the date assigned by the author
;or Napoleon's death. the emperor does
not make a single mistake. lie is al
Navs the victorious soldier. the ind,.-
iatigable legislator. the eouqueror OF
Austeriitz. and Friedland. He is un-
troubled by the moral depression which
caused him 10 attempt his life in 1914.
cr by the obesity and p ysical lethargy
which are said g. have hindsred his
movements at Waterloo.
The battle Of Waterloo is wiped ou.
France is victorious everywhere.
The booS first introduces rs 70 Va
poleon At Novgprod. where a great hat
lie is fought between the French anil
their allies on the one side aad the Rus-
SLAMS. Swedes and English on the other.
Napoleon is victorious. and enters 81.
Petersburg. NeN: he conquers Ger
many. Turkey. Austria and Italy in tn.
order named.
An end TO which all his efforts are now
directed is the subjugafion OF England.
Nth this in view he determines to in
'Ide Spain and put an end to the strug
c.e between his marshaIs and Yelling
IN there. In the meantime. however.
ne liberateS the pope. restores 70 him
= part ~ his temporal sovereignty. anil
announces that by a secret treaty with
I tire emperor of Russia the Greek church
Z -. II. IL =
way he greatly enhances his prestig.
with the Catholics of Spain. To drive
ne English from the country and seat
As brother Joseph firmly on the throne
I IS n task " hich he accomp!ishes with his
usual CELEBRITY
The time is then ripe for decisive
GLOW a, England. Only two nations are
rally left in Europe-the French anil
'he English. The latter must he wiped
cut. Napoleon prefaccs the invasion
by naming his newly born son king of
England.
Acting with incredible swiftness.
Napoleon lands great army on tie
| English coast between Boston and
Yarmouth. He has diverted English ar
tention in another direction. \ de-
cisive battle is fought near Cambridge
n which the English display desperate
yalour. but are crushed. England. with
all its colonies. is annexed to the French
empire. and George III is appointed
| 1rince of Scotland and ireland.
While passing through England Na-
pcleon visits Louis XVIII. who is liy-
.ug in exile there. and offers him the
sovereignty of England and ireland, but
II IS eoIdly rejected.
So the march to universal monarchy
goes on. Having subjected Europe. VA
poleon next conquers Asia. then Africa.
then Austria. and finally the two
americas. Kings become his projects
merely. but retain their titles. They
come TO take his orders daily. and meet
n council at his command.
Eventually he crowns himself en-
penor Of the world. The Catholic re-
/. gion becomes the sole faith of the un-
verse. The Mohammedans are extin-
cuished. and the Jews are all sent BY
Napoleon 70 the island OF Cyprus.
The universal monarch is shown n.
wise and benefieent beyond any othe-
rovereign that ever reigned. The result
of this omn.potencs is that there are 70
more wars. no more national questions.
no more religious questions. no Gus
I tam houses. no more boundary dis
Putes. These are no socialists, every
one is satisfied with the form of gov
eminent. and the last republican on
earth. feeling lonely. kills himself ut
/ Napoleon's feet.
The canals ot Panama and Suez ar.
cut by Napoleon's army. and. of course.
there is no Panama scandal. The rail-
ways, steamboats,. telegraph and other
means of communication which cover
the globe are in the hands of the state
otherwise. Napoleon.
Science makes prodigious strides
Three French physicians discover the
secret of life and death Great high.
Ways are built all over the world. Cities
are beautiful and made wholesome. Nj
,cleon. leaving many heirs. dies in his
ed year. possessed Of all his faculties
and universally mourned. What han
pens TO the world after this the book
does not attempt TO say or foreshadow
IL is Frenchman's idea of what
might have happened bad there been
Ho Waterloo, and had Napoleon re-
tanned his health and vigor and lived
beyond the date IT which he actually
died.-London Mail.
where Work Il Pleasant
Neglected Wife-Why don't you go to
work?'
Husband "a ne'er-do-welD i amt
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