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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-22
MISS LUCY HARRISON
TO WE'D R. B, WILCOX
Lawn Party Mt Hermitage Club on
Friday Afternoon Will he
Smart Affair.
ENGAGEMENT OF INTEREST
Miss Sallic Shepherd Camp, of
Franklin, to Wed Burton J. Roy,
of Norfolk-Nliss Sydnor Leaves
for Columbia University.

MIR. and Mrs. James r. Harrison. of
.Danville. announce the engagement of
their daughter. Lucy Landon. to Rob-
ert Boiling Wilcox. of Petersburg
Tho wedding will be celebrated some
'ih,c carly In November Miss Harri-
son has many relatives here and fire.
luentiy visits in Richmond as the
guest OF her cousin, Mrs, William
Northrop.
Smart Affair nt the HERMITAGE.
one OF the most attractive social ar
fairs OF this week will be the lawn
party to he given at the Hermitage
COLI Club on Friday afternoon from
10 o'clock. with dancing after Z.
The pretty grounds surrounding the
clubhouse viii bc gay with Interesting
parties for this event, at which ti,nG
the prizes for the fall tournaments in
tennis and golf viii be presented.
Decorations viii be in fall flowers and
"a stringed orchestra W.! play for the
dancing. invitations have been issued
only 10 club members and out of town
guests. The reception committee for
INC entertainment Includes Mrs. -. u.
nm. Mrs. W. :. Rhoads. Mrs. ". q.
Locker Mrs. Charles &. Bark sda 10
NrS j. y. Belvin, Mrs Jean :. Jones
Mrs. b. Il. Valentine. .lrs. Lucius T.
Cary, Mrs w. +. Wood. Mrs &. H.
''NHid WY NllSScS margaret r. COlStOn,
Cammie Cary. Cornelia Harris Elsie
Harrison. Ruth Bell. Pauline d. An
"eTson, Evelyn Jackson. .hddic e. lr-
vine. Caroline Preston. Marian Spiccr
Phyllis Taylor, Mary Thompkins. Mar
tina Roberts Margarc, Word, Lucille
Massey. Ann. Bcaii. and Miss Mor,i-
son
Leaves for Columbia.
Miss Virginia Sydnor has left Rich
monG To spend the winter In New Yorl,
City. Miss Sydnor. who is an alumnac
of Richmond College. VIII do graduate
work in history at Columbia Cniver-
sity.
Al Clifton Springs.
Mr. aud Mrs. Augustine Royal Of
Forest liill. left town on sunday to
spend some time Al clifton Springs.
y. y. Mr.. Royal. who has been sick
for several weeks past. is slowly i'm
proving.
Engagement of interest.
An interesting engagement. which
mas been announced. Is that OF Miss
Sa!he Shepherd Camp. OF Franklin.
Va. to Burton j. Roy. Of Norfolk The
announcement was made AZ an after
noon tea at Naples tho home OF the
hridc-eleCt's parents. MIR. and Mrs. !.
!. Camp. The wedding viii take place
Thursday. October Il.
Mss Camp has frequently visited in
tins city the guest Of relatives and
friends and number OF Richmond
people vii! attend her marriage
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-22

Panniers, demi- panniers and pannier
suggestions have found their way back
into the garb for modern women. Many
OF the picturesque dresses made fami-
liar through the canvases OF boucher
Vatican and Fraganard
The dress in the pictur" is Il modif
cation Of tho Vatican ilea II Is
gracefully loopcd up at onc side and
held in position By braid ornamen.
and silk tassels
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-22
Noteworthy
Numbers

FIRTH Shelf" by Beer. A model
with full revers, softly shirred at waist
line. The flare from the waist of this
conceit lends chic indescribable.
Esprit rhiver." by Callot. Smart
military lines Of this costume are &C.
centuated by the rich trimmings OF
mole. In spite Of its dressness one
thinks at once Flow very serviceab le."
This model has vest OF white broad
cloth.
lie Salvage Cossak." Lanvin. Ian
wins ideas are always for contrast.
Here he has. with the Savage Cossack
as theme, created a most refined and
feminine costume OF velvet trimmed in
FUR belted and with Russian coat.
Domain" by Lanvin "To-morrow,
Lanvin has christencd it, Perhaps 1t
may suggest his idea of that that ia
TO be. Assuredly the effect is futurist
A striking treatment Of plaids in green
and blue.
LA Petite Russo" Drecoll. Cloth Of
velour de laine: collar of pigale velvet:
belted and semi-Russan. Many women
VIII chose this general style. 1t is so
dependable striking middle ground
neither extreme nor yet ordinary
happy medium.
The Derby" by Bradley. of London.
Smart English check in three-uuarter
length box coat. with yoke in front
High collar, Eliza bethan ruche. Sports
women will eXclaim over this stunning
suit. as smart and sleek as any thor
oughbred and standing away from tho
commonplace decisively.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-22
Announcement
of Service

