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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12

sion. But honor is homer and there
was no alternative. bowed my head:
"At dawn" 1 answered proudly, Il
shall be there"
True to my word, behold me in the
cellar of the horse stable at o'clock
the following morning, my will made.
my last message to Mademoiselle In
an envelope awaiting postage, my soul
ready to face the future. The cellar
was lit by electricity. At the far end
I saw my enemy. 1 bowed; our Sec
onds bowed. 1 drew off my rubbers.
buttoned my coat, and placed my half.
burned cigarette carefully upon the
window ledge. My bravado was not
without effect. saw my enemy trem.
BILE. They handed us our pistols.
"Ready!" exclaimed the arbiter AT
one raise your weapons! At two take
aim! At three, fire. One!"
raised my pistol and covered my
enemy's heart.
"Two!"
My hand trembled; the memory Of
my master overcame me. felt my
eyes filling with tears. I could not
longer see the scoundrel whom was
so soon to kill.
"Three!"
Our weapons went of together. l
saw my foe standing unmoved, smile
of malice playing upon his lips. 1 felt
violent blow upon my breast-bone.
sank down in the straw.
81 forgive you, Monsieur" I said.
as he came toward me. ''Wait till
| die; then heap the straw over me-"
"Perhaps, Monsieur, your wound Is
not fatal" suggested my second.
81 feel that it is mortal" answered.
"My life is ebbing away. No. do not
examine me. 1t is useless"
Still he persisted. Gently he unbut-
toned my coat and felt for the gaping
wound. I closed my eyes in agony.
10! A moment later and he was hold
ing up small, crushed pellet.
"Your wound is but superficial,
Monsieur" he announced. "See. I have
found the bullet"
His voice broke. From emotion?
No. All at once everyone went into a
shrek of diabolical laughter.
The pellet was wrapped in silver
, foil. Slowly he peeled it of, disclosing
to my anguished eyes-a Brussels
| sprout! 1t had fallen harmlessly up
on my waistcoat.
rose to my feet, stupefied. Yet SO
quickly my anger rose that in another
moment I should have thrust it into
the teeth of the imbecile. But my
enemy came forward and held out his
hand to me.
"My dear friend Birrabou," he said
! ''Do you not know me?"
1 looked at him, and suddenly
gasped from amazement. I had seen
his photograph upon Mademoiselle's
desk.
Monsieur PAUL." exclaimed, and
he bowed suavely.
Enough! Think how nearly came
to killing him whom I had set out
to find! But we have returned to
! France now, and whenever Monsieur
and Madame Henriette have guests 1t
Is I, Jean Barribou, who makes the
salad of Monsieur lie Marquis.
Copyright. 1913. by w G. Chapman.)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12

see here-what's the use Shaving the
way we are, when we have the ability
and enterprise to make a fortune in
the next few years and retire on our
laurels? In my Investigations / have
found clowns, candy butchers, mu.
scum freaks who have taken the tide
at the flood on this motion picture
craze, and now own big photo play
house circuits, bringing them in q
royal income. Let's make start"
"As how" Intercepted Frank, skep-
tically
We'll. I've found a second-rate city
picture show crowded out of business
by too fierce competition. It's for sale.
The outfit is plenty good enough for
a small town. The man who has q
mortgage on it offers the protector,
iron booth, curtain, chairs, outside
electric everything ready to be-
gin business for $3.50. Here's my plan;
Let us buy it. move it to Parkville,
and start in business"
Who's going to run it,"
You and 1. You see, I have been
around to the supply house, and find
we can rent films, get the poster serv-
ice, buy our electricity, and put the
whole thing through for $78 a week,
provided l operate the machine, and
you attend to admissions. Think of
it, that's only 7S0 people a week.
Why, I'll guarantee there won't be an
evening that 300 won't attend the
show. If we make a hit we'll put
our profits in starting regular string
of these shows through the county"
And the capital?" mildly suggest
ed Frank
You'll have to supply it. If didn't
know you had $500 saved up at the
bank, of course wouldn't have come
ito you"
Frank liked Barnes, and was Of an
adventurous spirit. Once he began
to look up the movies" business 1t
fascinated him. The outfit Barnes
mad mentioned he found out was cheap
at the price offered, and the supply
houses were very anxious to cooper
ate with a new recruit in the field.
At the end of two weeks behold Frank
and his friend at Parkville, and the
Palace theater in full blast r..
The first thing that Frank did after
arriving at Parkville was to do about
the worst thing that a young man with
a shifting, uncertain income might
do. He fell in love with the sister
of his partner, Eta Barnes.
The Palace theater was big
draw for nearly a week. In the first
place, it was a novelty. A good many
had never seen moving picture show
before, and were not particular as to
quality. The partners knew that in
order to make a success. they must In
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12
SALAD OF. MONSIEUR
Brussels Sprout as Bullet in
BIoodless Duel Over Stolen
Recipe.
BY RANDOLPH plTToN,

