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w. ]. Florence, the actor, died Of pneumonia
Nov, 10, at the Continental Hotel, Philadel-
phia. His passing away was peaceful. Mr.
Florence has been prominent as a comedian for
many wears. He was considered the best Gap
tain Cutie" on the stage, and he made
great name for himself in The Mighty Dol
lar" lie was lately associated with the vet
erau comedians, Mr. Joseph Jefferson and Mrs.
John Drew, IN "The Rivals and the Heir at
Law" in the former playing the role Of "Sir
Lucius O'Trigger. His body lay in state at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, and was
visited by hundreds Of the profession and
friends
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get a husband because she Is n good cook aud
some Of the high-class ATmenians live very
well. The Turks Of Canstantiu0ple arc noted
for giving very fair dinners They are very
hOspitable, and q poor man never goes hungry
in Mahometan country. The dinner Is al
ways served on q coppeTtray, which is placed
on the f8or, and the company sit crOss-legged
around this and eat with their fingers. S0uu
Is first served and the only thing that is drunk
during the feast is water, with cup Of Turk
ish coffee AZ the end Of IT, Sweets are served
between the courses. One Of the common dishes
IL known as plaE This is made Of rice gtewed
with mutton or chicken. You find 10 served
at the hotels throughout the East. IL Is by no
means bad eating and is very nourishing and
easily digested.
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fathers; they are plump, pretty and charming.
There is always music with the fcas!s; between
The courses the GOisha girls dance, tell stories
aud sing and act out other stories in pau o.
mine You never see the wives or daughters
OF the host al one Of these biz dinners, aud
they are often given at Restaurants.
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Agents wanted. Comrades preferred. See page 4.
Almy Convicted Of Murder.

Frank @. Almy, who murdered Christie War
den near Plymouth, N. H.. several months ago,
was convicted of murder in the first degree on
Saturday, Nov. 20, and was Femanded TO prison
to await sentence. While being conveyed to
the penitsntiarY, a crowd which had gathered
threatened TO lynch him, and he was rescued
from the Infatuated mob with difficulty. he
will be- hanged some day III January next.
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BY FRANK @. CARPENTER,
O-DAY the pcople OF
TooFYBIsHT, 1911

O-DAY the people OF
the United States will
eat the biggest dinner
of the year. One hnn-
dred and twenty NIL
lion lips are now water
ing over the mince pie
and the luscious tur-
key which will pass
through them into
their 10000, 600 stom
achs, and $4,000 000
women are boiling
their brains rs 10 how
they will roast, bake
and serve the dRinties
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ter than any nation ofths past or present. The
big crops which are bursting our harms, and the
big prices which the other nations are paying
rs for our produce, premise TO give rs bigger
dinners than ever for some years to come.
Therefore let ms be thankful
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mt tree, and fried garlic. They have sort OF
a fish paste which they serve, and they make
patties Of sugar aud fat pork. They are fond
of roast duck, and they serve fowls Of all sorts
They eat some beef and pork, but their Bud
dhism prevents them from heing great meat
eaters. and the most important part OF their
diet is rice Tobacco Is part OF every least
and cigars an inch thick aud half foot long
are set before the guests. A part OF tho
entertainment is the chewing Of betel nuts
and all of those present keep their jaws GO
ing over this. They have dances as a part
of their entertainment, and one OF these
feasts often lasts a whole night. The young
men and girls nirt with each other, aud all IS
gaieiy and good nature. The eating is done
with the fingers, aud the viands are washed
down with tea. There are often theatrical en-
tertainments and band plays music. IL Is
the same at some of the feasts Of India; but
there the dancing girls are brought in and tho
people squat on the 1oor and watch the sensu-
Gus mazes Of the Nautch dance.
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being served, and after The guests have filed
up on this the walters bring in brass basins Of
bot water. Each waiter has a napkin in bis
hand. he hands this 10 one Of the guests, who
dips il Ia the lot water, wTinRs il aud rnbs il
over his hands and face. He then takes the
same napkin and the same basin TO the next
guest, aud so on. During the dinner the guests
often drink wine together and when one man
has an especially choice dainty be may pick 10
up ia his cbOp-sticlls aud pat il into the mouth
Of his ueiRhbor 10 show his friendship for him.
