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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
THE CITY OF QUEENSTOWN.
1t Is a Seaport, Watering Place and
British Naval Station.

British Naval Station.
Queenstown, numbering slightly more
than 5000 souls, has threefOld dis
tinction-as IL seaport, a watering place
and a British naval station 1t Is Il
well built and attractive place, with
mild climate, and, being built upon an
island, its streets rise in terraces one
above the other and offer a superb out
look over the neighboring waters.
Within fifty years the place was only
a small fishing village and was known
as the Cove of Cork. Its present name
was received in 1S49 by reason of its
having been the first spot in Ireland
upon which Queen Victoria set foot.
1T still serves as the port of the city of
Cork. from which it is twelve miles dis
tant Cork itself is located at the point
of entry Of the river Lee into the bay.
The harbor of queenstown is splen-
didly defended by two S-Carlisle
and Camden-at its entrance and by
Fort NeStmoreland, which is situated
upon Spike island. one of the group OF
three isles which make up the govern
ment dockyard and constitute the fine
Al brcakwater of tn" harbor,
Elm large fleet can find safe an
tge
, years before the queen visit to
own Spike island was made con-
depot upon the adjustment OF the
>portation scheme Of punishment
-i"h had been in vogue, and the con-
yintS sent there We're employed upon
the Notifications. The island ceased
to be a prison in 1885, at which time IL
was handed over to the military au-
horities.-National Geographic Society
Bulletin.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
SCaEcitN OF Birds in France.

In NJ. Andre GodartS book, Les
Jardins Nolieres," the scarcity Of
birds in France is considered-a
scarcity due to inefficient protection
and so great as to be responsible for
loss of 40, 100000 francs to the
grape growers OF the Gironde in 1910
and so discouraging d decrease in the
oil produce of Southern France that
olive growers talk of abandoning
their industry. NJ. Godart proposes
that goldfnches, 5ullfinches, Iinnets,
yellowhammers, thrushes, blackbirds
and starlings, which nest readily in
garden aviarieS, be reared in large
and specially designed aviarieS, and
released when full grown to repopu-
late the now deserted woods and
fields.
There was a great Car in Berlin
Whose subjects We're all CROWN
Thin.
In good English he said:
Baliy winter | dread
Because We have nothing to tin"
Ehe young folks of Lakewood, Nj,
Said: We Will make gardening pay.
Well stick to the work,
We won't dodge it nor shirk.
For this isn't Work-this is play
Mr.. Rockefeller says his deeds
speak for him-yes, deeds, mort
cages, stocks. bonds and promissory
notes
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
GEORGE F. SHERMAN.
OF CANDIDACY.

Having entered the primaries as a
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Sheriff, | respectfully so
Iicit the support of all members of
the party at the primary election
Sept. 18th. | am we'll aware of the
fact that the office is one of the ut
most Importance, and if nominated
and elected, | intend TO davote my
self seriously and conscientiously to
the performance of the duties in
connection Herewith. | SHALL not
only appreciate the help and ass1s-
lance of the voters in all sections,
bur shall make an effort to see as
many as l can personally, TO advance
my candidacy. Respectfully,
WILBUR Il. DASHIELL.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
Notice
of
Partnership Dissolution

The partnership heretofore existing
between George y. Hoffman, Levin T.
Pyiant. Charles T. Dashiell and J. Ed
ard bremen. trading as Hoffman, Ply
liant X Co, has been disso lived this day
by mutual consent.
All persons indebted to the firm of
Hoffman, Pylant & Co. are requested to
settle at once with Mr.. ]. Edward
Bremen, and all persons having bills
against said firm are requested to pre-
sent same at once to Mr.. Drennen.
Dated this 18th day of August. 1917.
GEORGE \. HOFFMAN,
LEVIN T. PYLANT
CHAS. T. DASHIELL
J. EDWARD DRENNEN,
Co-partners. Trading as Hoffman. Ply
liant x Co.
500. 32T. 30.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30

Having talked with people from
all sections of the county, and be-
lieving that there is strong senti-
ment for my reelection, and it hav-
ing been customary to re-elect the
County Treasurer, [ hereby announce
myself d candidate for reelection,
subject to the will of the people.
JAMES X. JONES.
AN al 2-tf- R&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.

