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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-02
WHY CLOTHES WEAR OUT.
Little BsIls of Fluff Found Around the
 Houss Give the Answer,

The microscope has answered that hng puzzling question of why clothes wear out By the aid of this instru- ment that uncovers mysteries of the world hidden to the unaided human eye, 1t is revealed that when cloth is handled some fbers are rubbed off. which in time become visible and ob jectionable. The formation of this fluff Is not unlike the growth of snowballs that boys ron. Under the microscope. especially with reflected light. these balls of fluff are wonderfully beautiful. gleaming with brillilncy that cannot be captured by photograph.
 We speak. and speak correctly. of wearing sui: of clothes when we have in mind only the use of the clothes," a scientific writer explains. but the garments are literally worn away. We might also speak of wear ing bedclothes. because the fbers of the bed linen are worn away in much the same manner as a carpenter wears away the surface of wood when he sandpapers it.
 Drafts and other air currents wait these tibers to and fro until they collect in small clusters of fun. The bits and cantles' that have begun to attract others to them gather more and more until large proportion Of the aerial Hotsam has been transform ed into what the hOusekeeper calls little rolls of dust that she finds under the bed and in the corners. These are fibers that friction has removed from the bed linen and from ones clothing" St. Louis Republic.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-02
STEAMER sAILINGS

Steamship Alameda-Sailed west to
 Seward from Valdez July 1. Steamship Admiral Watson-Sailed
 South from Valdez July 1. Steamship Northwestern-Sail for
 Seattle from Valdez July 1. Steamship Alaska-Sailed from Seat
 tie for Valdez, June 30.
 Admiral Evans-Sailed from Seat tie for Valdez, June 27. Steamship Admiral Farragut-Sai'ed
 South from Valdez June "A. Steamship Mariposa-Sailed South
 from Valdez June 23.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-02
For Sale

Furnished rooms at Mrs osland's. Prices reasonable. .
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-02
4 Russian National Dish.

One of the national dishes of Rus sia is known as the pashka. It Is a sort of cake that stands one and a half feet high and Is always put on a tall base. It is usually surmounted by a sugar cross and is placed in the center of the table when the Russians hold their great feast at Easter when the fast is broken It takes about sixty eggs to make the pashka. but none but natives can succeed in producing the rare taste.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-02
American Flags, Pins and Buttons for sale at the Emporium. tl

LOT baIo oI Iuo GmpOIAums SA A full line of Memo corsets, all sizes at B. Winters If
 Lowney's Box Candies at Hunts Candy Kitchen. If
 Ice cream every day, specials on Sunday at Hunts Candy Kitchen. If
 Old papers in punches of 100 at this office, only 10 cents. If
 Webster's New International Die tionary, strictly up to date; come in and look it over. Valdez Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-02
Comprehensive.

Comprehensive. Il understand you have bought a set of Shakespeare's works" "Yes." replied Mir. Dubwaite loftily. "a complete set"
 And a glossary. too. presume?" "Oh, yes. yes! In fact, everything Shakespeare wrote" Birmingham Age Herald.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-02
DONALDSON SCHEDULE

The following schedule for the har- bor boat Ut. c. V. Donaldson" will take effect today. All orders to the contrary are revoked.
 Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays:
 Live. Fort Liscum Leave Valdez 1:15 p. m. 4:30 p. ID.
 TUESDAY
 1:15 D. m. 200 p. m. 4:30 D. m. $500 p. m.
 SATURDAY
 1:15 p. m. 4:30 p. m. 7:15 p. m. 10:30 p. m. There will be no trips of the boat on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month, these days being used to clean boilers.
 Special trips or cancelling of the above will be made without notice only to meet exigencies of the ser vice.
 All official business between Val dez and the Post should be arranged for transaction, where possible. so that advantage will be taken of the scheduled trips and extra trips will be made at a minimum and made only when urgently needed. c. R. KoEHLER, Ist. It. 14th Infantry, A. Q. M.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-02
Higher Authority.

