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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07

At the Fraternal Aid meeting las
night the following officers were
elected: President, H. X. Eicholtz;
vice president. A. L. Duckwall: sec
rotary, s. Shearer; treasurer, R, m,
white; chaplain, Mrs. J. W. Mon
roe; guide, Mrs. r. 8. Woodward;
observer, Miss Bessie snider; sem
tinel, Fred Smith; medical examin-
ers, Drs. s. steelsmith, DR.. p. B.
Wilmer and DR.. H. H. Felty; trus-
tees, Theo. Hasshagen, J. D. Cram
err, Clarence Cradle. After the reg
ular meeting an oyster supper was
served. This was followed by
dancing and cards, Miller's orchea-
ira furnished the music. 1t was
a pleasant occasion for all.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07

If you are troubled with chronic
constipation, the mild and gentle eff
feet Of Chamberlain's Tablets makes
them specially suited to your case.
For sale by all dealers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07

Bring your poultry and eggs 70
Green Bros, corner Second and Null
berry. Highest market price. 27wtt
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
NOW STREET HIGHS
COMMISSIONERS SUBMIT PLAN
FOR VOTERS APPROVAL.
Street lights at cost.

1
That is the proposition adopted
by the city commissioners In a ligh,
ordinance which passed the board
last evening.
The ordinance provides that the
Riverside Light and Power Co. shall
furnish the electric current at the
actual cost Of production and distri-
button; that 1t shall furnish all lamps
and fixtures at cost; that the mini
mum rate to private consumers shall
not exceed 800 a month: that the
current to private consumers shall
not exceed 10 cents per kilowatt;
that no connection charge shall be
made except that II be over 200
feet; that no charge shall be made
for installing meters; that It shall
pay to the city 500 per annum for
its franchise.
The Riverside Light and Power
Co. has offered, TO-, furnish electric
current for the city lighting at cost
in consideration Of the extension Of
its franchise. At any time the COM
missioners may demand and secure
. rerating Of the cost figures by
three experts and II they lower the
cost rate the company shall accept
that sum.
At present Abilene's lighting sys-'
tenn consists Of 10 arc lights Of 1000
candle power each. For this the
city has to pay $1,000 a. year. In
the new contract a light is to be
placed at practically every street In
tersection in the residence district.
In the business section handsome
SLIGHT posts will be placed on each
corner and all wires will be under
ground.
The ordinance must be ratified by
the voters and a special election will
be called probably for Dec. %.
The ordinance provides that the
franchise shall be extended 20 years
but that in the paved district all
wires shall be underground. OF
course the franchise is not exclusive.
Under the Kansas law no exclusive
franchise can be granted. 1t simply
permits the company to go on doing
business as at present.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-12-07
Thursday, December "A, 1871

at the hour of ten lands Of the estate
the Smoky Hill river bot
TOMS from az to Abilene Dickinson Kansas
arms The Good Turkey Creek
farm OF Of 240 the BEN
farm OF MoOhan farm Of $40 There
on uDn this wheat which s In splendid
d,on or this wheat Of the remaining
ia acres the landlords right the wheat the machine will
he sId There is with buildings In
fair condition HumbaFger farm, good farm
house and fine will offered reasonable sized
parcels according location.
These lands productive In the Smoky River valley and
ara esecy adapted raising alfalfa wheat and
TERMS OF sALE purchase must be paid
hand ON the residue two and three years
time will deferred payments notes OF the purchaser
dated ON day Of SALE interest payable Semn
uuaIIy and secured BY the land purchased.
Az the same time place. live stock consisting Of ten
I.rg or.ea N GOOD implements consisting Of three
apa two binders plOWs and other farm
DIeUents and certain consisting Of to thousand
nsa. AZ corn and alfalfa and other articles
~ likewise and the terms Of sale Of the personal
etV viii be six months banable note bear
discount Of five cent VIII be allowed
for cash, on all Of personal property
Title. o these Lands perfect Abstracts win be shown to al
Uurha.srs. Warranty wfn be made
Er.suaa q these an wishing the best wheat corn
and alfalfa lad invited
N.Da showing lands and fun information concerning
49, ~. be obned Of George CObls MaCn Kansas until Do
4 toff On snd Dscember ist untn day Of sale NJ
$50. IN he a Pacific Hotel b Abilene and be WIN p
-I.d 70 show TIE psrSOns desiring 20 inspect them
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public Sale
Dickinson County Farm Lands and Farm
Stock fnd:Imp|ements
to close estate

