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ICLARKS .1 4 n. Eg un tne loi The object of this CI BpS fig to accumulate, without 1 By take care of their Christ m Jfe ||| Membership is open There are no fines or fori Eg lowed provided all depos Kg fore Christmas you will The following are th HI everv member of the far Kg Eg CLASS 1c going up. ' |j| one cent the first week, 1 III second week, three cent i l|| week, and so oil for ' H amounts to I CLASS lc going daw of fifty cents the first we< cents the second week, cents the third week, a fifty weeks, amounts to. CLASS 2c going up. two cents the first wee' the second week, six ce week, and on on for amounts to CLASS 2c going down one dollar the first w cight cents the second i civ ^rm+c 4-liivrI w hm v V*a j. i j i, vt ? v, v [ 1 for fifty -weeks, amounts i Complete Infornr 1 W ICLAR&S El Corner Pike and Third ? j fi|w .- .. i _ CIVIC ASSC i* OPENS CO 1 At Which General Federation's . Report for the Last Twelve 1 Months is Read. , t ?? ? r: toy A1ROCIA71D MESS) WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.?The twelfth annual convention of the ; American Civic Association opened I here today. The first session was takIen up by reports of five organizations. The report of the eGneral Federation of "Women's Clubs dealt generally with the probler of conservation of natural resources. The report of the General FederaWhy Nol !,' For CI I 11 Er I I S P??rleai I J More b ( I comfort fc 1 cannot be n I } | | than the g< ) 1 f jgfi bamx< i t>oi f /l 9 R*?, V. 3. I I; Felt SI i! ii ^ \ ^ I The most Si,- footwear in prices any on I We have the i Alice Blue, Light 3 chid, Oxford Nile, c I i ! I winn Jul T 1115 ; i' Correct Shoe Fittei ... BURG TRI announces the opening of its 1 CHRISTMAS ( th Day of Decei iub is to enable the people of lardship or inconvenience, a i ;mas expenses next year. to everyone, and vou are co: foitures, and interest at the : its are made when dne or in receive a check for the entire 1 TT J _ ' e classes, xou -may jom as nily may carry an account. Pavmont of CLASS 5< two cents the five cents th ^ie third the second v SI2I75 third week, j , amounts to . n. Payment ?k, forty-nine CLASS 5c , foity-eipit $2.50, the fir: nd so on for week, $2.40 ......$12,75 f fi"13 ^ ce Payment of CLASS 2; k. fonr cents five cents c<r nts the third fifty weeks,; fifty weeks. . . __ ...... $25.50 CLASS oO each week f< 1. Payment ot amounts to . eek. ninetv tveck, ninety- CLASS $3 k, and so on lar each -wee to. .. .$25.50 weeks, amoi lation Will Be G?adl ill Call, Write or Ph BURG TR Streets. ' CAPITAL $400,000.00. ICIATIO'N INVENTION * ' pal League, which seeks to advance the latest ideas in municipal administrative methods, declared obsolete forms of city government were rapidly with the problem o'f conservation ; scntative system of government by , the people. The Ontario Horticultural Associa. tion, an organization in the development and beautifying of Canadiar municipalities filed a statement of its work during the year. The American Society of Landscape Architects, an _ ? - _ J ? __ ? A. ^ A ? 1 ! | - | organization interested in taw soieii' I tlflc and artistic development and imt Give a Pair < iiristmas, Everyc ijoy Wearing H ^?"j* ? Comfy Cc eauty and >r the feet SllPP imagined To east Wk SREEN/"* ing* my C< tippers Feltluxurious the world at J?