" . The Commoner VOLUME 11, NUMBER ( IA. vmmmwmmmvimmmMmmmM napoleon a captive iinHn trjja NLi'OJiKON'S iiauio fills more pages in the wprld's solemn history than that of any other mortal. This famous painting shows him a captive, tgj mi iiniri fiio iBnnifiiii nhin Ttilinmnlion. murine out across tho solemn sea toward France, where ho was onco Emperor. He realizes that j jk. , w-a '. . w uatxw - ,,--. TC3 C " j J Jl J 1 4fe HI his dream of Universal Empire Is at an end, yet is unconscious that lie is soon to do uanisneu mcc an ouicasc a inousanu miies irom buuw w tlio lonely and barren rocks of St. Helena. This famous picture from Ridpath's History illustrates but one event out of thousands which wake up the history of every empire, kingdom, principality and power, all accurately and entertainingly told in the world-famed publication, RIDPATH'S HISTORY OF THE WORLD Dr. John Clark Ridpath is universally recognized as the world's greatest historian. 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