The widow children Wesley MOOhan deceased will offer for
sale at public highest bidder the premises
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-15

certain person who sits croSsssoggeo
and offers mischief for idle hands
watching for his opportunity-for tbs
part of the meal in which they arr
most interested TO be brought In. Ths
table can be made Just a. attractive
for such an arrangementf the fruit car
form the centerpiece ana there ar~
many fruits for which finger bowls
need not be used: even when 1t ts MOS
of that variety fruit can be cut up 0ssf
side, ths apparently additional work
being less than the washing and care
of delicate finger bowls and doilies.
There need be no service plates. for
the plate set under the cereal dish can
perfectly well be used for the later
course, where one Is taken. This nTsu
ner of serving is admirable whsr~
there are several grownups In the
family who depart at different hours
or where there are guests. il the maid
is not called upon to serve the break
fast no one has the uneasy conscious
ness of incommoding the household ar
rangements by coming down late.
Coffee is now percolated and can stand
for a time II necessary; cereal In cot
cred dish keeps warm an astonishfngfy
long time, and can readily be heated
by an electrical appliance or can be
brought to the table in chafing dish
and warmed by the alcohol lamp IN a
Toast can be made upon the
table also, where there is electricity.
but where there is not no ONE need
despse cold. crisp toast Where the
family is very large a side table set
with the things that would crowd The
larger one should be placed within
reach of the mother: and If guests or
grown persons have come down after
The mother is finished II ia not likely
to injure anyone to help
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A Sculpture Party
A HOSTESS with bright ideas in
4 vited six young couples 10 an

A HOSTESS with bright ideas in
4 vited six young couples 10 an
evening of sculpture, each In
vitation containing a request to 'please
bring penknife. When all the COM
pany had arrived each guest was given
small, square package containing
something rather. hard and heavy. On
the outside of the wrapper was written
his attempt at rhyme:
A. block of pure white marble, from
Paros in the Aegean Sea
TO be used in sculpting the bust OF
some living celebrity.
Each artist" was assigned an object
to be cut from the marble, the assign
ments being different in every instance.
Living celebrities. noted mon or WON cp
of the past. famous statues and ani-
mails were among the models.
Laughter WAS spontaneous when, on
removing the wrappers cakes OF hard
white soap were reveGled. The guests
then went in search of their penhniyce,
and during the next half hour they cut
from their "Parian marble" the bject
assigned.
When the various statties We're com
pleted they We're exhibited with the
names Of the artists attached, and each
craftsman voted for some work of art
not his own The prize, a dainty little
Tanagra fgnrine imitation. was award
ed for the sta tue" receiving the mort
votes Imported gingerbread figures
were awarded as consolation gifts to
those who failed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-15

