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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
FUTURE MOTHER OF HEROES
Small Girl, Brave After Operation, De.
serves the Encomiums Of the Op-
Grating Surgeon.

Now" said the surgeon. look
right over there in that corner. and
maybe--maybe-the it's all over.
and you never knew what hurt YOU.
MY, but you are a brave girl"
At that moment the chubby little
girl sitting atop the operating table
did not look very brave. Surprise
was in her eyes and two great tears
ready to roll down upon the marble
slab. for the woman doctor, realizing
that more than half the pain Of the
small operation which Is the rule in
the daily clinic at Mercy hospital, Is
due to the dread of it, had stolen a
march on little Marie, and the opera
ton was over before Marie knew it
had begun.
"Yes," continued the kindly doctor
as she hid the shining blade behind
her, you are a mighty brave little
girl. You aren't going to cry"
Marie blinked the tears back and
Strengthened up her small body.
"'Course not" she said, use four
years Old" And her big eyes gazed
proudly into those Of the surgeon.
Here" said the doctor as she
turned the small girl over to the nurse
for out patients, as the future mother
of heroes-American heroes."-Kan-
sas City Star.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
Opportunity Everywhere.

The limits Of what man may grow
into are found in himself. Men are
80 busy talking about their rights
that they fail to gee what is their op.
portunities. Men have risen to power
because they have made brain and
Drawn work together. The world has
rewarded them for it. When con-
fidence is placed in a man the world
gives him unlimited opportunity. II
Is then he must grow into a larger
sphere or stay among the men of lost
vision. If some people would cease
trying to regulate the world and take
a hand In regulating their own dis
content there would be decided prog
ress. Success after all is a matter
Of growing out Of the old and into the
new with ever increased development
and power.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
Verv Moderate Vacation.

A young craftsman for Louisiana
cotton-gin company saw one Of the
colored laborers off duty one morning
When he found the old negro back
again in the factory that afternoon he
accosted him in a tone of mock au-
thority: "Say, Nose, didn't see you
off this morning?"
The old man never questioned the
authority Of the youngster to call him
down, but meekly replied: Eyes, boss,
All jest had to go to a funeral dis
mawning; but don't yo' know, boss, All
only been off three days sence All been
a-workin' heah?"
"Three days? That is lot of time
tn lose. How long have you been
htre?" demanded the craftsman of six
mouths service with the firm.
well, boss, All beck a-workin' in
dis shop fer little over thirty years."
The craftsman fastened back to his
blue prints.-Youth's Companion.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
IN FASHION LAND

Finely plated rufhes are extremely
smart
Black velvet is used for many trim
frocks.
Wells with neckbands are worn with
turbans.
No material is more popular than
duvetyn.
Metal buckles appear on many win
Der suits.
Bright red in Q favorite color for
evening gowns.
Dainty blouses have little aprons,
front and back.
Every airy little dress has to have
its touch of lace.
Shiny black satin ribbon is much
used as binding.
Mole waistcoats are excellent with
brown velours suits.
Leather is used in hats for stormy
weather or sports wear.
Some of the finest suits are intended
to be worn without any furs whatever.
Black frocks are worn merely as
backgrounds for brilliant brocads
vests or girdles.
Many Of the smart evening gowns
use as trimming large wreaths Of flow
ers and foliage.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
Remarkable Beetles,

The most remarkable gold beetles,
however, are to be found in Central
America, says London Answers. At
first sight one would think the beetle
an actual piece Of gold, until 1t moves.
The head and wing cases are brilliant
ly polished with luster like pure
gold. 1t is very strange, too, that sill
yer beetles exist in the same country.
About twenty-five years ago the fin
est collection of gold and silver
beetles was owned by the Hon. Walter
Rothschild. They then had a market
value ranging from $25 to SIS each.
While on the subject Of beetles, it
is perhaps interesting to recall that in
the days gone by a beetle crusher''
was a prosperous occupation. Men
used to sign contracts to go from
house to house killing beetles, but It
is not recorded that they ever came
across any gold or silver ones.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
Sounds improbable.

