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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-11
THE SAUSAGE OF OUR sIREs.

1t is very we'll TOR the silver lunatlcs
to divert>the attention of the country
from the graver financial questions that
beset us, by raising hullabaloo about
the dollar of the daddies y but what,
we should like to know, has become of
the sausage of our sires This is con-
undrum that touches the well-being of
the people at their most sensitive point
their breakfast table. And yet, Con-
gress pays no attention to it. No West
ern statesman gets anybody to write him
speeches about it. No authorities are
cited, no essays written, no meetings
held, to ascertain the fate or demand the
restoration of the sausages of 1910, and
the times thereunto connected.
In those good old days, when there
was no national dispute as to how many
cents there are in dollar, how many
inches to foot, or how many ounces in
a pound, there was standard sausage.
1t was made directly after pig-killing
time. for good and sufficient reasons
because the thing stuffed, and the stuff
ing itself, held close relations te the
pig. The pedigree of the sausages was
not then uncertain. Faith was not es-
sential to a happy breakfast, because.
as Mr.. Weller put it in relation to real
pies, we ''know the lady as made EN-
And what jolly time the making was
The bags of sage and other pungent and
fragrant herbs were brought down from
the garret or the rafters; ''chopping
sKTftTuI C6ucn ur gffoucrntevarer-----
voked to direct the seasoning and mix
ing fathers strong hands worked "the
sutherland woe to the too curious
youngster who stood near by when some
tender skin gave way
The result was a sausage that was
neither chopped SO fine that no mortal
could tell what the meat was, nor left
SO coarse that it had-alas mo room
for doubts that wasn't peppered so
high as to destroy the favor, nor made
so fat that it fried away to few uncer-
tain crumbs. The sausages of the faith
ers was tender, juicy, fne-favored,
toothsome and satisfying. You didn't
need machine meat chopper to eat it
with, nor the pouch of an ostrich to di-
gest it. You didn't partake of it with
dubious faith in your butcher, or
taste it for thirty-six hours after eating.
The conglomerate commercial sausages
labelled country" but with the trail
of the city meat-grinder over them all
had not then been invented.
There were stomachs, too, in those
old days. Any man could flank a pile
of steaming buckwheat cakes, or gen.
erous plate of Johnnycake, with big
link of crisp sausage. moistened with the
brown gravy, and make breakfast that
would carry him through two hours Of
choring, three hours of chopping, and
perhaps a few miles of skating thrown
in for sport. The breakfast of tea and
toast, soft boiled egg, or a two ounce
/
chop, had not then come into fashion
except for sick people and city folks
We suppose there are honest and true
sausages still made; but since they be.
came the butt for jokes, and were made
by the ton, and displayed under fancy
and popular titles at every corner gro
Gerry, we have lost our interest in them
The sausage of the sires is no more !
Golden Rule.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-11

Seventy i've pages-SO0 Illustrations, with Descrip
tons Of Thousands Of the best Flowers and Vegetables
~ the world. and way 10 grow them all for Two
Cent postage stamp Printed In German and English.
bick's Flower and Vegetable & arden, so cents
Ia paper covers; m elegant cloth covers. 4lO0
Fick,s Illustrated Monthly 1InRmxine.-32
pages nne Illustrations. and Colored Plate In every
nnmber Price $l25 year Five copies for $500
Address, JAMES WICK. Rochester, n Y
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-11

"You see, my dear" he exclaimed, the
man was climbing the ladder with hod-
full of mortar on his shoulder. just as I
passed under it he slipped, and the whole
contents of the hod came down on my
head" .How ridiculous you must have
looked ~ she replied. s'On the contrary,
my dear, / was sublime.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-11
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
BROOKE COUNTY.
BETHAN Y.

