Nebraska Newspapers

    NEWS OF THE WEEK
•CONDENSATIONS OF GREATER OR
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
II MING DOWN OF EVENTS
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National, Political, Personal and Other
Matter* in Brief Form for All
Classes of Readers.
WAR NEWS.
Of nearly £>00,000 wounded soldiers
treated in French hospitals between
September 15 and November 'M, less
than 2^4 per cent died.
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M. Rlbot, the French minister of
finance, has Informed the appropria
tions committee of the chamber of
deputies that France will not lack re
sources to continue the war to a
finish without faltering.
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Reports have reached New York
that trenches are being dug about
Loudon and extraordinary precautions
taken throughout the English east
coast region in anticipation of a furth
er German raid or Invasion.
• • *
Two German aeroplanes recently
dropped bombs upon the outer forti
fications at Dover. The forts fired on
hem, but they escaped and the avia
tors are said to have been awarded
the iron cross by the kaiser.
• • •
The triple entente powers have
given guarantees to Athens and Buch
arest that Bulgaria will not attack
Greece or Rumania should Greece
lend aid to Servla or should Rumania
actively participate in the war.
• • •
The Portuguese chamber voted in
favor of preparations to Join England
In the war against Germany. The vote
was taken immediately after an
nouncement of another attack upon
the Portuguese province of Angola in
Africa.
The British protectorate over
Egypt has been declared in all the
garrison towns by the firing of a sa
lute of 101 guns and the raising of
the British flag. Prince Hussein
Kemal has been appointed sultan of
Egypt.
• • •
The German emperor, according to
late advices by way of Copenhagen,
has gone to the front in the western
theater of the war, where the gen
eral attempt hy the allies to force the
Germans backward has been going on
for several days.
• • •
Insanity and nervous prostration
are claiming large numbers of the al
lies who have lain for weeks under
German fire in the trenches about
Vpres. The Insanity wards in the big
government hospitals in the soutli of
England have many patient*) who suf
fered absolute nervous collapse and
have been sent back to England for
treatment.
OUNERAL.
Arthur Hodges, 21 years old, was
electrocuted in the Arkanssas peni
tentiary at Little Rock. Hodges was
the first white man to die in this
manner in Arkansas.
Business and professional mdn—all
of whom onco were Jmy*—»<>ld papers
on the ltetrolt streets December 21.
Nearly $2,200 was collected and the
fund devoted to Christmas charity.
• • •
Joseph F. Smith, president of the
Mormon church, became the real head
of the entire sugar beet industry of
Vlah and adjoining states when at
Salt Lake City he was elected presi
dent of the Amalgamated Sugar com
pany.
• • •
In an impromptu duel over a wo
man, W. Murphy and C. Farias
emptied pistole at each other on a
Reno. Nev.. street from a distance of
fifteen feet. Murphy was hit four
time and a fifth bullet slightly wound
ed a bystander nearly a block away.
Farias was not hit and gave him
self up.
A new type of projectile, which will
scatter a white-hot mixture of molten
steel over the object of attack, and
at the same time permeate the at
mosphere with a deadly Ran which
would make It impossible for fire
fiphterB to approach has been invent
ed by John Hays Hammond, jr„ ac
cording to a statement made by the
inventor at Gloucester. Mass.
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There is apprehension over the fact
that Mouilt Etna is showing activity.
The disturbances are taking the form
of strong rumblings and earthquake
shocks which are felt as far away as
Byracuse and Taormina.
A suit brought by the attorney gen
of Arkansas against the Arkan
Cotton Oil company to collect ?4.
10Ofl in penalties for alleged vioia
of the state antitrust laws
decided adversely to the state by
Arkansas supreme court at Little
k.
three negroes are said to have
beien killed and four white men
wounded at Falrpiains, S. C„ The
trouble lb sJlid to have resulted from
feeling aroused when a negro stabbed
a white man.
Edward S. C6peman, inventor of
life-caring apparatus, is dead at hia
home at Lowestoft, England. The best
kuown of his inventions is a raft for
saving life at sea. This was adopted
throughout the British merchant
service and earned him several med
als and decorations.
• • •
The receivers pf the St. Louis &
San Francisco railroad were author
ized by Judge Sanborn in the St
Louis district court, to borrow
g3.000.000 on receivers’ certificates,
paying 6 per cent interest
It In stated by Chicago charity peo
ple that one-tenth of the population
of that city receive* public charity.
