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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-15
BREAD MAKING.

For long time nothing has been
said in the Household columns upon
this all.important subject Yet recruits
are all the time coming forward, who
wish to be told minutely Just how to
make bread, what yeast to use, how,
and when, and where TO set the
sponge" or bread batter, for its first
rising, when and how long to kncad
the dough, when and how to make
and bake the loaves.
1t seems to the uninitiated very
formidable undertaking, requiring pc
culiar Judgment and discretion; yet it
cannot be very difficult to learn, else
how does 1t happen that this little girl
near me, just past her eighth birth
day has made ten or a dozen goodly
patches of bread within a half year,
and never a sour, or heavy, or tough
loaf in all that she has ever made. The
manipulation was all her own, but
mothers Judgment" was always at
hand and freely used The first sponge
was set in pint basin, but every one
since has been sufficient for at least
three common broad-tin loaves. No
Kinder-gartening at our house has
proved more entertaining, and per
baps none more profitable than bread
making, A least one boy has learned
the art as pastimc, and whatever
may be his future lot, need never starvo
for good, light bread, when proper ma
terials can be obtained. 1t is really
help, too for a mother, when her chill.
dren, with clean hands and cheerful
hearts, work at the bread dough, with
wholesome ambition to produce the
sweetest, and lightest, and finest pos
siblc loaves of bread.
There are many ways of making
good yeast bread. The very best, in
my opinion, is mixed with fresh, sweet
milk. Many consider sweet skinned
milk with a little butter melted in it,
just about as good, but If you add the
butter, there is no economy in sub
stituting skinned milk for fresh. The
far famed Parker House bread is made,
! am told, of simply yeast, -four, and
water, and ! am very certain that do.
licious bread, sweet, light, and tender,
can be made from these three things
alone, when they are of good quality,
and carefully and skillfully used. This
care and skill any well.disposed child
can learn, so no housckceper must con.
slider 1t beyond her attainments.
Many good recipes for yeast are
given in books and papers, and every
has housckccpcrs who
make excellent yeast | always use,
Of late, some form OF dry yeast, such
as any grocery store will furnish. 1t
costs no moro than homemade yeast,
and saves deal of care in either hot !
or freezing weather, requiring only
dry place for storage. 1t is quite as
good as Jug yeast
II Is usually most convenient to be-
gin the bread. making, or "set the
sponge" at night, and so get the bak-
ing done carly the next day, but II can
ali be done in the same day, If desired,
by beginning before breakfast. This
brings the baking late in the day, and
most of us do not like IT,. At night, or
in the evening, we make a soft bat
ter of warm water and flour and
yeast, the quantity of each depending
upon the number Of loaves desired.
The proportions are generally inc
same, though no precise rule can be
given, as flour and yeast differ in their
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Acts of Assembly are allowed to charge
more, but these are exceptions to the
general law Of the State. Congress
deals with general law applicable tc
the whole State, and relating TO banks
Of issue all over the State.
Tho special Acts authorizing banks
OF issue, if there are any, apply only Ia
the particular banks created by them
or permitted by them to take more
than six per cent, and these laws are
laws unto these banks only.
The general Banking Law of Penn
sylvania prohibits tho taking of more
than six per cent. discount. The Ma.
tional Banking Law prohibits Ma
tional Bank in Pennsylvania from tax.
ing more.
In case greater rate of interest has
been paid, the person by whom il has
been pad, or his legal representative,
may recover back in an action in the
nature Of an action OF debt, twice the
amount of the interest thus paid, from
the association taking or recovering
the same provided such action is COM
menced within two years from the
time the usurious transaction occurred.
From the origin Of the loan from
the retaining of the first discount
through all tho renewals, up to the
time Of final payment of the principal,
or up to the time of entering Judgment,
there is locus pentilcntie for the party
taking the excessive interest, and any
time till then he may consider the ex.
cessive interest as paid on account of
the loan, and so apply il. and lessen
the principal. Up to that time he NAV
make this election.
When payment is actually made, or
Judgment is entered, the election is
made. and if, as in these cases. iudo
ment is entered for the full amount of
the notes or full amount of the loan !.
or payment is taken in full without
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Miss Beecher says that it takes
about a quart OF Hour to make each
LOAF, and TOR Tour loayes quart of wet
ting. But loaves vary in size. For q
baking oil TINS SIZE, you need about
three-fourths of cake Of good dry
yeast in summer, in winter q whole
cake. This yeast must be soaked in
warm water helf an hour or less be-
fore using e yeast will not work
II scalded. Atgill Of lively, soft or
bakers yeast, answers for the same
sized baking, Take portion of your
flour, (say two quarts and (ii' you do
as | do) pour hali of your wetting into
1t boiling hot, only scalding about hall
Of your wetting' into it boiling hot,
only soalding about half Of the flour
you use in the Ponge. Use the other
hall Of the wetpng lukewarm, and see
that the batter.s below the scalding
tpont when yod add the yeast In
summer you make the sponge at a
lower temperature lhan in winter but
II should never be cold. Make 1t OF
such thickness thatitvill not separate
or become watery over the top, but
thln enough 10 sur anc pour easily.
oet IN warm place, covered loosely
wrapped up warm IN winter.
In a warm Kitchen this sponge rises
IN from three TO ilye hours II the ma
teilals are good, IT seldom sours during
tne nlght, put must DO looked alter
very early, and II hight, must be knead-
CO. "ithoat deiay. some iousekeepers
sur dissolved SODA INTO \, always, at
this point whether II is sour or not,
out TINS Is sbeer Jolly. ii the hour
ana yeast are gooo, IL Is very seldom
.hat q good hogsekeeper' mas occasion
10 put any soda INTO her bread II
tne preau smeils sour mot SIMPLY
yeasty) OF tastes sour, plt IN uissoiV-
ca soua ID the proportion pi teaspoon
lui 10 quart oil wetllns USED IN Inc
sponge Dissolve the Sda IN warm
water OF sweet mix, Cand ! add 10 IL
Two heapihg spooniuls q sugar., ana
sun sur u ihto the sponge oenre kneauing'
otlr 10 nour uhth your oatter IS 100
sun ior your strong spoon, then oegln
70 WITH WIN your nulus, heepihg
ilour between your hands and the soit
dough, and always between tho dough
and board. As soon as the bread is
stiff enough to knead without sticking,
cease TO work in flour, but knead with
as little flour as possible upon the
board, and work it hard with the
hands for at least half an hour, The
PARKER House" baker says he kneads
two hours, but OF course he makes lar
ger "batches." Put the dough back
into the pan or tray, and keep it warm.
The dough should nov rise until it
doubles in size. II must rise enough,
or it will not be lignt and elastic in
texture. 1t must not rise too much,
or it will lose the natural sweetness Of
the wheat, and about all that one can
say here is, "cultivate judgment" II,
at this stage the bread turns sour in
any degree, it is still possible to neu-
tralize the acidity by the use of soda,
and this is the best way to do it: mix
soda and dry flour together, and knead
them into your loaves very thorough
ly. The dough requires very thor
ough kneading, without more hour,
when made INTO loaves' IN order TO Sc
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Clearlleld Nursery.
ENCOURAGE HOME INDUSTRY

