The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-01-03

| great monuments of France, but some
account of the people whose early migra-
| lions founded and moulded tie nation,
and whose genius produced it's peculiar
land brilliant civilization. es;s'.sate>as.
| French Cathedrals.
- Volume I, takes u2 the history Of the
| France of the Fran!-s and the Gothic
construction with detailed descriptions
of st. Denis .Notre Dame, Paris: Notre
| Dame Chartres; NOtre Dame Laon: Notre
Dame, Rouen; N0tre Dame, An1iens St.
Pierre, Beauvais. The 80 Illustrations are
facades. interiors and exteriors of this
| cathedrals named.
Volume II includes the military and
domestic architecture of France with
| descriptions of Pierrefonds. Loches. Lam
geais, Chaumont, Amboise. Blois. Che
nonceaux, Azay lie Rideau,, Chamb ord.
| sailles, with 80 Illustrations of facades.
i. interiors and details of the chateaux
The binding is beautiful in design.
ON AN IRISH JAUNTING- CAR. L.
Bayne. Author OF The Pith of AS
tronomy.', Illustrated. $1.25. New York
Mr.. Bayne must be a very observing
man, for in his account of his amusing
and interesting journey through Ireland
public by traveller through the Emerald
Mr.. Bayne was greatly pleased with the
modem m tt Irish haunting car which he tells
| is the best vehicle invented for an easy
and comfortable lounging ride when bal
anced by two passengers and driver.
If one may not take the actual journey
it will be at least a happy substitute to
follow Mr. Bayne's lines to the bluffs of
Lough Swilly, where the Atlantic booms
INTO numerous caves, the wild mountains
the sapphire of the sea is in strong con-
| trast to the rich green of the pines, or to
Horn Head, where the range of beetling
mountains projects some ten miles into
| nd hoi,o
over 800. feet high and displaying all the
colors of the rainbow, from deepest black
or to Lough Weigh, where an almost per-
pendlcular wall rises over 1900 feet and is
nearly covered with Alpine vegetation.
over the. top of this wall several large
streams fall and break into cascades as
they find their way below. And for
background of this beauty is the majestic
Dqoish. standing 1000 feet above sea level.
forts, beehive cells and monastic ruins
with which the Arran islands are literally
covered Bayne calls attention to the fact
university of Europe, the CHIEF resort of
| the literati. where scholars came to learn
and to teach all that was then known
The wonder of it is that these remote is
lands should have been selected as the
seat OF learning when so many more con-
venient sites could have been selected
| His explanation is that these islands were
selected because of their remoteness, Of
| fering as they did, seclusion and better
protection from the various wars that had
drenched Ireland for centuries.
GABRIEL TOLLIvER.
Gabriel Tolliver. By Joel Chandler Har-
ris $3.50. New York: Mcclure, Phil
Mr. Harris tells the story of the boyhood
OF r,;o Ga6rie al,n Toliiver a. yell bred fine
| of Shady Dale He grows up along with
Nan bennington, who. is the heroine
meaning by, that only that she is the prin-
cipal female character-TaSma It'd the
African dwarf; old Uncle Billy Sanders,
and several other of the characters with
whom the readers of Mr.: Harris southern
stoies are we'll acquainted. Gabriel does
nothing extraordinary, except to get mixed
up with the Union league-the time is
the reconstruction period after the civil
story has to do with his escape from pris-
on through a clever trick devised and
managed by the inimitable Billy Sanders
m 5a TeS p at U 9ay
| Billy is one Of Mr.. Harris best charac-,
ters-quaint, simple, and natural hu-
Ga6re at Na aat s 9as hG fun Of
! moods, but full of life and love as well.
| The book is interesting because it's pa
| ges are thronged with real people, black
| and white, and because Mr.. Harris brings
them before us with unconcealed affec-
ton and an entire absence of bitterness,
even for the wrongs OF carpet-bag ras-
| ". w
the scenes are laid, evidently is a replica
| of his own boyhood home. and one can
| easily believe that Cephas stands for him
self and Gabriel Tolliver and Frank Be-
There is a good deal of quiet fun all
through the story:
VIENNA AND THE VIENNESE.
Vienna and the vis G3 1;ada upon Ioa
lo1o
Illustrated: $40. ,Phiiadelphia: Henry
I This beautifully printed and illustrated
trian. imperial arms is a work wen worthy
!! of careful perusal. It gives many facts
4 which are 80 at variance with the COM
=. ing city on the Danube as to be somewhat
startling The impression is very general
that Vienna is a German city yet. a re-
cent estimate of the relative proportions
of the various nationalitieS in the city
| places the Germans as one-fourth OF the
total population.
! Vienna possesses for many students of
municipal affairs all the charm Of Paris,
and to historians it carries suggestions Of
stirring times in the mediaeval period and
in later years Of great political changes
It stands today as city OF mysterious us
follows the House of Hapsburg. 1t de-
lights the eye with it's architectural and
artistic features: It entices to close study
Il
in short, we'll worthy of such a work as
this, detailed description of the physical
aspect of the capital: and a study OF the
social conditions which contribute to its
peculiarly distinct atmosphere. 1t is only
within comparatively recent years that
the tourist could see Vienna as it needs
to be seen, at close range and IN minute
detail. Police regulations hampered the
visitor at every turn, and parts Of the city
were shut off from inspection. Nowadays
nothing is denied the well -behaved
stranger save the private life of the SOW
ereign and the court and of the citizens
Vienna has extended a welcoming hand to
the world and has profted greatly there
by, for it now contains a cosmopolitan
population of students, artists and must
clans very like that of Paris. Bits Of his
tory vary the pages of descriptive detail.
and light is thrown upon the. present COM
plicated status of the royal family: -.
| VENICE.
Venice. By Grant Allen; Author Of
| Paris" Florence etc. Two volumes,
J large 16mo. Cloth decorative, &profusely
=, illustrated with eighty full page photo
ton: L.. c. Page g. Co. -. RS
/ This is set in two beautiful white cov-
Iered volumes. stamped in gold with the
| In his introduction ito the careful work.
under discussion Mr. Allen outlined his
plan and said that the character of the
! Information given would be mainly his
torical, antiquarian, and, above all, ex-
:t"Origins of Venice" egimmed iately makes
good this. - promise. 1t is accurate to
please the author and convincing to
please the reader, but it is in no wise diff
theories or enthusiasms. Mr.. Allen felt
| himself competent after years OF travel
| and observation to indicate what objects
of beauty should be seen in Venice, and,