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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22

myself, yestend'y afternoon. and you
get back In line or l won't let Won
blong to 1t at air.
Inc pretender succumbed. he IN.
s'antly dismounted, being out-shouted
ana overawed. On foot he took his
pace IN the ranks, while Ramsey be.
eahne sternly vociferous. "In-tention.
company! Farwud march! Column
rlsht! Right-showdier harms! Halt {,
far,wud march. Carry harms"
Inc army went trudging away un.
oer the continuous but unheeded FIRE
OF orders, and presently disappeared
round corner, leaving the veteran
chuckling feebly under his walnut tree
ana alone with the empty street. All
trace OF what he had said seemed to
nave been wiped from the grandson's
nina; but memory has curious waya
Ramsey had understood not fifth no,
a tenth OF his grandfather's talk, ana
already he had forgotten" all of IT.
yet not only were there many, many
times In the boys later life when.
without ascertainable cause, he would
remember words and sentences spoken
ny the grandfather though the lis.
tener, haif-drowsily. had hearo but the
sound Of an old, earnest vuice-and
even the veterans meaning finally
took on greater definiteness till IT
became, In the grandson's thoughts.
something clear and bright and beauti-
full that he knew without being just
sure where or how he had learned u
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22

the grandfather. "They won . oo.,
many battles" e'o'
u mean you said you never got
scared they'd win the war;"
NO. We were never afraid Of ttrat I"
wei. but If they were good men
ana fought like wildcats. GRANDPA
ana KEEP winning battles and every.
thing. how could that be? How eouid
you help bein' scared they'd win the
war;"
The grandfather's feeble ewes tw,u.
kled brightly. why, we knew they
couldn't. Ramsey"
AT this, the little vertical shado,vs
on Ramsey's forehead became more
pronounced, for he had succeeded in
thinking. well, they didn't know they
couldn't, did they!" he argued. "rhey
thought they were goin' to win, didn't
they?"
Yes; l guess they did. But you
see they were wrong"
"Well, but" Ramsey struggled.
Listen! Listen here, Grandpa, Well.
anyway, If they never got scared we'd
win. and nobody got scared they'd win
well, don't see"
"YOu don't see whatY"
But Ramsey found himself unable
to continue his concentration. "Oh,
nOthin' much" he murmured.
II See And his grandfather laughed
again. "iou mean: If the Johnnies
felt just as sure OF winning the war
as we did and kept winning battles,
why shouldn't we ever have had any
doubts we were going to win? That
IT, isn't IT."
II guess so, Grandpa"
swell, l think it was mostly because
we were certain that we were right"
II see," said Ramsey. 1.-THE Johnnies
knew they were on the side Of the
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
TURKEYS ALWAYS TOO FAT
New York Butcher Declared His Cue.
toners Were "Stagonixed" by
the Size Of birds.

The fat butcher was busy arranging
Christmas decorations at the back Of
his counter when a woman asked him
what he thought would be the price
Of Christmas turkeys this year.
swell, now, you know" he said
that Is something l can't tell. It's
just according to the demand.
"But say, you should see the people
who come in here, strangers, you know.
not regular customers, and they say
they want turkey, aud pick one
out. They soy It Is too big, and I
say to them: Now how heavy q tur-
key would you liker They say; 4
don't know. but I'll take that one.'
" take that down and It weighs
within few ounces of what the flrst
one weighed, and then they Just NUT
ter something and 60 out again.
II tell you what It Is, madam; they
are fair Observation-Disclosures they
be-"
True. the word Is q new one, but Il
seemed to be adequately expressive q
agony and amaxement over the STAG.
gering price Of the festive bird.-New
York Sun.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22

