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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-17

TNOpAY au institutions are be-
ginning iu initiate tie wise
mon from the east, who
brought tp the Divine child
their gold Hnd aromatic spices. their
frunkncensr and treasure Thrlsts
estimate OF the value ~ childhood has
conquered thr world llis thought "
childhood r. the very heart and genius
of christian civilization. Rev Dr
newell pwiuht Hills.
N RORNlNG. noon and night, for
EW breakfast. dinner aud sup
IV4 per, thc lint thing ou uwak.
Ing md the last thing uu eo-
lnr to slcci. every huIr NJ every day
NJ every week N every month " tn
year we want the spirit NJ Christians.
Tor II i the spirit " mlnistriion. OF
giving. 81 service, ~ doing Tor other.
Re-, pr Francis T. clark.
a NJ did you ever think what %
~ peculiarly hicsscd souni IN the
"a raiS " ihusc watching shcP
herds of the valley ~ Rcthl,-
hcm was the announcement n the
angels. Christ hns comcy" Ever slncp
the gate II paradise was shut against
our nr.t parents his adyent had l,ccn
booked forward to Ms the hope of a lost
world
- TILL. there Is call for strenuous
- endcavor and constant hght
~ ngnlnst evils without aud with.
Ia. a. though God would ~.
mind rs that this h not our rest that
the true holiday lholy day. a. II use'l
10 he written, Il shove At his right
hand-Ress ~ p. r. HenAda
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-17


lll,lST'S coming lnauguratcd
II among men II new era Of good
" viii. and as a consequence
thrones are lettering, chains
nrc looscnlng. prison doors are opening
aud practical Christian bcncilccncc is
flooding the world with sunshine and
Ills II with songs Of gladness Rev.
Dr r. $, Henson.
r WERE * that glad tidlngs," that
gospel of great joy" of which
NX the ANGEL spnkc 20 the wonder
Ing shepherds this announce.
mcnt Of Gods love for man aud mans
,onshlp to God Aud these glad It'd.
ings" are Tor "al people" so the ungcl
said There Is not 4 single soul 10
whom the tldings NJ Christmas cone
That rs not assured Of the love u the
almighty aud Infinite Father.
~ EFORM yc then. so sounds the
~ voice Of the Eternal Spirit, the
Nv power back Of cyoluilon-rr.
form yc, Tor the kingdom Of
heaven Is ut huud SO we may grid
ourclyc. 10 every task NJ reform with
new hope and fresh enthusiasm aud
ring our Christmas lclls again Rev
DR. H. Heller Newton
a.Hr ,,.... h.. tt,lt Ia. .,..r,. .slft t,ttIt
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-17

h EFORM yc, then so sounds the
y voice Of the Eternal Spirit. the
Il power back Of cyoluilon-rr
form yc. Tor the kingdom Of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-28
BIDS WANTED.

Office Of Fiscal Court of Christian
county. Sealed proposals addressed
to the Fiscal Curt Of Christian will
be received up to II o'clock noon,
September Z. 1915. when they wi
be publicly opened and read. for the
improvement of six miles of the coun.
ty road between Hopkinsville and
Caldwell county line. in Christian
county.
The work, as described and shown
in the plans and specifications to be
seen at County Engineers office. will
be known as Prince:o road as shown
on general dta wing
A single bid to be submitted for
the whole work.
Bids must be for work to be done
in accordance with the plans and
specifications approved by the Fiscal
Court and the Commissioner of Pub
lie Roads, and on file at County Road
Engineers office.
The Fiscal Curt of Christian uu-
ty expressly reserves the right to re-
jet any and all bids.
Before contracts are binding on
first parti S, they must receive the
approval of the Commissioner of Pub
lie r >ads.
Each bid shall be accompanied by
cash or certified check. payable at
sight 10 the order of the County
Treasurer for per cent of the
amount of the proposal; which check
shall be held until the execution of
the contract.
Before the contract is awarded.
the successful bidders will be requir-
ed to furnish bond of amount of con-
tract for the faithful performance or
the work IN accordance with the
aforesaid plans and specifications.
All work to be dcne under the d.
rection and supervision of the Com
missioner of Public R )ads.
BY Order of Fiscal Court of Chris
tan county. L. j. HARRIS.
County Clerk of Christian county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-23