*1*3 _ . Green e can afford. light, di following colors for your selectioi Green/Pink, Rose, Black, Taup, >r Grey. ' Tl O .stone cros. & MODEL SHOE STORE. s.. ATtKSBTJl1 D ATI A T.LLRt ust co. i1 iub i nber, 1916 fig < ml v Clarksburg and vicinity sum of moner vdhicli mil El rdially invited to join. Hp \ 1! rate of 4 per cent is al- E|! ? advance. Ten days be- , ;l aim bunt dim ycm.. &|! o manv as vou visli, and Ha A 1 going up. Payment of H; {] e first week, ten cents i|j :eek, fifteen cents the, k| a and so on for fifty weeks. rag: lr '..$63.75 || * going down. Payment of B? | ? st week, $2.45 the second B? c the third week, and so on jpl; \ ks? amounts to... . $63.75 ?1 j>c. Payment of twenty- E| ^ ich week for a period of ||| j p amounts to .$12:50 Eg ? c. Payment of fifty cents E? t )r a period of fifty weeks, p| ' ..'..$25.00 |c ..00. Payment of one dol- Ell * ik for a period of fifty ffi| a mts to $5f0.?0 y Given If You 1 | ion? m I UST CO. I fflarksburg, W. Va. -Kg \ . -i provement of cities, made a statement of Its work, and the American Institute of Architects, through Charles H. Whitaker, editor of Its official publication, outlined its general efforts ! toward civic Improvement. i The afternoon session with Miss ' ' Margaret Wilson in the chair was de- 1 - voted, chiefly, to a discussion of the ' j movement to obtain the use of city ] . school for community gatherings. 1 i Dr. Heury E. Jackson, of the Unlt ed States bureau of education, out- 1 lined the power, scope and progress 1 of the movement seeking a wider use [ for the school house, through its : [ community possibilities. ' 5 ; i Argentina ana Paraguay nave con- r i eluded a new commercial treaty which }i - provides for practically free trade be- t - tween the two continents. - = P of Ccmfy's J I; me Will I I! lem | I i SEp~cm l >mfy Felt I ers for Men ! ; the feet at night B ?tect them from H ors in the morn- H >miy 1 Slippers j 3 genuine Danl Comfy ? soft, arable. , ] l : Brown, Light Blue, Fawn, Lavender, Or- S | Clinton 1 309 West Pike Street. S ??????? m I BBHnBHHBDMBnnV ; ' ,, ' 1 'b:i ^ SEAM?TFEPXESDAY, D APPEAL GASES BY THE COURT itate Tax Commissioner Having Trouble with Randolph j -County Court Clerk. CHARLESTON. Dec. 13.?State; 'ax Commissioner Fred O. Blue. ;r. flicial chief inspector of public ofcos in West Virginia, late Tuesday i rbsontod a petition to the supreme i ourt of appeals and was awarded an j Iternutlve writ of maud am its. ream able at 10 o'clock The morning f January 10; against Thaddeus' 'ritt, dork of the county court of tnndolpli county. The respondent "111 be asked to show why he should ot bo reautrod to keep the accounts f his office in tho regulation manner | rescrlbod by the Inspector of pub-; lc offices. The court returned opinions lni liree cases, one in that- of Snee i gaints White from Monongalia coun- | y, In which a writ of mandamus was ' ofused earlier in the week. The portion was denied because the county ourt, which had appointed White as herifT of the county, had not entered n order requiring him as such ofllial to surrender to Snee, the reguxrly elected sheriff, the tax ticket for 916 collections. The other opinions wore as foljws; Mrs. Tennessee Chafln against; .'orfolk and Western Railway Coinany, from Mingo county, reversed in art and new trial awarded; James Ions Company against Hutchinson, j rom Raleigh county, affirmed. In | he Chafln case the court held that i he award by the lower court of $ 15),- { 100 damages against the railroad) onipany because of the death of her msband, by losing the benefit, of his arning ability, was the only loss for tLllCII Lilt* WIUUW liUUlll HJW/VVi lUfclli" ges, and that the Judgment was onsequently excessive. The court granted the appeal from he circuit court of Webster county n the case of Sarah F. Cowgcr .gainst Hollywood Hand and Coal !ompany. It