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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14
Day After Day He Worked,

pa Squirrels stores and put stones in
place of the nuts.
He watched when Grandpa came
home and found his room upset Bushy
was disappointed that Grandpa did not
make a fuss about it and call out of
the door: "Who has been in my
house" Instead he went to work and
put everything In place, whistling all
the time just as If he liked it.
"He won't whistle when he finds
stones instead of nuts" said Bushy.
II guess he will be a surprised old
Grandpa when he discovers that"
But just as Bushy went out of the
house who should come along but Mr..
Dog and Mr.. Man with an axe.
Mr.. Dog barked and chased Bushy
until he was glad to hide In a tree
far from his home, where he had to
stay for a long, long time, and when
at last he did dare to run home his
house was nowhere TO be seen, for Mr..
Man had cut 1t down and carried it
off. And he must have taken the nuts
also. for not a nut did Bushy find,
though he looked all around.
He was a very forlorn-looking fell
low when Grandpa Squirrel came
along a little later and found Bushy
sitting on the ground where his home
had been.
what is the matter?" asked Grand
pa Squirrel. and when Bushy told him.
Grandpa said, Come along home with
me. / have plenty of room in my
house and plenty of stores"
Poor Bushyl He felt sorry for the
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14
Have You This Habit?
By Margaret Morrison
ANOTHER'S MONEY

TRUMAN SMITH went over fifteen
= year-old Elizabeth's lessons with
her each evening. Elizabeth was no
student, and Latin was the worst
"'Aes alienum'-what does that
meant? asked Truman.
'Another's money!" said Eliza
beth, glib as possible.
Her father laughed. Literally ~
said he. Practically "another's money"
is translated debts"
Several years later Elizabeth re-
membered this conversation Her first
year out of school was gay beyond her
widest Imagination. Her father told
her that she was grown up now, and
gave her an allowance. Her first
months income and her charge &C
counts started at the same moment;
consequently her second months in
come went to pay the first months
bills. After that the bills waited.
Gradually Elizabeth's financial policy
developed. Her club dues were so
makers bills were too big to pay all
at once-she would have to put them
off entirely for while She consult
ed woman friend. The friend as
sured her that the shops were too de-
pendent upon such customers as they,
TO make Indebtedness disagreeablei
Then Elizabeth found that having
forgotten her purse was very con-
venient when she and two or three
friends were out together and 1t was
a question of paying for tea. A month
after Christmas she sold her watch, a
present from her father in desperate
resolve TO begin to get square
Then one day she went home to find
the little Englishman who made her
shoes for her waiting In the hall. As
he stood there with his hat in his
hand he told her the story of his
wife's illness, for the necessity Of her
going away to the country if she was
to get well. of the Doctors bills that
they must meet. Elizabeth's long
overdue account would make all this
possible to them. "Aes alienum," San
others money" came from the for
gotten but never obliterated records
n Elizabeths subconscious mind
debts" means "another's money"
For the first time she went thor
,ughly over her accounts; for the first
line she planned a budget. She was
appalled, at the unfairness of her own
Methods. With intelligence foresight
md stiff backbone her income would
re quite sufficient to meet her needs.
Denial she must practice till she got
ven. And then she swore that In
uture she would acquire the habit of
Pay as you go. Right spending and
light paying"
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT7
20 by Metropolitan Newspaper ssrvic~.l
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14

A MAN values anything, from a kiss
~ to heart. according to the trou
BILE he had in getting 1t: woman ac-
cording TO the trouble she has in Keep
ing some other woman from getting 1t
away from her.
Judging from the prompt way IN
which they begin checking up on one
another right after the honeymoon,
marriage is the miracle that turns
soul-mate into checknate.
Eve was the first woman to be
blamed for whatever went wrong In
the garden; but, as the wife of every
suburban amateur Burbsnk can testi-
fy. Heaven knows she wasn't the last
Mans life is a series of shocks
Yet let not young lovers despair,
Till the mermaids start rolling their
socks
And the Lbrelei hobs her hair!
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14
GinQer Cream.

