Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1914 — Page 2

SERIAL STORY

Isolated" Continent A Romance of the Future

By Guido von Horvath and Dean Hoard

Copyright, »U, toy W. G. Chapman In the United Btat— and Gt— t Brim In JO SYNOPSIS. For fifty yearn the continent of North America had been Isolated from the rest of the world by the use of Z-rays, a wonderful Invention of Hannibal Prudent. The invention had saved the country from foreign invasion, and the continent had been united under one government with Prudent as president. For half a century peace and prosperity reigned tn this part of the world. The story opens with President Prudent critically ill. His death is hastened by the receipt of a message from Count von Werdensteln of Germany that he has at last succeeded in penetrating the rays. Dying, he warns his daughter Astra that this means a foreign invasion. He tells her to hurry to ths Island of Clryne, but dies before he can tell the location of the place. Astra Is nominated for the presidency by the continental party. Napoleon Edison calls on Astra. Informs her that he was a pupil of her father’s, and promises to help her. ' He gives her a ring made of a newly discovered substance which, he says, will solve the problem of flying. Chevalier di Deon appears in Europe. He calls on von Werdensteln and offers him the secret of making gold In return for absolute disarmament and peace. The chevalier -Is suspected of being an American. He is seized at night and carried off in an areoplane. Astra Is Inaugurated as president She receives a message from Edison, whose long silence has worried her. that he has been a prisoner for two months on the Island of Helgoland and has just escaped. He announces that the confederated fleet of Europe has sailed for America. He promises to call on her the following night Countess Roslny, a spy, becomes a prisoner In hope of securing Napoleon’s secret She falls tn love with him. She agrees to join him in an attempt to escape. By the use of flreworks he summons a curious flying machine which resembles a monster eagle. He escapes and sends his message to Astra. Edison calls on Astra as promised. He .tells her his flans for defense have been completed, but that he will give fuller details at his workshop on the Island of Clryne in the Pacific. They make the trip in three hours. His plans are based on the peculiarity of the new substance, clrynlth. which is lighter than any known metal and is practically indestructible. The 'Europeans succeed In passing the line of isolation, but find that the Americans have established a second one. Edison delivers avnote to von Werdensteln tn his flagship demanding that the fleet be withdrawn.

CHAPTER X^—Continued. The eagle lingered above the right wing of the first line of dreadnoughts. Napoleon could inflict any damage he chose. He could almost count the number of men aboard each vessel. Werdenstein gave hurried orders, and watched eagerly for their execution. A few minutes/ later two armored monoplanes glided up from the flagship and turned toward the eagle. Napoleon must have suspected their Intention, for he circled higher and higher up. The bats followed the eagle; each monoplane carried four men, each of whom carried small caliber, mitrelious bombs and other ammunition of war. Still the eagle went higher and higher, hovering above the north wing of the long line of war boats. It was so high now that it appeared ouly a speck to the naked eye. The planes ascended in a spiral, and they were far behind. The eagle turned and led the two planes along the line, near the flagehip. It descended quickly and made a dip similar to the swoop of the eagle on its prey that caused the thousands of spectators to believe it was falling, but before it touched the waler it darted forward and skimmed the waves, its great wings touching the water occasionally. Napoleon watched the enemies who were now above him. One had dropped several bombs, but none had touched the swiftly moving aerodromone. A turn of the wheel caused the eagle to make a circle before the Brlgitta, then it went higher and higher until it reached the two monoplanes. Before Napoleon knew what they were about the two planes had opened fire; he was so close to them that the bullets fell on his aerodromone like hail. The result was surprising. The deadly missiles rebounded from the sides without leaving a mark on the glittering body. Napoleon had cleverly led them directly in front of the flagship, bo that the scene was enacted before the eye< of the count and his staff. It was marvelous, the greatest play a man's eyes had ever rested upon. Napoleon turned to face the ascending bat. The count saw him reach up to a lever that he had not used before. He hesitated for a moment, but when the first bomb was thrown at him he pulled the lever; a flash followed. Zigsag lines of lightning burst forth and the once armored monoplane was shattered into a thousand bits. Its fate seemed to shatter the nerve of the engineer on the other plane, for be turned and raced for the flagship. It waa too late. Napoleon pulled the lever again and it followed its comrade into space. The count was pale; he had been given a terrible example of his enemy's power, still he did not turn back. Orders were flashed to the two boats nearest the eagle to open fire with their heavy guns. Napoleon read the order on his plate and was sad, but he knew that the only way to save the masses from annihilation was by His right band was on the lever.