• • •
Three men and several hundred of
cattle were drowned In flood* caused
by the heaviest rain* in the history of
the state of Arizona. One rancher
alone lost a herd of 100.
• • •
Sufficient money to equip a third
Red Cross unit for service in the Eu
ropean war was raised with a mon
ster Red Cross Jubilee performance in
the Convention hall at Kansas City.
• • •
An explosion occurred in a coal
mine at Fukuoka, Japan, as a result
800 laborers were imprisoned
in the workings of the mine. Fukuoka
is on the sea coast, sixty-five miles to
the north of Nagasaki.
• • •
A plea for universal peace was
made at Chicago by David Starr Jor
dan, president, of Iceland Stanford
university, wlrcrsaid in an address to
the Southern club tiiat the United
Slates was the only world conscience
left.
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Christmas in the tent colonies of
Southern Colorado was a cheerless
day. The coal miners' great strike
has been lost. The men arc- penniless.
The United .Mine Workers’ of Amer
ica were without money to care for
the little one* in the same manner as
last year.
• • •
There will be no general reduction
in wages by the United States Steel
corporation at. the present time, ac
cording to an announcement made by
Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the
corporation, after a meeting of the
corporation's finance committee in
New York.
• • •
The Colorado Board of Stock In
spectors and commissioners have
placed a quarantine against shipments
of cattle and sheep from Monana on
account of foot and mouth disease.
The order forbids the entrance of
stock from Montana into the s’ate,
even in transit.
• * •
William V. fiery, town clerk of
Haverstraw and democratic leader in
Rockland county, was acquitted by a
Jury in supreme court at New York
city of the charge of murder in the
first degree, on which he was tried
for the killing of his son-in-law, Eu
gene M. Newman.
Mf tubers of the prohibition party
from Kansas, Iowa and Missouri will
meet in Kansas City January 3, to
launch a new campaign to last 130
days, in an effort to get the names of
f,.000.000 voters pn petitions for na
tional prohibition before the question
again comes up in congress.
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The National Association of Vicks
burg Veterans is distributing attract
ive advance literature of the national
pieca jubilee, which will be held in
the Vicksburg Military park October
12 16. 1915. Veterans of both sides
are to meet on the famous battle
ground and talk it over while enjoy
ing a feast.
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In accordance with the plan of
agreement of reorganization of the H.
B. Clafilri company, it was announced
at New York the Mercantile Stores
corporation has been organized under
the laws of the state of New’ York.
The corporation will exercise super
vision over the business of twenty
three retail stores.
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Thousands of residents and winter
tourists at San Antonio stood in a
cold, drizzling rain and made merry
about a community Christmas tree
forty-five feet hight. revolved and
lighted by electricity, while bands
played and operatic singers sang. The
municipal celebration took place in
the plaza in front of the historic
Alamo.
WASHINGTON.
A proposal to rescind the recent rat
ification of the London safety at sea
convention was beaten in the senate.
• • •
Senator Pomerene lias introduced a
bill authorizing the governor of Ohio
to give unserviceable clothing of the
National guard to destitute striking
miners.
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President* Wilson nominated Gabe
E. Parker of Okialiotya to be super
intendent of the five civilized tribes
in Oklahoma. Parker, a Choctaw In
dian, is now register of the treasury.
An amendment to the immigration
bill to exempt from the proposed liter
ary test for the next five years. Bel
gians seeking a home in the United
States was offered by Senator Wil
liams.
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Senator Lodge introduced a bill in
congress to annul contract labor law
provisions which might prevent Bel
gians taking up American farm lands
or immigrating with the. intention of
becoming citizens.
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The Hobson resolution to subimt a
constitutional amendment for nation
al prohibition to the state legislatures
was defeated in the house, 197 mem
bers voting for and 189 against it. An
affirmative vote of two-thirds was re
quired to adopt the resolution.
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A 300 per cent increase in exports
of foodstuffs from the United States,
due principally to the European war,
characterized the foreign trade of No
vember. compared with that month a
year ago.
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The Lever warehouse bill was
passed by the house. 218 to 97. It pro
vides for federal licensing of cotton
and grain warehouses, being a substi
tute for a senate bill which would
apply only to cotton warehouses. The
measure now goes to conference be
tween the two houses.
