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Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11
To Make Butter in Five Minutes
Without n Churn.

without Churn.
A correspondent highly recommends
the following recipe: After straining
the milk. set it away for about twelve
hours, for the cream to "risc."
milk dishes ought to have good
strong handles to lift them by.) AT
ter standing as above, set the milk,
without disturbing it. on the stove;
let it remain there till you observe the
coating of cream on the surface assume
wrinkled appearance, but be careful
it does not boil, as shonld this be the
case the cream will mix with the milk
and can not again be collected. Now
set away till quite cold and then skim
off the cream. mixed with as little
milk as possible. When sufficient
cream is collected, proceed to make il
into butter as follows: Take a wood
ell bowl, or any suitable vessel, and
having first scaldcd and then rinsed il
with cold spring water, place the cream
in it. Now let the operator hold his
hand in water as hot as can be borne
for a few seconds. then plunge it il
cold water for about minute, and al
once commence to agitate the cream
by gentle circular motion. In five
minutes, or less, the butter will hav,
come, when, of course, it must b'
washed and salted according to taste
and our correspondent guarantees that
no better butter can be made by tn,
best churn ever invented.
To those who keep only one COW
this method of making butter will b,
found really valuable; while quite a,
large a quantity Of butter is obtaine,
as by the common mode, the skim
milk is much sweeter and palatable
In the summer season it will usual,
be found necessary to bring the cream
ont of the cellar-say quarter of al
hour before churning-to take tn
excessive chill off; in winter, place tn
vessel containing the cream over an
other containing water to warm il
then continue to agitate the cream til
the chill has departed.
Before washing the butter, separat
all the milk you postibly can, as tn
latter will be found excellent for tea
cakes. Butter made in this manne
will be much frmer, and less oily i
hot weather than when made in tn
ordinary way Scientific American
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11

At Solferino. battalion Of Zon-
aves was ordered to silence distant
Austrian battery. As the trumpet
sounded. they tore off their kpapsseks.
took the "gyinnastic step" which
means run. swan an intervening
stream. holding their firearms high in
the air to keep their powder dry.
dashed at the flaming throais Of the
guns with the yell Of Camanches. and
bounding clear over them. like Bedouin
Arabs, firing one shot as they went.
they transhxed half the gunners with
their bayonets, and Drained the rest
with the butts of their weapons. No
wonder the Austrian colonel. who
witnessed the scene said. These are
not men-they Ve tigersF" From
MontebelIo 10 Solferiro. the Zouavcs
have left double their share of dead on
every field, a. testimonials that they
pay with their hearts blood for the
title Of the crack corps" OF the
French army.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11
For fhf .JoHrnal

fDE.R JouRxAL:-The inclosed rhymes
we're suggested by the following verbatim
extract from Fourth Of July speech, deliv
cred bv the Rev. G. b., late Pastor of the
Baptist Church in this city, and now editor
of the organ cf the Democracy of this coun-
ty: "All your Temperance societies-the
Washingtonians, the Sons of Temperance,
the Daughters of Temperance, the Cadets of
Temperance, and the Good Templars-hav e
all tried to do too much; they have been for
ever running their cause into the ground" ]
Too much, dear Sir. we own with you,
Vastly too much we've tried to do,
We've spent means, time, and efforts too,
But met defeat;
II was too much for our weak few,
We own we're beat.
We triod to win, through Fashions laws,
Some notice of our noble cause;
To let, midst jewels and gew-gaws,
Our badge be worn;
But Upper en-dom's loud ha-ha's,
Proclaimed their scorn.
We tried the Politician elan.
To get them, "a true friends of man,
T. admit our Prohibition plan
Into their creed:
But the whole tribe, from rear 10 van,
Were not agreed.
We've tried, thus far, in vain to win
All of Christ's church to hate the sin,
Which untold millions has plunged in
A drunkard's hell;
Yet pew and pulpit both within,
Some love il well.
We've tried. perhaps ii was like fools,
To find true men in tn party's tools,
Who, perched on Editorial stools,
Throw up their straws,
To see which way the wind that rules,
Would blow our cause
Yes. Sir. our cause is Gin the ground
But its good roots have spread around
Our fertile soil, and firmly bound
Each distant shore,
With links Of love. pure, true, and sound
To part no more.
While its strong branches. high in air.
Their beauteous foliage graceful rear,
Throwing a blessed shadow, where
All tn distressed
May dwell in peace, nor ever fear
Foe to their rest.
Beileriiie. July, 1889. A. J..
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11

