THE WEDDING CAKE
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CONFECTION REQUIRES MUCH
CARE AND TIME.
Fundamental Rules to be Observed ;n
the Preparation of This Most Im
' portant Adjunct to the Mar
F" 5 riaoe Feast,
In getting ready for the wedding
cnke, it Is easier to prepare the fruit
a day or two ahead of the baking.
Weigh, &.fter seeding, two pounds of
raisins; clean two pounds of currants
by rubbing in flour; shave fine a pound
and a half of citrou, keeping it sepa
rate from the other fruit; shred two
ounces each candied orange and lemon
peel and chop fine one ound sweet
almonds that have been blanched and
dried; mix together thoroughly, ex
cepting the citron, and dredge well
with "flour, using about a half cup.
The next morning you can finish mix
ing . the cake, then set away over
night in a cold place to ripen, or bake
the same day, as preferred. A cele
brated wedding cake baker in Boston
always mixes her cakes the day be
fore baking; and just here let me cau
tion you about the baking itself. No
matter how rich the ingredients are
and how carefully put together im
proper baking spoils everything; if
baked too fast the cake will be an
ugly brown instead of black. Do not
try to bake a fruit cake in the oven
of a gas range if you can possibly
avoid it; the heat is-too intense. Five
hours' slow baking is about the time
required for the proper baking of a
wedding cake. It should not rise
quickly, like a cup or sponge cake,
but slowly swell while the rich fruit
juices permeate the whole. There
must be slow baking to have the cake
as it should be, black, moist and richly
fragrant. If you find yourself limited
to the gas oven, steam the cake in a
steamer until three-fourths done, then
finish in the over with one burner
turned half on.
For a coal fire, bank it up to last
six hours with the addition from time
lo time of a shovel of coal. Do not
put on enough to reduce the oven
heat, which should be slow and uni
form. If it shows signs of baking too
last, cover with paper and set a little
dish of cold water in the oven, chang
ing for cold as it gets hot.
And now to return to the mixing.
And first, the dry Ingredients.
Into one pound sifted pastry flour
mix thoroughly two teaspoonfuls each
cinnamon and mace, one teaspoonful
each nutmeg and allspice, half a tea
spoonful each salt and cloves.
Next beat to a very light cream one
pound each butter and sort coffee su
s;ar. When light add 12 eggs, one at
a time, beating hard between each ad
dition. It will be much easier to do
this beating with the hand, as confec
tioners do, instead of with a spoon
When these are well blended add the
sifted flour mixture, alternating with
the moisture, which should include
two tablespoon fuls strained honey or
molasses, as preferred, two ounces
Bach brandy or port wine, or the rich
fruit syrup from preserved cherries
peaches or tuttt frutti and the juice
.if one orange and one lemon. Mix
thoroughly and smoothly, then set
sway over night in a cold place. The
next morning, when ready to bake,
mix again, turn into pans lined with
several thicknesses of oiled paper. Do
not make over three inches in thick
ness, as the batter swells in the slow
baking. The citrou may be put in
with the other fruit or saved out and
put in rows across the width of the
pan in the batter. If preferred, a few
tigs, candied cherries or chopped dates
may bo used in place of so many cur
rants. Watch the cake faithfully all
during its baking, not allowing it to
brown too rapidly. The oven must
be kept at a proper hetit by an intelll-
ynf hdo nt thA RtnvA d.mitiArs. If it
seems too hot after the dampers are
, all turned off, set a pan of cold water
in the oven, changing it for fresh as
It grows hot. When done, take from
the oven carefully, set out of a draft
but let it stand in the tin until quite
cold.
As rich wedding cake improves with
age, it is desirable to make it some
time in advance of the ceremony. If
for any reason, however, its baking
has been delayed, the loaves may be
pierced with a skewer or knitting
needle and a little brandy poured in
to hasten its ripening.
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Salt Raising Bread.
Into a pint of scalding water stir a
half teaspoonful of salt and enough
flour to make a soft dough. Beat
hard for 15 minutes, cover and set in
a warm place to rise over night. In
the morning stir a teaspoonful of salt
into a pint of luke warm milk, with
sufficient flour to make a stiff batter.