Willis-The Highfiers are going to give up their big house this year. Mrs. Willis-You must be mistaken. was talking with Mrs. Highf1ier only yes terday. Willis-Well. was talking with the mortgagee only this morn ing.-Puck.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-02
Masculine Form,

What is hunch?"
 "A hunch is the masculine equiva. lent of feminine Boston Transcript
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-02
Trouble on the Road,

First Centipede-What's the matter? Second Centipede-I need traffic cop: my feet want to go different ways New York Sun
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19

compelled to buy in the market $50 600
sweaters. of which about 25G,000 have
been delivered. These sweaters are
machine knit and the yarn used IS a
mixture of cotton and wool, so that it
does not withdraw amy considerable
amount of yarn from the women knit
ers of the Red Cross We are buying
all the yarn we are able to secure that
is suitable for knitters and sending it
out to the Chapters as fast as We can
get delivery of it.
We have received from the Chapt-
ers about 100000 sweaters, approx
mately the same number of machine
made sweaters, all of which have been
delivered to the men in the camps and
training stations, with the exception
of a few thousand which we have had
to send to France The requests of
our organization in France for sweat
ers, and knitted goods have had to re-
main unsatisfed on account of our
inability to secure enough for men In
our own Army and Navy.
I'VE call upon the women to give
us their very best effort from now until
at lie st January LIST that We may be
able TO furnish our own men with these
com sorts and have some to spare for
the dire needa in France
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19
- 4...Sso
IS COAL SHORTAGE
IN MANY PLACES
Fuel Administration Makes Efforts to
Relieve Nationwide Suffering
Due to Lack of
Coal.

Washington, Dec 15.-Reports of
almost nationwide suffering due to
.ack of coal stirred Fuel Administered
ton officials to redoubled efforts today
% release supplies held on tracks by
| railroad congestion
Orders went forth to Fuel Admin
istration representatives in the Mid
die West to make every attempt to
move coal to points in many ms ances
declared to be facing actual coal fam
inc.
Tonight Fuel Administrator Garfield
appointed c. r Moriarity of Cleve-
land, general director of the Middle
Western Coal Shippers Pool Associa-
ton, and gave him full powers and
authority to supervise transportation.
l.. Homer Jackson, federal fuel adj
ministrator for Ohio, reported from
Cleveland tonight that he had started
60 carloads of coal into that city,
where 100000 men We're idle today
because of the shutting down of the
plants lacking power. Mr. Johnson,
who has been given full powers in
the matter of distribution, said he
would supply householders first even
if it forced industries TO close down
Reports from New York city today
told of widespread suffering in the
city and state. The New York City
Board of Health telegraphed that
thousands o. children were cold and
that an epidemic of pneumonia is fear
ed. In Beaver Valley, Pa, women
and children were reported to be hous-
ed in churches and schools that they
might keep warm.
Street car systems in many towns
also are threatened with suspension
because of lack of fuel.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19
GERMANY AT BAY

Macmillan Harden, the Germanedi-
tor who has had habit of expressing
himself frankly and whose publication
was at one time suppressed by the
German government has been allowed
by the kaiser's censors to print the
following comment on the war: On
ly miracle cam bring peace. Either
Germany must be crushed or our enc
mics defeated. There is. no alterna-
tive"
Harden's words probably represent
the belief which is spreading through
Germany, that the entrance of the
United States into the war will more
than offset any advantages which Ger
many will gain from Russiais collapse
and the withdrawal of that country
and Roumania from the ranks of the
allies.
Germany's only hope now is to
achieve some decisive result, either
en- the western front or on Italy, be-
fore the United States gets into action
with TIE many soldiers which are
speeding across the Atlantic to the
a.d of the allies
! France, however, though bled white
by the long struggle. is throwing every
ounce of her strength into the fight
ard the British, with their splendid
armies and bulldog determination, are
plugging irresistably, aided by the few
Americans who have already gone in.
10 the fray,
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19