I had served Monsieur le Marquis
faithfully for fifteen years. That is
not SO short time, as things go now
adays, for it seems that one changes
his butler as often as his overcoat.
But Monsieur would never let any of
his servants depart. Besides, my faith
er had served his father lifetime.
We had had great trouble during the
five years preceding Monsieur's death,
for his daughter became attached to q
worthy young man whom Monsieur
resolutely refused to allow within the
chateau. He was a son of the Comte
de Minquette, but he was a Dreyfus-
ard! Enough! France has been rent
In twain by the affair, and in our
home it was not otherwise. Mademoi-
selle Henriette wept bitterly but at
last she acquiesced to the inevitable,
and Monsieur Paul went to America,
heart-broken.
ed an idea. had long wished to visit
America. for had heard rumors from
returning visitors that chef at the
Hotel Planksteak, New York, had in
vented salad which was identical
with the famous salad of my master.
Enough! 1 must needs go, find the
thief, and ram his salad down his
throat. We Gascons are hot-blooded,
and never shall 1t be said that Jean
Bfrrabou cannot protect his masters
honor.
"Mademoiselle Henriette." I said re-
spectfully, the night before sailed.
"can be of service to you in savage
American"
She looked up and I knew of what
she was thinking
"My dear FRIEND" she answered, II
understand. But cannot stoop to ask
Monsieur Paul to return to me. It
must be Of his own accord"
AT least he should know that Mon
sieur le Marquis Is dead" I an
Bwered
Then heaven bless and guard you
In your dangerous venture, Jean Biz.
rabou," she said.
Enough! Twelve days later behold
me. Jean Birrabou, seated at table
In the luxurious Hotel Planksteak
Six salads did order and consume
that day, but never salad like that OF
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12

WHEN THE TIDE TURNED.
How a Venture in the Motion
= Picture Brought Money and
Happiness.
ey ALvAH JoRDoN GARTH.

1 Frank Dolby had worked as a re-
porter on daily newspaper for three,
years at SIS a week, and was glad to
get it, and saved some money. He
was new at the business and had large
ambitions for the future. Frank was
satisfied we'll enough until he got &C
quainted with Newton Barnes. The
latter was a fellow journalist, had
saved nothing, and upon getting out
IS employment was decidedly pes
simistic
Tell you, Dolby" he observed AZ
they sat over lunch at a cheap restau-
rant when a fellow gets into this
line of a jog-trot basis, there isn't
much prospect ahead. Unless you've
got a pull with the publisher or some
strong political friend, you don't get
far"
well, what are you getting at?"
Inquired Frank. Some new dream
of wealth, I'll wager!"
Eyes, sir!" emphatically agreed
Barnes, "only an actual reality this
time I've been looking over things,
trying to break in somewhere, and l
find that the fellow who drifts along
with the newest fads strikes the pub
tic purse the easiest"
You're not thinking Of some air
ship folly again. or anything like
that" insinuated Frank.
Not this time-too intangible. l
had to write an article on motion pic
ture shows last month, and it opened
my eyes. Why, Dolby, the money
spent in nickels and dimes in this
country on these shows would pay the
national debt. You know my folks live
in a country town about two hundred
miles from here. I saw friend from
there yesterday, and he said there
wasn't a picture show In the place.
Well, I'm going to start one. Why,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

