The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-02
MEw BOOKS.


According 10 their own grateful testi
mony. the poetic ring in the work OF the
late Eugene Field and OF cy Warman was
discovered by Dana OF the SUM-
AM subsequent fame and prosperit,
naturally followed for the fortunate
poets Dana OF the Sun Is gone but
his spirit lives In the organization OF tha'
great newspaper and much the same ap'
titude for discovering literary merit TO q
less discriminating world continues 10 DC
made evident I'm its columns. A recent ais
covery OF new poet by the Sun Is Hoi-
man II. Day. whose work originally mas
appeared in the columns of a down east
newspaper.
collection of Mr.. Days verse is pub
lished under the title up In Maine. In
a tasteful volume by Small, Maynard a.
Company A glance through the pages
Immediately associates much OF the verse
with what has been made someWna'
familiar in the columns OF various news
papers throughout the country, whicn'
following the Sun. have paid the uowh
east poet the compliment OF reprinuhs
~ Nr Dav claims for his poetry no
more than that in its veG roughness IL
exnresses the subjects treated and In this
respect he only follows eminent preceosht
among poets OF dialect and local Color
II Is new and novel and much OF IL can
distinctly claim place as true poetry.
Mr., Day, indeed, tas done for down cas-.
Maine what James Whitcomb Riley did
for the Hoosier country, and IN much ui
his verse he has done II quite as wen.
n IS engaging reading and the makers OF
books for platform deiiverances VIZ
doubtless find many selections In tne Noi-
,,me that lend themselves readily 10
..s,;.akirr" In respect TO local color.
humor and that element OF genius whicn
consists in writing what is familiar 10
Thousands. as well as I'm high quahty
81 catchy yersihcation, Mr.. Day Work Is
djstinctly successful There are seVerai
capital Illustrations and an introducuon
bv Mr. c. e. Littleield, por safe oy'
preston e. Rounds. Price S.OOD
FAMILIAR FISH. by Eugene Mccar-
thy
All that the angler need know about
fish. and more, is told in this latest VOL
ume of what may be called the famiilar
series of outdoor books published oy
the Appletons The proceeding four BOOKS
of familiar trees, field and forest thihp
Of the roadside and flowers having All
been contributed by Mr.. r. Schuyier
Mathews Mr. McCarthy's forte is nsh'
He knows them from the spawn TO
their taste in the matter OF bait ana
hook. -.
The present work is a practical book
on fresh water game fish, IL compre-
hends about everything that has any sort
Of claim 10 being called a game fish
from the bullpout OF the mudd~ pohn
10 the trout the salmon and the bass
There Is abundant information as 10
hooks. lines, rods and tackle generally
and lessons on the subject or nsnlng
from the first ridiments TO the highest
state of the art. And IL Is all presented
tat, aelat xaifh
abundant illustrations, making IT. as
nearly as one may imagine such thing.
a perfect fish book. President David
starr Jordan. of Leland Stanford Junior
University. contributes an appreciative
introduction i'm which, as We are glad TO
note, IL is set forth with authority that
10 secure the pleasure and advantages OF
going "A fishing IL Is not by any means
essential that one should succeed In
actually catching any fish. published
by ID. Appleton & Co. Fer sale by
Gregory. Price si.5o)
IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH BULLER, by
George Clarke Musgrave:-
The book OF the South African war.
which Capt. Musgrave has written and
Little. Brown & Co. have published, is
first-class. IL is more comprehensive
than It's title indicates. for il tells the
story of the war from the invasion of
British territory by the Beers To the turn
ing of the tide, the relief of Ladysmith
and the hosting of the British flag over
Pretoria by Lord Roberts. Moreover
several chapters are devoted to a survey
OF the conditions which led up TO the war
of Boer history, the record Of British
colonization, of Boer life and character
and. in general the factors which in any
W. hes
fectivey and informingly. While dis
claiming to write as "a historian from the
near distance of an actual participant in
events which are still fresh I'm the news
paper columns. Capt Musgrave's story
will undoubtedly bear severe test when
the historian comes 10 review the events
dispassionately And as stirring mar
rative, the book is incomparably fine.
The South African war has been a con-
centrated extract of about every sort Of
experience that the mightiest wars OF the
world have developed. Within a few
months, in limited territory. and with
comparativek small forces engaged most
OF the familiar problems of war have
been reviewed and many new ones pre-
sented. From the hand-t hand fight TO
the long range battle of siege guns, few
have been missed that war could give
rise TO. Under Three Flags I'm Cuba"
by the same author. was capital reading
ana BOou history. But south Africa has
offered bigger opportunities To the writer
The work is illustrated lavishly by pho
tographs. and the drawings OF eminent
war artists. Capt. Musgrave sums up
with the conviction that "a careful re-
view OF facts will lead true Americans
as lovers OF universal liberty. TO realize
that the only nope for South Africa lies
I'm its federation under the almost repub-
lican constitution guaranteed by the
British flag" For sale by Preston &
Rounds. Price s2oo)
ROBERT BROWNING. by Arthur
Waugh
Small. Maynard & Company publish
in the daintily fashioned Westminster
Biographies this brief sketch and study
OF the life and work of the Brownings.
and II Is charming review "It is a
miniature. not a panel portrait" observes
the writer I'm his Introduction. AS such
II is marvelously effective. The writer
has successfully accomplished his attempt
20 present the surroundings and the as
sociations OF the poet and to indicate the
relation which Browning stood To the
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