The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-03


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 1t, the great bourgeoise looked
earnest gesture. NJ. Theirs contented
himself with a grimace. He saw in this
war our certain ruin; he knew our terrible
inferiority in everything; he could have
na!ists 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 trea-
son..
Poor France! Who will save thee p
The humble, the poor. those who for six
years commended for thee with the Empire.
While the upper classes sell the nation
for few hours Of rest, and the liberals
seek to feather their nests Under the
unprotected. rise up against the still all
powerful despot On the one hand young
men who form the bourgeoise have gone
over to the people, faithful children of
1884, resolved to continue the work of
the Revolution; on the other hand work
insmen unite for The study and conquest
of the rights of labor. In vain the en-
pire attempts, to split their forces, to Sc
The author then follows up with q de-
scription Of the terrific political struggle
between the contendirg factions whic!
finally burst forth in all the horrors of tn.
Paris. Marseilles, Toulouse and Narbon
were to be converted into veritable
human slaughter houses. in this fratricidal
struggle which for madness and un-
in the history Of the human family.
Many rev 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 a Literary or HISTORICAL view
point is an achievement of no inconsid-
cradle merit.
MONEY. BANKING. AND FINANCE.
Bolles's Money. Banking and Finance.
R BY Gilbert OF ra 6GeI B Ph De- LII Ba D
Officers ETC.. and Lecturer in the UNI
versity of Pennsylvania and Haverford
College. Cloth: 12mo, 1896 pages. Price,
SIPS. American Book Company, New
York. Cincinnati. and Chicago.
This volume. while designed especially
as Il textbook for Commercial High
Schools and the Commercial Courses of
reader. It is a brief, practical treatise
on the Theory Of Money, the Practice
and of kin n9d the
the best banking practice of the day. and
adds those legal principles which refer to
'e Of is ng pla &C
ing and works on the theory and history
of money and banking: DR.. Bolles is an
authority on the subject. and presents
the essential prinG1P o n IN G1eag ana
alike to those who intend to devote
themselves to the business of banking, to
those who are thus engaged. and to
e,@, 1x-s,, hn icfn md
theories Of banking.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Henry Ward Beecher. By Lyman Alb
Houghton, Miff1in & Co.
DR.: Abbott made the acquaintance Of
mate friend of his from that time forward.
He attended DR.. Bee cher's church in
Brooklyn, and is thus Well qualified to
give an outline of the character. of the
great preacher. The book is therefore
not so much history of the life of
Bcecher as it is a sketch of his life and
character as he appeared to DR.. Abbott.
reformer before and during the civil war
period, he tells in five chapters, full o.
historical matter of the utmost value. OF
especial importance is the chapter on Mr..
Beecher's anti-slaVery campaign in Eng
land in 1868. He reached London in the
AUTUMN of that year from a 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
indgnity.'' 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 aflOat
to the effect that the British government,
in all probability would be forced by pub
lie sentiment 20 intervene in the struggle
then going forward in America in behalf
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 lecturing
tour through England, speaking in behalf
Of the Federal cause. BY this they hoped
to counterfeit the work of agents of the
Confereracy who were then seduous1y fan
ming the fame of British enmity 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
the British public consider perfectly legit-
innate to prevent an unpopular speaker
ised his friends to prosecute the campaign
from being heard.
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