TEN could give them. if thereby we
could insure such a restoration. We
have enough grounds of difference
with that party, and tenable enough,
we think, to be willing to make COM
mon ground Of this important ques
ton of amending the Constitution, or
even to concede it all to them. Many
Republicans expected that the Demo
Gratis would allow it to be made com
mon ground, and, until within a few
weeks past, we at least had some
hope that the little resistance mani
tested as the discussion in the Legis-
laturc progressed, would diappear,
and the leaders would leave their sup
porters free to follow their own opin-
ions without any partisan interference
one way or the other. In this hope
we have abstaincd from saying any
thing about the matter, for we knew
the inevitable tendency of Democrats
to oppose what a Republican advoca-
ted, and the danger of thus settling
them on a party foundation against it.
We thought it very possible that il
little was said by Republicans for it,
little might be said by Democrats
against it, and thus the great body OF
the people would go to the polls unin-
huenced by party consideration. But
the Democratic leaders, it seems, are
not willing to occupy neutral ground,
and have taken the initiative OF deci-
dedly opposing it, thus making it a
party question, and complicating tho
interests Of education and the wants o.
Indiana with partisan purposes and
feelings. Whether they will be as
much benefited as they expect, Is
doubtful. We believe the great bod,
of that party. as well as the Republi
cans, arc willing to lay party differ
enccs on the altar of free education
and that they will not allow thci
leaders to urge them to destroy no
only the altar but the temple, to sccur
a fancicd advantage or coveted office
And if they are, those who have la
bored so zealously to draw the part,
closely and compactly against al
efforts to restore free schools, ma,
find that for once they have courte,
party feelings to their own defeat.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11
| From the New Albany Tribune.
The kansas Constitution

The Constitutional Convention OF
Kansas has nearly completed It's work.
The Convention appears to have taken
tie Constitution of Indiana a its
model; as most Of the provisions
adopted are identical with those of our
own Constitution. The provision in
regard to suffrage is even more liberal
than it is in this State, as every white
male person of twenty-one years and
upwards, who shall have resided in
Kansas six months proceeding any
general election, and shall be citizen
Of the United States. or shall have
declared his intention of becoming
citizen, is entitled to vote. The
Democrats made an unsuccessful effort
to allow Indians to become voters
They also attempted to strike out a
provision excluding soldiers from the
elective franchise. but both efforts
failed. The Bill of Rights as ADOPT
contains a clause declaring that "the~c
shall be no slavery in this State, Or
involuntary servitude except for ihe
punishment of crime" There was
but one solitary vote against this
provision, and that vote was given by
Democrat of Doniphan county.
The application of Southern Nebras-
ka to become annexed to Kansas was
voted down. The Legislative depart
ment of the new State is to consist OF
Senate of twenty five members,
elected for two years, and House OF
Representatives OF seventy-fye mem
bers, elected annually. \ proposition
declaring that any person known as a
common drunkard shall be ineligible
to anv office of trust and honor, was
only lost by one majority. The
question whether women should hav,
the same control and management o
mattres as men; that in all schoo
elections, and the exercises of all ,h'
duties of officers. no distinction should
be made between them, created con
siderable discussion. The CLOSING
vote that settled this point stood y
for. to II against, all of the seventeen
Democrats being of the latter number
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11
The Schoolmnster,s Promise

