davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
ANTS IN AUSTRALIA.
They Eat Up Wooden Beams and Ever
Rina an I aaden Roofa

They Eat UP Wooden Beams and Ever
Dine on Leaden Roofs.
The following extract from an Aus
tralian diary will give an idea of the
ravages of the ants In that country:
About noon it got too hot for any
thing, and l took a we'll earned swim
in secluded creek, amid shoals Of
fish, large and small. who apparently
resented my intrusion fro-1 the way
they came and stared at me.
II found on emerging from the wa
ter that host of blue brown ants had
taken possession of my clothes, and
when they were shaken out they re
venged themselves by biting my bare
feet in a way which was exceedingly
painful
"There are thousands of ants every
where. Some of the ant bills are three
feet high and six feet across, but ex'
cept for a sharp nip at the time the
ordinary ants bite Is not noticeable.
But If a soldier ant or bull ant or q
greenhead ian ant about one and halt
inches long with a green head bites
you it is not to be forgotten becap
they take quite a big piece out
"Then there are the white ants Il
really ants, but termites), which cheer
fully eat the insides out Of the beams
of the wooden houses and recently ate
the sheet lead on top of the Sydney
museum. The city fathers though,
this was going little too far. SO now
the ants are preserved inside the mu'
scum with samples Of the half con.
sumed lead as a warning to all who
would allow their appettes to run
away with them."-London Gentle
man
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
SHOWED HIS CONTEMPT.
The Performance Was Costly, but /
Relieved His Feelings.

The Performance Was Costly, but II
Relieved His Feelings.
At Dussaux's restaurant, in the
Grand Morskoi at st. Petersburg, six
officers of the Imperial Horse guards
sat drinking champagne. Not far from
them sat an Insignificant little man
with a shabby coat and an unkempt
beard and a glass of liquor in front of
him. 1t was not long before he became
aware that he was being ridiculed by
the officers aforesaid.
By and by, as they became more and
more offensive in their remarks on his
personal appearance, etc, he called for
the waiter and said, Bring me six bot
ties of your best champagne" The
waiter hesitated. Did you not hear
what l said?'' asked the little man.
The waiter brought the wine and six
glasses Take these glasses away and
fetch a basin. one as large as you can
find" The waiter again hesitated, but
obeyed instantly at the peremptory rep
etition of the order. "A piece of soap
was the next order. 1t was brought.
"a towel" The waiter handed him
one. "Now open the bottles" The
waiter did so.
The little man now filled the basin
with the contents Of the six bottles,
rolled up his sleeves. washed himself
in the costly fluid. wiped his hands,
laid hundred rube note on the table
and. casting look of whitening con-
tempt on the officers, strutted out of
the room.-Argonaut.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Quick Measuren~-ss.

A traveller was detaineu at a little
country railroad station in England
for half an hour and was chatting with
the station master when the bell rang
sharply half a dozen times. Instantly
the three employees-station master,
ticket agent and porter-ranged up In
a line on the platform and stood at at
tention. A moment later a locomotive
with a single saloon car slowed up.
The solitary occupant of the car re-
garded the men sharply from the win
dow, made hurried notes and quickly
retired.
"Who was thatY the traveller asked
the station master after the man had
gone. Some prominent officer Of the
HneT'
ooh, no." was the reply. THAT was
the railroad company's tailor measur-
ing US tor new suits."-Boston Tran
script
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
BASEBALL STRATEGY.
Brain Work of More Importance Than
Mere Athletic Ability.


