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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
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stand respectively for n, V and r.
even now | was in considerable
difficulty, bat a happy thought put me
in possession of several other letters
1t occurred to me that if these appeals
came. as | expected, from some one
who had been intimate with the lad
in her early life Il combination which
contained two Els with three letters
between might very we'll stand for the
name ELSIE ON examination
found that such q combination formed
the terminal on of the message. which
was three times repeated 1t was GER
tainly some appeal to Elsie In this
way | had got my L. S ami I. But
what appeal could it be? There wcre
only four letters in tie word which
preceded Elsie and it ended in e.
Surely the word must be COME
tried all other fodi lecters ending in
e, brt could find none TO lit the case.
SO now | was in possession of C, o
and NJ. and | was in a position to at
tack the first message once more, di-
vid.Mc it into words and putting dots
for each symbol which was still I'M
known. So treated it worked out in
this fashion:
NJ ERE :. Z 81 NE
"Now, the first letter can only be A,
which is a most useful discovery, since
it occurs no fewer than three times in
this short sentence, and the ii is also
apparent in the second word Now it
becomes:
AN HERE A E SLANE.
Or, filing in the obvious vacancies in
the name:
AM HERE ABE SLANEY.
had so many letters now that could
proceed with considerable confidence
TO TIE second message, which worked
out in this fashion:
4. ELRI ES.
: Here | could only make sense by put
ting Il and G for the missing letters
and supposing that the name was that
of some house or inn at which the
writer was staying"
Inspector Martin and had listened
with the utmost interest to the full
and clear account of how my friend
had produced results which had led
to so complete command over our
difficulties.
"What did you do then, sirY" asked
the inspector
Il had every reason to suppose that
this Abe Saney was an American,
and since letter from America had
been the starting point of all the trou-
bic. | had also every cause to think
that there was some criminal secret
in the matter. The ladys illusions to
her past and her refusal to take her
husband into her confidence both point
ed in that direction. therefore cabled
to my friend, Wilson Hargreave of the
New York police bureau, who has
more than once made use of my knowl-
edge of London crime. / asked him
whether the name of Abe Slaney was
known to him. Here is the reply: The
most dangerous crook in Chicago On
the very evening upon which / had his
answer Hilton Cubitt sent me the last
message from Slaney. Working with
known letters, it took this form:
ELSIE. RE. ARE TO MEET THY GO.
The addition Of a P and d completed
a message which showed me that the
rascal was proceeding from persuasion
to threats. and my knowledge of the
crooks of Chicago prepared me to find
that he might very rapidly put his
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02


Settee.
Watson. | owe you every atonement
for having allowed your natural curl
osity to remain so long unsatisfied.
To you, inspector, the whole incident
may appeal as a remarkable profes-
sional study. | must tell you, first of
all, the interesting circumstances con-
nected with the previous consultations
which Mr.. Hilton Cubitt has had with
me in Baker street" He then shortly
recapitulated the facts which have al
ready been recorded II have here in
frqat of me these singular productions,
atf ,-hich one might smile had they not
prh' I'd themselves TO be the forerun-
Nnel %y& so terrible a tragedy. l am
&ra% y FAMILIAR with all forms of secret
\ vGNrIss and am myself the author of a
|trifing monograph upon the subject. in
which | analyze 100 separate ciphers
but l confess that this is entirely new
TO me. The object of those who in
vented the system has apparently been
to conceal that these characters con-
vey message and to give the idea that
they are the mere random sketches of
children.
Having once recognized, however,
that the symbols stood for letters and
having applied the rules which guide
us in all forms of secret writings the
solution was easy enough. The first
message submitted to me was so short
that it was impossible for me to do
more than to say with some confidence
that the symbol X stood for q. As you
are aware, Z IS the most common let
ter in the English alphabet. and il pre-
dominates to so marked an extent that
even in a short sentence one would ex-
pect to find it most often. Out of fif
teen symbols in the first message four
were the same. so it was reasonable to
set this down as F.. 1t is true that in
some cases the figure was bearing a
flag and in some cases not. but it was
probable. from the way in which the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

