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UNDOING
By George Matthew Adams.

FORMATION Is always better than
II reformation. The mended article
Is never rs valuable as the original ar
ticle. The field neglected and given
over. to weeds is never so fertile again.
In like manner, the cells of a mans
Brain, given over to foolish and I'M
profitable Thought are never so plastic
for useful Thought tracks again.
Everything is Easier and Better II
always done Rhythm the first place.
The process of Undoing works
havoc, not only upon the Character of
the one who Works or Thinks wrong
ly in the first place. but in many In
stances upon countless multltudes,
while the time spent In Undoing rep
resents an irreparabIe loss. Every time
you start a new duty or piece of work,
bring to the front Of your Mind this
eternal truth
Everything Is, Easier and Better II
always done Right--ih the first place.
IF we NIL could but view our acts in
the light of E~ternity-not forgetting
that a single effort is never lost from
Influence, we would set on guard our
most trustworthy Sentinel to warn us
against doing things Wrongly In the
first place-which always means On
doing for us or somebody afterward.
Why not write this down as one of
your daily Notices
Everything is Easier and Better II
always done Right-ln the first place.
o
The king OF Italy was the first of
European royalties to learn to drive
, 1920-04-01

s. G. Hunter and son. Russell. left
last Friday for Cheyenne. where the
young man has been undergoing treat
ment by II specialist for an affection of
the ear. 1t was at first thought that
an aural operation would he necessary.
hut later reports are to the effect that
the specialist would operate for the re-
moval OF his tonsils. in the belief that
the trouble would he thus relieved.
, 1920-04-01
Hotel Changes Name.

Saratoga's popular hostelry, known
for the past % years as the Wolf Hotel,
will hereafter be known rs the Hotel
Sisson, named after the new owners.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Sisson, who
last e purchased the property from
the Wolf estate.
This hotel, which for years has been
the headquarters for sportsmen from
all parts of the country who come here
, 1920-04-01
Word to the Women.

IT may not beget undue attention,
but 24O. 1925 43 needles were made in
the United States last year. 1t would
be pleasant mental recreation for a
long evening to figure how many hours
of labor, based on the prOverb that 4
stitch in time saves nine, would have
been saved the women OF the nation
if all these needles had been applied
at the psychological moment.
, 1920-04-01

Frank Welsh arrived here last FRI
day from Idaho, where he had been for
several months, and visited briefly at
the home of his brother, Lyle Welsh.
He left the first of the week for Chey-
enne.
, 1920-04-01

l.. Il. Ketchum came in from the up
per Spring Creek country Monday, He
had been %indisposed for some time and
came to town to consult n physician.
, 1920-04-01

Rev. r.. Il. Abraham went to Encamp-
ment this afternoon and will conduct
n special Holy Week service at the
Episcopal church there this evening.
, 1920-04-01

f. S. Walck and family are in town
today. Mr.. Walck is here on business
connected with the transfer of his big
ranch on upper Spring Greek to the
Iowa men who contracted for the prop
erty last fall.
, 1920-04-01

DIR. l.. A. Avery and family are ex-
pecting to move to Saratoga the last
of this week from Encampment, where
they have resided the past year.
, 1920-04-01

Mrs. Il. 1. Martin left on Mondays
train for a several weeks visit with
her mother and sister, who reside at
Livingston Mont.
, 1920-04-01

Mrs. w. f. Sears and Mrs. Stewart
McPhail and their children left OIL the
Tuesday train for the west coast, where
they'will sojourn for a time.
, 1920-04-01

SHORT STORIES

Jack Bahen spent several days in
Creek yesterday.
, 1920-04-01

Boys and girls, did you know that
Morgan's Tackle Store has school sup
plies? Come and look them over.
, 1920-04-01

Butternut Coffee. absolutely the best.
65c per pound, 3-pound al for $50,
Mt the PaulsOn Well Store.
, 1920-04-01

ID. T. Keech spent a day or two in
town this week from his ranch home
in the Cedar Greek country.
, 1920-04-01
Ranches to Lease.

