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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-05
100 True Detective Stories

No, 6o-ALLAs ALPHONSE POIRET

lied forth at night to seek the dives
which Constantine and his men were
reported to haunt.
Night after night he frequented the
Faubourg ST.. German, boastIng Of his
power"ss in escaping from the gaheys'
and at last he was rewarded by the
. sight Of q man who men knew must DO
the rcdoubtabIe Constantine. Arrest IN
. such a place was. Of course, out OF the
question. Besides. Nidocq wished TO
stage the roundup In manner nttinR
to his essentially dramatic tempera-
! ment. It was for this reason that ne
made a point OF meeting Constantine,
and, little by little, worminE his way
! into the confidence OF the king Gf the
burglars.
Rather TO his amusement he found
' that everyone in tho underworld was
| talking Of tho mysterious disappearance
Of VidocQ-tho man who, according 10
the Project OF Police, was designed TO
clean up the criminal gangs which In
tested the city.
"Vidocu-psh!" spat Constantine on
one memorable evening. He may 1901
| the rest OF you swine. but he can't trick
J me. He's wandering about the city In
some idiotic disguise. I rubbed elbows
!
The never suspected who was
Careful 20 preserve A natural tone,
| Vidocq inquired as TO the disguise OF
the man with whom Constantine had
come in contact, and was relieved to
hear that tho supposed detective had
looked like a stupid merchant from
Marseillcs," but that he couldn't fool
Ia farmer with that disguise"
Finally, as the result Of bis constant
association with Constantine, VidocQ
lactually gained admittance to the gang
and took part In one or two minor en-.
lerprises In order to prove his GOOD
faith.
On tho morning Of tho day before
christmas. Constantine announced that
he had arranged for master coup that
inirht. The objective OF the raid was
rho residence Of n wealthy banker. The
i house would be practically empty, ow-
ling TO the absence Of the family at a
holiday celebration some distance away
and Constantine had secured key to
no gate In the wall which surrounded
he mansion.
shortly before noon. 81. Henri re-
! .eiycd the FIRST word from Vidoca since
the detective had been assigned to the
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SIDE TALKS
bv Ruth Cameron
DO YOU KNOW ANYONE LIKE THIS?

and she absolutely refused 10 do any
thing else.
can assure you that my sympathy
at least. suffered considerable dimuni-
ton.
We laughed at the old phrase ENJOY
Ing Ill health" but II does sometimes
seem 10 me as II people did take per-
verified pride In their sufterinss. or In
the fact that they do not believe IN DO
Ing anything for them.
Could Xays Been Entirely oured.
4 letter friend has long wanted mo
to write on this subject. Hero Is the
example he gives Of that typo OF person:
"A young lady I knew fel down
stairs. Her spine and hips were badly
injured. She made no effort to ma
remedy, for she SECRETLY believed nor
injuries we're irreparable. She ignored
the condition all she could. Her neglect
and her refusal to allow anyone else 10
suggest that her injuries be investigat-
ed and treated almost drove the family
mad, After six years OF suffering ana
INJECTING suffering on everyone around
her she reached a stage where she
could no longer walk. She then started
a course Of scientific treatment ina.
Strengthened her back and hips almost
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The New Generation
Joan &C .MENcEs SCHOOL
BY Jane Phelps

