The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
HOME MADE CABLE CODE.

1t was not much OF word. but
Browns eyes fairly blazed as he gazed
at 1t.
What 'tis?" inquired his business
partn@'. aroused from IA study of figures
by Browns chuckles OF delight.
Then he walked over to Browns
desk and read the cablegram that stood
propped up against the ink well, and
this Is what he read:
232P C oj5p
PoRr ANTONIO. July -.
Broom. New York
We've.
"Cnintclllglble to the unlnitlated. IKE
all code cables" remarked the partner,
turning away.
But with "a hundred times more in
formation" declared Brown gleefully.
My own code too" continued he. Il
invented II myself. II IL from my wife,
who is on "a little cruise in the West
indies with friends. 1t solves all COM
plications. does away with long lists of
words to be carried. and in the one word
gives all essential Information to re-
assure those at home concerning the
state Of health of the travellers and
their movements"
But what does 'wepe' mean?" asked
the partner, who was not quite sure
how any very great amount of informa-
ton could be wrapped up in the one
attempt at "A word.
1T tells the character OF the voyage,
how she stood 1t, how she IL now, and
when her ship sails from Port Antonio,
besides bringing loads of love-" ex-
planned Brown.
Il see" said his partner. you gave
her TINS code word 10 cover all that"
NO" answered Brown, she made
the word herself. / gave her the rule,
the recipe as 1t were, for the making
OF the word. and she manufactured II
from that recipe. Now here is what
that cablegram means to me:
PoRT ANTONIO. Jamaica. July "a.
John BroWn. Broicn building. Neto York.
Arrived here to-day. Am we'll. Had
partly rough voyage. Was a little sick.
VIII sail from here tomorrow. Lots of
love. MABEL.
That would have cost me 1880"
said Brown. The cablegram containing
the sans information made from my
recipe cost $3.50. and 81 Of that was for
the address.
MY automatic code provides for one
word Of four letters to give all this
information. The first letter represents
the state of health OF hle sender al the
time Of filing the cablegram. The first
vowel, always the second letter. repre-
sents the day the ship is expected to
leave the port from which the cable
gram comes. The third letter. a conso-
nant. tells of the character of the
weather and sea during the trip go far,
and the last letter. n vowel, indicates
"a a. hpr ~ ,
sickness on the trip"
Then the interested ,artner listened
as Brown explained the meaning of each
letter in the word and how it was pos
sible with the aid of the code to give
in Z, four letter word all possible COM
binations Of sickness. safety meteoro-
logical conditions and sailing dates.
The first letter of the code word
would be under asy circumstances w. NJ
or :. The second letter would he one
of the vowels. The third letter wouN
be X. L or $. The fourth and last let
ter would be a vowel.
Here is the complete recipe, simple
enough to be memorized:
FIRST LETTER.
W-Am entirely well
M-slghtly indisposed, but improving.
Sam still rather sick.
SECOND LETTER.
Ave sail from here 10 day.
E-To-morrow
day after tomorrow.
O-The day following that.
Next week.
THIRD LETTER.
R--Noyage was rough.
P-Partly rough.
S-Smooth.
FOURTH LETTER.
Al was not sick at ALL
E--Was slightly sick.
Sick a great deal.
O-Ncry sick for short time.
Was sick all the time.
Here is code recipe" declared
Brown proudly. from which no less
than 37j different messages can he
produced to fit circumstances as they
may arise. And each of these messages
is contained within a little word of four
letters"
How did YOU get arrived to-day and
lots of love-" asked his partner.
81 told my wife before she left that
she must cable me always on the day
she reached new port" answered
Brown. Also | told her that the very
fact that she would think of me and my
peace of mind was a guarantee OF her
love for me, and that | would always
consider her cables boiling with love
without her having to spend good
money in saying So
and the abbrevaton Of your ad-
lress?' inquired the partner.
II simply notified the cable company
hat | expected certain cables from GER
tain points to be addressed merely TO
Brown, New York The company reg
stored this information and the cable
grams are promptly delivered to your
humble servant John Brown, Brown
New York city, l.. S. A."
And the Brown recipe may be n good
suggestion for some other vacationists
his summer.
The late Senator Bradley OF Ken
lucky was passing through one of The
doors into the Senate one afternoon
when Reed Smoot of Utah came gallop-
ing past him with head erect and eve