Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-12-06
A Valuable Book.

history OF the nlt90 ; tates from the Alb
original Times to the Present Day. BY
John CLARK Ridpatb, A. NJ, Professor OF
History and Bslles-Lettres, Indiana As
bury University. Royal Octave. illus
trated with Maps, Charts, Portraits and
Diagrams. Sold only by subscription.
Price $500. Jones Brothers s. Co., Phil
adelphis, Chicago and Cincinnati.
The cireums:autial detail of SS4
yars-the years that have opened a
nsv world and created mighty nation
was never given in better style than
intbis work. When we look through
tn bulky volumes of Bancroft we won
deitbat one man should attempt to
7rle all the history of our country
who the preliminary portion Of 1t takes
Up much space. But We eanrot see
thae'rofessor Ridpa;h has omitted
sing, material fact that is contained in
Bancoft, while he has avoided that
tedios detail which units the work OF
the later for popular use. The in
trigue'of the English Court and Cabi-
net, thpetty squabbles of the House
OF Commons, the rise and fall of parties
IN Enghd, which are supposed to have
bad an Huence on American affairs,
these ar indeed omitted from Prof.
Ridpa'h' work; but Id their stead Is
given a bhf and mastery summary Of
the causesHhich led to the American
Revolutiony7hich We venture to say,
conveys bier understanding of the
matter to nhty-nine in every hundred
readers Tae for instance the follow
ing extract
"Another caAe leading to the RevoIu-
tion vas found 1.-THE natural dIsposition aad |
iHhsThed elarGcr Of the coionisfs. They |
Were, Tor the ins part, republicans in pol |
HES and dlssents in religion. The peo-
pie oi England We monarchists and High |
Churchmen- ThcoiOnists hal never seen
a king. The Attic lay between them and
Tue British mhlist. Their dealings with
The royal oincers IL been such as TO engen-
der dislike iornonarchial institutions.
ne people OF africa had not forgotten
couid moi wen iSet-the circumstances
uhaer "nich their lcestors had csme to
the Ne" orid- Dr. SIX generations the
coiohlsts had mated their own affairs
anu thelr nhethoas government were ne
cessarhy repubiieat The experiences of
the rench ana indn War had shown that
americans were fui able TO defend them
selves and their cosry."
As one importa cause, is not that
more satisfactory In volume of com-
Inc authof rarablllty to condense {
vast amount OF lrFmation into sin
gle paragraph Is SHIN m any of his
numerous, graceful ographies. Take
the following on Betmin Franklin:
BENJAMIN FRASKL the author of the
lrst treaty between thenited States and j
,oreigh haloh, vas po1n Boston on the n
18th of January, l7O6. His father was a
manufacturer OF soap arcandles. To this
humble vocation the yGe BENJAMIN wa,
devoted by his parents ;it the walls of a h
,andle-shop We're too na.7v for his aspir
ng genius. At the age twelve be was
lpprentlced TO his brothfo learn the art n
of printing; but the brolr beat him. and
he ran of TO New YorkIhere he found
no employment. In IL. he repalred tn
PhilaGelphia, entered a lting Office. and c
rose to distinction. HAsite,i England
founded tine firtirculatins5 Iibra,
y in America; became dan of SCIENCE.
sdited Poor Richards -dlIsae: originated
he American PhiIosophi Society die
covered tne itentity OF eietcity and light
lirg; made himself knowsp both heni-
'pneresi espoused the cause the patriots;
md devoted the unimpaireA eroies of his
DO age 10 perlecting the Atican Union
ne name o. frahkIin Is oni the bright
.st IN the history of any nau''
In this work Prof. Ridh has spr-
one difficulty VII confron,s
al historians 10 set forth the facts,
with fitting comments, with on the
oue hand making his work b yolumi-
nous for common use, or otbe other
making 1t a mere outline 'dry and
disconnected facts.
A series of Charts show cotem-
'orary men and events, AZ colored
maps illustrate the changes bolit;c,l
from time to tid These Z
ire of great assistance to tHreader
In short i. is difficult to find lart,cu. Z
ar in which this History doe b, meet y =
every want of the citizen ankatr;ot
Is 'ne "ork OF cultured Nj and
'areful historian, and must 4 rank
IS the best History of th& Omitted =
States yet published. :,