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The Washington times., 1923-10-18
ROUGH HE w n

the packing-box, brought-in-and-
dumped down look that most dwell
ing-houses have, no matter how
they're planned. 1t seems to have
grown that way. The long, low
old farmhouse, weathered so beau
tifulIy, it looks like an outcrop of
the very earth itself, like a ridge
or rock or a fold in field"
1t was about at this time that
Neale began to lose the capacity Of
listening to what she was saying.
With the best will in the world he
could not keep his mind on it. He
found that he felt a giddy, daz-
zled uncertainty of where he was
putting his feet and tried to pull
himself together. He must really
notice little more what he was
about. Her quick, rising and fall
ing, articulate speech, her quick
flashing changes of expression, the
play of her flexible hands and
shoulders-no, how could he listen
to what she was saying?
But she was asking him a ques
ton now. She was saying. You're
not really going to sell all that, to
just anybody"
"But really" he answered, help
lessly honest, cit sounds wonderful
as you tell it, but what could
do with it? I couldn't very well
go to live in Ashley, Vermont.
could II"
"Why not?" she asked. "a good
many people have"
"Well! But - he began, in
capable Of forming any answer, in
capable of thinking of anything
but the dark softness of her gaze.
on him. What was 1t they werc
talking about? Oh, yes, about sell
ing out at Ashley. "Oh. but I have
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A Story Of
DeStinU

q little way from it. /. sometimes
you do see the sense of things bet,
ter that way. So I went away. I
took q year off. I'd saved little
money, enough for that. And Two
been trying to figure something
out. OF course I've been enjoying
the travelling around, too. Per-
haps that's the real reason why !
want to go to China, just to keep
going, see new things, get away,
keep free. Bnt think about the
other a good deal. what can I
do with my life. that's sort OF
worth while, you know, II only in
q very small way. I'm very ordi.
nary man, no gifts, no talents, but
/ have lots Of energy and health.
It seems as though there ought to
be something doesn't it,"
He had stumbled on, breath
lessly, invoIuntarily, hardly aware
that he was speaking at all, aware
only that she was listening. With
her head bent, her eyes fixed on
the ground. the pure pale olive Of
her face like pearl in the shadow
of her hat, she was listening
intently. He knew, as he
had never known anything else,
that she was listening to what he
really meant. not to what he was
saying in those poor, plain.
broken words.
And yet, how could he go on?
The sudden plunge he had
made, deep into an element new
to him, the utter strangeness of
his having thus spoken out wnaN
he had before but shyly glanced
at, the awfulness of having
opened his heart to the day, his
shut, shut heart$ Good
God, what was he doing?
CTO Be Continued TOmOrrOw)
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other plans. I am just about to go
to China"
China! Why to Gilman"
Neale lost his head entirely +.
notice more what he was about?"
He had not the least idea what he
was about. He said to her rather
wildly, 1T hardly know myself why
/ am going to China. I'd like, IL
you will let me-I'd like ever so
much to tell you--about it. And
see what you think. You know
about Ashley. don't you see?" He
was awaT e that the last of what
he had said had no shadow Of con-
nection with the first, but thai
seemed of no importance what
ever to him.
They were standing now near a
low wall, under some thick dark
lex trees, a fountain dripping
musically before them. Mechanic
ally they sat down, looking earnest.
ly dl SdCl OIlCE lou SeGp OSBan
Neale, I'm trying to find my
way. was in business in the
States, and getting along all right.
getting on 1 mean, as they
say. And then / got to wondering.
1t seemed as though, as though
-. I wasn't sure 1t was what 1
wanted to do with my life, just to
buy low and sell high> all my life
long. Perhaps there was more to
1t than ] could make out. It GER
tainly seemed to suit a lot of folks,
fine. But I couldn't seem to see
it. I was all right. Nothing the
matter. Only couldn't. why, 1
tell you, felt like a perfectly
good torch that wouldn't catch on
fire. couldn't seem to care
enough about it to make it worth
while to really tear in and do it.
And 1 thought maybe If got off
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<DVOa each or you give the
grateful words for that
see this lovely place.
He gestnred with his slim
Latin hand to Betty and Mr..
Stanley. Then he turned and
bowed to me and added warmly:
'.And my friend, Jamie, WIN be
not so sorry he was away when
/ shall be welcome. while his wife
makes me the so nice welcome. :"
Rosa gigled. Then she said Inn
pertinently, fIinging = challsngc
from her seeking eyes to Mr..
Stanley:
Maybe you see why 80 adore
my husband. He is 20 unsophisti-
cate as IL he were boy. ! would
not have my husband different.
But / like it that other men are
wise and the cynics. Friend
Jamie win have him one tit that
he is not include In this party"
.aThis was not originally intend
ed for q party, Rosa" broke in
and then, realizing the implied
discourtesy, I added: but I'm
glad that our business conference
can be made to extend welcome
to Senior Cordova,
Rosa smiled sIyIy.
"And the sixth chair--wIlo is he
for? But let me guess. Since
our Jamie was not ask, is it for
that so nice Rafaello? He is also
good friend to our Anne. Ramon.
am hoping you shall meet
him.
"Is that the Spanish for Lacy's
given manner" asked Mr.. Stanley
easily. ''If 30. you've guessed cor
rectIy, Sonora. Lacy is great
pal Of mine and his paper IS
handling most OF our advertising.
So / asked him to join us"
How nice that through the
business AHHc 1SdAAGuO 6CIG ~
this beautiful place" cooed Rosa.
II hope Jamie and my Ramon and
me get to be friends with You,
too, Mr.. Stanley business friends
or just the, friends 1t does not
matter so you are nice to US and
bring us to this club Of yours. 1t
is great privilege. Mr.. Lacy he
is lucky he makes such good
friends
There was something patroniz-
ing as well as suggestive in her
tone. I felt heartily ashamed,
sorry that Mr.. Stanley was forced
through me to ptu up with her,
and disgusted that she was man.
aging to belittle Ralph now that
her attention was temporarily dis
tracted from Jim. But Mr.. STAN
ley took up the cudgels for Ralph
with curt:
"Oh, Lacy's not getting any
such great privilege. It's the club
that's privileged. Young Parkin-
son and his father and are all
.pn the various boards and wc
put up Lacy a. week or so ago.
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BRASS : Novel Of Marriage : By Charles G. n
WAYS OF A HUSBAND
A SEQUEL TO WHEN A GIRL MARRIES'

