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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-01-26
for the farmer.
Butter From Milk.


Many persons in making butter think
they must not churn anything but pure
cream. and would rather lose some OF the
cream in skimming than to have any milk
get in with it. | believe | can make fifty
pounds of butter more from one COW during
the season by churning all the milk. In the
greater part of the season the milk will sour
before half the cream is risen, the atnos-
phere being warm and sultry, and the
cre.m will often sour and taste bitter before
a churning is gathered In cold weather
it will not rise, if we warm it las many do)
we hurt the quality Of the butter.
Many persons in setting milk, put about
two quarts in one pan, thinking the cream
will rise better Think of the cream that
viii adhere to the edges of a pan n skim
ming, and then the number you would have
in setting the milk of large number
of COWS. Drachms make ounces; ounces
make pounds. In churning the milk we
do away with the labor Of setting, skimmlng,
washing and scading. The expence OF
crooks or pans for number of cows is con-
siderable,
/ have cream crooks holding from four to
six gallons, easily handled. | strain one
cLurning in two or more, cool it, let it stand
until it commences to get sour, and then
put it in an upright churn that holds six
teen or twenty gallons; test 1t with ther
mometer if too cold put in warm water
if too warm, cold water, and churn 1t about
one hour at sixty four degrees Faheren
heit The butter is always the same color.
unless the cream is frozen or scaldcd. If
the pasture, water and other things are the
same, | get the same amount OF butter
each day, the season through.
I use sheep power for turning 1t is
simple, easily constructed, very durable !;
the whole cost will not exceed eight dol
lars. In the last manner referred to | have
made from two common cows during the
past two years, and FIVE months of this year,
I,O92 pounds of butter, exclusive of milk
and butter used in family, and raised one
calf each year on sweet milk. have sold
to the amount of 1925, and have over three
hundred pounds for sale now. ldon't claim
nv COWS to be extra mixers, but do think
that penny saved is as good as penny
earned. If our friends have better way
that they can make more butter, and make
it easier, should like to hear from them
through the Rurd.-COr. Rural lfetc
Yorker.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-01-26

Housekeepers viii find the appearance
of old wall paper very much improved by
rubbing it with woollen cloth dipped in
dry corn meal 1t removes all dust and
smoke. Pieces of stale bread are equally
efficacious.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-01-26
Salt and Lime.

These two articles will, when mixed and
allowed to lay for few months make an
excellent msnure, which in its action will
much excel an equal amount of either of its
original parts.
Air slaked lime should be thoroughly
mixed ith common salt, in the proportion
of three of lime to two of salt by measure.
and kept we'll sheltered from the weather.
The mixture should be thorougly shovelleG
over every two or three weeks; the longer
il is mixed before using the better it will
be-and tht3e. or fpac N ,aths is the least
time that should elapse between mixing
and using
In England the value of compound is
generally understood , and it is there used
in large amounts Tor almost all crops except
flax, to which it was found to be injurious,
by injuring the fiber though it will mater
tally increase the yield of seed
Now is the time to mix it for he wheat
crop of next fall, in order that it may have
all possible time to produce the change
which takes place in its constituents-the e
salt and lime being decomposed, and two
new and valuable compounds are formed in
their pluce-at least so our chemists tell us /;
any how ii is first rate manure, and at the
same time not very expensive, and is easily
made on small scale-PacticGl Farmer.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-01-26

Oysters fr,tters.-A pint and a half of
milk, pound and quarter of -four, four
eggs, the yolks of the eggs must be beaten
very thick, to which add the milk and -four.
stir the whole we'll together whisk the
white to stiff froth and mix them gradually
into the batter; take spoonful of the mix
ture, drop an oyster into it, and fry it in
hot lard let them be a light brown on both
sides. The oysters should not be put into
the batter all at once as they would thin it.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-01-26
N f " S PRI \ G 5 L y n
J. SHAW & son.