There are $50 deer parks in Eng
land.
Mobile is soon to have a new pop
ular theater
The blood of an average man weighs
20 pounds.
The production of copper has treb-
led in the last 20 years.
Steam freight trucks are forbidden
on the streets of Montreal.
Pinchot predicts timber famine in
Is years at the most. .,
" A camel with an average load will
travel Is miles a day, and when unen-
numbered it will reach 80 miles a day
sometimes.
German East Africa's population is
roughly estimate at 100000 to 10000
900 natives, 5000 Indians, 1000 Arabs
and $500 whites.
Already more than 1000 camels are
used In Queensland as means of
transportation across the arid districts
and the number is rapidly increasing.
A group of merchants at Swakop-
mund, German Southwest Africa, i'm
pressed by the possibilities of local
frozen meat industry, are combining
to erect refrigerating works and abat-
toirs.
A Wisconsin college professor has
formed a company to dig for 100000
600, believed to have been buried more
than 200 years ago on Oak Island,
short distance from the port of Ches-
ter, Nova Scotia. Capt. John yelling,
for Is years first officer on a govern
ment steam dredge, has charge Of the
work. An unsuccessful attempt was
made by three men to recover this
treasure in 1875. They abandoned the
work after reaching depth of 80 feet.
Perpetual pensioners are to be found
in France as we'll as in Great Britain.
On August Fl, 1855, the Dauphin, son
of Louis XIV, when out rabbiting, acct
dentally, shot Yves de la Boissiere.
one of his suite. As a compensation
a pension of $1,000 was conferred on
Boissiere, with remainder to his heirs
in perpetuity. Despite the many
changes in the form of government
this pension has been paid ever since.
and no member of the budget commit
tee has ever suggested stopping it
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12
Girls Taught to Be Beauties.

In France, Austria and Italy, the
knowledge Of physical culture, hygiene
and beauty culture" is as much q
part of the young girls education as
the rudiments of reading and writing.
The child Is carefully trained in the
regime of beauty cultivation, the
youthful body il taught to preserve
it's fexibility and supPleness. The
hair is cared for and protected. The
skin and features are improved by
every known means, so that old age
advances slowly and always grace-
fully.-Anita d'Este. In Good House
keeping.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12
THINK THEY HAVE A PRIZE
Insects Too Small to See Brought
Here by Scientists to Destroy
White Flies.

Importing Invisible insects! Too
small to see with the unaided eye a
newly discovered natural enemy Of
the citrus white fly, devastator Of the
orange groves, is now being brought
from India in an attempt to relievs
the orchards of Florida from the raw.
ages Of the winged pest. OF micro
scopic size, the foe of the citrus fly
staggers under the portentious name
of Prospatella Lahorensis. bestowed
upon it by it's discoverer, Russell s.
Woglum, of the chronological bureau.
department of agriculture.
The introduction of the insect into
this country Is attended with numer-
Gus difficulties owing to it's poor quail
tiles as traveller Living within the
body Of the white fly larvae the para
site Prospatella thrives only in dis
tricts infested by these pests, and as
the white fly, in turn, can exist only
upon the leaves of citrus trees, it was
found necessary to import the three
together. Young potted orange trees
were procured and allowed to become
heavily infested with both the citrus
fly and its killer" The plants were
then carefully packed in the WAR
dian" cases, shown in the picture, and
started on their 10,O00-mile journey
to the United States. -<..
The discovery of the Prospatella at
Lahore, northern India, brought to q
successful conclusion the long search
conducted under the direction of the
department of agriculture for a nat
ural check upon the crop-destroying
white fly and It's attendant sooty mold.
Orange growers we're at their wits
end for a remedy when Mr.. Woglum
announced his find. Spain, Sicily,
Ceylon, Java, China, the Philippines
and finally India were explored before
the orchards of Lahore yielded up the
prize.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12