Soak three-fourths of a tablespoon-
full of gelatin in one tablespoons Of
cold water. Make a custard. using one
egg, one tablespoonful of sugar, six
tablespoonfuls of milk, pinch of salt,
beating all with an egg beaten. Cook
over water until the spoon is coated
add one tablespoonful of minced Can
ton ginger and two tablespoonfuls of
the sirup; add the gelatin to the hot
custard and when thick and cool add
one-half cupful of whipped cream.
Pour into molds and chill.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14
DROPPING KNIVES

THE superstition that the dropping
l. of a tableknife means the coming
of a stranger existed before forks were
invented; when a man cut his food
with a dagger and conveyed it to his
mouth with his fingers. In those days
a man carved his roast and his enemy
with the same utensil. When men held
their lives and their property by the
sword they became much attached to
their weapons; personified them; gave
them names. AS witness Arthur's Elk
calibur and Roland's Durendal.
There was. also, a survival of the
primitive idea that an article closely
associated by personal contact with a
man came to partake of that mans
personality. 1t can readily be seen
how this idea would survive especially
with regard to the sword-or to the
lesser sword, the dagger-man's friend
for defense and ally for aggression
This belief in sympathetic magic nat
urally caused the sword or dagger to
be conceived of as endued with GER
tain supernatural powers. So when
a sword or dagger dropped from its
sheath without apparent cause-un-
sheathed itself as it were-it was
warning TO it's master of the coming OF
q foe-and foe and stranger were
synonymous in those days.
Scott alludes to the superstition in
"The Lady of the Lake" when Doug
hi f3fad
show the coming of a secret foe
When for domestic purposes table
knives were substituted for daggers
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14
Something to Think About
Blu F. A. DALkER
Blu F. A. UALKER

those who go often to the glorious
temple whose dome is the superbly
Illuminated and ever-changing sky.
Comfort, knowledge, opportunity,
resources and health are multiplied q
thousand fold In this broad, free air
free alike to the barefooted boy wad-
Ing the brooks and the golfer in quest
of little white sphere.
Do we find more civic virtue, more
lofty thought, more joyous inspira-
ton, more truth and mercy in the sun
light or In the dark?
The outdoor people you will find
are more truthful, more upright, more
humane and more charitable than the
folk who habitually dwell in morose
twilight.
They get nearer to heaven, a firmer
hold on faith. They have a keener
sense of duty and loyalty to one an
other, and are more benevolent and
sympathetic. The elixir of youth is
theirs without price
They laugh often. They whistle
and sing to the music of birds. The
merry waters and the dancing leaves.
Trees and shrubs and flowers Who
would not saunter among them?
Who would not roam the woods.
climb the hills tread the moss-bor-
dered pools and streams for one
draught of the priceless nectar that
assures vigorous health and dreamless
sleep?
90 by Mcclure Newspaper syrdicate.)
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14
%MILDRED
MARSHALL
DAISY

VXIITlt the possible exception of
w Rose, there is no flower name SO
popular as Daisy. According to all
genealogical laws, Daisy has no right
to be accepted as proper name unless
it is taken in the sense of commem-
Grating the humble but charming little
flower of the field.
However. Daisy is still Daisy, from
whichever viewpoint she is taken. The
same curious coincidence is true of no
other feminine name in the English
language. and her whole chronological
history makes an interesting circle
within circle. Daisy is either the
endearing diminutive for Marguerite,
or she is the term for the little white
flower with the heart of gold which
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14
Che Uhy Of Superstitions
By H IRDlNG KING

the omen attached itself to the sub
stitute. When the knife dropped to
the floor 1T still warned of the coming
Of stranger; Sut stranger and foe
were no longer synonymous. In many
sections the omen has been modified
stranger or otherwise. The belief
sometimes run across that dropping a
fork means the coming of male Wis
itor and knife female visitor is
modern varient of the old superstition
suggested by the shape of the old
fashioned, two-pronged fork.
% by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14
Tapioca With Pineapple.

