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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
RICE FRUIT PUDDING

Cook a scant cupful of rice I'M a
double boiler thirty minutes. Add
while hot one tablespoonful Of
butter, teaspoonful salt, one beaten
egg, half cupful sugar, and cook
five minutes. Butter a pudding
dish and sprinkle with bread crumb
Put i'm layer Of rice half an inch
thick, then layer of fruit, april
cots, peaches or any fruit you pre-
fer, them rice and fruit until the
dish is full. Put bread crumbs on
top and bake twenty minutes. Turn
out on platter and serve with
boiled custard favored with van
lila.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
SOUR MILK GRAHAM BREAD

One egg, two tablespoons sugar,
two tablespoons melted butter, one
teaspoon soda, two cupfuls sour
milk, one and one half cups graham
flour and the same quantity of
white flour. Beat the egg and
sugar together, put in the melted
butter. Dissolve the soda in two
teaspoons hot water and add it and
the sour milk. Mix the flour and
stir into the mixture. Bake slow
ly for one hour.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
BROWN BREAD

Oneshalf cup corn meal mixed
with one tablespoon lard and a
pinch of salt. Pour one-half cup
DO ling water over this mixture and
mix WE'LL Add one cup New lor-
leans molasses, one cup sour milk,
one even teaspoon soda dissolved in
hot water and one quart of graz
ham four. Bake three quarters Of
an hour in a slow oven i'm four one
pound cans cove ed. Baking pow
der csa mare excellent putting the
cove on. Add raisins if liked.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
BEEF LOAF

Put three pounds of round steak
with a few bones into two quarts
of cod water, add one teaspoon
salt and cock until tender. Allow
the meat to cool in the l'Auor. Re-
move the meat and put through
the meat chopper. Boil the, liquor
unit there is but two cups, them
put in the meat, one-fourth tea
spoon pepper, juice and grated rin'd
of one lemon, two tablespoons of
vinegar, quarter teaspoon ground
cloves, allsoioe and nu'mas Pour
into a buttered dill and COO. Whet
cold turn out on platter aind cut
In neat slices. Serve with or with
out Ieet salad.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
Mozar.'s r. at CT elemory.

In 1910, when Mozart. was only IA
years of age. he went en- tour
through Italy. In Easter week he was
In Rome, and went to the Sistine
Chapel to hear the wonderful easter
music. This included the celebrated
and beautiful Miserere of Gregorio AL
legri, piece which was not allowed
to be transcribed for use outside OF
the Vatican. After one hearing Mo-
Fart went home and made an almost
exact copy of the piece from memory,
making only one or two corrections
after second visit. The feat created
an immense sensation, for at the time
the singers were forbidden to tran.
scribe the music on pain of excom;nu-
nication.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
DON'T KNOW THEY
HAVE APPENDICITIS.

Many Extra people who have chro
ic appendicitis, which is not very
painful, have doc oreid for years
for gas on; the stomach, sour stom-
h or constipation. The Extra
Drug Company states if these peo-
pie Will try A Single Dose of simple
buckthor-r bark, glycsrine, etc, as
com. oun led in Adler'ka the REM
edy which became famous by curing
append.citis they will be surprised
at the Quick benefit. adv.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
BEET SALAD

Cook quart of small beets until
tender Skin and cut into small
dice. Pour vinegar over them and
dust lightly with salt and pepper.
Let set two or three hours, then
drain the liquid. of and shake as
dry as possible. Pour over them
q cupful Of mayonnaise dressing
and set on ice or in a cool place
for fifteen minutes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
SALMON SANDWICHES

Drain the oil from a can of SAL
mon, remove the skim and bones
and mash the fish very fine. Add
TO it the yolks of six hard boiled
eggs pressed through sieve, half
a teaspoon of salt, one-fourth tea
spoon paprika, two tablespoons Of
lemon Juice, two table,
spoons chopped parsley and half a
cup Of boiled salad dressing. Spread
between slices Of white or graham
bread.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
BAKED EGGS

Take a tablespoon of cream to
each two eggs and whip to stiff
iroth. Whip the whites of the
eggs to a stiff froth after WHICH
mix with the whipped cream and
whip together, adding salt and pep
per. Butter gem pans with plenty
of butter and almost fill with the
mixture. Drop the. yolks on top Of
the gem tins, one yolk on each.
Bake in the oven until the yolks
are mealy and dry.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
butter. Pour one half the mixture
over the bananas and bake twenty
minutes using the other half for
bast ing them while baking.

