Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-03-05
BUTLER's BOOK.
A Valuable C0ntrfbutfon u Amer.
teas Historical Literature.


teas Historical Literature.
The announcement that "Butlers Book
which has for some time been In prepare.
ton will 1901 be on the market, will
quicken the interest In the work which hes
been felt throughout the Union. In Gen
eral Butler the people have ever bad q
deep interest which has been well kept mr.
TO the present. Whether believers In OF
doubts Of his genuineness as o man, nc
one has ever held In doubt his valued
service in war, his ability In law. or his
zeal in political life. Americans love fair
play. Hence, whatever bias the popular
mind may have taken, "Butler's Book
will have q large sale for the simple res.
son that ID lie direct testimony from Gen.
ersl Butler himself. Made up AZ IN
autobiography with personal reminis.
cences. IL can hardly fail to be readable
and interesting.
10 Q review Of Buffers Book" nothing
IL more noticeable than the concise yet
full style OF matter. The wonder that 90
much could be put In . single volume oil
not unwieldy size disappears when close
study reveals all lack Of verbosity In mat
ter. The Butler autobiography COM
mences with his Puritanical ancestry and
lineage in which the family is reviewed
through several generations. His school
days at Phillips Exeter Academy and later
at Waterviiie College; his dash upon the
ology with the professors OF that institu-
ton. and his subsequent choice and study
OF the law rs his professionally these
points In his early life are given with .
completeness OF detail which throws much
light on his later and more active part In
life.
General Buffers political life has been
an active one. His was @ position In the
front rank Of tine campaign for shorter
hour for the working men Of Lowell. .
campaign which turned shat busy city mp
side down, but which has since resulted In
much OF good for laborers. He also par
ticipsted In the forming OF new parties, and
was prominent In all matters OF State and
national legislation. II is possible for no
man to take an independent and bold
stand among politicians without srousing
the bitterest opposition. General Butler
claims that be has been mAligned and
misrepresented. and freely cites good
authority In making good his positions.
II Is chiefly, however. In his military
capacity that the author Of this work
brings 10 light documents. letters, maps,
etc.. which are Of special value TO the
history OF our country. Here again he was
= iesucf huu uoro again uiu No Afouac
vigorous hostility. We do not say that he
was wrong or right on . few points which
have come to public notice. But what
ever his course, II Ia certain that In this
boob he opens much commentary evidence
entirely new 10 the public gaze which tells
its own story completely.
The book will be finely COTTON up; Of
about l 400 pages OF royal ootavs size and
p~rofusely and accurately illustrated with
nearly 200 views, portraits and maps,
specially prepared. the whole being richly
bound In four styles. II 10 being pub
lished In English. German and French.
and an enormous sale 10 assured. II 10 70
be secured only through canvassing agents
who are now In the field. There 10 but
one authentic and genuine edition.
+. L. Rogers 10 agent for Eureka
county, Nevada.