Correspondence OF the Register.
During the last month the rifemen OF
Wheeling, Wellsburg and Bethany have
had two matches for fifty dollar May
nard- G reedmoor rifles. The first one
took place at Wheeling, and DR.. Worthen,
of your city, was successful in winning
the prize, the second at Wellsburg, and
Prot. Dwight was the successful man.
/ said that these two contests were for
fifty dollar guns; that was what they were
intended for, but owing to some mis-
management at the last one, only seven
teen chances were shot, which at two dol
lars chance, netted the winner but
thirty-four, instead of fifty dollars. The
gentleman from Wheeling, who shot in
the match, did all they bsrgsined to do,
as did those from Bethany, but the
Wellsburg team did not fulfill their part
oil the engagement. The managers left
the collection of the entrance fees until
after the shooting had been done, and
the consequence was that after Prof.
Dwight made his score of forty SIX
several persons who had taken chances
refused TO shoot, and also refused TO pay
their fees. Now this was entirely wrong
For 8 man TO enter q contest of that kind,
and after seeing his opponents score, re
fuse to shoot because there was but slight
chance of winning, and refuse TO pay his
entrance fee because he does not shoot, is
what would be called in vocabulary of
pure old English, dishonorsble in the
extreme.
Another thing in connection with this
match, was the fuss made about the
marking. The Wheeling team brought
a marker slong-s young man who does
the marking for them on their own
grounds-snd the Bethany team had
marker. Prof. Dwight's score was made
at the board at which the Wheeling
marker was stationed, and no sooner had,
the contest been decided in the Pro.
fessor's favor than the bystsnders, and
sm sorry to say, some OF the defeated
contestants, began TO grumble and hint
al foul play on the part of the Wheeling
team. A man who, after having been
defeated in a fair, open contest, begins
to growl and cast slurs at those who
beat him, deserves not TO be called man,
but should have some name which,
while it told that he was thinking be-
Ing, at the same time designated him as
one who entertalns only the darkest and
most unseemly thoughts. If those per-
sons who now cry fraud, had suggested
before the match took place that there be
two men placed at each board, all would
have been well, and certainly no one
could have offered any objections; butn
they would rather leave some loop hole
through which their foul spleen could
vent itself, il the fates so willed that they
should suffer defeat
For these gentlemen who represented
Wheeling in the match, |, myself, aid l
think l speak the sentiments OF the whole
Bethany team, have the highest respect.
| believe them, one Ind all, TO be inca
psble OF any such understand work AS
that with which they were charged by
some soreheGds. who, in giving utterance
to their suspicious, showed the stuff of
which they themselves We're maize.
A BETHANYITE.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
TEARING Up THE TRACK OF THE
&. d r. ROAD.

The Martins Ferry paper, the Ohao
Valley Netos, gives editorial prominence
to AZ article which argues in favor OF
the probability OF a rumor that the
Pcnnsylvanis Company will tear up the
track OF the Cleveland and Pittsburgh
road between Bellalre and SteubenvIlle
after the completion of the F., w. & X.
road on this side of the river. The
writer says:
The reasons assigned for So doing are
that the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Rail
road csnno. expect the Wheeling and
the Cleveland merchants and manutac.
lurers 10 pay heavy bridge toll any long
er, and that the business between Steu-
benville and Bellsire will not justify the
Pennsylvania Company in keeping up
the track and rolling stock, after the +
w. u X. is finished. The las. annual
report OF the q. & z. Company showed u
heavy loss to the PenDsy yivsnis Com.
psny, and it seems strange that this
company should unite with Wheeling
capital and build the p, W. X X. rail-
road, when they well know that this
road when finished will take the bulk OF
the freight and all through passengers
from the q. IL 7. between the points
above mentioned"
And upon this the writer offers the
following reflections for the benefit OF
those who have means invested in Mar
tins Ferry:
"Of course such move on the part Of
the Pennsylvania company would be
ruinous 10 the manufacturing intereS. on
this side of the river, and especially So 10
the mills furnaces ana factories in Mar
tins Ferry, Ms the Z. y =. is the only
outlet Martins Ferry now has. Take
I'D the track of the &. Il Z. road snj
what would the mill, furnace, foundry
and glssshouse property be worth TO-
dsy2'
We think We can assure our friend
over the way that they have DO Cause tor
alarm in the premises. II Is not st ali
probable that the PennsyIyanis Com
psnv has the power to tear up the track
OF the Clvelsnd aud Pittsburgh railroad,
or TO abandon the faithful operation Of
the same, even if it should desire 10 DO
go; and 1t is Incredible that 1t should
have sny such desire. The Pennsylvania
Company does not O0H the &. II 7. road
its control over it Is only srd solely
tor the purpose of operating il. Under
the terms OF its lease il would be COM
PEELED Co continue to keep it up and run
trsins upon it, even if every train was
run at sn sctUsl loss TO its eICheQQer;
but it is improbable thst the lstter
event should happen. The working Of
this road is undoubtedly su advantage TO
the Pennsylvania Company, directly and
Indirectly, and will continue so TO be.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
Kentucky OutIawry.

