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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1908)
arisPOLICE POLICE Of GAY CAWT/IL _ . L //y / / / / / AWING The Moulin de la Galette , Paris sumptuous ball room where the city's criminal classes congregate for their social whirl , lias reopened owing to the urgent request of the prefecture of police. Sometime ago it was or dered closed by the municipal council because it was declared to be the hot bed of youtlg crime and the place where minors received their llrst In tense desire for distinction in the bo- clal set of thugdom. But crime has not grown less in the gay Paris capital , In fact it has Increased. Tha police who without the Moulin have not been able to keep track of the criminals or ferrit out the many crimes that have shocked | ' the city , have urged the reopening of the place and so it Is that Paris is again to harbor the most remarkable Institution in the world , and the vis itor to the French capital will be able to arrange with a detective from the prefecture to go up the hill to the reopened Moulin and see more very ( wicked men in social relaxation than collect In any other one place in the world. Have no fear of violence inside , but beware the wine shops round about , where the apprentices of crime let their bad passions ride uncurbed. In side the Moulin they are curiously suave and ceremonious. Harsh words are not thrown recklessly. When a dancer bumps another he begs par don. "On examination you will llnd the statement inexact" is as near as they get to liar. This is because they are fulfilling the social ideal of their women. The fierce girls are proud of their gar- voters and housebreakers as high spir ited exceptions to the sheep-liko mass of men. Their Ideal is the Iron hand in the velvet glove ; and they have forced it on their men within these walls. Besides , they always have a lurking fear. They know , perhaps , what Goron said when ho was chef dc Giirete : "Did the Moulin not exist I should have to invent it ! " For once a Paris criminal has brought n "coup" off has "made a condition , " as they call It he feels the attraction of the Moulin. The police count on it. You may ask : If he knows the po lice count on his showing up in these luxurious halls with his ill-gotten gains , why doesn't he wisely keep away ? It Is more complicated than that , He may , as rightly , argue that his ab sence will bo taken as still more sig niflcant. Ho may keep away one night two nights ; but the thought will ob trude : "I look afraid to show up ! " In the end ho shows up. He dreads that his absence will be noted , if not by the high police , then the camaros ( "comrades" ) of two species ; reckless , loyal pals , who may laugh at him as over-prudent ; and the sinister Judas comrade , shadowy and painful even to think of , the microbe of this life , a thousand times more dreaded than acute detectives In a word , the "seller. " He may note the man's ab sence and put two and two to gether ! Every motive calls him to the Mou lin. His girl wants to show off her new finery to show to the other women she is not tied to a non-pro ducer. She desires to dance and drink and laugh with her man in these hours of plenty. Both crave their fling in the glitter ing surroundings that mean success , joy of life and social triumph to them. And if the man has a more than usual ly black crime upon his mind he wants to forget it In the razzle , hardening himself In contact with others like him. him.He argues that to show up "in so ciety" Is normal. In the usual course of things , with nothing extra on his conscience , ho would show up at the Moulin. Of course , If ho spends a lot of money it will be a sign against him ; but ho will spend prudently. Quoi ! He need only keep his mouth shut and act normal ! So the Moulin always has been the most productive stalking ground for the Parisian secret police. The detectives come disguised getup up like honest burglars , thugs tr bullies - ies how , It matters little. As soon as they put their nose inside the Mou lin , they are spotted. The word goes round : "There are gentlemen of the balloon among us ! " No one seems to pay attention to them. All goes on as usual. Now and then a timid brother , talking over c "condition" with his mates , or hag gllng prices with a fence , will speak of going elsewhere , to bo private. "Idiot ! " the others whisper , "do you want to get us shadowed special ? Here we're part of the big push. Sit tight ! " Of comse , the idea is correct Groups form and break up. You can't damn a man for talking with acquaint unces , nor indict a burglar just be cause he's pleasant in society ! Crash ! It is the Strong Men's Quad rille ! Two hundred proudly Hashing girls j prance with their heroes. Champagne pagno corks pop. Tipsy toughs dc cakewalk steps alone. Triumphant young thugs swell with social satlsfac tion , beg to be presented , thump the tables and call for more wine ! In the midst the detectives prowl apparently so helpless ! Heie is the stalking ground. Here is the game. Hut how can they get at it ? They arc putting two and two to gether. Men whoso style is known are seen to be In funds or not. Un known men show up well heeled. New groups have formed they're very interesting. Such and such men have a queer look. All these data are to be compared with data gathered by the outside members of the brigade and by humble Indicators not quite In the movement. The detectives are close to this work both in mentality and passions. Most of them have come up fiom the same depths as the thugs So they feel hidden currents. Night by night they como and go nud wait. Often the putting of a hundred trilling things together throws suspicion on the guilty party Paris detectives of this close to the criminal class don't seek for clues ; they rubber around to find out "the mistake. " The guilty party always makes some big mistake. And often est he makes it at the Moulin , in the exaltation of a glass too much. So the detective comes and goes and waits. He knows ho is spotted at the Moulin. He counts on it. He counts on it that in the turmoil oi passions , jealousies , caprices , ennuis , fears and needs stirred up by a great social center like the Moulin his pres ence may bo a continual temptation for the s.ecret to come to him of it self ! It comes in a whisper. The detective quits the gorgeous halls. As he strolls in the dark a man or woman brushes past him. The sleuth changes his course In ac cordance \\tth the whispered indica < tion. He looks back to &ee he is not followed ; turns a corner , and looks back again. There Is no one but him self and the mysterious person. And they whisper in the shadow. The next afternoon as he is sleep ing the footpad or burglar with a black crime on his conscience will be \\akcd by the law knocking on his door. "Hey , there ! Less baruf ( noise and bluff ) , you're caught for good , a cam nio has sold you ! " So the arresting police rudely ex plain the state of things to the strtig gling criminal. And that night Judas will show up at the Moulin do la Galetto in funds or filled with an interior tranqulllty He or she Is avenged. His Trip Abroad. "The average American business man does not care very much for a trip to Europe. If ho will consent to take a few minutes away from bus ! ness he usually prefers to got Into the woods , whoio lie can knock around in old clothes , have a few hardships plenty of exercise and a great deal of freedom. " Thus spake Xarathustra to the New York Times. Continuing : "My brother , who Is president of a large New York corporation , let his wife pievail on him to take a brie trip to Europe this summer. I 10- colved a letter from him , written or the steamer going over , and he said "I shall mall this at Plymouth where wo touch , so you can hear from us promptly. From there wo shal go on to Hamburg. I do not like this life. Too little activity. From Ham burg wo shall go through the Alps then to Paris , then back to London ! and then , thank God , turn our faces homewaid' 1 All this bc'loie ho hud even landed. " ITS A IDTT1 Tin 171"1 MM RAISE THEM Use a Good Sire and Improve the Standard of Your Herd By Wilbur J. Frascr , Chid * in Dairy Hus bandry , Illinois University. Many dairymen are not raising their , heifer calves ; instead the hunt In ie- plenlshed by buying cows. Four pro fessional cow buyers sold about 7,000 cows In the vicinity of Elgin. 