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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
CAT GAVE HIM.IDEA
Where Eli Whitney Got Principle
of Cotton Gin.
Tabbys Reaching for Chick Just &c.
You'd Her Reach Furnished Inspira-
tion 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
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 Eli Whitney got into the pub
lie eye he went down the street one af-
ternOon TO lean on the garden fence
and chat with his sweetheart a while
During the course of their visit she
called his attention TO a brood of fluffy
chickens IN a 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
a chick out of the coop, but as she did
so the old mother hen pecked at her.
That caused the cat to make sweep
ing swipe at one of the chicks, with
her claws exposed. She did not get
the chick, but she withdrew her paw
with a bunch Of huff 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 fer separating cotton
from the seed. What we need is
machine that will act like the cats
paw. The cat struck at the chicken
and removed its feathers. want
machine that will strike at the cotton
and remove it from the thing TO which
Ii is fastened"
So he invented machine which had
multitude of fine teeth revolving rap.
idly on cylinder, and when the cotton
was fed through IL 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
mainly was practically as successful
at the outset as ii is today. 1t per-
formed the work that was cut out for
ii, and nothing better has been invent
ed 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-
ies, and it only required close obser-
yer to discover that fact.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
PIueked comrade From Death.

Among the many men of the sea
who had close calls in the fight with
the terrible storms of early Deem
Der was Eddker H. Robertson, chief
quartermaster of the q. S. S. Smith.
In the midst Of one of the widest
gales felt along the coast in many
years, Robertson was endeavoring TO
clear a jam in the steering gear. At
the time the sea was at its toughest
and the vessel rolling at q 50 degree
angle. Suddenly she gave a sudden
lurch and Robertson was thrown into
the sea. Like an oldtime sailor he at
once put up fight with sea and gale.
The battle was too strong and he be-
came exhausted. Then ii came his way
to be part Of thrilling rescue. Chief
Cook Marcia jumped overheard after
the man and after a struggle with the
weakened man got a line about him
and they were both hauled aboard
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
AT THE REPUBLIC TOMORROW

a Mans World" a Metro feature
production starring Emily Stevens,
star of "Daybreak," alias Mrs. Jes-
sop" and The Saleker," will be the
attraction at the Republic tomorrow.
In offering his patrons "A Mans
World" Manager Miller is paying
them a high compliment. 1t is pic
ture of the better sort, full of action
and dramatic intensity, and provides
an unusually strong part for the star.
Written as play by Rachel Crothers,
and presented on the stage with Mary
Mannering as star, it has been adap-
ted for the screen for Miss Stevens's
use by June Mathis, and directed by
Herbert Blache.
1t is Powell who loves frankie in
secret, and whose forth she ultimately
discovers. Baby Ivy Ward, the Won
derful child actress who has been seen
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
GARDEN INSECTS CLASSIFIED

Stop, look and think whenever you
see any kind of an insect in your vege-
table patch, Mr. War Gardener, says
todays bulletin from the National War
Garden Commission, which summar-
ICES the series of bulletins this paper
has been running on garden insects.
The war gardener should remember
three things: First-Insects which
eat holes in leaves are beetles and
must be poisoned with arsenate of
lead or other poison or be hand picked
from the plants.
Second-Insects which stick their
bills into leaves, stems and plants and
suck their juice belong to two classes,
the bugs and the plant lice or aphids.
These are killed by a spray like nico-
tine sulphate striking their bodies.
Third-Bordeaux mixture does not
kill insects. but will keep flea beetles
away from potatoes, tomatoes, egg
plants, etc.
Fourth-Bordeaux Mixture is the
remedy for plant diseases
Flfth--Borers Of vine plants like
squash apd cucumber must be cut out
carefully with a knife.
Any reader of this paper can have
further information on gardening by
simply writing to the National War
Garden Commission, Washington, for a
copy of its free garden book, sending
a 2-cent stamp to pay for postage.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13

