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Watson, owe you every atonement
FOR having allowed yeur natural curl
osity TO remain SO long unsat<sfed.
may appeal "a remarkable profes-
sional study. must tell you, first OF
oil, the interesting circumstances con-
nected with The previous consultations
which Mr. Hilton Cubitt has had with
me In Baker street" He then shortly
recapitnlated the facts which have al
ready been recorded. "I have here in
front OF me these singular productions,
at which one might smile had they not
proved themselves to DE the forerun-
ners of so terrible tragedy. l am
fairly familiar with all Sormc OF secret
writings and am myself the author OF
tri1ing monograph upon the subject, IN
which I anslyze 160 separate ciphers,
but I confess that this Is entirely new
60 me. The object OF those who in
vented the system has apparently been
90 conceal that these characters con-
vey a 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 ali forms OF secret writings, the
solution was easy enough. The FIRST
message submitted to me was SO short
that IL was impossible for me 10 do
more than 10 say with some confidence
that the symbol 4 stood for f. AS you
are aware, + 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 IL most often. Out OF ff-
teen symbols in the FIRST message four
were the same. so IL was reasonable 10
set this down as Z. Ii IS true that In
some cases the figure was bearing a
nag and In some cases not. but IL was
probable. from the way In which the
Sags were distributed, that they were
used 20 break the sentence up into
words. accepted this as hypothesis
and noted that = was represented by X
''But now came the real difncrlty of
the inquiry. The order OF the English
letters after e IL by no means well
marked. and any preponderance which
may be shewu In an average ef .
printed sheet may be reversed In sin
~ sh2rt sfnt<n<s, Speaking roughly.
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explanations. / have Tbe threads OF
this affair ali in my hand. Even IL
this lady should never recover con-
seriousness we can still reconstruct the
events OF last night and insure that
justice be done. First OF all. wish TO
know whether there is any inn in this
neighborhood known as Elrige'sT7
The servants were cross questioned,
but none of them had heard OF such a
place The stable boy threw a light up
on the matter by remembering that
farmer Of that name lived some miles
OF in the direction OF East huston.
us II a lonely farm
Every lonely. sir"
perhaps they have not heard vet of
all that happened here during the
nirht2'
Maybe not. sir
Holmes thought for a little, and then
a curious smile played over his face.
Saddle horse, my lad said he. 81
shall wish you TO take a note to FL
RIGGS farm
He took from his pocket the various
slips OF the dancing men. With these in
front Of him he work ed for some time
az the study table. Finally he handed
note 10 the boy. with directions TO
put * into the hands OF the person to
whom IL was addressed, and especially
TO answer no questions OF any sort
which might be put 10 him. I saw the
outside OF the note. addressed in strag-
Cling, irregular characters. very unlike
Holmes usual precise hand. IT was
consigned TO Mr.. Abe Slaney, Elrige's
farm, y-oet Rncfnn
81 think. inspector" Holmes remark
Ell. "that you would do wen TO tele-
graph for an escort. as, IL my calcula-
lions prove TO be correct. you may have
particularly. dangerous prisoner to
convey 10 the county jail The boy
who takes this note could no doubt for
ward your telegram. IL there is an aft
srnoon train 10 town. Watson. I think
we should do well TO take Il. as have
a chemical analysis of some interest 10
finish, and this Investigation draws rap
ly 10 a close
When the youth had been dispatched
With the note. Sherlock Holmes gave
his islStguctiohs 10 the servants. II any
visitor were 20 call. asking for Mrs.
Hilton Cubitt. no information should
be given as 10 her condition. but he was
20 be shown at once into the drawing
room. lie impressed these points upon
them with the utmost earnestness
Finally he led the way into the draw
Ing room, with the remark that the
business was now out OF our hands and
that we must while away the time as
best we might until we could see what
was in store for us. The doctor had de-
