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The citizen., 1914-01-09

That's Al very WE'LL" said he more
'lectively. But the man was froze!"
"Frozen!" muttered Darrow. and
whistled.
Yes and what's more, his little dog,
setting by the chair, was froze. toe;
so when | stepped back sudden and
hit against him, he tumbled over bang.
like cast-iron dog! That got my
goat! l ran!"
Come with me-" ordered Darrow de-
cisively.
They entered the building and ran
up the single fight of stairs to the
second-story room which the mayor of
that term had fitted up as a sort of
private office of his own. A sharp
chill hung in the Railways; this in.
creased as they neared the executives
Office. Outside the door sat the door
keeper in his armchair Beside him
was a dog, in the attitude of an ami
NAL seated on its launches, but lying
on its side, one fore leg sticking
straight out. Darrow touched the man
and stopped over to peer In his face.
The attitude was most lifelike; the
color was good. A deadly chill ran
from Darrows' finger tips up his arm
He pushed open the door cautiously
and looked in.
"All right, Burns" said he. "The
atmosphere has become gaseous again.
We can go in" With which strange
remark he entered the room, followed
closely, but uncertainty by the officer
The private office possessed the at
mosphere Of cold-storage vault. Four
men occupied it. At the desk was
seated the mayor, leaning forward in
an attitude of attention, his triple
chin on one clenched fist, his heavy
face scowling in concentration. Op
posite him lounged two men, one lean
ing against the table, the other
The citizen., 1914-01-09
rn nTnERICK

tense Va. mt e in singular contrast
to the appareIhI incidence of the men
at whom she WIS talking.
"You are iRsufferablei" She fairly
stamped her foot in vexation. You
are an egoist! You would play with
the welfare of four million people to
crafty your little personal desire for
getting event.
STEADY, sis!" warned Jack.
Darrow had Strengthened, and his in
dolent manner had fallen from him.
Il have said would permit no harm
to come to these people, and | mean
it," said he.
mo harm!" cried Helen. what do
you call this"
Darrow turned to the window look
ing out over the city
"This!" he said. why, this isn't
harm. There isn't man out there
who is not better off for what has hap
pened to him He has lost little
time. a little money, little sleep, and
he has been given a new point of
view, new Manhood. AS city
dweller he was becoming a mollusk, a
creature that could not exist without
it's she'll The city transported him,
warmed him, fed him, amused him.
protected him. He had nothing to
do with it any way; he didn't even
know how it was done. Deprived Of
his push-buttons, he was as helpless
as q baby. Beyond the little stunt he
did in his Office or his store. and be-
yond the ability to cross crowded
street, he was no good. He not only
didn't know how to do things, but he
was rapidly losing, through disuse, the
power to learn how to do things. The
modern city dweller, bred, born,
brought up on this island, is about as
helpless and useless man, considered
as four-square, self-reliant individual,
as you can find on the broad expanse
of the globe. I've got no use for a
man who can't take care of himself,
| who's got to have somebody else to
do it for him, whenever something to
which he hasn't been accustomed rises
up in front of HIM"
His eye was fixed somberly on the
city stretching away into the haze of
the autumn day.
You blame me for letting this
thing rum" he went on. "Of course
it tickles me to death to see Eldridge
founder: but that isn't all. This is
the best thing that could happen to
them out there. I'm just patriotic
enough to wish them more of it. It's
good medicine. At last every man
jack of them is up against something
he's got to decide for himself. The
police are useless; the fire department
is useless; the railroads and street
cars are crippled. If a man is going
to take care of his life and property,
he must do it himself. He's buying
back his self-reliance Self-reliance is
valuable property. He ought to pay
something for it. Generally he has
to pay war or insurrection or bloody
riot. In the present instance he's get
ting off cheap"
He turned back from the open win
dow. His eye travelled beyond Helen's
trim figure down the empty hall.
wait right here, Jack" he shot over
his shoulder, and rushed along the
hall and down the stairway before Ell
ther the young man or his sister could
recover from their astonishment.
The citizen., 1914-01-09
covernor Sets Two Free.

Governor Goldsborough ordered the
following prisoners released from the
House of Correction: Moses Siegel
of ST. Mary's county, convicted Feb
ruary 25, 1918, of assault and battery
and sentenced to two years; and
Charles Radtke. serving sentence OF
one year for similar offerse, upon
conviction by the Prince Georges
County Circuit Court. A pardon for
the restoration of citizenship was
granted in the case of William F. VIII
liams, who recently completed term
of five years for larceny
The citizen., 1914-01-09
Our Fairy Godmothers.

