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Arizona republican., 1893-11-23

MRS. PEARL W. SEVERANCE, teacher of
IM the Either and agent for Franz Schwar-
zers celebrated zithers. Lessons given at the
home of the pupil or at residence, cor Grand
Ave. and University st.
Arizona republican., 1893-11-23

NROESBECK HOTEL Stafford, Arizona.
VI Good Accommodations and excellent table.
Arizona republican., 1893-11-23

TEMPE HOTEL, ROBERT BOWEN, PROP.
i Set frst-class table and has pleasant
rooms, in Tempe, Ariz
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-14

ercarne. it and lie Hcw down the several
eiyhts Of stairs a. though gout and he
had never been introduced to each
other.
If in an emergency that can happen
why can't the whole q life lie made
lust such an emergency.and if ia Que
case the mind can is..aFe disease why
can't the same mind do the same thing
All The time2 And if, under peculiar
circumstances, the mind can exercise
such despotic sway over the body that
disease disappears, why can't the mind
be equally despotic during every day
in the year?
+ il that we haven't mind enough
a., that we don't use it enough or don't
know how to use it? l. there secret.
the secret Of universal and continuous
health. hidden under these facts, and
will that secret ever de dragged into
the light and given to lhe human race
for its benefit?
The text seems to indicate something
Of that kind. The Psalmist says p-alnlN
/ si,-r
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-14
4 Pleasing Reelection.

\ correspondent writing from ray
e+taville 10 The Wilmington Messenger
saws that .'the Cumberland mills are
running on time and part Of the time
at night in order to keen up with or
ders.' He adds that the six cotton
factories near the town have consider
able effect on the business Of the city.
It is gratifying TO note that the mills
over the country have resumed opef-
alton but it i a more pleasing reiiec-
tion to note that the communities
where cotton mills are operated teei
ycnsiblv their effect on business. II
Gives u, the hint that to the Southern
neople the establishment OF cotton
factories means prosperity They serve
three distinct purposes First, they
give employment to worthy peopi'
vho without them would have no EN-
nlnvment at all. Secondly, they keel
the money in the South that Woul'
ho sent 70 other sections TO pulcha1'
warns, plaids and the Ike AM
thirdly. they quicken business prosper
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-14
Reasons for Educating the Farmer S
Boy.
NntinnnL Untch N nll.

Notionm Uotchman.
/ Because from the farm is recruit
cd much Of the stuff for great men,
2 Because in after years he Will
never regret having a good education.
3. Because educated farmers, as q
rule. make our best citizens
4. Because it brOadens him lntelec-
tually, and enables him to think better.
). Because little of agricultural liter
at,lre is really understood by those de
ficlent in their education.
6. Because if he has agricultural
tastes it will make him happier farm
er if other, it will help him into the
right channel.
7. Because ones college days always
afford memories upon which person
delights to dwell, and the ties of asso-
clatlOn are lasting.
8 Because the farmer has more or
less isolation and the time spent at a
distant institution of higher learning
affords an excellent opportunity to get
an insight into other peoples ways and
thought.
g Because he will observe better
and utilize his observations and expert
ence to greater advantage for being ed
Ucated.
10. Because at the outset he shoult
be better equipped for the work sf lt'
than the ordinary day laborers.
IL. Because there is a crying de
mond for educated farmers, especial.
: for the purpose of breaking up the rut
which prevail in nearly every agricu
t1ral community.
u. Because there Isl monetary va
ne in education. Real estate con
nands better price in communlt
n where people are intelligent and educ
! ted than where they are ignorant.
13. Because if farmers are bett'
educated the unreasonable prelude
which sometimes exist against the
will be allayed.
1t. Because it is desirable to have T
tiret! business men move to the cou
r try and bring their capital with thel
II will increase the tax list. 1hls !"
not be brought about unless count
society is congcnial and refined N sor
degree.
Is. Md because farmers need les
eS ers in thought and action from tn
own ranks. Here great field OF u
fulneSS opens.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-14
Not if She Knew It.