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The $135,000,000 cotton loan fund
plan to finance the surplus cotton
mop was approved unanimously by
representatives of committees which
are to aid in handling the fund in the;
southern mates.
NOTE TO NEUTRALS
KAISER DEMANDS NATIONS At>
MIT BELGIUM CONTROL.
SUBJECT UP TO D1PL0HUTS
Question One, It Is Said, Pan-Amer
ican Union Will
Decide.
Washington.—Germany lias notified
-on;e of the neutral countries having
consuls in Belgian territory now un
der German military authority that
the exequaturs crediting the consuls
to Belgium will not be recognized
rurther, though provisions' recogni
tion will be granted to those whose
countries so desire.
Representatives of South Amer
ican republics have informed Secre
tary Bryan of the receipt of such no
tice from Germany, but Elate depart
ment officials say they know of no
communication on this subject being
received here. It is believed in dip
lomatic circles, however, that the no
tice is on its way to all powers
whose consuls would be affected.
The attitude to be assumed by the
American republics toward this ac
tion is expected to be considered by
the Pan-American commission, com
posed of Secretary Bryan and eight
other members of the governing
hoard of the Pan-American union, re
cently named to study questions re
laung to European neutrality on this
hemisphere.
Diplomats say the subject is one of
exceeding delicacy and one in regard
to which the American countries
would desire to act in unity.
It has become known that all the
members of the Pan-American com
mission already have been apprais
ed of the German notification. A spe
rial commission of three members, it
was said, might be selected to give
preliminary study to the matter and
report to the full commission.
In the meantime constant cable
communication between the ambas
sadors and ministers here and their
governments will be maintained, but
the former will be guided largely by
the opinions and desires of their re
spective governments.
Japanese Diet Dissolved.
Tokio.—Owing to the rejection of
the measure for an increase in the
army, the emperor has dissolved the
imperial Diet, thus upholding the pro
gram of the ministry for military de
velopment. When the decision was
announced there was a great commo
tion in the house and cheers from
the government side.
The premier. Count Okuma, scored
the opposition for “impeding the na
tional welfare.” Failing to find a flaw
In the policy of Foreign Minister Ka
toto regarding China, he said, they
centered their attack on the army
He denied that the proposals meant
the expansion of the army and mill
tarism.
The army measure was rejected by
a majority of sixty-five, but the house
approved the naval increase by a ma
Jority of seven. A rescript suspends
'he House of Peers pending the elec
tion, which probably will be held in
March.
• Villa Near Vera Cr,uz.
Vera Cruz.—Fighting has occurred
between the adherents of General Car
ranza and those of General Villa in
the outskirts of Vera Cruz.
The defeat or followers of Zapata
near Apizaco, state of Tiacaia. and
the recovery of Tiaxcato, capital of
the state of the same name, yere of
ficially announced here. The lines of
fighting at Apizaco are said to have
extended about seven miles. The
casualties of the Zapata force are es
timated to have been at least 600. The
rest of the defeated soldiers fled to
safety in the foothills of the Sierra
Malinche.
Object to Proposition.
Naco. Artz.—The proposition sub
mitted by Birgadier General Hush L.
Scott, chief of the United States army
-itafT, to remove the Mexican warfare
in Sonora out of dangerous proximity
to the American border, has met with
several objections on the part of the
contending Mexican leaders. Jose
Maytorena and'General Benjamin •Hill.
The objections relate only to details,
however, and were referred to Wash
ington officials. When a reply is re
ceived front Washington, General
Scott will hold another conference
with Maytorena. and Hill.
Relief Ships Sail.
New York—Two ships filled with
$6&0,000 worth of food for Belgium,
has sailed- from here and Philadel
p'nia. They carried one half million
bushel3 of foodstuffs.
More Mexican Executions.
K1 Paso, Tex.--Stories of executions
in the patio of the penitentiary or by
mysterious shootings in the streets
were brought here by arrivals from
Mexico City. These Mexicans, whe
declined to be quoted, told cf rumors
current in Mexico City that partisans
of Francisco Villa and Emiliano Za
pata feared a break b 'tween the lead
ers. These same reports credited
many of the reported executions to
Colonel Rodolfo Fierro, a member of
Villa’s staff.
Protest Saves Millions.
London.—The Germans at Brussels
have withdrawn their demand for a
new war contribution of $100,000 pre
sumably owing to the protest of the
American minister. *
General Superseded.