LEXINGTON, January 1.-THE follow
ing are the particulars of the scene of
violence and death which occurred on
the border between Fsyette and Jssss-
mine counties, about eleven miles from
this city, on last evening: Two negroes
named Ed. Clsxton and John DAVIS, &C.
cused OF being accessories to the murder
OF Jacob Shootman some weeks since,
WAS taken from the officers having them
in charge, and hung about midnight on
the roadside. The party committing the
outrage were disguised. They also went
10 tne cabin of another negro man, living
in the same neighborhood, and, having
found An entrance, killed him in the
presence of his wife by shooting him
three or four times. The sheriff, Major
Thomas, IS in pursuit. Of the ouLlaws, with
every prospect of bringing them 70 JUS
tice
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
COST OF A NARROW GAUGE RAIL
ROAD.

President RITCHIE, in his annual re
por, to the stockholders of the Washing.
lngton and Msynesburgh Narrow Gauge
Railroad Company, last Monday, gives
from the Treasurer's books the exact cost
Of the 81; miles of road:
Total cost of road slS7 622 %
Cost per mile, II, ,s75 W. -..............--.
Total cost OF eQuIpment..-............ Ii, ss %
Total for road and -Quipment..Sl $50 -
Cost Of road and equipment "er
mile, S, ,5SS w.
Mr.. Isaac PRAGER, sn able business
man of Parkersburg, contributed sn AZ
tiele 10 late issue of the State Journal
IN which he figured that Narrow
Gusge Railroad could be built from
that city to Charleston, dis
tsnce say of 76 miles, and fully
equipped, for s50O,OOO in round figures.
Judging from the experience OF MI.
RITcHIE Es company, We have no doubt
that Mr.. PRAGER is entirely within the
ayure, rs above stated. In fact, bis estI-
mate places the cost st over 81 900 per
mile more than the actual cost of the en-
tire construction and equipment of the
Washington snd Waynesburg Road.
Taking Mr.. RITCHIE's report Of s5,5Ss
mile, as basis, the Psrkersburg aud
Charleston Rosd could be built, equipped
aud put in successful Operation for the
sum of about $4,000.
Now, If jackson county votes $4,000
of this sum, as sic proposes to do, it will
be shame and disgrace it Ksnawhs
snd Wood shall isil to furnish the bal
snce needed.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
Bill 10 Prevent Obstruction Of Inter
State CONNER

WAsHINGToE, January 1.-THE bill.
submitted TO the Senate to-day by Mr..
Howe, to punish torclble obstruction
of inter state commerce on railroads, pro
vides that whenever any person or per-
sons shall conspire together to Obstruct
or hinder by force, violence, threats or
intimidation, the free and customary
transit of persons or baggage and mer-
chandse passing by railroad or
water from one State 10 an
other, such Otfense shall
be deemed II misdemeanor against the
United States, and persons found guilty
thereof shall be punished by fine OF
S50e and one years imprisonment; and
that whenever any persons shall compel
ally railroad emplOye engaged in the
transportation of Interstate commerce
te abandon his duty, they shalt, on con-
vIction thereof, be fined not less than
$500 or more than $500 and be impTs.
oned not less than one year nor more
than five years.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHINGroS, January II.
SENATE.

Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
By Mr.. Howe. to punish forcible OBJ
struction to interstate commerce by
railroads. Referred to the Committee
on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Ferry, providing for clsssif-
cation OF mail matter and rates Of post
age thereon. Referred TO the Commit
tee on Postofices.
Mr.. HsmlIn called up the Joint resolu.
tion appointing President Noah Porter,
OF Yale College, q member of the Board
Of Regents of the Smithsonian Institute,
vice James b. Dana, resigned. Agreed
~.
Mr.. Wsdleigh said the family of the
late Senator Morton had found ameng
his papers his views as q member of the
special committee in regard to Chinese
immigration, and the Senate having
given the late Senator leave to present
his views in writing when the majority
report WAS submitted on February ~,
1877, he { (Wsdleigh) now presented such
views and moved lnat they be printed.
SO ordered.
After the morning business had been
disposed of Mr.. Mcdonald submitted
resolutions OF respect to the memory OF
the late Senator Morton, and made suits-
BILE remarks on the life and character OF
the deceased.
The Senate then, as a further msIk OF
respect to the memory of the deceased,
adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
Labor Troubles in San Francisco.

SAN Francisco, January l6.-For
some time past the language used at the
meetings OF the so-called workingmen
by such agitators rs Kesrney, knight,
Wellock and others has been growing
more incendisry in character. At the
meetings in this city last night pretty
strong intimstions we're given that the
Chinese passengers OF the steamer City
OF Tskio, due here 70 morrow, would be
attacked. 1t has been sscertsined that,
under the advice of Their leaders, the
mob has been forming military comps-
MES, and have made some purchases of
weapons. The power OF public opinion
and vigorous uttersnces of the press have
finally spurred the authorities TO action.
The morning the heads OF the executive,
judicial and legislative departments of
the government held secret conference
and as result OF which special meet
ing of the Board of Supervisors was held
this evening. The mayor called the
attention OF the board TO the threats of
the sgitstors against life and proper
ty and defiance OF the government and
declared that the time for decisive action
had come.
Resolutions were adopted authorizing
the mayor 10 appoint committee OF
seven of the board to go to Sacramento
this evening and procure the immediate
passage of bills authorizing the Police
Commissioners to appoint such
number of special police as may be
deemed necessary, from time TO time
for preserving order The committee
left on the evening boat. This afternoon
the Mayor had conference with General
McComh, who ordered the entire mill
tsry force of this city to assemble AT
their srmorIes and remain under arms
until further notice. General Mcdowell
has given assurance that the authorities
shall have the support of the United States
troops if required.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
THE PARDON OF LAMBDEN.

The Grafton correspondent OF the
REGISTER stated in yesterdays issue that
"The refusal of the Governor to pardon
GLAMBDENl ] is severely critized, as nearly
everybody who knew anything OF the
case expected that LAMBDEN would be
released" +. 81
AS history of the case has not here
toiore appeared in the REdIsTEk, we
think il proper, in view OF the above
statement, to give some facts connected
herewith.
In the latter part of April last, four
Young men, LAMBDEN. HENDERSON,
RILEY and CLINTON, came together near
DR.. WALKER's Office in Graf
ton, Taylor County, when quarrel
ensued, ending in fight and
the fatal stabbing of HENDERSON. The
prosecution proved by witnesses who
saw and heard him strike the blew,that
LAMBDEN did the stsbbiug, and he SUBJ
sequently admitted the fact himself. 1t
is true that Riley, one OF his compan-
ions, testified on the trial that he, and
not LAMBDEE, inflicted the wounds
from which HENDERSON died. But the
Jury dlsregsrded this latter evidence and
sentenced LAMBDEN to the penitentiary,
which verdict was pronounced by the
Judge presiding at the trial to be prop
er one. We believe it is not usual Tor q
Judge to pass an opinion upon a
verdict of a jury at the time of its
rendition, bat, in view OF the singular
circumstances developed In this case, 1t
seemed proper that the person who was
best qualified from his position, knowl'
edge of law and the value to be attached
TO evidence OF all others concerned in the
trial, to express his approval Of the labor
of the jury.
1t is true that the distinguished law
yers who defended the prisoner, advocate
his pardon, and that petition numer-
ously signed by very respectable people
has also been presented to the Governor
in thst behalf But it is also true that,
as we have said, l. The man who now
says he did the cutting, testified
to substantially the same thing
on the trial; 2. The Judge who
presided, pronounced the verdict prop
er one; 3. One-half OF the jurors pro-
test against the pardon asked for; 4. The
Prosecuting Attorney also protests
against it; 5. A protest signed by $50 cIti
zeus to the same effect has been presented
TO the Governor. And, right here, it is well
to bear in mind that it is much easier to
procure signers for the releasing of man
from punishment than it is TO procure
petitioners for his further punishment.
Now, If those people who believed
LAMBDEN did not commit the crime, but
believe that RILEY did, will arrest the
latter and put him upon trial, they may
bring out some new facts which will ex.
culpate him who is now expstistlng the
homicide. This, it seems to US, would
be the practical way to 60 about IT.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
A Needing of the Kimberly Geat
Miaers Yesterday Mornisg.

