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a lemon and place it on the stove.
When the boiling point is reached,
add two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch,
mixed smooth in a little cold milk
and stir into the boiling mixture. Cook
for eight minutes, stirring all the
time. Remove from the heat, cool and
add two tablespoonfuls of strained
lemon Juice. Serve well chilled in
bouillon cups.
Partisan Peas. - Melt two table,
spoonfuls of butter in a saucepan, add
quart of green peas, mix we'll, then
pour in enough boiling water to bare
ly cover them. Add salt and pepper
to taste, the heart Of a head of let
tuce, finely minced. one-half of an
onion, chopped fine, and sprig of
parsley minced. Simmer until the
peas are tender, then stir in the yoIks
OF two well beaten eggs, taking from
the heat. Return to the fire and sim
mer until ready to serve.
Cheese Balls. = Chop fine eight
olives, six radishes, two green pep
pers. Mix with two rolls of Neuf.
chatel cheese and mold into balls the
size of walnut. Serve two of these
balls with salted wafer and a piece
of celery on each plate.
Chicken Southern style.-Clean and
prepare the fowl as for frying Roll
the pieces in seasoned flour and place
In heated pan with three tablespoon.
fuls of butter. Sprinkle with salt and
pepper and pour a half cupful of
cream over all. Cover and place in
hot oven to bake until tender. Re-
move the cover before taking from
the oven to brown the chicken. Serve
with highly seasoned tomato sauce.
One may combine almost any fruit
or vegetable into an appetizing salad,
but too many colors in one salad are
not pleasing.
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ner and held over each shoulder by a
band Of red velvet ribbon, ending in
a bow that stood almost to the ears.
1t was necessary that the French
designers choose chiffon or silk for the
best of their afternoon frocks, be.
cause they did not have recourse to
variety of fabrics so long as the
Germans hold the industrial towns
of northern France.
True, Rodier. The fabric maker, put
up new mills and went on with his
work as though the Germans were in
their own country, not his, but France
had on hand, and found easy to get,
a mass of chiffon, so the fashion was
created for frocks of that fabric, and
the top coat emphasized an adjunct
to them.
These chiffon frocks are in entranc-
ing colors. There is nothing fiamboy-
ant. Green that has gray in it, pale
purples, yellow, called orangeade.
crow blue, taupe-a-plenty. Moleskin
is revived to trim the taupe-colored
frocks, and sealskin is here to touch
off the gowns of deep brown and pale
gray blue.
There are few frocks of heavy ma
terials. They would be unbearable un-
der heavy top coats in this climate.
so the woman who wants one good
frock that will serve many purposes
can be suited easily this season.
Copyright by the Mcclure Newspaper
SVndicateO
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FOR POLISHING THE RAZOR
Useful Little Article That Will Be
Found Of Value In Almost Every
Household.

1t is a common habit with many
men to polish a razor with a towel af-
ter they have finished shaving with
it, and the consequence is the towel
often suffers from a number of small
cuts. Our sketch shows a useful lit
tie article to be used for this pur-
pose in the place of the towel, that
can be made in spare moments from
almost any small remnants OF mate
rial, and that can take its place upon
the dressing table.
1t is made of silk, and bound at the
cdges with narrow ribbon and lined
with soft wash leather. 1t is cut out
in the shape shown in diagram e,
and measures six inches in length
and three inches in width when spread
out quite fiat. 1t folds together in the
center in the manner shown in dia.
gram B, and diagram A shows the
way in which it can be used to wipe
the razor.
For appearance sale. some simple
little design such as suggested in the
sketch can be worked upon the exte-
rior, and should it be desired to hang
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CONSIDERING comfnrt.

