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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
From Her

man. both Of RristoN. havc returned from
Mnrthau whore they Hvr hccu tho quests
oi NIL. Martha siirrthcr
Miss Virginia Walker WIS ihc guest "f
Mis- Virginia Ice 1T hct homc, uc.r ,;a!mcs-
Niilc. III" irS; 81 Tho WcckS
Mr.. HnI Mr.. g.. Raymond l;utcliirr and
their two rhiircu have rcturntJ from at
lanuc Guy. wh"ic they sron; = week.
NJ. ana Mrs. rnonns Nelson I:ansdcil. or
Washington. spent part of horse SHOW week
At the hou,c of Nj. aui Mrs. l.. T.. R.nsdrii.
Mrs II. j NdamSou wts tho guest 81 rc'a-
lives at Dumfries. Va. Tor scvera! days this
week.
MIR. and Mrs. Il. ". Adnmson. OF letters
burg. Vi. arc guests the homo vr Mr
aud Mrs u. J. Adumson
patty Of Manassas youu:; people accom-
panied by several ..uce's "a Mar.s-as lct,
this week Tor weok -cud camping party on
Occouuan Run. They included Misses Res
sic Walker. Of Manassas; Miss ~, Die !'u'-
lun. OF Culpe per Migs r?ilcu Toi.cr. OF
Washington: Misses Ndr and ,,r. Nasom
iiinchico "f tppcrvilic. and Mcssry. W. v.
Garrison. John I. Hynsou -;uti Thomas NJ
Lion. of Manassas: Read Ityns"u Bal
umore. and Douglas Jsuury OF uc,oJuan.
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lsr.rial 20 rho rimn..ni.n. /

~, !SrsEial TO The rimc.-Pisr:
Mr9 @F;G'N on cn Sa august M .g' .s
ON arl Mrs seuthall, On Franklin stree.
ing her sus,erS. the Misses &lark on south
Mrs !. raul Dutrow and children have 70.
IL. Nnrc"re WNtt u; Of nic:hmond. spent
'i ri. comm.H On We, Market street
mer normal; icr, on Ss,arIs% FOR her i,o"l.
rMrg. rh"I"1- Mcspeiden Of Washington.
-, g. y guest OF Mr.. aud Mrs. l. X
FS Mr2 D. b g" l N,HH." ;>'Gn ,,,So
her mother Mrs. j. n /, RhoGo.. an Nmr.h
Ugh Sirc"i' has gone to Virginia Beach
'.ro!,s,or Julian, =; Rnrruss prcsllen, Of
fcv days 5rom the coinos "G% nivd fSf
WEE < ne M Is taking spCG,ai ours
his family. who are spending the sum,meS
Former II,nitea s,a,rs Senator samuel,
Ing Their daughter, Mrs. t,.",.c y conrad,
Miss Eumice RON left or Tussd,, ,,r
New York. where she viii visit her sister.
Mrs. James F ft' has gone to
Bristol e snSnG severai weeks With he co
Miss Coleman. OF Athens Ala is a guest
Of Miss EduH shocfers on cnmci Str ee.S'
guest of Miss shirley Manors on S"uth Main a
street w. ''"'"
MIS- charlotte Ynncy aud Miss Katherine
MCNEIL lc't on Tuesday for a visj, IN
their friend. Miss Annie Gillian. at Chucka-
tuck.
Miss Agnes Airey, who has been 2 guest Of
her cousin Mrs. Luther Miller. at Pau,InC-
ION left on Monday for her home in chi
Mr. Barton Wise and Miss Wise have
returned TO Richmond after spending sew
era weeks AT Massanetta Springs.
Mrs Frank T. Nicholas and Miss Mary G
Sc"Shr Loft on Monday for Sewick cv' pa
where they will lie the guests 90 Mr. Eicbn
- parents Mr. and Mrs. Richards
NJ. ana Mrs G. 6. <, hube-th ana ,hei-
nice. Miss Dorothy Livingston, have re-
.1rmed 20 their home in lancaster, Pa.
ati"f visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry New
man, on Newman Avenue
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spent the wcck-ond in Baltimore az tho
guests "f ;'hert Lowndcs.
