Daily Republican., 1885-07-08
John b. Coughs New BOOK" Plat.
for III EchOes.'

1 lOf AsShOeD.'
Platform Echoes, or Leaves from
Ny Notebook of Forty Years." Is tn,
title of John B. Coughs latest, and we
may add, his best book. 1t Ia a volume
OF sterling merit, by very famous
man whose early history and wonderful
career are 30 well known. 1t is pro.
fusely illustrated with 227 of the fines,
enRraviDgs and steel plates we have
ever seen, and We. can truthfully say
that so far as real merit and telling
illustrations 60, this elegant volume
outranks all other subscription books
| that have come to our notice.
Ever since the beginning of his pub
| lie career Mr.. Cough has kept a pri.
vate notebook in which no has recorded
the most interesting facts and incidents
coming under his observation. This
three years. 1t is an inexhaustible
storehouse of personal experiences,
tales of tender pathos, stories of the
keenest and drollest humor, and anec.
dotes and Incidents without number.
and in extent and variety of intensely
interesting matter it is probably not
approached by any other private re-
cord in existence.
Many of the most eminent men and
women Of our time have repeatedly
urged Mr.. Cough TO publish in book
form the most effective stories and facts
recorded in this note. book, togeth er
with some of his most brilliant efforts
on the platform. He has also received
hundreds Of letters from grateful per.
sons who have been benet ttted-and in
some instances saved-by the power
and influence of his words, asking for
la volume of this kind. These expires.
sions of heartfelt gratitude convinced
Mr.. Cough that 1t was his duty to
yield to the wishes of the public, and
this volume is the result. He has spent
the greater part of three years in its
preparation.
Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott, whose
fame and scholarship are world. wide,
wrote the Introduction to the book.
II is as good a piece OF literary work as
DIR. Abbott ever did. In it he gives a
most Interesting, full and complete
history o: Mr.. Coughs life and work.
The book itselfis bran new, from be-
ginning to end mo part of it ever having
been published before. Mr. Cough says
it contains Living Truths for Head
and Heart" SO it does and it takes
firm hold on both. He illustrates great
truths by strikingly pertinent facts and
stories. In every chapter he spark les
and glows, rises and falls, now lifting
the reader in breathless elation in some
sublime picture, now depressing him 10
tears with graphic tale of domestic
ruin, desolation, remOrse, or DEATH
then like flash of lightning he comes
20 his relief with story so iriesistibly
funny that the reader is instantly con-
vulsed with laughter. And 80 he
weayes in anecdote after anecdote, Incl
dent after incident, story aft r story,
with marvellous rapidity and powerful
effect. He plays upon the readers feel
ings as with an enchanter's wand, at
one time tning his heart with gladness,
At another binding his eyes with tears.
II can truthfully be said that tor thrill.
ling Interest, touching pathos, and ire
sistlbie humor, no book has ever equal
cd this one.
There is no condition in life this grand
book Will not improve, no Individual
who cannot find sound advice md
kindly admonition in it's pages. The
best thing about it is that it will be
read by both old and young. II will ex-
cite to laughter or 10 tears in every
chapter, while bringing home TO every
HcdiL lHo ilObG WHOleSOmb lessons IN
manner that will leave an abiding
impression. II is pre- eminently a hoOk
tor the home circle, and its influence
will be felt long after John B. Cough
has passed away.
It's illustrations are the best we have
ever eeen. There are 227 of them.
Many 0. them happily illustrate the
humorous side Of life and are :" too
funny for anything" while others IL
iustIate life's pathGs. There are twoI
fine steel plates of Mr.. Cough. One is
full-length, aud shows him as hs was
in 1855, when the marks OF his terrible
dissipation were upon him. His pale.
thin face, hollow checks, wild, sunken
eyes, tell their own story. The other
portrait is from II photograph lust
taken, and shows Mr.. Cough aa ha is
to-day. The contrast between the two
is great.
We advise our readers 10 buy Plat
form Echoes at the first opportunity. |
They can, in our opinion, much better
afford 60 dispense with dozen other |
books than not possess this. Once be
gun it will not willingly be laid aside |
till the last Lage is finished.
Published by A. ID. Worthirgtou & |
Co, Hartford, Conn, and sold only by |
subscription.
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