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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
FlREMAN's BRAVE ACT.
Remarkable Display Of Courage
Face of Grave DANCER.

New York, Feb. S. = A remarkable
a4-..,ay of courage and GOODNESS in the
"a of grave danger was witnessed
Yesterday when the driver of a fire
engine was thrown from his seat by
i collision and the horses started on a
wild run. The drivers life and pos
sibly the lives of other persons was
saved by the prompt, cool action of
Engineer Corley, who climbed around
the swaying boiler and down to the
pole until he got possession of the
reins and brought the frightened
horses to standstill.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
TOO MANY APPLICANTS.
Clerical Positions With Panama Cana
Company Are Filled.

Washington, Feb. S. = 1t was an
nounced at the Office of the civil SER
vice commission yesterday that for
the present no more examinations will
be held for clerical and professional
positions for the Panama canal SER
vice, the applications already being
far in excess of its needs. 1t was said
however. that competent and expec
enced persons are especially desiret
as Members of steam shovel crews,
particularly crane men and pit fore
men,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
TO APPOINT GEN. RossER.
President Has Berth for Former Con.
federate General.

Washington, Feb. 5. - President
Roosevelt intends to give Gen. Thorn.
as L. Rosser Of Virginia a federal ap.
pointment, probably either the post,
mastership Of Charlottesville or the in.
ternal revenue collectorship of the
Second Virginia district. Gen. Rosser
was the youngest brigadier general il
the service Of the Confederacy, and
served also rs a volunteer of1cer IN
the Spanish-American war.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
Woman Suspected of Murder.

Boston, Feb. 5.-George S. Sargent,
a stationary engineer, was shot and
killed in lodging house last night.
His wife, from he separated eight
years ago and who was with him at
the time, is under arrest. The woman
told the police that her husband COM
mitted suicide.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
Quarantine Raised.

Helena, Mont, Feb. S. - The state
board of health yesterday raised the
quarantine which has been in opera
ton against the city Of Billings since
Jan. II. There have been more than
100 cases of smallpox there
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
Manv School Children Are sickIv.

dren, used by Mother Gray, nurse in
Children's Home, New York, break up
Colds in "a hours, cure Feverishness. Head
ache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disor-
ders and Destroy Worms. Atall Druggists,
25c. Sample mailed free. Address Allen
S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N Y.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10

engineer and Fireman Killed.
whitesboro. N. Y, Feb. 5.-The en-.
CINE of train No. 80 On the New York
Central exploded early yesterday
morning and the engineer and fireman
were killed.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
81. Causes 100000 Loss,

New York, Feb. 5.-Fire last night
entirely destroyed Cedar Court. the
country home of Otto H. Kuhn, senior
member of the banking firm of Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. of this city, situated near
Morristown, N. j.. entailing loss of
about 100000.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
Concedinq Something.

Doctor-Now, sir. you must stop
drinking between meals.
Luschman-Let me make a compro-
mise proposition, doctor.
Doctor-Well what is it?
Luschman-Tll stop drinking be-
tween drinks.-Philadelp Press.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
AN OLD MANS TRIBUTE.
An Ohio Fruit Raiser, 70 Years Old,
Cured of Terrible Case After Ten
Years of Suffering.
Sidney Justus, fruit dealer, of Men
tor. Ohio, says: Il was cured by Doan's
Kidney Pills of severe case of kid

hey trouble, of
eight or ten
years standing.
l suffered the
most S e v e r e
backache and
other pains in
the region of
the X j d n e y S.
These were es-
pecially severe
when STOPPING
to lift or1-tbipo
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
On His Last Lea.

81 fear you are not long for this
world observed the turkey who had
managed to survive Thanksgiving, as
he paused sympathetically before the
pen of the Christmas goose.
NO. was the sad rejoinder, ~ feel
gravy. Town Topics.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
piphtheria seizes Family.

Clinton, Iowa, Feb. 5.-Mrs. Jochin
Ingwerson died of black diphtheria
Thursday night. Her six-year-old
child died yesterday and six other
children are seriously i'll.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
Your Uncle.

