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susceptible of being grouped into
pairs.
we may now go forward still an
other step. then if my hypothesis is
wrong we shall soon know it.
Consider once more A, B and l,
the three letters that do not appear.
Here, | trust, is our clue not only to
the arrangement of the letters inside
the square, but of the cipher capitals
around the border.
Here is a detail our cipher writer
never considered: The last ten
squares of the key-square are occu-
pied by the nine numerals and the
zero If this cipher message contains
no number expressed in numerals,
there are eighty different two-letter
combinations that would not be used,
eight for each of these ten squares,
The bottom horizontal column con-
tains nothing but numerals; conse-
quently the two cipher letters at either
end of this column would not appear
If the message contains no number.
the last two letters of the alphabet,
y and z, two letters that are com
paratively seldom used
Now then, is it not likely that A is
at one end or the other of either the
last horizontal column or the one i'm
mediately above it, that B is also a
designator of one or the other of these
two columns and the capital / still
third designator?
But | believe l can determine the
value of still a fourth cipher letter,
the letter J. 1t appears just once in
our cryptogram, then between two Q's.
This determines a fifth cipher capital
letter; because if A is the deslgnator
at the right of the horizontal column
next the bottom, the capital B the
designator at the right of the bottom
horizontal column, and G., d, b, f, G
and H the bottom designators in Sc
quence from right to left, | would be
opposite B and J opposite A. Still in
sequence, Q would designate at the
top the third vertical column. Thus
either OF or 10 would indicate the
numeral l.
1--WE are pretty positive now where
the cipher capitals belong around the
border outside the key-square. If, in
addition, my arrangement of the al
phabet inside the square corresponds
with the key used by the writer of the
cipher, the reading of his message
means only the matter of little time
and trouble.
While l make few tests you
group the letters of the cipher mes
sage into pairs, eliminating X and 2,
of course, every time they appear"
For some minutes there was silence
while the two bent their heads over
their tasks. With the first eight or
ten pairs of letters of the cipher be-
fore him Hazard made several false
beginnings; then by and by, very gent
ly and undemonstratively, he leaned
across the desk and patted Helen's
hand.
MY dear girl" he announced,
we've got it. Take this key and
try for yourself"
The key-square he handed across
the desk to her appeared thus:
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| Now observe" pursued Hazard
THE capital letters around the border
take the place of numerals and will
supply the cipher letters. Further
more, by extending the letters entirely
around the border as l have here
there are eight possible different com.
| binations of two capital or cipher let
or numeral inside the key-square. For
| instance, suppose you want to indicate
| the letter e, which is in the first
| horizontal column and the fifth YER
| tical column. The small square pro-
duced by this intersection is indicated
QS, which is the letter e.. In like
manner S at the right and B at the
bottom, or B at the bottom and L at
the left, or l. and Q all designate e..
Proceed around the key square in the
reverse direction and four more diff
cas-: OIL LIB BS SO. Yet this is
no more difficult to read with the key
than the simpler numeral form
THE possibilities inherent in this
extension and elaboration of the key
square system are almost endless in
their variety. Any arrangement of
the alphabet may be made inside the
square, and around the boEder the
capital or cipher letters need follow
no sequence or any special order. But
hn rnc1tlt will n 1urauc hn ho
eight possible combinations to desig-
nate any desired letter, with this ire
mendous disadvantage for any one try
ing to read the message without the
key-that is to say, in a message of
ordinary length the most common let
tiers and words need never be re-
peated!"
Helen made a despairing gesture.
What's the use!" she exclaimed.
We'll, let's see if it's any use. There
are four clues in this cipher which
promise that the task of solving it is
not altogether hopeless.
Have you counted the characters in
our cryptogram? No? Well. there
are 1913 of them. In that number it is
a bit singular, and not without cause,
that three of the commoner letters of
the alphabet are entirely missing-A,
B and l.
There! Those letters are three
of our clues. The fourth is quite as
significant, and all together they en-
able us to advance with considerable
assurance another step.
Let us see Counting around the
outside of the key-square, we learn
that there are twenty-four spaces or
column ends, opposite each of which
is set one of the capital or cipher
letters. This leaves two letters of the
alphabet that are rot utilized, and my
temporary rejection of X and z is not
altogether arbitrary, as you will pres
emily see.
For one thing they are two letters
4 particularly-that are used COM
paratively seldom; but in our cipher
X appears five times and four; once
XZ appear in combination, and TX
once. Furthermore it is significant that
both appear among the first eleven
letters of the cipher message. and not
at all among the last forty-one If X
and were inserted merely to mis-
lead and obscure, such would be the
natural psychological tendency of the
writer with mind intent on getting the
correct letters for his message,
Again, subtract 8, the number of
times these two letters appear, from
1913; the result is ia. an even number
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AMERICANS GROW
RICH IN CANADA
Testimony Proves Falseness OF
Statements as to 0nerous
taxation and CONSUMPTION.

