By ELMO SCOTT WATSON PEAK of a “riding Presi dent” and one naturally thinks of the former ranchman, Rough Rider, lover of the outdeors and exponent of the strenu- ous life, who occupied the White House from 1901 to 1909. So It will be a sur prise’ to many Americans to learn that perhaps the greatest rider of them all was not ‘Theodore Roosevelt, but George Washington! This fact is revealed in a new book, “George Washington, Colonial Traveler,” written by John C. Fitz patrick and published by Boebbs-Mer rill of Indlanapolis. Mr. Fitzpatrick is already known as the editor of the Washington Diaries and one of the leading authorities on the life of Washington, and his official position as assistant chief of the manuscript division of the Library of Congress, which enabled him to search every important document in the nati.oal storehouse of historical treasures has made it possible for him to pre sent the first complete documentary record of Washington's career from his birth in 1732 to that day in 177 when his life as a colonial gentleman ended and he became commander.in. chief of the Continental army. In his prefatory note, Mr. Fitzpat- rick makes this statement: Few inhabitants of Colonial America traveled the country so widely or cone tinuously as did George Washington and it Is not too much to suppose that this acquaintance with his native land had a decided bearing upon that broad patriotism which was his distinguish- ing mark from the moment he took command of the Continental armies. In this, the first period of his life, he traveled from Williamsburg, Va. to Lake Erie, from Mount Vernon to the Shenandoah, Pennsylvania and Fort Pitt, from Winchester, up the Shenan- doah valley to the North Carolina line. from Mount Vernon to Ohio and lower West Virginia beyond the Allegany mountaline, from Williamsburg into the Great Dismal swamp and from Mount Vernon to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, not to mention Washington's False Teeth Until 150 years ngo dentistry com- prised little more than clumsy meth: ods of extraction and wus largely the avoention of barbers und the tende of traveling “tooth-pullers.,” Paul Revere, patriot and silversinith, practiced den. tistry. John Greenwood, n Continental trooper, ginined such a skill that he supplied General Washington with a full set of teeth carved from a hippo potamus tusk, The most noted of the & voyage to the West Indlea, frequent trips to Annapolis, Maryland, and the many times he traveled up and down the “Northern Neck™ to attend the ses- sions of the hduse of burgesses at old Williamsburg. In these last mentioned journeys he often crossed into Maryland, to recross again Into Virginia and vice versa, to avoid the mud and heavy going of the old Potomae path down the west bank of that river. The journeys to Wil. liamsburg, from Mount Vernon, by way of Fredericksburg or Port Tobacco, Maryland, were made so many times that it is regrettable that none of the old inns, or "ordinaries,” at which Washingion was wont to stay. have survived, The state of Virginia is now earnestly at work upon a system of markers, or tablets, for Its historie spots and the locations of the more Im- portant, at least, of these hosteiries will, doubtless, be fixed ns a result; but as the buildings themselves Jdisap- peared long before photography was recognized as a valuable art, there is small likelihood that authentic ple- tures of many of them will ever be found. Prior to Washington marriage and while he was In command on the fron- tier, he traveled, almost entirely, on horseback and there are Indications that the excessive and hard riding of those frontier days was largely re- sponsible for one of the severe Ill. nesses of his life. Excepting the west. ern plainamen of later days, there are few Americans who have spent so much of thelr lives in the saddle as did George Washington and few paraliels can be found in American history for the riding performed by him in his services to his state and to the nation Nearly all of the riding, during the period covered by this volume, was through regions wild, or sparsely set. tled, minus the advantages of good roads and frequently upon nothing bet. ter than an Indian trail or hunting path, exposed many times to the arrow or bullet of the savage, Although the book is in effect na “doy-hy-<day” account of the activities of Washington over this period of yenrg, complete only so far ns ac. cessible documents make it possible to compile such a record, and there fore lacking the narrative appea! of other books on Washington which have appeared in increasing numbers during recent years, there Is a world of human Interest in some of these documents, There Is, for example, Washington's account of Braddock’s defeat, the story of which has {lied many a page of history In years since it occurred iraddock Orderly Washington's laconie disaster ag follows: July 9 Wednesday. near Fort Duquesne: On the 5th, 1 attended him dock) on horse-back, though very weak and low. On this day he was attacked, and wefented by a party of French and Indians, exceed 300 When all hope of rally. ing the dismayed troops and recover. ing the ground was expired (our pro- Book Is report on that Monongahela, (Brad. was orered to Dunbar's camp A few days later he writes Fort Comberiand te John Washington : As | have from Augustine heard, since my arrival at this place, a circumstantial account of my death and dying speech, 1 take this early opportunity of contradicting ‘he first and of assuring yousthat 1 have not as yet composed the intter What a chance was lost there to anticipate by more than a