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Show Qi(Bi Amies I HISTORY MADE BY THE BEAVER Lane By Frances Paridnson Keyes Francis Parkinson Keyes WNC Service. CHAPTER XI Continued 28 Oh, but this is such a tiny little spark ! and you are going to need my help with that tartar all winter. Anne deliberated, in her determlna tion that there should be no semblance of a repetition of the episode in Paris she had leaned over backward In her observance of the proprieties. But after all Lassiter was extremely useful to her and she had perhaps been unnecessarily prudish. The concert, then, she conceded. Harriet felt aggrieved that Neal and Anne were leaving her alone on the It was very night of her arrival impossible to make her understand that in a city where dinner lists were compiled weeks before, they could not ask to bring an extra and unexpected guest with them to a formal dinner. The next morning, her Invaded the room where Anne sat in bed reading her mail and drinking her coffee. How do you expect your household to be properly managed if you dont get up in good season and supervise It?" demanded Harriet. Well. If Is managed, answered 1 dont know of one Anne patiently. where there is so little friction or where the servants do so much and do it pleasantly besides. Do be reasonable Harriet ; I worked hard for years; but my days of manual labor are over now. The telephone beside her bed tingled. Anne picked it up. sister-in-la- Sening season to carry it further. ator Lassiter saw her off at the station, and then swung back to George town Intent on taking Anne for a spin in his roadster with no one to observe just how long they were gone. He found her huddled over the library fire, looking utterly desolate. You will be a wreck if you dont watch out, he predicted. Really, Lady Anne, you look frightfully seedy. The air will do you good. 1 dont need air. I need a little peace and quiet He left her reluctantly. It was several weeks before he found her alone again. Mabel Hildreth had hinted that perhaps she and George and one or two of the children might be coming to Washington that spring; a hint upon which Neal and Anne promptly acted. Neither had forgotten how good Mabel had been to them that first year of their marriage when Anne was so sick. This was, obviously, the time to repay the obligation. Besides, George bad become one of the leading farmers of the state ; he had tremendous Influence over-tire- Oh, good morning, Blythe No, Why, thats very kind of you. She Is right here. Ill ask her Harriet, Senator .Lassiter says that he and his mother would like very much to have you lunch with them, informally, on Sunday. She says Madame Lassiter is interested in your views. I feel it my duty to go, Harriet replied, though 1 do not approve of Sunday entertaining on general prin1 havent forgottea ciples." Harriet, placated for the moment, hurried off to map out her plan of campaign for the improvement of the nation. Before noon, it had been disclosed that she intended to use Horace and the limousine to facilitate her calls on all the members of both houses of congress, as she expected to influence these legislators in the right direction; she had invited twen ty zealots from the National league to tea in order that they might arrange for a series of parlor meetings to be held every Monday morning in Annes drawing room. Anne resolved to abandon al) plans of her own for entertaining until a more opportune season. Without consulting Anne Harriet had suggested to her parents and her brother, Arthur, that they should join her for the holidays; and the house had become so crowded that there was no breathing space in It either figuratively or literally. Anne wel corned the Impending appearance of Sol and Sam as an excuse for clear ing it out Harriet was too firmly entrenched to dislodge, but the others, with veiled comments on Annes lack of, true hos pitality. departed on the same day that the boys arrived. But her brothers brought no solace with them. They were so acutely unhappy in the alien atmosphere Into which they had suddenly been plunged, that Annes heart ached for them. She coached them gently but firmly in matters of dress and deportment They were so docile and tractable that it was pa thetic, but she knew they were home sick for the ramshackle old bouse at West Uamstead, that they hungered for coarse accustomed food, that they would have been more comfortable in overalls than broadcloth, that they were stifled without the air of their native mountains. First Sara and then Sol came down with the flu, and Anne, caring for them tenderly lest they should be more miserable than ever if abandoned to the mercies of a strange nurse, caught it herself; then it swept through the household like wildfire. Nancy, Neal the servants, each was felled in turn. Chaos and confusion reigned supreme in the stately bouse which Neal and Anne had felt so sure was to be the seat living. of culture and At length the invalids recovered, the situation shook Itself Into shape. The boys began to adjust their difficulties and to enjoy life at the university Harriet departed fo Hinsboro well pleased with uer winters work, and assuring her brother and that she would be on hand the follow Anti-Tobacc- o i well-ordere- d sister-in-la- w land in the nursery again. Of course I am desperately tired, and that does make me nervous, but one reason 1 am so silly and uncontrolled is that 1 am 1 am just deathly sick besides Oh, Neal, I am almost certain that 1 am going to have another baby! But she did not The pleasant physician who had seen them safely through the flu, after chatting merrily and casually with her for a few minutes, went downstairs