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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
PIONEER LIFE IN MISSOURI
Was "Fine for Men and Dogs" but
Undoubtedly Also Hard on
the Women.

! "In Pioneer Families Of Missouri"
! is printed letter written by woman
to her sister in Kentucky, the Kansas
City Star says:
| "The men and dogs have fine time,
but we poor women have to suffer. We
pack water from One-half mile to one
mile for cooking and washing. My adj
vice is stay where you are. But if you
see anyone coming to this country,
send plank cradle for poor little Pat
rick. His poor little back is full Of
hard bumps, lying in a cradle George
made out of hollow log, with piece
of wood for pillow. George and at
tended wedding last week. The
preacher, hard-shell Baptist, had
long buckskin overcoat. The groom
was in his shirt sleeves, with white
cotton pants that came just below his
knees, and white cotton socks and
buckskin slippers on his feet. The
girl was dressed in low-necked, short
WASTED, short-sleeved white cotton
dress that was monstrous short for a
girl like her. She had on buckskin
buckskin string, which is all the 60
here. And when the preacher was
spelling and reading the ceremony
from the book, the girl commenced
sneezing and the buckskin string
slipped off her hair, which fell all over
her face, and everybody laughed"
An early marriage ceremony in Liv-
ingston county took place with the
couple on one side of Medicine creek
and Squire Jordan on the other side.
The creek was booming. The young
man swan the stream and brought the
squire down from his house. Then the
young man swan back and took his
place beside the young woman. Squire
Jordan couldn't swim. He wanted to
postpone the ceremony a few days I'M
til the creek went down. The young
folks wouldn't have 1t. They Joined
hands and told the squire TO go ahead.
The questions and answers were shout
ed across the creek and the knot was
tied. Medicine creek got its name, ac-
cording to tradition. because country
doctor in trying to swim 1t lost his
pill bags" as they were called.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
DADDSEYENDN(
AKY TALL NI3
SECRETARY BIRDS.
. MARY GRAHAMRQ

Come, come" said the secretary
one named Joe. answered
81 am coming"
Now the reason the secretary birds
are given such strange family name
is because their long cockades of feath-
ers which drop back from either side
Of their heads aud which are black, are
supposed to he like quill pens. In
olden times and sometimes nowadays,
quill pens are used for writing letters.
They are supposed to look like a clerk
or secretary who uses these pens in
writing. And So these birds. having
similar quilts. have been named the
secretary birds.
Are you ready?' asked Jim.
Again Joe answered. Yes, told you
| was coming"
Don't be cross" said Jim. IF you
are l won't show you the place I had
in mind for our hunting trip today. l
don't have to. I was going to because
l am kind and generous"
Kind and generous" laughed Joe,
and his voice was a very harsh one. 81
don't believe the snakes and frogs and
birds think you are kind and gener-
GUS"
They don't think you are kind Ell
ther," said Jim, $50 there is no reason
for you to say such a thing TO me-
The secretary birds are rather harsh
and cruel in any case. and they have
many of the same qualities of char
acter which the hawks have
They always swallow their food
whole. without chewing it in the least
And yet they never have indigestion !!
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
ROOSEVELT IN A
SERIOUS CONDITION
Que to Inflammation Of the
Inner Ear.

New York, Feb. S.-The condition
of Colonel Roosevelt took serious
turn when his three physicians dis
covered an Inflammation had develop
ed In the coloneps left ear, penetrat-
ing into the internal ear.
They Immediately summoned two
more physicians, who hurried to the
hospital
This fact was made public by his
physicians when the following state
ment was issued at the Roosevelt
hospital, where the colonel is con-
fined:
Colonel Roosevelt had assesses in
both ears, which were opened. He
passed a comfortable night, but dur
ing the morning Inflammation develop
ed In the left ear into the internal
ear
"A consultation was held by Dr..
Gorham Bacon and DR.. Fred b. "
ing, who conferred with Doctor Delel.
In Doctor DeueTs opinion no fu-taer
operation was indicated at present,
and while the condition is serious,
nothing more is to be done than care
full observation fC( the present.
Another consultation on the cOnii
ton of the colonel was held later at
Roosevelt hospital.
Afterward the physicians announced
that the Inflammation in the ear was
subsiding and there was no untowarH
condition.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08

