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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-17

and I selected - my Observatory q
rlsa establishment q few doors on,
whence could watch those passing
In and out.
Knew ! could rely on my memory,
and on the first day recognised many
VINO In various ways had passed
through my hands. Not a few of them
nad anything but clean records. but
uhe were either book-makers. sharp.
ers' or tricky horsedealers, ire
quenters of the racecourse, whose spe-
ciaity lay In a different direction.
one evening. half an hour after
mad reached my post Of observation, I
saw a c~lean-shaven man walk up and
lake h., seat outside. After a while
ne tapped at the window for a waiter.
VINO replied to a question put to him,
w~hereupon the man few into a rage
ana talking rapidly. pulled once or
twice the lobe Of his left ear.
looked at him In surprise. Many
years ago I had known a fellow who,
when his temper was reused, INDUCED
In that, curious habit. He was nick.
named the Patriarch because OF his
long beard; but he was reported to
have died In the ,Toulon hospital. His
name was Bachelet, and he had been
a notorious blackmailer.
cautiously got close TO him, and
then do doubt was possible. II was
the Patriarch" minus his beard and
with mis- hair dyed black. Even had
| not seen him pull his ear I should
have known him by his eyes.
He was a cunning rascal, who to
save his skin would not scruple to
turn on his a~ccomplices. which &C
counted for his having once received an
ugly knife-thrust. Although he de.
clared at the time he did not know his
assaiiant. | suspected he had good
reason to conceal the truth.
While | was watching him a man
in a dirty blouse and torn cap. his
face begrimed with dirt, the type OF
the Paris ~loafer, slouched past me
and gave me a hardly perceptible nod
! had trouble to keep from laughing
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-17

Toward ten o'clock hs went, Jump
cd on q bus, changed twice, and
when near the Boulevard Ney got
down and walked toward the Rue
Rousseau. IL Is q dark street, or I
could not have followed him. At the
end OF the street, where q house Is
being built, I saw him climb over the
palings. looking for something or
somebody. He remained there for
two hours, and then returned homo
the way he came.
Yesterday he rose late, spent the
greater part OF the afternoon In the
cafe where you pointed him out to
me; and. the moment darkness had
set In again. took up his position be-
hind the pallngs In the Rue Rousseau.
Il was beginning TO wonder. what II
all meant, when ! saw a woman walk
down the street at a brisk pace. She
was about a couple OF yards from the
place where ! was hiding. At that
moment Latouche rushed up to her.
and. seizing her roughly by both arms,
called out: I've caught you at last.
you beauty But with n quick move
ment she shook him of, and turned on
him like a tigress. At the same time
her veil fell off and ! recognized
whom do you think?-Sally, tho"
II know. Go on with your story"
"Bachelet!' she shrieked, I'll
But the fellow did not let her con.
tinue. Don't bawl like that, you de.
mon.' he Kissed; only tell me where
your brother is. You know how he
swindled me, the despicable hound.
Where Is he?'
81 swear | know nothing about
him. she cried. But II ever you dare
again lay your dirty fingers on me.
Ill bawl the name OF Bachelet q lit
tie louder that | did tonight And
she strutted away. As I wanted TO re
port to you, sent word to Berard 10
take my place and keep the fellow un.
der observation. Do you want me 10
watch him further?"
mo, Darlaud," : said. But tomor
row you must tell him / want to see
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-17

to ask protection against her brother
because he threoeeoed her life; but !
know better. It's al blarney. They
meet At her house. and I have seen
Robert 60 there repeatedly late at
night and not come out again. Robert
did me q bad turn. meant to be
even with him. and kept my eye on
the pair. No easy matter, for they are
never seen together. found out he
had dealings with a gentleman who
seemed to stand in terror OF him. and
| traced this gentleman to his ad.
dress In the Rue do Provence. His
name. I discovered, was NJ. p and
when | heard he committed suicide ]
connected Robert with the affair. ]
ought to say Robert and his sister; for
they work together, although the sig.
ter always manages to keep in the
background"
II compliment you on your detective
skill" l said; "but how Is 1t you bring
me this information after so many
weeks have elapsed?"
because Robert suddenly disap-
peared, and ] waited for his return be.
fore calling on you. Robert has been
Matchmaking that poor NJ. F. and,
under the threat OF disclosing some
thing that occurred at Oran, succeed.
ed in extracting a lot OF money from
his victim"
How do you know this?" I asked.
II heard II from one OF Robert;
pals. whom he cheated, like he doe4
everybody"
Like he cheated you. too. In that
! business, ! ~suppose?"
He started from his chair.
NO. NJ. Goron." he cried, 81 had
nothing 10 do with this affair, or !
would not be here TO tell you about
IT,"
And the old rascal bowed himself
out OF the room.
II Is not to the credit OF mankind
that nine-tenths Of the information
supplied to the police Is prompted by
revenge; Bachelet, OF course, had par
ticipated in the blackmailing affair
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-17

