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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-25
An American Teacher.

MARX. HOPKINS, by FRANKLIN CARTER,
president of Williams College. Boston and
New York: Houghton, Mifliin & Go.
The volume under consideration is the
latest issue of the valuable series on
American Religious Leaders. II could
appear with equal justice I'm a series Of
volumes on American Educators. For
besides his undoubted influence upon
American religious thought, President
Hopkins was first OF all "a born teacher in
the best sense of the word n man like
Eliphalet Mott. Horace Mann or Noah
Porter. whose idea Of teachers duty
was not 20 pound rote-learning in from
the outside, but 10 develop the brain
within. In result, President Carter does
not err when he calls Mark Hopkins in
tluence profound and far reachinI."
Williams College was and Is, like Union.
small one In "A small town but there
must have been something in the teach
ings OF such men beyond the ordinary run
OF even good college work. IL judged by
the disproportiOnatc number Of their pu-
pills who attained cmincnce in after life.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-25
A Son of the south.

WILLIAM GILMORE SIM1iS. BY WILLIAM
II. TRENT. Boston and New York: Hough-
ton, Mifilin d Co.
William Gilmore Simms is in the North
almost forgotten author, so rapidly does
book succeed To book and the new crowd
the almost new out Of remembrance Yet
he long survived the war. indeed, did
much of his most characteristic literary
work in his last years. He was South
Caroinian, an aristocrat of the aristo-
Gratis. q bitter hater of the Yankees, an
ardent secessionist. To those who have
known him only by his rollicking stories
and sketches of Southern life it is some
thing of "A shock To come upon his fierce
letters OF advice 10 the Confederate au-
thorities, telling how Fort Sumter might
be taken, and his contemptuous reference
10 New England as supported by the
South. Yet this means nothing more
than that he was typical of his time and
place. And, poor man, he suffered enough
by the war, In the ashes of his twice burn
ed home and the impoverishment OF his
estates near Charleston.
However unreconstructed Simms him
self may have lived aud died. Prof Trent
is modern enough and frankly declares
that n new and better South has arisen
from the ruins of the old. His work is
fair and impartial and, moreover. shows
unusual literary skill The book has for
frOntispiece "A fine engraving OF Wards
bust of Simms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-25

DR. Mott excelled DIR. Hopkins In length
OF service but in no other particular
They were genuine kings OF men, both,
whom TO know must have been liberal
education.
OF course DIR. Hopkins was old fashioned
He was not Darwipian, for one thing
and his views on science would run the
gauntlet between contempt aud intoler-
ance in any modern association OF scien-
fists regulating mundane affairs by ad-
dress and resolution; but quite In his own
fashion he built up character in those
who came within his sphere Of influence,
and this is perhaps as important ms
protesting the accepted views on the mis-
sion in life of the anthropoid apes. Here
is n bit of old-fashioned politics, too. In a.
letter written i'm 1884:
"As between Blaine and Cleveland, /
say Blaine. And as between the Republi-
can party aud the Democratic party,
backed up by solid South, | say the Re
publican party"
DIR. Hopkins lifelong friendship for
Gen. Garfield, his old pupil, is well-known.
DIR. Carter's book is well worth careful
reading.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-25
An Idyl OF the Coast.

A FIRST FAMILY OF TAssAJARA;. BY
BRET HARTE. Boston and New York
= Houghton. Mifiiin q Co.
The society TO which Mr.. Harte intro
duces us In this clever volume is not that
of the mining camp or of roaring Frisco
in vigilance committee days, but a Cali
fornian society of "A later epoch. He shows
us in sharp contrast the dead-alive condi-
tion of town whose boom" has passed
or which had never had one until rail
road and steamboat landing combined
make its fortune and that OF one Harkutt,
who becomes the rich millionaire Har-
court by forging bill of sale OF one Lille
Curtis tract OF land in the heart of what
is 10 be the new city, after the aforesaid
'Lige is, upon circumstantial evidence,
adjudged conveniently dead. The future
glories of Tasajara are revealed TO Har-
court by couple of railroad surveyors,
WHO make love TO his two daughters, but
the more interesting and beautiful refuses
her lover Of the transit and compass TO
run away with Lille Curtis, who returns
TO life mysteriously as u rich ranchero and
newspaper owner. Lille, or Don Diego, is
inclined To roast Harcourt in his paper.
and very naturally, one would suppose
until his mouth is stopped by the daugh-
teT. But lest iniquity would seem tco
much to prosper, a Deus ca mdchind is
revealed in "A flood, which tangles Tasa-
jara up so badly that the oldest resident
can't tell the jail from the Harcourt Ii
brary. The only Harcourt who turns out
particularly well is the disinhe rited son.
who writes so beautifully i'm Curtis news
paper as 10 attract the attention of a Phil
adelphia widow with half million, and
beautiful of course, whom he marries.
Newspaper men do that sort of thing
sometimes in stories.
Many of Mr.. Harte's incidents seem un-
likely, but we must remember that Cali
10 IC md Flar ha hlntAI l. ltr
sible happens every day, and certainly his
characters are human, actual, natural
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-25
A Runaway and Narrow Escape.

