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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-14

sang graceful elf, standing on the
tips of it's toes, and holding its arms
above its head, as though it were
about to fly, lone summer day-the
| day she gathered daisies and dande-
| lionsand sang sweet and joyous
song in answer to the bird that had a
nest in the apple tree. In that nest
were four baby birds, and they
peeped out and twittered when they
heard Nellie sing"
Eyes, yes, indeed"' cried Nellie.
sand what big mouths they had.''
''And ], Nellie, dear" said queer
sprite, with a pointed cap, on the eX-
IRENE point of which was jolly little
bell, ''fell into the brook with you,
one August afternoon when you
were trying to catch frog. Ker-
chunk! How scared the frog folks
were when you tumbled in among
them!" and the sprite laughed, and
the jolly little bell laughed, and
Nellie laughed loudest of all.
"And l." cried another, tossing it's
head and trying to pout, ''sat by your
side when you were sent from the
supper table because you were
naughty and wouldn't say please"
"And L." lisped roly poly, cunning
little thing, when you said please
-please-please,' and grandma gave
you slice of bread and butter, but
you couldn't see the butter for the
apple jelly"
II remember, / remember" said
Nellie. 81 wish had some now"
81 was with you, dear one" muir
INJURED an hour, with kind, gentle
eyes, and low, plying voice, when
your poor head ached with a terrible
pain, and between your means you
made prayer to the good God for
help"
81 aam the hour" said a merry,
twinkling, bird-lile sprite, with holly
berries hanging all over it, shat
looked on when you played games
with your brother just before you
hung up your stocking on Christmas
eve."
'And / saw you take it down the
next morning, filed almost to burst
ing with good things to eat" said an
other with face like dolls plum
pudding and little black currants for
eyes"
''And /" But at that moment
Nellie's arithmetic fell from her lap
with bang, and away fled the Sec
onds and minutes and hours up the
long, slanting sunbeam and out at
the window.
And when Nellie, in great hurry,
leaned out to look after the m she saw
nothing but the snow, and two street
sparrows picking up crumbs and chat
tering noisily to each other. Detroit
Free Press
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-14

field of battle, from soldiers and
officers up to generals, and even from
the president himself, made me
thankful that if / could not shoulder
musket in defense of my country
could serve it in this way"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-14
Queer Weakness.

"Some men seem to be able to stand
horrible sights in one way and not in
another" said a veteran soldier. 81
knew man once, soldier, who was
never disturbed in the slightest de-
gree by the sight of men killed or
wounded in action, but who could not
bear to see an amputation. I've
known him to faint at the mere story
of one. That's curious, isn't it?"-
New York Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-14
Stewart and the Ham.

Stewards mother was making sand
witches of deviled ham. The little
fellow came along and, seeing the
can with the picture of the imp on it,
regarded it earnestly for while and
then said: Mamma, what is that
stuff" This? o, this is deviled
ham," He looked seriously at the
mixture and in an awed voice in
CURED: "Why, mother, have they
killed him?'-Boston Congregational
icf
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-14
At AndersonyilIe,

A Vinalhaven, Maine, veteran, we'll
clothed and comfortable, wildly re-
calls the death of fellow prisoner at
Andersonville, during the war, for
whose blanket he was waiting and
watching. At that time his wearing
apparel consisted of an old army coat
with the tail cut off, with cheese
cloth sewed on the shirt for pants.
He says he got the blanket.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-14
.Fooling Gineral sherman"

About six miles out of Savannah, L
came across farmer who accepted a
plug of tobacco, and was ready to SIT
down on log and answer all ques-
tlons, says correspondent of the
Detroit Free Press. When l asked
him about Shermans approach, he
burst into loud laugh and slapped
his leg, and was so ticl1led that he
did not calm down for two minutes.
Excuse me. stranger" he finally
said, but whenever / think of how
! fooled Gineral Sherman it tickles
me all over"
''Did you fool him?"
''Well, | rather reckon"
"How?"
"Wall, you see, that's my place up
thar on the rise. When the war
broke out / was the most cantanker-
GUS rebel you ever saw. / swore I'd
fight and fout and fit till we lick
the Yanks' if 1t took a hundred years.
l reckon Gineral Sherman heard oft. p"
Probably he did"
"And after he took Atlanta he
made up his mind to gobble me. He
knew I'd swore to die before I'd sur
render, and he come along down from
Atlanta with over sew enty thousand
men, to surround me. Mighty cute
old man, that Gineral Sherman"
"Yes."
"Wall, they got here one night
about 10 o'clock. l reckon that nigh
on to thirty thousand of them sur
rounded my house up thar and called
for me to come out and surrender and
end the war;"
"And of course you dido"
''And of course l didn't. That's
whar' the fun comes in. / wasn't
home at all but w as down in Virginny
with Lee. They entered the house
and sarched and sarched, and went to
the barn and call ed and called, and
when the old woman finally told 'em
/ wasn't home they was the maddest
crowd you ever sot eyes on. They
had hoofed it all the way from At
lanta to get their paws on me, and
had had their long mar CHI for nothing,
l expect Sherman was ready to bust
with madness, and L reckon he won't
never quite forgive me. 1t tickles
the old woman wusS than it tickles
me, and you'd better come up to the
house and hear her tell what them
Yankees said when they got here and
found ne gone"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-14

