Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-13
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hemispheres will soon penetrate
through the water gates Of Panama.
In regard to Cuba, the author OF
THE American Mediterranean" gives
warning of a fact to which Amer
leans generally remain oblivious.
either through a sentiment Of scorn
or through ignorance.
This fact is that in Cuba the feeling
of luminosity toward Americans is
constantly growing in bitterness. cs-
pecially in the last ten years. It is
now, declares Mr.. Bonsal, OF an inte1-
sity only paralleIed in the racia
hatred Of the Slavs for the Turks
THE AMERICAN MEDITER-
RANEAN,' by Stephen Bonsal. Hurst
and Blackett. London, 1913.
AnafoIe France on KIpIing.
In an article on international peace
by Anatole France. who is universal
ly considered one of the greatest Iiv-
ing French writer's. which appears in
the August issue of the English Re-
view in French. there is remark
able tribute TO Rudyard Kipling. in
it NJ. France recognizes Kipling as an
interpreter of the French people. in
part he said:
Il read with tears of Joy and rec
ognition the hymn of your great and
generous Rudyard Kipling, TO whom
already owe the most beautiful joys
of the spirit and who rouses all the
f1bers of my heart when he sings of
France as the friend of humanity.
Poets of genirs have intuition for the
truth, and Kipling has well felt what
lives at the heart of my country.
heneeforth the friend of his. Yes.
KipIing knows France better than the
bunglers who govern her today"
Spanish Missions of California;
THE Old Spanish Missions of CAL
ifornia,H by Paul Elder, announced
for early publication. is the first at
tempt to present the story of the
franciscan missions in a manner both
comprehensive and picturesque. II IS
historical and descriptive sketch
of this romantic period, compiled from
contemporary and current writings.
giving a colorful glimpse of the prob
lens and accomplishments of the
padres, as well as pictures Of the ar
chitecture and present ruins of the
buildings erected, and illustrated with
series of more than fifty pictur-
esque photographs by different Cal
ifornia artists beautifully reproduced
in duotone prints and mounted. there
| being one CT more for eacn of the
twenty-one missions in the chain. Tt
will be the most elaborate book in the
fall list of Paul Elder and Company.
San Francisco.
Literary Notes.
An edition of that beautiful little
book. THE Syrian Shepherds
Psalm" has just been published by
the Frederick A. Stokes Company.
tons in colors and an Introduction
by Jules Guerin. with the apprecis-
| tons of Henry Ward Beecher, G. H.
| Spurgeon and W. NJ. Thompson.
There are also metrical versions OF
the XIII. Psalm. with music. The
price of the book is 81 net: postpaid,
s1.0S.
| The Frederick A. Stokes Company
has also published THE Great ADJ
venture. by Louise Pond Jewell,
and AT Ny Window-Honrs With
My Pigeons" by Ruth A. Johnstone.
! The first-named book is a very origi-
nal brochure giving the experiences
of a woman who did not fear death.
but looked upon the most impressive
of all facts as merely the beginning
of great and interesting adventure
| Her belief in a life after death was
so unaffected that it caused friend
to exclaim: 81 believe it like--like
religious things. but you believe it
like everyday things"
With the publication of "Laddie. a
True Blue Story" by Gene Stratton-
Porter. on August II the authors
birthday, "a true blue week was in
augurated in practically every large
city in the United States. So general
has been the enthusiasm over this
book that the dealers in many cities
| in cooperation with Doubleday, Page
& Co. planned a celebration of its
publication. AT great expense the
original drawings for "Laddie a Trhe
| Blue Story" were reproduced in full
! size. eolored by hand in order to hose
none of the values, and placed on
| display. By most of the dealers the
| illustrations were handsomely shown
in large window displays done entine-
~ in the true blue scheme, with copies
of the book, illustrations and decora-
tions artistically arranged.