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The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Apples and Sail

Fas fresh apples with salt after every
meal. advises "a physician who has made
a speciality of stomach and intestinal
trol's es. They aid digestion more ef-
fectiveiy than many drugs. ard people
who make them a part Of the daily
diet rarely have Indigestion.
Take apples, cooked or fresh. with
salt while dining or Immediately after
and eat them between tines when mum
Cry." he says. Cultivate the apple
habit. and instead OF eating bonbOns
and pastry serve them IN some form
for afternoon tea or for light lunches
in the morning. Eat them in the sum-
mer even more than during the winter
months. for nothing is better or more
nOurishing for the entire system than
this fruit. especially as it IS not heat
ing.
"The skin. if properly nasticated, is
not injurious, bat the best plan is To
cut IL of. for II IS usually tough. as Is
the outer coat Of most fruits. ApDle
is an aid TO digestion despite the crust
that is ordinarily considered hard to
assimilate. The best time to eat apples
is after meals. when all the fluids
necessary have been taken into the
stomach. for II milk, coffee or water
are drunk after taking this fruit they
lessen its powers TO help digestion.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
HSf One Comb

The craze for numerous fancy combs
has died a natural death.
Like so many other pretty fashions IL
was carried 10 an extreme.
Woman no longer desires to make her
cOinuTe the display ground FOR a Job
lot OF odd combs
Though she stiIl makes occasional use
u them she no longer cares 20 have
them greatly In evidence.
AS FOR the circle OF combs which not
long ago decorated every feminine head.
lis Ne-y commences BIAS been tie cause
of its b8uishment
When the comb does form a visible
part Of the coiCUre il is both beautiful
and striking.
The reiHtroduction Of the empire
mOcel OF hairIressIug has opened the
way FOR the Quaint nigh comb OF the
same period
The combs arc usually made of tor
t0Is- shell. curi0usIy fashioned. and ar
ustiCally oruamented wiki gold and
jewels
All OF these combs are costly. bar 10
meet the popular demand there are ex-
celient limitations to bee had at a m0der-
ate price
A favOrite style for ordinary wear Is a
plain tortoise shell comb pierced al in
teTNdls with paste diamonds Stimulating
nail heads.
These nigh combs # should be noted
are decided AIDS 90 the proper adjust
ment OF The m0dlsh tp-tilted hat
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Necessities for the Sick Room

A set Of dishes should be selected for
the sick room and these should be
washed by the nurse and never mixed
with the dishes used by the family
The nurse should disinfect all bed and
body linen used by the patient and also
keep the sick room and all belongings
TO il free from Infection Nothing con-
dust and nothing creates worse air dust
contamination than the spiling of foul
discharges on floors, rugs, and bed and
body linen and allowing them Ia dry.
AL such foul matter should be wiped
uD at once with a moist disinfeCted cloth
which should be burned. A broom is
out OF place in a sick room. II only
sCatters the dust into the AIR. The only
safe disposal of the refuse from a quar-
antined room IS cremation. The nurse
In charge of a case of contagious dis
ease should avoid direct contact with
other members of the family, especially
children II needs be she must mingle
with others she should have a special
gown Tor the sick which should be dis
carded with her cap on coming out and
always worn IN the room, and she should
disinfect her hands before touching any
thing outside of the room, All these
simple commonplace quarantine regula-
tions faithfully carried out would save
thousands of lives yearly among the
children Of the land and also greatly les
sen the cost TO common people for i'll
ness and funeral expenses. Nothing
would pay better than for the heads of
all American households 10 be their own
health OffiCers.-Dr. Kate Lindsay in the
October HOusekeepeI
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Selection of DOuItrY and Game
By coRNELIA c. BEDFORD.

notes age and staleness A dry picked
bird has a white skin. yellOWness de-
notes Scalding 10 remove the feathers.
To detect an old duck try the bsGk;
II hard 10 break IL is old and proba bly
a tough bird. A young duck generally
has mach down on the lower part OF the
legs, the web Is soft, and the lower bill
easily broken under. Ducklings are
about ten weeks old
The Windpipe OF a young goose, wnen
pressed, VIII snap readily, The breast
bone, as with other poultry, should be
pllable In the young bird "GIecn"
geese are from nine TO twelve weeks
old and are considered the finest for
eating.
An old rabbit has very dark meat and
long rough feet. The domestic rabbit
is better eating than the wild The
hare is even better eating than the rab-
bit as the meat is white and most
delicate in flavor. When young the
cleft in the lip is narrow, the claws
smooth ana sharp
The partridge, pheasant, or runed
grouse tas IL is called according to To-
cality) is in season from September 10
January. The flesh is dark The young
can he told by their yellow legs and
dark bills.
Quail has white flesh which is both
delicate and tender and IS considered
one OF the best of game birds.
Pigeons are rather dry eating and are
best IN steWs or pies. Squads are
young pigeons, When young and fresh
Jhey are a great delicacy.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

