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The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

the rangy, big horse drawing Us In
stinctively picked his way out Of nrst
one pocket and then another until we
swung out Of the crowded maze of traf1c
in Fifth avenue into Fifty-hrst street and
dashed straightaway for the river front.
The customary scene greeted rs. There
was the same morbid crowd; there tow
cred the policeman and there stretched
on the sidewalk was the PROSTATE form
Of some human derelict who had just
been hshed out Of the river. Singing
men and women to- the right and left
Of him the surgeon forced his way to
the side OF the man on the sidewalk
and swiftly opening the victims mouth
he found what he sought-the tongue
twisted back like a bit Of tangled sea-
weed in the throat He then resorted
to all the practices used in drowning
cases. This poor unfortunate Of the un-
der world had sought to end his miser-
able existence and he had succeeded.
We were too late!
Trembling with anger, the surgeon
turned to the group and said: "As long
as you people have lived on the water
front 1t is high time you knew what to
do for q drowning man. II any one Of
you had turned this man over and rolled
him on a barrel he would be alive now"
'Too late. eh Door Queried one Of
tho policemen.
Yes, thanks to you." replied the sur
geon. 81 thought all policemen had been
drilled in giving first aid to the drown
ing but l see l am mistaken"
The surgeon filed out his slip in du-
plicate. One he gave to the policeman on
post to be forwarded to headquarters,
the other went to the archives at the
hospital upon our return
Two minutes after returning to the
lounging room the telephone bell tinkled
again and we were once more on our
way This time we rode in the motor
ambulance and. If anything, our mad rush
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tramp" cla5s and eggshell construction
could with equal safety pass up the Bay
under cover of night or during weather
the least hazy or misty. What gunnery
or what craftsmanship could contest the
passage of battleships At q distance Of
twelve and one-half miles. or even troop
ships when favored by darkness or during
the day by haze or mistf
Baltimore, Norfolk and Newport News
are accessible, as far as channel accom-
nlodations are concerned, to vessels of
the Dreadnought type, while the York
River may be entered twenty-five miles:
the Rsppahannock, thirty; the Potomac.
thirty-nye. and the Patuxent River
twenty miles by ships Of the same class.
to say nothing Of the streams which
empty into the eastern side Of the Bay;
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One vital point Is That the heat, thus
introduced into the body, does not spread
itself throughout the body as ordinary
heat conducts itself.
In this process the heat from the pecu-
liar electric current is produced in the
interior Of the tissues which are being
treated. 1t is produced in so rapid and
IN 50 intense n manner that the circuln-
ton OF the blood fails to carry II OF to
any Important extent. II results from
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tributaries may be penetrated by war
ships of the Dreadnought type clear mp
to Baltimore.
What q scope for the enemy's neet and
what national disaster to us-the trans
portation Of troops and mraitions OF
war through the Chesapeake and the
proposed Inland Waterway cut on; the
deprivation of great proportion OF the
nations facilities for docking and re-
pairing. with the loss Of the most central
Of all coaling stations. Deprived OF this
central base of operations. the ships cr
our navy would be driven to seek facili-
ties. fuel ana shelter in either extreme
northern or southern ports
Not only could a hostile neet with i'm
punity pass Fortress Monroe. but q him.
dred = 1--WE hundred = troopships OF the
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avery big city has its ambulance
service and few Of its residents
there are who are not familiar
~ with the chang Of the gong a.
the vehicle goes Gathering through
the streets, speeding to the side Of some
stricken one. The clang Of the ambo-
lance gong always acts like magic upon
the multitude. Involuntarily we pause
turn and watch its approach and stlll
gaze until It fades from view. Team
sterA no matter how heavily laden the
truck they chance to be driving, draw
to one side Of the busy and crowded
thoroughfare to make way for the gal
lopiuv steed as it rushes on its errand
