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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
Interest In Japan.

Among the numerous things which
show the interest that has developed
in regard to the trade possibilities of
Japan is the enormous increase in the
number of letters of inquiry received
by the American cOnsulateS in Japan.
Where the letters received by the
American consulate general at YokO-
hama formerly numbered hundreds,
they now number several thousand n
year.
From all parts of the world these
letters come-from Alaska. from At
RIGA, from the most remote hidden
away towns in the States, and from
the cosmopolitan centers of the world.
They contain queries on all sorts of
subjects. Besides the trade letters
touching on japanese exports. hosts
CT them are inquiries about missing
relatives, requests for postage stamps,
information about positions in the far
East, nondelivery of goods bought in
Japan. highway transportation and in
Vulnerable other subjects.-East and
West News.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03

ute," and he backed into tho consult |
ing room and closed the door On anoth-
er patient"
A few minutes later the two reap.
peared, the patient carefully folding q
prescription blank on which was writ
ten: This entities A. S. Stillman to
80 cents"
I'm sure that'll help you" said the
doctor patting him on the back.
"'I'm sure it will, too" replied the
patient earnestly.
Some weeks later KingstOn's phone
rang and upon taking down the re-
cever he recognized Jenkins voice.
Come up to the Office this after
noon," it said. II want to speak to
you"
"All right sir, but I'm afraid it'll be
pretty late before can get of"
"I'll wait for you," and Kingston
heard the receiver 60 up at the other
| end.
At about six o'clock he walked into
| Jenkins Office.
1--WE decided you can have her now.
if she's willing" said the elder man.
THANK you, SIR" replied Kingston.
gratefully. "I'll try to persuade her."
"rll have to tell you, young man,
that I'm more than pleased with the
way your practice has grown. I've
dropped in several times for a second
when you were in the inner office and
found your reception room always
| full"
1T was Claire who inspired me-"
said Kingston. naively.
That evening Claire said in rapture,
II just knew it would work, frankie,
dear"
But the fact is, my practice is actu-
ally growing very fast" he answered.
"And I'm really curing them. One old
lady told me this afternoon she felt
better than she had in years."
"And here's young lady who can
tell you the same thing" laughed
Claire, as she crept little closer into
his arms.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
HERMIT'S LIFE TOO SEVERE
Wealthy Enolishman Unable to Find
Man Who Would for Long Main
tain Required Pose.

The grounds of Pains hill, near
Gotham, Surrey, were considered
marvellous achievement OF landscape
gardening when first laid out during
the ownership of the ninth duke OF
Hamilton. The head gardener, who
was given a free hand, produced
bewildering variety of supposed
neutrality-suspicious., cascades. chapels,
temples, and even hermitage.
When the job was finished the noble
owner of Pains hill advertised for
hermit willing to live there seven
years. 1t was stipulated that he
should wear a camlet robe, never cut
his beard or nails, and never stray
beyond the limits of the grounds. He
was to sleep and eat in the hermitage.
mat serving as his bed, and food
(washed down solely with water) be-
ing sent him from the house. He was
strictly forbidden to exchange syl-
liable with any servant or to speak to
anyone who visited the hermitage. If
he lived there the full term of seven
years under these restrictions he was
to receive 700 guineas ($3,5OO), but he
was liable to instant dismissal with
out any payment if found departing
from the regime laid down for her.
mits.
The advertisement attracted several
applicants, one of whom was select
ed but he fed at the end of three
weeks and henceforth the hermita &c
| was untenanted.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
HONEYMOON SURELY AT END
erute's Retort Proved That the Ar
rows Of Cupid Must Have Lost
Their Sharpness.

Sad Is It when the brief story of the
honeymoon departs, leaving only the
prospect Of the endless monotony of
ordinary life ahead.
But that was where the Smiths
stood. Their honeymoon had soon
waned under the stress of modern
life. In fact, Mrs. Smith was already
adopting the policy of mastery mac
tivity; even hubby's most loving en-
dearment couldn't get kind word out
of her.
The tiff happened on Wednesday,
and lasted till Sunday morning, when
he. attired for his usual stroll, asked
her:
what is for dinner today, my dear?'
His suave voice and winning smile
earned for him a brief retOrt. The
lady replied with more force than
grace:
"Oh. rats!"
But he was not caught unawares
With q sweet smile he countered with
the remark:
swell, don't cook one for me. dar.
ling; think I'll ksve dinner OUT"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
Father and Daughter
Get Relief by Eatonic

r. J. Powell, Sweetwater, Texas,
says, "Eatonic helped me at once,
but it was my daughter who got the
marvellous benefits. She could not
even take a drink Of water without
awful misery, but it relieved her; she
Is feeling much better. All this from
one box, so send me four more at
snce."
Hundreds of people now take
eatonic; one or two tablets after each
meal keeps them in good health,
feeling fine, full Of pep. Eatonic
simply takes up the excess acidity
and poisons and carries them right out
Of the system. OF course. when the
cause Of the misery is removed, the
sufferer cannot help but get well.
You will find it quick, sure relief
for heartburn. indigestion, sour, acid,
gassy. bloated stomach. It costs but
a trifie and your druggist will supply
you. If you don't feel well, you give
eatOnic test. Adv.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
Not Sympathetic, Either.

