The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-02-01

4 lechery are described by, one having first
], hand information - sa,ie
Aguinaldo Luna and Pana, the ablest of
me ary leader are compiimented in
4 eulogistic terms by the author, sas are the
Epoliticat leaders in the revolt against Spain
n In that hat insaTrection JUST because of
lpromisessof reform and resorting to extreme
4 cruelty against the Fflipinos, Dr. Rial, the
marty ai played an an important role, which is
The same men, however, who were pa
triots. in their struggle against Spanish OPP
1 preston, become misguided leaders of their
i people in III, their contest against the United
i States The same men who were eulogized
in the first two chapters are ridiculed and
condemned in the succeeding chapters.
Katipunan organization is given, which is
i described as a degenerate form Of Ma
sorry The author says that early in the
! sixteenth century in an unguarded moment
4 the Spanish authorities, for reasons best
known to themselves, introduced Masonry
at At, Manila a1s and initiated number of lead
ing half caste FiIipinOs. Shortly after
wards there sprang up all over the islands
fin finally .!E. became known as 'The Katipunan,"
" or Aalaastaasen Kagalangalang Katipu-
nan'-very exalted and honorable union
This is particularly Interesting, and per-
t naps + the trst admi ssion by an American
origin to Free Masonry.
= One of the most Interesting chapters in
Filipinos and describes them fndividually.
Luna, who was assassinated by order of
! Aguinaldo, is described as the greatest mil
i States. He had visited the leading mill
tary nations Of Europe and had made a
close study Of their plans Of attack and de-
one pitched battle with the American army
and stake all on the outcome. To- this
q Aguinaldo3 dissented, and here commenced
their estrangement, which finally cuImin-
4 ated in his assassination.
| MS FAIL, THE ISLE OF DESTINY.
Ireland, Historic and Picturesque BY
1 Charles Johnston. Beautifully illustrated
I and sumptuously bound. 49, Philadelphia:
Henry T. Coates & Co. lI
4 This Is not an ordiary superficial volume
descriptive Of Ireland Mr.. Johnston tells
the story Of Its history from the era of the
cromlechi builders and gives credit to the
i spiritual and imaginative by the Celtic
+ Mr.. Johnston writes in the genuine Irish
spirit and gives with enthusiasm the story
OF the land Of Fire, very old, yet full Of
ed by sorrow, yet with a heart of living
gladness; too often visited by evil and pale
d d;est Hey yet yelling ever up in unconquer
Prom the very gray Of her morning the
en- Gf Ireland were preoccupied with
est hours Of oppression and desolation A. ;
driven from this world we took refuge in
that; it was mot the Kingdom Of heaven up
a refuge. in heaven. So the note rings and
Il echoes. through all our history; we live on
| the Invisible world. If I rightly under
this: To restore to other men the sense
Of that invisible; that world of our i'm
+ba Ct old our race went forth
first learn, and then teach, that not with
wealth can the soul of man be satisfied;
that our enduring interest is not here but
there, in the unseen, the hidden, the i'm
Visible beauties Of the Werla eA'Tf this be
our mission and our purpose, we'll may our
1n is. Fail, the Isle of Destiny:
; His chapter on the cromlech builders is
especially interesting showing that these
been built in an epoch of Celtic supremacy
which eliminated N e, 600 or 10000 years ago.
g GETTY and the
!. work Of St. Patrick. the raids Of the Morse
men, me the triumph IN Of fegdalism: and the bit
ter wrongs or Of TIE land question that still
ireland is land with a wonderful past.
1t has been and is now land of singular
choice photographers of Irish scenery.
castles and ruins. The descriptions are Of
never ending interest. :. =. = =
E = STRAY PAPERS.
stsRy Rapfs ated B z william
To the American reading public, with
whom Thackeray has been one Of the
favorite English authors and whose mas
| tertul character sketches in Vanity Fair
testify to his incompatible felicity of ex-
preston and genius, ''Stray Papers" one
tns Msz x stS d By
The aat6eT IN Is ee:tO@S wnen
ed to f1Sph fs the of Wg
Ihackeray,1 noted several reviews, short
stories, verses and sketches, not included
IN any edition Of the Collected Works; and
neglected n! pieces would be, if not Of con-
siderab1e literary value, at least of con-
4 STRAY Papers make very Interesting
reading; because of the variety Of subjects,
polltlca1, literary, artistic. and sociological,
ny in his youth before
the law of growth as inevitable in the
literary, as in any other career.
and cRn5nas1 the creator OF Lord steyne
sSaRespeare hat 81 Afred
ans yet there re are found in this compla
which gave promise of the later Thack-
cray cray These hes papers cover the period from
scriptions of the social life Of the English
people, in that evolutionary period of wars,
corn corn. laws, slavery, art unions, and high
A review on the essays of McCaulay and
their effect upon the national intellect, is
i especially fine, as being the result Of a
yeutniul literary enthusiasts observation
did not envy but applauded. OF McCaulay,
ne says that at. he was the only literary char
eminence in the literary world. became the
political and social equal Of the nobility,
and an as powerful in influence as Others