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The Detroit times., 1917-04-07

IN Tie atorosald band The judge telegraphed
70 friend back In BinEhamton asking how
many pieces Nere IN the band. The reply came
back. Nine"
Accordingly his honor announced himself in
court as follows
Hereafter no prisoners will be discharged on
account OF former membership in tho Bingham
ton band. The limit has been reached
The Detroit times., 1917-04-07

A western lawyer Il seems had been 40 un.
thinking as 10 offend Judge. young man who
had not had 90 much experience a. the trans
The Detroit times., 1917-04-07

Young man and q Young women leaned on
Tho front rate They were lovers n was moon.
light he vas loath TO leave. as the parting was
The Detroit times., 1917-04-07

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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
Autobiography of a Penny

THE following autobiography
was written by Jennings Woods of
the Vanderpool school. This is
the little follows first attempt, and
he is only ten years old.-Ed]:
was born in nineteen and eight
in the city of Washington.
The first one got me was Mr..
President Taft. Then I thought
! | would have a good time now but
he didn't keep me more than a
week until he sold me for a postage
stamp, then | thought l would
have fine time sure enough for |
belonged to Uncle Sam, but did
mt get to stay with him very long
A white man came in the office
and got four one cent stamps and
gave the man a nickle, then be gave
me to the man and so it happened
he owned a big old Buick, and
what fine ride | got. After he
kept me while he traded me off
| for a box of matches.
The merchant put me in his
pocket, he didn't keep me very
long. One day there was the
blac kest and 'ugliest old niger came
| in, and got some cakes and the mer-
chant gave me to him for change.
One day Mr. Niger went to count
his money and he says u will hold
you little brown thing in my
mouth until count the rest" Mr..
Niger didn't keep me long until he
traded me for a piece of candy and
the same day the merchant lost me
when he was out feeding his chick
ems but l got to lay there & year
to the day, and the chickens tramp
ed over me very often, but I didn't
mind that at all, but as it happen
ed the mail carrier brought. some
| chickens to the merchant and when
| he was taking the chickens out of
the coop he found me, then he put
me in his pocket and started for
Monterey. When he came down
to the big city of Vanderpool that
night he was drunk and ran
over the bridge and killed himself
and ! was lost in the deep old wa
ter, where nobody ever found me-.
I was born on Feb, 20, 1908, and
was lost and gone for good, July
4th, 1916.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
HOW TO Be SURE OF DEATH
MARYLAND Board of Medical Examin'
ers Gives the Correct Answer
to Question.

What are the means used to prove
that death has positively occurred
was a question put to postulants ~
the state board of medical examiners
Of Maryland at the June examinations
The correct answer is given as: "Ihe
complete and permanent cessation OF
circulation and respiration, rigor NOR
It's. loss of bodily heat, pallor OF the
body, putrefaction."
Rigor mortis, the condition of rigid
ity into which the muscles pass after
death, begins at time varying IRON
about fifteen minutes to about sla
hours. It begins In the face and prog
resses downward, and the muscles re,
lax in about the same order after "a
hours.
In a recent article In America, Dr;
Austin O'Malley pointed out that IL
was often impossible to tell at ~hal
moment death occurred, and thai
physicians were so often In douol
about this that 1t is rule for priests
to administer the last saeraments
(conditionally, of course) even several
hours after apparent death, there De-
ing many cases on record in which q
person believed to be dead has re-
yived.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
Kindly Mail Check

How dear to our heart is the steady
subscriber
Who pays in advance at the
birth of each year,
Who lays down the money and
does it quite gladly
And casts round the office a halo
of cheer.
He never says "Stop it; l cannot
afford it,
I'm getting more papers than
now can read;"
But always says, "Send 1t; oul
people all like it
In fact we think it a help and
need"
How welcome his check when ii
reaches our sanctum,
How it makes our pulse throb
how it makes our hearts dance
We outwardly thank him; we in
wardly bless him
The steady subscriber who pays
in advance.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
MANURE AS A TOP DRESSING
1t Greatly Stimulates Growth of Wheat
and Assists to Prevent
Winter Killing.