th© left on the wheel; as the guns below thundered, the bird man was far away, and their shells were wasted. But the next moment brought the avenging answer; lightning after lightning darted toward the two boats, the powder magazines exploded and the dreaded giants were wrecks, sinking. A few minutes later the boats were gone, leaving a mass of floating debris and dead men. The Count von Werdensteln looked at the scene helplessly. For the first time in his life he realized how puny he was. He looked for the eagle, but it had disappeared. ' Boats were put out at once to rescue those who had not been killed by the explosions; but the experiences of that day. had spread terror over the whole fleet and the effect was demoralizing. The Count yon Werdensteln ordered all the commanders to gather at the flagship, for he felt that he had to decide on some action. He paced the bridge of the Brigitta. The navy and army under his command, that he had thought great enough to conquer the whole world, had been defeated by a single man. When the council of war began the count stood to talk, but before he said a word a message from one of the transport boats was handed him. It read: “We can see the other boats toward the east, but we cannot communicate with them. They are trying to reach us, but can make no progress. Please send orders.’’

CHAPTER XI. Astra and Rositta. The excitement caused by Napoleon’s encounter with the enemy was indescribable. The automatic electrostylograph on board the American Eagle had recorded the action of tlie fleet and had made a copy of the count’s answer to America’s desires. The attack on the aerodromone was shown and the subsequent destruction of the monoplanes. Napoleon Edison’s name was in large print on every board. The Hourly Stylograph said “God bless our deliverer!’*) The American’s comment was “The hero of America." He was compared to Washington, to Lincoln and many other

great American patriots. His name was on the lips of every citizen. No one watched the helloboard with such interest and none prayed for Napoleon’s success more sincerely than Astra as she sat in her library with the Countess Rosiny. Astra’s kindness toward the countess had not soothed the pain she suffered. She would have preferred a dungeon of ancient times, where she could rave at her and curse her, but she was a secret service agent, and had early learned the art of concealing her feelings. With passion burning in her heart she ■tfas able to respond gracefully to Astra. Even while she watched the conflict of the American Eagle and the European fleet she was scheming. She lived for intrigue. Her soul craved the excitement of battling minds. She considered herself still in the employ of the Count von Werdenstein, so she planned as she thought the count would have demanded. Santos Duprel came to report the events of the day at the Z ray station, and to put before Astra suggestions for further defense. Napoleon could not come personally, so he sent his trusted assistant. He was admitted to the library where the countees sat. Santos Duprel was a pleasant individual, having, as most fat men, a keen sense of humor. He greeted the two beautiful women with a broad smile. When Rositta retired to the rooms that had been assigned her she sat

The Once Armored Monoplane Was Shattered Into a Thousand Bits.

for a long time motionless, maturing a plan for the benefit of the Count von Werdenstein. Astra was still at work in the library, completing preparations for the following day’s duties as she closed her deek a sigh, a prayer left her lips: “God save our country, and shield Napoleon.” The next morning the admiral of the united navies of America received orders to sail With the fleet toward the enemy. Even the formation of the great squadron Was planned in detail. The gray boats steamed toward the east in a broad line; they arrived at the Isolation and could see hundreds of men-ofwar before them, flying the flags of almost every European nation, but no sound penetrated the invisible rpy that stretched before them. The Count von Werdenstein was in despair. He and all his boats had

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been Imprisoned between two Z rayw for a week. He had held councils of war and the quickest boats and air crafts were sent out to break through the lines of resistance. He was ready to retire to Europe. The word retreat did not seem so shameful as it had. > They had not seen the eagle during this time, but the arrival of the obsolete men-of-war told the count that some preparation had been made by his enemy to end this terrible state of affairs.