Scientists will hardly accept the
statement at the inquest on a man
killed by lightning that IAN exact i'm
preston of the tree under which he
was sheltering" was found on the vic
TINS body. 1t Is incredible that even
the power of a lightning fash is of
sufficient intensity to imprint an I'm
age through opaque clothing. And. If
1t were, person would surely have
to be a considerable distance from so
large an object as tree for the angle
it subtends to be small enough to eE
able its photograph to be recorded on
the body.
The most reasonable explanation Of
these phenomena is that the lightning
causes extravasation of blood from
the blood vessels beneath the skin
thus rendering visible the treelike ram
if1cations of the veinous system. 1t
would have been interesting to note
under what kind Of tree the unfor-
tunate man was sheltering. For, IL
one must take shelter Git is far wiser
to take a soaking) ones chances Of
safety depend largely upon the sort of
tree beneath which one elects to stand.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
WIPED OUT FLYERS
English Airmen Made Short Work
of Turkish Enemy.
Breakfast Proved a Very Much De-
layed Meal but Still the Results
Were Worth Little Spell
Of Hunger.

When in the winter of 1918, Cen
eral Allenby decided to wipe out the
Turkish army the next fall, he planned.
with the assistance of Emir Feisal and
his Arabian troops, to take Nazareth
and Galilee. Feisal led camel troop
of two thousand men inland into the
desert in the late summer of 1918, says
a writer in the Red Cross Magazine.
There were heat and flies that few
white men could endure, and the way
led far north behind the Turkish army
that was facing Allenby.
When they had cut the only railway
by which the Turkish armies down
below could get their supplies, and
had blown up bridges and long stretch.
es of track, the Arabs fell back into
the desert to await Allenby's drive
and there the Turkish airplanes found
them. Nine machines spent most Of
their time over the huddled Feisal
army.
BY good luck, Colonel Lawrence,
FeisaPs adviser an Englishman whose
endurance proved equal to the hard
ships of the trip, had arranged that
General Allenby should send an air.
plane for reports, and at the appoint
ed time he went out on camel to meet
the machine. 1t came, a speck in the.
sky at first, and finally it landed and
British officer stepped out.
you stay here" said Lawrence.
''My servant will take care of you. ]
must go to Allenby myself to ask him
for airplanes."
Before the officer could protest, Law
renee was off and in few hours was
talking with Allenby.
I'VE must have airplanes," he told
the general. "If we don't stop those
Turkish planes our Arab army will
dissolve into the desert. The men say
they can't stand still and be killed
from the sky"
'All right" Allenby replied. "I'Il
send three planes and a cargo Of pc
troll to you in the morning. Day after
tomorrow I'm going to start my drive.
Keep the railroad broken until then"
Flying back to the waiting officer,
Lawrence took the good news to Feisal
in his tent, and at five o'clock the next
morning three big machines landed and
six hungry men clambered down to the
sand
"First thing Wen do is have break
fast" they said to Lawrence, who had
come out to meet them. But as they
began to unpack their food bags they
saw five Turkish machines coming for
their daily slaughter of Arabs and
camels.
"We finish breakfast after we get
those fellows" said the airmen.
Within the next half hour Emir
Feisal and his Turks saw five Turkish
airplanes come tumbling down out Of
the sky. The flying men then came
back to breakfast, but they had barely
got started again when two more Turk
ish machines appeared. Once, more
they left their breakfast, and within
another half hour two more Turkish
machines were wrecked in the desert
sand. Then they once more came to
eat. Although they had begun break
fast at five, the meal was not finished
until ten o'clock. But it afterward
transpired that the Turkish flying
force was finished at the same time
The pilots Of the two remaining ma
chimes burned their planes to avoid
going up with English machines In the
neighborhood.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
MANY FELLOWS LIKE BROWN
And II More Of Them Got the Sheck
He Did 1t Might Do Them
Lot Of Good.