In fact, they are quite as different
from other creatures as is possible.
Hawks and eagles are the only birds
who resemble hem in habits OF
course the secretary birds are very diff
ferent in looks.
They are more like animals, even
though their bodies are feathered. But
their legs are extremely long and thin.
What have you seen today?" asked
Joe. who wanted to start right out
hunting before they had quarrel.
Il have seen snakes aid Jim. Now
the secretary birds are known better
as snake killers than anything else.
And Joe was delighted.
Il am quite ready" he said.
ITO be sure" said Jim, latter have
told you what have seen"
II natter you" said Joe. 81 ap-
prove of your taste. And when will we
be starting?"
You're pretty anxious to 60 now?"
laughed Jim.
We'll, aren't you?" asked Joe.
yes" Jim replied, and off they
started. They looked as if their long
legs would get there before their bod
les. And gracious, how they could run !!
Snakes, snakes" they kept saying
to themselves. And on they ran.
Where is it," asked Joe.
Come along" said Jim. Il wonder
INV cd toI Iii
I'VE weren't so hungry them" said
Joe, painting. But now we are and so
we can't go quickly enough"
They ran on and on, and how fast
their legs did carry them. At last they
reached the place where Jim said the
snakes were lying around. Some were
sleeping and others were just doing.
Jim and Joe each went for different
snakes. Now though the legs of the
secretary birds are so extremely long
they would break at moments notice,
still they are very strong.
They always fight with their feet,
and they do not use their beaks at all.
They struck at the heads of the snakes
with their feet-and such blows as they
gave! The snakes they wanted were
killed in second this way. And then
they were eaten whole.
Didn't invite you to nice party?"
asked Jim, after he had eaten a good
deal
Yes said Joe, but am good one
to bring to a party of this kind. for
provide my own food"
"And why shouldn't you?" asked
Jim. 'It was good enough of me TO
show you the place"
II was glad to come" said Joe, but
I guess secretary birds can always find
snakes"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
Guests Must Provide Bread Cards.

In such sorely pressed neutral coun-
tries as Sweden the war has resulted
in rich and poor alike being subject
ed to many restrictions heretofore un-
known. An illustration Of this-not
without its humorous aspects found
in Swedish wedding invitation re-
Gently received in this country by
friends of the bride and bridegroom
The latter were members of two
wealthy families in Stockholm, and
the handsomely engraved missive in
cluded an invitation to banquet at
one of the finest hotels in the Swedish
capital. 1t was in notation at the
bottom page that the hand of war
manifested itself, in these words:
please bring your bread cards." This
meant that weil-to-dO hosts at a we'd
ding could not provide their guests
with bread except in restricted
amounts and in the manner prescribed
by law.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
Iono Ride Before Him.

A cyclist who stopped at village
inn boosted about his abilities as
rider to such an extent that the land
lord ventured to make a wager with
him.
'Look here, mister" said the inn
keeper, you can't ride up and down
this road till the church clock strikes
six"
'Done," said the cyclist. ITS just
close on five now" and the next min
ute he was speeding down the road.
After about an hours riding the
cyclist shouted to one Of the by
ISLANDERS, Of whom many had assem-.
bled:
ST say, has the church clock struck
six yet?"
"No, you idiot" was the blunt re-
ply. "Our church clock never strikes
at all,"-London Tit-Bits.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
Mound Statistics.

Statistics of men wounded in trench
warfare have been published for the
period between January. 1916 and
June, 1916. Seven and eighty-seven
hundredths per cent of wounded men
die on the battlefield. Ten and six
eEn-huntredtns per cenr ire fuTer
from their injuries, or 1903 succumb,
a proportion far less than % per cent
estimated mortality which surgeons
drew up when the war began.
Artillery causes 54.74 per cent of
wounds, rifles and revolvers 39.16 per
cent, bayonets O59 and gas 5.61.
Bombs, which have supplanted bay
onet work so largely, are classed with
artillery.
Percentages of wounds in the head
and neck are 2192 per cent, for the
trunk, they are 21.e3 per cent, while
wounds in the eXtremitieS stand at
1874 per cent.
Twenty-three and sixty-two hun
dredths per cent of the wounds are
classed as serious, 63.01 as medium.
and 1907 as so slight that the vic
Tins can return to the lines imme-
diately.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
POTASH ALWAYS IN DEMAND
Hard to Obtain Sufficient Quantity Of
This Most important Of
Fertilizers.