The eagle’s appearance was reported early one morning. It came majestically sliding downward from a great height, flying the beautiful tricolor flag of liberty. This time Santos was at the wheel. Napoleon and a woman stood behind him. » The bird flew directly to the flagship. Not even the flag of truce was shown. When it reached the Brigitta the eagle dropped down toward the count, who stood on the bridge. His face was pale and careworn, and his eyes spoke of many sleepless nights. "Brigitta, ahoy!” shouted Napoleon through the speaking tube. “A message for the commander.” He dropped a large sealed letter at the count’s feet. The eagle then turned and disappeared In the clouds toward the west. Thought and care had been put into the message. It was a great document in itself, but its greatest beauty was in its expression of brotherly love, in its magnanimity in extending mercy to the enemy. Rositta was present when that doo' ument was read, finally. She was one of the last to touch it before It was carefully wrapped in the silk covers; it was she who placed the great seal on the imposing envelope. The count took the message and retired into his cabin, where nobody dared disturb him. He cut the envelope, unfolded the silk wrapping and began to reads 'lt was-a long, concise resume of the present state of affairs; the chancellor was touched by the kindness of his enemies. NotwithstandingThedegradingdef eat, he ‘ knew now that the loss would not be as great as he feared. The document decided upon the following: • 1. The whole navy of the confederate European mights shall be delivered into the hands of Admiral John Earle, the American commander, who will see that all men and officers are safely returned to European ports 2. The war vessels shall be the property of the United Republics of America, in consideration of which the said United Republics of America will pay a sum of money to be decided upon; however, not less than one-third of the actual value involved.

3. The European armies shall be immediately disarmed ana the men in service shall be returned to their homes. 4. No other force, save for policing and a number of bodyguards for the reigning rulers, shall be allowed to elist in any of the countries. The United Republics of America will see that this item, in particular, is enforced! ■5, The United Republics of America will open its ports to all foreign commerce, will give free entrance to all European product?, and also insures free exportation into Europe for American products 6. The oriental foes on the eastern hemisphere will be treated with when a final settlement is agreed upon, but until that time the isolation in Pacific waters will be maintained. 7. Peace shall reign over the earth; national differences shall be settled before an international committee that will make its headquarters in Washington, the capital of the United Republics of America. :=z -- 8. Any further points that may arise in the course of events will be decided upon after the final settlement with the rulers of all the countries. When the count turned over the last page a tiny slip of paper fell to the floor. He picked it up and glanced at the words that were written and not typed, as was the rest of the message. It was a writing that he knew well “Don’t hesitate! Accept the treaty! The future rests in the aerodromone, the secret of which will be delivered to you, sooner or later. I have kept my contract; will talk of my reward when circumstances permit." This was not signed, but it was not necessary.

“And I,” murmured the count, after a moment, “I never thought of Rositta. What a wonderful, clever woman she is. But what will be her price? What is the difference,” sighed the man who had suffered so much the last few days. "The next time we meet it will be in the air." He regained his calmness, finished the paper and refolded it He placed Rositta’s message in his pocketbook. Twenty-four hours were given for consideration. He called his admirals together at four o’clock that afternoon. The council sat until late that night. When the admirals and captains left for their respective boats they were depressed. The world seemed to have reached the millennium. One thing they were certain of. That was that they did not know how they would earn s a living when released from military duty. When Napoleon came for the answer, he received the original document signed by the commander In chief and al) the commanders of the respective nations of the European confederacy. # When the American Eagle appeared for the first time above the capital its mission was tq announce that peace on earth would be established. (TO BE CONTINUED.)

Her Work Undone.

After a woman has spent twenty years trying to make a man of her son, along comes another woman who proceeds to make a tool of him i» twenty minutes,

LOUISIANA CONGRESSMAN AND HIS NINE SONS

Gen. Albert Estopinal, representative from Louisiana, has more sons than any other man in congress. There are nine of them, ranging from Frederick, who is twenty, to Albert, who is forty-five, and a judge in the home state.