progress for monehs and the South
awoke to the hideous fact Of It's mil
lions OF pounds OF unsold cotton there
were various suggestions made IN
Congress- and throughout Dixieland as
to the best method OF exploiting the
surplus crop at home. Amertcan cot
ton goods have never found high Ia
vor as dress materials with the elect
OF won7anRind, hence their poorer sis
tiers also think it expedient to wear
a cheap grade Of foreign silks In pref
erence.
II only cotton could be made FASH
tonable then It would be in demand
But how That was the problem
And the most practical. the wtsest and
finally adopted suggestion came from
tho masculine brain, backed by the
womanly heart Of Genevieve Clark
.Give cotton ball." she insisted.
.aive one on the same night IN each
Southern city, let It be given by the
wealthiest and best known women Of
each city and let them all wear Aner4-
can grown. American spun. dyed and
fashioned cotton gowns Have a cot
ton bargain week in every store. and
let each woman who can afford it buy
a bale OF cotton"
The idea proved at once original
thoroughly practical. and was received
with ENTHUSIASM by women so hdSh IN
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obtained comfortable chairs to replace
the hard wooden benches in whas'VS 5
ironically termed the rest Foofn.
Next she decided that IL people OF
prominence would act as hosresses az
the annual Donation dinners very
many people who might not otherwise
ind Il expedienr TO send anything
would bring their gifts IN person II
was a really wonderful bit OF insight
into human nature to be displayed by
Next She decided that real charity
would consist Of donning holiday raj
the ceremony due more fortunate
guests. So last Christmas Day the
prospective bride took her house
party OF girls and young men and her
mother and some other matrons and
spent several hours receiving and dis
trtbutins dinner goodies and giving
cheer TO the cheerless. Cynics might
call it ga good advertising stunt So
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the aoc,al scale that their mandates OF
fashion could prove as effective as the
latest decisions from PARIS Miss Sal
lie Williams. daughter of the Senator
from Mississippi. and Mrs Josephas
Daniels, wife OF the Secretary OF the
Navy. Immediately interested their re-
specttve States In the plan. but Miss
Clark deserved. and was given full
credit Tor the innovation.
Then Miss Clark. with Miss Lucy
Hoke smith. daughter Of the Senator
from Georgia, and Miss Lucy Burleson.
daughter of the Posemaster-GeneFai
AIDED by number OF the best known
matrons Of the Capital City. gave
cotton ball az the New Willard. to
which every woman wore cotton
GOWN and which proved one OF the
most brilliant affairs OF the winter
on the same night cotton balls were
also given in various cities throughout
the south. including Louisville. ST
Louis. Atlanta and New orleanS-the
future home Of the Gtrlish genius who
conceived the remedy
Miss Clark has also found time IN
her Strenuous young life TO become
deeply interested In the SURFACE cause
and write and give TO the press some
very individual and readable articles
ON inst why It has her approval
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her mind fs that Of a trained thinker.
a close student OF political matters and
she has very ready wit About three
Years ago she decided 70 become a
newspaper writer. Instead OF ma1tnS
capital OF her fathers name and sign
ing prepared articles she went 1n1o
the washington bureau OF New YORK
newspaper. worked down there, unui
late at night for Understanding re-
.cepttons IN street clothes in order 70
write them up and persevered until
she finally had the joy OF seeing an
entire piece OF news printed JUST as
she had written 1t.
-of course: she explained naively
to this writer, '-it was only about Two
sticks long. but I know row exact1y
how Milton felt when he compieteo
paradise Lost
While the Speaker has always been
more than generous to bis fanny
Genevieye has earned her own money
by writing for the past two years win
the. very first such sum she bought
pair of cun buttons for her father and
presented them at his room IN the
Capitol. saying Now dad. wanted You
to have what you could Keep around
you and IN sight nearly all the time. 50
I got these TO that time the oo-
server: along with many others, had
regarded the Speaker as very aus
tere man. but tears came into his eyes
and he patted his gifted daughters
hand, but he could not speak Tor emo
ton.
when the present war had been In
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it was, but the endless hours OF work
she has aceouplished for Neignbor-

