rature. As already intimated, the German and
Russian languages are spreading over the country, and will eventually
obliterate the native tongue without the enforcement of arbitrary
measures on the part of the dominant powers.

Commercially, Warsaw seems destined to a steady growth and
prosperity; but in the higher paths of civilization as evinced by
mental culture, the growth and dissemination of scientific knowledge,
and the general education of the masses, it is and must remain for a
long time to come far behind the much more inviting and interesting
capitals of Scandinavia.

University Press: John Wilson & Son, Cambridge.

BY THE SAME AUTHOR:

GENIUS IN SUNSHINE AND SHADOW.

_One Volume. 12mo. $1.50._

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NOTICES OF THE PRESS.

BOSTON COURIER:

"One of those pleasant, chatty, and gossipy volumes that everybody
enjoys reading. In his easy and flowing style he tells most
entertainingly the curious vagaries of the men of genius whom the
world has revered, and many a fact which escaped the ordinary reader
of biography will here be seized upon and remembered. The volume is a
most agreeable companion for solitary hours."

PITTSBURG BULLETIN:

"Mr. Ballou seems to have a positive genius for seizing upon
prominent traits of character or events in the lives of his subjects.
How many people who have read of Cromwell and Hampden know that they
were once on the point of setting out for America to live before they
took part in England's civil war? How many people remember Agassiz's
noble answer when offered a large salary to lecture,--'I cannot
afford to waste time in making money'?"

BROOKLYN MAGAZINE:

"Daniel De Foe, Keats, Oliver Cromwell, Hugh Miller, John Bunyan,
Benjamin Franklin, Elihu Burritt, Benjamin West, and hundreds of
others are cited as instances to illustrate that genius is
independent of circumstances. A galaxy of the names of the world's
great men is presented to demonstrate the fact that the humblest may
rise to be the greatest. Mr. Ballou's book is crowded full of
interest from cover to cover. He shows a wide knowledge of men and
events, and his strict regard for accuracy gives a permanent value to
the book. To place such a book as this in the hands of young men is
to confer a blessing upon them. It is full of beneficial
illustrations and lessons, and many a young man will take new heart
after a perusal of its pages."

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