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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

to Alexandra in the far north, dis
lance of 1914 miles
1t was Cecil Rhodes ambition that
the railway should traverse British
territory throughout it's entire length,
but when the Germans annexed the
whole of the east bank Of Lake Tan
ganyika this plan was apparently rem
dered incapable of fuIfilment. Mr..
Rhodes tried hard to wrest portion
of this territory from the Germans
and personally approached the kaiser
on the matter, but in vain. The Bel
gians, however, evidently awake to
the value of the railway have now
agreed to transfer strip of the Con-
go to the British flag, thus making the
Cape to Cairo project an all British
route.
Northward the line has crossed into
the Congo from northwestern Rhodesia
to a place called Elizabethville, 1920
miles from Cape Town to which point
trains are now running regularly.
Then from Cairo the rails have been
pushed southwark for a distance of
1,400 miles from Khartum, right into
the heart of the Sudan. If advantage
is taken of the upper reaches of the
Nile and the great lakes here, the
Albert Nyanza and the Victoria Nyan-
"a, by placing steamers upon them
and running them in conjunction with
the railway less than 900 miles of rail
will need to be laid to complete a
through communication.
The line is being continued north
ward to BaRkeia. Thus is Cecil
Rhodes's great dream of an all British
railway through the center of the
Dark continent being realized. Today
you can travel in up to date trains,
possessing every modern convenience,
right up from Cape Town to the Vic
toria Falls and beyond through the
very center of Africa into the Congo
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
CHAPTER XIV.
WHAT Happened Afterward.

There remains only to tell what be-
came of the various characters of the
tale.
Mccarthy, on whom the action start
ed, returned, but never regained his
political hold. barrow always main
tanned that this was only the most OBJ
vious result of his policy of delaying
the denouement People had been
forced to think seriously of such mat
tiers; and, when aroused. the public
conscience is right
barrow demanded, and received, the
large money reward for his services in
the matter. Pocketing whatever blame
the public and his fellow scientists
saw fit to hand out to him, he and Jack
Warford disappeared in command of
small schooner The purpose of the
expedition was kept secret; it's direc-
ton was known only to those most in
timately concerned. If it ever returns,
we may know more of it.
Eldridge went on being a scientist,
exactly as before
Simmons received a gold medal,
large cash sum, any amount of news
paper space, and an excellent oppor
tunity to go on vaudeville circuit
Hallowell had his salary raised; and
received in addition that rather vague
brevet title of star reporter"
Helen Warford is still attractive and
unmarried Whether the latter condi-
ton is only pending the return of the
expedition is not known.
As for the city, it has gone back to
its everyday life. and the rifles on the
surface have smoothed themselves
away. In outside appearances every
thing is as before. Yet for the present
generation, at least, the persistence Of
the old Independent self-reliance of the
people is assured. They have been
tested and they have been made to
think of elemental things seriously.
For some time to come the slow pro-
cess for Standardization has been ar.
rested
(THE. END)
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
LIKE so MUCH dead HORSE"
Man Who Paid Debt With Check VIII
Die In the Belief That He Has
Settled Twice.

A man made bet with his wife
which was indiscreet.
The wife won-which was foreor-
dained.
The man wrote the wife check for
IS in payment of the bet-which was
sad.
The wife cashed the check at the
grocery, but forgot to endorse It
which was natural.
The grocer, despite the lack of en-
dorsement, paid it to packing house
collector-whicL was careless.
The packing house collector turned
1t in-which was all in days work.
A packing house Office man discov-
cred the lack of endorsement-which
was good work.
He handed it back to the driver and
locked the drivers salary-which was
system
The driver placed the check in his
white duck coat and sent 1t to the
laundry-which was unwise.
The laundry mutilated the check be-
yond recognition-which was unwise.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