possibly be made by the women of
the country be turned in to the Supply
Department at the earliest possible
date. With the cold weather coming
on, the demand for sweaters especially,
han been beyond the capacity of all
resources to supply.
I'VE have forwarded promptly all
knitted articles received from the
CHAPTERS and have in addition been
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19

ties over two years ago, she has been
entirely we'll ever since 1t is simple
harmless preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucous from the intestinal
tract, and allays the inflammation which
causes practically all stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments, including ap-
penojcitis. One dose will convince or
money refunded.-Boyer Drug Store 3
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19
WAR COUNCIL
OF the Red Cross Appeals For More
Knitted Sweaters.

The War Council of the American
Red Cross recently sent the following
statement to all Division Managers:
ct is imperative that all of the
sweaters, wristlets AND socks that can
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19
Ashdown Butcher Rejoices
Over Wjfe's Recovery.

my wife suffered for five years
and practically lived on toast and
hot water. Doctors said she would
have to be operated for gall stones.
A lady advised her to try Mayr's Won
derful Remedy and after taking bot
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19

DR.. c. {. N AY
3 DENTIST =
Office in Sanderson Bldg.
Ashdown, Arkansas =

the past, but the most terrific fight,
ing is probably yet to come Ger
many, at bay, and believing as Harden
does, that her very existence is at
stake, will fight with a desperation
which will become demoniac in it's
ferocity the further she is driven back
ward.-Arkansas Democrat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-14
Reproof Not Effective.

The new maid would not rise early
enough Gentle reproof seemed vain
and finally the master and mistress
tried the inferential method of blame
and left 1.-THE damsel asleep whilst
they prepared the breakfast, for them
selves.
"We'll shame her to it." said the
master.
Not a word was said until nine
o'clock the same evening, when the
girl tapped at the door of the sitting
room.
rs there anything else can do,
mum?" she respectfully inquired.
There was nothing and she turned to
go to bed, but at the door remembered
something.
eff you're down before me in the
morning, num- she observed, you'll
find the eggs in the icebox in the pan
try"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-14
Gotham's New "cops."

The New York cop of 1917 will be a
physical prodigy, according to the New
York correspondent Of the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. He will have slim legs, a
beltline suggesting the wasp and low
visibility. He will be boyish-looking,
have clean shaver face and will have
a free, bounding gait. Many remember
the old-time, double-action, double
chinned cop who could stand at cor
ner and quell riot with one beclubbed
hand in front Of him while he reached
the other hand to the rear and commit
ted petty larceny from the peanut
stand. Just keep that type of cop in
mind and try to imagine him being or
dered to peel off and step in the gym"
for a physical and mental test. Begin
ming next week the medical and ply
steal examiners Of the civil service
commission will examine 1000 men
who aspire to be patrolmen. An old
fashioned cop would stand no chance
Of passing the gruelling physical tests
that are at present required for admis-
sion to the department.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-14
TABLET HARD TO SWALLOW
Physician Has Provided Safeguard
Against Accidental Poisoning by
Bichloride of Mercury.

At the annual meeting Of the Ameri-
can Pharmaceutical association, Louis
Spencer Levy described s.safe bichlo-
ride tablet" The user is safeguarded
against mistaking it for a headache
tablet, probably the most frequent mis-
take, by the addition to the ingredients
of about per cent of pungent oils,
such as capsicum or mustard, and by
shaping the tablet SO that it is prac-
tically impossible to swallow.
Regarding the latter form of protec-
ton the author says: every few per-
sons find much difficulty in swallow
ing pieces of food of considerable size,
but anything of rodlike shape, about
IA inches long, cannot be swallowed
without great difficulty, if at all, even
with water. I have, therefore, de-
signed a tablet OF this length, about
one-fourth inch wide and about one.
eighth inch thick, weighing about 1.6
grammes. If you try to swallow any
thing this shape, you will get the sur
prise of your life."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-14
Liberty.

