The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-01-25
BIZ ROBERT BARE.
(copyright, 1000, BY Robert Barr J
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of illustrations showing the uses to
which the professor instrument might
be put. To say that any sane man in
England believed word of the article
would be to cast an undeserved slight
upon the intelligence of the British pub
lie. No one paused to think that if
newspaper had published an account Of
what could be done by Roentgen rays
without being able to demonstrate prac-
tically the truth of the assertions made
the article would have been laughed at
H some years ago newspaper had
stated that man in York listened to
the voice of friend, at that moment
standing in London, and was not only
able to hear what his friend said, but
could actually recognize the voice speak
ing in an ordinary tone, and then If the
paper had added that, unfortunately.
the instrument which accomplished this
had been destroyed. people would have
spoken of the sensational nature Of mod
ern journalism.
Letters poured in upon the editor.
saying that. while, as general thing.
the writers were willing to stand the
/ ordinary lies of commerce daily printed
in the sheet, there was a limit to their
erednlity. and that they objected to be
taken for driveling imbeciles. To COM
plete the discontinue of The Daily
Bugle the government of Austria pub
lished a semiofficial statement which
Renter and the special correspondents
scattered broadcast over the earth. The
statement was written in that calm,
serious and consistent tone which di-
plomatists use when uttering a falsehood
Of more than ordinary dimensions.
irresponsible rumors had been float
ing about (the official proclamation be-
gan) to the effect that there had been
an explosion in the treasury at Vienna.
It had been stated that large quantity
Of gold had been stolen, and that q dis
aster Of some kind had occurred in the
treasury vaults Then ridiculous story
had been printed which asserted that
Professor Seigfried. one of Austria IS
honored dead, had in some manner that
savored Of the black art encompassed
this wholesale destruction. The govern
ment then begged to make the following
declarations: First, not a penny had
been stolen out of the treasury; second,
the war chest was intact; third the
300, 600. 600 forms reposed securely
within it's bolted doors; fourth. the
coins were not. as had been alleged.
those belonging to various countries,
which was covert intimation that
Austria had hostile intent against one
or the other of those friendly nations
(the whole coinage in this 90 called
war chest, which was not war chest at
all, but merely the receptacle of re-
serve fund which Austria possessed, was
entirely in Austrian coinage); fifth. in
order that these sensational and dis
quieting scandals should be set at rest,
the government announced that it in
tended to weigh this gold upon GER
tain date. and il invited representatives
Of the press from Russia, Germany,
France and England to witness this
weighing.
The day after this troy weight func-
tion had taken place in Vienna long
telegraphic accounts of 1t appeared in
the English press and several solemn
leading articles were put forward in the
| editorial columns, which. without men
tioning the name Of The Daily Bugle,
deplored the voracity of the sensational
editor, who respected neither the amity
which should exist between friendly ma
| tions nor the good name Of the honored
and respected dead in his wolfsh hunt
for the daily scandal. Nothing was too
high spiced or improbable for him to
print. He traded on the supposed guilt
bility Of tickle public But. fortunate
| II, in the long run. these staid sheets
/ asserted, such actions recoiled upon the
| bead Of him who promulgated them.
Sensational journals merited and re.
| eeiyed the acathing contempt of all
honest men. Later on one Of the re-
views had an article entitled sSome
| Aspects Of Modern Journalism, Z" which
struck the head Of The Daily Bugle
| with q sledge hammer, and in one Of the
] auarteFlies a professor At Cambridge
showed Che absardity Of the alleged in
| yention from scientific point of view.
~ swear. " cried Mr.. Hardwick. aa
be paced mp and down his room. ''that
! shall be more careful after this in the
handling Of the truth. It is a dangerous
thing to meddle with. II you tell the
truth about man. you are mulcted in
a libel suit. and if you tell the truth
| about q nation the matted press Of the
| country is down upon you. All. well, it
makes the battle of life all the more in
teresting. and we are baffied to fight
better, as Browning saysl''
The editor had sent for Miss Baxter,
and she now sat by his desk while be
| paced pp and down the tippr. The aoors
| were closed and locked SO that they
might not be interrupted. and she knew
| by the editors manner that something
important was on hand. Jennie had re-
| turned to London after months stay
! in Vienna and had been occupied for a
| week at her old routine work in the
| Office
| ''NoW. Miss Baxter, said the editor.
when be had proclaimed bis fear of the
truth as workable material in jour
nalism, 81 have plan toset before you,
| and when you know what it ia am
4 quite prepared to bear you refuse to
have anything to do with it. and, re-
I member. If you do undertake it. there
\ Is but one chance Ia q million Of your