CIV M. F. MILLER, Missouri College OF
Agricultural
Every year sees a greater number OF
Missouri farmers using manure as
top dressing on wheat. There is con-
siderable evidence to show where
wheat Is grown in a rotation, manure
can very often be applied to better adj
vantage as to a top dressing on this
crop than as an application before
corn. There are two principal advana
tages of this practice. The first one is
that it greatly stimulates the growth
of the wheat and helps to prevent win
ter killing with a resulting increase in
yield. The second one is that since
clover and grass are usually sown with
the wheat and since manure aids very
greatly in securing stand of these
crops when used as top dressing with
the wheat, this alone may be sufficient
reason for it's application. AS a mat
ter of fact the top dressing Of wheat
with manure almost insures a stand Of
clover or grass on land which Is at all
suited to these crops, The land may
be too sour or too wet to grow clover.
Much land in Missouri is too sour. II
1t is only slightly sour, the manure
greatly aids in getting a clover stand.
If it Is very sour, lime Is usually esq
sential In addition.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
Mountain Grove

We are having pretty cold and
snowy weather it passes we'll fol
winter.
The farmers of this valley have
plenty of hay standing in their
meadows yet.
The J. E. Moore Lumber Co
placed a car load Of hay and oats
at the camp to day.
W. C. Tombs the superintend-
ent of this Company was up to
camp Last Monday in his car.
Filmor Folks has the grip but
glad to say he is able to be out a
gain.
A young man by the name Of
May was kicked by one of the
horses yesterday, but luckily no
bones were broken.
Jessie Buckhanon, our cook, is
thinking of going to Florida for his
vacation.
Rev. Young. of Mt. Grove.
preached a very able sermon last
Sunday at the Chestnut schoo
house; quite number of thu
Hicks" were present.
William Wolf is about able to be
at work again.
G. w. Ginger, of Huntersville
was called home to day on account
of sickness. One of his sons was
thought to be dying.
Lock Harold had to 60 to his
home to day on account of sickness
He was suffering with grip anc
pain in his side.
Hurbert Carpenter and Fillmore
Folks are doing some grading for
the ]. E. Moore. L. c. They seen
to be making great PROCESS for new
beginners.
Leuord Peringer accepted the
job of Lobby Hog for theJ. E.
NJ. L Co, to da.
J. H Burns, of the Bolar neigh
borhood who is teaching school al
the Chestnut school house near this
comp gave the pupils, patrons anc
camp. boys an explanation of the
globe chart on last Saturday night
MIR. Burns is avery fine instructor,
and we all inioyed it very much
He is also trying to get mail rou'
from Mt. Grove up Little Creek
and trying to have library place.
| in the school room. Rover
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
The Chinese Taxicab.

We are assured that the taxicab is
no new thing, being, In its general
principles, a thing known to the an
cient Romans; but now an orientalist
goes even further and asserts that me-
ehanical carts capable of registering
distances travelled by counting and
recording the revolutions of very large
cartwheels connected by cogs with 9TH
err concentric or eccentric horizontal
and perpendicular wheels of proper
tionate diameters, have been well
known to the Chinese for LOO or 1900
years. On top of the cart was the
figure of a man holding drum, which
lie beat when one Ii, third Of mile,
was travelled. Some carts had, in adj
,dition, a figure holding a cymbal,
which was struck when the drum had
been beaten ten times.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
West Virginia
ditor Highland Recorder:

