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terms for leaving her august
father, her family and her coun-
try for his sake. H M. is known
to write extremely fast, which
often makes his handwriting diff
cult to read for those who are
not used to it.
But the Archduchess Marie
Louise, much to the surprise Of
all those with her, read the letter
as fast as if it he'd been in her
own handwriting.
The demand in marriage was
solemnly presented in May. Ma
poleon's ambassador extraordinary,
Marshal Berthier, received on
alighting from his coach by the
grand marshal of the court, was
led into the throne room, where
the Emperor Francis sat under a
canopy, surrounded by his family
and his attendants.
The demand was granted, and
Marie Louise received permission
to hang Napoleon's portrait, deliv-
cred on cushion by a horseman
of the embassy, round her neck.
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Know Your History of Napoleon Feats Character and Day.

I written from the scholars impartial
viewpoint.
Stanley. Before and After Water
loo. Letters written by an English
man rejecting the times.
NAPOLEON IN FICTION
Aubry. The Emperor Falls in
Love.
Beck. The Thunderer. A ro-
nance Of Napoleon and Josephine.
Gage, Vivandiere. The March to
Moscow.
Huefer. Little Less Than Gods
The hundred days and Marshal
Ney.
Muhlbach. Madame Sans Gene
Historical romance of the revolu-
ton, the consulate and the empire
(Anonymous). Elm Roman vom
Ersten Consul.
NAPOLEON IN DRAMA
Grabbe. Napoleon, oder Die
Hundert Tage.
Hardy. The Dynasts. An epic
drama Of the war with Napoleon
covering ten years time.
Rostand. L'aiglon. The famous
drama about the son Of Napoleon
and Marie Louise. Library has in
French also.
Sheriff. st. Helena.
Unruh. Bonoparte.
MISCELLANY
Whately, archbishop Of London.
Historic Doubts Relative to Ma
poleon Bonaparte. First published
in 1919, running through many edi-
tons in England and in this coun>
try, this pamphlet furnishes witty
contemporary comment on the
career and times Of Napoleon.
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tell you SO without delay. Would
you be kind enough to appreciate
all / feel on hearing everybody
praise so highly your person and
the eminent qualities which cause
you to be wOrshiped by my peO-
pies? AS for me, Madam, / would
fain place at your feet my homage,
my hopes and all the tender COM
pliments enclosed in my heart If
the happiness of Y. 1. HI. is to de-
pend upon the genuineness of my
affection, no one will have been
happier than you: this idea
pIeaseS me and is very sweet.
Your good brother,
Napoleon
From the TuilerieS,
February 25th, 1910.
On March LIST, a letter from the
emperor was sent off which will
reach you after the celebration of
our marriage" wrote Napoleon,
who already spoke Of the arch
duchess as Your Majesty" 1t
was by proxy, of course, that Ma
poleon, on March 18th, married
Marie Louise of Austria in the
Capuchin Chapel of the Hofburg,
at Vienna. And he accredited to
her household to accompany her
to France, Marshal Berthier,
Prince de Neufchatel, and his own
sister Caroline Bonaparte, Murat's
wife and queen of Naples.
Madam, This letter will be
handed to you after the celebra-
ton of our marriage. No single
letter reaches me from Vienna,
but that it speaks admiringly of
your noble qualities. 1 look for
ward with the utmost eagerness
to finding myself in the presence
of Your Majesty. We're to give
way to my desires, 1 would ride
off without more ado and be at
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Hopkins. women Napoleon
Loved.
Mahan. Marie Louise, Napo-
Icons Nemesis.
Ravage. Empress Innocence, the
Life of Marie Louise.
Rheinhardt. Josephine. Ranks
with Ludwig's Napoleon for read
ability.
Wilson. Josephine, the Portrait
of q Woman.
PEOPLE AND TIMES OF THE
NAPOLEONIC ERA
Anderson. Those Quarrelsome
Bonapartes.
Andrews. Napoleon and Amer
lea. Gives the story Of the New
Orleans house.
Broadley. Napoleon in Garcia
ture, 17e5-1821. With an intro
ductory essay on pictorial satire as
factor in Napoleonic history.
More than $50 reproductions Of
contemporary drawings.
Browning. Fall Of Napoleon.