Of mercy, with driver leaning far over
its heaving sides urging IT on to greater
speed.
1t is not until the ambulance passes
that we get our first glimpse Of a white
clad and immaculate young man seated
uonchalantIy on the tail board Of the
vehicle seemingly oblivious to the reck-
Iessness with which 1t bumps, sways
and clatters through the streets. he is
the real angel of mercy-the one who
is to administer FIRST aid to the injured
and perhaps stem the flow Of life
blood from some injured one lying
bleeding in the street. We hasten our
steps and when the ambulance comes to
a stop we join curious crowd that has
gathered on the sidewalk. The helmet
of a policeman towers above the heads
of the many men and women who eager
" press around the PROSTATE form on
the sidewalk Then the ambulance sur
geon forces his way through the crowd
and dropping to his knees. in a business
like manner. he sets to work to relieve
the distressed
These are the scenes which for the
most part we associate with the idea
of ambulance service. Involuntarily the
thought surges upon US that should we
By Ill luck slip upon a banana peel
pause in the path Of a honking automo-
bile, or be run down by trolley car or
cab that we would be the center Of
this morbidly curious crowd which how
ers near while the white clad doctor
works over Us and determines whether
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by the diseased tissues and 1t is enabled
to attack and kill the hideous cancer cells
without injuring the remainder Of the
body.
1t Is a marvellous process. For In
stance. after a cancer Of the throat Is
treated thus. the section subjected to
the current stays hot for many hours.
while the body In general has no eie-
waited temperature. When there are bones
near the cancer thus treated, these bones
remain very hot for q whole day be-
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while Annapolis may be approached with
In mile or two and the improvements
at the Academy, and for which the gov
ernment has spent millions. be utterly
demolished
The James, York, Rappahannock. Poto-
mac and Patuxent Rivers. navigable for
distances varying from forty to one hum
dred miles inland by many large vessels
OF war. form the four main peninsulas on
the western side of the Chesapeake,
whose width at their narrowest parts.
from channel to channel, ranges from si1
to nineteen miles
Battleships operating at the nrst and
last named first above Yorktown ana
secondly from Patuxent River or Bay
points could. without cooperation OF
other vessels In contiguous channels. com
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a point where the cancer cells die. bnt
the healthy cells remain uninjured- In
this manner cancers Of the nose and
throat and the surface cancers have been
completely cured. Such cases are said
already to number far up in the hun
dreds
The process is said to require the most
minute care and the very highest sort
Of surgical dexterity. As a result only
specialists OF long and careful training
can venture on this sort Of treatment
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As this immediately suggests. the cleo
tricity kills the cancer by turning into
heat and literally cooking the vitality
and the venom out of the cancer cells.
This is actually what does happen. and
It can be done without injury to the rest
OF the body because the cancerous sec
tons die at a temperature much below
the point where healthy human tissue
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commences TO be injured by beat.
The healthy human cells are not killed
until temperature near the boiling point
Is reached and the cancer cells are killed
about 20 degrees below this point The
new method is simply 20 localize In the
body near the cancer an electric current
Of high frequency and low tension.
This Is done 80 that the heat reaches
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cause the bones. being almost solid. natu-
rally cool on much slower than the flesh.
Such Is called the destructive method
Of treating cancer by diathermy. or the
electric current of enormous frequency
and low tension. The same method may
be used TO simply raise the temperature
10 or y degrees above the remainder OF
the body. This calls the blood to the
infected part and produces a general and
very beneficial flushing OF the parts abOuE
the cancer.
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ELECTRICITY KILLS CANCER.

