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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1905)
(p TWO OF A ARES please'." The conductor stood In front of a lady, young, and not 111 looking, and waited. As he waited he nicked his packet of trans fers with the forefinger of hit right hand The lady addressed seemed to experience some difficulty In finding the sum required. She felt In a bug which was hanclne at her wnlst She dived Into the recesses of a pocket which was apparently placed In an even more Inaccessible position than a lndy's Kcket is wont to be. Without result Her proceedings attracted the attention of .ill her fellow passengers. enl the street car was full Indeed, hi r maneuvers were the cause of some Inconvenience to her immediate neighbors. At last she delivered herself of a piece of Information. " I've lost my purse!" The conductor eyed her stolidly. He was not so young sr he had been. Possibly a long experience of street car conducting had brought him Into Intimate relations with Indies who did lose things; so that his sympathies were dulled. " tost four purse?" He echoed hr words as If the matter was not of the slightest Interest to him. " Yes that Is. I had it when I came Into the car I'm afraid It has been stolen." "Stolen!" echoed the conductor still with an air of com plete Indifference. " Yes," tald an old man. who was on the seat opposite, at the end farthest from the d"oor; V and that man sitting bv you Is the man as took It." Since Bruce Palllser was the only man sitting by her the allusion could only be to him. He turned on the speaker In surprise, " Are you suggesting, sir, that I have stolen the lady's purse?" "That's It; that's what I am suggesting. Only It's more than a suggestion. I see you fumbling with the lady's skirt. I wondered, what you was dp to. Now I know." A woman sitting on the other side of the purseless la.ly Interposed. " Here's a nickel, If that's any good or for the matter of that, here's a, dime. It's not nice for any of us to be crowded In the same car with parties who sny they've had their purses stolen." "'I'm sfrald It Isn't," admitted the sufferer. "I'm sorry, but all my money was In my purse. If you would let me have a nlekel I would be much obliged." The ft fents was forthcoming. ' " Do ru want the man arrested?" Inquired the con ductor. "No." fejolned the lady, "I do not." " He' got It on him now," asserted the old gentleman In the corner. " If you'll hand him over to a policeman you'll And he has." "I trusty exclaimed Mr. Palllser, " that you'll afford me an opportunity to prove that what this person says Is absolutely false." The young lady stood up. " Please stop the car. I'm going, to get out." "You call a policeman." persisted the old gentleman. " You'll soon find where your purse Is." "But', madam!" erled Mr. Palllser. The car stopped The young lady began to mdve towards the door. Bruce Palllser following, appealing to her as he did so. " Madame! if you will glv me your attention for-r. single Instant!" The young lady alighted. Mr. Pnlllser alighted also. The car went on. " I see him take It," announced the old gentleman In the corner. " Put It In his pocket, I believe he did." Bruce Palllser. standing In the roadway, tried to Induce the young lady to give him a chance to establish his Inno cence. " If yon will permit me to explain who I am, 1 will make It quite clear to yon " She cut him short. " Have the kindness not to address me." She climbed Into a passing hansom. He had to soring to one side to avoid being cut down by a furniture van. By the time the van had gone the cnb had gone also. Later In the day he rushed Into the station with Just time enough to enable him to catch the train which was to take him home. He had already entered a coach before he realized that a seat near the door was occupied by the young lady of the street ear. The recognition was obviously mutual. Something In her attitude made him conscious of a ridiculous sense of discomfort. He felt that If he did not leave the ear she would, although the train was about to start Scrambling back on to the platform, he was hustled Into another ear by an expostulating brakeman. When the train stopped at Hinton, and he got out, he. observed thst the young lady of the street car was emerging from the coach from which he had retreated with so small a show of dignity. Apparently she also had reached her journey's end He thought he knew most of the people who lived thereabouts, at least by sight. He had certainly never seen her before. Who could she be? Stupidly enough, he hung about th. station, allowing him self to be button holed by an old countryman who was full of his sufferings from rheumatism one of that large tribe with which every doctor Is familiar, the members of which never lose a chance of obtaining medical advice for nothing. He was not In the best of tempers by the time that he reached home. Nor was his temper Improved by the greet ing which he received from Jack Griffiths, who had acted as his substitute during his enforced absence In the city. " You're not loiklng any bHter for your change," de clared Jack, who had an unfortunate and exasperating knack of seeing the pessimistic side of things. ' You're look ing all mops and brooms." " I'm not feeling all mops and brooms, whatever state of foellng that may be. On the contrary, I'm feeling as fit as I ever felt In the whole of my life." "Theft you're not looking It; which Is a pity. Because It's my opinion that you'll want all the stock of health yra can lay your hands on If you're to continue to hold youf practice In Hinton." "What might you happen to mean? yon old croaker!" "It's easy to call me a Croakrf. sir. but facts are facts; and I tell ymi thst that nw doctors making things hum cutting the grass from tinder youf feet" "What new doctor?" "The new doctor. 