Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-09-02
The Triumph in the Fifth District..-.A Public
Dinner Respectfully Proposed. -,

The Triumph in the Fifth District....A Public
Dinner Respectfully Proposed.
The American" triumph in the Fifth District is
SO brilliant and unmistakeable that public dinner
is respectfully suggested the strength of it. to be
accompanied with number of patriotic toasts and
speeches. several songs and variety of exhibitions
calculated to exhilerate and elevate all who NAV be
SO fortunate as to attend. Mr. Walser, of Davidson,
IS hoped, will be there also several Others in
Guiding the Editors of the Patriot and Fzaa who so
distinguished themselves during the campsign by
their chaste arguments and sparkling wit. One
Collins (of Forsythe) will be present in full feather,
and will make himself both useful and agreeable by
opening the champagne bottles on the occasion
splendid map of the public domain, showing the
share of each citizen of the Fifth District will be on
exhibition and it is expected that before dinner
an active and interesting series of specuations will
take place in the lands, citizens who entitled
to shares, and who are in need of the ready cash.
will be anxious to sell.
The following bill of fare, which we find in the
last Wilmington Herald, will be presented on the
occasion. The invited guest will be Talcott Burr,
Jr., ESQ.,, of the Herald in compliment to his enter
prise and good taste in being the first to bring out
this hill of fare from the columns of an obscure
Georgia paper: @.s $3.50
A DINNER AS is A DNNER-We have received and
publish below, bill of fare sent us from the mann.
moth Root Hog or Die" establishment at Shekunk.
1t is but seldom such delicaceS can be found at the
best hotels, these hard times
TABLE DE HoTE.-DINNER BILL OF FARE
Tuesday, April 1857
ooups'-Mackerel Chipmunk, Peans, Corncob,
Frog, Bean Viper, Beetle, Sunk
Ftsh-Boned Muskrat; Lizards with Jelly; Rats,
fried in Buckwheat; Black Snakes, sliced; Doghead
in Pickles; Filets of Mace with Clans; Herrck's
Pasters sugared; Snails on half shell Bull Terrier
Pies; Stewed Liver, cold; Bologna Sausages; Pea
cocks stuffed with Cockroaches. -, -, =.
= Retieces Corn Beef and Cabbage; Kangaroo !;
Parsnip Jelly; Mutton and Turnips; Hens, 26 years
old. -. ..' -.
Entrees:-Tenderloin Of Jackass. in Lard Gro
quets of Canary Bird; Sweet Bread of Wolves: Kit.
tens, smothered in Oil; Dirty Stockings, boiled;
Boiled Brcbkats, and Maccal Lapdog Chops, with
Spinach Bull Beet, Madeira Sauce Stewed Crows
with Olives; Cats Toes, CuIrant Sauce; Eagles
Feet and Pepper Sauce; Mackerel Feet, French
Eaters; White Mice; Lobster Pie; Toad's Eyes,
with Truff1es; Legs of Bears; Toast and Lard Ze-
bros Eyes, Dreaded; Wasp Pies; Horse Flies, in
Vinegar; Shirt tails fried in Bran; Carrior Pie ;
Mice, rolled in Saw Dust ... -.
Roasts.-Pate de Fote; Saddle of Beef; Ok Calls !;
Grass of Cats Liver; Cows Light; Sows' Ears !;
Sleeps Pluck Pork and Beans.
Gnme.-Wood Roostcrs; Owls fried in hair, lard
ed; Wolves; Buzzards; Grey Squirrels; Wild Cats !;
Skunks. with Oyster lining; Vultures stuffed with
Onions. .,.'s
Vegetables and Desserts Apple Sauce; Turnips
Whales Blubber Jelly; Oatmeal Fritters Cab
bages; Wormwood; Ice Cream, made last year
Horse Chesnuts; Sour Krout; Pigs Whistles
Squash Puddings; Niger Kisses, with Cream; Sor.
rel Indian Meal Dumplngs; Sow Milk Crabs.
frosted; Ducks Claws; Onions Scotch Whey Tarts
Dried Apples Birds Nests. last years.
Wines and Liquors.-Od Beer; Clam Broth; Root
Beer Santa Cruz Rum; Townsend's Sarsaparilla ;
Dish Water, strong; Turnip Juice Pale Ale; Rose.
| kran's Liquid Backing; Curds and Whey Twgg's
Hair Restorative; Coffee Grounds; Lemon Beer
Holland Gin; Butlermilk Weak Tea Castor Oil /;
Tansey Btters; Brandy. s7ac per gallon; Jamaica
Rum; Yankee Champagne; Dissolved Rat Tails
Bilge Water; Garlic Broth Weak Whiskey; Luci.
ma Cordial Congress Water; Hard Cider Molasses
and Water; Bottled Vineger; Goldfish Gravy; No
ther's Relief; Lansingburg Rum.
Walters are provided with wine cards and pen
| cils.-Georgia Citizen.