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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
CAT GAVE H|M,|DEA
Where Eli Whitney Got Principle
of Cotton Gin.
Tabbys Reaching for Chick Just Be.
yond Her Reach Furnished Inspira-
ton for Machine Which Has
Accomplished So Much.

We learn from history that Eli Whit
ney invented the cotton gin, but people
who are interested in the great cotton
industry Of the southwest will probably
be surprised to learn that a cat first
demonstrated the principle upon which
the cotton gin was founded. Anyone
who has seen an Imperial valley or
Salt River valley cotton gin in action
will understand that this story is en-
tirely plausible.
Before Ell Whitney got into the pub
lie eye he went down the street one af-
ternOon to lean on the garden fence
and chat with bis sweetheart q while
During the course of their visit she
called his attention to brood of fluffy
chickens in Stat coop near the house
While they were admiring the chicks,
along came the house cat, hungry FOR
fresh meat. Tabby reached in to claw
q chick out of the coop. but as she did
so the old mother hen pecked at her
That caused the cat to make a sweep
ing swipe at one of the chicks, with
her claws exposed. She did not get
the chick, but she withdrew her paw
with q bunch Of fluff clinging to her
claws.
Whitney witnessed the incident, and
the idea struck him quite fOrcibly
Turning to his sweetheart he said: "At
last have plan for separating cotton
from the seed. What we need is a
machine that will act like the cats
paw. The cat Struck at the chicken
and removed its feathers. | want a
machine that will strike at the cotton
and remove it from the thing 10 which
1t Is fastened
So he invented a machine which had
multitude of fine teeth revolving rap
Idly on cylinder, and when the cotton
was fed through it the teeth tore all
the cotton from the seed in much the
same way as the cats claws stripped
the fluff from the baby chick.
The machine designed by Whitney
which has been such a blessing to hui
manity was practically as successful
at the outset as it is today. 1t per-
formed the work that was cut out for
it. and Mining better has been invent
cd since that time. With slight changes
the cotton gin of today is the cotton
gin that Eli Whitney realized in his
brain the moment he saw the cat side
Swipe the chicken. The cat had been
carrying the secret of the cotton gin
around in one of her paws for centur-
les. and it only required a close obser-
yer to discover that fact.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
Asks Government to Investigate.

Washington, April 6-Representa-
tive Cooper asked the department of
justice 10 investigate what he believes
was an attempt to kill him.
While speaking for Senator-elect
LenrOOt in Wisconsin, Mr.. Cooper Wig
orously denounced German sympa-
thizers and the /. W. w. He said he
received word that his oldest son, EN-
tering his home at eleven o'clock at
night, was almost overcome by gas.
He found Mrs. Cooper, four children
and maid unconscious. They were
not resuscitated for more than eight
hours.
Il have expressed myself freely
about the l. w. w. and German SYM
pathizers," said Mr.. Cooper, land will
continue to do so regardless of attacks
of this kind. They came near killing
my wife and four children, who have
nothing to do with the war. l wish
they would come for me-not for 4
woman and innocent children"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
Siamese Study in United States,

About fifteen students from Siam
have registered at American educa-
tional institutions this year to qualify
in the professions of law, medicine and
civil engineering. Several such stu
dents have In the past graduated from
American colleges and engineering
schools and are now employed by their
own government In important public
works.
Incidentally they have been the
means of introducing American ma
chinery, scientific apparatus and other
manufactures into their country.
Among the students who left the Unit
ed States In August were four holders
of kings scholarships, and these young
men will be educated at the expense
of the Siamese government.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
PLOT To SURROGATE
OHIO CONGRESSMAN
MI. Cooper'S Family Overcome
by Gas in Youngstown.

Youngstown, o., April 6.-What the
police and members of the family be-
lieve was an attempt to kill Represen-
tative John Cooper, Republican, in re-
taliation for his activities in support
of Senator-elect Lenroot, in .Wiscon-
sin, failed.
The police say flue in the Cooper
home was disconnected, permitting
fumes from gas furnace to circulate
through the house.
Representative Cooper had gone to
Washington. His wife, two children
and Il maid We're overcome Three
neighbors who went to the Cooper
house also We're overcome
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
Cunard Liner Reported sunk.

New York, April 6.-The Cunard
line steamship yaleria, 1886 tons
gross. is reported to have been sunk
in the Irish sea. Information to this
effect has been received by insurance
interests. The Faleria left here March
with cargo for British port. At
the office of the Cunard line is was
said institutions had been received
That reports of loss of steamships
must not be confirmed or denied.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
DAYS OF DIZZINESS
Come to Hundreds of Cambridge
People.

