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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-07-14
Statement of the Financial
Condition of

The Citizen Bank of Highland, Incorpor
| ated, located at Monterey in the county
Of Highland. State of Virginia, at the
close Of business June 30. 1916 made to
| he State orporation commission.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts l10,5J1 so
Overdrafts. secured, +
unsecured. $414.51 Ala 81
Furniture and fixtures 9O0 w
Exchanges and checks for
next days clearings Big 65
Due from National Banks $500 46
Paper currency 1,715 90
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents As 81
Gold coin 76o 90
Silver coin 36S 90
Total $12o,92o SO
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in 10000 90
surplus fund 1880 90
Undivided profits, less amt
pail for int, expenses
and taxes 932 TO
Individual deposits ,including
saving deposits 25,l3l ~
Time certificates of deposit 33,6ol ~
Certified checks $40 W
Cashiers check outstanding 1893 81
Due to National Banks 2,O93 20
Notes and bills re discounted 6,57o 20
Bills payable, including certi
Gates of deposit represented
money borrowed $4,000 90
Reserved for accrued interest
on certificates of deposits II OIL
Reserved for accrued taxes - 81
Total 10000 80
/, C. G. Hansel, Cashier, do solemnly
swear that the above is a true stat
of the financial condition of The Citizens
Bank of Highland, incorporated located
at Monterey in the county of Highland,
State of Virginia, at the close of business
on the Goth day of June 1916, to the best
of my knowledge and belief
Correct-Attest G Hansel, Cashier
Edwin B Jones
V B Bishop Director
Boyd Stephenson
State of Virginia
County OF Highland
Sworn to and subscribed before me by
c Hansel, cashier, this 18th day of July
1916 Ebert w Gum, n. P.
My commission expires June 20, 1918
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-07-14
MONDAY.

The great allied offensive in north
ern France continues successfully, &C.
cording to advices from London AM
Paris. The French, south of the SOM
me, have occupied two lines of trench
es of the second German position Oh
a front of three miles. The French
have captured the village of Herb9'
court.
The British have pushed from FIR
court north to higher ground. Thel
objective apparently is Bapaume'
while the French aim for Ferronne,
Capture of these towns would serious
" menace the German field line OF
communications, some of which ara
already imperilley by the French oper
atoms.
Fighting continues in the VerduH
sector. The Germans captured the
works at Damloup, but were promptly
thrown out by the French, says the
Paris war Office.
The Russians are reported to be
pressing hard on the Austrians re
treating from the direction OF kolo
mea toward the Carpathians.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-07-14
TUESDAY,.

The heaviest fighting on the new
battle front in France has been on
the southern end of the line, where the
French advanced south and east OF
Assevillers, capturing wood and the
village of Barleux and Belloy-En-San
terre. They also have taken the great.
err part of the village Of Estrees whe:
500 prisoners fell into their hands.
Two heavy caliber batteries and
other war material also fell into the
hands of the French.
The German counter attacks against
the British have been particularly
heavy the past twenty-four hours. Un'
der the German pounding the British,
while able to hold the captured town
of La Boisselle, lost portion of the
defensive positions south of 1t.
The Thiaumont work, near Verdun
around which some of the bloodiest
fighting of the war has taken place.
has been captured by the Germans for
the fourth time, according to the Off
cial statement issued by the French
war office.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Strawberry Nose.

The most distressing Of facial de
formities, rhinOphyma, which is char.
acterized by a much swollen and red,
dened tip Of the nose, making this look
like a huge strawberry or a piece of
caulif1ower that has been dipped In
beet juice, may be cured by a simple
operation. Sir William Milligan Of the
Royal intlrmary, Manchester, England.
describes this in the London Lancet
The operation consists in cutting Of
all the hypertrophied tissue, while the
nasal passages are kept extended with
absorbent wool in order to preserve
their contour. Care Is taken to avoid
injury to the lateral cartilages, and
only two insignificant blood vessels re-
Quire tying. The raw surface Is COW
cred with two thin gratis Of skin cut
from the patients thigh, over which a
sheetSof gold leaf Is placed and q dry
dressing fastened with adhesive plas-
ter. 1t should be possible to remove the
dressing in five days.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Thugs of India.