The world, out of fairy books, is
chary in furnishing its fairy god
mothers, yet most OF us have friends
at whose touch we become more truly
and happily ourselves than at other
times. They seem able to endow us.
through same magic of their own.
with the beauteous vestments and the
glass slippers that free the spirit
These are our fairy godmothers We
do well to love them and pay them
good heed. for through them we may
enter into such possession of the pre-
cious gifts that we need have no dread
of the striking hour. This, we must
suppose, is what Cophetua did for his
beggar-maid. At his glance the queen
in her blossomed, which later all the
world could see.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

ply from the United States. which
heretofore has imported about $780,
600 worth of emery each year.
In addition there has been strike
of emery workers on Naxos, one of
the islands of Greek possession. and
the Greek chamber passed bill regu-
lating the trade in the commodity A
speedy settlement of the labor diff
Guilty followed, and 1t is expected the
market will return to normal in the
near future.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

Monsieur X at any moment; why don't
you do it?"
"Eldridge is too amusing"
Too amusing" echoed the girl.
"All you think OF is yourself"
"Is it?" drawled Darrow.
Have you been out in the city? T?
Have you seen the people? Have you
seen men out OF work? Families leav-
ing their homes? Panic spreading
slowly but surely over a whole city,"
Those pleasures have been denied
me-" said Darrow blandly.
The girl looked at him with bright
angry eyes. Her cheeks were glow
ing, and her whole figure expressed a
The citizen., 1914-01-09

painting and dressing himself like a
native.
When the Brahmins discovered that
their holy place had been thus de-
filed they became so enraged that all
the English residing at the seation
were Obliged to fee for their lives.
Suspecting their pursuers to be more
desirous of gratifying their avarice
than their revenge, they strewed sill
yer money by the way, and while the
natives stopped to pick it up they
gained time and succeeded in reach
ing place of safety.
The citizen., 1914-01-09
COL. MoLAnE TlLroN DEAD.
Was a Retired Officer OF the U. s.
Marine Corps.

Following paralytic stroke several
weeks ago. Col. McLane Tilton, re-
tired, United States Marine Corps, died
at his home on Maryland avenue. An
napolis Colonel Tilton had attained
an advanced age, and for several years
had been in i'll health, although not
confined to his bed at all times.
Colonel Tilton was relative OF
Francis Scott Key, his mother, the
late Josephine, Nicholson Harwood
Tilton, being niece of the composer
of the national anthem. His father
was Commodore Edward Gibson TIL
ton, of the Navy. who died many years
ago. Colonel Tilton was born In the
old Chase mansion, where his mother
and father were married and was con
nected on both sides of the family
with prominent old Maryland families
The citizen., 1914-01-09
Lieut.. Williams Is Reelected.

At a regular meeting of the Navy
Athletic Association, Lieutenant Com
mander Roger Williams vas reelected
representative of me association foE
football. Naval Constructor 3. $
Land and Commander NJ. 3. Trench
were reelected as members OF tne
executive committee stationed az
washington. and Lieutenant Com
mander N. L. Jones was elected ne"
member of the committee at the same
place.
The citizen., 1914-01-09
AT ANNsPul|s
HAS NEW STATE HEA ~
Villa" p why.e Would Reform p,..
ent Regulations 'es


A bill has been prenaroa
mission to the next Legislstr.o LOT sub
greatly increases the now" 'e which
state Board of Health and VI tns
lew machinery for the conss plosides
iealth laws and reguIations uuc' Of
state William Pinkney WHIT :" .Ms
sci to the board, is the autbon coun
1lll. 1t will be considered al ~ VI Tue
ing of the board to be beld :. n'eeu
lapolls on January s. The hin :. AN
vides that the secretary Of The hl pro
shall be the State sfealh oe6oar Ooaro
that the salary of Me Office sha,,' ",lu
increased from $2.50o to ssoOo ~ ee
State shall be divided into Ia sans ~
tafy districts. for which the hoo,
nay appoint deputies at salaries NO
ess than $1,000 a year or more TIA,
$500 Authority is given the Stat
Health Officer and his deputies by III
ill to make Investigations and
anter property in searching for d
ease and to swear witnesses.
The citizen., 1914-01-09
CHAPTER xvIlI.-continued.