A wolf was kept a prisoner in a cage
in park where many people came to
look at him and be amused.
One day it grew very hot and the
wolf dug down into his sawdust In
search of moist earth wherewithal to
cool himself. But he found nothing
better than the metal bottom of his
cage, whereat the people laughed,
deeming his discontinue good sport.
Presently, however, the war brought
about a shortage of food and another
day the keeper opened the door OF the
cage. ''Come out!" he commanded.
eve can't feed you any longer and SO
we're going to shoot you.''
The wolf was glad. snow | know
why they call it war Of liberation!"
he thought to himself.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-14
CHAPTER XIV.
An Awakening,

FAU <AWANSfisu3s
Time was when Phil Strange boosted
that he and his wife had played every
Playground and seaside amusement
park from Coney island to Galveston.
In his battered wardrobe trunks were
parts Of old costumes, scrapbooks Of
clippings, and a goodly collection of
Autographs, some advertising the SUI
pernatural powers Of Professor Magi,
Sovereign Of the Unseen World" and
others the accomplishments Of mile.
LIE Garde, Renowned Serpent Enchan-
tress." In these gaudy portraits Of
''Magi the Mystic no one would have
recognized Phil Strange. And even
more difficult would it have been to
trace a resemblance between Mrs.
Strange and the blond, bushy-headed
Mile. LIE Garde" Of the posters. New
ertheless, the likenesses at one time
had been considered not too f1attering,
and Phil treasured them as evidences
of imperishable distinction.
But the Stranges had tired Of public
life. For long time the wife had
vocation which amounted almost to a.
repugnance. Snake-charming she had
discovered, was far from an ideal pro-
fession for a woman Of refinement. It
possessed unpleasant features, and
even such euphemistic titles as "Ser-
pent Enchantress" and .Reptilian
Mesmerist" failed to rob the calling
Of a certain odium, a suggestion Of
vulgarity in the minds Of the more
discriminating. This had become so
distressing to Mrs. Strange's finer
sensibilities that she had voiced
yearning to forsake the platform and
pit for something more congenial, and
finally she had prevailed upon Phil
to make change.
The step had not been taken without
misgivings, but benign Providence
had watched over the pair. Mrs
Strange was natural seamstress, and
luck had directed her and Phil to
community which was not only in need
of a good dressmaker but peculiarly
ripe for the talents Of soothsayer.
Phil, too, had intended to embrace
new profession; but he had soon dis
covered that Jonesville offered better
financial returns to a man Of his ac-
copied gifts than did the choicest of
seaside concessions, and therefore he
had resumed his old calling under
slightly different guise. Before long
he acknowledged himself well pleased
with the new environment, for his wife
was far happier in draping dress goods
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-14
FRIENDSHIPS BRED BY WAR
Mans Inherent instinct for conrade-
ship Renewed in the Stress OF
the Great Conflict.

One of the most affecting and inspir-
ing side issues of the war is the re-
vival of mans inherent instinct for
comradeship and all that that implies
in it's more fundamental aspects, We
make friends even under our luxurious
civilization. But what is that compared
TO the sense of cOmradeship developed
under the fire of great guns, gas
bombs and all the destructive engines
of warfare? Once more the ancient
legends of sacrifice of friend for friend
are made real among men in whom the
primitive virtues were stif1ed not so
long ago by the materialiStic impulses
of an unheroic period. In very mild
way this is illustrated by this semihu-
morous extract from letter to the
Vigilantes, apropos of Miss Lynch's trip
to the French front:
sour chauffeur, gray-haired and
heavily built, had been modified for
this employment. At the hottest point
Of very hot road, with the sun in the
zenith, the dust choking remonstrances,
of course the tire burst. He put him
self to work, the perspiration, accord
ing to scriptural injunction literally
pouring in rivers from his face and
head The sigh with which he accom-
plished his work was more expressive
than any Anglo-Saxon sigh ever lis
tened to. A half mile or so further
along we came up with car that had
proudly passed us, also with q pune
tured tire. Hopping from his seat our
chauffeur put on the second tire and
when he came back to us explained
that he did it because his companion
chauffeur had little touch Of heart
trouble. If he were hot and tired be.
fore, imagine his plight after this sec
ond effort, but not word of complaint
just the smile Of 'camaraderie' and we
who had been inclined to grumble bit
at this felt suddenly ashamed and re-
lapsed into an admiring silence.
From the Vigilantes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-14
Copyright By Harper & Brothers
CHAPTER XIV-Continued.
ID