ENCOUtAuE DOMh iNDODi " -
THE undersignod, having established a Rur'
L sery on the Pike, about half way betwecr
Cleafheld and Curwensville, is prepared to fur,
ni,h all kinds Of FRUIT TREES, (standard and
dwarf) Evergreens, Shrubbery, Grape Vines
Gooseberry, Lawton Blackberry, stawberryi
and Raspberry Vines. Also, Siberian Crab Trees
Ounce, and early scarlet Rhubarb, &c. Orders
I'D. WRIGHT,
scpaO ss.y Curwcnwillc, Pa
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-15

"Don't put too much confidence in a
lovers vows and sighs," said Mrs. Par
tington TO her niece Let him tell
you that you have lips like strawber.
ries and cream, checks like a tarnation
and eyes like an astcrisk but such
things ofencr come from tender
head than n tender heart"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-15

A Danbury couple have a nice little
girl OF some five summers. A lady
visitor lately observed to the mother,
"What 0 pretty child you havel She
must be great comfort to you" "She
is lsindcod, said the fond mother. "Whcn
I'm mad at John, don't have to speak
to him. She calls him TO his meals,
and tells him TO get up tho coal and
other things that want. She is real
handy"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-15

SCENE AT THE SEAsiDE.-Youth with
sad, love.struck air-"O, wilt thou not
be minc--my own dear bride? / love
you deeply, iondly, passionately, wild.
lyl | cannot live without you Say,
oh say, thou wilt be minel" Maiden,
with downcast eycs-"Adolpbus, is
there anything the matter with my
dress2 saw the Smith girls just now
look at me curiously. Docs my hair
Sc! all right2" Adolphus discontinues
his love-making.-Mdr Adder.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-15

