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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-22
CHAPTER xxx.

Baron Zollern buttoned his coat,
clenched his fists, and snarled def
ance. mo! Neferl" he reared, step
ping forward and glazing at the little
leader. "Dake dem ofer my dead
body-if you can!"
Gomez Esteral smiled compassion
ately.
81 do not wish to be too Strenuous"
said he. "still I think we can obtain
the letters without having to commit
any m%assacres."
The close-ranked horsemen opened
UP a lane and Ramon Solano, leaning
on the shoulder Of a small, stocky.
redheaded boy, limped up to the little
chieftain. Brockett, with a whoop Of
delight, fell upon the Cuban, who
Rugged him delightedly for a brief In
slant, and then turned smiling to
Gomez Esteral.
why not let Baron Zollern keep
his papers?" spoke Solano. THE real
letters, Senior Esteral, are here"
Gomez Esteral took the battered old
ball gingerly, as If suspecting a bomb
plot or a practical joke. Brockett,
sensing the comedy of the scene;
laughed unrestrainedly for a moment,
and then, taking the ball from the
puzzled leader, ripped open the seams.
The yarn was torn away, the papers
came In view, and Brockett, still
laughing, handed the crumpled mis-
sives to Gomez Esteral.
"Madre de Dios!" cried Juan Tor
rejon, "but that was cunning work!
The craft Of a fox! The g%eneralship
Of a Napoleon! But what, young
friend. would you have done If you
had not possessed this ball?"
Both boys Joined in a peal of merri-
ment. THAT. Senior Captain" Brock
EFT answered, would have been the
least of our troubles. We would have
borrowed a new ball from you'll"
Torrejon smote his thigh with open
palm. "Carramba," he shouted. "and
I would have given 1t, beyond a doubt!
Then I would have been ten times
more the monkey and what you Grin.
COS call the goatl Gomez Esteral. I
am your prisoner. Do with me what
you WILL do not care. After behold.
ing q good Joke such as this. I can
meet any fate, wellsatisned!"
Gomez Esteral spoke gravely,
thoughtfully. There is much here to
Iperplex and bewilder me. I will re-
tire and reason out the full meaning
OF these letters. Rest you here.
..senores. all Of you. ! win return In
perhaps an hour" And the little man.
attended By two or three Of his horse
men. disappeared amid the chaparral.
Baron Zollern drew the worthless
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the colonel. by the way, there ia
quite a lot of news from Washington
besides your promotion, MI. Brockett.
Chief Wilkins st~enographer, Miss
Lawson, will not be there when you
return. You can probably imagine
why. No arrest, no trouble-nothing
at all. For the good OF the service
you understand? This redheaded imp"
mike McKane looked combative for
an Instantly SIS to go into the secret
service-the chief says he regards him
as a most promising junior operative.
How about dyeing that hair, young
MANI That sunset head would tip you
off to every crook in North America"
Jaw, OATS nottin'," remarked the
crimson-head. Trouble an wisdom
soon turn de hair white an make a
guy look dignifed."
"A bit from Chicago, also, gentle
men," resumed the colonel. "Aguilar,
the Filipino with whom you had some
exciting experiences, has been iden-
titled as one Of the last ladrones, or
murderous robbers, that prowled the
Island of Luzon. Nice reward for his
capture. l would suggest that 1t be
divided up between yourselves and
the policemen who made the capture.
The big negro whom Aguilar stabbed
will get WELL"
Glad Of It," interrupted Mike NO
Kane. He looked like a big, good
natured mutt to me when | slipped
him a cipher letter In Detroit"
The colonel laughed good-naturedly,
and continued: Everything that you
were asked to do has been done with
honor. young gentlemen. And now,
boys, there is thing l wish you
would explain to mel have official
permission from General Cole to re-
ceive enlightenment upon the subject.
VIII you kindly map out to me the
details Of this COMPOUNDED cipher? 1t
Is easy enough to write and work out
when you have the key-but what is
the basic foundation OF the key? I've
tried every way I could imagine to
work 1t out. I understand that the
best cipher experts OF Germany and
Japan found the task hopeless and
impossible. That was n reason for
their anxiety to get the key away from
you. Just to satisfy my W curiosity,
! have submitted the code to three
American gentlemen who were sup
posed to be marvels In deciphering
puzzles Of the kind-and they gave 1t
up in anger and abasement. They said
that there was no law, no logic, no
foundation from which to unravel
such a cipher. So much the better.
That made 1t the safest and surest
thing in secret service codes that any
one ever invented. It Is a marvel
III take my hat off to it-but. just to
ease the old age Of a bewildered man,
you will show me the idea and the
backbone OF the thing"
IT'S as easy as A B c." said Brock
EFT. If you start 1t right and get &C
quainted with it. AS you doubtless
understand, the terms used are all
borrowed from baseball. That's easy
enough, isn't it,"
1T ought to be-" assented the COL
onel, but how about the order and
sequence Of the hieroglyphics?"
We'll, here you are" said the in
ventor. 81 took a guide-book, a base
ball book covering the season of 1910,
as my model, and classified things In
this fashion:
"a: Numbers. The numbers which
scorers give to the players are re-
membered-and used the other way.
The scorer usually calls the pitcher
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CHAPTER XXI.

