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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-07

We have, therefore. no less
than eleven of the most import
ant letters represented, and 1t
will be unnecessary to proceed
with the details of the solution.
I have said enough to convince
you that ciphers Of this nature
are readily soluble, and to give
you some insight into the ration
ale of their development. But be
assured the specimen before us
appertains to the very simplest
species of cryptograph. 1t now
only remains to give you the full
translation of the characters upon
the parchment, as unriddled.
Here IL Is:
"A good glass in the bish-
ops hostel in the DEVILS seat
forty-one degrees and thirteen
minutes northeast and by north
main branch seventh limb east
side shoot from the left eye of
the Deaths head a Decline from
the tree through the shot fifty
feet out"
But" said I, "the enigma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-07
Rhubarb Canned BY the
Suparless Cold Process

SteriIiZe all the cans, covers and utensls re-
uured Wash the rhubarb and cut in lengths which
fit the cans Pack the cans as full as possible,
put on the rubbers and fill jars to overlooking
with cold s.erilized water Twist down the tops,
cover edges with melted paraffin, wrap cans In
paper and store in cool place. This process can
not fail If all of the utensils are sterile. and II the
cans are properly sealed.
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seems still in as bad a condition
as ever. How is 1t possible to
extort a meaning from all this
jargon about DEVILS seats,
'deaths-heads,' and bishops
hostels?'
II confess" replied Legrand,
that the matter still wears a Sc
rious aspect, when regarded with
a casual glance. My first en-
deavor was to divide the sentence
into the natural divisions intend
ed by the cryptographist.
"You mean, to punctuate it,"
Something OF that kind"
but how was it possible to ef-
feet this?"
81 reflected that 1t had been a
point with the writer to run his
words together without division,
so as to increase the difficulty OF
solution. Now, not over-acute
man, in pursuing such an object,
would be nearly certain to over
do the composition, he arrived at
break in his subject which
would naturally require a pause,
or point, he would be exceed
ingly apt to run his characters, at
this place, more than usually
close together. II you will OBJ
serve the MS, in the present In
stance, you will easily detect five
such cases of unusual crowding.
Acting upon this hint, / made the
division thus:
"A good glass in the bishops
hostel in the devils seat-forty-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-07

Strain through sieve. Mix 2 cup
fuls of sweetened juice with 1
ounce OF gelatin which has been
dissolved in cold water. Mold, and
serve on lettuce leaves with any
preferred salad dressing.
Rhubarb and Dates
A delicious mixture for tarts is
made of dates and rhubarb.
Stone IA pound of dates and
stew for minutes. Add 3 cupfuls
of rhubarb cut into inch lengths.
and cook until rhubarb is tender.
Sweeten to taste.
Raisins and figs can be used
with rhubarb in the same way.
Rhubarb and raisins may be
canned together for pies.
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Rhubarb Pudding-War Style
Line a buttered pudding dish
with a layer of bread crumbs
which have been soaked in water
and lemon juice. Sprinkle with
sugar and bits of butter, then add
layer of stewed rhubarb which
has been we'll sweetened. Fill dish
with alternate layers of crumbs
and rhubarb, cover top with dry
bread crumbs and bits of butter,
bake 80 minutes covered, then un-
cover and bake 10 minutes longer.
Serve with hard sauce favored
with nutmeg.
| Rhubarb Salad
Cut fresh rhubarb into inch
lengths and stew until tender.
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THE Gold Bug
BY Edgar Allen Poe

