The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-30

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| How few of US while riding on a fast
| flying train ever stop to thing or consider
| the men who take their lives In their
hands and. indeed. hold ours, so to speak,
| I'm their safe keeping.
| Most OF us, however~-in fact all OF us
| thoroughly enjoy reading of deeds OF
heroism and in this book each story Is in
| deed a drama in itself and OF thrilling
| interest. byt an author. formerly train
! dispatcher, who has grouped together -
| tales OF az many heroes. That they are
| bona fide and founded on fact is beyond
| question, which adds much TO the inter-
| est, which is natural. for We do not, any
\ OF us, put any particular value to tales
: OF manufactured heroism They are
we'll written, wholesome. and, indeed in
spiring-the kind of stories that stir up
the milk OF human kindness In ones make
UP and make them appreciate their fell
low man.
BLAKE REDDING, by Natalie Rice
Clark.
| published by Little, Brown g. Co, Bcs-
ton. For sale by all booksellers Price
sl.oo. metz
This II a boys book and one that will
appeal to any up-to-date wideawake boy
OF today. The principal character, from
| which the book takes it's name, Is Blake
Redding, and he is one OF thousands of
| just the same sort OF youngsters that
| live today He Is exposed and meets with
the same temptations and same troubles
| as any boy does, and the author has
drawn a word picture of a character that
| is possible applicable to many OF our boy
| friends. II is pure and wholesome tale,
| full OF life and spirit, seasoned with
| sense Of humor and every lad will read
IL with pleasure and finish II with regret.
AT THE FALL OF MONTREAL. by Ed
| ward Stratemeyer.
| published by Lee & Shepard, Boston. For
| sale by Preston e. Rounds, Providence.
Price 800. net)
| a book of war. camp life and adven-
ture that will appeal TO every boy reader
many girls and really will be found in
teresting by older readers. The neuceus
| OF the tale relates the experiences of
| Dave Norris and his counPin Harry, dur
Ing the campaign against the French for
| the possession of Canadian soil. The book
| L. intensely interesting. written in com
| prehensive manner and while its historical
setting is undoubtedly founded on fact 1t
| has that STORY" atmosphere that
rathe dry subject if written In a purely
| historical style.
There are many characters presented
OF whom We are acquainted-prominen
generals, whose names are written on the
tablets OF fame and the author has in
deed the genius Of picturing tho stirring
scenes OF the battlefield In a manner that
cannot fail 10 stir the blood OF the aver
age boy. The incident OF the scaling
the walls of Quebec under the leadership
OF that brave General Wolfe. together with
word panorama Of the battle on the
Plains OF Abraham and the ultimate fall
OF Montreal are given I'm detail and in
a most commendable way
THE GIRL WHO KEPT UP, by Mary
McRae Cutter
published by Lee & Shepard. Boston.
For sale by all booksellers. Price
$l0o net)
The charming and wholesome story of
boy and a girl between whom from
childhood existed close friendship.
There was I'm their earlier school days
that pleasant rivalry between them TO
who would be first I'm studies and aften IL
was that tho girl forged ahead of her boy
friend.
ters college while the girl, owing to her
family being I'm humble circumstances
is forced TO remain at home and assist In
the family duties. Maggie realizes that
the natural outcome OF the disadvantage
at which she Is placed will possibly mean
an outgrowing OF that feeling OF compan-
ionship that has existed between them
and she resolves to keep up i'm her studies
and secure an education quite the same
her friend How she does 1.-THE trou-
bles and disappolntments, and her ulti-
mate success IS vlvidly pictured by the
author and from beginning 10 end II Is a
story with character and one that has a
most excellent effect upon the reader.
MAMzELLE FIFINE by Elcncr Atkin-
son
published by n Appleton & CO. New
York For sale by all booksellers.
Price Nto)
Nesting In the limpid and ever blue
waters OF the Caribbean sea. lies that ut
tie creole island OF Martinique. whose
name has comparatively so lately. been
ON the lips ~ the world. owing To that
heartrending catastrophe when Mon
tagne Pelee. dormant~ind sleepy FOR so
many decades. belched forth death and
destruction ana sent over SWN souls pell
nell into eternity.
Someone has given to this little spot
I'm the island world the poetic name les
Pays des Revenants Cthe land of comers-
back). and I'm truth n Is 50. for the place
has that Irresistible charm that over
comes and one that has ever had the good
fortune Co have been TO Martinique. that
once beautiful spot. now In great part a
vast expanse OF ashes and desolation.
sending n chill TO the very soul. has
doubtless had the almost Irresistible desire
90 return again-sometime Martinique
and France are closely allied-the one the
mother country OF the other and owing
10 the fact that Jo-ephene. empress of the
French and wife " Napolian Z saw the
iiThi " dsy upon the island or Martinique
in the little hamlet ~ Trois Islets. Just
across the bay from Fort -de-F France.
Tho author ~ Nanzelle Flnne has given
us delightful story ~ the girlhood days
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