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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-14

Greatest Lace saale- Saturday June
18th, 1903. No limit as to quantity
purchaser desires. One-third off reg
ular price Kelly's, Arlington Block
DeLamar is probably the only place
. in the country that has the English
sparrow., and they, are row getting
quite numerous, and have already this
season Matched out one brood. These
birds at preesnt can easily be killed
of, but II allowed to breed, these spar
rows are liable to get in the valleys
and destroy fruit, and should they
pluck the cherries form the lips Of
the widows at Hike what will the De
Lamar boys do then, poor things?-
DeLAmar Lode.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-14
Mill Site.

H. H. Beck, while in this city Friday
secured the necessary titles and deeds
to the ground where he is to erect
the flour mill. This much has been
done. and now the citizens of Carson
will have to do little figuring in the
matter 1t is too good a proposition to
ergy or public spirit.
Mr.. Beck expects to be in this city
in a few days and will give further
details regarding the proposed mill.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-14
STRENUOUS" JONES
A Story That Might Be Applied
to a Civ We Know OF.

I'm Jones went into S1owville and
opened q hardware store.
fct with a jimmy and can of dy-
namite, but in the good Old way.
4 solid bank account; ten years OF
experience; a couple Of thousand tons
Of dynamic energy.
1t was Jim Jones' day to make d
stir and he made it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-14
HAVE you

gold to dispose Of? Bring it to Bel
cove and get something new tor It,
or cash, for it's value.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-14

fore the year is over. II tel ycu
what | am going to 40. am going
to take more space today.
Yes, William said the old man.
with the air Of one who was yenuli44
great things. Il would spend ten Of
fifteen dollars if were you
Fifteen dollars. dad. III go it Tor a
hundred.''
William was all the old man could
say. but he had the sense to say no
more and went away back and sat
down.
Thus there was a rafting of the dry
bones.
There was never SO many store win
dOws washed in Slowville.
The spiders had to run in terror:
the dust was dug off corners, old crvils
and plows came out of the wine DIV
spaces, aud lawn mowers and ice
cream freezers, and screens and al
uminum ware, and fancy cutlery, and
other pretty things took their places.
f man wanted tool the next dav
he got it, by use of the telegraph and
express. Jim Jones was in a way. in
deed, to be flattered, if imitation as
the old saying is, is the most sincere
fIattery.
A merchants association was being
considered. People who used to pas
SloWyille by and so to the big towns
UP the road, got in the habit Of pat
ronizing their own merchants at home
1--WE can get as good goods for the
same money, as W could set uy
there they would say. And while
they were buying hardware, they also
bought dry goods and groceries, boots
and shoes They bought stamps at the
S2owyiIle post Office, took their din
nors at its hotel, walked in and had 4
tooth pulled; asked the local horse
doctor to come out and have & look al
their stock; even had the undertaken
out to do work for them on special oc
casiCns, for the only thiug slow IN tbs
town was a funeral.
Jim JOnesism had premated intc
every nook and corner Of the oil
! town" There was a hot time" there
all the while
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-14

This last dash means the end Of the
first year in the annals Of Jones.
The Slowvile Merchants Associate
ion was in session for the first time
The organization was secure: the con
stitution and bylaws had been adopt
ed. The election of officers was to Oc-
cur at this moment
An old merchant who had lost the
moss from his back. arose and said.
q nominate for the President Mr.
Jas. Jones'
i second the nomination Of Jim
JONES'" said another
"Bully for Jones" cried q third
Three cheers for Jim" shouted a
fourth. Jim Jones was made the Pre-
sident.
What like best about this thing
said Jones, as he took the chair, is
that l believe every man here is my
personal friend"
You bet we are" from the crowd
Wnen L came mere year ago, you
all
Were stone dead" shouted fel
low retailer.
Il tried to do
You made the old town over again
This from shoe man.
Il hope in the future
/ We'll make you mayor next year,
shouted seller Of dry goods.
ooh no." said Mr.. Jones, as a blush
mounted to his cheek; all l want tt
be in this world, hope l am now, jim
Jones, al active, up-to-date hardware
man.
| Slowville was on the Pacific Coast
J too.-Pacific Hardware Journal
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WHO WAS TIE cAR5ON.TE.
His Vizit to Reno Resulted Disastro.
usIv.

