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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06
REVOLUTIONARY pEFENsEs OF RHODE
ISLAND.

REVOLUTIONARY DEFENsEs OF RHODE
ISLAND.
Mr.. Edward Field of the Municipal
Court, who is past president of the
Rhode Island Society Of the Sons OF the
American Revolution and one of the COM
missioners OF the town records is the
author of an Informing and entertaining
book the title of which indicates its
value IS we'll as tells exactly what it is
about. "The Revolutionary Defenses in
Rhode Island: An HistoriaI Account Of
the Fortihcations Erected During the
American Revolution, with Muster Rolls
of the Companies Stationed Along the
Shores of Narragansett Bay"
The Notifications established on both
sides OF the Bay ana on islands in the
Bay TO defend Rhode Islands shores
service, ana those that actually did, smell
powder made rather.inglorious job of 1t.
The Briton appeared to have persistent
ly threatened Rhode Island without seri-
ously attacking and that IL was not be-
cause the elaborate line of defenses scared
him off Is indicated by the fact that
when he did get ready to take hold of a
section OF the state he was able to swal-
low the forts in his path without making
much of fuss about II. The mounds of
many of these-old forts remain today to
interest the investigator of local land
marks and invite to romance.
But as Mr.. Field fnds out the forti-
ications were lacking in heroic r, suits al
though their building and manning
expressed the patriotism and energy of the
revolutionary Rhode islanders, their de-
termination TO try by every available
means to keep the enemy of the soil and
their pluck and resourcefulness in that
they made exceedingly good preparations
to take care of themselves through an
alarming period when no assistance from
outside was available to them. Rhode
Island built her own Notifications,
amounted her own guns on them and
manned them with her own volunteers.
The men OF Rhode Island who were not
with the Continental army were on the
alert to fight In defense OF their homes and
the measures they took to this end with
little outside assistance, gave evidence Of
| a splendid self--elianee and the works were
amazingly ella borate and imposing. And
| IL Is the story OF this work that Mr.. HELD
| tells, a story that Is painstaking in its as
emblipg OF facts. Is apparently as exhaus-
| tive as practicable, and is written with
an appreciation Of the picturesqueness,
| tho heroism ana the humor that the times
| develo. cd with the spirit Of the story teller
as we'll ms OF the psintakiDg historia' IL
| Eliminating tho pages.
The book is lavishly illus trsted with
MACS, plans, pen and ink sketches. piet-
urcs Of arms, unifor ard equipment
copies uf documents and reproductions
from photographs OF some Of the remains
| OF the works as they stand ana are
fainilisr today. Preston a Rounds are
tho publishers and they nave produced a
handsomely printcd volume tastefuily
bound in req buckram, the style through.
out fitting the dignity and imlortsuoe
Of tho work. The price of the book Is
s2.25, and no historical library end no
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

England. The chapters are short and
often so isconnected with one another
is to make parts of the book seem like
collection o stories and anecdotes gath
cred rather miscella neously from the
lives of individuals in various parts OF
North America. But this ioethod OF
construction and arrangement is not upon
the whole any detriment and may in
many cases increase the readers inter-
est, provided he glancos very rapidly
over sc me rather long drawn out COM
monplaces, such as the enumeration OF
the articles for sale IN Colonel South
erly's country store aud the work and
the weather ON the colonel's estate.
The book is written In simple, graceful
narrative style, with evidently no effort
at high literary merit. But the author
succeeds In telling an interesting story,
or, rather, In telling many interesting
creases greatly toward the close of the
volume. What. Is still better, the book
reoukes and discourages certain very
omiDous evils in our modern life and
civilization by simply yet graphically
portraying them as concrete in the
character and conduct of men and
women In our large cities. The moral
lessons Of the book are in some
respects excellent, but It's spirit is
rather Fad and censorious, especially in
its bearings upon religion and domestic
life. The book certainly does not in
crease ones love or respect for the aver
age American home ana family. whether
rich or poor. At the same time, it fos-
ters the growing dislike for the organ
lied forms ana agencies of Christianity,
whether as represented in the Evangeli-
cal College at "Smithville' by "the Rev.
DR.. Head" and "Buey Guzzard," or in
the. Liberal Church OF "Rev. MIR. Learn.
ey" in Boston (and here the auth in
dulges In q sad caricat ure), or at the
Catholic priests home in Italy where the
unfortunate lad coming to tell OF his
wretched mother death is "gicked from
the door" and goes away to grow up
anarchy, and finally to murder a Boston
capitalist. BY tho way, according to
this book, Boston's capitalists and brsi-
ness men generally are bad crowd OF
schemers and scoundrels and the city
abounds In cranks. There is mention
made of the existence OF few good, true
men and women in the city, but very
few, and they are from the South and
West. 1t may be briefly said in conclu-
sion that the book, like boston, has its
Its, but also its merits, and these lat
ter are Of fine mental and moral quail.
ity.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

