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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
Farmers To Get Nitrate

The U. S. Government has pur-
chased one hundred thousand tons of
nitrate of soda, which it will sell to
farmers at cost, which is $3.50 per
ton, plus the State fertilizer tag,
which is ten cents per ton, and the
freight, which will probably be from
Baltimore. The following local COM
mittee has been appointed for Dor
chester county to handle the matter
here: S. L. Byrn, chairman, Cam
bridge; Walter B. Johnson, cashier
National Bank of Cambridge, and w.
c. Bradley, Of Hurlock.
Each of these gentlemen is sup
piled with literature and full infor-
nation covering the matter, and al
so blanks which farmers may obtain
for the asking, on which to make out
their orders. Anyone needing any
nitrate of soda for crops this spring
is urged to see one of these gentle
men right away and take advantage
of this foresight of our National
Government. All orders must be in
the hands of some member of the
committee on or before Feb. 4th, so
it is necessary to act quickly.
1-26-2t. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
Naval SUPREMACY.

Sir Cyprian Bridge has said one of
the functions of fleet is the defense
OF commerce. There is no more i'm
portant function for fleet than this,
writes John Hays Hammond, Jr., in
the Atlantic Monthly. A nation may
be subjugated by direct invasion, or 1t
may be isolated from the world by
blockade. If the blockade be sutfi-
GENTLY long, and effectively maintain
ed, 1t will ruin the nation as effectual-
ly as direct invasion. Thus, In the
maintenance Of q nations merchant
marine on the high seas, its navy ex-
ercises one of its most vital functions.
There can, therefore, be no naval SUI
premacy for nation unless its COM
merce Is assured of immunity from
considerable losses through the attack
OF its enemy.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
TREES NOISE LIKE WHISPER
Scratching Upon Each Other Re-
sponsibIe for Odd Chorus.

Henry Heinclle Of Santa Monica,
who two years ago sent biologists on
hike to the wilds of TIE Malibu by
reporting the discovery of Il nest of
dunes of singing sands, has again
caused nature students 10 sit up and
fake notice, according TO the Los An
-ceeS Times.
This time he reports the discovery
of clump of whispering trees. The
find was made far up in Los Tunas
canyon, where the county surveyors
gang recently ran lines for mountain
road to connect the SeaShOre via this
scenic canyon with the TOpanga ut its
junction with Garrapatas.
The mysterious trees are near the
button of the canycn, not far from
the Weber ranch. At this point the
wagon road is hung on the side Of the
canyon. far above the trickling stream.
Persons passing along the road at this
point are invariably attracted by what
sounds 10 them as if somebody in the
underground were talking in sub
dued voice.
SHOulS ldilllS 10 DIjuS ISSpoIlSC,
Mr.. Heinelle, after listening to the sup
posed whispered conversation, left the
trail and descended the PERCEPTIONS
side of the mountain, expecting to dis
cover some hunter who had fallen and
injured himself. But there was no
evidence of life anywhere, although
the air was filed with indistingGish-
able whisperings.
The sound always came from the
same general direction, and the will
O'-the-wisp directed him to q clump of
scrubby trees, much i'll appearance like
the English holly-Hnd then the myS-
terry was solved. The needle-like points
of thousands of these stiff leaves,
swayed by the breeze blowing up the
canyon, scratching upon the surface
of other leaves was responsible for
the chorus.
The noise made by one leaf was so
slight that it could not be heard foot
Rt4a but tie theltsaai Is grazing COD
tinuously together kept the sound Vi
I brations in such constant motion that
their sigh was heard above the ordi-
nary rustling of the leaves of the chap
arral.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
LIFE-PRICE WE PAY FOR 1T
Existence, With High Cost Of
Living" Significant.