Mice promotion waiting back in
Washington for you. Mr.. Brockett."
said old Colonel Lewis. beaming with
fatherly affection upon the messen-
gers. Too bad you are not in gov
eminent service, Mr.. Solano."
The Cuban smiled delightedly.
I'm sorry, at times" he admitted.
that ! am not IN American citizen
and working In the same department
a. Harry Brockett. Still. Cuba is quite
Q country-and I am told that q re-
sponsible post will be given M at
Havana, just as the outcome Of these
adventure"
Glad to hear II. my boy" replied
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Work Of tho Sheep-herder.

The sheep-herder Of today Is not the
type Of man who was led by the Star
in the East to the manger of Bethle-
hem, but he Is still doing the service
for his day and generation that the
shepherds Of the gospel story were
doing in their day. He is putting q
large element Of faithfulness and self.
denial into every pound Of wool that
goes into the garments Of the people
and IL content to be an essential COG
in the great wheel Of industrial acttv.
tty.
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SYNOPSIS.

GHApTER IAsecrst Service chtet WI
abs pinsS ssHp'r' r fse1' t f * t a,s Ds ssSs
f~iscoyered a new cipher. when the Office
mon 6iphers ana Ss starts Tssi Tor the bali park.
CHAPTER II-Brockstt Chula Lon
Ian, q siamese. Ramon solano. q Cuban.
9tsrs practice baseball playing until dark.
One OF Wilkins stenographers IL seen to
pass q paper to mysterious stranger.
CHAPTER Has. outcome Of Brock
10 engaged 81 government foT. mysteri-
gus mission. Yazimoto. mysterious Jap
Balls on Brockett
CHAPTER Iv-Brockstt falls into Yasi-
lS SSaGrs t oaE on a asas x fSs'sws; sME saans
coming to rescue.
CHAPTER v-McKane was bearer Of
khe mysterious cipher: II also q ball play
CHAPTER vI-Yasimoto returns to
headquarters and reports his failure to
lawson, the ~stenographsF. also reports to
b Baron.
CHAPTER vn-Brocket, and 6olano
Dave encounter with the Baron IN which
The latter comes cut second best.
CHAPTER vITI-Brookett and solano
arrive IN Jersey City: make appointment
20 meet McGinnity. the Iron Man. base
q manager.
CHAPTER IX-Brockett and golano ar
i've IN New York and run into q Chi
nese Tong war; rescued by q white man.
CHAPTER x-The place Of refuge
fOund to be q trap: ind themselves priS-
anulches Jap out Of $4,000.
CHAPTER x1-Kelly turns the nson,y
over to Brockett
CHAPTER xII-Brockett Ind Holano
have encounter with tough gang. but ara
protected by Kelly's men
CHAPTER xIII-On sleeper Cleveland
bound; the Baron detected in act Of riff
Ling Solano's berth. jumps from train.
CHAPTER x1v-At Detroit the mes
eengers go to ball game. receive hero.
glyphs In mysterious manner and depa<e
Tor Chicago.
CHAPTER Xv-Arriving in Chicago,
the messengers are robbed by a "transom
thief" the baron again appears.
CHAPTER xvT-The Baron offers TO
assist In recovering the stolen papers.
CHAPTER xvIIyThe Messengers find
the stolen papers in the possession Of q
giant negro.
CHAPTER XvIII-After q fierce battle
with negroes Brockett and Solano wake
up In jail.
CHAPTER XIX-The Messengers and
police visit the Tenderloin In search Of
the stolen property.
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BIRDS EYE VIEW

