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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-09

she undertook last year. She was joined recently by the Miami. Their season will not end until about the 1st of June. These boats by an inter- national agreement are making the patrol for the benefit of European ma tions as well as the United States.
 The first report to reach the treasury department is from the Onondaga. Captain B. M. Chiswell commanding. The Onondaga got tue heaviest of the work. stood out to sea almost con- tantly. running into Norfolk only for coal. She patrolled over POO miles of coast. from Cape Hatteras to the Dela- ware break water. where she met the ltasca. cruising out from New York. Frequently the trim little cutter was sent out hard under forced draft. near ly always in raging storm and some times in a binding blizzard or fog. in answer to wireless s. 0. s. calls. Un- der forced draft she made from eight cen to nineteen knots. The Onondaga
 has a displacement of 936 tons. 205 feet length and 32 feet beam and q draft of 13 feet 6 inches. She carries four six-pounder rapid fire guns and has complement of nine officers and slxty-three men.
 Captain Chiswell describes his work. day by day, of assisting eleven ves- sels. having on board 2S3 passengers. The vessels were valued at $1 1,O94 300. and the cargoes $744.OOO. Three dere- licts and the wreck of the Monroe were destroyed.
 The most valuable vessel assisted by the Onondaga was the American steamer Freida of New York. bound from Sabine Pass. Tex. for Baltimore. with q cargo of sulphur. The Freida grounded three miles of False Cape.
 Va., in heavy fog. Dec. 24 The On ondaga happened to be nearby and quickly reached the Freida and ran out a hawser and hauled her of.
 The schooner Augusta w. Snow was thrice reported in distress by as many passing steamers The cutter, after thirty.two hours search. found her
 helpless in a rough sea, with her rud- der about to drop off,. and lowed her
 into Hampton Roads Jan. [. ... On Jan. 1b the Onondaga was sum-
 moned to quell a mutiny on the barge
 Scully. off Sewah Point. An armed
 boats crew boarded the barge heard
 testimony on both sides and arrested
 the ringleader.
 I On Jan. 26 she rescued the schooner Adam Wilson. which had sunk 0ff
 Buckroe Beach, Va. The captain with
 his crew got away in boat, but he was compelled to leave $2,600 in cash behind. The cutter righted tho schoo. ner and lowed her into Hampton
 Roads. and the skipper recovered the
 money.
 On Jan. 28. while cruising off Cape
 Hatteras, the Onondaga was sum-
 n,Oned by wireless to aid the schooner Warren Adams. in danger of being dashed ashore in heavy gale. With
 In twenty minutes the cutter was
 aloneside and towed her 120 miles tc
 Hampton Roads. ''' Many other Storass of valuable ssEv. . ls,> ~,> <0lA '.H v:
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-09
Trips to the Glacier.

The Ford automobile, holding four people, will make trips to the Valdez Glacier for $4.00 a trip. An excellent road has been built. View the sights. See Owen Meals.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-09
Notice.

Notice.
 Notice is hereby given that the an nual meeting of the stockholders of The First Bank of Valdez will be held at the office of said bank in the Town of Valdez, Alaska, on Tuesday, July the 14th, 1914, at the hour of four o'clock p. m. at which meeting the directors of said bank shall be selected for the ensuing year, and such other business transacted as may regularly come before said meet ing.
 k14 M. BLUM, Secretary.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-07-09
Nubons corsets.

Try Mrs. St. Marie's for one of those Nubone corsets. If
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
AN INEXPENSIVE
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT
For The Girl Who Has LiYle to Spend