Immediately precedes. We have
thus this arrangement:
the tree ;4($34 the,
or, substituting the natural let
ters, where known, 1t read thus:
the tree thrS23h the.
Nov, II, in place of the I'M
known characters. we leave blank
spaces. or substitute dots, We read
thus:
the tree thr...h the,
when the word through makes
itself evident at once. But this
discovery gives us three new let
tiers, o, u, and G. represented by
5, ?, and 8.
Looking now, narrowly,
through the cipher for combina-
lions of known characters, we
find, not very far from the be-
ginning, this arrangement,
s3(SS, or egree.
which, plainly, is the conclusion
of the word degree and gives us
another letter, d, represented by
!.
-Four letters beyond the word
degree we perceive the combin-
alton.
"Translating the known charac-
tiers, and representing the I'M
known by dots. as before, we
read thus:
thrice.
an arrangement Immediately sug-
gestive of the word thirteen and
again furnishing us with two new
and n, represented
by 6 and ..
Referring now to the begin
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"But. having established a sim
gle word. we are enabled to estab-
lish a vastly important point; that
is to say, several comments and
Examinations of other words. Let
us refer, for example, to the last
instance but one, in which the
combination AS occurs-not far
from the end of the cipher. We
know that the Immediately en-
suing Is the commencement of a
word. and, OF the six characters
succeeding this the We are cog
infant of no less than five. Let
us set these characters down,
thus, by the letters we know them
to represent. leaving a space for
the unknown
eeth.
Here we are enabled, at once,
to discard the 'th,' as forming no
portion of the word commencing
with the first I; since, by expert
ment of the entire alphabet for a
letter adapted to the vacancy, we
perceive that no word can be
formed of which this tn can be a
part. We are thus narrowed into
ee,
and. going through the alphabet,
II necessary, as before, we arrive
at the word tree as the sole pos
sible reading. We thus gain an
other letter, r. represented by {,
with the words the tree in juxta-
position.
Looking beyond these words,
for a short distance, we again see
the combination AS, and employ
Il by way of termination to what
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-07

ming of the cryptograph, we find
the combination,
sass.
Translating as before, we OBJ
tain
good,
which assures us that the first
letter is A, and that the first two
words are "A good
ut is now time that we ar
range our key, as far as discov-
cred. in a tabular form to avoid
confusion. 1t will stand thus:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-07

They think because the nation is
And all our eyes are turned on
things abroad,
That now's the time they have
been waiting for
To work the olden game OF
greed and fraud;
The men who profit from the chill
dren's toll,
The evil band of masters who
Cypress,
Scheme how the conflict shall in
crease their spoil
And feel anew their avaricious-
ness.
"This is our chance" they
whisper, "this the hour
To sweep aside the laws that
hamper greed,
Now is the time to gain our for
mer power
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one degrees and thirteen min
utes-northeast and by north
main branch seventh limb east
side-shoot from the left eye of
the deaths head Decline from
the tree through the shot fifty
feet OUT
Continued in Our Next Issue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-07
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Woman's war service may be of many kinds,
but 1t can take no more patriotic form than that
of conserving the food supply. Canning is thus a
part Of preparedness, IL the canning is done after
"a plan and not In a haphazard fashion.
In any well thought out scheme of saving
housewife will plan to store away certain amount
of acid Lemons and vinegar, the ordinary sources
of supply likely to remain among the high
priced necessities next winter. Rhubarb provides
vegetable acid in very cheap form.
Whoever raises "pieplant" invariably has
surplus. 1t is part of housekeeping prepared
ness to put up rhubarb now-and to divide the
surplus stalks among the neghbors
There three good ways of canning fruits
and vegetables and many freak ways invent
ed annually. When economy is important it is I'M
wise to experiment with these freak methods
Sugarless canning Is sometimes desirable, but
most housewives will ask themselves what is to be
gained by dispensing with sugar in the can, only
to add 1t when the fruit Is served.
There are, however, four things which be
preserved by the sugarless cold canning process.
They are sour plums, green gooseberries, cranber
ries and rhubarb. Their acids are germ-kill-
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TheSameOldG
BY BERTON BRALEY

Under the cover of the 'ooun-
try's need;
And while men fight and die, ana
women bear
Their burdens bravely for the
nations sake,
With craft and subtle cunning we
shall share
In swollen profits that are ours
to take"
We must keep watch upon the
foes we face
And on these sinking wolves
within the fold,
Who think no deed too low, no
means too base
Which leads to power or to yel
low gold;
We're fighting ruthless greed
across the foam,
But still must watch the greed
that turks at home.
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PARTNER OF.
GIVES SERVICES

President Will
son has appoint
ed d a v 1 s o n
chairman of the
American r e d
Cross war coun-
Gil. Dawson is
j. p. Morgan's
partner and has
an income of
more than ST.
100000 a year,
which he is
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Rhubarb Canned BY
Water Bath Process

