. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. capital was stormed he escaped,and still held his Indians around him, and fought on. The war ended onlywith his death in 1870. He was speared by
. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. capital was stormed he escaped,and still held his Indians around him, and fought on. The war ended onlywith his death in 1870. He was speared by Brazilian horsemen as he fled fromthem. This protracted and bitter war was enormously costly to both Brazil andArgentine. Since its conclusion both countries have progressed rapidly. Ar-gentine in particular has opened her plains to the flood tide of Europeanimmigration. The population of Buenos Aires has passed the million mark,and the city has become not merely the largest in South America but one ofthe most important in the world. Argentine, once the most despised of theSpanish colonies, ranks second only to Brazil as the richest, largest, mostpopulous and most civilized of South American countries. The other Spanish colonies have advanced less rai)idly. The career of thetwo northern states has been typical of that of the others, and their nearness tothe United States makes them of special interest to our citizens. Colombia, ^^m^mM im^^r-. EUROPE COERCES VENEZUELA (German Warships Menace Venezuela and are Checked by the United States)From a drau-inc] by the German artist, G. Martin THE century that has elapsed since the opening of SouthAmericas struggle for independence has been chieflya period of strife. The hot blood of the only half-civilized Creoles has led them into constant civil war. Oneleader after another has seized upon arbitrary power; one fac-tion after another has celebrated victory by the massacre ofits opponents. Recentlj, however, a saner, happier spirithas s
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