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ogniZable by huge bag hanging from
his shoulders by strap.
1t took me several days to hunt up
this individual. | traced him to the
Notre Dame des VICTORIES church,
waited till he came out. and asked
him to conduct me to his house. With
out uttering a word, he took me to
Batignolles, to overlooking room,
where he and his brother lived.
l confess that. although l consfd-
cred myself case-hardened as regards
surprises, | stared with establishment
when / beheld that room, while a
pungent smell nearly choked me. In
the corner the brother was bending
over small stove cooking a miser-
able stew, their evening meal. But
the strange odor emanated from hun
dreds of pairs of old boots and shoes,
piled up everywhere, dirty and COW
cred with mildew.
Quietly, with an almost touching
simplicity, these two men informed
me that they knew Madame Bazire
very well indeed-a charitable, kind
lady. who helped them in the good
work they were doing. One of them
had been to see her on the morning
before the murder. and not on the day
itself, as Madame l. had asserted.
And then these two quaint fellows
told me the extraordinary life they
led. The elder brother was messenger
in big shop and both, fanatically re-
ngious, not only lived on that humble
salary, but managed to put little
money aside, with which they bought
old boots and shoes, and sold them at
fairs. The profits they derived from
these transactions they gave to a
charitable institution in aid OF aban.
doned children. Their only joy in life
was to pray, and to assist those poor.
er than themselves!
A subsequent inquiry showed that
these men had nothing, to do with the
crime, and j am not ashamed to own
that, despite my anxiety to trace the
culprit, / was glad these two quaint
philanthropists We're innocent.
. I next discovered that Madame Ba
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That is not my opinion, / replied;
The may be bad egg, but | doubt
whether he has anything to do with
this business"
My inspector looked surprised.
But, excuse me, SIR" he insisted;
what about the two coins, and espe-
cially the linen? And his cock-and
bull story of not knowing who gave
them to him? He doesn't look like a
man who received so many presents
that he cannot remember the adj
dresses or even the names of the
donors"
Yes, | know; it seems very suspi-
cious," | retorted. but there are
things that escaped your notice. When
he was brought here, not knowing
what was wanted from him, he ap-
peared very agitated, for. with a large
collection of misdeeds on his con-
science, he was trying to think which
of his performances had come to light
l carefully watched his tingers-it is
a habit have-and they were witch
ing nervously. The moment he heard
that sent for him in connection with
the Bazire murder his face retained
the scared expression, but his fingers
became calm, as if to say, We had no
hand in this affair." and his fingers, 1
am sure, spoke the truth"
The next day l had to release the
man from custody Ten trustworthy
witnesses proved that he had spent
! the day, and even the night, of the
murder at Neuilly.
And the incredible came true. We
actually found the fellows former
sweetheart. The woman was in serv-
ice near the Arc de Triomphe, and,
having met him accidentally, had Civ
en- him the money and bundle of
material for curtains.
A fresh clue had to be found. 1
was losing patience, and returned to
Vincennes, where carefully examined
every nook and corner. l discovered
nothing that could put me on a direct
track, but / had the absolute convic-
ton that revenge or some other mys-
terious reason had brought the muir
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DON'T LIKE AMERICAS GAME
Bystander, English Publication, Com
ments on BasebalI-No Use for
Imported Article.

