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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Mr., and Mrs. James Ferguson. OF VIM
chester, were passengers on the Corona
that sailed from New York for Liver.
pool, this week,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17
THR MASTER AtUMMER, ~ y. Phll.

Brown & Company. Boston,
AS to literary fecundity, signs are not
long the champion In this respect, among.
our better known authors, VIII shortly
have to lower his colors to MI, p, Phil
lips Oppenhsm. This is Mr.. Oppenheim's
third novel within the year-a Edemonstra-
often elualled, 1t Is proper to hasten to
state. however, that many q writer who
cannot get beyond Il book q year gives
ne much 1ess Interesting stories than
stainly be no reproach to a man that he
Is a rapid and resourceful worker. On
the whole we think 1.-THE Master Mum-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17
THE GAME.
1872; $3.50.
Now York
BY Jack London. Pages
The Macmillan Company

New York, = "
!. How. g young prize fighter Of a superior
Ice cream soda fount; how he promised
rine, and how that fight, to which she siie
neoSed to soys S sqes eeG Tas
is the story which Mr., London has told
us In this book, It seems safe 10 say
that THE Game' will add nothing at all
[ to Mr.. LondOn's regulations; indeed, lit
would add little lustre to the name Of a
writer who has led the public to expect
much less Of him than It has been i, led
Game is poor work Or even dun; o.
enough enc but It IS slight not deep and Very
far from being inspired" undoubtedly,V
a hero of the rns., but Mr., London has
not written It, and his book has, per-
haps, the greater air of shortcomlng, in
that the subject which he has somewhat
,boundless capabilities. Thus, II his theme
had been q school strawberry + feast 8 ,s
should have had no quarrel With nun Y
ktheme-and particularly a writer Of Mr..
iLondon's enthusiastically engages !. 70 70
han fas i ro bea ass w seSS stp Rs q
Eng e = as Conan 'Doyle,s ih'Rodney Stone
vas. II 1t is a disguised bret, desighei
to prove ething--fors example, the bru,
tally OF Astlcuffs.,We should still regard llt1
It as not successful. INK S,
The truth OF tho matter, we suspect, IS
that 1.-THE Game" must be- resretfully
eataogued TO- the genq1S po1Doilef
short story, hut the publishers have MADE
use Of the bookmakers art to LEAD "
sDccous thickness The first page OF PRINT
ia page IS; numerous sketches 1consp.re TO
cut down the average OF reading matter
the ADVERTISING agent calls IT, prepares
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Miss Mamie L. Gaines is the guest
OF Mrs. William II. Hank, In Park Place.
Norfolk,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Miss Juliet Coffman, of Harrlsonburg.
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Henry II. Christian, has returned homo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Mi. and Mrs Goode have returned af-
ter brief Visit to Mrs. James L. VIII
liams, in Duke Street, Norfolk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Miss Emma Barraud Is the guest of
Mrs. s,ribbling Marshall, in Middle
Street, Portsmouth,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert T. Briggs, Of
Washington, d. c., have Issued invita-
ter, Adm, to Mr.. Franklin Addison Walk
or, of Clay Avenue. 1'ramblet0n, Va. Tho
ceremony to take place Tuesday, June
9th, at 1880 o'clock, In Centennial Bap-
list Church, Washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Mr.. and Mrs. b. b. Griffith are spend
Ing few days with Mr.. and Mrs. J. s..
Wallace in Fredericksburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Miss Edna Fairbanks, of Fredericks-
burg is the guest of relatives In Rich
mond. tE
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FASHION HINTS

& cHlLD's DOUBLE BREASTED COAT
No. 3181-This smart little coat was
made OF white pique, trimmed with Eng
llsh cyolet embroidery, 1t is a most USE
full model for a summer coat as we'll as
for wear later on and can be developed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Mrs. William Meade Clarke is visit
ing friends and relatives in Lancaster
county.
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THE BRpAT11 OF THE GODS. BY sid

