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The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17

woman who buys. I was there to buy.
The young woman behind the coun-
ter did not observe this fact, because
she did not look my way She was
talking to the girl at the lace counter.
What dye think, Harry don't like my
new blue dress; says 1t amt my color.
You know. we've been going together
nine months. hate to let him slide
Tor that dress, but 1t cost me seven
dollars. He's such a-What's that?
black braid? There's all we've got
showing towards me a box filled with
odds and ends. It's enough 20 scare
any girl out of marrying when men
try TO run things before you're fairly
engaged. We amt really engaged
What's that? No, we amt got any
more. It's late in the season for novel;
ties. Got IT here? You're mistaken,
lady; we never had it in stock
"As I turned away these words
floated after me: Now, you remem-
Der Jimmy he was ever so much nicer
about such things l suppose Jimmy
did not assert his rights so early in
the game. Ladies' really this subject
is too serious to be treated with such
levity."
cat the next store that saleswonlAn
had evidently just returned from her
vacation and was displaying a pair OF
copper-colored arms 10 circle or
clerks, including several adniring
young men. / waited patiently while
she told them how 1t happened. We
just rolled In the sand every day after
our bath; and, say, he was a real nice
chap. Said his father was a big man
ufacturer: but / heard the other day
he clei ked In Wanamaker's Philadel-
pkia store. Never mind, I made him
burn money while II lasted Appre-
ciative giggles from her audience
What is It? soutache braid? No, we've
nothing that wdth--One night we rode
on the merry-go-round seven times
without ever getting on. I'm awful
lucky about getting the brass ring.
Things always come my way
As there was no prospect OF any
braid's coming my way ] tried store
No. 8. Here the braid aaieawoman
was talking % her dearest friend,
what dye think Of that for nerve
and only the second time IA met himi
Well I looked him square in the eyes.
and ] Hays. "see here. Mf, Brown,
don't hang out on no matrimonial ou-
feau. - ygg'ff ~ eHaious ~ SCI mar
rled, Why don't you aqNfriitef' heN,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17
WAYS OF THE SALESLADY.
WHY MRS. VAN RENSSELAER,
WHITE CHANGED HER MIND.

Experience of One Woman who
Tried to Match n Piece of Braid.
Very Few of the Clerks Could stop
Talking AboSt Their Gentlemen
Friends Long Enough to Wait on
Her-After Long and Patient Eff
fort She Found One who Was
willing to Take Time to Attend a
Customer-In Recognition of Her
Discover the Club Presented Her
with a Magnificent Bouquet.
New York, Nov. 15.-"Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, whyte has the fioor!"
Madam President-Ladies. I feel
that I owe the members of this organi-
cation an apology"
Profound silence and great craning
of feminine neeks. The redopbtable
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Whyte to apollo
gizel
You will remember. ladies, that at
the last meeting of this distinguished
body read a paper on Business LIE
for Women, in which I expended con-
siderable sympathy on the under-paid
under-estimated saleswoman. also
dealt severely with the tyrannical floor
walker. Ladies'" and tears actually
trernbled in the voice OF the stately
dame. ] wish / might clasp every floor
walker in New York city BY the hand
ana humbly beg his pardon for my
cruel criticisms" -,
wild excitement Mrs. Van Renssel-
aer Whyte apologlzing 20 floor walkers,
collectively and indiWdpa'ly'
DThe cause OF this sudden change or
h.srt ladles. was q piece Of braid one
fourth Of an inch wide ann two inehe.
iong II was al ! had, and needed
eeventesn inches more % hnlsh ny
poplin gown. ! entered IMenly -inl,l
stftet SHOP with an oir wnleh shoela
haye said very plainly Tn oui FOR
bualnesa only Dressmakef waltlng AZ
homef YOU 81 recognize me oinefsnee
between the woman who shops ana me
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17

