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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
'entre OF Central Vest Virginia
HOME is JUST WHAT,
YOU AXE III.

An attractive home should be the Ideal of
ALI home loving people. What is home
without pretty China and sparkling Cut
Glass? IN the primitive days our ances-
tors used TO model the wares By hand from
clay but we have made progress. Today
our China Store has on her holiday dress
bedecked with all OF the newest creations
from the four quarters of the globe One
,1pon Il recent visit.to our China Shop. re
marked that the world was here represent
ed. in fact she told the truth There are
wares here from Egypt. Italy. Germany
France. Japan. Spain. Austria, China and
America Never before did our China
shop look SO rich and beautiful as today
and ii will be we'll worth while for our
friends to do their MAS shopping early.
as there Will be no repeat orders this year
owing to the trouble across the pond
Egyptian Pottery Is the great fad Of the
fall season coming in those dark. subdued
browns and greens.
Vases from ST. 30 to $500.
Jardenniers. $500 20 $3.50
Scrap bowls. $500 10 $500
Hanging bowls, 5000
Fern dishes, 1.5n up.
Candle Sticks, 1.50 to $500.
Royal Amphonn Vases and ornamental
bowls are greatly in demand also
Vases 5000 to $1,000.
Ornamental pieces $500 10 $500
lamps are one Of the many articles or
decoration which goes to make home All
tractive.
Silk lamps mounted on mahogany bas-
es are in great profusonin our lamp shop
Boudoir Lamps S1.95#to $1,000
Portable Lamps. start e Si 80 and 80
up to $4,000.
Floor Lamps. $1,000 up-
Mahogany Candle Sticks, CSC 10 s1.50
Brass Candle Sticks from 25c to $500.
Roman. Gold Candle Sticks $500
Mahogany Candle Lamp, $3.50 to $500
Roman Gold Conicles, $500,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
!. y 5.1nYax.,welI-Hncke.r.

Edwin Lewis Maxwell. OF WILLOW
Bend Estate at West Union and Miss
Nell Hacker were married Wednes-
day afternoon at the home Of the
Rev Mr.. Hickman.
Mr.. Maxwell is a member OF one. Of
West Virginia's Oldest and most
pronlinent families He is a son Of
Lewis Maxwell and a grandson Of the
late Franklin Maxwell. He is well
known in Clarksburg's society set.
Il MI. and Mrs. Maxwell Will spend
the winter in California and the far
south. going later to Porto Rico and
Bermuda. They will reside after
May IL on Mr.. NIa1we1l's estate near
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01

poses Oh FAss1 u 81 ~
lyT advocated preparedness and mill ILL
tary training.
MI. .. Sayel and Mir Henry Rib
lett We're among the spea kers and
were listened to with extreme inter
est There We're many other pleasing
features during the evening and af-
devotional exercises we're conducted
blythe Rev. w. b. Tayl and thanks
offered BIZ the assemblage, the uni
form rank served the banquet Tur-
key with all the trimmings, and good
things to eat too numerous TO men
#tion. When it comes to serving
banquet and planning a splendid and
interesting entertainment the Daugh-
tiers Of America tai Ike of their hats to
the uniform rank, and all the daugh-
tiers present expressed themselves as
having enjoyed the hospitality Of the
boys to the fullest extent and long
live the Junior Order United Amer17
can Mechanics and uniform rank.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
Boudoir Caps, Aprons, Slip
pers in Charming
AssOrtments.

Wonderful. gorgeous, beautiful,
and 81 on, are some of the adiectiyes
coming from the women who see our
Christmas assortments OF these
things.
BoudoiT. caps in lace and crepe silk
combined combinations Of lace and
net, and lace and ribbon. Colors
white, light blue, pink, lavender and
maize; trimmed with rosebuds or
rosebuds and ribbon, soc to $500.
Boud Dir caps and slippers To match
at ST. OOto SO. 100 a set. Boudoir caps
and aprons in silk and dotted swiss
combined with lace, price $1.OO to-
$3.50 a set.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
\ thanksgiving BANQUET.