"Heaven knows! Out in the barn
Or under the house." Taking advan-
tage Of the dressmaker's momentary
absence from the room, Paloma con-
tinued In a whisper: II wish you'd talk
to dad and see what you make Of him.
He's absolutely-queer. Mrs. Strange
seems to have peculiar effect on him.
Why, it's almost as if"
"What?"
swell, I suppose I'm foolish, but
I'm beginning to believe in spells. You
know, Mrs. Strange's husband is sort
of-necromancer."
Glow sillyI"
There was no further opportunity
for words, as the woman reappeared at
that instant; but little later Alaire
went in search of Blaze, still consid-
erably mystified. AS she neared the
farm buildings, she glimpsed mans
figure hastily disappearing into the
barn. The figure bore suspicious re-
genblance to Blaze Jones, yet when
she followed, he was nowhere to be
seen.
''A1r. Jones!" Alaire called. She re-
peated Blaze's name several times
then something stirred. The door Of a
harness closet opened cautiously, and
out Of the blackness peered Paloma's
father. He looked more owlish than
ever behind his big, gold-rimmed spec
tacles. "What in the world are you
doing in there?" she cried.
Blaze emerged, blinking. He was
dusty and perspiring.
Hello, Miz Austin!'' he saluted her
with poor assumption Of breeziness.
81 was fixin' some harness, but I'm
right glad to see you"
Alaire regarded him quizzically.
sWhat made you hide?' she asked.
''Hide? Who, me?"
81 saw you dodge in here like a.
gopher"
Blaze confessed: ST reckon I've got
she willies. Every woman see looks
like that dressmaker."
''Paloma was telling me about you.
Why do you hate her so?"
81 don't know s hate her, but her
and her husband have put jinx on
me. They're the worst people ever
see, Miz Austin"
''You don't really believe in such
thfngs?"
Blaze busted off seat for his visi-
tor, saying: II never did till lately,
but now I'm worse than a. plantation
bigger. I tell you there's things In
this world we don't sabe. wish you'd
get Paloma to fire her. I've tried and
failed. I wish you'd tell her those
dresses are rotten"
''But they're very nice; they're love,
~; and I've just been complimenting
her. Now what has this woman done
to your"
1t seemed impossible that man OF
Blaze Jones' character could actually
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-14
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banging python folds about her own,
and he found his own fame growing
with every day. His mediumistic gifts
came into general demand. The coun-
try-people journeyed miles to consult
him, and Blaze Jones' statement that
they confded in the fo.tune-teller as
they would have conf1ded in priest
was scarcely an exaggeration. Phil
Gid indeed become the repository for
confessions Of many sorts.
Contrary to Blaze's belief, however,
Strange was no Prince Of Darkness,
and took little joy In some Of the Sc
crets forced upon him. Phil was
good man in his way-so conscientious
that certain information he acquired
weighed him down with sense OF I'M
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-09-14

which brought me out of it all right, so
am now well and do all my homework,
besides working in my garden. Several
of my neighbors have got well by tax
ing Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Com
pound. - Mrs. VIOLA FN1CAL, Wagon
er, Okla.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
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heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite.
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through the crisis.