4 horse and buggy belonging 10 A. n.
Norm came down Forth Main street from
Valley Falls, yesterday afternoon. George
Foster, a cripple from rheumatism, and
veil known about the the streets. had Just
left the horsecar and was slowly moving
icross the street To the curb when the
horse came along. IL seemed as though
Foster must be run down, but as the horse
neared he fell in his endeavor TO reach the
,idewalk, and at this the horse SHE'D just
enough TO clear him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-25

DO you want "a Situation? A 1O-cent ad
vertisement in the News" will supply IL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-25
New England Order of Protection.

initiated one candidate and voted five in
last evening. A committee of four was
appointed to arrange for an entertain
ment To be held on the fourth Wednes-
day in March DIR. Wilson was appoint
ed medical examiner in connection with
DR. Stearns.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-25

Books noticed IN t+t column mdv usually De
o,tdiled Of Preston & Rounds, O.. UcstmiIlstcr
stree.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-25
BOOKS OF The WEEK.
Prof. Royce's Esprit of Modern
Philosophy"
MASTERLY AND INTERESTING.
An IdyI of the Coast-Mark Hopkins the
Teacher-A Son of the south-wiiiiam
Gilmore Simms--O Other New Books.
studies of Thinkers and Problems.

THE SPIRIT OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY I:
AN ESSAY IN THE FORM OF LECTURES. BY
JOSIAH ROYCE, assistant professor of phil
osophy IN Harvard University. Houghton,
Mifiiin a Co.
Prof. Royce's thoughtful volume deals
with the men, the problems and the issues
of especial interest in IL, history Of
modern philosophy The eliminating
period of modern thought - that from
Kant TO openhauer-furnishe his sub
ject matter. Fichte, Hegel, the romantic
school In philosophy, the rise of the doc
trine of evolution, reality and idealisn,
physical law and freedom, optimism, pes
simism. and the moral order are among
the topics most fully treated.
Prof. Royce begins with the sensible as
sumption that TO philosophize is merely TO
reflect critically upon the passions, the
faiths, the doubts, the fears and the dar
ing of life. The philosopher does not in
vent life, nor does he lead in its race; he
follows after. he looks on; he is no pro-
phet To inspire men; he has even IA certain
air of the playful about him. The philos-
opher as Plato says in "a famous passage,
has infinite leisure, and accordingly thinks
of the infinite but does not know who his
next ncighbor is and never dreams of the
law court or of finishing his business Mt
any fixed hour. The Thracian servant
maids laugh at him because he stares at
the heavens and falls into wells. And yet
.'rof. Royce is able to persuade us that
The game of reflections is valuable, that
the coming humanity shall learn from the
critic, who standing outside of life, en-
bodies in his reflections the meaning OF il.
But perhaps Prof. Royce is especially
interesting because he does not stand out
side of life altogether. He is able TO dis
cuss Fichte's love letters as well as his
philosophy and To say OF Kant that ''the
Lord made him and many other wondrous
works besides; and IL takes time TO find
such things out"
Prof. Royce writes from the standpoint
OF the metaphysical idealst and the con
structive chapters on nature and evolu-
tion, optimism and pessimism are of
especial interest and value. The modern
philosophic doctrine of evolution is treat
ed as historically an outcome Of the Ro-
mantle movement, product of continu-
Gus growth, and not as n special creation
of Herbert Spencer. The period from
Spinoza to Kant is glanced at only super
ficially and several thinkers of the first
rank as Descartes. Malebranche and Leib-
nitz are barely mentioned or wholly iQ-
nored. These constitute somewhat serious
sins OF omission but the treatment of per-
manent and significant problems is so
broad and tolerant and withal in the best
sense of the term ''philosophic' that its
chapters may be recommended cordially
10 students of modern thought and think
ers.
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Ancient Greek Pottery.

