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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-06
COLD ALCHEMY
HOAX OF BACON
Fer 600 Years His Writings Have
Been Studied in Hope of
Finding Secret.
ONLY NONSEASICAL JARGON
Science Might Have Been Much Farther
Advanced Today If Roger Ba-
con Had Not Hidden His
knowledge in Cipher.

Philadelphia, Pa-Alchemists who
for 600 years sought to find in Roger
Bacon's cipher writings the secret of
| turning base metals into gold were the
victims of a hoax, declared William
Romano Newbold, professor of intel
Iectual and moral philosophy at the
| University of Pennsylvania, before the
Philosophical society here.
Bacon, he contended, hid under 4
| nonsensical jargon of alchemists'
| terms a marvellous storehouse of scien-
tific knowledge.
Doctor Newbold told of his two
years labor to decipher the code Ba-
con used.
AS result of the revelations made
by the 100000 word manuscript, scien-
lists have declared Bacon had remark
able knowledge Of mathematical sys-
TENS conceived today, and had not the
discoveries made by him remained I'M
known to others until rediscovered
hundreds of years after his death,
science would have been just so much
in advance of it's present state.
Explanation of the Cipher.
Bacon conceived the idea of ex-
pressing every letter of word which
he wanted to write in cipher by syl-
liable and building the syllable into q
new word" he said. For example, if
the letter C. is represented by CIR
"A by ADJ and e. by ED the word
Graded would spell Cat
'The principle cannot be used in this
way because, first, every word will be
represented in cipher by twice as many
letters, and second, no words can be
used in cipher except those Of an even
number of letters. To meet these diff
culties Bacon lays down the rule that
successive syllables must end and be-
gin with the same letters, doubled let
tiers being dropped. Thus Cat may
be spelled in the Bacon cipher as fol-
lows: 'Go-ol-ld'; dropping the double
letters, one gets the word Gold
No Wonder Secret Was Kept.
I'm reading the cipher you double
every letter except the first and last
and thus discover the syllables which
spell the word. But it is seldom pos
sible to find syllables which fulfill
these conditions and va spell a new
word when arranged in the order of
letters of the original word like cat
for example. Cat may also be spelled
'ar-rk-da,' and the syllables may be
rearranged into the word dark but
when dark is translated the word
cat will reappear as tea the order
Of the letters being disarranged. These
are the principles Bacon used.
There are 4S4 possible combinations
of the letters Of two 22-letter alpha
bets, taken two by two. Bacon makes
every one of the 4S4 represent letter
of his alphabet and with them spells
his words in Latin in the way ind-
Gated above. He disarranges the un-
DERIVING text as little as possible and
it usually is still recognizable, but
frequently it is disarranged so much
that scholars probably never will
agree as to how it should be recon-
structed."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-06
pahllA 4 Mexican Product.

The flower known to us as the
dahlia and which has been cultivated
from it's original form into scores of
varieties, is Mexican product. 1t
grows wild in Mexico and it was not
an American but q European who first
realized its possibilities. This discov-
erer's name was Vincent Cervantes,
who carried the roots to his native
Spain in 1884. Two or three years
later the Swedish botanist, Dahl, who
gave it It's present name, cultivated it.
Shortly after the Frenchman, Andre
Thouine, made further improvements
In Its growth.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-06

On the wall Of the Credit Lyonnais
Bank, Rue de Choiseul, Paris, tab
let has been placed bearing the simple
inscription: "Airplahe bomb. January
80, 1915
The ministry Of war has had tab
let's placed ON the walls of the houses
near which the first and last bombs
of the war fell in Paris, and it seems
to be the general custom for private
individuals to mark with some simple
inscription the various points Of the
capital where damage was done by
German bombs or shells.
The tablet on the wall of the Credit
LyOnnais recalls one Of the most MUIR
derous air raids ever made on Paris,
10 persons losing their lives, while
several hundred were wounded.
1t was shortly after II o'clock that
the aerial torpedo, the first of the
raid, fell in the Rue de Choiseul, kill
ing French soldier on leave and
two Australian soldiers who were
coming from the boulevards. The tor.
pedo wrought great damage among
the numerous banks in the vicinity.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-06
FIND MUMMY 1900 YEARS OLD
Danes Say Dress Shows Woman Was
Of High Rank-Coffin Was
Oak Trunk.