Slk-lu case the ilnlteu states snOulO
open its mints to the free and unlimited
will not the government accept such dol
lars for deLts due TO It. Please answer
and oblige,
A READER.
OF course, tho government would &C.
cept such dollars for debts due 1t. 1t
would have to, according to the free coin
age plan. The Chicago platform reads
"We demand that the standard silver
dollar shall be full legal tender equally
with geld for oil debts public and pri-
vste." And by "standard silver dolllar'
is meant according to the declaration,
such a dollar rs shell be- produced by
"the free and unlimited coinage of both
silver and gold at the present ratio Of 16
to / without waiting for the aid or con-
sent Of sry other nation"
In open markets these precious col rs
would be worth just 80 cents apiece, at
the present market price for silver.
They could be bought for that or greater
or loss discount and then turned in to
the United States government at the val
ue OF q dollar apiece. The silver dollars
would DO receivable at their face value
for duties on imports or any other dues
or debts TO government.
OF course, the government revenues
would not be cut in half, except so far as
the value OF surplus would go, because
the government would pay salaries and
other expenses m the kind OF money It
received and declared TO be illegal ten
der equally with gold for all debts,
pa lie and private"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

We really hope that at the Threshold
OF career that may lie good snd useful
The Mulesguc will not jump into ditsh
by blindly chasing the Hon. RICHARD
BcxcoNsE coxsrocK with an endorse
mest Of whatever Democratic candidates
~ msy hold invitingly up 10 1t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

WashinEtor. oct 6.-At the request
Of The interior department. the secretary
Of war has sent troops % Duskahoma. in
the Choctaw country. 10 guard against
trouble, which Is apprchendcd BY Agent
Wisdom when ths new chief cf the
tribe is instclled The troops made q
forced march, and arrived at TusSa-
h0ma yesterday The troops were
placed entirely under The orders ofAgent
Wisdom
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

Fortunately, however, the voters OF the
ward are not far at sea as to the choice
OF Any body. Anybody, to be sure, would
do, under the circumstances, according
to the feeling in Ward 2. But the ward
has Some oody 10 view and he is going
to be nominated IL he will run.
IL he is nominated he will be elected,
Of course. Anybody would be elected.
Somebody will be elected by an over
whelming majority.
His name is yLBERr G. WHITE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

This town is in desperate straits, in
deed, II II is true, as tho over anxious
friends Of Mr. NcG UIEEEfs assert, that
none other OF i;s Thousands OF citizens is
6t to be Mayor Of Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06


