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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
A Coaching Party.

The large tally-ho coach of Mr.. c. A.
Hull, with six spirited horses attached,
attracted quite alarge crowd of spectators
To Market square yesterday evening be-
tween and O'Clock fhe start was
made at 1880 o'clock with the horn and
party reached Coles hotel at Warren in "A
comparatively short time. Here they en-
joyed palatable spread and discussed the
revolution in modes of travel since Coles
hotel was a famous tavern and the tally
no coach the preferred conveyance. The
hotel was Incorporated in 1862.
The party consisted of Misses Potter,
Higgins, Potter, Bacon, Foster, Payon,
Loveland, Mrs. Gray, Mrs Titcomb. Mrs.
Read Messrs. Higgins, McStay, Thomas,
Titcomb, Read, Luft, Duffy, Wales, Hop
kinson, Sullivan, Barriere, Gray. They
returned to Providence at 2s0 o'clock this
morning, well pleased with their outing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

The work of removing obstructions in
New York harbor is not progressing very
rapidly, but only the engineers can appre-
ciate the nature of the work. Diamond
reef has been raZed TO twenty-five feet at
low water. The present work was begun
on the reef in June, 1889. Dredges are
over the reef of Tenth street, where there
was only seven feet of water. The depth
is to be increased to eighteen feet. The
depth Of water over the reef off Nineteenth
street, on which the steamboat Pilgrim
struck, has been increased TO thrty-six
feet, and over the reef off Thirty-fourth
street, from seven to nineteen feet Large
sections Of the Sunken Meadow Reef Just
cast OF He'll Gate, have been cleared off,
and there Is now "a depth Of water Of six
teen feet mt low water, being sufficient for
the largest steamboats, To pass over with
out touching. IL is n small reef, n little TO
the southwark of the main reef Long,
tedious and expensive work would be re-
quired TO remove the main reef.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

ing Davis career in New York. Within
month his stories in the SIM had at
tracted attention. Within six months
his story Gallagher in Scribner's set
everybody asking, "Who is this man."
The story had previously been rejected
by the Century, but that magazine soon
recognized its mistake by asking Mr..
Davis for some short stories. Within
eighteen months he was engaged as the
managing editor of Hdrper's Weekly.
Mr.. Davis is only about 20 years old.
He is of vigorous physique and delights
in all athletic games. He inherits his
literary talent from his mother, the
gifted Rebecca Harding Davis. and from
his father well-lnown Philadelphia
editor. He is quick at repartee. One
evening / heard him at the Authors
Club singing his wierd version of Rud-
gard Kipling's Files on Parade"
Asked to repeat, he struck wrong
chord on the piano and broke down, but
quickly explained that he always knew
the key on his own piano because it was
opposite the letter :" " in the makers
name, and the man who made the
Authors Club piano hadn't any IS" in
his name
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
OUR MEN OF COLOR.

A. p Grandy. letter carrier, has re-
turned TO work after his fifteen DAYS vaca-
ton. and George +. Beckett began his
vacation yesterday.
Revivals are in progress in several of our
churches and n number of converts have
been made.
The Magnolia Social Club gave social
last night in Ives Post Hall, Weybosset
street. Carr's orchestra furnished the
music to quite large npmber of guests
The original Fisk University Jubilee
Singers of Nashville, Tenn, are billed to
appear in Providence at Music Hall next
Tuesday. IL has been nearly eighteen
years since they were here, and they have
made several tours of this country and a
trip TO Europe since that time.
The Odd Fellows Of this city comprising
the Grand United Order are planning TO
build large hall
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22