We have a few good ranches to
lease. Call on NJ. b. McKillip at his
offce.-Saratoga Alfalfa Farms &
Cattle Co.
, 1920-04-01

Woman's Wonderful Love.
There Is In the heart of IN such
q deep well of love that no age can
freeze it.-Bulwer-Lytton.
, 1920-04-01

The king OF Italy was the first Of
Europei,n royalties to learn to drive
his own motorcnr
, 1920-04-01

Lettuce, Radishes and Other Green
Vegetables-two shipments a week.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27
NEW WORKERS HONOR POET
Cottage Where Edgar Allan Poe Lived
and Dreamed Has Been Preserved
for Posterity.

Edgar Allan Poe Is Americas best
beloved writer abroad, according to
Vicente Blasco Ibanez, the famous
Spanish novelist. The authors great
est afternoon in America was the one
set aside for a quiet visit to the humble
and tragic home of the author of The
Raven" and 1.-THE Cask Of Amontilla-
do"
Poe's cottage is quaint little one
story frame house, painted white, on
the Grand Concourse on the upper
fringe of the city. The ground around
II has been dedicated and Is known as
Poe park. The building Is just the
same as it was when Poe lived there
in company with his fantastic satans
and ethereal sweethearts.
A party Of five went with Ibanez. 1t
was lust dark when they arrived at the
Poe home. The air was chilly and dank,
as Poe would have said. Six or seven
candles spluttered feebly against the
walls and threw fantastic shadows into
the small bedroom where, so history
hath II. the author Of "The Raven" had
spent so many nights Of anguish and
unearthly vision.
1t is strange but there are very few
New Workers who know where Poe
lived and they have never seen the park
or the little tragic cottage. The only
indication that 1t was the home of the
genius of the odd is the little black
raven painted in the front.
There is little porch, much like a
modern dollhouse porch. At night Poe
used to sit out there alone with the
stars, smoking and dreaming. Then he
was in the wilderness, for New York
was many miles away. Off to his right
was the Hudson and the Jersey coast.
Around about him were all sorts OF
night cries. He loved the mysterious
walls, the ghostly shadows that creep
about at night. Many ambitious
writer's go there at night now to drink
in the mental pictures that came to
Poe-but instead are bowls of the
Bronx Riddles, the honk of the auto.
the grind of car wheels and all the com.
pick noises of congested center.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

t.n,nted to carry on the other side OF
the tale. She wanted to dash into g
taxi. take a train for Glen Cove and
the ramshackle cottage, find the young
author seated before fire with his
nine in his mouth dreaming OF more
stories, fall madly in love with MN
and live happy ever after.
Instead of that Evelyn dictated
most editorial letter to John Cutstone
telling him that his story was cnarIn-
ing and offering him $3.50 for 1t. Sne
added also that she would De inter-
ested In meeting him should ne DC ~
town In the near future.
So John Cutstone was In Town ~
the near future. In fact, he took tile
first train out Of Glen Cove AFTER ne
had motored down to the village pos'
Office and got his letter from E'eisn
Monroe. editor Of the Boast.
1t was. as always happens ID .he
best of fiction, a case OF almost ~
Simultaneous love-at least, the ins'an'
EVELYN found her hand in that OF 1onn
Cutstone she had a wonderful feeiihs
of contentment. John knew tha' VIZ,
Evelyn's eyes looking into MS ne hau
found something he thought only
listed In romantic fiction.
"Your cottage is painfully IN neeu
of paint" was the editors stuplu
mark.
II will paint it next spring Jonn
promised, II was too busy garuehins
and writing all these stories that nave
been bringing me in big checks 70 W
any dolling up around the place. nau
his eyes been anywhere but nAeo
steadily on her face John would nave
turned in surprise to ask: "And no"
do you know anything about my
shack?"
IT happen to have been the poor
city worker who purchased the ap.
ples and left my best handkerchiei
-
by iove, no! have speculateo a
hundred times beside my IRE as u
the identity Of that quaint wanderer,
but never for a moment expected
| A wonderful blush springing into the
editors cheeks reminded Cutstohe
Just in time that he had only three
minutes before met Evelyn Monroe
and that even In the best of fiction the
hero isn't quite likely to propose Oh
so short an acquaintance. So-1an.
GUS a person." he tactfully nnisneu
and watched the blush recede unwiii-
ingly.
"You are to be the famous one
Evelyn said with sweetly serious eyes
fixed on the author; 'your touch is
very, very charming. A rich and
broad experience in life as you go
along year by year should produce IN
you the power to become a writer OF
the highest order"
1t was Cutstone now who flushed,
but his eyes did not waver from the
vision that was before them-a vision
rich and broad and so wonderful as
to make the editorial office seem a
thing of fragrance and flowers and
blue skies.
II am on my way to those expert
ences," he said softly, "and l am
fairly swift runner"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27
Planes Without Pilots