Work this into the risen dough, mix
ing thoroughly; cover again and set
to raise until very light; then knead
in enough flour to make the batter the
consistency of ordinary bread dough
Make into loaves, and set these to
raise until light, then bake.
Thanksgiving Day will soon be here again. Crops are good, times are good, everybody is prosperous
and happy. But if your cup is not full the bargains we offer you this week ought to HI I it to overflowing
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FOR. YOUR. FEET
Turkey day is near at hand i?ot yours?
Don't your neighbors keep turkeys? We can
dress your feet so that they will be a credit
to any Thanksgiving Conner.
Your Shoes are Hero
For men we've choice Shoes from patent
colt and kid, velour calf; lace and button,
or blucher cut : narrow toes or moderate
lasts. $5.00, $4.00, $3.50, $3.00 and $2.50.
For women we have handsome Boots in
lace or button stj'les: .narrow toes: Cuban
or Fiench ht.-is; patent kid, patent colt skin,
vici kid and gun metal calf. $3.75, $3.50, $3.00
and $2.50.
Misses' Shoes; high cut or reeular cut;
vici kid and box olt. $2.00, $1.75, $150, $1.40,
and $1.25.
Boys' Shoes. "Gomlu ear" is the name of
one of our best sellers. Vici and box calf,
3 to 6 2.00; 13 to .'"'i $1.73; 9 to 13 $1.50.
Try our shoes and they will please you.
Fleeced Goods
and Outings
.V pieces of assorted colors in Flannel
ettes; worth 10c to llic; to close. .7e
Domestic Fleecedowns or Alaska 4
Velvets, now on sale at
35 places of Outings. In light and dark col
ors; good S l-3c value; on
sale this week at
Sample Blanlzoto
One-Fourth Off
We still have a. good selection of Sample
Wool Blankets in colors Tan, Gray,
White and Fancy, that are now on sale
at 'A OFF
$3.00 Wool Blankets now $3.75
56.00 Wool Blankets now $4.50
$7.50 Wool Blmkcts now $5.62
' $10.00 Wool Blankets now $7.50
Attractive Holiday Presents
Come in and give this lot a look and then you will say that our 18-inch Hand Em
broidered Center Pieces are worth twice the price we ask for them.
250 of these go on sale this week
These are all good designs, worked with one of the best brands of wash silks, absolutely
fast colors, and the assortment large and varied. Rmomber the price
Black and Cream Dress Goods
30c Cream White Princess Cloth, 38-inches wide, now on sale 25c
50c Crespine Panama, 44-inches wide, cream only, now on sale 39c
50c Cream White Nun's Veiling, 33-inches. now ; 43c
90c Cream White Nub, Voile, 46-inches vid-.now, to close at V2 price 45c
$1.00 Imported Mohair in cream white, 45 lo 50-inches wide, now at a special price 79c
$1.00 Cream White Sublime Half Silk, now 85c
$1.50 and 51.75 Black Wool Suitings in Panamas, Taffetas, Annures and Prunellas, in
width from 42 to 50-inches, now on saife $1.30
Special lots in Colored Suitings, at 25e, 38cand 50c
Sale of Laces and
Embroideries
30 pieces of Lace Edges and Insertlr.gs.
in Torchon and Plat Vals, worth to
10c yard; now to close at. yard.. 3?ic
25 pieces of fine Val. Laces, suitable for
Handkerchiefs and fancy work for
Holidays; now on sale at '4 Off
14 pieces of Corset Cover Kmbroidery,
in assorted patterns, Ii inches wide;
worth to 40c; to close 25c
Bedspreads and
Towels
60 plain Hemmed Bed Spreads', well fin
ished and good patterns; now 69c
25 Cnown Spreads medium siz.,
Fringed: Special at 89c
50 Unity Fringed Spreads, assorted pat
terns, cut corners; 51.50 values;
special $1.25
50 Ideal Fringed Spreads, extra large
'size, assorted patterns; 52.00 alue. .$1.65
25 dozen of Bleached Turkish Towels,
special, this week S'zS
20 dozen of extra quality Hemmed Tur
kish Towels, 25c values; special 19c
15 dozen Linen Towels in Fringed Hem
stiched or Plain Hemmed; worth lo
35c; now. . . J5c.
WOOL TAM O'SHANTERS.
