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looking gobbler standing his full height,
with his tail spread out in all the piano.
ply of feathered glory. These birds
have been seen before made of papier
mache and of feathers-the latter al
ways grewsome on a table-but the
bronze bird is entirely new, well made
and exceedingly ornamental. His head
comes off and leaves an opening for
small bonbons. Around his neck is
tied the name card.
The football interests of the day afford
especially good opportunities for orig
inal table decorations. The football eff
feet is easy to manage, and the regula-
ton sized pigskin may be bought hav-
ing an opening at the top in which are
placed the flowers, whose coloring har-
monies with that of the particular
college to be honored. The ball is Ell
Their suspended from the chandelier
with varsity colors or imbedded in a
mound of autumn leaves or thick greens
to represent the theater of war, the
gridiron. Ribbons run out from the
field" and lose themselves among a
tangle of flowers at intervals about the
table. Crimson chrysanthemums are
used if Harvard is the favored team
or the famous Princeton huge ragged
blossom of the land of the mikado or
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Ermine Not So Popular.

Ermine is less in favor this year, but
it will be employed in conjunction with
astrakhan and breitschwantz as collar,
cuffs, ETC., and for muffs and small
stoles. Last season it held perhaps too
prominent a place in the affections or
the general public, particularly in its
limitation" form, for the leading mo-
distes to take it up. AS a material for
entire coats or even capes for day wear
it is far from becoming. Moleskin Is
declining in favor but a good many
motor coats and wraps are still to be
worn in this fur. And women who con-
ceived a sincere attachment for the
quaint Quakerish tones of this humble
little beasts coat will no doubt con-
tinue to adopt it for wearing with GER
tain tones of gray and fawn cloth. A
very pretty moleskin coat is made with
a loose back and front and a collar of
breitschwantz, in which are insertions
of handsome guipure mounted between
bands of narrow old galloon. Large
old silver buttons are placed down the
revers of the coat, which have facings
of moleskin bordered with narrow
breitschwantz. The fur of the season
will be sable, but only for those lucky
ones whose purse is without limit.
Hint For the slim Woman.
Ruf1ed skirts are very stunning on a
tall, slim figure.
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NICE THINGS
FOR
Thanksgiving
OAST TURKEY WITH NEW

HOAST TURKEY WITH NEW
n CHESTNUT STUFFING.-Singe.
draw and truss the bird and fill
with the following dressing: Peel TWEEN
ty-five large chestnuts and blanch in
boiling water to remove the inner
brown skins. Then boil them until
quite soft. Drain, chop fine and mix
with the marrow from two soup bones,
first cutting the marrow into small
pieces. Season to taste with salt. Cow
er the breast of the turkey with thin
strips of fat pork or buttered paper
and roast in hot oven, basting every
ten minutes with hot butter. When
nearly done take off the paper, dredge
with flour and salt and continue to
haste with butter until a fine brown.
Place on a hot dish garnished with cell
cry and glazed chestnuts and serve
with a rich giblet sauce.
oyster Bisque.-Drain quart of oys-
ters through a colander for ten min
utes. Set the liquor when a sufficient
quantity of cold water has been added
over the fire and bring to a boil. Mean
time chop the oysters fine. and when
the liquor boils stir them into it, Cook
gently for fifteen minutes. Have ready
three cupfuls of heated milk in which
are a pinch of soda and four heaping
teaspoonfuls of powdered crackers
which have been soaked in a cupful of
hot water. Cook in a saucepan two
tablespoonfuls of butter and when 1t
Kisses stir in a tablespoonful of flour.
Cook for one minute and pour upon it,
stirring all the time, the thickened
milk, and when it has cooked one min
ute more add the oysters and liquor.
Season with pepper and salt to taste.
Caulihower With Cream Sauce
Wash caulihower in cold water after
cutting off the roots and put it over
the fire in cold water in which is a lit
tie salt. Let it cook half an hour after
the water around it begins to boil.
Drain in a colander and pour the fol-
lowing cream sauce over it: Mix one
tablespoonful of butter with one table, 4
spoonful of flour and add slowly a pint
of rich cream. When the sauce bofls
season it with salt and pepper and
pour it over the caulifiower or serve
with the vegetable as desired.
Rich Pumpkin Pie.-One quart of
steamed pumpkin pressed through a
coarse sieve, one quart of sweet milk.
five eggs, the yolks and whites beaten
separately; one teacupful of butter.
four teacupfuls of sugar, one teaspoon
full of pulverized ginger, one grated nut
meg and half a teaspoonful of allspice.
Bake in two deep pie tins lined with
thin pastry. When done and brown
sprinkle with sugar. Serve cold.
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IIIIIIIII! IIl!ITIlInIIllNIlIIIINN I

