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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
Measuring High Temperature.

Tin, which melts at about $50 de-
grees Fahrenheit, has been applied to
the measurement of high temperatures
In the same way that mercury, melt
Ing at 50 degrees below zero, Is used
for measuring ordinary atmosphere
temperatures. Instead of being placed
In a glass bulb with closed tube, says
the Nebraska State Journal, the melted
tin is contained in graphite bulb hav-
ing an open tube, and readings are
made by lowering into the tube a
plunger of q metal with high melting
point. When the .plunger touches the
tin, an electric circuit is closed, Civ
ing bell or other signal the position
of the plunger showing the tempera.
ture. This new form of pyrometer
may be used in either of two ways
% to give the temperature at any
time by sliding down the pointer until
the electric signal Is set off, or ca
to announce when any predetermined
temperature is reached by setting the
pointer at the proper number Of de-
grees on the scale. AS the melted tin,
like melted mercury, is found to ex-
pand at a very even rate, the indica-
tons are held to be notably accurate
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND WAR
Drawings Give Leaders a comprehen-
sive View of the important
Geographic Relations.

1t has been said that many of the
battles Of the Civil war would never
have been fought had there been topo-
graphic maps, for those in command
could have studied q map Of the coun-
try about them and they would never
have subjected their men TO such
marches as were made and then have
expected their men to fight, states a
student Of military engineering. But
topography in its general sense and as
1t Is shown today on the maps of the
geological survey was little known in
the sixties. The engineer corps of the
army was highly efficient, even at that
time, but the topographic engineer did
not appear in the American army until
August 6, 1861, when an act Of con-
gress authorized the enlistment of one
company of topographic engineers.
This company was afterward merged
into the corps of engineers.
Today within the wide boundaries of
our country, which embraces more than
100000 square miles, there are hun
dred million people. They live on
farms, In villages and In towns and
cities. Their dwelling places may be
separated by broad rivers and rugged
mountains, but the use Of the topO-
graphic map is gradually knitting
them systematically together. and at
any time that this widespread popula-
ton may be required to move In con-
certed action for common cause the
topographic map will give the leaders
a comprehensive view. of the geo.
graphic relations, so that the problem
Of moving can be solved more quickly
and with better Judgment. The topo-
graphic map, 1t is pointed out by ex-
perts of the survey, like the telephone
and the typewriter, has become a ne
cessity. and we wonder now how we
have ever done without 1t.
The IMAM in the street" may have
thought little of the value Of the work
Of the topographic engineer, and to him
and others who have not considered
the Importance of that work some il
lustrations Of its value might be in
tereSting.
n oullOt, SOIulcE anu
topographic engineer found the topo-
graphic maps of the survey indispensa-
BILE In every branch of his work. BY
studying a country before going into
it he became so familiar with the tie
tails of many interesting features of
which the natives had never heard that
his stories acquired a realism that
could not have been infused into them
had he dwelt in the country lifetime.
Again. Is cents spent by a raclama-
ton engineer in connection with a
private engineering project saved his
company $4,000 and established pro-
ject which would never have seemed
possible had not the three topographic
maps he purchased given him COM
prehensive view of several hundred
square miles of country, where the
drainage problems are most intricate
and delicate. Many such examples are
cited by officials of the survey.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
HOW CAMEL WAS PERSUADED
seast, Resented Carrying Bushman's
Teakettle, and Was Lead to Be-
iieve Rider Did the Work