London.—An official communication
issued in Vienna explain* the reasons
for the defeat of the Austrians by the
Servians and announces that Field
Marshal Oscar Potorick, the Auetrian
commander-in-chief, has been super
seded by General Archduke Eugene
jNEBRASKA1
j; STATE NEWS ;
♦
Elmwood is organizing a boosters
club.
Ice is being cut on Silver Lake, neai
Hastings.
Talmage has started a boy scout or
ganization.
Peru has shipped 35,000 bushels oi
apples this fall.
The town of Talmage has signed foi
its first Chautauqua.
A poultry show will be held at Hoi
drege January 12 to 15.
About 1,200 ballots were cast bj
mail at the last election.
Wiflihm Underdown was killed by a
Burlington train at Ashland.
Fire destroyed the I. O. O. F. build
ing at Humboldt. Loss $8,000.
Wymore is planning to send a car
of flour to Belgium war victims.
Seward had tag day last week tc
provide for the unfortunate ones.
The Wymore pet and live stock
show was held December 21 and 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dow of Te
cumseh celebrated their gojden wed
ding.
The Fort Calhoun State bank baa
opened for business in their new
building.
Citizens of York contributed 2S8
sacks of flour toward the relief of the
Belgians.
Fully 200 were present at the dedi
cation banquet of the new $20,000 de
pot at Curtis.
The contract for the new $20,000
city hall and auditorium at Geneva
has been let.
W. K. Strode has bought the Blair
Tribune, which was formerly owned
by W. It. Williams.
Workmen are just finishing up the
painting of the Cedar county court
house at Harlington.
Joseph Wells of Kimball, stumbled
with a shotgun in his hand and in
stantly killed his son.
The third annual corn show and ed
ucational exhibit closed at Seward
after a successful week.
Frank Rustler of Lush ton had his
right arm badly mangled by getting
it caught in a corn sheller.
Dollar wheat pretails at almost
every elevator in the state and farm
ers arc rushing in their crops.
Eire, originating from a defective
flue, completely destroyed the Odd
Fellows' building, at Humboldt.
Four barrels of rabbits, caught in a
drive by Chapman farmers, have been
turned over to Grand Island poor.
The new Christian church, which
was built at Sutherland last fall at a
cost of $0,500, 1ms been dedicated.
Burglars entered the clothing store
of I.einer & Simon at Bloomfield and
carried off 000 pounds of merchandise.
A systematic campaign is being car
ried on in Gage county to raise funds
for the purchase of flour to be sent
to the Belgians.
Frank Rustler of Lushton had his
right arm ftidly mangled by getting it
caught in a corn sheller. Amputation
will be necessary.
David Fountain, held for murder at
Sacramento. Cal., may be the man
who killed Goldie Williams at Grand
Island three years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. David Reese of Co
lumbus became the parents of their
nineteenth child recently. Of the
nineteen ten are living.
Hazel Boop. ten-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Boop, living
near Johnson, sustained a badiy
broken limb by being run over by an
automobile, while returning from
school.
The McCook public schools have
sent to New York city their contribu
tion of $32,33 for the Belgian suffer
ers. The Masons have also contrib
uted to the relief of their brothers in
that stricken country.
Gage county Germans have contrib
uted nearly $3,000 to the sufferers
from the war in Germany. Contribu
tions have teen sent from Beatrice,
Barneston. Filley, Hanover, CJatonla,
Cortland and Wymore.
Both the Presbyterian and Method
ist churches and Sunday schools of
Lyons passed resolutions requesting
Congressman Dan V. Stephens to vote
for the nation-wide prohibition amend
ment now before congress.
“This is the worst crime in all his
tory, even than that of the European
war.” This was the statement of
Adam Legiar in district court, at
Hastings when Judge Duncan granted
Mrs, Legiar a divorce and $1,200 ali
mony.
Mrs. R. D. Rickard, who recently
lost her purse containing two dia
mond earrings and a gold watch while
en route from Beatrice to Hastings,
received the jewels by mail a few
days ago. They were valued at
$4,200.
John Fillman of Joplin, Mo., has
been chosen to manage the Beatrice
baseball team in the Nebraska State
league for the season of 1015. Fill
man will report the early part of Jan
uary to look over the held, and will
be ready for active service April 1.
Fire of an unknown origin destroy
ed the T. B. Hord elevator at Monroe,
Platte county, and 5,000 bushels of
grain.
