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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
TOO WEAK
TO FIGHT

The Come back man was really never
down-and-out. His weakened condition
because of overwork, lack of exercise, i'm
proper eating and living demands stimula-
ton to satisfy the cry for health-giving
appetite and the refreshing sleep essential
to strength. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules, the National Remedy of Holland,
will do the work. They are wonderful.
Three of these capsules each day will put
a man on has feet before he knows it;
whether his trouble comes from uric acid
poisoning, the kidneys, gravel or stone in
the bladder, stomach arrangement or other
ailments that befall the over-zealous Amer
lean. The best known, most reliable rem
edy for these troubles is GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This remedy has
stood the test for more than 200 years
since its discovery in the ancient labora;
gives relief at once. Don't wait until you
are entirely down-and-out. but take them
today. Your druggist will gladly refund
your money if they do not help you. Ac-
cept no substitutes. Look for the name
GOLD MEDAL on every box, three sizes;
They are the pure, original, imported
HARLEM Oil Capsules.-Adv.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

Creation of two new judicial dis.
tricts, one comprising the counties of
Bonneville, Clark and jefferson and
the other including Twin Falls, Cassia.
Go0ding. Minidoka and Lincoln cnun-
ties is proposed in bill introduced
last week.
County commissioners will serve for
SIX years and will be directly repre-
sentative of the district in which they
reside If an amendment to the state
constitution proposed in joint resolu-
ton form by Senators Orme of Ere
mont and Mckown of Power counties
receives approval.
}. Il. Danills of Camas county intro
duced In the senate a measure which
provides for the exempting from taxa
ton of Improvements not exceeding
5000 in value on land in use as the
owners home and of improvements
on agricultural land resulting from
reclamation.
The senate has passed the measure
recasting the states administrative
scheme by creating nine departments.
each headed by commissioner. in
place of the forty departments
now operative.
A measure has appeared in the house
requiring warning signs to be placed
at all railroad crossings; and requiring
drivers of motor vehicles to stop not
Closer than ten feet to any railroad
track before crossing over.
Bills introduced on January q called
for the annexation of part of Bingham
county to Bonneville and creating two
new judicial districts, the Eleventh out
of Bonneville, Clark and Jefferson
counties, and the Twelfth out of Good
ing, Twin Falls, Minidoka and Cassia
counties.
The administrations state depart
ment consolidation bill passed the SEN
ate by strictly party vote on January
%. The Republican majority would
allow no amendments to be made to
it.
Governor Davis has signed house bill
No. 2, adopting the new revised codes
prepared by b. w. Oppenheim, code
commissioner. More than thirty-five
bills which had been held up in legis.
lative committees because they pro-
yided amendments to the codes were
released for further consideration.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
Acid Stomach Ruins
Health Of Millions

Besides those painful attacks of in
digestion; that awful bloated, lumpy
feeling after eating and downright
stomach misery that you who have
experienced it know so well; besides
disgusting belching, foOd-repeating.
sour stomach and distressing heartburn
besides all this, ACID-STOMACH
undermines. the health and saps the
strength of millions.
If you don't get rid of those stomach
miseries there is no telling where your
stomach troubles will end. for it is a
well known scientific fact that MANY
serious ailments have their start in
an acid-stOmach.
Start nOw-this very day-to get rid
of your stomach miseries. Take
EATON1C-the wonderful remedy
that absorbs the excess acid from the
stomach and brings INSTANT relief,
You simply have no idea how much
better, stronger and brighter you feel
at once. 1t drives out all the gas and
bloat, puts an immediate stop to belch.
Ing and heartburn, ends stomach sui.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
p Mr. N. Robert McDougall, R.
No., n. NO. 6, Liberty, Indiana a.
Coming in on lime

Inc guard had noticed a soldier ,,oo
my up and down the street for nearly
n"'l an hour and had begun to wonder
just what was the matter. But If was
vi a public highway and the man
haunt come within challenging dis.
'"nce' so the guard nursed his curl.
osity. u'
rilally the soldier deferentially al.
preached. p
ha't! Who is there?" challenged
the guard.
IrlVate Mulkern, Company D."
Advance and be recognized"
Inc soldier advanced with slim NJ
paper extended to the guard. "This
pass says till midnight, guard, and it's
only II 80, but Pm awfully tired Don,t
you suppose you could let me in now y,
Maj. Ralph w. Keller. in
Judge.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF Eloa
AT ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
C0NSTlPATED.

Look at the tongue, mother! II
coated, it is sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When -peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrh9a, full of cold, give a
teaspoonful Of california Syrup of
Figs" and in a few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out Of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative :"
they love its delicious taste, and it
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle Of
california Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold
here. TO be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that it is made by the "Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
Instead Of Fur.