No Saloons.
Two Bands.
Two Hotels.
Fine Hospital.
Three Dentists
Six Physicians.
Eight Churches.
One State Bank
Two O~steopaths.
One Music Store.
Chinese Laundry.
Three Drug Stores.
Big FIGURING Mill.
s25, 900 City Hall.
Three Restaurants.
One Machine shop.
Three Barber Shops.
Two Meat Markets.
Three Tailor Shops.
Two Livery Stables.
Two Cigar Factories.
Two National Banks.
Three Lumber Yards.
Four Weekly Papers.
Fine Lake Near City.
Two Furniture Stores
Four Grain Elevators.
500, 900 Court House.
One Department Store.
Four Blacksmith Shops.
Moving Picture Theatre.
Two Exclusive Groceries.
CITY OF Beautiful Homes.
Two Large Auto Garages.
Good Water Near Surface.
Glove and Mitten Factory.
Four Thousand Inhabitants.
Best Schools in the State.
Cement Block Mandatory.
Marble and Granite Works.
$40. 900 Brick School Building.
One Bond Insurance Company
Two Exclusive Clothing Stores.
Culhane Adjustment Company.
$40, 900 High School Building.
Ctata NrcuIf Court hold hare
Municipal Telephone Company.
Educational Center OF the State.
Two Plumbing and Heating Firms.
Municipal Sewer and Waterworks.
Good Volunteer Fire Department.
United States Experiment Station.
One Gents Furnishing Store.
Three Exclusive Millinery stores.
County Seat OF Brookings County.
High School on the Accredited List.
Seven Hundre Students In College.
Over $500, 900 invested in Education.
Finest Church Buildings in the State.
Best Bakery in Eastern South Dakota.
500. 900 invested In Beautiful Churches
Finest County Fair Grounds In the Stat
First-class Opera House and Auditorium
Seven Hundred Students IN Grade Schoo
State College OF Agriculture and Mechan
Arts.
Two Billiard Halls and Bowling Alley
places OF amusement.
Electric Light and Heating Plant Own
nd Controlled by City.
Brictson Manufacturing Company. make
Il the Brictson Tire Tread.
Strong Commercial Club with 230 Mer
,ers in Good Standing. Fine Club Room
Surrounded by the best farming land
he state. where crops are sure and boun'
ul.
B~rookings is Located on the Main Line
he c. & N. w. Ry. from Chicago to Pierr
he Capital of the State. Also Headqua
ers for Train Crews Runnin North
Vatertown and on TO Redfeld and Getty
'urg.
Beautiful trees line the streets and Il
lily presents n fine appearance, matted
I Is In the midst of n fine growth of sha'
nd ornamental trees. Her citizens a
Wiling and ready to encourage and asst
very helpful industry.
Homo of the Brictson Tread.
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In the scores, or from tho details at
the lower portions thereof. Let me
show you the tdeaa :

In the scores, or from tho details at
the lower portions thereof. Let me
show you the ideas
"A-Pos.
Dab.
"C-R.
"D-BH.
"E-SH.
"F-SB.
"G-2BH.
"H-3BH.
'T-HR.
"J-TB."
Hold on" interrupted the colonel.
II can follow 30 far-but what does
the TB represent in baseball?"
Total bases, colonel" Brockett ex-
planned.
"K-BA Dating averaged.
"L-PO.
"M-A.
'N-E.
"O-TC (total chances).
PA (helding a~verage).
"Q-IP Innings pitched).
"R-W.
81.
TITO (taken out).
"U-Fin. (fnished.)
VT (tied).
"W-BB.
"X-HB Chit by pitcher).
"Y-WP wild pitch).
$50.
"And-PB.
"The-ER learned runs).
"Of-LB Cleft on bases).
"Some Of the last-named abbrevia-
lions, colonel" Brockett went on.
ARE really Just ornamental. but can
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-22

Black typewriter ribbons for Rem
iDgton machine at the Register office.
We also have the purple :!hSc. Cor
Remington. Underwood. Oliver and
Smith Premier. II We haven't got
what you want We win order.
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WHAT WE NEED.

A Good Hotel.
Canning Factory.
A Steam Laundary
More Business Enterprises.
More Manufacturing Enterprises.
More People That Like to Go to Church.
More Young People Who Want an Edu-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
Creating a Character.

