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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
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Soldiers Leave Of Thirty Days,
Granted by Lincoln, Was Also
His Allotted Time.

Here is photograph of a memo.
randum signed by Abraham Lincoln
1t is dated March Is. 1865 Tin his own
handwriting); and, likewise in his own
hand, says, "Allow this man thirty
days time"
The Endorsement is of an applica-
ton by soldier for thirty days leave.
But the most striking point about IT
is that it exactly named the time that,
as the event showed, was left for Mr..
Lincoln himself to remain on earth.
He was assassinated just thirty days
later.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

There was no one she could think
Of who would send her anything, and
nothing that she could remember that
would come In a box like that. And
Mr.. Marks, she knew. had never seen
silver string. He used red and white
cord that looked like peppermint
candy and since paper was so high
he had even charged extra for envel-
cpes.
She laid back the lid of the letter
box and took the violet box tender
ly in both hands as she would have
lifted sick baby. Yes, the name
and address were hers. She had re-
ceived valentine.
She laid her cheek against its damp
cold top, where the snowflakes were
already doing their best to obliterate
the address. "You darling" she whis-
pered "You dear" Then she folded
it carefully under her shawl and
turned back to the house.
"Well," said Miss Matilda, looking
up from the stove where she was fry
Ing eggs for their supper, "was he
here?"
Lucia shut the door. still keeping
her treasure out Of sight. "Yes," she
answered slowly. Then producing the
box. "He left this"
"Hm! Who's it for?"
me"
"Who from?"
II don't know"
"If l catch any of these young stiles
hangin' round after you, I'll get rid
of them in short order"
"But, auntie. no one is hanging
round. And there's no harm in a val
entine, is there?"
at depends" said the older woman
grimly. "Open It,"
Luella laid the box on the white
tablecloth beside her own plate and
united the cord with trembling fin
gers. Inside in nest of damp tissue
paper nestled gorgeous bunch OF
double violets. With a little cry OF
low she buried her face in the fragrant
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

\E knees. The postman was ,ate
y w wn!s , WAS her nth, third trip and it
soou reason for the lateness, Luella
knew, for 1t was Valentine dav and
more than likely the dozens Of mini
and blue sentiments he left along bis
route had caused the delay.
her own heart was beating hard mt
so much with the delicious iov Of an.
ucipatlon-for she hardly expected :,
valentine from anybody-as with ex-
citement. What if, after all, scmebodv
had thought of her!
AS she drew near to the ho, CHI.
stopped for an instant. What if il was
empty? Oh, well. she was used to not
getting things, and life wouldn't no anv
uiHerent than before. She went on
down to the box, lifted the lid and
peeked in.
"Oh!" Luellas gray eyes v,dened
with wonder. For there in the box Law
another, cubical in shape, violet in
color and tied with silver cord. "Ob ~
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

palms. He drew her toward it.
they can wait, dear. and can't. Come
and sit down and tell me you care
enough to marry me, dear! When you
save anyone's life. you have to pay the
penalty by marrying him. you know"
aren't you just grateful?" she stam-
mered.
Perhaps" he smiled.
"And don't you think you ought to
marry society girl?"
II don't know anything about So
ciety and don't want to. I want you,
that's ALL
"Oh, Bob" cried Luella happily.
'"Then it was a really truly valentine"
Copyright 1917 by the Mcclure Newspa.
per Syndicate)
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
A Few Facts About Lincoln

He knew the value of a merry Jest
and hearty laugh.
He was simple in manner. dress and
bearing, but was big of heart and
brain.
He was too great a nature to care
one way or another about his ances-
try. The living generation was of vital
Importance to him.
He did not advocate war for his own
glorification. but to liberate human
'eings from slavery. All men were his
'rothers and his equals before his
Creator.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
S0SCHEE'S. GERMAN SYRUP

a." quiet your cough, soothe the in
sauiiilition of a sore throat and lungs,
h~p irritation in the bronchial tubes,
su'ng a good nights rest, free from
II 'sn'hg and with easy expectoration
"e morning. Made and sold in
da mer,ca for fifty-two years. A won
hun. ui prescription, assisting Nature in
th..is up your general health and
ns. eMins or the disease. Especially
nv. u, IN lung trouble, asthma, Group,
I,oa 'lltis' etc. For sale in all civil
Ecu countries.-Ady
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