In 1865 camels from India were first
brought TO Australia for general serv-
ice. says Norman Duncan in his book
"Australian Byways.' Ii was happy
experiment. A herd Of more than 600
arrived with their Afghan masters in
1884. 1t Is estimated that there are
now 10000 camels at labor in the dry,
back regions of the commonwealth An
Australian loves horse and respects
the sturdy worth of a bullock; he re
CARDS a camel, however, with tolerance
rather tha.- appreciation, and will not
employ so outlandish and perverse a
beast except to the great advantage Of
his needs.
eve used to think" said Jerry, the
camel driver employed by the author,
that We couldn't get along without the
'Ghans."
Surely they know how to take care
Of camels?" asked
mo fear!" Jerry scoffed. "They had
lot of superstitions-like curing a
camel with necklace of blue beads
and that's about all. The government
natural; we're white. l don't mean to
say. though. that we've bred the devil
out Of our camelS Sometimes l lose
patience with the brutes
"a couple of years ago l was travel
ing to the north of this with train
of four pack camels. One morning
when / was packing / found that | had
forgotten to stow away billy can
(bushman's teakettle). When l picked
that little billy can up and made for
the nearest camel, meaning to hang it
on his pack he began to double and
groan, as if it wasn't his billy can, and
he wasn't going to carry more than his
share, and what did l mean anyhow
by proposing to overload a poor camel
that way? So to make things easy
switched off TO the next camel. And
he began to groan. They all groaned
Not one of them would have that little
billy can on his back.
"Well, I was disguised. Instead of
hanging it on pack / mounted my
riding camel, with the billy can In my
hands. He was Mortified Goodness
how he bawled! When he got up he
was bawling still. Wouldn't move &
step! And then leaned forward and
shook that billy can in his face. And
that satisfied him. Off he went with
out a murmur. Why? I reckon he
thought l was carrying that billy cam"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
Pay Shoeworkers More.

The female machine operators en-
ployed In the Birmingham and Walsall
leather trades have been awarded adj
vances in wages as from last October.
Female machine operators fifteen
years of age and over are to receive
10 per cent bonus on their actual earn
ings. The minimum rate for those Of
eighteen years and over, who have
been engaged rs machine operators for
more than one year, is to be Is cents
an hour for hOt-wax machines, and IL
cents for dry-thread machines. The
time rate for female operators between
the ages of fifteen and eighteen is to
remain as at present, provided that
after being engaged on machines for
one year the time rate shall not be
less than eight cents per hour. Time
and half has been settled as the
overtime rate.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
CORN WILL WIN nj
DEM0(RkCYYS WAR
Americas Greatest Cereal Crop
Is Now Moving to
Market.
MAlNSTAY IN NATIONS CRISIS.
Surplus Wheat of the United States
Has Been Sent to Famine Threat
ened Europe.

Americas great corn crop, exceed
worlds food situation, officials of the
Cnirrd States food administration be-
lIevc.
Corn is the nations best food cereal,
housewives are beginning to realize.
1t contains all The elements needed to
keep the body in d state Of health and
when used according to the scores OF
tried recipes, especially when COM
hined with an added portion of oil or
fat. will sustain life indefinitely. In
dian warriors in colonial days lived on
parchnd corn alone for many days at
time, and at Valley Forge parched
corn WAS ut times The sole ration OF
the Continental soldiers.
Owing to transportation difficulties
caused by the war the corn crop moved
more slowly To market this year than
ever before. Now, however, the cereal
is reaching thc millers and consumers.
III the meantime the nation : surplus
wheat has been sent Ia Europe
Today There are approximately 30
This quantity is greater 10y five bush
els than in former years.
Corn has become the nations main
stay in the crisis of war.
Just as this cereal saved the first
American colonistS from famine on
many occasions, just as il served as a
staple food during the War of the Rev
olution and during the Civil War. King
Corn has again come to the front in
ehe nations battle with autocracy.
Corn meal is finding greatly ipcreas-
ed use in the making of ordinary white
bread. Hundreds of housewives and
many of the larger bakers are mixing
20 per cent. corn meal with wheat
-four to make leavened bread. This
kind of mixture Is worked and baked
methods that apply 70 straight wheat
bread
Corn bread-using corn meal entire
ly-is gaining greater popularity
than ever before. Housewives are
coming To realize that every pound of
wheat saved in America means pound
of wheat released for shipment to the
nations with which America is asSOci-
ated in the war.
There are score of corn products
that today possess unusual importance
for Americans. Corn syrup for sweet
ening corn cakes and buckwheat cakes
and for use in the kitchen instead OF
granulated sugar is one Of the leading
products made from corn.
Corn oil, excellent for frying ana for
every other purpose filed by salad OILS,
is appearing on the market in large
quantities. 1t comes from the germ of
the corn.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
WEAK, WEARY WOMEN
Learn the Cause of Daily Woes and
End Them.