ThanlsgiVing BnnQNet.
Phil Sheridan ComInandry No. 3.
uniform rank, Junior Order United
American M echanics, gave n banquet
and social Thanksgiving evening ia
honor Of the Daughters Of America
"A very Interesting and pleasing pro-
gram was planned by the uniform
rang, but when it became known that
Supreme Commander Brigadier Gen
eral John Nv. Pulls, Of Wheeling, and
supreme Record Ter Major General "a.
M. Isintnger, OF Washington. Pa,
we're unable to#be present on account
OF a train wreck there was manifest
disappointment, however, pleasure
soon reigned supreme when M.
~. Brown took the floor and delty-
<ered an eloquent and interesting adj
dress, explaining the interest and pur-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
Mrs. Sexton Changes Her
Head Dress Daily

10 show what one Of these ventilated transfer.
nations Will do in improving the appearance o1
any woman
They are light sd weight and are to be worn
over ones own hair; whether You have much or
little.
bead-dress that you may see the effect in a prac
teal way. You may consult her as L. your own
personal needs
Private aparlors.
Switches Of natural Uavy human hair, al
shades excepting grey S1.95 to $500; and al
shades of grey and white, $3.50 tn $500.
Reg7ldz Welt Tra1sf ogzatio1s ~ be worn un-
S8. 100; grey and white, $500 to $1,000.
Finest Ventilated T'rdnsf orn1ations 70 be worn
over ones own hair, al shades executing grey;
$1,000 to $500; grey and white, $4,000 to $4,000
Fine Ventilated Hall Transit dark eel
ors, $1,000 to Sl6.OO grey and white, $l5- 00 to
$500.
Princess Vares, all shades except grey, $500 to-
$500. Grey and white, $500 to- $500
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
(, For .NewIywetls.

Mr.. ana Mrs R j. Burns enter
tanned at a Is O'Clock turkey dinner
Thursday evening in honor Of Mr.
and Mrs. w. 4. shipley, whose we'd
ding was an Octo Der event. Mrs.
shipley was formerly Miss Kathleen
Burns. Covers were laid for twelve
Mrs. Burns's mother, Mrs. David ISo-
sley, Of Conneaut, o.. was among the
Er1lnefS -1a allHa3. $780,. 1.35....
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
OOCI.zA.lI1 AND
EESlSO All.
CONTINUED from Page Three.l
For Rrflc-IEIect. l.-
(Conlinued from


Mrs. b. Smith was hostess AT her.
home in Shinnston Nednesttay even
ing at miscellaneous shower given
for Mrs. George Riffee, Whowas n AT
ried in Oakland, Md, last Saturday.
About forty guests were present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
PERSONAL !; | !: !. i / |: ! L.

Plummer i. ILL was busikSssy Wis
itor here from Shinnston Friday
" Samuel S. Faris. Of Bridgeport, Wis
tied the city! Friday.
Captain NJ e. sperry9 went to Phil
ippt Thursday night on federal court
business 5g stl
Birk is. Stathers. OF Weston, Was ia
the city Thur day evening enroute
mon S# sr3s gig
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
Ct =. {. ]: Dec. z
.Pars OIls S0udeIs
y -FOR THE EARLY CHRISTMAS
n. 7T-7T .-,L-- 7 - TTT
Blu YER.

For the past several days we've had any
number Of customers asking when we will
make our Christmas displays.
Yet On the other hand, q great number are
making purchases now Of practical gifts. The
customers have learned from past experience
IS the advantages Of buying Christmas gifts
early, putting them aside, wrapped and ready
They realize, too, it is 50 much easier tosecure
Just what you want to give now than is they
wait until later, aside from the advantages Of
avoiding the crowds during the last days.
Special displays arenoW being made of just
the things the early Christmas buyer is inter
ested il.
Our salespeople viii gladly assist you u
making suggestions.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
pYtllians .Elect lOIIice..r:!s:...


officers were chosen as follows by
Clarksburg lodge No. 30 OF knights Of
#Pythtas at "a largely attended meeting.
which wound up with a turkey supper.
Thursday night in the Pythlan hall on
South Third street:
Chancellor command er---t4oWard Is L.
Robinson.
Vice chancel1or Clyde Shinn.
Master at arms red I- Shinn.
PreIate-J ohm III. Tenney.
Keeper Of records and seal--5-X fade.
Hun
aStarcher-
Fletcher.
Outer guardW. e. Reed.
Master OF Work. ohm Michael.
Trustee Fred Az Odds.
The keeper OF records and seal, the
master OF finance and the nlastero
8exchequer were elected for one year
each. the trustee for three years and
the others for six months.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
Parsons So1tders
Our Silk Stockings at S1.00
Are DC An Unusually
Superior Quality.

