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PORTLAND, MONDAY, ACGCST 13, 1917.
THE UNBROKEN POWER OF FRANCE.
One of the many deceptions prac
ticed by Germany in the effort tp sow
dissension among the allies and to
rnnl th ardor of the American peo-
nln has been the presentation of
France as an exhausted nation, which
holds the field only with the aid of
her allies. This falsehood has taken
the place of that other," freely spread
during the first two years of the war,
that the allies of France were slack
ers who left the French to receive the
heaviest blows, while they remained
In security at home. The purpose of
the Germans was in both cases the
same to destroy the confidence of
the allies in one another and to de
lude one of them Into a separate
peace, thus clearing the way for Ger
many to devote her whole power to
the destruction, of the rest. This latest
fiction, has been destroyed by the plain
statement of facts made by Andre
Tardieu, the French high commis
sioner to the United States. France
has In the zone of hostilities over a
million men more than at the out
break of the war, and In addition has
many In the Interior and the colonies.
So far are reserves from being ex
hausted that the class of 1918 has not
yet gone to the firing line and the
class of 1919 has not been called to
the colors. By contrast, the German
class of 1918 has gone to the trenches
and that of 1919 has been called for
training. Referring to the figures he
gives, Mr. Tardieu says:
We are certain, with the resources of our
metropolitan and colonial depots, to be able
to maintain that number up to its present
level for a long time to come.
France has also multiplied twenty
fold the supply of artillery and am
munition, having increased the num
ber of heavy guns from 300 to 6000
and the output of shells from 13.000
to 250,000 a day for the 75s and to
100,000 for heavy guns. In one recent
offensive the guns fired more than a
ton and a half of projectiles at each
meter of the German positions, and
during the last offensive fired 12.000,
000 shots of all calibers. France has
also supplied more than 800 heavy
guns to her allies and has completely
re-equipped and re-armed the Bel
gian, Serbian and Greek armies. The
total war expenditure has been $16,
629,400,000, of which $1,200,000,000
was borrowed from allies, but $800,
000,000 has been lent to other allies.
So far Is France from having en
trusted the main part of her defense
to her allies that her forces hold 383
of the 493 miles on the western front,
the British holding ninety-two and the
Belgians eighteen miles.
Nor is France content to relapse
Into a merely defensive position. Af
ter the terrific struggle at Verdun,
the British played the main part In
the battle of the Somme, but the
French were not willing to leave all
the work to them. They constantly
lengthened their part of the battle
front until they held fully half, and
their captures of men and guns
equaled, if they did not exceed, those
of their allies. When the British
opened the battle of Arras In April, It
seemed that France had relinquished
the heavy offensive to them, but they
quickly removed that Impression by
the attack on the heights or tne Aisne
positions equally strong with those
of Vimy and Messlnes on a longer
front and by winning all the observa.
tion points which look down on the
Aillette Valley. The booty in pnso
Tiers and guns was no less than half
that of the British farther north. So
Important did Germany consider these
positions that, for three months the
Crown Prince has striven at great cost
In men and munitions to regain them.
but in vain: his armies were broken
against an Immovable wall of French
valor and genius.
It seemed from the fact that the
British held a short stretch of front
In the area which was evidently des
tined to be the main scene of hos
tilities that their army was designed
to be used as the great battering ram,
which was to crumble the German
right and right center and finally to
force a general retirement from
France and Belgium, and that the
heavy losses which would result were
to be made good by a steady flow of
reinforcements, while the French held
the rest of the front on the defensive.
But a generous rivalry appears to
have sprung up. France wanted a
hand in offensive fighting. The Bel
gians have been withdrawn from the
extreme left, but France would not
permit them to be replaced entirely
wlta British troops. A stretch of the
line from Dixmude south was handed
over to the French and they took an
equal part with the British In winning
back the territory north and south of
Ypres which was the scene of the
bloody fighting in the Autumn of 1914
and the Spring of 1915.
Holding much more than two-thirds
of the western front and confronted
. by two-thirds of the western German
" army, France, in the words of Mr.
Tardieu, "today, as well as during the
" last three years, bears the principal
exertion of our foe." and we see in
her "a country which maintains to the
maximum of her power, without hesi
tation and without weakness, her
strength, her means and her will." It
Is proper that hereafter the British
and later the Americans should be the
main driving force of the allies in the
west, but for France wholly to yield
the offensive to them and to accept a
minor part would do violence to the
undaunted and resilient spirit of the
French people. Americans should be
proud to fight beside such a nation.
The apparent toll taken by the hot
weather in the crowded cities of the
East is subject to certain allowances.