~ was true, OF
course. And the
card was only a
valentine and it
didn't mean any,
thing. He was
probably sending
similar souvenirs
with like senti-
ments to all the
girls he knew.
So she went to
bed and cried her.
self to sleep with
the card tucked
under her pillow,
and dreamed that
Bob was flying out
of sight in a silver
airShiD with vinlat
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

SIZE SaiQ again,
standing on her
tiptoes to get Il
better view.
She touched it
cautiously lest it
van | s h. Its a
mistake. ! know.
No one in the
world would send
me something like
that" She thought
of all the people
she knew and
made a rapid re-
trospectiOn of the
one stationer's
shop in town and
its possibilities in
the way Of senti-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

luctantly turning
her eyes a w a Y
from the scene,
gave a little cry,
Bob I"
"Luella 1t was
dear Of you to
come! Did you
get my note?"
"Yes-but II
- Will you please
tell me where the
curtain goods is?
A unit NIathilda
sent me in to buy
sOme."
There W q s a
high-backed bench
in a secluded cor
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13


wings and waving good-by to crowd
OF girls, all of whom, when she looked
more closely, had her own features.
She was wakened by the aunt call
Ing, "Luella, oh, Luella. Do you think
you could be ready to make the eight
O'Clock train? I've been thinking l
could get those new curtains made If
had the stuff today. You could be
back by noon"
"All right, auntie, I'll go!" Luella
began dressing rapidly. The touch of
the card had brought back everything
and she was glad of a chance to get
away.
She ate her breakfast and passed the
sitting-room without once glancing in
at the violets. Perhaps she was foolish
to feel so about a valentine sent in
fun, but they recalled her aunt's words
too keenly.
She went straight from the station
to the store and took the elevator to
the fourth floor where she was directed
for curtain goods. She walked through
department of rich oriental rugs, the
cclOrs Of which glowed wonderfully in
the warm lights from skillfully placed
lamps. She felt as if she had rubbed
Aladdin's magical lamp and had sud-
denly been transported to the Orient.
A man came forward to ask if he
could be Of service and Luella, re-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
Nervous Headaches
Four Bottles of Peruna IUI1I
Made Me w ellA

Mrs Efie Hill. Blanchester. Ohio,
writes as follows:
II cannot tell how much suf.
Tered tn the past twelve years. I
have been treated by physicians and
no relief only for a short time. I
was in such q condition from ner.
vous headaches, such heavy feeling
as II my brain was pressing down,
and 80 nervous ! could not get my
rest at night. Would have sinking
spells and then 80 weak that I could
not do my work. I began to take
Peruna. Have taken four bottles Of
Psruna and have gained in strength
and flesh, and can say ! am q we'll
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
Chivalrous YOUNGSTERS,

nehry has n large Newfoundland
Jug named Rex. While at play Il
lrozen and hungry little dog APP
moached. Rex erowled and Henry
salu BE gentleman, Rex Don't
.art the little dog; he got no home or
friends"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

after he got hurt in his automobile
and we nursed him back to life
for him to write couple of times.
But l answered both letters ana
told him Us much as to nina MS
own business. That should have been
an end to it. know this sinful Ola
world and when l was told to take
care of you, I promised to DO 1t ana
7 have. The idea! He must be away
mn on the top of society In New YORK
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
Fluid Fuel.

81 want to see alcohol abolished from
the face of the EARTH" remarked the
dyspeptic citizen.
"Of course, you mean alcoholic
drinks?''
mo. l don't draw the line. If the
health of the nation is to be preserved
we've got to shut down on the chatting
dish as well as the flowing bowl. FIX
change.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
Comparative Good Fortune.

"Of course" said Jonah. when he
found himself in the whale; I'm lit
tie nervous"
Cheer up" said the whale. you
ought to be glad I'm an innocent. in
offensive whale. A few thousand years
later you might have been sighted by "a
ruthless submarine
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
The Softest.

why is It," queried the fair widow.
~ .at they always say man pines
'or womanY"
d.. suppose grOwled the fussy bach
. ss.' It's because pine is about the
"''est wood there is"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
lnadvertent Roastino.