Grandmother was considerably
peeved at grandfather and wished to
show it, too. He had dug up some of
her flowers, and she had told him that
since he had no respect for her be-
longings she intended to leave him
nothing when she died. She turned to
her grandson. "Now, when l die.
James," she said, impressively. II
want you to have all my things. You
come right after them. Do you hear?"
James sympathized with grand
father in this controversy, but he
thought it best to say nothing openly.
So he smiled at grandmother. "All
right, grandma" he said pleasantly.
I'm sure be glad to get them. But"
he pretended deep thought, "now do
be careful and die on Saturday, so l
can come right after them and yet
not have to miss any school"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03

Twenty-Five alligator gar. or gar.
pike. big fish which the aquarium has
long desired but never had, reached
that place in good shape after trou-
blesome voyage from Louisiana on tho
steamer J. Il. Gordon.
Alligator gar are vicious. In Louis
lana they are called fresh water shark
and treated with the respect due to
man-eaters. There are tales of them
having bitten men. They grow to be
as long as fourteen feet.
James Legg, messenger from the
aquarium, who brought them up. said
he had hard time getting them and
keeping them. First the natives about
Lake Charles, where they lived, were
afraid Of them, and ii was difficult to
get assistants. Then the steamer ran
into rough weather on the way up and
the fish. in canvas-lined boxes, were
occasionally washed out on deck by
the vessels rolling. They had to be
recaptured several times.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
Truly a Worthy Cause.

The notice of the meeting was so
woried that generous response was
assured. At the appointed hour the
hall was packed. The chairman called
the meeting to order and introduced
the speaker of the evening. He was
a modestly dressed, unimpressive lit
tie inan. but he was an earnest talker.
Ladies and gentlemen" he said,
this meeting was called for the pur-
pose of starting a campaign to raise
funds for the impoverished contribu-
RS to innumerable other campaigns"
The rest of the speech was not
heard because of the tremendous ap.
plauSe.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
The Artistic Temperament.

The late William Dean Howells
had no faith in the Greenwich village
doctrine that the "artistic tempera-
ment" pardons all things-that authors
and actors do not have to behave
themselves like other men.
II used to know a poet" he said
one day at Kittery Point. This poet
was very conceited. He neglected his
wife, of course.
His wife once took him to task for
philandering. She wept as she told
how she had seen him drinking cham
payne with a chorus girl when he was
supposed to be at work on a new poem.
HE didn't deny the charge.
81 thought you understood my
DEAR he said, that l an, too good to
be true"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
Crops Very Brief.

A southern plantation owner was
inquirng of one of his renters the
condition of the crops. The renter
was true to type in her love for un.
usual words.
"How is your crop coming along,
auntie?" was the question.
Briefly. Mister Smith, briefly" was
her reply. use mighty 'fraid you is
going to have to produce my rent this
fall"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
Millions of Tiny Germs
Cause Your Catarrh

sprays and douches.
S, S, S. will cleanse your blood
of the cause Of Catarrh, and give
real relief. It has been in con-
slant use for more than fifty
years, and is sold by all druggists:
Buy a bottle of S. S. S. today and
lose no further time in getting on
the right treatment.
Valuable advice regarding: your
case will be furnished free. Ad-
dress Medical Adviser, 103 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
"Feenish the Course"

The veteran Scottish caddie was out
with an old gentleman who, by the
time the twelfth hole was reached. had
been III most of the bunkers en- route,
and had succeeded IL breaking a club.
Il think shall give up at this hole, p"
he remarked at last to his indignant
caddie
ma, na," retorted the old worthy.
"Feenisil the course, sir, flemish the
course; we've got four clubs to smash
yet, an nine bunkers to dae it in!'-
Edinburgh Scotsman.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03

1.-THE officer claims you were going
at the rate of 40 miles an hour" said
the judge looking at the man at the
bar over his glasses.
Eyes. your honor. My chauffeur
was trying to get me to the railroad
station in time to catch the 8 lis
train"
But you didn't have to catch that
particular train; there was another
one in an hour"
every true, Judge, but what in the
world could do to kill time in this
town for an hourY'-Yonkers States
man.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03

Regimental headquarters had just
been set up and the fussy colonel de-
cided that he must have Flagstaff.
"O'Hara," he told his orderly, Go
out and get me tall pOle-the tallest
you can find"
Ten minutes later O'Hara re-entered
with q lanky and embarrassed COM
paniOn.
Colonel" he explained, "there amt
a Pole in the outfit over five foot.
eight, but this guys Lithuanian and,
whatever you want him for, don't
believe nobody will ever notice the diff
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
WOMEN NEED SWAMP-RoO1

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Wonens' complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, q physicians pre-.
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
The Ideas Children Have.