"T least six European physicians
Of international fame have recent
ly reported that cancer can be
killed. which also means cured, ey
the application OF electric cur
rents of high frequency and low tension.
The method is technically called diather-
my, meaning with or by means Of
heat
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Hundreds of Miles
ofPeninsulaL Lands
Might Be Held and
TILED Indefinitely
By Hostile Hands.

u HE hill for the fertilization Of the
mouth of the Chesapeake Bay,
which has been egitated for several
- years, viii in all probability be
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23
this DATE IN HISTORY"

175i-Louis XVI. of France borr
Died on the guillotine Jan. 81. 1898.
17S4--State OF Franklin. afterwards
Tennessee, was formed.
1S14-Ttt. Rev. James II. Bailey. Ro-
man Catholic archbishop OF Baltimore,
born in New York City. Died in Ne
wark. n. j., oct. 3, 1877.
1929 Sir William Herschel, celebrat-
ed astronomer, died i'm England. Born
in Hanover, Nov. IS. 1888.
1S35-Baron Aylmer resigned his Of
fee as Governor of Canada.
1S46-Capture of Santa Fe by Amer
leans and annexation of New Mexico
to the United states.
1S61-Siuox Indians, under little
Crow. attacked New Ulm, Mimi, and
were repulsed.
1S73-E'irst issue of the Detroit
Evening News"
1890 u. S. crusier Baltimore sailed
from New York for Sweden with the
remains of Captain John Ericsson, in
ventor of the Monitor.
1S9S-The United States and Canad-
an Joint High Commission met at Que
bee
1910-Democrats of Georgia nominal
ed Hoke Smith for governor.
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DO YOUR BUYING AT HOME.

Do YOU trade at home whenever pos
sible, or do YOU trade elsewhere when
You have the opportunity? Are you
one of the persons who send outside for
your goods? If you are, YOU are do
ing both yourself ana your home city
an injustice FOR you are not getting
the full satisfaction that should be
yours, and YOU are building up other
communities at the expense Of your
own.
a western trade publication recent
ly gave ten REASONS why home mer-
chants should be patronized. ana they
could be added to almost indefinitely.
The ten reasons give much room for
thought, however.
1. Your home merchant can dupIi-
cate the prices made by any respon-
sible concern anywhere on goods OF
equal quality in the same quantities
and ON the same basis of delivery and
payment.
g You can examine your purchases
in the home stores ana be assured of
satisfaction before Investing your
money.
3. Your home merchants are always
ready and willing to make right for
any error or any defective article pur-
chased.
4. Your home merchants help sup
port. through direct ana Indirect tax
alton, your schools. churches, Libraries
and other public Institutions.
.. Your home merchants help make
a good local market for everything
you have to sen, and that market
more than any other factor gives your
land its present value
6. Your home merchants are your
good friends, ever ready to extend "A
helping hand I'm time OF need.
Z. If this community is good enough
for You 10 live in and make your
money in, it's good enough to spend
it in.
s. The best citizens in this commu-
nifty are those who believe in and
practice home patronage. BE one Of
the best.
.. Merchants in the distant city give
YOU nothing valuable that the home
merchant cannot, and viii not do for
you many things the latter do gladly.
10. Every dollsr kept in circulation
In this community helps increase prop
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23
FAKE SPEECHES.

Fourteen "0pplauses" and one loud
applause" inserted by congressman's
alert secretary H an "unspoken speech"
printed in the Congressional Record
failed to bring a rebuke from the elo-
quent statesman's associates in the
house Of representatives. remarks the
Grand Rapids Press The speech in
question was supposed to have been
delivered by Representative Littlepage
OF West Virginia II was not Re
publican Leader Mann asked unani-
nous consent that the lying record be
corrected to cut out the "applauses."
The house instead buried the motion
by referring It to the committee on
printing.
It is about time that congress ceased
this petty practice Of trying to deceive
constituents. Because II IL only too
common, action in this particular case
could not be secured. Almost every
congressman occasionally wants TO
shine as an orator before "the folks
back home" If ne can write In thun-
dering periods. sprinkle the copy with
an applause" here and there. have II
printed in the Record and load a few
thousand copies (franked) In the mails
he is in a fair way to achieve a reputa-
tion for silver tongue" Speaking
plainly, it is Just the old, old game OF
double cross. For the government to
print these speeches without any label
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statesman and president Of all of the
people.
There is already gratifying evidence
that the people appreciate that. But
the president doubtless wants TO tell
them personally in his own words ana
from his own viewpoint just what he
lid and why he did it.
This feeling has made all the easier
his acceptance OF the urgent and cor
dial invitations from civic and indus
trial bodies that have been showercd
on him from coast 10 coast.
II Is hoped President Taft win con-
ccntrate his efforts on the reasonably
feasible number Of those powerful.
close knit addresses he knows so well
how TO compose, and that his hosts
will not put too great a strain on his
proverbial good natured desire to
ohlisc.
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A GOOD YEAR IN
AGRICULTURE.


