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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27
The Gobbler
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81 BvF.H. SWEET

Ann Maria Teller was guarded with
the jealousy OF grabbed ownership
rather than love; while Lester
Brockaw, the son Of an impecun;ous
neirhhor. was hated because he was
poor and boldly asplred to the hand
Of Ann Maria.
So It came to the day before Thanks
owing. That morning old Job Teller
was in his yard looking with ominous
eyes at big gObbler. 1t was good
bird, and would be wise leader for
the neyt years flock. But the COB
bier weighed fully twenty-eight
pounds, and there was q son Of his. a
detected young turkey that never
strutted In the irate fathers presence.
which weighed not more than tw Give
That left a difference Of sixteen
pounds. at probably Is cents a pound.
live weight. II was too big a strain
on tie old mans avariclous soul, and
the narrowing eyes said that the old
gobbler was doomed.
1t may he that long association Of
similar minds had brought them to
read each others thoughts; or per-
haps the death-croaks OF expiring
chickens that morning had agitated
the wise bird with a presentlment Of
danger. But be that as 1t may, even
as the avaricious eyes were question
ing the weight. the old fellow gave a
defiant gnbble. spread his wings, and
rose majesilcally to the top Of near
by apple tree. The he rested brief
moment. then went on 10 the next.
and from there to the next and next,
and SO on to the woods beyond.
The grim eyes watching him grew
wrathful for moment, then followed
the flight speculatively. A little way
In the woods was spreading oak.
and there the gobbler had often spent
a night In his younger days. to wear
Off fit of sulks. Old Job made a
motion To follow. then shook his head,
chuckled. and went on through the
yard to select other turkeys and chick.
ems for the Thanksgiving sacrifice
Following turkey nature, the old COB
bier would pass the night in the oak,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

here's Lester, too. / see, see Wei.
we're all ready, I guess. Jack. tell
vour mother and sister to come in here
for witnesses"
He turned to table and picked up
A book. Lester and Ann Maria stared
inquiringly at him. Then the mans
face broadened into an ecstatic grin,
and he winked at his companion. Ann
Maria comprehended and grew red.
but answered the wink with a smile.
In FIVE minutes the ceremony was
over, and as the last word fell from
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

ard with dusk he would become stupid
and drnwsy and easy to remove from
the limb.
Ann Maria was shy. but had signals
OF red and blue and other shades In
clothing to hang from her window.
and these she used freely. Lester
was not shy nor to be inundated.
out lie was diplomatic. and so man.
aged his labor and hunting and fish
ing as to keep the window conspicu-
ousiy In sight. When JOB went from
the house. soon after dusk. white
SKIRT and blue jacket appeared sue
cessirely Mt the window. Lester
cropped his fishing pole unce,emoui-
ousir and scuttled forward to a for
hidden interview.
They were standing close together
IN the shade of the vine-coyered porch.
when there came a shrill outcry of
gohhle-gohhling and denunciatory
threats and EXPLANATIONS of pain from
the direction Of the woods.
four fathers got the gobbler. or
the sehbler's got him. or hoth." COM
"ented Lester. as he stuck his head
through the vines to listen.
They're coming this way. slowly"
said Ann Maria. after some moments
Then it's your father who's got
MIN. a little" declared Lester. with
conviction. "But it's fight"
hadn', you better be going nowr
asked Ann Maria. at the and Of another
nve minutes, as she tried half-heart.
edis to diaengage herself from his
embrace.
NO. he decided. "itIl take another
'nVe minutes to get here, and there's
= soSi chance Of the gohbler's break
ing away and II all having to he done
over sSsin. Then at the worst | CAP
push back Into the vines out If sight.
-FOUR father'll be too excited to b, Their
ABOUT me. Now you will consent. won't
your dropping his voice coaxingly.
I've spoken to the minister and ALL
ano he'll be looking out for US any
time can get you away. Won't"
ihere came tremendous clatter
.,kh' at the corner Of the house. Cob
oiegohble-goh-gob-hl shrieked the
turkey: ind "rll wiring your blamed
ead neck soon's get u good holt. see
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27
I'm fonts Give: Cheerful! New Color Tone to Old Curtain!
~ VOlllO PUTNAM DYEs-dxes YOU usI
The BOOMERANG.

