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REMOVING DIRT FROM WALLS
A Brush or Broom Covered With Soft
Cloth Should Be Used-Avoid
Rubbing Too Hard.

Ordinary plastered and papered
walls and ceilings should be cleaned
with a wall brush or broom covered
with soft cloth, such as cotton fan
mel. Light overlapping strokes should
be used; heavy strokes rub the dirt
in. Cotton batting is good for clean
ing places that soil more quickly than
the rest-for example, the wall over
radiators, registers and stoves. The
wall should be rubbed lightly with the
cotton, which should be turned as 1t
becomes soiled.
There are commercial pastes and
powders for cleaning wall papers, but
in general, these should be applied on
ly by an expert. An amateur is likely
to have a streaked wall If he attempts
to use them.
The sO-called washable papers used
in kitchens and bathrooms may be
cleaned with a dampened cloth, but
water must be used sparingly; If il
seeps in, the paper will be loosened.
Vanishing the paper in these rooma
will make it more nearly impervious
to moisture and steam and will pre-
vent 1t from peeling, household special
lists of the United States Department
of Agriculture say.
The Ordway new era., 1921-04-15
ToIstoy Tribute to Dickens.

Maxim Gorky published some lot.
tings from his notebook of talks with
Leo Tolstoy toward the end of the old
mans life, and among them there is a
curious appreciation of Charles Dick.
ems, according to the continental edi.
tion OF the London Mail. Tolstoy said
OF MIN: Dickens has expressed re.
markable thought. He says life was
gwen to us to be valiantly defended to
.e iast oreath. He was on
tne whole sentimental and louua.
cious writer of mediocre intelligence.
But ne knew better than anyone how
10 put novel together. He certainly
aid 1t better than Balzac. Both writer's
nave left a number Of badly written
BOOKS. and yet Balzac had genius. ."
me talks cover a wide range Of sub.
The Ordway new era., 1921-04-15
EVERYDAY FOODS.

A NICE way to cook pork chops
"A for busy day is to place them
over a pan of thinly sliced potatoes,
seasoning well with salt and pepper,
bake until the chops are well done,
and serve from the baking dish. The
moisture in the potatoes and the fat
in the pork will be sufficient to make
the dish of the right consistency.
Even a small family may enjoy a
dish of sauerkraut by covering a
quart of kraut with slice of nice
pork steak; usually there is very lit
tie salt needed; bake until the steak
and kraut are well cooked. Long, slow
cooking of at least three hours makes
fine well seasoned dish. Another
way of cooking kraut is to roll nice
spare rib around it and bake long and
slowly. adding salt If needed, and
pepper to taste.
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BEHIND THE MOUND.

The girl and boy Adventures :.
succeeded In getting around the mo,". Saa
They had mastered the obstacle ,.'% a. .,s
thing which had gotten in their ,.' os
and which had tried to keen ,h.' s
from going forward. Now hass' s,a
them, was smooth. lovely v.,,s' %
with no more marshy ground
"Oh!" said the girl, II never wos ;.
frightened before. Just as | tbou,s, j.
I'd give up l came to the hard rronps,
Do you suppose we chose a part,n
Iarly bad placer"
NO. you didn't" said voice wb,.,
seemed to come from the mound =.
obstacle. They looked. and brown,.
appeared.
You two didn't turn back. Hurrah,
You had real bravery. real brayerv
You're truly Adventures. You didn',
think of crying Retreat You crsd
On, on!' And now for some frssh
clothes for you. which you certajny
needw
"Who are you?" asked the boy.
"Pm one of the Old Obstacle Bows.
said the brownie.
"And do you know about that mound
and why 1t is there, and why ihs
marshy ground was all around. and
why everyone seemed to stop at that
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with that of the crow, one of the most
intelligent of the feathered tribes.
We ascribe great wisdom to the fox
whose achievements are not nearly
equal to those of the beaver, the most
interesting of all the animal kingdom.
The reason for the ancient venera-
ton of the animals and the modern
regard in Bombay for the welfare of
pigeons is that the people believe that
they have some peculiar power of pro-
lection from disaster or bad luck"
The human mind, when it does not
have any proven thing to believe, is
always willing to substitute supersti-
tion.
The sufferer from rheumatism after
he has found other remedies inef-
fective, will resort to carrying a horse
chestnut in his pocket. The gambler
puts his lucky coin on the table as
soon as fortune begins to run against
him. Half the baseball teams in the
country pay salary to mascot and
transport MIN about the country for
his presumable effect on the winning
of games.
If you spill the salt. you throw
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pinch of it over your shoulder to allay
the unhappy results which you half
believe may follow. You will not walk
under ladder and if you go out of
the house and have to return for some
thing you think you must sit down
before you go out again.
You very likely thought, if you read
the Bombay item, "What fools those
people are to make so much of row
over the killing of a couple of pig
cons" The gentleman in Bombay
would be equally amused if he knew
that you attached great power to the
breaking of mirror to bring you bad
luck.
One superstition is about as silly as
another and so long as we harbor be-
liefs which have neither reason nor
logic to support them. we are not in
a position to criticize the people who
do not want their pet opinions inter-
fered with by foreign unbelievers.
The best way to avoid this kind of
trouble is TO have no superstitions
ourselves but to respect the weak
nesses of those who persist in foolish
beliefs.
(Copyright.)
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THE WOODS
By DOUGLAS MALLocH
BACK ON THE JOB.