Have just returned from the east ana ,'e N'
opening an entire new stock Of goods In ue wv
formerly occupied by VIM F. Irwin On 'A-r
Street, which they now offer to the pp0ii' -
lowest cash prices.
Their stock consists of a general assor'''' ''"'
Dry Goods, Groceries, Queensware,
Boots, Shoes Hats, Caps, Bonnets' Dress
Fruits, Candies Fish, Salt, Brooms' maize
in fact, everything usually kept in re'A,'
can be had by calling at this store or VIII
procured TO order.
Their stock is well selected, and consisa VI
newest goods, is of the best quality of 'he
styles, and will be sold at lowest prices iO'
or exchanged for approved country Prod'0''
Be sure and call and examine our s'oca
making your purchases, aswe are de'er"'A
please all who may favor US with thei' s",'s
May s, 1867 J SHA"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-01-26

INDIAN Com VINEGAR.--A correspon-
of the QueeHslaRder, Australia, gives the
following directions for making vinegar from
Indain corn: Steep about quart of maize
in about five gallons of cold water for two
or three hours, and then put it on the FIRE
until the maize shows signs of bursting Do
not let it burst, but take it off the fire and
strain the liquor in to cask, and add dabout
two pounds of sugar to it. Set the cask in a
place where the sun can shine upon it, and
in three or four weeks it will be found to con-
tain five gallons of vinegar Less quaint
ties can be made in the same way
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-01-26

pURE BUCK LEAD, equal in quality to
English white lead; Oils, Taints and
Varnishes of all kinds; Gold leaf in books. and
bronzes. for sale by 4. I. SHAW.
Clearfeld, October %. 1867.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-01-26
THE SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY


= or PITTSBURGH.
Lneorporated by the Legislature Of Penmsytpomta,
JGllnGry d, 1867. for hte
Safe keeping of Bonds and other Seeurities-Gold
and Silver, Silver Plate Books Records Dia-
monds, and valuables of all descriptions, under
guarantee, and for the Renting of Safes. in its
Burglar Proof Navlts. Building and Office, No.
SO Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa
GUARANTEE RATES.
For year or less
period.
G Gov't and all other coupon
rifles including bank bills, 81 90 per 900
Gold coin or bullion, % per eco
Silver coin or bullion. % per goo
Silver or Gold plate, under seal.on
owners estimate of full value,
and rate subject TO adjustment
for bulk. on a basis of 90 per 1000
Deeds, Mortgages, Valuable Papers generally,
when of no fixed value, :! year each,
cording TO bulk. Wills, S5,which premium COW
ers-the remainder Of the life of the maker. Cash
Boxes. or small tin boxes for papers of Bankers,
Capitalists Merchants, Lawyers, Tradesmen Fam
lies, &c. will be received at S25 each box trunk
per year, they VIII be insured for the full a
mount the contents being known. at above rates
No charge less than one dollar. The company is
also prepared 10 rent al iron safes. leach iur
nished with tin box n ide its burglar proof
vault, the renter exclusively holding the key
thereof. at the following rates sviZ Sl5, $50 $50,
Books, Account Records, Valuable Title Papers.
etc, at reasonable rates.
OFFICERs President. William Philips; Vice
President, Henry Lloyd; Directors, VIM. Philips.
Henry Lloyd VIM Rea, VIM NJ Lyon, james l..
Bennett, Byron II. Painter Joseph H. Morrison,
George Black. Curtis G. Hussey; Secretary and
Treasurer, 5. F. Won Bonnhorst Sep 80 '5m
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Z. r. |. STOUGHTON,
MERCHANT TAILOR.


MARKET STREET, cLEARFIELD, PA,
Would respectfully inform the citizens Of Clssr-
field and vicinity. thai he has opened new tAiF
oring esta blishment in shaw's Row, one door sa'
of the Post Office. and has just returned from "s
eastern cities with large and elegant stock ''
Cloths, Cassimeres, Nestings,
Beavers, &C., and all kinds of goods tor
men and boys wear, and Is
prepared to make up to order CLOTHING fsA
single article to a full suit, il the latest '''s
and most workmanlike manner. Special AU'H'
ton given to custom work, and cutting oa' '''
men and boys He offers great bargains 70 '''''
mcrs, and warrantsentire satisfaction "''
share of public patronage is solicited. Cali '''
examine the goods.
Oct 10. 1857. E. r. L. sIot t'hIO2.
, 1870-05-29