A woman has come to look upon
800 Il pair lis tho logical price To
pay for pair st silk stockings, and
expects To receive hosiery that will
give hel. satisfactory service i'll every
sense of the word.
The silk stockings that we sell at
$500 are made OF the best quality
silk it is possible. to obtain ct this cost
and each pair has been manufactured
with the express purpose IN view of
not alone affording the wearer the
satisfaction of wearing silk stock
ings that look we'll on the feet but also
of Il quality that will give her unques-
toned satiSfaction-
The silk stockings here can be had
in black. white, and tWenty-threc 9TH
er dark and evening shades.
r.. S.A S d suggestion. 1tR,ighf De
qceH Ia b7t?Y $ererdl pairs III these ter
gift ajGi7lg 7jo2U 1Hl1ile ?io7t can DC s2trc
ct securing such sizeS and cotofs ds
Jou 1ritl desire.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
OF IN77ER: / !! 10 WOMEN

Lemon Pie with NferInguc.
Mix one heaped teasponfu OF -four.
or sli ghtly less OF cornstarch with
three quarters cup Of sugar and Hscanta
and white OF one, the grated rind Of
half and juice Of one large lemon and
one cup of water. Bake it In plate
lined with rich crust IN al oderate
oven Beat Whitessof tWoseggs with
half cup powdered sugar till very
stiff. Pile roughly on the pie and
color It slightly IN mos erate oven
Delicious!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
New White BroadcIotF
Collars, S1.O0 Special.

The necbWear. section Will be u spot
Of unusual interest between now and
Christmas.
And rightly 50. because there. arc SO.
many attractive items on display. One
of special mention is q new broad
cloth collar that is embroidered in
white silk and openworl1 design. Col
lars DC large sailor shapes with round
and square corners brighten up any
frock or coat or suit they are worn
with
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
.NrXIIAla mos.

Notice 10 Debtors and Creditors.
n All persons having claims against the
late pnrtmershfp firm Of Nuzuma Isrua. Onl-
l0spd or JnIue4 H.. NuZIHl anI the late
George .As Nlizum. ARE requested to present
Tho same ID the undnrFlg nrd ~ n IT, az N n.
=. bridgeport West sYiI.s or to- q. ". Nlzutn.5
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
STRONG SERMON PREACHED
AT IHANKSGIWIN SERVICES

sDeOpI E. ri Nv e have taken upon OMrselVesl
definite obligations and made definite
promises to the Lord when we were
received into His church. How have
we kept them? Let us pay QUIZ Vows
in living truly Christian lives. in Civ
ing to his church our oval support IN
every way, by out attendance, our
gifts and our personal service.
Fourth. BY carrying out the divine
commission OF our Saviour to His
church. ..Go We unto all the world
and make disciples of all nations"
After over nineteen centuries only one
inal. Christians Our duty is to 50 and
win the world to Christ.
# Fifth. BY relieving distress. The
Lord Is hungry. thirsty, naked, sick,
in prison. Where3 Right here in
Clarksburg. "Inasmuch as ye 40 ~
unto one OF the least Of these, ye do.
4tunto Him.
Sixth. BY helping to remove the,
conditions that are the cause of dis
tress, poverty. want, crime, etc. What
are#you doing to make the community
and the world better? Betterment Of
social conditions is our dll ty.
$ IN conc lusfon, some things that we
need for q real hanksgfving are:
First. New minds TheSold ones are
50 forgetEul and unmindf full of God.
Second New hearts. The old ones
are SO unresponsiv to His love.
Third New tongues. The old ones
are SO slow to praise Him. ~ Let the
redeemed Of the Lord say SO.
Fourth. New hands. The old ones
are so5 selfish and grasping more
eager to get than to give.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
The Art Needle Work Sec
ton Will Be Busy From
Nov Till Xmas.

And rightfully 50, because there are
50 many attractive items On display
that one can. work out ia their own.
way and in a special design or buy al
ready embroideried.
You will8fnd a visit to our art en-
broidery section not only interesting
but,WOrth your While.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
AND THE CAT CAME BACK
in Cartoons Magazine.