Copenhagen.-The mummifed body
Of a woman who died 5000 years ago
was found recently buried In field
in the Jutland district of Denmark
and is being unwrapped by employees
of the National museum.
Her coffin was the hollow trunk Of
an oak tree and the body was
wrapped in a cowhide. She appears
to have been a person of rank.
Her garments included a short
jacket with sleeves and a petticoat
and she wore two belts around her
wrists and two bronze bracelets on
her arms.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-06
HAD LITTLE NEED TO WORRY
Queen Victoria Might Have Known
Her Eldest Son Had Very Small
Use for Water.

Prince Ferdinand Leopold of Austria
is writing a book and in it he takes
q fling or two at the British-well,
one or two. Naturally not all of
them are good natured. When the late
King Edward of England then prince
of Wales, was visiting in Vienna with
the old emperor and galaxy of arch.
dukes, he received a telegram from
London as he sat at royal dinner
table. It was delivered amid some
stir, for it was known that it had had
special privileges on the wires and
that probably it came from his mother,
the great Queen Victoria.
Probably, everybody thought, it con-
cerned affairs of state of vital moment.
The prince of Wales, impressed by a
somewhat similar idea, or, perhaps,
worrying for fear that he might be re-
the then brilliant Austrian capital,
opened it at once with an anxious
look upon his face. The old Austrian
emperor and the archdukes, who were
all at table with him, watched him
curiousiy as he read it.
Having done this he sighed with
some relief and then glanced about the
table at the remarkable display Of
wines which always characterized
even the simplest of the Hapsbhrg
meals.
Taking a pencil from his pocket
after this survey he scrubbed brief
answer to the telegram and then told
the tableful the contents of the mess
age and the nature of his reply. The
telegram had been sent by his worried
mother, Queen Victoria, and said:
II hear the water in Vienna is not
good. Be careful Of IT.. Victoria
His answer said:
Don't worry. Promise not to touch
it,
In speaking of the Scotch (this be-
ing another of the good-natured
stories) the prince tells of Mac
donald, taken prisoner by the Austrians
and becoming celebrated as story
teller in the prison camp.
This Macdonald, it appears like every
Scotchman, was inordinaIely boastful
of his forebears. He was talking with
an Austrian-one would think they
must have been real pals land said
that his clan was most ancient and
distinguished of all. It had been well
known before the flood.
His listener was amused. Il didn't
see the name of Macdonald among the
passengers in the ark" he quietly sug-
gested.
''In the ark?' scornfully exclaimed
Mae. I'm Noah's ark? No. We wadna
travel that way wi the crowd. Even
in those days the Macdonalds had
boats of their own"-Ne~ York Sun.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-06
Pressed Boys Trousers
While They Were on Him

Tony Volpona, twenty-five
years old, tailor Of Covington,
KY, was fined $50 and costs by
Judge Munson on q charge Of
assault and disorderly conduct
preferred by the mother Of How
ard Barber, twelve years old.
The testimony showed that the
boy entered Volpona's place of
business and asked to have his
trousers pressed.
Volpona said he caught the
boy and laid him across the iron
ing board and proceeded to use
the iron, which was warmer than
he thought, causing the boy to
cry with pain. In passing SEN
tence, Jude Munson said he felt
sure there was nothing malicious
In the conduct Of the tailor but
that he was careless. The case
has been appealed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-04

|ISEl RSEMENTS-PERIOD JULY
!. 1919 TO JUNE 80, 1920:
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-04
l.. S. DAVIDSON,
Recorder.
Great Waterspout.

Particulars are published in the Me-
neurological Magazine OF great wa
terspout that correspondent OBJ
served south of Cape Comorin on a
day when the weather was fine and
the sea smooth. The watcrspout
formed between russet-gray cloud
and the sea nearly five miles from the
ship. At first the distance between
the base OF the cloud and the surface
Of the sea was 1900 feet, and the
width Of the column tapered from 500
feet ut Its juncture with the cloud to
$50 feet at the sea. The vortex ap-
peared to he tube with taperinK
sides and a central column. The walls
seemed to consist Of water moving
downward and the central column Of
water ascending. The phenomenon
lasted for 13 minutes; then the walls
appeared to ascend into the cloud.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-04

doctored with sew
eral different doc
tors and none
seemed to do me
any good. Any
thin; 1 ate seemed
to bloat me and
cause great mis-
cry. and ut night
1 " ould take
spells with my
heart and had to
jump up to get
M hrn.xh
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-04