Uncle Sam was looking over his ex-
pense account.
Great Croesus," he muttered, reach
ing for the bromide, what high old
time | must have had last year.
cago Tribune.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10

Ones life is like letter: No mat
ter how we'll composed or elegant, it
is futile if not directed right or even
not directed at all.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
Not COMPLIMENTARY,

"Now, don't suppose" said Miss
Passay, coyly. that you could guess
my age"
Really" replied Mr. Meanwell. q
er-wouldn't like to. I'd be sure to-
er-guess too high. '-Philadelphia
Press
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10

One must not blame the church be-
cause one happens to know something
of the secret life of some of its
members.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10

1 Piso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. THos. ROBBINS.
Maple Street, Norwich, n. Y. Feb. II. 1900.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10
MILES OF TRACK WASHED OUT
All Traffic in San Bernardino County
CAL. Tied Up,

Los Angeles, Feb. 5.-News reached
here late last night of extensive wash.
outs on the Southern Pacific and
Santa Fee railroad in San Bernardino
county. 1t is stated that long stretches
OF track have gone out near Beau
mont, and that all traffic is tied up for
the time being. The Southern Pacific
has sent 500 men to the scene.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10

and often could hardly straighten
my back. The aching was bad in the
daytime, but just as bad at night, and
I was always lame in the morning.
was bothered with rheumatic pains
and dropsical swelling of the feet The
urinary passages were painful and the
secretions were discolored and so free
that often l had to rise at night
felt tired all day. Half box served
to relieve me, and three boxes effected
a permanent cure.'
A TRIAL FREE.-Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all dealers Price so cents.
Wisdom of Woman.
Mrs. Hix-What makes you look so
happy, my dear?
Mrs. DiX-Oh, my husband and
have just had an awful quarrel.
Mrs. HiX-I fail to see the connec-
ton.
Mrs. Dix-Why, there's a new seal
skin sacque in it when he asks me to
forgive him.-Detroit Tribune.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Rromo Quniuc Tablets. All drug.
gsts refund the money If 1t fails to cure. L. w.
Groves signature is each box. 25c.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10

"Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-10

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces In
usnmatioc, allays pain, wind cole. 25c bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20
AN APPEAL TO DRINK
ING MEN.

There is not a drunkard upon earth
whom OrTine will fail 10 cure. 1t is
a scientific remedy for the drink habit.
discovered by a well known Washing
ton chemist, and completely and abb
solutely destroys the craving for drink
No detention from work or business;
no publicity Of saUitarium treatment.
Orrine No l is in powder form. and
can be given secretely, without the
patients knowledge. in tea, coffee or
food. Orrine No. is in pill form, for
those who take the remedy of their
own free will. There is no nausea or
other i'll effects from the use of Orrine.
ON the other hand. II quets the nerves,
regulates digestion and brings restful
sleep, good appetite and perfect vigor
Write to the Orrine Company. Inc,
Washington. d. c., for free booklet,
mailed in plain envelope. We heartily
recommend Orrine to all who wish
freedom from the slavery of drink
Ask us about Orrine.
II. o. Rolls, Harper House pharma-
Cy. Rock Island. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20

All the news all the time - THE
ARGUn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20
Science Destroys Rats and Mice

Many readers of this paper have been
greatly annoyed the last month or 50
with an unusual number of rats and
mice, or both. Traps have been of
no avail in Kidding them of these pests.
We are glad to tell them that science
has discovered a means of driving rats
and mice from the house TO die. This
is SteaTns' Electric Rat and Roach
Paste. It's sale has been remarkable,
and it never fails. If you cannot get
the paste of your druggist, write direct
to the Stearns' Electric Paste &C., Chi
cagc, H., u. S. A, and it will be sent
to you express prepaid on receipt of
price. II is easy to use, and rids the
house of rats. mice, cockroaches, etc.
Small size, 25c; hotel size, eight times
the quantity, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20
5IE