Like men. women are now consider.
ing the comfort of their hats While
they DO not go so far as men do in
having them weighed. so that the sum.
mer straw shall weigh less than the
l2-ounce winter slouch hat. they must
have them light in order not to dis.
arrange the hair for now that It is
obligatory in almost all places of
amusement for women to remove their
bats it is quite necessary that the ar
'rangement of the hair underneath
shall not be crushed and tlattened nv
too heavy a hat.
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FRAMEWORK FoR. Ghost.

placed in the center of the story-tell-
ing room before the guests are allow.
ed to enter A large black kettle la
best for the caldron, but, If you can
not get one, take a dish-pan, tie a
rope around its outside just below the
rim Zig. 81. and to this rope attach
three ropes at equal distances apart
by which to suspend the pan.
The room should be lighted only by
a few rays of light allowed to enter
from the adjoining room. Have the
guests seat themselves upon the floor.
forming a circle around the caldron.
The witch should humble her words
when telling her story so that no one
may distinguish more than a few
words now and then. And as she talks
she should stir the contents of her cal
dron with a large spoon, The con.
tents should be walnuts, having their
kernels removed and replaced with
slips of paper and the shells glued fast
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DICTATES OF FASHION

Wool embroidery and odd fur trim.
mings are features.
Many coats are high WASTED either
in back or front
Broad-striped coatees are worn for
sports over white dresses.
Vests and pocket flaps give a sug-
gestion Of Louis XVI fashions.
Jersey scarfs in wide stripes are
used about the neck and as girdles
with white morning frocks.
Sleeves on some of the new eve
ming frocks are no more than little
rufties, sometimes of tulle edged with
beads and sometimes held out with Q
flexible wire at the lower edge.
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(By GEORGE f. HOWARD, United
State Department of Agriculture.)
The food of the duck is both vege-
table and animal in nature. In the
wild state it gathers its food from
brooks and marshes, consisting of flag
grasses, small fishes, water insects,
etc. When the birds are raised in con-
flnement this diet must. in a measure,
be initiated TO get the most satisfc c.
tory results. The duck has no crop,
the food passing directly from the
throat to the gizzard, and as a conse-
quence the food must be in a soft
mushy state. Too much hard food,
such as grain, does not agree with
these birds and they cannot thrive
on it. While some raisers use a
small allowance of grain others do
not, and it las not been proved to
be of any advantage to feed it. Soft
food is their natural diet, together with
grasses, vegetables and animal food.
The proper selection of the food is ex-
tremely important to secure the rapid
growth of the duck, and the ingredi-
ents of the food must be such as will
afford a well-balanced and substan-
tial ration. AS a whole, it may be
said that the rations used by the
largest duck raisers are essentially
the same, differing only in the guam
titles used in the mixing. Investiga.
ticns show the real value of the food
&c BIS the same for producing rapid
growth and early development. The
duckling grows twice as rapidly and
is much heavier eater than the chick
and to produce the best results its
food must be such as will be easily
assimilated. The various methods oi
feeding given in this article are rec
commended for raising ducks success
fully.
1t costs from to 12 cents a pound
to raise a duck for market at ter
weeks of age. 1t costs from $1.75 tC
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ROUND TABLE LUNCHEON SET
Pretty Idea Has Become Decidedly
Popular With the Hostess Who Is
Fond Of Entertaining.

If you are planning, like King Ar
thur of old. to preside over a round
table in the form of luncheon party.
you will be delighted with the latest
design for a luncheon set that fits
into the symmetry of round or OBJ
long table. The centerpiece is round
or oval. as your table is round or OBJ
long. and the particular set in ques-
tion is developed in white linen with
Madeira eyelet work in all white. The
edges of both centerpiece and doilies
are buttonholed rather elaborately.
The doilies are not round or square,
however, but cut on the order of a
rounded triangle. the blunted point
TO extend toward the center of the
table and the corresponding side
rounded to follow the outline OF the
table. The use of such doilies in.
sures a neater-looking luncheon table,
besides proving of far more prolec.
lion to a highly polished wooden sur
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RIGHT BREED FOR BEGINNER
WeIl-EstabIlshed, Long-5red and Pop
ular Varieties Are Best to Attain
Greatest Success.