Fitchett. How England Saved
Europe. The English view of Ma
poleon's career.
Frazer. War Drama of the
Eagles. Story of the Standard
Bearers.
Guerard. French Civilization in
the 10Th Century. A scholars ap-
praisal.
Hazen. French Revolution and
Napoleon.
Headley. Napoleon and His
Marshals.
mcdonnell. Napoleon and His
MarshalS.
Rose. Napoleonic Studies.
Rose. Pitt and Napoleon. Essays
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Merezhkovskii. Napoleon, the
Man. Historically dubious, but
brilliant in conclusions.
Napoleon. The Corsican. A
diary of Napoleons life in his own
words. A chronologically arranged
compilation from letters and docu-
ments, but not real diary"
THE EXILE AND THE HUNDRED
DAYS
Antonlmarchi. Last Days Of Ma
poleon. BY Napoleon's physician.
Controversial.
Fremaux. Drama of st. Helena.
Library has in German also.
Gonnard. Exile of st. Helena.
Guedalla. The Hundred Days.
Vivid, dramatic.
hilbert de Saint Armand. Marie
Louise, the Island Of Elba, and the
Hundred Days. Library has IN
French also.
Lullin. Manuscript Of st. Helana.
Of disputed authorship. DiSavowed
by Napoleon.
FAMILY AND OTHER RELA-
TOWNSHIPS
Napoleon's letters to Josephine.
New letters, omitted from the edi-
ton published under the auspices
OF Napoleon III
Bearne. Daughter Of the Revo-
luton. Abrantes. BY a leader Of
society at Napoleon's Court"
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TN his happiness the emperor
l. includes his people, for whom
this girlish bride will be "a loving
mother" And in a few words
straight from the heart he SYM
pathizes with the regrets she must
feel at leaving Vienna and her
fathers palace: "All your troubles
are my troubles"
Madam, l hope Your Majesty
will receive this letter at Braunau,
and even beyond. 1 count the mo-
ments, the days seem long, it will
be thus until 1 have the happiness
of welcoming you. My people
share my impatience. 1 have told
them you would be tender moth
er for the French, you will find in
them, Madam, children that cher
ish you. / hope you are fully sat-
isfled of the genuineness of my
affections, you will find nothing
wanting in this respect, but 1 am
most anxious to hear that you
share them. Believe me, there is
no one in the world more at
tached to you or more determined
to love you than myself.
Napoleon
March 10th, 1910.
Madam, Lauriston tells me of all
the kind things you have been
good enough to say to him, and
speaks of Your Majesty in terms
which, while adding no whit to
the high conception have formed
of your noble qualities, / neverthe-
less keenly appreciate. You have
by this time left Vienna. 1 am
alive to the regrets you must feel;
all your sorrows are my sorrows.
! very often think of you, / would
fain guess what is of a nature to
please you and to deserve your
heart. Allow me to hope, Madam,
that you will help me to win that
heart, the whole of your heart.
This hope is a necessity for me
and makes me happy.
Napoleon
March 18th. 1910.
ON receipt Of the portrait OF
~ Marie Louise, which bears
the stamp Of lofty SOUL" Ma
poleon is more and mols .nhamed.
To the general favored by for
tune, a daughter Of the Caesars
brings the tribute OF her fresh
ness.
The most eminent Viennese
masters had worked on the por-
trait Of the princess. The famous
Lampi, whom no modern artist is
held to have equaled in the mat
ter Of perfect coloring, used all
his talent for the purpose Of re-
cording her features in an oil
painting.
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your feet before any one knew
1 had left Paris; but it is not to
be. The Prince de Neufchatel will
receive your orders during your
journey. My sister Caroline
wishes to keep you company; give
her a friendly welcome, she is very
kind to me; 1 have but one
thought and that is to know
what may be agreeable to you.
The care of pleasing you, Madam,
will be the most constant and the
sweetest concern of my life.
Napoleon
March LIST, 1910.
T Owe, they say, is blind. This
~ was not the case with Marie
Louise when she opened the i'm
perial missive. H. I. H, the arch
duchess, stated correspondence
from Vienna, dated May 9th, and
published in the Gazette de
France" has received a letter
written by H. M. the Emperor Of
the French himself in which he
thanks her in the most moving
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emperor.