The penalties of fame are the penal
ties OF all life, which, when one views
it resolutely and without taking refuge
behind rose-coloreG spectacles, teens
with contradictions that give q deeper
significance to that well-worn phrase,
the high cost of living" And the
chief part of the expense lies not In
the things-food. clothing, shelter
which are demanded by our material
and bodily needs as human animals,
writes Mary Garden in the New York
World.
Really to live as woman or as man
implies to want something or other
very greatly. And really to want some
thing very greatly means to strive for
that something with inappeasable
pagerness. And thus to strive means
)ne of two things-disappoin or
achievement and the realization that
gaining the one thing score Of
others have been missed.
Such is life and the price we pay
or it.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
Pioneers Lived on Corn,

We ought to be proud of corn. The
corn-fed critter, human and otherwise,
always has been strong, vigorous and
Of high vitality.
In serving corn dishes on its dining
cars the Southern Pacific railway dis
tributes a small card giving recipes
and other interesting information, as
follows:
"The government desires that wheat
be used as sparingly as possible and
that corn be substituted.
America was pioneered on corn
the Pilgrim Fathers almost lived on
it. Corn was the first crop planted in
all the virgin soil as it was settled,
from the Atlantic out across the Ale
ghenies; upon the broad prairies, and
beyond.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
Would lake Glass Eye Back.

Paul Gary Of Anderson, Ind, is all
American, with the exception Of a
glass eye. The substitute optic Is
alien.
Gary tried to enlist in the United
States marine corps at their recruiting
station in Louisville, KY, but was re-
jected when his infirmity was discov-
cred by Sergt. G. G. Wright.
Didn't you know that the loss of
an eye would prevent your enlIsting?"
asked the sergeant.
Il thought it might" explained Gary,
"but this glass blinker is the only part
want to take 1t back"
He was advised to mail 1t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Cambridge, Md. Jan. %, 1918.
The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of The Cambridge Ice Co.,
for the election of Directors for the
ensuing year, and for such other
business as may be brought up, will
be held at the office of The Dorches-
ter Water Co., 1872 High street, on
Thursday Evening, Feb. 18th, 1918,
at 100 O'Clock.
A. ]. FOBLE, Sec'y.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29

The hope that the appeal for the
production of more food might result
in some increase OF wllrat-GrOwing IN
the East has been justified in Vermont.
1t is estimated that 81 900 bushels of
$4,000 bushels last year. The Yer
monters have also done well along 9th
er lines, for thes ESTIMATED yield Of
corn, wheat, oats barley and !"''jr"es
in 1917 is 1O,69S, 900 bushels, cu!ist,;:r.-,!
with 1910 bushels in 1916.
Money To Loan.
Money to loan IN large and small
sums.-Lloyd Webster. Spring St
Adv 2-25-tf cod
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
His Sacrifices.

"Are you reducing your expenses,
Billr' Indeed l am. A man can't
stand this high cost of living on the
salary he gets. I've cut out the wife's
weekly matinee, countermanded her
new suit, discharged the nurse, made
the kids give up moving pictures and
Ice cream, stopped the high-prlce milk
for the baby and chloroformed the cat
to save its living expenses. But if
this sort'of thing keeps on l may have
to stop buying cigars and stop my club
dues"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Cambridge Manufac-
turing Company, for the election OF
directors, to serve for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of such
other business as may come before
the meeting, will be held at the of
fees of the Company, Cambridge, on
Tuesday Evening, Feb. IL, 1918, at
half-past seven o'clock.-Geo. Ger
ZACH, Sec.-Adv. 1-15-tf. cod.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Cambridge, Md, Jan. %, 1918
The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Dorchester Water Co.,
for the election of Directors for the
ensuing year, and for such other
business as may be brought up, will
be held at the office of the Company,
1872 High street, Thursday Evening,
Feb. 18th, at 8 o'clock.
A. ]. FOBLE, Sec'y.
ADV 1-22-2w VS.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
GAME WARDEN ELECTION.

The annual meeting of The Dor
chester County Game and Fish Pro
tective Association, for the election
of officers for the ensuing year, will
be held Friday evening, February l,
at o'clock, in the room over the
store of Geo. w. Meekins, Masonic
Temple. A Game Warden and a full
board Of officers will be elected. No
member is eligible to vote for County
Game Warden unless he has been a
member of and paid his dues to the
Association for two consecutive
years prior to the election of same.
E. LEE LeCOMPTE, Pres.
Adv 1-28-3t. B. asst.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
GARAGE OPENED,

have opened garage on Gay ST.,
in the building partially occupied by
the Dorchester Shirt Co. Autos for
hire at reasonable rates. Storage
by the week or month.-Edward S.
Phillips-Adv. 10-22-u.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
kerensky Real Diplomat.