Lon6felloW's "Exealaiot" seems destined
to hAys as many sr1nshtozs a tho Hisd. In
tho "D11wer" for October last wegAve jap
anese rendering. illustrated We now have the
e1hHfActiou OF presenting one written from the
Irish point Of view, by Mr. Pat Rick, who
deema himself to have been specially inspired
for this effort:
PADDYs VERSION OF EXCELSIOR"
Tvas growing dark 50 terrible fashs,
Win through town oQ the mountstn there
broth q a boy, TO his neck In the snnow.
Az he walked, his shtllalah he swung to and fro.
Saving, It's up t1!l the top I'm bound for to go,
lie looked mortal sad anil his eyes WAS as hrtsht
As a nre Of turf on coxta Huthet night.
And dlsn worl that he saA could ye tel
As he opened hts mouth and let out aJeu,
O7.l<.s coreres, up viii this bothefsorae shnow,
Be jahe1s |
Through tho windows he saw, Us he shravellcl
The ,4sns snosi & the candles and fires 50 xa.n;
l91t oIs chunl q Ice hung oyer nia hea.L
And then m iii lii idI its not mesen iii iii crush.
Be tabers!
Whist hit. said an ovid man, whose head was
as white
As the shn0w that fell down on that miserable
night:
Shurc yen iau In the wather, me bit OF d lad,
For the night Is 80 dark and the waikiki Il batl
BedAd! he'd not lisht to worl thar WAS said,
But he'd 60 Ill the top II he wtnt On hts head,
Be Iahess!
bright, huzom young girl. such as Ike to BE-
kissed,
Axe,l him wadnr he shtop, anu how could he 1e-
stst1
So. swapping his fingers and w1nklng his eye,
While shmtlinG upon her, he male this reply
Faith meant to kapc on till got 10 the top.
But as yer shTate self has 4xel NE may as wei
be iaberst
He shtopped II! nigh, and he shtop?ed all DAY,
And ye Iuuan't be h1inH Wn!n be Jill 20 away;
Fur wouldn't he be q bastety gpssOon
To be lawn bis datnt In the shwate honey moon
WhLn the ovid man has psrRstes enough and Il
SPAR, F..
shu1c be molght as well shtay u he's comfortable
there,
Be tahers
-udrpers Aa9a:ins for June-
, 1870-05-29
He'd Riding Ro0d-A Pn1islnu Yer.
xfQns

Charles Hugo, yictor's soe, tails in tho Paris
RaPp<t the following fairy story about the PIE
btsct.e: There was once in the Middle Ages
young lad named Universal Suffrage. As be
was Republican. he was generally called Lit
lie Red Cbaperon- Ons day the State had
brought peoisciis On the tapis, and his adop-
tive father said to him: - Pray, 60 And look
how your grandmother Liberty Is, aud bring
her youz vote IN this srn2u butter j1r." Little
Red ChAperon started Immediately for his
EEaQdnothet'a house. When be came through
the forest Of Bondy, he met old Coup dEdt,
who aeke1 him wbere he wzs going. The poor
boy, who did not ho~ that il Nas dangerous
to stop On the road and to listen to wolves,
said to him: ~ an going to visit my grand
mother, and bring her my vote in this ANAL
butter jat."
tyesy well" said the wolf, ~ shall sccom-
psny 5on md visit her too" Nov, the wolf
had deyoured the grandmother eighteen yearB
ago. He hurried on 30 ~ to reach the place
in adv2nce OF Little Red Chape1ou- Upon his
arrival there, he went to bad and waited there
for the little one who shortly afterward rap
ped 1t the door and stepped in- Little CHI
peron W.s greatly surprised 10 find his grand
mother in such dtshobslIe, and said to her: !:
But, grandmother, you really hare very large
and strong arms-" II. In order to be better
able to protect society from anarchy, ny
ehild." .'Grandnoshes, you have also very
cape from Mexico, my child" - .'Gtandmother,
you hAvo very large eyes" sin order to be
better able to veS1y HAussman's aecounts.' v
.:0fandmothar, you have very large teeth y
In order to be better able TO devour you,
brat" 60 saying, mean-old Coup EE1at threw
himself on uai1ezsal Suffrage. Aad devoured
, 1870-05-29


How the wind does moan tonight
And the ralu is beating against rho pane,
As II It were asking for shelter and Light:
AZ It *aFc asking and praying in vatni
Ny nurse is asleep, and the lamp Is din,
And the nts on the hearth IL fading to gray;
And the shadow Of night II dread and grim,
For It holds not the hope Of auawning day.
o, silence Of death! save the pulse OF time,
That Is keeping Its record in spite Of al
The grass-grown memories Of every cline.
And the dcWB Of Heaven which upon them fall
The end has come-does It matter much
To the lfeless clay II has ce4sed 10 feel,
To know fr1end'a from 4 Strangers touch,
To be careful alike Of wos or we2l4
Iet to cease 10 breAlhei Nay, to cease to Ml
For the future is dark and cannot see-
The future. Ny God ! Is there one for met
1t scens but day
Since the 1elds 1ere green and was child,
That the air WAS heavy with thorn and hay,
And Nature WA kind, and prastled and smiled
In answer 70 thoughts which arc With me once
more
Thoughts which wezs prayers on the Lips Of child;
Eehoes OF those that are bonn on that ahozo
Whose ehAdoW draWB nearer Ind nearer ne now.
And into whose depths an g811ng in vain;
Darkness nbove me and darkness below,
Darkness more horrible from the p1in
OF watching the Light as It dies away
Tue hight which never ah41l see again.
Night faIls, and who shall foree4st the dxyY
An hour, yeaf-
Nan measures hts Life with tasesda Ike these,
Which he gilds With 4mlle, OF stains with 4 tear
nightmare OF toll. or dream Of ease-
And he wakes once more-ur be sleeps II List.
An1wer, young life, which Is crumnlin4 away,
Can Won build 4 shrine from tho ha selesa M It
, 1870-05-29

