The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-26
such compilation has distinct value

'Our Rival, tho ithScai, COMPROMISING
in its true story almost every class OF
crime The Rascal IL demonstrated In his
most fetching as his most hideous aspects.
How he and the officers of the law COM
| pete for supremacy Is breozily and vividly
told Tho average citizen, who reads the
book-and it makes interesting reading,
sure enough will get comprehensive
| rivalry means He will be afforded "a
new respect for the capacity of the Rascal
and larger appreciation OF the laDors
OF tho man In blue who Is paid 10 Keep
him subject and 10 eliminate him and
his baleful influence from the community.
Ii the Rascal Is stripped OF some OF his
gay trimmings Of yellow covered romance,
| the plain truth about him Is really often
more impressive The chapters are writ
ten with much spirit, with evident hdel-
ity and sincerity, and the book as
whole is imposing.
IL is sold by subscription only-in Prov
idence by Mr.. NJ r.. Haggerty, room
535-A, Banigan building.
Miss Sarah j. Eddy Of this city, has
written and tho Art and Nature study
Publishing Company also OF this city, mas
printed u singularly attracti'e little DOOR,
entitled Songs of Happy Lille, Tor
schools, homes and bands of mercy. The
little song book is dedicated Ito all noble
and earnest souls who wish To add To the
beauty of the world, and to the Joyiui
life OF oil creatures, and 1t seems 10 us
that it is abundantly we'll calculated TO
attain the purpose suggested In its
dedication.
The collection aside from its general
purpose as "a supplementary song book for
schools, homes ana bands of mercy contains
IA number OF songs suitable for Arbor uay
ana Bird day exercises. The music ana
poems have been drawn from wide mum :
s. III alassR nf
have herein for the first time been set TO
music while To other music number Oh
original poems have been written. In the
latter part of the book are quotations from
various authors showing the Importance
and benefit of humane education ana oi
the study OF nature with suggestions as
To entertainments and reference lists oil
useful publications. specimens of musical
notes distinguishabe in the voice OF birds
and animals and much else that is fruit
full and inspiring.
This altogether novel and exquisite col
lection bound in stout boards sells at the
modest price OF % cents for single copies,
and every home ought TO have copy as "a
direct promoter of its own well-being,
education and happiness
Every woman is supposed to have her
"experience' and every man his. In real
life the formers is believed to be OF the
Romance may view either OF them IT
chooses as of firss Importance with an eye
single To making the story. In IRE
Beautiful Miss Brooke" by ~. u. p" the
| author brings together woman who mas
had her experience" and man who is
yet to have his. The woman furnishes 1t
for him and that's the story. The beau
tirul Miss Brooke, loyal To her one real
heart disappointment because she can Z
help it, yet loves dearly 10 engage superb
cially in other affairs as chance offers and
has ''always liked To have nice men kiss
| Eer''-which sounds reasonable when you
| stop to think that lots of fellows always
! like To kiss nice girls. quite apart from
/ the inspiration OF what are known AS
Intentions. She runs across Paul
Middleton. who has ideas and fifty thou
| sand dollars year and she takes fancy
to the ideas and is tempted by the fifty
| thousand to make the young man marry
| her. The conditions suggest a dashing
| story that you read quickly and If you are
| "a man you will probably vote the beau
| tiful Miss Brooke "a sumner. If you are "A
woman you may denounce her as an
atrocious female. And-in neither case,
| perhaps, will you thus be expressing
what you honestly feel But you will
declare you've read a capital bit OF a
| storv, anyway.
Perhaps tho most striking bit of truth
! that 81 H. " hits so brightly Is this When
the average man makes up his mind TO fall
| in love with "A woman the more she disap-
points him and destroys his ideal OF her
| the more inextricably he will sink in love.
This dainty summer book Is beautifully
bound. 1t is published by ID. Appleton a.
| Co, and for sale by Gregory. Price 81.
| In a trim little volume that bears the
title of the opening poem, The Romance
| of Arenfels. " and other tales OF the Kline,
are number of modest poems ana bits OF
verse by G.. Ellis Stevens. Perhaps the
| best of tho collection are the poems OF
| romance-the Rhine tales which in ring
| and rhythm are excellent They serve to
| remind us that our modern and our minor
| poets seem to neglect great deal of the
| picturesque in history and tradition, ma
terial available today as it was In the era
| of the Round Table. Mr.. Stevens
writes modestly, but most happily and
lovers of poetry can hardly fail TO count
some of these pieces as new treasures.
| There is a refreshing suggestion, in the
| balance OF the verse, of poetic inspiration
| seized upon without seeking TO strain It.
This unpretentious and inviting little
book is published by q. p. Putnam s
Sons and is for sale by Gregory for sl.25
Recent issues of Appleton's popular
| Town and Country Library Gregory,
| price in paper covers 90 cents) include
| No. 2l5, 1.-The Beautiful White Devil, "
| by Guy Boothby and No. 2l6, The sun of
| Saratoga" "A Romance of Burgoyne' s
| Surrender. by Joseph A. Altsheler.
We notice that translation of Prof.
| GiddinQs' third edition OF Principles of
Sociology into Spanish is announced for
early publication. The book is already
| obtainable in French or German, and the
preparation of an Italian version was pro-
jected, though very probably the appear
ance Of the French edition has made II
now unnecessary.
+. Marion Crawford's new novel, A
Rose of Yesterday, is soon to be published
i'm book form. HIS readers will recollect
n scene i'm an earlier novel where his feel
ing toward divorce is shown, and will feel
special interest in book in which divorce
has become the main motif. The charac-
ters impress one with an unusual sense
OF reality, and with strong sympathy for
the heroine TO whose mind argument after
argument presents itself in favor of secur-
ing the liberty which public opinion, as
well as the law, puts within her reach. Ii
l. abook which shows how little Mr. Craw-