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CHAPTER Nv.
Darkness and Panic.

Probably the only men in the whole
Of New York who accepted promtly
and unquestioningly the fact that the
entire electrical apparatus Of the city
was paralyzed were those in the news
paper offices. These capable citizens,
accustomed to quick adaptations to
new environments and 20 wide reaches
of the imagination, made two or three
experiments, and accepted the newt
able.
Within ten minutes the Despatch
had messenger boys on tap instead of
bells, bicycles instead of telephones,
and variety of lamps and candles in
place OF electricity. Everybody else
In town was specializing why in blazes
this visitation had struck them. The
Despatch was out after news.
Marsden, city editor, detailed three
men to dig up expert opinion on why
1t had all happened.
"And If the scientific men haven't
any other notions, ask EN- If it's any
thing to do with the earth passing
through the tail Of the comet" he told
them.
The rest of the staff he turned out
for stories of the effects. His imag-
Lnation was struck by the contempla-
ton of modern civilized city depriv-
ed of its nerve system.
After covering the usual police-sta-
ton, theater and hotel assignments, he
sent Hallowell to the bridge; Long
man to the Grand Central; Kennedy,
Warren and Thomas to the tubes, sub
ways and ferries. The others he told
20 go out on the streets.
They saw city of four million peo-
pie stopped short on it's way home to
dinner They saw city, miles in ex-
tent, set back without preparation to
4 communication by messenger only!
They saw a city, unprepared, blinking
Its way by the inadequate illumina-
lions of a half-century gone by!
Hallowell found a packed mass of
humanity at the bridge. Where ordin-
arily is crush, even with incessant
outgoing trains sucking away at the
surplus, now was panic-a panic the
more. terrible in that it was solid, sui
len, inert, motionless. Women tainted,
and stood unconscious, erect. Men
sank slowly from sight, agonized,
their faces contorted, but unheard in
the dull roar of the crowd, and were
seen no more. Around the edges peo-
pie fought frantically to get out; 9TH
ers, with the blind, unreasoning, home
instinct, fought as hard to get in.
The police were unavailing. They
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and voyages with Doctor .Schermer-
horn. He admires the way you look
and act and talk. / suspect him of
trying to initiate you" Helen's eyes
cleaned with amusement.
barrow smiled his slow and languid
smile.
1.-THE last time saw Jack he stood
six feet and weighed about one hun
dred and eight-five pounds" he pointed
out.
"The imitation is funny" admitted
Helen, "but based on genuine admira-
ton"
What do you want me to do with
him?" drawled barrow.
II thought you could take him in
with you; get him started at some
thing scientific; something that would
interest and absorb him, and some
thing that would not leave all his real
energies free for mischief"
barrow leaned his head against the
back Of the chair and laughed softly.
So long did his amusement continue
that Helen at length brought him
rather sharply to account.
81 was merely admiring," then ex-
claimed barrow, ''the delicious fem
ininity of the proposal. 1t displays at
once such really remarkable insight
into the psychological needs of an
other human being, and such abysmal
ignorance Of the demands Of what we
are pleased to call science"
"You are the most superior and ex-
asperating and conceited man |
know" cried Helen. II am sorry
asked you. I'd like to know what there
is so silly in my remarks!"
Jack is physically very strong; he
is most courageous; he has a good
disposition, a gentleman's code, and
an eager likable nature gather fur
Their that he does me the honor of adj
miring me personally. He has re-
ceived a general, not special, college
education"
sWelI!" challenged Helen.
Barring the last, these are exactly
the qualifications Of a good bull-ter-
rier."
obi" cried the girl indignantly, and
half rising. You are insulting!"
NO." denied barrow. Not that
never to you, Helen, and you know It!
I'm merely talking sense. Leaving
aside the minor consideration that !
am myself looking for employment,
what use has a scientist for bull-ter-
riar? Jack has no aptitude for science;
he has had none of the accurate train
ing absolutely essential to science.
He probably wouldn't be interested in
science. At the moment he happens
to admire me, and I'm mighty glad
and proud that it is so. But that
doesn't help. If / happened to be q
saloon man. Jack would quite as
cheerfully want to be a barkeeper.
I'd do anything In the world to help
Jack; but I'm not the man. You want
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SYNOPSIS.