Selected.
4 few weeks ago railway collision,
killed among others, a passenger living
il ! country town His remains were
snnt home. and a few days after the
funeral the solicitor to the company,
called upon the widow to effect a set
tIament. She placed her damage at
5000
..Oh that sum is unreasonable re-
,l;od tho solicitor Your husband
was neatly fifty years old?,
Yes, sir.
And lame?''
Yes
And his general health was poor:
Very"
And he, probably, would not have
lived more than five years?
Probably not, sir. =
Then it seems to me that two o.
three thousand dollars would be tall
compensation.
..Twoor three thorsand?' she echoed
why, sir, l courted that man to-
ton vears. ran after him for ten more
and then had to chase him down witt
a shot gun to get HIM to marry me
DO YOU uppose that I'm going to se't'
for hare cost of shoe leather and ammu
niton"
The man of law concluded that sh
deserved all she could get.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-14
Ups And Downs.

Every man has his ups and downs.
That is an old saying that the world
has grown familiar with no one ques-
tons the accuracy Of the saying. and
the only difference among people about
il is deciding which are the ups and
which are the downs.
Some would say that man who has
been successful in amasslng wealth. Is
decidedly on the upward grade. Man
kind generally suppose such person
as decidedly enjoying the best there Is
TO life. But at the same time that per-
son may have succeeded at the expense
Of his conscience and his moral quail
tiles.
IT is pOsslble for one to be mistaken
in the matter The very thing that
oooms to he the cream OF life may
prove to be the most poisonous dregs
and the scverest hardships may be OF
untold advantage to one IN another
sphere OF life.
It WAS q second rate artist who once
said, Il am unable to sell pictures
enough to keep me comfortable and so
7 will have to come down to teaching.
He should have said cup to teaching,
for when a man is a failure III any pro
l fession he can't, properly speaking
) come down to anything.
The truth is, when a person has t'
come down to any kind Of business, Et
: is a dead failure. In fact there Is NJ
Il coming down in such a case. In th'
: case of the artist, it was truly an up
t ward move for him Teaching Is. mex
: t. the ministry, the most worthy Q
Il callings.
{ Very likely the man who occupies a
's humble place in life thinks that he
II exneriencino the downs in life. But i
: is performing his part with as muc
J. earneStness as that other man who oC
= cupies the highest rung in the socl;
H. ladder. For he is performing those II
'o dividual things that it takes to max
N the sum total of TIE worlds greatne-
al No man has done a great thing all
ld once The great things OF this wol
at have been done by slow processes. /
Is careful considerations. and Well-lnaturt
10 plans. The cyclone may dash the sol
Il wall to pieces. bur no architect, no rna
te ter how slillful. or what power
:" has back of him. can build it up aga
except by putting up stone by stor
nd and doing his work BY details.
So we can't decide which are the u
he and which are the downs q life /
ms condition that seemingly may be Q
ice for one person may be the other Tor
of other. It is purely relative, and t
he proper thing to do is for every one
he do his best in whatever thing he
ov- engaged. W. - Aihf'N
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-14
THE CITY CHOIR.

By CY. WARMAN.
! went to hear the city choir
The summer night was still,
I heard the music mount the Splre,
They sang: Hell take the pill
..I'm on Pm on 4" the tenor cried
And looked into my face
MY journey home, ny journey home,
Was beloved by the bass.
1T is for the-It is for the
Shrieked the soprano shrlll.
| knew not why they looked at me,
And yelled Hell take the pll-
Then clutching wildly at my breast,
Oh heaven My heart stood still
..Yes. YES" I cried, '.if that Is best
Ye powers I'll take the pill
As half fainting reached the door,
And saw the starry dome,
T heard them sing when llfe is Ger
He'll take the pilgrim home.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-14
NOTICE.

! shall sell for cash IN scotland Neck
on Saturday the ION day - Pecc,n-
her. 1893. about - nee hog AZ
wanting good hoc- sill do well 10 A.
tend The sale will BEGIN at ]"'cl""k.
W 4 DrN%.
,ao. Trustee.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-14
THE NEWS or THE WORLD

will be given in "A concise hut com Ilo'
form. Every important or lntcre-il ilill
.o,ont cither M home or abroad. vii hc
duly described in the columns ~ me
Herald. j. politics theit j absolutely
Independent and sound II i"II- Tie
rights and wrong, Of all -idc- without
fear.
The women and children Of The land
will find the weekly Herald a wclc"m"
visitor. The household and children p
naoe. will be both interesting and IN
structiye. \ brilliant array Of novels
and short stories 10y the best writers ~
America and England ha- been .crui
ed. 80 that fiction will he on" "i th'
most attractive features IN the week.!
! uerald dmring 1877.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-14
M ILL u.n