Christmas Is the time for entertainment
OF every description. There are house
parties galore, there are parties for the
out-of-town guest, and almost everybody
has e family reunion Everything is so
expensive these days that the girl who
wants TO entertain on modest scale is
often very much perplexed.
How to entertain in a generous and yet
an economical way has puzzled more than
one worthy housekeeper. The answer Is
really more simple than one would Inn
agine-just this: why not give buffet
supper7
The buffet supper is the last word in
informal affairs. And people are getting
more and more informal every year. 1t
saves the hostess great deal Of incon-
venience, as she can put all the eatables
at once on side table and will be
spared all the bother OF serving. Have
a medium-szed table daintily spread with
a pretty white cloth. on this you can
put a dish of assorted sandwiches. There
are n great many delicious and mex
pensive kinds, for instance, the Pimento
cheese sandwich. Other sandwiches may
be made OF olives, grated cheese, jelly,
minced meats cream cheese with brown
bread, lettuce, cream cheese and nuts,
and any meats you may have at hand.
This offers variety enough to please
everybody, and will not cost you over
dollar at the most. With this you may
servo hot coffee. If you have n perco-
lator you can keep the. coffee warm with
out much trouble. II you do not possess
such luxury, you will have to renew
your supply of coffee once in a while,
Let the men serve their partners.
Small dishes of candy should be placed
here and there about the table. Then
you can have a dainty plate OF crackers
on the side and a small scent cream
cheese covered with raspberry jam. This
is very good, and IL you are afraid Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
Did You Ever Know That

Pickles will never become moldy IL you
put a tiny bag of mustard in the top of
the receptacle in which they are kept?
II your silk dress looks rusty you can
revive it by sponging it with water in
which potatoes have been boiled2
Mice can be most successfully ex-
terminated II you stuff all their holes with
a piece OF rag which has been dipped in
water and then in cayenne pepper2
A very quick way to cool hot liquid
is to pass it through a clean cloth satu-
rated with cold water? And IL the liquid
Is soup no trace OF grease will remain?
II you lay your silver away Ia common
flour II will remain bright for some time?
You can warm over meat much more
quickly il you wrap it in CREASED paper7
The steam will prevent the meat from be-
coming hard and dry.
Precipitation stains can be removed from
thin shirtwaist by soaking Il IN cold
water, 70 which you have added a little
sodium blcarbonate, before It has been
washed?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
MODES OF THE HOUR

The tailleur. the trotteur and tho sports
suit are closely related to each other
so closely related, in fact. are the latter
two thai one well-chosen suit will an
swer both purposes.
Covert cloth, which has always been
strictly reserved for country wear, is now
used for walking suits for town. In con-
formity with the vogue for fur, covert
cloth suits appear trimmed with fur.
which is decidedly incongruous and far
from beautiful when the unfortunate
choice is beaver.
Greenish gray. sand. bsque or putty
are, the tones i'm which this material is
developed, and each and every one strikes
jarring note with beaver, even IL the
surmounted.
An attractive little tour de cou" and
a muff in one of the new small shapes
are the best adjuncts to the trotteur
suits when furs are necessary.
Straps and belts and buttoned pockets
are features of the walking suit for town
quite as much as they are of their coun-
try cousin, the sports suit.
The suit illustrated today is made of
velours and has borrowed freely from the
Norfolk Jacket.
The coat is made with a yoke, with
straps that follow the line of box plaits
and with the plain collar and lapels that
always accompany the Norfolk jacket.
Slipping the belt through tuck.
plat or a strap is favorlte fashion
just now. but not one to be recommended
to the girl who proposes to wear her
suit beyond the season.
Innovations and oddities have a discon-
eerting way of banlshlng as quickly as
they come When they first appear they
have a certain style that carries the day,
and afterwards they merely cheaper the
appearance of a garment.
In addition to the natural fulness of
the gored skirt, the skirt pictured has a
box plat in front that is stitched down
only about half of its length.
The hat OF sand-eolOred silk Is faced
with black velvet. The band around the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
Facial Blemishes