Boys" said he smiling, one day.
What's up, thought We, and were
all attention. 1t was like sun-pecp
through a heavy storm-cloud, when
"old Haskins" smiled, and the phe-
nomenon was unaccountable.
Boys" said he. IL am about to
bargain with you for good behavior
change of tactics, verily-"I desire
that you will conduct yourselves with
deccrum for one week, and | will
promise to show you a curiosity
what no man ever saw; and having
shown it you, what no man will ever
sec again"
"Yes, sir!" "agyecd!" "I'yi,
sir." and various other expressions oi
acquiescence came from every quarter
of the room, and as a preface to the
new state of things. the school wa,
dismissed at an early hour. leaving the
boys to gaze into each others eyes ir
astonishment. as If to divine in eacl
others intuition the answer TO tn,
riddle which had stolen upon then
like pleasant dream.
An anxious week followed--a wecl
of curiosity, bewil,ierment, hope. anc
pleasure in embryo. Out of school j
was all the tslk-"what no man eve
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11

Lewis, the fun-loving editor of
the New York Union. says an ex-
change. was candidate for the Legis-
lature. In the last number OF his
paper he publishes circular to his
fellow citizens Of eight columns.--
Whereupon he says:
1t may be asked why ] wrot, so
long circular. An anccdote Will
illustrate my answer. Once upon a
time an old lady sent her grandson
out to set turkey. On his return tho
following dialogue took place:
Sammy. have ycu sc, herr
Yes. grandma
Fixed the nest all mp nicely?'
Mighty fine. grandma
How many eggs did you put under
her?'
Zone hundncd and twenty. grand
ma
why, Sammy. what did you put
so many under her for?
Grandma. l wanted to SEQ her
spread herself.
My opponents will pitch into this
circular, and hope they will have a
good time in making a large percent
age of it. a short one would oe as
much as they could get over, but I
wanted to see them spread themselves.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11
From the Prairie Farmer.
Don't Run in Debt.
Ry MRS. y. n. GAGE.

ny MRS. y. d. GAGE.
Don't run in debt; never mind, never mind i,
Ii the old clothes faded and torn;
Patch them up, make them do, il is better far
Than To have the heart troubled and worn.
There is no comfort in walking the streets
In fine clothes, il you're in debt,
And feeling fear that the next man you
meet
viii whisper, They are not paid for yet.
Good friends. let me beg Of you, don't run
in debt;
III the chairs and the sofas are old,
They will suit YOU better than any new set,
Unless they've been paid for in gold.
l. the house too SMALL Draw closer to-
gcthcr;
Keep il right with hearty good will;
A large one unpaid for in all kinds OF
weather
Will be giving the warm hearsa chill.
Don't run in debt! Girls and boys, take a
If the fashions have changed since last
season,
Miss Summer H. out i'm her very same tint
And Dame Nature has both taste and
Just say To your friends that You can not
find time
To keep up with follics and fashions;
Your purse is too light and your honor toe
To be wasted on such silly passions.
Husband. don't run in debt; let friends, i
they can,
Have tinc houses, fine horses, fine flowers
But, unless paid for, he more of man,
| Than tn envy their sunshiny hours.
If you've money To spare, I've nothing q
Spend your dollars and dimes as yo,
please;
But, mind YOU, man who his note can no
l. a man who is never at ease.
Don't run in debt. Strive to pay the oil,
score;
Twill I'LL all your DAYS full Of sorrow,
To know the sheriff may call at the door
With n bill YOU can't settle to morrow.
Now take my advice, its both good AM
true:
(But lest YOU may some Of you doubt il
III whisper secret. seeing its YOU
I've tried it and know all about it,
The chains Of debtor are hard and cold,
The links all corrosion and dust
Gild them DER and DER, they still are no
gold
Then avoid them with fear and disgust.
The man who's in debt Is often slave,
Though his heart may be honest and true
Ii you'd hold up your heads. be free an
brave,
With no notes or claims falling due.
Then the frost can't break you, the midg
cant DESTROY,
You can live without apples or pears,
And eat your corn dodgers with peace an
joy
Aud laugh at the worlds carking care
Owe no man any thing; but love TO eac
other,
Was the wholesome advice of st. Pau
Had We kept the command. my good sist,
and brother,
We'd ne'er had panic at all.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11
Itaiiou Anairs.