1 wasn't Ittn thst there was more than one. ,' If there Is, thn you're In greater luck even than 1 thought you were." " Are you alluding to that female creature?" "I am. I am alluding to Dr. Constnnee Hughes. M. D. Mrs. Vlckers Is of opinion that she's a first rate doetor." " Mrs. Vlckers! Why she's one of my oldest patients." "Pncleily; which is prrhnps one reason why she feels dlsfos.l to try a chanae. Anyhow, she railed Dr. Constance Huglus In one day, when that medical l.iJy happened to be pawing: "and I'm Inclined to think that If she could only see her way she'd'llke to call her In again." " Pretty unprofessional conduct! What docs the woman mean by It?" "Which woman? Dr. Constance Hughes? She's noth ing to do with It. She had to go In when they stopped her on the high road; hut, from what I understand, when she learned that Mrs. Vlckers was your patient she declined to call again. Than her conduct nothing could h.ive been more professional. Out It Isn't only Mrs. Vlckers. I hear golden opinions of her on every side. And she drives some of the finest horses I ever saw." "So I've hi n told. Thank goodness, so far I've seen neither the woman nor her horses; hut If half they say Is true, she knows more of horse flesh than of medicine." "Then. In that case, she must be a dabster. Heaps Of money, I'm Informed tr'kcn up the profession simply tot the sake of something to do. and because she loves It. Bruce, Dr, Constance Hughes Is going to be a dangerous rival!" Such, ere long, was to be Bruce I'nlllser's own opinion When, the following nfternoon, he returned from his rounds, he learned that an urgent summons had come for h'm, earlier In the day. from Mrs. Daubeny. one of his most Influential patients. He hurried round to her. On his arrival at the house the maid who opened the door Informed him that the other doctor was upstairs. As he had not come, and Mrs. Daubeny was In such pain, they hod sent for other assistance. While she was speaking, the maid conducted him upstairs. Opening a door, she ushered him In. announc ing his appearance. "Dr. Palliser." He found himself In a bedroom, with some one lying In the bed, and two women standing on cltrnr side of It. One cf the women he recognized as Foster, Mrs.Daubeny's houi keeper; and the other as the lady of the car. He stared at her In blank amazement. Although she had her hat on, her sleeves were turned up, and she was holding In her hand what he perceived to be a clinical thermometer. Foster went awkwardly enough through a form of introduction. " O, Dr. Palllser. I'm so glad you've come! This Is Miss Hughes I mean Dr. Hughs. Mrs. Daubeny has been so bad that If she hadn't conn I don't know what we should have done." Dr. Palllser bowed so stiffly that the Inclination of his head only just amounted to a movement. The lady was a stiff. Although she looked him full In the face there, was that In the quality of her glance which almost hinted that she did not notice he was there. She explained the position. In a tone of voice which could hardly have been more frigid. " Mrs. Daubeny has had an attack of acute laryngitis; rather a severe one. Fortunately, however, the worst Is over unless, that Is, It should recur." " I am obliged to you. I have had ts honor to treat Mrs. Daubeny on former occasions. I will see that all Is done that Is necessary." Tt lady returned her thermometer to its case She turned down her sleeves. She donned a sable jacket which Mr. Palllser could not but feel was not unbecoming. With the Qurtest possible nod to the newcomer she quitted the room. At his solitary meal that night, the more Bruce Palllser turned matters over In his mind the less he liked them "This l a nice kettle of fish! To think of her being D'. Constance Hughes! For all I know sh may actually be of opinion that it was I who stole her p'irse, as that lying old scoundrel asserted; I should like to Wring his neck! She wouldn't condescend to even give me a hearing; the vixen! She has a first rati tale to tell against me. anyhow. Why, If she chooses to tell every one that some one stole her I urse. and that there was a man In the car who declared he saw me take It. I shan't even be able to bring an action for slander; the thing Is trite enough. I ought to have dragged that old ruffian out by the hair f his head and made him own then and there that he lied. I've half a mind to write to her and Insist on Tier giving me an op portunity to explain. But She wouldn't do It; she's that kind of a worn. in. I know It! 1 could see by the way she treated me this afternoon thftt she means to get her knife into me, and well In. Ino, A male rival Is bad enough! I've