Among the countless varieties Of
criminal which infest the large cities
you are doubtless familiar with the
one commonly designated by the name
thug" a ruffian who would stab a
person In the back for a few cents.
The name thug" is derived from the
old religious order that f1ourished In
India unmolested up to about 1885
Thuggee was practiced by religious
fanatics, whose creed prohibited the
shedding of blood. Any human sUcri-
fee which might be offered to the god
dess Kali must be slain without the
breaking of the skin or the appearance
Of one bloodstain. Usually the thugs
masqueraded as pilgrims or pedd1ers,
got the confidence of their victims and
then strangled them by means Of
rope, a handkerchief or an unwound
turban. They were then buried in
shallow graves, dug with a consecrat-
ed pickax, and a third of the plumber
was laid on the altar of Kali, their
barbaric deity.-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Nickel In Soapmakinu,

1t will probably be news to the aver.
age ablutiOnist that the metal nickel
is used in making his soap. And fur
Their, perhaps, he will be glad to learn
that although the nickel, finely ground,
is mixed with the other soap ingredi-
ents the finished product contains
none of it This is so because the
nickel acts as what the chemists call
a catalyst-that is, its presence causes
certain desirable changes to occur, al
though it takes no part in the chemi-
cal reaction. Offensive oils and those
too thin for satisfactory use when
mixed with finely divided nickel and
subjected to the action of a current
Of hydrogen become deodorized and
harder and suitable for the soapmak-
ers use. Cottonseed oil, for example.
after the nickel-hydrogen treatment,
makes a satisfactory soap.-Pittsburgh
Press.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
The PENETRATING Stare.

Can a stare be felt? A woman who
has conducted many experiments says
1t can, that mo matter how deep her
absorption, the stare at her back will
always disturb her. All girls feel a
stare" DR.. Cooyer, "a psychologist, u
says stare is not felt and that he
has tested it thousand times. It Is
probably all imagination on the part
Of the woman. for it is easy In such
eases for what one imagines to be-
come real TO her. Where she passes a
man, and he stares at her, she can
doubtless feel that stare block away.
for 1t will take awhile for the impress
sion OF stare to pass away. Stares
are no doubt a great annoyance to wo-
men. but there is no way to prohibit
them. The only way to do to abolish
The stare il for women to dress simply
I'D 60 modestly aboas tAs6 hasnasa.
Ohio State Journal
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Spring Flows on Holidays.

In picnic ground in the Passaic val
ley there is n spring that flows only on
Sundays and holidays. 1t used to flow
always. Robert Z. Horton, in the pro-
ceedings OF the Connecticut Society of
Civil Engineers. explains this strange
performance. When the great silk mills
sprang up in the Passaic valley numer-
Gus artesian wells were bored into the
red sandstone; pumps draw out so
much water that it now normally
stands below the level Of the spring
outlet. but Oh Sundays and holidays
the pumps are not working, the water
rises above the level of the spring, and
this flows again.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Indian Statistics.

Canada's Indians number about 1OO,-
600 or, including Eskimos, 1O7, POI, q
decrease Of PIG compared with 1913
Since 1860 the Indian population Of
this country has increased materially.
There are now 100000 members of
various tribes compared with $4,000
IN 1890. They own lands valued rough
y at $6OO.OOO.OOO.
Over 5000 students have been fully
graduated from government Indian
schools and several hundred from mis-
don schools Of various denominations.
The majority Of these are well known
and respected citizens in their respec-
dvs communities.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Reconciled.

We observe that our friend has a
bad cold in his head, and Of course
we tell him exactly how to cure it
From his pocket he takes a large
memorandum book and enters our pre-
scription Oh one Of the final pages
+; thereof. Then he snaps a rubber
band about the book, sneezes and
smiles happily.
We observe to him that we are glsd
our instructions for a cure have made
him so happy.
at isn't that" he says. Since got
this cold / have written down every
sure cure recommended, and when
ever the cold gets so bad feel as
though l couldn't stand it another day
read over all the cures and think
how much better is is to have the cold
than TO endure all the remedies."-
Judge.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Echoes of the War.

The sights of many famous European
cities are now spelled es."-Nem.
phts Commercial Appeal.
The declarations of war since the
first one in August, 1914, are now
twenty Herald.
Why not put Europe's trenches to
some good use? They would be an ex.
cellent place to bury the hatchet.-Chi-
cago News.
"War is a disguised blessing" says
a preacher. There may be two opin-
ions about the blessing, but only one
on the effectiveness of the disguise
Wall Street Journal.
Lord Kitchener now says that IT Is a
struggle betW cen Birmingham and the
Krupps. The man behind the guns has
given way IL the man who makes the
SA-Dstrtst Free Press.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Taking an Impression.