"nho ottempt to check emigration
su,,, tho United States to our prairie
provinces by publishing alarming state
roon+s about the enormous war taxes
that are being paid here-$5OO on q
quarter section yearly-about forcing
Young men to enlist for the war;
about the cold, no crops and any olo
story that by their extravaganza ooio'
ness might influence men and women
from yenturing north TO Canada, is real
" in the list of curios to our people.
Knowing the country, we can haroiy
take it seriously. Our governments
however, dominion and provincial, are
taking steps to expose the false state
ments that are being made, and there"
nv keen the channel open for contlnu-
ing the stream of settlers that has
been flowing to us for the past decade
We have thought to assist In THIS
work, and to do so purpose giving,
from time to time, actual experiences
of Americans who have come TO
Saskatchewan during late years. We
give the statements of two farmers In
this issue as follows
STATEMENT OF M. P. TYSDAL.
| lived near Lee, Illinois, for 46
years l came to Saskatchewan in the
spring of 1912 and bought land near
Briercrest. l have farmed this land,
1850 acres, ever since. l have had
grand crops. In 1914 had 100 acres
of wheat that yielded 40 bushels to
the acre. / sold this wheat at $l.50
per bushel.
like the country and my neighbors.
My taxes on each quarter section (160
acres) are about 1872 year. This COW
ers municipal tax, school tax, hail in
surance tax-everything. There is no
podr tar. So-cdlled. like the laws in
force here. There is no compulsion to
me in any way. am just as independ-
ent here as l was in Illinois, and feel
that my family and l are just as we'll
protected by the laws of the province
as we were in our old home in Illinois.
What l earn here is my own. have
seven children and they take their
places at school, in sports and at all
public gatherings the same as the
Canadian born.
(Sigued) NJ P. TYSDAL.
February 9th, 1916.
STATEMENT OF STEVE SCHWEITZ.
BERGER
was born in Wisconsin, but moved
with my parents when boy to-
Stephen Co., Iowa. l was there farm
ing for so years. l sold my land then
for over 5000 an acre. l moved to
Saskatchewan, and located near Brier.
crest in the spring of 1912. l bought
half section Of land. l have good
neighbors. I feel quite at home here
the same as in Iowa. We have per-
feet safety and no trouble in living up
to the laws in force. My taxes are
about $65 year, on the half section
for everything.
/ have had splendid crops. Wheat
in 1915 yielded me over so bushels to
the acre. That is more than 1 ever
had in Iowa and yet the land there
costs four times as much as 1t does
here. The man who comes here now
and buys land at $50 an acre or less
gets bargain.
(Signed) S. SCHWEITZBERGER
February 9th, 1916"
Saskatchewan Farmer, February,
16.-Advertisement.
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Experts Puzzled.

The dovetailing of the new CITY plan
of 1S07-1S1l on the old line of New
York streets resulted in curious com.
plication whereby Fourth street
crossed both Tenth and Eleventh
streets, fourth dimensional achieve
ment warranted to stagger the brain.
lest of mathematicians.
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This story throbs with real
ism in the words narrowest
meaning. 1t Is faithful rem
dering of an authentic expert
ence in the career of high
official of a detective agency
whose name is a household
word throughout the English
speaking world. Real names of
persons and places are some
times disguised. In all other re-
spects the amazing, often thrill
ing, always gripping facts are
recorded just as they happened.
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Pretty Easy Money.

She approached the tall, handsome
man without fear.
Laying her hand tenderly upon his
arm she said: will you marry me?"
Certainly, my dear Miss Wilkins,
er-when?"
AT eight tonight" she answered.
I'll be there on time" he promised.
The man, although but little &C.
quainted with her, did not falter.
He was there. And he married
her. And the groom gave him a $40
tip-which anyone would agree is easy
money for a clergyman to make.
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ii l..