also allowed an appeal ind supersedeas in tlio case from fonongalia county against John M. Cennedy and a writ of error and sulersedeas in that from Jefferson ounty of J. W. Gardner, etc., against j* F. Nichols. Appeals and supersedeas were reused in tlio cases of A. W. Hurt igainst T. IT. Richardson and others, i torn Cabell county, and Albertlne Ind re against George Hoffman and >thers from Wood county. In the atter case the second petition was considered. fOUNG WOMEN EMPLOYED TO LURE MEN INTO ARMY SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 13.? United States army authorities here have advertised for women to aid in securing recruits for the army. The idvertisement, insterted by Lieutenant Colonel John H. Gardner, retired, who is in charge of the recruiting station lero, called for "twelve girls for the United States army." The advertisement specified that :hey must be "attractive, intelligent md industrious." Colonel -Gardner's nlan is to secure! i store on Market street and install herein an exhibit which will demonJtrate the life of a soldier from camp looking to infantry drill. The woman ecruitors will work out of that station, ind will be paid $1 for every recruit .hey secure. /IUNIC!PAL PIGGERY WILL CONSUME TOWN'S GARBAGE LANSIXG. Mich., Dec. 33.?An cx>erlment in a self-supporting city pig;ery as a method of garbage disposal, vhlch is being launched at the scavmger grounds west of this city, ap>ears to promise a success. When the establishment of such a >lant at city expense was found imjossible on account of the limited Inances, Mayor Retitter, City Cleric tfcClellan and several aldermen bc:ame personally responsible for the nltial expense of purchasing the hunred or more hogs now being fed there. Sheds and other equipment were iinilarly provided and the pigs now on ho place will probably be enough to A'i_ -J.x ii, onsuiue tuu uui iu*5 LU.U /inter. rllDES HER FACE FROM ALL MEN FOR 45 YEARS WEST MENTOR, O., Dec. 13.?True o her vow;-madc at the age of 20, that he wAild not let mortal man look :pon her face for the rest of-her natral life. Miss Harriet Martindalo has uat passed the forty-fifth year of her eclusioii. Miss iMartindale at the ago of 20 vas engaged to be married to a young nan with whom she was very much a love. One night while walking long a country 'road hear her home, he saw her* sister in tho anus of her lance. Three wcekc later the man ho was to have wed became the huscud of her sister. 5* ^ i* + * + + 4"i" ("& * ! *fr S- EAT BANANAS. . * ? + i> < * a**ociat?o pntn) j, PITTSBURG, Dec. 33.?SuOn- * J* keys in the ^Highland park ,zoo + 3* will eat S61.90 worth ot ban- +1 Sv anas next year. An item ap- +1 i1 nrnnrlatinv Hint nmnunt fnr the +! > purchase of bananas has been. * ; granted the bureau of parks by + h the cbuhcilmanlc budget com- * tv mittec. According to George \V. * i* Burke, superintendent of parks, + * it is necessary to feed bananas; to the monkeys in order-to *pre? + ; J' serve the brilliant hues in the + 4* animals' fanes. + ' ' * * + + :* *+.** +' +,. > + + + * Transoms: can be raised. and lowered llke a window shade with a.de-1 vice an Oregon inventor has patented. ECXCMBBK loy 1^6^- ^ ^ 1 TO UTTIiE BvOIYtS AMD j | GIRLS & Santa Olttiis will be at our I store and in the window af| tor Dee. 20th in real life. I We want, every boy and girl I ro sco nun uaiianng rue Toys. He will appear just like his IIM j Shop Early Each year you promise yourself 1 | goods early. Let us remind you of yoi I things you wanted the other fellow hoi | were compelled to buy what you did it 1 as but few toys could be had at reason; | frankly advise early buying especially i | OUR TOYLAN Wn liit*n irmnr rii/?d linn /vT fnvs !