Many face is marred by plmples.
Now water is of the utmost value to
the one who has pimples on her face,
It keeps the stomach clear and liver
in healthy state, and il. in addition
to having pimples. your skin is salow.
just add the juice OF a ripe lemon 10
the morning glass OF water, which one
must take fasting.
A glass OF hot water on rising, a glass
last thing at night and tumblerful half
an hour before lunch and dinner.
The woman with a plmply skin, and.
indeed, a sallow one, too. must positively
turn her back upon all candy, fats. rich
diet, pastry, rich sauces, ices, etc and
indigestble things; self-denlal must abso-
lutely be practiced as regards food.
outdoor exercise. too, Is most essential .
just a brisk walk OF two miles or so
every day or twice a day n possible.
FOR one cannot have too much outdoor
me, When out az doors draw in deem.
bun breaths OF fresh air
Have your window open when working
m q room-you cannot have too much OF
the fresh air around you. Any duties Won
can perform IN the garden, So much ne
better for your health and beauty: but a
brisk walk day IN day out. ia SUNSHINE
or Ia rain win do you much good. and
II you walk upright, head ana chest well
up, shoulders well back, the greatest bene-
fits viii be derived from this ramble. The
diet should include the liberal use OF
juicy fruits, steWed or steamed ags and
prunes, and stale brown breads. or well-
cooked oatmeal. "A dessertspoouful ~
olive Oh twice a day has a laxative effeof
and Is also nourishlng
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16

crown is one OF the novelty trimmings
and closes at the side with cockade and
an ornament.
One of the privileges of the plain suit
is to put the waist in its proper place. 1t
has been as elusive as the features of a
Turkish woman behind her veil, and
while the moyen age line controlled the
situation It seemed almost indlscreet to
mention it,
At present the newest and jauntiest of
suits show waist line without any re-
serve. The line under the arm is per-
mitted to curve naturally, but the skirt
of the coat may depart from the figure
in any kind of ripple or flare.
The hip-length coat Is very popular
with the best fashion artists. 1t came.
perhaps, as a natural rebound from the
redlngote and came with surprising
quiclsness.
There is a certain elegance to the red
ingote that is distinctly impossible to the
short Jacket
On the other hand, there is a jaunty
air, a dashing quality to these little hip
length Jackets that the redingote lacks.
Possibly the redlngote is better choice
for the older woman, and youth can
Haunt the short jacket and appropriate 1t
as its own.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
Wires BusyP

take however of imagining that their
work isn't watched, and they grow slip
shod. Such girls will never be promoted
and they are really running their own
chancosv'
what do you think about the sub
scribers' attitude to the telephone glrl?'
The chief operator held up her hands
in despair. "As far as women are con-
cerned, 1 would rather attend to the call
of the toughest and most uneducated of
rough men than that of the average
woman! know that from him
would get sszdore polteness and more
consideration! Business women In partic-
ular are really dreadful to deal with.
They are so peremptory and so impatient.
They insist upon getting the number in
stantly, and IL the line is busy they ut
terly refuse to believe It. Their manner
over the wire to the operator is abomi-
nable as a general rule. Yes, indeed, men
are so times more considerate in this
respect than women!
Just recently, when a certain lady
was trying TO get a certain number
there was little difficulty in getting
connection. 1 did my best, and we had
some talk over the wire about the get
ting of the connection. She informed me
that as I was only telephone operator
she could not talk to me. and that she
considered me beneath her notice. I was
fNAg AAhNh 9AApll9Gh at llHI IuutHt6as
However. one must bear with these
things. Luckily, that type of person is
seldom encountered"
You must have some pleasant expert
ences to counterbalance the unpleasant"
ooh. yes; we do have amusing things
happen!' and the chief operator smiled
remlniscently; "only the other day a
man called up to ask If we could tell
him whether the sun would ever shine
again? He seemed really anxious about
1t, and we gave him the best informa-
ton we could"
rs there much nervous strain about the
work."
"Undeniably. But one gets accustomed
TO it, and IL proper care of the health be
taken outside OF office hours, particularly
in regard to the eyes, which are subjected
TO the greatest strain Of all, danger of a
nervous breakdown should be done away
with. 1 think that the business of the
telephone girl is very interesting, and.
speaking from personal experience, rec
ommend it 10 the girl anxious to work
hard and succeed"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
One Type of Subcriber
Unfair to the Telephone Girl