had one or two passages of arms with old Harford; but a female and such a female! I may as well announce mv practice for sale while there's any of It left to sell That woman won't leave a stone unturned to ruin me!" During the next few days he was destined to hear more of Dr. Constance Hughes than he cared for. She seemed to have Impressed other people a good deal more favorably than she had him. Hinton Is In the centtr of a hunting country. The fact that she had quite a string of first rate horses, and that she could handle the "ribbons" as well as any coachman, and had an excellent seat In a saddle, ap pealed to the local Imagination In an especial degree To te a "good sportsman" meant much at Hinton; of any one who reached that high standard they could think no evil. Bruce Palllser found that, bocanse Dr. Constance Hughes had hunters who, with her oft them, could hold their own In any country, and In any enmimny, people were taking it for granted that her medical qualifications must necessari ly be unimpeachable. Old Rawlins of " Thn King's Head," put the case In a nutshell. " She drives a mare that would win a prise at any show In the country; and It does yon good to see the way she drives her. That mare wants some driving! I say that a woman who can handle a horse like she can handle that mare ought to be able to handle anything. She shall have the handling of Mrs. RnwllnS the ftent time she's 111; I'll have her sent for." Bruoe Palllser was in make the Close acquaintance of the mare In question before long; and In a fashion which did not tend to give him such a high opinion of the creature as Mr Rawlins possessed. Just as he wss preparing for dinner n call came to i patient who lived the other side of the town. His stable only contained one horse, and that had already done a good day's work. Tnklng out his bicycle he proceeded to the patient's house on that. He was not detained long. 01nn.clng at his watch as he was about to return, he perceived that if he made haste he would not be so late for dinner after all. and would have a chance of getting Something to eat before everything was spoiled. So he bowled along at a pace which was considerably above the legal limit. It was bright moonlight, Until he reached Woodcroft. the residence of Dr. Constance Hughes, he had the road prac tically all to himself. Woodcroft was a corner house. As he neared It he be enme suddenly conscious that a vehicle was coming along the road which bounded It bn one side. As he came to the corner the vehicle swept round It. He had Just time to see that It was a high dog cart, and that Dr. Constance Hughes was driving. For some reason the dlscorery caused him to lose his head. Forgetting that he wns riding a free wheel, Instead of Jamming on the tvnike he tried to back pedal. Be fore he ha t realized his mistake he was under the horse's hoofs, and the dog cart had passed right over him. Mr. Palliser was conscious that the startled animal first reared, then bolted, or, rather, tried to. Fortunately her master sat behind her In the shape of her mistress. Not only wns she brought to a standstill, but In less than half a minute Dr. Constance Hughes had descended from the dog cart and was kneeling at Mr. Palllser's aide. Her first remark was scarcely sympathetic. " You ought to have rung your bell," she said. " I hadn't a bell to ring," he retorted. "Then you never ought to come out without one. as you're well aware. What's wrong? " Nothing's wrong." He proved thnt there was nothing wrong by quietly faint ing In the middle of the road. " What's up?" wag the first remark which he made when he returned to consciousness. " What'a happened? Where am I? What on earth " He stopped to groan with pain, and to recognize the futil ity of an attempt to ait Upright' He lay still, looking about him with wide open eyes. He was In bed, not hla own, but some one else's. And in some one else's room; one, more over, which was strange to him. On one side stood Dr Con stance Hughes; behind her was the. general practitioner and his ancient rival Joseph Harford- It was the lady who re plied. "As to where you nre you're In my house. And you've come back to your senses Just In time to let us know If you would like your leg cut off." . " My leg?" "I said your leg. At present It's n question of that only. It may be necessary to proceed further later on." "What do you mean?" Bruce Palllser was conscious that lils right leg was sub jecting him to so much agony that beads of sweat stood on his brow. " Compound fracture. Tiblu and peroneal both broken. E323 RIG HARD MART H Mr. Harford Is of opinion that tlir only thing Is to uuiputate ut once." " Is he? I'm much obliged." " I say no." " Do you?" . " I do. I say tliey can be set. being of opinion that It's worth while risking something on the off chance of being a bio to save your leg since It s better to go about with two than one." Mr. Harford shook his bead. "I've had toy sny; having done so I wash my hands of nil responsibility. If we amputate M once your life will not be endangered. If there !s any postponement we may not lie able to operate at all you may lose your life and your leg." " That is your opinion?" " It Is emphatically." "Then I'll keep my leg. Set It." He