Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-09

the common people. the plain. Urn
letter people. loved the eX-Prosident
with u love that passed unders,and-
ing. and in his explanation he adj
mits of no faults. no errors, no weak
ncsscs in tho character of this really
remarkable American. That he saw
In him the apothcosis OF good citizen
ship may be understood when II Is
stated that the writer compares him
in that respect with the Founder OF
christianity and tho Father of His
Country" This little Elorif'cntion ni
Roosevelt evidently comes from the
heart of the writer. 1t hrenthcs sin
certify and while there are those vic
Will not accept the subject at the
gun value the author has placed upon
him. stu 1t Is so well ~ritton and
interesting that the few minutes spent
In It's perusal will not be wasted.
STAFFoRD'S ISLAND. BY Florence
0lmstead; Charles scribner's Sons
staIord's Island is off the coast OF
folds the romantic love story Of Clar-
issa Stafford. Back into the mc;nor les
rrandmothe who ran away from her
husband with another man. The
dramatic incident and its conse-
a ., are woven VIII telling encS.
lovers. Miss Olmstead has given a
fascinating touch TO her hook by n
suggestion of the occult. and she has
lish,encd the lonely. wild atmosphere
with the delicate hurnor which il so
characteristic Of her books. ny the
Skill with which she presents her
story she has built it to u climax
STORMS OF YOUTH. BY Viola
Roseeoro,: Charles serihner's sons
In this nowcrfuI op1 moving story
Miss Roscboro' returns to the field of
Action in which she has already won
distinguished laurels but which she
has of late years neglected. storms
must Itself have insisted on being
written. II is story OF love ana
politics. the scene laid in a small
town in the border country brtwiSt
North and South whore the local color
mixes varied American shades OF
character and manners. Win i avid
reality Miss RosebOro' has presented
the tense drama OF a group OF young
people on whom tho storms of youth
descend.
FROM SERBIA TO JUGo. SLAv1A,
by Gordon Smith. with n pre-
face ny Dr. Siavko Grouitch. minister
or the kingdom of tho Serbs. Croats.
and Siorenes. 10 the United states.
G. L, Pntnam's Sons. New York.
We have here presented an authori-
tative story O: wha. has bcfallcn
Serbia since 1914. perhaps the most
tragic chapter in al! the story or tho
great, war The author. world
mate friend OF Scrhia's King. tells
the story iramaticnil! and gives the
first comprehensive eyewitness ac-
count o. the great Serbian retreat.
nIANTHA GOES THE PRIMROSE
WAY. By Adelaide Manola Hughes.
Harper &: Brothers. New York.
author gives us a swift-moving mar
rative that reveals the throbbing
passion OLA woman'S soul. Her work
is realistic in the best sense. 1t g!ows
with color in the expression o. line
sentiment.
Literary Gossip.
Mrs. Larz AndrrSon's new book.
presidents and Pies" Uioughton Milf
fin Co... leaves one critic a little re-
Eretfwl that Nick LonGworth is not
presidential candidate. He believes
tina; most o. cur Presidents have
been S.ngu,arly deficient as parior-en-
;.r'a;;ners. He is painfully conscious
amusing anecdotes" told to Clemen-
ccau in lul.s of the peace conference
At Versailles and the brilliant display
formal dinner FOR King Alhert-"Nick
LonEworth sang some OF his anus
Ing songs, among them The funeral
or ar Austrian general. in which he
initiates the salvos Of artillery BY
sitting on the lower end Of the key
board OF the piano and pulling out
smoke"
y student and lifelong friend of
Sir William oslrr's whose odd HUI
maniIies AID tho New Science" has
just appeared from Houshton Miflin
Co.'S press. tells the following story
to illustrate n characteristic phase OF
this great physician: There was n
quiet dignity about him that held q
certain type of familiarity In check
One day as the class -vns leaving the
ward u patient in a bed near the door
called out. Good morning. Docr Dot
tor csler made no comment then, but
when the corridor was reached and
We were out of the mans hearing, he
atop7ei ard turned to the students
and said. Beware OF the men that
call you Doc. They rarely pay their
bills"
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