Albion high school students gave a
benefit concert last week. The pro
ceeds were turned into the Belgian re
lief fund.
Active preparations were started
for the annual state poultry show to
be held at Hastings the week of Jan
uary 18. Members of the local ar
rangesuents committee say they wilt
have ample funds and predict the at
tendance and entries will be larger
than ever before.
A draft for $3,229.57. together with
currency and checks, bringing the to
tal to nearly $4,000, was found on the
person of William J. Kelly, wealthy
cattle man from Banner county, who
was fined $1 and costs in police court
in Hastings.
Thomas Matters, Omaha attorney,
entered a plea of not guilty to the
Indictments returned against him in
connection with the failure' of the
First National bank of Sutton, after
his attorneys had argued three mo
tions in federal court and Judge Mor
ris had denied them all. The casen
will come to trial In February.
ROYSE WOULD GIVE BOARD
POWER TO REFUSE CHARTERS
RESPONDS TO S. 0. BANKERS
On Operation of Guaranty Law.—
Says Ore Failure Since
Effective.
Lincoln.—That the state banking
board shcu’.d have power to prevent
duplication of state banks in towns
where the business appears to be in
sufficient for more than existing
banks is to be the recommendation of
Secretary Royse of the state banking
board to the coming legislative ses
sion. The official believes that no
business good follows the more or less
indiscriminate granting of charters
to several institutions in a field
where fewers banks could take care
of the business.
To the requests of South Dakota
bankers and law makers on the oper
ation of the guaranty law, Secretary '
Royse has responded by showing that
Nebraska has had but one failure
since the law went into effect and
bv showing also that twenty national
institutions within the past year or
more have changed from national to
state banks.
In comparison with Nebraska banks
it is shown that fifteen state banks
have closed in South Dakota during
the'last ten years and depositors have
not been nearly as fortunate in receiv
ing the amount of their deposits. The
records show that the capital stock of
these banks totaled $179,075; surplus
and profits. $29,254.97; total re
sources, $1,098,648, and liabilities,
$1,458,372.
Plan High School Tourney.
Manager Guy E. Reed of the state
university has announced the dates of
the Nebraska High school basketball
tournament—the biggest thing in high
school sport—for March 10, 11, 12 and
13. The tournament is the fifth held
under ihe auspices of the university
authorities and has grown so rapidly
in favor among Nebraska high schools
that the management has added an
additional day for the games this
year. Sixty four Nebraska high
schools participated last year and
, Reed expects the entries to run up
! to seventy-five or eighty next spring.
It will bring between 500 and 600
athletes to the university.
Vaudeville Show at Prison.
Members of the coming session of
the legislature are to be the honor
guests at a vaudeville performance
and prison show given by inmates of j
the state penitentiary, according to
the promise of Warden Fenton. The
date of the affair will be fixed to suit
the lawmakers. The members of the
troupe are already preparing for the
event. A number of their jokes they j
will try out on the Christmas eve ;
’audience, while the most fetching i
ones will be saved for the solons.
Prohibition Act Repealed.
That the legislature of 1858 repeal
ed the territorial prohibitory act ot
1855 was declared by the state su
preme court in the case wherein Bit
tenbender and Bittenbender, Lincoln
attorneys, sought to revive the old
law. The act of 1855 prohibited the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors in Nebraska and the attorneys
sought a court order to force the Lin
coln excise board to enforce that law.
Will Contest Election.
J. \V. Kelley more widely known as
"Platform Kelley,” though defeated
for the legislature in the Sixty-fourth
district by J F. Fults, his republican
opponent, will contest the election be
fore the legis’ature. Fults received a
majority of live votes over Kelley, ac
cording to the latter, and he will base
his grounds for a contest on irregu
larity in counting the 2,GOO votes cast
in the election.
Simplified Spelling,
Simplified spelling in a modified
form was adopted by the university
senate. All university publications
wi’l use it hereafter. Hereafter it will
be catalog. prolog, decalog, demagog,
tho. altho, thcro. therefore, thru and
thruout with university professors
and students.
Ice Cre3tn Beats Meat and Pie.
Nebraska university students at the
etafe agricultural college eat more
servings of ice creim with their
meals than they do pie and jmdditigs
com hired, according to Miss A'ie M.
Loomis, he-.!l of ho department of
home economics.
Rural Schcci Patrons to Meet.