Brown was merrymaking at the club
members reception. when he spied his
former friend Summers. coming up the
clubhouse steps. He reached nervOusly
for his hat and cane.
mot going so soon. Brown? ejacu-
lated another member. in surprise,
you've only just arrived; besides
lunch is readyI
~ must go" announced Brown, keep
ing an eye on the door. 1--WE just
thought of a pressing business engage
ment uptown | must keep"
"Pshaw! The fun has only started
deplored the other member. And here
comes Summers!"
ITO tell the TRUTH" whispered
Brown. his nervousness increasing, II
don't fancy Summers. But that's a
matter between Summers and ME.
must 60"
Hello! Why. thought you and he
were the best of friends"
1--WE were formerly; but Summers
isn't the same Summers to me now,
l didn't want to come right out with
it; that's why gave the other ex-
cuse."
Summers now was shaking hands
with one of the committee. and the dis
comfited Brown Unanswered toward
the door.
Summers played a mean game on
me recently" he added, as his in
terested club fellow moved along with
him, land can't forget it. In fact,
it makes me averse to being in the
same room with him. Until he has
made ample apology for his ingrati-
tude Summers and / are strangers.
Perhaps now you understand. Good
by".
But here the interloper, Summers.
grasped Brown by the collar before
he could escape by the street door.
you slippery whelp! exclaimed
the angry Summers, jerking his late
pal around. I've been looking for you
a week now. Come across with that
hard-luck money you borrowed !"-
Life.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
SIeIgns Used in Land of
No SnoW-They Are Drawn
BY the Slow, Clumsy Ok

The Island Of Madeira, which lies
off the west coast of Morocco, natural
ly never sees any snow. Nevertheless,
sleighs are to be found there, and in
place of the swift and graceful rein
deer they are drawn by the slow, clum-
sy OK.
The streets of Madeira are paved
with smooth round stones, and over
these stones the runners Of the
sleighs travel quite freely. In fact,
the motion Of the sleigh Is much
smoother than would be that of a
wheeled vehicle, because the runners
readily pass over small depressions In
the pavement without jar.
The passenger sleigh has upholstered
seats and figured curtains to protect
the occupants from the weather as well
as from the gaze OF the curious. The
body is mounted on springs and 1t La
said that riding in one Of these print
tive vehicles is very pleasant, although
rather slow, --.---.-
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
FOR WINTER WEAR
Jumper of Duvetyn and 'Wooly"
Are of Interest.
Practical Construction and Warmth the
Uppermost Features In Garments
for Present Season.

Two fashions that are Of interest In
view of the cold weather are the
jumper of duvetyn and the woody"
from London, says a writer in the New
York Herald.
The name "wooly' is just such a
one as might be expected from Lon
don, for the English are very clever
in their easy way of finding names for
things. "Wooly" is the name given
the frocks of knitted material, very
fine knitting, or possibly Of Shetland
shawl, but in either case just the thing
that our English cousins would con-
slider the correct thing for winter.
Dressing in woolens is the usual
thing in England, where a light. waist
In winter is far more infrequent than
a fur coat might be in the middle of
O hot August day on this side Of the
water. The "woolies" are shown in
the shops here in very attractive col
ors, gray, with scarlet rosette, or in
white with rosettes of yellow.
The jumpers may or may not be OF
English origin; however, as they are
Of the practical construction and
warmth that the English women like,
they are being very much worn by
them.
Gray jersey is the material Of one
Of these blouses seen in a Fifth ave-
nue. shop. It is cut with a converti-
BILE neck outlined in wool embroidery
In brown and about the bottom Of the
fairly long peplum there is a very
wide band Of the same embroidery.
This is a slipover model and the pep
lum is formed by simple narrow Cir
die of the gray jersey finished at the
ends with tassels Of the brown wool.
The dull colors seem to be the bet
ter liked in these blouses, and another
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
CLING TO OLD OBSERVANCE
People Of Normandy Today, as fos
Centuries, Delight in Their Little
Epiphany Cakes.

Norman cities and towns that have
for centuries perpetuated their quaint
observance Of the Epiphany bake and
eat their little cakes with joyful
hearts. The custom is ancient and
charming. an affair of children and
colored lanterns parading the streets
of ancient towns and singing an an
cient song in piping voices: and where
they go. well-disposed citizens open
their doors and distribute cakes. Ex-
cept in few places the custom has
gradually gone out. but here and there
il continues, and carries with ii the
odd and interesting history of the
Epiphany cakes. French bakers and
pastry cooks began making them at
least as long ago as 100. and in those
days the family that bought cake ate
Of it and gave part Of it to the chill
dren when they came singing the song
that has now become ancient. In lib,
says the record. there was great dis
pute between the bakers and the pas
try cooks as to which had the right to
bake the Epiphany cakes; the grave
question was taken to the parliament
Of Paris, which. after proper delibera-
ton, decided in favor of the pastry
cooks. In 1740. one does not know
why, the privilege was taken away
from the pastry cooks and given the
bakers. Then in the time of the first
republic the festival was abolished; a
decree Of the seventeenth Nivose,
year II, by which the revolutionary
determination for change designated
January 6, 1894, declared that the Gus
tom commemorated the memory Of the
last tyrant," Louis XVI. In 1901 the
festival and the cakes were legally
restored, and so the custom comes
down, here and there, into the twen-
tieth century.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
To Mark Tools,