that fioored him--Anything you want p
Both young women plainly regarded
my presence as an intrusion. NO,
we haven't anything like that. HUH
Well. I'll take down the box; but you
can see for yourself the pattern ism {
just the same. Smarty, thought she
knew my stock better'n I did, Where
was I? Oh, yes! And then he took
my hand, and he says, Dear Miss Jen-
ME, you're so cruel--"'
AT the fourth store I learned what
Charlie said about roof gardens as
the proper or improper place for enter
tanning your fiancee. From the tenor
Of Charles remarks fear his finances
were at low ebb. At No. 5 / heard
how every one Of us'd a-sunk II Wal
ter hadn't yanked that SAIL and at
No. was informed that Dick Stevens
could make Williams and Walker look
like thirty cents when II came to sing
ing coon songs. I don't know any of
these gentlemen, but the information
may be valuabl some day. And still
had no braid"
II was, by this time. consumed with
a mad desire to discover whether in
all New York there was one saleswo-
man who could take her mind from
the genus homo long enough 10 find me
a piece Of black braid with gold and
measuring One-IOuitn or an lncn IN
width and seventeen inches in length.
l wandered down Sixth avenue, across
Fourteenth. and up and down Broad
way. WAS living illustration OF the
woman with one idea. But, ladies, I
found harl"
Widest confusion and cries OF
"Wherel Wherel"
order! orderl Mrs. Van Renssel-
aer Whyte still has the fioorl"
Ladies the name OF the shop and
the young woman's number have been
duly entered with our secretary. And
! beg 20 say IN conclusion that when
received my package and found that
had twenty-seven cents 20 my credit
/ told the young woman 90 keep the
change. l trust that ! recognize a
pearl OF great price when 1 see IL. La
dies, I thank you"
Mrs. President"
Mrs, Brown Dickinson has the
hooff"
Mrs. President. ! move that this
very interesting address BY Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Whyte be- incorporaie4 in
the minutes ~ the days proceedings,
and that % q further token " our ap-
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17
43 5 8 5 1 2 ] 2 2 5 s 3
421 / 5 / 4 IL 4 / 1 4

For telegraphic purposes. the mes
sage might be written straight along,
it being arranged that denominator
was to follow numerator and dummies
could be interposed, thus: 40s4O30
2S75 916371 0505 l 81 9299
4O1 2672020405 Z l
1913 4.
OF mechanical devices for the trans
mission of secret messages there are a
multitude, but, as in the majority Of
cases they do not comply with the
exigencies of telegraphy, we will not
concern ourselves with them. The in
strument known as the grille howev-
er, can be utilized in telegraphic cor
respondence, and so merits description.
The grille consists of a plate. usually
of metal, with a number of holes in it,
When he desires to send a message
the writer lays his grille down en- a
piece Of paper and writes the wor Ia
or letters of his dispatch through the
apertures. Then he removes the grill :
and fills up the spaces with writing
which has nothing to do with the mat
ter to be kept secret. OF course, the
whole is arranged so as to make se1sa
and appear to be an ordinary tele-
graphic message about some unImpoft-
ant subject. The recipient, however,
he applies to the paper and reads what
is seen through the apertures. Wien
it is desired to use the grille in COM
bination with the telegraph a sheet of
paper will generally be employed in
stead of metal plate, and both par
ties will use typewriters of the same
make. Then, when the recipient re-
ceives the message in the ordinary tele-
phone blank, he will copy it out with
\ ic txrvN ffo- Oh 1f -srx
used by the sender This done, he can
use his grille just as well as though he
had the original dispatch. A curious
devise of this kind is used by the EN-
peror of Austria, whose grille Is in the
form of a stencil of his coat of arms,
the two-headed eagle. Occasionally.
too, special constructed typewriters are
used, the letters recorded by which
do not correspond with those marked
on the keys. 1t is said that this is a
plan occasionally adopted by some of
the United States government depart
ments.
The utmost care is, of course, exer-
cised, lest the various systems be-
come known and all governmental ci-
piers are constantly being changed.
In the navy the key and description OF
the cipher used is kept in box in
the captains cabin, and If any accl-
dent happens to the snip II is the duty
of the captain to throw the box over
board. Most of the government CT
pliers are highly complicated, a fact
which accounts to some extent for the
peculiar construction OF dispatches.
Gen. Shafter, for instance, it is said,
never fully mastered the army code,
and that was the reason of the pecu-
liar diction of his dispatches from
Cuba. However, complicated though
they may be, experts are Of the opin-
ion that governments might just as
well use ordinary plain writing. BY
some means or other, rival govern.
ments invariably manage to inform
themselves of one another's methods,
and cipher system has yet to be di-
vined that shall be undecipherable.
IT G. Knox.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17
CUTTING DIAMONDS.
The Various Stages of a Delicate
and Interesting Process.