Sinking ones identity in character
parts on the stage is but an insignii-
cant branch of acting. The displaying
OF personality beneath the makeup,
the incarnation of a written character
in flesh and blood, by sheer act OF
genius on the part of the actor in fill
ing a part with his own personality
tempered to the limitations Of his
role-the creation. in short, Of liv-
ing, visible and ineligible being, is
the grand goal of the actors art.
How we'll Richard Mansfield knew
that art. In his performances, you
saw an impenetrable makeup. but
though Mansfield was hidden, behind
the disguise were the brains of the
greatest dramatic genius of our gen
GRAFTON, fashioning steadily and SUI
perbly character as he conceived II
out Of the materials placed at his com
mand by the playwright.
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Good Manners.

Aristotle tells us that manners are
the lesser morals Of life: and the
greater part of the ethics might be
used with effect in treatise upon
manners. He has exalted the peculiar
behavior of the gentleman to his In
feriors, as well as to his equals and
superiors, into one of the cardinal vir-
tues; discoursing learnedly upon the
proper carriage of good citizens In So
ciety. There is no thoughtful person.
Of refined nature and kind heart, who
Ii asked the question, Which individ-
ual do you lind most essential to your
enjoyment of society-the wit, the
man o. genius or talent, whose man
ners are bad, or the man wanting in
wit, wanting in talent, even, whose
manners are faultless?" but would an.
swer, IF cannot have society
where both wit and good manners are
found. l will dispense with the wit.
for good manners must have"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
Ancient Painters.

Among the Greeks the most famous
painters We're Cimon of Cleona. Poly.
grotus. Zeuxis, Apellas. Appollodorus
and Parrhasius OF these the greatest
We're Zeuxis, who is said 10 have
laughed himself to death over the pic
ture of an old woman that he had
painted, and Apelles, who, according
to some accounts. painted cherries so
perfectly that the birds pecked at
them. thinking them real Apelles
was contemporary of Alexander the
Great, and was commanded by the
conaueror OF the world to paint his
picture. His greatest work was
Venus Rising From the Sea" painted
for the Temple of Esculapius. at Cos,
and costing. it is said, over 100000.
1t is claimed that no artist was able
to complete his unfinished pictures,
many of which he left at the time OF
his death.
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Eyes and the suns Rays.

Why are our eyes less dazzled by the
sun toward sunset than just after sun
rise? Is the early morning sun really
brighter than the later afternoon sun?
There are two answers; one physi-
illogical. the other physical. The reti-
ma becomes progressively more sensi-
tive in the dark. A sudden illumina.
ton at night dazzles our eyes, where
as the same absolute intensity OF
light would have less effect in the day.
time During the day the eye be
comes gradually more and more accus
toned to the light; in other words
less sensitive to it. However. the set
ting sun is probably actually less
bright than the rising sun, because Of
| the diminished purity of the atmos
phere through which it shines. Solal
radiation pumps UP an enormou!
amount of moisture from the eartl
during the day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
Young eirt,s Brave Act.

Remarkable bravery and presence
of mind were displayed lately by
Gwennie franklin. aged 16, of New
York, when she saved two boys from
being burned to death Half dozen
youngsters bedecked in war costumes
of Indians were playing around a
council fire" in vacant lot when
George Mccullough. aged six, got too
close to the fire. and his clothes be
came ignited. His brother, Alexan-
der, year older, tried to beat out the
flames aud the fire spread to his
clothing. The girl leaning ont of the
window of her home saw the accident,
and the two brothers rolling on the
ground She ran out of doors, leaped
over a fence and holding first one boy
and then the other, heaped sand over
them till the fire was extinguished.
Both boys were unconscious, but not
seriously injured.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
Modern Marriage.

Frederick Townsend Martin, the
satirist of the Idle rich" made wit.
ty speech, at literary dinner in New
York, about modern marriage. Love
he said, certainly has a very small
place in a marriage la mode. | was
talking the other day at tea to a
beautiful debutante, when beautiful
bride, a girl of is or SO, passed with
her husband. The husband was an
old fellow of 20, and the debutante
nodding toward him, said:- 81 sup
pose Bessie married Millions for his
money. If she did, said severely
it was a very wrong and foolish thing
to do Yes, wasn't it,? said the
debutante. old Millions looks sc
healthy. I'm sure he'll live to hun
dred..
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FATHER AND SON
BANK WRECKERS
Had Been Taking Money tor SIX
Years and Sinking 1t in
Factory.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Jan. g.
ri. NJ. bearing. 70, cashier OF the
closed Albion National bank and has
son. Palmer NJ. bearing, manager OF
the Cook Manufacturing company, VINO
pleaded guilty to embezzling funds OF
the Albion bank amounting TO over
s165, 900 at a preliminary hearing pc
fore United States Commissioner y.
S. Clark late last night, were taken
to Detroit today.
They were unable to furnish bonds
in the sum of $4,000 each.
According to statement of the
aged cashier of the wrecked bank, the
depositors will realize practically
nothing. The embezzling was carried
on by the aid of forged notes, much
of the money being sunk in the Cook
Manufacturing company, a concern in
which bearing and his son were In
teresled. According to bearing
confession, the forgeries have been
going on since 1905.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
Radium sreezes for Govt.