The cod Is estimated to yield $4,000
900 eggs each season. AS many AZ
100000, 100000 and even 9,5O0.000
eggs have been found in the roe of
single cod. An eel was caught I'm Scot.
land some years ago which contained
upward of 100000 eggs. This, how
ever, would appear to have been an ex-
ceptional find, and IL is generally ad-
mitted that the cod is more prolific
than any other FISH. Though not
equaling the cod, many kinds Of fish
are exceedingly prolific. More than
$4,000 eggs have been counted I'm a
herring. $4,000 in a smelt, / 100000
in a sole, 100000 in roach,
100000 In sturgeon. $4,000 In d
carp, $4,000 in a tench, $4,000 I'm
q mackerel, $4,000 in a perch, and
1,357.0OO I'm a founder. The oyster
is also very prolific. II has been as
certained by recent observation that
IN the liquor of their shells small
oysters can be seen by aid Of the mi
crOscOpe-120 in the space Of an inch,
covered with shells. and swimming ac-
lively about. A herring weighing six
or seven ounces is provided with
about 10000 eggs. 1t has been esti-
RATED tiiet IN three years single pair
II herr.ngs wonld produce 154000,O00.
Button calculated That if pair
Of herrincs could he left 10 breed and
multiply undisturhed for n period Of
90 years they would yield an amount
Of fish eGIai IN bulk TO the globe
London Tit-Bifs.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
AM Ollie COLoNIAL ToSfGHr

Louise HUFF and Theo. Roberts. in an
appealing perturbation of Sir Gilbert
Parker's widely real novel, wild
Youth is story OF the love of youth
for youth-that law which has con-
trolled the destinies OF men and
women for ages. Louise Mazarine is
but a slip of girl when she becomes
the wife Of Joel Aazarine, who is six
ty-fiYe but jailer, and she is TO him
merely the pretty payment for a ten
thousand dollar mortgage. Thus Meth
er is happy and each feels that the
other is sorrowful. Orlando Guise and
his mother, a frivolous old lady, are
the joint owners of a large ranch near
that OF the MaZarines When Louise
looks into orlando's laughing eyes one
day for the first time, her spirit is
wholly alive for she feels that the
eternal call of youth 10 youth. Joel
MazariHe shortly after is attacked near
his ranch with robbery as a motive
and through the Intervention of Or
lando the old mans life is saved. After
that Orlando becomes a frequent visi-
tor at the house of Mazarine. the jeal-
ousy Of the old husband is aroused.
The Chinese servant of Mazarine, old
Ii Choo, acting as messenger between
Louise and Orlando, is suspected by
his master of being in league with the
lovers, and il is. he who receives the
cruel blows of the whip when Joel
threatens to beat Louise in a passion
ate fit of anger and pique. Shortly
afterwards Louise is thrown in the
desert and is rescued by Orlando,
whose horse startled. runs away and
leaves them stranded there This
brings matters to crisis, for old MAJ
arie is furious on Louise's return and
aagin threatens TO beat her. She man.
ages TO escape, however. and takes
refuge with friend of the young doc
tor-a kindly Mrs. Doyle, at the lat
ter's ranch. In the meantime, Mazar-
inc becomes more and more vicious in
his treatment of his servants, particu-
larIy Lii Choo. whom he blames for his
wife's departure.
From this point of the story to the
end many tense and dramatic Incl
dents take place. This is a splendid
picture. Don't miss it. Pathe News
also.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
Return of the Caravan.

The caravan is the oldest institution
known in transportation. By caravans
the merchandise of the most ancient
Asian and African countries was ex-
changed in prehistoric times. BY cara
vans Egyptians of the twentieth CEN
fury still travel between the Nile val
ley and the Barbary states, crossing
the desert of Sahara upon swaying
camels. resting at GASES and Drawing
sandstorms, wearing the costumes and
practicing the customs of 1000 years
ago. During the war that now is being
waged. the war that has brought back
into use the steel helmet and intro
duced the steel hammer as a war club,
camels and caravans have been en-
ployed in Asia Minor and North Africa.
Now the motor caravan promises to
become institutional and important as
a factor in the freight problem of the
United States.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13