stand respectively for \, V and R.
Even now I was in considerable
difficulty, but q happy thought put me
in possession of several other letters
1t occurred TO me that it these appeals
came. as l expected, from some one
who had been intimate with the lady
in her early life a combination which
contained two Els with three letters
between might very well stand for the
name ELSIE On examination l
found that such combination formed
the termination of the message. which
was three times repeated. 1t was Ger
tainly some appeal TO Elsie In this
way l had got my L. and l. But
what appeal could it be- There were
only four letters in the word which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20

this affair all 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. I wish -
knew whether there is any inn in this
neighborhood known as Elrige's: =
The servants we're cross questioned.
but none OF them had beard of such a
place. The stab5e boy threw light up
on the matter by remembering that I
farmer of that name lived some miles
OF in the direction of East Ruston.
rs it lonely farra?"
''Very lonely. sir"
perhaps they have not heard yet of
all that happened here during the
night:''
Maybe not, sir"
Holmes thought for q little, and then
a curious smile played over his face.
Saddle a horse, my lad" said he. 81
shall wish you TO take 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
at the study table. Finally he handed
a note to the boy. with directions to
put it into the hands OF the person to
whom it was addressed, and especially
to answer no questions of any sort
which might be put to h,n. / saw the
outside of the note. addressed in strag
Cling. irregular characters, very unlike
Holmes usual precise hand. 1t was
consigned TO Mr.. Abe Slaney, Elriges
farm, East RustoD, Norfolk
81 think, inspector" Holmes remark
ed. that you would do we'll to teIe
graph for au escort, as. if my calcula-
tons prove to be correct. you may have
a particularly dangerous prisoner TO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20

Watson. l 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 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
Tecapitulated the facts which have al
ready been recorded. Il have here in
front of me these singular productions
at which one might smile had they not
proved themselves 10 be the forerun-
ners of so terrible Il tragedy. ! am
fairly familiar with all forms of secret
writings and am myself the author of a
trifiing monograph upon the subject. in
which | analyZe 1G0 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 4 stood for E. As you
are aware. + is the most common let
IT,, III, "A
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 E. 1t is true that In
some cases the figure was bearing
flag and in some cases not, but il was
probable, from the way in which the
flags were distributed, that they We're
used TO break the sentence up into
words I accepted this as hypothesis
and noted that E was represented by +.
But now came the real difficulty of
the inquiry. The order of the English
letters after f is by no means we'll
marked, and any preponderance which
may be shown in an average of a
printed sheet may be reversed in a sin
gle short sentence. Speaking roughly,
T, A. o, |. y. S II. r, d and l. are the
numerical order in which these letters
occur but T, \, o and l are very near
ly abreast of each other. and il would
he an endless task to try each combi
nation until a meaning was arrived at
l therefore waited for fresh material.
In my second interview with Mr. Hill
ton Cubitt he was able 10 give me two
other short sentences and one message.
which appeared. since there was no
flag, 10 be q single word. Here are the
symbols. Now, in the siugle word l
have already got the two Els coming
second and fourth in word of five let
tiers. II might be sever or lever or
never There can be no question
that the latter as reply to an appeal
is far the most probable. and the cir
cumstances pointed 70 it: being a reply
written by the lady. Accepting il as
correct, we are now able TO say that
the symbols
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20
1TSXTXrXxYTS3x

If you use the code which have ex-
planned" said Holmes, you will find
that il simply means Come here at
once / waSTOnvinced that il was an
invitation which he would not refuse
since he coGId 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 l have
fulfilled my promise of giving you
something unusual for. your notebook
Three-forty is our train, and l 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 assi1es at Nor
witch, but his penalty was changed to
penal servitude in consideration OF nit
igating circumstances and the certain
II that Hilton Cubitt had fired the first
shot OF Mrs. Hilton Cubitt l 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 admlnistra-
ton of her husbands estate.
All the news al, the time - THE
ARGUn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20