One OF the most interesting and a
truly unique collection is that of an
cient Greek potteries, vases and terra
GOTTA goods of all sorts possessed by
NJ. Alphonse van Branteghem, at the
city Of Brussels, Belgium. Complying
with constant requests made by archm-
ologists, artists, and the learned world
In general, the owner of this remark
able collection has consented to exhibit
1t to the public, and the exhibition was
opened on Thursday, two weeks ago,
ct the Musce du Cipquaintenaire at
Brussels. The collection consists of
fifteen glass vases and several hundred
objects of the potter's art, for instance:
Brightly colored vases, black and red
predominating; artistically painted
earthenware, made most remarkable
by the names of the artists being en-
grayed on each article, which Is an
astonishing addition to the history of
art of ancient Greece; there are vases
used at funerals, called lecythes, with
black figures on white ground, evil
IDENTIFY from the best period of Greek
art; and last, but not least, number
OF little statues of Bntir and Asia
Minor. These relies ara calculated to
give deep insight into the peculiar
tiles of the domestic and public life of
the ancient Greeks, their religious rites
and customs. Their value to the stu
dent of art can hardly be overrated.
Among the visitors to the exhibit the
names of the best known scholars in
archaeology, art and aesthetics of west
ern Europe were registered.
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she Broke Him.

They were a charming couple, and
as tho feminine half of It stood at the
soda fountain of drug store at Sarah
and Olive streets and quarreled with
her escort for having given her false
tip on the races from which they had
just returned, her flashing eyes and
statuesqae attitude reminded one of
the heroine of "As in Looking-G Glass;
As the escort paid dime out of his
last quarter for a cigar she talked
abont like this: "Well, if YOU had
taken my advice yon wouldn't have
been broke and We could go out to
Delmonico's as we had originally in
tended; now it's ten to one we don't
get any supper" An inarticulate
grunt Of remonstrance was the only
response, but she had launched forth
and it was evident that she was not
looking for harbor. We'll, you can
give nickel for carfare, l guess" she
finally calculated, and the nickel being
Immediately Forthcoming, leaving her
escort dime for beer and his own
carfare. she seemed somewhat molli-
fled. The last seen of the two the lady
was boarding a downtown grip and
he was striding northward on Sarah
strect.-Sk Louis Chronicle.
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BLUE RUIN SOCIETY BALL
HOW MEEK ROBINSON ATTENDED !
WICKED DANCE.
Attempted to Keep i. From HI. wife.
But Gave the Whole Thing Away
Hin..lolf.

Among the social events Of the New
York season, none is better known-to
the policc-than the ball of the society
with a long French name. says Howard
Fielding in Chicago News. I'm little
shaky on French, but think the title,
freely translated, would read: @Society
for the Encouragement of Blue Ruin. n
The merry annual gatherings of this
society have SO bad a reputation that
tickets are readily sold at $40 apiece,
for, though the average New Yorker
does not stand in need of corrupting in
fluences, he is always ready to pay for
them. There is great deal of money
wasted in this city. In fact, the use-
lessness of anything is i!s highest re-
commendatfon to the wealthy. There
are men in our clubs who spend hun
dreds of dollars on brandy and soda
when they could go on being drunk
from mere force of habit, even if there
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MR.. ROBINSON FINDS A SAFE RETREAT.
were no fluid but water in the world,
Sut to return to the ball. | do not
attempt to describe it. In fact, have
never attended. am too good to take
any delight in witnessing the innocent
pleasures of the wicked. My friend
Robinson is not SO good as that. He
has the vice OF curiosity. and that aided
by free ticket and the temptations of
the enemy lured him to the ball. Once
inside the hall conscience made a
coward of him. He knew that he
oughtnt to be there and he was tortured
by the fear that he should be recognized
by somebody who would be indiscreet
enough to talk about it. If his wife
heard of it he thought there would be
no end of n row.
So this ordinarily meek and sinless
gentleman skunk about the great opera
house in which the ball was held, ,choos-
ing such corners MS We're scantily
illuminated and feeling all the time as
II the eyes of the nation We're upon
him. L am .old by those who have had
experience that there is nothing so
thoroughly disappointing as sin. That
was Robinson's experience with the
Blue Ruin ball. He was all the time
expecting something dreadful and it
didn't happen. About midnight he
drifted into what he considered safe
place near the main entrance, and there
he stood, feeling lonesome and guilty
and desolatc.
Suddenly he was aware of a sharp
dig in the ribs, and, looking up, he per-
ceived Mr.. Harry Jones of the staff of
the Morning Globe, who was doubtless
present for the purpose of writing up
the affair. 1t was evident, too, that
MIR. Jones intended to combine bust
ness with pleasure, for he had a very
pretty girl on his arm and two or three
quarts Of champagne in his system, to
Judge by appearances. Robinson shud-
dered. He knew Jones very well, and
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The Name "chlna.r