While Maryland subscribed in larger
proportion to the Third Liberty Loan
than any other State in the Fifth Re-
serve District, its record was not as
good In over-subscriptions as some of
the other States, but what it lacked in
this respect, it more than made UP in
per capita subscriptions.
Marylandis apportionment of the
first loan was 100000 minimum,
s35, 100000 maximum and total sub
scriptions amounted to s37,01e,750 or
$2,01S,750 over-subscriptions.
In the second loan Maryland was ap-
portioned s3s, 100000 minimum, $685.
5000 maximum and subscriptions
amounted to $54,343, 800 or 1856, 700
less than the maximum.
There was no maximum apportion-
ment for the third loan.
Maryland's share OF that loan was
$SS ,259, 600 and subscriptions totaled
34S, 800 or $10,470,0oO more than
its allotment
Subscriptions in all the States COM
prising the Fifth District were larger
by S91 ,413,3 $50 for the second loan than
for the first due, no doubt, to the in
tensive educational campaign conduct
ed especially to impress upon the wage
Garner the importance Of practicing
thrift and investing the savings in Lib
erty Bonds.
While total subscriptions in the Fifth
District for the third loan were nearly
S14.000,000 less than for the second,
they exceeded the first loan by $780,
P20,6S0. Subscriptions for the entire
fifth District for the first Liberty Loan
amounted to s10S, 1873 900; for the Sec
pnd loan s2O1, 151.700. Subscriptions
for the third loan exceeded the appor-
tionment by $5S.259.030
Many subscribers to the first and
second loans contented themselves
with the belief that they had done
their full duty and refrained from sub
scribing to the third loan.
Every effort will be made during the
fourth loan campaign to impress upon
subscribe to the limit Of their ability
to every loan hoated By the United
States.
II is estimated that one out Of every
5h persons in Maryland bought bond
Of the third issue. In Baltimore City
1t is estimated that one In every rs OF
the white population bought a bond.
The total number of subscribers In
the State, including Baltimore City,
was 253,916 of whom III, 43s were resi-
dents of the city and 7e,47S were resi-
dents Of the county. Only the District
of Columbia exceeded Maryland in per
capita subscriptions The per capita
subscriptions for the State, outside OF
Baltimore City, was 1888, while that
for the city was 1886, making the
total for the whole State $3451 The
District of Columbia per capita SUBJ
scriptions was $4,000; Virginia s20.61;
West Virginia 1884; North Carolina
k10.24; South Carolina S12.1s. The
per capita subscription for the whole
Fifth District was s2026
Maryland also lead In the number
Of subscribers to the third loan.
Against its total Of 253,e16 was the
District Of Columbia 1854; Virginia
l73,Ts7; West Virginia 1884; North
Carolina s1,5s2; South Carolina 81
so5, making a total Of S5S.35S. The
percentage OF the population of the
Fifth District subscribing to the loan
was e.34.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
BOY HAD SPIRIT OF HIS RACE
How the Captains Boy, Mackinnon,
of the Cameronia Helped to
AlIay Panic.

In the export of the torpedoing Of
the Anchor liner Cameronia with
troops in the Mediterranean last sum-
mer, mention was made of the splen-
did conduct OF the captains boy, Mack
innon. This youngsrer was on the
bridge with the captain when the ship
was struck, and he did much TO allay
the excitement by shouting through
the megaphone TO the troops, keep
your heads, men. Dinna get excited.
It's a RIGHT. Nae hurry" and so on.
The sight of the small boy with a
megaphOne as big as himself advising
the soldiers TO keep cool made many
laugh and quoted many nerves. The
boy did many other things, and at the
end the captain found he had dis
obeyed orders and was still on the
bridge when everyone else had left the
ship. When the captain told him to
"clear out" he said. "rll no go till you
go, SIR" The captain then caught him
by the coat and slung him overheard
into the destroyer before jumping him
self. An eyewitness on the destroyer
described seeing the captain and the
boy on the bridge of the sinking ship.
hear now that Macllinnon went
down in the Tuscania. Probably he
behaved there as he did on the Cam
eronia, and the death he just missed
in the Mediterranean came to him off
the Scottish coast. In the list of heroes
of our mercantile marine there ought
to be a place for this gallant wee
Glasgow lad.-London Correspondence
of the Manchester Guardian.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
Sets Pastor to Thinking.