The original point Of view Of Stepher
Haweis, the English painter, is seen ir
the following fable, which was includ
ed in letter to q friend:
The artist peeped into a window Of q
room where a retired merchant sat
doing jigsaw puzzle
"Whose is that strange face?" the
merchant asked andously.
81 saw no one" his wife said
81 did. 1 saw a strange face dis.
taesE" -5ss 1870 - 49, q
window The artist vs. DsaA
do you think it was a burgiarP h
wife said.
I'VE will see If he has taken any
ming"
Investigation showed that nothing
was missing. but the artist had taken
away an impression which he sold to
that particular merchant for HOO
Kansas City Times.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Fashion FriIlS.

6ome women wear comfortable
0othes, while others dress In style
Macon News.
Short skirts for general wear are
sdn cutting in upon the business Of the
burlesque shnws.-Chicago News.
But, at that. Perhaps with the women
going I'm for tTOuSeretteS the men can't
be blamed # they turn to near corsets.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
women in America dress better
than men," remarks a woman writer.
Oh, huh. and at last accounts water
vas still running downhill. Philadel-
Dhta Inquirer.
Fashion" says an authority, '1s a
state Of mind" What horrible mental
disorders some of those designers of
late styles must b suRsSiAg frunl-
Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Flippant filings.

At any rate, this administration may
20 down as the weddingest administra-
tion In our history.-Chicago News
II this war keeps on for another year
wen probably find out how far a kilo-
meter is.-New York Evening Sun.
Possibly 1t would be the correct en-
cheering thing TO roof over the Pan
anna canal and make 1t a subway
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A flag for the vice president being
demanded. We suggest an emblem with
that imperiShable device. Hope springs
etsrnal Post.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15

Rhinoceros Horn,

In Sumatra the horn Of the rhinoce.
ros is esteemed as an antidote to poi.
son and on that account is made into
drinking cups.
The Land of Large Families.
In his article on the winter life Of
the French Canadians In Harpers
Howard E. Smith tells Of the ex-
raordinary large families of these
simple folk.
"Soon the twilight grew to night,
and the large lamp on the table cast
its orange glow over the room and the
long table filled with steaming dishes.
"'You have a large family, madam
remarked, as they gathered about
the table.
"'Oui, monsieur, we are sixteen. It
II a good gift to lie bon Dieu, n'est-ce
pasr she said, turning toward the
cure.
"'C'est vrai, mon enfant. 1t Is.
There is no better gift than that Of
another child to his kingdom
II could not but remember that the
law has also encouraged large fami-
lies by passing a bill at Quebec Civ
ing ten acres Of land to any family
having from that time forth twelve or
more children, and how in two years
the law was repealed because the de-
mand on those ten acre lots was in
excess of the supply"
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Races Within Races In the Balkans


Language and religion are not the
only basis Of the intense subdivision Of
feeling in the Balkans. The whole re-
gion is parceled out among race frac-
lions, some Of which are no larger than
q hamlet. Roumanians, Bulgarians,
Servians and Greeks have a sharp con-
sciousness Of race persistence, and at
the same time every state Il intent
upon breaking up the race units Of 9TH
er peoples which exist within its Dor
ders. II Greece were peopled only by
Greeks and Bulgaria by Bulgariahs
and Servia by Servians, the task would
be easier. Ii is Il curse to the peninsula
that the villagers have pushed this
way and that wherever there was va.
can't land or wherever they could make
Q vacancy by driving out the previous
holders. The result is the creation Of
race islands In the midst Of angry race
seas.-Albert Bushnell Hart In Outlook
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Elephant Skin.

Elephant skin Is beautiful and dura-
BILE, but it is very hard to get The
price Of a live elephant is large, and a
leather manufacturer who promised to
provide 4 number OF elephant skin
bags at short order would find him.
self facing big problem. Almost all
elephants. after they die, fall into the
hands of the leather manufacturers, or
else they are stuffed and put In mu-
seums.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Helping Uncle.

She came down to the drawing room
to meet her special young man with
q frown on her pretty face.
"John," she said, father saw you
this morning going into pawnbroker's
with a large bundle"
John flushed. Then he said In q low
voice:
"Yes, that is true. was taking the
pawnbroker some Of my old clothes.
You see, he and his wife are fright
fully hard up"
"Oh. John. forgive mer' exclaimed
the young girl. How truly noble you
arew-Exchange
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Expert Samoans.

