The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-12-31

strategists Won Moltke
In reading certain chapters of this shook
one might easily imagine that the revolt
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: VII I<$5 e 5.iS ss-sS4i !
Bismarck prepared the war Napoleon
III wanted 1t, the great bourgeoise looked
on. They might have stopped it by an
himself with a 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
folly of the attack, and supported by this
strength of opinions, have said to. the
Tuileries. to Paris if needs be, War is
| impossible; we shall combat it as trea-
| soa.' .,+~ - Is
Poor France! Who will save thee :?
| The humble, the poor, those who for six
years contended 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,
| men who form the fr5ourgeoise have gone
| over to the people, faithful children 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 wOrkingmen."
The author then follows up with q de-.
scription OF the terrific political struggle
between the, contending factions which
finally burst forth in all the horrors of the
Paris, Marseiles, Toulouse and MARION
were soon to be converted into veritable
human slaughter houses. in this fratEicidal
struggle which for madness and un-
checked violence finds cO1nfaTnArfS
in the history of the human family.
Many new events-that is events which
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.
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
$125 American Book Company, New
York. Cincinnati, and Chicago.
This volume while designed especially
as a text book for COMMERCIAL High
reader. IL is a brief, practical treatise
on the Theory Of Money. the Practice
x
pies of Finance. The author describes
the best banking practice of the day, and
aSds those lega princpTS5 weh re refer Gr to
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 o,p presents anS
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.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Henry Ward Beecher. BY LYMAN Ab 5,.
Houghton, Miffln & Co. ...--. !.
Dr.: Abbott made the acquaintance e. OF
mate friend of his from that time forward.
He attended DR.. bee cher.s church in
Brooklyn, and is thus we'll qualified to
great preacher. The book is therefore
not so much history of the life OF
Beecher as it is a sketch of his life ana
character as he appeared to DR.. Abbott.
The career of Beecher as an anti -slavery
reformer before and during the civil war
period. he tells in five chapters, full OF
historical matter Of the utmost value. or
especial Importance is the chapter: on Mr..
Beecher's anti-slavery campaign in Eng
land in 1863 He reached London in the
autumn of that year from season on the
continent, his intention being to rest be-
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 insult and
indignity" This sympathy for the South
and hatred Of the North had, at the time
of Mr.. Beecher's arrival, assumed alarm
ing proportions, and rumors were af1Oat
to, the effect that the British government,
in all probability would be forced by pub
lie sentiment 20 intervene in the struggle
Of the South. Such was the state of feel
ing when Dr. Beecher reached England.
The Americans residing in London were,
of course greatly alarmed over such a.
prospect, and after much trouble, per-
suaded DR.. Beecher to make a '1ecturing
Of the Federal cause. BY this they hoped
to counterfeit the work of agents of the
Confereracy who were then seluously fam
ming the flame of British enmity by their
speeches and publications. Any other man
| would have weakened, but having prom
mobs, blood-red placards, insults, hoot-
ings and all the other annoyances which
the British public consider perfectly legit-
innate to prevent an unpopular speaker
ised his friends to prosecute the campaign
| from being heard. H., - =
GANT1sEM1TIsM. - ~.
TRANSLATED from soi the French. svo. 11 Pp:
1874. Cloth gilt top 81. New York: In
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