Percy barrow, a young scientist in
eearch of a Job. enters the office of
BOSS" Mccarthy of New York Nc
Carthy has just been threatened by an
anonymous message ordering him to flee
to Europe. He does not take the mes
elevator to try for q position with DR..
Knox. Suddenly the electric apparatus
In the Atlas building goes out Of bust
ness. Experts are unable to locate the
trouble. All at once. without apparent
reason, electric connections are restored.
The next evening Mccarthy II warned
that unless he leaves at once for Europe
h at that hour the entire electric appara-
aus of New York Is cut off.
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If you have the slightest doubt
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Decorates Abandoned Horne.

Returning after a days work az
baggagemaster on a New Haven
train. citizen of Winsted, Conn.
found a bare home, with only his bed
in it. His wife, children. and house.
hold goods were gone
After Tearing that his wife had rent.
ed apartments elsewhere he proceeded
to celebrate. He bought firearms and
flags. and red, white. and blue bunt
ing. His neighbors were aroused dur
ing the nibht by reports of pistols
and when day broke they saw the
house decorated in the national col
ors. He explained he was celebrating
his wife's retreat.
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I'm going to need a good bull-terrter
pupil"
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cHAPTER V.
a Scientist In Pink silk.

n SCtGNIISI III FtuN OttNs
The next morning promptly at eight
o'clock Jack Warford. in response to
a muttered invitation, burst excitedly
into Percy Darrow's room. He found
the scientist, draped in pale-pink
silk kimono embroidered with light
blue butterflies, scraping methodicaHy
1t his face with safety-razor. At tho
sight the young fellow came to an
abrupt stop, as though some one mad
met him with dash of cold water In
the face.
"Hello!" said he, In constrained
voice. Just up?"
barrow cast a glance through his
long silky lashes at the newcomer.
YES, my amiable young canine. just
up"
Jack looked somewhat puzzled at
the appellation, but seated himself.
Helen said you wanted to see me"
he suggested.
barrow leisurely cleaned the com
ponent parts of his safety-razor, wash
ed and anointed his face, and turned.
81 do" said he. "if you're game"
"Of course I'm camel" cried the boy
Indignantly.
barrow surveyed his fresh, young,
eager face and the trim taut bulk OF
him with dispassionate eyes.
Are you?" he remarked simply.
POSSIBLY But you're not the man TO
be sure of it"
II didn't mean it as Dragging" cried
Jack, flushing.
Surely not" drawled barrow.
stretching out his long legs. But no
man can tell whether or not he's game
until he's tried out. That's no refiec-
ton on him, either. I remember once
went through seeing my best friend
murdered; being shot at dozen times
myself as l climbed cliff; seeing
pirate ship destroyed with all on board,
apparently by the hand of Providence;
escaping from big volcanic bust-up
into a cave, and having the cave en-
trance drop down shut behind me.
was as cool as q cucumber all through
it. I remember cOngratulating my
self that. anyhow, / was going to die
game"
"By Jove!" murmured Jack War
ford, staring at him fascinated. Evt
IDENTIFY, the super beautiful garment
had been forgotten.
Then a war-ship's crew rescued
me; and I broke down completely
and acted like silly ass. I wasn't
game at all; I'd just managed to post
pone finding it out for while"
1T was just the reaction!" cried
Jack.
well, if that sort of reaction hap
pens along before the trouble Is all
over, it looks uncommonly like loss of
nerve" Percy barrow pointed out
mo man knows whether or not he's
game" he repeated. However" he
smiled whimsically, II imagine you're
likely to postpone your reactions as
well as the next"
whats up? What do you want me
to do?"
"stick by me: obey orders" said
barrow.
Whats up?"
did you notice anything in the pa
pers this morning?"
They're full of this electrical fail
ure last night. Haven't you seen
them?"
mot yet. While I dress, tell me
what they say"
"The worst was in the tubes"
Warford began, but barrow interrupt
ed him.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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you wallow naked in the pathetic, like
the author of Home, Sweet Home"
you make your hearers weep in an un-
manly fashion, and even yet while
they are moved they despise them
selves and hate the occasion of their
weakness.
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Quick ComnosltIon.

