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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-21

A lazy liver leads to chronic dys-
pepsia and constipation---weakens the
whole system Doan's Regulets (30c
per box act mildly on the liver and
bowels. At all drug stores.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-21

Look over your Insurance Policies
and see if loss you might have is
properly protected. Charles Town
Real Estate & Insurance Agency, w.
A. Daniel, Manager. Office phone
CIR. Residence phone 201-23.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-21

Real Estate, Loans, Insurance and
Surety Bonds. Charles Town Real
Estate and Insurance Agency, w. A.
Daniel, End floor Sadler Block.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-21

Let us have your order for limo
thy seed. Special price on large.
Burns & Marshall
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-21

Call to see my Blue Ribbon refrig-
rators and Blue Ribbon oil cook
stove. They are first class. w.
Ralph Burns.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-21
ELECTION LAWS
TO Be REVISED
LEGISLATURE FACILITATES THE
VOTING OF WOMEN IN THE
COMING ELECTION.

Democratic Leaders Encouraged Over
Reports tc State Headquarters From
Every County Throughout the State
Strength of Cox and Roosevelt Is
Growing Daily.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-21
HAULING OF ALL KINDS.

l am prepared to do all kinds of
hauling by automobile truck, both
short and long distance. All orders
given prompt attention.
Any one wishing hauling done call
up Central Garage, Phone No. DOR.
G. P. WELLER.
- Charles Town, w. Va.
Feb 1S-1m
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-21

Select your tires ac-
cordinS to the roads
they have 10 travel.
In sandy or billy coun-
try, wherever the going
is apt to be hesvy-The
U. S. Nohby.
For ordinary country
roads-The U. S. Chain
or Usco .
For front whceis-The
U. S. Plain.
For best results
every " n ere-U. S.
Royal Cords.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10
"THE WHEEL" TO BE HOSPITAL.
Great Gambling House in Shanghai to
Be Transformed.

Shanghai, Juno 9.--The great gamb-
ling establishment in this city notori-
| Gus for years under the name of "The
Wheel which originally cost more
than 100000, is to be converted into
charity hospital The Chinese au-
thorities have announced that they in
tend to confiscate the huge building
which now stands dark and empty.
Its owners, however, threaten TO fight
this program.
Up to about three wears ago, when
the place was closed by Chinese au-
thorities "The Wheel in Shanghai
was one of the biggest gambling es-
Establishments in the far east. 1t was To-
Gated in Chinese territory on North
Honan road. l5minute automobile
ride from the heart of the city. In
the days when the establishment flour
ished, three roulette wheels with six
lay outs, beside faro and other games
were operated.
After this establishment was closed
as the result of the efforts of mis-
sionary interests, no open gambling
on any large scale was permitted in
Shanghai until last fall when the in
terests that formerly operated THE
Wheel opened near it smaller rou-
lette establishment which in turn was
closed after a few weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10
YOUNG IRISH TENOR DEPoRTED.
Because He Did Not Have Certificate
Proving Birth in U. S.

New York. June Francis O'Brien.
a young STRIPPING famous on Ellis Is.
! land rs stowaway and ar a tenor of
| promise, who is on the high seas to-
day on his return voyage to Ireland,
is living proof that a birth certia-
cate may sometimes prove an essential
document in the pursuit of career
as singer.
Were it not for his lack of such
| document as proof of his contention
that he was born in Philadelphia and
that his parents took him to Ireland
when he was four years old. young
O'Brien might now be winning the
hearts of American music lovers, as
did John Mccormack. the emulation Of
whose career led the lad to secrete him
self on an Americana bound Vessel some
three weeks ago.
Instead, immigration officials, who
have only cold legal instructions TO
guide them in making decisions, saw
tit to place him on an outgoing ship
and let him try TO establish the e.
sential facts concerning his birth after
his return. O'Brien, however. dis
paired Of being able TO prove much
about his origin, because his father
and mother are both dead and he has
no relatives in Ireland.
The young tenor's fame as singer
probably would never have started 10
spread had it not been for a slight i'll.
ness contracted on Ellis Island. causing
him to be placed in the hospital for
treatment. The nurses there became
enchanted with bis singing, and before
he was deported he was giving con-
certs for the other inmates Of the hos |
pital as wen as for the inhabitants |
OF the island generally As a result, |
O'Brien's name to-day is on the lips Of !
all Ellis Island. The hospital attend |
ants were calling his name with tender
eulogy and expressing extreme sorrow |
that he had TO go back.
0'Brien is only one of hundreds of |
such cases that are sent back to their
original place of embarkation every |
month There are 50 stowaways on
the island now awaiting orders to 90
back, never having seen more of New |
York than its enchanting skyline Ev.
ery incoming ship from no matter
what port, according TO immigration
brings from two to ten stow.
aways, and almost all of them have q
fruitless voyage TO this country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10
Miss Edna Merriman Shot
Herself With a Bank Re-
volver at Everett, Mass.
RETURNED TO WORK
ONLY YESTERDAY
After Having Undergone
an Operation for APP
pendicitis