been long with us, and sweetly singing
for many years. 1t is many a day since
this poem was written. (Houghton,
Mifflin & Co., $l.50.
The ninth edition of Bartlett's "Famil-
lar Quotations" has been published in
enlarged form. Nittle, Brown q Co.
49,
Sir Daniel Wilson publishes a curious
study of 'Dexterity," in which he ar
CUES that from anatomical considera-
tions the greater use of the right hand
originated. (MacMillan & Co. $l.25)
"Wordsworth for the Young" is a
book to be unqualifiedly commended. II
is selection of the great poets simpler
pieces. divided into sections for younger
and older children. ID. Lothrop Co.
$1.50.)
The author Of "How to be Happy
Though Married" addresses himself to a
larger audience in ., volume called "The
Business of Life" for though not every
body is concerned-prospectively-with
matrimony. it is plain that everybody
has something TO do with the business of
life. A few headings such as 1.-The Bus
mess of Life-To Be-To Do-To Do
Without-To Depart "The Science
Of Silence" Knocks in the Knuckles," :"
Wealth as a Profession" indicate the
character of the essays. Charles Serb
ners Sons.)
The Century Company has made into
beautiful holiday book, illuminated
and illustrated with portraits, Amelia
Gere Mason's interesting papers on +" The
Women of the French Salons"
The October Book Ne,cs, Philadelphia,
gives sketch and portrait of Sara Jean
nette Duncan, author of I" A Social De-
parture" and An American Girl in
London" Mrs. G. f. Cotes. as she now is,
is settled in Calcutta, her husband being
in the government there.
"a Score of Famous Composers, by
Nathan Haskell Dole, gives in compact
form and very readable style biographies
of twenty of the worlds greatest musi-
clans. Various nationalities are repre-
sented, but the German naturally pre-
dominates. The volume is enriched by
twenty very good portraits of the differ
ent composers. Ct. Y. Crowell g. Coz
Charles L. Webster e. Co., New York.
publish three of Count Tolstoi's short
stories intended for the edification of the
Russian peasant. They are Ivan the
Fool, or the Old Devil and the Three
Small Devils" "a Lost Opportunity
and "Polikushka." These are done into
English by Count Norraikow from the
Russian. and illustrated by Gribayed-
doff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
TO OPPOSE THE STANDARD.
A Rival Pipe Line with Carnegie One of
the Backers.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Oct. 22.-It is announced
here that the Standard Oil Company is to
have opposition. A route has been sur
veyed for pipe line from Pittsburg to
Philadelphia and men are now going over
this route securing the right of way. The
cost Of the line, which will have carry
ing capacity of 40,000 barrels a day, is esti-
mated at 81 600. 900, and it is to be finished
by March 1. Branch lines will also be laid
into the West Virginia fields
Andrew Carnegie and the Mellon Broth
ers are SAID to be the hackers of w. l..
Mellon in building this new line. In a
nat;a steted tbat ag ~, 'are sp onnnolia. @
would fail, and said that the entering
wedge for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
Standard Oil Company was in Pittsburg
in the person of a young man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
ErunOniana.

The Brown University boys thought it
would be a fitting close of the observatory
dedication day for them TO show the ap-
probation of the gift, so at about Q o, clock
about 200 of them assembled in frCnt of
Manning Hall and proceeded in body to
Gov. Ladd's home on Waterman street.
On their arrival they drew up in front of
the house and gave three times three
college cheers for Gov. Ladd and then
three times three for the observatory.
His Excellency made his appearance at the
window and said: Gentlemen you have
taken me entirely by surprise, yet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
Hriefiy Mentioned.

Assistant Foreman Benjamin Clarke of
Steamer IL. corner of Smith and Drms
streets, fell from his bicycle last night and
sustained a fracture Of the shoulder blade.
Christopher Byron, employed by Talbot
X Co, 1866 High street, fell from step
ladder last night and sprained his left
wrist.
John Henrys, employed at the Allen
Print Works, fell from n staging yester-
day and sustained "a severe injury TO the
right arm and side. DIR. Akers attended
the man at his residence, 81 Mckenna
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
PORK Is THE CHEAPEST.
What German Says About the McKin-
ley Bill In the FatherIand.

