The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-23

spread interest the letters have had
outside the territory OF the farm boy.
for whose benefit they were originally
written, extending 10 the farm boys
father and 90 the city man who was
reared" on farm and To his children.
They are, indeed good reading for any
boy or any man, bright. intelligent, in
structive and inspiring. Mr.. Wallace
knows the boy. for whose interest and
advantage he IL wrising. and he knows
that he can preach no sermons unless
he plans 10 FIRST get the complete att
tention OF the boy. The letters are all
framed as a personal matter between
the writer and the reader, the former
giving 10 the latter the benefit OF his
experience and observation. with
view to guidance. warning and encour-
agement In starting out I'm the world.
glance through this engaging little
book Is enough 10 explain It's wide
spread popularity. tFor sale by Preston
& Rounds. Price $1,000
THE MINISTER'S GUEsTby Isabel
Smith
A new author IS introduced by No.
2s6 OF Appletons popular Town and
Country Library. new alike To the LII
brary and to English and American
a non n-conformist community, back
ground dear to the hearts of many
English writer's. THE Minister'S
Guest is a domestic story, strong and
engaging in its character studis IS aud
the development OF several inte. esting
people. II Is capital reading. ooth for
what IL tells and the fashion OF telling
Ii. 1t is a fine summer novel; tFor
sale by Gregory. Price s1.00 in clotn,
50 cts paper pOyers.)
KATHERINE BARRY, by Harry
Hughes:-
This is a curious but or the whole
interesting story. Catholicism and
spiritualism are strangely mixed in
the influences which surround the her
olne who is OF deeply religious turn
with a brain that takes on dreams ana
manifestations altogether shocking TO
her religious faith and purposes. IL ls
a story OF life I'm country village
where dormant passions are aroused
by untoward circumstances which the
story unfolds The character studies
are OF the soil. true and faithful. the
village priest the young lawyer. the
farmer lads and the Barrys, father,
mother. sons and Katherine, who are
altogether pleasant acquaintances.
a
sionally shocks the ordinarily quiet
country life, but the novel Is rather
q story of the development OF charac-
ter. especially OF Katherine's under
complex conditions, than of either plot
or heroic incident. published by G.. w.
Dillingham; & Co. Price $i.25.)
GEORGIE, by s. f. Ktser:--
Small. Maynard and Company, OF
Boston, publish the pungent letters OF
one George George is boy OK
acute observation and unusual descrip-
tive powers, a strong sense OF humor,
and a spelling. which. while showing
need Of further education in the COM
mon school. does not detract IRON the
readableness or fun OF his essays
George writes of Pa and Ma and vari'
Gus relatives. OF their doings and en-
terprSses OF one kind and another and
not a few of the experiences describes
will strike the average reader as fafnii-
lar in his own life and affairs. Geongie.
indeed. is a sort OF Mr.. Dooley of home
life and domestic event. The little NoA-
ume which bears his fetching literary
product is Just the thing for the train,
the hammock or the front porch OF the
summer resort while waiting, for the
dinner gong. A number OF sketches an
rude and humorous as Georges speil'
ing contribute their share Of zest to the
book. (Price $1,000
\he first works from the new Boston
publishing house of Noyes, Platt &
company is the Official Illustrated Cat.
aiogue OF the Fine Arts Exhibit OF the
United States at the Paris Exposition
This new concern is the result OF an
ARRANGEMENT between Messrs. Curtis AZ
Cameron. publishers of the Copley
Prints. and Small, Maynard a. Company
for cooperation between these two
houses in the publication OF certain
books on art and illustrated books. The
new company will not alter in any way
the business of either of the two co-op-
Grating houses. which Will be conduct
ed in each case upon the same lines az
heretofore: nor Is it entirely an ar
. rangement between these two concerns.
since number of other persons have
become interested in il as stockholders.
The purpose OF Noyes. PTatt q Company
will be the poblication of high-class
books on art, for which ii obtains spec
ial facilities by reason OF Is relations
10 Messrs. Curtis e. Cameron. The fact
that the manufacture of the books Will
be under the supervision of Small. May
nard e. Company. and the illustrativs
reproductions under the supervision of
Messrs. Curtis & Cameron. promises
the same high standard of excellence In
mechanical detail which has character
lied the publications OF each OF these
houses in its own particular line.