Our fondness for records is such that
we are prone to swell every statistical
report. Deaths that would have oc
curred in any kind of weather are at
tributed to heat, when the day chances
to be hot. There are other deaths
that are only hastened by the weather,
and a relatively small number directly
due to heatstroke. Persons of ordi
nary strength who observe the funda
mental rules of hygiene are not in se
rious danger, city or country, in even
the extremely hot periods we have in
the United States. It Is well to avoid
over-eating, especially at this time, to
refrain from extreme exertion in the
middle of the day, and in the case of
individuals weakened from any other
cause to rest during the time of high
est temperature. But guarding against
heat prostration to be most effective
should begin long before " Summer
comes. It includes right living in
every season of the year.
COLD TEA.
No one will sympathize with the Il
licit buyer of whisky who uncorks his
bottle in thirsty anticipation, only to
find that it is filled with cold tea.
For one thing, this subterfuge of boot
leggers is almost as old as the hills.
It no more ought to fool a reader of
the day's "news than the ancient gold
brick or' sick engineer swindle. The
operation of the scheme has been
standardized. It is always the same.
The purveyor offers the customer a
bottle of "tea," and winks, knowingly.
The deal is made and the party of
the second part some time thereafter
is highly Indignant because he got
precisely what he contracted for.
The buyer, of course, knew in the
beginning that he was making him
self party to a violation of the law.
If he had been law-abiding, he would
not have been cheated. It is so with
most confidence games. The fellow
who puts up his money for a supposed
bunch of "green goods," guaranteed
to defy detection, thinks he is going
to make some "easy money." At
heart he is as much a lawbreaker as
the man who swindles him. He some
times pays a high price for experi
ence, but it Is worth the price if it
teaches him that lawbreaking, from
any angle, seldom pays In the end.
Anyway, it is better to drink tea
than booze particularly bootleg
booze. Tea is the classical cup that
cheers but does not Inebriate. But
there is no necessity for paying boot
leg prices for It.
TWO BADLY NEEDED LAWS.
Two pieces of legislation are neces
sary before the Government will be
fully equipped to deal with problems
growing out of the war. A law should
be passed establishing the eight-hour
system, at least for the duration of
the war. and establishing a. plan for
adjustment of labor disputes without
strikes. A law also should be passed
giving the Federal Government full
power to suppress such lawless or
ganizations as the Industrial Workers
of the World.
Demand for the eight-hour rule has
tied up many sawmills and logging
camps In Washington, and seriously
obstructs production of lumber for
Army camps and ships. Employers
would grant it If the same rule were
enforced in competing lumber dis
tricts. A Federal law, applying to
Southern as well as Pacific Coast dis
tricts, would meet this objection if
strictly enforced. Congress should
pass this law, so that we may get on
with the war.
Workingmen should be patriotic
enough to see that strikes are an ob
stacle to prosecution of the war and
are thus a help to Germany. If means
were provided for just and prompt
settlement of their claims, they should
waive the right to strike for the dura
tion of the war. The only losers would
be those union officers who have a
selfish interest in promoting strikes.
The way would then be open to deal
with organizations like the I. W. W.,
the real aims of which are to make
trouble where there is no cause, to
disorganize industry and to help the
enemy. It is absurd to pretend that
the states can deal with them, for
they are interstate in their scope, and
one state no sooner becomes too hot
for them than they wander to another
and start fresh, trouble. They are
criminal conspiracies and should be
treated as such by the arrest of their
chief officers in Chicago, New York
or wherever they may be found, and
by pursuing them from state to state.
I. W. W. literature directly incites to
crime, and the favorite means of
causing strikes are threats, assault
and destruction of property.
Genuine labor unions disown and
despise them and would gladly be rid
of them. They have been tolerated
too long In peace, and should be
stamped out without mercy when they
obstruct war activity.
ANNIVERSARY OF A SPORTSMAN.
American anglers last week, for the
first time in our history, paid formal
honor to the name of Isaak Walton,
who, if not the most noted fisherman
the world has ever known, in any
event did the most to make the sport
popular. It is fitting that the anni
versary of his birth should fall in va
cation time, and it would be good
for many men if they were more given
to the fine avocations of "angling
and contemplation" in which Walton
passed so much of his sunny life. He
was born 324 years ago, in 1593. He
was sixty years old when "The Com
pleat Angler" was published, but the
book was worth waiting for. It has
be" i one of the literary successes of
the age. Five editions were printed in
the author's lifetime, yet it cannot be
said that it was truly recognized for a
century. But its enduring quality is
shown by the fact that a new edition
has been issued every five years, on
an average, ever since.
"The Compleat Angler" is in a class,
as to the variety and number of its
readers, with "Pilgrim's Progress"
and "Robinson Crusoe." It never seems
to grow stale. One generation after
another takes it up with the same
fervor as the old. Walton is always
bein-- "discovered." Some men do not
read him until middle life, and it is
they who fall most completely under
his spell. This is not wholly because
Walton's rules for luring the fish are
universal, fish having made compar
atively no progress in the knack of
getting away since his time, but also
because Walton was not only a sports
man' but a lover of men. His biog
raphers, although they differ as to
minor points in his career, agree on
the fact of his cheerful piety. Fishing
and contemplation evidently make for
optimism. "The Compleat Angler"
ought to be read even by those who
never intend to fish. Charles Lamb
said of it that "it would sweeten a
man's temper any time to read it, and
Christianize every discordant passion."