We respectfully direct your at
tention to momentous CHANGE
IN POLICY which will assuredly
be of mos: profound interest 10
fashionables h ughout the
South. This change Of policy en-
braces nothing less than a SYN
dication for Service" of fourteen
leading SPECIALIST SHOPS OF
AMERICAN syndicate formed
for the purpose of buying NEW
STYLES FIRST. The advantages
of such plan scarcely require
enumeration. 1t will facilitate
the importation of new hats and
costumes to be copied at MUCH
LOWER COST per shop. This
advantage will, in turn, be re-
Elected by the absolute anthem
ITCHY of the styles, by the instant
use which we shall be able to
make Of them, and by the produc-
ton Of moderately priced copies
Of the most desirable creations.
Notable as contributors to this
Syndication" will be four para
mount world leaders among de-
signing geniuses. We refer to the
houses of .GEORGETTE, CAL
LOT, CHERUIT and BRADLEY
(of London).
,aelssaAeeeN
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24
REFUSED TO EAT MATCHES
Experiment Proved That Rats and Mice Have Been Unjustly Accused
 of Causing Fires.

Rats, mice and matches have long been considered a source of fires. An investigator, however, after extensive experiment, reports, in Safety En' gineering, that there is no real founda' tion for the popular idea. A large num- Der of rats were caught at different times and confined in cages with the ends open for observation. Matches were then placed in the cages, but no food, and the rats were left in a quiet spot in cellar. In every case the ami mals starved to death or ate their com. panions. Not a match head or splint was gnaYeo. The matches were well l seasoned and of different varieties from the strike-on-the box to the double-tip and the common parlor | match. A second series of tests was conducted in cage measuring more 1 than six feet square. The results were the same.
 In all cases the rats were without food from two to three days, then the matches were introduced and the rats died from starvation within one to five 1 days after. Like experiments were conducted with mice and the same re- suits obtained, the mice being hungry 1 from two to three days. then tha matches were introduced and death | followed in one to five days. In the 1 larger cages the rats were fed for periods varying from twenty to forty 1 four days in order to permit the ami mals to become accustomed to their surroundings and act normally. A greater variety of matches was used in this test The rats were imprisoned together in this case and many were gnawed and eaten by their compan. ions
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24
These Fish Need Ladders.

Salmon seeking to scale the iu!- pounding wall at Gibraltar dam. on the Santa Ynez river, to reach the up per canyons and spawn, are reported to be exhausting their strength and will die.
 The city has reared wall over ten feet above the bed of the stream, over which the water is flowing. On the top of the wall is slight shelving where the fish, seeking to make the long leap land, and they are carried by the flow back down the stream again.
 Engineer Pyzel who is in charge of the city's reservoir works, reports he has watched dozens of big salmon or salmon trout try to make the leap and fail, and he is of the opinion that all will eventually die. When the impounding wall was built the city did not provide for a fish ladder, hence the trouble.-Santa Barbara Dispatch to Los Angeles Times.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24
Florence NiehtineaIe's Statue.

"The Lady With the Lamp" statue of Florence Nightingale, has been un. yelled without ceremonial in Water loo place, London. The statue stands high on a red and gray granite pedes- tai, and makes a notable and an ap. propriate addition to Waterloo place By it's side, fully harmonizing with 1t in general outline, is that of Sidney Herbert The effective background for both is the Crimean memorial The sculptor portrayed his subject in a sympathetic pose, standing in the vo luminous skirt of the early Victorian period, with the lamp borne in the right hand. This statue of "The Lady With the Lamp" is the first public statue of a woman in London other than those of royal ladies.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24
NEW CURE FOR RHEUMATISM
Woman Who Had Suffered for Many Years Is Cured by Bolt of
 Lightning.