anhto Of tho deception, bat sasher feel alarmed
At such An tndeoorous exposure Of pe1son.
Above, Withholding bandit il in Tho act of
t1ing down from I htoue-arrhed window.
SsT y n = painting Of = young and beau
tlnl kss,. laas, VINO gazss pensively on skele-
bei1ed !" La oels cecine," or some such name
1hs largest picture in the room has for its
final expulsion Of tho, ,ebelHous angeis. It is
greatly admired, not only for its conception,
hut for the power and action shown in the
painting.
AnonG the pictures that have thus at
tempted, TO outline in my description, may
rot IN all cases have chosen the ones best able
to convey ideas Of tho artists powers, Yet ]
have salected snch aa TO me seemed strongest
u ldes, and perhaps quite enough to convince
thc as +. reader Of the versatility Of the painter
81 the artist Miertz, personally, I know bat
little: The gallery was founded by himself il
hia lifetime, and as far "a I can judge his pro,
dncdols arc highly esteemed here. The life ot
his soul must hAve been a stormy one, and il
Is said that be died insane
, 1870-05-29

Emerson, n his List lecture, speaks OF =
1.dx vbo foH him That she felt serene peace
Of mind in being well dressed that religion
could not AFFORD.
"A correspondent Of the London Tines tells
neat story illustrating the tue origin and
meaning Of bngandage. in Greece. The Bit
ish Embassy rejoced in stately old Greek
porter whose conduct WIS i1eproachable- Tha
bIame1esa eire uuluckily possessed prodigal
son, who fell amongst thieves and became
most maste1ful robber. In the waJ OF his new
profession he spoiled some English of5cats,
and though the 4sct that the su1eears served
Great Britain, which power Stands no non-
sense,n led to Al a1uost immediate restoration
Of their valuables, tie Minister thought 1t nee
eesary to inform his porter Of the evil deeds Of
his progeny. The good.old 1nan, clsspiog his
hands in grief, exclaimed: "Ah: your E1csE
lency, and who haa alws!s begged md en-
treated him to avoid pohtics r
, 1870-05-29

vho dvelt In cha,Ton befofe be ~ csrna
to Chonaan, which is Jezrry. We will
also make mention OF agar aud Nnchor,
md tho prophets E:ts'' ' 2see % E,eias =, ysye-
Of sodo,1c and me Noun. Sina. but tho
time would fs7 me to tel Of Saul the son os
Cf., Lucas ths good phyziaan, Marcus tho
Evangelist, youtR Iimoh<11s, and, last Of al
Jesus, who led the laraeh4es through the
river OF jordan"
With Tho exception Of Abraham, there is
not one Of these nanes that is ever vritt5n or
pronounced in the zboro mszncr; and yet
there they stand, year after year, in our
Blble1. The kethib is New T1sa1nent, the
heI. is Old Testament. We priEk the Greek,
md pEoooance the Hebrew. The Dou.yE
Bible does theee things better. Ozose and
Thirlual offended every e,s when thsy wrote
Hudkes for Hercu<s and every eaI7 VI hen
theT would eau -ESscstapiusr Asktpius. They
had good reasons for the chAnge;
md thei. histories gro not hsslsa-
hold hold. hs eoess ES - is ~ he New ts
Of tho "A1abtan Nights" transformed. SIM
bad the. Sailor inta :. Es-Si7dib,d OF the
Scr" An !" "Alladin" into "Ala-ed- d-Deen," the
change wss Eresse5 than the people would
bear, and the. publiahera were compelled to
public, becsuse "Tha thousand Nights .
J vas the peoples. book. Yet tho people sub
init to such md similar iaEgon in the Volume
| which, Of all others, hes nearest their hearts.
II, now, the Ghistiao public ask, "Whose
duty is it to put the Word before the Auae1i-
| can people N a readable form?- We answer
\ unEesisAtinely, tho american Bible Societs's
Its position, its ve1th, its power. and its pros.
tige, call upon it to do this work No ottel
house can do it Is veil and as effectively IL
the Bible Hoc4s. How much il
can do may be inferred from the fac.
that it has tho confidence Of the Prot
estant world. 1t has the patronage Of the
whole American Church. savo portion Of the
Baptist denomination. It has the market oi
the entire country. How much it can hiude,
hy nero indifference nay be gathered from the
limited success of Heeves' Paragraph Bible
first published in England in the beginning oi
the present century, and republshed in :
cheaper form few years. since By the Uni
yersisr Of Oxford That Bib1e "not having
been adopted By the societies through which
by far tho largest number OF Enslsh Bibles
Is circulated, the Advantage Of this
form Of division into paragraphs Wa.
neither sufficiently known nor duly ap
pzeciated." Unless, therefore, this work i,
undertaken and done By these great societies
what WAS said fifteen years ago must continu,
to be true: There Is no such thing ~
| readable mb{e.'1
, 1870-05-29