EQltOr llgnlanu heCOfNtf.
Please allow NE a small space in
your paper that | may mention
some of tie i!!:i;&s tt::t are happen
ing in our little state.
Never in the his DRY of our state
has there been a greater oppor-
tunity for employment than at
present and wages as high.
The various gas companies of our
state can not get employees enough
to carry on the work as desired.
The high cost of living is great
and there are various reasons for it
too.
LIST, The great increase in pop
ulation; the farms are deserted and
neglected.
End The shortage in crops and
the shipment to waring nations.
3rd. The speculation in food
stuff by the money power.
What is. the difference if food
stuff cost more if wages advance in
propolt ton. Yet | believe there
Dug hit to be law to penitentiary
any man or concern who corners
the necessaries of life and cause
people to suffer with hunger.
The Hope Natural Gas Co. was
drilling an old gas we'll deeper q
few days ago, and ran into oil
oil flowing twenty five or thirty
feet over the derrick.
Some of the older gas wells have
failed to produce any more gas.
New wells are being drilled to SUP
DIV the main trunk lines. The
fifteen manufacturers of Weston
have been notified to resort to the
use of coal instead of gas, as the
gas companies can no longer sup
ply them.
[ believe Lewis county has
reached her zenith in the gas bus
mess, although there will be oil and
developments for years yet.
E. D. Gum is teaming now a days
in the gas fields.
Boyd Gum traps furs and chases
foxes, and says this business is
sure preventative for VIII popping
cough. This section of the county Is
undergoing an epidemic of whoop-
ing cough and measles.
A. II. Kemper, of Freemans
Creek sold his farm of POI acres of
land to Perry and Chas Gum, OF
links Creek.
VIM. Woofter paid E. R. Gum
and wife very pleasant visit on
last Sunday.
Chas. Woofter and wife, of Wes-
ton. have returned home from Vir-
ginia. Slocum
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
Patna

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Curry, of
huntsville. spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Armstrong.
Bruce Hiner was circulating in
our midst last Saturday night and
Sunday.
Rev. D. B. CARRIER, of Head
waters. filled his regular appoint
ment here Sunday.
P. V. Hupmsn came home from
his store at Headwaters Saturday
night and spent Sunday here with
his family.
Roy Hupman has gone to Staun-
ton where he expects to take q
busir IS course q, Dunsmore Bust
ness College.
Robt. Stephenson. of William
Vile, spent last Wednesday night
with his sister, Mrs. Charlie Arm
strong. Trixie Boy
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
News Around Hot Springs

Bill Campbell left Thursday night
for Dayton D.
The infant child of Cameron
Ryder's has been quite sick fol
a few days.
George A. Bussard. of Bolar
spent Monday night here with hi;
son, S. J. Bussard.
MIR. Ferrote, of Highland, has
moved bis family to the Home
stead dairy.
Willie McAllister returned home
Tuesday from a visit to friends al
Sun Rise.
Hollie Gutshall, of Trimble, was
here one day last week on business
Canley Robertson has moved to
Micheltown.
Robert Helms was here one day
last week.
There are quite a number Of
guest at the Homestead now, a
mong the number are some of the
soldier boys.
Little Sallie, the youngest daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. @. A. Keyser
was very sick last week.
William Carpenter has been right
sick for a few days, also Tom Nc
Allister.
John G. McAllister is night
watching in the Homestead.
Mountain Flower
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
SUN DAY.

Under fierce attacks, the Teutonic
allies have made further progress
against the Russians along the Sereth
southwest Of Calatz, capturing the vii
lage of Kotumikhali and also the town
of Vadeni, on the railroad between
Braila and Galatz, six miles from Ga
latz.
Petrograd reports the repulse of the
Austro-Germans at various other
points in Rumania, notably north Of
the Slonil;i river, south of the Oituz
river and in the region of Radulesci
to the east of Fokshani.
On the northern end of the Russian
front. in the vicinity of Riga, the Ger
mans delivered heavy attack against
the Russians east Of Kalnzem, but
were repulsed.
On the other fronts the usual art1l
lery engagements and small operations
bv patrol and accommodating parties
continue.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
Somethinu About Fish.

Did it ever occur to you that there
might be a reason for fish being dark
on the back and light underneath?
When we look into the water, 1t seems
50 very dark, and we can scarcely dis
tinguish any fish, although they may
be very near the surface. And an en-
envy, looking from below, could easily
see the fish If it were not for the fact
that the lower part of the body Is a
light color. Thus we find that the dark
back protects the fish from the enemy
above the water, and the light on the
underside of the body protects it from
the enemy living far down in the wa
tiers beneath. -.-...-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
BY Special Delivery.

