Show LIFE the publishing firm of D appleton co at new york have just sent us a copy of their latest publication scott II ancock personal military and political by rev D HJ enkins D D and frank II 11 norton this if a fine even elegant work worthy the subject besides a beautiful steel portrait of II ancock three plans f battles and nine full page illustrations showing the generals birthplace birth place and his present residence and picturing him in the bloodcurdling blood curdling din and confusion of the battle as well as in the blissful midst of his family circle it contains almost pages f reading matter interesting not only with regard to the hero himself but as much on account of the general in formation about one of the most vital periods of american history in war or peace in thirty seven chapters the authors follow the great generals life adrams drams from his birth on feb 14 1824 in the humble dwelling in montgomery co pa to the school days at the norristown academy upwards to the arduous studies at west point after being breveted second lieutenant of the sixth infantry july he starts for tho frontier passing almost two years in service on tho border of texas fort towson in the indian country on june he receives his commission as second lieutenant in a company stationed on the frontier of mexico and soon after he has ample opportunities to smell powder and win his spurs on the battlefields of san antonio molino del key he distinguishes biasell eminently preeminently pre and gives indications of the conqueror as which he shone forth afterwards we cannot here follow gen iian cock over the bloody battle grounds of the civil war neither does space permit us to dwell on his future history his command of the fifth military district at new orleans bis conduct in the troubles of the reconstruction of the shattered south the life of the hero of gettysburg is to full ot dramatic incidents and thrilling events amid the powder smoke ol 01 the sanguinary encounter and at the desk of headquarters bead quarters office that it must be read in detail the biography which we have before us does ample justice to general IIan cocks single minded patriotism riot ism his deep sense of the duty of man to bis brother man his contempt for the employment of narrow vicious and degraded methis to sustain selfishness and illegitimate ambi lion his remarkably acute and just perception of the relations of things us comprehensive accumulation of knowledge and the natural wisdom which rendered has bis ability and us knowledge valuable to his ellow countrymen to prove that gen II ancock was fully deserving of the pam taken ly bis biographers as well as of the honorable distinction conferred upon him by the national democratic convention at cincinnati we will acce with an expression of president abraham lincoln judgment there will bo none to dispute if his IIan cocks life and strength iro neared I that general II ancock is destined to beono of the most distinguished men of the age why when I go down in the morning to open my mall and I arise at four I declare that I do it in fear and trembling lest I may hear that II ancock has been killed r wounded |