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Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18
The Road to Thrones.

In the year l716 girl called Marie
GAbbadie was hired as a servant III
an inn at Pierrefitte, France. She was
the daughter Of peasants named Dom
Unique Habas and Marie d'Abbadic
a Bearnais from the village Of Boeilli.
whose name was Jean de St. Jean.
stayed In this inn, saw the pretty maid
fell in love with her and on May 30.
1919. welded her in the church ut AS
sat. They had several daughters. the
eldest Of whom On Feb 70. 1854, was
married at BOeilh to Henri BernadOtte.
son Of Jean Bernadotte, mas
ter tailor. Their son was Napoleon
marshal. Bernadotte, who became kim,
of Sweden and whose great-grandsons
are respectively King Gustave v. of
Sweden and King HaakOn VII. of Nor-
way
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18
WASHING THE HANDS.
How to Get Them Clean After . Greasy
Job on the Motorcar.


Job on the Motorcar. y
The following Is u practice long IA.
miliar to railway engineers. who have
to mess around oil. and it should serve
equally well for their present DAY cOad.
TUTORS Of the motor car:
Wash the hands In warm water.
using q soft, free lathering soap. Work
up a good lather and then dip. the fin
gers into a small dish Of lnbricating
oil. This will further emulsify with
the lather already on the hands and
quickly cut the CRIME and dirt. lea wing
the hands clean and soft. DO not Use
too much oil. and always soap the
hands before applying the oil.
After using this mixture be sure to
let the washtow, drain and then rinse
il quickly. as the oil. II left. separates
from the soap and makes ghastll
nIess on the sides.
Another good way Of cleaning The
hands after 4 dirty job around the car
ia to wash them In turpentine. rubbing
II well into the skin and then wiping
off thoroughly Oh something that can
be thrown away. BY doing this and
finishing with warm water ana plenty
Of soap the hands may be cleansed. OF
all traces of the greasiest Job.-New
York Post.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18
FOOD FOR THE AGED.
Some Diet Rules For Those Who Ar
Advanced In Years

Advanced In Years
Libraries have been written on diets
for business men and actresses. but
little thought has been given what aged
people should eat "Superintendents
of homes for the aged show absolute
ignorance Of the diet that senile
changes necessitate." writes Dr. |. l.
Naslier In the Medical Review Of Re.
views
With advancing aye there Is less
strength aud activity For these rea
SOILS the amount of food should lie di
minislled The loss If teeth In old age
Is natures signal that IN aged person
should no longer eat meat. the only
food that needs to i.r thoroughly mas
ticated lit IL not necessary suddenly
to discontinue the use of meat. There
should be a gradual reduction. and
only the light meat Of Young animals
and fowl should he taken
There Is no definitely prescribed diet
for old age. but there are few rules
tbs ran he followed. The total
~, oln, Of food mus, bc diminished
u must be Thoroughly cooked and fine
r. chopped. Vegetables containing
nkich cellulOse shonld be freely used
Foods should he given In u liquid, semi
liquid or mush form. and dry foods
should be avoided Foods should not
be given at shorter intervals than four
Or i've hours.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18
THE WHITE PLAGUE.
tuberculosis 10 Often the Result 81
Lack e Nourishmsnt

While tuberculosis IL caused by O
well known germ. we often have a
right to be suspicious Of its coming
from want Of proper nourishment
This would seem to be a forerunner of
the true disease of tuberculosis.
This want of nourishment Is to be &C
counted for in several ways. The di
gestive system may I've naturally weak
. - that IL. born weak. Ii may have been
strong in early life, but abused Ivy tn"
use OF alcohol. eating rapidly when
physically or mentally tired or 10y
gulping food without proper chewing.
A plunge bath just after eating will
often arrest digestion. The drinking
of ice water during Il meal or iced tea
and coffee will reduce the temperature
IF the stomach 80 that the natural
process Of digestion is intprfered with
Az n result. the food is not properly
prepared for the organs to absorb It.
blood stream as II travels through the
system Of arteries to build up the diff
ferent TISSUES of the body.
There are certain things that nature
demands for building up healthy bodies
We must have some nitrogen in the
form Of meat or eggs or beans We
must have some fats, and we must
have some starhes: otherwise the body
will he partly starved and disease
germs will thrive in the different It's.
Sues This occurs more often In the
lungs than anywhere else, but there IL
hardly an organ In the body that will
not, under certain conditions. become
tuberculOus. - DR.. Samuel g. Dixon,
Health Commissioner Of Pennsylvania
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18
TO UTILIZE THE SUMS HEAT.
Why Not Store Il In Oil In GUNNER
and Make Il Work For Us?

