The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11

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BY the last play, 10 THE !, e,,lB,utterny." i
deatl,-beds. The fret Is scene ut tho
last hours OF q righteous man. Con-
vcntlonally we would suppose this TO
be n picture OF peace. Not 50. Around
the DYING man H. couch appear female
never pressed his brow, the happiness
whose light his temples never felt"
Tho, sick man trios to defend his life
moments with though is of Joys forever
beyond his reach. the drchms unreal
lied through duty to others, fame that
hloomed not for hin. the crimson nioa
lips, unlsisseda but OF no avail, They
means as these visions fit before his
n ade5 sTh ser but po at hs n9ah s9 Saty
terny futtcrs ngainst the window-panc
no the soul OF the righteous man goes
forth.
Again another nashlight on. a death
bed. An nnrightcous man. lies therc,
ana about Him. dcriding, Jeerlng are
the alSful compan,l,ons Of MS pasttI,,un-
Pride Ayarles hny Tc
man cries out leave. my soul in
peace But they stay. reminding him
Of his sinful life. a little white dove
appears in this atmosphere OF sin and
passes Into the beyond, while the but
,orhy touches his brow lightly ilntters
This attempt at an old morality play
places Tiereck very high as master
of emotional literature.
We have met Viereck as play
wright and as a poet, and 1t Is said
That he will soon appear as a novelist;
thus gaining for himself threefold
power Ia the literary world.
STELLA HOPE. BY Emily woodson
Barksdalc. The Neale Publishing
House. New York. s1.5o.
An old fashioned piece OF fiction that
dstinctiyely belongs to former gem
Grafton when the nclodramatic style
of novel was popularity In vogue and
the White sulphur Springs was the
gayest and most fashionable resort In
the South.
Stella Hope, the heroine Of the book
is left an orphan in the commence
ment of the story, and is brought Ut
in the homo Of her aunt, Mrs Hough-
iston, that home being situated in tbs
Piedmont region of Virginia.
| Her cousins, three in number, Marie
Nellie and Ethel, present different type,
of Southern womanhood. Nellie being
the most lovable. "A young New Or
| leans belle, Rita Roulard.a Is a charm
ling book character. There Is "a genuine
! oldfashioned plot which leaves this
1 identity OF one of the heroes of TIL,
book revealed until the last moment
| a desire for revenge on the part of al
\ envlous scholaetm OF Stella Hope cause
! her temporary uTt!ipElncss and sapara
! ton for a time from her lover. Blu
4 the clouds are at last rolled away. AM
( the end Is altogether a happy one.
THE AWAKENING OF CHINA. 3,
w. a. P. Martin, .. D., LII. D. Pub
lished by Doubleday, Pag4 & Co.
OF New York
This interesting and important worl
4 begins with description of Chin;
i proper. of Its five grand divisions, II
/ climate, area and population.
a sketch OF a journey involving
Visits to Hong Kong. Canton and to TIL
i Christian College at the latter city
i to Annoy, the seaport OF the PROVING
of Fukien. with Its long stone bridge
called the bridge of ten thousan
] years";t TO Ningpo in the Chusan Archi
4 peiago. with It's queer fishers an
a queer boats; to Mank!ng. Shanghai an
4 the yellow River or the Yang tse
j that are replete with information.
i Mention Is made OF visit to TIL
4 tomb OF Confucues In the province O
4 Shantung and of the summer palac
Il at Pckfng in the province Of Chilli; q
Hankow in the river province of Hupel
/ a centre OF missionary activity. TIL
i fact that another river province
4 Anhwei. is referred to Is OF importanc
4 because it is the birthplace of Ii Hun
4 Chang.
. Other provinces and outlying terri
. tories having been passed in review
the history of the Chinese as natio1
/ from the earliest times to the eigh
Iteenth century Is taken up, involvin
the tale Of the Hia, Shang and Cho
dynasties extending over the twenty
two centuries preceding the Christia
Y era.
h The sagess. of China-confuciu
Mencius and Lao-tse are treated wit
due honor. and the thread Of history
taken UP with THE House of Ts'ln
! and the first emperor in the year "a
B. G. There We're two emperors Of TIL
house and its existence is marked b
I the building of the Great Wall and til
origin of the name China.
! The House Of Han, which reigne
from 2o6 B. G. to ego a. D.. came mex
The author writes concerning this pt
Rod that in 1t we have the first IL
I stance in Chinese history of woma
Selling the reins of government. TT
Empress Lu made herself supreme, ar
such We're her talents that she held tt
,, Empire in absolute subsection for eieI
years"
lone of the most interesting cha,
/ ters In the book is that which has [