When the back aches and throbs.
When Homework is torture,
When night brings no rest nor
sleep, ...-.
When urinary disorders set in,
Women's lot is weary one.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Have proved their worth in Cam
bridge.
This is one Cambridge woman's
testimony.
Mrs. M. E. Townsend, 104 Vue de
L'Eau ST., says: Il suffered from
severe backache and my kidneys
were disordered. My back gave me
considerable pain. especially when
had to bend over. Sharp pains
caught me in the small of my back
and my kidneys acted too frequent
ly. l learned Of Doan's Kidney Pills
through the newspapers and used
two or three boxes, procured at Brad
shaw's Pharmacy. was greatly ben
Gifted and l have been troubled but
very little since" .-.4 g..
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney PillsAthe same that
Mrs. Townsend had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
ALL UNNATURALlzED
GERMANS MUST REGISTER
Must Furnish Four UnmOunted Pho
tographs And Fill Out Three Reg
istration Blanks Before Local
Postmaster.

All natives, citizens, denizens or
subjects of the German Empire or of
the Imperial German Government,
being males of the age of IA years
and upward, who are within the
United States, and not actually ma
turaliZed as American citizens, are
required to register as alien enemies
at the postoffice from which they re-
ceive mail, between =, dates of
February 4th and 9th, Isis, both
dates inclusive, between the hours of
6 a. m. and p. m. This registra-
ton at postoffices applies to nonur-
ban districts only and does not ap-
ply to Baltimore city, Annapolis,
Cambridge, Cumberland, Frederick,
Frostburg, Hagerstown and Sails
bury, where other places of registra-
ton are named by the respective
Chief Registrars for those cities.
Persons required to register
should understand that in so doing
they are giving proof of their peace
full dispositions and of their inten-
ton to conform to the laws of the
United States.
Each registrant is required to fur
nish four unmounted photographs of
himself, not larger than by in
ches in size, on thin paper, with
light background. All four photo
graphs should be signed by the reg
istrant across the face of the photo,
graphs. so as not to obscure the fea-'
lures, if the applicant is able to
write.
Three blank forms of registration
affidavit must be completely filled
out by the registrant or his repre-
sentative and must be produced by
the registrant personally to the reg
istration office (the local postmaster)
and be signed and sworn to by the
registrant in the presence of and be-
fore the said registration officer.
The .regfstrant is hereby informed
that he must again present himself
before the registration officer who
took his oath after 10 days, but be-
fore Is days from the last day fixed
for registration in his registration
district, to obtain a registration
card.
An alien enemy required to regis
ter who shall. after the date fixed
for the issuance to him of regis
tration card, be found within the
limits of the United States, its Ter
ritories or possessions, without hav-
ing his registration card on his per-
son, is liable to all the penalties pre-
scribed by law. 1-19-3w. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
German Silver.

German silver is manufactured in
three general ways, according to Pop
ular Science Monthly. 1t is composed
of nickel, copper and zinc in varying
proportions. The German method is
to melt all the copper to be used in
the mixture, and two-thirds of the
nickel and zinc in graphite crucible
and then add the rest Of the nickel
and zinc. In the English method the
copper, nickel and zinc are melted
all at one time. then more copper and
zinc are added. Should the metal ap-
pear porous, tireci;.y pipe contain
ing pitch is pushed iHto the metal mix
ture to deoNidize il. There are sew
eral American methods. one is to melt
Il copper-nickel alloy ana tiicn grad
ually add the prekeated zinc. In an
other method m0nal mead j. used ~
, b1Sp
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
Dust in the Sweeper.

"Only last week I found Mary's ear
ring here" said the experienced house
wife to a younger woman as yet quite
inexperienced in housekeeping ways
who had wondered why the speaker
should look over the accumulated dust
that she had just shaken out of a
carpet sweeper; the Mary referred to
being the maid employed In this home.
MARY came to me-" the speaker con-
tinued, "and said she had lost one of
her earrings and she had looked every
where for it, but just simply couldn't
ind It; but knew the likeliest place
to look for it, and there I did find 1t,
In the dust Of the carpet sweeper,
where many jewel has been found be-
fore this, and where, no doubt, many
Jewel has been lost. I always look
over the dust out of carpet sweeper
before throwing it away" Upon hear
ing which the inexperienced young
woman registered mental resolve
that when she went to housekeeping
she would dc the same.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
OLD TOMBS OF PATRlARCHS
Cave Of Machpeiah, Bought by Abra-
ham for a Burying Place, Has
Stood Ravages Of Time.