for, despite his disguise, | recognized
Darlaud. one OF my men.
Poor Darlaud! In his constant hunt
after criminals OF the lowest order he
rarely had time 10 appear in re-
spectacle clothes. IL was ever said
that on his sisters w~edding-day he
had net found n minute to put on a
clean suit, and that when he attempt
I'd 10 enter the church the beadle
wanted TO give him into custody. |
walked n little way In front OF him
and then turned around.
DO you see that man outside the
CATO over yonder?" asked.
YES. sir"
DO not lose sight of him, and re-
mort his movements to me"
On tho afternoon OF the third DAY
Darlaud turned up.
Il scent a mystery, sir he began.
so do l." | replied: but possibly
the solution of the mystery that puz-
zles you may prove the solution OF the
one I am trying 10 work out
We'll, sir" he continued, Il never
lost sight of my man; l had to go
carefully TO work. for he is terribly
vide.awake. He made ME trot. He
dined at n wine-shop in the Rue Louis
Blanc, then strolled toward the Rue
Belleville and entered an hotel kept
by a man called Coulon. A minute
later I saw him at one of the windows
In his shirt-sleeves. so | gathered he
lived there. / at once asked Tor a
room for myself. and managed to SO
cure n W doors from u friend.
His name, | discovered. Is Charles La
touche. or. rather. that Is how he en-
tered in the hotel books.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-17

and had evidently been defrauded by
his confederate. With his usual cau-
ton, however, he had kept on the
safe side, and could, therefore, risk
de~nouncing him.
| ordered Inspector Berard 10 arrest
Robert, and, as we had not yet dis
covered his whereabouts 10 watch
Sally's house, where he was supposed
20 20 every night.
Sally lived near the Porte Clingna-
court, on the outskirts Of the city. a
forlorn spot facing the Notifications.
1t was a dismal building situated in
what had ono been n garden. but had
hedge ran along the front of the house.
which stood some fifty yards away
from the road; a wall and a ditch pro-
tected IL at the back. In the garden
vas a well, walled in with massive
stone. Several windows at the back
Of the dwelling we're broken and
blocked with wooden boards. AL.
together, IL was a gloomy place that
would have lent itself, admirably for
a sensational sceno in a melodrama.
On the morning of the fifth day |
found Inspector Berard sitting in my
Office looking very uncomfortable.
What's amiss?" l asked.
Everything" he replied. "Fabre
and I watched the premises very
closely and saw the woman 60 out
several times. But never a sign OF
Robert. Last night at ten Fabre was
at the back and 4 In front OF the house.
when q xnb drove up, stopped about
o hundred yards from the &ce, and
some rone alighted, whom. n the
darkness. 1 could not see Twenty
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-17

him on n personal matter. and you
will bring him here. Address him, of
course, as Latouche."
The text morning at eleven he was
shown in. His ace was thin and
crafty, and he peered at me with cu-
riosity and cunning expressed in his
puckered eyes.
You are Latoucho?" | began.
"Yes. sir-Charles Latouche."
Il have an interesting communica-
ton to make { o you. A man has just
died, leaving all his estate TO n certain
Charles Latouche: and | have been
asked TO hunt for this fortunate heir.
Have you any papers TO prove your
identity In case you are that lucky
man."
He stared at me in bewildcrment.
and his hand slowly crept up 10 his
left q
Don't 60 that" | laughed, ''or you
will make me think of some one who
had the same curious knack. His
Ieme was Bachelet."
He turned livid. But / saw IL was
with rage and not from fear.
When you began about that leg
acy," he said. Il knew you were only
making fun Of me. Yes, | am Bach
elet; and I changed my name because
of my past life. II you had not sent
for me. l would have come to see you,
for / have something to say to you.
1t refers to Hortense and Robert Per.
richon. sister and brother, twins. a
queer couple. awfully alike. You know
them?"
Yes"
"They are a pair of scoundrels. The
woman spread the story that abe had
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-17