perhaps have lovers, mayhap be mar
rIed. But It would be to 4 man OF her
own choice. No one should be foisted
upon her for any reason under the sun.
So while they lived nicely. Margaret
was economical as far as expenditures
for herself were concerned.
There must be enough for JOAN
enough so that money would not enter
Into any plans she made. for her own
future.
You see, Margaret knew her mother
had urged Henry Hayden's suit because
he had money. That his fortune was
smaller than she had supposed. had
been keen disappointment TO the
mother.
Joan's education was In some re-
spects fraSmentary while she was
small She WAS never compelled TO
study. Margaret encouraged her In
every way she knew to learn all tho
things children OF her age knew, but II
Joan rebelled. nothing was said
The child was full Of music, and at an
early age she played the piano remark
ably well. But that, like everything
else. was spa smodic with her. She spoke
spoke French and italian both as well
as she did English. but 1t was simply
because she had heard them always. not
because Of any application on her part,
In the summer she would spend hours
chasing butterflies in the flower gar
den. or playing with her dogs. or riding
her pony. She should have all sorts OF
accomp!ishments-tf she would. Mar
Earet. a good horsewoman. was delight
ed when Joan wished TO lear to ride.
This was one exercise, one sport. they
could share together.
Joan was ten years old before she
went to school Even so, she was a MAJ.
, inEly farther advanced than other girls
her age. In some things: amazingly
! Ignorant In others.
But she was intensely lovable, al
though selt-wIlled to a degree-the 40.
miration and the despair of her teach
ers, whom ono minute she obeyed. the
next absolutely refused to be guided by.
! she Is little darling" they all
agreed. and so allowed her to be NOR
! lnsolent than her mates would have
dared 10 be.
Which. BY the way was not very
| good for Joan.
(To-morrow-Joan Wins Her Bet.)
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Set 4 thlef to catch a thief, Is one
Of the Oldest proverbs On the language
but Il Is one which seldom works out IN
actual practice. Except Us stool pig
cons" or informants OF various kinds
tho criminal usually makes very poor
addition to a police force. But then'
there is the famous example OF Eugene
Francois Vidocq-forger, convict MIN
waynan, and. finally project OF poHce
OF Paris.
OF all the exploits Of this prototype
Of Arsens Lupln. that OF the capture OF
the notorious burglar Constantine ana
nj. associates Is one OF the most start
ling.
At the time at which Constantine and
his men were terrorIzing Paris, making
midnight raids in all sections or tne
city and escap ping apparently uncer mo
very eyes Of the police Vidocq had JUST
Joined tho police force. HIS app"im>
ment had caused a flood OF letters 10 10
sent 10 NJ Henri. project OF police put
the project maintained that Vidocqs IN,
innate knowledge Of tho underworld
would be most valuable asse.-ah''
set about to prove his contention by as
signing the former galleyslaVe 10 inc
work Of capturing Constantine ana MS
men. .
After going over all the reports IN
the case, Vidocq came to the conciu-
sion that tho matter was ono ~hicn
would require every ounce OK ingenuity
h. possessed. Constantine was a POWER
amonr the thugs and lesser criminals
His word WAS law. HIS orders were
obeyed to the letter. Moreover. none
OF tho other police who had WORKED on
tho case had been able to obtain the
slightest trace Of this master Grim
mi though several OF them had beer
found In tho Seine. with their throats
cut.
For ton days Vidoca, therefore, re-
manned In his lodgings. merging ms
personality 10 that OF AlPhonse Poriet
! a criminal whom he had known dur'ns
his days as a salley-slave, and whom
no was certain was out OF the country
AZ tho time. Finally. with more than
we.k's growth OF beard on his race
With a prison pallor induced by the use
~ white walnut stain, and black nan
which was the result OF other dyes
wIth the marks OF the letters cleverlH
simulated about his angles and clothe;
which might have been borrowed IRON
. .carecrov IN the fields, Fidoca sal
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A few weeks ago several OF us went
70 call on q friend and found her SUI
ferins the agonies OF hay fever.
Hay fever. like sea sickness Is one OF
those diseases for which you never get
any sympathy commensurate with your
sufrerinss. sneeEos and an unhappy
nose seem 10 have an element OF humor
