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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-12
unfortlhed.

"That man has a most agreeable per-
sonality and very persuasive address
vet he never seems to get anywhere.
Eyes" replied Mr., Dustin Stax. IT'S
a case Of wonderful sa'r'1'''rSh'n
with nothing to SELL"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-12
DAY SACRED TO
Love MISSIvES

W T WAS an enterprislng young girl
who first captured the valentine
trade for America. Her name was
Esther Howland. After grnduat-
ing from Mount HOlyOke seminary she
resided with her father, who was
stationer in Worcester, Mass. In 1S40
she received from England manufac-
tured valentine, the first she had ever
seen. 1t interested her so much that
she decided to see whether she could
make some Of these valentines and
find a sale for them,
She collected some lace paper, some
printed verses and sentimental pic
lures, fixed up few valentines and
gave them to her brother, who was a
travelling salesman for q grocery store,
To her amazement her brother re-
turned with orders for $1,000 worth
Of valentines Her establishment knew
no bounds. She quickly got together
some girl friends, taught them what
she knew about valentines and COM
menced prosperous trade that was
to reach the one hundred thousand
dollar mark.
First Love Missives.
It was a Frenchman who first con-
ceivea the Idea of composing valen'
tines in verse. Charles, Duke Of Or
leans, was taken prisoner by the Eng
llsh at the battle Of AglncOurt, In 1415
| He was consigned TO the Tower OF
London, where he spent the next twen
ty.five years of his life. But the colo
walls Of his dungeon could not com
pletely dampen his sentimental ma
ture, and from his gloomy vault CANT
sunny llttlet verses to the number o
sixty, which are still to he seen among
the royal papers in the stald old Brit
lsh museum. One Of them reads:
Wilt thou be mine? Dear love, reply
| Sweetly consent or else deny
Whisper softly, none shall know
wilt thou be mine, love? Aye or nor
Spite of fortune we may be
Happy by one word from thee.
Life flies swiftly. Ere II go,
wilt thou be mine, love Aye or no?
England at once adopted the ia
which its royal prisoner had set, an
Valentines day found the coache
more than usually laden with poeti
outpourings Of lovers, friends an
even slight acquaintances.
Old Romance Recalled.
One Of the most romantic historic
Of Valentine children is that Of Lad
Sarah LennOx, born on February 1
1145. In fact, she apparently inherite
a romantic temperament, for her ow
story is usually prefaced with sketC
of her parents romance-by way I
driving home the story's admonltio
perhaps.
Her fathers marriage was no mo-
nor less than r bargain to cancel
gambling debt between the couple
parents. The young duke, then Gol
March, was brought home from &C
lege TO wed the plain little girl-bri'
lust out Of nursery. At. the cohclusl'
OF the ceremony the indignant brld
:, groom fed to the continent with
tutor ip tow, where be spsrt thy
2 l. -s.-s<- =,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-12

Jess Thurman Of Protein was tran
;acting business with the probate court
Monday.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-12
LINCOLN THE MOST sCULPTURED MAN"

Lincoln has been the subject of more
heroic statues than any other American.
On this page are reproduced five
of the most prominent examples.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-12
To His Mother.

Today an old sweetheart Of mine
Is my most precious Valentine;
My best and oldest sweetheart you
Are, mother dear. So loyal, true
And tender always, And your love
cherish over and above
Earth's farest gifts. You've made Of me
All that am and hope to be,
Mother mine,
My Valentine.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-12
The GroWIer.

ffe kiCkp about his many woes,
He is a constant fretter,
I wonder II the grumbler knows
A world that's any better.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-12
BY Mary Humphrey.

No chance for me- know H.
Pm such a roughneek guy
But " ! thought you'd look at mo,
Oh, Boy! I'd make the try.
Believe me, you're some fairy,
You're better'n | deserve;
I'D send a Valentlne-but gee,
just ain't got the nerVel
=
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-12
A Substitute.

