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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-09

The number Of hunting licenses
issued to date is by no means phe-
nomenal, up to date the county audi
tor has issued only fifty-fve.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-09

If your subscription is due, kindly
drop us a dollar.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-09

Come to the free demonstration Of
National Biscuit Co. crackers and
cookies on Sept. Is at Warren CO.
Operative Mercantile Co.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-09

County Auditor Aug. Lundgren
wears the satisfied smile common to
men only on certain occasions. Last
Saturday he received an additional
member to his family in the person
of little girl.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-09
NOTICE

Bids will be received up to p. m.
Sept. IL, 1914 for exclusive privilege
of corner booth and grand stand
during the fair
G. A. Nelson,
Com.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-09

There seems to be lull in the
court house offices at present. Only
regular routine business is being
conducted which leaves very little
chance for the newspaper reporter.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-09-09

The county superintendent is busy
at this season incident to the opening
of the county schools In some dis
tricts school is already in session,
others will be commencing each week
of this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Lolif, Amateur Detective

People might lift their eyebrows and shrug their shoulders when the names of these two inseparable friends were men tioned, but they belonged to the clubs, appeared to have plenty of money and managed to get invitations to houses where people who met them would greet them with an expression of face which seemed to say, How the deuce did you get here?"
 When Lolif saw the two chevaliers d'industrie leave their box he hastened up there It would be a good place, he thought, from which to solve the mys- tery of the woman in the domino in ~--s 27.
 he passed through the corridor be-
 the two boxes he saw the edge of
 'wn showing beneath the curtain which
 before the entrahce of Box 27
 looked at it intently. It did not
 There was something unnatural il
 'epose. He entered the box, and there
 the beautiful demimondaine lying
 d.
 gave the alarm at once. He talked so.dbly of his theories, he hurried off tc his clubs to carry his news. He sweled with importance; it was great night for M. Lolif.
 Next morning all Paris was talking ot the crime of the opera.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Time tO Return

But to go back a day or two.
 When a young man goes astray he gets into trouble. When he tries to reform he gets into more trouble
 Gaston Darcy was a gay young man about town, and seemed destined to con- tinue a gay young man indefinitely But when he reached the age of 30 his uncle, the magistrate. called a halt
 "Gaston," said the magistrate, "you are my heir You will not have sou but what I leave you. If you do not at once change your mode of life and get married within three months I will get married myself and disappoint you of your inheritance"
 The magistrate was a well preserved bachelor of 45. and Gaston knew when his uncle said a thing he meant it.
 That evening Gaston went to call upon Julie dOrcival, with whom he had been intimate for a year. He explained mat ters to Julie-rather awkwardly, 1t Is true but it was a rather awkward situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
\ CL A 5 SIC
 IN A P A c E

"The Crime of the Opera" is the best known of the works of Du Boisgobey. like all of Du Boisgobey's detective stories, it is founded upon fact The murder of Maria Fellreath under eireum- stances very similar to those surround ing the murder of Julie dOrcival, gave Du Boisgohey the motive for his plot.
 And Maria Fellerath was killed by just exactly the same sort of an instrument as the Japanese fan-dagger described in the story as belonging to Berthe Iestrel. But the police of Paris were never able to solve the mystery of the crime of Maria's murder 1t remains a mystery 10 this day.
 Du Boisgobey in 20 years wrote be- tween 60 and 70 novels. His forte was detective fiction.
 He had an immense popularity in his day. and many of his detective novels have taken permanent place in French literature. "The Man Without a Name" " 'sThe Mysteries of New Paris" and The Crime of the Opera may fairly be re- garded as his most successful work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Count Golymine's Threats

