The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10
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AThc StoI.~Iife of WnsbinStn
BY Wayne whipplc. John C. Wins
ron Company. OF Philadelphia. publish
ers. Up. 7oe, forty-eight plates In Two
colors $500 net.
This publication has been Justly
styled q patriotic event. Not because
WASHINGTON was communicative chief
OF rhe hrst American army; not be-
cause ne was president OF the conven-
,.on that framed the Constitution; not
even because ne was the first f'resi-
dent and launched the ship Of state
called the America pRepublic. Great
as he proved himself to be in leader
shin and craftsmanship. he was stin
greater as mana large hearted
is,ndly. loyal gentleman. 1t was his
manhood that stood back OF every
thing else in his make-ua-
washington has been considered an
arietoc-at an English. fox hunting
rounrrv gentleman. He was true
sportsman. a daring rider; he lived
in The country and was a true product
Of his environment and associations
ffa was an EngIishmau rs long as he
could consistently be one and man
at the same time. But when he had
to make q supreme decision he stood
by hts manhood ana let England go.
II all natures noblemen are aristo-
Gratis, then Washington surely was
one BUT not otherwise. Dignitied he
wa. but that did not make him suf
ana distant; it was his dittidence-and
rheumatism. as ne felt obliged once
to explain.
When the peclaration Of Indepen-
derce was voted and signed, Wash
inEton became a full-hedged American
in heart and hand. fame and for
tune, through thick and thin. Con-
.t.s al
most 4 miracle. Without a rival he
was the arst American AS an index
Of -his he BEGAN at once to keep even
mis- private expense account IN dollars
and cents. although ne had been used
70 pounds. shillinEs and pence all his
ltfe. While every one else was. from
long habit bowirg 10 England and
scraptns 20 Europe. when Consress
tried 10 force Ctled foreigners upon
him IS otheers Of his army. Washing
ION demanded the best places for
Americans and trowned anon this
spirit OF toady!sm
1t IS by Wasnington's UNIQUE posi-
ton as tho FIRST and Grandest Ame7i-
san. that he typ!5es American man
hood in his heroic personality. This
makes the issuance of his sto-y-life
an event Of national Importance. Pro-
fassor John Bach Mcaiaster has said.
George Washington is an unknown
man II is the general and the
President that we know-not the man.
This is largely the fault OF his early
hiographers who tried so hard TO de-
scribe him as demisod that they
caused him to appear pompous and
even p-!ggish! Wayne Whipple has
gathered together in his book this best
Of all that can oe written about the
Father OF his Country in picture ana
story. In history and art Even ar this
:ate date he has unearthed material
that has never appeared in volumin-
ous biographies of Washington, mater
;al showing the real man, broad of hui
NOR. loyal OF sentiment warm OF
heart strong Of hand. sticking to his
friends through evil as we'll as good
report This book is the work OF a
hundred authors and painrers--a hap
py combination of the good and true.
the rich and rare, a revelation OF the
real life and character OF the one man
who has taken the highest place in
history and stands before the world
as the typical American,
'Tbe Carpet From Bugdnd.r
By Harold MacGraith. With color
Boohs-MerrM Company Of Indian
Hpolis, publishers sl25 net
This book. which has its opening
IN the tea yerandah OF the Hotel
semiramis. Cairo. Egypt. with the at
mosphere OF sunsets teluccas. date
palms and the amethystne prisms OF
the Pyramids to lend 1t mystery and
color, is dedicated to Robert Hichens.
The hero of the novel is an eXemplar
OF the union Of warning tcmpera-
ments the business side of his nature
linking him with great metropon-
tan Oriental rug and carpet company
~ New York, the other with a Qulxote
imagination of suitable modern pat
tern.
The herP .reioices in an unromanslc
but solneithaI lipng drawn out name.
George 'Algsrnon Percival zones. He
IS sole survivor of his immediate
Jones branch his ia -.ler and mother
being dead. His POSITION as chief
buyer of fine rugs and carpets for his
hr!n had Brought him into the land
ri arebesqucs. OF temples and tombs.
ri many colored tufhans Rowing
robes and distracting tongues The
other people VINO .fgure in the adven-
lures woven around and about HIM arc