-Tempiing-Anu undertaken. h.,;,o .,,.+
mentn to let, pasted his bills unon th4e aaH.
n he windows announcing Lodgings toS s sios
, 1870-05-29

tney CALEB 'en-stopprnX near the mArket-
place for nigh three weets; they'd i've men
\ thern who came on in white mualin, with roses
round hcr heAd, had taken Bob'e fancy. They'd
left the town that morning, not meaning
to come back for : year, 20 Bob and her
changed rings, and he was fool enough to
\ think shed remember hin, all that time.
didn't aay auSht: but, thinks 1, il she's any
thing like Polly Howe, it WON'T tako = year,
nor yet month, to make her forget ii about
you-
We vent On pretty much the same after this,
except that We both got bit quieter IN onr
WAYS. spending good time drsss,ng, and then
et1ollng along Remington Road, 'steadof after
the rata Also We took quite gambling 1T OF
evenings, and played dnminoes and dr1uShts
for penny game, At the Exchange Coffee
shop IN hrosd Alley, til I've lost IS much -
ninepence N one night: Ihat was IN winter
can bowl bit round band and though Bob is
stnal IN SIC, perhaps from smoking 80 regu-
lar, he'd stick At the wicket "a well aa any Of
the big chaps.
Bout this spring it WAS that Bob first took
to telling tales. I'd no ideA he could; till
once, After we'd been reading something in
penny numbers, he went on Of his own heAd.
slap-up, I te1 you, just like the book, and
from then he Was Al1AU doing it, TIL couldn't
hardly take my pipe without hin BY to make
up something.
remember one Sunday, tbs list in this
August, had been going through whole lot
about chap that ran away to sea and how
he was made Captain Of pirate, and rescued
Aspanish Princess, just Is her father Vas
about to nArzy her to witheted-up old noble
man; md how. after he'd sailed about many
years, and aunk every ship that opposed him,
he md his men settled down It last in desert
island, where they made him Eing, and the
Spanish P7iucesa Queen. He'd finished the
story, md We weze lying on the gz1ss BY the
railway bridge "a train came running past
from the town way. don't know it wAs
express; but it m1da row enough, the csr-
nages sinking and ainging up the dust nearly
to she1e 10 Telo. Ws Watched it 50 o. foz
ever 40 fA1, and thon Bob says: "f'd ike to
be in that wouldn't you, JAke7"
"Ah,~ Gays I, F" I wouldn't mind"
IT'D tke," he SAYS, to 60 on and On, you
know, TO Mexico, OF somewhere, where there's
Indians, and then me and EAgle Eye would
tszck en- On from tree to Tree, and live on
bea1's fesh that we'd shot and honey; and 1t
night we'd get into their campt and atick the
Chief. and rescue the white prisoners.
Wo o1ldnt it be Jolly, eh ?"
Why. they'd chsw mp little m like you, ="
said, in two mouthfuls-"
Would they7 Not il 7 had J. gun "a
hays two rifles, jake, and : pistol that would
~ ~ y G night Away Don't you remember n
2 ths Cory IsapPe, *hsre his san Anos shoot "
that great Rtac6oot Chief? That's Whist I'd
ike; I'd follow IN tha tail for weefs, living
on dried but1Alo's flash; md. just - the nt-
! aFea began to think prscauhon Was useless,