Walter II cook. of Baltimore. Md. spent
'rc wcch."nI in warrcmtom With Mrs.
t"rt ~ thc homo Of r. y. FIctrhof
M''s ';eorsie Latham Cook. OF Haltimorc,
is at til" h"mc "f T. y. Fletcher
Mrs. Walter H. Robertson entertained
the members uf tho Bridge Club ON T,te.-
la! morning at her home East Mniu
Miss Fanny scott Of Richmond. ha.
COINED her father. sister ami hrothrrs ~,
ia" HON" - he, grandmother Mrs. Taylor
scott. "U Winchester street
Miss Ediihr ~ 'rhurbcr If Wnshinst ON
.uh Long island, is ,he guest Of Mss
Mrs. y Iaspcr Si,nn,s. OF NcN York. ras
" recent sn"st n Mrs. II. - Fisher.
Mis."a En'iE ". mlctrhsr aud Virginia
Vaughn auT .. IT, Tiffany have RETURNED
Now YORK
week ~ Philadelphia and 81, cape May.
Mrs Wilbur and son Will .icnVc in tho nc Z
icN I"%S f"r can" May ',''ro ,hcy viii
hur win join them later.
IL l. Wilson Of Washington Wa IN
W"rrcntoo this week tho rucs, of Mr..
aud Mrs. T. - Brooke.
Mr. Ernest Soudcr-. al Washington. il
vim her parents Nh. and Mira J. e.
NrlN
Sublct, Waited Washington this wccls Miss
Suhcu wiz 'cavc shortly Tor Saratoga
y. =. whcr" N''c Will hc tho guest ot Nh
and Mrs. T.. II. cassa,, for two weeks.
pr. ". y. 1iodsi>ins us visiting friends
in %unulk. Va
nelnmr lowell, ~ ria> anderson aud
Guy where they will "rcmI ,hcir yara-
ton.
w. french Grahsn, visited tho state On
,umpmrut at GiordousNilic on SUNDAY.
Mrs Phil Tsliifcrro, "t Ri''hmcnd, is visit
inc her parents, Mr.. nDd Mrs. -. :. - Trip
lett az JcGcrsonton, Va.
N"rNcl oWcn.. .lr., az Baltimore, who
has hccn at the hone Of his grandparents.
Mr.. ai"i Mrs y. W. owens. has returned
hcnc.
Mr. AMI Mrs. Lindsey e. Marshall. OF
'ambrdGs, Nd. arc guests tho homo
~ w. 8 Sewers Sumner Hail. near
Wsrrenton.
The card PARTY =ivcn~at Che home Of
Mrs j. Is. Rriitou on Monday morning
for the benefit az III" tiaic League MAS :.
great success Hud we'll attcuIed. a large
sum Was realized from aaiuc. A prize
WAS awarded at each table.
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Especial to The Times Dispatch. !

t''P''iai L" me Times Dispatch.l
Warrenton Va, August wv. e. Rob
bins chnnncey Eosicy.-of baltimore and
Harry ic"cricy. OF Alexandria. spent tho
pas, weekend In Warrcntou
Gaylord l.. Clarke, Of baltimore Is In
W"rrcnton with his mother. Mrs Gay
lord Il. Clarke. at the irome Of Mrs IN n
Green
Nj. ana Mrs. c. Arthur vosc left War.
renton on sunday for Atlantic city. They
made the trim IN riotor -
Mrs Julian g. Keith and children will
leave in few days for New Haven Conn
where they will be the .ucn,s % Mr.. aud
Mrs Leonard ltorncr.
Miss Dorothy lIubbcii returned on Tues
DAY 1" Warrcntou from Long Island where
sh" spent some time with Mrs. n. NJ Hub
hcl aud tW" daughters. Wn" viii rcln.,i,,
ri Long island for several weeks Longer.
returning I" Warrcu,ou later IA tho sum
Nor.
Mrs Gnfcr, Green spent tho week -cnd
at t;rccuWic!. Va.