There are days of dizziness;
Spells of headache, languor, back
ache;
Sometimes rheumatic pains,
Often urinary disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney ills.
Endorsed in Cambridge by crate
full friends and neighbors.
Mrs. Roy d. James, 103 Cemetery
Ave, Cambridge, says: Il had been
troubled from time to time for sew
eral years with very severe back
aches. When 1 stopped sharp pains
caught me in the small of my back,
making me feel miserable. At times
could see little black spots and
flashes before my eyes. l had dizzy
spells, too. l learned of Doan's Kid
ney Pills and got some at Bradshaw's
Pharmacy, using three boxes. l
have had no return of kidney trou-
BILE since"
Price 60c at all dealers Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. James had Foster-MilburE
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
ANOTHER SAD SIDE OF WAR
Many Men WHO Have Won Honors
Have Lost Comrades and Feel
Lack Of Companionship. ----

An American was sitting in Simpsons
restaurant recently having dinner when
a hardy man In Canadian uniform
started to converse with him. The
Canadian was working In a large
automobile factory In Windsor when
the war started. but enlisted in a
Canadian regiment and has been In
FIVE Of the worst battles Of the war.
Hardly a handful of the men who
started with him are still ON the roster.
This particular soldier was about to
leave for the trenches again after COM
remarkable In that. but this Is his
story,
Inside his coat he wore the Victoria
Cross. He got 1t at Ypres, where he
carried captain three hundred feet
through No Mans Land with bullets
flying all about him. He has no &C
quaintances in England. He hasn't a
relative In the, world. He was just
hungering for some one to talk to
when he saw the American. He re-
luctantly showed his decoration. and
said 1t would give him great happiness
If he had some one somewhere in the
world who was, close enough. to him to
slap him on the back and say, Good.
old chapW inns 81.
Still he wasn't maudlin about 1t. He
was just one Of thousands who are
carrying honors around with them and
have no relative or intimate friend
to congratulate them. It's war.
This particular soldier said as he
left Y:
IF l ever get, through I'm going
back to the States, but the. odds are
against me. We can't always beat this
fighting game. It's like roulette. 1t
gets you In the long run. There is
only one man Of my original company
left besides myself. Mail.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
TAKE "CASCARETS" If
HEADACHY, BILIOUS
and CONSTIPATED
Best for liver and bowels, bad BREATH.
bad colds, sour stomach.
Get a 10-cent box.
C;a1v b1ala4la Hi

GeC a lucent DOX.
Sick headache, biliousness, coated
tongue, head and nose clogged up
with cold-always trace this to tor
pid liver; delayed, fermenting food
in the bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the.
intestines, instead of being cast out
of the system, is re-absorbed into
the blood. When this poison reaches.
the delicate brain tissue it causes;
congestion and that duh. throbbing.
sickening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the,
stomach, remove the sour, undiges-
ted food and foul gases, take the ex
cess bile from the liver and carry out
all the constipated waste matter and.
poisons in the bowels.
A Casearet tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
EQUIP Balloons With Carrier Pigeons

The students OF the Collegiate Bal
loon school, at Macon, Ga, do not rel
ish the idea of spending two or three
days in the swamps. cut off from all
communication with the outside world
such as was experienced by a party Of
four of the students few days ago
when the big gas bag in which they
made an ascension came down in the
Ocmulgee swamp a few miles below
Macon. To guard against this the bad
loon school has purchased a number
of carrier pigeons. and in the future
each balloon that goes up Will he
equipped with pigeons which will be
used in an emergency to communicate
with the headquarters of the balloon
school,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
State Schools Dron German

Charleston, w. Va, April 6.-The
German language, as course Of
study, has been dropped by twenty
three West Virginia high schools in
the last year. The annual reports of
principals just received by the state
department of schools so indicated. A
number of the institutions have sub
stituted the study of Frenh and Span
iSh
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
Germans offe, Russia $500 900 900.

London, April 6-German banks are
reported to have offered the Russian
government loan of one billion ru-
bles ($5OO,OO0OOO, to be guaranteed
by the revenues of the Northern and
.Dtrnn ra,lwusS. This is stated in a
Petrograd despatch to the Daily Ma /.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06

To effect the needed saving of wheat
Ne are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance OF the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
/. Householders to use not to exceed
q total Of ~ pounds per week OF
wheat products per person. This
means not more than TX pounds OF
victory bread containing the required
percentage Of substitutes and one-half
pound of cooking -four, macaroni,
crackers. pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
z. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week.
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
On addition thereto, not to serve to
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate Of breadstuffs. macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies. cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing a total
Of more than two ounces of wheat
-four. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds Of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations requested
q The hodDen0ldelS!
q Retailers to sell not more than
sne-eighth Of barrel Of -four to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-quarter of barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and in no case tos sell wheat
products without the sale Of an equal
weight of other cereals.
4. We ask the bakers and, grocers to
reduce the volume Of Victory bread
soad, by delivery Of the three-quarter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
In other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount of their
wheat hour purchases beyond 20 per
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06