Italian AU0tTss
BY the arrival Of the Persia we have
three days later news from Europe
The Italian question is apparently as
far as ever from any satisfactory
settlement. The conference proposed
between the representatives of France
and Austria, at Zurich, was to have
taken place about the first Of this
month. Heretofore, Sardinia has
been named as one of the parties to
this diplomatic interview. 1t turns
out, however, that she only agreed to
the armistice, and not to the paci6ca-
tion--a circumstance not without
meaning. II is now intimated that,
till formally at war with Austria, with
only the temporary suspension OF
hostilities first stipulated for she
reserves her decision on the terms OF
peace, until fully arranged at Zurich.
She is nevertheless, essentially in the
power of France, unless she finds a
new ally outside Of Italy, and will be
obliged to take such condition as
NAPOLEON, in his newborn friendship
for FRANcIs JosEPH, may see fit to
make. Fighting with Austria single
handed, though backed by other
Italian States, would be ut present
prepostcrous and would at the same
time array against her the strong
power Of her late "magnanimous ally
This was one of the dangers of invok-
ing such foreign Intervention, and one
of the special evils of NAroLEoS's bad
faith in assuming the championship o.
Italian independence.
Meanwhile. the ferment and deer
disccntent manifested throughout IL
ally, on the first announcement Of tn,
peace Of Villafranca. have increased
with time. Tuscany does not ye
submit to the return of the Austrian
Duke. The Provincial Government
(undcr the Dictatorship of VlcTol
EMASUEL) still holds out. The peopl
manifest strong opposition to tn
renewal of the old regime, and tn
question is to be submitted to a popu
lar vote. This is significant. as
strong negatipe is highly probable
, Should this be the result. the fac
will be one very difficult for tn
, French Emperor to get around. afte
/ his Milan proclamation. He mus
| either sustain the Tuscan popular will
: abandoning the propositions accepte
, at Villafrance, or else commit a wan
r ton and palpable outrage against thos
very rights he professedly drew tn
F.. sword to vindicate. In the Paps
{ States and Legations. and in Parm
r and Modena. there are like indication
G Of bitter dissatisfaction, as in Tuscan,
$ The same is true of Bologna. an
e other portions Of the Papal dominion
n In all these provinces. the example I
Tuscany will undoubtedly be !ollowe'
e even to the extent of forcibly resistin
n a restoration of the former hate
government. Clearly. there is sti
K trouble ahead. There is work to |
d done at Zurich. or clse'the tranquil,
il of Europe" will soon be more disturl
n cd than eyer.-Cin. Gazette.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11

Matthew Hale Smith. the New York
correspondent to the Boston journal.
says:
a madller set OF fellows than Dsr-
iel T.. Sicklcs's quondam friersls are,
can not he conceived. All sorts a
things arc talked of-mass meeting to
compel Dan 10 resign "A letter,
$4,000 strong. limiting the same way
support To the claims Of William
son. who claims that SiclSles was not
legally elected. What viii bc done.
no one knows. II he keeps open house
in Washington next winter. Siclslcs
will have a jolly time of it-Key Is
not without strong friends. Before
the new turn in the affair il was said
that the murder OF Key would not be
unavcnged. II the programme ON
both sides is carried out. many think
that another Washington tragedy VIII
be known.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11
81 Was n Stranger and Ye took Me
Not In,