my master. Enough! I return the
following day. The walters know me.
I fix them with my eyes and sternly
order salads. The salad Lillian con-
sumo; the salad St. Louis; the salad
Passamaquoddy; the salad May Irwin;
the salad Capitaine Cook. And then,
Just as decide that the rumor is false,
the waiter brings me the Salad Imag-
inaire.
gasped, for there before me is the
identical salad of my master the Mar
Quis, invented by him and known only
among the high aristocracy of France.
I fixed him with my eye.
"Who has invented this salad?" I
demanded haughtily.
1T is I. Monsieur" answered the
waiter, cycling me bravely. ut is my
salad, which, because of it's surprising
excellence, the chef permits me to
add to the menu"
I rose from my seat and took the
salad bowl, inverted 1t, and clapped it
on his head, SO that the oil ran down
over his shirt front.
DOG of thief" I Kissed, you stole
that salad"
The next moment we are engaged in
a hand to hand battle. It was san
guinary-frightful Three times 1 seiz-
ed him by the hair and sought to pull
his nose, and thrice he beat me OF.
We closed in life and death battle.
With my nails set I made for his eyes.
He gritted his teeth and caught me
by the ear. The walters separated us.
I drew my card from my pocket and
presented 1t to the scoundrel.
'Your salad" said. sis my masters
salad. Never did any man but my
master put Brussels sprouts and
lemon peel in q salad. None but he
knew of the divine flavor which that
blend creates. Enough! You know
where to find mel"
That evening his seconds called at
my boarding house.
Cali is prepared, Monsieur" they
said. "You meet at dawn in cellar
of horse stable near this house. It
is to be fight to the death with pis-
tolls. The loser will be buried under
the straw and none will be the WISER"
I sighed, thinking of my poor Hen
riette and my unaccomplished mis-
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But she has such way
"Confound this tie! 1 don't believe
turn black or green or something.
Lucky l have another one down here.
My hair looks odd to-day. can't
make it lie smoothly-think I'll have
to apply water. That's better. OF
course it never is smooth ordinarily,
but l want it to look right for the pic
ture. If you're going to have a thing
done, have it done well. Does this
coat wrinkle across the shoulders, or
do l imagine
Jimmy, drop that dime novel and
take a look here. See a wrinkle? No?
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12

Well, anyhow, I don't suppose the
back of my coat will show.
Miss Typelets-beg pardon a min
ute. Do you happen to know if
blue necktie takes well in a picture?
Blue turns white, you say? Well, this
is dark blue, so it will be dark
sort of white and-well, l guess I'll
put the red one back on. That's
peach of a twist I've got on it-no,
can't answer the telephone!
Il expect my hat will get my hair
all roughed up before get over there.
l feel like fool. Why should a man
feel like fool just because he's to
have his picture taken? It's nothing
to be ashamed of! That was Smith
just met and I'd like to know why he
grinned at me in that offensive way!
Even if he knew 1 was On my way to
the photographers he had no right
Gee! l hope the place won't be
full of women and girls. Only two and
they're just going. My, but that's q
stage beauty at the desk all right.
And she doesn't seem smitten dumb
with amaZement at seeing a mere
man have some pictures taken. Oh,
don't know. What style ought 1 to
have? No. I don't want them as large
as that Most of my friends live in
fats and really couldn't expect them
to move out all the furniture just to
give my face room. No, l don't want
locket picture-she has one of those
Already mean-that is
Aren't those bitumens stunning!
Oh, carbons, are they? Well, knew
it was hard or soft coal OF some sort.
Don't you people keep this studio
too warm? Yes, it seems horribly hot
to me. Those are twelve a dozen and
those 10? Now, there's a fine photo
that man in the carved chair with his
head resting on one hand. Er-it isn't
quite my style, you think? All right
i suppose you know. You think this
style best for me. Eighteen? All
right. Now for it.
"My hair looks so queer, somehow.
Not at all as 1t generally does. It has
a plastered look, but then l can't get
it smooth and have it look any other
way. 1 kind of wish I'd worn the blue
tie after all. Why doesn't the chief
executioner hurry up? Oh, there he
comes, with that gentle, comforting
smile surgeons and trained nurses
wear when they are getting ready to
introduce several brands of agony into
your system. Well, I'm in for it. Yes,
I'm next-bring on your chloroform.
Yes, it's a lovely day.
ooh, you fix me any way you want
to. / haven't any choice. l don't sup.
pose a chair with my head resting on
one hand-oh, no, I'm not set on it;
just happened to mention it
''How's that? You're rather hard to
suit. Just take it anyway. I feel "a
II were in dentists chair.
"All over? Thank the fates! ]
never thought to ask him if that
wrinkle in the back of my coat
showed after all! hope Mabel viii
be satisfied.
my, it's good to get out in the open
air again! l feel as sneaking as IL !
had been curling my hair and pow.
dering my face. It'll be the last I
ever have taken. Wish I'd worn M
ether tie!"-Chicago Daily News
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12
Arithmeticai History.