What u German Says About the Mckin-
ley Bill in the FatherIand.
A well-knowh iron dealer of this city
who is visiting Europe and has been there
often before, wrote the following to his
partner recently:
"To-day when at the Bourse was intro
duced to several gentlemen, all of whom
complained of dull business, many of
them kicking at the American Mckinley
bill as the cause of it. While they ac-
knowledged that it was good for America,
they kicked because ii was not good for
the faderland."
asked one, Why don't you adopt the
same policy here l''
"Mein Gott we'd do so far as we can
but when the duty was on American pork
it only made it harder for the people to
live, because we can't raise money enough
in Germany to feed all the people. We
must get some from outside the country
and American pork is the cheapest thing
we can get"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

your visit is none the less well
come. am very glad to see you
and 70 know OF your appreciation
of addition to Brown which we have this
day dedicated. Astronomy has made
great advances during the last few years.
Many men have devoted their entire lives
to the persuit of this fascinating study.
sometimes to the detriment of their tenn,
peral needs-a case of which / heard re-
lated today. A certain astronomer
seemed Worn out. So he send for a
doctor, who, when he had made an
examination of his patient, asked
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
The BOOKS OF THE WEEK
Dr.. Edward EggIeston's New Novel,
"The Faith Doctor"
THE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION.
Interesting Manuals OF "a Profitable Move
ment-Miss BeppIier's Book of Essays
Other New Books-Literary Person
ais.
THE FAITH DOCTOR: A STORY OF NEW
YORK. BY EDWARD EGGLEsToN. ID.
Appleton * Co

THE FAITH DOCTOR A STORY OF NEW
YORK. BY EDWARD EGGLEsToN. d.
Appleton * Co
To write a novel with purpose is
held TO be n deadly sin by the disciples
of the "art for arts sake" cult, yet we
cannot see that DIR. Eggleston's latest
work is rendered less interesting or less
valuable by its evident missionary in
tent. Indeed il furnishes one of
the most valuable commentaries upon
a strange infatuation yet in point.-Dr.
Buckley's admirable series of essays In
the same periodical which serially print
ed DIR. Eggleston's story may have been
more polemic in its tone, and certainly
presented formidable array of in
stances, but perhaps the writer of fiction
presents the truest and fairest picture,
after all.
For, be it observed, the girl who plays
the title role in this little drama of
modern life is as fine char
acter as pen ever drew. Her
nature is the product of new times and
new conditions. She canppt let the suf-
ferings of others pass unheeded before
sight or mind. She is of the increasing
army OF the toilers in the slums. Her
slender body is swayed to extremes of
rshysical endurance by an overmasteiing
soul. and these intervals of exaltation
are followed by periods of detection and
renhorseless self-examination. Ii is an
accurate pathological study. OF such
material have enthusiasts in all
ages been made. Without such
finely strung organisms, keenly alive to
every mental sensation, delusions might
indeed hive been less frequent but the
world won Id have missed many influences
worth the Waving.
DR.. Eggle ston seems to have done his
best to maise of Phillida thoroughly
lovable character, but he has been at no
pains to conceal his own opinion of the
faith cure and similar semi-delu-
sions. Mrs. Frankland is in the
second estate of " Christian Healers." ="
She is natural born talker," and her
eloquence overcomes her own judgment
SO that she becomes, in n sense n disciple
of herself. The strange spectacle of a
woman of coarser mould swaying the
finer mind SO easily is not untrue to life.
Instances of such influences are not un-
usual.
But DR.. Eggleston has still third es-
tate to show us, and in Arabella Bow
yer, coarse, grasping, merciless, we
reach the type at which we suspect the
book is aimed. IL is not pleasant type.
The minor elaboration of the work is
excellent. albeit rather leisurely for
these bustling times. Mrs. Hillbrough,
with her clever social schemes, is "a thor
oughly delightful character, and in
Philip Gouverneur we reach again type
of modern humanitarianism good to
dwell upon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
VIII Not Train OratoricaI Agitators.