devil" But at this, the grandfather's
laugh was louder than 1t had been he
fore. and Ramsey looked hurt. "Well'
YOU can laugh II you want to-! he
objected In an aggrieved Voice. ANY
way. the Sunday school sup'intendent
told us when people knew they were
on the devils side they always"
~ dare say, dare say" the old man
INTERRUPTED. a little impatiently. But
in this world mighty few people think
they're on the devils side, Ramsey
The South thought the devil was on
our side. you see
"Wen, that kind O mixes IT all up
more'n ever
Suppose you look at 1t this way:
The South was fighting for what u
believed to be its right to he a coun'
try nv itself; but we were lighting TOT
II ihartv and Union, now and forever
one and inseparable. There's the re"'
son we had the certain knowledge tna'
we were going TO win the war no"
"
nlnin and simple 1t Is
Ramsey didn't think so. he had ne
rpn 10 feel bored by the conversa'io"
end 70 undergo the oppression he us
ua,lv suffered In school. Inc earheS'
w., ,o,,a of the veteran was only d
sound in the boys ears.
"Boom-" The veterans hao oee"
70 fire their cannon on the CREST Oh III.
low hill, ont at the cemetery; ana ifvn
n little way down the street came u, u,
u. y ,ot Of toy drum and sounds OF
. sfe nlayed execrably. A file OF chi'
a.or IN cooked hats made OF ne"s!'d
.'ors came marching Importantly W
the sidewalk under the maple snao'
trses and In advance. upon 'e'oe'
node rode tin-swor''ed perso""s <,
p incessant commands Dut mo-
Snnce,nInc himself with whether VI
NOT INV military obedience was ' ,na,v
NV attained Here was res,v'iS ,,,n
.rsct u,on young Ramsey; ms snug u,
ene,' .rslids opened electrically; ut
K,ea.ed to his feet and aoa n" On ano,o
Xrandf.ther without preface 20, OF o "r y,
A. sped across the lawn an" "no "o' m,
*, "ate charging headons upon '"'
'1 of the company .,o,
:o% Svn" get off that 'ocipede' Wesley Wesley
! Iaar" he beloved, You s' u, ~
,na|t sword! What rishts you Ta 80, ike 20 t. :,
| "'9 ..ntoIn o. my army, Ia INV "
n ''Sw who got up this army N y S ,"'
synUS Mace, 70 I've to know' ! o'0
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
GaIvanizinq Brass and Copper.

Copper and brass may be coated with
metallic zinc in the following man.
ner: Place finely divided zinc in a
nonmetallic vessel, and cover 1t with
q concentrated solution of sal am
moniac. This Is heated to the boiling
point. and the copper or brass articles
are introduced. A few minutes in the
boiling bath will suffice to produce a
firm and brilliant covering over the
surface of the work. The zinc can be
reduced to the requisite fineness by
pouring the melted metal into an iron
mortar and pounding 1t with an iron
pestfe until the solid mass has been
graduated to the desired fineness.-
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
CHAPTER II

Ramsey Milholland sat miserably In
school. his conscious being consisting
principally Of dull hate. Torpor
was little dispersed during fifteen.
minute interval Of Music" when he
and all the other pupils in the large
room of the Five B. Grade" sang re-
peatedly fractions Of what they enun.
ciated as 1.-The Star Span-guh-hulled
Banner; but afterward he relapsee
into the low spirits and animosity nat
ural to anybody during enforced con.
finement under instruction. No allevia.
ton was accomplished by an invaders
temporary usurpation of the teachers
platform. brisk and unsympathetical.
~ cheerful young woman mounting
thereon to teach German"
For a long time mathematics and
German had been about equally re-
pulsive to Ramsey. who found himself
daily in the compulsory presence Of
both; but he was gradually coming to
regard German with the greater hor
ror, because. after months of patient
mental resistance. he at last began to
comprehend that the German language
has sixteen special and particular ways
of using the German article corre-
spending to that flexible bit Of word
so easily managed in English-the.
What in the world was the use Of
having sixteen ways Of doing thing
that could just as we'll be dane In ons1
If the Germans had contented them
selves with insisting upon sixteen use.
less variations for infrequent words.
such as hippopotamus, for instance,
Ramsey might have thought the affair
unreasonable but not necessarily vi.
cious-it would be easy enough to
avoid talking about a hippopotamus
II he ever had to 60 to Germany. But
the fact that the Germans picked out
and the and many other little words
In use all the time. and gave every one
of them sixteen forms. and expected
Ramsey Milholland to learn this dizzy
ing uselessness down to the last
crotchety detail. with when to employ
Which" ms nausea to prepare for the
final CONFUSION when one didn't use
Which. because II was an Exception"
there was q fashion of r,aking easy
matters hard that was merely hellish.
The teacher was strict but enthu.
siastic: she told the children. over and
over that the German was beautiful
language, and her face always had a
glow when she said this. At shch
fines the children looked patient; they
supposed 1t nust be so, b'ca''se she
was an adult and their teacher; and
they believed her with the same IAN
nor Of believing which those Of them
who went to Sunday school used there
when the Sunday school teachers were
nushed into explanation OF various
matters set forth in the O.d Tesla
ment or gave reckless descriptions OF
heaven, That is to say, the children
did not challenge or deny: already
they had been driven into habits OF
RESIGNATION and were passing out OF
,bo 400 when childhood Is able to re-
iect adult nonsense.
Ramsey Milholland did nor know
whether the English language was
| beautiful or not: he never though
| ohout II. Moreover. though his deeper
| ,nvards hated German" he liked MS
| German teacher, and 1t was pleasant
20 look at her when that glow came
| hor fOpQ
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP-ROOT

