The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-07-02

HISTORY OF THE COMMUNE OF 1871.
HiSt9ty t of the he n Of ISL
by Eleanor Marx Aveling. New York:
international Publishing CO.
History OF the Commune of 1871
translated from the French Of Lissagaray
by Eleanor Marx Aveling, is well writ
ten volume of history dealing with one Of
those political commissions which have so
frequently shook France to it's founda-
tions.. ~,
The translator has performed the diff
cult art of preserving the peculiar cpl
grammatic and pointed style of all French
prose and of which Lissagaray appears
to be master.
The descriptive art of the author never
lags from the opening to the closing
chapter. of this book of extraordinary
happenings.
The Commune of 1871 was the culmina-
ton of French weakness and imbecility-
the elimination of a criminal torpor that
rested upon those in authority, and which
prostration of the French by the wonder
full armies under that prince of military
strategists Won Moltke.
In reading certain chapters of this book
one might easily imagine that the revolt
ing cruelties of the Revolution We're again
being enacted in Paris and elsewhere
throughout the country.
The events which led up to the war
with Germany are thus described by the
author:
bismarck prepared the war. Napoleon
III. wanted it. the great bourgeoise looked
on: They aa might have stepped it by + an
himself with grimace. He saw in this
war our certain ruin; he knew our terrible
inferiority in everything; he could have
united the Left. the tiers parti, the jour-
nalists have made palpable to them the
folly of the attack, and supported by this
strength OF opinion. have said to the
Tuilelies: to Paris if needs be. War is
impossible; We shall combat it trea
son.
Poor France! Who will save thee?
The humble, the poor those who for six
years contended for thee with the Empire.
while the upper classes sell the nation
for a few hours of rest. and the liberals
seek to feather their nests under the
empire. handful Of men. without arms,
powerful despot. On the one hand young
men who form the bourgeose have gone
over to the people, faithful children of
1889, resolved to continue the work Of
the Revolution: on the other hand work.
ingmen unite for the study and conquest
of the rights of labor. In vain the en-
pire attempts, to split their forces, to Sc
duce the worlingmen.''
The author then follows up with de-
scription of the terrific political struggle
between the contending factions which
finally burst forth in all the horrors of the
Commune.
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were soon to be converted into veritable
human slaughter houses. in this fratricidal
struggle which for madness and
checked violence finds few counterparts
in the history OF the human family.
Many new events-that is events which
nave hitherto been obscure to the student
Of that period are brought forward by the
author in his work which considered
either from literary or historical view
point is an achievement Of no incOnsid
cradle merit.
CIVIL WAR TIMES.
Civil War Times. BY Daniel Wait
Mc1 rill Co. ~
The war of 'e1-5 will never cease-at
Least in the nd ionic to Of be b
sorhirs interest. This is so. because it
was a war of giants: because many, OF
those giants still survive it's yicissitudes;
nent deadly breach: its long and dread
full marches; it's Gettysburg and Chicka-
maugas; because the finale of that con-
f1ict profoundly influenced the civilizations
of the world; because it's echoes still re-
vertebrate in all the various activities OF
American life. =
Because Of these things the author's
volume is interesting. 1t can be read
with profit by any one and many INCL
dents OF the great strife which has l1ith-.
erto remained unwritten, is brought forth
Dy MIR. Howe.
One of the most interesting chapters,
in the volume is one dealing with the re-
lation of the Confederacy toward the me
gro Soldier" The author tells us, that
mander favored the enlistment of black
soldiers: that the matter was finally de-
bated ir the Confederate Senate. and the
biz ling the enlistment p'7t of Negro
that Of Senator Hunter. That when the
desperate circumstances of the Confed-
eracy became so visible that the leaders
saw the doom of Richmond and the
''cause.' draft order was issued to force
the black soldier to fight under the Con-
federate flag. but that before it could be
the flight Of Jefferson Davis was at hand:
This chapter is especially interesting at
under it's banner.
There are other very interesting chap
volved and natural. and the author has
written instructively.
MONEY. BANKING. AND FINANCE.
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Author of practical Banking Bank
Officers" etc. and Lecturer in the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and Haverford
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York: CINCINNATI, and Chicago;
This volume, while designed especially
as a text--boo for COMMERCIAL High
reader. It is a brief. practical treatise
on the Theory Of Money, the Practice
ard UsaESS OF a a9d the
the best banking practice OF the day: and
ADDS add tt these G wh s the s2
treatises on methods Of bank bookkeep
{ Of money nor" " and 6ankng: Pr Bodies IS an
authority on the subject. and presents
concise manner This book: will appeal
alike to those who intend to devote
themselves to the business of banking, to
these ,v who are thu; 6e hsoT and
theories Of banking: y@:,. !,
TWO ON THEIR TRAVELS.
1.-Two on Their Travels by Ethel Col
quhoun, $3.50. New York, A. S. Barnes &
1.-TWO on Their Travels by Ethel Col
by the writer is very interesting boo@
of travel.
The writer describes the out of the-wa>
fr n M99 s2S Ss Je With T ex xXS
style of treatment quite unique. In the
chapter called "A voyage of misery and
happy ending she writes: If the food
sal male demand for whiskey led to the
production OF bottle bearing wonder
full label and the statement Used in the
Houses Of, Parliament - The, commercial
traveller tasted it. put down his glass and
stared thoughtfully at the label; Then ad-
dressing the head boy he said with his
slew Glasgow accent: :'Whaur-r did We
find yon bottleg' The delicate Scots
irony was, fear 1entirely lost: It was the
same commercial traveller Who; a few
days later Was invited by Andrew to
share q rather less poisonous drink un
earthed, from somewhere. .Thank y e
no. he replied. "Aw,m thlnkln, awe