The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-04-12
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL

James Russell Lowell. a biography Rv
s, horace =. scadder. With portraits and il
n. fa1ions. vols. Crown Syo. $3.50
This is work which does not lose its
I ~ from the first sentence which opens
the last, which reads that Death found
him cheerful and he passed away in the
middle OF the bright summer
so IN Wrillng OF .Lowell's school days. Mr..
Mr.; Wells that Lower Rec received that severe re-
ar drilling IN Latin, which was one of the
ported to New England. Mr.. Wells always
heard recitation with the book in his
tha hand ana rattan in his right and if
know, the meaning of a word, down came
the rattan on his head" s..zs IL, z !
Inc practical freedom of college life
Droagh 1: With 1t a little more sense Of per-
he was boyish and frolicsome There was
enough of the boy left in him in his senior
year Ito require the fine of a dollar for cut
At school he early manifested an inactive
zasppet1te hooks which was carried with
him to Harvard. whose well filled library
early began to Write spenserians verse verse, "no
., Atter taking his: degree he commenced
the the study of t, the law, and gave it up in
gle with his conflicting passions, which was
destined to exert marked influence upon
the subsequent career of the, man whom
S Ina dudley Warner considered as the
the study Of the law Again he renowned
1T, In fit OF despondency. and here the
author aat reprodnces some Of the letters writ
shown how he felt himself not n mike ~ ~
storm tossed ship without sails or ~rudder.
lie then began to throw out lines in the
direction f1,re OF self-support through litera-
Going to Boston one day he heard Web.
ster IN court with a celebrated case. He
was again l; n moved by, Websters oratory to
obtained degree from Harvard.
~, ne aa. was n never able to overcome his re-
RI n nance to the Law and soon commenced
which ultimately brought him distinction
as well as golden returns ~ :, :"
ne threW himself into the ranks of the
against slavery which he forwarded to a
friend ,.psn at New York, who was editing the
..BBiE Sa'dyy Journal Then followed the
wbeS annea the the first five plumbers Of
June, 1916. The remaining four in the
standard, to which publication he had be-
though he {n 9d n meantime connected al
the tn numbers in either paper, his author II.
!! snip was an open secret
About this time Sir Launfal'' came from
h ast,,p pen: AS Tennyson threw into his
Lowell also a moralist in his poetic an.
prehension made parable of his tale and
ID the broadest Interpretation of democracy.
mon divine humanity
literature, freedom and nature an
he saw 10 t the yopng the
WOOD TO eager impetuous delivery; and his
natural voice was singing ONE
Ha IN speech delivered in that memorable
fore election politicians become te and rE,
aware of the existence of the neonle ;rha3,
recognize their long lost brother. and rnsi
fervOr." 'AA iia'ernai
His remarkable success as dinlomatist
is dwelt upon by Mr.. Scudder. wherein his his
fami, an no Of languages, his intimate
greatly aided him to attain that command
ing influence abroad, both at Madrid and
London, which put him in the front rank
Oh American diplomatists. '1A
ON THE GREAT HIGHWAY. N.~7
en- On the Great Highway. BY James
Bcsfon a Il S pu5 55s RP cs
James Creelman is an advocate Of ..ve1.
low journalism for he claims that the
sa sfe go, OF the war was
:. Whatever of justice and freedom and
progress was accomplished by the snan an
lSn-Anlerlcan war was due Ito the enter
This an nf tenacitySof yellow journalism
Schiey, to- say nothing of Roosevelt. out
| IN the cold. so far as honors of war 90, -
what Mp gpe1mm ras, chapter gives the reader
an interview with the pope or. ep as +6 oa
A Alenc expresses it. carrying profane
fhn t:icaI Journalism e n into the presence of
OF the mysterious vatican' The Done
was surprised to find Mr.. Creelman SO
s see,ns . = MIN on the hand. and
seems 10 nave been i1-fellow-well-met
Win MIN: for even when the Journalist
was was leaving the room the pope called
Nm MN pack for another word Of course.
the pope liked him, > :. - 90
me bookr takes one to the battle-swept
siie ag OF Ping Yang and tells the thrill
1!5;,, s.oiS oTa1he bl9ody struggle between
introduced to the emperor Of COrea =, II
0rder TO appear in conventional dress Mr.
SSr nenia was obliged to borrow the
american am minister's tall hat white shirt
ana collar. A; naval lieutenant lent hin,
par OF black trousers and an officer of
with vest to match. = - oo"'
= VISIT TO Russia gives an interview
Win WIN Iolsto1, who said he was STRANGELY
zen! Ieempted to write book on IngersolI 5
11ngersolls economic views "as if indus
triallsm We're. law instead of a prodnct
VI n num I, activity which can be changed. y
liant word pictures of Battle III Csn ~, >,
.Ihe Car on His Knees ..Sittine R11il y,
..OSn the Firing Line in the Philippines' >,
.NeWsgatherlng in the Clouds pass like
ed beholder &ssI = ~<~s' 49,
Mr. Creelman's descriptions of Havti
a ARE n0s strictly accurate. The writer has
Which i fSe Black the ree eoPdtionf
seems that Creelman got his informa t;on
i Iohi, tne es book written by Sir Spencer ST.
representation! The Haytians s. are chri is
tlans and not voodooists and cannibais
as Creeiman would have us believe.
~ :ztsi;s:s estff to! sttas -4.t."s.ss r..
pREMEMRRANcEs OF EMERSON. u
Aibee. es 81 SHI S OF 1o Emerson BY John
ME-. john Albee has placed the reading
publlc under obligations to him for.
g g1itn ss ct the CONCORD his person
on the life of the nation. - = :;
Ihere are three chapters in this VOL
s4 T1l respectively entitled, "a Day with
sden of His Time and as an Essayist o .1''
:, fhe author made several pilgrimages to
& Con cord. while at college, and receiyed. a;
e eehpthne Me1eome frGm the Wo
commonly supposed to be the inseparable
characteristic eti4, of genius. He met Thoreau
s e re ensmsrs on home who was dressed
Elotnes not quite black. He,.shad the
Iiss1s11y ealt-of-door appearance. and look
ca ike respectable husbandman.' The
giants was full of interest and benefit to
the young stranger from college. ..When
= the CURRICULUM of Cambridge was alluded
m, Of the branches were taught there.
I y, replied: Yes. indeed all the
branches and none of the roots At this
Emerson laughed heartily. Emerson, We
are told, took pleasure in the guidance Of
young men, and that his following among
them, all over New England, became one
Of Of the en- most uplifting forces in the nation;
that Wherever Emerson's teachings have
.