There are things in a ball game no:
mentioned in the rules. A team mada
up of players who had never seen nor
read of the game and had never had
any instruction outside of the rules
would have 10 hit and run plays, No
squeeze plays. probably no men caught
"fat footed" off base, no double steals
no delayed steals. no shifting of the iD-
field according to the runners on, the
score and the "outs;" no signaling, No
signal stealing. no hidden ball tricks.
no "stalling" tricks, by which a player
is led to think ball is fielded in one
place when it is really fielded elsewhere
in fact. the very heart and soul OF
baseball would be missing. The batter
would hit or walk and patiently wait
for his successor to hit or walk to a6-
vance him. Runs would be in exact
proportion to hits, and outs would be
made only in the stereotyped ways, and
nobody would care either to play or to
see the game!
So it might be said, without much
fear of contradiction. that the strategy
of the game, the part played by brains
and wits, is more to baseball than att
letic ability to run. hit, field or throw,
spectacular and exciting as plays made
only by strength, muscle and skill must
always bee. Fl. Claudy in ST. Nich6-
Ina
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Newton's Perseverance.

Many interesting stories are related
of Newtons great perseverance,, NJ
infrequenty upon arising in the morii-
ing he would sit down on his bedside
and remain there for hours without
dressing himself, occupied with some
interesting investigation which bad
fixed his attention.
On tablet in the room in which
Newton was born at Woolsthorpe
manor house is inscribed the celebrated
epitaph written by Pope:
Nature and natures laws lay hid in night.
God said, Let Newton be-" and all was
light.
Sir Isaac told Bishop Pearce that be
had spent thirty years at intervals in
reading over all the authors or parts OF
authors which could furnish him with
materials for his Chronology of An
cient Kingdoms" and that he had writ
ten that work sixteen times with his
own hand.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
David Garrick's Ways.

David Garrick was Celt and Anglo
Saxon combined, and that is why he
was so successful an actor manager
That also explains why he ~as careful,
even parsimonious at times, in small
matters, but ever ready to give freely
"He had" says his latest biographer,
in an almost regretful tone. "a beauti'
full habit Of sending back I. o. US
with such words as I beg you will
light a bonfire with the tnclosed' y
beautiful indeed, and very rare. John
son declared that whenever he drew
Garrick's attention to some case of dis
tress he always received from him more
than from any other person and al
ways more than he expected. "Sir, he
was a liberal man. He has given away
more money than any man in England.
There may have been a little vanity
mixed, but he has shown that money is
not his first object. ."-"David Garrick
and His French Friends"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Tho Holiday Headache.

The severe headache which often fol
lows a long railway journey or pro
tracted tour of a museum or a picture
gallery is usually wrongfully attributed
to bad air. AS a matter Of fact, says
Dr. Sidney Stephenson, such head
aches are more often than not due tt
the fact that the eyes have been over
worked. The cure is not cup of tea
nor a bottle of smelling salts; 1t lies ii
a pair of spectacles. From exactly the
same type Of headache clerks, typists
dressmakers and students are great suf
ferers In the great majority Of these
cases, says DR.. Stephenson, examina
ton has shown that weak and over
worked eyes were the cause Of the
trouble, which has disappeared witt
the use of a pair Of good spectacles.-
Pearson's Weekly.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

There is more Catarrh in this
section of the country than all 9th
er diseases put together, and until
the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it a local
disease and prescribed local rem
edies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounc-
ed it incurable. Science has prov
en- catarrh to be a constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarlh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Chen
ey 6 Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. 1t
acts directly on the blood and au-
cous surfaces Of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send for cir
cu1ars and testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
GUARD THEIR SHADOWS.
Native Africans Believe They Are q
Part of Themselves.

Native Africans Believe They Are a
Part of Themselves.
The shadow is the recognized portion
of man among modern African peoples.
in West Africa the natives told DR..
Nassau that it was possible for a hu-
man being to have his shadow stolen
or otherwise lost and for him to exist
in a diseased or dying state. In this
case his body would cast no shadow.
The same authority says there is
widespread belief among the natives
In a dual soul. which consists of a spir-
it which. as far as is known. lives for
ever in the world of spirits, and
shadow, which for ~ uncertain length
of time hovers aroufld the mortal re-
mains.
Here we seem to have confusion be-
tween the spirit body and the shadow
of man.
The shadow, according to Miss Kings
lev, is one of the four souls of man.
She noticed that men would march hap
ply enough through the forest or grass
land on a blazing morning, but when
they came to piece or open ground
they would go around it, not across it.
because they were afraid of losing
their shadow. They only do this at
noOntime.
On asking some Bakwiri why they
were not anxious about losing their
souls at night time, she was told that
at night all shadows lay down in the
shadow of the great God and so be-
came stronger. Had she not noticed
how long and strong the shadows Of
men, trees and mountains were in the
morning? Murders are sometimes CON-
mitted secretly by driving a nail or a
knife into a mans shadow.-From DR..
Wallis Budge's "Osiris and the Egyp-
tan Resurrection
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
PAID TO "THINK AHEAD"
The Part Imagination Plays In the
Business World.