The capon heads the list of poultry
and always commands the highest
price In selecting note that the head IS
small for the size Of the body. When
quite young the legs are smooth, with
short spurs. A full-sized capon has
large Tump and swelling breast. The
meat is very delicate and tender.
'-Squab" chickens about ten weeks old
are not much larger than birds. but,
when fed from birth with this end in
view, they are fat and most delicate.
Broilers are from three 10 four months
old. while for roasting they are best
when from four to eight months old.
according TO size and variety. When
buying be sure that they are fun breast
ed with firm flesh, bright eyes. feet
moist, soft and timber The lower end
OF the breast bone should yield readily
on pressure; sometimes INSCRIPTIONS
dealers will pound this bone in order
to deceive the unwary buyer
Fowls are old birds. They are best
when the breast meat viii mash under
pressure Of the thumb. They are used
mostly for soups, sTews, and pies. The
cock turkey when young has a smooth
leg, with short spur, eyes bright and
fulI, breast broad and fat, feet soft and
moist. The absence OF these signs de
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Neck Shoes Signs of Age

The neck frequently shows the evi-
dence of age before the face. Little
tell-tale wrinkles in front and hOllows
back Of the ears. long lines at the
sides. a dark ring round the neck. the
double (and sometimes triple) chin.
are not beautiful TO gaze upon: or wels
come to those who possess them. Yet
all OF these could be largely prevented
Tight collars and stocks are accountable
for many Of the lines at the side OF q
WOmans neck. The carriage Of the
head. and even ones position when
sleeping, has much TO do with forming
a double chin
The head should be carried erect when
walking, says Woman's Life. When
reading or sewing the chin should never
be dropped on the chest. but the book
or work should be held in a position
that win allow the chin to be held mod
erately high.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Crpsfa! JeWeIzp

Every year a new stone of the semi-
precious variety becomes a fad and is
Immediately made up into every con-
cciVable kind Of oruement.
This autumn crystals have become a
perfect craze, and the shops in New
York are besieged by those hunting for
crystals
There is a very marked difference in
the quality Of the stones.
Some crystals are clouded and ugly.
while others are bright and clear and
make most attractive ornaments.
Crystal necklaces made with a fine
gold chain are really very beautiful. AMI
from distance, If worn win a white
gown, one can hardly tell them from
diamonds.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
A New Way 10 Cook Celery

Scalloped celery makes a delicious
eEtree for luncheon or dinner. Cut the
stalks into snort lengths. toll them uD-
til they are tender, Drain and make a
sauce with half a cupful Of milk half
a cupful Of the liquor in which tie
celery was cooked, a tablespoonful of
butter j tablespoonful of Hour, and
salt and pepper. Put a layer Of the
celery in a buttered baking dish. sprinkle
bread crumbs over il, grated cheese ever
them, and a little OF the white sauce.
Add another layer Of celery, bread
crumbs. cheese and sauce ard continue
until the dish is full over the ton
sprinkle buttered crumbs and bake
until they are brown.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
PICTURESQUE BLACK VELVET cHAPEAU.
Gaze of VeiLs.

To cleanse the wells cover them with a
good lather Of white soap and let them
soak for half an hour in cold water.
Rinse them In hot water till the wells
are perfectly clean
DO not rub them. but squeeze them
gently.
II the wells look yellow dip again in
sOapsuds and lay out IN the sun 10
bleach.
Rinse in fresh water and pin on a
cloth tc dry. taking care not to break
The mCsEes OF The lace.
The life Of a veil can be considerably
prolonged by little care IN the manner
10 which u is treated.
Short wells should never be kuotted
or tied at the back
An equally eflCacioUs method Of ad-
1usunG them is 10 twist the two ends
and tuck them under.
A veil should always be taken OF
when the hat is removed. lightly rolled
and put cway.
A roll Of paper or cardboard IS useful
FOR the purpose, the athick rails with
which photographs are sent being fre-
qucnty used In this way.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
GOSSIP About Women

