The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-24

dainty book are exquisite. Psblished
by j. II. Lppincott Co. For sale by
Preston a. Hounds. Price sl.5o.)
THE WAYS or THE SERVICE. by
Frederick Palmer:
\ book OF new, vigorous and altogether
first rate soldier stories Is this. The au-
thor ~ well known as n correspondent In
the Philippines and China and his work
even as rapid newspaper writer has
been marked with the vague something
which As called the literary quality, albeit
the newspaper quality is today "A marked
manifestation OF the cOntemporaneous
literary quality These stories have more
90 do with the social life OF our officers
and men abroard than with battles and
are of the kind 10 make one feel intimate
" Informed AS 10 that life. especially as
IL il pursued under the unusual circum-
stances that distinguish the recent locat-
ing of the American soldier In distant
lands by contract with existence on the
plains. The ways OF the service are
dear 10 US observes Mrs. Gerlison. one
OF the most delightful of the many inter
estine characters told about In the sto-
ries. And, by the way. the character
work Of these stories ~ quite as admira-
bile as are incident and plot The ways
OF the service are characterized by much
that II common TO human nature ont OF
the service. but they also account for
much that is I'm way different and gives
perlences Of the outsider-coloring even
the love affairs and the romances OF the
army man and the army girl. Dir. How
ard Chandler Christy. who Is "a careful
service with his pencil and brush. has
provided the book with number OF eN-
Cellent illustrations published by
Charles Scribner's Sons. For sale by
Preston a. Rounds. Price S.50.)
BETsEY ROSS. by Chauncey c. Hotch-
kiss:
Around the incident OF the birth OF the
American Flag" the author Of "In De-
iiance or the King" and other American
historical romances, has written a capital
and stirring bit Of fiction with tho his
toric iAterest and the love interest about
equally In evidence The scene OF most
OF the interest and action Is Philadelphia
and the earlier chapters which tell OF the
people gradually being wrought up 60 the
point OF rebelling against the oppression
OF the mother country, of the differences
OF opinion, Whg and Tory. which broke
friendships, cmba rrassed love affairs and
created bitterness I'm the family circle IT
self, are among the most animated and
interesting / n the whole book Two
young fellows. one "A typical hero Of ad-
venture and romance. the other of such
habits as for time conceal better attri-
butes, are the heroes OF the novel.
while Betsey Ross and her sister both
figure as the leading female characters.
The Quaker element Is introduced and
there is a reminscence of the piratical
days then lapsing or dissolving in the
slave trade, a prominent character being
Nihlt WHO WIS indfbhntt ana tNAtIr
the story 20 seek vengeance ON his old
captain who meanwhile has retired from
piracy TO become the sexton OF "A Quaker
meeting house. These references give AN
idea of the varied figures which cross the
stage of the melodrama Of "BetseN Ross
and the scenes and incidents constructed
by the author or drawn from revolltion-
airy history are equally varied ana
strongly Favored. Adventure and ro-
nance crowd the pages of the story.
threaded together by a thrilling plot.
Guhlished by ID. Appleton a. Co. For
sale 10y Gregory. Price s1.50)
MY INDIAN QUEEN. by Gpy Boothby:
In MY Indian Queen" being a record
OF the adventures of Sir Charles Nerrin-
der. Baronet, I'm the East Indies. Gur
Boothby tNo. 294 In Appleton's Town ana
Country Lbrary). tells a startling story
of the days when Fleet street and New
gate rivalled one another as places OF
horror and adventurous EngliShmen
were prisoners I'm the land which rs now
the Indian empire Of Hts Royal Majesty
Sir Charles the hero. and from whose
pen the tale Is drawn. Is a broken down
| and somewhat reckless but brave and
I gallant gentleman swashbuckler. who al
! favored by fortune and pressed by credi-
tors, his sweetheart taken from him by
/ a rich cit goes TO Fleet street. drops
| into a bit OF property just In time Ia eN-
! cape before the experience becomes too
\ severe and with a gallant soldier OF for
| ventures are met with. Everything ends
\ happily after heap of trouble with sat
isfaction 10 the reader who Il otherNfs SO
| kept in a deightfully hair-raising state
| from the first chapter. (For sale by Gre
CORY. Price, cloth, 81; paper. 80 ctsJ