The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-01-28

strategists Won Motke.
In reading certain chapters of This book
| one might easily imagine that the revolt
ing crueltles OF the Revolution We're again
! being enacted in Paris and elsewhere
| throughout the country
Inc events which led up to the war
! author:
"Bismarcla prepared the war. NAPOLEON
III. wanted 1t: the great bourgeose looked
| on They might have stopped it by an
earnest gesture. NJ. Theirs contented
himself l,51 With WITH grimace He saw in this
| lntellorlty IN everything; he could have
united the Left, the tiers-parti, the jour
nailsts have made palpable to them the
strength of opinion, have said to the
! Tuilcries: to Paris if needs be, ''NNar is
impossible; We shall combat it as trea-
| son.
poor France! Who will save thee?
The humble. the poor those who for six
years contended for thee with the Empire
Nv nile the upper classes sell the nation
for few hours of rest, and the liberals
| seek to feather their nests under the
| empire. handful of men, without arms,
! 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
! 1857 resolved to continue the work of
| the Rev oution; on the other hand work.
lnsmen 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-
| scrlptlon of the terrific political struggle
| between the contending factions witch
| finally burst forth in all the horrors of the
| Commune.
Paris, Marseilles. Toulouse and Narbon
we're soon to be converted into veritable
| human slaughter houses. in this fratrcidal
| struggle which for madness and I'M
checked violence finds few counterparts
| in the history Of the human family.
| nave 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 all achievement Of no inconsid-
cradle merit.
| MONEY. BANKING. AND FINANCE.
Bolless Money. Banking and Finance
By Albert S. Bolles, Phi. D., LII. D.,
Author of practical Banking" Bank
Officers, etc. and Lecturer in the I'm.
oege OF cath 5ma as and
SIPS. American Book Company, New
York Cincinnati, and Chicago.
This volume, while designed especially
as textbook for Commercial High
Colleges, is equally suited for. the general
reader. 1t is a brief, practical treatise
on the Theory Of Money. the Practice
pies Of Finance The author describes
the best banking practice of the day. and
aSds those LEGAL principles ; which re refer to
treatises on methods Of bank bookkeep-
ing and works on the theory and history
Of money and banking: Dr.. Bolles is an
ht on tnf 5pReci and ese 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.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Henry Ward Beecher. BY lyman d Ah.
Houghton, Miff1in & CO. 60
DR.. Abbott made. the acquaintance OF
Beecher in 1854, and was close and init
mate friend Of his from that time forward.
He attended DR.. Bee chers church IN
Brooklyn and is thus well qualified to
give an outline of the character OF me
not so much a 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 ant1.siaVery
period, he tells in five chapters, full Of
historical matter of the utmost value. OF
especial Importance is the chapter on Mr..
BeecherS az anti,savery campaign a IN j.; E4 4e
| 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 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.
! The Americans residing in London We're,
! of course, greatly alarmed over such a
| prospect. and after much trouble, per-
| suaded DE-. Beecher to make a lecturing
tour through England, speaking in behalf
| OF the Federal cause. BY this they hoped
| to counteract the work Of agents of the
COnfereracy who were then seduously fan
ming the fame of British enmity by their
| speeches and publications. Any other man
he stuck to it courageouAy in spite of
mobS, blOOd-red placardS. insults. hoot-
| ings and all the other annoyances which
| the British public consider perfectly legit-
| Used his friends to prosecute the campaign
| from being heard.
ANTIsEAITISM.
-, Antisemitism BY Bernard Lazare.
| Translated from the French. Svo. PIP.
3S4. Cloth gilt top. 81. New York: In
| tcrnational Library Publishing Co.
Recent events in Russia have given
! this book a peculiar timeliness. 1t is a
| translation from the French. and its
pages must have been written many
months before those; outbreaks. gave a
| ton. The author is himself a Hebrew,
| and subject to all the odium that is i'm
piled IN the title to his book, but this
ased his judgment in the forming of his
opinions The case is certainly stated
/ with great candor, and the blame is dis
tributed with fairness The fault is found
to be not all on the part of the Gentle
world. but the Israelite 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-
! lations between Jews and Gentiles are
traced from the earliest times Perhaps
| learn how much OF prosecuting has been
carried on reciprocally between the He
brews and their neighbors. From this
/ has resulted a greater mixture OF race
init. The author does not believe in race
distinctions whether these be founded up
on language, shape of the head or color
of the skin. So long however ; as the
and that there is superiority on on, the one
part and inferiority on the other part
! there is likely to be trouble between Jew
and Gentle as well between black and
white. There are too many illustrative
of this. country. and this book can be