The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-01-02

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many years study and contact with the
leading men of those stirring times.
Vol. II opens with chapter on The
Outbreak of the War in which he says:
In the history Of nations weak rulers are
treated with scant respect. They become
the dupes of Knaves, the instrument of
oppression; they imperil governments and
invite disorders to enter in; they are the
real enemies to human progress. When
Mr.. Buchanan was brought face to face
with men resolute in purpose to disrupt
the Union and overthrow the government
he construed the fundamental law to be
as impotent as he was in fact as the ex
ecutive. Imagine Andrew Jackson, the
executive head Of the government in
1S60-61. Would members Of Congress en-
gagged in the work of disunion have been
welcomed at the White House? Would
they have bullied him
ORGANIZED LABOR.
PIP. 496 with IS full-page Illustrations.
81. Is net. philadelphia: American Book
and Bible House.
What particularly impresses the reader
Mitchell! has shown: Mr.. Mitchell, al
though a unionist of the Unionist. and
probably the greatest leader which or
ganized labor has had in this country,
the. point Of view ofHthe patriotic citizen
public. Mr.. Mitchell does not shirk the
Of the weak points of labor or
his denunciation Of Violence in strikes.
There are number of chapters taking up
the arguments against Trade Unionism as
well as proposed plans for benefiting the
takes up in detail the question of strikes
and proposes a method by which they may
be prevented, or at least minimized.
There are half a dozen chapters. dealS
ing with the coal strike of 1902, giving the
story Of the strike from the inside Mr.
Mitchell states that at the beginning of
August the strike was about to collapse,
and that If energetic action had not been
taken at this time by the operators, the
strike would have been lost The inside
history of the strike and the story of how
victory was snatched from defeat is told
in a graphic and eloquent manner by the
author.
MONEY, BANKING, AND FINANCE.
Bolles's Money. Banking and Finance.
Author of practical Banking Bank
Officers" etc, and Lecturer in the Uni
yersity of Pennsylvania and Haverford
$1.25. American Book Company, New
York, Cincinnati, and Chicago.
This volume, while designed especially
as a textbook for Commercial High
Schools and the Commercial Courses OF
reader. It is brief, practical treatise
and Usages of Banking; and the Princi-
pies of Finance. The author describes
the best banking practice OF the day, and
book Of it's scope, filing a place between
treatises on methods of bank bookkeep-
ing and works on the theory and history
of money and banking. DR.. Bolles is an
authority on the subject, and presents
the essential principles in a clear and
concise manner. This book will appeal
alike to those who intend to devote
themselves to the business of banking, to
those who are thus engaged, and to
those who are studying the history and
theories Of banking.
CIVIL. WAR TIMES. .
Civil War Times. BY Daniel Wait
Howe; author of the Puritan Republic public
Merrill Co.
'rhe war Of '61-5 will never cease-at
least in the present generation; to be a
sorbirg interest. This is so, because it
was a war of giants: because many OF
those giants stu -fnxyixe its yiciss STUDIES
it's hair breadth escapes and the imm1-
nent deadly breaeh';; it's long and dread
ful marches; it's: Gettysburg and Chicka-
maugas; because the finale of that con-
hict 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
volume il interesting. It can be read
with prof: by any one and many Incl
dents OF the great strife which has hith-
One OF. the most interesting chapters
in the volume is one dealing with the re-
lation Of the Confederacy toward the Ne
gro Soldier The author tells us, that
nearly every important Confederate COM
mander favored the enlistment of black
soldiers: that the matter was finally de-
bated ir the Confederate Senate, and the
soldiers, was defeated by but one vote
that of Senator Hunter. That when the
desperate circumstances OF the COnted-
eracy became SO visible that the leaders
saw the doom of Richmond and the
"cause.' a draft order Was issued to force
the black soldier to fight under the Con-
federate flag, but that before it could be
made effective, the fall Of Richmond, and
the flight of Jefferson Davis, was at hand
This chapter is especially interesting at
this time in view Of the present propa-
ganda Of the Southern people, to debase
willing in the last desperate strait OF
the Confederacy,, to enlist as a soldier,
under it's banner.
There are other very interesting chap
ters in the book The style is clear, unin~
written instructively:
THE MILLIONAIRE'S SON.
The Millionaire,s Son: By Anna Robe.
son Brown. author of 'The Immortal
5 =; na s1;5e: Boston: Il Dana, Estes &
lovel by Anna Robson Brown, is the
story of young mans bitter struggle to
choose between the material advantages
If wealth, questionably obtained and os
spent, and the higher claims
If thought and social service: The book
and brilliant satire on social conditions
n America. It IS, however, first Of all, an
absorbing story, told with remarkable
skill and concentration. The reader is
promptly caught in the current m3;i he OF e the
paragraph is reached. The central situa..
ion on which the story turns is one of
he most novel and original in modern
lotion. There is q large gallery of we'll
iraWn portraits, including that of A 1le:x q
7itality and feminine charm, and of Paul
Jllicott, the "millionaire's SON. whose
is drawn with great insight and
ympa thy The neys1 IS 1HuS Rec%e1 win
MORE FIVE MINUTE STORIES.
More Five Minute Stories illustrated
" Wallace Goldsmith. Cloth square
2mo. Net 81. Boston: Dana Estes q
The second volume Of the successful
series of, Five Minute Stories. A note
worthy collection Of short tales for chill
lren, which will prove as popular with
lever in PRIMARY EDUCATION, writ
ng of the first series, stated, with truth:
The children have found a fairy god
mother for storytelling in TINS famous