The medical faculty was put to shame by bolt of lightning which the other night struck the farmhouse of Charles A. Burdick, on Washing ton Ridge, says the Berlin tConn) correspondent of the New York Her aid. The electric bolt destroyed arti- cles in all the eight rooms of the house and did damage exceeding S1,- 900, but it cured Mrs. Burdick of rheu- matism, from which she had suffered for many years.
 Mrs. Burdick was about to put wood in the kitchen stove when the bolt struck her, knocking her down and rendering her unconscious. One of her feet was on zinc beneath the stove The lightning took a nail out of the sole of her shoes and her foot was severely burned. Df. Thomas Mulligan of New Britain soon revived her
 Today Mrs Burdick, although suf. fering from the burns on her foot. was free from rheumatic pains She does not think the price her husband must pay in repairs to the house too high, but MT. Burdick is discreetly si- lent.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24

their power because she had no means of defense. The man is awaiting me in the boat outside. I intend to take her with me-"
 But, m 'sieur, why that is impos- sible!" cried the old woman in hoarse voice. 'If you were discovered by the guards who patrol the lake both night and day they would shoot you both"
 "I will risk it," said. and linking my arm in that of the woman whose lovely countenance had verify become the sun of my existence, made sign, inviting her to accompany me
 The sister barred the door, urging me to reconsider my decision. but 1 waved her aside.
 Elma recognized my intentions in a moment, and allowed herself to be con- ducted down the long intricate corri- dor, walking stealthily, and as we crept along on tiptoe l felt the girls grip upon my arm, grip that told me that she placed her faith in me as | her deliverer
 NllHOul SOuuu We CT6pI IOFWaFu until within few yards from that un- 1 locked door where the boat awaited us | below, when, of a sudden, the uncer- tain light of the lantern fell upon something that shone and a deep voice cried out of the darkness in Russian
 Halt! or I fire!" And, startled, we found ourselves looking down the muzzle of loaded | carbine.
 A huge sentry stood with his back tc l the secret exit, his dark eyes shining beneath his peaked cap, as he held his weapon to his shoulder within six 1 feet of us
 Speak" cried the fellow "Whe are your"
 At a glance took in the peril of the situation, and without a seconds hesi tation made dive for the man be meath his weapon. He lowered it, but it was too late, for 1 gripped hin around the waist, rendering his gur useless. It was the work of an in stant, for I knew that to close witt l him was my only chance CTO BE CONTINUEDJ
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24

excitement, and nodded quickly. Then holding her steel-clasped wrists to wards me she looked wistfully at me as though imploring me to release her from the awful bondage in that silent tomb.
 Though the woman who had led me there endeavored to prevent it, hand ed her the pencil. and placed the paper on the table for her to write
 The nun tried to snatch it up, but held her arm gently and forcibly, say ing in French:
 No. I wish to see if she is really insane. You will at least allow me this satisfaction"
 And while we were in altercation Elma, with the pencil in her fingers tried to write, but by reason of her hands being bound so closely was un able. At length, however, after sev eral attempts, she succeeded in print ing in uneven capitals the response;
 q know you. You were on the yacht. I thought they killed you"
 The thin-faced old woman saw her response-a reply that was surely ra tional enough-and her brows con tracted with displeasure.
 Why are you here?" l wrote, not allowing the sister to get sight of my question.
 In response, she wrote painfully and laboriously:
 T am condemned for crime 1 did not commit Take me from here, or shall kill myself"
 "Ah!" exclaimed the old woman. You see, poor girl, she believes her self innocent! They all do."
 But why is she here?" demanded fiercely.
 q do not know, m'sieur. It is not my duty to inquire the history of their crimes. When they are ill l nurse them; that is all.
 And who is the o0mmandant of this fortress?"
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24