A Substitute.
A Valentine I've tried TO find
That's nice enough for you;
But there is none-so here's my heart;
hope that IL will do,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-02-12
FATE AND LINCOLN

Nearly century ard half ago a
father working In his field in a Ken
tucky clearing was shot and killed by
Indians His three sons We're with
him. The oldest rnn TO the house and
reached it unharmed. The next in age
ran In another direction for the near
est settlement. The Youngest boy
of six was seized by one of the at
tackers
When the oldest boy looked out,
after barring the door, he saw his
brother in the grasp of an Indian. He
took down the family musket, aimed
through an opening and shot the In
dian dead. The boy, released, made
his way to the house. In few hours
rescuing party from the settlement
drove the raiders away.
The six.year-Old boy was Thomas
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
MONKS MADE FIRST PANCAKES
Delicious comestibIes Once Formed
Supper Of Holy Men on Eve Of
Ash Wednesday.

Perhaps you admit ignorance as to
knowing how pancakes first came to
be produced? Well, the story is very
interesting, and worth telling, London
Answers says.
Monks were the originators Of PAN
cakes, and we are told that on Shrove
Tuesday their supper consisted of thin
cakes. made in pan with -four, milk.
eggs, fat, lard, etc.-hence pancakes.
The idea was to use up all the food
stuffs remaining, which were pro-
hibited on the following day-Ash
Wednesday. the commencement Of
Lent. In the olden days the poor peo-
pie would gather round various mon
astery gates, it being the custom for
the monks to distribute what pancakes
they had left after supper among the
hungry slum dwellers.
ShrCvetide, and Shrove Tuesday by
the way, were, in the first place, called
shrive days. They were so called from
the fact that in the Roman Catholic
church confessions are then made and
received preparatory to the fast of
Lent. Shrive, which meant confession,
later came to be called Shrove-thus
we now get Shrove Sunday and Shrove
Tuesday.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
A Matter Of Rings.

Kenneth Jeffries, who was gradu-
ated from Technical high school in
January, 1918, was selected as one of
the marines to escort President Will
son on the trip to France. One day
when the liner was blowing through
the middle of the Atlantic, Jeffries
was viewing the water from the deck.
Another marine, approaching him, in
quired about the Tech graduating ring
on his finger.
Il have right to wear that" an
swered Jeffries. I'm from Technical
high school,"
II have one to match that" an
swered the other, and produced a sim
liar ring. He was member of the
first Tech graduating class of 1912
indianapolis News.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
POULTRY HOUSES AND
NECESSARY FIXTURES
Site Should Have Good Drainage
and Dry Soil.
Where Buildings Face South Greatest
Amount Of Sunshine 1s Insured
for Winter-coIony Plan 10 Ad-
vantaQeous.

Select q vocation that has natural
drainage away from the building.
A dry. pourous soil. such as sand or
gravelly loan, is preferable to a clay
soil.
In most localities the building should
face the south, as this insures the
greatest amount Of sunlight during
the winter.
~ Allow at least three square feet
Of floor space per bird.
Proper ventilation and sunlight
mean a dry house and healthy birds.
The partial open-front house is con-
ceded to be the best type for most sec
lions.
The colony plan Of housing poul-
try may be adopted to good advantage
on many farms. This system does
away with the danger of tainted soil.
The roosts should be built on the
same level. two feet six inches from
the floor, with dropping board about
eight inches below them.
Good roosts may be made Of two by
two-inch material with upper edges
rounded.
The nests may be placed on the side
walls or under the dropping boards.
It Is best to have them darkened, as
the hens prefer 4 secluded place in
which to lay.-United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
ONIONS PREPARED IN FIELD
When Weather Is Favorable Yellow
and Red Varieties Can Be Cured
In WindroWs.