Ny most embarrassing moment was
at q family gathering where a lot OF
cousins, stepsisteTs and haIf-sis,ers
were present We had not met in sew
eral years and here was a little iea-
ousy among US.
l heard them mention the name
Marie several times, so finally asked !:
-Who is Aariei Is that Mary. with
her name styled up to Marie?-
A sarcastic old aunt replied: Yes
Maggie, Just as yours is styled up to
Marguerite"-Chicag Tribune,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

ter dropped caressingiy upon the
girls shoulder.
Hello. who's therer called the
minister. Come in"
II Mas too late for retreat, so they
stepped inside. Ann Maria holding the
turkey.
what, what =" exclaimed the min
lister, delightedly. "A Thanksgiving
turkey for me. and big one too.
You are indeed ne,ghborly. Jack"
TO hoy standing near, take this
One fellow to the kitchen. And yes,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

the minister's lips. another figure dark,
ened the doorway.
what? Neighbor Job Teller
greeted the minister. advancing cor
daily. They did not tell me you
were coming. Too bad. too bad its
all over! But you're just as welcome"
Job Teller opened and shut his
mouth. and then opened and shut it
again. There were those who said
Job did not have q single redeeining
trait. But that was not SO. He
could swallow q fact when 1t waa
thrown at him. He turned and
stumbled out.
him mutter.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27
CounterThreat

Little Tommy Boggs and the boy
next door were having a row in the
back yard The neighbor had thrown
a stone at Tommy. and the latter was
making divers threats IF you throw
another stone at me- he finally yelled.
"T'll set my dog on you"
you viii. win your retorted the
neighbor. Just you come into my
yard and I'll sick my mother on you -
Philadelphia Press.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27
signs FOR REAL SUCCOTASH
oidtirer Depiores Fact That the
Dainty Seems to Have Gone
Out of Fashion.

When I was boy I was very fond
of succotash, and down in New Eng
land years ago we were told that il
was made as the Indians made IL. just
pole beans and corn boiled together.
and maybe IL wasn't good!
In travelling around the country At
various hotels I often ask for succo-
fash especially at this seasnn of III :
year when the befns and corn are
just right but what offerings are
placed before me under the name Of
succotashl
In many parts Of the country lima
beans are used In making srccoeash
and lima beans make nice succoeash
but I don't think the Indians kne,.
anything about lima beans
Succotash. iohnnycake. hoecake, ap-
pie turnovers, frixxied beef. do you
remember themHFrom q Letter to
the New York Herald
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27
dyes or 6nts as you wish


Modern Photographic plates are -
sensitive that often q screen Of red
glass IN the dark room Is not sufficient
to prevent Jogging A French photo
graphic expert gives the following pre-
scriprion for making . paper screen
which is 80 per cent more effective
than red glass: Take unsized paper
and dip it thoroughly In 100 cuhie
centimerers of water containing SIX
grams CT tartraxfne. Then pass it
over blotti1s paper and dry L. II
render the colorirg matter more I'D
herent. little gum arabic may be aAdp
ed to the solution.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

Many man Is making his mark
In Germany.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

Time flies. but the orchestra leader
an beat Ii.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27
When Tie Chaplain Wa. unp.

When the Chaplain Was unn
The eolored roers wers playing
baseball. The chaplain was umpire
The pitcher threw q high one and IL
chaplain yelled:
-One striker
The batter tilereupcn turned to hin
and remarked:
Mr. Chaplain. you sc done judgine
dem balls wild yew spiritual eye-
Everybody's Magazine.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

Hard cash is also so called because
It Is hard TO get.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

Where there IL no purpose there II
10 progress.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27
Important to Mothers
Seems So.