Just about given up all hope of ever
getting Well when ! decided to try
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discoy-
cry: After taking the flrsr bottle I
could see a difference in myself so
i continued until I took six bottles
anu now 1 am sound and WE'LL
BEN BOWLES. Al druggists.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-04
THE BEST COUNTY--SEEDS THE BEST SCHOOL"
$4,000 FOR SEMINARY DORMITORY
For Cash..
For Cash.
Will Offer for the Next Ten Days "Rock>
Bottom Prices on the following:

" ltSIha Girls Standard Tomatoes, No. Cans, be-
w alley Dew Sugar Corn No. 2 Cans l5c
v, nmpocIs" Pork and Beans, No. Cans,.......l5 c
i1Dhy Pine Apple, No. Q Cans, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Oc.
iiilaSka Brand Pink Salmon Jc Cans. ...... ISc
F 1'stor fancy Head Rice, ID. package, lie
va tancy Evaporated Peaches.. ...............asc
io'h' rs "Aluminum Brand" Crushed Oats w l3c
40 Cream Cheese, 4Oc per h.
Nn"nckles Roasted Coffee h. package, pc.
monumental Coffee, H. package .............. Soc
Wh lha Bell Coffee, h. package .......... BIC.
J Int Lake Herring, 1Oc per b.
IaFgc Mackerel, CSC each
y ~ J. Cotton, $50 yd SPOOL Sc.
a. ana ana '" Overall best grade, $l75.
~ e. Soap, large size, ............... &C.
S E,n'x Soap, large size. &c
= 'S Gag large size,
urge size,
Rn,t PAX ing Powder. ............... J3c and 3O.
Ey,nn,i buying towdcr, l5c and 3Oc,
Ey,rnr",u miik, 5aoy sZe, 3 for 25c.
"t",ea MIX, Family size. for 2jc
81 pGrated Milk, jail SIZE 2Oc size, .....:, for SOC
' FoI'shcsShinoa, all coIors ......... 3 for 25c
2-ln-1 all coors, ................ 2 for 2jc.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-04
Well. We'll!

Great rXcit rncni III tlle country
club"
"Ovcr Whnt?'
a counirymAn tried to join"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-04
STOMACH MISERY

Meadow Greek. w. Val had
peen SICK for about - year and had
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-04
The Result.

II told Brown those were doubtful
Securities
did he raise anything on them?"
"Oh, yes he raised q smile"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-03-04

Mentioned One Thing Right on.
MT. Goidr"x-Marry me aud you'll
never want for anything.
Miss Young-Ssver want for any
thing? How about man could
love?-Boston Transcript.
whieh7
"Agnes thinks her husband is deceiv.
ing her. She smells 4 rat and is 10
ing to set q trap for him.
(which. the rat or her MsbandP"--
Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-22
ROTARIANS GOING
TO POLAND SPRINGS
Local People Announce Inten-
lions Of Going to COnClaVe

President Leon Sprague, of the New
Britain Rotary club, Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. Dyson and Eugene
Porter, local Rotarians have signified
their intertion of going to Poland
Spring and Portland for the fall con-
clave of New England Rotary clubs by
making reservations for the affair.
The conclove will be held at Poland
Spring September %, 90 and 80 and st
Portland October 1. An extensive pro-
gram has been arranged. Congress
man c. L. Beedy, representative from
the first congressional district of
Maine, conceded to be one of the
states finest orators will be the princi-
pal speaker. Other prominent men
who are to address the gatherings,
are, William Coppock, of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, second Yice-president Of
the International association of Rotary
clubs and Rev. Henry Stiles Bradley,
D. D. of Portland, formerly of Worces-
ter, Mass.
The annual conclave dinner will be
held at the Poland Spring House On
Thursday evening, on Friday evening
the District Governors ball will take
place in the same hotel. District Gov
ernor H. G. Wilson, of Worcester,
Mass, official representative of Rotary
in New England will be the host for
the Rotarians from six states upon
this occasion. In Portland, Oct. /,
there will be a sightseeing tour and a
dinner at the Falmouth hotel. The
usual number of stunts musical pro-
grams by two bands and tournaments
in all kinds of sports will be injected
into the program, in both places
The business sessions will be held
during the mornings of the first days
and include discussions of all matters
| of interest to Rotarians.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-22
FLYING SQUADRON
IS BUSY ALL DAY
Government Men Hear Claims
Sessions in Legion Rooms.

