A long range assault. Illustration shows a devilish-looking man holding an ink-tipped quill labeled French Press, standing on a pedestal labeled Paris, gleefully kicking up his left foot labeled Insults toward the British Lion, in the background, on the right, who is engaged in war in the Transvaal; in the background, on the left, behind the French Press, is a press spewing Venomous Articles and Spite cartoons.. Date 1900 January 3. A long range assault. Illustration shows a devilish-looking man holding an ink-tipped quill labeled French Press, standing on a pedestal labeled Paris, gleefully kicking up his left foot labeled Insults toward the British Lion, in the background, on the right, who is engaged in war in the Transvaal; in the background, on the left, behind the French Press, is a press spewing Venomous Articles and Spite cartoons.. Date 1900 January 3.