! And he stands so well In every
circle in this wise little town that
he was railroaded in ahead of the
waiting list. AS a matter Of fact,
Lacy's member. and / don't
think he's much set up about 1t.
either"
''Oh. then next comes Jamier'
cried Rosa with a great air of In
nocence. Ramon. my love,
think You win be at home here.
It ts nice, is It nOt?''
"AII Anne's--how say YOU
swains belong. And now they put
in her husband. I must Be clever
in cultivating the right friends
for little Rosa and her Ramon .
looked down at my plate, mis-
erably waiting Tor what Peter
Stanley would say.
When Rosa suggested to Peter
Stanley that 1t would be only nat
uraI for Jim to be invited to join
the exclusive club where we were
dining, felt utterly Inundated.
Her Introduction Of the personal
into my business relations with the
head Of the house Of Stanley was
sufficiently unwelcome. But when
she challenged our host to omit
my husband from the club where
Ralph Lacy had been raiIroadec
in ahead Of the waiting list, / felt
that she had put Jim in an un-
tenable position.
For Peter Stanley to ignore Jim
|. now would be the cut direct. And
to do this before Ramon would
possibly undermine Jim's position
with the man who was his backer
and at least nominal head Of the
house Of COrdova.
wanted to protest that Jim
belonged to enough clubs, tut
that would show a lack Of respect
for the exclusive organization
where was dining ana for my
host. Also it might give the idea
that Jim couldn't afford to be-
long. And that might hurt him
in Ramon's eyes.
There was nothing / could say.
But there was something Peter
Stanley could say. And he aaid
1t promptly.
The Harrisons have always be-
longed to the club that's our great
est rival. I fancy your husband
would feel like Montagu invited
to be a member Of the house Of
CapuIet, Mrs Harrison, IL anyone
suggested this place to him. oh
here's Lacyr'
No one smiled or sighed with
relief or gasped. But Rosa, recog-
nizing superior force, didn't
again broach the subject Of hav-
ing her husband offered the guest
privilege. And Ralph. greeting
us all with his eager pleasantness.
managed throughout dinner to give
the center Of the stage to Ramon.
who seemed to talk very intelli-
gently when he was dealing with
another man and hadn't Rosa's
sallies to COPE with.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1923-10-18
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach
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and disordered bowels.
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When the liver and bowels are per-
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Have you a bad taste. coated tongue.
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no ambition or energy, trouble with
undigested foods? Take Olive Tablets
the substitute for caIomel.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are q pure
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ing, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for
quick relief. Eat what you like, 15c and
soc.
OE EA0aroGs
OLIVE
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A Delightful Narrative of Domestic
Life by a Popular Magazine
Writer.
By Charles G. Norris.