Here Is a Kerensky story told by a
man lately returned from Petrograd.
Kerensky was summoned from his no
tel after midnight to the headquarters
of the provisional government. A fell
low guest at the hotel met Kerensky
as he was going out and, learning Of
the summons Kerensky had received,
exclaimed:
mot another revolution, hopel"
II don't know" replied Kerensky,
and hurried away.
The next day his fellow guest asked
Kerensky what had been the trouble
which had brought him out so late the
previous evening.
Kerensky smiled.
~ had forgotten to sign letter" he
replied
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
Cynical.

Bachelor Maid-Did you know Mr..
Stevens is writing a book on the his
tory Of happiness.
Second B. Iu,p"~sthle he Is a
married >,sa
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
LOOK.

We buy furniture, carpets, cloth
ing and household goods of all kinds.
Phone 555.-James Bros, 143 Race
St.-Adv. l-22-2m. cod.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
Khaki CoIors Differ.

Considerable comment IS being
aroused in official circles and else
where over the disparity of the khaki
uniforms worn by officers and privates.
Some of them are SO fuded that they
look almost white, while others retain
original colorlng. A few cases have
been noted, states the Pathfinder,
where the coat and brooches of uni
forms have developed different hues.
One excuse offered IS that the khaki
cloth Is acquired from many manufac c.
turers and the grades of 1t differ wide
y sometimes. Thousands of young
men entering the officers training
camps purchase their own uniforms,
and this provides an opportunity for
Il difference in the quality of the
goods.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29

In pursuance of an order of the Cir
cult Court for Dorchester county, sit
ting a Court of Equity. passed in
these proceedings on the 4th day of
January, 1918, notice is hereby given
loney to file probated copies of their
respective liens in the office of the
Clerk of this Court on or before the
7th day Of February, 1918, provided a
in three successive weeks, in some
newspaper published in Dorcheste,
county.
w. IRVING MACE
Auditor Circuit Court
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
B. c. & A. RY. co.
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE
NOVEMBER Is. 1917
STEAMER SERVICE, CHOPTANK
RIVER ROUTE

Steam leave Pier Light st. Wharf, weather
permitting
p. NJ. daily. except Sunday for Tighman Isl
Easton, Oxford, Cambridge and landings TO
Windy Fi p NJ
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29
Notice To Lien Creditors

I. Sangston Insley, Assignee. VS. Sam
uel T.. Maloney and Wife.
In Equity. in the Circuit Court 70,
Dorchester County. No. 1855
Chancery
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-29

Advertise in The Banner
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-11
WANTED-Oranges and Grapefruit;
State price on trees and approx
mately amount Of each. Address
Fruit, Evening Telegram. S044

The women's clubs are doing won
derful work everywhere. Their &c.
tivities permeate life in numerous
and varied forms, and all for better
living. To attempt an enumeration
of them would be to fiji columns Of
space. A recent instance is where a
club induced the town dentist to in
spect without charge, the teeth Of all
school children. Defective teeth cause
much disability.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-11
o q q o q . o q q u u n n a u
u STATE, COUNTY AND NUM-. u
Il CiPAL OFFICERS q

u STATE, COUNTY AND NUM-. u
II ciPAL OFFICERS q
n q
u Il q u u q q q Il n o q u D n
Governor-Sidney J. Cats.
SECRETARY OF State-H. Clay Craw.
ford.
Attorney General-van swearin.
gen.
Comptroller Ernest Amos.
Auditor.
Commissioner of Agriculture-w. A.
McRae.
Treasurer. c. Luning.
Superintendent Of Public lnstruc-
tion-W. N. Sheats.
Adjutant General. b. Christian.
State Geolist--E. H. Sellards.
State Chemist-R. e. Rose.
Board Of Trustees Internal Improve.
ment Fund
The Governor, Comptroller, Treas
urer, Attorney General and Commits
sioner Of Agriculture
Board Of Education
The Governor, Secretary Of State,
Attorney General, Treasurer and Sup
erintendent Of Public Instruction.
Board Of state Institutions
The Governor. Secretary Of State
Treasurer, Attorney General, Com
missioner of Agriculture, and Super
intendent Of Public Instruction.
Board Of Pardons
The Governor, Secretary Of State.
Attorney General and Commissioner
Of Agriculture.
U. s. Senators
Duncan U. Fletcher, Jacksonville.
Park Trammel, Lakeland.
U. s. congressman
First Distribution. II. J. Drane,
Lakeland.
Second Distribution. Frank Clark,
Gainesville.
Third Distribution. Walter Ke.
hoe, Pensacola.
Fourth Distribution. w. ]. Sears,
Kissimmee.
State Senator from Polk County
o. M. Eaton, Lakeland
Representatives In Legislature
from Polk County-John M. Keen,
Lakeland; w. o. Williams. Fl. Meade.
Judge Circuit Curt, 10th Judicial
District POLK, Desoto and Lee Couu-
ties Hon. John s. Edwards, Lake
land
Prosecuting Attorney, 10th District,
as above-Hon John w. Barton, Ar
cadia
County Court Judge-Hon. Kelsey
Blanton.
Clerk Circuit and County Clerk
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-11