Everett, Mass, June l0.--Miss Edna
Merriman, a 20-year old clerk for the
Everett Trust company, shot herself
through the heart in the teller's cage
of a branch Office of the bank at Glen
dale square to-day. She died in
stantly.
The young woman used the bank re-
volver, which was found by her side.
Her body was discovered by the man.
ager of the branch, Ralph p. Roberts,
when he went to the office this morn
ing. There was no other person in the
building at the time. Miss Merriman
had gone to the bank before the open
ing hour.
The young woman had returned to
the bank yesterday after couvalescing
from an operation for appendicitis.
Fellow clerks said she appeared to be
in good spirits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10

The fruit, whole or sliced, accord
ing to their character, must be piled
up in layers, the kinds being iudicious-
" chosen so that drier varieties alter
nate with the juicy ones. allowing
their juice to percolate through the
other fruits. In some cases this is all
that is necessary to provide an excel
lent fruit salad. with the exception of
fine sugar sprinkled on each layer, the
whole being arranged in the dish in
which it is to be served, and left in
cool place for some hours SO that the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10
The Salad Season.

Now comes the season for salads.
Even in ordinary times the housewife
! has usually resorted TO the spring
greens as part of her transition from
| the heavy winter diet to the lighter
diet of summer But this year, faced
with high cost of every foodstuff, she
will pay especial attention to the pos
sibilities of simple, appetitizing salad
recipes that NAV serve TO replace heay
Ter meat dishes on the luncheon or
even at the evening meal. saws Marion
Harris Neil in the Peoples Home Jour
nal.
The crisp salad is invaluable as a
stimulant TO the appetite. because Of
the mineral matter il contains, while
the nutritious element is fully fur
nished by the ingredients of fish. meat.
game vegetables. eggs. cheese. nuts
and fruits. and by the further addi-
ton of oil. which forms the foundation
Of nearly all salad dressings. The ell
modifies and smooth the peculiar
iavors Of the Juices OF the salad plants
While the vinegar softens the TISSUES,
renders them more digestible and gives
an agreeable piquancy to the whole.
\ salad Is really good only when it
j. judiciouslv seasoned. aud this re-
1uires skill aud care. I'm the ingrc-
dents Of salad every plant should
bear it, part. without being overPow-
cred bv some Herb of stronger taste.
Onr Of the sccrets'o making a cool.
delicious salad lies in the preparatory
care and handling Of the greens. EN-
anime them carefully. remove any i'm
perfect leaves and wash them through
.cveral waters. which should be A.
cold a. possible.
After the greens are washed they
-houid b. criSpeh IN iyr water. aud be
ere using. each leaf should be thor
elr-hly dried either IN wire basket
" by heeking and patting betwecH I
Oft folds OF dry cheesecloth. II any I
aater j. left on the leaves. the dress 4
ing viii not adhere 10 them. but viii /
run 10 the bottom Of the dish and I
10th the salad and the dressing vii /
Dr. poor.
"a i not necessary 70 have fresh /
81 nd green things for al salads. Left .
overs may he used in salads in very 1
attractive wavs. but the ingredients 4
-lould Be- put together carefully Gold
as,,kpd vegetables are excellent. -
figran7is. pess. potatoes. beans. heet
lrn SEES sprouts. eaulaouers or eee
crai Of these miNed-tosether via
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