Wash the piepIant and cut INTO pieces OF UNI
form size. Cover with boiling water, then plunge
into cold water. Pack the rhubarb into cans as
tightly as possible Make syrup, using l cupful
of sugar to cupfus of water Fill the jar with
the boiling syrup, adjust the rubbers and set the
tops into place, but do not screw them down Set
the cans in a water BATH that is, in boiler con-
tanning a wooden rack false bottom. Do not let
the cans touch each other Fill the boiler with cold
water to tops of cans Cover the boiler. and boil 20
minutes Remove jars, fill to overlooking with
liquid from of the cans, tighten caps and turn
cans upside down away from draft The next
morning discard any which have leaked.
Cover edges of tops with paraffin, wrap cans In
paper and store in cool place.
If the od-fashioned method of canning the
stewed rhubard is preferred, allow u pound OF
sugar to each pound of the rhubarb.
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acri I &c n g
to help government relief work.
TURN To THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE 7 FOR
RESULTS. SEE PAGE SEVEN.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Prohibition Law Being obeyed.

Mitchell.-State Sheriff ]. Shanks Of
South Dakota is in Mitchell on busi-
ness connected with his office. which
has to do with the enforcement Of the
prohibitory law which went into effect
on the first day Of last July. Talking
of the law and its enforcement he said:
'"rhe people of the state have very
generally ecepted the prohibition law,
which went into effect July 1, as a
real, sure enough law, and it is being
respected and obeyed, except in few
localities. And it is my official bust.
ness to seek out its violators and II
possible get evidence which will cause
them also to respect it. There are
some druggists in the state who do not
seem to exactly grasp the idea that
the law applies to them, and it may
be necessary to swell the population in
the state penitentiary with some of the
proprietors and clerks of those vlo-
lating drug stores, before they Will
understand fully that the law applies
to everybody"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
3,USTLERS CONFESS
SUM To BE USED IN PURCHASE
OF A MEMORIAL AMBU.
LANCE.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What Is Going On Here and There
That Is Of Interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Oa-
kota and Vicinity.

%e..ern Newspaper Union News servtce
Sioux Falls.--The residents of South
Dakota are contributing literally to
fund to provide for the American
troops in France Robert Hamilton
Warren memorial ambulance. The
memorial ambulance will take its
name from Robert Hamilton Warren,
Il son of President Warren, of Yank-
ton college, who gave his life in
France while engaged in Red Cross
work. The young man was student
in Europe at the commencement of
the war, and was one of the numerous
enthusiastic young Americans who en-
listed in Red Cross work with the al
lies. While an ambulance driver in
France he was taken i'll and sent to
hospital. His condition became Sc
rious and his parents in South Dako-
ia were notified. His mother started
for France to be at his bedside, but
he died before she arrived there. The
memorial ambulance will cost $1,450.
Most of this sum already has been
contributed. 1t is planned to send
the ambulance to Europe with the first
contingent OF South Dakota troops
that make the journey to France. The
ambulance will be turned over to the
national Red Cross for use throughout
the remainder of the war
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
cHIGls BACK TO OLD HOME
Roman Family to Occupy Historic Villa
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
Original Owners.

After 337 years the historic Villa
Farnesina, on the banks of the Tiber,
halfmile distant from st. Peters
church, will again be occupied by de-
scendants of it's original owners and
builders, the Princes Of Chig, says a
Rome correspondent.
The head of the house, Prince Lu-
dovic Chigi, VINO last year was ap-
pointed marshal of the Holy church
and the guard Of the Conclave and,
therefore, rules the Vatican during the
interim between the death of a pope
and the election of a new one, recently
disposed of the Chigl palace to the
Italian government. It is stated that
by this sale he was put in a position to
buy back the Villa Farnesina, erected
in 1509-11 by the Papal banker, Agos-
tino Chigl, and notable because of it's
frescoes by Raphael.
The palace will be restored and re-
furnished as 1t was when first occupied
by the Chigi family. an auction sale
having been held recently to rid the
palace Of the furniture left there by
the king Of Naples.
The return Of the Chigis is consid-
cred remarkable since 1t is proverbial
In Rome that when once family
leaves its home it leaves forever.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Douglass County Soldiers.

