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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
White Scum.

Take a knuckle and piece of the
neck of veal, crack the bone and soak
it two hours in cold water. Then put
the meat into kettle with four
quarts of water, and onions, a little
celery, mace, pepper and salt and
boil gently five hours. Skim care
fully, strain and set away to cool.
Take of every particle of fat, pour
the soup into saucepan and let it
come to boil. Mix two tablespoon
fuls of ground rice in a little cold
water and add it to the boiling soup,
stirring constantly. Add pint of
sweet cream, give it one boil and
serve. If you please you can have
two-well- beaten eggs in the tureen,
turn the boiling soup on. stirring all
the while, and serve at once.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
A Soldiers Monument.

monument for the |oldiers!
And what will We build it Of
Can We build IL OF marble, or brass or bronze
Outlastiny the soldiers love?
Can We glorify it with legends
AS grand as their bloc hath writ
From the Utmost shrine of this land OF thine
To the outermost verge OF IT.
And the answer came: We would build it
Out of our hopes made sure,
And out OF our pure st prayers and tears,
And out OF our faith secure
We would build IL out Of the great white truths
Their death hath sacrificed,
And the sculptured forms OF the men in arms
And their faces ere they died.
And what heroic figures
Can this sculptor carve in stone?
Can the marble breast be made to bleed
And the marble lips to moan?
Can the marbled brow be fevered,
And the marble eyes be graved
To look the ir last, as the flag floats past,
On the country they have saved.
And the answer came: The figures
Shall all be fair and brave
And as.befiGting, as pure and white
AS the stars above their grave.
The marble lips and breast and brow
Wbereon the laurel lies
Bequeath US right to guard the III hit
Or the old flag in the skies.
monument for the soldiers,
Built of peoples love
And brazoned and decked and pa noplied
With the hearts ye built 1t OF
And see that ye build 1t stately,
In pillar and niche and cate
And high in pose as the souls OF those
1t would commemorate.
james Whitcomb Riley.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24

During the Civil war exchanges OF
armies were not unusual The Confed-
crate soldiers traded tobacco, which
was abundant with them, for coffee,
which was more abundant with the
Northcrners, and the men of the two
armies gossipped in fraternal way
about matters in general. A Union
veteran related mt n camp fire" an in
cident which shows the peculiar inter
est and occasional temptations which
attended these friendly meetings Of
enemies.
While our army, said the narrator,
was stationed ut Chapin's Farm. be-
low Richmond, in the early spring or
1860. l was one day trading with two
South Carolina soldiers in little
clump of woods near the picket pos.
of which l was corporal. Just thea
saw the officer of the day approach
ing.
l left tho Carolinians to await my
return, and went to the post l found
with the officer. who was the colonei
Of the regiment, citizen. a Tennsyl-
vanian; and | told the colonel bad
been trading near by with the Con
federates.
go and tell them to come to the
post" said the colonel, and assure
them that they shall not be hurt
| took the message, and the Confed-
crates came up, somewhat reluctantly.
After little conversation, the colonel
said to them:
Boys, we have the country where
YOU live. You had better stay with us,
and we will give you $3.50 for your
guns and cartridge boxes, ana free
pass to your homes"
1t was temptation. The men knew
that their cause was beaten. Death In
n vain struggle might be before them.
Here was a chance to return to their
homes safe, by the shortest and easi-
est road. 49,,
However, they did not hesitate. Col
onel." they answered, wed rather go
down the other way" and they pointed
toward the direction in which Lees
army lay. ,
"Well, boys, you can go back then,
said the colonel, and the Confederates
bowed politely and went back to-their
post 40, a..
well, now, don't that beat am the
Pennsylvania citizen calculated. But
it was true loyalty to their sense Oh
uuty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
This Is New News.