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-04-27

1--WE have therefore no less than 10
Of the most important letters repre-
sented, and it will be unnecessary to pro
coed with the details Of the solution.
have said enough to convince you that
ciphers Of this nature are readily solu-
BILE and to give you some insight into
the rationale Of their development. But
be assured that the specimen before us
appertains to the very simplest species
Of cryptograph. It now only remains
to give you the full translation OF the
characters upon the parchment as nm
riddled. Here it is:
"a good glass in the bishops hostel
in the DEVILS seat Al degrees and Il
minutes northeast and by north main
branch seventh limb east side shoot
from the left eye Of the deaths head
bee line from the tree through the shot
so feet out, /"
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-04-27

many stories current, the thousand vague
rumors afoat, about money buried
somewhere upon the Atlantic coast by
Kidd and his associates. These rumors
must have had some foundation in fact.
And that the rumors have existed so
long and SO continuous could have re-
suited, it appeared to me, only from the
circumstance of the buried treasure still
remaining entombed. Had Kidd con-
cealed his plumber for time and after
ward reclaimed it. the rumors would
scarcely have reached us in their present
unvarying form.
''You will observe that the stories told
are all about money seekers, not about
money finders. Had the pirate recov-
cred his money. there the affair would
have dropped. It seemed to me that
some accident-say the loss of memo
randum indicating its locality-had de-
prived him of the means of recovering
it. and that this accident had become
known to bis followers, who otherwise
might never have heard that treasure
had been concealed at all. and who.
busyiny themselves III vain because un-
guided attempts to regain it. had given
first birth and then universal currency
to the reports which are now SO COM
mon. Have you ever heard of any I'm
portant treasure being unearthed along
the coast?'
'Never."
But that Kidd's Accommodations were
immense is well known. l took it for
granted. therefore. that the earth still
held them, and you will scarcely be sur
prlsed when tell you that felt a hope
nearly amounting to certainty that the
parchment % strangely found involved
lost record Of the Place CT deposit"
But how did you proceSd?"
Il held the veilum again to the fire
after increasing the heat, but nothing
appeared. | now thought it possible that
the coating of dirt might have something
to do with the failure, so l carefully
rinsed the Parchment by pouring warm
water over it. and having done this l
placed it in a tin pan, with the skull
downward, and put the pan upon a fur
mace of lighted charcoal In few min
utes, the pan having become thoroughly
heated, re moved the slip, and to my in
expressible joy found it spotted it sew
eral places with what appeared to be
figures arranged in lines. Again placed
it in the pan and suffered it to remain
another minute. Upon taking it off the
whole was just as you see it now
Here Legrand. having reheated the
parchment. submitted it to my inspec-
ton. The following characters were
rudely traced in red tint between the
deaths head and the goat:
5stt+So5O6* ;4se6At. NJ ;so6* 4stts'T6o))s
5;1t(;:t*St83(oS)5*t; 46( ;Ss*95*?;s)*tt( 1855
*t2:*tt( ;;4956*s(5* 4)6fTS*: 4O6SsS5);) 6tS)4t
t;1G9;4s0s1; 1873 Il ;4sts5;4 )4S5t52ssO6*s 1(t9
;45;(S8;4(( :4SNt; 161;: 1852;
But" said l, returning him the slip,
II am as much in the dark as ever. Were
all the jewels of Golconda awaiting me
upon my solution of this enigma, am
quite sure that | should be unable to
earn them"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-04-27
Legrnnd, hGT{11g rehe1tcd the parchment.
Submitted 1t to ma inspection.