ERFURT, Oct 22.-To-day the Socialist
Congress passed resolutions favoring the
creation of Socialistic literature for the
benefit of the young, and providing for the
issue Of general rado mecum and the
formation Of statistical bureaus devoted
TO the compilation of facts and figures in
connection with Socialism.
On the other hand the congress rejected
n proposal To form n school of elocution
for the purpose of training oratorical agi-
tators in behalf Of the cause Of Socialism.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

p. NJ. every day until Nov. 4, when pic
tmres by Nj. Bannister, f. Baxter, George
Charles w Stetson, will be shown. From
Nov. Is toDec. 7water colorswilI be shown.
Among the pictures now on exhibition
are some very choice ones. Perhaps Mr..
John n: Barlow's best are Evening" a
moonlight scene, Before the Storm, and
Moonlight on the Oise," but he has such
variety OF good ones that it is not easy
to select. The list includes Moonlight. y
Early Spring" "Moonrise," ''Spring on
the Disc" Street In Anvers," Spring"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

was an astronomer said, "here, man. is
half dollar, what you want is something
to eat Again thank you for your pres
ence here and the happiness which it gives
me-" After three more cheers for Rhode
Islands popular governor the boys went
home.
academy yesterday proved an exciting
contest. the final score standing 20 in
favor of Worcester. Two touch downs
were made by Worcester within three
minutes after beginning Of second half
The men were placed as follows:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
People Who Write.

Clinton Scollard, the poet, has just be-
come Professor of Literature at Hamil-
ton College.
Miss Phelps Coates Ajar" appeared in
a daily paper the other day as "Gates"
Cigar"
The original of Mr.. Stockton's "Sauir-
rel Inn" is said TO be the Bear and Fox
at Onteora in the Catslxills, whose sign
board was painted by Miss Dora
Wheeler.
Mr.. j. Scott of Chemupo, Corea, has,
after several years of labor, pre-
pared manuscript dictionary of the
Corean language, which he is now see
ing turned into print.
AT the Carnegie Music Hall on We'd
nesday, Nov. 4, Sir Edwin Arnold will
deliver the first of n series of fifty lee
tures in the United States. The receipts
will go To st. Marks Hospital. Sir Ed
win will be the recipient of dinner on
the evening of Oct. 81, as the guest of
the Lotus Club.
Miss Braddon leads quiet and almost
secluded life at Richmond Hill. Most of
her leisure is spent in the saddle. "Of
late years. it is said. "she has not often
sought the literary circles of which she
was formerly an ornament; she very
rarely appears in public, and never at
any gathering where there is crowd"
George Francis James, of the Uni
versity of Nashville, has been appointed
lecturer on literature in the University
of Pennsylvania, and editor of Uni
rerSity Extension, the official organ of
the American Society for the Extension
of University Teaching.
The late Edward II. Leffingwell of
New Haven left an autograph collection
which many judges pronounced the
finest in the world. II contained the
signatures of nearly 10000 noted peo-
pie. Nevertheless, II was put down in
the inventory of the estate as worth
Si0,0 600. and the family would havesc-
cepted even less. Not long ago il was
sent TO Boston TO be sold, and brought
| $J1, ,2O0.01,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
Jumped tn Her Death.

BALTIMORE, Oct -. .-nosa Hecht threw
herself from the top OF Washington's
monument yesterday, and her body was so
badly disfgured that ii was late last night
before the remains were identified. The
fall was l25 feet, and the girl undoubtedly
committed suicide.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
Crushed Between the Top of an Elevator
and the Ceiling

New YORK, Oct. 22.-Joseph Boyle, aged
q, an elevator man i'm Butler Brothers
building, met horrible death this morn
ing by being crushed slowly between the
ceiling of the shaft and the elevator.
The accident was due TO his own dsobe-
dience of orders i'm riding on the top of the
elevator to open the matches on different
floors.
He was quite dead when the elevator
was lowered TO remove his body.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

by artists, which ri YES an opportunity of
comparing the different pictures by the
same artist to better advantage.
The hanging committee finished its
work last night and the pictures are all
carefully numbered and correspond with
the numbers i'm the catalogue. The eX-
hibition will be open from 10 A. NJ. to q
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.
A Young Mar Whose Rise in Book
dom Has Been Rapid.

bS'' ''~SbSN' 'bp'bs
One day little more than year ago,
young man was walking through City
Hall square, New York, seeking his for
tune.
Halo, Davis, what are you doing
here?" said CHEEKY voice.
The young man turned quickly and
saw an old college chum with stranger
approaching.
Looking for job on a newspaper"
said the fortune seeker.
What newspaper"
ANY newspaper
The man who had not spoken was
Arthur Brisbane. the editor of the Eren-
ing Sun. An introduction followed, and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
A. "A Matter of Course.