Centreville, Tenn, is congratulating
Mrs, r. II. Knight on her success in
taking her husbands place on the road
during his serious Illness. Richard
knight is a hardware drummer His
Wite has been looking after his trade and
the sales are exceptionally large.
a magnificent hospital, to be known as
the Ho Min Ling. has just been opened
by the governor of HOngkOng. II was
built at the expense Of Nine. WI Ting
fang. wife of the late Chinese minister
10 the United States.
X is related Of the Queen mother OF
Holland, who is one Of the sweetest
royal ladies OF Europe that recently one
morning she was Tudely awakened by a
loud knocking at her bedroom door.
who's there?" she asked, and a
quantity dignified young voice answered:
The Queen Of Holland" Queen Emma
replied: Il am not up and am not able
to receive her majesty but If it's only
my little girl she can come in"
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
The Putting AWaY

Much ado is generally made at the end
OF summer. when It is time 20 put
screens away, over the fact that il has
become necessary 10 put them away for
the very plain reason that they are
worthless from rust
At least twice during the season
screens should be taken out in the yard
and thoroughly cleansed.
Never use a broom on screen: the
wire is too delicate for such rough
treatment.
Dust il lightly in an upright position
on both sides and then lay IL nat on
the bricks. brush thoroughly, with stin
brush.
Then rub the mesh with a cloth sat
urated in coal oil.
The application Of coal oil should never
be neglected at the end of the season,
when the screens are 10 be stored for
the winter.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
ALL ABOARD.

John, you look after the gangplank." 9"
John-Aye. aye, siri
And Tom, you look after the center
)oardi"
TOm-Aye, aye, sir
''I'Il get busy and look after the side
BOARD. "-YOnkeTs Statesman.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
ANY WAY TO GET HIM.

Dear. do you think a woman ought
10 work for n husband?"
BY all means replied the one who
was well along, If she can't get one
any other v ay. milwaukee Sentinel.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

For burns. lime water, beaten up with
sweet oil. is an excellent ointment for
painful burns. For chatting, use powder
ell starch freely after bathing and dry
ing WELL
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

Always use porcelain lined or nickel
steel agateware kettles for candy. As
bestos mats are almost Indispensable
when boiling sugar or candies that
must not be stirred. If You want candy
20 sugar stir it while cooking. DO not
stir candy that you wish TO pull.
Vinegar makes candy brittle.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10


As a substitute for paste a cold boiled
potato has some value. With IL papers
may be fastened together. bit Of torn
wall paper fastened down, or picture
mounted. Simply rub the edges with the
potato and press firmly together
Emerv-cIoth and sandpaper are useful
in many ways in the house A small
boa q 10 which sandpaper has been
glued fiat, IS good Tor rubbing ndtsrOh7
upon, 70 take off any roughness. Emery
cloth of different grades Of hneness may
be glued to narrow strips or WOOD Iof
use in sharpening knives ana sclssoIs'
putting a better point upon pencil, or
cleaning a rubber eraser When shdtp-
enlng scissors in this way be careful TO
push the blade in fTm, even strokes.
always from YOU
Old fashioned armchairs may be
brought right up 70 date by covering
them, arms and all. with pretty hover
er chiutz. cretonne or denim IN brown,
green or dark red.
Stoves which are 70 set away should
first be rubbed over with kerosene ana
then blackened. This preserves the IRON
and imsuTes a fine polish.
A good blacking viii protect The heat
ing stoves from dampness. Whlch so
quickly generates rust.
Put on overshOes next tire you are
helping to lay a carpet then smooth
out the wrinkles and stretch the carpet
tgv dragging your feet along H. The
rubber seems 10 take hold of the car
pet and makes the work lot easier.
To cleanse a mica chimney, rinse IL
carefully first ia vinegar, then IN cold
water.
To prevent a gas stove oven from
rusting. as they do II care IS not tdkel,
rub the entire inside with flannel cloJn
saturated with sweet oil
A teaspoon of nitrate OF soda added
TO three quarts of water and poured
upon the roots OF a Boston fern VIII
stimulate IL 10 renewed lie. Apply
several times at intervals OF about thiee
weeks. but care should be taken not 10
touch the fronds-
A woman who found her steep back
stairs as little ornamental as they were
useful has had them converted into two
closets. one opening out of her dining
room. the other ON the second hoof.
The door opened into the dining room
from where they had been The space
inside she had paneled ana rows OF
shelves were built in, well mp 10 the
ceiling The lower ones Were used Tor
china and the upper ones Tor preserves.
A small window cut into the SIDE yaid
admitted light into what was really q
small sheIf-lined room. The whole cost
little. Upstairs a Capacious linen closet
nlled in the vacant. space
Another woman who did not wish 10
have the stairs actually taken out h3d
the upper landius converted INTO a
usfnp them from the first foOf as
store closet for brOoms. buckets and the
ike.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