50 wool Tam O'Shanters, in colors
Grey, Navy, Red and White; 50c
and 75c values; to close. ........ . . . . ,25c
Gloves ana Mittens
There are three things to consider in buy
ing Gloves and Mittens. First is QUALITY,
second, FIT, and third, PRICE. These are
all represented in ours, as we buy from lead
ing manufacturers, both foreign and domes
tic. Therefore we get the lowest prices and
latest weaves and colorings.
A lot of Golf Gloves an,; Mittens in
Black and colors in Ladies' sizes, now. .23c
Latiics' Tarn Mittens, in Black or-.ly 15c
A complete showing in Ladies' Fancy
Golf Gloves. Cashmere Gloyos and
Mittens in assorted colors; worth 60c
now on sale 45c
Ladies' Warm Lined Dressed and Un
dressed Kid Mittens, at 75c and $1.00
Ladtes' Fur Gauntlet Driving Gloves,
good quality; in black only ....$1.25
Ladies' Silk Lined Undressed Kid
Gloves, in assorted popular colors, at..$1.50
Ladies' Unlioied Heavy Kid Gloves, for
street wear; all sizes; now $1.00
Fine quality in Ladies' Undressed
Gloves, in assorted colors; now on
sale ........$1.00
Long 16-Button Silk Gloves, in Black, or
White; extra value at $1.00 arid $1.35
'l2-Button Long Black Glace Gloves, in
sizes 6 to 7 only; now $2.C5
Children's Mittens
20 dozens of Children's Yarn Mittens . in
colors Red, Navy and Black;, this veek..10c
Other Mittens at 15c, 20c and 25c
917- 9210, OPPOSITE POST OFFICE
Cloalz Departs i
Interesting
News
. If you are look
ing for a reliable
trading place to
buy Coat, Fur,
Skirt or Waist,
have a glance at
our carefully se
lected stock of
Coats in fancy
plaids, black and
colored kerseys,
black broadcloths,
in loose back or
half fitted styles.
All models shown
by us are strictly
up-to-date and the
prices low enough
that you can't help
being interested.
Bargain Lot
24-inch Jacket "odds;" were selling at 54.50
to 57.50. Your choice
at
28-inch Jacket "odds;" were selling 59.50
up to 534.50. Your choice
$1.50
at
$4.95
$7.50
50-inch Plaid Tourist Coats
worth 59.50 ,59.95. Special...
50-inch Shaded Plaid Coats; worth 511.50
and 512.50. AA Ap
" Special 9FF 9
Waist Special for 6 Days
98c for Waists worth 51.50 and 51.25.
White Brocaded Wiaisting, Checked and
Striped Flannelette Waists, in one
; assortment. Your choice at.
Taffeta Silk Waists in .solid and plain- colors.
special at $2.95, $3.95, $4.50.
98c
and.
Wrappers
Fast colored fleeced material
Special at $1.25 and .. . .
$5.95
. . .98o
Do Not Neglect
To select one of the Skirts at such price
as made this week. Al As
55.95 Panamas special
59.95, 59-50 Panamas; special. . .. .$8.53 -
514.50, $12.50 Voiles and silk; special. .$0.95
Underwear special
Misses' UniomSuits, in Gray, Ribbed, fit. .25c
Ladies' 2-piece garments, in light
Fleeced Ribbed, at 25c and.. 50s
Ladies' Cream Wtihe Union Suits, in a
light Fleece; Glove Fitting; best $1.00
garment on the market; this week 3Cc
Varnishing Wall Paper.
Before being varnished wall paper
should first be given a coat of weak
Klne size to prevent the varnish pen
etrating too deeply Into it, and other
wise the paper would, to a certain
extent, become transparent. After
the size has been dried thoroughly,
apply white shellac varnish.
French Lamp Shades.
Some beautifully imported shades
for lamps and electroliers are made
entirely of beads, worked into butter
fly, bird and flower designs in beauti
ful colorings. The finish is a row of
SEE DANGER AHEAD
SITUATION IN MOROCCO INCREAS
INGLY PERILOUS.
EUROPEANS ARE IN AN UGLY PLIGHT
Number of Powers Prepared to Send
Warships First Act of Hostil
" ity by Moors Signal for
Disembarkation.
as soon as time and money permitted.