MEAT PACKING LEADS

Predominant Industry of Chicago Is Slaughtering Business. According to Statistics of the Department of Commerce at Washington, the Windy City’s Products in This Line Exceeds All Others. Washington.—The predominant Industry of city of Chicago remains slaughtering and meat packing, according to statistics made public here by the department of commerce. "The metropolitan district of Chicago embraces 409,087 acres of territory, of which 118,433 acres constitute the area of Chicago and 290,654 acres the area of the outside territory,’’ reads the report The population of the city of Chicago proper in 1910 was 2,185,283, and that of the outside territory 261,638, the total for the district being 2,446,921.

“As defined at the census of 1910, the metropolitan district Includes the central city,; together with Berwyn, Bloom, Calumet, Cicero, Evanston, Lyden, Lyons, Maine, New Trier, Niles, Norwood Park, Oak Park, Proviso, Ridgeville, Riverside, Stickney, Thornton and Worth townships, all in Cook county, 111., and Calumet and North townships in Lake county, Ind. Within these townships, or coextensive with them, there are seven incorporated places of 10,000 or more Inhabitants. “In 1909 the Chicago district had 40,202 manufacturing establishments, which gave employment to an average of 393,839 persons during the year, and paid out $266,626,915 in salaries and wages. Of the persons employed, 325,924 were wage earners. These establishments turned out products/to the value of $1,408,779,818, to produce which materials costing $870,586,561 were utilized. The value added by manufacture was thus 536,193,257. “The Chicago district ranked second in 1909 among all the metropolitan districts of the United States in the value of its manufactured products. It far exceeded any of them in value of products of the slaughtering and meat packing industry. “In the Chicago district, as in all but two of the districts, the greater part of the value of the manufactured products was reported by factories within the central city. Chicago contained nearly nine-tenths (89.3 per cent of the population of the district, of which it is the manufacturing, commercial and financial center,-and contributed over nine-tenths (90.9) per cent.) of the value of products. Its manufacturing establishments constituted 94.6 per cent, of all in the district, and gave employment to 90.2 per cent, of the average number of wage earners for that area. “Of the places outside Chicago, Hammond reported the largest value of products, but this value represented only one per cent, of the total for the metropolitan district. The population of this city formed only nine-tenths of one per cent, of the total in the district, ' ’ The leading Industries in Chicago Heights in 1909 were foundries and machine shops, steel works and rolling mills, and steam railroad car construction shops. The production of illuminating gas occupied first place in Oak Park. In Gary, Ind., three establishments, a steel plant, a blast furnace and a cement factory, named in the order of their importance, together contributed nearly the total value of the manufactured products of the city. The principal industries of Hammond were distilleries, steam railroad repair shops, and foundries and machine shops. The manufacture of iron and steel was the leading industry in East Chicago. .An important Industrial place, the statistics for which are not shown separately, is Indiana Harbor, Ind., with large steel works and rolling mills. The figures shown for slaughtering and meat packing are for Chicago exclusively, one small establishment in 1909 engaged in the manufacture of sausage in the territory outside Chicago being excluded to avoid disclosing the operations of Individual conperps. The 67 establishments in Chicago in 1909 reported products valued at $326,061,657, or 23.1 per cent of the value of products of all Indus-

tries in the district. Other important industries were foundries and machine shops, with a value of products amounting to $104,319,563, the making of men’s clothing, including shirts, with products valued at $85,296,407; printing and publishing, with products valued at $76,070,564; and steel works and rolling mills, with products valued at $71,531,874. The greatest absolute Increase during the decade in value of products shown for and individual industry included in the table was for slaughtering and meat packing —$67,791,506, or 26.4 per cent.; the greatest relative increase for any single industry (178.2 per cent) was reported for the lumber industry.

MUCH TALK LEADS TO MURDER

Lumber Camp Cook Hits Opponent on Nose With Hammer —Is Killed With Rifle.

Berlin, N. H. —Fred Sullivan of Lewiston, Me., was arrested on the charge of murder in consequence of the death of George Bowen, a cook in a lumber camp ten miles from Crystal. Bowen was a native of North Stratford, and had been employed as a cook in New Hampshire lumber camps the greater part of his life. He was about thirty. According to the county ofllclals, the two men had an argument over which was the “better man,” and it resulted' in Bowen • striking Sullivan on the nose with a hammer. The latter Is alleged to have then obtained his rifle and pursued Bowen around the camp and fired a bullet through his body. Sullivan will be arraigned soon.