DO you believe in heredity?'
of course l do" replied the gentle
egotist. "Why, I've got one of the
brightest boys you ever saw"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

:, Are you weak, nervous and ailing, or
rundown" and overworked! Then Il
will bring you special help. It's the
mothers friend. 1t lessons pain and in.
sures life of both mother and child.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has
record of years Of success. It is most DO
nervine. 1t is made of the glyceric extracts
of native medicinal roots found in our for.
ests and contains not a drop of alcohol or
harmful drugs. Sold in Tablet or LIQUID
form by dealers. Tablets 90 cents.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

ma IS. vi. huut
Mathilda. are MT
they beautiful?'
Il suppos S e
they're from that
young fellow in
New York." ex-
aiming the wrap
per for the post
mark. Eyes, l
thought so-New
York I"
Luella started
and her face went
crimson.
"He neen't keep
up that gratitude
business forever J"
her aunt went on.
. ~ - rvhA
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

AS long as man is of a fOrginving
disposition woman doesn't care
whether he pays his debts or not.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
Memory's Day.

st. Valentines is Memory's day
For some of as who hold
4 bit of satin put array
Engraved in furnished gold.
"From one mho gives his heart 10
And vows forever to be true"
st. Valentines is Memory's day;
We match the rising sun.
With lips that uainly strive to pray
Their Lord. "7hy wiW be done. "
Lore was so street.. so brief its state,
And it is hard, so hard, to Wait.
St. Valentines is Memory's day,
Yet, like to that above.
Is blooming By an earthly ray,
4 long-remembered love.
And tender are the eyes that shine
Tear-gemmed, above a valentine.
e. 81, al IS: G|sj
s .1A31 IS. II. II E exc
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

Some folks learn from an expert
ence; others never recover from it.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

But Are These Legal Tenders?
BUY your food with thought" saws
a Hoover bulletin.
Ray your taxes with SMILE" runs
revenue slogan.-Boston Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

It's the love Of the other fellow for
your money that is the root of all evil.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
His Choice

His Choice. "s'*ss'>s
rs he making any special claim for
exemption"
mo. Says he'd rather die in battle
than live the rest of his life as a liar
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

Even if woman is as young as she
claims to be no other woman will be.
lieve IT.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

a0 the female complaints" and
weaknesses that make woman's
life misery. They're relieved
by DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
ecription. For all the deranRe-
mente, disorders, and diseases
peculiar to the sex, this is the
only remedy certain to benefit.
It's a legitimate medicine for
woman, carefully adapted to
her delicate organization, and
never conflicting with any Of
her conditions. It regulates
and promotes all the proper
functions, builds up and invigo-
rates the entire system, and
roeforoo health .~I .<-o--xL
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

important to Mothere
|CASTnmne carefully every bottle OF
| for , =. that famous old remedy
uiants and children. and see that it
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

Keep Busy.
Flatbush-I'm afraid I'll get stale on
my garden work during the winter.
Bensonhurt-For why? Haven't YOU
got snow shovel?-Yonkers States
man.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13

Piles Cured In to II Dsys
Drugg1sts refund money II PAZO OINTMENT faiA
70 cure Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protrudtng Pile0
First application gives relief. 90.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
Positive Proof.

~ Positive Proof.
|hs,a mat Il real diamond pin you
|hro,, vi Il should say so. My
uid five years for gettin' it."
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
A y y y '
Truly y
VALENTINO!
|, By | oaasass
E~1As

ohLLA tramped down to the
Ih mai box through snow that
WI nad drlfted as high as her
\h Knees. The postman was late
W Ihis was her third trip and it
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-13
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead l took Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md.-"Nearly four years
, mffered from organic troubles. ner-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-02
Twenty-Five Years Ago, 1898.