parted to his patients and only the In.
spector and myself remained.
Il think that can help you TO pass
an hour In an interesting and profit
able manner" said Holmes. drawing
his chair up 10 the table and spreading
out IL front OF him the various papers
upon which were recorded the antics
or the dancing men. AS TO you, friend
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rains Leave Observation-Disclosures
so = m sally, Byrd {. Through
80 a m, daiiy Main St Throurh
-, - = M Week days. ElbA Ashland .rcorn
Local stops. 81 through.
iz;oo noon, week days Byrd q, qhro-..A
-.p - m, week days. Byrd ~ Yradaes-ks -
pnrg accommodation NAoUeE'NAs'
syo ?. mSesily, Main 81. Through
w \. M, week days. Eiba. Ashland aceo,n-
Gus D. M. daily. Byrd st, Through.
Trains Arrive -southw.rs
go 2. M. week days. Rlba Ashland accom-.
$50 a. m. week days. Byrd st. Freder,ch,-
ourg accommodation
-, a. M daily, Byrd ST. Through.
-, ~ ~ a. M week days. Byrd ST. Through
2:it p. m, daily Main st. Through
SsS ?. m week days. EIba Ashland Accom-,
S;ls p. m. daily Byrd St, Through.
D. m daily, Byrd st. Through. Local
s1o p. m. daily. Main 81. Through
SOIE--Pullmsn Sleeping or ParIor C.rs ~.
ali hoove trains except train arriving Rfch-
.nono ~ ~ n m week days and local accom-
lime Of arrivals and ceparturea and cor,
nSctions not guaranteed.
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avoid him and came 10 her grand
father. Charles brown, who lives in
Grinnell
Then the preacher moved 10 Line
Vile. in Wayne county. this state, and
there began 10 preach. But he couldn't
give up Verge. rhe girl became a stu
dent III Grinnell college and won the
hearts of all who knew her.
Not being able TO get the girl to re-
turn home. the prea her had his wife
make oct an AFFIDAVIT before the clerk
OF the district court OF Wayne county
that the young woman was insane and
that she shoa.d he takel. to Wayne
county. her residence. on this the
preacher sRore odt an information and
got a warrant last November to arrest
Miss Brown and take her before the
insane commissioners.
Boyd came TO GrInnell last fall and
attempted TO serve the warrant. but
Fred Bailey gos lawyer and persusd.
ed the preacher that his health re-
Quired him 20 leave town at once and
let the girl alone. This week Boyd APP
peared again. armed with the same
warrant and with big revolver. He
met the young woman on the stree,
going from the college TO her home
He Immediately seized her and told her
that she must go with him She re-
sisted and In the struggle the revolver
dropped to the ground She then be-
came thoroughly frightened and
screamed for help. A woman ran TO q
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SOUTHERN RAIL WAY
LiIectIve May ysth. I0Os.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
.Vy a m.-Daily. Local for Chsrlo,,.
p m.-Daily. Limited RI gel p,r
~ Atsasnta aud ~ bingham, New Orisars
m. eihphis. thAttanoOga and al the sorte
Raleigh. '' MY DURHAM and
:, oS ~ p m.-kx; sunday. Chase CITY.
a. ~ y. m.-DMly. limited; lsnll,,sr 49,
W. o. m, for al tke south reaoy
YORK afEEK LINE
- thEorite % route BnltlFF ore .rA -
ccpt Sunday. ~ y ~ Dally OK
W Va a Pp c,I Sunday Local mixed 70,
West Point. SUNNY Local for
- ?. ma;-Except Sunday. For West po,,,
~,, s Osli,S with steamers for Baltimors 80
.S ,s,eiluanSs. Steamers call NJ VorLtr.
49, lay Bank Mondays We<ine.d. - ~
..Na9 = a1u az Gloucester Point sn5 Al
'N"' ~, 4 ns..iays, Thursdays and safrr, 90, -
esS IkAINe ARRIVE RlCHMOhSInsu ' Ays.
oe n m ana az p. m - IRON All fhe So
Raleigh ano durham and
a m Prem Chase CITY.
y, - - n m.-baIJimore and Wet Fo,r,
AZ - =. m.-Erom West Point
o'AV p. m.-From West Poinf
xY N o.h-hARDwICK, Pass rr.s NJ.
a :, ~ Va, SfENCER, G.. NJ w n TAyrnr ~ o .
- W. " EsTHCRY. ID. p. A, Richmopo y a.
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store for the girls uncle aud the young
woman was taken home In a hysterical
condition and the preacher was placed
under arrest.
President Bradley secured an infor-
nation charging Brown with assault.
and he has just had his trial. Boyd
admitted the girl was OF age before
she left her home admitted she never
had been a resident ~ Wavne county
and that the papers file, with the clerk
Of the court were false.
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TO BE CONTINUED.

