Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-11-28
THD Cosr OF A PoLrTIcAL CONTEST

, THD CosT OF A PoLITIcAL CONTEST -
Few people ever think Of the erpense i.
cash of Pres Dental contest. Yet it is
, really something enormous. The vast
t machinery necessary to carry on such q
, canvass the number of organiZations
which it reqaires-the amount of print
ing, of writing. of postage. and of labor
of every kind which is brought into SER
vice, is far beyond any es innate usually
formed. Let us state few facts which
may aid in forming an opinion.
There are about 500 counties, and not
far from SO 600 towns. in the thirty-one
States composing the Union. Every town
has one political club of each party. and
many towns have many more There
were undoubtedly du ing the last canvass
over - 200 organized clubs belonging to
each Of the political parties within the
United States; the number Of Fremont
clubs may have been 5000 less, since the
!. Republican organization did not extend
into the slave States. Each of these
clubs was in active operation for at least
three m2nths. Each of them required
rooms. printing. postage. more or less
travelling of their officers and committees !;
and these with other incidental expenses.
could not have amounted. on the average.
! to less than 100 a month. or $500 for
the canvass. The labors performed by
their secretaries. presidents and commit.
tees. would certainly amount to the steady
services Of at least three men each worth
not less than 500 each for the whole
three months. Not less than 900 per-
sons have been aciveiy engaged, for
nearly the whole Of the canvass. in TX
ing speeches and public addresses, travel.
ing from place to place, always az an cx-
pense which must be met by somebody
and entitled, of course. to have their own
services estimated at Il fair price proba-
bly $500 for each including their ex-
pcnses, would not be a low estimate.
! Then on election day, there are opened
in the United States not less than $4,000
po ls--at which each party stations not
less than fee more making ten in all,
whose services are worth at least two dol
lars each.
Let us sum up the aggregate Of all
these items:
Incidental expenses Of 40 coo clubs at $500
each, ST. goo 600
Services Of three each, for three months,
at 5 l00 i20U0, GOO
One thousand speakers three months,
at 800, 5O0, coo
Officers, chalcngcrs d. a, the polls, l 600, 900
Total, s25s50o, 600
Here is total Of more than wecty-
five millions of dollars expended in the
canyass-al Of it the voluntary Offering
Of the people, to secure The choice Of
such President as they desire to see
elected. The aggregate is much more
likely to exceed this estimate than to fall
below it-as it does no. include the mon
ey raised by exactlons upon Office holders.
or contributed in large sums by candidates
to be used for purposes less legitimate,
but more costly than those we have emu
merated. Much oft goes into the hands
Of working men-prntcrs, laborcr-. and
others who fairly earn il. But immense
amounts 90 to fill the pockets Of political
gamblers and swind ers who look upon
Presidential election as the harvest OF
their profession y. Times.
CURING BACON WITHOUT SMoKE.-
To smoke the best bacon, fat Your hogs
carly and fat them well. By f;attaning
early you make Il great saving in food.
and we'll ftttcncd pork. Than kill as
carly as the wcat or viii allow AMI salt
as soon IS the animal heat is ne w tn |
plenty of the purost salt, and about half
an once of >altpetrc to one hundred
pounds of pork.
As soon as the meat is slltcd to your
taste. which will generally he in about
five weeks, take it ont. and if any of it
has been covered with brine, let it DIR in
IA little Then take black pepper, finely
ground. and dust on the hook end as
much as will stick, then hang it up in
good, clean, dry, airy place. If all this
is done as it should be, 1T ough to be
done now you will have no further
trouble with it, for by fly time in spring
vour bacon is so we'll cured on the out
side, that flies or bugs will not disturb
it.
Curing bacon IS like the 1rishman's
mode of making punch. He said -
Put in the sugar, then fill it up with
whiskey, and every drop of water you
put in after that spoils the punch. =
Just so with curing bacon. after follow
ing the directions given above, every
drop of smoke You pnt about it, spoils
the bacon. '-Cdaafnn Agrjca{tNriSt.
The BIG STEAxsuIr.-By foreigrs papCrs
by late arrivals we learn that it has been of
iiciallv announced in Great Britain that the
mammoth steamship Great Eastern will be
launched about the middle of April next
Her first trip will be to Portland, where am
pie wharyes are building fer her aeeomoda-
ton. The lnyriads of people which the
presence of this monster Of marine architec-
ture will attract to Portland, cannot fail to
bring rich harvest to the pockets of her
citizens. The railroads leading there will
likewise benefit greatly from the same cause.
A Motel politician was recently caught
by friend in the act Of perusng the
Scriptures. Upon asking him what par
tlcular portion Of the good book he had
selacta6 for eyamination ha renlied. 6