>n#l ii i tliem through. It may not be of great hearts of the little folks. Our line of To. right and wo are sure you can find ha few: Boys' Repeating Rifles Fire Engin 48-98c Tool Oliestf Drains 25c, 48c, 98c, $2.25 Performing Coasting Sleds, 98c, and Climbing |:l $1.25. Tinker To; Shoe Flies 98c, $1.48, $1.98 Nice assort Rocking Horses $2.98 and 15c, 25c, 4f $4.50. ; Friction T< Trains Running on Tracks dowel Case 48c. Doll Beds *, Teddy Bears 48c, 98c, $1.48 * Cry Baby , Dolls 25c, 48c, 65c, 98c Story Bool and- $1.25. A, B. C Blc Musical Albums, $2.98 to Horns $4.50. Mirrors.. . -- ' _ . rn # i -j n _ x ^ I Barking Dogs, 10c and 25c I aouet ocls Range Stoves 98c Ivory Rattl Toy Dressers.. 98c Gold Bronj Toy Trunks 48c Brass Clock Collar Boxes ........ 48c We liave Cap Pistols 10c toys too mu Pop Guns 10e and 25c tion. Ladies' Suits and Goats, als We liave marke d for a cleanup of ev nricos that "will interest those who may I], need not wait'for January sales. You I cent on seasonable goods. Make yourst color is here. Ladies' Serge and Poplin Suits / ; $<9.95, $12.50 amid' $15.0? Ladies' all Wool Serge and Poplin' Suits $4.95 Ladies' all Wool Serge Skirts $3.95, $2.48 and $1.98 Ladies' fine all Wool Poplin Slurts .$4.48 and $3.95 Men's and I I Men's Wool Suits $7.50 Men's Blue 'Serge and Grays. $12.50 values $9.95 Men's High Grade Suits$12.5? and $15 Men's Overcoats $6.50, $7.50, $9.95, $12.50. ? ?" * TTX-^-__ Tw_ :?i? d>O ^A ,KA <t"~> AC men s j^ress iranus. . . I Men's Work Pants . .. . 05,$2.48, $1.98 Men's Hats 98c, $1.48, $1.88, $2.50 I Men's Rain Coats $2.48, $3.98, $4.60 $750. Men's Caps, all kinds-. 25c and 50c Men's Shoes...$1.98, $2.98, $3.50, $4.&0 Mens Overshoes, all kinds , :75c to $2.50 Men's Shirts, every kind. . .50c to $1.00 'Men's Cloves 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 Men's Socks....... 10c, 15c, 25c and 50c Open at Night to ! I viiiaoiuiua* ai 1 V l tn.ui i i > 111 i.r llV, ., lLu _ r"r.9|fH If 1^*^^ ' ^)on^ '^>l ^ ^0 <l?"lc I ' Si, gjl risen store in West Virginia^;I ; CI T? P I I Shop Early g !:hat next year you will buy your Holiday ir disappointments by such delays. The 1 lglit and no more were to he had and you ot want. This year it is douhlv dangerous] ihit; prices and the supply is limited so \ve ft IM BASEMENT I ivite you to 1 >ri11 the little folks and show 1 : HQ ' interest to you but it will bring .joy to the.-B I ys is somewhat limited, but our prices ^rG:l I i-gnins you will appreciate. We price just afl es 48c, 98c UiSE'FUiL F'RfElSE'NTSy ( s 48c, 98c, $1.98 Men's Ties....25c-aaud : Clowns... 10c Suspenders.. .25c and* ioidvcys. .. .25c Dress Shirts 58c arid $1.00 ? vs.. /. 48c Silk Wn ists $2.98 and $$.60|g ment of Dishes Shirt "Waists 98c to $4.50fl y 1c, 75c and 98c Ladies' House Slippers,fl >yj of all kinds red and purple, $1.25l| jjjjBai s. .25c, 48c, 9&C value $1. At)l| 9 18c, 22c & $1.25 Leather Hand Bags.. ,98c ... .25c and 48c Orepe de Chine Corset J - oks 25c Silk Hose, black .25cpfi ........ 6c, 10c Ladies' Fancy Waists;98oli 9 .. .10c, 25c, 4'8c I Pin Sets and Pins .<#fi8H9B 48c, 98c, $1.25 Jewel Boxes 48c and 198^1; ers 10c and 25c Men's Cuff Links 25c and;J nnerons to men- Children's Sweater Suit?, I o Misses' and Children's Coats I I eiy suit and' coat in our entire stock at R [ :bo in need of .garments for the winter. Yon fl can buy now at prices that save you 25 ] ; [;j ilf a Christmas present while your size and | R I ft-nort Driats;. . ..84.95 afllld;53.98 B lovs' C.lothinor I