FOR RENT - Six-room two-story
house. nicely furnished modern
conyeniences, close in. Apply to W.
D pi,Ians BOX 4S6 S042
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-11
FRANK H. THOMPSON

Justice Of Peace-Notary Public
Hunting License Auto License
Marriage License
Abstracts Furnished on Short Notice
Get Your 1919 Licenses Now
Office Phone, 402; Residence, 312 Red
Room 2, Dickson Building
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-11

FOR RENT-Thoroughly modern Of
fees either singly or en- suite, Run
ming water in each room. Well
lighted and cool. Reasonable rent
Apply Evening Telegram building.
5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-11

Notice Is hereby given that on the 3lst
day OF December, 1918 | will present my
vouchers and accounts TO the honorable Kel-
sey Blanton, County Judge OF Polk county,
Florida, and will ask for a final settlement
and discharge as administrator Of the estate
Of C.. r. omohundro. deceased.
Dated at Lakeland, Florida. this, the 2ls!
day OF June, A. D. 1918,
RUSSELL II. 0M0HCNDR0,
1858 Administrator.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-11-28
Worlds Greatest Troopship.

One of the devoted women who have
not spared themselves at the emer-
gency aid rooms told this story among
the flying needles the other day to
her co-workers. A letter from the
front has brought the intelligence:
A pompOus German major had fallen
into the hands of our valorOus Penn
sylvania troops, and after they had
questioned him, he ventured to ask
them for information.
"How many men have you on this
side of the waterY' he inquired.
"Two Million" answered young
lieutenant.
"How did you get them over?" was
the incredulous query of the Hun.
zone boat brought them all over"
was the answer.
The German stared. "How so?
What boat was that?"
The American gave the German a
searching look. "The LuSitania," he
answered, Observation-Disclosures Lead
err.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-11-28
TaIlow Dips in Denmark.

Denmark hasa lighting problem so
serious that the Danish government re-
Gently purchased 400 tons of tallow
from which to make candles, Com
mercial Agent Normal Anderson re-
ports from Copenhagen.
"There is scarcity of kerosene also,
and electricity is, of course, not avail
able to the isolated farmhouse" says
Mr.. Anderson, who quotes from the
Tidsskrift for Industri, which, in dis
cussing the possibilities of acetylene
and alcohol illumination, states:
"Acetylene may now legally be used
and may be included in fire insurance
risks. AS a result: the manufacture
of acetylene lamps has fiourished great
" and at the end of the year $50
types had been put on the MARKET
Exchange.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-11-28
COMPLETE CHAOS IN RUSSIA
Inevitable Anarchy as the Result OF
insufficient Supplies of Food
for the People.

BY far the most terrible toll of the
Russian winter will be taken in the
peasant villages, the home of nine
tenths of Russia's 1S0,0OO,OOO, Oliver
M. Sayler writes in the Saturday Eye
ming Post. The sullen and defiant
muzhik, who has planted for himself
and only for himself, hasn't taken In
to account the possibility that superior
force from the city or from his own or
a neighboring village may seize his
grain. When the calamity befalls, an
endless train Of disaster and blOOdShed
and starvation will follow in its wake.
Reprisal on some weaker peasant
will be the next step, and from that
the flame will spread to virulent Dor
der warfare with whole villages on
the trail to plumber the grain bins Of
others or intrenched to protect their
own. Ir some districts, even before !
left, this most cruel form Of civil strife
had broken out.
| contemplated returning from Pet
rograd to Moscow by sleigh overland
in case the German advance envelOped
the railroad outlets Careful investiga-
ton, however, disclosed the fact that
machine guns, brought home from the
front, were mounted on all the roads
leading into many villages and travel
ers approached them at their peril.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-11-28
RECORD PRICE FOR SPEECH
ohauncey Depew Tells of Occasion
When a Few Spoken Words Were
Worth Much Money.

