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thor Of THE Mother Of California, 30
with Introduction by Admiral Rublcy
D. Evans, L.. $, n, Syo. 346 pages with
30 Illustrations. includig two maps with
extensive photography coplous notes
and Index book Of adventure and
exploration la a region which lies an
unknown at our very doors. Though
IL adjOins the state of california, few
regions on the globe have been less
known than the peninsula called Lower
California. Yet IL has "a long and
fascinating history II was settled By
the Spaniarls. and the ruins Of the
friars' churches still dot the Landscape.
Indentiug It's west coast is the strategic
harbor. Magdalens bay II Is a land OF
desert and mountain. where the widest
OF game Is to be found, where nomddic
Indians sull roam. and where there are
many stretches of country apparently
untrodden by civilized man.
Upon this region Mr., North Is prob
ably the greatest living authority, and
the book contains not only fascinating
accounts OF adventure but also valu-
able records OF scientific exploration
and description. The author describes
the country graphically, pOrtraying its
deserts, mountains, trails, its scattered
Inhabitants and It's big game. Besides
the appeal 10 the hunter the explorer
and tho traveller, Lower California pos
sesscs also an Interest for tho historian
IN the mono monuments remaining OF
the Spanish Friars. These as well az
the more striking scenes are described
by Mr.. North aud Illustrated from his
own photographs The Baker q Tny-
Tor company. 1913 East Seventeenth
street New York city
Juliet Wilbur Tompklns, whose "rhe
Top OF the Morning w0s one NJ tho
successes OF the spring, will spend the
summer in New Hampshire. complet-
ms her next book, which the Baker &
Taylor company viii publish in the fall.
Elizabeth stuart Phelps, in the new
look In After Days" sums up hcr phi
losophy OF death IN a calm but not az
all unchccrful way. III death Is treated
as an incldent-scparatiOn as an cpl
sOde reunion as a prospcct-griet can
be borne as momentary interruption
to eternal Joy"
A photograph as the hero " novel
is what Rex Beach brings forward in
his new book. Going Some" There
are some likable young men among the
characters. but they are placed in one
ridiculous situation after another until
their heroic qualities completely dls-
appear The monograph, on which the
piot OF Going Some" hinges, managers
TO Keep out Of mischief and to have a
happy ending
II is a curious juXtaposition. that of
the two celebrities OF tho same name
(tboup-h spelt differently Hardy the
novelist. and Hardie the politician
What could be more contrasting at FIRST
sight than the characters and careers
of the two men? oddly enough. on the
day that Thomas Harry was photo
graphed beneath the Terrace gateway
at Westminster Mr.. Keir Hardie had
a.F,, u..1T rIffIl Ia ron
spicuous. 4 visitor on the Terarce ask
ed "A policeman who was standing for
his portrait. and on being told thai =
was Mr. Hardy, went away very much
astonished. ITO think OF that mild.
shy gentleman being a Socialist and
Labor member he told Col LOCK-
wood but | suppose one ought to OK
meet these things. And look al his
| clothes, when these kind of men get
on in the world they always overdo it
| II was not her but elsewhere, that Mr.
| Keir Hardic was pointed out as the
author OF Tess OF the D'Urberyillcs,'
TO "A gushing young American lady,
i "Oh, Mr. Hardy. I have admired your
, delightful work ~ much How well
you know Dorset"
"Dorset's an right" murmured the
gentleman addressed. but not equal
| a. your American butter, ma'am'" \
| capital retort
Maurice Barring In his fanciful Dead
Letters (Houghton Mifnin COS, has
| attempted. among other things. 10 de-
| met the point ~ view Of Rnsaliuc, the
/ Girl whom Romeo forsakcs FOR juliet
| I'm shakespeare play. The following
| passage Is from a letter which Ro-
| saline s. supposed to have written 10
| a friend: as matter " fact mo-
| body has better right TO be in mourn
! ing for Romeo than !, considering that
| no would certainly have married me,
| had II not been for series OF quite
| extraordinary accidents. | made Ro-
| ueo's acquaintance two years ago
! We al once got ON we'll together. and
| / never minded his childishncss, which
1 used 20 got on some peoples nerves
| Wherever / went he used 20 he there
| and whenever we met he always talked
| o. me the whole time and never looked
! al anv ono else so that we were prHc-
! ucally eifragcd although nothing was
| announced. ! did not want tho an
| nouncement TO be made public until the
! winter. because one never really has
| such FUN once an engagement ~ known
| Romeo was annoyed and Just before
| the Capulet's banquet We had q scene
| told him quite plainly that he had
| no business 10 treat me as II l be-
| longod to him lie came to the ban
! ouet. and Il so happened that Lads
| Capulet's daughter, who was Tar too
| young for that kind Of thing, was al
| lowed 10 come down that night 4
| child OF that age Is Of course allowed
| 10 do anything. as II Is supposed not
| 20 matter what they do, And NJ she
had been told that the one thing she