o0SiIISSS "ofb0s
There is q man In an Office In New
York whose business it is to think
ahead on behalf of the community and
prepare for coming events, writes T.
Sharper Knowlton in the Century, dis
cussing 1.-THE Uses of Imagination In
Business" He sits at big table, and
before him is map Of New York with
its environs by land and sea. The
problem is to determine what shipping
accommodation will be required In the
future and to begin the work Of recon
strucion now. During the last centu-
~ the story was one Of growth,
growth, growth, and the story Is to be
continued. How2 That is the ques-
ton which the man with the map has
to settle. He is not on piecework; he
Is paid for thinking. In other words,
whatever his official title may be, I
shall call him acting professor OF Inn.
aginatiop to the shipping interests of
New York.
In every progressive house of busi-
ness there is or ought to be similar
officer. Generally he is the principal
himself. That is one reason why he di-
vides his business into departments
and pays men high salaries to superin.
tend them. He wants time to think.
But the farseeing element In tmagi-
nation is not the only one. There is
one which concerns itself with details.
If l might say so, Imagination Is tele-
scopic for big things and microscopic
for small things. You can imagine q
billion dollar trust and you can imag-
ine a new way of pointing a needle.
Probably no man makes a sure ad-
vance without using both instruments.
but the essential work Of the imagina'
ton Is always the same. 1t creates
the things which are not judgment
passes its verdict, and action brings
realization.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
THE MOON AS We SEE 1T.
Its Mountains and Craters and 1t
Lights and Shadows.

Its Mountains and Orators and It's
Lights and Shadows.
The visible part of the moon is about
equal to the superfcies of North Amer
lea. 1t is very mountainous, and around
the vast dry plains which form the
dark spots seen with the naxed eye are
volcanoes whose funnel shaped craters
resemble old wells filed in by the de-
posits Of ages.
Maps of the moon show more than
$1,000 such craters. some of them 200
kilometers in diameter.
The radius Of the earth Is supposed to
be nearly four times that Of the moon.
Proportionally the moon is much more
mountainous than the earth. All the
lunar volcanoes are extinct.
The moon was formed after the earth
was formed. 1t has gone to its doom
faster than the earth because. as its
mass is much feebler than the earth S
mass, it cooled faster. The moons light
and shade are clearly seen because 1t
has no appreciable atmosphere.
The moon has been called the pan
theon Of astronomers" because its vol
canoes have been named for astron-
omers Riccioh gave his own name to
a splendid lunar Circus" and to very
small and insignificant volcano he gave
the name of Galileo-Harpers Weekly.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Half Mourninq.

There are drawbacks even to being
the wife Of a wealthy man. as Mrs.
Millyuns found out. Although they
have been married only a few weeks,
she hardly ever has quiet hour with
her husband. It's business from morn
ing till night. and in the evening he
only begs for peace and rest. So the
other day she came down to dinner in
a somber black frock.
why on earth, dear, are you wear
ing that frock?'' asked Mr.. Millyuns.
eying her gown with distaste. "Why,
it's almost half mourning"
"Of course it's half mourning" re-
piled the lady. with much mourning.
Don't you always say when you come
home from the office that you are half
dead Y'- Exchange.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Why They Go Mad.

Harry Macedonia once made whim-
sical remark after his return from
one of his many polar expeditions '
81 didn't mind the cold so much y
he said, land the hardships were to
be looked for as part Of the game.
But what proved to be almost fnsup-
portable was the constant association,
day and night. with the same men
They were all good fellows, too, and /
liked them. but | got to know them
too well. A man is like a music box.
He can only play just so many tunes.
and after you have heard them all
over again and again you get deadly
tired of them. l think that is why so
many go mad on such trips"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Tho Maqio of September.