cent. OF the average monthly amount
purchased 10 the four months prior to
March |.
3. Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
G. There is no Emit upon the use of
other cereals. fours. and meals. corn
barley, buchwheai. potato haHr. Ell
cetera
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever except very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing SO In perfect health and satisfac-
ton. There is IQ reason why all of
the American people who are ahis 10
cook In their own households cannot
subsist perfectly well with the use of
less wheat products than one and one
ask the well-to-do households In the
country to follow this additional pro-
gramme In. order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
to adapt themselves to so large pro-
portion of substitutes.
In order that we shall be able to
make the wheat exports that are alb
solutely demanded of US to maintain
the civil population and soldiers of the
allies and our own army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera-
ton of the public by further limita.
ton Of distribution, and we shall place
at once restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time to
time to secure as nearly equitable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
of harvest we should be able to relax
such restrictions. Until then we ask
for the necessary patience sacrifice
and cooperation of the distributing
trades.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-06
America Consumed 42,OoO,0 0o Bushels Monthly.
From Now Until Harvest Must Use
Only 2l,000,00O.
RATION PER PERSON is Il POUNDS
OF WHEAT PRODUCTS WEEKLY
Military Necessity Greater Sacrifice Here-eo "
Bread Must Be Maintained-Our Soldiers ana
Sailors to Full Allowance

we are furnish the Allies with the pr0p1
their bread from no" until te
next harvest and this military necessity we must reouce
our monthly consumption to 210000OO bushels mon as
AGAINST our normal Of about ousne
30 per cent normal consumption This tne s!ua
fion set forth by the Food Administration at asnlg
ton margin the and for
special cases leaves for general consumption
liz hounds of wheat weekly The Food
continues: Many of our consumers
are bakers bread Such bread must be durable
and therefore requires larger proportion of wheat products
than breads baked in the Household Our army and
The weltodo in population
can make greater sacrifices the consumption of wheat
products than poor In addition population in
The the other cereals abun
dant are more preparation of breads from these
other the crowded city and industrial populations
With mproved TRANSPORTATION conditions have avail
able surplus potatoes We also have the spring months
q surplus milk and have ample and oats for human
consumption The and barley substitutes has
sready greatly exhausted supply of these grains.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

| invent the language 10 express them
/ in At the same time
/ 20. that waen't so very hard, Noah, !"
| laughed Adam. You see. we worked
! our speechiiying in those days on the
true phonetic system. rather than or
a pathological line the way you think
you do nowadays. II we hadn't a
word to express q thought we could
always all up the gap by making some
kind OF a. noise that served the pur-
pose just as well"
Like some aftsr~dinnsr speaker p
suggested Napoleon.
Exactly said Adam when you
can't think OF anything TO say, roar.
That In what I did when the hyena
came along. didn't know what nv
| was. and he didn't suggest anythin q
| I could connect him up With, 70 I
I tust calculated hy--ena. Hy--ena.
said !. and that was all there was TO
It. Hyena he became, ana hyena he
remains. But there were others thay
were more reasoned than sxclama,-
tory, sucl, as the zebra, for instance.
He was the last animal named
which gave me the Y. and he looked
so nnch like a toasted jackass that
finished him up with the bray end
OF 1t. getting the compound of nee
bray. or zebra :
| -'Goshi'' said Ananfas ''He's In
form tonight. amt he. Munch7'
II fear me yes" replied Munchau-
sen, gioomiiy.
How about the rhinoc eros3"
| ouerted Frederick the Great
We'll. that required some think
/ Ing" said Adam. 1T took me about
n week TO figure him out, and n
| wasn't a pleasant Job. at that II
I'd had my way he'd have been pub
iished anonymously. and gone out OF
style like the ichtyoppawotamus, and
the rambunctious dtnodithyram. But
II finally reduced him to terms by a
hard ana disagreeable study or his
habits. his manners, his hide and his
| inclinations. In the first place I dis
1 covered that his chief habit was Ia
go after any old thing he happened
tow ant. and take it whether It be
longed to somebody else or not. re
lying wholly upon his superior brute
strength to put the Job through with
/ out any thought of the equities In
VOWED. That was clue number one
And a mighty good one said
Frederick. patronizingfy.
4 Yes" said Adam 'sBut that wa
/ only the frat step. i next discovered
that he hadn't any manners in his
reiaton TO the rest OF the animal
Kingdom. He was a shower. pusher
and trampler. HE'D destroy any
thing that stood In his way. and
would have considered any system
/ Of etiquette that required him 10 %
considerate OF others. no matter what
their sex. 40 a weakness unworthy oi
the strong. His purpose Of getting
through to his ultimate goal was suf.
i fieisnt Justification of anything BIZ
4 might do In violation of tho amenities
ON the way. That was clue numbes
ltwo--eQunlly good, you wifi soc, my
fdesr Frederick"
TT sounds me-" said Frederick
The third clue" said Adam. WA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