The burgr had just begun bis term
and was assigned to work in the broom
factory. Near him was an oldish man
who studied him inteatly and seemed
to be awaiting an opportunity to say
something. 1t came while the over
seer was at the ice-water tank.
"How long are you in for? he whis-
pered.
"Three years." replied the new
conner.
The veteran looked around nervous
ly and thrust letter in the burglars
hand.
I'm In for life" he said. "Mail this
when you get out."-Johnson's Smoke
Rings. - =
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
4 GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR
SATURDAY..

By sharp thrusts north of the River
Ancre, on the Somme front, the Brit
ish are making inroads upon the Ger
man lines. Berlin announced an as
sault on Serre, by which the British
gained a footing in one advanced pc
si;ion, the Germans, however, retain
ing the main position.
Northwest of Braila, In Rumania
tie Russians lost another town, wher
Mihalea was stormed by Turkish
TROOPS, who drove part of the garrison
into the Sereth, where the men drown
ed trying to escape, and captured the
remainder. to the number Of 400.
Or the Moldavian line Germar
troops pushed forward in the SlaniE
valley, effecting important captures o.
material. Heavy losses were inflicted
upon the Russians in the Oituz val
lev
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
Strayed Away or Stolen

3 ewes with crop off right ear,
swallow fork in left, under nick in
same ear, P on left side, X on hip.
One eve crop off right ear, W on
left side and W on hip and hog
ring in left ear, FIVE ewes with la
bel name, ~. W. E. Lockridge,
Poverty, Va" in ear. Reward
two dollars and half piece for
ewes. Address
J. w. E. Lockridge,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
TUESDAY.

The Russo-Rumanian defence OF the
Sereth line in northern Rumania has
turned to the form of heavy counter
frontier and between Fokshan1 and
the Danube. Berlin announces two
such attacks, delivered in strong force
bbut without permanent advantage. II
II admitted that in assaults between
the kasino and Suchitza valleys In the
Moldavian mountains, the Rumanians
penetrated the German position at one
point, but this success is declared tc
have been but temporary, counter
attack expelling them.
Elsewhere there has been little
fighting, so far as the current Official
statements reveal. There are signs Of
possible impending activities of an I'm
portant nature, hiwever, along tbs
front in Macedonia.
A German raid on the Somme front
under cover of gas shells was repuls
ed, says the French war office. Berlin
tells of defeat of French detachments
south of Roye.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
State of Ohio, City of Toledo. 60

IuCdS NVSYtfSsy =, a.
Frank J. Cheney mailes oath that ne ls
senior partner Of the frm Of p !, Cheney
& Co., doing business in the CITY pr 10,
Iedo, County and State aforesaid: and
that said firm will pay the sum OF 9NE
erv case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by The use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9th day Of December,
A. D. 1856. .o,,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. SEND for
testimonials, free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0.
Sold by all Druggists. f5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
NO. 9O43
Report of the Condition of


The First National Highland Virginia at the close Of
RESOURCES
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items 10 or20 o,ioo OF
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dvdua d ann Subject to check m - w 131s252s
deposit than 80 days lio3S50O
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of Virginia, County of Highland, .,.
soen swear mat
above knowledge and belief
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
MONDAY.

Berlin reports the capture of Va
deni. southwest of Galatz, the next Tu
ton objective, from which Won Mack
ensen's forces are now only six miles
On the northern end Of the Russian
front in the Riga district the advances
scored by the Russians appear to have
been maintained in the face of heavy
counter attacks by the Germans
Twice on successive days Petrograd
has announced the repulse of heavy
assaults by masses Of troops.
Both Paris and Berlin war offices
report lively artillery fighting on the
front in France.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
Pedmond's Dauanter Dead.

Mrs. Esther Redmond Power, eldes
daughter Of John E. Redmond, tn
Irish leader and the wife of DR.. WI
liam T. Power, a physician OF Fa,
Reekaway, died in a New Iofk hespl'
al. She was i'll only a few days.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
WEDN ESDAY.