1t was, but the endless hours OF WORK
she has accomplished for NetGnbor-
hood House, a Washington school
home of entertainment and tnstruc-
ton In the useful arts and sciences
conducted by Mrs Barney-Heromiek
for working girls was not 1or me
newspapers never heard OF 1t
Scarcely any committee Tor char1-
table purposes has been formed In the
East four years without Genevteve
c1ark,s name on the list She could
not afford to give much money. SO she
gave personal service and sewed and
hunted up would-be dawdlers.
The most successful Wednesday att
ernoon Lenten sewing class OF last
winter was organized and presided
over by Genevieve Clark. Her busi-
ness-like methods and energy quite
shamed any diletantes among the
smart young girl members. who had
expected to sew little and gossip
much. Nor was she any the less pop
ular with them for insisting upoS the
maleiaS OF useful garments Tor the
poor rather than hand embroidered
lingerie And that is really the most
extraordinary thing about Miss Clark
she appears born to be liked
When q celebrated portrait painter
once pronounced her one OF the three
most beautiful girls IN America he
syrabo1ized character rather than per-
lection of feature. Cor to the average
person Miss Clark is merely Sweetly
cirIish with very beautiful eyes FER
haps that is one reason why she mas
always lacked feminine enemies But
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presence at a function served as a
leaven to work each opposing faction
into perfect social and mental haF-
nony.
In a way even such comparison IS
Unfair to Genev3eve Clark. She oc-
cupies niche all and peculiarly her
own in Washington and one which
delivers into the cttys pauper problems
say 1t VIII be difficult indeed to again
adorn. AS an active worker Tor prac-
teal charity Genevieve Clark is the
champion among Washington girls
Before she even thought Of leaving the
school where she was educated she
had identified herself with a formtda-
Bile lot OF Boards and Charities Down
on Louisiana avenue there is an hum
bic retreat for thesneedy called The
Gospel Mission Miss Clark became
intensely interested in the men out CT
Jobs who tried to read weel-old news
papers by glirnmerins gas lights. and
In her usual straight-ahead manner
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Miss Genevieve Clark Is
a Girl Of Rare Ab1lltyIn
Many Fields, and InHer
Marriage Washington
Will Lose One of Its
Hardest and Most Ear
nest Workers
nest wv orkers-
By CAROLYN CROSS,

- ~ thesvev last day OF June Gene
~ We've CLARK. daughter OF the
Honorable Champ Clark. the
W Speaker OF the House OF Repre-
sentattves and OF Mrs. Clark. IS 20 be-
come the bride OF Nj. James Nc
i1Ihany Thomson. OF New Orleans. La
TAA Arst Information given out by a
,cIoae friend OF the Clark Family for
the Daughter OF the house is guarding
an important details of the event with
the ardour OF the trae drannatist. es-
tabHshes her genuine democracy and
Conferences" from the average bride.
FOR she is to be married on the lawn
OF her old home down at Bowling
Green, Mo. at four o'clock IN the at
.ernoon and to wear a becoming hat
instead Of the regulation (and gener-
ally most unbeeoning) veil!
The Misses 1noEene and Dorothy
Thomson, sisters OF the backgrounds
be. and the Misses Anne and Susan
Bennett. cousins OF Miss Clark. Miss
Murray Sanderen. OF Bowling Green.
and the Misses Roberts. OF Alexandra.
Va. echoolEnates OF Miss Clark IN
washington. viii be the attendants,
while Mr.. Jael Bennett. Mr.. Bennett
Clark and Mr. Jerry South are TO act
as uSher6
During the closing days OF the past
pressure OF bills and unfinished work.
the interchangeable Representative
Mann. OF Illinois. party whip and Dem
ocratto lash. found occasion TO start
subscription list for the purchase OF
"a suitable present. for Miss Clark.
Over $4,000 was subscribed and a
superb diamond necklace ordered OF
a style appropriate to the unusual girl
who Ia to wear it There IS pendant
70 4vfr ~
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oRpINANCE.