This was despite the passage in the
book in which Walton said of the use
of the frog In fishing: "Use him as
though, you loved him, that is, harm
him as little as you may possibly, that
he may live the longer." But Walton
by all accounts was in no sense a cruel
man. The passage in question, which
appeared in the first edition, and is
often mistakenly quoted as referring
to the worm instead of the frog, has
been employed for three centuries by
opponents of the sport as evidence
that the angler and the hunter are
brutalized by their occupation. But
this clearly cannot be true. The life
of Walton himself proves the con
trary. No gentler soul ever dwelt
upon the earth.
Walton set a good example in other
respects. He retired from active com
mercial life at fifty, and devoted his
remaining nearly forty years to the
duties of citizenship, and to writing
and helping the poor. It does not
matter whether he was an iron
monger, a linen draper, or a haber
dasher, and the dispute as tq his occu
pation can remain unsettled, so far as
most men care. The outstanding fact
about him is that he extracted joy
from life and passed it along to oth
ers. It is incidentally interesting to
know that his most intimate associates
were clergymen. This may have been
because the common law in that time
forbade to clergymen the recreation
of hunting, hawking and fowling.
This naturally would have had the ef
fect of turning clerical thought into
angling channels.
Walton wrote many other books,
several of them biographies of his
friends, who included the noted men
of the day, but they have not survived.
"The Compleat Angler" alone had a
message for all men and all time. It
is much more widely read now than
when it was first printed,' 264 years
ago.
WINDFALLS.
As the apple and pear harvest ap
proaches, it should be borne in mind
that fruit, as well as every other kind
of food, ought to be conserved as far
as possible. Necessity for eliminating
waste extends to every item.
There is in every orchard a large
proportion of windfalls which have a
legitimate use. This fruit Is not suit
able for drying, because that process
calls for full maturity, in which the
sugar content has been developed to
the greatest possible extent. But the
windfall apple or pear makes excel
lent sauce, and toothsome pie, and
there Is no good reason for feeding it
to the hogs. It ought to be sold for
just what It Is, at a comparatively
low price, and consumed before It
spoils. Its lack of keeping quality Is
against a prolonged period of market
ing.
Fancy grades of fruit have their
place in the scheme of things. One is
that because of their soundness they
are available after the lower grades
are gone. It is not unethical to sell a
windfall apple as a windfall, and It is
legitimate economy, from the view
point of both the grower .nd the
eater.
Cheap fruit will not bear much
transportation cost, nor stand fancy
packing, nor selling charges. But
city folk who visit the country in
their automobiles this Fall will help
the orchard owner and Incidentally
replenish their own larders at small
expense if they will buy in moderate
quantities, furnishing their own bas
kets and dealing with the grower di
rect. No individual transaction will
amount to much, but the total will re
sult in the saving of a considerable
quantity of excellent fruit.
WAR SLANG.
Such common words as "recon-
noiter," "pontoon" and "marauding"
give living testimony to the effect of
wars upon our language. There was
a time when these were regarded as
dubious English, but they were ac
quired by campaigns of British troops
abroad, and they stuck fast, despite
the fact that there were purists in
those days, as there are now, to op
pose their admission to the lists of the
verbally elect. But It will surprise
many to hear that there has arisen
in certain circles in England grave
doubt as to the propriety of calling
our boys "Sammies" at the front.
It appears that this nickname of
affection was bestowed spontaneously
by the French. The English had little
or nothing to do with it, and are in
clined to apologize for their allies
across the channel. For of course the
latter could not be expected to know
that In some parts of England a
"Sammy" Is a person of whom the
villagers are not proud. He Is one of
whom we would say that he , Is not
"all there," or, more modernly. that
there is "nobody heme." Far be it
from the desire of a polite English
man to Intimate that his brothers from
across the Atlantic are foolish, or
"dippy," or anything like that. But
no one seems to be paying any atten
tion to these polite protests. "Sammies"
our boys remain, and do not resent it.
It will not do for us to go back to
the origin of every word we use and
Insist on employing It only In its
classic sense. If we did, we should be
in trouble half the time. It would
make us weep, for example, to read
of a "dilapidated" wooden building,
and we should have no humor in our
language at all, for the very word
"humor" has been so twisted In Its
travels as to be no longer recognizable.
Originally, it was full brother of "hu
mid," and as such would be descrip
tive of only a small part of our humor
of today.
The perplexities of our Belgian vis
itors over our expressed Intention to
"can the Kaiser" are recent history.