Toward the end of the war number
of French officers carried out series
of remarkably successful experiments
with wireless-steered airplanes. In a
number of bombing planes manipula-
ton of the pilots controls and COM
mand of the motor were effected by
means of electromagnetic actuated by
Hertzian waves coming from a point
outside the flying craft. In the first
experiments, says the Worlds Work, a
pilot, who stood on the ground and
used a low-powered transmitting set,
caused the plane to maneuver at dis
lance OF several kilometers. In Sep
TENDER, 1918. pilotless plane, equipped
with an automatic stabilizer. COM
pleted a circular flight of sixty-two
and a half miles without being cap
sized by wind or cross currents. In a
later experiment, which employed an
ingenious wave-selector and a simple
frequency-modifier, the officers con-
trolled several pilotless planes with a
single ransmitter.-Youths Compan-
ION.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27
British Convict System.

The largest British convict prison is
Dartmoor, writes T. G. Bridges In the
New Illustrated, and here the number
of prisoners may rise at times to as
many as 1900. At Dartmoor the build.
ings have all been constructed by con-
Wet labor, the gas is made by them
the cooking done by them, while con.
victs grow the vegetables, care for the
live stock and cultivate the farm. They
make, mend and wash all the clothes
both for themselves and for their
warders; they make and mend their
boots, while all the utensils used in the
cells-the tin cups, dishes and Jugs
are made on the spot.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27
Titles Occupational.

An English newspaper suggests the
use Of generic names for household
help, as, for instance: Palmer" for
parlor maid, "Jenny" for general.
"Scully" for scullery maid. and so on.
All very we'll. but suppose in the first
case there were three parlor maids,
would it distinguish them as Palm"
Palmer" and "PalmistT'-BostoD
Transcript.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27
Saves Much Hand Work.

Old lingerie blouses nearly always
contain somewhere in sleeves or body
enough material for a pretty collar or
two. They can be planned many times
so a bit Of embroidery or lace will
make the finish for the collar. Medal
lions of lace or squares of fine pin
tucking can be combined with new
material and will make collar often
far more original and pretty than one
bought in the store at pretty price.
Sometimes a shallow yoke for night
gown can be planned from discarded
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27
Natural Innuiru

Our little four-year-old girl went
with me to feed the chickens. The
food was quite hot and the chickens
drew their bills out quickly. / said /:
They ought not put their loses in
that hot food" Have chickens got
noses?' she asked. told her they
had. and her next inquiry was
Where do they carry their handker-
chiefs ?"-Exchange
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27
Basque Blouse Ties In Sash

A basque blouse that ties in a sash
at the back is made of seal brown
georgette. The unique trimming at the
front of the blouse is three-ineh
band OF arrested fringe made of iri-
descent cut steel gunmetal and rose
colored beads. The ronnd neck and
snort sleeves are piped with self
material.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27
Belgium May Export Footwear.

The Belgian market is reported to
be flooded with imported shoes at
present. According to the several man
ufacturers represented in that country.
so many shipments of footwear have
arrived from the United States. Swift
zerland. Spain, France and Holland
that importers may be compelled to
re-export part of their stocks. The re-
tail prices of imported footwear are
so high that the public has been very
slow in making purchases, and in spite
of the size of the stocks on hand there
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