Between the courses the walters bring in pipes
Of tobacco and the guests take a few whiiis
while waiting for the yiaDds 10 come on. Dur
ing the last course il Is common FOR the people
a. the table 20 engage IN a kind Of a game Of
chance, which creates great deal Of fun. One
guest will throw up bis hand showing certain
number Of fingers extended, aud he jerks IL
down quickly as 10 went up The guest next
him must tell how many fingers be showed.
and he IL guesEcs wrong be fRs 10 drink cup Of
wine. ID seems very easy 10 guess the right
number, but IL you viii try il you will ind
that you often make mistakes.
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In THE FAR EAST.
The Big Dinners and Queer Dishes Of
the Other Side Of the Globe.

Raw Fish and sea slugs Served tO the Jap
anese-The Koreans Gorge Themselves ON
Pork and I7ish-The Pretty Walters OF
JapRn-sharlI Fins and Birds'-Nest Soup
siamese Cooking and Eating-How the
Jews of Palestine Eat-Sweet-TOOthed
Armeninns and HOspitable Turks-The
Dancing Girls Of Japan Korea, India and
Ilgypt-Intsresting GastrOnomic Gossip 90
Read After Your Thanksgiving Dinner.
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As you leave China and 20 further south into
the Indian Ocean you c1me iuto the lands of
curry and rice. i'm India, Blrmah and Siam
this lurms part Of every feast. The curry il
throat and stomach Of The novice Ike molten
lead. IL is made OF peppers, chutney, and a
thousand aud one hot plants which we do not
fnl la America. The people Of the East eat il
without winl.nR. in Siam this curry forms q
great part Of the feast. The Siamese have a
low grade II civilization They cook on little
beds Of Goals laid on boxes Of ashes and the com.
mon people know nothing Of The family dinner.
They do not wait for one another 50 meals hut
eat whenever they get hungry, aud everyone
washes his own dishes They cat with their
fingers. la the better classes the men always
eat first sud The wives aud children take what
Is left They give but few feasts. The banquet
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have taken many big dinners along the
Nile, and Egypt has its Nautch girls even as
has India. These are known as Ghawazees
They belong 10 a tribe which has engaged IN
this business for thousands of years. The
women of this class make profession Of being
wicked. They are AT their best at dancing be-
tween l6 aud 20. They dance almost alto
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gether from the waist. They do not move
about over the floor like our dancers, and the
Nsutch dance Is more Of posturing than a
skipping one. 10 is sensupus in the extreme.
and is much liked by the Egyptians. ! remem-
Der a wedding dinner which once attended in
an interior city Of Egypt. We were served
with sweets as soon as we got into the house,
and then brandy was brought around 10 Us as
we sat on the divans Of the reception room.
This was before We went into dinner. When
we sat down 20 the table we found no knives
and forks, aud we were expected 10 eat with
our fingers as the Egyptians did, tearing the
meat into pieces. A part Of the feast was a
sheep roasted and brought on 20 the table
whole. This the host cut up and passed around
% the guests We had sweets between every
course, and the dinner lasted for several hours.
The cooking was very good, but there WAS
nothing dainty about H. The hardest thing
was the eating Of stews. The right way 20 pick
UP the morscls out Of the dish is 10 take piece
Of bread and double IL ~ 50 that you can catch
hold Of the morsel inside Of the bread, and thus
put IL into your mouth. During the meal the
host continued 10 urge as 10 eat. lie some
times picked nice bits out Of his plate and tried
10 put them into the mouths Of those next him
with his fingers. During the dinner we had
music Of the most weird character. After IL
was over came the dancing girls, who pOstursd
as we smoked our big water pipos, drank our
coffee and slipped the coguac brandy which were
10 settle the dinner.