From the Indianapolis Journal.
Mr.. J. c. 5ipe. recently returned from
a trip to Amsterdam, where he saw
much of the cleaving. cutting and pol
ishing Of diamonds. To a reporter he
talked Interestingly OF the matter. He
said:
THE diamond, when mined. is very
often of a shape so uneven that. in
preference to cutting half off and let
ting that part go to dust, as was for
merly done. missions are now made
running with the grain of the diamond.
The incision is made with the sharp
edge Of another diamond. The cleav-
ing knife is then inserted and given a
sharp tap. and the stone will split az
the grain runs, and thus two or more
smaller but better shaped diamonds are
made.
After the diamond is cleft II is nee
essary TO do the rough cutting techni-
cally known at 'bruting. This is done
BY affixing two diamonds on the ends
OF two lockwood sticks with a very
hard cement; one is then rubbed
against the other. and diamond cuts
diamond They are held over a cutting
box having two iron pegs for levers.
and containing finely perforated brass
pans. through which the dust falls the
chips remaining IN the top pan.
THE stone having been cut 70 the
satisfaction OF the master, Is taken 70
the polishing room, where a setter Sc
lects a sui able sized brass cup, called
q dope Ills Il with a mixture Of lead
and TIN. and melts y "a a gas fame.
Having worked the solder 90 is proper
shape, be places the diamond IN tbs
center, leaving only q very small part
exposed A mark Is made on tho solder
before ID becomes thor0uEhiy aet and
then the d one Is passed on ~ thf poll
lsher. 10y he mark made on the solder
the latter knows a. once the precise
Iuu " ne grain ana the s&S M which
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17

EDWARD punellen, Wilkesbarre, Pa;
..tior seven years / was scarcely ever
free from me terrible tortue Of iteRing
,'ties 4 tried an fOria Of remedies,
W. ,eia a surgical operation miBht
save. one 30 cent box q fyla's.laa
pilo curo cured me completely ~
ffiiagisfe sen b. N never talis %
ouIekiy curs piies in any FORM Fifs
took - maN On piles causes sn3
cure. Pyramid pIlg CO.. AalfNe'''
MICH
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17

The letters are merely placed in the
order indicated by the numbers in the
key. The second letter of the original
in the first place, the eleventh in the
third, and so on.
There are many systems in which
numerals take the place of words or
letters, some very simple and obvious,
and others highly complicated. Prince
Bismarck, whose messages usually
would not bear publication, had a
cipher of this class for communicate
ing with ambassadors. His cipher con-
tanned only about 500 words, by which
the ambassadors had to make shift
to express all they had to say. Each
word or phrase was represented by a
certain numeral, and in order that the
meaning of these figures might not
become known by constant repetition
each ambassador was instructed to
disguise them by certain multiplied
tons, additions, subtractions and di-
visions at certain seasons. Bismarck
was very particular about this cipher.
After connecting it he wrote. out the
twelve keys for the twelve embassies
with his own hand, and outside the
ambassadors and the Emperor no one
has ever seen copy.
Another more ingenious but probably
less effective, number cryptogram Is
that which is said to be employed on
correspondence between the Russian
and French foreign offices. The let
tiers of the alphabet in which "j'' does
not figure) are divided into five groups,
each of five letters. In the correspon-
dence the number of the letter in the
group figures at the numerator of the
fraction, and the number of the group
as the denominator Naughts and
numbers above five are used for dunn
mics. Thus, If the message to be sent
was "The Gear agrees" it would be
written thus
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17

probation OF the sentiments expressed
therein. our treasurer be duly instruct
ed to present the lady with bououet
OF the choicest flowers obtainablep'
Carried, unanimously
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17

II 8 5 10 Z 5 6 1 2
e d n a m b a
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17

q q e I II u az -
Observation-Disclosures.
....................
w b h ......''.'
y 2 a b c d ( 6 .........
Now a key word is chosen which Is
known to all the correspondents, say
BAG. Suppose it be desired to trans
nit the word cab" This is written
Underneath the key word, thus;
BAG
c A B
Turning to the table you find b In
the top horizontal line, and c, the nrst
letter of the word to be disguised, IN
the first vertical. Then look for the
Intersection OF the column in which
appears and the line which G begins.
The intersection Will be at e, when
will be the first letter OF our cipher
dispatch. In a similar manner we OBJ
tain the other letters. The dispatch
will then read "e e." The recipient
win. of course, translate the dispatch
by a reversal OF the process OF con-
struction.
Less complicated is the cipher taught
az the great French military school OF
81. syr IL depends upon the position
IN the alphabet of the letters OF the
key word Suppose for example, that
The key word be = A 9, the second.
fret and third letters OF the alphabet.
suppose the dispatch 10 be destroy
bridges" Il will be rendered into ca
pher az follows, each letter Of the third
line. being formed BY writing. the
sane, the next or the second following
letter, according as A. b OF falls un-
Ger II.
dsHfro ybr dge
b e. D n r b p "a b
eevv rQZ %
lhe last nne IL the form OF the NEE.
thFe
Agtb the 81 CIR system sne mat
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-17

