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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
Concerning the Curing of Meat.

A correspondent of the Country Gen
tLenlan writing on this subject says:
So In answer to an inquiry in a recent
issue concerning the proper kind of a
barrel for salt pork, would state that
none but an absolutely clean barrel
should ever be used. 1t does not pay
to run any risk with pork. A barrel
once used for this purpose can be con-
tinually used if properly cleaned each
time, but in no case should sirup or
molasses barrel be taken. 1t is Gus
tom in the Far West when packages of
all kinds are scarce and coCperage
high, to clean kerosene barrels by con-
tinuous soaking for some months, and
they are said when cleaned to answer
the purpose of pork barrels excellently
well. l find, in extensive travel among
farmers, lamentable ignorance con-
cerning the curing of meats; the terms
pork and bacon being used indiscrimi-
nately; and even whole sections of the
hog-raising country sell their hogs on
foot, and buy hams, shoulders and
bacon from the great packing centers.
The only excuse for this that | can
learn is that the curing of meat is un-
certain.
The curing of meat is not more un-
certain in the hands of a practical
farmer than in a great packing house;
indeed, there are many reasons why the
farmer has decidedly the advantage.
The curing of mess pork, or ordinary
salt pork, is simple; but no point must
be overlooked, or the result will be
either entire loss or a damage to the
quality. Except in extraordinary cases,
for family use none but clear or nearly
clear pork should be salted. After the
hog is killed and hung up, split him
down the centre of the backbone; re-
move the lard; cut off the hams and
shoulders; divide the side into two
pieces laterally cutting about midway;
cut out the backbone and spare-Fibs to
use first, leaving on the fat portion of
the back as much lean as you desire.
This part of the back of the hog is all
that is suitable for salt pork. Cut it
crosswise in strips of equal size; then
take each piece and rub it over with
fine salt; lay it on a bench on which a
layer of fine salt has been spread; pile
the pieces in regular order, and sprinkle
each layer with fine salt. covering the
whole reasonably we'll.
Let the pork remain day or two.
and the salt will draw all the blood out
of the meat Then rinse each piece,
put an inch of salt in the bottom of the
barrel; pack the meat in as carefully
and tightly as possible; over each layer
putting an inch or more of salt, and
when the meat is all in, add plenty
more salt. Put a clean board over the
meat, add a weight to keep it down;
then cover with clean soft water to a
depth of two or more inches over the
board, and put the package in clean
and cool place. If the salt is good the
pork will keep foryears, and always be
sweet. One can easily destroy the
flavor of the whole by allowing small
pieces TO float around on top. If Turk 8
Island salt is used, it will be best to
make a brine to cover the meat instead
of fwater; but in no case neglect the salt
as before directed.
| The hams, shoulders and flank OF
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
Long Engagements.

The principal objection to long en-
gagements is well expressed by the old
adage TOO much familiarity breeds
contempt" Much of the bloom is
taken off the poetry of courtship and
no less gliding off the prospect of mar
riage. There may be a great deal to
say against the policy of wedding in
haste, but young people who take each
other for better and for worse, in all the
illusion of mutual trust and admiration,
go through time of ecstacy unknown
to those who marry quite nationally.
The honeymOons of such pairs are hal
cyon epochs to be remembered all a
lifelong, and if the after periods seem
dull and loveless by comparison, yet it
is something to have lived for however
brief time up to the highest ideal of
felicity. Beside, there is no little sweet
ness in having faced the first hardships
of life together. The young man who
waits until he can buy house worthy
of his bride before he marries her is to
be commended; but like to see young
husband and wife who have feathered
their nest together. My advice to
young people who must pass through
long engagements is to see as little of
each other as possible; and likewise to
correspond sparingly. Quarrels are
easily hatched, even on paper, and they
are almost sure to arise if an exchange
of love-letters be commenced at the
rate of one day. Once week is often
enough. But, on the whole, if a young
couple make up their minds to marry
each other, short engagement is to be
preferred to long one.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
A Marriage for Money,