Married, on Wednesday morning,
May Sd, at st. Paul's church, by Rev.
James O'Keefe, Mr.. Bert Varcoe of
Linden and Miss Lizzie Lynch of this
city. The young couple will settle at
Linden.
Harvey Paynter has established him
self in the blacksmith business at
Belmont.
Mrs. Mary Allen, who was badly
burned by bonfire two or three weeks
ago, died Thursday night of this week.
Mr.. M. j. Hishen, formerly of this
place, was recently married in Chicago
to Miss Name Tracy.
The first days attendance at the
Chicago Fair was large. The number
of paying persons who passed the diff
ferent gates was 1856, 900; that brought
$l78, 600 into the treasury.
Married, at Willard, S. Oak, on the
10Th of April, Miss Name Tamblyn,
formerly of Linden. and Mr.. Richard
Smith of Willard.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-02
Forty Years Ago, 1878.

Death, on Friday last, again entered
the family circle of B. c. and Annie
Bennett and snatched from their tender
embrace their little daughter of but six
short summer.
The long and expensive litigation
growing out of the bonds issued by
Iowa couEty to the Mineral Point rail
road in 1874, is at last ended. In &C
cordance with an understanding arrived
at during the last session of the county
board, the county borrowed from the
state the remaining $50, 600 authorized
by law to be loaned to it, and with this
and the credit of the county at their
back the Fund Commissioners last week
proceeded to Milwaukee for the pur-
pose of settling up the remainder of
the old debt.
The Superintendent Of the poor have
decided to erect a new building at the
poor farm for the accommodation of
the insane. There are now eleven in
sane persons at the farm.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-02

The mining boom which has been in
yading southwestern Wisconsin with a
great deal of vigor the past year or two
is generally coming to the front in Min
eral Point and immediate vicinity. A
new company was organized last week
and consists of seven W. II. Osborne,
VIM. Bennett, ]. j. Penhallegon, Henry
Hewitt and Bert Bennett of this place
and two gentlemen from Milwaukee.
They have secured the mining right OF
about 300 acres adjoining the city limits
on the east.
Mrs. Agnes Mitchell who died in this
city early on the morning of April %,
1903, was born in Cornwall. England in
1922, was married to Thomas Mitchell
in l843, and that year came to this
country, settling in Mineral Point,
where she lived continuously to the
time of her death.
The Dodgeville Canning and Manu-.
lhCAuIlilB W. nave IuubidNbtu lDI near ~
300 acres of land for their factory this
season which is the full capacity.
Married, on Tuesday morning, Apri
18th, at st. Pau's church in this city
by Rev. O'Keefe, Mr.. Thomas Tonkir
and Miss Catherine McDermott.
Mrs. Hugh McDermott died last Sat
urday evening, April 18th, at her farm
home two and one-half miles west OF
this city, at the age of about 80 years
After an illness that has extended
through several years, Mr.. VIM. Short
passed away last Thursday forenoon
aged 81 years. Deceased was nativ,
Of Linden.
Miss Grace Hosking, eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hosking. anC
John McDermott were married at Hol
Iandale on Tuesday, April 81.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-02

DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM
We Must Invest Our Money in Liberty
Bonds to the Last
Dollar.
BY JOHN FITZPATRICK,
president, Chicago Federation of La

We union members have organized
10 protect ourselves from the agrees
sion and selfishness of any man or
group of men who shall try to sacrifice
our rights to their desires. For years
we have fought, and slowly but sure
" it has proven to be winning fight.
Labor regulations, state and govern.
ment legislation. public opinion have
all come to our side. Our fight is al
most won-and we have grown strong
and prospered. And now there comes
against us a greater foe.
The German military machine is the
curse of humanity and its destruction
must be accomplished If democracy
and freedom are to exist.
The ground we have won must not
be lost. We will fight this new foe
as we did the old Democracy and
freedom is the only thing possible IN
our eyes, whether it be for men or
nations. We have learned that there
are two sources of power-men and
money. We have given hundreds OF
thousands of men-and now we viii
give money. Wa will Invest our money
in Liberty bonds TO the last dollar
that we can spare, so that we IN
America will forever be free to WORK
out our own destinies.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-02
TWO KINDS OF PATRIOTISM.