ny N8A8KkCS Ne 4VW4 = 49,
--E E asked for Harry and his
family, and earnestly in
A Quired about his mother.
After dinner was over. and Leila
ana Beckie had gone upstairs, he
spoke to his sister about his
father.
az found Harry's telegram at
the hotel waiting for me. I wish
/ could have been here. /.
Tell me, how did Ma take it3'
For the Best.
"Oh she was wonderful" Lucy
replied. her blue eyes suddenly be-
ginning to I'LL, $50 brave and
splendid. I think she was con-
vinced as we all were, that it
was for the best. Pa suffered
awfully, you know. and Mad been
waiting on him hand and foot for
yearsr'
"Yes-it was best-of course.
What's Ma going to dor"
Live with Harry. They're
crazy to have her, and she adores
the boys"
"Well. that's good; just the
thing. Did Pa ask for
mel"
"Oh, no; he was unconscious,
you know, at the end; was so for
. long time; didn't know a soulT'
They both fell thoughtful, Philip
considering how soon he could
manage to run up to vacaville.
He wanted to see his mother. 1t
would be pleasant If he could PER-
suade Leila to accompany him.
His sister, abruptly, laid a
quick hand upon his arm.
Are you going to see Wilbur
tcnight?r
He said something about our
getting together"
She gazed intently a moment
into his face; tears trembled in
her eyes, and her chin quivered.
Hes treated me shamefully,
Phil. You ought to know about
It before you see him. :.
He's-he's in love with Flossie
Prentiss:\ he's got no more use for
mer
Philip drew back in astOnish.
nnent.
"You needn't look So" Lucy
went on with rising emotion. He's
admitted it aIl-told me it was
%! Says he's tired, says he wants
60 be free-wants to marry her"
"why I don't believe It! :.
What do you fnean?" -
"Ask him. He's the one to ex-
plain things. But you ought to
know about it-you ought to
know before you see him"
'FBut. I don't understand.
You mean to tell me. :.
When did all this happen?"
She gave him her story briefly,
passionateIy, her small body tense,
her blue eyes flashing tears. Her
broken-hearted piteousness before
her mother gave place to indigna-
ton and denunciation before this
more sympathetic listener.
You en- tell him him ] won't
agree to a DIVORCE" she cried. "I'n
not be set aside and let them
whitewash themselves by a mock
cry Of marriage. God knows my
life with Wilbur is hideous enough.
We haven't spoken to each other
for months unless 1t was abso-
Iutely necessary. He is trying to
make it impossible for me to live
with him, trying to force me to
sue him. But I'll not do
It. Phil; I won't give him his way.
. I'd lose everything-my
position, my friends, all I have.
You know how I've worked, how
I've shaved and drudged, and the
way I've let myself be bored by
people, and entertained perfect
sticks! I mean something in San
Francisco now. I won't sacrifice
The Washington times., 1923-10-18
Girlish Complexion
N0lO Easily Acquired
With Ordinary MercOlixed Wax.