Sometimes IL may be as i'm
pOrtant TO one man to find q
quick purchaser for a second
hand desk as II is for another
man TO find a purchaser for g
carload Of Perishable freight.
In either case IL usually hap
pens that a want ad. Is "ths
best broker"
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Clean Dry Storage for
Household Effects

At Attractive Rates.
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Room 727, Colorado Building
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The Washington times., 1906-10-10

HOUSEHOLD HELPS

Black kid gloves that have become
worn and white at the fingers may be
made To look almost as good as new
by using few drops of sweet oil and
black ink equal parts). wen mixed
and applied with cameTs-'lail brush
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
FIRST HINT OF THE TRUTH

when did you first become aCquaint-
ed with your husband ."
The first time I asked him for money
after we were married. Los Angeles.
Cal. News
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

As a substitute for paste a cold boiled
potato has some value. With il papers
may be fastened together. a bit OF torn
wall paper fastened down, or picture
mounted. Simply rub the edges with the
potato and press firmly together
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

Old fashioned armchairs may be
brought right up 10 date by covering
them, arms and all. with pretty mower
er cbintz. cretonne or denim in brown.
green or dark red.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

Ready-to-Wear WOmen's Apparel
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

A good blacking viii protect the heat
ing stoves from dampness. which so
quickly generates rust
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

Stoves which are 10 set away should
first be rubbed over with kerosene and
then blackened. This preserves the iron
and insures a fine polish.
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Short Stories.

1t is Il pity that Mr.. Gelett Burgess is 40
enamored of the frame in which he sets
the stories of "A Little Sister OF Destiny
Houghton, Mifflin and Company 1t is
artificial and pretty fiat and spoils the open
ing and closing stories that belong with it.
The other half dozen are amusing enough,
all variations on a single theme.
Another collection of Mary Stewart Cut
ting's conjugal comedies will be found in
More Stories Of Married Life" (McClure,
Phillips and Company They are slight,
but entertaining the authors idea is gen.
erally more ingenious than the execution.
All of the twenty-five stories contained
in O. Henry's "The Four Million" Mcclure,
Phillips and Company are short. They
average ten pa ges apiece. Each makes its
emphatic point and each adds to the book
vocabulary of the strange English that is
spoken in New York to-day.
A new volume of Mark Twain's Library
of Humor" (Harpers) is devoted to Women
and Things" large number OF persons is
laid under contribution, though the editor
draws literally on himself. Among the
elder purveyon Of humor are the Danburv
Neus Man. the Burlington Hduk Eye Man,
j. Billings, Mr.. Howells and NJ. Twain him
self. Among the newer are Mr.. G. AIDE,
Mr.. Dooley, MIR. Gelett Burgess, MIR. j.
Kendrick Bangs and Mr.. Simeon Ford.
With a keen sense of timeliness the Funk
and Wagnalls Company publishes a very
characteristic story by Maxim Gorky,
translated by y. X. Shirazi, Creatures
that Once Were Men" II is by no means
a cheerful tale, little Russian literature
is nowadays, and least Of all that which
Gorky writes, but it will help to under
stand what Russia has to contend with in
these days Of trouble. The introduction
by the egregious G.. X. Chesterton might
have been omitted in an American edition.
The man who made clear what was the
matter with Kansas makes it still clearer by
the sketches in in Dur Town." by William
Allen White Mcclure, Phillips and Com
pany). 1t will be instructive to Eastern
folks to get some idea of the civilization
on what they still regard as the prairies.
The papers are not stories, they are sketches
of phases Of actual life, drawn with strong
lines and with a proper sense Of humor.
Acowboy story, with az little real cowboy
as possible in it, and a lot of love making
to take the place, is called "Chip. of the
FLYING u" by B. NJ. Bower, who is b, NJ.
Sinclair &c. W. Dillingham; Company .
1t is built wholly on the conventional lines
of such stories, but is told agreeably and
interestingly. 1t will fill up a spare hour
ortu,o IN fhe readers satisfaction.
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Lady Henry somerset,s Novel.