If there should be a noticeable fall
ing off in male pedestrian traffic on
the east side of Illinois street, between
Washington and Maryland streets, per-
sons who have seen Sergt. V. b. Brown
on recruiting duty win say he is re-
sponsible for ii. The army recruiting
station is 1914 South Illinois street,
and Sergeant Brown patrols thar par
ticular part of the city. II he sees
young man looking into a shop win
dow or looking at passengers aboard
the street cars. he asks him: "Now,
why aren't you in the army Of your
Uncle Samg' He stopped q young
clergyman. 'I think 1 am doing my
hit in my own way" replied the pas
tor.
Sergeant Brown reports that he
failed to enlist the preacher, but said,
Il set him TO thinking. indianapolis
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
Foolish Vision Of utopla.

When the peace of Spain was signed
in 1904 the English royal proclama-
lions announced that wars between ma
tons were ended and that IL would
not be longer necessary to collect
money for the support of an army and
navy of defense. How quaint sounds
today this extract from the court Of
King James 1: 'Under our gracious
Solomon, a prince of wisdom and peace.
we are united in league of amity with
all nations. Wars among civilized peo-
pies are no longer possible. World
peace is assured. This alteration Of
times makes that fit now. which in
times of hostility might have seemed
unfit"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
THE FIRST FALL HAT

An eminent American. who has lived
in Paris for thirty years and was here
recently on a war mission, made an
address in the course of which he said,
Paris for style-before the war, dur
ing the war. and after the war" And
il is true, indeed, for even with Paris
under fire, New York has not thought
Of using its own resources TO design
the fall hats. Every one has been wait
ing, expectant every moment, for what
Paris has to say.
II seems that we shall have TO de
pend upon the autumn colorings of ma
ture for much of our gaiety, for hats
will be in somber colors. These sub
dued shades will match the new furs
in their smartest colorings. Velvet
ingswill be used, but the quantity will
be limited. Silks and satins will prob
ably be an important feature. AS to
trimmings, wartime simplicity will be
the rule. Ostrich feathers will be used
in profusion, both in plumes and fancy
feathers. There will be certain vogue
of ribbon, to what extent the fates
have not yet declared.
And, Of course, you want to know
about the first fall suits. Paris says
the coats will be long, little below
the knee. That skirts will be scant
goes without saying.
AS to materials, there will be great
quantities of tricots, and some rather
bulky fabrics. Imitation fur and che
viot, rather than the wooden velvets We
have worn so long, will be greatly
used. There is a beautiful silver tri-
cot, like linked mail.-Helen Koues, in
Good Housekeeping.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE
small Girls Efforts to "Fudqe" on Un-
fortunate Remark Could Not Be
Called Successful.

A number of women were discussing
Liberty bonds one afternoon in a neigh
boris house. Almost unnoticed a little
neighbor girl had entered. At this
point in the discussion she exclaimed:
swell, my aunt says she might just
as well buy a Liberty bond as to be
taxed !"
Her remark caused a good bit of
comment. One guest, who has son in
the service, became very indignant,
and exclaimed:
"The ideal Buying a bond to es-
cape taxationl That's patriotism for
you'll That makes me tired-anybody
as able as she is to buy bonds. or any
thing"
With that last remark the speaker
SLEW. out of the house.
The little girl, beholding the strife
and bad feeling she had stirred up,
tried to fudge" on her remark, ex-
planning that it wasn't her aunt who
made the remark, but some other wom-
an. The neighbor women held her to
her first remark, and were making IL
pretty swarm" for the little girl, when
she finally burst out with:
swell, you don't know how much II
costs my aunt to live; and how much
its costs her to take that trip to Nj.
agara Fallsi'
The laugh with which the women
greeted this innocent remark was suf-
ficient to send the loyal and innocent
girl running from the room. Truly, her
Zines had not fallen in pleasant
places" that afternoon.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
ATLANTIC COAST INVENTORS

The following patents have just been
issued TO Atlantic Coast Inventors, re-
ported by ID. Swift G. Co. Patent Law
yers, Washington, ID. c., who will fur
nish copies of any patent for ten cents
apiece to our readers:
Virginia-Halls b. Etheridge, Gil
merton, Foot warmer.
North Carolina-Walter w. Under,
Cooleemee, Machine for cleaning bob
bins; Rufus II. Hull, Greensboro, Ad-
justing table leg clamp.
South Carolina-Oscar ID. Anderton,
Conway, Dumping wagon; John M.
Bell, Chester, Portable soldering de-
vice.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
Reflections.