in them for everyone except the POS
SCISSOR.
But this friend was so genuinely
thoroughly and utterly miserable so
downright sick with the rigors or that
hateful disease. that one could not help
feeling keen sympathy. We all told her
how sorry we were. and then someone
asked her II she had ever tried certain
kind OF balm which had been known TO
give some relief.
She Just Lay Back and suffered.
NO" shs replied unlnterestrdl!'
Another remedy was proposed
gh. evinccd no more interest In that
what are you doing" asked someone
else.
"Oh, nothing 'she said. Il don't
think there is anything you can do.
And that was the end OF II. She sim
My lay back and suffered Alphabetically
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wonder II you can tell me or any
thing to relieve my husband OF visions
coming to him at night when he wants
to sleep? They are generally or ugly
faces, heads and SO on, laughing ana
teering and making noises that ne sees
at night. He tries TO get away from
the sight by squeezing his eyes tight
shut but they come again and again
and when they at last disappear MS
head feels full and queer; then that Also
prevents him from sleeping. He IS get
ting on in years between 10 and sV'
Answer-In order for all tho organs
to work properly pure blood must cir
oulate through the body. The brain IS
an organ. the same as any other' IL
secretes thought just as tho hHer Sc
cretes bile: when the blood becomes I'M
pure by reason OF eating late at h'sn.
or by excessive use or tea coHce' anu
the like, the brain thus nourisneu ny
this impure blood. Is going to act badly
Then the sufferer sees things which
don't exist, except In tine MIND eye
AZ Hamlet observed. That is he has
Authorizations. The remedy is for tho
blood 10 become thoroughly purified.
Some doctor must advise you as to this.
QUESTIONS AND Answers
Ia there a place where I could gain =
few inches in height. as ! would hke
very much to take an examination In
fe wmonths. Where can l get brace
FOR my shoulder. as / walk with my
head stopped forward. and l. would HE
to get something TO straighten myself
up?
Answer-The Good Book says: Can
on. nv taking thought add ono cuhit 10
hi. STATURE" Still by regular exercise.
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say In a Y.M.C.A. gymnasium. a round.
shouldcred party can. II not in q few
months certainly in IL year or two. ado
an inch or two TO his height. Or why
don't you join tho militia" Better than
any artificial straitener Is exercise and
the leading OF the Hygenic Life Tin
formation mailed you).
Enlarged Heart
was rejected in the army for hyper
trophy Uf the heart. l had dlphLheria
ten years ago, but never WAS sick day
since then. IL mover seems to bother
me as to pains. Would you please OK
plain this subject 20 Inc and frankly tell
me If there Is any help for same than
treatments by u good physician?
would like to carry He insurance but
am In doubt about being accepted on
that account.
Answcr--Your heart was no doubt AZ
fcted by the toxin (poisOn) Of lie diph-
thcrIu. So long rs you do not over-ta x
are not shurt-windrd. have no pain
along the ribs on the right side and
your feet do not swell. you will be safe,
II YOU lead the Hygicnic Life Gnforma-
ton mailed you). PLENTY Of people 60
ing around the same as the rest OF us
with hyrcrtrophied hearts. Don't worry
except as above.
All inquiries addressed 10 DR.. Huber
in care Of the Health Talks DEPART
mcnt Will be answered In these columns
in their turn. This requires consider
able time. however, owing to the great
number received. SO II personal or
quicker reply Is desired. a stamped and
self addressed envelope must ba en-
closed with the questionable Editor.
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Psftsrn s71s 10 shown IN this illus
eration. II Is cut IN sizes: So. 3s,
40, 20. a.. Is and IS inches bust
measure. A SO inch size requires 8
yards Of IS inch material. II made
"a illustrated II will re Quire ~ sards
Of plaid and \ yards OF plain material.
SO inches wide.
Glngham. percale seersucker. poplin.
repp, linen. wolfe. and serge could be
used for this style. The width off the
Air, a, the foot - about 24 yards.
A pattern of this Illustration mailed
70 .nv address on RECEIPT OF l2c in silver
or stamps.
Write nams and ad lress piaInly. Send
IL cents to Intelllgencsr onlcs. Wheel
tnS. w. Va.
washisg,on Hera!d-EnEiand and ire
land seem even to disagree over agree
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Chapter ..

