The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-01-04
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Isl. DR.. Browne is especially well qualified
to write on this interesting subject, hay-
ing at his command a fund of knowledge
quaintance with the The Great Common
er and The Little Giant during the for
NATIVE period of their political careers. 5
- me ne auf thor pr: r q. Browne, appears
the time when Lincoln was first coming
into prominence as a lawyer and d politi.
tl The writer's enthusiasm for his
falls in with it. DR.. Browne would seem
to have somewhat remarkable verbal
memory. The reader is apt to be sur
prlsed at the fullness with which long
called. There are those who do possess
such tenacity of memory for words and
conversational 60 interchannges. A character
is the fullness of its account of so many
Of the other notable men of the time
with whom Lincoln came into more or less
.terest and value to the book. Of necessi-
ty Douglas comes in for a large share
Of attention, and he is, on the whole, gen
erOusly estimated. g 4, IA 4
ldent is treated with comparative brevity.
Ihere Is no attempt made to give any
full history Of his administration, much
causes and circumstances leaGifg up to
the, supreme crisis. the book presents a
highly Intelligent statement. The moral,
the the, profoundly religious element in Lin
The work is analytical, penetrating, and
exhaustive in what t.ey said and did in
their earnest zeal and contention. It por-
trays the relationship of Lincoln and
Douglas in a manner never before at
tempted, and brings to light many phases
OF OF the the controversy overlooked by the host
OF writers on the subject. - T. ~
The materials are gathered from the
personal knowledge and observations Of
the author, and from reliable information
subsequently verified. %#..
.rI, A CENTURY OF CASTE.
E "A Century of Caste. By Judge A. n.
Waterman: Judge Circuit Court Cook
County, Illinois: Chicago: NJ. A.. Dono-
This is the life story of an Afro-AmerE-
can woman now more than 80 years of age.
The narrative is true, and is given very
nearly in the words of chief actor in this
life drama. ~..l. 4. > - 7
In Gods own time he who was the
least here will stand first in His Kingdom. >
It Is impossible to describe the fervor
Trdn Which she she uttered these words.
form to it's full height and pointing. to the
SKY SKY IKE an Inspired prophecies, cried
high + II = .$~'> r. = 80 20. -.
The love Of this victim of caste for her
1u: Tom. who was sold away from
sion. which neither time nor trials could
diminish. ~ - = 80. = eNN
II used to think that if all the people in
the world We're swallowed up, would not
care much, if Tom was left 1 learned to
read and write so could write to my Tom,
but did not know where to write so he
get the letter. Then I felt dreadful wick
ed !: an I wanted to curse God and die but
| didn't cause I thought Tom couldn't; he
don't curse, I said, he loves the Lord an
SO 1, must / 's2ose it's dreadful wicked
to love God more than anything else. but
! never saw the time when could or did
love God half so well as / have loved my
haps God will forgive it in a poor. old black
woman ,like me who never had anything
else to love- ,JE>. # 3f..I- w. s1T TT
=, The old woman's story Of the lynching of
Harry Morris for an imaginary crime, and
the lynching of four AfrO-American men
and one woman, though they were guilty
OF no crimes, Is a true expose of the con
dltlons which continue in the South to the
Judge Waterman concludes his book by
reproducing copies of the infamous Black
Laws Laws which h were on the statute books of
state. of Abraham Lincoln, had a "Black
Code which was repealed in 1865.
TOURING ALASKA AND YELLOW
% II.
Touring. Alaska and The Yellowstone.
BY, Charles NJ. Taylor. Illustrated SLIGO
net Philadelphia: George w. Jacobs &
Mr.. Taylor's Alaskan tour was the con.
ventional but beautiful one made annu-
ally by thousands of tourists, beginning at
Seattle and ending. at the base of the
dental gmpses Of sitka W Ras wl'h k MS
moo and other Alaskan towns. But there
is one portion that still has the element
OF Of !, novelty, even though, it was made by
White Pass from skagway to Lake Ben
nett, by way of the new railroad, recently
completed at a cost of $2O00,000. Part of
ite by means cans of enormous charges OF dyna-
mite-1OOO or 1900 pounds in charge
which fairly made the mountains sway
and which left. titanic marks of destruc-
describes the magnificent scenes now open
to the tourist in this part Of Alaska: :.
We mount higher and higher. drawn by
Outlines about to burst with their stren a
Gus efforts. In the distance the charming
waters Of Lynn Canal are visible, and the
Town 10y m Of skagWa way nesting picturesquelX
sible to give an idea Of the wild grandeur
and beauty of the views above, below and
nronnd US New visions of
sublime sui, majesty constantly pass before
point, Surely nothing can surpass this!''
AND, while we are vet speaking. a glory
Il Is utterly vain to attempt any descrip-
tion of these scenses. They are beyond
all feeble b efforts of tongue or pen. 7. s
as is shown in the exceedingly good pic.
ture Of the Yellowstone canyon ana fails
which serves as a frontispiece to his book.
excellent and Interesting repredac tI se Of
photographs. a53 Si RAD s$@s.s
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Mistress Joy" BY Annie Booth Nc
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This romance Of the close Of the efgh.
teenth century is laid in the Mississippi
vas practically spanish. French city.
Father Tobias Valentine was the leader Of
band Of Methodists who had settled in
convert TO- the Methodist. faith while in
New Orleans. which city he left with his
only child, JOY, then Z yearsIof age, and
an Indian convert, going toward Natchez.
noble maiden. JOY was deeply religious
like her father. # '7ssf 5sS1s@s
ss% An accident brought to their door a
young English nobleman. who. had vast
ed his substance In riotOus living His
better nature is awakened by the unaf-
fected piety and simple life Of the people
among whom he Is thrown and he falls
In love with Joy, who has, however, an
other lover, who represents III his person
and character the righteousness Of life.
In connection with Jessop. the English me-
.bleman. Aaron Burr comes into the story,
p JOY breads to go to- New Orleans to
spend a winter with her Uncle yalentine,
whose whose. wife is q very wealthy French ere
ole, Roman Catholic and Il charming
person. The social life Of the large FAM.
lily in the French New Orleans is charm
ingly depicted and Joy is fascinated by
is soon the center of attraction Rurr
and Jessop appear on the scene. The Ing
tcrest is never allowed to drag for a mo-
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