tons Town and Country Library (Greg-
VINO wrote "Ths Mistress of Quest" q
charming story, that was. The new work
is a delightful romance, too.
The enterprising American Publishers
Corporation has issued "Chimmie Fad
den," Townsends fine novel, "a Daug hter
of the Tenements," of (which it Is the
original publisher, in paper covers, in print
and pictures, the edition being the same
az the s1.75 volume. In the paper cover
he book is available for 80 cents. The
cloth bound edition is now on sale at
sl.25.
The tragedies of "Pericles" and
"Cymbeline" are the newest issue in the
admirable Temple'Sbakespeare, (Macmil-
Ian. for sale by Gregory, 45c.). Nothing
in Shakespeare is quite so generally de-
sirable, to our mind, as these beautifully
printed one play volumes.
The story of electricity. by John Munro
(Appleton. for sale oy Gregory Is
the newest volume in the Library of Use
full Stories at 40 cents volume. This
series is become eminently successful, and
the electricity book is brought up to
date with the X-ray and informingly
illustrated with n hundred pictures.
Among books q olished ty The Mac
m illan Company is ''The Education of the
Central Nervous System: A Study Of
Foundations, by Reuben Post Hslleck,
NJ. A., OF the Male High School, Louis
willie, KY, author Of Psychology and
Physic Culture, " etc. His book Is not
a scientific, in the sense OF being tech
meal, treatment of this important 81 bject,
but il is one which will be most useful TO
any teacher or parent who Is seeking prac-
teal suggestions for the education OF the
human brain while it is still plastic and
readily influenced. m
A story of the time of Shakespeare
written by John Bennett. will be the
leading serial for the new volume OF St.
Nicholas. 1t is called "Master Skylark, "
and Will deal with the romantic events o
the Elizabethan age. The great drama
tist figures as one OF the leading charac-
ters, although the hero Ind heroine are
a boy ana girl. Another serial. 1.-The
Last Three Soldiers" by William IT..
Shelton, has a novel plot. IL tells of three
Union soldiers who became veritabl ~
aways I'm the Coniederacy. Both sio.i les
will begin in the November st. Mic holas.
"Genius and Degeneration, by Dr. Will
lam hirsch, is the title of an important
work published by ID. Appleton & Co.Dr.
Hirsch's acute and suggestive study OF
modern tendencies was begun before
degeneration" was published, with
the purpose Of presenting entirely oppo-
site dedusiions and con nclusions. The ap-
pearance OF DIR. Nordau's famous book,
with i;s criticisms upon DIR. Hirschs's po-
sition, enabled the latter TO extend the
scope of his work, which becomes a scien-
tinc answer to DR. Nordau although this
was not its specific purnose originally.
"Altcrations OF Personality" by Alfred
Dinst, now for the first time accessible
in English. should have wide reading
Dy educated persons who wish To know
the sort of experiments the psychologists
and medical men are making In this ex-
trsordinary department OF investigation.
Il is published by ID. Appleton Il Co.,
with preface by Prof. J.MsrS Baldwin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

WE hear the name OF GEORGE II. BURN
ham mentioned for the Mayoralty nomi-
nation al the hands of the Repu ublican
Iarly. lie is a good man, too. What a
fine Mayor he would make Why, the
woods are Just full of 'em, mentioned
and unmentioned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

of the election would hardly be deemed
as favorable as fire risk on piece OF
pig iron in the middle OF ten-scre lot.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

The latest and best plea that we have
yet heard for the election OF BILLY
BRYAN runs something ike this "If
elected he won't do 90 bad as be talks"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

billy BRYAN invoices divine aid, but
prover bislly the Lord only helps those
who help themselves, and In the judg-
ment OF men competent to pass upon his
speeches, BILLY is not helping himself a
bit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

THEY say, down Ia Maine, that 10000
plurality is no indication OF what they
are going TO do on November 8. They
propose 10 Ike Il unanimo
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06
NO IOEE THIS.

Not many years ago the funny writers
used. annually on or about this time Of
the year aud again in gentle spring time,
to work over for their readers what in
It's various forms was familiar as tho put.
ting-up-ihe-siovcp pipe JOKE. puttipg up
a steve p.po never was n joke, and never
could be Joke. 10 joke about 81 was as
wicked fs to joke about IelieiCn. II
was wonder tnat the householosrs of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

IT looks as IL TIE "middle OF the road'
Populisis were to 10 loft standing in the
to nowhere. Fusion or any old thing to
get votes is the cry Of the Bryanites.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06
TIE ESSENCE OF BORROWING.
When a loan has been made

the borrowed makes such profit Sometimes
makes
able borrow Why
hen which increased his
wealth? THERE'S S no goodre reaon-RowLAND HAZARD
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

BULL and CAPRoNl Protection and
souud money Look out for the engine
when the bell rings!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

Any Person desiring THE NEWS left
~ his residence I'm any part of the city.
ran send his address without remittance)
10 this Office and IL will be given to the
newsdeaier who serves papers m the
district.
Persons leaving town can have TIE
NEWS mailed 10 them. postpaid. for 20
cents per month. the address being
changed as often as desired.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

Why this advance in whest, In corn,
in oats? Cent the geld standard keep IL
down, as BILLY BRYAN tells US It tries TO
do?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

BILLY BRYAN is only a semi-Democrat
and be will get only semi Democratic
vote.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

library possessed by q Rhode islander,
can easily afford to neglect 10 fill the
important niche fo- which Mr.. Fields
work is SO successfully designed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1895.