closed his eyes he bad to. the pain Just then was so exquisite. Presently he opened them again to address the lady, pointedly. "You set It." " I Intend to. Would you like an anesthetic? It won't bv iile.iH.mt." " No." "Then grit your teeth. I'll be ns quick as 1 can, but I'm afraid you'll have u pretty bad time." He gritted his teeth, and he had a pretty bud time. But through It all he recognized that the work was being done by a workman, with skill and judgment; with as much delicacy also as the thing js t niltted. He had not thought tli.it such u slip of a gill could have hail such strength or courage. he horses When i it.. i: sl. ... over she give what sounded like ft grati fied sikIi. " That's done. You've behaved like a num." " And you're a surgeon born." That was all he could mutter. Then he swooned; uncoii-m-lousness supervened; he had come to the end of Ills tether. The bad time continued longer than he cared to count. The days slipped by, and still he lay In that bed. One morn ing he asked her: " How s it going?" "As well as can be expected; better perhaps. But this Is not going to be a five minutes' job; you know better than that." " I ought to have let old Harford cut It off; I Should have made a quicker recovery." " Nonsense. In that case you would never In the real sense of the word have recovered ut nil. Now there's every probability of your being as sound as ever. You only want time. There's no Inflammation the wound keeps perfectly sweet. You've a fine physique you've lived cleanly. I counted upon these things when I took the chances." Two days nfterwards he broached another matter. "You know I can't stop here. I'm putting you to tre mendous expense, and no end of Inconvenience. The Idea's monstrous. I'm ashamed of myself for having stopped so long. You must have me put Into the ambulance at once and carried home." " You will stay where you are. I'm In charge of this case. I decline to allow you to be moved." He was silent. Not only was he helpless, nnd too weak for Argument, but there was In her manner an air of per emptory authority before which he positively qunllel. Yet, the next day, lie returned to the attack. "I don't want there to be nny misunderstanding between us, so please realize that, I'm quite aware that the Occident was entirely my fault; that you were In no way to hlnme; and that therefore you are not In any Hense responsible for my present position." . "I know that as well as you do. You ought to have had a bell. No bicyclist ought to be without h bell especially at night, I did not hear you coming, but you heard me yet you run right Into me although you heard." " I lost my head." " You lost something. ' " Therefore I wish to emphasize the fact that 1 have not tlje slightest right to encroach upon your hospitality, or your time,' or your servlc-s.'. "Does that mean th.it you would rather dispense with the latter? Or tiro you merely again trying to display a refractory spirit?" " I'm not doing anything of the kind. 1 simply don't wish to take advantage of your your generosity." " Generosity? My gntnl .sir, you are mistaken. Yours Is an Interesting vase, 1 flatter myself that not everybody mild have savid that leg of jours You know how seldom one gets an Interest lug case at Hinton; I mean to make the best of this one now I've got tt You'N regard this ns a bos. pltal. And you'll stay In it us patiently as jour nature per mitsuntil, in due course, vou receive ji-wr discharge " There was vilence. He watched her while she -id lusted fresh bandages, lie thought that lie had never seen work of the kind more deftly done. " Miss Hughes " "Dr. Hughes. If you please. 1 didn't proceed to my M. D. degree for nothing." "I tn'g J'our pardon Or. Iluuhes. what has become of my patients while I've been lying ben?" "I've been taking them. Do you object?" "Object! Indeed, no, only I'm afraid " He stopped. "Yes? What me you afraid of?" " Nothing that Is I hardly know how you'll take It " " What are you afraid of?" "Only that, when they've once tried you, they won't care to return to me." " That s It, Is It? I thought so. Do ou take me to be that kind of person? I'm extremely obliged." " You're quite mistaken. I didn't mean It In that way at all as you say. 1 meant It for a clumsy compliment." " It's : kind of clumsy compliment 1 don't care about thank you very mu.'ii " " But, professionally, you are Infinitely cleverer than 1 nm." " ProfcssJoimlly. I anwothlng of the kind It's not fair of you to laugh at .me. Wherever I go people tell me how skillful you lire, especially those who know. Besides, you need have no fear of Illegitimate- competition. It Is not like ly that I shall remain In Hinton." He started. "You, are not going away?" "I am most probably. I only came here as n experi ment; ftnni my point of view It is an experiment which has failed." He was still to speak again after another Interval. A more serious note was In his speech. "Dr. Hughes, when that man In the street car said I had stolen your purse did you believe him?" VI did not." " Not. for iin Instant?'' , " Not for a single Instant, ami that for the best of ren tiins my put so had not been stolen I could have bitten my toiiKu off directly I had nllowed myself to lii.nl that It might have