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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11
8 SLAYERS ELECTROCUTED
Murderers Pay the Death Penalty In
Sinu Sinq Prison.

Sing Sing Prison.
Ossining, N. Y, Feb. II. Three
murderers were put to death in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison.
All three went to the chair with
firm steps, and each as he passed
from the cell house to the death cham
Der called back a cheerful farewell
to those who remained awaiting their
end.
The first man to die was Joseph
Garfalo, who killed his wife because
she threatened to divorce him.
George Bishop, colored, small and
frail, was the second to take the
chair. His crime was the murder of q
white woman. Mrs. Margaret Bell, in
Brooklyn.
Donate Cardillo, the last to die, was
convicted of killing Stephen H. Dick
son, whose body was found in
brook near Sing Sing prison.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11
Don't You Believe 1t.

Some say that chronic constipa-
tion cannot be cured. Don't you
believe it. Chamberlain's Tablets
have cured others-why not you?
Give them a trial. They cost only
a quarter. For sale by all dealers.
ADV.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11

When a man draws a blank in a
lottery, he can tear up the ticket,
but it is different in the matrimo-
NAL game.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11
MILLION
DEMOCRATS
WANT OFFICE

Under Wilson, and we want one
million people to buy GOWANS,
King of Externals = the great
preparation that just rub bed on
scatters ipf1amatIon-which may
lead to serious complications in
Colds, or Group or Pneumonia
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11
Lost and Found

+ OST-Saturday afternoon on Race street,
II between Dunn's and scar Moores
stor. 8, a po"ket book containing 81 81. Find.
er please return to banner office. IlO'3t
LOUND-Sunday night, cear Phillips can
ming house, black nat titmmed with
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11
S. E. STEVENS
DRUGGIST
Special attention given prescriptions
Only best and purest drugs kept in stock.
Race Street Cambridge, Md.
Burial Lots For Sale.

Burial Lots For Sale.
A limited number of burial lots
in the addition to Christ Protestant
Episcopal Churchyard will be sold
to persons who are not parishioners
of Great Choptank Parish. A dia-
gram OF the lots, together with
prices of same, can be seen at my
office In the Daily Banner Building,
Cambridge, Nd.
W. Irving Mace,
Adv. 1-13-1ua. Chairman Com.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11

EOR RENT-1O6 Choptank avenue, II rooms
all modern conven1ences; excellent con-
dition; fine for oarding house, or large ia M
lily. Immediate possession. l.. b. Phillips,
Cam bridge, Md. l2l3-tf.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11
FOR SALE

DOR SALES b. p. Fairbanks Stationary
gasoline engine; no reasonable offer re-
fused. Banner Office. l-l3tf.
TOR SALE-Good cord wood, oak and pine;
L 3yokes good steers; | old steer; tim Der
carts, large, medium; pair mules. Cor
dy b. Smith, Cam bridge, Md 8-17-tf
TOR SALE First class cord wood. Apply
J. Fred Dunn or William L. Dean.1O-3l-tf
EOR SALE-Building lots on Park Lane
L and Edgewood avenue. Easy terms.
Small purchase payment and monthly de-
posits Will buy one. Apply to Edward
Phillips. 11-l3-tf.
DOR 5ALE--About a dozen pulleys, wood
and iron, several sizee1n tue lot. Will
- -
DOR SALE-Well established and good
paying business; will sell reasona BILE.
Address A, Gale Banner office. 1-22tf.
EOR SALE-One pair large mules, extra
i good puliers and gentle. Can be seen at
800 Washington street. Also good wagon
and harness, cheap. Apply to > Y. Phillips,
Ca N bridge, Md, or Andrews, Md. 27-l2G
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11

DOR RENT-Six.room house on Linden
Ave. apply to Geo. b. North. 2-l0-3t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11
Doesn't this convince you:

Doesn't this convince you:
have been in the retail drug business for
twenty-five years, during which time have
sold, as well as used, quite lot of different
medicines. 1 must say, however, that Cow
ans Preparation is the best remedy have
ever used or sold for the use for which 1t is
recommended. feel it my duty as well az
my pleasure to recommend 1t.
e. A. MORRISON,
Druggist,
poforck,,ro
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11

EOK RE>T-The stables at the corner of
L Muse and Academy streets Splendidly
located for livery Or other public business
Apply to Milford Phillips, sa me address.
l.2Otf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11

EuR RENT-Properry on Cemetery Ave.
a shirt factory. Has been thoroughly reno
waited. Rent very reasonable. For particu-
lars see Matthews Company, Ill High st.,
Cam bridge, Md.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-02-11
For Rent.