Brown oak leaves, chrysanthemumS
and red berries make an attractive CEN
ter, decoration and may be arranged in
a rose bowl or q followed out pumpkin,
over which are trailing vines of some
delicate plant. The flowers should
have long stems, with little or none of
the foliage removed, and should be al
lowed to hang loosely without any at
tempt at punching. The new brown
shades in connection with certain tones
of yellow or cream white chrysanthe-
NUNS are particularly stunning this
year. To carry out the general air of
festivity branches of late foliage and
tall cornstalks may be placed in the
corners of the room. For beautifying
the sideboard nothing is prettier than
to use several little wicker hampers
filled with fruit caught together with
festoons of broad satin ribbon.
The fruit centerpiece is rather thing
of the past, but if used an Expansion
center decoration which suggests the
Thanksgiving plenitude of our posses
sions' is the latest fad. This effect is
best attained by surrounding a pump
kin with apples. grapes, carrots and
corn with the husks rolled down to
show the grains. Topping all should be
luscious punches of Burgundy and
Malaga grapes. For favors miniature
champagne bottles tied with ribbon are
generally used, being particularly ap-
propriate to this bacchanalian decora-
ton.
For the table decoration of a descend
ant of the pilgrim fathers a ship rep
resenting the Mayf1ower laden with a
dainty cargo of fruit may be placed
upon a mirror fringed with moss. If a
realistic mise en- scene is admired a
few rocks might be placed at one end of
a ha fn II
the rockbound coast of New England
This decoration requires a little more
preparation than the others, any of
which may be got up at a few hours
notice most effectively.
FLORENCE WHEREBY.
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We are concerning our pnyS-
ical well being, even the most
Il self sufficient and conserva-
tive of usl Sometimes it is mental
science that We think most curative,
and then the pendulum swings around
to matter over mind and athletics
Breathing culture, rope skipping and
the Kneipp cure are the things most
beneficial Again, it is the silent room,
in which the nervous prostrationistD
is made to concentrate her nerve force
and mind for a given length of time ev-
cry day at one fell think" At present
here in Paris the newest phase of fad
dism is the curdIe milk cure, which is
strutting its little life on this gay stage.
During the last few days milk has been
the subject of our conversations A
learned professor at the Pasteur insti-
tute has been telling us that curdled
milk is the staff of life and that two
bovlfuls taken one in the morning and
one at night will preserve the human
interior. No wonder everybody is lis
tening, discussing and seeking the ex-
act facts, the exact words, with which
he makes his disclosures. According
to this high authority, it appears that
the Iactine microbe is the microbe to
be cultivated, and we must do our best
to swallow as many of these bacili
as possible. Fortunately for most per-
sons two bowIfuls of curdled milk seem
to contain the possible" quantity, and
if this diet is persistently carried out
we are promised a green old age and
none of the Objectionable ills it is heir
to.
For the sporty element, which in
cludes the smart set, the race fad is
constant one, and it's heart is ever true
60 that noble beast the horse. This
constancy was evidenced again last
Sunday when the Grand Prix d'Au-
tonne was competed for at Long
champs. To be sure. the favorite horse
did not win, and lots of money was lost
in consequence, but the mondafnes,
wearing winning costumes, were happy
despite this fact. 1t was really funny
to see the followers, composed of dress
makers and girls from the well known
couturieres, in the wake of the most
sensational gowns. To such an extent
was this the case that it must have
been decidedly uncomfortable for the
wearers of original models to have been
so shadowed- One of the dresses which
caused a fiutter of excitement was of
golden brown velvet and cashmere. The
long tailed directoire velvet coat showed
the skirt part well curved over the hips
from a bolero shaped corsage and fin
ished behind in a double plait, over
which were turned back revers of the
velvet decorated with large steel but
tons. The skirt, of golden brown cash
mere, was exceedingly full at the bot
tom and ruched with velvet intersected
with straps of mink tail fur. A large
brown velvet hat trimmed with shaded
tips was worn with the costume At
this modish meeting it was conclusive
iy decided that the long coats and
the large, fiat brimned hats would be
the sartoriaI winners this season. The
marquis hat was also there; but, let
me whisper, ii was only seen on elderly
ladies. Forgive me the word elderly"
1t slipped out unawares, for, with all
the wonderful beauty cures and foods,
there are only young looking women
nowadays, or the marquis hat, with its
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FLORENCE WHEREBY.
Sulphur as a Cure For Diphtheria.