In mixing ice cream if the cream
is whipped alone then mixed with
the beaten eggs and whipped again
before being mixed with the milk
the lie cream when frozen is much
finer grained and richer Care must
be taken that the cream is not
beaten unil goes to butter but
after it is mixed with the eggs ther
is no danger.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
Insurance

None but first class companies
represented In this agency. ALI
leaders Of known reliability from
Maine to California, foremost busi-
ness getters. and reliable Loss
payers. Our bread and butter de-
ponds on our Companies fair deael-
ing with our policy holders.
THDO PATTY.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
Surprise Your Friends

For four weeks regularly use DR..
Kings New Life Pills. They stimu-
late the liver Improve digestion,
remove blood impurities, pimples
and eruptions disappear from your
face and body and you feel better.
Begin at once. Buy at the Extra
Drug Co. Store.-adv.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
Wood Saving

We have one OF the latest and
most up-to- date Wood Saving Out
fits, and we cen saw your wood
Pile in short order. If you have
any wood you want sawed, phone
90, or 7E2-21, or you can leave or
de!s at P. K. J9nsen's shop. adv.
CLARENCE WOLF AND
p. x. JENSEN.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
The Housewives Corner
CELERY SANDWICHES

Chop fine two cups of celery,
add two tablespoons of chopped
walnut meats, two tablespoons of
chopped olives and quarter of a
cup of mayonnaise dressing. Spread
between slices of buttered white
bread.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06

All who know the real value of
HanfoId's Balsam of Myrrh for
healing flesh wounds never like
to be without it. Its sale is con-
stantly grow ne and the remedy is
becoming universally popular in
both the home and for the stock
ADV.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
Service tire Real Coin.

Service is the coin in which hui
manitys greatest debts are paid.
Money does not pass current in the
real world Of service. 1t S false coin
there" William Alien White in the
American Ma. .aline.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
OminouS.

'The bookkeeper," said the junior
partner, has been married nearly
four months now"
WELL" demanded the senior part
ner, what of that?"
why, he hasn't asked for an in
crease IN salary
Heavens! We must have his &C.
counts examined. Catholic Standard
and Times
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
BAKED BANANAS

Peel six bananas, cut in halves
lengthwise end arrange in a gram
lite bak ng pan. Mix one-third cup
of sugar, two tablespoons melted
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06

See Kommes Brothers for Glover
Seed and Salvet adv. f2S
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06

A good Piano for sale. Cali al
Journal Office advf7
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1913-03-06
BARGAIN IN BIG FARM

A Large Farm Offered Exclusive
~ by the Journal, at a Price
Which Sounds like Five Years
z Ago
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

books, Biographies and hfstor,..
On the wall hangs a samnler ~.
Ing testimony that In 1870 M v.ar
Rebecca Miller, aged seven va a'
dfligent little girl. On the door = :
brass plate with knocker ba.r Il
the name Israel Miller, and a. .a as
close the door behind you and ,n NV
Ing look at the door plate you real,. T.,
that II. was very fitting that W.,
should have asked entrance Il w.. NV
house by sounding q knocker one bua ms
dred years old.
Two Historic Chairs.
Miss Anne B. Davis, among rr.n.
valuable old-time possessions own.
two Windsor chairs which belon,aa
to the mother OF Stonewall Jackson
They were given to Mrs. Elizahsth
Britton who was Miss Davis great
great-grandmother. The Jacksons and
the Brittons were neighbors n
Clarksburg. West Virginia, and when
in 1880 the jackson family moyad
away from the village, they eava
Mrs. Elizabeth Britton a dayenport
and six Windsor chairs, which
came by inheritance to the late JUDGE
@. F. Davis, and are still treasured
by the family.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Washing Dishes.

The following poem is for the pc.
rusal OF the women who wash dishes
and to those we need offer no apology
for the rather strong language 1t con-
tains:
Whether early whether late,
There Is one thing women hate.
There is one thing they all do against
their wishes,
There is nothing meath the skies,
They 30 MORALLY despise
AS to wash the darned old dirty
dishes.
They can cook and play the host,
Fry potatoes. fix roast,
Make pudding, apple pie and cake
delicious,
But they rave around like sinners,
When they all get done their dinners
And go out to wash the darned old
dirty dishes"
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Edited BY Mrs. Winona E. Reeves
a Wish for All Women