been, because It Instantly occurred to me thnt It was well within the range of possibility that 1 had left It behind me at shop lit which 1 had been mnking some purchases. I drove straight back to I he shop and there It wns." It was some time afterwards, when he bud ndvanced to t tic dignity of an easy clnlr nnd a leg rest, thnt some of the points of that conversation were touched on again. It was lie who 1 ean. " I'r. Hughes." "Is it necessary that you should nlways 'doctor' me?" " Pardon me again. I remember im occasion when you ,'went n Utile out of your w.U' to make If plain to me thnt you 'hnd not proceeded to your M. D. degree for nothing " " You needn't always tliiunt flint In my face." "I won't, since vim ;ippetr to have changed your mind .until you rhnsige It again:" She looked nt him with n gleam in her eyes which was half laughter, half something else. He went on. "At the sa-ne time, since what I have to say to J'oii Is strictly professional. I don't think that, on this oc casion, the 'Doctor' Hughes will be nut of place. Y'ui on. o said to me that you Inhl some vague Intention of not icmnln Ing In Hinton." "It wasn't a vague Intention then; it Is less vague now. I am going." " Thftt Is a pity." "Why? It will ! all the latter for you one competitor less." "I am nfrald I dori't see It altogether In that light You see, I was thinking of taking a partner." " A partner?" " Exactly, a partner. The practice was getting n little heyond me. When I am able to move about again, as I soon shall Is", thanks. to you, It may get beyond me ngaln. Now what Would you say to taking a partner?" " J! Whlf-Brlng (mother woman here?" " No. I was not thinking of that. Indeed. I "was not thinking of n woman at nil. I was thinking of a man'." " A mnn!" " I wns thinking of myself." " You! Mr. Palllser!" " VVh.V 'shonldn't we you and I be partners? Miss Hughe's Dr, Constance "suddenly, as he went on, she looked down " don't you think that It Is posslbla that we might work together? That nn arrangement might be made which would tie ngreenMe to us both?" "Of course, tht re is always a possibility." "Don't you think that, in this Instance, there's a prob ability?" " There might be. ' "Doh't you feel that such an arrangement would be from all possible points of view a desirable one? I do; I feel It strongly." " Do you ?" "Don't yotl?" She was silent; so he continued: "I'd give nil I have In the world-all I hope to have to hear you say that you'd like u to. he partners." She looked up at him. " I'd like to have you for a partner," she sold. Practical Joints for the 3$ use Jousek All the World Loves, nay, faiA down and worships the woman who has something to give tt. The maiden of 18 who has not yet developed Into a sparkling; woman gives of her youth, her Innocence, her grace and sweetness, and so ciety loves her, and always will, for these pleasant gifts. When these losa their greatest charm the Wise maiden replacta them with things on the whole far more f tidurlng and enchanting than even the beautiful gifts of youth. Bal zac said that at 80 a woman is at her most fascinating and dangerous age, dangerous to the hearts of men. By clinging to the memories of youth, its pretty confiding ways, Its fears and anxieties. Its amusements and dress, when the time fur such is obviously past, the single womuu Incurs the censure of all sensible people, loses what she seeks to gain, and also loses the opportunity to win something better than passing admiration. She may successfully cultivate a certain brightness of appearance which results from being genuinely Interest ed In the great world and all Its happenings. Reading does much, although rending alone Is Insufficient. Interchange of thought, the ready, expression of opinion, a certain fluvor of keeping In touch wild all bright and pleas ant things serve the older maiden In good stead when the little day of youth goes by. There Is no assumption la this. At 40 a woman's sources of enjoyment should be double what they were at 'JO. A single t a Wnt. cultivated and avowed, la - almost sure to wlu a place in society for Its possessor. She whu can render a fine mu sical selection on piano, harp, or guitur, or whose volet can lend its power for vong. finds hersel' appreciated and sought after. A plea.iast story tejicr who discreetly teds short stories and tafitf ully adapts tht m to her audl'jnce is a winning companion. , The grand thing tu remember Is, that If you wish te bv etlll beloved In society and to liud your Invitations numerous, you must have something to give In return fur social luvorv In every social circle Is some one Its interesting to lbs gay compui.y than, others, and to Whom a genuinely pleusaut attention can be glvn and who will tlior uughly value a sprightly story or lively de scription. Here Is always an opportunity to add a mtasura of pleasure to these quiet, re ining guftts. ' Helf-heekliig is never the surs way of win ning happlntsi in if out of society. The woman of 80 and 40 who has learned come lessons of self-sacrifice should have duubled the resources of tnjvyment which were hers at SO. To Ootrloh The stomach wit., food la not less un healthy than to Ueiuga It with beveruges. The more nutritious the foods, the more hazardous are