In New York City, princely mansion
was offered for sale few years ago,
about which hung a sad story. A man
of enormous wealth lived to the age of
sixty without marrying; then he pro-
posed to beautiful, brilliant young
girl, who belonged to largo but poor
family.
She hesitated long before accepting
him; his habits, morals, person, were
all obnoxious to her, for she was girl
of pure, refined tastes.
But to be the wife of a millionaire,
to go to Europe, to reign like a queen
in the city where she had lived on the
income of servant-these were tempta-
tions too strong for her, as they are for
too many American women.
She married him without a particle
of love or respect; sold herself as abso-
lutely for money as ever slave was
sold.
Her husband paid for his purchase.
Before the marriage he built magnifi-
cent dwelling; architecture, sculpture,
painting, gave of their best to make it
tit for the home of a royal lady; there
was a Chinese room, Persian room, a
Hindoo room; there were conservatives,
picture-galleries, dainty boudoirs. The
plan was that the bride should spend
one winter in this regal home, and in
the spring go to Europe for two years.
visit.
Two weeks after the wedding, the
bridegroom was struck down with
paralysis, and for fifteen years lay on
his bed helpless, querulous invalid,
nursed by his wife. The mansion was
closed excepting in the sick man
apartments, and resembled gigantic
tomb. By the terms of his will his
wife would inherit nothing if she de-
serted him. She remained faithful,
therefore, only to find after his death
that his estate was as hollow a sham as
her marriage, and that it was swallowed
up in his debts.
Not all marriages for money end as
dramatically as this, but they are as
tragic in reality. The young girl who
sells her life for price inevitably reaps
disappointment and misery. YOUTH s
COMPANION.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
4 Learned Cat and a Wise Hen.

Mrs. Augustus w. Brooks, of East
Eliot, Me-, has (or did have, about a
year ago. a cat thirteen years old,
which she brought from Boston and for
which she has been vainly offered $50.
This learned pussy will stand up at the
word of command, bow slowly or
quickly as directed, walk around the
room on her hind legs only, dance,
turn somersaults, go through the mo-
tions of holding jewsharp to her
mouth with one paw and playing on it
with the other, new when ordered to
speak, kiss her paw to visitors, hold
saucer of milk on her fore legs and lap
the milk, and stand on her hind feet
and with her fore paws catch bits of
bread or meat thrown to her, like
base ball player. Her kitten, a year
old, will turn somersaults. The same
lady has hen which always wipes her
feet on the mat on entering the house,
and if asked "How do you get your
living, biddyP" will scratch on the
floor, look to see if she has scratched
out anything, and then look at the
questioner to see if the answer is cor
rect. This hen despises the wooden,
chalk and porcelain cheats which some
people palm off on hens for nest-eggs,
tumbling them out of her nest as often
as they are put in. A rooster will also
scratch the fioor when asked how he
gets his living, but cannot be made to
wipe his feet. IN H.
ChrOnicLe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20

Compared with 1878, therefore, last
year shows an increase of more than
fifty per cent. At the close of 1878,
according to POOT'S Manual, the length
of railroad in the country was 81, ,S41
miles. Adding the mileage constructed
in 1879, we have the grand total of &c.
263 miles of railroad in the United
States at the beginning of the current
year, when the total of all Europe is
about 100, 900 miles, and of all the rest
of the world probably not 20, 900 miles.
The increase in this country was at the
rate of about five and one-halfper cent. !,
the increase of population being doubt
less something less than three per cent,
so that the number of inhabitants per
mile of railroad has become less during
the year. The population of the coun-
try is now probably about 100000,
and this gives 574 persons to support
one mile of railroad, against 585 at the
beginning of 1879. In Europe the aver
age is about 1888 per mile of road, and
in Sweden, where the mileage in pro-
portion to population is largest, it is
1867. We have given these figures be-
fore, but we repeat them to emphasize
the fact that this is peculiarly the rail-
road country, not simply because il is
big, but because the same population
requires a larger amount of railroad
here than anywhere else.
Of the 4,430 miles, 9233 miles are of
narrow gauge eighteen miles two feet,
twenty-three miles three and one-half
feet, and the rest three feet gauge.
This is little less than twenty-one per
cent. of the whole, against about thirty
per cent. in 1873. .-Rdtlrodd Gazette.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
Railroad Construction in 1879.