A teacher was instructing a class Of
young pupils in history, says writer
in the Philadelphia Bulletin. She
asked one of them how many wars
England fought with Spain.
"Six," the little girl answered.
"Six," repeated the teacher. emu.
merate them, please"
Zone, two, three, four, five. SIX"
said the little girl. cheerfully and con-
6dently.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12

ing room on his
d downtown ONCE.
He is in the act
of carefully tying
his cravat.)
q" w h at fool
things a man will
do! Why the
dickens did I
promise M a b e l
that I'd have my
picture taken for
her? OF course
I'd do anything to
please her-but il
I'd only thought a
minute I'd never
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12
DEPENDS on the Game.

Guest-We want to play poker. Can
you direct us to the card room?
Hotel Clerk-Sorry, sir; it's being
used; will the ante-room do?-Calt
tornia Pelican.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-06-12
HIS PHOTOGRAPH.

Ozark, good-looking, young man dis
covered before the mirror in the Dress
The Pensacola journal., 1913-11-16
BRAWNER-cAMPBELL

The invitations have been received
by Pensacola friends to the BraWner-
Campbell wedding, which will take
place at the First PreSby terrain church
in DeEsuniak. November 26.
Doctor and Mrs. Daniel Mclean
Campbell request the honor or your
presence at the marriage of their
daughter, Annie Elizabeth, TO Mr..
Morton Oliver Bra.wner, on Wednes-
DAY evening, the twenty-sixth of NO
vember, nineteen hundred ad fhlrtce,
at half after six o'clock, First Pres
bSte.ian church, DeFuniak Springs,
FLORIDA.
Al home after the fifteenth of De-
scembor. 1901 North Palafox street,
rensacc14, Florida.
Miss Carnpbcl is one Of the most
charming of the younger society girls
in DeI-Gniak 1Gd is u representative
of an old and Well known family OF
WaHtoo county She has frequently
visited Mrs. B-ay - here.
Mr. Brawne- is tE.@ Younger son OF
Mr.. f. E. BrlssEser president of the
Pensacola State caak. president of the
Brawner- -Rtera Corc2aI,y and chair
nan OF thc Escam5ia county board of
Iubsic instruction. He IS popular
young business man, q member of the
: fiji IN of w. l.. Moyer & Co, and book
s eepcr for Brawrer- -Riera Company,
and is a graduate of the Georgia Mill
fary Academy and also Of Washington
and Lee.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-11-16
PERSONAL
THE USE OF
CHRISTMAS CARDS

Never in the history of development
OF social customs have Christmas
Cards been so much used as they are
today.
The custom is almost universal and
is extending each year; a fact that is
natural when it is remembered that
this is the least expensive and most
delicate means of conveying our share
in the sum total of Christmas happi-
ness.
While ready made cards for this
occasion are offered for sale at many
places: these are not SO much in de-
mand now as those which are spec
tally engraved. Cards for christmas
Greeting should express ones indi-
vidual taste In as great a degree as a
cordial personal greeting, and this can
only be accomplished through the me-
dunn of a card engraved in accord
ance with your own taste irr arrange
ment and artistic effect.
The most satisfactory results can be
obtained by consulting the j. p.
Stevens Engraving Co, At Whitehall
St, Atlanta, who will send samples of
the very latest styie-send today so
that the work can be made up for you
in ample time
The Pensacola journal., 1913-11-16
WEDDING OF INTEREST
HERE

The wedding Of Miss Margaret Me-
! C'affery. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j.. IT. ATc6taferty, to Mr.. Joseph Ed
ward Skinner took place Wednesday
afternoon at p. m., at the Cathedral
ef the Immaculate Conception, says
the Mobiles Item.
Il While the guests were waiting the
9 arrival of the bridal party Mrs. Rosa
II McCaTron gave appropriate selec-
tions on the organ, and Miss Marie
AIcCarron and Miss Lillian Walsh
eacls sang a Solo. The bridal party
entered the church to the strains of
the wedding march from Lohengrin
as follows:
First the ushers, Messrs. Jake Fer
Inier.e Sylvester. Agee Randall Skin
ner. s-Mr. Thomas Johnson of Pen
saco,a; then the maid of honor, Miss
saliie McCaffery. then the little
floTer girl, Margaret Bcody, and
Edward Fritz, the ring bearer: then
came the bride leaning on the arm of
her father. Mr.. T.. II. McCafferty.
TfTc church was beautifully decorated
inf pink and white roses and chry-
s5fithemums with quantities of palms
ana ferns. The bride was becoming
lYSgowned in white. charmeuse en-
tratne with shadow lace and trim