TO My Friends and the Public IN
General:
Having previously served you
faithfully for the term of two years,
my record you know. | hereby
announce myself as a candidate for
the office of Sheriff of Dorchester
county, subject to the Will of the
people at the Democratic primaries.
Ii nominated ana elected, l promise
you that my hat will remain the
same size. and that l viii perform
the duties of the office to the best Of
my ability, and experience, and give
everyone a square deal.
GEORGE F. SHERMAN.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
Announcements
CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.

hereby announce my candidacy
for the office Of Sheriff OF Dorchester
county. subject to the action Of the
Democratic Primaries, and shall feel
deeply grateful to all of my friends
for their support.
V. MURRAY SULIVANE.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30

The Dutch have a delightfully."- g
inal way Of collecting their take
after the notice has been give
money is not sent the authorizes -
one Or two hungry mIuaman
house, to h" lodged #ul maIntat
the expense of fire 4.fau.r.r H.
- L-n t--A i -----
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
She's a Believer.

DO you believe i'll heredity"
Il certainly do All my children go:
all their bad traits from their fathers
de."-Detroit Free Press.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
New Shirt Factory

The new shirt factory situated on
the best site in town, at 1872 Gay
street, opposite the new State Ar
mory, will start operations on Thurs
day. the 30th of August. Best work
ing conditions on the Shore. GOOD
WORK, BIG MONEY, latest improv-
ed high-speed machines, all plain
blue shirts. Mrs. Chas. Shorter will
act in the capacity of forelady, ana
will guarantee to all employees due
curtesy and the hest Of treatment
THE DORCHESTER SHIRT CO.,
1131s Gay ST., Cambridge, Md
j. H. KRAFT, Mgr-Adv. Z5-3t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
BATHS A MONTH LONG.
Natives of Japan Take Them Hot and
Sleep In the Water.

Sleep In the Water.
The number of baths taken daily by
the Japanese at the hot springs and
the length of time they remain in the
water run counter to all western med
icai opinion regarding the utility of
hot baths for inyalidS. Five or six
times a day for an hour or longer at a
time would not be considered an IN
common regime
A smile Of incredibly was raised
some years ago when Professor Cham
berlain told us of a tiny spa where the
batherS stayed in the water for
month or more, with stones on their
laps to prevent them from floating in
their sleep. Yet l could name another
remote little spot where a very old man
well advanced in the nineties, In fact
has literally lived in the shallow
warm water Of the spring for years,
his knees and neck supported by
beam, from early morn till midnight.
The high temperature at which the
baths are taken has excited the wonder
of many travellers. At kusatsu, for In
stance, that of the chief bath is 1913 de-
grees F., but such a temperature neces-
sarily involves special precautions be-
fore entering the bath, with a limit Of
from three and one-half to four min
utes' immersion.
When we remember that water at
115 degrees F. can just be borne by the
hand, but not by the whole body, it ts
possible to realize the agony of afflicted
humanity i'll the Kusatsu baths. At the
same time the japanese skin cannot be
SO sensitive as that of the European,
for the daily bath is enjoyed by the ma
tive at temperature that makes the
boldest of us wince.-Herald Of Asia.
Soap an Antiseptic.
Some medical authorities, explaining
the abatement of epidemic diseases In
recent years, are sufficiently free from
professional ties to attribute this bet
terment of conditions not to medical
science, but to the increased use of
soap and water. Many medical author
tiles hold the opinion that with a clean
house and clean person no one need
have much fear of infection. 4 writer
i'll the New York Medical Record says:
Soap is now recognized TO be anti
septic and TO be elficacious must pro-
duce a lather. Bacteria rubbed into
soap or dropped on its surface are in
capable of multiplicatio The typhoid
bacillus is very sensitive to soap, being
killed by Il , per cent solution In a
short time. More than half the total
number will die in minute. The
thorough use of u pure potash soap is
not only mechanical method of cleans
ing, but is an active favor in cutting
down germ lie. ''-EXChange.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
BEES MAKE HOME IN HOUSE.
Store Honey Unnolested For Three
Years In Doctors Residence.