The London Post has been having as
much amusement out of its conception
of the phrase as a description of our
intention to "seal the German Em
peror hermetically in a tin receptacle"
as if it had hit nearer the mark, and
Reedy's Mirror has been led to recall
a similarly mistaken deduction of An
drew Lang's that a "jag" is an Amer
ican appurtenance or convenience of
daily life. He had been reading about
a man who "came home carrying his
jag with him." How many such er
rors have been perpetuated by the
philologists in the past it is impossible
for us to determine, but the number
probably Is very large.
. Some of our words of present good
repute we are reasonably certain
about, however. One of these is
liaison, which we have accepted in
three senses, culinary, phonetic and
amatory, and to which still another
meaning has been given by the opera
tions of this war. An officer de liaison
is one charged with the duty of link
ing the various units of a military ex
pedition. The new use clings as close
ly to the root meaning as we have
done in applying the word to a thick
ening for use in soups, or to the junc
ture of two words or to a particu
larly intimate association of man and
woman.
Flight Lieutenant Rosher, of the
British air service, wrote a book short
ly before he was killed in which he
listed the new words coined by the
men in the aviation corps. One of
these was "spikebozzle," to understand
which one needs only to have a bit
of the connecting text. The Zeppelins
raided London and the airplanes went
up to spikebozzle them. It is all as
clear as can be. The word does not
need to look for ancestor, and prob
ably would look in vain. But it is not
so with "hickboo," which in the avia
tion corps means an Impending visita
tion by enemy dirigibles. It has been
traced to an Indian word for eagle,
and perhaps the Indians got it from
some mispronunciation of the white
man's language. Not many true In
dian words have survived to become
parts of our speech.
Just now the French are ' having
trouble with "attaboy." Having heard
it used as a greeting by American sol
diers, they have had it explained to
them that it is a short form of "at
her, boy!" and have given their own
"au travail, garcon," as an approxi
mate equivalent. This is chiefly in
teresting as evidence that the French
are trying sincerely, and with their
accustomed politeness, to enter into
the spirit of our slang. It Is one of
the little things that help to draw the
bonds tighter. We would be likely to
have more trouble comprehending
theirs, for it commonly is more subtle
than ours. We strive for directness,
while they 'seek a different effect.
But we will not hesitate long over
"poilu," the French term of affection
for the common soldier. "Hairy one,"
in the sense that one has neglected to
shave or cut one's hair, does not de
fine it fully. There is a certain asso
ciation of luxuriant hirsute adorn
ment, especially among virile peoples,
with great physical strength, which is
the compliment the French seek to
bestow. Tiiey are not poking fun at
the soldier for his carelessness as to
appearance, but are paying tribute to
his prowess, though by Indirection,
when they call him a "poilu."
Having taken over "commandeer"
from the South African War, first as
a bit of English slang and then as a
word so reputable that the Govern
ment is about to employ it in taking
over the ships now being built in
American ports; having adopted "hike"
from our own campaigns in the Span
ish war, and being willing to concede
that every housewife is "doing her
bit" when she saves food or knits socks
for the soldier, we are prepared to
go as far as need be in the great
democratization of language. It will
not be done in a day, or by a rule,
and no one can forecast which words
will be retained and which rejected.
This Is a matter of time and of not
particularly discriminating taste. Some
words have a way of sticking, and
that is all that can be said about them.
Meanwhile the purists will rave to no
purpose. "Sammies" our boys will
continue to be in France until a better
reason for changing their name is
given than has been advanced by the
London objectors. No question of dig
nity, or of ancient history, or of the
fundamental principles of philology is
involved. The merest trifle of today
is likely to have full recognition In the
dictionary of tomorrow. t
The Kaiser probably meant it when
he said that he would stand for no
nonsense from America after the war,
and It will not be nonsense that will
be handed to him, either. But he
may be in a mood to listen to some
sensible advice on the bad results of
overweening ambition when it is over.
The predicament of the City Coun
cil, which has the will to grant salary
increases to employes, recalls the
story of the tramp who asked a man
where he could get a good meal "for
a quarter," and on being told asked
him where he could get the quarter.
Imagine the disgust of a toper who
on taking a drink of liquor supposed
to be whisky finds It to be tea, and
contrast it with the pleased anticipa
tion of a Congressman In the good old
days, who in ordering cold tea knew
it would be whisky.
That is a good proposal to estab
lish Government hospitals to remove
the disabilities of men rejected for
the service In cases where the dis
qualification is slight. According to
their own stories, the fellows who
can't get by want to go the most.
Stumpage will be cut into fuel by
prison labor for the two large insti
tutions at Salem, thus providing work
for men who would otherwise be un
productive. The plan is good in many
ways.
Those slackers who are falsifying
the family records in the hope of es
caping the draft are trying to show in
a new way that "you can prove any
thing by the Bible."