elie beautiful original of that destroyed photograph on board the Lola But she mas not always been sol"
 NO l think not always" replied the sister quietly.
 But she can write responses to my questions?"
 Alas! mo- was the old woman's "hlspered reply. Her mind is affect ca. She is, unfortunately, hopeless lunatic."
 l looked straight into those sad, Wlde-open, yet unfiinching brown eyes utterly confounded.
 Those white wrists held in steel, that pale face and blanched lips. the nertness of her movements, all told thelr own tragic tale. And vet that ietter l had read, dictated in secret most probably because her hands were not free, was certainly not the out pourlngs of a madwoman. She had spoken of death, it was true, yet was It not to be supposed that she was slowly being driven to suicide? She Ilau Kept her secret, and she wished the man Hornby-the man who was to marry Muriel Leithcourt-to know.
 The room in which we stood was evi- dently an apartment set apart for her use, for beyond was the tiny bedcham- Der; yet the small, high-up window was closely barred, and the cold bare ness of the prison was sufficient in deed to cause anyone confined there to prefer death to captivity.
 Again l spoke to her slowly and kindly, but there was no response. That she was absolutely dumb was only too apparent. Yet surely she had not always been so! I had gone in search of her because the beauty of her portrait had magnetized me. and l had now found her to be even more lovely than her picture, yet, alas! suf. fering from an aff1iction that rendered her life a tragedy. The realization of the terrible truth staggered me Such perfect face as hers 1 had never before set eyes upon, so beautiful. so clear-cut, so refined so eminentlv the countenance of one well-born, and yet so ineffably sad so full of blank un. utterable despair.
 She placed her clasped hands 10 her mouth and made signs by shaking her head that she could neither under stand nor respond. I took my wallet from my pocket and wrote upon a piece of paper in large hand the words: T come from Lydia Moreton My name is Gordon Gregg"
 When her eager gaze fell upon the words she became instantly filled with
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24
SYNOPSIS.
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nordon Gregg. dining aboard with Horn ,r inc yacht Lola's owner, accidentally ssss @, ', a torn photograph of young girl. TSat night the consuPs safe is robbed. rhs rhs' police find that Hornby Is fraud snS smi inc Lola's name a false one. In london Gregg is trapped nearly to his dsath by former servant, Olinto. Visit i"s in Dumfries Gregg meets Muriel Jethcourt Hornby appears and Muriel otroduces him as Martin Woodroffe, her ssthers friend. Gregg sees copy of the torn photograph on the Lola and finds ibat the young girl is Muriers friend. Woodroffe disappears. Gregg discovers the body of a murdered woman in Ran mech wood The body disappears and in ts place is found the body of Olinto. Mrel and Gregg search Rannoch wood together, and find the body of Armida, 0lInto's wife When the police go to the wood the body has disappeared. In Lon don Gregg meets Olinto, alive and well. Gregg traces the young girl of the torn photograph. and finds that she is Elma Heath, niece of Baron Oberg, who has taken her to Abo, Finland, and that she holds secret affecting Woodroffe On his return to Rannoch Gregg finds the IAithcourts fled from Hylton Chatter, who had called there. He goes to Apo, and after a tilt with the police chief, is con- ducted to the place where Elma is i'm crisOned.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24

ol ointment and resinol soap This proved so remarkably successful that thousands of other physicians have prescribed it constantly for 20 years
 Resinol stops itching instantly, and almost always heals the eruption quickly and at little cost. Resinol ointment and resinol soap can be bought at any druggists, and are not at all expensive
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24
Some Town.

Were a growing town" said the leading citizen of Painted Post
 q don't know" said the travelling man, there aren't any more people here than there was last year"
 q know that" said the proud resi- dent, but the Smith twins put on long pants last week"
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24

 very careful. There Is one method, how ever, that you need not hesitate to use.
 even on a baby's ten- der skin-that is, the resinol treatment. Resinol is the pre- scription of a Balti- more doctor, put up in the form of resin
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24
Hard Luck, Indeed.

What is a fellow to do, I'd like tt know?" complained John. "The kids that mamma don't object to me play ing with all have mammas that won't let them play with me
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24
Her Chances Good.

Its a case of love at first sight" Well, maybe it will work out all right took four years to select my husband, and look at what I got'
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24
Relaxation.

What did your husband think of the ball game?"
 "Oh, he doesn't go there to think. He just hOllerS"
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-09-24
What to Do for
 Itching Skins

Eczema, ringworm and other itch. ing, burning skin eruptions are so eaa fly made worse by improper treatment, lnt hnr l,n
Evening star., 1915-12-15
Tongue Twisters.