ee many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
sAs great kidney, liver and bladder medi-
cine.
Il v physician's prescriptioa.
swamp Root il . strenethenias medi-
enc. It helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
Ger DO the work nature intended they
shoald do.
Swamp Root has stood the test Of years.
1t 's cold by all druggists ON its merit
and It should help you. No other kidney
medicine has 80 many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer 4 Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper Advertisement.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
MOTHER! MOVE
CHlLD'S BOWELS WITH
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP

Hurry, mother! Even q sick child
loves the 'fruity" taste Of california
Fig Syrup" and it never fails to open
the bowels. A teaspoonful today may
prevent sick child tomorrow. II con-
stipated, bilious, feverish, fretful, has
cold, collie, or II stomach Is sour,
tongue coated, breath bad, remember a
good cleansing Of the little bowels Is
often all that is necessary.
Ask your druggist for genuine Cali
fornia Fig Syrup which has directions
for babies and children Of all ages
printed on bottle. Aotherl You must
say California or you may get an
imitation fg 81 rup,-Advertisement.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
DYED HER DRAPERIEs,
SKIRT AND A SWEATER
WITH DIAMOND DYES"

Each package Of Diamond Dyes" con
tains directions 90 simple that any woman
can dye or tint faded, shabby skirts.
dresses, waists, coats, sweaters, stock.
ing. h1 RsS d,apsrde' svs,y.h;ns ,S TX:
teed, even Il you have never dyed before.
Tell your druggist whether the material
you wish to dye is wool Of silk, or whether
It is linen, cotton, or mixed goods. Dia.
mond Dyes never streak, spot, fade, q
run. So easy to use.-advertisement.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
She Knew.

A capable housewife was trying to
Impress upon her maid the need Of sys-
tenn in her work.
After carefully explaining her own
methods in her work, she asked:
snow, Olga, just what do mean by
system? Do you understand what sys-
tenn means?'
ia, ja," giggled Olga; "seesteem
means dom theengs the hardest way"
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
Rapid Thinking.

"When you find something that
meets your approval in a magazine or
book do you read it aloud to Mrs.
Pecktonw
mot always" said Mr.. Peckton.
"For instance. last night, was read
ing an article in a magazine In which
the writer stated that woman's place
Is in the home. l exclaimed That's
good! Mrs. Peckton wanted to know
what was good. The result was l had
to think rapidly and quote an old
Joke from memory"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
-us soY, FATHER OF the
MAN.

