The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-01-29


Large varieties of latest models can be found in
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The importance of good pure reading for the
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Godey's magazine for February appears with q
new makeup and various typographical embel-
lishments, which give it a fine appearance. Its
contents-table contains nine illustrated articles
essays. etc., seven new stories, and two strong
poems, besides the work of the various depart
ments
If you tell q woman @sho is beautiful
whisper it softly, for if the devil hears it
he will repeat it many times.-Durivage.
anc Story OF the Chosen People. BY H. a.
Guerbcr, author OF Myths of Greece and Rome
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the story OF the Chosen People or Hebrews is told
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Gveeke and Of the Romans by the same author.
The Waverly Magazine, the weekly story papev
in it's five January Issues will contain short store
by G. B burgin, Gilbert Parker. Cutlife Hyne
William LIE Queux. w, Bert Foster, A L Frisby,
Annie E. Boldsworth, and many others: Rear
Admiral Geo. F. Belknap, o. s. N. (retired
writes an interesting article on "A Visit to
Seoul" - '.s.-.
Third Year in French. By L. G. Syms, Bache
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The Story Of the Romans. BY H. A. Gue,5er.
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Gems OF School song Selected and edited BY
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A noteworthy article upon The Capture Of Cow
eminent by Commercialism. ~ Johu Jay Chap
man, opens the February Atlantic. MI. Chapman
believes that recent misgoyer ament in the United
States Is but chapter in the history Of com
merce. He shows how since the war Of 1861 the
salient fact Is the growth and concentration OF
capital how capital has contribut to and sup
ported both political parties alike, for its own
purposes, and has thereby caused and stimulated
the Sc and growth of political bosses q
anhoool OF Greek and mAnHistory. b.
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a school history ofthe UnitedS tates, By Johu
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whole narrative one Of absorbing interest.
American Comprehensive Arithmetic. By n
q. Bailey, q. =. Professor 81 Mathematics in
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