THE BREATH OF THE GODS. BY Sid
1ley Mccall PIP. 4S1 $3.50 Little,
IBrowr & Company, Boston,
To those readers who were attracted
by tho charm, freshness and interest or
Truth Dexter, Mr.. McCall's new book,
considered as story, is likely to prove
a disappointment 1.-THE Breath Of tho
Gods" is a painstaklng and elaborate at
tempt to portray and interpret tho life
of Japan Its entire consc lentiousiMss
Will be questioned by no one who chances
at page l0s, where the author has been
at pains to Introduce n noor-plan OF let
sujo's house with the surrounding gar
den. The book Is. indeed, study, OF an
almost ponderous sort and floor plans
are, Of course. quite correct for study.
TESS to having found \. rather heavy Conn
Tho explanation of this Is very simple;
Mr.. Mccall has neglected to put into MS
narrative sun Client action to arouse ana
hold the reader's interest. Despite the
statement to the contrary on the paper
cover, wo must hold to the opinion that
the undeniably coplous material and color
IS floatcd or far too littla plot and the
only movement springing from this
thread is Ineffective until quite close to
tho end Of the story. A reader earnestly
moved to improve his acquaintance with
the things and character of japan would
no doubt find 1t all absorbing; but one
who, In reading novel, insists that the
tuCScptcN III - ' y
ccptably met, will scarcely be. satisfied
with "The Breath OF the Gods"
We wish to be perfectly far TO Mr.. NC
Call, however. ne is an able workman
and something of a literary artist, and
this is evident on almost every page or
his book. He has here attempted big
piece of work, and in a sense he has sue
cccded; for he gives the attentive read
err n good, and indeed vivid, conception OF
what is usually referred to as the spirit
OF Japan" His style Is good, and his
character convince. 1t is n story with q
heroine. Tuki, the beautiful Japanese
maiden, educated at fashionable Ameri-
can ~hool, returns to her own country,
engaged to an excltable and rather UNI
allurlng frrenchman. Pierre Le Beau. In
Toxic once more, she is sought In mar
riage by no less O parsonage than Prince
Hagane, the great war minister Her pres
lmlrary relllctnnce simply scandalises her
strictly japanese papa; and. torn by the
struggle between her sense Of duty to-
ward her country and her duty toward
Pierre, she finally mnrrlcs Hagane
Pierre, by his mad theft Of n most Inn
portant atlc%document participates
a complication. and puts Yukl In posi-
tlon whence suicide appears to offer the
Only escape. So she dies dishonored; but
Plerre's tardy confession restores her
to her husband esteem and loving merr-
ory. Subsidiary characters are the Todd
family, whose head. Senator Todd Is the
newly appointed United States Minister
TO Toxic. The time "a the outbreak Of
the present war with Russia.
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Miss Ada Allen is visiting at her old
home In Splitter, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Mr.. n. II. Wallace of Fredericksburg,
is in the city, for q few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

General Eppa Hunton is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Catlett, In Staun-
ipn +. + ~
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SUMMER COLDS.

n f6 oOMmEH n COEOS, WIG 5lfsl4t
laxative Bromo Quinine, the world wide
Cold Cure. removes thA cause. Call for
the full name and look for signature OF
y. w, Grove. 25c--ady.
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the way for each now chapter. Henry
5lIutts pictures In color are excellent, but
We have not thought highly OF ALL. =.
c. Lawrence'S tcxtual decorations.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Her backgrounds" are true hooks of
beauty ana meaning, successfully rcmoy-
q ed from the beaten highways OF travel
an Alpine posting-inn, by which tho mis-
guided tourist still sweeps in cloud OF
diligence dust" a Tuscan shrine, the
sanctuaries OF the Penuine Alps, Parma.
Various phases OF art and architecture
almost certain to be overlooked by the
student trained, as she says. by Ruskln.
ITO pass without even saluting any ex-
preston Of structural art more recent
than the first unfolding OF the pointed
style" arc calculated with distinctive
and often surprising knowledge. Indeed,
Mrs. Wharton's superior information in
this direction is at times almost irri-.
tating. No italian artist seems to be SO
little known. even so obscure, that she
i is not perfectly familiar with his work.
However, q mere suggestion of n structure
such as this is to push captlous criticism
too far; 1t is not her fault If her excur-
sions have carried her rather consider
ably in advance OF some OF the rest Of
us. And. In all sincerity, her book is
IA notable one, charming to read and
to the f1reside traveller no
tless than to the genuine and physical one
The Scribner's have given 1t a handsome
dress, including irreproachable paper and
number OF clever pictures by Ernest
Peixotto. The letter-press. by De Winnie.
is excellent.
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ENGLAND IN AMERICA. BY Lyon Gar.
diner Tyler. PIP 1856. 500. Harper.
80 4. Rros Naw York n. w. ---- III ~ w