Douglass county's second
contingent to the national army, which
is scheduled to leave here is as fol.
lows: Henry Bernard Hardyk, Jr.,
Charles F.. Renshaw. William G. VIE.
land. Henry Meuers, Gerrit Mellink,
Claude Martin Cheeseman. Martin
Schaefer. William Karel Scholten, Ray
L. Palmer, Albert Cunningham. VIII.
helm Moege. Conrad Laib. Jr., Theo.
phiie 6. Serr, Charles Leo Harrington.
Walter ]. Lester. Park E. Sliester
William 9. Lcddy. George Leroy
Brown. Henry Enoch Haugum,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
MYSTERIOUS Dakota Fires.

Pierre.-The people of southern Per-
kins county are yet attempting to To-
cate the cause of mysterious fires
which have keut them on the guard
for more than a month, in which time
they have been called upon to subdue
over a dozen fires. some Of them on
the prairie and others in buildings.
The fires break out in unoccupied
buildings, where no fire had been used
for several days, or on spots on the
prairie remote from where any per-
son is working. The state fire marshal
has been over the ground, and a close
watch Is being kept by the people of
that section, but the fires continue to
occur from unknown causes.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
With the Fingers!
Says Corns Lift Out
Without Any Pain

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns OF
any kind Of Z corn can shortly BE-
lifted right out with the fingers if you
VIII apply on the corn q few drops q
freezone, says q Cincinnati authority,
At little cost one can get small bot
tie Of freezone at any drug store, which
VIII positively rid ones feet Of eyery
corn or callus without pain or sore.
ness or the danger Of infection.
This new drug is an ather compound
and dries the moment It Is applied and
does not infame or even irritate the
surrounding skin. Just think! You
can lit Of your corns and callussa
now without bit Of pain or sorenesa
y your druggist hasn't freezone hs q.
easily get small bottle for you from
his Wholesale drug house.-adv.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Would Eiaht for Mexico.

Watertown.-A farmer living near
Clear Lake. by the name of Hendricks,
was placed under arrest by Deputy
Marshal Hickey from Sioux Falls, fol-
lowing charges that he has been
threatening to leave his farm, go to
Mexico and fight the United States.
A passport to Mexico was found by
the deputy when the arrest was made.
Hendricks has wife and children and
was regarded as one of the most sue
cessful farmers of his section.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Antl-saloon League officers.

Mitchell.-The annual meeting of the
board Of trustees of the South Dakota
Anti-Saloon league was held in this
city and officers were elected for the
ensuing year as follows: President,
Rev. ]. 8. Hoagland. d. D., Mitchell;
vice president, H. E. Dawes. Fulton;
secretary. Rev. ]. e. Booth, Ramona:
treasurer. L. s. Vickers, Mitchell. The
reports from over the state indicate
q good condition Of affairs, especially
with regard to the general observance
Of the new prohibition law.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Makes Fine Profit on Farm.

Wentworth.-To make profit of
$25 an acre in two years from his
farm was the experience of E. e, AL
dinger, farmer living near Went
worth. He has just sold the farm to
an Iowa man for s125 an acre. The
farm was purchased by him two years
ago for 500 an acre. In addition to
receiving $25 an acre more for the
land than he paid for it, he raised two
profitable crops from the farm.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
sKIN-TORTURED BABIES
Sleep, Mothers Rest After Treatment
With cuticura-Triai Free.

Send today for free samples of Cuti.
cura Soap and Ointment and learn how
quickly they relieve itching, burning
skin troubles, and point to speedy heal
ment of baby rashes, eczema and itch
ings. Having cleared baby's skin keep
1t clear by using Cuticura exclusively.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Melancholla- Cause Of SUICIDE.

Melanchotla' Cause Of suicide.
Mitchell. Charles Ortman, . young
farmer who has made his home with
his parents few miles south of
Ethan. took his own life with a 20
calliber rife while suffering with mel
ancholia, superinduced by i'll health.
On the day of his death he went Into
corn field. about 100 yards south OF
the buildings on the farm and placing
the music Of the rife against his
head pulled the trigger. Failing 70
return to his home In the evening, q
search was made on Monday. reveal.
tnx his lifelesl body in the field.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
FastldIous Eater.