The women of Samoa often fish In
the sea without nets, boats or hooks.
They simply wade into the water and
form themselves into a ring. The fishes
being so plentiful. they are almost
sure to have imprisoned some In the
ring. These women are very quick
and active. and every time they catch
q fish with their hands they simply
throw it alive into the basket on their
back.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Pert Personals.

Schwab has bought another stee
company. Charley believes In doing his
early.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Just as though the president did not
have troubles enough. his daughter
has told the reporters that he has a
really beautiful tenor voice.--Boston
Herald.
Rudyard Kipling must be the great
1T Of modern poets, since he II the
snly one for whose works a glossary
and concordance have been Issued
Chicago News
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Considerate.

"Have you ever done anything to
make the world happier?" asked the
solemn looking person with the unbar-
bered hair.
Sure" answered the jolly man with
the double chin. 81 was once invited to
ding In public and declined"
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
She Was Riuht.

Teacher-Now, Dorothy. tell me how
many bones i'll your body? Dorothy
Two hundred and eight Teacher
That's no; right. There are only 207.
Dorothy with great delight)-But i
swallowed Il Gsh bone this morning.
indianapolis STAR.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15
Out of the Mouths of Rahss.

MY grandpa had perplexity At the
other day." said small Dorothy.
"Perplexity fitr' echoed Edward.
You mean parallel stroke, don't
your-Butralo News.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15

Spain has submitted a bid for the
peace conference. but it may be barred
by the statute of limitations before the
date for opening the bids arrives.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15

At least they were good enough to
wait until the American doctors cleaned
up the typhus in Servia before they re-
sumed fighting.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15

n wlsnlng Is praying some people are
praying nearly all the time and with
out getting their knees dusty.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15

Yale university is almost a million
dollars richer than year ago, says an
exchange, again illustrating the power
Of knowledge.
The broad ax., 1916-01-15

Few things are necessary for the
wants Of this life, but it takes an inf.
mite number to satisfy the demands OF
opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
PUPILS OF COOKE SCHOOL
ENTERTAIN THEIR FRIENDS
Give Benefit Performance for Play
grounds-Cartoons, Plays and
Dances on Program.

Pupils of the Cooke School gave va
ried entertainment for the benefit of the
public school Fairgrounds last night
The auditorium of the Wilson Normal
School was crowded with parents and
friends of the young entertainers.
Ranging from cartoons of men in the
public eye to plays and dances, the
evenings entertainment showed the
latent ability along these lines in the
local schools.
Pupils of the fifth grade opened the
program with little play, When
Spring Comes Ger the Land" A rhyth-
mic dance by pupils of the seventh
grade followed. James Bergman, son
of Clifford X Bergman, The Stars car
toonist then delighted with lifelike
drawings of Bryan, Taft, Uncle Sam,
etc.
Pupils of the sixth grade. under di
rection of Miss Marshall. gave two
dances. entitled "Old Welsh" and Rus
sian Snowstorm." A Boy Scout dem
onstration was staged by members of
Troop so, under the leadership of Will
lard Goldheim.
One of the features of the program
proved to be the three-act play, The
Silver Thread" given by eighth grade
pupils. Those who took the principal
parts were Ruth Reynolds, Wesley Ir-
win. Dorothy Miller, Genevieve Crist.
Wilma Eiseman. John Eaton and James
Bergman. Musical numbers were con-
tributed by Ruth Reynolds, Genevieve
Crist and Elizabeth Whelchel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
Biggest and Best

My friends come back from
the babbling brooks. and talk OF
the things they done, with their
poles and reels, and their lines
and hooks, till the setting of the
sun. And each at the end re
marks, Il wish | had had good
luck today; but the biggest fish,
and the finest fish, was the fish
that got away | have heard
that yarn for a hundred years,
and Ill hear it till | die. and when
a fisherman bold appears, | heave
me a sob and sigh; for | know
full we'll he will stand and dish
the story that's old and gray, Of
the biggest fish. and the finest
fish. and the fish that got away.
It's the freckled boy with the old
time bait, and the fshline coarse
and stout, who sits him down by
the brook to wait for a bite from
the monster trout: he gets the
bite. and his pole goes, Swish !"
Eureka and boom-de-ay! He has
caught the fish. the world-famous
fish that so often got away!
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
ADDRESSES THE KEEP WELLS.
Arthur Macdonald Discusses Scien-
tifc Study of Humanity.