Store Honey UnmoIested For Three
Years In Doctors Residence.
st. Louisa swarm Of bees haslived
and made honey for three years in the
brick wall at the home of DR.. Allen
Wilson. Wagner place. DR.. Wilson
has never iEterfered with the bees, and
they have never harmed him. nor has
he ever eaten any of the honey.
The bees improvised hive is cav.
ity In the wall about halfway to the
top of the two story house on the
kitchen side The entrance is a small
hole apparently left by the bricklayer
when placing the bricks around the
anchor of an iron wall brace.
DR.. Wilson said he had investigated
and found that the cavity now extends
into the wall about a foot, apparently
having been followed out by the bees
themselves. The swarm is not very
large one, and Dr. Wilson thinks 1t has
not produced more honey than 1t need
ed. He does not expect to try to re-
move the bees.
Fencing a Continent.
The state of South Australia has
since 1891 erected 20. 14S miles Of ever
min fences" enough to encircle the
globe and with the remnant build a
double line fence along the southern
border of the United States. When
contracts now running are completed
the mileage will be much increased.
New South Wales has expended over
$21,O00,0OO for rabbit determination
and has within its borders $4,000 miles
Of fence. one Of Western Australia g
fences extends entirely across the con
tinent. OF late years the rabbit has
been repaying in part for his keep
paying his board, as it We're. He goes
to swell the total of food exports from
the commonwealth. Along the coun-
try roads rabbits may be seen hung on
fences awaiting the passage of the rab-
bit carts. which convey them to the
packing houses to be prepared for slip
ment as frozen meat and hides. Prac-
tically all are exported. The Austria
liam does not eat ''vermin. National
Geographic Magazine
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
It's OddLtl.

Its Oddly.
here is one thing in a lawyers
Ieasiou which is different from ,
other" "
What is that?"
THE longer he is at if the moro
mas OF brief ."-BaltimI
American.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-08-30
OF CANDIDACY

ADV. S-23-to9-l1. B&R.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-12
WINTER THE TIME TO WALK
Exercise in the Cold Air viii Be Found
Both Enjoyable and 5ene-
fetal.

"Wlnter weather diminishes greatly
the time spent in the open air by those
who ride in motorcars. II comes near
putting bicycles out Of use. From
steamboats, TO canoes there is almost
entire cessation Of water outings.
All Of which means that more walk
ing instead Of less ought 10 be done
in cold weather. There is no other way
of moving about In the open air, which
keeps healthy persons feet so warm
and brings such a glow of warmth from
the body itself. If the pedestrian is
properly clad, especially in respect to
keeping dryshod, all of the effects Of
winter walking should be beneficial.
With a little care and discretion such
exercise can be made as agreeable as 1t
is wholesome. Rightly timed and kept
within bounds, winter walking is a
good precaution against the Ill effects
of sedentary life and too much indoor
air.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-12
"Quick! They Are coming!"

church at Exminster to whom it be-
longed. The twins were a little
amazed, and quite proud. Connie was
an honor to the parsOnage-but they
were concerned lest they themselves
should not do quite so well when their
days came.
But in less than a moment the min.
ister-father began his prayer. When
he said "Amen," Prudence was on her
feet and halfway upstairs before the
others were fairly risen. Fairy stood
gazing intently out of the window for
a moment, and then went out to the
barn to see If the horse was through
eating. Mr.. Starr walked gravely and
sOberly out the front door, and around
the house. He ran into Fairy coming
out the kitchen door, and they glanced
quickly at each other.
Hurry, papa" she whispered; 'you
can't hold in much longer! Neither
can Ip'
And together, choking with laugh
ter, they hurried into the barn and
gave full vent to their feelings.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-12
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
ONE OF EARTH'S QUIET SPOTS
Very Little Movement Noted In the
College Town During the Drowsy
Summer Months.