There is nothing "alleged" about
the guilt of the Tucson postoffice
clerk caught in Indiana. He has giv
en up most of the $10,000 that went
with him.
President Wilson has forgiven and
forgotten the events of 1916. He has
appointed Charles E. Hughes member
of a district exemption board.
It will take only a moment to stamp
out the fire In a discarded cigarette .or
cigar and the act may save a run of
the apparatus on a hot day.
It would be Interesting to know
how many farmers who die, leaving
widows with many children, ever gave
a thought to life insurance.
In addition to his professional qual
Ifications, Dr. Holt, acting State
Health Officer, has the "nerve" neces.
sary to hold the place.
The coat of tan acquired on the
farm Is different from and more last
ing than that on the man who "Sum
mers" at the beach.
A sentence to dig trenches under
fire would be an appropriate punish
ment for members of draft boards
who accept bribes.
Normal temperatures are predicted
for the week and evervbodv knows
what that means when Old Sol gets
red in the face.
The Mississippi county that has just
indicted the Kaiser has a Sheriff, of
course, who is willing to serve the
papers.
Many a parent will be glad to care
for a daughter while the son-in-law
is away in the selective service.
The visiting buyers have gone home
with pleasant memories and determi
nation to come again next, year.
Invention by a Eugene man of a
keyless lock is all right, now that Ore
gon is "dry,"
How to Keep Well.
Br Dr. W. A. Evans.
Questions pertinent to hygiene, sanitation
and prevention of diseases, if matters of
general interest, will be answered In this
column. Where space will not permit or the
subject is not suitable, letters wtll be per
sonally answered, subject to proper limita
tions and where stamped addressed envelope
Is inclosed. Dr. Evans will not make diag
nosis or prescribe for Individual diseases. Re
quests for such services cannot be answered.
(Copyright, 1916. by Dr. W. A. Evans.
Published by arrangement with the Chicago
Tribune.)
HEAT PROSTRATIONS.
IF you ask a physician about sun
stroke he may explain to you elab
orate differences between heat cramps,
heat exhaustion, heat stroke and sun
stroke. Tou may be able to follow him
and you may not. You are interested
In learning that there is a simpler
classification which can serve as a basis
for help by one's shopmates.
There is no doubt but that heat
cramps stand out from the others. No
one would confuse heat cramps with
heat exhaustion or with heat stroke.
That leaves two varieties tp be differ
entiated. If the body, and particularly the ab
domen, is cool the indication la to
mildly stimulate. Let us say that this
is the second group.
If the skin, and particularly that of
the abdomen, is hot the indication is to
put on an ice pack. Let us say that
this is the third group the sunstroke
or heat stroke group.
The skin of the hands, arms and even
of the head may be cold or cool even
though the temperature is 103 or over.
If some one has a thermometer and can
take the temperature so much the bet
ter. In that event those cases with 102
and under fall into the second group
and those with over 102 Into the third.
McCurdy says that the men who de
velop heat cramps are those who do
hard physical labor and who stop
sweating. He tells of a bridge In the
Youngstown yard where attacks of
heat cramps occur very frequently. The
men who have been laboring hard In a
hot, wet atmosphere start across the
bridge and are rapidly cooled off, stop
sweating and drop down with heat
cramps.
A man with heat cramps must be
given cool but not cold water to drink
in abundance. He must be wrapped MP
warm. A dose of aromatic spirits of
ammonia may be given. Rubbing helps.
When the physician arrives he will
probably give a dose of opiate of some
sort. ,
If the case belongs In the second
group the patient should be made com
fortable in a cool, well-ventilated room.
A cold cloth should be placed on his
head. His feet, legs and lower part ot
the body should be wrapped in a blan
ket or coat. A few doses of aromatic
spirits of ammonia should be given. It
the case is bad a warm bath may be
given.
If the case Is of the third group Just
exactly the opposite treatment must be
followed, and the quicker the better.
Dr. Kuhns says that following instruc
tions for the heat fever cases given the
ambulance drivers In Chicago have
saved many lives. On heat stroke days
the ambulances are required to carry
ice and ice water. The clothing of the
patient is loosened and Ice is applied to
his head and cold water to his body.
They frequently succeed In getting the
temperature down several degrees be
fore the patient gets to the hospital.
They are Instructed never to give any
form of alcoholic stimulant to heat
stroke patients. The essence' of the
treatment of heat fever Is to reduce the
temperature to about 103 degrees and
hold it there.
Sunning Kills Bacteria.
A J. writes: - "1. Will you please tell
me how long tuberculosis germs will
live in clothing, or things handled by
one with that disease? In your opinion,
would there be danger, to weaver or
others, in carpet rags, many of which
were sewed by a tuberculosis patient
over nine years ago? Most of the sew
ing was done in the open air and three
of the Winters they have been in a very
cold, unfinished frame basement.