September seems to me to be the
fairy among the months Of the year
She is so crowned with gold. so full
of play and magic spells, she mas nc
work to do. and it is she who trans
forms the green woods and gray
marshes to wonderlands of fairy fire
and brings the great pale moon back
round and full night after night into
the skies. Yes, September has magic
-Hildegarde Hawthorne in st. Nicho
las
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
The Position of the Poles.

Both Peary and Amundsen made al
lowances in determining the sites Of
the poles. Their position Is not per-
fectly constant. there being a counter
clock elliptical movement of some thir-
ty feet and a counter clock circular
movement of some twentysi1 feet in
diameter in a period of 42S days at
the extreme axis of the earth. This
change, however, Is so slight as not
to be reckoned in practical calcula-
tions Peary and Amundsen made no
guesses, but took several observations
from various standpoints to determine
conclusivply that they had reached the
poleS.-ChriStan Herald.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
The Word nStudio.n

"Studio'' is one of the many foreign
words that have acclimatized them
selves in the English language. 1t Is
a recent import from Italy. unknown
to .Iohnson's dictionary and apparently
not occurring before the nineteenth
century. but it has supplied want.
Study" which is the real English fo
'studio,'' suggests room for reading
and writing. and "workroom" lacks
distinctiveness The French get along
with "atelier," which literally means a
place in which small planks are pre-
pared-in other words, a carpenters $
work ShOD.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
ScuIl and Skull.

"Sculls" and skulls" are really one
word in origin. and both at various
times have been spelled capriciously
with &C" or a "k." Pepys, the dia'
rist, tells how he went on the Thames
at one time ''in a scull," at another In
a "skuller." The origin of the word is
"skulle" or "sculle." a bowl or goblet
While the cranium was obviously bow
like in shape distant resemblance to
a bowl was also detected in the scoop
ed out blade of "sculP as opposed to
the fat blade Of an oar proper.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Raisino His Bluff,

She (reading a list of names in ma
tional subscription, - Anonymous. B
francs: We'll make people believe that's
we. He Oh. no: let's choose this one,
Anonymous 100 francs" She-Thats
loo much. He Nothing Is too much.
madame. In a national cause.-Pele
Mele
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
A Strike.

Mrs. Nulywed-You don't love me
any more. l know you don't Nuly'
wed-But. my dear. you're very much
mistaken. / adore you. Mrs Nuly'
wed-No: you don't No man could
love a woman so badly dressed as
am.-Paris Rire.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Faithful to the End.

Nobody will know how many dis
reputable looking relatives you have
until you die. The disreputable looking
relative sometimes refrains from at
tending the wedding, but he always
comes to the funeral.-Philadelph
Ledger.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Her Difficult Task.

Maud -BeatriX has lost twenty pounds
lately. her new gowns are perfect sue,
cesses. her sweetheart proposed to hel
last night. her rich uncle died yester
day and left her a million. and now she
has to go to his funeral today and try
to look sad Boston Herald.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Tba Reffar wav

Don't put all your eggs in one bas'
ket." said the ready made philosopher,
Don't put any of 'em in basket. y
replied the enterprising dealer. "Put
'em in cold storage Washington Star
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
LEE FONG
Star Laundry

We do our work by hand and
guarantee the best grade of work.
Will call for Laundry at any time
Or place. All laundry that is
broughtin on Thurs. or Friday a. m
will r ldone at six o'clock Satur.
day and customers are earnestly
re Iuested to call for same as soon
IS convenient.
LEE FONG,
Poplar Street.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
A Snob.

Thackeray designated a snob as
being on ladder who Is quite as ready
him as to kick the head Of him who Is
below.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Why?

"Experience is great teacher" said
the old fogy.
Then why do some men get married
four times:" asked the cheerful idiot.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Not ALWAYS DiscoverabIe.