with Neal, closed the library door and spoke frankly. There Is no doubt that she is pregnant Normally I should expect her to be confined about the end of October, but I dont think things are quite normal. I will have another man in to look at her, too, if you dont mind. If I dont mind ! Neal shouted. You must do everything for her, everything, do you hear? Dont take it so hard, said Doctor Harrison gently, of course everything will be done, for her. Anne herself had no misgivings. When she had had a fortnight of complete rest, she was up and about almost as usual except that she was She careful about getting refurnished the guest room as a nursery and we will never have another guest room, she laughed, as long as She jested we live in Washington! about the little Benjamin they were to have so long after they had supposed that their family was complete; she acquiesced uncomplainingly to spending the summer in Washington where Doctor Harrison could watch over her. But, late In August, she was taken acutely and suddenly ill; and when she finally groped her way back from the Valley of the Shadow and stretched out her arms across the bed to touch the little bundle that she expected to find beside her, there was only empty space. For little Benjamin had come too soon; and he had been stillborn. When mpre than 9,000 college students throughout the country were asked to name one President of the United States, in a psychology test, Animal Played sBig Part in 784 named George Washington. Near600 Woodrow Wilson, and named ly American Life. more than 500 named Abraham LinIn the rush of packing and getting coln. Zachary Taylor was the only once. tickets for your outing next summer one not mentioned at least you will not give a thought to the history making beaver and the part he had in developing the country you are starting out to see. But he had a big part in making history and in Why making land. The beaver is the little chap that kept beckoning to the Liquid explorers who made a profit on his pelt. IW led them to great lakes and great rivers, over mountains and into Do You No wonder valleys. New York states shield accords a prominent place to the little animal which was the corner stone of trade in Colonial days, says the American Nature association of Washington which will, on request, give you inbe formation on the beaver. His one- The dose of a liquid laxative can can thus be action The measured. time importance is enshrined in the individual need. It heroic traditions of the Hudsons Bay regulated to suit forms no habit ; you need not take a company and of the North West comdouble dose a day or two later. pany of Canada and in the accounts Nor will a mild liquid laxative irritate of Alexander Mackenzies epic jourthe kidneys. neys to the Arctic and the Pacific. The right liquid laxative will bring All these British undertakings had a perfect movement, and with no the beaver for their foundation. discomfort at the time, or afterward. But the United States can boast an The wrong cathartic may often do equal indebtedness to this little ro- more harm than good. dent During millenniums prior to An liquid laxative (one approved our forefathers landing on these shores the beaver had been damming which is most widely used for both the streams and so retaining in the adults and children) is Dr. Caldwells a It is impounding waters the silt and Syrup Pepsin, Its prescription. is action laxative safe. humus which would otherwise have perfectly laxative. natural on senna a based been carried to the sea. .The bowels will not become dependFertility of most of our valleys, ent on this form of help, as they may our farms and even our flower gardo in the case of cathartics containdens was initiated by the teeth of a mineral drugs. Ask your druggist ing small, furry and tireless gnawer who for Dr. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin. made arable the valleys which the Member N, R. A. Ice age had created, thereby becomIlls ing our pioneer agronomist. successful efforts at soil reclamation antedated the earliest experiDO YOU Mrs. T. S. Thompson of ments of the Department of Agricul620 So. 14th St., Boise, ture and the Garden club of America Idaho, said: "At one time I had a bad cold and by probably at least a million years. cough and was quite misThis was the condition when, in erable as a result. I used Dr. Pierces Golden Med1009, Samuel de Champlain entered ical Discovery and it rid the northern part of present New me of the aggravating cold and cough, built me York state and Henry Hudson sailed up and I felt fine his Half Moon into New York bay, in every way. It isright just fine for a ascended the river that now bears condition and for bronchial coughs." N. Y. Write Dr. Pierces Clinic, Buffalo, his name, and, on reaching . where New size, tablets 50 cts., liquid $1.00. Large today is the city of Albany, ascer- size, tabs, or liquid, $1.35. "We Do Our Pari. tained that he had missed the way to China. These two mens arrivals had much to do with furs. Champlain was confessedly seeking to enlarge the area of the peltry business of New France For many years our best doctors an attempt he promptly thwarted have prescribed creosote In some few a shots which, by form for coughs, colds and bronaimed at Iroquois Indians, transmuted the Algonquian confederacy into chitis, knowing how dangerous It an active military alliance with the is to let them hang on. Creomulsion with creosote and British and so changed the course of civilization in eastern North six other highly important medicinal elements, quickly and effectiveAmerica. colds that Henry Hudson, though primarily ly stops coughs and in quest of a route to