X made the ac-
quaintanoe Of Hortense
and Robert Perrichon
while / was still police
~commissary In the Pan
tin district. A Scotland
Yard official happened to
be In my office when
they were ushered in,
and at the sight OF them
he leaned back In his
chair convulsed with
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TRUTH ABOUT THE CASE
The Experiences of M. F. Goron, Erych;.,
OF the Paris Detective Police
Edited by ALDER, Key.er
A QUEER COUPLE
A QUEER COUPLE,

CcopyriaAt by ]. b. IlppIn ~, =
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25
FOR EGG PRODUCTION
Important to Give Hens Feed
Rich in Protein.
Glover and Alfalfa Are Excellent
Chicken Feeds and Should Be Used
More Extensively by Farmers
During Winter Months.
(By OSCAR ERF.)

Inc food requirements of a laying
men are very like those required by a
growing chicken. The production of
eggs requires material similar to that
required to produce flesh One addi-
tion to the list is, however, required
Tor egg production, which is lime, of
which the shell of the egg is formed.
In the summer time hens on the range
VIII find sufficient lime to supply their
needs. Yarded or shut-in chickens
should be supplied with more lime
than the food contains. Crushed
oyster shell is now sold for this pur-
pose, and answers the purpose ad-
mirably.
A supply of green food is one of the
requisites of successful winter feeding
vegetables and refuse from the
kitchen help out in this matter. but
seldom furnish sufficient supply Of
this kind. Vegetables are sometimes
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25
CURING THE FAMILY BACON
GOOD Maryland Pickle for Keeping
Beef or Pork-Corn Cobs Make
Good, Sweet Smoke.

An excellent Maryland pickle for
preparing beef or pork Is as follows:
Six gallons of fresh well water, nine
pounds OF coarse salt, two pounds Of
Drown sugar. three ounces Of pulver-
lied. saltpeter and one quart of New
orleans molasses.
Boil all together, skimming It care
fully. When boiled, set aside to get
cold before using. Pack the large
mans and shoulders IN clean. we'll
scalded barrel or stone tub, at the bot
tom, at medium sized pieces next and
and the middlings at the top. Put
Two small pieces of boards over the
meat. then weight with one or more
stones. Pour on the cold brine. The
brine should be fully one inch over
the boards. If the meat Is not fully
covered with the brine the meat will
spoil Place the barrel in cool. we'll
aired cellar. The large hams should
remain In the pickle % days; the
medium sized hams and shoulders,
Il days; the middlings and joints. IA
days.
If the meat remains in brine longer
1t will be hard. At the end of this
time take out the meat, wash off each
piece In clear, cold water, wipe dry
with clean cloth and hang up in
smokehouse. The pieces should not
touch one another. Let the meat dry
Tor few days. Then smoke with
hickory stumps OF oak wood. Corn
cobs make sweet smoke. Smoke the
meat, with cool smoke a mahogany
brown. Make a number of cotton
sacks. little larger than the hams.
After the hams and shoulders are we'll
smoked, place one in each sack and
press with the hands a little fine cut
timothy hay around the hams. Tie the
sacks closely and hang up in a dark.
cool room. No flies or bugs will get
into the meat II the sacks are tied
tight. The sweating of the hams will
be taken up by the hay, and the hay
Will impart fine flavor to the meat
The hams should be smoked and sack
ed by the middle Of January, before
the weather turns mild. Hogs are In
their highest perfection from 16 to "a
months old, when they do not weigh
more than $50 or 160 pounds. Hogs
grazed on grass and clover pasture
and fattened on old corn will make
The sweetest and best favored meat
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25
WHERE WE FIND EMERALDS
Famous Muzo Mines in the Republic
Of Colombia Produce Finest
Gems.