Ruth was fond of apple butter
spread on her bread, the thicker the
better. Recently she made her first
visit to the country. After several
DAYS she said to her hostess: Didn't
you have any apples to feed your
cows this year?"
The puzzled farmers wife inquired
"Why do you ask that?"
"Cause," came the reply, 81 don't
see any apple butter. "-lndianapolis
News.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
cuticura soothes Baby Rashes

That itch and burn with hot baths
of Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better. purer, sweeter, espe'
cially If little of the fragrant Cuti'
cura Talcum is busted on at the fin
ish, 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
Impulse Of Petitioners.

A brusque theatrical manager,
whose uncouth manners are well known
in New York, was in his Office the
other day after lunch. His feet were
on top of his desk, his coat off, his
hat on and black cigar fitting up
ward from his lips.
A very pretty young girl came in
unannounced. looking for job. She
gave the immediate impression of gen.
tie manners and culture. AS she talked
her refinement evidently impressed
the manager. who had not moved.
Finally, as though fine thought
had struck him. he said: Il beg par
don, young lady. but do you mind II
I remove my hat?"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
Imagination Necessary.

The Girl suppose one must have
Imagination to write stories.
The Authorizes, you must iraagine
that you can sell them or you won't
start any.-Boston Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03
Real Relief Comes Only by
Cleansing the Blood of the
Germs.

You must realize that your blood
IL loaded down with catarrh
germs, and these germs must be
removed from your blood before
you can expect real, rational relief
from the disease. And Of course,
you know that you cannot reach
these germs In your blood with
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03

The center of population of the
United States in 1910 was the city OF
Bloomington, Ind.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03

Insects cause an annual loss of ap-
prOximately ,5O0OOO,OOO to the
United States.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03

Natural infirmity.
"Your untruthful friend seems to BE-
lying low of late"
II suppose he has to lie some way"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-03

40 6f even lot the bed clothes
touch my side. I gave up my work
thinking I would not be able to 60
back for months. Ny mother ad-
yised me to take Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound IS it had saved
her life at one time, and 1t put mo
In . wonderful condition in q couple
OF weeks, 20 can keep on working.
I work in . department store and
have to stand on my feet all day and
surely recommend your Vegetable
Compound to all my friends and you
NAV use these facts Is . testimon-
ial.h-BERrHA j. PARK1R, $500 n
st.. Sacramento, Calf.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Reticence

lhe Street was in state of mental
uncertainty all day long regarding
what action the Federal Reserve Bank
OF OF New York had taken with regard to
discount rates at it's Wednesday meet
ing. Failure of the bank officials to
deny or affirm the report that the rate
had been raised on advances agains
government war paper aided the bears
IN their raiding tactics and restrained
constructive operations Officials of
the bank were roundly criticized for
ehelr e' non-committal attitude 1t was
le.c that II the directors had taken no
action at their meeting that fact might
at least have been announced. Pierre
Jay' 9ay' chairman of the bank, stated after
the close of the market that he Rad
nothing to say in regard to disconnt
lates;; When the directors have decided
to change the rates, it was stated.
an announcement would be made. The
attitude of the Reserve Bank officials
toward Inquiries regarding discount
rates is, please don't ask US about
rates" And at times they carry this
policy to ridiculous extremes.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Market Improves
AS Money Scare
Proves Unfounded
General List Advances, but
Liquidation Causes Break
OH Specialties; Proposed
Conference Not a Factor