century Mark Twain's celebrated epigram about the news: of his death being “greatly exaggerated”! Bat it could not be expected that Washington, with the scenes of that earnival of blood still fresh in his mind, would be Inclined to comment upon such a report with any degree of whimsienl humor, Instead his thoughts on the matter were far different In tone, and they suggest the possibility of his having some strangely prophetie vision of the destiny that awaited him when he continued hie letter wit) these words: By the all powerful digpensations of Providente | have bean protected be vond human probability and expectin- tion; for ' had four bullets through my cont, and two horses shot under me, yet scaped unhurt, although death was leveling my companions on every side of me And there are those to the “dispensation of whe believe that if the killed Fdward Braddock, the British general. had struck down instead a young colonial named George Wash. ington, the history of the United States would have been vastly differ ent. who agree ns 'rovidence, hullet which pioneers and the founder of dentistry in this country was Joseph Le Muire, friend of Lafayette, who landed in Newport in 1780. James Gardette and Josiah Flagg, two of his pupils, be came leaders in the profession, Flagg was the first to use gold fillings. The First Inauguration George Washington was Innugurated us President the first thine in New office wns administered by Robert Livingston, chancellor of the state of i a. New York. the tion, held the Bible on a cushion while onth was administered. At the cloge of the ceremony the first Presi dent bowed down and Kissed the Bible, Samuel Otis, secretary of Common Sense The right of property isn’t holy. hat Is Just common sense, The mon who Is industrious enough te attain prop erty ought ta have more rights than the loafer.— Atchison Globe, sv EY { EASY LESSONS IN AUCTION BRIDGE By PAUL H. SEYMOUR Author of “Highlights on Auction Bridge” ne ope etm: J ol 2G clipclip cally (Copyright, by Hoyle, Jr.) Article Twenty. Two. Declarer's Play of a No Trump —Holding Up An Ace. I" SENIOR'S opening lead 1s low In his own suit and declarer holds only the Ace and a few small ones in his two hands, the question of taking or passing the first trick be- comes important, Many players who are in the habit of holding up an such a case seem to be unable for it or to know should be done and when is just one reason for and that is to extract There play, later In the game declarer may senior In the lead to make the cards of his suit the application of the and the fall of the first trick declarer can tell how many cards of put From rule him by passing a just ecard. However, If, from number of cards held in his two hands, cannot there is no use to hold ghould be played on and deuce (two-spot), and Ace, six and five must be leading from a four-card suit because the three Is his (the deuce Is In dummy). Therefore junior must have four cards and holding up + Ace will Another case in which it is lowest do no good to hold up the Ace is where no Hnes hile tnke toward confident of the lead. When declas no trump, the lead in a iT has a stopper In suit the adversaries, for stopper opened by the first and most folle w until! he has developed and established He should suit which gives prom. rule important him te ia to hold that his own sulls ns a rule upon the ize of If he ard saries to will the greatest number of tricks, and a five will compel adver discard, and this not only injure their hands but will valuable Information upon which to finessing in other suits A long unestablished suit should be before taking two or three can suit it establish run the nbout decide hands, and this should not be done hand, including Ace, King, Queen, de clarer may be tempted to run that suit In the hope of having dummy’s fourth card become the thirteener, hold just three cards and will hold a good card If when declarer obtains the lead freely in either direction: but if either adversary has established his suit it would be very finesse towards him and the entire play of the hand might have to be altered. For the declarer, the application of the rule of eleven and deductions which may be made from it and the size of senior's fourth best lead are very important. If the lead is as high as the six er seven, and declarer and dummy have two or three higher ones the number held by junior will be very small, and as declarer knows that senior does not hold these honors (from which he would have led one) he ean usually tell quite accurately what cards junior holds. He alse can often estimate the length of seniors suit. If the lead Is a dence it must be from a four-card suit: or If all the cards but one below the one led are visible it must he from either a four or five-eard sult, If senior's first lead is high declarer should at once try to visualize his hand by considering what combina- tions would Justify that lead. For instance, suppose that senior leads a Queen, dummy exposes the ten and two gmall ones, and declarer holds the King and several small ones. The only proper Queen lead combinations are Ace, Queen, Jack and others with. ont a reentry, or the top of a three. ecard sequence. Since dummy has the ten, the lead cannot be the latter com. bination and so must be from the former. Thus declarer has obtained valuable Information not only re garding this sult but also about the remainder of senlor's hand, Back to the Classics “Would you toss a plate at a pho- tographer?” “Why not? rejoined Miss Cayenne “Women play golf well and tennis surpassingly. 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