Potash is perhaps the most impor-
tant of fertilizers. Although potas-
SUM, In its combinations, Is one Of the
most widely distributed Of the ele-
ments, it Is found massed in bulk In
only a few places. The Saxon deposits
at Stassfurt, and the beds in Alsace.
are the worlds chief sources Of sup
ply.
Elsewhere, potash Is to be had only
by the treatment of great quantities OF
material, with small resultant yield.
The case is not as bad as that of.
radium, where a ton Of ore may give
only a fraction Of grain Of the pre-
cious metal; but it Is bad enough to
make its extraction an extremely cost
ly process. The farmers wife has al
ways known how to leach potash from
wood ashes in sufficient quantity to
make the soft soap for the family
washing, but this method does not pay
commercially. a
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
ACIDS In STOMACH
SOUR The FOOD And
CAUSE INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin' fixes sour, gassy,
upset StOmachS in five minutes.

You don't know what upset your
stomach-which portion of the food
did she damage-do you? Well,
don't bother. If your stomach is in
a revolt; if sick, gassy and upset,and
what you just ate has fermented and
turned sour; head dizzy and aches;
belch gases and acids and eructate
undigested food; breath foul, tongue
coated-just take little Pape's Dia-
pepsin to neutraliZe acidity and in
five minutes you wonder what be-
came of the indigestion and distress.
Millions of men and women today
know that it is needless TO have dys
pepsia. A little DiapepSin occasion
ally keeps the stomach sweetened and
they eat their favorite foods without
fear.
If your stomach doesn't take care
of your liberal limit without rebel
lion; if your food is a damage instead
of help, remember the quickest, sur
est, most harmless antacid is Pape's
Diapepsin, which costs only fifty
cents for large case at drug stores.
It's truly wonderful stops food
souring and sets things straight, so
gently and easily that it is really at
tonishing. Your stomach will digest
20 IT meals il you keep acids neutra-
lied. Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
RUSSIANS Reject
SEPARATE PEACE
Refuse to ACCede to Teutons'
Demands.

Petrograd, Feb. 8.-The peoples
2ommissaries are reported to have
sent an ultimatum to the British en-
bassy demanding recognition of NJ.
Litvinoff, Bolsheviki ambassador &C
credited to London.
If Great Britain continues in it's
refusal stringent measures will be
taken against British subjects" it IS
declared
Russian delegates to the Brest-Lit.
ovsk conference unanimously refused
to accede to the Teuttonic> delegates
demand that a separate peace be sign
ed Immediately, 1t was officially an
nounced. The negotiations are CON
tinuing
The greater portion Of the Russian
armies want peace-regardless Of the
terms. But the Bolsheviki, adopting
a win or bust" policy. are determined
to surrender to Germany only as a
last resort.
They are hoping that revolution
in Rumania or possibly in the central
empires, will save the situation for
them
The Bolsheviki are counting so
strongly on an Austro- German revolu-
ton, in fact, that they are already
planning to delegate to leaders of the
Socialists in the central empires the
task Of representing Russia in Berlin
and Vienna after the war. They have
picked Liebknecht, the German radi-
cal, as the Russian representative at
Berlin and Otto Bauer, Vienna.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08

Engaged in a Bombing Raid
Over Germany.
ARTILLERY FIRE KEEPS UP
American Airmen Prove MettIe on
Night Attack Into I-~,oa territory.
Doctor Wins Prais- Icr -ravery.


Doctor Wins Prais- rcr -ravery.
With the American 49, II France,
Feb. S.-Two Ameri al ..r.-.ors &c
companied a Fren. h c,.au...ie on d
bombing expedition.
The FGenchmen dr ~. their
bombs and the sQUaGIu., started on
lis return trip.
At daybreak, an c-emy squadron #
eight planes was encountered well
above the clouds. j l-n- ~ engage
ment ensued. The ,14e. cans each
picked out an enem. ms. me. Within
a few minutes, ons. 4 second lienten
ant got a stream O. rlac-ine gun bull
lets into the enery. TIE German
plane toppled over and fell crashing
toward the earth.
The other failed to get his man
The French fiiers warmly cong. a uIat
sd the yOuGE Am cans, VINO only
recently were graduated from the fly
iIg ac:oyl. tt their courage, cOo'ness
ara CA.ci2nty.
~. nay e-emy airp!anes which
tried to cross the American lines
Wee violently shelied by anti aircraft
batteries and driven off.
Artillery firing continues lively d "
and night. The American heavy gun
registered we'll on important enemy
positions. The 75's and some heavies
are Smelling town within the enemy
lines. There are no civilians there.
The ISIS are continuously Smelling
enemy trenches with shrapnel and
high explosives.
Among the days casualties was a
second lieutenant. He was hi in the
arm by sniper's bullet.
4 private soldier. member OF the
hos pital corps, performed a deed of
great bravery Unfortunately, his
name may not be mentioned. He IS
a graduate of Jefferson college, Phil
adelphia. He was a captain in the
French Red Cross service before the
American entry into the war and took
the examination for an American COM
mission in Paris on August Is. Weari-
ed by red tape and delays, he enlisted
dS private III the lleu!Cdl corps vi
October Is.
The official report of the colonel
commanding the regiment says:
"He has displayed unusually SOL
soldierly qualities since his attach
ment to the regiment. He performed
an act of personal bravery here de-
tailed"
The act consisted of jumping into
No Mans Land, waving a Red Cross
flag in plain view of the boche, and
thence carrying across No Mans Land
a Sammee wounded in the trench
through the accidental explosion Of a
hand grenade which blew off both
hands. The unfortunate soldier hit
the fuse before removing the ii; pro-
tector
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
American Girls Who Marry Young.