President Comiskey of the Chicago
White Sox may be able to Introduce
professional baseball in Australia.
but chances are he would have trou-
BILE convincing the sporting authori-
ties of Great Britain, of which Aus
tralia is province, that Americas
greatest pastime is legitimate sport.
The Bystander, a London newspaper.
takes this rap at Americas leading
pastime:
"The best thing that can be said
from an English standpoint of base
ball is that it is a more sane game
than American football, which is not
saying very much Like American
football, baseball is a game the beau
ties Of which can only be appreciated
by an American born and bred With
the Americans it is something more
than game. 1t is an obsession more
widespread and compelling even than
the cult Of professional football over
here
at is their national game, their own
invention, although, after all, it is
uOIHlhS DuI an SiduOl dIlOll vi Tic
good old game of FOUNDERS, and they
are so convinced of its superexcel-
lence that they have tried to educate
us up to its transcendental joys-so
far without much success. There is
a London baseball league, but no. one
ever seems to learn whether the al
legged baseball boom in Wales, will
come to anything.
ITO the university and public school
man baseball has never appealed. and
| doubt very much whether it ever
will There is too much rare show
about it for his tastes. No, the truth
is that in England we have already as
many games as we can do with, and
many better games than baseball, for
which we have good cause to be
thankful And as long as our home
products satisfy us we have no use
for the imported article"
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Fire had niece, whom she had not
seen for long time because that
young person did not 60 regularly to
mass. This niece was engaged to a
youth a kind of butcher, who sold
horse-fle5h in the Paris streets. His
reputation was anything but good.
have always been averse to ar
resting person on mere suspicion.
But here, without any clue to work
upon, l departed from my principle,
and ordered one of my men to bring
the man to my office. ~
He looked so scared, and contra
dicted himself so much, that had he
been arraigned there and then before
jury, they would unhesitatingly have
found him guilty. Moreover, he had
very unclean record, and two cir
cumstances looked most suspicious:
First, he, who the day before the MUIR
der did not possess a cent, now had,
when searched, two gold pieces in his
pocket. And, second, he Gas carry
ing little parcel containing linen
and some fancy material, in every
way similar to the bundles found at
Madame Bazire's.
At first he would not explain
whence came the money and the par
eel, and finally said that in the tram
car he had met one of his former
sweethearts-cooki in "swell house"
who had given him the forty francs
and the linen
The story seemed all the more in
credible as he pretended to be ig-
norant of the name and address OF
this generous woman.
"All l know" he declared, lis that
she is called Adele, and is in service
in house near the Arc de Triomphe."
1t was the same childish and i'm
probable story of most criminals.
81 think we made good haul, sir"
said the inspector who had arrested
him.
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T|
|SPORIDONl|

Picking favorites in football games
is purely local pastime.
Janvrin, Engle and Cady may be
tried at first next spring for the Red
Sox
The Red Sox, it b reported, will go
to Hot Springs for their training next
spring.
Intramural football seems to at
tiact less attention than internecine
baseball
Hans Lobert has joined Hans Wag-
ner in the list Of poultry-raising ball
players.
Billy Sullivan has declined an Of
league team
Jimmy Burke is mentioned as a pos
sibility to manage the Grand Rapids
team next season.
In 40 years in professional baseball
the Washington club, until this year
never finished better than sixth.
George Stallings, the new manager
of the Boston Braves, says be will
use Arthur Devlin at first next season.
Bill Carrigan, the veteran Red Soy
catcher, has been mentioned as the
latest possibility to manage the High.
landers.
I'VE will have a great outfieher
next season." says Jimmy Callahan,
NO; Ping Bodie won't be in the outer
garden"
Manager Griffith believes that rip,
by" Williams, the Washington catch,
er, will be valuable man the coming
campaign.
Cobb's average annual batting rec.
ord during his career as a Tiger. GOV.
ering period of nearly eight yeas, L.
\ fraction under .361
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THE MAD CREATURE SAT UP IN BED
AND HER EYES GREW LARGE.

returning from mass, carrying her
prayer-book under her arm. She was
out of breath, having mounted the
stairs. She sat down on chair, and
after while rose, opened her door,
and, seizing the trunk, dragged it
along the floor.
All at once a woman, a fury, rushed
right hand.
Il am sick of your psalm-singing
tricks" she shouted You shall no
longer wake me up with your tram.
way, you old pig,"
And rushing at Madame Bazire
cry, she threw the rope around her
neck and pulled upon it with all her
might
A rafting noise, and all was over
Madame Bazire. was dead.
The fury turned around, and L rec
ognized Madame T.. She looked
a moment at her victim and burst in.
to loud, insane laugh:
There is your trunk, you psalm
singing idiot You will not worry me
again with it,
/ heard the noise of the little roll
ers. and saw the creature throw the
heavy trunk on Madame Bazire's life
less body.
Madame l. stood for moment
motionless; she then opened the hal
door to see whether any one was in
sight, and. walking up to the fire
place, took down the heavy clock, hid
it beneath her apron, and stole out
of the room, softly closing the door.
l awoke with a start, PRECIPITATION
running down my face. A cold bath
restored me, but my dream remained
in my memory in its minutest details
/ took sheet of paper and wrote
down, as If it had been the scenario
of drama, my report to the exam
lining magistrate. It was dark at sir
o'clock In the morning when / rams
the bell at NJ. Guillot's, who, of course
was still in bed and surprised at my
calling at such an early hour
Monsieur GuiIlot." said, Il nov
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dcrer to the house. Robbery was out

