Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-03-14
MASON AND DIXON'S LINE.

NAASO~ AND DsAOS.S A1s"D''
On the 4.h of August, 1852, Thomas
and Richard Penn, and Lord Baltimore, be-
ing together in London, agreed with Charles
Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, two mathe.
maticians or surveyors, to mark; run ont,
Nettls saud'tix the DO :ndary lin. between
Maryland on one hand, Delaware and Penn
sylvania on the other. Mason and Dixon
landed in Philadelphia on the Is Of Novem-
bsr following and began their work at once
They adopted the peninsular lines. and the
radius and tangent point Of the circular Of
their predecessors. They next ascertained
the northeastern coast Of Mary land, and pro-
cesded to run the dividing parallel of iati.
tude. They pursued this parallel distance
Of miles, IL chains, and 21 links, from
the place Of beginning. at the n. +. corner Of
Maryland, to the bottom Of valley on
Dunkard creek, where an Indian war path
crossed their route, and here on the 10Th Of
November, l767--ninety two years ago
their Indian escort told them it was the will
Of The Six nations that the surveys should
ing 3e miles, 6 chaires. and so links. Is the
exact distance remaining to be run west to
the southwest angle Of Pennsylvania, not
far from the Broad Tree Tunnel, on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Dixon died
q Durham, England. l777; Mason died in
Pennsylvania, 1887. ...-.r
BREAD WITHOUT YkAsr OR SALERArus.-
A writer in the Massachusetts Plouaaman
T. tells how To- mxke healthy bread OF Aou:
and water and little salt, and no yeast,
Salsratus, cream of tartar, or any such vile
,AsrH 0hn NJ
muchs milk warm water as you will want to
make your batch Of bread. and salt it abou.
twice as salt IS you would it you were CO.
ing to mix the same quantity into saleratus
bread, Stir in flour enough to make paste
,abou, is thick rs griddls cake dough. Put
this paste into tin pail, aud set the pail
into pot Vi, warm water on the stove
hearth, where the water in the pot will
keep about milk warm oil tho tune. This
will give the paste on even temperature.
In four or five hours the paste will rise
and foam like yeast. Then turn it into your
mixing pan, and mix in flour enough to
make your dough for bread, and mold it
into your pans ready for baking. Set ths
pans in a warm place, under or about tia
stove, let it rise, which will take about 2
hours, and as soon q it is fairly raised, put
it into hot oven and bake it quick and
thoroughly.
You will have the lightest, ~hitest, and
sweetest bread that can be made, and bread
that Is healthy and will retain the natur al
taste Of hsndful of wheat when chewcd
in the mouth, and is not spoiled by salera-
tus. cream Of tartar, yeast powder, aud such
ike drugs.
II you do not put the salt into tho water,
you will fail 70 get . good rise about nine
times out Of ten, bat follow the directions,
and you will seldom fail.
II people would eat this kind Of bread.
We would not hear so much complaint oil
Sour stomach, headache and dyspepsia"
IA. ....
SENATOR SEw'Rp.-Mr. Stewards friends
are indignant At tho idea Of his being set
aside for Bates. Gen Webb. "f the \. Y.
CoNrisr, blows his trumpet thus: I'VE
have the best reasons for believing that il not
elected to the Presidency next November,
his public life may be conside' . l al ,er,uina.
ted, As he would not even consent to 4 re.
,slset,4n TO tho senste."
B"Mr. Smith, don't you think
Mr.. Skeesics is u young man If parts??'
"Reoidedly 10, Miss Brown he i,
num.k"''. and part knavs, and part
fool"