THIS is the time of the bust-up,
l. This is the end of the trail;
Though your icin' you do,
Still the ground will come through
An your icin' an cussin' will fail.
Ihe caves are a-drippin' Mt midnight
An out of the south comes a sob
You kin talk about loss
All you like, Mister Boss,
But Spring has got back on the ioh
You kin rave all you like of the timber
Thet lays in the woods at the stump
You kin swear you will haul
Ev'ry stick of it all
To the road an the bank AN the
dump,
But she's got all creation ag'in you,
The sun an the wind an all that,
An she'll bust ev'ry road
An she'll stand ev'ry load
An your timber will stay where
it's at.
You ought to know somethin' Of
You've seen her both single an wed .
~ hhc" Sou CdA SUIT
Any notion in her
When once it gifts into her head.
But, of all of the contrary women
Miss Spring is the worst of the Int
When you want her to freeze
She will thaw, if you please.
An she'll freeze when you're want,n,
it hot.
No use to dispute with a heifer
Err argue case with q skirt.
If Spring wants to thaw.
Neither reason ner law
VIII keep her from doin' Won dir,
It's will er it's won't with a woman
She says when she won't er she win
You kin talk till you're black
In the face, but the shack
Will be bossed by the petticoats st,u
we think we're her lord an he,
master,
ehe swears she will love an obey.
We think we're the head
OF the house, as she said
We would be when we bore ha,
away.
But month or so after the wedd,n,
When honeymoon season is flown
She quits sayin' "dear'
An she gifts on her ear
An, she kicks us plumb of of the
throne.
It's likewise up here in the timber.
We think we are runnin' the tb,n.
We're falling the trees
An we're maxim 1t freeze
But all Of a sudden it's Spring
Then it's mix up a. walk fer ~.
swampers
An can the whole macklnav ms,
No use fer the boss -,
hr the crow er the hos
~ Spring has cot back on the "a,
ecepy.isA&l &
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BOOKSELLING


nNE of the best known and most
" successful retail sellers of books
in this country went on record recent
ly, in a speech made before the Wom-
ems National Bookselling association,
as believing that an era of great ex-
pansiUn for the small bookshop Is at
hand, and he added that he thought
women were particularly suited to
take large part in this expansion.
Il think that many women who have
worked as librarians would make first
class booksellers. and l think that a
good business woman could not do
better than put her money into a
small book shop in any of the thou
sands of towns throughout America
where there is no such shop at pres
ent." He added that there was al
ways better chance of succeeding
with bookstore in a town that had
public library. tnan IN one where
there was no such institution.
Yet 1t is possible for a clever woman
to so arrange things that her little
store will sDecome All atrracrlon even
in a neighborhood that has not yet
acquired a taste for reading. Special
programs and lectures could be ar
ranged for IN the snOp; there should
be a carefully thought out plan by
whicn TO attract the children; there
might be poster displays that would
strike the popular fancy. The thing
to do is to get people to come to the
store in the first place, by any means
that will seem effective. The actual
buying of books would come later but
It would come.
'Let the women get in now." said
the speaker, "for we are at the begin
ming Of an important and interesting
expansion of retail bookselling. The
more bookstores there are, the better
each will do, for book buying is a
progressive disease. Once you catch
II, you can never shake It OF. The
neld is tremendous, and there isn't q
more interesting profession IN The
worid.~ I, p
~ iins forms 4 - nsht- -doa't
crowd. pleaSe. = IS
ecssysisAs,
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and better service ard are more eco
nomical in the end. Before buying an
especially expensive cleaning device
or one used occasionally, such ques-
tions as the following should be con-
sidered: Will it be used enough to
Justify the cost? How much care in
clearing and storing will it require? =?
Will it really save time and energy
Will it make some especially disagree
able task less unpleasant? A few we'll
chosen implements give better service
and require less care than large col
lection bought haphazard.
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should be quickly dried. Dry mops
may be oiled or oiled mops renewed
by pouring few drops of light lubri-
eating oil or airy good floor oil into
an old dish or tin box and setting
the mop in those for day or two; !;
or the mop may be sprinkled with a
little oil and allowed to stand until
the oil spreads through the strings.
The initial cost of implements of
good quality may be a tritie greater
than those of poorer grade, but sub
stantlal ones generally give longer
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Praise for the Manoo.