Soak one cupful of pearl tapioca
over night in plenty oe water, drain,
add ure-half cupful of cold water, the
juice frUm a can of pineapple and the
juice of :, lemon. Cook in a double
boiler until clear, add one and one-half
cupfuls of sugar, then the pineapple
chopped fine; lastly fold in the stiffiy
beaten whites of three eggs. Chill
and serve with cream or custard. US
ing the yolks of the eggs.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14
FOOD FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

NICE, well-baked apple is good
"A for the wee ones as well as for
grandmother They make nice
breakfast fruit as well as dessert.
Wash and core without peeling and
vary the manner of flavoring. A bit
of butter, dash of lemon juice, or
grated rind, few raisins put into the
cavity, a marshmallOw or two, or when
serving cube of jelly with whipped
cream adds bit of color and rich
ness. Almonds blanched and stuck
into the apple before baking is an
other suggestion. One will find many
new and original ways of serving the
common things if thought is put into it.
Prune Pudding.
Take one cupful of uncooked prunes
stoned and ground. one-half cupful of
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14
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sugar. and when well mixed add two
well-beaten eggs, three cupfuls Of
milk. one-half teaspoonful of orange
extract and one thick slice of bread
well buttered. Cut the bread into
small dice and stir into the custard
Bake slowly until the custard is SET
and the bread is brown. About an
hour and a quarter in a slow oven
is required.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14
Nu. N4f~ reeQ
60. 1924. Western Newspaper Union)
On a Different Plane

81 don't approve of depriving men OF
the vote. You know, all men We,
created equal"
IL admit it but that doesn max,
them the equals of women"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14

"Oh, what would the world be to US II
the children were no more
We would dread the desert behind US
worse than the dark before.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14

Lew Cody, known as the handsome
villain of the movies" was born at
WaterviIle, Maine. He attended
school in Montreal, Canada. His first
theatrical experience was with a stock
company. After a couple Of seasons
with his own company, he entered tho
moving picture business, and his rise
to stardom is we'll known to the lovers
of moving pictures.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-14

I year-old Elizabeth's lessons with
her each evening. Elizabeth was no
student, and Latin was the worst
"tAeS alienum'-what does that
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-22
WONDERFUL FEAT or NATURE
Certain Seeds May Be Subjected 70
Intense Heat and Still Retain
Their Vitality.

Amazing ways of enabling her chill
dren to survive extraordinary hard
ships have been devised by nature.
None Of her inventions has more won
derful powers of endurance than the
seed by means Of which plant life Is
carried on.
You may subject certain seeds for
hours to a temperature Of 100 degrees
below freezing point, you may heat
them until they are hot enough to burn
your hand. yet they win not lose their
vitality.
Great fires often rage through the
forests, destroying mile after mile of
giant trees. When the fire has passed
there remains nothing but charred
stumps and fame-scarred, smoldering
SOIL Yet within a few months the
whole district will be green with the
first leaves Of the tiny seeding trees.
Recent tests to discover the heat at
ground level during a forest fire dis
closed that 1t was from 1000 to 1900
degrees Fahrenheit. The fires move so
quickly that this intense heat lasts for
only minute or less at any spot.
Various tree seeds were then tried
to see what heat they could resist. It
was found that FIR cones could with
stand temperature Of 1900 degrees
Fahrenheit for eight minutes without
losing their vitality.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-22
FEAST OF SAINT MICHAEL
Festival Was First Appointed by
Pope Felix III In the
Year 4oO.

Michaelmas, the Feast of Saint
Michael and All Angels, occurs Sep
TENDER 20. The festival was first ap-
pointed by Pope Felix III in the year
4SO. In the Greek church 1t did not
originate earlier than the Twelfth CEN
fury. It was an old custom In England
to mark the day by electing civil mag
istrates and that Of guardian angels
Of whom Saint Michael was reported
the prince.
A more famous custom Is that Of
eating roast goose, the origin Of which
has long exercised the wisdom Of anti
quaries. The traditional Michaelmas
goose has been traced at least as far
back as the tenth year Of Edward "
and 1t Is said that one Of the strongest
objections Of the English commonaIty
to the reformation of the calendar was
based on the confusion which would
follow II Michaelmas day was not
celebrated when stubble goose are In
their perfection.
There Is an old proverb that If you
eat goose on .Michaelmas day, you win
never want money all the year rounds
Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-22
FUNGI AIDS POTATOES GROWTH
Tubers and Orchids Owe Their I'D.
lstence to Tiny ParasitIcal
Plants.