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vert butuou ou W Aho hios
We look upon the Chinese diet as one largely
composed Of rice and rats. There was never
greater mistake. The Chinese arc people OF
cultivated Eastronomic tastes. They love So
cicty. They have dinners which will compare
IN extrayagance and in the number Of courses
with those Of the French. They are fond OF
the table. The rich eat soup which costs s.
plate. This is the famed birds'-nest SOUP made
from the nest of a swallow found in the caves
Of some Of the islands Of the Indian Ocean. The
birds make their nests out of kind Of soaweed
and the material used is a sort OF gelatiue. 10
is very expensive and il is stewed with pigeons
eggs aud spices Another article which they
use is sharks fms. and they are very fond OF
snails The Chinese understand how 20 cook,
and they can use every part of an animal for
the table. They eat more slowed and iTled
dishes than rOasts and everything is cut up Tor
use with choPsticks before il comes 30 the din
ner IL takes less fuel 20 cook food in small
pieces than in large and whore animals are
cooked whole, they are hashed aud fried before
being eaten. The fish Of China arc tho finest
In tho world. They are sold alive. being carried
around in tubs Of water OF kept in watts Of run
ing water IN the markets. Frogs are eaten, and
tho Chinese are the greatest poultry raisers OF
tho world. They have their artificial Matching
establishments aud ducks aud chickens are
kept on p0Atry stock farms in aocks OF thOus-
ands i have never tasted such game any
whore as ] found in China. The mutton OF
north China is swecter and iuicier than the
best product Of England and their fruits are Of
al kinds from the banana 10 the apple. The
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American turkey In China IL brings high
prices, and is bought chiefly by the foreigners.
The Chinese seldom have women az their
dinners, and az a banquet tho men eat by them
selves Dinners are generally long, and icasts
OF so courses are not uncommon. An invitation
20 dinner in China is always sent out on red
visiting card. IL gives the day but not the
hour of the feast. When the day arrives
another card is sent telling when the dinner
will commence. When the guests arc as
sembed, none Of them sit down until the host
has taken his seat. During the dinner they
drink the health Of tire host aud they turn
their glasses upside down 10 show that they
have drained them. The guests usually SIT at
small tables placed IN lines up aud down the
room or scattered around the room so rs TO al
low a place Tor The theatrical entertainments or
singing girls some times employed 10 help along
the feast. The blll-of fare contains all sorts OF
dishes There arc soups, meats, siews and
fruits bat there is no such thing as written
menu. The dishes are so many that one can
only taste a part Of the Viands offered.
Let me give You a few dishes which were
served at q big Chinese dinner not long ago.
First there were sharks fms with crab sauce
Then pigeon eggs stcwed with mushrooms.
There were stcwcd lily-rO0ts, bamboo shootsand
lumps of fat pork fried in rice -Four. There
was fried pheasant, wild duck, half dozen
different kinds Of fish, boned chicken, mutton
fried in pork fat, and SO on to the extent Of
about 30 courses Many Of the dishes were
served with oil, and all were eaten with chop
sticks The Chinese 90 not use cloths on their
tables They wipe their lips on paper napkins
and they drink chiefly tea The end Of 3
Chinese dinner is always indicated by rice
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was In Jerusalem at the time OF the Feast
Of the Passover. The ceremony is still kept
up by the Jews al Jerusalem, bot IL has lost It's
meaning aud is only form. The Jews are
very particular as % these feasis and all lesh
81 unclean unless the animal has been killed in
the prescucc Of Rabbi. who ri YES the butcher
the knife which he is 10 use. He must cut the
animals windpipe at one stTokei only certain
parts Of the flesh arc 10 be eaten. This Is 50
with regard 10 the Jews Of the Far East. Those
Of the other parts Of the world eat differently.
The Jews Of the Lcvant will not, as rule, use
cheese or wine unless they have been made by
their own people They will not touch milk
or butter until six hours after they have eaten
meat They cook their dishes in oil, aud they
do not consider butter clean, except when il is
sold in skins with the hairy side turned inward.
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Cod-liver oil suggests con-
sumption; which is almost I'M
fortunate. Its best use is be-
fore you fear consumption
when you begin to get thin.
Consumption is only one of
the dangers of thinness.
SCOTS Emulsion of cod
liver oil makes the thin
plump, and the plump are
almost safe.
Let US send you a book on
CAREFUL LIvING-free.
ScoTT d BoWHE. Chemists. I,s South sth Avsnus.
Hs~ York.
Your druggktkeeps SCOTS Emulsion Of eod-Iivsr
@l-all druggists everywhere DO. O..