The New Year with its customary
revel had come and gone. Exclusive
folk, who take their pleasure more
in accord with the canons of good
taste If less hilariously, were looking
to the forthcoming function at the
Macklin mansion as a correct express
sion of their desires in this respect.
The night of January was mild
and pleasant, and as the hour waxed
late berlines and limousines and taxis
passed in and out between the huge
stone pillars of the Macklin carriage
entrance and discharged their cargoes
of richly bedecked humanity beneath
the Macklin porte cochere.
1t was a scene of activity amid
which many minor details might well
be overlooked by the unsuspecting
guest Thus big curtained touring
car that stood, dark and apparently
unguarded, in nearby alley drew to
itself no particular attention And
dark forms that moved quietly among
the dense shadows of trees and shrub
berry of the spacious yard were not
noticed at all
Inside the great granite house was a
scene of brilliancy and gay splendor;
house so safeguarded by all conven-
tional surroundings that the bare
thought of any untoward event never
entered the head of any of the throng
of guests.
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Here is the key" said he. Every
letter inside the square is indicated by
two of the bordering numerals By
agreement one letter is dropped. in
this case the letter X, which is
represented by two zeros.
ITO manufacture or decipher a mes
sage by this key, assuming, let us
say, that the first two words will be
Meet me- the first letter, M, is in
the third vertical column and also the
third horizontal column. The numer-
ais 80, therefore, would indicate the
letter m In like manner 81 would
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Nothing So Elabor.+.

is that memorial they propose to
~, up 10 Joan of Arc in New York
70 be an equestrian statue?"
On no; it's just going to be a fig
ure of her on horseback
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Its Effect.

mere was no occasion for leap
year in shakespeare's time
Why not?"
Dont you notice his men are al
ways saying. Aye. marry, will I?'"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-05

to leave them at the church next Thursday
or telephone 4717 MI
Miss Bonneta Hoover of Topeka spent
last week with her aunt, Mrs G. A Bates.
MIS- NJ Shields of Topeka was the guest
Friday of Mrs. J. c. Lair
Miss Hester Scovflle with her grand
motner. Mrs. o. E. Dodge of Topeka, went
70 buriingame today to spend a week with
Misses Grace and Ruth Frye of Berryton
are guests of Mrs. C. w. Marlin
June IS class of the T. H S., Friday at
Gage Park.
Esther Morehouse is spending the week
END with Carolyn Vance near Berryton
MISS Esther Roller and Miss Helen Eber-
hardt spent Tuesday and Wednesday
with friends at Richland.
MIS- j. f. Going is visiting in Tecumseh
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Elmore
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Y STATE JOURNAL-sATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST s. 1916