without ii slightest hesitation. But
as told him at the time. man must
have imagination and human sympa-
thy to get next to this sort of thing.
Leaving all science aside, for the
moment, what do we find in the mes
sages to Mccarthy? First, a command
to leave within a specified and brief
period; second, threat In case of
disobedience. That threat was always
carried out"
Darrow turned to Mrs. Warford.
with your permission, should like
to smoke" said he. 81 can follow my
thought BETTER"
by all MEANS" accorded the lady.
barrow lighted his cigarette. pulled
a moment. and continued:
For instance, at three o'clock he
threatens to send sign unless Nc
Carthy leaves town by six. Mccarthy
does not leave town. Promptly at six
the sign comes. What do you make
of it?"
Nobody stirred.
why TcSuU1Su OdTTOW, now, IL
Monsieur x was a hundred miles or
so away, as Eldridge figured, did he
know that Mccarthy had not obeyed
him? We must suppose, from the
probable fact of that knowledge, that
either Monsieur X had an accomplish
who was keeping him informed, or
he must be near enough to get the in
formation himself"
There is third possibility" broke
in Jack. Monsieur X might have sent
along his sign at six o'clock, any
how, just for general results"
Darrow nodded his approval.
Good boy, jack said he. THAT is
just the point l could not be sure
about. But finally, at the time. you
will remember, when l predicted Nc
Carthy's disappearance. Monsieur X
made a definite threat He said" OBJ
served barrow, consulting one of the
bundle of papers he held in his hand:
MY patience is at an end. Your
last warning will be sent you at nine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
CHAPTER xxlI.-continued.

He proceeded carefully and method
ically to carry out his expressed in
tention. When he had finished the
task he heaved deep sigh of relief.
I'm glad you feel that way. too, "
said Jack. 81 didn't know what might
not happen"
me. either" confessed barrow.
But now I think we're safe"
He proceeded on methodical
search through the intricacies of the
apparatus. For a time Jack followed
him about, but after a while wearied
of so profitless an occupation, and so
took to smoking on the window-ledge.
barrow extended his investigations to
the bookcase, and to drawer in the
deal table. For over two hours he
sorted notes, compared, and rumi-
mated his brows knit in concentra-
ton. Jack did not try to interrupt
him. At the end of the time indicated,
the scientist looked up and made some
trivial remark
Got it?" asked Jack
YES" replied barrow soberly. He
reflected for several minutes longer;
then moved to the window and looked
out over the city. Absolutely motion
less there he stood while the night
fell, oblivious alike to the roar and
crash Of the increasing panic and to
the silent figures in the darkened room
behind him. At last he gave sigh,
walked quietly to the electric light,
and turned it on.
Its the biggest thing-and the sim
plest-the world has ever known in
physics. Jack" said he, "but it's got
to CO."
"What?" asked Jack, rousing from
the mood of waiting into which he had
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
PLAN ROAD THROUGH AFRICA.
Cape to Cairo Railroad viii Be Built
in Spite of Lions and
Elephants.

London.-During the last few years
much progress has been made in that
romantic and daring undertaking the
Cape to Cairo railway. Indeed rail
way trips from the Nile right through
the center of the Dark continent
should be possible within the next few
years. The enterprise has been
brought to public notice through the
Belgian government having ceded to
Great Britain strip of land in the
Congo so that Africa's first trans
continental line will run on British
soil throughout from Cape Town in
the extreme south of the continent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
CHAPTER XIII.
How II All Mas.