"a skin Of blended snow, cream and
rose" ia the way one enthusiast de-
scribes her newly acquired complexion.
She is one who has adopted mercoltzed
wax in place of cO4metics, massage,
have tried this marvellous wax report
that its effects are quite different from
those of any other treatment 1t pro-
duces a complexion of exquisite girlish
evidence of having been arttfictaliy
made over" One that is indeed.
Natures own" the result of gradually
absorbing dead particles of surface skin.
permitting the younger. healthier skin
beneath to show itself and giving Its
pores chance TO, breathe Mercoltzed
wax, procurable at any drug store In
original one ounce packages. 10 put on
at night like cold cream and washed
off In the morning.
The Washington times., 1923-10-18
BY Ann Isle.
Copyright, 1923. King Features
Syndicate. Incl

ri" o each of you give the
grateful words Tor. that
see this lovely place. I"
The Washington times., 1923-10-18

To make a simple disinfectanr,
put some iodine IN a small box,
remove the lid, and tie piece of
muslin over the top. Stand the
box in an inward current Of air,
and the atmosphere in the room
will soon be disinfected.
The Washington times., 1923-10-18
HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS

equal in the matter of removing
obnoxious smells. When mixed
with hot water and poured down
a sink or drain that is giving off
troublesome gases 1t is an excel.
lent purifier.
The Washington times., 1923-10-18

To clean silver quickly, place it
in potato water.
The smallest drop of ammonia
sprinkled in the corner of the
wardrobe will instantly kill the
moths. Its fumes are also fatal
to mice, beetles, cockroaches, all
such household pests. It has 10
The Washington times., 1923-10-18
NeuC Boon. to Science.

FRENCH scientist, BY using glass shells filled with
fluid has produced lenses good the best III use
The glass lens costing 100000 and taking years to
make, be eQualed for $500 New lens is easily made
The Washington times., 1923-10-18

Meat should nN be washed. It
can be cleaned by wiping With a
wet CLOTH,
The Washington times., 1923-10-18

Powder puffs and powder bowls
should be washed regularly in u
warm lather. Sponges and loofaha
must be rinsed in cold water after
use and hung up to dry.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
A Worthless Lot.

Scores of young folks fifty years
ago in every district could lead
ordinary music as readily as they
could read a book. Can they do
it now?
No, they can't. And they can't
spell either, explodes an old-timer.
They don't know enough geogra-
ply to bound Wisconsin, and
when they take a pencil in hand
to write it looks like an eel hav-
ing a fit in pan of milk. They
can't do long division without
sticking out their toes, and they
can't parse a sentence any more
than they could wipe their necks
with their elbows. But they know
the difference between Babe Ruth
and Bebe Daniels and they know
all about how to strip a Ford and
make it a racer. They do know
basketball, and they can tell you
who is on the all-Wisconsin foot
ball team and where to buy boot
leg, cigarets and such.-Boscobel
Dial.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
MAKE TOURIST PLANS
Railroad Officials Make Early
Plans for the Heavy Traf-
fic to Lake. Region This
Summer.

Fifty-four officers of the Chlca-
go & Northwestern Railway, sta
zion agents and other railway en-
ployes and representative of the
Wisconsin Land o. Likes associa-
zion met at Woodruff Sunday last
and discussed various phases of
the tourist traffic. Passenger and
Traffic Manager Cairns, General
Passenger Agent Ferguson, Mes
srs. Seese and Birk of the Pullman
company, Mr.. Bennett, superinten-
dent of telegraph. H. c. Cheney,
district freight and passenger
agent, with his assistants, the
Ashland division operating the
mechanical and car repairing de-
partments and agents from all the
tourist stations were present. The
Wisconsin Land O Lakes associa-
ton was represented by Sec, E.
was represented by Secretary E.
0. Barstow of Rhinelander, Otto
P. Walch of Amigo, chairman Of
the Board of managers, and A. ].
Lytle, field manager.
The meeting followed serving of
o fine dinner at the Wisconsin no.
lei and it was a very successful
one. Many suggestions were made
chat will be of assistance to the
Chicago & Northwestern in hand
ing it's tourist traffic. Secretary
Barstow commended the North
western on its pioneering and en-
terpise in developing this business
in Northern Wisconsin. - New
North.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
VIRTUES OF ALFALFA
Merits Extol'ed by Shawano
County Farmer Splendid
Results.