Bishop Heber. while on a visit to
his father.in-law, Dean Stanley, wrote
From Greenland's Icy Mountains IN
fifteen minutes, making only one ccr
recti0n, the change az savage" to-
"heathens' in the second verse
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LOSING HOPE
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By Lydia E. Pinkham'.
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-23

Classified ads in the Bonanza viii
reach the homes of all in Tonopah.
Try an ad to rent your rooms and
for table board.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-23
ADJUSTMENTS
UNCLE TOMS CABIN
AT BUTLER THEATER

At the Butler theater tomorrow af-
ternooD and evening one of the most
interesting features ever shown will
be given at this popular place of
amusement-"Uncle Toms Cabin" In
five reels. This story is from the
famous novel by Harriet Beecher
Stowe. 1t features Irving Cummings
as Harris, and Mary Eline the Than
hauser Kid, as Eva. Uncle Tom Is
played by Sam Lucas, seventy-year
old negro, who for years has taken
part on the legitimate stage. Nc
stage ice is used in this production
but the real thing and plenty of 1t
The cast numbers twenty-four, all
stars, and the photography and acting
are the best. In addition to this feat
ure another good one will be shown
Nearly a Widow an Edison com
edy.
There will be one show in the after
noon at 1870 and two in the evening
Admission will be 25c; children, loo
ADV.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-23
BUTLER THEATER

Today's programme will again be
shown at the Pastime theater, owing
to the breakdown at the Butler, and
will consist of Hearst-Selig Weekly,
showing the very first authentic war
pictures yet seen, together with many
other interesting events; "Sophie's
Legacy" an Essanay comedy, and the
fourteenth episode of "The Perils of
Pauline" which is getting more inter
esting with every number. Tomor-
row Uncle Toms Cabin" will be
shown at the Butler theater.-Adv.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-23

and operate the Panama property
II is said that the new corporation
will have a capital of 100000 shares,
100000 shares of which are to be ex-
changed for the property of the Pan
anna Mining company, and the re-
naming 100000 shares are to be
placed in the treasury of the parent
concern.
The Panama property is situated
in a section of Nicaragua that has
been under considerable exploitation
for several years, and has attracted
the attention of some of the more
important mining interests of both
England and America 1t is only a
short distance from a big mining
property owned and operated by a
subsidiary of the Camp Bird, Ltd
The Tonopah Placers company has
three dredges in operation and II is
reported that the companys No l
dredge made the largest returns of
any in the Breckenridge district dur
ing September 1t recovered gold, it
is stated. approximating $4,000 from
/ its operations in Galena gulch. One
/ dredge of the Tonopah company was
I moved during the month over the
j Colorado and Southern tracks. This
tied up the railroad to Leadville for
about II days.
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NICARAGUA LEASE
WILL Be TAKEN
OVERLY TON0PAH
GROUND is CLOSE TO CLAIMS
BOUGHT BY COLORADO
CAMP BIRD.

For some time the Tonopah Min
ing company has been investigating
and acquiring other properties, the
latest which it has been investigat-
ing is property in Nicaragua. This
Is believed will be taken over by
the company.
The first property to be acquired
was that of the Colorado Dredging
company covering II placer claims
embracing about 1000, acres, together
with extensive water rights, at Breck-
enridge, Colo. This camp is located
in the Fairplay district, Summit coun-
ty. Colo, about 40 miles west from
Denver on an annex of the Colorado
Southern. The property is equipped
with three dredges, machine shop,
power plants, and other necessary
placer mining equipment
Three big dredges were placed at
work on the property early this May,
and have been turning out nuggets
and faxed gold at a most gratifying
rate. These boats handle in the
neighborhood of 10000 cubic yards
Of gold-bearing deposits every "a
hours. Cleanups are made twice a
month. The total production of the
three dredges is said to run about
$4,000 monthly
The purchase price OF the property
was s375.000 payable $1S7,0O0 cash,
and balance In two equal annual in
stallments. The first installment Is
due Dec, /, 1914.
The campaign of development that
has been carried on at the Panama
Mining company property in Nicar.
aqua has been giving some satisfac'
tory results and plans are now ma
turing, II is declared, for the taking
over of this property as subsidiary
to be known as the Eden Gold Min
ing company.
The Panama property embraces
about nine square miles. II is saiC
that no less than l6 broad veins o.
low-grade gold-bearing ore have beer
opened up. A force of 300 employees
has been exploring the property
While nothing is said as to the
amount of work done or tonnage o.
ore indicated in these veins, il is as
serted that the general average o
the ore encountered in prospecting
is between So and IS per ton.
With regard to the organization o
a subsidiary company to take owe
.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-23
ALBERTA MONEY PUT
| into THE GOLD ZONE
MAN FROM NORTHWEST HEARS
OF ToNoGoLD AND is WILL
ING TO STAKE HIS MONEY.