FflS FiliA 70 reno aSS.ilSC biSGSITo-
uslv.
During the past week circumstances
occurred in Reno that is likely TO
make some guessing in this city
Charges We're preferred against
Chief Of Police Of Leeper by citizen
Of Reno. the Charges We're not sus-
tanned. but during the evidence it ap-
pears that a CarsonitC figured con-
5P.cuOuslv. The gentleman in ques-
tiCn was in den of thieves and was
robbed. In other words he went to
the red light district and was relieved
OF SIG. Just how Carsonite had
that money is not explained.
After being relieved Of the burden
Of cash he reported the affair to the
police officers, and they in turn took
~ the matter no arrests were made
as the testimony leads the observer
to believe that their was not sufficient
to convict. H0wo-a~ the woman who
was in the mix-up, through some Of
her admirers, produced some SIS The
wayward Carson gent was willing to
take $50 Of the amount and call 1t
quits"
During the investigation it was
shown that the rest Of the cash re
funded was in the hands Of the po-
| lice officers and they are awaiting the
address of the Carsonite. Others in
] this city would like to learn who he
| is. Probably by giving the name the
| money will be refunded. Don't all
speak at once.
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. fine assortment Of clocks, watches,
diamonds, cut glass, stlverware ano
all kinds Of jewelry at Believes old
.eliable establishment ..oon City,
lev. Mail ,fSsrs yossenoos .--JA.....I
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-14

Found-A bunch Of eight keys. wv
ner can have same by calling at this
office and paying for this ad.
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Three more months have passed
along Tie rival atore&eepers said
things Of Jcnas. He heard some Of
them-cought on the echoeing bound
Of gossip, as it were-and he only
smiled q smile was one Of his asseta}.
They said things: Just look at the
way he adyertiees' Cad, What q
waste Of money. LAS used up more
space in six months than I have in
SO many years.
"ACtua'y has : bargain counter. So
"Washcs his windows and changes
them three times d week. Water
must be plenty where he came from. "
Orders things by telegraph; has
EN- sent by eXpress-just to accom-
modate some Old fellow who thinks
he is in a hurry"
Had the cheek to come around here
and ask me to set up a merchants
association. Him being here only six
months and I've lived here all my life!
call that cheek On the half she'll"
"Wanted ne u help set up excur-
siCns from the small towns into Slow
vile, the same as the big cities do
Pays his clerks more than has
ever been paid in this town
Got a lot Of new things this town
never heard Of: won't buy, and
wouldn't know what to do with if they
did buy.
| Says the rival merchants ought to
! he friends and work together. Did
| yCu ever h~ar worse fool talk than
that?'
Thus they say things. Jim merely
ordered a lot OF new goods discount
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-14
HAVE you

watches to repair7 Take them to Bet.
coves. We will guarantee them -
keep as aoou time a. new oae0 90.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-14

The above small dash stands for
three months time. Time never hur-
ries itself, but it will get there if you
give it the rope.
Jim jones had made the other mer-
chants of Slowville sick. They had to
get their eyes open before sickness
could overtake them; but when the
dust and cobwebs of years were brush
ed Off, and they saw what the strenu-
Gus, yet spright!y James was at, a
feeling Of goneness stirred under their
belts, and they felt as they used to do
when too many half ripe apples had
lured their youthful feet from the
paths of upright sobriety, to the way
Of overplus eating
They wanted to % back Ct the barn
and. Cry, Lut We're afraid some one
would see them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17