For his share in the foregoing Percy
barrow was extensively blamed. 1t
was universally conceded that his ac-
ton in permitting Monsieur X to con-
tinue his activities up to the danger
point was inexcusable. The public
mind should have been treasured long
before. Much terror and physical suf-
fering might thus have been avoided
not to speak of financial loss. Scien-
tific men, furthermore, went frantic
over his unwarranted destruction of
the formulas. Percy barrow was va
ster and scientific vandal. To these
aspersions he paid no attention what
ever.
Helen Warford, however, became
vastly indignant and partisan, and in
consequence Percy Darrow's course in
the matter received from her it's full
credit for genuine altruism Hal
lowell, also, held persistently to this
point, as far as his editors would per-
nit him, until at last, the public mind
was somewhat Gained, attention was
more focused on the means by which
the man had reached his conclusions
rather than on the use of them he
had made.
The story was told three times by
it's chief actor: once to the newspa-
pers, once to the capitalists from whom
he demanded the promised reward.
and once to the Warfords. This last
account was the more detailed and
interesting.
1t was of late afternoon again.
The lamps were lighted, and tea was
forward. Helen was manipulating the
cups, Jack was standing ready to pass
them, Mr. and Mrs Warford sat in
the background listening, and Darrow
lounged gracefully in front of the fire.
From the beginning!" Helen was
commanding him, land expect inter-
ruptions."
WELL" began Darrow, "it's little
difficult to get started. But let's be-
gin with the phenomena themselves.
I've told you before. how, when l was
in Jail, l worked out their nature and
the fact that they must draw their
power from some source that could be
exhausted or emptied. You have read
Eldridge's reasoning as to why he
thought Monsieur x was at distance
and on a height. He took as the
basis of his reasoning one fact in con-
nection with the wireless messages
we were receiving-that they were
faint, and therefore presumably far
distant or sent by weak battery. He
neglected, or passed over as an i'm
portant item of tuning, the further
fact that the instrument in the Atlas
Building was the only instrument to
receive Monsieur KS messages.
Nov, that fact might be explained
either on the very probable SUPPOSE
ton that our receiving instrument
happened in what we may call its un-
dertones to be the only one tuned to
the sending instrument of Monsieur
X; or it might be because our instru-
ment was nearer Monsieur KS instru-
ment than any other. This was I'M
likely because of the quality of the
sound-it sounded to the expert OPP
orator as though it came from a dis
lance. Nevertheless, 1t was posi-
bility. Taken by itself, it was not
nearly SO good possibility as the
other. Therefore. Eldridge chose the
other.
There were a number of other
strictly scientific considerations of
quail Importance. ! do not hesitate to
av that if had been influenced only
~ fhe ientifc considerations.
olowed Eldridse's lead
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

thirty this morning. If you do not
sail on the Celtic at noon, shall
strike and so forth. The Celtic sailed
at noon, without Mccarthy. At twelve
thirty came the first message to the
people calling on them to deliver up
the traitor that is among you. How
did Monsieur X know that Mccarthy
had not sailed on the Celtic? The an
swer is now unavoidable: either an
accomplice must have sent him word
to that effect, or he must have deter
mined the fact for himself.
81 eliminated the hypothesis of an
accomplice on the arbitrary ground of
plain common sense. They don't grow
two such crazy men. at once; and one
crazy man is naturally too suspicious
to hire help l took it for granted.
Had to make guess somewhere, but.
contrary to our legal friends, l be-
lieve that enough condolences indi-
cate a certainty. But if Monsieur x
himself saw the Celtic sail without
Mccarthy, and got back to his instru-
ment within a half-hour, it was evil
dent he could not DE quite so far away
as Eldridge and the rest of them
thought"
One thing" spoke up Jack, Il often
wondered what you whispered to Sim
mons to induce him to pass those mes
sages over to you. Mind telling?"
Not a bit. Simmons is an excep-
tional man. He has nerve and intel
ligence. just pointed out to him the
possibility that Monsieur X might
have control over heat vibrations. He
saw the public danger at once, and
realized that McCarthy's private
rights in those messages had suddenly
become very small"
Jack nodded 60 ahead" said he.
81 had already" proceeded barrow,
found out where the next wireless
station is located. Monsieur x must
be nearer the Atlas station than to
this other. 1t was, therefore, easy to
draw comparatively small circle
within which he must be located"
so far so good" said Helen, "How
did you finally come to the conclusion
that Monsieur X was in the next Of
fice?"
do you remember" barrow asked
Jack, "how the curtain of darkness
hung about ten or twelve feet inside
the corridor of the Atlas Building?"
Sure" replied Jack.
"And do you remember that while
the rest of you, including Eldridge.
were occupied rather childishly with
the spectacular side of it, had dis
appeared inside the blackness"
Certainly"
well, in that time determined the
exact extent of the phenomena.
found that it extended in a rough
circle. And when | went outside and
looked up-something every one else
was apparently too busy to dol saw
that this phenomenon of darkness also
extended above the building, out into
open space. At the moment | noted
the fact merely, and tried to fix in
my own mind approximately the d.
mansions. Then here is another point:
when the city-wide phenomena took
place. again determined their extent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

loyalty forced himself in spite of the
turmoil outside.
THE man has perfected combined
system of special tuning and definite
electrical energy" said barrow, "by
which through an ordinary wireless
sender he can send forth into the
ether what might be called deadening
or multiplying waves. You are no doubt
familiar with the common experiment
by which two sounds will produce a
silence. This is Just like that BY
means of this, within the radius of his
sending instrument and for perd
af time i'm 70 the capacity Of BIS bai
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

Which is why the driver asked the
cashier to ask the grocer to ask the
mans wife to ask her husband to
write duplicate check. Which is
why the man feels like he is paying
that bet twice.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
Aaed Mlnlsters Great Work.