Through efforts of German raider
presumably operating chiefly in the
South Atlantic, eight British and tWf
French merchant vessels, including the
Ceorgic. bound from Philadelphia, and
the King George, have been sunk
London announces. Two vessels were
CAPTURED and sent away, one with
prize crew, the other with men IRON
the captured vessels.
The Russians, who are facing Flelc
Marshal Won Mackensen's forces along
the Sereth line in Northern Ruman1a
have now taken the offensive. Ad
yancing near the Danube end of the
line. they have recaptured the towr
of yadeni, six miles southwest OF ga
iatz.
In France German drives near the
somme. both north and south Of the
river. were successfully met by the
French, Paris states. A German mine
exp,oded southeast of Verdun, prepared
the way for a successful raid by the
Germans, Berlin asserts, while tfe
French war office reports that a mino1
attack after the explosion was repuls
ed in hand-to-hand fighting.
German army headquarters declares
that during December the entente lost
sixty-six airplanes, while the German
losses were only seventeen machines
THURSDAY.
On the Somp2e front, the recen'
British attack near Serre was made
upon an advanced position which hae
been evacuated by the Germans, 1t 1;
declared, by Berlin, the British at
lacking after the empty trenches nae
been bombarded several days. Tni
driving back of the British near Loo!
is also reported by the German tan
The Russians apparently still are OF
the offensive along the Rumanlar
front. Berlin records no aggressive
activities by the Teutonic forces, ex
cept for raiding operation on the
Moldavian frontier, while mentioning
the depulse of strong attack by the
Russians in the Oitus valley region.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-25

You'll find the purchase Of your
summer clothes here now q very
profitable investment Here sd great
showing of fine clOthes-the LARGEST
IN the tri-cities; every one of them
reduced during our remOdeding.
Green and blue flannel SUITS &18
HERE are sport styles featuring a variety ofness.
distinctive belted ideas i'm single and double breast
ed, skeleton or fall lined These coats look well with
white flannel trousers Specially priced at 8l8.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-10
CLERKS OFFICE
NEEDS ASSISTANCE

We've got to have help, and imme-
diatelyw
This is the s o. S. call which She!.
ton Tyer. county clerk. and his assist.
ants are sending out with regard TO
the work Of preparing for the war de.
partment and for Adjutant General
carp. at Oklahoma City. copies OF all
registration cards filled out last Tues.
day.
Ever since the cards were received
in the county clerks office force o.
from five to eight men has been busy
making two copies Of each Of the cards.
Four thousand. eight hundred and four.
teen Of these cards were filled out on
registration day. which means that
more than nine thousand copies must
be made.
| The men who have been doing the
work are tired out now, but will con.
tinue on the Job until II is finished
They need help. however and anyone
who can write a legible hand. and has
enough common sense 20 distinguish ne
tween Fitzgerald and Fitzhugh. win be
welcomed with open arms in the county
commissioners meeting room. where
the work IL being done.
Mr.. Tyer and his assistants viii d,
there all day today. all Of tomorrow.
and all day every day until the wors
is completed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-10

Southwestern Petroleum Company is
plugging No. Hartgrove, in the north
west corner of 1912. In the shallow
sand this well made eleven barrels, but
as a deeper well II was failure.
C. X. McDorman has shot well No. /.
Mobley, in 13-4-3. Gilmer Oil Company
shot wells Nos. and on the Hern.
stadt. In section 6-4-3. Fort Ring OIL
Company has shot one of It's we'll on
the Watkins, in 2a-4.3 Little T. d. OIL
Company has shot its No. in the sw
ne OF 13-4-3. Producers OIL Company,
south Of the Little T. d., shot one Of its
wells and Is cleaning out. Magnolia
shot No. II on the Rose farm, In 23-4-3,
with eighty quarts. Carter Oil Company
has shot one Of its wells in the c. X.
Smith, in 5.4-3. The same company has
permission to shoot one well on the
Gerald Mobley, In 13-4.3, also one on the
Hickman In 10-4-3 and will use 100
quarts on the Hickman well. The same
company will shoot well on the Roy
NJ. Johnson, in 5-4.3. with 100 quarts.
The Carter will shoot, with 100 quarts, a
we'll on the Rhoades farm, In 24.4-3.
Humble Oil Company will shoot one well
on the Lucy Tubbee, with eighty