He opened one of his hands and look
cd at note crumpled up in his palm.
See here. mister" he cried, with a
CLEAN of suspicion in his eyes, you're
not trying to scare me over this, are
you: II the lady is hurt as bad as
you say. who was il that wrote this
note:' He tossed it forward on to the
Ia bic.
II wrote it to bring you here"
You wrote il? There was no one
on earth outside the Joint who knew
the secret of the dancing men. How
came You to write it:''
What one man can invent another
can discover" said Holmes. There is
a cab coming TO convey you to Nor
witch, Mr.. Slaney But meanwhile YOU
have time to make some small repara-
ton for the injury you have wrought.
Are you aware that Mrs. Hilton Cubitt
has herself lain under grave suspicion
OF the murder of her husband and that
1t was only my presence here and the
knowledge which l happened to pos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20

seated here l should certainly get into
serious trouble"
You need not be uneasy. He will
moi try to escape"
How do you know"
ITO fly would be a confession of
guilt"
Then let US 90 TO arrest him.
Il expect hinl here every instant"
But why should lie Gomez
Because l have written and asked
him.
But this is incredible. Mr. Holmes,
Why should he come because you have
asked him? Would not such a request
rather rouse his suspicious and cause
him - n.y."
L think l have known how TO frame
the bsIteT,' said Sherlock Holmes. In
fact. II am not very much mistaken.
here is the gentleman himself coming
UP the drive"
man was striding up the path
which led TO the door He was a tall
handsome, swarthy fellow, clad in a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20

convey to the county Jail. The boy
who takes this note could no doubt for
ward your telegram. If there is an aft
ernoon train to town, Watson, l think
we should do well TO take il. as l have
a chemical analysis OF some interest 10
finish, and this investigation draws rap
~ 10 close"
When the youth had been dispatched
with the note, Sherlock Holmes gave
his instructions 10 the servants. If any
visitor We're TO call. asking for Mrs.
Hilton Cubitt, no information should
be given as TO her condition, but lac was
to be shown at once into the dra wing
room. He 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 l can help you to pass
an hour in an interesting and profit
able manner" said Holmes. drawing
his chair up to the table and spreading
out in front of him the various papers
upon which were recorded the antics
Of the dancing men. LAS to you, friend
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-20

preceded Elsie. and it ended in e,
Surely tie word must be COME
tried all other four letters ending in
Z, but could find none TO tit the case.
So now 1 was in possession of G. o
and NJ, and l was in Il position to- at
tack the first message once more. di-
viding 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 + 81 NE
Now, the first letter can only be A.
which is 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:
AM HERE \ T. SLANE.
Or, filling in the obvious vacancies in
the name:
AM HERE ABE SLANEY.
/ had so many letters now that l could
proceed with considerable confidence
TO the second message, which worked
out in this fashion:
A ELRI ES.
Here l could only make sense by put
ting I and q 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 1 had listened
with the utmost interest to the full
and clear account of how my friend
had produced results which had led
70 n nd
difficulties.
What did you do then, SIR" asked
the inspector.
Il had every reason to suppose that
this Abe Slaney was an American.
since Abe is an American contraction
and since 4 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 lady'S 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 Iargreave of the
New York police bureau. who has
more than once made use of my knowl-
edge of London crime l asked him
WutilpE tllt udilb VI y tDt SlahtN WIS
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 q.
The addition OF L and a ID completed
n message which showed me that the
rascal was proceeding from persuasion
to threats. and my knowledge ST the
crooks of Chicago prepared me TO find
that he might very rapidly put his
words into action. | at once came to
Norfolk with my friend and colleague,
DR.. Watson. but, unhappily. only in
time 10 find that tue worst had already
occurred
ut is Il privilege to he associated
with you in the handling of Il case"
said the Inspector warmly. You will
excuse me. however if l speak frankly
TO you. You are only anSwerable to
yourself, but | have to answer TO my
superiors- If this .She Slaney. living
at Elrige's. is indeed the murderer. and
if he has made his escape while | am