Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-06

Major-Gcneral Hiram G. Berry. His
Career as a contractor bank president,
politician and Major-General of volun-
teers in the Civil War. together with hls,
war correspondence, embracing the period
| from Bull Run to Charlottesville, by Ed
ward X. Gould: PIP. 81; illustrated:
Price $i.75: Press of Courier Gazette,
Rockland. Maine.
OF all the gallant Maine men who re-
| sponded to their country's call in the dark
days 81 S6i, none attained a higher rank
than Hiram q. Berry Of RoclSlahd, who,
| as a major general Of volunteers. was
| shot at Chanceilorsvillc wn,le calamity
| directing the movements OF his men IN
| the very heart of the battle. The men
| who emerge in control Of military af-
| fairs from the fiery test of war. must be
| born leaders in whom the military in
| stinct and power of command Is inner
emit Such man was General Berry. He
was Il natural leader of men--a soldier OF
| pre-emnent ability. The State OF Maine
may well feel a just pride in his magnii-
| cent record. There can be little doubt but
what, had he lived, he would have sue
| Ceeded Hooker as the commander of the
army of the Potomac. General Berry
was not yet 30 years of age when he fell
upon the field OF battle. He was IA young
man and Yet one whose life had been
| crowded with events. many of which
| hold today an enduring place in the ma
| tons history.
| In presenting us in permanent book
| form the life OF this famous Maine SOL
/ der. Col. T.. Is. Gould has made most
| notable contribution to the biogra phical
| literature of the State. Not only does the
work evidence the most nainstaking and
conscientious th0roughness In the colec-
ton of material. but the treatment
| throughout is admirable. Nothing APP
| pears to be lacking to the completeness
of the record, and the book from nrst TO
| last is characterized not only by rare
| good taste and judgment hut also by lit
I tE3rN merit OF nigh order. The DRDDlp
| of Maine are certainly indebted To Col.
Gould for work which tells. with such
| absorbing interest the life story of one
| of our citizens who rose TO eminence by
the sheer strength and force OF HIS own
rugged character, who played a great
part on n great stage. and whose proud
| record, reflected enduring credit upon the
| State that gave him 70 his country.
Opening with a review of General Ber
RVS early life. including the, successes
| achieved by him, in the social. business,
/ and political life of Rockiand, Col. Gould
! follows him in national sequence through
| the eventful scenes OF his military career
! in the Civil War to his untimely death
J upon the field of battle He gives US Il
| vivid picture of the sad scenes attending
| his final laying away To rest in the soil
/ of his native State, and in the presence
| of a bereaved and mourning community
| that had loved him rs a neighbor and
| friend and honored him as 4 man.
! 1t is a timely work. Thirty-eight years
| have elapsed since the outbreak of the
| that great contest have nearly reached
| the age of General Berry at the time OF
| his death. The boy seven years OF age
when Sumpter was fired upon-tOo young
| to understand the mpmcntOus issues al
| stake. or appreciate me great men who
| prominently participated in their solution
! is today IL middle ..ed man Of affairs.
| Another war has be u successfully waged
! by reunited ana prosperous country.
/ The boys in blue are growing gray and
| the great struggle .r which they bore 50
| glorious a para Is losing more ana more
| its living witnesses and recediuS into
! recorded history 1t i cminently fitting
therefore. that such history should be in
the highest degree cumplete and all who.
The older citizeTi. Of Maine are familiar
with the life and character of General
! Berry. They followed with pride. his DIS
! tinguishcd career ia the service of his
/ country, and tendcr'y cherish his mem
! DRY. in giving those too young TO have
such personal recor ctions, this clear and
I vivid picture OF a man who reflected 50
/ much honor upon our State. Col. Gould
| has not only performed a pubic service,
but has done much to properly perpetuate
General Berrys Just fame.
The typographical make up of the book
is in harmony with the text. II leaves
! nothing 10 be- desired. and reflects grea
credit upon the press of the Courier-Ga-
zettc. .uch a work deserves an honored
place in the library of every Maine man
who feels just pride in his State, and
IN the none SONS WHO nave Rbit A'tiH
to do her honor in broader fields.
Beck's Fortune. y Story Of School and
Seminary Life. by Adele +, Thompson:
S77 pages: cloth: illustrated: Boston: Lee
4 Shepard. Price. Sl.5o. For sale by G.
| w. Quimby a. 90.
The author Of thistthoroushy charming
book for girls has for some time been
recognized rs one exceptionally clever
writer of short stories. This is. however,
the first bound volume to come from her
pen All who are fortunate enough to
read ii will join in the hope that IL may
be the precursor of many others, for ii
is certainly success in the highest sense
of the term. No young girl can read this
noble story, with its high ideals and sym
pathetic analysis, without being better
for it, We cordially recommend it to
mothers in search of suitable holiday
gift for their daughters. 1t tells the story
of an orphan girl of proud spirit and
sensitive nature, who lives with n misery
old grandfather on lonely farm. Her
life Is hard one. and her bright young
mind is embittered by the cheeriessness
of her environment. When her aged
grandparent dies she comes suddenly into
the possession of about $4,000 in addition
to his farm. which. in her ineXperience,
seems to her like large fortune. At first
she makes some sad errors in her youth
and -ineXperience, and arrays herself in
garments more gorgeous than tasty. The
rdicule of some weil-dressed women who
are highly amused at the figure she cuts
FudclN aWakenS Utf 10 her neeu WISER
counsels. Becoming connected with the
cultivated family of the probate judge. a
son of whom she chooses as her guard
ian. she is placed upon the road to the
training and experience which are TO de-
velop her into a noble woman. Her prop
erty is so invested as to yield her an in
come of $500 a year. Under the direction
of the judges cultivated and mother!y
wife, She is carefully fitted out for a
course in young ladies' seminary. Here
she has much to learn. especially in les
sons of self-control. and the cultivation
of that Christian spirit which lifts her
above the realm of selishness. develops a
human interest in those about her, and a
sympathetic appreciation of others bur
dens Her native fearessness and hon |
esty stand her in good stead. Accus- |
toned to hard WORK, she enters with zeal
upon her studies, and at the end of four |
years, rounded in all the lines of noble |
womanhood, warm with the hope anu as |
piration of one who has tasted the full |
ness of life, she graduates with honors |
surrounded by friends who know and love |
her. Then follows year of travel in Eu- |
rope, after which she returns to her old |