Where good furs are too dear to be
obtainable. and cheap pelts are not
admired. some persons are substitute
ing scarfs of silk and plush. long
generous scarf is cut from hatter's
plush, lined with silk. and interlined
with wadding. These are expensive In
the shops. the materials cost good
deal and they need skilful handling to
make up well. But, with the dizziness
of tOucl, that makes an article look
as II 1t had not been fused with and
puttered over, handsome scarf can
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05

fering and makes it cool, sweet, com
Portable and strong.
There can be no further excuse for
you to allow acid-stomach to wreck
your health-pile up misery upon mis-
cry until you get to the point where
you feel down and out and that life
has lost all its joys. Remember, Just
as acid-mOuth ruins teeth, SO acid
stomach ruins health.
' Take EATONIC. It's good, Just like
bit of candy and makes the stomach
feel fine. You can then eat the things
you like and, what is more, every
mouthful you eat will count in creating
power and energy. You'll feel so much
better-have punch and pep-the pow
er and will to do things and get re
suits, and your stomach misery will be
gone.
Take our advice Get big box of
EATONIC from your druggist today.
1t costs so little. If it fails to remove
your stomach distress, he will refund
your money. That is guaranteed; you
are to be satisfied or money refunded.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
Stuck Up for His Dad.

He was a loyal little shaver and he
wouldn't let anything said against his
parents so unchallenged. One rainy
Sunday afternoon the boy next door
was visiting, and said: "Listen to
your father snoring in the library"
"Pa isn't snoring" was the indig-
nant reply. Hes dreaming about a
dog an that's the dog growlin'."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05

be turned out. The edsej can be left
plain or finished with narrow gimp
or beading, and the ends can be plain
or fringe-fnished. Sometimes a band
is placed across the scarf foot up
the scarf, itself nearly a foot wide,
made of richly colcred embroidery. A
bag to match goes with one of these
scarfs.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
Few American Soldiers Blinded.

TeW AMERICAN SoIdiers Blinded.
According to the Army and Navy
Journal, the Office of the surgeon gen.
eral of the army is authority for the
statement that probably less than fifty
American soldiers have suffered total
blindness from wounds received in ac-
ton. This is considered remarkable
record considering the number of men
engaged and the intensity of the fight
ing in the sectors where Americans
were engaged.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
Rather Mixed.

"There is a movement on foot to toe
the mark" might as well. WHAT'S
the use of kicking"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05

The first Moro girls ever graduated
as nurses received their diplomas as
members of the class of 1918 from
the Philippine general hospital.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05

work is pleasure. ! tell all my friends
who have any trouble Of this kind what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. "-NELLIE B.
BRIrTNcHAM, 600 Calverton Rd., Balt-
more, Md.
It 10 only natural for any woman 10
dread the thought Of an operation. So
many women have been restored to
health by this famous remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkha,n's Vegetable COMPOUND, after
an operation has been advised that il
will pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments to consider trying It be.
fore submitting to such . trying ordeal
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
Those who offset to liquid medi.
cines can secure Peruna TabIs+s
An Embarrassing Moment.

"Never ask me to buy anything for
you again, was so embarrassed"
"What happened, my dear?"
'"While removing things from NV
handbag to get the conductor his fare
! held up your plug of tobacco
Judge.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05

VOuSneS6 ana 0e00s.
aches and every
month would haveto
stay in bed most Of
the time. Treat
ments would relieve
me for q time but
my doctor was al
ways urging me to
have an operation.
My sister asked mo
to Lydia E. Pink
b q ms Vegetable
Compound b efore
consenting to an
/ took
five bottles of It and
It has completely
cured me and my
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05

Woman's idea of worldly wisdom is
to know the failings Of her neighb0rs.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
STOMACH UPSET?
pAPE'S DlAPEPsiN AT ONCE ENne
soURNEss, GAS, AcIDlTY,
INDIGESTION.

When meals upset you and you belch
sas, acids and undigested food. When
you have Jumps Of indigestion pain or
any distress in stomach you can get
eel:ef instantly-No waiting!
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
DOCTOR urged
AN OPERATION
Instead I took Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md.-"Nearly four yeare
! suffered from organic troubles, ner.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05

Sometimes mans silence speaks
volumes for his discreetness.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05

Water always finds it's level and
greatness usually manages to climb
where it belongs.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l OF. Bay
Rum, small box of Barbo Compound.
and Y OF. of glyoerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Frll directions for max
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. It will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. It will not color the scalp, is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub off.Adv.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05

W. N. u, Salt Lake City, No. e-1sia.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05

Divided Ownership.
knicker-The little Smith boy
spends half his time with each par.
ent.
Notwithstanding like railroad.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05

AS soon as you eat a tablet Of
Pape's Diapepsin all the indigestion
pain stops. Gases, acidity, heartburn,
ifatulence and dyspepsia vanish. Pape's
Diapepsin tablets cost very little at
drug stores. Adv.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-03-05
In the Public Eye.