Couldn't BE Mistaken.
Stranger-What's the name of thi.
street!
City Boy--Zoobloblezeet.
Are you sure"
''Oh, yes; I've heard the conductors cali
it out often
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-14
ABOUT THE CAMPFIRE
GENERAL GRANTS WONDER
Full SELF-CONTROL
An Impassive Mau of Iron-How the
"Battle Cry OF Freedom" Was written
Made Him Saiute-At Anders onviiIe-
Queer Weakness.
General Grants self-Control.

The wife of a gallant soldier who
was famous for his intrepidity and
GOODNESS in battle und ertook to rally
him in company of friends upon his
nervousness and excitability at home.
She declared that she had seen him
jump out of his chair when a mouse
ran across the floor, and that his face
had turned white and his hands had
trembled when one of his dogs upset
the fire irons in the parlor.
ga man may be cour ageous," said
the general, without having tough
and hardened nerves. When l was
heading a charge upon the enemy's
works or standing in the open field
mark for sharpshoo tiers l did not
know the meaning of fear, but the
sudden cry of night bird in the
woods would set me trembling from
head to foot. A battle, with it's con-
never affected me, but l lost color
and turned cold VIII cnever anything
unexpected happened"
This was form of ne rvous excit.
ability from which General Grant was
singularly free One of the war
time photographers recently related
an incident which illustrated his ex-
traordinary GOODNESS.
1t occurred soon after the generals
arrival in Washington from the West
to take command of the army of the
Potomac. Secretary Stanton accom-
panied him to a well-known gallery
where his photograph was to be
taken. The general dropped into
seat beneath the sky ght before the
camera which the photographer was
adjusting.
Suddenly there was tremendous
crash, and a shower of broken glass
fell around the general A boy who
had been sent to the roof to pull off
the tarpaulin cover in order to let in
a stronger light had fallen through
the skylight to his waist, and had
smashed the heavy plate glass
General Grant neither fiinched nor
moved muscle. He glanced up at
the skylight where the struggling
boys legs were dangling above him,
but he neither spoke nor left his seat.
There was a slight drawing up of
the nostrils, and that was all" the
veteran photogra pher takes pains to
explain.
Secretary Stanton, who was nerv-
Gus man and easily disturbed, turned
pale and drew the operator into the
dark room.
Don't let this get out in the news
papers, he exclaimed. SIT would
look like a design to kill the gen.
eral'
The great, silent soldier smiled
grimly at the secretary's excitement
and waited patiently f or the operator
to GO on with his work.
1t was a trivial, ms significant Incl
dent in comparison with the stirring
battle scenes from which he had
come in the West or with the ex-
hausting campaigns which he was to
direct in Virginia, but it disclosed his
characteristic quality of invincible
self control.
1t was the great war secretary's
first real introduction to the impressive
man of iron, who seemed to be with
ont nerves -ChicaUo Times
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-14
Madge's Flb.

~ never told a fib but once" said
little Madge, land that was yester-
day" WHAT You told q tib2" rYes.
Ny teacher asked me what cat
spelled, and l said org."-Harper's
Young People.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-14

-. The Japanese trace desce mt only
from the father. Thus when an
aristocrat marries a plebeian wife
their children are his equals and
quite her superiors and are ant to
look down upon her.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-14