Before Julie had fully realized what the young man was driving at serv- ant informed her that the Count Goly- mine wanted to see her He was one of those Polish counts who are to be found in all large European cities-half exies and wholly adventurers
 He was a superb sample of his kind however. and a great Don Juan. He had formerly been a lover of Julie S and was still madly infatuated with her.
 "why did you admit him?" asked Julie.
 "He forced his way, in madam" re- piled the servant.
 "very well; l will see him in the draw ing room. I will be back in a moment, Gaston."
 As soon as he saw Julie, the count threw himself upon his knees and madly besought her to fly with him. He poured out his protestations of love in a flood.
 Julie laughted at him, scorned him and repulsed him. Leave this house and never let me see you again." she said at length and turned and left the room.
 As she did the count sprang to his feet and shrielsed out: "Go and join your lover. I curse you and you will learn what the maledictions of the dead will bring you"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Biggest Tunnel

rlofn the Ph1ladelphia Led
 The Canadian Pacific rs 5 sn4 nounces that by 1918 the ta.i, s.irs sss tunnel, five and a half o-- through the Selkirk mountains, will De completed. This tunnel will be the longest on the Western Hemisphere ana Is being built at cost of about Slo,0o0,000. It is to be electrified.
 by placing the tunnel in operation the Canadian Pacific will shorten its Haln line to the Pacific coast by six miles, will eliminate five and a half miles of snow sheds reduce the peak or grade 513 feet, and do away with all put six miles of 2.9 grade. On its en- tire system of more than 12,000 miles In Canada, it will have but dozer miles of 2.2 gradient. The latest syf tems of identification are to be use in operating the trains through this tunnel, of which virtually all is In Mt. Macdonald. in the southern part of the province of British Columbia
 This mountain Is one of the giant peaks of the Canadian Rockies, and has for years offered an expensive im- pediment to the highest efficiency in railway operation through the Cana dian Rockies. The present route, how ever. will be used for the summer tourist travel as, although presenting "tihe"teiSs rum aH operating stand- point it is very beautiful.
 The tunnel will be used in winter by all trains, and in the summer by fas mail, express and freight trains. It is one of the largest pieces of construc- ton work on the continent. and tho method of proceedings is attracting engineers attention throughout the world. It being built under the di.. rectfon of George Bury. vice preside - and J. G. Sullivan, oldest engineeK
 the Canadian Pacific in Winnipeg. 4, n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Off With the Old Love

When she returned to Gaston he pro- ceeded with his remarks. She saw what he would be at and then there was a scene.
 At first she wept and then she lost her temper and Gaston lost his. But the upshot of it was that Gaston regained his freedom and went away exulting in 1t.
 The chains of Julie had rested pretty heavily upon him of late.
 Julie had really loved Gaston, that is as nearly loved him as woman of her sort could love anybody. But now her whole thoughts of him were turned to a bitter yindictiyeness and a great thirst for revenge.
 Revenge upon him she would have But how? Then she thought of the blind lnfatuation of Count Wencelas Golymine >zr7 an idea struck her.
 There was an agent for her. She would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
paris

Paris.
 There she lay, the most beautiful and the most notorious woman in Paris, and in the satin domino of black and white in which she had come to the oakland with a dagger through her throat.
 That astute and excellent magistrate. Roger Darcy, took charge of the mys- terious case-for most mysterious 1t was and set his detectives to work.
 The body had been discovered by an amateur detective or rather a busybody, who fancied that he had detective tal- ent-one Lolif.
 His curiosity had been excited by see- ing woman in mask and domino sitting alone in bcx 2 of the first tier and then by seeing several visitors, all women, enter and leave the box.
 At o'clock Lolf saw the woman in the black and white domino look out upon the floor of the opera house, then turn as if to greet another visitor and disappear.
 In box %, next to that occupied by the mysterious domino, he saw sitting two men well known about Paris, General Simancas of Peru and Dr. Saint Gaulnnier of Canada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
His Only Oyercoat

As they sat talking and drinking there Lolif came bustling in, bringing g the news of Golymine's suicide. He spread it all over the club-he created a sensation-which was what delighted him.
 General Simancas and pr. Saint Gaulmier finally got him aside and inquired as to the details. What they seemed especially to want to know was whether. when he hanged him. self, the count had worn a certain pelisse with a sable collar
 This pelisse with a sable collar was as well known in Paris as was the count himself It was in fact, the only overcoat the poor man was possessed of-a remnant of former prosperity.
 Yes, yes; Lolif knew even that de- tail. The pelisse was on the body when it was cut down.
 1t was nearly 3 o'clock in the morn- ing when Gaston Darcy left the club. He had drank heavily and played heav- fly to celebrate his emancipation. LulS. had seemed to be seated beside him and his pockets were full of money.
 He would walk home: he thought the fresh air and the exercise would do him good. As he passed down a rather obscure street he saw a hurrying fe- male form.
 It was a young woman endeavoring to escape the attentions which strange man was trying to force upon her. AS she saw Gaston she ran towards him The ''masher' disappeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Explaining to the Police