The tombs of the patriarchs in Jeru-
Abraham bought for "a possession OF
q burying place." is still in existence.
For forty centuries it withstood the
ravages of time and men, relates a
writer.
It is situated in the town of Hebron,
16 miles south-southwest of Jerusalem,
and sheltered from proclamation by q
Nahometan mosque that rises above it.
The tomb contains the whole patri-
archal family, with the exception of
Rachel The cave is divided into an
upper and lower compartment. Only
the upper compartment is accessible to
the priest in charge Of the mosque.
but he only enters it in times of great
calamity, and for the sole purpose OF
praying. As to the lower cOmpart-
.ment, where repose the illustrious ia
theirs of the Jewish nation, they re-
manned completely closed until the
year 1862, when, for the first time,
King Edward VII, then the prince
Of Wales, together with Doctor St,;ii.
ley. the dean of Westminster Abbey,
and two other friends, were granted
admission.
The six tombs are arranged symmet-
really in rows of twos; seventh, in
the wall, is believed to belong to Jo-
seph. Abraham's tomb, which has the
form of coffin with shelving ridge,
Is about eight feet high, and is set in
the cemented stone and marble. 1t is
covered with three gold embroidered
green carpets, which are the gifts of
the emperor Of Constantinople, Ma
homet II. the conqueror of Egypt, Selim
II, and the Sultan Abdul Medjid.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
CHEESE DIET is WHOLESOME
One Pound Of the Food Supplies More
Than Twice as Much Energy rs
Same Amount Of Steak.

Too many people use cheese merely
- an appetizer, says the Scientific
American in commenting on recent
bulletin of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. According to this
bulletin and to the universal practice
In the great cheese-producing countries
Of Europe, cheese is one of the most
valuable of foods and most satisfac-
tory substitute for meat.
A pound of cheese supplies more
than twice as much energy as pound
Of fowl or round steak and almost
twice as much protein as the same
amount Of fowl or ham.
Contrary to the opinion of many.
cheddar or "store" cheese is not usu-
ally indigestible and constituting. Ex-
tensive digestion experiments conduct
ed by the department have demon
strated that more than 95 per cent Of
the protein in cheese is digested and
that 80 per cent of it's energy is avail
able. Even when eaten In large guam
titles and for long periods. no case Of
indigestion, constipation or other dis
turbance was observed in those who
ate 1t. One person who ate cheese as
the chief source of protein and energy,
eating an average of 9.27 ounces daily
for more than two years, did fair
amount of muscular work and kept in
good health.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
Use "CASCARETS" FOR
| LIVER And BOWELS
WHEN CONSTIPATED
When bilious, headaChy, sick, for
sour stomach, bad breath, bad
colds.
Get d l0-cent box.

Get d lO-cent box.
Take Cascaret tonight to cleanse
your Liver, Stomach and Bowels, and
you will surely feel great by morn
ing. You men and women who have
headache, coated tongue, a bad cold,
are bilious, nervous, upset, bother
ed with sick, gassy, disordered
stomach, OF have backache and feel
all worn out. Are you keeping your
bowels clean with Cascarets-or
merely forcing a passa geway every
few days with salts, catnartic pills
or castor oil?
Cascarets Immediately cleanse and
regulate the stomach, remove the
sour, undigested and fermenting
food and foul gases: take the excess
bile from the liver and carry Off
the constipated waste matter and
poison from the bowels
Remember, Cascaret tonight
will straighten you out by morning.
A 10-cent box from your druggist
means healthy bowel action; a clear
head and cheerfulness for months
Don't forget the children.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
Theft IS CHECKED.
Insurance Embargoes on South
American Shipments.
Piifering Formerly Was Credited &C
the Canal Zone but Has Been Re-
duced to Minimum.