Why Not Store Il In Oil In GUNNER
and Make II Work For Us?
or course water can be heated only
to the boiling temperature. but there
are many liquids that can be heated to
\ very much higher temperature than
this without boiling. have taken q
tumbler Of olive oil and heated It by
means Of u thin iron wire connected
with n vOltaic battery. placed In the
tnnlbler Of oil test tube filed with
wa'er. In short time the water was
boiling. but the oil remained perfectly
quiescent. II you store up hot oil In.
stead Of water you will have at your
command source Of heat able to do
all your cooking and even produce
steam power to work machinery.
We have plenty Of heat going ~
waste IN Washington during the sum.
mer time, for the suns rays are very
powerful and We do not use the roofs
Of our buildings except to keep of the
rain What wide expanses Of roof are
available in all our large cities for the
utilization Of the suns rays. Simple
pipes laid up On the roof and contain
ing oil or some other liquid would soon
become heated by the suns rays. The
hot oil could be carried into an Ia
sulated tank and stored. You could
thus not only conserve and utilize the
heat that falls upon the tops Of your
houses. but effect some cooling of the
houses themselves by the abstraction
of this heat.-.\lexander Graham Bell
In National Geographic Magazine.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18
Power Of Eioquonco.

A story Is told of the great Irish
orator, O'COnnell. An attack had heen
made upon him In the house Of com
mons When O'Connell arose to reply
his lofty brow was black with thun-
der and his arm uplifted as il to strike.
Then, checking himself. he said, But
the gentleman says he loves Ireland"
Lowering his tone t. the ripping muir
muir Of q summer crook. he continued,
II have NO words ef bitterness or re-
proach for any man who loves IRE
land" The pathos In the fragmentary
utterance Of the last word brought
tears to the eyes q many veterans of
the house.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18
An Audacious Schoolbov.

The audacity Of Warren Hastings as
a Westminster schOOlboy in carving
bis name beneath the clock on the
western tower Of the abbey pales be
fore the audacity Of another Westmin
ster schoOlbOy. who secreted himself
In the abbey III fultillment Of a wager
that he would sleep In the abbey. not
withstanding the report that the ghost
Of Bradshaw. the president Of the
court ut the trial of Charles l.. who in
the time Of the commonwealth Occu-
pied the deanery, haunted the building.
He spent the night In the abbey and
occupied bis time In carving his name
ON the coronation chair. which bears
to this day the following rudely cut in
scripton: Il. Peter Abbott, slept In
this chair. dundee Advertiser.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18

People declare that they have seen a
neld Of grass gradually change color
during . shower Of rain. thousands Of
mushrooms springing up before their
eyes This ID an optical illusion caused
BY the rain beating down the grass.
The mushrooms do not really spring
up during q single shower Of rain.
They are there already. but hidden by
the grass. and when the rain beats
down the grass 1t exposesthe hidden
Mail.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18
XMAS PRESENTS FOR
SOLDIERS ARRIVE FRANCE

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 49,
A Christmas present for each man in
the American army in France arrived
at European port today, it was an
nounced by the war department.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18
Tho Call to individuality.

No man thinks his own thoughts; NO
man uses his own eyes: no man stands
upon his own feet: no man walks alone
We 90 In 6ocks: we lean on others; we
follow the n,ultitudes blindly; we bend
our necks TO the yoke Of public opin.
lon; We have no self reliance. The
only virtue We have is conformity. The
demand Of the uge Is for men and wo-
men Of character who are self poised.
self reliant. Independent and self as
sertive Society follows customs and
routine The redemption Of the race
Ii In the originality OF Individual
Jacob Gould Schurman.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18
ROCKEFELLER HOME BURNED
BY INCENDIARY FIRE

CLEVELAND, Dec. 18.-John D..
Rockefeller's Forest Hill home was
destroyed by fire last night. 1t is be-
lieved to be the work of incendiaries.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18
Ford Production at Peak

DETROIT: On the goth of Novem-
Der the Ford Motor Co.. struck the
highest point in its production. manu-
featuring on that day 5000 cars. and
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-12-18

A complete line Of fountain pens.
perfumes, stationery. etc.. at the
Valdez Drug Store. Buy your Xmas
gifts there. tt
Rainer Cereal Beverage, non-in-
toxicating at q. Hunts. #
Xmas Goods
and useful articles are now coming
on every boat. for the Emporium. Il
A nics line Of carpenter tools Of
RsdeiDAsA 4
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24
SWEDEN's TRADE THREAT