Mis-. Maud colvin spent several days
tLis week with Mr.. and Mrs. Vcrstl Rector
in Washington.
Aliss Ida NJ Pollard viii reach Warren
ton ON August 80 visi. a. the homo OF
Mrs. Delaney Evans, after spending soy.
crHl weeks ia New York State
Mrs y. = Cloud spent the past week
in Washington aud New York.
Wiliniu II. Gaines. Jr.. OF Alexandra.
Va. VAS in Warrcnton this wcck
Alr. .tpI Mrs. George T. CHroon uf Now.
sons VA. arc the guests "f Mrs. L. 7.
ncadal
u. a. Spiirnan and y. NJ IL charrins,ou
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HOUSTON

Houston, Va. August IL very suc-
ccssiui revival mcetinE closed on Friday
Rev. Nathan MnynurJ, WAS assisted by Rev
q. 4. Smith al Martiusburg. ". Va There
m so ,wsm,y.one c"n N.Y.; aud +" num-
tending these meetings were unusually
large ami there were visitors from Dan
vile, South Boston and other places
}. -. McAlliatcr of richmond. addressed
q large crowd OF county people in tho
courthouse here on Monday in tho interest
troducc1 lay DR.. - r. a Kent In Il sior,
speech DR. J. Sidney Peters. OF Richmond
who was to have delivered an address, was
unable to he present
For the fourth time the people Of IIous-
ION assembled an tho courthouse square
OF Sunday evening aud held a religious
service. The Attendance on nhis occasiom
was not as large usual on account OF
u hEht shower Of rain l,cv. S. H. Puliian
service. Ecv g. Wallace Rbtlc. rector OF
- Johns Episcopal Church Will preach
to-invrrov
Tho July term Of tho Circuit Court was
in session this wtck. with Judge w II
UarkSdaic presiding. William owen pleaded
guilty OF unlawful shooting. and Was sen
tcnccd To work twelve months on the
roads. Hiram Wall qualified to practice
law in this court. II. ". Lewis was APP
district. clay Rogers quainct adminis-
traitor of Joseph J. Palmer. aud j. ". Me
lowell Guaiii!ed as administrator of Il. y.
Mcdowell. Several criminal eases Of little
intcres, were tried.
Miss Betty Sparrow, who attended the
summer normal at l.airiaonlurg, has re-
turned home.
y. II. l"vci.cc Of Richmond visited
relatives. here aud it, the county during
tho week.
Miss Auua pcrr. OF RoauoIc. and Miss
Elizabeth CLARK. Of Danv;iic. arc vucs,a 1T
North BcnL.' tho home of Mrs. u. -. Me
CURE.
Tno.nas Hraroal, o. rhcstcr Va. is in
Houston with his sister, Mrs w j. Gates
VII" continues very ~.
Nat tiowcllyn. "f Mouth Boston visited
relatives hero this week.
Miss Fannie crt'ld""k. OF iHnchburs
visited ~ IN" home rf Major n. \. I'D
n'on'ison during thc week.
Miss CInnn E.IIuuuIs Is tho :ucrt Of tho
Misses Lanch3t"r At Gintcr Park I;ich-
u"u'i.
Airs r W Walker. OF I.ynchhurE was
in Houston this week. the guest OF rcia-
uvcs
Preston EdmupIs. of>i.ynchDurs, visited
relatives hero this week.
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Especial to Tho Times. Dispa,ch.l
c 3" P M" aFnnr ON nS
M sp,Gn k9nds f3y H.. "snnG outing Soo Of 'e
West Pom, for Norfolk aud vicinity. The
day WIS autumnai In It's temperature and
/ ideal FOR "a picnic.
! Thursday morning by way OF norfolk and
WI go on a Visit To relatives in tuucl
dis,lnguishcd himself al tho Eyndolph- Macon
college al hfs,iand In Juno by taking ;hc
si IN "Gni, m "a, H. and m.dni on sh"iry
dolph Macon academy at Bedford ns pro-
fcssVr OF chemistry.
Miss Emma Davis left on Thursday by
WAY OF Norfolk FOR "a visit TO Newport News
and thence ia La"rencevic. Va.