Early estimates of the department
of agriculture are not so encouraging
as 10 crop prospects as had been pre-
vious Indications although since they
were made public conditions have ma
terialiy improved. II the estimate re-
Gently given out proves TO be correct
the cereal yield of 1911 will be much
smaller than was that of 1910. The
falling off viii be over 500 00O0 600 bu-
shells In corn. Sl.OOO.0O0 bushels in
wheat. 9,O00.O 600 bushels In oats. 23.-
O00. 200 bushels i'm barley. and S00000O
bushels each in rye and buckwheat
The report for hay, rice, tobacco, and
haXseed is also bad.
Actually. however. the yield VIII pro-
baby be materially better than these
figures indicate. Since they were Civ
en- out there have been rains which
have greatly improved the prospects,
The crop yield Of the country will not
be so big this year as was at one time
hoped for, owing to the extreme hot
weather and the unexpected drouth,
but il will be very creditable. notwith-
standing. II the rains had come i'm
July they would have helped
In Michigan the fruit crop will be
an important factor. Michigan peach
es are already coming in and the pros
poets for a big crop are said to be ex-
cellent. Apples will also be much more
plentiful than last year, although ap-
parently the crop win not he unusual
appear to fare better in this respect
than this one. The lesson for Michi-
gan fruit growers, which. must be taken
seriously TO heart before the best re-
suits can be secured, is the need of
spraying and in this respect we can
learn from some of the more recently
settled western sections which have
sprung into national prominence as
fruit growing centers. An orchard
should receive care, the same as any
other part of the farm, and ii viii
yield big returns for a comparatively
small amount of attention.
The South promises to contribute
much to the agricultural wealth OF the
country this year, for bumper cotton
crop is promised. At this stage Of the
growing season apparently nothing can
come which will keep the crop below
100000 bales. That mark has never
been touched thus far, but this year it
will undoubtedly be passed. The es-
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23

Expert Finlay's opinion Of our COP
per mines isn't especially good news
either for the investor or speculator
in copper shares. although the future
may be brighter than he predicts. He
mas placed 10 value on hopes" Of
what may be found i'm ground not
Yet opened but has valued only the
copper i'm ght. This was the proper
thing for him to do. For many years
th copper mines have been paying
ta2as on "hopcs." and it's high time
they wore assessed on purely ply
sical baei and at as near actual pres
cnt worth as it is possible to de'er-
mine
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this is MY GATH BIRTHDAY"

Sir Charles Day Rose, one of the
Canadian born members of the British
parliament. was born August %, 1S47,
and received his education in that city.
I'm his younger days he was a captain
in the MONTREAL Garrison Artillery and
served with that corps at Trout River
on the occasion of the Fenian invas-
ion of 1870. OF late years Sir Charles
has made his home in England. where
he has attained a position of high
eminence in the world of finance. En-
tering the banking firm of Morton, Rose
and Company, of New York and Lon
don, he worked his way up until he
succeeded his father. the late Rt. Hon.
Sir John Rose, as head of the firm.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23
"RouND THE CIRCLE"

II is announced that President
Taft's great tour Of the west will be-
gin about the middle of September
and include some thirty-three states
In 1893 the president made similar
trip.
These presidential swings round
the circle are clearly growing into
established usage. remarks the Mil
waukee Sentinel Those who dislike
the usage, and see in the tours some
cheapening of the presidential dig
nifty, some disposition on the part of
this or that local celebration or expo
sition enterprise to exploit the nations
CHIEF magistrate from the drawing
card" point of view etc. must not
blame the president for It.
The presidential tour is becoming
more and more a response TO public
demand and expectation. The people
want it. They like it. They do the
voting, and they rule.
They have acquired a taste for com
ing in rapport with the presidents.
for the meetings which enable them
to use their own eyes and ears in
Judging for themselves what manner
of man the president is.
The custom is emlnenuy democratic
and American. Lincoln believed in it
as a good thing for himself, spiritually
speaking. He called his meetings with
the people taking his public opinion
bath" He said it dld him good; and
there can be no doubt that it did them
good.
AS a question Of sheer public use
fulness, it is easy TO see how the pres
ident who responds literally 10 these
popular demands on him can do a
great deal moro good than the prcsi-
dent who should bark back to the aris-
tocratic tradition and remain at the
capital shut up in shell of isolated
grandeur. like the Thibetan dalai lama
or the emperor Of China.
He can make his speeches carefully
prepared and instructive expositions
of his policies and of the great nation
al and International questions ne has
to deal with, and ne can usefuIIy sound
public sentiment. one speech Of that
sort prepared for and spoken TO any
given community will catch the ear
and reach the Intelligence Of that
community with more force than
twenty long distance general disquisi-
tions spread thin in the news columns
Of the press and displayed through the
editorial medium.
The presidents Forthcoming speeches
will be Of that careful character. He
has acted with great independence |
throughout the recent session Of con
sress; has thrown to the winds the
taken personal risks in acting as the
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23
THE GOOD ADVISER.