Sulphur is one of the most effica-
cious and simple cures for diphtheria.
All that is needed is flower of sulphur
and quill, and with these, it is said,
one celebrated physician cured every
patient without exception. He put a
teaspoonful of flower of sulphur into a
wineglassful of water and stirred it
with his finger instead of a spoon, the
sulphur not readily amalgamating with
water. When the sulphur was well
mixed the physician gave it as a gargle,
and in ten minutes the patient was out
of danger Sulphur kills every species
of fungus in man, beast and plant in
a few minutes. Instead of splitting out
the gargle the swallowing of it is rec
commended. In extreme cases in which
the above specialist had been called in
the nick of time, when the fungus was
too nearly closing to allow the gar
CLING, he blew the sulphur through a
quill into the throat and after the fun
gus had shrunk to allow of 1t then gave
the gargle.
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not on the back, for in the former po-
sition the juices are more evenly dis
tributed. She also insists that fat ba-
con or pork must be tied over the tur-
key while cooking, as it imparts a fine
flavor. A dressing of chestnuts and
breadcrumbs or oysters always accom-
panies the genuine southern turkey.
Quite an important consideration,
ranking equally with the menu, is the
table decoration, and there is a wide
scope in this direction, for a. Thanks
giving feast offers delightful oppor-
tunities in the ornamental line. Of
course, as the dinner is generally the
occasion of a family gathering, the dec
orations are not often either elaborate
or expensive, but rather appropriate,
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running from shoulder to waist and a
fanlil5e arrangement. of tucks in the
back About the neck is a fitted piece
of cloth which forms round, fiat COL
lar and narrow vest, both edged with
silk braid. Where the collar and vest
join at the, neck are loops of velvet of a
darker shade held with enameled but
tons. The legA of mutton sleeves are
banded with stitched cloth and tied at
the elbow with velvet bow.
Not to be overlooked in the blouse
line is the crossed handkerchief effects.
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ders there occurred the tiniest revers
of pale green velvet edged with Tom
Thumb valenciennes edging. A hand
worked motif was in the corner of each
little cape. The small hiatus left by
this trimming was filled in with a
chemisette of fine guipure lace fastened
up the center front to the top of the
high collar with tiny bows of white rib
bon.
All the elaborate blouses have elbow
sleeves, even those worn during the
day. A very smart separate bodice is
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the Yale blue, and so on down the list
of colleges. Tall figures of the doughty
players dressed in the trappings of
war, with the college letter proudly
emblazoned on the breast of the sweat
er, are used as favors. The heroes can
be easily taken off their feet, for no
firmer foundation is theirs than shall
low, round box. Little pigskins to hold
candies are scattered about the table.
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by the hostess.
The shops afford abundant means of
carrying out any whimsical idea she
may determine upon. Very amusing
are the Jack Horner pumpkin pies
which may be purchased at any depart
ment store for small sum. Filled with
funny gifts for each member of the
party, they afford lots of sport. Each
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three piece suits, with the blouses COM
posed for the most part of dyed lace
with a yoke or empiecement of white
cluny. and the ensemble of the costume
preserved in a ceinture of the cloth
matching the jacket and skirt.
Apropos of blouses, some of the best
models are very fetching. 1t is hardly
necessary to observe that they do not
pouch any more. On the other hand,
the blouse of the winter will by no
means be tight fitting, but we may rest
assured that so long as a garment bears
the name of blouse it will, in effect at
least, be free and loose. Such a catho-
licity of styles prevails in the new mod
els that one is allowed much license in
choice. But everywhere and without
exception there is the high belt. In no
single instance can I recall an elon-
gated drop below the waist line, al
though, on the other hand, there is
and a marked tendency to draw the
folds to a slightly vertical line. A
number of the latest models of Agnes,
the acknowledged Partisan waist artist,
have short basques that start from Ell
Their hip and undulate in a pronounced
fashion around the back. These basques
add a piquant feature to what is known
as the tailor made blouse and are ac-
companied by an exceedingly shapely
belt cut slightly deeper in front than at
the back On the more elaborate waists
little lace and plated muslin cravats
and small revers play an important
part. For example, on a stunning white
mousseline taffeta blouse lavishly
treated to fagot stitch and sporting two
fetching little capes about the Shout
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impertinent little brin, would not suit
them. Black and green toilets were en-
evidence at the races on the smartest
women, and they promise to be very
fashionable for winter made up in
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and lace or a shawl shaped graceful
wrap, or still further penetrate into the
garments of the far east and select a
mandarins robe or kimono, and in any
case be modishly clothed. Chiffon
mounted in several layers and colorings
over silk trimmed with lace and edgings
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THANKSGIVING TABLE