In the Public Eye.
You are spending great deal Of
time in front of the camera"
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum. 1T
isn't that l think I'm anything special
for appearances. But man with Al
little to say as have just now is Just
as interesting to look at as he is to
listen to-"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
W. N. w., MILWAUKEE, NO. s5--1s1s.
HAD AN EYE TO THE FUTURE
Farmer May Not Have Known Much
About Music, but He Was
Bear on Economy.

A Woodworking farmer In Ohio had
sent his son TO good school Of music
so that he might receive the best in
struction from the beginning. II was
necessary to buy violin for him, hut
ne was such little chap that his
teacher thought that so-called half
violin" would do. The father, whose
resources had been badly taxed. was
loath to part with the money for the
instrument. but finally did so.
The lad made rapid progress, and
became so proficient that n half-violin
was no longer good enough for him.
Again he went to the music store with
his father, to whom the salesman
showed the entire stock of violins. The
parent was apparently dissatified
with all of them, and his gaze wan
dered around the shop seeking for
something better. Finally he saw
violincello.
"Well take that big violin there"
said he. as smile of satisfaction
spread over his countenance. THE
boy won't outgrow that right away"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12

washington.-Ecce homo! Behold
the mani
"Get me this mans name so that /
can report definitely on the status of
his Insurance"
That, together with a slip bearing
the memo, James Hall, (3,721 ,505)
Mccall, South Carolina. Beneficiaries :
Mrs. Ella Stalks (wife), Mrs. Fannie
Stalks (mother)," was handed to file
searcher In the bureau of war risk in
surance.
The mans name was given as Hall,
while those Of his wife and his mother
were given as Stalks. Patiently,
something was wrong somewhere. dust
what was wrong, however, was notJso
evident. To find out what and where
the error was, WIS the job.
Ending the error somebody else
made is always ihe job of the war
risk index file snarchers, and It's a
tough Job II they fail to get at the
bottom Of 1t. -
Going into the index files section
where are listed the names of nearly
five million men who were inducted
into military service, the young wom-
an made complete inventory Of all
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
Difficulties the Bureau Experiences in Answering Letters and
Maintaining the Correct Addresses Of Demobized Men
Many Become Transents and Others Give Only Frag-
mentay Information.

the bureau from an army camp, and
ended as follows:
Respectfully,
private Divis Spruce.
Hastings, Pa"
Miss Blue Sweater was assigned to
the letter with instructions to secure
the mans policy number that certain
information requested as to the stand
ing OF his insurance might be furnish
ed him.
The name of Divis Spruce could not
be found in the files. Then came the
time for imagination and deduction.
No matter how the name was split to
make some other plausible name, the
files could not produce results.
Finally the young woman decided
to address letter to the man at Hast
ings, Pa, requesting him to furnish in
formation about himself. In due time
the letter was returned, to the bureau
as unclaimed.
This did not put mn end to the
search by any means. Imagination
and deduction again were brought into
the case, and further study of the
original letter was made.
Divis Spruce,
Spruce Division.
or course! The Spruce Divlsionl
The Spruce division was a part of
the, American army.
Miss Blue Sweater secured a roster
of the Spruce division from the war
department and searched through the
nearly 10000 names for man who
lived at Hastings, Pa.
In this she was rewarded. The list
showed only one man from that town.
He was Herman Miller. With this in
formation the young woman had no
difficulty In finding the card Of Her
man Miller, (policy number 1.ST7,155
serial number S66,255) of Hastings,
Pa. This man was furnished the in
formation he desired, and in thanking
the bureau he admitted he had forgot
ten to sign his name to the letter.
Searchers From All Sections.
Girls from every part of the cOun-
try are employed as searchers. If a
complex case arises involving a mans
Identification, and his home is in
Maine, girl from that state is assigned
to run down the mystery and she near
ly always does. Should the state be
California. girl hailing from the
Coast" soon has the correct data care
fully listed In the files.
There are innumerable wonderful
cases under investigation every day,
but these girls are not unlike the he
roes from France who never exploit
the wonderful" things they them
selves did in line of duty.
Handwriting experts are employed
to determine the identity Of many sig
natures, since every conceivable form
of handwriting reaches the bureau.
Often the body of letter will be per-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12