The American woman who reads
the English magazines learns some
interesting facts concerning her
habits. Here is one bit of infor-
nation which will probably be news
to most of the women of this coun-
try: "The American belle can," says
an English paper, ''if she will, have
thu advantage of college of
beauty course and one of the exer-
cises imposed upon her by her learned
professors will be two hours daily
practice in pronouncing the prosaic
word potato in such fashion as to
give the face quite bewitching ex-
preston" The American belle does
many foolish things but she has not
yet arrived at that point of imbecility
where she spends two hours in saying
..noSaton
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
That Little Orderly.

c. A. Mcneil, Redwood, Ohio,
writes to the National Tribune $50
far it was George Mullihan, of Pad
dock, Neb.; John Ballentine, Sagi-
nav, Mich; David ID. Deshong, Hynd-
man, Pa; Hiram Pace, Fremont,
Mich. M. Gerwig, Third West Virginia
cavalry: Gabriel Fox, Nichols, N. Y;
and Joseph c. Richardson, Baldwin,
Maine, who were the only little or
derlies that kept up with Sheridan. !
trust that the comrades Of Ohio who
were in the valley with Sheridan will
see that the old Buckeye state is rep
resented in the foregoing list. Let
all get in who can. More the merrier."
Corporal, company /, Third West
Virginia cavalry, Hope, w. Va,
writes: There seems to be some
contradiction as to who was the small
man that kept up with Sheridan to
the lines of the army at Cedar Creek.
If any man besides myself kept mp /
did not see him. So I'll give short
history of the black mare | had, as
she was my private property. She
could run equal to greyhound, and
had the bottom to hold out.
am sure she saved my life at
Opequon, near Winchester, on Sept.
10, 1864. The Johnnies had cut me
off, and thought they had me sure.
There was but one gap to get out by
thanking them. | had some 400 yards
to make the gap, while they only had
a hundred to the outlet. One Johnny
officer got within ten steps, but
Blackey sailed out like a pigeon past
the whole crew.
"This animal l sold to an officer,
who took her to the Western plains
to fight the Indi"ns, where she final
ly got shot by the Indians. / was
surely the orderly who rode close
behind Sheridan"
Thomas w. Anderson, Lenoxville,
Pa, writes: ''There is man here
who claims to be that little orderly,
and think he is, for he told me all
about it some time ago. He was in
the 18th Pa. Cav, and his name is
George Moore"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
A strange Question.

The children's faces wore various
expressions, such as fear, merrimeht.
scorn, etc, as the good-natured hireu
man spun off his usual winter-eVe
tales. In which he made OF himseit
hero. martyr, or villain. But all unit
ed I'm the fervent cry, Tell us anoth-
err" when he paused for breath.
With one gruling swallow he dis
posed of Il huge glass OF new cider,
Scratched his head refiectively, said
he had told all he knew; but to please
them he would tell them OF the time
when he was run over. On hearing
their general shout of Yes" he De-
gan.
oval, Twas like this: bein' as
were boy, nigh as tall az RUDE,
and terrible slim for fourteen, and as
uneasy as--as cat on hot stove,
why, my ma couldn't make me mind.
was all the time In mischief. But
here his voice became solemn, II got
n lesson that cured me like a smoked
ham, tell ye!" He paused and be-
gan to Whit at his neglected pipe In
a tantalzing way until seemingly re-
minded by shrill chorus OF go on"
'"rell us the rest" he laid his pipe
down.
GAS wer telling you, | got lesson
One day | run away, though l knew
my mad worry, and We're hanging
onto heavy lumber wagon, when all
to once't-how ! can't tell fell and
struck my head onto n stun. Knocked
me silly; and laid there still enough.
Just then along comes another wagon
and as 1t were dusk"-here his voice
grew almost startling to the children
already excited by his marvellous
stories-"why, great Scott! If 1t didn't
run right over me lying there"
He resumed his pipe. Lena, the
timid and sympathetic child Of seven
years, leaned forward breathlessly.
"Oh, Mr.. Charles, did you dieY'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
A Prophet OF the Bustle.

Tie FIRST step toward the revival of
the hustle has been taken. This is
shown in the new organ-pipe skirt.
1t is the skirt of the season, and re-
sembles in a marked degree the hustle
of the past. The skirt is very full.
lined with haircloth and arranged in
four or two box plaits at the back
These plaits stand out prominently
and are padded ten inches from the
waist line. Over the hips the skirt
fits with glove like smoothness, far
inc toward the bottom.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24

lay them on sieve to drain. then put
them into a sauce pan with pint u
gravy or broth, bouquet of sweet
herbs, the peel of half lemon and
three onions chopped fine. Cover them
close and stew them half an hour.
then stir in piece of butter rolled in
flour, season with pepper and salt.
add few picked mushrooms, squeeze
in the juice of lemon and add a few
forcemeat balls boiled. Let all stew
together for ten minutes; skim the
gravy, put the fricassee On "a hot iish
and garnish with lemon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
Cranberry lie.