 Then she rang the bell and her maid. Mariette, appeared.
 can not sleep, Mariette; go to the gallery and get me a book'-and she sig nified what book she wanted though she mentioned the first title that came into her head.
 In a minute Nariette came shrieking back into the room. There was hanging there a dead man. and the maid went off into hystrics.
 What is this you say?" cried Julie. There; calm yourself. What is it?'' Mariette managed to tell her what she had seen.
 Are you sureT'
 ''Yes, madam"
 Well, rouse the servants Send for Q doctor and send for the police authori- ties at once"
 The whole household was aroused; the police came and the doctor came When the police official in charge came to tell madam of the identity of the man who had been found hanging in the gallery she said with a long-drawn sigh: T was afraid so. l was afraid so. O, this is horrible"
 Then she told, and told fully and frank ", Of the visit to her that evening of the polish count, of his asking her to fly with him and of her refusal, UT the letters, of course, she said noth- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Selecting a Wife

Gaston after leaving the house of Julie had hurried to his club to meet his friend Captain Nointel. He was rejoicing in his newly acquired freedom and full of anil nation.
 A new life was before him. He would marry and, as his uncle desired, he would become a magistrate The foolish past Was gone forever.
 But these foolish pasts How they cling to one and reach out their scaly hands To draw us back from the paths we would tread!
 Nointel was one of the ornaments of Parisian society; well bred, well born. and well balanced
 Yell, my dear Gaston," said the caotain, since you will marry, let me recommend to you a wife
 Now there is the charming Mme Sanlbray-she is young widow with money and character. In some ways She would be just the woman you want. She has a firmness of character which Will keep you straight, my boy.
 ! ou know how much she Is sought after. You know how she dominates any society in which she moves. With her for wife you might rise to any thing.
 "Then there is the Marchioness de Barabcos, another widow By all means l recommend to you a widow. This spanish marchioness Is, as you know, a most dazzling, bewildering beauty
 And she has 10,0O0,00O of francs. She Is distinctly a grande dame She has a beautiful estate in the country.
 'I have noticed that neither of these young and beautiful widows are unap- preciative of your personality. Marry either one of them, my dear boy-I am convinced that you can win either ls you set about it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
A Rombshell

They found the Crozons very happy. The captain was discoursing upon his domestic felicity when a woman with a baby in her arms forced her way into the room and cried out:
 70, here is the child, Mime. Crozon. Since the arrest of Mile Berthe I have not known what to do with it."
 Captain CrozIs sprang to his feet in a rage. "So the reports were true, were they, madame?" said he to his wife. "And this Is your child.'
 "No," cried Berthe firmly. Calm yourself, captain. The child is mine. Come" said she to the woman, "let us go."
 Mme. Cambray lost no time In relat- ing to the Darcys what. had transpired at the house of the Crozons
 Gaston was thrown by 1t into the greatest agony. Berthe wrote him a note saying that she must never see him more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Planning Rlackmail

The Marchioness de Barancos gave great hunting party at her chateau. Nointel was there, and among the guests were Simancas and Saint Gaulmier.
 The captain was filled with narrowing doubts and perplexities. He knew that Simancas and Saint Gaulmier had occu- pied the next box to the one in which Julie had been killed and he questioned them closely.
 O." sneered Simancas, 1t is not dif- ficult to tell who murdered Julie d'Orci- val. We saw Mme. Barancos in Julie's box-saw her go out and then return again. Then we heard Julie groan.
 Madame is rich-there is money to be made out of this. What say you, my good captain? Shall we make our little campaign? You shall be our agent with the widow who has a tenderness for you. We will divide fair,'
 Mortified and indignant as he was, Nointel managed to keep his head, and, saying that he would consider the mat ter left the conspirators.
 That was i'll done" said Saint Gaul- mier; ''the fellow will betray us.'
 We'll, replied Simancas, "I have a faithful agent here who will kill a man for couple of louis If we see any signs of betrayal, a bullet at the hunt tomorrow can put an end to his tat tling."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
One Way to Live