BARRED TO BRIDES

Tokyo Bridge Shunned 150 Years By Newly Married Women. Old Tradition Was the Cause —Ceremony Recently Performed by Shinto Priests Will Break Spell of Superstition. Tokyo, Japan.—ln the outskirts of Tokyo is a bridge known as Yodobashi, which connects the two suburbs of Nakano and Yodobashi. Its former name was Sugata-mizu-bashi, or shadowless bridge; and this name was derived from an old tradition and superstition. The story, as told in one of the Tokyo papers, runs as follows: In the days of the seventh shogun of the Tokugawas there lived a farmer named Kuro Suzki, in Jyuniso, near Shinjuku. By fervent and consistent prayer to Kannon at her temple in Asakusa the farmer became very rich. He amassed a fortune and would gloat over hie great hoard Qf treasures. But he was afraid to let anybody look at his treasures or know where he kept them. To relieve himself of the wearing burden of taking care of his precious possessions, he took them to a wood near Nakano and buried them there. It chanced, however, that one of the employes got wind of this and found the hiding place in the wood. One day the rich farmer took his man along with him on the way to the secret place and killed him on the bridge. The revengeful spirit of the murdered man must have cursed the family of his brutal employer. For his beautiful daughter was always unfortunate in marriage. Her father adopted many good young men into his family and married them to his daughter. All the bridesgrooms either died soon or had to be for various reasons. The beautiful woman, under the curse, became ill from bitterness and grief. One day she left her father and the cursed house and walked on to find death.' She was led to the bridge by the avenging spirit and when she went a little way on the bridge her form disappeared like a mysterious vapor. This quaint incident gave the bridge the name “the shadowless bridge.” It was then told that the spirit of the beautiful woman guarded the bridge and cursed every girl

SETTLE BIG MARITAL TANGLE

Duke of Orleans, to Avoid Public Scandal, Arranges Troubles With Wife Out of Court. (

Brussels, Belgium. —To avoid scandal, the duke and duchess of Orleans have settled their marital troubles out of court. They agreed to withdraw from the courts the suit started by the duchess for separation, alimony and, the restitution of large sums she had advanced to the pretender to the

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French throne. They agreed to submit to arbitration the questions qf the property and of the amount the duke should allow his wife after separation. Europe was greatly interested ■in the suit.

on her way to the bridal ceremony. Some years later, when Yoshimune Tokugaws, the eighth shogun, passed by the place, he ordered the unhappy name of the .bridge to be changed to “Yodobashi.” It is now called by the new name since then, but the superstatious tradition has remained fresh in the memory of all. Every bride has shunned the cursed bridge on the way to the bridal ceremony, if she had to go round a long way to cross another bridge over the river. Not a bride crossed it for more than 150 years and it was thought to be * under the curse of the farmer’s beau, tiful daughter. But recently, when the son of a wealthy man of Nakano waa to be married, the father decided to break the spell and end the superstition, which was causing so much inconvenience to the marriageable people of the vicinity. Therefore, he arranged for a special shinto service for the purpose of exorcizing the evil spirit of the bridge; and he is said to have expended 5,000 yen ($2,500) for that laudable purpose. About 750 persons were invited to witness the ceremony. It was con*ducted by the chief priest of the'Hlyrf shrine in Tokyo, and he was assisted by sixteen other shinto priests. A place of worship was constructed near the bridge and facing the river. There those priests performed the ceremony of cleansing the bridge of evil spirits, while musicians played sacred music. Then the priests walked first over the bridge and pronounced It purified. After the ceremony, N. Sekl, vice-president of the house of representatives, made a speech on the subject of superstition, and then Mr. Asada entertained the guests with sumptuous (refreshments in a large tent especially erected for the occasion. That evening Mr. Asada's bride passed over the bridge, and it is to be hoped, effectually broke the spell of the old superstition. Thus Yodobashi is no longer a brideless bridge.

"Chicken Inspector” Badges Popular.

Chicago?—Joseph Field, seventeen, was arrested for blocking traffic in the business district of the city. He yas selling badges bearing the inscription “Chicken Inspector—23." Th 4 crowd of buyers became so large the police were forced to clear a path for vehicles.