Zlln, Ill CdrlOOHS NdSdZiHe
 Did you ever try to lose a cat? I mean a cat that your wife didn't want hanging round the house and had or dered you to carry off eight miles and drop into the lap of nature. Maybe you think cats have no idea of the points of the compass. We'll you're wrong, for they have the human race cheated in their powers of orientation. Last night I placed an unwelcome feline in bag, bade it Godspeed and sent boy on bicycle with full instructions and a bill of lading as to his destination and
 taanked goodness that not one cor puscle of its blood had been shed in the commission of the act. This morning Grimalkin sat in his accustomed corner on the porch, ready for breakfast,
 No, it was not Grimalkins ghost. It was Grimalkin in the fiesh
 Bent you superstitious about cats mister? I be!' said the boy. T let it out of the bag head first but I think ought to have took it out tail first, SC I'm going to try it again tonight and take it out luther end to- and ride me bicycle home hind end foremost, Sos to make the cat b'lieve he's running back track and discumfuddle him sos he won't know where he's at!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
THE FIGHT


 From 'The Courtship of Allaphalr,
 Happy Valley Story by John Fox, Jr., in the January Scribner.
 Twill you fight fair?" asked Ira, still formal in speech NO wrestling, biting or gouging."
 "No wrassln', no bitin no gougn'," minlicked Jay, beginning to revolve his huge fists around each other in country fashion. The little man waited, his left arm outstretched and bent and his right across and close to his chest, and the watching girl almost groaned. Still his white, calm face, his steady eyes, and his 1.-the boise fascinated her. She would not let Jay hurt him badly-she would come out and take a hand herself. Jay opened one fist, and with his open hand made a powerful, contemptuous sweep at Ira's head, and the girl expected to see the little teacher fly off into the bushes and the fight over To her engagement Ira gave no ground at all. His feet never moved, but like a blacksnake's S head his own darted back; Jays great hand famed the air, and as his own force whirled him half around Alaphair had to hold back a Screech of laughter, for Ira had slapped him. Jay looked pug zled, but his fists clenched. Right and left he swung, but the teacher was never there. Presently there was another sting ing smack on his cheek and another as Ira danced about him like the shadow of magic lantern.
 He's a-tirin' him down. thought Ala phair, but she was wrong; Ira was trying to make him mad, and that did not take much time or trouble. Jay rushed him.
 NO wraslin''' called Ira quietly, at the same time stopping the rush with a left hand swing on Jays chin that made the head wobble.
 q reckon he must be left handed, v thought the wondering Allaphair. There are persons who literally do grind their teeth with rage and it is audible The girl heard Jays now.
 Hes goin' to kill him." she thought, and she got ready to do her part, for with a terrible, hoarse grunt Jay had rushed. Like a greased rod of steel the boy writhed loose from the big, crooked talons that reached for his throat and his right fist, knobbed on the end of an- other bar of steel, came up under Jays bent head with every ounce of the whole weight behind it in the blow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
I'm inc Good OId Day.

Great strides have been made in tele- graph since my days" said Ben Cohen of Meridian, who has been in Birmingham visiting his son, Jerome Cohen. Tn the rude old days, before the advent of the typewriter, I would receive messages in skeletonized form and take them down in long hand with pen.
 Tn these days telegraphy has advanced to a stage where the receiver must be an expert typewriter. For instance, the Associated Press sender will telegraph the letters scotus in the Phillips code which is exceedingly rast and accurate The receiver must write out on the type writers supreme court of the United States Every letter means a word.
 There were many interesting events in the old days, though, when I was in charge of the telegraph station at Eu- taw."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
A sTRANGD PREDICAMENT

From Stranded in Already" by Francis
 Lynde, in the January Scribner. At the half-conscious moment of awak- enlng Prime had a confused impression that he must have gone to bed leaving the electric lights turned on full blast. Succeeding impressions were even more disconcerting. It seemed that he had that the bed was unaccountably hard; that the pillow had borrowed the char acteristics of a pillory
 Sitting up to give these chaotic conclu- sions chance to clarify themselves, he was still more bewildered. That which had figured as the blaze of the neglected electrics resolved itself into the morn ing sun refiecting dazzlement from the dimpled surface of a woodland lake. The hard bed proved to be sandy beach; the pillory pillow a gnarled and twisted tree root which had given him crick in his neck.
 When he put his hand to the cramped neck muscle and moved to escape the be- dazzling sun reflection, the changed point of view gave him a shock. Sitting with her back to tree at a little distance was a strange young woman-strange in the sense that he was sure he had never seen her before Like himself, she had evidently just awakened, and she was staring at him out of wide-open, slate gray eyes In the eyes he saw a vast bewilderment comparable to his own, something of alarm, and a trace of sub- conscious embarrassment as she put her hands to her hair, which was sadly tum- bled.
 Prime scrambled to his feet and said Good morning merely because the con- ventions, in whatever surroundings, die hard At this the young woman got up, too, batting and pinning the rebellious hair into subjection.
 Good morning." she returned, quite calmly; and then: "If you-if you live here, perhaps you will be good enough to tell me where I am"
 Prime checked smile, You beat me to it." he countered affably. T was about to ask you if you could tell me where I am"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
AN ALL-CI1TIZEN ARMY