In commenting upon the death of
Mrs. Russell Sage, Chauncey NJ. De
pew, who knew Mrs. Sage for 40 years
and was an intimate associate of her
husband for a longer period, told how
he made a $4,000 speech at her sug-
gestion.
Mr.. Depew stated that although Mr.
Sage accumulated a vast fortune he
rarely gave away any money, adding
that the reason for this was the con-
fidence which he repOsed in the judg-
ment of his wife as an able and eX-
perienced philanthropist. He said that
years ago he received a letter from
Mrs. Sage inviting him to make an
address at the Emma Willard school,
at Troy, n. Y, upon the occasion Of
the donation by Mr.. Sage 1.-THE school
of a large sum of money for use in
erecting a building. This was the
school of which Mrs. Sage was grad
uate.
II replied" said Mr.. Depew, "that
I was so overwhelmed with engage
ments to speak that it would be i'm
possible for me to accept the invita-
ton. In answer Iereceived by special
messenger a note from Mrs. Sage,
saying: Russell is going to give
$4,000. He will not give one cent
unless you make the speech. This is
Russell's first excursion into this field.
Don't you think he ought to be err
couraged?
"My immediate reply was: I will
make that speech"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-11-28

Tiate was to catch vibrations, which
are carried in waves to their ears
through the atmosphere around them.
In the center of the apparatus were
small revolving plates, which, being
fanlike, when set in motion would
bveak up. by an area Of disturbed air,
the sound waves assembled in the
bowl. For, as the inventor argued, we
cannot prevent the creation of noises,
but we can in great measure stop
them from annoying us.
Not caring to attract attention, the
men had hooked the plates across their
inner coats at the chest. hanging
them from the front edges of their
overcoat sleeve holes, and allowing the
flaps of their coats to hang out and
Tide them from the side view. The
batteries which were to set the fans
in motion were in an inner pocket Of
each coat.
Harvard rooters were busy, alter
nately with Yale's. The game stood
go for Harvard at the first half. Bands
we're playing and college songs had
been sung. Red and blue flags and
banners were waved in the spirit o..
the game of the season. The women,
whose costumes displayed FREEDOM.
inantly the colors of their respective
teams, lent gayety to the scene.
The Crimson had emitted in one
roar ''Rah rah rah! Rah rah rah Raf
lrah rah Har-vard!" and Yale was get.
ting ready.
Young men, swinging their arms to
get the Ellis to yell together, looked In
surprise that there was no response
AgaiN they tried, but could not hear
themselves.
Everyone was wondering what was
the matter. Plainly the leaders had
ifeen heard in the first place, but
there was no response. No one had
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-11-28
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al sound, as though half articulated,
where some voice had not come with
in the range of the sound absorbers
distributed through the crowd.
"Say, I shall bust" groaned the in
ventor. eve will raise the devil. We
must shut these things off," for amaze
ment was evident on every face.
"Am I bereft of my senses?" one
man muttered.
Harvard, from her side, was shout
ing: "What's the matter with the
Els? They've lost their wind"
Everyone was keyed to a great ten
sion, especially the Gazukes men, and
all of them were greatly relieved when,
on the third attempt, they heard the
leaders of the Blues call: snow, to-
geth-er. Rah rah rah! Rah rah rah !!
Yale! Hoo-rayi We're all right" ;
Mr.. Gazukes knew it would not do
20 interrupt the cheering again, and
exhilarated with the first experiment,
it was with much uneasiness that he
waited for further test at the thea
ter later.
AS the game proceeded, the inventor
was whispering to the millionaire:
"Wouldn't it be more fun than bar
rel of monkeys to take it into the
gallery of the stock exchange when
lids were being made? Orders would
he given and, not being heard, would
forever fail to be carried out. What
randemonium would result. How
funny it would be to see the quota
ton men running back and forth be-
fore the board as the prices came in,
but with no noise in the pit.
81 rather think, though" said the
millionaire, "that it would not be so
roaringly funny, when we were put
out"
That evening at the performance
Of "Nancy's Fancies," the party was