The Flying Squadron" sent to this
city by the United States government
to straighten out claims of ex-service-
men was kept busy all day in hearing
the cases of the men who want new
cases opened, old cases reopened, and
all claims no matter of what nature
settled A local committee headed
by William w. T. Squire of the Am
erican Legion has been on the jump
all day seeing that the men registered
for appointment at the employment
bureau at City Hall. There were
about 200 men today who presented
their cases to the cleanup squad for
action.
Field Secretary George Fox, one
of the big six in state American
Legion circles, has been assigned to
the squadron to be liasion officer be-
tween the men and the government
officials.
Harry Cutie, former local man,
iag one of the members of the squad
ron and many of his former friends
reported at the Legion rooms today.
His presence adds a local atmosphere
to the visit and the effects on the ex-
servicemen can readily be seen.
Stephen MacRae. who is in charge
of the squadron. expressed himself as
being pleased by the way the men
turned out to have claims settled. say
Ing that each man who reported was
a tribute of confidence in the gov
eminent and to the ability of the
squad. @. Hass is with the squad, as
the official glad hand" artist of the
Red Cross. He tells the men how to
approach the officials and lends as
sistance in every way possible. Mr..
Hass, in explaining the process by
which the squadron works. said that
a case came to the attention of the
doctors recently. A man claimed he
had been kicked by horse while he
was In the army. He had been out
Of the army two years, and IL was
hard to tell whether this man re-
ceived his injury while in service.
The "Buddie affidavit" was used. A
lieutenant remembered the soldier
complaining at the time. The SOL
der was sent to the hospital imme-
diately for an operation.
Doctors Robert Scully and Henry L.
Moskstroth are the doctors connected
with the squadron. They, too. were
on the alert ali Jay llSleiliIiS " NhS
iatrical side of the claims.
A Legion committee of local men
were en- hand to help their "buddies"
in every way possible.
So great was the pressure on the
official stenographer, ii. w. Wein-
berg. that william w. T. Squire sent
out an o call to the Smith Bus
mess college and assistance was sent
down to the Legion rooms at once.
II is possible that the squadron will
be here until Sunday of this week.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-22
SEQUIN GOLF CLUB
HAS IS HOLE COURSE
Formal Opening Saturday-May
Issue Challenge

The Sequin Golf club, located at
Maple Hill, will have the formal
opening of its Is hole course Satur-
day. The prizes offered by the club
number 80 and are worth about $50,
for the matches being arranged by
the committee in charge.
The following information is re-
leased for those wishing to take part
or to see the matches:
Play may start as early as 9 o'clock
and not later than 3 o'clock, daylight
time.
Special arrangements have been
made for members desiring luncheon
or dinner.
All play to be four ball matches.
Teams to be made up at 1st tee. All
events are to be at Is holes.
All players participating in tourna-
ment must play from 1st tee by 8
o'clock, daylight time.
There will be thirty prizes dis
tributed for the following events:
No.
Individual: Prizes
Low gross
(One-half club handicap to apply.
LIST low net team ..........
I'd low net team ...............
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-22
ONLY GAPING HOLE is
where FACTORY STOOD
Continued From Fra: Page).