Necessity knows no law"
vile Courier-Journal.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving
Turkey in the oven,
Biggest bird we've got,
Pies and cake a baking,
Kitchen piping hot.
Everybody hungry.
Children wild as hares,
Mother very happy
Angel unawares.
Dinner on the table
Naueht to do but eat,
Father asks the blessing,
Rising to his feet.
Boys have both the drumstieks,
Girls the wings and breast,
Baby takes the wish bone,
Older folk the rest.
All the family happy,
Craekin nuts and jokes;
May says-''Pass the candy"
Dad hands out the smoke.
Mother starts the singing,
Quaver in her voice
Praise God for his mereies,
Let Us all rejoice"
!
.sStx. IA
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

Necessary Preservation.
why are you studying all these for
eign languagesT I'm thinking Of iv-
ing In New York"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

to dry air. consists Of hair ATTACHED
TO trigger that holds a ring. Tbs
instrument Is sent aloft with toy bal
looms On string; as soon as it reaches
dry air the hair contracts, pulls the
trigger. and down comes the ring OF
the string.-Youth's Companion.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

True blue never fades.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27

weliored persons never boast absua
Il.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
Where Man Gets His Chance to Come Back
Questions Are Asked Bowey YThe DrcHc Clothes Comfortable Wholesome

The Chairman led the way to the restaurant. Here you observed great copper boilers. The food was served across the counter in cafeteria The prices were cents for a bowl of soup or of coffee, with large slices of bread 10 cents for a special pot roast dinner. This menu was for men in the first stages of reclamation. There was an annex where greater variety of food at slightly higher prices was served for those more advanced In responsibility.
 "When newcomer has eaten and is ready for bed" Mr. Dunn continued "he passes into . small room upstairs where he strips and gives his clothes to an attendant at counter. The clothes go into disnfector and then to the tailor and laundryman, who clean and press them. The candidate is given soap, towel and night shirt. He proceeds to a room full of showers. After a bath, he goes to the doctors headquarters-we employ two physicians Our is examined- he is almost certain to be ill in some way anotker the doctor prescribes what treatment he is to have. If he has any contagious disease we do not admit him-that would not be fair to the other men but try to get him into hospital Otherwise he goes to the secondclass dormitory the centre floor, where there are 175 trim, clean beds. good nights sleep in cheerful surroundings is in itself, enough to transform him.
 seT-HE next morning he gets ms clothes Daek,
 now clean and pressed. If he needs any
 articles of appaFel badly, we supply them to him. He goes to our barber shop for shave. These services are all charged to his account. He goes to employment department where they try to get him job He may return without for days for several weeks and still his credit holds good. He is welcome to stay as long as he likes, so long as he isn't obviously faking Usually he will pick up odd work here and there. This gives him enough, perhaps, to pay his way. He may even pay little the account charged against him. Meanwhile he has grown discontented with his second class dormitory He sees the first class dormitory. It has better class of men. These other fellows are privileged to the billiard room and lounge. They eat in the little restaurant downstairs.
 Here we have that ancient human impulse, the desire to associate with nice people, to move in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

better circles. IL is the motive that &C., tuates the gilded social climber, the aspiring newly rich, the money king who wants to associate with dukes. Your derelict of the Bow cry is moved by the same fire as these
 "Our m an knows," the Chair man went on, "that in the first class dor mitory you have to be independent You are not a credit GUS toner there. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

strives all the harder to get employment that will enable him to afford this higher state of being Presently the employment department gets him steady job. He achieves his social ambition. He now can rise still higher in the social scale. Hs can have private room Perhaps he remains with us now for month so, he may go to live else where, but in either case he almost always gives us payments on his bill, be that s2 or S20 Usually he remains self-supporting citizen, but sometimes he returns to jobless and broke. We take him in without question: whether he has paid us or not, and build him up once more"
 "What are the causes of their destitution?" the interviewer asked.
 "XYIELL' some have just drifted into tOwn.'
 city or find good jobs here They have spent their money and have failed to find work. In little while they weak with hunger and ill. and their clothes have gone seedy."
 He related characteristic episode
 "One night I stood watching the doctor m ike his examinations A young fellow slouched in. pale, thin face, stopped shoulders, cough.
 Guess I'm not much good Doc he muttered. T got 1.-the con-
 "The physician gave him a very thorough ex- animation.
 Why he exclaimed, you haven't tubercu- loss.'
 ~"The fellows eyes stretched
 You mean haven't got the con?'
 No! You're weak and sick with hunger, that's all. Who told you that you had consumption?
 Everybody the man cried dazedly, straight ening up with joy.
 His was frequent case. He had grown weak and stopped through long time of half starva-s tion. He had got a cold and cough His fellow buns had told him, with their habitual ugly cyn- icism, that he had tuberculosis He had heard this so often that it had fixed itself in his mind and had crushed him. The doctors assurance changed him instantly. After few days of our treatment he was an active, alert young fellow He got job quickly and few days afterward we marked his card paid
 ot course we have a deficit" MT. Dunn con- cinded. ms years was unusually heavy, but we Tell Tn with some very timely assistance MT. c. E. Knoblauch of the Stock Exchange got m coIlec.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17


