Film Fun (July 1915)

..... CHARGE OF THE WELLINGTON held this regiment of cavalry in reserve at the Battle of Waterloo, awaiting the supreme moment when an overwhelming charge might turn the tide of battle. The instant the French lines wavered the order was given to charge and the Scots Greys Cavalry hurled themselves against the French like a thunderbolt. This same regiment is again in active service in the present European war on the same battlefields where their forefathers fought a hundred years ago. The celebrated picture shown herewith from Ridpath's History, the original of which was purchased by Queen Victoria, and is now owned by King George of England, illustrates but one event of all the thou» sands which make up the history of every nation, empire, principality or power and all accurately told in the world=famed publication, Ridpath’s History of the World We will mail free a beautiful 46-page booklet of sample pages to all readers interested in our offer who mail us the coupon below. Hundreds have already availed themselves of our special offer. We have shipped this splendid set of books to delighted readers living in every state in the Union, and every purchaser is more than satisfied. We are closing out the few remaining sets of the last edition, brand new, down to date, beautifully bound in half morocco. Never Again Such a Book Bargain We will name our price only in direct letters to those sending the coupon below. Tear off the coupon, write name and address plainly and mail now before you forget it. Dr. Ridpath’s widow derives her support from his History, and to print our price broadcast for the sake of quickly selling these few sets would cause great injury to future sales. Prest. McKinley Said: “I am familiar with the mer¬ its of Ridpath’s History of the World and cordially commend it to the scholar as well as to the plain people generally.” Win. J. Bryan Said: “Dr. Ridpath’s History of the World is a lasting monument to the author’s intelligence and industry.” The Boston Post Said: “Ridpath is above all things an historian. His style is simple, his manner charming.” FREE COUPON WESTERN NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION H E. SEVER, P 140 S. Dearborn St., Chirago Please mail witl me. sample popes of Ridpath' History of the World, contain: photog ravui es of Napoleon am Queen Elizabeth, engravings of crates, Caesar and Shakespeare, gram of Panama Canal, specimen pages from the work, and write me full part larsofyour speciul offer to Fun readers. Name Address Ridpath’s Graphic Style The reason for Dr. Ridpath’s enviable position an historian is his wonderfully beauti¬ ful style, a style no other historian in any generation has ever equaled. He pictures the great historical events as though they were happening before your eyes; he carries you with him to see the battles of old; to meet kings and queens and warriors; to sit in the Roman senate; to march against Saladin and his darkskinned followers; to sail the southern seas with Drake; cir¬ cumnavigate the globe with Magellan. He covers every race, every nation, every lime, and holds you spell¬ bound by his wonderful eloquence. Nothing more inter¬ esting ana inspiring was ever written by man. Six Thousand Years of History Ridpath throws the mantle of personality over the old heroes of history. Alexander is there; patriot, warrior, statesman, diplomat, crowning the glory cf Grecian history. Xerxes, from his mountain platform, sees Themistocles with three hundred and fifty Greek ships smash his Persian fleet of over a thousand sail, and help to mold the language in which this paragraph is written. Rome perches Nero upon the greatest throne on earth, and so sets up a poor madman’s name to stand for countless centuries as a synonym of savage cruelty; Napoleon fights Waterloo again under your very eyes and reels before the iron fact that at last the end of his gilded dream has come. Washington is there, “four square to all the winds,” grave, thoughtful, proof against the wiles of British strategy and the poisoned darts of false friends; clear-seeing over the heads of his fellow-countrymen, and on into another century, the most colossal world figure of his time.