Miss Marcia Furnas, loan depart
ment head at the Central Library,
carefully inspected the files, choos-
ing those books which were most
interesting and authentic.
The books selected by Miss Fur
mas are:
NAPOLEON'S EARLY LIFE
Atteridge. @Napoleon's Brothers
Foa. Boy Life of Napoleon.
Howell Ap Howell. Birthplace
and Childhood Of Napoleon.
Morgan. In the Footsteps Of Ma
poleon. Descriptions and pictures
of places associated with Napoleon
GENERAL BIOGRAPHIES
Bainville. Napoleon. BY a dis
tinguished French historian.
Belloc. Napoleon.
Faure. Napoleon. Psychological
study.
Fisher. Napoleon. Emphasis on
character.
Fournier. Napoleon the First. An
Austrian work Of the highest pos
sible authority.
Guerard. Reflections on the Ma
poleonic Legend. Examinations OF
his extraordinary prestige.
Kircheisen. Napoleon. Abridge-
ment OF a nine-volume work.
Ludwig. Napoleon. Brilliant and
dramatic. Extremely readable.
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of small stature-five feet two
but well set up, rather short
neck. and perhaps already a
trife potbellied. softly fieShed,
with cheeks Of a dead white, a
full face, a round head, broad,
high forehead, blue-grey eyes, a
gentle glance. a finely-chiseled
nose, a graceful mouth and fine
teeth-there was nothing dis
pleasing about the flat-haired
man Of 40.
His sight was not Of the best
and often compelled the use Of
an glass, which he invari-
ably had about him. THE regu-
larity Of his features often i'm
parted to him, when at work or
preoccupied, a hint of sternness;
but in the easy-going conditions
of private life. his smile again
took on great amiability.
More quickly than any other
persons, moreover. his expression
changed under the sway Of his
emotions. From the same glance,
so caressing just before, there
suddenly came forth flashes OF
lightning"
The portrait was mentioned IN
: letter from Paris. written as an
official document in a secretarys
handwriting.
Madam my Sister. The success
full issue of my request to His
Majesty the Emperor, your Father
to be Joined to you in marriage, is
a most precious token of the es-
TEEN and regard in which he holds
me. 1 highly appreciate the con-
sent you yourself beStOw upon a
union which fills me with the
most heartfelt joy and which will
embellish the whole of my life.
look forward with the liveliest inn
patience to the moment when its
conclusion will be in sight. / ap-
preciate above all, in his bond, the
care / an determined to take to
make you happy: my wishes, in
this respect. are all the more sin
cere in that my own happiness
will be vitality bound up with yours.
/ have instructed the Prince de
Neufchatel, my Ambassador Ex-
traordinary and Plenipotentiary to
deliver to you my portrait. beg
you to accept it as a token of the
feelings which are craven in my
heart and which will remain un-
alterable. / am, Madam my Sister,
your most affectionate brother.
Napoleon
Paris. Feb. 25th. 1910.
WHILE debating Napoleon
" would walk up and down the
whole time. with slow and meas
ured tread. occasionally plucking
at the facings Of his sleeve.
But love very soon induced him
10 submit 70 the torture Of writing
with his own hand "a medley Of
unconnected and illegible signs.
The words lacked half their prop
er number Of letters" writes Baron
Meneval. his secretary.
He was unable 70 read over
what he himself had written, or
he would not take the trouble Of
doing so. When asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. he would snatch up his
rough draft and tear it to pieces
or throw It in the fire.
His short notes, or the few lines
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And reputed miniature paint
er, Gerard, also took her as a
model.
Madam, I have received your
portrait. The Empress of Austria
has been considerate enough to
have it given to me. I seem to see
in it the reflection of that beauti-
full soul which makes you so dear
to all who know you and justifies
all the hopes have placed in
Your Majesty. You will love, Mad
am, a spouse whose claims will
never be based on anything but
your trust and the feelings of your
heart. L presume you are very
close to France by this time and
await you with much impotence.
Napoleon.
Paris, March goth, 1910.
We are not given the letters
from Marie Louise which delight
ed" the emperor, to quote his Sec
rotary, Baron Meneval. These
replies were written in good
French and the feelings expressed
in them were marked by delicacy
and moderation. Perhaps the
Queen Of Naples had something to
do with this.