His face would have stopped clock.
But how can one wonder at it when
one learns that he was a wandering
lecturer? Anyway, no one had even
seen anything approaching the face
that he hauled into Puddlein-the-Clay
one wet and muddy November night
and set up in the town hall, allowing
words-calculated to make every drink.
er of anything stronger than barley
water at once reform and spend the
rest OF his existence in sackcloth and
ashes-slide out of the hole in the mid
die of it.
Eyes, my dear brothers" said the
weird looking person, ''for more than
forty years / have Stunned the glass"
"And / bloomin' well believe yer,
guv'nor," said a loud and hearty voice
from the middle of the audience. IF
I'd a face like yours wouldn't never
look In a pail Of water even."-London
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
LET WORK ExTINGUISH GRlEF
Sorrow Over Parting From Those
Who Go Forth TO Fight


Grief is an attitude of mind. With
some people it is habit.
In a sense we owe it, as a sort of
deferentisl token of our love and es-
TEEN, to manifest a reasonable amount
of grief for those whom duty has
called to danger and suffering.
Everybody knows, however, that the
intensity and duration of the visible
manifestation of grief are seldom in
direct proportion 10 the sincerity ~
our love and esteem.
1t is hard TO be obliged to yield man
or boy we love TO become cannon fod-
der for the Hun. 1t is a cause for
intense sorrow, but il is no cause or
excuse for insensibility TO our own
immediate duty toward that man or
boy.
1t is our battle they are fighting.
and they cannot shoot nor eat our
tears.
They say it is the anguish of wait
ing that makes ii so hard on the wom-
en-. If that is the cause of our grief,
we have an easy solution-just stop
waiting and get busy. There is plenty
to do.
To have something before you, clear
~ seen. which you know you must do.
and can do. and win spend your ut
most strength and perhaps life in do
ing, that is one form at least of very
high happiness, and one that appeals
the facts prove it-not only TO saints
and heroes, but TO average men.
And those who can love enough and
are strong enough in heart, will find
opportunity for the same happiness
that same exhilaration in doing their
part, here at home.
This is the real triumph, the great
victory which must be won over
there, If any permanent good is to
come of this great tragedy.-The Moth
er's Magazine.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
COUNTRY GENERAL STORE"

The 1900 Y. NJ. c. A. huts in France
where our soldiers buy many things
not furnished by the government are
like the old-time country store in the
variety of things carried, aside from
clothing and meats and groceries. Be
sides cigars, cigarettes, smoking and
chewing tobacco, the soldier may OBJ
tain at these huts soap, safety razors
and blades, shoe laces, candles, all
kinds of brushes, shoe polish, canned
jams, jellies and fruits, chocolate,
sweet crackers and many other ar
ticles.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
Insure Good Results.

If one is pressed for time a good
showing can be made by keeping cool
ard quietly disposing Of. one task be.
fore beginning another Hurry and ex.
element will hinder any cause. But
the person who has mastered himself
or herself-who remains calm under
all circumstances-is the man or wom-
an who does splendid work.
Learning to concentrate ones mind
upon the duty at hand IS, indeed. an
effort worth while. Therefore. the girl
or woman who would spare herself
hours of needless worry or excitement
should wisely Heep her head-in other
words. give her best attention TO what
ever task confronts her.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
GEO. w. JONES
Circulating Library

The following books were added to the
library week ending Apri g. 1915:
aThr Dwelling Place Of Light" by Win
stuu Churchill.
"rnc Inevitable Balance Sheet" by Ka-
trina Trash.
"a Circuit Riders WIFE" by Cora Har-
fis
Long Live The King" by Mary Rob
ers Euehart
cover The Top" by Arthur Guy Empey.
"ENtrcuuug OBADIAH" by Joseph {.
Lincoln.
Kenny" by LeOnOra Dalryimple.
Ally -Four Years In Germany" by j. w.
Gerard.
where Your Treasurer Is" by Holman
Day
".rhc CIue In The Air" by Isabel os-
twuder.
TERMS New Books, PC. per day.
Old Books, lie. per day.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-13
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

in The Stacker" Draft 25S,'' ICY
clone Higgins. D. D." and other Metro
productions, has the role of the boy,
Kiddie.
a Mans World" is a worthwhile
production 1t viii interest all classes
and members OF society, because il is
essentially human.