DO you ever give the telephone girl
the benent of the doubt? If you do you
are the exception. not the common lndi-
yiduai. Somehow or other, the tele-
phone girl comes in the class with the
5anitor. the plumber and the specialist
we blame them on general principles.
Fous can- up sallie Smith and the re-
port comes that the wire is busy. Now
how many times do. you believe this
answer
she's only loanngl I never saw such
n girl She never gives us anything we
want. Every time | call number she
swears they're busy. I'll bet she has
some fellow hanging over her chair or
a novel she wants to finish Really, I'm
going to have the phone taken out.
never had such service! Why, the last
time was told the Smiths were busy
they said they weren't busy at all! Mrs,
Smith was sitting right beside the
phone. and it never made a sound"
Women Of this type cause great deal
Of trouble. They make accusations
against the telephone girl which they
would be unable to prove. The people
who said the phone did not ring may
have been right-as far as they know.
Many times the servants are using 1t at
the same time downstairs. or have left
the receiver Off. The telephone girl is
genuine hard worker and it Is unjust and
untrue 70 blame her on the score OF
idleness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16

The Nagging Woman

Tom and Agnes were considered the
hoppiest little couple In the world. Every
time It was a question Of conjugal per-
fectlon their acquaintances would re-
mind each other Of Toms good nature,
or Agnes sweet disposition. This was
true, In part. Tom was too good natured
TO quarrel and Agnes disposition was
only sweet in public. AT home, she was
the worst type of tyrant, the kind Of
woman who nags INCREASINGLY.
"Dearie, [ have theatre tickets for
Tuesday night We can put the baby
to bed early, and III call up and reserve
a table for us at some hotel. DO you
remember the last little supper we had
together? You wore your blue crepe de
chine.
Il wore nothing of the kind" answered
his wife. Il wanted to buy a crepe de
chine and you promised to get me one
the next time you went to the wholesale
house. You're still going, I presumed
don't see any reason why I can't dress
Hike other women. Mrs. Scott buys a
new gown for every affair she goes TO-
and her husband thinks she is an angel"
We'll, think my wife's an angel. tool"
agreed Tom heartily. You're Just as
charming IL you haven't a new gown for
every minute in the day"
There you go again! Just because
can't afford to dress up you rub II I'M
l wouldn't go to the theatre with you
now if never got there. And besides,
If you remember the last time you put
baby to bed you left him in draft, and
he nearly got his death of cold"
Poor Tom was quite speechess after
this accusation, for little Tom had de-
veloped q mysterious case of bronchitis
after the last time his father had been
trusted to put him to bed.
Agnes was model housekeeper, her
home was always spotless, her cook was
excellent The baby was lovely, and
was Kept so by strenuous efforts on his
mothers part. Tom would often pick
him up from the floor and toss him up
and down in his strong arms This was
most irritating to Mrs. Tom.
For goodness sake Tom, leave that
child alone. ! have trouble enough trying
to keep him strong and healthy without
upsetting his digestion by that silly nom
sense. You don't seem to realize that he
isn't a rubber doll"
Alright Tommy boy, your old papa
will put you back on the floor. Mamma
must know best what's good for babies
like you. There, young man"
Even man with n disposition like
Toms can become ill-tempered, IL he is
the object of continual nagging. No
one is SO easy TO get along with as n
peace-loving man, and most men are
built that way. You seldom hear men
quarreling. They say what they think,
and that is the end of it.
The nagging woman is the only solu-
tion of the problem of perpetual motion
And It is most unfortunate solution
for her many victims She seizes upon a
failing, she elaborat1s IL, she repeats It,
she sings II i'm every sharp key on the
scale. Every one fears her, for there is
no come back to the nagger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
PRETTY FEET AND ANKLES
This Article Contains Some Very Valuable Hints for the Girl Woma
Who Takes the Right Kind Of Pride in Her Appearance