"2. Is there any way to prevent the
recurrence of streptococcus sore throat?
I never had any throat trouble of any
kind until four years ago last Winter,
when we had the epldemlcof that kind
here. I had It then and have had it
several times since."
REPLY.
1. Sunning for three days will kill the bac
teria. I do not think the weaver alluded to
is in danger.
2. The epidemic four years ago was due to
streptococci. The method of preventing this
form of disease Is to heat the milk you
drink. It is probable that the sore throats
you now have are not due to milk. Have
your throat examined. It may be that a
chronio Infection of your tonsils has persisted
since your original attack. It may be that
your tonsils should be removed or that they
should be massaged.
Six Feet Two.
I. writes: "I am six feet two. What
arm of the service will admit me?
Might the matter of height be waived?"
REPLY.
Try the Infantry.
Varicose Veins.
"Recently a very prominent vein has
appeared in my right leg, extending
down to my ankle. At times It pains.
My Instep is sore if I rub it. What
caused it and how can It be cured?"
REPLY.
This la a varicose vein. Varicose veins In
men are often due to hard muscle work: In
women to pregnancy. Wear an elastlo stock
ing. If this does not give relief you can have
It operated on.
Some Cnrablew
B. E. writes: "1. Is chronic Irritation
of the bladder curable? 2. Are the
symptoms of chronic cystitis similar to
those manifested In Irritation of the
bladder. S. Is there any danger of
either turning to cancer of the blad
der?" REPLY
1. Yes. Chronic irritation of the bladder
Is merely a symptom. Some of the dis
eases of which It is a symptom are curable.
Others are not.
2. Chronio Irritation of the bladder la one
of the symptoms ot chronic cystitis.
3. Chronio Irritation of the bladder may
be a symptom of cancer of the bladder.
Chronic cystitis may result In cancer of the
bladder.
Probably Exempt.
J. M. T. writes: "1. Will a chronic
suppurated ear of several years' stand
ing bar a young man 24 years old from
service in the Army or Navy? 2. Is not
a mastoid liable to develop? 2. Wouldn't
he be more susceptible to meningitis
than others? The ear becomes inflamed
and painful upon undue exposure."
REPLY.
1. It would.
2. Somewhat.
8. Possibly.
The Star-Spangled Banner.
Former Portland Woman Telia How
Tune Was Chosen to t Words.
AN Interesting account of the selec
tion of the tune to which we now
sing Fraruels Scott Key's noble words
of "The Star-Spangled Banner" is given
In a letter to the Frederick (Md.) News
by Mrs. Nellie Blessing Eyester. of
Berkeley, Cal., a former resident of
Portland, and now nearly 80 years old.
The clipping from the News, which has
been sent to The Oregonian by J. Hunt
Hendrickson, of Portland, is as follows:
"An incident in mv long: life just oc
curred to me. the relations of which
may have some interest to the Intelli
gence of your patriotic readers.
"It was late in the 70s, when I still
lived in Harrisburg. Pa., that one day a
venerable gentleman called to see me.
He was then a resident of that city and
had been for many years. He was an oc
togenarian and his appearance at once
arrested my attention. After a little
desultory talk, he said:
" 'You are granddaughter of Captain
George W. Ent. I hear. I knew him
well. In fact, I was the fifer in his
company during the War of 1812.'
" 'Yes, I am now an astronomical in
strument-maker and my name is George
Heisley, I was born and raised in old
Frederick, but It was not then as it is
now, nor Is Baltimore as far off as It
was by many a mile. Your grandfather
raised a company of volunteers, of
which I became the fifer, and we
marched to the defense of Baltimore,
which had been threatened by English
commanders with bombardment. There
was In that company two young fel
lows, brothers, named Charles and Al
fred Durant. who were strolling Thes
pians, and during our march kept us
alive and awake by their merry frolics
and. jests. We reached Fort McHenry
in time to resist the enemy and Balti
more was safe. You remember (for
they have gone into history) the noble
poem written on the occasion by Fran
cis Scott Key called 'The Star-Spangled
Banner." It was born during that en
gagement and never was a song writ
ten under such turmoil. It was pub
lished in a paper called the 'Wasp,' and
read one night from the stage of the
Holliday-street Theater. It set the peo
ple on fire. Nothing else was talked
about.
" 'Charles Durant was among those
who heard It read that night and he re
turned to camp, fired with enthusiasm,
and told the boys about It. Suddenly
he said: "Those words should be set to
music It should have a tune, and I'll
find one. Heisley," he called to me,
"bring out your old flute book and let's
see if we can find one."
" 'I obeyed, and he, seated on the side
of an empty box which had contained
hard tack, began to whistle the tunei
which I blew, one by one, as they ap
peared. Nothing suited the meter and
none could be adapted. I was about
folding up the book in despair when I
noticed that two pages which had stuck
together, had escaped me. I opened
them and found one tune containing
the queer title of "Anacreon in Heaven."