 the New York slums. This is the Bowery Branch sf the r. NJ. c. A, on Third Street. just off the Bowery. Christmas dinner, gayly decorated tree and other cheer are dedicated-to human honesty.
 The quest of human honesty-was old when the philosopher walked with his lantern The milen- niums have resounded with gibes about the essen tial crookery of men, The obliquity of ones neigh Dor is taken for granted. No virtue is deemed rarer than probity. Now this Bowery Branch of the I. M. Q. A. has engaged in huge, wholesale test of mems uprightness.
 The debtors have not been selected from the mass of mankind for their obvious evidences of righteousness. They have been the dereicts of the Bowery, homeless, jobess fellows mostly young who have come in need of relief-hungry, vagrant, outcast They have been dopes, drunkards, jail birds. When you see them you hide your valuables The police look upon them thieves, awaiting evil dence for arrest. They have come, eaten and slept and promised to pay.
 During the year just closing we have trusted 5000 Bowery derelicts, to total of 5000" said Cleveland A. Dunn, Chairman of the Committee of Management, as sat talking in a small, neat secretarial room, while R F. Woodruff, the Secre- tary, presented rows of figures. @In seven years we have given credit to 30,ooo for s125,o0o." This is huge debt, one that would be large even
 
 this enormous and peculiar entry in the accounts eeivable of your ledgers What would you give for the army of down-and-outers' promises to pay! The questions grotesque
 @Our percentage of collections has increased constantly" said MT. Dunn. At the present mo- ment the derelicts that we have trusted have pad their debts to to the extent of 90 per cent"
 All save 10 per cent of the destitute men to whom this '. M. c. A. gives aid return and pay for the food and lodging charged to them The ex- pianation? It occurs incidental to a process of human reclamation.
 The Bowery "Y" devotes itself to the rescue of the Bowery derelit- It is founded upon the con ventiona deceneies of food, clothing and housing It operates with humanitarian enthusiasm and idealistic and broadly Christian plans, but also with big and well equipped plant, soundly established organization and healthy finances. You might say that it runs an efficient factory in which young men gone to seed are transformed into useful and respectable citizens
 The Chairman of the Board took the reporter for tour through this laboratory for the meta morphosis of the derelict-
 "A man walks in here," Mir. Dunn began. Per haps he has bummed his way into town a little while before and some fellow on the Bowery has told him about us- He goes to the desk and says he is hungry and has place to sleep. He is ush- cred into one of the little secretaral rooms and is
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ton for us down among the Ex- change members and the result was an unexpected pleasure for us. It pulled us out of the deeper water, and we are now vigorously attacking the problem of the $10r 900 that we still need. 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

interviewed by one of the secretaries who is an expert at relief work His statement is taken and the main facts recorded on card for our huge card index. No matter what the mans nationality or religion, or what he has done, he is taken in. so long as he is not drunk or disorderiy.
 afYou'd better get hfts to eat now the sec. retary says
 But haven't any money.'
 4Wen charge what you eat on your card and you can settle up when we get you oa your feet's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
By Prosper Bmanelli.