The expected announcement OF
another increase in rediscount rates
having failed to matcrialize, stock
traders became more cheerful yester-
day and bought back some Of the
stocks which they had sold on Wednes
day. They were encouraged in this
by easier money. The call rate did
not get above 8 per cent and it closed
at per cent. Prices Of most of the
standard Industrial stocks, and some
of the so-called specialtes, improved,
the recoveries in cases being quite
substantial. The better tone failed,
however. to arouse any outside inter
est and the rise therefore was not
pressed very cry far i by the ,,! professional ?sl
in the market is one of the most
serious handicaps with which it has
to contend. since purely professional
operations cannot give it the impetus
that would be required to stir it into
real activity.
Liquidation in some of the oil and
Industrial stocks in which speculation
had been tremendously overdone, and
which were not sufficiently liquidated
during the November break continued
on large scale AS these issues were
professional operators added to the
weakness by heavy short sales. Middle
States Oil furnished the days most
notable example of the results of over
speculation. 1t looked at times as if
every one wanted to get out from
under, more than 10 per cent of the
total turnover being in this one issue.
1t broke to 4011, at which point profit
taking checked the decline and caused
1v m ho rcta
with net loss Of lax points. Co.
lumbia Graphophone was another issue
that was under severe pressure, but in
this case large part of the selling
was for short account, and after break
ing more than points the price went
up sharply, and the net loss for the
day was only 3A points.
Publication of the memorial calling
for an international conference on
no perceptible effect on either the
stock or foreign exchange markets.
Undoubtedly the problem for which
the proposed conference will try to
find solution is the most vital one
with which the world now has to con-
tend, and unless some solution Is
found Europe in all probability will
find itself in an extremely precarious
position in the not distant future, while
the present prosperity of this country
will be threatened. A trem> ndous
slump in our export trade, such as is
almost certain to ensue unless the
credits necessary to finance Europes
purchases here are provided, could
hardly fail to have a retarding effect
on the whole domestic business struc-
ture. The productive facilities of this
country are, in cases, much larger
than are required merely to supply
domestic wants, and to keep labor
fully employed an outlet for the sur
plus product is essential.
Weakness of the Liberty bond issues,
which were heavily sold, featured TIE
investment market.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Seeking Additional Taxes

weakness Of number of Industrial
stocks of late may be traceable to tho
known fact that the government is out
to collect additional excess profits
taxes from many corporations for 1917
and particularly 1913. The move on
the part of the government is under
STOOD to be quite comprehensive.
Some of the copper companies. for ex-
ample, are understood to be under in
v,estigation with regard to taxes. The
texas Company is another corporation
from which the government is seeking
to collect an additional levy which it
Is claimed is due. Officials OF the com
pany have confirmed this. Wall Street
rumors have put the amount reported
to be involved at as much as SIS 600
600. "A statement issued by officials
OF the Texas Company says: 1--WE feel
certain that we are not subject to the
amount of additional taxes claimed
There has been only a preliminary
hearing at which the assistant com
missioner indicated certain tentative
conclusions. On later date we will be
permitted to adduce proof and present
arguments in support of our position
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Germany and Conner

Charles Hayden, of Hayden, Stone &
Co., discussing the general copper mar
ket situation, has this to say regard
ing the needs of the, Central Powers:
Germany needs copper, and needs it
very badly; but because of the low
value of the market and the conse-
quent high price Of the copper, in that
they must pay for it when bought in
this country in dollars, and also be-
cause OF the shortage Of coal, those
well Informed state that the quantity
to be bought by Germany in this coun-
try will not exceed, until conditions
materially change, 5000 tons q month.
All forecasts as to Germany and Aus
tria seem to hinge on how the people
get through the winter months. In
the tn spring it is evidently expected that
there will be a marked revival and i'm
provement of the conditions, with a
demand for copper that will average at
least 10000 tons month" The best
estimates Of the tonnage of copper on
hand on the other side at the end Of
1919 put England down at 1000 900
pounds, France at 100000 pounds and
Italy at 100000 pounds.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Belgian Loan Over Top
Features Prove AT.
tractive to Note Buyers

Inc new belgian loan OF 20,OU0,OOO
was oversubscribed, it was announced
yesterday at the Offices of J. P. Morgan
& Co., who, with the Guaranty Trust
Company, are fiscal agents of Belgium.
The offering of one and five year notes
yielding slightly more than per cent,
and having speculative features based
on the exchange situation, was for
mally made at II o'clock yesterday
morning, and the books will remain
open until o'clock this afternoon to
give time for the out town sub
scriptions to reach the Morgan Offices.
Bankers associated with the syndi-
cate expressed qualification over the
success of the loan, about which some
doubt had been expressed in pessimis-
tic banking quarters. 1t was said that
the exchange features had proved espe-
cially attractive, and that investors rec
ognized that the position of Belgium
was unique" as compared with the
other former belligcrents Of the Cont
nent. The Allies by their action at
the peace conference enabled Belgium
to put it's house in order financially
according to the phrase eology of one i'm
portant banker.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
London Money Market

LONDON, Jan. 15.-Bar gold, 11Os.
Money, per cent; discount rates,
short bills. GA per cent; three months
bills s% per cent; gold premium at
Lisbon. lao.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-16
Rea Denies Report of Large
Expenditures by Penn. II. r.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.- Samuel
Rea, president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. said to-day the statement
telegraphed from Pittsburgh that the
company purposes to spend Sl000OO,-
900 for improvements at that point is
inaccurate.
Mr.. Rea said no action in that direc-
! tion had been taken by the board. He
said there was about $4O00O,OO0 OF
work authorized by the government
and .uncompleted at the end of the
year. for which he assumed the govern
ment would furnish the money.
No commitments, Mr.. Rea added. car
be made by the company for additional
capital expenditures this year until
definite and permanent railroad legis
lation is enacted.