Upward of 1,1oo years before Christ
tho Chinese were a people ruled by a
dynasty Of kings, of whom, like the
Pharaohs of old, there is no clear his
tory. and not until the Chow dynasty,
B. G. 1928, is there any clear history
of the main Chinese states. The Chi
nese take their history back to the
time of Noah. This ancient empire
has in its time borne many names, for
it was custom when new dynasty
assembled the throne to give another
maine to the empire, as Hai-que, Cham
que, Han-que, etc, according to the
name of the ruling monarch. Tho
true name is said to be Chnm-que,
"the center Kingdom of the world. /"
This term was BY usage corrupted to
Chin-que, and from this word the Por.
tuguese gave it the name of China
Irish Times.
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a Norman.

One of the old stories is that in the
year 1915 two councillors of Christian
~. of Denmark, while sailing between
Norway and Sweden. discovered a
norman swimming about with a
bunch of grass on his head. They
threw out hook and line baited with
slice of bacon, which the norman
seized. Being caught. he threatened
vengeance SO loudly that he vas
thrown back into the sea.
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August.
Flower :

My wife suffered with indigestion
and dyspepsia for years. Life be-
came a burden to her. Physicians
failed to give relief. After reading
one of your books, purchased
bottle Of August Flower. It worked
like charm. Mywife received im-
mediate relief after taking the first
dose. She was completely cured
now weighs 1o5 pounds, and can eat
anything she desires without any
deleterious results as was formerly
the case. c. II. Dear, Prop'r Wash
ington House, Washington, Va. o
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nE READS OF HIS DISGRACE

dreaded him for his connection with tho
press. lie opened his mouth to deny his
own identity. but Jones, after an cx-
presslve wink, had passed on
Robinson hastened to find less con-
spicuous position. He would have zone
home, but he Is of an economical nature.
and 1T seemed pity to waste the best
part OF $40 ticket, for the fun had not
then begun. He lodged through door
way into side room which seemed bet.
ter suited to purposes of conccalment,
and there, o few minutes later, he was
cornered by Jones and his fair com
panion, who forced him to share a bot
tie of wine. Robinson doesn't like
Wine: it goes to his head and makes
him miserable. After the first glassful
things began to get misty and he had
only confused recollection of what
followed. But, presently, when he
was on the street, in the cool air. he
remembered that Jones had said, "I'll
put your name among the distinguished
guests; that the fair companion had
laughed, and that he had begged Jones
with tears in his eyes to do nothing of
the kind.
When Robinson reached home about
l o'clock he told 4 lame and incon-
sistent lie to Mrs. Robinson and went
to bed. lie awoke the next morning
with a dull headache and general
feeling of mental confusion and stupid
ity. When he came down to breakfast
his thoughts were vividly recalled to
the ball of the previous night by the
sight of the Globe, which lay beside his
plate. He took it up and found the
story Of the merry rout of the society,
etc. He found it right away without
paying any attention to the more i'm
portant news Of the day. The story
opened pleasantly, thus:
BLANK at the Blue Ruin ball is get
ting to be as much Of an institution as
Robinson. He doesn't stand by the door
ms Robinson does-n
Robinson didn't get any further. He
glanced across the table at his wife and
wondered whether she could find it in
her heart to institute divorce proceed
ings or whether she would simply go
home to her mother. But it was evident
that Mrs. Robinson had not yet read the
Globe. She was pouring the coffee with
the easy grace Of a trusting wife and
not as one whose husband deserted her
for the haunts of bibulous and unseem-
ly levity.
Perhaps should take space right
here to defend this narrative from the
charge of improbability. One cannot
3ca tha r,,1p,p,,S of ifr n NJ, v,av.,
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A strange case ot insanity has re-
Gently come to light at Ballston. The
unfortunate person is Charles H. Nor
ris, S2 years of age, and an expert ac-
countant. He has for a long time been
known as man of many eccentricities.
1t is thought that constant joking and
teasing have been potent factor in
impairing his mental faculties.
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Justice Flynn What's the charge,
ofhcer?" O'Rourke - "Breakin' tbe
sunday law, yer amer" Justice
rlynn = "How's thatP" O'Rourke-
sure ne was tryin' to git into Cassi-
dys saloon by the front dure instead
OF dc family entrance."-Puck, z
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Cruel, Cruel