The title of Lady Henry Somerset's story,
"Under the Arch Doubleday, Page d Coz,
Is taken from one OF the Rossetti poems,
which speaks Of the arch Of life" The
first purpose Of this story seem to be that
1t shall De readable and interesting. 1t
has its reformer and its missionary, but
the speeches of Michael Fame, the Socialist,
are not very many nor very long, and the
slums and the mission work are no more
than Incidents. The main theme is love
romantic love, with it's troubles and joys
and complications. Eric Errington is at
once the chief and the least worthy of the
male characters. There is an interesting
account OF his earliest lovemaking, of
which Elizabeth Maynell, the heroine of
the story. Is the victim. Later, in making
love to Lady Cliffe, whose husband Is off
at the war in South Africa, it seems to us
that he is less efficient and aft an interest
which is less. That Lady Clife herself does
not find him the most compelling of wooers
is made evident In her repeated and some
what abrupt changes of heart. She loves
him and loves him not, both rather weakly,
it must be thought; and these sudden re-
versals OF which she is capable even extend
themselves to her dead husband, whose
memory fuctuates in her facile opinion,
now good and now bad. Lady Cliffe's
mother is a well drawn and amusing char
acter, and Elizabeth, the heroine, is fairly
adorable.
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Il BOOKS.
A Bad Lady Punished With LeprOsy.

The reader will find his interest pretty
we'll engaged in Fergus Hume's story Of
.Lady Jim of Curzon.S Street" &c. w. Dilling-
ham Company. Lady Jim wanted money.
So did Lord jim, for that matter. Jim's
father, the Duke of Pentland, was allow
ing the pair GO, 900 a year and the use of the
house in CurHon street. That was not
cnolrh. Lady jim, a beauty gifted with
an ingenious mind, considered what might
lie done with her husbands life insurance.
',his amounted to 10000, and would be
dine without the need of Jim's dying, when
he was co. 1t was Lady inns scheme for
getting this money earlier that brought on
The complications and the tragedies related
I'm the story.
Lady jim read "The Woman in White, "
She there learned what may be done in the
way of fraud by taking advantage of the
circumstance that two persons look alike
She discovered Harold Garth, who looked
inst like jim. She did not want anybody
TO die if it could be helped. She had a GER
tain hardness of heart. The story says
that her handsome blue eyes were as hard
and shallow "a a birds. But she was not
ultimately cruel, and she was at onoe glad
and sorry that Harold Garth was dying Of
consumption.
She arranged with Constantine Deme-
trlls, a fugitive Russian doctor, who adored
her, to mix up Harold and Jim and to have
if ar,par on Harold's death that the de-
ceased was Jim himself, This fine scheme
vas carried out, and if the detail Of it in the
narrative is not exactly plausible 1t is still
ingenious and highly readable, and we do
-. I,1ia,.n That n1lph fnlllt with IL will hn
found by the generous.
But Lady jim, after she had obtained the
insurance money, was not left to be quite as
happv as she believed she deserved. Jim
had not expected ever to be the Duke of
Pentland. Two persons stood between
him and the title. They were both drowned
while yachting. Here was something more
for Lady jim to consider. She considered
il. She got Jim back to life again, re-
storing the insurance money and shifting
the penalty for the fraud upon the shoulders
of a scapegoat hired for GO, 900. The luke
dom was worth f50,000 a year.
But after all that triumphant and mag
nifcent business there remained DR.. De-
metrius. She had got him sent to Siberia
He contracted leprosy there and returned
to England. Lady Jim was compelled to
see him and induced to kiss him just once
a. a reward for his services and sufterings
in her behalf. As the result of that single
kiss she herself was smitten with leprosy.
When she discovered it she consulted W
doctors, no one of whom would give her
one ray of hope. Thereupon she killed her
self with a dose Of ohloral,
Not a plausible story, as we have sa id,
but a story dramatic enough and sufficiently
horrible.