The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-24
Public Library.


Number of volumes issued during week
ending Dec. 20, 1895, was 1853, a daily
average of 1872. Ii Will be remem bered
that the library will be open only from
TO 8 p. m. ,on Christmas Day, no books or
periodicals being Issued for home use,
but only for use in the reading room.
Among the additions OF the past week
are &. NJ. Aikman's chemical and hygenic
study of milk, F" 1852. 2S; and Professor
Montagu Burrows extremely interesting
"History of the Foreign policy Of Great
Britain" 207.63. On Venezuela and the
Monroe doctrine. the following refer
epces may be given: 1.-The RepLblic OF
Venezuela" by Don, Nicanor Bolet-
ParaZa, New England Magazine, Oct,
1892, with numerous illustrat ions),v. 10,
3. 220-34, 054. 66. 13; the publications of the
"Bureau of American Repubiics,n Nos.
IA. "a; the illustrated description of
Caracas, (the capitaD, in w. Il. Curtis
"The capitals of Spanish America, - p.
257-97, 4O99 10; also winsor's Narrative
and critical history OF America, V. 2
and 3, 20S LIS; also several works OF
travel, including, among the narratives
OF the present century, those OF Hip
pisley, 409i.90; Paez. 4099. 81; Myers,
409i. .s5; aud chapters 44-46 of Frank Vim
cents "Around and about South Ameri-
ca, "ussol, ,4o9l. is;also the earlier journeys
OF sir Robert ~. Schomburgk and
Moritz Schomburgk; also schomburgk's
edition of Raleigh's "Discovery OF
Guiana" Mulhall's "The English in
South America - 209l.13; w. q. Pal
graves "British Guiana" 409L So; Web
er's "British Guiana; the Essequibo and
Potaro rivers, 409l. 81; the two recent ar
ticles in the Providence sunday JouTanl,
namely. June 2, 1895, on the recently con.
structed railroad across Venezuela, with
map and iilustrat sons; and Nov. 3, 1895,
on the Schomburgk line, with map,
President Monroe's message of 1923, con-
tanning the statement OF the monroe
doctrine" is printed in the "Annals of
Congress-, 4" and has been reprinted within
a few years, in american History Leaf
let's, 1892, Nod; in the "Old South Leaf
let's" No. 90; and by tho the United
States Department OF the state, 1895.
One OF the most complete photographers
which had been published on any subject,
up TO 1883, was that of Professor j. +.
Jameson, on "Monroc and the Monroe
doctrie, at p. 253-S0 of Gilman's
james Monioe,n $685.. 1.6 Ia 1855 APP
peared careful study OF 1.-The Monroe
doctrine a concise history of its origin
and growth, "by George +. Tucker, sos =.
Other discussions of the subject, up to
the present month, comprise Wharton's
digest Of international law" (lSs6),
SOS. 10; III. &. Bunt's 1.-THE scopo OF the
Monroe doctrine" (lss9). Forum, VIZ.
192-200. 05i 5S. Z; Professor Freeman snow's
"Treatise and topics IN American dip
lomacy. nt1S9D, c"the Monroe docrtine,p
p. .237-527), S0S.21; England, Venezuela
and the Monroe doctrine by Hen ry
Cabot Lodge, North American Review,
June 1895, v.160, =. i.5s, 1887. /. 16);
"Grest Britain, Venezuela, and the United
States, "by III. Somers Somerset, Nine
teenth Century, Nov. 1896 p. 75S-6s.
There is an article on "The Venezuela
question:" by W. L. Scruggs, in the
Review OF Reviews, Dec, 1895. y. 695-97,
and also an article by the same writer,
on 1.-THE Monroe doctrine, F" in the Msga-
zine of American History, (ls91) 70, V.
26 p. 39-47. $50 26. For recent com
ment on the Presidents annual message,
of Dec. 2, see the English weekly reviews
of Dec. z; also the Public Opinion, Dec.
~. For comment on the message of
Dec. z, see the daily press.