TOR RENT-El, ven room house on Locust
L street, In first class CO ldition; tm mediate
possession. Apply to Howard Brannock
Route l, Cam bridge Md. l2-5tf
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23
settled Ais Doubts.

Phllo Case ig one OF those Sids
fashioned men who know every one
who lives or ever has lived la the
village nor far from Bridgeport. Conn.,
where he has driven the town hack
for more than half century. A for
mer resident went there 10 call on
some old friends. Philos who had
known her as girl and matron. ans
until she moved from the village some
years ago. greeted her efFusively as hs
helped her into his rickety old "carrgs
all."
''And how ls Mr. zones hs asked
0eamingiy.
why. Philo Tm certainly sur
prised. Didn't you know that Mr.
Jones died nearly two years ago?"
We'll, well. Y-e-s-s. did hear that
one OF you was dead. but didn S
know FOR certain which one og y9
st was.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23
CLEARED AWAY
Proper Feod Put the Troubles Away

Our own troubles always seem mort
severe than any others. But when .
man 10 unable to eat even light
breakfast, for years, without sewers
distress. ne has trouble enough.
II 10 small wonder he likes to tell OF
food which cleared away the troubles.
Il am glad OF the opportunity 10
tell Of the good Grape-Nuts has done
for me- writes q NJ. Fl. man. For
many years | was unable TO eat even
a light breakfast without great suffer
Ing.
After eating I would suddenly be
seized with an attack of collie and
vomiting. This would be followed By
headache and misery that would some
times last week or more, leaving me
30 weak could hardly sit up or walk,
"Since I began to eat Grape-Nuts ]
have been free from the old troubles.
usually eat Grape-Nuts one or more
times day, taking IL at the beginning
of the meal. Now can eat almost
anything | want without trouble.
when began to use Grape-Nuts !
was way under my usual weight, now
weigh 80 pounds more than ! ever
weighed in my life, and | am glad to
speak of the food that has worked the
change" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek. Mich. Read the little
booklet THE Road TO WellviIle." in
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above lefterf A. ncw
one appears from time to time They
ere genufne- traes and full II human
Interest,"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23
How TuberculoaIs la spread.

Based on figures obtained GroTa
cases OF tuberculosis reported Ia
Cleveland, New York and other cities
where thorough registration OF con-
sumptives is employed, It is esti
mated that for every death from con-
sumption in the United States, OF
which there are on an average ZOO
00o annually there are constantly
more than Ave living cases, making
at least 100000 In all. OF these mil
lion living cases, it is estimated that
che health authorities have records OF
not more than 100000 to 10000. or
one IN every eight or tens and that
for the great majority OF cases res
corded. nc hospital, homo or dis
pensary care Ia provided Practically
nothing can be done 70 control the
spread of tuberculosis 2g the aaFss
ported cases.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23
wglG Rsxg0.

1.-THE aerIsy Is generally Fepused ia
asas annsh 80 be unshrifsy and wiah~
eus any sense Of responsibility Gags
M Ailansa man, 'sbut a case that
esme Within my observation nos long
ago showed al least one Of the gnce
pnssessed c7 an eye 10 the future.
"a negro named Gel Brown, who
lay III, wac advised by his wife one
morning llaae she muss leave him for
while 10 so 10 town 10 purchase 6
new dFess.
= Maria, moaned the sick man,
de idea OF yo' shinkin' bout & new
dress while ] 10 80 sick r
= 'Doan' yo' worry bout dat, Cal,
said his spouse consolingly. IT'S
gwine 10 be a black dress, an is
gwine 10 be fxed. no matter what
happens 2
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23
AFRO-AMER|CAN CU[L|NGS
II =