111. , alone , last year ; besides this ninny cows were shipped In by the dairy men themselves. On many dairy farms the heifer calves , good , bad and Indifferent , go for veal. Where this is done it means there la no provi sion for perpetuating the dairy herd or the best cows in it. The dairyman from whom the Illi nois station bought cow No. 1 with n have good parentage on the mate aide. aide.An An Inspection of dairy herdw will show that many times comparatively little attention IB paid to the quality of the sire. In a recent visit to the dairy region of northern Illinois , the writer noted six herds In which the holfor calves were raised for future cows , but in which the sires used were miserable llttlo scrubs , veritable runts and weaklings , obtained by sim ply saving a grade calf from a poor herd. Of many other sires fairly good as Individuals , nothing Is known of the A Shrewd Young Financier's Clever Deal In Picking Up These Sacrificed Heifers at from Two to Three Dollars Apiece. hree years' record of 4D5 pounds of butter fat per year , was making no of- ort to perpetuate her superior quail- Ics but was selling her calves at $2.50 each. This Is certainly a ruinous prac tice to the daily business. The cow buyer cannot got enough eally good cows to supply his pur chasers , as but few of the best cows are for sale. The dairyman himself must raise the heifer calves of his best cows and not depend on any body's offerings to replenish his herdA Ho line the breeding stock , the feed cheap feed and the equipment. Calf- raising is a natural part of his busi ness. It is absurd to suppose that as LI rule he can buy as good cows as he can raise. The reasons are plain. He needs to retain but few calves each year and can sell the less-promising ones. He knows the parentage of the calves and need save none but those from high-producing mothers. It is far easier to sell Inferior stock ( to the butcher ) than to buy cows that are excellent producers. A prominent , dairyman of the state says of his grade herd : "Tho heifers wo raise from our best cows are bet ter milk producers with their first calves than are the average mature cows we can buy. " Several of our mo&t progressive dairymen have said practically the same thing. Yet In the face of all this , hundreds of dairymen make no effort to save their best heifer calves , and they think they have a reason. They say The Bull Is One-Half of the Herd. it takes too much milk. This question was carefully investigated with 48 calves by the Illinois experiment sta tion. Twelve calves at a time were tested at four different times. It was found they could bo successfully raised on IfiO pounds of whole milk and 400 pounds of sklmmllk. This milk was fed at the rate of ton pounds per day until the calves were CO days old , when it was gradually lessened one pound per day for ton days and then no more was fed. No substitutes for milk were used. Only ordinary grains which the farmer produces , and a good quality of legume hay were fed , showing that the dairyman can raise a calf in this way with almost no ex tra trouble. Several of these calves are now cows in milk and good pro ducers , Indicating that they were not injured by this method of raising. The sale value of the milk fed these calves was as follows : 150 Hi , whole nilllc Q > $1 per 100 $1.50 400 Ib. bkiin milk ® $0.30 per 100 1.20 Total $ .i.0 And these prices of milk are liberal , especially as they are paid at the farm , and no money or labor Is expended In hauling the milk to market. It is not so expensive to raise a calf as the dairymen have thought. Tlio grain and hay consumed by the holfois of high quality will glvo much bettor re turns than the same feed fed to cows. Raising the heifer calves of good high-producing cows , Is a great ftinda mental requisite for ( he best and easiest Improvement of the dairy herd. But those calves will take their qualities from both parents , and it IB eijuall ) important that the calf uliall nclual milk production of their female uncestors. With a herd of 40 COWB , as hero II ustrated , each cow represents one- eightieth of the future herd each year , and the whole number of 40 cows rep resent forty-eightieths of the herd , and the good well-bred sire represents one- half or forty-eightieths of nil the qual ity and qualities , character and char acteristics , the capacity for milk pro- luction , and everything else , transmit ted to the calves which are