49,. another Of those Booth
hIs'rston boy-and-gtri stories
Isfs'" ~ everyone laughing and
t t!.. s%er a gain the days OF youth;
Thn Seventeen" and THE Orsole."
ana Ir.rent. too, in that 1t carries
~ jul Miiholland and Dora Yo-
Ram. .ssyyonah school and college lie
e. .srly t~Aturity in the Word
e e., 30 it's serious as well as
war; and it's one Of Booth Tar
unions ns best of Its kind. That's
enough.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
cuticura for Sore Hands.

cutieura for Sore Hands.
Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove SURPLUS
Ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one Of the things Cuticura will do
for all toilet purposes.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
Plain Lection,

"Your constituents say you don't
use classical English"
That's the way want them to
feel about it." answered Senator Sorg-
hum. "When We eat together
want them to realize that the object
Of the meeting is to talk business and
not to organize literary society"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22

The man who is employed BY hid
wife's father doesn't worry about los'
ing his Job.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22

Dinners used to be the kind worth
ringing dinner bell for.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22

A swan is not as vain as it looks 1t
doesn't care for appearances when 1t
dives.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22

Most men who threaten to bring a
lawsuit know all the time that they
won't.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22

Trouble sometimes visits a man who
Isn't looking for it.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22

Many mans cOwardice has kept
him from getting in bad.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22

Moet commonly a woman argues the
way she gets of car.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
"You bet your life hate
her. 'Te.cher's Pet tna's
what l call her..
ITO BE CONTINUED)
Limited Rule.

Limited Rule.
"p,.,ieve yourself happy and yeu arr
onnv" saws writer. Unfortunately
.h,, rule doesn't work when a MAI
. . he Is wise, for then he Is other
wise.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22

Ono humble cottage on earth II
...o. than a d zen castles In the aN
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
Easily FIGURED.

Easily Figured.
Nip-What's- the difference between
q dance and a dawnce?
Tuck-AbOut four bucks.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-02-22
No Astiumatisn There.

"Helen thinks the Oculist is Just
about perfect"
"Her eye-deal man, I suppose"
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-18
THE GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE

ed in Irvington. The majority are
not considered serious. Residents
here are en- route to the wrecked town
to search for relatives who might be
in need Of aid.
The Illinois Central depot was lifted
from its foundation and carried about
200 feet by the twister and was then
safely deposited, remaining intact. No
night agent is maintained at Irvington.
A box car on siding was turned
completely around and placed on par
allel track without any great damage.
The storm first struck here, travel
ing toward Irvington. The local tele-
phone exchange and electric light plant
were put out Of commission. This town
is Uttered with trees, telegraph and
telephone poles and debris of all kinds.
Send Special Train
The special train from Centralia to
Irvington carried eight doctors and
two or three nurses. Unconfirmed re-
ports said twister cut swath q
block wide and about mile long in the
vicinity Of Shookville, on the South
ern railway. A mile Of telephone poles
were leveled by the wind.
Reports that tornado struck Wal
nut Hill, town Of 100 persons, short
" after midnight were received here.
The extent Of the storm was not
learned. No reports Of any damage or
loss of life were received.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-18
WOOLEV Mill WAGE
TROUBLES CLEARING
ONO PER CENT CUT
Sales Manager Of National
Warehouse Company Opti-
mistic Over Prospects.

Helena, April 17.-With the rapid
clearing of wage controversies in the
garment trade and at the wooden mills
the certainty of strong demand for
wool and at prices profitable to the
growers becomes more evident every
day, according to Frank Sullivan, of
Boston, general sales manager Of the
National Wool Warehouse & Storage
company at Chicago, which is owned
and directed by western wool grow
ers
Mr.. Sullivan was in Helena going
over the situation with resident Of
ficers and directors, and meeting
growers. before going to Butte where
he and President and General Mana
ger Matt Staff of the company will
attend the annual convention of the
Montana Stock Growers association
which opens Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Sullivan predicts that the gar
ment workers will accept wage cut
Of 10 per cent. This basis will be sat
isfactory to the employers, he said,
and the wage scales at the woolen
mills are being adjusted amicably. per-
mitting several of the mills to be Hln
ming now practically at capacity.
These favorable conditions. plus
a shortage this year Of American wool
after the shearing seasons are vnded,
will place this years clips in strong
demand and maintain it SO throughout
the year.
The present tendency Of the stock
and bond market, says Mr.. Sullivan is
an indication of very material i'm
provement in business and industry in
all lines this year.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-18
Son of w. P. kenney
Dies at St. Paul;
Ailino 18 Months