Eldridge detailed the same reason
ing, at greater length, to the men who
had employed him. These we're very
impatient. Business was being not
merely impeded, but destroyed Their
customers had no time for them; their
employees were in many cases leaving
their jobs. They called in all the
help they could to assist Eldridge's
speculations, but in the end they had
to fall back on the scientist as the
best on the market. The case was not
left in his hands alone, however. After
meeting they offered a reward to any
one discovering and putting to an end
the disconcerting phenomena.
Here's where we make money,
4 Jack, big money" observed Darrow
when he read this offer. It'll be big
ger before we get through You and
| can have the little expedition to Vol
cano Island
Nothing suits me better" said
Jack. Are you sure Wen get it?"
Sure" said Darrow.
Monsieur X had of course honored
the waiting world with a message. 1t
followed the fifteen minutes of dark
ness:
"To the People I have been patient
and have stayed my hand in order that
you may learn the vanity of your en-
deavor Who are ye that ye shall strive
TO take me? Vanity and foolshness is
your portion. Now ye know my power
and ye will listen unto my words as to
the words of the master. Ye must hunt
down this man Mccarthy and deliver him
over unto me. II every one of you gives
himself to the task, 10. il is quickly done.
Bestr yourselves against the wrath to
comet
These events occupied the three
days of the ordered exc us. The time
was further filled with irumor that ever
grew more dire. Gradually business
was suspended entirely. Those who
could not or would not go away stood
about talking matters over, and, as
is always the case, matters did not
improve In the telling. The only ac-
tiyity in the city was that bent on
kjseakihg out the abiding place of Mon
sier X. T
Eldridge had now come to the con
clusion that he had perhaps been mi
taken in confining his efforts to 1
small an area. In fact. further expel
iments rendered hazy the arbitrary
outlines formerly determined for the
zone of danger. At times Monsieur X
answered we'll within the forty-five-
mile mark; at times somewhat beyond
the end of the fifty-mile radius. FL
bridge Immediately undertook series
of more delicate experiments by means
OF indicators especially designed by
him for the occasion. Once more the
little wireless office became the focus
OF reportorial attention.
Our major premises we find still to
be correct" announced Eldridge in the
coldly didactic manner characteristic
OF the man. This unknown operator
Is at distance; and probably at
height. One Indication We did not take
sufficiently into consideration-the fact
That this instrument alone is capable
OF, communication with the instru-
ment of this individual"
The citizen., 1914-01-09
EIGHT Bells At Annapolis.

One of the important social events
of the Naval Academy season was the
New Years Eve dance. BY the choice
of the members of the graduating
class, Miss Katherine G. Knight
daughter of Rear Admiral Austin M.
Knight, United States Navy, tapped
eight bells" at midnight, ushering in
the new year The guests were re-
ceived by Mrs. Bulmer, wife of Com
mander Roscoe G. Bulmer, United
States Navy, and Midshlpman J. H.
Brown, guard of the football team.
The citizen., 1914-01-09
SCHOOL FUND DIVIDED.
Baltimore Gets $1ss,7ss In the Guar.
terly Distribution BY State.

Emerson C. Harrington, State Comp
troller, announced 2 quarterly distribu'
lIon of State funds for educational
purposes amounting to $S6S,575. The
amount represents 100000 of the
regular quarterly school tax, $375OO
of the free book fund and $31,075 for
approved high schools in the several
counties and Baltimore city. OF the
apportionment Baltimore city gets
$133, 1880, divided as follows: School
tax, $11S.17O.53; school books, $13,
O9S.27; approved high schools, $2,5O0
The citizen., 1914-01-09

right?" Then Rosetti shouted: Here
Hunt, Millals. here's a fellow who
knows the way these sloshy things
should be hung"
The motifs occasionally demanded Of
him which he could not refuse made
him vince, and he smiled grimly once
when a member of the Arts club. OF
which he was one of the oldest and
most esteemed members, declared that
III you accept that kind of order the
firm Of Clayton & Bell will be known
as Satan & He'll"
The citizen., 1914-01-09
Armory Opened win Ban

The opening of the new armory OK
Company M, the local organization oh
the First Infantry, Maryland National
Guard, took place with a biz military
ball given by the co1opany a fea
ture was the presentation Of medals
won by members of the company for
craftsmanship during the summers
work at Saunders Range. The awards
were made by Col Charles D. Gather.
The new building was erected out OF
an appropriation of $4,000 made by
the last Legislature.
The citizen., 1914-01-09
Games For Navy BasketbaIIers.