dcrer to the house. Robbery was out
OF the question.
tried to learn more about Madame
Il, and discovered that she had
disliked Madame Bazire because OF
her bigotry, and her deplorable habit
of dragging the old trunk along the
fioor-the trunk the murderer had
placed on her back. Madame Bazire
kept her prayer-books in that box, and
Madame L., whose apartment was
just underneath, used to complain OF
hearing continually a "tram-car pass
above her head" Madame L.,
also learned, was most excitable, and
apt to quarrel with her neighbors.
But all this was not sufficient to
connect her with the crime, and al
ready began to fear that my prejudice
against Madame l. had no founda-
ton, when my suspicious were once
more aroused by one or two trifiing
circumstances, which decided me to
pay her another visit / would have
liked to search the place, but, un-
fortunately, this was out of the ques-
ton; there was no excuse for such a
proceeding. Madame L, on the
other hand, roundly abused me be-
cause l reproached her for having
put me twice on the wrong scent
l went home quite disheartened.
The business weighed on my mind,
and when | went to bed / could not
sleep, because | was trying to dis
cover what possible motive Madame
L might have had to kill the
widow BaZire. / found no solution to
this riddle, and yet felt convinced
that this talkative woman, who twice
had led me astray, had committed the
murder. But what had prompted her?
Tired out, / slept, and then | had a
strange vision. fancied / saw Mad
anne BaZire's bedroom, with it's BAN
ners, its Virgins, its Saint Josephs,
on the walls. l saw the poor old lady
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she had put of few payments for
the following day. when she intended
to collect her quarterly payment from
the bank. And when l inquired at
that establishment I learned that
Madame Bazire had not called there
| was puzzled, and sounded the
neighbors one after the other. They,
however, had but little to say, with
the exception of Madame l., a
most talkative old creature, whose
long-winded stories began to get on
my nerves. had no cause whatever
for suspicion. yet ! could not help in
curing from the police commissary
in her district who she was.
"Oh," he said laughingly, she is all
right. Her husband is employed in a
big establishment, and they are very
well off,"
In the quarter, too, Madame L.
bore a good reputation.
For all that, the woman seemed to
haunt me, and paid her another visit
TO ask for further information. This
time she gave me the description of
mysterious parsonage, who, she
said, often came to see Madame Ba-
Zire, a poorly dressed man, easily rec
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-12-06
Lacrosse Increasing In Popularity

Lacrosse, the national game of Can
ada, is rapidly becoming worldwide
sport. The Britisher has scattered
cricket and association football wher-
ever he has settled. Baseball is con-
fined almost entirely to Americans
and Canadians, and is being taken up
by the Japanese and Chinese On the
other hand, lacrosse is played not by
Canadian residents in foreign lands.
but by teams composed of natives in
the United States, Great Britain, Aus
tralia, New Zealand. South Africa,
Japan, etc.
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De Oro's 200, making the challenger's
total score 466 when De Orc reached
the 600-point goal.
1t was the thirteenth time De Orc
has been called on to defend the
championship.
Besides holding his title, De. Orc
has been four times king of the three
cushion billiard players. 1t is his in
tention to go after this title again.
He is the only expert that ever held
both titles for any length of time.
Former champions have declared it
impossible to play championship pool
and three-cushion billiards simultane-
ously, but De Orc has different idea
about it. He has been playing pool
and billiards for twenty-five years.
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BEST AT POCKET BILLIARDS
Champion Alfred De Orc Successfully
Defends Title in Game With Sher-
'- man of Washington.

