The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-29
cut FOR WATERLOO
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Have Conquered the World 'a


historians as the second reigH - y.
1oleon,7 much Nspoleoaic liters.asa.
Las been published in this ce,,n.s.'
Trance and America. but the ,nosf
Iaarkable book Of the revival has :
Gently appeared in Paris. II i. o.
titled The APocFyPhal Napoleon.
History CT the Conquest Of the War,a
and the Universal Monarchy II va
ssritten by Louis Geofroy. a sen of on
Ct Napoleon's officers. and first M
lzshed a the time Of the return ~ \.
r0ieon's body from 81. Helena fin fs4t
It attracted little notice then. and We
forgotten until the L!brairie TIlug,rsa
Of Paris discovered IL not long az, AMI
promptly rcissued it.
It IS d strange book. Its writer VA.
m ardent devotee Of Napoleon. and has
imagined MS commanders career ons
OF uninterrupted success and elorv
From start TO finish the book maIss
rim the demigod which his soldiers AMI
many Of their descendants believed
hin. not allowing his character a gipel,
faW.
It begins with the Russian eampaigp.
and from the battle Of Moscow in 1Si9
% Iss2. the date assigned by the autbos
sor Eapoleon's death. the emperor daes
not make a single mistake. He is al.
ways the victorious soldier. the ind,
fatigable legislator. the conqueror Of
AusterIitz, and Frietliand. He IS m.
troubled by the moral depression which
caused hiIa to attempt his life in 1874.
cr By the obesity and physical letharcy
which are said 10 have hindcre1 bis
movements at Waterloo.
Tie battle Of Waterloo is wiped ou..
Trance is victorious everywhere.
The book first introduces us TO Ma.
I5oleon at Sovgorod. where n great bat.
lie is fought between the French and
their allies on the one side and the Rus.
SLAMS. swedes and English on the other
Napoleon IS victorious, and enters 81.
Petersburg. Next he conquars Ger.
many. Turkey, Austria ard Italy in The
order named.
An end to which an his efforts arenow
tHHGEEHF7l - TIT eAlA AAaH-Al Ntt AaEElGnN.
With this IN view he determines 10 in.
eade Spain and put an end TO the strng.
/ &c between his marshais and Yelling
ton there. In the meantime. however
ne liberates the pope, restores to him
4 part Of his temporal sovereignty, and
announces that by secret treaty with
| me emperor of Russia the Greek church
IS TO return to the Roman fold in this
way be greatly enhances his prestige
| With the Catholics Of Spain. To drise
the English from the country and seat
ais brother Joseph firmly on the throne
IS a task which he accomplishes with his
usual CELEBRITY.
The time is then ripe for a decisive
Glow at England. Only two natioasar
really left in Europe-the French anil
tie English. The latter must be wiped
out. Napoleon prefaoes the invasion
. naming his newly born son king OF
England
Acting with incredible swiftness,
| Napoleon lands a great army on the
/ English coast between Boston and
Yarmouth. lie has diverted English at
| fenfion in another direction. 4 de-
clsiye battle is fought near Cambridge
IN which the English display desperate
yalour, but are crushed, England, with
all IFS colonies, is annexed 10 the French
empire, and George Ill is appointed
prince Of Scotland and Ireland.
While passing through England Ma
poleon visits Louis XVIII, who is lr-
ing in exile there, and offers him the
sovereignty of England and ireland, but
it is coldly rejected.
So the march to universal monarchy
goes on. Having subjected Europe, Ma
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
III council at his command.
Eventually he crowns himself en-
peror OF the world. The Catholic re-
l.gion becomes the sole faith of the un-
iyerse. The MohammedaEs are extin-
cuished, and the Jews are all sent by
Napoleon 10 the island of Cyprus.
The universal monarch is shown a.
wise and benefcent beyond any Other
sovereign that ever reigned. The result
OF this omnipotence is that there are 10
more wars, no more national questions
no more religious questions, no Gus
tom 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 at
Napoleon's feet.
The canals of Panama and Suez ara
/, cut by Napoleon's army, aud, Of course
there is no Panama scandal. The ran
ways, steamboats,, telegraph and othtr
means of communication which cover
the globe are in the hands of the state
otherwise, Napoleon.
Science makes prodig!ous strides
Three French physicians discover th'
secret of life and death. Great high'
, ways are built all over the world. Cues
are beautiful and made wholesome. Na'
..oleon, leaving many heirs. dies in ms
ed year, possessed OF ali his faculties
and universally mourned. What hal'
pens TO the world after this The doom
does not attempt to say or foreshado"
1t is a Trenchman'S idea OF Wh"'
r might have happened bad there been
2 10 Waterloo, and had Napoleon r.
tanned his health and vigcr and lI,e'
beyond the date at which he actuah'
: died.-London Mail.