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01

low strictly the lines Of the recommendations II
proposes to increase the enlisted force to 5000. and
y reorganize the cavalry. artillery and infantry.
The increase OF cost under the reorganization is
estimated about 81 1876 600 yearly-over $500 900 Of
which VIII arise account of the additional en-
listed men and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT officers and the
better pay of some OF the latter The bill Is re-
ported as a substitute for number OF bills look
ing 70 the increase OF the Army, and Will 90 TO
the House such
The following appointments of cadets at the West
foint Military Academy have been made: Thomas
+. Hughes. With District. New York city; Will
lam Is. Shallenberrer. alternate, Rochester. Penn
W. ]. Kennedy. Conyersville. Tenn: Samuel X.
Robertson alternate. Jackson. Tenn; William j..
Nixon. Chat tanooga. Tenn. and william T. Smith.
alternate, Charleston. Tenn.
The President has approved the finding OF eN-
aiming boards recommending promotions to the
next higher grades OF Commanders William y. HOT
and T.. +. Harrington: Pay Inspector +. g. Bill
ings Passed Assistant Paymasters Charles VI. Ray
and John Corwne. Passed Assistant Engineer John
\: Barton. and Assstan, Engineer y. C. sampson.
Also the proceedings Of the retiring boards In the
cases OF chief Engineer Burdette G. Gowing and
tfohtsWan John G. Glynn, on account OF phySlcal
disability.
The court martial If Ensign Willard Dodd which
was adjourned by Secretary Herbert last FRIDAY
In order that additional charges might be preferred
against him. will reconvene to-morro" morning al
the Washington Navy Yard. The new charge Is
similar TO the two others upon which Ensign Dodd
has been tried and relate TO scandaous conduct
III financial matters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01
SCPS TO CEKBERTS

HEADS or STATE COMMISSIONS plS'liAI"t hhM'
GRATIS TO GIVE PLACES To EEPrBlh'AN~
Albany Jan 81 (SpcciaD.-An amusing attempt
is being made by the Democratic heads OF 'h'
costly state commissions TO prevent then aboIi'oh
or consolidation Their plan IS 10 give H"pubi'A"S
"A few offices I'm their departments and set them al
work to resist the passage of the abolition DIE
To-day for instance. Frederick 6. Schraub. me
Commissioner OF Agriculture. removed James b.
Mcmahon. Of Ellcottviile. Cattaraugus County. a
member OF the Democratic state COMMITTEE. from
his post OF Assistant Dairy Commissioner. ana APP
pointed in his place James T.. clark. "A Hep"D
Hcan. Of jamestown. chautauqua county Factory
Inspector Connolly dismissed Thomas Troy "i
Ocan deputy factory inspector ana
Democrat and appointed In his place Johh
W Marcellus. a Republican. OF Black RIVER.
jefferson County. Word also came nom
Clinton Prison that Warden Thaycr had MS
missed Deputy Warden Mckcnna AMI fifteen Dem
ocratic Sc,p.r-. and had put Republicans IN th,lr
places. The Republican members OF the l.'fls-
laturc. however. viii not. II s To be hoped u" de-
TERED by this action from cutting down III" IN
ordinatcly swollen payroll of the state. In view OF
the distressed condition Of the state treasury 10y
the falling OF OF it's revenues the State cannot
afford 10 maintain needless lot Of Oi1claiS
whether they be Republicans or Democrats. GOV
Morton. I'm his message. pledged an econoitl-
cal state administration. and the Republican Legs
lature should aid him to keep that pledge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01
NEWS or IHE ARMY ND NAVY.

Washington. Jan. 81 (SpecaD-The follow ng
mander s. W. Berry has been ordered to cxamina-
ton FOR promotion. Ensign &. NJ. Stone has been
detached from duty In the once OF Naval lntelli-
gcncc and ordered tc the Coast Survey steamer
Gcdnry relieving Lieutenant +. j. Clark detached
and receives three months leave. chief Engineer
John Lowe has been detached from treatment AT
the Norfolk Hospital and ordered home. As
sistant Naval Constructor w l.. capps has been
ordered TO examination for promotion. Salmaker
J. J. Giynn has been placed on the retired list.
The following special Army orders have been
issued: Leave OF absence granted TO First Lieu
tenant Henry Fisher. assistant surgeon Is cx-
tended fourteen days Leave OF absence granted
10 Captain George :. Hoye. LIST Cavalry. II ex-
tended ton days. Leave OF absence granted
10 Captain Theophus w Morrison 18th Infantry.
* extended one month. Leave OF absence for two
months on surgeons certificate of disability IL
granted TO Second Lieutenant Louis &. Schcrcr,
5th Cavalry. captain Sidney f.. Stuart. Ordnance
Department will proceed from Wilmington To the
SANDY Hook Proving Ground official business
ner,ainine to the tests OF powder The extension
hf leave of absence account OF Illness granted
IN Post Chaplain James G. Kerr is extended six
tr three months IT. granted TO First Lieutenant
Samuel Seay. jr. 18th Infantry.
Mr. outhwaite to-day reported to the House the
hin prcnared by the Committee on Military AHairS
,r tho reorga nization OF the Army. The measure
4, ,osed upon recommendation made by Secretary
Lamont in his last annual report but does moi ioi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01
CAN THIS BE CALLED ECONOMY?