Onions are sometimes allowed to
cure in windows in the field, and if
the weather is clear, yellow and red
varieties can be handled successfully
in this manner. 1t Is preferable, how
ever, to place them in Slated crates
soon after topping and pile in open
sheds or In stacks in the field. In the
latter case the piles should be COW
cred with temporary roofs for protec-
ton from rain. Exposure Of white
varieties to damp weather In the field
will almost invariably prove fatal, and
they should be placed In curing shed,
where advantage can be taken of clear
weather and protection can be given
during rainy periods.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21

in his business knows that forage
plants cannot be grazed the instant
they begin to show above the ground
Such early spring use Of the range not
only decreases the density and luxuri.
ance of plant growth. but also reduces
the carrying capacity and the fertility
of the soil, and If continued, ultimate
~ results In waste range.
Plants Grazed Too Early.
"Studies carried on at the Great
Basin experiment station in Utah have
proved that where plants are con.
tinually cut back or cropped, the root
system loses its vitality and the plant
soon dies. On some of the national
forest ranges, which are grazed early
and heavily, the forage plants are
showing similar signs Of serious dam.
age, and will rapidly 60 from bad to
worse If remedial measures are not
put in force. The old grasses, with
their root systems weakened by re-
peated cropping, are almost exter-
minated and are being replaced by
worthless weeds. Erosion of the soil
has also started in many places and
threatens serious erosion. Expert.
ments have shown that off ten-acre
tract, heavily overgrazed, as much as
25 tons of earth and rock have fire..
quently been washed down after a few
minutes of heavy rain. These are
some Of the things which follow in
the wake of too early use Of the range
and from overgrazing.
Later Season Is Best.
"A grazing season that starts later
in the spring, thus giving the forage
plants a chance to develop, and more
careful management Of the range, will
do much toward lettering and event
ually eliminating such conditions"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
MARKET REPORTS MUCH HELP
Producers Are Invited to Submit Cues.
tions to Representative at
Nearest Station.

Keep market reports, reviews, and
special articles on file. They will help
in following and understanding the
markets. Producers are invited to
submit their marketing questions to
the representative at the nearest mar
ket station. If he cannot answer them
he knows some one in the bureau Of
markets, United States department of
agriculture, who probably can supply
the desired information. II the in
quirer does not know the address Of
the nearest federal representative he
should write to United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Washington, D. @.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
LIVE STOCK
CD NOTES

The trouble with the average hog
house is that it is not tight.
Save all the breeding animals suit
able for reproducing their kind.
Burn any hogs that die of cholera.
If there is any doubt be on the safe
side.
Hogs that are forced to breathe
foul, damp air are in no condition to
resist disease.
Livestock raising has many ad.
vantages over farming where crops
only are grown.
It usually pays best to sell hogs on
the first strong market after they
reach 225 pounds.
Exercise is very essential for all
breeding stock. More weak offspring
result from lack Of exercise than sny
other cause.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
HARMFUL EARLY
SPRING GRAZING
Carrying Capacity Of Ranges Has
Been Materially Reduced
by Practice.
SEASON WILL Be SHORTENED
Forage Plants Cannot Be Grazed the
Instant They Begin to Show
Density and luxuriance Of
Plants Are Decreased.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Darly spring grazing In Western
ranges has SO materially reduced the
carrying capacity and forage re-
sources that the forest service, United
States department Of agriculture, has
found 1t necessary on many Of the ma
tional forests to shorten the present
grazing season from two to four
weeks. This cut will be put into eff
feet this spring.
1T is the purpose Of the forest serv-
ice," states an official in charge of
grazing, Ito place the live stock indus
try on the national forests on sub
stantial, permanent basis. To do this
it is necessary to produce maximum
cover Of vegetation on all ranges. The
first precaution is to avoid too early
grazing. Every stockman interested
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
Catarrh is a Real Enemy
and REQUIRES Vigorous Treatment
Do Not Neglect It.