after using each shade. Just a little
havoring of some favorite kind is add
ed. After coloring and fiavoring is fin
ished roll the fondant into balls about
the size of a f1lbert nut Most of these
nuts may be dipped into chopped aim
others are left plain. The nuts are now
ready to be put in paper cases and
packed neatly in boxes, protected by
paraffin paper between each layer.
Sugar plums made of favored fondant
are very good. After rolling into an olive
shaped ball hold one in the palm of the
hand, cut it in half and press into it
blanched almond, leaving a narrow
strip of the nut uncovered, giving it
the appearance of the kernel of the nut
peeping out. Chocolate peppermint
creams are made by fiavoring the fon-
dant with the mint essence and cover
ing with liquid chocolate. Marzipan is
an old French candy which is delicious
To make the marzipan place in warm
water the number of almonds you think
you will need and when nearly boiling
take of their skins and plunge them
into fresh water until they are perfect
ly white. Drain and pound them in a
mortar very hard. Boil three-quarters
of pound of sugar to one pound of
almonds to a crack, then add the aim
onds. Dry the mixture on the oven for
few minutes, remove and allow it to
cool. Now beat up the whites of two
or three eggs. and after dividing the
''maspin'' mixture in pieces dip in the
egg and then into powdered sugar. Ar
range on oil paper to dry.
Turkish delight is easily made and
is always a favorite with children.
Make a strip with one pound of loaf
sugar and a pint of water and clear
with the whipped white of an egg and
the Juice of half a lemon. Dissolve two
ter strain and add it while boiling to
very thick. Flavor with rosewater and
color with carmine Cut in thin strips
covered with sugar.
Walnut candy is another toothsome
dainty made from the following formu-
la: Put in a saucepan three cupfuls of
sugar one cup of milk and bring them
to boil and add one tablespoonful of
butter. Boil without stirring until a
little dropped in cold water may be
made into ball. Take the mixture
from the fire and let ii stand for Ave
minutes. Have ready q pound of Eng
| 1ish walnuts taken whole from the
she'll After the candy has stood for
five minutes beat it well, adding a tea
spoonful of vanilla and the walnuts
Turn out on shallow pan and leave
in cool place to harden.
If these candies are made exactly by
the recipes a delicious Christmas pres
ent of sweetmeats will be made with
little trouble. ELINOR HEWITT.
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-, Some Good u
y" Obfr1SS For 2"
CHRISTMAS

- OILED TURKEY AND OYSTER
~ STUFFING. - Take a medium
sized turkey and stun it with the
following ingredients: Chop four ounces
of suet very fine mix it with sin
ounces of bread crumbs. the grated rir'a
of half lemon. a teaspoonful of chop
ped parsley, salt. cayenne pepper ana
grated nutmeg to taste. Take the
boards off two dozen oysters. add them
and their liquor, strained, and lastly two
eggs. Truss the bird, tie 1t in buttered
paper and then in cloth. Place the
turkey breast downward in boiling Wa
ter. let it come again to boil, skim 1t
well and simmer gently for one hour
and half or longer, according to the
size of the bird. Serve with rich white
sauce.
Chicken Tinabales. Put the raw
breast of two chickens through a meat
chopper and add teaspoonful Of salt
and dash of pepper. Into this nnixturs
put one at time, the beaten whites of
three eggs and then a pint of cream.
Small timbale molds should be well but
tered and then lined at the bottom
with buttered paper. Fill the mold
two-thirds full of the chicken and bake
in the oven in a pan surrounded by
hot water. When ready for serving
turn from the molds and place around
the timbales a white sauce.
English Walnut and Orange Salad
/ Peel and slice lengthwise four oranges
Pour over them four tablespoonful OF
olive oil and one tablespoonful of lem
on Juice. Arrange the dressed oranges
on lettuce leaves. Have ready one cup
of walnut meat which has been mixed
with one tablespoonful of oil, a dash Of
salt and a little lemon Juice. Toss all
together before serving.
Christmas Plum Pudding.-Crumble
pint of bread crumbs from the center
of a stale loaf and pour over them one
cup of scalded milk When cool add
| thrSe-Quarters of a cup of sugar, one
| teasNoonful Of salt and the yolks of
| four eggs beaten together. Chop a half
pound of suet and thoroughly mix with
it half pound each of raisins cur
rants and almonds Add teaspoonful
each of cinnamon and nutmeg, a third
| Of teaspoonful each of cloves and
mace and the whites of the four eggs
stiffiy beaten. Serve with hard sauce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
HOW TO MAKE
SWEETMEATS FOR

