The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1900-01-06

readers the direct descent of English poetry
from Chaucer to Tennyson. The other poets
treated of are Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton,
DRYDEN, Pope, Goldsmith, Burns Scott, Byron
and Wordsworth. These publishers have
long catered to the educational the best and
the latest in scientific literature, and in many
of their books of this year reached for wider
class of readers, and have sent out books so
markedly excellent as to deserve success
(Boston CHM & Co..
personal "reminiscences of Arti-Slavery
and Other Reforms and Reformers"-By
Aaron NJ. Powell. Some weeks ago we noticed
this volume among Books Received" It is
made up OF a series of sketches of the great
reforms of the century, with pleasing remi-
nlscences Of the men and women who were
leaders. TIE great changes in public opinion
are best seen in the fact that the leading re-
formers of the first half of the century, who
we're wholly condemned by the public and
their very names held iii reproach, are today
recorded IN the places of highest honor To-
Gay we are erecting monuments of gratitude
N the hearts of new generation, because
such leaders as Garrison, Phillips, Bailey,
sumner, Buffum, Stanton. Osborne, Lucretia
Mott Whittier, Coffin, Douglass Lucy Stone,
Nathaniel Rogers, Valentine Nicholson
and scores like them, sacrificed ali
OF personal and popularity in
tnet: Gay to defend the right. The time is
coming when inherited prejudices have van
lsned; they will be lifted still higher On the
rolls of honor in the Nations history, for
they builded even better than they knew, or
creamed or Fifty years ago, when these old
worthless were fighting the battles CT the
Wrohged and oppressed, slavery dominated
the Nation, North and South. and no man
could see hope for its overthrow. Justice
seemed blind and the Nation paralyzed under
the. power of slavery. But. undaunted by
mobs or the power of unjust laws they la
bored on and, power higher than man guided
them to the solution. The story by Mr.. Powell
is IN the merest outline, running dairy but
it calls attention to the mary great names Of
actors or the time. Mr.. Powell was among
the younger class of men who lived for hall
MS lifetime after the great event of emanci-
patlon, and to take an active part in all the
reforms of the day. His work was mainly
III the East and across the Atlantic and few
names of the Western workers in the sama
helds are mentioned. Older readers and the
descendants of pioneer reformers will enioy
tnls modest, pleasing little book, which is pub
llshed by Anna Rice Powell, Plainfeld, n j..
The ColossuS"-A story of today. Hy
Morley Roberts. 'The Colossus" might hay.
been APPLY named 1.-THE Colossus of Rhode.,,"
for 1t revolves in it's interest around Rbodes'
grand scheme of railway building, and an
empire in South Africa. AS all England is
now disturbed as never before, in solving the
problems which have grown out Of the graua
scheme OF civilizing the dark continent, the
reader can readily believe that romance
dealing so plainly with such pioneers i,
the work has created great interest in Eng.
land Since the story was written, the real
history is more intensely interesting and ex-
citing than any romance. One of the char
acters of the story makes the remark: az
the chief sets on world-egg, the Lord only
knows what bird We shall have; but, at any
rate, the nation isn't so ridiculous as Stead's
taking Russia under his wing. That re-
minds ME of lion trying to hatch out Helvc-
Iyn!' There is no mistaking the fact that
an egg has been Matched, and the bird larger
than was expected. The playful conjectures
or prophecies OF the story are today the con-
ditions which are attracting the attention of
the civilized world and bringing sorrow to
millions. New York: Harper &. Bros)
The Royal Navy''-A history of the earli-
est times to the present. By William Laird
Cloves, and others. This volume is the
fourth of this superb series, of which We
have made repeated notice upon former is
Sues The reader will observe that the his