her granddaughter. Miss Ruth Noah of
Beloit. Kan. The guests were the Misses
Hazel Hubbard, Ivah Butts. Edith Marsh.
Avis King, Clara Chubb, Inez Berridge and
Claribel Banta.
Mrs. A. T. Cross spent Thursday with
Mrs NJ v. Ohaver of Topeka.
Mrs. E. J. Cavanaugh. Mrs. J. A. Swan
and Mrs. E. c. Cavanaugh attended a birth
day party Tuesday given by Mrs. VIII Ly-
man of Huntoon street in honor of her
mother, Mrs o. NJ Markley of Houston,
Texas.
Rev A. N. See, formerly presiding elder
OF the northwest Kansas conference visited
several days this week with Z. E. Marsh
and family.
Mr.. H. G. Pickett left today for Brownell.
Kansas, for an extended visit with rela-
dves.
Mary Hughes motored from Dunlap, Kan
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sas. Friday and are visiting at the homes
of Mr.. and Mrs o. NJ. Sims and Mr. and
Mrs. J. Tompkins.
Mrs. Celia Giffen of Kansas City was
the guest Friday of Mrs. Rollin Chubb.
Mr.. ]. A. McCarter will leave next week
for an extended trip through Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dunlap and fam
lily of Kansas City, Mo-, will come today
for a visit with the A. E. Dunlap family of
Virginia avenue.
DR.. r. L. Utley of Oak Park. ILL.,. visited
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Smith Wednesday and
Thursday.
Miss Lille Coultis and Miss Ethel Nc
Clemens of Topeka are spending the week
end with friends IN Wakarusa.
Mrs. A E. Dunlap entertained the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Letter Carrier Association
Wednesday. Twenty members were pres
ent.
Miss Sophia Nelson of Topeka is spend
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and her sister. Mrs. c. X Duncan and
children of Birmingham, Ala, who are here
for the summer.
Mrs. Mary Griffin of Oakland and Miss
Della Roberts of ST. Joe are guests at the
Elmer Chubb home.
Miss Vera Chubb spent the past week
with friends in Elmont.
Miss Fern French of Emporia spent sew
eral days with her sister, Mrs. J. ].
Currie
Mrs. Sidney Lyon of Parsons is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Jerry Chubb.
Mr.. Everett WiIes and Mr. Geo Reaman
are weekend guests of Ralph Parrish.
Bertha Keesee of Potwin spent Sunday
with Miss Lille Coultis.
Misses Lena and Mabel Miller are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. o. NJ. Cromwell of Adams
street.
Mrs. C. H. witherell entertained at
porch party Tuesday evening in honor of
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The members and friends Of the Oak
Land veteran club gathered at the home
Ct ComTsds and ri MRS " Harris In
Comrade Harris celebrate his seventieth
birthday anniversary. Mr.. Harris was
He enlisted in ia and served until the
close of the war. He came to Kansas in
II and took up claim near PaIco, In
rade and Mrs. J. w. Harris, Comrade and
Mrs. Thomas Potter, Comrade and Mrs.
Sam Jones, Comrade and Mrs. R. c. Ives,
ComEade and Mrs; L. F. Bradley, Comrade
and Mrs. George Rake, Comrade and Mrs
e r. Cole, Comrade and Mrs. Thomas
Busby,. Comrade and Mrs. Charles Banks,
rade and Mrs. G. R. Bumgardner, Com
rade Scott Kelsey, Comrade J. W. Painter,
oakley, MRS. Minnie bOist h1 NM Mrs d Eta n
Biddle, Mrs. n; ]. Shaw, Mrs. NJ. E. Basler,
Mrs. Addie Coke, Mr.. w. S. Pate of Wal,
HI -ris. Mr., Ellsworth Duvaii, Miss Irene
OAKLEY, Victoria, Howard, Oliver and
Josephine Oakley, Eva Harris and Kath-
Mrs. o. Beal of Newton, Ohio. and Mr..
and Mrs; Guy Kiene Of Valencia, were
guests Thursday. at the o. NJ. Keats
The members of the Friendship club.
gave a picnic Friday at the w. Hubbard
home in Highland Park, with the follow
Bonner; Mrs. E. Campbell. Mrs. Philip
Stachelbeek. Mr. ]; e. Hubbard. Mrs.
Emma butts ana MRS. oliver Cromwell
Mrs: Butts will entertain the club in two
wcaks.
Mrs. Harry DarneT OF Portland, Ore.
is n guest this week of her cousin, Mrs
Reese Van SAINT. Belmont avenue
George Borst of McHanburg, Ohio and
Samuel Borst of cambridge, Ohio are
visiting their brother, +. Borst and family,
Poplar street
Mrs Reese Van SAINT was hostess Friday
afternoon. Mt her home in Belmont avenue
to the Priscilla club. The following
guests were present: Mr. W. q. Shaw.
Mrs. l. F. Biscoe. Mrs Walter Shaw. Mrs
Mamie Miller. Mrs. Henry Shuler, Mrs n
T. Copeland. Mrs Freeman Bell Mrs Kari
IIurnmell. Mrs. Charles Suit, Mrs. Porter
Cole. Mrs. Floyd Cochran Mrs. VIII
Swenrincen. Mrs. Harry DarneIl Mrs VIII
son. Mrs. Roy Williams Miss Vernalna
Cole and Miss Louise Swearinxen, The
next place Of meeting will oe announced
lnter.
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HIGHLAND PARK
Notes and personals from Highland
Park, By Mrs. o. Shaul. Telephone
2S29 Nj

Highland Park NJ. f. church: Morning
service at IL a. m. by Rev. w. B. Fisher
Evening service p. m, Rev. c. w. Marlin.
Sunday school 10 a. m.
There will be a meeting of the King
HeraIds at 3 o'clock Sunday. Mrs. Geo. A
Mems, superintendent.
The mid-week prayer meeting will be
with Mr. and Mrs c. B. Buehrer, on Cali
fornia avenue.
Any one having old newspapers or mag
azines for the ladies Aid are requested
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ing the week with her sister. Mrs. W. E.
McCarter.
The S. l. club will meet Thursday even
ing with Pearl Shaul
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Case, formerly OF
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WIN sloan. Llniment Relieve pains