Alfred De Orc the other day sue
cessfully defended his title as worlds
champion at pocket billiards. Frank
Sherman of Washington, who chal-
lenged the Cuban, was outclassed in
the last block of the 600-point match.
De Orc made some wonderful COM
bination shots and scored q high run
of Twenty-Five, which equals the mark
set by Sherman when he took the
lead in the first block. Sherman's
best was 25, his score being 221 to
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rhouas CARLYLE on Belief.

A man lives by believing something
Belief l define to be the healthy act
of a mans mind. 1t is mysterious,
Undesirable process, that of getting
to believe; indescribable as all vial
acts are.
We have out mind given up. 2ot
that 1t may cavil and argue, but that
it may see into something, give US
Gear SeIief and understanding about
something, wherein We are then 70
proceed to act@Thamas Carlyle.
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eleven in their game with West Point,
there are many army football experts
who are ready to acclaim them the
best all-around team of the year.
Others doubt whether they would be
able to stand up against either Prince
ton, Harvard or Yale. Certainly no
team has shown more spirited at
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COLLEGE Sport Costly.

Twelve of the fifteen athletic teams
Of Columbia university were carried
on at loss during the last season
The crew deficit amounted to over
$4,000. The track team lost $3.50
and the swimming and water polo lost
1896. Soccer lost 1922 and hockey
s495. The varsity and freshmen base
ball teams and the varsity rife teams
alone CAM. 1za on the credit side Of
tbs ledger.
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and combination of backs like Har-
wards might be able to drive through
it with comfortable score.
Thorpe, Aracasa and Guyon of ths
Carlisle team are regarded as stars o.
Al[American magnitude, and the
West Point coaches are a unit in de-
claring that Thorpe has probably
never had a superior in the history OF
the sport
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4 n Y P E o PL E
know the extraor-
binary story of a
happening to M.
Berard, for many
years judge, and,
afterward, member
of the Chamber Of
Deputies.
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Notice of Town Caucus.

Notice is hereby given that a citi-
zens' Caucus will be held on Monday,
April 8. 1912, for the purpose of nomi.
mating candidates for offices To be vot
ed on at the coming annual town cleo
tion for the town Of Tabor, S. ID. to
be held on April Ii, 1912.
The caucus for the purpose OF noIni-
mating a candidate for the Office of
Trustee for the first district will be
held in the Black & Hacicky hall in
said town at 8 o'clock p. m. Of said
day.
The caucus for the purpose Of nomi.
mating "A candidate for the Office of
Trustee for the second district will be
held in The Tabor State Bank build.
ing in said town at 8 O'Clock p. m OF
said day.
The caucus for the purp' Sc of nomi.
mating a candidate for the Office OF
Trustee for the third district will be
held in the post office building in said
town at s o'clock p. m. of said day.
The General Citizens Caucus fol
the purpose Of nominating candidates
for the Offices Of Town Clerk, Treas
urer, Justice Df the Peace and Asses
sor, and for the purpose of transact
ing any other business relating to the
affairs Of said Town which may prop
erly come before such Citizens eau
Gus, will be held in the Black & Ha
cicky hall in said town at $50 O'Clock
p. m. of said day.
Dated at Tabor, S. d. March %, 1911:
II. KOLETZKY,
Town clerk. Tabor. s u
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Notice of the following ruling
by the Department of Education
of this state has just been receiv-
ed: Requests for transfer of re-
turns of examination to another
county must be made by the coun-
ty superintendent of the county in
which the examination was writ
ten, at the time of the examina-
ton and on the form provided by
this office. Whether or not any
county superintendent will make
this transfer from his county will
be at his option; Third grade Ger
tifcates will no longer be trans
ferred or re-issued to any other
county than the one to which the
returns we're made.
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COUNTY SCHOOL
NOTES.