Ine secretary Of the chamber n,
commerce In Mexico City says that
nobody knows the real Mexico unt,,
ne mas eaten a ripe mango in Mex.
lco. And, Of course. you can't eat a
ripe mango anywhere else, because
ripe mango cannot be moved far.
= rtpe mango, according to him. i
sne most luscious. juicy and delicious
Iroit In the world. and the corrsct
sy 70 eat Il Z to get, in Z stata &
n-set e 4 PARK o. orchard or ~.
81. o. ~ the ssashore, apd tbsn ~
so the mat with the fruit.
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M2NyHNNM g
q QUeZ0NC

Lime and iron both are found in ap-
pies. Lime is essential to digestion
and iron to life itself.
Embroidered garments should be
pressed back down on an old bath
towel or thick soft pad.
The eyebrows should be brushed
night - imcsning with. q small brush
~ ~ ~ III potpose; this prp-
: : ~ gfewth - apins them
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q teaspO0nfuls dilute ammonia to the
quartz or borax Il teaspoonful to
the quartz and then rinsed In clear
water. Water is likely to injure the
back of brush and to loosen the
cement by which the bristles are held
10 place in the less expensive makes.
The brush, therefore, should not be
covered with water. but should be
washed by s0usir.g the bristles back
and forth In shallow water; it should
be dried with the bristles down or
with the weight resting on the side
Of the brush. The drying should be
done quickly, but not In an intense
heat. Drying in sunshine whitens light
'bristies. The weighted bristle brush
used in polishing floors should be
Wnshed occasionally to prevent the
accumulation of dirt and wax from
darkennng the wood.
61o ollee No. y
ges ~ - alse1 q VI suos
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place, and some 60 on and some 80
back, and everything" asked the boy,
without stopping for breath.
Yes, l know all that" said the
brownie. "In the first place. when
you reached the foot of the hill you
saw, suddenly that there was an enor-
nous mound, and then, of course, you
noticed all the people who had Just
awakened. They were fresh and rest
ed mostly, though some had had bad
dreams, but at any rate did wish
they'd all get around the mound.
You may not have noticed but
there was sign post which SAID
Turn You see that part of the road
there ut the entrance of this lovely
valley, is a very important place On
the way to the House of Secrets. we
have a sign there which tells people
to turn, and If they turn back they
go along as you saw them go, and
they take a turn to the right or the
left of the obstacle they take turn
which leads them right on their Jour-
ney. If they are brave they 50 on
I'm not surprised you missed ue
post, because everyone is too ouS
thinking what they will do.
You see," continued the browne
there comes a time when those WV
are travelling to the House OF Secies
meet with an obstacle. Some OF Ihen
meet with smaller ones before, some
with others. later, which aren't SO Dls'
but as you've gotten around the sreap
est obstacle you are safe ehousu
You'll manage the others.
"Those who think they've gone s
far as they can go, those VINO u,
quite satisfied. with themselves an
think they're as fine as they can y
and as good as they can be anu ]
joyous as they can be. turn when 'ls.
meet big obstacle like the one you"
just met. And when anyone Is p.
fectly satisfied with himself or u,
self he Immediately starts bacRws,ys
and goes along the Self-Satisfed Has
"Oh, we saw a lot coming BACK, ~,
when we were In the other vaie''
Said the boy.
''Of course" said the bro"l.s,
There are lots who're always sO%s
back along the road. Those who !u'r. y.
they've gone far enough ana 'Dvs ~.
who have no hope of getting 10 ~. NJ
House of Secrets. They've lost alu~ :,
ton and they've lost their dreams =
being great. They're just sal,su'r -
poor dears, and SO they have ~ -
backwards in the Self-Satisfied NV. i.
Sometimes long time afterMS.s, ~ss,
they're sorry they didn't go on ~. ~
feel that they've gone backward n, i
cause they haven't gone forwalu, II
then it is hard to start the journey A.
over again. They haven't enous"
ergy and ambition left.
"Those who went on had cou,rs. ~ss,
they got around the obstacle. .rsst
were willing to go through ,hs
deal, too, to get around 1t. n., .,.x
Old Obstacle Boys. put these oos,s,,t u
before people-usually when Ins. :,
just this far along their journs, n
give them the worst obstacle " LII
the most difficult one. for tney =
see beyond where the goal is. =
You've had the courage NJ
around any obstacle ! foo .,,ss,
learned the, great secret OF sV
tooir
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eooK a8d 1aEs BooR ~N..4 MLt ~tee