The following additional games
nave been arranged for the Navai
Academy basketball team; January ~
Catholic University; January "a, Vir
ginia Polytechnic Institute; January
81. Swarthmore; February z, st. Jonns
College (Brooklyn) February lS'
Washington and Lee; February ~
Georgetown. All the games VIII DC
nlayed at Annapolis.
The citizen., 1914-01-09
rrainino Of the Workers.

Probably the greatest change that
has taken place in the relation of en-
ployers and employees during the last
ten years is in regard to education or
training. This is not so much In the
case of the younger persons, those in
the apprentice class, as with adult
workmen. Lectures on shop topics,
educational nlaasea rontinua fion
The citizen., 1914-01-09
worId,s Emery Supply c0rnered.

Emery is a common substance uti-
lized in thousands Of different ways.
but there are few people who know
that virtually the worlds supply of
emery comes from two points in the
eastern hemisphere. The Greek
The citizen., 1914-01-09

The quantity of coal required to
produce a ton of coke is much less
than formerly. The average gain in
1912, compared with ten years ago, is
probably at least 100 pounds. 1t is
doubtful il in the earlier years the
actual yield Of coal in coke exceeded
60 per cent, whereas in 1912 it was 67
The citizen., 1914-01-09
succeeds Henry Irving.

The Governor has appointed A. Tay-
lor Smith school commissioners OF
Allegany county, in place OF Henry
Irving. who was elected sheriff.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

the Mayor and Common Council Oh
HJattsville, adopted the much-discuss-
edI segregation ordinance, and it i'm
mddiately became effective. There
wsIs not a dissenting vote. The ordi-
naIace was prepared by Corporation
Counsel Vincent A. Sheehy, and fol-
io{rs closely the text OF the Baltimore
c..ainance recently adopted on the sub
The citizen., 1914-01-09

q. c. Crilley, formerly engaged in
the hotel business in Washington, has
inst returned to his home, in Hagers-
Town. after business trip through
Cuba and the Southern and Western
states. He is secretary of the Sci
curities Company of Hagerstown.
The citizen., 1914-01-09
CURIOUS CUSTOMS OF INDIA
Dancing Girls Married to Idols Rep
resenting Gods, Is One of
the Oddities.

Parrots are taught in India to spend
large portion of their time in re-
peating the names of gods, and such
a spokesman brings a good price, es-
pecially among business men. who
imagine that by owning such parrot
tneir spiritual treasures are accumu-
iating while they attend to their usual
J oss,,1sr
'ass'ancing girls in India
S,nIes are called the
N1nu NJ an early age
fSck to the
IN temples
SheGection
ltimNish
The citizen., 1914-01-09

Ebenezer G. Davis, former memDe
of the Legislature, died at Wlilarus' =
Wicomico county.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

While guest at the residence of
Sylvester Bowlsbey, of Zion, r. i.
Bothell of Bucks county, Pa, dieo
suddenly.
The citizen., 1914-01-09
MARYLAND NtWo
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.

George NJ. Bushey, member OF tne
Washington County School, boaru'
died at Cavetown.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

uubtttb Hsss
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.
George NJ. Bushey, member OF the
Washington County School Board
died at Cavetown.
Ebenezer G. Davis, former member
of the legislature, died at WIZARDS IN
Wicomico county.
Mrs Emily Hannah Coulson has re-
signed as principal of the puDhc
scnool at New Bridge.
As an appreciation of her services
as organist of Noore's Methodist
Chapel. at Blake. liss Sarah Ewing
was presented with SIS in gold.
While n guest at the residence oil
Sylvester Bowlsbey, of Zion, F. 1.
Bothell. of Bucks county, Pa, died
suddenly
LEROY C. Longfellow, real estate
owner was shot and seriously wound
ed by Clarence L. Caulk in Caulk $
jeWaIry store, at Sharptown.
Governor Goldsborough appointed a.
Tyler Smith member of the Board OF
School Commissioners for Ailegany
county, to succeed Henry Irving, re-
signed
A large bank barn on the farm of
George S. Thomas, near Mount Pleas
ant, with its contents of 40 tons oil
hay 30 tons of fodder and a quantity
of wheat, corn and farming imple-
ments, was burned Sunday night
Henry Burlin, 72 years old, farm
er, attempted suicide at his home, at
Rock Hall, by cutting his throat with
razor wound two inches in
length was inflicted, and the sight OF
blood caused him to cry for help.
Blood-poisoning developing from
the prick of twig of holly while she
was engaged in making wreaths
caused Mrs. William NJ. Wright, of
fredericksburg, to lose the middle finger
and a portion of her right hand.
Michael Nusbaum, 70-year-old
farmer, near Frederick, Joined the list
Of wife hunters by advertising i'll a
local paper for a helpmate. He is
widower and has five children, four
of whom are married. His only re-
nuirements is for a good housekeeper.
A pulpit light of brass has been
placed in Trinity Church, Elkton, in
memory of the late Alfred Wetherill,
who for a quarter of century was
senior warden of Trinity parish. The
light is the gift of his nieces, the
Misses Marian and Julia Young, of
Elkton.
Otis Brown, young man of POGO
moke, accidentally shot himself in
Stevenson's woods. He went out
alone to shoot rabbits and while
creeping through the underbrush the
hammer Of his gun caught in bush
and the piece was discharged. The
entire load struck his shoulder.
Wilmer c.. Bouchells. a farmer of
Mechanics Valley, while driving a
team of four horses near Pleasant Hill,
suffered stroke of apoplexy and fell
to the road. He was found shortly af-
terward and died while being carried
into a nearby farmhouse. He was
about Sc years of age, and is survived
by widow and three sons.
Michael Dunnigan was arrested by
Game Warden Heller on a warrant
sworn out by Walter Roby on the
charge of hunting on the property of
the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club, |
owned by Baltimoreans and situated in
the mountains west of Hancock Dun
nigan was fined $50 by Justice Rems
burg.
The tracks of the Western Maryland
and Cumberland Valley Railroads at
North Junction we're torn up by the
wrecking of a double-header west
bound freight train on the former
The citizen., 1914-01-09