Miss Aiarrarc, Palmer. after q four weeks
Of Virginia. has returned 10 her home here
Misses Katharine iicwcrion and Mary Wood
! weeks course.
, Miss ka,haimo y Howcr;on ir,s been
I %pnf , hg p2 shn Of pr"sa 81 mr Wet
VII teach In tho school as before.
g. X. Lavcrty and daughter OF i'hiiadel-
l'lta are IN" guests Of their relatives. Mr..
MI and Mr.. Roger brooks have a. their
aYeSis NJ, i;.y liun'lcy and to children.
sister of Mrs. Brooks.
I Mts 1 pGs.sI r. Upton and aaysh.er VII.
Washington. u. 8. whore they visited Mrs
Ciepton's brother. Charles Fox Brooks and
amy.
Mr.. Joseph &. But, nec weld Of wer,
MT,i 'ieo5s., riSiJ: ii, wcs' point. = '"'
trc ,pendlnE couple "f week. So tho Hotel
- Domnyr Thcy |anc to Tho Dover As.ori,
excursion e" Nortoik. ANA Mr Gary attended
NO Nhrraharnoch ASsocia;ion. which met
irof.Ss,,r is"'v Ts,,,,ri-,,.
and 90 INC state Mission Board. and Lieu
,t,nsn' ,.inNotnor Eilyson passed through
As.sora;ion this wock
Rev Nfred K'=hy. u. n who was tho
sncn Of Mr. .rhmnss J.. i'a=ay las, work
,uriui the sessions of the bower association
'ch On saturday 90 route to t-Tb!nRa 10
, attend ihr Eaprahuino,t Association. and
VI ~, i'u"n ~ f"whni"r AMI l,st"r
eNpc.is a., ,h,, inc =" a a. nc
Pich"rd i'ush BaEhy, thc ,hird. a, Round
IN tGrJgnn G?rn,y lie VIII all" motor
U B.sny in June celebrated hi, sISh,y-
pr. \ Ra-tov Rudd. eho has ,cr several
years been mi>s'onary to Porto Rico. mas
CONS Win hi~ 'imiiy ma his mother. Mrs
tive he',h, and pr. RudI anronrccS ,hat
,, y" has been ON Tho foreign noiJ hot con
, went! NV "hd thirty years NC VIII stay
!" y""T or NO IN Ntrsina. aud al cast allow
iho yonnscr memh"rH of h- family - &c,
acHua'n'ed vim hoir own country ana
&c; hts daughter Miss COURTNEY Ku,i.i for
'hc principal ~ TIL r,vn school at ;icyan.-
vile. Nh Kuid ErHl.us;ed about :, YEAR
Ought IN Port" Riur.
Miss Olive Rt=by. vino attended tho Ban.
TIC pist two session. nitiug herself fnr d.
mi.sion,ry u" ;hc foreign ,cld. expects 10 30
Little Elisabeth Wilkinson. VIII" hos -
gently hccn. ~ with HroHchia rneuruon.
on August rev. J.: y. aiiinrs' pastor
OF The hap,i', Church, Viii. with nj famii;.
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Hampton Sidney, Va. August i-Rcy
T.. r. MrFadcu. H. % pastor al the First
Prcshyicrian Church. III Richmond. aud.
hS daughter Miss Mary Mcf'adcn arc
spending their vacation here. Dr. Nc
lFadcn Cor several sundays III August Will
supply tho pulpit OF the First Presby-
tcrlan Church OF Lynrhburs, OF which he
Was formerly pastor.
Mrs. Alex, Sprunt, Of Charleston s. c.
and her sons. Alexander and James Sprunt
arc spending some time with her sisters
AT the home OF Mrs. II. p. Lacy. Mrs
Sprunt il n daughter Of the late DR. Thos
T.. Peck. professor 81 theology In Union
Seminary. II il an interesting fact tnnt
all or DIR. Fcck's descendants. cmbracin.
three generations, are having q reunion
mere. Among tho number is tho grandson
and nanlesake OF this distinguished divine
DR. Thos. Peck Sprunt member Of the
faculty of the medical department OF Johns
Hopkins University.