watching closely not to let even bit
scorch then cover with boiling water
and simmer over low heat for two or
three hours, add the seasoning after
the meat has Drowned; onions may
be added, if desired. The meat if
cooked slowly, will be very tender
and have good gravy to serve with it.
70. 1921. Western Newspape per Union.)
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Plain food is quite enough for me:
Three courses are as good as ten;
If nature can subsist on three,
Thank heaven for three. Amen.
/ always thought cold victuals nice:
My choice would be vanilla ice.
% w Holmes
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IANMINN
MsysgspsW
/ KIJSS J
nv. f0al ~

dence Plantations" 1t originated from
two district settlements. The hrst was
made by Roger Williams In 1886. lie
was the pastor of church in Salem.
As he advocated radical reforms he
was ordered to return to England. put
fled TO the Narragansett triDe OF M
dians. From them he obtained n tract
of land and called the town when he
established Providence, in token OF
Gods mercy which had so far brovid-
ed for him.
About the same time Mrs. Anne
Hutchinson and her followers were
expelled from Massachusetts on ac-
count of theological dispute. She
made her way to the island of Aquic-
neck which she purchased from the
indians for 40 fathoms of White
wampum, 20 hoes and 10 coats. The
name of this island was changed to
the Isle of Rhodes, probably after the
famous Greek island in the Mediter-
ranean. BY common usage 1t became
known as Rhode Island. In l662
Charles III gave Rhode Island very
liberal charter, and this remained in
force until 1S41, when new state con-
stitution was adopted by mass con-
ventions, and two years later another
lew constitution was legally voted.
The change in constitutions caused
what was known us DORIS rebellion
The entrance of Rhode Island into
the Union in 1870 completed the list
of the original thirteen states. Though
Rhode Island is the smallest of all the
states, with only l,24S square miles,
1t is very thickly populated and has
five presidential electors, which Is
more than those of number of states
of much larger territory.
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nsns q s>st Plies.

schoolmastsz II have IN inpl r
In my head. Nost. can enZ ~
ps'oesten z : ~ = 4 ~ - IA Z Z
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VERMONT

THE derivation Of
i the name Yer
mont comes from
the French "verts
monts," or green
mountains, and 1t
was likewise the
French who were
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Swiss Steak.

Have two pounds of round steak
cut one inch thick lay it on a meat
board. and with the edge of saucer
pound into it a cup'ui of -four or more,
turning and pounding it well. Have
tablespoonful of suet fat in a hot
frying pan, lay in the steak and brown,
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Sour Roast.

Take four or five pounds of the
rump of beef, one medium sized onion.
six whole cloves (stick these in the
meat), one-half cupful of cider vine
gar. one cupful of canned tomatoes,
one cupful of boiling water. Put all
into kettle and cook tightly covered ;
when nearly done. salt to taste. Strain
the gravy and thicken with flour; cook
until smooth. Serve around the meat.
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THE STORY OF
OUR STATES S
|. By JoNATHAN BRACE
RHODE ISLAND

nHODE ISLAND
N is not really the
name of this state.
AS can be seen
from the state seal.
the official name Is
state of Rhode
Island and Provl-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-30
K, K. K. Official in
Denial Of LaW|eSSneSS