The total of the year was 4,430 miles,
which is the largest since 1872, and has
been exceeded only four times in the
history of the country-the four years
ending with 1872. For the eight years
that we have made up this record,
which includes road on which track
was laid during the year, whether
opened for traffic or not, and differs
materially from the figures in Poor
Manual (Which usually include only
road open for business), the miles of
new road constructed have been. -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20

Among the things lately sent to
Boston by the royal school of art
needlework are four panels of olive
brown satin, intended for screen, and
worked in silk. The first represents
apple blossoms; the second, jasmine;
the third, wild roses, and the fourth,
honeysuckle, and the foliage and
flowers are shaded with care so ex-
quisite that each stitch seems to have
been studied. Another screen is of the
darkest peacock blue, and represents
masses of red and white towering
plants trained against a wall, at the
foot of which grow prim narcissus bios
SONS. Some of the mantel valances
are of velvet and others of cloth, and
the favorite decoration seems to be
branches of the orange tree, with bios
SONS and fruit.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
THE UYWRTTTEY SHEET

We learned ere this from wisdom's page
One lesson deep and strange,
That holds in youth and holds in age,
Beyond our power 10 change.
We know, and will not answer whence
1T The dear-b9uRht knowledge come
The greatest love, and greatest grief,
And greatest Joy are dumb.
weknow, yet lend willing hand
To meet an obvious needi
We know, yet oOldly. proudly stand
When hearts in silence bleed;
And he alone with speechless lips
And fearless eyes can feel,
Will heed a warning all unsaid-
A blind and mute appeal.
o friends of pencil and Of pen,
whose work is wide and grand;
Ostriving women, lettered men,
Through all our busy land,
In songs You smile, in songs you weep,
1Ou learn of saint and sage;
But have you power Gods thought 10 keep
And read the unwritten pager
The spotless paper comes 10 each,
For each its message lies,
Too grave for idle words 10 teach
Too deep for careless eyes;
Yet he whose conscience is rs white,
Whose thoughts as free from thrall,
May take its challenge as | write,
And make reply for all.
With words of conscious wrong;
You dare not harm living soul,
In story or in song.
Eternal strength and purity
Through all the ages reign,
And what you once deface and fpoil
You cannot clear again.
Though smaller motives bid you write,
Who have no woru to say,
You dare not choke with idle words
The straight and narrow way.
The masters grasp Life's mighty plan,
Its secret springs you know;
Exalt the woman, own the man,
And let the writer gol
But il you dare the strongest test
This mortal frame can bear,
Whatever man has known as best,
Your only thought and care;
o most of all remember then
A mission half divine
And scorn to leave behind your pen
One weak, unworthy line!.
God gives us freely days and hours;
We hold them far too light,
And half believe il matters not
What now we care ~ write.
The leaf is turned and we must stop
The hurrying pen is still;
And every page is gathered up
Our book of life to fill.
No graver charge TO man is given
Than this unwritten sheet
Beneath the shining vault of heaven
His words shall stand completes;
Yet he alone who speechless lips
And fearless eyes can feel
Will heed a warning all unsaid-
The papers mute appeal
Elaine GOoddIe, In the Paper World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20

days later, the humiliation and disgrace
proving too much for us, JEFF and l
might have been seen cautiously wend-
ing our way to that same station,
through those same woods, bent on adj
iOurninp to the West
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20

In North Carolina there are six news
papers edited by negroes, in Louisiana
three, in Tennessee and Texas two each,
and in Virginia, Alabama and Missis-
sippi one each.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20

If chap is "too lazy to walk" how
is it that so many indolent fellows run
into temptation m Y. Ne1Os.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
THE MARKETS.

REDDING's RUSSIA SALvE is an invaluable
dressing for inhamed and sore Joints. Price 2Jc.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20

LIGHT CoLoRED or yellow Axle Grease soon
wears off. Get the genuine Frazer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
Prom a DIstInguIshod physIcIap.