Mr.. Farmer, you have brought lot
Of idle land into tillage this spring.
You are going to raise all the grain
and forage and live stock your farm
can be made to produce. That's one
kind of patriotism, and a very neces-
sary kind
Every farmer who brings new acre
of land into cultivation is a soldier on
the firing line for liberty and democ-
racy.
But there is another kind of patriot
ism that is just as necessary. 1t is
Just as necessary that the stuff you
produce shall be put at the disposal of
the fighting forces. as 1t is that you
should raise 1t.
That means money. You have
money to pay for the labor of farming
your land and producing grain and
stock. The government must have
money to buy your produce for the
fighting men in France. Money is abb
solutely necessary to buy food. NUM-
lions, clothing, ships and medical
stores.
You are doing your duty In raising
the crops. that is very true But In a
war like this one no man does his full
duty who does not do all that he pos
sibly can do.
Bring out the grain you have stored
away Sell ii at the fair price fixed by
the government.
Bring out the money you have stored
up in the banks. or hidden away In
your iron boz behind the barn. Every
dollar is urgently needed.
Invest every idle dollar you have In
Liberty bonds. The government will
repay you in a few years Meantime
you will receive interest at the rate Of
AZ per cent, with valuable tax exemp-
tons, TO make the investment better.
Invest every dollar you can In Liberty
bonds.
Every dollar you bring out Of con.
cealment means $40 added to the fight.
Ing capacity of the United States in
the world war
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-02
FROM THE TRIBUNE FILES
Fifty Years Ago, 1868.

Married, in this city, on the 3lst day
of January, 1868, by Rev. j. II. Fer
guson of Chicago, Mr.. Charles d. Raw
leigh of New York and Miss Sarah w.
Babcock of Waldwick.
The reduction of the national debt in
April will, it is now stated amount to
$40, 200.
Several new buildings are already in
the course of construction in this city.
Messrs. Hendra and Vincent have COM
menced the east wall for fine two
story, stone building on the lot where
kennedy's Furnishing store recently
stood. Alfred Jenkins is preparing for
the erection of two-story brick hotel
at the foot of High street. The Priest
leys are adding another story to their
building opposite the U. S. Hotel.
VIM. N. Curry has the walls partly up
for stone building on the east side of
Commerce street.
Married, in this city at the residence
of Gen. T. B. Terry, on the 2Sth day of
April, Mr.. Joseph II. Cartwright and
Mrs. Cornelia Cobb, both of this city.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-02
The Kaiser and Russian Wheat.

Reports from neutral countries tell
of Germany and Austria shipping to
their starving people several hundred
thousand tons of Russian and Rou-
manian wheat. No mention is made
Of the price the conquering armies
paid for the precious grain, for the
good reason that no price was paid.
Farmers here in America are get
ting a pretty fair price for their wheat
from government which is only ask
ing in return that some of this money
paid for the crops be loaned back that
more wheat may be bought. 1t is bet
Ter TO lend to our government than to
withhold funds to conduct this war
and have Germany carry away the
crops and pay nothing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-02
Farmers Patriotism and Profit.

Don't waste your time specializing
on peace Speculate on war and in
vest your money in Liberty bonds.
The farmer has come spendidly to the
front with his muscles and knowledge
Of agriculture and has provided the
allies with food. He has been paid
handsomely for his crops,
If he reinyests those dollars in Lib
erty bonds he viii be making a profit
able deal and at the same time pro-
viding his government with the funds
to pay him higher prices for his grain
and his corn and oats now in the
ground.
Food will win this war. but II won't
win 1t II it must lie In the field and
rot for want Of funds 20 purchase II
and move 1t to Europe where our
young men are fighting the kaiser.
Invest In Liberty bonds and help
move it
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-02
Vive Clemenceau!
A Lesson by the Warrior of
the Stout Heart.
BY GUY r. LEE.
BY GUY r. LEE.

Give me six months to live" Glen
enceau, seventy-seven, leader of
France, said to his doctor Thursday.
That's all want"
Six months that he may see the Hun
driven from the soil of his fathers.
Six months that he may see start
toward the restoration Of those quaint
and beautiful towns, now only broken
fragments of desolation and despair,
SIX months that he may see the hus-
bandry of peace again filling the she'll
torn ground for the return Of the flow
ers and grass and trees.
Six months that he may see the
homecoming of 'le grande armee"-
sound cheers for the millions march
ing along the Champs Elysee, and
weep tears for the millions back there
who are not coming home save in the
hearts of the world.