con cream uf corn soup not crackers
eEg aaunW icb"s, chocoi9fe caker
grape Dinner -Corued beef. kohlrab
with cream sauce plain boiled pota.
toes, celery and leitueo salad, squaef
pie. cheeee
Wednesday, Breakfast Boiled rico
and figs. coTned beef hash. baked with
cheese tor. plain wheat mullins. coffee
Luncheon Sauted egg plant, fresh
bread or biscuits. yellow sponge cake
nacedoine Of fruits. grape juice. Din
ner-Roast duck hashcd fried pota-
toss, crcamed cabbage, picked beets
green tomato pie
Thursday. Breakfast--Baked ap-
pies and cream, fried cereal mush.
maple syrJp. coffee Dinner-SGup
made from remnants of chicken and
duck. brOiled slrloin steak and mush-
rooms, French fried potatoes, cauli-
flower with hot vinegar, lemon pie, cof-
fes. supp per--Snccotash, toast, orange
bianc mango with cream sauce fresh
e0coanut cake
Friday. Breakfast -Creamed eggs on
toast baked pears, coffee Luncheon
Clam Triiters or oyster croquettes.
steweo piums. nut cakes Dinner
Baked fish with clam saucc, baked
potatoes. steWea lima beams with green
ppers, apple dumplires
Saturday Breakfast Dates cereal
and cream, deh cakes made from left-
over from Fridays dinner. rafsed sra
Hara gems coffee. pinner--flot meat
ioat f1Ap tomato sauce iEonnaiee po-
t3lef 1natQ r'caie. cocoan1t r1istar6
Iiie ~n'rEritfg if1lH1ep or baked fysft,f
ihA... s'iH 7ssisss bread! eIly sponge
inli
8ai-d Toratoes With SWISS chard--
Spi. tfe eaNes from the stalk ard ho,i
=-'lls fnaif - fte former ir
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ing powder. then add the milk. salt
and beaten yolks. Beat the whites Of
eggs very stiff; then add last to the
batter Fl twelve creased muffin paus
two-thirds fun and bake in hot oven
for twenty minutes.
Apple and Ounce Shorteake-ouo
pint of -four siftcd with two rounding
teaspoonfuls OF baking powder and
half a tea spoonful of salt; rub into this
two rounded tablespoonfuls of butter
or lard and when thoroughly mixed
stir in sufficient sweet milk to make a
soft dough easily patted out to fit a
pie dish Butter the latter and fill with
cooked ounces and uncooked, tender
tart apples cut into thin pieces. Add
water enough to just cover the bottom
OF the dish, lay on the dough and bake
in a moderate oven until the apples are
cooked and the dough thoroughly done
and delcately Drowned on top. Place
a warm plate or platter over the top
and inrert the pie dish so that the
fruit viii be on top and biscuit crust
on the bottom as illustrated. Cover
with granulated sugar. and serve hot
With cream OF rich milk.
Cranberry Muffins-Thesn NAV be
served for breakfast or used for des-
sert course. accompanied by sweet or
egg sauce Use the whole-wheat muf-
fin recipe substituting white 1our for
ths entire wheat and stirring i'm the
last thing. one cupful Of crarberries
cut in halves
tionainy Griddle Cakes Thin horn
my mush left from breakfast with
enough hot milk 70 make one pint. Do
this while the mush is warm and set
in ceol place u,dil needed. Then add
sufficient -four Ia rn.fke a 'runny" bat
ter Founding teaspoonful of baking
pc ~.iel, ,iis.-folrth level teaspoonsul of
mlt. ard ne egg hsuten unseparated.
Fogr ~ spoonsuls on a creased hot
griGdie. and wsep enc side is Drowned
trrn carefully with a caAe-paddle Sour
milk or tnttermiik nay be substituted
FOR fhc sv miik The cakes. when
hskss. ehruid not he tsiskcr than IN
aien-h - ~ .neh II tco thick thia
zsth -sl'k y caid natsr y too thin,
1ao r.ere sap
crss-4as E7es - Te-et-sIf tAs
5r1e5 snsa lrch-.hlcx slitee ard set
ara ;sls af.. oven TOR 4 few minutes 20
est' tfes aftsnae on the todster
.ee. slss- Is o. lie gas fame to
sscnrn rsi'c4telx. In this way the bread
sstn b ccofee through and the outside
sr.sc and 5sli1stes While the brese Is
.ezstirg Place 1 tanlcsp oo1fui Of rut-
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the cob and il very large kernels. chop
| spread layer Of fine cracker-crumbs
over the bottom of a buttered dish
then lay in some corn. peppers and sea
! soninga until the dish is full having
the top layer Of crumbs dotted with
butter Pour In sweet milk enough TO
come just through the top crumbs:
bake in moderate oven for twenty
minutes or until the top is crisp, brown
ard puffy; serve Immediately in or out
Of the dish, as illustrated, or it will
fall and become soggv.
EscalIoped Satisfy (Oyster Plant in
Cheese Sheli-If the shell is not at
hand the vegetable may be baked in a
buttered dish. the top layer being
mixed with grated or sliced American
cheese. Either a pineapple on Fdam
she'll may be used. Scrub the satisfy
plant, then cook in salted boiling water
until tender. scrape off the skin and
cut into pieces about an eighth of an
inch thick and then crosswise, tf the
plant Is large Place two tablespoon
fuis Of butter In hot pan. and when 1t
melts stir in two tablespoonfuls of
-four, stirring until blended. then stir
in a pint Of hot milk season with salt
and pepper; cook until smooth Place
two sboonfuls in the shell. then some
fine 5read-crumhs, then a layer of sal.
sify. ann repeat this until the shell is