Chicago.--In 62 years of preaching
from one pulpit, Rev. Henry Wunder
of ST. Paul's Evangelical church. chris
tened 1880 infants, conducted 6,361
funerals and performed 5,062 mar
riages.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
(THE. END.)
Have Thouqht for peities

While repairing temple the Chi
nese cover up the eyes of the idols,
in order that the deities may not be
offended at the sight of disorder
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
Pure Fiction.

I'VE enjoyed your visit 80 much"
Say, Central. I've been waiting 20
minutes"
my wife and l never had word
with each other"
81 never wore a hat that cost less
than $685."
I've had only one drink today"
81 never put myself out for COM
pany."
I'VE did not have fly in the house
all summer"
1--WE got to meet customer to-
night"
I'VE never have trouble keeping
servants"
81 was reared in luxury and refine
ment"
when the baby came their happk
ness was complete smart Set
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

When woman denounces the gossip
habit. she usually goes far enough to
name those who ought t. uuit II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-05
AUSTRIANS 20 MILES
SOUTH FROM LEMBERG
IBv Cable to The Tribune.I

Petrogad Sept (dayed)The Russian eaptal dGeS not W 10
tlmph boously and nothing in the outward Spp NJ
CITY suggest that the Russian army yesterday won
where deep pleasure expressed it rot the ku "
Aag-ayng hurahng The press declares % " ~
Of $50 guns shows that the Austrian must be outeu
Austrian troops are hastily terrifying their pot'o@ al O '
contnnsd on eoumn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-05
MILITtAl.RI!l'Il,!SS''!Nll ARR I,!SS''!Nll
MUST GO, SA Us GRE 7
Brighter, Freer Day for Europe Then Will Compensate
for Wars Awful Sacrifices, Adds British
Foreign Affairs Minister.

London Sept letter which read alta meeting OF MS
constituents night Sir Edward Grey Minister OF foregn
Affairs made the following report the war situation:
Yhen our sincere efforts European ~a
cd we would gladly stood aside had been possible but we were
hound to make the Belgian neutrality OF the conditions
our neutrality The German government asked us 10 wae a
condition and condone violation OF solemn treaty here could De
m m hororab1e answer TO such request still and ignored
Bepun appeal have been ded by our ends ano
despised by enemies
revealed terrible
German mitarisnl that we must hsn
whole Of Western Europe would fall under it ii Germany
Inc "hoIc VI 0''N''
successful n this -. u. At.
But as the the independence and integrity Oh "
Fpropean states secured and Wesnkurope liberated rom
menace Of German miasm and the German people Se 1eeu o
b.t oitarisnfor the German people but PuSsan
b has driven Germany into war that can
yar.oe then indeed will be brighter ree Gay or
@ conpensate us for awful sacrifices which war entails
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-05
KALTSCH BONBARDED
AND RAZED BY FIRE
Fugitives from Russian Poland Town Declare Germans
Shot Old Men Before Wives and Children and
Burned the Place Without Warning
By |. RIKTER.

Especial Correspondent York Tribune and London Sndard
Petrograd details have been received here of the
Kaseh Poland occupied by the Germans
after formally taking the the lombard
the inhabitants kaisch the second time
modified of the narrowing
actions of their entry the
ugves the outskirts dense clouds smoke
stretching several miles Nobody however knew what
happening OF the the Prussan having
blocked every possible entrance.
On the following day aborcr hired high price and
missioned ugvs penetrate the and what
taking place The borer srcceded getting through
unobved enemy having night in Kalh returned
in the morning outskirts deliver his The facts
corded detail by the last surviving
their night attire from the Pusantten
town
On August the dead OF night the inhabitants suddenly
awakened huyng dsmay the
placing certain houses and breaking
their gates all houses marked fire
Most forced remain indoors and hide in
cellars the fire when late to hee and all
around them was raging great fury sending i'm
penetrabIe masses Of smoke
From one blazing fourteen and chill
than alive making desperate fight for life The Prusans ordere
are and the leader OF operations had the three old
tied posts dead before the their wives ard children
All that Kaisch after the bombardment completely
the whole gloomy
Of ruins and debris had destroyed terrible earthquake
Fusives arriving Warsaw numbers decided to
collect kopecs dispatch the Petro
grad informing OF the tragic fate the town and asking for help
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-05
BIG LOSSES BRING
GLOOM TO GERMANS
Begin to Understand Truth About War as Famine
and Economic Disaster Threaten Them-Misled
at First by Officially Inspired Press.
By COUNT RUDOLF EHRENBERG.