used by the German Emperor, as de-
scrloed above, have the merit that the
value OF the letters is not constant.
There are numerous systems in which
a new alphabet is constructed, but
these can easily be deciphered by an
expert working on the principle of the
average frequency and relative posi-
ton of letters.
The transposing of letters is an easy
ana. obvious system. Here it is in the
simplest form. The key is a series OF
numbers, for example: 2, II, 8, s, S, 10,
Z, 8 6, l, A.. Our message is Let an
attack be made at once'-twenty-th three
letters. Divide this up into groups of
eleven letters and transpose, thus:
/ 2 8 4 5 6 7 9 10 IL
a t k
1 23 AZ So 10 ii /
m d e c
which would make the following
message, using the key
2 Ii 9 8 10 7 8 614
t t 1 a
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-23
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

The first meeting of the Mineral
Point Dairy Board of Trade for 1901
was held on Thursday afternoon,
May 16. The following officers We're
elected for the ensuing year: G.. G..
Cox, president: d. M. Thomas, vice
president. Jay Dunn, secretary and
treasurer. The board of directors are
ID. M. Thomas, Joseph Muenster, s.
E. Knickerbocker. Two hundred and
ninety-nine boxes of cheese were Of
fered, and sold as follows: Cheddars,
Sc: twins, Ste. The next meeting will
be held the first Thursday in June,
the sixth.
Mr.. Thomas Collins has accepted
the position of expert machinist and
travelling salesman for the McCOr-
mick company.
Nicholas Z. Schmit with Columbia
Pub. CO., Milwaukee came here last
week to attend the funeral OF his
uncle, Mr.. John Horn. He visited
with the family two years ago, and
made many friends during his stay.
james Goldsworthy, who is now
publishing The Tribune at Prescott,
Wis, has been engaged as principal
of the Prescott high school. The
Prescott Transcript says: The gem
tleman who will have charge OF the
Prescott school during the coming
year is not a stranger as an educator
to the people whom he will serve. de
occupied the same position for eleven
successive years previous to lss8, at
which time he resigned to engage In
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-23
Mems and Women S
High-grade Shoes.
Clothing.

We desire the patronage Of every
person intending to buy Spring or
Summer SUIT This is one of the best
lines of clothing we have ever bought
and the prices are such that the inten-
tions of all can be satisfied.
In the Mems and Youths depart
mcnts you find handsome collection
Of the most desirable up to date
woolens, in fancy patterns and plain
shades: all made with finest of Innings;
and you can not help but like the fit
and hang of these suits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-23
Boys Spring Suits.

Boys knee pants suits in double
breasted styles, s to l6 year sizes,
good quality. This style for sale at
greatly reduced prices.
Boys 3-piece knee pants suits all
sizes; choice assortment of patterns.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-23
Mems Shirt Waists

We wish to call your attention TO
the Mems Shirt Waist. Come in and
evamine them and prepare for the
extremely warm days in the near
future.
Mems Hats.
A new lot of Mems Hats just at
hand. New shapes in the stiff hat and
new shades and shapes ID the golf hat.
GUNORY & GRAY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-23
An Ice Cream Festival

will be held in the Fire Department
building, Thursday evening, May 30,
( Decoration Day by the Firemen,
Music by the baud and orchestra,
Every body come,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-23
GUNDRY Il GRAY
ARE SELLING
LADIES SUITS
AT 11aorv
REGULAR PRICE.
Latest StNIe

of Hats, Bonuets, Caps at the Rum
mage s"l", Saturday, May -,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-23
IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRAT

Entered at the Post Office, Mineral Point
Wis. as second class matter.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-05-23
l Have Taken The Agency

for Racine Carriage Cos. line of
Buggies. First-class goods at popu-
lar prices. n. I. Martin.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1901-12-21
Grier's Drug Store.