Tools may be marked with letter
punches in case they are not too hard.
An excellent method is by the use Of
nitric acid, which is easily procured
at the drug stores and may be kept
indefinitely in bottle having a glass
stopper. The method is equally sim
pie. Warm the tool to be marked
enough to cause wax to adhere to it in
a thin film. Scratch the name with
some sharp-pointed instrument quite
through the wax. A little nitric acid
poured on the writing will quickly eat
out the letters on the steel surface.
Wash off the acid and remove the
wax with hot rag. The job is done
and the marking will be practically
everlasting.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
Mountains.

Mountains seem to have been built
Tor the human race. as at once their
schools and their cathedrals; full OF
treasures of Illuminated manuscript
for the scholar, kindly in simple les
sons for the worker, quiet in pale
cloisters for the thinker. glorious In
holiness for the worshiper They are
great cathedrals of the earth. with
their gates of rock, pavements Of
cloud, choirs of stream and stone, al
tars of snow, and vaults of purple
traversed by the continual stars
RuSkin.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16

A large part of Persia is absolute
desert. Much Of the remaider Is 50
scantily supplied with water that it IL
almost empty of human life. If Per
sia is imagined as chiefly rich land
of rose gardens, palms and nightin-
gales the mental picture Is fancifu in
the extreme. No such vision is 1usti-
fed, even by the poets Of Persia. The
Rubaiyat has a good deal to say about
roses, but 1t does not forget "the des-
ert's dusty face" nor hide 1.-The strip
of heritage strown" which so narrowly
divides the desert and. the sown."
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
Odd Phone Experiments.

One of the greatest blessings and
sometimes one Of the greatest worries
Is the telephone. But it is not al
ways looked upon as source OF
amusement-by trying the transmitteT
on various parts of the body even this
Is obtained.
If you put the transmitter on the
chest and speak in the usual tones
the listener will hear the message al.
most as clearly as If 1t were sent In
the usual way.
eAgain, If the transmitter be pressed
firmly against the kneecap the mes
sage is heard quite as distinctly, but
1t is only family audible if the trans
mitter be put to the heel.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
American Engineers Supreme.

To say that Americans make the
best banknotes in the world may sound
at first rather boastful. and yet any
history Of the art and industry of note
engraving which failed to record that
fact would be incomplete. Paul Re
we're was the frs, American hanknote
artist. and from the time of the char
tering Of the Bank Of North America
under the direction of RobertAMorris.
In 1871, up to the present, the Ameri-
can engravers have excelled not only
in the artistic quality of their design
but in their provisions against counter
feiting.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
Wrens Like Human Society

The house wren is one of the most
sOciable and confiding of birds and on
this account they will build their nests
in little houses that are built for them
no matter how close to a human habi-
tatton. Furthermore, the wren is one
Of the most valuable of birds, for it
feeds entirely on insects and thus helps
to save the trees and the vegetables in
the garden from the pests which would
Eat them. The wren builds its nest Of
grass or weeds stuffed into any crew.
Ice that takes its fancy.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
Not His Own Words,

The hoary-headed examiner glanced
over the top Of his spectacles. Are
you sure" he inquired, shat this is
a purely original composition you have
handed in?'
'YeA sir came the answer. But
you nav possibly, SIR, have come across
one ar txo lords in the dictionary
Rlfyhty
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
To Dry Knitted Goods.

To dry knitted goods make cradle
out of a large Turkish towel by tying
each end with a string, then hang the
towel between two lines or between
two wooden chairs. Squeeze, but do
not wiring the article, and place it in
the cradle. In this way it will dry
more readily than in the pillowcase,
for the air can get at it; besides it
can be turned as parts dry. thus Civ
Ing the air a better chance at the wet
parts.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16

blouse is of mole colored jersey with
the embroidery at the girdle instead
Of at the bottom. The peplum or
lower section Of this blouse is as close
ly fitted as appears easy, and the up
per part is gathered into the en-
broidered girdle, which is composed Of
blocks of color done in CT Jss stitch
in peacock blue and gold color. The
cuffs and the collar are edged in the
same manner.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16
A Fad.