the thousands Of men surnamed Hall.
Among them all there was not one who
came from Mccall. South Carolina, nor
yet one who had a wife or mother
whose name even remotely resembled
the "Stalks" given as the name of the
two beneficiaries.
Calls for NimbIe Wit.
This, clearly, was case for the use
Of that specially nimble wit and fine
deductive faculty which has character
ICED much of the work of the search
ers Of the index files and given them
a process of procedure which might
be used to add leaf to the book of
the Burnses, the Pinkertons and the
Flynns.
"Well,") remarked the girl charged
with producing the needed lnforma-
tion, "this man may be Stalk since
that is the name given for his wife
and mother"
But search through the "Stalks"
brought nothing to identify the case.
STILL" she persisted, and they al
ways do persist, these girls. Ellis
name must be some kind of a Stalk
but what kind? Corn stalks. bean
stalks, and cabbage stalks are the
only kind Of stalks I know anything
about so I'll just look them up"
And sure enough, 1t turned out that
his name was "some kind Of q Stalk"
Cabbage stalks, in fact, and his index
card was duly changed to read:
! flames Cabbagestalks. (3,721, 505)
Mccall, South Carolina bcnefciaries,
Mrs. Ella Cnbbagestalks (wife), Mrs.
Fannie Cabbagestalks (mother)."
"You see that girl wearing the blue
sweater over there" said one young
woman.
The girl of the blue sweater appear
ed so young she might have just left
school. She was searching some in
,dex cards, her fingers rapidly running
from one to another. With each flap
of the card she had taken mental
note Of the inscription thereon, but to
the observer she was making q speed
record in touching every card In the
file drawer.
Suddenly-Bnng The drawer was
closed. She moved foot to the right,
began another Marathon in card move
ments, selected one. made notation
on slip of paper she carried, placed
the card among the others, closed the
drawer, and walked toward the man
who is In charge Of the file section.
This pantomIme was quickly enacted,
and as 1t turned out, II brought to
a close a remarkable case which had
been under investigation for some
days.
The "DIvls Mystery"
Tbs title Of this strange case might
be the "Divis mystery" with Miss Blue
Sweater as the detective heroine.
A typewriter letter was received BY
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp. Root stands the
highest for the reason that il has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp Root makes friends quickly be.
cause its mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most cases. 1t is a gentle,
healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes. medi
um and large.
However, if you wish to test this great
preparation send ten cents to DR.. KilmeI
Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men
ton this paper.-Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
"Floral Ruffians."

Primroses, which are now adding to
the color of London streets, were TAX.
en- by Ruskin for his type of flowers
Of gracious breeding" and they are
invariably represented by poets as
J floral weaklings. This is strange. for
II is all quite contrary to the facts
In nature.
Primroses are really floral ruffians
to which they owe their survival" In
the fierce struggle for existence
among wild flowers. They are hardy
Alpine plants, found on mountainous
heights throughout Europe and Asia
even on the highest ranges Of the Him.
alayas
They also seem to be rather poison.
Gus. though alleged by Lord Beacons.
field to make an admirable salad. Elk.
cept pigs, no animals will eat prim'
roses. They bloom with impunity In
a rabbit warren.-London Chronicle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12
ONE MAN THAT REALLY KNEW
Would Have Been Better for links "
His Fourth Friend Had Been
First He Met.

First Friend-Icllo, links, that's n
bad cold you have. Soak your feet in
boiling water and drink pint of hot
vinegar and treacle. It's sure
cure.
Second Friend On few moments
later)-By Jove. links. you ought tc
do something for that cold! Take q
big dose Of qulnine-sure thing every
time.
Third Friend tten minutes later)-
I say, links, there's no use coughing
yourself into the grave like that. Get
a bottle of Cureitquick-stop 1t In ter
minutes.
Fourth Friend-Got a bad cold
haven't you?
links (after waiting some time)-
Well, do you know sure cure7
Fourth Friend (hoarsely) = No
There's no cure. Got bad cold my
self.-Pearson's Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1919-09-12

Checking Names of Soldier Survivors.
fectly legible, but the signature will
prove to be one of those nonforgeable
jumbles of pen strokes which are the
delight and pet hobby Of the writer
and the despair Of every hopeful
reader.
Silent letters In names must always
be taken into consideration. The name
of Hlynack is good example where
the silent letter Is the key letter for
searching. but ut the same time It is
particularly dead In pronunciation.
This name is pronounced Lynack, and
in the hurry of writing, often names
are misspelled, when on the surface
they appear very simple and correct.
Foreign names are often typed in
correctly because the soldier ut the
time of making application for insur-
ance may have been unfamiliar with
English and made mistake In re-
peating the spelling to the army or
navy clerk. This Is a great source of
worry to searchers.
Names Spelled Many Ways.
Frequently one mans name may be
spelled In four or fivc ways. If rela-
lives, parents or someone interested
in his welfare inquireo about his insur-
aace, each will spell II In their way.
Girl searchers must determine which
Is the correct spelling and then ver-
ify It from the mans original sigma.
ture.
A clever piece Of deduction was that
in the case of Andrew Good Of North
Dakota. His name could not be found