Berthe Lestrel was young woman of excellent and unsulllied character, but was poor and supported herself by sing ing at entertainments at private houses Gaston had often met her, and had been much impressed with her.
 He walked away musing after seeing Berthe home, and his musing cost him dear. He was suddenly set upon by foot pads, garroted and robbed of all the win nings he had made that night at the club.
 Perhaps the Peruvian general and the Canadian doctor, who had seen him leave the gaming table with so much money We're not entirely unconnected with this little financial transaction. These adven- turers had to live, you know-or thought they had to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
The Fan Explained

T. therefore. upon receiving this message. drove at once to the Opera House and sought out Julie d'Orcival in box 27.
 She had some letters which she de- sired, she said, to give me- What the nature of those letters were is an others secret. Those were the letters whose ashes were found in my fire place
 When l entered Julies box she re- oeived me with anger and insult. Alas, as girls we had been school friends. Finally she gave me the packet of let ters and then, noticing my Japanese fan, asked to look at It. I explained to her that 1t was dagger in a sheath made to look like a fan
 "'Gfve 1t to me-" she cried eagirly.
 " Give 1t to me- she cried eagerly. interview later
 "Agitated and scared. scarce know ing what I did, I gave her the fen. Then I left the Opera House and went upon the business of my sister. That is all I know
 "The good Mme. Crozon." said Mime. Cambray; "she really must go with Berthe to visit that admirable woman. :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Final Explanations

Mme Cambray left her fortune td Gaston Darcy. He distributed 1t l charlty When Roger Darcy ask Nolhtel for the letter he had mem 'loned, Nointel said that he had lost it'
 The magistrate diyined all and bowed to Niontel The subject of tho crime of the opera was never men- tioned between them again.
 AS Tor Mime. de Barancos. she was heard of yachting in the Mediterran-' can. Captain Nointel followed her to Palermo-apd married her.
 Poor Julie's grave, which everybodv else seemed to forget, was taken care or faithfully by her old schoolna ate Bertne Lestrel-or rather, Mme Gaston Darcy-Wife of the new magistrate.
 one word more of explantion. When Mime. Cambray had received the letters ana lert the box she had discovered that there was one missing. It was the one afterward found by Nointel In the counts pelisse
 She had returned and a furious a1terl cation had ensued. Julie had threat ened her with the fan-dagger. bu} Mime. Cambray had wrested it from he \ hand and thrust 1t into her throat
 Copyright, 1914, by Irving Kinr.)
 Next weeks one page classic will be The Adventures of verda-A py cuthbert Bede (Rev. Ed, r ar-t ley).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Mime. Crozon

The next day Gaston started out to visit his uncle, the magistrate. and tell him of his deliverance from the snares Of Julie d'Orcival and of his readiness to live cleanly ever after, marry and be- come magistrate.
 He had to pass not very far from the house where Mme Crozon, Berthe' s sister, lived. Gaston looked at his watch It was just about the hour when Bertha had said she was to visit her sister again and be present al the captains return
 His steps, somehow, led him to Mime. Crozon's door. And there he met Berthe.
 So, monsieuer,' said she, "you. doubt cd me last night when I told you the reason of my being out so late? Come on-my sister will confirm what I said"
 She insisted and Gaston entered. Mme Crozon, of course, confirmed all that Bertha had said
 While they talked the captain arrived Tn towering rage. and Bertha hurried Gaston into a side room from which he could reach the street unseen.
 "Go, go," she said; the captain is furiously jealous-he must not find any one here but ourselves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Letters From the Dead