Common potatoes and beautiful or.
sAids owe their existence to queer
partnerships with tiny fungus plants,
Or. George 81. F. Nuttall, director Of
Mclteno institute for research in par
histology Of Cambridge university,
pointed out In an address here.
When potato plants are raised from
sesd, tubers are not formed upon the
roets unless they are invaded By q
microscopic fungus. In soil free from
the fungi, toberixation does not oc-
cur. In the case Of many orchids the
seed win not terminate without the
assistance Of fungi.
DR.. Nuttall said that this condition
Of partnership life may be regarded
as balancing between two extremes
complete immunity and deadly In
fective disease. 1t probably originated
as conflict In which one Of the part
ners was parasite on the other, but
In course Of time ended In mutual
adaptation. 1t Is by no means 20 rare
q phenomenon as was formerly sup
posed. he explained. In some cases
the microscopic partner becomes a
permanent inhabitant of the cells Of
the host plant or animal, and may
even be transmitted from host to host
hereditarily.
He predicted further discoveries In
parasitism and in these mutual part
nership arrangements Of life.-Min.
neapolis Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-22
OLD LIBRARY IN NEWPORT
Redwood Institution, That Was
Founded in f747, One Of the
First In America.

One hundred and twenty-seyen
years ago the Pilgrims landed on the
"stern and rockbound coast" of New
England and Redwood library was
Incorporated. The idea Of this L.
brary had its inception In the Philo-
sophical society, organized In 1880. Of
which Bishop Berkeley was the lead
er. A similar society Of Philadel-
phians, known as the American Philo-
sophieal society, was according to
Benjamin Franklin, its founder. the
mother to all North American sub
scription libraries. says the Detroit
News. The Philosophical society at
Newport developed into a library
through the generosity OF Abraham
Redwood, who placed at the disposal
of the society $500 for the purchase
Of standard books in London.
At the time the Redwood library
was organized there were only two
similar institutions In America, the
Library company Of Philadelphia, al.
ready referred to. and the Loganian
library in the same city. Part of the
present building, completed in 1850,
was the second library built in the
country, and is at the present time
the oldest library building in use In
the United States. 1t was designed
by Peter Harrison. the first profess
sloOal architect In America.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-22
WELSH ARE PEOPLE APART
Have Less Connection With England
Than Those Of Scotland and
ireland.

Wales Is the territory in the west Of
the Island Of Great Britain lying be-
tween the mouth of the Dee and the
Bristol channel. 1t is inhabited by a
distinct race, the descendants of the
ancient Britons who took refuge In the
mountains and dales of Western Great
Britain at the time of the Anglo-Sax
invasion.
These "Welshmen" (foreigners), as
the English call them, or Cymru as
they call themselves, are not only DIFF
ferent from the English in language,
customs, religious life. culture, in fact.
In all that goes to make up national
personality, but are actually more
widely sundered from their. English
neighbors than are either the Scots to
the north Of them or the Irish to the
farther west-Alfred e. Zimmern In
the Century Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-22
cHIEFTAln DIED LIKE HER.
Two Armies Watched Brave Arab o.
He Rode Alone into the Rani<s
OF He Enemies.

Col. Thomas e. Lawrence, In the
Worlds Work, gives this very vivid
description Of the death of one OF
his Arabian chiefs:
After some minutes Talal very SLOW
y drew his beadcloth about his fac<
and then seemed to take hold Of him.
self. for he dished his stirrups into his
herse's tanks and galloped headlong.
bending low In the saddle and sway
ing as though he would fall, straigh:
at the main body Of the enemy. Il
sas a long ride down the gentle slops
and across the hollow, and we all sas
there like stone while he rushed fer.
ward, the drumming of his horseh
boots sounding unnaturally loud 10
our ears. We had stopped shooting
and the Turks had stopped shooting:
both armies waited for him. He flew
on In this bushed evening till he was
only few lengths from the enemy.
Then he sat up In his saddle aud cried
his war cry, "Talal. Talal," twice IL
tremendous voice. Instantly all their
rifles and machine guns crashed out
together and he and his mare, rid
fled through and through with bull
tets. fell dead among their lanes
points.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-22
WOMEN OF THE OLD SOUTH
Had BY Ne Means Life Of idIsnsss,
Since Their Domestic Duties
Were Many.