j. w. Evans, of Alberta, came to
Tonopah three days ago for the pur-
pose of investigating reports OF the
recent strikes in the gold belt of
Tonopah The result was shown yes
terday when he planked down $4,000
for a third interest in group OF
claims on the fiat down below the
BanoYich property. He now owns
an interest in the Orc group, adjoin-
ing the Piedmont and Pathand claims,
and is associated with J. G. Kroon
and Jack Bowers. The money is to
be used for development and the
entire amount will go in the ground,
according to the stipulation of the
deed
Mr. Evans comes fresh from the
oil excitement in the Canadian north
west where some 300 odd companies
with capitalization of over $780,.
100000 were organized on the
strength of one well that is flowing
at the rate of forty barrels day.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-23
TROUT SHIPMENTS
TO EASTERN CREEKS

Fred Irwin, the well known ranch.
er of Currant Creek. says he hauled
the trout spawn for the county at
the same rate that has always been
paid others for the service. He dis.
claims any pull with the commits.
sioners to secure the stocking of the
streams in his vicinity, as he says
White Pine county is so much In
terested that the commissioners OF
that county supplied 1900 trout to
Currant Creek. The fish from To
nopah went into Barley, Deep and
Willow Creeks
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-23
Progress Bakery

You DON'T have o cook. Vhv ho,hs- ~.
hot days over 9 roasting hot sfars ~ $780,
bread, pies and cakes when We v m deliver them
~ your door daily We use ire hiebest grades a.
o. nour, lara. butter and other ingredients. and
s - ~ Iu.nso OUT q our ovens IL guaran
honesty IN goods in rhis city Il behird aver
sale and al you have 70 DO 4 "a sav me wnr1d
ana ana we VIII attend TO your wants "a he bakery
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For quick results try tile want ad
columns of the Bonanza.
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COTTON CURRENCY
KNOCKED OUT BY
AN ADVERSE VOTE
SOUTHERN MONEY GRAB SENT
TO THE MAT BY DE-
cfSIVE VOTE.
(By international News service.D

CBy International News service.D
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-By vote
of 1913 to SO the house this afternoon
defeated the Hardwick bill author
izing deposits of $250,00O,O0O to be
obtained by issuing treasury notes
in southern banks to be loaned on
cotton and tobacco.
The house also rejected the pro-
posal to sell Panama canal bonds to
raise the fund. This caused the
southern members to abandon cotton
currency legislation for this session.
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Governor Defines State Guard.

ttOt it
Following general orders, signed by
the governor as conlmander-in-chief
were issued a few days ago from the
office Of the adjutant general:
General orders, No. "a: On and
after January /, 1914, the organiza.
ton of the National Guard of South
Carolina will be as follows:
General officers: One brigadier
general.
"Adiutant generals department:
One brigadier general, one major.
inspector generals department,
One major.
"Ouartermaster corps: Two majors,
three captains.
Judge advocate generals depart
ment: One major.
Ordinance department.: One major.
Medical department: Three ma
jors, IL captains, or first liuetenants
(assigned to duty with the three reg
lments of infantry; one major, two
captains or first l%ieutenants ION duty
with field hospttal); three detach-
ments of sanitary troops ga enlisted
men, each assigned to each infan-
try regiment); one field hospital III
enlisted men).
Infantry: Three complete regi-
ments of u companies each. First
and Second regiments have bands).
1.-THE personal staff of the. briga-
der general commanding brigade will
consists of two lieutenants.
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TENTATIVE DRAFT
OF TRUST PROGRAM
GRATIFIED THAT BUSINESS Is
BEING ADJUSTED TO THE
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES.
ARE THREE MAIN POINTS
In Every Case President Wilson's
Idea of Providing Penalties For vio-
lations is Fol!owed-Thousht 1t
Best to Draft Several Bills.