The census bureau finds that hun
dreds Of American girls in every twelve
months are married at fifteen. Thou
sands annually are married at sixteen.
Out OF every 100 women in this coun-
try eleven have married before pass
ing nineteen. In New England lac
cording to the census data) only one
woman in fifteen gets an acceptable
proposal before she is twenty. In the
south, the desirable man offers himself
to one out of five or one out of six
girls of nineteen or under 1t is shown
by the census that a young woman's
chance of offers is decidedly better in
q rural community than anywhere
else
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
Rheumatism Back on the Job
With lis Old-time Fury

| tion, and routs out the disease germs,
can rid you Of this disabling disease:
! s. S. s. has given some wonderful
Iresults in treating rheumatism. Be-
! ing purely vegetable blood remedy,
lit puriGes the blood of every germ,
and thus removes the cause OF Rheu-
lmatism. Get q bottle to-day at your
drugstore, ard start on the right
treatment that will get results. Free
advice about your case can be had by
writing to Medical Director, &c Swift
! Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
Takes 35O-Fcot Death Plunge.

Easton. Pa, ~ S.-EluIFng sew
eral workmen who tried to prevent
him from climbing a cribbing at the
North Bangor slate quarry an un
known man worked himself out thir
ty feet on COB c and then - 90
plunging $50 feet to the ice covered
q = Is u - e lie VS. = thici.
that he did not break trough AMI
his body was recovered, every bone
n It being broken.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08

Never read poor book for the sake
proves with additional readings, and
there are certain volumes We can hard
~ read too often. With the master
pieces of literature as accessible as
they are today, there is no excuse for
filing the mind with trash. Instead
of taking your time to skim over six
second-class books, read one first-class
book six times Over.-Girl'S Compan-
ion.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
INFANTS BODY IN SATCHEl
Baby Boy Discovered in Weighted Bag
on Ice in Schuylkiil.

on Ice in Schuylkili.
Philadelphia, Feb. S.-The body OF
a baby boy was found in a straw va
lise on the Schuylkill river ice. oppo-
site Cherry street wharf.
The police are TRYING to learn If the
infant was alive when placed in the
satchel.
Charles NJ Patterson, Jr., of the
firm OF Robert Patterson & Sons. sand
iealers, saw the satchel lying on the
ice, about twenty-five feet from the
wharf. Patterson walked carefully
out on the ice and secured the bag.
inside, wrapped in a sheet, was the
infant
A paving block had been placed IN
the satchel indicating, the police said,
that the person who threw the satchel
ont on the ice intended to have 1t
sink. The ice was so strong. however,
that the satchel flew open, instead OF
breaking through into the water.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
A CHILD HATES OIL,
CALOMEL, PILLS FOR
LIVER AND BOWELS
Give California Syrup of Figs If
cross, sick, feyerish, constipated.

Give "CalifOlnia Syrup OF Figs" If
cross, sick, feyerish, constipated.
Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insis-
ted on-castor oil, calomel, cathar-
tics. How you hated them, how you
fought against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is we'll
founded. Their tender little in
sides" are injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only de-
licious california Syrup of Figs
Its action is positive, but gentle. Mil
lions of mothers keep this harmless
fruit laxative handy; they know
children love to take it; that it never
fails to clean the liver and bowels
and sweeten the stomach, and that a
teaspoonful given today saves a sick
child tomorrow.
Ask your druggist for a bottle OF
california Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on each bottle. Beware of
counterfeits sold here. See that it is
made by California Fig Syrup Com
pany." Refuse any other kind with
contempt.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
Exhaust Steam.