On, for touch Of balmy November
and melIifiuous Zee mbsrl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

FOUR weeks more-ard then wen be
In cover!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06
SURELY!

To THE EDITOR or THE NEWS,
SIR--Iu case the United States should
open its mints to the free and unlimited
colnsge CT silver at the ratio of IL to ],
will not the government accept such dol
lars for deLts due to II. Please answer
and oblige,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06
HIGH WATER MARK CIR
CuLATiON, 81, ,96O.
News Readers

will confer a favor upon the publishers "
they will send Information 10 this office
OF any news stand or railway train where
. Providence paper should be on sale and
THE NEWS Is not offered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06

BILLY BRYAN eviden!ly prefers to be
President rather than to be right.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06
uere.s a starter, Now, Roll It Up!

The treasurer Of tho Providence Public
Library gratefully acknowledges the re-
ceipt of the following donations In re-
sponse to the recent public appeal In us-
half OF the new library building. The
anount reouired is $40. 900:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06
Bill Nye's Posthumous Work.
A COMIC HISTORY OF
ENGLAND.

From the Druids TO the Reign OF HenryvIII BY
BILL NYE, With many illustrations by w. NJ.
GooDEs and A. M. RICHARDS. Grown svo Cloth.
SL2i.
Some there are who say history IL too serious q
thing TO ever be made fun Of Granted. But there
arc several ways OF looking at things and humor
ous view, wen OF history, IL properly rendered
and Justly assiied, tends not only TO amuse but
also to instSsct and this Is claimed OF ~Nye's
History OF England"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06
\ Thrilling American Novel,
FOR FREEDOMS SAKE.

Nv Artbur Patterson, author OF "a Son Of
the PLANS" . The Daughter OF the Nez Perces,"
etc, limo. Cloth, sL2a
The History Of our own oountry is now the lead
ing tonic among all classes OF readers, but no
author has vet had the eiudgmeat to isee how
aptIy the episode OF John Browns raid lends
itself 10 the gulse cf fiction. Mr. Arthur Pater-
son as achived success because great gifts have
been devoted TO so tell ing a theme
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06
THE MISTRESS OF BRAE FARM

"lhe Old Old Story" "Sir Godfrey's Grsnd-
daughters" etc. i2mo Cloth, $L2j.
"The curiosity OF those who ask what IL is that
makes Rosa Nouehotte Carey so popul ar can easily
be g-atihed. Her stories, while interesting In
themselves, have n moral charm that emanatcs
from the principal characters. II teaches without
preaching II lifts tne reader into fine atmos-
Ihere without Iecturing New YORK Morning
Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-06
A LON ELY MAID.

nv The Duchess" In Lippincotrs Series Of
Sci ect Novels for October isse. limo. Paper 30
cents; cloth, sLos.
"'A Lonely Maid 10 q story that holds the
renderss Interest from Its very beginning lhs
author wields a pen OF force ana purpose here,
relating story that can be rcmembered and told
n."-Boston Courier.
A NEW ISSUE IN THE LoTos LIBRARY
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-06
A Seattle Mans Long Ride,

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Mr. Sheneman is
in Chicago. after ride by wheel from
Seattle. He left the coast June /, ex.
pecting to reach Columbus, O., by Oc.
tober /. After he had crossed two
states on his journey he made such
good time that he decided to keep as
far ahead of his schedule as he could.
Shortly after leaving Seattle Sheneman
reached the desert which exetnds from
Prosser Falls to Umatilla, and in at
tempting to cross the thirty-five miles
of sandy fields the tourist nearly lost
his life. He could not ride the wheel
through the sand. and had to dismount
and push it ahead of him. All the
water in his canteen had been con-
sumed before he had covered half the
desert, and when he reahced the Co.
lumbia river he fell exhausted on the
hank
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-06
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Grass Valley Suffered Severe Loss
From the Flames.