PRoF. GREEN, a distinguished allopathic
physician, wrote TO the lusicdi record, OF
ATLANTA, Ga., TO the effect that after all other
means had failed, he sent for the Kidney
Cure, (Safe Kidney aud Liver Cure), and to
his astonishmcnt cured a serious case of
Brights Disease by administering It, and
afterwards found II equally beneficial in other
cases. He advised his brother physicians to
use It In Preference TO anything else for Kid
ney disorders.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20

He sued for her hand before mar
riage, and her hand sewed for him
after,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
Distance all Competitors.

THE dairyman who uses Gilt Edge Butter
Maker will increase his product per cent,
improve It's quality 90 per cent. and distance
all competitors who do not use IT, % cents
worth OF the powder will increase product and
market value Of same $500 Can you make
better Investment! Sold by groccrs drug
gists and general storekeepers. Send stamp
for "lInts TO Butter-Makers." Address,
Butter Improvement Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
VEaETINE has never failed to effect cure,
giving tone and strength to the system debil-
itated by disease.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
"HEALTH AND LIFE,
AUDIPHONES fSEGH 3EZT

GHn A WEEK. $l2 day at home easily made.
DIh Costly outnt free Addr'S True Co. Augusta Ma
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20
i;5SI]IF|l|IS

Is put up suit all classes and sold by Drug
Rists everywhere; full directions each can and has
the signature OF WOOERlCH & CO.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-02-20

EDIl EbCN A trial package Of Dr. Evans Cure for
EEILET y Epileptic Fits mailed free on receipt
OF address. L z. EVANS Druggist Dover, Maine.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11
NOTES.
|. Appleton,s Journal Oct. 8. 1874.

/. Appleton'8 Journal. Oct. 8, 1874.
2. The erasures in some of these re.
cords were officially reported in the
Commerce and Navigation volume, 1867.
The destruction of some of the others Is
alluded to in AppLetonO Journal, Oct.
8 1874, The name Of the buyer was,
think. Hall or Hill.
3, Finance Report, 1871, p. 16. These
sums do not include the "repayments,"
which amounted to $255, 100000 more;
altogether $4 09S 0000 600,
4. Letter on the finance, Sept. 28, 1868,
p. 2, printed by Douglas Taylor, New
York, and speech at Columbus, p. 16,
pamphlet edition.
5. Some mention of these occurs in
the New York Times Washington cor
respondence, Aug. 20, 1875.
6. F. P. Sawyer, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, and W. T. Haines, Com'r
of Customs under President Grant, were
arraigned for Collusion in cotton frauds.
See Washington correspondence New
York Tribune, jan. II, 1875.
7. See abortive attempts of Secretary
Bristow to convict the Whiskey Rings.
8. Charles Lazarus, or Lawrence, a
custom officer in New York, was con-
viCted of immense frauds in silks aud
fed to England, whittier he was brought
back under the extradition treaty. The
sugar frauds also occurred in New York.
The melado frauds occurred in Philadel-
phia
8 Such is the defective system of the
accounts kept in the department that this
robbery was not discovered until many
years after it happened, and the robber,
the Chief Clerk Of the Office, was dead.
The amount of the robbery was about
$4,000. Chicago Times correspondence,
Sept. "a, 1880.
10. See Treaaurer's Report mentioned
further on in the text
IL. In 1860 | was shown list of
newspapers and correspondents who
had been bribed in a certain interest,"
In 1869 or 1870 the wires we're cut on
the roof of p Wall street, New York
See also New York HeraJd, money arti-
Gle, Aug. 8, 1869 or 1s70.
12. Finance Report, 1870, p.v
l3. AppIetOn's Journal Oct. 8, 1874.
IA. There were no indices on the de.
cisions of the Secretary of the Treasury
from 1862 to 1868.
Is. Proceedings Of Forty.second Con-
gress during the last Uays of the second
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11

party which has long since run its course
of usefulness, fallen into guilt and de-
serves to perish. ALEX. DEL MAR,
United States Monetary Commission
late Director Of the Bureau of Statistics,
&C., PIG SAMSON street, San Francisco,
Oct II, 1880.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11
For THIRTY YEARS.