Add little chopped cabbage and APP
pie to the ordinary potato salad TO
give il a little unusual flavor.
Canned pineapple Juice cooked with
sage or tapioea and served with cream,
using garnish of chopped pineapple,
makes most dainty dessert.
Whereas it has been found that add p
ing soda to acid fruit and sauce also
often changes the flavor, as we'll as
counteracting the acidity, the use of
salt in the same way win be found
much to be preferred, although il must
be used sparingly, Very acid sauce,
like rhubarb. gooseberries, cranberries
and tart apples, require more sugar
than many feel able to use while II
is short in quantity and high in price,
and if little salt is used much les
sugar will be required.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10

juices and the flavors may become
thoroughly blended.
Lemon juice helps every fruit salad.
Strawberries with the addition of lem
on juice are delicious. Oranges and
Strawberries blend excellently, hut
wherever there are Strawberries, cher
ries should be excluded.
Pineapple should be used sparing-
", where other fruits form a part Of a.
compound, as its strong flavor is apt
to predominant and overpower that Of
other ingredients. Dorothy Dexter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10
LITTLE GIRLS
DIED IN FIRE
When the Flames Swept an
Apartment House in
New York
OVER 100 PERSONS
FLED FROM BUILDING
Fire Started from Garbage
Can in Lower Hallway
of the Structure

New York, June'l0.-Two little girls
were burned to death and their moth
or and little brother were seriously in
jured early to-day in fire starting
in garbage can standing in the low
er hallway of an apartment house.
The dead are Catherine and Mary
Beach, | and years old, respectively.
Mrs. Julia Beach and George Beach,
10. were taken to hospital.
More than 100 persons escaped down
fire escapes and over adjoining roofs,
or were rescued by fremen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10
POOR SCENE SHIFTER.
DR.. Lambie, American Dentist, Didn't
Please Bolsheviki.

London. June l0.-How an American
dentist, Dr. Lambie, one OF the best
known in the profession in Moscow,
was compelled TO do scene shifting by
the bolsheviki. but failed ~ please
them. was told to an Associated Press
correspondent by Robert Vale. a re-
turned British hostage from Moscow.
VALE had fortune Of f2j,0o0, but
arrived here penniless.
He SAYS that DIR. Lambie after being
arrested and imprisoned. was after
ward released 10 do some scene shift
ing in the Moscow theatre I'm par
ticular play there was to be the scene
of a tree struck down hy lightning.
Being unacustomed to such work,
DR.. Lambie fclled the tree before the
lightning struck II and, in Consequence
of this mistake, was taken back TO
prison again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10

slicings of olives, or even bread crumbs
when there is nothing else at hand
make very satisfying salad
Fruit salads are delicious. For one
thing, the fruit is prepared for eat
ing and there is no tiresome peeling
and cutting beforehand. Moreover, the
tasty blending of different Aavors
brings out the best of each. Lastly the
dressing is help 10 digestion. Moth
ing but the best fruit in perfect con
dition should be allowed to enter the
salad bowl.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10

Customer Waiter, do you know it
i nearly half an hour since ] ordered
that soup
Waiter Yes. sir. but you know how
slew turtles are Peoples Home Jour
nal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10

The United States government has
taken steps to induce the soviet au-
thorities az Moscow to release Ameri-
cans they are holding a prisoners,
among DR. Lambie. whose address has
not been made public.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10
SUNSEAl.
SAlAD4xoC COOKING
OIL
The utmost in refinement
Made by the Millers of sUNNYcoRN
The utmost in refinement

The best salad and table oil for
every home purpose.
This new oil contains only the pure
oil pressed from the hearts of selected
corn.
For better cooking, better baking,
better dressings-highly economical,
smooth and pleasing in its nutty sweet
ness. Sunseal Salad and Cooking Oil
goes further as shortening, consumes
less in frying, and requires less in dress
ings. Will not absorb foreign odors.
You will find Sunseal Salad and
Cooking Oil a revelation in the kitchen,
a delight on the table.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-30