Chapter 3.
TIL. comments Of the friends and
n,lxhbors became annoying TO Mar
Earet. Moro than once the little Joan
had repeated some caustic remark 1heS
had made.
81 must move Margaret said 10 her>
seN Not one thought of herself. the
loneliness she would perhaps feel In
new home, occurred to, her
She sod her home and bought ne"
one In a large town near Boston. Hhiie
far from wealthy. Margaret had neeh
LETT very comfortably provided TOT. Inc
house WAS 4 pleasant one surrounded ny
q large lawn and flower garden sac
moved the furniture To when she ie''
attached, hired I woman 70 DO the heS'S
work OF the house. and continued nor
plans for raising little Joan.
In this she was ably assisted pS
Hannah Brooks, the woman VINO she
had hired.
loan soon was the very idol OF this
woman's heart. No criticisms OF Mar
xaret's way with Joan now greeted tho
mother. so busy with her plans Tor tho
child that she seemingly forgot that she
herself was young and attractive
Almost a reclude. she formed Few &C
qua !ntances, no tfienoSnips. He' e"'I'
Ife was given up TO being the kind OF
mother she thought Joan should nave
the sort OF one her own mother mad not
been.
Unconsc.ously. Margaret dressed "a
clothes fa- too old for her years the
while she fashioned dainty garments 70
enhance the elt-like beauty OF little
Joan,
she was Joan's mother. Her own per.
sonality. just beginning 10 assert itseit
had she given IL reln-she sunk under
that relationship.
She moro than half deceived herself
into thinking that she had lived her iire
that henceforth It was to be hreo
only IN the life OF the daughter God had
given her. Joan was her recompense
for her own barren girlhood.
She would bring her daughter up IN
absolute freedom, Joan would always
feel absolutely free. She should e1-
press her own ideas. her own indifidu'
atty, and never be like her mother
afraid to speak for fear she would re-
csIve a reprimand.
Margaret thought. too. OF tho time
when Joan. grown to womanhood' would
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entirely. The doctor who treated her
claimed that he could have cured her
entirely had she started treatment
year earlier"
What waste Of health and happiness
such q course represents!
Why should anyone want to make
himself and those whom he loves %
much misery?
They Tnink Fhey Are uAssiasA. but
Thsy Are Not
or course we all object to the sort
Of person who IS constantly fancying
that there IL something the matter with
him and rushing to tho doctor with
every little ache and pain. but that 10
no reason for going to the opposite sx'
treme.
] have Z feeling that people who 40
this sort Of thing picture themselves
a. very heroic and commendaole. Tnsy
think there is something ftne and brave
and unsslhsh about neglscting them.
selves. Whereas, since no one can live
to himself alons.and the illness OF any
one member Of family IL bound to
react on the life and destinies OF tho
rest. 10 fail TO do everything ono can
to keep we'll is distinctly selfish
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case 1t merely stated that cosstsn-
tine and his gang would mako "a 81
tempt to burglariIe a certain house
that evening and that Z heavy Gordon
Of police should be thrown about the
! place to catch the thieves red-handed
Constantlne's pare Of - plot vent
OF like clockwork. Only few minutes
were consumed In footing the place.
! but, as the men emerged from the
grounds, they were met by IN over
whelming force Of gendarmes, and sub
dued after a short but sharp struggle.
/ 4 week later there was another meet
ing in VI. Henri's Office conference
at which even the Prefect was forced
to admit that he could not understand
what had become Of Fidocq.
There was no name signed to the
note which warned me Of the intended
raid on Christmas Eve" stated the Pre-
! feet. "but am certain that IL came
/ from Vidoco. Since then havSNhssrd
nothing. ] am afraid that no has met
with foul play-that someone has pene-
/ trated hh disguise.
| "or that" put In one Of the minor
| officials, "chagrined at his failure to
!; land Constantine, he has returned to hiS
avocation Of nChtinY the law. rather
than supporting -"
J At that moment tho door opened. ana
! Constantine, manacled 10 his fve men.
was thrust into tho loom Snariing. de-
faint, the master criminal faced the Pre-
feet Of Police.
Had 1t not been for the work OF
/ one Of your informants," he snarled.
you would never have had brains enough
to catch u.s."
Hardly that, Constantine" came E
voice at which everyone In the room
wheeled in amazement; for II was tho
! voice of Vidocq. but IL came from one
Of the men who was nanacled to Con-
stAntine.
MY disguise must be perfection IT.
self. NJ Henri. II It passed your sharp
eyes as we'll as those Of Constantine"
continued the supposed burglar. Permit
mo to offer the compliments Of the seas
on, and to tender as q New Years gift
tho compilation Of a task TO which was
assigned some two months ago?
And Vidocd only smiled as Constan-
tine struggled to loose himself from the
grasp Of the two guards who prevented
him from attacking the detective whose
perfect disguise had withstood weeks OF
suspIcIan and constant scrutiny.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-05
VISIONS
By GENE BYRNES