A Coon Beechcr in one of his
recent lectures, threw brick into his
audience, by pronouncing against the
prodigality OF the times, and illustrated
his idea by alluding to two sisters, who
had erected tent at one of those large
camp-meetings now so popular. They
were both full Of zeal, with hearts big
enough to feed the whole congregation.
Julia's was peculiarly so, while Sadie
had her eye on finances and "grub."
At meal time the former would invite
everybody to come to the feast, and
for several days the tent was run as a
regular clearinghouse and praying.
room. Finally, the latter Informed
Julia that unless a curtaiment in the
number Of boarders took place, all the
provisions they had would become OK.
hausted before camp. p.meetng was over,
/" Praise the Lord ~ responded Julia,
awe must not flag now; the show
must be kept up-the Lord will pro
vide.' This was sumner but Sadie
replied: "Yes, that may be so but
he ioiH nerer bring the provisions to the
tent I" What became Of the boarding
house the speaker did not state.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-07-12
Administrators Sale !!

BY virtne of an order of the Or
phans' Court of Elk County, the un.
dersigned administrators will expose
to public sale, on THE PREMISES,
at one o'clock p. NJ, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1877.
All that certain piece or parcel of
land situate in the township of Fox, in
the county of Elk and State of Penn
sylvania, adjoining lands of Fla1cis
ONeill Qormerly Smith Mead's, and
described as follows: Bounded on
the east by lands of Farley and Her.
shey on the south by lands of Francis
O'Neill; on the west by lands be-
longing to the John Malone estate,
and on the north by lands of Seifred
and others, containing about one
hundred acres. upon which is erected
one frame dwelling house, one barn,
lime kiln and lime shed, and other
out-buildings. Said tract, known as
the M'Cready farm, is well fenced, in
good order, and has a number of bear
ing fruit trees growing thereon.
TERMS OF SALE.
One-half of the purchase money in
cash on the confirmation of the sale by
the court, and the other half with in
terest thereon in one year, secured by
bond and mortgage on the premises.
HENRY M'CREADY,
Administrator of the Estate of Hugh
M'Cready, deceased.
July 18th, 1877.
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Laws Relating to Newspaper Subscrip
tiOns and Arrearagcs.
nlGJune, Sept, ,&Oct.

l. Subscribers who de- not give express
notice TO the contrary, are considered wish
ing TO continue their subscription.
=. If subscribers order the discontinu
alton OF their periodicals, The publishers may
continue 10 send them until all arrearages
are paid.
3. II subscribers neglect or refuse TO
take their periodicals from the office where
they are directed, they are held response
BILE until they have s,ttlcd their bills, and
ordered them discontinued.
4. If subscribers move to other places
without informing the publishers. and the
papers are sent to the former direction,
they are held responsible.
5. The courts have decided that ''refus
ing TO take periodicals from the office, or re-
moving and leaving them uncalled for is
pri8lu .Jucie evidence of intentional
fraud"
Is. Any person who receives a newspaper
and makes use Of il. whether he has
ordered it OF not, is held in law to be a sub
scriber.
Z. IF subscribers pay in advance, they
are bound to give notice TO the publisher at
the end oftheir time, if they do not wish to
continue taking it otherwise the publishers
are authorized to send it on, and the sub
scribers will be held responsible until an
express notice with payment Of all arrears,
sent to the publisher.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-07-12