The Scientific Study of Humanity
was the subject of an address delivered
by Arthur Macdonald. honorary presi-
dent OF the Third International Con-
gress of Criminal Anthropology of Eu-
rope. last night before the National So
ciety of Keep Wells in the parish hall
of St Johns Episcopal Church.
The speaker explained that criminal
anthropology, or crImnology. is a
scientific study of humanity.
of all forms Of human abnormal
ity." he said. crime is nearest the nor
NAL: in fact. more than three fourths
Of the criminals. so called. are normal,
and the study OF them is practically the
study of normal men. Penal and
reformatory Institutions. therefore.
should not be called criminal, for
81 is unjust TO stigmatize a large num-
Der of persons. when SO few of them
merit it. These unfortunates have
enough difficulties to contend with
without the addition of a stigma.
The scientific study of humanity re-
QUires the investigation of man physi-
cally. mentally and morally. a knowl-
edge Of medicine and laboratory train
ing in Psychology and anthropology
are much needed in such study"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
TO ADDRESS WOMAN'S PARTY.
Miss Maud Younger and Miss Lucy
Burns Going to Chicago.

Among the very first speakers at the
Chicago convention of the new woman's
party June 5, in the Blackstone Thea
ter, will be two young women widely
known in this city for their work in
the Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage. They are Miss Maud Young
er, who will discuss the congressional
work of the union. in which, for the
past year. she has been engaged, and
Miss Lucy Burns, director of the ma
tional campaign Of the union. who will
tell the delegates of the complete rec
ord Of the democratic party on the suf-
TRACE question.
The Washington women who will go
to Chicago will attend a luncheon of
900 covers in the Auditorium Hotel
June S, and that evening they will
take part in a monster mass meeting
in the Blackstone Theater, which will
be the closing event of the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
BUSINESS MEN OF 14TH
STREET ELECT OFFICERS
Association Organized to Promote
1nterests-Thomas E. Petty
Named First President,

The Fourteenth Street Business Mems
Association was organized at meet
ing held last night, at the United
States Savings Bank, to encourage.
stimulate, promote and improve the
business and generally advance the in
terests of persons, firms and corpora
tions on 14th and adjacent streets in
the northwest section of the city.
Ihe hrst business transacted, follow
ing the adoption of a constitution and
bylaws, was to adopt a resolution dis
approving of the abolition of the half
and-half plan, as provided in the rider
to the District appropriation bill.
The following officers were elected
Thomas f. Petty. president; Dr. Mar
win Herndon, first vice president; DR..
w. s. Richardson. second vice presi-
dent; H. NJ. Crandall. third vice presi-
dent: William r. De Lashmutt, secre-
tary; Nelson Steele. assistant secre-
tary; Frank Stewart. treasurer, and
Wade II. Cooper counsel.
Among those present, who will be
charter members of the association,
were W. W. Benton, w. A. Brett.
Aeneas Collins, Maj. T. T. Smith, Dr.. D. D.
p. Buckingham. c. NJ. Morrison. Fred
Geyer. Wade H. Cooper. r. F. Riddle
berger, l.. E. Hutchinson, w. D. Barry,
William H. Smoot, John F. Shriner, W.
3. Willis, A. Schumacher. Marcus Schu-
maker, John Doonis. George Gerstein,
F. ]. Walker. Julius H: Wolf F. S.
Stewart. Oscar Baum, William r. De
Lashmutt, Nelson Steele. w. S. Rich
ardson, Robert S. Campbell Marvin
Herndon and Joseph Campbell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
HOWARD ALUMNI TO MEET.
Gathering to Be in University Ii
brary Monday Night.

A meeting Of the general Committee
of the General Alumni Association of
Howard University is announced for
Monday night at 1870 O'Clock in the uni
versity library to complete plans for
alumni day, June I.
Those in charge contemplate a bust
ness meeting of alumni at 10 o'clock on
the morning of June Z. The alum nj
Grafton will be delivered at noon by
DR.. William F. Tunnel At 1 o'clock
the alumni will be the guests of the
university at a luncheon, and in the
evening there will be the quinquen-
MUM reception at O'Clock, to be fol-
lowed at $50 o'clock by banquet.
More thstp 500 persons are expected to
attend the banquet.