Poor Carrie Nation" said a New
York clergyman. had her good points.
nd one of them was a belief I'm tho
Ia plifting power OF woman.
Carrie Nation often used To tell
about club man who, In a very bad
way, consulted his physician. The club
man suggested for himself a sea voy-
age. but the physician didn't seem to
think that necessary.
"'What you. must do he said, and
If you do 1t you'll be yourself again
in a months to give up smoking and
drinking
man peevishly, you talk just like my
wife,"
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23

Inmates based on the departments most
recent figures make II appear that the
crop will be anywhere from 14.5OO,OoO
bales to 100000. Texas is believed
to be good for 100000 bales.
The corn crop of 1910 was the first
which passed the 3.000,000,0O0 bushei
line. More acres were planted this
year than ever before, and the early
indications pointed to yield of 3,OOO,-
OOO, 900 bushels. but the drought step
ped in and spoiled this prospect.-Sag-
inaw Courier Herald.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23

That Houghton dairyman who
pleaded guilty 60 watering the milk
ne sold his customers advanced the
unique excuse that the milk from his
cows Is so much richer than that
sold by other dealers that he had to
water 1t to get it down to the aver
age. Which, no doubt. has made many
people smile.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23
MORAL" REALiSTS.

William Dean Howell is a stout Op-
ponent of those novelists who. under
the pretext of reforming their read
ers, write books about vice.
such writer's" said Mr.. Howells,
at luncheon at Kittery Point. Me-.
remind me of a lad whose mother
said To him:
"'Why. Johnny. do believe you're
teaching that parrot to swear!'
No. I'm not, mother the boy re-
piled. Pm just telling it what it
mustn't say"
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23

In 1850 sir Charles Rose Joined Lord
Mount stephen and Lord Strathcona i'm
the syndicate for the construction of
the Canadian Pacific Railway. He has
been a member uf parliament since
1908. I'm which year he was elected
to represent the Newmarket division
of Cambridge. In the last general ell
ection he carried Newcastle for tho
Liberals.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23

10 show that they are purely literary
and not spoken is to aid and abet lie
which is not any better because it is
a lie by inference and not an open
falsehood.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23

Manuel, we are told, is making prep
arations for a return to the Portu-
guese throne. In the meantime Pur-
tugal is going ahead and attending
strictly to business.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23

And having succumbed to the Amer
Ican banquet, Admiral Togo is no
doubt convinced that a peaceful in
vasion is attended with its dangers.
as well as an armed one.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23

eriy values. Every dollar sent out
of this community THAT could as wen
be spent here hiaders the wheels OF
progress and helps 20 build up some
other community at your expense.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23

Republican Leader Mann saws the
Republicans deserve all the credit for
the good work done in the House
during the extra session and Speaker
Champ Clark declares the Democrats
should have the credit Take your
choice.
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23

The presidents vetoes are straight
forward, elusive. strong, weak. deep
and shallow. 1t depends altogether
ON the viewpoint
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23

That congressional adjournment is
an excellent thing but can anybody
name one good reason why It should
not have come month ago?
The Calumet news., 1911-08-23
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1911.

Well. when our copper plays out we
can go farming Fortunately land
hereabouts is suited to agriculture.