John, Kenney, n year old son Of w.
p. Kenney, vice president Of the Great
Northern railway, died in st. Paul on
Monday morning, according to informa-
tion telegraphed +. r.. Van de Putte
Of the Park hotel by Mr.. Kenney. The
young man was taken i'll Is months ago
while attending Yale college and had
been in poor health up to the Of his
death. He was the second son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Kenney.
John Kenney had frequently visited
known to many people in the city. He
was a personal friend OF Mr.. Van de
Putte's family. The funeral will be
held>in st. Paul Wednesday. Mr.. Ken
ney had intended to attend the state
stockmen's convention at Butte this
week, but was unable to start west be-
cause of his sons illness
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-18
MICHAE[ COLLINS
LIFE ATTEMPTED BY
De VALERA Faction

Dublin, April 17..-(By The Assc-
of Michael Collins, head Of the pro-
visional Free State government, was
made here shortly after midnight, com
ing almost simultaneously with an as
sault on the Beggars Bush headquar-
ters Of the Irish republican army, says
an official army statement. MIR. Col
lins was on his way home after haying
addressed a meeting at Mas, County
Kildare, when the attack occurred
A group of armed men rushed at the
Collins party's car and opened fire, the
Free States leader apparently being
the especial target The Collins men
returned the fire quickly and one of the
attackers was captured. A revolver
and live bomb were found on him.
During the fighting a general head
quarters car from the Beggars Bush
barracks was disabled by rifle fire and
| captured.
| The headquarters barracks was at
tackled BY rifle men on all sides at mid
night, about twenty shots being dis
| charged. Commandant General Ennis
| was fired at outside Of the gate. The
garrison raked the surrounding terri
| tory with bullets and the assaulting
party withdrew.
In his speech at Mas. County Kill
dare, Mr.. Collins charged the opponents
of provisional Free State government
| with setting barriers against the on
| ward march Of the nation.
He declared that Eamonn de Valera
had adopted methods Of anarchy" be-
cause the people Of Ireland were not
willing to allow him to decide the treaty
question for them. De Valera regarded
this attitude of the people as an "un-
forgivable sim and for 1t they were to
be deprived Of their right to choose =
government.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-18
CALL FOR ASSISTANCE SENT
tn BLOCK lEVEE LEAKS

Pine Bluff, Ark, April ia call
for assistance was sent to all towns
within radius of 80 miles Of Arkan-
sas City for men and supplies to aid
in the fight to prevent break in the
Mississippi river levees near that place.
Water was reported coming over the
for the safety Of the citizens, most of
whose homes are 20 feet and more be-
low the water level. One hundred con-
victs were sent from the state farm
at Cummins to aid in the fight.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-18
RELIEF. WORKERS CAME
TO RESCUE At IRV1N0TON

~ D@S0S- ~ UIV0 OtV
Irvington, ILL.,, April 17.-Relief
workers from Centralia and surround
ing towns, including corps Of Red
Cross workers, were here tonight car
ing for homeless dAnd number of in
jured persons following the tornado
early today which practically erased
this town from the map. Four persons
are dead and about 40 others are seri-
ously injured, according to check by
relief workers.
Damage caused by the tornado is es-
timated at approximately 100000 in
this town of about 100 homes and bust
ness houses, and where the tornado
cut a swath through Marion, Wash
ington and Jefferson counties.
The scene here tonight is one of
desolation. Half of the homes have
been demolished. A strip more than
25 miles long and about $50 yards
wide was swept clean by the twister,
which flattened itself to the earth and
shattered everything in its course.
Transportation by road is practically
at a standstill, due to the torrential
rains which followed the tornado.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-18
NINE KILLED.. MANY HURT;
3 HOMES LEFT IN TOWN

Danville, III, April 17.-Nine per-
sons were killed. many injured and all
the residences except three destroyed,
according to reports by tornado
which struck Hedrick, small town 20
miles south of here late this afternoon
Later reports from Hedrick indi-
cate that the total killed by the tor
nado has been raised to 10 and that
at least 100 are seriously injured in
Hedrick and Sloan, a small town north
east of Hedrick. Several others are
reported dead and many injured at
farm houses within a five mile radius
of Hedrick.