A former sultan--so runs the story
offered a golden ball for lying. Many
lied to him, but the sultan replied that
he could himself lie better. Finally an
aged man from Angora appeared be-
fore him with large jar on his shout
ders "Your father" he said. borrow
ed a jar like this full of gold from my
father and said that you would repay
the gold to his son." "Impossiblew
said the sultan. IF the story be true"
replied the pilgrim. pay your fathers
debt. If impossible l have won the
golden ball. The sultan at once
awarded him the prize.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
XTSXTxFXKYT51x

IF you use the code which have ex-
planned" said Holmes. 'yoa win find
that it simply means Come here at
once | was convinced that it was an
invitation which he would not refuse.
since he could never imagine that it
could come from any one but the lady
And so, my dear Watson. we have end
ed by turning the dancing men to good
when they have so often been the
agents of evil, and think that have
fulfilled my promise of giving you
something unusual for your notebook
Three-forty is our train. and ! fancy
we should be back in Baker street for
dinner"
Only one word Of epilogue The
American, Abe Slaney. was condemned
to death at the winter assizes at Nor.
witch, but his penalty was changed to
penal servitude in consideration of nit
igating circumstances and the certain
ty that Hilton Cubitt had fired the first
shot. OF Mrs. Hilton Cubitt only
know that | have heard she recovered
entirely and that she still remains a
widow, devoting her whole life to the
care Of the poor and to the administra-
ton of her husbands estate.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
Commercial Printing.

For years we have paid much
attention to the wants of the
business firms in this city and
county and feel that we can offer
them our experience for their
money. 1t will be a fair trade.
Our line of office stationery is
in style and finish the best that
can be had. This embraces
everything used in correspon-
dence or in the office or store.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
JOB PRINTING

In general we can do anything
in this line, at prices that will
command your attention and
your orders. We have tasty and
attractive ideas that we will be
happy to show you if you call
or write.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
They Will Tattoo.

The habit OF seafa-ius men to dec
crate their persons WIKI colOred rep
resenJatiOns OF ships. mermaids, stars,
anchors and other nautical designs.
is frownsd upon uy Uncle sum in re-
gard 20 his own tars, but no definite
means have ever been attempted TO
keep Jack from practice OF the pic
torial ART upon mis- skin The initia-
tive, according 10 a story told about
the Brooklyn navy yard. mas been
taken by Miss Helen Gould. whose
. interest iu the man behind the gun is
well known. Miss Gould. according
90 the story has offered a reward 10
every man who Will stay for five
years iu the navy without being tat
loo-d No one has yet claimed the
reward.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25

from an especially good customer.
AS she wanted TO look extra nice. she
borrowed an ermine stole from the
stock without saying anything TO the
farm about H. Intending. OF course. 10
NJ the stole back in the morning.
At dinner a clumsy waiter spilled
q glass OF claret on the dainty white
Fur. and the girl had 10 get S12S ou-
OF her savings 10 make good its value
90 her employers She Is now ready
az any time 10 give expert 1estimory
as TO the eNpensiveness- of dinners az
this particular hotel
To stop Exhibiting Babies.
The Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty To Children is sndeavor.ng 10
stop the exhibition Of babies in incu-
bators and it is likely a bill. 20 that
end viii be passed by the New York
legislature Under It's provisions.
those placing infants in ircu5stors on
exhibition in any public place. will be
held liable for a misdemsanor. The
measure would put s-or Io the incu-
bator shows which infes- Coney Island
and surrounding resorts every sum
mer
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
HEPPNER's METHOD Is CHEAP.
BOgHs Check Man j. EffectualIy
Scared Out of Town.

a story which comes from Hepp-
Her illustrates one method that has
been used FIR dealing with people
who issue bogus checks. and while the
plan IL not right IN principle. it has
some points Of merit about it.
= short time since 10 appears tina,
q stranger wearing a rnusracne crop
pod into the MatEolz alsssr. src
after patronizing the har 5-sse-- -
a sI2 check in paynszc Tie c3esfly
was taken and the chaspa slve,l 1ae
nan. After an inVsstllssUou the
check was found 70 BE- worthless and
what steps 70 be taksu aslnet rre
man who had passed 9, vss discussed.
To have him arrested ~ 4 charge %
forgery and given a trial would have
involved considerable ezceuss on The
comfy. and the desire wss 60 avoid
this- Co4serTuently confidential
man was sent 70 Waru the f6rrsT tiist
the officers were after lsins, ard TO
adviae him - 70 the besr rasthod of
escape TIE s9vics pzs taker TO
heart, and after having his rugs-
tache shaved and disgusting hinaseIf
IN old clothes. the nan hurrfealy eft
town afOOt. and the people Of Hepp-
ner do rot look for his return
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
Watched the Walters.