■ An open forum on school law re
vision will be a feature of the meet
ing of the rural school patrons in
Lincoln during the week of Organ
ized Agriculture .January 18-211. Mem
bers of the legislature have evinced
considerable interest in this meeting.
Superintendent-elect Thomas will
read a paper on “The Democracy of
Education." J. D. Ream of Broken
P.ow Is president of the Rural School
Patrons and \V. H. Campbell of
Clarks Is secretary.
Women to Meet.
Women in attendance at the uni
versity farm during Organized Agri
culture week may attend the sessions
of the tenth annual program of the
Nebraska Home /Economics associa
tion January 19, 20 and 21. The lec
tures will take up food, home eco
nomics, work of women in clubs, art
in the home, the budget system of
handling household expenditures,
kitchen equipment and economics of
dress, and other topics of domestic
Interest.
FOR OLD-FASHIONED CAKE
Recipe That Ha« Not Been Improved
on Since Our Grandmother*
Used to Make It.
Fruit for thi* should be prepared
in advance a* follows: Six cupfuls of
currants, washed, dried and picked.
Three cupfuls sultana raisins three
cupfuls of citron cut in fine strips, one
half cupful candied lemon peel, two
cupfuls of almonds blanched and cut
“in shreds. In a warm bowl mix four
cupfuls of butter sad four cupfuls of
sugar, granulated or confectioner's,
beat these together until very light.
Ereak ten eggs into another bowl, do
not beat them.
Cover a waiter with a big sheet of
paper; sift four pints of flour over
this, add the fruit and the following
spices: two teaspoonfuis each of nut
meg, mace and cinnamon, one table
spoonful each of clove* and allspice
Mix these together and stand aside
ready for use. Have ready in a little
pitcher one-half pint best brandy. Se
lect a deep cake tin ar.d grease with
butter, line it inside wi;h white paper
and on the outside and bottom with
Tour or five thicknesses of very thick
wrapping paper which you must tie
on. Have your oven hot and the fire
banhfd so ft will not bum out quick
ly. Now beat the butter and sugar
once more, add the eggs two at a time,
beating the mixture after each addi
tion. When the eggs are all used, turn
In the flour and fruit with brandy, mix
thoroughly, pour into the prepared
cake tin, cover with several thickness
es of brown paper, and bake eight
hours, keeping the oven steady and
clear.
Remove from the oven and allow
it to stand on tin sheet until quite
cold. Ice with a thin coat of white
icing top and sides and stand in a cool
oven to dry, then give it a second coat
of thick icing and ornament according
to fancy. An icing made of white
egg, a few drops of cold water and
confectioner's sugar is the bc,~r for
the thick icing.
BEFORE THE HEAVY COURSE
Some Delicious Appetizers That Are
Not at All Hard to Acquire
or Prepare.
The hors d'oeuvre is not much used
by private families in America, but
a dish of any of the things used v/ill
admirably set off a modest meal. For
oysters or clams, cooked or raw, two
hours before serving chop two or
three shallots very fine and put them
in a saucedish with salt, pepper, vine
gar and oil. Pass this around with
the shellfish, supplying small plates
for holding the sauce. Another ex
cellent hors d’oeuvre can be made of
one green pepper, several slices of
Bermuda onion, and one firm, fresh
tomato. Peel the tomato and denude
the pepper of seeds. Then cut the
last in fine shreds, putting these on
top of a slice of onion laid in turn on
a slice of tomato. But do this indi
vidual arrangement after the vege
tables have marinated in a dressing
of olive oil, lemon juice or vinegar
and salt and pepper. Anchovies,
preserved, in oil, are famous appetiz
ers, and they are served as they
come on a little dish with hard
boiled eggs chopped fine, capers and
minced parsley.
A dhef Suggests:
That small pieces of chicken with
the merest bit of its own liver pounded
up with some cream and a little cora
line pepper make a delicious paste to
spread on thin slices of brown bread.
Before attempting to seed raisins
cover them with hot water and let
them stand 15 minutes; then the seeds
can be removed easily v;ithout any
waste.
The left-over cooked potatoes should
not be piled together, as they will sour
quickly; spread them out on a large
disli.
That a teaspoonful of carry powder
added to the cream sauoe in which
macaroni is baked greatly improves
the flavor.
Meat Fritters.
Cut cold tender cooked meat in fin
gers or slices and dip into batter or
chop and stir into the batter seasoned
with salt, pepper and herbs of chopped
onion as desired.