the conclusion. The shock was feit
4, towns so miles away.
There were hundreds OF workmen
at or near the Inflated plant at 1880
o'clock when the explosion occurred,
and there were wild rumors regarding
the loss of life yesterday and last
night. These could not be confirmed,
but IL appeared certain that the cas-
ualty list would be appalling.
Immediately after the blast. every
m eans of rescuing injured and bring
ing out the dead were utilized. but
several minor explosions prevented
workers from entering the grounds
for a long time. Great clouds of
chemical fumes hung over the CHASTITY
scene of ruin. and the first men to
enter the place were compelled to
wear gas masks.
The numes spread as far as Mann
helm and Ludwigshafen. and tend
ed to heighten the fears Of the fright
ened people.
Only Great Hole Remains.
An investigation of the explosion
has been ordered by the authorities
but those who have visited the ruins
:eclare there is little upon which a
finding can be based. The buildings
OF the Badische company have disap-
2eared and only n great hole in the
ground marks the site of the main
structure. IL Is a theory of those
familiar with the plant that at least
two gasometers exploded and that
nitrogen compound stored in the
buildings or in process of anufac-
trre, were detonated. Nitrogen pro-
Il .kaRe Il
believed the first explosion. which was
| Ielatively light. set off great masses
of chemicals. Another theory is that
nitrogen tank let go and that four
| Utners were set off by the conclusion.
Soldiers Keeping Order.
Order Is being maintained in the
town OF Oppau and vicinity by French
soldiers, that district being within the
French zone of occupation. The base
OF the French forces in that region Is
at Ludwigshafen, on the west bank
OF the Rhine. from which place the
troops were rushed to the scene of
the disaster.
This is the second time Oppau has
been destroyed. In 1888 a dam burst
above the town and the place was
swept oy n wall of water.
General Degoutte. i'm command of
French forces of occupation, went
from this city to Oppau and immedi-
ately sent for the sanitary STAFF on the
PEine.
II has established kitchens to feed
the families of victims OF the disaster
and the high commissioner has given
| 1900 marks to the workers syndicate
20 alleviate distress.
$50 Million Marks Loss.
Amsterdam, Sept. 22.-The total
d. mage from the explosion in the
Bldische Aniline company's chemical
plant at oppau yesterday is estimated
nj 10000. 900 marks, according to
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-22
CITY ITEMS.

Theron w. Hart, pianist, organist.
song coach. has resumed teaching.
Phone i43-5.-advt.
An entertainment and whist will be
held by the Altar Society OF st. Johns
church in 81. Johns hall this evening.
The regular netting OF Sons of
Veterans Auxiliary No. will be held
In q. A. r. hall Friday evening at
8 o'clock.
Chapman's Major Orch. OF . pieces
ut State Armory. Fri. Eve.-advt.
The annual sheep roast OF the o. u.
A. NJ. and the p. o. s. of A., will be
held mt whitham's grove. Kensington.
Sunday. Sept. rs. Dinner will be
served at 1 p. m. Members and friends
are urged to be there.
Margaret A. cowlishaw. begins her
fall term OF piano instruction. ear
training and theory. Sept. rs. 1921.
,E-advt.~
Hot water bottles. 93c. Axelrod's.
--advt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ryberg and
son Norman. of Portland. oregon. are
visiting relatives in this city. They
are staying with Mrs. Il. u. Carlson
OF Hamilton street. Mrs. Ryberg is
n sister OF the late Z. u. Carlson.
victrolas and Pianos. Henry Morans.
E--advt.
Sons have been born at the local
hospital TO Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
ScryKee of 90 Beaver street and Mr..
and Mrs. A. Bridgenan of 10 Broad
street. Piainville.
Dance. Thursday. Berlin Grange.
-advt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-22

No players shall be awarded more
than one individual prize but may
participate in one team prize.
1t is the desire to have all play
ers remain for dinner, at which time
prizes will be distributed.
Some members of the Sequin club
are in favor of the winner of the
cup to issue a challenge to the win
ner of the Presidents Cup at the
Shuttle Meadow Country club to a
match for the championship of the
two clubs. Such plans are purely
tentative and, it is thought, be left
entirely to the two winners of the
cup whether or not the match will
be arranged.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-22
GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH FRECKLES
AND WRITTEN SKIN

Squeeze tho juice OF two lemons
into n bot'st containing three ounces
OF Orchard White. which any drug
store will supply for n few cents.
shake well. and you have q quarter
pint OF the best frccklo and tan
bleach. and complexion whitener.
Massage this sweetly fragrant lem
on lotion into the face, neck, arms
and hands each day and zee how
freckles and blcmishcs bleach our
and how clear. soft and rosy-whits
the skin becomes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-22
DIVIDENDS PASSED

New York, Sept. 22.-The Ameri-
can Agricultural Chemical Co. today
passed the quarterly dividend on pre-
ferred stock due at this time. The
company has paid no dividends on it's
preferred stock since last April.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-22
WILL DEMAND WORK

Chicago, Sept. ga mass meeting
to demand work or a federal unem-
ployment allowance equal to at least
rs per cent of current wages will be
held Sunday afternoon in Warrington
Square park by the amalgamated
metal workers of America it was an
nounced today.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-22
BILLIARD TOURNEY

In the pocket billiard tournament
last evening nj Rogers, Soccoly won
from Gallup t25 to 9s. This gives
soccoly two wins and not lost games.
Tonight's match Is between Alder
man and Carlson.