Bergfield. German scientist, adj
yances new theory for the variety of
human color or pigmentation We
quote him from Harper's Weekly:
"Bergfield. the German Investigator.
holds the view that the pigmenta-
ton Of the races is due to feeding.
lie points out that in the animal world
color Is often determined by food.
and he contends that BY chemical pro
cess the same results are shown In the
different human faces. According 70
this theory. the original man was
black. since his chief diet must have
been vegetarian. Fruit and vegeta-
blea contain manganatee that ally
themselves with iron, constituting =
dark brown combination. Bergfeld
states that negroes who add meat and
milk to their vegetable fare are never
30 dark as those Negroes who eat
only vegetables. Indians are red, II
appears. because they have absorbed
for generations haemogiobin. the red
substance In the blood OF animals
killed for food. Mongols are yellow
AZ reason of the fact that they are
descended from dark fruit eating races
who penetrated into the plains of
Asia. became shepherds and lived to
8 great extent on milk, which contains
chlorine and bleaching effect Caucas-
ians were another branch who became
etili whittier BY adding salt 90 their dies
faFy Common salt ia q strong chlor'
lde snd a powerful agent In bleaching
the akin. the effect can be seen, It
Is declared, In case Of children who
have been reared on white" diet
airy. They are never 30 black as
their kindred who have not abandoned
vsgefarianism.r
Professor Bergfieid's theory is
q good deal more reasonable than that
Of some who have given out their VI
eious opinion that the Negroes color
ss the curse OF God placed upon Cain,
the ancestor OF Ham, for the killing
og bis brother Abel BergfieId says
Il sn nos the curse Of God. but the re-
sni9 OF what Wa have been eating.
Africans srs largely vegetarian In the
food they live upon. Professor Berg
field Gays shie produced our racial
color.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

s=sss==z-z=s=~
lied that his chance Of escape was
leesened.
4This is the last chicken left,
mother" the new arrival remarked.
Dear, dearl know It, Mary"
softly answered the mother. "poor
Dick God knows whether he will
live through this or not"
@Do you suppose we can get the
broth out to him il the morningy
Mary asked.
"Nebuchadnezzar can smuggle II
out, ] suppose-but If that villain.
ous-looking Yank OF a colonel inds
out that we're making chicken broth
FOR q aick rebel he'll be likely to hang
us aIl. Good old Nebuchadnezzar--
ne wouldn't desert the place for al
The Yankees and emancipation proc.
Ismations in kingdom come" an
swered The mother.
The little fellow behind The barrel
wondered II they would moi give him
just s biz Of chat broth; but the
gcice Of Che girl dispelled che
thought.
Such measly little chicken ]
never did eeei Why, it's not enough
10 make 9 good breakfast for g
healthy casi Dear Dick | lie the
lars meal he may ever get---or any
Of na. 9og that matter. Why, we're
enfen ou9 OF house and home Poor
old Fellow Que there in The cold barn
cn Q pile OF hay, 9th faithful old
black man 10 guard him-and 70
think aans ws can't go orc 10 gee
hin e
They bad stirred mp Sas Ore Ia
che stove snd soon the fowi was
boiling negSily. Both wonien busted
themselves about Che kitchen, and
oaten came aeeT 70 Che hiding place
OF the halq-ssaryed liffl9 wretch be-
hi0d ahe barrel. when the broth
wna done. and sss~s putting It high
40 sha ahelQ Isl dc gr.pirys they took
sha candle and softly vent upaaaiFs
Drummer "D" crouched in his
cognes long after they had gone. We
gyss shinRing thinking o greas deal
zoe a BOY. NE ahought Of Che rebel
oas Ia The bArn. he enemy and she
enemy 1g his county. Perhaps
day % auo more aDd the man would
b7casha MS insa. Then he thought
% Che bvcqa on The high shelf. end
ae he did % quickly gos upon Die
la19 and smadc his uay 20 The pantry
8eeliag nbops. he found chair, and
10 eecou& bis hands we've upon tho
pge1iaur Srvi. Lifting II down. he
Esal3 che gigm 20 hia lips hesitateS--
sas picture oa she aick rebel in sha
cold barn on pile % hay stayed
him. The gords Of IRE mother rang
sh7ouga hie brain "Poog Dick !
God haovs wheshee ne sill live
ahFc0sn shic o. aos.
The Sgummes OF Company d
ssgmbled vioIensly nc he climbed ous
Of che Uinsscv and sogily and quick.
" INSIDE his ray back 20 che listle
DOG sens. Seemingly Coz hcuas he
Icy aheqe awake but finally he sleps
md 3uging his alulnbeT dreamed
shna the supply lrain arrived sn
hcus before sangiee.-Glenn ~.
Wicamanns ia abe los Angeles
Tiaec.
e-~-----H--v --"-----ss----1
oefw.e assrmea
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23
At the Army Mansuvsrs.