Customs-- Have you copy OF Fiji
cen Decisive Baitles?"
Bookseller-No; ! sold the last one
I. had this morning. Bat can give you
A copy Of How 20 BE Happy, Though
Marie i.r-Cinclnnati ENQUIRER
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Discouraeane Dividends.

Now the dwei.er In the suburbs clears his
hts-e place OF weeds
And invests a hundred dollars IN q lot Of
garcsa seefss
Very carefully he tercs them. yet he hath
bat little luck,
For his outlay only nets him bout two dol
lars ~cfsh 81 truck.
-IsculsViI.s ccs.r.s - oDrnal
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Rosters srur F'lls Baty.
IN Claire Wis-An IS months-oId
son OF John Smith was attacked by a
black Minor"a rooster. which drove a
spur In the sack % the chud's head.
The child dieS wv r~~s la-er.
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SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY
shert Line to the principal Cities Of
the south and Southwest,
Florida, Cuba and Mexico.

rtorida, Cuba and Mexico.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. MAIN ST.
STATION DAILY.-Schedulei in effect
April 10th. 1905.
s:ie a. m.-Local for Norlina, Raleigh, Hamlet
and Charlotte
% p m.--SEABOARD Mail. composed of Pull
man sleeping cars 70 Atlanta
Savannah and jacksonville: SEA,
BOARD Cafe cars are also operated
on this train, they are maintained AT
the highest degree OF excellence: az
20 large comfortable day coaches
running without change TO Florida
i0So y. m.-sEAboARD EXPRESS, Composed
OF Pullman sleepcrs TO Atlanta
savannah, Jacksonville and Tam "a
SEABOARD Cafe cars and CAV
coaches, running TO Florida without
change.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND. DAILY.
Q IS q m.-.From Flcrsas. Atlanta and the
Southwest.
& Is p m--From Florida. Atlanta and EN-.
Southwest.
) 30 D. m. Prom local po;nfs
Fur al information a. to rates. schedules
and eonnections apply 70 any SEA BOARD
II. 8. LIZARD VIZ. TAYIx,R
District Passenger Agt City Ticket Act
eoS East Main &c., Richmond. Va.
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ATLANTIC SOAST-LINE.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY
BYRD STREET Station

EFFECTIVE SUNDAY. April. IerH.
s;oo = m, a. G. l. Express to all poinss sousA
50 80 10 = :. ~, FS.ersourg anc Norfolk.
sM p m PstersoA. and Norfolk.
"a 10 D. M Goldshoro local
:s5 D. m Petersburg tocni.
% p M. Florida and West Indian f.t,.,..,,.
TO ali points souft.
- 81 p M petersburg aud n. & W. WEST
II 80 p m. Petersburg local
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOyD-DalIv
n. ~ q m, Z ~ - m. 8 ;ss a. M. except suna.,
~ - 20 a m Sunday only, II 40 a N n ~
zoo p m. $50 D. m-.7 rs D. M. s:H ~
g. 8 CAEBEIl. DIV Pass. An
w. D. CRAIG. Gen Pass. All.
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Norfolk and Western r. r.
LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY. RyRn
STRFET STkTTOC

= I'LL SIAllUN.
e.OO a. m. NORFOLK ITMTTrn
Waveriv - -. ~ a "a, Stops only at PsersburT.
90 sNY ~, "A m. CHICAGO EMPRESS Bu ffet p,r,,,
81, e.ersourR 10 Lynch ure ard Roar.ks
DBL snasns m ~ . ecrer Roanoke - Celr mLns a.
x,us1 ~ x Sintt1nati- also Roeoka ~
Ms 1nyh,ns' and Knoxville 20 Chattanooga and
~ - o. m Roanoke Express for F,r-,~.u.
Lynchburg. and Raanok7 ~ ei"''hie'
80 y 81 m. Ocean 6her- s-aIted Arrives No.
49, 80 =. - =. NJ stops cols . Petershuys We.
Syr -y Ano suffolk CoE5er with stsarnner, e.
Washington. -' Het'imofe am
o5So r N. for Nor;is d all stations 90,
OF Petersburg =" ''Ahops east
r,s, si.. IA N6w ORLEANS SHORT LINE Phil
ln.sn sleeper kich mond TO I,ynchbnro Pc.
20 hcanoke Lynchhurg 20 Ch attanooea
T, s.pnLs snd New Orleans. Cafe Dining car
rains strives from tke west ~
II 10 ara 80 p. M, from Norfolk II no. m
IA % NJ n. m. and sc o. m ~
once Ng SIS East Main Street
sser p.o IL, ~. G n BO6LEY
49, AK Div. PEss Ageut
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We stood at the window and watched
the cab drive away. AS turned back
my eye caught the pellet OF paper
which the prisoner had tossed upon the
table. II was the note with which
Holmes bad decoyed him.
See II you can read II, Watson" said
he, with a smile
1t contained no word. but this little
line OF dancing men:
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1T is time for US 20 20.
Can ] see her firstl"

| No, she is not conscious. Sherlock
Holmes. ! only hope that II ever again
l have an important case shall have
the good fortune TO have you by my
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