Only the dead sleep more serenely
more beautifully than the college town
In summer. When you enter it you feel
that a peace that passeth all under
standing has somehow descended upon
the place. 1t is a woman whose lover
is away and who spends the lazy days
dreaming of him and waiting for his
return.
Downtown in the evening, girls
saunter the streets in pairs and are
not too scornful of the wandering COM
mercial salesman. At the hotel lights
are low and the lobby,is quiet; in the
bar are few citizens, a drummer and
maybe two or three students who are
tutoring through the summer.
Mornings on "The Hill" you get still
more surely the sensation of loneli-
ness. The clock in the library tower
chimes the three-quarters, and like an
echo come the soprano voices Of the
little group Of leftover goods, singing
behind the open windows of a con-
The blue lake below you is UNI
marred by crew or sail. Even the
bronze image of the friend Of the
founder, in the quadrangle, seems to
relax a bit In its chair-and to be
waiting for September and the breath
Of life.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-12
Vast Wealth Wasted.

The extent of the waste which has at
tended the lumber industry of this
country is just being appreciated and
efforts are being made to correct the
matter. Proprietors of many of the
largest sawmills are installing special
apparatus to save material which was
formerly wasted or sent to the burner.
The price of paper has risen so greatly
since the outbreak of the European
war that paper pulp manufacturers are
becoming more and more interested in
the utilization of wood waste. When
1t is realized that more wood is wasted
than actually utilized in our great lum-
Der industry, which uses 100000 900
board feet year, it is seen that there
are great opportunities to save this
waste. Over 100000 cords of slabs,
sawdust, edgings and other mill waste.
were used for making paper pulp last
year.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-12
WEEDS ARE USEFUL

The usual thing is when the weeds
have been loosened to remove them
bodily. Now, in doing this it is almost
impossible to avoid removing a part OF
the upper surface of the garden. It
may be only an inch or two, but that
inch is just the best of the ground.
This is the height of folly.
One reads of the thrifty French gar
deners removing so many inches Of
their soil when they have to quit out.
There is an agreement to that effect.
The soil that they have improved with
years Of labor and care is tenants
fixture" so to speak, and they take 1t
with them.
What goes on in too many of our
gardens is just the reverse. Instead of
going away and bringing the soil with
us-that is the wealth of our gardens
we stay and the soil goes, thrown
out in the rubbish heap to form part of
an eyesore and nuisance to the rest Of
the establishment.
These things should not be so. In
NAO hlOPAeL VI WO1A-AnGudSCu 1dl anu
gardens, of which we now and then
have an inkling, there will be no rub
bish at ali, for what is rubbish?
Burning is wasteful when it is
weeds not yet gone to seed that are
consumed. It is another matter in
dealing with such things as old stumps,
roots and bad weeds that preserve
their vitality over the winter. For
them there must be the cleansing
fires. But why make them away to a
rubbish heap? Why not rather burn
them where they lie, at once, and scat
ter the ashes there.
Besides, rubbish, even If left for but
q few weeks, will be found to have af-
forded free quarters to an appalling,
II interesting, extent, to slugs and
other garden pests.
These rubbish heaps! What trouble
some, unlovely things they are. At a
certain old homestead have in my
minds eye, the practice is in full
swing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-12
MOST vENoMoUs OF SNAKES
india Believed 70 Contain the Creature
That h Dreaded BY Every Cher
Living Thing.

The most venornous Of snakes is held
TO be the echis carlnata OF India. IL
is about Is inches long and of a gray
color. The creature is death itself, and
carries In It's head the secret Of de-
stroying life with the concentrated ag-
ony of all the poisons.
The snake is tolerably common In In
dla, being found In nearly every part
OF the peninsula.
Fortunately, however, for man, II is
not, like the cobra, house-frequenting
snake; for its aggressive habits would
make 1t infinitely more fatal to life
than its dreaded relative.
The king OF the asps does not turn
to escape from man as the cobra will,
or flash into concealment like the kOri-
at, but keeps its path against It's hu-
man assailant, and, pltting It's IS inches
Of length against fits enemy's bulk,
challenges and provokes conflict
A stroke with a whip will cut It in
two, or a clOd Of earth disable IL; but
such is It's malignity that 1t will invite
stalking It's own life on the mere chance
of Its adversary coming within the lit
tie circle of Its power. At most, the
radius of this circle is u inches. With
in It, at any event, lies certain death,
and, on the bare hope of hand or foot
trespassing within It's reach, the echis
throws its body into a figure-of-eight
coil. Then 1t attracts attention by
rubbing its loops together, which, from
the rOughness of the scales, makes a
rustling, kissing sound, erects its head
in the center, and awaits attack.
1t is said that no one, having once
encountered this terrible reptile, can
ever forget its horrifylng aspect when
thus aroused, its eagerly aggressive
air, It's restless coils, which, in constant
motion one over the other and rustling
Ominously all the while, stealthlly but
surely brings 1t nearer and nearer to
the object of its fury.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-12
HYBRID WATER LILIES
BY [. M. BENNINGTON.