Grant that we may look forward
and not back.
Give us memories for only the good
and let the evil die.
In the days OF darkness and despair
may we not cry out but face the worra
bravely.
Link to our ideals OF womanly
sweetness and truth, the strength to
make them real
May we be kind to otner women;
to those who have failed and fallen
grant US the special grace Of sym
pathy
May we Judge men not by trivial
standards but by the broader vision
which shall give Just due to their un
firing efforts, their courage. theii
silent acceptance OF the hard facts o.
life.
Help US to mother all lonely chill
dren. If any We love have hurt us
help us to love them still.
Give to us some work to which we
may go gladly in the morning. and
from which we may rest when the
shadows of the evening fall.
And then when we have been given
these things which shall put US RICH,
with ourselves and with our fellow
men. grant to each of us one moment
of vivid ecstasy. our little share OF
human happiness. and in the end q
quiet heart
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
A History of the Keo.
kuk Monument

The following extract taken from
|one OF the remarkable histories com.
piled by the late Judge C. F. Davis
telling OF the burial Of the bones Of
Chief Keokuk and the contents OF the
box deposited In the corner stone
None Of these things will be disturb.
ed when the pedestal is reduced to
receive the bronze statue. Steel &
Fletcher constructed the foundation
which cost $141. John and BENJAMIN
Bawden constructed the shaft above
the foundation at cost Of s5S9.50.
The three marble slabs were purchas
ed from Colonel H. B. Blood at cost
|of $4,000 The fourth marble slab
the one facing the river, was the or
iginal one brought from Franklin
county, Kansas. whence Chief Keo-
kuk's bones were brought. The bones
are encased In a copper box one
cubic foot in size. made and donated
by VIM. Horne & Son. and encased
in black walnut case made and do.
mated by Chas. Shearer.
The following articles were deposit.
ed in the box:
History of removal of remains from
Ottawa, Kansas, to Keokuk, Iowa, In
manuscript, written by DR.. ]. NJ.
Shaffer.
Photographs of Keokuk, his son,
Moses. and his grandson, John K, and
group taken here July 4. 1888.
Stone axe, arrow head and red
stone pipe, copy of city directory, 1875.
Confederate $40 bill,
$500 town OF Bentonsport scrip
800 city OF Keokuk scrip.
Csc U. s. postal currency.
Copy OF proceedings first and sec.
ond tri state old settlers meeting,
bound.
Copy Of daily Iowa State Register
July 80, 1885.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
French Nuoet.

21a pints of sugar dissolved in 3
cup and half OF cold water, add !
pint of glucose and boil until it will
snap when dropped in cold water. In
another kettle put pint of sugar dis
solved in l cup cold water, boil slowly
until it will thread when dropped from
a spoon. Pour this syrup over the
whites of six eggs beaten to stiff
|froth. Stir constantly with silver
fork or wire spoon. When smooth
add to the first mixture OF sugar and
glucose. Beat until stiff, flavor with
a half teaspoonful vanilla. 2 cups OF
nut meats anad few candied cher.
ries. Pour into a mould and When
cold 1t can be cut In slices.
MRS. c. E. ALLING.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Keokuk Women and
Equal Suffrage

When Mrs. Pankhurst returned to
England after her visit to this coun-
try some one asked her why the
American women as class are not
SO Jealous for suffrage as are the Eng
fish women She replied why should
they, they are the bosses already"
The statement is true in way and
therein lies the essential difference In
the problem in America and In Eng
land In America the men are willing
that women shall have what they
wish In England the men are Will
ing that the women shall have what
the men want them to have. In Eng
land it is case OF the wishes OF the
men, in America 1t Is the wishes OF
the women.
In Judging the women in England
and their movements, we should re-
member that for nearly century the
women asked in calm. dignified way
for equal suffrage and they came to
believe that they would as well talk
to the sea as TO the men In parlia-
ment, for to all intents and purposes
they spoke to deaf ears. II you re-
call history you will remember thar
all social reforms In England have
come by riot and bloodshed Then,
too, we must remember that no news.
paper story is so sure of a front page
space as story OF the English mill
tant suffragists A Chicago woman
was recently In England and told
friends in this city that in almost or
quite every instance the stories were
greatly exaggerated before they
reached America. Before we say that
there is no justice and no logic in
the action OF the English women we
ought to give them a hearing remem.
bering that they are dealing with
English men and not American men
and that there is a vast difference
No one doubts but that the English
suffragists have done much harm to
the cause In America, since the con-
ditions are 80 different In the two
countries 1t is unthinkable that
American women should even resort
to even the mildest form of militancy,
since they have no need to resort to
such measures.
II an equal suffrage club we're
started in Keoknk it would have a
long roll of members. While they are
not the sort who would wish to walk
on Main street carrying banners. still
they could stand on their feet and
very logically defend the cause. The
recent victory in Illinois is going to
make It easier to gain the passage OF
an equal suffrage bill in Iowa. Some
day, and that day is not very far dis.
tant, when the women in all the states
will have equal suffrage, because II
is right. and just and democratic. Our
government stands for these three
principles.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Cream Chicken.