With a view to rendering him
self more attractive, the emperor.
at the suggestion of the Queen Of
Fashion, Princess Pauline, had.
ordered a fancy coat to be made
for himself, which was adorned
with embroidery, but in the opin-
ion Of his secretary, the white
stock made him look stiff, whereas
in uniform, with black stock, his
appearance was one of easy dis
tinction.
Napoleon almost Immediately
discarded the obnoxious garment
and reverted to the green jacket
Of a rifeman Of the guard, or to
the blue coat with white facings
which he wore on Sundays.
f
ON May Is, Marie Louise set
~ out from Vienna, saIuted on
her departure by a salvo Of the
whole Of the artillery, and the
singing Of all the church bells.
with troops lining the road. a divi-
sion Of cuirassiers riding in front
Of the procession. The grand
master Of the palace. the grand
master Of the post, the grand
mistress, The chamberlains, the
ladies Of the palace in coaches
drawn by six or eight horses,
formed an imposing retinue.
At st. Polten, where she was to
put up for the night. her father,
the Emperor Francis, and ler
mother-in law had come in The
strictest incognito to wish aer
good-by What tears the POOR
child now shed at the thought OF
leaving her reld'p"sl
The sound of mel 6obs did not
fail to reach Napoleon.
Tomorrow-The First Meeting)
Copyright. 1898. in France BY Biblio-
theque Rationale; in ali other countries
Ena
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he CHANGED to write, which called
for no particular concentration of
mind, were generally free from
mistakes in spelling, save certain
words in which the same mistakes
invariably occur-gabinet, Gaffar-
ELI, enfanterie, "reminiscences Of
his mother tongue"
From now on Marie Louise was
obliged to become fully acquainted
with that uncouth handwriting.
The style of address to be adopt
ed in respect to Her Imperial
Highness was not yet settled in his
mind, for the first letter is headed
Ma Cousine," the second Mad
anne ma Soeur." and the third,
Ma Soeur," a strange form Of ad-
dress to apply to princess whom
he wished 70 make his wife.
II
7 ATER, indeed, once the mar
IL riage was decided upon, he
used the term Madame" before
addressing her in a homely way
as MA bonnie Louise"
NV sister, hear how perfect
YOU were, all the trust you show
in me on this occasion is very
precious to me l feel tine need to
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The wide interest aroused by the pubca-
Marie Louise in The
librarian make available
for the pbic an interesting complete photography the great
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NapOleon's formal request for
the hand of Marie Louise (abOve);
the French Ambassador to Vienna,
Prince Neufchatel, makes the pro-
posaI in behalf of Bontparte. He
presented letter from Napoleon
setting forth his proposal. This
was read, a favorable reply given
by the Austrian Emperor; and at
the conclusion of the ceremony,
Marie Louise sent, through Neuf-
chatel, a portrait of herself for
Napoleon.
A facsimile of the letter of pro-
posaI, in NapoeIeon's handwriting,
is seen at the right.
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Copyright. 1895. in France BY Biblio-
theaue Nationals: in ali other countries
by United Feature Syndicate. Inc. Re-
production either in whole or in part
prohibited. All rights reserYed-l
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Today S Science
by DAVID DIETZ

DESPITE the rapid strides which American
~ scientists have made since the turn of the CEN
fury, Professor Roger Adams of the University of
Illinois, president of the American Chemical Society,
says that the European scientist is still surprising
his American colleague in the quality and output of
experimental research.
Peculiarly favorable conditions favor the European
savant Professor Rogers says adding that the ham
dicapS attending scientific achievement in an Amer
lean university be Surmounted only by those
individuals who have genuine love for science
igirality and profound ambition to succeed in
search"
This will come a surprising statement to many
persons who have taken it for granted that oppor
tuitieS for research now are superior in this coun
try.