lot" rAyN SECURES THE APPOINTMENT OF
Albany Jan. 81 Especial. -Governor Morton was
grIevously misled to-day by Louis +. Payn. Of
Chatham Columbia County. the especial lobby
agent Of Thomas G. Plat. Mr.. Payn persuaded the
Governor to use his influence with General Austin
Iathrop the Superintendent of Prisons. TO have
Edward H. Ha,rgan of Hyde Park. appointed
Agent for Discharged Convcts at salary of
$500 The peculiar iniquity of this proceeding lies
In the fact that last week the Senate Committee on
Finance reported favor Of abolishing this office.
as one which is absolutely needless. The committee
said that this agent received $500 for disbursng
5000 in funds and that these funds might just as
well be distributed by the State Prison Wardens. Il
is a small affair but Governor Morton. in his an
nual message. came out plainly in favor of abolish
ing useless state Commissions Harrigan. who is a
Republican. is appointed to succeed Michael Con-
way who is a Democrat. The argument will now
he made that as a Republican holds the office, 1t
should not he abolished.
Congressman-ee Black and Louis +. Payn are
pressing upon Governor Morton the appointment Of
sam Morris of Troy as State inspector of gas
metres sam" L. ward politician OF Troy. who
was greatly disappointed because ne was not ap-
pointed superintendent OF Pubic buildings Inc
of the senate Finance Committee think i is bad
example Of a snecurc. and they therefore laNor
its abolition. II is now held by ANTHONY Chnchy,
who was appointed in 1892 the command OF
Richard Croker. when the salary was Increased
from ST. 800 to 5000. while the inspector was au-
thorlzef TO appoint three assistants at $3.50 each
C'lahan of buffalo. a lieutenant OF William +. Shee-
han Clnchys term Of Office does not expire until
1896 In order to get sam into his place there
fore. there must be legislation TO GUST the present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01

portation of policemen while engaged in their reg
ular duty.
Senator Kburn also holly attacked the bills and
the system.
motion then made by Senator Ranes that
his bill be laid aside for day or two for considera
ton. This motion adopted. In the mean
time Senator Ranes IL is said intends to draw up
a bill making !, a msdemeanor for railways 10 Is
sue passes TO any
The Assembly judiciary Committee to-day re-
ported favorabiy Assemblyman Brauns bi to cir
the pass prohibition. BY the provisions OF
this bill the Secretary of State is authorized ana
directed to certificates to each State officer
and to each member of the Legislature ana en-
poye thereof. Failure to honor these certncates
consttutes a misdcmeanOr There a contest
I'm the Assembly Judiciary Committee. however,
before this bill was reported favorably; Assembly
sented from The favorable report, Those who voted
in favor of 1t were Assembymen Kern. Horton,
Terry. Armstrong. Chapman and La Fetra Ihere
will be hot contest the bill In the Assembly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01
NEw MovE ot MoNNoE corNrY MI NE.
WHY PRESIDENT HArfS WORE wArERBrRr


From Kate Fields Washington.
HAYES nas always noted FOR his thrifty habits.
hut som. things which impressed he mulutud" as
signs ~ ueauu.ss really nothing hut ordinary
pruGeLto FOr oNamp.e. All .IScI 10 wonder Way
he yorf! PERSIST whil. drawing ralary % nity
thousand a year tn wearing rllver-plaiei Water
hurry watch worth possibly s. II" was aware that
his uraltlcc VAS known. and any astonishn"ht
manifested unused him instead OF making MN
augr, In answer TO look OF surprise ne would
aay 4 think that IL pretty plain watch Tor a
President % the United states 20 carry; but u u
f,rf would cOunteract the effect ~ the chcapn"ss
~ fhn article The truth vas that almost weekly
i d.rufnfiou of Western Indians called upon him.
always bringing presents OF some KIND TO the G1at
Father. OF course" he was expected 10 give some
,hlug in return and the object was 10 una some
ming rhelp and a. the sam" time acceptable.
watches we're a novelty 10 the Indians. ana 10 pre-
s.rf a chief with "A watch which the Great Father
himself had been carrying always impressed hlin
greatly Having discovered this. and not carlns 10
I.tr,huf. pod Watches or even silver ones. Mr..
HAYES hlt upon the cNprdcnt % buying nickel
v.uient 10 haze on. with him against an emer-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01