Legrand, haUtag rehedtcd the parchment.
Submitted it to mig Inspection
''And yet" said Legrand, 1.-The solu-
ton is by no means so difficult as you
might be led to imagine from the first
hasty inspection of the characters. These
characters. as any one might readily
guess, form a cipher-that is to say, they
convey meaning but, then, from what
is known of Kidd, could not suppose
him capable of constructing any of the
more abstruse cryptographs. I1nade up
my mind at once that this was of
simple species-such, however, as would
appear to the crude intellect of the sailor
absolutely insoluble without the key"
''And you really solved it?'
Readily. have solved others of an
abstruseness 10000 times greater. Cir
cumstances and certain bias Of mind
have led me to take interest in such rid
dies, and it may well be doubted whether
human ingenuity can construct an eng
ma of the kind which human ingenuity
may not, by proper application, resolve.
In fact, having once established con-
nected and legible characters, l scarcely
gave thought to the mere difficulty Of
developing their import.
''In the present cases indeed in all
cases of secret writing-the first question
regards the language Of the cipher, for
the principles of solution, so far espe-
cially as the more simple ciphers are con-
cerned, depend upon and are varied by
the genius of the particular idiom. In
general there is no alternative but exper-
iment directed by probabilities) of every
tongue known to him who attempts the
solution until the true one be obtained,
but with the cipher now before US all
difficulty was removed by the signature.
The pun upon the word Kidd is appre-
cable in no other language than the
English. But for this consideration
should have begun my attempts with the
| Spanish and French as the tongues IN
which secret Of this kind would most
naturally have been written by pirate
Of the Spanish main. As it was, a.
sumed the cryptograph to be English.
"You observe there are no divisions
between the words. Had there been dl
visions, the task would have been com
! paratively easy. In such case I should
have commenced with collation. and al
analysis Of the shorter words, and had
word of single letter occurred, as i
most likely IA or I, for example,, / shoult
have considered the solution as assured
but. there being no division, my frs
step was to ascertain the predominant let
ters as well as the least frequent. Count
ing all, constructed table thus:
ssOf the character 8 there are 83.
| %
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-14

my own when / started out on my
pugilistic career. That is all the
mystery which attaches to your
humble servant.
Now as TO my future plans The
winner of the recent contest, il is gen
orally known. was virtually promised
meeting with Jack Dempsey By the
Coney Island club.
The 'Nonpariel' has telegra phed
from Portland, Ore. his earnest desire
for match, and with myself. 1t is
another case OF Barkis. ] am only too
''willin." / VIII be delighted to meet
the man whose fame has pervaded
three continents Perhaps with him
may be able 10 show some science.
If fortunate in ny meeting with Jack
l will be ready TO uphold my title 20
the welter-weight championship Of the
world against all corners. ] bar no
man. Whatever be his creed, color or
nationality. I viii meet a champion Of
my weight, be he negro. Hottentot or
Hindoo.
III an lucky IN all nv engagements
in my own country / VIII 90 abroad,
visiting England. Ireland Scotland and
probably Australia. want % see the
world, and as have not a key Of gold
viii have TO fight my way through Il
BILLY SMITH.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-14

ing what might have happened had
either ever met John L. at his own
game and in his own style.
However, as they were both gentle
men of high social standing, neither
ever met Sullivan, although l am re-
liably informed that Mr.. Oelrichs once
wanted to meet Sullivan in the worst
way, and offered the big fellow special
Inducements for meeting in private.
A final word about rushing" and
science. The renowned yankee"
Sullivan certainly was the cleverest
man of his weight and inches of his
time. Yet what availed his science
when big Tom Hyer came at him like
an avalanche? He was compelled to
mix" with him, and held the giant off
for eighteen fast and furious rounds.
So with Jem Mace when he faced Tom
King. The latter was big, navy
man" and went at the gypsy" like
cataract. THE cleverest man in all
England" as Mace was then called,
had to mix and won. Joe Coburn,
the most scientific American pugilist
ST the last generation, had to do the
same with stalwart Mike McCoole.
Coburn did the same with the ''Missis-
sippi Giant" IS Mace did with the Eng
Iish Titan. Yes, science is splendid
thing to have, but when it comes to
real downright mitigating you must
fight for all you are worth and in the
best way you can.
l have been asked by many CORE
spondents what my future intentions
are-whether | mean to follow fighting
as a living or adopt some other calling.
Some of them, laboring under the i'm
preston that q mystery surrounds
me and that | come of a distinguished
southern family, have advised me to
quit the business. Here let me re-
mark that, although l have been
dubbed Mysterious Billy Smith,
there is no mystery whatever about
me. Neither do | come of southern
family of any kind, patrician or
plsbeian, nor am ] related to Hon
Hoke Smith, of Georgia, secretary OF
the interior, as some newspaper wag
asserted. My people are New Bruins
wickers, Godfearing and highly re-
spectacle. My manner of life did not,
and does not. please them, and so as
not to cause them annoyance in any
way assumed a name which was not
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-14