"A real friend is one who
knows all about you and still
sticks".
Teachers examination first
grade and state May 18th and II.
A fine hard coal burner was adj
ded to the equipment of Petrik
school some time ago. 1t is a
vast improvement over the smoky
uneyen-heating soft coal burner.
The pupils of Pflugraph school
have made very fine progress this
year under the guidance of Miss
Alta Brown.
Miss Almeda Gustafson has
closed a very successful term in
Valley View school. Conditions
in this school showed that Miss
Gustafson had taken much pains
during the year to teach as good
a school as possible.
The Misses Alice Plehal of Gels
hert and Hazel Klima of DC shner
school have completed very credit
ably their years work.
Many rural school boards are
now considering the election OF
their teachers for the coming year.
Some have already hired and sign
ed contracts. This is the business
like way of doing. 1t is very poor
policy to wait till the best teachers
are hired by other schools.
Very creditable work is being
done by Miss Emylon Brown in
Trumbo school by Miss Elsa Gror
wal of Peters school, Miss Floren'
ce Rea- Petrik school, Miss Freda
Law Grael school, Miss Eva Dolly
Klinkner school, and Mr. Wendell
Curry Sperry school.
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Call for Bids.

Notice is hereby given that seal
ed bids will be received by the
County Auditor of the county of
Bon Homme, South Dakota, at his
Office at the Court House, in the
City of Tyndall, S. d., on or be-
fore the 18th day of April, A. ID.
1912, at eleven o'clock in the fore,
noon of said day, for Metal Cul,
verts to be or likely to be needed
during the ensuing year, said cul,
verts to be of dimensions and sizes
ranging from II inches to Y in,
ches and the bids to be made as
per lineal foot. Said culverts to
delivered at any Railroad Station
in Bon Homme County, 5. d., as
directed by the Board of County
Commissioners.
The County Commissioners re-
serve the right to reject any and
all bids.
Dated at Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, s. d., this 4th day OF
March, A. D., 1912.
G. f. Stoddard,
A County Auditor.
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Notice of Annual Town
Election.

Notice is hereby given that the An
nual town election in and for the
town of Tabor, in the county of Boz
Homme, state of South Dakota, will
be held in the Black & Hacicky hal
in said town on Tuesday, April l6
1912, at which election town officer,
shall be elected for the ensuing yea
as follows:
One Trustee for the lst. District.
One Trustee for the 2nd District.
One Trustee for the 3rd District.
One Town Clerk,
One Town Treasurer.
One Assessor.
One Justice Of the Peace.
at said election there shall also bt
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Notice of Probate.

State of South Dakota.
County Of Bon Homme.
In the County Court in and for said county.
III the matter of the estate of Frank HruSka
deceased.
To all whom II may concern:
Notice is hereby given. that by order of the
undersigned. Judge of the Probate Court Of
Bon Homme County. state of South Dakota.
made ON the 2nd day OF April. A. ID. 1912.
Monday, the 22nd day of April, A. ID. 1912. at
two o'clock p. IN. OF said day. at the Court
rroom of said Court, at the courthouse, In the
City of Tyndall. Bon Homme County. south
Dakota, has been fixed as the time and place
for proving the will Of Frank Hruska. de-
ceased, and for hearing the petition Of Joseph
Hruska, executor named in said will, for the
issuance of Letters Testamentary to him.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
Court, this End day of April. A. ID. 1912.
Attest: By the Court:
K. H.. Robinson, w. L.. Redden.
Clerk. Judge.
Scoblic g. French.
(SEAL) Attorneys for Petitioner.
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the following question:

submitted the following question:
shall intoxicating liquors be sold
at retail?"
The polls will be opened on said day
from 8 O'Clock a. m. until 4 o'clock
p. m,
Given under my hand and seal by
order Of the Board of Trustees of said
town of Tabor. this End day of April.
1912.
II. KOLETZKY,
Town Clerk in and for the town Of
Tabor, South Dakota.
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to the Richards Primary Bill to be
voted on at the next general cleo
ton, says. Il believe the ideas
are right in this bill, as under a
law of this kind, all proposals are
representative and all nominations
must come direct from the
peOple."
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There will be a term of Bohe-
mian School in Lesterville this
spring after the close of public
school. A committee composed
of Jos. Pullman, Frank Kolda and
Frank Rokusek are looking after
the details of the matter and have
already secured an instructor
from Chicago. To the Ledger
this seems to be a very good thing
and will afford all who wish an OPP
p~ortunity to have their children re
ceive an education in the Bohemian
language at a nominal sum. There
is no reason why a Bohemian
school could not he successfully
conducted here and a good atten-
dance secured. Any person who
is interested in this movement and
wishes more information "a call
on any of the above named gentle
men.-Lesterville Ledger.