NE of the interesting holiday
 celebrations this year runs it's festive course in a big, brightly lighted building that stands in the heart of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-13
Circuit Court
GRAINED DIVORCE

Absolute divorce was granted Ber-
tina Tutwaler from Frank Tutwaler in
circuit court Wednesday The plain
tiff was ordered not to remarry for
two years. Her former name of Ber-
tina Simpson was restored. Abandon
ment and failure to provide were the
grounds upon which the divorce was
granted. Mrs. Tutwaler stated she
had not heard from her husband for
two years.
GEE BOND $1,000
Bond for David Gee was set at 81 900
in hearing before Judge W. A Bond
in circuit court Wednesday, Gee is
held on charge of involuntary man.
slaughter.
POSTPONE KoRTWRIoHT TRIAL
Trial of the case of Sherman Kort-
wright, accused of throwing acid in
the face of Herbert Ray, night patrol
driver for the city police force, was
postponed when it came up Wednes-
day. Frank Strayer, attorney for the
defense, was out of town because OF
the death of relative and trial was
deferred until Friday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-13
TELL EVENTS CAUSING
DEATH OF STRAYER

GREENVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 13.-The
manner in which George A. Strayer,
16 years old, of this city, brother of
Attorney Frank Strayer, of Richmond,
accidentally shot and fatally wounded
himself, Monday, is described by per-
sons present.
Young Strayer and Eddie Grimes,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Grimes,
were intending to go hunting for
blackbirds, but before they started,
the young lads, who were about the
same age, were discussing the bore
of the gun, which was a single barrel
12-gauge breech loading shotgun, and
young Strayer was demonstrating he
could not get dime in the end Of the
gun barrel and was holding the gun
in his left hand He had told Mrs.
Grimes that the gun was not loaded.
Some rabbits in the Grimes yard
attracted the lads attention and he
partly turned around to set the stock
of the gun on the porch but missed it,
and the trigger caught, dischargine
the loaded shell, which entered the
boys neck behind the ear, blowing of
portion of his head. Death occurred
! Tuesday morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-13
OHIO TOBACCO, HAY,
POTATO CROPS GOOD
(By Associated Press)

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept 13.-Pota-
to conditions in the state are half
again as good as they were year ago,
&c. ]. West, state-federai crop report
er. said today Present indications
point to three-quarters of full crop,
compared to half a full crop a year
ago There will be 10 percent great
er yield of sweet potatoes this year,
as compared to 1921, he said.
Hay crop for the state will average
around one and half tons per acre, a
quarter of a ton more than last years
average; timothy hay is estimated to
yield IA tons an acre, and alfalfa "a
tons an acre.
Tobacco conditions are noted as
three points above last year. The dry
weather, West said, seriously affected
the crop, especially in the Ohio River
districts.
Pasture is reported in good condi
ton for this season of the year.
There will be at least 10 percent
more tomatoes this year, he said, and
the cabbage yield per acre will be
/ from 10 to Is percent more. Presen
conditions point to an onion crop Of
about 10 points above last year.
Sugar beet prospects are fairly good
with indications for about four-fifthi
of a normal full crop, West said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-13
ITEASPOONFUL INCREASE
Per PERSON OF MILK
WOULD TAX OUTPUT
fBv Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, Sept 13-An increase Of
one teaspoonful of milk per person in
the United States would increase con-
sumption to point above production.
according to M. D. Mum, president OF
the National Dairy Council.
Dairy production increased IL per
cent in 1921, Mr.. Mum said, but the
increase of consumption more than OFF
set this increase because of educa.
tional campaigns. Another campaign
will be started to clear the over-sup-
ply reported by the government on
Aug. l.
Boards of health, medical associa-
tons, school boards. mothers asso
Citations and welfare organizations
throughout the country are advocating
an increase in consumption of milk
in each family Especially is milk be
ing used in schools to aid underweight
children
The prosperity of the dairy farmer
has been one of the bright spots OF
the present agricultural situation,
said Mr.. Mum, and l believe there i:
no cause for concern in the future"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-13
ALLEGED FORGER IS
TAKEN BY MARSHAL

Deputy United States Marshal Frank
Ream, of Indianapolis, Wednesday
took to Indianapolis Raymond Brown
ing. alleged check forger, who is &C
cused of obtaining goods under false
pretenses. Browning had been in the
county Jail for the past week.
Browning was arrested by Postmas-
ter c. B. Beck as he was in the act
of claiming a package that had been
sent here by a Chicago nail order con-
Germ. Delivery of the package had
been ordered stopped.
Authorities found in a letter writ
ten to Browning, under the name of
Roy Ward, that he had passed two
bad checks on the mail order house.
Postal authorities were notified and
Browning was taken into custody by
the federal government Wednesday.