VIII SIoan's Liniment Relieve Pain?
Try it and see-one application will
prove more than column of claims James
S. Ferguson, Phila., Pa, writes: Il have
had wonderful relief since I used Sloan's
Liniment on my knees. To think after all
these years of pain one application gave
me relief. Many thanks for what your
remedy has done for me-" Don't keep on
suffering, apply Sloan's Lintment where
your pain is and notice how quick you
get relief. Penetrates without rubbing.
Buy It at any Drug Store. 25c--Adv.
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to attend the dedieatory service OF -.e new
NJ E. church and were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. +. Marsh.
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I04as gDd personals fTu@ Oakland.
BY Frances Jones. NJ GF1tkzn street.
tsssUASns between . and - = n. $50;
oehsR h01Rs. I2H K-4
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The cbb stones the foundation this design just
left there this
the wide gables and timber work of the porch
the
the sash would be effective.
floor unusually and desirable
gotten and the and the
kitchen
paratus, laundry
Cost $2,8O0OO Width, 7feet6 inches Depth feet
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Lawyer-"What sort of a neighbor is
heE Witness-"ISest one / ever had.
Lived next to him five years. Then Won
know him intimately?' Never spoke 20
" I'm Life.
Dried figs are used in Italy to mako
substitute for chicorH.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-29
Local Neus
LITTLE MISS HAPPINESS
NEVER MISSES HAPPINES S

In her newest picture for William
Fox, Little Miss Happiness" famous
June Caprice plays the part of an in
nocent country girl, Lucy White. She
lives with her grandma tSarah Alex
ander) and earns a liyingefor them
both by selling yeast.
Complications begin when Sadie
Allen tZena Keefe), daughter of a
Ineighbor. and customer of Lucy's re-
turns to the home village. Sadie
has been trying to make a living in
the city, where she has met and mar
ried Max Barker tLeo Kennedy :.
When Max gets tired of her and
leaves her. Sadie Is forced to return
home with her baby.
To wart on her fathers anger, Sa-
die begs Lucy to take care of the
baby until things can be explained to
him. Lucy, who has always loved
children, Is glad of the opportunity.
She boldly declares to the commun-
ty- that the child is her own. She
even tells this to Dave. Alien (Harry
Hilliard), Sadie's brother. who has
just returned from college. and Is
madly in love with Lucy.
Finally Barker comes TO the viii
lage on a visit to a friend. He meets
Sadie there. finds that he still loves
her. and begs her to return. Then
she explains the whole affair to her
father and the village. Lucy's name
Is cleared. and Dave and Lucy go out
to look at the stars. At the ely the
alter tomorrow night.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-29
WILSON STRIKES WHEN
THE IRON rs COLD.

President Wilson refused to
speak In independence Hall on
the one hundred and twenty
eighth anniversary Of the sign
ing Of the Declaration Of inde-
pendence in that hall, ard he so
refused because inasmuch NJ
over n hundred Of U men,
women and children had just
been murdered on the high seas
he regarded it as "the very mo-
ment when he would not care
to arouse the sentiment of pa
triotism." Mr.. Wilson has a POSI-
tive genius for striking when
the iron is cold and fearing to
strike when the iron is hot. II
one hundred and twenty-eIoht
years ago Washington and JET
ferson, and the other men who
signed the Declaration of inde-
pendence had felt the same way
about patriotism, and the same
way about fighting as Mr.. VIII
son does, we would W have
had a country. Had Lincoln
felt the same way, there would
be no such thing as the Ameri-
can Republic now in existence
From the Speech Of Colonel
Roosevelt at Battle Creek, Mich
igan, in Behalf of Mr.. Hughes.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-29

approved Mar. 90, 1915, now on file
and of record in this Office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. l have
lhereunto set my hand and affixed my
lOficial Seal, at my ONCE. in the City
of Ely, White Pine County, Nevada,
this 3rd day of October. A. D. 1916.
(Seal) F. d. OLDF1ELD.
County Clerk and Ex-Oficio Clerk
of the Ninth Judicial District Court
of the State of Nevada, in and for the
County of White Pine.
First publication October Is, 1870
Last publication November 6. 1870