Albany Jan 81 (SpeciaD.-Joseph Iarocque chair
man of the Committee Of Seventy; &. 9. Beainan
and Lewis L. Delaheld again showed their inter
est In the problem Of securing good government
for New York CITY by coming 10 Albany to-day so
as 10 advocate the passage Of the Police Justices
Hill drawn I'D by the Committee OF seventy They
attended a hearing given by the Judiciary Com
rnittec OF the Senate TO which the bill was re-
ferred Police Justice Thomas L. Fener was pres
ent TO oppose the BILL but more especially 10 secure
second hearing. The committee granted his request
and will hear further argument on Thursday. The
committee showed special interest In the question
whether the bin was constitutional Even an
opinion signed BY Joseph II. choate, Emu Root.
Louis Marshall. W. Il. Hornb!ower ana Messrs
Larocoue and Beaman declaring that there were
no legal obstacles to enactng the bill. seemed not
to be finally convincing. ana seVerai questions on
this aspect OF the subject were put to Mr. l-afocque
Mr. Delaheld explained that the measure was not
an attempt TO legIsate any one out OF Once put
created a new system. with added safeguards. me
object OF giving wide jurisdiction to The court Oh
snec,al Sessions was TO relieve the oyercrowded
Court OF General Sessions. where tria's were py
Jury Much crime would necessarily go unpunished
N New-York jury trials WERE h hmsrf 10 the
question If question there was whether the bill
was contrary to the constitution. o,,rnmen, Of the
hearing for two weeks. - ,,,r,od %
Engineers. urged that the bill be so ameh ,, al
to compel one police justice TO De on "nay ysn a."
night 50 that he might acccpt Oai' ioI f,
arrested after court hours. Conductors, i"oaoi ,
men and grlprnen on the surface roads anu eng,
neers the elevated roads were often coinpe,iten
to remain In jail all night when arrested oh e t
charge Of running over any one Mr oe, mncc
did not favor this amendment, because pole11
sergeans could accept bail In misdemeahois, anu
arrests after neh,fa for felonies were not Ire Ire
quent enough to Justify such "A provision. Jnn
ticc Fetner declared that any police 1nstice "o.u
take bail at any hour OF the night. Dnt thiS wan
denied. The hearing then went over. 49, ,
After making their argument on the fon,e , 1ua
tees bill, Messrs I.arocque. Benmail anu vi VI
teld han IN Wit
larocque said afterward that strong deIeshtlo
would be sent here on Wednesday TO appear before
the Lexow Committee in opposition 10 the ponsse
bills Every effort would be made 10 insure nv
defeat OF the provision for bipartisan board aiu
OF that giving the Governor power 10 nam w, ~,
Reorga MIA ion Commissioners. The COMMITTEE ol
Seventy was also unalerably against Iho oa
Byrnes having anything 10 do With reorsah'Z'''s
the police force.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01
sonrRlyo rr ov sHiKrsPriRE.
From Tn. Pittsburg Dispatch.

..po van So. that man. said bookseller y"ster-
lay 40 h, pointed 10 a man Who was In decidedly
lnebflaiel condition. Even WIN th' 'aO'e az NJ
surnor, n. WAS not able 10 make his legs do their
duty well that man. continued IN" DOCK man.
rs one OF my brightest customers h" j. me brs
read man Ina pittsnurg and hr is up date on ah
sublect- You wouldn't think 50 10 see MN sag
g.rirr there hut rs fact nevertheless. II" mas
IN. uufortunafr habit ~ getting on grand spr""s
AZ intervals. and he always comes To pook store
to gcf soberri mp when he has had enough tie
VIII buy "A COPY 0f Robinson truso" ana snake
ucare's works. 10 home. shut himself up IN room
and read without ceaslng until he's entirely sober.
He always buys new copies or these TWO BOOKS 10
use on thes. occasions. and never uses me same
comics twice lie must have Il library OF Robinson
Crusocs' aud Shakespear without number Tor ne
has been doing this for years