Medical oficer-WhaG did yeg 90
GlFst of ali7
Ambulance Man - Gave 'lm s0nae
brandy, sir.
Medical Oficez-Quite right: but
what would you have done &c goa
hadn't any brandy
Ambulance Man promptly 9Fo1n7
lsed I'm some.-Punch.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23
FURNISHING GOSSIP.

Most popular couple In our fat.
We'd all hate to see them move out. p
@Why are they 50 popularY"
"They always leave the windows
open when they quarrel"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

Dauber-Podgers, the art critic, haa
roasted my pictures numerically,
Friend-Don't mind that fellow
He's no ideas of his own: ne only
repeats like parrot what others say
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23
IN srAru QUO.

II want some sort Of present for
a young lady"
EYES, sir-.fiancec OF sister21
"Er-why she hasn't said which
she will be yet. Boston Transcript
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

In Georgia the business element of
Negroes are proving up some import
ant things. Atlanta, already and for
some time, the center of very sue
cessful industrial insurance com
panies, has now an old-line life insur-
ance company, with che hundred thou
sand dollars (sl00,000) 'of registered
municipal bonds deposited with the
state treasurer and has the approval
OF the authorities to It's financial
statement
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

We cannot escape the cheerful con.
viction that there may be in the suf-
gragette movement much that will
help our contention for fuller grant
Of freedom to the race under the con-
stitutIon. Why not our Negro women
Join the army now warning for female
suffrage. Read this news Item taken
from q Chicago paper: because the
manager OF the La Sale hotel refused
to permit q Negro woman to be
served In the dining-room of the hotel.
800 white Chicago club women gath
cred. arose In body and left. declar-
Ing If the manager did not serve The
Negress he could not serve them.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

II China continues to carry out her
present policy OF prohibition, and the
United states continues her policy OF
license, Il win not be hundred
years until China viii be sending mis-
sionariea TO the United States. just
as We today are sending them -
Chlna.--Clean Politics.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23
PREVENTS RADIATOR FREEZING

A carbon filameGt incandescent
lamp, kept burning inside an auto
mobile engine hood when il ID siand-
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

The pot can boil strong where there
Is 8 nice little vegetable garden in
the rear Of the premises. The ground
is there. the sun il now smiling af-
fectionately upon the earth; seeds are
cheap; a hoe costs but little. Why
not soon have on your spirit pot
which boils right? Industry can eat
out of a good pot; but sloth must re-
main eating out Of skillet In the
coming hot weather. DO make a gar
den. You will feel like you are some
body
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

ing idle in s garage in winter, will
prevent the radiator freezing and
keep the engine warm enough TO be
easily cranked.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23
plain Inference.