Not all Of Captain Steve O-Brisu's
sleuths who We're al the dinner 10
President Roosevelt last week at -he
Waldorf-Astoria were disguised as
guests. At least SIX were in the guis-
Of walters with napkins over their
arms. Some Of these were at the head
table and a few We're at tables imme-
diately in front Of the president
They didn't perform all the duties
Of walters, but confined their a.1en-
tion to pouring wine, an accomplish
ment in which ali seemed TO be pret-
ty well versed. A real waiter served
the food, but probably not one Of the
guests detected the difference. The
same thing was true at the dinner in
Little Hungary"
The reasons these precautions We're
taken was not because any Of the
guests We're suspected-the lists had
been carefully compiled--but because
extra walters had been hired for the
occasion. The police We're just O. lit
tie bit afraid that some anarchistic
person might get in as a waiter. The
sleuths We're there to do business with
him II he did.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
interesting Letter From
New York City

New York. Feb. 25.-An Institution
or hotel where a respectable working
woman who finds herself out Of work
may find a refuge or shelter is about
10 be erected in this city. II is a sad
reflection upon city Of the known
benevolence and charity Of New York
that such a place has not existed
heretofore. The movement looking
to the erection Of such a hotel was
begun some time ago and has steadily
grown. until now the principal mer-
chants and business men OF New
York. together with philanthropists
and other pubIlc-spirited citizens. are
ready TO cooperate in the work OF
ameliorating the condition NJ those
members OF the workins-girl class
who have no home TO go 10 and must
resort TO the small hall bedroom OF a
boarding house. with the attendant
temptations and loneliness The plans
contemplate the construction OF g
large hotel on the lines OF the Martha
washington. but Of less pretenron
and cost. where every patron viii in
duIge that Independence which begets
self-respect and sslf-reliance-
Boosted Rice-Cake Business.
A downtown server Of quick lunch
Is authority for the statement that the
Russo-Japanese war has boosted the
rice-cake business
We sell more rice than we ever
did" he says, and I account for it in
the fact that people have been read
ing about the Japs' prOwess in battle
and the fact that rice forms an i'm
pOrtant part OF their diet. The infer
ence. you see. is that rice must be a
good thing to eat That's the way
the idea seems TO work out al all
events Americans. with all their
originality, are the most initiative
people on earth. and nothing
catches them so quickly as a health
fad. In restaurants you can observe
this every day. II used to be fish ard
wheat that We're doomed as supplying
brains and Drawn, but rice is sup
planting them, or giving them a hard
run for place just now"
Was An Expensive Borrow.
In most Of the fur and cloak houses
Of the metropolis the girls employed
as models TO sell and show the goods
are often invited TO dinner and thea,
ter parties by buyers from out OF Gown
stores who come 10 the City to re-
plenish their home stocks a. this kline
Of the year. The good taste and ex-
perience Of these women are Of valu-
able assistance TO buyers. and the So
cial courtesies are in part apprecia-
tion of the fact.
One Of these saleswomen. the other
evening. accepted an invitation 10
dinner. and TO the theater afterward.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25

tack the vital organs, causing CatarTh Of
the bladder, OF the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from a arrangement OF the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by a proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROot, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
It cOrrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect OF Swgrp-RoOt is soon realized
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures OF the most distressing cases.
Swarp-kOot IS pleasant TO take and is
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle OF this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about if
both sent free by mail. Address. Dr.. Kill
mer & Co., Binghamton, y. y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer IN this paper. Don't make anv
mistake, but remember the name. Swamp
Root, DIR. Kilmer' S Swamp-RCot, and the
address, Binghanton, n. Y, on every
bottle
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There IS a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because SO decep-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
TIrnNcd ont WIN DrnnmIte.