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OF their Thanksgiving dinner. IL seems to-
DAY as though Uncle Sam was the only cater OF
the world and rs IL the United States had a
monopoly of all the good things in il. We are
the only people who celebrate THANKSGIVING,
hut every great Nation has lis icasts, and ever
since Adam and Eve got fat on fruit aud gar
den truck the belly has been 20 a large extent
worshiped by man. II is so to-day, and while
you are paying your deyotious at its shrine
j want TO take a tour with you around the
world and show how the other descendants OF
Rhem, Ham. and Japheth gorge and grow fat.
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Tie Koreaus,aro a nation Of gluttons. They
live 10 eat, and the average man eats half a
dozen meals day. They think fairness h. q
sign 81 UespcctabilIty, aud much adlp0sc tissue
o sure indication 81 wealth. Babies are pad.
died 0H tho ht0mHchs after thcy lave been
stuffed with rice in order that the belly NAV
he packed aud bold more 10 travelling through
tbo country you see that the hall-naked boys
and girls al have pT0tTudinR aJlOmcns, look
ing like so many c0m-fed colts who have been
turned out 10 grass In Korea il l. quantity
rather than quality TINT makes mp tic average
dinner. Chickens and birds are eaten whole,
the cntrails and al being consumed. When d
Korean gentleman goes 1It 10 nsh, he takes
some vinegar soy and salt along with him.
He often eats the fish as fast as he catches
them, cutting them OF the hook aud chewing
them raw. The only good thing about this
method is that he is sure 10 get bis fish fresh.
The rich Koreans. though they are gross IN
their eating are less so than the masses The
best OF them give big dinners. The food is
brought IN iu great piles OF pyramids. The Ia
bic IS sometimes covered with mounds Of food.
AL Kinds Of meat, fish, vegetables and fru los
arc served IN big brass bowls. The meat ia
cut into small bits, and every thing is arranged
90 that Ii can be eaten with the fingers or ch0p.
sticks Everyone Is expected % eat all that lac
can. About the middle OF the feast the dane.
ing girls arc brought in. and their am usemeutt
are much like those Of the Geishas OF Japan.
ID takes O number Of hours 10 serve q Korean
dinner OF This kind. AZ the latter partSOf Il
pipes are furnished, and the guests an take q
emOke. These pipes have stems az least foul
feet long, and tho servants light them for you
a moi baing respectable loE gentleman 4
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u Aching sIdss and back weak kidneys aud
q Iheuulatisn relieved in ouelninute by the ools
s0bsGled CgucURA AAglPhIA PLAsTER. 20
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light his own pipe, or do any kind Of manual
labor. All kinds Of meats served at the teasts,
and the Korean meats are as a rule Of good quail
ity. They eat beef, mutton and pork, and
once saw hog cooking on a fire by the road
side IL had not been cleaned aud its bristles
were burned of by the FIRE.
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The Japanese are fond Of good eating, and
they give many dinners OF state 10 their
friends These dinners arc prepared with as
much care as we lavish on our Thanksgiving
feasts, and they have a bin of fare ms long as
your arm. j remember a dinner ] had at To-
kio the Japanese Capital, several years ago.
The table was only about a foot high, and we
Euuatted cross-legged on the floor around H.
The first course was served with hot brandy
and all Of the viands were cut up into small
pieces so that we could pick them out with
our ivory Chop-sticks and eat them with
out emitting. In drinking the brandy each
guest WIS expected 20 empty his cup, iill ii, aud
pass ID on 20 his next eighbor; and during
the feast wine aud beer were served. Among
the curious dishes were chestnUts boiled, and s
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Rice Is always the last course Of every Jap
anese feast ii il the bread Of Japan, and il ia
served in this way in order that no guest may
say that lie has not had enough. III the rest Of
the feast has been short. he can always OH up
on rice, and no one with plenty Of rice need
90 hungry. ] found il almost impossible 10 eat
many Of the japanese dishes The people are
very fond Of sweets; they eat candies aud
cakes which are sickening 70 the foreigner,
They DO not have puddings, but they make as
good q spOnge-cake as you viii end IN the
world, and they learned this from some Dutch
oolonists who settled IN western Japan several
huDdred years ago. The Japanese eat lit
tlo meat. They are Buddbists, and they be-
lisye that the souls Of men 60 into the bodies
OF animals after they leave this life, and in
killing the animals they may be killing some
OF their friends or their ancestors. They are
rather a fastidious people. in chewing on q
turkey wing done brown one might think that
they were biting piece Of their grandfather OF
grandmother who bad died few years before.