Kimberly & Co.'S miners held q meet.
ing 81 the coat bank yesterday morning
and organized by elccting &. Connolly.
chairman Of the meeting. The Object
OF the meeting was explained 70 BE- "a
consider the proposition that had been
made by the mIuers Of ths banks OF
Kalsley Bros. Brooks d Co, Ksisely,
Mckinley & Mccormick and A. Tnnl-
man 70 the Kimberly & Go. Dire
" top working until better wages we're
paid. The following preamble and reso.
lutions were read and adopted:
WBEKEAI, We, The miners In Kim.
berly IL Co.'S works, bzye made . foil
and thorough investigation of all the
fscts; therefore,
R>soLved, Thst the sizs of the care ve
fill tor forty cents, together with slack
and coal, Is better pay H. us and more Of
Il, than 6fiy csob per car IN the large
cars n the othsr works R 70 their Dig.
ging with the slack thrown out, n they
10 4 Tor their money; therefore,
R>sots,d' That until tbey can prove 70
gs that tbeir work spd pay 10 |. ours we
will have 70 treat them ~ black sheep.
and NJ such can entsrisin no pfoposiiIoss
ming from them until they remove the
stigma from their good nsmss by gsstipg
a. good wages ~ ne do.
Rssoiu>d, That 10 our opinion our
b,sses are paying more for their coal
Lhan any ol the other bosses.
R<soioed, Tba, the reporter who via
90 90. k.rk wadnexfsv kss Room
grossly imposed upon BY sons rnsi'ei0os
person, who informed him that the works
Of kinbsrIy q Go. we're badly aired, un.
safe, IN wholesome and yet
R>s7tsed, That 70 the eonrsry Of the
above, ne sssert, without fear of con.
trzdiction, that sad works are TIE bett
sired, tbs driest the nost rboisoms snd
ssfzt IN the county, except probably the
hank Of the Csntfsl Glsss Company.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
Baruesvfile. Ohio.

BARNEvILLE, January 1.-two
negroes usmed Chester jackson and
David McGee were arrested to-dsy, on
the charge Of committing 3 rape on Mss
Geneih Peterson, beautiful qusdroon
only sixteen years o! age. On the even
ing o, January 4:h, she wss staying 81
Jsckson's house, having been detained
BY break down, sud she alleges that
both men violated her person, each hold
ing her while the other performed his
british work Both men deny the charge.
The preliminary Investigation h>s not
vet been concluded.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-18
Maryland Senatorial Contest.

ASNAPoLIs, January 1.-The Legis-
lsture in joint convention, TO day, ballot.
ed for United States SeBAtor with the
following result: Dennis ~, Robinson
q, Groome 20, McLsne "a, Steiner, Re
publican 8, Thomas and Stump 5 each,
Blair and Pearse each, scattering !.
The convention then adjourned.
ANNAPOLIS, January II The Demo.
cratic caucus, 20 night nominated j. b
Groome for L. ). Senator.