Grass Valley Suffered Severe Loss
From the Flames.
Grass Valley, CAL, Aug. 3.-At $40
o'clock tonight, an alarm of fire was
sounded for blaze in the opera house.
The fire started under store occupied
by Ismert and Webbe, and spread with
great rapidity. Soon the whole build.
ing was enveloped in flames, and the
adjoining buildings commenced to burn
and, despite the work of the firemen, it
looked as though the whole center por.
tion of the town would be destroyed.
The fire department of Nevada City
came over to assist the local depart.
ment, but scarcity of water hindered
them so they were of little service un-
til an extra head of water was turned
in to the supply ditch. The two de-
psrtments did great work and confined
the fire to the block bounded by Neal,
Church, Auburn and Bank streets.
The loss will exceed 800, 900, it is
thought. Insurance in most cases is
small and the blow is hard one to
the city.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-06
MARK TWAIN IN ENGLAND
His Opinion OF the Transyaal and Its
Inhabitants,

southampton, Aug. 4. - Samuel
Clemens Mark Twain, with his wife
apd daughter, arrived today on the
steamer Norman from Table bay, Cane
Colony. Although he started out on
his tour of the world in feeble health
being obliged often to take to his he'd
between the delivery of lectures, and
Notwithstanding an attack of sickness
IN India, Mr.. Clemens looked the pic.
ture OF health when he landed here
He has gone far and seen much, in the
Sansdwich islands, Australia, India.
South Africa. He expressed himself
as charmed with what he had seen in
South Africa.
Il consider the Transvaal the coun.
try OF the future" said Mr.. Clemens.
1t has delightful climate and bound.
less natural wealth. l had presented
to me in johannesburg little nugget
with figures on it showing the enor.
NOUS increase of the gold output The
bulk of trade there is in the hands of
English and Germans, but Americans
should be able to command the lion's s
share of the trade in machinery, the
largest portion of the machinery in
the Transvaal being American. Mr..
Hammond, the reform leader convicted
OF treason, but whose sentence was
commuted, intends to bring back from
the states with him 100000. The
majority of Americans in the Trans
vaal are engaged in mining and en-.
gineering. The American element is
small, but the mass of the Beers make
no distinction between Americans and
English. Indeed, all foreigners, with
the exception of Germans, are deferred
to.
1.-The excitement over the Jameson
raid and subsequent trial of the re.
formers has subsidized, but all the re-
formers are agreed that the cause of
political reform has been retarded a
decade by the Jameson fiasco."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-06
ENGULFED BY A TIDAL WAVE
1t Is Estimated That 1000 Chinese
Perished.

Shanghai, Aug. 4.-News of most
terrible disaster, which occurred on
Sunday last in the province of Kiang.
Su, has just been brought to this city.
An immense tidal wave, fully five
miles in length and of great height,
swept in from the sea upon the coast
of Hayehau, which is in the southeast
ern part of the province, inundating
the entire country and destroying
numerous small villages in its path.
At present it is estimated that 4, 900
people were drowned, but it is probable
that when full investigation has been
made, that number will be increased.
In addition to the great loss of hu-
man life vast numbers of cattle were
drowned. Rice fields were submerged,
and the crops almost totally destroyed,
and famine is feared in the district
during the coming autumn. Great
numbers of people who escaped the
fury of the waves are left utterly desti-
tute, without food or shelter or the
means of procuring it.
Hal Chau is situated opposite Yu
Chau island, on the coast of Kiang Su
province, which is on the Whang Hal
or Yellow sea. The surface is mostly
level, which may account for the great
loss of life. Kiang Su is one of the
most fertile provinces of the empire,
and exports more silk than any other
province of China. The Yang-tse-
Kiang enters China through this prov
ince, the principal city of which is
NankinP.