The incest thing about a japanese dinner IL
The walters. At big banquet the Geisha girls
are hired 10 entertain the guests, and each
guest ought TO have one girl 10 wait upon him
These girls are the most accomplished young
women Of Japan. They are educated enter
tainciE, though their morals arc after a d ilcr
ent plan from those laid down by our PuritaI
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lie only known among the rich Of BANGKOK, who
have 10 a certain extent modelled their lives
after those Of the foreigners.
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people are very fond Of pork. and there is dish
called golden hams which forms part Of every
great feast, and little sucking rigs 20 large
extent take the place Of our turkey. saw the
American turkey In China, IT brings hieh
prices, and is bought chiefly by the foreigners
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An Eminent Actor Dead.

Agents wanted. Comradeg preferred. See page 4.
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The Armenians are noted for their gluttony,
and arc famous for making sweets. IL is not
al uncommon thing Tor an Armenian girl to
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General.



The influenza has reappeared In many places
In tho southwestern part of France and in
very severe form, particularly at Bordeaux
and the neighborhoOd. A large number Of
deaths have rcsulted-Oging to the severity
OF the weather in Russia. the Government has
ordered that the work on the eastern portion
Of the Siberian Railway be discontinued at
present. As measure Of relief To the many
persons In the ADMINISTRATION districts, the
Government is considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
engaging thousands OF them 10 work in the
construction OF the Siberian road during the
Winter The work Of building the line will
be resumed as soon rs the weather modeTates
sufiiciently.-Great discomfort exists in Ser
via, the pspulace being very much aroused.
The poorer Servians, ground down by taxation,
regard tho 100000 francs paid 10 Milan. liv-
ing high In Paris, rs outrageous. Milan
threatened 10 IcmaTEy Natalie, come back to
Belgrade and let Natalie have her own way
with the men who had driven her out of Ser
via. The Regents, therefore, yielded to Milan's
terms. aud hereafter he is 10 have 100000 FRS.
a year for leaving SeTvia entirely alone
The London Macs referring to Secretary Fos-
ter's speech al the Chamber Of Commerce ban
quei in New York last week, says: Secretary
Fosters speech is a con iession OF opinion that
America has gone too far 10 draw hack. The
United States Treasury is In the same position
as the Bank of France. IL has TO face the
probability Of being saddled w..h an immense
stock OF useless silver while taking measures
| 10 hold SO large q reserve of gold that it might
Just as well not keep silver at aIl."--It has
| been made public i'm Russia that in accordance
with instructions received at St. Petersburg
from the Gar. the Issuance Of decree forbid
ding the expectation OF wheat will be post
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with tales Of his own invention. After
leaving school Mr.. Farjeon served an ap-
premiership as compositoT in a newspaper
Office. When % years old he went to Aus
tralia, where he brought out his first book,
Grief, from which ne still draws royal
ty Then came Joshua Marvel" and that
delightful Christmas story, BLADES o.
Grass" The advance sheets Of the latter
were bought by Harper Bros. for a good
round sum. Since then Mr.. Farieon has
been paid as high as 81 500 for advance
proof sheets of his novels
Mr.. Farieon has many ties TO bind him
10 the United States. His father and
mother rest in American graves, and he
wooed and won an American bride Mar
garet, the daughter Of Joseph Jefferson,
the famous Rip Van Wrinkle Of the Ameri-
can stage.
Rider Haggard, another prominent En-
glish writer whose wonderful romances of
African life and adventure have been
widely read in the United States, ia on a
visit TO the western hemisphere He ar
rived in New York few days ago, accom-
panied by his charming wife After
brief tour Of America, Mr.. Haggard viii
90 TO Mexico 70 study the shadOwy history
OF the ancient Aztec race, with a view TO
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Wichita and Kansas City and Wichita and
ST. Louis. Morning train leaves Wichita
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with through Pullman sleeper and chair
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Is the short line 10 all points east and west.
It. Louis and Pueblo and Denver. For
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