lingerie waist and much time and Ia
Dor of fine handwork and embroidery
will be saved.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Charleston.-Suit for $4,000 dam
ages has been entered against the EN-
pire Coal Mines Company and others
by James G. Needles, manager of the
Charleston Specialties Company. 1t
appears that the plaintiff WAS unlaw.
fully arrested on charge Of larceny
when he refused to deliver a machine
to the defendant company which his
company had repaired for them until
after it had been paid for. Needles
was held under $500 bond to the grand
jury but afterwards dismissed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Clarksburg.-Dr. Thomas L. Nutter,
who was arrested in this city in Octo-
Der, 1919, charged with illegally sell.
ing morphine in violation of the Har-
rison anti-narcotlc laws and whose
case is now pending in Federal Court
at Parkersburg, was taken into custody
on federal warrant holding a similar
charge by S. A. Kenney and L. NJ.
Graves, federal internal revnue agents
and X. N. Sappington, chief of police.
when he arrived in the city at II :35
from Pittsburg. He was taken into
custody at the B. & o. depot and
lodged in the city Jail. Charges against
Nutter, whose arrest year ago last
October, following discovery of his al.
legged unlawful sale of drugs, have been
pending in federal court since that
time.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Parkersburg.-Harry Smith, a triL
looking individual, who resides II
Meigs county, Ohio. arrived here, and
locating the Office Of Z. S. Court Clerk
A. T. Barrett, made application for
passports to Bordeaux, France. The
young man was in high state of en-.
pectancy, and told Mr.. Barrett that he
would sail from New York Immediate
ly upon the receipt of the passports.
and upon arrival in Bordeaux he will
take as bride pretty and chic
young lady of that city whom he met
during the time he was in Bordeaux
with his comrades In arms from the
United States.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Huntington.-Mrs. Helen NJ. Lavally
was elected president of the Women's
Relief Corps, Bailey Corps No. Z, ar
the annual meeting of the organiza-
ton. Other officers were elected as
follows: Senior vice president, Mrs.
Effie Roach; junior vice president.
Mrs. Burton; treasurer, Mrs. Hope LIE.
Sage; guard, Mrs. Martha thinner
man; conductor, Mrs. Callie ElkiDs |;
chaplain, Anna Thornton. Delegates
to state convention were also elected.
After the election a delightful social
hour was enjoyed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Charleston.-A check for $4,000,
the amount of interest due from West
Virginia en- the Virginia debt bonds
Jan. I, has already been mailed to the
Equitable Trust Co., Of New York, the
fiscal agent Of the state in handling
the bond settlements. The settlement
was made early to secure free service
on the exchange of cash for the bond
coupons. The sum of $675,000. or one
twentieth Of the amount of the princi.
pal of the bonds, is due.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

| is said to be little promise of price re-
auctions
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Charleston. - Following the an
nouncement by the public service com.
mission that the producers will be ale
lowed to raise their charges for gas
from Is to % cents per 1000 cubic
feet to Charleston consumers, local
manufacturers became interested and
steps were at once taken to call
meeting to consider the decision. No
hint was given as to how the business
men accepted the announcement, nor
was 1t possible to learn whether or not
they will join in to take steps to fight
any increase.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Wheeling.-As result Of drinking
pint Of bayrum and quart of wood
alcohol, Charles Wilson, Jean Larue
and Clarence Walker, inmates Of the
union mission here, are in the Ohio
Valley hospital where little hope Is
held out by attending physicians for
saving their lives. The men, accord
ing to Rev. Cory, were found in va
cant room with the empty bottles in
front of them. They confessed to drink.
ing the contents he said.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27
West Virginia
News Briefs
ri Most Important events ri
OF entire state covered
IL by our correspondents IL

Clarksburg.-Joseph e. Knowles, 50,
formerly Of Macdonald, Pa, who OPP
Grated hotels and restaurants here and
along the Short Line for many years
died at his home here. His body will
be taken to Macdonald for burial. The
widow survives.
Charleston.-L. v. Lavender has
been appointed guardian of Ida T..
Harley, Jr., and james w. Lavender,
infant children of the late Harley and
Cornelia Lavender, and qualified be-
fore the county court giving bond in
the sum of $1,000. John l. Hammach
Is surety.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Huntington.-Two negroes, charged
with numbering a white mine foreman
in Logan county, were shot to Geath by
a mob at Chapmanville, on the Guyan
Valley branch of the Chesapeake &
Ohio railway. The body of one of the
negroes was thrown into the river and
was not recovered. The body of the
other Is reported to have contained
thirty bullet wounds. The assembly
of the mob was the sequel to the muir
der of Jesse Meek, aged 40 years, con-
struction foreman of the Island Creek
Coal Company, at Monitor, in Logan
county. Meek, according to reports Of
the murder, was lured into store and
pool room operated by negro named
Earl Whitney, eyed about 80 years.
Whitley, officials claim, was the insti-
gator of the murder, and furnished an
other negro, Edward Whitfield, with
the pistol with which Meek was killed.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

