Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-08-28


comprises 200 sentences, which are
numbered consecutively. He carries
copy of it with him on his journeys,
his wife also having a copy at home;
and, when be wishes to let her know
for instance-that be Twill be back
tomorrow evening"" he just writes
on a post card the number Of this sem
tence as it appears on the code.
On receipt Of the post card the
wife refers to her copy, and is able
to understand what is meant just as
well as ii the sentence, instead Of its
number, were written on the post
card. This method insures absolute
privacy, as well as saving Of time.
Postmen in one Of the southern sub
drbs of London may be puzzled to ac-
count for the blank post cards which
they have to deliver at the house Of
a certain resident every week, though
the latter well understands their
meaning.
To him they signify that the send
ers, his two brothers, residing in diff
ferent distant towns, are in their
usual health of body and estate. If
he receives a post card bearing cross,
he knows that the sender is i'll; and
if there should be two crosses, they
signify that the sender has been ill
but is well again.
If money is needed, which is not
often the case, the bare figures in
scribed en- the post card are a suffi-
cient intimation, other messages be-
ing sent in equally brief style.
Lovers are adopts at devising novel
methods Of communication when they
happen TO find ordinary channels
closed. A sharp-witted girl, who had
fallen in love with a young man Of
whom her parents did not approve,
contrived to convey to him in avery
original manner an intimation of
place where she could be seen.
Her mother insisted on a book,
which her sweetheart had presented
to her, being returned; but, before
sending i back, the girl underlined
Words 6h various pages, which togeth
er made up sentence conveying the
intimation.
Her mother carefully examined the
inside OF the volume, to make sure
that no nissive had been placed in it,
but the pencil-marks on the pages
quite escaped her notice.
Love, however, soon OWNED their
meaning; and the young man was
able to enjoy brief spells of the So
ciety Of his charmer in spite Of the
precautions taken by her parents to
prevent this.
Much less original, but no less eff
fective, was the manner in which
two servant girls, who were in the
habit of paying each other surrepti-
tious visits, intimated that the coast
was cleer; ,'''''t' ''-' . ''''-'. r'.''" ~
The houses in which they were re-
spectively employed adjoined each
other, and when the maid at one
heard three sharp raps on the bottom
of q bucket at the other, she under
stood that her friend was ready to
receive her. If it happened to be in
convenient for her to go in for chat,
two knocks on a bucket were all that
was necessary to apprise the expectant
Abigail Of the fact.
A cunning criminal once thought
to impede the course of justice by pre-
tending to be deaf and dumb and re-
sorting TO the finger language of that
afflicted class to apprise the magis-
rate of bis pretended lack of speak
ing and hearing powers. Much to his
istonkhment, he at once found him
self beaten az his own game, the
at once answering him in
the same fashion.
But when the administrator Of JUS
tice went on to intimate that the sem
.ence on the prisoner was two months
hard labor, the latter's face fell con-
siderably Moreover, he quickly !
found his tongue, and poured forth
such a volume of abuse that his de-
parture from the dock to the cells was
considerably expedited by the war
ders in attendance. - London Tit
Bits.
Willing to Be Fined.
When a certain popular comedian