China, made otherwise might lead to serious his employer in Holland a report trouble. Creomulsion is powerful in the which, dealing with the commercial treatment of colds and coughs, yet New of Amsterdams possibilities is it absolutely harmless and is furs, was so enthusiastically phrased and easy to take. pleasant 17 next for that the years peltries Your own druggist guarantees formed practically the sole enterCreomulsion by refunding your prise of the Dutch colonists who settled in our country. The nucleus of money if you are not relieved after all this peltry trade was the beaver. taking Creomulsion as directed. Beware the cough or cold that hangs on. Always keep Creomulsion on Ferrys Seeds are sold only in fresh hand for instant use. (adv.) dated packages. When you buy FerSeeds sure finest of are the you rys quality available. Adv. Laxatives Harm COUGH? n , CHAPTER XII But After All Lassiter Was Extremely Useful to Her and She Had Perhaps Been Unnecessarily Prudish. with the agricultural vote; he was not only an old friend he was a constituent with whom to reckon. Then Governor Low, to whom Neal owed his appointment to the senate, stopped off on his way north from a conference of governors which he had been attending In South Carolina, and Mrs. Low Joined him. Anne and NeaJ gave a large official dinner In their honor the first one, in spite of all their plans, which they had given that winter followed by a still larger reception. Anne was perceptibly "overworked, and Neal regarded her with alarm. Look here, he said. Your nerves are all shot to pieces. Its this hellish winter you have had. You shall never let yourself in for another like it again. Family or no family, constituents or no constituents, 1 Wont have you landing in a sanitarium.' "1 am not going to land in a sanitarium, sobbed Anne, I am going to Anne was very slow in recovering her strength. Doctor Harrison spoke frequently of the advisability of getting to a more bracing climate as soon as she was well enough to travel. But it was late September before she was able to leave her room; and by this time Nancys school had opened and Sol and Sam had returned to college. So Anne would not hear of going away. Ill spend next summer in Hinsboro," she assured her physician, very quietly. The climate is bracing enough there, I assure you. The climate may be all right. In fact I have no doubt that it is, but I do not believe you will rest very much. Your husband comes up for election next fall, doesnt he? if he decides to run. 1 he has fully yet But believe dont would he like to. naturally Quite so and you would like to have him, I suppose? You wish to do everything you can to help him? Of course. Then you had better begin by getting yourself in good physical long-sufferin- g condi-ditio- n. (TO BK CONTINUED.) Fishing Boats Now Have Telephones The traditional picture of the fisherman usually shows him fighting wind and wave with his comparatively small craft, or grapping with a tremendous haul Then came the wireless telegraph to add safety and efficiency to the fishermans life. Then radio stations began to broadcast market prices which could be picked up by boats having receiving sets on board. Now telephone laboratories have developed a system, writes 0, W. Tucker in an article on The Telephone Goes to Sea" In the Scientific Amer-- i ican. which not only makes communication possible and practical between the small fishing boat and land, but actually puts this communication in the form of the ordinary telephone service. New England Telephone company recently Installed such a s; stem and opened a marine telephone service at Boston which makes available to the fishing ships at sea the entire tele phone service rendered on land. The equipment Is extremely simple and needs only occasional supervision. Already several trawlers have been equipped with radio telephon apparatus. With ships so equipped, the fish dealer on land may communicate directly with them while they are at sea any time he wishes to do so. If anything happens to the ships engine or the fishing gear, the captain can telephone the office on land and have replacement parts brought out to him by a light b.oat Repairs can be made while the fishing continues. This not only spares the expense of having the big boat journey back to the shore, but also avoids Interfering with its time at the fishing grounds. Use of Camels in U. S. About 1855 the War department acted on suggestions that camels could be used to carry loads across western desert country. The argument was that they could transport army equip ment and other goods more cheaply than was possible with horses or pack mules. The War department brought in 75 camels from Egypt and Asia Minor, and Greek and Turkish camel drivers with them. The camels were taken to an army post near San Antonio, Texas. In transport experiments with camel trains into New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona, army officers rendered favorable reports, but opposition arose from horse dealers, and the experiment was finally abandoned when the Civil war came on. The camels were sold to, clrcpges .auu individuals. WASHINGTON WELL KNOWN Bronchial Irritations Need Creosote SNAP OUT OF IT! Steel f nickel - chromium - molybdenum steel suitable for f vests, has been developed in Japan, according to the Literary Digest. Treated nONT let constipation get a per to give a tensile strength of 180,000 WRITE FOR u manent grip on you. GARFIELD TEA gives you the prompt, thorough pounds or more per square inch, this FREE laxative cleansing that helps get material in sheet form SAMPLE rid ol constipating wastes. 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