marked with horizontal creases. and
the eyes with their curved lids. Wheth-
er their oratorical creed and practice
be alike / have no means of Judging.
But Mr.. Cochran has one OF the most
agreeable voices ever listened to. so
that no matter how little I might
agree with the sentiments he was ut
tering, | would no more desire 10 in
terrupt him than ! would think of
breaking in upon sonata by Beethov-
en- Not less pleasant is his laugh and
the throwing back OF the head that ac-
companies it.
When remarked that Blaine had in
timated to me last year that the art Of
oratory was at least different from
what il had been in the days of Clay
aud Webster Mr.. Cochran took N ex-
eeption. The gist of his comment was
that eloqnence is always an abiding
faculty in mankind. but follows the
law of supply and demand: it * modi-
fed in its special expression by the
occasion that calls il forth. This, for
example, is a time OF profound peace. g"
said he, and the subjects which men
have to speak upon are Of business
nature; YOU cannot move audiences to
tears about such. The topic IS 10 be
clearly set forth and argued out: per
suasion mus, be effected by reason. In
the era Of our national formation and
struggle fer existence. and again at the
time Of orr civil war. passion and
emotion were in the ascendant, and our
oratory partook OF those qualities.
Clay and Webster and the rest became
the opponents OF the ruling ieeliugs of
their age. But oratorv in its essence
remains she same now as It was then"
But, said /. there arc only certain
picked men in each age through whom
the thoughts Of the people find elo-
quent expresSion?"
There Is . gift. without which .rt
and study can accomplish little The
effective speech is the extenpore one.
Addresses written and committed be-
forehand never have the same infiu-
cnce over = mixed and excited audi
eEcc that words inspired by the i1ane-
iiate occasion do. There is, no doubt,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-14
Eaglf
THE SOLITARY CHESS PLAYER.
A Turkish Brigand's Method of Pro-
ceGure.

A Turkish BrigaRd's Method of Pro-
ceGnre.
In the early half of the century lived
kind, venerable Turk. His charita-
bile impulses unfortunately being linn
tied by not overabundant means, he
mad adopted the method OF assessing
privately the rich of the land per-
centage of their incomes. trusting to
his persuasion and the noble purpose
TO collect the bounty whercwith to re-
lieve his suffering fellowmen. So sys-
tematically did he proceed that he
kept himself informed of the revenues
of the different individuals, and had
Ben Ali lost severely at the card table
met with financial reverses, his con-
tr;bution WAS lowered, and that of
those eprichedt here by correspondingly
increased-
Once, when starting on one of his
regular serni-aonual tours of collec-
ton, and riding through dense forest,
he came upon Turk deeply engaged
in solitary game of chess. Prompted
by curiosity he refined in his mule, aud
asking who was the winner.
The player apparently was too deep
~ interested to notice him for q few
moments, tlren. arising with evident
disgust, he replied: Il lost"
WHO won?" -.S.---
Allah"
Allah? How much did you loser
asked the venerable Turk. in surprise
Twenty piastersn
And how do you pay Aliah@' he
continued
Therenpou the Turk explained that
it was his daily habit to play game of
chess on that secluded spot with Allah
as opponent, he alone being worthy to
take his losings. and that Allah at
regular intervals sent an emissary in
the form Of some traveller to collect
the bounty due him. In this instance
it was undoubtedly the person before
him, and accordingly he handed over
his purse containing one hundred pi-
asters, the losings Of five games.
Much pleased at this unex pected con-
tribu,fon to his fund, and mentally re-
solving to come by the same way on
his return trip and collect Allah's fur
Their dues, the venerable man rode on
Returning after AN interval of FIVE
days he again fell in with the eceen-
tric player.
who won to-dav?" he asked. as the
pther rose.
Il won to-day" was the reply.
''How much did You win?"
You see." was the explain alton,
''Allah is a much better player than l.
When ] lose, il costs me twenty pi-
Hsters; when l win. l get one thousand
piasters, and Allah always promptly
sends an emissary TO pay his debts.
Pay mp, old man"
d With these words, and leveliDg pair
of cooked pistols at the stupefied trav-
rler, the brigand captured his purse
containing nearly twice the amount he
claimed as his due from Allah. -Har-
per's Youag People.