because -na Kitchen boys. keepers
of % livery s-aai- ou the Powder river
bridge. have. for the past week, been
compelled each day TO herd their
livery horses twice per diem 20 the
watering trough near the depot, on
account Of frozen water pipes in the
barn; and because they undertook
yesterday to relieve this onerous con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25

Gition Of affairs by thawiug the frozen
pipes with dynamite there was yrou-
bic al the water office.
Dynamite, applied in allopaJhic
doses 20 iron pipes result usually i'm
rupture. The Kitchen incident was
no exception. \ section OF the main
was torn in two pieces, and the flood
of water resulting soon drained the
city reservoir. The pressure de-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25

creased 20 nearly zero. Manager
BAH of the water company. managed
to shut of the main on lower Granite
street, and the reservoir slowly began
to fill This morning the usual pres
sure is registered.-Sumpter Daily
Miner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
Notice to Debtors.

All persons indebted to us win
please call and settle at once. as we
need the money to pay bills.
d. KEMLER & SON,
The grocers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25

The history clerk at Bellevue hos
pital registers an average of 100 pa
tients a day and naturally he en-
counters names which are queer. He
got one name the other day which
he said ought TO go in somebody's
nall Of fame. y bartender walked
into the hospital with an unmistak-
able case Of alcoholism and registered
as stony Lonesome"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25


Is becauses so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apOplexy are often
the result OF kid
ney disease. II
kidney trouble Is
allowedtoadvance
neutrality-suspicious.
ed blood will at
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25
Croton Water for Power.

The energetic Merchants associa-
tiou is considering a scheme TO save
the city $5,000.000 annually by using
the water power Of the Croton aque-
duct for lighting and heating pur-
poses.
The plan is TO install several large
turbine wheels to generate power. and
Che idea is 10 combat the gas ana cleo
-rLclI monopoly by furnishing the
CITY This power at the rate Of $50 an
lu-.ly Tor each horsepower. While
-h- main power plant, according To-
he plan proposed, is to be located at
lro-ou. there are 10 be turbine wheels
outside OF the water reservoirs east
and west Of the Hudson river ana on
Long Island. These turbines .- Is
claimed, will develop power enough
TO generate electricity TO Hent th=
streets and public buildings. 20 sup
ply all motor power needed by the
city and 10 leave surplus power
from which the city can gain sub
stantial revenue.
According 10 the plan, which Off
GERS Of the Merchants association say
never before has been brought for
ward, the reservoir water is to pass
through the turbine wheels, placed in
air-tighr bulEheads, which will not
lessen the water pressure in the city.
nor injure the water for domestic
use
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-25

Teutseh is showing an assortment
Of spring jackets at $3.50 to $3.50.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-07-12
Obsoqulo dol HCIub EursnIO Ne.
do HOStCs' a una jaVOn
dOCtOTa.

El domingo. iLfjrmase que una
nEtrida comisi6n compueEta de cabR
I'a->s aefIoritss peEtsnecientes al CO.
mite de honor y ejecutivo del indicIdO
cll0 pas6 Ia morRda del doctor 81 10.
ritR JosefR Zaratt, para mAnifestarle
ga grGtitud como reCOnocimiento de
sus m6ritOS. que le han hschO conqtis-
tar el grado de doctor en- ID fAcult6d
de medicina y ginecoIcgia.
All. ell presidents sefI0r CGnales
hizo IL presentation de Ia comisi6n en-
breves frasss y. concediendo eI uso de
ella & la sefIoritR JoaquinS Castillo.
els Sc afirma que de una manera CO.
rrecta le expreb6 IL ah"si6h entsegSn.
dole un precioso bouquet de fl res na-
turRles. que de las tres cintSs de colo
ras go lefa 10 siguieGte: Gel <CIub Eu
gsnio Ma. de H1stoG2 al doctor sen J.
rita JOsefa ZArktt
EaSeguids empez6 la reception en-
la Cual tom8ron pRrta pronunCiando
discursos los seflores Qqi60nes. Cor
dovS y CanEles siendo estos contestS-
dos por IL sen rita doctor z IrAtt de
una mRneUs geotidA y en- t6minos alta.
menta gatiufactorios.
Fu6 muy obsequisda In c0nOurren-
Cis y. 6 lRs siete y media de IL nochs,
ternin6 ID fiastR.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-07-12
COMENTA TARIOS
EI Grlmen Do A6asee.