diner Tyler. Up. 800. |1.oV. i1aarpe
4; Bros, New York.
This book BY the President OF William
and Mary College. is Volume w, in Har-
&pers Observation-Disclosures series on
1.-THE American Natlon.., This series IS
edited by Professor A. B. Hart, ana sthe
assigned a ceording to individual quallfca-
tion /. or President Tylar. Dr., Hart says
that he .'is especially qualified as an
author, whose descent and HISTORICAL n
terest connect him both with the North
ern ard the Southern groups Of settle
ment,,P The chief intent OF 4 England IN
America, has been not merely to trace
the story OF English colonization on this
continent. but to show the causes Whlcn
prompted 1t, to develop the lively So Spill y
And a new life, and back OF all the In
tense rivalry with Spain. Dr. Ty!er's
volume ooYers little more than three :,
quarters of a century Qh16-l652) put inns
brief period includes what Y perhaps N ne
tory. The enormous diftlcuties which
81 God in the way of successful colonlza-
3tion-unfamliar soil and new climate,
hostile Indians, Internal dLssenslons, hek
Of sympathy. and understanding on the
Janitorial grants-are fully and graphi-
lcaliy brought out. Dr. Tyler has drawn
almost wholly upon the original sources:
and has ayasd himself q a inc n0t
Years have brought to light. Ills book is
, scholarly and authoritative historicat
document, and an eminently readable
one.
ITALIAN BACF<GROT1NDs,--Rv Edith
Wharton, Pm, 2l4. $3.50 net. Charles
fE Scribner's Sons, New York; Bell,
Richmond, E 55 5i.
TO the reader OF this book 1t becomes
obvious that Mrs. Wharton has found an
Italy that tourists, under tho chaper-
onage Of the accomplished men from
Cooks, never see, and few more expert
enced travellers know; and she has In
terpreted It delicately, affeotionately and
with exquisite literary craftsmanship,
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FOR THE HOUSE or LA CRoMIE BY
4. Walter Entwisle, PIP. 296 Broad
IN way Publishing Co, New YOrk.

ia way Publishing Co., New orR.
jacques La Crone had pretty nearly
the maddcst, most active life that ever
a man had. Starting out as huckster
of vegetables on behalf OF his father, an
ex-patriato F,renchman he suddenly
found himself member of q private
crew; soon after which he became cap
tain Of n redoubtabe priYateer, pris-
oner, q soldier Of the republic. candl-
date for the guillotine and several other
things, Death finally caught him at the
hands of an old rival In love near his
boyhood home on the jersey coast.
jacques was a jolly sea-dog splendid
red rover and u bold blade, and duels to
the death We're as Incidental to him as
nm afternoon siesta to another, The
time Is the late eighteenth century, and
the scene the American coast and France
in the exciting days Of the Commune,
Jacques was in tho Bast1le when It fell,
and was allowed 10 go free. Later ne
came much closer to death as result
OF putting up stiff fight IN the vain
effort to save the royal ladies from the
violence Of the mob which made SO con-
spicuous q feature of the Reign OF Terror.
Those who like adventurous fiction, with
the adventures handed out almost as
.liberally4as one per page, should be de-
lighted with this book,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Mrs. Hunter Mcclure and Miss Celtic
Mcguire are stopping a few days In
Stanton. en- route TO the White Sulphur
Strings. f34 14hi 'i.4t..si .sl9T.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

THE CHILDREN OF G GOD FORTUNE,
BY G. Hanford Henderson. Pr. 4o6.
$l.30 net. Houghton. Miffin & Com
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The Fairies Linen.

SO they stretch them DER the meadows
Where tiny breeze will pass:
But we only cali them cobwebs,
When We SEQ them on the grass.
Summer Songs.
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Has Received Invitation.