Washington.-A general outline OF
the tentative draft of antitrust legisla-
ton prepared by majority members OF
the house committee on the judiciary
for action by the full committee sub
ject to a conference with President
Wilson has become known.
While members Of the committee.
talked with the president some weeks
ago the proposed bills SO far have not
the administration stamp and they will
be discussed at a conference between
the president and the committeeman
Immediately after the presidents re-
turn.
The bills, drafted after conferences
between Chairman Clayton, Represen-
tative Carlin of Virginia, chairman Of
the trust subcommittee and Represen-
tatives Floyd, Arkansas; Mccoy, New
Jersey and others cover these three
main points:
1-Interlocking directorates; p
trade relations and prices; 3-injunc-
tion proceedings and damage. suits by
individuals.
In every case President Wilson'S
idea Of providing penalties for indi4
viduals as well as for corporations in
case Of violation, has been followed.
1t was decided it would be better to
draft several bills instead Of incorpor.
ating all antitrust proposals in am
omnibus measure, supplementary to
the Sherman act. An attempt to de-
hne combinations and conspiracies in
constraint Of trade has been made In
bills prepared.
The bill to inhibit interlocking d.
r%ectorates is the most important.
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TO MAKE FIGHT ON PELLAGRA
Secretary McAdoo Asks for a Pe!lasra
HOSPITAL for the South.

Washington. Secretary McAdoo
asked congress to appropriate $4,000
for a pelalgra hospital at some South
ern point.
Secretary McAdoo in his letter to the
speaker pointed out that pellagra has
imposed great financial burdens on
communities in which it prevails and
that while Investigations Of pellagra
have been systematically carried on
at the marine hospital at Savannah for
several years, and important bacteri-
ologic and epidemiologic studies are
being carried on from that station,
that institution has no facilities for
the conduct Of metabolic and physico-
chemical studies. The latter studies
are necessary at this time, according
to the public health service, because
of the suspicion of the association of
the disease with diet and metabolism.
Secretary McAdoo added:
"a number of food products are IN
der suspicion, thus duplicating several
important industries, and it becomes
important from both sanitary and eco
nomic standpoints to determine once
and for all what bearing, if any, foods
have on the continuance Of the dis
ease. These studies necessarily will
be of a highly technical nature, requir.
ing special facilities to guard against
the possibility Of error creeping in
during the experiment..
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FOREIGN POWERS
AGREE ON MEXICO
UNITED STATES MUST ASSUME
CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS
IN MEXICO.
MUST PROTECT INTERESTS
Free Hand for the United States So
Long as Lives and Property for
Foreigners Are Guarded.

Observation-Disclosures conferences
between ambassadors and ministers
here are tending to unite them on a
line Of conduct regarding Mexico,
which, while conforming to the plans
of the United States, involves an un-
derstanding as to obligations the
American government will be expect
ed to assume as the result Of non-in-
reference by foreign powers.
This common understanding has not
taken the form of direct pressure, but
the state department is kept Informed
through the medium Of individual rep
resentatives of the expectations of the
European powers. Generally these re-
late to the protection Of financial in
terests which citizens and subjects OF
the powers have in Mexico. No inten-
ton to bring in the political side OF
the question is indicated.
More than one diplomatic represent
ative here has Informed the depart
ment that his own government was
interested in preventing financial-loss
to it's citizens, and beyond that did
not are what the United States did IN
Mexico so long as it was informed in
time to take precautions for the pro-
lection Of the lives of its citizens.