AS an appreciation of her services
as organist of Noore's Methodist
Chapel, at Blake. liss Sarah Ewing
was presented with SIS in gold
The citizen., 1914-01-09

Leroy C. Longfellow. real estate
owner. was shot and seriously wound
ed by Clarence E. Caulk in Cauik 5
jeweIry store, at Sharptown.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

Mrs. Emily Hannah Coulson has re
signed as principal of the pupii'
scnool at New Bridge.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

Governor Goldsborough appointed a.
Tyler Smith member of the Board OF
School Commissioners for Ailegany
county, to succeed Henry irving re-
signed
The citizen., 1914-01-09

The sale Of Red Cross seals in Ar
.s.... 4ha Chrlstmas holidf<
The citizen., 1914-01-09

1'he will of Frank P. Brewer, the
cashier of the First National Bank OF
Mdrcersburg, who recently committed
suicide, was probated. He left his en-
tire estate to his mother for life. At
her death each of the daughters OF his
dedeased sister, Miss Nette Bishop is
to be paid $500, the residue of the
estate going to his only sister. Mrs.
Jennie Byron, wife of Lewis t. Byron,
OF Hagerstown.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

A large bank barn on the farm OF
George S. Thomas, near Mount Pleas
ant, with its contents of 40 tons OF
hay. 30 tons of fodder and quantity
of wheat, corn and farming imple-
ments. was burned Sunday night.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

Blood-poisoning developing from
the prick of twig of holly while she
was engaged in making wreaths
caused Mrs. William M. Wright, OF
fredericksburg, to lose the middle finger
and portion of her right hand.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

Michael Dunnigan was arrested by
Game Warden Heller on a warrant
sworn out by Walter Roby on the
charge of hunting on the property of
the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club,
owned by Baltimoreans and situated in
the mountains west of Hancock. Dun
nigan was fined $50 by Justice Rems-
burg.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

Otis Brown, a young man of POGO
moke, accidentally shot himself in
Stevenson's woods. He went out
alone to shoot rabbits and while
creeping through the underbrush the
hammer of his gun caught in bush
and the piece was discharged. The
entire load struck his shoulder.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

Henry Burlin, 72 years old, a farm
er, attempted suicide at his home, al
Rock Hall, by cutting his throat with
a razor A wound two inches in
length was inflicted, and the sight oi
blood caused him to cry for help.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

Wilmer C. Bouchells. farmer of
Mechanics Valley, while driving a
team of four horses near Pleasant Hill,
suffered a stroke of apoplexy and fell
to the road. He was found shortly af-
terward and died while being carried
into a nearby farmhouse. He was
about So years of age, and is survived
by widow and three sons.
The citizen., 1914-01-09

Given a hearing before Magistrat
Cameron, Elkton. on the charge of Kill
ing two foxhounds owned by Coz
nelius Davis, an adjoining farmer
Charles Crawford, of near Ceciltor
was fined $25 and costs. The hound
when shot we're on Crawford's farm
and he alleged that he suspected the
were the dogs which had been killing
his sheep.