There are two distinct divisions Ot
water lilies. The groups are the dur
nal Towering, representatives of the
subgroups anecphya and brachyceras
and the nocturnal Towering, which are
more commonly called night boomers
They are the representatives of the
two lotus groups.
When the bright August days come
the flowers of the day bloomers will
open between seven o'clock In the
morning and seven o'clock in the eve
ming. If the weather is dull and cloudy,
the pretty flowers refuse to open. They
stay in their coverings waiting for the
sun to bid them go on parade before
the world.
The night bloomers are not so sulky.
They begin opening at sunset and stay
open until ten o'clock the following
day, and if the weather be cloudy and
their day fellows are loafing on the
job, they take up the burden of orna-
mentation and refuse to go to bed at
their usual hour. They will stay open
the entire day when the sun is not in
evidence.
Many lovers of flowers consider that
the night-blooming lilies are far SUI
perior to the day species. The present
day plants have resulted largely from
insect pollinations and a number of ex-
perlments have been conducted at the
Missouri botanical gardens with a
view to improving the day species.
The nymphaea carpensis and its kim
dred, commonly found in gardens,
lacks a great deal of being the typical
species.
They are crosses between the blue
and the rose, which have come largely
from insect polllnation. They possibly
also represent trace Of the Egyptian
nymphaea caerulea, the colors of which
range from deep blue to the darkest
pink.
BY examining the underside of the
young leaves one may tell the colors Of
lilies to be planted out. The color
shown under the young leaves gener-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-12

Take a Tub of Electricity.

Electrotherapy is a great field in
which there are unlimited possibilities
for the application Of electricity. High
frequency currents especially have a
great future. The time is bound to
come when this form Of electrical en-
ergy will be on tap in every private
residence, Nikola Tesla writes in Col
lier's.
1t is possible that we may be able
to do away with the customary bath.
The cleaning of the body can be in
simultaneously effected simply by con-
Meeting it to a source Of electric energy
of very high potential, which will re-
suit in the throwing off of dust or any
small particles adhering to the skin.
Such a bath, besides being dry and time
saving, would also be of beneficial
therapeutic influence.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-12
A Unique Arrangement of Flowers and Shells.

ally gives some idea of the ultimate
color of the flowers.
The work at the Missouri botanical
garden has resulted in producing two
new varieties. One is the nymphaea
castaliaflOra, pink-fiowered hybrid,
which has a large cup-shaped flower,
well-petaled and said to be much the
superior Of anything of its type. Its
flowers measure eight inches in dia-
meter and sometimes as many as half
a dozen flowers are to be found at one
time.
The nymphaea Mrs. Edward Whit
aker, in size, shape and length of
blooming period is said to be superior
to the old day bloomers. In August the
flowers measure as much as ten inches
in diameter. They are light blue and
well-petaled. The individual flowers
last from four to six days and on the
third day bleach to almost a pure
white.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-01-12
aRy ROYAL Annolntmsnt -

Once a year, in the New Years Ga
zette, appears long list of tradesmen
who are holders of royal warrants.
This list at the present time exceeds
1,2OO names. Since the death of Queen
Victoria considerably over three hun
dred names have been added
1t is a privilege greatly coveted and
much envied-this of the royal war
rant, for it is not one lightly bestowed
upon every tradesman who has sup
piled goods to his majesty's household.
1t is distinctly a mark of royal favor,
and to some extent a testimonial to the
excellence of the purveyor's goods.
Its principal outward sign is the use
of the royal arms over the shop-front
and upon the writing paper of the war
rant-holder, and it is an offense against
the law for any person not being
warrant-hOlder to use the arms. Ap-
parently, however, its misuse is a COM
mon occurrence, for during recent
years hundreds of cases of improper
use have been dealt with by the Royal
Warrant-HOlders' association.-London
Tit-Bits.