%Alas!" said the drummer at the din
ner table, "kindly look closely and you
will observe four flies swimming about
in my Coffee"
"Too true" replied the gentle wait
ress of Huckabuck tavern. ut Is in
deed unfortunate, sir, but II you will
let the cup set, or sit, as the case may
be, for few minutes the insects will
drown and then sink to the bottom,
and you will soon forget all about
them. Howlyehaveyer-eggs gs?-Judge.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Norbeck is Heard at Watertown.

Watertown.-Opening the two days.
program at the Clark county fair, Gov.
Peter Norbeck addressed crowd that
broke records for first day attend
ance from his automobile on the fair
grounds at Clark. He was cheered
when he spoke of South Dakota's
willingness to do its full share in fur
nishing the men, the money and bend.
ing every effort to develop it's great
natural resources to help in the war.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Has Fine Collection Of Indian RelI,

Has Fine Collection Of Indian Relics.
Colome.-During business trip to
the Pine Ridge Indian reservation
George Bailey, Colome man, secured
what is considered the finest exhibit
of Indian relics in this part Of the
state. Among the unique articles se-
cured by him Is an elk skin coat stud
ded with peculiar beads, rawhide
drum perhaps Is or 100 years old, and
numerous other articles, such as bows
and arrows picked up ON battle fields
during Indian wars and pipes of peace
used by the old Sioux chiefs.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Yankton People Honor Soldier eov,

Yankton People Honor Soldier Boys.
Yankton.-Company M, Fourth reg.
iment, was given great reception
here by college and town in a joint
celebration, which started at the col.
lege chapel and concluded by BAN
uet at the Congregational church.
church. Company M made its final
parade after the banquet and returned
to camp. The command expects to
leave some time Friday with the other
units of the regiment for Charlotte,
N. C.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Cattle RL.,.ens confess =. c-'-oe.

Cattle RLseitIs confess :. r-i-oe
Nahant.-The Lawrence county au.
thOrities tok into custody three men,
who soon after their arrest confessed
their guilt in connection with a cattle
"rustling" charge. The prisoners are
Quincy Edwards, aged 35; Nels Alex.
ander, aged "a, and Charles Tilson,
aged 26. They were arrested on the
charge of stealing and killing animals
belonging to C. Townsend, a rancher
living in Wyoming a short distance
from the South Dakota boundary.
Shortly after being placed under ar.
rest Edwards and Alexander signed q
written confession. duplicating Tilson.
Tilson held out for time, but finally
also made a confession of his guilt
The confession states that they buried
the skins and bones of the dead ami
mails and cached the meat for future
use. The cache was on land belonging
to Edwards.
Win Pig Feeding Contest.
Brookings.-Willie Schoepp of Hen
ry won first place in the 90-day South
Dakota pig feeding contest with 40
boys and girls as a feature of the
boys and girls club work under the
direction of Supt w. M. Mair, of the
State college extension division. His
pig gained 222 pounds at profit of
$34.S7. John Schoepp of Henry won
second place by making his pig gain
213 pounds at profit Of 5000. The
other winners to the eighth rank are
announced as follows by Mr.. Mair:
Russell Faulkner, Aurora; Ward How.
ell, Bristol; Simon Heemstra, Mon.
roe; Alfred Halsted, Howard; Houser
Mullner, Westport, and Margaret Bar
clay, Selby. The prizes are awarded
by the Morrill, Packing company of
Sioux Falls.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Agent At peadwood.

Deadwood.-Guy A. Mickle. for the
past nine years depot agent of the
Burlington railway at Pluma, has been
appointed ticket agent of the company
In Deadwood. He succeeds w. T. Rob-
ertson. who recently rendered his res
isnation after more than thirty years.
of service with the Burlington com.
pany.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05
Troops Given sendoff /,

Pierre.-The members of Company
A, OF the the Fourth South Dakota. re-.
cruited at this city, were given an
enthusiastic sendoR at the auditorium,
followed by banquet and dance. Ar.
rangements for the final sendoff will
include the troops coming In from
the west. Warm lunch will be served
to all at the train.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-10-05

Yankton Cement Plant to Reopen.
Yankton.-The Sandusky Cement
company Of Cleveland, O., has pur.
chased the cement plant here formerly
owned by the Western Portland CO.
ment company and idle for several
years. The plant will be overhauled
at once. The plans contemplate an
output Of 5000 barrels daily, operating
under the wet process as formerly