II. a stokes. local member OF the
board of trustees. is at tho Blue Ridge
springs
Miss Darlington, OF Richmond is the
Gucs; Of her sister. MISS |. l.. Carrinstou
.R Is. Winston and famly of I.ynchhurE
Va, are visiting at the home OF DIR. j. IL. G.
Winston.
pr. j. II. c. Bagby has been on the hill
Tor tho past week.
~ storrs Warinncr. of Richmond has
just arrived to spend several days here
r. g. Adams and {. ID. Hurt. OF Roanoke
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in the style. but also the color. most
becoming.
fhe one hair stain that stands SUI
prem" IL 'Brownatone." 1t is simple
and easy to use. Just comb or brush
il into your hair. II cannot be de-
tected. will not rub or wash of, acts
instantly. and is absolutely harmless
"Hrownntone" Will give any shade
dcsiEcd fro'n golden brown 10 black.
Your druggist sells "Brownatone" or
VIII get 1t for you. and /, lis worth your
while to Insist upon having this prep
aration aud not something disc A
sample and booklet will be mailed
y"u upon receipt OF 10 cents, and your
orders will be filled direct from our
Ia bora tories II you prefer.
Two sizes-25c and 800.
TWO sha'lcs-onc FOR Golden or Me-
dunn Brown. the other for Dark Brown
or Black.
Insist on "brownatons' at your hair
dTcSscr'S.
Prepared only by the Een,on phar-
maca! 60, 5j5 u. Pike street. Coving-
tor. Ky.
Sold and vuarantced IN Richmond by
Tracl' Drug 20. childrcy prug Co.
Grant Dure co. and other leading deal
observation-disclosures.
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"Thc Hour of Conflict"

'Thc Hour Of Conflict"
By hamilton Gibbs George II. Doran
Company.
II would seem that the author of
this distressing little story had in mind
the intention of preaching the doctrine
Of the conscience awakened 10y suffer
ing. OF redemption wrought hv Il real
ization az personal responsibility, and
lie has laid his premises we'll
a young undergraduate sent down
from oxford finds himself bitter and
cynical, in a little French tshiug vii
lagc. Ills home training has been OF
the worst, glimpse. later nf his
home discloscs an unworthy mother
and a satyr OF II fathcr-and he has
learned To seek only his own pleasure
Therefore. he looks upon II lovely eir'
.pf the ncighborhood as fair game.
makes love I" her wins her heart.
wo"kS here a great wrong aud then
rides away.
In the face or her desperate plead
ing to be allowed to go with him. he
bids her good-by and leaves her. E;ui
when he tx on the point of departure
he hears that she has committed sui
eide, and. indeed secs her body. There
after he is haunted and tortured by re-
morse. Believing that he is her muir
dcrcr. he canuot sleep. cannot work.
cannot think. RE tries TO kill himself.
in the hope that his death will pay ,hc
penalty required. but he still proclains
the fact that there iS no God. Finally.
hal: -Cistraught. he goes back TO the
little French village by the sea. and
tries to drown himself. Hui he Is res
cuod by the girls uncle. "a priest. to
Wh"1n hc confcsscs his sin.
sui he wants TO die Still he be-
licvcs TINT there is no God. until the
priest. forc wing him. tells him that The
girl is not dead. and brings them to-
@ether. Then he believes and proclaimS
God.
The story is we'll writteu--thc boy s
, suffering - described most roi.srantlv
but ii may well lac doubted Il the
preaching .: faith inspired by miracio
Is good modern doctrine
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and family. OF stanton. Va: the Misscs
=. l. ID; and IL. ltuford. of Washing
ION, u. q: Miss Almn Bacr. OF Wash
inEton; DR.. and Mrs. Campbell and
HMh ul Mildred. Washington. ID. c.:
MIS- ~, w. - Cnrneal. lichmond: Mrs. l..
II, DupaT. of Richmoud: Mrs j.. A..
Drury nnd family. of Washington: Mrs
Of 'isiclimond; w =. Gum and wife. OF
iticluncnd; IL. \. Groncr. Norfolk: Dr..