AN ORDNANCE providing for the
Issuing of bonds by the Town OF
Broad Oaks, and the sale Of the same,
to provide funds to- be used for the
following purposes. to-wft- 6a9 TO
pave with brick and construct neces-
sary curbing and do all the neces-
sary grading, make necessary fills and
excavations and to do all other work
necessary to grade. pave and curb
Bridge street its entire length: BUCK
hannon Pike from Bridge street 10
Point street: Point street from BUCK
hannon Pike to Harrison street; Har-
rison street from Point street 10
Buckhannon avenue; Marshall street
from Buckhannon avenue to Nam
street, Main street from H1ghianoss
Addition to Industrial Bridge; ana
Daisy street from Buckhannon ave.
nue. to OceIlo street. in the Town o, .,
Broad Oaks, to the amount OF
Seventeen Thousand. Five Hundred
sDouars. and OBJ to grade. pave with
brick and curb the squares at the IN
fersecton of the streets at Bridge
street and Harrison street: Bridge
street and Elk streets Buckhannon
PIKE and Jarvis street: Buckhannon
Pire and Martin street: Buckhannor
5Pite and Linn avenue. Buckhannon
PIKE and Ocello street: Buckhannon
pie and Ross street, Buckhannon
PIKE and Point street, Daisy street
and North street; Daisy street and
alley: Harrison street and POINT
street Harrison street and North
street. Harrison street and Orchard
street. Marshall street and Main
street: Marshall street and tane
avenue. to the amount OF Five Inou.
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said town as PROVIDED ,Oys law 0u-
before the sale OF said bonds ShaH
be made notice Of such sale shaii pe
advertised in two newspapers pub
lished in the City of C1arksburg, Har-
rison County, West Virginia, of gen
eral circulation in the Town OF Broad
Oaks, for at least four weeks prior 20
such sale, and none OF said oonos
shall be sold at less than par value
Fifth. The common council OF the
Town of Broad Oaks shall In each
year for a period of ten years oeeln-
ming with the assessment year Oh
1915. provide for a direct annual TAX
upon all property within said Town
not exempt from taxation for tna at
purpose. which tax shall not exceed
forty-fye cents upon each one hum
bred dollars value of such taxable
property. sufficient, together with an
other property and funds available
for that purpose to pay annually the
interest accruing on said bonds and
the principal thereof within and not
exceeding ten years and each and ev-
cry year thereafter for that period,
for the purpose OF paying annually
the interest on said bonds and the
principal of the same within, the per-
iod Of ten years from the list day OF
July, 1915; said levy shall be IN ad-
dition to all other levies and assess
s1as-,+s n,ade nv the common council of
the Town of Broad oaks for any and
III nnrnoses. In each year. and shall
- n ereater than is necessary to
- s.i5 interest and the principal
~ Ky sasd honds within ten years, as
$500 go -S,rovided howeyer. that the
49,. So +oearler With an other lev
- - ssessnoents for municipal
s5S,, nc, 1,1ade bythe common council
~. 49, 90 sny one wear exceed one
$500! ~ e e - On each one hundred
$3.50 sI,,eS ~ the taxable nroperty
U9.te. 80 Town ascertained by
W. In. assesn, ont Nor TO that wear
l sne sast 80 conntv nurnoses. The
loI ssa.s cornci1 Of the TOWN. Of
| SSpina 49, ,,,on, the completion of
5 ~ -. 70 connect,on with the grad
an VOTE ~ IN s cnrlSinp of the streets
pastias ~ rho e.1eats hereinbe-
Sno p o1 sJS.1j tsye ff1e engneer
Lore 80 ,To,-1, r., ascertain and
se ess,,o lcn1a4ion the costs of
oeesenlau 1ineS and cI1rbine ard
sac s,f sid costs TO be charged
e lc 1 49, - s,5s3 nronerty owners of
70 e asoae ~ sbnttfnr upon the said
Sus 49, 20 4orrions Of streets SO
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SPECIAL BOND ELECTION