The finest emeralds are found in
the Republic Of Colombia, at the ia
nous MuzO mines in the department
or Boyaca. seventy miles north by
west of Bogota. which have been
worked since 1858. The Spaniards
mined there in the middle of the six
tenth century. but withdrew after
time, owing to continual fighting
with the Indians: with the result that
for awhile the locality of the mines
was unknown. They are now worked
by an English company. in partner
ship with the government. The emer-
aids at MuZo occur in calcite veins
running through black carboniferous
limestone in all directions and at all
angles. Often the limestone is COW
cred with earth. in which bushes and
trees are growing: this has TO be
cleared Before prospecting is possible.
When calCite veins have been located
the side of the hill is dug away in
banks" usually by Indians, whose
chief tool is a steel bar forged to a
point at one end. The pieces of cal
cite vein are examined specifically
for emeralds, and are then set aside
for conveyance to the sorting-shed
where detailed examination is made,
and the emeralds are divided into fit
teen grades according 10 color. trans
parency, size, freedom from flaws, and
so on.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25
A Successful Poultry Raiser.

especially grown for this purpose
Mangels and sugar beets are excel
lent. Cabbage. potatoes and turnips
answer the purpose fairly well. Man.
gels are fed by splitting in halves and
sticking to nails driven in the wall
Glover and alfalfa are excellent chick
en- feeds and should be more extern
sively used by farmers in winter feed
ing. The leaves that shatter off In the
NOW are the choicest portion for
chicken feeding, and are best fed by
scalding with hot water and mixing
In a mash
Almost all grains are suitable foods
for hens. Corn, on account of its
cheapness and general distribution,
has been more widely used than any
other grain for feeding chickens
Many people, having found out that
an addition of other kinds of food to
a corn diet results In a better egg
yield, have concluded that corn is not
a good egg-making food. This con-
clusion is a mistake; and. while exper-
iments have shown that a diet of
mixed foods is superior to a diet COM
posed chiefly of corn. it has also been
found by repeated experiments If hens
are supplied with green foods, as al
falfa, with mineral matter. some form
of milk or meat food, and are forced
to take sufficient amount of exercise,
the danger from overfatness due to
the feeding of reasonable amount of
corn need not be feared.
AS has already been emphasized,
the variety of food given is more es-
sential than the kind. Do not feed
one grain all the time The more vari-
ETY. fed the better. Corn and Kaffir
corn, being cheap grains. will perhaps
form the major portion of the ration,
but. even IL much higher in price, 1t
will pay to add a portion Of such
grains as wheat, barley, oats or buck
wheat.
Where a mash is fed. corn meal,
shorts and bran. because least ex-
pensive, should form the bulk of the
mash. Other meals that can be added
In similar amounts are linseed meal.
pea meal, soy bean and cotton seed
meal. Buttermilk fed to the hens
makes a source of profit to the poul-
tryman.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25
Touching the Cardinal.

At the Democratic convention in
Baltimore last summer two of the ser
geants-at-arms were Ohioans, Col. John
Bolan Of Toledo and Capt. Joseph
Bowling of Dayton. Bolan is the wit
who laid down the maxim that fanny
man who parts his hair in the middle
is no Dimmycrat"
When Cardinal Gibbons had finish.
ed the opening prayer, he descended
from the rostrum and made his way
toward the door. AS he neared the
exit where the two Ohioans we're on
guard. Bolan whispered:
Joe, touch him whin he passes
ye"
"All right, colonel" replied Bowling,
with an inocent air. What pocket
has he got it in?"-Popular Maya
zine
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25
Mark Twain and T. r.

Augustus Thomas, the playwright.
kept the mirth alive with story after
story. One had reference to a game
in which the players, so Mr.. Thomas
said, were Colonel Roosevelt, the late
Mark Twain and himself.
I'm the course of the game Colonel
Roosevelt talked much of war" said
Mr.. Thomas. And | remember him
turning to Mark Twain and asking
him if it were true that the bravest
men were nervous when they faced
the enemy, and Mark Twain, being an
old confederate soldier, replied: Yes.
that is quite true, for l remember
wildly to this day that | had the
quality of maintaining it all through
the engagement New York Sun.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25
DR.. Hartman Saws:
Write to Peruna Testimonials II You
Want to Know the Truth.