Fill a pie plate with raw berries,
allowing three-fourths of a pound of
sugar to one of fruit and little
water, and sprinkle over them level
tablespoonful of flour. Be sure the
dish is we'll filled, as they shrink in
cooking. Cover with a nice puff
paste and bake.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
Anything in Reason.

A traveller who was going In leisure
ly fashion about Ireland. many years
ago, says that the smaller inns there
were wretched places, where one could
find nothing desirable-but courtesy.
At one OF them this dialogue took
place between guest and waiter:
"What can we have for dinnerTA
Anything you please, ma'am. Any
thing you pleasew
well but exactly what can we
have!"
You can have pair Of ducks!'
II am sorry to say my father can
not eat ducks. What else?'
"They are very fine ducks, na'amn'
81 dare say. But what else"
"You might have the ducks boiled,
ma'amv
"No, no! Can we have muttonW
"Well, not mutton to-day, ma'am."
"Some beef"
"No, ma'am."
"Some vcal?'
"Not any veal, I'm afraid"
"Well. then, fowl"
"We haven't got fC WI"
"What on earth have you, them"
"Well, then, ma'am, I'm afeard If
you won't have the fine pair of ducks
there's nothing for 1t but bacon and
eggs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
IyrOiled Potatoes.

Cut the slices lengthwise and rather
thick. Lay them on sridiron over o
rather slow fire. Spread some melted
butter over the slices with a brush.
As soon as the under side is broiled,
turn each slice over and spread with
butter. When done, dish, salt and
serve hot. A little butter may be
added when dished, according to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24

TIL winter days in Sweden are
only six hours long. In the northern
part of the peninsula the sun does not
rise once for two months. This is
made up for, however, by the sunny
summer. sin the north the sun does
not set for weeks and weeks, an end
less day. The most glorious sight Of
all the northland is the midnight sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24

could be spared for the campaigns of
Sherman and Grant This regiment
was mustered into service in June,
1864, and was at once sent to Ten.
nessee, where it was engaged guard
ing the railways. Stephen II. Hender-
son was colonel of the regiment One
officer and fifteen men died in the
Sarvica
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
Why He Should Not BE Drafted.

Why He Should Not BE Drafted.
Petroleum V. Nasty, in order to place
himself in his proper position before
the public, felt called upon to give
his reasons - weighty and cogent
ones, too, - why he should not be
drafted. He says:
l see in the papers last mite,
that the government has institooted
draft, that in few weeks hundreds
NV thousands Nv peaceable citizens
will be dragged to the tented field. /
know not wat others may do, but ez
for me, L can't go. Upon a rigid
eggsaminashun Nv my fizzikIe man,
/ find it wood be wuz ner madnis for
me . undertake campane, to wit:
/. Pm bald headed, and hev bin
obliged to wear a wig these twenty
two years.
Ell hev dandruff in wat scanty hair
still hangs round my venerable tenn
pies.
3. hev a kronic katarr.
4. / hev lost since Stanton's orde +
to draft, the use NV one eye entirely,
and hev kronic infammashun in the
other
s. My teeth is all unsound, my palit
amt eggsactly rite, and 1 hev he'd
bronkeetis thirty-one yeres last Joon.
At present hev n koff the paroxisms
NV which is frightful behold.
6. I'm holler chestid, and short
,winded and hev allus he'd pancs in my
back and side.
7. I'm afflicted with kronic direar
and kostivniss. The money / hev
paid fer Jayneses farminnytive bal
sam and pillTg wooed astonish almost
ennybody.
s. l am rupchured in places, and
am entirely enveloped with trusses.
o. hev verrykose vanes, hev a
white swellin' on wun leg and fever
sore on the uther-also wun leg is
shorter than tother, though / handle
it so expert that nobody ever noticed
it.
10. hev korns and bunyons on both
feet, which wooed prevent me from
marchin.
don't suppose my political opin-
ions, which are feminist the prosckoo-
shun NV this unconstitutional war,
wooed hev emmy waite with draftin
osifer, but the abuv reasons why
can't go, will, maik no doubt, be
suffishent
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24

instrumental, etc, at the close of the
game, most pleasing entertainment
often being the result. In the hands
OF good players. this game Is a most
entertaining one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
The nth Iowa.