In these days of short skirts 1t is very
look trim and neat. Nowadays a long
skirt for walking makes you look quite
dowdy, and yet the girl with thick ankles
and clumsy feet cannot be blamed for
wearing her skirts long
THE RIGHT SHOES.
You can do a very great deal toward
making your feet look smaller than they
really are. This does not mean that you
should squeeze them into shoes a size too
small for you. This is a very great mis-
take. Not only will your walk be awk-
ward in the extreme, but very soon the
shoes will lose their shape, for the parts
of the foot which are most restrained are
bound to bulge out as the leather softens.
BY wearing tight shoes also you really
send part of the fat of the feet up to
your ankles, making them look much
thicker than they really are.
Boots with long, pointed toes arc not the
right shape for making the feet appear
small. Choose rather those\ that are
slightly rounded at the toes and with
short toe-capS. Toe-capS or the proper
shape serve to diminish the apparent size
of the foot.
FLAT FEET.
A number of girls and women are fiat
footed nowadays. having practically no
arch TO their instep at all. Constant
standing is very bad for the shape of the
foot. predlsposlng 1t to fiatness. Domes-
tic servants and salesgirls, unless they
take great care. will rarely have that
pretty, high instep which is so much ad-
mlred, because they have to stand about
such a lot at their work. If you have
fiat feet you get tired so quickly after
walking. too, for your walk is robbed of
its natural spring.
TO STRENGTHEN THE INsTEP.
The following simple exercise is very
good for strengthening the instep and OBJ
Waiting a tendency to flat-footedness.
Practice rising on tip-toe and then letting
your heels fall naturally to the ground
again about 20 times morning and even
ing. The muscles of your feet get
strengthened considerably in this way as
you are bringing them all into active
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16

play. Never wear high-heeled shoes in
order that an artificial arch may be given
to your instep to supply the lack of a
natural one. You will merely make the
trouble worse IL you do. Constant bath
ing in salt water has very strengthen
Ing effect upon weak ankles. A little
gentle massage daily is good for them
also and will tend to improve their shape.
II your ankles are inclined to be thick
wear perfectly plain stockings without
ribs or ornamentation OF any kind. Keep
to black stockings. too. Never wear grey
or tan ones-these viii only serve to in
crease their apparent size.
Don't make the mistake of wearing very
thin-soled shoes for walking. For dressy
occasions, afternoon calls. ETC., they are
all very Well but If you walk long dis
tances in them not only will you get
tired very easily, but you will find your.
self troubled with unsightly and painful
corne on the soies of the feet.
lngrowing nails prove to be frequent
trouble with those who do not know
how to take proper care of their feet.
Sometimes also the ingTowing toe
nuns ult gdubeu Dy wearing UBnL
pointed shoes. Never cut your toe
nails to a curve at the edges. as you do
your finger-nalls; they should be cut per-
fectly straight. Should the nail begin to
show tendency TO grow into the flesh
at the corners of the toe, mako a W
shaped inclslon with pair of very sharp
scissors in the centre of the toenail at
the top. Gradually the nail will grow
from each side until It closes together
again at the gap. thus effectively check
ing the ingrowing tendency - at the sides.
A good plan, too, is to insert just q
long piece of cottonwood between the
toe-nail and the toe at each corner.
One of the greatest secrets of boot COM
fort lies In never wearing ones outdoor
shoes indoors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
The Toilet Table

II your hands get very cracked with
the soda water used for washing and
washing up. nothing Is better than to
clarity little mutton suet and rub Il
into the hands at night Then put on
pair OF old gloves with the tips cut on
the fingers. and the palms slit after
few days treatment your hands viii be
white and soft. II the skin round the
nail gets sore. and the nails brittle. soak
the hnser-trips ia warm olive oil every
other night. You can use the OH again
ana again for this purpose. as olive oil
IS expensive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-16
ALightDiet

Light diet includes milk. milk Bad-
dlass. eurds ana whey chicken ana
chicken BROTH EGGS. cualards, Hhllo ash
-=hread-ana-buEter. weak tea with plenty
of mik IN Ct
There is lots 81 nourishment ia an these
things They are easily dieested and
dont tend 10 lncEease Inflammation. ~
richer. heavier and mere solid things may
a..
30 very careful 70 see thar everything
brought % ~ invalid ls perfectly fresh
and s1cd
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