Sweden threatens to cut on all
American imports in retaliation for
our embargo on food supplies and
war materials, supposed to be trans
shipped by Sweden into Germany.
Well let Sweden do so. We can
very well get along without shipping
anything to Sweden II we have to-
In fact, we have need for about all
we are likely to produce at home.
We also can very well get along
without buying anything from Sweden
II we have to. Through Norway
Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland.
enormous quantities Of American
foods and war materials have found
their way into Germany. The sta
tistics show that the imports Of these
countries from the United States have
increased from two hundred to four
hundred per cent since the war began.
If We are to win this war we must
stop this underhanded supply Of our
enemy, and no threats OF trade retail
iation may be allowed to affect our
action.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24
Ripping Rhymes
Av WALT MASON
woRKDAY AFFAIRS.

Yes. truly. there are other things
than captains. catapults and kings. Of
which we should be thinking: VIC all
have errands To pursue. and divers
things VIC ought 10 do. with energy I'M
shrinking. It's we'll to talk about the
war. Of all the carnage | abhor. at quit
ting time or later. but If 7 use the boss's
time TO talk OF Kaiser Wilhclm's crime.
l am Il selling platter. ! 80 on duty er-
cry day. and wrap up packages Of hay.
attending to our patrons: my thoughts
are all on how to please such useful
customers as these, the non!ed men and
matrons. The clerk Is worthy Of his
hire" so says the boss. and I desire
to have him think so always: so on
his customers wait. and try to keep
my smile on straight. above my sorrel
galaways. But when the evening whis-
tie blows. I talk Of swords and things
like those. and roast the bloody kaiser:
till 9 o'clock I paint things red. and
then It's time TO 20 10 bed. for I'm an
early riser. All day my minds on rice
and prunes. on taking in the picayunes.
to help my good employer; I do not
think have a right to slosh around In
blood till night. when I'm a grim de-
stroyer.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24
AN ADMINISTRATION PEST

In the Senate Hamilton
Illinois, speaking the BILL made the follow
ooo o swndd
OF
burdens of this BILL
believe that contemplate fahood or
made the United States
Congress- the Treasury Department.
time proof aggregang $O00 $S0OOoO
United States crmlnaE
negligent publishing and starting
individual
criminal prosecution started is the best
evidence other words the
fronaI Illinois plain unyarnished liar
loudly about PATRIOTISM
brought the war"
Among demagogu fashion talk Of
working
supplies the Allies before this be-
because Of the entrance of the
There establishing such limit Iron and
supplies
practically everything sold abroad and
demand To-day enormous
quantities sold producers the United
Italy Coal which
$500 wahp and for the manufactures
United States
Almost daily appeals Washington
show their patriotism the
shown their patriotism and have stood
pests speak
Of the with which is to
:eeded
anywhere
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24
TROUBLE IN RUSSIA

s Disquieting news again comes from
Prussia. Apparently the Germans
shave made successful attack upon
1.-The northern part Of the long Russian
't'line, and Riga and even Petrograd it.
.i-self are supposed to be in danger.
- It is too much to expect we'll organ
Eized Russian resistance for many
-smonths to come. The seeds Of revolu-
rstion have been broadly sown among
Fall Russian classes, and they have
drought forth a crop OF discomfort and
Decentralization. permeating all OIL,
Scialdom and the Russian army. 1t Is
sprobable that many defeats and much
Suffering will be endured before the
aRussian people find themselves; be-
fore they realize that liberty is not
s.license. that man attains the fullest
Fright to freedom by obedience to
necessary and properly constituted
-~authority. All the Democracies OF the
world look with hope and anxiety to
the new Russian Democracy, but they
..,.know too well the trials and tests to
(which Russia will be subjected before
cher full strength can be organized and
,smade effective.
:. France paid the price Of freedom In
pa revolution which swept away all
Established order and drenched the
sstreets Of a hundred French cities
:vwith the blood Of their best sons. not
ssror weeks or months only. but through
n-many years. and only the iron hand OF
s.,Napoleon finally restored order and
System.
s Russia may have to undergo trial
L.as costly and as severe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24
PROPAGANDA MAKES
LITTLE HEADWAY IN MOSCOW