his shaggy new suit attracted much
attention because he was such nov
eltv
With regular steps tramped the
maAhinc man Tik-tOk, and there was
more cheering when the Wizard OF
OF followed in the procession. The
Woggle- Bug and Jack Pumpkinhead
were next, and behind them Glinda
the Sorceress and the Good witch or
the North. Finally came Billina, WIN
her brood of chickens to whom she
clucked anxiously to keep them to-
gether and to hasten them along so
they would not delay tho procession.
Another band followed, this time
the Tin Band OF the Emperor of the
Wrinkles, playing "A beautiful march
called There's No Place Like TIN
Then came the servants of the Royal
Palace in long line, and behind
them all the people Joined the pro
cession and marched away through
the emerald gates and out upon the
broad green.
Here had been erected splendid
pavilion. with grandstand big
enough to seat all the royal party
and those who had taken part in the
procession. Over the pavilion, which
was of green silk and cloth of gold,
countless banners waved in the
breeze
Just in front Of this, and connected
with it by Il runway had been bullt
broad platform, so that all the spec
| tators could see plainly the enter
tainment provided for them.
The Wizard now became Master
| of Ceremonies. as OZma had placed
| the conduct of the performance in
his hands. After the people had all
congregated about the platform and
: the royal party and the visitors We're
seated in the grandstand, the Wizard
| skillfully performed some feats OF
| Juggling glass balls and lighted can
| dies. lie tossed a doZen'o or so of them
| high in the air and caught them one
| by one as they came down. without
missing any.
Then he introduced the Scarecrow
who did sword swallowing act that
aroused much interest After this
the Tin Woudman gave an exhibition
of Swinging the Axe, which he made
to whirl around him so rapidly that
the eve could scarcely follow the mo-
! ton OF the cleaning blade. Glinda
! the SorCeress then stepped upon the
| platform. and by her magic made a
| big tree grow in the middle OF the
space made blossoms appear upon
| the tree. and made blossoms de-
licious fruit called tamornas, and SO
great was the quantity of fruit thus
produced that when the servants
climbed the tree and tossed ii down
to the crowd. there was enough to
satisfy every person present.
Para Bruin. the rubber bear.
| - N htp
rolled himself into n ball, and dropped
to the platform, whence he bounded
up again to the limb He repeated
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-30

As you have already heard, the
Princess OZma's grand banquet was
suite the most wonderful repast ever
prepared even in Fairyland. The
WoRgle- Bug read his ode 10 or
ma" which was written in very good
.hythm and was well received by
Inc company. The Wizard added TO
he entertainment by making big
bic appear before Dorothy. and when
he little girl cut the pie the nine
Tiny piglets leaped out of II ana
sanced around the table, while the
orchestra played n merry tune,
This amused the company very
pleased when Polychrome, whose
much, but they were even more
hunger had been easily satisfied, rose
from the table and performed her
graceful and bewildering Rainbow
Dance for them. When 1t was ended
The people clapped their hands ana
the animals Clapped their paws
while Billina cackled and the Donkey
King brayed approval. ,
Johnny Dooit was present, and OF
rourse he proved he could do won
hers in the way of eating. as well as
In everything else that he undertook
10 do: the Tin Woodman sang a love
bong. every one joining In the chorus'
and the wooden soldiers from Mer-
tyland gave an exhibition Of light
ing drill with their wooden muskets
The Ryls and KNOCKS danced Inc
Fairy Circle; and the Rubber the
room.
There was laughter and merrment
IN every side and everybody was
having a royal good time. Button
Bright was so excited and interested
that he paid little attention to MS
fine dinner and a great deal or at
tention to his queer companions ana
perhaps he was wise to do this. be-
cause he could eat at any other
time. ,--
The feasting and merrymaking
continued until late in the evening
when they separated to meet again
the next morning and take part IN
the birthday celebration, to which
this royal banquet was merely the
introduction.
A clear. perfect day. with a gentle
breeze and sunny sky, greeted
Princess Ozma as she awakened next
morning, the anniversary OF her
birth. While il was yet early all me
rity was astir and crowds OF people
came from all parts of the Land OF
OF to witness the festivities In honor
Of their girl Rulers birthday
The noted visitors from foreign
countries, who had all been trans
ported to the Emerald City by means
Of the Magic Belt, were as much a
show TO the Ozites as were their own
familiar celebrities, and the streets
leading from the royal palace to the
ieweled gates were thronged with
men, women and children TO see the
procession as 1t passed out TO the
green fields where the ceremonies
were to take place. >.
And what a great procession 1t
vast -,
First came thousand young girls
L-the prettiest in the land--Sas a
sassal of the Ruler Of the Emerald
City. ~
Next marched the Emerald CITY
tornet band. clothed in green sashes
and hair ribbons, bearing great bask-
cts Of red roses. As they walked they
scattered these flowers. so that the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-30
HllsheW4nQerful Stores d}OZ7R
The Birthday Celebration