Old age pensions, the premier contin
ued, far from sapping independence
and undermining thrift, would do just
the opposite.
Speaking to the same deputation,
Chancellor of the Exchequer Asquith
said there was nothing nearer his
heart than to be able to submit a finan
cial plan for such pensions. . He fa
vored one altogether disassociated
from the poor law, and assured the
deputation that the government re
garded this question as one of extreme
urgency.
As a consequence of the receipt by
the Spanish cabinet of the dispatches
setting forth that the situation of Euro
peans in Morocco is growing worse,
Minister of Marine Alvarado decided.
after consultation with the premier
and his colleagues to order the battle
ship Pelayo to the Moroccan coast.
The Pelayo will proceed to Tangier,
where she will join the French war
ships. She will take 500 marines. It
is reported at' Madrid, though the ru
mor lacks confirmation, that the Brit
ish squadron now on the coast of Spain
has also been ordered to Morocco.
in official circles the opinion is held
that the Moroccan situation is im
mediately perilous. The present pre-
cautous are Intended to forestall the
serious developments rendered possi
ble by the giving of increased powers
to the bandit Raisuli. The attitude of
all the powers concerned is declared
to be perfectly harmonious and the
first act of hostility on the part of the
Moors will be the signal for the disem
barkation of landing parties from all
the foreign warships.
from its long resting place at Edenton,
N. C, preparatory to being sent to Phil
adelphia, where it will be deposited in
Christ church burial grounds alongside
that of his wife, almost in the shadow
of Independence hall.
SEES NEED OF STRONG MAN.
IN FAVOR OF PROTECTORATE.
Sentiment in Cuba Crystallizing in
That Direction.
Sentiment in Cuban . industrial and
financial circles in favor of the estab
lishment of a strong American protec
torate over the island is crystallizing.
There are two independent movements
for this purpose, the instigators of
which are gathering signaturs to peti
tions to President Roosevelt opposing
the idea of annexation, pointing out
the inability of the Cubans to direct
their affairs unaded and declaring that
only by a protectorate can Cuba be
preserved for the Cubans. It is re
ported that a considerable number of
signatures have been secured, but they
are being kept secret pending the de
velopment of the movement.
KILLED BY SLIDE OF LAND.
OLD AGE PENSIONS IN FAVOR
Da-
Premier Campbell-Bannerman
dares Himself a Convert.
Replying to the deputation of mem
bers of the house of commons from
the liberal and labor parties, Premier
Campbell-Bannerman said the matter
of old age pensions would be taken up
Seven Trackmen of West Virginia
Swept Over Mountain.
Seven trackmen of a gang of nine
teen engaged in removing a slide on
the Dry Dock branch of the Norfolk
& Western road, were killed near Blue
field, W. Va., as the result of a big
slip of land. The men were swept
down the mountain side and into the
river. Twelve escaped. The bodies of
four of the victims were recovered and
three of the bodies are buried under
hundreds of tons of earth. All of the
victims were Italian laborers, and were
known only by numbers.
Flower of British Diplomacy Demand
ed at Washington.,
The Westminster Gazette urges the
government to select a man of supreme
ability for British ambassador at
Washington. The paper declares that
Great Britain's former influence and
prestige at Washington has been
usurped by the German embassy, add
ing that Mr. Roosevelt is in more close
and more confidential communication
with Emperor William than with any
other ruler or statesman in Europe.
officer, and Jackson Smith, manager
of labor and quarters.
The president will take up the ques
tion of the appointment of a new com
mission upon his return to Washing
ton. It is believed that in addition to
Mr. Shonts, Messrs. Stevens, Rodgers
and Gorgas will be members. At pres
ent the acting commissioners are
Messrs. Shpnts, Stevens, Rear 'Admi
ral Endicott, B. M. Harrod and Briga
dier General Haines. There are two
vacancies. It is said that Endicott;
Harrod and Haines are slated to re
tire. Chief Engineer Stevens will be
second in authority, and will act In
Chairman Shonts' absence. The gen
eral counsel will exercise the authority
heretofore invested in the governor of
the zone.
SHONTS GIVEN MORE POWER.
' Disinter Patriot's Remains.