From the Chicago Saturday Blade.
The contortions that ones tongue
has to go through with, in order to
properly pronounce some of Europe's
war Names" frequently remind US of
the old tongue twisters" that were
used in the country schools many years
ago. especially il, like those old
phrases, they be pronounced quickly.
Pick out list of such names from the
daily papers and try it. Compare them
with the following "twister" of old
school days:
"A skunk jumped over stump into
skunk hole; or What sort of a
noise annoys an oyster? A noisy noise
annoys an oyster: or IF Peter Piper
picked peck of pickle peppers, how
many pickle peppers did Peter Piper
pick?"
Another slippery" one is the begin
ming of DR.. John Wallis verses pub
lished in 1868: when a twister. a.
twisting, will twist him a twist, for
the twisting of his twist he three twines
doth intwist"
Here are four others .that are among
the hardest to repeat without trip
ping" sadly:
Flesh of freshly dried flying fish"
"A growing g1eam glowing green"
She stood at the door OF Mrs Smiths
fish sauce shop welcoming him in"
Timothy Titcomb thrust three thou
sand thistles through the thick of his
thumb"
Evening star., 1915-12-15
Health in the Schools.
m the Pittsburgh Dispatch.

From the Pittsburgh Dispatch
Hereafter, under an act of the legis-
lature, signed by the governor. every
school teacher in Pennsylvania becomes
an assistant health officer 1t provides
that those in charge of schools shall re-
port to the health officer of city,
borough or township any unusual rash,
skin eruption, sore throat, symptoms
OF whooping cough or any disease of
the eye noticed in any child attending
school, and shall Immediately exclude
such child from the school pending re-
port by the health officer.
This law, if legally lived up to, should
do more to combat the spread of chill
dren's diseases than anything that has
yet been done. Experience has shown
that such epidemicS start soon after
school convenes in the fall, indicating
where the infection is communicated
Whether the change from open air dur
ing vacation to confinement in school
rooms Is not responsible for origina-
tion of these epidemics. there can be
commingling at school. Parents, care
less or uninformed, think nothing Of
the sore throat that is the first warning
of some of the most prevalent diseases
of childhood. The teacher is reason
ably certain to know of it, and now
that he or she is authorized and re-
qufred to exclude the child and to re-
port to the health officer, check can
be put on the most common cause of
contagious epidemfcs. Parents should
cooperate in this movement Mistakes
Will, OF course, be made, but 1t is better
to be sure than sorry.
Evening star., 1915-12-15
Popularizing the Mustache.

From the Pittsburg Gazette Times.
While man has been denouncing his
feminine partner for permitting the
war to influence her fashions in dress,
he has been or is to be affected in
far more important particular-his
physiognomy. Throughout the British
empire the up-pointed mustache, of
course, has been tabooed, indeed, the
kaiser himself is said to have altered
the shape of his hirsulte adornment-
Now comes word of military order
to the Canadian exPeditionary force
that the men shall not hereafter shave
their UPPER lips. The explanation given
is that the practice irritates nerves
connecting with the eyes, and that the
sight may thereby be injured This Is
the official excuse, but the CIVILIAN may
be pardoned for fancying that some
deeper reason is concealed.
The smooth-faced soldier presents
smarter appearance than his mustached
or bearded brother, but he doesn't look
half so ferocious. 1t is said that the
dreaded Cossacks rely strongly upon
their bristling whiskers to strike ter
ror into the hearts of the enemy. one
has only to turn to old pictures OF our
own civil war to perceive the contrast
between the appearance OF the boys oI
81 and our modern fighting men. 1t is
we'll known that a very large propor-
ton of the preservers of the Union were
mere youngsters, but one would never
guess it from the published pictures,
which portray them bearded like a
pard" as they braved the bubble repu-
tation at the cannon's mouth
Evening star., 1915-12-15
Gunmakers to the Kaiser.

From the American Review Of Reviews.
Ordinarily the Krupps manufacture
railway equipment, motor cars and
other steel products for purposes of
peace, as well as guns. Now, however,
the entire establishment is being de-
voted exclusively to the making OF
guns and war munitions. The immense
furnaces are boiling tons of white-hot
metal, and the stacks belching forth
volumes of black smoke, as the great
army of gunmakers work in day and
night shifts under tremendous war
pressure. Busy Berthas" are being
prolifcally produced. Guns for naval
and coast defense, for siege and for
tress purposes, field and mountain
guns, anti-aircraft guns, guns of all
kinds and calibers, with accessories and
appointments, such as armored turrets.
shields. observation stations, coming
towers, armored easements, disappear
ing carriages, hoising and lifting ap-
paratus for ammunition; great shells,
torpedoes, shrapnel. case shot, all kinds
of ammunition, armor plate and ord
nance wagons-in fact, all the dread
implements in the arsenal of war
stream forth in steady shipments.