Charley Jones, Joe Burnes, Gene
Boyer and Ted Hare, four jolly oil
field workmen, arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon and will remain
until after Christmas.
On most all trains that have
passed through the city within the
past few days, delegations have ar
rived in the city .fom surrounding
oil fields. They come here to spend
their holidays, as they are aware
this IS the only live city In the U.
S. at the present time, west of the
metropolis of New York state.
The number that have already ar
rived will be greatly increased by
Monday evening, as word has been
received here that small armies are
on their way here from the defunct
oil districts of California, Texas
and Kentucky. The reunion that
will follow when all these jolly fell
lows meet, will have only been
equalled by the Enc,mpment OF
the National Guards of West Viz
GINA which was held In Wheeling
last October.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1901-12-21

Hand made Snawls aud fasciua
OTIS at Fischer Bros. go d
John Gillespie, student of Kjs
kimitis college, in Pennsylvania, is
at home for the holidays.
Umbrellas with silver handles
worth IS 90 at 81 90 at Fischer
Bros. 20 IL
G NJ. Lazear, of the firm of La
zear Bros, went 10 New Martins
vile this afternoon on business.
Ladies' made up skirts from $500
to $3.50 at Fischer Bros. 20 4t
If this weather continues we are
certain to have an abundant sup
ply Of the beautiful on Christm S.
Silk Hose for ladies from $I,oo
to So so at Fischer Bros. 20 4t
Miss Lynn Waddell, one of the
efficient teachers of the public
schools of the city, left last evening
for her home at Braudonville, w.
Va, to spend her vacation. Miss
Waddell has charge of room No. Q,
and the rapid advancement her
scholars have made the few months
of the present term, Is ample evil
denoe of her ability as an instruc-
tor.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1901-12-21

Always the best is the motto OF
its proprietors. Best possible In
gradients, best skill in preparation.
best care, best merit, best result.
Your druggist will refund money II
Boro Carbol Salve fails to cure
blind, bleeding or itching piles, &c
zema and all itching skin diseases.
No cure, No pay. Price 3 cents
per box. For sale by D. A. Hen.
dershot
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1901-12-21

c. c Jemison. Louis Wells and
q w. Martin, three we'll known
OIL men of Meadville, this county,
were In the city today.
Mrs Ella B Martin, of the teach
ing force, LETT this morning for her
home In Parkersburg where she
will spend her vacation.
Rugs, carpets aud draperies are
all right for a Christmas present.
The largest linz, at the right price,
can be found at Fischer Bros.
20 4t.
The funeral of Miss LATHE oc.
Cured yesterday afternoon at 2
O'Clock and was largely attended.
Interment was In Oakwood Gene
terry.
Baron Flesher, of New York
City, Is the guest of relatives at
Friendly. Mr.. Flasher Is native
of this county, where he has a host
of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Jackson and
little daughter Catherine, left the
city this morning for Angelica, N.
Y where they will spend the hol-
idays with relatives.
Changes of copy for Auditorium
program advertising must be In the
printers hands NOT later than 10
o'clock Monday morning for the
remainder ct the week.
All the grocery stores through.
out the city will be closed on Christ.
mas day. The public will please
make a note Of this fact and make
their purchases accordingly. 20 4t
Samuel L. Showalter, of Cliff
street, and an excellenl new resi-
dent of ovr city, lett yesterday for
Green county. Pa, to visit relative S
and old friends FOX a few weeks.
One and one-third fare for the
round trip on B. & o Railroad be
tween Pittsburg, Parkersburg Ken,
ova and intermediate stations, De.
cember ~, IS, 81, 1901 and Janu-
airy Ist, 1902 good returning un-
til January and. inclusive.
1914 lat
No one can reasonably hope for
good health unless his bowels move
once each day. When this Is rot
attended to, disorders of the stom-
ach arise biliousness, headache,
dyspepsia and piles soon follow.
If you wish TO avoid these ailments
keep yoxr bowels regular by taking
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets when required They are
so easy to take and mild and gentle
in effect. For sale by c. ". Grier.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1901-12-21
L0oal aDd Personal happenings
Darn your .tockings.

Darn ycur >tockings.
The Barnsdall has laid up for Ice.
Mems silk susp4nders at Fischer
Bros. 20 4t
The holiday factories are now
working over time.
Holiday goods of all kinds at
Fischer Bros. 20 4t
c. c. Ladley, a popular young
man of Wasp, was Ia the city to-
day
Mems silk hose Special $3.50
[per pair at Fischer Bros. 20 at
Miss Lena Charter left for West
union to spend the holidays with
her parents.
Buy your Xmas tree candies at
|McCoy's Book Sore. 2o3t
Misses Lulu and Ida McKisson
will spend the holidays with rela.
lives at Not.esiown, Pa.
Blankets and comforts, just the
thing to.keep warm, at the right
|p'ice, at Fischer Bros 20 at