killed in the war. Expert tanners are
also available and as soon as wood e1-
tracts can be had the leather tanlihe
will be relieved.
Shoe tickets are now issued In all the
leading Russian cities. Persons re-
curing shoes frequently stand in line al
,, the shops for hours and are then unaolc
70 obtain desirable shoes at any price.
In consequence men, women and chill
dren are nearly all ill-shod. IT is not
uncommon to see handsomely dressed
women wearing rusty old shoes wholly
out Of harmony with the rest OF their
costume. Cobbiers are 80 busy repair
Ing shoes that they will seldom promise
Job in less than q week.
Russian peasants are accustomed TO
wearing sandals Of woven oirch-oark
and the shortage Of leather has brought
these into more general use among la
borers.
The effort Of the Zemstvos to relieve
the leather famine is typical OF the
work the associations are doing along
score Of lines. Peasant cottage In
dustries have been fostered for many
years by the Zemstvos. which furnish
materials and patterns to workers and
direct the selling Of wares. This work
Is now being directed along lines which
will supply the ordinary wearing ap-
parel and household necessities that
cannot reach Russia because Of lack Of
transportation facilities.
Through cooperative buying and
selling the Zcmstvos arc also able to
reduce prices on fuel and other staple
articles required In every home. The
government has recently announced It's
decision to take over breadstufts and
will probably utilize the zemstvos in
locating available grain.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24
A SPLENDID SERVICE

4 The Intelligencer- is more than
sspleased to be able to call attention to
he extent and variety Of its special
s3war news these days.
!, The special correspondence OF Hey.
wood Broun. accredited representative
with the Pershlng army, throws nu-
simerous and striking side lights on the
life Of the American soldier in France.
Numerous special articles each week.
descriptive Of the war events. have
given The Intelligencer readers an
understanding Of the progress OF the
war, furnished by few newspapers in
the country, and by none in the Ohio
Valley.
The increasing demand for The Intel
ngencer every day is the best evil
dence Of the public's appreciation Of
superior service.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24

the channels 10 Hartford served by boat
lines to New York. receive $'O.ln@. East
Chester and West Chester creeks. III New
York-whicn, despite their apparently
trivial designations, arc crowded water
thoroug hfarcS-aul four other similar
wator courses near New York City re-
Icivc together Sl1.00U. Four Hudson
river harhnrs receive together $3.0Oo
Tartan Say. y. j.. and 10 connecting
streams, all busy carriers of clay
products receive $4,000. Eight small
streams: connecting with Delaware river
and hay. nu which boat lines operate,
receive $4,000. On Chesapeake Bay
with its great fleet of steam and sail
craft mostly running 10 Baltimore. 20
minor harborS and Strc>--> receive Sl5,-
500. Eight Virginia streams. connecting
with Chesapeake lSay. and served by
boat lines. receive s11.500. Nineteen
minor harbors and water courses con-
Meeting with the North Carolina Sound,
principally In district not served by
railroads. receive $4,000. Winyah Bay
and three connecting rivers In South
Carolina. served by steamboat lines. re-
ceive $4,000. The Altamaha river sys-
ten, in Georgia. having greater mile
age than any in New England. gets $40
geo. Eight minor harbors and streams
in Georgia. on all of which steam and
power 'hoais operate. receive Sl2.500.
Eleven smaller harbnrs and streams in
Florida receive S1l.o0n. And for the re-
moval of the water hyacinth from nav
igahlc waters in Florida. in 50 far AS 1t
may become an obstruction to naviga-
ton. $4,000 is allowed.
The United States government has
probably spent more cash In printing
diatribes Of Congressional ignoramuses
against expenditures for the removal OF
the water hyactnth than 1t has spent
for the actual work Of removal. But
any person with eyes in his head who
has ever made the boat trip on the Ok
lawaha river in Florida knows that the
water hyacinth. within week. can
strnnEle all navigation. covering n flow
ing stream with an impcnetrable Sar-
gasso Sea OF vegetation. unless the la
Dor Of determination be necessarily
maintained.
If any critic Of the act can put his
finger on single item which does not
SO we'll deserve its particular approp-
ration MS does every ono of those 1
have enumerated. then tho Government
system OF check and countercheck on
Congressional tendencies to draft" for
sixteen years in effective operation. Is
miserable failure.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24