this bouncing act several times. to
the great delight Of all the children
present After he had finished, and
bowed, and returned to his seat
Glinda waved her wand and the tree
disappeared, but its fruit still re
manned To bc eaten.
The Good Witch of the North
amused the people by Transforming
10 stones into 10 birds, the 10 birds
into 10 lambs. and the 10 lambs into
10 little girls who gave pretty
dance and were then Transformed
into 10 stones again. just as they
were in the beginning
Johnny DoOit came on the plat
form with his toolCpest, and in few
minutes built a great flying machine,
then put his chest in the machine
and the whole thing flew away to-
gether-Johnny and all-after he had
bid good bye to those present and
thanked the Princess for her hospi-
tally. Then the Wizard announced
the last act of all,
(Can you guess what it was the
Wizard did to entertain Ozma )
guests? Try Next week you shall
hear about it in Home Again. ~
The Editor)
copyrighted by l.. Frank Baum
for the George Matthew Adams ser
vice.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-30
BAR TEXAS CANDIDATE.

AUSTIN. Tex. sept. 30.-A tenn
porary injunction restraining the sec
retary of state irons certifying the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-30

way was carpeted thick with roses
for the procession to walk upon.
Then came the rulers of the four
kingdoms OF Or; the Emperor of
the Wrinkles. the Monarch Of the
Munckins, the King OF the Quadlings
and the Sovereign of the Gillikins,
each wearing n long chain OF en-
eralds around his neck. The
Royal Army OF or followed. consist
ing OF q officers. from the cap
tain general down to the lieutenants
There were no privates in Ozmas
army because soldiers were not need .
ed to fight battles. but only to look
important, and an officer always
looks more imposing than "A private.
While the people cheered and
waved their hats ana handkerchiefs,
there came walking the Royal Prin-
cess Ozma. looktng SO pretty and
sweet that ii IL no wonder her people
love h"r so dearly. She had decided
she would not ride in her chariot
that day as she preferred to walk in
the procession with her favored sub
jccts. and her guests. Just in front
Of her trutted the living Blue Bear
Rug owned by old Dyna, which wob-
hled cmmsily on It's four feet be-
cause there was nothing but the
skin to support them, with a
stuffed head at one end and "A
stubby tail at the other. But when
ever Ozma paused in her walk the
Bear Rug would flop down flat upon
the ground for the princess To stand
uuon until she resumed her progress
Following the princess walked her
two enormous beasts. the COwardly
Lion and the Hungry Tiger, and even
II the army he'd not been there these
two would have been powerful enough
to guard their mistress from any
harm.
Next march@l the invited guests,
who were loudly cheered by the PEG e
pie OF OF along the road and were
therefore obliged to bow TO right and
left almost every step OF the way.
First was her 10 royal children; then
the Santa Claus, who, because he
was fat and not used to walking,
rode the wonderful Saw Horse. The
merry old gentleman had basket
of small toys with him. and he
tossed the toys one by one to the
children as he passed by. His Ryls
and Knocks marched close behind
him.
Queen zizi of TX came after; ther
John Dough and the Cherub, with the
rubber bear named Para Bruin
strutting between them on its hind
legs, then the Queen of Merryland
escorted by her wooden soldiers
then King Hid of holland and his sis
ter, the Princess Fluff. then the
Queen of Ev and Braided Mar
ana the Candy Man. side by side
then King box of FoXville and King
Xix bray Of Dunkiton, who by this
time had become good friends; and
finally Johnny Dooit, in his leather
apron. smoking his long pipe.
| These wonderful personaEes were
not more heartily cheered by the
people than were those who followed
after them In the procession, Dor
othy was general favorite, anC
she walked arm in arm with the
SCarecrow. who was beloved by all
Then came PolChyrome and Button,
Bright. and the people loved the
Rainbow's pretty Daughter and tn
beautiful blue-eyed boy as soon as
they saw them. The shaggy man IL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-30

The Howe choral class had an en-
.thIsiastic rehearsal at Howe Wednes-
day night. II. c. Thomas, the man.
ager, was IN charge.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-30

a community fair opened at the
Tabernacle Baptist church Wednesday
night All friends are welcome.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-30
Activities Among
Memphis Negroes
BY REV. T. o. FULLER.

Prof. John r. Love and wife are Wis
ting in Seattle, Wash. They VIII so
20 Vancouver before returning 10 Mem
knhis' prof. Love is on his vacation as
Suail carrier.