SSAYoR,s PROCLAMATION FOR
SPECIAL. ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON TIE THIRTIETH DAY OF
JUNE. 1878.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing ordinance was duly passed at
regular adjourned session OF the
common council for the Town OF
Broad Oaks, In the County of Harri-
son, and State of West Virginia. held
at the council chamber in said Town
on the 18TH day Of June. 1915. and
proclamation pursuant to said ordi-
nance for a special election to be held
hereunder recitfng said ordinance as
required by law is here made
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the only la"1ul manner ~ 49,
Sucn Necessary illus Sa!i oe - 80
wltn1n me PefLoo " tine S.Ia IF
neeoeo' - ~ ~ 80 - 800 oa1Ss
the oonos OF tue own % % oa1 - -.
IN pursuance OF 1ne So ~ 1905
STATE OF west ~ StnIa II
made ana Pfovloeo' ano
Whereas, II IS proV1oeu IL SeS
ton 4Sc CSerai sect1on S4oo) o1
Chapter "a of the 1913 Code otatne
State OF West Virginia. that an nl ,
nicipa1 corporations incorporated oy
special act or otherwise Tor the gov
eminent of cities. townS ana V1liaSeS
in this State having population OF
enc thousand or more are tnereoy
authorized to issue their oonos lor
the purpose of providing for grazing,
paving. curb1ng and otnerW1se I'M
proving the streets and alleys OF such
municipal corporations, in anticipa-
ton of special assessments to be made
upon the property AUDITING upon the
streets and alleys so improved, and
the said Town OF Broad oaks having
a bona fde population OF one thouS-
and and more, and having regularly
adopted such methods OF grading
paving, curling and otherwise I'M
proving its streets and alleys. as here
inbefore stated. and it being further
Section 24579 Of Chapter A. OF said
Code, that whenever the common
council or other body or bodies hav-
ing such matter in charge under the
charter of any such municipal corpor-
alton shall deem it expedient to cause
any street or alley in any city, town
or village, or portion thereof. to be
paved. curbed or macadamized or
otherwise improved in a permanent
manner, upon the petition in writing
of persons owning the greater amount
of frontage of lots AUDITING on both
sides of any street or alley between
any two cross streets or between
cross street and an alley. and the
owners of the greater amount Of
frontage on the streets and portions
of streets hereinbefore named having
writing with the common council Of
said Town. and said petitions nanas
been examined and Inspected oy tae
said common council and the syn
ers OF the said pelnons navlns 80 U.s. ..,a
found to be bona hae owners OF a, ,ne
greater amount OF ronsas $50. - ~
ting On sara Seeees dn 49, po- = $500
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srom highlands Addition to Indus
trial Bridge: and Daisy street from
Buckhannon avenue to Ocello street.
in the said Town OF Broad OAKS TO
the amount of Seventeen Thousand,
Five Hundred Dollars, and OBJ TO
grade and pave with brick and curS
the squares at the intersection OF the
streets at Bridge street and Harrison
street: Bridge street and Elk street,
Ruckhanpon Pike and Jarvis street,;
Ruckhannon Pike and Martin street,
Rrckhannon Pike and Linn avenue:
Buckhannon Pike and Oce11o street;
Buckhannon Pike and Ross street.
Buckhannon Pike and Point street.
Daisy street and NoEth street; Daisy
street and alley; Harrison street and
Point street: Harrison street ana
North Street; Harrison street and
Orchard street: Marshall street and
Main street; Marshall street and
Lang avenue, to the amount OF Five
Thousand Dollars. making total OF
S22, 10000 for said purposes; and
also to provide for the proper apph-
cation Of the funds thus derived for
the purpose Aforesaid. adopted by
the tn, common council Of said Town OF
BROAD Oaks, in Harrison county.
West Virginia, on the 18th day Of
June. 1915.
IN TESTIMONY. WHEREOF, the
Town of Broad Oaks has hereunto
affixed its seal and caused this bond
to be signed by its Mayor and Re
corder-
Mayor
l..-. ...------
Recorder.
Third The form of said interest
COUPON to be attached to said bonds
shall be as follows. to-wlt-
INTEREST COUPON
The Town of Broad Oaks, in Har-
risou County, West Virginia, viii pay
10 the bearer on rhelst day of July.
80. at Clarksburg Trust Company
or any bank selected by the Town
and bondholder, at Clarksburg. West
Virginia, Thirty Dollars, being the
interest for one year ON bond mum,
Dollars OF Paving Bonds, 1915 Ser
ies," dated the LIST day OF July. 1915
Mayor
Recorder
/ And said coupons shall have en-
! rased or Autographed thereon the
| fac-simile signatures Of the Mayor
| and Recorder OF said Town
Fourth. As soon as practicable al
ter the ratification Of this ordinance
/ nv special election Of the qualified
voters of the Town Of Broad Oaks.
as hereinafter provided, there shall be
engraved or uthographed bonds and
!. interest coupons In the form and
number as hereinbefore specified.
and the same shall be signed by the
Mayor and Recorder OF said Town.
and the seal of said Town duly al
6 t thereto. The Town of Broad
/ OAKS. through its Mayor and Recor-
i 6a,-aanf1 with the advice OF the con-
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First. That IN order to procure
funds to the amount OF Twenty-Five
Thousand. Five Hundred Dollars, TO
be expended for the following puS-
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Third The form of said interest
coupon to be attached to said bonds
shall be as follows, to-wit-
INTEREST COUPON.
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when the present war had been In
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THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED
i BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
/ TIE Town OF BROAD OAKS. IN
HARRISON COUNTY. WEST V1R-
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WEIGH & Fullerton, druggists,
deliver 10 all parts of The CITY.

-.
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- " thevev last day OF June Gene
y We've CLARK. daughter OF the
Honorable Champ Clark. the
" Speaker OF the House OF Repre-