An editor, who is also a preacher,
had an appointment to preach, on a
recent Lords day. some twelve miles
distant from the city. Having no as
sistant, and desiring very much to get
out a good paper, he kept at work till
seven o'clock Saturday evening"
Fastening to the cars, he fonnd him
self, at nearly eight. on the way to his
appointment. At Carlisle, he left the
train, expecting to take an omnibus,
fare 25c, to Germantown, distance Of
four miles. But the omnibus was not
at the station. a hack, however, was
in waiting.
'Will you take me to Germantown
this evening" said the preacher to the
hackman.
Yes, sii.'
What will You charge mc?'
'Onc dollar
i will walk. said the preacher; and
the fact that he had but half dollar
in his possession, was an argument in
favor of the use of his own legs.
After walking two miles. on a dark
road, in sand and gravel. he resolved
to stop and take lodging for the night;
and, addressing a man who was stand
ing by the gate before a nice, large
white house, he said:
How far is it to Germantown
Two miles
Two miles! Well, sir, | had the
misfortune to miss the omnibus, at
Carlisle, and as | am very weary and
somewhat unwell, i would be glad to
get place till morning. ! reside in
Dayton, am preacher, and have an
appointment to preach at Germantown
tomorrow morning at 10 a. Nj.
20, you can stay, no doubt, said the
hired man. Mr.. c., the Presbyterian
minister, is here. Walk in
The preacher walked in, and, ad
dressing the man of the house, he
related his case, emitting the fact tha
he was preacher, and asked shelter
till morning.
1t was refused. He was not ever
asked to sit down. 1t was after min,
o'clock, and he was told that he woul,
find hotel at Germantown, only tw,
miles distant!
The preacher walked out Of the par
lor into the dusty road, resumed hi
line of march, and. after thanking Go,
for this new experience and its lessons
he sang:
eve are out on the ocean sailing,
Homeward bound We sweetly glide"
True, there is some little diflerenc
between sailing gliding etc, an'
walking a gravel road, but a sligh
effort of the imagination removed thi
difficulty entirely. Ten o'clock foun'
our preacher at his journeys end
under one of the most hospitable roof
/ in the Miami Valley Religion
, Telescope.
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11
From the Ind. Daily Journal. ]


The Constitutional Convention.
The first proposition, at the last
session of the Legislature, to amend
our State constitution, was made by a
Democrat. The second came from an
American, and the third, and success
ful one, emanated from an cold
Whig." The support of the measure
was as miscellaneous as its authorship.
Some Democrats advocated it earnest
ly in the Legislature. and such of their
papers as said any thing appeared to
favor it. The Sentinel Of this city
very frankly admitted its Importance.
The Republicans generally supported
it, and we believe the Americans.
without exception, did the same. We
have rarely seen n measure so init
mately associated with party records
and prospects, so entirely looscd from
party advocacy or resistance as was
this one at its first appearance. The
Democrats, however, as the debate
dragged along, either saw or thought
they saw something of party advan-
tage in opposing it, and drew of, OF
rather drew the line where before they
had recognized no party difference,
and formed pretty solidly against it
Since its adoption they seem to have
compactcd their resistance still more
closely. and resolved to fight it as q
party question exclusively. The Sen
tincl, with its usual freedom from
prejudice, tried both sides in rapid
succession, but from some unexplained
accident happening to take the Con
vention side first, its necessary change
Of course carried it to the opposition
and there it is now. The Democrat,
papers all over the State have takcr
ground on the same side, and sevcra
conventions have resolved decided,
against the measure. Whatever ex
preston has been given by the part,
in an authoritative shape has been un
favorable, and we may as well now
as later, set it down that the amend
ment Of the Constitution will never b
accomplished by the help or favor o
the Democratic leaders. Why this j
f; so we can't conjecture. That it is al
: aftcrthought, and adopted solely from
party considerations. though we can
imagine what they are, will hardly b
disputed. If it had been otherwis
there would not have been the no
partisan support Of the measure exhib
tied that we all know was exhibited
The first proposal of il by a Democrat
and the first unframed expressions {
many Democrats for it. showed tha
: the popular feeling was for it. Whe
they spoke out the first thought. ths
y which lay urpermost in their mind'
upon this subject. it was in favor {
n it, and only changed to opposition a
n party appeals bore more directly upo
e them. 1t took party discipline I
d check even Democratic approval +,
!" the measure. But the discipline hs
- proved cficctual this time. as it has
;. often before. and the Democracy so {,
as the leaders can force them into j
7" will make the question party on
;" We regret this. for we would rath
: see the Constitution so amended as
&c permit free schools than to see Il
Republican party win a dozen ele
Is tions. So far rs our own feelings a
A. concerned we should be willing TO
T. the Democracy take all the credit tn
rs.fax.t,1c sc n.V - N.l>l
Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-08-11

AccoNNopArISG-Wel live near the shop
of blacksmith. upon whom certain son
Of Crispin called last winter to get the
steel corks of his horses shoes sharpened
aud being in great haste, he inquired. Can
you do il without taking his shoes off,
Il don't know replied vulcan. but il
you will hold his feet in NV forge I'll try.