Cleveland. Sept. 29.-There are ap'
pruximatelS I0n.0D members or the
Ku Klux Khan in the United states
Charles W. Love. Of Indianapolis GRAND
Goblin of the organization. with 1uriS-
dic:lOn over ohio, Wisconsin. Michigan
Illinois, Indiana. Kentucky. and "est
Virginia. told County Prosecutor Edward
G. stanton and chief Of Police Frank W.
Smith today.
Love said he came here from Chica 90
when he learned that a grand jury IN
vcstigatIon had been ordered. He prom
lsed TO produce the books and recorus OF
lhs loca! branch tomorrow.
The membership roll Is secret ano
Is In At,anta. Ga. the headquarters ol
tho order" Love told his interroEators.
Both PROSECUTOR stanton and Chiei
Smith questioned Love Mt length aoou'
uirht-riding activities OF the Ku K!uH
Khan. and tar and feathering episodes
credited To masked members or the
organization.
Any member doing anything Ike
tina; would not only he expelled from
the order. bat would be handed over "a
tho proper authorities" he replied
There IL no initiation fee. Love told
stanton. One Of the requirements OF
membership. he said. Is donation Of
stl0 which goes to II propagation fund'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-30
DR.. Kuhne Head Of
the Royal Arch Masons

Asheville. y. <, Sept. 29.--Dr. VIII
liam II. Kuhne Of Kansas City. NO.
was elected grand high priest OF the
general chapter Of the Royal Arch
Masons of the United States at tho con
Guiding session here today OF tho thirty
eighth trIennial convention.
other officers elected were: Deputy
general grand high priest. Charles "
Rix, OF Hot Springs, Ark; genera
Grand king. j Albert Blake. OF Boston
Mass; rrand scribe. Henry A. Dewitt
Hamilton, OF New York City; general
grand captain OF the host. Charles c
Davis. Of Centralla. III.
Gustav 4. Ettel. OF Baltimore. was re-
elected general grand treasurer, and
charles A. Conovcr. of Coldwater, Mich.
general grand secretary.
Portland. Me, was selected TOT INT
rrtrnn!al convention N 1924.
Other officers elected follow: Leon I
Leach. general grand royal arch cap
tain, Gncordia. Kan: William T. 5
O'Hara. general grand master third-veil
Toledo, Ohio: Madison b. Jones, genera
grand master second veil. Los Angeles
and John II. Anderson. general grand
master first veil. Fayetteville. NJ c.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-30
INSURANCE AGENCIES
MUST PAY SALES TAX

Charleston, w. Va, Sept. 29---lns"r-
ance agencies transacting business IN
West Virginia are affected by the gross
sales tax. enacted by the last 'eHls.h-
ture, and are required to pay on"-"''n
OF ono per cent OF all commissions re-
cclyed FOR writing policies according
~ rulIug made today by Walter >.
IG,IIonan state treasurer commissioner
The Insurance agents are affected ny
soc,Ion c-D which levies an annual
tax upon the privilege OF engaging IN
any yalntul business or profession WIN,
in the state. Commissioner haiiana'
saws Each taxpayer however is en-
titled to a deduction Of $4,000 annua''Y
from cross income before computing
the tax" he adds.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-30

government, said his ofies IL anOrg
il difficult to supply the demand t1r
companies In the reorganized guard. =.
One of the companies at WEIGH mas
hccn designated as Company X, win
Captain Anthony L. Asher In commAng
the other unit Is a howitzer COMPANY
and First Lieutenant George II. S"iM
Is In command. Seventy msn are meM
bcrs Of Company X, and there are Sky
men in the howitzer unit The nAr
mum strength Of the latter 10 81.
Citizens OF WEIGH will build an e5nc
DRY for the two companies, Major De0y.
says he was Informed. An armor1
to be built'at Logan and the guard UNI >.
at Huntington now has an armory vniont
Is being remodelAd. he said. ~
Colonel Shaw. who was assigned te
West Virginia by the war Department.
TO assist state officials In rOoreani1e:
ton Of the guard, has inspected ana
accepted six companies In the l9st SIX
teen days, he announces. One Of ttheee
is at Charleston. one at Logan. one ~
81. Adams, one 1t williamson and two
at Welch. Another company 10 READY
for inspection At Williamson. he says,
and three Huntington companies VIII
soon be inspected. -