New breeds of poultry are brought
out from time to time and with the
introduction Of each the claims made
for their virtues over long-established
breeds is calculated to make any be-
ginner feel that he must have the
new ones If he is to attain the great
est success.
The fact of the matter is that the
new breeds are the ones that the be-
ginner should usually keep away from
They are yet in the making, in a
way, and require the skill Of the ex-
pert breeder to develop into practical,
true-to-type fowls.
1t is with the well-established, long
bred and popular varieties that the
beginner should generally start. The
new breeds are no better in any way
than the old ones and as a general
rule are not nearly so good in a prac-
tical way.
Don't get the idea the poultry bust
ness is going to be revolutionized ev-
cry time some new breed is brought
out.
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The expert kite flyer is as particular
about keeping his flying line in good
condition as the fisherman is about
his fishing-tacBle.
First, let US see how to make the
unique reel shown in Fig 1. With this
strapped to your right leg. your hands
are free to handle the line} The line
can be unwound by pulling it as you
pay 1t out. and reeled up by dropping
upon the left knee in the position AZ
sumed by the boy shown in Fig. l.
Fig. 2 shows the completed reel. and
Fig. the construction. A large rib
bon spool is necessary for the winding
drum of the reel "a. Figs. and -.
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The diameter of the spool hanges
must be increased by adding pieces of
about twice their diameter OBJ. Bore
hole through the exact center of
pieces B, of the same size as the spool
hole. The frame in which this wind
ing drum is mounted, consists Of two
end blocks C nailed to a piece d Cut
ID a trifie longer than the winding
drum. and blocks just large enough
to accommodate the. axle for the wind
ing drum. Bore hole a trifie larger
than the spool hole through blocks C,
for the axle, being careful to get the
hole in one exactly opposite that in
the other. Cut the axle enough longer
than the winding drum to project be-
yond blocks c, one-half inch beyond
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MARKING SYSTEM FOR HENS
Age of Fowls Can Be Determined by
Punching Holes in Web When
Chick Is Very Nounu.

A farmer should know to a certainty
the age of his hens. This can only
be determined by marking system.
A good system of marking is what is
known as web" marking. A small
hole is punched in the web between
the toes when the chick is very young.
This hole never grows up and in
creases in size as the chick grows
larger.
Any number of markings can be
made and for this reason it is be-
lieved that this system is superior to
marking with leg bands, for the rea-
son that unnumbered leg bands can
record but two readings.
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white cloth, over the cross-piece ends
for arm sleeves Zig. -. Make the
hood out of pillow-case, folding 1t
into the form shown in Fig 3. with a
peak at the top and the front turned
up.
The party would not be complete
without some of the old-fashioned
games, such as bobbing for apples
placed in dish-pan filled with water.
and a doughnut-eating contest in
which doughnuts. suspended on
strings from the tops of doorways. are
eaten while both hands are bound be-
hind Be sure to arrange for these.
Then there is ghost-story telling.
You must not overlook that. Another
plan is to have a witch tell stories.
A witch's caldron suspended from a
tripod as shown in Fig. should be
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one. and two inches beyond the other.
The crank is made of the strip e. with
a hole bored near one end for the axle,
and the spool F pivoted near the other
end by means of the nail G Gig. 81.
Nail the winding drum and the crank
to the long end of the axle.
The upright stick upon which the
reel is mounted III, Fig. p should be
OF the right length to reach from the
lnstep of your foot to your knee Gig
~. Nail block D to H Gig. 2). and
then tack three straps to Hoop to
pass around the foot. and straps ] and
X TO buckle around the leg.
The simple hand reel in Fig. has
a drum like that in Fig. 8. Make the
axle long enough to provide handle
to hold the reel by. This axle must
fit loosely so the drum will turn freely
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Eatteninn rurkevs.

Never confine turkeys while fatten.
ing. They will only NOPE around and
fast rather than take on flesh if kept
penned Freedom seems to be neces.
sary to their well being. and a certain
amount of exercise serves to increase
their appetites and keep them grow.
ing Even when finishing them it is
best to allow them free range.
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A Halloween party, if it be ever so
small an affair, requires previous
preparation to make it success.
Either you or your chum, dressed
as ghost should meet the guests at
the door, at the appointed hour.
In the room where the wraps are
to be left, it is well to have another
ghost standing on guard. This may
be dummy ghost made as shown in
Figs. 1, 2 and 3. Bind the handle of a
broom to chair back with cord. turn
ing the broom portion up, as shown in
Fig. 2. Fasten a white false-face to
the side of the broom for the ghosts
face.
Drape a sheet around the chair and
close up to the head, fastening it at
the top to the straw Of the broom.
Then hang a pillow-case, or other
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ERADICATE LICE AND MITES
Whitewash Is Effective Against Yer
min-Free Use Of Lice Powder
Is Always in Order.