little present is tied with a long green
ribbon which reaches to the place of
the different guests. The pumpkin it
self it set in the center of the table on
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ming is of panne cloth with design
over it in brown braid. The tiny re-
vers collar, girdle and sleeve bands are
of a darker shade of velvet, and the
sleeve puffs are daintily fashioned Of
tulle lace.
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DECORATIONS
F 0 r 7 HI E

X WI NTH us, as with all nations,
M the time of Thanksgiving
~W is always one of much
VI eating and drinking. al
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Hint For the slim Woman.
Ruffied skirts are very stunning on a
tall, slim figure.
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ARTS, Nov. 5.-What faddists
we are concerning our phys
ical well being, even the most
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Must Stop WhistIing.

Emporia. Aug. 1G.-City Marshal
B. F. Fowler is posting notices to rail-
road engineers that "all engineers
blowing the whistles of their engines
within the corporate limits of the city
of Emporia will be arrested and fined,
according to the city ordinance cover
ing the same
Some time ago an engineer was ar
rested and fined $25 and costs,
amounting to about $50, which the
company paid, but the whistling went
on just the same. Monday night the
whistle of one engine was blown eight
times between Market street and the
j junction. The authorities are deter
mined that the engineers shall obey
the ordinance and will push the mat
ter. They claim that notices have been
sent to the management at Topeka
and to the foreman at the round house
mere, but that no attention has been
paid to them, and now they propose
that some attention shall be paid to
the matter.
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ARMY CAVALRY SHOOTING.
First Course Was Finished Yesterday
at Fort Riley.

Junction City, Kas., Aug. 16.-The
first course in the army cavalry COM
petition at Fort Riley was finished
Monday afternoon. During the two
days shoot it was possible for
marksman to make 500 points. A
team of the twelve marksmen making
the highest scores in the two days is
as follows: Captain Cavenaugh, Tenth
cavalry, 432 Quartermaster Sergeant
Barker, toop d, Third cavalry, All;
Quartermaster Sergeant Anderson,
Tenth cavalry, distinguished marks
man, 400; Second Lieutenant Graham,
First cavalry, 408; Captain Cheney,
engineer corps, 400; Private Logan,
troop I, Ninth cavalry, 404; Captain
Harry H. Pattison, Third cavalry, sos;
Private Smith, troop A. First cavalry,
distinguished markSman, 397; Captain
Donaldson, jr., Eighth cavalry. 395;
Sergeant Torbonn, troop D, Fourth
cavalry, 1913; Quartermaster Sergeant
Thomas, troop H, Ninth cavalry, dis
tinguished marksman, $50; Captain
William H. Hay, Tenth cavalry, $50.
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HOW To PLAY HOCKEY.
Is the Fastest and Most Exhilarating
Team Game.