The trouble with the psychological
moment is that it wears gum shoes and
mufflers and often gets by you.-Atchl
son Globe.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

In childhood be modest. in youth tenn
perate in manhood just and in old age
prudent
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

Goodness does not consist in great
ness, but greatness in goodness.-Aths-
naeuS.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

When you have a cold you want
the best medicine obtainable so as
to cure it with as little delay as
possible. Here is a druggists opln-
ion: 81 have sold Chamberlain,
Cough Remedy for fifteen years,
says Enos Lollar, of Saratoga, Ind,
aud consider 1t the best on. the
market" For sale by all dealers.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

A virtue always outweighs talent
Momarion.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

TOR SAIE-More interesting than novel.
L Woodrow Wilson wrote the most inter-
esting story of the American people ever
written. 1t is the story of our country's life
from earliest times to the point where his
tory and the present meet. Wire Harper
& brothers, Franklin square, Few York, for
full particulars. 6-l7-tf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

FOR SALE

L,OR SALE--Fine building lots on Oakley
street. Apply Calvin Harrington or w
g. Winter bottom. 7-13 IT,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

E1OR SALE-Good cord wood, oak and pine;
l. 3yokes good steers; old steer; timber
carts, large, medium; pair mules. Cor
dy b. Smith, Cambridge, Md. S-17-tf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

in stove lengths, a s. y. Phillips mill on
Dixon's tract, opposite K. I. Derby's road
gate Apply to Cam bridge Mfg. Co. 8l7-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04
Glasses That
Last and
Those That
Do Not

The lenses used in glasses that
act this way are sim
ply strong magnifers. If
you have the least
astigmatism, they are really
harmful.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

Those That
DO Not
How often you hear
this: "Oh, yes, l could
see welt at first
with the glasses bought
At My Door
but they did not last.
In a week or
two I could not see
with them at all.''
The lenses used in glasses that
act this way are sim
ply strong magnifers. If
you have the least
astigmatism, they are really
harmful.
| do not do
that class of work.
GET THE BEST
All examinations made in Dark
Room, with three sets of
instruments, one a check up
on the other; assure absolute ac-
curacy, and complete.
But at my Office only.
No house to house
Canvassing.
The eye is a delicate organ.
Take no chances on guesswork
"testing" when a thorough,
searching, scientific
examination can be had FREE
at my office.
Crossed eyes straightened
without surgical operation.
Eye-strain headaches positively
permanently relieved.
| DIR. J. A. THORN
80 Poplar Street
CAMBRIDGE MARYLAND
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

TOR SALE-My residence on Academy
street, II room house, all modern con-
veniences, also fine stables, barns, etc and
large lot. Apply Geo. M Phillips. 9-5-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-04

TOR LEA lot on Oakley street, 20 it. by
$50 it., located between the homes of
Messrs. j. B. Spedden and w. H. Davidson,
Jr. VIII sell cheap to quick buyer. APP
ply w. Lake Robinson. 9-lS-tf
TUCUMBERS for sale. Johr Riley, Route
~ 5, Cam bridge, Md. 9-lS-tu&t4w
DOR SALE-5 or cheap work horses. ].
l. Fred Dunn. l0-3-3t.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-31
STATE INSURANCE READY.
Forms Of Policies and Applications
are Issued at Madison.

The state of Wisconsin is prepared
to take applications for life insurance
in the life fund which was authorized
by the legislature of 1911, according
to report of State Insurance Com
missioner Fl. L. Ekern, issued on
Thursday.
His report contains forms Of appli-
cations and policies, schedules of
premiums, tables Of costs Of insurance
and reserves and other data and forms
for carrying out the provisions of the
law.
Applicants must be between 20 and
30 years old and may choose any of
the following plans of insurance: Or
binary life, twenty payment Life, ten
year endowment, endowment at the
age of IS, or term to age of IS. Medi-
cal examination is required under the
supervision of the state board of
health and only normal healthy persons
may be accepted. Application may
be made through local offices or
sent by mail.