Plain Fritter Batter.—This batter is
used for all fritters as fruit, meat,
clams, etc. One cupful flour, one-half
teaspoonful baking powder, one-fourth
teaspoonful salt, two eggs, one cupful
milk. Sift dry ingredients together,
add beaten eggs and milk and beat
until smooth.
Save Worn Tabic Cloths.
Probably you are convinced that you
are practicing all the , economies
known to the up-to-date housekeeper,
blit have you ever turned inward the
outer edges of a half-worn tablecloth?
It is done exactly as a wide sheet Is
rejuvenated, and if a very fine seam is
ctrefully felled down on the wrong
side of the damask, the joining will
never show.
Try it with the tablecloth you have
decided to cut up for napkins.
Golden Cream Cake.
One cupful sugar, three-quarters cup
lul butter creamed together, one-half
cupful sweet milk and the beaten
whites of three eggs, one and one-half
cupfuls flour, one and one-lialf l^vel
teaspoonfuls baking powder. Bake in
layers.
For Filling.—Yolks of three eggs,
one cupful sugar and f,wo tablespoon
fhls thick cream beaten together until
Tery light. Flavor with vanilla. These
are very good.
The Turkey Toothsome.
If the turkey is roasted with a lard
ing of thin fat pork over his plump
bosom his flavor will be improved ten
fold.
Three very thin slices of pork are
enough, and, of course, the good work
of basting must be continued to the
last moment to carry the hint of the
pork through all the bird.
To Preserve Cut Flowers.
Cut .flowers wither quickly from the
heat in a room. If a small piece of
camphor is placed In the water, it will
keep them fresh much longer.
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NEW IN CONFIDENCE GAMES
Mining Promoter Working tr New
York It Very Evidently a Man
of Ideas.
Edgar Lewis, moving picture itrec
t6r, told a story to his guests in a cafe
of a confidence man with new idea
He called the swindler Nat Pierce in
telling the story. Mr. Lewis said that
he was sitting near a group >f rich
Westerners in the Waldorf w'jen he
heard a page calling “Nat Pierce,
please.” The Westerners became in
terested. One of them said:
"That is the name of the clever pro
•moter we met today. Let’s see ho is
calling on him.”
They stopped the page and took the
card. It was that of Senator Eiihu
Root.
“Ha. ha!” they said, “he nius: be all
right. Here is Senator Root's card. ’
Soon another page came through
“Peacock alley” calling "Nat Pierce,
Please!”
The Westerners stopped him and
looked at the card. It was that of M.
Jusserand, the French ambassador.
"This is enough!” they chorused, and
went out to look for Nat Pierce and
his glittering opportnnity. They found
him carelessly shuffling a collection of
cards Tanging from Governor-elect
Whitman’s to that of President Poin
care of the republic of France.—New
York Sun.
Not Quite the Same.
A youth was employed in a business
house a few years ago where the as
sistants had their meals supplied by
their employer, who deducted a cer
tain amount each week from their
wages to defray the cost of the food.
The assistants were not satisfied with
their meals, and one day the house
keeper, highly incensed at the re
marks passed by the youth and his
fellow-sufferers concerning the scar
city of food on the dinner table, re
ported the matter to the principal,
with the result that the young fellow
was invited the next day to a free
lecture by his employer, who began:
"I hear that you were one of those
who complained about what was pro
vided for dinner yesterday?"
“Oh, no, sir!” came the unexpected
reply. "You heard wrongly. What I
complained about was what was not
provided.”
He Knew Two.
Miss Pauli was one of the teachers
at the mission Sunday school. One
Sunday the subject of the lesson was
“The Second Commandment,"and Miss
Pauli began by asking little Adelbert
Dugan the question:
“Now, Adelbert, have we any idols
in this" country?”
For a moment the boy hesitated,
and then replied:
“Yes, ma'am. Me dad's idle, and me
uncle, too.”
When a'woman builds an air castle
she always uses a man's heart as the
foundation.
Smile, smile, beautiful clear white
clothes. Red Cross Ball Blue. American
made, therefore best. All grocers. Adv.
You can't keep a good man down;
nor an upstart.
The family tree joke is getting to
be a chestnut.
The nJ
red can
-•remember it—Van
Hoiiten’s Rona Cocoa
—healthier and more
dehcious than tea or
coffee. Half-pound
red can—
25c
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