There Ii stin widespread conception
that the wives Of the ante-bellum
southern planters led life of easel
and idleness. Such was far from the
truth, says writer In the New York
Sun. Woman played vital part In
the old southern economic system, a
role which kept her busy and loaded
her with grave responsibilities.
She was the head Of the domestic
side Of the plantation life. Not only
did she supervise the hourework Of
the mansion, but she had to look after
the servants quarters al we'll As for
the slaves, their food, their clothing.
their health were under her care.
It Is related that a distinguished
foreign diplomat was astonished. when
visiting Mount Vernon. to find Mrs.
Washington surrounded by negro girls
from ten to fifteen years old, busily
knitting stockings for the slaves Of the
plantation.
Thus was the sphere of the south
ern woman sharply defined. II was an
important sphere, SO far as 1t went.
but Il was dependent upon the planta-
lion system out Of which It grew.
After the freeing OF the slaves and the
Industrial revolution which It pro-
duced. the women OF the South found
themselves bereft of the occupation for
which they were bred
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-22
Taking the cnance

Father-Didn't | tell you not to lei
ne catch you doing that asainf
Little Willie-Yes, SIR.
Father-Then why did you do thati
Little Willie Because didn't think
II you would catch me.
Hindu Rescued BY Monkey Army.
The Hindus have a legend that
Hanuman, the monkey-faced god. with
the aid Of a monkey army. helped res
cue the wife Of the divine hero Rama
from demon Another legend II that
Hanuman brought men 4 stolen gift.
the mango. . valued Indian fruit. For
the theft the monkey was condemned
to desth BY IRE. but It escaped with
only its hands. feet and face burned,
and these have been black ever since.
The Hanuman monkey In his native
land II = privileged being. In some
Hindu communities these monkeys i've
n the top stories Of the homes Of the
natives II one native bears another I
grudee, hs places rice Of corn o. The
enemy's roof. and the monkey tears
eDen the roof to secure the particles
which have fallen into the crevices, %
~ house y opened TO The rain. do
1yolt MeWa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-22
APPARENTLY QUITE IN ORDER
English Acto's Witty Introduction Of
TWO New Acquaintance
Placed Correctly.

Every book OF "reminiscences pub.
hshed nowadays which contains any
thing about the theater has at least
one anecdote about the late Sir Her
bert Tree. The author Of 'sThe Nine
teen Hundreds" who writes under
the pseudonym Reginald Auberon, re-
tails one Of Sir Herbert's spontaneous
flashes to carry on the tradition. Ac.
companied by Lady Tree, he had gone
down to the Palace theater to re
hearse a sketch. .As he wandered
about the unfamiliar stage, feeling
very bored and looking like a fish out
Of water. couple OF knockabout.
comedians who had Just finished their
turn approached him. wen met. Sir
'Erbr exclaimed the first one. slap
ping him heartily on the back. Glad
to welcome you 'erer oh, delixhtedr
murmured Tree. vaguely. This Is nv
mate, ATTY continued the other.
beckoning to his partner. Pleased
to meet YOU declared the second
comedian, delivering an equally yigor.
us slap on Trees shoulder. sWelcoms
to the 'alls. The missus showing with
your With q magnificent gesture.
Tree signaled to his wife. Maud. he
said, allow me to introduce nv new
friends. Lady Tree--ths TIVE
Smacksy"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-22
A Public Barometer.

Flatbush-He is high exponent Of
that old adage, "One good turn de-
serves another"
Yonkers--And is he In businessf
Flatbush-Yes, owns a couple Of
merry go-rounds.
Made Maps In Ancient Days.
Map-making goes back to the earli-
est known time. 1t was a branch az
the early picture-writIng practiced by
sayages. In Tahiti, for instance. the
natives were able to make fairly good
maps for the guidance Of explorers
Maps with raised lines were in use IN
Peru before the conquest. The Oldest
known map is that of the Ethionian
gold mines, dating from the time Of
Sethos /, the father of Rameses RI.
long before the time of Aristaroras
and his bronze tablet, on which were
inscribed the circuit of the earth and
all the seas and rivers then known.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-22
Village smithy in Africa.

Working in iron Is an art practiced
in Angola, or Portuguese West Africa.
from time immemorial The rude bel.
lows consist Of terra-cotta chambers.
covered loosely with goatskin, with
long upright sticks attached to the
middle of the skin for handles, says
the Detroit News. Connection with the
charcoal fire is made through a sepa-
rate terra-cotta pipe and considera-
BILE blast is produced by a rapid move.
ment of the goatskin covers up and
down Sometimes even ore is melted
In this way.
The natives have a few rough tools
and use the rocks for anvils, but man.
age to turn out very good work In
knives, bush hooks, hoes, tomahawks,
etc, and metal to repair their fiintlock
guns.