This regiment was 100 days
organization. Governor Stone was an
regiments, as by using them to gar
rison forts and stations the veterans
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
Cooking by Electricity.

Did you know they cooked by cleo
tricity now. on stoves built for that
purpose? First in order came wood
long ago, then coal, then oil. and as
each was used some one in the scien-
tillc world would sit down and make
a calculation, announcing in an art-
Gle or book that we were using up all
the earth's supply, and that in little
while. they always gave the dates and
numbers, we would have no more
wood, coal or oil to burn. And now
comes electricity just In time to show
people how silly 1t Is to worry at all;
that when one thing goes another
comes. We can never be. told that
electricity will be consumed. for It's ev
erywhere-in the very air we breathe.
Nothing is better to cook by. Best Of
all, the room never gets oyerheated
from the stove.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24

A law in Turkey, with penalties in
case of infringement, declares it to be
great offense for Mohammedan wo-
men to be photographed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
To Fricassee Pigeons Brown.

Cut five or six pigeons into quarters.
season them with pinch of mace,
pepper and salt. Fry them in two
ounces of butter, light brown, and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
ABOUT THE CAMPFIRE
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD OF
BATTLE AND BIVOUAC.
Lovinga Brave Enc my-Nasby's Reasons
why He Should Not BE Drafted
That Little Orderly OF Sherldan's-
He Has Multiplied.
Loving a Brave Encm ;.

A veteran soldiers face lighted up
with fine glow of enthusiasm as he
recounted to a company of friends
some of his experiences in our civil
war One of them, impressed by his
earnestness, made commonplace
remark.
''How hard it is" he said, ''after
thirty years of peace in our united
country for anyone to believe that
there ever was time when our
soldiers under different flags hated
and enjoyed killing one another"
''You are wrong!" exclaimed the
colonel Hatred among the soldiers
was not common. The trade of war
was distasteful to most of them.
There was little personal animosity
between the blue and gray. Each as
the war went on was proud of the
bravery and qualities of the others.
A soldier on the battlefield, exposed
every moment to death first learned
to respect and then to like brave
enemy"
The veteran related an incident of
the Wilderness campaign. There had
been fierce fighting. and a swarm of
prisoners had been taken to the rear
guard, where rations had been served
to a regiment which was about to be
ordered into action.
when did you Johnnies have your
last meal?" shouted one of the officers.
Last night" was the answer.
'"That is too bad!" cried several
voices. Let's give them our rations.
We have had our breakfast, and can
go without dinner"
1t was done with one accord. The
prisoners got the rations and the gen.
erous regiment marched onto the bat
tie, wishing them better luck another
time.
The colonel gave several illustra-
tions of the, good humored banter en-
changed between the camps, and told
of strong friendships formed on picket
duty, and of rollicking games of cards
played between the soldiers of the
opposing armies. He commented
upon the unwillingness of the men to
take any unfair advantage of an
enemy, when the armies were not en-
gagged in battle, but only watching
and playing with each other.
BE told a story of a Southern officer
who entered Union camp in North
ern uniform, and induced the officers
to believe that he had been sent from
headquarters on an inspection tour.
His real character was exposed after
dinner with the officers, when his
name and rank were accidentally no.
ticed on the hilt of his sword. He was
a spy, and the rules of war had to be
enforced, especially as complete
diagram of the camp and its defences
were found on his person. But every
officer in the court marshal that con-
demned him tried to make excuses for
him and regarded him with plying
eyes.
"The soldiers were good friends, I"
said the colonel. ''They were proud
of their country's military prestige
and fighting stock Take an old sol
dier's word for it, there is nothing
easier than to love a brave enemy
American Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
NATIONS AND MAIDS.
WHAT MiDDLE-AGED WOMEN
SHOULD WEAR.

The hardest reriod of Life to Dress
Suitably-A Great Singers Advice to
Girls Who Have Enthusiastically Boy
Tried Recipes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
The Oldest Army Nurse.