The young foreign scientist has distinct ad-
vantage over the young American in his opportunity
to demonstrate his ability and to accomplish results
with the aid of assistants" Professor Adams con-
tnues. He is not hampered by an overload of
teaching and other educational university duties
THE young American. with his doctorate COM
l. pleted, may may not continue for one or two
years as a National Research Council fellow. His
hrSt employment if he is fortunate, is that of in
structor in a large university"
His duties, Professor Adams continues, "are
generally to teach elementary frequently not
IN his field of specialization supervise laboratory
work, and, in addition if he has the initiative to
undertake independent research
Inc task OF preparing lectures and delivering
theHl properly is time and energy consuming, and his
research must be side issue, but very important
one: as 1t VIII affect his later promotion
In most instances assistants are available to
him. and his research must be accomplished entirely
alone. on the evidence that he is a successful
teacher, ana that he has demonstrated his ability in
research ne Is promoted in rank and is then often
renewed OF part OF his teaching duties.'
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Meanwhile the depression also
brought a drop in the home
market.
1t was then that the AAA and
other governmental agencies en-
tered the picture under the New
Deal, bent on curtailing produc-
ton, reducing SURPRISES and rails
ing prices. Enemies of the pro-
gram said it amounted to high
tariff for the protection of foreign
production. They cited acreage
increases in other countries to
support their point.
EGYPT had reversed O. some
IL what similar governmental
control program and was bending
every effort toward increased
quantity.
India, China and Mexico all
were increasing acreage.
But the chief scare came from
Brazil, where coffee SURPRISES had
brought economic disaster and
coffee planters were turning to
cotton. AAA interference with
the law of supply and demand"
was merely aiding the BrazilianS,
the critics contended.
1t turns out that the Brazilian
program, at least for this season,
has gone the way of other plans
of mice and men. Just as the
drought upset AAA pork produc-
ton, SO deluge has prevented
Brazil from dumping a million
bales on the export market, &C
cording to Agriculture Department
reports.
The South American season be-
ing the reverse of ours, Brazilian
cotton was ready for picking last
March. That ordinarily is the end
Of the rainy season. But this year
the rain played a return engage
ment. 1t poured right through
April and May and on into June.
Cotton was ripe and waiting in
the fields, with weeds growing up
around it. June is the time to
pick coffee. So when the rain
finally stopped the cotton pickers
were out in the coffee fields and
the newer crop was further
neglected.
When finally harvested 1t was
reported to be about half what
was expected.
So with war and weather. men
and governments, all entering
into the picture, King Cotton still
holds the scepter in the South,
but he is watching the future with
a wary eye.
. THE END EES
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in the very middle of the road. A
man pleads his own case, with the
help of whatever friends he may
be able to rally round = and
passerby may be roped in to act
as judge.
AS to art, the Abyssinian is in
different. Most of the art is con-
fined to church frescoes, of the
crudest kind. A bad man is drawn
in profile, while a good man is
shown full face!
A GAIN, even though Selassie
l. n has established schools to
which all classes may send their
children-these do not extend be-
yond the immediate vicinity of
the three largest cities of the coun-
try-and hence, taken as whole,
the education of the people is at
the zero point. Fingerprints are
used, for instance, to sign con-
tracts. Not a bad idea, at that.
The mountains of Ethiopia are
high, but the morals are low,
when it comes to standards and
ethics. Ethiopians marry and
divorce and marry again with a
rapidity which would put Tommy
Manville or Peggy Joyce in the
deep dark shade of conservat-
ism.
A boy marries his first lady
friend at ID and he keeps up the
pace until he is buried, Some of
the leading chiefs have had SO
wives and think nothing of it.
The upper class women do not
cook. Neither do they do house
hold chores or such mental tasks
as mending their husbands clothes.
They slick down their hair I'M
til it looks like bright and shiny
wig. The Sticking is done with
rancid butter.
And when spring days lend zip
to the season and all mankind
goes counting the female of the
species the $4,000 miles round
the globe irrespective of national
labels, the Ethiopian girls thrust
flower petals into their noses, or
vary this with green leaves and
cotton in their ears.
nOGS abound in prolific num-
~ bers. They scavenge and
their great competitors are hyenas.
The hyenas and the town dogs
converge on the refuse dumps of
each little village-and the quiet
of the night is made hideous by
the bowls, growls and shrill laughs
of these animals as they fight to
the death for scraps with monoto-
nous regularity
1t is not an uncommon sight to
see dogs, mules, goats and
chickens, plus the family, all in
one big mudand- thatch room.
Beggars greet one almost every
where. The Arabs have called
Abyssinia Bilad-Wa-I ssi-"Land of
Give Me Something"
Some Ethiopians are anxious to