Con motive del recients y odioso
crimen de A1iasco, Ia prensa recuer-
da ell crimen de San LorenzD que
paFeci6 realizarse bajo la preston
de los mismos in dlgnos movies
qua SO supone mediaran para arre-
batar la vida a un compatriota de
tan altos merecimient0s como don
Jose A Pesante.
Ahora ell asesino do Pesante estS
en- la carcel. AL menos en- este Ca
so crey6rase que no aparecen tan
ossuras sombras como aquellas que
en- los primeroS momentOs envolvie-
ran ell crimen de San Lorenzo.
Y va en- la carcel ese hombre q
quien SO acusa de 1natador de Pc
sante. claro es que toca a los tri-
bunales investigar cuidadosa y sa-
gaZmente cuanto sea necesarlo in
vestigar a fin de que crimenes Sc
mejantes no logren quedar sin cas-
tigo eiemplarisimO que alcance a
tOd0S Jos que en- Hos hayan acasO
plteStO SWS N1CJ11OS.
ESOs crimenes son odios0s, horri-
blemente odIOS0S. PeSanGo cae a
manos de un hombre que, segi1n
Sc dice, le era deudor de gratitud.
por mercedes recib!das.
iC6mo pudo suceder ESQ? SQui6n
arm6 ese brazo criminal?
Els necesario que los tribunales
esclarezcan ese crimen muchO, mu-
chO, todo 10 que Sc pueda.
5Es possible que asi, sin mas nj
mas. realiz$rase un crimen en- Ell
que la persona que nata nj siquie-
"a tuviese agravios de su vfctiMa2
Sc afrma que ell seflor Pesante
dijo en- sus pOstrerOs momentos que
teNdG enemGgos. Y 81 Y0a6 Y04e no
habla reciblGo agraviOs de nIng4n
g6nero, del NAL. gradO cOmpatriota,
Cabe pensar que no era su enemigO
y que quiza fue q matar miserable
mente por las treinta pesetas, por
un pufado de orc que acaso haya
podido calentar en- sus manchadas
manos en- las terribles horas de fo-
ragido que err6 por los matorrales
de A1asco 8 del barriO &Calabazas ,
Esclarezcan. esclarezca1 los tri-
bunales ese nefando crimen. Y que
caigan los que deban caer tambi6n.
PERIDEM. "
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-07-12
La Cempa1ia TsrTadas en- YaueO.
(De maestro CorreaponsaZ.)

Julio 1O.-Dabut6 eI ssbado Ia COM
pOf1ia dramstica dirigidas por ell sefIor
Terradas. en- nnestr0 teAtrO, con ell
CAbo Simon Ell Mudo 8 lG Aldea de
San Lurenzo.0 y el domingo con Ell
msgoffiso drama de Joaquin Dicents
GJusn Jos6.1
PreCedida como venfa de iusta fama
Ia Comps MA Terradas. en- amb2s fan
cioueB hubo an el taatro numsrosR COZ
currencia hastR el punto de que el do.
mingo fu6 precise suspender 10 Vents
de Les loCRIidades.
Y esa justB fAma de que "a goza 10
compsf1fa en- toiO ell pals. qaed6 pie.
nsmente juStifcRda en- las dos funcio.
mes del s6bado y domingo.
El sefior Terradss. IL sef1orR CAsti-
Ito, Ia sem ora MaDguRl y eli sefI0r Ba-
fibres. en- tOdos los actBs bordaron sus
pRpeles. dRndo en- las escsnas 6 los
prOtBgOniOtas que interpratan, ell sen.
timient0 y lR expression que ell autor
pus0 en- CRda peraonage. El senior Mo.
delo y eI Resto de la compaflfa Coope.
rRndo siempre correctamente nj desem-
pefio de las obras.
Son todos yerdaderos artistRs que
van poF todRs parties lleVando los CO.
rRzones el GentimientO de 10 bello.
Vaya en- estRs lfneRs nueatPo RpIauso
& la COmpafifs Terradas y que siga re.
CogieDdOmg FeCidos triUnfos.