To its Victims is that inc xorable foe to hu.
man pence, that destroyer of rest and
frequent termination of human life-rhcu.
matism. Like many other physical Ills.
1t Is easily remediable Mt the outset with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters which cxpels
the rheumatic virus ON the blood
through the kidneys. There exists the
ampleft evidence to prove that in cases
that have resisted other treatment the
BHters has produced thorough and per-
manent results. But to temporize with
this maLady is folly Attack it ut once
with tho Bitters and 1t may be nipped in
the bud. When mature 1t is the most OBJ
stinate of complaints Kidney trouble,
dyspepsin, neuralgia. incipicnt gout. con-
stipat tion. malaria and liver complaint
beat ha9ty retrent when the Bitters is
summoned to the rescue. A wineglassful
three times n day
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Balzac's Pincapples.

The journal of the late Alfonso Karr,
famous gardener rs well as novel
ist, relates an amusing episode in Bal
zac's career. Talking with Karr once
about gardening, Balzac suddenly re-
marked:
81 have bought, as you know. little
estate at Vile d'Ayray. l am con-
vinccd that the people need nothing
so much rs pineapplcs and plenty of
them. But in order that they may be
able to eat them they must be able to
buy them at franc apiece and l am
going to raise pineapplcs for the peo-
pie on my estate at Vile d'Avray,6
"But YOU can't raise them for franc
apiece, Balzac."
"Ha!" he exclaimed. II can't! Sir,
nothing isimpossible to genius. Don't
you think that if man of the highest
intelligence put his whole mind to the
task of raising pineapples at franc
apiece, he could do it?"
That very day Balzac took steps to-
ward hiring II small shop in Paris.
We'll, what are you going to do
with that9" Karr asked.
Il AM going to sell my plneapples to
the people in it,"
But" said Karr, "it takes three
years to get your first pineapplcs after
you begin to raise them and what are
you going to do with your shop all
those three years?"
BAH" exclairsed Balzac contempt
uously. Three years! Why, don't
YOU know, man, that nothing is impos-
sible to genius? Don't you suppose
that if man of the highest intclli-
gence gave his mind to producing
pineapples in one year he could do it?"
Balzac departed full of his project,
but he had forgotten all about it in
about three days. Forgetting its own
impracticable schemes is fortunately
one of the things that is not impossi-
ble to genius. Waucrlcy Magazine.
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bly, fruc by ordinary or common
methods, but SUT TRUE when
the effort ts associated with the
kind of enterprise that appears iu
this prospectus. Five hundred
thousand new subscribers will
mean 70 us more than A6oo. o.0n0 OF
advertising revenues during the
next five year,. We can afford to
pay for them at lraat half their
value to us. We are willing TO tio
even more than this, II uecessary
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When Nature

Needs assistance 1t may be best to render
At promptly, but ono should remember to
use even the most perfect remedies only
when needed: The best and most simple
and gentle remedy is the Syrup OF Figs,
manufactured by the California Fig
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Prior to 1865 tho horses of England
were never shod, William tho Conqueror
being the person who is given the credit
of Introducing horseshoeing into the Brit
ish Isles
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fITa.-An Fits stopped free by DR.. KLINE,
i GnkAT EhEvs hssToH1n. No Fits after fr.t day's
FREQ to Fit cases Send TO DR.. Kline, s3l Arch ST.,
Philadelphia. Pa.