The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-07-22
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In reading certain chapters of this book
| ing cruelties of the Revolution were 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
Earnest gestare: NJ. Th iePs c 70 ed
himself with a grimace. He saw in this
war our certain ruin; he knew our terrible
lnferiorlty in everything; he could have
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
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 the liberals
seek to feather their nests under the
| empire, handful of men. without arms,
powerful despot. IN the one hand ' Young al
men who form the bourgeoise 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 de-
scription of the terrific political struggle
betWeen the contending factions which
finally burst forth in all the horrors of tn.
Paris. Marseilles. Toulouse and MARION
| we're soon to be converted into veritable
| human slaughter houses, in this fratricidal
struggle which for madness and I'M
n yyJn1 fnI fov1y
| in 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
either from a literary or historical view
| point is an achievement of no inconsid-
cradle merit.
| MONEY. BANKING, AND FINANCE.
Bolles's Money. Banking and Finance
Ayth a0e OF Pra aGeS b Rh Lii Ba R
Officers etc. and Lecturer in the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and Haverford
College. Cloth. 12mo 1856 pages. Price,
$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
! on the Theory of Money. the Practice
5f % Fe a aqa the
the best banking practice of the day., and
adds those legal principles which refer to
the topics taken up. This is the first
book of it's scope, filing a place between
ing and works on the theory and history
Of money and banking DR.. Bolles is an
authority on the subject, and presents
the R book n will appas
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.
Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
DR.. Abbott made the acquaintance OF
Beecher in 1854, and was close and init
Hate a fTiena O. h p
Brooklyn and is thus we'll qualified to
give an outline Of the. character of the
not SO much a history Of the, life Of
Beecher as it is sketch of his life and
character as he appeared to DR.. Abbott.
The career of Beecher as an anti.s!avery
reformer> before and during the civil war
period. he tells in five chapters, full Of
historical matter Of the utmost value: OF
especial. Importance is the chapter on. Mr..
| Beechers anti-slavery campaign in Eng
land in 1868. 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
! ing proportions. and rumors were afloat
! 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.. Eeecher reached England.
fhe Americans residing in London were,
Of course, greatly alarmed over such a
! prospect. and after much trouble, per-
suaded DR.. Beecher to make lecturing
| Of the Federal cause. BY this they hoped
to counteract the work of agents of the
Confereracy who were then seduously fan
| ming the flame of British enmity by their
speeches and publications. Any other man
would have weakened, but having prom
| he stuck to 1t courageouay in spite of
mobs. bloodred placards, insults, boot
! ings and all the other annoyances which
the British public consider PERFECTLY legit-
| Used his friends to prosecute the campaign
! from being heard.
ANTIsEM1T1sM.
Antisen:;;ism. sBy Bernard Lazare.
ternational Library Publishing CO.
Recent events in Russia have given