marriage of Miss florence Field. second
daughter Of Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page,
to Mr.. Thomas Lindsey. of Boston, which
is to take place in the summer house Of
Or. and Mrs. Page at York Harbor.
Maine, July LIST. DIR. Page Is great
friend OF DR.. A. c. Palmer OF Richmond,
and In their younger days these gentle
men spent much Of their time In Urbanna,
Invitations Issued.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J, Moore. OF
Poquoson, have sent out invitations to
the marriage Of their daughter, Annie
Louise. to Mr.. Thomas Holston, of Fox
Hill,
The ceremony Will take place In the
Central Methodist Church, GTox Hill. next
wednesday evening at $3.50 o'clock. Miss
Moore is q very attractive and accom-
pllshed young lady of York county.
Fay-carter.
Miss Helen Carter. daughter OF Mrs
j. Day Garter. OF singerly. Md, was mar
ried Wednesday In st. Marks Church,
Philadelphia, TO Mr.. Logan Randolph
Fay, who has recently become the owner
J OF the famous lockwood battlefield farm
on the eastern suburbs of Winchester.
Mr., and Mrs. Fay viii make their home
at lockwood,
Personal Mention.
i Cards have been received In Richmond
for the marriage OF Miss Minnie Iren
Snithers. of ALEXANDRIA, to Mr. James
Z Owen Reilly, of North Carolina, the cere-
mony 10 take place Wednesday evening
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June 21st, at 8 o'clock, in the home OF
the BRIDE in Alexandra.

Junc list, at 8 o'clock, in the home Of
the BRIDE in Alexandria.
Mr. w. A. Fitzpatrick Of Bedford CITY,
is spending a few days In Richmond.
Misses Atittle. Lizzie and Minnie ,, MOT,
ris are spending the summer at wilson
Springs, near Lexington, va.
Miss Ida c. Tyler, who has been visit
inr Miss Ruby Schroeder in Levitt ave
nue., Brambleton. has returned to Rich-5
mond
Miss Clara Lumpkin is the guest Of
Mrs. A. G. Vaughan. at Bcimoh'' va
Mr.. W. p. Kidd is visiting relatives
at Bagby Va.
Miss Elsie Hamilton, of staunton, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J.. L. Scherer.
Miss Margaret pcttgrew is the guest
of Misses Lulie and Annie Bealc, on Caly
Street franklin. va:
Mrs. Hunter Mcclure and Miss Gettle
Mcguire are stopping few days in
Staunton. en- route TO the White sulphur
Springs.
Miss Ada Allen is visiting at her old
home in Splitter, Va.
| Mi. and Mrs Goode have returned at
| ter brief visit to Mrs. James l.. VIII
liams In Duke Street, Norfolk.
General Eppa Hunton is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cathtt IN Staun-
| ton.
Miss juliet Corfman, OF Harrisonburg,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Henry II. Christian, has returned homo.
Mr.. III. II. Wallace of Fredericksburg,
is in the city, for few days
Mrs. William Meade Clarke is visit
! ing friends and relatives in Lancaster
| county.
Miss Edna Fairbanks Of Fredercks-
burg. Is the guest of relatives In Rich
| mond.
Miss Mamie Il. Gaines is the guest
OF Mrs. William II. Hank in Park Place.
Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs James Ferguson. OF VIM
chester, We're passengers on the Corona
that sailed from New York for Liver
pool, this week
Mr.. and Mrs. b. b. Griffith are spend
ing few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Wallace, In Fredericksburg.
Miss Emma Barraud is the guest of
Mrs. s,rbbling Marshall, in Middle
Street, Portsmouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert T. Briggs, of
Washington, D. c., have Issued invita-
tons to tbs marriage of their daugh-
ter. Adn, to Mr. Franklin Addison Walk
or. of Clay Avenue, 1srambleton. Va. The
ceremony to take place Tuesday. June
9th. at 1880 o'clock, in Centennial Bap-
list Church, Washington.
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Miss Margaret Pcttigrew is the guest
Of Misses Lulie and Annie l3ealc, on Caly
Street. Franklin. Va
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THE AFTERMATH or SLAVERY. BY
William A. Sinclair. PIP. 35S. $3.50.
net Small, Maynard and Company,