More attention than ever before Is
being paid this winter to careful use
of exhaust steam in power plants. 1t
may be applied to innumerable pur-
poses, such as heating feed water for
the steam boiler, for many washing
purposes. heating buildings, pasteuriz-
ing and sterilizing and the like.
small investment in additional boiler
room equipment, such as an exhaust
steam heater. will effect savings Of
several hundred dollars year In the
coal bill of even a moderate sized pow
er plant.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
No Let-Up In It's Torture.

Pretty soon YOU viii be reaching
for the iiniment bottle again. Tor tn
millions of little pain demons th4t
cause Rheumatism are on tle war
path. Winter weather seems to awak-
en- them to renewed fury.
But your rheumatism cannot be
rubbed away, because liniments and
lotions cannot reach the disease. l.
is in the blood, and only 4 remedy
that goes deep down into the circula-
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
GENERAL MARKETS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Finn.
Winter straight, S10.50@10.75. City
mills, $11.50@12.
RYE FLOUR Qufet; per B REL
$,G.75011.
WHFAT-St eady; No. . rel, 1927
CORN-Firm; No. 2 yellow, ncmi
-al.
OATS-Firm; No. white, 991ac@
1.h01a.
POULTRY-Live, steady; hens. 80
@ 53c: Old boosters, 23M24c. D~ess d,
steady; choice fowls, SAC; cd roost'
ers. Csc
BUTTER-Firm; fancy creamery,
Csc per ID.
EGGS - Firm; selected, 71@72ct
nearby. CSC: western, CSC.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
Kaiser Exhorts Doctors.

Amsterdam, Feb. s.-Emperor VIII
liam, in reply to congratulatory
message from the Berlin Medical
congress has sent this telegram: "The
rebuilding of the peoples strength is
almost the one greatest task. 1t can
only be fulfilled by the cooperation
of science and legislation and with
the warm-hearted participation Of al;
Discerning people"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
Publisher FoiIs BURGLAR.

Lancaster, Pa, Feb. S.-Major Jo-
seph w. Yocum. publisher of the Co.
lumbia Spy, i'll in bed. heard a noise
in his house and surprised burglar
there. He telephoned to the chief Of
police, the officer was admitted to the
house and the intruder was caught at
the point of a revolver He proved
10 be Lee Edgerley, Of Lancaster.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
CUNARD LINER AURANIA HIT
13.4oo-Ton Vessel Attacked by U,Boat
ON Man to u s.

OFT way 10 .. D.
New York. Feb. S.-The Cunard line
steamship Aurania, 13,4o0 tons. was
to:pedoed by a German submarine
within the last forty-eight hours, while
bound for the United States.
This was learned from officials Of
the Cunard line.
Although badly damaged by the ex-
plcsicn the ship was not sunk. She
is believed to be making her way
back to port with the assistance Of
government vessels The ship carried
little cargo.
There were thirteen or fourteen
passengers on the Aurania. it was an
nounced No additional particulars
are vet available
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
PLOT To D7uG SOLDIERS
Austrian Arrested After Acid Labeled
Ouirine Is Found.

Ouinine Is Found.
New York. Feb. S.-Thirty two
cases of salicy!'c acid, marked as con-
tanning qu.nino were seized here by
federal officers.
The acid was consigned to an Ital-
ian military hos ~ital, and chemists
ay that If taken IN large doses this
drug would make any soldier sick
enough to spend considerable time In
in a hospital.
Denko Millinck. an Austrian sub
iect, is under arrest in connection
vith the attempted plot.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
German Chiefs In Belgium.

Amsterdam. Feb. Hfndenburg
and Ludendorff have moved their
headquarters to Belgium. An inter
view with German army chiefs pub
lished In an Austrian journal indi
Gated vaguely that their headquarters
were somewhere in the Rhine region
The locality where they are establish
ed is within easy reach of Brussels
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-08
PershinQ Warned to Save Food.

Washington, Feb. s. - Secretary
Baker has suggested food conserva>
ton by the American forces in France.
The American commander was ask
ed to consider regulations govern
ing the purchase Of foods by soldiers
from post exchanges and from the
French people and to take up the sub
iect of avoiding food wastes at the
table.