Do Not Neglect It.
When you use sprays, atomizers
and douches for your Catarrh, you
may succeed in unstopping the
choked-up air passages for the
time being, but this annoying con-
dition returns, and you have to do
the same thing over and over
again.
Catarrh has never vet been
cured by these local applications.
Have you ever experienced any real
benefit from such treatment?
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21

Throw these makeshift remedies
to the winds, and get on the right
treatment. Get bottle of S. S. s.,
and begin a treatment that has
been praised by sufferers for
half century.
S. S. S. gets right at the source
of Catarrh, and forces from the
blood the germs which cause the
disease. Special medical advice
regarding your own case free. Ad-
dress Medical Director, 106 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
CsaSLassaIsa " yssss b Cssnsik

Rudyard Kipling
was born Dec. 90,
1855, In Bombay.
where his father.
] o h n Lockwood
Kipling. artist and
author. was profess
cor In the British
School Of Art. He
was educated at the
United Service Col
lege. Westward Ho.
North Devon. scene
Of the lurid Stalky
novel.
Al seventeen ne
was In India once
more. q journalist.
Before he W q q
twenty.four he had
completed "Plain
Tales F no m the
Hills'' and six more
of his best stories,
which esta blished
his fame through
out the world. In
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21

the tales Of native lite and adventure DE
yond the pale" India was revealed anew
with . brilliance. color and passion un-
surpassed: Mulvaney and his pals, the
s<uberant Soldiers Three" captivated
Nien from sea to sea.
Within the next te.. years Kipling trav-
e.e1 round the world. married. lived In
America. England and South Africa, and
finally became 20 imbued with imperial
Ism az almost to destroy his art
His ''Barrack Room Ballads" and "Seven
seas" revealed him ~ an inspiring poet
who "splashsd At ten-league canvas
With brushes of camefs hair
OF his three novels. 1.-THE Light That
, allied" II q tale of Suez; Captains Cour-
aseous'' OF Gloucester hshermen. and
kim" breathes again the subtle and
mysterious fascination Of India.
With the Jungle Books, Kipling en-
thralled a new audience. These. and the
Incompatible "Just 80 Stories" written
to his son who was killed in the war. en-
shrined him in the hearts Of children the
world over.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
GOOD COMES FROM CULLING
In One Nebraska Community Many
Nonlaysrs Were Discarded From
LARGE Flock Of Hens.

As a result Of Is poultry demon
stration meetings conducted in Cass
county, Nebraska, under the direc-
ton of the county agent, 800 non-lay-
ers have been culled from $500 hens.
1000 standardized eggs have been
brought in and Matched, and 200 cock
erels have becs changed, bought or
traded.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
DON'T HURRY TO TRANSPLANT
house-Grown Tomato or Pepper
Plants May BE Chilled II Set
Out TOT. Early.

1t does not always pay to be in too
great a hurry In transplanting house
grown tomato or pepper plants to the
garden. A few cold nights may chill
them and more time be lost than II
they are moi set out until the weather
q warm
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
An AII-Knowing Parent.

"Pa, what's pogram'?
"a what, my SOM"
"a 'pOgram'? l see 1t here in this
newspaper-'p-o-g-r-a-m.'"
"Oh, that's probably a typograph.
zeal error, for program my son.
Now, run along to bed and let father
study his seed gue."-Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
Sounds Like Affeeta.,on.

"This aviator Is not cOnceitedf'
II hardly think 90. Still there's 4
something in his manner that CRATES
on me-"
"Yesf"
II don't like the casual way in which
he says travelling $50 miles an hour In
q plane is Crawling through the air. :"
-Blrningham A9e-Herald.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
Beyond CHALLENGE,

"Who would you decide is the au-
thor in our literature with the largest
vocabulary"
II should say the man who wrote
the dictionary"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21

do you find any excitement ut the
aquarium
mo excitement" replied the genial
old gentleman, "but a little quiet
amusement when see a henpecked
man of my acquaintance studying n
Jelly fsh."-Birmingham Age-Herald
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21

Recognized the Description.
Daddy"
'Yes?"
"What's she-dragon?"
"Now, my son, not another word
against your aunt"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21

He's a mean father who has his
whiskers amputated just because the
baby likes to pull them.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21

Wrong Question.
"Whatn you be if there's another
WARP" "What'll be? Better ask me
where I'll be."-Home Sector.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
The Bigger Share.