A group of Cyrusville's citizens had
gathered as usual round the stove in
the corner store, and, as often hap
pened, James Corning was holding
forth on the trials of his kind.
what do women-folks know of care
and troub.e?" he demanded of his au-
dience. sheltered in their homes with
lest few little household duties to
make the time pass, and when night
comes the privilege Of sitting down
to the evening lamp, while the man
of the house puts on his hat and goes
out into the darkness and often into
the storm, and walks, maybe half n
mile, to fetch home the paper, SOS his
family can have the news next day.
No need for them to think of earning
money-no-"
Mr.. Corning's mouth dropped wide
open as stern-vlsaged woman step
ped in at the door and up to him.
1--WE heard you'd been giving these
little talks" she said, clearly, land
I've come down to wait for the mail,
SOS you can go home and take my
place sitting by the evening lamp.
You'll find basket of your socks
there with holes in 'em large as hens
eggs, and your overalls and sammy's
trousers.
IF you get those DONE" she added,
relentlessly. as her husband tried to
look at ease and as If 1t were all a
good joke. when you get 'em done,
you can finish up splitting the kin
dlings I've been at the~last two even
ings. I'm willing to come out into
the darkness till you get the whole
thing finished up. Now, you step right
along. Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
swarms Of era.shopper..

1.-THE scourge of South Dakota ID
the grasshoppers, which travel In
swarms so vast that they appear like
black clouds against the sky" said
Harvey L. Rowland of Aberdeen, s..
D.
"A South Dakota farmer will work
against long continued drought, sick
ness among the cattle and any Of
the thousand and one plaques that
contribute to unpleasantness Of the
existence of a tiller of the soil, but
when the grasshoppers descend upon
him he throws UP both hands and
contents himself with prayer.
About a year ago took an early
morning buggy ride out Of Aberdeen
to a neighboring town and passing .
cornfield, heard curious clicking
noise, as II million knitting needles
were being used at once. Asking the
driver what caused this phenomenon,
he told me that the field was infest-
ed with swarm Of grasshoppers
which had swooped down that morn
ing.
Driving back by the same road
that night, we stopped at the cornfield
to view the devastation. It was the
most desolate sight ever saw. Every
stalk of standing corn had been strip
ped clean of its green leaves and
shoots and the scores Of acres Of the
crop were ruined. The only thing that
farmed could do was to put down .
few hundred dollars to profit and loss
all attributable to the voracious In
s."-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
other prisons, from what We should
have gathered from the relat,ons wifi,

other prisons, from what We shou,,1
have gathered from the relations wifi,
him of Aramis and the rest. Benipne
dAuvergne-St Mars, like that OF
Athos and the rest, being only nom
de guerre-was obsequious even tn
cruelty to the commands of LouyoIs or
other minister for the lime being
and was in consequence looked unon
by his master as a model jailer who
would stick at nothing.
HIS principal characteristics wara
avarlce. which enabled him to amass
large fortune out of the SIMS al.
lowed for the prisoners beef" and a
desire for rank, which was skIllfnllv
Played upon by Louis. Originally n
corporal In the Mosquetaires, the RoI
soleil, though according him the rank
OIL a lesser noble, steadily refused to
promote him to a commission nntiI
quite late in his career, when he nroh.
ably knew too much to be denied INV
thing. And then there are those who
think that an absolute king is neces.
sarily an aristocrat.- Pail Mall On
Zette,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13
What He Was.

There is man living in Waterbury,
Conn.,. who is the head of large
family, nearly every member of which
is performer on some kind of musical
instrument.
A Bostonian, who was visiting the
house Of the Waterbury man, referred
to this fact, remarking that 1t must
be source Of great pleasure to the
family, but to this observation the ia
Their made no reply.
Really" continued the Bostonian.
ut is remarkable. Your younger son
is a cornetlst, both your daughters are
pianists. your wife is vlolinist, and,
understand, the others are also mu-
sicians. Now. what are you, the ia
Their of such musical combination ?"
a." replied the old man, sarcastIcal.
ly, II am pessimist" = Harper's
Weekly.
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MRS. READERS PISTOL
And tn. Effective Use sh. Made