I'm bent on this thing"
Then I know It's crooked.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

The latest census from 3oiey. Okla.
one OF se~fyal Negro towns of that
state. gives population OF 1000; a
bank with capital and surplus Of
$1,000 and deposits of s75,s04.44:
twenty-five grocery stores. FIVE ho-
tells. seven restaurants. water works
worth s35. 900, electric plant worth
$4,000. four drug stores. four cot
ton gins ranging from $4,000 to $751;
900 ia value. one bottling works. ons
steam laundry. two newspapers. two
ice cream parlors. two hardware
stores. a $4,000 Masonic temple. two
colleges. ona high school. one graded
school. two city school buildings. one
telephone exchange costing $4,000:
s4e school children. ten teachers. Sin
churches. two livery stables. two in
surance agencies. one second hand
store. two undertaking establish
ments. one lumber yard. two photog.
raphers. one bakery. and one Of the
best city parks in the state.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

We picked shla up from somewhere.
Reed f.: An old colored man with
IN old gray mule hisched 20 & RAM
shackle wagon stood on the incline OF
Capisol HIIl In Washington. d. c.
curing one OF the worst sieet gtorms
IN january. Tne old man huddied IN
hsr rabbit skin cap shivering. The
mule wss trembling with the cold. a
man waiting for q belated street car
was attracted by the strange OUTFIT
and wondered. Rs time went on and
she eoiored man made no effort to
depart, what allied the old fellow.
Finally he walked over and said:
Why don't you move On. uncIeT
the old darby pointed s. trembling
ainger az hiE team and replied:
Cause dis yerg mule Won't go Less
whistle az aim. an it'e so cold
eyarnI whistle. Now " whistling
is what our situation in &C many
places. In 40 many things, really
needs. let's quicker up and have some
iivelg. Negro whlstllng oil along our
lines II that's not the thing needed.
aes'n gnd out what &c the need and
keep on trying Ell our balky team
Goe=- etaFe OF and keep COINS.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

Don't send your children to Sunday
school and church; carry them. then
you will know they are there.-The
Dallas Express.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

Citizens must be as big as their age.
Ii 10 pc time for small and ignorant
men with blind prejudices. In no age
could demagogue do SO much dam
age with excitable and unthinking
men as now. FOR In no other genera
ton have there been such mighty In
terests to ruin. One can smash vast
values In . short time With the ire
mendous increase OF our country In
everything that contributes TO civiliza-
Gion OF the world. with our commerce
end trade seeking all nations with
our institutions and asylums Of all
people, with values untold In mead
ows and mines ans ten thousand usaS
eul arts, and with millions coming into
every decade of our population, with
problems that appeal to the supreme
wisdom OF the strongest minds re-en-
forced by the Hottest thinking Of all
ages, the obligation laid upon the
plain. everyday citizen 10 tremendous.
and Il 10 no time for the ranting So
Giallst, without sense of proportion or
appreciation of the new forces OF this
mighty era. He must make way for
vast movements and not center his
thought upon petty cneasures. Chap
cellor James Z. Day. in Leslie's.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

no one e,en rise higher than their
min6 and thoughts lead them: there
fore. young fnen and women, boy and
girI should Keep their minds elevated
20 high things and labor 20 rise high
in the world and in nsaeuIness.- The
Baptist Voice.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

Praise will make some folks run
good thing In the ground" Letting
well enough alone IL hard thing for
most people to do. Swell head 10
easily contracted In two ways. Seer
The Arkansas Review
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1913-05-23

AS to the right sort of teachers In
our public schools, there is much
which belongs to the field OF discus
sion among the Negro masses. There
was q time when a Negro teacher In
any sort of school was not confined to
his or her school room: but did much
Of what is now being called ''exten-
sion work" At any and at every point
Of the community life, where there
was likelihood of doing good in the
way Of giving enlightenment and pro
gressiveness to the people, old and
young. schooi-going and non-school-go-
ing there the teacher was to be found
We found 1t SO when. In our youth,
we taught In our native Georgia and
found IL SO when later we taught In
Mississippi and still later land that
has not been so long ago., when we
ware officially connected With educa-
tional work In Louisiana 1.-THE teach
ey vas an alI-'round helper and work
er They did not feel that they had
some fully up to the functions of q
good teacher IL they confined them
selves simply 10 their class room
work Whence this withdrawing and
withholding from the participation OF
uplifting, which teachers OF other
days were wont to read into their GER
tiacates? Suppose our pedagogical
friends DO the first thinking over this
question. Later let the communities
take Il up and reset matters again az
ter that good old rule.