The free use of an effective lice
powder is always in order in the poul-
try house.
A dust bath is very essential in rid
ding the fowls oS Ice.
In applying powder hold the fowl by
the feet, head down, and work the
powder we'll down into the feathers.
The free use of kerosene on the
roosts and in the cracks will extermi.
nate mites.
Whitewash is very effective against
vermin.
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together again. On the pieces of pa.
per should be written directions
whereby each guest may find a card
foretelling her fortune. When the
witch finishes her story, she should
pass the nuts around. Then the lights
should be turned on, the nuts opened
and the merry race begun for the hid.
ing places of the fortune cards.
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November.LayIna PuIIets.

PNllets hatched in May can be
brought to laying by November, If
they are properly fed and cared for
and crowded as fast as possible. 1t
cannot be done however, if they are
half fed. tormented with lice. short of
fresh water or allowed to become
stunted for any other reason.
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water. Pour the water on the tea.
which should not steep over three min
utes. Then you will have a cup of
tea which IS not only very much bet
ter in flavor but is much more whole
some than that made in the ordinary
careless fashion.
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Loss by Faulty Methods.

Forty-five million dollars a year is
the loss due to faulty methods Of han
ding on the farm where eggs are not
collected frequently and marketed reg
ularly, and because nests are not kept
clean and males are allowed to run
with the hens in the warm months af-
ter the breeding season.
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Gull Closely.

Many farm poultrymen do not Gull
down their flocks nearly as closely as
they should. The chief reason for
this neglect is doubtless that on the
general farm no account is kept of the
ied consumedl BY the poultry.
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manity trails must be driven through it to
cowardl,, the drum from slipping. A spool
ed with nail to one end of the
murder forms a crank.
girl nurse. shows a body reel to strap
the waist The winding drum
Ithe crank for turning it are made
Fame as those for the leg reel. A
Middle box is used for the mounting. to
its possibly the construction. Cut TWO
honest, III eacn sue Vi Tue po@ 'nio"e"
public-spH " SliP q pan VI "Si'9'
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How to Brew Tea.

Henry is generally believed that anyone
and by hmake tea. This is far from the
his kind. Great care should De taken TO
friends the teapot hot. Scald it out
and +ha. hot water before putting in the
. tea. The water to pour on the
StSeet ,les should not cnly be boiling. but
lid be freshly boiled. The big tea
rn lie which STANDS on the stove all
FoN and is filled at irregular intervals
stalls, & nd furnish the best water for
Apply tC pnrb0se. Get q small enameled-
Kettle holding about quart of
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a variation from day to
day.
Banana Soup.-Select
six ripe bananas and rub
them through a sieve.
adding twice as much
cold milk, sMeeten to
taste, add a pinch of
salt. the grated rind oP
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To Clean silk Waist.

Wash the waist in cold, soapy wa
ter number of times. Use wbire
soap only after all soiIed spots are
removed rinse the waist in clear.
cold water; wiring the waist dry with
your hands and hang it in the shade.
Iron I! with warm fiatiron.
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Conditional Enrni,.0n...

Governess-"You must forgive your
little brother before you go to bed.
You might die in the night" Thomas
(reluctantly)-"Well. I'll forgive him
tonight, but if don't die he'd better
jolly well look out in the morning"
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Keep Producers Only.

The idea is to winter over only the
cream of the breeding flock and the
winter layers. Look over your flock
now and Gull it down closely to the
producers. Fatten and market the
surplus stuff and cut down the feed
bill.
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remperature for Hatchlnu.

A fertile egg will start to hatch II
kept at a temperature of so degrees.
If kept at a temperature of 100 de-
0~ees blood will form in three or four
days.
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Fix Up Wlnter Quarters.

Fix up the poultry quarters now so
tAat the flock will be in clean, COM
Portable and sanitary conditions for
the winter. Make the walls air-tight
and afford good light and ventilation.
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Neu1 NAb n7eeQ
Secrets to Be Guarded.