There is no man in this entire
section Of Wisconsin who is better
prepared to extoll the virtues of
alfalfa and soy beans than is Her
man Naber. He was probably first
IN the country to learn directly
of their value He started raising
soy beans long before Briggs ever
came up this way, and when the
professor did visit the Naber
farm, he found a growth of soy
beans that was a delight to his
eye.
Last year Mr.. Naber had two
cuttings of alfalfa which Melted
him 80 loads of hay. He has two
silos. One of those he filled with
soy beans cut up fine with feed
cutter, and the other was filled
with the regular corn ensilage.
He fed out Of the silos his herd
of rs head of cattle from October
5th to May 9Th.
He fed first out Of the soy bean
silo. When this was gone he
fed on the regular silage and
he lost 120 pounds of milk a day
and 20 gallons of cream a week.
This showed that he had lost the
value he was getting out of the
soy bean silage, but that was
gone and Mr.. Naber could not
feed what he no longer had.
So he tried an experiment. He
ground up the soy bean straw and
put this into his silage. And he
succeeded in gaining back thirteen
gallons of cream a week.
When the county inspection
trip was made by the farmers last
summer, stop was made at the
Naber farm. Mr.. Naber got start
ed in soy beans and alfalfa by
reading first in the seed catalogs.
Then he got some bulletins from
the University Of Wisconsin and
went at it. The result is that he
was recognized by the farmers
who made the inspection trip as
one of the best authorities in the
county on soy beans and alfalfa
Shawano Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
Bank Tax Unchanged.

National and state banks in
Wisconsin will be taxed this year
the same as previous years, due
to a recent act of congress and
the assured passage Of a bill meet
ing federal requirments, the tax
commission says in bulletin Of
Instructions to assessors issued on
Wednesday, says Madison dis
patch.
The uncertainty as to the right
OF the state to tax national banks
has been practically removed by
the act of congress of March A.,
1923, authorizing the state to tax
national banks either upon their
shares of stock or the income
therefrom or the dividends dis
tributed to shareholders tn e
statement said.
The state is quite certain to
continue to tax bank stock on the
property basis substantially in the
same manner as heretofore. The
statutes authorize that course ex-
cept as to slight notifications re-
quired by the recent act of con-
gress and a bill is pending to al
low the taxation of both state
and national banks in the same
manner as heretofore"
The decision by the tax com
mission to tax national banks on
the same basis as state banks will
settle controversy that has been
brewing in many cities of the
state for several, years. National
banks have paid their taxes under
protest for the past two years and
in some instances have com
promised with the city officials by
paying SO per cent of the tax as
sessed against them. In other
cases the national banks have
started suits against the city for
a refund of large portion of the
tax paid Hurley Miner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
Reindeer Thrive.

Iron Moutain, Mich.-The rein
deer industry in the upper PENN
sula could be made a success in
the opinion of Albert Stoll, secre-
tary of the state conservation
commission. He says the country
seems to be much to the liking of
the animals.
There is herd of reindeer on
the Lake Superior forest reserve
near Newberry, and according to
Mr.. Stoll, are in good health and
doing well. Since they were
brought to the upper peninsula
they have existed on moss and
have grown fatter.
This fall the commission will
get three parts of woodland carl
bou from Isle Royale and inter
breed them with the. reindeer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-06
COUNTY NURSE REPORT
Close of School Year Shows
Many Trips in Interest of
County Children.

Due to the fact that court will
be in session June Nth, the next
Maternity and Infant Health Cen
ter Day will be held at the schoo!
house eagle River) from 900 a,
m. to 500 p. m. 1t is hoped that
a large number will be present.
At the last meeting the majority
of cases were from towns outside
of Eagle River, several coming
from Phelps, Sayner, and State
Line. 1t is hoped that Eagle
River will be better represented
at the coming meeting.
Now that schools are closed for
the summer vacation, the county
nurse will start her Follow Up
work; that is, visiting the homes,
and meeting the parents in hopes
of obtaining their help in correct
ing the defects found during the
school inspection.
The following is the report of
schools inspected since the nurse
has been here, which is eight
months, not including other work
done in the county: