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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-11-21

In warm kitchen this sponge rises
in from three to FIVE hours. if the
materials are good, it seldom sour,
during the night, but must be looked
after very early, and if light, must be
kneaded without delay. Some house,
keepers stir dissolved soda into it, al.
ways, at this point. whether it is
sour or not. but this is sheer folly. II
the -four and yeast are good, it is very
seldom that a good housekeeper has
occasion to put any soda into her
bread. If the bread smells sour, (not
simply yeasty), or tastes sour. put in
dissolved soda 10 the proportion of a
teaspoonful to quart of wetting used
lin the sponge. Dissolve the soda in
warm water or sweet milk, (and l add
ito i. two heaping teaspoonfuls of
sugar.. and stir it into the sponge be-
fore kneading Stir in -four until
your batter is TOO stiff for your strong
spoon, then begin to work with your
hands. keeping -four between your
hands and the soft dough, and always
between tie dough and board. As
soon as the bread is stiff, enough to
knead without sticking, cease to work
in -four. but knead with as little -four
as possible upon the board, and work
lit hard with the hands for at least half
an hour. The Parker House baker
Says he kneads two hours, but of
course he makes large "batches' Put
the dough back into the pan or tray,
and keep it warm
The dough should not rise until it
doubles iu size 1t must rise enough,
or it will not be light and elastic in
texture. 1t must not rise too much
or it will lose the natural sweetness
of the wheat, and about oil that one
can say here is, cultivate judgment :"
If, at this stage the bread turns sour
lin any degree. it is still possible to
neutral;ze the acidity by the use of
soda, and this is the best way to do
it: mix soda and dry aour together
and knead them inta your loayes very
thoroughly. The dough requires a
very thorough kneading. without
more -four, wien made into ioaves, 10
order to secure q uniform texture. If
yon plan four loaves, you may knesd
half of it for few minutes, then WORK
the other half as long, and then divide
nto separate loaves. and knead each
one well before putting it into. the
well-buttered tins. If the dough is
sour, half teaspoonful of soda for
each loaf should be mixed with
little -four and kneaded in Though
the bread may be nice, I never feel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28

The CnILDRKN's AID socIKTY OF NEW
YORK.-The Children's Aid Society draws.
in 1877, S3i .297 from the State school fund
for its pupils in the industrial schools of
that city. numbering $3.50 in all; while
it also draws from the city and coun-
ty OF New York $40. 900 for its general
charitable work. Its whole expenditure for
the year ending November lst. 1877. was
S227 1876. This great sum was laid out
under the supervision of Mr.. Charles l..
Brace, for vast amount OF effective
charitable work among the poor children of
New York city, 10000 of whom wers this
year sheltered, taught. or in some way
aiGed. About an eighth part OF these g .SOs)
were provided with homes. chiefly Ill TIE
West and in the State of New York The
latter, including the city, absorbed about
l 500 of these bows. while nearly as many
were sent to the West and South. The South
fer the first time is beginning to receive
parties OF these homeless children, and to
provide homes for them. not yet In large
numbers, but to some extent. In the %
years that Mr.. Brace has been at work he
has sent out nearly 5O.OOO of these children.
or an average of 1900 year for the whole
time. Since the civil war the number sent
out has doubled. trebed, and even quadru-
pied. and the effect Of this and of the other
reiormatOry agencies employed has been to
decrease juvenile crime in New York, though
crime of all sorts has increased. Tho money
now expended yearly by Mr.. Brace is more
than the ordinary revenue OF a small State
like Rhode Island or New Hampshire, and
is drawn from all parts of the country,
though mainly raised in New York. No
other city in the world has such an organ
ization-so wide-reaching and deea-rooted
yet this may be said to be the fruit of one
earnest mans work for only quarter Of a
century. Lately. Mr.. Brace has been laboring
with Other charitable persons to secure better
houses, either in blocks or singly, COR the
laborIng people Of New York and its sub
urbs. NaU York Letter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28
From the New York Times.
Mr., Beecher's New Religion.

The sermon preached last Sunday in
which Mr. Beecher abolishes hell is in many
respects a very remarkable one. 1t is, in
fact, q denial of revelation and the promul-
CATION of a new religion, based solely upon
the private taste of its inventor. lie takes
the ground that belief in the doctrine of
the Trinity is OF no sort of consequence. As
far as he is personally concerned, he admits
that he rather believes in the doctrine. since
it is taught in the Scriptures, and it is hence
rather easier to accept it than to reject it.
Still. he calls it downright "heathenism to
require q belief in it as a prerequisite to
church membership. Now, it is clear that
if the Scriptures are revelation from God,
any doctrine taught therein-as Mr.. Beeeher
assumes that the doctrine of the Trinity IS
must be of divine origin. OF tcourse, be docs
not mean to say that when God teachea a
doctrine it is of no consequence whether we
believe it or not Hence he must REJECT the
theory that the Bible is divine revelation,
and that 1t has any supernatural authority
whatever. Having thus abolished the in
spiration of the Scriptures, Mr.. Beecher
greatly simplifes the task OF abolishing hell.
Whether tine existence of hell is or is not
taught in the Scriptures is a matter OF indlt-
ference to the Plymouth preacher. In fact, he
virtually admits that it is so taught. Speak
ing of Adams fall, he remarks: at is said
that Adam sinned, and that in consequence
of that sin the whole human race fell.
Although he does not say where this is said,
but mentions it as though it were current
rumor of unknown origin, he knows that
ait is said" in the Bible. and that no sect
protesting to recognize the inspiration of the
entire Bible dreams Of denying it. Being
thus of Scriptural origin, the doctrine OF the
fall and of the consequent punishment. OF
sinners, is, like the doctrine OF the Trinity,
matter OF no sort of consequence. We can
not be required to believe either in the
Trinity, the fall, or the existence of hell,
since none of them has any better authority
than the collection OF ancient writings COM
monty called the Old and New Testaments.
Ali obstacles being thus cleared out of his
way, Mr.. Beecher rejects the doctrine OF the
existence OF hell with immense enthusiasm.
Ii God created hell, he asserts that he Is "a
monster more hideous than Satan himself
Essentially the same remark has frequently
been made by avowed disbelieye-s in revela-
ton, and it has generally been stigmatized
by pious people as blasphemy. Now that it
is reiterated by a minister in good standing
in the Congregational denomination, 1t, OF
course, loses any possible taint of blasphemy
and must be regarded as an eloquent state
ment of religious truth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28
THE TROUBLE WITH THE LIQUOR DEALERS.

SCENES AT THE BARCLAY STREET, N. Y,
after the explosion by seeing man emerge
from the flames and appear on the raiters
that supported the second floor. His hair
and beard were burned off, his head singed
and blackened and smeared with blood, and
his clothing was on fire. lie stood for
moment as II irresolutc, and the crowd
yelled, Jump jump" lie glanced back
once, and seeing certain death behind. leap
ed to the ground and was at once picked up
and carried to drug store. and thence to a
hospital
A ladder was shortly brought and
placed against tho broken front of the
building, when out of the burning interior
came three men and two boys. All. ahime
and bleeding made their way somehow
down the ladder and were carried of for
treatment. Officer Dunlap happened to be
IN the immediate neighborhOOd and was the
first to Chamber up the ladder. Climbing to
the second story. he found n young woman,
one OF the operatives of the hrm, near what
had been a window. lie caught her a. she
was Just falling, having, it IL thought. IN
hailed smoke or flames. and telling her TO
cling around his neck swung her on hIs
back and descended the ladder. Inc near
est engine was Just beginning to work, and
the man with the hose played upon them a.
they came down, for the flames were dan
gerously rear them. Reaching the ground
tho officer carried her to drug store near
by, but she was dead when he arrived there.
One theory is that she was killed by the
force Of the stream of water from the en-
gine. An eyo witness says Almost as
quick ~ | thought, the flames shot up until
they took in the entire front. saw one
girl, on the second floor. come to the front
and Jump, but she only Jumped down INTO
the flames she did not seem to know what
she was dong Several were seen 20 jump.
but did not save themselves. ~ they were
too far back and could Tot jump clear oi
the front and of course only not into the
fire lower down and were the quicker KILLED
Ii was sickening to see the girls and boys
up in the building "a the iiro got up to
them Tney lost their head+, and did not
get to the ladders.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28

A MIXED CASE OF MARRIED LIFE IN Con-
NEcTIcur.-The town of Coventry, Conn,
having brought a suit against a neighbor-
ing town for the support of a pauper named
PATHS PAMELA Anthony, the woman has
made deposition which shows remark
able career of married life. According to
her story, she married. at IL years old, July
5th, 1895, William Bly,. of Springfield. who
left her three days after. Six weeks later
she heard he was dead. and early the next
year she married David L. Rogers, OF Had
lyme, Conn. She lived with Rogers six
months, when Bly,, the dead man, appeared. /.
but was bought up and gave quit claim
to Rogers for silver watch and hve dol
lars. Two years after Rogers went to sea,
and six months following his departure,
Mrs. Rogers heard that he had been hanged
as a pirate. Finding single life hanging
heavily on her bands. she married. IN March,
1911, Frederick A. Wheeler. Six months
after this marriage Rogers, the hanged pi-
rate, came back, ousted Wheeler. and lived
with Pamela till October, 1919, when he
died. In March, 1850, she married Henry
Myers, Of Williamsburg. N. Y, and got
divorce in March, 1857. and in the same
year married James Davis and moved 10
Wisconsin. She lived with him several
years, and got divorce. She then
married Richard Marshall somewhere out
West. lived with him seven years, and got
another divorce. Then coming back to
Connecticut, she married Emanuel Anthony.
of Hartford. and lived with him six months.
when he ran away. This record shows that
she had seven husbands. She Is now 30
years old. Coventry sues Manchester Tor
her support, claiming that her settlement Is
in Manchester. where her third husband.
Wheeler. now lives The Rogers marriage
is claimed TO be void. as Bly, was still ll'-
ing; but as Bly, died before the Wheeler
marriage. the latter was legal. Manehes-
ter says the Bly, she married IL not the Bly,
who is said to be dead, but another man
that the married BY was alive when the
Wheeler marriage took place, which makes
that void 1t is also held that the Wheeler
marriage is of no effect under Connecticut
lvws. from the fact that at the time Wheel
er married her his father was married to
her sister, 70 that he was not only marrying
his mo,her-in-law sister, but also his
fathers step-sister and so on. 1t is a very
peculiar case.-SPeciIl despatch 10 The Ne,c
York Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28

MAYOR ELY, of New York, has yielded at
last to the combined pressure Of the Tam
many Democracy and the whiskey sellers,
and on Tuesday called Police Commissioners
Erhardt. Wheeler and Nichols, to show
cause why they should not be removed, for
not making the most of the street-cleaning
fund, and for 'caprieious execution of the
laws of the State" in the recent police raids
on the unlicensed saloons. The latter is,
of course, the real crime. Commissioner
Erhardt, in an interview with Times re-
porter, on the subject, showed no signs Of
backing down. He said
There is the law, and while it remains on
the statute book it will be enforced by the
police as far as am concerned The highest
court in the State has declared it constitu-
tional, and while it remains unrepealed its
provisions must be enforced, and they shall
be enforced as long as am Police Commits
sioner. As understand it, it is the duty OF
the police to enforce every law, ana l, there
fore, approve of the action of the police IN
arresting liquor-dealers who do not respect
the law While am in the position now
occupy, will see that the law Is enforced,
no matter what may be the consequences. to
myself or any body else, and in despite of
any political or personal consideration what
ever
The New York Times which has had
libel suit with the commissioners, approves
the Mayer's action but the New York Re-
publicans generally do not agree with 1t
and the Republican Central committee
unanimously adopted resolutions, declaring
that the mayors charges are based, IN part
at least, upon matters as to which he has
himself declared that the commissioners are
not in fault, and denouncing the act OF the
mayor as transparent attempt to secure
partisan police board
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

There is talk of the Presidents appointing
Mr.. Corbin, the unsuccessful claimant for
the South Carolina senatorship, United States
District-Attorney, Of that State.
The Executive Committee Of the Law and
Order League Of New York city, denounce
the conduct of Mayor Ely in improperly
interfering with the Police and Excise Com
missioners in their efforts to enforce the
Excise laws"
The first event of importance in Colorado,
since the House seated Representative
whom the people of the State did not elect,
is the breaking up Of court in that State
by mob and the shooting of the Judge.
The nomination Of James T. Farley, Of
San Francisco, for Senator by the Democrat
,ic caucus was duly ratified BY strict party
vote in both branches of the California Leg
stature. Farley has served few terms in
the State Senate. He will take his seat
March 4th, 1879.
President HAYES has pardoned John A.
Joyce, the Western whiskey-ring thief. The
suggestion that President Grant was about
to pardon Joyce occasioned no end of bowling
on the part of the Democratic and Indepen-
dent press but President Grant never par
doned him.
President Hayes and his family had a
very cordial reception by the Union League
Club, in New York, Friday evening. The
committee of reception included ex-GOyer-
nor Morgan, William Cullen Bryant, l.
Pierrepont, Legrand B. Cannon, Judge Noah
Davis, Peter Cooper and Marshall o. Rob
erts. Hon. John Jay, president Of the
club, greeted the President and his party.
No other addresses were made. Secretary
Eyarts and Attorney-General Deyens ac-
companied the President.
Senator Butler rises to say that be did not
go to South Carolina to stop proceedings
against Patterson, but he.does not explain
why the proceedings were in some mysterious
way obstructed after his arrival at Columbia.
All he did, he says, was to refuse to present
the evidence against Patterson to the Senate.
He would not sacrifice his manhood so far as
that, for he would be an ungrateful dog not
to appreciate Patterson's assistance. In
spite of this, many people believe that there
was bargain between these two worthies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28

1t is reported that Sitting Bull has crossed
to our side of the Canadian line, with a large
force Of Sioux, and is burning the pralrles.
The election of Rev. Geo. f. Seymour to
the bishopric of the new Episcopal diocese
of Springfield, ILL.,. is regarded as fresh in
durScment of ritualism.
Van Dyke, who was hung at Canton. n.
Y, yesterday, for shooting his wife in
August last, at Ieuvelton, was only nineteen
wears old. His wife was the same age, and
they had been married only one week. Van
DYKE spent the night before his execution
singing comic songs, clog dancing and smok-
ing.
The lieutenant of the Texas force defend
ing the salt-mine party at San Elizario, Tex,
saws that $50 of the mob to whom he sur
rendered, and who killed three soldiers and
three citizens, were Mexican citizens from
Mexico Other dispatches reiterate that the
mob was composed Of Spanish-speaking Mex
lean residents Of Texas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28
The He'd Breast of the Robin

OF all the merry little birds that live upon the tree,
And carol from the sycamore and chestnut,
The pretresi little gentleman that dearest is to me
Is the in coat OF brown and scarlet wa stcoat.
It's cockt little ROBIN
Ard his head he keeps a-hObbin.
ui all the other pretty fowls L d choose him
For he sings sweetly still.
Through his tiny slender bill,
With q little patch OF red upon his bosom.
When the frost is in the air. aud the snow upon the
ground,
To other little brides SO bewilderin',
Picking up the crumbs near the " ndOw he is found,
Singing Christmas stories TO the children:
OF how two tender babes
We're left in Woodland glades
By cruel man who took 'em there to lose EN-
But hobby saw the crime;
lie was watching all the time y
And he blushed perect rmsOn on his bosom.
When the changing leaves Of autumn around US
thickly fall,
And everything seems sorrOw,ul and saddening,
Robin may he heard on the corner o, a wall
Singing what is solacing and gladdening
And sure, rom what I've heard,
He's Gods own little bird,
And sings to those In grief just to amuse EN-
Bul once he sat iorlOrn
On cruel Crown OF horn,
AGd the blood II stained his pretty little bosom.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28

TIE tribute paid to the poet Whittier
through the columns of the Literary World,
in anticipation of his seventieth birthday
(which occurred on Monday last), BY hrs
literary friends and eo-workers in the cause
of liberty, was one of which any man might
have been Justly proud, though probably
few have less pride than the quiet, unpreten-
tious Amesbury poet, who shuns rather than
seeks popularity. From the many poetieal
and prose offerings in honor of one who has
so well and worthily won the honor of a
noble genius, united with blameless life,
we select the following, as expressing the
spirit of an occasion, which will find a re-
sponse in all hearts that love freedom, or feel
the mower of song
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28
Roses Diary--December

Father have sinned. have done
The thing thought never more should do,
Ny days were set before me, light all through,
But have made them dark,-alas too true
And crawn dense clouds between me and my sur
Forgive me Dot, for grieyous IS my sin,
Yea, very deep and dark. Alas, see
Such hlackness in il, that may not be
Forgiven Of myself,-how then Of thee'-
Vile, vile, without black, utter black, within
/. my shut eyes should dare their lids to part,
know how they must quail beneath the blaze
o! thy loves greatness. No | dare not raise
One prayer to look aloft, lest il should gaze
On such forgiveness as would break my heart
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28

within an hour of the town. 1t is probable,
therefore, that they had carried the Deve
Boyoun, and probably are now investing the
town. All this, and perhaps the news of
the fall of Erzeroum, you will have by tele-
graph long before th;s reaches you, and |
will only add that, if the Russians are able
thus easily to capture such a stronghold, 1t
will be because of the utter decentralization
of the Turkish army Everything seems to
Indicate this to be the case. NJ. 7. +.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28

The New York Police Commissioners ap-
peared before Mayor Ely, Thursday, with
their counsel, and made reply that the
charges were indefinite a1d that, in the
short time allowed, they had not been able
to prepare a suitable defence. A POSTPONE
ment was refused hy the Mayor, and Com
missioner Erhardt's case was taken up. He
denied the Mayors power to remove him,
and denied all the charges, his reply stating
among other things that the Mayor said, as
late as December 4th, at a meeting Of the
heads of departments, that the Police Board,
with regard to the street-cleaning, appeared
Ito be doing their best, and can do no bet
ter stating further that the buildings in
which liquor is illegally sold, in New York,
number over $500, and if placed in line
would extend over twenty-seven miles; that
the Police Commissioners have enforced the
law against such Illegal sales, and that these
charges as to street-cleaning are preferred,
not in good faith, but for securing immu-
nifty in their Illegal traffic by securing the
removal of Commissioners who enforce the
law. Even the New York World calls the
MAYORS attention to the fact that he is re-
moving the Commissioners, not for neglect
ing but for doing their dut;.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-28

The trial OF DR.. T. 5. Lambert, president
Of the American Popular Life Insurance
Company, of New York, for perjury, result
ed on Thursday in verdict OF guilty; and
be is now in the Tombs, awaiting the result
of a motion for a new trial, or mis- sentence
of the motion is denied. The penalty is
States prison for not more than ten years.
The case against him appears to have been
clear