q CROOGE, the famous character
in Dickens Christmas Carol"
called the Christmas season q
"humbug." He even went so far
as to wish that he who INDUCED
in its joys should be boiled with his
own pudding. with a stake of holly
through his heart" There may be
modern Scrooges among US now. bu; FOR
their own sakes let US hope there arc
few. To many the merriment and Joy
OF Christmas have gone forever, yet in
giving pleasure and planning little sur
pTlses for others there must be always
. certain amount of happiness.
Homemade candies when really good
are always pleasant surprises in the
way of little Christmas gifts. One new
or appreciates a box of sweetmeats
from the most exclusive candy shop
half as much as daintily made I'D
basket or box Allied with sweets manu-
fsctured by the donor In certain cases
these homemade candies fill the Christ
mas present void beautifully. For in
stance, when trying to think of some
thing to give the friend very much bet
ter on in this worlds goods than one
self homemade candy solves the pres
ent problem Immediately. Then the
Christmas box to be sent away must
have its candy corner Many sisters
cousins and aunts, too. have favorite
seheol girls and boys who always well
come a big box Of "auntle's candies.
But you say, Candies are so hard to
make, and never have any luck with
Ghssn.r There is no good lsason in the
wsrld why thsy sheIld not he success
fully made at home. In candy making.
As in every o'hsr occupation, one must
creep bef.re one walks and walk well
before attempting to run.
We have all in our day spent glori-
Gus hours in making candy over a gas
stove on holidays. I have a discour-
aging recollection of making tafry
which never would hit the happy me-
dium but which persisted in being SO
hard that in ones efforts to break it
one broke a pet dish. It b3iied until
1t was 'sugary," or, worse still. it
never stiffened at all Small wonder
when proportions of butter and sugar
were reversed. These things happened
in the days of darkness. Now we are
learning with infinite pains snd much
common sense that sugar properly
treated behaves itself properly and
butter and other ingredients are anne
nable to discipline. The result Is a re-
vival of candy making at home. -
The trite saying that bricks cannot
be made without straw is truism ia
the candy world. And the right kind
ct atraws are absolutely necessary
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the boiling sugar. AS the large bubbles
rise watch the mixture as a cat watch
es a mouse, for the sugar passes rapidly
from one stage to another. Now have
ready a cupful of cold water. Dip a
wooden skewer into the water, then into
the sugar, then back into the water
If the sugar which adheres to it may
be rolled into soft ball it is ready to
be worked into fondant.
To work the fondant turn it out on
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uIate. Sugar absorbs moisture very
quickly and it is useless to expect sue
cess in candy making If the steam from
boiling pans or kettles is allowed to be
near the sugar kettle. If by chance the
sugar does granulate it may be boiled
again more carefully with little added
water to bring 1t back to it's usual
form. Never throw away sugar unless
it is burned, and for that estate there
is no remedy.
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CHRISTMAS
- -

The little ways of sugar are exceed
ingly tricky. AS sugar is formed of
crystals, great care must be exercised
to counterfeit Its tendency to go back
to its original form the moment the
moisture holding it in solution is evap-
GRATED. In order that this catastrophe
may not happen the grains which are
constantly forming on the sides of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17

You may think the following list of
utensils rather formidable. but they are
all required by the candy maker who
wants her products to taste and look
professional Here is a list of the
things needed: A marble slab to work
on, thermometer, a strip gauge, a
fiat wooden spoon for working fondant
and candy wire with which to dip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17

Mrs Crawford-What does your hus-
band regard as a useful Christmas
present.
Mrs Notwithstanding he would
have to buy me- anyway.
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Procure a square of silver tinsel for
the table center. At the four corners
put vases. with sprigs Of holly in them,
and on the tinsel sprinkle a quantity of
loose holly berries. If finger bowls are
used have several berries floating Ia
each ons.
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the marble slab or stoneware dish.
which has previously been rubbed very
lightly, but evenly, with a little sweet
oil. Let it cool a few minutes until you
can dent it in by pressing your finger
upon it, but before a crust can form.
When it is just right work it with the
wooden spoon, keeping the mass Of
sugar as much in the center of the dish
as possible. Stir until it is a fine.
smooth, creamy paste, soft, but not
brittle, which is then worked in the
hand like thick paste.
Harlequin fondant is made by taking
several portions of the sugary mass
and coloring them differently. This is
done by dipping wooden skewer into
bottle of coloring and then touching
it to the paste. The colors are strongly
concentrated. and only drop is nee
essary. Be careful to wash the hands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17
MAKING CANDY FOR CHRISTMAS.

nuts or fruit to be sugar coated. This
is not an expensive outfit. surely, ex-
cept the marble slab, for which a thick
hat stoneware dish may be substituted
The preliminary process. the boiling of
the sugars is Of the Arst Importance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-17

PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
IDA c. BARNES. M D.
Office 726 Kansas ave. Residence Thir-
teenth and Clay. Office hours: a. n. to
II a. m. and n. m. to p. m. Telephone
SOS residence. and 16 office
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pan as boiling proceeds must be per-
sistent1y brushed away. This is done
by dipping a little brush in cold water
and passing it around the pan above.
not in. the sugar If the crystals are
not removed the whole mass win gram
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JEwELER AND oPrIoIAN.