POPULAR MISIN F o RMATIoN Ex-
AHMED AND SET RIGHT BY THE
CHEMISTS.
From the True Citizen.
State Assayer Hayes, of Massachu-
sets, publishes warning against the
use of Paris green for the destruction
of potato bugs. He says that there is
danger, in the common mode of dig
ging potatoes, that the poisoned earth
may adhere to the tubers, and through
lack Of careful washing before using,
prove fatal. He also speaks of the
danger attending the presence of n
poison in the household.
In regard to these cautions Prof.
Chandler, President of the Board of
Health, says "There isiust as much
danger in having Paris green in u
house as there is i'm having loaded
revolver, or any other deadly weapon
1t does not poison the potatoes, but it
would impregnate with poison lettuce
or salad that is to be eaten raw, and
therefore too much care cannot be
taken in its use, and every precaution
should be taken to prevent it being
deposited 10y the wind on other plants.
The subject has been discussed by
Boards of Health. and it has been de-
cidcd that ofthe two evils, Paris green
and potato bugs, the former is less,
and therefore no warning has been
sent out against its use. We have,
however, strictly prohibited its sale at
retail in the city, do not consider its
use so dangerous but that the un
checked ravages of the bug would be
infinitely more so.
The ordinary Paris or imperial green
which is used in the war against the
bugs is scientifically an aceto-arsenite
of copper. 1t is the same green COM
monty supposed to be so dangerous
when used in coloring wall paper. In
Watts Chemical Dictionary this
popular superstition is treated as fol-
lows:
This compound is much used rs a
pigment, on account of its splendid
green color a great deal of needless
alarm has lately been excited about
the supposed deleterious effects of this
pigment. 1t is extensively used for
staining wall papers, and persons in
habiting rooms thus prepared are said
to nave had their health seriously de-
ranged by the arsenical fumes evolved
from it. Now, it is utterly impossible
that arsenic should volatiliZe from
shch compound Mt ordinary tempera-
lures. 1t does not decompose at any
temperature below redness. The only
way in which danger conld arise from
the use of paper stained with an
arsenical color is that particles of the
compound might be brushed off in
dusting the paper, and thus mixed
with the air of the apartment but it
is not in this way that the supposed
accidents are said to have occurred,
The panic has arisen from mistaken
notion us to the volatility of the
arsenic. That the use of the pigment
is not really dangerous may be safely
inferred from the fact that no bad
effects are experienced by the work
men engaged in its manufacture.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-07-12

ONE MORE TEsTIMoNIAL.-It is
twenty-five years since 1 was hurt by
the falling Of tree, injuring my
back, and at times I have been unable
to dress myself without help, always
having pain in the small of my
back, having blistered it great many
times and used a large number of
plasters with only temporary relief
In the spring of 1874 / began taken
+. X. Thompson's Barosma, or Back
ache, Liver and Kidney Cure, followed
with marked benefit. I have taking
six bottles, which removed the eX-
cruciating pain. Words cannot eX-
press what have suffered. / have
not been as well in twenty-five years
The Barosma is worth more than gold
and | take pleasure in testifying to its
merits. |. w. LIGHT.
Breedtown, Cherrytree Township,
Jan. 26, 1875.
For sale by E. X. Thompson, Titus
vile, Pa, and druggists generally.
Price, 81 90 per bottle.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-07-12

Cincinnati, July 7.-During the
week ending to-day over S2,500,000 of
the new four per cent. loan have been
taken by the citizens of Cincinnati.
Washington, July THE total
amount of subscriptions to the four
per cent. loan received in the United
States to date is Sl3, 222 $50.
Cincinnati, July S.-A company of
Light Guards left Covington last even
ing for Grayson, Carter county, Ken
lucky, under instructions from the
governor, to report to the sheriff Of
Carter county, and to assist him in ar
resting band of horse thieves and des-
peradoes who have long been a terror
to the citizens of that county. The
thieves are numerous and well organi-
Zed and armed. 1t is expected they
will offer desperate resistance to the
officers.
Detroit, Mich, July 7.-Swarms Of
grasshOppers have recently made their
appearance in portions of Oakland
and IOnia counties, in this state, and
crops, to the despair of the farmers.
About four thousand acres of grow
ing grain have had havoc played with
it by the grasshoppers. Entomolo-
gists say these insects are the red
legged lOcusts, not the Kansas grass
hoppers. Nevertheless they are very
destructive, though incapable of long
flights, and farmers in the afflicted To-
calities are cutting down their crops in
order to save them.n
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Notice..

In the matters of the Peti- In Elk
tiOns of Joshua Davis Ia Cou nty
creditor &C. for the APP COmmo II
pointment of an Auditor to 7 Pleas No.
state an account of the as Septem-
sets of the M'Kean Elk ber Term
and Forest State Road. 1877.
To all aOhOm it mag concern.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned Auditor, appointed by the
Court Of Common Pleas of Elk County,
to state an account of the assets and
liabilities of the NJ Kean, Elk, and
Forest State Road, and distribute the
funds of the same, will attend to the
duties of his appointment at his office
in Ridgway, Elk Co, Pa, on Tuesday
the 18th, day of July 1877, at 8 o'clock
A. NJ. at which time and place all
parties interested can attend or not,
as they may think proper
j. o. w. BAILEY, Auditor.
Ridgway, June y, 1877.
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Meeing of the Republican State Con
ventiOn.

HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN
STATE COMMITTEES, Harrisburg, May
2ath, 1s77.-In pursuance of resolu-
tion of the Republican State Commit
tee, adopted at a meeting held in Har
risburg, this day, a Republican State
Convention, to be composed of dele
gates from each Senatorial and Repre-.
sentative district, to the number TO
which such district is entitled in the
Legislature, is hereby called to meet
in the city of Harrisburgh, at twelve
o'clock, noon, on
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1877,
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for Supreme Judge, State Treas.
urer and Auditor General, to be voted
for at the ensuing general election on
the sixth day of November next.
BY order of Committee.
HENRY M. HOYT, Chairman.
a. WILSON NORRIS, Secretary.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-07-12

At Petrolia, Venango county, the people
on Friday night were disturbed by the re-
port of a pistol and screams by a woman.
1t was soon after discovered that Mrs.
Boss Farrell, while drunk, had shot !
girl in her employ and wounded her
severely. The assaiant subsequently, de-
manded drink of whisky ct a hotel, and
being refused she broke a window and de-
molished a stove, after which she skipped
ihe town.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-07-12
DIR VAN DYKES SULPHUR SOAP.

DR.. VAN DYKE, whose life long
SPECIALITY, and world wide reputation for
CURING SKIN DISEASES, has endeav-
ored for yeers to COMBINE an EXTERNAL
TREATMENT. He has accomplished this de.
sirable RESULT in the preparation of his
compound sulphur SOAP" the merits
of which are spoken of by thousands +; it is
highly recomm ended to all our readers.
Price, 25cts. by mail, 35cts box 3 cakes
GOcs. by mail 75cts. Office, so N. 9TH St.
WHOLESALE DEpoT, 400 N. Sd St. Philadel-
Thia, Pa. Sold by DRUGGIST.
n2ly1eow.
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County Officers.

President Judge-Hon. l.. d. Wetmore
Associate Judges-Hons. Geo. Ed.
Weis, and Julius Jones.
Sheriff-Daniel Scull.
Treasurer-Jacob McCauley.
District Attorney-C. II. M'Cauley.
Co. Superintendent-Geo. r. Dixon.
Prothonotary. &c-Fred. Schening.
Deputy Prothonotary-W. S. Horton.
CoInmissioners-Michae Wedert, W.
II. Osterhout. George Reuscher.
Commissioners Clerk-W. S. Horton.
Auditors-W. H. Hyde, r. /. Spang-
Ter, George Rothrock.
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Executors Notice,

Estate of Joseph II. Dornisch, late of
st. Mary's Borough, Elk Co, Pa,
deceased. Letters Iestdmenta1y upon
the above estate have been granted
10 the undersigned, all persons indebted
10 said estate are requested to make
payment, aud those having claims
10 present the same without DELAY TO
JOHANNA DORNISCH, / ~.
c. l.. BAYER. EA'rs.
nl7t6.
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Administrators Notice.

Estate of Cornelius Wainwright late
of Benezette township, Elk Co., Pa,
deceased. Letters 1estdmentdly upon
the above estate have been gaanted to
the undersigned, all persons indebted
to said estase are requested to make
payment, and those having claims to
present the same without delay to.
JOHN WAINWRIGHT,
nlt6 Admr.
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AppletOn's American CyclOpedia.

Vol. S of this admirable work is lust
out, making it half complete, as there
are to be IL in all, of 800 pages each,
one being issued in two months. 1t
makes a complete library, and no one
can afford to do without it who would
keep well informed. Price $500 vol
ume in leather, or 81 90 in elegant
half Turkey. G. X. Judson, Fredonia,
n. Y, controls the sale in Elk county.
Address him for particulars.
sep17-tf
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Administrators Notice.

Estate OF John Adam Stibeck late OF
st. Mary's Borough Elk Co., Pa, de-
ceased Letters Of administrator upon
the above estate having been granted
to the undersigned, all persons in
debted to said estate are requested to
make payment, and those having
claims to present them without delay
to JOSEPH STIBI( III Adn.'.Y.
n2lt6.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-07-12

SUGARS AT POWELL AND
klME'S are high TO be sure; but still
are little cheaper than at any other
store in town.
"A NICE LOT OF NEW PRINTS
at POWELL KIME'S, only eight
cents per. yard.
FLOUR, PORK, FEED, CORN
Meal, Oats, always on hand at
POWELL n kIME'S at bottom pri-
ceS
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Administrators Notice.

Estate of John Mclaughlin late of
st. Mary's Boro. Elk Co, Pa, de-
ceased. Letters 1estdmentdTy upon
the above estate have been granted to
the undersigned, all persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
payment, and those having claims to
present the same without delay to
ALICE 4 MLAUGHLIN ! Admr,s
PATRICK MLAUGHLIN ( fA''A'i
nl9t6.