Irish organization. 1t marched through
the streets Of New York twenty-four
hundred strong on Monday last to the
cheers OF tens Of thousands OF friends
and we'll wishers. 1t went with the
fire of battle in its eyes. Loyalty, cheer
fully. enthusiastically. and thousands
Of the sons and daughters Of ireland.
lining the streets and surrounding the
armory, and cheers and tears gave
them a good bye. memorable in New
York history We have no fear that
any considerable number Of the Amer.
lean people will fail to do their duty,
in this hour of national peril. and no
class, The Intelligencer is confident
will sacrifice more cheerfully or fight
more bravely. than Americans OF Irish
descent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24
CAPITAL NEWS

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Aug. a.
Charters were Issued today by the Sec
rotary OF state to tho following cor
porations:
.:Bockley Realty & Insurance Agency,
OF Rcckley. realty and insurance: cap.
itnl stock $4,000; incorporators r: E.
Carter. T. T. Combs. W. II. Rarden.
F.. NJ. Cook. OF Bcckley. and C. L..
Philips OF Fayetteville.
Mount Hope insurance Agency OF
Mount Hope, W. Va. realty and insur-
ance; capital took $4,000; incorpora-
tors T. l.. Feazcll. l.. b. Tully. Alex
McNobh. J. II. P!rrunK and T. H. Sny-
der, all OF Mount Hope.
Block & GINS Coal Mining company
Of Huntington. to operate mines In
Lincoln county; capital stock. 100000;
incorporntors A. J. Stein OF Nancebur8
Ky. !. Ncasc. George J. McComas. II
F. Love and L. NJ. McComas. all Of
Huntington.
Jackson Lumber company. Of ,Rowles-
hurfS W. W.. tn deal In timber. lum-
her. tIcs( poles md props: capital stock
$4,000; Incorporators J. F. Henderson
Of Pittsburgh. Pa; D. A, Jockson. W.
b. Bowman. c. +. Bowman and F. A.
Jackson. all Of Rowlcsburg.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24
Compensation Awards.

A pension of $40 a month was award
I'd tn day under tho state workmen's
compensation law by Commissioner Lee
OFT to Mrs. Sarah Cook OF North Fork
w. Va. widow nf II. Fl. Cook. killed
while In the employ OF tho Keystone
Coal & Coke company, August l.
Compensation also was awarded TO
tho following injured workmen:
y. NJ Ilanshnw. Of Charleston. EN-.
plOyc Of the South Side Foundry &
Machine Works. for amputation Of
fingers. 30 weeks Mt SIS a week: Charles
Hicks of rhauucey. ". Va. cmployc OF
l.ilz Smith. Island Creek Coal conn
pany. umputntiou right foot. los weeks
ut s.: G. II. Young. Of Psrkersburg
employ" ot ParkcrshnrE Iron & steel
company. amputation index fingers. 30
wccks at s6.IS Guilo Pal!ni. Of Shinns-
ton. cmnloyc Of Consolidation Coal COM
IHny. confused wound 81 hand. rs
weeks at s.; r. u. SRtterfcld. OF En-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24
SHUT OFT SULPHUR.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-An en-
barge has been placed on exports OF
sulphur TO Canada. in order that the
supply for war needs OF tho United
States may not be unduly depleted.
Canadian wood pulp mills furnishing
supplies for about three fourths OF the
news print paper used In the United
States will be seriously affected.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24
AN IRISH REGIMENT

Those who have doubted the loyalty
OF Irish Americans: those who have
been led by few noisy agitators to
believe that considerable portion Of
the Irish in this country favored the
cause of Germany. would do we'll to
read the moving story Of the depart.
Aure OF an Irish regiment from New
prk on Monday last. The Sixty-fifth
York Militia, is almost a solid
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NOTICE..

Persons desiring to call The
lntelIigencer editorial rooms arc
Informed that members Of the
staff are on duty constantly from
7 o'clock In the evening until 8
o'clock in the morning, and that
inability to secure connection with
The intelligence office can only
be due to inefficient telephone
service. Always demand getting
connection when you desire II, and
do not be put off with the opera
tors statement that the telephone
is not being answered.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-24

terprise, w. Va cmploye Of Console
dalton Coal company. murt by slate
fall. 80 weeks at 1864; l.. S. Robert
son. Of Sistersvillc, W. Va, employee
Carter Oh company. amputation Of the
thumb. IS weeks at 81.
New subscriptions TO the fun from
the following labor employing concerns
were approved: Holly River Coal COM
pany. Cniontown. Pa: Mozena Coal
company. Wayne. W. Va; Shnrlow Gas
Coal company. Huntington; Pincy Creek
Coal company. Huntington. W. Va;
Union TRANSFER company. Huntington:
Harrison Engineering & Construction
company, Of Buffalo. y. Y.