The oldest living army nurse is Mrs
Lucy c. Freddy, whose home is at
759 fremont street, Boston, Mass.
She was the first woman to receive a
pass to the Southern battlefields, and
few women have sacrificed and braved
as much for their country as she.
Her two young sons were soldiers,
and when she heard that one was
wounded at Antietam she went to
Washington laden with supplies for
the wounded. She was Immediately
put in charge of the hospital at George
town, where she remained two years.
After Fredericksburg she went per-
sonally to Secretary Stanton, who
finally gave her a pass and she went
to that battlefield in search of her son
Jesse, who had been in the thickest
of the fight and was badly wounded.
Here she had charge of the barracks
hospitals and temporary charge of the
marine hospital at Alexandria for
over year. She attended the reunion
of the 35th regiment at Weymouth
last September. Mrs. Freddy is now
50 years old, and still a brilliant con-
versationalist and hard student. She
speaks Italian and Spanish.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
Lost-My Boy.

Lost-My boy.
Lost! have lost him:
When did he go?
Lightly claSped him
How could Iknow
Out of my dwellin,
He would depart,
Even as held him. (.
Close to my heart, ..
Lost. have lost him:
Somewhere between
Schoolhouse and college.
Last he was seen:
Lips full of W his Ting,
Curl tan ;led hair:
Lost! have lost him.
Would l knew where.
Lost. Ihave lost him,
Chester, my boy.
Picture book. story book,
Marble and toy
Stored in the attic,
Useless they lie.
Why should 1 care so much:
Mothers, tell why.
Yes, he has gone from me.
Leaving no sign,
But there's another
IullS ululSCll mluc
Handsome. and strong OF limb,
Brilliant is he,
Knows things that Iknow not:
Who can it be?
Face like the father face,
Eyes black as mine,
Step full of manly grace,
Voice masculine
Yes, but the gold of life
Has one alloy,
Why does the mother.heart
Long for her boy:
Long for the mischieyouS,
Queer little chap:
Ignorant questioning,
Held in my lap
Freshman 50 tall and wise,
Answer me this
Where is the little boy
usel to kiss!
Good Housekeepinc
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24

In an account of the campaign in
Georgia, General j. S. Fullerton tells
this story; 'The strain was constant
day after day. There was no strag-
Cling. Every man on both sides was
required to be inIhis place. 1t was
while moving back from one position
to another that the incident occurred
of which some of you have heard.
Hardee--you know what disciplin-
arian he was--camc upon a great,
gaunt fellow in butternut squatted
down in fence corner, putting away
at pipe. why aren't you IN your
command?' Numbered Hardee; who
are you? The loose jointed soldier
Strengthened up slowly, and, remov-
ing his pipe from his mouth. said: 4
am the chaplain of the Sixth Arkan-
sas Now, who the - are you?'"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-01-24
operate Careers.

operaCic Nareers.
Success in opera, like success in
everything else, cannot be attained
without hard work, writes Nine. Nor
dica in the Ladies' Home Journal. AS
in business ninety men out of 100 are
said to fail, so in art may the same
proportion be found. So many of
those who aspire to the highest sue
cess fall by the wayside. But am a
great believer in invincible will, and
to those who possess this quality, to-
gether with the requisite talent, sue
cess is certain. 1t would be useless to
try to discourage such people even if
one wanted to. But / have no such
desire. On the contrary, would adj
wise all girls who are DESTROYS of fol-
lowing operate careers to study hard
and to be observant of every thing
connected with the operate stage.
Nothing in connection with either the
music or the stage can be too trihing
to be studied-the very smallest de-
tail must be mastered before any sue
cess can be attained And / would
counsel them not to be discouraged by
the adverse criticisms of overcritical
critics, nor to allow themselves
to be encouraged and elated by the
enthusiasts of oversanguine friends.
There are plenty of chances for sue.
cess in musical career at the present
time. The successful artist of to-day
is beset with offers to sing here, there
and everywhere in opera, in oratorio,
and in concert Have an ideal and
come as close to it as you can. Never
relax your efforts, for the career you
have planned for yourself will re-
qure all your courage, all your
strength. all your thoughts and
almost all your time. would further
urge upon you the necessity of famil-
iarizing yourself with the history of
music and of making yourself con-
versant with the musicians and the
music of the past, as we'll as of the
present. And while giving this at
tention to the past consider well the
art and artists of the present. Imi-
tate what is best and adopt what is
good in all the great singers of the
day. And particularly should you
delve deep into the methods of work,
of routine, of dressing, and of living
of the great prima donnas of the past.