The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-26
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Publishing Co.
The PATRIOTS purpose OF this tax. book
Tor schools commands the protouncest re-
fpect- IN ITS chapters DOWN TO the time OF
the civil war u Is unexceptsorable and even
n its treatment OF the events leading Up
10 and contemporary with that moment
Gus period OF our history there Is a calm
hess and conscientious effort 10 avoid par
TALLY. II 10 = book which should be read
oy American citizens OF the North In Or
Ger that they may clearly see the Southern
aspect OF tbs most mo-nentous struggle n
our national life. There Is no reason why
the present and succeeding generations.
now that ths rancor has died out should
not study both sides OF the question With
out lsssening the patriotism Of any Ameri-
can cnild- this history serves 10 remove
false impressions Internationally perhaps
formed by study OF histories prepared when
national sentiment was deeply moved, and
the North could see no right except upon
its own side.
The book Is handsomely and proeusely
illustrated, many OF the engravings being
from original drawings made especially
Tor this work by the weIl-known artist. w.
L. Sheppard. as well as by other skillfal
artists. Portraits OF the distinguished men
OF our country have been procured and re-
produced with great care, so that the his
tory contains the fullest representation of
the makers OF America that Is found IN
any school history in the country. There
are $40 pictures and portraits, besides maps
and diagrams.
Features OF special value TO teachers and
pupils are the authorities and questions at
the end Of each chapter and the sunna-
ries for reviewing and FOR essay-wrilng
found az the end or each division OF the
book. These summaries group together IN
der well-choseR heads the facts and Incl
dents already given in their historical con-
nsction. and cause the student TO get new
Ideas and see events from a new stand
point: and thus very thorough and COM
prehensive knowledge Is obtained and the
interest is greatly increased.
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love story of the domestic pattern. the
scene being laid IN an American country
town. and the interest centering in the
family OF an Irish-American OF the farmer
class, consisting of himself. his four moth
erless girls, poor but proud. and an old
maiden sister-in-law, who live IN Hill
Crest. as their old homestead Is called.
There is also a beautiful and fashionable
young-lady cousin. who tries TO act the
part OF a narplot; and the principal hero
Is an ideal young clergyman. The author
is no believer in the new-fangled notion
that marriage is a failure" and the three
love affairs which form the main substance
of the story. though neither OF them runs
smoothly. all end az last in happy mar
riases.
Mariposilla- BY Mrs Charles Stewart Dag
gett. Rand McNally Co. Chicago and
New York. Cloth. sL25
Mariposilla C'little butteriy'O Is the
daughter OF a Spanish family which has
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embosomed IN roses, amidst orange groves
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The Story of Marcus whitman By the
Rev. J. G.. Craighead, ID. ID. Presoyte-
rian Board of Publication, Philadelphia.
This is q book Of I'll pages. filled with
well-packed, tudicious argument in vindi-
cation OF DR.. Whitman. The author. DR..
Crstighead, was for fourteen years one or
the editors of the New York Evangelist.
and acquired the newspaper habit OF care
fully sitting evidence. Later he was for
twelve years dean OF the theological de-
partment of Howard university at Wash
ington City, and continued a resident Of
that city until his death, and thus he had
rare opportunities for consulting public
documents. The preparation of this book
was his last literary effort. and has been
published since his death.
It goes over the entire story OF DR.. Whit
mans efforts TO save this region 10 the
United States.
Especial interest will be felt IN Q letter
here made public for the first time. writ
ten by DR.. whitman TO the secretary OF
war, and found among the archives OF the
department In the doctors handwriting.
A Daughter Of Humanity. BY Edgar
Maurice Smith. The Arena Publishing
Company, Boston.
This is a powerful story, written with a
view TO Illustrate the trials that the aver
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In doing this she had a noble purpose in
view but she met with overwhelming diff
culties on her path. These she hravely
overcame and finally success rewarded her
efforts The GROWING point OF the book
Is where she delivers a lecture before a
prominent society in New York and gives
the results OF her personal investiga tons
The lecture causes a sensation. but ultt-
u1ateIv results in working some badly
needed reforms that considerably better
the condition or the working girls The
book is well written and deserves 20 be
read by all who are interested In the cause
% morality
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This book reappears In a sixth edition. Z
fact which shows that the book has re-
eeived the appreciative and thoughtful
recognition Il deserves. From pure
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discusses the marriage relation as Il exists
At present and pleads that woman he
raised 20 a position whore she shall be
equal with man, II which she shall have
complete control OF her own person. and
shall he saved from the fate OF a mere
propagative drudge. II Is vivaclously
written and fun OF interest.
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This book should % read by every intel
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rises AZ times into strain OF f1npass3oned
an stately eiequence. His heart e agI9w
Nth love - country. and his ain n writ
1ng this elaborate. Philosophical and in
psortant treatise IS - create similar love