HAfEl nave the taSt layer OF EIuTnps
dotted with better If the cheese shell is
used. on with grated cheese IL a. dish is
used If preferred. cold milk may he
used 70 rnpistcn ttc crumbs inTeRd OF
the cream sauce. which makes 4 icher
dishe l .....s...+.ts
saptcd ssg Fiapt4Ri}bse 5Tt the
plant, cut away the sten-ehd anh cut
the remainder into half-imch slices Do
not pare. Lay the slices on the bread
board and cover with another cloth;
then roll with the rolling-pin - eN
tract as much Of the natural moisture
Is possible Dust with salt ami pec-i
uef dip irto heatcH egg diluted with
q sbleepaenfli - m.lf et With FIRE.
st1ie ctead -r-flfuh7 an1 rti in shall
err h'f lat Until bEr en - bat. siss
re 80 teo7er SreHc 7h
sittfut hroTH Fat t ada ng
s--aa g ~ sst'aesz1 & sLe frser
2tte1 ctais.aS ths pis.It
Weo.s WfesF @us.ns-- -Haif pin.
o9stit' sait 81 f}--ias Gas ao3a.- +
- 9asleg p1T6sr ci,e sgblespca.fal +
-teF - s tss ic-fer ~ Is
"a. - 15isT. < walea sGt t-s kek- ].
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ice plates. which are laid upon the
table at each place. al the beginning of
the meal Fruit, oyster aud soup plates
are set directly upon them and they
are removed by the maid with her
right hand, Immediately before she
places with her left the succeeding
courses There are many things IN
favor Of this method OF serving, but
rs many against It. Where the num-
Der of servants is limited to two the
service plates may very well be done
away with. Even when they are used
their use can be simplified They
might he used whore there Is soup. for
instance, and omitted between other
courses.
An excellent method of serving the
family dinner is to place the roast ana
gravy at one end Of the table. and
The Two vegetable dishes at the other
A small table on wheels. prefara blv
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and experience. They counted ths
pieces Of tableware that are ordinarilS
used at breakfast, and found that nc
+ less than sixteen separate articles had
10 be handled many times for each
person &C the table--for q family of
/ four sixty-four articles. to be taken
out OF their places, set upon the table
Or passed ia serving, removed, washed,
finseds dried and put away again
and this fer one meal. the first of
tile aayi
Tire msthod advocated In books On
. serving. and most generally followed
nowadays is 70 lay the table with a
( AeaTy silence cloth, preferably or
specially woven. double-faced canton
ilennel-the thicker the better-and to
cover that with pure white cloth OF
Linen danlask- 1t is almost needless
t9 remind ourselves that all table
iinen should be ironed perfectly dry.
and, except where it is necessary to,
raise embroiderias or munograms BY
laying them face down upon a thick.
soft pad, the iron should ba used upon
the right side Of the linen, becaIse
Of the gloss resulting from this method.
All table linen should be folded as
lightly and as little as possible, and
never deeply creased. The smaller
pieces, other than the napkins, large
laid in d drawer fatty or upon paste
board rolls. IL is not a bad plan TO
lay dark blue tissue paper between
each piece OF linen, and this part Of
tho care is usually looked after by the
mistress Of the house. to whom the
linen shelves are apt to he even dearer
than the silver chest
In place OF the tablecloth for break |
Fast luncheon and supper. many use
with excellent effect and charm for !,
these less formal meals that no cloth I
can give, small doiliea under each
7iate and dish, with smaller ones for H
salts ana tumbleFs. These doiIies may
3e eather crocbeted. embroidered.
seailaped, hemstitched or Of drawn Z
work. Where doiiies are Used there III
generally tray cloth laid al the ona
Fhere the tea and coffee are poured
simpler method, one equally AZ
sretiy and dainty. and far easier for
ne person laying tho table ana for the
sandresa, Is to use q hemsatched or
eallopea lunch square," which mas
'e plain, embroidered or Of drawn
sark Il should be large enough Cand
n no means necessarily square. asI
p name would impy) to come to
'4thin two inches of the edge Of the
&5ie. No silence cloth is used, for
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soap and water, with once-a- week
nasty rub with any good furniture pol
ish, or the excellent simple mixture
OF oil and vinegar. All woods look
better when treated in this manner;
even yellow oak loses part OF its cheap
glitter. while mahogany or old walnut
becomes a board of undreamef- of
beauty and richness. And hot dishes
can be set directly upon the table.
or upon the thinnest OF doiiies or
luncheon cloths. without causing the
housemothers heart TO turn a somer-
sault, and without leaving any un-
slightly white blur.
know one such table, which has
been in use for four generations. and
not even the ten vigorous grandchfl-
dreu of the present one have been able
TO mar the beauty of the board. while
the turned feet OF the mahogany base
are honorebly worn away into smooth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-15