Especial Correspondent of New York Tribune and London Sndad
Copenhagen Sept Al have returned from trip through Be
n Lp Dresden Hanover Hamburg and other large German cities
spite difficulties transportation the reception
able closely observe the condition of the country and
the of the people.
during the period general mobilization the whole
Soldiers everywhere and ordinary
railway suspended allow their trains There
much activity unbounded optimism prevailed The
singing speedy victory entered the
minds of the great OF the German middle classes
Now Germany land Of universal mourning Black is the pedom
uant color walked Fedchrae Berlin and counted IN
deep mourning of nineteen women
whom saw there The train which conveyed from the cspa 70
s fur o weeping black Womeu Germany are
other aced of Each kneek at ae
door panic in every household for be the dreadful
o message announcing uaioh Of husband Or
brother.
; .."..'' 100000 GERMANS KILLED
Germany household
directly concerned the In families all the male
have been colossal and the sup
the authorities has concealed the extent OF
ntlnuedon pages I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-05
Pay No Iced to Capital as They Press
OnWard-Line Reaches the Marne,
Eleven Miles from Meaux
INVADERS STOPPED NEAR VERDUN
Kaiser'S Right Reported to Have Fallen Back on
st. Quentin-FrenCh Claim Successes in
Lorraine and VOSgeS.

Paris Sept 5-The War Office at Bordeaux late last night
following communication press bureau here's
"On left the enemy appears neglect Paris pursue i
turning reached La the
Marne Department of SeieetMarne eleven miles Of
Meau passed Rheims and descended the bank of the
Argonne This has succeeded to-day
than preceding days.
"on our right in Lorraine the VOges the fighting pro-
ceedS with alternating fortunes Maubeuge which being vO
IentIy bombsrded resiss vigorously"
stated that the ntrenched circumference Of $50 miles
around Paris Of large csFe have been placed these
hsg perfectly sesFed and capable Of crossing the ere
dsfsd al asppoeches The batteries connected with supply
dspOt BY mica marrow gauge railway tracks
London, Sept A Reuter- dispatch from Antwerp via
Ostend, sent to-day, says:
' learned good authority that the advance
of the right wing has been checked for the last days
under pressure from the left wing of the allies The has
been compelled to retire on St Quentin.
"A big force Of German cavalry that advancing Com
psne vigorously repued and forced to abandon several
pieces Of artillery appears that the attempt to enveop the al
lies left wing frustrated"
The official press bureau tonight issued the following state
ment:
substantial change The position of the allies well maintained
"There indications that German movement is develop
ing in an eastward and southwark direction"
The War Office has received the following official communi
cation issued by the military of Paris this evening:
he movements of the opposing armies Paris being
continued without attempt having been made to-day by the
enemy against various positions.
n the district of Verdm the German force has sustained
checks In Lorraine and the Voges fresh
partial The general situation is little changed"
dispatch from Bordeaux says LA Petite Gnonde states
that when German Taube aeropane tried approach Paris
day attacked Vncennes by French aimen The
French avato charge of gapsho the wings of the
Taube, smashing it to pieces
In dispatch from Rouen France, a correspondent of "The
Daily Chronicle" he has learned that the French authorities
Paris considering the surrender of the city the Germans
outer lines of the defences of Paris passed by the invaders
British French and Belgian wounded being transferred
from Paris other cities the correspondent adds and the great
the popuace of the French capital the south continues
Telegaphng from Copenhagen, the Central News
sponden says that Berlin newspapers received there describe the
battle which proceeding Wednesday between Rheims and
Verdm the greatest in history Threequsers of million
were declared to be participating in the engagement