Man is an organism built around food tube:
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Bobby had never seen live sheep
but ono Of his most treasured toys was
a little woolly lamb on wheels. which
he drew all about the house and yard
Last summer he went to visit his uncle,
who owns q sheep ranch in the west.
When Bobbls spied flock Of sheep he
exclaimed:
You must have bought them cheap,
uncle, because they've all lost their
heels."-ThS Girls Circle.
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no MORE HIaKTs OUT.

As for that bachelor girl who got
married. the other day"
"Well?"
"Was II a case Of true lover
Apparently 20. She surrendered hef
latch kcy."-Birmingha ham Age-Hsrale.
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Kansas City ytar-of course you 20.
ticed that new kind Of paper 10 bs!ne
used by tho government In it $1,000
bills. Pretty, Isn't IL?
The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-11-24
Dort Completes
 Reconnaissance
 Of Power Sites
Has Examined Over 100000 Horsepower in Southeast ern Alaska During Past Season.

Completing field records of the last of IA water power sites, made during the season, J. C. Dort, water power engineer of the for est service, returned to Ketchikan with his party Saturday night on the Tahn.
 Since beginning the work of the season, Dort and his party have examined over 100, 00Ohorse- power in Southeastern Alaska, not including sites at and near Spiel river. Statistics will be worked up on these powers dur ing the winter, and will be avail able to the public in the spring
 He will leave for his headquar. ters in San Francisco Friday on the Princess Mary. Chronicle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-11-24
Alaska Destined to
 Become Great Oil
 Producing Country

Alaska, within 10 years, will be a great oil producing territory, is the statement of the Associated Oil Company of California, as a result of summer investigations carried on by company experts in the west field of Cold Bay during the past season. Reports reached Seattle during the week that the Associated had sent out tenders for supplies, transportation, etc., in connection with drilling on the Lee holdings at Cold bay next season. This verifies reports earlier published in the Alaska Dispatch. Indications now point to at least dozen rigs in the Alaska fields next season. Cold Bay, Kameshak, Yakataga and Katalla will be the fields drilled.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-11-24
Bootlegger Gets Three Months and
 A Fine of $240
Tom Miller Had Enough Booze In His Cabin to Have Started a Saloon.- Plead Guilty.

Tom Miller, bootlegger, was arraigned before U. s. Commis- sioner Wm. G. Thomas Monday afternoon and sentenced to serve three months in jail and also pay a fine of $240.
 Miler's cabin was entered by U. s. Deputy Marshal H. D.. Campbell and Town Marshal Earl West on a search warrant sworn out by West on information and belief and personal observation.
 The officers found 83 bottles of doctored beer and four gallons of moonshine.
 Miller has not yet paid the fine that was assessed in addition to his jail sentence, and unless he pays same his jail term will be prolonged to seven months.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-11-24
of Seattle Not In
 Good Humor
Governor and State Banking
 Officials Denounced for Delaying Action in Con- neCtionWith Defunct Bank

Seattle - Scandinavians who were caught in the failure of the Scandinavian-American Bank of Seattle on June 30, held a meet ing last night and passed a strong resolution demanding that the Governor and the State banking officials immediately assess all banks holding membership in the State Guarantee Association. The Scandinavians also made a scath- ing Announcement of the State officials for their delay in connec- tion with this defunct bank.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-11-24
Alaska Will Rival Scandinavia in
 Experimentation

The Alaskan Panhandle with it's water power, its numerous mill sites on protected water channels, and its 7o,ooo, 1000, 900 feet of ex- cellent pulp timber, now stands at the threshold of a pulp and paper industry which in comparatively few years should rival that of Scan dinavia. This region can be made to supply in perpetuity at least one-fourth of the present total pulp requirements of the United States, or one-half of our present news print requirements. Alaska offers a great opportunity to develop an industry which will go far toward making us independent of Canadian and other foreign supplies.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1921-11-24
War Department Plans to Repair
 Alaska Cable

The War Department is asking $1, ,5OO, ,00O for repairs to the Washington Alaska submarine cable, according to information
 reaching Seattle from the Cham Der of Commerce of the United States. The War Department submits a deficiency estimate of $1. 800, 00Of for repairing the Wash ington Alaska cable. Present cable was installed a number of years ago and is now badly worn,
 95% of the current escaping through, grounds, abrasiers and mechanical defects. Revenues from commercial business are ap- proximately $19O, ,000 yearly. The department plans to make the in- stallation of the new cable itself.