And the Effective Use She Made Of
1t ON n Certain Occasion.
In her story of ELLA Rawls Reader,
Flnancier," In Everybody's, Juliet
Wilbor Tomkins tells the following
incident of struggle of Mrs. Readers
in Peru:
After eight months of useless
struggle she went out to Callao, which
is about half an hour by rail from
Lima, with her Peruvian lawyer.
Scotch interpreter, and American en-.
glneer, and forced the manager to
open the warehouse and let her make
an inspection Of the machinery. The
manager had met her with his law.
yers, and the hour of argument before
she gained her point had been some.
thing of strain. During the whole
process Peruvian on the Haggin side
had been standing close to Mrs. Bead
er, his little, narrowed eyes staring
with that deliberate insolence only
Latlns can accomplish. The company
went out into the wareroom where the
machinery lay and the difficult bust
ness Of hurried inspection went for
ward, but still the bullying stare never
ceased. About two hours Of 1t, the
fine edge of that hidden temper of
hers suddenly sprang out. She whirled
on him with blaze of words that
needed no interpreter, and all at once
his stare was being returned by a
fierce little pistol held in strong
white hand and quite ready for bust
ness.
1.-THE gentleman of Peru neither
apologized nor retracted; he incon-
tinently, unqualifiedly fed. And he
was not the only one. Like shadows
the men fitted out of the dusky ware.
house, leaving the dangerous woman a
clear field. When she looked about
there was no one in sight but two
Irish porters, and in their eyes were
sympathetic wrinkles, meeting which.
Mrs. Reader could only sink down
helpless with laughter, and put up her
pistol"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-12-13

AS William Morris was an English.
man, it may not seem remarkable to
Americans that he did not always get
his jokes right end first. In biogra-
ply of her husband. Mrs. Edward
Burne-Jones tells of the ease with
which he reversed them.
They had all been asking conun-
drums.
who killed his brother Cain?" ask
ed Burne-Jones.
Morris fell into the trap at once.
abel" he shouted.
Later In the day he came in laugh.
ing.
II trapped the parson, by Jovew
he exclaimed. II asked him, who
killed his brother AbelY
"tCain, he said at once.
"'Ha! said. 4 knew you'd saw
that. Every one does l came away
and left him puzzled enough-and /
doubt If he's found out yet what the
matter was"
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her. You know there's some folks
you just meet on the road; they don't
do nothing more than nod and smile
at you, but somehow feel better fol
seeing 'em. Mrs. Perry was like that
She want what you'd call pretty
but she had nice clean-looking teeth
and her hair was tidy, and she had
the pleasantest cordial smile l evel
see. She had on plain, calico dress
but it was clean and whole and fitted
her nice, and looked kinder stylish
She is genuine says to myself
She's just what she appears to be.
Her house was just like her; it was
plain and neat; there was comfort,
able chairs, and there was books and
plano.
Mr.. Perry was lying in reclining
chair, and although you could see that
he was pleasant sort of person
enough, it was his wife that was the
one folks liked best.
"Well, we had an awful nice call,
and just before we went, Elvira asked
her to play and sing for us. She never
made a word of objection, and she
didn't say she had cold and couldn't,
but she went right over to the piano
and set down and begun to play. Now
I've heard more or less good music
in my day, and when l heard Mrs.
Perry sing knew she want no ordi-
nary amateur. Her voice want moth
ing wonderful, but it was sweet and
true, and she sang with some life and
snap. says somethin' about 1t after
she got through, and she said she'd
studied good deal and been to some
good teachers, but she didn't put on
no airs about it.
"After that first call, went over
there pretty often, and we talked to.
gether like old cronies. 1t was one
day towards the end of my visit that
We had specially long talk. 1t was
a rainy day. and Mr.. Perry was
asleep in the next room, so we had
quite long spell to ourselves. We'd
come to kind of pause in our con-
versation, and there want no sound
in the room but the clock ticking and
the cat purring. Finally Mrs. Perry
laid down her work-she was one of
the busy kind and we was both sew
ing-and she says, with queer little
smile, Aunt Asenath, I'm going to
tell you a strange experience l had
when first moved into this neighbor-
hood. never have told anybody but
Alfred, and was ashamed to tell
even him all of it.
"'You see, when he was taken sick
and the doctor said he must come into
the country, it was a terrible blow to
me. I'd always lived in the city, all
my friends were there, and l went
about a great deal. To leave all that
and go into the country, which hat
ed, especially with winter coming on,
with nothing to do but take care of
a sick maxwell, it nearly broke my
heart. actually was SO childish and
horrid that felt as If Alfred was
somehow to blame for getting sick.
This wasn't all; had sort Of CON-