Judge — March 22, 1919 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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wanress OW an unknown and friendless youth, a pen- niless charity student, ame the Emperor of a great nation, the master of all the crowned heads of Europe, and the arbiter of the destinies of a continent—how, half fed and shabbily clothed, while awaiting the next turn of the wheel of fortune, he was called upon to perform an act of desperate heroism, where failure meant certain death, and how he acquitted himself with such skill and resolution that then and there was opened ‘up the mighty career he was destined to lead—how even at an early age he showed himself an Alex- ander in military achievements and a Cwsar in administrative powers—this is the amazing story told by the historian, John S.C. Abbott, in the four big volumes of his famous LIFE OF NAPOLEON AN INSPIRING STUDY IN POWER OF WILL HIS MAGNETIC PERSONALITY In no other Life are found such Napoleon the man. We learn the secret of thy und devotion of his soldiers wh called upon to encounter perils « ships which he was not perfectly We sce the actual working of his power t ds that ascen cy that rendered his pre fing to the testimor ent of 40,000° e idol eis today th who in the very er hi < th to insure r receiving both The Life of Napoleon ani The History of the French Revolution SIX BIG VOLUMES 1% s O84 inches trations n Silk Finished Cloth stamped with Gold Printed in beautifully clear type, with generé nd copious historical foot-notes ed with Gold tops and deckle edzes A SUMPTUOUS SET A Delight to the Eye—An Inspiration to the Mind $1.00 NOW and the coupon if you want to == order at the instalment price. Or $11.00 with coupon if yor save the cash discount. We prepay Kut lose no time, as the supp! MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFIED SWICK SUBSCRIPTION CO. J. Brunswick Bldg., New York City $1.00 first payment on Abbr h Yapoleon undertook he per- formed magnificently. Step by step we follow his marvelous career in these glowing pages of Abbott's Life We see him the high-spirited lieutenant of seventeen, often suffering the keenest mortification through pecuniary embar- rassment, secluding himself from his brother officers and, cloistered in his study, with inde ble energy devoting himself to the acquisition of those stores of knowledge with which he was later to remodel the institutions of Europe, and almost change the face of the world. Abbott's Life shows us Napoleon did not blunder into renown His triumphs and achievements w accidents His grand concep were flashes of unpremeditated genius Never did man prepare the way fo more herculean study, by greater s ence, by more Given toPrompt Subscribers Abbott's History of the French Revolution Two Volumes Uniform with the Life of Napoleon That nightmare of horrors, The French Revo- 1 The Reign of Terror, is pictured in two thrilling volumes in all its stark and voxly realities. We hear the ravings of the Parisi: mob led by di ygues—the Lenines and Trotzkys of that day—with loud outcries for freedom on their tongues but with murder and pillage in their hearts—a horde of savages worse { old. We sce how the prompt and fearless action of the little Corsican officer, Napoleon, brought order out of chaos and started him on that brilliant career that has inscribed his name indelibly on the tablets of fame The delivery of these two volumes, so indis- pensable to a proper understanding of the in- fluences that gave direction to Napoleon’s genius, can be guaranteed only to prompt subscribers. JUDGE Almost Coal By Freperick Moxon Tit RE was no good hard coal in sight gloomy dealer said, But he had something that I might like j well instead. He showed me in a pickle jar some rou lumps of black, And told me he'd just had a car come in uy the track It was, said he, a patent coal composed of « and oil And warranted to save the whole of cinder-s ing toil With joy I put my order in for that new “ Fuel ete,” Enough to cram my biggest bin as full as the could get In Webster's then for “culm” I looked (as ignorant buyers must) And here is how I found it booked: “ Anthrac slack, or dust"; And long before I burned the last of th anthracite To slack and dust it went so fast I found « Noah was right And when I came to figure out my labor-saving thrift I found that I had just about a ton of culm t sift! Reverse English on Sherman The Former Kaiser—Peace is Hell! ‘Lamust get this lettel @) 22 miles fell Jade é ve Oh, Mister Newsdealer! HEN Saturday rolls around and you find your supply of “JUDGE’ tell us so at once. When Tuesday comes and your copies of “JUDGE” have not yet arrived—tell us so. We want to work with you to meet the growing demand for “JUDG When you advise us about your copies give us:the name of your News Company. This is important to both of us. JUDGE has been sold out, please 225 Fifth Avenue New York City M comicbooks.com