plain common garden fists, let It begin
right now, say l. What about h7"
20, nothing--nothing at ALL" replied
Frederick. with an uneasy glance at
the exits. II was only going to say
that II Father Adam were not an old
man, 1 should be less ready to accept
his--er-"
Remarkably logical conclusions. :"
said Napoleon, trying 20 help Freder-
lex out. AS a symbol of the pure
Iegotistcus teutonicus the rhinoceros
is scream"
You were some armadiIlo yourself, -
growled Frederick.
Don't quarrel, gentlemen" said
William Penn. in his soft, soothing
manner. "0rampa doesn't come TO lie
very often. and we mustn't spoil his
evening with our own petty guarrels. ~
There is no quarrel" said Freder-
lex. as he gioomingly realized how I'M
popular was the end of the stick he
himself held. but IL there were one
think should not be wide OF the mark
III said that grampa started it him
self with that rhinoceros stuff OF his"
That's his privilege" said Noah.
He started the whole business. any
how. Freddy, and as = starter he has
the right. of way always"
20. rs to that" said Adam. cheer
fully. II didn't start II. Frederick
started 1t himself by asking me how ]
came TO cali the rhfnoceros q rniuccl
eros. and hold him. But It's all right.
He and his kind frequently start things
without really knowing just where
they arms eotnsY to end. 1ts a family
characteristic Where he made his mis-.
! take was in picking tho rhinoceros. in
stead Of the hippopotamus, whose des-
/ ixST1 yarx~ ~ ~
| no sense ethnoIogicaih ~ 2f: -
! Well. yea fell down there. anyhow
Adam" gaid Frederick. The hippo
pota<nus doesn't look In the least like
a horse and yet You called him the
river horse
That wasn't my mistake" said
Adam. with a grin. That was a mis-
take Of the Greeks who thought.
meant hippo. horse, when I meant
nothing of the sort. The word used
was hippy. not hippo. called this
beast a hippypotamus because she
/ nrst time / saw him all / could see
was his hips sticking up out OF ths
river, and besides that thu poor crsa-
ture always looked SIS If hs wers
hipped about something, anyhow, ant
the name seemed to at him for and
aft"
We'll, anyhow" interjeeted Penn
/ you showed positive genius when 20,
named the hen"
Thanks, william" replied Adam
modestly. But you mustn't give m
too much credit for THAI. There wa,
no genius in 10. couldn't possibl.
have done anything else You see wher
| the nrst one I saw started rushing
around the garden. cackiing away ik
a house aire. prouder than Lueifer jus
because she'd laid an egg, and achieve
nrent she seemed to think greater thai
the building of the pyramids, or thu
discovery of wireless telesrsphy, NJ
absurd bundle OF fuss and feathers. bu
a useful member OF society for all that
i knew at once she was r. hen, becaus,
nothing but a hen could think and &C
/ that way"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-07

simplicity ITSELF" said Ananias,
his eyes green with envy.
Which gives me the chance to ask. :"
said DIR. Johnson. which came nrst
grampa, the chicken or the eggT
Ladies' farst always" said Adam.
Then Eve was created before you
chr" persisted the doctor.
There are exceptions to all rules,
Samuel" said Adam. Especially
when there is a good reason for 1t. /
preceded Eve, but only because in
Job to go ahead and blaze the trail, so
that when his wife came along he'd
have thlngs ready to begin housekeep-
ing without unnecessary delay"
Tell 'em about the pig. pa" said
Cain.
20. there's nothing to tell about
the pig" said Adam. The same rule
prevailed with the pig as operated In
respect to the hen and the rhinoceros.
A study OF his habits merely showed
me what he was. He was pig. and I
knew il the minute I saw him"
And you took him right into your
drawing room" saad Doctor johnson.
NO" said Adam IT didn't like his
manners. so gave him pen, Sam.
IL seemed more appropriate"
1t was at this point that Nero braoed
himself for the fatefui question.
There's O. question I'd like TO SAX, ''
he said.
go ahead and ask IT, said Adam.
How about that notion OF Oar
wins. Adarny Were you g. monkey %
said Nero.
A thrill OF horror swept through the
room. Indignation seethed from nearly
everybody.s face.
Put him out. Put him OUT" came
a score of voices .--.
Not at all, not at an said Adam.
raising his right hand TO stay the
tumult, I'm glad he asked tbs ques-
ton. for il has required an answer
for number of years. and | am not
afraid TO tell the truth, The answ err
is: No, arn not. and never was a
monkey. What is more, having had
a paternal ancestor. / think | may
safely say that my dad wasn't one.
either"