J. II. Gildcrslccvc. Richmond: Mrs
Oscar Hooker and family. and Mrs. r.
V. ltookCr. OF Richmond: l.. p. Jones
and family, OF Washingtom: Mrs. u; L.
mond: Mr.. and Mrs. L. q. Muse. DIR
liam. \. G.; w. a.. Mosclcy and family
ST ltichmond: MIR. and Mrs. +. j. Poy-
nado ;ind family. of JWashinGton; MIR.
pcynado is tho minister from San
D3ninSo: Mrs. W! u; Ramsey and son.
Straus and family. of ltichmond: Mr..
altd Mrs. j.. D. Tallcy. Mrs a. G.
W6rtham and Miss NJ. Jcnrics, all Of
Richmond
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wicked wrcclSing icat after the manner
IL his younger days. ana. With the AS
sistancc of the six feet, six inches OF
sin and Janothcv villain this one u,
lieutenant in His Majcsty's army, lures
Il number ot mon 10 their death. though
those against whom the plot ~ chiefly
launched manage TO escape By way
II happy relief TO the sordid villainy
81 most or the minor characters; there
is introduced Il delightful character in
the person ef the rector Of the parish,
WHO *. though Il scholar and II gentle
man. one Of the old shioncd riding
to-hounds clergy. and who. further.
does not crown too harshly upon the
free traders. who occasionally manage
to hidc IuD of rum where it may
conveniently he found by his gardener
And this relief is heightened by the
occasional and welcome presence OF
ITerrN Sidcbottom. who is All inn
keeper by trade. but poet by choice
Upon every occasion Of national or
II poem. which lie carefully transcr!hes
brings forth the Volume for the de
lc";ation OF his chosen friends.
still To repeat. the figure OF Mother
Tresilion completely dominate. the
book. which is. we'll worth reading. If
only for the purpose of making her
acquaintance. But the whole
Faith Trcsilion'' moves rather SLOWLY.
and is lacking in moments Of excite
meut. in climactic Incidents. And this
lack is due. not to any lack OF sit
uation. but to Mr. Phillpotts's curiously
reserved and unconditional style of mar
ration.
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recently paid visit to College I'm.
Mrs. Andrew Bockcr has left to rcJoin her
Family "a. the RocSbridEc Alum.
clcmmcn. Boaz has returned to his home
IN Fort Forth Texas
AS a member OF The General Assombiy's
AL interim committee on education. Prcsi-
dcnt Graham has recently spent some days
at Montreal y. q. lie has also recently
made visit to the Eastern Shore in tho
Interests Of this college.
The infant daughter OF -. :. Oliver died
ON Monday. aftcr AN Illness OF ton di.Nn.
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no moro rea-
son or senBe
I'm toierating
u n a I t ractive
II a ir ( h a n
there Is In
wearing un-
ID c G. ON n &
gowns. Near
iy all of tho
more II o { e d
beauties long
"A X o recog-
nized this
IN ct. and so
wear I h O ir
nnfr MT >nI,r
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Faith TrcsiIiOD."

BY Eden Phillpotts. The Macmillan
Company.
having forSakcn partmoor for The
;irnc. Eden l'lillpotts has turned IL tn"
coast OF Cornwall aS u background for
his latest novel Faith TrcSilou, aId
mas gone back n hundred years or so
for people. manu"ri and customs with
which to I'LL his foreground.
1; Is I. tale of the brave days Of the
free traders That ne has told, Of the
days WHOM smuggling was carried ON
by sturdy churchmcn and men OF sub
stance. who held that the state had
no right Ia prohibit their importing
into the country what pleased them.
that the running" Of spirits aud OF
tobacco was. {" use the lawyers phrase.
merely nahum prohhitun.' not
"malum in -"
a convincing. clcar-cut picture OF
the day and OF the thought al the day
he has drawn. too. he has peoplcd il
with very live characters. and he has set
for them the accomplishments Of many
lhiGrs--indccd tho book is iillcd with
i;.cdont ana situation OF AN exciting
nature. 50 that Faith Trcsilon''
ought to he. not only vivid ana real
:stic reproduction of a bygon. day.