/ cold boiled chicken cut into small
pieces. 2 sweet breads boiled and cut
into small pieces. l pint cream, ! pint
of milk, yolks of eggs. tablespoons
full flour. " Id. of butter. Rub together
until smooth the flour and butter, add
the beaten yolks of the eggs and stir
into the hot milk. Add the cream and
cook like custard until it thickens,
stirring frequently. Salt 70 taste. Pour
the dressing while hot over the chick
en- and sweet breads. Put into a but.
tered pan, crate bread crumbs over
the. top and brown in the oven.
MRS. JOHN D. RCBIDGE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15

Washington. that shortly after the
revolutionary war subscriptions were
taken to build the Washington monu-
ment which was not completed until
decades after that. In return for each
S. contribution this steel engraving
|of Washington was given.
OF the next period, four generations
back Mrs. Blood has many beautiful
pieces. The nine foot mahogany clock
which for four generations stood on
the landing Of the stairs In that old
home. She has an enormous mahogany
sideboard with three compartments.
The moulding is hand-carved with oak
leaves and acorns and has glass knobs.
There are eight rush bottom dining
room chairs painted with gold bands
and fruit on the back, very unlike
any chairs OF modern times. In the
parior Is long mahogany davenport
upholstered in haircloth, with en-
bossed haircloth on the back. In the
Abraham Lincoln home in Springfield
there Is davenport exactly like this
one, which has several unusual fea-
lures, causing one to wonder II they
We're not made by the same cabinet
maker. There was no machine made
furniture in those days. Matching
this davenport are six mahogany
chairs upholstered in haircloth. There
are three black walnut chests of
drawers with quaint knobs Of glass
or wood. Two wooden chairs OF un.
usual shape and carving are painted
colonial yellow with black and gold
bands.
From this old home at Brownsville
came also rare and unusual pieces of
silver: candle sticks, and suffers,
and sugar tongs and spoons. One
spoon is of coin silver and is an odd
size between teaspoon and coffee
spoon. Catalogues of antiques list
this spoon as being very rare. In the
collection are five generations Of solid
silver tablespoons. Mrs. Blood has a
rare collection OF old china. In It is a
five piece tea set of silver-luster which
/ Is china silvered over. They were
made In silver moulds at Sheffield In
the Queen Ann fluted design. In colon
fal times they were not able to make
silver tea sets fast enough to supply
the demand and this silver luster was
used as substitute.
In the pink Staffordshire ware Mrs.
Blood has plates and turkey platter.
She has an Enoch wood plate with the
famous shell border, blue plate which
is very rare and eagerly sought by
collectors. A war Of 1872 china pitch
or and numerous other rare and beau
tiful pieces are found in this collec-
ton. Hanging on the dining room
wall are three brass skimmers or
ladies with bowls almost as large as
a saucer. The handles are rfveted on.
They were made in the last half OF
the eighteenth century.
| There Is a walnut corner cupboard
lof the kind SO seldom seen In the
west. and brass FIRE irons which
would cause any collectors heart to
burn with envy. Many old books
were brought from the library of that
old Pennsylvania home, among them
first edition OF Marshalrs Life of
Washington in Ave volumes, 1904:
an early edition of Franklin's auto
biography and half dozen of Peter
Parley's' early American school
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Clam chowder.