"Try it," I said to Durant. He did and
the first line ran smoothly. Then the
second, third and fourth, until we
reached the two last lines, then spring
ing to his feet with exultation, he ex
claimed. Boys: I ve got It. I ve got it:
I'll sing the first six lines and then you
join me on the last two lines," and they
did. with such a war of sound as made
the we lkln ring. It was a grand success,
that marriage of tune to the words.
In a short time it was whistled on the
streets and then rippled everywhere
through the air. It must have stirred
(if such a thing were possible) the
sleeping dust of Mr. Key beneath his
monument at Mount Olivet. Anacreon
was a famous Greek poet and has long
since been In heaven, but as long as
human hearts beat, that song will stir
them with unequaled fervor.'
"Mr. Heisley has long since Joined
the invisible choir and I now, at this
date rehearse his story and have no
reason to believe that he did not tell
me the truth of the 'Star-Spangled
Banner,1 which one day the whole world
will honor and revere."
CAREFUL GRADING IS ESSENTIAL
Care In Preparing; Produce for Market
Enjoined on Growers.
PORTLAND, Aug. 10. (To the Edi
tor.) If there Is one thing more than
another worth remembering in success
ful fruit growing, it is proper care In
harvesting the crop and preparing it
for market. There is abundant evidence
to show that either wilful neglect. In
dolence or ignorance Is responsible for
fruits, vegetables, poultry, eggs, dressed
meats and other farm produce reaching
the market in an unsightly and unpal
atable condition. It Is not only a source
of disappointment to the grower him
self after his produce has reached the
market, but an unwholesome spectacle
to his competitors, for there is nothing
so productive of demoralisation as im
properly graded and packed produce.
I know the value of special care In
preparation of farm produce for mar
ket, for I have been in the buying and
selling end of the game myself. Today
I tried to Impress some of these facts
on the mind of a grower. He had among
other things 16 crates of apricots, which
he was offering for $1.10 a crate, while
the market price (retail) was around
$1.60, and yet he could not sell. Why?
They were simply out of the question
as to grade and pack. They reminded
me of my boyhood days, when I was not
quite so discriminating about the qual
ity of the first cherries of the season.
It was all the same provided they were
cherries. The only way I found out
they were off grade was from the after
effects.
Leaving the farmer, I strolled down
the line and engaged another In con
versation. - How is business? Oh, bum.
Here was a medley of fruits, vegetables,
faulty eggs, dressed pork wait a min
ute! What I meant to say was chunks
of stuff that looked like pork. There
was a head that might have been on
the firing line In Flanders, still bear
ing evidence of rough handling, and
feet that came out of the bath un
scathed despite the hot weather. No,
they were pigs feet, with yet a hair
now and then which evaded the vigi
lance of some hair restorer, and eggs
that bore unmistakable proof of mud
throwing or something worse.
The purpose of this article Is not to
paint comic pictures for your amuse
ment, but if possible awaken in the
mind of some a purpose worthy of
effort and certain of success if fol
lowed out proper care in harvesting,
grading, packing and preparation of
all farm produce for market.
J. H. MOORES.
VANCOUVER REDIVIVUS.
BY JAMES BARTON ADAMS.
Our next-door neighbors "cross the
stream have hailed the glorious dawn
of true prosperity, a dream of years
and years agone. New blood flows
through the arteries of Industry and
trade, and knockers now no longer
wheeze in glum rhodomonlade. No
longer do the scoffers yamp, " 'tis but a
Gretna Green, a quick-hitch matri
monial shop, a marital machine, where
spoonies who desire to mate without
eugenic shame can be united while they
wait by experts In the game," but when
the bride was open thrown, dull times
began to fade, Vancouver came Into
her own and hit the upward grade,
and soon, because of bloody war, new
things began to come and shipyards all
along the shore struck grumpy knock
ers dumb. The H'l old city's on the
jump, her people, wide awake,, have
cast despondence on the dump, have
given sloth the shake and after her
long-drawn-out nap, her drowsy apa
thy, she Is again upon the map of prog
ress glory bet
In Other Days.
Twenty-live Yean As;o.
From The Oregonian. August 13, 1S9T.
London. The St. James Gazette, com
menting on the latest addition to the
American Navy, says that the develop
ment of the American Navy is a very
striking and suggestive fact.
Monmouth, Or. The Oregon Summer
Normal School closed its first session
here today.
Those persons who are In the habit
of riding their bicycles on the sidewalks
had better exercise a little caution.
The improvement on Eighth street
now under way will undoubtedly be
the best and most enduring ever made
on the East side of the river.
Preparation is making to move the
entire pumping plant of the Mount
Tabor water works from tho present
location on the East side of the
heights to Paradise Spring.