To tell our own secrets is general
ly folly, but that folly is without
guilt; to communicate those with
which we are intrusted is always
treachery, and treachery for the most
part combined with folly.-Johnson.
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Rreedlnn Ernm cnlIs

Breeding from inferior specimens
will never build up a flock. The old
saw: The best is none too good"
should be the slogan of the breeder
and fancier.
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Reflection on Royalty.

During the latter years of George
HIS reign all performances of Shakes
peare's King Lear" were forbidden.'
in consequence Of the madness OF the
king.
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ter, add four table
spoonfuls of flour and stir until well
blended, then pour on gradually while
stirring constantly ~ cupfuls of milk.
Bring to the boiling point and sea-
son with half teaspOonful of salt and
an eighth of a teaspoonful of pepper.
Add two cupfuls of boiled chicken
meat cut in cubes, add a pint Of oy-
sters cleaned and drained. Cook un-
til the oysters are plump. Pour over
squares of buttered toast, with finely
chopped celery for garnish.
Oysters With Bacon.-Allow one
half dozen oysters for each person to
be served. On thin steel skewers run
a slice of bacon, then an oyster, and
30 on until all are used, serving one
skewer to each person. Lay the
skewers on rack in a baking pan
and cook in hot oven for about five
minutes. Under the gas flame is an
ideal place to cook them. Have ready
some slices of toast, place a skewer
on each slice and pour some of the
gravy from the pan over the oysters.
OyoNSlo AdSC LWO luDlC-
spoonfuls of butter in a saucepan;
when melted add two tablespoonfuls
of flour, add cupful and a half of
milk and oyster liquor, or all milk,
cook until smooth, then add a few
drops of lemon juice, salt and pepper
toy season. Pick over the oysters to
be sure there are no shells, scald the
oysters in their own liquor and add
to the sauce. Heat until thoroughly
hot, then serve on hot buttered toast
Raw oysters serve with lemon juice
salt and pepper or with horseradish,
salt and pepper. Tabasco sauce, to-
mato catchup are always good accom-
paniments to raw oysters. Serve in
crushed ice in lemon cups the sauce
in the center and the oysters and the
half-shell surrounding it.
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When to wnrrM

The hoop skirt is surely coming"
says a fashion note. but we refuse to
worry until lace cuffs for men are or.
dered.-Detroit Free Press.
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oriqinaI Vaoabond

vagabond was originally a trav.
eler OF person who went from place to
place with or without a definite object
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JERSEY Waists.

Silk jersey waists are of bright col
ors-rose, garnet, light green, royal
purple, French blue, and so on. AS a
rule they are of a military character.
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Daily Thcuoht.

He needs no other rosary whose
thread OF life is strung with the beads
OF love and thOught.-Lubbock.
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face. The same idea may we'll be car.
ried out in the cretonne. the colored
buttonholed or crochet-edged IineD
sets.
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it up it is an easy matter to
sew on a small loop of ribbon at one
corner. A similar case to hold tissue
paper about the same size should also
be at hand so that the razor can be
wiped before being polished.
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Growth Producer.

A good quality of beef scrap is a
growth producer for the developing
chick.
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Methods ara many. principles are few.
Methods may vary. principles never
do
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WHAT TO HAVE FOR DINNER.

The planning of meals is worth
thought IL we furnish our tables with
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FRIED OYSTERS.

Dip oysters into the beaten yolk and
white of egg, then into crisp cracker
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Subterranean green is one of the
new colors.
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deep fat until they
are golden brown.
arnish with
sliced lemon.
Chicken and Oy-
sters.-Melt Az ta-
blespoonfuls of but
ter. add four table.
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The Tipperary Hat Is StoVepipe At.
fair, Trimmed With Green Sham
rocks and Was Made Especially for
Miss Harrison by Paquin Of Paris.
This is the First Time It Has Been
Seen in America. In England, Miss
Harrison, Whose Father Is a Colonel
In the Royal Engineers, Reversed
the Laws Of Romantieism by Act
ing as a Romeo to the Suffering SOL
diers in the Hospitals and Serenad-
ing Them.
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HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS S
A. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS
right bV A NeelyE Eaul
THREE HOMEMADE KITE REELS.
FUN FOR HALLOWEEN.

(copyrighL BY A Nicely Hai)