The following letter was received
by DIR. Hartman through his regular
correspondence:
Il notice the. testimonial of Mrs,
Alice Boyle, which you give in your
last article. II should write her do
you suppose she would give me fur.
! Their particulars? l have heard II said
many times that such testimonials are
lakes; that they are either absolutely
fictitious or else the people have been
hired to write them. have been in
cllned TO write you a great many
times but these stories about patent
medicine advertisements have dis
couraged me from doing so. | am
afflicted with catarrh and should like
very much to find a remedy such as
your article describes"
To the above letter DR.. Hartman
made the following reply:
My dear Madam do not wonder
that you are confused and have lost
all faith in advertised remedies.
There has been so much said against
them, so much controversy concern.
ing them, | am not surprised that
some people have lost confidence in
them
wish you would write Mrs. Boyle.
as one woman to another. wish YOU
would ask her whether she has been
hired to write such testimonial
whether her testimonial represents
the truth.
| hope you will remember that she
is housewife, like yourself, that she
has something to do besides write
letters, that she is a woman of mod
crate means and cannot afford to
write these letters and pay her own
postage. l hope you will enclose
stamp so she can answer you without
loss to herself. Mrs. Boyle is a very
estimable lady and no doubt you will
both profit by being acquainted with
each other.
Should you conclude to try Peruna
for your catarrh | would be very glad
to hear Of the result. can assure you
that no use will be made of your let
ter except by your written consent.
Mrs. Boyle very kindly consented to
have me use her letter, which is my
reason for doing so, and you will be
treated exactly as she has been.
People recover from chronic ca
tarrh who take Peruna There is no
doubt about that. Some surprising
-ecoveries are reported almost daily.
| have thousands of them in my files.
Peruna is for sale at all drug stores.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25
Her Advice.

Reginald" says the beauteous OBJ
ject of his alteration, Il happened to
read in the paper that sugar has gone
away up in price. and for that reason
candy is more expensive. | just think
you are extravagant to keep bringing
me pound every time you call"
Il am glad to do 1t, darling" avows
Reginald.
Il know you are, but you must learn
to be economical Papa told mamma
to buy sugar by the barrel and get it
cheaper, so maybe you would better
buy candy for me the same way"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25
ASK YOUR DRUG
GIST FOR FREE Pc
RUNA ALMANAC
FOR 1913.
LET GOOD CHANCE GO BY
Buffers Had Perfect Right to Be Mad,
Considering the Extremely un-
fortunate Circumstances.

Buffers bounced into the club,
damned his hat down on a table with
a fierce, resounding bang, and flung
himself into an easy chair.
What's wrong to-day, Buffers?
You look bad"
III never forgive myself. / kicked
a man out Of my house last night"
"Humph. I've kicked out many a
one. Young fellow. l suppose?"
No; past middle age"
We'll, these old dodgers have no
business to be coming round counting
young girls. would have kicked him
out myself"
Yes. but l have found out since
that this man wasn't counting my
daughter. He was after my mother
in-law."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25
OF INTEREST
TO WOMEN
Miss Duncan, of Oklahoma, Makes
New Plain Statements For
Publication in Interest
of Women.

Chapel. Okla.-"Please print this
letter. writes Miss Mollie Duncan OF
this place, "as it may reach and help
some poor suffering woman.
For IL years / had been afflicted
with womanly troubles, and had tried
dinerent treatments. but none of them
helped me any. l suffered SO much
/ could hardly bear 1t.
l had such drawing-down pains, and
pain In my side. Also headache and
those awful dizzy spells. l was very
weak, and could not be up, at times.
l decided to try Cardui, the womans
tonic, and l will say l am not sorry
that l did, for it helped me wonder
fully. / feel like an entirely new per
son. l can wash all day now, and at
tend to my other household duties,
and not feel tired when night comes.
/ intend to keep Cardui in the house
just as long as | live, for 1t has done
me so much good"
Cardui is the ideal tonic remedy for
women. Its ingredients are especially
adapted for women's needs 1t soothes
pain, helps weakness. nervousness,
dragging sensations. headache. back
ache and other symptoms Of womanly
trouble.
Cardui is purely vegetable. and has
no bad after-effects. Is good FOR
young and old.
Try Cardui.
~ B.-w,h. 10: Chattanooga Medicin. Co., Lade.
Special Inarudi,n, on your case and 64psae book ome
Treatment tor Women, ssnt in PLAIN wrapper. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-25

three-eighths or one-half-inch rope IL
sufficient to make a halter and have
plenty Of lead.
The one-loop halter must be made
especially for the size of the head on
which it is to be used, as It is not
adjustable. On this account, 1t is
safer to use than two-loop halter.
To make this halter, measure from
the end Of the rope, about the distance
required to go around the nose. At
this point (b). Fig. 1. make a loop,
splice the loop just large enough for
the rope to pass through. Next, meas
ure from the loop, spice the distance
required to go over the head and down
to the proper point on the opposite
side. ct is well to measure this
halter on the animal on which 1t is to
be used) When this distance has