OuuIIeStOUs-M. E 6uaWkcys Stdt =
superintendent Of free schools, has an
nounced that school attendance reports
for the year have been very encourag.
ing. Instead of complaint Of empty
rooms this year." he said "there is a
cry everywhere for more seats to ac-
commodate the thrush of pupils. He
estimated the increase IN aggregate
attendance for schools of West vir.
ginia this year will be 25 per cent.
Huntington.-A new ordinance, for.
bidding hog pens within the city limits.
will shortly be presented to the city
commissioners with the health depart
ment's recommendation for adoption.
1t is proposed to make the ordinance
effective some time next spring, CIV
ing residents an opportunity to kill
such porkers as may now be fatten-
ing, hut preventing importation Of
small pigs to be iaised next year.
Observation-Disclosures the courtesy
of the manager of the Vanity Fair
skating rink, the Marshall College stu
dents have obtained the use of the
rink from ten o'clock in the morning
until noon every Saturday. A few
years ago the skating party that went
to the Vanity Fair every Saturday
morning was feature of the weekend
vacation, and the return to the GUS
tom will mean more good times for the
students.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Clarksburg.-E. L. Elmer, of Dean
7ille, an employee of the Reserve Nat
ural Gas Co., was seriously burned
by gasoline when pump exploded at
the company's gasoline loading station
at Jackson's Mills and hurled the
burning fluid around the place. Ply
sicians say he will likely recover.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Huntington.-In a small auto acct
dent at the corner of Sixth avenue
and Eleventh street, Nash automo-
bile driven by John Garvin, of SIS
Fifth avenue, crashed into Uniou
transfer taxi driven by J. N Thierry
at noon. The transfer auto suffered
damaged radiator and steering gear,
while the touring car escaped with
lighter damages. Three passengers
were in the taxi at the time of the
accident bound from the B. & o. de-
pot to the c. & o. depot. No one was
injured.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Charleston.-Suit vas entered on
the law side of circuit court by the
Kanawha Valley bank against the
Charleston National bank and others,
as debtors of William Osborne and
Samuel Stephenson. A suit for $780,
600 damages was also filed in circuit
court by w. w. Hume against w. H.
st. Clair.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

st. Albans.-The four men arrested
some months ago In connection with
the bank robbery at Whitesburg, OH
Paint Creek, were brought through St.
Adams in charge of an officer The
men were nanacled together, but 1t
could not be learned as to the DISPOSE
ton made of their cases by the courts.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-01-27

Charleston.-Suit for $4,000 dam.
ages has been brought in Circuit Court
for Samuel A. Agnew, six-year-old
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Agnew
of Templetan street, against f. NJ
Finney & Co. of Washington street. In
juries alleged to have resulted when d
toy airplane flew out Of the grasp OF
Mr.. Finney and struck the child in the
face, putting out one eye, are the
grounds for the suit The accident oc
Cured in September.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-12

ock Islask s1Goliss ~ Dsvsn~
= vent record ~ fAypt u
y 1lissisdt, II vaIIs5 nssodl1GjOa
! ~ psse5snSwAsn sslseltiess
rs adoptet q 5 copfersnes q ~,
y busdnsss lasn snd ol1eiatS u
! a6eociation IN Davenport Wsd-
sday.
u. Z. Smith. vice president. in
\asge Of the waterways division,
4 J. B. Morrow. managing difec-
X were the omcials Of the valley
Gocjstion, who came here urging
pport OF . six-foot channel IN the
|ssissippi river from Minneapolis
81. Louis.
The resoIutiops follow:
'Rssolvsd, That II be the sens q
g meeting th1t.t the aims and OBJ
Its ~ the M issipyt Wiley -
ridI Ion, % out Timed e ~ BY J.E
nth and J. B. Morrow, arc worthy
y the support Of the people o.
Axenp0rt, Rock Island and Mo.
~; and, resolved, further,
That We urge the people OF Rock
land, Moline and Davenport and
1butary territory 10 lend theiI
oral support to the activities o.
~ Mississippi Valley association
Iad in assisting in the formation o.
tSsIb-xone In this district, SO tina
- ection may BE- directly idsuti
a With this great development
bvement."