 She went down into the long. dim lit gallery. For moment her heart stopped still. Against one of the windows a dark object was hanging It took all even of Julie's courage and resolution, to approach it.
 She found there, hanging by a window frame, the dead body of the Count Wencelas Golymne. On the table near by she saw a letter lying. She seized it Tn her hand and went with stealthy and steady steps back to her boudoir.
 For an instant she threw herself into a chair and her face became blanched. But she summoned all her native resolu- tion and the tigress woke within her.
 She opened the letter and read 1t. her hand trembling slightly. The infatu- ated man had after Julie had left him, gone into the gallery and committed sui side That was apparent.
 The letter was a letter to the authori- ues asking them to send two letters found upon his person to the ladies to whom they were addressed.
 Swiftly Julie descended again into the gallery and searched the pockets of the dead man hanging there The letter left py the count for the authorities she burned and burned thoroughly. The three letters she took from the dead mans pockets she placed in her writing desk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Not Entirely Satisfied

why Mile. Lestrel is it you?" cried Gaston in amazement. ''Pray let me es- 'cort you home"
 His amazement at finding Berthe Les trel out at that hour of the night un- attended was 30 apparent that Berthe, as soon as she could recover from her agitation, explained that she had been to the house of her sister. Mme. Cro- zon, who was suffering from a severe nervous attack.
 She had not realized how late 1t was until she had started to return to her own home and the distance was so short that she thought she might traverse it in safety.
 Tt was foolish of me. I know" said Berthe, "and I know not what I should have done had you not come to my recue."
 Gaston was all politeness, but Berthe thought that her explanation had not entirely satisfied him.
 My sisters husband is to return to- morrow-he is a sea captain. you know said Berthe, and must be there when he arrives. For, really, Mime. Crozon ia in a highly nervous state.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05

summoning me 10 meet her at the Opera House at 2:S0 on sunday morn iIg.
 q had a cab in readiness at your home. But while l was waiting for the appointed time. as you know, a woman came to me with message. That mes sage called me to a remote part of Paris on business with my sister. Mme. Crozon. The nature of 1t l am not at liberty to disclose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
To Shield Her Sister

Now the child was Mme. Crozon's. It had been put out to nurse in a distant part of Paris and all negotiations con corning 1t had been conducted through Berthe. It was to see this child, who had been suddenly taken i'll that she had been summoned from Mime. Cam bray's on that fatal night of the ball.
 When the woman in charge of the child heard of Berthe's release, she hur- ried with the baby to Berthe's house. The servant there told her that Berthe had gone to visit Mime. Crozon. The woman went thither with the child and appeared as has been stated
 To shield her sister Berthe had claimed the child as her own--but, in so doing, had sacrificed herself and her love had forfeited all chance of ever becom- ing the wife of Gaston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
The Only Way

nave found letter from the woman Who Killed Julie dOrcival," he said. "It IS unsigned; but once any writing a, tnis woman is found the very peculiar writinh will expose her.
 Fancy there must have been much to extenuate her crime The won,au may have repented. I feel I would like to Know what that woman would like 10 know what that woman would savI what She would advise.-
 Mme Cambray looked at him xvith steady eyes. She must expatiata fsI crime said she. 'Who knows but +be4 sle may enter a convent or fly to somS remote part of the world"
 Feopie no longer regard perpetua1 VOWS said Nointel. "and from the snds or the earth one may return.'
 Lou are right" said Mime. Camhrav m low, husky voice; "only the deadI return not" ueau
 when Nofntel reached home he founsa a note from Mime. Barancos awaitfno nm. It read: q love won ana suffar lnartyrdom. go away" That lvsa The next morning there came to him Mne Cambray's maid, who handed nlm a letter. It read: T told vo,, 'ves- leraay that it is only the dead who me-" e 'orsiVe
 Dead?' faltered Nointel.
 Last nfght.' replied the woman "sba LOOK quick poison which leaves nc traces. No one will know if you ara silent. Please burn this letter-and tbe other one" Nointel did so '"Than,s you said the maid--and went away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
Very Like
From Judge.

FTuln Jndge. IVA
 You remind me of burglar who biA into our house one night and stole sisters front hair off the bureau" \ the Balloon to the Giant Cracker.
 Tn what respect?" asked the Gian Cracker.
 Because you always go off with bang." said the Balloon.