Leather trimming has risen to the
FIRST rank in popularity. 1t is handled
In the most unusual ways and the re-
suit is charming. Sometimes it is
narrow strip of belt colored in dar-
ing contrast to a gown. Again it IL
used as satin or velvet would be for
outside facing on cuffs, collars and
pockets. The most novel way Of u.s.
ing leather is to make 1t up into fetch
Ing chapeaux. Smart models in dark
blue, black and steel gray leather are
being shown.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-16

The jot 5ers the country over shared
q profiteering melon of $4,000, OO0, 900,
or tax of nearly 81 on every family.
is the charge Of W. Jett Louck, con-
sulting economist of the railroad broth
erhoods and unions. He declares that
the middlemen exacted 20 per cent
profit on their investments, their war
time practice being actually criminal
Millers of -four. he contended, received
profits 375 per cent greater in 1917
than in 1913
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05
CARTER OPERATIONS IN HEWITT
Average Daily Production

The average daily production Of
the Carter leases in the Hewitt field
during the past week was as follows:
On the r. a. Hefner farm, in Sec
ton 2S, 4s-2w, reached 4i5 barrels.
On the Eva Noble farm, in Sec
ton 81, 4s-2w, reached 705 barrels.
On the L. j. Woodruff farm, in
section Is, 4s-2w, reached Cal bar
rels.
On the T. A. Shellenberger farm.
in section l6, 4s-2w, reached 1856 bar.
rels.
On the 4. II. Ward farm, in Sec
ton q, 4s-2w, reached 1868 bar
rels.
On the ]. f. Hamilton farm, in
section 90, 4s-2w, reached l30 bar
rels.
On the Eva Hefner farm, in section
30. 4s-2w. reached 475 barrels.
On the Poland farm, in section
90, reached Ala barrels.
On the J. 5, Mullen farm, in Sec
tion lG, 4s.2w, reached 1914 barrels.
On the May Woodruff farm, in
section 10, 4s-2w reached 10 barrels.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05
Oils Outstanding Feature at Market

New York, Dec. 3.-Opening prices
in the stock market today were frac-
tionally higher with oils the out
standing feature. Within the first few
minutes Mexican petroleum gained two
points, and Pacific oil, which forms
the basis Of the Southern Pacific
plan, rose IL. Southern Pacific
rights" gained one point but the
shares were irregular, losing frac-
ton at the outset.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05
CIarkson Farm. Duncan Field

Roxana Petroleum Company on the
Clarkson farm in section 80, ls-sw:
No is on top of the sand at
depth OF 2009 feet and will drill in
today.
No 3 has reached the top Of the
sand at n depth of 1887 feet, and will
drill in today.
No 4 is drilling in brown shale at a
depth Of 1909 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05
"SWat the Fly"

New York Dec. 4-one poir oi
flies effectively swatted now VIII
avert the possible plague OF S240o0.o0o
potential descendants next autumn, ir
was asserted on posters circulated to-
day by the Merchants Association O
New York. which launched winter
fly-swattcd campaign. Placards were
distributed throughout the city urg-
ing a concerted drive on the pests
between now and Christmas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05

section II, 5s-2e. Mr.. Cook states
that some rumors have been set afloat
concerning the well the past few days
and that acreage has been selling in
advance of the usual price. He states
that the rumors are without foun-
dation. The well is at a depth Of
about 1850 feet, the SR inch pipe
has been set at 1870 feet, the hole is
in good condition and drilling will be
resumed Monday morning.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05
KING OF SIAM BREAKS
AWAY FROM PRECEDENT

Boston, Dec. i.-The king Of Siam,
first Of his line 10 renounce the right
70 n harem, has chosen his queen.
according TO cablegram received by
Sidhyakorn, "A youthful member of the
Siamese nobility. who IS attending
private school here. His choice IL
Wantinel, sister OF Sidhyakorn, first
cousin of the king, the message says.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-05
McAlester Oil Men Here

George G. Howard and c. o. Doss
Of McAlester were in the city yes
terday guests of Sam A. Apple. Both
of these men have oil interests in
the Ardmore district. Mr.. Howard Is
a member of the Howard family in
Ohio which gave its name to William
Howard Taft, former president OF
the United States.