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a w e. 80 : ilSga, auu iii 'ialt piHe % TIN
si, anu ~ p.tGes q llG' Alhea-
~ snets - M y llsl shis ~ ls nieusu llln
- ,'l aa'ui tsss ~ litss peoplsl asl1
~ eas lne sp.hs Niln iolh' s.iitlns
t, e'liS ',e az III IL -.
t sulo - sooi' ~, a. - - ~ na.e
,,o,.', ~, oii 'ii' 'o'ss anu serve
V15s no', 1,.o -.
o,s - -. Dc pNI
eiiaseu ,gt Loi Veis siliait sum III nlany
.. loc..liiteS, l anu oiie M neait VII usually
1870 'mo p' ~. bosH ene ~ a'earls nt
saleeu 49, ~ ~ non,, 'heh cut oae az
the Ve3ns from pl me center ana put ih
. Ns,.ae y polil1s ,t S"lte, MatsI. set
ehe heteis Wileie ~ WI siiii"isf loI
eMenl9 IN lIilid d'es, 'hen u,a'.i "1 ms
water Ntto pan cofrr tne iteS "
asait Win oo5liils maler anu s,'il me- ie1
uh.h ,. lenaeI' apulhs an o''Ion anu t}oTe or
nal' s ~ ~ "t.el' stis
healls are ooiIeu' N1eh y - e9i'
eahe " aaia s WI oe secaheu. bo't t.se
'ss. luail,ps aau, t mtsii aaasl'i's, a'ln NC
i,l ~ so,' aiu
~ ~ a ~. uis., as - 81 .t.7.i
1e ~ ,tb ns eassoned oe a,"o% ,nes s',
bared @''h ba sti,e rs' oftsn Ne, .n.n ~
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Is served, or when there Is a good
reason for serving it separately. why
not place bowl or dish or eompotier
of II in the centre of the table. hl-
stead of the regulation fernery or vase
Of flowers2 Nothing could be lovelier
tnan frosted grapes laid upon their
own leaves. or oranges and nastur-
tiums-there are endless possibllities
of beautiful color schemes. The ar
ranging and decorating Of TIE fruit
dish might wen be lest to one of tho
children, whether boy or girl. It
might not be quite so safa IL allow
the boys 10 arrange the cake plate or
the dish Of pickles.
Even for dinner, when the family is
alone. there can scarcely be any obfec-
tion to SO changing or combining the
courses that the number Of utensils Ii
iessened; nor can there be found
sufficient reason for having an Vege-
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s Doubtless served her apple
x Ee1, aud presented II 10 ADAM
ia her hand hui arm very eer-
! ID that al9e Smiled. and she has be-
eethea shnt Gilt te all OF her daugh-
rS-$o ofEer things 70 eat as cb8rm-
gsEs As attr&utivelg, as temptingly
pnsalbie.
saoW best to 10 so has been sub
4 Of apsorbins interest t8 All women
A ssenturies Fashions in ylan0s
we always GdaeEced fashions it,
eYnting tliein in the daTs when
ssiing WAS heavy it was not an-
tuily tp deck the table with cloths
carlask ana ageade aad gold to
namsnt them with stuffed peacncks.
tn tails spread 81 bears heads gar
shcN with apples, oF Whole carp, or
snaeFful ships of Silver and gold
5sst t0-nay we know better hnpWl
all Us offered us Al eiuhs ana lectures.
every magazine. every nen laper.
a# recall & breakfast table that in
gtab big held te1t twelve, twenty kinds
preserved fruits or Jams Or 1eliies.
4 iii more than one family lib a local
famous for It's Hospitality and good
Ting there used t0 De served az least
ar kinds Of bread. often seven, at
meal Bnt to-HaN we should regard
All sort DC providing as almost Grim
4l The saientihc combination Of
anstuits and their proper cooking
l serving are coming to he common /
oATihssge. Ihe meal Of day Is an 4
parensly simpla one, and this ap- 1
rent simplicity has very naturally /
tended to table decorations. The .
aplieity, however Is only apparent, +
properly balanced meal costs more
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