The Bigger Share.
China and India contain One-half the
people of the world. The annual pill
grimage to Benares includes over q
million persons.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21

His Most Important Function.
"An editor is man who puts things
in the paper, isn't he. pa?"
"Oh, no, my son; an editor keeps
things out of the paper."-Boston
Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21

The name "Bayer" identifies tho
true. world. famous Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for nineteen
years. The name "Bayer" means
genuine Aspirin proved safe BY
millions Of people.
In each unbroken package OF
sBaysr Tablets of Aspirin" you
are told hew to safely take this
genuine Aspirin for Colds, Head
Aspisin b trade mara Of Dayes Aanssae
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
ASPIRIN Its Uses
Frat Introduced by "Bayer" in the lear A7oS

ache. Toothaehe, Earache, Neural.
o;e Jambapo. Rheumatism, Neu-
ritis and Pain generally.
Always say Slayer" when buy.
ing Aspirin. Then look for tho
safety "Bayer Cross" on the pack
age and on the tablets.
Handy tin boxes of twelve tab
,ats cost but few cents. Drug.
pists also sell larger packages.
u,e nososeetieaeidestef Of SalleylieaeA
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-21
His Most Important Function.
Two Of a Kind.

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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-27
Be Young In Body, Mind and
Looks Despite Your Years

How often you have
wished that you could
indulge in the strenu-
Gus exercise of out
door sports with the
vigor and enthusiasm
of youth! But the
end of the week finds
you all in you are
tired. listless and lack
the energy to go out for
a vigorous walk or a
round of the links-or
any other exercise that re-
quires much physical exer-
tion.s Many a man, even in
his middle forties, has a
vague feeling that he is
getting old"-and right
at a time when he should be
at his very best physically.
Andheisgrowing old, not
in the sense that the years
are pressing heavily upon
him--but in the sense that
his vital forces are wasting
awayfaster than Nature re-
places the worn out tissues.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-27
AT YE LIBERTY

Try o. Powell, republican (Poll
county,.
For representative, thirteenth
district-Ed Cary, republican-dem-
ocrat; c. NJ. LaFollett, republican,
democrat (Yamhill county,.
For representative, fourteenth
district-F. r. Beals, republican,
democrat (Tillamook county,.
For representative. Fifteenth
district-Earl E. Fisher republic
can; A. B. Flint, republican; A. E..
(, Wescott, republican; w. ]. Nc
Cready, democrat Washington
county,.
For representative, sixteenth dis
|trist-Philip Hammond, republi-
can; F. ID. Shank, republican,; VIM.
M. Stone, republican; Mat C. Glow
| er, democrat; j. w. Baker, social
ist; Robert Schuebel, socialist; M.
V. Thomas, socialist (Clackamas
county,.
For representative, seventeenth
district-W. r. Mcdonald. repub-
lican (Multnomah county,.
| For representative, eighteenth
district-Herbert Gordon, republi
can-democrat; Charles c. Hindman,
republican; 20. w. Hosford, repub-
lican a Franklin F.. Korell, repub-
lican; K. X. Kubli, republican
democrat; J. D. Lee, republican
+, democrat; Barge e. Leonard, re-
publican-democrat Walter c. Linn,
republican democrat; e. G. McFar-
land, republican-democrat; w. C.
North, republican democrat, Oren
r. Richards, republican,; Harvey
Wells, republican democrat; Leslie
w. Murray, democrat Gall OF Multi
nomah county,.
For representative, nineteenth
district-E. N. Hurd, republican,
democrat; Mrs. William S. Kinney,
republican (Clatsop county,.
For representative, twentieth
district-Glen r. Metsker republi-
can; Sherman M. Miles, democrat
columbia county,.
For representative, twenty-first
district--Denton G.. Burdick, re-
publican; III. j. Overture, republi-
can-democrat (both of Deschutes
county,; R. e. Bradbury, democrat
(Klamath county.
For representative, twenty-sec-
ond district-C. E. Woodson, re-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-27
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