, that military establishment capable of producing 5OO,OO0 trained soldiers at the outbreak of war and 5OO,OOO more with in 90 days thereafter would serve the needs of the United States Now the war college estimates that 100000 trained sol- diers ought to be available at the begin- ming of a war and 100000 more within the following three months.
 If we are to maintain a force at all ap- preaching this in size, it is plain that the volunteer principle will have to be abandoned, and abandoned all along the line. There would be no advantage any longer in maintaining two kinds of arr mies-one of regular troops recruited on the volunteer plan and serving for rela- lively high pay and another much larger army serving under conscription for merely nominal pay. The permanent professional force would have to con sist merely of officers and non-com- missioned officers. The rank and file would have to constitute a really na- tional army, the men passing through year or two years of training, and then into civil life as a reserve. That Is the system of every country which has laid a secure foundation of military defense
 It is just as well to- face this logical outcome now when plans are being made in Congress for applying the principle of universal compulsory service. Our ex- perience on the Mexican border has dem onstrated the pitiful failure of the Hay law, not in one respect, but in all re- spects. We know that the state militia organizations are unfit to be incorpora- ted into the first line with regular troops. We know that the Liberalization Of the state guards was colossal blunder. But we know also that the Hay plan for ex- banding the regular army is unworkaoie. There is no longer any hope of recruit ing even the inadequate Hay first line be worse than folly to go on depending on voluntary enlistments to recruit any first line regular army which will cor respond in size to the country's needs.
 Let us begin at the bottom, therefore, with army reconstruction. Whatever force we are to have, let it be truly national force. composed of men drawn automatically from the population elig- ible to active military service and per- forming that service not as a means of livelihood but as a primary obligation of citizenship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
 | TN the light of Great Britain's experi- ence since August, 1914-in the light of all American experience in past years and in the light of our experience in the half wars, or near wars, which we have recently conducted with Mexico there can be no gainsaying the state ments of Major General Wood and Major General Scott that the voluntary militia system has been an unqualified failure.
 From the military point of view the volunteer system has proved to be ut terly inefficient It is undependable, rtn- manageable and grossly extravagant. It does not produce troops in the number needed or with the even training which is indispensable. The breakdown of the mobilization attempted on the Mexican border last summer was, as General Wood justly says, "a tragedy"
 From the democratic point of view the volunteer system is also misfit It ig- nores the fundamental democratic principle of equality of obligation. It en- courages shirking, Responsibility and bad citizenship. It throws an unfair burden on the few who are willing to qualify and excites in the minds of the vast majority who avoid qualifyinf a feeling of patronizing contempt for mill itary discipline and military duty.
 Up to two years and half ago we were living contentedly in a fools para disc, so far as military preparedness was concerned. We believed that our geo. graphical isolation still protected us and that even though we could not defend ourselves against the attack of any first class military power we were amply guar anteed against such an attack by the growing regard among nations for the sacredness of the principle of information al arbitration. But now we know that we live in a world in which we are sur rounded on all sides by possible enemies and that national safety can be guaran- teed only by the development of an ade- quate means of defense. Formerly we acted on the theory that other nations would be too reasonable or too good natured to attack us. Now we are obliged to discount international reaSonableness and good nature and anticipate the worst from our neighbors rather than the best. Our only security lies in insuring our selves against the sort of unreason and passion which plunged Europe into war.
 Conditions have changed rapidly, even since the European war began. A year ago the war college experts estimated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-26
Suggestion fnr Movies

Although I have been in your city
 but two days, I feel moved to the suggestion that the management of
 some of the picture houses lay in a stock of cheap combs and hair pins and present them to those females who persist in spelling the show for the fellow who sits behind their big hats" said J. Edward Cook.
 "The most charitable construction one can place on this kind of highway robbery is inferred above. One dislikes to think of the gentler sex as totally heartless of wholly selfish with no consideration for any one else. On the other hand no one can be blamed for desiring to keep their headgear on, if their hair has not been combed for a week.