to consti tute the succeeding herd. ' A fine dairy sire can bo bought for $100 , and with 40 grade cows at $00. per head , the herd comes to $2,100. The hull costs only ono-sovcntconth of the investment , yet ho will Improve the future herd ns much as the other slxteen-sevontcentlis. The extra $100 put into a good sire is the host invest mcnt In the herd. Forty-one animals are purchased ; one animal will influence the future herd as much as the other 40. It Is worth while , then , to glvo much extra time and study to the selection of that one , the sire. From generation to generation the succession of well-selected sires goes on increasing and Intensifying the Im provement of the herd. In this way the sire becomes three-fourths , seven- eighths , fifteen-sixteenths , etc. , of the herd. In fact In a few years the sire IB practically "tho whole thing " So the sire may bo much more than half the herd whether Judged by the quantity , strength , quality or accumu lated effect of the characteristics ho transmits. It Is literally true that the sire may thus , within a few years , at slight expense , completely transform a dairy herd and more than double its profit. Every man who has had any ex tended experience or observation in the use of a good pure-bred sire from high-producing dams at the head of a dairy heid , will agree that this sire was of peculiar value and great econ omy in building up the herd. The rec ords of dairy breeding have proved It conclusively a thousand times over. No man who studies the facts can doubt It. The evidence Is to bo seen in the heifers of every such sire , and in their contrast with heifers lacking such parentage. Loose Shoes. The horse's shoes should bo kept tight. A loose shoo greatly tires the liorso that has to wear it , especially if ho has to work on hard roads. It Is often a cause of lameness. I/ioso shoes can bo prevented vented by taking the horse to the blacksmith's occasionally and having him examine the shoes to see if they need tightening. Mow the Pasture Weeds. It is n good tiling to mow the pasture weeds at the beginning of summer , so that the cows will not get a chanceto eat them oven if they so desire. This will help keep the milk from having a weedy flavor and will also give the grass a chance to begin to supplant the weeds. A Paying Tree. A Now York farmer or has a "Sweet Hough" apple tree that has not yielded less than three bushels each year for 19 successive years. Last year the fruit was Just as delicious as the first time It bore Selecting a Breed. Select a breed and stick to it. You will bo Just as well repaid In improving and develop ing a good lot of fowls as well as you would In Impiovlng good live stock. Exercise the Brood Mare. The biood mare should have n few hours' oxerclbo in the yard or on the road every day. It does not pay to keep her confined. Provide Shade. Shady nooks ore relished by the laying hens. Thought King a Culprit. A service paper relates a good ntory of Kim ; Louis of Havarla. Hjs majesty was much annoyed on one oc casion when the soldier on guard at the palace gates neglected to preaont arms. The truth wan the soldier did not know his majesty by sight "Why don't you present arms ? " the latter asked , angrily. "Don't you know to whom you are Indebted for your dally bread ? " The sentry glared angrily at the King and , imagining him to bo the army baker , lopllcu : "So you nro the miserable son of a baker who fur nishes the Boldlors with bread , are you ? Well , 1 should Hko to luivo you by yourself in some quiet place. I'd spread your ungainly anatomy over threu kingdoms. I'd make dough of you. " Laundry work at homo woulrt bo much more satisfactory if the right Starch were used. In order to got the desired stiffness , it is usually ncceu-I sary to use so much starch that the ' beauty and fineness of the fabrle Is j hidden behind a paste of varying ' thickness , which not only destroys the j [ appearance , but alao affects the wearing - ' ing quality of the goods. This trou ble can bo entirely overcome by using Defiance Starch , as it can bo applied much more thinly because of its great er strength than other makes. Shower of Sulphur. Charollus , a small town 30 miles from Mncon , In Franco , has recently been visited by a shower of sulphur. The roofs , guidons , fields , vineyards , ilveis and ponds were covered with n yellow dust , and for some time the peasants In the fields were troubled by a sul phurous biting odor which made breathing dllllcuU. That Proved It. Ella Don't you think Holla a very common sort of girl ? Stella Certainly she's had neither appendicitis nor nervous prostration , \VI2 SICM. CJIJNS AXIJ THAI'S OIIKAP fc buy Kura Ai Hides.Vritu for catalog KM ! N.V. . Hide & Fur Co. , Minneapolis , Minn. There is no rest for the man who Is pursued by bill collectors and a guilty conscience. Lewis' Single Hinder straight 5c clear IB good quality all the time. Tour dealer or Lewis' Factory , Pc-oria , ill. Try to love your neighbor as yourself - self , but If you can't , don't. Mr * . IVtnuloTO'N Soothing Hyruti. For children tootlilUK , of teni tlio mire , roaucai la Uimnulloa , allayi pun , cuiut wind collu. 260 a bottle I Anyway , the man who borrows trou. bio isn't asked to return it. If Your 1'mtt Arlm or Hum Rpt ft 25a iiacknuo of Allen's Knot-Kane. It Klvos quick roller. Two million | iicka : un sola yearly. The burglar also has his get-rich- quick scheme. l Thompson's Eye Wafer Nebraska Military Academy Uncoil ) , Nobruslui A II rht'ClauinlllUi IT IminllnKKC tu 10 ! fortiori. Splcn ilIU bullilliik'nnd grounds , rrup.iri'nfor rullouoiiin bunliiusi. HIMII lul liujiiirtinent fur jrouriK Ixjys u ndcr It yearo. l'ur Information , uiliJrok iJ.l.iru.jurara , Bunt. Moro proof that Lytlia E. Pink- hum's VotfolnbloConinound cmvcs wonmii from surgical operations. Mrs. S. A. Williams , of Gardiner , Maine , "writes : " Ivaa ti croat mifTercr from fcmalo troubles , nml Lydla K. Plulcham'fl Vcpo- tublo Compound restored mo to health , lu thrco months , after my physician declared that an operation waa abso lutely necessary. " Mrs. Alvhm Snorlinpr , of 1G4 Cloy- bourne Am. Chicago , 111. , writes : "I Buffered from fumalo troubles , a tumor and much inflamtnatloii. Two of the best doctors hi Chicago decided that an operation was neco % > nry to save my life. Lydla R IMtikham'o Vegetable Compound entirely cured mo without an operation. " FACTS FOR SGCSS ; WORSEN. For thirty , years Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound , niudo from roots and herbs , has been tlio standard remedy for female Ills , and has positively eurml thousand oi \vomon who hayo boon troubled with displacements , inflammation , nice ra tion , ilbroid tninora , irregularities , periodic pains , backache , limb bcar- mg-dqwn feeling , llatuloncyindlfjes- tiondizzlnessornorvons prostration. Why don't you try it ? Mrs. Plnlclmm invites nil sick women to write hot- for advice. Bho 1ms guided thonunnds to health , Address , Lyun , Muss. Po.vltlyt'ly ' cured by ( hc.su Little Pills. They also relieve DU ti OBH from UysiiPjiHliv , In- dlKrxt Itm u nil Too llcnrly Katliur. A perfect rein- cily for DlzslnosH , Nnu- sen , DrowHlncHR , 11 ad Tnfltc 111 the Month , Coat * cil Tonkin ) , I'-ilu In the Slilo , TOUriD tlVKR. They regulate tlio Bou-clH. I'mely Vegetable. SMALL PILL , SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRICE , CARTES Genuine Must Bear llTTLE Fnc-Similc Signature IVER PILLS. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. THE DUTCH DOY PAINTER STANDS FOR PAINT QUALITY ITISrOUNDONLYOH PUREWHITELEAD MADE OY THE OLD DUTC PROCESS PACKER'S HAIR BALSAM n * ' and lict'itirici the h Promote * it laiurlnnt Rruvrlli. Hnvor Fallo to llrntoro ( I IUIr to itn Youthful Color. Cunt icalp dneairi & nal DEFIAHGE STfiRCK- ! ? , ouncoi to other sUrc.i"n only U ounces amo iirlco and DEFIANCE" IS QUPERIOR QUALITY. n Tr.U ? " 0 (1 Wt' W'llO lied CrOSS a JOO : UlicmUtuHVclall7Co.Oblcauo. | W. N. U. , OMAHA , NO. 38 , 1908. LAUNDERED WITH never crack nor become - como brittle. They lost twice as long as those laundered with other starches and give the wear er much better satisfaction. If you want your husband , brother or son to look dressy , to feel comfortable and to be thoroughly happy use DEFIANCE STARCH in the lauudry. It is sold by all good grocers at 100 a pack age 16 ounces. Inferior starches sell at the saino price per package but con tain only 12 ounces. Note the difference. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH. Insist on getting it and you will never use any other brand.