The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-05-30

dLtOllS Tie lHIldDlIduLS anu was dLlGaOeu
| by blood shed and torture of the most ex-
| cruciating kind. < 49,. 4-t. ~ ~
The transition of New Amsterdam into
MW Is f1oaG y S1 1 the syr
closely. not only with an easy and grace.
full flow Of language, but is deliberately il
Illustrated by pictures Of the scenes and
places of early days.
These two volumes are intensely in
teresting. and from a historical viewpoint
the author has done much for the truth.
MISSISSIPPI HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Publications of the Mississippi Histo-
ford, Miss: Printed Tor the Society. : :.
The sixth volume of the 'Publica-
tions Of, the Mississippi Historical So:
which that society has yet given to the
public. Besides giving much interest
ing data with reference to the early
follows in a succinct and careful man
ner, the industrial development of the.
state.
The wars which were fought in the
early times with the aDOrigineS therein,
and famous battles fought during the
War of the Rebellion are described, and
much information which has hitherto
the Southern, States is deliberately set
forth fort :; from tpa the view point of the South
teresting, to note some things Contained
in the chapter on Reconstruction.
when the passions aroused by ~ the he's Great set
Civil War; have passed away, and when
| in the tranquility and repose of a patri-
6tic rs ana re9nt 9s people past events can
to examine the great historical events
connected with this amendment (the
18th amendmenD and to draw a just
in nn1f .f<. fI,1 =
motives of its advocates; and to under
| stand the reasons why the Southern
| States declined to accept the terms Of
reconstruction recon thus proposed by Con-
The criticism made by Mr.. Blaine and
the Republican leaders of that time was
tha5 b the SoGth IS action was character
gacity, and that the attitude taken by
| them forced Congress to make negro
suffrage the final basis Of reconstruction
we find the following :Mr. Lincoln had
CONTEMPLATED ontSa1pn sa+o reconstruction of the
spices Of the executive of the govern
ment; Which plan would have restored
the Union on liberal and magnanimous
personal and political influence, united
! with MS tact and wisdom, might have
the South. Mr.: johnson was lacking in
al ~. those qualities and with him the
GGiM nsxas: s, between the Executive and
reconciled and adjusted assumed the pro-
portions OF an open rupture.
e Me: Ai ntc2n was patriot as well as
sniee eeai t. s;tatGsman and under his au
would have been crushed between the
two contending forces in political war
between the Congressional and Execu-
| re- 0f <H,@
The volume is beautifully illustrated.
ana IS very valuable contribution to
the historical literature of the country,
BIRD BIZ COPS IN ANCIENT EUROPE.
Ichiru GODS In Ancient Europe" BY
T Wasa le De Kay. With Decorations by
New York: A: S. Barnes & Co. '-:0''
Bird Gods" by Charles De Kav. is the
rather UNIQUE title of a volume full of the
feathered deities Of the Northern Euro roe
pean and. the older races of the earth. ~
Fhere IS the evidence Of much research
IN IL, TINS pook-research which is exposed
IN narrative style at once attractive and
entertaining.
-, The author not only tells us what birds
the the dnfdsnfS W99IshpPed but goes into
us its reason in fables: and ,aneedotes
which make very delightful myths.
Take the woodpecker as an instance.
ropean we xaypss eo to ourselves the Eu
Pufed-up race, finding it matter of
deep thought how to keep a roof over
ms nj ne mead. loving murder, a bloody tyrant
TO the weak, bringing before power, SUBJ
ject to periodical famines because of his
siot n and nd; IGNORANCE. to disease because
understand his envy and admiration OF
bird which in addition to various mar
Velous, superhuman traits, has the prac-
tlca! side SO developed that it can cl1ise]
in q fnu
in the bole of a tree-a bird ever gay OF
heart that seems to find nourishment
where no green thing grows, right under
"Mr.. Woodpecker was thought to know
the whereabouts of hidden treasures
wherefore he is a special creation of the
mysterious affinity tG ire, also rain a and
thunder god.
The author then proceeds, to tell us
over the Romans at the time of Hanni-
bal's entry into the peninsula Says he
1.-THE Importance of the woodpecker in
hardly be overe''timated I have a SEAL
scarab like in form. showing a man seat
ed with a bird before him, which he ap.
pears to be teaching trick. That the
sonably certain from the fact that he
wears the conical cap seen on the little
st"tuette with Etruscan Inscription in the
Vatican Museum Then follows sos several 4S
mysterious power for good or evil clus-
tering about the little winged god.
The Cuckoo, Peacock, Owl and othe!
birds have in turn been Worshipped by tn:
early European races-by the Greeks Ro-
mans, Egyptians, Abyssinians and other
powerful races who wrought so nightly
in days of antiquity.
The author further tells us that cit is
recorded of King Edward the First OF
England that on a certain solemn occa-
sion in the year 1904, his investiture as
a knight, two swans decorated with colo
nets, were brought in, and he thereupor
swore an oath to the Cod of Heaven or
these two swans.
JOHN JAMES INGALLS,.
John James ingalls,. The writings OF
John James ingalls,. Prepared for the
press by William Elsey COnnelley. vo.,
PIP. 535. Price according to binding.
Kansas City, Mo. The Hudson Kimberly
Company.
Tie writings. speeches. and orations OF
the late Senator Ingalls, one of the great
est men Kansas has produced, have been
gathered and preserved to future genera
lions in book form, and the collection is
authorized by Mrs. ingalls,, who has de-
| voted nearly two wears to the work of
collecting material for the volume. Be-
1 sides, his literary work. there is revealed
what may be called the home side of this