or the many games which are play
ed by opposing teams in combination
toward object goals, hockey is with
out doubt the fastest and most ex-
hilarating.
For this reason those who wish to
excel as players must first be trained
to keep up the pace, and, secondly, to
quicknesS of thought and action, that
they may be always ready to seize the
opportunities as they occur, which in
such a game are innumerabIe.
The first question a novice will ask
is: Howe can become proficient?
What rules shall I follow in order to
attain championship form?
The first attention should be paid to
the skating, which is the basis for a
good player. Constant practice is
necessary to SO strengthen the legs
that they can maintain the continual
strain of turning, twisting and dodg-
ing and sudden stopping.
With this practice speed must be
cultivated, as it is essential to a first
calss man that he be not slower than
his opponents. This will be found to
be a point of qualification in all the
best teams in America.
With this rapid skating, lodging,
jumping and general quickness in
stopping and turning should be con-
stantly repeated till the would be
feet and possessed of confidence in
himself that he. can best any oppo-
nent at the game
Attendance at any of the big hockey
games will show the absolute neces-
sity of being competent on these
points.
While learning the art of skating as
applied to the game the player must
study the handling of the stick This
is most important, as the right way is
really the easiest
A player, in playing on the right
side, should hold the left hand at the
end of the stick and right below, in
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CHAFFEE AT LEAvENwoRTH.
Is Well Pleased at Condition of the
Fort.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 16.-Lieu-
tenant General Adna r. Chaffee, chief
of staff of the United States army,
and Brigadier General Charles F.
Humphrey, quartermaster general,
and party, arrived here Monday morn
ing on tour of inspection.
General Chaffee and his party were
taken at once to the cavalry parade
grounds southwest of the cemetery,
where the mountain battery fired a
salute of fifteen guns as General Chat
fee arrived on the field The Fort
Leavenworth command was drawn up
in battalion formation. An inspection
of the troops by General Chaffee fol-
Chaffee took position at the reviewing
point. The troops marched by with
the first battalion of engineers, both
foot and mounted sections, Major 5.
S. Leach in command, in the lead.
This was followed by the Sixth infan-
try, ninety men to a company.
The three artillery batteries were
next under command of Major H. NJ
Andrews. The Sixteenth and Twenty
ninth batteries passed the review point
twice. The Fourth cavalry passed the
reviewing point twice in platoon for
nation and finally in full troop front
The hospital and Dontoon trains
passed last. General Chaffee express
ed himself as highly pleased with the
condition of the entire command.
An informal reception was held on
the lawn at General Bells home and
the officers of the post called and paid
their respects to General Chafee-
General Chaffee and his party left here
at o'clock Monday afternoon for
Fort Riley.
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He went to the Colorado Southern as
Superintendent. with headquarters at
Pueblo in 1902; to Salina, Ariz-, in 1903,
and thence to the Southern at BirminE-
ham, Ala, in the spring of this year.
Third Brother.
Stephen E. Cotter. the third in age,
was born in Towanda in 1870 He also
learned telegraphy on the Alton; enter
ed the service of the Wabash in 1885;
was appointed trainmaster's clerk in
1887; fuel agent in 1891; superintendent
al Peru, Ind, in 1908, and is now sup
erintendent at Decatur, Ill.
George F. Cotter. the youngest of the
group, was born in Towanda in 1873.
After his apprenticeship on the Alton
he entered the Wabash service in 1850
as dispatcher at Litchfield; thence to
Stansbury, No, in 1896. He was then
called to Montreal to instruct the
Grand Trunk employees in standard
rules. He went to Jackson, Tenn, In
1898, as chief dispatcher for the Illinois
Central: to Montreal in 1899 as chief
dispatcher; back to Memphis, Tenn, TO
Salt Lake City in 1902 as trainmaster
for the Colorado Southern, and the year
following as superintendent, with head
quarters at Trinidad.
The quartet of Cotters stand high in
the railway world. 1t is a curious fact
that two men, John Hartigan and w.
K Morley, who were SuperiorS to Will
lam Cotter on the Chicago & Alton in
the early days afterwards occupied
positions to him on the Iron
Mountain. Fate has been kind to the
Cotter boys, but ability and faithful SER
vice have also counted heavily. Their
father died five years ago, happy over
the success of all four of his sons. The
mother and two sisters reside in Bloom
ingtOn.