For thirty years Wistar's Balsam Of Wild Cher.
ry has been kept for sale by druggists generally,
and in all that time there has not been single
complaint made, but on the contrary the drug.
gists and the people acknowledge 1t to be the best
remedy for the cure OF Coughs, Colds, Consump
cases. II
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11
guItttca1.
THE NATION THROTTLED,
THE ALARMING CONDITION OF
THE UNITED STATES
TREASURY.

Facts Clearly Stated-Wby President johnson
was Impeached-An ex Government OmcialS
Disclosures Actions Of Men who are Deep
Iy Concerned In the Election OF Gar
field Astounding RObberies Under
Grants Administration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11

For the year ending June 80, 1854,
there is a discrepancy between the
statement of the Fifth Auditor and that
Of the Commissioner of Internal Reve.
nue. amounting to $2l,776,427; for the
following year there is one Of $50, ,391 500,
and for the following year one of $52,.
8644l6. These discrepancies have been
carefully examined by Mr.. Randall, Mr..
Davis and myself at different times, and
so far as know, quite independently Of
one another. They amount inthe aggre-
gate to a sum sufficient to relieve all the
poverty in America for many years.
There is no possible explanation Of
them consistent with honesty.
Seventh-False and fraudulent state
ments of the revenues, expenditures,
and balances of money in the Treasury
have been made by the officials of that
department, so that when the true state
ments required by law have been con
cealed, spurious and unauthorized state
ments have been foisted in their place
Original charges and specifications
made in letter to Secretary Boutwell,
July 8. 1869, and brought to the atten,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-11-11
.oNCLUSI

/ would greatly extend the scope end
variety of these charges were it necessa-
ry or desirable. But these are deemed
sufi cient to establish the fact that the
United States Government is being rob
bed to an extent that impoverishes tne
people, teuds to build up class of rich
thieves and traitors, and threatens the
downfall of liberty.
It is plain that there can be no reform
without radical change Of the Admin.
istration and its surroundings. The full
leech and the empty leech argument
must not prevail to defer 80 needful a
change. This is the plea Of every rob-
Der and traitor. To listen to it is to pro-
tect dishonesty and assist in the demor-
alizition ofsoCiety. 1t is one Of the false,
the misleading, the despairing cries of a
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-16
AllY.AlI.,1,s epEEcIr.
sIIs I, Z &; I. I, 4

!, ~ meeting ia Anderson on last
laufsdayswas o great auccess, showing a
thorough union Of oil Democrats iii An.
|derson County, and eginclng IN an tin.
inistakGule manner tho determination to
keep onr maiorities up TO the etas5api Of
1876. In fact we believe the meeting
was better in every respect, except the
mounted procession, than the famous
gathering Of that campaign. At this
meeting the speaking was of tho finest
order, and every one of the orators did
credit 70 themselves and 10 The party they
represent. Among them MI, however,
we feel ihatit will not be inyidlous or
Questionable to refer especially to the
splendid address of Senator Bayard,
whoAe calm, dignified and eloquent re.
marks have impressed our whole people
most profoundly, and iafusod an interest
iI national politics that has not hereto.
fore been equalied in our midst. With.
out defamation or epithets. he arraigned
the Republican party and criticized Gen..
Garfield In manner that would have.
beer unexceptionabie upon the door of
the United States Senate, md at the
same time carried chat stern condcmna-
tion to both that must be measured out
to The enemies Of peace and good gov
ernment by ali patriots. His plea for
honest money was timely and able, Civ.
ng &c many of his hearers ideas they
never possessed before, and impressing
others moYe strongly with thoir conyio.
tons. His remarks upon the dignity
and sacred duty imposed upon those en-.
gagged in politics were noble, and allowed
the lofty attainment Of true etatesman-
anip.
Altogether it Yves Tho most splendid
speech ne have ever heard fror, the
stump, and for an hour and i.a.f
commanded the strictest attention from
The enraptnred audience. II was open,
true and manly. It was elegant, terse
and beautiful. It was armed with CON.
yiction and briutled with point in every
aentcnce, Such Q speech Is not often
heard, and such man is not often
met with. Delaware has a reason for
just pride in her noble son, and Caraline
joins with honest pleasure in paying tri-
butte to his worth.