The track laving on the Great North
ern west of Spokane is expected to be
completed to the Columbia River within
a week.
. Fifty Years Ago.
From The Oregonian, August 13, 1S67.
It has been discovered that the to
mato plant is very efficient in keeping
away the borer. It has been tried with
success in the East, and the vines ar
planted in orchards with marked suc
cess. The English are Just now In a fer
ment of anxiety over the American 16
lnch gun r. ently landed there. Mathe
maticians are busy at work calculating
Its power.
Wells, Fargo & Co. received yester
day from the Upper Columbia River
about $10,000 in treasure.
The report that the Mexican au
thorities have pickled the head of
Maximilian In brine of alcohol and have
sent it to the Emperor Napoleon has
not yet been sufficiently confirmed.
The annual catalog of Willamette
University for the academic year 1866-7
is a neat pamphlet of 37 pages, con
taining the usual Information found in
college cat-logs.
New York The Standard says the
American 15-lnch gun is fatal to the
present ship armor. England has no
vessel that can stand the shock.
OUR COUNTRY'S CALL.
Come forth, brave boys, and Join tho
throng,
To fight our Nation's foe.
With sturdy arms and valiant hearts.
We'll lay th' usurper low.
Our Country's call a loyal band
Are answering swift on every hand.
The enemy soon will bite the dust.
For win we will our cause is just.
To America, her sons are true.
Her honor is their own.
The Stars and Stripes will never bow
Before a tyrant's throne.
The nations of the earth shall see
Each Insult will avenged be.
So come, young men, and join with will
To prove that valor's with us still.
The French troops brave and England's
fleet
Your presence wait to hail.
What man would shrink in such an
hour?
What heart would ever fall?
Have faith In God and kindly fates.
For brave men. Glory ver waits
We'll prove that old-time valor lives
And strength to Freedom's cause still
gives.
ELGIVA GORDON KIMBALL.
Chance for Volunteers.
SALEM, Or., Aug. II. (To the Edi
tor.) Kindly inform me whether the
branches of service that are now open
for voluntary enlistments are likely to
be full by the time a young man is
called whose serial number was drawn
among the last 100 from a county of
1109 registrations, said county being
exempt from first draft?
APPRECIATIVE READER.
It Is not possible to forecast with
any degree of accuracy how long or
when there will be opportunity for
voluntary enlistment. Recent response
would indicate, however, that the vari
ous branches open to volunteers are
quite likely to be filled without 'much
. . j .
When Note Is Outlawed.
UNDERWOO. Wash., Aug. 9. ( To the
Editor.) (1) How long does it take a
note to outlaw in the state of Wash
ington, no interest having been paid on
it? (2) Is It legal to sell a relinquish
ment and can a note for the same be
collected In court? (3) Can a home
stead bo attached for payment of a
note given before filing on homestead,
after party has proved up and received
title? SUBSCRIBER.
(1) Six years after note falls due.
(2) Yes, If sold after you have gone
on the land, and not before.
(3) No.
Interpreters for Government Service.
MONMOUTH. Or., Aug. 11. (To the
Editor.) In The Oregonian a few days
ago there was a news item concerning
the use of men who had a knowledge
of French and German in Government
service as interpreters and translators.
Will you kindly inform me where fur
ther information on the subject can be
obtained? DAVID CAMPBELL.
Write to the Secretary of War, Wash
ington, D. C.
As to Home-Breweu Beer.
PORTLAND. Aug. 12. (To the Edi
tor.) Just a word to makers of home
brewed beer: Having experienced some
functional derangenrent of the digest
ive organs, I consulted the Encyclo
pedia Brittannlca, under the title of
"Dyspepsia," and this is what I read:
"Drinks are a common source of dys
pepsia; beer, when new and its fer
mentation not completed, is especially
bad." A word to the wise is enough.
READER.
Reply to Lady Love.
St. Louis Republic.
"What would you do if I turned you
down?" she asked shyly, as they sat on
the parlor sofa.
The young man looked straight
ahead, but said nothing. After a few
moments of silence she nudged him
with her elbow and said: "Didn't you
hear my question?"
He looked around apprehensively.
"I beg your pardon," he replied. "I
thought you ere addressing the gas."
For the Dentfust's Sake.
Boston Transcript.
New Dentist (In Frozen Dog) "Will
you take gas?"
Broncho Bill "Will it hurt much If
I don't?"
New Dentist "It will."
Broncho Bill "Then, stranger, for
your sake I reckon I'd better take it,"
When She Missed No. L,
London Opinion.
"Did - you miss your first husband
very much?"
"Not until after I married my seo
ond." Appropriating? a Dream.
Tiger.
"I dreamed last night that I proposed
to a beautiful girl," he confided.
"And what .did I say?" she queried
breathlessly.