The Washington herald., 1913-02-23
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trations elucidate the text and thus en-
dent.
THE CROOK or GOLD: By James stephena
, The MscniIlon Company New York. Pnc-, E.S
A story OF the open air, of forests. oi
| rock-strewn pastures and mountain tops
| and. though the human element is moi
absent. of the fairy folk OF old Ireland
with the god Pan and the great Angus
OG This is what the author of The
Charwoman's Daughter" perhaps better
known fo= his verse. The Hill OF
| VISION" tells.
While the book should. perhaps. be re
garded as fantasy with moral thar
as an ordinary novel. the discriminating
| reader will, nevertheless. find interviewer
with it many a wise, witty. and pene-
| trating reflection on human life and des.
| tiny.
GIittering imagination human insight
whimsical humor. and exquisite writing
are to he found plentiful. To the few
who look into contemporary lituerature
for the shadows which mean future solid
ity and strength. Mr.. Stephens work has
been a promise of joy. Need more be
said?
A CHILD's GLIMPSE OF GOD: By Ethel Black
Price 81.
People sometimes refuse to recognize
common sense and poetry as fusible. yet
the highest form of poetry in reality is
a helpful message harmoniously express
ed; and it must be of practical applica-
tion, else 1t falls short of the standard
Mrs. Robinson comes from a family IA
nous for the breadth of their ideals for
all humanity. and especially for women.
Here she gives what might be called
working ideals of life.
Through faith and work together she
has found the well-spring OF life, not
an unseein happiness to be demolished
by careless blows of fate. but joy which
is constant through all events. because II
has looked so deeply into life and death
and the plan Of the eternal that it can
understand sorrow and joy alike. and
find the silver lining in every cloud.
Glimpses of God are gained through
child-life. through youths stress and
strain. through nature. through love and
marriage. through friendship. through re-
ligion, and philosophy Of religion. Puz-
zled or troubled souls will find in the
authors words comfort. guidance. and
inspiration for ideals grown dim in the
struggle Of everyday life.
STEAMSHIP CONQUEST OF THE WORLD: By
Frederick A. Talbot The j. b. Appincott CON
pany, Philadelphia.
The modem liner. because Of her size
and luxury, has been called floating
town." and 1t is estimated that 10000
people are afioat at one time between
Europe and North America during the
busy season. and IL the other seas are
included, the marine population would be
about 100000. The demand for speed has
done much to increase danger. and IL
one wonders whether this demand is
genuine, he has only to read that during
the year 1911 the Lusitania alone COM
pleted sixteen round-trips between Eng
land and New York, and carried more
than 400 passengers-an average of
2.5G6 passengers for a double journey.
One day the Lusitania and a twenty
knot liner left New York within a few
hours of one another. The Cunard boat
in round numbers had 1000 passengers
while. the slower rival had fewer than
two hundred.
An interesting chapter relates to ships
that make few ports, which might as
well be headed ports that few ships make
Net many people have ever heard of
Ivitgut, where a dozen ships a year load
kyrolith. The port is on the southwest
coast of Greenland. and is navigable only
a few weeks In the year. Clipperton
Island. too. sounds strange, but a schoon-
er or two a year stops there TO load
phosphate.
The building of what might be called
portable ships is an industry little known