the consequences of habitual excess. Of all the sins of nutrition the Im moderate ,use of meat Is certainly the most grievous. It gives to the body In a form fa-orable. for asslmllrtlon the albumen that Is absolutely necessary to life, and hence the earliest effects of Its excessive use must be to surcharge the body with nutrients. The chief point here Is the critical examl-. nation of what Is termed hunger. The idea that any and every sensation of hunger must be satisfied Immediately Is a great mistake. An equally great, if not greater, mistake is the opinion that one must eat until a sense of satiety arises. These two mistakes com bined lead to an unfavorable development of the human body, for the weight of the body grows to a degree that Is detrimental to the activity of most of the chief and finer organs. For every stature nn approximate weight may be accepted as normal, nnd In accord ance with the weight are adjusted the vital organs, particularly the heart. When a heart has volume only sufficient for a body of 1:10 pounds and Is put to work to satisfy the demands of n body of ISO pounds, It soon allows that It Is unequal to the task. It Is Just as If an engine that was built to pull a prescribed weight were used for pull ing an additional weight. The activity of the heart Is hindered by the fat that Is deposited about the latter. Excessive nutrition also Injures the mental capabilities. Then Are Some books that every home should hav and use constantly and depend upon nn out side library to get. As a mattei of course, at least, one bible and one copy of Shaka peare will be Included. Then an unabridged dictionary and a complete atlas of the world and a classical dictionary. Any standard books of prose and poetical quotations that are complete come next in Importune. Any authoritative book of Kng lish synonyms Is helpful, and for the bible study Cruiien's Concordance proves a library la Itself. So much of the bible Is incorporat ed directly or indirectly into all the tiest Eng lish literature that one can scarcely be ac counted well educated unless thoroughly at home and conversant with the bible. Nature book may be counted among the indispensable. There are delightful books, giving Information about both the wild flower that are seen and the trees that whoever knows how to read can find out what they are and to what family In plant life they can look up word meanings In tht dictionary; and a leaf brought home1 from a tree will be the means of revealing the iiame of the tree when It Is compared with It counterpart In the book. Mr. Davis' " How to Find the Wild Flowers " Is an en joyable and helpful book. Warrens " Recreations In Astronomy," which has not a dull sentence from cover to cover. Is an excellent book to read aloud, und makes the family throughly acquainted with the constellations and all the bright stars of heaven. Children taught to use these and other reference books with slight schooling become more thoroughly educat ed when they grow up than others who have attended expensive schools, but hnd no train ing In looking up meanings, places, and every thing else In their reading which Is not per fectly clear. The large reference books should be kept In one place on suitable stands, and no one allowed to lift them about from place to place. Not use but nbuse wears out books, particularly heavy books requiring especial care. When too heavy for the hand th?y should rest perpetually on a table or stand. No one should ever lean on an open book. Books that can be handled without effort should be allowed to rest with their backs in the palm of the hand while they are being perused. When One cake has fallen or one shirt waist pat tern been spoilt d ttie world seems a wilder newt with neither truth n-or virtue under tlio sun. Here are the wasted materials, time, labor, pati nee. There are f i things which are gained only by losing them, and other. Khleh we cannot lose; spending them, .we Klin have them In our possession. The materials are spirited perhaps. If they ure quite hopr't'ss it 1 best to thrust them fii away lest ,ii y tempt to further lamen tation. The time why throw good time alter bad time? Then let the next hour b-s nil the more profitable because of the one wasted. The path-nee the patience Is one of the blessed possessions which are gained by spending, of which the store ts Increased by paying out. The labor, btlng honest labor, eaiiuol be really lost, though its end we can not see and though Its present result be accounted failure. The attempt remains to bless the worker uiui stlinula.lt him to fn-h achievements. The loss is not so great but it might have been greater. L'p ug.iln and l tier luck betide. German Sweet Dishes Auflaufen are south' and must be tent to the table as soon us done, else they will col lapse and their aplx-Hi am c be quit spoiled. When served In the mehl or dish they were , baked In, a napkin must be pinned around, ' and sweet sauce, preserve, or powdered sugar be used as accompaniment. When served out of the dish some sweet sauce or g iriiish may adorn the servii g plate. Many ouseKeeper. varieties may be made by following the general directions here given for preparing a few kinds. For an auflauf of preserved fruit or marmalade, put