The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-02


News.
The clever writer Of "A book called
France and italy, NJ. Inibert de saint
Amand makes what 10 his American
readers Just at this time will sound
like very strange announcement;
"Our misfortunes" he says i'm his pre-
face, occupy our minds too much;
we do not think enough about our glor-
les" To the Yankee. with his new
world extending around the earth, -
express the idea that any people are
disposed to be dwelling on their misfor
tunes and negleCting TO shout for their
victories seems curious enough And
yet as NJ. de Saint Armand suggests,
France is one of the countries OF the
earth that has a plenty OF misfortunes
10 gricVe over and is perhaps paying
altogether too much attention to them
to the prejudice of her opportunities
for giorihcation. 1t is the purpose OF
this book 10 show us that France has
good deal 10 boast about yet and that
her eagles are proud birds. SO our au-
-thar- AaEll-- hack Ia the glnrIes- of lSha.-
the triumphs of SOlferino and Magenta,
To distract the sentiment Of his people
from "a too persistent contemplation or
the disaster OF 1870. But even he hints
somewhat despondently that. but for
the tla.ttering glories of the Italian
wars the misfortunes Of 1870 might
have never been courted. So a pessi-
| mistic work might be led 10 conclude
/ that even the former should be regard
| ed i'm the light OF "A misfortune just as
our anti-expansion friends tell us today
that the time will come when Wen be
sorry we ever thrasheu Spain because
| we are become 50 cocky we are bound
to get hurt later ON.
This volume Is altogether very
charming book At the time when
| France went to the reler OF italy
against Austria. NJ. de Saint Armand
was i'm political position that placed
him I'm close touch with the official
course Of events and the story he now
tells of those davs so proud for France.
and for which Italy should always be
grateful. is alike picturesque in iIs
narration of facts and accurate i'm its
| historical features besides giving the
reader all the pleasant feeling OF listen
ing 10 personal account France and
italy Is the fourth volume in the Sc
| ries bv this author devoted 70 the Sec
ond French Empire. (Pubrshed by
Charles Scrsner's Sons. For sale by
Preston Il Rounds Price $l50)
"Christian Science and other Super
stitions" Is the title Of a small volume
Of selected chapters from the studies OF
]. NJ. Buckley, Ii. D.. published by The
Century co. Some of the ESSAYS date
back as far as 1855. They have appear
ed from time to time I'm The Century
Magazine and are also included In The
Century CO.'S book Of Faith Healing.
Christian Science and Kindred Phenom-
ena' which is a pretty exhaustive sur
Ney OF the Who'll field. Since then the
authors s studies have been pursued and
| ftf
a supplementary article expressly pre-
pared Tor W raciting recent failures OF
Christian Science and faith healing. and
briefly reviewing the ground between
the time, nineteen years ago when the
authors first paper on the subject was
published and the present day of the
| tremendous following OF the cult OF
Christian Science and the consequent
| Widesprt Ad awakening uf the public 10
its dongs. This Ettle book, i'm "a word Is
a summary OF the whole case against
the phenomena Of faith and Science
healing.
series Of essays by Mr.. Hamilton
Wright Mabie. originally contributed TO
the Outlook Magazine is now republish-
ed I'm "A dainty volume by Dodd Mead
and Company under the comprehend-
ing title The Life of the Spirit" These
| ESSAYS are OF q strongly spiritual nature
| applying the religious view to the ev-
! eryday concerns Of life AMI seeking I'm
| human conc rms thc application ana
| the inspiration of spiritual laws They
are Of course distinctly clevating and
| they arc also optimistic The writer pos
sesses trained faculty for disclosing 4
! profound truth by O. seemingly light
| and graceful touch There are forty
: four Of rhc essays and they are with
/ out exception choice bits FUN Of sug-
/ gestiveness most readable. and always
! Inspiring.
~ short View of Great Questions" by
Orlando J Smith published by Tha
Brandur Company is presentation Of
the case of reincamatou. meempsy-
Ghosts or The uansmIrration of souls
as representing belief of mans origin
/ and d siiuy mat to Inc view Of the VIII.
ter should BcFail Over the fheorv Of
mateIialism or of theology The argu.
ment Is very plainly put and indcc
though small Che volume is calculated
to- rank as am authority and "a xt
book OF the subject
From tit- government printing ofir
bound in cloth comes "a neat luuo SOD
une the first off % pair entitled - prm.
er OF Forestry ltls product OF th~ n
Depar.meut of agriculture. div isIonuf
forestry. aud Is ofhcially stamped as
. Bulletin 30 e. Forester Clifford pir
chOt is The compiler and author The
lessons the primer teaches and the his