Radium laden breezes are the very
latest thing in the treatment of govt.
One of the papers read at the Ger
man Medical congress Yves on the ap-
plication OF radium in the aerial state.
Radium "emanatoria" have been estab-
lished in Berlin and at Bad Homburg,
and now Ems is to have one. A spe-
ci9l apparatus in which radium is
placed in current of air is fixed in a
room and all the patients have to do
is to sit in the room and talk or read
newspapers. or play draughts; the re-
dunn in solution in the air does the
rest and affects the blood through the
lungs. This treatment is especially rec
commended for all equity ailments.
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FREE 70
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We especially want to send it to
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This free offer is too important tc
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BETTER OATS.
Improving the Quality and Quantity
Of the crop-Preparaton of the
Seed Bed and Seeding.
(ey Prot. M. [. Bowman

(By Prot. M. L. BoWnan.)
A carefully prepared seed bed has
been enc of the most neglected
features in connection with the pro-
duction of oats. 1t is very common
practice to see an end-gate seeder at
work in fields where the corn stalks
still! remain standing on the ground.
As matter of fact, most of the
preparation of the seed bed has been
very largely done after the oats have
been sown Such practices will have
to be done away with before we can
expect the average yield of oats to be
materially increased The prepare
ton OF the seed bed by no means re-
ceives the attention that 1t should in
connection with all our grains, but
especially Is it deficient with our oats.
Through the Investigations Of the Iowa
experiment station we are led to be-
lieve that about 20 per cent. of the
oats are put in before the seed bed
Is prepared; the oats being sown
broadcast on unprepared corn stalk
ground, disced once or twice and pos
StUly uGITONSu II vi lnc UGSL results
the corn stalk ground should be
disced two or three times, lapping the
disc half in order that the stalks NAV
be cut up and the seed bed put in
desirable condition for receiving the
grain. The harrow should be freely
Used. 1t is not desirable that we have
4 deep. loose seed bed, nor is it
necessary that the ground be plowed.
1 When 1t follows plowed crop 1t
| should. however, be disced suficient.
! y thorough, followed by the harrow
until a mellow surface of at least two
Or three inches i'll depth be prepared
or the receiving of the grain. In gem
.ral. to prepare suitable seed bed for
pats. corn stalk ground should be-
iisced at least twice. tapping the disc
aaIf. and in addition to this It will
pay TIC double harrow. Some seasons
will require more discing; seldom can
be done with less.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
Wanted the Day to Himself.

Nothing makes us quite so weary
rs these elaborate, gotten-up ahead-of-
time jokes that some people stage and
spring with such a dramatic effect.
Our Washington correspondent told
us of one of these, the other day.
A man went into the patent Office, last
week and said he wanted copyright.
They steered him to the right depart
ment, and he opened up like this:
This Is Saturday, is 1t not? Thank
you. I understand that you will not
issue a copyright on Sunday"
"No, sir. That is the rule
But you will issue copyright on
any other day of the week.
Yes, SIR
I'm so glad want to get Friday
copyrighted. It's my birthday. and
don't want any other fellows using It,
How much will 1t COST"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-04
PRIMARY ELECTION
MUST BE HELD
Even When There Have Been nc
Candidates Filed the Voters
Mus1 Ballot.

United Press Leased Wire Service. !
e. a'r,RiNGFlELD. ILL.,, Jan. Ain an
Union given to the public today. At
u ,o.ney General Stead holds that a
, y. election must be held on the
aa prescribed by law in villages,
,, yun'y and state, whether any petit
not. - s'ie'1A -
A. ..'en though no petitions are on
o., says Mr.. Stead, notice must be
= s'en, ballots for all parties entitled
- par,lclpate must be, prepared, print
oa,a ahu distributed. primary election
no,,. a's must appear at the polls, the
:, noi,s must be kept open from a. m
p M, voters must be given an