One half pound can of clans.
y lbs. salt pork.
Chop together and season with salt
and pepper. Boil for two hours in
four quarts of water. Add small
potatoes cut into squares and two
onions chopped fine. Boil until the
potatoes are tender. Just before serv.
ing add " pint of milk.
MRS. JOHN H. COLE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Collections Of Historic Furniture

Comparatively few people IN Keo-
kuk realize that there is in this city
e remarkable collection Of furniture
OF the Colonial period Mrs. w. q.
Blood, who lives at 214 Fulton Ter
race, was the last of Eve generations
to leave the old home at Brownsville,
Pa. Her home is furnished almost
entirely with this rare and beautiful
furniture. the legacy OF these genera
tions. The home from which the fur
nfture came was two story brick
house, built In colonial style with a
long porch across the back upstairs and.
down. The lower porch had stone
door just as the porch at Mt. Vernon
has. A hall ran the length OF the
house up stairs and down, with a
door at both ends OF the hall. There
was an open fire place In every room.
with stone hearths. To clean them
with sand and keep them white was
la task for any housewife. The Gus,
tom which prevails in some sections
of the east OF keeping home in
the family through generations ap-
peals very strongly to the average
heart. From such a home came this
furniture. beautifully preserved al.
most without mar or blemish. From
Michael Sewers. Mrs Blood's reyolu-
tionary ancestor, dating back five gen
erations, came some OF the rarest
pieces, among them desk OF curly
walnut inlaid. very quaint in form with
numerous compartments, and with
three large drawers below the leaf
of the desk. An inlaid cherry moon
table, SO named because OF It's shape,
is table rarely seen. These tables
come in pairs and when put together
form dining table. There were Ave
pairs OF these tables in this Pennsyl-
yania home. A high-boy in walnut,
big enough to hold all the linen of
an average household. having four
great big drawers and seven smaller
ones. The House of Seven Gables in
Salem. Mass, has high-boy exactly
like this one. Belonging to the revo-
lutionary period are three ladder-back
chairs with rush bottoms which have
never been replaced. Five genera
tlons have used the chairs and the
seats are still in excellent condition.
Perhaps the handsomest piece be-
longing to this period is the real
mahogany four poster pine apple bed.
It is hand carved and is so named
because Of the heavy fruit carving on
the head. A large mahogany bureau
with mirror matches the four post
er. At that time It was unusual to
have the mirror attached to the
bureau. There are four Windsor
chairs and number OF quaint little
tables, one diamond shaped table
with a top which tits, another walnut
table has a top which both tits and
revolves and third table fits in a
corner and has shelf below the size
and shape Of the top. There are six
quaint old colonial mirrors with gilt
frames and mirror glass. Two have
pictures at the top and one is triple
mirror. Colonial homes had mirrors
in almost every room. A shaving
glass on box-like frame with a
drawer in 1t would delight a little
girl Of any generation for doll
bureau. Colonial men kept their raz-
ors In these tiny cases. 1t is interest
ing to note from the printed lines be-
low steel engraving of George
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Directory of Keokuk Wonen's Organizations

Recording secretary-Mrs. l. A
Sawyer
Treaswer-Mrs Joseph o'Brien.
District Visitors ST. Peters Parish.
Mrs. George D. Rand.
Mrs. Charles Dickey.
Mrs. D. Crowley.
Mrs, ]. B. Walsh.
Mrs. Henry Williams.
Mrs. Thomas Tigue
Mrs. Margaret Farraher.
Mrs. Patrick Ffnnerty.
Mrs. Patrick Gibbons.
Mrs. Code.
Mrs. James Cameron, Sr.
Mrs. John Royane, Sr.
Mrs. Joseph Greaves.
Mrs. Joseph Moeller.
Mrs. Andrew Hayes.
Mrs. John Crotty.
Mrs. Andrew Hickey.
Mrs. Samuel ireland.
Mrs. John ]. Crimnnins, sr.
Mrs. Patrick o'Bren.
Mrs. julia sheahan.
District Visitors ST. Francis de Sales
Parish.
Miss Elizabeth Steele.
Mrs George Higgins.
Mrs. James Breheny.
Mrs. P. L. Welsh.
Miss Anna Burk.
Mrs. Kate Kennedy.
Mrs. VIM. Balbach.
Mrs. James Cameron, Jr
Miss Julia whalen
Miss Anna Kennedy.
Mrs NJ Kenney
District Visitors St. Msry,s psrI.s
Mrs. VIM. H. Reimbold
Mrs. Albert NMullarkey.
Mrs. Geo. stahl.
Mrs. P. D. Kennedy.
! Mrs. chas. schsnl,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-15
Shrimp Salad.

1 large size can of shrimps
2 green peppers
2 punches of celery.
Wash the shrimps and break them
in halves Cut the peppers into strips
and cut the celery into small pieces.
Mix well and cover with uncooked
mayonnaise. Serve on lettuce leaves.
MRS. D. A. COLLIER.