The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-12
Prof. Garrison's Story of Tex
as. Composition Of High
Merit and Very Interest
ing and Instructive as
a Narrative. The
Making Of a Great
State.
REJECTED OF MEN
A Great. Book by Howard Pyle in
Which The Savior is Represent
ed as Coming to the World in
the Twentieth Century
"The Dowager Countess
and the American Girl.
By Lillian Bell.

by IlllldH bell'
TEXAS. A CONTEST OF ClV'IlZA'
TON. BY George P Garrison. ~
,ished by Houghton. Mifflin x oo''
Boston in The American Co''iihoi1-
wealth Series s1.1O net.
professor Garri.ons story OF the nat
arie,n and the historical develop
ment Of the great Sta.e OF IeNas
.n,.,,osition of very high merit, as ap-
sorhinply interesting in narration as ~ 10
oo,z.incinely accurate in substance. II.
university of Texas, inconspicuous as II
mas been heretofore, gains prestlse eNe.s
.ear from the practical and original "oiH
~ IT'S faculty and students; ana ne
scholarship of its professors is nal'iiese
ed in the historical study at the haiius =.
Professor Garrison in the heaViel W." w.,
an philosophy, written by professor oio-
~, 15dward Mezes published recently
nv the Macmlans. and other nola Az,
nrodnctions by other active men. Inc
1Tniyersity's Historical Quarterly. pup
,,shed ,inder the direction Of professor
Garrison is rich with the fresh research
,of such well-trained and ably orlginal
workers as Mr.. Eugene c. Barker ana MS
fellow alumni.
profound admiration and a slender
hut tenacious. filal attachment 1or tne
4 Commonwealth of Texas. with It's thfll-
4 ling history of brave race OF warrior
pioneers and a grandeur of expectation
,,neo,,alled by any State In the Union.
are inclined to prejudice the writer Nv
favor of any work relating to it which
has been done with the love and reverence
and pride shown by Professor Garrison
in this book. But apart from sentiment
the book is of high, practical interest," ana
value 1t was written apparently, IN
close pursuance OF the direct methods OF
research and reduction employed at the
University under Professor Garrlsons
teaching, except that he has studlously
omitted any systematic citation OF au-
thori.ies by means of footnotes- This
course was no doubt forced upon the
author by constraint of limitations OF
space 1t Is to be regretted thai Texas
was not allowed larger size in the Sc
ries. SO that this excellent practice could
have been followed, II might have made
altogether too volunnous book for
the purposes of the editor but it would
have added greatly TO the interest OF the
work
The author calls upon us to remember
that this book is not intended for his
tory Of Texas. exactly speaking; but that
+ F.,
Dr. scudder, "a study based on nhaD
history 1t is intended to give pic
lure OF what Texas Is. and of the pro-
cess by which it has become such. To-
ward this purpose he has had to neglect
details in order to dwell mainly upon
the salient features of the experience of
the people under consideration. The
story of Texas involves chapters of the
political history Of Spain, France. Eng
land. Mexico. the United States. the
Confederate States and the present
nation. In a general way it may be
stated that the text of the volume is
divided into. first, How Texas emerged
Into ristory'as the territory where Span
lsh expansion and French oveilapped,
and how Spain prevailed; second, How
the Anglo Americans succeeded in Sc
curing it from Mexico third, How its
resources and education have developed
1t.
The able and distinguished author has
done we'll his work. and it stands as a
worthy monument to his scholarship.
To Texan and foreigner" alike the bool,
will read like a romance" involving
the bold adventures of the great nations
OF other days, striving for mastery il
the new world to later days of rebellious
turbulence under revolutionary Mexican
rule the revolt OF the American settlers
their declaration OF independence. the
establishment Of a republic that was tC
stand for nearly ten years with Presl-
dent. Cabinet officers, army and navy
ministers to the United States, England
France, and other powers, and all the
institutions and functionaries of civil
governments, An heroic war on lanG
and sea. was waged with Mexico from
the affair at Anahuac, the capture of the
ehin .fCnvFEn' md 10 ctr oi,,r
OF San Antonio, through the Fannir
massacre. the fall of the Alamo, The de
csive land battle of San Jacnto, ant
the decisive sea fight off Campeche
There are thousand and one incldent
and details OF the same thrilling chRrac
ter, but Of such lesser importance tha
the author has been compelled to omi
mention Of them, The subsequent an
nexation of Texas By the United States
the consequent Mexican War, the fierc
Indian wars, the relentless ranger war
with hrigandage The resumption of re
publican independence by secession frol
the United States, the entrance Of Texa
into the Confedcracy the Confederat
war the "reeonstructionn OF the Stat
and It's later rapid growth in popu!ato
and development are all described brief
but clearly and succtncly and in exec
lent plain English,
VERDI, IN MASTERS IN MUSIC. 1e
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Boston Mass. Single copies, 20 cent
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The July number of Masters in Music
dedicated 10 Yerdi, and 1t contains a fl
portrait frontispiece OF the compose
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is contained In makers of Music Cri
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The selections presented are fine chol
snes. Stride la Vsmpa." the alto al
nom II Trovatore; Celeste Aida" t
tenor recitatiye and aria from Aid
'L'tnsana Parola. the soprano recital