+ Boston,.
The author Of this study Of tbs present
condition and environment Of the negro
race was born in slavery q couple Of
years before the outbreak of the war,
was educated at good schools, holds the
degrees Of A. NJ. and, NJ. d., and is now,
financial secretarySFof Howard Univer-
sity,. tho colored college at Washington.
His book Is, in substance. a justification
or the negro, and a consideration of the
Southern attitude towards him; and It
would>be asking too much to expect to
find that his point of view was absolutely
dispassonate. Stil, sthe very degree Of
feeling that always underlies a. discus
sion Of this problem makes 1t the more
necessary for a wTlteriupon it to BIO calm
and unprejudicGd to be convincing; and
this DR. Sinclair has not always APP
ipeared to be. For example, al Impartial
observer could scarcely agree with such
wholesale condemnation as that which
we find on the second page of this book,
where the author says: In general, q
spirit Of cruel intolerance dominates the
white population Of the whole Southland.
Its church life. despite the many ex-
cellcnt and truly Christian members ne ts pc
3tencies" The South would be condemn
able Indeed If its life were In truth nota-
bly, characterized by q spirit Of cruel
Intolerance DR.. Sinclair Is himself one
OF the most highly respected members
Of his race; his book Is evidently the
fruit of deep study Of his subject, and
a wide acquaintance with the fruit Of
other mems studies, and his own argu-
ment. amplhed with many selections from
the testimony Of Others constitutes a
strong plea against what IL conceives
to be the injustice of the present Southern
attitude toward the negro..3As an incl
dent to the development of his thesis.
he has attacked Southern men, Southern
policy and opinions often with bitterness:
occasionally being lcdtby 9 sense Of his
wrongs to point as remote as the treat
ment accorded to the Union prisoners
at Andcrsonvile Taken all In all, how
ever, this book is the sincere and able
effort of colored man to set his race
right in the dyes Of the nation. and as
such it is no more than just that DR..
Sinclair should receive a fair hearing.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson contributes
a somewhat patronizing Introduction. IN
which he commends Edgar Gardner M ur-
phys recent book, THE Problems Of the
Present South" as "a really heightened
and enlightened work; as though to say
that tho fact that anybody in the South
could produce work that was heightened
and enlightened was n matter Of some
little surprise to r. w. Higgnson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17
Way1nan-Brent.

The Baltimore Sun of yesterday con-
tanned the following notice of the mar
rage of Virginia couple. The Sun
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

in mohalr. serge. silk, cashmere, drap
d'ete, pongee. pique or linen.
II preferred the collar may be simply
finished with stitching or with neat
bias band.
The pattern Is cut in sizes 2, and 8
years. the four-year size will require 81
yards Of 22-inch material with yards
OF lnco and In yards Of insertion to trim
as shown in the Illustration.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

,rhesn lessons In English compositions are In
tended for use during the first two years OF
English courses In high schools ana academies;
providing a progressive study which would In
some way represent tho Rupirs own ,as mental ti
Lessons are based upon suitnbes elections from
English literature, both In prose, and verse,
are carefully graded and well provided Win tho
exercises The volume should make a practical
and seryiceable text book for teachers OF COM
poslti Ion. ..LN.laa Ll.l .l..l.l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-17

Miss Elsie Hamilton, of staunton. IS
visiting her sister, Mrs. J.. /. Scherer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-03-16

The College.

There lsA keen rivalry between Q
numbcrof North Dakota towns over
the location of the Methodist uuivcrsi-
Forks, bismarck, jamestown and Mi
", which the trustees decided tc
remove from Wahpeton Fargo, Grand
not are among the cities that would
welcome the institution.
The committee on location appointed
oy the trustees will meet in Fargo ON
March - to report, In the meantime
Fargo has two committees at work,
one from the Commercial, club and an
other from the FL NJ Il church, aud
the city will be canvassed rs to it's
wishes in the mattar
The f;lvoritc idea ut Fargo is to have
Mcthodists and Presbytcrians unite
with the Copgregationalists, who al
ready re- have the Fargo College there.
The argument is made that on account
OF the newnesS of the state and com.
parat'vcly small population there is no
room Tor any great number of small
UNCONVENTIONAL colleges, but that if
all would combine in one large Chris
tlan college in Fargo great work
could be done. The Congregationalists
have issued a statement in which they
announce they are open to PROPOSE
tion looking forward to the establish
lnent of u union college
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-03-16

ing out boldly into the great thorough
fare of High Holb0rn. The diameter of
the large watch is five feet. The case is
made of aluminium, and contains Sec
ondary movement, controlled by a mas
ter clock situated in the Office. The
style of the timepiece is similar to tina.
of an American watch many times en-
larged. Each side is provided with a
dial, which has a second hand in addi
ton to the hour ass<s minute hands. At
night the dials are lighted by two pow
erful searchlights of 50-candlepower
each, one on either side, and these are
controlled by time switch, which turns
on the lights at stated time, and also
cuts the illuminants of. Another curl
osity of this clock is that the master
clock contains synchronizing device
and an alarm signal, and If the large
watch outside does not compare exact
ly with the clock inside as to time, the
master clock rings every minute. This
is warning that the batteries are weak
ened and require to be refilled, and the
synchronizing device gives an extra I'M
pulse every minute until the watch
catches UP to the master clock.