.@-7~(---~~~~.|
T. W. SWEARINGEN, Jeweler and grad
-ls.te optician- We guarantee every pair
Of glasses to fit and every watch we re-
pair. We carry the largest line of
watches clocks, diamonds, cut glass. etc,
IN the city Watch inspector u. P. r. R..
724 Kansas ave.
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Candy is best when boiled in brass
or copper kettle, but an ordinary enan1-
eled one will do if carefully watched
To make fondant, which is the basis of
most creamy, fancy and nut candies to
every two cupfuls of sugar add one of
water. This fondant will keep almost
any length of time in an alright jar.
so it is well to make more than one
needs at the present moment When
the sugar for fondant has registered
by the Thermometer 236 degrees it is
ready to be taken off the stove. All
the time the sugar is boiling the crys-
t tails must be diligently brushed away.
but your small brush must not touch
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wANTED-M1scEL1ANEoUs.


WANTED-Cattle to winter Address
Frank Roller, North Topeka, Kan.
wANTED-Good clean cotton rags. at
Journal office.
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WANTED-MALE HELP
-----~--~-~-~-~-~~~~~-~-~-- :>L~-~~
MOLER'S barber college of Dallas, Tex.
Denver, Col, or Salt Lake, Utah, offers
advantages in teaching the barber trade
that can not be had elsewhere. Write
nearest branch for our terms.
WANTED-Good farm hand, married, no
children; woman to do the homework,
wages $50 and board and separate house.
r. I. Lee, Wanamaker.
WANTED-A bright progressive young
school teacher (either SEX, who has 500
to invest, to open branch office of our
association in Kansas: the work will not
interfere with school duties and the right
party can make 81, 600 clear the first year.
Address American Teachers association,
1923 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa; ia Ran
dolph bldg, Memphis. Tenn.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED-By long experienced druggist
working interest in paying drug business
in Kansas. Can furnish small amount of
money. Address Druggist, care State
Journal.
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WANTED-To rent a or room house,
suburban property, must be in good re-
pair, with chicken house and yard. Ad-
dress Roscoe, care State Journal stating
price and location.
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WHEN you want to hire a man or boy.
call UP Y. NJ. G. A. telephone 81. We
have a list of men and confidential ref
erences concerning them. 7. M. G. A
Employment Bureau III. e. 8th Ft.
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eTRAYED or sToLRN.


STRAYED-A red COW giving milk, de-
horned and with short rope around
neck. Please return to SIS Monroe and
receive reward.
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WANTED-To buy old gold, also ex-
change new jewe1ry for old. G.. N. Allen
dorff, 500 Kansas ave.
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WANTED-To rent or rooms for light
housekeeping, close in. by married cou-
pie. children. Address A B. c., care
Journal.
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WANTED-FEMALE HELP
WANTED-Cooks, mattresses, house girls.
maids. housekeepers. Capital Employ
ment Agency, 1876 Kansas ave.
WANTED-2 experienced mattresses at
Fifth Avenue hotel.
WANTED-Good house girls. Capital
Employment Agency. 735 Kansas ave.
Ind. phone 662.
WANTED-Kitchen girls. S. E. corner
Sth and Quincy st.
WANTED-Camp cook, white. Capital
Employment Agency, 7S5 Kansas ave.
Ind. phone 662.
WANTED eamstress at ST. Huntoon ST.
WANTED : Good housekeeper. elderly
Christian lady preferred. Address s.
W. J., care State Journal.
WANTED-A competent female cook, sal
airy SIS ersmonth Inquire State hos
pital.
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- OILED TURKEY AND OYSTER
~ STUFFING. - Take a medium
sized turkey and sf1ff If with the