The body of James Wilson of Penn
sylvania, who with fifty-five other
American patriots signed the Declara
tion of Independence, was disinterred
Visit of President Results in Some
Radical Changes Being Made.
An order signed on the isthmus of
Panama by President Roosevelt, mak
ing radical changes in the organization
of affairs of government for the canal
zone, has been made public at the of
fices of the commission. The effect
of the order is to place the canal work
and the government of the zone tinder
the direction of Chairman Shonts, aid
ed by chiefs of bureaus, who will re
port . directly to the commission, thus
eliminating the office of governor.
The order gives to Chairman Shonts
supreme authority over all depart
ments. It reorganizes the entire work
ings of the commission in accordance
with the president's views of control
ling the situation under his plan to
press the excavation as rapidly as pos
sible. The executive committee of
three members, each the head of a de
partment, has been abolished, and in
its stead seven departments are cre
ated and the chief of each will report
and receive instructions from the
chairman of the commission. These
departments will be under the direc
tion of John F. Stevens, chief engi
neer; Richard R. Rodgers, general
counsel; William Q. Gorgas, chief san
itary officer; D. W. Ross, chief pur
chasing officer; E. S. Benson, general
auditor; George Williams, disbursing
CALLAWAY SAFES LOOTED.
Robbers Make Their Escape With Over
$300 in Coin.'
A message from Callaway, Neb., in
formed the Custer county officials that
two smooth safe wreckers had blown
open a couple of safes at that place
and not only succeeding in making a
double haul, but a complete get-away
as well. One of the safes looted be
longs to the Union Pacific road and is
located in the depot, the other is the
property of Hilton and Roberts, dry
goods merchants. The aggregate sum
stolen amounts to nearly three hun
dred dollars. ,
Two horsemen, supposed to be the
safe crackers, were seen by a farmer
hurrying west through Sand valley.
Sheriff Richardson returning here from
his ranch, was caught by telephone at
Arnold and immediately started in pur
suit from that place. Joe Savage and
Harry Evans, two experienced men
hunters of Custer county, are already
hot on the trail.
THREW A CHILD OVERBOARD.
Baby Drowned by Governess While in
Fit of Temper.
On the arrival at New York of the
steamship Niuew Amsterdam, of the
Holland-American line, from. Amster
dam and Boulogne, it was reported to
the police that while the vessel was in
mid-ocean Rosa Naegel, a Swiss gov
erness, in a fit of temper or insanity,
grasped a baby from a crowd of chil
dren at play on the deck and threw It
overboard. Only the prompt interfer
ence of the officers of the vessel pre
vented other passengers, led by the
mother of the child, from inflicting
serious injury upon the crazed gov
erness. The steamer was stopped and
a search was made for the infant s
body, but it was not found. . . -
Terrorists Kill Soldier.
A daring terrorist attack was made
in the street, Warsaw, on a collector
of the government alcohol stores, who
was escorted by two soldiers. The
terrorists killed one another, wounded
the collector and seized a bag contain
ing $1,000. The remaining soldier fired
wildly, killed one passerby and wound
ed another, whereupon the terrorists
dropped their booty and escaped.
URGE A PROHIBITION PLANK
Oklahoma Petitioned to Put It in Con
stitution. The constitutional convention of the
new state of Oklahoma was petitioned
by the annual convention of the anti
saloon league of America, in session,
at St. Louis, to insert a prohibition:
plank in the constitution. A commit
tee was appointed to draft and send a
telegram to this effect. Considerable
disappointment was expressed because
of the absence of Governor J. Frank
Hanly of Indiana, who was on the pro
gram to address the convention,
Guests Driven Out.'
Guests in the Barnes house. West -Randolph
and Canal streets, Chicago,
were driven into the street by a fire
which destroyed a six-story building at
No. 12-14 North Canal street, which
was occupied by a number of manufac
turing firms. The total damage was
estimated at $100,000.
No Opposition to Mitchell.
Nominations have closed for election
of officers by the united mineworkers
of America. John Mitchell, for presi
dent; T. L. Lewis, for vice-president,
and W. B. Wilson, for secretary-treasurer,
have no opposition. The annual
convention will be held at Indianapolis
January 15.
King Frederick and Queen Louise
have left Copenhagen for Berlin.
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