"How does IL happen" inquired the
stranger. that all the improvements are
being made ON this one street,"
1T doesn't happen at all, sir,p replied
the citizen. who was showing him about
the village majestically. This is the
street live on. l am president of the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

The Brown Varsity football team has
been strengthened by the addition of
Tenny and Sexton, the crack baseball bat
lery, who will play ends.
Ben Webb, center rush, who broke his
leg in the Fall River game, is around on
crutcheS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
IL VIII Entertain the Justices of the
Supreme Court.

Supreme Court.
The meeting of tie Commercial Club
Saturday evening at the Narragansett
Hotel will be in the nature OF a compli-
maitary reception to the Justices of the
Supreme Court, the Hon. Charles Matte
son, Chief Justice; the Hon. John A.
Stiness. the Hon. Pardon T.. Tillinghast,
the Hon. George A. Wilbur, the Hon.
Horatio Rogers and the Hon. William W.
Douglas. The annual election of officers
will occur
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22


With fifty full-page illustrations. svo.,
Sl.50. Boston: ID. Lothrop Company.
A dainty presentation volume, some
what in advance of the annual flood of
holiday publications, is with the
Birds" and it's pretty illustrations by
Giacomelli, Gascoigne and Scanned, its
clear type, good binding and fine press
work will commend it to the lover of ex-
ternals in book making. The poems are
mostly familiar, and include Shakes
peare's Hark Hark the Lark !. Shell
ley's To Skylark." considerably
abridged, 4" III. III. 50" The Way TO Sing"
Lucy Larcom's Field Sparrow" and
many another old favorite, English and
American. An appendix, giving a brief
description of the habits of the birds re-
ferred TO in the poems. gives the book an
added value, and makes it instructive as
well as attractive. The cover represents
lark singing Justify upon swaying
spray of cherry blossoms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

without motives or " ethics or pulposes.
Take things rs they are. simply ana
swectly, for IL the eye be single, then
will the whole holy be full ofSlight
Mis- p 'ppl er defends ncr Points of
View" cleyerly, and one who reads will
read again.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
Other New Books.

"The One Hoss Shay" by Oliver
Wendell Holmes, has been republished
in sumptuous leather binding. One is
reminded by it that Mr. Holmes has
been long with us, and sweetly singing
for many years. 1t is many day since
this poem was written. (Houghton,
Mifflin & Co., $780,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
The PICTURES ON SHOW.
What the Providence Art Club is Ex-
hibiting to the Public.
LANDSCAPES AND MARINES,
Over One Hundred Pictures by Eight Ar
lists, Many of them Loaned by Citizens
Others VIII be shown In November

The pictures shown at the Providence
Art Clubs exhibition on Thomas street,
which opened last evening are especially
interesting on account of their grouping
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

"WITH THE BIRDS. Selected poems.
With fifty full-page illustrations. svo.,
Sl.5O. Boston, d. Lothrop Company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

Clinton Scollard, the poet, has Just be-
come Professor of Literature at Hamil-
ton College.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

The ninth edition of Bartlett's "Famil
lar Quotations" has been published il
enlarged form. little, Brown 81 Co
49,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

The original of Mr.. Stockton's "Squir-
rel Inn" is said TO be the Bear and Fox
at Onteora in the Catskills, whose sign
board was painted by Miss Dora
Wheeler.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

Miss Phelps Coates Ajar' appeared in
a daily paper the other day as "Gates"
Cigar"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22

Mr.. j. Scott of Chemupo, Corea, has,
after several years of labor, pre-
pared manuscript dictionary of the
Corean language, which he is now see
ing turned into print.