N.ili.h II IS. but Il thrilling story a.
vel. which IL is not
1T bccins with a s,.aiie that is start
ln@ enough TO suggest - tale of con
r'eflAtllltGl '.NtN''fil''l4ts .JNilt / CtFltlpn,
rhe chief Of the Spusulers ana the
oNciscuuu arc found dead on the beach
locked in each others arms. Then il
uocomcs apparent tina: thcy have fallen
from tho entrance TO a secret tunnel
which burrows it's MY from the face
of high cliff TO tho ruins OF ancient
llo.lcll. house. and interest grows
apsCc.
Tresilion's -frce-,rading lusger. Graz
Iird. falls 10 his son, Nicholas who is
Expected by his mother, his sister and
ell his friends to continue in the fine
free WAYS Of his father Faith is tn,
ttular heroine of the story, ANA .
most attractive young woman She is
but the central figure of the book
the one that the rcadcr Viii longest
rcmcmber-is tho enormous bcd-rid-
den mother. with her isercc. n.out.
filling oaths ana her strange figures o'
speech. Three men court Fnith--on,
Of them the uvw eHciscman. whose ii.
fatuation, returned by Faith. coinpli
Gates the subsequent smuggling advcn-
tures; another six feet six inches o!
sin who is one of the uglicst OF III,
three villains OF the story. and IN,
third, Frcnchman and IAN arden;
Honipartist, whose love converts hin
for a time into Il jealous madinau.
There is also Abedncro Egg com
snonIy called Bad Egg who plans i
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Beautiful
Hair Uniting
Absolutely and Positively Harmless,
'hr"" n"t"ne" Instantly Changes
the Hair to An. Shndc of Brown
Cor DInck II Preferred).

Nothing SO robs woman OF her
good looks and attractivcness as gray
streaked or faded hair. And there Ia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
"A Ind of l>cnt."


49, Herbert Harrison. Tho Macmil-
Ian Company.
Far moro exciting than Faith
Trcv'lion" is Herbert Harrisons story
OF smugElcrs of the same period "A
Lad of Kent" Told in the first per-
son NY "A hoy. who Elorics In adventure.
this tale is admirably adapted to the
rcquil enents Of red -booded~ boys.
Vet it is by m means only book
for boys. while not as elaborate in
detail aud not covering so large i
canvas as Mr.. Philpotts's book. II is
nevertheless apparently quite as good
y picture. considering its size. so to
speak. of smuggling days century
ago * is the wcightier story. And it
ovcriiows with adventure. While the
plot around which the incidents of the
story rcvolvc is Il somewhat old fash
toned bit Of mechanism in which Il
wicked uncle. title and its estates
and II rightful heir are Involved. it
suiliccS TO carry the tale forward
quickly. and. 10 lead the rightful cir
who is the boy telling the tale
through many exciting experiences and
hair -brcadth escapes.
Several tunes the boy is in the hands
" his enemies, who display an mex
plicIblc tardincss in making away with
him which invariably allows him to
cScnpc scathclcss hut if means were
not provided for his escape there would
be- no story--so what would YOU?
\ number of characters are ShreWd
" and frequently amusingly skctchcd:
Captain Meg. tho queen Of the Snug
i:lcrs. is u fine. free figure, with a sad
and romantic lite tn look back upon:
tho miller. who always saves the boy.
is a sturdy protector: the justice OF the
rcacc. who. like the rector in Faith
'rrcsiliou" can bring himself 10 wink
1T free trading. is not unnatural
.t,. teacher
WHO sets tho boy To work in his garden
80 that ne may learn 10y raising cab
hayes how 10 Nic,ual Il Slip. - often
irpvocativc of laughter.
Another boy. Monty Gcrmnync j. too
clever and witty To bc true. but hC i@
cXcccdinglN entertaining Nncvcrth"l"ss.
while It spirited account of the opera >,
lions of the press gang and the al"
Of how the men of Dale took III ~
revenge upon the men OF FolkcStone III
the matter OF certain tubs of liquor
livcn the story and add To its exciting
uuqlity.