The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-31
~ hers, ali OF whom contribute to the
human interest will, which the story

,I,i,ere is d beautiful singer lady who y
Sjfves with, Mother Mayberry and is
iinderathe care of Mother Mayberry's
spifted son, physician, who is rapidly
Winning his way to eminence In his
profession. The singer lady has al
m,ited voice. and Just when the doctor
Ffeeis5 he has failed the voice is set free 4
as strong and clear and glorious as
ever. B.
hit by that time the singer lady
mas given all her heart to Mother
sNIayberry, the young doctor and the
& l,omaly folks Of Providence. She has
Travelled. the road to the village. has
found what Is the best thing life can
give there. and she Is content to re-
main as rom Mayberry's wife.
me book Is vibrant with right living l
and thinking and doing. 1t has every /
l.thing ITO commend It,
MCoIonlaI HOlidays.'
t- Complied, Illustrated and Illuminated
ir,. Waiter little. Doubleday, Page s !
Co. OF New York.
No more exquisite example of the
Illustrators and the publishers art
can be imagined than this collection
lsof contemporary accounts of holiday
celebrations In Colonial times.
The Christmas holiday series de-
scribes the holiday customs at their
\ earliest IN Virginia, at Plymouth. New
sAmsterdam, Boston and New York.
\ The cover design shows the minuet
,l.danced at Christmas ball, and the
color frontispiece, Christmas dinner
at Mount Vernon with Washington
giving. his faxorite toast. TO al or
4 friend ST., Then there are "the Christi
mas holidays" seen through the eyes
4 of d puritan girl, and Christmas cele-
ll;brations with W ashington in 1776, at
VALLEY Forge In 1877, in New York and
Il Philadelphia, as we'll as at Mount YER
] non, And mention Is made OF c9ldi
4 christmas days at Salem In 1850.
4 II Then New Years Day, Valentines.
.lDay, Easter All Fools, Day. May Day.
u independence Day. royal pir tlp1ia
). as observed In New York and Boston,
4 and st. Andrews and election day"
q In Virginia. II;
). The description Of early ThanksEiv-
.lings in New Englfnd. at Valley Forge
!. lin 1918 and with George Washington
lin New York emphasize the idea of the
/ sentiment with which the Purttans
{ kept the Scele bration.
/ THE Illustrations OF the book are.
Of them. miniature portraits that
.lare beautiful works OF art. The Illus
{ minated texts picked out in gold are
i 4 wonderful as to design and color. AK
= ing the book altogether, it is lovely
: holiday idea, and one Of the most
charming examples OF the gift season.
"Younx Wa1lingford."
]. By George Randolph Chester. The
!. Bobbs -Merrill Company, OF Indlanapo'
/ This time the author of "Bobb,
e Burnt, anG THE Early Bird" taa'
a gone back into the previous Ne of J
= RUFUS SWatling ord. hero1o the famou'
Z "Get.Rich- Quick Wallingford Stories,
Z and has told hitherto unrelated expert
Is ences in the life OF that gremarkabl
e young financier. Each part of tn
Ie novel describes an enormously cleve
,r business coup which Wallngtord
T. whose name was originally not Vail
|,ngford at all. plans and executes. TIL
/ character OF these business deals
IL OF the most widely varying sort, 70
e. Walltngfords desires are anything 1bu
Unlimited in range and his Napoleon'
ldImind Is quite able to cope with the
as accomplishment. Weehaves In two case
id |bucket shop operations " whlch va:
fortunes are developed from astopit
al ,ngly small Investment not as cires
1-|foaks from little acorns grow. m II
d.; Eunfolding process Of long slo n year
IN but like Jonahs gourd, IN s; ?, nllgh
" Another adventure concerns the Ssu,
v Sesot - - e = = :,
So and still another, g y eu.e'l
sc graft, which IS go eas't !. \,
TT the gulible pubic that one recalls y
ID old SAYING appul a sucker 2 EN- p S'
r levery minute. Y, ]. one ttnl I.
Oh all the various lncidents q,
that is the fact tna = ~ Hutus wa
ne ingford always ana INV r'Apl ~ cou1
ne out on top. no. ma ter Y ma pp e
y either to his partners !! or 70 MS 2
isnents. ne transac 1io e', y are lng ger
nd ously and pllausinly devise SEQ so IN
n while the reader is ENJOYING th 2.
he cleyerness he Is also admaring
oy freshness ana tertlilty aaa i.ven -
Al Il a..'tbe3 ,,,ova q rs 3 Il. connuerfnTls w
e.lingford, Mr.. Chester has surpass
lz- = .aie. the styla Is ,blithe Band extrem
Ity3 - "a IN - the talk az sharp al ne
,st -. -. ssass v ~ 4
ne To tho asthor,s. cre y. and the saly
ton OF ne reaa SIS ethaeal scs =,
on no attempt Is made at any point
to swhiteWash Waling lard .s On the co