Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-26
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CRUISING AMONG THE CARIBBEES: Summer
Days In Winter Months. BY Charles Augustus
vsed and Enlarged Illustrated New York:
Charles Scribner's Sons. Washington: VIM
Ballantyne & Sons.
Since the first edition of Cruising
Among the Caribbees'' was published In
1895 a number of changes. both politi-
cal and physical, have taken place in the
West Indies, and this revision has become
necessary to warrant the use of the book
a guide to the delights Of the Cari6-
bean sea. What with volcanic erupdons
on Martinique and ST. Vincent. political
outbreaks between Venezuela and Guiana.
and, most of ALL the war between Spain
and the United States this great group OF
islands is virtually made over. The au-
thor has added much new matter TO his
original text, while the publishers have
supplemented his revision with additional IL
Illustrations until the book is virtually new
in all respects. 1t stands now as a de-
lightful rendering of the charms of this
climate and the peculiarities Of the islands
and their inhabitants.
AMERICAN RAILWAY TRANSFORMATION. By
Emory R. johnson, Phi. D., assistant professor
of transportation and commerce in the Univer-
& Co. ~ 'e""''
So highly organized and so widely raml-
fed is the transportation business today
that 1t has grown far out OF the knowl-
edge Of the average citizen. He rides on
the cars from point to point. approaching
the comforts Of modern travel. or he ships
his goods remarking, II of an optimistic
temperament, upon the wonders OF the sys-
tenn Of connections which permits the rapid
transport Of freight over thousands OF
miles. But unless he is a special stu
dent of the subject. or personally II ia 'ested
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vestigate the organization which renders
such satisfactory results Prof johnson.
who was a member of the Isthmian canal
commission of 1899 1903 has made trans
portation his specially for many years, and
as lecturer on the subject he Is exceptional
ly qualified to describe the details Of the
great system. He tells Of the development
Of the American railways from their crude
start to the present complex organization.
He shows how railroad accounts are kept,
how cars are traced. how schedules are
arranged and maintained, how rates are
written and business secured, indeed null
titude of details of great value to the STU
dent and the general reader. A chapter
on the federal regulation OF railways bears
| instructively upon certain present-day
problems Of politics and finance. This vol
ume Is an item in the Appleton's Business
Series. which is designed to throw light
upon the practical affairs OF the CONNER
cial world of today
AIDS 10 The STUDY Ob DANTE. by Charles
A. Dinsmore. author of THE Teachings Of
Dante" illustrated Boston: Houghton, Milf
fin & Co.
Dante lived in age so different from
ours that in order thoroughly to appreciate
him we need to have the color and atmos-
phere of his time reproduced for us. Mr..
Dinsmore's book does this by presenting
in convenient form first. the original docu-
ments. like Dante's famous letter to Can
Grande. and Boccaccio'S no less famous
narrative of Dantes life: secondly the ne
cessary information from the chief au-
thoritles like Scartazzini. Comparetti
Charles Eliot Norton and finally. the most
notable contributions to the interpreta-
ton Of Dante like those Of Dean Church.
Gaspary and Lowell. The illustrations
which include. in addition to portraits some
excellent tables and diagrams greatly
further the purpose Of the book which is
designed for the general public as well
as for college classes
WITNESSES OF THE LIGHT By Washington
GLADDEN.. author of Social Salvation - etc
Boston: Houghton, Mif1in & Co.
Last spring the Noble lectures at Har-
ward University were delivered by the Rev.
Washington GLADDEN.. AS now published
they form a series of popular biographical
studies of six great historical figures
DANTE Michelangelo. Fichte. Victor Hugo
wagner and Ruskin. The purpose has been
TO present In a clear and vivid portraiture
each of these great personalities and to
snow now each one Of them was without
always intending It, witness to the light
OF the world The volume Is illustra ted with
six portraits. "-''-