half the quantity to bake in the mold, and when that is neuily done put In a thick layer of the fruit, fill up with the auflauf. and bake It again. If tne mold is more then half full, it is well 1 1 put a buttered paer round the tup a few inches deep o prevent It from running over. APPLE AJJFLAl'F-Peel and core six large apples.'tew them soft with sugar upd rutmeg to taste nnd let Cool. Cream a quarter of a pound of butter, grate in a lit tle lemon peel, add six well beaten eggs, two tablespoons flour, and a little ereuni or milk. Add the stewed apples, beat-all thor oughly, a rut. bake In li well buttered mold. CHOCOLATK AUFLAUF A quarter of a pound of grated chocolate delicately flav ored with Vanilla, a quarter of a pound of almonds, blanched and poundntl, six ounces Gifted sugar, and the yolks of eight eggs must be stirred together for half un hou then after whisking the same number of whites to a stiff froth, stir them gently in with the rest of the Ingredients. Butter a mold well, strew it with bread crumbs, put in the batter, and bake It an hour In a regq larly heated oven. CHESTNUT AUFLAUF-One and one-half rounds chestnuts boiled soft, pfeled, and kiuuud. mixed with two ounce butter and one tablespoon thick cream. Beat the yolks of eight eggs well with one-fourth pounu sifted sugar, silr In the chestnuts, etc.. lh- white of egg last, whisked until stiff enough to stand alone. Bake It In a well greased mold and moiieiate oven until well done aiiJ nicely brow n-d. IMPERIAL AUFLAUF Beat one-half pound butler to a cream and stir in by de grees the whisked yolks of ten eggs; ud,d one-half pint cream, four tablespoon flour, a few finely cut almond, and a little grated lemon rind or extract vanilla Bake In a well greased mo, I sprinkled with bread crumbs. LKMON AUFI.AUF-Tlils may be made Just like the fori g lug recipes, using tann ing but lemon for flavor, the grated rind of two lemons being aihhd tu the yolks of eggs, and the Juice of the same mixed In lastly with the i kk snow. Bake in a mod erate oven thirty or forty minutes, and serve with sifted sugar. A Dfbn Covered with a pale color and heaped wuu cushions all In dull tone, tapestries, or old brocades, becomes a charming, restful cor ner. Infinitely more artistic than had It been burdened with cushions of gorgeous color ings. One of the beautiful trifles and more than a trifle In Its result is the single piece of old furniture In an otherwise entirely modern room. An old sofa, a rush bottom chair, a corner cabinet. each good In Its way or among Its contemporaries, becomes In the company of new upholsteries., tete-ft-tete chairs, and Turkish divans, like a poor old lady t'rt iu the back woods at a metropolitan dinner party. Bits of china are among our must attrac tive dashes of decoration. China Is alwiyj s mure effective If grouped than in scattered bits. Devote a table, a cabinet, or a shelf to the smaller pieces so that they may be enjoyed en masse. They then become Im pressive instead of trivial, as they must be If scattered. Let the ambitious pltces hold places of distinction and enjoy their impor tance. Phutugraph frames In dainty and graceful designs and materials are charming If ln UHilged in In moderation. A few photograph frames In a room are u delight. Photo graph frames in every available space make one's room look like a shop. Photographs of iwntuiwl friends unless of artistic merit should not be used decoratlvely ; the counter felt presentment of one's dear friend may be extremely precious, yet not decorative ly attractive. Deeoratively speaking, 'tis the trifles light as air that make or inur the perfect whole, the knot of bright color thut is like unto the clever thought In a page of dullness, or again a had, ruinous bint upon the landscape of the room. , Don't be mathematical and because you hae a scarf over a picture at the right side of your mantel feel that you must also deco rate the picture on the left side In a similar manner. Any one thing, large or small, can harm a room. A ribbon bow may be artistically murderous. A bad rug is like a heaving sea under loot. A confusion of small articles is hke a sand storm. Take care of your decorative pennies and the decorative dollars will take care of tliem-sclvis. In Renovating Men' garments this cleansing fluid Is par ticularly useful: Dissolve fuur ounce caattle rup shavings in one qnurl boiling water. W hen cold add tour ounces ammonia, two ounce each ether, alcohol, glycerine, and one gallon clear cold nalel .Mix ttioiuugnly. buttle and eoik lor future use. This cos is something less than II and makes eight quart. ' For nun's clothing or any heavy cloih. dilute a small quantity In an equal amount of water and lollow the nap of the good while sponging the goods with a pice of similar cloth. The grease that gathers upon collars will Immediately disappear, and the undi luted fluid will vanquish the must obstinate spot. When clean dry with another cloth und prest on the under side with a warm Iron. This fluid Is also useful when painted walks and woodwork requite scouring, using cupful to pail ut warm water. When washing black dress goods soap must never under any circumstances be applied directly to the material. In order to obtain the necessary