Pilfering is still u great problem in
the case of merchandise shipped to
ports on the west coaSt of South Amer
lea. At several ports the extent of the
evil has been greatly leSSened as re-
suit of insurance embargoes on goods
destined for those ports or in response
to constant complaint on the part oi
the conSignees, according to Commerce"
Reports. In Molendo pilfcring, so far
as Bolivian goods are concerned, has
been reduced to small proportions in
consequence Of an agreement between
the Peruvian and bolivian govern
InentS which provides for the prompter
t!iSpatch of merchandise for Bolivian
destination. Nevertheless, the prob,
lem of differing remains a serious one
at practically every port on the west
coast.
Formerly it was the fashion to say
that much of the differing took place
in the Panama Canal Zone, and there
was probably some basis for the state
mrrt in the days when traffic through
the canal was stopped by the slides In
Gaillard cut and freight was badly
congeSted at Colon and Balboa. 1t is
probably true, however, that even in
those times much of the loss attributed
to pilfering was due to unusual hand
ling or exposure. Since traffic through
tn" canal has been resumed on It nor
nail basis the loss from pilfering III
the Canal Zone has been reduced to an
almost negligible point.
Goods tranS-Shiined TO Colon and
Balboa are stored in pier sheds imme-
,iiately upon discharge. The sheds are
.arge well built, fireproOf, and can he
easily guarded and protected. Both in
the discharge from ship to pier ana i'll
the reloading from pier to ship the
Panama Railroad company exercises
strict supervision over all operations,
since 1t has charge of all port facili-
ties and does most Of the stevedoring.
To protect itself against claims for loss
the railroad company long since inSti-
tuted an elaborate checking system.
Checkers not only take account of the
number and weight Of cases and pack
ages loaded or unloaded on the piers
but also note the condition of the con-
tainers as they pass over the piers and
put aside for careful inspection cases
that appear to be underweight or to
have been tempered with. In many in
stances pilfering can be detected by
difference in the recorded weight and
the weight on arrival In Panama.
hnugh pilferers are clever enough, as
a rule, to substitute articles Of the
same weight for those they have alb
stracted.
Moreover, number of watchmen
and detectives are employed by the
Panama Railroad company. Some of
the detectives work as dock labOrers.
The watchmen cannot be in all parts
of the pier sheds, and in far corner.
of a shed or a hold the stevedoreS may
handle a case with such roughnesS as
to cause it to break open, enabling its
contents to be easily carried off. De-
tectives can exert an effective restrain
ing influence in such cases.
1t Is clear, then, that the precautions
gainst offering Ia Ia the Canal
Zone are extensive and effective and
that the source of the pilfering must be
sought for elsewhere.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
Bermuda Potato Crop.

1t is estimated that the Triumph or
fall crop of potatoes which will be
reaped in Bermuda will be $500
bushels, according to Vice Consul Still
man w. Ellis, Hamilton. This Is less
by 5000 bushels than the fall crop Of
1916, in spite of the fact that more
acreage was planted to potatoes the
past year. The reason given for this
by the director of agriculture Is that
"the earlier paintings have been af-
fected by unfavorable seasons and will
not produce a normal crop. The fields
planted later give promise Of good
Yields"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
As Effective as Tanks.

Cyprus, the founder of the Persian
empire, first put into practice the
idea Of equipping the wooden ammu-
milton carts of ancient Romans and
Egyptians with sharp scythe-like
knives. These were fastened to the
body and wheels Of chariots, and were
effective in charging among massed
troops.
In the middle ages the modest
knived chariot was transformed into
movable tower. covered with sur
face armor. affording protection to men
inside. These were moved during a
siege over the meats surrounding cas-
ties. From them q platform was let
down On the top of the walls, which
served as a bridge for the attacking
troops.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-22
No Bermuda Vegetables.

There will be no fresh Bermuda
vegetables this winter. A delegation
Of Bermuda truck growers who recent
Iy called st the shipping board offices
in New York in an attempt to secure
transportation facilities to their New
York market were informed that it was
exceedingly doubtful that any vessels
would be available for this use.
The Bermuda truck crop, which is
ready for market about January l, has
reached the New York market hereto
fore on British bottoms. These ships
have been withdrawn for war pur-
poses.