The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-12-17

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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. LA
/. The events which led up to the war
with Germany are thus described by the
author: q 80
Bismarck prepared the war, Napoleon
III. wanted it, the great bourgeoise looked
earnest gesture. NJ. THEIRS contented
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
Tuileries to Paris if needs be, WAR is
impossible; we shall combat it as trea-
SON.
Poor France! Who will save thee?
The humble, the poor, those who for six
years commended for thee with the Empire.
for few hours of rest, and tho liberals
seek to feather their nests under the
empire. handful of men, without arms,
unprotected, rise up against the still all
men who form the bourgeoise have gone
over to the people, faithful children of
1899, resolved to continue the work of
the Revolution: on the other hand work.
of the rights of labor. In vain the en-
pire attempts, to split their forces, to Sc
duce the workingmen.
The author then follows up with 81 de-
scription OF the terrific political struggle
between the contending factions which
finally burst forth in all the horrors Of the
Commune.
Paris, Marseiles, Toulouse and Nalbon
were soon to be converted into Veritable
human slaughter houses, in this fratricidal
struggle which for madness and I'M
checked violence finds few counterparts
i'll the history Of the human family.
Many new eventS--that is events which
have 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 incOnSid-
cradle merit.
MONEY. BANKING. AND FINANCE.
Bolles's Money. Banking and FINANCE.
Author of practical Banking," Bank
Officers" etc, and Lecturer in the UNI,
versity of Pennsylvania and Haverford
College. Cloth 12mo, 336 pages. Price,
$1.25 American Book Company, New
York, Cincinnati, and Chicago.
This volume, while designed especially lily
Schools and the Commercial Courses Of
Colleges, is equally suited for the general
reader. It is a brief, practical treatise
on the Theory Of Money, the t3,o PRACTICE paid ni
pies Of Finance. The author describes
the best banking practice of the day, and
adds those legal principles which refer to
the topics taken 4P nr inns paee
treatises on methods Of bank bookkeep-
ing and works on the theory and history
of money and banking: DR.. Bolles is an
a"thery 81 f nrncpes in ana clear ana
concise manner. This book will appeal
alike to those who intend to devote
themselves to the business OF banking, tc
Hose Hose wx 40 are re studying the history and
theories OF banking.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Henry Ward Beecher. BY Lyman a Ap:
Houghton. Mifflin & Co. -
Dr.. Abbott made the ACQUAINTANCE OF
Beecher in 1854, and was a close ana mt
mate friend Of his from that Tune 1orM s, u,
BROOKLYN and is thus we'll quallheo 70
give an outline of the character or the
great preacher. The book is therefore
Rot SO much a history of the life OF
Reecher as it is a sketch of his life and
character as he appeared to Dr. Appott.
The career Of Beecher as an antl.siaVery
reformer before and during the civil war
period. he tells in five chapters, 1uh o. o.
Historical matter of the utmost value. OF
n e1 importance is the chapter on Mr..
Beechers anti-slavery campaign IN haso
land in 1868. He reached LONDON IN tIe
autumn Of that year from season on the
Continent his intention being to rest pc
fore sailing for New York. But fate Or
dered otherwise. At that time the sym
pathy of the English people, more espe-
cially the aristocratic and moneyed claSs-
es. was overwhelmingly in favor OF the
South. and the man who dared to speak
in behalf of the American cause was
sure to invite every species OF insuis an at1
and hatred Of the North had. at the time
of Mr.. Beecher's arrival, assumed alarm
ing proportions. and ,rumors were anoat
to the effect that the BRUSH goEeIh1le 7li,
in all probability would be forced by pup
lie sentiment 20 intervene in the struggle
then going forward in America in behaif
of the South. Such was the state OF Ieei-
ing when DR.. Beecher reached Enslano'
The Americans residing in London were,
of course, greatly alarmed over such
prospect. and after much TROUBLE, per-
suaded DR.. Beecher to make occurring
tour through ENGLAND speak;ingf Ill P Snad
to counterfeit the work of agents OF the
Confereracy who were then seduously ran
ming the flame of British enmlty by their
would have weakened, but having prom
he stuck to it courageouAy IN spite OF
mobs, blood-red placards, insults. boot
ings and all the other annoyances which
ISS>AS
innate to prevent IAN unpopular speaker
ised his friends to prosecute the campaign
from being heard:
ANTIsEMITISM.
Antisemitisn. By Bernard Lazare.
Translated from the French. svo. PIP.
1854. Cloth gilt top. So. New York: In
ternational Library Publishing Co.
Recent events in Russia have given
this book a peculiar Thickness. 1t is a
translation from the French, and its
pages must have been written many
months before those outbreaks gave
most painful interest to the JeWlsn ques-
tion The authors is himself Hebrew
and subject to all the odium that is i'm
piled In the title to his book. but this
circumstance does not seem to have bi-
ased his judgment in the forming or ms
| opinions. The case is certainty stateo
with great candOr. and the blame IS oils,
to be not all on the part of the Gentle
world. but the Israelte himself is char
ged with having brought much OF the
trouble to his people by manifest short
comings.
! The treatment given the subject is his
torical. In successive chapters the re-
! la lions between Jews and Gentlles, are
traced from the earliest times. Perhaps
the reader will be most surprised &c
] learn how much of proselytlng mas peen
brews and their neighbors. From this
has resulted a greater mixture OF race
than Jews would, perhaps, willingly ad-
| NIT. The author does not beneNe IN race
distinctions whether these pc FOUNDED up
| on language, shape of the head. or color
of the skin. So long however, as the
| opinion prevails that races are dlstlnc1
! and that there is superiority on the one
! part and inferiority on the .otner par
there is likely to be troupe petW H,eal Je ,