suds It must be shaved and en tirely diluted In a basin of boiling water and then thrown into the wash tub. For black velvet brush carefully and steam to raise the sunken pile. Two persons, their hands protected from the steam, are required to do the work. While one holds the heated Iron with Its smooth surface upturned, the other, throwing a wet towel over It. presses the wrung side of the Velvet down upon the , Iron, ao that the rising tteam forces the pile Into place, and continues this as long as pos sible. Lastly, the wrong side of the velvt t Is drawn quickly ucross the surface of the iron Itself. For black lace, spread the lace out upon a towel stretched over the lapboard and, using an old black kid glove or a soft piece of silk. for the purpose, sponge thoroughly with a. solution of borax, one teaspoon to one pint of watm water. To retain the ahnpe direct the strokes from the selvedge outward. Cov er with a piece of old silk and lruii dry. Chafing Dish SflCpvelties PORTERHOUSE STEAK.' Dvtach the filet part of a six pound steak, trim all the fat and skin, cut it In two crosswise. In so doing you aecure two filets of one nnd one half inches thickness. These may be Cooked ill different ways; Willi cocole and olives it makes a simple mid palatable entree, ulso suitable for the chafing dish. Next detach the slroln. leaving n thickness of three Indies. This may he served win le Willi a tasty sauce, or cut In two, taking cure to lUlten It slightly, tht ii broiled, and u maitre d'hotel sauce with it. With the remainder of the mi at, about one pound, proceed as follows: TrJm ail the fat and skin, cut tho meat in pieces, the size of a walnut, und pnpure un t xcellent soup in n small casst role. The fat trimmings from the porterhouse steak Hie cut in small pieces, then mi lted or set aside for tring purposes, thus stiving money In buying hud. which can lie dispensed Willi in a well regulated kitchen. CHICK EN. Have a chicken of one pound cleaned and singed Season on inside Willi one goes I pinch salt mal half pinch peppt r. Truss It so us tu bring the breast Well out ward, if this Is done iiicel), the chicken will swell up In cocking and Increase 1(1 volume. Put one good tabh spoon butter in the chafing dish, set over a moderate heat. Put in the chlclu n and cook hilt i ll inlnutts, without cover. Take out the chicken and throw away the butter. Wush the chatiig dish and set on the fire. Willi ta t and one half tablespoons butter, place the chicken in It with one pinch salt und half pinch pep- pt'r. Cover the dish, let it cook Fix minutes. anil serve ns It Is Pqunbs nnd ittialf uro most delicious when cooked In this wuy; squabs, requiring eighteen minutes arid quail fourteen mlnutt s. FILETS MKiNONS. The filets cut from the porterhouse steak must be nicely rounded, dipped into excellent olive. oil, spritikhd on both sides with a little salt at d half the quantity of pepper. Do not use tin hot water pun. Put in the chafing dish two tahltspoons butter, null it; do not brown It; add the filets; cook four minutes on iTioh side. Do not cover and have care to keep the Hume ut moderate height. Prepare two dozen olives in the following way: Sloiie them while retaining their shape, put three minutes In boiling water; dialn ci in a napkin. Re move the filets from the c-hnfinu dish and place rn a hot flatter. Put the olives In the gravy of the til. ts for live minutes nrul serve them around, with the gravy over. This dish also makes an excellent entree cooked it; cocote. having care to turn the meat will u. Hat utensil, to retain its Juice. Savory Seetbreads The larger, plumper, and fleshier the 8w.eetbreads. the better they nre. Put first into tepid water, letting them remain from fifteen minutes to ball an hour, then set on the fire In cold water to which a little salt has been added. As soon as the water be gins: to bull, pour off and slip them Into a pan of cold water until they are entirely cold. This process of blanching renders) them fair and white. Now remove (be pipo and the skin with scissors rather than with, u knlff:, and cut the sweetbreads apart. WITH CAULIFLOWER. -Cut tho cauli flower into handsome pieces, March aril trim tho sweetbreads and lay I hem nil In a deep saucepan. Fill two-thirds of the depth of the pun with water, season 'with it lew hi ult s of mace, pi pper. and sail. ,cl the whole stew for three-quarters of an hour. To serve, place the sweetbreads In the cen ter of the dish, arrange the cauliflower In a border, and pour i h- graiy. tliieKenetl with ereuni and one tablespoon butter umi flour rubbed log. Ihei. i t u,, sweelhit ails. WITH WHITE H.tl'CH-l'tir the sauce Use one-hall i up milk, nun tablespoon Hour, butter the size or ;i walnut, allowing the flour anil the butter to each sWcetbreail. Hi. ild the th ill anil i),e huiiei tiKellni, li t the milk come to a boll siir In the flour and t tie butter, add a blade f mace, ami hi all sunnier live or ten minutes. The swe-t-breads nre simmered In tin sauce timil every tinge of pink dlsapmrs. They ure kept In shape w ith the toothpli k skewer u.tcd for fish and small Ijinls, When fhnr nuijhlj done, lay them on a dish, put a boni r fit pursloy iirouud them, and remove tho mace before serving. I inwrsnt-nM v