The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-06-07

buried him and he struck no more o1,e p an
Mondsrs When the brutality Of man sti
the ,outcast and pariah, obtains our SYM
pathy while his human torme ntors meri,
nothing ;Il but aversion and execration.
roam real in solitude, broken rarely BY the
I Zee man. the animals on their native
language aromatic With 1nf the as scanf IN IN
woods, solemn with the silence of the
his story to tell, the Moose Who o was slaa
| colossus now his horns broadly %pal In
and fixed with a fringe of bayonet; p prones
18tm "daI J, the terror and envy of the
The volume is profusely illustrated by
| Carl Rungius, and he has INTERPRETED nc
au!lhor,s ideas with an art striking and
THE THE GATE OF THE KISS
| Inc Gate Of the kiss. BY John W.
Harding: Bound in brown cloth with 81
| iustrated cover. Rough edges. Illustra-
G fon5 1y GeeGf}rge yarian $3.50 Boston,
Inns is Biblical story dealing with one
OF the most eventful passages in the his
EiaT q ~ JuEdiah'.the war between Heze
rible ruler Of Babylon The prophet
Isalah is one of the conspicuous figures
BuI3 the hero is a younger man, a poet
/ tNaDntall,
e. favorite at court and friend Of the
R XII altogether fine type Of Jewish
is se 7 E, is envioug Of Judah,z
against Hezekiah. using as tools the re-
dictionary idol Worshippers still strong in
Jerusalem oe tfa Naphtali is enamored of one
OF the Assyrian consipratOrs Miraone q
marvellously beautiful woman who has
been prescribed in; Jerusalem for play
ing the part of Ashtoreth at an idolat-
r2us orgy: She adroitly blinds the Jew
ISL noble to her real character, ana he is
surprised while making love to her at a
| rendezvous, by one. Of his comrades, Tai
mon, military officer, to whom Minaone' s
xealed by Vashti, one of her servants,
This maiden has fallen in love with Naph-
tan tan' and tries to save him from impend-
struggle which ensues, and Miraone is
saved from captivity. a Naphtali is blind
to the truth, and bears her to his house
as his wife. There she has every advar.-
{ IGan to &c continue TIN the plotting against
riant hosts defeat the king and Sennach-
crib encompasses Jerusalem. Meanwhile
and, recovering, learns from Vashti, the
servant who loves him, the true character
OF his wife. Miraone escapes to Babylon,
becoming the favorite of the king there
INaphtaH sWears vengeance, and proceeds
| with the devoted Vashti to Babylon
| where he kills Miraone in the presence Of
the Id. .-
The faithful vashti whose unreouite d
love for her lord is the most beautiful
element in the story saves him and her
self from the tortures by entreating a kiss
with a vial of poison concealed in her
lips, she, releases both from the terrible
It is q story which compels comparison
with Ben-Hur,, and does not suffer
Thereby: 1t has all the elements of a
successful novel. H. n. -
WHAT A, WOMAN OUGHT TO KNOW.
What Young Woman Ought to Know.
BY Mrs: Mary Wood Allen, N. D. 81: vir
ing, Philadelphia. - g. NIX u -" T.
! No one who reads this admirable book
can be surprised that so many eminent
men and women have given their hearty
bring the series Of which this book is one
to the general attention Of the public.
In this Self and Sex series, the books to
boys and men are written by Sylvanus
server, and those to girls and women,
by Mrs. Mary, Wood Allen, NJ D., the
National Superintendent of the Purity
Department. Of the Women's Christian
all that has been said in their praise by
the educational, medical, religious and
secular press throughout the country, and
deserve a place in every home.
This book addressed to young women
is divided into three parts. The value Of
the body and it's hygiene, the special
physiology and laws of maturity, and the
third wisely and judiciously treats of
love, engagements and marriage. The
author brings to her task the training of
a physician, the sympathies of mother,
and the tact of a wise and judicious writ
er. We. should be glad if every young
| woman in our whole land might read this
book and profit by it. It will equip
young women to meet the dangers and
difficulties which lie before them in I'M
| tried experiences make them intelligent
and receptive to- life's deeper meanings
and higher possibilities. It is worthy
comps Mon volume to Dr.. Stalls book,
What a Young Man Ought to Know"
! issued by the same company. -. ;: =
! WHAT A GIRL OUGHT TO KNOW.
What a Young Girl Ought to Know.-The
first book in Self and Sex Series to
women, by Mrs. Mary. Wood Allen, M.
7 p, Hir Publishing Co, 1874 Real Els
This book to young girls is a compan-
ion volume to hat a Young Boy Ought
series to boys and men by sylvanus Stall,
y. D. The book before us is composed of
q series of talks between a, mother and
daughter, and the child is taught in a
ing Every mother should know how to
answer an her =. child truthfully and sacredly
1SSdiulllS LHe beginnings OI human life,
and where she has been, restrained either
ey! Ignorance or false delicacy, she will
find this book just the help needed, bav-
ing the ne, ADDED Id assurance that its truths
eer. 70 daughters who have been denied
the guidance and counsel of a mother, the
1oea Wd yo Re helpfs It's teachings
delicacy of the authors own personality.
Dr. Allen is widely known as the Ma
Christian Temperance Union, and imnar . :
to her writings that clearness and sim
plicity which characterize her lectures.
Inc book has won the heartiest COM
mendation Of writer's and teachers, and
is worthy Of the fullest confidence Of par
entS everywhere. r. r151S ~
WHAT A BOY OUGHT TO KNOW.
What a Young Boy Ought to KnoW.-The
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scientific but can be understood by a
child, and is as readable as a fairy story.
F FGr hd purity clearness and intensity it is
The, There is universal need for a book of this
kind and it should be read not only by
motif p9a eg mar
IN the country. To what extent and ia
W ssl,, way teachers Of the public school
snuutg ilHI.aFL information upon this sub
Ject depends upon the tact of the teacher
but that every teacher should be intelii,
gent upon this subject Of personal purity
for boys and girls there can be but one
opinion. This book has been read, and
is commended in highest terms BY such th
persons as Drs. Theodore Z. Cuyler. sJo-
seph Cook, Josiah Strong, Bishop Vim
cent, Anthony Comstock, John willis
Baer, Mrs. Alice Lee Moque Drs. Kate
Waller Barrett, Mary A. Livermore, and
many other equally prominent persons,
torial approval and common ton.